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Repella to run with Beauprez Commissioner tabbed as Republican lieutenant governor candidate Staff report

Suzy Cotton-Tatnall, a longtime employee of the Highlands Ranch Community Association’s Aquatics Department, is a competitive swimming champion several times over. Photo by Savanna Walker

Aquatics coach catches second wave in pool Instructor sheds pounds, racks up medals at 54 By Savanna Walker

Special to Colorado Community Media A competitive swimmer from ages 5 to 18, Suzy Cotton-Tatnall took a 30-year break from the sport, which only ended when she “had a meltdown” in 2007. “My father died, my daughter went to college, and I became very unhealthy,” she said. “I dove back in the water and just started with practicing one day a week.” And while she regained her health, losing seven sizes and 35 pounds, Cotton-Tatnall soon set her sights on competing once again. A longtime employee and influence in the Aquatics Department at the Highlands Ranch Community Association, Cotton-Tatnall now can lay claim to being a competitive swimming champion several times over at the age of 54.

In the last four years she has set eight state records, secured five top-10 national times, and most recently was a 2013 relay All-American. In August, she plans to compete in the FINA World Masters Swimming Championships. FINA, the Federation Internationale de Natation, is the international governing body for swimming. Shortly after returning to the pool, she qualified for nationals — with hopes of winning just one medal. “I knew if I was healthy enough I could do it,” she said. “I wanted to show that you can do things as you get older.” And despite pulling a shoulder early on, she “just kept getting faster.” “I’m better in everything than I was in college — this is the best swimming I’ve ever done,” she said, smiling. Now Cotton-Tatnall hopes to succeed at the FINA Championships in Montreal. As a sprinter, Cotton-Tatnall will be swimming in a much larger pool than she is used to — 50 meters as opposed to 25 yards.

“It’s a challenge,” she says, but one she looks forward to. Cotton-Tatnall’s late father was a swim coach, as is her daughter, Britney, and her mother. “This runs in our blood — we’re amphibians,” she said with a laugh, adding: “I know my father would be ever so proud of what I’ve accomplished.” Not only is Cotton-Tatnall a decorated competitor, but she is a dedicated member of the HRCA aquatics program as well, involved in coaching, teaching and water safety. “This community is huge,” she says. “They’ve been my family, my backbone for 17 years.” Not only was she a coach, an experience she calls “very rewarding,” but she was dedicated to developing and overseeing precompetitive programs for children, as well as social swimming programs for adults. Her involvement at nearly every age level of the Swim continues on Page 5

Pedestrian bridge work underway on Quebec C-470 overpass project to extend into fall

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Republicans speak against Common Core Breakfast highlights concerns around changes in education By Jane Reuter

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Staff report Construction on a new pedestrian crossing on the west side of Quebec Street over C-470 has begun and will continue through Nov. 24. The bridge will mirror one constructed a few years ago on the east side, allowing safe passage for walkers and cyclists on both sides of the busy overpass. “Now people won’t have to cross over to the east side if they want to cross 470,” project engineer Dennis Lobberding said. The $1.6 million Douglas County Government project is partially funded by a $500,000 grant from the Denver Regional Council of Governments. Lawrence Construction was awarded the contract for the six-month project. Intermittent lane closures will occur throughout construction on Quebec as well as the westbound on-ramp and eastbound off-ramp. The bridge near the borders of Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch and Centennial will benefit drivers as well as cyclists and

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez has tabbed Douglas County Commissioner Jill Repella as his running mate. Repella was elected to her first term as commissioner in November 2008 and reelected in 2012 to a second four-year term. She is a fifth-generation Colorado native and has been a resident of Highlands Ranch since 1994. “With the selection of Commissioner Jill Repella as Bob’s running mate, Colorado Republicans Repella are celebrating one of the strongest and most united tickets we have seen in years,” said the state’s GOP chairman Ryan Call in a statement released July 1. “Jill is an effective and pragmatic policymaker with deep roots in Colorado, and is a terrific mother of three. She knows firsthand the challenges facing Coloradans from all walks of life, and, as lieutenant governor, Jill will be a tireless advocate for policies that will help grow our economy, create opportunity, and improve the lives of each and every one of us.” Under Repella’s leadership on the threeperson board of commissioners, Douglas County has celebrated the second- and third-highest employment gains in the

Construction crews work June 30 on a pedestrian bridge that will span the west side of the Quebec/C-470 overpass, matching the one already in place on the east side. Photo by Jane Reuter pedestrians by easing demand for the “walk” crossing button. Future plans also call for creating a new crossing for the C-470 bicycle trail underneath Quebec, but that project has

been delayed while the C-470 Corridor Coalition studies future expansion plans for the highway. The east side Quebec Street/C-470 bridge was constructed in 2008.

Two opponents of the Common Core standards spoke during the June 27 meeting of the Highlands Club, a group of Highlands Ranch Republicans that meet monthly for breakfast. Pueblo resident Anita Stapleton and Douglas County School Board member Craig Richardson shared their mutual distaste for the standards, but clashed on issues specific to DCSD. The Common Core Standards are a set of U.S. Richardson educational criteria introduced in 2010 with the intent of improving the quality of American K-12 education. Colorado and most other states adopted the national curriculum, but individual districts in Colorado are allowed to set their own. DCSD is among those that did so, and school leaders say its guaranteed and viable curriculum surpasses the Common Core. Core continues on Page 10

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Dedicated gardeners grow together As Carol Ford makes her coffee in the quiet of early morning, she never fails to take in the view out her kitchen window — of a metal, neighborhood mailbox framed, these days, by draping trumpet vines and blooming roses along a weathered wood fence. “I love to look at the flowers when I look at the mailbox,” she says. “It inspires me. … And Larry’s always out there, looking and pulling out the weeds.” Larry Davis, 77, is always out there, snipping spent branches and blooms with his pocketknife and clearing away offending trespassers. So, too — but later in the day (Larry is the early riser) — is his wife, Deanna, 73, sitting on her stool, digging in the dirt, minding the beds with motherly care. Come spring, just like the crocuses bursting through the ground after a season of hibernation, Larry and Deanna emerge to tend to their garden, a visual delight that has, over the years, persuaded some driving by to stop and roll down their windows to express appreciation. “Oh,” Larry tells them, “if you like the front, you must see the back.” And you must. But before you step under the trellis that Larry built and past the small stone frog that says, “Welcome to our garden,” you should remember once there was nothing on this corner plot of land in the middle of tract-home suburbia. “It just evolved. We just kept adding …,” Deanna says. “I don’t think either of us could do it alone.” She smiles. “We’re getting to the point we’re not going to be able to do it together.” Larry and Deanna moved into their Highlands Ranch home in 1994. Their first planting: three locust trees. “We wanted shade,” Deanna says. Larry built the six-foot fence around the yard, a few times parking his car in the street at night and turning on the headlights so he could finish. They both worked at the time, she as

a Realtor, he as a tool design engineer for Lockheed Martin, so they hired someone to plan the yard. And in 1995, the basic layout was planted. They married, each for the second time, in 1996, in their back yard, with 100 guests. The pond for the goldfish and water lilies happened in 1999, the year they retired. Larry later built the spacious, graceful deck next to the pond and the oval bed in the front. And, slowly but surely, the garden kept growing, reflecting not only the shared passion of creating something beautiful, but also their individual personalities. She likes neat and orderly. He likes unusual and a little messy. Deanna, originally from the San Francisco area, brought the Japanese maples, dwarf evergreens and Asian-inspired contributions. “All the Japanese stuff,” she says, “is kind of my heart.” Larry, from Iowa, brought the strange, unique plants like the rare-for-America hocksweed, and the full-bodied peonies, which in the Midwest are frequently planted in cemeteries. “They bloom around Memorial Day,” he says. “A lot of people plant peonies so there are flowers on the graves.” Today, the gardens contain hundreds of varieties of plants. Deanna and Larry each spend about 20 hours a week caring for them. Now, step under the trellis. This is some of what you’ll see: Raspberries, blackberries and grapes tumble along the back. Succulents root in lava rocks by the pond, inhabited by

about 50 goldfish and several kinds of delicate water lilies. A weeping cherry droops over a small path. Red and green Japanese maples. Graceful purple clematis. Pink penstemons. Purple salvia. Delicate coral bells. A congregation of herbs — basil, fennel, parsley, rosemary, oregano, mint — grows in containers near the kitchen window. A water fountain that was a wedding gift. A bird bath that belonged to Deanna’s mother. A twisted Harry Lauder’s walking stick bush. Roses. “This one is like peppermint candy,” Larry says, cupping a red-and-whitestriped bloom in his hand. The iron bench under the crabapple, where the yard bends, is one of Deanna’s and Larry’s favorite spots. The corner always seems to collect a breeze, and it’s good for enjoying the sights. “It’s kind of a peaceful oasis,” Larry says of the back yard. “The birds like it.” He points up to a branch in a locust tree. “That little blue house has a family of wrens in it.” The front, too, has its charm. Blue delphiniums - a neighborhood favorite - stand guard near the trellis. A rock garden holds origanum — nicknamed the wormy plant by Larry — and yellow Missouri evening primrose, whose blooms last just one day, trail along its border. Snapdragons in every color reseed every year. There’s the fuzzy lamb’s ear the preschool children used to file down the street to feel. Larry’s new, small cactus garden next to the stairs. Deanna’s nine pots of coleus — with striking green and red leaves — on the stoop. And the ornamental pear tree by the driveway that blooms white, leafs out green, and, finally, turns a yellow-orange in the fall until the first storm strips the limbs bare. “One year, for fun, we planted … the plant you like to eat?” Larry turns to Deanna. “Artichoke.”

Larry nods and smiles. “People would say, `What in the world is that?’” “People still ask us about that one,” Deanna says. “We just did it for fun,” Larry says. “Just once.” The garden, essentially, contains many of life’s basic ingredients. Change. Transformation. Anticipation. Joy. Death. Rebirth. This particular one is a work of love that seems to assure a certain order in the universe. “When you’re finished growing your kids,” Deanna says, “there is a nurturing quality to growing plants.” “I enjoy just seeing it every day,” Larry says. “It seems like something new is in bloom every day … when the first little crocus comes up, just to see this come to life in the spring, and then all summer blooming.” And even though the garden belongs to Larry and Deanna, it has been a gift shared — sometimes unknowingly, other times directly — with the neighborhood. Suzi Miller, a gardener herself who lives down the street, has taken home cuttings of water lilies and fennel for her yard. She can spend hours talking plants with Larry and Deanna. “For someone like me, there’s so much to look at,” she says. “It gives me inspiration. …” Joan McGill has lived across the street for 18 years. “It’s just a joy to look at their beautiful garden,” she says. “If we could all slow down enough to enjoy the beauty.” We should. Because if we did, Larry and Deanna would be sure to invite us in. Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. Her column earned first place in the 2013 Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper contest. She can be reached at ahealey@ coloradocommunitymedia.com or 303566-4110.

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Analysts: Beauprez has a shot, a long one Hickenlooper perceived as early favorite, but could be vulnerable By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Political observers think that Republican primary voters were wise to avoid picking a polarizing conservative to match up against Gov. John Hickenlooper in the fall, but can the party’s candidate take back the governor’s mansion for the GOP? That question will be answered in November, after voters cast ballots in a race that pits the Democratic Hickenlooper against former Congressman Bob Beauprez. Republicans haven’t won a governor’s race in Colorado since Bill Owens was re-elected in 2002 — and Owens was the first Republican to hold the governor’s seat since John David Vanderhoof left office in 1975. So, can Beauprez — who lost a 2006 governor’s race to Bill Ritter by 15 points — reclaim the seat for the GOP? “The answer at this juncture has to be yes,” said Norman Provizer, a longtime political science professor at Metro State University of Denver. “Hickenlooper has a lot of positive things going for him. At the same time, is he in an invulnerable position? No. It’s going to

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be a race.” While Beauprez may have a chance to win, the political consensus is that he is the underdog in the race. “It’s still a long shot but it’s not an impossible shot to beat John Hickenlooper,” said Eric Sondermann, an independent political analyst. “But (Beauprez) forces Hickenlooper to wage an intense campaign. Whereas, if it was Tom Tancredo as the Hickenlooper nominee, he could have just phoned it in.” Tancredo — who is also a former congressman and failed gubernatorial candidate — finished second in the primary. He was seen by many analysts as too polarizing of a candidate to win a general election, especially given his views on immigration, which could have scared off Latino voters. “From the Republican Party — dare I stay establishment — there was a real concern over Tancredo,” Provizer said. “He was viewed as a threat by many major Republican players ... as a loose cannon that would have negative effects on other Republican candidates in state races.” But how better off Republicans are with Beauprez as their candidate? Beauprez won’t be facing the political headwinds this time around that he was deal-

