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Challengers sweep the slate Lemieux, Vogel and Ray win nearly 60 percent of the vote for Douglas County School Board By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com A crowd of supporters gathered on Election Night at the Southern Hospitality barbecue restaurant in Lone Tree to cheer on the incumbent candidates for Douglas County School Board as results came in.
The night didn’t go as they expected. Anne-Marie Lemieux, Wendy Vogel and David Ray — candidates who oppose the school district’s reform policies of the past several years — ousted incumbents Kevin Larsen, Craig Richardson and Richard Robbins. Each challenger won with at least 58 percent of the more than 82,000 votes counted by the end of Nov. 3. “The voters of Douglas County have spoken,” said Larsen, the school board president. “They clearly touched on a
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nerve that people responded to.” In District C, Lemieux, a former teacher, took 58.3 percent of the vote in her race against Larsen.
“We are happy for our community. We’re happy for our schools,” Lemieux said. “We’re happy for our educators and most especially, we are happy for our kids. This is a very good day for Douglas County.” In District F, Ray, a former DCSD principal, won 59 percent of the vote against Robbins. In District A, Vogel, a school district parent and volunteer, garnered 58.7 percent of the vote in the race with Richardson. Election continues on Page 8
Residential group homes spur debate Neighbors worry about safety and traffic concerns, but supporters laud benefits By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Norma Grigs was pleased to see what was left of the barn silo on the old Grigs dairy farm homestead in the backcountry of Highlands Ranch. “The silo did exist,” she said. “I knew I wasn’t dreaming!” Photo by Alex DeWind
Woman takes walk into past Remains of family dairy farm spark memories
By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com An old homestead rests in the backcountry of Highlands Ranch. Rhyolite rocks line its base. Its rich wood is cracked and split, its windows gone. Its skeleton
has been worn down over the years. But the decaying home means a lot to Norma Grigs, 87, who spent a recent afternoon walking around her late husband’s family property. “The last time I was here,” says Grigs, “a bee stung Bill right on the forehead and he went into shock. I had to drag him back to the car.” Bill Grigs, her husband, passed away four years ago. His father, Edgar, grew up
Valor unveils $34M arts venue Facility could be available for community use in 2016
By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com Valor Christian has opened the doors on a 94,000-square-foot arts venue that is the first of its kind at the high school level in Colorado. The building took seven years to complete and cost more than $34 million. “The reason we are investing that much is because Valor has this vison — we believe that media and the arts are a huge communications portal to our culture,” said Arie Ringnalda, director of Valor arts+media. “So if we are going to teach kids to be leaders with strong
on the homestead, which was part of the Grigs dairy farm that spanned more than 1,000 acres in what is now part of Highlands Ranch’s backcountry. The backcountry is 8,200 acres of open space that runs along Grigs and McArthur Ranch roads. Grigs and her daughter, Jeannine Colley, were invited to see the homestead by Jamie Noebel, director of community
For Highlands Ranch resident Cathy Mumper, the decision to move her father, who was beginning to experience symptoms of dementia, to a group home four years ago has been a good one. The small size and familial environment provide comfortable, secure and personal care, she said. “It keeps him in a place where his anxiety doesn’t come up because he feels safe.” But some Highlands Ranch residents are unhappy with the location of two group homes for seniors with dementia and Alzheimer’s in their neighborhoods and the proposed building of a third. Homes continues on Page 9
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COMPARING COSTS A look at what it cost to build some of the newest arts venues in the south metro area: • Valor Center (Highlands Ranch): $34 million • Lone Tree Arts Center: $23 million • PACE Center (Parker): $21.7 million
values that benefit society, we have to do that well on the arts side.” According to Ringnalda, the majority of the project was funded by nine Valor continues on Page 5
Members of the Mountain Vista boys cross-country team hold the trophy and championship banner after they won their fourth straight Class 5A championship on Oct. 31. For more coverage, turn to page 25. Photo by Tom Munds
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We must target more solutions, not each other
FACES AMONG US Frank Bailey, a barista at Starbucks on Ridgeline Boulevard, sports a pair of his decorative reading glasses. Photo by Alex DeWind
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FRANK BAILEY Barista, women’s lacrosse official What I do I am by definition a barista at Starbucks. I live in Centennial and commute to Highlands Ranch. I work here because it fits my schedule — I officiate women’s lacrosse in
the afternoons. It also provides me with benefits. When I’m not working I like to hike and take photos. I enjoy being outside. Once upon a time, I was a paid photographer. Now, I just do it recreationally for fun. The glasses In a prior life, I was a manufacturer representative for an eyeglass company. We had a line of decorative readers and they stuck with me. I have many, many pairs. I also don’t like wearing glasses very much, so I think they need to have a little personality. Written by Alex DeWind. If you have suggestions for My Name Is..., contact Alex at adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com.
In January 2013, two young men bumped into each other in a doorway at a Houston college, sparking a confrontation that ended when one fired at least 10 shots, wounding Ann Macari two students and Healey a maintenance worker. A year later, at a Tennessee high school, two boys — 16 and 17 years old — got into a fight over a girl. One shot the other in the thigh. On Oct. 9 of this year, an 18-yearold student at an Arizona mountain university reportedly pulled a gun, following an altercation, wounding three students and killing another, a Castle Rock resident who had graduated from high school in 2013. There is no doubt mental illness plays a significant role in the school and mass shootings that occur on a much-too-frequent basis in our country. But it also seems, more and more often, gun violence is replacing the art of resolving conflict through discourse, an observation obscured by the politics of gun control that has derailed any movement toward solutions to this devastating problem. My son looks at it this way: “Kids need to learn how to manage and channel their hatred and anger . . . when they feel they are about to break. We need to teach those kids that violence isn’t the answer to your problems.” My son is an 18-year-old college
freshman who, at times — when another shooting occurs — thinks about the possibility it could happen to him, but who overall feels “mostly safe because I feel like there is still more good than evil in the world.” I do, too. But I also believe our world, this country that prides itself on liberty, happiness — and life — for all, needs to face this issue squarely, without partisanship or division, to model a course of action that focuses on one objective we can all agree on: Our children should be safe from this kind of potentially fatal violence when they are in school. But that isn’t the case. The FBI found that education environments were the second-largest location category for active shooters from 2000 to 2013, as reported in a June story in The Washington Post. Between Oct. 1 and Oct. 9, the day Colin Brough died at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, five shootings occurred on college and high school campuses, according to Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that tracks school shootings since the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy in December 2012. From Oct. 11 to Oct. 15, guns were fired on another three high school and university campuses, although, thankfully, no one was injured. A common thread running through more than one-third of the shooting incidents in schools shows they occurred after a confrontation or verbal argument intensified, Everytown reports. It’s difficult to know exactly what caused those shooters to explode or how the country’s policies could have
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“The smells of cooking really do things for your brain,” says Nancy McBie, right, as she helps Lola Wiarco Dweck prepare the mole dish. She heard about the Day of the Dead Cooking Class from Lola’s MexicanAmerican food blog. Photos by Alex DeWind
Lola’s menu features dishes that are associated with Day of the Dead. She started with the chicken almond-chipotle mole because it took the longest to prepare.
Lola’s Day of the Dead Cooking Class Highlands Ranch resident hosts an appetizing celebration at her home
By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com The aroma of tangy spices and savory vegetables filled Lola Wiarco Dweck’s kitchen at her Day of the Dead Mexican cooking class. A large altar in a nearby room was covered with vibrant flowers, a portrait of her father, sugar skulls — sugar molds decorated with colorful icing and objects — and other items representing her loved ones who had died. “This holiday is not about worshipping the dead,” said
Hannah Johnson, a cooking assistant. “It’s honoring the dead in a very positive manner.” Dweck, a Mexican-American food blogger, hosted the cooking class at her home in Highlands Ranch on the Nov. 1 holiday. “Not many people in Highlands Ranch know about Day of the Dead,” she said. Dweck’s father was born in Mexico and she grew up in Southern California, where the holiday was widely celebrated. Her cooking class drew 10 people from around the community. They spent the day learning about Dweck’s altar and preparing a full menu associated with the day. “Every single thing on here has significance,” Johnson said of the altar. “This handmade border (of intricate paper cutouts) shows the delicacy and fragility of life.”
The cooking was interactive — one person chopped garlic while another stirred rice. And one peeled prickly pears for what would be a fresh juice. Dweck encouraged students to taste their creations. “We’re learning about ingredients that we’ve never worked with before,” said Nancy McBie, who heard about the class through word of mouth. A nearby table was set with patterned plates, sugar skulls and skeleton candles. Chili-covered orange slices accompanied two bottles of mescal tequila. The final dishes included chicken with almond-chipotle mole, hibiscus quesadillas, garlic rice and Mexican chocolate paletas, or popsicles. Each had significance to the Mexican holiday. “It’s amazingly fun,” McBie said. “And the smells are incredible.”
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anonymous private donors. “We did our research and couldn’t find anything even close to comparable,” said Valor brand manager Kelly Jelniker. “It rivals the PACE Center in Parker, the Arvada Center, all of the regional auditoriums.” Ringnalda said he expects the Valor Center to be open for use by the community next year. Eventually, the center will host professional performances, public speaking series, political debates and local groups such as the South Suburban Community Orchestra. The new building boasts everything from a professional auditorium to a recording studio, animation and design studios, a broadcast center and art spaces, which range from painting and pottery studios to a photography studio with a darkroom. The hallways are decorated with a mix of professional and student art displays and the lobby will serve as a gallery space. The private school in Highlands Ranch has $180,000 worth of pianos throughout the building that were given to the school through a partnership with Yamaha. Yamaha has a similar partnership with the University of Denver. The pianos are donated for free and then replaced with new models every year. Yamaha then sells the old pianos. “It’s something they have never done with high schools before,” Ringnalda said. Valor also has a partnership with McPherson Guitars. Sophomore Hannah Seely is part of the Valor dance program. She has recently started learning silk aerial, similar to the acrobatics seen at Cirque du Soleil performances. “I never thought something like this would actually come to life,” Seely said. “But now that I’m actually in it, it’s amazing.” Tony Bossio is an advanced studio recording student. He spends his free periods in the studio working on producing and remixing songs. He’s currently working on a remix of Iggy Azalea’s hit “Fancy.” “It’s absolutely crazy how we can get our hands on this stuff,” Bossio said. “I actually started calling Valor a college now.” What the Valor Center has to offer • A 750-seat performance hall with a full-fly stage, mechanized pit lift, state-of-the-art lighting, rigging and superior variable acoustics. • A recording studio de-
Students work on the stage of the new Valor Center at Valor Christian High School Oct. 22. Photos by Mike DiFerdinando signed to attract professional artists from near and far and facilitate opportunities for students to work alongside the industry’s top talent. • State-of-the-art, professional television studio, including a control room with the latest broadcast advancements. • Media screening and editing suite, which provides a unique, high-level post-production environment designed for collaborative media work, client meetings, critiques and editing. • Black box theater, offering flexible use for anything from classical theater-in-the-round to uniquely innovative contemporary performances . • Two dance studios with sprung flooring, full mirrors and bars, and integrated performance lighting and audio. • Hydraulic orchestra pit with space for up to 50 instrumentalists, and an orchestra rehearsal suite and a full complement of acoustically isolated practice rooms. • State-of-the-art design labs, which allow for a full complement of digital design, photography and media production classes. • Professional photography lab that allows for instruction in professional lighting techniques with creative and commercial applications, while at the same time offering space for traditional darkroom.
The graphic design lab at the new Valor Center at Valor Christian High School. Tony Bossio is an advanced studio recording student at Valor Christian High School.
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Douglas County School Choice Fair set for Nov. 12 Open enrollment ends Jan. 5 By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com
From left, Lauren Jaracka and Kendall Frederics get ready to host the haunted house at Highlands Ranch High School for its Trick or Treat Street event on Oct. 29. Photos courtesy of Joe Roos Trick or Treat Street at Highlands Ranch High School drew more than 650 community members for games and entertainment on Oct. 29. Michaela Bailey, president of the school chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, and her team sent out 3,500 flyers to nearby schools before the event. “It’s going to be much bigger than I had anticipated when I began planning in September,” Bailey wrote in an email. All proceeds will go to the nonprofit organization, Hide in Plain Sight, which serves at-risk students.
From left, Tala Obeid, Julia Dickey, Michaela Bailey and Sophie Brown prepare for the Trick or Treat Street at Highlands Ranch High School on Oct. 29. The team of four planned the event that had 668 visitors.
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The Douglas County School District will host its second annual Choice Fair Nov. 12. The event be 6 to 8 p.m. at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock. “Every school in the district will be represented on that night,” said Tom McMillen, director of student and parent choice. “Parents can visit with different school principals, teachers and learn about all of the different offering the district has. It’s really like an open house. Each school in the district as well as several other representatives from the district will have a table, a couple of chairs and information about their school or program. People can just walk in and browse and talk to everyone they’re interested in talking to.” The type of school options that will be represented include: elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, charter schools, online schools, and alternative school and home-schooling options. There will also be teachers and district officials at the fair to talk to parents about special education for students in need. Last year, the fair was split into three separated evenings and different locations. This year’s event was consolidated into a single evening at the request of parents, McMillen said. “The parents just loved it,” he said. “They loved to have the opportunity to come in and put a face to a name.” Open enrollment for the district began Nov.1 and goes until Jan. 5. District officials will be on hand the evening of the fair to walk parents through the open enrollment process. Also new this year is an online tool to help parents understand how to enroll at the school of their choice called EngagED Parents. The tool is on the district website, dcsdk12.org. “It’s a timely opportunity for parents to shop around a little bit,” McMillen said. “(Open enrollment) is not first come first serve, so parents have almost two months to learn about the different schools.”
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Businesses are urged to invest in education ‘STEMpathy’ is way forward, according to noted writer
The five lessons Thomas Friedman hopes his daughters learned:
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1. Always think like a new immigrant, because they are paranoid optimists who outhustle most people.
With Colorado ranking 14th in the country for how many STEM jobs it will need to fill, business leaders are worrying about where they will find enough recruits. “In Colorado, if we don’t increase the number of STEM graduates, businesses will be forced to continue importing talent at tremendous cost,” writes Robert Golden, president of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, and Mark Alpert, chairman of the chamber’s board. To that end, the chamber worked all year at putting together its first-ever Colorado STEM Summit, an all-day event for hundreds of stakeholders to examine how to engage more students in the science, technology, engineering and math fields. “Our call to action is to affect education policy in Colorado in order for every child to be STEM literate,” they write. “It is critical that we work toward sustaining a vibrant talent pipeline, locally educated, and fill these attractive jobs in STEM fields.” As attendees enjoyed lunch at the Marriott Denver Tech Center on Oct. 30, they listened to a man who writes about the topic regularly. New York Times reporter Thomas Friedman, author of “The World is Flat” and “That Used to Be Us,” urged them to think about STEM just a little differently. “I don’t think we need more STEM jobs, I think we need more ‘STEMpathy’ jobs,” or those that combine knowledge and empathy, he said. Friedman gave the example of a
2. Think like an artisan, as though you are going to carve your initials into your work. That’s a job no machine can do. 3. Always be in beta mode. If you think
doctor who needs the best technology available in order to diagnose and treat a condition, but who also needs social skills to help the patient process the information and make decisions. Those types of jobs, he said, have been the fastest growing since the early 1980s. “The faster the world gets, the more everything old and slow matters, the things you can’t download,” he said, things like teaching and parenting. And things really are moving fast. Consider that in 2005, when he published “The World is Flat” — which postulates that because of the Internet, geographical distance is more and more irrelevant — there was no Facebook. “I believe we are about to see the greatest release of energy into human minds since fire,” said Friedman. “Technology is doubling much faster than humans can evolve. How do we enable humans to live in that world and not be terrified by it?” As it progresses, technology is wiping out medium-skill jobs at an astounding rate — consider cowmilking machines and self-checkers at the grocery store. Even the great chess player Garry Kasparov is now considered by some to be the “last
NEWS IN A HURRY Veterans to be honored This year, on Veterans Day, the Douglas County Office of Veterans Affairs — in conjunction with the Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation — will honor and recognize the service of the 21,241 veterans living in Douglas County, as well as those who have died. “There is no greater sacrifice or service an American citizen can choose to make than that of serving his or her country,” said Commissioner David Weaver, who will be among the speakers at the event. Joining Weaver at the podium will be state House District 45 Rep. Patrick Neville as well as this year’s keynote speaker, 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler, both of whom are veterans. The Veterans Day Tribute will begin at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at the Douglas County Veterans Monument Plaza, located at the corner of Wilcox and Fourth Street in Castle Rock. The program will feature a special remembrance and will honor all veterans — past and present. Visit douglasveterans. org or dcvmf.org for more information.
you’re finished, you are. 4. Passion quotient plus curiosity quotient is greater than intelligence quotient. 5. Always think like a waitress — a little extra fruit in the fruit cup might get you a bigger tip.
great human chess player” since he was the first to lose to a computer, twice, in 1996 and 1997. “We are now at the cusp of the ‘last human’ in so many more jobs,” Friedman said. One trick for survival, he said, will be for people to be extremely self-motivated and ready and able to reinvent themselves. “Nobody cares what you know, because the Google machine knows everything,” he said. “People will only pay you for what you can do with what you know.” He adds that people will also need to find, or create, a job that blends knowledge with social skills. “This is an amazing time to be a maker. This is an amazing time to be a start-upper,” he said. Coincidentally, the summit occurred on the same day the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office announced that the number of businesses registered in the state broke 600,000 for the first time ever, nearly 42,000 more than were registered this time last year. “I’m excited to witness Colorado’s entrepreneurial spirit,” said Secretary of State Wayne Williams. “We’re happy to help people achieve their dreams.”
