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Suspect in school threat charged as adult The other 16-year-old student must complete a psychiatric evaluation before charges can be filed By Alex DeWind adewind@colorado communitymedia.com One of two 16-year-old female students accused of making a violent threat against Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch has been charged as an adult with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder with extreme indifference
and conspiracy to commit firstdegree murder after deliberation. The bond for Sienna Johnson, who appeared in Douglas County court Jan. 5 in a green jumpsuit with handcuffs around her wrists, has been set at $1 million. Flanked by her public defender, she alternately scanned the room and stared at the floor without expression. Colorado Community Media is identifying her because of the adult charges. The other suspect, who will be identified if charged as an adult, also appeared in court at an earlier hearing Jan. 5 and was ordered to complete a psychiatric evaluation
before charges can be filed. Prosecutors said Johnson admitted to faking progress while being held at Children’s Hospital for a psychiatric review and told detectives she was determined to carry out the threat if released. They said Johnson was a threat to herself and the community, in part, because of a detailed map she created in her journal with the letters “NBK,” which prosecutors said stands for “Natural Born Killers,” a violent 1990s movie that some say inspired the Columbine High School shooters in 1999. The map
District Attorney George Brauchler speaks at a court hearing on Jan. 5 for one of the 16-yearold female students accused of a threat against Mountain Vista High School. “This is not a case that we want to guess wrong on, either for the juvenile or for the community,” he said. Photo by Alex DeWind
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Progress reports confusing to some Reports incorporate new measurement tools, use new online portal By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Peter Hunziker and Jessica Leifheit visit Switzerland, where Hunziker is from. The couple was engaged seven months ago and has been house hunting in the south metro Denver area for more than a year. Courtesy photo
Young couple finally finds home
Competitive housing market makes search long and difficult
By Alex DeWind adewind@colorado communitymedia.com Jessica Leifheit and Peter Hunziker, a newly engaged couple living in an apartment near downtown Denver, started looking for a house more than a year ago. When they found the perfect one in Highlands Ranch, they were prepared to write a homebuyer’s letter to the seller. They’d done it many times before. “From the moment we stepped into your house, we felt that this was a home that has been well cared for, meticulously maintained, and a place where we could make a future for ourselves,” they wrote. “We appreciate the thoughtful details of your home …”
The letter, among other factors, helped the couple get their first home under contract, something not easily attained in south metro Denver’s booming real estate market. As of November, 1,912 singlefamily homes were listed in Highlands Ranch, according to Denver Metro Association of Realtors. And homes were selling after just 18 days on the market. Bryan Benham, a RE/MAX Alliance Realtor out of the Denver Tech Center, typically shows his buyers 10 to 20 homes before closing. Most clients send him a list of homes they find on websites, such as realtor.com. But many of those homes are already under contract, Benham said. “The market is moving fast,” he said. “And under $450,000 is the market that is really hot right now.” Leifheit, a high school teacher, and Hunziker, an information technology technician,
started working with Benham in October after a year of house hunting. Because she teaches in Castle Rock and he works in Golden, they wanted a place somewhere in the middle. “It was a difficult process,” Leifheit said. “We saw a lot of properties that went very quickly.” Hunziker checked the Internet two to three times a day for affordable homes in the South Metro Denver area. The couple toured about 40 properties. They made two offers last summer but were outranked by other buyers. And they made an offer on a two-bedroom home in Lakewood, but the seller backed out. “It’s not a normal market,” Hunziker said. “There’s a lot of demand and competition.” Hunziker looked to a real estate app called Redfin that lets buyers customize a profile and Home continues on Page 8
BY THE NUMBERS $431,654
— average sale price for homes in Douglas County
7, 635 — houses sold in Douglas County
21
— average number of days homes are on the market until sale
1,699
— houses under contract in Highlands Ranch Numbers are through end of November Source: www. dmarealtors.com
Parent Amy DeValk, who has a student at Arrowwood Elementary in Highlands Ranch, is frustrated: The new electronic report card leaves her more confused than clear about how her daughter is doing in school. “The descriptions of outcomes and content are vague and somewhat meaningless,” she said. “For example, under math, one of the outcomes is ‘use appropriate tools strategically.’ What tools? As they apply to what? Fractions, geometry, algebra? And what does strategically mean as it applies to math tools? Can she pick the right operation? There isn’t enough information provided. I should not need a cross-reference to understand how my child is doing in school or to interpret her progress report.” DeValk is among some parents and teachers concerned about the Douglas County School District’s new Elementary Progress Report, a revised electronic report card system for elementary students. The parents say it is difficult to understand and use. The teachers say the district gave little guidance for developing rubrics to evaulate student performance. But some principals and district administrators, while acknowledging the system needs refinement, say the new assessment tool — which has been in development for 2 1/2 years — needed to be updated. Unlike the previous report system, the new one measures students against the most recent standards and desired goals and provides a more accurate picture of what and how students are learning. Each school also has flexibility in adapting the report to its own values and principles. “We wanted to be able to report out on our Guaranteed Viable Curriculum — so,
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Breck and Bud form new business bond
Breckenridge Brewery sells to Anheuser-Busch By Jennifer Smith jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Breckenridge Brewery is being sold to Anheuser-Busch, but Breck’s founders want folks in Littleton to know that they’re not deserting the city so soon after celebrating its grand opening last summer. “Of course, the same great team who helped build Breckenridge Brewery won’t be going anywhere,” president Todd Usry said on the company’s website. “We’ll continue to own decisions about the beers we create and the ingredients in them. … I hope you will give us the chance to prove to you over time that we will continue to be Breckenridge Brewery.” When Breckenridge opened on the banks of the South Platte River last summer, it brought 60 to 75 jobs and a boost to the city’s sales-tax revenue. People were particularly excited the players were local, and that the site itself was in keeping with the rural feel of the riverside. “Our brewery was born and raised in Colorado,” said Usry at the time. “We have our Colorado mountain home, and soon, a Colorado country spread along the river. … How you portray yourself is a big thing in this business. It was just perfect.” But now, the brewery and the Farm House restaurant on Santa Fe Drive will
The Farm House restaurant at Breckenridge Brewery is included in the brewery’s sale to Anheuser-Busch. Photo by Jennifer Smith belong to Anheuser-Busch InBev, headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. The company’s American arm, Anheuser-Busch, operates 17 local breweries, 21 distributorships and 23 agricultural and packaging facilities across the United States. Its flagship brewery, best known for the Budweiser brand, is in St. Louis. Breckenridge will be the seventh craft brewery to join The High End, Anheuser-
Busch’s business unit of craft and import brands like Stella Artois and Shock Top. But Usry insists the company will maintain its own identity. “What people relate to in this industry is authenticity,” he said. “If there were plans to come in and change our employees, our culture and our recipes, well, that would completely undermine the reason for the partnership at all. What this new
THEY SAID IT
WHAT’S THE STRATEGY? The Breckenridge Brewery sale to Anheuser-Busch comes as major beer industry players try to make inroads in a niche market that has captured more than 10 percent of beer sales in recent years. Anheuser-Busch also recently announced it was buying Tempe, Arizona-based craft brewer Four Peaks Brewing Co. In recent years, it has acquired Chicago’s Goose
partnership does offer us is access to resources that will help us continue to innovate and bring our beer to more people.” With its brand already available in 35 states, Breckenridge Brewery, founded in 1990, was on track to sell about 70,000 barrels of beer in 2015. It ranks as the 50th largest craft brewery in the nation, according to the Brewers Association, a not-forprofit trade association. “Breckenridge Brewery has a long history of innovation, and they continue to brew new and exciting beers, from their specialty brews like the Mountain Series that celebrates the brewery’s origin as a ski-town brewpub, to their planned nitro can series,” said Andy Goeler, CEO of The High End. “They are innovative and have built an amazing business that’s enabled them to get their great beers to fans across the country.” The deal includes the Littleton facility and the original brewpub in Breckenridge, but not the other establishments owned by Breckenridge-Wynkoop: Ale House at Amato’s in Denver, Breckenridge Ale House in Grand Junction, Breckenridge Colorado Craft in Denver, The Cherry Cricket in Denver, Mainline in Fort Collins, Phantom Canyon Brewing Co. in Colorado Springs and Wynkoop Brewing Co. in Denver. The deal, announced Dec. 22, is expected to close in the first quarter of this year, “subject to customary closing conditions,” according to a news release. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Island and Oregon’s 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Kyle Leingang, a lawyer for Dorsey & Whitney LLP who works on craft brewing mergers and acquisitions, said Anheuser-Busch’s strategy seems to be acquiring successful, regionally-focused smaller brewers, and its entry into the beer hotspot of Colorado was inevitable. He
said the company’s purchase of other small brewers hasn’t hurt the quality or the following of their beers. “(Anheuser-Busch) is banking on the real definition of craft being higher quality and not who the owner is, and we’ll see how that plays out,’’ he said. — Associated Press
“I know I am only one person, but my money primarily goes to smaller, privately owned breweries,” Derek Petersen wrote on Breckenridge Brewery’s Facebook page, a post representative of dozens of others. “I am sad to see another great brewery fall to the beast.” Posters supporting the deal are definitely in the minority, but point out that like most business owners, the team at
Family Owned, Family Run
Breckenridge Brewery wants to make money. “I for one will not stop drinking Vanilla Porter based on who owns Breckenridge,” said Linda Sleeman. “If we all stopped using products based on who writes the checks, it will be a sorry state for the consumer. So go have a Breckenridge beer, and stop worrying who owns it. Good beer is good beer.”
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Words connected Parker, community Longtime journalist, who died Jan. 2, wrote about business, entertainment and more
By Ann Macari Healey ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia.com Wendy Aiello first met Penny Parker when Parker was working at the Rocky Mountain News covering retail, tourism, restaurants and advertising. They became fast friends. “She was smart and funny,” said Aiello, a public relations executive in Denver. “She made me laugh every time I talked to her. She truly loved being a reporter and enjoyed being in the thick of things in Denver.” When Parker died Jan. 2, she was still writing about entertainment, restaurant and philanthropic happenings in the Denver metro area in her popular weekly column “Mile High Life” for Colorado Community Media. “Penny helped connect our suburban readers to what was happening in the Denver metro area,” said Jerry Healey, Colorado Community Media publisher. “Her voice can never be replaced.” Parker died in her Capitol Hill condominium at 12:30 p.m. Jan 2, exactly one
month after her 62nd birthday. The cause of death has not been determined, her husband, Greg Henry, said. “Penny loved the battle for a scoop, whether she was writing a business story about the ski industry or finding out about John Elway’s engagement,” Henry said. “Penny loved the ‘On the Town’ column and working at the Rocky. Leaving the Rocky left a void in her life she was never able to get back. But she loved connecting with her readers on Facebook and in person.” Parker also is survived by her son, Mackenzie Parker Harden, 25, to whom she was devoted and who lives in New York. A family memorial and celebration of life will be held at an as-yet undetermined time, Henry said. Parker A longtime journalist known for her tenaciousness, humor and competitiveness, Parker was a features and business reporter at The Denver Post until the rival Rocky Mountain News hired her in 2000 to write “On the Town,” a column about the “famous and near-famous” — as Henry put it — in the Denver sports, business and entertainment worlds. She covered major events such as the 2008 Democratic National Convention, the
2005 NBA All-Star Game, the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and the 2001 NHL Stanley Cup finals. She also garnered respect for her relentlessly thorough and determined business coverage. “At the Rocky, Penny was our greatest nemesis, especially with her terrific ski coverage,” said Don Knox, former Denver Post and later, Rocky Mountain News, business editor, who competed against Parker at the height of Denver’s newspaper wars. “She was everywhere at a time when it seemed like every Colorado resort was up for sale or changing hands. What really stood out was her persistence — once she got her teeth into a ski story, she never let go, and that defined her among her generation of reporters.” Bob Burdick, retired editor of the Rocky Mountain News, remembers Parker as an energetic and knowledgeable member of metro Denver’s business and journalism scenes. “She seemed to know just about everyone and every place, and she could easily recite a list of potential venues — new or old — to try,” he said. “She will be missed.” Parker also gained a large following, when after being diagnosed with breast cancer, she shared her experience through her column. “She really struck a chord with readers because all of us had a personal connec-
tion to someone who fought cancer,” Henry said. When the Rocky Mountain News closed in 2009, she moved back to the Denver Post as a business columnist until being laid off in 2012, Henry said. Parker continued writing her “On the Town” column for the society website blacktie-colorado.com until 2014. This past year, Henry said, she worked in retail sales for Macy’s and Dillard’s with occasional freelance work in public relations, marketing and writing. An avid Denver Broncos fan, Parker also loved her dogs, friends and playing golf and was passionate about cooking and dining out, her friend, Aiello, said. In lieu of flowers, Parker’s family asks that donations be sent to her favorite charities: Sense of Security, www.senseofsecurity. org, which provides financial help to breast cancer patients; Denver Dumb Friends League, www.ddfl.org; or The First Tee of Denver, www.thefirstteeofdenver.com. Once competitors but always friendly, Knox and Parker ended up working for The Denver Post together as columnists — he covering retail, she writing about general business. “Penny never gave up on life’s work as a teller of stories ...,” Knox said. “She reveled in it, even though the business changed on all of us.”
InSight spacecraft’s mission to Mars off for now Staff report The InSight launch to Mars that was supposed to happen in March hit a snag, and the spacecraft is now on its way back Lockheed Martin’s Waterton Canyon campus. “We push the boundaries of space technology with our missions to enable science, but space exploration is unforgiving, and the bottom line is that we’re not ready to launch in the 2016 window,” said John Grunsfeld, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. “A decision on a path forward will be made
in the coming months, but one thing is clear — NASA remains fully committed to the scientific discovery and exploration of Mars.” Lockheed designed and built the spacecraft and is responsible for testing, launch processing and mission operations. But the snag came in the form of a leak in a seismometer built by the French Space Agency CNES. InSight was delivered from Lockheed to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California nearly a month early, specifically to test that piece of equipment. It turned out to be fortuitous, because the vacuum seal designed to protect it from the harsh
Martian environment has a leak. “The JPL and CNES teams and their partners have made a heroic effort to prepare the InSight instrument, but have run out of time given the celestial mechanics of a launch to Mars,” said Charles Elachi, director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “It is more important to do it right than take an unacceptable risk.” The relative positions of the planets are most favorable for launching missions from Earth to Mars for only a few weeks every 26 months. For InSight, that 2016 launch window existed March 4-30. The teams remain optimistic the InSight
lander will eventually reach its goal of landing on the Red Planet to study its interior, hopefully in 2018. “In 2008, we made a difficult but correct decision to postpone the launch of the Mars Science Laboratory mission for two years to better ensure mission success,” said Jim Green, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division. “The successes of that mission’s rover, Curiosity, have vastly outweighed any disappointment about that delay.” Ultimately, the scientists hope InSight will solve the puzzle of how all the planets formed.