County’s success story to a state level is an opportunity I embrace.” Beauprez called Repella “a rising star in local government leadership” and said that he and his wife, Claudia, were “honored” to have her join the team. “We’re impressed with her record as a community leader, a dedicated public servant, an economic development leader and mother, along with her in-depth knowledge of the issues that are impacting families across Colorado. She is the type of strong leader that every Coloradan will be proud to have as their lieutenant governor,” he said. Repella, who received her

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country in 2012 and 2013 respectively, according to data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “I am honored to be chosen as Bob Beauprez’s running mate,” said Repella in a statement released by the county. “I also want the citizens and taxpayers of Douglas County to know that I can and will also continue to proudly serve them in my role as a Douglas County Commissioner. To have the opportunity to take Douglas

ing with in 2006 — a brutal year for Republicans across the country. Republicans are hopeful that this year’s midterm elections will create a national wave that will help their party’s state candidates. But Sondermann said that Beauprez needs more than just a Republican wave in order to win. He’ll need mistakes on the part of Hickenlooper. Not only that, Beauprez Beauprez will need to “persuade people that he can actually win this thing, in order for people to invest money and energy in this race,” Sondermann said. If Beauprez runs a good campaign, he could give Hickenlooper his first real campaign fight. Hickenlooper won his Denver mayoral races fairly easily and won the governor’s mansion in 2010 in a rout. “Hickenlooper is a tough guy to beat,” Sondermann said. “But the flip side is, John Hickenlooper has never been severely tested in a political sense. We’ll see if this turns out to be a severe test or not. If it is, (Hickenlooper) doesn’t have that experience in a bare knuckle fight.” Beauprez gave a preview of the kind of campaign he intends to wage against Hickenlooper during his primary victory speech on June 24. He attacked Hickenlooper over

bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University and her master’s in executive leadership from the University of Denver, previously served on the Douglas County School District Board of Education. “Coloradans are ready for a true leader, one who will listen to us and fight for what is right,” she said in a statement released by the Beauprez campaign. “Bob Beauprez is that leader...” Beauprez and Repella planned to join former Republican gubernatorial candidates Tom Tancredo, Mike Kopp and Secretary of State Scott Gessler on a Unity Tour of the Front Range on July 2.

his support for gun control legislation and increased renewable energy mandates on electric cooperatives, which he believes has had a negative impact on rural parts of the state. Beauprez also blasted Hickenlooper for granting a temporary reprieve for death row inmate Nathan Dunlap, who killed four people at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in 1996. But Hickenlooper will tout the state’s economic uptick and is sure to point to an unemployment rate that has continued to drop while he’s been in office. Provizer thinks that Hickenlooper’s personality and governing style is an asset. “If you think about it, Hickenlooper was mayor and governor at a very difficult economic time,” he said. “He can be pretty `Coloradan.’ He’s not overly formal and he has a sense of humor. If you look for a leader who says there’s only one right way, this is what we’re gonna do and everything else is wrong — well, that’s not him.” While analysts think that Beauprez has a shot, they believe that the former congressman needs to run a more inspirational campaign than the one he ran in 2006, in order to win. “When your opponent gets close to 60 percent in an American election, that’s not a victory, that’s a slaughter,” Provizer said. “Candidates and campaigns matter, as does the general political environment.”

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vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com More doubt was cast recently on the possibility of a special legislative session on hydraulic fracturing, as Gov. John Hickenlooper on June 27 lowered expectations that lawmakers will meet over the summer to tackle this contentious issue. Hickenlooper said in May that the odds were “50/50” that a special session will be held. However, on June 27, the Democratic governor told reporters that he thinks those odds are now “less than 50/50.” “We’re still working on it as hard as we can,” Hickenlooper said. “I think we’ve got a product that’s pretty good, but there seems to be a political barrier there that we haven’t been able to get past.” The “product” Hickenlooper was referring to is a revised draft of legislation that would serve as the centerpiece for a special session. The potential bill aims to strike a compromise on the issue of how much control communities have in dealing with fracking — the blasting of water, sand and chemicals into the surface to free up blocked oil and gas. As the November election nears, the move toward a legislative solution is growing urgent for interested parties. There are several fracking-related ballot initiatives that could end up making it on to the ballot this fall. So far, a handful of Colorado communities have taken action on fracking issues by placing drilling bans or moratoriums in their towns. And, on June 24, Loveland voters narrowly rejected a ballot question that sought to place a two-year moratorium on fracking within city limits. The draft bill grants communities the ability to dictate some aspects of oil and gas operations and it has received the support of seven oil and gas companies. “The legislative solution that you have put forward will ensure communities continue to have a voice in the regulation of oil and natural gas development, while protecting property rights, and supporting responsible energy development,” states a June 26 letter that was written to Hickenlooper on behalf of the seven companies. “Your proposal will also help avoid ballot measures that, if adopted, would become constitutional provisions that leave no room for negotiation or compromise, regardless of the circumstances. We believe the legislature is the right place to work through these issues.” Hickenlooper - a pro-fracking geologist - would rather see all parties reach a

compromise on local control issues at the legislative level, instead of having voters decide on what could be a large number of ballot proposals in the fall, ones that would be spearheaded by anti-fracking advocates and financed in large part by Democratic Congressman Jared Polis. “If you look at the potential consequences to having a $50 to 75 million ballot initiative campaign fight between both sides ... that’s not necessarily a good thing,” the governor said. “It creates a divisive and bitter battle and no matter the resolution, the other side is going to come right back and be all over it next year. “Things like this are much better solved in legislative solutions because you can come back and amend them easier the next year; whereas ... most stuff in the state Constitution, we don’t take out.” But reaching that compromise is a whole other matter. On one hand there are significant economic interests associated with fracking. On the other, there are serious environmental concerns. That can be a tough balance to find in a place like Colorado, where the two sides of the argument have powerful backers. Some anti-fracking advocates are voicing their displeasure with the draft legislation. “I’ve read the proposal and I am adamantly against it,” said Laura Fronckiewicz of Our Broomfield, an anti-fracking group. “What I saw is a huge step backwards. This is a total giveaway to the oil and gas industry.” Meanwhile, those on the other side of the divide are gearing up for what they believe is an imminent fight over drilling this fall. “All signs point to a big, expensive drawn out election,” said Jon Haubert of Coloradans for Responsible Energy Development, a pro-fracking group. “We don’t have to wait for a special session. We can see the writing on the wall.” Another key question is whether Republican lawmakers will support any compromise that limits oil and gas operations. And there’s no guarantee that a bill would earn enough support from conservative Democrats in the state Senate, where the party holds a one seat majority. Although he has lowered the odds of a special session occurring, Hickenlooper is still holding out hope for a resolution. “If these guys think it’s okay (oil and gas companies) to give some local control to the community, maybe there should be a bipartisan solution there,” the governor said. At the same time, the governor knows that time is running out on reaching that compromise. “That ticking clock is loud in my head, that we are rapidly running out of time,” he said.

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and the creation of universal background checks on all gun sales and transfers. The bills stirred passionate reaction from both gun enthusiasts and gun-control advocates. The legislation passed the Democratic-majority legislature without Republican support. Another bill that would have banned concealed weapons from being carried on college campuses was killed by a Senate sponsor prior to it receiving a vote in that chamber. It is already illegal to carry concealed guns on K-12 campuses. Toltz said the decision to stop the signature-gathering effort was not related to any lack of public support for the campus gun ban. “The signature-gathering was very successful on a statewide basis, as the average voter agreed that concealed guns on college campuses is a bad idea,” he said. Last year’s gun legislation led to recall elections that ended up costing Democrats three seats in the state Senate — two Democrats lost in those recalls, while another resigned in the face of a recall. Campus continues on Page 7

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Judge upholds state’s gun laws Constitutionality, not wisdom, of statutes weighed by court By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A federal judge on June 26 rejected a court challenge to gun restrictions that took effect last year, ruling that the new statutes do not infringe on a person’s Second Amendment right to bear firearms, as was alleged by the plaintiffs in the case. The lawsuit was filed by several county sheriffs in Colorado, along with other citizens and businesses. The judge’s decision means that the controversial 2012 laws that created universal background checks on gun sales and transfers and banned high-capacity ammunition magazines will remain on the books. The ruling was a victory for gun-control advocates who believe that the laws help to prevent the kind of mass bloodshed that occurred during the 2012 Aurora theater shooting, which prompted the legislation. “Today is an important day in the fight to keep our communities and families safe from gun violence,” Rita Schweitz of the Colorado Coalition Against Gun Violence said through an emailed statement. But plaintiffs told reporters following the court ruling that they plan to appeal the judge’s decision. “We believe (the judge) got it wrong as a matter of law,” said attorney Dave Kopel. “We think we have a very strong case in the Court of Appeals.” The state of Colorado and Democratic

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Toltz did not directly respond when asked if he received any pressure from Democrats or other interested parties to stop the effort. But he did acknowledge the politics of gun control. “Being nonpartisan, we decided that our issue was too important to let it become a political football,” he said.

Gov. John Hickenlooper — who signed the bills into law — were named as defendants in the lawsuit. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Marcia S. Krieger ruled that the law that bans ammunition magazines that carry more than 15 rounds “is not severe” in how it impacts a person’s ability to keep or bear firearms for selfdefense purposes. “... this statute does not prevent the people of Colorado from possessing semiautomatic weapons for self-defense, or from using those weapons as they are designed to function,” Krieger wrote in a 50-page opinion. “The only limitation imposed is how frequently they must reload their weapons.” Supporters of the magazine ban law argue that the statute limits the would-be shooters’ abilities to get their hands on high-capacity magazines. They also argue that limiting the amount of rounds a person can fire allows time for victims to fight back or for law enforcement to intervene while the shooter reloads. The plaintiffs argued that skilled shooters know how to reload quickly anyway, which mitigates the benefit of a “critical pause” during magazine reloading. However, Krieger rejected that argument, saying that, “a pause, of any duration, imposed on the offensive shooter can only be beneficial ...” Krieger also took issue with a plaintiffs’ argument that those who are intent on committing violence will simply ignore the law and obtain the magazines anyway. “Hypothetically, this may be true, but the Court declines to speculate about the subjective intentions and means of unspecified criminals involved in unspecified gun vio-

Dudley Brown, who heads Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, said petition backers were wise to halt the signaturegathering because another gun restriction effort would have “kicked the hornets’ nest.” “I think they got phone calls from Democrats saying, `This is not a good thing for our candidates for office because this will motivate gun owners in droves,’” Brown said. “Democratic operatives know that this is a dangerous thing for them to do, to tinker with this.”

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Keep ‘happy’ on list of things to be The other day I happened to be at the Park Meadows mall. As I was just the hired help for the day, my role was really just to drive the car, carry the bags, and pay at checkout time. While in Macy’s I had a pretty cool experience and thought I would share it with you here. So as I sat in a chair and waited in the ladies shoe department — yes, I said it, the ladies shoe department — the background music caught my attention. Not so much because of the volume, but it was a very catchy tune that brought me back to the 1970s. The Partridge Family’s “Come on Get Happy.” And yes, some would say I just may be stuck in the 1970s regarding my musical preferences. It was awesome enough that I recognized it, but as I looked around I noticed that I was not the only one in the store tapping my toes and singing along quietly to the music. You may be doing the same right now, as you also know the song. There were actually others singing a little out loud, some women dancing a little in their own space, a few other guys nodding their heads and tapping their toes to the beat, and I swear I thought that a “flash mob” was about to happen right there in Macy’s at any moment. The song actually had a group of strangers in the store smiling, singing, and even

dancing without one bit of encouragement other than the lyrics to the song. How amazing and awesome is that? If you have listened to local radio recently, you have also probably heard the song “Happy” by Pharrel. And you have probably heard it or have seen him perform it at an awards show or on television somewhere. I mean, it is like everywhere, and seems to be on the radio a lot. And why not? I have to admit that as much as I hear the song “Happy,” it actually makes me just a little bit happier than I was in the previous moment, maybe even tapping my toes and fingers a little bit to the tune as well whether I am working, walking, or driving. So the question I have asked myself since my “Come on Get Happy” experience in Macy’s is this, “What else triggers happiness?”

Some of us, me included, can get so caught up in our busy-ness and our business that we completely forget about being happy, or at least let it slip through our fingers from time to time. Maybe it’s a song, maybe it’s a workout, maybe it’s a good book, a smile, a hug, an accomplishment, skiing, golfing, hiking, a friend, a child, a feeling of love, being loved, and being in love, and hundreds of other possibilities that bring us back to that feeling of happiness and joy. What are your triggers? “Come on Get Happy,” “Happy,” “Shiny Happy People,” “Hakuna Matata,” “Don’t Worry Be Happy” and “Joy to the World” are just a few of the songs that work for me when it comes to adding a little more pep to my step when I hear them. How about you? Is it a song or something else that triggers happy thoughts and gets you back on the happy track of life? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we remember to balance our busy-ness with happiness it will be a better than good week for sure. So come on … get happy. Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation and the CEO/founder of www.candogo.com.