Waterton Canyon reopened After a two-month closure because of high bear activity, Denver Water reopened Waterton Canyon for recreation on Oct. 30. “We’ve been monitoring the bear activity along the trail on a daily basis, and it’s finally at a level we are used to seeing in the canyon this time of year,” said Brandon Ransom, Denver Water’s manager of recreation. Denver Water closed Waterton Canyon Aug. 28 to reduce the likelihood of a negative encounter between active bears and the high volume of canyon visitors. “It’s important (to) remain mindful that bears and other animals are still active in the canyon,” said Melanie Kaknes, Colorado Parks and Wildlife district wildlife manager. “We ask that visitors use common sense and give the wildlife plenty of space.” Waterton Canyon is open for recreation from a half-hour before sunrise to a halfhour after sunset.
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Douglas County School Board President Kevin Larsen, shown at an Election Night party at Southern Hospitality in Lone Tree, lost his race in District C to Anne-Marie Lemieux. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando
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Larsen said of the newcomers. The challengers rallied behind concerns over trust and transparency, what they consider to be the mismanagement of tax dollars, and losses in educational opportunities for students. Car windows painted with the challengers’ names became one of the election’s biggest calling cards. “It was totally a grassroots effort,” Ray said. “I’m most proud about the passion we saw from people. It had nothing to do
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Despite the Nov. 3 outcome, members who support the district’s reform measures will still hold a 4-3 advantage on the school board. “I hope they assimilate well and work with the rest of the board that remains,”
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Tracy Eisler, who supported the challengers in the race for Douglas County School Board, checks the results of the election on her phone on Election Night at the Fox & Hound restaurant in Lone Tree. Photo by Shanna Fortier with a political machine. It had nothing to do with money. It had everything to do with people who are passionate and wanted what’s best for their kids.” The incumbents championed payfor-performance evaluations for teachers and staff, and school choice. They also expressed concerns about tax dollars leaving the district in a disproportionate amount and said school financing is an issue they hoped to address at the state level. “The three of us won’t be going anywhere,” Robbins said. “We’ll still be here working and volunteering for the district in any way we can. This is something we are passionate about.” Richardson declined to be interviewed. For those who fought for change on the school board, the evening was the culmination of years of work. Lynne Butler is the mother of two students who graduated from the district and one who is still a student in Douglas County. “I cannot be more ecstatic,” Butler said. “This has been such a long, long six years
of fighting. So many tears, so many high hopes and we got closer each time. And this time, we did it.” The challengers said the district’s teachers rallied around them and said their support was critical to their victory. In recent years, many teachers have said they felt as if they had lost their voice on the board. “I can’t wait to go to school tomorrow,” said Robin Handy, a Spanish teacher at Castle View High School. “There’s going to be a lot of excitement.” The current board members will participate in a final school board meeting Nov. 17 before the new members are sworn in early next month. “This has been years in the making,” Vogel said. “People worked really hard in this community for the last five years to get people to listen to what is happening to education. Really, it’s an accomplishment for everyone. People from all different walks of life decided they wanted to do what’s right for kids and our community.”
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relations and events for Highlands Ranch Community Association, and Nancy Lisenbigler, director of the Highlands Ranch Historical Society. HRCA trail guide Carla Baca drove the group through the backcountry terrain, where they spotted wildlife of all kinds — coyotes, rabbits, a herd of elk. “I’m just thrilled we could get in touch with you,” Noebel says to Grigs and her daughter. At the homestead, Grigs cherishes every moment — taking her her time, peering in each window as if she were visualizing what was once in the home. The style of the house shows the fam-
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They worry about the patients’ mental health, increase of traffic, lack of parking and safety of neighbors. “These people aren’t well,” Cathy Ward told the Highlands Ranch Community Association board at its Oct. 20 meeting, referring to the group home under construction at Venneford Ranch Road and Forrest Drive near Cougar Run Elementary School. “We decided as a neighborhood that we were going to protect our children and our property.” The trend of group homes in residential neighborhoods is growing across the country. The assisted-living facilities for seniors are popular because of their small size — usually about eight residents — and the one-on-one care they provide in a familylike setting. And the senior population is expected to increase. The Douglas County Senior Initiative, which studies the trends of seniors, found that by 2030, it’s estimated that one in four residents of Douglas County — approx-
ily’s wealth — the wallpaper, leftover kitchen plumbing and the number of square-head nails that were hand-forged. The chimney is unusually short, resting just above the roof. “That would never meet code,” Grigs says, jokingly. After a touring the home, she explores what’s left of the nearby barn and stables. “Now,” Grigs asks, “where is the silo?” A few moments later, she spots the remnants, a circular shape of bricks on the ground. Most of the structure is gone. Bill took her to the silo 30 years ago, she recalls, because that’s where “the kids” would throw parties. Although not much looks the way Grigs remembers the homestead, each nail, slab of wood and block of clay seems to piece together like a puzzle of good memories. “Gee,” she says, “it’s fun to come back.”
For the first time in 30 years, Norma Grigs got to see the original homestead in Highlands Ranch backcountry that her husband’s family owned. Photo by Alex DeWind
imately 24 percent — will be age 60 or older. Highlands Ranch has five group homes, including the one under construction. This isn’t the first time they have drawn opposition. In September 2014, neighbors protested the opening of Blue Spruce Assisted Living on Pemberley Avenue, a home for seniors who need help with daily care. Renaissance Memory Care, which is building the home at Venneford and Forrest, has operated two other group homes in the community for two years. Those homes, on Keenan Street and Clairton Drive, house up to 16 residents altogether, executive director Ashley Fyfe said. Fyfe, who has been in the group home business for four years and managed a 48bed facility in Castle Rock, acknowledged neighbors’ concerns but pointed out the many benefits such facilities offer. “Most neighbors would prefer that we chose a home not next to theirs — I get that,” she wrote in an email. “However, after a few months of opening the home, they come to realize that we blend in with the neighborhood and actually become an amenity to the area.” Under the Colorado Fair Housing Act, tenants with disabilities also are protected
from discrimination, which means the HRCA board has no authority over such facilities. Associations have to make accommodations because they are a protected class, HRCA attorney Loura Sanchez said. More than 20 residents with concerns about the group homes attended the Oct. 20 HRCA meeting. HRCA delegate Elaine Brown told the board she is seeking community support for a grassroots campaign against establishing assisted living homes in Highlands Ranch residential neighborhoods. Peggy Vernan, who lives down the street from a group home, said she worries about its residents’ mental health, the lack of parking spaces and the increase of trash. “I do have safety concerns about these residences,” Vernan said. Sebastien Wesse lives next to the Renaissance Memory Care home on Keenan Street. He said he hears its loud security buzzer every time someone enters or leaves. “It’s going to force me to stay inside,” he said. “That’s taking away part of my property.” After the meeting, Realtor Troy Warrick said the homes will diminish surrounding property values. “For a planned commu-
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nity,” he said, “this feels like an unplanned event.” Cathy Mumper has no doubt her father’s group home in a Denver residential neighborhood is an asset to the community. She knew he could no longer live alone after finding him on his living room floor three days after he had fallen and broken his hip. She visited 14 assisted living homes and facilities within two days to find the right place. Besides the personalized approach at Abundant Blessings and Care, she also likes the involvement she has in directing his care. “In his last years, our goal is to make him as happy as possible,” Mumper said. Her father spends his mornings sitting on the front porch. The neighbors wave to him when they walk by. He’s not told when to go to bed. If he wants to watch a baseball game in the living room area, he can. “My dad is so well cared for,” Mumper said, “and he is loved.” Fyfe is hopeful that, like Mumper, neighbors also will come to see Renaissance Memory Care group homes as an amenity. “We have families who walk to see their loved ones,” she said. “What creates a better sense of community than that?”
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Exercising goodwill keeps heart in shape So often in our quest to be the best, or in our race to keep up or come in first, we miss the opportunities to demonstrate goodwill to those around us. I mean sometimes we really miss the mark completely. As an example we can watch the news or read about the events where road rage and anger leads to violence. We can see people pushing and shoving in line just to get through the checkout lane quicker. And how about when we are waiting at the deli counter in the supermarket and they are not using the number system, instead just relying on the customers to let them know who is next in line. Now in most cases and with most people I believe that goodwill and love and kindness are in their hearts and minds. And yet even those of us who live with the spirit of goodwill, love and kindness can sometimes succumb to the pressures and stresses of life, as we are all human. For me, I focus on changing the word “goodwill” to “God’s will.” I make it a conscious choice to think about my day, a business trip or an event and consider the people or situations that may arise that could cause problems or stress. And as I think about that and think of finding the good in all of it, I also gain a calm confidence and strength knowing I am thinking of “goodwill” as “God’s will.”
The important message I want to underscore here is looking for the good in goodwill. Zig Ziglar used to say, “There are some people who go around looking for the ‘bad’ as if there were some kind of reward for it.” And he was right, if we look for the Michael Norton bad, we will certainly find it. And the same WINNING can be said of looking for the good, if we look WORDS for it, we will find it. What if we all had the opportunity to demonstrate and display goodwill to each other? Not just our friends and family, but everyone we come into contact with, what if we extended goodwill to everyone? How much less stress would we have in our own lives? How much better would we feel at the end of each day? Imagine you are driving and someone is swerving in and out of the lanes, driving dangerously, maybe even coming up on your bumper in attempt to encourage you to get out of the way. What if instead of getting angry, nervous or stressed out, you just let them pass.
I promise they won’t give you another thought all day. And if you allow them to pass, you probably won’t give them another thought all day either. They could just be and probably are just driving recklessly, or they could be trying to get to the hospital. Look for the good and extend goodwill. If you aren’t in a rush and someone needs to get in line in front of you, grant them the space and the grace and take the pressure off of yourself as you know that the extra five minutes won’t disrupt the incredibly awesome day that you are having and will continue to have. Look for the good and we will find the good, the goodness and the goodwill. Seek to give goodness and goodwill, and we will experience the good. There is someone who needs our good, goodness and goodwill. Maybe it’s an ear to listen, maybe it’s a hug that needs to be given, maybe it’s a hand up, or perhaps it’s just a little patience and understanding. What will your goodwill moment be today? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we find the good in our goodwill, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
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Trouble seems big, but world is bigger The world’s population is 7 billion. I had no idea When I found out, it changed the way I look at things. There’s a major story every day. It’s just like Top 40 radio in the 1950s and 1960s. A story will chart Craig Marshall Smith for a few days or a few weeks, and then QUIET and be DESPERATION disappear, replaced by something else. When was the last time you thought about Scott Peterson? Or Casey Anthony? Or Jodi Arias? How about Jared Lee Loughner? Who? Susan Smith? There are so many of us that it explains why there can be millions of racists. But billions of us are not racists. It explains why there is an audience for junk like “The Price is Right.” Millions of people
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have seen it. But billions have never seen it or won’t watch it. Top 40 stories get our attention, and they dominate the news because good news, generally, doesn’t sell papers. When you have 7 billion people, you are bound to have some of each. Little League parents who get thrown out. Audiences for “I Love Lucy” and “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Or Batman this and Batman that. Billions of us aren’t in any of those audiences. One hundred and fourteen million people watched the last Super Bowl. That may seem like a lot, but it’s less than 2 percent of the world’s population. There might be millions of gang members worldwide. But there are millions of teenagers who aren’t in gangs. You just don’t hear about them very often. They don’t make the Top 40, unless they are prodigies. There are 1.2 billion Catholics, and for a while there, it seemed like this was nothing but a Catholic country. But it’s not. Smith continues on Page 11
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Just put your trash out in the morning Regarding the proposed new trash rules, I have a simple solution that I employ to prevent any of the stuff I put out from blowing around: I wait until morning to put it on the curb. By reducing the number of hours the trash and recycling bins are sitting outside, exposed to wind, rain, animals, etc., you simply see a much-reduced chance that anything will go wrong. I got used to doing this when I lived in bear country up in Frisco; it’s just what everyone had to do, so I know it’s possible. Another benefit of this is that when we’re out taking a walk during the summer, we’re not dodging smelly trash cans on the sidewalk. Before implementing a bunch of onerous, fussy requirements about receptacle sizes and placement, etc., HRCA should first try implementing a strong suggestion that trash be put out only after 6 a.m. in the morning. I bet you’ll see a big difference in the amount of trash that escapes. More draconian steps can follow if this doesn’t help. Alex Miller Highlands Ranch
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Senior Reach is link to range of services Senior Reach is a new program in Arapahoe and Douglas counties for seniors age 60 and older who live independently and who wish to keep doing so. It is designed as a single point of entry for seniors needing assistance who may not be sure what exactly they need. Senior Reach is a three-part, evidencebased program with 92 percent of seniors who engage receiving the help they were seeking. The main service provided to seniors is therapy through Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network. What makes this program unique is that the counseling is provided in the seniors’ homes or wherever they are most comfortable. “We know many seniors fear the stigma of mental health help and we want to make this as easy as we can for them,” said Maria Pearson, Senior Reach program manager. “They don’t have to come to one of our many locations, worry about running into someone they know or who might see them there. We can chat in their home.” Senior Reach is designed to help with short-term issues such as depression,
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helped or might have hindered those situations because politics, over the years, has blocked any significant body of research into gun violence, according to a recent Associated Press article that researched the issue. But Carolyn Mears, whose son spent three hours trapped in a 5-by-7 closet in the cafeteria of Columbine High School with more than 15 other students, says this: “Anger is always the second emotion. I have found anger follows fear.” Mears — her son survived the nation’s first mass school shooting — is the author of award-winning research of the aftermath of the Columbine shootings and other tragedies and consults internationally in communities recovering from trauma. Fear, she says, comes in many forms. Fear of losing status. Fear of being taken advantage of. Fear of not being heard. Fear of not getting your own way. Fear of . . . fill in the blank — aren’t we all afraid of something? An Oct. 30 article titled “How Does Someone Become A School Shooter?” in The National Journal, a publication that covers emerging political and policy issues, suggests these trends also contribute: • Social media’s tentacular reach, which allows anyone to find someone who thinks similarly from the privacy and secrecy of a computer. • An increase in narcissism, which has fueled a desire to be famous and makes
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There are 5.8 billion of us who belong to other denominations, or nothing at all. There’s a gun for every American, but millions of us don’t own guns. The Broncos aren’t the center of the universe. Ask an Eskimo. I’d like to know what everyone on earth knows. The sun and the moon, right? It could be Coca-Cola. It could be Mickey Mouse. Maybe the Beatles. All 7 billion of us need food. We all have that in common. I would like to think that we all want to love and be loved. But, like I said, there are some of each. Unrepentant killers, like Polly Klaas’ killer, who flipped off Polly’s parents in the courtroom, are undoubtedly loveless. (Polly’s killer has been on death row in California since 1996.) I get upset about things because I shrink the planet. There are days when I think there is more evil in the world than good. But the trick is to remember that there are a lot of us. The bad guys get the press.
