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Taste of Lone Tree has future Organizers plan changes to overcome issues that hindered 2013 event

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com Plagued in 2013 by bad weather, low vendor participation, food and alcohol shortages, and a shortage of volunteers, the Taste of Lone Tree’s future was uncertain a few months ago. But the event’s organizers now say it will return in 2014, bigger, better, and with a few changes.

“Everybody is enthusiastic about moving forward in a positive manner,” said Donna Russell, Lone Tree Chamber of Commerce board member.

The chamber’s 7th annual event is planned for Aug. 9 and 10 if enough vendors commit.

The venue, while not yet set, will be different. Because the undeveloped lot on which it was held in 2012 and 2013 turned

to mud after heavy rains last year, the next Taste will be on a paved site, Russell said.

To ensure ticket holders can sample a variety of food and vendors have enough for all, Taste organizers plan to beef up the number of participating restaurants to a minimum of 25. Just nine restaurants participated in the 2013 event, which drew an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 people.

“They got slammed,” Russell said. Nine “is just simply not enough vendors to be able to handle that crowd. So we need to make a commitment to them up front we will have enough vendors this time.

“There will be a time built into our process at which if we don’t have the correct number of vendors, we will not pursue the event.”

Russell doesn’t believe that will be the case, however. In meetings held to assess what went wrong in 2013 and whether support existed for continuing the Taste, participants indicated support for the event.

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People wait in line for tastes during the 2013 Taste of Lone Tree, held on an empty lot in the Lincoln Commons shopping center. The location will be new in 2014 and organizers are calling for a ‘bigger, better’ event with more options. File photo

Wildfire legislation rolled out Key recommendations by governor’s task force absent

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Snow dusts a Lone Tree neighborhood on the evening of Jan. 27. With no shoveling ordinance in place in the city, officials are seeking a way to encourage residents to clear their sidewalks. Photo by Jane Reuter

Some residents don’t dig winter chore City has no legal authority to require snow shoveling

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com With Colorado’s snowiest months still looming, Lone Tree city leaders recently pondered ways to inspire more homeowners to shovel their sidewalks.

The city does not have an ordinance on the subject, so it has no legal authority to enforce the action.

“In residential areas, we do not require it,” city attorney Neil Rutledge said. “Of course, it is expected.”

Councilmember Harold Anderson raised the issue during the council’s Jan.

21 meeting, saying one of his neighbors fears she’ll fall on the snow-covered sidewalks.

“Roughly 50 percent of the people in town with single-family homes do their best to get out there as soon as it stops snowing and shovel. Unfortunately, we’ve got some people out there that unless we get a little bit tough with them, they’re not going to do a thing.”

Almost every home in Lone Tree is governed by a homeowners association, which is designed to provide some maintenance and establish covenants.

And public works director John Cotten said that’s where the power of enforcement typically rests.

“Really, I think it’s something better done through the (homeowners association),” public works director John Cot-

ten said. “I don’t know how many may or may not already have that in their covenants.”

The city generally clears sidewalks on many public streets, but that work comes second to plowing roads.

Cotten said public works employees have tried talking with homeowners whose sidewalks aren’t maintained.

“About half are very nice,” he said.

“The other half really don’t care.”

City Manager Seth Hoffman suggested the city publicize programs that match senior homeowners who are unable to shovel with volunteers.

They also agreed to post reminders on the city’s electronic signs, which are located along major throughways.

For more information, visit www. cityoflonetree.com/snow.

Gov. John Hickenlooper and state lawmakers unveiled a package of bills on Jan. 23 that is “aimed at improving Colorado’s ability to mitigate and fight wildfires.”

However, Hickenlooper and legislators spent most of a Capitol press conference answering questions having to do with wildfire mitigation options that are not part of the eight bills that were introduced.

The bills do not include key recommendations made by the governor’s own wildfire task force committee, including ones that place fees and building code mandates on homeowners who reside in areas where a high potential for wildfires exists.

And the package does not address the creation of a state firefighting fleet. The governor’s office says the issue needs more work. But a Republican lawmaker who is sponsoring his own air tanker legislation said at the same press conference that the time for a wildfire fleet is now.

“I believe that wildfire is a clear and present danger to Colorado and we need to take action,” said Sen. Steve King, RGrand Junction.

The governor insists that the bipartisan pieces of wildfire legislation that were introduced on Jan. 23 will go a long way in combatting a growing threat facing the state.

“I think with this year we will continue to raise the ante and try to dedicate more resources up front to try to get to these fires sooner,” Hickenlooper said.

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The novelty of the Bud Bowl Remember the Bud Bowl?

If not, you missed out because it was way cool. It was this stop motion animated Super Bowl advertising campaign that matched Bud versus Bud Light for the ultimate beer supremacy.

The ad campaign even incorporated celebrities from the sports world, with Bob Costas, Terry Bradshaw and Tom Landry providing character voice-overs.

The Bud Bowl was a blast — well except when they jumped the shark by introducing players from the Bud Dry and Bud Ice teams. Lame.

I even won money on some of the Bud Bowls — well, except in 1991, when I was dumb enough to parlay a Bud Light win with the team the Harlem Globetrotters were playing that night. Lousy, stupid Washington Generals!

While the Bud Bowl is a thing of the past, this year’s Super Bowl is bringing a new — and literal — interpretation to the Bud Bowl. It pits teams from the two states where marijuana is legal: Colorado and Washington.

So, the Broncos will be taking on the Seahawks in the new and improved Bud Bowl. And the novelty is not lost on Colorado lawmakers who passed legislation last year that regulates the newly created marijuana industry.

“I think it would be funny if instead of Peyton Manning saying, ‘Omaha. Omaha.

Omaha,’ he says, ‘Mile high. Mile high.

Puff, puff, pass,’ “ said state Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thornton. “Then I’d probably crack up.”

See, I’m not the only one who appreciates the uniqueness of the game this weekend.

And can you imagine what the Super Bowl ads are gonna look like for the big game?

After voters passed a tax structure for marijuana sales in November, Gov. John Hickenlooper tweeted about marijuana, Cheetos and Goldfish. It’s perfect fodder for commercials during a game where a lot of people will be sitting around, watching football, eating Doritos and getting — legally — stoned.

Rep. Johnathan Singer, D-Longmont, sponsored the bill that placed a 25 percent tax on retail marijuana sales in Colorado.

Singer — who was hilarious during marijuana committee hearings last year, with his punchy pot quips — is fully aware of

the novelty of the Bud Bowl.

“I finally understand how dumb it sounded when I was using all these bad puns,” Singer said.

But I’m curious whether lawmakers will be making any marijuana-themed bets on the game. You see it all the time during big games — politicians betting what their state is famous for against what the other politician’s state is famous for.

House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, DDenver, said he won’t be making any pot bets with his Washington equivalent.

“I have no desire to get it here or try any from Washington,” he said.

I recently spoke with Republican Congressman Mike Coffman. The former state House and Senate member said he won’t be making any marijuana bets either.

“I’m sure that there’s going to be some elected official somewhere that’s going to be trading brownies, or something like that, that are laced with marijuana,” Coffman said. “But I’m not going to be one of them.”

Singer said he’s planning on making a Super Bowl beer bet with a Washington state representative. Singer’s going to put up a selection of beers from the fine Lyons-based Oskar Blues brewery.

Congressman Ed Perlmutter, a former state Senator, recently won a beer bet with a San Diego-based House member following the Broncos’ win over the Chargers.

But Perlmutter told me that he won’t be

betting marijuana. Instead, he’ll be talking smack on behalf of the Broncos this week and will probably bet another case of beer with a Washington politico before the big game.

Come on guys. Beer? Really? Get with the program! Beer is yesterday’s news, here. Colorado’s and Washington’s marijuana legalizations are all over the national news. How could you not bet weed for the big game?

“For one thing, our taxes are better,” Singer said. “The same amount equivalent-wise is not going to be cost equivalent.”

That has to be the coolest and most cerebral argument against making Super Bowl marijuana bets with the state of Washington — because ours is better and cheaper.

“Also, just as a (Public Service Announcement), it still is federally illegal to be mailing this stuff,” Singer said. “I know there’s going to be a lot of PSA’s that we’re going to have to do in New York to remind the fans in Washington and Colorado that you can’t take it with you.”

So forget about any marijuana betting during the Bud Bowl, folks. More importantly — Go Broncos!

Vic Vela covers the Legislature for Colorado Community Media. He can be reached at vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Also, follow Vic on Twitter: @VicVela1.

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School plot could contain community garden City leaders want questions answered before digging deeper

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia. com The City of Lone Tree is zeroing in on a possible site for a community garden.

A strip of school-owned land adjacent to Lone Tree Elementary is the most likely candidate among several city planners so far have considered.

The property could be divided into 31 10x20-foot garden plots, senior planner Jennifer Drybread told the city council during its Jan. 21 meeting.

The city and community garden proponents initially could work with Denver Urban Gardens — a nonprofit that helps metro-area residents establish gardens.

“The goal is to eventually have a (community) group take over the management and fundraising, and doing all the work,” community development director Steve Hebert said. “The city could essentially step back and let them run with it.”

Identifying a likely site brings the city one step closer to a project some residents have requested for years. But city leaders

The strip of land extending from Lone Tree Elementary’s school garden to Heritage Hills Circle may be the site of a community garden. Photo by Jane Reuter said many questions remain, and questioned the initial suggestion of a spring 2014 opening.

“I think your schedule is wonderful but it’s a little ambitious,” Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Millet said, adding that details about cost and management need to be further defined. “I think we’ve got great information, but to me there are a lot more questions before we could make any kind of

commitment.”

In mid-2013, the city conducted a survey to gauge support for the idea; 164 Lone Tree residents said they’d be “somewhat” or “very” interested in a plot.

But “it is not the case that if you build it, they will come,” Drybread said. “It’s got to be fairly well located.

“Accessibility is important. (So is) having a place to park so it’s not too far to walk

to the garden and having a low impact on neighbors. And topography, obviously, we’re looking for a site that’s relatively flat.”

Access to water also is a critical factor.

The city evaluated 10 sites.

“Of those, we kept coming back to the Lone Tree Elementary School site because it met all of those criteria for zoning, space, parking, water,” Drybread said. “And as you can see, the site is relatively flat.”

School officials have indicated they likely would support it, Drybread said, perhaps even weaving its construction into an experiential learning project.

Lone Tree’s community garden probably would be designed similar to the three overseen by the Highlands Ranch Metro District with plots delineated by stakes and a path extending down the middle of the fenced garden, Drybread said.

City planners said the next steps include reaching out to interested residents, scheduling a meeting to further discuss the idea with them and getting cost estimates.

Expenses could be mitigated significantly if gardeners are willing to help with construction, Drybread said.

Highlands Ranch’s community gardens are so popular that the metro district has a waiting list for would-be gardeners.

The American Community Gardening Association estimates there are now 18,000 community gardens throughout the United States and Canada.

Chillin’ the children with ‘Chi’ Evening Tai Chi classes for kids teach emotion modulation, flexibility

By Virginia Grantier

vgrantier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Her six-year-old son is “pretty intense,” and usually has lots of energy, but on a recent Thursday at the Castle Pines Library, she noticed he had noticeably calmed down, said mom Aimee Oldenburg, 36, of Castle Rock.

That was after he, Owen Oldenburg, had the opportunity to participate in the library’s weekly Tai Chi Kids — Fun and Focus class.

He told the News-Press later he had learned techniques to help him when he gets mad at his sister, and indicated he’d proba-

bly be using the technique a lot.

Instructor Deidre VanRy, who has practiced Tai Chi for 16 years, said it has made her stronger, both physically and mentally.

She said that in addition to it being a light physical workout that increases balance and physical and mental flexibility, it also teaches how to “modulate emotions by way of the body” — to “rev up” when needed, to calm down when needed.

To energize when getting out of bed in the morning, she took her seven students through a particular stretch and positioning that ended with having them do a “belly laugh,” which made them laugh even more and energize more.

To calm and focus them for such things as doing homework, she took them through some deepbreathing and balancing techniques. Some were in

the form of games.

Tai Chi was thought to have been created in the 12th Century. It’s known for its defense techniques, health benefits, and a means to alleviate stress and anxiety, VanRy said.

Cherie Ellingson, a branch program liaison for Douglas County Libraries, is the one who decided that VanRy’s proposal for a kids class was a good fit for the library for a couple of reasons — including they want more programs for that age demographic of 8 to 13.

Ellingson also said martial arts is popular now, and thought it would be fun and educational. Research has shown a positive correlation between practicing Tai Chi and coping with ADHD, and overstimulation and anxiety.

VanRy said a goal for the class is to make it fun, so kids will continue to practice it.

One activity was the

Deidre VanRy, (left) a library employee and tai chi teacher, takes students in her kids class at Castle Pines Library through techiques that show them, among other things, how to modulate their emotions. Photo by Virginia Grantier five-animal frolic, different techniques based on movements of the tiger, deer, bear, monkey and bird.

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Bill on school-safety hotline advances Legislation would put state in charge of program

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A chilling irony occurred during a Jan. 23 legislative committee hearing on a school-safety hotline bill.

At the same time that lawmakers were hearing testimony, Jefferson County Public Schools was sending out alerts that a lockout involving some of its schools had been lifted following reports that police were investigating a threat at Columbine High School.

Tom Mauser — whose son Daniel was killed during the 1999 Columbine massacre — was listening to the testimony from inside a Senate Education Committee hearing room, when he received the alerts on his phone.

“It just goes to show that we have to continue with our vigilance,” Mauser told committee members.

Nothing came of the threats the day of the committee hearing. But what happened at Columbine High School 15 years ago is exactly what the Safe2Tell Hotline was intended to prevent.

Since 1999, the hotline has operated as an anonymous way for students to notify law enforcement of potential campus threats.

But the nonprofit-backed hotline is at risk of shutting down due to a lack of funding. Because of that, lawmakers want the state take over operations for a program that they believe has been successful in thwarting several school tragedies.

“Rarely in government do we get an opportunity to adopt something that’s working,” said Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs.

Cadman and Senate President Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, are co-sponsors of Senate Bill 2, which would transfer operations

State Senate President Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, listens as Thornton Police Chief Randy Nelson testifies in support of Senate Bill 2. Under the bill, the state would take over the Safe2Tell school hotline, which allows students to anonymously provide tips about potential campus threats. Photo by Vic Vela of the hotline to the Department of Law. The bill also sets aside $250,000 in hotline operational costs.

