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Town hall for C-470 on horizon Highlands Ranch Metro District to host meeting By Christy Steadman
Highlanders’ Ranch Attendees have opportunities to learn Scottish history at festival By Christy Steadman
csteadman @coloradocommunitymedia.com A lot of people don’t know the history of Scotland, said Aidan Riehm, 14, but attendees of the 51st annual Colorado Scottish Festival had plenty of opportunities to learn about it. Riehm and the rest of the Wolves, a subgroup of the Renaissance Scots, portrayed Scotland in the 1740s, which was before the Battle of Culloden, he said. “We portray Scotland, so we don’t like to show how we were beat,” Riehm said. At the festival, Aug. 9 and 10 at Highland Heritage Regional Park in Highlands Ranch, the Wolves were challenging peo-
The Renaissance Scots perform at the 51st annual Colorado Scottish Festival, which took place Aug. 9 and 10 at Highland Heritage Regional Park. Photos by Christy Steadman
ple to sword fight in a style of fighting called Butcher of Cumberland, one that came out of the Battle of Culloden. Although the swords that participants and the Wolves used at the festival were wooden, Riehm said he has gone through about four to five years of training to use an actual sword that would have been used in that time period. Members of the Association of Living History were representing five different wartime periods, from the War of 1812 through the Vietnam War. There were many Scottish units in the British army, said John Steinle, who was representing the Maryland Militia from the War of 1812. “The Germans called them `the ladies from Hell,’ ” Steinle said, “because they wore kilts.”
ABOVE: A man competes in the caber toss at the Rocky Mountain Highland Games during the 51st annual Colorado Scottish Festival. The Highland Games are a popular attraction each year. LEFT: The Association of Living History gives an artillery demonstration during the festival.
LEFT: The Morris Dancers perform a unique style of dance during the Colorado Scottish Festival, which took place Aug. 9 and 10 at Highland Heritage Regional Park in Highlands
Ranch. RIGHT: AidanNewspapers_6x1.75_Layout Riehm, 14, left, gives Cassie Wertz,1 7,7/21/14 a lesson in11:26 swordAM fighting during DRW_Community Page 1 the festival.
csteadman @coloradocommunitymedia.com Commuters and residents alike are invited to attend a town hall meeting Aug. 19 in Highlands Ranch to learn more about the project to expand C-470. Attendees will “learn about the new innovative era of transportation and share thoughts on funding the proposed improvements on C-470 from I-25 to Wadsworth,” states a news release from the Colorado Department of Transportation. The meeting is from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Highlands Ranch Metro District building, 62 Plaza Drive. “We have preliminary information, and we’re coming to the community to gather their input,” said Megan Castle, a spokeswoman with CDOT. There is an education piece to the meeting, Castle said, but the main focus is to get feedback from the public. She said it has to be determined which avenues need to be taken in order for the project to continue to move forward. The intention of the project is to relieve congestion and improve safety and mobility on C-470 by constructing additional lanes. Three funding options were proposed, one being sales and property tax increases, and one was adding a toll for all use of C-470. Public input proved these two options to be unfavorable to the citizens, and on Feb. 7, 2013, the C-470 Coalition voted to place a toll on only the new express lanes of the highway. The user-based toll option passed 7-0 among the coalition. However, the express lane toll is not to generate revenue, but more about managing traffic flow. Key presenters at the town hall meeting include representatives from CDOT, the C-470 project team and the C-470 Coalition, which is made up of representatives from Douglas, Arapahoe and Jefferson counties; the Highlands Ranch Metro District; and the cities of Centennial, Greenwood Village, Littleton and Lone Tree. The first hour will consist of a discussion on financing and partnership opportunities for the proposed improvements to the busy stretch of highway. That discussion will be followed by a presentation including an “update on the C-470 project, innovations in transportation choice, funding and project delivery, how public private partnerships (P3) are being used to finance transportation projects elsewhere in the state and whether a P3 model for financing improvements to C-470 East is being considered,” the news release states. “This is a critical corridor, we’re looking at all the considerations,” Castle said. “We’re encouraging folks to give us input.”
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Law enforcement reaches out in community National Night Out is chance for connection By Christy Steadman csteadman @coloradocommunitymedia.com Douglas County law enforcement and emergency personnel were the life of the party Aug. 5 during the annual National Night Out event. “The purpose (of the event) is to build a relationship with the community,” said Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Chad Teller. “To get the kids and neighbors out, and see what’s going on.” The event also strives to teach crime prevention to the community, and to ensure that residents know there is a presence of law enforcement in their area, Teller said. Neighborhood watch groups pre-registered with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office to host block parties, and local officials stopped by to meet and greet citizens for about 15 to 20 minutes at 23 different block parties. The majority of the block parties were hosted in Highlands Ranch, but there were also parties held in Roxborough, Parker and Castle Rock. Teller estimated that about 300 to 400 county residents visited with officials during this year’s National Night Out. Roughly 70 Douglas County law enforcement personnel volunteered to join the effort, and neighborhood block parties received visits from sheriff’s deputies, community safety volunteers, the Douglas County mounted patrol unit, Highlands Ranch Metro District rangers, Douglas County Law Enforcement Explorers, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers, the hazmat team, SWAT team, K9 unit, McGruff the Crime Dog, Sheriff Tony Spurlock, District Attorney George Brauchler and fire crews. In the block party setting, people are less intimidated about talking to law enforcement, Teller said. “(And) we want to build that trust,” he added.
ABOVE: Lauren Nielsen, 10, pets Gus with Douglas County Deputy Tom Brinkworth during the National Night Out event Aug. 5 in Highlands Ranch. BELOW: McGruff the Crime Dog, played by Douglas County Law Enforcement Explorer Nate Moss, introduces himself to a young fan.
ABOVE: Douglas County Deputy Doug Fell assists Gwen Healer, 11, as she tries on SWAT team equipment during the National Night Out event Aug. 5 in Highlands Ranch. BELOW: Highlands Ranch residents gather around the Race-A-Cop car at a block party during the National Night Out event. Photos by Christy Steadman
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Indoor sky diving facility now iFLY New Lone Tree business owner offers education and group programs
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jreuter @coloradocommunitymedia.com USA Cycling team member Cari Higgins knows how to lean into curves on a bicycle; perfecting her form in a wind tunnel didn’t come quite as naturally. “Coordinating your body was hard,” said Higgins, who flew with her teammates at Lone Tree’s iFLY indoor skydiving center Aug. 9. “But it was a lot more fun than I thought it would be.” “It was so cool,” agreed teammate Jessica Prinner. “And it’s even more fun when you get to laugh at all your friends.” That’s just what iFLY sales and marketing director Marc Gibbons wants to hear. iFLY, formerly known as SkyVenture, is under new ownership. And with that comes an emphasis on group events as well as education. SkyVenture opened in 2006. The iFLY chain, which has facilities around the world, purchased the facility in late July. The female USA Cycling team, capping off a week-long camp at Colorado Springs’ Olympic Training Center, used the experience as a team builder. Gibbons hopes to see many more groups do the same. “We have law firms that will come down and have a team-building event, and groups that do a sales get-together,” he said. “Because this is exciting and different, it’s a great way to get people pumped up. It’s almost like you lose yourself in the moment. We find it opens people up, even those that are kind of shy.” Group, education and multiple flights all are available at discounted rates from the standard, one-time, perperson flight rate of $59.95. The iFLY chain also offers a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)-oriented education class it’s bringing to Lone Tree. STEM educators teach the 3- to 4-hour classes, which involve the use of different-sized balls to
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iFLY instructor Jordan Lamach, right, helps a member of the USA Cycling team fly at the Lone Tree business Aug. 9. Photo by Jane Reuter demonstrate the physics of a wind tunnel. Students also are invited to fly. The class is offered at discounted rates. “We’ve done this in other markets, where they have 100 schools a year participate,” Gibbons said. “We don’t make as much revenue (as on regular fare customers), but it’s not about that. It’s about educating children and having the opportunity to bring them down and give them the experience. This is a great way for us to give back to the schools in Denver and Colorado.” The new owners want people to consider indoor skydiving not just as a onetime experience, but a regular past time. “We’ve really kind of moved into a different era,” Gibbons said. “We’re trying to create an experience where we want everyone to fly, not just in Denver, but the whole world. “We want to build it on a different level. We want this to be a sport, for peo-
ple to pick this up and really excel at it.” Many people use the indoor skydiving as training for high-altitude skydiving. But Gibbons said that isn’t the necessary goal for iFLY visitors. “If people want to sky dive, we see it as being a great tool,” he said. “We’ve set it up where they are in a great position to control their body and have more fun, be more confident. “But a lot of people have a fear of heights and the real sky diving can be very expensive. We want everyone to experience human flight.” iFLY also offers indoor skydiving to people with disabilities. Gibbons suggests calling ahead to discuss individual disabilities so they can determine if a flight is feasible. Call 303-768-9000 or visit www.denver.iflyworld.com for information. iFly is located at 9230 Park Meadows Dr. in Lone Tree.
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Talk puts fracking front and center Hickenlooper says panel seeking compromise will be his responsibility By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Gov. John Hickenlooper said last week that he will be the one who selects the members of a task force that will be charged with finding a compromise on issues surrounding hydraulic fracturing. The governor also addressed concerns on the part of Republicans that the commission’s work could result in more regulations on the oil and gas industry. Hickenlooper talked about fracking during an Aug. 8 roundtable event with several business leaders at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce in Centennial, as well as during an interview with Colorado Community Media afterward. The governor said his administration hasn’t quite figured out how the 18-member commission will be selected or how it will ultimately operate. But the governor put aside any question as to who will put the task force together. “People ask me, `Who’s gonna pick ‘em?’ I am,” Hickenlooper said. “The buck stops here and I guarantee you we’re going to have everybody pissed off again. The one criteria is that everyone who is going to be on that list is someone who believes we can get to a yes (on a compromise).” The task force was born out of a deal the governor reached with Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Polis earlier in the week that will keep anti-fracking initiatives that Polis was backing from appearing on the November ballot. The measures would have required greater distances between wells and occupied structures and would have given communities more control over fracking - the process in which water and chemicals are blasted into the ground to free up trapped oil and gas.
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Hickenlooper and the oil and gas industry were fearful that the initiatives would essentially ban fracking in Colorado and cripple the state’s economy. Instead of the voters, it will be the task force that will take up those issues and that will provide recommendations for potential legislation to the General Assembly. But Republican lawmakers are already feeling uneasy about the commission. And their concerns were heightened following comments Hickenlooper made during an
energy summit in Denver earlier in the week. According to the Associated Press, Hickenlooper said the task force’s “success is dependent upon it ending in regulation.” That comment didn’t sit well with House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland. “We should go into it from the premise that the commission take a look at whether we actually need regulations,” DelGrosso said in an interview prior to the governor’s Chamber of Commerce event. “He’s starting with the premise that it’s going to be set up to regulate.” Hickenlooper, in an interview with Colorado Community Media, insisted that’s not what he said, even though he made his comments in front of a group of reporters. “What I said was legislation,” the governor said. “Go back and look at the quotes. I never said we needed more regulation. Now, we might. Again, this is the whole point of getting people from all the different viewpoints in the same room and letting them have a discussion in such a way to try to figure out: `Is there a compromise here?’” Hickenlooper said he would like to see the task force’s effort result in some kind of legislation, even if it’s merely “taking existing regulation and codifying it.” “Unless we get it into legislation, I mean we would have made progress, even if we just discuss it we will have made progress,” he said during the interview. “But I think that the best success will be if we get to some level of legislation.” Hickenlooper said the commission will have a “narrow focus,” one that he hopes will result in work getting done in a timely manner. “We’re not going to be out there talking about air quality; we’re not going to be out there talking about water quality,” he said. “We’re really going to look into surface use issues, a very narrow set of issues to talk about.”
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The governor said there were different opinions among his staff regarding the makeup of the commission, including an initial suggestion that the task force have 48 members. The governor believes that an 18-member commission will have the appropriate balance of interests being considered. “The idea is there’s six spots for the oil and gas industry, but that would include pro-industry sides like home builders and agricultural interests,” he said during the roundtable forum. “There should be six from the local control and the environmental side of things Fracking continues on Page 5
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... And then six civic leaders who as far as we can tell are not on the record one way or the other, who are what the Quakers call a fair witness.”
The governor acknowledges that there are logistics that still need to be figured out. “We still have a lot to work through,” he said. “You know, (such as) if you want a representative from agriculture, is it from the Cattlemen’s Association or the wheat growers?” State Rep. Max Tyler, D-Lakewood, the chairman of the House Transportation and Energy Committee who crafted several pieces of energy-related legislation, said he is hope-
ful that the task force will result in legislation that is needed to tackle this “really thorny problem.” “We need to make sure that everybody has a voice,” Tyler said in a phone interview. “Ballot initiatives are a huge sledgehammer and you never know what the consequences are going to be and you can’t make changes. And that’s not good policy.” But DelGrosso said he doesn’t know “if
you’ll actually see legislation come out of the commission.” And, when asked how a battle over fracking would rank on the list of other controversial measures taken up by the General Assembly in recent years, DelGrosso said, “Extremely high.” “The reality is the economic impact that the oil and gas industry has in Colorado is tremendous,” DelGrosso said.
School tip line under state control
Recycling law to hike paint prices
New laws include change for violence reporting system
Republicans raise hue and cry about consumer cost
By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com The reorganization of a school violence hotline was among a handful of new safety laws that took effect last week. The Safe2Tell Act moves an existing anonymous tip line from the nonprofit sector to a state-run program that is operated through the Department of Law. The program was set to shut down due to a lack of funding before the Legislature unanimously passed a bill earlier this year that transfers its control to the state. The hotline was set up after the 1999 Columbine High School shootings as a way for students to provide anonymous reports of potential campus threats. The state claims that since its implementation, the hotline has prevented some school attacks and suicides and has led to intervention in more than 2,000 bullying instances. “Students are often the first to hear threats against a school, or to see bullying or drug
use, so they play a critical role in preventing these problems,” state Senate President Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, a bill sponsor, said through an emailed statement. “Safe2Tell empowers students to break the silence in an anonymous, proactive way so that kids can focus on learning while at school.” Also taking effect last week was a separate public safety effort that imposes new penalties on businesses that sell designer drugs. The law subjects vendors who sell synthetic marijuana, often called “spice,” to civil liability. Synthetic drugs have been known to be more dangerous than marijuana and have resulted in some deaths. “Despite their growing popularity, synthetic drugs are incredibly dangerous and this new law is a crucial step in taking action against these harmful substances,” state Rep. Lois Landgraf, R-Fountain, a bill sponsor, said through an emailed statement. “I’m comforted knowing this law is now in place to help keep synthetic drugs out of Colorado children’s hands.” In addition, taking effect last week is a new public safety law that makes operating a vehicle chop shop a Class 4 felony. The law is meant to curb cases of automobile thefts in the state.
By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Paint prices will eventually go up under a new law aimed at promoting recycling. The law, parts of which took effect last week, tacks on a fee for household paint purchases. The fee will go toward the creation of a paint recycling dropoff program. State Sen. Linda Newell, D-Littleton, who backed the legislation that led to the law, said she hopes the program will have a positive environmental impact. “It is the highest volume product that is not recycled,” Newell said of used paint cans. “It either ends up in landfills with paint inside cans or it ends up sitting in people’s basements, or it ends up in the water stream.” The drop-off centers will be located at home improvement and hardware stores, where cans can be recycled at no cost.
“Retailers themselves don’t have to do this,” Newell said, “but the majority will want to be a retail recycling site because it drives traffic to their stores.” The process of creating the program began last week. After the new year, retailers will get together to discuss the full implementation of the program, Newell said. The per-can fee amount is not detailed in the legislation’s fiscal analysis, but it is estimated that at least $93,000 in fees will be needed to be collected in the first year in order for the state to cover administrative costs. The cost doesn’t sit well with Republicans, the overwhelming majority of whom voted against the bill earlier this year. “Once again Governor ( John) Hickenlooper and the Democrats have created yet another burdensome program that heaps more unnecessary fees onto consumers in Colorado,” House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland, said through an emailed statement. “Now that this law has gone into effect, Coloradans can thank the Democrats for the increased cost of paint.”
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Lincoln Station moving full steam ahead Transit-oriented project picking up speed as economy rebounds By Jane Reuter
jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com When the Clock Tower Grill opened in Lincoln Station in October 2009, its staff felt a bit lonely. The southeast light rail extension had opened in late 2006, but a battered economy delayed construction of many of the other buildings planned near the light rail stop that opened in November 2006. “I think then it was more about the potential,” general manager Tyler Thompson said of the restaurant owner’s decision to open at Lincoln Station. Five years later, that potential is coming to life, and the landscape looks strikingly different. A boutique salon, ballet fitness studio and other businesses share the Station Street building, which now is flanked by other buildings housing offices and medical suites. Public art, including the iridescent glass piece “Sun Stream” erected on the side of Lincoln Station’s five-story parking garage
and a plaza with a water feature, give visitors and light rail riders reasons to linger a while. Construction is under way on an apartment complex a stone’s throw from the restaurant’s door along Park Meadows Drive, and another, larger complex is planned for construction this fall on the site’s west end. Just across Park Meadows Drive, Kaiser Permanente’s six-story, 275,000-squarefoot multi-specialty building opened in late 2013. “Some of the plans have not come to fruition, but a lot of them have,” Thompson said. “Kaiser, the apartment buildings — it’s a great area.” With existing apartment complexes like the Metropolitan already next door and two others soon to come, the Clock Tower staff no longer minds its once-isolated post. “It’s nice we’re the only game in town for walking distance,” Thompson said. The 35-acre property, while abutting the City of Lone Tree, is located in unincorporated Douglas County. Lincoln Station’s evolution follows the path of most transit-oriented developments, which are designed as mixed-use, high-density residential and commercial areas focused on access to public transpor-
tation. The complex currently under construction on Station Street east of Park Meadows Drive will include 101 units. The Lofts at Lincoln Station, developed by Niebur Development, is described as a Class-A, luxury property. It will include a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, average 787-squarefeet each. Niebur anticipates leasing units in early 2015. Construction on a second apartment complex between Station Way and the Met-
ropolitan apartments will begin late this year, and wrap up in mid-2016. The Camden Property Trust project includes about 270 units. Rent for the units, which range in size from 570 to 1,250-square-feet, will average $1,400. Camden operates several apartment complexes in the Denver area, including Camden Belleview Station. Like its planned Lone Tree complex, it is within walking distance of the Belleview light rail station.