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Overcoming pitfalls of New Year’s fitness goals Going back to the gym can be intimidating for some By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com For many, a new year means a new you. Some 44 percent of Americans make a New Year’s resolution, according to a 2013 study by Pew Research Center. Of that group, 12 percent say they want to exercise more and 11 percent want to lose weight. If you are trying to get back in shape in 2016, or just starting to work out for the first time, the road to better health can be fraught with potential pitfalls. From gym intimidation, to staying on
track or finding the right routine, heading into the gym can be easier said then done. “I know some people get a little frustrated — the regulars who come year-round — that we get a big influx of people coming at the start of the new year,” said Kelsey Whisler, fitness supervisor at Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial. “I just hope those people will be welcoming and remember the first time they started coming to the gym and how intimidating it can be.” Whisler suggests group classes as a way of easing back into fitness. “If you have a friend who has been working out, go work out with them,” Whisler said. “They will show you the ropes and make you feel comfortable and help you get through that gym
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What they said: “They can come in, take a class, play bridge, talk, just stay active. The more exercise they get, the better off they are going to be. That’s the key to longevity and quality of life,” said Peggy Golden, fitness coordinator for Lone Tree Recreation Center. “Always let your instructor know or come in and consult with someone and let them know you are new to a program, or you have an ailment of some sort, or have had surgery or anything along those lines. Listen to your body.”
What they said: “Stretching and recovery days are OK as needed. Your body needs time to rehydrate, realign newlyformed muscle fibers and clear debris occasionally,” said Steven Palmer, a personal trainer and strength and conditioning specialist at Parker Recreation Center. “Keep your water bottle with you and rest when needed. Drink a lot of water. Understand that 80 percent of the weight loss battle is fought at the table and 20 percent in the gym. You can work out really hard, but if you aren’t fueling your body right you won’t see the results you want.”
culture.” Sharise Plescia, a personal trainer at Lone Tree Recreation Center, said accountability and consistency are keys to seeing results. “One thing I tell people when I’m working with them is hold yourself accountable for your health regimen,” said Plescia. “So whether you use a calendar or a watch or iPad — or however you keep track of things — make sure you schedule in some fitness time every day. It doesn’t have to be vigorous. If you know you have a full day of work, kids, whatever it is, and you only have 10 minutes, guess what? Ten minutes is better than nothing. You can make your workouts as vigorous as you would like in these 10 minutes.” It’s also important to start low and
go slow with new routines, said Hillary Roemersberger, fitness and wellness supervisor at Parker Recreation Center. “Many beginners make the mistake of starting out too aggressively and end up tired, sore or injured,” Roemersberger said. “When people go out too hard they tend not to stick with their workouts over an extended period of time. Develop new habits that you can stick with.” Friends Francene Rose and Barbara Feuerstein work out regularly at Lone Tree Recreation center with a group of friends. That camaraderie helps keep them invested in keeping fit. “You have to have someone you are accountable to, not just a trainer, but a group of friends or family,” Rose said. “If I don’t show up, they come looking for me.”
Category: Stress Tip: Meditate What they said: “One of the biggest saboteurs of a healthy lifestyle is stress,” said Sharise Plescia, a personal trainer at Lone Tree Recreation Center. “I teach Tai Chi. It’s for all ages and its one way of helping you avoid that stress zone where everything goes out the window. When you’re stressed that’s when the diet goes bad, or you’re too stressed to even work out. Adding in some kind of meditation, even daily meditation, whether you do it at home or come to a club, you really need that. You need a good healthy balance in your life. That is what is really going to help keep you on your fitness goals and maintain them.”
Category: Motivation Tip: Music can make a difference What they said: “Find a playlist that makes you feel like a superhero, then spend the time you work out thinking you’re that superhero,” Palmer said. “Have you ever seen Batman quit?”
Category: Routine Tip: Take it slow What they said: “I think people get so gung ho and say, ‘It’s Jan. 1, I have to start working out. I’m going to do six days a week,’ and that’s too much,” said Kelsey Whisler, fitness supervisor at Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial. “It’s too overwhelming. If you haven’t been working out, try one day per week. Be reasonable and be gentle with yourself. You’re going to eat some chocolate cake at some point and that’s OK.”
NEWS IN A HURRY A six-pack of races This January through April, walkers and runners will meet at Highland Heritage Park for a six-race series. Participants can run progressive distances from 1 mile to 6 miles or a 5K course at each event. Race souvenirs include a long-sleeve T-shirt, six pint glasses, logoed tote bag and a series medal. The race series benefits Fresh Harvest Food Bank, a local nonprofit that provides hunger relief programs to families in Douglas County. Participants can bring food to donate or give monetary donations on 6PackSeries. com. For more information, visit www.6PackSeries.com. Input sought on proposed motorsport regulations Proposed zoning regulations for motorsport uses on rural properties will be the focus of a second public meeting at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 7 in Castle Rock. The purpose of the meeting is to solicit input regard-
ing the regulations within Douglas County. On Oct. 27, the Board of County Commissioners placed temporary regulations on the construction, alteration or use of any structure or property for motorsport activities for a period not to exceed six months and further instructed county staff to establish zoning regulations for motorsport activity within the county. Draft regulations have been prepared by staff and will be presented for discussion at the Jan. 7 meeting. That meeting will take place in the commissioners’ hearing room, 100 Third St., in Castle Rock and those in attendance will have the opportunity to sign up to speak. For those who do not wish to speak publicly but want to present their opinions for the record, comment cards will be provided. For more information, contact Dan Avery or Kati Rider with the Department of Community Development at 303-660-7460.
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Family raises gun control awareness in son’s memory Liveforcolin.com launched Jan. 1 By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Brough family of Castle Rock received an outpouring of love and compassion after their son, Colin, was killed in the Oct. 9 shooting at Northern Arizona University. “The love and support has been unbelievable,” said Colin’s father, Doug Brough. “Everybody has been pulling together and supporting us and helping us keep Colin’s legacy going.” To celebrate their son and keep his legacy alive, the Brough family started the Live for Colin Foundation to bring awareness to parents throughout the country of the rules for guns on campus. “People grieve in different ways,” Brough said. “I’m a doer.” The Broughs hope to raise awareness through liveforcolin.com, which launched Jan. 1 and details gun laws in each state. The organization also will partner with gun safety groups; Everytown for Gun Safety, a movement to end gun violence; and The Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus, an organization working to keep guns off school campuses. “I was never aware — I unfortunately maybe waited too long,” Brough said about gun laws. Since Colin’s death, he said he has learned more gun violence
exists than he thought. The foundation also is focusing on a partnership with campus fraternities to require background checks for all incoming pledges. There would be a standard background check, like those done by employers, but also a review of pledges’ social media accounts. The group is working with Delta Chi at NAU — the fraternity that Colin was a member of — to implement the background check Brough program. Live for Colin will prepare a package for each college of requirements and rules of background checks. Each fraternity that takes on the background check program will also give a scholarship in Colin’s name. “There’s no check right now,” Brough said. Brough said the organization also wants to encourage students to stand up and say something if they see guns or hear about guns on campus. “We want to get kids to not be afraid,” Brough said. “If one of the kids who knew said something, maybe this wouldn’t have happened.” Last month, a fundraiser in Colin’s name was held at Rose’s Bella Cucina in Castle Rock. Restaurant owner Steve Rago, family friend Susan Trost and the Castle View High School lacrosse team worked
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Suspect in fatal shooting pleads not guilty to charges Staff report Steven Jones, the Northern Arizona University freshman arrested in the fatal shooting of Colin Brough, a Castle View High School graduate, has pleaded not guilty to all seven charges against him. According to Coconino County Superior Court documents, Jones, 18, filed a motion in late October pleading not guilty to six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of first-degree murder. He also waived his appearance for arraignment, which had been scheduled for Oct. 26. together to raise approximately $6,000. Proceeds were presented to the family Jan. 1 and will be used to provide scholarships to homeless students, help shooting survivors with recovery, and provide outreach related to gun control awareness. “It really means that people want to make a change,” Brough said, when reflecting on the fundraiser. “They want to help out — and almost everybody there had kids around college age. They’re scared.”
Jones is accused of shooting four members of the Delta Chi fraternity at approximately 1:20 a.m. Oct. 9 in a parking lot on the NAU campus in Flagstaff, Arizona, near Mountain View Hall. Brough, 20, died at the scene after being shot in the chest and shoulder. Kyle Zientek, Nicholas Prato and Nicholas Piring also were wounded but survived. Jones is being held in the Coconino County Detention Facility on $2 million bond. His next hearing is scheduled for 8:15 a.m. Jan. 21 in Coconino County Superior Court, Division 2. The judge and attorneys are expected to discuss a tentative trial date at that time. To Brough, it seems Colin’s smiling face, posted by the media on the Internet through news coverage, has spurred several people to contact the family wanting to help the cause. “We now know he had more of an impact than we ever thought,” Brough said of his son. “Colin made everyone feel like you were his best friend. He was a big snowboarder and just liked to be outside — hiking. He loved life.”
‘Colin made everyone feel like you were his best friend. ... He loved life.’ Doug Brough, Speaking about his late son, Colin
Douglas County Offices will be closed Mon., Jan. 18 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Day. Many County services are available 24/7 at www.douglas.co.us
What’s happening with my County government? Our commitment to open and transparent government includes our online posting of information about all public meetings at which the business of government is conducted. To view agendas for business meetings, land use meetings and public hearings, planning commission, the Board of County Commissioners’ weekly schedule and more, please visit www.douglas.co.us and search for meetings and agendas.
Philip S. Miller Grant applications due Jan. 31 Douglas County is accepting grant applications through Jan. 31, 2016 for 2016 Philip S. Miller funds. To qualify for a grant an applicant must be a 501(c)3 or 501(c)4 tax-exempt organization, serve residents of Douglas County and provide a service that supports health and human services for at-risk and underserved populations. For more information, please visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Miller Grants or contact Dru Campbell at 303-660-7401.
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CAMPUSES THAT ALLOW CONCEALED CARRY WEAPONS All 50 states allow citizens to carry concealed weapons if they meet certain state requirements. Because of recent state legislation and court rulings, eight states now have provisions allowing the carrying of concealed weapons on public postsecondary campuses. These states are Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin. Currently, 19 states ban carrying a concealed weapon on a college campus: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wyoming. In 23 states, the decision to ban or allow concealed carry weapons on campuses is made by each college or university individually: They are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia,
Washington and West Virginia. At Northern Arizona University, where Colin Brough was killed, guns are generally not allowed, but there are exceptions. For example, students may keep a legally purchased firearm in a locked vehicle or in a locked compartment within a vehicle. In March 2012, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled the University of Colorado’s policy banning guns from campus violates the state’s concealed carry law, and in 2011 the Oregon Court of Appeals overturned the Oregon University System’s ban of guns on campuses, allowing those with permits to carry concealed guns on the grounds of these public colleges. In both cases, it was ruled that state law dictates only the legislature can regulate the use, sale and possession of firearms, and therefore these systems had overstepped their authority in issuing the bans. See the “Guns on Campus: Campus Action” page of the National Conference of State Legislatures at www.ncsl.org for more information on these rulings, board policies and other campuses that allow concealed carry on their grounds. Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
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WORDS TO KNOW The new Elementary Progress Reports include the following terminology, which also is used throughout the Douglas County School District as among its stated objectives as to what skills students should be developing, along with what teachers should be focusing on in their classroom instruction.
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not only Colorado state standards but also 21st Century Skills and various World Class Outcomes that we have,” said Ted Knight, assistant superintendent for elementary. “As a teacher, if you’re teaching those skills and are not able to report out on them, you’re not able to give parents the full picture.” The Elementary Progress Report was used for the first time Dec. 19 and made available to elementary-school parents through the Engaged Parent Portal, the online platform that supports the new system. Previously, parents tracked their children’s academic performance through the Infinite Campus system. It allows parents to log on to their children’s individual grade reports and follow their progress online. Infinite Campus is still being used in the middle and high schools. In the new progress reports, grading is still assessed on a four-point scale — exceeding, meeting, approaching or working below expected grade-level standards. And the report also still includes attendance information. But the new elementary reports differ from the old version because they not only detail student progress, but also update parents on how children are progressing toward the district’s stated objectives of incorporating World Class Outcomes, the 4Cs (critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration) and 21st Century Skills into student learning. (See definition box.) According to Carrie Stephenson, director of schools for elementary, the new system also fixes some limitations of the old Infinite Campus system, allowing teachers to customize their fields and categories and expanding space for teacher comments. “For example, if a teacher was going to teach science one semester and social studies a second semester, our previous system would require them to put in a NA (not applicable) for science for a
Following is how the district defines the terminology.
The most important information is identified and taught deeply
Collaboration Creativity Communication 21st Century Skills: Global Awareness Creativity Financial Literacy Communication Problem Solving
Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum:
Critical Thinking
Tells each grade-level teacher, student and parent the learning that is expected by the end of each school year or course. These expectations are the same for every district school based on course and grade level.