Students can notify authorities via phone or email of any sort of campus threats they hear about, including shooting plots and incidents of bullying.

Supporters of the legislation point to Safe2Tell statistics, which indicate that from September 2004 through December 2013, the hotline resulted in more than 9,000 tips from students across Colorado.

Gov. John Hickenlooper said during a pre-session press conference where he touted the legislation that the hotline received reports of 16 planned attacks since the beginning of the current school year.

Thornton Police Chief Randy Nelson testified that the hotline is great tool that gives law enforcement the ability to prevent tragedies, rather than respond to them. In turn, that gives students better peace of mind, he said.

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School board to push for reduction in standardized tests District leaders say excessive testing limits time for quality instruction

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com To applause from a standing-room-only crowd, the Douglas County School Board adopted a resolution Jan. 21 to push for a dramatic reduction in standardized tests.

District leaders said they are working with other Colorado school districts on legislation to free students from an excess of required state and federal testing, and to instead let districts use more individualized methods of measuring student performance. The proposed legislation also would allow parents to opt their children out of such tests without penalty to the student, teacher, school or district.

Many of the community members at the meeting were there to protest recent district issues — and several later delivered harsh critiques during public comment — but the resolution garnered apparently unanimous support.

The board’s resolution reflects a growing sentiment nationwide about the rise of standardized tests, triggered by the goal of improving the academic performance of American students.

DCSD leaders say that at one level or another, students are taking tests nearly every school day, most of which are mandated by

state law.

The assessments also are tied to teacher pay. In Colorado, recent legislation links 50 percent of a teacher’s evaluation to student performance.

DCSD Systems Performance Officer Syna Morgan, whose office facilitates the administration of national, state, and district assessments, said most of the standardized assessments focus on what she calls “lower-end thinking levels.” The amount of time and resources required to take the mandated tests infringes on teachers’ ability to offer deeper, more meaningful instruction.

“I’m not saying we would throw out every standardized assessment. It’s important to have comparability,” Morgan told the board. “But right now, we have an overbalance. We’re not able to do the work on the higher end of thinking and skills.”

Linking the tests to pay puts another layer of pressure on teachers.

“The intent is we do no harm to students and teachers in the rollout of this primary evaluation process,” Morgan said. “The more we have school-wide assessments that are meaningful to schools, and part of the balanced assessment that corrects the imbalance, the better it is for teachers.”

Technology also is over-taxed, Morgan said, adding that computers used for testing aren’t available for instructional purposes.

Students also know which tests merit the most attention. Most focus more intently

DCSD’s Syna Morgan listens to parents concerned about the amount of required testing during a Jan. 17 meeting in the Douglas County school board meeting room in Castle Rock. Photo by Jane Reuter on the ACT, which assistant superintendent of secondary education Dan McMinimee called “the gateway to get into the college of their choice,” than the TCAP (Transitional Colorado Assessment Program).

“When they know the test means something, they perform,” he said. “I’m not saying they’re throwing the test. But to scale back the number of times they’re assessed and make the times they are assessed mean

SCHOOL LEADER SAYS PARENTS CAN HELP EASE TESTING MADNESS Parents are the key to reducing the overwhelming amount of standardized in-school testing, said Douglas County School District Systems Performance Officer Syna Morgan. In 2013, the voice of parents prompted suspensions and reductions of such tests in California and Texas, and they could do the same in Douglas County, she said.

Morgan has led four January meetings at DCSD’s Castle Rock administration building to inform parents about the evolution and prevalence of testing, hear their concerns and talk about the district’s own efforts.

Many of the parents who attended Morgan’s meetings have opted their students out of standardized testing. Some worry the tests — many of which are tied to funds — force teachers to focus more of their attention on higher test scores than quality instruction.

Morgan has called the quantity of tests “madness,” but said, “I don’t have the luxury of enacting the rules

based on my own philosophy.”

Instead, the systems performance officer is establishing a DCSD parent assessment advisory committee.

Members will meet quarterly to discuss assessment-related topics and strategize ways to address issues.

Parent pressure can make a difference.

In May 2013, the Texas Legislature passed a bill that cuts the number of standardized tests for high school students from 15 — the nation’s highest total — to five.

In October 2013, California’s governor signed a bill suspending its traditional standardized tests — which many considered outdated — in favor of new assessments that ideally will measure deeper-level learning.

Parents interested in joining Morgan’s committee can email her at skmorgan@dcsdk12.org.

A final DCSD-sponsored community meeting about assessments is set for 6 p.m. Jan. 31 at Parker’s Sagewood Middle School, located at 4725 Fox Sparrow Rd.

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“This is one topic that no matter if you’re in the most rural district, or right here in Denver, everybody is in agreement the amount of assessments to our students has exceeded anything that’s logical,” she said.

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School district debates appeal in campaign act ruling Parents discourage further action during public comment session

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com Contrary to a late-December news release, Douglas County School Board President Kevin Larsen said the board hasn’t decided if it will appeal a recent court ruling against the district. Critics of the Douglas County School District who spoke during the Jan. 21 board meeting are hoping it lets the ruling stand.

An administrative law judge ruled Dec. 24 that the school district violated the Colorado Fair Campaign Practices Act and attempted to influence the outcome of the November school board election.

In a Dec. 27 email statement attributed to Larsen, he said DCSD would “immediately appeal” the claim.

Larsen said Jan. 22 an appeal isn’t certain.

“We’re having that deep discussion about what the right course is,” he said.

“We’re looking at all the merits of whichever way we go. I don’t know what the final outcome will be.”

DCSD so far has paid more than $41,000 to the law firm representing it in the case.

Unsuccessful school board candidate Julie Keim, who filed the claim against the district in October 2013, has accumulated about $25,000 in legal fees. Community members have donated about $13,500 to Keim’s legal fund.

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Douglas County School District Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen listens as former school board candidate Julie Keim reads a statement critical of her and other district leaders during the Jan. 21 school board meeting. Photo by Jane Reuter on the board.

Keim was among several community members who lashed out at the board during the public comment section of the Jan. 21 meeting.

Throughout the 30 minutes of mostly negative comment, board members and other district leaders at whom the criticisms were directed stayed silent.

Keim said the Dec. 27 news release about its planned appeal was an effort to spin the judge’s ruling.

“It is time for the DCSD board of edu-

cation and leadership to admit their wrongdoings, take the appropriate action for employees who have broken the law, and stop wasting public funds appealing a decision of guilt that was clearly established,” Keim said. “You have broken the law. All of you have. You need to accept that and you need to move on.”

“So far DCSD has already diverted $41,383 away from students … to pay for this lawsuit,” parent Anne Marie Lemieux said. “We request this lawsuit not be appealed. Rather, those who broke the law

must be accountable for their illegal actions.”

Others agreed.

“I am asking for the termination of district personnel involved,” said Cindy Barnard, a plaintiff in the 2011 voucher case against DCSD. “You have let other employees go for less.”

The December news release also said the district would ask in its appeal that its legal fees be covered. That angered parent Cristin Patterson.

“You, rather than take action against those who specifically broke the law, intend to attack Julie Keim with an appeal seeking damages to cover court costs,” she said. “I am completely astounded by your arrogance in attempting to downplay the violation and your refusal to admit wrongdoing.”

The judge did not penalize DCSD because Keim did not ask for a fine or other punishment.

Others who spoke during public comment criticized a Jan. 17 staff presentation. DCSD paid education author Marc Prensky $12,000 and covered expenses for a two-day engagement. Prensky advocates for using technology in education, and many teachers said his ideas were extreme.

“I am here to say we have had enough,” said teacher Julie McLean. “Enough of wasted time on days like (Jan. 17), wasted money on things that don’t matter. We are tired of things that don’t improve our schools and help us become better teachers.”

Larsen did not offer direct responses to any of the comments the day after the meeting, but reiterated his desire to improve communications.

“There was temptation to refute many of the comments that went on, but I didn’t want this to devolve into a back and forth,” he said. “I’m glad we didn’t exacerbate it. At the same time, I don’t know if it’ll go away.”

Colorado suicide rate consistently high It’s the second-leading cause of death in young people

By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Could it have been predicted?

It’s a question many people ask after a tragedy like the recent murder at Arapahoe High School that ended with the gunman taking his own life, and it’s a tough one for even mental-health professionals to answer.

“We know we need to talk to our kids about things like drugs, sex and drinking,” said Dr. Barbara Becker, director of community programs for Arapahoe/ Douglas Mental Health Network. “But it didn’t dawn on me that I needed to be talking to my kids about suicide until my youngest daughter started losing friends to suicide.”

It’s especially important here in Colorado, which consistently ranks in the top

10 states with the highest suicide rates, according to research compiled by A/ DMHN. In 2011, 910 people died by their own hand here, more than by homicide and car crashes combined. That year, suicide was the second-leading cause of death for Coloradans ages 10 to 34.

Why us?

It’s a question on the lips of many who live here, and even others looking in from outside. Becker said there is research being done on whether altitude plays a role, as several mountain states are in the top 10. Other possibilities include lack of resources in rural areas, a tendency for Westerners to have a “go-it-alone” attitude, and access to lethal means. Also, because Colorado is an attractive state to move to, newcomers might feel isolated before establishing a social circle.

But in the end, nobody knows for sure, said Becker.

“I wish that I had the answer,” she said.

“But there is a lot of energy that is being directed toward suicide prevention and research. I have a lot of hope, but the re-

ality is this field is relatively new. Things that we thought we knew 20 years ago, it turns out that we don’t.”

Perhaps most telling is that more than 90 percent of people who die by suicide have a diagnosable mental disorder that went unknown, ignored or untreated.

Becker acknowledges that it can be a difficult thing to acknowledge a loved one might be feeling suicidal or otherwise be mentally unstable, but it’s important to reach out.

“People who are feeling like they want to hurt themselves can feel a sense of relief if somebody does talk to them about it,” she said. “Just knowing that somebody cared enough to actually ask might be enough.”

The best way to find out if somebody is suicidal is simply to ask the direct question, says Becker.

But when?

“If in your gut you are feeling that you really need to make sure, then ask,” she said. “At the same time, you don’t want to completely overreact, either. It’s a fine

balance, but you need to pay attention to all the clues that are out there. … I believe very much in the gut feeling.”

Watch for patterns in changes in sleeping or eating habits, social withdrawal, decreased energy, slipping grades, giving away prized possessions, high-risk behavior or joking about suicide. And remember that it’s better to err on the side of caution, says Becker.

“Getting professional advice doesn’t mean they’re crazy, it means they’re taking care of themselves,” she said. “I think we could all benefit from having a neutral party to talk to.”

Treatment can involve therapy, medication or both.

“Each individual is different, and each diagnoses is different,” said Becker. “It depends very much on the individual chemistry of your body. … Some people react poorly to medications, and some people react very poorly if they don’t have the medications. … It’s not black and white. A person needs to take charge of their own health.”

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Colorado food stamp assistance rises Numbers higher today than during recession

By Adrian D. Garcia

I-News at Rocky Mountain PBS More Coloradans are receiving food assistance today than during the worst months of the Great Recession.

Since 2007, the number of people receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program — formerly known as food stamps — has more than doubled.

An average of 508,200 residents qualified for SNAP dollars each month during 2013, according to the Colorado Department of Human Services.

This year the state predicts that an additional 44,000 Coloradans will sign up for help in putting food on the table. But the available assistance is limited. The average SNAP household of 2.5 people receives about $300 a month, according to government figures, or $10 a day.

“The big challenge right now is in November food stamp benefits were reduced when the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009’s temporary boost ended,” said Michelle Ray, spokes-

woman for the advocacy group Hunger Free Colorado.

The dollar deduction means some families are sacrificing nutritional food like milk and produce for cheaper, less healthy alternatives, Ray said.

In some cases food banks have stepped in to help.

“We don’t care if they get food stamps, a lot of people just need help” said Vic Ocana, executive director of Compassion Food Banks. He said Compassion’s nine locations in Colorado all report growing lines for food distribution since last fall.

“We try to give them enough food for the month but people are more anxious for help now,” Ocana said.

In recent years the SNAP program has become caught up in political infighting in Washington, with House Republicans wanting to cut benefits in the name of reducing government spending, while Senate Democrats, among others, argue that the program is important in the fight against hunger.

In Colorado, about 40 percent of “working age” SNAP users, those 16 to 65, were employed as of June 2013.

“Seeing one person abusing the system ruins it for everyone else,” said

Andrea Fuller, executive director of the monthly newspaper Denver VOICE, of allegations that the program is sometimes misused. “For the majority of people on SNAP it’s humiliating and humbling.”

Before getting her position with VOICE in November, Fuller said she relied on SNAP benefits to help feed her family.

“Even working multiple part-time jobs I wasn’t earning enough,” Fuller said.

In 2011 she enrolled in the SNAP program.

“It’s one thing for me to be hungry, but I can’t bear to see my children hungry.”

Many SNAP users just aren’t earning enough to feed themselves and their families, Fuller said.

Others need government assistance after losing a job.

Some are disabled. The population is diverse, Fuller said, and “not enough people have enough income right now.”

Communication from the state can be confusing for SNAP users, Fuller said, and attempting to contact a caseworker can be “frustrating” in that it can take several days.

Keeping up with the rapid increase in SNAP participants has been a challenge

for offices across the state, especially in rural areas, acknowledged Sue McGinn, director of the state’s food and energy division.

One problem — in which 5 percent of Coloradans on SNAP were accidentally overpaid by the state and then forced to pay back the money — has been addressed, McGinn said.

In July, the state will implement new software that should improve communication.

“The program has never had a 100 percent increase in participants in such a short amount of time,” she said. “Colorado’s participation rate is still low compared to other states. We tend to be in the bottom five when ranked nationally.”

State officials remain skeptical that SNAP participation rates will return to 2007 levels any time soon.

“Once the economy gets better I’m not expecting a huge shift back,” McGinn said. “We’re just seeing the stabilization of the program.”

I-News is the public service journalism arm of Rocky Mountain PBS. To read more, please go to inewsnetwork.org. Contact Adrian D. Garcia at garcia.d.adrian@ gmail.com

‘Board Unplugged’ meetings to resume Public comment debated but will continue freely

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Douglas County Board of Education will return to hosting the community meetings it once did, in lieu of hosting one of its regular twice-monthly sessions in the administration building’s boardroom.

The “Board Unplugged,” meetings are planned for March, April and May, though dates, times and venues have not yet been set. They will substitute for the regular meeting that otherwise would be held on the first Tuesday of those months.

