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Lone Tree 8-29-2013
Lone Tree
Douglas County, Colorado • Volume 12, Issue 33
August 29, 2013
A Colorado Community Media Publication
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Study of RidgeGate’s east side planned Analysis to eye impacts, costs, benefits of future development By Jane Reuter
jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com In anticipation of construction still estimated to be three to five years away, developers and city officials plan an infrastructure study for RidgeGate’s east side. The City of Lone Tree and the Rampart Range Metro District plan will split the estimated $80,000 cost of the east side impact study. It’s the first step toward the eventual development of the four-square-mile area east of Interstate 25 and south of Lincoln Avenue. The east side is twice as large as the west side, which rapidly is nearing buildout. “We think we might be out of land in three to five years,” said RidgeGate development manager Darryl Jones. “That’s why we’re starting to look at very preliminary concepts of what the implications of some new infrastructure would be over there.” The study should be complete by sum-
mer 2014. It will project expenditures, revenues, and net fiscal impact by property type, Lone Tree’s business development coordinator Torie Brazitis told the city council during its Aug. 20 meeting. Though RidgeGate has a master plan for the east side, Jones said initial development isn’t imminent. Plans for the east side include a dense urban center just south of Lincoln and two light rail stations — one in the urban center and the other at RidgeGate Parkway and I-25. If RidgeGate develops as planned, about 40,000 people will live there someday. The east side has seen a flurry of highprofile activity recently, with the opening of Cabela’s, construction of the Charles Schwab corporate campus, expansion of Sky Ridge Medical Center, and several housing developments. Development on the west side is about five years ahead of RidgeGate’s original estimates. Despite those current projects, development in RidgeGate is not on a fast track. “Many master-planned communities undo their vision by building too quickly,
RidgeGate’s west side, which includes the expanding Sky Ridge Medical Center, likely will be built out in three to five years. The east side, across Interstate 25, is to be the subject of an infrastructure study. Photo by Jane Reuter and changing their ‘mix’ to whatever product they can sell right away,” according to the RidgeGate website. “RidgeGate owns its land free and clear, so there is no rush to
build out. You’ll see RidgeGate evolve and grow carefully over the next 20-plus years, with a long-term commitment to walkability, livability, access, amenities and scale.”
Roadwork Wings, wheels fight cancer takes hiatus Park Meadows Drive project to resume in mid-September By Jane Reuter
jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com
More than 100 classic cars and 35 vintage aircraft helped raise awareness — and financial support — for the Morgan Adams Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving survival rates of children diagnosed with cancer. The annual Concours d’Elegance, held Aug. 24 in Centennial, attracted hundreds of patrons for an evening of fun and fundraising. One of the largest collections of rare vehicles and historically significant aircraft came to Centennial Airport on Aug. 24 for the Morgan Adams Foundation Concours d’Elegance, a yearly auction and fundraiser for children with cancer. More than 100 cars, 35 aircraft and a handful of rare motorcycles served as the centerpiece. The group funds pediatric cancer research and therapies. The foundation is named for the daughter of founders Steve Adams and Joan Slaughter. The 6-year-old girl died of brain cancer in 1998.
Photos by DeboRah GRiGsby
It took Acres Green resident June Ripka 15 minutes to travel less than a half-mile on Park Meadows Drive Aug. 25, a delay that finally forced her to turn around and take an alternate route, almost making her late for her Sunday shift at Kohl’s. Hundreds of Lone Tree area residents and shoppers, navigating the street narrowed and congested by construction, have similar stories. The good news is that crews reopened all four lanes between Quebec Street and Acres Green Drive on Aug. 26. The bad news: They’ll be back. “The street will be fully open and fully functional for a couple of weeks,” said Lone Tree public works director John Cotten. “It’s a little bit of a reliever for a short period of time. Then we’ll come back about the middle of September and (the contractor) will be tearing up the north-side lanes. So it’ll look much like it did before, only reversed.” The entire Park Meadows Drive project is planned for completion in late October. The work includes replacing failed concrete and installing a landscaped median. The four-lane street, flanked by popular businesses like Sam’s Club and Kohl’s, is heavily used by area residents, commuters and shoppers. Reduced to two lanes, it’s been transformed for much of the last month into a slow-moving vehicular snarl. Cotten, whose staff has been working closely with Park Meadows Drive businesses to ensure customer access, is well aware of the delays and inconveniences it’s caused. “We’re getting a lot of calls,” he said. “But honestly, most people are saying we understand why you’re doing it, it’s just a pain in the neck. “There really was no other way of doing it. Hopefully, it will be a lot better when we get done.” The $1.4 million project is jointly financed by Lone Tree and the Park Meadows Metropolitan District.
