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WOUNDED WARRIORS

Victim fighting for life By Chris Rotar and Jennifer Smith Staff writers

A girl is comforted by a friend outside Shepherd of the Hills Church after the shootings at Arapahoe High School on Dec. 13. Tearful reunions were a common sight at the church, where parents were instructed to pick up their kids. Photo by Chris Michlewicz

Shooting shakes community Staff report One minute and 20 seconds changed lives forever. A girl shot in the head, left in critical condition. A young man dead by his own hand, his own gun, after bringing horror to the hallways of his school. Shaken teenagers filed out of the school into the cold, some barefoot. Family and friends wondered if their loved ones had been hurt, or worse. On Dec. 13, a community was left disturbed, heartbroken, changed. Arapahoe High School, home of the Warriors, was a crime scene for nearly three days. The shooting in Centennial came a day before the one-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass slayings and less than 10 miles from where the Columbine massacre occurred more than 14 years ago. This gunman’s target, by most accounts, was a member of the school’s faculty who reportedly had laid down discipline against the student. But Karl Pierson, a Highlands Ranch resident, was prepared to take out more than one man along the way, authorities believe. Many more. Like a lot of Arapahoe students, Pierson carried a backpack into school Dec. 13. His, however, was filled with three explosive devices — Molotov cocktails. Pierson also carried a machete and plenty of ammunition for his pump-action shotgun, the weapon he used to change the life of student Claire Davis, who clings to that life in a local hospital. Pierson purchased the firearm

Arapahoe High School students file out of the Centennial school after being evacuated Dec. 13 following a shooting that left Claire Davis in critical condition. Photo by George Lurie on Dec. 6 at a local retail outlet, legal because he was 18 years old, Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson said. He had purchased at least some of the ammunition the morning of the shooting. Davis, 17, may have just been in the way — it’s not clear if Pierson even knew the fellow senior at the school of more than 2,000 students. Pierson’s ultimate goal, the sheriff says, was to kill Tracy Murphy, the coach of the speech and debate team, a librarian. They had a disagreement and Pierson made threats in September that were reported to authorities. Here’s what the sheriff said happened in 80

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seconds: Around 12:30 p.m., Dec. 13, Pierson entered the school through a door adjacent to the library on the north side of the building and immediately shot a random round down a hallway. He then walked up to Davis and shot her point blank. Murphy, made aware he was a likely target, was quickly warned of the gunman’s presence and made his way out of the school to safety. Pierson wasn’t hiding his shotgun or his intentions as he approached the library. Pierson then took another random shot, went directly to the library and set off one of the bombs, which set at least three bookshelves on fire. He shot another round, but by now he could hear school resource officer James Englert — an Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputy — heading toward him at full speed. Robinson said the resource officer, along with an unarmed security guard and two administrators, heard the first shot and immediately began running from the cafeteria to the library. The resource officer was screaming at Shooting continues on Page 13

They sit near each other in Spanish class, but Kaylee Eastridge says she doesn’t know Claire Davis well. “She’s quiet, but she’s very friendly,” Eastridge, a junior at Arapahoe High School, said. “I know she has a lot of friends.” That was apparent to anyone visiting Arapahoe High the afternoon of Dec. 15. Signs of support were everywhere for Davis, the 17-yearold Arapahoe senior who two days earlier was shot in the head at pointblank range. Davis was in critical condition, in a coma, at Littleton Adventist Hospital as of Dec. 17. At the high school, paper cups jammed between holes in a fence were arranged to say “Pray 4 Claire.” Hanging from the same fence, just a few feet away, was a Christmas stocking. On the ground below rested bouquets of flowers. It wasn’t immediately known who was behind the kind gestures or when they occurred, but it’s clear the community is united in its hope for a recovery for Davis, known for being a sweet person and for her love of horses. According to Davis’ Facebook page, she’s a member of the Colorado Hunter Jumper Association and attended Vellshire Riding School. Davis was shot by Karl Pierson, an Arapahoe student, who about a minute later, killed himself. Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson believes a faculty member and not Davis was the primary target, but that Pierson, 18, wasprepared to kill as many people as possible. Pierson entered the school from the north entrance, near the library. He quickly encountered Davis, who never had a chance to get away, the sheriff said. “She is a young woman of principle, she is a young woman of purpose, she is an innocent young lady, and she is an innocent victim of an

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Claire Esther Davis, shown here in a photo provided by her family to the Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s Office, remained in critical condition from a gunshot wound as of Dec. 17.

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Loats case continued again Postponement granted to give time for state’s mental evaluation By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com Codell Loats appeared in court Dec. 9 and the case was continued until February because the defendant has not undergone court-ordered evaluation at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo. Anne Kelly of the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said she didn’t like the delay but agreed with the decision. “The state mental evaluation is necessary so we will have to wait until that evaluation is completed before we move forward with this case,” she said. Since the evaluation hadn’t yet been done on Dec. 9, Elizabeth Weishaupl, 18th Judicial District Judge, set the next court appearance for 8:30 a.m. Feb. 3 in Division 402

to allow time for the evaluation to be done. Frank said no reasons were given in court for the delay in Loats’ evaluation. Loats, 29, faces charges including first-degree attempted murder. He is accused of beating his parents Loats with a large wrench in their home in the 4700 block of South Acoma Street in September of 2012. Loats was arrested about 2 a.m. Sept. 16, 2012 by the Morrison Police Department. He has been in custody in the Arapahoe County Jail since his arrest. He was initially scheduled to be arraigned on Jan. 7 but the arraignment was continued. There were four postponements of the arraignment and, at a motions hearing on Sept. 16, Loats with his public defenders entered a not-guilty plea and the judge ordered Loats undergo evaluation at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo. The evaluation is still pending.

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Developer talks about revisions Parking, lighting, design planned for Broadway Lofts mixed-use project

to have only one neighborhood meeting. Doug Cohn, owner of Bonnie Brae Hobby Shop at 3421 S. Broadway said he is encouraged by the fact Medici is paying attention to the concerns of the owners of business and buildings on the west side of the 3400 block of South Broadway. “It is refreshing to me to see the developer working with the Broadway businesses and I think they are coming up with a project that may work but it won’t be as good for our business as the large parking lot behind the store,” he said. “Of course, it will be challenging with the construction on the north end of the parking lot, which will eat up all the parking for my business. We hope we can weather that storm.”

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tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com The developer of the Broadway Lofts project at Acoma and Broadway met Dec. 10 with area residents to inform them of adjustments to the original proposal ranging from more parking for businesses to changes in architectural designs. Troy Gladwell, project manager for developer Medici Communities, told the audience of about 15 at the Dec. 10 meeting that the company had adjusted the original proposal as a result of comments made at the two previous neighborhood meetings. Medici Communities’ proposal is to construct the Broadway Lofts mixeduse development on the 1.8 acres that includes the vacant lot on the corner of South Broadway and Englewood Parkway as well as the land west of the alley along the 3400 block of South Acoma Street. Plans are to construct an 8,600-square-foot restaurant site on the corner of Broadway and Englewood Parkway as part of the total of 23,500 feet of first-floor commercial space to be included in the project. The

Artist’s concept of part of the proposed Broadway Lofts project. Developers told neighbors there will be architectural changes made on the building between the lighted corner and the Odd Fellows Lodge. The proposal is for a project that will include retail tenants as well as 114 apartments. Courtesy art upper floors of the buildings would contain 114 apartments. Gladwell said Dec. 10 having adequate parking for the business was the concern raised most frequently in the other meetings. “We heard the concern,” he said. “The original proposal included 208 spaces for businesses. We have done some layout redesign and now we expect there will be 270 to 280 parking spaces available for the businesses.”

He said he will talk to city officials about the possibility of making the 3400 block of South Acoma Street one way south. The idea is to provide easier inand-out access to the businesses on Broadway and on Acoma for customers and delivery vehicles. Gladwell said the company will address concerns about safety at night by providing plenty of lights in the area. He also talked about architectural changes for the project. “We are looking at mak-

ing the parking garage look like a parking garage,” he said. “The idea is to make the project more userfriendly and help people know where to park.” Another area destined for architectural change is a portion of the area fronting on Broadway. The original drawing showed the lighted area on the corner of Broadway and Englewood Parkway and a low building stretching south to the Odd Fellows Lodge. “The connecting building doesn’t blend in

with the neighborhood,” Gladwell said. “We want our project to have the look and feel of the area. So, I would like to see the proposal redone so, when it is constructed, there is a blend of the historic feel of the Odd Fellows Lodge and the modern feel of the glass structure on the corner.” The Dec. 10 session was Medici’s third neighborhood meeting and plans are for another update on the plans sometime in January even though the city requires the developer

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Robinson announces retirement County’s long time top lawman stepping down in January By George Lurie

glurie@ourcoloradonews.com After more than 42 years of public service, Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson announced Dec. 12 that he will retire early next year. In his retirement letter, Robinson wrote, “It has been my great honor and distinct privilege to serve our community as Sheriff since 2002…Of the numerous public service partnerships that I have had the great opportunity to be involved with over the years, the relationship that I am most proud of is the one with the women and men of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Family.” Robinson, who is term-limited, made the announcement as part of what he described as a “deliberate and well-considered succession plan.”

In his retirement letter, he strongly recommended to commissioners that they appoint his undersheriff, David Wachler, as interim sheriff to serve out his term. “There is only one person with the qualifications, Robinson experience, vision and professional capacity to effectively and successfully complete my last term of elected office, and that person is Undersheriff David C. Walcher,” Robinson wrote. Walcher has been with the ACSO since 2009. He began his career at the FBI’s Denver bureau and then he served 21 years in the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. In 2001, former Arapahoe County Sheriff Pat Sullivan resigned before his final term of office was complete and recommended Robinson, then undersheriff, as his replacement. Robinson’s official retirement date is

Jan. 31, 2014 but the accolades for the popular sheriff are already pouring in. “It has been a privilege working with Sheriff Robinson,” said Centennial Mayor Cathy Noon. “Centennial has been fortunate to experience the benefits of high quality law enforcement services.” Noon said Robinson and “his team have always demonstrated an unwavering commitment and dedication to the city [and] while we will greatly miss Sheriff Robinson — and wish him an enjoyable and well-deserved retirement — the city looks forward to continuing our successful partnership with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.” The ACSO has provided law enforcement services to Centennial since the city’s incorporation in February 2001. In June of this year, Centennial released the results of an assessment of the Sheriff’s Office contract, which concluded the services provided by the ACSO “have been delivered in a cost-effective, highly professional manner.” John Brackney, a former Arapahoe

County Commissioner and president of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, worked with Robinson for 16 years. “His character and reputation is sterling,” said Brackney upon hearing of the sheriff’s retirement. “He served our community with dignity and with enthusiasm and with pride, but also [with] humility.” “He’s a military guy and a cop, so he’s kind of rough and grumble,” Brackney added. “But he’s also patient and kind [and] thoughtful and wise.” Brackney published a column in March titled “The Language of Doers” and says he had Robinson mostly in mind when he wrote it. “I’m on it” and “consider it done” are typical of Robinson’s lexicon, said Brackney. Arapahoe County Commissioner Nancy Doty also had high praise for Sheriff Robinson. “Grayson has been a true public servant for the citizens of Arapahoe County,” she said. “He will be missed by everyone who has had the pleasure of working with him.”

Arraignment slated for suspect in bat beating Owen faces first-degree murder charges By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com Englewood resident Forsythia Eliese Owen, 30, has been ordered to be held in Arapahoe County Jail without bond and to appear for arraignment Jan. 29 for allegedly beat Denzle Rainey to death with a baseball bat. The orders were handed down at the Dec. 12 pretrial hearing by 18th Judicial District Judge Marilyn Leonard Antrim. The judge ruled the there was sufficient evidence to order Owen’s arraignment on Jan. 29. Owen could face charges of firstdegree murder after deliberation and

assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury. Additionally she could be face sentence-enhancement charges of violent crime causing death and violent crime where a weapon was Owen used. Since it is a first-degree murder case, Owen is being held in Arapahoe County Jail without bond. Preliminary hearings are held to provide the information the judge needs to determine if there is sufficient evidence to establish probable cause to believe the defendant committed the crime. The prosecutor can call witnesses and the defense attorney can cross examine the witnesses. On Dec. 12, prosecutor Jason Sears

called Englewood Detective Brent Vogel to testify in the case. Vogel, lead detective in the case, testified to details, including police discovery of Rainey, the information gathered in the three interrogation sessions with Owen that lead to her arrest. The detective said Englewood police were called about 1:10 a.m. Sept. 22 to the alley behind 3645 S. Sherman St. on a report of a man on the ground whose head was bleeding. Vogel said officers called Englewood paramedics who did basic treatment and took the man identified as Rainey to Swedish Medical Center. Rainey was pronounced dead at 4:49 a.m. He said he attended the Sept. 23 autopsy and the coroner ruled Rainey died from blunt force trauma to the head. Rainey also suffered six broken ribs, both arms were broken, several fingers were

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broken, his liver was lacerated and he suffered injuries from blows to his groin area. Vogel interviewed the defendant on Sept. 22 and again on Sept. 23. During the Sept. 23 interview, Vogel said Owen admitted she used a wooden baseball bat to beat Rainey and claimed she did it because he had inappropriately touched her daughter. She told the police she didn’t mean to kill Rainey and that he was still breathing when she left the alley after she had beat him with the baseball bat. The defense attorney asked a number of questions but called no witnesses. The judge had not had the opportunity to review the recording of a police interview with Owen so she adjourned the court until the afternoon when she returned and handed down her ruling.

Law aims to declutter downtown Littleton Merchants asked to take it inside By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@ourcoloradonews. com Mrs. Judith Buch-Cain and Mr. Robert Buch of Englewood, CO announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Buch to Thomas Ryan Gunter Gagnon, son of Kathy and Jim Gagnon of Vista, CA. The future bride graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences and a Master of Arts in Education Administration and Supervision from the University of Phoenix. She is employed as an Assistant Principal at Chaparral High School in the Douglas Country School District. The future groom received a Bachelor of Science degree in Professional Aeronautics from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix. He is employed as a Manufacturing Supervisor at Vaisala Inc. A July 2014 wedding is planned at Perry Park Country Club in Larkspur, CO.