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anxiety or grief. Treatment usually lasts from six to 10 appointments. “We have many issues our folks are working on right now,” Pearson said. “One senior recently lost his beloved dog. As his dog was his main companion and emotional support, he was surprised at how much he was affected and reached out to us
for help.” The second part of the program is case management. Case management is available to seniors in situations where someone might need a little help accessing services, like a change in medical plans, learning to take public transportation, finding volunteer opportunities and many rejection hard to take after a childhood of well-meaning but, many times, undeserved praise. • Easy accessibility to guns. Consider this: Countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and Canada have extremely low gun casualty statistics. Each has a mixture of laws that restricts the kinds of weapons allowed and requires mandatory licensing, rigorous safety training, mental health and background checks. Gun responsibility is a separate and important issue from gun control. My 82-year-old mom grew up in the South and hunted squirrels and small game in her youth. She believes some of today’s problems stem from a lack of basic training. She had to practice, repeatedly, how to shoot and handle a rifle before heading out on her own. She remembers, too, how her Uncle Bob told her, over and over, until the words became so ingrained she could under no circumstances ignore them: Never point a weapon at a person. Today is not my time to argue gun control. Today is my time to wish for ways people in our country can disagree without shooting each other, can argue with respect for differences, while understanding we can’t always get our own way. “In our current political situation,” Mears says, “we don’t see really healthy models of resolution offered. . . . It’s us versus them. When that is the model of coping and behavior that young people see, bad things can happen. There needs to be an adult in the room who practices discourse.” I yearn for a time when we can look at what binds us rather than what separates us. I yearn for ways to ensure young people who feel isolated are connected to
Every college campus has good guys that you never hear about. Mine has 13 Nobel Laureates, 12 MacArthur Fellows, 10 National Medal of Science winners, three Pulitzer Prize winners, and hundreds of recipients of Guggenheim, Sloan and Fulbright-Hays awards. Plus Academy Awards and Olympic medals all over the place. Every city block has good people you never hear about. Please don’t get me wrong. I am still a pessimist, but I have recently adjusted my thinking. Not every driver is a jerk. It just seems like it. Not every movie was made for a sophomore’s mentality. It just seems like it. We’re not all trigger-happy. It just seems like it. In conclusion, there must be at least a billion good people in the world, right? Next year is an election year. Will a good, wise, and capable individual be elected? Or a game show host? Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net.
other things. “We have a fabulous team of professionals to help in whatever way we can,” Pearson said. The third part of Senior Reach is community resources. Pearson vets anyone who is on the referral list from food banks, transportation, handymen and more. “We trust these folks. They know us and we know them,” Pearson said. “If anything changes in their business or the service they provide to seniors, we’ll know and will continue to give out current information to our seniors. We also follow up to make sure the senior has received the help they were looking for.” Senior Reach is designed to be a grassroots program. Pearson asks neighbors to help be the eyes and ears in the community, to help spread the word about the program and to also be aware if they know of someone who might benefit. “We’re hoping folks will return to looking out for their neighbors and friends like communities used to do before we all got so transient,” Pearson said.
Jefferson Center for Mental Health along with the Seniors’ Resource Center and Mental Health Partners started Senior Reach in July 2005 to serve the citizens of Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Gilpin and Jefferson counties. This Senior Reach Program in Arapahoe and Douglas counties is just one of many that are springing up across the country, including Adams County and Colorado Springs locally. Seniors can contact Senior Reach themselves at 303-723-4289 Monday through Friday. This is not an emergency or crisis line. If someone doesn’t feel comfortable broaching the subject of Senior Reach with a family member or neighbor, they can call the Senior Reach Call Center, give the senior’s name and phone number and staff will reach out to the senior in question, tell them a bit about the program and see if they are interested in participating.
adults who care and can engage them in our communities. I yearn for a time when compromise, as Mears says, is seen as an intelligent way of governing rather than a sign of selling out, of weakness. We have to keep our children safe despite the state of politics in our country. “I have great confidence and great hope we will back down off the ledge we’ve forced ourselves on,” Mears says. “By learning to treat others with respect and have dialogue, that’s the only way . . . to preserve our own humanity.” Listen to Doug Brough, talking to a television journalist near the makeshift memorial to his son, soon after his death. “People need to know how good he was. We’ve got to stop this throughout the country. It’s,” his voice trails off, “just devastating.” Read the Wall of Healing at the Colum-
bine Memorial, inscribed with a series of quotations from students, parents, first responders and the community. One says this: “It brought the nation to its knees, but now that we’ve come back up how have things changed; what have we learned?” The question echoes after each shooting — the most recent just last Sunday on a North Carolina university campus where one student was killed and another wounded. What have we learned? Sadly, not much. And we need to change that.
Maria Pearson is the senior reach manager for the Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network.
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Chase suspect receives 160 years in prison Stone would need to live past age 100 to see parole
By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com A man who led police on a chase that extended from Longmont to Lone Tree has been sentenced to 160 years in prison. “You held this community hostage for 90 minutes that day,” said Douglas County District Court Judge Paul King when sentencing Ryan Stone on Oct. 30. Stone, 30, drove more than 100 mph along Interstate 25, veered into oncoming traffic and ultimately struck a Colorado State Patrol trooper who was attempting to lay down a spike strip. The impact shattered the bones in Trooper Bellamann Hee’s lower leg and foot. Stone won’t be eligible for parole for approximately 75 years.
He sobbed as family members and friends pleaded for leniency, saying his issues with drugs are what led to the chase. They asked that Stone have the chance to rehabilitate and contribute to society. King pointed out that Stone has a lengthy rap sheet, with 19 felony convictions in Colorado. He repeatedly violated his probation and the conditions of his parole in other felony cases. “The opportunity has Stone knocked and has gone unanswered,” said senior deputy district attorney Jason Siers. Defense attorney Anneliese Garlin asked King to order the sentences to run concurrently, which would have given Stone a chance for freedom one day. But the judge decided on consecutive terms for some of the 20 counts for which
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have Stone off the streets. Hee dived out of the way as Stone drove 90 mph down E-470. While addressing reporters after the sentencing hearing at the Douglas County Justice Center in Castle Rock, the trooper said he is lucky to be alive. Hee is eager to get back to full active duty about a month from now and said he does not have animosity when reflecting on the incident. “I’m at peace with it,” Hee said after the sentencing. Hee underwent seven surgeries and has spent more than 600 hours rehabilitating. Stone addressed the court and apologized for his actions, but said he is “not the person the media would have you believe I am.” Stone also tried to explain audio recordings played during the sentencing hearing in which he can be heard bragging about his international notoriety after the chase and mocking one of the carjacking victims.
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Stone was convicted during the summer. Stone faced mandatory prison time because of his criminal record. Stone has a history of methamphetamine use and, when addressing the court, blamed many of his legal problems on substance abuse. He said he cannot remember the chase and was shocked when he saw video shot from a news helicopter after his arrest. A toddler was in the back seat of the first vehicle Stone stole in March 2014. Police gave chase and Stone ditched the vehicle and carjacked another. He sped down I-25, causing multiple accidents, and drove in a manner that “endangered the lives of countless people,” King said. King called the 160-year sentence “just and fair.” Stone was convicted of attempted manslaughter, first-degree assault, two counts of robbery and motor vehicle theft among other charges. George Brauchler, district attorney, said it was a victory for the public to
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A new twist on Main Street Genuine African Braiding salon in Littleton stays busy, says owner
By Jennifer Smith jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com It’s a long way in space and time from 1999 war-ravaged Liberia to 2015 Main Street in Littleton, but it’s a journey that Patient Morgan says made her the strong and confident woman she is today. “I already replaced all those memories,” she said. “The good part of coming from there is that it makes me appreciate who I am right now. … The same day I got in this country, I started working for myself. I’ve never worked for anybody. That’s the kind of person I am.” And part of who she has been since then is the owner and stylist at Genuine African Braiding and Beauty Supply. She recently moved to Main Street in downtown Littleton, where there are a number of other hair salons but none specializing in braiding. “I love different experiences and welcome everybody,” she said. “I like places that bring people together. Here, it’s interesting to be where you don’t see the same kind of variety. It makes it unique and brings warmth. The location makes a difference with the different people you meet.” It’s in some ways quite similar to her last space, which was in downtown Denver but also in a historic neighborhood. But it’s pretty different, too, she says. Just 1 percent of Littleton’s population is black, with 82 percent being white, according to 2013 census data. That’s similar to Douglas County, which is 1 percent black and 84 percent white. But that’s not what’s most important to Morgan. She and her husband, James, are sharing the building at 2699 W. Main St. because they both wanted to be closer to the Greenwood Village home they share with their 13-year-old twin daughters. “This location brought my family together,” she said. She’s not too worried about finding customers, either. She says all of her customers followed her from Denver, and many folks who live on the south end will be relieved to not have to drive to Denver or Aurora, where most braiding shops in the metro area are located. Mary Jones has been a customer for three years and has no problem driving from Thornton for Morgan’s services. “To find a really good braider, it’s a big search in the Denver area,” she said. “They can break it off, you can lose your hair if you don’t braid it correctly. If they pull it too tight, it breaks and it hurts. The way she braids, it doesn’t hurt. You could go to sleep while she’s doing it.” Morgan says that when people find out
Patient Morgan braids the hair of 15-year-old Jasmine Shells in her Main Street store, Genuine African Braiding. Shells, a Highlands Ranch resident, has been going to Morgan for braids ever since she was a little girl. Photos by Jennifer Smith she’s from Liberia, they have more faith in the authenticity of her work. She learned her craft at a school there before she met her husband, who was serving in the Peace Corps. Braiding was a big part of the culture there, she says. According to an article by Deepa Venkitesh for scholastic-materials company Bright Hub Education: “Braids are a part of the tribal customs in Africa. The braid patterns signify the tribe and help to identify the member of the tribe.” The article continues: “Braid patterns or hairstyles indicate a person’s community, age, marital status, wealth, power, social position, and religion. ... Immense importance is given to the custom of braiding. The person who braids hair performs it as both a ritual and a social service.” By the time Morgan was growing up in Liberia, braiding was done for a more basic reason. “The braids are a way to be professional,” she said. “For example, in my country, when I was going to school, we were not allowed to style our hair until high school. Getting our hair braided was a way to be mature. And especially if we were in uniforms, it showed our identity.” One might think hairstyles would have been the last thing on people’s minds in the early 1990s when Morgan was coming
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of age. One of Africa’s bloodiest civil wars raged there from 1989 to 1996, claiming the lives of more than 200,000 Liberians and displacing a million others into refugee camps in neighboring countries. “Basically it was just surviving,” said Morgan. “Food was scarce. You don’t see how bad it is until you’re out of there. But there are memories you can’t ever erase. Like bodies lying all around you, and fleeing through the jungle.” As happy as she is to be living a good life now, she thinks she might go back to visit one day. “I’m not in a rush to go back, but I’m hoping in the future I can go back, just for my kids to see it,” she said. “Colorado has been nice to my soul. You can live other places, and you don’t feel happy and blessed, and I do.” And she’s hoping to share her enthusiasm about Main Street with all of her customers, old and new. “I was kind of surprised she moved to Littleton,” said Jones. “You get used to going to one spot, and you think it’s going to be forever. This is beautiful compared to where she came from. It’s so bright. I’ve never been on Main Street before; this is my first time. I haven’t had a chance to walk down the street and look at the shops yet, but I’m looking forward to that.”
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LIBERIA Liberia, which translates into “land of the free,” was founded in 1821 as an American colony. President James Monroe intended it to be a sanctuary for freed African and Caribbean slaves, many of whom were born in the United States. The capital, Monrovia, was named for him. A 1980 coup led to political instability, and by the end of the 1980s, the country had fallen into a state of civil war that lasted, with a short respite, until a peace agreement was reached in 2003. The subsequent 2005 elections resulted in the African continent’s first female president, Harvard-trained economist Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. She is currently serving her second term. Liberia was most recently in the news for the deadly Ebola virus epidemic, which originated in Guinea in December 2013 and entered Liberia in March 2014. The outbreak officially ended on May 8, 2015, after 42 days with no new cases.
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Only the good dye yarn Englewood Civic Center event will feature demonstrations
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By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild holds its Fiber Arts Sale each year in the Community Room on the second level of the Englewood Civic Center. This year’s sale will run Nov. 12-14 and will include demonstrations of spinning and weaving by guild members. Admission is free. Here, one finds a riot of colors and textures in both items to wear and home accessories that are an ongoing pleasure to own — or unique, one-of-a-kind gifts for family and friends. In addition to woven garments, hats, handbags, table runners and small rugs, there are beautifully painted silk scarves as well as jewelry, basketry and other fiber arts with a wide range of prices. A happy local connection has developed recently through guild member Donna Brown, whose dye studio overlooks the Chatfield Farms at the Denver Botanic Garden at Chatfield, near C-470 and Kipling. Brown, who has grown, worked with
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and taught about natural dyes (including for DBG) for 25 years, said she walks by the Gardens every day. She proposed to the enthusiastic new director, Larry Zickerman, that a dye garden would fit the historic nature of the old farmstead and a collaborative project began. The Guild had been granted some money in honor of late member Janice Ford. It was applied to developing a dye garden in her name. Members supplied seeds and plants were started in DBG greenhouses, then transfered to Chatfield Farms, where members and staff tended the plants. “We meet once a week on Thursdays. There are about 30 guild members involved. We weed, harvest, hold classes,”
Naturally dyed yarns will be available at the Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild Sale at Englewood Civic Center Nov. 12-14. Courtesy photo Brown said. Kids dyed silk scarves with dyes made from marigolds and will learn to do resist patterns. “It’s a really nice collaboration,” Brown observed. Last year, DBG started seeds including indigo, madder, yarrow, blackeyed Susans and black hollyhocks for the 2015 dye garden. Seeds have been saved for a repeat start-up for next season. Brown also grows dye plants in her back yard and was about to cook some indigo to make dye after we spoke recently. Her busi-
ness is called Trainway silks and she sells dyed ribbons and embroidery floss to shops across the country, where she also travels to teach. A selection of natural-dyed yarns will be available for purchase at the Fiber Arts Sale. Young people are showing a particular interest in pet-based yarns, she added. One can save the husky’s hair after brushing, for example, and learn to spin it into yarn and knit or weave into soft fabric. A few such items may be available at the sale.
1930s stylings come to life in Gypsy jazz Denver’s own songstress, Lannie Garrett, returns with her popular Gypsy jazz show, Under Paris Skies, beginning at 8 p.m. Nov. 7 and continuing every Saturday through Nov. 28 at Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret in downtown Denver. Doors open at 7 p.m. and tickets are $35. The Under Paris Skies show is a pairing of Garrett’s smooth vocals and the catchy, foot-tapping music of the group, The Gypsy Swing Revue. Gypsy jazz is a blend of two styles of music, traditional Gypsy music and American swing. Featured songs include: “La Vie en Rose,” “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen,” “C’est Si Bon,” and “Under Paris Skies.” Musicians Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, from the Hot Club of France, originally conceived Gypsy jazz in the 1930s. The Gypsy Swing Revue features the arrangements of lead guitarist Elliot Reed with Anthony Salvo featured on violin, Stephen Hill on rhythm guitar and Jean-Luc Davis on stand-up bass. Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret is located underneath the D&F Clock Tower building on the corner of the 16th Street Mall and Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver. Tickets can be purchased at 303-293-0075 or online at www.Lannies.com. Tavern Downtown earns kudos Thrillist.com, the website that never met a “best” list it didn’t like, is now declaring “The Best Sports Bar in Every NFL City.” Here’s what Thrillist said: “... Keep in mind we’re not just talking about the best Giants bar in New York or the best Cowboys bar in Dallas; rather, these are the best places to watch sporting
events based on the outrageous number of TVs, the deliciousness of the food and drink, and the all-around attributes that make them places we want to party on game day.” Best Broncos bar? The Tavern DownPenny Parker town, 1949 Market St., according to MILE HIGH Thrillist. LIFE “Because it’s an official sponsor of the Broncos, one of the perks is that it runs a season-long contest where two bar patrons are whisked off to the Broncos sideline to hang out before every home game. Most people won’t get to watch Peyton warm up, though, so one major draw for everyone else is the massive 11,000-square-foot rooftop patio, which offers views of both Coors Field and beautiful people enjoying the Mile High sunshine. And since the Rockies and Nuggets disappoint fans six months out of the year, billiards, foosball, mini bowling, local beers and chicken nachos can distract those poor Coloradans in their time of need.” For the rest of Thrillist’s picks, go to www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/the-bestsports-bar-in-every-nfl-city. The Tavern has seven other locations, including Lowry, Uptown, Wash Park and downtown Littleton. Uncorked in Centennial
Uncorked Kitchen is celebrating its Grand Opening Celebrations from 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 8, and guests can join in or watch the live, interactive cooking demonstrations all afternoon. Complimentary beverage tastings will be in the Wine Bar from 2 to 4 p.m. followed by a cash bar until 6 p.m. Chefs Eric and Katie Robbins and their team will be on hand all weekend long to share their story about how at Uncorked Kitchen you don’t just share a meal, you share everything that goes into making one. Professional chefs guide and work side-by-side with guests to help them transform some of the world’s finest ingredients into a family-style meal. Grand opening events are free and open to the public and will be at Uncorked Kitchen, 8171 South Chester St., Suite A, Centennial. Guests need to RSVP at www. uncorkedkitchen.com/grand-opening/. For more information, call 720-907-3838 or visit www.uncorkedkitchen.com.