Resiliency/Adaptability
4Cs: Critical Thinking
Health/Wellness
Teaching produces sustainable learning The most important content and skills are assessed authentically All learning activities are relevant and naturally integrative “Digital native” students are engaged
System Thinking
Through advocacy, students develop deep understanding of self, world, career and their own personal pathway to success
Teamwork/Collaboration
Intervention is personalized
A World-Class Education requires that:
Using technology as a tool — among many others
Content be a vehicle for developing important skills
Students learn from mistakes through restorative practices
Civic Responsibility
semester,” Stephenson said. “Now, they can take what is in their lesson plans and have that on the report for each specific semester.” But Kelli Eastmond, a kindergarten teacher at Arrowwood Elementary, said the new reports don’t paint an accurate picture of students’ progress and performance. Eastmond usually sends parents detailed emails “explaining where their child is at and what they are working on,” she said. “The World Class Outcomes are so vague and difficult to quantify. We were not given a rubric to grade from. I feel we should have been provided a grade-level rubric—we were not—to accurately rate on World Class Outcomes. There is not an area for behavior. It is also very inconsistent as each elementary school wrote their own.” District parent Kelli Slothouber has two children at Cougar Run Elementary, a third-grader and a fifth-grader,
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and said she was disappointed to find her older child’s report was different than her younger child’s. She worried about being able to clearly evaluate her children’s progress from year to year and whether other districts would understand the assessment language used in the progress reports. “How would I be able to compare their report cards from school to school?” she said. “If we moved within the district, they might be somewhat the same, but what about a different district or a different state?” Another Arrowwood Elementary
parent, Michelle Marquez, said she had trouble logging into the new reports. “The delivery portal has lots of glitches and was unable to deal with the volume, which left parents unable to access their child’s progress report, which understandably was super-frustrating,” Marquez said. District officials said they are continuing to work with teachers and parents to answer questions and improve the new system. “Finding the best ways to communicate with our parent population is challenging and a place for focus for continued improvement,” said Judith Reynolds, school board vice president. “As with all new processes, there is a learning curve for all that are involved. My hope is that we can take the best of the new report and the intent for a more individualized reporting process and build on that in the future.” Board member David Ray, who was a teacher and principal in the district for more than 20 years, said he’s “convinced that there is no such thing as a perfect student progress report.” Introducing a new version typically comes with questions and some confusion from parents used to the old system, he said. But he also said a disconnect exists between what the district wants to communicate to parents and what parents want to know. “For many years, since introducing the first standards-based progress report, we have consistently received the message from parents that this is not a meaningful communication tool,” Ray said. “I believe the majority of our elementary parents simply want to know if their child is reading at the appropriate level, making adequate growth in how they write, developing a mathematical foundation and behaving appropriately.”
New progress reports more than two years in making Rick Kendall, principal at Roxborough Primary, led a committee of principals, teacher and parents that began looking at revisions to the old elementary progress report 2 ½ years ago. “We started that process because we had an elementary progress report that wasn’t flexible for different schools and was not a report that parents were reading,” Kendall said. Kendall found, when he checked last summer, that only about 20 percent of parents had logged in to their children’s progress reports in Infinite Campus. “I know how hard teachers worked on those, and it was disappointing to know their hard work wasn’t even looked at.” District principals have access to statistics that show them how many parents log into the system. They cannot see what parents view or download once logged in. The Infinite Campus system also had limitations on what could be changed to reflect current standards and rubrics, along with what could be written to convey a student’s performance, district
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sends notifications when a house that fits the profile is on the market. The day before Thanksgiving, Hunziker received a notification of a two-bedroom home for $350,000 in Highlands Ranch off Quebec and University. He immediately contacted Benham. The couple had the first showing at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 28. Throughout the day, the house had 11 showings and five offers. Hunziker and Leifheit were well aware of the competitive process and knew they had to write a homebuyer’s offer letter. “Sellers want to see that their home is going to someone nice,” Leifheit said. In the letter, the couple touched on future plans, employment history and, most importantly, they complimented the seller on the home. The homebuyer’s letters are often
administrators said. “I remember a parent asking me what the “V” meant to one of their child’s life skills grades,” Kendall said. “I said ‘Oh, that’s a checkmark.’ Those were the limitations of Infinite Campus. It couldn’t even make a checkmark to show that.” Kendall said he met and worked with teachers and parents at his school when developing the new reports and said many other principals did the same. Although some teachers say they don’t like the differences of the progress reports among schools, the district wanted to keep parameters somewhat broad so that teachers could customize the report to what they are teaching and different schools could tailor it to match their values, said Ted Knight, assistant superintendent for elementary. “Teamwork, responsibility, you name it,” Knight said. “If a school community values certain skills over others, we wanted the school and the tool to be able to report that.”
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Tech startup has designs to change the world
Parker-based QBLabs developed technology for medicine, sports
FALL STATISTICS • One of three people age 65 and older fall each year.
By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com
• Each year, 2.5 million people over 65 are treated in emergency departments for fall injuries.
Molly and Jennifer Maskrey don’t just believe their wearable technology can save lives — they know it will. With their startup, QBLabs, the Parker residents have developed MovementTek, a wearable device that alerts medical professionals and family members when a senior shows signs of instability when walking. The idea is for caregivers to intervene before a fall. But the device, which also is being tested to help patients with cerebral palsy, could expand beyond medical applications to provide real-time feedback to athletes and dancers to hone their techniques. The company is seeking $1 million in seed funding for full-on production, manufacturing and distribution. It has partnered with Innovation Pavilion, a Centennialbased business incubator that has already connected the Maskreys with some big players in the industry, such as Arrow Electronics, a Centennial-based Fortune 500 company that specializes in electronic components and computer products. “Mind-blown” is how Lindsey Finklang, Innovation Pavilion’s strategic expansion associate, described her reaction when first introduced to the concepts being created by QBLabs, which stands for Quantative Bioanalytics Labs. “They have intelligence beyond words,” Finklang said of the Maskreys. “They understand technology development, and they want to use that to make the world a better place.”
• One of five falls causes a serious injury, such as a broken bone or a head injury.
‘Prevention through intervention’ for seniors The married couple created QB labs in 2014 and has focused on MovementTek motion sensors for three separate purposes, with an initial focus on fall prevention for those with balance issues. “We’re striving to make an impact to improve the quality of life for seniors,” said Jennifer Maskrey, chief executive officer. The device is designed around sensors with a six-axis orientation and a movement-detection module. A Bluetooth module transmits data from the sensor to an integrated system that uses algorithms to quantify the data and a color-coded system to identify whether a senior is in a safe zone or danger zone. The plan is to get MovementTek into independent-living and assisted-living facilities and prevent some of the 2.5 million falls each year that Centers for Disease Control reports among seniors 65 and older. Doing that could reduce medical ex-penses along with the anguish associated with injuries and deaths that can result from a fall, Jennifer Maskrey said. MovementTek allows for passive prediction through data trends based on a prolonged period of monitoring. Chief technology officer Molly Maskrey, who has odegrees in computer science and advanced mathematics, calls it “prevention through intervention” and, because the technology can be worn in clothing, she likens it to noninvasive glucose meters worn by diabetics. It uses a “balance cone” as a baseline that’s measured when a senior has eaten well and taken all of his or her medications. Changes in balance, no matter how small,
• Women experience three-quarters of all hip fractures. • Adjusted for inflation, the direct medical costs for fall injuries are $34 billion annually. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jennifer, left, and Molly Maskrey, a pair of forward-thinking entrepreneurs from Parker, have paired with Innovation Pavilion to introduce technology that is quickly gaining attention in multiple industries, including healthcare. Photo by Chris Michlewicz are detected. “If they’re approaching the point where they might be unbalanced,” Molly Maskrey said, “it transmits a signal to caregivers in a nursing home or sends a text message to the son or daughter to check on them.” Jodie McCann, senior outreach coordinator for the Highlands Ranch Metro District, said falls are the top reason seniors go from living independently to assisted living. Prevention of falls would be a major step forward, she said. “Oftentimes, it leads to more serious things, kind of a snowball effect,” McCann said. “So many things can happen after that. It might be pneumonia or other setbacks that don’t let them to return to their way of life.” Changing existing healthcare and health insurance models is a challenging, uphill battle, Molly Maskrey said. However, there is a significant push in healthcare to encourage proactive measures instead of reactive. The Maskreys plan to eventually develop the technology to detect various environment conditions. For example, the system could notify family members if a senior leaves on the stove or hasn’t taken daily medication. Help for patients with cerebral palsy QBLabs also is working with the Center for Gait and Movement Analysis at Children’s Hospital Colorado to develop a gaitanalysis application based on the hospital’s groundbreaking motion sensor lab. The lab is particularly important for those with cerebral palsy. With MovementTek, the Maskreys believe they can track a patient’s leg movement and help surgeons pinpoint the exact places to disconnect muscle to fix gait issues. Timothy S. Nicklas, business operations manager at the Center for Gait and Movement Analysis, said his team has had preliminary discussions with QBLabs for a year and is providing validation that its motion sensors are accurate. The gait center and QBLabs are applying for grants to conduct testing. Although no official agreements exist with Children’s to use the technology, Nicklas said the center is happy to provide guidance to startups trying to make improvements in the field. “We really like having conversations with
MovementTek could help with sports, dance Molly Maskrey’s excitement grows when talking about “sports-performance quantification” and how MovementTek will help golfers perfect their swing or teach dancers to achieve perfect form. She should know. As a ballroom dancer herself, she is using the technology to help her fine-tune her rumba technique for an upcoming recital in February. Maskrey developed a rumba dance application that works in tandem with MovementTek to suggest adjustments when she practices. She wears the device in her shoe.
“I wouldn’t call it the perfect rumba,” she said with a laugh about the application. But “I do a pretty good rumba.” QBLabs has already jumped through the many hoops to integrate MovementTek with Apple devices, including the Apple Watch and iPad. The devices receive real-time information and correct the user when his or her movement and orientation is out of step with the ideal swing or dance step. “You can do it with any type of sport,” Maskrey said. “It’s quantifying something that wasn’t quantifiable” before. — Chris Michlewicz
them because they’re doing some really cutting-edge stuff,” he said. “We see the type of work they’re doing as the future of movement analysis.” The mobile technology will not replace gait-analysis labs, but rather would supplement existing resources and enable medical professionals to observe how patients walk while performing daily activities, Nicklas said.
Resources are scarce for adults with cerebral palsy, and only a small percentage of patients receive the care they need, Jennifer Maskrey said. Motion analysis labs could potentially help mobile technology be more accessible and less expensive. “They know they can’t treat everybody they want to treat,” Jennifer Maskrey said, “so they want a mobile system.” Vic Ahmed, co-founder and chairman of Innovation Pavilion, sees tremendous potential in the technology. He predicts MovementTek will have “an enormous impact on the independence and mobility of millions of patients with cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury or critical balance challenges.”
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Only you can hold yourself back How many times in our lives have we uttered the word “If?” “If only I would have…” “I could have made it if only I didn’t …” “If the sun wasn’t in my eyes.” “I would have been on time if I didn’t run into traffic.” If, if, if, if, if. There is an old saying that goes like this, “If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, every day would be Christmas.” You see “if” has always been the scapegoat or excuse as to why we don’t accomplish what we had set out to achieve. “If” the gym wasn’t closed I would have gotten my workout in. “If” the church parking lot wasn’t so full I would have attended service. “If” my friends would just stop talking about me, I would stop talking about them. Such a small little word right? I mean really, two letters, “if,” but such a powerful and big little word. Even in its smallness, in its precarious position between success and failure, the word “If” has become the easiest way out for many of us when it comes to rationalizing and justifying why we are not who we want to be or where we want to be in life. Accepting “if” is like giving ourselves permission to accept the defeats, mishaps, and barriers to success that will challenge us along the way
from time to time. What we need to understand is that regardless of our age, our position, our social status, our race and our sex, there is only one person on the planet that can stop us from reaching success and becoming all that we were meant to be and Michael Norton achieving everything WINNING that we want to be, do, and have. And that WORDS one person who holds that ultimate power is the same person who greets us each morning as we look in the mirror. That’s right, the only person stopping you is…you. This happens because we get caught up in and buy into the “ifs” and the “If only” excuse making talk track or script that we rehearse over and over again until the myth becomes fact. So here’s one potential solution for anyone who has become trapped in the “if” cycle of life, replace the word “if” with the word “when.” “When the gym is closed I will run laps
around the building and do push-ups and sit-ups.” “When the parking lot is full at church, I will park around the corner and walk, even though I may enter during the first hymn.” “When my friends seem like they are talking about me, I will listen to what they have to say, change what I need to change, and offer love and forgiveness. Never speaking poorly about them in return.” The world will certainly serve up its challenges and attempt to thwart our plans at times. And when that happens we can either buy into the problem and hide behind the excuse of “if” or we can say, “When the world gives me lemons, I will make lemonade.” I know it’s an old cliché, but it just felt like the right thing to share. How about you? Do you live in the world of “Ifs and buts?” or do you take a more responsive and proactive approach toward life and live for new opportunities, claiming future successes with a “Can do” attitude? Either way I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And as we replace the word “of” with the word “When” it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corp., strategic consultant, and business and personal coach.
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Darkness welcome, but just a light amount
Craig Marshall Smith
QUIET DESPERATION
When I mentioned to a friend that I like it when it gets dark here at 5, she said, “Then why don’t you move to Barrow? They don’t see the sun for 67 days in a row come winter.” I am not so sure I would care for that, except as a narrative concept. Darkness at 5 is fine. The population of Barrow, Alaska, is less than 5,000, or roughly the number of shoppers in my King Soopers on a Saturday. There’s a high school and they field athletic teams. The Barrow High Whalers. Recently they reached the semifinal game of the Alaska Small School Football
Championship. And then it was lights out. As much as I like the early darkness these days, that would be too much. I wonder what the depression rate is? Light bulb sales are the highest in the United States. On the flip side, Barrow has 80 days of uninterrupted sunlight. I just checked. It’s 4:30 p.m. in Barrow, and minus 20. And dark as pitch. It makes me wonder why someone would live there. Smith continues on Page 11
LETTER TO THE EDITOR That property is not in Larkspur Regarding the article in last week’s paper pertaining to motorsport regulations and motorcross tracks, I would like to correct Shanna Fortier’s reference to “a track being built on a property in Larkspur.” No such track has been or is being built in the town of Larkspur. The property in question, although having a Larkspur mailing address, is in unincorporated Douglas County and the town has no jurisdiction over that location. To further clarify, Larkspur town government has no regulatory authority over decisions made regarding use of this property and is committed to retaining the rural lifestyle and scenic nature of the community. Residents and business owners having questions or issues should direct them to Douglas County. Matt Krimmer Larkspur town manager
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What is a senior citizen? Not us, of course Many years ago when I turned 50, some funny things began to happen. People started interacting with me in whole new ways. My doctor started conversations with, “Now that you are 50….” My bank told me about its special services for seniors and, wherever I went shopping or other leisure activities, people took the time to tell me about their senior discounts. Like a tadpole to frog, I had morphed and been reclassified into this thing called senior citizen. AARP is in your mailbox two days before you turn 50. McDonald’s is willing to classify customers looking for a discount as a senior if they are 50, 55, 60 (depending on who you ask), or simply if they “look it,” according to a May 2012 post from the huffingtonpost.com. Ouch!