Picturing people who rocked my world “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” was released on June 1, 1967. I haven’t been the same since. How many people or things or events in your life have made that kind of a difference? Some moments are immediately indelible and some take time to develop. I can still remember the first time I saw Jennifer, but there were no love arrows thrown down on me. “Huh?” That might have been the first thing I ever said to her. She referred to someone we both knew, but I couldn’t understand what she was saying. I said, “Speak up. Speak with distinction.” Oh, well, it seems to have worked out. When I listen to “Sgt. Pepper’s,” I don’t listen to the whole album. Some of it I can do without. But some of it means more to me than I can explain. The disc jockey at KFWB would say, “Double Beatles,” and I would get the chills, when the intro of “A Day in the Life” would come rumbling, again, out of my cheap radio. I was an art student in 1967. Album covers were fine art to me. The cover of “Sgt. Pepper’s” is phenomenal. It was created by Jann Haworth and Peter Blake. The Beatles just named names, and

their images were assembled on the cover. Dion and Lenny Bruce. Carl Jung and Edgar Allan Poe. Fred Astaire, Bob Dylan, Aldous Huxley, Laurel and Hardy. James Joyce, Tom Mix, Oscar Wilde. Some personalities were rejected for a variety of reasons: Leo Gorcey, one of the “Dead End Kids,” wanted $400. Idiot. Gandhi was supposed to be placed next to Lewis Carroll, but if he showed up on the cover, India wouldn’t allow the record to be printed. Jesus Christ ( John’s idea) and Hitler were both rejected. I looked at the cover again recently, and my little narrative brain said, “What if that were your cover?” You should do the same thing that I am about to do. The cover depicts chosen individuals, along with a bunch of other things, like a 9-inch Sony television, owned by Paul

McCartney, and a velvet snake. I would be sure to have my father’s flight jacket on my cover. And a vessel of chip brushes and paint thinner. I would have a likeness of Gerry Goffin. Goffin just died. He co-wrote “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” There would be likenesses of Charles Dickens, Oscar Levant and Dorothy Parker. David Letterman. Warren Spahn. “Spahn and Sain and pray for rain.” Of course, Otis Redding. I would want to have a few inexplicables on the cover. Judge Crater and the Collyer brothers, and some west coast luminary named Collier. Michael Collier. I lived at 208 Ireland Avenue and he lived at 198 Ireland Avenue. We were both undecided teenagers. He still shines on. Pink Floyd. They would be on the cover. Smitty, certainly. E.E. Cummings. How do you get a name like that? Nat King Cole. The Del-Vikings. The Everly Brothers would be a cinch. The Skyliners. Edward Everett Horton and Preston Sturges. Greg Watts, another dear pal. Are you working on your list? The Shirelles, Josephine Baker, Billie Holiday, Matt Holliday, Captain Harry E. Smith,

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Governor’s shocking confession begs more questions Coloradans recently were shocked to hear Gov. John Hickenlooper apologize to 55 elected county sheriffs for not vetoing the 2013 legislation that outlawed gun magazines that hold over 15 rounds. Our progressive governor claimed that he hadn’t been aware of the sheriffs’ opposition to the bill until after he had signed the bill. If the governor was in fact unaware of that opposition, he was the only one in Denver who was in that state of ignorance. Their testimony against the bill in two committee hearings was well covered in the press. That was not the most shocking part of the governor’s confession. What was most appalling was Hickenlooper’s statement that after he signed the bill and saw the intense public reaction, he sent his staff looking for the facts — facts “we should have had from the beginning.” Wow. You research the facts after you have signed the bill? So, we are asked to believe that Hickenlooper was either unaware or uninterested in the testimony of nearly 200 witnesses who came to the Capitol to talk about the exposed deep flaws in the legislation. That’s the same Capitol where he sits. Now, 15 months after he signed the bill,

he suggests — in a typically evasive manner — he might have vetoed the bill if he had been aware of the sheriffs’ adamant opposition. But that strains credulity in view of the governor’s behavior in the 2014 session. He was offered a chance to support HB14-1151, which would have repealed the 2013 gun magazine bill. Instead, he remained silent. What is even more disturbing is that Gov. Hickenlooper demonstrated the same lack of leadership by signing another group of bills passed on straight party-line votes by his out-of-control Democrat majority — bills changing the way we conduct our elections. Three bills — HB13-1303, the massive election reform bill passed in 2013, and two

election law bills passed in 2014, HB14-1164 and SB14-158 — were enacted on straight party-line votes without a peep of criticism from our “hands across the aisle” governor. That our governor was presented with three election code overhaul bills written by the majority Democrats without any Republican support ought to have sounded alarm bells in his office. State election code sets the rules for electing our lawmakers from the state Capitol to Durango and Yuma and Trinidad. Surely, any responsible public official believes those basic “rules of the road” ought to be genuinely bipartisan, not the plaything of one political party with a temporary majority in the Legislature. But our governor signed all of them and ignored the warnings of Republicans and the elected constitutional officer with responsibility for administering those election laws, the Secretary of State. That office was deliberately excluded from the drafting of 1303. In the 2014 sessions, majority Democrats again rammed through “election reform” bills unanimously opposed by all 28 House Republicans and all 17 Senate Republicans. The governor did not think the party-line

character of the votes on those election law reforms warranted his veto. But gun laws and election reform were not the only bills enacted by Democrats on party-line votes over unanimous Republican objections. In the 2014 session, there were nine bills passed on party-line votes in one of both chambers. The governor signed all of them. Hickenlooper somehow mustered the courage in 2014 to veto five minor bills that had passed on bipartisan votes, but lacked the moral fortitude to veto a single bill passed on party-line votes. Hickenlooper’s much-publicized commitment to the “bipartisan spirit of give and take” was conspicuously absent when it came to the legislation considered “top priority” by his fellow Democrats in both 2013 and 2014. In place of a veto pen, we saw only a huge rubber stamp. There is a word for that brand of “bipartisanship.” It’s called hypocrisy. Ted Harvey is the Republican state senator of Senate District 30, which encompasses Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Parker and Roxborough Park. He can be reached at 303-866-4881 or Ted.Harvey.Senate@state.co.us.

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Annie Somer Larsen, of Highlands Ranch, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in forensic science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Kathryn Diane Curry, Emily Elizabeth Davies, Cara Lee Doyle, Rachel Ann Eberstein, Michael Christopher Hart, Leanne Cristine Hoag, Lindsey B. Koehler, Brianne A. Kuta, Samantha Dee McIntosh, Alison Michele Ray, Jacqueline A. Senkosky, Ryan M. Shepherd and Carlee Dawn Spieker, of Highlands Ranch, were named to the spring 2014 dean’s honor roll at the University of Wyoming. Hang Yang, of Highlands Ranch, graduated with a master’s degree in financial mathematics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Drew Kasch, of Highlands Ranch, made the spring 2014 dean’s list at Chadron State College. Molly R. Carpenter, Leah Min Johnson, Andrea Janae Larsen and Riley Scott McCloskey, of Highlands Ranch, were named to the spring 2014 dean’s list at Iowa State University. Carpenter is studying community and regional planning. Johnson is studying event management. Larsen is studying industrial engineering. McCloskey is studying finance. Raeann Langas, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the spring 2014 dean’s list at Drake University. Kathleen Mary Kershisnik, Jordan Rae Kucera, Erin Kathleen Moran and Katherine Anne Sitler, of Highlands Ranch, were named to the spring 2014 president’s honor roll at the University of Wyoming. Elizabeth Heap, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the spring 2014 president’s list at Drake University. Brian Kormondy, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the spring 2014 dean’s list at the University of Delaware. Meredith Rollins, of Highlands Ranch, graduated magna cum laude with a degree in psychology from Southwestern University. Colleen Bonnel, of Highlands Ranch, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Gonzaga University. Brittany Allen, of Highlands Ranch, graduated with a master’s degree in speechlanguage pathology from the University of Kansas. Kathryn Haney, of Highlands Ranch, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business management and leadership and minor in economics from the University of Kansas. Courtney Kathrens, of Highlands Ranch, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and minor in business from the University of Kansas. Casie Peet, of Highlands Ranch, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and minor in business from the University of

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Kansas. Emily Wade, of Highlands Ranch, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport management and minor in business from the University of Kansas. Wind Crest Retirement Community residents awarded $85,000 in scholarships to 20 student employees. The money was raised by Wind Crest residents. Recipients are: from Mountain Vista High School, Brad Arnot, Colorado State University; Charlie Auran, Western State University; Lacey Davidson, Metropolitan State College of Denver; Anthony Huffaker, Colorado School of Mines; Shannon Lines, Colorado State; Sam Ramsey, Kansas State University; Jessica Trujillo, Harding University. From ThunderRidge High School, Suria Candelaria, University of Northern Colorado; Cody Cervi, Western State University; Brianna Guyette, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Jessica Jadallah, American University; Chris Leos, Marines; Kevin Macadam, Oklahoma State University; Christanna Moore, Christ for the Nations Institute; Jordan White, Western State. From Chatfield, Carly Cormier, Metro State College of Denver; from Rock Canyon, Rachel Cuny, Colorado State; from Heritage High School, David Dryja, Arapahoe Community College; from Valor Christian, Dalaney Goodyear, Whitworth University; and from Bear Creek High School, Daniel Iacono, Red Rocks Community College. Ryan Standish, of Highlands Ranch, was an integral part of Fort Lewis College’s recent cycling success. Fort Lewis was named the No. 2 USA Cycling Collegiate Division 1 team in the nation. Standish raced with the team for the academic year and participated in national championships in cyclocross. Standish’s major is exercise science, physiology option. Shelby Herrema, of Highlands Ranch, was awarded the Dallas Apol Foreign Language, the Hilda Ozinga Art, and the JJR Leadership scholarships from Dordt College. Herrema is a junior majoring in individual studies. She also has minors in the Kuyper Scholars Program and Spanish. Randi Applehans, of Highlands Ranch, graduated with bachelor’s degrees in psychology and biology from Augustana College. Carrie L. Brown and Aidan J. Carroll, of Highlands Ranch, were named to the spring 2014 dean’s list at Northeastern University. Brown is majoring in political science. Carroll is majoring in mechanical engineering. Cole Manhart, Mckinzie Rieber and Samantha Rieber, of Highlands Ranch, were named to the spring 2014 dean’s list at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. All three are graduates of ThunderRidge High School and are studying criminal justice. Kristin Ball, of Highlands Ranch, was

named to the spring 2014 dean’s list at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Kaitlyn Biever, Thomas Clouthier, Laura Kent, Morgan McEwen, Marco Meyer, Julia Neppel, Jacob Smith and Jennifer Vosbeek, of Highlands Ranch, were named to the spring 2014 dean’s list at Creighton University. Courtney Marie Brasee, Emily Marie Grammes, Carter Allen Eberhardt and Austin Paul Alexander, of Highlands Ranch, were named to the spring 2014 dean’s list at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Brasee is a sophomore studying psychology. Grammes is a junior majoring in psychology. Eberhardt is a senior construction management major. Alexander is a freshman studying mechanical engineering. Ann Vosbeek, of Highlands Ranch, was named an outstanding graduating senior from Kansas State University. Vosbeek is in the dietetics coordinated program. She completed her 1,200 hours of supervised practice in dietetics with K-State Research and Extension, Kramer Dining Center, Stormont Vail Trauma Center, Aldergate Village Retirement

Community Center and Shawnee County Health Department. She was an intern for Share our Strength Cooking Matters in Denver and was a Wildcat Wellness coach. Chelsie Flagg, of Highlands Ranch, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication-electronic media/broadcast journalism from Oklahoma Christian University. Austin Hay, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the winter 2014 dean’s list at Washington and Lee University.

In the Military

Cadet Erik Stokes Rohweder, son of Kerry and Cheryl Rohweder, of Highlands Ranch, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy on May 28. Rohweder graduated from Highlands Ranch High School in 2010. While at West Point, he concentrated his studies in defense and strategic studies and Arabic. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army within the Infantry branch and after Officer training at Foot Benning, GA, he will report to Fort Hood, Texas., for his first assignment.

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Funeral Homes hit wonders in my life, but who made me turn my head and look, or listen or read. It would be a thank-you card. The woman who handed me a small red dog at an animal shelter. Who wrote “I’m in the Mood for Love”? She would have to be on my cover. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net.

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es and coordinate other providers. “This prevents conflict of interest so families have choice, and know they’re making the decision for their own lives,” Worley said. Another new nonprofit, the Sun Foundation, will focus on raising funds to help those whose government waivers cannot meet their needs. “We want to help as many as are on the waiting list,” Worley said. In her efforts to reorganize the organization, she was able to find another $1 million that Developmental Pathways was able to put back into the community. And over two more years, another $4 million in extra funds soon followed. Worley also seeks to change the culture of Developmental Pathways. “We had fallen away from looking at what we can do for everyone, looking instead at what we can do within the funding stream,” she said. “If someone comes forward, we should find a way to help them. “Shame on us if we tell them no.” A key component of helping others, she said is allowing her staff to feel empowered and giving them the ability to be creative. She said she makes it a point of telling her staff, “You are empowered, look for a funding source and get creative. It’s a new day. I want them to feel good and impart that to the individuals we help.” “We still have a long way to go, especially in vocational efforts,” Worley said when asked what changes she would like to see in the coming years. “I firmly believe that individuals with disabilities can own their own businesses and own their own homes. There needs to be acceptance of their abilities, a true community and a true integration. (People need to) stop thinking of their disabilities and think instead of their abilities.” For more information on Developmental Pathways, please visit www.developmentalpathways.org.