The regular board meetings still will be conducted in the Castle Rock administration building on the first and third Tuesdays in February and the third Tuesdays of the following three months.

“We’d like to get three of those accomplished before the end of the school year,” Larsen said. “This is really meant to be more of a dialogue, a discussion so we can actually hear from people and share answers back in a productive way.”

Board member Craig Richardson said he hopes the “unplugged” meetings will have a much more informal feel than the regular sessions, and he envisions setting up a circle

of chairs for conversational purposes.

“I for one don’t think the architecture of this room is particularly conducive to a conversation,” he said of the boardroom. “We’re here behind this barrier. The speaker is behind a podium. I think it in many ways dehumanizes a conversation.”

The more casual meetings could allow, he said, “for the first time since I’ve been on the board an opportunity for a genuine, productive conversation among people.”

Public comment also will continue at regular board meetings, though Larsen originally proposed limiting comments there on Jan. 21 to items on the agenda in an effort to “keep our meetings relevant.”

Board member Meghann Silverthorn said she didn’t support any such limitation.

“I understand the intent behind trying to do that,” she said. “But I know that since I’ve been on the board, I’ve seen a number of individuals come to the microphone about things that are concerning to them that have nothing to do with anything on the agenda.

I’m concerned about restricting that opportunity for them.”

After some discussion, board members agreed to continue general public comments during regular meetings, as well as during the “Board Unplugged” sessions. They will revisit the issue at the end of the school year.

Board meetings also are live streamed at www.livestream.com/dcsdk12.

School district debuts new website Revamp aims for easier navigation, reliability, efficiency

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Douglas County School District recently debut its redesigned website, a $225,000 investment district leaders said is more reliable, easier to navigate and allows for quicker updates. It also is intended to serve as the best place to find facts during a crisis.

“The primary source of information during an emergency should be our website,” DCSD spokesman Randy Barber said.

The new site got its first surge of visitors a day after its debut, when a few inches of snow drew parents and students checking for possible schedule changes.

“One of the most important things our website is used for is sharing of information like school closures and delays,” Barber said.

“We revamped that entire tool. We were very happy to have it in front of folks (that day).”

The nine-month project was triggered in part by complaints about the now defunct site.

“What we heard loud and clear was that on the old website, people had trouble finding important things,” Barber said. “We

wanted to make sure we had a website that was easy to navigate.

“Coming from a school district that’s all about innovation and excellence, we wanted a website that matched that.”

Denver-based Educational Measures LLC, which also created DCSD’s mobile app, contracted with the district to redesign the website.

Barber believes the $225,000 is money well spent.

“We take every expenditure here at the Douglas County School District very seriously,” he said. “Looking at the project in total, I think the benefits outweigh the cost.

“This website really provides us with an ability the old one didn’t. In the event of an emergency, we can put up a page within minutes. We don’t have to have a web developer do that for us. That’s a really great change for us.”

Additionally, Barber said the previous website would have required updating at further cost.

The website last was updated in 2011.

Given the rapid pace of technology, Barber said he couldn’t say how soon another major change will be required.

But he said, “When we invest in our district, we want those investments to last as long as possible. Our intention is to make it last for a long time.”

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Music can change one’s life I am completely out of it when it comes to the music that most people listen to.

Nina Simone never shook her rear end on stage. Bob Dylan doesn’t change costumes between songs. I don’t listen to anyone who has backup dancers. The music I listen to doesn’t come with choreography. A symphony orchestra doesn’t have backup singers or dancers or any of that nonsense.

Keep your raunchy, topless, motorcycle video away from me.

“Mr. Smith, aren’t you being a little harsh? My daughter listens to hip-hop. At least she is listening to music. You have to start somewhere. Maybe someday she will get her head screwed on straight, and find out about Django Reinhart.”

Django Reinhardt didn’t stick out his tongue.

But here’s one: Josephine Baker twerked. Did she ever. And she is still one (or two) up on Miley Cyrus.

I have said this before: I don’t dance and I don’t watch dancers. This puts me in a low percentile. The population is low in the lower percentile, and it’s my favorite address.

Jennifer and I went to a CU football game, and we were bombarded with bad music from the instant we entered the stadium until we left with a hearing loss in the third quarter. Some people, like restaurant owners, think that loud music connotes a good time. I think it connotes a headache.

letters to the editor ‘Our View’ not my view Last week’s editorial, “Time for major immigration reform,” suggests that those who have come here illegally deserve amnesty via the S. 744 bill. And Amnesty is what the Gang of Eight and bill S.744 is really all about. No one should be deceived about what “comprehensive immigration reform” means, other than giving amnesty to an estimated 12 million illegal aliens.

How is it that the United States government should serve as the world’s largest employment agency providing “needed” workers to businesses that no longer feel the need to fairly compensate American workers? Why is it OK to create a permanent underclass of low-skilled workers at low wages who ultimately require additional public assistance to get by?

And why should anyone believe that immigration laws will be enforced and

our borders be secured? S. 744 is exactly the same “comprehensive immigration reform” package the American public was sold in 1986. Now 27 years later, the Gang of Eight is pushing to legalize at least four times the number of people who received amnesty under the 1986 bill. Adding tens of millions of low-skilled and heavily government-dependent immigrants to the country increases competition for scarce jobs, reduces wages, and increases the burden of welfare. Our immigration system isn’t “broken.” America is a land of laws, and anyone who wants to become a citizen is welcome to do so. But do it through legal means.

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If you are raised on something, that is what you know and expect. I wonder what it would be like to be a teenager who listens to Katy Perry, and then hears Billie Holiday for the first time.

Dr. Dre or Nat King Cole? Beyoncé or Ella Fitzgerald? One Direction or Arcade Fire? Eminem (featuring Rhianna) or Chopin (featuring Chopin)? Lady Gaga or Lady Day? Those are easy for me to answer.

Fifty years ago, on Feb. 9, 1964, music — someone’s music — changed my life.

It was just a couple of months after the Kennedy assassination, and like everyone else, I needed something to change the way that I was feeling.

An odd looking and odd sounding man introduced a band from England. He insisted upon calling them “lads.”

“The broadcast drew an estimated 73 million viewers, at the time a record for US television, and was characterized by an audience composed largely of scream-

ing, hysterical girls in tears.”

Their first song was “All My Loving.”

I didn’t know this until recently: “The act that followed their first set in the broadcast was pre-recorded, rather than have someone perform live on stage amidst the pandemonium that occurred after the group performed their songs.”

Someone was thinking.

It would have been crazy if ventriloquist Señor Wences had come out live with Johnny, the face he drew on his hand. Crazy but wonderful.

Juvenile jealousies caused me to resist the band at first, because it was all the girls in my high school talked about.

But after a few months, and now after 50 years, I realize that their music is as important as anything I have ever heard “In My Life.”

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

The mystery of personal and professional growth The mystery of personal and professional growth I really do enjoy a good mystery. It could be a great novel or movie or just watching the variety of news programs or shows where we get to explore along with the journalists and public intrigued by mystery and the possibilities of observing a Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster, a giant squid, ghosts, extra-terrestrials, or some other type of enigmatic predator or anomalous event.

Mysteries just seem to capture my attention. And one of the greatest mysteries I encounter on an all too frequent basis is this: why is it that when people who are looking to make a change for the better continue doing the same things over and over again and expect different results.

As we all know, this is one definition of insanity.

Whether we are just embarking on the pursuit of a worthy goal or objective in our lives, or we have gotten to a place where we have plateaued and feel stuck, we need to recognize that we can still reach higher, see farther, and elevate our performance at almost everything we are striving for in our lives or wish to accomplish.

For some, it’s just being in their comfort zone and becoming so settled that complacency has usurped desire. And this is where we get caught up in the trap of

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doing the very same things that we have always done. And maybe even worse, we have begun taking short cuts because we are just too settled and comfortable with where we are right now. Did you catch that line earlier in the paragraph, “… complacency has usurped desire?” Is that your situation?

Life is so full of mysteries and the world is full of unexplainable phenomena that pique our curiosity and leave us wanting to know more. And as we indulge in the exploration of the mysterious our imagination becomes accelerated and our creativity inspired. What if we put that same energy into uncovering or discovering what it is that drives us to want to succeed in every area of our lives?

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Unity feels good: United in Orange We are going to be happy together or disappointed together but either way we are united.

From the star on Castle Rock with the Bronco colors to the orange jerseys — a lot of 18’s — to the plates and cupcakes at my small group from church last night, we are excited that the home team is in the Super Bowl after a fantastic record-setting year.

Unity feels good. The excitement is contagious. It is possible to meet a complete stranger and strike up a conversation like old friends because there is a passionate common interest.

I travelled to Tampa Bay for the funeral of one of my lifelong best friends. My plane arrived in Tampa shortly after the kickoff of the AFC Championship Game against the Patriots.

What if my host who is picking me up at the airport does not like football or care about the Broncos? They might stop by WalMart on the way or after we arrived want to watch the Kardashians or some ridiculous show like that and I’d miss the game.

I was experiencing the worst case of “Fear of Missing Football.” I had a case of “Fear of Missing the Broncos Make it to the Super Bowl.” Thankfully it was convenient for them

to pick me up after the game at 6:30 p.m.

EST. I found a nice restaurant with the game on TV and quickly made eight new friends.

We were united with at least two common denominators. We liked football and were rooting for the Broncos so it was easy to talk, laugh and have fun together.

This type of unity feels especially good in a world that is fractured into countless differences and controversies.

Debate and the freedom of expression is priceless, but do we have to prove our point every day?

Families, lifestyles, politics, business strategies, economies and plans of medical treatment have so many options within them and strong personalities arguing their opinions that there is little chance of

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Social discussion meetings are in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock and Parker-Lone Tree. Visit douglasdemocrats.org and click on calendar for more information.

DOUGLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN meets at 11 a.m. the third Wednesday each month at the Lone Tree Golf and Hotel. Call Marsha Haeflein at 303-841-4318 or visit www. dcgop.org or www.dcrw.org.

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forcing ourselves to try something new.

Change the routine, the diet, and maybe even make some changes relative to the types of people we surround ourselves with. I recently saw this quote floating around Facebook, “Surround yourself with people that make you a better person.”

You see, the mysterious isn’t really all that mysterious when it comes to personal and professional growth. And yes I know, personal development isn’t nearly as exciting or spectacular as finding Bigfoot, catching a glimpse of the Loch Ness Monster, or figuring out teenagers, but it

problem. The older I get the more I recognize how many times, in my own insecurity, I was competitive to people within the faith community. Instead of reaching a united solution I saw further division that produced emotional pain, broken relationships and a terrible picture of what faith was all about or could produce.

At my friend’s memorial service I experienced another dose of the wonderful feeling that comes through unity. The friend who died was one of three of my lifelong best friends. We gathered for a reunion that was emotionally rich and full. We laughed and cried and in it all we recognized the immeasurable worth of friendship that remained strong for over four decades.

The good feeling of unity is one small benefit of unity. I’m going to take responsibility, work and pray that we experience a Godly unity that extends far beyond the scope and duration of the Super Bowl.

Dan Hettinger is author of Welcome to the Big Leagues and founder of the Jakin Group, a ministry of encouragement. You can email him at dan@welcometothebigleagues.org and follow him on Facebook and Twitter (@ Welcome2theBigs).

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Thank you Jamie LaRue

I’d like to thank Jamie LaRue for his leadership of Douglas County Libraries.

When I moved to Highlands Ranch 16 years ago, the library was crowded into a space in a little strip mall. Within a few years, it moved into the beautiful new building at the Town Center.

As my children have grown (now ages 13 and 11), I have treasured the resource in my backyard. From baby story time to downloading electronic books on an iPhone, my kids have benefited from the library’s vast resources. In addition to the books and resources, the staff at the library is consistently friendly and knowledgeable about anything

you ask of them.

Growing up, the library was always special to me. I’m thrilled that it is available to my kids, as well. While LaRue has embraced and invented systems regarding technology, he’s kept a foundation of wonderful books filled with real pages we can touch, as well as a welcoming place to visit.

I’m incredibly thankful that he was there to lead the library to be the incredible community resource that it is today. I wish Mr. LaRue the best in his next chapter and I implore him to train his successors well so that we do not ever lose this community treasure.

Sincerely, Amanda J Chaney Highlands Ranch

FIBROMYALGIA WOMEN’S GROUP now forming for women wanting to make friends and talk about positive things that have helped them with fibromyalgia. Location is southeast Aurora, near Parker and Centennial. Time and day to be figured out by group. Call Leslie at 303-791-8814.

GREAT BOOKS Discussion Group meets on the first Thursday night of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lone Tree Library.

Reading selections are short—plays, short stories, essays, or excerpts from longer works—and new members can come in at any time. We also watch Teaching Company lectures on “The Art of Reading.” Call Kerri Martin at 303-688-7628 or David Williams at 303-708-8854.

PROFESSIONAL REFERRAL NETWORK meets at 7:15 a.m.

agreement or experiencing the pleasure and potential of unity.

Our 24-hour news cycles on TV and Radio feed an insatiable appetite for controversy.

When a sports player “mouths-off” and causes more controversy the microphones are drawn to the emotion like bugs are to a light.

I wish I could direct us to the church as a place where we could find peace and unity. The message is there. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will inherit the earth.”

“How good and pleasing it is when brothers dwell together in unity.” In the earliest days after the time of Christ the church was united. They had everything in common and the world was changed because of how they loved each other.

We can’t play football all year long and only one team can be at the top at the end of the season, so we have to look to another source for lasting unity and peace. Since the message is in the Scriptures and there was a time when it worked, I believe the faith community is our greatest hope for meaningful unity.

And I realize that, as an individual within the faith community, I need to take responsibility to be part of the solution, not the

could be. And it is in those moments of wanting to grow that we can and should try something new. Something new and mysterious that will add excitement, energy, and desire to the pursuit of our goals and dreams.

How about you, are you stuck, plateaued, or maybe haven’t even started on your goal or dream?

I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com and when you begin to view your goals with a little bit of mystery and wonder, it will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the former President of the Zig Ziglar Corporation and the CEO/Founder of www.candogo.com.

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Wage-theft bill advances Act aims to help workers who are owed money

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A bill that would create a governmental process that deals with workers’ claims of wage theft cleared its first legislative hurdle on Jan. 22, a year after similar legislation failed.