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Opening on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Advisory Board Are you a resident of Highlands Ranch looking for a volunteer opportunity? The Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board has an opening for your consideration. Advisory Board members review applications, make funding recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners and serve as a liaison to the County regarding matters related to the CDBG program. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. For more information or an online application please visit www.douglas.co.us/commissioners/ citizen-boards/cdbg-advisory-board/ or contact Tina Dill at tdill@ douglas.co.us at 303-660-7460. The complex developing around the Lincoln light rail station includes a water feature and public art. Two apartment complexes with a total of 371 units are planned there. Photo by Jane Reuter
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Enjoy a day at the ranch on Saturday, Aug. 16 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. to learn about local history, hike and explore the canyons, and take your horse for a scenic, guided ride. Lunches will be available for purchase on-site. Guided rides and hikes begin at 9:30 a.m. Contact Douglas Land Conservancy, to register for the guided horse rides and guided hikes at 303-688-8025 or staff@douglaslandconservancy. org
‘Lane balancing’ will widen highway between County Line Road and Lincoln Avenue By Jane Reuter
jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com Two and a half years might sound like a long time to add two, three-mile-long lanes to Interstate 25, but state officials said the lengthy construction period was created in deference to the traveling public. The $32 million to $35 million “lanebalancing” project, which will add a lane to I-25 in both directions between Lincoln Avenue and County Line Road, will begin by Aug 20. It’s set for completion in December 2016. Why so long? “Because it’s I-25,” Colorado Department of Transportation spokeswoman Crystal Morgan said. “We can’t do a lot of work on I-25 during the day, so almost all of the work has to be done at night and on weekends. “You’ll see a lot of work being done during the day, but we are required to maintain those lanes. We will have reduced speed limits, and that does cause backups. So you will see some disruption.” The project will convert the six-lane section of highway to eight lanes, reducing congestion created in large part by I-25 drivers exiting and merging from
the C-470 southbound off-ramp and the northbound Lincoln on-ramp, and those merging and exiting southbound I-25 at its intersections with County Line Road and Lincoln Avenue. The construction will also expand highway ramps. Off the highway, it will eliminate the frontage road just east of I-25 and north of Lincoln Avenue, creating a trail connection. The work originally was planned as part of the massive metro Denver Transportation Expansion Project, or T-REX, completed in 2006. The five years of construction that began in 2001 widened major portions of the interstate and added 19 miles of light rail, including the southeast corridor light rail line to Lone Tree. Crews will do most of the lane-balancing construction between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., but Morgan said about three hours of each night shift is consumed with closing and reopening portions of the highway. “We really only have the availability to work for about six hours,” she said. Winter construction is further hampered by cold temperatures that often prohibit concrete work. “So we tend to lose a lot of construction time in the winter,” Morgan said. The project, cut from T-REX due to budget restrictions, is jointly funded by CDOT, Douglas County, the City of Lone Tree and the Denver Regional Council of Governments.
Household Chemical Roundup in Highlands Ranch August 16 The second of three, drive-through Household Chemical Roundups, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 16, at Shea Stadium in Highlands Ranch from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. These events are hosted by the TriCounty Health Department, and offered free-of-charge to Douglas County residents. For more information including a map and a list of acceptable items, please visit www.tchd.org/250/Home-ChemicalWaste
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Slash / Mulch Site Open in Castle Rock The Douglas County slash/mulch site, in Castle Rock, is open on Saturdays through October 25, 2014. Operating hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each Saturday. For directions to the site and a list of acceptable items visit www.douglas.co.us/publicworks/slashmulch-program/ For more information or to register for CodeRED please visit www.DouglasCountyCodeRed.com
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OPINION Don’t end up four words shy
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Don’t come up three words shy in family life is good tip to live by. In the civic arena of the early election season, we say don’t be four words short. Be able to stand up and say, “I registered to vote.” Even though matters of hydraulic fracturing have gone the way of a task force instead of ballot questions, plenty of other heady issues and candidate choices will be in play Nov. 4. The general election will be conducted with mail ballots expected to land in mailboxes by the second week of October. Those who voted in the primary are generally confident of their registrations and simply await their ballots. But those not in the thrust of Republican and Democrat party primary activities may want to take a few seconds to double check their registration status at respective county websites.
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OUR VIEW Not to cause worry, but it really only takes a moment to check a voter registration through links on county websites — and to newly register is an easy process as well. Something good to know is that registered voters remain registered in perpetuity by state law. Registrations are removed only when a mail ballot comes back as undeliverable for two election cycles. So a long as voters keep address information up to date and accurate, the ballots keep coming. Those who register before the eighth
day before the election at www.govotecolorado.com will automatically receive a mail ballot. After the eighth day, those wanting to register must visit one of the Voter Service and Polling Centers in their respective counties. Applications received through voter registration drives must be received 22 days before the election. And ultimately, in Colorado citizens may register Election Day in-person at a county voter service and polling center. And who can vote? The basics: A voter must be 18, a United States citizen, have resided in Colorado for 22 days before the election and not serving certain types of criminal sentences. So come November don’t be even two words shy. Let’s all be wearing “I voted” stickers. To register, go to www.douglas.co.us/ elections/.
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Looking for the good and creating joy The past five weeks have been extremely busy, including several flights and two cross-country road trips. Albeit I snuck in a vacation at the beach, I was unable to heed my own advice and completely disconnect from work and completely revel in the sun and sand. However, I will say this, as crazy as the business trips and vacation have been, they have also been exceedingly productive and energizing. You see, part of the problem sometimes, even when we are on vacation, is that we quickly get frustrated with situations and others around us. We look for the bad instead of the good. You know what I mean, right? We are in line for an attraction or dinner and someone jumps the line and gets in ahead of us. And, yes, that can be completely exasperating, but only if we allow it. What if we just allowed ourselves to think positively and think, “Well, maybe they have some reason that is more urgent for them to go first than mine.” Or maybe, in the case of the restaurant, “They will not get the best server and we will.” My old boss, mentor, and great friend Zig Ziglar used to remind us that, “Some people go around looking for the bad like there was some kind of reward for it.” And if we look for the bad, it sure is easy to find. However, I am here to remind you, as Zig always reminded me, that it is just as easy and maybe even easier to look for and find the good in people, situations, and in life. I know, I know, how could that even be possible when so many things seem
to stack up against us at times? Money problems, work-related issues, health crises, and broken or damaged relationships take up residence in our lives when we least expect them, and we would certainly rather be looking at a brighter picture. And we can look for that brighter picture through the lens of hope. Even in the face of these very issues that hurt us, frustrate us, or limit us, we can look for that silver lining and absolutely look for the good. When we have money problems we are forced to rethink our current strategy and plan. I know many people who have dealt with bankruptcy only to find their passion and start their very own successful business. There are countless stories of people with work-related challenges, who always used to blame the company or others for their problems, who then found out that they could contribute at a higher level personally and took ownership of improving the current office environment. And most inspiring are those people facing a health issue rising up to either help others in the same situation or never allowing their debilitation to limit
their performance. They search out what is good and what can be done and get after it. The emails I have received from our community over these past fiveplus years include incredible stories of people who felt brokenhearted until they realized that relationships that were intended to be mended were, and those relationships that needed to end actually ended, and they were never happier once they sought out the good in themselves and became less reliant on others for true happiness. Have you ever been on the highway while another driver was swerving in and out of traffic, almost causing an accident, and the whole experience left you absolutely troubled? What if for one minute we stopped and thought that maybe they have a medical emergency and are trying to get to the hospital? Now that occurs in about 2 percent of all rude driver behavior instances, but it could happen, and if we looked for the good instead of getting angered and upset, we could easily continue on our very merry way. Finding joy begins with each one of us looking for the good instead of the bad. How about you, can you use a little more “good finding” in your life? If so, I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and as we collectively look for the good it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation and the CEO/ founder of www.candogo.com.
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Bill will help close ‘skills gap’ At a time when federal dollars are stretched thin, we need to shift to models that pay for outcomes, rather than paying for services that may or may not be working. This is the type of approach that can and should apply to a range of government services. It’s also the type of approach Republican Sen. Rob Portman and I took when crafting the recently passed Pay-for-Success Act — which works to make federal job training programs more effective and responsive to what employers want. When I meet with business owners from all across the state, from the Western Slope to the San Luis Valley, from large manufacturers to small information technology companies, there is one thing that they have in common: a challenge finding workers with skills that match their business needs. At Western Slope Industries in Grand Junction they stressed how difficult it was to find employees with the proper training. Diversified Machine Systems in Colorado
Springs is rapidly expanding with high customer demand, yet they are not able to hire qualified employees fast enough. In Loveland, Leed Fabrication’s need is so great, they had to build their own training facility. It’s not that there aren’t enough workers, it’s that they aren’t trained in the fields that are hiring. This problem, commonly referred to as the “skills gap,” is driving unemployment and stifling economic growth in Colorado and across the nation. A 2011 report found that 74 percent of
manufacturers are experiencing workforce shortages or skills deficiencies that are significantly hindering their ability to expand operations and improve productivity. They aren’t alone. Employers across the country — particularly in the information-technology sector and throughout other high-growth industries in this economy — are facing a lack of skilled workers, even as tens of thousands of Coloradans continue to look for work. The Pay-for-Success Act creates a new model for workforce development that helps address this problem and close the skills gap by improving federal job training programs. State and local workforce boards will now have the flexibility to enter into contracts with job-training providers who will be reimbursed for their services only if they deliver on agreed-upon outcomes. For instance, a Colorado job-training provider tasked with training a certain number of workers to fill high-need positions in a specific region or a rapidly growing industry
would not be paid if the jobs aren’t filled. The result is workforce development training that is more aligned to regional needs and employer demands. In Colorado, roughly 10 percent of core federal job-training funds, or $3.24 million, will be available for workforce boards to steer toward these innovative types of “Pay-for Success” contracts. This will help state and local workforce boards better serve the roughly 9,000 Coloradans who use their services to gain new skills to get back to work. The Pay-for-Success Act is the type of model that promotes innovation by rewarding results and penalizing complacency. This common-sense reform ensures that job training programs are more responsive to the needs of employers and are preparing more workers for a 21st-century economy. Democrat Michael Bennet has represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate since 2009.
Things may drift away — but not the Drifters “When the night has come, and the land is dark, and the moon is the only light we’ll see.” Who knows where I was? I might have been in a red Rambler convertible, driving to nowhere really, maybe to drive past Ruth Clinton’s house. I did that a lot. I don’t know why, or what I was expecting to see. Maybe I was expecting to see her silhouette in an upstairs bedroom. I would have been listening to the car radio when I heard the song, and it might have made an impression. New music was pouring into my head all the time. It’s an amazing thing when you find out about something, and can’t get enough of it. We didn’t have many choices. We had radio. We had LPs. We had singles. That’s it. Some of those songs were great. I really can’t explain. If you are 13 or 14, you are lucky to have so many options now. A few of the songs came along and moved into my thoughts, and they are still there. I had a weekend thesis show in 1973, and I played the same two albums over and over on a record player that was at one end of the
gallery. I asked my father to send me the Big Bands collection that I had given to him for Christmas. He did. And I played something else. I had a double album. It was “The Drifters’ Greatest Hits.” It’s wet. It’s pouring rain. It’s July 2014, and it never pours rain and cools off like this in July. I am listening to the Drifters. The art show was in 1973 and I was a useless plot of something. Now it’s 41 years later, and I think I finally know what is going on. It’s not all good, is it? Girls are screaming for the wrong reasons
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second Monday evenings and second Thursday mornings. Call 303-798-2939. The group is open to residents of Douglas County.
Political
LITTLETON LETIP meets from 7:16-8:31 a.m.
DOUGLAS COUNTY Democrats executive committee meets at 7 p.m. every first Tuesday at various sites. Contact Ralph Jollensten at 303-663-1286 or e-mail ralphw@comcast.net. Social-discussion meetings are in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Parker and Lone Tree. Visit douglasdemocrats.org and click on calendar for more information. DOUGLAS COUNTY Republican Women meets at 11 a.m. the third Wednesday each month at the Lone Tree Golf and Hotel. Call Marsha Haeflein at 303841-4318 or visit www.dcgop.org or www.dcrw.org. THE HIGHLANDS Club meets every last Friday of the month at the Cafe Mon Ami, 9579 S. University, Unit No. 150, at 7 a.m. Speakers of local, state and national political office address the group. Call Rick Murray at 303933-3292, or e-mail at rickmrry@yahoo.com.
Professional
BUSINESS LEADS Group meets at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays at LePeep at Quebec Street and County Line Road. Call Rita Coltrane at 303-792-3587.
every Tuesday for breakfast at Luciles, 2852 W. Bowles Ave., to exchange qualified business leads. Call Bob Hier at 303-660-6426 or e-mail hierb@yahoo.com.
NETWORKING FOR the Not-Working meets from 8:30-10 a.m. the first Tuesday of every month in the Fireside Room at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. If you are looking for a safe environment in which to learn, share and be encouraged, come to a meeting. Visit chcc.org/career for more information.
Recreation
CHESS CLUB meets from 7-9 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Drop in to play a serious social game; no fees or charges. Clocks and ratings rarely used. Sets and boards provided. An informal ladder helps to pair you against your equals; all ages welcome. Contact Frank Atwood, 720-260-1493 or highlandsranchlibrarychess.org.
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Inc., call Dale Weese at 303-978-0992.
FALCON YOUTH Sports Association baseball board meeting is at 7 p.m. every fourth Thursday at Highlands Ranch Community Association offices, 48 W. Springer Drive. Call 303-791-6244.
HIGHLANDS RANCH Chamber Leads Group meets at 11:45 a.m. Mondays at The Egg and I in Town Center at Dorchester and Highlands Ranch Parkway. Call Jim Wolfe at 303-703-4102.
FALCON YOUTH Sports Association executive board meetings are at 7 p.m. every second Wednesday at the Highlands Ranch Community Association offices, 48 W. Springer Drive. Call 303-791-6244.
HIGHLANDS RANCH Chamber of ComHIGHLANDS RANCH Leads Club meets at
7:30 a.m. Thursdays at Le Peep on South Quebec Street. Call Kathy at 303-692-8183.
HIGHLANDS RANCH Cycling Club has weekly rides and a variety of cycling experiences for the cycling enthusiast. The club also meets regularly for club business. Visit www.highlandsranchcycling.com or call Bernie Greenberg, 303-791-6792.
HIGHLANDS RANCH Leads Club meets at 7:15 a.m. Thursdays at The Egg and I in Town Center at Dorchester and Highlands Ranch Parkway. Call Del Van Essen at 303-302-3139.
HIGHLANDS RANCH Garden Club. Whether you are an experienced gardener or a novice, you will always find something of interest at the Highlands Ranch Garden Club. For information, visit www.hrgc.org.
THE LEAGUE of Women Voters of Arapahoe County has two meetings per month. No unit meetings are in June through August, but the two unit meetings per month will begin again in September on
RUNNING CLUB meets at 7:30 a.m. every Saturday in the parking lot of Southeast Christian Church. Walkers, joggers and runners are welcome. Call John at 720-8425520.
merce, call 303-791-3500.
these days. New Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer are nothing to scream about. I know it’s tempting. Cute boys with guitars. Look elsewhere, soon. It’s marketing rubbish. My Boys of Summer were different. By the time I met the Drifters, they were no longer boys, but, man, they came in the front door. In 1952, they signed to be a backing group for Clyde McPhatter. Then things got crazy. There have been 60 different members of the Drifters, so their discography gets muddy. Ben E. King was the lead singer when they were at their best. If none of this makes any sense, think about “Stand By Me,” the film. That’s Ben E. King singing the title song. The Drifters had lots of hits. “I Count the Tears,” “This Magic Moment,” “Save the Last Dance For Me,” “There Goes My Baby” and “When My Little Girl Is Smiling.” They recorded some hits that weren’t hits with me, like “Under the Boardwalk,” and “Up On the Roof.” Oldies stations play those songs, and never, ever, play “When My Little Girl Is Smil-
ing.” “Stand By Me” was recorded on my birthday, Oct. 27, 1960. I was 13. I didn’t know what that meant: Stand by me. I do now. I went off the tracks. I have some friends who are still standing by me. I hope someone is still standing by you — through thick and thin. Are the songs as good as I think they are, or have my memories gotten in the way? “I won’t be afraid, as long as you stand by me.” I have been in a few dark corners. There have been clouds. I have spent some time with law enforcement. I have lost it, and lost my way. On a humid night in Ohio I pushed a small red car to no meaningful reason, and heard a song that I can still hear. “I won’t shed a tear, as long as you stand by me.” Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
OBITUARIES LILJA
Geraldine Claire Powers Lilja
Aug 29, 1926 – July 24, 2014
Geraldine “Gerry” Claire Powers Lilja, 87 of Highlands Ranch; Survived by daughters Laurie Lilja-Martin (JC Falconer) and Jamie Lilja-Graham (Kevin); Grandsons Luke and Matt Graham; Granddaughters Chrissy (Patrick) Meier, Anne (Joe) Williams; Great Grandson Jackson Williams.
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And a fair time was had by all... 450 members of pro rodeo community turn out for Hall of Fame inductions By Mike DiFerdinando
mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com Matt Nichol and the rest of Castle Rock Boy Scout Troop 261 spent their time at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo selling popcorn and soda to raise money for their troop. Pulling wagons full of drinks in the hot sun can be tiring work, but a free weekend at the fair was almost reward enough. From the rides and games to the funnel cakes and fried Oreos, there was plenty to keep the group entertained. But Troop 261 also had the good fortune of having a popcorn stand that sat in the shadow of the weekend’s biggest attraction. “We always enjoy when we get to sneak up in the stands and watch the rodeo,” Nichol said, pointing to the rodeo arena behind the booth. “I think that’s been my favorite thing.” According to Douglas County Fair and Rodeo Operations Manager Monica Wasden, the Boy Scouts weren’t the only ones who enjoyed the daily dose of Professional Rodeo Cowboy’s Association events. “I think our numbers are up. We’ve had a lot of big groups come in this year,” said Wasden. “Having the Rodeo Hall of Fame partnering with us this year has been a big coup for us.” On Aug. 9, the Douglas County Fair hosted the 2014 PRCA Rodeo Hall of Fame class. According to Wasden, more than 450 member of the professional rodeo community turned out for the event. The 2014 Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame induction class was represented by stock contractors Sonny Riley and Don Hutsell for legendary bucking horse Spring Fling; Pete Grubb Jr. for his late father Pete
Turkey legs simmer at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo Aug. 9 in Castle Rock, but fried cupcakes were also an option. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando Grubb; 1992 World Champion Bareback Rider Wayne Herman; 2002 World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider Glen O’Neil; 1981 World Champion Steer Wrestler Byron Walker; two-time World Champion Bullfighter Miles Hare; James Herman for the Greeley Stampede; Chuck Rigsbee for the Clovis Rodeo; Russ Fields for the Rowell Ranch Rodeo; and Jeff Agenbroad for the Snake River Stampede. While the classic rodeo events packed the stadium each day, one new event had everyone on the edge of their seats. “The Xtreme bulls this year,” Wasden said. “We had some great riders and I think everyone really got a thrill.”
