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Residents will vote on metro district directors, fire rescue unification Debbie DeLong, left, Niki Mitchell and Tricia Smith spent the day at Children’s Hospital Colorado on Feb. 1, offering the services of their business, Paint the Pine. The three donated supplies and helped kids create paintings on wooden canvases. COURTESY PHOTO
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Kindergarten teacher works with wood About me I’m a Colorado native. I grew up in the Denver area and live in Littleton now. I got my undergraduate degree in early childhood education at Metro State University and my master’s in education, learning and teaching from Regis University. I’ve taught in Douglas County since 1992. I was at Mountain View Elementary in the Pinery and then I opened Coyote Creek Elementary. Just the thought of opening a school was so exciting. I then went to Redstone Elementary and now I’m here at Saddle Ranch Elementary. Ever since I graduated from high school, I’ve worked in day-care centers. I just knew that I wanted to teach little ones. I feel that early childhood is so important and I really want to make a difference in those early years. A hobby turned business Me, Debbie DeLong and Tricia Smith all worked at Saddle Ranch Elementary. Debbie was our tech teacher and Tricia was our librarian. Debbie is now at Cresthill Middle School and Tricia is at Heritage High School. We started Paint The Pine in March of 2017 as a hobby and it has exploded.
We show people how to make custom wood signs. We can design anything, but instead of working on canvas, we design on wood. Tricia puts together the wood signs and does the sanding and staining. Debbie is more of our tech person and I am more of the PR person. Where we go We do private parties at homes and public events at breweries, wineries and distilleries. Our first community service event is at Children’s Hospital on Feb. 1. As teachers, we are thrilled to do it for those kiddos. We are donating signs and supplies for the patients. We will be in Seacrest Studio broadcasting to patients who can’t leave their room and also helping outpatient kiddos paint signs. We are making a day of it and taking a personal day to be with these brave kiddos. The best part I absolutely love it when people think they aren’t very crafty or talented or are afraid to paint and they walk away absolutely loving their sign. Also just working with all of these people we have met along the way. I’m all about building relationships. We just have a lot of fun. For more information about Paint the Pine, visit www.paintthepine. com. If you have suggestions for My Name Is..., contact adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com
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This May, residents of Highlands Ranch will have the opportunity to vote on two significant community issues in a special election. On one ballot, the Highlands Ranch Metro District will ask voters to elect four new members to the metro district’s board of directors, which acts as the local government. On a separate ballot, South Metro Fire Rescue will ask residents if they support cutting ties with the City of Littleton for fire rescue services and merging with South Metro. Residents will be able to vote on both ballots at four polling locations in Highlands Ranch on May 8. Board of directors Voters will elect four new members to the Highlands Ranch Metro District Board of Directors, a sevenmember board that acts as the local government for the unincorporated area. Duties of the board include budget preparation, maintenance of roadway landscaping and parks and open space, provision of fire protection and construction of storm drainage facilities and major roadways, according to the metro district’s website. Residents interested in running for a four-year seat on the board must submit a self-nomination and acceptance form by 5 p.m. March 2 to the metro district office, 62 Plaza Drive. Forms are available at the office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., or at www.highlandsranch. org. Voters will fill the seats of current directors Jim Worley, who represents the northwest region of Highlands Ranch; Carolyn Schierholz, who represents the south central region; Allen Dreher, who covers the southeast region; and Mark Dickerson, who covers the west central region. Ballots must be received at one of the five polling places in Highlands Ranch by 7 p.m. on May 8. An absentee ballot application, available on the metro district’s website, may be filed with the metro district’s designated election official at the metro district office during regular business hours until Tuesday, May 1. All absentee ballots must be returned by 7 p.m. on May 8. For more information about the Metro District director election, contact Terry Nolan at 720-240-4910 or tnolan@highlandsranch.org.
HIGHLANDS RANCH POLLING LOCATIONS • The District office building: 62 Plaza Drive • Westridge Recreation Center: 9650 Foothills Canyon Blvd. • Southridge Recreation Center: 4800 McArthur Ranch Road • Eastridge Recreation Center: 9568 University Blvd. • The Highlands Ranch Mansion: 9950 E. Gateway Drive
Fire rescue unification Voters will decide if Highlands Ranch will be included in the service area boundaries of South Metro Fire Rescue. For 37 years, fire rescue service in Highlands Ranch has been provided by Littleton Fire Rescue, in partnership with the Littleton Fire Protection District, per a contract agreement with the City of Littleton, according to the metro district’s website. The metro district owns firefighting equipment and two fire stations in Highlands Ranch, and has joint ownership of a third station with the City of Littleton and Littleton Fire Protection District. Littleton Fire Rescue staffs these stations. On Nov. 29, 2017, the metro district announced plans to merge with South Metro Fire Rescue due to increasing costs and a need for improved services and financial sustainability. The change in fire rescue service would take effect Jan. 1, 2019. If approved, South Metro Fire Rescue would begin assessing its tax of 9.25 mills on property in Highlands Ranch — the same rate applied across its entire service area — according to a fire rescue unification information page on the metro district’s website. Because it would no longer contract for fire services, the metro district would decrease its tax rate by 7 mills. Taxpayers would pay an additional $1.35 per month per $100,000 of appraised home value, the metro district says. On May 8, residents will use a separate ballot coordinated by South Metro Fire Rescue to vote on the fire service unification. The polling locations are the same as the metro district vote. Absentee ballot applications, available at www.southmetro.org/410/ Election-Information, will be accepted at the fire headquarters, 9195 E. Mineral Ave., Centennial, 80112, during business hours until May 1. Absentee ballots are due by 7 p.m. on May 8.
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School board to consider ballot questions to boost funding Presidents Day Douglas County offices will be closed Monday, February 19 for Presidents Day. Many county services are available online at www. douglas.co.us
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Meeting on proposed Zoning Regulations for Electronic Message Signs On Feb. 15, at 5:30 p.m., public input is welcome on proposed zoning regulations that would permit Electronic Message Signs in more zone districts within the County. Meeting location: County Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock. Visit www. douglas.co.us/PRO , project number DR2018-001, or contact Jamie Hartig at 303.660.7460.
Mineral Extraction Plan Update Staff will present proposed updates to the County’s Mineral Extraction Plan on Thurs., Feb. 22, at 6 p.m., 100 Third St. in Castle Rock. To view the draft plan visit www.douglas.co.us and search Mineral Extraction. Public comment will be accepted through Fri., March 9. Please contact Joe Fowler at 303-660-7460.
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Decision expected in April or May on whether to bring measures to voters in November BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Built in 1962, Douglas County High School needs more than $17 million worth of capital repairs, according to Principal Tony Kappas. The original plumping needs maintenance, pipes are rusting — some burst over Christmas break — the carpet is 30 years old, there are heating issues, the frames of windows are wearing. This affects the students, as well as staff, said Kappas. “The faculty is dissatisfied. If things don’t get better, they will have to start looking somewhere else,” he said. “That breaks my heart because again it affects the students. The quality of education dips when you lose great teachers.” The high school in Castle Rock isn’t alone — many of the Douglas County School District’s buildings are in need of repairs. But the district lacks funding. To address the issue, the board of education will explore a possible tax measure aimed at generating more money to address critical needs across the district, including teacher retention, school programming and building repairs. The board is expected to make a final decision in the spring on whether to put a tax measure on the November ballot.
“We are out of options, quite honestly,” said David Ray, school board president. “I think if we don’t pass (a tax measure), we are looking at significant cuts that will truly, unfortunately impact our classrooms.” Ray pointed out that although Douglas County is one of the wealthiest counties in Colorado, with high home values, property taxes go to the state, which then redistributes the money evenly across all school districts. “That is why school districts go to these local voters,” Ray said. “A (mill levy override) stays here in the community.” District needs The last time Douglas County passed a local bond or mill levy override — often referred to as an MLO — was in 2006. Residents voted down a bond and mill levy override in 2008 and 2011. Other area districts, including Littleton, Jefferson County and Cherry Creek, have seen measures pass in more recent years. The increase in funding helps those districts pay teachers more than Douglas County: Jeffco’s average teacher pay for the 2016-17 school year was $55,435, according to the Colorado Department of Education. Cherry Creek’s was $69,110. Littleton’s was $64,917. Douglas County’s was $52,044. Ray calls the teacher compensation issue “horrendous.” “Teachers are able to go across County Line and be paid $10,000 or $15,000 more” a year, he said. “There is a gap in teacher pay. A lot of teachers SEE FUNDING, P13
HOW SCHOOL TAX MEASURES ON 2016 BALLOT FARED BONDS Adams 12 Five Star: $350 million, passed Cherry Creek: $250 million, passed Denver Public Schools: $572 million, passed Englewood: $97.5 million, passed Jefferson County: $535 million, failed Thompson School District: $288 million, failed
MILL LEVY OVERRIDES Cherry Creek: $23.9 million, passed Denver Public Schools: $56.6 million, passed Englewood: $1.5 million, passed Jefferson County: $33 million, failed Thompson School District: $11 million, failed Source: Colorado School Finance Project
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Capitol report: A look at what’s happening in the state Legislature BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Work season for the Colorado state Legislature began in the shadow of sexual-misconduct claims from last fall and amid continued exasperation over rising housing prices and traffic and transportation concerns. In the weeks since the Jan. 10 kickoff of the regular session — the 120-day term when bills can be passed — some battles and points of agreement have taken shape. Here’s a roundup of recent moves the Legislature has made: Harassment policy to be reviewed The Legislature’s leadership chose an independent, third-party contractor on Jan. 24 to conduct a review of its workplace-harassment policy, which includes rules on sexual misconduct. The top lawmakers, who are called as a group the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council, selected Denver-based Investigations Law Group to perform the review. “We have contracted for a comprehensive cultural assessment as well as specific recommendations on workplace policy,” K.C. Becker, D-Boulder, House majority leader, said in a news release. Mandatory training for lawmakers on workplace harassment, an effort adopted by leadership in response to recent complaints, were scheduled for
Jan. 29, Feb. 2 and Feb. 16. Other changes included hiring a human-resources professional to help handle HR issues, and conducting mandatory annual trainings on harassment prevention for legislators, full-time staff, aides and interns. Such trainings were before only required for legislators every two years and for staff only when they’re hired. The state Legislature’s executive committee is chaired by House Speaker Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, and includes Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Cañon City; Becker; Senate Majority Leader Chris Holbert, R-Parker; Senate Minority Leader Lucia Guzman, D-Denver; and House Minority Leader Patrick Neville, RCastle Rock. A boost from Trump? State Rep. Faith Winter, D-Westminster, recognized in a news release President Donald Trump’s apparent show of support for paid family leave in his State of the Union address. Winter “We disagree on so many other things, but I’m glad President Trump came out (in the speech) in support of paid family leave,” Winter said. “I challenge Colorado Republicans to follow the president’s lead and put families first and support House Bill 1.” The bill to create a family medicalleave insurance program in Colorado
is a high priority — Duran made it the first bill to be introduced this session. “My bill creates an insurance pool to provide coverage for all Coloradans to care for a dying parent or a newborn, or to get chemotherapy or treatment of other serious medical conditions,” Winter said in the news release. Each employee in Colorado would pay a premium that must not initially exceed 0.99 percent — less than 1 percent — of their yearly wages to fund the program if the bill passes, according to the Legislature website. House Bill 18-1001 was scheduled for its first hearing Feb. 6 in the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee, a necessary step before it faces debate on the House floor. Long road to a fix Senate Republicans are pushing a proposal to spend between $300 million and $350 million to secure bonds totaling $3.5 billion in value that would jump-start many high-priority transportation projects the state has identified, Republicans said in a news release. As of 2016, Colorado carried a $9 billion need for additional transportation funding through 2025. Citing a roughly $1 billion budget surplus for 2018-19 — more than $747 million in additional general-fund revenue and more than $256 million in new state income-tax revenue resulting from federal tax reform — Republicans said the roughly $300 million can be spent without raising taxes on
Coloradans. “There is enough surplus remaining to address other budget priorities as well, like education. There is simply no reason not to take action now,” Grantham said, according to the news release. But the total bond amount would be paid off over a number of years with 10 percent — or roughly $350 million — of existing sales and use tax revenue per year, which the Democrats said is money that would otherwise go primarily to health care and education spending, a news release said. The bill would push the question of which programs would be affected to future legislative sessions, the Democrats’ release said. Last year’s HB 17-1242 proposal, which would have asked voters to increase Colorado’s sales and use tax from 2.9 percent to 3.4 percent, according to Capitol-staff analysis, would provide almost double the revenue without forcing cuts, Democrats said in the release. Grantham and Duran backed that bill, but it failed. As of Jan. 23, SB 18-001 was scheduled to move to the Senate Finance Committee for consideration. Affordable housing measure stopped State House Republicans and some Democrats killed a bill on Jan. 31 that would have allowed Coloradans to vote on whether to enact a 25 cent tax on plastic bags used at large grocery SEE REPORT, P13
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People with disabilities have options for fitness Facilities aim to improve health of those who face exclusion BY TABATHA STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The energy at Pure Barre fitness was running high. Thumping music, grunts of exertion and the smell of sweat filled the air as fitness specialist Briget Russomanno led the workout class. “You can do it,” she said to the class. “Just one more set, let’s keep going!” Groans of protest were mixed with smiles of joy, as she eventually wrapped up the class with a cool-down session. “Wow. This is my new place. I’m coming here again,” said Casey Gunning, 34, who has Down syndrome and attended the exercise class at 5375 Landmark Place in Greenwood Village for the first time. Every client in the class had a disability of some sort, some mental and some physical. Pure Barre is one of the few places in the Denver metro area that offers workout classes for people with disabilities. Owners Briget and Scott Russomanno launched Barre Stars in early 2018 to help combat adult obesity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 36 percent of adults with disabilities are obese, versus 23 percent of adults without disabilities. Obesity can lead to various other health issues, including diabetes and heart disease. The National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability says that the 50 million-plus Americans with disabilities, who are at greater risk for developing health problems associated with a sedentary lifestyle, are getting even less physical activity because of the numerous barriers they face in becoming physically active. “For many, they don’t know how or where to exercise,” said Kelly Bonner, an inclusion specialist with NCHPD. “Marketing material is not focused on this minority group, and to be honest, many fitness centers aren’t equipped to work with these individuals so they don’t know where to go that can create a plan that is appropriate for them.” The CDC also recommends that people with disabilities get regular physical activity. But historically, there have been few facilities to meet their needs, as well as various other factors that prevent healthy activity. “So few programs exist that offer safe and effective fitness programming in a way that educates and adapts to the specific needs of these individuals,” said Scott Russomanno. “Parents and caretakers are left to face this challenge alone without a community equipped to serve the health and fitness needs of their children.” SEE FITNESS, P11
Casey Gunning, 34, feels the burn as she works out at Pure Barre Greenwood Village.
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‘People with a disability certainly can exercise safely’ Kelly Bonner, inclusion specialist with the National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability, who has spent 17 years working with people with disabilities, weighed in on challenges facing people with disabilities and physical exercise, via an email interview with Colorado Community Media. The center was founded in 1999, as a resource center on health promotion for people with disabilities. The organization seeks to “help people with disability and other chronic health condi-
tions achieve health benefits through increased participation in all types of physical and social activities…” The NCHPAD has numerous free resources and free online workout programs at www. nchpad.org/14weeks. Do disabilities cause obesity? Certainly disability and health can coexist. There are plenty of people with a disability who are in great shape. But a disability can predispose someone to secondary health conditions such as obesity for a number of reasons.