The issue can affect those who work in contract labor positions and industry service employees, such as restaurant wait staff, according to testimony heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The Wage Protection Act aims to protect those workers who feel they are being shortchanged in wages. Under the bill, workers can file claims of missed wages through a Department of Labor adminis-

trative process.

Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Commerce City, told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the bill gives workers more resources by which they are able to claim unpaid wages.

“When folks work a long hard day and expect to be paid, they should be paid,” Ulibarri said.

Ulibarri told the committee that the Department of Labor receives thousands of calls from workers each year who claim their employers owe them money.

“The resolution most people get is to call an attorney, go through small claims court, or figure it out on your own,” he said. “Most folks are intimidated by that process.”

Under the bill, the new administrative process calls for the Department of Labor to investigate wage claim thefts of up to $7,500. If the department determines that a wage violation has occurred, the employer has 14 days to respond to the decision,

or else face fines.

The bill also allows for an appeal process for employers who are deemed to be in violation through the administrative process.

Last year’s version of the bill included criminal penalties on employers who were found to have been involved in wage violations. Business came on board with this year’s attempt after the criminalization aspect was removed from the legislation.

The bill received mixed testimony.

Chuck Saxton of the Bennett-based Saxton Construction, a supporter of the legislation, said he has heard stories from workers who claim that other employers cheated them out of paychecks.

“Our laws are supposed to be a reflection of our morality,” he said, speaking in favor of the bill.

However, the Colorado Restaurant Association has come out against the bill.

Nick Hoover, a spokesman for the orga-

nization, said that most complaints that workers file regarding alleged wage theft are the result of “simple confusion over payroll procedures.”

Hoover also said that the proposed administrative process would lead to “punitive costs” for employers on matters that can typically be handled in-house.

“I haven’t spoken to a restaurant that hasn’t been able to handle this in a faceto-face conversation,” Hoover said.

Sen. Steve King, R-Grand Junction, said the legislation is unnecessary and that the current grievance process works without government intervention.

“I do not believe that the benefit of this legislation outweighs the cost,” he said.

The bill passed the Democrat-controlled committee following a 3-2 party line vote. It now heads to the Senate Finance Committee, before it receives a full vote in the Senate.

news in a hurry Douglas County schools see grad rates climb Graduation rates in the Douglas County School District continue to climb.

Data recently released by the Colorado Department of Education shows the on-time graduation rate for the DCSD Class of 2013 increased 1.4 points to 88.8 percent.

DCSD has one of the highest graduation rates in the Denver metro area. Its graduation rates have risen steadily from 81.9 percent in 2009 to 88.8 percent in 2013.

The state on-time graduation rate for

2013 is 76.9 percent.

prepare four portions of a main course using duck, chicken or game hen in an hour and 40 minutes.

Lone Tree chef part of regional contest Jean-Luc Voegele, executive chef at Lone Tree’s Westin Denver, will compete March 3 against three other western region chefs for the 2014 American Culinary Federation (ACF) Western Region Chef of the Year in California.

If he wins the regional title, he will represent the Western Region during the national competition, set for late July in Kansas City, Mo. At the regional competition, chefs must

Lone Tree Brewing to can beer Beginning in April, Lone Tree Brewing Company plans to sell cans of its Lone Tree Peach Pale Ale and the Mountain Mama Golden Lager.

The canned beer will be available in liquor stores and restaurants throughout the Denver metro area and at the Lone Tree Brewing Company at 8200 Park Meadows Drive.

Lone Tree already sells 22-ounce bombers of its Outta Range Pale Ale, Acres O’ Green Irish Red, and Hoptree IPA. The Lone Tree Peach Pale Ale will have an alcohol content of 5.7% and the Mountain Mama Golden Lager, 5.5%. Both have been best sellers at the brewery’s tasting room.

Lone Tree Brewing was named as one of Denver’s top breweries on the “Denver A List” and is the proud winner of the 2012 Colorado State Fair Gold Metal for their Outta Range Pale Ale and Bronze Metal for their Mountain Mama Helles.

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GOP lawmakers push for Taste action on firefighting fleet Continued from Page 1

By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A day after Gov. John Hickenlooper touted wildfire legislation that was introduced last week, Republicans state lawmakers held a press conference, where they urged the governor to back a revived effort to get the state to buy its own aerial firefighting fleet.

Sen. Steve King, R-Grand Junction, introduced a bill on Jan. 24 that would require the state to lease aircraft designed to fight fires, including the immediate purchase of three Type 1 helicopters.

The day before, Hickenlooper – who was joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers that included King – told reporters that he wasn’t ready to support King’s legislation, based on the logistical com-

plexities involved with the state operating its own fleet, including the hefty price tag of such an undertaking.

But King, flanked by other Republican lawmakers and fire officials, said he doesn’t understand why Hickenlooper isn’t fully on board with his effort.

“I gotta tell you, I laugh a little bit at the pushback I’m getting on this legislation,” said King.

King pursued similar legislation last year, which culminated in a state study of the issue that is expected to be released in the spring.

The press conference came on the heels of Hickenlooper’s support of several measures aimed at wildfire prevention and mitigation. The eight bills have bipartisan sponsorship and should get plenty of support through the legislative process.

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The bills deal with a variety of areas aimed at wildfire prevention. They include giving the governor the ability to provide financial assistance without a federal disaster declaration; and allowing county governments more autonomy in putting bans on agricultural burning during periods of high fire danger and to clamp down on summer fireworks.

Bills also deal with the creation of the wildfire information and resource center and a grant program that seeks to increase local firefighter safety. Another bill would allow firefighters who are killed while combatting wildfires to

Republican lawmakers were careful to not be too critical of the governor’s wildfire mitigation efforts. Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, and Rep. Frank McNulty, RHighlands Ranch, said Hickenlooper has shown good leadership in protecting the state from the threat of wildfires.

“But I don’t understand Gov. Hickenlooper’s opposition to the state maintaining these rapid response vehicles, airplanes and helicopters that have been proven to work; that have saved lives; that have saved homes and have saved communities,” McNulty said.

During the same press conference, Republicans introduced other pieces of legislation related to wildfire mitigation, including a bill from Roberts that would update the state’s emergency radio system.

collect death benefits.

The governor’s office also touted Hickenlooper’s role in launching a pilot program that allows agencies across the West to work collaboratively to reduce wildfire risks. The governor is also calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide federal dollars for treethinning efforts in Western forests.

But the bills that were introduced on Jan. 23 will not include key recommendations that were made by the governor’s wildfire task force, prior to the state of the legislative session.

They included recommendations that lawmakers take up measures that would impose fees on properties that reside in the Wildland Urban Interface, where homes sit in close proximity to terrain where there is a high potential for wildfires. Also, there are no pieces

“I’m cautiously optimistic,” said Nothing Bundt Cakes owner Dea Kreisman, who’s participated in the Taste for five years. “I hope they can get some of the kinks worked out because I think it’s a great thing to do for our community.”

Lone Tree Brewing Company owner John Winter, who had called last year’s event “embarrassing,” and “a black mark on the community,” also likes the change in plans for 2014.

“I have a great deal of confidence because some of the people that had previously been responsible for the Taste of Lone Tree are back in charge of it,” he said. “I think that speaks volumes for its future.

“We’ll be back, no question. This is our home.

We’re not going to run from one failure.”

Former Lone Tree Chamber director Linda Harmon resigned six weeks after the 2013 Taste, after serving for seven months as the organization’s leader.

Her position, vacant since late September, soon will be filled.

“We are in the process of reviewing resumes and do anticipate hiring somebody in the near future,” Russell said.

of legislation that would require homeowners living in those areas to create defensive spaces in front of their homes, or that would create a statewide building code, as were also recommended by Hickenlooper’s task force.

Instead, lawmakers are proposing legislation that offers homeowners tax credits as a way of enticing them to take up their own mitigation efforts.

“If that doesn’t work, we will revisit any ideas that were brought forth by the task force,” said Sen. Jeanne Nicholson, D-Black Hawk.

Hickenlooper added that people living in those areas already know the risks.

“We don’t have to lean on them with a heavy shoulder,” Hickenlooper said.

It also doesn’t appear that a proposed firefighting fleet will get off the ground any time soon.

Last year, lawmakers created legislation that would go toward creating an air fleet, but it went unfunded.

Hickenlooper — concerned by the potentially enormous cost for the state to pay for its own firefighting fleet — said he prefers a “shared fleet,” one where Western states chip in on the operating costs.

But Hickenlooper said that, so far, neighboring states have expressed concern “that the benefit doesn’t justify the cost.”

King, who has pushed hard for a firefighting fleet, said he believes “there is an opportunity to deal with this.”

When asked whether he supports the wildfire legislation bills, King offered tepid support.

“They’re a step in the right direction,” King said.

The Lone Tree Chamber of Commerce welcomes

Weber Facial Plastic Surgery and Cranelli’s Italian Restaurant to Lone Tree.

The beautiful new offices of Weber Facial Plastic Surgery, located at 9695 South Yosemite Street, Suite 359, hosted a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting ceremony on Monday, January 6th. The wonderful new Cranelli’s Italian Restaurant, located at 10047 Park Meadows Drive, hosted their Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting on Wednesday, January 22nd.

Weber Facial Plastic Surgery Ribbon Cutting

The Lone Tree Chamber of Commerce invites you to help us celebrate the City of Lone Tree’s 19th Year Merchants provide a “DEAL” based on 19 (19% off, $19, etc.)

Customers will purchase a PASS from the Chamber for $10.19 to access the deal Event runs 19 Days Starting March 19, 2014

Call Lone Tree Chamber of Commerce at 303 792-3282 for Details Did you know members of the Lone Tree Chamber receive lots of special benefits including discounted advertising in The Voice! Contact the Lone Tree Chamber for more information.

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Business After Hours and Business Connections Luncheon

Do you need to market your business? Make new connections?

Find resources?

Please join us at our Business After Hours at Brunzwick Zone XL, 9255 Kimmer Drive on Wednesday, February 5th , 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Members are free, $10 for non-members and potential new members -- come network and learn more about the Lone Tree Chamber!

Non-members, please register to attend at www.lonetreechamber.com The next Business Connections Networking and Educational Luncheon is on Tuesday, February 18th, at the Hyatt Place Denver-South/Park Meadows, 9030 East Westview Road in Lone Tree. Education is $15, lunch is free (with education)!

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Patricia Liu performs at last year’s Chinese New Year event at the Southridge Recreation Center. Courtesy photo

CHINESE NEW YEAR returns to the Ranch

Students from Great Wall Chinese Academy set to perform at event

By Hannah Garcia

hgarcia@coloradocommunitymedia.com In its eighth year, performers from the Great Wall Chinese Academy will once again put on a show for Highlands Ranch residents on Feb. 8.

“It’s a very, very rich culture experience,” Jaime Noebel, Highlands Ranch Community Association spokesperson, said. “It’s a really cool event.”

The academy partners with the HRCA every year to host a Chinese New Year celebration at the Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road. This year’s event starts at noon and runs until 5:30 p.m., with stage performances from 1-2 p.m. and 4-5 p.m. in the Debus Wildcat Mountain Auditorium.

“It is an event designed to celebrate the diversities of our community and promote multicultural awareness among locals. It is a joyful event for families and people of all ages,” organizer Mei Chang said.

This year’s event celebrates the Year of the Dragon. Stage performances will showcase lion dances, Chinese folk dances, traditional music and instruments, martial arts demonstrations and a children’s chorus.

“The planning for Chinese New Year starts right after the previous Chinese New Year show ends. The students in Great Wall Chinese Academy learn Chinese languages and culture year-around on Sundays,” Chang said, adding that the young performers learn new dances, Kung Fu moves, yo-yo tricks and new songs.

“The performers have so much talent and years of training. It is a wonderful journey for all the young students involved,” Chang said. “The stage performance opens a window to China for audiences to see a variety of folk arts forms from China by talented performers from

Great Wall Chinese Academy and local schools.”

The culture fair will feature traditional folk art, Chinese costumes, crafts, on-sight calligraphy and brush paintings, Chinese shops, Chinese New Year refreshments and food including, dumplings, rolls, balls noodles, rice and more.

This year, Chang said there are plans to make more dumplings, which are a crowd favorite.

“They are always gone first and fast,” Chang said. “The culture fair brings people to a little China town, shopping for favorites, on-sight calligraphy, handcrafts, tastes of all kinds of Chinese refreshments.”

In line with tradition, children who attend will get a red envelope at the door containing a blessing for the new year.

Tickets are $7 and are available at any HRCA recreation center or by calling 303471-8859. Tickets will also be available at the door if not sold out prior to the event.

For more information, call 303-791-2500 or visit www.hrcaonline.org.

Places and things An artist’s vision at Lone Tree Arts Center

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com “Painting is about having the courage to take risks “Places and toward an outcome Things…An Artist’s that is unknown,” Vision, paintings by says artist Ralph NaRalph Nagel, will be gel. on display through Nagel, who beMarch 2 at the Lone gan painting in 1991 Tree Arts Center, while he was still 10075 Commons St., a businessman — Lone Tree. Hours: 10 founder and owner a.m. to 4 p.m. Monof the Meridian days through Fridays Retirement Comand prior to performunities — paints mances. Visit www. in classic plein air RalphNagel.com for style, in locations more information. near and far.

He has been invited to display his work at the Lone Tree Arts Center through March 2 as part of the Commis-

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sioners’ Choice 2014 program and will be on hand to meet art lovers at a public reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31.

His solo exhibit is called “Places and Things — An Artist’s Vision” and it will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays in addition to before Lone Tree Arts Center performances.

Nagel’s watercolors and oils are characterized by powerful brushstrokes, complex, subtle palettes of color and strong contrasts in dark and light.

His onsite sketches in the American Southwest, Thailand and France have been developed into large watercolors and canvases in his Denver studio, retaining the spontaneity of those sketches.

The artist has degrees in architecture and city planning and he co-founded Studio 208, a group of Colorado artists who painted and exhibited together from 2004 to 2008. From 2007 to 2011, he hosted a collaborative teaching space in the River North Arts District, RINO. The installation of this exhibit was designed by Lone Tree’s curator, Sally Perisho, who is recognized in the Denver arts community as a curator, writer and photographer.

Nagel was the 2012 winner of Little-

Tantalized taste buds in Lone Tree The Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel will host its second in a series of Tantalizing Tastes from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 11.

Tantalizing Tastes, a wine edition, will feature five wines from Lone Tree Grill’s new wine list, created by Southern Wine & Spirits, and five scrumptious food dishes prepared by executive chef Joseph Westley, CEC. Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel is located at 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., in Lone Tree. Cost is $30 per person. Reservations are required for this limited seating event.