4-H fun One of the fair’s hallmark features is the 4-H Junior Livestock sale. Each year, children from around Douglas County partner with their local
4-H chapters to raise pigs, chickens, turkeys, goats and cows and then sell them at the fair. “We always have very generous buyers that come,” said Cindy Duckworth of the 4-H Rabbiteers club. “The majority of the 4-H kids got to take something to sale, which is always the plan. If you can’t get an animal to sale you don’t have funds for your project for next year.” Duckworth and the other 4-H clubs hosted the Discovery Ranch portion of the fair. Discovery Ranch is an area of the fair that uses hands-on props and animals to educated fair goers on the agricultural process. The ranch includes everything from farmers raising animals for meat to people who volunteer community gardens. “A lot of people think that their food comes from the grocery store and they don’t realize the background and the
process behind it all,” Duckworth said. The biggest crowds at Discovery Ranch were huddled around a live beehive that helped demonstrate the honey making process. “The kid’s don’t get to see them up close without being afraid usually,” Duckworth said.
Court changes hands On Aug. 10, during the Hometown Rodeo, outgoing Queen Maria Orlova passed the crown to Haley Jacobs, the new 2015 Queen. Jacobs, who is from Roxborough, is a 15 year-old sophomore at ThunderRidge High School. Emily Wormington, a 14 year-old 8th grader at Cresthill Middle School, was named the 2015 Fair and Rodeo Princess. Jacobs and Wormington were both members of the 2014 rodeo court.
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Southeast Rail Extension
Learn more about the latest progress of the Southeast Rail Extension and give input on the Environmental Assessment.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 • 7:00-9:00 p.m. Presentation at 7:30 p.m. Lone Tree Recreation Center, Willow Room 10249 RidgeGate Circle Lone Tree, CO 80124 Please join us to discuss the findings of the Environmental Assessment for the proposed extension of transit from Lincoln Station to RidgeGate Parkway.
Learn more at rtd-fastracks.com (click on Southeast Rail Extension). The Environmental Assessment document is available for review at the RTD Administration building located at 1600 Blake St. in Denver and other locations. Please call 303.299.2334 at least 72 hours prior for communication assistance.
Gavin Baker, 7, of Castle Rock, winds up for a shot at the fishbowl game on Aug. 10 at the Douglas County Fair as his dad, Troy, looks on. Photo by Chris Michlewicz
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Sydney Buckley shows Curly, the grand champion steer Aug. 8 at the Douglas County Jr. Livestock Sale. Curly was sold for $9,000. Photos by Christy Steadman
‘Three Stooges’ put on a show Larry, Moe and Curly appear as steers at Douglas County Fair By Christy Steadman
csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com Twin sisters brought the Three Stooges to the Douglas County Fair this year. Sydney and Taylor Buckley, 18, of Franktown, showed three steers, which they named Larry, Moe and Curly, at the Douglas County Jr. Livestock Sale on Aug. 8. Curly, the grand champion steer, sold for $9,000. The girls said they were especially fond of Curly because he was born from one of their cows. They said it is rare to get to show an animal they raised from birth. In addition to the Three Stooges, the girls showed three sheep and one heifer at the auction. “This is what we love to do,” Sydney said. “We put all our time and effort into it.” The girls said they wake up at 5 a.m. every day, and work with their animals for about 10 hours each day. But they agreed their favorite part is showing the animals. “Once it’s all done, it’s great to be able to show what you’ve got to offer,” Taylor said. The twins said they travel around Colorado, and to other states, participating in livestock sales. Another reason for doing so is to raise money for college tuition. Sydney will be attending school at Texas Tech University, and Taylor will be attending school at the University of Nebraska. Both girls are going to be studying animal science, but Taylor aspires to become an entrepreneur and Sydney would like to become a lawyer.
RIGHT: Chayce Lutz shows the grand champion turkey at the Douglas County Fair on Aug. 8. BELOW: Taylor Buckley shows the grand champion lamb at the Douglas County Jr. Livestock Sale.
Kelton Good shows the grand champion hog at the Douglas County Jr. Livestock Sale.
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Out of Darkness Walk returning Suicide-prevention effort is among largest in nation
SUICIDE WARNING SIGNS
By Jane Reuter
Most of the time, people who kill themselves show one or more of these warning signs:
Just five years after it started, the Highlands Ranch-based South Metro Out of the Darkness Walk is among the largest and most successful in the nation. The fifth annual event aimed at suicide prevention and awareness will hold its opening ceremony at 10 a.m. Sept. 6 at Highlands Ranch High School. Proceeds from the free, donationdriven walk benefit the Colorado Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). The event culminates with a 2.9-mile walk, but also includes music, food vendors, a silent auction, memory trees, a resource fair, opening ceremony and a butterfly release. The 2013 event drew about 1,600 participants who helped raise $140,000. It was the ninth largest among 300 walks nationwide. This year’s fundraising goal is $150,000. Sheri Cole, who organized the initial South Metro walk after losing her son to suicide in 2009, is the AFSP’s Rocky Mountain area director. The region includes Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. “Unfortunately, all three states are in the top 10 when it comes to suicide in the
• Talking about wanting to kill themselves, or saying they wish they were dead • Looking for a way to kill themselves, such as hoarding medicine or buying a gun • Talking about a specific suicide plan • Feeling hopeless or having no reason to live • Feeling trapped, desperate, or needing to escape from an intolerable situation • Having the feeling of being a burden to others • Feeling humiliated • Having intense anxiety and/or panic attacks • Losing interest in things, or losing the ability to experience pleasure • Insomnia • Becoming socially isolated and withdrawn from friends, family, and others • Acting irritable or agitated • Showing rage, or talking about seeking revenge for being victimized or rejected, whether or not the situations the person describes seem real
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Jillian Freeman, daughter of this year’s south metro event chair Laurie Freeman, spends some time caring for the Memory Tree at a previous Out of Darkness Walk in Highlands Ranch. The tree serves as a place where walkers can honor loved ones who died of suicide. Jillian Freeman lost both her brother and father to suicide within 10 months of one another. This year’s Out of Darkness Walk is Sept. 6 in Highlands Ranch. File photo nation,” she said. “We have tremendous upside opportunity to always keep making a difference.” Research indicates 90 percent of those who die by suicide suffer from a mental
illness, most often depression. It’s a condition that’s treatable, Cole said. “It’s not just someone that has a bad Suicide continues on Page 13
Individuals who show such behaviors should be evaluated for possible suicide risk by a medical doctor or mental health professional. For help, call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255. Courtesy of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Castle Rock/Franktown Castle Rock/Franktown
First United Methodist Church
10:30am at Castle View HS
1200 South Street w/Kids & Youth Min Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.3047 A Hillsong Network Church mysummitchurch.com www.fumccr.org
Services:
Sunday 8am, 9:30am, 11am Sunday School 9:15am
Trinity
WORSHIP Sunday · 8:00 am & 10:30 am
Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m. Sunday School Bible Study 10:30am Trinity Lutheran School & ELC (Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)
Worship Services Sundays at 9:00am
303-791-3315
pastor@awlc.org www.awlc.org
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sundays 10 am Calf’s Lowell Ranch 2330 S. I-25
www.cbsdenver.org
with Kevin Weatherby
www.savethecowboy.com
Call or check our website for information on services and social events!
303-794-2683 Preschool: 303-794-0510
Littleton
Christ’s Episcopal Church
Pastor Paul Flannery “It’s not about us... It’s about serving others... T hen God gets the Glory!”
615 4th Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.5185
www.ChristsEpiscopalChurch.org TWITTER: @CECCastleRock
2121 Dad Clark Drive 720.259.2390 www.HFCdenver.org
Alongside One Another On Life’s Journey
www.gracecolorado.com
Connect – Grow – Serve
Sunday Worship
8:45 am & 10:30 am 9030 MILLER ROAD PARKER, CO 80138 3038412125 www.pepc.org
You are invited to worship with us:
303-798-8485
Lone Tree
Where people are excited about God’s Word.
Bible Studies: 9:30AM Children, Young People & Adults
Sunday Worship: 10:45AM Evening Worship: 6PM 4391 E Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80134 Church Office – (303) 841-3836
www.parkerbiblechurch.org Parker
Joy Lutheran Church Sharing God’s Love
Community Church of Religious Science Sunday 10:00 a.m. at the historic Ruth Memorial Chapel on Mainstreet
303.805.9890 www.ParkerCCRS.org
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SATURDAY 5:30pm
SUNDAY 9:30am
Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-3770 7051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO 303-841-3739 www.joylutheran-parker.org
Church of Christ
Weaving Truth and Relevance into Relationships and Life
9:00 AM SUNDAY WORSHIP
GRACE PRESBYTERIAN
Parker evangelical Presbyterian church
Lone Tree
Welcome Home!
8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
1609 W. Littleton Blvd. (303) 798-1389 • www.fpcl.org
9203 S. University Blvd. Highlands Ranch, 80126
Highlands Ranch
Non-Denominational
8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
www.st-andrew-umc.com
303-794-6643
Sunday Services
Sunday
Grace is on the NE Corner of Santa Fe Dr. & Highlands Ranch Pkwy. (Across from Murdochs)
Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am
Cowboy Church
10926 E. Democrat Rd.
10:20 AM St. Andrew Wildflower
AM
Serving the Southeast Denver area
United Church Of Christ Parker Hilltop Parker, CO • 10am Worship www.uccparkerhilltop.org 303-841-2808
Sundays at 10:00 am
AM
Congregation Beth Shalom
Parker
(Next to RTD lot @470 & University)
9:15 am · for children and adults
www.faithcrco.org 303-688-3476 303 N Ridge Rd. • Castle Rock • CO
Parker
8391 S. Burnley Ct., Highlands Ranch
Open and Affirming 303-841-4660 SUNDAY SCHOOL Serving the southeast Denver www.tlcas.org area Sunday Worship PRESCHOOL 8:00 Chapel Service Greenwood Village 9:00 & 10:30 Sanctuary Serving the community ages 21/2 – 6 years “Love, Learn, Laugh”
Littleton
Abiding Word First Presbyterian Church of Littleton Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church & School
Little Blessings Day Care www.littleblessingspdo.com
Highlands Ranch
worship Time 10:30AM sundays 9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages 90 east orchard road littleton, co
303 798 6387 www.gracepointcc.us
Sunday Worship - 10:00am Bible Study immediately following Thursday Bible Study - 7:30pm Currently meeting at: Acres Green Elementary School 13524 Acres Green Drive 303-688-9506 www.LoneTreeCoC.com
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Volunteer focuses on domestic violence Crisis Center provides shelter, legal help, and more for victims By Christy Steadman
csteadman @coloradocommunitymedia.com By day, Becki Rupp answers the phone and sends out emails, helps on presentations and plans events. The 44-year-old marketer for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield likes her job, but it’s what she does at the Crisis Center — serving Douglas and Elbert counties — that fulfills her. “It allows me to help plan and support the initiative that will help people,” Rupp said. “And improve their lives in the long term.” Her introduction to the Crisis Center started in 2009 when she volunteered at the Future for Families Gala, an annual fundraiser for the organization that provides a safe house and services for victims of domestic violence. From there, Rupp volunteered at the safe house and, more recently, joined the board of directors. “She’s got an incredible heart for the organization,” said Jennifer Walker, executive director of the Crisis Center. “An all-around great volunteer.” After helping with the gala, Rupp saw how the Castle Rock-based organization was making a difference, so she decided to volunteer at the center’s shelter. She volunteered there for about three years, dedicating three hours a week. The shelter is a 28-bed safe house in a confidential location for victims of domestic violence. Men, women and children may stay at the shelter to escape abuse, said Lynn Adams, marketing and community outreach coordinator for the Crisis Center. “It’s really eye-opening to see how it plays out in people’s lives,” she said, adding that her time at the shelter gave her a firsthand look at the effects of domestic violence. Rupp joined the 11-member board of directors in January 2013. She wanted to bring her marketing skills and previous experience from work with other nonprofit organizations to the center. “The dynamics shift a little,” she said. “The board serves as the executive director’s boss.” At the shelter, Rupp interacts with one to 10 people per week. As a board member, she cannot work directly with clients, but her efforts affect a larger number of people. “This work has the opportunity to have an impact on the bigger picture,” Rupp said. Clients who come to the shelter are not the only ones who benefit from the services and support the organization offers. The shelter also provides outpatient therapy and counseling, education and advocacy for the community. Often, people who are not directly exposed to domestic violence fail to notice the impact on society, Rupp said. A person who is abused cannot be a productive community member, one example being in the workplace, she said, and children who are exposed to domestic violence may develop behavioral problems or have troubles in school, thus affecting their peers. Intervention is important, but education and prevention are also critical, Rupp said. “(It’s) not just slapping a Band-Aid on the immediate situation, but healing the deeper wound,” she said.
WHAT THE CRISIS CENTER DOES • It provides general community outreach, informing residents about the services the organization offers and opportunities for community members to get involved. • Offers children’s and legal advocates for clients, and provides seven professionally trained therapists. In addition, about 300 people volunteer at the shelter. • It holds fundraising efforts to support the safe house and the organization’s services. • There are 11 domestic violence shelters in the Denver metro area that work with the Crisis Center. Those shelters work closely together to provide a safe place for victims.
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day and made a choice, so they’re a horrible person,” she said. “If you have juvenile diabetes, there’s something underlying the surface that’s going on inside your body that caused that. Suicide is a very complex disease. More needs to be done. “If we can help eradicate the stigma and look at this like we do other illnesses, and continue to put the same time, energy and effort as we do toward other diseases, we’ll continue to make an impact.” This year’s South Metro Walk chair, Laurie Freeman, lost both her teenage son and her husband to suicide. “This is my therapy,” she said of her role as chair. “This is my way to heal and to make sure that other people don’t end up walking in the same shoes I’ve been walking in. “If we can get the word out there that it’s a disease of the brain, talk about and get rid of the stigma that goes
Becki Rupp, right, greets a participant of the Tour de Ladies event on July 12. The Tour de Ladies is a women-only cycling event in which the proceeds benefit the Castle Rock-based Crisis Center that serves all of Douglas and Elbert counties. Photo by David Starck
LOOKING FOR HELP JENNIFER WALKER, executive director of the Crisis Center, said the organiza-
tion’s board of directors is looking to add five more members.
“WE’RE LOOKING for people who are strong leaders with good connections in
the community, (who are) not afraid to be ambassadors of the agency,” Walker said.
INTERESTED CANDIDATES can contact Walker at 303-688-1094 or jwalker@
thecrisiscenter.org.
WHAT THE board of directors does: • Strategic and long-range planning, including budgeting • ProvideS oversight for the organization • MakeS sure the organization is meeting its mission • takeS into account world and local views on domestic violence “Reaching way beyond the shelter, deep into the community.” She may not be able to end world hunger, or create world peace, Rupp said, but “you’ve got to start somewhere.” For Rupp, that somewhere is the Crisis Center.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NEAR YOU • Domestic violence is the number one violent crime in Douglas County, from a law enforcement perspective, and it is often under-reported. • Areas that experience a lot of growth, such as Douglas County, especially have a need for services in order to address the problem. • Abuse happens everywhere, even in affluent communities. • Domestic violence crosses all ages and both genders, all ethnic groups, and all socioeconomic levels. • Research shows that 95 percent of boys and 72 percent of girls who witness domestic violence will carry abuse into their adult relationships, as either the victim or the perpetrator. • The Crisis Center serves 1,000 to 1,200 domestic violence victims a year in Elbert and Douglas counties. Those numbers do not include calls to the crisis line. Source: The Crisis Center
with the word suicide, do more research and open communication, we could eradicate suicide someday.” Both women believe the pain they’ve experienced can help others dealing with similar losses or help avoid such losses altogether. “We’ve learned so much now we didn’t know before we lost loved ones,” Cole said. “We’d like our hindsight to become your foresight, so you don’t walk in these shoes.” The event isn’t just for those impacted by suicide. “There are also others that are struggling,” Cole said. “This is a place for them to be able to come and not be alone.” Registration for the Sept. 6 walk begins at 9 a.m. with the opening ceremony at 10 a.m. In addition to the onstage butterfly release that’s become part of the prewalk events, participants this year can purchase their own butterflies for $10. The walk is timed to coincide with National Suicide Prevention Week, which runs from Sept. 8-14.
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A sophisticated and educated palate Culinary event to host local certified master chefs By Christy Steadman
csteadman @coloradocommunitymedia.com There is a saying chefs often use that goes, “We can take a sow’s ear and turn it into a silk purse.” “We’re craftsmen,” Certified Master Chef Bill Franklin said. “We know how to take the ingredients and work them into something good.” Surely pig’s ears or silk purses will not be served, but attendees of the first certified master chef reunion will have an opportunity to taste cuisine developed from the recipes of some of America’s most prestigious chefs. About 25 certified master chefs from across the United States will be attending the reunion on Aug. 16, which will benefit the American Culinary Federation Colorado Chefs Association’s Education Fund and the Governor’s Mansion Preservation Fund. The culinary event is open to the public and will take place at the Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion in Denver. The attending certified master chefs developed the menu, but local chefs will prepare all entrees. The goal is to make the reunion an annual event with hopes of building the event so that all 68 certified master chefs living in the United States will be able to attend within the next few years, said Joan Brewster, the executive director for the American Culinary Federation Colorado Chefs Association. “It’s the first ever reunion for these elite certified master chefs,” Brewster said. “We couldn’t be more excited to be the first city to host such a gathering.” Of the 68 American certified master chefs, three reside in Colorado — Franklin in Centennial, Certified Master Chef Ed Janos in Highlands Ranch and Certified Master Chef Dieter Kiessling in Glenwood Springs. “Typically, people don’t think of Colorado as being a culinary mecca,” Janos said. “(But) Denver is unique because it has the single largest chapter of the American Culi-
LEFT: Certified Master Chef Ed Janos, of Highlands Ranch, will be among 25 chefs from across the nation who will gather Aug. 16 for a rare culinary showcase at the Governor’s Residence in Denver. Photo by Marianne Barcellona ABOVE: Certified Master Chef Bill Franklin, of Centennial, will also be among those who will be gathering at the Governor’s Residence in Denver. Courtesy photo
nary Federation.” The term master chef often misleads the American public because it is used loosely, the chefs said, and in order to be a master chef with certification, a person has to take an intensive exam to prove his or her worthiness. There are a number of certification levels, with certified master chef being the highest achievement. Only about 50 percent of those who attempt the exam are able to pass it, the chefs said. Both Franklin, who passed the exam in 1988, and Janos, who passed in 1992, said that even after successfully completing the test and earning their titles, they realized how much more they needed to learn. “The fundamentals of cooking are easy. But I’m always looking to learn something new and expand,” Franklin said. “That keeps us peaked and interested.”