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Downtown merchants will have to keep their stuff inside, for the most part, if Littleton City Council passes an ordinance city staff crafted after hearing some complaints about cluttered sidewalks. “People have different perceptions about what’s cute versus what’s junky,” noted Councilor Randy Stein. The ordinance would require merchants to apply for a permit and prove they have insurance to keep items outside. If approved, they could put no more than 20 square feet of merchandise next to their building, a size about equivalent to a clothing rack, said City Manager Michael Penny. Items could extend no more than 3 feet onto the sidewalk, and a 6-foot clear path for pedestrians would need to be maintained. Everything would have to go inside at night.

“I’m seeing this as a bit of an obstacle course,” said Councilor Peggy Cole, referencing the grated trees, new bike racks and news racks already there. Mike Braaten, assistant city manager, said city code currently doesn’t address outside merchandise at all. The intent of this ordinance, he said, is to allow for it in a way that creates an interesting shopping experience while maintaining downtown’s character and property values. “The principal purpose for allowing regulated outdoor display of merchandise is not to provide additional retail space, but allowing retailers meeting the proposed requirements the opportunity to attract the public through display of product samples available inside their businesses,” reads the memo to council. Stein suggested allowing outside merchandise on particular days, like during festivals and sidewalk sales, in an effort to increase synergy in the neighborhood. The ordinance doesn’t apply to signs, which have their own lengthy list of rules.

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Five complete GED studies Students complete Spring Institute GED preparation program By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com Certificates, roses and refreshments were part of the Dec. 12 GED graduation ceremonies held at the Maddox building. “These students started the program in February and now have completed the tests necessary to earn their GED certificates,” said Ann Leonard, a Spring Institute program instructor. “We have five graduates and we are celebrating their achievements.” The students earning their GED certificated were Amanda Fregosa, Dana Diekmeier, Jennifer Leah Coop, Truven Minh Le and Zachary Woodard. “I left high school and I needed to get my GED,” Woodard said. “My mom found the class, I signed up and it was a great program.” He said there was a good environment for the classes, everyone was friendly and

Zach Woodard, left, listens as instructor Ann Leonard talks about his achievements passing the GED tests during the Spring Institute Dec. 12 celebration of Woodard and four other students receiving their GED certificates. Spring Institute operates the GED preparation program and two other adult education classes at the Maddox building. Photo by Tom Munds the students got done what needed to be done. “I felt I was well prepared for the tests when it came time to take them,” he said. “I

still was a little nervous because, when you pay $150 to take the tests, you want to make sure you pass them.” His nervousness proved to be unfound-

ed as, at the graduation, the speaker noted Woodard took all five GED tests in the same day and passed all of them. “The graduates today began their GED preparation in February,” Leonard said. “They attended class for 2 ½ hours a day, four days a week to get them ready to complete the five GED tests.” Only two of the five graduates were able to attend the Dec. 12 ceremonies. Woodard said now that he has his GED, he wants to do something meaningful with his life. He said the graduation is the beginning of the next step and he would like to look into begin training for a career in culinary arts. Le said he wants to continue his English as a second language study as he prepares to attend college where he wants to major in computer science. Maddox is part of the Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning that offers 22 programs at 12 sites in the Denver metro area. Kathy Gonzales West, a teacher at Bishop Elementary School, helped the Spring Institute connect with Englewood School District. The institute offers adult basic education adult secondary education and GED preparation programs at Maddox.

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The Heritage High School football team applauds Mike Griebel’s plea for reinstatement during the Dec. 12 school-board meeting. Photo by Jennifer Smith

Griebel supporters pack board room Fired Heritage football coach wants his job back By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com The first meeting of the new Littleton Public Schools Board of Education was anything but average, as dozens of angry people filled the normally docile chamber to overflowing on Dec. 12 to support Mike Griebel, the recently fired Heritage High School football coach. Griebel himself appeared before the board, after listening to 14 other parents, students, friends and coworkers plead for his reinstatement. “I had no intentions of coming here tonight,” he said. “But I wished to show respect for all these people with self-advocacy. … Commitment and passion make these kids go, and I still make these kids go. I pledge to you all that reinstatement will make you proud. I’ll never let you down.” Lucie Stanish, during what was her first meeting as president of the board, reminded Griebel’s supporters that personnel matters are handled at the school level, in this case by prin-

cipal Stacey Riendeau. But that didn’t dissuade the speakers from trying to convince the board to effect some sway. “This is like living through what could become a best-selling tragic novel,” said Karen Griebel, the coach’s wife and a gymnastics coach at Heritage. She said she would be resigning in protest of how her husband was treated. “I don’t know what’s happening in our building. It’s something we need to look at,” she said. “You can only hide behind your board politics and your politically correct answers for so long.” Several students, many wearing custom T-shirts and delivering letters to the board to show their support for their coach, talked about the positive influence Mike Griebel has had on their lives. One young lady said he was enormously supportive after her mother died of cancer, and a young man explained how Griebel was there to catch his mother when she nearly fainted upon seeing his injured knee. “I bring my defense for him as he’s always brought his defense for me,” said Logan Torres. “I challenge you to find a coach that could ever run the race like he does.” Kelly Cane’s three sons have

played for Griebel, and she’s a teacher and a varsity coach, as well. She said the Heritage football family supports Griebel. “Coach Griebel has high expectations for our boys,” she said. “He pushes them, he challenges them, he supports them as they work to become the best versions of themselves.” Many of his co-workers spoke out in his defense, saying Greibel was treated unfairly. “Nobody deserves to be jerked around like this,” Sherry Rosen, HHS chair of physical education, said through tears. “I guess this means nothing to our administration. It’s already begun to tear away at the morale and trust in our school and our community.” A letter was sent to “Heritage Football Families” on Dec. 5 stating that Griebel “is no longer coaching” for the school. No reason for his dismissal was given. He had planned to retire from teaching at the end of this school year, but wanted to keep coaching until his son Mikey, who is on the team, graduates in three years. At the time of the meeting, more than 1,600 people had signed a petition on change.org asking that he be reinstated.

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Becoming motivated by the sadness We will never be the same again. Grief changes us, and the shooting at Arapahoe High School puts us all in grief again. Numerous times every day I think and pray for the innocent girl who was ruthlessly shot by a boy who was mad at someone else. My daughter is just a year older than she is. I know how much a dad loves his daughter and cannot imagine what her family is going through and how much they wish they could have protected her from this catastrophic event. The shooter’s family began Dec. 13 with very different expectations for their future. Being parents of the perpetrator of the crime complicates their grief and demolishes the platform for them to grieve openly. It is times like this that remind all of us how connected we are and our connectedness reveals the importance of each life. My Clinical Pastoral Education instructor, Foy Richey, impressed this point on me with a diagram on the white board. “If your life is a circle,” he said while drawing a circle, “your loved one is another circle that overlaps your life. Some connect, like the Olympic rings and other times it is almost like an eclipse.” Then he said as he erased the portion

of the circles that overlapped, “And when that person is gone, that part of your life is missing.” For family, friends and Arapahoe students the “part missing” is definitely larger than those of us a few more miles away, but our connectedness is revealed in the grief we all feel. It is not unusual to try and pass through that sadness quickly, as if we can somehow get past it and return to the same place — the way things were. But that is not healthy and it is impossible to be the same again. Grief looks like a dark and bottomless pit that lies in front of us. We fear we will never come out of it if we allow ourselves to go into the sadness, confusion and anger that comes with life-changing grief. But it is in that place where we face the reality

and begin to understand how to live life in a different way and how to live with a piece of us missing. It is also a place where God meets us. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Jesus was called, “A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.” “There is nothing that can replace the absence of someone dear to us, and one should not even attempt to do so. One must simply hold out and endure it. At first that sounds very hard, but at the same time it is also a great comfort. For to the extent the emptiness truly remains unfilled one remains connected to the other person through it. It is wrong to say that God fills the emptiness. God in no way fills it but much more leaves it precisely unfilled and thus helps us preserve -- even in pain -- the authentic relationship. “Furthermore, the more beautiful and full the remembrances, the more difficult the separation. But gratitude transforms the torment of memory into silent joy. One bears what was lovely in the past not as a thorn but as a precious gift deep within, a hidden treasure of which one can always be certain.” Dietrich Bonheoffer, hanged by order of Hitler in a concentration camp gave us

those powerful words for people who suffer immeasurable and unjust loss. The measure of our grief is proportional to the part of us that is missing so our responses will be different. I am tempted to blame and get angry, but I feel it is more productive if I accept responsibility. What can I do to help our world be a better place? Can I encourage a disturbed young person, even as I pass them during the day? The sadness motivates me to find an answer and live in a way that values life and notices need around me. “Your life matters” is the message of my book about a baseball player. I hope that message redirects someone who is about to cause harm and gives a grieving soul the reason to continue. There will be other things for others and me to do, so let us go deep into our pit of grief, experience reality and find a healthy way to make a difference, because we will never be the same again. Dan Hettinger is author of “Welcome to the Big Leagues” and founder of the Jakin Group, a ministry of encouragement. You can email him at dan@welcometothebigleagues.org and follow him on Facebook and Twitter (@Welcome2theBigs).

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Walking side by side through the holidays This week I struggled a little with the title of my column. It could have been “Walking in someone else’s shoes” or “We never really walk alone” or “Walking down parallel paths” but I decided on “Walking side by side” because although the other titles could have easily worked, I believe that walking side by side truly defines the essence of support, partnerships and love. I have experienced a lot over the course of my life and many times I tried to “goit-alone.” As a matter of fact, I would say most times I let my pride and ego get in the way as I attempted to do something or fix something on my own when help was just a phone call or a hug away. The past few years have been rough as our family battled a very serious health issue, eventually losing a wife, mother and friend to that battle. And even though there were people willing to help and support us, and counselors and pastors who were available, and friends who did what they could, I initially wanted to fix the pains for me and my family on my own. This past week I had an experience that opened my eyes and my heart, and the awakening or awareness is something I should have and could have realized a long time ago. You see I was traveling in Europe on business and I was attending meetings with a colleague for two days. He shared his condolences with me and then shared that he had actually gone through the exact same situation four years earlier. And as we talked, it became very apparent that he had walked in my shoes and he could share so much more and teach me so much more if I

A young father handed a clerk 30 dollars in a department store in Uniontown, Pa., and the clerk gave him a Sad Face Fire Truck, a pedal car that Murray made back then. It was too big to wrap, so it was kept out of sight until Christmas morning. I came out of my bedroom with sleep still in my eyes, and that made the tree lights look like they were sparking. It might have been our best Christmas. I was still a few years away from becoming a brooding loner — I was just a happy little kid — and I was living with Ozzie and Harriet. I wish I still had that pedal car. I know I can find one online, because I have looked. They go for almost $500 or more now. But it wouldn’t be the same, because they all belonged to someone else. I think it was my “Rosebud.” If you have seen “Citizen Kane” you know that “Rosebud” was Kane’s boyhood sled. Maybe you know that the name was the director’s inside joke. Ask someone else. Christmas is almost completely lost on me now. My favorite classical station played “O Holy Night” on the day I wrote this, more than three weeks away from Christmas. Some of my neighbors had lights and decorations up before the end of November.

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chose to walk side by side with him. The parallels in our lives and personal situation were unbelievable. The more we talked and the more we shared our stories, the clearer things became for me, especially about my path moving forward. I didn’t have to “go-it-alone” any longer, not in my personal life or my business life. There are others out there who have had personal and professional experiences that I could benefit from and learn from. And there are things that I have accomplished or have gone through that could very well help others if we chose to walk side by side instead of “going-it-alone.” For me it was always a stubbornness factor or my own arrogance that prevented me from seeking advice and learning from others who may have walked in my shoes. In some cases that were not so personal it was easy to ask for tips or guidance, like taking golf lessons, or talking with someone about a business situation, or how to handle a small project or repair something in the house. Those are the easy things to talk Norton continues on Page 7

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CLUBS IN YOUR COMMUNITY

EDITOR’S NOTE: To add or update your club listing, email calendar@ourcoloradonews.com, attn: Englewood Herald. PROFESSIONAL AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN,

Littleton-Englewood Branch invites baccalaureates to participate in activities that further the goals of equity for women and girls, lifelong education and positive societal change. Meetings usually are Mondays each month, September through May, at Koelbel Library, Orchard Road and Holly Street, Centennial. Social time is followed by business meeting and informative program on subjects ranging from public policy issues to poetry. Call Linda Shell at 303-796-7702.

DENVER INVESTOR CLUB meets the first Thursday each month at 7:30 p.m. at the IHOP on Clinton Street in Englewood. Call Gail Segreto at 303-810-9015 or e-mail gailsegreto@starband.net. This is a nonprofit educational club. ENGLEWOOD CHAPTER OF THE JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Jaycees) needs men and women between the

ages of 21 and 40 to help re-establish the chapter. Jaycees work to help chapter members grow professionally and to help serve the community through hands-on projects. To become involved, call 303-914-0180 or visit www.coloradojaycees.org.

LETIP INTERNATIONAL, local chapter, is a professional referral organization that meets at Maggiano’s at the Denver Tech Center, 7401 S. Clinton St., in Englewood. A Highlands Ranch chapter meets at LePeep’s, 7156 E. County Line Road. Call 303-789-7898 or visit www.letip.com. NARFE (NATIONAL Active and Retired Federal Employees), Chapter 1089 was merged into Chapter 81. The membership meetings are from noon to 1:30 p.m. the third Friday of every month, with an optional lunch at 11 a.m., at the American Legion Post 1, at the Southeast corner of I-25 and Yale Ave (5400 E Yale). All current and retired federal employees are invited to attend. For information call, Hank at 303-779-4268 or Darlene at 303-771-2024. RECREATION CHERRY CREEK ANGLERS meets at 7 p.m. every second Thursday in the Lodge Meeting Room at Gander Mountain Sports, 14000 E. Jewell Ave. Call Dennis at 303-841-3612.

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SERVICES HOMECOMING INC. offers caregivers of low-income seniors who are frail, disabled or unable to live alone without care in Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson and Denver counties respite care. Assistance includes personal care and homemaking. Call Pamela DombrowskiWilson or Trini Martinez at 303-526-2318 for an application and information.