Visitors throng to the TAC Air hangar at Centennial Airport for the 2013 Morgan Adams Foundation Concours d’Elegance. Printed on recycled newsprint. Please recycle this copy.
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August 29, 2013
County surveyor, commissioners at odds Sc b Court battle focuses on definition of job By Ryan Boldrey
rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com A month after Douglas County Surveyor Dale Hamilton was sworn into office in 2011, he discovered that hundreds, if not thousands of witness corners had been destroyed in Highlands Ranch during sidewalk replacement projects in 2005 and 2007. Witness corners, also known as reference monuments, are small metal discs secured by a nail in the sidewalk placed at a specific distance from a property corner to help determine property lines. According to Hamilton, as well as state statute, it is illegal to remove these reference monuments without proper and professional replacement. After bringing the issue to the commissioners’ attention in February 2011, Hamilton was told he would need to bid for the work. Despite being an elected official, Hamilton, who has been in the surveying business for 51 years, only gets paid $5,500 annually for his position, and all county surveying work is traditionally contracted out. The witness corners need to be reset, Hamilton says, in order to protect property owners from possible issues ranging from neighbors building or tearing down fences on their land to planting or removing trees — or worse, selling land that doesn’t belong to them. Hamilton made requests for funds in March and April 2011 to the commissioners and received no response. In May the commissioners acknowledged the destruction of the monuments, agreed the witness corners should be reset and again asked Hamilton to submit a competitive proposal for the work. After a proposal in August again got no response, Hamilton stopped pursuing the issue — for a brief time.
Douglas County Surveyor Dale Hamilton is involved in a legal battle with the county over what he feels his job entails vs. what the county says it does. Hamilton says that he is unable to perform his duties without an office or a budget, which is currently the case. Photo by Ryan Boldrey In February 2012, as issues began to pile up between the parties, the commissioners brought in outside counsel — to avoid any conflict of interest with Douglas County attorney Lance Ingalls — and took Hamilton to court, stating that his duty is to settle disputes as they arise and not go out and inspect plats for issues of compliance. The parties have been tied up in litigation since. “It’s an unfortunate turn of events that the commissioners have to turn around and sue another elected official to do his job the way everybody except Mr. Hamilton thinks he should do his job,” said former Morgan County attorney George Monsson, who is representing the commissioners in the still-unresolved case. “The money they are spending on this, which is already in the five figures, could certainly go for far better things than it is.”
What is the surveyor’s job?
The issue at stake, both parties agree, is
what exactly the job of county surveyor entails. According to Hamilton, he is obligated to protect taxpayers. According to commissioners, he is supposed to settle disputes when, and only when, disputes arise. “As county surveyor, I have a duty to protect survey monuments,” Hamilton said. “I’m obligated to protect the taxpayers, but the commissioners refuse to fund my office to allow me to do this. The county refuses to give me an office. I have no budget. I pay for my own computer, my own phone, my own stamps and even my own gas. “I ran to establish this office and was met with resistance the day I got there. The commissioners have taken the attitude that they are not concerned about this. They don’t see the importance of the work surveyors do. ... This work must be completed in order to bring the county into compliance with state law.” Hamilton’s history with surveying law includes being part of a Colorado Supreme Court case in which he and his firm, Ham-
ilton Enterprises LLC, helped to establish the very law that states it is illegal to destroy such monuments and not have them properly and professionally replaced. Hamilton has been told by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, with whom he filedRey a complaint against the county in Septem-tim ber 2012, that the county would replace any survey markers that were destroyed inBy J the sidewalk repair projects if the affectedjreut property owners came forward. If a property owner hired a private surveyor to do this Ju work it would cost upward of $400, Hamil-the D ton says. supp And while Monsson points out that noucati one has come forward as of yet and com-an eq plained, Hamilton’s beef is that the county “T is not in compliance