American master chefs have to know a little bit of everything, the chefs said, with one expectation being a good handle on using indigenous ingredients. Although, a lot of their knowledge has come from traveling, tasting and experiencing, from which they developed a sophisticated and educated palate, the chefs said. One advantage of discovering and cooking with new ingredients is creating fusion. “It’s taking ingredients from the world and making something pleasing to the American palate,” Janos said. “It’s a cool way to introduce them to something new.” Franklin has been employed with Nestlé for the past 20 years as a professional corporate chef. He is part of a collaborative team that develops products for large Nestlé customers. Janos, along with his wife, Kristi, owns and operates Cook’s Fresh
IF YOU GO What: Certified Master Chefs reunion Where: Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion, 400 E. 8th Ave., Denver, 80203 When: 6-8 p.m. Aug. 16 Cost: $75 per person. Tickets are tax deductible and benefit the American Culinary Federation Colorado Chefs Association’s Education Fund and the Governor’s Mansion Preservation Fund Tickets are available at www.acfcoloradochefs.org for or by phone order at 303-222-0057 Market, located in downtown Denver. Although masters in their trade, both Janos and Franklin said they will always appreciate the efforts of the local eateries. “It’s the local places that represent our craft,” Franklin said, “and the trade.”
Local restaurants get big exposure at Taste Event to feature food from more than 50 vendors from around Douglas County By Mike DiFerdinando
mdiferdinado @coloradocommunitymedia.com More than 50 different restaurants and food vendors will fill the Douglas County Events Center for the 12th annual Taste of Douglas County on Aug. 21. Some names will be as big as Outback Steakhouse and Old Chicago Pizza. But it’s the little guys who really get the chance to shine. “It’s a wonderful event. It’s really a celebration of all the great food and restaurants that we have here in the county and it’s an opportunity for the restaurant owners, especially the people who own the smaller, local places, to have people try their food and get their name out there,” said John Delay, owner of the Pegasus Restaurant in downtown Castle Rock, 313 Jerry Street. For smaller restaurants that don’t feel that they can support a booth at the event, there will also be a food court where restaurants can send in food to be passed out by the event wait staff. “Not everyone can be Outback Steakhouse or Maggiano’s,” said Taste of Douglas County organizer and radio personality Mike Boyle, who hosts a restaurant talk show on KNUS 710 AM. “We want to make sure that regardless of the size of your restaurant, we have an opportunity for you to promote yourself and get the word out.” New this year at the event will be a cooking competition that will pit five of the county’s restaurants against each other, including Old Stone Church, Crave Real Burgers, Manna Restaurant, LYFE Kitchen and Blue Nectar Mexican Grill. Each competitor will submit any single dish of their choosing for a taste test by a panel of judges. “We’re always looking for ways to improve the event and we got a lot of people coming to us and saying `how about a competition,’” said Boyle. A judge’s award and a people’s choice
A variety of cuisine is available each year at the Taste of Douglas County. Cambozola cheese crostini with roasted garlic, fresh panzanella, basil and basalmic syrup was one option available from Castle Rock’s Siena in 2012. File photo award will be given out to winners of the event. Taste-goers will also have the opportunity to spin a prize wheel to win gift certificates from area restaurants like L & L Hawaiian Barbecue, Bonefish Grill, Brewery Bar III and LoDo’s Bar & Grill. Restaurants will also offer menus, coupons and other incentives for you to visit their establishments. “I’ve been to every food festival in the state, and I’m not going to say this is better than that or who the best is, but the event is as good as any in Colorado,” Boyle said. “You could spend a couple thousand dollars and go to something like Aspen Food and Wine, but for $10 you’re going to have an equally great experience in Douglas County.” This year’s restaurants will include Old Stone Church, John Holly’s Asian Bistro, LYFE Kitchen, Pegasus Restaurant, Black Eyed Pea, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, B & B Cafe, India’s Castle, Casa Caliente Mexican Restaurant, Ali Baba Mediterranean Grill and Crave Real Burgers among others. The Taste of Douglas County will be held from 5-8 p.m. Aug.21 at the Douglas County Events Center, 500 Fairgrounds Rd. in Castle Rock. Vendors will offer selections ranging from appetizers to main courses and desserts. Tickets are $20 at the door and $10 if bought in in advance. Children 4-years-old and under are free. To buy tickets and see the full list of restaurants, visit www.tasteofdouglascounty.com. Admission includes a sampling of food from each of the different restaurants.
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Evergreen duo’s tiny home gets big attention
“Primary Colors” by Littleton photographer Andy Marquez will be available at the Affordable Arts Festival on Aug. 24 at Arapahoe Community College. Courtesy photos
Original art at ACC has bargain prices Festival devoted to affordable works returns By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com “Last year, I sold a piece originally priced at $795 for $100,” Littleton photographer Andy Marquez said of the Affordable Art Festival at Arapahoe Community College. “The customer was extremely happy.” Marquez will be in Booth 42 when the show returns later this month. Like other established artists, both local and national, who participate in the Affordable Art Festival, Marquez had accumulated some surplus inventory and wished to sell it to make room for new work in his gallery. This concept has been successful elsewhere in the country, where show manager Jim Delutes had observed it and brought it to Colorado last year at ACC. Potter Peggy Crago and metal artist Rick Martin, both of Englewood, will also be there, as will award winners from other shows, such as sculptor Arabella Tattershall, who won Best of Show at the 2013 Downtown Denver Arts Festival, and plein air painter Deborah McAllister of Lakewood, who won numerous awards last season. Sean Brown of Houston, who is also signed on as an exhibitor, has jewelry in former Secretary of State Madeline Albright’s famous collection. Jim Delutes, who also runs the large Downtown Denver Arts Festival on Memorial Day weekend, said that over 130 artists will show and sell works for $100 or less from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 24, from tents on Arapahoe Community College’s wide west lawn at the Littleton campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive. Admission costs $5 per person, which will go to the ACC Foundation for scholarships to deserving students. Delutes mentions easy access from RTD’s C and D light-rail lines and lots of free parking on the campus. He also mentions the show’s popularity and a long line of art lovers waiting to get in. Music will add to the pleasure of attending: At the north end of the festival, John (Jake) Jacobs will perform on the dulcimer and at the south end, attendees will find classical and acoustic guitar duo Skanson and Hansen.
Twelve’s number is up
Metal art by Rick Martin of Englewood will be available at the Affordable Art Festival on Aug. 24 at ACC.
IF YOU GO The 2014 Affordable Art Festival will be held on the west lawn of Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 24. Admission: $5, which benefits the ACC Foundation. Information: affordableartsfestival.com.
Evergreen couple Kristen Moeller and David Cottrell and their two dogs were already living in a 1,200-square-foot tight space when their home burned to the ground, a casualty of the Lower North Fork Fire. Everything was gone save the dogs and some wedding pictures Moeller snagged before evacuating. As they rebuilt their lives after such a tremendous loss, they opted to rebuild their dwelling — this time a 500-square-foot tiny home, less than half the size of their former house. Either by choice or by circumstance, there’s a growing number of homeowners joining the tiny house movement, as featured in the series “Tiny Home Nation”, on A&E’s sibling network FYI. TV hosts John Weisbarth and Zack Giffin travel across America to document miniature houses and their full-size inhabitants. The episode about the Evergreen couple, “Rocky Mountain Mansion,” airs at 8 p.m. MDT on Aug. 13 on FYI. According to the “Tiny House Nation” website, www.fyi.tv/shows/tiny-housenation, “Renovation experts and hosts, Weisbarth and Giffin, travel across America to show off ingenious small spaces and the inventive people who live in them, as well as help new families design and construct their own mini-dream home in a space no larger than 500 square feet. From a micro-apartment in New York City to a caboose car turned home in Montana to a micro-sized mobile home for road tripping - this is a series that celebrates the exploding movement of tiny homes. From pricey to budget friendly, `Tiny House Nation’ is not a typical design show, but one that proves size doesn’t always matter - it’s creativity that counts.” Lowest prices for tiny homes hover around $20,000, depending on the construction and labor cost, while customized homes with upgrades can run upwards of $50,000.
Pottery by Englewood Potter Peggy Crago will be shown at the Affordable Art Festival on Aug. 24.
Twelve, the Ballpark neighborhood restaurant that much-lauded chef-owner Jeff Osaka opened in November 2008, will serve its last supper on Aug. 23 in the 2233 Larimer location. Osaka said he plans to reopen in a new space that allows more seating than the tiny eatery now accommodates. “I opened Twelve on the same day that Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, and I’m closing Twelve on my 50th birthday, so I guess you could say that I’m a man who marks milestones,” said Osaka, whose own mark on the Denver dining scene has resulted in a swell of accolades, including a 2014 James Beard semifinalist nomination for Best Chef Southwest. Osaka, who opened Twelve when the Ballpark area was still in its infancy, rose to culinary prominence with his seasonally intensive, peak-produce menus that changed on the first day of each month, an endeavor that resulted in 70 menus and more than 1,000 different dishes. For reservations through Aug. 23, call 303-293-0287 or go to www.opentable. com. After Twelve closes, the space will become Butcher’s Bistro, a retail butcher shop and restaurant helmed by Scott Bauer, the regional manager of Snooze, and Tyson Holzheimer, the regional chef at Snooze. Butcher’s Bistro plans to open in October, serving lunch, happy hour and dinner from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Parker continues on Page 19
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Mayor Phil Cernanec served as the judge for the Bruce Wolf Stick Horse Stampede, reviving a tradition that had slipped by the wayside. Photos by Jennifer Smith
Plenty more to do at WWW Staff report Western Welcome Week 2014 started off with a bang Aug. 8 with fireworks at Sterne Park, where visitors also enjoyed the Lion’s Club annual barbecue. Events throughout the weekend included trivia at Platte River Bar and Grill, the pancake breakfast at Arapahoe Community College, panning for gold at Carson Nature Center, fishing at Geneva Lake and much, much more. But there’s still plenty more to do leading up to the big day on Aug. 16, when the parade and arts and crafts fair take over downtown. Here’s the scoop: FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 Noon-7pm • 12th Quilt Show First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. • Featuring a display of 100 quilts - antique and new displayed in the beautiful English Country Gothic sanctuary • Special display of hand crocheted items and sale of handcrafted items, book sales and selfguided tour of historic church • Donations accepted • 303-798-1389 www.fpcl.org 6pm-11pm • Elks Hometown Pig Roast & Dance Littleton Elks Lodge, 5749 S. Curtice (parking lot) • Roast Pig served buffet-style with baked beans, coleslaw, corn on the cob, and
roll from 6pm until gone • Adults $9; Child’s Plate hotdog and chips (age 12 and under) $4 • Listen and dance to music by Cactus Jack under the “big top” from 7-11pm - the bar inside will be open to the public • Presented by the Littleton Elks Lodge #1650 • 303-794-1819 www.elks.org/lodges/home. cfm?LodgeNumber=1650 6:30pm-8:30pm • 8th Littleton Jazz Festival Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. • An evening of mainstream jazz featuring Purnell Steen and Le Jazz Machine - Purnell is an accomplished pianist, and Jeff Jenkins top call Denver pianist • Adults $25 • Advance tickets suggested 303-794-2787 x5 www. townhallartscenter.com • Presented by Littleton Jazz Foundation 7pm-9pm • A Melodrama and Olio ~ LUMC Encore Players Littleton United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 5894 S. Datura • Enjoy a free old-fashioned melodrama taking place in the 1850’s along the banks of the South Platte River • A kindly couple is seeking land and discover gold and that’s where their troubles begin! • The Olio following is full of entertaining antics by the cast and crew • Free will offering at the door, proceeds benefit Praying Hands Ranch • 303-794-2779 www.littletonumc.org
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Bubble-blowing is just one of the Kids Games of Old happening outside of the Family Pancake Breakfast Aug. 9 at Arapahoe Community College. SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 (FESTIVAL DAY) 6:30am-10am • Grand Western Sandwich Breakfast Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St. (Grant Fellowship Hall) • Come have breakfast before you go to the parade • Hot Grand Egg/Sausage Breakfast Sandwiches $3, caramel pecan rolls $3, coffee and water $1, milk and juice 50¢ • A fundraiser for Littleton United Methodist Women • 303794-6379 www.littletonumc.org 7:30am-9:30am • 34th Littleton Fire Fighter’s Children’s Parade Main Street to Rapp St., historic downtown Littleton • FREE for children 14 and under • Registration 7:45am Bega Park (Main St. at Rio Grande); parade starts at 8:45am • Theme: Giddy Up • Categories: Pedestrian/ Walkers, Wheels (bikes, skateboards, rollerblades, wagons and electric powered vehicles), Floats, and Leashed Pets • Individuals/groups welcome • Participants on bikes, scooters, skateboards, electric powered vehicles, or rollerblades must wear a helmet • No gas powered entries or advertising pleas • Presented by Littleton Firefighter’s Foundation / Littleton Firefighter Local #2086 and Littleton Adventist Hospital • 303-795-3701 www.littletongov.org/fire
8am-3pm • 12th Quilt Show First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. • Featuring a display of 100 quilts - antique and new displayed in the beautiful English Country Gothic sanctuary • Special display of hand crocheted items and sale of handcrafted items, book sales and selfguided tour of historic church • Donations accepted • 303-798-1389 www.fpcl.org 8am-5pm • 55th WWW Arts & Crafts Festival Main/Prince Streets in downtown Littleton • 150+ artisans and crafters from Colorado and across the U.S. exhibit their handcrafted goods and fine art • Visit the shops in historic downtown Littleton; part of the Original Shopping Districts • A shopper’s paradise! • A WWW Event • 303-794-4870 8am-5pm • Festival Day Concessions Main, Sycamore, Prince, Nevada, and Curtice Streets, and Bradford parking lot • Support our local nonprofits and their selected charities: Sertoma Clubs, Rotary Clubs, Breakfast Optimists, YMCA and more: a variety of food and beverages! Western continues on Page 20
Thursday, August 21, 2014 5-8pm • $20 at the Door
($10 in advance at Pegasus, CR Senior Center or Online)
Douglas County Events Center
Exit 181 (Plum Creek Pkwy) and I-25, Castle Rock, Enjoy food samples from over 50 food service establishments and restaurants fromthe county and beyond.
For Information and Tickets, visit WWW.TASTEOFDOUGLASCOUNTY.COM Or call, Mike Boyle 303-903-0017
Turnout was good for the city’s inaugural Little Jam event, featuring the homegrown dance band Tunisia.
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Looking for full Trim Carpenters and also Laborers for a project in Castle Rock. Please call Scott 520-484-8347
Savio House needs foster parents to provide temporary care for troubled teens ages 12-18. Training, 24 hour support and $1900/month provided. Must complete precertification training and pass a criminal and motor A publication of vehicle background check. Call Michelle 303-225-4073 or visit saviohouse.org.
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The City supports its employees and appreciates great service! If you are interested in serving a unique historical city and Enjoy working with diverse populations visit the City’s website at www.cityofblackhawk.org/goto/employee_services for more information or to apply online for this limited opportunity.
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Hiring range is $48,587 - $55,876, DOQ/E. Position is responsible for support in all areas of the City Clerk’s Office including but not limited to records management and preservation, processing licenses, conducting elections, notice of public hearings, preparing Council agendas and Council meeting minutes, processing open records requests, and processing incoming bids. Requires high school diploma or GED; valid Colorado driver’s license with a safe driving record; ability to work evenings occasionally. Applicant must be at least 18 years of age. Applicant must successfully complete several pre-employment skills tests and background investigation as conditions of employment. If you are interested in serving a unique historical city and enjoy working with diverse populations, please apply online. Visit http://www.cityofblackhawk.org/goto/employee_services to apply online. Closing date is August 11, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. Applicants are required to upload their resumes during the online application process. The City supports its employees and appreciates great service! EOE.
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Bob Hoffman, shows off a Victoria Lily leaf he grew at Hudson Gardens. Hoffman, who passed away recently, volunteered extensively in the water gardens, was president of the Colorado Water Garden Society, and volunteered at Denver Botanic Gardens. Photo by Dorothy Martinez
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Bob Hoffman delighted in showing off the spiny undersides of exotic Victoria lilies, as well as in growing, planting # and nurturing an impressive collection of lilies, lotuses, canCN TAKE-OUT ONLY nas, papyruses and many other plant varieties that thrive with REG. $5410 • Two Racks Baby Back Ribs $ wet feet. SAVE 16 • 1/2 BBQ Chicken WITH THIS COUPON His family and fellow gardeners feel an acute sense of loss • 1 lb. Pulled Pork since he passed away on July 18, but are consoled by rememONLY • Baked Beans (pint) bering his really substantial contributions to his community. • Cole Slaw (pint) He was active with, and recently president of, the Colorado • Garlic Toast (5) Water Garden Society. Volunteers support gardens at Denver Botanic Gardens and Hudson Gardens, planting, dividing, No Substitutions NOT VALID FRI OR SAT HickoryHouseRibs.com coaxing and caring for a colorful variety of plants. Limit 3 feeds • Sun.- Mon.-Tues.-Wed.-Thurs. Only • Thru 8/21/2014 Often attired in waders, he and other volunteers give these 10335 S. Parker Rd. Parker • 303-805-9742 special spots the ongoing attention they require to thrive, which includes specific shelter and care through the winter. Fran Hoffman said her husband, who spent 15 years in the HH 10.20.13ColoNwsFam.Feed#2.indd 1 10/20/13 8:50 AM Air Force before coming to work at Lockheed Martin in Colorado, started talking about his long-awaited pond as soon as they moved into their home on the west side of Littleton — but they had little kids and it had to wait until their son, Mike, could swim at age 8. “Then I said, `Go for it.’ We all dug that first pond and learned a lot. At first, it wasn’t big enough,” she
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remembered. Bob Hoffman was born in 1943 in Illinois, attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as a physical education major and spent 15 years in the Air Force. He and Fran were married in 1968 and had two children: Mike, who lives in Colorado, and Jennifer, who passed away on May 1. Grandson Austin lives with Fran and attends elementary school nearby. While he had no formal education in horticulture, Hoffman quietly and steadily pursued a love of plants, developing true expertise in his chosen specialty. “He read a lot, volunteered at Chatfield and we all volunteered at Denver Botanic Gardens,” Fran said. There he worked with aquatic plant expert Joe Tomocik and his successor Tamara Kilbane. Hoffman was active with the Rocky Mountain Koi Club and the Mile High Garden Railroad Club — which means he helped with the model train that delights visitors at Hudson Gardens, according to friend and fellow club member Jim Arneill. “His vast knowledge of Hudson Gardens, the lilies, lotus and the myriad of hardy and tropical plants was sometimes hard to fathom,” recalled friend and fellow plant lover Dorothy Martinez in a tribute she wrote — remembering a man who was “kind, generous, devoted, humble, easygoing, gentle, warm, open, giving and diplomatic.” At a reception at Hudson Gardens following the July 25 memorial service, director Rich Meredith announced that the water gardens Hoffman had recently redesigned would be named in his honor. Visitors can walk towards the southwest corner of the gardens to enjoy this quiet, beautiful place.