FRIENDSHIPS ARE GOLDEN, a Precious Moments collectors club, meets the fourth Thursday each month at Castlewood Library in Englewood. Dinner provided by club members at 6 p.m., meeting from 7-9 p.m. Give back to the community by doing local charity work. Talk and share stories about Precious Moments. Call Leota Stoutenger, club president, at 303-791-9283.

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GRACE CHAPEL MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS meets second and fourth Wednesdays from 9-11:30 a.m. at Grace Chapel, I-25 and County Line Road, Englewood. Call Karleen Wagner at 303-799-4900 or visit www.gracechapel.org.

ARAPAHOE SERTOMA CLUB meets on Thursdays at the Englewood Elks Club, 3690 S. Jason, Englewood. Contact Ken Kelley at 303-789-9393 or kenkelley@allstate.com. DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, Columbine

Chapter meets at 1 p.m. every second Saturday at Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Unita St., Englewood. Call Michelle Brown at 303-979-7550.

DAUGHTERS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE is a national organiza-

tion with a philanthropic purpose. For almost a century, DBE has been a common bond for women of British heritage living in the United States. DBE is open to women who are citizens or residents of the U.S. who are of British Commonwealth birth or ancestry or who are married to men of British Commonwealth birth or ancestry. There are six chapters in Colorado, including chapters in Littleton, Englewood, Centennial, Evergreen and Boulder County. Call Chris at 303-683-6154 or Olive at 303-347-1311, or visit www.dbecolorado. org and use the contact form available.

SERTOMA CLUB OF DTC meets on Thursdays at Mangia Bevi

Restaurant, Englewood. Contact David Oppenheim at 303-850-7888 or captdso@aol.com.

EMBROIDERERS GUILD OF AMERICA COLORADO CHAPTER meets at Bethany Lutheran Church at Hampden Avenue and

Dances are the first, third and fifth Friday each month at Malley Senior Center in Englewood. Call Ron at 303-759-4862.

MOUNTAINEERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB meets the first, third and fifth Saturdays of the month at the Valley View Church of God, 4390 S. Lowell Blvd., Englewood, to square dance. Dances start at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and watch. This is a healthy activity for all. Call 303-798-4472.

THE ENGLEWOOD LIONS CLUB meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday at the Grill at Broken Tee Golf Course, 2101 West Oxford Avenue. Previously the Lions Club met every Wednesday at noon. The change in time is being made to better accommodate working men and women in the Englewood area who are interested in serving

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ing the pedal car, and I wish I knew what he was thinking. He was a Buick salesman at the time, and was married to his high school sweetheart. They met in Mount Morris, Michigan, dated, became engaged before he enlisted, and were married on an Army Air Corps base in Hobbs, N.M. He flew 30 missions in a B-17, returned, and started a family. Our black-and- white, family, Christmas photographs in the 1950s were all smiles. That changed, just like it does in many other homes. My parents argued, and I became introverted and ornery. I couldn’t wait to go far away to college. It didn’t get any better when my sister divorced twice, or when I began to drink in my 40s. “How Can We Hang On to a Dream?”

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about or seek help on. But when it comes down to something incredibly personal, for me anyway, I tend to try incredibly hard to figure things out on my own. As a family we are facing the all the “firsts” now, the first Thanksgiving, Birthdays, Christmas, New Years, Anniversary, and Valentine’s Day without a wife, mom, and friend. And I am sure many of you reading this may also be struggling or experiencing feelings of sadness for those who are not with you. Maybe you are like us and experiencing moments of joy mixed with that sadness as we remember all of the fun, loving and amazing times we shared together. Just remember that there are others out there who have walked in your shoes, maybe even walking in them right now. It’s when you find those people in a similar walk, whether through a support group or just out of coincidence, and you can share stories and support one another, walking side by side that you will learn from one another and find some level of comfort in

the community. Please join the Lions for breakfast and a weekly program and learn more about Lions Club International and the activities of the Englewood Lions Club.

THE ROTARY CLUB OF ENGLEWOOD meets each Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. at the Wellshire Inn, 3333 S. Colorado Blvd, Denver. For information, contact Josh Staller at 303-721-6845, or visit rotaryclubofenglewood.org.

Colorado Boulevard in Englewood the fourth Tuesday each month from 9:30 a.m. to noon, excluding December and July. Meetings include needlework projects, needle art education, lectures and workshops of all levels. Guests are invited. Call Marnie Ritter at 303-791-9334.

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POETRY NIGHT honors the great Edgar Allan Poe by reading poetry at The Attic Bookstore, 200 W. Hampden Ave., near Hampden and Bannock in Englewood. Take originals or an old favorite to read to others. Readings will be limited to five minutes. Sign up begins at 7 p.m. Readings begin at 7:30 p.m. All styles of poetry are welcome. Call 303-777-5352.

is a song composed and recorded by Tim Hardin, who died in 1980. The song is about a woman who is “walking away,” but it’s a good question to ask about lots of things we have lost, like merrier Christmases. All I have now are memories and photographs. My mother and father died in 2008. Toward the end we were all exchanging equal-amount gift cards, and eventually we weren’t exchanging anything at all, because there was really nothing better to give each other than each other. That’s why I don’t understand the stampede on Black Friday, or the anxieties about last-minute shopping. Maybe we give gifts to make up for something that’s missing in a relationship. A few years later, the pedal car’s place was taken by a red Schwinn. But every Dec. 25, I wonder where it is, and I miss it. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net talking through your individual experiences. I have been blessed with a special someone in my life who has had their own challenging experiences, and who has supported me through friendship, love, listening, talking, crying, and hugging. She made the choice to walk side by side with me and my family, and because she walked in similar shoes many years ago, she is strong enough, loving enough, and caring enough to walk with us through our journey now and together we will learn and share so much from one another. Are you walking side by side with anyone these days? Especially during the holidays? Have you shared your story or learned from someone else? Have you found some level of comfort in talking through any mutual life experiences? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com because as I have learned this week, when we do walk side by side through life’s toughest challenges, it will be a better than good minute, hour, day, week, month, and year. Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corp. and the CEO/founder of www.candogo. com

KIWANIS CLUB OF ENGLEWOOD believes it has an obligation to be involved in community projects. Members meet Wednesdays 7 a.m. at The Neighborhood Grille 1500 W. Littleton Blvd. Everyone is welcome to join and have breakfast on Kiwanis. Call 303-783-9523. TOASTMASTERS - MERIDIAN MIDDAY. Experienced professionals and beginning speakers alike can benefit from our practical, face-to-face learning program. Whether you’re speaking to the board of directors, your customers, your co-workers or your kids, Toastmasters can help you do it better. We meet every Thursday from 11:35 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. at the American Family Insurance Building, 9510 South Meridian Blvd. in Englewood. For more information, contact our current VP of Membership, Brent Hilvitz at 303-668-5789. We hope you will visit us and check out Meridian Midday Toastmasters. www.meridianmidday.com NEWCOMERS AT GRACE CHAPEL in Englewood welcomes women who are new to the Denver area. Learn about the group’s ongoing Bible study, make new friends, and be encouraged about God’s faithfulness and what happens after the boxes are unpacked. Call Carolyn Chandler at 303-660-4042 for information on welcome teas, Bible study, field trips and get acquainted luncheons. ROTARY CLUB OF DENVER TECH CENTER meets from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Tuesdays at the Glenmoor Country Club in Englewood. Call Larry McLaughline at 303-741-1403. WIDOWED MEN AND WOMEN OF AMERICA, Come join us and make new friends and share in a variety of activities. Our monthly meetings are the third Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m. at Rox Bar and Grill, 12684 W. Indore Place, in Jefferson County. For more information call Mel at 303-973-8688or Nan at 728-9811841. SOUTH SUBURBAN WOMEN’S CONNECTION, affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries, meets from 9-11 a.m. the second Wednesday

of every other month beginning in January at Maggiano’s, 7401 S. Clinton St. The brunch includes a feature and an inspirational speaker. For details, reservations and complimentary nursery, call Rachel Lee at 303-866-1444 or e-mail rllee58@gmail.com.

WHATCHA READIN’ meets at 7 p.m. monthly at The Attic Bookstore, 200 W. Hampden Ave., near Hampden and Bannock in Englewood. If having a prescribed reading list isn’t appealing, but gushing about an amazing or horrible read is, this is the right book club. Discuss books and get recommendations from other avid readers. Call 303-777-5352. SUPPORT ADULT CHILDREN OF ELDERLY PARENTS, a Denver-area group of caregivers and relatives of elderly looking for support and resources, meets twice monthly at Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln Street, Englewood. Meetings often include speakers from medical, counseling and housing services. Call Marina at 720-2722846. BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meets Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Swedish Medical Center, 501 E. Hampden Ave., Englewood, second floor Conference Center, Spruce B. Patients, survivors and caregivers are welcome to attend. Meetings are free and open to the public. RSVP to Kelly Topf, oncology patient care coordinator, at 303-319-8638. HEPATITIS C SUPPORT GROUP. The group meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 1000 Englewood Parkway from 7-8:30 p.m. Contact is Deidrea at 303-504-1853. LUNG CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meets from 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays at Swedish Medical Center, 501 E. Hampden Ave., in the second-floor Conference Center, Spruce B, in Englewood. Patients, survivors and caregivers are welcome. Meetings are free and open to the public. To reserve a spot call Kelly Topf, oncology patient care coordinator, at 303-319-8638. MERIDIAN PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP is a unique group. The group is open for Parkinson’s patients and their caregivers. The group will divide into patients in one group and caregivers in another at the April meeting, so that people will be able to get into particular issues and problems and share the successes and failures we experience in dealing with Parkinson’s disease. Attend meetings at 10 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month in the Sky Room of the Meridian building, 3455 S. Corona, Englewood. For more information, contact Gail Greenwood, facilitator, at 303 805 3590 NAMI SUPPORT GROUP for family members and friends of persons with mental illness meets from 7-8:30 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month January through October and the second Wednesday of the month November and December at Arapahoe/ Douglas Mental Health Network, 155 Inverness Dr. West, second floor, Englewood.

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Experts explore future of job growth Event puts focus on Colorado’s economic development By George Lurie

glurie @ourcoloradonews.com The news was mostly positive and upbeat at this year’s annual economic forecast breakfast, held Dec. 13 and hosted by the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce. Nearly 800 business and civic leaders attended the two-hour event, including a bevy of local elected officials representing Centen-

nial and Arapahoe County. Held in the grand ballroom of the Denver Tech Center’s Hyatt Regency hotel, the annual gathering featured presentations from a panel of nationally renowned economic experts. After brief opening remarks from South Metro Denver Chamber President John Brackney — who encouraged “everyone in this room to be economic developers” — and chamber Chairman-elect Rick Whipple — who touted the Chamber’s ongoing efforts around the state to promote the “Fix the Debt” campaign — the main presentation kicked off with an update

from Ken Lund, director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. “Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets good planning,” Lund began, quoting Thomas Edison. “Colorado will never be a big financial center like New York but we can be the place that is the most innovative, the most entrepreneurial,” said Lund, whose speech highlighted the importance of cultivating an educated and talented workforce. Colorado’s labor force “is everything,” he said, encouraging the state’s business leaders to hire the best and brightest workers in or-

der to stay competitive. Dr. Richard Wobbekind, a University of Colorado economist, delivered an encouraging forecast for 2014. Noting that Colorado was among the top seven states in terms of current population growth, Wobbekind predicted Colorado will create 61,000 new jobs next year. “The job growth will continue to be very broadbased,” Wobbekind said. “Almost every sector is growing.” Wobbekind said that commodity prices have benefitted the agricultural and energy sectors in particular and pointed out that foreclosure rates across the

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Forecasting 26,000 to 30,000 new jobs will be created in the Denver area during 2014, pushing down the unemployment rate to 5.9 percent, Shields tempered his otherwise upbeat comments. “A lot of families are still struggling financially — and so are the businesses that rely on those families’ paychecks,” he said. Adding that he did not see a lot of “upward pressure” on wages in the new year, Shields pointed out that real median household income in the U.S. is at its lowest level in 17 years. There is a “disconnect” between economic growth and individual prosperity, he added. “Income is one of our measures of well-being,” Shields said. “And in the last 17 years, that income has been eroded.” Shields predicted healthcare, manufacturing and retail will be the leading sectors in the state’s economy in 2014.

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e still — Littleton’s planning board on essesDec. 9 unanimously paved the ilies’way for a total overhaul of the 27-year-old King Soopers grocery notstore at Littleton Boulevard and pres-Broadway. new “I think the concept of let’s outjust start over is a good one,” said ouse-board member Andrew Graham. . is at On Sept. 17, council unaniears.mously approved a resolution to ” be-waive $500,000 in building perowthmits and use taxes for the project, erity,which is expected to start in January and take about a year if King ourSoopers’ officials approve it. That ing,”means a loss of sales-tax revenue e lastfor the city that year, which Penny hassaid averages about $250,000 a year for any grocery store. alth- The city will split any taxes the d re-store generates above and beyond sec-its average until the $500,000 is nomypaid back or for six years, whichever comes first. The deal is the same one Englewood gave the store at Federal Boulevard and Belleview Avenue. “If they do nothing, we’re not losing anything in this proposal,” said Penny. Parent company Kroger intends to scrape the existing 74,000-square-foot building, which most recently has housed the grocery store, a church where the Walgreens used to be, a drivethrough liquor store and an H&R Block. From the rubble will rise a brand-new King Soopers similar to the one at Federal Boulevard

and Belleview Avenue. It will include a drive-through pharmacy on the west side, two front entrances on the east, a resurfaced and realigned parking lot and a Starbucks kiosk inside. The current Starbucks in the outlying northern building will stay; that building and the southern one with the new Mattress Firm will remain but get moderate facelifts, according to Eric Chekal, senior project manager at Regency Centers, which owns the site. Chekal acknowledges the project could be at least an inconvenience for the other, smaller tenants, which depend on King Soopers as an anchor to draw in their customers. He says Regency is working with them to help increase their visibility while the store is closed, which will be for about a year. “It’s a pain, but we like to look at the end product,” he said. “And the quicker we get there, I think we’ll all see it was worth the pain.” Some in the neighborhood are concerned, as well. Littleton’s northeast neighborhood is home to many seniors and low-income families, many who depend on being able to walk to that store for food and other necessities. “We’re in a food desert for the next year,” said Joycelynn Straight. She wondered if Kroger could do the work in stages to keep the store open during construction, or perhaps provide a shuttle from the site to a different King Soopers. Other nearby stores with at least a limited supply of groceries include Walgreens and Kmart, both at Broadway and Belleview, and 7-11 at Broadway and Powers Avenue.