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The agency services Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, as well as a portion of Adams County, providing birth to end of life care for individuals with developmental disabilities. The agency is invested in both locating and helping children with disabilities. “The sooner we can find them, the better off they are and the quicker we can mainstream them, if that’s possible,” Worley said. She estimates about one-third of the children Developmental Pathways works with can be incorporated into mainstream society if they receive proper early atten- Worley tion and are given the help they need. “We can train parents to work with their child and hopefully lessen their burden,” she said. Beyond early intervention and support for children, Developmental Pathways provides diverse services for disabled individuals of all ages. The agency owns 10 group homes with 24/7 care for individuals with high needs, as well as apartment complexes with staff on hand for those who wish to live independently. Furthermore, Developmental Pathways provides pre-vocational training, job coaching and volunteer opportunities for the individuals it services. The portion of the state that Developmental Pathways covers contains more children under 3 with disabilities than anywhere else in Colorado. The anticipation is that those numbers will grow by 10 percent in the coming years, Worley said. To prepare the organization for the growing needs, Worley has instituted an extensive investigation and restructuring of the agency. One of her most dramatic changes was to separate Developmental Pathways into four distinct nonprofits. One effect of this reorganization is to prevent conflict of interest, she says. One nonprofit will aid families and individuals in selecting providers, while another will provide those servic-

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Stapleton, who ran unsuccessfully for the Pueblo City Board of Education last November, believes the standards intrude on state’s rights, calling them a “federal over-reach into our classrooms.” She said the standards are “very progressive and very liberal,” criticizing them for a “tolerance of Islam,” and curriculum she feels is lacking. “The in-depth, how-to-do-it, will not be taught,” she said. “The physics are being gutted. In Common Core, we bring down the ceiling instead of raising up the bottom so the students in the middle and down low can be raised up.” Stapleton believes unseating Gov. John Hickenlooper is the key to repealing Colorado’s Common Core Standards. She urged Highlands Club members to support Republican candidate Bob Beauprez for governor. In July 2013, the Douglas County school board adopted a resolution formally opposing the Common Core Standards. Stapleton praised the board for that, but urged local residents to ensure the board stays true to its intent. “Keep their feet to the fire on the resolution,” she said. Stapleton accused DCSD of accepting the Common Core curriculum, which board member Richardson denied. “We refer to it as the common floor,” he said. “It’s a pathetic admission of national failure. “We have so much more in mind in terms of expectations for our kids in this district. Our children are intended and will lead the world. We have extraordinary expectations for them because so much has been given to them.” DCSD used the Common Core and Colorado Academic

“If we define what a student has to learn and force him to learn it, the very best we get from him is compliance,” Calhoun said. “And that’s not good enough in our society. If we get students to pursue what they’re passionate about, it’s going to lead to learning things that are meaningful to them.” Calhoun described it as flipping the standard educational model that starts by telling students what they need to know. As an example, he pointed to a teen who loves to skateboard. Most schools consider that a hobby engaged in outside the school. Under the Mosaic program, it could instead become the centerpiece of a student’s curriculum, a springboard for the study of physics, science and math. Like the learning it’s designed to inspire, the program eventually will spiral outward to encompass all CVHS students — and ideally, the elementary and middle schools that feed it. Each student will have an individualized learning plan that emphasizes education free of bell schedules and classroom walls, where they learn to manage their own time. Students will be guided in their chosen project, meet weekly with advisers, and participate in group seminars and electives. “Students will be accountable for their learning path,” Calhoun said. “We want to create an environment where learning takes place when the students are ready for it. It doesn’t have to be first period. It could be after school or during the summer.” Castle View is coordinating its Mosaic programs with community partners, businesses with leaders willing to mentor students and involve them in the work they do. “These are real-world problems and real-world solutions (done) outside the walls of our school,” Schneider said. “The number one thing we need to do is get students to take ownership ... to give them a real purpose for their learning. I’m tired of telling students what to learn, when to learn and how to learn it. I don’t mind telling them what they need to learn to get their diploma. But when they do it, how they do it, what books they read — I don’t feel I have to tell them that.”

Standards as the foundation for its curriculum, according to previous DCSD presentations, adding other educational objectives to create what it calls The Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum. Richardson said DCSD consulted with some of America’s top companies about what they’d like to see in K-12 education, and its curriculum is designed to reflect their demand for creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and high communication skills. “Our district has substituted in its own expectations about 21st-century learning that actually responds to the needs of American businesses,” he said. DCSD’s pay-for-performance program and market-based pay scale, while difficult to implement, are steps in the right direction, he said. “We have got to start paying great teachers great salaries that reflect their excellence, and lousy teachers — we’ve got to get out of the system,” Richardson said. “Measuring performance is hard. But you have to do it.” Stapleton maintained some Douglas County schools are using the Common Core curriculum. She also cited concerns about district transparency, saying teachers are leaving DCSD schools in high numbers, parents are moving their children to other districts, and accused the school board of attempting to silence community members. Richardson denied the accusations. “The concept that people are being silenced and not able to talk to the board is just false,” he said, and then addressed Stapleton directly. “We have a lot we agree on about the mess of Common Core. I think there are some factual issues we need to get together and talk about,” he said. In March, the board changed its policy to sharply reduce the amount of time allotted for general comments, adding time for comment on agenda-specific items.

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Acress Jennifer Lynne Jorgenson encounters some “bad guys” on her way to rescue her “husband” during a scene filmed in Littleton on June 28. Photo by Jennifer Smith

Littleton caught in `Inner Dimension’ Production company filming in south metro area By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com There were lights. There were cameras. There was action. But that’s about all Harlow Park has in common with Hollywood. Galloping Metal Productions visited Littleton on June 28 to film part of its upcoming web series, “Inner Dimension.” According to the show’s website, it’s part sci-fi, part thriller, part paranormal, “tying the real world to a new world that goes far beyond mankind’s comprehension.” Heading up the production team are Castle Rock residents Kasha and Troy Fauscett. She is an actress trying out her directing wings, and he wrote the script. They say it’s a tale of good versus evil, of universal balance. The crew has filmed in locations all over the state for the last 10 months, from Proof NiteClub in Denver to a Lakewood nail salon to a Highlands Ranch neighborhood. “We’re just so excited to bring film and production to Colorado,” said Kasha Fauscett. “It’s an incredible, beautiful

place to film. There’s so much sunshine.” It’s also returning to its film-friendly ways of yesteryear, when such movies as “True Grit,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “Vanishing Point” “The Shining,” and “Sleeper” were produced here. For a while other states outpaced Colorado with legislation promoting the industry, but state Sen. Linda Newell, D-Littleton, successfully passed a law in 2012 to help catch up. “This is exactly what we need to continue doing in our state, inspiring creatives to further our innovation and culture,” said Newell, noting that the creative sector is the fifthlargest industry in Colorado. The Fauscetts stress that all of their talent was hired locally, from extras on up to themselves — about 50 in all, they estimate. They actually spent part of the day filming at the Littleton home of their make-up artist, Lisa Henke, near Harlow Park at Belleview Avenue and Lowell Boulevard. The scene they were filming featured Jennifer Lynne Jorgensen as Raya Redman, who is searching for her husband, who was presumably sucked into the alternate dimension. While we can’t tell you whether poor Raya succeeds (tune in to the first episode, slated to air on Aug. 2 at www.innerdimensiontvshow.com, to find out), we can tell you that Jorgensen will keep up the search until somebody yells “cut.” “My dad calls me his little ham,” said Jorgenson, a Parker

resident. “I used to watch `Sesame Street’ not because I liked `Sesame Street,’ but because the kids were on it, and I always wanted to be one of the kids.” Despite a lot of jogging on the hot summer day, Jorgenson stayed fresh and upbeat during the long hours with very little actual acting. Each action in each scene is filmed from a variety of angles, then dissected by the Fauscetts and their crew. “Something that’s going to take five seconds on screen, and it takes two hours to film,” said Doug Gallob, sound engineer. It’s all worth it for those who love the craft, everyone agrees. “It’s our passion, it’s just something we do because it’s part of our soul, said Kasha Fauscett. “I’m so proud watching this all come together. People are so happy on the set. The journey is so important. It’s not just what is done, it’s what is next and the steps to getting there, working together and making magic.” Of course, they all hope it’s worth it financially in the end, as well. “You never know in this business,” said Jorgenson. “You always hope it will be. Kasha has put her heart and soul into this and has a lot of great people behind her. It’s a great show that has a lot of heart.”

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LEFT: Zack Dale, 9, shows off his fishing skills June 25 during Highlands Ranch Nature Camp at Fly’n B Park. The first session of the 2014 Nature Camp included lessons and hands-on activities about bugs, survival skills, wildlife encounters, fish, birds and more. RIGHT: Highlands Ranch Metro District’s Will Dykstra poses with 8-year-old Bradley Wasniak and his catch June 25 during the nature camp.

KIDS GET IN TOUCH WITH NATURE The Highlands Ranch Metro District hosted its first of two annual Nature Camps from June 23-27 at Fly’n B Park. The session included lessons and hands-on activities about bugs, survival skills, wildlife encounters, fish, birds and more. The second session July 14-18 still has a limited number of openings available. For more information or to register, visit www.highlandsranch.org.

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Attendees of the 2014 Highlands Ranch Nature Camp listen attentively to a presentation June 26 about “Raptors of the Rockies” taught by Wild Wings educators. The first session of the 2014 Nature Camp included lessons and hands-on activities about bugs, survival skills, wildlife encounters, fish, birds and more.

Ice cream social on the horizon Staff report The Highlands Ranch Metro District’s annual Ice Cream Social is right around the corner, providing a sure-fire way to beat the summer heat. Scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. July 9, the event will take place at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., and will feature allyou-can-eat ice cream and snow cones for $2. All proceeds from wristband sales will benefit the Highlands Ranch Park and Recreation Foundation.

In addition to the ice cream and snow cones, food and drink will be available for purchase and a variety of local vendors will offer family-friendly products and services. Live entertainment will include a performance by versatile entertainer Paul Borrillo, and music by the Highlands Ranch Concert Band and Swing Shift. The Highlands Ranch Metro District, Littleton Fire Rescue and Safeway are sponsoring the event. Free event parking is available nearby at the Highlands Ranch Town Center and the RTD park-n-Ride lot.

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Skier’s sister had her own downhill run

Performers march in the Royal Parade at the Colorado Renaissance Festival on June 29. Photos by Mike DiFerdinando

All dressed up for Ren Fest Annual summer festival draws large crowds each weekend By Mike DiFerdinando

mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com Princes and paupers came from across the state over the weekend to enjoy the atmosphere at the Colorado Renaissance Festival & Artisan Marketplace in Larkspur. The festival, now in its 39th year, boasts 10 stages, performing 60 shows daily. Everything from magic to jousting can be found at the festival, including a welldressed public. “It’s awesome for people to get together and dress up. Everyone is in kilts and dressed up with their hair braided with flowers and you can have a couple margaritas and just hang out,” said Renee Teter, of Denver. More than 200 period artisans sell and demonstrate their crafts in the marketplace. The marketplace is cash only. However, there are four ATM locations in the kingdom. The festival, which runs Saturdays and Sunday until Aug. 3, is open each weekend from 10 a.am. t0 6:30 p.m. and offers free on-site parking. “I’ve come almost every year since I was in fourth grade, so probably like 15 or 16 years now. The event hasn’t changed much, there are just more people now,” Eric Fresces said.

A performer interacts with the public June 29 at the Colorado Renaissance Festival. Food and drink are available at the marketplace as well. Giant turkey legs and cold ale are in great supply. Admission is $19.95 for adults, $9 for children ages 5-12 and free for children under the age of five. Festivalgoers are welcome to come dressed in costume and costumes are available for rent. Costumes, swords and daggers are permitted as long as they are properly sheathed. July 5 and 6 is children’s weekend at the festival. Activities include a costume contest at the Puke & Snot Stage, a Royal Quest

Kids jump with bungie cords June 29 at the Colroado Renaissance Festival.

followed by the Knighting Ceremony by Good King Henry and Faire Queen Anne. During children’s weekend only, kids 12 and under experience the festival for free with a paying adult. “They should have it open all week, not just on the weekends,” Teter said. “We’ll come back every year.”