Call 303-790-0202.

Chocolate lovers

The place to be on Feb. 8 is at historic Olde Town Arvada for the city’s 13th annual Taste of Chocolate.

The event celebrates everything chocolate from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sales of chocolate confection samples will benefit Ralston House, a child advocacy and resource center for neglected and abused children. Among the chocolate goodies offered: cakes, candies, brownies, fudge, chocolate drinks and more for just $1 per taste ticket (or six for $5). Tickets will be available at four locations: Town Square, DiCicco’s, DNote, & the Arvada Historical Society.

Arvada Festivals Commission and Historic Olde Town Arvada present the event, which also features: • Chocolate treasure hunt: From 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., complete your treasure hunt sheet for the chance to win a prize large enough to satisfy a chocoholic’s cravings!

• Chocolate cookie contest: A competition for amateur bakers to show off their cookie-baking skills. For more information on how to enter, call 720-898-7400.

• Youth entertainment: Activities include storytelling, face painting and balloon artistry.

• Carriage rides: Take a romantic ride with your sweetheart to view the giant hearts on display throughout Olde Town.

For more information, call 303-4206100 or visit www.historicarvada.org or www.arvadafestivals.com. Last year’s event raised more than $2,000 for the Ralston House.

Denver’s fit as a fiddle

“Blue Roses” watercolor by Ralph Nagel, will be included in his solo show in the Commissioner’s Choice Series, at Lone Tree Arts Center through March 2.

Courtesy photo ton’s Own an Original Exhibit and held a solo show at the Littleton Museum in 2013. His paintings have been exhibited throughout Colorado and are in collections worldwide.

A philanthropist, he is responsible for Nagel Art Studios, Nagel Residence Hall and a collection of paintings by Colorado artists at the University of Denver, where he serves on the Board of Trustees.

Denver can boast being the best city in the U.S. for fitness in 2014, according to Yahoo Shine, which ranked “America’s 10 Best cities for Fitness.” No big shock since we’re a collection of outdoors and mountain lovers.

Here’s what Yahoo wrote: “The Mile High City is miles above the rest when it comes to exercise. Between the incredible hiking in the nearby Rocky Mountains, skiing in Winter Park Resort and the more than 850 miles of paved offroad trails around the city for biking, it’s no surprise that Denver tops our best cities for fitness list. Denver also has a citywide bike-sharing program, which is even more of an incentive for residents to be active.”

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-DY heifer blues

Castle Rock heifer in bad mood comes in last at stock show

By Virginia Grantier

vgrantier@coloradocommunitymedia.com She was about 1 ½ years old and very pregnant, and not feeling so well, this day.

But the cow show must go on, her big moment, a championship cow class at the National Western Stock Show Jan. 20. Even so, Lacy, a white-colored shorthorn, showed her displeasure.

Moo-dy.

“She’s in a really bad mood today,” said Rachelle Quinn, 16, owner of Lacy, who was busy throwing her big head around and bellowing.

Lacy did not seem to take the time to appreciate being out of her Douglas County pasture nor being “hoteled” on straw beds in the stock show’s Beef Palace along with other top cattle in the country — competitors from Texas, Iowa and so on.

Quinn, who has known Lacy since she was a baby calf, knows her moods and still loves her, though. Lacy on her better affectionate days will lick Quinn in the face.

Quinn once had horses, but liked being lower.

“I’m afraid of heights,” she said.

She likes being grounded with her about 1,400-pound cows, which are also, on most days, gentler than horses, she said. Quinn said she wants to be a cattle-genetics expert someday, and maybe a veterinarian.

This day, bad mood developing on both sides, Quinn still managed to shampoo Lacy and blow-dry her. But she decided not to

even try to clip Lacy’s coat for the upcoming championship shorthorn late-spring yearling heifer class.

When Lacy is testy, “she can kick and even try to stomp someone,” said Quinn’s dad, Craig Quinn, a horseshoer, and co-owner of Quinn Ranch in the Castle Rock area.

His daughter, a Douglas County High School sophomore, didn’t need the pain. After all, she already has had to have major surgery on her nose and miss school because of a steer she owns that liked to purposely butt her in the head.

So Rachelle Quinn gave Lacy space. But to make Lacy presentable, she still managed to do a little combing and with a special aerosol spray — a product called tail adhesive — gave her a proper cow-tail-do. Some of the cow’s coat needs to stick straight-up, Mohawk style, in places.

Other necessary improvements: Lacy was changed out of her everyday halter and into her $50 leather cow-show halter. Quinn’s required dress: a button-down show shirt — and clean pants, in this place where the floor is a muck minefield.

So on Quinn led a reluctant Lacy around the show ring, but that adage that “attitude is everything” seemed to apply this day.

Lacy, out of 11 competitors, came in last.

“She was being a brat (in the show ring),” Rachelle said later.

Lacy reportedly refused to put her hooves in the proper position to be viewed by the judge, and continued to toss her beautiful bovine head around like it was all about her.

But all was not lost.

Roxy, another Quinn heifer and a pasture mate of Lacy’s, won the championship in another class. She reportedly had more flash, a prettier clipped coat, among other things — and perhaps was a bit more polite.

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Fleming stars in ‘Rusalka’ The Metropolitan Opera live broadcast of Dvorak’s “Rusalka” on Feb. 8 will feature Renee Fleming singing what has become a signature role for her. The story of a water sprite’s tragic romance with a human prince is based on several folktales, including Hans Christian Anderson’s “Little Mermaid.” Theaters include: AMC Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock 12; Greenwood Plaza, Bel Mar. Some theaters will have a repeat performance at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10. Check with specific theaters for time for Feb. 8.

Made in America

The Arapahoe Philharmonic’s Feb. 7 concert at 7:30 p.m. will be “Made in America,” including American Country Folk with the Trailriders; Gershwin’s “An American in Paris;” Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” and Leonard Bernstein’s “Overture to Candide.” Devin Patrick Hughes is conductor. Venue: Mission Hills Church, 620 South Park Dr., Littleton. Tickets: $25/$20/$5, 303-781-1892 (9 a.m. to 1 p.m. M-F.)

Some enchanted evening…

“South Pacific in Concert” will be presented Feb. 12 to 16 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, starring Thaddeus Valdez as Emile DeBecque; Lauren Shealy as Nellie Forbush; Randy St. Pierre as Lt. Cable, Paul Dwyer as Billis. Wendell Vaughn is music director.

The concert version was originally adapted

by David Ives for a Carnegie Hall benefit in 2006. Performances: 1:30 p.m. Feb. 12

($25); 1:30 p.m. Feb. 15, 16 ($42-$58); 7:30 p.m. Feb 12, 13; 8 p.m. Feb. 14, 15 ($42$58). Call 720-509-1000 or buy online, www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org. Tickets are subject to a $3 fee.

Great Backyard Bird Count

Families are invited to the Audubon Nature Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 15 to learn how to identify and count birds.

The event is part of the 17th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count, which runs from Feb. 14 to 17. The center is on Waterton Road, off Wadsworth Boulevard at the south end of Chatfield State Park. There will be crafts for kids and a scavenger hunt, as well as instructions on creating a healthy bird habitat in your backyard. More than 100 countries are participating in the count at present, reporting results to the Cornell University Ornithology Department (find instructions online). This effort by citizen scientists helps professional scientists keep track of bird populations, which are changing habits and habitats due to global warming. The event is free, although do-

Renee Fleming will sing in the Metropolitan Opera Live Broadcast on Feb. 8 in Rusalka.”The role is a signature one for her as she auditioned with the aria “Song to the Moon” 25 years ago and has performed it many times since. Courtesy photo nations are welcome. For information call 303-973-9530 or visit www.denveraudubon.org.

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Classical Music Meets Architecture

Swallow Hill Music begins a family concert series: Station Wagon Sessions, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Feb. 1, Mar. 2, Apr. 6, May 4 at 3 p.m. at Swallow Hill Music Association, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver. Activities by The Children’s Museum and The Butterfly Pavilion. Prices vary ($5-$20), 303-777-1003, ext. 2; www.swallowhillmusic.org. First program is by Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players.

Forty-two Colorado Symphony musicians will perform from classic symphonies

by Beethoven, Handel, Haydn, Schuman and Mozart. Denver architect Dennis Humphries and conductor Scott O’Neil will comment on classic architecture in a multi-media performance at 8 p.m. Feb. 7 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tickets: $36-$48 plus a $3

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Family concerts

“Parallel Lives”

Miners Alley Playhouse presents “Parallel Lives by Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy Jan. 31 to March 9 at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m. Sundays. Len Matheo is director. Tickets: 303-935-3044 or www. minersalley.com.

Intense weekend

“”Dogs Barking” by Richard Zajdlic will be presented through Feb. 8 by Silhouette Theatre Company in a regional premiere at the John Hand Theater, 7653 East 1st Place, Denver. Brian Brooks is director. Performances: 7:30 Thursdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays,

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Diego, Sacramento and Los Angels — made the top 10.

Super Bowl treats

Because of a conflict with the Super Bowl, the Colorado Symphony’s Masterworks concert on Feb. 2 will begin at noon, instead of the original time of 2:30 p.m. The rescheduled concert will allow ticket holders and the orchestra time to enjoy pregame festivities leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII, which pits the Denver Broncos against the Seattle Seahawks. The Colorado Symphony will host a pre-concert Broncos Breakfast at 11 a.m., to include coffee and orange and blue doughnuts.

Tickets for the Feb. 2 concert are 50 percent off for those in Broncos orange and blue, available in person at the CSO box office. For those wearing Seattle Seahawks merchandise, the price is double.

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New play readings

The annual Colorado New Play Summit will be at the Denver Center Theatre Company, Performing Arts Complex, Feb. 7 to 9 with readings of five new works and performances of two plays commissioned from the 2013 Summit. Information: www.Denvercenter.org/summit or 303-893-6030.

`Lyons’ in Aurora

Vintage Theatre will host the regional premiere of “The Lyons” from Feb. 7 to March 9, directed by Bernie Cardell. Vintage is located at 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: www.vintagetheatre.com.

Regional Premier

“See What I Wanna See” by Michael John La Chiusae, based on three short stories by Rynosuke Akutagawa, plays Feb. 14 to March 9 at the Aurora Fox Theatre, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Presented by Ignite Theatre Company. Robert Michael Sanders is director. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays Tickets: $27/$19, 720-362-2697, www.ignitetheatre.com.

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Zengo is offering an “Orange Crush” drink consisting of vodka and orange crush soda to be included in the bottomless brunch options for $7 (John Elway’s former number) on the a la carte menu. Call 720-9040965 for reservations or more information.

Overheard

Eavesdropping on a woman on Facebook talking about her daughter: “Eliza fell and scraped her knee. As I cuddled her, I asked if she wanted some ice to help the pain. With giant tears rolling down her cheeks she said, `No, I want prosciutto.’ We are definitely raising a good little Italian.”

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.blacktie-colorado.com/ pennyparker. She can be reached at penny@ blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

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With the sun in her hair and a balloon in her hand, 8-year-old Jamie Crook of Centennial strikes a pose next to the IJet Dream Chaser 4, a colorful Learjet 35 that helped grant the wish of a dozen Make-A-Wish kids at Centennial Airport , Monday, Jan. 20.

Loud and inbound, the IJet Dream Chaser 4, a Learjet 35, arrives at the International Jet Aviation ramp at Cnetennial Airport on Monday, Jan. 20 to help grant wishes for a dozen local Make-A-Wish kids. The volunteer project is an effort spearheaded by International Jet employees and partners.

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CHASING A The Dream Chaser 4, a rainbow-colored Learjet 35, departed Centennial Airport on Jan. 20 for a weeklong tour as part of a special project led by International Jet Aviation Services to benefit children of Make-AWish Colorado, as well as other Make-A-Wish chapters in neighboring states. “It’s all part of an effort to give

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Bailey Roby makes a layup late in the fourth quarter.

The home crowd cheers after Bailey Roby makes a layup late in the game on Friday night. Photos by Hannah Garcia

Down, but not out

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hgarcia@coloradocommunitymedia.com With the last few minutes trickling off the clock, it was a layup by Mountain Vista senior Bailey Roby that made the crowd erupt in cheers.

“I’m usually a three-man,” said Roby, referencing his prolific ability to make his shots beyond the perimeter.

A bittersweet moment, and possibly the last chance the teen will have to score in his high school career. Born with just three toes on each foot, Roby had both legs amputated as a baby. He was fit with his first pair of prosthetic legs at age 3.

Now, wearing a pair of Ossur Flex-Run legs — similar to those of South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius — Roby is caught up in a tangle of red tape that will likely bar his entrance into another game this year.

The Golden Eagles improved to 14-1 after routing the Littleton Lions 80-49. And although Roby’s two points may not have won the Jan. 24 game, he still earned the loudest applause of the night following his entrance into the game with mere minutes left in the last quarter. Supporters hugged and patted Roby on the back, offering congratulations and condolences.

“Bailey has been involved in Mountain Vista basketball one way or another for the last four years,” said Pat McCabe, Mountain Vista’s athletic director.

Last year, as a junior, Roby made the junior varsity basketball team, fulfilling a dream. Since then, Roby has been a fourth-quarter favorite, with fans chanting his name and thundering with applause.

This year, Roby made the varsity team, playing in eight games and scoring 11 points.

Midway through the season and after calls from officials, the Colorado High School Activities Association stepped in, claiming that it could not authorize Roby to play because of his disability.

“There was no way we could get an authorization letter for Bailey to play,” McCabe said. “We got a one-time official authorization (from CHSAA) for the game tonight against Littleton. After this, he won’t be able to get in the game.”

Although he was authorized to play last year on the junior varsity team, McCabe said the “speed and physicality” of varsity basketball poses more risk with Roby in the game.

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Mountain Vista hoop teams take twin bill Golden Eagle girls upset Rock Canyon at horn

By Jim Benton

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Highlands Ranch senior Evan Motlong (3) leaps over Heritage sophomore Tomas Ornelas for a jump shot in the Jan. 24 Continental League matchup. Host Highlands Ranch (10-5, 3-0) won 61-48 after trailing 25-23 at halftime. Zach Braxton led the Falcons with 15 points and 13 rebounds, while Motlong added 11. Heritage (6-9, 0-3) was paced by Tom Skufca’s 13 points. Photo by Paul DiSalvo

Mountain Vista swept a doubleheader from Rock Canyon on Jan. 21.