The King Soopers at Broadway and Littleton Boulevard will be completely overhauled. File photo The developers note that the $8 million project includes a number of improvements intended to make walking to the store easier, adding footpaths into the site from all directions and widening adjacent public sidewalks. And while there will be about 30 fewer parking spaces, the lanes will provide for two-way traffic instead of just one, as it is now. The plan also calls for parking for 27 bicycles and a pull-in lane for the Omnibus and Shopping Cart. The planning board wasn’t concerned about the parking is-

sue, noting that the existing lot is rarely completely full, although prime spots aren’t always available. “It’s just not always feasible or desirable to park all the way in the back 40,” said board member Karina Elrod, adding she believes the new design will make the lot safer and more efficient.’ The board and staff agreed that Kroger’s investment in the site will likely inspire other rejuvenation in the area and hopefully recapture some revenue lost to Englewood when the Federal

Store opened. The deal also guarantees King Soopers won’t follow the path of several Safeway stores and Albertson’s out of the city, as it includes a 34-year lease with options to renew every five years for 99 years. “The new store will bring economic benefit to the city while providing an expanded line of grocery and pharmacy goods and services to the nearby residential neighborhoods and community,” wrote principal planner Jan Dickinson in her staff report to the board.

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SHOOTING AT ARAPAHOE HIGH

Safety measures saved lives, authorities say School shooting is seventh in state history

SHOOTER’S PARENTS RElEASE STATEmENT

By Ryan Boldrey

The following statement was released by Karl Pierson’s parents, Barbara and Mark Pierson:

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson lauded the efforts of law enforcement officials that arrived on scene Dec. 13 at Arapahoe High School, specifically those of Deputy James Englert, the school resource officer. Englert, the lone officer who was in the building when Arapahoe High School senior Karl Pierson shot and critically wounded fellow student Claire Davis and detonated one of three Molotov cocktails he brought into the school, “saved lives” with his quick and thoughtful actions, Robinson said. “This situation happened,” Robinson said. “But no level of security at the school district could have prevented this.” Robinson said he believes that while the shooter was targeting a specific teacher at the school, he was prepared to kill as many people as he could. “It’s typical for a shooter to shoot until confronted by a person in authority,” he said. “The response from officers was absolutely critical to the fact that we did not have additional injury and/or death.” Robinson continued to say that there is not a school district in America that has procedures in place that could have stopped what happened from taking place. Multiple school shootings have occurred nationally since 26 students and staff members were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School a year ago in Newtown, Conn. This

“We are shattered by the tragic events that took place on Friday at Arapahoe High School. Our thoughts and prayers are with Claire Davis and her family. They, and she, have suffered unimaginably, and we pray for her full recovery. We also pray for the entire Arapahoe High School community, as we know your lives are forever changed by this horrific event. “As parents, we loved our son Karl dearly and we are devastated by what happened Friday. We cannot begin to understand why Karl did what he did. We ask for privacy during this unthinkably difficult time and hope that you will respect our need for time to grieve.”

Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson, right, updates the media Dec. 14 on the investigation into the previous day’s shooting at Arapahoe High School. At left is Littleton Public Schools Superintendent Scott Murphy. Photo by Chris Rotar is just the seventh school shooting in state history, however. The shooting is the first in the history of Littleton Public Schools, but there have been three shootings at schools in nearby Jefferson County Schools, all at schools with a Littleton address. The other Colorado shootings were in Aurora, Denver and Bailey.

LPS was recently ranked the No. 7 most secure school district in the nation by Security Magazine, something Guy Grace, LPS director of security, credited in part to the district’s “buzz-in systems implemented in all elementary and middle schools, ongoing training, security protocols and the district’s close partnership with local law-

enforcement agencies.” Uniformed law enforcement officers, like Englert, have a constant presence at all middle and high schools in LPS. In light of the recent shooting, the district has implemented increased police and district security patrol in all middle and high school and all district facilities are being monitored 24/7. “Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Officers responded to this incident immediately, as did Littleton Fire Rescue,” LPS Superintendent Scott Murphy wrote in a letter to parents and staff the day of the shooting. “Because our schools conduct practice drills regularly, the staff and students knew how to safely lockdown and then evacuate the school. They acte

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Many Littleton Public Schools students donned black and gold Dec. 16 to show solidarity with the wounded Warriors at Arapahoe High School. “We are very concerned about the wellbeing of the Arapahoe High School community and the LPS community as a whole,” writes Superintendent Scott Murphy. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the students affected by this tragedy.” Arapahoe High School remains closed through this week. Winter break starts the following week, with classes resuming Jan. 7. The district has not yet determined whether AHS will reopen that day. All other Littleton Public Schools returned to their normal schedules Dec. 16. They were all on lockout status on the afternoon of Dec. 13, after 18-year-old student Karl Pierson burst in with a shotgun, critically wounding 17-year-old Claire Davis before killing himself. The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Department released the building back to LPS as of 6 a.m. Dec. 16, though students were allowed to pick up their cars starting on Dec. 15. Faculty members were asked to return on Dec. 17. No classes are scheduled for the rest of the week, but students can pick up their belongings starting Dec. 19. “Parents are asked to allow their students the opportunity to enter the school independently,” wrote Murphy in a letter to parents. “Grief counselors and other mental-health staff will be on site at all times for students, and I strongly encourage anyone that may need it to take full advantage of it.” Tracy Murphy, the Arapahoe High teacher who it is thought was the main target of the shooter, is asking for privacy. “Arapahoe High School teacher Tracy Murphy has asked that we share his and his family’s concern for all of the victims of this tragedy,” reads an LPS press release dated Dec. 15. “Littleton Public Schools, the Arapahoe High School community, and the Tracy Murphy family appreciate the support and kindness received over the last few

A Christmas stocking was among the many signs of support Dec. 15 at Arapahoe High for Claire Davis, the 17-year-old student who is in critical condition after the Dec. 13 shooting at the school. Photo by Chris Rotar days.” A vigil for Davis held at Arapahoe Park in Centennial Dec. 14 drew a huge crowd, and several groups are working to raise funds for her family. Donations can be sent to the Arapahoe Donation Fund for Claire Davis at First Bank. There’s also an Internet drive to get her favorite band, One Direction, to lend an ear to her plight. Scott Murphy thanks the community for pulling together. “Littleton Public Schools is a tight-knit community, a family,” he writes. “We will continue to care for one another as we move forward.” LPS communities, in turn, are thanking the district for standing tall. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and students of Arapahoe High School, and especially with the student victims,” said Littleton Mayor Phil Cernanec. “We appreciate the professionalism of the first responders and the professionals of Littleton Public Schools at this tragic time.”

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students to get down and identifying himself as a deputy sheriff as he hustled toward the threat — he “went to the thunder,” Robinson said. As soon as Pierson heard the commotion coming toward him, he walked to a corner and shot himself. The sheriff called the quick response by the school resource officer and the others “heroic” and said it likely saved many lives. “(Pierson) wanted to hurt multiple people,” the sheriff said. “His intent was evil.” The threat was over in one minute and 20 seconds, investigators determined after viewing security camera footage. But the chaos was just getting started.

Tears, fear, relief

Even after Pierson shot himself to death, students in classrooms huddled in corners in the dark, unsure of what was happening. Schools across the south metro area, not only those within the Littleton Public

SHOOTING AT ARAPAHOE HIGH Schools District, were put on lockout status as a precaution. Law enforcement personnel from other cities and counties responded to the school in southwest Centennial. The major intersection of Dry Creek and University was closed off to traffic for hours on end. Arapahoe junior Tyler Arellano was in algebra class with 28 other students and his teacher when shots rang out. “We were all just crying and ducking down,” he said just a couple hours after the shooting. “Nobody really knew what to do.” Arellano said the teacher told them to keep quiet, and gave them all their cell phones in case they needed to call their parents. “She did good and stayed calm,” he said. They stayed that way for nearly 20 minutes, he thinks, then they heard the SWAT team yelling outside. “They broke through the door and told us to run out as fast as we can toward King Soopers,” he said. “Everyone is in shock. They don’t really want to talk about it, because it was pretty scary. But I’m fine.” Eventually, students, some pulled from physical education classes and not dressed

for the December cold, emerged from the building. They would later be reunited with their parents, down the road just a short walk, at Shepherd of the Hills Church. “My dad picked me up at Shepherd of the Hills,” said Kaylee Eastridge, an Arapahoe junior. “It was such a relief. “He immediately started crying.”

What fueled the rampage? Three months ago, Pierson made a threat. Last week, he made his move. It’s not known when, or if, he made a plan. Pierson is described by fellow students as smart, but with some controversial opinions. He was a talented competitor on the speech and debate team at Arapahoe and, at least at one point, was a member of the cross country squad. His motivation on Dec. 13 is not entirely clear, but Robinson believes, it “had to do with a disciplinary action involved with the debate team.” Pierson made threats against Murphy in September, the sheriff confirmed. To Robinson’s knowledge, Pierson had not been kicked off the team and the disciplinary action was “appropriate.” In the hours after the shooting, law en-

forcement executed three search warrants, including at Pierson’s home in Highlands Ranch. Robinson is not ready to divulge what was found, but he believes Pierson acted alone. At a press conference the afternoon of Dec. 14, Robinson — who only a day before the shooting had announced he would be retiring at the end of January — emphasized that the investigation would not be rushed, that there was plenty of work left to do. He also wanted to make one more thing clear. “(Pierson) deserves no notoriety and no celebrity. I choose to never use his name again in public.” Even as Robinson spoke, a candlelight vigil was being mobilized for Davis, the shooting victim who was left in a coma. “This has truly been a village and a family pulling together in a difficult time,” said Scott Murphy, Littleton Public Schools superintendent. The community was wounded, but trying to heal. — Staff writers Ryan Boldrey, George Lurie, Chris Rotar and Jennifer Smith contributed to this article.

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evil act of violence,” Robinson said. Davis’ family released statements in the days following her shooting. On Dec. 15, the following message from the family was posted on the hospital’s Facebook page: “Claire remains in critical condition. She is stable, but is in a coma. The first responders got Claire to the right place, at the right time, and the doctors and hospital staff are doing a wonderful job taking care of her. We appreciate your continued good thoughts and prayers, and will provide updates as her condition improves.” Eastridge was in a classroom near the library when Pierson started shooting a little after 12:30 p.m. Dec. 13. She says her emotions ran the gamut in the days after the attack, starting with shock in the immediate aftermath. “Yesterday was probably the worst day for me,” she said Dec. 15, “just realizing how much danger I was in. “Today, I’m more looking ahead, trying to be more positive, for Claire and for everyone.”

Kaylee Eastridge, an Arapahoe High junior, looks over the flowers left behind as a show of support for Claire Davis. Photo by Chris Rotar

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ABOVE: Santa listens as 4-year-old Eric Jackson of Parker pays a visit at the Dec. 14 Breakfast with Santa event at the Malley Senior Recreation Center. The boy’s dad said his aunt told the family about the event and said it was a great time for the children and for the parents. RIGHT: Erik Denning gives his 18-month-old daughter Madelyn a bite of pancake at the Dec. 14 Breakfast with Santa event at the Malley Senior Recreation Center. It was the family’s first time at the event and Erik said Madelyn did well with Santa and everyone had a good time.

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WINTER CARNIVAL. The Colorado Neurological Institute is kicking off 2014 with its Happy New Ear Winter Carnival from 2-5 p.m. Jan. 11 at Malley Senior Recreation Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. There will be games, prizes, arts and crafts, food and more. All ages are welcome. The event is free;

DIVORCE SEMINAR St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch, presents a 10-week seminar “Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends,” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays starting Jan. 14. The seminar promotes healing for those who are going through a divorce or the ending of a love relationship. It offers education, support and optional social activities. Cost is $175 for the 10-week class and complimentary child care is provided with prior registration. To register, or for information, email Beth Walker at bethdwalker@ gmail.com.

INDIA’S STORY India has the fifth-largest economy in the world, yet 25 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. India’s universities produce an educated elite that competes with the best in the world, while more than a quarter of the country remains illiterate. Economic opportunity abounds for the upper class and men, while the lower classes and most women live a narrow existence. Join Active Minds from 10-11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24, as we explore these and other contrasts as we seek to understand India and how it fits into the global community. This free program is sponsored by Autumn Heights Health Care Center and takes place at Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. RSVP at 303-762-2660. If parking in the lot, get a pass from inside the center. EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send event information to calendar@ourcoloradonews.com, attn: Englewood Herald. No attachments. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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State finances don’t inspire optimism Economist addresses crowd at South Metro Chamber By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com The state of Colorado has taken a few steps back from the edge of the financial cliff, but researchers say it’s not out of danger of falling off. “There’s not truly cause for optimism,” Phyllis Resnick, lead economist with Colorado State University’s Colorado Futures Center, told business and community leaders at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce on Dec. 10. “We’ve delayed some of the inevitable, but we haven’t really gotten rid of the problem.” The good news is that the center predicts a budget gap in 2024 of nearly half of what it expected in its 2011 study, which was about $3.5 billion. CFC said at the time that by then, there would only be enough in the state’s coffers to pay for Medicaid, K-12 education and corrections — just enough to “medicate, educate and incarcerate,” said Resnick.

