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June 19, 2014 Douglas County, Colorado Volume 13, Issue 22

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Four vie for seat in CD4 Republican victor will face Democrat, Libertarian in fall By Vic Vela

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Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office Sgt. Shawn Cronce heads up DCSO’s Internet Crimes Against Children program. A typical day for the detective includes swapping files with online predators as she builds evidence against offenders. Photo by Ryan Boldrey

Predators caught in the Net Law enforcement patrols a dark, online world in the name of child safety By Hannah Garcia

Special to Colorado Community Media Although it’s no secret that the Internet provides plenty of dark corners that harbor new ways to commit old crimes, Sgt. Shawn

Cronce said there is a misconception about a certain series of online crimes. “People like to think, `oh, it doesn’t happen here.’ It does, it happens everywhere,” Cronce said, citing a pile of seven case reports still waiting to be written. “I could work (on these cases) 24/7 and never make a dent.” Cronce heads the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office’s Internet Crimes Against Children program. A typical day for the detective may include chatting as a 13-year-old girl or downloading child pornography as

she builds evidence against online offenders, parts of sting operations that are the crux of these types of investigations. DCSO tallied 15 ICAC arrests in 2013 and has made at least eight arrests so far this year. The majority of the arrests center on Internet luring charges, a Class-4 felony, and the manufacture, possession or distribution of child pornography, a Class-3 felony. Net Safety continues on Page 5

VA failures rub salt in vets’ wounds Legislation hopes to improve current standards in system By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com George Claggett was a Marine who lived by his own definition of karma. The Vietnam veteran believed that treating others well wasn’t about reciprocation; rather, it was a belief that his goodness would show up elsewhere, even if he wasn’t the one reaping the benefit. It’s a good thing that Claggett wasn’t expecting anything in return for his actions toward others, or for fighting in a war of which many wanted no part, because karma wasn’t there for him during the last months of his life — much of which was spent in frustration over his dealings with Michael O’Brien thinks about his late friend George Claggett as he sits in a booth inside a bar on June 13 that Claggett the Department of Veterans Affairs. “It was hell, absolute hell,” said Michael often frequented, Denver’s Park Tavern and Restaurant. On the table sits the cap that Claggett, a Vietnam veteran, often O’Brien, a close friend and Claggett’s pow- wore. Photo by Vic Vela er of attorney, when asked what it was like dealing with the VA system. a Republican who served in the Iraq War. According to O’Brien, Claggett would waiting,” O’Brien said. Claggett’s story is one of many that have Last week, Coffman joined every other spend several weeks just trying to schedule an appointment to see a doctor at the VA surfaced in recent weeks regarding system- member of the House in voting for a bill hospital in Denver. When he would finally atic failures and corruption within the VA that aims to address some of the issues that have caused veterans like Claggett to reobtain appointments, he would sometimes department. “I am absolutely stunned, particularly ceive substandard care from their governhave to wait for hours to see a doctor. Claggett, of Denver, also waited several as a combat veteran, that this agency that’s ment. The legislation is a start, say members of weeks to receive lab results of a tumor that entrusted to meet our obligations for those contributed to his death on May 2. He was who served in uniform can be so incredibly incompetent... and be so corrupt,” said 6th 66. “It just seemed like all he was doing was Congressional District Rep. Mike Coffman, Vet continues on Page 22

Four Republican candidates who are vying to fill an open 4th Congressional District seat are touting their conservative values to voters as the June 24 primary draws near. The hopefuls are seeking a seat that is being vacated by U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, who is leaving the House of Representatives in a bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Mark Udall this fall. The predominately rural district encompasses Colorado’s eastern plains. The district reaches northern cities, including Greeley and parts of Longmont, but it also includes some communities near Denver, including Parker, Castle Rock, Lone Tree and Elbert County. Gardner has thrown his support behind Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck to succeed him in the CD4 race. Buck — who narrowly lost a 2010 Senate race against Sen. Michael Bennet — is the household name among the four candidates looking to take over Gardner’s seat. “People talk about name recognition, but I think what I have is a brand,” Buck said. “People understand I am a fiscal conservative and I have a passion to reduce spending.” CD4 voters are hearing that same message from the other three candidates in the race: state Sen. Scott Renfroe; Weld County Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer; and Steve Laffey, a New England transplant who was once the mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island. Laffey lives just outside the district in Larimer County, where he raises cattle. The former head of a Tennessee-based brokerage firm, Laffey is a passionate fiscal conservative who hopes to help rein in federal spending, if elected. Laffey has been endorsed by former presidential candidate Herman Cain, a tea party darling. “I’ve never been endorsed by anybody,” Laffey quipped when asked about the significance of Cain’s endorsement. “Politicians hate me.” Renfroe, of Greeley, has represented state Senate District 13 since 2006. A fiscal and social conservative, Renfroe believes that his opponents cannot match his conservative credentials. “I support personhood and traditional marriage,” Renfroe said. “I’m a proven conservative with a proven conservative voting record. You can say you support things, but until you’ve been on a legisla-

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RidgeGate gets its first liquor store Former Cherry Creek retailer Chateau Liquors opens in Lone Tree By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com When developers razed the Cherry Creek North building that had for decades housed Chateau Liquors, the store’s owners never thought of shutting down. Instead, they looked for a new site to continue the story of the business known for its customer service and drive-through window. They found it in Lone Tree, where Chateau Liquors recently opened south of Lincoln Avenue on a highly visible corner slot next door to Sprouts. The new store doesn’t have a drive-through lane, but it has much of the same staff — including the three brothers and their wives who own it, and five other staffers from the Cherry Creek North site. Former customers at that store may also recognize the wooden display cases, moved to Lone Tree from the old store. The owners say it also will offer the same level of customer service. “We haven’t changed the type of store we were,” Dennis Baldwin said. “We have a very friendly, knowledgeable staff,” said Kim Baldwin, Dennis’ wife. “We want to be the local neighborhood store. We are really looking forward to getting to know our customers.” The family didn’t plan to relocate from Cherry

Column to return soon Ann MAcARi HeAley is on vacation. Her column about people, places and issues of everyday life will return soon.

Creek North. But Dennis said they were thwarted by zoning roadblocks and discouraged by Denver bureaucracy, including long waits, harried city staff and regulations that seemed to change from one employee to the next. Soon after walking through the doors at the Lone Tree City Hall for the first time, Dennis said staff members there knew him by his first name. The sunny, large retail slot on the edge of fastgrowing RidgeGate seemed perfect for a liquor store, the siblings thought. Making it even more tempting, it’s closer to Parker’s Pinery neighborhood, where all three of the couples live. All those factors together made the decision to move to Lone Tree easy, and one that already feels right. “The facility was here, it’s half the distance from home, and then just the potential for growth,” Dennis said. “We love it here.” It also starts yet another chapter in the Baldwin family story. Dennis, Gary and Marvin Baldwin were raised on a ranch in Colorado’s Baca County. They married Kim, Mary and Jean respectively. Dennis and Gary worked for years in the agricultural chemistry industry, while Marvin was a pilot for Continental Airlines. When Marvin retired, the brothers decided to buy a liquor store together. Dennis describes it as a full-service liquor store with a very strong wine selection. It also will offer selections from Lone Tree Brewing Company. “I don’t think we were open a week and we had people asking for it,” Dennis said.

From left, Kim, Dennis, Gary and Marvin Baldwin are co-owners of Chateau Liquors, which recently opened next door to Sprouts in Lone Tree’s Lincoln Commons. Photo by Jane Reuter

Fourth of July wristbands available Pickup for Sweetwater event is slated for 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. weekdays at Lone Tree Arts Center Staff report Wristbands needed for admission to Lone Tree’s Independence Day celebration are available at the Lone Tree Arts Center box office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. The wristbands are available to Lone Tree and Acres Green residents. Each household is entitled to four wristbands, and residents of those communities can purchase an additional four wristbands for $5 each. The quantity is limited. Wristbands are required to enter the event, held from 4 to 9 p.m.

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ANDERSON THREATENED BY SHERIFF WEAVER TO BE ARRESTED ANDERSON STANDS UP FOR CITIZENS Thank you Douglas County for the genuine support to bring in NEW LEADERSHIP and end the 33 year regime of the Sheriff’s Department. Exercising my 1st Amendment Right angered the Sheriff so badly, he ordered his captain to arrest me for “Harassment” and threatened me. If after reading this you share my concern, help me make a change. Every vote is critical and as a WRITE IN candidate, voters must actually write my name on the ballot. The Incidents: After speaking at a GOP meeting in Castle Rock, I offered to shake Sheriff Weaver’s hand. He refused, motioned to the door & told me to “move on”. I was stunned. He told me if I said one more word he would arrest me for harassment. He again told me to “move on” motioning to the door. I did not leave, so he ordered his Captain to arrest me if I say one more word. Two weeks before this, the Sheriff refused my handshake by crossing his arms and looking away. Apparently this encouraged learned behavior and my opponent (his handpicked successor) refused my hand as well. I have been threatened physically twice - once over the phone and recently the Sheriff told some people he wanted to “take me out behind the barn and settle things”. “Do What I Say Not What I Do” Attitude: Leadership starts at the top and creates a culture of behavior. We teach our children not to be bullies or intimidate people, yet these are the actions of a very entrenched regime many are afraid of. I am standing up against this regime because I believe we are here to protect our citizens, not intimidate them or rule by fear. If they do this to a 36 year Police Commander in his own jurisdiction, what should our citizens and children expect? MY TOP CONCERNS: Safety of Children and Families: Budget of $1M/week & some shifts only 8 patrol deputies county-wide & 1 for the entire southern half of Douglas County to respond to 911 calls. Pay for Performance: I am a capitalist and believe the people that work harder, earn more. That’s America. The current regime has a Union type step grade. Higher Taxes/Bigger Government: Current $20M/year tax and $50M more to spend without your say. Recent $28M infirmary expansion and parking garage not needed according to their own study. Is this more important than your family’s safety? I will take it back to the voters to decide the priority for these taxes or refund it. SOME OF MY PROGRAMS: Community Policing - We will create “communities” with your own deputies to meet with you to address what is best for YOUR community and get to know you and your families - not target them. Prisoner Transport Unit - Transports and books in prisoners - freeing deputies to respond to calls vs. out of service for 2-3 hours - will extend to Parker, Lone Tree & Castle Rock. Help us change the current culture and bring in NEW LEADERSHIP. Write in ‘ JOHN ANDERSON’ on your ballot for sheriff. Please take a moment and visit my website, www.Andersonforsheriff.org PAID FOR BY COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHN ANDERSON