Can people with disabilities exercise safely? In general, it is always wise to get medical clearance before beginning an exercise program, especially if you have any concerns. That being said, YES. People with a disability certainly can exercise safely and they will probably find that exercise helps them in many facts of their life, from performing their activities of daily living, to transferring, to better sleep. SEE EXERCISE, P11
OBESITY AND DISABILITIES • Obesity rates for adults with disabilities are approximately 57 percent higher than among adults without disabilities, which means about 36 percent of adults with disabilities are obese, compared with 23 percent of adults without disabilities. • In children with disabilities, obesity
rates are approximately 38 percent higher than for children without disabilities, or 22 percent of children with disabilities are obese, compared to 16 percent of children without disabilities. Source: Centers for Disease Control National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
WHERE TO GO Here are some of the facilities in the Denver area that provide physical fitness classes and activities for people with disabilities. • Metropolitan State University of Denver offers a variety of adaptive fitness programs that provide a safe, fun workout for people with disabilities. Classes are held at the Auraria Campus, 1198 11th St., Denver; more information: msudenver. edu/campusrec/adaptivefitness/ • Denver Parks and Recreation has several programs and classes for people of
all ages with disabilities of all ages. Programs are held throughout the Denver area; more information: www. denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/ denver-parks-and-recreation/activitiesprograms/adaptive-recreation.html • The Thrive Center is a community resource center that provides parents with information on adaptive fitness programs at several locations along the Front Range for parents of children with disabilities; more information: www.thrivectr.org/disability-recreation-
resources/ • RISE Movement Solutions, 750 West Hampden, Suite 200, Englewood, offers medical fitness classes to help people with disabilities, injuries or recently diagnosed conditions; more information: www.facebook.com/TheMSGym/ • Pure Barre Fitness, 5375 Landmark Place, Suite 109, Greenwood Village, hosts workout classes for adults with disabilities through the Barre Stars program; more information: http://purebarre.com/ co-denver-greenwoodvillage/
Luke Stehno, 17, enjoys a good workout with a buddy as part of the non-profit All-Stars Club at Pure Barre Greenwood Village. TABATHA STEWART
HOW EXERCISE HELPS Benefits of physical activity for people with disabilities include: • Improved cardiovascular fitness • Improved muscle fitness
• Improved mental health • A better ability to do tasks of daily life Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Water providers taking lack of precipitation in stride Planning has metro-area supplies in solid shape BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Five years ago, the Denver area got one of its largest February winter storms on record, when 15.9 inches of snow fell between Feb. 2 and 4. Fast-forward to Feb. 26, 2015, and Denver set an all-time snowfall record of 22.2 inches, breaking the mark set in 1912. But in 2018, extended forecasts predict mostly dry conditions with only light, brief snowstorms for the next two weeks. The lack of snowfall has been especially disappointing for the skiers, snowboarders and snowshoers in the state, but it also leaves a lot of people concerned about the water supply. But it’s not as bad as one would think — water providers plan for years in advance for Colorado’s dry times. “Colorado is very dependent on Mother Nature for its water supply,” said Lisa Darling, executive director of the South Metro Water Supply Authority. “You always want to make sure you’re planning for no matter what Mother Nature hands you.” The South Metro Water Supply Authority is an umbrella organization with 13 water provider members that represent about half of Douglas County and about 10 percent of Arapahoe County. Currently, Denver Water’s reservoir system, which serves about 1.4 million people in the City of Denver and the surrounding suburbs, is 90 percent full, said Dave Bennett, the director of water resource strategy for Denver Water. Because of this, which can in part be attributed to the water conserva-
A frozen Clear Creek flooded over in 2013, leaving icy debris over the creek bed, and nearby trails. GLEN WALLACE
Snow falls on the railroad tracks in Olde Town Arvada in May of last year. SHANNA FORTIER tion efforts of area residents, it’s unlikely there will be major water restrictions come this summer, said Peter Goble, a research associate at the Colorado Climate Center, a recognized state climate office located in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University. The
center provides services and expertise related to Colorado’s climate. However, there is only a 30 percent chance of ending this snow season with above-average or average snowpack, Goble said. And it’s when the mark is missed for years on end that the shortfall becomes a problem, he added. There should be some level of concern, Goble said, “but it could be much worse.” One thing that people must keep in mind is that Colorado is a semiarid region, meaning it is not a wet area, but also not a desert, Bennett said. On average, the Denver area receives about 16 inches of precipitation a year. “This has been an unusual year because the amount of snow falling in different parts of the state has been inconsistent,” Bennett said. But “we’re watching it very closely and can respond as needed to any water
shortages we’d be facing.” Precipitation in Colorado is valuable and variable, Darling said. This means there will be an element of uncertainty when predicting accumulation of precipitation, she added. But consumers should have confidence in their water provider, Darling said. “Water providers think about water year-round and for years in advance,” she said. They plan carefully “for that uncertain future.” Overall, according to the National Integrated Drought Information System, as of Jan. 30, about 99 percent of Colorado residents live in areas experiencing abnormally dry conditions. The remaining 1 percent — in a small section of Larimer County — live in the only area not in some degree of a drought. The driest areas are to the west and south of the Front Range. The South Platte Basin, which serves the Front Range from Douglas County northward, is at 85 percent of its average precipitation as of Jan. 19, Goble said. Although there may not be any water restrictions on consumer usage, there could be other environmental and recreational impacts attributed to the lack of snowfall, Goble said. These could include affecting river activities, such as kayaking or fly fishing because the rivers could be low, and a higher risk for fires. “Some years are going to be dry, and some years are going to be wet,” said Bart Miller, the director of the Healthy Rivers Program for Western Resource Advocates. “Having drier years like this one raises awareness and helps people take an incentive to water conservation.” it can also influence the Legislature to try new things, Miller added. For example, he said, look at House Bill 16-1005, also known as the rain barrel bill. It was signed by Gov. John SEE SNOWFALL, P10
With early start this season, flu hammers much of nation Experts unsure why strain similar to last year’s is hitting so many people BY MIKE STOBBE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sick with the flu? You’ve got a lot of company. The flu has continued to blanket the U.S., with only Hawaii being spared. In late January, one in 15 doctor visits were for symptoms of the flu. That’s the highest level since the swine flu pandemic in 2009. The government doesn’t track every flu case but comes up with estimates; one measure is how many people seek medical care for fever, cough, aches and other flu symptoms. Flu is widespread, with 39 states reporting high traffic to doctors in late
January, up from 32. At this rate, by the end of the season somewhere around 34 million Americans will have gotten sick from the flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Jan. 26. Some good news: Hospital stays and deaths from the flu among the elderly so far haven’t been as high as in some other recent flu seasons. However, hospitalization rates for people 50 to 64 — baby boomers, mostly — has been unusually high, CDC officials said in the report, which covers the week ending Jan. 20. A New York pediatrician said her office has been busy but the kids with the flu haven’t been quite as sick as in the past. “For most of them, their symptoms are milder,” said Dr. Tiffany Knipe. This year’s flu shot targets the strains that are making Americans sick, mostly the H3N2 flu virus. But exactly how well it is working won’t be known until next month. It’s the same
main bug from last winter, when the flu season wasn’t so bad. It’s not clear why this season — with the same bug — is worse, some experts said. “That’s the kicker. This virus really doesn’t look that different from what we saw last year,” said Richard Webby, a flu researcher at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. It may be that many of the people getting sick this year managed to avoid infection last year. Or there may be some change in the virus that hasn’t been detected yet, said the CDC’s Dr. Dan Jernigan, in a call with reporters. Based on patterns from past seasons, it’s likely the flu season will start to wane soon, experts say. There are some places, like California, where the season already seems to be easing, CDC officials said. “If I was a betting man, I’d put money on it going down,” Webby said. “But I’ve lost money on bets before.” The season usually peaks in Febru-
ary, but this season started early and took off in December. Flu is a contagious respiratory illness. It can cause a miserable but relatively mild illness in many people, but more a more severe illness in others. Young children and the elderly are at greatest risk from flu and its complications. In a bad season, there are as many as 56,000 deaths connected to the flu. In the U.S., annual flu shots are recommended for everyone age 6 months or older. Last season, about 47 percent of Americans got vaccinated, according to CDC figures. Jennifer Manton didn’t get a flu shot and got sick about three weeks ago, hit by high fever and body aches. She missed two days of work at a New York law firm, and felt bad for about 10 days. “I had not had the flu since 1996,” said the 48-year-old Manton. “It’s been 22 years since I felt that badly.”
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Gathering for Gumm
Lennon Briggs, 10, holds a sign thanking law enforcement during a processional honoring Deputy Heath Gumm in Lafayette. SHANNA FORTIER
Thousands of mourners line streets, pack Lafayette church to honor fallen deputy BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Adams County deputies were joined by law enforcement officers from across the state and thousands of wellwishers Feb. 2 to say goodbye to Sheriff ’s Deputy Heath Gumm, a man described as a witty prankster with a promising career in law enforcement. “One of the things that we are responsible for as police officers is to be able to combine the care and compassion of the guardian mindset with the warrior mindset,” Adams County Sheriff Michael McIntosh said to a huge crowd gathered for Gumm’s memorial service in Lafayette’s Flatirons Community Church. “I can’t think of somebody that taught us to do that better than Heath.” McIntosh was one of six current and former Adams County Sheriffs Office staff members to eulogize Gumm, 31, who was shot and killed by a suspect Jan. 24 in a backyard near the 8700 block of Edison Street in unincorporated Adams County. They recalled his playful nature, his guidance for new deputies, his seriousness for the job and his love for his wife, Natasha. Law enforcement, fire and emergency response personnel from around Colorado attended the service in the 4,600-seat church. The entire first floor of the venue was nearly filled and the balcony nearly halffilled. Gumm’s father, former West Metro Firefighter Jim Gumm, said he was proud to have such an honest, forthright son. Thousands of emergency vehicles from across Colorado came, filling the event parking lot. They were joined by five charter buses full of Adams County employees who attended the service “We always tried to instill in you the values of honesty, integrity, strength and compassion,” the elder Gumm
Castle Pines resident Don Martin stands alongside the Patriot Guard Riders to honor Deputy Heath Gumm Feb. 2. SHANNA FORTIER
A hearse carrying the body of slain Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy Heath Gumm, heads north on I-25 at 160th Avenue, before joining the formal funeral procession at Colorado Highway 7 on Feb. 2. STEFAN BRODSKY
said. “But somewhere along the way, the student became the teacher. You soared high above us in all those aspects in life and you’ve always made us so proud.” He also read letters from Gumm’s wife and the fallen deputy’s mother, Becky. Gumm earned a black belt in taekwondo growing up, loved cherry sour ball candy, popcorn, the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and other cartoon heroes, as well as real-life ones. “Heath knew he could usually get himself out of trouble
by being cute and funny,” his father said. “He loved animals, loved hiding things in his grandmother’s hair without her knowing, teasing his sister at every turn and practicing ‘takedowns’ on his mom.” Gumm joined the Adams County Sheriffs Office in 2012, transferring in from the Cripple Creek Police Department. He started in the Adams County Detention Facility but transferred into the patrol division in 2013. Friend and fellow patrol Deputy Lonn Trail said he wasn’t finished.
“He was looking forward later this year to promoting to senior deputy and when he made senior deputy, he had a plan,” Trail said. “He wanted to test for detective, and he told me he wanted to be part of the bomb squad because a lot of his friends, standing behind me today, had already transferred in.” Trail said he’d known Gumm for five years and counted him as one of his best friends. Trail, a member of the Adams County K9 unit, said he once confided in Gumm, telling him the command he used to make his dog Lex bark — loudly. From then on, Gumm never missed an opportunity to command the dog to bark right in Trail’s ear, usually while they were in parked in their patrol cars waiting for a call for service. “He never failed. When we were done with our conversation and I had my window down, Heath would get Lex’s attention, work in the bark command and make him go crazy,” Trail said. “Then, he’d laugh and roll up his window so he didn’t have to hear it.” Another friend, Deputy Cole
Cockrum, said he looked to Gumm for guidance. “He had an amazing sense of humor, was easygoing and always willing to help,” Cockrum said. He recalled that once, soon after Cockrum had joined the Adams County office, he and Gumm found themselves chasing someone in the dark. Cockrum lost sight of both Gumm and the man he was chasing but did find Gumm’s flashlight and it was pointing directly to where Gumm had gone. Cockrum said he was amazed and impressed that Gumm had left the flashlight as a clue to where he had gone. “I said to myself, this cop is so squared away he is leaving me breadcrumbs,” Cockrum said. He didn’t tell Gumm how impressed he was until days later. “He told me wasn’t leaving breadcrumbs,” Cockrum said. “He said he was running so hard he tripped over himself, fell to the ground and his entire duty belt exploded. He said that what I didn’t see was the radio and pistol magazines that were about five feet away from where the flashlight was.” Deputy Casey Overton, Gumm’s sergeant, said he looked at Gumm as a leader among patrol deputies. “I was able to put anyone with him in any district because he was able to work with anyone,” Overton said. “Gumm would take people under his wing to show them the way things should be done.” McIntosh said he spent plenty of time working with his office’s detective in the days after Gumm’s shooting and he was told that Gumm had set his sights on being a detective. “We just knew what kind of detective Heath would have been,” McIntosh said. So McIntosh said he would give Gumm a posthumous promotion to detective. “When I have the honor of giving you Heath’s badge, I will also give you an honorary detective badge,” McIntosh said to Gumm’s family. “He will forever be in our hearts and on our minds. He will forever be with his shift and now, also, he will be forever with you detectives that worked so hard to make sure this case goes where it needs to go.”
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MOMS plans annual kids consignment sale Presale for new, expecting moms opens an hour earlier STAFF REPORT
Shop for baby and children’s clothing, gear, toys, books, sports equipment and more at the semi-annual Mothers of Multiples Society kids consignment sale. Shopping is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 10 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. The new moms presale, open to expecting moms and moms with babies younger than 6 months, begins at 9 a.m. The kids consignment sale by MOMS is ranked one of the top 10 consignment sales in the country by
Accountability committee hosts its 2018 Winter Forum Event trains parents to be more involved in children’s education BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The District Accountability Committee, an advisory group formed of parents, teachers, Douglas County School District staff and community members, invites the public to its 2018 Winter Forum. The free event will be from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 13 at Mesa Middle School, 365 N. Mitchell St. in Castle Rock. The committee, also known as the DAC, makes recommendations to the school board regarding spending, charter school applications, improvement plans, parent engagement plans, areas of study and assessment tools. The upcoming forum will feature keynote speaker Mike Donahue, executive director of Value Up, a national program that hosts assemblies to reinforce a “positive school climate.” There will be breakout sessions on topics including communication, community outreach, parent engagement plans, a bond and mill levy, the district’s budget and its master capital plan. For more information, visit www. dcsdk12.org/district-accountabilitycommittee
Consignment Mommies. This year is the sale’s 25th anniversary. There will be door prizes for all shoppers, and a special prize for the first 25 families at the sale. Games, bedding, backpacks, Easter attire, furniture, nursing equipment, maternity wear and more also will be for sale. All items are 50 percent to 90 per-
cent off retail, and sales are tax free. Admission is $2. Checks, cash and credit cards (Visa and MasterCard) are accepted; ID will be required. Go to www.mothersofmultiples. com for a free admissions pass and to register for the new moms presale. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Mothers of Multiples Society’s Keeping Kids Safe Educational
Programs, and provide support for families of multiples. Leftover items will be donated to Kids Closet by MOMS, a fully funded clothing boutique for foster care families. For information about the sale or to find out about Mothers of Multiples Society, go to www.mothersofmultiples.com.
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Pre-K and kindergarten students from Primrose School at Highlands Ranch Business Park traveled to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 30 to give handmade cards and snacks. The gesture of kindness followed two recent tragedies in Adams and Douglas counties in which deputies were killed. Pre-K and kindergarten students from Primrose School at Highlands Ranch Business give handmade cards to a Douglas County deputy. The kids traveled to the sheriff’s office on Jan. 30 to show support following two tragedies in Douglas and Adams counties in which deputies lost their lives. COURTESY PHOTO
Primrose students show support for sheriff’s office BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Pre-K and kindergarten students of Primrose School at Highlands Ranch Business Park, 9055 S. Ridgeline Blvd., spent two weeks crafting cards and collecting treats to deliver to the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office in light of the recent officer-involved shooting. Deputy Zackari Parrish, 29, was responding to a domestic dispute at a residence in the Copper Canyon
Apartments, 3380 E. County Line Road, in Highlands Ranch, the morning of Dec. 31 when he was shot and killed. There has since been an outpouring of community support for the family and the sheriff ’s office. To show their compassion for law enforcement, the Primrose students wrote individual thank-you cards and created a giant card for deputies. On Jan. 30, they hopped on a bus and delivered their gifts to the sheriff ’s office.
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Hickenlooper in May 2016 and allows Colorado homeowners to collect a total capacity of 110 gallons of rainwater to use for outdoor purposes, such as gardening. “This new law will … connect people with their water usage more closely and encourage water conservation,” said Rep. Jessie Danielson, D-Golden, in a previous interview at the time of the bill singing. Danielson was one of the bill’s legislative sponsors. “In our state, when it comes to water, even small efforts like this will add up to help us protect our most precious resource,” Danielson said. Overall, people in Colorado have done a good job with being mindful of how much water they use, both indoors and outdoors, Darling said.
One-year-old Ben Voight, of Centennial, sleds down a hill at deKoevend Park in Centennial on University Boulevard in March of 2015. CHRISTY STEADMAN
And no matter if in a drought or not, it’s important use water wisely all the time, she added. “What you do today,” Darling said, “influences the amount of water that will be available in the future.”