Federal stimulus money and a robust housing recovery helped delay the pain, said Resnick. “Revenues have come back kind of on steroids,” she said. “But I think this is artificially stimulated. I expect sales-tax revenue to continue to decline.” The bad news is that the shortfall is still probably going to happen, but not until 2029 or so. There are a lot of reasons, but a major one is an aging population that spends more money on services, which are not taxed, than products. In 1959, people spent about 56 cents of every dollar on goods; today it’s just 36 cents. Things continue to get cheaper — think electronics — and people more often are buying online, where there is no sales tax. Additionally, the recession and recordhigh youth unemployment rates kept a lot of young adults from moving out and starting their own families, so they don’t need houses and furniture and all the trappings of the American dream quite yet. They’re also not having kids, which means lower spending on education in the coming years — good news for the

state budget, bad news for the schools. Those kids have been going to college, however. Student-loan debt is now $1 trillion nationally, second only to housing in terms of household debt. These are the same kids who were supposed to prop up Medicaid and Social Security for all those seniors, the numbers of which will grow by 50 percent in the next two years. On top of all those problems, most of which are occurring nationally, Colorado has the unique situation of TABOR. The constitutional amendment caps revenue growth to the amount of inflation plus population change, and requires any excess be returned to taxpayers unless voters say the governmental entity can keep it. CFC predicts having an excess will be the norm starting in about 2016 because of Colorado’s hospital-provider fee, established in 2009 to pay for the Medicaid expansion. “The juxtaposition of cuts in generalfund programs, which could include cuts to schools, higher education and a variety of other programs, at the same time the

state is returning `surplus’ funds to taxpayers under TABOR, will be puzzling to many Colorado citizens,” writes CFC in its executive summary. The state could begin to close the gap by exempting the hospital fee from TABOR and taxing some personal services like haircuts and lawn mowing, for example, says Resnick. “Why not modernize the system to capture where the economic activity is taking place?” she asked. “If we could make these two changes, we could come pretty close to becoming structurally sound through the end of this decade.” Next up would be taking a hard look at how property taxes are calculated in an effort to shore up the education system, she said. “Inaction, of course, would bring about a strictly budget-cutting solution,” reads the study. “The cuts would be extreme. For example, closing the gap with cuts alone, while maintaining full funding for K-12, Medicaid and corrections, would result in cuts of nearly 75 percent to all of the other 17 general-fund departments by 2030.”

Our streams want to say thanks for giving them a gift this year. Your actions made a difference for keeping our water clean. You chose to properly dispose of household chemicals, pet waste and trash. You used fertilizers appropriately and kept harmful material out of runoff’s path. You volunteered at local events to preserve our waterways. Keep up the good work. Local stormwater agencies are teaming together to bring you this message. We take this so seriously that we posted this ad rather than send you more garbage in the mail. One thing is clear: our creeks, rivers and lakes depend on you.

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Dog days of the holidays You can look, but don’t touch those friendly looking police dogs at Denver International Airport. They’re on the job working to protect travelers, and can’t use the distraction. 9News reported last week that DIA has come up with a creative solution to petting police dogs: trading cards. “Brian Brown, a technician with the Denver Police Department Explosive Detection Unit has worked with his bombsniffing partner, Nnikos, for nearly fourand-a-half years,” the 9News report said. “He says his four-legged co-worker gets a lot of attention, especially from kids. “We do not let anybody touch the dogs. Mainly, it’s for liability purposes,” Brown said. “They’re still working animals. We still have a job to do and … I want my dog to go out and work as hard as he can. And the best way to do that is not let people touch them.” In keeping with the “look-don’t-touch” policy, Brown hands out cards to the kids so they can get to know the dogs better without getting too close.

Old Major makes top 33 restaurants list

I won’t mince words. My absolute favorite new restaurant this year is Old Major at 3316 Tejon St. I even chose to celebrate my recent milestone birthday for dinner there with On The Town Junior and Mr. On The Town. I had been to Old Major, a proud noseto-tail eatery where they butcher 2.5 pigs a week (not sure what happens with the other half of the last pig), a handful of times, but I took a risk (and it was my birthday, after all) and booked a table for three to include the hub and my foodie son who works for much-lauded restaurateur Danny Meyer at Maialino in the Gramercy Park Hotel at 2 Lexington Ave. in NYC. My son surprised me with his arrival in Denver to celebrate my special day. Both of my “he-men” went nuts for the place and over the food. We ordered an arsenal of appetizers and an entrée each, which included the nose-to-tail dish, roasted duck breast and orcchiette pasta with roasted pork. Another surprise came last week when Old Major received a national nod via www.thrillistnation.com as being one of the 33 Best New Restaurants in America. And here’s what Thrillist said about Old Major: “Denver’s LoHi neighborhood is bursting at the seams with new, popular bars and restaurants, but Old Major’s `elevated farmhouse cuisine’ stands out among the pack with exceptional cocktails and decadent, inventive cuisine. If you’re smart and/or just understand weekly calendars, swing by on a Wednesday, where you can watch the chef/owner butcher two pigs inhouse, you saucy, food-based voyeur! Then you’ll eat the fruits of his labor on the Nose to Tail Plate, which features cuts like braised belly, confit rib, schnitzel, ham, and ears, all accompanied by mustard spaetzle, sauerkraut, and a demi-glace.” Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

Randy Vaughn and Keith Mc Donald complete new paintings for the Brush “Strokes” exhibit at the Buck Recreation Center in Littleton. Courtesy photo

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HEALING STRO KES

Art exhibit at Littleton’s Buck Recreation Center By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com For many years, artist Laurie Harbert taught others how to create paintings in popular classes at the Carousel Palette, her studio in a historic downtown Littleton home on Curtice Street. A few months after her mother, Myrlyn Harbert, had a stroke 10 years ago, Laurie helped her start painting again and then, six or seven years ago, started a small painting class to include others who were dealing with various stroke effects. Brush “Strokes,” an exhibit of their work, is in place through December at Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. “It’s so fun to see what they’ve done,” Laurie Harbert said. “I wanted to give (them) something to look forward to.” The paintings are mostly in oil, with some watercolors and acrylics. They include images of sunny landscapes, can-

yons, mountain meadows, deer and other wildlife, flowers, children and more — rendered in bright, cheerful colors. The introductory statement to the show says: “Coming from the Greek word `Apoplexy,’ the word `Stroke’ means `to be struck down.’ “For these artists, the lives they lived were `struck down’ in moments. “Leaving them to relearn and rebuild. “With differing levels of challenges, these artists have shown amazing courage, amazing Grace and discovered their own Amazing talent.” She includes quotes from her students, who speak of how people can express their own personal thoughts and feelings through artwork; how one can paint again with limited vision and using the other hand; how each participant relates to the other’s plight; how when he could no longer read, he could see enough to paint. Her mother, who felt that “her body was cut in half,“ was painting in three months and now has learned to use a loom knitter as well.

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Brush “Strokes” can be viewed through December at Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, whenever the center is open — down a long hall to the right of the main entrance door. (Laurie Harbert’s Carousel Palette building is rented to “Checkered Corner: an Occasional Market,” open the third weekend of each month.)

The artists are Vicki Palermo, Randy Vaughn, Keith McDonald M.D., Leann Schrag and Myrlyn Harbert. Laurie says she has been able to return to her own painting now and has joined the Littleton Paint Box Guild. That group has an exhibit, including two of hers, at Bemis Library in Littleton through December. Harbert said she is not personally able to take on more students, but there is a painting class at the Rocky Mountain Stroke Center on South Bannock Street in Littleton. It has an annual “No Plateaus” exhibit at Bemis Library and offers similar positive projects.

finding answers in clay Littleton woman’s designs come to her in dreams By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com Gwen Pina of Littleton said she had always worked with her hands — mud pies as a kid, woodworking shop in high school. As a parent of three young children, she needed to find a way to work at home and colorful polymer clay provided an answer. “The oil-based synthetic clay is pliable and colorful, allowing me to see my results immediately,” she said. Her lifelong interest in Native American culture worked well with this medium and her figures, such as storytellers and spirit horses, began to sell in area galleries and gift shops. She started her business in 1987, working at home. Soon, she created her whimsical “Art

That Makes You Smile” figures: “Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil,” with polar bears, nuns, rabbis as well as monkeys. She makes thousands of holiday ornaments, many in limited edition for a special customer. “I offer a store a way to be unique. I create custom items for them.” And every piece is individually shaped by her hands. Her designs come to her in dreams, she said. She doesn’t need to make sketches, but just can feel when the figure is right. “When I’m out hiking or biking, I notice colors and textures.” Her work is in National Park Service gift shops across the country, including designs specific to the region: moose, bear and more. Now she mostly wholesales her figurines. She shares a shop #1235 at the Denver Mart, “American Craft,” with several Clay continues on Page 17

Artist Gwen Pina of Littleton works on a polymer clay figure of a Native American woman. Photo by Peggy Dietz

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Get out and see something new

Clay

Plenty of places to stave off winter boredom

other women, who emphasize their American- made products. Government rules require that the Park Service shops include a percentage of American products — something she was active in advocating, she said. She participates in trade shows and sells through high end galleries and Christmas shops and gift catalogs. The Evergreen Gallery has her work in this area and sometimes it is stocked at Willow on Littleton’s Main Street, although not this season. It’s the little Main Street types of places where it sells-Tennyson Street, Santa Fe Art District, South Pearl Street, for example. Pina has mentored young businesses to help them get started and continues to do all of her work from her basement home studio, which is divided into work space, invoicing/computer space and a packing and shipping area. She orders 1,000 pounds of clay every couple of months and it’s shelved by color. It’s gotten easier with the possibility of having the U.S. Post Ofﬁce and Fed-Ex come to her door to pick up shipments, with a click on her computer. Regarding her disciplined ongoing work schedule, she laughs and says, “I went to Catholic school!” Her individual retail outlet is on the Etsy site: claytwister.com, where she can do a custom order if a customer has a special request. Right now, she is working six or seven days a week and she anticipates a break after the holidays. “And then I’ll begin designing…”

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com It’s two days after Christmas and a parent might hear this dreaded phrase: “I’m bored!” If possible, it’s time to pull on coats and mittens and head out side to explore a new (or favorite) spot. We have a few suggestions: • South Platte Park in Littleton offers trails along the river, where one can see a variety of wildlife year round and in winter, bald eagles arrive to fish the open water. A family can inquire at the lovely Carson Nature Center about where to hike to see these majestic creatures, and volunteers will be up to date about what else to look for because a chalk board with “sightings” hangs near the door. Seeing an eagle is a real thrill for children and adults. Hundreds of ducks winter on the river and other year round wildlife will appear. Open dawn to dusk. Admission is free. • The Littleton Museum’s two historic farms are open daily except Mondays and offer a look at local life in 1860 and 1890 — before and after the railroad came to town. Animal residents and historic re-enactors are present to give a snapshot of early family life, with the 1860s cabin and 1890s house decorated for the holidays in period style. (It can sometimes be muddy on the farms.) Inside the Museum Building, there is an ongoing exhibit about Littleton’s history as well as a pair of Gallery exhibits: a retrospective of Marie Conway’s quilts and the 2013 Own an Original exhibit of works by Colorado artists. Admission is free. • Beautiful Castlewood Canyon State Park in Franktown invites visitors to “hike, run, snowshoe or cross-country ski 100 trail miles in the park and earn the Castlewood State Park 100

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This bald eagle was photographed on Dec. 10 at South Platte Park by Deanna Beutler of Littleton, who walks the trail every day. Mile Challenge Medal.” (A shorter hike is also highly recommended.) Entry fee. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 2989 S. State Highway 83, Franktown. • Roxborough State Park has close to 4,000 acres, with trails of all degrees of difficulty and spectacular red rock scenery. Check for Visitor’s Center events. 4751 Roxborough Park Drive. Admission fee. • Chatﬁeld State Park, entered from South Wadsworth Boulevard, south of C-470, offers miles of trails, information about wildlife viewing sites on its website. It also has a large reservoir/lake and camping facilities. (No boating in winter.) Admission fee. • Audubon Nature Center has ongoing programming of hikes for birders and the center itself is an ideal spot to take the shorter set, with trails for strollers and easy walks to see what critters are out and about. See Audubon.org for detailed information. Admission to the Nature Center at the south end of Chatﬁeld State Park,

Highlands Ranch

1200 South Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.3047 www.fumccr.org

Services:

Saturday 5:30pm Sunday 8am, 9:30am, 11am Sunday School 9:15am Little Blessings Day Care www.littleblessingspdo.com

Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.

Open and Welcoming

Sunday Worship 8:00 am Chapel Service 9:00 & 10:30 am

Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am

www.st-andrew-umc.com 303-794-2683 Preschool: 303-794-0510

An Evangelical Presbyterian Church

A place for you

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Trinity Lutheran Church & School

Sunday Worship 8:00 & 10:45 a.m.

GRACE PRESBYTERIAN Alongside One Another On Life’s Journey

www.gracecolorado.com

You are invited to worship with us:

Sundays at 10:00 am

Grace is on the NE Corner of Santa Fe Dr. & Highlands Ranch Pkwy. (Across from Murdochs)

303-798-8485

Trinity Lutheran School & ELC (Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)

 303-841-4660 www.tlcas.org  To advertise your place of worship in this  section, call 303-566-4091 or email

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(Next to RTD lot @470 & University)

Worship Services Sundays at 9:00am

303-791-3315

pastor@awlc.org www.awlc.org

Littleton

Lone Tree

Parker

Lone Tree

Joy

Church of Christ Sunday Worship - 10:00am Bible Study immediately following Wednesday Bible Study - 7:30pm Currently meeting at: 9220 Kimmer Drive, Suite 200 Lone Tree 80124 303-688-9506 www.LoneTreeCoC.com

Parker

LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

SErviCES:

Saturday 5:30pm

Sunday 8:00 & 10:30am

Education Hour: Sunday 9:15am Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-3770 7051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO 303-841-3739 www.joylutheran-parker.org

kearhart@ourcoloradonews.com.

Congregation Beth Shalom Join us at Sheraton Denver Tech Center 7007 S Clinton Street in Greenwood Village (nearby I-25 and Arapahoe Rd.)

www.cbsdenver.org

303-794-6643

Parker Where people are excited about God’s Word.

Sunday Worship: 10:45AM & 6PM Bible Study: 9:30AM Children, Young People & Adults

Welcome Home!

303-663-5751

“Loving God - Making A Difference” 

8391 S. Burnley Ct., Highlands Ranch

is free. There are charges for programs. • Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatﬁeld, on Deer Creek Canyon Road just south of the C-470/Wadsworth intersection. Historic farm and trails with several different ecosystems. Trail of Lights through Jan. 1. Admission fee. • The Cube ice skating rink at Streets at SouthGlenn in Centennial will be open at noon starting Dec. 21. Admission fee. Rental skates available. Santa may be skating some before Christmas. • “Mythbusters” exhibit at the Denver Museum of Natural History, Colorado Boulevard and Montview Avenue, Denver has interactive exhibits based on the popular television show, through Jan. 5. An exciting spot for science-oriented kids—and their parents. (And you may want to detour past the Egyptian mummies or the planetarium or the movies.) Admission fee includes entire museum.