July 4 at Sweetwater Park. Children age 3 and under do not need to wear a wristband. This year’s lineup includes the sunset fireworks display, 6:30 p.m. concert from the ABBA tribute band ABBA Fab preceded by a performance from the Yellow Designs BMX Stunt Team, the 4 p.m. kids’ bike parade, face painting, glitter tattoo and caricature artists, inflatables, water balls, a zip line, juggler and food trucks. In addition to the regular box office hours, wristbands can be picked up at the LTAC from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 13, noon to 8 p.m. June 14, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. June 20 and 5 to 9 p.m. June 28. Wristbands also will be distributed at Sweetwater Park during the June 14 free Bodeans concert from 6 to 9 p.m. and from 3 to 8 p.m. July 4 in a tent at the park’s south entrance. The Lone Tree Arts Center is at 10075 Commons Street. For more information, visit www.cityoflonetree.com

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NEWS IN A HURRY Kaiser wins environmental awards Kaiser Permanente recently won several national awards for excellence in environmental stewardship. Its new Lone Tree Medical Offices helped it earn this recognition. Kaiser Permanente Colorado reduced water consumption by about 19 percent overall. By installing water efficient flow and flush fixtures at Kaiser Permanente’s new Lone Tree Medical Offices, the building will contribute an estimated 428,000 gallons of water saved annually. Kaiser Permanente Colorado also selected native and adaptive plants for landscaping uses, reducing the building’s landscaping water needs by 52 percent. This saves an additional 455,230 gallons of water each year.

The Colorado region led Kaiser Permanente in building automation, making changes that reduced energy use by about 9 percent. The Colorado region also reduced waste and tapped into solar to further benefit the environment and help secure the awards.

Dames to host June meeting The Douglas County Dames will host its June meeting at 5:15 p.m. June 25 at the Castle Rock offices of Folkestad, Fazekas, Barrick & Patoile, located at 18 S. Wilcox Street, Suite 200. Admission is $35, and includes wine and hors d’oeuvres. Money collected is partially tax deductible and used to help a variety of nonprofits in Douglas County. The Douglas

County Dames meets monthly to network, socialize and learn about a Douglas County nonprofit. RSVP by June 23. For more information, contact Susan Beams at Susan.DCCF@gmail.com.

Rec district sponsors free pool day June 22 is a free swim day for Lone Tree residents at Cook Creek Pool. South Suburban Parks and Recreation District designates five free days each summer to the city’s residents. The remaining free days are set or July 6, July 24 and Aug. 10. The first free day was June 8. The pool is located at 8711 Lone Tree Parkway in Lone Tree.

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jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com About 1,000 athletic shoes and many sets of paws will hit Lone Tree’s streets for the annual Liberty Dash 5K on July 4. The annual kickoff to the city’s holiday festivities begins at 9 a.m. Registration is at 8 a.m. “It’s a very community-minded race and just a great way to start the whole celebration,” said Donna Russell, Lone Tree Chamber of Commerce interim president. The chamber expects about 500 runners and walkers — including dogs, children and seniors — to participate in the family-friendly event. A 1K kids’ fun run precedes the official dash at 8:45 a.m. Previously known as the Firecracker 5K, the event be-

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gins and ends in Lone Tree’s Sweetwater Park, site of the other Independence Day festivities that begin at 4 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to the fastest man and woman, and to the winners in individual age categories. Participants will be timed on the USA Track & Field-certified course using a chip that must be turned in at the end of the race. Awards also will be given to the top three dog finishers, who also will have post-race access to pools of water in which to cool their paws. Local restaurants plan to donate food for the morning’s run as well. Each entrant receives a T-shirt and a goodie bag. Pre-registration is $25, and $20 for those 60 and over or 17 and under. Registration in all categories is an additional $10 the day of the race. Enlisted and active members of the military are not required to pay a fee to participate. To register online and for more information, visit www. lonetreechamber.com.

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food trucks and activities. This month, hear Denver’s First Lady Mary Louise Lee and her trio as they perform their renditions of rhythm & blues favorites and an Aretha Franklin tribute. Take a walk on the one-mile paved path around the park, grab something to eat at a food truck and enjoy the summer sounds.

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Man convicted of luring details ‘painful road’ Ronald Lewis says he’s punished for something that wasn’t ‘real’ By Hannah Garcia

Special to Colorado Community Media For Lakewood resident Ronald Laroy Lewis, the term “Internet crimes against children” didn’t mean much before April 10. “Then Kayla happened,” Lewis said. “Nightmare. Biggest nightmare yet.” Lewis, 34, was arrested on April 11, 2013 and charged with one count of Internet sexual exploitation of a child and Internet luring of a child, one day after a Douglas County investigator responded to a Craigslist ad that he posted saying he was looking for a “barely legal” woman for sex. “Kayla” was the persona designed by a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office investigator to nab predators online. She responded to the ad with a simple “hello” and told him that she was 14 years old in subsequent messages. He was convicted on April 16 of this year. “Prosecutors pointed and gestured at me, like I deserved to be put away for life,” he said. “All for something that wasn’t real in the first place.” Lewis, a Denver-based Libertarian activist and author, said the case against him was based on “typos and lies” and “theories and beliefs.” A court news release said he posted the ad on April 10,

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“Hand over fist, I download child pornography all day long,” Cronce said. “Sadly, I can make a Class-3 felony case in less than five minutes.” Cronce views nearly everything she downloads while making a child pornography case, which usually elicits an “it-wasan-accident” defense from perpetrators, she said. But browser history and hard drive content typically dispel any believable defense, she said. “The way I look at it, if they have to endure it, I can stand to watch it (in the process of making a case),” she said, calling it a “memorialization of their sexual abuse.” By law, anything pornographic involving someone under the age of 18 constitutes child pornography. Cronce said parents should be wary of letting children have too much freedom online and with their phones, because “sexting” fodder sometimes comes up in her cases. After nine years of working these kinds of cases, Cronce said her motto is still the same: “Let’s go get ‘em.” “I will work them as long as they will let me,” Cronce said. “It’s not like people are beating down my door to get my position. There are times that I have to get up and take a walk because I just watched an infant being raped.”

A changing landscape Although Cronce and investigators like her around the country find most perpetrators on classifieds sites like Craigslist or Backpage, law professor Tom Clancy said an ever-diversifying electronic arsenal is impacting ICAC investigations. Clancy is a law professor at the University of Mississippi and director of the National Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law. As director, he created the institute’s Cyber Crime Initiative, which helps state governments with training and model programs designed to attack computer-based crimes. “Law enforcement’s challenges are multiplied because they (predators) are mobile,” Clancy said, citing apps that allow users to wipe data and an increasing ability for parents to screen their children’s media usage. “All that does is add to the available points of contact,” Clancy said.

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tive body and voted on things, there’s nothing to back it up.” Kirkmeyer believes that her work as a Weld County commissioner has prepared her for a seat in Congress. Kirkmeyer, who has a dairy farming background and who once served under former Gov. Bill Owens, said the race is more than just about proving to voters who is the most conservative voice. “Yes, we all have conservative values,” she said. “But, to me, it’s about what have we actually done and accomplished and who is a proven leader and has an understating of how government works.” Kirkmeyer is proud of the 13 years she has spent working in county government. She said that Weld County has no debt and consistently pays tax refunds back to its residents. Like her opponents, Kirkmeyer believes Washington spending needs to be kept under control. “Washington has been overreaching and overspending for years now and we need to get out of that cycle,” she said. In a crowded field, the candidates are doing whatever they can to set themselves apart from their opponents. Recently, Renfroe launched television attack ads against Buck, accusing him of flip-flopping on certain issues.

2013, the same day that investigators contacted him pretending to be a 14-year-old girl, but Lewis said he posted it at least a month before. Suffering from a “deep” depression and an aching loneliness, Lewis claimed he was desperate for female companionship, aggressively posting and responding to Craigslist ads, sometimes with explicit photos of himself. But Lewis, using an app called Wickr that wipes messages after a certain time period, claimed that he never pursued underage females online. On Craigslist, he said it was not uncommon for people to misrepresent themselves — a man pretending to be a woman or a user lying about their age — and said he never believed “Kayla” was actually 14-years-old. He admits that he had never encountered an older woman pretending to be 14, and that he continued a sexual conversation with the investigator after hearing the age on the second message. “The prosecution essentially told the jury my pain wasn’t real, that I was a monster after little ol’ Kayla,” Lewis said. “Sure. I’d really throw my life away over a 14-year-old.” When asked why he continued the conversation after knowing the girl’s age, Lewis said “the picture said they weren’t. The conversation said the same. My irrational mind.” Prosecutors alleged that Lewis offered “Kayla” sex, condoms and marijuana and provided directions to his home and a photo of his genitalia, but Lewis disputes the marijuana offering and said he never provided his actual address. More than anything, Lewis claimed that he never solicited sex from a minor during the past 17 years using the Internet. “One issue for me here is the construct of laws in society.

I never imagined myself in this position ever,” Lewis said. “There are men right now one step away from falling into another trap. They’re devastated and starved for attention, sex, everything.” Douglas County prosecutor Gary Dawson, not speaking specifically about Lewis’ case, said that the majority of ICAC defendants are “outliers.” “The vast majority of citizens do the right thing (when confronted by an investigator pretending to be a teenager),” Dawson said. Lewis is scheduled to be sentenced June 27. He wonders where investigators were when he disengaged chatting with teenagers online in the past and said the process, from arrest to conviction, was “a painful road.” “I have gone my entire life without issue,” Lewis said. “This matter is my deepest regret.”