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receiving a diagnosis. A regular fitness plan that fits into the new “normal” of their lives is seldom addressed by physicians. “A lot of times when they come to us, they’ve been told that nothing else can be done,” said Trevor Wicken, who began the medical fitness training practice in 2004, and started the MS gym, an online Facebook page that has gained 11,000 followers in less than a year. Wicken said his goal is to bridge the gap between medical and fitness needs, and figure out the next steps after physical therapy. He works with clients with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, strokes, osteoarthritis and brain injuries, and said attitude and accessibility are two barriers to fitness for those who have a disability or an injury. “General fitness plans don’t work for people with disabilities. They try to work out and get hurt, or never feel better or get better,” said Wicken. “Or they’re told they’re broken and just fall into
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When Faye Johnson fell and fractured her femur and part of her hip, her phone wasn’t near her in her home. She struggled to use her fingers to reach her husband’s cane, and eventually, a neighbor heard her using it to bang on a door. After that harrowing experience, Johnson, 85, underwent 18 days of rehabilitation at a health-care provider and one more month of rehab at the Someren Glen retirement community in Centennial, where she began living in winter 2016. “Everybody that took care of me was nice to me,” said Johnson, who lived in Centennial before coming to Someren Glen. When “they see me, they give me a hug, and I can hardly wait to give them a hug. They’re the best.” During her recovery, Johnson walked the 140 steps from the door in her building to her apartment repeatedly. Recently, she’s gotten up to around 2,500 steps. “The harder the work you do, the quicker you can get out (of the rehab process) and enjoy life again,” Johnson said. Someren Glen is where she started succeeding in her recovery, she said — and her doctor said she recovered two months before she was expected to. The retirement community at 5000 E. Arapahoe Road offers one- and two-bedroom apartments that include independent living as well as nursing,
memory care, home care and assistedliving services. The area that boasts the newly renovated rehab center used to hold 29 assisted-living apartments and a rehab space downstairs, but its therapy gym was less than one-quarter the size of the new one, said Tim Rogers, executive director of Someren Glen. The center offers care for seniors after an illness, surgery or accident. The building’s patient suites weren’t all private before, “which was an outdated model,” Rogers said. The renovation — celebrated at an open house Feb. 1 to herald the grand opening of the redone facility, which Someren Glen calls its Transitional Care Neighborhood — offers a large gym with exercise equipment that can accomodate wheelchair users and people with arthritic hips and knees. Also in the space: a dishwasher, laundry machines and kitchen that patients can use during their stay, which usually lasts 10 to 18 days, Rogers said. The Transitional Care Neighborhood officially opened to accept patients Feb. 5. “We’re gonna be doing outpatient therapy for the (outside community) too,” said Greg Young, director of rehabilitation at Someren Glen. “It’s nice to have other seniors there when people go (to rehab) ... they’ll feel more comfortable here.” The facility offers 18 private suites — rooms for patients — for up to 18 people. Patients can access care at Someren Glen through Medicare coverage or other insurance, Rogers said. Someren Glen receives five-star ratings from audits by the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which looks at quality measures including nursing staffs. “It’s like heaven — it’s gorgeous,” Johnson said. If “you had to go and be in rehab, this would be the place I suggest.”
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Protecting personal information State Reps. Cole Wist, R-Centennial, and Jeff Bridges, D-Greenwood Village,
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are hanging in there because they value Douglas County.” Another issue facing the district is capital needs. According to its master capital plan, the district needs between $205 million and $269 million in repairs. “Truly all of our schools are in need of repair,” interim Superintendent Erin Kane said. “To what degree varies by school.”
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What’s next? The District Accountability, Fiscal Oversight and Long Range Planning committees are researching options for a bond and mill levy override. At the Feb. 6 board meeting, a joint subcommittee, made up of people from each committee and community members, will present the findings to the school board, according to Ray. At the Feb. 20 board meeting, the Fiscal Oversight Committee will recommend three or four MLO options, which will include an amount, what the amount would go toward and the impact on taxpayers. The Long Range Planning will present on building needs and underutilized schools, which a bond would address. A polling firm will then get feedback from stakeholders through focus groups, phone calls and surveys. Ray expects the board to make a final decision on whether or not to put a bond and MLO on the 2018 ballot by April or May. Within the next month or two, Ray foresees a campaign committee formed by a parent volunteer group starting to raise money and educate the community on the issue. The school district is asking for help, Ray said. “We aren’t just saying please give us a handout, we are saying we are in dire need,” he said. “Otherwise, we have no choice than to impact the quality of learning for kids, and that’s absolutely not what we want to do.”
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Measures defeated in past The community voted down a $200 million bond in 2011 that would have gone toward building three new schools in Castle Rock and Parker and a $29 million mill levy override that would have provided funding for instructional expenses and pay for performance for teachers. In 2008, Douglas County rejected a $395 million bond and a $17 million mill levy override to support building new schools, improving student achievement, recruiting and retaining the workforce and improving the district’s technological advances in the face of expanded enrollment. Jason Virdin of Douglas County Parents — a group formed in 2013 to inform the community on issues facing the school district — thinks a bond and MLO have the potential to pass either this year or next, as long as the community is informed of the district’s current financial situation. He points to the recession as a reason for the failure of the past two tax measures. “A tax increase around a recession when families are struggling finan-
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and other commercial stores to raise money to subsidize affordable housing in the state. Each transaction in which a plastic bag is used would have been charged 25 cents under the policy, regardless of how many — it wouldn’t have been a per-bag tax. Customers using federal food assistance — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), once known as food stamps — would have been exempt. The House’s Local Government Committee shot down HB 18-1054, which, with voter approval, would have added 18 new government employees and required more than $1.26 million dollars of revenue in the first year to start the program, according to a news release from the House Republicans. It would have raised $22 million in the 2018-2019 fiscal year, and $40 million the following fiscal year, to put more money into the state’s Housing Development Grant Fund, which provides grants to “acquire, rehabilitate and construct affordable-housing projects,” according to analysis by Capitol staff.
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his one is for Emily Davison. Davison died June 8, 1913, four days after she was QUIET run over by a horse. DESPERATION If you have heard of her, raise your hand. I don’t see many hands. Back to her in a minute. It’s been less than 100 years since a Constitutional amendment gave women the right to Craig Marshall vote. IncomprehenSmith sibly, there were 18 amendments ahead of it, including everyone’s favorite, the Second.
The 19th was passed June 4, 1919, and ratified Aug. 18, 1920. The Declaration of Independence was ratified 144 years earlier. In the second paragraph, it says, “All men are created equal.” Lovely thought, but not quite. It wasn’t until 1870, when the 15th Amendment came along, that all men were given the right to vote. Emily Davison was run over by a horse named Anmer. Remember the Virginia Slims cigarette ad that boasted, “You’ve come a long way, baby”? That campaign started in 1968. The implication was women had come a long way. Women — and men — still have a long way to go.
There will be books and movies and documentaries and courses that focus on what has happened over the past year about women’s rights, past treatment, and subjugation, and in the process, many careers will be affected, and effectively and permanently tarnished or ended. What is Kevin Spacey going to do now? Or Matt Lauer? Will we let either one of them back indoors? Davison sustained her injuries after walking — intentionally — onto a race track. Why have men acted so loutishly for centuries? The answer to that will be on the syllabus in some of the courses I referred to. I think the professor will have to go back to cavemen and cavewomen.
I have never been compromised because of my gender. That’s not entirely true, but the stories aren’t worth telling. A student flirting for a better grade isn’t the same as being cornered by a director. Yes, I may have missed out on some teaching opportunities when schools were opening their eyes about gender and race imbalances in most departments. It didn’t slow me down very much. I am not Dr. Feelgood. I don’t know what the answer is, or what the answers are. Many men will go on doing what they do no matter how many marches, parades, articles, lectures, workshops SEE SMITH, P16
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ment by enabling CPW to increase resident licenses (by only $8) and invest in the future of our public resources. Additional funds will eliminate deficit spending, increase hunting and fishing opportunities, and protect critical wildlife habitat. Learn more about the bill at www. cpw.state.co.us. This common-sense initiative is an investment in the future of our public lands and our state’s economy. Contact your state legislators indicating your support for this important legislation. Allen Adinoff President of Cutthroat Chapter Trout Unlimited
don’t know about you, but there have been so many times, too many times, where I have done things the hard way. Looking back, I can clearly see the path that would have been much simpler, so much easier, and so much more effective. Not only that, I could have accomplished everything better and even faster had I just accepted the guidance and assistance of others. You already know the WINNING phrase don’t you? “Keep it Simple Stupid.” I like what WORDS one of our community readers, Robin, shared in an email regarding her one word for the year. Her word was K.I.S.S. She cleaned up the acronym by changing the phrase to, “Keep it Simply Simple.” An awesome and elegant change that is so easy but so hard to grasp. Michael Norton “There must be a harder way to do this.” Have you ever, I mean ever, found yourself saying that? Me neither. It just doesn’t happen. And yet we all seem to try and make it harder on ourselves than it really has to be. Wouldn’t it be great if we could find a way to keep things simple and still be successful?
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Civil dialogue is needed on Colorado’s energy future
hey say you shouldn’t talk politics, religion or money in polite company. We disagree. We believe that controversial issues deserve collaborative and innovative problem solving working to keep Colorado GUEST as one of the best places COLUMN to live. The Bighorn Energy Leadership Fellows spent eight days together this fall doing exactly that over three meals a day, presentations from 31 local and international experts, and one improv comedy show. We stayed polite and disagreed without being disagreeable. We are Coloradans from across the political spectrum, hailing from around the state, ranging from college student to near retirement, and working in a variety of sectors. We are members of the 2017 cohort of Bighorn Leadership Program: Colorado’s
Energy Future. The Bighorn Leadership Program was founded in 2001 to ensure that Colorado has a deep bench of thoughtful individuals who will actively and constructively engage in the public policy arena both on the local and state levels. Over the years, Bighorn Fellows delved into vexing policy topics, including health care, economic development and — this year — energy. Specifically, exploring one of the most controversial issues facing Colorado today: How is Colorado going to continue its economic growth, satisfy a growing population, and yet provide energy in a safe, efficient, affordable and most environmentally and socially sustainable way possible? Colorado leads the country in energy by numerous measures. Since the first oil well west of the Mississippi River drilled into Florence soil in 1860, our state has become one of the
top energy producers in the country while valuing our quality of life and environment. This didn’t happen by accident; it was the result of good policy enacted by the legislature, the voters, and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC). In 2004, Colorado voters passed the Renewable Energy Requirement Initiative, the first voter-led statewide initiative of its kind. As of 2016, Colorado was ranked 10th in installed solar generation and was the seventh largest wind producing state. We’ve since increased the standard three times, and the current target is 30 percent renewable by 2020 for investorowned utilities and 20 percent for cooperative utilities. The renewable sector is not the only energy sector where Colorado is providing leadership. As the state’s population grows, natural gas drilling and exploration are bumping up against
urban and suburban residential areas. Of course, Coloradans are concerned about this, and there has been significant progress in this area. In 2014, Colorado adopted rules for capturing methane and decreasing harmful carbon-based pollutants, rules that are now a national model not only in technical specifications but also in collaboration among environmental groups, the oil and gas industry, and regulators. Colorado’s work inspired other states to adopt similar methane standards. We offer to be a resource for the continued leadership in Colorado’s energy future, for policymakers, companies leading the way, and our fellows Coloradans. Collectively, our group knows the science of solar panels, wind turbines and hydraulic fracturing equally as well as we know SEE ENERGY, P24
OBITUARIES MITCHELL
Gloria Kay Mitchell Gloria Kay Mitchell, 62, of Highlands Ranch, CO passed away January 23, 2018. Gloria went to the Lord peacefully at home surrounded by friends and family. Gloria was born in Crookston, MN on September 12, 1955, daughter of Paul and Lorraine (Madson) Gredvig. She was baptized and confirmed at Concordia Lutheran Church, graduated from Fertile-Beltrami School in 1973. She went on to attend Concordia College where she graduated in 1977 with a degree in Business Administration and with an Art minor. Gloria married the love of her life, Ronald Mitchell on June 30, 1976. The two met in college and were happily married for 41 years. Gloria was God-loving, selfless, kind and a free spirit who brought light to all she shared her life with. Giving back to the community was something Gloria enjoyed whether it was being a Sunday school teacher for Bethel Lutheran Church, Cub Scout den mother, leader of the God’s Grace Community Church Spider Plant Ministry or proud member of their Hospitality Team. She had a love for gardening, cooking, art and her animals.
Gloria is survived by her husband Ronald “Mitch” Mitchell; son Keith (Leah) Mitchell, grandchildren Rogan and Ezra, son Nick (Kimberly) Mitchell, grandson expected in April; parents Paul and Lorraine Gredvig; siblings; Carol Osmondson, Nancy (Danny) Grunhovd, Ronald (Vian) Gredvig; and several aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews. Services were held at God’s Grace Community Church in Highlands Ranch, CO on January 28, 2018 at 10:30am. A burial service will be held on a later date at Concordia Lutheran Church Cemetery in Fertile, MN. Memorials preferred to: Polk County Fair “Friends of the Fair” C/O Diane Fuchs 10423 438th St. SW Fertile, MN 56540 Open Door – Youth Gang Alternatives http://opendooryouth.org/ God’s Grace Community Church GodsGraceCC.com
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So how can we accelerate our success? We can accelerate our success when we can avoid the maze of complexity and instead jump on the road of simplicity. Easier said than done? Maybe, and then again maybe not. It really is our choice when we stop and think about it. We can choose to do things the way we have always done them because we don’t want to ask for help, or we are too proud to seek an easier or more simple and elegant solution. We can choose an attitude of openness to better ideas that can help us get done what we need to get done. It really is like that old joke, “Why did the chicken cross the road?” How many people have given up hours trying to come up with a more challenging or difficult reason? It just can’t be that simple, “To get to the other side.” Why do people climb mountains? Because they are there. What roads do we need to cross right now in our own lives? What mountains do we need to climb? We may be
procrastinating or planning or looking for the most difficult path when the answer is right in front of us, simplicity. When we meet with defeat, many times it is because we went down the path of overcomplication instead of avoiding the maze of complexity and jumping on the road of simplicity. We meet with defeat when we suffer from paralysis by analysis, overthinking everything and never taking action on anything. Another friend and community reader, Tom, shared his one word for the year and it was “action.” I love that word because sometimes the most simple and elegant way to accomplish anything is to simply take action. So how about you? Are you stuck in a maze of complexity? Or have you already jumped on the road to simplicity? I really would love to hear your stories at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we can subscribe to K.I.S.S. and then take action, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
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and angry rebukes ensue. You cannot entirely get rid of ignorance. Davison was a suffragette, but not here in America. She fought for voting rights for women in the United Kingdom. She tried a lot of things before walking onto the race track. She went on hunger strikes, she was arrested nine times, she was force-fed on forty-nine occasions. But it’s unlikely I would have heard of her if she hadn’t stepped it up quite a bit, and left her position along the rail and walked onto the track during the 1913 Epsom Derby. She was struck by King Edward V’s horse. The declaration of full suffrage for women in England came in 1928. My androgyny makes me wonder, over and over, about men, young men, and even boys, who perceive themselves, here and around the world, to be in control of the remote. By the way, exactly why Davison walked on the track has never been determined. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
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Event spotlights growing dining scene More than 200 eateries participate in Denver Restaurant Week BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Denver metro area has been growing at an unparalleled rate over the last few years, and all those new people have a few things in common — one of those things is, they’ve all got to eat. There’s an ever-expanding list of new, exciting restaurants to check out in the metro area (about 240 opened in 2017), and that’s in addition to an already deep bench of top-notch restaurants that longtime residents know about. Zagat recently awarded Denver the number 4 spot on its “Most Exciting Food Cities” As a way to both connect people with restaurants they’ve never tried before and spread the word about the depth and variety of the dining scene, Visit Denver created Denver Restaurant Week 14 years ago. And it’s become one of the most anticipated weeks of the year. “Both diners and restaurants really gear up for this week,”
Denver’s Linger Restaurant is one of the more than 200 restaurants participating in the annual Denver Restaurant Week. COURTESY PHOTO
THE LINEUP • There are about 31 restaurants in the south metro area participating in Denver Restaurant Week. Find them here: www.denver.org/denver-restaurant-week/dining-scene/neighborhoods/south-metro/ said Justin Bresler, vice president of Visit Denver’s marketing department. “I love seeing how excited people are about trying restaurants they love, and places they’ve never visited before.”