Need a fab Sunday brunch? Are you fantasizing about a fab Sunday brunch? Do you love seafood, salad, eggs, bacon, sausage, omelets, cheeses, carved roast beast — I mean beef? Check out the Sunday brunch buffet at The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center at 200 Inverness Drive in Arapahoe County. It’s an impressive display of cold dishes such as the seafood spread of crab, shrimp, mussels and more, plus a salad bar, another cold bar with olives and potato salads, etc., sushi, and hot food including an omelet station, carving station and serve-yourself eggs, bacon, sausage, etc. And don’t even get me going on the
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The Seen Denver radio celeb Michael Floorwax at Edward’s Pipe & Tobacco Shop in Englewood. Also, Pat “The Gabby Gourmet” Miller dining with famed New York-based restaurateur Danny Meyer (Gramercy Tavern, Union Square Cafe, Shake Shacks) at The Kitchen Denver. That’s telling him Sign at ColoradoLand tire store at Interstate 25 and Broadway: “Don’t be like (New England Patriots quarterback Tom) Brady. Check your air pressure.” Overheard Eavesdropping on a man on Facebook: “One of the things about Yelp that makes me laugh is a one star review of a restaurant that starts out ‘I’ve been here a dozen times and it always sucks.’ Here’s a tip: If it sucks after the third visit, stop going there.” Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktiecolorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at parkerp1953@gmail.com or at 303-619-5209.
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Pictures of wildlife will highlight lecture Local photographer Russ Burden is known for his tours and images. “Wings, Hooves, Fur and Talons” is his title for a lecture to members and guests of the Englewood Camera Club at 7 p.m. Nov. 10. His tours include Colorado locations, many others across the U.S. — and he is now booking tours to Africa. He will present a 20-minute show of his images of wildlife and talk about techniques and locations. The club meets the second Tuesday of each month at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Guests are welcome. Dietz works displayed Littleton photographer Peggy Dietz will exhibit her work at Sansone’s Bistro, 5969 S. University Blvd., Greenwood Village, during November and December. 303-794-4026. Holiday Express The annual Holiday Express exhibit of artwork and fine crafts by Littleton Fine Arts Guild members is open through the holidays at the bright red 1877 Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. 303795-0781. Concert in Englewood “Clarinet Showcase” will feature Jason Schafer, Colorado Symphony Orchestra principal clarinet, in Brahms’ “Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115” at 2 p.m. Nov. 6 at Hampden Hall, Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, as part of Englewood Arts Presents. Performing with him will be Silver Ainomae, CSO principal cello; Ben Odhner, violin; Anne Ainomae, viola. The program will also include F. Schubert Quartet-Satz D 703; J. Haydn, “Emperor” Quartet. Tickets: $20/$15. Box office open one hour in advance. Art accessibility is topic A daylong symposium on access, inclusion and community is planned to bring educators, administrators, architects, designers, artists and concerned citizens
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Photographer Russ Burden of Highlands Ranch will speak to the Englewood Camera Club at 7 p.m. on Nov. 10 on “Wings, Hooves, Fur and Talons,” photographing wildlife. He leads tours in the U.S. and Africa, where he found this lioness and cub. Photo by Russ Burden
together to discuss full participation and engagement in the arts for persons with disabilities, according to Bryce Alexander, artistic director of Phamaly Theatre Company. “Art of Access” will be held 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at History Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver. Registration: $20, clyffordstillmuseum.org/event/ access+
Author to appear Craig Johnson, best-selling author of the Walt Longmire mysteries, will appear for Arapahoe Libraries at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S. Syracuse St., Denver. His series is the basis for the television drama series “Longmire,” and he has a new book, “Dry Bones,” to introduce. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Arapahoe Library District. He will talk and then sign copies of his newest book, provided by Tattered Cover. The program is free, but registration is required: arapahoelibraries.org or 303-LIBRARY. ‘Hamlet’ repeated The National Theatre Live production of “Hamlet,” with Benedict Cumberbach, will be repeated at 7 p.m. Nov. 10. Check local theaters that carry these films — listings are not available as we go to press. Colorado authors at show More than 40 Colorado authors will be present at the Colorado Authors’ League booth at the Colorado Country Christmas Show Nov. 6-8 at the Denver Merchandise Mart, East 58th Avenue and Interstate 25. More than 450 merchants will present gift items. Admission: $14.50 for three days; free 13 and under. Hours: Nov. 6, 10 a.m. to 9
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p.m.; Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Nov. 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Parking is free. Images of Alaska Nature photographers Wendy Shattil and Bob Rozinski will show images of Alaskan wildlife at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Free. 303-7953961. ‘Broadway on Broadway’ The St. Luke’s Wesley Players celebrate a 15th anniversary with “Broadway on Broadway,” a revue of favorites. Performances: 7 p.m. Nov. 13, 14 and 2 p.m. Nov. 15 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. Tickets: $10 advance, $12 at the door. Benefit dinner Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ($40 adult/$15 child/ student), includes priority seating at Saturday show. Proceeds will benefit Pure Vida, which builds homes in Guatemala, and Urban Peak, which helps homeless teens in our area. Information: melanie.kirkpatrick@ gmail.com.
Coming to Curtis “It’s All About Art” is a free open house at Curtis Arts and Humanities Center, 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 7. There will be a silent auction of artwork, vintage treasures and gift certificates to benefit the center. Also available at Curtis is the beautiful book, “Ansel and the Great Tree,” written by Nancy Switzer and illustrated by prominent Denver artist Quang Ho. The price will be $26.84, with half benefiting the Greenwood Village Arts and Humanities Council. Jeweler visits ACC The Arapahoe Community College Jewelry Club will present internationally acclaimed Salida jeweler Harold O’Conner from 7 to 8 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Waring Theatre. He has taught for 45 years and his work is in 19 museum collections, including the Victoria and Albert and Metropolitan. Information: Amy Bailey, amy.bailey@arapahoe. edu, 303-797-5866.
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Art exhibition at college draws strong entries ‘This is Colorado’ will be at ACC through Nov. 13
By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com For many years, the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County has hosted a statewide exhibit of two-dimensional art that draws strong entries from the area arts community. “This is Colorado” opened Oct. 21 in the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College with an Oct. 23 reception filled with artists and art lovers — and will run through Nov. 13. The 2015 juror was ACC adjunct professor of art Marsha Wooley, a nationally known landscape painter whose “Trees Near Sunset, Canyonlands” is just to the left of the entrance to the gallery. She selected 58 works for the show from 102 submitted. Exhibited works include the expected oils, watercolors, pastels, acrylics, mixed media and a few textile works — representational and abstract. The Best of Show, “Rhapsody,” a 36-by36-inch oil by Centennial painter Susan Moore, bridges the last two definitions. Velvet ripples of oversized dappled green ribbon flow across the canvas. It’s about the eighth of a series, she said, with the ribbon in all of them. It grew out of
her journaling, which happens at the start, middle and end of a painting, contemplating the spirituality involved. The ribbon symbolizes a “path to connectedness with the world.” As one looks further, one sees a small figure running into the shelter of the first ribbon loop. “It’s about seeking sanctuary in life — fearless.” It appears to be a man, but started out from a gesture drawing of a woman running, Moore said. “I used green deliberately (representing) growth, nature, balance and harmony in nature.” This person is “exhilarated, enthusiastic, fearless, inviting challenges …” Moore said Wooley told her she had resolved the work “with brushwork and luminosity.” Moore paints full time now after retiring from a career as an interior designer, which included teaching at ACC. She studies with painters Victoria Kwasinski and Linda Dahl. Other winners included: Susan Yager for her well-executed small acrylic “Vase of Joy,” which she said was inspired by a piece of fabric. Second place went to Lee Wasilik for “October, Please Don’t Go,” a mixed media painting, and third went to Nancy Raskin’s pastel, “Waterfall.” The Juror’s Pick was “Cracker” by Kristie Bradley, an acrylic painting. There are another 13 awards from individuals and businesses — always a nice feature for the artists at this show.
Susan Moore of Centennial won the Best of Show award in the 2015 “This is Colorado” exhibit, showing at ACC’s Colorado Gallery of the Arts through Nov. 13. Moore’s winning painting is called “Rhapsody.” The juror was ACC adjunct professor of art Marsha Wooley. Photo by Judy Purcell
IF YOU GO “This is Colorado” runs weekdays through Nov. 13 at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts in the annex on the east side of the main Arapahoe Community College campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Hours: noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; until 7 p.m. on Tuesday evenings. Free parking in lots A, B, C. Tickets will not be issued during exhibit hours
Children’s book honors those who serve country ‘Journey Home’ came about after child asked question
By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com It started with a child’s question, said Elizabeth author/illustrator Tori Meyer. “What is a veteran?” the little one wondered. Meyer is a University of Colorado journalism graduate, an artist and a stayat-home mom, who shares a farm with her husband, Corey, and three daughters: 7-year-old twins Hope and Hannah and
5-year-old Claire — and cows, pigs and chickens, cats and dogs … She spent two years developing a beautifully produced children’s book: “Journey Home,” which she published herself on Oct. 1. Part of the proceeds will go to Rocky Mountain Honor Flight, a program that honors veterans and escorts World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., to visit the National World War II Memorial, dedicated in 2004. She had just visited with 99-year-old Victor Nelson, who had been on an Honor Flight trip. A painting of a beautiful tree at Fort Logan National Cemetery led into a story
after Meyer had talked with “veterans, servicemen and women, teachers, friends and family. This book became our answer. It is dedicated to those who serve our country.” The story begins as a little girl and her mother are in a park, near a favorite tree where a red bird lands on a branch. A soldier in uniform was sitting on a nearby bench and the child told him the bird was a house finch — she’d learned about it in school. Seeing his duffel bag, she asked where he was going and he answered that he “was going to war in another country.” Further discussion with her mother and
the man assured her she would be protected, and the mother thanked him as he left. A talk about the meaning of war and freedom follows — abstract concepts for a child. As the man left, the bird seemed to fly after him and the child imagined a round-the-world trip past protected air, land and sea. Meyer’s illustrations are idyllic and the language is lyrical. This would be a good lead-in to a discussion about abstract, but important, concepts. “Journey Home” is available at Tattered Cover and The Bookies, Meyer said.
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November 5, 2015
Hunt unites veterans Nonprofit aids those who were wounded serving country
By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media
James Jordan, of Arvada, takes a break after a full morning of hunting. Photos by Rick Gustafson
James Jordan sweats as he trudges through the brush, up the steep slope toward the top of a rocky plateau. The bleached, fall sun has warmed the chilly morning, and Jordan has already shed one layer. The hillside is neither as steep nor as high as the terrain he climbed in Afghanistan, and the ground here is sandy without the loose shale. The small pack strapped on his back weighs nothing compared with the 125-pound load he humped as a paratrooper. “We had deer sign all over this area earlier this morning,” said Jordan, of Arvada. He clambers over some boulders at the top and steps on a trail leading toward the trees across the grassy plateau. Nearby, fellow veteran Mike Alsop, of Highlands Ranch, has taken
up a position on the cliff and is watching four deer in a stand of trees just outside the property line of the Boy Scout Ranch in Elbert County where the men are hunting. He sights-in the small herd at 263 yards but knows not to take the shot. The hunt at the ranch was one of three separate hunts over the weekend of Oct. 24 and 25 sponsored by American Heroes in Action, a nonprofit group supporting wounded combat veterans along with firefighters and law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty. The series of outdoor adventures were designed to bring these men and women together for outdoor therapy. With the help of District 1 County Commissioner Robert Rowland and Casey Westbrook of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Division, the nonprofit group secured permission for three separate hunts on private property over the weekend. Each hunter was licensed with a tag appropriate for the area, and American Heroes in Action reimbursed the cost of the tags. Dave Proffit, president and founder of American Heroes in Action, said
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From left, Elbert County Commissioner Robert Rowland, Nathan Henderson, Dave Proffit (Veterans in Action), James Jordan, and Mike Alsop are shown during the hunt. Mike Alsop, of Highlands Ranch, watches the movements of a distant deer herd.
that the value of bringing veterans together for outdoor adventures goes well beyond just hunting and fishing. “They learn things being together here, other than the lies they tell each other about hunting and fishing,” he joked. “They learn from each other about the benefits available and treatments that will help them get better, what works.” Each of the three veteran hunters received serious wounds during the first years of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Jordan was wounded by 23 fragments of shrapnel when his interpreter stepped on a mine during a mission in Afghanistan. Following his treatment, he received a medical retirement and is studying sports management. On Sept. 11, 2001, Alsop was a student at the University of Colorado. By that afternoon, he was on the phone with a recruiter. He served in the infantry and later joined a recon unit until a roadside bomb blew his Humvee in half. In addition to extensive trauma, 13 of his vertebrae were shattered. One of the doctors who treated Alsop attributed his survival to his extreme physical fitness. The muscle mass in his back held the pieces of his spine in place and prevented them from severing his spinal cord. “The only part they got from me was my spleen,” Alsop joked. Both Jordan and Alsop suffered traumatic brain injuries and continue treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Nathan Henderson, of Colorado Springs, served as a Marine and was wounded in the first week of the Iraq War and a second time a month after returning to duty. He re-enlisted and served the Corps for eight years. Following his service, Henderson worked for a military contractor and later as a cable installer. He said that he misses the sense of family he experienced in the military and among his fellow contractors, most of whom were veterans. He is studying intelligence at American Military University and hopes to serve as an analyst. His search for a greater sense of camaraderie was part of his motivation for signing up for the hunt. An hour before sunset, three deer emerge from a stand of trees just south of where Nathan Henderson, who is big-game hunting for the first time, watches from his position near the lake. Henderson’s single shot fells one of the animals and drives the remaining two deer north where Jordan and Alsop are waiting. Jordan’s shots claim the second deer of the afternoon.
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Grants go to local arts agencies Nearly $600,000 will be split among 46 groups By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Forty-six arts organizations will receive Scientific and Cultural Facilities grants following Oct. 27 action by the Douglas County commissioners. The tax-funded grants awarded by the commissioners total $596,986. The SCFD is a special tax district in the Denver metro area that supports art, culture and science organizations that enrich the community. Funding comes from a 0.1 percent sales tax. Two organizations received grants in the amount of $102,513.17 to assist with general operations: Cherokee Ranch and Castle Foundation in Sedalia and
the Highlands Ranch Cultural Affairs Association. The Highlands Ranch Cultural Affairs Association is a sister organization of the Highlands Ranch Community Association. It produces events and collaborates with other organizations for events with a primary purpose of providing enlightenment and entertainment to the residents of Highlands Ranch. “The grant is obviously very important to our organization because it gives us the ability to put on about 40 different community programs a year,” said Jamie Noebel, director of community relations and events. “It gives us the ability to do some really neat, fun programs that are educational for the community.” Some of those programs include the annual Oktoberfest, the summer concert series, Denver Pops and the winter cultural series.