Can a senior citizen be defined as someone who works or someone retired? Many times, senior is related directly to retired, which in turn is Naioma Walberg related in some people’s minds LIVING AND as diminishing capabilities. AGING WELL Don’t say that too loudly around Harrison Ford, 73, who is still fighting the dark side of the Force in future galaxies, or Alex Trebek, 75, who is
still giving clues on “Jeopardy!” And don’t say it too loudly to those who worked hard and were successful enough to retire to pursue lifelong dreams. When it comes to the government, it usually applies to individuals who are 65-plus and eligible to receive full Social Security benefits, pensions and medical benefits. West’s Encyclopedia of American Law defines a senior citizen as “Elderly persons, usually more than 60 or 65 years of age.” Any definition that uses the term “elderly persons” definitely makes being classified as a “senior” sound much more appealing. Fortunately, there are some upside perks for suddenly becoming reclassified. Automobile insurance companies, as well as many restaurants and event venues, offer discounts. Travel can become cheaper and, most important, you are eli-
gible for the National Parks Golden Eagle Pass at 62 — a coveted reward that makes you contemplate getting a fake ID. Predictions that one in four people will be over 65 by 2039 means that seniors are everywhere. Sometimes, you can identify these individuals as the ones who are a little grayer, a little slower and wearing a sweater in 85-degree weather. But don’t be fooled, sometimes they are the most tech savvy people in the room. You may even find yourself talking to one. So what is a senior citizen? Not us, of course. As Associate Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., who was 90 when he retired from the Supreme Court in 1932, once said: “Old is 15 years older than I am now.” Naioma Walberg is a member of the Senior Council of Douglas County.
AREA CLUBS Editor’s note: To add or update a club listing, email calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. Professional BNI Connections (www.thebniconnections.com) invites business owners to attend its meeting held each Tuesday, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. There is no charge to attend a meeting as a guest. Please visit www.thebniconnections.com or contact Jack Rafferty, 303-414-2363 or jrafferty@ hmbrown.com. Business Leads Group meets at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays at LePeep at Quebec Street and County Line Road. Call Rita Coltrane at 303-7923587. CERTUS Professional Network meets for its Highlands Ranch networking event from 2-3:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at Corner Bakery Café, 1601 Mayberry Drive, Highlands Ranch. Build your network, grow your business, network less. Our events are structured to connect professionals with the resources, power partners and leaders to expand their business and the business of others. Open to all industries, includes 30 minutes of open networking and organized introductions to the group. Cost: $12 non-CERTUS members at the door. First participants pay half price. RSVP not required. More info about CERTUS Professional Network at www. CertusNetwork.com. Highlands Ranch Business Leads Inc., call Dale Weese at 303-978-0992. 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. Highlands Ranch Chamber of Commerce, call
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I think it would be a good encampment for a fugitive. It’s about as undesirable as it gets, presumably for bounty hunters too. It is its own kind of punishment. The area is best known for a tragedy. Pilot Wiley Post and humorist Will Rogers both died in a plane crash near Point Barrow in August, 1935. Post was 37. Rogers was 56. Post was the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Rogers wrote, “When I die, my epitaph, or whatever you call those signs on gravestones, is going to read: `I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I dident (sic) like.’ I am so proud of that, I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved.” Post and Rogers preceded Carole Lombard in airplane deaths. And of course Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper. Maybe you already know this: Waylon Jennings gave up his seat on the plane to The Big Bopper, because J.P. Richardson was ill. Add: Glenn Miller, Ricky Nelson, Otis Redding, Jim Croce, Stevie Ray Vaughn, John Denver, John F. Kennedy Jr. and Patsy Cline. Back to Barrow: It seems to me that
303-791-3500. Highlands 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 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. 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 second Monday evenings and second Thursday mornings. Call 303-798-2939. The group is open to residents of Douglas County. LeTip of Douglas County Come join our group for breakfast and learn more about how we may help your business grow. Let us help you to put more dollars in your pocket. Meets 7-8:30 a.m. every Thursday at Mimi’s Café, 9155 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree. Contact Scott Tschappat at 303-757-2979 or stschappat@comcast.net for information.
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.
at Highlands Ranch Community Association offices, 48 W. Springer Drive. Call 303-791-6244.
Douglas County Elks Lodge 2873 meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month at the Douglas County Fairgrounds & Events Center, Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. The lodge is actively seeking a permanent venue in the Castle Rock area. All “Stray Elks” are invited to attend and to be involved in the growth and activities of this new social and community service organization. Call 303-941-0135 or e-mail swgilbert@comcast.net.
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.
Falcon Youth Sports Association baseball board meeting is at 7 p.m. every fourth Thursday
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 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. Clubs continues on Page 23
Littleton LeTip meets from 7:16-8:31 a.m. 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 67 days without a glimpse of sunshine would have a negative effect on personality, behavior and things like productivity, creativity and even morale. Maybe not. It must be wonderful to see the gradual return of daylight. I am sure the residents all have the dates, when the light will go low, go out, and then begin to come back on. Do you remember “Darkness Darkness” by the Youngbloods? “Darkness darkness, be my pillow. Take my head and let me sleep. In the coolness of your shadow. In the silence of your deep.” At this time of the day, at this time of the year, the neighborhood is silent. I am sure the mall is hopping, and downtown Denver is crawling. But in this little territory, all I hear are the sounds that I make. I might feel differently if I had a 4-year-old and a 5-year-old. Then the darkness and the closeness might not be so poetic and profound. But I don’t. It’s really perfect. And I always want to hold on to it. I haven’t always felt this way. But introversion will do that to you. These are my days. These are my nights. And I am thankful for them. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net.
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Hydrotherapy provides physical relief and helps women relax between contractions. Photo by Jennifer Mason Rainey
January 7, 2016
Mother and baby skin-to-skin time is one of the priorities with a natural birth. Photo by Monet Moutrie
Back to the roots with natural childbirth Many women in the south metro area choose to use midwives
WHAT IS A CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE? Certified nurse midwives are registered nurses who have obtained a master’s degrees in nursing and specialize in women’s health. They have passed a national certification exam and must renew their certification every eight years.
By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com When Claire Reifert became pregnant with her first child, she knew she would follow in her mother’s footsteps with natural childbirth. And in April 2014, she gave birth to her son with the help of a midwife at a birthing center in Englewood. “One of my favorite things about seeing the midwives,” said Reifert, an engineer who lives in Centennial, “is they are scientific-based and they contribute to research themselves.” But she also chose to use a midwife for the comfort factor. “Being able to have the possibility to move how you want to move, and not put yourself in weird positions to fit what the medical staff wants, is important,” she said. Reifert is part of a growing trend among women nationwide who want to have natural, unmedicated childbirth. According to data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, certified nurse midwives delivered 8 percent of all babies born in the United States in 2014. That’s up from 7.8 percent in 2013 and 7.6 percent in 2012 and 2011. A midwife is a traditional care provider for mothers and infants with expertise and skills in supporting women to maintain healthy pregnancies. In Colorado, certified nurse midwives — who can deliver babies — are licensed by the Colorado Board of Nursing. Midwives can be used in a hospital, a free-standing birth center, a doctor’s office or at home. With midwife practices becoming more common, local hospitals also are responding to that desire by partnering with certified nurse midwives and providing tools to enhance delivery, including labor balls, birth swings and birthing tubs. In the south metro area, Sky Ridge Medical Center, Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, Swedish Medical Center and
South Denver Midwives, all of whom are certified and work with Littleton and Castle Rock Adventist hospitals, for instance, provide a wide range of healthcare for women from a teenager’s first period, through pregnancy/birth/post-partum, and extending into menopause.
Once women have birthed with a midwife at a center, many choose to deliver their second or third child in their homes. Photo by Monet Moutrie
In Colorado, certified nurse midwives are licensed by the Colorado Board of Nursing and are independent health care providers who can prescribe a full range of substances, medications and treatments. They also focus on research and partnering with women. Source: South Denver OB/GYN & Midwives
Littleton Adventist Hospital staff certified nurse midwives. “We are committed to really doing what it takes to make sure those midwife patients have a good experience,” said Jacque Northrup, birth concierge at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, adding that about 30 percent of women who give birth at Castle Rock Adventist have an unmedicated and natural experience. In 2013, 308,221 babies nationwide were born with the assistance of a midwife in a hospital, the CDC reported. But although the trend seems new, certified nurse midwife Aubre Tompkins, of Mountain Midwifery in Englewood, says midwifery and community birthing, as she calls it, is actually the standard — the original way. Giving birth in hospitals, she says, only became mainstream in the 1930s and ’40s. “What’s happening now is things are coming back to the traditional route,” Tompkins said. “Many families are rediscovering community birthing, and I think it’s wonderful.”
Tompkins’ birthing center, which opened in 2006, has been home to more than 2,000 births and has seen a steady rise in patients over the past year. “One of the reasons is because thinking about choice is becoming more prevalent in the broader culture,” Tompkins said. “It’s very normal for families to not do a lot of investigating and just go to the doctor their friend or mom went to. Now, there is a lot more messaging about the value of thinking about your birth and what your immediate start as parents looks like.” As a midwife, she serves a dual purpose, Tomkins said. The first is to offer psychological and physical support. The other is to clinically make sure mother and baby are safe and healthy. One tool midwives use to make mothers comfortable is the birthing pool. “The water is amazing,” Tompkins said, noting that 50 percent of mothers at her facility give birth in the pool. “Hydrotherapy provides physical relief. The
big thing is that it helps people relax in between contractions. During labor, you need to relax and let it happen.” For Reifert, the experience with her son went so well she plans to give birth to her second child in June with the help of a midwife. Not all mothers who choose midwifery initially know that’s the route they want to take. “I don’t think I really thought much of natural delivery before reading about it,” said Jennifer Eckert, of Aurora, who delivered her first child naturally in 2012. “As I did more research, I got more concerned about having to go to a hospital and loved the idea of letting things happen in their own time and natural course.” When it comes down to it, the person who is the real expert is the one who is pregnant, Tomkins said: She knows her body and what feels right. “I really want to involve them in their care,” she said of mothers-to-be. “That’s one of the hallmarks of midwifery care.”
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“Summer Breeze” by Diane Cornish is included in the Commissioner’s Choice exhibit “Explosion of Color,” at Lone Tree Arts Center through March 4.
“Castle Rock and Pikes Peak,” a watercolor by Cindy Welch, is included in the Commissioner’s Choice exhibit “Explosion of Color” from Jan. 8 to March 4 at Lone Tree Arts Center. Courtesy photos
‘Explosion of Color’ highlights award-winning painters By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Winners of the 2016 Commissioner’s Choice awards at Lone Tree Arts Center have been announced: Diane Cornish and Cindy Welch. The two painters will present a show called “Explosion of Color” at LTAC from Jan. 8 through March 4, with art available for sale. A reception for the duo will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22. Diane Cornish was born in Chicago and showed an early inclination toward
art. “No surface was safe from Crayola markings,” says her website bio. Her childhood was nomadic, and she lived in Arizona, Oregon, California, Hawaii and, eventually, Colorado, which continues to be her home. Her background includes the persona of Ollie the clown, courtroom artist for the Douglas County News-Press, political cartoonist and art teacher for 28 years. Her main emphasis is on watercolor, although she also has a passion for photography and paints from her own photographs of nature. “When I am outside with my camera, I see paintings everywhere,” she wrote. She is a member of the Castle Rock Art Guild, with work exhibited at the Art on the Edge Gallery, 414 Wilcox in Castle Rock. She also belongs to the Arizona Art Alliance and Casa
Grande Valley Fine Arts Association and exhibits with both. Cindy Welch, of Castle Rock, started winning awards for her art as a high school student, including a full-tuition scholarship to Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, where she majored in commercial art and developed a special interest in watercolor. Her first job at a Denver design studio involved layout and design, with pen and ink and airbrush. She also drew architectural renderings for several builders — a skill that shows today in her series of paintings of Castle Rock’s scenery and historic buildings, which are available for sale as prints from Colorado Art and Framing Gallery. She is a member of the Castle Rock Art Guild and exhibits at Art on the Edge Gallery.
Albums that made a difference in 2015 Music has always reflected the times, so it’s fitting the best releases of the year are searching, personal works that defy compartmentalization in any particular genre. Following are the albums that had the biggest impact on me over the past 12 months. They provided comfort, posed questions and served as solid ground in a tumultuous year of widespread violence and social change. A year that reminded us at every stop to never take for granted the most important things in life. We can only hope the music of 2016 lives up to this year. Here’s my best of the best: 1. “To Pimp A Butterfly” - Kendrick Lamar Lamar captured 2015 in 80 sprawling minutes — at times violent, transformative, harrowing and beautiful. Lamar went beyond hip-hop, exploding the genre’s sonic palette through the incorporation of funk, acid jazz and come-to-Jesus gospel into his music. The sheer scope of Lamar’s lyrical insights is astounding. From the new civil rights anthem “Alright,” to the vitriol (both outward and inward) of “The Blacker the Berry,” he covered all the bases and made it look easy. He also created President Obama’s favorite song of the year by breathing fire into a tired cliché on “How Much A Dollar Cost.” Music didn’t get any more vibrant or vital. 2. “I Love You, Honeybear” - Father John Misty The funniest, bitterest and wisest album about the trials of love in a long time, Josh Tillman (the real name of Father John Misty) created a masterpiece for romantics — secret, hopeless and everyone in
between. Although Tillman created a persona to give him a little distance on the album, “Honeybear” still ends up being a startlingly Clarke Reader intimate story about falling LINER in love with his NOTES now wife. He channels the wit and hidden romance of Randy Newman, Harry Nilsson and Tom Waits while sounding unlike any other artist. To know what modern romance sounds like, check out this album: Tillman delivered a dissertation on the subject. 3. “E•MO•TION” - Carly Ray Jepsen After creating one of the century’s biggest pop hits with “Call Me Maybe,” Jepsen disappeared for three years, and people began to write her off as a one hit wonder. But one listen to “E•MO•TION” demonstrates why she was so quiet: she was busy crafting a pop masterpiece, the kind of knock-you-out, kick-down-the-door, hit machine that completely blasts away any who try to resist its charms. This is what musical joy sounds like. Music snobs, consider yourself on notice — this thing goes from start to finish, and if you have a problem with pop perfection, get over it. Jepsen can’t be stopped. 4. “Surf” - Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment The best soul and jazz album wrapped into one shining whole,
“Surf” is home to perhaps the happiest and most hopeful music of the year. The Social Experiment is a group of Chicago musicians formed and led by Chance the Rapper, who broke into the rap scene on his 2013 mixtape “Acid Rap.” Here, Chance demonstrates how visionary he is — he’s not bound just by rap and is looking to bring other genres into his orbit. “Surf” is relentlessly positive. From the affirmations of “Wanna Be Cool” to the encouragement of “Slip Slide,” it’s an album to make you feel good. Press play and let it. 5. “Beauty Behind the Madness” - The Weeknd Dark, mysterious, sexy. That about describes the music Abel Tesfaye creates as The Weeknd, and he’s built a pop album that filters this worldview through Michael Jackson’s knack for writing hooks. Tesfaye isn’t searching for love. Any affection in his world is physical, flammable and fleeting. The deepest he feels is the desire that the women he meets find someone they can love — because it sure won’t be him. It’s escapism and sounds fantastic coming out of any speaker. Tesfaye produced the soundtrack for the Tinder world, where love is just a swipe away. For a night. Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he is still annoyed Frank Ocean didn’t release his album this year. Check out his full end of year lists at calmacil20.blogspot.com. And share your favorite music of the year at creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.