Coloradans are familiar with the impressive sports career of Jeremy Bloom, the three-time world champion skier, two-time Olympian, 11-time World Cup gold medalist and member of the United States Skiing Hall of Fame. And when he wasn’t tearing up the slopes, Bloom was burning up the gridiron as a CU Buff and briefly as an NFL player. But despite all of Jeremy’s sports accolades, his sister, Molly, was leading a quieter yet more colorful life as the owner/organizer of a high-stakes poker game for the rich and famous, including actors Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck, Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and billionaire Guy Laliberté, CEO of Cirque du Soleil. “Molly ran her exclusive, top-secret, bicoastal poker ring for several years, keeping the details secret from even her closest friends and family — but now she’s finally showing her hand in her memoir, `Molly’s Game,’” which was released June 24, according to a story in The New York Post. Molly Bloom grew up in Loveland, with her dad, a Colorado State University professor, mom and two brothers. “Months later, Bloom was heading to one of her games when a player texted her that the feds had crashed it looking for her,” the Post story says. “Bloom fled to Colorado, where she refused to talk to investigators, which resulted in her assets being frozen. “The former high-roller lived a quiet life in Colorado until two years later, in 2013, when she moved back to LA and shortly after got a knock on her door from the FBI. “She was charged, along with 30 others, with participating in two Russian-American organized-crime enterprises engaged in gambling and money laundering. (She says she had no idea about her players’ illicit dealings.)” Molly, who was dubbed “the Poker Princess” by news outlets during the trial, avoided prison and was sentenced to one year of probation earlier this year. “If I had to do it all over, would I choose the same path?” she writes. “My answer is yes, a thousand times yes. I had a grand adventure.” To read more of the story in The New York Post, go to nypost.com/2014/06/22/insidethe-poker-princess-a-list-house-of-cards.

LYFE Kitchen opens to fanfare

Last week, the newly opened LYFE Kitchen at Park Meadows mall held a VIP event to celebrate the health-food eatery’s visiting executive chefs Art Smith, Tal Ronnen and Jeremy Bringardner and to welcome the community to the restaurant. Smith is Oprah’s former chef, famed cookbook author and competitor on Bravo TV’s “Top Chef Duels,” which premieres in August. Ronnen is a celebrated vegan chef and prepared meals for Oprah’s 21-day vegan cleanse. He also owns Crossroads restaurant in Los Angeles. Bringardner is also gaining food cred, having just won an episode of the Food Network’s “Chopped.” He is an accomplished chef who worked in Charlie Trotter’s kitchen before joining the LYFE team. LYFE Kitchen is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week, and serves snacks and beverages, including wines and local beer. Hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.

People can regularly be spotted dressed in period costumes at the Colorado Renaissance Festival.

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Gallery opens door to ‘Art Unhinged’ In addition to technical skills, and imagination, a sense of humor comes into play with artwork displayed at the Depot Art Gallery’s latest show: “Art Unhinged.” Littleton Fine Arts Guild members were asked to present rare techniques and subjects. Denver artist Jackie McFarland was juror and awarded first place to S. Williams for a painting called “The 6th Food Group.” (Chocolate, you may have guessed.) Other winners: Julia Grundmeier, Nancy Meyer, Renee Chastant, Judith Berlinger and Joe Bonita. The Depot Art Gallery is at 2069 W. Powers Ave. in downtown Littleton. Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. “Art Unhinged” hangs until July 27. 303-795-0781, depotartgallery.org.

Click clique

The Englewood Camera Club will meet at 7 p.m. July 8 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. The presenter will be teacher/photographer Eli Vega. Topics: abstracts, close-ups and special effects. Vega said: “The best photography is found where technical know-how and creative aesthetics meet … we need to sharpen not only the left brain, but the right brain.” Guests are welcome.

Legendary ladies

Bemis Library will again present the popular “More Unconventional Women of the

• “Life on the Farm” runs July 14 to 18, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and teaches children to care for farm animals and cultivate vegetables.$259/$239 DBG members.

Books, books and books

West,” at 2 p.m. July 12, presented by members of The Legendary Ladies, who choose a historical woman, research her, create a script and a costume and take her on the road. Included will be Nelly Bly, a reporter who made a round-the-world trip in 72 days; Captain Jack, an early promoter; Maude Nelson, an early baseball pitcher; Polly Pry, a pioneering reporter for the Denver Post; heiress Sara Winchester; author Anne Ellis, who lived in Rocky Mountain mining camps; and early cowgirl Prairie Rose. Bemis Library is at 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Information: 303-795-3961. Free.

Chatfield camps

The Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield offers two camps for children this summer: • Farm Camp at Chatﬁeld: “Way Back When on the Hildebrand Farm” runs July 7 to 11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and explores early settlers’ life. $259/$239 DBG members.

Home-front exhibit “Littleton Goes to War,” a new exhibit on Littleton’s role in World War II, runs July 5 to Aug. 16 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Admission is free. 303-7953900.

The Castle Rock Winefest will be held at the Grange at the Meadows, 3692 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock, from 2 to 8 p.m. on July 19. Tickets: $27 in advance and $37 beginning July 17. More than 180 varieties of wine from more than 24 vineyards will be represented. Live musical entertainment from 4:30 p.m. on by the King Stan Band. Two Castle Rock restaurants will hold advance winemaker dinners: July 15, The Social, 872 W. Happy Canyon Road; and July 16, Augustine Grill, 519 Wilcox St.

Music in Parker

Parker will feature Vertical Horizon at 7:30 p.m. as headliner for the Sulphur Gulch Music Festival, starting at 1 p.m. on July 12 on the grounds and Mainstage at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Nine regional bands will play on three outdoor stages. Gourmet food trucks and a beer garden will be available. Tickets: $25, day pass; $55 Vertical Horizon plus day pass; kids 12 and younger free on day pass.

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Call for crafters The 43rd Annual Littleton Friends of the Library/Museum Craft Fair is accepting applications from handcrafters for its October Fair. Contact Sherry Kling: skling@littletongov.org or 303-795-3961.

The new Centennial Artisans and Farmers Market (formerly the Streets at Southglenn) is held at Centennial Center Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 12 and Aug. 9. It is on Arapahoe Road between Revere Parkway and Vaughn Street.

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A Super Sidewalk Sale is planned on July 11 and 12 (10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.) and July 13 (noon to 4 p.m.) at Southglenn Library, 6872 S. Vine St., Centennial. A group of “Better Books” will be featured. Friends of the Arapahoe Library District also sells used books on Amazon — find the link through arapahoelibraries.org/friends-ofthe-library. In 2013, the organization granted $150,000 to Arapahoe Library District through used book sales.

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‘Divergent’ series author to visit Highlands Ranch One of Roth’s four national stops is at Tatterred Cover By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Hugely successful young author Veronica Roth, whose “Divergent” trilogy has sold more than 22 million copies and inspired a new popular film by the same name, will appear to meet fans at 7 p.m. July 15 at the Tattered Cover in Highlands Ranch. Appearing with her at the book signing will be Margaret Stohl, co-author of the “Beautiful Creatures” series, which led to a 2013 film with that title. Both authors fit into a major pop culture movement that has readers of all ages collecting and enjoying titles in the young adult category — a trend that took off with J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series and continues unabated, despite publication of some critical articles. Roth’s latest book is “Four: a Divergent Collection,” four short stories told from the perspective of Tobias “Four” Eaton, a major character in the previous books. “Divergent,” her first title, was written during the winter break of Roth’s final year as a creative writing major at Northwestern University, where she also earned an MFA. Set in her home territory of Chicago, the books take a reader into a dystopian world,

where Factions rule: Abnegation, Amnesty, Candor, Dauntless and Erudite. Sixteen-yearold Tris and others must choose and join a Faction, or become a Divergent, those with an aptitude for more than one — an uncomfortable path. Others in the trilogy, “Insurgent” and “Allegiant,” followed. Roth is on a four-city national tour, which includes Highlands Ranch. At each stop, her publisher, Harper-Collins, will pair her with another popular young-adult author. In this case, it’s Stohl, whose new title is “Idols,” second in her new series that debuted with “Icons.” When readers buy a copy of both new books, it will trigger the gift of a book through the national organization One Book to a child in need, according to Tattered Cover’s Michael Cruikshank, special events manager. This program will follow Roth to other cities she visits: Boston, Atlanta and Lansing, Mich. Roth is said to have been a voracious reader as a teen and is committed to encouraging young people to read. In addition to her four-city tour, Roth will be attending the enormously popular San Diego Comic Con International, which attracts fans of science fiction by the thousands.

if you go Veronica Roth and Margaret Stohl will appear at Tattered Cover/Highlands Ranch, 9315 Dorchester St. Highlands Ranch, at 7 p.m. July 15.

State salutes authors across 16 categories Awards ceremony held at historic Aspen hotel By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com On June 13, Colorado Humanities and Center for the Book announced winners of awards in 16 categories, selected after five months of judging of the 177 titles originally submitted. The awards ceremony was held at the historic Hotel Jerome in Aspen. Rheem AbuBaker of Colorado Humanities coordinated the competition and judging. Winners were invited to read from their works, entered in one of the oldest state award programs in the country, where authors, editors and artists have been recognized for 23 years. South-metro area writers Craig Marshall Smith, Elizabeth Gibbons Van Ingen and Susan Allspaw of Highlands Ranch, and Sandra Wittow of Englewood, had titles among the finalists, but did not make the winning list. We congratulate them all for persisting from the idea stage to their finished books. Many of the competing titles had a connection to the West in storyline or subject. Winning books and categories were: • Biography: “Ernest L. Blumenschein: The Life of an American Artist,” by Robert W. Larson and Carole B. Larson. • Children’s Literature: “The Tumbleweed Came Back,” by Carmela LaVigna-Coyle and

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Corner House closes

The Corner House, the Jefferson Park eatery founded by Seattle Fish Co. “schoolmaster” James Iacino and celebrated chef Matt Selby (Vesta Dipping Grill, Steuben’s, Ace), closed June 21, according to a story in Westword. Within less than a year of opening, Selby split from the neighborhood eatery for unclear reasons. Selby is now the top toque at Central Bistro in LoHi. Restaurant consultant and marketing maven Leigh Sullivan, who handles the restaurant’s public relations, became a part-owner, but according to Westword, the investment was too little too late. The space has been taken over by an unnamed “up-and-coming” chef, who will reopen with a new concept.

Ted’s salutes the bison

Ted’s Montana Grill restaurants are joining their fans to pay tribute to the ingredients, meals and hospitality that define the Great American West. The restaurants are celebrating a Great American Summer with an online photo contest, signature burgers and a cam-

Kevin Rechin. • Creative Non-Fiction: “Animal, Mineral, Radical: Essays on Wildlife, Family and Food,” by B.K. Loren. • General Non-Fiction: “Tasting Colorado: Favorite Recipes from the Centennial State,” by Michele Morris. • Genre Fiction: “Changes,” by Pamela Nowak. • Historical Fiction: “The Drowning Guard: a Novel of the Ottoman Empire,” by Linda Lafferty. • History: “Denver Mountain Parks: 100 Years of a Magnificent Dream,” by Erika D. Walker, Wendy Rex-Atzet, Sally L. White, W. Bart Berger, Thomas J. Noel and John Fielder. • Juvenile Literature: “Grave Images,” by Jenny Goebel. • Literary Fiction: “Little Raw Souls,” by Steven Schwartz. • Memoir: “I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Coast Trail,” by Gail D. Storey. • Mystery: “Desperado: A Mile High Noir,” by Manuel Ramos. • Pictorial: “Firmament: A Meditation on Place in Three Parts,” by Andrew Beckham. • Poetry: “Natural Takeover of Small Things,” by Tim Z. Hernandez. • Poetry/Chapbook: “Ndewo Colorado,” by Uche Ogbuji. • Thriller/Suspense: “Double Dare,” by Michael Madigan. • Young Adult Literature: “Ascendant,” by Rebecca Taylor. More information about the competition can be found at coloradohumanities.org. paign to elect bison as the national mammal at votebison.org. “Bison are a true American icon that once thundered across our Great Plains,” said George W. McKerrow, who, along with media mogul Ted Turner, co-founded Ted’s Montana Grill and pioneered the effort to preserve our country’s bison herds. “This summer, we are celebrating authentic American dining by shining a spotlight on all the ways local mavericks enjoy our beef and bison burgers.” Now through July 14, entries and nominations for the “Bite Your Bison” photo contest may be submitted on the Ted’s Montana Grill Facebook page, or via Instagram photos and tweets with the hashtag #BiteYourBison. Photo entries also will be accepted at bigskyspirit@tedsmontanagrill.com. Three fans with the most votes will enter the finals, where a restaurant voting panel will choose the grand prize winner of a Big Green Egg barbecue. 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 BlacktieColorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktie-colorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