This year’s Denver Restaurant Week is from Feb. 23 through March 4, and features more than 220 restaurants offering multicourse meals at one of three different price points — $25, $35 or $45. “It’s up to each restaurant to decide what price point they want to offer,” Bresler explained. “We encourage people to try different price points, because it’s SEE DINING, P25
s a person who started writing for pleasure back in elementary school, I can confirm that while the actual act of writing is a solitary one, the only way to improve your writing is to share it. Which is why it’s always a thrill that every year, the Lighthouse Writers Workshop hosts Lit Fest — a chance COMING aspiring authors ATTRACTIONS for and literary lovers to learn from some of the best contemporary authors. This year’s event runs June 1 through 15, and includes workshops, parties, seminars, salons, agent consultations, and more in a variety Clarke Reader of genres, including fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry and screenwriting. There will also be courses for young writers, from third grade to senior year in high school. Some of the notable authors hosting workshops include Leslie Jamison, author of “The Empathy Exams,” Jenny Offill, author of “Dept. of Speculation,” and Alexandre O. Philippe, screenwriter and director of “78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene” and “Doc of the Dead.” People interested in participating can select classes and events à la carte, or a festival pass for the full experience. Tickets go on sale the first week of April. For those looking to do in-depth work on their own writing, there is a chance to participate in Lit Fest Master Workshops from the visiting authors. Master Workshops are limited to 10 participants. Each weeklong workshop meets five times, from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Monday through Friday, and includes a one-onone meeting with the instructor. The weekend workshops meet twice, Saturday and Sunday, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., each day. Any aspiring writers interested in participating in these workshops has until March 15 to apply. For all the information on applying, events, and more, visit www.lighthousewriters.org/events/lit-fest. Sharing PostSecrets Have you ever had a secret that you really wanted to share, but don’t want to risk it getting out or hurting someone? Yeah, me too. SEE READER, P19
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Photographer to give tips on outdoor composition
erhaps viewing a sweeping stretch of the great outdoors causes puzzlement over how to capture the essence of a scene. Author and photographer Nasim Mansurov, SONYA’S founder of Photography Life, SAMPLER will offer a talk on “Composition in Landscape Photography” at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 for the Englewood Camera Club. The club meets at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Sonya Ellingboe Mansurov says he got interested in photography when his first child was born, bought a Nikon DSLR — and progressed from there. Guests and new members are welcome.
Kokias is a Littleton native, although she now lives in Seattle and hopes to share photos from her years at Hopkins, Euclid and Heritage High. Eye of the Camera Littleton Fine Arts Board’s 2018 “Eye of the Camera” exhibit opens on Feb. 16 and runs through March 25 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. The juror this year is Gary Reed of Reed Art and Imaging, a fine art printing lab in the Santa Fe Arts District. The exhibit will be open during museum hours and admission is free. 303-795-3950. littletongov.org/ museum.
Colorado in fall, as photographed by Nasim Masurov, who will speak to the Englewood Camera Club on Feb. 13 about “Composition in Landscape Photography.” COURTESY PHOTO
Home tour The Englewood Historic Preservation Society presents a Mid-Century Modern Home Tour of four homes in Arapahoe Acres, which is, in its entirety, on the list of National Trust Historic Places. The tour is from 2-4 p.m. Feb. 24. Tickets cost $25 in advance/$30 day of tour. historicenglewood.org.
`Aphrodite’s Switchboard’ Wonderbound Ballet Company will team with Chimney Choir folk band and puppets by Tom Varani to perform “Aphrodite’s Switchboard,” a new work choreographed by Garrett Ammon to a new album by the band. Performances: Feb. 9, 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. at the Performing Arts Complex at Pinnacle Charter School, 1001 W. 84th Ave., Federal Heights. Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Newman Center, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver. Tickets: wonderbound. com; parkerarts.org; newmancenterpresents.com.
Books and authors Tattered Cover at Aspen Grove, off Santa Fe Drive north of Mineral Avenue in Littleton, offers frequent talks by authors and staff about what’s new. On Feb. 12, at 7 p.m., Peter Heller will speak about his mystery, “Celine,” now out in paperback, which he said was loosely based on his mother. On Feb. 19, a school holiday, Kerri Kokias will hold a story hour reading her new picture book, “My Snow Sisters,” at 10:30 a.m., with signing and a craft.
Genealogy studies Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society meets at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. On Feb. 13, 1-3 p.m. will be “Untangling your New England Roots: An Overview from Settlement to Revolution” with John Putnam. On Feb. 20, 9:30-11 a.m. will be “Using Directories and Sanborn Maps to Learn About Our Ancestors,” and 1-3 p.m. will be “Rich People Behaving Badly,” about the
Malcolm X Actor/scholar Charles Everett Pace will present a Chautauqua History program about Malcolm X, Black Muslim activist, at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at Bemis Library, 6028 S. Datura St., Littleton. The program is sponsored by Colorado Humanities, which has an office in Greenwood Village, as part of Black History Month. Free. 303-795-3961.
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A petit ballet world premiere Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s moving children’s book “Le Petit Prince,” has been enchanting readers since it was published in 1943, and recently was translated into film on Netflix. Now, Danse Etoile is celebrating the world premiere of a ballet version of “Le Petit Prince,” running Friday, Feb. 9 through Sunday, Feb. 11. There is a 7:30 p.m. performance on Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, at the Broomfield Auditorium, 352 Main St. Music includes classical and contemporary styles with scores by Les Choristes and original compositions for the ballet by Colorado composer Bruce Klepper. The show makes use of choreography, costumes, and artistic projection to tell this classic story. To purchase your tickets, visit www. danseetoile.org/new-events.
That’s certainly the case for rappers Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) and Talib Kweli, who released “Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star” in 1998. Thought it didn’t take the charts by storm, the pair’s lyrical pyrotechnics and skeletal beats went on to influence countless underground rappers in the 2000s. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the album, both rappers, who have gone on to have fruitful solo careers, are reuniting and Black Star will be playing the Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10. Doors open at 8 p.m. Anyone who loves rap, and wants to celebrate two of the most dynamic MCs in the genre, shouldn’t miss this concert. Go to www.ogdentheatre.com and score a ticket before it’s too late.
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For years, the PostSecret blog was a way for people to anonymously share some of their darkest secrets and innermost thoughts in a creative way. The idea caught on and grew to six books and a Smithsonian exhibition. And now, its theatrical expression arrives in Lone Tree. “PostSecret: The Show,” arrives at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. At times hopeful, shocking, and painful, the show is an immersive journey through the personal stories people keep to themselves. Projected images, videos, three actors, and a guitarist guide the audience through the stories behind shared secrets. It’s a very interactive theatrical experience for anyone looking to examine their own hidden feelings. For tickets, visit www.lonetreeartscenter.org/postsecret.
Clarke’s Concert of the Week - Black Star at The Ogden Sometimes when a group releases a perfect album, there’s nothing left to do but go their separate ways.
history of Denver’s rich and famous, by author Dick Kreck, former Denver Post columnist. Admission free, guests and new members welcome. Call for photographers “Exploring the Light,” Lone Tree’s annual photo show, has a Feb. 23 deadline for entries at Café. Show dates: March 29-May 29 at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Categories: Animals, Food, Landscape, Portraits, Urban. Up to three entries, $35. Jurors: Doug and Laura Bennett. Questions: Allissa Dailey, 720-509-1101 or allissa.dailey@ cityoflonetree.com.
Wind ensemble Colorado Wind Ensemble performs
Benchmark starts first season in new home Starting a new theater company is a daunting process, but in its sophomore season, The Benchmark Theatre Company is looking to get off the ground in a big way.
at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood and at 3 p.m. Feb. 11 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The concert, “Pipes and Stops,” features the wind instruments and an organ. Bands from Bear Creek and Mountain Vista High Schools will participate. Tickets and information: coloradowindensemble.org. Extreme couponing Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura st., Littleton, will host a workshop at 2 p.m. Feb. 10 with authorized couponing instructor Erin Lamberte, who will help the shopper save money. Registration is required for this free workshop: 303-795-3961. Ballet in downtown Denver “Romeo and Juliet” is presented Feb. 16 to Feb. 25 by the Colorado Ballet at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Performing Arts Complex. Performances: Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 17, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 18, 2 p.m.; Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 24, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 25, 2 p.m. Tickets: coloradoballet.org.
The first Benchmark Theatre production in its new home in Lakewood is the regional premiere of Daniel Pearle’s “A Kid Like Jake.” The show opens on Friday, Feb. 16 and runs through Saturday, March 24. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 6 p.m. at the company’s new home, 1560 Teller St. Directed by Warren Sherrill, the show tells the story of Alex and Greg Wheeler, whose 4-year-old son, Jake, happens to prefer Cinderella to GI Joe. As Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents, a rift grows, one that forces them to confront concerns about what’s best for Jake, and each other. The cast features Antonio Amadeo, Adrian Egolf, Martha Harmon Pardee and Madison McKenzie Scott. Visit www.benchmarktheatre.com to purchase tickets. Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.
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Renowned Western writers discuss genre with readers ‘Longmire’ creator among authors in gathering at Arvada Center BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Readers and writers filled the large theater at the Arvada Center on Jan. 27 for “Western Reboot: Authors of the Modern West,” where they listened to a panel of accomplished authors and featured speaker Craig Johnson, author of the “Longmire” series, popular on television as well. The sellout crowd heard about six unique ways to tell stories about the West — with these articulate people, each of whom has developed a style and in many cases a particular central character(s) who carries more than one tale across a particular Western landscape. Since the event sold out early, Jeffco Library livestreamed to a wider audience and took questions from afar, as well as from the audience onsite. (It’s available on the library website at jeffcolibrary.org/western-rebootlivestream.) Emcee Chris Vanderveen, a 9News reporter, commented that he “does Western storytelling daily.” It’s a long tradition — only now the sheriff drives a truck instead of galloping in on horseback. Vanderveen “herded”
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a The articulate authors’ panel at Western Reboot on Jan. 27 at the Arvada Center featured, left to right: Margaret Coel, Manuel Ramos, Barbara Nickless, Mark Stevens, Kevin Wolf, with emcee Chris Vanderveen of 9News. PHOTO COURTESY OF JEFFCO LIBRARIES i an open door.” Ramos observed “a Nickless commented “you walk R these talkative folks into a really wellgood writer is a good reader — read t down the street and people smile back paced conversation about the power all kinds of stuff, steal from other — you’re not in Boston. In the West, n of place and characters with Margapeople need to support their neighbors good writers — in a good kind of way. I ret Coel, Barbara Nickless, Manuel Learn from others.” Coel laughed. “It r … there’s an element of naturalism in Ramos, Mark Stevens and Kevin Wolf sort of ruins reading pleasure-one is d Wyoming — nothing’s fake. Are we all — and after a supper break, the always ready to see how it’s done …” r who we are because of how we live?” genial Craig Johnson, who ranches in What about research? “There’s a tension between the myth c Ucross, Wyoming, pop. 25. Coel warned against getting carried b of the West and reality,” Coel added. Kevin Wolf, who lives in Littleton, away, as you read what’s on the page, S “I think we are structured by the won the 2015 Tony Hillerman Award mark if there’s something missing landscape — a new character has to o for Best Debut Western for his “Homeand follow up. Stevens says he funcget used to that landscape …” b place.” tions like the old reporter he once was About people in that landscape: His second title, “Brokeheart,” was Coel, as well as audience members, published last fall. “Homeplace” is set when out with wildlife, police officers, C has become very fond of her lead in eastern Colorado and Wolf exhibits etc., then looks for what else needs to t characters, the Arapaho woman w real skill in describing the land — its be filled in. lawyer and the priest who lives on the grass and trees, sounds and smells Johnson began his segment of the A reservation. — and a cast of characters one could program by celebrating the “Western l Ramos said his first books were c really picture as they interacted in resurgence in popular culture.” He about a Chicano lawyer in Denver and response to the murder of a young has written 13 novels and two novel- e “lately about Gus Coral, who was born las, which have been adapted for the t basketball player in the early pages. on Denver’s north side. He was raised His next book is about a newsman TV series. on the streets and stories reflect noirwho arrives in the Colorado mining “When in my 20s, I fell in love with h darker aspects, people I know in LoHi, fi town of Brokeheart to find sinister Ucross, Wyoming,” he said. “I set where I live.” t goings-on. “I really wanted to show out to write about a sheriff in the Stevens, who commented that there t the beauty of the plains,” he said, least-populated county in the leastare many woman hunters, writes adding the area is not growing — “Kit populated state. You really depend on about a resourceful female hunting Carson High School has four graduyour neighbors. The Western culture P guide, who knows her way around in f ates this year — but the old-timers are means bonding together.” the mountains and is a great puzzlehanging on.” Audience members asked how it is i solver. “She could drink us all under “What motivates you?” Vanderveen to see your books on television. the table.” Nickless’ character is a s began… “It’s like having a house plan and Marine veteran who “is already used Award-winner Coel is well known going down one morning and it starts p to Western values.” She is a woman in s for her series of mysteries set on the talking to you!” a man’s world. Wind River Reservation in Wyoming Usually, Hollywood wants to get rid m To Vanderveen’s inquiry about getamong the Arapaho people. She comes of authors as soon as possible, but ting going: Coel started with: “What from a pioneer Colorado family and producers kept Johnson in the loop, b absolutely not to do is plant yourself h said she is motivated by the openness including actors’ auditions for the in the seat of a chair. There are ideas i and spaciousness of the West, where parts in the series. everywhere. Open your mind and one can leave structure behind and They shot the first part in a court- c ideas will come in …” g find independence. house in Las Vegas, New Mexico, Stevens suggested “adding a perw Stevens grew up in Massachusetts, then built a reproduction for the sonal note, start to tell stories, finish came west in 1980 and was immedisubsequent films. “The West is about — something and show it to someone ately attracted to the vistas. “I love to exteriors, not interiors,” he said. “You else.” Wolf said “a writer’s organizatake a drive and see what’s changing.” cannot escape the landscape — always m tion helps. Network. There’s an appeal there, always having an effect.” e Has the genre changed? “Yes, in terms to closing yourself off, but you can’t of how the West has changed — you More than 500 happy readers went s do that.” Nickless said “write the best used to always have a guy with a cowhome with new ideas for winter enter- t book you can, then shove through b boy hat.” tainment.
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Carlos Fresquez art highlighted in gallery show Look back over decades offers sweeping view of change, insights BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Carlos Fresquez poses in front of the mural he painted in Mi Casa’s new Board Room in COURTESY PHOTOS 2017 other wall depicts that same couple in the city today, with a train, car, telephone poles, Mickey Mouse and that heart released, bleeding … The front window gallery presents the artist’s early work, as a student and beyond. Fresquez studied at Metro and received an MFA from CU-Boulder, returning some years later to teach. From the start, international, neo-impressionist style, executed with solid painting technique, presents Chicano subjects, including two zoot-suit portraits of himself and his father. On a side wall the visitor must stop to explore “Para Mi Esposa,” a larger-than-life-sized three-dimensional depiction of Freida Kahlo and Diego Rivera that spins off a famous earlier European work. “Los Supersonicos,” a collective started with artist Frank Zamora in the late 1990s, resulted in works that include multi-layered paintings and a collection of bright banners with grommets in the unframed canvas. They command one to look up — away from the walls filled with images large and small. (The name is a Spanish version of “The Jetsons.”) Pop art influences tucked throughout include assorted Campbell soup-type cans of “Posole” per Andy Warhol and some playing around with American painter Robert Rauschenberg’s “Erased De Kooning.” Kids may have fun looking for them — or for Day of the Dead skeletal figures. In fact the whole visual effect should delight even a toddler — or a skeptical teen! A walk on back to the Extra Credit Gallery presents a wall of works created by past students, including south metro area residents Laura Beacom, Centennial; Kellen Niemeier, Centennial; Christine Gish, Highlands Ranch; and David Reed, Highlands Ranch, according to the gallery (although there was a question about whether Reed’s large work could be exhibited). CVA has published a catalog of the exhibit, for sale at the front desk. Additional views of the prolific Fresquez’s work will be exhibited at the Chicano Arts Council Gallery, 772 Santa Fe Drive, in a show called “One of Our Own,” with a book signing and reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 16; at the neighboring Museo de las
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Americas, 861 Santa Fe Drive; and at the Arvada Center, concurrent with the CVA exhibition. A Carlos Fresquez Artist Talk is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. March 7 at the CVA and a closing reception and poetry reading from 4 to 6 p.m. March 24. (Join Fresquez in a ceremonial repainting of the walls, erasing the temporary murals while reflecting on their content.) The Young Artist Studio: Mural Painting is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for ages 11-21 (open workshops).