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As a legal defense, Clancy said a defendant has to prove a lack of predisposition and inducement to prove they were entrapped in an ICAC case. He said entrapment is “rarely successful,” calling it “a peculiar defense because the defendant is saying that I committed the crime but I did it because the government induced me to do it.” “Think about this, the government has to implant in your head that it’s a pretty good idea to have sex with kids,” Clancy said. “Investigators are just giving these guys what they think is an opportunity to do what they want to do with kids.” Cronce called the idea of entrapment “absurd.” “We’re not on the other end of the computer, holding a gun to their head,” the detective said. “These are sexually-explicit conversations. We also do not come up with the need. Entrapment means you give the person no other option but to act.” The detective said that during these online stings, suspects always believe they are speaking to someone “well under the age of 18” and it’s always the suspect that asks to meet.

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It’s not uncommon for defendants to show up to a designated meeting area with condoms and “other things” when they believe they are meeting a child for sex, according to Douglas County prosecutor Gary Dawson, who is a part of the special victims unit. Most don’t have a criminal history and, thanks to shows like “To Catch a Predator,” are aware that law enforcement are fishing for pedophiles online, he said. “That’s the scary part, they have a good idea there’s an investigator out there,” Dawson said. “That speaks to how dangerous those kind of offenders can be — that they’re not dissuaded by that kind of risk. They still move forward with it anyway because they’re set on it.” In luring cases, Cronce said that investigators don’t “lead the conversation” and only respond to the suspects, typically men, that she chats with online. She called it “gratifying” when prosecutors earn a conviction. “All of these guys demonstrate that these guys aren’t living in a fantasy world,” Clancy said. “I think the vast number of people caught up in these things are people who are predisposed. Is it unsavory? I’ll let other people make that call. What I do think is important is that persons who have this type of fantasy should be caught, punished and allow children to be children. “There’s just so many of them. It’s everywhere.” “I think the voters deserve to have all the facts before making a decision,” Renfroe said, defending his ad campaign. Renfroe is also critical of Buck’s decision to drop his Senate bid and instead opt for a CD4 run. “Is that someone who knows what he wants or is he just looking for a job?” Renfroe said. Buck is used to hearing criticism. During his unsuccessful Senate bid, Buck took heat for remarks he made about women. He also likened being gay to alcoholism. To Buck, all of that is in the past. “I don’t think those statements will hurt me in what we’re trying to accomplish in the 4th Congressional District,” he said. Buck believes that voters will care more about his job performance as DA of Weld County. Buck touts a reduction in crime and the creation of a juvenile-assessment center that he believes has played a role in reducing youth crime and truancy. The winner of the primary will face Democrat Vic Meyers and Libertarian Jess Loban in November’s general election. With the district being weighted in favor of Republicans, the candidates aren’t too concerned about demographic shifts that have worked against GOP candidates at the statewide level in recent years. “I don’t do the Hispanic message or Chinese-American message,” Laffey said. “I just tell people about freedom. I’m color blind. I’m a successful businessman running for office because the nation is broke. All the rest is just talk.”

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June 19, 2014

GOP analyst: ‘Highly unlikely’ Hickenlooper loses Republican gubernatorial primary a tough one to predict By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A longtime Republican political analyst said he doesn’t know which of the four GOP contenders for governor will come out of next week’s primary — but it’s doubtful that any of them can beat Gov. John Hickenlooper in the fall. However, the four Republicans who are vying to unseat Hickenlooper take issue with that assessment. Bob Loevy, a retired Colorado College political science professor who has analyzed Colorado politics for decades, believes that Hickenlooper “remains the strong favorite” to win re-election in November, regardless of which candidate Republican voters select to face him in the June 24 primary. “Yes, this is an exciting primary, but what I take away from it is, at the moment, it’s highly unlikely any of these candidates can beat Hickenlooper,” said Loevy, a registered Republican. Voters will cast ballots for four Republican candidates next week: former Congressmen Bob Beauprez and Tom Tancredo; Secretary of State Scott Gessler; and former state Senate Minority Leader Mike Kopp.

Loevy said that it’s “almost impossible to say who is going to win.” “There is little basis on which to think which of these candidates stands out from the other,” he said. “The vote is going to be split. None are total non-entities... you can give a reason why each one of them might win and why each one might lose.” Regardless, Loevy believes that “none of these candidates have the asset of looking like a winner in November.” “The main criticism of (Hickenlooper) is he’s too moderate,” he said. “In that case you’re criticizing him for what wins elections.” But in recent interviews with Colorado Community Media that occurred prior to Loevy’s analysis, the GOP hopefuls pointed out plenty of areas where they see weaknesses in the governor’s record. Beauprez blasted Hickenlooper’s “failure of leadership” on several policy fronts. Tancredo said the governor “kicked the ball down the field” when he granted a temporary reprieve for death row inmate Nathan Dunlap, who killed four people at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in 1996. Kopp said that Hickenlooper hasn’t provided leadership on the hot issue of local community control of hydraulic fracking. “He should stand up against the radical interests in his own party who want to shut down the oil and gas industry in the state,” Kopp said. And the candidates believe that Hicken-

Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, is waiting to see who his Republican challenger will be. File photo looper is anything but a moderate, having signed into law bills on gun control, election overhaul and civil unions, to name a few. “Look at Hickenlooper,” Gessler said. “He says he’s a moderate, that’s what he claims. And yet he signs the most liberal agenda in the history of Colorado.” But Loevy feels that the candidates from his own party have their own set of obstacles to overcome. Loevy said that Tancredo benefits from a split field because of a “set block of highly conservative Republican voters supporting him.” At the same time, Loevy wonders if voters might see Tancredo as unelectable, given his unabashed views on issues like immigration that could turn off moderate voters in the fall. Loevy said that Gessler has done an effective job in soliciting Republican voters through email, which has helped him in fundraising efforts. “But then Gessler, as we all know, has

gotten bad press,” Loevy said, referring to a state ethics commission’s finding that he violated ethics rules for using state money to attend an out-of-state Republican event. Loevy said that Beauprez could very well win the nomination, but wonders if his double digit loss in a 2006 gubernatorial race to Bill Ritter still lingers in the minds of general election voters. And Kopp might be over his head, according to Loevy. “He just does not have, in my view, enough of a statewide reputation,” he said. “I think the office is way larger than a person with his qualifications can hope to win.” Hickenlooper could be vulnerable if we see a Republican wave sweep across the country in the fall, Loevy said. “Maybe in a giant Republican sweep someone might be able to win a close race against Hickenlooper,” he said. “Unless that happens, this is a race of theoretical interest.”

Sedalia restaurant becomes 33rd historic designation in county

three of the Manhart children, Florence, Ethel and Christian. Eventually the descendants of George and Bertha decided to sell the property, which covered four lots. However, by splitting the site in half, they could keep the Manhart House in the family a little longer. They sold the south half, which contained the store, in 1964. They finally sold the north half, which included the house, in 1973 to Jean and Mary LaPerriere. The home remained in the family for 64 years. In 1983, the residence at 5450 Manhart St. (State Highway 67) was transformed from a merchant’s home into a restaurant. In August 1986 it was opened to the public as Gabriel’s Restaurant and Tuscan Bar. The family-owned and -operated Gabriel’s has been overseen by Matthew Bundy since its opening. In order to be given landmark consideration, a site must submit an application, be reviewed by the historic preservation board for historical significance and get approval by the Board of County Commissioners. “Most people don’t realize how Sedalia was the epicenter of this county at one point,” Douglas County District 1 Commissioner Jack Hilbert said. According to the Douglas County Historical Society, the plaque on the building will read: Manhart House 1909-1973. “This is another great addition to the Douglas County Historical society. If anything, what most people don’t realize is that just landmarking is one thing, but it’s the historical documentation, the studying that goes along with the landmarking that is what’s priceless,” Hilbert said. “It’s a lot of work and that’s really what gets stored and marked down in history. One day the building may fall, but the photos and the documentation of what was will not. Those are going to be there.”

Manhart House gets landmark status By Mike DiFerdinando

mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com The Manhart House in Sedalia is Douglas County’s latest addition to its roster of historic landmarks. The Douglas County commissioners recently voted to approve the house at 5450 Manhart St. as the 33rd historic landmark in the county. Gabriel’s Restaurant and Tuscan Bar now resides in the lot occupied by the Manhart House. According to the Douglas County History Research Center, the home was built by George Washington Manhart in 1909. An early Douglas County pioneer, Manhart was a young boy when he arrived in Douglas County in 1866 with his parents and family. Shortly after marrying Bertha Hoffman, Manhart in 1878 moved to what was the new town of Plum, later renamed Sedalia, where he owned and operated the Manhart Store for 41 years. In 1909 Manhart constructed the twostory, brick-and-frame Manhart House, and he and his family moved into their new home. Manhart continued to operate his store for 10 more years before retiring due to ill health, according to the Douglas County History Research Center. Members of the Manhart family continued to live in the house following the 1920 death of George Manhart. As of 1930, Bertha and her brother William Hoffman were living there, along with