9203 S. University Blvd. Highlands Ranch, 80126

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Abiding Word Lutheran Church

First United Methodist Church

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worship Time 10:30AM sundays 9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages 90 east orchard road littleton, co

303 798 6387 www.gracepointcc.us

Parker evangelical Presbyterian church Connect – Grow – Serve

Sunday Worship

8:45 am & 10:30 am 9030 Miller road Parker, Co 80138 303-841-2125 www.pepc.org

First Presbyterian Church Hilltop United of Littleton Church of Christ Christmas Eve Services 4:30, 7:00 and 9:00pm Sunday

8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

1609 W. Littleton Blvd. (303) 798-1389 • www.fpcl.org

Parker

Community Church of Religious Science Sunday services held in the historic Ruth Memorial Chapel at the Parker Mainstreet Center

...19650 E. Mainstreet, Parker 80138

New Thought...Ancient Wisdom Sunday Service

& Children’s Church 10:00 a.m.

Visit our website for details of classes & upcoming events.

303.805.9890

www.P a r k er C C R S.org P.O. Box 2945—Parker CO 80134-2945

4391 E Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado 80134 Church Office – (303) 841-3836

www.parkerbiblechurch.org United Church Of Christ Parker Hilltop 10926 E. Democrat Rd. Parker, CO • 10am Worship www.uccparkerhilltop.org 303-841-2808

Denver Tech Center

Meets at the Marriott DTC 4900 S Syracuse St, Denver, CO 80237

10 am every Sunday Free parking December Study:

10926 E. Democrat Rd in Parker

The Cast of Christmas

303-841-2808

Pastor Mark Brewer

Christmas

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St. Luke’s United Methodist Church

8817 S. Broadway • Highlands Ranch 80129

Carols, Communion & Candlelight at all services. 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. Children’s and Family Service 5:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Contemporary Service Crossroads Band

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Come and join the joy & wonder of Christmas at one of our five Christmas Eve Services on December 24th, 2013!

www.gracecolorado.com You are invited to worship with us on 3:00 pm: Children’s Service 8:00 pm: Carols by Candlelight Service

Christ Lutheran Church Christmas Eve Grace is on the NE corner of Santa Fe Drive and Highlands Ranch Parkway, (across from Murdoch’s).

11:00 pm: Carols and Communion Service

303-798-8485

8997 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch ½ Mile South of C-470

303-791-0803 • www.clchr.org

Holy Cross Lutheran Church, LCMS

9770 Foothills Canyon Boulevard Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 303-683-1300 www.HolyCrossHRCO.org Rev. Bruce Skelton, Pastor

Christmas Services: Sunday School (12/22) 6:00 p.m. Christmas Eve (12/24) 3:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m. Christmas Day (12/25) 10:00 a.m. New Years Eve (12/31) 7:15 p.m.

Advent Season Worship Wednesdays Dec. 4, 11, 18 @ 7:00 pm “We Three Spies” Dec. 14 @ 7 pm Christmas Dinner Theatre Dec. 15 @ 6 pm

Christmas Eve Services Dec. 24 4:00 pm | 6:00 pm 8:00 pm |11:00 pm Christmas Day Service Dec. 25 @ 10:00 am

9300 E. Belleview Ave. Greenwood Village, CO 303.770.9300

Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Service 10 a.m.

Christmas Eve Service 5 p.m. wellofhopechurch.org

Come with questions. Come as you are. Located at DCS Montessori School 311 Castle Pines Parkway Castle Pines, CO 80108 720.295.4271 woh.elca@gmail.com

Christmas Begins with Christ! 12/24 -- Christmas Eve 4:00, 6:00, and 8:00 p.m. 12/25 -- Christmas Day 10:00 a.m.

Celebrate a joy-filled Christmas at Trinity Lutheran Church

TriniTy LuThEran ChurCh 4740 n hwy 83 Franktown, CO (303) 841-4660

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Expanded hours slated for exhibit The Denver Art Museum offers expanded hours through the holiday season for “Passport to Paris,” a suite of three French-themed exhibitions, focusing on French art from the late 1600s to the early 1900s. Timed and dated tickets are available online at ParisinDenver. com or by calling 720-913-0130. (There is a fee for booking over the phone.) A ticket includes admission to the entire museum and the Drawing Studio. During extended hours, the entire Hamilton Building will remain open, but the North Building will close at regularly scheduled times. The exhibits are “Court to Café,” “Nature as Muse” and “The Drawing Room.” The exhibits runs through Feb. 9, 2014. Hours through 2013: Dec. 19, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Dec. 26-29, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Jan. 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Local pianist to perform Lisa Downing of Littleton, just back from European and South American tours, will perform with fellow pianists Bob Baker and Lee

org, click on programs. Or contact Reem Abu-Baker, coordinator, 303-894-7951 ext 21, abu-baker@ coloradohumanities.org.

Symphony offers programs The Colorado Symphony offers two favorite holiday programs: • “Colorado Christmas” with the Colorado Symphony Chorus and the Colorado Children’s Chorale on Dec. 20-22 at Boettcher Concert Hall. • Too Hot To Handel,” a jazz version of the “messiah,” conducted this year by Leslie Stifelman on Dec. 28-29. Tickets for both: coloradosymphony.org, 303-623-7876.

Bartley at 7 and 9 p.m. on Dec. 21 at Dazzle Jazz Restaurant and Lounge, 930 Lincoln St., Denver. She describes her style as “Piano Impressionism,” although it has been compared to Windham Hill artists such as George Winston. Tickets: Dazzlejazz.com, 303-8395100.

Not traditional, but fun “The Mark Putt Holiday Explosion” with live music, video, comedy, costumes and more offers non-traditional holiday fun at the Toad Tavern, 5302 S. Federal, Littleton at 6 p.m. Dec. 21. (No cover.) The show will also be at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany, Denver, at noon Dec. 28. (Museum admission $8, kids free.)

“An Interior with a Lady, her Maid and a Gentleman,” 1776 Oil on canvas, From the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art is included in the “Court to Café portion of “Passport to Paris” at the Denver Art Museum. Courtesy photo

Call for writers

Colorado Humanities and Center for the book is accepting entries for the 2014 Colorado Book Awards, recognizing the best books by Colorado authors, editors, publishers in a number

of categories. Eligible books include any work published by a Colorado author, illustrator, editor, publisher or photographer in 2013: hardback, paperback or ebook format. For information on entries, visit coloradohumanities.

Daily performances at MCAD “Twelve and A Half Days of Christmas Live!” offers daily performances in the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver’s atrium, with musicians, actors, singers and others at 5 p.m. weeknights and noon on Saturdays and Sundays Dec. 20 through Jan. 5. Free with museum admission $8/$5, kids free. mcadenver.org, 303298-7554.

Holiday Worship Creekside Bible Church invites you to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, with us!

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Sunday, December 22 “Christmas Hope Has Come” 9 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Worship Services

Come Celebrate our Lords Birth! Christmas Cantata

December 15th – 8 and 10:30 am

Christmas EvE sErviCE

4 pm Family Worship Service 7 and 9 pm, Candlelight Service with Holy Communion Childcare available at all services.

Joy

Candlelight Christmas Eve Services Tuesday, December 24 • 3 & 5 p.m. (Childcare provided for ages 5 and under during all services)

Celebrate God’s Gift to Us

LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

7051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO 303-841-3739 • www.joylutheran-parker.org

Make Parker United Methodist Church

Your Home for the Holidays 2180 S. Interstate 25 Castle Rock, CO 80104 www.creeksidebible.net 303.688.3745

Christmas Eve services 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Children's Service

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tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com Maurice “Stringy” Ervin said he was happy in 1968 when his alma mater, Littleton High School, offered him a position as a teacher and a coach. He never imagined he would he would still be coaching in 2013, however. “I am still at it because I love coaching and I love the kids,” Ervin said. Ervin attended Littleton High when his dad was the principal there in the early 1950s. Maurice Sr. nicknamed his son Stringy after his favorite philosopher, William Stringfellow. Maurice Jr. said his dad had the nickname picked out for him before he was even born. As a Littleton student, Stringy played football, basketball and baseball for the Lions and received a number of college scholarship offers. He made the decision to attend Fort Lewis College to play football. A knee injury sidelined him and, soon after he returned to the field, he reinjured the knee, ending his football career. “That was about the time Fort Lewis became a four-year college so I stayed on and earned my bachelor’s degree in English,” Ervin said. “I got a job at Highlands High School (now Skyview) as a teacher and assistant coach in Ervin continues on Page 21

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Coach Maurice “Stringy” Ervin calls out the warmup exercises he wants the Littleton High School girls swim team members to follow as they prepare for a Dec. 2 dual meet. Ervin, and LHS graduate, started coaching swimming for the Lions in 1968 and is still at it. Photo by Tom Munds

pirates launch girls swim season Englewood team mix of veterans and swimmers new to the team By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com Pirate swim team members churned up the water during the Dec. 11 practice session at the Englewood Recreation Center. “We only have two practice lanes set aside for our practices. So, it can get pretty crowded when all 16 swimmers are in the water,” Coach Tracey Lonn said. “I’m not complaining because 16 are more swimmers than I had out for the team last season.” Englewood traveled to the invitational meet Dec. 14 at Gateway High School in Aurora and is on the road Dec. 16 at Platte Canyon to close out the 2013 portion of the schedule as the school is on Christmas break. Students return to class Jan. 6 and the Pirate swim team travels to St. Mary’s Academy for a meet at 4 p.m. Jan. 8. The Pirates have no home swim meets because the Englewood High School pool was demolished as part of the construction of a seventh- through 12th-grade campus on the high school site. The swimmers practice at the Englewood Recreation Center and currently there are no divers as they are no diving facilities at the center. Lonn said the team is off to a good start and performed well in the season’s first meet Dec. 10 at Summit. “We have six returning letter winners so this was the first varsity meet ever for most of our girls,” the coach said. “We did

have some problems and mistakes but we also had some bright spots. Examples of bright spots include Shawna Eldridge taking first in the 100-meter breaststroke and Natalie Pena taking second in the 100 freestyle and the 100 individual medley.” Lonn said the numbers on the roster is the team strength this season. She said having 16 swimmers means she has enough swimmers to be able to enter three girls in a single event and she has the numbers to fill the spots on two or three teams for the relay events.” She said she does have some beginning swimmers this season but noted they are working hard and learning. “We are a junior-dominated team this season,” she said. “But we do have sophomores and freshmen on the roster. We have a couple seniors and I expect they will be our team leaders.” Natalie Pena is one of the team’s seniors. “This is my fourth season on the swim team,” Pena said during a break in practice. “I like swimming and I guess I started swimming when I was a little kid. I swim for enjoyment in the summer so I joined the team when I got to high school.” Pena is a cross country runner and she said being in that sport in the fall helps her as she joins the swimming team. “Running cross country builds up my stamina and gets my legs in shape,” she said. “I also am used to a practice routine after school so that helps as we move to swimming in the winter sports season.” Pena said her best times are in the freestyle but the butterfly stroke is growing on her as she is really starting to like it. “The butterfly stroke is hard to learn and it is physically demanding,” she said. Swim continues on Page 21

Four Pirate swimmers, left to right, rachel Nickerson, Marissa Johnson, Rebeccah Sheppard and Natalie Pena, do warmup laps in the Englewood Recreation Center pool. The four athletes are among six returning letter winners anchoring this year’s team. Photos by Tom Munds

Englewood High School Coach Tracey Lonn (center) figures out the lineup for the Pirates when they go to the Dec. 14 Invitational Swimming Meet at Gateway High School. Lonn said depth is a plus for her team as she has 16 athletes on the roster this season.

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‘I get up every morning at 3:45 a.m. so I can be here for morning practice and seldom leave school until 7 p.m.’ Maurice Ervin, Littleton swim coach

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Ervin Continued from Page 20

baseball and football. In 1968 as I completed my third year there, Littleton asked me to come back to LHS and I accepted.” Stringy started off as an assistant coach in football and baseball, plus, since the school didn’t have a head swimming coach, he accepted that position as well. “I had never competed in swimming and I had never coached the sport so I had a lot to learn,” he said. “I read a lot of books and I learned right along with my athletes.” He said he learned a lot from the books by Olympic and Hall-of-Fame swimming coach James “Doc” Counsilman. He also received one-on-one advice from the long-time Indiana University swim coach and eventually Counsilman recruited some of the Littleton High School swimmers Ervin had coached.

He guided the Lions to seven state boys swimming championships, including five in a row from 1980 to 1984. He has coached his girls teams to five state titles, the most recent coming in 2000. An Ervin trademark is the purplecheckered pants he wears at state meets. He said he still has them and wears them because polyester “stretches and doesn’t wear out.” Ervin retired from teaching after 33 years in 1998 but stayed on as the school’s swimming coach. He coached boys swimming for 40 years before hanging it up five years ago. He has coached girls swimming for about 30 years now. “I get up every morning at 3:45 a.m. so I can be here for morning practice and seldom leave school until 7 p.m. When I was doing that for both swim teams, it was the winter and spring seasons,” he said. “I felt I needed to slow down a little so I gave up coaching the boys.” Chuck Leggett swam for Ervin when he was at Littleton High School in the 1980s. “Coach Ervin was great, not just about swimming but about school and helping

us make good decisions,” the Centennial resident said. “He was a big influence on me and I am glad I got the chance to swim for him.” When he isn’t coaching swimming, Ervin is a classic car collector. “I have a restored 1931 Chevrolet that has won just about every award it can win,” he said. “I also recently have acquired a 1920 Chevrolet which is one of only about 300 of that model still in existence. The car has been driven less than 11,000 miles.” He said he likes cars of all kinds and from all eras. In the summer, he usually goes to car shows. Frequently he takes one of his cars to the show. “Coaching girls swimming fits well in my schedule,” Ervin said. “It is in the winter and, after the season, I can start getting the garden and flowers ready and go back to working on my cars. It is a good schedule and, as long as I am healthy enough and it is still fun, I’ll probably stick with it.”