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“Sangre Colorado: Carlos Fresquez Mid-Career Survey,” open through March 24 at Metropolitan State University’s Center for Visual Art, (a must-see for those interested in area art) is not only a portrait of a distinguished Denver artist and scholar, who brought Chicano culture into the classroom, but is also a picture of his art world during whirlwind decades of change, introspection, activism, experimentation and observation. Influences in the more than 100 images (paintings, prints, drawings and three-dimensional images) reflect scenes from recent decades in America and Europe, from the artist’s early years in the barrio near St. Cajetan Church where Metro State now stands — and from more than two centuries of family heritage, including santeros and spiritual traditions. The extensive exhibit records impressions through the explosive La Raza Chicano movement and intellectual explorations of 20th/21st-century national and international art trends. Included in his symbolism: frequent referral to the Sacred Heart and Guadalupe, mission churches, low riders, roses, skulls and skeletons, brightly costumed characters staged against blue Western skies and traditional Southwestern architecture — plus an occasional pop culture figure that may be inserted in the scene. Curator/CVA Managing Director Cecily Cullen suggests that the title — translated to “blood” and “red” — plays with the colloquialism “red-blooded American,” referring to the family’s long history in the country. Sly political comment surfaces throughout the exhibit — political junkies will enjoy that aspect as well. The visitor feels as though she has stepped into a sunny, swirling fiesta scene, filled with color — with the sound of Latino music supplied through imagination. Then, there is a “Cubist Chollo,” per Picasso — a tough young character from a nearby street corner challenging the newcomer to his territory … Fresquez has built numerous theater sets and the drapes that set off many paintings would seem to reflect that stage interest and sense of the dramatic. Hispanic religious figures — santos, bultos and retablos, which are part of his family tradition — also frequently include draped fabrics. Brilliant color costumes traditional figures, with religious, literary and social references, as well as images of today’s city residents — sometimes in the same painting. One gallery contains two walls of murals painted by Fresquez before the exhibit opened that includes a handsome historic royal couple — he with the heart in his hand, plus a dragon, birds and architectural features. The
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Littleton, Lakewood hospitals at cutting edge of stroke treatments Advances in technology, research can mean difference between life and death
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Steven Squires was reading the comics at his kitchen table on a Sunday in September when his wife Carol heard him emit a strange groan. His hands curled, his mouth hung open. Carol called 911 as Steven reeled under the effects of a stroke cutting off oxygen to his brain. Only hours later, Steven, 72, was awake and alert at Littleton Adventist Hospital, and three days later he walked out and headed home, little worse for having suffered a type of attack that often leaves its survivors paralyzed or dead. Steven’s saving grace was the quick work of neurologist Dr. Chris Nichols, who utilized several treatments that removed a clot from a blood vessel in his brain, minimizing permanent damage. Newly released guidelines suggest that doctors may have far more time than previously thought — up to 24 hours — to respond to strokes in ways that can save brain tissue from irreversible damage. Littleton Adventist Hospital and St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood are among roughly 300 hospitals nationwide equipped with a new digital imaging software, called RAPID, that enables the extended treatment window. “This is huge,” Nichols said. “Previously we thought that we only had a few hours to take this kind of action. For people who may have had a stroke in the middle of the night or who aren’t discovered for an unknown amount of time, these new guidelines can make a lot of difference.” The guidelines, published in late
Steven Squires, left, and his wife Carol discuss Steven’s stroke last summer. Thanks to a rapid and high-tech response from Dr. Nichols, Steven was left without significant damage. DAVID GILBERT January by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, are based on a host of studies, including a large-scale trial led by Stanford University researchers that utilized RAPID to quickly identify affected areas of the brain. The majority of strokes are ischemic, Nichols said, caused by a clot in a blood vessel in the brain. Doctors at Littleton Adventist and St. Anthony have several options, often used in concert, to respond to ischemic strokes: first, doctors use RAPID to interpret CT scans of victims’ brains, quickly identifying the location of clots. In many cases, doctors then administer a clot-busting drug called TPA. Next, using a device called a
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stentriever, doctors can insert a tube into a blocked blood vessel in the brain and use a wire mesh structure to remove a clot. The guidelines have continually pushed the window for intervention farther out, Nichols said. “In the past decade, we’ve pushed it from three hours to four, then six, then 12,” Nichols said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if we get to a point where we can throw out the window altogether and just be guided by the imaging.” Nichols said that when a stroke victim arrives at Littleton Adventist, emergency physicians perform the RAPID scan, which is then sent by email to a list of on-call neurologists, allowing doctors to begin evaluating a patient’s situation while they’re still putting their shoes on. Deciding whether to use TPA or the stentriever is still a time-governed choice, Nichols said. “Especially when dealing with an unknown onset time, we’re looking for a reversible deficit — that is, a good amount of salvageable tissue,” Nichols said. “That’s called a favorable mismatch. It’s still vital to recognize that a stroke is happening and get to the hospital as quickly as possible.” Nichols said not every ischemic stroke victim will fit the criteria, but for those that do, the results can be remarkable. “There are times people get right back up immediately,” Nichols said. “It’s amazing, and personally, it’s incredibly gratifying.” For Carol Squires, the treatments meant the difference between a bleak and uncertain future or having her husband home to play with their grandkids. “While we were there in the waiting room, I was thinking he might not be happy living this way, if he was para-
There are numerous risk factors for stroke, according to the American Stroke Association, including: • High blood pressure • High cholesterol • Diabetes • Poor diet • Lack of physical activity • Smoking • Obesity • Heart disease Knowing the signs of stroke are important to ensuring quick response, the ASA says. Remember the acronym FAST. From the group’s website: F - Face: Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop? A - Arms: Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? S - Speech: Ask the person to repeat a simple phrase. Is their speech slurred or strange? T - Time: If you observe any of these signs, call 911 immediately. Source: strokeassociation.org
Dr. Chris Nichols, a neurologist at Littleton Adventist Hospital, shows what he receives when hospital staff send him a stroke victim’s brain scan, which allows him to begin evaluating a patient’s situation before he even leaves home to treat them. DAVID GILBERT lyzed or couldn’t speak,” Carol said, blinking back tears. She said both of Steven’s parents died of complications from strokes, and their final days were spent confused and in pain. “Steven’s parents were certainly on my mind,” Carol said. “I couldn’t believe it when I saw him in the recovery room. I was just so glad to have him back.” Steven said he seems to have no significant long-term damage from the stroke. He said he feels thankful that everything fell into place for him. “My wife was here, and called 911 right away,” Steven said. “The medics were just down the road. The hospital was nearby. They recognized the symptoms and had the equipment and the knowledge. “When you think about everything that came together, it’s pretty remarkable. It wasn’t just one person. It was the group.” Steven and Carol will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this August. They’re planning a big party.
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Rylie Anderson, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Davis & Elkins College. Anderson is the daughter of Jeremy and Jamie Anderson, of Highlands Ranch. Carter N Auth, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Gonzaga University. Michaela Bailey, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Hastings College. Alexandra Lauren Balkovatz, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Gonzaga University. Lance Benson, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Harding University. Benson is a senior majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology. Carrie Black, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 honors list at Concordia University, Nebraska. Payton Billingham, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 vice president honor roll at Adams State University. Tucker Bowman, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Montana State University. Kailey J Blake, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Baylor University. Julia Breker, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at gMontana State University. Clarence Broussard, of Highlands Ranch, graduated in December from Azusa Pacific University with a bachelor of arts degree in physical education. Graham Freese Carroll, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Iowa State University. Carroll is majoring in mechanical engineering. Denesh Chukkapalli, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at the University of Delaware. Daniel Bryan Cook, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Gonzaga University. Benjamin Vaughn Cope, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 president’s list at Gonzaga University. Melissa Anne Davies, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Gonzaga University. Ashlyn Anne DeNeui, of Highlands
Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Baylor University. Rachel Kathryn DeSimone, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 president’s list at Gonzaga University. Makayla Devening, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Rockhurst University. Kyla Dezell, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 president’s list at Montana State University. Annie Ell, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island. William Andrews Fink, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Baylor University. William Flynn, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 president’s list at Montana State University. Kate M Galgano, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Baylor University. Kailee Godinez, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at University of the Cumberlands. Katherine Ann Gohr, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Iowa State University. Gohr is majoring in management information systems. Matthew Hagan, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Hagan is majoring in electrical and computer engineering, and computer science. Reese W Hummel, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Baylor University. Molly Elizabeth Ininns, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Gonzaga University. Brandon Jutte, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Montana State University. Brittney Jean Kerr, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Baylor University. Tae Hyung Kim, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Fort Hays State University. Kim is a senior majoring in medical diagnostic imaging. David William Langin, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017
Pilates studio to open in Lone Tree Club offers reformer fusion workout, experienced instructors STAFF REPORT
A new Club Pilates studio in Lone Tree will have its grand opening celebration Feb. 17. Pilates full-body workouts are reported to improve posture, balance, flexibility and strength. To celebrates its grand opening, Club Pilates Lone Tree will offer 20 percent off customers’ first three months of membership fees, and members will be entered in a raffle for a free one-year membership. The new studio is at 10005 Commons St., Suite 230. Members can chose from four class levels and eight group class formats that use a variety of
equipment, including reformers, EXO chairs, TRX, trigger point, springboard and barre. The Lone Tree studio is owned by 15-year Pilates veteran Cathy Bosson, who lives in Castle Rock. Bosson, 67, said she initially found Pilates after tearing both ACL’s in her knees. She said Pilates helped strengthen and stabilize her legs. “I became passionate about Pilates after hurting my knees skiing,” Bosson said in a news release. “It wasn’t until I found Pilates that I regained strength and balance back and I’m excited to bring this option for Lone Tree residents who are looking for an affordable, contemporary Pilates studio.” For information about how to become a Club Pilates member in Lone Tree, go to www.clubpilates.com/LoneTree, or call 720-458-8108.
dean’s honor roll at Baylor University. Hannah Marie Lemieux, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Baylor University. Matthew MaCoy, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Montana State University. Caryn Mays, of Highlands Ranch, graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in math from Carson-Newman University. Mays also was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list. Rebecca K. Mowery, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Baylor University. Stephanie Anne Myers, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Fort Hays State University. Myers is a senior majoring in elementary education. Kathleen J Obrien, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Baylor University. Enzo Mateo Ortiz de Zarate, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Baylor University. Brandon Oswald, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Ottawa University. Megan Mae Pike, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Baylor University. Bryanna K. Pulling, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Morningside College. Dorothy Ruoff, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Montana State University. Olivia Sakadinsky, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at the University of Vermont. Saka-
dinsky is majoring in political science. Kyle Smith, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 president’s list at Montana State University. Chad Smucker, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Montana State University. Sarah Elizabeth Solnet, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Iowa State University. Solnet is majoring in merchandising and design. Michael Strecker, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Fort Hays State University. Strecker is a freshman majoring in business education (corporate communications). Mackenzie Claire Thomas, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 president’s list at Gonzaga University. Bethany VanderPloeg, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Trinity Christian College. Hannah Van Vleet, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Montana State University. Devon Wetteland, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Hastings College. Christopher Woodley, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Illinois Wesleyan University. Megan Zebrowski, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Illinois Wesleyan University. Andrew R Zenoni, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Gonzaga University. Ryan A Zenoni, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Gonzaga University.
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skin cream, ointment, disinfectants, dressings, bandages, rolls, sponges, pads, dressing tape, gloves, alcohol pads, asprin, Tylenol. Age Requirement: All ages can participate. Contact: www.paladinrescue.org; Paladin Rescue Alliance, P.O. Box 79, Littleton, CO 80160; 888-327-3063. Parker Senior Center: Provides services to local seniors. Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to the center for a hot meal, to appointments, to the grocery store, and more. Contact: Louise West at 303-841-5370. PeopleFirst Hospice: Denver hospice. Need: Volunteers to provide companionship to hospice patients and their families. Contact: Rachel Wang at 303-546-7921 Project CURE: Delivers medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world. Need: Groups of 7-15 people to help sort medical supplies; those with medical/ clinical backgrounds to become Sort Team Leaders; truck drivers to help pick up donations (no CDL required). Age Requirements: Ages 15 and older (if a large group of ages 15 and younger is interested, we can try to accommodate different projects). Location: 10377 E. Geddes Ave., Centennial Contact: Kelyn Anker, 303-792-0729 or 720-341-3152; kelynanker@projectcure. org; www.projectcure.org. Red Cross: Supports the elderly, international causes and social services. Need: Volunteers to provide support Contact: 303-607-4768 or 303-266-7855 Seniors’ Resource Center: Nonprofit onestop shop of community-based services and care designed to keep seniors independent and at home for as long as possible. Need: Drivers to help transport seniors to doctor’s appointments, the grocery store, the hair salon and more. You choose the areas, days and times that work for you. Seniors live in Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Jefferson counties. Mileage reimbursement and excess auto insurance provided. Drivers may use their own car or one provided by the center. Requirements: Must be able to pass a background check (paid for by the center) and have a good driving record. Contact: Pat Pierson, 303-332-3840 or ppierson@srcaging.org. Go to www.srcaging.org
and complex issue within city halls, the capitol, boardrooms and neighborhoods, where ideas can be discussed in transparent and public settings. We can balance economic growth and provide energy in a safe, efficient, affordable and most environmentally and socially sustainable way. And yes, we, the undersigned are ready and willing to help achieve this vision. By Amber Rivera; Julia Kiewit; Deb Overn; Doug Campbell; Hunter Dunham; Jennifer Gremmert; Julie Murphy; Ellen Kutzer; Kirsten Skeehan; Hunter Dunham; Don Van Gilder; Marcus Fotenos; Mirka della Cava; Paul Majors, PE; Sarah Derdowski; Sarah Moss, MPA; Scott Yenzer; Bill LeBlanc; Joe Jefferson; Jariah Walker; Sean Holveck; Rachel Eisenstat and Steve Cummings, NCARB. Reach the Bighorn Leadership Fellows via program director Brenda Morrison, brenda@EngagedPublic.com.
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going to be a different experience at each one.” For restaurants that are participating, the week is an opportunity to showcase signature dishes and specialties. “During Restaurant Week, we like to put our best culinary foot forward,” said Marvin Williams, general manager of Wheat Ridge’s Abrusci’s Fire and Wine Italian restaurant, which is offering meals at the $35 price point. “We’re serving dishes we’re famous for, like our rigatoni and sausage, and less well-known items like our beef short ribs.” According to information provided by Bresler, the tiered structure allows more flexibility for both the diners and the restaurants — both in food options and financial value. “When putting together our menu, we not only consider what’s popular, but what’s the best value for our din-
ers,” said Tim Carlson, general manager of the Village Tavern, located in Broomfield’s Flatiron Crossing Mall. The Village Tavern is offering meals at the $35 price point. “We love being part of the community, and it’s a great chance to showcase not only our food, but the atmosphere of the Tavern.” People looking for new restaurant recommendations can follow the Top Chef Trail, which features restaurants or chefs that have been featured on “Top Chef: Colorado,” like Tony Guard, Frank Bonanno and Gregory Gourdet. But while Denver Restaurant Week is a chance to explore, many also use it to celebrate their favorite eateries. “We’ve been here for more than 30 years, and we’ve seen Denver Restaurant Week become busier and busier as more restaurants start participating,” said Summer Cassidy, manager and server at Cherry Crest Seafood Restaurant and Market in Greenwood Village, which is offering meals at the $25 price point. “It’s been a great experience to be a part of.”
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ADVICE FOR DENVER RESTAURANT WEEK • Pick a price. Each restaurant will be offering one of the three price points — $25, $35 or $45 — so diners should remember to look at what the price is for the restaurants they are considering. • Browse menus at www.DenverRestaurantWeek.com. All participants are listed on the website by neighborhood, cuisine and price. New restaurants are added to the list as they sign up, so check back for the latest info. • Make reservations. Tables fill up fast during Denver Restaurant Week, so make plans
soon. Be flexible and try some earlier or later seatings on days other than Friday and Saturday. And be sure to cancel any reservations not used. • Most restaurants will offer options for dietary restrictions and allergies. Discuss any needs with the restaurant when reservations are made. • Many restaurants offer affordable wines, add-ons and special desserts. At these prices, diners are encouraged to order some extras. • Remember to tip servers generously.
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CLUBS Editor’s note: To add or update a club listing, e-mail calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com.
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Find AA If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. More than 1,000 AA meetings are offered in the Denver area every week. If you think you may have a problem with alcohol, come see us. To find a meeting near you, call 303-3224440, or go to www.daccaa.org. AA Highlands Ranch meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Abiding Word Evangelical Lutheran Church on Dad Clark Road. The meetings are open, nonsmoking, and not wheelchair accessible. Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Support Group meets the fourth Monday each month from 6-7:30 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, 8997 S. Broadway St., Highlands Ranch. RSVP to 303-346-3338 or 303-5964641. Affordable Colleges Online has created a guidebook to help women find and secure financial aid. The guide includes a collection of scholarships for women, including due dates and award amounts; insight into the financial aid application process; and other funding opportunities, such as industryspecific scholarships and funding for special groups. The guide is available online at http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/ womens-guide-paying-for-college/. Brain Injury Support Group meets every third Thursday of the month from 6:308:30 p.m. at St. Andrew United Methodist
Church in Highlands Ranch. Contact Della at 303-949-1017 or Jan Herodes at 303-9337417. Breast Cancer Support Group: Friends For Life meets from 7-9 p.m. the first Thursday of each month in the Fireside Room at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Join us to share stories, hopes and fears about your breast cancer experience. Meetings include information and discussion about treatment options. For more information, visit chcc.org/care. Cancer Support Group. A gathering for individuals, family members and friends of those who have been touched by cancer in some way takes place at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch, CO 80126. We are here to provide information, prayer, support and friendship as we walk through the cancer journey together. Contact Shereice Godby at 720-9378170 or shereice_godby@yahoo.com. Celebrate Recovery: Teens meets from 6-8 p.m. Sundays in Room 94. For nearly four years, Celebrate Recovery has helped hundreds of people find healing from a variety of life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups. We now have the opportunity to bring this restorative ministry to students. This program is specifically designed for middle and high school students and provides a safe place to find healing in Christ by fostering authentic community and active service to Christ and others. For more information, visit chcc. org/cr or contact us at 303-325-8242 or cr@ chcc.org. This meeting takes place at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch.