IF YOU GO “Explosion of Color” will be displayed Jan. 8 to March 4 in the lobby of the Lone Tree Arts Center, 100075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and two hours prior to performances. A reception for the artists will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Jan. 22. Sales are handled through the box office.
She publishes four community newsletters and operates a community website called CastleRockBound.net, which has information on events, businesses and where to sled in Castle Rock.
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‘Forever Florals’ blooms at Stanton Gallery Exhibit features area painters, runs through Feb. 17 By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Four local area painters will collaborate in an exhibit called “Forever Florals,” scheduled to counter the winter blahs in Town Hall’s Stanton Gallery from Jan. 14 to Feb. 17. It also complements the name of a new musical that starts on Feb. 15: “Violet,” with music by Jeanine Tesori, book and lyrics by Brian Crawley. Gallery curator Nancy Boyson has lined up paintings illustrating “the lilting of the petals, the purity of the greens and the freshness of the colors that brighten the doldrums of long winter days.” Paintings by Tomiko Takeda, Kate Kennedy, Robin Cutright and Lynne Furrer will brighten the gallery. Takeda, who lives in Highlands Ranch, was the recent winner of the Best in Show award at the annual Lone Tree Art Expo and Second Place in oil at Littleton’s 50th Own an Original. She also has had work juried in Parker’s Within My 20 Mile Radius and the All Colorado Art Shows at Curtis Arts and Humanities Center in Greenwood Village, as well as a number of other shows in the past four years. Describing herself as “a contemporary realist,” she said her professional art journey began in 2007 at a local community college and oil became her chosen vehicle. She thanks teachers Diane Rappisi, Marsha Wooley, Kevin Wechback, Mark Daily and Kim English, with whom she has studied painting. She writes that her mission is: “To create from within that which brings me joy.” Kate Kennedy, of Denver and a Colorado native, said she is “inspired each day by the beauty of this state. I love the changes of colors that each season brings…” She loves the unique shapes and variety of beautiful colors she finds in flowers — and the flexibility
“Two Blue Pots” by Lynne Furrer (left) and “Bianco Bellaza” by Kate Kennedy (above) are both included in the “Forever Florals” exhibit at Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton. Courtesy photos
exhibited in the Douglas County Library of oil paints, which can be blended to Art Invitational and in “An Artists a soft quiet texture or a more varied Collective,” which texture by using a appeared in the Rocky pallet knife… Every Mountain Warehouse blank canvas is IF YOU GO Loft Building in another opportunity “Forever Florals” will be Denver. to connect to myself exhibited from Jan. 14 to Feb. In 2015, she and those who will 17 at Town Hall Arts Center’s won Second Place soon be viewing it…” Stanton Gallery, 2450 W. Main for her painting Robin Cutright St., downtown Littleton. There “Twilight Sail” in the includes a quote will be an artists’ reception Contemporary Fine from Cezanne in from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Jan. Art International her statement: “A 22. Work is for sale. Hours: juried competition work of art which 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays “Winter Elegance.” did not begin in through Fridays and during She has studied under emotion is not art.” performances. townhalMark Nelson, Kris A Colorado native, lartscenter.org, 303-794-2787. Ilitis and Peggi Kroll Cutright has loved Roberts. all the arts, including Lynne Furrer dance, theater and wrote: “since high music. She stayed school, I’ve owned a camera, first film home to raise three children and now and then digital. I used to sell photos has more time to paint, especially and learned Photoshop to digitally being “consumed by color.” She has
alter photos to tell my story. One of my friends was a watercolorist and I loved the effects she was getting with this medium and I wanted to learn more about the technique so I could apply that to my digital art. “I enrolled in a 101 course locally in Littleton through Judy Patti’s Studio and had the most patient and wonderful teacher — Colleen Nelson. She was the best and helped me fall in love with painting. I loved how mixing water with pigment had this dynamic energy that created subjects and objects with what seemed to be no effort at all. It was then that I knew I had to put down my camera and focus on watercolor as the outlet for my art instinct… I have been painting for almost five years now and can’t imagine when I would ever stop or why!”
Plains Conservation Center programs take root Offerings part of partnership with Denver Botanic Gardens By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com In 2015, the Plains Conservation Center engaged more than 10,000 students in its mission of educating as many people as possible about the endangered grasslands here and throughout the world. In 2016, that number should expand as the Denver Botanic Gardens collaborates with the PCC in a partnership with both organizations’ education programs. It’s a natural combination since both are focused on plant science and understanding ecosystems. Both
are SCFD funded. One third of the earth’s surface is grasslands, according to the PCC’s website — and 70 percent of that area is degraded. North America alone has lost 80 percent of its grasslands. This leads to climate change, floods, famine and poverty worldwide. The next generation will inherit this situation and needs to understand it. All programs will be held at the PCC’s 1,000-acre Aurora campus and will begin with class registration on Jan. 15. The new partnership will not alter the present program offerings. Included: • Prairie Perspectives: Grades 3-5. An overnight program in which children adopt the persona of an 1800s-era Cheyenne Indian and of a homesteader as they learn
CURTAIN TIME ‘Violet’ “Violet,” with music by Jeanine Tesori, book and lyrics by Brian Crawley, plays Jan. 15 to Feb. 7 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., downtown Littleton. It is directed by Nick Sugar and features a live band, directed by Donna Kolpan Debreceni. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays and Jan. 30; 6:30 p.m. Jan. 24; 12:30 p.m. Feb. 7. Tickets: $23-$42 at the box office, 303-794-2787 ext. 5 or townhallartscenter. org/main-stage-shows/violet/. Ten value seats will be made available at $10 one hour prior to each performance at the box office. ‘Heather on the Hill’ “Brigadoon” by Alan J. Lerner and Frederick Loewe plays Jan. 8-24, presented by Highlands Ranch-based Performance Now Theatre Company at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Directed by Bernie Cardell. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Tickets: $20-$35, performancenow.org or 303-987-7845.
about the prairie ecosystem. • Day Tours: Grades 1-6. Provides students with one or a combination of three programs on grassland ecology, Cheyenne Indian skills and sod homesteading. • Preschool and Kindergarten Tours: Younger learners have hands-on experiences to stimulate curiosity and a love of the natural world. • Ecological Monitoring: Grades 6-8. Students engage in real field science, ranging from bird surveys to prairie dog ethnography. The programs allow kids to learn about 19th century settlers, sod houses and more. They can go on nature walks and learn about bird watching. There are also Cheyenne teepees with 1830s artifacts.
The center hosts a farm-to-table dinner each season and offers free admission to those who want to walk through on their own. There are fees for the education programs. The Plains Conservation Center is also working with an additional 7,900 acres farther east, south of Strasburg on West Bijou Creek. There is a pronghorn herd there and a place to study about the extinction of dinosaurs. (Can only be accessed with a guide.) The website offers a good deal of interesting reading about how holistic range management, proper use of grazing animals, can renew the soil, countering global warming. “Find your roots in the grasslands” is the PCC invitation to all.
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THINGS TO DO THEATER/SHOWS Children’s Musical Production Spotlight Performing Arts Center presents “Beauty and the Beast,” a fulllength children’s musical production that is the end product of a 15-week class for children ages 3-12 years. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 8-9, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Unit 102, Highlands Ranch. Call Spotlight Performing Arts Center to order tickets; 720-443-2623. Go to www.spotlightperformers.com.
MUSIC/CONCERTS Samba Boot Camp Adventures in Dance presents Samba Boot Camp from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Camp is good for the intermediate dancer, with samba techniques and amalgamations. Go to www.adventuresindance.com. Lunch is included.
ART/CRAFTS ‘Ellis Island’ Viewing The Parker Genealogical Society will watch the History Channel’s “Ellis Island” at its January meeting, Saturday, Jan. 9, at Stroh Road Fire Station, 19310 Stroh Road, Parker. Meeting is at 1:30 p.m. DAR Presentation Castle Rock Historical Society welcomes Paula Lasky from the Daughters of the American Revolution on Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Have you ever wondered if you could be part of the DAR? Lasky will speak on how to trace your ancestors to see if you could be part of the newly formed chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Castle Rock. Refreshments will be served at 6:45 p.m. with the presentation starting at 7. Contact the Castle Rock Museum at 303-814-3164, museum@ castlerockhistoricalsociety.org, or www. castlerockhistoricalsociety.org. Admission is free. British Comedy The British are coming to the Theatre of Dreams in Castle Rock. Martin Lewis, British comedy magician, has performed the feats of illusion and magic in Tokyo, London, Australia, Europe and more. Lewis will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, and Saturday, Jan. 16. Keith Fields, comedy magician, stars in “A Brit of Magic,” an interactive show that includes magic, comedy and stunts. He will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6. Reservations required for all shows, as seating is limited. Go to www.Tickets.AmazingShows.com or call 303-660-6799. Theatre of Dreams is at 735 Park St., Suites C & D, Castle Rock. Go to www.AmazingShows.com. Disney’s Mary Poppins With the Banks children running rampant, a magical nanny flies in to save the day in this fantastical musical. Featuring songs you know and love like “Chim Chim Cheree,”and “A Spoonful of Sugar.” All the fun of the film is brought to life on stage in this “Supercalifragilistic-expialidocious” production. Show runs from Friday, Jan. 15-31 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. A sensory-friendly performance is at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28. For times, tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800. ‘Violet’ Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, presents “Violet” from Friday, Jan. 15, to Sunday, Feb. 7. Violet tells the story of a young woman’s quest for beauty amid the image obsessed landscape of the 1960s. Violet dreams of a miraculous transformation through the power of faith. Convinced that a televangelist in Oklahoma can heal her, she hops a Greyhound bus and starts the journey of a lifetime. Along the way, Violet forms unlikely friendships with her fellow riders, who teach her about beauty, love, courage and what it means to be an outsider. Tickets available at the box office, 303-794-2787, ext. 5, or online at www.TownHallArtsCenter.org. FIND MORE THINGS TO DO ONLINE ColoradoCommunityMedia.com/events
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Literature Based Art Budding artists ages 6-12 will enjoy Art Stop on the Go, during which an artist from the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art will present a book, then lead participants in a literature-based art project. Sessions offered at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive; and at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road. Registration is required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org.
EVENTS Nonfiction Book Club Forming Club members read stories about real people who made a difference in this world, or who inspire us because they overcame great setbacks in life. Some people wield great power or enlighten us about cultures or events in history. Nonfiction adds to your knowledge and increases critical thinking skills. History can be so much stranger than fiction. Our meetings will be individuals reading different books on the same subject, discussing what we learned, liked or didn’t like. Contact evelyn.poulo@gmail.com for a list of books and submit your own favorites. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, at the Parker Library, in the conference room. First topic will be Arab women authors speaking out about their culture. Book should be completed by meeting date; get reading. Find, Use, Interpret Family Histories What is family history, and how is it different from genealogy? What are all of those numbers and what do they mean? How can I find others that may or may not have been published? Learn some basic definitions, resources and search strategies at the Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society program “Compiled Family Histories and Genealogies: How to Find Them, Use Them and Interpret Them” with James Jeffrey, genealogy specialist with Western History and Genealogy at Denver Public Library. Program runs from 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Contact society President Joyce B. Lohse at Joyce4Books@gmail.com. Go to www.ColumbineGenealogy.com. Coloring for Adults Adult coloring is all the rage. Douglas County Libraries will host “Coffee and Coloring” for adults at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive. Registration is required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Christmas Tree Recycling, Mulch Centennial residents can dispose of Christmas trees through Sunday, Jan. 17. Trees must be free of ornaments and decorations. Sites are open from sunrise to sunset. Artificial trees are not accepted. Disposal sites are: Lookout Park, 5455 S. Riviera Way; Pine Creek Hollow Park, 6140 S. Tower Road; and Willow Spring Service Center, 7100 S. Holly St. Free mulch will be available at all sites. Adventures in Dance Learn the jive, lindy hop, Charleston and hustle in a workout format at Swing Aerobics from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays through Jan. 26. Dance to blues and popular rock while learning the West Coast Swing from 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 23. Learn the merengue and bachata club dances from 8-9 p.m. Wednesdays through Feb. 24. Learn to glide across the floor with the Viennese waltz and the waltz from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays through Feb. 25. Classes are in the group room at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Suite 207, Littleton. Go to www.adventuresindance. com.