Especially when you’re planning for childbirth. Epidural, or water birth? Acupuncture or aromatherapy? Lone Tree Health Center and the Colorado Institute for Maternal & Fetal Health invite you to learn more about options available to you when you choose a midwife. Hear from Certified Nurse-Midwife, Jessica Anderson MSN, WHNP-BC about the benefits of choosing a midwife for your prenatal and pregnancy care. Date: Thursday, Aug. 28 Time: 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Cost: Free
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Climber to share near-death story Jim Davidson to speak Aug. 22 at Parker’s Wildlife Experience By Chris Michlewicz
cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com Mountain climber and author Jim Davidson is bringing his harrowing neardeath experience to a Douglas County audience. Davidson, who penned the non-fiction thriller, “The Ledge,” will deliver a motivational speech about resilience and survival at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at The Wildlife Experience, 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker. Roughly 300 people are expected to attend and tickets are still available. The Colorado climber’s book won numerous awards and spawned a segment on the Discovery Channel’s “I Shouldn’t Be Alive.” His speaking engagements have drawn considerable praise, although mostly from crowds at corporate events. It is rare to see him at a public event, said Dan Zim-
merer, education manager at The Wildlife Experience. Davidson was climbing Mount Rainier with a friend in 1992 when they fell into an 80-foot crevasse. His partner didn’t survive, but Davidson managed to get to safety by climbing an ice wall. Zimmerer said the manner in which Davidson connects the lessons from his experience to everyday life is something to behold. “It’s about adventure and friendship and overcoming the odds,” he said. “The story kind of fits our mission.” Through photos, videos and vivid storytelling, Davidson will walk the audience through his ordeal and how it changed his life. He will take questions and sign copies of his book at the end. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged by calling 720-488-3344 or going to www. thewildlifeexperience.org. Children under 10 years of age are prohibited and an adult must accompany all children over 10. The cost of admission is $12 for museum members and $15 for non-members.
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Drummer brings blend of cultures Paa Kow band to play in Denver on Aug. 25 By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Drummer/ bandleader Paa Kow (pah ko) was born in Ghana into a family where his mother and uncle were professional musicians. They would haul a generator to the next village, which like his, had no electricity, and play a concert. When he was 7 years old, he started to play with their touring band — with a cowbell. “Our home was called “the musicians’ house,” he recalls. Soon, he was playing congas and a drum set with the band. He was discovered by Ghanaian pop star Amakye Dede (amachay day-day) when he traveled to the capital of Accra. He went to live there, playing and touring with the nation’s top musicians while still a teenager. While in Accra, he met a student from the University of Colorado-Boulder, Peyton Sheffield, who was looking for a drummer to study with. Sheffield was directed to Paa Kow and a strong friendship developed. The American musician wanted to help Paa Kow take his music to the world. In 2007, with support from CU professor Kwasi Ampene, the young drummer was invited to the Boulder university as guest artist and teacher. His Afro-fusion sound developed as he
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Yacht Club sets sail
Yacht Club, a community bar inspired by the casual drinking and social cultures from around the world, will open Aug. 20 in the center area at the Source, 3350 Brighton Blvd., in the space formerly occupied by the CapRock Farm Bar. Owned by Mary Wright, the Yacht Club aims to be a gathering place for locals, visitors and industry professionals. A full service bar, the Yacht Club will build on the idea of social drinking. ”We want the space to have something for everyone and also showcase how diverse the world of booze can be,” Wright said. “In the islands, you have Ti Punch, in Spain (there are) sherry or gin and tonics, as well as favorites here like juleps, cobblers, or a shot and a beer. At the Yacht Club we will showcase some of these ideas, as well as some of our own.”
`Taste’ makes return
Take a bite (or 12) out of Douglas County at the 12th annual Taste of Douglas County, where local restaurateurs will show off fine fare from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Douglas County Events Center. “Twelve years ago I realized that Douglas County had a fine selection of restaurants and decided to put on an event that would highlight many of those places to area residents,” said Mike Boyle, host of the Restaurant Show on Newstalk KNUS 710 AM radio and Comcast Channel 8. “This will give people an inexpensive evening out while enjoying wonder-
IF YOU GO Paa Kow and the By All Means Band will play at 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at Dazzle Jazz Restaurant and Lounge, 930 Lincoln St., Denver. The show is described as “World Music Night With Paa Kow.” 303-839-5100, dazzlejazz.com.
played with musicians in the U.S. He put out a first two-disc recording, “Hand Come, Hand Go,” in 2012. Now 30 years old, Kow has continued to travel with his By All Means Band, with eight members and sometime a guest star — such as trumpeter/CU professor Brad Goode. He said his bassist is also from Ghana and other musicians are from the U.S. They have played in Lincoln, Omaha, Iowa City, Chicago, Memphis, New Orleans, Houston and more. A second album, “Ask,” will be released with a 7 p.m. performance at Denver’s Dazzle on Aug. 25. “Ask” contains all new music, Kow said. “When I lay down a foundation with percussion, Caribbean, with the bass,” new songs are developed. “The new record is African — my own stuff …” It was recorded in Boulder. Kow shared his vision: “I want to go every place in the world … I’m ready for it. It’s what my life has been. If Japan comes — I’m going.”
ful cuisine from many area restaurants and food service establishments.” Restaurants and other dining establishments will offer selections from appetizers to main courses to desserts. Tickets are $10 in advance or $20 at the door. Kids four years old and under are free. The admission ticket includes food from each of these various establishments and free parking. Restaurants participating include Old Stone Church, Pegasus on the Square, Outback Steakhouse, Old Chicago, Rockyard American Grill & Brewery, Crave Real Burgers, Fowl Line Sports Grill, Stumpy’s Pizza, and many more. There will be beverages from Lost Coffee, Sugarland Sodas, Keva Juice smoothies and more. Additional information is available at www.tasteofdouglascounty.com or by calling Boyle at 303-903-0017.
African Jazz drummer Paa Kow and his By All Means Band will perform on Aug. 25 at Dazzle Jazz. Courtesy photo
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Eavesdropping on a man and his mother: “Mom, why don’t we go to the optometrist so you can get bifocals?” “If I have bifocals, I’ll look old.” “You’re almost 88. You’re wearing two pairs of glasses now and you have one pair resting on your forehead while you use the other one. That kinda makes you look old.”
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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It’s All Colorado at Depot show Exhibit puts ‘Western’ into Welcome Week By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com The Depot Art Gallery advertised its annual All Colorado Show to Colorado artists through CAfé (Call for Entries) this year and had an enthusiastic response: There were 348 entries, of which the show could only accept 70, so juror Joanne Burney had a demanding job. Burney, a widely experienced Denver artist who teaches at the Art Students League, selected a range of styles and put together a good-looking show, which will hang in Littleton’s vintage red depot through August, with extra hours during WWW. A sculpture, “Desert Plants” by Michael Mladjan, is placed on a table in the center of the baggage room and attracts immediate attention when one enters. Created from rusted steel, it was awarded “Best of Show” by Burney. On the upper level of the baggage room,
IF YOU GO The Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, operated by the Littleton Fine Arts Guild, is usually open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. During Western Welcome Week, it is open those hours every day. 303-795-0781. to the right, a viewer finds Michael Adkins’ “Silver Strand,” a 30-by-24-inch oil painting, a landscape done in the artist’s studio from a plein air painting created at dawn at the Fisher Tower near Moab, Utah. A yellow sky glows as the day begins. “The prominent monolith is the Titan,” he said. Adkins has had a busy several years participating in plein air painting events in the West, and is also exhibiting his work currently in the Plein Air Artists of Colorado National Juried Art Show at Abend Gallery in Denver. He is waiting to hear on admission to the 2014 Enchanted Lands Exhibit in New Mexico and will trek to the Colorado town of Victor in August; Escalante, Utah in September; and back to Moab in October.
“Silver Strand,” a 24”x 30” oil painting by Mark Akins, won first place in the All Colorado Show at the Depot Art Gallery in Littleton. The annual show is a Western Welcome Week event. Courtesy photo Other winners in the All Colorado Show are: second place, Stephen Shugart, for “Pink Trailer,” mixed media; and third place: Marilyn Koblitz, for “When Worlds Collide II,”
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8:30am-5pm • One Day Only! Pottery Seconds Sale The Pottery Studio Gallery, 5739 S. Curtice St. • The Pottery Studio Gallery artists sell discontinued patterns and flawed pottery at great prices • Presented by The Pottery Studio Gallery • 303-7382275 www.ThePotteryStudioGallery.com 9am-11pm • A Day at the Elks Lodge Littleton Elks Lodge, 5749 S. Curtice • FREE magic show for the kids • Italian sausage sandwiches $4 and hot dogs $2 from 11am until gone • Music and dancing in the lounge with Perry Washington 1-6pm • Ron Ivory and the Expressions featuring contemporary jazz, jazz and pop standards, and light rhythm & blues music and dance music under the “big top” 5-9pm • The bar inside will be open to the public • Presented by Littleton Elks Lodge #1650 and Elks Ladies Auxiliary • 303-794-1819 www.elks.org/lodges/ home.cfm?LodgeNumber=1650 10am-Noon • 86th WWW Grand Parade ~ Giddy Up! Route: Gallup and Littleton Blvd. down Main St. to Rapp St. • Theme: Giddy Up! • Featuring equestrians, marching bands, tractors, floats and FUN! • Grand Marshal Dr. Charlie Vail DVM • Catch the FREE LPS shuttle bus from ACC and along Littleton Blvd. to start of Parade Route • Mike Ward Infiniti, Lang Investment Group, and Bradford Auto Body, Inc. • A WWW Event • 303-794-4870 Noon-4pm • LPCAAA Dunk-A-Cop! Bradford Auto Body parking lot, 2659 W. Main St. • An opportunity to dunk a Littleton Police Officer in a tank of water — just for the FUN of it! • Donations appreciated • A fundraiser for Littleton Police Citizens Academy Alumni Association • www.lpcaaa.org Noon-5pm • WWW Dance Stage Colorado Business Bank (parking lot at Main St. and Prince) • Enjoy a variety of song and dance with Sidekickers: Western line dancing, Adventures in Dance~ from ballroom to Latin dancing, Centerstage Stars Theatre & Dance Studio, Heritage Irish Stepdancers, and
mixed media. Burney awarded honorable mentions to Sheila Littlehorn, Jessica Rein, Barbara Rogers, Stanley Schwartz and Carla Stoltzfus.
more! • Presented by Littleton Independent; Sponsored by MasterPiece Mobile DJ • A WWW Event • 303-794-4870 Noon-5pm • WWW Kids/Family Stage Main St. (west end at Rapp St) • The best in children’s entertainment • Sing along with Cowboy Steve, Dwayne Faux Magic Show, The Playmakers, Connie Elstun Comedy/Magic Show - lots of interactive FUN • Presented by Littleton Adventist Hospital; Sponsored by Frontier Airlines, Lang Investment Group and Pro Auto Care • A WWW Event • 303-794-4870 Noon-6pm • Reinke Brothers Haunted Mansion Reinke’s, 5663 S. Prince St. • ONE-DAY sneak preview of the Haunted Mansion (a haunted attraction) don’t miss the chills and thrills! Tickets $7 • Midway fun and games, magicians, jugglers, fire-eaters and more - games $1 • Center Stage featuring live music • Market and Bazaar • 303-795-5006 www.reinkebrothers.com 7pm-9pm • A Melodrama and Olio ~ LUMC Encore Players Littleton United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 5894 S. Datura • (See August 15) SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 10am-1pm • 62nd Homecoming Luncheon (Old Timers’) Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup • Welcoming all Littleton and former Littleton residents of all ages, to reacquaint, reminisce with old friends and new • Enjoy lunch catered by Bennett’s BBQ • Tickets $20, must be purchased in advance, available at the museum or by mail • Inclement weather event will be moved to Littleton High School cafeteria, 199 W. Littleton Blvd. • 303-795-3950 www.littletongov.org/museum/events Noon-4pm • 2nd Best of the West Pet Fest Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr. • Free fun for the whole family - dog family (on leashes) welcome too! • Pet adoptions, pet parade, live entertainment, canine demonstrations, and other fun activities for the whole family! • Food and beverages sales • Your support helps the shelter provide care and compassion for lost, stray and unwanted animals • Presented by Humane Society of the South Platte Valley • 303-703-2938 www. hsspv.org.
Burton’s Maplewood Farm has teamed up with High West Distillery & Breckenridge Distillery to bring Pure Maple Syrup with a High Country Spirit to these local Markets: Fri., Aug. 15th & 29th: Dillon, CO Farmers Market (9am-2pm) Sat., Aug. 16th & 23rd: Golden, CO Farmers Market (8am-1pm) Sat., Aug. 16th: Highland, CO Farmers Market (9am-1pm) Sun., Aug. 17th & 31st: South Pearl Street Denver, CO Farmers Market (9am-1pm) Sun., Aug. 17th & 31st: Breckenridge, CO Farmers Market (9am-2pm) Thur., Aug. 21st & 28th: Estes Park, CO Farmers Market (8am-12:30pm) Fri., Aug. 22nd: Winter Park, CO Farmers Market (2pm-7pm) Sun., Aug. 24th: Parker, CO Farmers Market (8am-1:00pm) Meet Indiana Artisan Tim Burton & Family. Sample and taste the difference between “A” & “B” Grade Maple Syrups and why all the Top Chefs around the Country are asking for his Barrel Aged Maple Syrups.
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If water blossoms float your boat ... In the Monet Pool at Denver Botanic Gardens, water lilies, lotuses and other aquatic plants are at their peak — and are enhanced by Dale Chihuly’s glass sculptural works floating next to them. On Aug. 15, the annual Water Blossom Festival is celebrated by the Colorado Water Garden Society and the Botanic Gardens. International water gardeners are in town for a four-day symposium, and extra events are planned that are open to the public. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature local vendors, such as Tagawa Gardens, and information about how to grow these lovely plants. Free guided tours at 1 and 3 p.m. Also, at 2 p.m., Ebi Condo, curator of the Japanese Garden, will offer a special tour of this popular spot. Both events are free with general admission, which will also allow a wider tour of the Chihuly pieces located throughout the gardens. Information: colowatergardensociety. org. Denver Botanic Gardens is located at 1007 York St. in Denver.
A chance to sing The Castle Rock Chorale will hold placement auditions from 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 19 at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Rock. Season plans include a performance of “Carmina Burana” with the Lone Tree Symphony. Prospective members should email: info@castlerockchorale.org to schedule an audition and ask questions.
Full of Flamenco Cherokee Castle, 6113 N. Daniels Park Road, Sedalia, will offer an evening of Spanish Gypsy music and dance with Rene Heredia and his company of Flamenco dancers from 7 -10 p.m. on Aug. 22 in the Veranda Tent. A $55 ticket includes a castle tour and cash bar. Cherokeeranch.org, 303-6884600.
Show in Castle Rock The Greater Castle Rock Art Guild will present Tadashi Hayakawa painting on Aug. 28, in the Thursday Open Studios series (4-ish to 9 p.m.) Visit the gcrag.com website for information on many upcoming classes and exhibits. The studio, Art on the Edge, is at 317 Wilcox St. in Castle Rock.
Musicians invited The Arapahoe Community College string orchestra seeks violinists, violists, cellists and double bass players of all ages to participate in this community orchestra. You do not have to be an ACC student to join. Rehearsals are at 5 p.m. on Mondays. For information, contact Dr. Hidemi
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Photo exhibit at Curtis Curtis Arts and Humanities Center, 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, opened its popular annual photography exhibit “Greenwood … and Beyond” on Aug. 8. It runs through Sept. 12. On Aug. 21 at 6:30 p.m., juror Eric Biggerstaff will give a free lecture on “The Fine Art of Photography.” Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 303-797-1779.
Young in spotlight Spotlight Performing Arts Center’s students ages 4-10 present “Toy Story” at 5 p.m. on Aug. 27 at 6328 E. County Line Road, #102. Tickets cost $8. Also coming soon: “High School Musical” with performers ages 5-17 years old on Sept. 5, 6, 12 and 13 at 7 p.m. Tickets: $12. Auditions are scheduled for “Frozen” (teens and children 6 and older) and for “Frozen Jr.” (ages 3-10) at 4 p.m. Sept. 19, with weekly rehearsals until January performances. Information and tuition rates: spotlightperformers.com or 720-443-2623.
Benefit has international flair “A Sip and Taste of Culture,” an evening of wine and beer tasting and international cuisine from local restaurants, will benefit Littleton’s Immigrant Integration Initiative (LI3) program, which helps documented immigrants on their journey to becoming community citizens. It will be held from 6 t0 8 p.m. on Aug. 28 at FirstBank, 101 W. County Line Road, Littleton. Tickets: $30/two for $50, connectingimmigrants.org or at the door.
San Diego to Denver “In Lak’ech San Diego to Denver: You Are My Other Self” runs from Aug. 15 to Oct. 4 at the Center for Visual Arts, Metropolitan State University’s gallery at 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Co-curators David Avalos and Cecily Cullen have invited artists from Colorado and San Diego to “challenge our assumptions, invite us to re-invent ourselves and to create a revolutionary culture through empathy and collective effort,” according to David Avalos, Richard T. Castro Visiting Professor. Additional events: “Puentes Si, Paredes No: Building Bridges Not Walls” in September. CVA hours: 11a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays; open until 8 p.m. on first and third Fridays.