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July 3, 2014

World War II bomber gets eyes on the sky B-17 dazzles Aviation Week visitors, public on the ground By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com With its tail wildly swinging back and forth, the glimmering B-17 inched off the ground and toward the heavens. Uncontrollable grins decorated the faces of the 10 passengers aboard the “Aluminum Overcast,” one of five B-17s in existence still flying and “probably the best one” if you ask crew chief Don Burbank. The four engines roared as the World War II-era bomber climbed to 5,000 feet (10,000 feet if you count the city’s elevation). The “Aluminum Overcast” was the star attraction of Centennial Airport’s Aviation Week, which included a luncheon, charity golf tournament and a 1940s-era hangar dance. Proceeds from the week’s activities benefitted the Colorado Aviation Business Association Foundation Scholarship Fund and the Centennial Airport Foundation. The massive B-17 was the talk of the south metro area, capturing the attention of an awestruck public on the ground. Lumbering along at low altitude, the aircraft was a distinct presence in the sky for days as it made loops from Centennial Airport and over Highlands

Ranch, Chatfield Reservoir and south Denver before heading back. It could be heard coming and going. On June 19, vintage planes were displayed and flown to acquaint visitors with history. Carl Williams, of Denver, arrived as a passenger in a two-seat 1929 Alexander Eaglerock biplane he built. It was parked on the runway with placards that explained its past. “It absolutely changed my life,” he said of the maiden flight in his first Eaglerock, which now hangs in Denver International Airport. A lucky few got to ride in the B-17, including Denver resident John Kyle, who saw the airplane fly overhead and did a quick online search to determine its origin. He placed a phone call and found out there was one seat still available on the last flight open to the public. Lyle nabbed it and was speeding down the runway hours later. The B-17, it turns out, plays a part in Lyle’s family history. His uncle died at the controls of a B-17 that ran out of gas and crashed after a bombing run over Germany during World War II. The June 19 flight was Lyle’s first time flying in a B-17. One man on the 25-minute flight said he has been waiting since the age of 8 to ride in a B-17. He saw a television news piece on Aviation Week and reserved a spot, knowing it might be a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity. Exploring the B-17 mid-flight brought about a childlike sense of wonder for the men

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Carl Williams, of Denver, looks at the 1929 Alexander Eaglerock airplane he built. ‘It absolutely changed my life,’ he said of his first flight in the aircraft. Photos by Chris Michlewicz in their sixth and seventh decade that crawled on unforgiving hard floors to discover nearly every nuance of the plane. The bombardier section, a window below the cockpit, provided the best views. The “Aluminum Overcast” came off the as-

sembly line in May 1945 near the end of World War II. It never flew a mission, which is a big reason why it’s still in good condition. With proper maintenance, it could remain in the sky for years to come, assuming there is a pilot capable of handling the difficult controls.

Pilot John Bode and co-pilot Sean Elliott bank in “Aluminum Overcast.”

Western Welcome Week wouldn’t exist without the support of our volunteers!

There are over 40 events during the 10-day celebration, held throughout Littleton. WWW offers a variety of volunteer opportunities: from office work, BBQs, pancake breakfast, silent auction, arts & crafts festival, and more.

The role of the volunteer is critical to the festival’s success! Visit our web site at www.westernwelcomeweek.org/volunteer for a list of opportunities and to download an application. Western Welcome Week is a 501(c)(3) public charity. www.westernwelcomeweek.org

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MUSIC/CONCERTS SCOTT ThE BagpIpER TO pERfORM CaSTlE COUNTRy Assisted Living will welcome bagpiper Scott Beach for a program

of patriotic songs on Monday, July 7. Beach will perform at 11 a.m. at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St., Castle Rock; at 1 p.m. at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive, Castle Rock; and at 3 p.m. at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, Parker. Beach has played the Great Highland Bagpipes for more than 25 years. He was trained by world-renowned pipers Murray and Patricia Henderson in Scotland. This event is free and open to the public. For information or to RSVP, call 303-482-5552.

pIaNO COMpOSITIONS pROgRaM SCOTT O’NEIll, resident conductor of the Colorado Symphony, presents a program of piano compositions at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at Arts in the Afternoon at the Lone Tree Arts Center, in the Event Hall. Go to www.lonetreeartscenter.org. SUMMER Walk CONCERT SERIES

SUMMER CONCERTS WITh fIREWORkS hUdSON gaRdENS & Event Center welcomes Firefall on Friday, July 4. Fireworks will follow. Concert begins at 7 p.m. and is part of the gardens’ 16th summer concert season. Parking is free. For tickets, go to www.altitudetickets.com. Go to www. hudsongardens.org for details. lEgENdaRy ladIES ThEaTRICal ShOW

pRaIRIE Sky Park Summer Walk Concert Series presents the Mary Louise Lee Trio, R&B, Friday, July 11; and Chuck Pyle Duo, alternative country and contemporary folk, Friday, Aug. 8, at 9381 Crossington Way, Lone Tree. Concerts are from 4-5:30 p.m. the second Friday of the month. Contact Iris Gregg at Irisg@sspr.org, or call 303-708-3513.

ThEaTER hEROIC dOINgS “lOBBy hERO” plays through Sunday, July 6, at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Directed by Linda Suttle of Littleton. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: vintagetheatre.com. WIzaRd CaMp ThEaTRE Of Dreams presents its 11th summer wizard camp from Monday, July 7 to Thursday, July 10. Focus is on performance, creativity and presentation. Classes taught by professional magicians Joe Givan and Carol Massie. Camp runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon, with a recital at noon on the last day. For ages 7 and older. Cost includes supplies, tote bag and a T-shirt, plus the recital show. Camp is at 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Go to www. AmazingShows.com or call 303-660-6799 for details.

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NaTURE dISCOvERy, SENSORy hIkE JOIN hUdSON Gardens on a sensory hike as we feel, smell and taste our way through the gardens from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 12. Participants will discover the many textures of plants, from the sharp needles of spruce trees to the fuzzy and soft leaves of plants like Lamb’s Ear. We’ll also have a chance to take in the wonderful scents of plants that smell like licorice, popcorn, and chocolate. Lastly, we’ll get to sample some of the tasty plants grown in the herb garden. Check in at the Gift Shop at least five minutes prior to the start of the program. Program is outdoors, rain or shine, so dress for the weather. Call 303-797-8565 ext. 306 or visit shop.hudsong ardens.org to register. ‘dIvERgENT’ aUThOR BOOk SIgNINg aUThOR Of the Divergent series, Veronica Roth, will sign books and celebrate the release of “Four: A Divergent Collection,” a compilation of four short stories set in the Divergent world told from the perspective of Tobias “Four” Eaton, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, at Tattered Cover Highlands Ranch, 9315 Dorchester St. The book will be released July 8. Roth will be joined by author Margaret Stohl (“Beautiful Creatures” and “Icons” series). For every ticket sold, a new book will be donated to a child in need through First Book (http://www.firstbook.org/). Call 303-322-1965. lUNChEON MEETINg WITh MayOR WhaT TO know what’s happening in Lone Tree? Join the Lone Tree Arts Center Guild at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 15, for a luncheon meeting with Mayor Jim Gunning. He will provide updates on plans for the city. Go to www.lonetreeartscenterguild.org to register. Lunch is $15.

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UNCONvENTIONal WOMEN Of ThE WEST

ThE lEgENdaRy Ladies present “Unconventional Women of the West,” a theatrical performance, at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 8, at the Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree. The performance is part of the Living and Aging Well in Lone Tree speaker series, which includes lunch. RSVP to LivingandAgingWellinLT@gmail. com or 303-225-4930 by Friday, July 4. NonLone Tree residents welcome to attend. Cost is $10 and includes lunch (payable to SSPRD). ICE CREaM SOCIal ThE hIghlaNdS Ranch Metro District’s annual ice cream social is from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at Civic Green Park in Highlands Ranch. The event, which has become a summer tradition for many families in the community, features allyou-can-eat ice cream and snow cones for $2. All proceeds from wrist-band sales will go to the Highlands Ranch Park and Recreation Foundation. Visit www.highlandsranch.org or call 303-791-0430 for information.

SEvEN aCTRESSES portray women in the history of the West in a dramatic presenta-

tion at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. The historical characters include Nelly Bly, a ground-breaking reporter known for a record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days; Captain Jack, a colorful promoter described as one of “the wildest women in Colorado history”; Maude Nelson, an early professional baseball pitcher; Polly Pry, a pioneering reporter for The Denver Post; heiress Sara Winchester; author Anne Ellis who lived in the Rocky Mountain mining camps; and early cowgirl Prairie Rose, known for her sensational costumes. Each actress researched her character, written her script and created a costume. Program will be produced by The Legendary Ladies, a group that exists to promote the role of women in the settling of the West. Call 303-795-3961.

ThIS BUg’S fOR yOU “COMpaNy” By Stephen Sondheim plays through Saturday, July 19, presented by Equi-

nox Theatre Company at the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver. Colin Roybal is director. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets: EquinoxTheatreDenver.com.

SUMMER OpERa CENTRal CITy Opera presents its 2014 Festival through Aug. 13: “The Marriage of Figaro” runs alternately with “Dead Man Walking” through July at the historic Central City Opera House. “The Sound of Music” will run Aug. 5-13 at the Buell Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. For ticket information: centralcityopera.org, 303-292-6700.

EvENTS INdEpENdENCE day BBQ CaSTlE COUNTRy Assisted Living plans its annual Fourth of July barbecue at noon Friday, July 4, at each of its houses - Cantril House, 221 Cantril St., Castle Rock; Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive, Castle Rock; and Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, Parker. Guests are welcome. Entry is $5 per person to cover the cost of food. For information or to RSVP, call 303-482-5552. TIpS fOR hIkINg a fOURTEENER

JIM haNSMaNN from the Castle Rock Museum will present a program on the Civilian Conservation Corp. camp in Castle Rock. The free presentation is at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 10, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Refreshments served at 6:30 p.m.

JOIN JON Kedrowski at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 10, in exploring the nuts and bolts of mountain weather patterns, altitude and gear, and how this information will help you prepare in hiking Colorado’s Fourteeners. Program will be at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive, Parker. Kedrowski’s book “Sleeping on the Summits: Colorado’s Fourteener High Bivys” will be available for sale and signing. Call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org to register.

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ThE WIldlIfE Experience presents “Gorilla Trek: An Urban Safari” at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 12, at 10035 Peoria St., Parker. Meet Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund founder Ruth Keesling and view the Mountain Gorilla Keeping Diane Fossey’s Dream Alive exhibit. Go to www. gorillaevents.com/ gorillatrek.

BUIld yOUR summer reading list and maybe win a door prize at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 10, at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Unit 200. Program will appeal to lovers of historical fiction. Call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org to register.

SOCCER ClINIC aRMa dEI Academy, 345 E. Wildcat Reserve Parkway, Highlands Ranch, offers a number of clubs that are open to Highlands Ranch and the surrounding communities. A 10-day soccer camp, led by coach Steve Marshall, a semi-pro English soccer player, meets from 8-11 a.m. Monday to Friday, July 7-11 and July 14-18. Camp covers fundamentals. To register, call 303-346-4523 or email lpayne@armadeiacademy.com. BOTaNIC gaRdENS faRM CaMp dENvER BOTaNIC Gardens at Chatfield plans farm camp “Way Back When on Hildebrand Ranch” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, July 7, to Friday, July 11. Scholarships available. Campers will explore life as an early settler, including churning butter, making biscuits and learning to cook on a wood-burning stove on the Hildebrand Ranch. No late pick-up available. Sign up at http://catalog.botanicgardens.org/DateSelection. aspx?item=2118 gROWINg ThE pERfECT vEgETaBlE gaRdEN hUdSON gaRdENS gardeners will answer questions and give advice on how to grow the perfect vegetable garden from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 8. Opportunities to observe bed preparation, planting, weeding, harvesting, and more. Drop by anytime; no registration required.

hUNgER aNd OUR COMMUNITy COlUMBINE UNITEd Church sponsors an educational series “Why Do We Have So Many Hungry People?” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, July 8, 15, 23, at 6375 S. Platte Canyon Road, Littleton. The series is designed for anyone who has ever participated in a food drive, contributed to the food bank or worked at a soup kitchen. Topics are “What does hunger look like in our community” on July 8; “Why don’t they just get a job,” July 15; and “Hunger in the schools” on July 22. Speakers from Food Bank of the Rockies, the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, Warren Village, LPS, Jeffco Public Schools and more. MalaySa hISTORy, ROlE IN WORld JOIN aCTIvE Minds from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, as we explore the history of Malaysia, its role in the region and the world, and the recent disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Program is free and takes place at RiverPointe, 5225 S. Prince St., Littleton. Call 303-797-0600 to RSVP. WIldfIRE fIghTINg, BURN RECOvERy

ThE NExT movie in Centennial’s outdoor movie series is “The Little Mermaid,” showing Friday, July 11 at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial. Each event features entertainment, snacks and the movie, which will begin at dusk. In honor of the event’s water theme, the park’s water play area will stay open until dark, and a bubble tower and bounce house with water slide will add to the fun. The Funnels food truck and Tart and Tatlee vendors will be on site. Alcohol is not allowed. Blankets and chairs are welcome.