on the issue and thatboar most citizens don’t even realize the impor-that tance of the markers until they need them. four “The heart of this case is the abuse ofDCS power by the county commissioners want-tee. “ ing to run my office,” Hamilton said. “Forthing years there has never been an office estab- “I lished here. I don’t know that it’s ever beenhave discussed here before, but it should be. it’s re “Most importantly, it’s the destruction ofcomm the private property by the county that re-poss ally bothers me. If they would do something A about it, I’d withdraw my complaint.” mast And while Hamilton’s complaint is stillis a open, so is the case pending against him. volun “The real dispute is how you read theserve statutes and what Mr. Hamilton wants to doAcco and how he wants to change things,” Mons- Re son said. “After numerous disagreementseduc the county made the decision to sue to haveshe s the judge properly interpret the statutes. adva “Maybe Hamilton’s right, maybe theeDCS county surveyor should be doing moreElem things, but that’s up to the Douglas Countyahea commissioners to decide if this is really a Sh good idea to take money from an existingbudg program and put it into this project of his.scho And so far Mr. Hamilton hasn’t been able toshare convince the commissioners of that fact.” “A Now, Hamilton and the commissionersand will have to wait and see what 18th Judicialsions District Court Judge Paul King understandsmun to be the duties of the county surveyor. sic o
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August 29, 2013
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support for the board’s efforts to reform edat noucation. Her three school-aged children are com-an equally important source of inspiration. unty “The reasons I decided to run for the thatboard revolve around a lot of the changes mpor-that happened over the course of the last em. four years,” said Reynolds, who serves on se ofDCSD’s District Accountability Commitwant-tee. “I feel it’s important that we give those “Forthings an opportunity to work. stab- “It also revolves around the fact that I beenhave three children in the district. I feel that . it’s really important we do everything as a on ofcommunity we can in order to give the best at re-possible education to all of our kids.” hing A former exercise physiologist with a
master’s degree in education, Reynolds now stillis a stay-at-home mom and active school m. volunteer. In addition to the DAC, she d theserves on Franktown Elementary’s School to doAccountability Committee. Mons- Reynolds’ family benefited from the mentseducational options available in DCSD, haveshe said, when one of her daughters took es. advanced math classes through the online theeDCSD that weren’t available at Franktown moreElementary. Those classes helped her “leap untyahead” at middle school, Reynolds said. ally a She’s also seen the upside of site-based stingbudgeting, a policy that allows individual f his.school leaders to decide how to spend the ble toshare of district money allocated to them. ct.” “At Franktown, we sat down in our SAC onersand with our community and had discusdicialsions about what things we value as a comandsmunity,” Reynolds said. “We never lost mu. sic or art or PE at our elementary school
because we found ways to make things happen. We now have a reading recovery teacher and a gifted-and-talented facilitator — again because as a community, we decided those things were priorities.” She also supports the revamped pay-for-performance and market-based pay programs for teachers. During four years of regular attendance at board meetings, Reynolds said she’s listened to teachers’ and community members’ Reynolds concerns about the many changes enacted under the current school board. Even as she supports the reforms, she feels compassion for those reeling from them. “There has been a tremendous amount of change in the district,” she said. “I certainly understand and have empathy. I think that’s largely what the board’s job is in that public comment arena, to sit and listen and take into consideration what people have to say about what’s going on.” Board service “is going to require a thick skin,” she said. “But I think it also requires that ability to listen and pay attention.” Among Reynolds’ top priorities is ensuring parental involvement. “One of the most important things to me is we continue to educate our community about what their education options are for their kids,” she said. “Because of the way things are structured in our district, as parents we have an opportunity to have a very big voice in what goes on in our local buildings.” Reynolds shrugs off any suggestion her Douglas County Republican Party endorsement will color her decisions while serving on the board. “My decisions are based on my principles, and my belief on what’s right for kids,” she said.