Boys basketball Englewood 51, Centaurus 60 Tristin Sisneros and Sean Bowering both scored 16 points in a loss against Centaurus. Bowering had nine rebounds and Isiah Mestas had five assists. Mestas also had three steals in the game. Englewood 39, Jefferson 56 Sean Bowering led the team with 14 points and seven rebounds against Jefferson. Gavin Phillips had four deflections and also the least number of turnovers with zero. Englewood 55, Ridge View 56 Englewood lost in overtime to Ridge View 56-55. Jordan Engel came away with 15 points and Austin Trail and five assists. Sean Bowering had 10 rebounds and Tristin Sisneros had six steals. Englewood 68, Arvada 57 After being ahead only by one point at halftime, Englewood stepped up in the second half scoring 16 points in the third and 20 in the fourth quarter for the 68-57 win over Arvada.

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“You get better by practicing the stroke and I find butterfly is hard on me and I get tired fairly quickly. I can do 50 meters, I am getting better and I want to do a 100 butterfly without getting tired.” This is Alize Galvan’s first season on the swimming team.

“I decided to come out for swimming because I want to be more active in school and to get somewhere in life,” she said. “I want to be a marine biologist so swimming will help me as I work to achieve that goal.” Galvan said she has always liked to swim and went swimming often in the pool at the recreation center. “My favorite stroke is the freestyle because I am pretty good at it and it is fun,” she said. “I swim the 50 freestyle and I

also swim the 100 freestyle.” She said she is improving as a swimmer since practice started in mid-November. “I am a better swimmer because you always learn more than what you know,” Galvan said. “I was a little nervous at my first varsity meet at Summit but it was OK because everyone was so friendly. I did my best and I had a 30.4 second time on the 50 freestyle and I want to work so I establish new personal best times in my events.”

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SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF DEC 18, 2013

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Careful, Lamb. Don’t let your generous nature lead to some serious overspending as you contemplate your holiday gift-giving. Your social life kicks off into high gear by week’s end. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) A positive attitude helps you weather annoying but unavoidable changes in holiday plans. Aspects favor new friendships and reinforcement of existing relationships. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Demands on your energy level could be much higher than usual as you prepare for the upcoming holidays. Be sure to pace yourself. Friends and family will be happy to help.

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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Don’t allow a suddenly icy reaction from a friend or family member to continue without learning what caused it -- and what can be done to restore that once warm and caring relationship. LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) A relationship seems to be unraveling, mostly from a lack of attention. It might be a good idea to ease up on whatever else you’re doing so you can spend more time working to mend it. VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) New facts emerge that not only help explain the recent rift with a trusted colleague, but also might provide a chance to wipe the slate clean and make a fresh start in your friendship. LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) A family member’s personal situation is, fortunately, resolved in time for you to get back into your hectic round of holiday preparations. An old friend might bring a new friend into your life. SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Pace yourself in meeting holiday pressures and workplace demands to avoid winding up with a frayed temper and a Scorpian stinger that lashes out at puzzled kith, kin and colleagues. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) A financial matter requires close attention. Also, news from a trusted source provides the means to help sort out a longstanding state of confusion and put it into perspective. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) This is a good time to reinforce family ties. Make it a priority to assess and resolve all outstanding problems. Start the upcoming holiday season with a full measure of love. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Don’t be pressured into a so-called solid-gold investment. Wait until the holiday distractions are over. Then take a harder look at it. You might find that the “gold” is starting to flake off. PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) A former friend might be trying to heal the breach between you by using a mutual friend as an intermediary. Best advice: Keep an open mind despite any lingering bad feelings. BORN THIS WEEK: You have a way of saying the right thing at the right time. Your friendships are deep and lasting. © 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 2, Series 2011, adopted February 23, 2011, the City Council of the City of Sheridan adopted the First Amendment to the City of Sheridan Cable Franchise Agreement, which continued the franchise until December 31, 2013; and

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Virginia Lea Mader, Deceased Case Number: 2013 PR 30548

Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARY SHEILA IMHOFF, a/k/a MARY S. IMHOFF, a/k/a MARY IMHOFF, Deceased, Case No.: 2013 PR 030532 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before April 14, 2014, or the claims may be forever barred. Michael F. Imhoff Personal Representative c/o Hall & Evans, LLC, 1001 17th Street, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 4571 First Publication: December 13, 2013 Last Publication: December 27, 2013 Publisher: The Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sharon L. Voegtle, aka Sharon Voegtle, Deceased Case Number: 2013 PR 30504 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 7, 2014 or the claims may be forever barred. Richard B. Voegtle Personal Representative 4021 S. Birch Street Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 80113 Legal Notice No: 4556 First Publication: December 6, 2013 Last Publication: December 20, 2013 Publisher: Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Florence C. Buehring, aka Florence Buehring, and Florence Catherine Buehring, Deceased Case Number: 2013 PR 30545 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 20, 2014 or the claims may be forever barred. Karen J. Peterson Personal Representative 19687 E. Fair Drive Aurora, Colorado 80016 Legal Notice No: 4576 First Publication: December 20, 2013 Last Publication: January 3, 2014 Publisher: Englewood Herald PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Virginia Lea Mader, Deceased Case Number: 2013 PR 30548 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 30, 2014 or the claims may be forever barred. Lorraine M. Schippers Personal Representative 2937 Southmoor Drive Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 Legal Notice No: 4577 First Publication: December 20, 2013 Last Publication: January 3, 2014 Publisher: Englewood Herald

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WHEREAS, the Parties agree that their respective interests are best served by extending the Franchise Agreement until April 1, 2014; and

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On the 11th day of December, 2013, the City Council of the City of Sheridan, Colorado, adopted the following Ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 16-2013 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHERIDAN, COLORADO, APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SHERIDAN CABLE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SHERIDAN AND COMCAST OF COLORADO IX, LLC, TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE FRANCHISE UNTIL APRIL 1, 2014, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY

Legal Notice No.: 4575 First Publication: December 20, 2013 Last Publication: December 27, 2013 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

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The office of Dr. Paul Weyman will be properly disposing of patient records for patients not seen since 2003 or 2004. If you were a patient of record and have not been seen in our office since 2003 or 2004, you may request your records by writing to our office by December 31, 2013. Email requests cannot be honored. You must give identifying information about yourself, such as name, birthdate, social security number. Please mail your request to Paul Weyman, D.D.S. 3601 S. Clarkson St. #310 Englewood CO 80113

WHEREAS, on January 4, 1996, the City Council of the City of Sheridan adopted Ordinance No. 2, Series 1996, approving the grant of a nonexclusive Franchise Agreement to Mountain States Video Inc., an affiliate or subsidiary of Telecommunications, Inc., TCI of Colorado (“TCI”), for its construction and operation of a cable television system within the City; and

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Legal Notice No.: 4557 First Publication: December 6, 2013 Last Publication: December 27, 2013 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

WHEREAS, on January 26, 1999, the City Council of the City of Sheridan adopted Resolution No. 1, Series 1999, approving the transfer of control of the cable franchise from TCI to AT&T Corp., whose successor-in-interest is Comcast of Colorado IX, LLC (“Comcast”); and

Legal Notice No.: 4580 First Publication: December 20, 2013 Last Publication: December 20, 2013 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF LIENED PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that a public sale will be held on or after Jan. 14, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at 101 E. Centennial Avenue, City of Englewood, County of Arapahoe, Colorado. BROOKRIDGE SELF-STORAGE will sell to satisfy the lien on the property stored at 101 E. Centennial Avenue, Englewood, CO 80113 by the following persons. The inventories listed below were notated by the tenants at the time of rental. BROOKRIDGE SELF-STORAGE makes no representation or warranty that the units contain said inventories. Unit: C005: JESSYKA L. WELLS 201 W. Belleview Ave #308A Englewood, CO 80110 Furniture, Appliance, Misc. Bags C018: KARI SUE ZOETEWEY 5316 S. Broadway Cir #201 Englewood, CO 80113 Furniture, Treadmill, Tools, Misc. Bags & Boxes C025: STANLEY K. WILLIAMS 5130 E. Asbury Ave #107 Denver, CO 80222 Trolling Motor, Electronics, Luggage, Fishing Equip. Misc Boxes E235: JASON S. BRUNO 703 W. Crestline Ave Littleton, CO 80120 Misc. Boxes & Tubs E325: MICHAEL S. FREIDHOF 125 S. Wilcox St. #216 Castle Rock, CO 80104 Electronics, Exercise Equip, Appliances, Furniture, Misc Boxes Purchases must be made with cash and paid for at the time of purchase. No one under the age of 18 is allowed to attend the sale. The landlord reserves the right to bid at the sale. All purchased goods are sold “as is” and must be removed by 6:00 PM on the day of the sale. Buyers must provide a current original or a photocopy of their original resale permit at time of sale in lieu of sales tax. This sale is subject to prior cancellation in the event of settlement between landlord and obligated party.

Legal Notice No.: 4575 First Publication: December 20, 2013 Last Publication: December 27, 2013 DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO Publisher: The Englewood Herald NOVEMBER 2013 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of NOVEMBER 2013 for each County affected. 12CW303 CITY OF BLACK HAWK, c/o Director of Public Works, P.O. Box 68, Black Hawk, Colorado 80422, Telephone: (303) 582-1324, c/o Harvey W. Curtis, Esq., Harvey W. Curtis & Associates, 8310 South Valley Highway, #230, Englewood, Colorado 80112, Telephone: (303) 292-1144. SECOND AMENDED APPLICATION FOR CHANGES OF WATER RIGHTS, PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION, AND CONDITIONAL APPROPRIATIVE RIGHTS OF EXCHANGE, IN GILPIN, CLEAR CREEK, JEFFERSON, ADAMS, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, ARAPAHOE AND WELD COUNTIES. AMENDMENTS TO APPLICATION: The original Application in this matter was filed with the District Court for Water Division No. 1 on December 28, 2012, and an Amended Application was filed in this matter on January 14, 2013. This case is set for trial as a second setting beginning June 30, 2014. Applicant filed its expert disclosures pursuant to C.R.C.P. 26(a)(2) on November 7, 2013, and the initial expert meeting pursuant to Water Court Rule 11(b)(5)(D)(I) will be held on December 18, 2013. The objectors’ expert disclosure pursuant to C.R.C.P. 26(a)(2) are due on March 6, 2014. The following provisions of the Amended Application are hereby amended as follows: II. CHANGES OF WATER RIGHTS A. Golden City and Ralston Creek Ditch a/k/a Church Ditch. In the original Application and in the Amended Application, Applicant sought to change 112.9 inches in the Church Ditch which were not changed by Applicant’s decree in Case No. 94CW036. Applicant has recently purchased an additional 1.8 Church Ditch inches. Therefore, a total of 114.7 Church Ditch inches are sought to be changed by this application. The historical consumptive use for 106.4 of these inches was previously quantified by Adolph Coors Company (now the Coors Brew-

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WHEREAS, Section 2.3 of the Franchise Agreement provided that the franchise granted Comcast would expire on February 13, 2011; and WHEREAS, Comcast preserved its right of renewal by timely filing a request with the City to activate the formal process for renewing the franchise pursuant to the provisions of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (“Cable Act”); and

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WHEREAS, in March of 2010, the Parties entered into negotiations for renewal of the Franchise Agreement; and WHEREAS, because at such time the City was a member of the Greater Metro Telecommunications Consortium (“GMTC”), which was developing a model cable franchise agreement, the Parties agreed to continue the Franchise Agreement for a year pending completion of the model agreement; and

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Without public notices,1, COLORADO DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION the government wouldn’t NOVEMBER 2013 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: have ALL PERSONS WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 to sayINTERESTED anything IN else. Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right Public notices are a amendments community’sfiled window Notice No.: 4581 applications and certain in the Office ofLegal the Water Clerk during the month of into the 2013 government. From affected. zoning First Publication: December 20, 2013 NOVEMBER for each County regulations to local budgets, governments Last Publication: December 20, 2013 12CW303 CITYlocal OF newspapers BLACK HAWK, c/o Director of Public Works, P.O. Box 68, Black Hawk, have used to inform Publisher: The Englewood Herald Colorado Telephone: 582-1324, c/o Harvey W. Curtis, Esq., Harvey W. Curtis & citizens80422, of its actions as an (303) essential part Associates, Valley #230, of your 8310 right South to know. You Highway, know where to Englewood, Colorado 80112, Telephone: (303) 292-1144. look, when to look and what to look for to SECOND AMENDED APPLICATION FOR CHANGES OF WATER RIGHTS, PLAN FOR be involved as a citizen. Local newspapers AUGMENTATION, AND CONDITIONAL APPROPRIATIVE RIGHTS OF EXCHANGE, IN Public Notice provide you with the information you GILPIN, CLEAR CREEK, JEFFERSON, ADAMS, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, ARAPAHOE need to get involved. CITY OF SHERIDAN AND WELD COUNTIES. AMENDMENTS TO APPLICATION: The original Application in this NOTICE ADOPTION OF and an matter was filed with the District Court for Water Division No. 1 onOF December 28, 2012, AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Notices are meant to beinnoticed. Amended Application was filed this matter on January 14, 2013. This case is set for trial as a second Readbeginning your public notices and get involved! setting June 30, 2014. Applicant filed its expert disclosures pursuant to C.R.C.P. 2013, 26(a)(2)the on On the 11th day of December, City Council the Rule City of Sheridan, ColorNovember 7, 2013, and the initial expert meeting pursuant to Water of Court 11(b)(5)(D)(I) will be ado, adopted following Ordinance: held on December 18, 2013. The objectors�expert disclosure pursuant the to C.R.C.P. 26(a)(2) are due on March 6, 2014. The following provisions of the Amended ApplicationNO. are hereby amended as follows: ORDINANCE 16-2013 II. CHANGES OF WATER RIGHTS A. Golden CityAN andORDINANCE Ralston Creek OF DitchTHE a/k/aCITY Church Ditch. COUNMisc. Private CIL Legals OF THE CITY SHERIDAN, COLIn the original Application and in the Amended Application, Applicant soughtOF to change 112.9 inches in ORADO, APPROVING THE SECOND the Church Ditch which were not changed by Applicant�s decree in Case No. 94CW036. Applicant has AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF recently purchased an additional 1.8 Church Ditch inches. aA total Church S H E RTherefore, IDAN C B LofE 114.7 FRA N C H Ditch ISE inches are sought to be changed by this application. The historical consumptive use for 106.4 of these AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF Public Notice SHERIDAN OF COLinches was previously quantified by Adolph Coors Company (now theAND Coors COMCAST Brewing Company) by the ing Company) by theCases decree Consolidated Cases Nos.and W-8036(75) and W-8256(76) ORADO IX, EXTEND THE decree in Consolidated Nos.inW-8036(75) and W-8256(76) theLLC, decreeTO in Case No. 99CW236, and the decree in Case No. 99CW236, and need to be changed forFRANCHISE use in Applicant’s TERM OF UNTIL and need to be changed8.3 forofusethe in Church Applicant� s municipal system. 8.3 THE of the ChurchofDitch which municipal system. Ditch inches which1,are the subject this inches application APRIL 2014, AND DECLARING AN are the not subject of this application have not previouslyEMERGENCY been changed. 1. Church OriginalDitch decrees for 114.7 have previously been changed. 1. Original decrees for 114.7 Inches: Church Ditch Inches: WHEREAS, on January 4, 1996, the City

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WHEREAS, though the model franchise agreement is now in use by the Colorado Communications and Utilities Alliance (“CCUA”), which is the successor to the GMTC, specific service issues unique to each municipality must be negotiated on an individual basis; and WHEREAS, the Parties agree that their respective interests are best served by extending the Franchise Agreement until April 1, 2014; and WHEREAS, Section 19.4 of the Franchise Agreement specifically provides that the agreement may be amended at any time by written agreement of the Parties; and WHEREAS, City Council finds that an emergency exists as expiration of the franchise would endanger the public, health safety, and welfare in the event of an emergency.