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THINGS DO MUSIC/CONCERTS
JAZZ ON THE GREEN LATE-SUMMER SWING THE HIGHLANDS Ranch Concert Band’s big band group Swing
Shift concludes its summer concert series at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Program is free; bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the music. Go to www.hrconcertband.org or call Kelley at 303-683-4102.
ACOUSTIC GUITARIST PERFORMS
TRAIL MAINTENANCE OUTINGS
ACOUSTIC GUITARIST Ted Hohenstein will perform at each of the Castle Country Assisted Living houses Thursday, Aug. 14. Performances are 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. Hohenstein entertains audiences with inspirational music on his acoustic guitar and patterns his style after James Taylor. These performances are free and open to the public. For more information or to RSVP, call 303-482-5552.
RIDGELINE WRANGLERS host trail maintenance outings to help maintain and improve the soft surface trails at Ridgeline Open Space in the Meadows in Castle Rock. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the trailhead parking lot off of Coachline Road. Outings are completed by 11:30 a.m. Bring gloves, sunscreen or hat, and water. Tools will be provided. Contact Lisa Sorbo at 303-814-7456 or lsorbo@crgov.com. Outings will be Saturdays, Aug. 16, Sept. 27 and Oct. 25.
MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO VETERANS
HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN MEETING
THE JOE Peterson 10-piece Dance Orchestra and the Andrews Singers will perform a musical tribute to veterans at an outdoor concert at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Songs from World War I, World War II and more recent wars will be featured. Based in Littleton, the Joe Peterson Dance Orchestra has performed for more than 22 years throughout the Denver metro area. Hot dogs, brats, burgers and beverages will be available for purchase beginning at 5:30 p.m. Call the library at 303-795-3961.
AN OPEN public meeting for the updating of a multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan is at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at the Douglas County Events Center, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. Local jurisdictions are required to have FEMA-approved Hazard Mitigation Plans to better position resources in advance of a disaster and to qualify for mitigation funding from FEMA. Douglas County is the lead agency for updating the plan. For information, call Anne L. Walton at 303-814-4356.
RHYOLITE DEMONSTRATION, PRESENTATION
EVENTS
IN CONJUNCTION with the exhibit “Building with Rhyolite,” the
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
Castle Rock Museum plans a short talk from local historian Jerry Persall on the origins of rhyolite, followed by a demonstration from local stone mason Tom Smith, who will demonstrate how rhyolite is cut to size and trimmed by hand. The program is from 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at Castle Rock Museum, 420 Elbert St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-3164 or email crmuseum@comcast.net for information. Refreshments will be served.
16, at Castlewood Library, 6379 S. Unita St., Centennial.
CHERRY HILLS Community Church presents the Global Leadership Summit on Thursday, Aug. 14, and Friday, Aug. 15, at 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Live via simulcast from Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago, this year’s speaker lineup includes filmmaker, actor and philanthropist Tyler Perry; Passion City Church pastor and Passion Movement founder Louie Giglio; and best-selling author Patrick Lencioni. Register at www.chcc.org (priority code LEAD14HS). Contact Roxanne Dennett, 303-3258281 or rdennett@chcc.org. POURING FOR A PURPOSE AROUND THE World in 80 Wines, a wine tasting, dinner and program to benefit Gateway Battered Women’s Services, is at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at Wellshire Event Center, 3333 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver. The event also features a silent auction. For information and reservations, call 303-343-1856. FREE FILM IN THE PARK JOIN THE Highlands Ranch Community Association for its final free film in the park of the summer, “The Lego Movie” on Friday, Aug. 15, at Civic Green Park, 9370 S. Ridgeline Blvd. Movie starts at dusk. Go to www.hrcaonline.org and click on the calendar for more information. ROAD TO 1914
FESTIVAL DAY AT WESTERN WELCOME WEEK LITTLETON’S ANNUAL Western Welcome Week culminates with Festival Day on Saturday, Aug. 16. Events take place throughout the morning and afternoon, but the highlight is the Grand Parade from 10 a.m. to noon. The parade starts at Gallup Street, then makes its way down Littleton Boulevard toward and through downtown Littleton. Thousands attend each year. After the parade, many stick around for the food, entertainment and vendors on Main Street. For more information, go to www.westernwelcomeweek.org/
HUDSON GARDENS SUMMER CONCERTS THE HUDSON Gardens & Event Center presents its 16th summer
concert season. Concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. For tickets, go to www. altitudetickets.com. Go to www.hudsongardens.org for details. The lineup: Sunday, Aug. 17, Little River Band (with 18-piece orchestra); Sunday, Aug. 24, Night Ranger (pictured below); and Saturday, Aug. 30, Lynyrd Skynyrd.
EXPLORE THE person-
GRAB YOUR dancing shoes and sunglasses and half-step your
way to O’Brien Park, 10795 Victorian Dr. in Parker, for a concert by Jim Ehrlich and the Polka Mates at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17. Go to www.Parkerarts.org for details.
KNOWN AS one of the best golf tournaments in Highlands Ranch, the Business Classic provides members the opportunity to enjoy a day on the links with business friends, clients or prospects, and network with Highlands Ranch Chamber of Commerce leadership, board members and elected officials. This year, a percentage of money raised will be donated to Children’s Hospital of Highlands Ranch. The tournament is Monday, Aug. 18, with an 8 a.m. shotgun start at the Highlands Ranch Golf Club. Go to www. highlandsranchchamber.org.
STORYTELLING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED DISCOVER THE joys of bringing storytime fun and early literacy activities to children in childcare centers in Douglas County. No experience necessary — just a love of reading to children. Volunteer workshop begins at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Workshop includes program orientation and tips for building your confidence as you get started. To register, call Geri at 303-688-7658 or visit www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org. DANCE WITH THE STARS SKY CLIFF Center presents a fun filled evening for adults with special needs. “Dance with the Stars” is from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at 4600 E. Highway 86, Castle Rock. Call 303-814-2863. Admission is $5. CELEBRATE SUMMER AT FARM-TO-TABLE DINNER ENJOY A handcrafted, locally grown, four-course dinner at one long table set under the Pavilion tent at Cherokee Ranch and Castle, with the historic Scottish castle and the rugged Rocky Mountains as the backdrop. Each course will be paired with wine or liquors to make your taste buds sing. Rustic, yet elegant, this farm dinner is from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, at Cherokee Ranch, 6113 N. Daniels Park Road, Sedalia. Call the reservation hotline at 303-688-4600. Cost includes the four-course meal, cash bar and a musical performance.
EDUCATIONAL HUNTGATE MASSACRE PRESENTATION THE CASTLE Rock Historical Society welcomes Jeff Broome of Arapahoe Community College speaking about the Huntgate Massacre. The presentation is free and begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. Call 303-814-3164 or email crmuseum@ comcast.net.
alities, politics and military build-up leading to The Great War in commemoration of the 100-year anniversary of World War I. This free event is presented by the University of Denver’s Osher Lifelong Learning and Douglas County Libraries. Program is at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. To register, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org.
JOIN PARK interpreter Warren Coker for an introduction to the history of stone tools and the basics of flintknapping. Learn how breaking and splitting stone into useful tools is a vital part of Native American life in this area. Meet at the visitor center, off S. Highway 83 in Franktown. Program is from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16.
SHABBAT IN THE PARK SERVICE
HELP SAVE A LIFE: LEARN CPR
B’NAI CHAIM, a Reform Jewish Congregation serving southwest metro Denver, will
have its annual Shabbat in the Park service at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at Clement Park, Pavilion 5, 7306 W. Bowles, Littleton. New spiritual leader Cantor Kim Harris will lead the service. Attendees are invited to bring a non-dairy potluck dish. All are welcome. See www.bnaichaim.org for more information.
FOUR OUT of five cardiac arrests happen at home. Would you be prepared to help? Learn CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) with training classes from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Aug. 16 and Nov. 8, at Castle Rock Fire Headquarters, 300 Perry St. Participants will earn certification through the American Heart Association. Register at www.CRGov.com/registration or call 303-660-1066.
SENSORY GARDEN OPENS
SNAKES ALIVE IN CASTLEWOOD CANYON
STAR CENTER, a treatment center for children with sensory challenges, and the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation plan Playground Rock, a fundraising event and grand opening of the center’s new Sensory Garden. The event is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at 5420 S. Quebec St., Greenwood Village. The Nacho Men will perform during the event. Register at www.regonline.com/playgroundrock.
WISH TO know more about snakes? Join park ranger Lisa Naughton for a fun and exciting introduction to snakes. Come and meet our resident bull snakes, Sid and Nancy, and watch them eat their weekly meal. Program is from 1:30-2:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, in the visitor center off S. Highway 83 in Franktown. Call 303-688-5242 for more information.
DOUGLAS COUNTY HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL ROUNDUP
CASTLEWOOD CANYON RANGER TALK
THE NEXT Douglas County Household Chemical Roundup is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at Shea Stadium, 3270 Redstone Park Circle, Highlands Ranch. The roundup is a way for the public to properly dispose of household waste that could otherwise contaminate our water supply, the air and landfills. Many common products found in the home may be hazardous and should be used and disposed of carefully. Visit www.highlandsranch.org or call 303-846-6249 for more information. CELEBRATE THE 25th annual Douglas County Libraries Storytelling Festival with Margaret Read MacDonald, John Stansfield and Bonnie Phipps. A free evening concert starting at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock, will provide fun for the whole family. No registration required.
JOIN CASTLEWOOD Canyon park rangers for a weekly presentation, topic of their choice, at our Pikes Peak Amphitheater. Learn more about the park and have the opportunity to ask our rangers any questions you may have about the park. Meet at the Pikes Peak Amphitheater off of the Lake Gulch Trail. Program is at 2:45 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Pikes Peak Amphitheater. Call 303-688-5242.
TOUR OF 17-MILE HOUSE
HERITAGE WALKING TOURS
ENJOY AN informal tour of the historic 1860s 17-Mile House just north of Parker. Tours
THE CASTLE Rock Historical Society and Museum plan Heritage walking tours of historic downtown Castle Rock. Tours begin at 10:30 a.m. at The Courtyard on Perry Street, between Third and Fourth streets. Each tour lasts about 45 minutes, and will conclude at the Castle Rock Museum. Bike and group tours are available by reservation. Tour dates are Saturday, Aug. 23 and Sept. 27. For information, or reservations for group or bike tours, contact the museum at 303-814-3164 or crmuseum@comcast.net.
STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
CONCERT IN THE PARK
BUSINESS GOLF CLASSIC
are from 9-11 a.m. Saturday Aug. 16; and from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 20. Look for the big red barn on the west side at 8181 S. Parker Road. Learn about the history of the property and its significance to the Old West. Courtesy of Cherry Creek Historical Society and Arapahoe County Open Spaces. Contact 720-874-6540 for more information.
BLENDED FAMILY WORKSHOP GRACE PRESBYTERIAN Church would like to invite the children and youth of the community to a free workshop for those who have experienced death or divorce in the family. This is a positive, safe group experience for families seeking healing. Children will have the opportunity to share their feelings and learn skills to help manage their emotions. The free blended family workshop is from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at Grace Presbyterian Church, 9720 U.S. Highway 85, Highlands Ranch. Contact Dawn at dawn@gracecolorado.com to register or for more information. REPRESENTATIVE HOSTS TOWN HALL STATE REP. Spencer Swalm will have a town hall from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug.
FLINTKNAPPING IN CASTLEWOOD CANYON
CHILDREN’S RESOURCE FAIR THE MOMS Club of Castle Rock is sponsoring a free Children’s Resource Fair from 9:3011:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Talk with representatives from preschools, swim schools, dance schools, karate business and other local groups that offer children’s activities. There will also be crafts, snacks and activities for the kids. EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday 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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‘Elements and Isotopes’ explored at MOA Englewood museum plays host to collegiate exhibit By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Since 1991, The Museum of Outdoor Arts, MOA, has provided stimulating arts education opportunities for young people in various formats. The 2014 version has offered college arts students a chance to stretch their wings in internships with distinctive focus. Earlier in the year, a group of CU/Denver students produced community-oriented projects, an exhibit and interactions with the public. The “Summer 2014” group of nine talented student interns from colleges both near and far focused on “Elements and Isotopes: an Exploration of Identity and Connectivity,” producing a sophisticated and engaging exhibit which opened Aug. 2 in the MOA’s handsome upstairs gallery at the Englewood Civic Center. Students applied in the spring, with a professional digital portfolio, resume, cover letter and letters of recommendation. Select students were then interviewed and those accepted, worked five days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from June 2 through Aug. 4. College credit and a $1000 stipend were offered. The chosen students worked under the direction of Imagined Creation’s Cory Gilstrap, the area theater community’s go-to guy for puppets of all sorts, who is a master teacher. Gilstrap, as lead artist, was assisted by artist Mickey Boyd and program director Michael Keen, as the group worked through the logistics of creating site-specific museum installations. “Elements and Isotopes” is centered on the premise that “we as individuals are all isotopes of the Human Element. Within confines of our unified experience, we still maintain independent identity and unique modes of expression. Our personal experience, though particular to the individual, is
LEFT: “Human Element,” a life-sized figure created from “elemental building blocks,” greets visitors to the Museum of Outdoor Art’s “Elements and Isotopes” exhibit. ABOVE: Design and Build Intern Emily Lamb of Littleton poses by her self portrait at Englewood’s Museum of Outdoor Arts. Photos by Sonya Ellingboe still inextricably linked to the greater whole, creating a web of continuity that spans both space and time.” With a statement formulated, young artists went to work on interpretation. Each created a self-portrait, describing, “What makes you?” Just inside the entrance on the right is a piece by Hannah Brookman, from Bennington College in Vermont, a very nature-oriented, multi-level piece with twigs and moss, inviting the viewer to peek inside. A few steps farther to the right, one finds a large clear box, with a realistic cast resin portrait of Emily Lamb of Littleton, a student at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her face is reflected in a mirror and the back of the head, open to the gallery, is fitted with a mass of polished brass clock works, which she said represents what goes on in her busy mind.
A sort of curiosity cabinet, her box has tiny bottles with bits of her history, such as her grandfather’s baby bracelet. She talked about participating with others in construction of two large installations: “Earthbound Tide,” created from monofilament and bark, which explores “the space between.” And “Infinite Reverberations,” a floor-to-ceiling fountain-like construction that explores how water connects all of us. There are 13 installations to view at MOA in addition to the individual portraits. One, “The Human Element,” is a bright red life-sized figure, constructed “of elemental building blocks.” It greets viewers just outside the museum’s door in the atrium, where there is an exhibit of works by three Design and Build alumni: Maeve Eichelberger, Kelly M. Jones and Kai Mazurczyk. At night, Lamb said she worked at home
IF YOU GO “Elements and Isotopes runs through Sept. 27 at the MOA. The MOA is located on the second level in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Hours: Tuesdays to Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Fridays, Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. 303-806-0444. Also showing: “Short Circuit” by teacher Michele Brower, “Jelly Mind Fields” by Lael Siler and works by three Design and Build alumni in the atrium. on the complex self-portrait, while developing the concepts — and executing them — on the joint projects during the days. The closing sentence in the program’s description tells what has happened here: “Interns find creative solutions to practical challenges as they master the skills to transform their creative ideas into finished pieces.”
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Tip a glass at Art & Ale fest Visitors to try variety of beers while viewing, creating art By Chris Michlewicz
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cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com An estimated 2,000 beer lovers will tip a glass during the Art & Ale Brew Festival. Now in its 11th year at The Wildlife Experience, the festival will gather 50 breweries and 20 restaurants eager to show off their latest concoctions from 6-10 p.m. Aug. 15. The event has doubled in size in the last decade, as interest in craft brews has swelled. There are a few new additions to the menu in 2014, including a create-your-own-art station that will enable visitors to paint on a 6-by-6 inch canvas. Organizers also threw corn hole (a.k.a. bag toss) onto the outdoor activity list, and for the viewing pleasure of beer connoisseurs, an ice sculpture demonstration. The Art & Ale Brew Festival, which draws nearly four times as many attendees as the museum’s annual Art & Wine fest, has become so popular that organizers have to turn away some breweries and cap the number of tickets sold because of capacity constraints, said Christopher Goetz, events and promotions coordinator for The Wildlife Experience. There is good reason for its growth. “It’s all around really fun event, and kind of like the last big blowout of summer before the kids go back to school,” Goetz said. “(Attendees) should expect a really, super-fun party atmosphere.”
Flock of Beagles, a well-known 80s cover band from Denver, will play in the museum’s Great Hall, and dancing is highly encouraged, although oftentimes it doesn’t take much encouragement. Being an indoor and outdoor event helps spread the crowd and enables friends to step outside enjoy a beautiful midAugust evening, Goetz said. Non-drinkers and designated drivers get reduced admission and can grab a refreshing creation from a “mocktail” beverage station. Shirley Temples and Roy Rogers drinks will be available, as will coffee from Caribou Coffee. People who want to satisfy yet another craving can stop by the “sugar shack” area, which will feature Blue Bell Ice Cream and other treats, Goetz said. Those who wish to attend should buy their tickets online at www.thewildlifeexperience. org as soon as possible, as the brew festival is expected to sell out. Tickets for non-members are $40 and members are $35. Door admission will be $40 if any tickets are left. Designated drinkers can get in for $25.