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August 29, 2013
TCAP scores dim on second data crunch School district says new data tool resulted in error By Jane Reuter
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The Douglas County School District’s 2013 Transitional Colorado Assessment Program (TCAP) scores aren’t as bright as school officials initially thought, a mistake attributed to an incomplete analysis of data. Though the changes are not dramatic and DCSD distributed the new information, some parents think the district hasn’t adequately explained the error. A special edition of DCSD’s online community newsletter, NewsLine, emailed on Aug. 15, included a chart showing scores increased from 2012 to 2013 in all four subject areas. A second NewsLine sent Aug. 21 included a different, updated chart, which shows reading and math scores decreased slightly from 2012 to 2013, while writing and science scores increased. Connie Davidson, one of at least three parents who questioned the initial NewsLine release, noted the follow-up newsletter doesn’t alert readers to the fact that it includes different information. “I’m disappointed that the accurate TCAP info was buried near the bottom of this new Newsline, and that it wasn’t identified as the correction of an error,” she said. Another parent, financial analyst
John Roth, contacted DCSD systems performance officer Syna Morgan with his concerns about the initial data. Roth is married to frequent district critic Susan Meek, a former DCSD spokeswoman and onetime school board candidate who now is actively involved in helping elect four new board members. The decreases are not “statistically significant,” Morgan said, which is defined as a drop of 3 or more percentage points. Even with the re-calculation, the district outpaced the state average more than 12 percentage points. And on the upside, the increase in science scores was remarkable, she said. “Statistically significant or not, we don’t want any decreases,” Morgan said. “So we pay attention to that and address it in our district improvement plan. Our increase in science was statistically significant. In all other areas, we sustained high performance. (But) in no other content areas was there an increase that was statistically significant.” Morgan said it’s a choice whether to “celebrate the high performance of Douglas County sustaining” or to point to negatives. “We’re very serious about taking any decrease into consideration,” she said. “However, we also know that statistically, there will be a variance from year to year of one or two percentage points.” The difference between the first and second set of scores stems from a new DCSD data analysis tool that left out scores from students no longer in
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the district, according to Morgan. The data was “based on the current year’s enrollment, not the entire population tested last year,” she said. “So that’s where the error came in.” Morgan said she carefully reviewed the text in a draft press release from the communications department, but did not thoroughly scrutinize the graphs. “When we investigated why there was a discrepancy in the results, that’s when we discovered the only students that were pulled into the summary were the students that were enrolled this year,” she said, adding that she was upset by the discovery. Morgan could not estimate how many students’ scores were omitted from the initial calculation. Students in grade 3-10 participate in the annual spring TCAP. Though DCSD’s most recently released TCAP charts now match Roth’s, he remains skeptical about the accuracy of some district-released information. “I guess our role in this day and age is to check them,” said Roth. “I’d love for (the initial) TCAP scores to be true. But it wasn’t the case.” Davidson, a certified public accountant, expressed a similar sentiment. “I’ve had a lot of concerns with many different issues that are going on, so that prompted me to look at the numbers myself,” she said. “It’s very concerning to me how much control they have over what gets out to people. I just want the truth out there.”
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August 29, 2013
Group’s ad campaign backs school changes Americans for Prosperity chapter supports reforms
“We don’t get involved in races,” said Zvonek, whose children are enrolled in Douglas County schools. “What we care about is highlighting the reforms that are being put in place by the school district, and making sure the residents of the district know about them. They are being leaders in terms of pushing the envelope on education reform. “Despite some of the misinformation (residents) might be hearing, the school district is actually getting stronger for the people that matter most — which is of course the students.” The press release describes school board critics’ efforts as “counterproductive.” “While those hoping to roll back such innovations are desperately trying to paint these and other positive changes as something counterproductive and controversial, the district by all measures is not just healthy but thriving thanks to a pro-reform
By Jane Reuter
jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com The Colorado chapter of Americans for Prosperity — whose controversial parent organization has strong ties to conservative causes — launched an ad campaign Aug. 21 in support of Douglas County School District’s education reforms. Director Dustin Zvonek, a Douglas County resident, said the timing of the campaign is not related to the November school board election. “This comes in response to efforts by teacher unions and other left-wing special interests to reverse years of progress in the district,” according to a press release from AFP Colorado.
gives low marks to AFP, the Colorado’s chapter parent organization. It rates onethird of its evaluated ads “mostly false,” and gives 22 percent of them its “pants on fire” rating — a category reserved for “the most ridiculous falsehoods.” AFP’s website says it is “an organization of grassroots leaders who engage citizens in the name of limited government and free markets on the local, state, and federal levels.” AFP was founded with support from billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch, who are known for their support of conservative causes and advocacy groups. Currently, AFP is campaigning against the national health care legislation known as Obamacare. In 2011 and 2012, AFP was a private-sector member of the American Legislative Exchange Council, a national nonprofit of legislators and private companies whose members write model legislation.