HEALTH South Metro Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the South Metro area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Sunday, Jan. 10, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Ave Maria Catholic Church, 9056 E. Parker Road, Parker; Sunday, Jan. 10, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 303 N. Ridge Road, Castle Rock (Karen Johnson, 720-272-1464); Monday, Jan. 11, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Crescent Parkway Building, 8400 E. Crescent Parkway; Tuesday, Jan. 12, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., One DTC Building, 5251 DTC Parkway, Greenwood Village; Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2-6:30 p.m., West Bowles Community Church, 12325 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton; Thursday, Jan. 14, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Douglas County Government, 301 Wilcox St., Castle Rock; Friday, Jan. 15, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Saturday, Jan. 16, 7:30 a.m. to noon, St. Thomas More Parish Center, 7071 E. Otero Ave., Centennial (720-482-3577); Sunday, Jan. 17, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Crossroads Community Church, 9900 S. Twenty Mile Road, Parker.
Free Nutrition, Cooking Class Free Heart Health nutrition classes and cooking demonstrations are offered from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13 (The Roll of Stress in Brain and Heart Health); Wednesday, Jan. 20 (Using Spices for Health and Flavor); Wednesday, Jan. 27 (Food Addiction) at the South Denver Heart Center, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton. Join Richard Collins, M.D., “The Cooking Cardiologist,” along with Susan Buckley, RD, CDE, as they share their expertise on Heart Healthy nutrition and cooking solutions. For more information or to register, call 303-744-1065, www.southdenver. com. Divorce Recovery Workshop A 10-week seminar that promotes healing for those who are going through a divorce or end of a love relationship is presented beginning Thursday, Jan. 14, at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The first Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends seminar session runs from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The series offers education, support, and optional social activities. Complimentary child care provided with advance registration. For cost and other information, or to register, contact Beth Walker at 720-352-9915 or bethdwalker@gmail.com. SilverSneakers Fitness, Silver&Fit The Arapahoe Community College fitness center offers the SilverSneakers Fitness and Silver&Fit programs for seniors in the south metro Denver area. For more information about health and fitness options at ACC, call 303-797-5850.
EDUCATION Free ACT/SAT Practice Students will be able to take free ACT/SAT practice tests at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Students will receive detailed performance analysis, helping them determine which test to take for real. Presented by Kaplan. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org. History of Football Join Active Minds for a look at the most popular sport in America. Football is entertainment and big business. Program traces the history of the game, from Johnny Unitas to Peyton Manning, telling a few of the great stories of the game along the way. Program also covers some of the sports challenges and opportunities, including player concussions and the rise of fantasy football. Program runs from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, at RiverPointe, 5225 S. Prince St., Littleton. Call 303-7970600 to RSVP. ESL Family Night Students who speak English as a second language will get help with the college application process during Douglas County Libraries’ ESL family night at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Other highlights of the event include information on accessing students’ grades online and literacy opportunities for students and adults. Registration is encouraged; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Practice English Skills Practice your English class gives adult mixed level English language learners an opportunity to practice speaking English. Adults from all levels and language backgrounds are welcome at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays at Douglas County Libraries in Parker, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive, and in Highlands Ranch, James H. LaRue branch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. No registration is required. Continuing Education Program Metropolitan State College of Denver offers a continuing education program for adults. Most classes are from 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, for two to four weeks, and cost varies. Most take place at the Student Success Building on the Auraria Campus, with other classes taking place at the South Campus (I-25 and Orchard) and the Center For Visual Arts on Santa Fe Drive. For list of classes, go to www.msudenver.edu/learnon or call 303556-3657. Application not required. More information on Facebook www.Facebook. com/msudenverlearnoninitiative.
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‘History of America in 101 Objects’ focus of event Dr. Richard Kurin will speak about his new book, “The Smithsonian’s History of America in 101 Objects,” at 1 and 7 p.m. on Jan. 11 at the History Colorado Center. He is the institution’s undersecretary for history, art and Sonya Ellingboe culture, and he offers SONYA’S a new perspective on American SAMPLER history, explaining how objects end up in the Smithsonian collection and encouraging us to reconsider objects we think we know and understand. Tickets: $8.50 members; $6.50 students; $16 nonmembers with museum admission; $10 nonmembers, lecture only. History Colorado Center is at 1200 Broadway, Denver. Historycolorado.org/event/ Smithsonian, 303-866-2394. Also at the History Colorado Center is the Tiny Library Concert Series: Thunder and Rain at 7 p.m. Jan. 19, part of a series of acoustic shows by local Colorado musicians in the Stephen H. Hart Library. Tickets: $10. Sherlock “The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes” at Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, takes visitors to Victorian London to solve crime in Holmes’ distinctive style. “Elementary, my dear Watson.” On exhibit in Denver through January. Dmns.org/ Sherlock. Feed winter birds Audubon Society of Greater Denver is holding its annual Birdseed Sale now, with an order deadline of Feb. 5. Seed pickup will be at the Audubon Nature Center on Feb. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon at 9380 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton (the south end of Chatfield State Park). For information, call 303-973-9530 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Order online at denveraudubon.org. (While on the website, look at the many hikes and trips offered. Tropical birds and Monarch butterflies sound really appealing about
now in the depths of winter.) Nature photography The top 250 in the annual “Share the View” international nature photography contest will be displayed at University of Colorado South (formerly Wildlife Experience) 10035 Peoria St., Parker, with a special recognition event from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 13. RSVP by Jan. 11 at 303-9739530 or info@denveraudubon.org. Genealogists The Columbine Genealogical and History Society announces two meetings in January at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Jan. 12, 1-3 p.m.: “Compiled Family Histories and Genealogies: How to Find them, Use them and Interpret Them” with James Jeffrey, genealogy specialist, Western History and Genealogy, Denver Public Library, Central Branch. Jan. 19, 1-3 p.m.: “Tracing your Norwegian Ancestors” with Marylee Hagen, cultural director and genealogy support director, Fjelldalen Lodge, Sons of Norway, Denver. Guests are welcome to these meetings. Information: Joyce Lohse, president, Joyce4Books@gmail.com. Museo “Jerry De La Cruz: A 45-Year Retrospective” is exhibited at the Museo De Las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, until Jan. 16. The Denver native and noted artist reflects on his journey as he explored different styles and techniques. ‘Super Indian’ “Super Indian: Fritz Scholder” showcases more than 40 paintings and lithographs by Scholder at the Denver Art Museum through Jan. 17. The exhibit explores how the artist blended figurative and pop art into remarkable, sometimes in-your-face images. The Denver Art Museum is on 13th Street between Broadway and Bannock Streets, with parking garage on 12th St., just west of Broadway. Denverartmuseum.org. New members “First Impressions,” art by new Littleton Fine Arts Guild members, opened Jan. 6 at the Depot Art Center, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Admission free. 303-795-0781.
Parker’s Nancy Begley is ‘Mary Poppins’ By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Nancy Begley was familiar with the P.L. Travers book and with the movie, but of her lead role in PACE Center’s Jan. 15-31 production of “Mary Poppins” she said, “It’s a dream I didn’t know I had — it’s really exciting. Two months prior to the auditions, I knew I wanted to play the role, and spent lots of time with the Disney Studio study guides. They included information on dialogues and accents. I learned about 90 percent. I grew up as a dancer so standing in first position (as in ballet) is not a stretch.” The posture, accent and no-nonsense behavior were easy to manage. “Like Mary, I have a lot of very specific views about how kids should be, about how families should be… We rehearse at the Parker Mainstreet Center. It’s fun being part of my community.” She has lived in Parker for eight years and is a Colorado native. Begley graduated from Metropolitan State University with a BFA in musical theatre and has been recognized by the Denver Lyric Opera Guild, Rocky Mountain Theatre Association and Broadway World, and she has played in a number of musicals — most recently as Anita in “West Side Story.” She is a vice president at a metro-area bank by day. “I come from a financial family,” she said (it pleases her that Mr. Banks, the father in the play, is a banker). On a personal note, she said, “I graduated in 2008 at 250 pounds and with my weightloss journey, these kinds of roles are now possible for me.” Readers may recall that Mary Poppins arrives at the Banks’ home, 17 Cherry Street Lane, London, by flying with her parrothandled umbrella. That entailed some flying lessons at the CU Opera Shop, Begley said.
IF YOU GO PACE Center, with its 536-seat theater, is at 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, which is a sensory friendly performance, designed for patrons with sensory sensitivities and special needs. Sound and light levels are lower and even, startling effects are eliminated, and house lights are kept half-on throughout. Tickets range from $16 to $25. Advance reservations are recommended. ParkerArts.org or 303-805-6800. Bert has to fly too, and he has to go upside down. A harness has been custom made for each of them. “I’d trust them with my life,” Begley said of the technicians. “Mary Poppins” is a collaboration between PACE Center and Inspire Creative Theatre Company. Gary Lewis is the show’s director and has said that Begley is “an incredibly talented artist.” During the threehour show, the audience can expect wellknown songs such as “Spoonful of Sugar” and “Let’s Go Fly a Kite,” as well as the familiar chimney sweep dance sequence. Begley said that Levi Hirsch (Michael Banks) and Regan Fenske (Jane Banks) “are the best child performers I’ve ever worked with.” Mary and the kids will be in the lobby after the show to interact with kids in the audience, she said. “Performing brings me joy — being part of something so magical … and seeing joy on faces of kids in the audience,” Begley said.
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Steve Ketchum talks to the Ponderosa basketball team during practice. While coaching the Mustangs — which after more than 10 years of losing seasons are 6-2 heading into the new year — he is living with friends in Aurora. His family lives in Aspen. Courtesy photo
Coach’s family a full-court affair Steve Ketchum, who has seven sons, is feeling at home at Ponderosa By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com When all his sons are home, Ponderosa boys basketball coach Steve Ketchum can field a basketball team. That’s because Ketchum and his wife, Mardi, have seven sons: Two are from Mardi’s first marriage and five are adopted — three from the Denver foster care system and two from Haiti. “When Mardi and I decided we were falling in love and we were talking marriage, the first question I asked her was, ‘Would you be willing to have more children?’” Ketchum said. “I said, ‘What about adopting?’ and she said, ‘Absolute-
ly.’ She had always dreamed of having seven kids — and she has seven sons.” Ketchum, 57, has coached basketball for 32 seasons, including a stint in Missouri and 16 seasons in Aspen, where his family lives. This season at Ponderosa, a Class 4A school playing in the 5A Continental League, is his first in Parker but his 33rd season overall of high school coaching. He is living with friends in Aurora for the season, which could last until early March if the team makes the playoffs. His wife, Mardi, is chief financial officer of Terrapin Investments and Management Corp., a hotel ownership and management company headquartered in Aspen. Four of the couple’s adopted sons live with her at the Ketchum home in Basalt. CJ, an avid runner and crosscountry skier, is studying in an advanced private school in Branson, Missouri.
One of Mardi’s sons from her first marriage, Zac Paris, 31, is a ski instructor and organic farmer living in Aspen. The other, Cody Paris, 32, is an associate professor at Middlesex University in Dubai. A school that ‘felt like home’ In April 2014, Ketchum, also CEO and owner of Aspen Basketball Academy, a summer program that takes teams to play in Europe, stepped away from high school coaching because he wanted to spend more time with his family. He mentored his son’s competitive basketball teams during the 201415 season. But “I could tell he was getting a little antsy,” said Mardi. “I told him to go find another job. It came up on the Front Ketchum continues on Page 19
Rock Canyon sustains success on the court Jaguars win 10th game with victory over Smoky Hill By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Rock Canyon, playing without graduated star guards Mitch Lombard and Tyler Garcia, doesn’t have the go-to guy to bail them out this season, so everybody is contributing. The Jaguars won their 10th game in 12 starts Jan. 2 with a 74-47 romp over visiting Smoky Hill. “Obviously Mitch and Tyler last year were very special players,” said Rock Canyon coach Kent Grams. “All our guys last year were complementary players to them. We don’t have a guy that can take over a game now. “So we have to play more as a team to be successful. We emphasize making the extra pass and making sure we are playing team defense. That’s what the game is all about, seeing how many good shots we can turn down to get a great shot. Our team is very unselfish.” Key moments Smoky Hill scored the first basket of the second quarter to pull within 17-12, but Rock Canyon went on an 11-0 run and the Buffs went 5:04 without scoring as the Jaguars swelled their lead to 16 points. Rock Canyon led by 30-plus points
Rock Canyon’s Isaac Hirsch (24) drives to the hoop against Smoky Hill. Hirsch scored nine points in the 74-47 Rock Canyon victory. Photo by Jim Benton three times in the fourth quarter. Key players/statistics Sam Masten, a 6-foot-3 sophomore, led the Jaguars with 27 points. Isaac Hirsch, a 6-4 senior, scored nine points and added eight assists, 11 rebounds and three steals. “We don’t have the superstar factor like we did last year but we’re playing a lot better as a team,” admitted Hirsch. “It’s not difficult for us to be unselfish. It’s the next man up for us. Every game we have
a new person scoring over 20 points. We never know who it is going to be.” Colin Rardin finished with eight points for the Jaguars. They said it Grams has been impressed with the Jaguars’ leadership. “We had the right leaders in the right spots with Isaac, Payton (Berman) and Noah (Beck),” he said. “They are Jaguars continues on Page 23
It’s true that many times the most valuable player on a basketball team doesn’t have gaudy statistics, but it’s still meaningful to highlight a few of the state individual leaders from games played before the holiday break. Jim Benton Kolton Peterson of Lakewood is the fifthOVERTIME leading boys scorer in Class 5A with a 21.8 scoring average, according to a list compiled by maxpreps. com, a website dedicated to high school sports. Ralston Valley’s Antonio Capley is second in rebounding with an average of 11.5 a game and ranks just ahead of Mountain Vista’s Jake Belknapp and Dallas Walton of Arvada West, who have pulled down 11.3 rebounds a game. Mountain Vista’s Isaac Essien is the state’s 5A assist leader with an average of 7.4 a game. Arapahoe’s Joseph Kleeman is second in steals with 3.1 a game. Valor Christian’s Jeremy Randle leads all Class 4A 3-point shooters as he has connected on 53 percent of his attempts, while Ponderosa’s Derek Hansen is second with a 51-percent shooting accuracy from long range. In 5A girls scoring statistics, Pomona’s Ashley Madden is scoring 26.5 points a game to rank second in the state. Ralston Valley Ashley Van Sickle is the state leader with 7.3 assists per game and is second in steals with a 4.7 average. Jaz’myne Sipes of ThunderRidge is Colorado’s second-leading 5A rebounder with 11 per game while Lutheran senior Kristen Vigil is tops in 3A steals with 5.3 per game and is second with 5.7 assists. Faith Christian’s Makena Long is the 3A statistical leader by making 50 percent of her 3-point attempts. Eye on the national team Sebastian Anderson, an eighth-grader at Ranch View Middle School in Highlands Ranch, has his sights set on being one of the 24 players who will be selected this spring to be on the Under-15 Boys national soccer team. Anderson, who plays for Real Colorado, was one of 48 players invited to the national camp last September and he was among the 36 players to take part in the final team camp Dec. 13-20 in Sunrise, Florida. In the December camp there were 32 players, including Anderson, from the U.S. Soccer Development Academy at the U14 level and four nondevelopment players. “It was a great feeling when I first got the email to come back for the second camp,” said Anderson. “It was great to know all the work has paid off and I had another chance to prove myself in front of all the coaches. “The second time was a lot calmer because I knew a lot of the kids that came back from the first camp. I was more familiar with everyone. I just played like I usually play and let my play show for itself.” Wrestling rankings Week three of the “On the Mat” rankings have been released, and Pomona looks like the team to beat in Class 5A. The Panthers are No. 1 in Tim Yount’s Class 5A team rankings, with Legacy third, Ponderosa fifth and Chaparral 11th. Yount, Colorado’s wrestling guru, has a full-time job but has been compiling weekly individual and team rankings for the past 22 years after examining results. Four Pomona individual wrestlers are Benton continues on Page 23
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they keep things in perspective and help everyone in our family keep perspective.”