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Private school looking for space in Centennial Model focuses on collaboration By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Daniel Rirdan describes himself as a world traveler, global strategist, educator, international speaker, entrepreneur and author. Now, he hopes to add head of a private school to the list. Rirdan is hosting a series of meetings this month to let people know about Threshold School, which he hopes to open somewhere in Centennial in August of next year. “Threshold School is designed to be a transformative, groundbreaking sixththrough 12th-grade independent school,” he writes on his website. “It will facilitate thought leaders and world change-makers, preparing its students to confront the big environmental, social and technological issues of this century and also giving them a distinct marketability edge.” The model is his own, he says, after much research. “There’s not really anything like it anywhere,” he said. He plans for it to look pretty much nothing like private school. For starters, tuition is $19,000 a year. Beyond that, there are no tests and no grades. “Students will not be formally assessed and graded,” he writes. “As evidence has shown, these things corrupt the learning environment. … Let’s not confuse student accountability (which is one of the school’s cornerstone values) with a requirement to perform some routines that otherwise one wouldn’t do in order to formally demonstrate to others that one is accountable.” There also won’t be any competitive events, either intermural or intramural competition. “This means that each student’s mission is to help everyone to make it,” he writes. “We all sink or swim together.” To people who think kids need to learn to

lose, he says simply, “They will. “They will learn to embrace failure, but not from something artificial. You still have goals. That’s real life.” There will be plenty of adventure, though, from whitewater rafting to obstacle courses, activities that foster teamwork without the competition. He calls collaboration one of the “soft skills,” along with problem solving, critical thinking, imagination and curiosity that employers most want. “Yet, when asked about their employees’ actual abilities, business executives overwhelmingly felt that new college graduates failed to meet expectations in these areas,” writes Rirdan. “Helping students develop these pertinent soft skills to the highest levels is what will set Threshold apart.” To that end, many classes will be conducted in book-club style. “The salon will be a forum for the exploration of new ideas in the form of boisterous debates, intellectual heated discussions and also contemplative analysis on topics that encompass history, art, literature, and philosophy,” he said. Rirdan, who wrote “The Blueprint: Averting Global Collapse,” says he taught gifted kids in Arizona for a year, and has substituted in Boulder Valley and Jefferson County school districts for two years. He has two young children, and plans to send them through his program. For more information, visit www.ThresholdSchool.org, or attend one of the three upcoming meetings: • June 25, 6 p.m. Castlewood Library, Paul Manion Meeting Room 6739 S. Uinta St., Centennial • June 26, 6 p.m. Highlands Ranch Library, Meeting Room Shea A 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch • July 02, 6 p.m. Koelbel Library, Meeting Room B 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial

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STEM’s first graduate gets big sendoff Classmates, teachers, district leaders celebrate single-student graduation By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com With senior classes at most Douglas County High Schools numbering in the 400-plus range, the individual attention granted to most students during graduation is limited to a handshake. Not so for Zander Kayyali. Not only did all the members of his school’s junior class and most of its teachers attend his graduation ceremony, so, too did the charter school’s board president and the Douglas County School District’s board president. Zander was the first graduate of STEM High and Academy, and the only senior in the Class of 2014. “It was cool,” said Zander. During ceremonies at other schools, “If a senior gives a speech, they get some attention. Otherwise, your name gets called. I had three teachers get up and talk about me. And my favorite teacher handed me my diploma and gave a very personal speech about me.” While Zander said he smiled through the ceremony, his parents watched through tears. “I don’t cry that often, but I was crying,” Zander’s dad Sam said. “It was very, very personal and very emotional.” Zander’s mom Deanna cries still at the memory of the May 28 ceremony, held at the school. STEM High never expected to have a graduate in 2014. The school, which opened in 2011 serving sixththrough ninth-grade students, has added a class annually. It planned its first senior class was for 2014-15, and anticipates a graduating class of 35 next spring. But Zander was an accelerated student who took summer classes and some college-level courses.

From left, Deanna, Zander, Maya and Sam Kayyali celebrate Zander’s May 28 graduation from STEM High and Academy. Courtesy photo Realizing he would graduate alone, the school had to make a decision. “We had to scramble,” principal Penny Eucker said. The school had just completed its $3.1-million high school renovation, which includes a student gathering area with expansive mountain views. While the room won’t be big enough to host next year’s 35-student graduation, it seemed ideal for Zander. “We had a lovely ceremony,” Eucker said. Including family members, fellow students, staff and guests, about 150 people attended Zander’s graduation. The one-of-a-kind ceremony was a fitting way to mark the end of a unique edu-

cational experience. Zander, who lives with his family in Centennial, started high school at Cherry Creek but felt lost among the large student body. Gifted in science and engineering, he felt he needed a different environment and a different focus. STEM, which emphasizes project-based study in science, technology, engineering and math, was the right fit. “You can see the difference in my report card and my grades,” he said. “It changed me academically. Maybe even personally.” Sam saw a dramatic change in his son. Before, “He was lost in the shuffle,” he said. “He really wasn’t prepared to make that jump into a 5,000-student high school. At STEM, he had that more personal rela-

tionship with his teachers; they spent more time with him. “His voice was heard by the staff and students. He took it seriously and he took a leadership role (at the school). He’s a totally different person now.” Different, and ready — Zander and his family agree — for the transition to college. Zander will attend Colorado State University and major in chemical engineering. Zander’s graduation leaves not only a lasting memory, it sets STEM on a path school leaders hope other students can follow. “Our goal is every student will get to their first choice college,” Eucker said. “Zander only wanted CSU engineering and he got in. So we’re one for one.”

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Stormy weather isn’t limited to outdoors Now that I am officially starting my 19th year in Colorado, I think I am finally appreciating the finicky and unpredictable weather that blesses us every season of every year. Maybe it’s my short or foggy memory, but I cannot seem to remember a season with more weather fluctuation since I have moved here. I have traveled professionally and frequently since relocating here from New Jersey years ago, so maybe 2014 is just another typical and ever-changing year here in colorful Colorado, and I’m just not used to all the seasonal changes and storms.

But, it’s really not the weather that I want to talk about today, as crazy and volatile as it may be. Instead, I want to focus on another topic that could be

considered just as wild and sometimes as unpredictable … our children. As another Father’s Day has come and gone, I am reminded of the rollercoaster ride of parenting my own children over these past 25 years. My youngest will hit 20 in September, so I will officially be out of the teenage era. You know — the one where we move from being seen as smart, brave, funny, and even from time to time goofy mom or dad … to that place where children become embarrassed to be seen with us, deny our existence, and find our sense of humor less funny with each passing

corny joke or request for them to pull their pants up above the waist. But I digress. If you are a parent, a friend of parent, an outsider looking in on a parenting situation, then you know exactly what that crazy and unpredictable forecast looks like during those teenage years — don’t you? “Mostly sunny today with a chance of drama,” or “Clear skies in the morning with a lack of respect and appreciation showing up around 3 p.m.” Norton continues on Page 11

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“Martha, this writer, all he does is complain, complain.” Not today, Martha. We just went for a walk, and it’s impossible to complain after a walk on the greenbelt with a dachshund. Our greenbelt isn’t exactly “Wind in the Willows,” but it’s close. I have seen coyotes and foxes and their menu (rabbits), snakes, and once, a divine miracle: three deer. I can’t figure out how they got here. I think they took a cab. Smitty is short, so we go for short walks — two, three, or four a day, if he approves of the weather. Smitty’s weather window is very small. No snow, no rain, and it can’t be very cold or very hot. But it can be at 2 or 3 a.m., when I like to get up and start writing or painting, especially in the summer when it is too hot to do anything at 2 or 3 p.m. The greenbelt sidewalk is east-west, so we can walk into the sunrise, and sometimes it is coral and spectacular. We try to go for a walk before I read the morning paper. The daily news changes everything. Usually whatever serenity I gained over night goes away until it’s bedtime again. I don’t go fishing, but I have a theory Marshall continues on Page 11

Welcoming a familiar face to a new place It is a pleasure to welcome Drew Litton to our opinion pages beginning this week. Drew was a staple with the Rocky Mountain News for 26 years until it ceased publication in 2009. Many of us kept up with him through the web, seeing his postings on Facebook and his website. A few months back, I learned Drew was moving back to the Denver area, and I reached out to him. Drew jumped at the opportunity to be printed in our 20 weekly community newspapers with 180,000 plus circula-

letter to the editor School board member the one who misleads There’s more to the story of Douglas County Board of Education Director Doug Benevento’s attack on Colorado Community Media and CCM reporter Jane Reuter during the June 3 BOE meeting. Benevento indicated that he would use his “V.P. report” time to “start correcting… misleading stories by Jane Reuter and her newspaper about the school district and the school board…” Claiming during his diatribe against CCM and Ms. Reuter to “have several instances” of “misleading” and “sloppy” reporting, which, he griped, is “misleading people in the community,” he offered Ms. Reuter’s recent story, “County survey shows changing perceptions of schools,” as an example. In his fervor to discredit Ms. Reuter and company, Mr. Benevento made several “misleading” statements of his own regarding this story:

Statement: “The survey had nothing to do with the school district, actually asked no question about the school district.” Fact: Although the survey itself solicited voter input on a variety of community related questions, one item — No. 27 to be exact — did ask respondents to rate how accurately the statement: “Has good schools and educational opportunities for all ages” describes Douglas County. Statement: “and yet… it (the survey) was reported as a school district survey.” Fact: The first sentence of Ms. Reuter’s piece unambiguously refers to the survey as: “A county-sponsored survey about a variety of quality-of-life issues…” Nowhere does she suggest that the survey was “a school district survey.” One wonders just who is misleading whom? Sheldon J. Potter Highlands Ranch

tion and on our 19 websites. Drew agrees with me that the community newspaper business is the place to be due to our unique content and close connection with the communities we serve. I gave Drew no real direction in terms of the topics he will draw. For the most part, expect it to be sports related as he has done in the past. His work will give us a better understanding of how many of us feel about a topic. One drawing and a few words can often trigger our brains to reflect and

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Most not ready to live on less Regardless of whether it is job loss or retirement, most people are not ready to live on less. When my parents retired 40 years ago, it was understood you would live on less. These days, that is unheard of. Why the change? Two of the main culprits are debt and lifestyle. Most retirees in the 1970s did not have house payments, or rarely ever owned more than one house in their lifetimes. Nowadays it is common for homeowners to move about every seven years. Usually people incur more debt when they move often, as they are usually buying up. Interest rates have been low for over a decade. This provides an opportunity to borrow more than perhaps you should. The standard of living for the average American has changed dramatically in 40 years. Larger paychecks and higher earnings on investments along with home equity have helped fuel richer lifestyles. As people approach retirement, they are not willing to give up that nice lifestyle just