NEWS IN A HURRY Fireworks set to launch at park
The New Sensation Band will warm up the crowd for Lone Tree’s fireworks display starting at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 1 in Sweetwater Park. Food trucks will be available. The display was canceled on the Fourth of July due to dry conditions. Sweetwater Park is at 8300 Sweetwater Road, behind the Lone Tree Civic Center. It also can be accessed at Maximus Drive and Yosemite Street.
Castle Rock
Fair to honor grandparents
The Grandparents Day Fair 2013 is planned from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Lone Tree Recreation Center and adjoining Prairie Sky Park. Activities will include live bluegrass music, carnival-style games, hula hoop contests, face painting, a bounce castle, kissing booth, storyteller, lawn games and Zumba demonstrations. Admission is $1 for families, and includes five carnival tickets for each family
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Parker Bible Study (ongoing for more than 20 years) will begin the study of Romans this September. We are a non-denominational group focusing on our love for Jesus. To join: call Diane at (303) 841-8799 4391 E Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80134 Church Office – (303) 841-3836
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school board,” it reads. Zvonek described AFP Colorado as a free-market organization involved in a number of issues, including education reform. AFP Colorado is funded by private donations, Zvonek said. “We’re funded by lots of people from all across the state,” he said. Zvonek is a former lobbyist who was employed by EIS Solutions, which specializes in “grassroots coalition building,” including legislative affairs, strategic message development and survey research, according to its website. In 2011, EIS was a campaign consultant for Douglas County Citizens for Education Reform, which supported two ultimately unsuccessful school district taxhike proposals. The Puliter Prize-winning PolitiFact, which fact-checks statements from politicians, lobbyists and special interest groups,
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August 29, 2013
Voucher program parallels national effort Similarities, local connections raise questions of broader agenda By Jane Reuter
jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com Douglas County Schools’ effort to overhaul the district is in sync with proposals put forth by a conservative, national political organization that many believe advances an education-privatization agenda. The American Legislative Exchange Council brings legislators and corporate representatives together to vote as equals on model legislation. Those proposed laws may then be introduced at the state level by ALEC-member legislators. ALEC supports limited government, free markets and federalism, and its model legislation reflects those beliefs. ALEC’s “parental choice scholarship program” model legislation — which provides the option to use public money for children to attend the public or private school that their parents choose — is similar to DCSD’s controversial voucher program. Additionally, the chair of the Douglas County School District’s Choice Scholarship School, the Independence Institute’s Ben DeGrow, served on ALEC’s Education Task Force as well as DCSD’s Choice Task Force in 2010. District Community Relations Officer Cinamon Watson also worked for ALEC on education issues in the mid-1990s, shortly after she graduated from college. Private school supporters and national school choice advocates made generous contributions to six of the seven Douglas County School Board members during their 2009 and 2011 campaigns. Carrie Mendoza was appointed to replace Dan Gerken, who also received generous campaign contributions from private school and choice supporters. Some Douglas County residents find those connections alarming. “It’s that outside influence of politicizing our schools, and making it not about the kids but about a corporate agenda,” said parent, blogger and current board critic Trisha McCombs. “It sounds crazy, but if you start to look at it, you start to see - it’s obvious the ALEC agenda is taking place right here under our noses.” District leaders dismiss any such link. “We’ve never had any interaction with them,” school board President John Carson said. “This a school board of Douglas County residents. Most of us are parents of kids in the schools. We all happen to believe parental choice is really the way to go. But it’s all Douglas County-based. “We don’t work on developing our programs and policies with national groups. We have plenty of our own re-
sources to do that.” Douglas County resident Anne Kleinkopf, director of the nonprofit Taxpayers for Public Education (TFPE) that sued the Douglas County School District over its voucher program, believes the local reform efforts’ roots go deep. “Douglas County has been chosen by allies of a nationwide, conservative, anti-public school movement to be the battleground for their movement,” she said. “All of these organizations have a very specific agenda for education, of which vouchers are only the first step. We are watching as the Douglas County school board is carrying that out stepby-step.” The voucher program is part of that agenda, she believes. While the district maintains the voucher program — which allows the use of a portion of state funding to partially cover private school tuition — doesn’t take money from the public schools, Kleinkopf disagrees. It also benefits the private operators that run those schools, most of which are religious, she said. In the long run, said Cindy Barnard, a co-plaintiff in the voucher case and TFPE president, “I believe this is about socio-economic segregation, a tiered system for the haves and have-nots.”