WHERE THE MONEY GOES Arapahoe Philharmonic Orchestra - Continental League Honor, $2,000 Orchestra Augustana Arts, Inc. - The Joy of Music for Douglas, $4,000 County Residents Ballet Ariel - Passport to Culture Performance, $3,000 Ballet Nouveau - Douglas County Performance Season, $46,000
Program, $4,000 Colorado Wind Ensemble Inc.- Douglas County Outreach and Concert, $3,000 Denver Audubon Society Healthy Waters, Healthy Birds, $7,500 Denver Brass Inc. - Brass for All Ages, $8,000 Denver Concert Band - GOS, $17,500
Denver Municipal Band Baroque Chamber Orchestra Educational Workshops/Public of Colorado - Baroque PerforConcert, $6,000 mance Series, $7,000 Friends of Dinosaur Ridge Boulder Ballet - Ballet In the Triceratops Trail, $23,000 Park, $9,000 Golden Eagle Concert Band Boulder Ensemble Theatre - Concerts in Douglas County, Company - BETC Presents $1,000 “Cyrano” at Lone Tree Arts HawkQuest - GOS, $17,500 Center, $15,000 Boulder Museum of Contem- Highlands Ranch Concert porary Art - Art Stop on the Band - GOS, $8,500 Go, $10,000 Highlands Ranch Cultural Boulder Philharmonic Affairs Association - GOS, Orchestra - Douglas County $102,513.17 Concert Series, $7,000 Junior Symphony Guild, Inc. Cherokee Ranch and Castle Tiny Tots, $6,000 Foundation - General OperatKantorei - Music Alive!, $5,000 ing Support (GOS), $102,513.17 Lamb Spring Archaeological Christian Youth Theatre Preserve - GOS, $10,000 Denver - GOS and Theatrical Lighthouse Writers WorkArts Classes, $41,000 shop Inc. - Young Writers cmDance - Vintage Music Outreach, $2,500 and Dance - High School and Littleton Chorale - Gospel Elementary School Intensive, Mass & Spirituals, $3,500 $3,000 Colorado Chamber Players - Shostakovich Festival in Douglas County, $2,000
National Honor Band Association - Master Classes at SkyView, $3,000 Academy New Dance Theatre - Performance and Education Programs, $8,000 Phamaly Theatre Company Red Riding Hood, $4,900 Plains Conservation Center Prairie Preschool, $11,500 Rocky Mountain Arts Association - Holiday Performance, $2,500 Rocky Mountain Brassworks - Brass Band Festival, $2,600 Roxborough Arts Council GOS, $10,000 South Suburban Community Orchestra - GOS, $10,000 South Suburban Parks and Recreation - Summer Walk Concerts, $3,200 Tesoro Foundation - Public Education, $6,000 Think 360 Arts Complete Education - Arts in the Schools Program, $4,000 Thorne Ecological Institute - Thorne Nature Experience In-School Program, $14,000 Up Close and Musical Performances and Mentor Program, $4,100 Young Voices of Colorado Music Education and Performance, $10,160
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Lakewood stage is site for Ayckbourn play By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com The setting: a small English garden outside the town vicarage. A befuddled middle-aged woman, Susan, becomes conscious of a man speaking gibberish to her — kindly, but making no sense. We enter a fantasy world created by famous British playwright Alan Ayckbourn as lights go up on “A Woman in Mind” at the Edge Theater. Susan (Gina Walker) has bonked herself on the head by stepping on her garden rake and Bill Windsor, her doctor (Andrew Uhlenhopp), fears she has a concussion and wants to call for an ambulance. We are launched into a somewhat skewed world as Susan sees it, complete with an attractive imaginary family, a
product of her hallucinations and a great contrast to the one she inhabits with her dull husband, Gerald (Randy Diamon) and his quirky widowed sister Muriel (Kelly Uhlenhopp), who also lives at the vicarage and is a perfectly dreadful cook. The couple has a son, Rick (Jonathan Hallowell), who has gone off to live with a cult that forbids him to speak to his parents — although he has written to Gerald. Suddenly, he is expected for lunch. Susan’s imaginary husband, Andy (Jeff Jesmer), is handsome, affectionate and considerate, while her perky, pretty imaginary daughter Lucy plans a wedding and imaginary brother Tony (Jack Wefso) is clever and jolly. Director Scott Bellot had to do some creative blocking to manage the scenes where everyone is on stage, but only Susan can see them all.
It’s cleverly staged and the audience can soon get into the flow of images that parade through Susan’s mind as she grasps for reality without success. In one very funny scene in Act 2, all the characters are on stage, watching a race together and interacting, and then action returns to Susan’s confused state and ends with her speaking in the gibberish Bill used at the start. Ayckbourn’s dialogue carries the actors through a short period of time, where Susan is increasingly confused and learns that son Rick has left the cult, married and is about to move to Thailand with his wife. Muriel, who is a kook, overacted by Kelly Uhlenhopp, has a lightning-fast pregnancy after imagining her late husband returned to her briefly — a surreal touch that fits Susan’s muddled percep-
IF YOU GO “A Woman in Mind” plays through Nov. 15 at The Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays. Tickets cost $26 and are available at: theedgetheater.com or 303-232-0363.
tion of her world. Action ends with Susan speaking in gibberish and the sound of an ambulance in the background. While madness is not usually entertaining, the playwright’s choice to have everything as Susan sees it leads to an evening that does offer a number of laughs as the situation grows more absurd.
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Thespians Jackie Gregory and Addison Williams, advanced theater students, are the narrators who lead a cast through “The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza” at 7 p.m. on Nov. 13 and 14 at ThunderRidge High School in Highlands Ranch. Tickets are $6 at the door. Courtesy photo
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Yuletide Bazaar The Mountain Pine Woman’s Club plans its 10th Yuletide Bazaar from 9 a.m. ‘Bye, Bye, Birdie’ Musical to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Parker Fieldhouse, at Plaza Drive and Douglas County High School presents “Bye, Bye, Birdie,” the first all-school Dransfeldt Drive, Parker. The bazaar features more than 100 vendors and musical originally presented in the 1965-1966 school year, then directed by the Mountain Pine craft booth, which includes an array of handmade items Wally Larson. The musical comedy is presented at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, such as scarves, home décor and doll clothes. The bake shop will offer a and Saturday, Nov. 7. Tickets available at www.SeatYourSelf.biz/dchs. number of delectable goodies. The café offers coffee, water, snack or sweet treat. The bazaar is a major fundraiser for the Parker Woman’s Club and the ‘Legally Blonde’ Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Unit 102, High- money goes toward scholarships and to organizations such as the Parker lands Ranch, presents “Legally Blonde” at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. Task Force, Arising Hope, Operation Smile, Santa’s Workshop, Freedom Service Dogs, Skycliff and other projects as needed. A special gift bag will 14. A fun show for the entire family. Show is the product of a 15-week class be given to the first 100 customers. for children ages 10-18 years. Call Spotlight at 720-443-2623 or visit www. spotlightperformers.com for information and to purchase tickets.
MUSIC/CONCERTS Art Contest, Exhibit The Greater Castle Rock Area Art Guild plans its ninth annual contest and exhibit of the National Arts Program through Friday, Nov. 13 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. An awards ceremony and reception will from 4:30-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at the library. For information, call 303-814-3300, e-mail etherealflinn@yahoo. com or go to www.nationalartsprogram.org/ venues/front-range. ‘Shrek The Musical’ Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, presents “Shrek” from Friday, Nov. 13, to Sunday, Dec. 27. Based on the Oscarwinning DreamWorks Animation film, “Shrek The Musical” is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale. Shrek brings all the beloved characters you know from the film to life on stage, and proves there’s more to the story than meets the ears. Irreverently fun for the whole family, Shrek proves that beauty is truly in the eye of the ogre. Tickets available at the box office, 303-794-2787, ext. 5, or online at www. TownHallArtsCenter.org. Women Pioneers of Summit County Sandra F. Mather, Ph.D., author, historian and president of the Summit Historical Society, presents “They Weren’t All Prostitutes and Gamblers,” from 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Program is presented by the Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society. Mather brings the female pioneers of Summit County to life through research using newspaper accounts, census records, photos and diaries. Anna Sadler Hamilton was one such settler whose diary from the mid-1880s gives an account of the challenges facing newcomers to Colorado’s high country. Go to www.ColumbineGenealogy.com. Lamb Spring Archaeological Site Nathan Boyles presents a program on the Lamb Spring Archaeological site at Chatfield Reservoir. Program is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Refreshments will be served at 6:45 p.m. Contact the Castle Rock Museum at 303-814-3164, museum@ castlerockhistoricalsociety.org, or www. castlerockhistoricalsociety.org. Admission is free. Free Child Heart Screening Free heart screenings for students, athletes and young adults ages 12 and older are offered through the Anthony Bates Foundation. Sharon Bates, whose 20-year-old college football-playing son died from a sudden cardiac arrest, helps parents avoid the heartbreak she and other parents have experienced by providing this service to communities. Screenings are Saturday, Nov. 14, at Mountain Vista High School, 10585 Mountain Vista Ridge, Highlands Ranch; and Sunday, Nov. 15, at Chaparral High School, 15655 Brookstone Drive, Parker. The screening checks children for heart conditions leading to sudden cardiac arrest. Go to www. anthonybates.org/preregistration-az.html to register, or www.anthonybates.org/donations/index.html to make a donation. For information, contact Sharon Bates at 602482-5606 or go to www.AnthonyBates.org. FIND MORE THINGS TO DO ONLINE ColoradoCommunityMedia.com/events
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Operation Wedding Gown Brides Across America will kick off its nationwide Operation Wedding Gown campaign with a special event Friday, Nov. 6, at Compleat Couture Bridal and Formal, SouthGlenn Square, 7562 S. University Blvd., Centennial. The salon will celebrate the American spirit by giving military brides-to-be free designer wedding gowns from a selection of more than 500 pieces, valued at $4,000. The bride or her fiancé must be serving in the military, be currently deployed, be deployed in the last five years, or be scheduled for Broadway on Broadway deployment to Iraq, Afghanistan, the Middle East, Korea, Japan or surroundCome one, come all to a musical of Broadway favorites from “Kiss Me, Kate,” ing territory. Proper identification and deployment papers will be required “Anything Goes,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang;,” “West Side Story,” “Fiddler on on event day. Eligible brides may register at www.bridesacrossamerica.com. the Roof,” “Will Rogers Follies,” “Mary Poppins,” “Bye, Bye Birdie,” “Newsies,” Appointments are offered from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and should be scheduled “Grease,” “The Lion King,” “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” “Matilda,” directly with the store at 720-287-077. An additional Operation Wedding “Pajama Game,” “Annie, Get Your Gun,” “Wizard of Oz,” “A Chorus Line,” Gown events is offered Friday, Dec. 4. “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Gypsy,” “Spamalot,” “Into the Woods” and “A Little Bowling Benefit Night Music.” It’s a Broadway buffet. Shows are Friday, Nov. 13, through Sunday, Nov. 15, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Bowlers of all ages are invited to participate Highlands Ranch. Tickets available at www.stlukeshr.com, or at the door for in Bowl-A-Rama to benefit nursing home elders and at-risk youth. a little more. A benefit dinner at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, benefits Pura Vida and Urban Peak. Priority seating for Saturday’s show included in dinner Bowl-A-Rama is Saturday, Nov. 7; check-in and lunch begin at 11:30 cost. Go to www.stlukeshr.com. a.m., with bowling at 12:30 p.m. Children’s Concert and awards at 2:30 p.m. Cost per The Littleton Symphony Orchestra presents its free children’s concert, “The bowler starts at $40; however, Sneetches: Oh, The Music You’ll Hear,” at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at bowlers are encouraged to gather Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. A mad donations. Proceeds benefit romp through the Dr. Seuss’s classic The Sneetches, narrated by audience Bessie’ Hope, which brings together favorite Big Jim Conder. The Sneetches tells a story of class and prejudice elders and youth to cultivate mutually within a community of yellow, bird-like animals, with a moral message that rewarding relationships. Register at speaks to all of us about tolerance. And you won’t want to miss other play- www.bessieshope.org or call 303-830ful pieces, including the finale from William Tell, Sousa’s Liberty Bell March 9037. Bowling available at Brunzwick Zone, 9150 and a solo on a very unusual instrument, the marimba. Be sure to wear your Harlan St., Westminster; AMF Littleton Lanes, 2530 E. County Line Road, most outrageous hat in honor of the occasion. Doors open at 2 p.m. No Littleton; or AMF Monaco Lanes, 6767 Leetsdale Drive, Denver. tickets necessary. Call 303-933-6824 or visit www.littletonsymphony.org. Photographic Journey Through Southeast Alaska Father-Son Piano Duo Award-winning nature photographers Wendy Shattil and Bob Rozinski will Simon & Son, a father-son piano duo, will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. show stunning images of Alaskan wildlife at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 15, at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9206 S. University Blvd., HighBemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Among the stars of this lands Ranch. Peter Simon and his son Saling present keyboard acrobatics, wild section of America are humpback whales, bears, eagles and marine popular and classic music, humor and tales of their travels on the world life that abound in tide pools. Shattil and Rozinski will take you to southeast concert stage for an afternoon of non-stop entertainment appealing to Alaska through images and stories gathered while exploring the region on a all ages. Concert is free and open to the public. Contact Mark Zwilling at 12-passenger classic wooden boat built in 1932 as a marine research vessel. mzwilling@st-andrew-umc.com or 303 794-2683. Shattil was the first woman awarded grand prize in the world’s most prestigious wildlife photography contest, England’s BBC Wildlife Photographer of Vienna Boys Choir the Year Competition. She and her partner, Rozinski have photographed as The world famous Vienna Boys Choir will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. a team since 1981. They are working on their 17th book. Call 303-795-3961. 15, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For more than 500 years the Vienna Boys Choir has delighted and thrilled listeners of all ages. Colorado Historic Newspapers Their program includes favorite Strauss waltzes, classical masterpieces by Parker Genealogical Society presents “Colorado Historic Newspapers Mozart and Haydn, as well as folk songs from around the world. For tickets Collection: Reading Yesterday’s News Online Today” by Regan Harper of and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800. the Colorado State Library and History Colorado. The presentation us at Arapahoe Philharmonic Concert The Arapahoe Philharmonic presents “Tales from the North” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Mission Hills Church, 620 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. A silent auction begins at 6:30 p.m. and continues through intermission. The concert will include music of Edvard Grieg, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Jean Sibelius. Go to www.arapahoe-phil.org.
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Arts, Crafts Show More than 150 vendors from all over Colorado will bring a variety of jewelry, holiday decorations, wood products, gourmet packaged food, soaps, candles and other items from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, Castle Rock. The show benefits the Castle Rock Senior Center. In addition to the arts and crafts available for purchase, Castle Rock seniors will showcase their talents with quilts, crocheted hats, scarves and baby items, bowling ball lawn art, snowman kits and jewelry. In addition, seniors will sell their homemade “from scratch” baked items, along with jars of pickles, pickled beets and dried spices from the center’s garden harvest. The sale also includes the “Grandma’s Attic” section and a silent auction. Bidding closes at 3 p.m. A raffle of an iPad mini 3 and a quilt will take place at 2:30 p.m. All vendors donate items for door prizes through the day. Area businesses and organizations set up booths in the community corner and in the holiday wreath silent auction by decorating wreaths for visitors to bid on. Call 303-688-9498 or go to www.castlerockseniorcenter.org.
1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Stroh Fire Station, 19310 Stroh Road in Parker. Event is free and all are welcome.
Fundraising Poker Tournament The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4266 will host a poker tournament Saturday, Nov. 14, to raise money to fight homelessness among veterans in Colorado. Sponsors are needed. Homelessness among veterans in Colorado is estimated to be around 600 men and women, according to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. Post 4266 plans to work with CCH to get the state to Functional Zero, which is achieved when a city or state can temporarily provide housing to any homeless veteran within 24 hours. For information about the event, or to become a sponsor, contact Peter Solano, Post 4266 Adjutant, at adjutant@vfwpost4266.org or at 303-718-4256.