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that walking a dog is a lot like fishing. It’s not a high-minded purpose, but there are objectives. Fishermen have told me that they don’t have to catch anything to enjoy the experience. Walking a dog is just like that. About all Smitty does is smell things, and relieve himself. That may not sound like much, but it accomplishes two things: It makes him happy and it makes me happy. If the weather isn’t acceptable, Smitty does his toiletries, as it were, indoors, and generally in my studio. When I bought the house, the greenbelt wasn’t on my mind. It’s no more than a sidewalk that connects one street with another, but it’s quite long and it rolls. There is a handsome clump of shrubs, bushes, and stumpy trees that change colors year-round. The greenbelt from street to street is wide and almost — almost — gives the illusion that you are living a long way from a metropolis. I am sure the home owners had to pay more for their houses than I did for mine. My house just looks out over Carl and Edna. I can watch dream house television programs now, and no longer be envi-

yet. A third factor is health. People retiring at age 65 today are generally healthier and have a longer life expectancy than prior generations. Therefore they want to do more in retirement, and this involves costs associated with travel, sports and hobbies. Then there is the other end of the health spectrum. Those with deteriorating health are spending significantly more than prior generations to receive good health care. Based on the 2014 Retirement Confidence Survey¹, we are less prepared for retirement

ous. I used to subscribe to “Architectural Digest” and sit there and weep. Who needs that? I came to the conclusion that I am lucky to have my gray suburban tract house. I think we all reach a point of acceptance. I certainly didn’t understand that when I was in my 20s, 30s, and 40s. More, better, bigger, newer. But that is all gone now. Now it’s mostly maintenance, repair and replace. My house is 21 years old. The builders didn’t do us any favors. Just about all of the viscera has been replaced. Some of it, like the sump pump, wasn’t taken care of before it went berserk. While I was in New York. I came home and found a pond in the basement. When I bought the house I bought the floor plan and the bottom line. I looked at the layout, liked it, and looked at the total cost, and liked that. Everything was new, so I was blind to things like the quality of the fixtures and the flooring, the cabinets, the water heater, the furnace. But they did keep just enough of Mother Nature to enable Smitty and me to start the day — and end it — with a few fine moments of serenity.

than a year ago, but feel better about it. Part of this better feeling could be associated with an improving economy and increases in the 401(k) balance. However, in reality, most workers are behind on savings. “A third of workers with a retirement plan have more than $100,000 saved while only 3 percent of those without a retirement plan have more than $100,000 saved. Nearly threequarters of those without a retirement plan have saved less than $1,000.”¹ This would indicate you are better off funding a retirement plan and consistently investing over long periods of time. Another finding of the study was that people who plan save more. Therefore, watching your spending, saving and investing and planning in advance are good guidelines to improve your future. This could mean that people learn to curb their appetite for a higher standard of living while they are working so they can have a normal standard of living when they are retired. This can be very difficult if the paycheck

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And then there is always this one: “The wind will pick up in the early evening, bringing with it a storm front of entitlement and selfishness.” I find a certain beauty and wonder when experiencing the changes in attitudes and behaviors of my children. It is exasperating at times, almost to the point where I’d consider quitting the job of being a dad. But it is also an incredible blessing that keeps me on my toes, astounds me with both their exciting events and little achievements, and it fills me with pride to be a dad even in the midst of their drama, life challenges and experiences, and just every time I

continues to increase and investments continue to grow. However, we don’t have much control that earnings at work or on investments are sustainable. We only have control over how we live. It may be time to get your plan established so you can have a better future. This will help regardless of why or when you lose the paycheck. 1. Employee Benefits Research Institute. Patricia Kummer has been an independent Certified Financial Planner for 28 years and is president of Kummer Financial Strategies Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor in Highlands Ranch. Kummer Financial is a four-year 5280 Top Advisor. Please visit www.kummerfinancial.com for more information or call the economic hotline at 303-683-5800. Any material discussed is meant for informational purposes only and not a substitute for individual advice.

am blessed enough to lay my eyes upon them. So let’s remember that crazy, wild, volatile, and unpredictable storms of life will happen. Not may happen, but will happen. And when we embrace the chaos and challenges that our children bring us, love them unconditionally anyway, our umbrella of love will get us through any storm that comes our way. What’s your forecast looking like? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And as we see our storms as blessings, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation and the CEO/ founder of www.candogo.com.

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

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CONCERT SERIES Tunes on the Terrace presents Groove Nation Orchestra at 8 p.m. Friday, June 20; Colorado Symphony’s Tribute to the Boston Pops at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 13; Chased at 8 p.m. Friday, July 25;and Motown Party at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, in the Terrace Theater at the Lone Tree Arts Center. This is the kickoff of the Tunes season. Go to www.lonetreeartscenter.org or call 720-509-1000.

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AFTERNOON ARTS Scott O’Neill, resident conductor of the Colorado Symphony, presents a program of piano compositions at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at Arts in the Afternoon at the Lone Tree Arts Center, in the Event Hall. Go to www.lonetreeartscenter.org.

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URBAN SAFARI The Wildlife Experience presents “Gorilla Trek: An Urban Safari” at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 12, at 10035 Peoria St., Parker. Meet Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund founder Ruth Keesling and view the Mountain Gorilla Keeping Diane Fossey’s Dream Alive exhibit. Go to www.gorillaevents.com/gorillatrek.

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GOLF TOURNAMENT A charity golf tournament to benefit AFA Wounded Airman Program and the local Air Force family is planned for Monday, June 23, at Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Course, 23155 E. Heritage Parkway, Aurora. The tournament is a scramble format and begins at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start. Sponsorships are available and donations for a silent auction are welcome. Registration for players and sponsors can be found at www.defensetournament.golfreg.com.

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CONCERT TUNES on the Terrace presents Kevin MaC at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Kevin MaC is a rising country star. Go to www.lonetree-

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Ritchie ready to exit stage The Wototo Children’s Choir is made up of 11 boys and 11 girls, all of whom have lost either one or both parents to disease or war in Uganda. Courtesy photo

Young African singers to perform Watoto Children’s Choir coming to Castle Rock By Mike DiFerdinando

mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com The Watoto Children’s Choir will be performing at 7 p.m. June 27 at Faith Lutheran Church in Castle Rock, 303 N. Ridge Road. Watoto Children’s Choirs have traveled internationally since 1994 as advocates for the estimated 50 million children in Africa orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS, war, poverty and disease. The Watoto Children’s Choir is currently on a six-month tour of the United States that began in January. This is the first trip to America of all of the choir’s children, as well as choir director Phillip Mugerwa. “The choir is made up of 22 children, 11 boys and 11 girls, and all of the children have lost either one or both of their parents,” Mugerwa said.

Accompanied by a team of adults, the choir presents Watoto’s vision and mission through its stories, music and dance. Choir members act as ambassadors to raise awareness about the plight of the orphaned and vulnerable children of Africa. Issues such as poverty, HIV/AIDS, the effects of war and the child soldier crisis in northern Uganda are at the core of their work. Choir members live in Watoto children’s villages. The experience gives them exposure to other cultures, broadening their worldview. Mugerwa said it gives them confidence and boldness and helps them rise up out of their own situations of sadness and despair. “We take care of them from the time we receive them. Some come to us as babies, others are as old as 5, and we care for them and raise them up to be future leaders,” he said. “We believe that if we are able to care for each other’s children, they will be able to rebuild the nation of Uganda and the content of Africa.”

The choirs have toured Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, the Australasia region, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the United States, South America, Hong Kong, China and Japan. Their audiences have included royalty and heads of state. Watoto is a holistic care program that was initiated as a response to the overwhelming number of orphaned children and vulnerable women in Uganda, whose lives have been ravaged by war and disease. The Watoto Children’s Choir will also be preforming in Longmont, Estes Park, Boulder, Fort Collins, Centennial, Westcliffe, Pueblo and Westminster during the tour of Colorado. “(Our main goal) is to raise awareness of the plight of the orphan child in Uganda and in Africa, and in doing this, we try to rally support for what we’re doing,” Mugerwa said. For more information on how to donate and a full listing of show time’s, visit watoto. com.

Encounter art in Douglas County Original sculptures pop up around local communities By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com “DCAE plays an important part in supporting the vibrant cultural life of the cities participating in the program. Public art adds meaning to our cities and uniqueness o our communities,” said Lone Tree’s art curator, Sally Perisho. Douglas County invited sculptors to submit entries through CaFE last February for the 2014-2015 Douglas County Art Encounters public art program, and a selection of 23 sculptures by 20 artists was chosen for display in four communities through June 2015. Selections were made by the Public Art Advisory Committee. It is comprised of staff and community members representing each area. A jury from this committee chooses finalists and the jurisdictions rotate positions each year to determine the order in which they will select pieces. Art continues on Page 14

Daniel L. Ritchie, the “godfather” of Denver theater, has announced his retirement as chief executive officer of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Ritchie will continue to serve as chairman of the board of trustees following his retirement as CEO. Ritchie revealed his decision at the June 10 regularly scheduled meeting of the trustees and then to a meeting of DCPA employees. He also is sending a letter to the customers and donors whose support of the DCPA has been the foundation of its success. “This is the right moment for me to step aside and for a new CEO to guide the DCPA into its bright future,” Ritchie said. “The DCPA is poised to move to a new level of creativity with an even warmer embrace of our audience. My full energy will now be focused on board matters, including the campaign to reauthorize the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District in 2016.” Ritchie joined the DCPA in 2007 as CEO and chairman of the board. Upon his appointment, the board and Ritchie concluded that the two positions should ultimately be separated. Today’s announcement completes that plan. Ritchie, who was known as “Dapper Dan” for his sharp attire, led the DCPA through a period of dynamic creative growth and to financial success. Under his leadership, the DCPA expanded its new-play development program, launched three national Broadway touring premieres, conducted two successful matching-gift fundraising campaigns, and served more than 400,000 students through its extensive theatre education programs. He also has been instrumental in diversifying the DCPA’s programming with the development of Off-Center @ The Jones, an experimental theater designed to make theater less formal, more fun, decidedly innovative and appealing to new audiences. Ritchie has made generous personal financial donations to the DCPA and has served without pay as CEO during his entire tenure. But I will remember him most for his “performances” to raise money for DCPA endeavors. One year for Saturday Night Alive, the DCPA’s granddaddy fundraiser, Ritchie embraced his inner rock star with overthe-top enthusiasm. He appeared in a full costume as former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash. A search will begin immediately for Ritchie’s successor. He will remain as CEO until his successor has joined the organization and he will work with the new CEO during a period of transition.