What is ALEC?
According to its website, ALEC is a nonpartisan organization whose more than 2,000 members work “to advance the fundamental principles of free-market enterprise, limited government, and federalism at the state level … through a public-private partnership of state legislators, the private sector and general public. Legislators welcome their private sector counterparts to the table as equals, working in unison to solve the challenges facing the nation.” ALEC’s annual dues don’t reflect that partnership philosophy. A public-sector or legislative membership costs $50 per year; a private-sector membership starts at $7,000 and tops out at $25,000 annually. A group called ALEC Exposed says the group’s self-description is smoke and mirrors. “Through the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, global corporations and state politicians vote behind closed doors to try to rewrite state laws that govern your rights,” the ALEC Exposed website says. “These so-called `model bills’ reach into almost every area of American life and often directly benefit huge corporations.” ALEC’s Education Task Force, on which DeGrow sat in 2010, advocates for reform policies that promote parental choice and school accountability, consistent with Jeffersonian principles of free markets and federalism. “We want kids to have excellent opportunities,” ALEC spokesman Bill Meierling said. “That’s not to the detriment of teacher and schools or to the goal of privatization.” Chris Lubienski, an associate professor at the University of Illinois who studies education reform, said ALEC has a “pro-privatization agenda.” “A lot of them do have a well-intentioned interest in changing education, but it often becomes more of a business model,” he said. “Evidence suggests that doesn’t work.”
Ties to ALEC
ALEC’s model legislation includes a Parental Choice Scholarship Program Act, approved by the ALEC board of
directors in 2005. Like DCSD’s program, ALEC’s legislation calls for creating a scholarship program that provides children the option to use state funds to attend the public or private elementary or secondary school of their parents’ choice. DeGrow, a Jefferson County resident, is senior policy analyst for the conservative Denver-based Independence Institute’s Education Policy Center, which supports vouchers. He also serves as chairman of DCSD’s Choice Scholarship School, an entity formed to oversee and administer the voucher program. DeGrow said he doesn’t remember whether ALEC’s choice scholarship program was discussed during his service on DCSD’s Choice Task Force. He also doesn’t see cause for concern. “No reform ideas or anything germinates in a vacuum,” he said. “It’s not like when Douglas County created this they hadn’t heard about scholarship programs in other states. “Some people may want to connect dots and create conspiracy theories. But the interest for expanding choice and opportunity in Douglas County is something that definitely resonated with people in the community.” DCSD spokeswoman Watson said she was a “low-level employee, an intern” for ALEC who “worked on a lot of different projects.” ALEC documents show her title as “legislative director for education and empowerment policy.” Watson co-edited the 1993-94 ALEC publication “Restoring the American Dream: Empowerment and Education Policy,” which outlined performance-based pay systems for teachers including a career ladder and evaluation system, and an educational choice program giving parents funds to enroll students in participating private schools. Those ideas now are the policy of Douglas County Schools. Today, Watson has little to say about her time at ALEC. “I did work for ALEC immediately after I got out of college,” she said. “It was a great experience to live in Washington, D.C., learn about the legislative process and meet legislators from across the country.”
District emphasizes choice
Private company involvement in education is nothing new, DeGrow pointed out. “We know that monopoly models of education are not the most efficient and beneficial to students,” he said. “So there’s room for partnerships with business in public education, as long as it’s ultimately in the interest of the student and family consumers of education, and they have the power to choose or not.” Carson said the board’s common goal is simply to provide educational options and ensure the system’s accountability. “The laws of Colorado have created a unique situation where we can do a lot of these innovations at the local school board level,” he said. “They are such that local school boards have tremendous autonomy and authority over the school district, which is pretty unique in the country.” Kleinkopf remains convinced outside influences are changing DCSD. “Our point is not to say ALEC (and related organizations) are bad,” she said. “It’s to say voters and citizens need to be aware what’s going on.”