This wasn’t an early baseball twin bill.

It was a Continental League doubleheader featuring a girls varsity game as the opener followed by the boys varsity contest at Mountain Vista’s Eagles Nest gym.

A capacity crowd watched the Mountain Vista girls overcome a 13-point deficit to stun No. 6 Rock Canyon, 58-56, on Maddy Whetstone’s two free throws with 0.5 seconds remaining.

Jake Pemberton then led Mountain Vista’s boys team, ranked sixth in the CHSAANow.com poll, to an 86-65 win over Rock Canyon in the second game.

Jaguars fans that had the most to cheer about through three quarters of the girls game as Rock Canyon twice had 12-point leads in the second quarter and led by 13 points with 3:25 to play in the third period. But the leads didn’t last.

“I told these girls before the game that they were a special group and they fought until the very end,” said Golden Eagles coach Mike Willahan.

Mountain Vista, which hit 10 3-point shots during the game, trailed 50-43 with just 3:39 remaining in the game but outscored the Jaguars 15-6 down the stretch. Rock Canyon went 6-for-12 at the free throw line during the final 3:03 and didn’t have a field goal.

The Golden Eagles were 9-of-10 at the charity stripe during that same time, swished two 3-point baskets and grabbed multiple key rebounds.

With Rock Canyon holding a 56-51 lead after the Jaguars’ Lexy Thorderson sank two free throws with 26.5 seconds showing on the clock, Chelsea Pearson’s 3-point shot from the corner rolled around the rim and fell through to pull the Golden Eagles to within two points.

Pearson then made a steal, was fouled and then knocked down both free

throws to tie the game with 13.7 seconds to play.

Rock Canyon missed a shot from the corner and Whetstone pulled down the rebound and drew a foul. There was still 0.5 seconds on the clock and Whetstone calmly sank both free throws to wrap up an amazing come-from-behind victory.

“The finish was really intense,” explained Whetstone. “I just knew to get the rebound because the game is not over with one second left. I told myself to make the first free throw so I wouldn’t break down and cry during the second free throw. The win was a big confidence booster. It really puts us on the map for all the other teams.”

Pearson had what the coaching staff called a `monster’ game. The 5-foot-8 sophomore finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds and three steals. She had eight points in the final 96 seconds of the game.

Whetstone, a 5-8 senior, had eight points with six of those coming in the fourth quarter and Emma Mitchell came off the bench to make two 3-point baskets late in the third period to spark an 11-2 run and set the stage for the rally.

“We were down by seven with three or four minutes to go and it would have been easy to give up,” said Willahan.

“But, you know what, there were some clutch players out there. We got a steal, Chelsea hits a big three, Paige (Keller) hits a couple big free throws and Maddy’s two free throws were incredible.

“We really didn’t have too much strategy at the end, (just) drive and kick it.

The three Chelsea shot from the corner was huge. It went around, went around and dropped. Our crowd got into it at the end and the girls aren’t used to playing in front of crowds like that. Our crowd did a good job of being loud and rattled them down the stretch. Rock Canyon is a good, good basketball team. It was a big win.”

Rock Canyon played without starting point guard Kendall Smith and that could have been one of the reasons the Jaguars turned the ball over 24 times Hoops continues on Page 20

Jaguars are ‘small but scrappy’ Rock Canyon roster blends veterans, youth

By Tom Munds

tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Six seniors help strengthen and anchor this year’s Rock Canyon High School wrestling team.

“We are a small team but our kids are scrappy,” Coach Martin Castro said. “Team strength is spread throughout the weights.

We are strong at the 120 to 132 weights plus we have a solid wrestler at 170.”

The Jaguars finished seventh at an eight-team dual tournament Jan. 25 at RCHS. The other teams competing included Littleton, Thomas Jefferson, Del Norte, Wheat Ridge, Cherokee Trail, Valor Christian and tournament champion Pueblo West.

Organizers planned on additional teams but when some dropped out, they revised the format. There were two fourteam pools and each team wrestled five dual matches in order to crown a team champion.

Castro said wrestling at Rock Canyon is becoming more popular with each year.

The varsity coach said most of his JV wrestlers are first-year wrestlers so they are still learning the sport.

He also said Rock Canyon has a small

Jaguars 170-pounder Richard Davis works to try to pin his opponent during the Jan. 25 dual tournament at Rock Canyon High School. Davis won the match, one of five his team would wrestle during the day-long tournament.

Photo by Tom Munds youth wrestling program that hopefully will become the feeder program for the Jaguars in the near future.

The Jaguars has six wrestlers qualify for state last year but all six were seniors

so the coach began looking to returning wrestlers and newcomers to fill those spots when practice began in November because just about all his athletes play other sports.

“I don’t think we have any athletes who just focus on wrestling,” he said. “We encourage our athletes to participate in as many sports as possible. Some of our kids are three-sport athletes.”

Jaguar Richard Davis is the team’s 170-pounder and he has one of the team’s best records this season. He said his brothers were wrestlers and he wrestled with them in the basement and sort of got hooked by the sport.

“I started wrestling in middle school and I have just stuck with it,” Davis said.

“I guess what I like about wrestling is the freedom to do what you need to do on the mat to dominate your opponent. You make the moves you need to make to win the match and I am all about winning matches.”

He said at 170 pounds he works on speed, technique and leg strength.

“Many of my opponents have stronger upper bodies than I do,” he said. “So, I focus on technique and leg strength to my advantage instead of trying to outmuscle the other guy.”

Davis played football for three seasons and this is his fourth season as a wrestler.

It also will be his fourth season playing centerfield for the Jaguar baseball team.

“I have loved baseball since I was a little kid,” he said. “Lately, my favorite sport has been wrestling because it is a one-on-one contest and the outcome is all on you.”

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Highlands Ranch junior paces Golden Eagles Daugherty leads state in goals, assists, total points

By Jim Benton

jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Right wing Ryan Daugherty, with a little help from his friends, is the leading scorer in Colorado high school hockey.

Daugherty, a junior at Highlands Ranch, plays on the Mountain Vista co-op hockey squad that is ranked as Colorado’s No. 2 team behind defending state champion Ralston Valley.

As of Jan. 25, Daugherty led players from the other 28 teams in Colorado in goals, assists and points. He has 21 goals, 19 assists and 40 points in 14 games.

Daugherty leads three other players who are tied for second with 18 goals in the goal-scoring chase. He is tied for the lead in assists with Walker Harris of Monarch and is four points in front of Bishop Machebeuf’s Nick Rems on the list of the state’s top point producers.

“He’s playing real well right now,” said Mountain Vista coach Lev Cohen. “He’s moving the puck, he’s seeing the ice real well and he’s not selfish. That’s the biggest thing. He makes passes and he creates opportunities for his teammates.”

Daugherty has already surpassed his output from last season when he scored 12 goals and finished with 21 points.

“I’m very happy,” admitted Daugherty. “There’s not too much difference from last year. After practice I work on a

couple moves. I try to play more, pass and shoot low. I’m just looking for the better plays, sometimes it’s a shot for the pad or sometimes it’s a pass. It’s more of where the puck should be.”

Daugherty credits his line mates, center Branden Tangney and wing Tanner Gillis, for part of his success.

Tangney, a junior who attends Rock Canyon, has scored 17 goals to go along with 15 assists and ranks in the top 10 among the state leaders. Gillis, a senior at Mountain Vista, has amassed 26 points. The Tangney-Gillis-Daugherty line has accounted for 98 points this season.

“We work well together,” said Daugherty. “We all have specific talents. We work well in the corners, and get the puck to the middle.”

Mountain Vista rolled to an 8-1 victory over Machebeuf on Jan 25 at South Suburban Ice Arena. Gillis had a hat trick and one assist for four points, Daugherty scored twice and had two assists and Tangney contributed four assists in the win. Byran Hancock also had two goals for the Golden Eagles.

Rems, in a matchup between state scoring leaders, assisted on Machebeuf’s lone goal.

Mountain Vista has five games remaining in the regular season including a finale against Lewis-Palmer, a team that is battling the Golden Eagles for the Peak Conference title.

The Golden Eagles only loss this season was a 4-3 overtime setback to No. 1 ranked Ralston Valley.

“So far it been a good season,” said Cohen. “We’re here to win it all this time. We’ve come close two years in a row. This year we’re going to do better than that but we have a long way to go. Ralston Valley is the team to beat. They are the

Mountain Vista’s Ryan Daugherty, a junior, is the state’s leading scorer.

Photo by Jim Benton defending state champions. They deserve to be the team to beat.”

Mountain Vista has suffered one-goal losses the past two seasons in the second round of the state playoffs.

“We know what happened last year,” said Daugherty.

“We know how to get there. We have the right stuff to do it.”

sports roundup Chaparral win no mistake

Chaparral coach Rob Johnson has been repeating his lecture about mistake-free ball handling all season. His players have apparently been listening.

The Wolverines, who had been averaging 16 turnovers a game, committed just nine on Jan. 25 and Chaparral upset thirdranked Regis Jesuit, 63-48, in a Continental League game at the Raiders’ Guy Gibbs gym.

The victory marked the first road win in four games for a Chaparral team that improved to 2-1 in the league and 5-10 overall. Hayden Dalton had 12 points and

15 rebounds to spark the Chaparral victory.

Verbal commitments grow

National signing day, Feb. 5, is when high school athletes officially sign football letters of intent but that hasn’t stopped several South Metro athletes from making verbal commitments.

Those who said they have verbally pledged to play college football next season include Heritage defensive end Conner Cain (Wyoming), Valor Christian lineman Ryan Cummings (Wyoming), ThunderRidge lineman Sam Jones (Arizona State), Valor running back Christian McCaf-

frey (Stanford), Valor lineman Alec Ruth (Kansas State), Douglas County lineman Jamin Smith (New Mexico State), Douglas County running back Trey Smith (Colorado State), Valor defensive back Marcus Wilson (Colorado State), Ponderosa athlete Dylan Spradling (San Diego State), Cherry Creek running back Nathan Starks (UCLA), ThunderRidge wide receiver Mark Hopper (Colorado School of Mines) and Legend wide receiver/defensive back Elijah Cherrington (CSU-Pueblo).

ThunderRidge heading east

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The only other Colorado team to play in the tournament was Highlands Ranch in 2012 and the Falcons went 1-2.

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against the Golden Eagles pressure defense. Adding to the Jaguars’ problems, Morgan Roos fouled out of the game with 2:43 remaining. Kendall Koslosky, the Jaguars second leading scorer, also went scoreless on the night.

Erin McClure had 17 points, Thorderson 16 and Roos 12 for Rock Canyon.

“We had a lot of opportunities,” admitted Rock Canyon coach Becky Mudd. “We missed some of our guard play with Kendall Smith being hurt. We didn’t attack the press like we needed to get after it. And we went away from our inside game more than we needed to. Down the stretch shooting 50 percent from the free throw line is not going to win you a close game when they are fouling.

“There are a lot of things we need to work on.”

Mountain Vista won again, improving to 3-0 in league play and 12-2 overall with a 54-42 win over Littleton on Jan. 24.

Pearson, Whetstone and Molly McCabe each scored 13 points in the victory over the Lions.

Golden Eagle boys get best of Jaguars

There wasn’t much suspense in the boys game as Mountain Vista’s up-tempo attack and pressure defense had Rock Canyon on the ropes early.

Coach Bob Wood’s team is the highest scoring Class 5A team in the state, averaging 82.2 points a game and the Golden Eagles, with a well-rounded team that has five players averaging in double figures, appears ready to be a state title contender again this season.

Pemberton, a 6-4 senior, had 25 points, seven rebounds, eight assists, two steals and three blocked shots against Rock Canyon. He was 6-of-7 from the field and sank all four free throw attempts but he wasn’t the only hot shooter for Mountain Vista.

The Golden Eagles shot 66 percent from the field as Ray Beresford finished with 16 points while Jonathan Moore and Carson Simon each added 13. Graham Smith, the league’s second leading rebounder, had 12 rebounds and eight points.

“We’re getting better every day,” said Pemberton who leads the state with 7.4 assists per game. “We’re hopeful. We don’t want to be too cocky and look too much to the future. We worry about the next game. We’re pretty confident this year. If we keep getting better and working hard, keep working on our defense, we’ll have a shot.

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Highlands Ranch 70, Douglas County 51 Zach Braxton helped the Falcons improve to 2-0 in league. He scored 18 points, had 14 rebounds, six blocks and five assists. Ryley Stewart scored 10 points and Evan Motlong scored 13. Keith Coleman had seven rebounds followed by Eric Dynes with six. Stewart had nine assists and three steals.

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“If I’m off, Jon Moore will score. If Brady is off I’ll score, if Grant is off, Brady will score. Somebody is always on every night.”

Mitch Lombard finished with 19 points to lead Rock Canyon.

Mountain Vista, which had a Jan. 28 league showdown with Regis Jesuit, didn’t let up Jan. 24 with an 80-49 romp over Littleton, giving the Golden Eagles their third Continental victory in three games and improving the team’s overall record to 14-1. Pemberton had 20 points, while Simon, Brady Subart and Smith each contributed 15 points against Littleton. Smith also had 12 rebounds.

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Mountain Vista point guard Brady Subart makes a pass while Littleton junior Tre’ Blake comes to defend the ball during a 80-49 victory in Highlands Ranch on Friday night. The Golden Eagles improved to 14-1. Photo by Hannah Garcia

Highlands Ranch 61, Heritage 48 Four players scored 11 points or more in the victory against Heritage including Zach Braxton with 15, Ryley Stewart with 14, Keith Coleman with 12 and Evan Motlong with 11. Both Stewart and Motlong scored three 3-pointers. Braxton had seven blocks, 13 rebounds and five assists. Stewart had six assists and five steals. Coleman had eight rebounds.

Girls basketball Highlands Ranch 84, Douglas County 24 The Falcons’ 45 first-half points helped them win

against Douglas County 84-24. Highlands Ranch defense was strong since they held the Huskies to two points in the first quarter and seven in the second. Sophomore Symone Starks scored 22 points followed by 17 points from senior Ciera Morgan.

Senior Sara Clark scored 12 points.

Highlands Ranch 79, Heritage 29 Highlands Ranch had a strong first half once again scoring 40 points before halftime in a game against Heritage, where they only scored 15 points in the first half. Thanks to the Falcons strong defense, the Eagles were held to just three points in the third quarter. Highlands Ranch scored 26 points in the third and 13 in the fourth for the win.

MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL Boys basketball Mountain Vista 86, Rock Canyon 65 Mountain Vista’s Jake Pemberton scored 25 points to help the Golden Eagles to a 86-65 win against Rock Canyon. He had seven rebounds, eight assists, three blocks and two steals. Ray Beresford scored 16 points followed by Carson Simon

and Jonathan Moore both scoring 13. Graham Smith had 12 rebounds and Beresford had seven.

For Rock Canyon, Mitch Lombard scored 19 points followed by 14 from Evan Noyes and 11 from Isaac Hirsch. Both Lombard had five rebounds, six assists and three steals. Noyes had five rebounds and Garcia had four assists.

UPCOMING GAMES Boys basketball FRIDAY 7 p.m. - Mountain Vista @ Douglas County 7 p.m. - Rock Canyon vs. Littleton SATURDAY 7 p.m. - Highlands Ranch vs. ThunderRidge TUESDAY TBA - Highlands Ranch @ Regis 7 p.m. - Mountain Vista vs. Ponderosa 7 p.m. - Rock Canyon vs. Chaparral

Girls basketball FRIDAY 7 p.m. - Highlands Ranch @ ThunderRidge WEDNESDAY 7 p.m. - Highlands Ranch vs. Regis

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Metro Creative Connection

T

he culmination of the American football season is on the horizon.

Millions of people will tune in to watch two teams battle for the title of champion. While the teams may be busy prepping their lastminute offensive and defensive strategies, sports fans across the country are doing their own strategizing by planning the perfect game-day party.

The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later known as Super Bowl I, was played on Jan. 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs.

Since that day, ardent fans and novices alike have been celebrating football by hosting their own viewing parties at home. These parties present yet another way for friends to get together.

As the opening kickoff draws closer, here are some keys to Super Bowl party success.

• Know your playing field. Your home is only so big, and that means you will have to limit the number of people you can invite. Crowding too many people into the house can be uncomfortable and dangerous, never mind trying to talk and hear above the cacophony of too many people. Take inventory of how many you can seat comfortably. You may need to move out larger furniture and move in folding chairs if you plan to accommodate more guests. If you live in a warmer climate, you may be able to hook up the television outside and host an outdoor event in the yard. This will enable even more people to attend.

• Size up your competition. Super Bowl Sunday is a once-ayear event. There will be thousands of like-minded individuals planning their own parties and utilizing the same services in your local area. Those who need to rent tables and chairs and rely on a caterer (or the services of the nearest pizza joint) should plan early. If you would like to have a football gathering, start laying the groundwork a few months in advance. This way you can leave deposits for any vendors and be secure in knowing you will have what you need come gameday.

• Establish your play book. Will this be a chips-and-dips type of party or will you be offering more substantial fare? Is it adults-only or are guests able to bring their kids along? Make a list of questions that need to be answered and set up the party parameters. This way you will know what to stock up on in advance. Consider allocating a separate room in the house for kids’ play or for adults who are there for the social aspect of the party and will not necessarily be glued to the television.

• Check your equipment. What is the Super Bowl without a means to watch the game? Retailers often offer the best deals on new televisions this time of year because they know sports fans want to upgrade their televisions for the big game. If yours is a TV that has seen better days or doesn’t offer the high-definition picture guests have come to expect, this may be the time to cash in holiday gift cards for a new flat-screen. If buying new isn’t a possibility at this time, there are centers that will rent electronics.

• Watch the clock. Hardcore fans will not want to miss any of the action. Therefore, refreshments and other components of the party will have to coordinate to the timing of the game.

Do the bulk of food preparation before kickoff and allow guests to mingle and fuel up before the game starts. Save finger foods and other snacks that are easily accessible for when the game starts. Guests can take a break at halftime and grab food and beverages that are set up buffet-style in another room. Hosts and hostesses also may want to consider serving as food “butlers” and constantly come out with new finger foods on trays and go around the room to ensure everyone doesn’t miss a moment of the game.

• Don’t run interference. There’s not much entertainment that needs to be scheduled on game day apart from the game itself. Ensure that the television is situated so nobody’s view is obstructed and that people moving in and out of the room need not cross in front of the TV to get food or use the restroom.

While it may be customary to decorate your home with a few decorations, ensure any decorations do not obstruct views of the game. To make things comfortable for the largest number of people, consider having two TVs tuned into the game running in separate rooms. This way, guests can mingle and not be tied to one area.

Super Bowl parties are fun ways to enjoy the last football game of the season and have a houseful of guests celebrate and socialize.

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THINGS TO DO EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week.

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FEB. 4

THROUGH JAN. 30 BUNNICULA MUSICAL This musical adaptation of the popular book follows Chester the cat and Harold the dog as they try to warn the Monroe family about their new pet rabbit, who might be a vegetable vampire. With clever lyrics and fun music, this show is sure to please any child as they laugh their way through this engaging tale. Show runs from Jan. 21-30 on the Main Stage at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Tickets cost $8.

Call 720-509-1000 or visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

JAN. 31

JUNGLE LADY Linda the Jungle Lady performs with live animals at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Feb. 4 in the Event Hall at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Linda helps make the amazing creatures approachable. Come join this exciting Seedlings show, and have an opportunity to touch some of the snakes, bugs, lizards, turtles and a hedgehog. Tickets cost $3. Call 720-509-1000 or visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

FEB. 5 CHILDREN’S THEATER Dallas Children’s Theatre presents “Stuart Little” at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Feb. 5 on the Main Stage at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Tickets cost $8. Call 720-509-1000 or visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

FEB. 7 CLASSICAL MUSIC The Colorado Symphony performs a

GYPSY JAZZ Fusing Western swing and Gypsy jazz, the

internationally-touring trio Hot Club of Cowtown will have you tapping your toes all night long. The fiddle, upright bass and guitar merge together creating music that harkens to the days of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys while also incorporating elements of the Django Reinhardt’s gypsy jazz sound. Top that off with tight harmonies by the three singers and undeniable energy. Show is at 8 p.m. Jan. 31 on the Main Stage at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Tickets start at $26. Call 720-509-1000 or visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

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concert that explores the elements of classicism both in music and architecture. Featuring commentary by a local architect and the symphony’s resident conductor Scott O’Neil, this multi-media performance introduces the classic style for both the ears and eyes with distinct examples from the classical greats including Haydn and Mozart. Show is at 8 p.m. Feb. 7 on the Main Stage at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Tickets start at $36. Call 720-509-1000 or visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

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TEEN ADDICTION Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network presents “Protecting Your Teen from Addiction” from noon to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 21 (event code: admhn12114) and from 5-6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 (event code: admhn22514) at the Southglenn Library, Room A, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial; and from 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 (event code: admhn210) at the network’s Castle Rock office, 831 S. Perry St., Suite 100. In this class, you will learn about trends in substance abuse in our community, how to talk about drugs and alcohol, signs of substance abuse in teens, prevention and early intervention, effects of substances on the brain and brain development, and shifts in views on marijuana use and legalization. Use the event code listed to register for classes at Blacktie https:// www.blacktie-colorado.com/index.cfm.

FEB. 12-16 CONCERT RODGER’S and Hammerstein’s South Pacific: In Concert is presented at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 12-16 on the Main Stage at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Tickets start at $29, with a $25 senior matinee at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 12. Call 720-509-1000 or visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

FEB. 18, APRIL 9, APRIL 10 WRITING CONTEST Creative Communication is accepting submissions for its essay contest, with divisions for grades 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12, through Feb. 18; and its poetry contest, with divisions for grades K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12, through April 10.

Top 10 winners will be named in each division. Essays must be

between 100 and 250 words on any non-fiction topic. Poetry must be 21 lines or less in English. Entries can made online at www.poeticpower.com or mail entries, labeled Poetry Contest or Essay Contest, to 159 N. Main, Smithfield UT 84335. Include author’s name, address, city, state and ZIP, current grade, school name, school address and teacher’s name. Home school students are welcome to enter. Selected entries of merit will be invited to be published in an anthology. An art contest for grades K-12 also is coming up. To enter, take a photo of your original artwork and enter it at www.celebratingart.com; deadline is April 9. Full contest information is available online, or call 435-713-4411.

FEB. 19 GUITARS AND strings Guitars aren’t just for rock music, folk music and Spanish music: some of the greatest classical music also uses guitar. In this Arts in the Afternoon program, we’ll sample a pair of chamber works for guitar and strings: Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata for Viola and Guitar, along with Paganini’s Terzetto Concertante for Viola, Cello, and Guitar. Our concert host Betsy Schwarm will share stories about how the guitar comes to fit in with standard orchestral strings. Program is at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 19 in the Event Hall at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Tickets cost $15. Call 720-509-1000 or visit www.

LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

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Franktown

Lone Tree

Parker

Trinity Lutheran Church & School

Sunday Worship 8:00 & 10:45 a.m.

Trinity Lutheran School & ELC (Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)

 303-841-4660 www.tlcas.org  Castle Rock  First United

Where people are excited about God’s Word.

Plans Gone Astray? To whom will you go when you’re out of ideas?

There are times when we simply need a gracious God to guide us. Come and join us at 9:30 a.m. Sunday mornings at Lone Tree Civic Center, 8527 Lone Tree Parkway.

For directions and any questions about our ministry, contact Pastor Craig: (303) 883–7774 Immanuel Lutheran Mission is a member congregation of Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ

Lone Tree

Methodist Church 

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Parker

1200 South Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.3047 www.fumccr.org

 Services:  Saturday 5:30pm

Sunday 8am, 9:30am, 11am Sunday School 9:15am

Little Blessings Day Care www.littleblessingspdo.com

Chabad

Jewish Center

Douglas County’s only Synagogue, Hebrew School and Preschool No membership required www.DenverJewishCenter.com

Lone Tree

Lone Tree

Sunday Worship: 10:45AM & 6PM Bible Study: 9:30AM Children, Young People & Adults 4391 E Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado 80134 Church Office – (303) 841-3836

www.parkerbiblechurch.org

Highlands Ranch

Church of Christ

Joy

GRACE PRESBYTERIAN Sunday Worship - 10:00am Bible Study immediately following Wednesday Bible Study - 7:30pm

303-792-7222

Currently meeting at: 9220 Kimmer Drive, Suite 200 Lone Tree 80124 303-688-9506 www.LoneTreeCoC.com

Littleton

Greenwood Village

You are invited to worship with us:

Sundays at 10:00 am

Grace is on the NE Corner of Santa Fe Dr. & Highlands Ranch Pkwy.

(Across from Murdochs)

Connect – Grow – Serve

Sunday Worship

8:45 am & 10:30 am 9030 Miller road Parker, Co 80138 303-841-2125 www.pepc.org

LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

Alongside One Another On Life’s Journey

www.gracecolorado.com

Parker evangelical Presbyterian church

SErviCES:

Saturday 5:30pm

Sunday 8:00 & 10:30am

Education Hour: Sunday 9:15am Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-3770 7051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO 303-841-3739 www.joylutheran-parker.org

United Church Of Christ Parker Hilltop 10926 E. Democrat Rd. Parker, CO • 10am Worship www.uccparkerhilltop.org 303-841-2808

303-798-8485 Parker

Community Church of Religious Science

An Evangelical Presbyterian Church Sunday Worship 10:30 4825 North Crowfoot Valley Rd. Castle Rock • canyonscc.org 303-663-5751 “Loving God - Making A Difference”

A place for you

Denver Tech Center

Welcome Home!

Weaving Truth and Relevance into Relationships and Life

worship Time 10:30AM sundays 9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages 90 east orchard road littleton, co

Sunday services held in the historic Ruth Memorial Chapel

Join us at Sheraton Denver Tech Center 7007 S Clinton Street in Greenwood Village (nearby I-25 and Arapahoe Rd.)

www.cbsdenver.org

303-794-6643

Highlands Ranch

303 798 6387 Meets at the Marriott DTC 4900 S Syracuse St, Denver, CO 80237

10 am every Sunday Free parking

www.gracepointcc.us

Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.

Sunday Worship 8:00 am Chapel Service 9:00 & 10:30 am

Spiritual Ancestry Pastor Mark Brewer

Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am Sunday

8:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

1609 W. Littleton Blvd.

(303) 798-1389 • www.fpcl.org

...19650 E. Mainstreet, Parker 80138

Abiding Word Lutheran Church 8391 S. Burnley Ct., Highlands Ranch

(Next to RTD lot @470 & University)

New Thought...Ancient Wisdom Sunday Service

& Children’s Church 10:00 a.m.

Visit our website for details of classes & upcoming events.

303.805.9890

www.P a r k er C C R S.org P.O. Box 2945—Parker CO 80134-2945

Worship Services Sundays at 9:00am

303-791-3315

First Presbyterian Church of Littleton Open and Welcoming

Current Study:

at the Parker Mainstreet Center

Congregation Beth Shalom

www.st-andrew-umc.com 303-794-2683 Preschool: 303-794-0510 9203 S. University Blvd.

Highlands Ranch, 80126

pastor@awlc.org www.awlc.org

Parker

To advertise your place of worship in this section, call 303-566-4091 or email

kearhart@ColoradoCommunityMedia.com.

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Feb. 22 LegisLative Forum The Audubon/Sierra Club annual legislative forum is from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at First Plymouth Church, 3501 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver. The forum is a chance to meet legislators and learn about the hot environmental topics that the General Assembly is working on. Continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m., followed by comments from Audubon and Sierra Club lobbyists. Panel on water issues at 10:15 a.m., lunch at noon, and discussion with invited legislators at 12:30 p.m. Cost is $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Register and pay online at www.denveraudubon.org/programs/conservation, or call 303-973-9530. You also can send payment to: ASGD, 9308 S.