Sprouts opens in Englewood

Sprouts Farmers Market, one of the fastest-growing natural food retailers in the country, opened its first store in Englewood (5001 S. Broadway) on June 11. This is the 17th Sprouts in the Denver area. Sprouts is a healthy grocery store offering fresh, natural and organic foods. The grocery chain offers fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat and seafood, baked goods, dairy products, frozen foods, natural body care and

This sculpture, “Baby Bear” by Ryszard Wagoner, now stands at the entrance to the James LaRue Library in Highlands Ranch. Courtesy photo

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Shakespeare down south

The Westcliffe Center for the Performing Arts announced that “Shakespeare in the Sangres,” the 2014 summer outdoor live theater production executive produced by Rancher’s Roost Cafe, will take place June 19 through July 5 in the Feedstore Amphitheater Park behind the Historic Jones Theater in Westcliffe, in the Wet Mountain Valley west of Pueblo. Two comedy productions will be offered: “The Comedy of Errors,” a dramatic comedy by William Shakespeare, shows at 6:30 p.m. June 19 and 21; 6: 30 p.m. June 27 and July 4; and 2 p.m. June 29 and July 6. “The Imaginary Invalid,” a classic comedy by Moliere, shows at 6:30 p.m. June 20; 2 p.m. June 22; 6:30 p.m. June 26 and July 3; and at 6:30 p.m. June 28 and July 5. Guests are encouraged to arrive early and bring blankets and/or chairs to sit on. The park opens one hour before showtime. Tickets cost $20 for adults and $15 for teens and can be purchased at www.jonestheater.com. In addition to the two “Shakespeare in the Sangres” productions, “A Taste of Shakespeare” will be held to kick off the season at 6:30 p.m. June 17 in Studio 2 of the Jones Theater.

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Quien es el mejor? (Who is the best?) That will be determined when gobs of local chefs compete in Top Taco Denver, presented by US Foods, a taco and margarita tasting event from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. June 26 in the Sculpture Park on Speer Boulevard between Arapahoe and Champa streets. VIP ticket holders will be admitted at 5:30 p.m. Top Taco trophies will be awarded by judges and for people’s choice for the Top Creative, Top Traditional Taco and Best Margarita. Tickets are $65 for general admission; $125 for VIP hosted by Patron Private Lounge with bar and specialty menu, private tasting by chef Mark Ferguson, a complimentary three-month Dining Out card, a specialty rare and premium Patron tequila tasting and VIP restrooms. The event benefits The Colorado Restaurant Association Education Foundation ProStart Scholarship Program. Tickets and more information: www.toptacodenver.com.

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This is done in multiple rounds until each jurisdiction has chosen the entire number of pieces it wants. Lone Tree, Parker, Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock participate. The program is backed with Scientific and Cultural Facilities District funds, but since Castle Rock is not in the district, it sets aside money from the Philip S. Miller Trust. Each year, visitors to the sculptures are invited to go online and vote for their favorite, and the winner receives $1,000. Each participating artist receives $500 for each piece installed. The City of Lone Tree selected seven pieces, which will be shown at the Lone Tree Arts Center and The Vistas at Park Meadows. The Town of Parker will place six pieces, including at Parker Adventist Hospital, along Mainstreet and at O’Brien Park. The Highlands Ranch Cultural Affairs Association will place seven sculptures at Civic Green Park, the James LaRue Library, recreation centers at Eastridge and Southridge, Town Center North and Town Center South. In Castle Rock, sculptures will be placed at Butterfield Park, Festival Park and Red Hawk Golf Club. Sculptors whose work will be shown are: • Lone Tree: Ivan Kosta, Andrew Libertone, John Wilbar, Michael Mladjan, Sherrill Stone, Charlotte Zink and Shannon Sargent. • Parker: Scott Mohr, Lee Proctor, James Haire, Sherrill Stone, Doyle Svenby, Shohini Ghosh. • Highlands Ranch: Jeane DiRicco-Cable, Ivan Kosta, Robert Henderson, Pokey Park, Ryszard Wagoner, Kirsten Kains, Bob Heintzelman. • Castle Rock: Ivan Kosta, Barbara Baer, Kevin Shaffer. For more information, photos and an opportunity to vote for a favorite, go to douglas.co.us/artencounters.

“Baer Bower” by Barbara Baer was placed at Festival Park in Castle Rock as part of the 2014 Douglas County Art Encounters program. Courtesy photos

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Eavesdropping on a Summit County couple discussing the crazy weather we’ve been having while riding in a Parking Spot van from DIA: “I just wish someone would come shovel all that `global warming’ off my driveway!” 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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Sherrill Stone’s “Gorgeous Gertie” is installed at the Lone Tree Arts Center as part of the 2014 Douglas County Art Encounters program.

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Hudson Gardens in summer groove Littleton gem getting ready for busy season By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com When we visited Hudson Gardens and Event Center several weeks ago, it was poised to start a busy summer: The concert stage was in place, ready for the series of Sunday evening concerts that draw fans from across the metro area. The two garden canopies that house weddings and special events had fresh plantings around them and newly polished floors. Water lilies awaited planting, sheltered in the Hoop House as the water gardens were edged with stone and deepened a bit. Plantings near the edges were burned off last year and regrowth has turned the area green again with hardy perennials. When the Water Gardens were first designed by horticulturist Andrew Pierce, he drew inspiration from Monet’s garden at Giverny — its ponds and streams filled with colorful water lilies. A nearby wedding site is named “Monet’s Place.” Monet’s huge water lily paintings are probably his most famous — the Denver Art Museum owns one. But in addition to the hardy water lilies, the water garden is home to more than 140 varieties of plants in the water and on the

edges. Especially striking is the Mrs. Perry D. Slocum lotus, also known as Sacred Lotus. A native of China, it stands four feet tall and has striking blossoms that last three days: pink at first, changing to yellow by the third and last day. After that, a characteristic seed pod develops. Lilies and lotuses are held in pots in the nearby hoop house and then rooted in the dirt at the pond’s bottom. Their leaves provide shade for a number of critters: frogs, toads, minnows and tadpoles who feed on resident insects and tiny plant life. Children are fascinated when they spot a fat frog sunning on a lily pad. The aquatic plants are planted and maintained by dedicated volunteers from the Colorado Water Garden Society, led by Bob Hoffman. They also care for the giant Victoria lilies in a higher pond near the entrance and Oval Garden. More than 10 types of trees line the water gardens, including some native cottonwoods and peach-leaf willows, left from the time when the river channel ran through this area. Nearby is the comparatively new Songbird Garden, installed last season, with plants that supply food for a variety of birds, both migrating and resident. Monthly bird walks are found on Hudson Gardens’ calendar. This area provides the essential attractions for songbirds: food, water and shelter. It’s one of a number of small sanctuaries being planted across the country to offer a safe place for songbirds, whose numbers are diminishing

as habitat is destroyed. A walk farther north along the path brings one to demonstration vegetable gardens, pumpkin patch, plant zoo, wetlands, the Chocolate Garden, the Apiary, Garden Railroad (runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays), herb garden, dahlia bed and a snack stand operated by Nixon’s Coffee house, in case — or when — the munchies strike.

IF YOU GO Hudson Gardens is at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (closes earlier on concert days and reopens again). Admission is free. Parking is free. When there, pick up concert and class schedules in the entry/gift shop. Hudsongardens.org, 303-797-8565.

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Water lilies await planting at Hudson Gardens, sheltered in the Hoop House. Photo by Sonya Ellingboe

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“Company” by Stephen Sondheim will play June 27 to July 19 at the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver, presented by Equinox Theatre Company. With book by George Firth, this popular musical focuses on unmarried Bobby and his friends. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays. Tickets: $20 advance/$25 at the door. EquinoxTheatreDenver.com.

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Spotlight Theatre will present Marc Camoletti’s pair of comedies: “Boeing, Boeing” (opens June 28) and “Don’t Dress for Dinner” (opens July 5) in repertory at the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First Place, Denver. Performances Fridays through Sundays.

See thisisspotlight.com for complete list of show times. Katie Mangett and Luke Allen Terry direct and Bernie Cardell will play Robert to Joe Von Bokern’s lothario Bernard in both performances.

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“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” is based on the MGM film and “Sobbin’ Women” by Stephen Vincent Benet. Presented by Highlands Ranch-based Performance Now Theatre Company, it will play through June 29 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Elly Van Oosbree directs. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Tickets: $28/$25/$21, 303-987-7845, performancenow.org.

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Seems like old times with Swing Shift show

Highlands Ranch Concert Band’s Swing Shift, a big band offshoot, will play a free concert at 6:30 p.m. June 28 at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd. in Highlands Ranch. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic and a blanket to the park. The program will include music OW-CNqtrAd_Layout 1 6/17/14 12:57 AM Page 1 from “Never on Sunday,” “Hello Dolly”

and themes from Grieg and Colorado Country. The band includes volunteer professional, amateur and high school musicians who practice and perform throughout the year. For information about membership, see hrconcertband. org or call president Kelley Messall, 303683-4102.