Petition decries politics in school elections By Jane Reuter
jreuter@ourcolorado news.com A grassroots group is gathering electronic signatures on a petition aimed at limiting the role of politics in the Douglas County School Board race, and urging elected officials to listen to some community members’ concerns. The group, the Strong Schools Coalition, is a nonpolitical community organization that has often criticized the school board and administration. The petition, posted Aug. 15, asks state, county and other elected officials to refrain from endorsing school board candidates and to instead hear parent concerns firsthand during a Sept. 25 Douglas County community forum. By Aug. 22, the petition had gathered 814 of Strong Schools’ hoped-for 1,000 signatures. Upon reaching that number, Strong Schools plans to submit the petition to a large group of state and local officials, including Gov. John Hickenloop-
‘The petition has nothing to do with education reform or unions.’ Laura Mutton, Strong Schools president er, and state and county elected leaders including state Sen. Ted Harvey, state Rep. Chris Holbert, District Attorney George Brauchler and Douglas County Sheriff David Weaver. “As an elected official, we would like to provide you an opportunity to hear from parents prior to endorsing or promoting any Douglas County school board candidates,” the petition reads. “It is essential that parents have a voice in determining the direction of our school district, and we are concerned that partisan politics may distort the perspective of the very people our district is here to serve: Douglas County families.” In an emailed statement, Douglas County Republican Chairman Craig Steiner, whose organization re-
cently endorsed four school board candidates, said the petition won’t have the intended effect. “By taking their petition to the governor — the highest Democratic politician in the state — those who oppose education reform and support union interests are engaging in exactly the kind of political activity that their email campaign claims to reject,” he wrote. “But if they believe that the taxpaying voters of Douglas County would place value in the endorsement of a governor who is seeking to raise taxes by a billion dollars per year, then I’d encourage them to seek his support.” Steiner referred to a November ballot question seeking statewide approval on a $1 billion income-tax
increase for school funding. Strong Schools president Laura Mutton said Steiner is off base. “The petition has nothing to do with education reform or unions,” she said. “This petition is a petition to state that there is no clear measurement of parent satisfaction in the district and we want all of our elected officials — whether they are the governor or locally elected officials — to understand the impact of these changes in Douglas County on parents and students before making an endorsement.” She doesn’t know if any of the elected officials plan to endorse candidates. “We have heard concern from members of the public that there will be pressure to endorse candidates during this upcoming election,” Mutton said. “I feel when you start endorsing school board candidates, it detracts from the voices of the parent.” The coalition’s forum is planned for 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Highlands Ranch Library.
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August 29, 2013
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olicyrboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com ence uch- When Becky Yarberry was killed in a olar-car accident six years ago outside Vail, her nistermother began to dedicate part of her own life to fulfilling Yarberry’s. LEC’s Yarberry, employed as an EMT and three ser-weeks shy of her 28th birthday, was headauseing westbound on Interstate 70 en route to a doctor’s appointment when a woman um,”driving eastbound hit the median, flipped theyover it and landed her vehicle on top of Yares. berry’s. con- The young woman who had dedicated e andher life to helping others was pronounced nitelydead on the scene. Much of that time she had spent helping others had been with levelCURE International — a nonprofit organif dif-zation that operates hospitals and programs in 25 developing countries worldwide. As ectorpart of the program, patients receive surgio-ed-cal treatment regardless of gender, religion, meri-ethnicity or ability to pay. hich Yarberry had taken numerous trips with chersthe organization to places such as Hondud anras, where — fittingly — money raised from nrollher memorial went to fund a 20-bed hospinowtal wing in San Pedro Sula, one of the most dangerous cities in the world. EC. colWashmeet
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Yarberry had spent a lot of time talking with her mother, Littleton resident Margie Schoedel, about CURE, and Schoedel had made plans to go with her on her next trip. While the two were never able to go together, Schoedel, a teacher at Castle View High School, picked right up where her daughter left off and began taking her own trips. “She gave me a lot of gifts and that was one of them,” said Schoedel, who last spring took five Castle View students with her to the Dominican Republic, in addition to raising $12,000 for CURE during the school’s “make a difference” week. “She was a hard worker, very outgoing, and had a heart for helping others, especially those less fortunate,” Schoedel said of her daughter. “What I’m trying to do for Becky is get the word out about CURE International and raise awareness about the types of diseases these kids are facing such as cleft palate, hydrocephalus and clubfoot.” One of the ways Schoedel is getting the word out is through the Sept. 7 “Run for One” 5K/2K family fun run and walk at Mountainview Community Church in Highlands Ranch. The event, which raised $2,100 for CURE last year through Becky’s Blessings Foundation — a nonprofit founded by Schoedel in 2012 — is in its second year in Highlands Ranch. Schoedel had helped organize triathlons in Avon the previous three years, but thought it would be