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LEFT: Valor Christian is expected to have a strong pitching rotation this fall. The staff will be highlighted by, from left, freshman Ali Kiltonan, sophomore Abby Zuschlag and junior Alexandra Kinder. ABOVE: Janelle Gardner of Legend, left, and Ponderosa’s Ally Power, right, are two of the returning aces in the south metro area, along with Castle View’s Savannah Heebner. Photos by Jim Benton
One, two, three pitchers ‘you’re out’ Private pitching instructors a key to success of area aces By Jim Benton
jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com Any team with starting senior pitchers like Ally Power, Savannah Heebner and Janelle Gardner would definitely be considered favorites to win the state championship. Any team with just one of those pitchers would have a good chance of being very successful. Pitching, obviously, is vital to the success of any high school girls softball team. “The bottom line is pitching in softball is the most important position in the game,” said Dave Atencio who will be coaching for his 21st season and second at Valor Christian. “It doesn’t matter if you have great hitters, if you have top level pitching, nine times out of 10 that is going to win you championships.” Ponderosa, Castle View and Legend will all celebrate top-level pitching this season. Power, the reigning Colorado Community Media South Metro Pitcher of the Year and the Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year of a year ago, helped Ponderosa advance to the Class 4A state semifinals last fall. She won 17 games, had a 0.78 earned run average and struck out 277 batters in 152 innings pitched. Power also led the team with a .442 batting average. Heebner is the ace for Castle View, win-
ning 11 games with a 1.55 ERA and tossing 204 strikeouts in 122 innings. She was also the Sabercats leading hitter at .478. Gardner pitched every game for Legend and helped the Titans reach the Class 5A state title game. She won 13 games with a 1.48 ERA and fanned 78 batters in 108.2 innings. “Power, Heebner and Janelle are three of the top pitchers in the state,” boasted Legend coach Shelly Boyd. There are other pitchers on teams from south metro schools that could help their teams have triumphant seasons, too. Atencio has three quality young hurlers in junior Alexandra Kinder, sophomore Abby Zuschlag and freshman Ali Kiltonan. Seniors Sam Hardy of Douglas County and Hannah Hatten of ThunderRidge are back and Arapahoe’s Allie Hanson returns after missing last season with a knee injury. Heritage junior Carly Carlsen won nine games a year ago. “There’s no way you can really argue that pitching isn’t the most important (aspect of the game),” argued Ponderosa coach Toby Tabola. “Our team is a perfect example of that. On the other hand we had arguably the best pitcher in the state and we didn’t win the state championship. “You have to have a team that can play defense and put runs up or it doesn’t matter how good your pitching is but obviously the team’s success is going to center around the strength of their pitching. If you have a team that hits and plays good defense without good pitching you stand a chance to be
successful but if I had to go one way or the other, I’d take the pitching. There’s no doubt that pitching is going to be what makes or breaks you.” One ace pitcher can pitch almost every game in a high school season. The natural arm movement of pitching softball averts injuries. Plus, the high school schedule of three games a week as opposed to the summer club slates with sometimes four or five games during a weekend allows the high school pitcher to be able to throw each game. “The big thing is you can run with one pitcher,” said Atencio. “Many state championship teams had just one pitcher. To me if you have what I always call the horse, you can ride that horse to the state championship.” The time between games during the regular season allows one pitcher to throw most of the innings. Regional and state tournament games might require a pitcher to enter the circle twice during a day. Boyd has a hard time to ever pull Gardner out of a game and Power and Heebner rarely worry about getting fatigued. “There’s really never been a point where I’ve gotten tired,” said Gardner. “I just train for it. It depends on the situation. If it’s going good I don’t want to be pulled. It’s just how I am. But, if it’s a bad situation, yeah pull me.” Heebner also says pitching changes are usually dictated by the situation. “Sometimes you are tired but you won’t hurt your arm,” she said. “It usually depends on how we are doing. If we are winning and
I’m tired, I will usually stay in. If we are losing and I’m tired and they are hitting off of me, then we’ll probably switch out the pitchers.” Power relies on endurance. “It’s all about endurance and I build it through practice,” she said. “I make sure I don’t get tired, especially if I do have to throw two games. When I do get tired I just keep pushing myself and drink water to keep hydrated. I don’t get out of control but I do loose a little momentum. I make sure I pick it up when I am looking tired.” Most quality high school pitchers, such as Heebner, have private pitching coaches and arrive at high schools with most of their pitches developed through long hours of pitching on club teams in the summer. Power and Gardner also developed and refined pitches with private tutors and during club competition during the summer. “We’ve taught Ally to be a smarter pitcher, knowing when to throw certain pitches, what location to throw certain pitches so our coaching comes to play with that but the actually development of her pitches was done before we got her,” admitted Tabola. “Her pitches were already there. We don’t develop the pitcher, we develop the strategy and how to be a good pitcher.” Power acknowledges she has a better knowledge of how to pitch. “I slowly learned each pitch as I grew up,” she said. “I would learn the fast ball and get it down before I was able to move on. In four years of high school, I have grown a lot on situations on what to throw and when to throw it. I have learned a lot.”
SOFTBALL TEAMS AT A GLANCE Mountain Vista
round of the Class 5A state championships.
2013 HIGHLIGHTS: The Golden Eagles struggled with a 1-9 Continental League record and a 5-14 overall mark.
TOP RETURNING Players: Katie DiDonna, P, Utl., Jr.; Sloane Stewartson, C, Soph.; Hannah Clark, SS, Sr.; Sydney Marchando, Utl., Soph; Caroline Thomas, CF, Jr.; Sydney Hairgrove, OF, Sr.
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Kayla Lewis, IF, Jr.;
2014 OUTLOOK: Rock Canyon has won 68 games
COACH: Bret Grammerstorf
Hayden Smith, OF, Jr.; Kelsey Heiland, C, Sr.; Dani Klatt, P, Sr.
2014 OUTLOOK: Klatt, Vista’s top pitcher in 2013 with three wins, is back and Smith hopes to improve on her .410 batting average as the Golden Eagles hope to reload in 2014 after rebuilding in 2013.
Rock Canyon
over the past four seasons and is a perennial state playoff team. Several talented young players return off last year’s team including Sloane Stewartson who led the Continental League in hitting as a freshman with a .530 average. She also launched five home runs. “With the loss of a very large 2014 class, we are hoping to rebuild and hold our own in a very strong Continental League,” said Kortbawi.
COACH: Debbie Kortbawi
ThunderRidge
2013 HIGHLIGHTS: The Jaguars were 9-1 in the Continental League and tied Legend for the league title. The team was 17-5 overall and lost to Legend in the second
2013 HIGHLIGHTS: The Grizzlies were 3-7 in the
COACH: Jim Dollaghan
Continental League and 8-11 overall. The team qualified
for the regionals and beat top-seed Ralston Valley, winding up in the state tournament for the first time since 2007. ThunderRidge lost to No. 1 seed Douglas County.
the Eagles were regional runner-ups with a team that had only one senior.
SS, Sr.; Katie Tourtillott, C, Sr.; Katie Leiker, 3B, Sr.; Hannah Hatten, P, Sr.; Madison Whitefoot, P, Jr.
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Abby Zuschlag, P, Soph,; Morgan Petrone, 3B, Sr.; Kendall Ohman, OF, Sr.; Alexandra Kinder, P, Jr.; Shelby Mann, 2B, Sr.; Makenna Roth, OF, Sr.
2014 OUTLOOK: The team is loaded with seniors
2014 OUTLOOK: The Eagles will be playing in the
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Gabby Smith,
COACH: Dave Atencio
Jeffco 4A league and have eight starters returning. Talented freshman Ali Kiltonan will add to a strong pitching staff that includes Zuschlag and Kinder — who combined to record all 17 Valor wins a season ago. “We will be one of the league favorites going into the season with defending state champion Wheat Ridge,” said Atencio. “We’re excited to be in the league and competing against great teams like Wheat Ridge. We have a nice mix of some talented seniors and some talented underclassmen.”
2013 HIGHLIGHTS: The Eagles went 17-6 and reached that Class 4A Sweet 16 for the first time. In Atencio’s first season at Valor after coaching 17 years at Dakota Ridge,
NOTE: All information in the team capsules was gleaned from responses to a survey that was sent to all south metro area schools.
and could be a dangerous outfit to play. Smith hit .439 and stole 10 bases. Tourtillott, an all-conference pick, led the team last season with a .492 average and Leiker hit .403 and scored 24 runs. “We expect to be a dark horse this year competing for our first league title since 2005,” said Dollaghan.
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Keeping the focus on the short game As long games get bigger, it’s the chips and putts that make the difference By Jim Benton
jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com There are numerous examples of talented high school golfers coming up short of expectations. And, many times that’s because of their lack of focus on their short game, which is vital to the scores scribbled on the scorecard. Boys are hitting longer, thanks in part to better equipment and golf balls, so the long game is strong. However, the short game can’t be ignored. Approach shots, chips and putts are also critical to have scores good enough to be posted on the leaderboard. “Most young players discount the value of the short game,” said ThunderRidge coach Jim McCord. “They love to hit the range and pound the ball. However, the best golfers have a strong short game.” Highlands Ranch coach James Barker lectures to his players about the importance of
the short game. “I hammer them on it,” explained Barker. “The bad thing is our season is so short. I only get to force them to work on their short games properly for two months. Even the best players on the planet miss about 25 percent of their greens. The best golfers on the planet hit 13 or 14 greens a round. So they are having to get up and down four or five times a round. “Our kids are missing seven or eight greens a round and getting up and down maybe a third of the time. If we get smarter and pick a high percentage shot around the green, maybe we can save a couple shots a round.” Barker’s team spends an hour putting during practice sessions, another hour chipping, pitching and hitting bunker shots before hitting some balls. “Boys just want to hit balls,” added Barker. “They don’t understand their score is attached to putting and chipping and hitting bunker shots. You can hit a bad drive and still make a birdie. You can miss a green and still make a par. But if you mess up a chip or bunker shot or a putt, those scores go on your scorecard. There’s no recovering from a messed up short
ABOVE: From left, ThunderRidge senior golfers Trevor Crockett, Trevor McCord and Jack Matchinskiy, are expected to be key players on the Grizzlies’ roster this fall. Photos by Jim Benton LEFT: Mountain Vista’s Chris Raap practices a chip shot prior to a Continental League meet last week at South Suburban Golf Course in Centennial.
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GOLF TEAMS AT A GLANCE Highlands Ranch
COACH: James Barker
2013 HIGHLIGHTS: The Falcons were young and inexperienced but still managed to finish fifth in the Continental League. The three freshmen and one sophomore on the 2013 team played well. Junior Tyler Zang was an all-league player. Ryan Pearson and Zang finished in the top 35 at the Class 5A state meet.
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Tyler Zang, Jr.; Ryan
Pearson, Soph.; Kyle Pearson, Soph.; Charlie Schneider, Jr.
2014 OUTLOOK: Freshman Jack Crisp will join four returning players and the Falcons should be a team to contend with this season. Kyle Pearson opened the season with a 70 in the league’s first tourney at South Suburban as the Falcons finished first, edging five-time state champion Regis Jesuit. “WE’RE GOING to be pretty strong,” said Barker. “We’re going
to line up with a freshman, three sophomores and a junior. I think we’re going to possibly be a top five team in the state. If you finish
in the top five of 5A you are pretty sound. All these kids have been in the low 70s in tournaments this summer and a few have been in the 60s.”
Mountain Vista
COACH: Tim Taylor
2013 HIGHLIGHTS: Austin Hardman and Chris Raap
qualified for the Class 5A state tournament. Hardman tied for 23rd and Raap tied for 35th out of 84 players.
TOP RETURNING Players: Austin Hardman, Jr.; Chris
Raap, Soph.; Nolan Cox, Sr.
2014 OUTLOOK: With Hardman and Raap returning after good showings last season, the Golden Eagles have high hopes to make some noise this season. “The experience of our two players who qualified for state coupled with the hard off-season work by Nolan Cox and others may see Mountain Vista place a team in the 5A state tournament for the first time in a few years,” said Taylor.
ThunderRidge
2013 HIGHLIGHTS: Jack Matchinski was the leading Grizzly, finishing 63rd in the Class 5A state tournament.
the Class 4A state championship at Hiwan Golf Club in Evergreen. Staiano’s 71 was the best score on the second day of the tournament and he finished with a 148 two-day total. Macdonald wound up with a total of 152 after two days.
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Trevor Crockett, Sr.; Trevor McCord, Sr.; Jack Matchinski, Sr.
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Ross Macdonald, Sr.; Jake Staiano, Sr.; Coby Welch, Jr.; Pierce Aichinger, Sr.
2014 OUTLOOK: With the senior leadership of Crockett, McCord and Matchinski, the Grizzlies have a good chance to be a factor in the league standings. “Hopefully the experience and leadership of these players will help our team have another successful and enjoyable season,” said McCord.
2014 OUTLOOK: The Eagles have won four of the past five Class 4A state championships and lost in a playoff in 2012 or it could have been five straight titles. Valor appears strong again with MacDonald, Staiano and Welch leading the way, which should be enough to offset the graduation loss of Josh Seiple. “This is probably our deepest team by far,” said Preeo. “There’s a good chance it could be our best.”
COACH: Jim McCord
Valor Christian
COACH: Jason Preeo
2013 HIGHLIGHTS: The Eagles, led by Jake Staiano and Ross Macdonald who were fourth and seventh respectively, won
NOTE: ALL information in the team capsules was gleaned from responses to a survey that was sent to all south metro area schools.
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Cross country camps build bonds South metro teams hit mountain trails in final weeks before season
ing for cross country teams in what is uniquely both an individual and team sport. Mountain Vista went camping at Rocky Mountain State Park. Highlands Ranch ventured to Copper Mountain for a fitnessfriendly experience that included running, biking, swimming and fun. Castle View conducted a high altitude camp in Leadville at Colorado Mountain College. Chaparral went on a camping expedition to Golden Gate Canyon State Park. Heritage had 21 runners travel to Breckenridge for training, setting team and individual goals and watching the boys and girls trade
By Jim Benton
jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com Several south metro cross country teams headed for the hills this summer. It was a way to get some training on rugged mountain trails and establish team bond-
CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS AT A GLANCE
Highlands Ranch
COACHES: Jared Neale (boys), Katie Clifford (girls)
pretty heavy on juniors but if they work real hard, they have a good chance to compete for it again.”
2013 HIGHLIGHTS: Macy Kreutz finished in the top 50 at the state meet and is going to run at Colorado State this year.
Rock Canyon
TOP RUNNERS: Boys: Graham Butcher, Sr.; Conner
Rome, Sr. Girls: Jen Burritt, Sr.; Darbie Francis, Sr.; Molly Baird, Sr.; Ashley Visocky, Sr.; Kelsey Mullins, Sr.
2014 OUTLOOK: Coaches have seen improvement during summer workouts. “We went to Copper Mountain and the team is showing progress and a love for the sport and each other,” said Neale. “There is a large group of young athletes we are excited to see mature during the season. If this team continues to work together they are capable of great things.”
Mountain Vista
COACH: Jonathan Dalby
2013 HIGHLIGHTS: The Golden Eagles boys, led by
Connor Weaver’s fourth-place finish, won the Class 5A state championship. The girls were 14th at the state meet with Delaney Fitzsimmons leading the way.
TOP RUNNERS: Boys: Tyler Matzke, Sr.; Paxton Smith,
Jr.; Michael O’Sullivan, Jr. Girls: Delaney Fitzsimmons, Sr.; Courtney Goodrum, Sr.; Lauren Soares, Soph.; Madison Easton, Soph.
2014 OUTLOOK: The boys have three back from a
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Golden Eagle team that won the state championship meet. Fitzsimmons and Easton have a chance of being two of the top runners in the Continental League. “The boys are hungry for it,” said Dalby. “There will be a lot of new kids. We’re going to be
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cooking duties. Rock Canyon had a three-day high altitude camp at Winter Park that included vigorous trail runs in addition to building team camaraderie “We all have different conditioning programs to get ready for the season,” said Mountain Vista coach Jonathan Dalby, whose boys team is the defending Class 5A state champions. “I know some of the teams go on camping trips and stuff for a week for kind of team bonding. “We stayed at a camp site in the park. It was a bonding thing for us. We ran in the
COACH: Dan Davies
2013 HIGHLIGHTS: The Jaguars girls team won the Continental League championship, placed second in the regionals and fifth at the Class 5A meet. The boys were second in the league and third in regionals. TOP RUNNERS: Boys: Jake Blackburn, Sr.; Patrick May, Jr. Girls: Mackenna Balman, Jr.; Chloe Arbuckle, Jr.; Kendall Smith, Sr.; Lindsey Hulett, Sr.; Allison Janedis, Jr. 2014 OUTLOOK: The boys team will be young, led by
senior Blackburn. It is possible the boys varsity could consist of as many as five sophomores. Balman will lead the Jaguar girls. “Our league and region is once again very competitive,” said Davies. “In order to be one of the top two or three teams in the league and region, we need to stay healthy and perform our best at the end of the season.”
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2014 OUTLOOK: The Hawks are moving up to Class 3A
this season and will compete in the Metro League. Butler has his sights set on contending for an individual state title. Freshman Payton Groves adds to a strong core of girls who will be seeking a high finish in the state meet. “We have a good balance of returning runners and talented newcomers who have put in some good training over the summer,” said Scherer. “We are excited for the competition at the 3A level and we should have our best season in our school’s short history.”
COACH: Randy Scherer
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TOP RUNNERS: Boys: Aidan Cusick, Sr.; Ashton Grissom, Sr.; Luke Bruns, Sr.; Will Wixson, Jr.; Vito Marchino, Jr. Girls: Taylor Spieker, Sr.; Lauren Ogg, Sr.; Reagan Hausmann, Jr.; Grace Moore, Jr.; Morgan McDonald, Sr. 2014 OUTLOOK: The boys have three seniors looking to make a run at a berth in the state meet. Last season’s top four runners return on the girls team. Transfer Annie Trizna will also join the team. “I’m expecting a lot out of our boys team,” said Coplen on the Valor website. “The girls team has set a goal of being the first ever girls cross country team at Valor to qualify for the state meet.”
ThunderRidge
COACHES: Laura Eloe (boys); Matt Paisley (girls)
2013 HIGHLIGHTS: The girls were 11th in the Class 5A
state meet and the Grizzly boys were 23rd.
TOP RUNNERS: Boys: Paul Moore, Sr.; Chandler Jenson, Sr.; Evan Stolk, Sr.; Reese Epper, Jr.; Kenyon Gale, Sr. Girls: Kamryn Hart, Jr.; Morgan Aurich, Jr.; Emma Atwell, Sr.; Lina Krueck, Soph.; Molly Vathanavarin, Sr. 2014 OUTLOOK: According to the results of last season’s
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morning up one of the mountains. It’s more about bonding.” There were 40 Vista athletes who made the trip, set up tents, made campfires, grilled hamburgers and bonded when they were not running vertical trails. “It was a great time for the team,” said junior Paxton Smith. “We ran in the morning and it was probably one of the hardest trails of our lives, my life at least. The park trail was rocky, had an intense climb and it was harder because we were at high altitude.
state meet, ThunderRidge had many underclass runners. If experience helps, the Grizzlies should be competitive. “We will compete,” said Paisley. “Time will tell.”
2013 HIGHLIGHTS: Ben Butler took first in the regionals as the boys team placed second. The boys finished seventh in the Class 2A state tournament. The girls, third in the regionals, were 13th at the state meet.