JOIN aCTIvE Minds from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, to learn how fires are fought, the role of forest policy, burn recovery, weather and newer challenges. We’ll also look at the role of fire in nature and how areas have recovered from devastating burns. Program is free and takes place at Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Unit 200, Littleton. Call 303-791-7323 to RSVP, or go to www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

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ThE 16Th annual Robert D. Hayes Golf Tournament is Friday, July 11, at Red Hawk Ridge

Golf Course, 2156 Red Hawk Ridge Drive, Castle Rock. The tournament is a fundraiser for Kiwanis Club of Castle Rock. Go to www.kiwanisatcastlerock.org for details and an application.

8Th-gRadERS plaN CaR WaSh ThE 8Th-gRadE class from Platte River Academy will be washing cars to raise money from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, July 12. The donation-based wash will help fund the 8th-graders’ trip to Washington, D.C., in April 2015. Car washing will take place at

lEaRN ThE benefits of business planning and how to write one to ensure the success of your business. This program, presented by the Small Business Development Center of South Metro Denver, begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive. To register, visit http://www.smallbusinessdenver.com/events.cfm. EdITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Friday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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July 3, 2014

Local trainer battles it out on national TV Alysha White in episode of Steve Austin’s ‘Broken Skull’ By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Most people would run away fast and far if they heard former pro wrestler “Stone Cold” Steve Austin stand up and shout, “I love the smell of combat in the morning!” Not so Alysha White. “Steve Austin is the man,” said the 26-year-old personal trainer. “I’ve had the biggest dorky crush on him since I was a kid. He’s so down to earth, so humble.” White offered herself up to be brutalized on Austin’s new show on Country Music Television, “Broken Skull.” The starring role is played by Austin’s personal obstacle course, which features barbed wire, 60-pound logs, mud, ice water, 40-degree hills and every other thing Austin could fit in to break down the contestants’ body and will. At the end, they climb 17 feet up a raw rope to ring a little bell. Every week, eight people battle each other for the “honor” of attempting the course for a shot at $10,000. “It’s all brutal,” says Austin on the show’s website. “It’s hand-to-hand combat.” But White arrived well prepared for battle, having been fighting one with bulimia most of her life. “I basically destroyed my body, and I’m going to spend the rest of my life trying to fix it,” she said on June 27 during an interview at one of the gyms she trains at, Blunt Force in Denver. Another is Total Fitness and Nutrition in Highlands Ranch. White began modeling as a young girl growing up on her family’s beef farm in Kansas. But beef farms aren’t the best place for the extremely body conscious, and she struggled to keep her weight down. Bulimia was an early method.

“It was a really dark place for a really long time,” she said. “It’s helped me to be so blunt and honest about it.” But then she found boxing, a natural for a young lady with five older brothers, she said. “Boxing saved me,” she said. “It was the only thing that was more important to me than my addiction. … You will never make that transformation into better until you want it for yourself.” She still models today, along with pursuing body building and her personaltraining enterprise. “I warn girls to know who you are and what you stand for before you into modeling, and have some thick skin,” she said. She recently started JustaFitChick. com, where she offers health and exercise tips, a cleverly written blog and products like supplements and, soon, her own line of fitness wear. “I want to inspire people,” she said. “I want to create a community. Not everyone can break fitness down and make it fit into your life, and that’s what I do.” Outgoing and confident, White said the hardest part of doing the show for her was not being able to talk to the other contestants before filming, forbidden so they wouldn’t form alliances. But after they got done basically trying to kill each other on the set, they became the best of friends, says White. “They are nine of the most amazing women I’ve ever met,” she said. “We’ve stayed in touch. They did a great job of picking women from all walks of life. … They’re fierce competitors, but really cool.” She wouldn’t give away any surprises about her episode, which airs on July 13, other than to say viewers will be shocked at the outcome of each competition. “I’m extremely happy with my experience,” she said. “Not just because I believe that life puts you in certain situations to learn something, but because I was so inspired by the people there that when I got home, all I wanted to do was inspire more women.”

Catch Alysha White in CMT’s series “Broken Skull” on July 19. Photos by Jennifer Smith

Alysha White gets in a few rounds with Ty Sonota at Blunt Force gym in Denver.

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GALLERY OF GAMES & weekly horoscope

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF JunE 30, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Get your facts together and become familiar with them before you have to face up to that interview. The better prepared you are, the easier it will be to make that important impression. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) new information might warrant changing your mind about a recently made decision. never mind the temporary confusion it might cause. Acting on the truth is always preferable. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Creating a loving atmosphere for those you care for could pay off in many ways. Expect to hear some unexpected but very welcome news that can make a big difference in your life.

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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Stepping away from an old and seemingly insoluble problem might be helpful. use the time to take a new look at the situation and perhaps work out a new method of dealing with it. LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) You’re still in a favorable goalsetting mode. However, you might need to be a little more realistic about some of your aims. Best to reach for what is currently doable. The rest will follow. VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) A setback is never easy to deal with. But it could be a boon in disguise. Recheck your proposal, and strengthen the weak spots. Seek advice from someone who has “been there and done that.” LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Coming up with a new way of handling a tedious job-regulated chore could lead to more than just a congratulatory memo once the word reaches the “right people.” Good luck. SCORPIO (Oct 23 to nov 21) What you might call determination someone else might regard as stubbornness. Look for ways to reach a compromise that won’t require a major shift of views on your part. SAGITTARIUS (nov 22 to Dec 21) You’re still in a vulnerable mode vis-a-vis “offers” that sound too good to be true. So continue to be skeptical about anything that can’t be backed up with provable facts. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Thrift is still dominant this week. What you don’t spend on what you don’t need will be available for you to draw on should a possible (albeit temporary) money crunch hit. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Staying close to home early in the week allows for some introspection about your social life. Sort out your feelings before rejoining your fun-time fellows on the weekend. PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) It can be a bit daunting as well as exciting to find yourself finally taking action on a long-delayed move for a change. It helps to stay with it when others rally to support you. BORN THIS WEEK: Your love of home and family provide you with the emotional support you need to find success in the outside world. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Colorado’s elite gather on the pitch Nine south metro players participate in state all-star games By Jim Benton

jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com Many of the world’s elite players are competing this month in the World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil. Some of Colorado’s best high school players, meanwhile, got together to play in the Colorado High School Soccer Coaches Association’s All-State games June 25 at Trailblazer Stadium in Lakewood. Arapahoe senior Lauren Conley, who will play next season at the University of Denver, was the lone south metro girl to participate. She was on the south team, which lost 3-1 to their north counterparts. “It was kind of different,” said Conley. “It wasn’t the same as playing for my high school. But, it was awesome to come out here and play. I know a lot of the girls from club and it was real fun to have all of us come out and play with the best players in the state. “It was hard because we haven’t played in a while and we haven’t played with each other. It was just kind of a fun thing and I’m glad they do something like this.” Conley won’t be playing much soccer this summer but instead will be preparing for next season with the Pioneers. “I’m training and just kind of preparing for college soccer,” she said. “I leave for school in August. A lot of the girls I know leave in early July and just kind of getting ready for that transition that we all have to make. “DU gives us a summer manual for college. Mine is four days of running and

two days of lifting. Most of soccer is fitness but I’ve always weight-trained. It’s definitely going to be weird living without my parents and stuff. I’m close to home so it’s different for me than a lot of the girls. I’m definitely nervous, but really excited to be able to play for DU. I’m just preparing myself.” While Conley was the only girl, eight south metro boys were invited to play. Cherry Creek’s Jason Kagie and Ben Bartelett, as well as Josh Kracke and Andrew Griender of Rock Canyon played for the north team, while Brendan Clark of Valor Christian, Mountain Vista’s Kyle Vigil and Chase Breslaw and Dalton Lundberg of Heritage were on the south team. Rock Canyon’s Sean Henning was one of the coaches for the north, which won the game 1-0 on a goal by George Washington’s William Murphy in the 61st minute. “It was a blast,” said Kracke. “It was an honor to be able to play with these guys. It was good competition with high intensity. There is like high school soccer and then this match with all the elite players at a higher level. It made it harder but it was faster and more fun.” Kracke, like Conley, will be working out this summer to prepare to play next season at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs. Kagie, a graduated senior, doesn’t plan to play soccer in college and enjoyed his last match of competitive soccer. “It was a lot fun,” he said. “I really, really enjoyed it. It was a different type of game because we didn’t know each other. But we played well. “I’m not playing in college. I’m just sort of having fun playing soccer. I’m going to play club maybe later on. I just don’t want to have soccer as a job. I like the more fun aspect of it rather than the super competitive aspect of it.”

Arapahoe High’s Laura Conley takes a drink during the June 25 CHSSCA All-State soccer match. Photo by Jim Benton

Zuppa makes players around her better Littleton High grad named girls lacrosse player of the year By Jim Benton

jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com Stacey Zuppa is a prime example that it takes more than statistics to measure the worth of a good girls lacrosse player. Zuppa, a recent Littleton High School graduate, did not lead the Heritage/Littleton lacrosse team in scoring. Her totals in goals, assists and points were among the top 10 in the Continental League but were not high on the list of state leaders. Still, Zuppa’s all-around play was a factor in her being named the Colorado Community Media’s South Metro girls lacrosse Player of the Year. She was also chosen as the Continental League’s Player of the Year. “I don’t even look at statistics,” said Zuppa who will play lacrosse next season at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. “I don’t think they really speak to the game at all. There is so much that goes on that is not recorded, especially the assists. They are very strict, like it has to be a quick goal but sometimes it’s more setting up a play, getting the ball, moving it and getting other people open. “I look at other teams and see they have thousands of goals and assists but that also speaks to the team. We really did well, everyone on our team. It wasn’t just that we were going to have just one person score all the time. A lot of different people were able to constantly contribute.” Zuppa had 45 goals and 63 points for the Gryphons, who advanced to the second round of the state playoffs. She led the Continental League in draws with a .508 percentage. “She’s an amazing athlete,” said Heritage/Littleton coach Alexis Rawlings. `She doesn’t have a stop button. She never

Stacey Zuppa, of the Heritage/Littleton squad, is Colorado Community Media’s South Metro Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year. Courtesy photo wanted to be taken off the field.” Rawlings lauded Zuppa as the midfield transition player who helped the Gryphons switch into offensive plays. Rawlings said one of Zuppa’s biggest concerns was, “how can she assist another player.”

“I did really well and I was able to grow as a leader and take on that role,” recalled Zuppa. “I was one of the few seniors on the team. I was a good experience. I was able to lead. I was a captain, which was nice and I was able to bring a lot to the team on

the field too. “There were many games I wasn’t scoring but I was setting picks for someone else to help them get open or maybe set up a play, which can be a little more helpful sometimes than just scoring a goal.”

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Driver spent boyhood at speedway Kyle Ray keeps family tradition alive and well By Jim Benton jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com Kyle Ray used to play kickball at Colorado National Speedway, but he’s now one of the racetrack’s paramount drivers. Ray is listed as a rookie in the Mod Coupe, Super Modified and Grand American Modified divisions, but the Littleton resident is a third-generation driver who started his racing career in Go-Karts, Shifter Karts, Sprint Cars and Midgets. “My grandpa, his name is Bill Ray, raced at Englewood Speedway in the Super Modified in the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s,” said Ray. “My dad raced at CNS when it was dirt. His name is also Bill Ray. He raced when it was asphalt in the Super Stock. “I kind of grew up at CNS. My aunt used to get there at like 1 o’clock every day to watch practice. She would take care of the kids. We had like a day-care service in the grandstands. We would just hang out up there. Then my dad and grandpa would go watch the races from the pits. I wasn’t allowed in the pits because there was an age limit. I remember playing kickball and stuff at CNS by the bathrooms over there in turn four.” Ray, 26, started racing go-karts in 2001 and raced professionally. He took second in the Monaco Kart Cup and started driving open-wheel cars in 2006. After taking a few years off because of financial reasons, he resumed racing four years ago at CNS

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in the Legend series. He captured two Rocky Mountain Legend Racing Association championships and this season is driving the No. 3 Mod Coupe for Starr Racing, owned by Littleton’s Jack Starr, in the Colorado Auto Racing Club series. He is also driving the No. 58 Super Modified owned by his dad and a Grand American Modified, which is owned by Mike Hunter of Parker. “Basically every day after I get off work, I go to work at my second job as a race-car person,” said Ray.