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Studio jumps on chance for chants Tibetan monks bless Young Voices facility By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com The connection started with Jena Dickey’s chance meeting, at the Boulder Creek Festival in Boulder, with Tamdin Wangdu, who heads the Tibetan Village Project in Westminster. He was planning to host three Tibetan monks who were to travel in the U.S. for three months. While two of them had achieved Ph.D. status and the third was studying for his doctorate, none had traveled or flown before. Jampa Norby, Lobsang Choephel and Kaldor (one name only) live and study at the Sera Monastery in Mysore, India, which was established after the 1959 revolution in Tibet, where the original monastery was badly damaged and many monks were killed. These men study and travel to help the world better understand Buddhism. They said they are up at 5 a.m. and work until midnight, mostly studying Tibetan language and religion. Jena Dickey, director of the Young Voices of Colorado children’s choirs, had the opportunity to invite the three men

if you go The “Sing a Mile High” free concert will be at 7 p.m. June 29 at the Newman Center, Iliff Avenue and University Boulevard in Denver. No tickets needed. Young Voices of Colorado’s studio is located at 9294 Inverness Drive East, Suite 50, in unincorporated Arapahoe County. Rehearsals are held there weekly during the school year. There are five choirs with varying experience and expertise. An audition is scheduled for the next season in August. See youngvoices.org for more information or call 303-7977464 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. to visit Young Voices’ new studio in the Inverness area and bless it with their special style of chanting, an appropriate move for a place that’s all about singing. (They also blessed Brookside Inn, an assisted-care home in Castle Rock.) Dickey was interested in Tibet because she and Chrys Harris of the Young Voices staff had contributed $900 each to send a Tibetan student to a university to study medicine, with the objective of opening small local clinics where there are none. On short notice, five of Dickey’s choristers were able to be at the studio to show the monks how they learn to sing, she said. The traveling monks, who are not familiar with written music notation, but learn by doing, sang three chants: one to call in the Buddha to help; one to bless

Three traveling Tibetan monks: Jampa Norby, Lobsang Choephel and Kaldor (One name only) visited the new Young Voices of Colorado studio to bless it by chanting. Courtesy photo the structure and people in it; and one for world peace. Next in the summer for Dickey and staff will be “Sing a Mile High,” a choral festival that will bring in a number of children’s choirs from across the nation. They will train and sing separately and together, learning a newly commissioned work, “Hope is For the Thing With Feathers,” which the whole group will sing in a final concert after five days of

training. Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory will be guest clinicians and conductors. Each choir will sing several individual pieces as well in the free final concert. That show will be at 7 p.m. June 29 at the Newman Center at the University of Denver. No tickets are needed — families can just attend, especially those with children who might enjoy choral training.

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Racehorse movie faces long odds Independent ‘50 to 1’ makes way into theaters By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Following the recent flurry of coverage about California Chrome and his try for a win at Belmont and the Triple Crown, readers may be interested in a new independent film, “50 to 1,” about another tough little Kentucky

Derby winner named Mine That Bird, who also had a colorful owner and trainer and came from behind to win. It is showing at the Greenwood Plaza 12 in Centennial. The film’s producer, director and co-writer, Jim Wilson, a racehorse owner and racing enthusiast for 25 years, was also producer of the Oscar-winning “Dances With Wolves.” He had been looking for a good racehorse story and read numerous scripts. He watched the 2009 Kentucky Derby when underdog Mine That Bird won and

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contacted the owner and trainer — “and Bird himself,” Wilson said. His co-writer/co-producer is Faith Conroy, who has a home in Boulder. The story starts with a bar fight in New Mexico, where rodeo rider Chip Wooley comes to the aid of rancher Mark Allen and a friendship is formed. Ten years later, a winless Chip hears Mark’s name on TV and hears about a horse auction in Canada. Mark sends Chip to Canada to check out the quirky little PUBLIC NOTICE horse and enlists a woman exercise rider, Lone Treehim. Alex, to work with NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0155

The horse lost consistently, but they learned he had Canadian winnings that qualified him for the Kentucky Derby. Jockey Calvin Borel and Mine That Bird, a 50-to-1 long shot, rallied from 30 lengths back to win. He never won another race and was retired in 2010, but the journey to make a film had begun. We had some conversation with Faith Conroy about how difficult it is to get an independent film into theaters. “50 to 1” opens June 20 at the Greenwood Plaza 12, 8141 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial.

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To Whom It May Concern: On 4/22/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: NIEMI LLC, A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Original Beneficiary: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/24/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 7/2/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008047017 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $445,600.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $382,705.41 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay the Evidence of Debt and failure to pay real property taxes. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: Units 201, Building 5, Village Square Office Condominiums, in accordance with and subject to the Declaration for Village Square Office Condominiums recorded September 7, 2006 at Reception No. 2006077215, and the Village Square Office Condominiums Plat No. 2 recorded June 15, 2007 at Reception No. 2007047728, in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado. And Unit 202B, Building 5, Village Square Office Condominiums, in accordance with and subject to the Declaration for Village Square Office Condominiums recorded September 7, 2006 at Reception No. 2006077215, as amended by that certain Second Amendment to Declaration for Village Square Office Condominiums recorded June 28, 2007 at Reception No. 2007051318, and the Village Square Office Condominium Plat No. 2 recorded June 15, 2007 at Reception No. 2007047728, in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado County of Douglas, State of Colorado together with all existing or subsequently erected or affixed buildings, Improvements and fixtures; all easements, rights of way, streets, roads, alleys and public places, privileges and appurtenances, public or private, now or hereafter used in connection with the Property; all rights to make division of the land that are exempt from the platting requirements of all applicable land division and/ or platting acts, as amended from time to time; all water, water rights and ditch rights (including stock in utilities with ditch or irrigation rights); all Personal Property; all licenses, contracts, permits and agreements required or used in connection with the ownership, operation or maintenance of the Property; all insurance proceeds; all awards, including interest, made to Grantor for any taking by eminent domain of the Property; all existing and future leases, subleases, licenses and other agreements for the use and/or occupancy of the Property, oral or written, including all extensions, renewals, replacements and holdovers (the "Leases"); all Rents from the property; and all other rights, royalties, and profits relating to the real property, including without limitation all minerals, oil, gas, geothermal and similar matters (the "Real Property") located in Douglas County, State of Colorado. Which has the address of: 9360 Teddy Lane #201 & 202b, Lone Tree, CO 80124

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PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0155 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/22/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: NIEMI LLC, A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Original Beneficiary: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/24/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 7/2/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008047017 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $445,600.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $382,705.41 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay the Evidence of Debt and failure to pay real property taxes. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: Units 201, Building 5, Village Square Office Condominiums, in accordance with and subject to the Declaration for Village Square Office Condominiums recorded September 7, 2006 at Reception No. 2006077215, and the Village Square Office Condominiums Plat No. 2 recorded June 15, 2007 at Reception No. 2007047728, in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado. And Unit 202B, Building 5, Village Square Office Condominiums, in accordance with and subject to the Declaration for Village Square Office Condominiums recorded September 7, 2006 at Reception No. 2006077215, as amended by that certain Second Amendment to Declaration for Village Square Office Condominiums recorded June 28, 2007 at Reception No. 2007051318, and the Village Square Office Condominium Plat No. 2 recorded June 15, 2007 at Reception No. 2007047728, in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Douglas, State of Colorado County of Douglas, State of Colorado together with all existing or subsequently erected or affixed buildings, Improvements and fixtures; all easements, rights of way, streets, roads, alleys and public places, privileges and appurtenances, public or private, now or hereafter used in connection with the Property; all rights to make division of the land that are exempt from the platting requirements of all applicable land division and/ or platting acts, as amended from time to time; all water, water rights and ditch rights (including stock in utilities with ditch or irrigation rights); all Personal Property; all licenses, contracts, permits and agreements required or used in connection with the ownership, operation or maintenance of the Property; all insurance proceeds; all awards, including interest, made to Grantor for any taking by eminent domain of the Property; all existing and future leases, subleases, licenses

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NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/19/2014 Last Publication: 7/17/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 6/19/2014 Last Publication: 7/17/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/23/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALAN M KEEFFE Colorado Registration #: 15090 675 SNAPDRAGON WAY, SUITE 350 , STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO 80487 Phone #: (303) 299-8372 Fax #: Attorney File #: NIEMI *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

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Legal Notice No.: 2014-0155 First Publication: 6/19/2014 Last Publication: 7/17/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Government Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS A public hearing will be held on July 7, 2014, at 7:00 p.m., before the Douglas County Planning Commission and on August 12, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., before the Board of County Commissioners in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third St., Castle Rock, CO, for proposed

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A public hearing will be held on July 7, 2014, at 7:00 p.m., before the Douglas County Planning Commission and on August 12, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., before the Board of County Commissioners in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third St., Castle Rock, CO, for proposed amendments to the Douglas County Zoning Resolution (DCZR). The amendment proposes revisions to the Land Use Matrix, Section 2, General Requirements and Exceptions, Section 27, Site Improvement Plan, and Section 36, Definitions. For more information, call Dan Avery at Douglas County Planning Services, 303-660-7460. File #/Name: DR2014-002/ Douglas County Zoning Resolution Amendments Legal Notice No.: 925579 First publication: June 19, 2014 Last publication: June 19, 2014 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on July 19, 2014, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and VILLALOBOS CONCRETE, INC. for the 2 0 1 3 C onc r e t e Pa v e m e nt R e pa ir Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2013-004 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Villalobos Concrete, Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of

be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and VILLALOBOS CONCRETE, INC. for the 2 0 1 3 C onc r e t e Pa v e m e nt R e pa ir Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2013-004 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Villalobos Concrete, Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said July 19, 2014, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Public Works Engineering Director, with a copy to the Project Engineer Terry Gruber, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

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Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant's claim. The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Frederick H. Koch, P.E., Public Works Engineering Director. Legal Notice No.: 925580 First Publication: June 19, 2014 Second Publication: June 26, 2014 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Patty Ionoff as Mrs. Robinson and Chandler Darby as Benjamin Braddock in Edge Theatre’s production of “The Graduate.” Photo courtesy of RDG Photography

‘Graduate’ a little too up-close and personal By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Edge Theater offers the second of a pair of plays about randy older women with its production of a classic example: “The Graduate,” adapted by well-known, award-winning British playwright Terry Johnson from the screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry and the novel by Charles Webb. Leads Chandler Darby as Benjamin Braddock and Patty Ionoff as Mrs. Robinson offer solid performances, although this is one movie that perhaps doesn’t lend itself so well to a small theater where action so very much right in your face. In any case, possible subtleties are lost. Ionoff is an experienced performer and Darby just graduated from the excellent program at University of Northern Colorado. The script calls for a mix of angry fathers charging about and one ditzy mother — plus Mrs. Robinson’s daughter Elaine, who actually is the one Benjamin falls in love with. Talented young Adrian Egolf plays Elaine, while Max Cabot portrays her father, Mr. Braddock’s business partner and husband of the legendary Mrs. Robinson. Mr. Braddock is played by Randy Diamon, while Suzanna Wellens is Benjamin’s frantic mother.

if you go “The Graduate” plays through June 29 at The Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St. in Lakewood. Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $24, theedgetheater.com, 303-232-0363. Each of these parental types is given to overacting — expressing anger and emotional upset by stomping about and yelling their lines, which gives an amateurish flavor to the production. Perhaps director Rick Yaconis can tone them down a bit? Recent college graduate Benjamin has scholarship offers and seems slated for a bright future, but he’s worrying about his future and unhappy. He hides out in his room — in his new diving suit and flippers. The alcoholic Mrs. Robinson appears in his doorway and starts making a move. Matters progress/regress from there, as readers will recall from the film. The set includes several clever variations on the beds called for in the script, but all the scene changes are a bit too busy and distracting. Perhaps that fault is in the script’s requirements. Other cast members, who play multiple parts smoothly, are Bevin Antea, Dana Hart Lubeck and Peter Marullo.