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Range.” Denver offered more opportunities at higher-level coaching, Ketchum said. “Pondo was the first place I interviewed,” he said. “I just fell in love with Tim Ottmann, the athletic director. The school felt like home. This felt like family.” Ottmann knows he hired the right person to run the Mustangs basketball program. “Coach K and I share many of the same coaching values,” he said. “His incredible knowledge of the game and work ethic have already had a huge impact on our boys basketball program. Our players now believe they can win and carry that confidence into every game.” After more than 10 years of losing seasons, the Mustangs are 6-2 heading into the new year. Distance from family ‘tugs at heart strings’ Ketchum traveled home during Christmas break but won’t return for good until after the Ponderosa basketball season. He admits it’s not easy living apart from his family. “It tugs at my heart strings every day not to be with the boys,” he said. “I think about them every day and try to call the boys every single night and talk to each one of them, tell them I love them and ask how their day went, what’s going on at school and sports and their teams.” The distance isn’t easy for the boys, either. “It’s pretty tough because I really miss my Dad helping me and working with me,” said King, 14, originally from Haiti. “It’s harder when he’s not here or I’m not with him.” Ten-year-old Dre’, adopted through the Denver foster care system, agreed. “The fact that there are a lot of pictures with Dad and us together around the house helps a little,” he said, “but it’s not
The Ketchum family poses for a picture during the holiday break. In the back row, from left, are Zac Paris, Steve Ketchum, Mardi Ketchum and Cody Paris. In the front row, from left, are King Ketchum, Cory Ketchum, Rocky Ketchum, Dre’ Ketchum and CJ Ketchum. Courtesy photo the same as having him here. I miss him. We have fun together.” Building a family Ketchum met Mardi 16 years ago, when she was a single mom and he was coaching her sons in basketball. They married in 2003 and soon after began expanding their family. From the Denver foster care system, they adopted CJ, who is 15 and a high school freshman; Cory, CJ’s younger brother, who is 14 and in eighth grade; and Dre’, who is in fourth grade. King and Rocky, 11, were evacuated from Haiti following the 2010 earthquake. It took a year because of government red tape, but they became members of the Ketchum clan in January
2011. “They all act like brothers — they fight like brothers and they love like brothers,” Mardi said. “The best thing is they all have somebody to play with. If they are not getting along with one brother, they go to another’s room and play with someone else. It’s kind of like having a big slumber party because they are always shifting into each other’s room.” Living in Aspen was an adjustment for the Haitian boys, who had to learn the English language. “They were 6 and 9 when we got them, so they remembered the earthquake — not having any food and they have some pretty crazy stories about living in Haiti and the horrific conditions,” Mardi said. “They remember how bad things were, so
Juggling two worlds At a Ponderosa basketball practice before the holiday break, Ketchum constantly interacted with his players, demonstrating techniques, yelling encouragement, applauding good moves. “I tell my players every day, ‘Thank you for saving my marriage,’” Ketchum said jokingly. “‘I can yell at you, get it all out, and I can go home and relax.’” But Ketchum doesn’t yell much. And he seems to be enjoying coaching at the high school level again. “At times, he gets intense, but other times he’s really mellow,” said team captain Derek Hansen, a junior. “You can go talk to him one-on-one as a player. ...He opens up and he actually likes it when you go talk to him and ask him questions outside of practice. We are playing with more confidence, and as a team we trust each other more.” Hansen said players are aware of Ketchum’s big family. “He’s actually got two of (his sons) with him now,” Hansen pointed out during a post-Christmas practice attended by Rocky and Dre’. Ketchum isn’t sure how long the family’s long-distance situation will last. He believes three of his sons have the ability earn athletic scholarships in football or basketball and said the competition in the Denver area could help them. “The plan is for me to be here long term,” he said. “But I’ll have to do what is best for our family.” That could mean eventually moving the family to Douglas County because of its good schools, he said. But for now, Ketchum juggles his two worlds. “I love spending time with the boys and coaching them,” he said of his sons. “But I missed coaching at a high level. Ponderosa was a perfect fit.”
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22 Highlands Ranch Herald
DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $525,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $438,053.55
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.
Public Notices 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.
Public Trustees
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 176-A HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO 134-A 1ST AMENDMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO
Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0272 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/19/2015 3:03:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: JACK M. EVANS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/13/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 8/21/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003126406 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $522,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $431,287.42 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 73, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 54-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 73 Falcon Hills Drive, Littleton, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 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. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/19/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOLENE KAMINSKI Colorado Registration #: 46144 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: (303) 274-0159 Attorney File #: 15-108-28792 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0272 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0255 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/5/2015 10:19:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: DAVID R STONE AND ANDREA C STONE Original Beneficiary: WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/26/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 6/30/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003096361 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $525,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $438,053.55 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 176-A HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO 134-A 1ST AMENDMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF
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Which has the address of: 2633 Hunters Place, 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, February 3, 2016, 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. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/5/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY 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 #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 5025.100028.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2015-0255 First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0168 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/9/2015 11:08:00 AM 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: COSMO P LORUSSO AND CYNTHIA L LORUSSO Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR OWNIT MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2006-HE2 ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/26/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 5/5/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006038072 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $306,800.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $328,936.36 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 effective October 1, 2011 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 226, HIGHLANDS RANCH - FILING NO. 122-W, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 5326 Heatherton 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, February 17, 2016, 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. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 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. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.
Public Trustees
If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 12/18/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY 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 #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 5050.100419.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0168 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0262 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/9/2015 11:46:00 AM 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: ROBERT IVAR JOHANSON JR. Original Beneficiary: GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/23/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 8/26/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013071342 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $412,313.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $401,641.13 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby. 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 23, BLOCK 4, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO.5, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 8781 Mourning Dove Lane, 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, February 10, 2016, 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. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/9/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY 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 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6906 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-15-684462-JS *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0262
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or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 10/9/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY 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 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6906 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-15-684462-JS *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
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Legal Notice No.: 2015-0262 First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0267 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/12/2015 4:05:00 PM 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: DARREN A CHAMBO Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/29/2015 Recording Date of DOT: 8/3/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004080365 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $211,019.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $218,624.21 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust. 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 10, BLOCK 2, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILIN G N O. 6 8 A , C OU N TY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 6281 Yale 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, February 10, 2016, 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. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/19/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLAS H. SANTARELLI Colorado Registration #: 46592 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 15-009217 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0267 First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0271 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/19/2015 3:03:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: DAVID MILLER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST OPTION LENDING, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/25/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 10/28/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013086621 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $217,979.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $177,330.13 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of
herein, has filed written election and deTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, mand for sale as provided by law and in INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST OPTION said Deed of Trust. LENDING, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COLTHEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given ORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUthat on the first possible sale date (unless THORITY the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/25/2013 nesday, February 17, 2016, at the Public Recording Date of DOT: 10/28/2013 Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Reception No. of DOT: 2013086621 Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucDOT Recorded in Douglas County. tion to the highest and best bidder for Original Principal Amount of Evidence of cash, the said real property and all inDebt: $217,979.00 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs Outstanding Principal Amount as of the and assigns therein, for the purpose of date hereof: To $177,330.13 advertise your publicpaying notices call 303-566-4100 the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses are hereby notified that the covenants of of sale and other items allowed by law, the deed of trust have been violated as and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificfollows: the failure to make timely payate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If ments as required under the Deed of the sale date is continued to a later date, Trust. the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE also be extended. A FIRST LIEN.
January 7, 2016
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The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 43, BLOCK 2, IMPERIAL HOMES AT ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 7867 Kyle Way, Littleton, CO 80125 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, February 17, 2016, 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. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/19/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L. BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 15-009229 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0271 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0274 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/20/2015 8:29:00 AM 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: SYLVESTER S GONZALES AND FELICIA T GONZALES Original Beneficiary: COMPASS BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: INTERSTATE INTRINSIC VALUE FUND A, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/23/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 5/23/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005045412 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $47,470.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $47,151.24 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 52, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 110 - F, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10247 South Woodrose Lane, 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, February 17, 2016, 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. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single
First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/20/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY 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 #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 3750.100100.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0274 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0278
To Whom It May Concern: On 10/20/2015 8:31:00 AM 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: ROSALIE V DAVIS Original Beneficiary: METLIFE HOME LOANS, A DIVISION OF METLIFE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/25/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 3/31/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010019828 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $382,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $209,901.11
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the debt has been accelerated because the borrower has not performed an obiligation under the Deed of Trust
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 148, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 120-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9882 Atherton Way, 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, February 17, 2016, 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. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.
If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/20/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY 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 #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 8686.100164.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0278 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
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Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/25/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 3/31/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010019828 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $382,500.00from Page 1 Continued Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $209,901.11
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er issues anonymously. The threat was to harm students and staff at Mountain Vista in Highlands Ranch during the week of Dec. 14, according to Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen. Officials deemed the threat credible and took action immediately. Pursuant to C.R.S.outlined §38-38-101 (4) (i), you the largest number allegedly where Johnson had her first court hearing on are hereby notified that the covenants of students would be atascertain times of the Dec. 17, but prosecutors asked for a delay betheof deed of trust have been violated follows: the debt has been accelerated school day. has not performed because the borrower fore the filing of charges. an obiligation under the Deed of Trust Prosecutors also said Johnson purchased Prosecutors cited social media in their a LIEN BB gun to practice shooting and attempted THE FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE case against Johnson. Her Tumblr account, A FIRST LIEN. to purchase weapons. NOTICEa social media blog, has since been taken The property herein is all of The described prosecution team includesPUBLIC Jason the property encumbered by the lien of down but was “extremely violent,” according Littleton theSiers, deed ofsenior trust. chief deputy for the 18th Judicial NOTICE OF SALEto Wrenholt. She posted photos of classroom District, and Deborah Wrenholt, deputy disPublic Trustee Sale No. 2015-0254 Legal Description of Real Property: violence and references to school shootings, LOT 148, attorney. HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING trict To Whom It May Concern: On 10/5/2015 NO. 120-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, said. 10:16:00 AM the undersigned Public STATEJohnson’s OF COLORADO. public defender, Ara Ohanian, prosecutors Trustee caused the Notice of Election and King scheduled a court date for Jan. Judge said have “grossly exaggerated” Demand relating to the Deed of Trust deWhich hasprosecutors the address of: 9882 Atherbelow to be recorded13 in Douglas ton Way, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 to determine if an affidavit with more inthe case against Johnson. scribed County. formation about Johnson’s journal entries NOTICE OF King, SALE who oversaw the hearing, Judge Paul Original Grantor: SHY G. LAM andELECother potential evidence will be released. Ohanian’s request a hearing to ask Beneficiary: MORTGAGE Thegranted current holder of the Evidence of Debt forOriginal TRONIC REGISTRATION Johnson’s SYSTEMS, secured by the Deed of Trust described attorney asked that it remain thathasJohnson’s case be juvenile INC. ASto NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE herein, filed written election andtransferred deLENDERS NETWORK USA, INC. mand for saleThat as provided by law is andscheduled in sealed. Denver-area media outlets have filed court. hearing for March Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. said Deed of Trust. a request BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS to unseal the documents. 30. TRUSTEE, FOR THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given The other defendant appeared in court for The teens were arrested Dec. 12 ASSET after SECURITIES RESIDENTIAL that on the firsttwo possible sale date (unless CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY the a sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. the MORTfirst time Jan. 5, wearing a green jumpsuit student reported theWedthreatG to the Douglas AGE ASSET-BACKED PASSnesday, February 17, 2016, at the Public THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES Trustee’s office,Sherriff’s 402 Wilcox Street, Castlethrough with shackles on her wrists and ankles. She County Office Text-A-Tip, 2006-EMX4 Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucsat quietly at the stand with her father beside that high tionatoservice the highest andallows best bidder for school students to Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/6/2006 cash, the said real property and all inconvey concerns aboutheirs safety, drugsDate andof othher and her mother behind. Recording DOT: 4/10/2006 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’
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. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.from Page 11 Continued
Clubs
Reception No. of DOT: 2006029521 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $629,931.00 Walkers, Outstanding Principal Amount as of thejoggers and runners are welcome. Call date hereof: $589,082.59 John at 720-842-5520. Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been Salty violatedDog as Sailing Club If you love to sail or want follows: the failure to make timely payto try, if ments as required under the Deed ofyou don’t have a boat, if you have a boat Trust. but don’t sail enough because you cannot find
If you believe that your lender or serTHE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE vicer has failed to provide a single a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The A FIRST LIEN. point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or Running Club meets at 7:30 NOTICE club meets the secondPUBLIC Thursday of the month. they are still pursuing foreclosure even a.m. every Saturday The property described herein is all of though you have submitted a comin the parking lot of Southeast Christian Church. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business Littleton the property encumbered by the lien of pleted loss mitigation application or NOTICE OF SALE the deed of trust. you have been offered and have accepPublic Trustee Sale No. 2015-0280 ted a loss mitigation option (38-38Legal Description of Real Property: 103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint To Whom It May Concern: On 10/22/2015 LOT 48, HERITAGE HILLS FILING lwith the Colorado Attorney General said.NO. “He’s everything coach wants 11:46:00 AM thea undersigned Publicin a H2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF (720-508-6006) or the Consumer FinanTrustee the but Noticehe of Election and stats COLORADO cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) player. He’sDemand verycaused quiet, fills the relating to the Deed of Trust deor both. However, the filing of a combelow to be recorded in Douglas sheet with scribed everything that we want. It’s his Which has the address of: 9671 Sunset plaint in and of itself will not stop the County. Hill Circle, Littleton, CO 80124 foreclosure process.