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South Metro Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the South Metro area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www. bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Friday, Nov. 6, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Saturday, Nov. 7, 8 a.m. to noon, Cherry Creek Presbyterian, 10150 E. Belleview, Englewood; Sunday, Nov. 8, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 2746 5th St., Castle Rock (contact Larry Bauer at 720-220-2394); Monday, Nov. 9, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Cascades Building, 6300 S. Syracuse Way, Centennial; Wednesday, Nov. 11, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Walmart, Art Exhibition 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth; Wednesday, Nov. 11, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon Town Hall Arts Center presents “Romantic Brushstrokes,” an art exhibition to 2:30 p.m., Triad Office Park, 5680 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood in the Stanton Art Gallery at Town Hall. Featuring work by Rita Campbell, Village; Wednesday, Nov. 11, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., The Club at Patricia Barr Clark, Christopher Clark, Susan Gordon, and Tiffiny Wine, the Pradera, 5225 Raintree Drive, Parker (contact Tiffany Messer at 303-607exhibit runs through Tuesday Nov. 10. The Stanton Art Gallery is inside 5684); Thursday, Nov. 12, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Plaza Tower One, Town Hall Arts Center and is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more 6400 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village; Saturday, Nov. 14, 8:30 information go to www.townhallartscenter.org/stanton-art-gallery/. a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 3350 White Bay This is Colorado Art Show Drive, Highlands Ranch (contact Charles Green at 720-231-7908); SatHeritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County and the Colorado Gallery of urday, Nov. 14, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox the Arts are sponsoring “This is Colorado,” a statewide art show juried by St., Castle Rock; Sunday, Nov. 15, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Providence professional artists and Arapahoe Community College professor Marsha Presbyterian Church, 18632 Pony Express Drive, Parker (contact Steve Mato Wooley. The show runs through Friday, Nov. 13, at the gallery on the at 281-799-8348). campus of Arapahoe Community College. Go to www.heritage-guild.com/ Calendar continues on Page 23 shows.html.
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Dementia expert says care takes a village Problem can’t be fixed, so management is goal By Jennifer Smith jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Laura Wayman has a story to tell about Jack and Peggy. Jack had dementia, and Peggy was bound and determined to take care of her husband herself. Jack wandered sometimes, and one evening he wandered to his neighbor’s to say that Peggy must be very tired, because she was sleeping on the floor. By the time the neighbor realized Peggy had actually suffered a massive heart attack, it was too late. “She was gone,” said Wayman. “And Peggy was my mother.” After that, Wayman dedicated her life to helping people like Peggy take care of people like Jack. Today the gerontologist is known as the “Dementia Whisperer” who wrote the book “A Loving Approach to Dementia Care.” She travels the country to help people understand the experiences of both the caretaker and the patient, and stopped at Malley Senior Recreation Center in Englewood on Oct. 20 as part of that journey. Stories like Jack and Peggy’s are all too common, she says. More than 65 percent of spouses get sick and die before the patient. “We forget to pay attention to that caregiver’s needs,” she said. “You must ask for help. You must build your village to care for someone with dementia.” The key to understanding how to cope with a dementia patient is to understand the underlying disease. Wayman explains that “dementia” is really just an umbrella term for a list of symptoms that can be caused by a number of conditions, including Parkinson’s, stroke and Alzheimer’s, which is the most common.
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Commitment Day 5K Fun Run/Walk Life Time Fitness in Parker kicks off the New Year with a part run/walk, part festival that includes an expo with numerous vendors on race morning. Run starts at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 1, at Life Time Fitness, 9250 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker. Event is open to runners and walkers of all levels and abilities. Members and non-members welcome. Discounted registration available through Sunday, Dec. 13. Children 12 and younger may register for free with a registered adult. Go to www.commitmentday.com/colorado/ parker-aurora. Group training for the event starts Tuesday, Nov. 10; go to http:// lifetimerun.com/group-run-training/cocommitment-day-5k-2016-parker. Contact Heather Crosby at hcrosby@lifetimefitness. com for additional information. Free Nutrition, Cooking Class Free Heart Health nutrition classes and cooking demonstrations are offered from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18 (Eating to Prevent Cancer), at the South Denver Heart Center, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton. Join Richard Collins, M.D., “The Cooking Cardiologist,” along with Susan Buckley, RD, CDE, as they share their expertise on Heart Healthy nutrition and cooking solutions. For more information or to register, call 303-744-1065, www. southdenver.com.
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Estate Planning Workshop Protecting your family’s assets and future is easier than you think. A few easy steps can save you, and your beneficiaries, a lot of money and heartache. Don’t wait until it’s too late, or your beneficiary could be our federal government. Free educational workshops on estate planning are planned from 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock; and from 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive, Parker. RSVP is required; call 720-440-2774.
Laura Wayman, known as the “Dementia Whisperer,” speaks to a full house at Malley Senior Recreation Center in Englewood on Oct. 20. Photo by Jennifer Smith Regardless of the cause, the brain is literally eroding. Wayman likens dementia to a rat randomly stealing pieces of cheese, and where the holes are correlates to what symptoms appear. In Alzheimer’s, the first hole usually — but not always — appears in the region of the brain that controls short-term memory. And because there are no pain receptors in the brain, the patient feels normal, which leads to one of the hardest things in the situation — resistance to care is actually a symptom of the disease. They don’t feel sick, so they think they don’t need help. “They don’t know what they don’t
know,” she said. Feelings and emotions stay intact, but patients lose the ability to process them or express them appropriately. Wayman likens it to when a baby is first born: The child can only cry to express negative feelings until growing up and learning new ways. “Someone with dementia is unlearning,” she said. And just like you wouldn’t expect a screaming newborn to answer a question about whether she’s hungry, you shouldn’t expect a helpful answer from a dementia patient, either. “What we are asking her to do is think,
and her thinker’s broken,” said Wayman. “Stop doing it. Talk less and do more. … It’s OK to think for them. It’s already broken. You can’t fix it. You can just manage it.” And since their world has been reduced to feeling and reacting, that’s what matters most. “Act like it’s the most normal thing in the world, because they don’t know what’s normal anymore,” she said. “It’s all about how you make them feel with your actions. Don’t ask questions or give options, because they can’t process them. If they’re angry, agree. Let them be angry. Just be with them.”
Grapes to Grads The Arapahoe Community College Foundation plans its sixth annual Grapes to Grads wine tasting and silent auction from 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Mike Ward Infiniti, 1800 Lucent Court in Highlands Ranch. Enjoy music, networking, a silent auction, food from Littleton-area restaurants, and samples of more than 45 wine and craft beer selections courtesy of Lido Wine Merchants. All food, wine and beer samples are included in the ticket price, and all proceeds will support the mission of the ACC Foundation. Go to http://conta.cc/1GeZJBq to register. For information, contact the ACC Foundation at foundation@arapahoe.edu or 303-797-5881. Practice English Skills Practice your English class gives adult mixed level English language learners an opportunity to practice speaking English. Adults from all levels and language backgrounds are welcome at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays at Douglas County Libraries in Parker, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive, and in Highlands Ranch, James H. LaRue branch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. No registration is required. Continuing Education Program Metropolitan State College of Denver offers a continuing education program for adults. Most classes are from 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, for two to four weeks, and cost varies. Most take place at the Student Success Building on the Auraria Campus, with other classes taking place at the South Campus (I-25 and Orchard) and the Center For Visual Arts on Santa Fe Drive. For list of classes, go to www.msudenver.edu/learnon or call 303556-3657. Application not required. More information on Facebook www.Facebook. com/msudenverlearnoninitiative. 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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Mountain Vista wins fourth straight title Skyview Academy’s Butler repeats as 3A champion By Jim Benton jbenton@colorado communitymedia.com There were no strange happenings Oct. 31 on a sunny Halloween day at the Norris Penrose Events Center in Colorado Springs during the state high school cross-country championships. SkyView Academy’s Ben Butler ran off with his second consecutive Class 3A boys title, and Mountain Vista’s boys were crowned as the team champion for a record fourth straight season in Class 5A. Butler, a senior, repeated as the individual champion and finished some 26 seconds ahead of second-place Taylor Stack of Salida. Butler’s winning time was 15:50.50, and he led the Hawks to a fourth-place finish. “There were a lot of good guys pushing me, and it feels special to win,” said Butler. “I always like to start off fast. It’s always been one of the things that has worked for me. I just wanted to set the tone. I was just so happy crossing that line. It’s unbelievable. Every time you get on this State continues on Page 32
Ben Butler heads for the finish line to successfully defend his individual title at the Class 3A boys cross country championship race in Colorado Springs. The SkyView Academy senior took top individual race honors as he finished the course in a time of 15:50.50. His performance helped the Hawks finish fourth in the team standings Photos by Tom Munds
Paxton Smith heads for the finish line at the Oct. 31 Class 5A state boys cross country championship race in Colorado Springs. Smith finished fifth individually and helped Mountain Vista win its fourth straight 5A boys cross country championship.
Valor, Creek earn No. 1 seeds in football playoffs Nine south metro schools qualify for 32-team bracket Staff report
Valor Christian’s Ben Waters (3) gets caught up by Grandview’s Joe Richart (54) on Oct. 30. Waters had 130 all-purpose yards between pass receptions and kickoff returns in Valor’s 31-14 win. Photo by Paul DiSalvo
Valor Christian and defending state champion Cherry Creek were two of the four teams to get top seeds when the Class 5A state football playoff brackets were released Nov. 1 by the Colorado High School Activities Association. The 32-team bracket was divided into four quadrants with unbeaten Columbine and Grandview getting the other No. 1 seeds. Wild card points were used to determine the 32 playoff teams, and all first-round games will be played between Nov. 5-7. Centennial League champion Valor Christian (7-2) will host Legend (4-5) in a Region C opening game at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6. Cherry Creek (7-2) will entertain Rock Canyon in a Region D, first-round contest set for 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Stutler Bowl.
Five other south metro teams besides Valor, Creek, Legend and Rock Canyon qualified for the playoffs, which will conclude Dec. 5 with the state championship game as Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Cherokee Trail (5-4) will play at Heritage (7-2) in a Region A game, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Nov. 5 at Littleton Public Schools Stadium. Denver East (6-3) will test home-standing Mountain Vista (7-2) in the Region B bracket. The game will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at Shea Stadium. Region C features two other south metro teams in addition to Valor Christian. Chaparral (6-3) will play at Fairview (7-2), and Bear Creek (4-5) will face Arapahoe (9-0) in a 7 p.m. game Nov. 6 at Littleton Public Schools Stadium. In a Region D first-round game, ThunderRidge (4-5) will travel to play at Fountain-Fort Carson (7-2) in a 7 p.m. game on Nov. 6. Class 4A state pairings will be announced Nov. 8.
Highlands Ranch forfeits three football victories By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Highlands Ranch has forfeited its three wins this season after Falcons’ head coach Mark Robinson used an illegal communication device to talk with the quarterback. Robinson was suspended for the Oct. 30 game against Mountain Vista. The Falcons lost 10-7. All of this surfaced following a 21-19 win over ThunderRidge on Oct. 23.
Highlands Ranch self-reported the infraction to the Colorado High School Activities Association. The suspension was included in the national rules by-laws but not the forfeits. Highlands Ranch decided to forfeit its three wins and ended the regular season with a 0-9 record. Highlands Ranch will play Mountain Range in a 10th game Nov. 6 but Robinson will not be coaching the finale. “We have taken the steps according to the CHSAA,” said Highlands Ranch Athletic Director Bruce Wright. “This al-
lows us to go forward and not carry over to next year. We corrected the situation. It was not OK but we are moving on.” Highlands Ranch’s forfeiture of games may have had an impact on the 5A playoff field — which the Falcons may have had an opportunity to make if not for the infraction and with a win against Mountain Vista. “The penalty was appropriate for the violation and CHSAA accepted that response to the violations,” Bert Borgmann, CHSAA assistant commissioner
said, “but it did create the need to refigure Wild Card points that had a rippling effect on a number of other schools. “While there is no by-law that required the forfeiture of contests, Highlands Ranch did not want to have this on their record and determined they needed to forfeit the contests and not advance in the playoffs. The school wanted to share a lesson with everyone about teaching their players what is the right thing to do when something like this happens.”
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Injured wrestler makes progress
Jim Benton
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Joe Hunsaker, the Castle View wrestler who was paralyzed in a wrestling match on Feb. 1, 2014, is a student at Oregon State and living independently. Hunsaker has regained a lot of function in his legs, arms and hands, according to his father, Jim. He is still in a wheelchair but once in a standing position, he is able to walk for short distances. “He is making good progress,” said Jim Hunsaker, who has moved
with his wife to Canby, Oregon. Joe attended the 2014 fall term at Oregon State but needed a caretaker in the morning and evening. He then came back to Denver for 6 1/2 months of intensive walking therapy at Craig Medical Center. He is back in Oregon now, and recently shot a deer on a hunting trip with his uncle. He also passed a driver’s test, saying driving with hand controls can be hard to learn.
Northglenn sophomore defies odds The softball season is over and Northglenn sophomore Jaide Bucher had another good showing. Good enough that she is featured on the Gatorade Spotlight Win From Within, which was tagged Defying Doubt. Bucher was born without a right hand because of amniotic band syndrome. It didn’t keep her from participating in athletics, and she excels in softball. She was the varsity catcher for Northglenn as a freshman. She
played some in leftfield and hit .311 for the Norse this season. Gatorade arranged for her to meet and play catch with her hero, Jim Abbott, the former Major League Baseball pitcher who doesn’t have a right arm. Bucher, like Abbott, shifts the ball from her left, or glove, hand to her right limb, while dropping the glove, and rolls the ball back to her
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SPORTS ROUNDUP ROCK CANYON JAGUARS FOOTBALL Thunder Ridge 27, Rock Canyon 7 Josh Goldin there 10 completions for 100 yards and one touchdown pass in the Oct. 30 conference game. Key performers: Jacob Petterle had 14 carries for 83 yards. Eric Hommel had seven receptions for 90 yards and score one touchdown. Zane Van Matre had 27 total tackles. VOLLEYBALL Mountain Vista 2, Rock Canyon 1 Tori Macaluso had five total blocks in the Oct. 31 tournament game. Key performers: Keeley Davis had nine kills, Reven Bradbury had 13 digs and Skylar Lane had 17 assists. Rock Canyon 2, Boulder 0 Keeley Davis had six kills in the Oct. 31 tournament match. Key performs: Skylar Lane had three aces, nine kills and 17 assists. Rock Canyon 2, Dakota Ridge 0 Keeley Davis had seven kills in the Oct. 31 tournament match. Key performers: Reven Bradbury and Skylar Lane had 10 digs each. Lane also had 16 assists.
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Rock Canyon 2, Denver West 0 Rock Canyon won the Oct. 30 tournament match. Key performers: Ashley Halpin had five kills and Skylar Lane had 16 assists. Rock Canyon 2, Mountain Range 0 Keeley Davis had eight kills and seven digs in the Oct. 30 tournament match. Key performers: Tori Macaluso had four total blocks and Skylar Lane had 21 assists. Ponderosa 3, Rock Canyon 1 Rock Canyon fell in the Oct. 28 match. Rock Canyon 3, Columbine 1 Keeley Davis had 18 kills in the Oct. 27 match. Key performers: Riley Bradbury had give aces, Reven Bradbury had 16 digs and Skylar Lane had 42 assists. BOYS SOCCER Arapahoe 2, Rock Canyon 1 Rock Canyon lost in the Oct. 29 playoff game. Key performers: Aaron Makikalli scored the goal. Goalkeeper Blake Titensor had five saves.
FOOTBALL Mountain Vista 10, Highlands Ranch 7 The visiting Golden Eagles defeated the Highlands Ranch Falcons at a conference game on Oct. 30. Key performers: Senior Jaeson Juarez had 64 rushing yards and Junior Judd Erickson had 93 passing yards. VOLLEYBALL Mountain Vista 3, Heritage 0 The Golden Eagles took victory at a home conference match against Heritage on Oct. 27 with three sets of 25 points. Key performers: Sophomore Amanda Keller had eight kills and one solo block. Senior Mckinnon Brown had 12 digs. Mountain Vista 2, Fort Collins 1 The Golden Eagles beat Fort Collins in a Golden Ridge Invitational tournament match on Oct. 30. Key performers: Junior Annie Ell had five kills and two serving aces. Senior Taylor Dubray had nine digs. Mountain Vista 2, Gateway 0 The Golden Eagles won a Golden Ridge Invitational tournament match against Gateway on Oct. 30. Key performers: Junior Alyssa Oswald had
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Mountain Vista 2, D’Evelyn 0 The Golden Eagles took victory at a Golden Ridge Invitational tournament match against D’Evelyn on Oct. 31 with two sets of 25 points. Key performers: Junior Alyssa Oswald had six kills and two digs. Senior Morgan Knight received F seven serves. V Mountain Vista 2, Rock Canyon 1 T The Golden Eagles beat Rock Can- a yon in a Golden Ridge Invitational K h tournament match on Oct. 31. Key performers: Senior Taylor Dubray had S eight kills and one serving ace. Junior Annie h Ell had 17 digs and one block assist. V BOYS SOCCER V T Mountain Vista 2, Monarch 1 L The Golden Eagles beat Monarch in a CHSEE Boys Soccer Championships playoff w K game on Oct. 29. w Key performers: Junior Nolan Gao and sophomore Cray Cordero each had a goal. K
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1 FOOTBALL tMountain Vista 10, Highlands Ranch 7 -The Highlands Ranch Falcons lost to -Mountain Vista at a home conference tgame on Oct. 30. Key performers: No individual statistics ewere reported for this game.
o eVOLLEYBALL rHighlands Ranch 3, Valor Christian 1 2Highlands Ranch took victory at an away non-conference game on Oct. 26 against Valor Christian. Key performers: Junior Melissa Evans had 18 kills and one serving ace. Senior Madi Ferguson had 29 digs.