`Prairie Grace’ explores life in the 1860s By Tom Munds

tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com Author Marilyn Bay Wentz said she was honored that her novel about Colorado history, “Prairie Grace,” was selected by Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book as one of three finalists for Colorado Book Award in the historical fiction category. “Prairie Grace” is the author’s first historical novel. She chose to set in the Colorado Territory in 1860s. “Actually the bare bones of this novel came from a story I wrote as a 12-year-old,” the area resident said. “I love to write, and a couple years ago, I looked at that story, started to expand it. The story began to develop and inspired me to do a huge amount of research and work. The result was the seeds that were the short story became my first novel.” Wentz’s novel blends details about geography, facts about historic figures and the challenges the characters face trying to live and deal with the huge differences in the cultures and ways of life of the white settlers and the indigenous population. The plot of her book moves quickly as she paints a vivid word picture of how members of the pioneer family, the McBayes, dealt with life on the plains east of Denver and living with the American Indian tribes in the area. Wentz smoothly shifts the scene to write about details of the traditions and village life of the Cheyenne. The story intertwines the lives of settler Georgia McBaye and Cheyenne brave Gray Wolf. The author weaves the threads of the story of their lives, friendship and love for each other into the historically accurate picture of life in eastern Colorado in 1862-64.

The author said the book is fiction but follows accurately the history of the Colorado Territory and what life was like in the area in and around Denver while the Civil War raged in the eastern United States. She creates her fictional characters but also introduces the reader to many people from the history books, such as Gov. John Evans and Arapaho Chief Black Kettle. The story details many of the events involving violence by settlers and by American Indians. The book also covers many aspects of the circumstances leading up to the Sand Creek Massacre, where Col. John Chivington led an assault of Colorado volunteers in an attack on an encampment of peaceful Arapaho and Cheyenne Indians. Around Denver the attack was initially hailed as a great victory, but further investigation showed the volunteer soldiers killed about 150 American Indians, most of them women and children. Wentz also weaves elements of her strong Christian belief into the novel without making that the focus. The author said she would make few changes in the book except, if she had it to do over, she would like to have an American Indian advisor to help her more accurately write about the culture and customs of the tribes. Wentz is currently working with her mother on a book with a working title, “The Sheep Story.” She said she also is starting work on her next novel, which will deal with the history of the San Luis Valley. The author grew up on a farm near Eaton and now lives near Strasburg. She has written articles and news releases for farming and livestock organizations. The avid gardener raises lambs and raises and trains horses, but still finds time to devote to her literary pursuits.

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Romano tabbed as player of the year Rock Canyon senior takes south metro honors on heels of state title By Jim Benton

jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com It dawned on Michelle Romano before her senior year that golf just might be her bag. Romano, who just graduated from Rock Canyon, was the medalist in the Northern Regional this spring and then went on to win the Class 5A State High School Girls individual championship on the first playoff hole over Arapahoe’s Hannah Wood. She has also taken top honors as Colorado Community Media Female Golfer of the Year. “I would definitely call myself an underdog,” said Romano. “Once I decided this is what I want to do, (I said) I have one year left and I might as well put in all my effort. I put in as much time as I possibly could to try to go out there and win. “When regional came around it gave me a little bit of confidence that I do deserve to be at the state tournament and I do have a chance of winning. I did feel I had as much talent as everybody else. Just getting it through my head that I did deserve to be at state and I did deserve to win was what that was probably keeping me from playing better in the past.” Romano, bound for the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs to play golf, fashioned an even-par 71 to win the Northern Regional at Highland Meadows April 28 but still didn’t

draw much attention as a possible favorite heading into the state tournament May 19-20 at Littleton’s Raccoon Creek. She faltered a bit in the final three holes during the final round but still tied Wood for first with a 153 two-round total after rounds of 78 and 75. Romano then shot a par on the first playoff hole, giving her the state championship. “I started playing golf my freshman year in high school and never thought I would be here,” Romano said while accepting congratulations on her state tourney win. “It hasn’t exactly sunk in but winning the tournament meant that I put in the best effort that I could and it paid off. At state last year when I tied for seventh, it was a big deal and gave me hope that I could possibly come back this year and give everyone a run for their money.” Romano helped Rock Canyon finish second in the team standings and her performance didn’t surprise coach Dave Vahling one bit. “She plays but doesn’t play a whole lot like Hannah Wood or (Cherry Creek’s) Calli Ringsby,” explained Vahling. “She plays in tournaments but really decided this season that she wanted to win the state tournament. I had the girls fill out a thing, what’s your goal this year? And she put it down. She started off a little slow and then really started working on it. “About a month before state, she started getting it together. It finally clicked that hey, it’s time to get it to the next level. She can hit the ball a long way. She’s very accurate with her shots, it’s just a little bit of inconsistency and the driver gets away from her once in a while. When she’s hitting it, I envy her to the most because she hits it so well. And her irons are so crisp.”

Rock Canyon’s Michelle Romano is Colorado Community Media’s South Metro Girls Golfer of the Year. Photo by Jim Benton

Vista, Creek seniors shine on diamond Leonard, Farrell named South Metro Players of the Year By Jim Benton

jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com Any baseball team with an ace pitcher like Nick Leonard and a hitter like outfielder Grant Farrell should be good. Leonard, the senior right-hander from Mountain Vista, has been tabbed as the Colorado Community Media South Metro Pitcher of the Year. Cherry Creek senior Farrell was selected as the Player of the Year. “There’s not a bad thing I can say about Nick,” said Mountain Vista coach Ron Quintana. “He worked hard in the offseason and obviously it paid off. He was a bulldog on the mound. He controlled all his pitches. On a bad day, he would have eight or nine strikeouts.

Cherry Creek outfielder Grant Farrell is Colorado Community Media’s South Metro Baseball Player of the Year. Courtesy photo

“The difference between last year and this year is he had his off-speed working. He had command of his off speed, his curve ball and splitter.” Leonard, who will play next season at Washington State, led the Continental League with a 0.88 ERA and an 8-3 record. In 40.1 innings pitched, he had 105 strikeouts, which also was tops in the Continental League. “It’s quite an honor to be South Metro Pitcher of the Year,” said Leonard. “It was almost like a comeback year for me. Last year as junior I struggled quite a bit at the end of the year and in the playoffs. This year I felt real good to help my team out through the course of the season and in the playoffs. “I definitely improved in all facets of my game, location wise and velocity wise. The biggest difference was having a little more velocity on my fastball, more depth on my curve ball and the addition of a splitter as a third pitch helped me carry deeper into games.” The heater was still Leonard’s out pitch. “My fastball has primarily been my out pitch,” said Leonard. “It’s the one I’m most comfortable with. I spotted it up where I need to for the most part. I liked it because at this level sometimes I could use it to overpower guys. Occasionally I’d get good three, four and five hitters and I had to go to the off-speed a little bit. I used my splitter sometimes as an out pitch, getting guys to chase that. Right now it’s still in a developmental stage and is more of a groundball pitch.” Farrell, who will play next season at Creighton, wasn’t fooled too many times by high school pitchers. He hit .513 with 31 runs batted in and an .815 slugging percentage. He struck out just six times in 95 plate appearances, had eight stolen bases, a .576 on base percentage and didn’t make an error in leftfield. In six state playoff games for the Bru-

Nick Leonard, of Mountain Vista, is Colorado Community Media’s South Metro Pitcher of the Year. File photo ins, Farrell hit .571 as he collected 12 hits in 21 at-bats. “He’s an unbelievable player,” said Creek coach Marc Johnson. “He works hard and gives 110 percent effort at all time. He loves to play. He was pretty steady all year. He elevated his game in the playoffs.” Mountain Vista and Creek both made it to the final four. Leonard and Farrell were influential in their team’s success. “I just wanted to do anything I could

to help my team win,” said Farrell. “I was getting good pitches to hit and I was seeing the ball well. “In the offseason I worked hard in the weight room and tried to get stronger to hit with more power for doubles and triples. I didn’t try to do too much all year because I knew my teammates had my back.” Farrell finished his senior season with six doubles, five triples and three home runs.

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LEFT: Riders anticipate the drop on the Super Shot at Parker Days. ABOVE: Brandie Bolton, 8, of Aurora, takes a run in a hamster ball. RIGHT: Alanna Bell, 12, of Parker, and her dad, Eric, soak in the thrill of the Himalaya ride at Parker Days June 15. BELOW: Parker resident Nate Latimer and his son, Indy, 9, ride the Fire Ball.

Three days of pleasant weather spurred yet another incredible turnout at the 37th annual Parker Days festival in downtown Parker June 13-15. Children devoured snow cones, teens screamed on rides, boot-scooters got in some line dancing, and dads won carnival prizes for their children on Father’s Day. The regional festival further solidified community bonds and got families out for some early summer sunshine.

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