Ray holds track records for Modified Coupes and Legends at CNS. He established the Legend mark of 18.500 and 72.973 miles per hour July 5, 2013. He broke his own Mod Coupe record on June 7 with a 15.266 at 88.4 mph. “I’m a rookie in all three divisions but I wouldn’t consider myself a rookie, but according to their format I’m a technically a rookie,” said Ray. “Our goal for this year was to win the CARC championship but we had some mechanical failures on the car and had

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cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com A ladies-only cycling event in Douglas County will support victims of domestic violence in the community. Tour de Ladies isn’t your average ride. It was devised as a stress-free way to empower and educate women in the metro area while raising money and exploring beautiful terrain. Becki Rupp, chairwoman of the Tour de Ladies publicity team, said “it’s definitely not a race” and is meant to be more about camaraderie. “It can be a little bit intimidating for women to participate in bigger group rides, especially if they haven’t ridden in groups in the past,” Rupp said. “We wanted to have an event where women feel comfortable coming out and doing this for the first time.” More than 400 ladies are expected to sign up to ride July 12 on one of two mildly challenging routes; the shortest is 30 miles long and the other is 62.5 miles, a 100-kilometer route known as a “metric century.” Men will be used in a limited capacity. The volunteer “SAG in Drag” team is made up of men who dress in women’s clothing and provide “support and gear” to those who need it. Feedback from last year’s Tour de Ladies was “overwhelmingly positive” and there are several returning riders in 2014, Rupp said. “At the finish line last year, there was this sense of accomplishment that so many of those women had,” she said. That includes Jennifer Walker, executive director of the Douglas County-based Crisis Center, formerly known as the Women’s Crisis and Family Outreach Center. Walker admits she was nervous heading into her first such bike ride, but “didn’t really have any trouble at all” navigating the 30-mile course at a leisurely pace. This year, she is on the Crisis Center’s four-member team, which will be dressed in purple, a color that symbolizes the fight against domestic violence. The center will receive all of the proceeds from the ride. Last year, more than $5,000 was raised for general operations at the Crisis Center. Rupp said some participants registered specifically to help the cause, which was good news to Walker, who has spent years trying to spread awareness about domestic violence. “It’s a complex issue that’s hard for the average person out there to understand,” Walker said. “The more we can get people to engage to stop this kind of stuff from happening in the home, the better off we are.” Registration is $49 for the 30-mile route and $79 for the 62.5-mile “metric century” route. Visit www.tourdeladies.com for more information.

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Which has the address of: 73 Falcon Hills Drive, Littleton, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/5/2014 Last Publication: 7/3/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/10/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 14-01432 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

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other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 360, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-Y, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 3764 Fairbrook Point, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130

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Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0039 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/17/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: CURT LAMSON AND ERIN LAMSON Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/23/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 6/26/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008045217 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $381,330.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $369,296.60 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 8, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 97-D, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 866 Huntington Drive , Highlands Ranch, CO 801264727 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/12/2014 Last Publication: 7/10/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/4/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 14-001656 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2014-0039 First Publication: June 12, 2014 Last Publication: July 10, 2014 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE Englewood NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0136 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/9/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: KRISTEN M. HULETT AND JONATHON S. HULETT Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY LTD Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTEUM MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-5 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/26/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 8/2/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005071452 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $110,621.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $110,452.76 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: UNIT 305, CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 1, CANYON CREEK CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR CANYON CREEK CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED ON JULY 22, 2005, AT RECEPTION NO. 2005067313, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF CANYON CREEK CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 25, 2005, AT RECEPTION NO. 2005016274 IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 8420 Canyon Rim Trail #305, Englewood, CO 80112 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/5/2014 Last Publication: 7/3/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/10/2014

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Legal Notice No.: 2014-0136 First Publication: 6/5/2014 Last Publication: 7/3/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0137 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/9/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: NICHOLAS J. GANGA AND WILLIAM D. HEETER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, SHEA MORTGAGE, INC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/28/2002 Recording Date of DOT: 10/29/2002 Reception No. of DOT: 2002114047 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $370,300.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $309,894.25 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 65, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 118-L, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 735 Ridgemont Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/5/2014 Last Publication: 7/3/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/10/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: TONI DALE Colorado Registration #: 30580 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: (303) 274-0159 Attorney File #: 14-049-26339 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2014-0137 First Publication: 6/5/2014 Last Publication: 7/3/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0139 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/9/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: JACK M. EVANS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/13/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 8/21/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003126406 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $522,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $390,994.78 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 73, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 54-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 73 Falcon Hills Drive, Littleton, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/5/2014

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Legal Notice No.: 2014-0139 First Publication: 6/5/2014 Last Publication: 7/3/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0140 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/9/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: BLAIR C. YOUNG Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN MORTGAGE NETWORK, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/21/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 12/28/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005124257 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $199,760.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $180,821.58 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 20, BLOCK 5, ACRES GREEN FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 954 Mercury Circle, Littleton, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/5/2014 Last Publication: 7/3/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/10/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 13-07672R *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2014-0140 First Publication: 6/5/2014 Last Publication: 7/3/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0143 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/9/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: DAVID W BOYLL AND DEBORAH A BOYLL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SHEA MORTGAGE, INC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWMBS INC. CHL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 2005-28, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-28 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/29/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 8/30/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005081940 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $525,550.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $522,748.47 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 360, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-Y, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 3764 Fairbrook Point, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at the Public

Outstanding Principal Amount as of the the undersigned Public Trustee caused date hereof: $493,104.35 the Notice of Election and Demand relatPursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you ing to the Deed of Trust described below are hereby notified that the covenants of to be recorded in Douglas County. the deed of trust have been violated as Original Grantor: LORETTA ATTARD Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECfollows: Failure to pay principal and inTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, terest when due together with all other INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE payments provided for in the Evidence of FOR LENDER, ACOPIA, LLC Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. other violations of the terms thereof. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT A FIRST LIEN. SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE SROFThe property described herein is all of the 2013-S3 REMIC TRUST III property encumbered by the lien of the Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/24/2010 deed of trust. Recording Date of DOT: 9/29/2010 Legal Description of Real Property: Reception No. of DOT: 2010063308 ALL THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY Recorded in Douglas County. S I T U A T ED I N T H E C O U N T Y O F To advertise your DEpublicDOT notices call 303-566-4100 Original Principal Amount of Evidence of DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO, Debt: $308,539.00 SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 176A HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 134A Outstanding Principal Amount as of the 1ST AMENDMENT COUNTY OF date hereof: $302,281.91 DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you Which has the address of: 2633 Hunters are hereby notified that the covenants of Place, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The terms of said Deed of Trust NOTICE OF SALE have been violated as the required payments have not been made when due. The current holder of the Evidence of Debt THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE secured by the Deed of Trust described A FIRST LIEN. herein, has filed written election and deThe property described herein is all of the mand for sale as provided by law and in property encumbered by the lien of the said Deed of Trust. deed of trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given Legal Description of Real Property: that on the first possible sale date (unless LOT 24A, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedNO. 122-L, AS SET FORTH ON THE LOT nesday, August 6, 2014, at the Public LINE ADJUSTMENT APPROVAL CERTIFICATE RECORDED AUGUST 21, 2000 Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle IN BOOK 1884 AT PAGE 1826, COUNTY Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucOF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. tion to the highest and best bidder for Which has the address of: 10579 Cherrycash, the said real property and all inbrook Circle, Littleton, CO 80126-035 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of NOTICE OF SALE paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of The current holder of the Evidence of Debt Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses secured by the Deed of Trust described of sale and other items allowed by law, herein, has filed written election and deand will deliver to the purchaser a Certificmand for sale as provided by law and in ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. said Deed of Trust. First Publication: 6/12/2014 THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given Last Publication: 7/10/2014 that on the first possible sale date (unless Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/18/2014 the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedROBERT J. HUSSON nesday, August 13, 2014, at the Public DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle The name, address and telephone numRock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucbers of the attorney(s) representing the tion to the highest and best bidder for legal holder of the indebtedness is: cash, the said real property and all inJOAN OLSON terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs Colorado Registration #: 28078 and assigns therein, for the purpose of 1199 BANNOCK STREET , paying the indebtedness provided in said DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses Fax #: (303) 813-1107 of sale and other items allowed by law, Attorney File #: 4500.00331 and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webFirst Publication: 6/19/2014 site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustLast Publication: 7/17/2014 ee/ Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/30/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON Legal Notice No.: 2014-0152 DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee First Publication: 6/12/2014 The name, address and telephone numLast Publication: 7/10/2014 bers of the attorney(s) representing the Publisher: Douglas County News Press legal holder of the indebtedness is: HOLLY DECKER PUBLIC NOTICE Colorado Registration #: 32647 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, Littleton LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 NOTICE OF SALE Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0157 Fax #: (303) 274-0159 Attorney File #: 14-910-26167 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/22/2014 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE the undersigned Public Trustee caused SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webthe Notice of Election and Demand relatsite: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrusting to the Deed of Trust described below ee/ to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: STEVEN M TUCKER Legal Notice No.: 2014-0164 AND LESLIE I. TUCKER First Publication: 6/19/2014 Original Beneficiary: AMERICA'S Last Publication: 7/17/2014 WHOLESALE LENDER Publisher: Douglas County News Press Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS PUBLIC NOTICE MASTER TRUST, REVOLVING HOME EQUITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LOAN ASSET BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2004-F NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on JuDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/10/2004 ly 8, 2014 beginning at 2:30 p.m. or as Recording Date of DOT: 2/19/2004 soon thereafter as possible, in the ComReception No. of DOT: 2004017687 missioner’s Hearing Room, Philip S. Miller DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Building, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Colorado, the Board of County CommisDebt: $50,000.00 sioners of the County of Douglas will conOutstanding Principal Amount as of the duct a public hearing concerning the date hereof: $48,001.32 proposed adoption of a resolution Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you amending the 2014 adopted budget. are hereby notified that the covenants of Any interested elector of Douglas County the deed of trust have been violated as may file an objection to the proposed follows: Failure to pay principal and inamendment to the budget at any time priterest when due together with all other or to it’s final adoption by the Board of payments provided for in the Evidence of County Commissioners. A copy of said Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and resolution may be obtained for inspection other violations of the terms thereof. at the offices of the County CommissionTHE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE ers at the above address in Castle Rock, A FIRST LIEN. Colorado, or viewed on-line at The property described herein is all of the www.douglas.co.us. property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Notice No.: 925626 Legal Description of Real Property: First Publication: July 3, 2014 LOT 55, PROVINCE CENTER FILING Last Publication: July 3, 2014 NO. 1E, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE Publisher: Douglas County News-Press OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 8957 S CopePublic Notice land Street, Littleton, CO 80126

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NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/5/2014 Last Publication: 7/3/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/10/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: MONICA KADRMAS Colorado Registration #: 34904 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 1720.100021.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

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Legal Notice No.: 2014-0143 First Publication: 6/5/2014 Last Publication: 7/3/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0151 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/16/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: HOMER ALLBRITTON Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, FIRST MAGNUS FINANCIAL CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/27/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 10/30/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006093240 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $204,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $183,185.40 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 452, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 120-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10063 Kingston Court , Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 The Deed of Trust was modified by a document recorded in Douglas County on 4/11/2014, Reception number 2014017968. Reason modified and any other modifications: Legal Description. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/12/2014 Last Publication: 7/10/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/18/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: TONI DALE Colorado Registration #: 30580 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: (303) 274-0159 Attorney File #: 14-049-26375 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2014-0151 First Publication: 6/12/2014 Last Publication: 7/10/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0152 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/16/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: DAVID R STONE AND ANDREA C STONE Original Beneficiary: WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/26/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 6/30/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003096361 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $525,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $493,104.35 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: ALL THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY S I T U A T E D I N T H E C O U NT Y O F DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 176A HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 134A 1ST AMENDMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 2633 Hunters Place, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

July 3, 2014

Public Trustees

Government Legals

NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/19/2014 Last Publication: 7/17/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/23/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: WAYNE E VADEN Colorado Registration #: 21026 PO BOX 18997, DENVER, COLORADO 80218 Phone #: (303) 377-2933 Fax #: (303) 377-2934 Attorney File #: 14-081-05387 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2014-0157 First Publication: 6/19/2014 Last Publication: 7/17/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0164 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/25/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: LORETTA ATTARD Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, ACOPIA, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE SROF2013-S3 REMIC TRUST III Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/24/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 9/29/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010063308 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $308,539.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $302,281.91 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The terms of said Deed of Trust

INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) NO. 024-14 SMALL CONCRETE PROJECTS/ON-CALL SERVICES The Parks, Trails & Building Grounds Division of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible and qualified companies to provide quality concrete work (per all Douglas County Roadway Design and Construction Standards, as revised May 2013) on projects valued at less than $25,000. The miscellaneous concrete work will be performed on an “on-call” basis. The work will be primarily flatwork (4” to 6”), curb & gutter, caissons (2’ to 6’ depth and 6” to 36” diameter), and monolithic-pour. The award of this agreement will be based upon all information submitted, prior vendor performance, and price. Douglas County reserves the right to request additional information fr om any vendor as deemed pertinent to the bid and reserves the right to award to one or more vendors for these services. The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses. Bid responses will be received until 3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 21, 2014 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Three (3) copies of your bid response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “Invitation for Bid (IFB) #024-14, Small Concrete Projects/On-Call Services”. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any bids so received will be returned unopened. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful bidder. Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7434 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Legal Notice No.: 925639 First Publication: July 3, 2014 Last Publication: July 3, 2014 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press