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Colorado Symphony Guild, Highlands Ranch/Lone Tree chapter, meets at 1 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Room 212, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. The group is the largest support group of the Colorado Symphony. Contact 303-3082462, admin@coloradosymphonyguild.org or www.coloradosymphonyguild.org. Douglas County Association for Gifted & Talented is a nonprofit group of parents, educators and community leaders that supports the educational and emotional needs of gifted and advanced learners in Douglas County. Affiliate of the Colorado Association for GT and the National Association for GT. Find our mission, newsletters, events and general information at www.dcagt.org. EMPOWER Colorado, South Metro Support Group for parents of children with mental illness. Learn how to handle mental health challenges within the family and how to collaborate with the school system. Find out how to access resources for mental health care services. E-mail listserv and educational classes are also available. Meetings are from 6-8 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network, 155 Inverness Drive West, 2nd floor, one block East of Dry Creek (next to DirecTV and the Light Rail) Englewood, CO 80112. Dinner will be served (usually pizza or Subway). Contact Carol Villa at kyvilla@aol.com or 1-866-213-4631. Food Addicts Anonymous meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at South Broadway Church, 23 Lincoln St. Call Anna at 303-733-0429 or Pamela at 303-322-3653.
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Celebrate Recovery: Adults meets from 6-8 p.m. Sundays in Room 115. Potluck is the first Sunday of each month at 5 p.m. Celebrate Recovery addresses more than alcohol, drugs or other addictions. This biblically-based recovery program is also for those who desire healing from life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups in a safe, grace-filled, authentic community. By working through the recovery principles, participants learn to make new choices and grow deeper in Christ. Confidentiality and anonymity valued. KidZone provided. For a list of issues addressed and for more information, visit chcc.org/cr or contact us at 303-325-8242 or cr@chcc.org. The meetings are at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch.
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Friends for Life Breast Cancer Support Group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. the first Thursday of every month in the Fireside Room at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Meetings also include information and discussion about treatment options. Visit www.chcc. org or call 303-791-4100. Homecomings Adoption Waiting/Prospective Families meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month in the Fireside Room. Join us as we welcome a panel of adoptive parents who will share their experiences on their adoption journey. Each of these families has traveled different roads including adopting from foster care, international, and through domestic infant adoption. RSVP and reserve KidZone with Jennifer Kells at adoption@chcc.org. This class is at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch.
Littleton Lupus Support Group of the Colorado Lupus Foundation meets every third Saturday of each month in the greeting card section at the Tattered Cover in Highlands Ranch. Call 303-771-9205 or 303-688-8047.
Learning English? Douglas County Libraries offers Saturday morning practice sessions at which those learning English can engage in casual conversation with others. DCL also offers ESL Book Clubs, where English learners can read and discuss specific books. Both meetings are facilitated by trained volunteers. For dates, times and locations, call 303-791-7323. Memory Care Monday’s offered at Clare Bridge in Highlands Ranch. Drop in from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. any Monday and pick up information about preparing and caring for a loved one with dementia. Meningioma Mommas Inc., a nonprofit, online support group, was founded by Highlands Ranch resident and brain-tumor survivor Liz Holzemer for those who have experienced the same problem. Visit www. meningiomamommas.org for a calendar listing. MS Support Group for those with Multiple Sclerosis meets on the first Saturday of each month at St. Andrew United Methodist Church. Call Connie at 303-706-0234. Narconon reminds families that abuse of addictive pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise. Learn to recognize the signs of drug abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk. Call Narconon for a free brochure on the signs addiction for all types of drugs. Narconon also offers free assessments and referrals. Call 800-431-1754 or go to DrugAbuseSolution.com. Narconon also can help with addiction counseling. Call for free assessments or referrals, 800-431-1754. 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, CO 80126. If you are looking for a safe environment in which to learn, share and be encouraged, join us. Contact Bob Schulz at roberthschulz@msn.com. Overeaters Anonymous meets from 10-11 a.m. and from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Sedalia Room at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100 Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock. Panic Disorder Support Group meets every third Monday at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway in Highlands Ranch. Call Jodee at 303-470-0480. Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group The Denver Branch meets from 3:30-5 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of every month at Christ Church United Methodist, 690 Colorado Blvd., Denver; parking and entrance in the back. For information about the Denver Branch meetings, call Dorothy Miller at 303-814-2112 or email dorthy_miller@ hotmail.com. PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians, Gays, and Gender Identity Support meets from 7-8:45 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Highlands Ranch Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. We welcome everyone. E-mail info@ pflaghighlandsranch.org. SEE CLUBS, P28
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Eclipse draws early bird space fans BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
True die-hards turned out at South Platte Park in the predawn hours of Jan. 31 to watch an astronomical event that won’t repeat for decades: a super blue blood moon. That’s a romantic way to say a lunar eclipse, while the moon was at its closest point in its orbit to Earth, and the second full moon in a month. “This is worth getting up early for,” said South Platte Park interpreter Victoria Sutton. “Little miracles of nature like this make memories that will stay with you the rest of your life.” A few dozen people nibbled pastries and watched the moon go blood-red in the western sky from the shores of Cooley Lake in an event dubbed “Eclipse and Eclairs” by South Suburban Parks and Recreation District’s Carson Nature Center. “It’s wonderful how the universe works together,” said Kathleen Jones, who volunteered at the event. “With all the troubles we have in the world today, it’s rejuvenating to enjoy the beauty of nature.”
Spectators watch as the moon is subsumed behind the earth’s shadow.
The eclipse nears totality.
Tom Jones peers through a telescope at the eclipse. Jones, who was tagging along with his wife Kathleen, who was volunteering at the event, said he was thrilled to experience such a rare event.
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Christine Schlegel, left, son Blake McRea, 4, Carolyn Albertson and South Platte Park Manager Skot Latona warm themselves by the fire as the eclipse fades into clouds in the west. PHOTO BY LEE CASTELLION
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Prostate Cancer Support Group meets the fourth Monday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m. in room 226 at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. This monthly support group is for men willing to share their experiences with prostate cancer. All information and discussion are confidential. For more information, visit www.chcc.org or call 303-791-4100. Sky Cliff Center Caregiver Support Group: 10-11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month at 4600 E. Highway 86, Castle Rock. Caregiving for adults can be challenging at times, and you’re not alone. For information,
or to let the center know if you’re coming, call 303-814-2863 or email skycliffctr@ skycliff.org. Go to www.skycliff.org. Sky Cliff Center Stroke Support Group: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second and last Wednesday of each month at Christlife Community Church, 5451 E. Highway 86, Franktown (lunch provided). 10-11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Sky Ridge Medical Center, 10101 Ridge Gate Parkway, Lone Tree. Call Sky Cliff Center at 303-814-2863. St. Andrew United Methodist Church Support Group for Adoptive Families meets from 6:30-8 p.m. the third Sunday of each month at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 3350 E. White Bay Drive, Highlands Ranch. Call 303-794-
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THINGS to DO
THEATER
Disney’s The Little Mermaid: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 9 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. A sensory friendly performance at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10; and sign language interpreted performances are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 and 2 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 11. Call 303-805-6800 or go to parkerarts.org for information.
Broadway Revue `A Beautiful Thing’: 7 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, Feb. 8-10 at Highlands Ranch High School, 9375 Cresthill Lane. Created by Highlands Ranch High School theater instructor Doyle Hanks, `A Beautiful Thing” tells a love story through featured performances from some of Broadway’s favorite musicals. Tickets available at hrhsthespians.com.
Anglophile Afternoon Theatre: Mansfield Park: 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Go to arapahoelibraries.org. Moscow Festival Ballet: Cinderella: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 at The Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Go to http://www.lonetreeartscenter.org/
The FBI Wife: 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Sandra Windsor’s memoir describes her struggles to establish a life separate from the secrets and rigidity of her FBI husband during the 1960s and 70s. Windsor is an award-winner in a Writer’s
ART/CRAFTS
Lessons and Lemonade: 9:30-11 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 (Glass Painting with Portia Patterson) at Hobby Lobby, Colo. 83 and Mainstreet in Parker. For ages 9-14. Registration required; go to www.parkerartistguild.com/classes/youth. Lego Maniacs: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 and Feb. 24 at Englewood Public Library. Call 303-762-2560. Tell Me a Story: on display through Wednesday, Feb. 14 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Go to http://parkerarts. org/1034/Current-Gallery-Exhibits A Monstrous Valentine: Stories and Crafts: 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. Ages 5-12. Go to arapahoelibraries.org. Tween Time: Building with Legos: 5-6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Ages 9-12. Go to arapahoelibraries.org.
Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Ages 50plus. Registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to DCL.org.
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Collectible and Antiquarian Book Sale: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Used books, CDs and DVDs on sale. Proceeds benefit the Douglas County Libraries Foundation. Cash and credit card accepted. Call 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.
Brains on Steroids Variety Show: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Reservations required. Call 303-660-6799 or go to http:// tickets.amazingshows.com.
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Lifetree Café Discussion Group: 5-6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12 (In the News) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com.
MUSIC
Bohemian Rhapsodies: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at Englewood High School, 3800 S. Logan St., Englewood. Pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m. Call 303-781-1892 or go to www.arapahoe-phil.org. Matt Dusk: 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Go to http://www.lonetreeartscenter.org/ The Hummin’Birds: Bluegrass & More: 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial. Go to gshep.org/music-witha-mission-concert-series Live: Park Hill Brass: 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Go to arapahoelibraries.org.
FOOD/COOKING
Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Fry: 4-6:30 p.m. Fridays in Lent (no service on Good Friday) at Ave Maria Catholic Church, 9056 E. Parker Road, Parker. Dates are Feb. 16, Feb. 23, March 2, March 9, March 16 and March 23. Takeout and drive-through also available. Homemade desserts also sold.
Digest short story contest and a Colorado Independent Publishers’ Award winner. Call 303-795-3961. Valentines at the Mansion: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 at the Highlands Ranch Mansion, 9950 E. Gateway Drive, Highlands Ranch. Open house format; dance, enjoy music, sample sweet treats and tour the historic home. All ages welcome. Event is free; donations accepted to benefit the American Heart Association. Call 303-791-0430. Love, Improvisation and the Great American Songbook: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Join the Tina Phillips Jazz Trio for an afternoon exploring jazz. Go to http://www.lonetreeartscenter.org/
Valentine’s Theme Italian Luncheon: 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14 at Southridge Recreation Center, Highlands Ranch. Highlands Ranch Senior Club luncheon. Enjoy lasagna and hear recording artist Ralph Nichols. Reservations required by Feb. 9. Call Sue 309-360-9677. Go to hrseniorclub.org.
READING/WRITING
Book Lovers: 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Learn about great new reads. For adults. Registration is required at 303-7917323 or DCL.org. Malley Book Club: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 15 at the Malley Senior Center Library. Book is “Remarkable Creatures,” by Tracy Chevalier. For adults. The Hybrid Author: Explore Publishing Paths: 2:30-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Go to arapahoelibraries.org. Meet the Author: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 19 at Tattered Cover at Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive. Reading, craft and book signing of “Snow Sisters” by Kerri Kokias, who grew up in Littleton. Go to www.tatteredcover.com/newevent-calendar#event-id-138191
EVENTS
Daddy-Daughter Ball: 6:308:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at the Douglas County Events Center, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. Registration ends at 5 p.m. Feb. 8. Go to http://www.crgov. com/1998/Activities-and-Events for information and to register.
Happy Birthday, Castle Pines: 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane. Celebrate the city’s 10th birthday with games, food, crafts and guests. Registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to DCL.org. Extreme Couponing: 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Registration is required. Call 303-795-3961. Bottom of the Inkwell: Teen Writing Workshop: 3:30-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Cir., Centennial. Bring copies of your work. Go to arapahoelibraries.org. STEM: DU Outreach: 4-5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12 and Monday, Feb. 26 at Englewood Public Library. Call 303-762-2560. Business Startup Basics: 6:308:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Sponsored in part by the Small Business Development Center. Go to arapahoelibraries.org. Untangling Your New England Roots: An Overview from Settlement to Revolution: 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Go to www.ColumbineGenealogy.com.
HEALTH
Senior Fitness and Nutrition: 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga: 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Learn about chair yoga and reconnecting mind and body after trauma. Presented by Comeback Yoga. For adults. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. Heart Disease Reversal Diets: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at South Denver Heart Center, 1000 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. Presented by Susan Buckley, RD. Call 303-744-1065 or go to www. southdenver.com to register.
EDUCATION
English Conversation Circle: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at Englewood Public Library. For beginning and entermediate English language learners. Topic Tuesday: “Farmland: The Evolution of a Tradition”: 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Go to arapahoelibraries.org. NASA and the Future of Space Exploration: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 at Tattered Cover, Aspen Grove Shopping Center, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Call 303-470-7050 to RSVP.
Wine: 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14 at RiverPointe, 5225 S. Prince St., Littleton. Join Active Minds as we describe the history of wine. Call 303-797-0600 to RSVP. Lawn and Landscape Lessons: 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane. For adults. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.
Learn to Tie Flies: 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays through Feb. 24 at Orvis Park Meadows. Sign up at www.orvis.com/s/park-meadowscolorado-orvis-retail-store/620 or call 303-768-9600. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.
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SPORTS
Lanes will be abuzz with titles on the line
TOP SCORES Top one-meter diving scores this season, according to rankings compiled through Jan. 25 by Prep Swim Colorado. Class 5A • Ally Brown, Horizon: 519.55 • Franny Cable, Arapahoe: 506.85 • Sam Tamborski, Douglas County/ Castle View: 465.45 • Izzy Gregerson, Ralston Valley: 461.00 • Addie Perlmutter, Cherry Creek: 452.12 Class 4A • Lindsey Hammar, Denver South: 458.05 • Morgan McCarthy, Fort Collins: 441.15 • Gabrielle Peltier, Rampart: 430.45 • Avery Dinnel, Pine Creek: 418.90 • Gigi Beattie, Valor Christian: 418.30 • Kyrianna Chambo, Highlands Ranch: 413.15
T Arapahoe junior Franny Cable took a beginning diving class as a freshman as she was looking for something to do to replace gymnastics. She has developed into one of the state’s top divers and says, “I want to win state but it’s going to be really tough. It can just come down to the degree of difficulty in the final round.” JIM BENTON
Divers navigate twists and turns Athletes control their bodies, use their heads in unique ways BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORDOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Most high schools and colleges combine swimming and diving into one sport, and they are part of the same meets. But in reality, the two are more different than the same.
“Truly, the only thing we have in common with swimmers is chlorinated water,” Arapahoe dive coach Jeff Smith said. “We are entirely separate sports.” Swimmers perform certain strokes and the athlete with the fastest time is the winner. Divers, meanwhile, have a set of dives with degrees of difficulty and are awarded scores by judges. “Swimmers have more patience,” said Susan Welch, an assistant diving coach who works with the teams in the Adams 12 Five Star district. “Divers have to face their fears more often.” Divers usually have separate prac-
tices and different coaches than athletes on the swim team. Divers often appear like placekickers in football, off to the side. “Outside of high school, diving is really a separate sport from swimming,” said Cherry Creek dive coach Grant Robinson. “It depends on the program. At Cherry Creek, we like to incorporate the team unity between the two different sports.” For divers, as with football kickers, there is also a high degree of pressure to perform. SEE DIVERS, P37
Standout Performers Ryan Catalano, Castle View He collected his first CHSAA hat trick in a 12-3 hockey victory over Woodland Park on Feb. 3.
Ronnie DeGray III, Chaparral The sophomore scored 27 points and had 11 rebounds in a 73-57 boys basketball win over Rock Canyon on Feb. 2.
Caleb Tamminga, Legend The senior hit the game-winning shot with 23 seconds left in the second overtime in a 75-73 boys basketball win over Mountain Vista on Jan. 30.
Britt Nichols, Rock Canyon The sophomore won the 200 and 500 freestyle events Feb. 3 at the Continental League A swim/dive championships.
Lindsay Stenstrom, Valor Christian The junior was crowned the Jeffco 4A swim champion in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke on Feb. 3 at the league swim/dive championships.