Valor Christian
TOP RUNNERS: Boys: Ben Butler, Jr.; Isaac Holm, Sr. Girls: Cassie Unruh, soph.; Mary Satkowski, Sr.; Louise Wit-
2013 HIGHLIGHTS: Neither the boys or girls team qualified for the Class 4A state meet.
COACH: Greg Coplen
2013 TOP FINISHERS
THE FOLLOWING returning runners from the south metro area finished among the top 60 runners in the 2013 Class 5A state cross country meets. GIRLS: Lillian Markusch, Cherry Creek; Devon Peterson, Cherry Creek; Savanna Dalton, Castle View; Catherine Liggett, Legend; Solana Quistorff, Douglas County; Emily Cutter, Cherry Creek; Mackenna Balman, Rock Canyon; Carrie Plant, Cherry Creek; Delaney Fitzsimmons, Mountain Vista; Katie Plomondon, Cherry Creek; Kamyrn Hart, ThunderRidge; Jordyn Colter, Cherry Creek; Mandee Middleton, Arapahoe. BOYS: Dom Compoz, Chaparral; Forrest Barton, Castle View; Jake Blackburn, Rock Canyon; Tyler Matzke, Mountain Vista; Paul Moore, ThunderRidge; Alex Hebner, Chaparral; Nick Maddalone, Arapahoe; Steven Goldy, Arapahoe; Landon Baird, Heritage; Daniel Book, Cherry Creek; Devin Reasoner, Chaparral; Jeremy Romero, Heritage.
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Kyle Pearson of Highlands Ranch was a medalist at the Continental League golf tournament held Aug. 7 at South Suburban Golf Course. Pearson, a sophomore, fired a 2-under-par 70 to help the Falcons capture first place with a 303 total, one shot lower than five-time defending state champion Regis Jesuit. Mountain Vista was third in the league’s first meet, two shot back of Highlands Ranch while Heritage and Rock Canyon rounded out the top five in the team standings. Mountain Vista’s Austin Hardiman shot a 73 to finish second behind Pearson. Nolan Cox of Mountain Vista, Heritage’s Nick Leibold and Chris Raap of Mountain Vista had 3-over par scores of 75 and finished in a five-player tie for third place in the individual standings.
Cackowski, Nicholson resign
Highlands Ranch and Ponderosa are looking for new head baseball coaches. John Cackowski has resigned at Highlands Ranch after seven seasons in which he compiled a 78-81 record. Jarod Nicholson, who was 75-53 in six seasons, is stepping down at Ponderosa.
Porter a double winner
Former Legend High School tennis player Madison Porter was a double winner at the July 27 Boulder Open. She won the women’s doubles title with Meagan Porter and also captured the mixed doubles crown with Hayden Sabatka, the former Highlands Ranch No. 1 singles state champion who also took the Boulder Open singles title. Porter, a 2013 graduate, has transferred from New Mexico and will play at Colorado State University when she becomes eligible.
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“It’s so much fun because you are out with your team. It’s great for team building. You get to know the underclassmen. You establish that sense of `we’re a team.’’’ Smith admits he got to know Golden Eagles cross country runners that he probably would not have acknowledged if he had not gone on the camping trip. “On the ride up a couple freshmen girls were in my car and I really got to learn a lot about them,” he said. “One had just moved from Arizona and another went to an academy. There’s no way I probably would have known as much especially about these particular girls if I had never gone on the camping trip. I had two hours in a car with freshmen. During a practice you don’t really talk to them.” Dalby claims his team’s summer mountain adventures get his runners ready for the season. “One of the reasons we take the trip is to get all the kids to bond in a different atmosphere where they get away from home and they are spending 48 hours together,” he said. “By the time they leave the trip, they know each other a little better, especially with the new kids. “They get to know each other outside of every day when we’re going for a run. It’s not just about running, it’s about being a team. The stuff in the summer helps focus that everybody’s contribution on the team matters not just the handful of varsity kids.” Castle View coach Mark Kuhn was also seeking team bonding as 28 runners attended a five-day high altitude camp in Leadville. The Sabercats stayed in the dorms at Colorado Mountain College, listened to motivational speakers, were instructed on cross country strategy, ran two-mile trails, climbed a 14er and finished with either a six-mile or 12½-mile run around Turquoise Lake depending on ability. “Even if we didn’t get any running in at all, it was for them connecting and getting together before the season starts,” said Kuhn. “I try to get some young kids up there and we have some classes for beginning strategy for cross country running. “There are lot of the runners coming out of middle school programs and high school that have no idea how to look at a course, run a course for a faster time without actually analyzing the course other than just going, warming up and running. The older kids had a leadership type class.” The top runner on Castle View’s girls team, Savanna Dalton, said she had fun staying 10,000-feet above sea level. “I got to know one of my best friend’s younger sisters,” said Dalton. “She was really fun to hang out with. I got to know some of the freshmen. It was fun. It was harder to run because of the higher elevation but it was good that it was harder. It will help us.” Chaparral had previously went to Leadville but decided to venture this summer to Golden Gate State Park. “It was pretty awesome,” said Chaparral’s Dom Compoz, who was eighth in last year’s Class 5A State Meet. “We all got to hang out and got to know each other better. We won’t run on anything as difficult during the season. It’s a lot easier on the trails during the season versus during training.”
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Zip lines approved for Castle Rock park Philip S. Miller Park expected to open in fall By Mike DiFerdinando
mdiferdinado @coloradocommunitymedia.com Zip lines will soon be swinging into Philip S. Miller Park. In late July, the Castle Rock Town Council unanimously approved a lease agreement with Royal Gorge Zip Lines out of Canon City that will bring a zip-line course to the new park. The 10-year-lease agreement ensures that 5 percent of the total gross revenue collected will go to Castle Rock. The town estimates the revenue will be about $45,000 annually. Royal Gorge Zip Lines will cover all costs of design, construction, fees, permits and business operations for the zip lines and aerial trekking, including staffing, insurance, and inspections. Monthly financial reports will be submitted to the town. “What we were looking for was a familyfriendly recreational opportunity that was financially solid and did not require any funding from the town except for the use of the land itself,” said Town of Castle Rock Parks and Recreation Director Rob Hannah. According to Hannah, research done by the town found that the demographics, timing, location and visibility make Castle Rock an attractive location for a zip-line course. Hannah said zip-line courses are laid out very similar to golf courses. “You take off of a tower or tee box and
Castle Rock Town Council has unanimously approved a 10-year lease agreement with Royal Gorge Zip Lines of Canon City to build a zip line course in the soon-to-be-open Philip S. Miller Park. The course, highlighted by a three-and-a-half hour traditional course, will also feature a timber park and dual race lines. Stock photo zip down to another landing tower or green,” he said. A typical experience on the proposed course will take between three and threeand-a-half hours and includes nine different zip lines up to 1,000-feet long, reaching speeds of 50 miles per hour. In addition to the traditional course, there will also be an Aerial Trekking Timber Park and Dual Race Lines. The Aerial Trekking Timber Park area will provide a family-style challenge course. This is a self-paced tour designed for children between the ages of 6 and 15,
but is also appropriate for adults. The Timber Park will have both easy and difficult routes. Time spent in the Aerial Park could last between 30 minutes and 2 hours. Dual race lines are designed with competition as the goal. Two people take off at the same time and it’s a race to the end. It is designed and located so that a participant can race several times in a row. “If you’re playing soccer with the soccer team out at Philip S. Miller park and you want to come and compete on something
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and you don’t have three-and-a-half hours, you can do either one of these two in a reasonable amount of time,” Hannah said. The non-resident cost for the zip-line course is anticipated to be $97.90, which includes a 10 percent activity fee in the price of each ticket. The Aerial Trekking Timber Park Course will $53.90 for nonresidents and the dual racing course will cost $22. It is still unknown when construction of the course will begin. Philip S. Miller Park is scheduled to open in late October or early November.
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To Whom It May Concern: On 6/2/2014 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: BRUCE FRANK AND KATHLEEN FRANK Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/28/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 8/1/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006065355 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $1,470,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $1,355,906.83 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 69, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 119-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 10295 S. Dowling Court, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
mand 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, September 24, 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: 7/31/2014 Last Publication: 8/28/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/9/2014 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 #: 1720.100031.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
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To Whom It May Concern: On 6/5/2014 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: TIFFANY L HUGHES AND THOMAS E HUGHES Original Beneficiary: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK N.A Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/28/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 5/15/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006040857 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $150,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $149,857.51 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. 90-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10027 Cottoncreek Dr, Littleton, CO 80130
Public Notices Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0197 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/29/2014 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: GENE R. MOFFETT Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, QUICKEN LOANS INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/12/2012 Recording Date of DOT: 10/19/2012 Reception No. of DOT: 2012079417 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $257,100.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $253,436.23 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: EXHIBIT A Land Situated in the City of LITTLETON in the County of Douglas in the State of CO CONDOMINIUM UNIT F, BUILDING 1, GOLD PEAK AT PALOMINO PARK, A RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY, ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF GOLD PEAK AT PALOMINO PARK, A RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY, RECORDED ON JANUARY 12, 2006, IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO AT RECEPTION NO. 2006003449 AND CONDOMINIUM MAP, RECORDED ON JANUARY 12, 2006 A RECEPTION NO. 2006003450, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Commonly known as: 8552 GOLD PEAK LANE F, LITTLETON, CO 80130 Which has the address of: 8552 Gold Peak Ln, F, Littleton, 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, October 1, 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: 8/14/2014 Last Publication: 9/11/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/30/2014 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: HOLLY DECKER Colorado Registration #: 32647 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: (303) 274-0159 Attorney File #: 14-914-26570 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2014-0197 First Publication: 8/14/2014 Last Publication: 9/11/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0198 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/2/2014 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: BRUCE FRANK AND KATHLEEN FRANK Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/28/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 8/1/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006065355 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $1,470,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $1,355,906.83 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 69, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 119-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 10295 S. Dowling Court, 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, September 24, 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: 7/31/2014
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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, September 24, 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: 7/31/2014 Last Publication: 8/28/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/9/2014 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 #: 14-01823 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2014-0198 First Publication: 7/31/2014 Last Publication: 8/28/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0201 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/5/2014 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: DONNA FEJFAR Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF THE CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 20046CB, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-6CB Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/21/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 1/27/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004010123 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $197,200.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $197,200.00 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 163, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO. 122-H, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 4764 Waldenwood Drive, 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, September 24, 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: 7/31/2014 Last Publication: 8/28/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/9/2014 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 #: 1720.100031.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.: 2014-0201 First Publication: 7/31/2014 Last Publication: 8/28/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
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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, September 24, 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: 7/31/2014 Last Publication: 8/28/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/9/2014 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 #: 1069.100025.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
To Whom It May Concern: On 6/5/2014 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: GREGORY S. SCHICKEDANZ AND LAURA F. SCHICKEDANZ Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR HORIZON NATIONAL BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/12/2001 Recording Date of DOT: 11/21/2001 Reception No. of DOT: 01111896 Book 2187 Page 1781 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $275,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $308,835.81 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.***Home Affordable Modification Agreement made effective September 1, 2013 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 34, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 110-J, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10148 Mountain Maple Court, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 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, September 24, 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: 7/31/2014 Last Publication: 8/28/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/9/2014 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: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 9101.100000.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2014-0203 First Publication: 7/31/2014 Last Publication: 8/28/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0206 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/5/2014 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: TIFFANY L HUGHES AND THOMAS E HUGHES Original Beneficiary: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK N.A Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/28/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 5/15/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006040857 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $150,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $149,857.51 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. 90-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10027 Cottoncreek Dr, Littleton, CO 80130
Legal Notice No.: 2014-0206 First Publication: 7/31/2014 Last Publication: 8/28/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0211 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/16/2014 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: ERIN BARRIE TULL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR MEGASTAR FINANCIAL CORP., A COLORADO CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/21/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 11/10/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010078258 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $249,318.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $235,197.50 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 106, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING #120-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9946 Sydney Lane, 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, October 8, 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: 8/14/2014 Last Publication: 9/11/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/17/2014 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 #: Attorney File #: 14-081-05436 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at the Public PUBLIC NOTICE Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucHighlands Ranch tion to the highest and best bidder for NOTICE OF SALE cash, the said real property and all inPublic Trustee Sale No. 2014-0219 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of To Whom It May Concern: On 6/20/2014 paying the indebtedness provided in said the undersigned Public Trustee caused Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of the Notice of Election and Demand relatTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses ing to the Deed of Trust described below of sale and other items allowed by law, to be recorded in Douglas County. and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificOriginal Grantor: BRADLEE GEREAUX AND JULIE M GEREAUX ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECFirst Publication: 8/14/2014 TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, Last Publication: 9/11/2014 To advertise your notices call 303-566-4100 AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA'S Publisher: Douglas County News PresspublicINC. WHOLESALE LENDER Dated: 6/17/2014 Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE ROBERT J. HUSSON BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numTHE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTbers of the attorney(s) representing the EE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS legal holder of the indebtedness is: OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED WAYNE E VADEN CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-21 Colorado Registration #: 21026 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/13/2006 PO BOX 18997 , Recording Date of DOT: 11/7/2006 DENVER, COLORADO 80218 Reception No. of DOT: 2006095946 Phone #: (303) 377-2933 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Fax #: Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Attorney File #: 14-081-05436 Debt: $306,800.00 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE Outstanding Principal Amount as of the SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webdate hereof: $313,762.39 site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustPursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you ee/ are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as Legal Notice No.: 2014-0211 follows: the failure to timely make payFirst Publication: 8/14/2014 ments as required under the Deed of Last Publication: 9/11/2014 Trust. Publisher: Douglas County News Press THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the PUBLIC NOTICE property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Littleton Legal Description of Real Property: NOTICE OF SALE LOT 35, HIGHLANDS RANCH NO. 78E, Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0218 COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. To Whom It May Concern: On 6/20/2014 Which has the address of: 3562 Boardthe undersigned Public Trustee caused walk Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129the Notice of Election and Demand relat4632 ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. NOTICE OF SALE Original Grantor: JENNIFER BUCIC GINSBURG AND EDWARD GINSBURG The current holder of the Evidence of Debt Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECsecured by the Deed of Trust described TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, herein, has filed written election and deINC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE mand for sale as provided by law and in FOR FINANCE AMERICA, LLC, DBA FINsaid Deed of Trust. AM, LLC THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. that on the first possible sale date (unless BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedTRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST nesday, October 8, 2014, at the Public TO WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INRock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NAtion to the highest and best bidder for TIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE cash, the said real property and all inFOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTterest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs MENT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASSand assigns therein, for the purpose of THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES paying the indebtedness provided in said 2005-1 Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/29/2004 Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses Recording Date of DOT: 11/12/2004 of sale and other items allowed by law, Reception No. of DOT: 2004115820 and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificDOT Recorded in Douglas County. ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of First Publication: 8/14/2014 Debt: $299,200.00 Last Publication: 9/11/2014 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Publisher: Douglas County News Press date hereof: $319,274.48 Dated: 6/23/2014 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you ROBERT J. HUSSON are hereby notified that the covenants of DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee the deed of trust have been violated as The name, address and telephone numfollows: Failure to pay principal and inbers of the attorney(s) representing the terest when due together with all other legal holder of the indebtedness is: payments provided for in the Evidence of COURTNEY E. WRIGHT Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and Colorado Registration #: 45482 other violations of the terms 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, thereof.***Home Affordable Modification ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Agreement effective November 1, 2009 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE Fax #: A FIRST LIEN. Attorney File #: 14-001700 The property described herein is all of the *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE property encumbered by the lien of the SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webdeed of trust. site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustLegal Description of Real Property: ee/ LOT 43, BLOCK 2, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 86-E, COUNTY OF Legal Notice No.: 2014-0219 DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. First Publication: 8/14/2014 Which has the address of: 9145 S SugarLast Publication: 9/11/2014 stone Cir, Littleton, CO 80130-4420 Publisher: Douglas County News Press NOTICE OF SALE
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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, October 8, 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: 8/14/2014 Last Publication: 9/11/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/23/2014 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: JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 4500.00103 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
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Legal Notice No.: 2014-0218 First Publication: 8/14/2014 Last Publication: 9/11/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0219
Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #030-14 SWITCHGEAR MAINTENANCE & TESTING FOR VARIOUS DOUGLAS COUNTY FACILITIES The Department of Facilities, Fleet and Emergency Support Services, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from professional, highly-qualified firms to perform switchgear maintenance and testing for various Douglas County facilities. The RFP documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. RFP documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. Proposal responses will be received until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, September 5, 2014 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Four (4) copies of your proposal response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “Request for Proposal (RFP) #030-14, Switchgear Maintenance & Testing”. Electronic/faxed proposals will not be accepted. Proposals will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any proposals so received will be returned unopened. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said proposal 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 firm.
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Legal Notice No.: 2014-0201 First Publication: 7/31/2014 Last Publication: 8/28/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Facts do not cease to exist b because they are re ignored. ignored. 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, September 24, 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
- Aldous Huxley
To Whom It May Concern: On 6/20/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relatPlease direct any questions concerning ing to the Deed of Trust described below this RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing to be recorded in Douglas County. Supervisor at 303-660-7434 or Original Grantor: BRADLEE GEREAUX criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 AND JULIE M GEREAUX p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECholidays. TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA'S Legal Notice No.: 925803 WHOLESALE LENDER First Publication: August 14, 2014 Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE Last Publication: August 14, 2014 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA Publisher: Douglas County News-Press THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-21 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/13/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 11/7/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006095946 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $306,800.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $313,762.39 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 Legal Notice No.: 2014-0211 follows: the failure to timely make payFirst Publication: 8/14/2014 ments as required under the Deed of Last Publication: 9/11/2014 Trust. Publisher: Douglas County News Press THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by one the lien of the Every day, the government makesdeed decisions that this to publish public notices since the birth of trust. Legal Description Property: can affect your life. Whether they are decisions onof Real of the nation. Local newspapers remain the most LOT 35, HIGHLANDS RANCH NO. 78E, DOUGLAS, zoning, taxes, new businesses orCOUNTY myriad OF other trustedSTATE sourceOFof public notice information. This COLORADO. issues, governments play a big role Which in yourhaslife. newspaper publishes the information you need the address of: 3562 Boardwalk Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129Governments have relied on newspapers like to stay involved in your community. 4632 secured by the Deed of Trust described Notices are meant to be noticed. herein, has filed written election and demandinvolved! for sale as provided by law and in Read your public notices and get said Deed of Trust. NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at the Public
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