Highlands Ranch 3, Grand Junction 1 The Falcons beat Grand Junction in a Legend Tournament match on Oct. 30. Key performers: Sophomore K. Milkowski had 12 kills and five serving aces. Senior Jasmine Evans received 15 serves.
FOOTBALL Valor Christian 31, Grandview 14 The Valor Christian Eagles beat Grandview at a home conference game on Oct. 30. Key performers: Junior Dylan McCaffrey had 164 passing yards and 88 rushing yards. Seniors Cole Baker and Ben Waters each had 65 receiving yards. VOLLEYBALL Valor Christian 3, Standley Lake 0 The Valor Christian Eagles beat Standley Lake at an away conference game on Oct. 27 with three sets of 25 points. Key performers: Freshman Ashley Larson was selected as player of the match. Junior K. Montgomery had 14 kills and junior Alli
Highlands Ranch 3, Cherry Creek 2 The Falcons beat Cherry Creek in a close neutral tournament match on Oct. 31 with all five sets played. Key performers: Senior Jasmine Evans had 23 kills and two serving aces. Senior Maddie Betz had 11 digs. Legend 3, Highlands Ranch 2 The Legend Titans beat Highlands Ranch in a neutral tournament match on Oct. 31. Key performers: Junior Melissa Evans had 23 kills and two serving aces. Junior C. Czerniakowski received 15 serves and had eight digs. Highlands Ranch 3, ThunderRidge 1 The Falcons took victory against ThunderRidge in a Legend Tournament match on Oct. 31. Key performers: Junior Lauren Closs had six kills and one block solo. Senior Madi Ferguson had 20 digs and five serving aces.
THUNDERRIDGE GRIZZLIES FOOTBALL ThunderRidge 27, Rock Canyon 7 The Grizzlies took victory at an away conference game against Rock Canyon on Oct. 30. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game. VOLLEYBALL ThunderRidge 3, Rocky Mountain 1 The Grizzlies beat Rocky Mountain in a Legend Tournament match on Oct. 30 with three sets of 25 points and one set of 22. Key performers: Senior C. Perlinger had 17 kills and two serving aces. Junior Madi Kimble had 17 digs and received 40 serves. Columbine 3, ThunderRidge 2 Thunder Ridge lost a close match to Columbine at the Legend Tournament on Oct. 30.
Key performers: Junior Lauren Taylor had eight kills and one block assist. Sophomore Sarah Cavanaugh had 20 digs and received five serves. Highlands Ranch 3, ThunderRidge 1 The Grizzlies lost to Highlands Ranch at a Legend Tournament match on Oct. 31 with four sets played. Key performers: Junior Melissa Evans had 17 kills and senior Jasmine Evans had 20. Sophomore K. Milkowski and senior Madi Ferguson each had five serving aces. BOYS SOCCER Legacy 5, ThunderRidge 0 ThunderRidge took the fall against Legacy at a 2015 CHSAA Boys Soccer Championship game on Oct. 29. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.
VALOR CHRISTIAN EAGLES Lane had two serving aces. Chaparral 3, Valor Christian 0 The Eagles lost to Chaparral at a Cheyenne Mountain Invitational tournament match on Oct. 30. Key performers: Junior Kelsey Montgomery was selected as player of the match. Senior Gigi Garramone had eight digs and two serving aces. Lakewood 3, Valor Christian 2 Valor Christian lost a close match to Lakewood at Cheyenne Mountain Invitational tournament on Oct. 30. All five sets were played. Key performers: Senior Paighton Miller was
selected as player of the match. Freshman Courtney Lane had 11 kills and one block assist. Valor Christian 3, Manitou Springs 1 Valor Christian beat Manitou Springs at a Cheyenne Mountain Invitational tournament match on Oct. 31. Key performers: Sophomore Makena Baldwin was selected as player of the match and had 14 kills. Junior Juliet Burke had two serving aces and three solo blocks. Valor Christian 3, Mesa Ridge 2 The Valor Christian Eagles took victory
against Mesa Ridge at a Cheyenne Mountain Invitational tournament match on Oct. 31 with three sets of 25 points and one set of 21. Key performers: Junior Juliet Burke was selected as player of the match and had eight kills. Junior Delaney Thome had four serving aces and four digs. BOYS SOCCER Valor Christian 3, Lewis-Palmer 1 The Eagles took victory against Lewis-Palmer at a 2015 CHSAA Boys Soccer Championship game on Oct. 28 with one goal in the first half and two in the second. Key performers: Junior Robert Lanz scored two goals and senior Ian Thomas scored one.
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Recording Date of DOT: 3/2/2005
No. of DOT: 2005017948 30 Highlands Ranch Herald Reception DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $229,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $247,866.40
Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.
Public Notices Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Public Trustees RENOTICED AND REPUBLISHED PURSUANT TO CRS 38-38-109(2)(b)(II) PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2012-1013
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
Public Trustees
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 151, HIGHLANDS RANCH NO. 122A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 9725 Gatesbury Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE
To Whom It May Concern: On 8/11/2015 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.
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.
Original Grantor: DANIEL D STONEBARGER Original Beneficiary: WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/26/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 11/2/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007085671 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $536,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $504,866.96
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 2, 2015, 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.
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.
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 201, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO. 122-I COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.
Which has the address of: 10205 Charissglen Ln, Littleton, CO 801265528
First Publication: 10/15/2015 Last Publication: 11/12/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
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, December 9, 2015, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 10/8/2015 Last Publication: 11/5/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/12/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Colorado Registration #: 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6902 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-14-639664-JS *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2012-1013 First Publication: 10/8/2015 Last Publication: 11/5/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0114 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/1/2015 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: CAREY L GERLING AND PAUL J GERLING JR Original Beneficiary: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/23/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 3/2/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005017948 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $229,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $247,866.40 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property:
Dated: 10/5/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6903 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-14-640077-JS *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2015-0114 First Publication: 10/15/2015 Last Publication: 11/12/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0199 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/11/2015 2:02:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: DAVID J LUNDY Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR ALLY BANK CORP. F/K/A GMAC BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/22/2009 Recording Date of DOT: 12/30/2009 Reception No. of DOT: 2009100784 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $215,377.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $190,358.83 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 8, BLOCK 3, ACRES GREEN FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 13285 Callisto Dr, Littleton, CO 80124-2923 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, December 2, 2015, 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 accep-
If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.
Public Trustees
First Publication: 10/8/2015 Last Publication: 11/5/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/12/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 4500.101149.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0199 First Publication: 10/8/2015 Last Publication: 11/5/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0206 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/11/2015 3:17:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: MICHAEL S. SOMERS Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/1/2002 Recording Date of DOT: 3/6/2002 Reception No. of DOT: 02023019 Book 2280 Page 991 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $241,071.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $159,247.09 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments as required under the Deed of Trust.
Notices date hereof: $282,313.64
PUBLIC NOTICE
Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0209
To Whom It May Concern: On 8/19/2015 2:23:00 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.
Public Trustees
Original Grantor: CHERYL L THOMPSON Original Beneficiary: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/25/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 5/13/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005042671 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $35,308.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $34,900.00 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 43, HIGHLANDS RANCH FLING NO. 62-A, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 328 Brentford Cir, Highlands Ranch, CO 801263564 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, December 9, 2015, 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.
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 49, BLOCK 6, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.
Which has the address of: 790 Old Stone Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
First Publication: 10/15/2015 Last Publication: 11/12/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
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.
Dated: 8/20/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 2, 2015, 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.
JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6906 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-15-678599-JS
If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.
Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0221
First Publication: 10/8/2015 Last Publication: 11/5/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/12/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLAS H. SANTARELLI Colorado Registration #: 46592 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: Attorney File #: 15-008590 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0206 First Publication: 10/8/2015 Last Publication: 11/5/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0209 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/19/2015 2:23:00 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.
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0209 First Publication: 10/15/2015 Last Publication: 11/12/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE
To Whom It May Concern: On 8/27/2015 11:44:00 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: MARGARET DUBACH Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGEIT, INC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NA, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LASALLE BANK NA, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE WASHINGTON MUTUAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, WMALT SERIES 2007OA5 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/16/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 2/28/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007017525 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $244,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $282,313.64 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 35, BLOCK 3, A REPLAT OF HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 8476 South
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 deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.
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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 accepTHE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE ted a loss mitigation option (38-38A FIRST LIEN. 103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General The property described herein is all of (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Finanthe property encumbered by the lien of cial Protection (855-411-2372) To advertise your publicor notices callBureau 303-566-4100 the deed of trust. both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the Legal Description of Real Property: foreclosure process. LOT 35, BLOCK 3, A REPLAT OF HIGHB LANDS RANCH FILING NO. 1, COUNTY First Publication: 11/5/2015 OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. t Last Publication: 12/3/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Which has the address of: 8476 South Wildcat Street, Highlands Ranch, CO Dated: 9/1/2015 80126 CHRISTINE DUFFY r DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee NOTICE OF SALE The name, address and telephone num-d The current holder of the Evidence of Debt bers of the attorney(s) representing theA secured by the Deed of Trust described legal holder of the indebtedness is: herein, has filed written election and des mand for sale as provided by law and in HOLLY DECKER said Deed of Trust. Colorado Registration #: 32647 THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, c that on the first possible sale date (unless LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedPhone #: (303) 274-0155 “ nesday, December 30, 2015, at the PubFax #: (303) 274-0159 lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, g Attorney File #: 15-119-28706 Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE auction to the highest and best bidder for SALE DATES on the Public Trustee web-v cash, the said real property and all insite: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust-w terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs ee/ and assigns therein, for the purpose of s paying the indebtedness provided in said Legal Notice No.: 2015-0224 Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of n First Publication: 11/5/2015 Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses Last Publication: 12/3/2015 t of sale and other items allowed by law, Publisher: Douglas County News Press and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If PUBLIC NOTICE K the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to Highlands Ranch cure by those parties entitled to cure may NOTICE OF SALE also be extended. a Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0222 u If you believe that your lender or serTo Whom It May Concern: On 8/27/2015 vicer has failed to provide a single 11:46:00 AM the undersigned Publict point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or Trustee caused the Notice of Election and they are still pursuing foreclosure even Demand relating to the Deed of Trust de-fi though you have submitted a comscribed below to be recorded in Douglasu pleted loss mitigation application or County. you have been offered and have accept ted a loss mitigation option (38-38Original Grantor: CHRISTOPHER S WA103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint M TERMAN AND CHERYL A WATERMAN with the Colorado Attorney General Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC(720-508-6006) or the Consumer FinanTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PROVIDENT or both. However, the filing of a comFUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P. plaint in and of itself will not stop the Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FEDforeclosure process. ERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORAFirst Publication: 11/5/2015 TION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNLast Publication: 12/3/2015 DER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED Publisher: Douglas County News Press STATES OF AMERICA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/4/2008 Dated: 9/1/2015 Recording Date of DOT: 3/11/2008 CHRISTINE DUFFY Reception No. of DOT: 2008017463 DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of The name, address and telephone numDebt: $352,000.00 bers of the attorney(s) representing the Outstanding Principal Amount as of the legal holder of the indebtedness is: date hereof: $361,625.78 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you LISA CANCANON are hereby notified that the covenants of Colorado Registration #: 42043 the deed of trust have been violated as 1199 BANNOCK STREET, follows: the failure to make timely payDENVER, COLORADO 80204 ments required under said Deed of Trust Phone #: and the Evidence of Debt secured Fax #: thereby. Attorney File #: 5050.100353.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webA FIRST LIEN. site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of Legal Notice No.: 2015-0221 the deed of trust. First Publication: 11/5/2015 Last Publication: 12/3/2015 Legal Description of Real Property: Publisher: Douglas County News Press LOT 29, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-D, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF COLORADO. Littleton Which has the address of: NOTICE OF SALE 9982 Hawthorne St, Highlands Ranch, Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0224 CO 80126 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/27/2015 NOTICE OF SALE 3:50:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and DeThe current holder of the Evidence of Debt mand relating to the Deed of Trust desecured by the Deed of Trust described scribed below to be recorded in Douglas herein, has filed written election and deCounty. mand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. Original Grantor: TAREK KASSEM AND THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given JEANNE M. KASSEM that on the first possible sale date (unless Original Beneficiary: CITIFINANCIAL the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedCORPORATION nesday, December 30, 2015, at the PubCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, CITIFINANCIAL SERVICING LLC Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/23/2007 auction to the highest and best bidder for Recording Date of DOT: 1/25/2007 cash, the said real property and all inReception No. of DOT: 2007007719 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs DOT Recorded in Douglas County. and assigns therein, for the purpose of Original Principal Amount of Evidence of paying the indebtedness provided in said Debt: $598,330.97 Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses date hereof: $590,654.09 of sale and other items allowed by law, Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificare hereby notified that the covenants of ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the deed of trust have been violated as the sale date is continued to a later date, follows: Failure to pay monthly installthe deadline to file a notice of intent to ments due Note Holder. cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single The property described herein is all of point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or the property encumbered by the lien of they are still pursuing foreclosure even the deed of trust. though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or Legal Description of Real Property: you have been offered and have accepLOT 12, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING ted a loss mitigation option (38-38NO. 85-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, 103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint STATE OF COLORADO. with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer FinanWhich has the address of: 9261 S cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) Mountain Brush St, Littleton, CO 80130 or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the NOTICE OF SALE foreclosure process. The current holder of the Evidence of Debt First Publication: 11/5/2015 secured by the Deed of Trust described Last Publication: 12/3/2015 herein, has filed written election and dePublisher: Douglas County News Press mand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. Dated: 9/1/2015 THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given CHRISTINE DUFFY that on the first possible sale date (unless DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at the PubThe name, address and telephone numlic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, bers of the attorney(s) representing the Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public legal holder of the indebtedness is: auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all inJOAN OLSON terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs Colorado Registration #: 28078 and assigns therein, for the purpose of 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, paying the indebtedness provided in said CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Phone #: (303) 952-6906 Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses Fax #: of sale and other items allowed by law, Attorney File #: CO-14-623198-JS and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webthe sale date is continued to a later date, site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustthe deadline to file a notice of intent to ee/ cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. Legal Notice No.: 2015-0222 First Publication: 11/5/2015 If you believe that your lender or serLast Publication: 12/3/2015 vicer has failed to provide a single Publisher: Douglas County News Press point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint Public Notice with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer FinanDOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) STATE OF COLORADO or both. However, the filing of a com4000 Justice Way plaint in and of itself will not stop the Castle Rock, CO foreclosure process. Douglas County, CO 80109 First Publication: 11/5/2015 THE PEOPLE OF THE Last Publication: 12/3/2015 STATE OF COLORADO Publisher: Douglas County News Press
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Jaguars hold their own against Arapahoe Young Rock Canyon team loses to Warriors in soccer playoffs
Rock Canyon’s Matt Behnke (2) uses his footwork to keep the ball away from Arapahoe’s Wilmer Ramirez (5) during the Oct. 29 firstround game of the Class 5A state soccer playoffs. The Jaguars played hard but lost the game to the Warriors, 2-1. Photo by Tom Munds
By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com The faces of the Rock Canyon players reflected their disappointment, but they didn’t hang their heads after the 2-1 loss to Arapahoe in the first round of the Class 5A soccer playoffs. “I am really proud of our team,” Jaguars coach Matt Sassali said after the game. “One of the things we preach in our program is not only hard work, but perseverance. There were points in the season where things didn’t go our way, and we lost several weird games. It was that way tonight. But we kept pressing and, right down to the buzzer, we had chances to score.” Key moments Rock Canyon came into the game with a 7-8 record and seeded 16th, but the Jaguars challenged the No. 4-seeded Arapahoe the entire game. The Warriors scored in the first half on a long, high kick, and the Jaguars tied the score about five minutes into the second half on a penalty kick by Aaron Makikalli. Arapahoe won the game on a
goal scored with five minutes remaining. Makikalli said the coaches stressed that the players ignore the seeding and told them it was a game they could win if the team played their best soccer of the year. He said of course he was disappointed with the final score, but added it was by far the best game Rock Canyon played this season. “It was a physical game, and I like it that
way,” he said. “The officials let us play soccer, and while there were collisions and guys going down it wasn’t dirty play, it was just the result of both teams playing good, hard, competitive soccer.” Key players/statistics Makikalli scored the only goal for the Jaguars, and Rock Canyon goalie Blake Titensor made five saves. It won’t show up
in the statistics, but the Jaguars repeatedly pushed the attack and frequently got the ball into Arapahoe’s end of the field. They pressed hard near the end of the game and had one line-drive shot hit the goal upright and carom away from the net. When the Warriors were on the attack, Rock Canyon’s defense worked together throughout the game to protect the goal and, on most occasions, they denied Arapahoe the chance to put good shots on the net. They said it Coach Sassali said Arapahoe is a great team with a great program, and he was pleased his team stood toe-to-toe with them and slugged it out right up until the final buzzer.