Kaison Hammonds, ThunderRidge The senior shot 69 percent from the field and had 30 points in a 75-53 boys basketball win over Highlands Ranch on Feb. 2.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS are six athletes named from south metro area high schools. Preference is given to those making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com
hree classifications of the state high school girls swimming and diving championships will be Feb. 8-10 in Thornton and Fort Collins. But swimmers and divers will not be alone in being OVERTIME crowned champions this weekend. The Colorado High School Bowling Foundation’s team and individual state championships are Feb. 10-11 at Belleview Lanes, 4900 S. Federal Blvd., Englewood. Jim Benton Bowling is not sanctioned by the Colorado High School Activities Association, but 51 teams in five conferences and 287 bowlers compete during the season. It costs each bowler $60 for the 10-week season and sponsors are obtained to help with team fees. At the state tournament, scholarship money is awarded through the United States Bowling Congress’ SMART accounts. Bowlers on the top five teams, plus the leading five boys and girls individual finishers, earn scholarship awards. The boy and girl with the top averages will also get a scholarship award. James Hastings, of the Doherty Spartans Blue, had the season’s top average for the boys of 221, while Luna Ramirez of the Wheat Ridge coteam team and Hannah Perry of the Falcon Falcons 1 shared the best girls average of 185. The Wheat Ridge co-op team captured the Central Conference title and the Belleview co-op team won the Southern Denver regular-season title. State tournament team competition will be Feb. 10, with individuals vying for top five finishes Feb. 11. Many of the teams are from outside the metro area. There are 16 teams from the Colorado Springs area and 13 from Grand Junction. Many of the teams are affiliated with schools and some teams are co-op, drawing bowlers from different schools. “We are struggling in the Denver area,” CHSBF President Victor Holt said. “Kids don’t think of it as a sport. One thing we are trying to do for next year is get a teacher at each school that is willing to start up a bowling club.” SEE BENTON, P39
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Former Bronco McCaffrey takes over Valor program New coach’s sons have been instrumental in multiple state titles at the school BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Ed McCaffrey’s bonds to Valor Christian go back a long way, and now the former Denver Broncos wide receiver has been named the new Eagles football coach. Valor Christian Athletic Director Jamie Heiner announced the hiring of McCaffrey, 49, on Feb. 5, and a day later he was introduced to players and their parents. McCaffrey inherits a Valor team that was undefeated last year before losing a playoff game to Grandview. “I can’t guarantee we will win a game, but if we don’t win a game next year, I probably won’t be around very long,” McCaffrey said. “But there is a lot of talent here and great coaches. This team expects to be successful because they have had had the coaches and kids to be successful.” No introduction was really needed, as McCaffrey and his family have been familiar faces for nearly a decade around the Valor campus in Highlands Ranch. Four of McCaffrey’s sons have played
BY THE NUMBERS
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Field goals made on 51 attempts (61 percent) in a 61-25 victory for the Highlands Ranch girls basketball team over Ponderosa on Jan. 30.
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Combined free throws attempted by Chaparral and Rock Canyon in the Feb. 2 Wolverines’ 73-57 boys basketball win.
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Goals by Luke Lonneman as the Valor Christian hockey team rallied for a 5-2 win over Pueblo County on Feb. 3.
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Points scored by Douglas County senior Cam’ron Dunfee in an 82-45 boys basketball win over Ponderosa on Feb. 2.
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3-point attempts per game averaged by the Mountain Vista girls basketball team.
Ed McCaffrey was introduced as the new Valor Christian football coach on Feb. 6. “My approach is to do the best job I can to prepare these kids for football and life and help them grow physically, spirituality and emotionally and have a great high school experience,” he told parents and players. “The lessons you learn from this sport last a lifetime and I’m hoping to provide that great experience.” JIM BENTON for Valor. Max, Christian and Dylan are graduates, and his youngest son, Luke, is currently a junior at Valor. “Ed has been a part of the Valor community for nine years and now we’re honored to call him Coach McCaffrey,” Heiner said. McCaffrey replaces Rod Sherman,
On campus:
who resigned in December. Sherman, the school’s first athletic director, led the Eagles to state championships in 2013, 2015 and 2016 and he compiled a 57-11 record in his tenure as head coach. Valor has won seven state titles in three different divisions and a McCaf-
• Sophomore Holley Dennis won the 100 freestyle event on Feb. 3 at the Continental League A swim/dive championships. She was timed in 53.43 and was also part of two relay teams.
Highlands Ranch • Mikayla Johnson finished second at 105 pounds in the girls state wrestling tournament Feb. 3 at Thornton High School. Savannah Howarad won the 147-pound third-place match with a pin in 2:12 over Isabella Romero, of Mead, in the non-sanctioned CHSAA event. • The girls basketball team, ranked fourth in the Class 5A CHSAANow.com poll, leads the Continental League in scoring (61 points per game), 3-pointers made (4.5 per game) and assists (16.8 per game).
Rock Canyon • Girls basketball coach Becky Mudd came up with an idea to urge her players to engage with the community. The Jaguars’ game against Legend on Feb. 6 was designed as the Small Actions-Big Changes game. Each player selected a cause, person, family or group and played the game in honor of that person/ group. The girls were committed to do a small action for the person/cause they selected. This small action could be a note of encouragement, a donation, time in community service or sharing awareness for the person/group selected. • The girls swim team won the Continental League A championships held Feb. 3 with 577 points to outdistance second-place Heritage. Junior Jessica Beckwith was crowned the champion of the 100 butterfly with a winning time of 57.42.
Mountain Vista • The hockey team has gone 1-6-1 in the past eight games and has contests scheduled Feb. 9 against Ralston Valley and Feb. 10 against Regis Jesuit. Earlier this season, the Golden Eagles lost 5-2 to Ralston Valley and 8-2 to Regis.
SkyView Academy Jordan Wilson and Mitch Steele are the leaders of the boys basketball team which travels to Faith Christian for a Feb. 9 game. Wilson is averaging 12.3 points per game and Steele 11.5. Natalia Mille-Forrest is the top scorer on the girls team, averaging 12.8 points per game.
News and notes from local high school sports programs
frey has been part of all the championships, starting with Max (2009-12) and followed by Christian (2010-14) and Dylan (2013-17). All four brothers were multiple sport athletes and Luke, who is currently playing basketball, is in line to be the starting quarterback next season. Max is a wide receiver with the San Francisco 49ers, Christian plays for the Carolina Panthers and Dylan is a quarterback at the University of Michigan. Ed McCaffrey, who becomes the third Valor head football coach, played for the Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants and has won three Super Bowl rings. He was a radio color analyst for Bronco games but left that position before last season so he could spend more time watching his sons play football. And now he’s ready for the next chapter of his football career. “I never expected to be in this position,” he said Feb. 6. “I was shocked that the position became available. It was something I’ve always wanted to do. I purposely stayed in the shadows and stayed in the stands. I wanted my sons to have their own high school experience. “This is a once-in-a lifetime opportunity. I don’t take it for granted. I’m blessed that it became available for me and then they believed in me enough to hire me because there were some really good candidates.” ThunderRidge • The boys basketball team had no time to rest. After a Feb. 6 game against topranked Chaparral, the second-ranked Grizzlies faces rival Mountain Vista in Feb. 9 game at Mountain Vista. ThunderRidge leads the Continental League in scoring (70.2 points per game), rebounding (34.5), 3 pointers (7.5), assists (15.4) and steals (199). The all-time series against Mountain Vista is tied at six wins apiece, but ThunderRidge has won the past two in the rivalry, which always draws sellout crowds. • The girls basketball series against Mountain Vista is lopsided in favor of ThunderRidge. The Grizzlies, which host the Golden Eagles on Feb. 8, lead the series, 10-2. Valor Christian • Coach George Gwozdecky’s hockey team has clinched the Highlands Conference title with a 15-0-0 record and 30 points, with one game remaining against last place Woodland Park on Feb. 9. The Eagles, 16-1-0 overall, finish the regular season on Feb. 10 with a non-conference game against Monarch which is 13-1-0 this season. • The girls basketball team is hanging around in the Jeffco 4A title race and is a game behind league leading and defending state champion Evergreen. The Eagles travel to Evergreen to face the Cougars on Feb. 13. Evergreen whipped Valor, 52-33, earlier this season.
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Wolverines upend top-ranked Jaguars Chaparral wins meeting of league powers in front of a packed house BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORDOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Fans and students from both schools packed the Chaparral gym on Feb. 2 two hours before the start of the Continental League boys basketball showdown against Rock Canyon. It was a game that showcased Rock Canyon, ranked first in the CHSAANow.com poll, against the third-ranked Wolverines. The contest also highlighted the stellar boys basketball being played this season in Douglas County schools. Chaparral got off to a fast start before the sellout crowd and never trailed in earning a 73-57 victory over the previously undefeated Jaguars. “The number one team in the state, you beat them, it’s a good win,” said Chaparral coach Tellus Truesdale. “It’s a step towards our goal. This
Chaparral’s Bryce Matthews (24) tries to hang on to the loose ball as Rock Canyon’s Tyson Gilbert also gets a hand in there as teammate Sam Masten (5) looks ready to grab the ball if it comes his way. The Wolverines defeated top-ranked Rock Canyon 73-57 Feb. 2 in Parker. PAUL DISALVO will give us confidence and hopefully carry us through the next four games in the
conference. Heading into the game, the top three teams in the Jan. 29
CHSAANow.com Class 5A poll were top-ranked Rock Canyon, No. 2 ThunderRidge and
third-rated Chaparral. After games of Feb. 2, the eight Class 5A Douglas County teams had compiled a combined 110-39 overall record and the 11-team league had a 139-65 mark, with only one team with a losing record. ThunderRidge still loomed in front of both Chaparral and Rock Canyon. The Wolverines were scheduled to face the Grizzlies in another prominent matchup on Feb. 6 at ThunderRidge. Rock Canyon concludes the regular season with a Feb. 16 game at ThunderRidge. “The ratings are what they are,” said Rock Canyon coach Kent Grams. “They don’t mean much right now. In March is when we want to be playing our best basketball.” Chaparral took command early with a strong defensive effort as Rock Canyon made only three field goals in the first 16 minutes. Some of the excitement of the game disappeared in the fourth quarter as Chaparral paraded to the charity line and shot 29 free throws to hold off the Jaguars, who were never able to climb closer than nine points. SEE SHOWDOWN, P39
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“Swimmers are better known, they have more events,” said Ralston Valley freshman Izzy Gregersen, one of the state’s top divers. “We get like one time.” The pressure is not just to score well, but also to not get injured. “Out of all the sports, when you are sinking a last-second free throw or kicking a field goal, there is no risk involved in some of those activities,” Ralston Valley diving coach Kevin Sage said. “In diving, you can really mess yourself up if you lose your awareness of where you are at, you can really do some damage. It’s the same way with gymnastics.”
Flipping the script The divers in Class 5A with the five highest scores so far this season are all former gymnasts. They are sophomore Ally Brown, who competes for Horizon; junior Franny Cable, of Arapahoe; senior Sam Tamborski, of the Douglas County/Castle View team; Gregersen; and sophomore Addie Perlmutter, of Cherry Creek. Many of the twists, turns and tucks of diving relate to gymnastics, but they do require some adjustments. “What it takes to be a good diver is you have to have good balance and be a little bit crazy,” Smith said. “You have to be a little crazy to go up there spinning, have good kinesthetic awareness to where you are upside down and twisting in the air. You have to know where your body is, as well as where every part of your body is, so you can manipulate it properly in order to execute a good dive.” Perlmutter said diving “corresponds” to gymnastics, but there is at least one big difference. “You have to land on your head (in diving),” she said. “It took me a few months, but there are some things where I still have my old gymnastics habits. It took a few months to get used to landing on my head.”
STATE MEET ON DECK Swimmers and divers will be together for the girls state swimming championships this month. The Class 3A and 4A meets will be Feb. 8-10 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatics Center (VMAC) in Thornton. The Class 5A championships will be Feb. 9-10 at the Edora Pool Ice Center (EPIC) in Fort Collins. In top form The proper mechanics and mental approach are crucial in diving. Cable has set numerous school and pool diving records this season. She gave up gymnastics before her freshman year, took a beginning diving class and has developed into one of best divers in the state. “It took me a long time to get the concept of landing on my head,” said Cable. “There is always room for major improvements. There’s always room for new dives.” Tamborski concedes it takes time to become a good diver and master the mental side of the sport. “You have to have drive, really want to work hard to get good and listen to your coach,” she said. “It takes a long time to learn. I’ve been diving for five years. I still have more things to learn. “It is absolutely a mental game. You really have to focus if you mess up a dive or it didn’t go the way you wanted. You have to focus and do better so you can make up for it.” Divers’ abilities and fearlessness garner them the appreciation of their teammates. Delaney Smith, no relation to coach Smith, is a senior swimmer at Arapahoe. She has committed to swim at UCLA and admits it has taken her a while to appreciate diving. “I don’t understand how they twist in the air,” she said. “I’ve basically only seen diving in high school. I see it some when I watch the Olympics. I know they start practicing before we start practicing. “They always have a lot of respect for what we are doing, and we have a lot of respect for them because I honestly would be so scared doing a flip in the air.”
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Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0252
Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0254
Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0264
To Whom It May Concern: On 11/16/2017 9:27:00 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.
To Whom It May Concern: On 11/20/2017 11:21:00 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.
To Whom It May Concern: On 12/7/2017 9:39:00 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: AMY NICOLE BAUMERT Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/26/2016 Recording Date of DOT: 10/31/2016 Reception No. of DOT: 2016078077 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $348,570.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $345,463.91
Original Grantor: JOHN S MORRIS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/14/2015 Recording Date of DOT: 8/14/2015 Reception No. of DOT: 2015058075 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $284,747.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $277,112.19
Original Grantor: CHRISTOPHER JAMES JARDINE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/31/2016 Recording Date of DOT: 4/1/2016 Reception No. of DOT: 2016019337 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $353,802.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $347,847.88
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 6, BLOCK 2, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 71-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 7241 Palisade Dr, 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, March 7, 2018, 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 (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 1/11/2018 Last Publication: 2/8/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 11/20/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000007138779
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2017-0252 First Publication: 1/11/2018 Last Publication: 2/8/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
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 36, BLOCK 1, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 14, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9326 Daisy Ct, 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, March 14, 2018, 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 (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 1/18/2018 Last Publication: 2/15/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 11/20/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: SCOTT TOEBBEN Colorado Registration #: 19011 216 16TH STREET SUITE 1210, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (720) 259-6714 Fax #: (720) 259-6709 Attorney File #: 17CO00453-2 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on t he Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0254 First Publication: 1/18/2018 Last Publication: 2/15/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
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 10, BLOCK 5, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 1481 Northcrest Drive, 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, March 28, 2018, 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 (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 2/1/2018 Last Publication: 3/1/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 12/8/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000007195308 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee w ebsite: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0264 First Publication: 2/1/2018 Last Publication: 3/1/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 12/8/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.
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First Publication: 2/8/2018 Last Publication: 3/8/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 12/15/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 The name, address and telephone numbers of 1199 BANNOCK STREET, the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 the indebtedness is: Fax #: To advertise yourNICHOLE public notices call 303-566-4100 S WILLIAMS Attorney File #: 00000007195308 Colorado Registration #: 49611 t 1199 BANNOCK STREET, *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DENVER, COLORADO 80204 DATES on the Public Trustee w ebsite: 2 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ a Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000007219025 Legal Notice No.: 2017-0264 t First Publication: 2/1/2018 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALEs Last Publication: 3/1/2018 DATES on the Public Trustee website : Publisher: Douglas County News Press http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ 2
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PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0272
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Legal Notice No.: 2017-0272 First Publication: 2/8/2018 Last Publication: 3/8/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
To Whom It May Concern: On 12/14/2017 2:32:00 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.