WHEREAS, Section 19.4 of the Franchise Agreement specifically provides that the agreement may be amended at any time by written agreement of the Parties; and

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WHEREAS, City Council finds that an emergency exists as expiration of the franchise would endanger the public, health safety, and welfare in the event of an emergency. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHERIDAN, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. That the Second Amendment to the City of Sheridan Cable Franchise Agreement extending the term of the franchise with Comcast from December 31, 2013, until April 1, 2014, is approved in substantially the same form as the copy attached hereto and made a part of this Ordinance and the Mayor is authorized to execute the Second Amendment of Agreement on behalf of the City. Section 2. Neither Party waives any right which it enjoys under law as a result of agreeing to this franchise extension, nor shall Comcast be required to file any additional request or document in order to preserve its right of renewal under Section 626 of the Cable Act. Section 3. If any article, section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The city council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part or parts hereof irrespective of the fact that any one part or parts be declared unconstitutional or invalid. Section 4. All other ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or conflicting with this ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict. Section 5. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Municipal Code of the City of Sheridan by this ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision. Each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings and prosecutions for enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree or order which can or may be rendered, entered or made in such actions, suits, proceedings or prosecutions. Section 6. In accordance with Section 4.7 of the Charter this ordinance is deemed necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, welfare, peace or safety and upon the affirmative vote of 2/3rds of the entire Council, shall require only one reading, shall not require publication or notice prior to final adoption and shall take effect upon adoption as stated herein. PASSED AND APPROVED on the 11th day of December 2013, and ordered published. /s/ Dallas Hall, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Arlene Sagee, City Clerk Copies of aforesaid Ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City of Sheridan, 4101 South Federal Blvd., Sheridan, Colorado. Legal Notice No.: 4582 First Publication: December 20, 2013 Last Publication: December 20, 2013 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHERIDAN, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. That the Second Amendment to the City of Sheridan Cable Franchise Agreement extending the term of the franchise with Comcast from December 31, 2013, until April 1, 2014, is approved in the decree in Case 92CW059. C. Points substantially the No. same form as the copy at which the City of Black Hawk shall make substitute available attachedsupplies hereto and made(exchange-from a part of this points) to allow diversion by exchange at the exchange-to points: Church Ditch Headgate. Described in paragraph II.A.4., above. Ordinance and the 4. Mayor is authorized to 5.execute Black Hawk’s Augmentation the Church SecondDitch Amendment of Station. Water will be returned to Clear Creek through an station located at a point on the North bank of Clear Agreement onaugmentation behalf of the City. Creek in the NW1/4 NE1/4 of Section 32, T 3 S., R 70 W., of the 6th P.M., Jefferson County,Section Colorado. ExhibitsParty A andwaives J, only,any to the Amended Application have been amended 2. Neither right towhich reflectitthe amendments herein. enjoys under law as a Additional result of Information. Number of pages in Second Amended 89 pages, including 62 pages of Exhibits. A copy of the original agreeingApplication: to this franchise extension, nor Application, of the Application, and of the Second Amended Application, with shall Comcast beAmended required to file any addiexhibits, can be or obtained by contacting attorneys at the address and phone tional request document in order toApplicant’s prenumber listed above, or by e-mail at Section firm@curtis-law.com. serve its right of renewal under 626 of the Cable Act. THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORSection 3. If any article, section,OR paraITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS graph, sentence, clause,OF or phrase of this DIVISION AND OWNERS AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN ordinance is held to be or FOREVER BARRED. THE TIME PROVIDED BYunconstitutional STATUTE OR BE invalid for any reason, such decision shall not ARE affectHEREBY the validity or constitutionality of who wishes to oppose an application, or an YOU NOTIFIED that any party the remaining portions ordinance. amended application, mayoffilethis with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, cityStatement council hereby declares that forth it a The verified of Opposition, setting facts as to why the application should would have passed ordinance andonly in part or on certain conditions. Such not be granted, or why itthis should be granted each partofor parts hereof of last day of JANUARY 2014 (forms available Statement Opposition mustirrespective be filed by the fact that any one partoror be de-office), and must be filed as an Original and onthe www.courts.state.co.us in parts the Clerk’s clared$158.00 unconstitutional include filing fee. orA invalid. copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of Section 4.be Allfiled other or pormailing shall withordinances the Water Clerk. tions thereof inconsistent or conflicting Legal No.: 4578* Firstportion Publication: with Notice this ordinance or any hereofDecember 20, 2013 Last December 2013of*such Publisher: Englewood Herald are Publication: hereby repealed to the20, extent inconsistency or conflict.

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N/A Arapahoe 32.34 chise from 11/20/1881 TCI to AT&T Corp.,0.6496 whose suc10/04/1884 of Colorado III. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PLAN FORcessor-in-interest AUGMENTATION.is Comcast B. Water right(s) to be IX, LLC (“Comcast”); and used for augmentation: 11. Water rights attributable to 114.7 inches in the Golden City and Ralston III. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION. B. Water right(s) to Creek Ditch a/k/a Church Ditch for which a change is sought pursuant to paragraph II.A, above. IV. WHEREAS, Section 2.3 in ofthe theGolden Franchise be used for augmentation: 11. Water rights attributable to 114.7 inches Agreement thepursuant APPROPRIATIVE RIGHTS OFa/k/a SUBSTITUTION AND EXCHANGE. Source offranchise Substitute City and Ralston Creek Ditch Church Ditch for which a provided changeB.is that sought granted would on Februto paragraph II.A, above. IV. RIGHTS OF SUBSTITUTION AND Supply: 2. Water attributable to APPROPRIATIVE Applicant�s 114.7 inches in theComcast Church Ditch, as expire changed herein and ary 13, 2011; and to Applicant’s 114.7 EXCHANGE. B. Source of Substitute Supply: 2. Water described in paragraph II.A., above, to the extent such water is notattributable exchanged pursuant to paragraphs 14, inches in the Church Ditch, as changed herein and described in paragraph II.A., above, 15.g. and 28.b. of the decree in Case No. 92CW059. C.WHEREAS, Points at which the14, City15.g. of Black Hawk shall Comcast preserved its right to the extent such water is not exchanged pursuant to paragraphs and 28.b. of renewal by timely filing requestatwith make substitute supplies available (exchange-from of points) to allow diversion by aexchange the the City to activate the formal process for exchange-to points: 4. Church Ditch Headgate. Described in paragraph II.A.4., above. 5. Black renewing the franchise pursuant to the provisions of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (“Cable Act”); and

Legal Notice No.: First Publication: December 19, 2013 Last Publication: December 19, 2013 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Golden Transcript

WHEREAS, in March of 2010, the Parties entered into negotiations for renewal of the Franchise Agreement; and

WHEREAS, because at such time the City was a member of the Greater Metro Telecommunications Consortium (“GMTC”), which was developing a model cable franchise agreement, the Parties agreed to continue the Franchise Agreement for a year pending completion of the model agreement; and

WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 2, Series like this one to publish 2011, adopted February 23, 2011, the City makes decisions affect your public Section that 6. In can accordance with Section 4.7notices since the birth of the Council of the City of Sheridan adopted of the Charter this ordinance is deemed the First Amendment to the City of Sheridlife. Whether they are decisions on nation. Local newspapers remain necessary for the immediate preservation an Cable Franchise Agreement, which the public property, health, welfare, continued the franchise until December zoning, of taxes, new businesses or the most trusted source of public peace or safety and upon the affirmative 31, 2013; and myriad other governments notice vote of issues, 2/3rds of the entire Council, shallinformation. This newspaper onelife. reading, shall notpublishes require the information you need WHEREAS, though the model franchise play a bigrequire role inonly your publication or notice prior to final adoption agreement is now in use by the Colorado Governments have relied on to stayasinvolved in your community. Communications and Utilities Alliance and shall take effect upon adoption (“CCUA”), which is the successor to the stated herein. GMTC, specific service issues unique to each municipality must be negotiated on PASSED AND APPROVED on the 11th an individual basis; and day of December 2013, and ordered published. WHEREAS, the Parties agree that their /s/ Dallas Hall, Mayor respective interests are best served by extending the Franchise Agreement until ATTEST: April 1, 2014; and /s/ Arlene Sagee, City Clerk

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Section 5. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Municipal Code of the City of Sheridan by this ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision. Each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings and prosecutions for enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree or order which can or may be rendered, entered or made in such actions, day, suits, the proceedings or prosecutions. Every government newspapers

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Quite frankly, it’s very entertaining ‘Young Frankenstein’ playing at Vintage Theater By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com “Really great effects, but no blood” said Seth Maisel about the Vintage Theater production of “Young Frankenstein,” which opens Dec. 20. Maisel, who is Education Director at Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton by day, plays the lead character, scientist Frederick Frankenstein, in the musical with book by Mel Brooks, music and lyrics by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan. Based on the 1974 comedy film, which starred Gene Wilder, the musical debuted on Broadway in August 2007 and ran until January 2009 under the direction of Su-

san Strohman. the stage playing area. if you go “It was my favorite movie There will also be room for a long time,” Maisel refor the 11- piece band that “Young Frankenstein” calls, “and I wanted to work will accompany the musical. runs through Feb. 2 at with director Deb Flomberg. Maisel grew up in PuebVintage Theatre, 1468 I can’t out-Wilder Gene Wildlo, graduated from Pomona Dayton St., Aurora. Perer in the part, but I consider College in California and formances: 7:30 p.m. Friit a homage to him,” and the earned an MFA in theater days and Saturdays and writing is different enough from Florida Atlantic UniTuesday, Dec. 31 at 6:30 from the movie for the actor versity in Boca Raton, he p.m.; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. to feel comfortable with it. said. Tickets cost $31/$26 in The opening is delayed He is also a fight director, advance, 303-856-7830, a week, from the original who stages sword combat vintagetheatre.com opening date of Dec. 13, he when needed in plays. explained, because “they are He has performed widely doing an incredible remodel in Denver, most recently on the theater, with added features.” as Edgar Allan Poe at the Byers-Evans Executive director Craig Bond ex- House. plained in a recent note that the stage At Town Hall, he oversees Actors Playfloor is lowered, allowing added height ground, year round stage training for kids for staging and lighting is improved as is of all ages, with the next sessions starting

in early February. And, he stages plays for school audiences, either as outreach or at Town Hall. The Frankenstein role is physically demanding, with lots of action and numerous song and dance numbers — especially “Puttin’ on the Ritz — “ which he said “is one of the longest tap numbers I’ve ever heard.” As the show opens in 1934, in the town of Transylvania Heights, the funeral of mad scientist Dr. Victor Von Frankenstein is held and his not-mad son in New York is notified that he has inherited the family castle and must come home to deal with it. He is greeted upon arrival by longtime servant Igor and Inga, the lab assistant — and soon dreams he should build a monster — comedy, music and dance spoof the old horror movies we may remember.

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CITY OF SHERIDAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ANNEXATION Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Sheridan shall hold a public hearing on January 8, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Sheridan City Hall, 4101 South Federal Boulevard, Sheridan, CO, upon the proposed annexation of a parcel of land located at 3371 WEST HAMPDEN AVENUE as requested by R&C Night LLC, and more specifically described in the petition of annexation which is attached hereto and made a part of this notice. Such hearing shall be for the purpose

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Rotary hosts children’s Christmas party Englewood club, Santa make memorable day for about 45 youngsters By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com The festive mood set the tone Dec. 13 at the Christmas party put on by Englewood Rotary for about 45 children from the Village for Early Childhood Education in Littleton. When the 4- and 5-year-olds arrived at the Buck Recreation Center in Littleton, they were greeted by the music of the season and smiling Rotarians. The Rotarians helped the children get their lunch but the excitement picked up when Santa entered the room. Santa called each child up by name and gave each youngster a heavy gift bag. “This is an event Englewood Rotary Club has been doing for about 20 years,” Rotarian Dawn Sheppard said as she helped a child go through the line for lunch. Member Patricia Burnett provided background on the event. In a letter, she stated that Rotarian Frank Sargent spearheads the Christmas event each year, saying that he organizes it, recruits volunteers and even helps shop for the presents for the children. Again this year, the Walmart store in Englewood partnered with the club for the event. The Rotarians raised money to shop for the gifts at the store plus the store pro-

Englewood Rotarian Dawn Shepard helps a youngster from Littleton’s Village for Early Childhood Education get lunch at the Dec. 13 Christmas party the Rotarians put on for the children. The party included Santa distributing gift bags to each of the 45 to 50 children present. Photo by Tom Munds vided a $1,500 grant for the project. Store employees also got a chance to help wrap the gifts. Founded in 1937, the Englewood Ro-

tary Club meets in Englewood and also includes members from Littleton, Centennial and other nearby communities. Club members annually volunteer as

reading mentors in Englewood Schools and the foundation provides $8,000 to $10,000 in college scholarships each year to Englewood graduates.

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