Going forward The game ended the season for the Jaguars. However, Rock Canyon is a young team with only two seniors on the roster, and the coach said the playoff experience is valuable to his team. “I am glad we got this experience, and I believe we will be a force to deal with next season,” Sassali said. “This is the starting point to build for a stronger team next season.”
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Deciding to work COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, out thatDOUGLAS pesky problem (even though you might STATE OF COLORADO have been bored, bored, with it) should be 4000 bored Justice Way Castle paying off right about now.Rock, ExpectCO to hear some Douglas County, CO 80109 very welcome news very soon. THE PEOPLE OF THE TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Unexpected news OF COLORADO might STATE cause you to rethink a previous conclusion. Don’t beInterest bullheaded In the of: and try to bluff it out. ANNIKA NEWLAND, D.O.B.: Make the needed change, and then take a bow for your3/27/2004; objectivity.and CHRISTIAN J. CORNWELL, D.O.B.:
5/30/2000, Children, GEMINI (May 21 The to June 20) Money matters shouldAnd be considered as you continue to work concerning: out your holiday plans. ThisMother, is a good time to JULIA CORNWELL, Public Notice (DECEASED); scout out discounts before demand for them PETER BONARU, Father of Christian J. DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, outstrips their availability. STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109
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In the Interest of: ANNIKA NEWLAND, D.O.B.: 3/27/2004; and CHRISTIAN J. CORNWELL, D.O.B.: 5/30/2000, The Children, And concerning: JULIA CORNWELL, Mother, (DECEASED); PETER BONARU, Father of Christian J. Cornwell; and DONALD NEWLAND, Father of Annika Newland and Step-Father to Christian Cornwell, and CASSANDRA NELSON and ROBERT NELSON, JR. Respondents. Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 4400 Castleton Ct.
And concerning: JULIA CORNWELL, Mother, (DECEASED); PETER BONARU, Father of Christian J. Cornwell; and DONALD NEWLAND, Father of Annika Newland and Step-Father to Christian Cornwell, and CASSANDRA NELSON and ROBERT NELSON, JR. Respondents.
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Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726 FAX 877.285.8988 E-mail: jthirkel@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 15JV271 * DIVISION 7 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 193-503, C.R.S. 2015. TO DONALD NEWLAND AND PETER BONARU: You are hereby notified that a petition has
In the Interest of: ANNIKA NEWLAND, D.O.B.: 3/27/2004; and CHRISTIAN J. CORNWELL, D.O.B.: 5/30/2000, The Children, And concerning: JULIA CORNWELL, Mother, (DECEASED); PETER BONARU, Father of Christian J. Cornwell; and DONALD NEWLAND, Father of Annika Newland and Step-Father to Christian Cornwell, and CASSANDRA NELSON and ROBERT NELSON, JR. Respondents. Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726 FAX 877.285.8988 E-mail: jthirkel@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 15JV271 * DIVISION 7 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 193-503, C.R.S. 2015.
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TO DONALD NEWLAND AND PETER BONARU: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the abovenamed children are dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of John Thirkell, at the above address. A Hearing has been scheduled on November 16, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109. Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE,
And concerning: JULIA CORNWELL, Mother, (DECEASED); PETER BONARU, Father of Christian J. Cornwell; and DONALD NEWLAND, Father of Annika Newland and Step-Father to Christian Cornwell, and CASSANDRA NELSON and ROBERT NELSON, JR. Respondents. Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726 FAX 877.285.8988 E-mail: jthirkel@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 15JV271 * DIVISION 7 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 193-503, C.R.S. 2015. TO DONALD NEWLAND AND PETER BONARU: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the abovenamed children are dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of John Thirkell, at the above address. A Hearing has been scheduled on November 16, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.
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Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have
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DONALD of Annika CANCER (June 21NEWLAND, to July 22) AFather calm period earNewland and Step-Father to Christian ly in theCornwell, week helpsand you complete most, if not all, of yourCASSANDRA unfinished tasks. A new project appears NELSON and ROBERT NELSON, JR.one could carry some big by midweek, and this career Respondents. potential. Attorney for Department: LEO (July 23 to August 22) Positive results from Thirkell, #13865 recent John ventures continue 4400 Castleton Ct.to pump up those selfesteemCastle levels,Rock, making Fabulous Felines feel COyou 80109 (303) 663-7726 you can tackle any challenge anyone wants to FAX 877.285.8988 throw at you.
And concerning: E-mail: jthirkel@douglas.co.us JULIA CORNWELL, Mother, VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Fam(DECEASED); CASE NUMBER: 15JV271 * DIVISION 7 PETER BONARU, Father of Christian ily J. and friends might feel neglected because of your almostDEPENDENCY total focus onSUMMONS a project. Try to Cornwell; and DONALD NEWLAND, Father of Annika rework your schedule so you can have time for Newland and Step-Father to Christian This Summons is initiated both your loved ones and your work. pursuant to Cornwell, and Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of JuvenCASSANDRA NELSON and ROBERT Procedure, 4 of 22) the Don’t Colorado LIBRAile (September 23 Rule to October be Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19NELSON, JR. surprised if you suddenly 3-503, C.R.S. 2015.hear from someone Respondents. Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726 FAX 877.285.8988 E-mail: jthirkel@douglas.co.us
from your past who wants to contact you about TO DONALD NEWLAND the possibility of renewing a long-dormant (if AND PETER BONARU: not dead) relationship.
You are hereby notified that a petition has
been(October filed which that 21) theThis aboveSCORPIO 23 toalleges November is are dependent or nega goodnamed time toaschildren check over what and lected per the facts setwent forthright in the Dewhat went wrong with recent efforts. This can pendency and Neglect Petition, a copy of may be obtained at the providewhich valuable lessons for projects thatoffice will beof John Thirkell, at the above address. CASE NUMBER: 15JV271 * DIVISION coming 7 up soon.
A Hearing has been DEPENDENCY SUMMONS SAGITTARIUS (November 22 scheduled to Decemberon November 16, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in Divipeople who feel they’re sion with 7, Douglas County Districtalways Court, This Summons is initiated pursuant 21) to Dealing right about might be a Rock, problem for 4000 everything Justice Way, Castle ColorRule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juven80109. ile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado some. ado, But the savvy Archer should be able to Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19deflate their oversize egos. 3-503, C.R.S. 2015. Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims this CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) in This TO DONALD NEWLAND petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE week favors a balance between theINdemands of AND PETER BONARU: COURT WILL PROCEED YOUR AByour work and your need forFURTHER fun timeouts. TakYou are hereby notified that a petition has SENCE, WITHOUT NOTICE, been filed which alleges that the aboveTO helps CONDUCT ing breaks restore AN and ADJUDICATORY keep your energy named children are dependent or negHEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGlevels high. lected as per the facts set forth in the DeMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUpendency and Neglect Petition, a copy AQUARIUS of DICATING YOUR DE(January 20 toCHILDREN February 18)AS There which may be obtained at the office of PENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. John Thirkell, at the above address. could be an occasional setback in what you’re workingYou on.have But look at them as lessons onby how the right to request a trial jury A Hearing has been scheduled on at theasadjudicatory stage of supporters this petition. to do better you move along. More You also have the right to legal representNovember 16, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in Diviturn up to cheer you on. ation at every stage of the proceedings by sion 7, Douglas County District Court, counsel of your own choosing, or if you 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, ColorPISCES (February 19 to March 20) Although are without sufficient financial means, apado, 80109. a morepointment positive aspect influences week’s of counsel by thethis Court. Tercourse,mination you stillofneed be sure that those yourto parent-child legal relaYour presence before this court is retionship to free for to adoption quired to defend against the claims in this who will work with youyour havechildren no reason work a possible remedy in this proceeding. If petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE againstisyou. Good luck. that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABhearing before Judge.in You alsoyour have SENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, BORNaTHIS WEEK: Youabelieve keeping the right, if you are indigent, to have the TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY promises. It’sappoint, not always easy to do, but someCourt at no expense to you, one HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGhow you do it. witness of your own choosing at expert MENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUany hearing on the termination of your DICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEparent-child relationship. If you are PENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. © 2015 King Features Synd., Inc. a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent You have the right to request a trial by jury your best interests. at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by You have the right to have this matter counsel of your own choosing, or if you heard by a district court judge rather than are without sufficient financial means, apby the magistrate. You may waive that pointment of counsel by the Court. Terright, and in doing so, you will be bound mination of your parent-child legal relaby the findings and recommendations of tionship to free your children for adoption the magistrate, subject to review as is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to 2015, and subsequently, to the right of apa hearing before a Judge. You also have peal as provided by Colorado Appellate the right, if you are indigent, to have the Rule 3.4. Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at This summons is being initiated by the any hearing on the termination of your Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel. parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointDated: October 27, 2015 ment of a Guardian ad litem to represent John Thirkell, #13865 your best interests.
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STATE CROSS-COUNTRY RESULTS South metro schools’ top 10 teams and individual finishers from the state crosscountry championships held Oct. 31 at the Norris Penrose Events Center in Colorado Springs. Class 3A Girls Individual - 7. Cassie Unruh, Jr., SkyView Academy, 19:53.85. Team - 6. SkyView Academy (Cassie Unruh, Louis Wittenberg, Payton Grove, Erin Baker, Kaleigh Kinney) 175.
Mountain Vista’s Allie Chipman heads for the finish line at the Oct. 31 Class 5A state girls cross country championship race in Colorado Springs. The Golden Eagles sophomore was the third runner across the finish line and her performance helped Mountain Vista finish fourth in the team standings.
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stage, it is something to remember. “The last year has been tough having two different coaches. Coach (Craig) Wagner stepped in right before the season and has done a good job with the program.” SkyView Academy’s girls, led by Cassie Unruh’s seventh-place finish, was sixth in the team standings. Mountain Vista senior Paxton Smith was fifth, junior Joshua Romine sixth and senior Alex Fu ran eighth to pace the Golden Eagles’ 50-point, first-place finish in the 5A boys race. Fort Collins
Class 5A Girls Individual - 3. Catherine Liggett, Sr., Legend, 18:24.55; 4. Allie Chipman, Soph., Mountain Vista, 18:34.48; 6. Caroline Eck, Fr., Mountain Vista, 19:08.69; 8. Lillian Markusch, Sr., Cherry Boys Creek, 19:15.95. Individual - 1. Ben Butler, Team - 2. Cherry Creek Sr., SkyView Academy, (Lillian Markusch, Devon 15:50.50. Peterson, Anne Raymond, Team - 4. SkyView Academy Katie Plomondon, Hannah (Ben Butler, Jimmy ScavMimmack) 120; 4. Mounuzzo, Joseph Pippin, Jordan tain Vista (Allie Chipman, Wilson, Ryan Butler), 136. Caroline Eck, Mauren Fitzsimmons, Hannah Class 4A Brown, Abby Suntken), 132. Girls Individual - 4. Reagan Hausmann, Sr., Valor Christian, 18:53.95.
was second, but 65 points behind Vista. “I ran a pretty good race,” said Smith. “But, hey, we got the team and two on All-State. You couldn’t ask for more.” Mountain Vista’s girls were fourth in the girls 5A team standings. Sophomore Allie Chipman, running despite painful plantar fasciitis, was fourth while freshman Caroline Eck came in sixth. It was the first time that two Vista girls have finished in the top 10 at the state meet. “It was pretty hard to run,” admitted Chipman, who had ice on her foot and hobbled onto the awards platform. “The worst part is this was my first day running since league (Continental League championships). There was a lot of thought about not running, but I wanted to do it for the team.
Boys Individual - 3. Steven Goldy, Sr., Arapahoe,
“I wanted to do better, but under the circumstances of my injury that was the best I could do. I tried to push through it.” Mountain Vista’s boys were the first to win four straight titles in 5A, although Pueblo Centennial won six consecutive championships between 1969-76 when there wasn’t a 5A classification. Vista Nation is a name associated with the Golden Eagles cross-country program, and coach Jonathan Dalby believes the designation is accurate. “It was the first time we put two girls in the top 10,” he pointed out. “The boys did pretty good up front. We’ve only had two boys ever do that before (two in the top 10), and we had three. I know the 50 points for the win is the second-lowest in the history of the meet behind Loveland’s
16:07.60; 5. Paxton Smith, Sr., Mountain Vista, 16:16.00; 6. Joshua Romine, Jr., Mountain Vista, 16:19.83; 7. Kyle Moran, Jr., Cherry Creek, 16:21.71; 8. Alex Fu, Sr., Mountain Vista, 16:23.84; 9. Mason Brevig, Sr., Arapahoe, 16:34.84. Team - 1. Mountain Vista (Paxton Smith, Joshua Romine, Alex Fu, Parker Mackay, Shayan Zarrin), 50; 3. Arapahoe (Steven Goldy, Mason Brevig, Nick Maddalone, Kyle Kennedy, James Logan), 147; 7. Chaparral (Alex Hebner, Austin Dennis, Cole Gerome, Jack DeWinter, Nick Sodnicar), 268; 10. Legend (Scott Johnson, Landon Rast, Luke Rast, Josh Miller, Austin Podhajsky) 281.
1996 team that scored 37. “Our philosophy is everybody matters whether it is the open race kids that are down here cheering, the alternates or the junior varsity kids. They are just as important. There were seven that got to run in the state meet. Everybody wants to run in the state meet, but everybody played a part in it. We’ve been very fortunate that we had 100 kids out for the team that really bought into the philosophy that everybody’s contribution matters.” Other top individual finishers from schools in Highlands Ranch included Rock Canyon freshman Shannon Osboa, who was 25th in the 5A girls race; sophomore Megan Koch of Highlands Ranch was 28th; and junior Luke Dickinson was 35th and the leading Rock Canyon boys runner.
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left hand for the throw. Northglenn softball coach Stacy Sterne was surprised when she saw how well Bucher could play. “I was shocked,” she said. “I was inspired. Everybody that sees her is completely inspired. She played mostly in leftfield for me this year and did a phenomenal job. She hit really well.” Leaving their mark Mountain Vista’s girls crosscountry runners have a tradition of writing their names on their legs before races. It started more than three years ago when twin sisters Brooke and Brittany Mackay were athletes on the team but nobody could tell them apart. So the twins would write their names on their legs. Parker Mackay, the younger brother of the twins, is a sophomore at Vista and finished 11th in the Oct. 31 state championship. Touchdowns raise money Greg Zorobowski, coach of the Highlands Ranch Packers and Jaguars flag football teams in the i9sports league, pledged to donate $1 for every touchdown his teams scored. He also challenged parents to participate. These are players between 6 and 9 years old. The Packers and Jags raised more than $1,000, which will go to Susan G. Komen for breast cancer research. i9sports added a $250 contribution to increase the donation. Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-5664083.
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