CLassiC opera Opera Colorado presents “The Barber of Seville,” a production of a classic opera, designed with kids in mind. The Passport to Culture program is at 3 p.m. Feb. 23 on the Main Stage at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Tickets cost $5. Call 720-509-1000 or visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

Feb. 24 Young CoLorado “Yesterado, Stories of Colorado When It Was Young” is presented at 10 a.m. Feb. 24 on the Main Stage at the Lone Tree Arts Center. The show is based on various newspaper clippings from the 1890s. Meet Jack Langrishe and Marietta Ravel, late 19th century performers eager to usher you back in

time to see Colorado history as you never have before. Pulled from the pulp of the newspapers of the time, this sharp, fun slice of showmanship uses stories of con man Soapy Smith, socialite Molly Brown, and cyclist Dora Rinehart to create a living, breathing portrait of our state when it was still cutting its teeth. Tickets cost $8. Call 720-509-1000 or visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

marCh 28 appLiCation deadLine Douglas County residents who are graduating from any county high school, accredited private school or qualifying home school are eligible to apply for one of seven Douglas County Sheriff’s Office scholarships, one Race-A-Cop Scholarship, and one Deputy Ron King Memorial Scholarship. All awards are worth $500. Applicants must attend a vocational training program, college or university in the fall

of 2014. Applications and specific requirements can be found at www.dcsheriff.net. Deadline for applications is March 28.

ongoing CommunitY eduCation Registration is now open for winter 2014 Community Education courses at Arapahoe Community College. ACC offers fun, non-credit and creative courses at its Littleton and Parker campuses, the ACC Art and Design Center, Hudson Gardens and Event Center and Highlands Ranch High School. A wide selection of recreational and educational online Community Education courses is available. Check out http://www.arapahoe.edu/community-education or call 303-797-5722.

SALOME’S STARS

crossword • sudoku

FOR THE WEEK OF JAN 27, 2014

GALLERY OF GAMES

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Taking some time out of your usually busy social life could be just what you need to help you focus on putting those finishing touches on your plans for a possible career change.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) A misunderstanding about a colleague’s suggestions could create a delay in moving on with your proposal. But by week’s end, all the confusing points should finally be cleared up.

& weekly horoscope

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) You might feel overwhelmed by all the tasks you suddenly have to take care of. But just say the magic word -- help! -- and you’ll soon find others rushing to offer much-needed assistance.

CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Finishing a current project ahead of schedule leaves you free to deal with other upcoming situations, including a possible workplace change, as well as a demanding personal matter.

crossword • sudoku & weekly horoscope

GALLERY OF GAMES

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) Turn that fine-tuned feline sensitivity radar up to high to help uncover any facts that could influence a decision you might be preparing to make. Devote the weekend to family activities.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) A state of confusion is soon cleared up with explanations from the responsible parties. Don’t waste time chastising anyone. Instead, move forward with your plans.

Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

Government Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - Albert C Balika - Arapahoe County Airport Influence Area - Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority- Britton B Bounds - Colorado Central Power Company - Colorado Telephone Company Cottonwood I Joint Venture, a Colorado Joint Venture aka Cottonwood I Joint Venture - Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District aka CWSD - Cottonwood Water and Sewer District - David Hannah, Jr Duane Strawn aka Duane A Strawn - F D Wilkins, Joint Venturer c/o Cottonwood I Joint Venture, a Colorado Joint Venture First American Title Insurance Company Ford, Bacon and Davis Inc - Fred A Boone - George M Upton - James L Orr - James L Sincovec, registered land surveyor c/o JR Engineering Ltd - Jesse E Loyd, et ux -

OCCUPANT - Albert C Balika - Arapahoe County Airport Influence Area - Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority- Britton B Bounds - Colorado Central Power Company - Colorado Telephone Company Cottonwood I Joint Venture, a Colorado Joint Venture aka Cottonwood I Joint Venture - Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District aka CWSD - Cottonwood Water and Sewer District - David Hannah, Jr Duane Strawn aka Duane A Strawn - F D Wilkins, Joint Venturer c/o Cottonwood I Joint Venture, a Colorado Joint Venture First American Title Insurance Company Ford, Bacon and Davis Inc - Fred A Boone - George M Upton - James L Orr - James L Sincovec, registered land surveyor c/o JR Engineering Ltd - Jesse E Loyd, et ux John E Baxter, Vice President c/o Platte Valley Commercial Corporation - JR Engineering Ltd - Katarina Van Veen - Katarina and Peter Van Veen, Ten in Com Katarina and Peter Van Veen - Kathryn L Witt, Treasurer/Director c/o Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District - Kelly Chinnick c/o Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District - Lester A Dixon, Jr et al Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company - Patrick F Mulhern, General Manager c/o Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District - Peter Van Veen Platte Valley Commercial Corporation, a Colorado Corporation aka Platte Valley Commercial Corporation - Platte Valley Commercial Corporation, a Nevada corporation, aka PVCC c/o Platte Valley Commercial Corporation, a Colorado Corporation - Platte Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association c/o FDIC, Office of the Inspector General - Public Service Company of Colorado aka Public Service Company - Public Trustee, Douglas County - Robert M Inman, Joint Venturer c/o Cottonwood I Joint Venture, a Colorado Joint Venture - Rock Springs Royalty Company - Roger W Woodbury - Stephen E Geist - Stephen K Small, Joint Venturer c/o Cottonwood I Joint Venture, a Color-

Government Legals

- Albert C Balika - Arapahoe County Airport Influence Area - Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority- Britton B Bounds - Colorado Central Power Company - Colorado Telephone Company Cottonwood I Joint Venture, a Colorado Joint Venture aka Cottonwood I Joint Venture - Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District aka CWSD - Cottonwood Water and Sewer District - David Hannah, Jr Duane Strawn aka Duane A Strawn - F D Wilkins, Joint Venturer c/o Cottonwood I Joint Venture, a Colorado Joint Venture First American Title Insurance Company Ford, Bacon and Davis Inc - Fred A Boone - George M Upton - James L Orr - James L Sincovec, registered land surveyor c/o JR Engineering Ltd - Jesse E Loyd, et ux John E Baxter, Vice President c/o Platte Valley Commercial Corporation - JR Engineering Ltd - Katarina Van Veen - Katarina and Peter Van Veen, Ten in Com Katarina and Peter Van Veen - Kathryn L Witt, Treasurer/Director c/o Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District - Kelly Chinnick c/o Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District - Lester A Dixon, Jr et al Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company - Patrick F Mulhern, General Manager c/o Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District - Peter Van Veen Platte Valley Commercial Corporation, a Colorado Corporation aka Platte Valley Commercial Corporation - Platte Valley Commercial Corporation, a Nevada corporation, aka PVCC c/o Platte Valley Commercial Corporation, a Colorado Corporation - Platte Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association c/o FDIC, Office of the Inspector General - Public Service Company of Colorado aka Public Service Company - Public Trustee, Douglas County - Robert M Inman, Joint Venturer c/o Cottonwood I Joint Venture, a Colorado Joint Venture - Rock Springs Royalty Company - Roger W Woodbury - Stephen E Geist - Stephen K Small, Joint Venturer c/o Cottonwood I Joint Venture, a Colorado Joint Venture - Steven J Kornbrust The Castlewood Corporation - Union Pacific Railroad Company

Government Legals

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of November 2005 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Katarina and Peter Van Veen, Ten In Com the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 81 COTTONWOOD 7 (WELL SITE)

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and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Katarina and Peter Van Veen, Ten In Com. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2004. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Platte Valley Commercial Corp for said year 2004. That on the 28th day of April 2010 said Katarina and Peter Van Veen, Ten In Com assigned said certificate of purchase to Cottonwood Water & Sanitation District.That said Cottonwood Water & Sanitation Dis-

- Albert C Balika - Arapahoe County Airport Influence Area - Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority- Britton B Bounds - Colorado Central Power Company - Colorado Telephone Company Cottonwood I Joint Venture, a Colorado Joint Venture aka Cottonwood I Joint Venture - Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District aka CWSD - Cottonwood Water and Sewer District - David Hannah, Jr Duane Strawn aka Duane A Strawn - F D Wilkins, Joint Venturer c/o Cottonwood I Joint Venture, a Colorado Joint Venture First American Title Insurance Company Ford, Bacon and Davis Inc - Fred A Boone - George M Upton - James L Orr - James L Sincovec, registered land surveyor c/o JR Engineering Ltd - Jesse E Loyd, et ux John E Baxter, Vice President c/o Platte Valley Commercial Corporation - JR Engineering Ltd - Katarina Van Veen - Katarina and Peter Van Veen, Ten in Com Katarina and Peter Van Veen - Kathryn L Witt, Treasurer/Director c/o Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District - Kelly Chinnick c/o Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District - Lester A Dixon, Jr et al Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company - Patrick F Mulhern, General Manager c/o Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District - Peter Van Veen Platte Valley Commercial Corporation, a Colorado Corporation aka Platte Valley Commercial Corporation - Platte Valley Commercial Corporation, a Nevada corporation, aka PVCC c/o Platte Valley Commercial Corporation, a Colorado Corporation - Platte Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association c/o FDIC, Office of the Inspector General - Public Service Company of Colorado aka Public Service Company - Public Trustee, Douglas County - Robert M Inman, Joint Venturer c/o Cottonwood I Joint Venture, a Colorado Joint Venture - Rock Springs Royalty Company - Roger W Woodbury - Stephen E Geist - Stephen K Small, Joint Venturer c/o Cottonwood I Joint Venture, a Colorado Joint Venture - Steven J Kornbrust The Castlewood Corporation - Union Pacific Railroad Company

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BORN THIS WEEK: Your ability to reach out to those in need of spiritual comfort makes you a muchrevered, much-loved person in your community. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc. will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of the installation of 2-neck downs, pedestrian crossings, and ramps throughout Douglas County.

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of November 2005 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Katarina and Peter Van Veen, Ten In Com the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 81 COTTONWOOD 7 (WELL SITE)

The Contract Documents may be examined at the above address after 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2014, and copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained upon payment of $35.00 for each set. The $35.00 is non-refundable. (Additional charge if mailing is required.)

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and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Katarina and Peter Van Veen, Ten In Com. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2004. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Platte Valley Commercial Corp for said year 2004. That on the 28th day of April 2010 said Katarina and Peter Van Veen, Ten In Com assigned said certificate of purchase to Cottonwood Water & Sanitation District.That said Cottonwood Water & Sanitation District on the 27th day of November 2013 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Cottonwood Water & Sanitation District at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 8th day of May 2014 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 14th day of January 2014

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/s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 924756 First Publication: January 23, 2014 Last Publication: February 6, 2014 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for 2013 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS, DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER TF 2013-024, TF

Public Notice Government Legals PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids for 2013 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS, DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER TF 2013-024, TF 2013-030 AND TF 2013-039 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of the installation of 2-neck downs, pedestrian crossings, and ramps throughout Douglas County.

The Contract Documents may be examined at the above address after 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2014, and copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained upon payment of $35.00 for each set. The $35.00 is non-refundable. (Additional charge if mailing is required.)

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at the same address.

The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities:

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at the same address.

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The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities: • Removal of Concrete Sidewalk – 269 SY • Concrete Sidewalk (6-Inch) – 182 SY • Median Cover Material (6-Inch) (Colored Patterned Concrete – 928 SF • Curb and Gutter Type 2 (Section II-B) – 331 LF Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein.

Any questions on the bidding process may be directed to Robert Kenny, Project Manager at 303.660.7490.

For Planholder Information, Please Call 303.660.7490 (Front Desk) Legal Notice No.: 924809 First Publication: January 30, 2014 Last Publication: February 6, 2014 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Wednesday, February 5th, Holiday Inn 204 W. Fox Farm Rd. Cheyenne, WY 10am-2pm. Fleet Owners Welcome! Gibson is expanding and adding drivers and NOW HIRING! Owner Operators in surrounding Truck Driving School Instructors area. All positions require a Class Join RST’s brand new training A CDL, two years driving expeschool in Cedar Rapids, Iowa! rience, a clean MVR and a Hzmt Relocation assistance provided. endorsement 866-687-5281 Call: 1-866-736-0671; www.motherearthhaulers.com e-mail: mknoot@crst.com EOE SYNC2 MEDIA Buy a statewide classified line ad in newspapers across Colorado for just $250 per week. Maximize results with our Frequency Deals!

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Training, 24 hour support and $1900/month provided. Must complete precertification training and pass a criminal and motor vehicle background check.

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The Town of Larkspur is seeking to hire a full time public works - maintenance person to maintain town facilities including roads, parks, buildings, and other town properties, and perform handyman services, i.e. mechanical, carpentry, electrical, and plumbing as required.

Hourly salary based on qualifications and experience.

Send resume to TOL, P.O. Box 310 Larkspur, CO 80118 FAX 303-681-2325 or email clerk@townoflarkspur.org.

For questions regarding this position call Town Hall at 303-681-2324 Medical Tech/or MLT Full time for pediatric office in Highlands Ranch and Ken Caryl area. Fax resume to Nita @ 303-791-7756 Medical Nurse LPN, MA or RN part-time 25-30 hours per week Monday, Wednesday, Friday Hours 8:30-5:30.

Some Saturdays 9-1pm.

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Valet Attendant openings in Black Hawk CO. Valet Attendant openings for local Casino’s in Black Hawk. Properties are open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, year round with positions available on ALL shifts. Weekend availability is preferred and flexible schedules are available.

Candidates must be 18 years of age with a valid Driver’s License and be able to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen.

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NOW HIRING POLICE OFFICERS The City of Black Hawk, two (2) vacancies for POLICE OFFICER I. Hiring Range: $53,959 - $62,052 DOQ/E. Unbelievable benefit package and exceptional opportunity to serve in Colorado’s premiere gaming community located 18 miles west of Golden. The City supports its employees and appreciates great service! If you are interested in serving a unique historical city and enjoy working with diverse populations visit the City’s website at www.cityofblackhawk.org/goto/employee_services for more information or to apply online for this limited opportunity. Requires High School Diploma or GED, valid Colorado driver’s license with a safe driving record, must be at least 21 years of age, and must be Colorado POST certified by date of hire. The City accepts online applications for Police Officer positions year round. Applications will remain active for one (1) year from the date of submission. EOE.

Parks and Open Space Manager

Seeking The Castle Pines North Metropolitan District is accepting applications for the fulltime position of Parks and Open Space Manager. Under the general supervision of the District Manager, plans, schedules, coordinates, and supervises the work of crews performing landscaping, turf maintenance, tree maintenance and repair projects of District owned parks and Open Spaces and trails. Oversees and evaluates the Community Center building maintenance, trails, and all storm water ponds the District is responsible to maintain. Serves as District representative in all new projects assigned to Parks and Open Space. Plans and coordinates the Districts water conservation program, and holds community events to present the program orally and to encourage the proper use of water. Produces educational and promotional publications as required. For the full job description and desired qualifications please see our website at www.cpnmd.org Apply Applicants are encouraged to submit examples of conservation programs, community outreach communications or other examples of community based programs that they have developed or have been in charge of. Salary is commensurate with experience.

PLEASE SUBMIT LETTER OF INTEREST AND RESUME TO: Mail: Attn: E-mail:

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