Jaguars
ability to rebound, his ability to underOriginalon Grantor: the game both DELLA sides DARLENE and his JONES Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO ability to make shots when we need them. The current holder of the Evidence of Debt BANK, N.A. secured by the Deed of Trust described probably the best leaders I’ve seen at the His game is so unbelievable and he’s such Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: herein, has filed written election and deDated: 10/20/2015 WELLS FARGO BANK, NA for sale as provided by law and inkid.” CHRISTINE DUFFY level. They just mand high school understand a great Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/19/2011 said Deed of Trust. DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee Date of DOT: 8/25/2011 how important every possession is, they Masten Recording is the team’s leading scorer at Reception No. of DOT: 2011051673 THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given The name, address and telephone numvalue everything thing.” pointsDOT perRecorded game,in Douglas but Grams County. isn’t conthat on the first possible sale 15.8 date (unless bers of the attorney(s) representing the Original Principal Amount of Evidence of is continued*) a.m. Wed-about legal holder of thealso indebtedness Grams calledis:Hirschthe a sale team build-at 10:00cerned sophomore forgetting Debt:the $173,591.00 nesday, February 3, 2016, at the Public Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle LISA CANCANON ing block. about the team concept. date hereof: $175,500.34 Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucColorado Registration #: 42043 “He isSTREET, the foundation of tion what we’ve “Heforunderstands the way the game to the highest and best bidder 1199 BANNOCK Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you cash, the said real property and all inDENVER, COLORADO 80204 been building for three years,” the coach should Grams said. “He loves are hereby notified that the covenants of terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirsbe played,” Phone #: Continued from Page 18
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Fax #: Attorney File #: 8686.100164.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
Public Trustees
Legal Notice No.: 2015-0278 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0254 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/5/2015 10:16:00 AM 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: SHY G. LAM Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE LENDERS NETWORK USA, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-EMX4 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/6/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 4/10/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006029521 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $629,931.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $589,082.59 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments as required under the Deed of Trust. 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 48, HERITAGE HILLS FILING NO. lH2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 9671 Sunset Hill Circle, Littleton, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 3, 2016, 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. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.
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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. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.
the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments as required under the Deed of Trust.
If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 108, ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 16-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Public Trustees
First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/5/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: KELLY MURDOCK Colorado Registration #: 46915 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 15-009117 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2015-0254 First Publication: 12/17/2015 Last Publication: 1/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0280 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/22/2015 11:46:00 AM 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: DELLA DARLENE JONES Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/19/2011 Recording Date of DOT: 8/25/2011 Reception No. of DOT: 2011051673 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $173,591.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $175,500.34 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments as required under the Deed of Trust. 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.
Public Trustees
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.
Which has the address of: 9571 Bighorn Way, Littleton, CO 80125 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, February 24, 2016, 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. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/26/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ELIZABETH S MARCUS Colorado Registration #: 16092 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 15-009252 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0280 First Publication: 12/31/2015 Last Publication: 1/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
She remains uncharged until crucial information is obtained, including a mental health evaluation and access to her cell phone, according to 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler. Her next court appearance is Jan. 14, when charges could be filed. The teen’s parents agreed to release her cell phone password only if a search warrant is presented, according to her attorney, Dagna Van Der Jagt, who declined comment after the hearing. The teen’s attorney also filed a motion arguing the girl’s diary was unlawfully seized by authorities and requesting documents remain sealed. It is not known if she will be charged as an adult. “We just haven’t come to that conclusion yet,” Brauchler said. Brauchler said he plans to remain closely involved in the court process. “… There is enough out there that I think people can conclude this has the potential to be something that is of extreme significance to members of this community,” said Brauchler, who lives in Highlands Ranch. “This is important to get right. This is not a case that we want to guess wrong on, either for the juvenile or for the community.” meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to www.saltydog.org for meeting locations and directions. SilverSneakers Fitness, Silver&Fit at ACC The Arapahoe Community College fitness center offers the SilverSneakers Fitness and Silver&Fit programs for seniors in the south metro Denver area. For more information about health and fitPUBLIC NOTICE ness options at ACC, call 303-797-5850 NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF
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No. 1 heading into the new year. Justin Pacheco (113 pounds), Tomas Guiterrez (120), Theorius Robison (126) and 145-pounder Jason Romero top the rankings. Mosha Schwartz of Ponderosa is the top-ranked 106-pounder, Legacy’s Ryan Deakin is first at 138 pounds and Cherry Creek’s Matt Finesilver is No. 1 at 152 pounds. Other wrestlers who are ranked No. 1 included Jared Todd of Heritage (160), Chaparral’s Dawson Cranmer (170), Legacy’s Matt Hebel (182), Mountain Vista’s Trent Schultz (195 pounds) and Cohlton Schultz of Ponderosa (220). Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-5664083.
REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED
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Government Legals Public Notice Public Meeting Notice Centennial Airport Noise Exposure Map Update (per 14 CFR Part 150) Centennial Airport is updating the Part 150 Noise Exposure Map (NEM). Part 150 is a voluntary Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program that sets guidelines for airport noise compatibility planning. The NEM is the Part 150 document that provides the current and fiveyear forecast of aircraft noise exposure levels. As part of the process, all interested parties are invited to an informational public open house to learn more about the NEM Update study. When: Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, 5:30-7:30 PM Where: Ramada Englewood Hotel and Suites 7770 S Peoria St, Englewood, CO 80112 More Information: www.centennialairport.com In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Centennial Airport will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require an auxiliary aid/service to participate in this open house please make the request by calling 719-488-5908, no later than 48 hours prior to the meeting. Legal Notice No.: 928348 First Publication: December 31, 2015 Last Publication: January 7, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Also in: The Parker Chronicle The Lone Tree Voice The Highlands Ranch Herald The Castle Rock News Press The Castle Pines News Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT – A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado Corporation, General Partner A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation, General Partner c/o E. S. Alba A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation, General Partner c/o John C Mitchell - Bainbridge Inc Retirement Trust FBO Allan Brandt - E.S. Alba, President, A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation as General Partner c/o A.A. Investments, Inc., a Colorado corporation, General Partnership - E.S. Alba, President, A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation as General Partner - E.S. Alba, President, A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation as General Partner c/o John C Mitchell - E.S. Alba, President, A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation as General Partner c/o Mineral & Highline Partnership, Ltd, a Colorado limited partnership, General Partnership - E.S. Alba, President, A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation as General Partner c/o I. & V. Partnership, a Colorado general partnership - Manfred Will aka Manfred Will et
A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation as General Partner c/o John C Mitchell - E.S. Alba, President, A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation as General Partner c/o Mineral & Highline Partnership, Ltd, a Colorado limited partnership, General Partnership - E.S. Alba, President, A.A. Investments Inc., a Colorado corporation as General Partner c/o I. & V. Partnership, a Colorado general partnership - Manfred Will aka Manfred Will et al -Mineral & Highline Partnership Ltd., a Colorado limited partnership, General Partner c/o E. S. Alba - Mineral & Highline Partnership Ltd., a Colorado limited partnership, General Partner - Mineral & Highline Partnership Ltd., a Colorado limited partnership, General Partner c/o John C Mitchell - O. & V. Partnership, a Colorado general partnership c/o E. S. Alba - O. & V. Partnership, a Colorado general partnership - O. & V. Partnership, a Colorado general partnership c/o John C Mitchell State of Colorado, Department of Revenue
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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 21st day of October 2010 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Bainbridge Inc Retirement Trust FBO Allan Brandt the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 709 CASTLE PINES VILLAGE #13A .86 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Bainbridge Inc Retirement Trust FBO Allan Brandt. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2009; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Manfred Will for said year 2009.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Bainbridge Inc Retirement Trust FBO Allan Brandt at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 21st day of April 2016, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 22nd day of December 2015. /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 928375 First Publication: January 7, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - Douglas County, Trustee Echols Family Trust - Gertrude A Mikelson and Edward Ehmann, Personal Representatives of the John Ehmann EstateJohn J Ehmann - John J Ehmann Estate c/o Gertrude A Mikelson & Edward Ehmann Ehmann - Juanita M Heiland c/o Douglas County Treasurer - Rio Star LLC - The Estate of John J Ehmann c/o Gertrude A Mikelson & Edward Ehmann You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 5th day of November 2012 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, struck
John J Ehmann - John J Ehmann Estate c/o Gertrude A Mikelson & Edward Ehmann Ehmann - Juanita M Heiland c/o Douglas County Treasurer - Rio Star LLC - The Estate of John J Ehmann c/o Gertrude A Mikelson & Edward Ehmann
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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 5th day of November 2012 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, struck off at public tax lien sale to County of Douglas, Trustee the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: 2/6 MIN INT IN MOST S1/2N1/2NW1/4 99-66 TOTAL = 40.00 AM/L MIN INT = 13.333 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to County of Douglas, Trustee. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2011. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of John J Ehmann Estate % Gertrude A Mikelson and Edward Ehmann for said year 2011
That on the 23rd day of November 2015 said County of Douglas, Trustee assigned said certi ficate of purchase to Echols Family Trust.That said Echols Family Trust on the 23rd day of November 2015 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Echols Family Trust at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 21st day of April 2016 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 22nd day of December 2015 /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 928376 First Publication: January 7, 2016 Last Publication: January 21, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
A public hearing will be held on January 25, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. before the Douglas County Planning Commission and on February 16, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. before the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO. The hearing is for proposed amendments to the Douglas County Zoning Resolution (DCZR) to establish zoning regulations for motorsports activities. The proposed amendments affect the following DCZR Sections:
Section 3 – Agricultural-One (A-1) Section 4 – Large Rural Residential (LRR) Section 5 – Rural Residential (RR) Section 12 – Commercial (C) Section 13 – Light Industrial (LI) Section 21 – Use By Special Review (USR) Section 36 – Definitions
For more specific information, call Dan Avery or Kati Rider, Douglas County Planning, at 303-660-7460 regarding file #DR2015-016. Legal Notice No.: 928394 First Publication: January 7, 2016 Last Publication: January 7, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
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Experiencing the Old West
January 7, 2016
IF YOU GO Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering branding event:
27th Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering set for Jan. 21-24
10 a.m. to noon Jan. 21 at Clear Creek History Park, 1020 11th St. in Golden
By Christy Steadman csteadman@colorado communitymedia.com
7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at Miner’s Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden
In the form they take today, cowboy gatherings have only been around for about 30 years. But they stem from the ways of the Old West, and people can experience the tradition at the 27th annual Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, which comes to Golden Jan. 21-24. “It’s a folk art that started with the cattle drives, and it carried on,” said performer and event coordinator Liz Masterson. This year, people can enjoy four days of old — and contemporary — cowboy tradition through poets and western singers. The gathering takes people back to a time before iPods and watching movies on a mobile device, Masterson said. “Everybody is rushed these days,” she said. “This gives them a chance to step back in time and relax a bit.” People familiar with cowboy gatherings generally enjoy the nostalgia, Masterson said, but the gathering is “also a chance for city folks to be in a different culture.” Cowboy poetry is a little more animated than what people usually think of as urban poetry, Masterson said. One of the 15 performers this year is Susie Knight of Conifer, who has been “on the stage and in the saddle” for more than 50 years. Knight performs poetry and songs with her guitar. “We’re a genre that relates to all ages,” Knight said. “It gets people caught up in a feeling or a memory.”
Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering welcome reception and show:
Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering weekend performances: American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St. in Golden Jan. 22: Daytime session: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Mainstage Show: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23: Daytime session: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Mainstage Show: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24: Sunday Songs: 10 a.m.; Mainstage Matinee Show: 1 p.m.
Andy Nelson is one of the main stage performers who will be at the 27th annual Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering, which comes to Golden Jan. 21-24. The gathering always includes some “top-notch” performers, Nelson said. Courtesy photo For example, one of her crowd pleasers is a story about a grandmother, who tells about life as a ranchwoman — milking the cows and fixing her make-up. People relate because everyone has a grandmother, or is a grandmother, Knight said. “You write about what you know,” said Andy Nelson, a cowboy poet from Wyoming who includes a lot of humor in his works. And “there’s nothing a cowboy likes more than hearing about a horse wreck.” But a person does not have to be involved in the cowboy culture to enjoy the gathering, he said. “Don’t let the topic scare you away,” said Nelson, who has performed at the gathering at least a dozen times. “Those who have never experienced it before become hooked. This is a good
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opportunity to get your feet wet and delve into the genre.” Pop Wagner has seen generations grow up through the nearly two decades he has been performing at cowboy gatherings. Along with performing, Wagner will also be having a cinchmaking class at this year’s gathering. The “old-time cowboys” would make their own cinches, he said. The class provides people the opportunity to work with their hands and make something original for their horse that will last a long time. Golden always turns out an appreciative and interested audience, Wagner said. “Cowboys have been a part of Colorado since the early days — it makes sense to have it here,” he said. People will “get a taste of the Old West and the New West.”
Chuckwagon lunch: Jan. 22 and 23, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering classes: Pop Wagner’s cinch-making class: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 22-24 Gary Allegretto’s cowboy harmonica class: 11 a.m. Jan. 24 2016 Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering performers Gary Allegretto and Ian Espinoza Floyd Beard Jon Chandler Patty Clayton Doris Daley Mark Gardner and Rex Rideout Kristyn Harris
Mary Kaye Susie Knight Liz Masterson Gary McMahan Al “Doc” Mehl Andy Nelson Pop Wagner and Bob Bovee Dick Warwick
To find a schedule of events, register for classes or to purchase tickets for performances, visit www. coloradocowboygathering.com.