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Original Grantor: WILLIAM SIGLER AND JODIE SIGLER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR OPTEUM FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTEUM MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-4 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/3/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 8/11/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005075614 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $256,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $206,595.08
NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED
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 2, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO. 95-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9751 Clairton Place, 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, April 4, 2018, 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 (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 2/8/2018 Last Publication: 3/8/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 12/15/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000007219025 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
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OCCUPANT - THOMAS J MANCUSO THOMAS J HANSCH AND RHONDA KAY HANSCH - C ROGER ADDLESPERGER AS PRESIDENT OF DAWSON RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO 1 - DAWSON RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO 1 - DAWSON RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS 1 - 5 C/O FOLKESTAD FAZEKAS BARRICK & PATOILE - DAWSON RIDGE METROPOLITAN DISTRINCT NO 1 A QUASI-MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO - DCDC II INC - DCDC II INC C/O PARACORP INCORPORATED DCDC II INC A DELAWARE CORPORATION DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - DOUGLAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION C/O PARACORP INCORPORATED - DOUGLAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION C/O PARACORP INCORPORATED REGISTERED AGENT DOUGLAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION C/O PARACORP OF CALIFORNIA INCORPORATED - DOUGLAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION C/O THE CORPORATION COMPANY REGISTERED AGENT - DOUGLAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - DOUGLAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION A COLORADO CORPORATION - EMELINE W HANEY DIRECTOR DOUGLAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - FRANKLIN HARVEY, PRESIDENT DOUGLAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - FRANKLIN L HANEY FRANKLIN L HANEY DIRECTOR DOUGLAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FRANKLIN L HANEY PRESIDENT DCDC II INC - FRANKLIN L HANEY PRESIDENT DOUGLAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION A COLORADO CORPORATION - JAMES M RATKOVIC AS MANAGER OF SBAB LLC A COLORADO LIMTED LIABILITY COMPANY JAMES M RATKOVIC REGISTERED AGENT SBAB LLC - LARRY D BLUST ESQ. BARNES & THORNBURG LLP - MERRICK & COMPANY RICHARD J EBERSOLE DIRECTOR DOUGLAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - ROGER P BAILEY SECRETARY DOUGLAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - RONALD B MERRILL ORGANIZER SBAB LLC - SAM BELZBERT MANAGER SBAB LLC - SBAB LLC C/O LYNN LANCASTER REGISTERED AGENT - SBAB LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY SBAB LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY C/O JAMES M RATKOVIC AS MANAGER - SUSAN J SCNEIDER INCORPORATOR DOUGLAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Thomas J Hansch and Rhonda Kay Hansch the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: TRACT IN SW1/4 28-8-67 & IN NW1/4 33-8-67 0.785 AM/L
and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Thomas J Hansch and Rhonda Kay Hansch. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Thomas J Mancuso for said year 2013
That said Thomas J Hansch and Rhonda Kay Hansch on the 8th day of November 2017 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 at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 24th day of May 2018 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 8th day of February 2018 /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County
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PORATION COMPANY REGISTERED AGENT February 8, 2018 - DOUGLAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT COR-
in the backyard of their Castle Rock home. The sisters played against each other in a key Continental League basketball game in the Castle View gym, and at times they were matched against each other. McKay is a 5-foot-7 senior at Castle View, who has committed to play next season at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Avery is 5-10 freshman who plays for Regis Jesuit and has already drawn interest from schools like North Carolina. The sisters would sometimes exchange a brief word, and their parents, Brian and Tami, were able to watch both sisters play a high school game at the same time. “We were laughing about shots and
Regis won 49-39. Avery scored a Attorney for Department: game-high 17 points, while McKay talJohn Thirkell, #13865 lied 6 points. R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Thomas Joaquin, The sisters, who both wear#30941 No. 11, 4400 Castleton Ct. were starters. McKay is averaging 8.8 Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726 points a game and 9.4 ppg. FAXAvery 877-285-8988
Promotion for coach Vince Siravo, the Faith Christian offensive coordinator for the past four years, has been promoted to the head coaching position for the Eagles’ jthirkel@douglas.co.us football team. lreigrut@douglas.co.us He replaces Ralph Nance, who reGoing for the greentjoaquin@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 17JV242 Three area student-caddies were DIVISION 7tired in December and inherits a team DEPENDENCY SUMMONS that went 9-2 last season and made the among those awarded Western Golf Association Chick ScholarThisEvans Summons is initiated pursuant to Class Rule 2.2 2A playoffs. the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Jim Benton is a sports writer for ships, which are of a four-year housing Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, Public Notice Colorado Community Media. He has and tuition aide worth an19-3-503, estimated and Section C.R.S. 2017. DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, $100,000 over fourTO:years. been covering sports Denver area KENNETH EDWARD ADAMS, STATEin OF the COLORADO D.O.B.: 12/8/1983 Justice Way All three will attend the University since 1968. He can 4000 be reached at jbenCastle Rock, CO of Colorado. ton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or You are hereby notified that a petition has been Douglas County, CO 80109 filed which alleges of that the above-named chilThey were George Conway at 303-566-4083. dren are dependent or neglected as per the THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect OF COLORADO Petition, a copy of which can be obtained through the counsel for the Douglas County DeIn the Interest of: of Human ELIJAH LYNCH, D.O.B.:and 1/18/2011 and . “We want to be humble hungry like that, notServices. even “You play in front of a big crowd and played in a gamepartment KAITLYN LYNCH, D.O.B.: 9/04/2009; We didn’t want to lose to Chaparral, pumped us you are always going to be pumped up. with crosstown Legend. A Return ofIt Service and Adjudicatory HearChildren, ing for the Respondent Fathers and a PerTRACT IN SW1/4 28-8-67 & IN And concerning: obviously , but maybe it was a good up. We emphasized defense the whole That atmosphere obviously doesn’t manent Planning Hearing have been set for NW1/4 33-8-67 0.785 AM/L ALICIA LYNCH, D.O.B.: 12/8/1983, Mother; 2, Sam 2018 at 9:00 a.m., in Division 7, We and thing. have to adjust and move on. game. We tried toApril stop (Masten) happen as much as you wish but you FROM PAGE 33 Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of KENNETH EDWARD ADAMS, from getting to the basket andColorado, have 80109. “We’veD.O.B.: also don’t get two top teams as often.” had 12/8/1983 a slow AND start probably for Way, Castle Rock, purchase therefore to Thomas J Hansch and JOHN DOE, Father; Rhonda Kay Hansch.our That defensive said tax lien sale was Tyson (Gilbert) shoot threes.” Ronnie DeGray III, a 6-foot-6 junior, “I thought intensity the past Respondents. five or six games and I told Your presence before this court is required to made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed And Masten, a 6-3 senior, had 21thepoints paced Chaparral with 27 points and 11 our guys it was going catch up with was huge inestate thatforgood said defend against claims in this petition. IF against said real the yearstart,” 2013. That CATHERINE LYNCH,to D.O.B.: 8/3/1960, YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE C OURT WILL said real estate was taxed or specially asMaternal Grandmother; Special Respondent. for Rock Canyon, with 12 coming in rebounds. Junior Bryce Matthews finus. When you play the best teams in Truesdale. “We were really focused PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT sessed in the name(s) of Thomas J Mancuso for FURTHER CONDUCT ANthe ADJUsaid 2013started our offense. We’ve for Department: the fourth quarter, whenNOTICE, he hadTOmore ished with 18 points and junior Tanner state,Attorney we are not going to be able andyear that DICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A John Thirkell, #13865 success making driving, shots Giles chipped in 11 for the Wolverines, fight back. I give a #28833 lot of credit to been preaching thatand allRhonda yearKay long — JUDGMENTtwisting BY DEFAULT THEREBYto ADJUThat said Thomas J Hansch R. LeeAnn Reigrut, DICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEPENDHansch on the 8th day of November 2017 the got Thomas Joaquin, under the basket. Gilbert had 18 points who shot 59 percent from the field. Chaparral. They did#30941 a great job on the defense feeds our offense. We’ve ENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. present holder of said certificate, has made re4400 Castleton Ct. Public Notice quest upon thecan Treasurer for a Castle Rock, COaway 80109 our transibut fouled out with 5:42 remaining. “It was an unbelievable atmoboards and taking guys that putofitsaid in County the bucket but You have the right to request a trial by jury at deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s (303) 663-7726 “We COURT, have to getthe better,” said sphere,” said DeGray . “I had never tion. a heck of a game.” we’ve got to get stops. DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT adjudicatory stageGrams. of this petition. You alsoThey Deed will be issued for said real estate to the FAXplayed 877-285-8988 STATE OF COLORADO have the right to legal representation at every said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 24th day of jthirkel@douglas.co.us 4000 Justice Way stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own May 2018 unless the same has been redeemed. lreigrut@douglas.co.us PUBLIC NOTICE Castle Rock, CO choosing, or if you are without sufficient finanSaid property may be redeemed from said sale tjoaquin@douglas.co.us Douglas County, CO 80109 cial means, appointment of counsel by the at any time prior to the actual execution of said CASE NUMBER: 17JV242 DIVISION 7 PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF THE Court. Termination of your parent-child legal reTreasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 8th day STATE OF COLORADO, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE lationship to free your children for adoption is a of February 2018 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS OF COLORADO possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remZoe’s Colorado, LLC d/b/a Zoe’s Kitchen, edy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing be/s/ Diane A. Holbert This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 whose address is 5760 State Highway 121 Suite In the Interest of: fore a Judge. You also have the right, if you are 250, Plano, Texas, has requested the Licensing of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, County Treasurer of Douglas County ELIJAH LYNCH, D.O.B.: 1/18/2011 and indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no exOfficials of Douglas County to grant a Beer & Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, KAITLYN LYNCH, D.O.B.: 9/04/2009; pense to you, one expert witness of your own Legal Notice No.: 932563 Wine Liquor License at the location of 1515 Park and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2017. Children, choosing at any hearing on the termination of First Publication: February 8, 2018 Central Drive, Suite 100, Highlands Ranch, ColAnd concerning: your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, TO: JOHN DOE Last Publication: February 22, 2018 orado, to dispense malt and vinous by the drink ALICIA LYNCH, D.O.B.: 12/8/1983, Mother; you have the right to the appointment of a for consumption on the premises. The Public Publisher: Douglas County News-Press and Guardian ad litem to represent your best inHearing on this application is to be held by the You are hereby notified that a petition has been KENNETH EDWARD ADAMS, terests. Douglas County Board of County Commissionfiled which alleges that the above-named chilD.O.B.: 12/8/1983 ers at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado dren are dependent or neglected as per the AND JOHN DOE, Father; Respondents. You have the right to have this matter heard by on Wednesday, March 7th, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect And a district court judge rather than by the magisPetition, a copy of which can be obtained CATHERINE LYNCH, D.O.B.: 8/3/1960, trate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, Date of Application: January 18,2018 through the counsel for the Douglas County DeMaternal Grandmother; you will be bound by the findings and recompartment of Human Services. PUBLIC NOTICE Special Respondent. mendations of the magistrate, subject to review Officers: Zoe’s Kitchen, LLC as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2017, Michael Todd A Return of Service and Adjudicatory HearPURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF THE Attorney for Department: and subsequently, to the right of appeal as Sunil Doshi ing for the Respondent Fathers and a PerSTATE OF COLORADO, John Thirkell, #13865 provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4. Kevin Miles manent Planning Hearing have been set for R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 April 2, 2018 at 9:00 a.m., in Division 7 , Paddock Lounge, LLC, d/b/a Paddock Lounge, Thomas Joaquin, #30941 This summons is being initiated by the Douglas Legal Notice No.: 932529 Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice whose address 5681 Edison Ave, Carlsbad, CA 4400 Castleton Ct. County Department of Human Services through First Publication: February 8, 2018 Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109. has requested the Licensing Officials of Douglas Castle Rock, CO 80109 its counsel. Last Publication: February 8, 2018 County to grant a Beer & Wine Liquor License at (303) 663-7726 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Your presence before this court is required to the location of 8034 Midway Drive Unit A, FAX 877-285-8988 Dated: 1/25/18 defend against the claims in this petition. IF Littleton, Colorado, to dispense malt and vinous jthirkel@douglas.co.us Public Notice /s/ R. LeeAnn Reigrut YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL by the drink for consumption on the premises. lreigrut@douglas.co.us R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT The Public Hearing on this application is to be tjoaquin@douglas.co.us Pursuant to the laws of the State of Colorado: Assistant Douglas County Attorney FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUheld by the Douglas County Board of County CASE NUMBER: 17JV242 DIVISION 7 DICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A Commissioners at 100 Third Street, Castle NEW HOTEL & RESTAURANT Legal Notice No: 932521 JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJURock, Colorado on Thursday, February 22, DEPENDENCY SUMMONS LIQUOR LICENSE First Publication : February 8, 2018 DICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEPEND2018, at 1:00 p.m. Last Publication: February 8, 2018 ENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 THAI CASTLE LLC DBA BEAU THAI II Publisher: Douglas County News Press Date of Application: January 16,2018 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, 1341 NEW BEAL STREET, UNIT 140 You have the right to request a trial by jury at Officers: David O. Danglard Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80108 the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also Susan L. Danglard Public Notice and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2017. have the right to legal representation at every THAI CASTLE LLC d/b/a BEAU THAI II has restage of the proceedings by counsel of your own Legal Notice No.: 932528 DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, TO: KENNETH EDWARD ADAMS, quested the Liquor Licensing Authority of the choosing, or if you are without sufficient finanFirst Publication: February 8, 2018 STATE OF COLORADO D.O.B.: 12/8/1983 Town of Castle Rock, Colorado to grant a cial means, appointment of counsel by the Last Publication: February 8, 2018 4000 Justice Way HOTEL & RESTAURANT LIQUOR License to Court. Termination of your parent-child legal rePublisher: Douglas County News-Press Castle Rock, CO You are hereby notified that a petition has been THAI CASTLE LLC, as provided by law, at the lationship to free your children for adoption is a Douglas County, CO 80109 filed which alleges that the above-named chilpremises located at: possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remPUBLIC NOTICE dren are dependent or neglected as per the edy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing beTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect 1341 NEW BEAL STREET, UNIT 140, fore a Judge. You also have the right, if you are PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF THE OF COLORADO Petition, a copy of which can be obtained Castle Rock, Colorado 80108 indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no exSTATE OF COLORADO, through the counsel for the Douglas County Depense to you, one expert witness of your own In the Interest of: partment of Human Services. A Public Hearing on this application will be held choosing at any hearing on the termination of Matthew Enterprises, d/b/a Chard Core Grill , ELIJAH LYNCH, D.O.B.: 1/18/2011 and before the Liquor Licensing Authority at the hour your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, whose address is 7517 East Highway 86, FrankKAITLYN LYNCH, D.O.B.: 9/04/2009; A Return of Service and Adjudicatory Hearof 9AM or as soon thereafter as possible, on you have the right to the appointment of a town Colorado, has requested the Licensing OfChildren, ing for the Respondent Fathers and a PerFEBRUARY 21, 2018 at the Town of Castle Guardian ad litem to represent your best inficials of Douglas County to grant a Hotel & ResAnd concerning: manent Planning Hearing have been set for Rock Offices, 100 Wilcox St., Castle Rock, Colterests. taurant Liquor License at the location of 7517 ALICIA LYNCH, D.O.B.: 12/8/1983, Mother; April 2, 2018 at 9:00 a.m., in Division 7 , orado. At said time and place, any interested East Highway 86, Franktown, Colorado, to disand Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice persons may appear and be heard for or against You have the right to have this matter heard by pense malt, vinous and spiritous by the drink for KENNETH EDWARD ADAMS, Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109. the granting of said license. a district court judge rather than by the magisconsumption on the premises. The Public HearD.O.B.: 12/8/1983 AND JOHN DOE, Father; trate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, ing on this application is to be held by the Respondents. Your presence before this court is required to The completed application and supporting docuyou will be bound by the findings and recomDouglas County Board of County CommissionAnd defend against the claims in this petition. IF mentation was received, and reviewed for filing, mendations of the magistrate, subject to review ers at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado CATHERINE LYNCH, D.O.B.: 8/3/1960, YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL on JANUARY 12, 2018. as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2017, on Wednesday, March 7th, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. Maternal Grandmother; Special Respondent. PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT and subsequently, to the right of appeal as FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJULegal Notice No: 932470 provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4. Date of Application: January 18, 2018 Attorney for Department: DICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A First Publication : February 8, 2018 Officers: Matthew Krempel John Thirkell, #13865 JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJULast Publication: February 8, 2018 This summons is being initiated by the Douglas Edward Lindo R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 DICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEPENDPublisher: Douglas County News Press County Department of Human Services through Thomas Joaquin, #30941 ENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. its counsel. Legal Notice No.: 932527 4400 Castleton Ct. Public Notice First Publication: February 8, 2018 Castle Rock, CO 80109 You have the right to request a trial by jury at Dated: 1/25/18 Last Publication: February 8, 2018 (303) 663-7726 the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, /s/ R. LeeAnn Reigrut Publisher: Douglas County News-Press FAX 877-285-8988 have the right to legal representation at every STATE OF COLORADO R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 jthirkel@douglas.co.us stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own 4000 Justice Way Assistant Douglas County Attorney PUBLIC NOTICE lreigrut@douglas.co.us choosing, or if you are without sufficient finanCastle Rock, CO tjoaquin@douglas.co.us cial means, appointment of counsel by the Douglas County, CO 80109 Legal Notice No: 932522 PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF THE CASE NUMBER: 17JV242 DIVISION 7 Court. Termination of your parent-child legal reFirst Publication : February 8, 2018 STATE OF COLORADO, lationship to free your children for adoption is a THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE Last Publication: February 8, 2018 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remOF COLORADO Publisher: Douglas County News Press Zoe’s Colorado, LLC d/b/a Zoe’s Kitchen, edy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing bewhose address is 5760 State Highway 121 Suite This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 fore a Judge. You also have the right, if you are In the Interest of: 250, Plano, Texas, has requested the Licensing of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no exELIJAH LYNCH, D.O.B.: 1/18/2011 and Officials of Douglas County to grant a Beer & Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, pense to you, one expert witness of your own KAITLYN LYNCH, D.O.B.: 9/04/2009; Wine Liquor License at the location of 1515 Park and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2017. choosing at any hearing on the termination of Children, Central Drive, Suite 100, Highlands Ranch, Colyour parent-child relationship. If you are a minor,
Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Thomas J Hansch and Rhonda Kay Hansch the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:
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