Out of Darkness Walk to help fight suicide Fourth annual event will feature speeches, food, resource fair
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ituaTo date in 2013, Douglas County has e lolost no teens to suicide, according to Corolocal ner Lora Thomas. It’s cause for optimism ority following seven recorded teen suicides in oun2012, and six in 2011. Conversely, an Aug. 19 press release from s are the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment showed Colorado’s 2012 nizasuicide rate was its highest ever. need The change in Douglas County is “great news,” said Out of the Darkness Community Walk co-chair Sheri Cole, who lost her son David to suicide in 2009. “I’d like to think the combined efforts of many organizations in the county have had an impact on that. I have cautious optimism. “But true success in my eyes would be that we don’t need to have the walk,” said the director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Colorado. “Unfortunately, in our society, it’s in the news almost daily. It needs more time, attention, research and support.” The fourth south-metro walk is planned from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 7 at Highlands Ranch High School. The free event includes resource fair, speeches from local and national officials, food carts and the threemile walk. To date, the organization already has raised a third of its $140,000 goal for the 2013 event. More than 500 people have signed up to walk, almost half of the 1,200 who walked it in 2012. That early and eager response is indicative not just of the walk’s success, but the organization’s. In Colorado, AFSP funding enables many high schools to provide the “More than Sad: Teen Depression” suicide awareness training as well as “Sources of Strength,” a peer leader suicide awareness training, and community programs. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office’s Youth Education and Safety in Schools (YESS) also includes a segment on suicide awareness. The Douglas County Suicide Prevention Alliance also hosts trainings and awareness programs. Thomas believes the programs are working. “Prevention is something you can’t re-
warning signs of suicide • Talking about wanting to kill themselves, or saying they wish they were dead
• Looking for a way to kill themselves, such as hoarding medicine or buying a gun • Talking about a specific suicide plan • Feeling hopeless, humiliated, desperate, or needing to escape from an intolerable situation
• Feeling like a burden to others • Suffering intense anxiety and/or panic attacks • Losing interest in things and in the ability to experience pleasure
• Insomnia • Becoming socially isolated and withdrawn from friends, family, and others
• Acting irritable or agitated • Showing rage, or talking about seeking revenge for being victimized or rejected
For help, call the Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-
Becky Yarberry, right, dedicated much of her time to CURE International while she was alive, traveling to countries such as Honduras to help children in medical need. The Sept. 7 “Run For One” in Highlands Ranch will benefit CURE International as well as Becky’s Blessings, a local nonprofit set up in her memory. Courtesy photo nice to do something local and more family-focused. “Strollers are welcome, dogs on leash are welcome and we’ll have a bouncy house for the kids, a DJ and a silent auction,” she said. “It’s really a community event. Students who are looking to pick up community service hours can also come and volunteer.”
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ally measure,” Thomas said. “You can count the people you’ve lost. But there’s no way to count the people you haven’t lost.” The programs could be factors in the fact that no Douglas County teens have died by suicide so far this year. “The first two years I was here in office, we had a lot of teenagers (die by suicide),” Thomas said. “That’s why this year I just kept holding my breath. We hope the trend continues through the rest of the year.” Cole also sees hope in scientific findings. “Research is showing suicide is a disease of the brain,” she said. “More people are willing now to see this as an illness. The brain is a very complex thing and sometimes we don’t know what’s going on up there from a biochemical perspective.” Such news, and the work she does to help stem the disease of suicide, is also healing, Cole said. “It might sound a little strange, but it gives you a place to put it,” she said. “I would rather try to move forward than to be stuck. It never ceases to amaze me how many people I’ve met through tragedy that also are willing to open their hearts, share their stories and do thing to make a difference, so hopefully other families don’t have to be in these shoes.”
The event is from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 7 at Mountainview Community Church, 40 E. Highlands Ranch Parkway. To register, visit www.runforone2013.eventbrite.com. To learn more about the nonprofits, visit www. beckysblessings.org and www.cure.org. If you wish to donate to the silent auction, contact beckysblessings@comcast.net.
Household Chemical Roundup Sept. 7 in Castle Rock
Preparedness Training for Citizens in September The Douglas County Office of Emergency Management invites citizens to Preparedness Training on Tuedays in September, which is National Preparedness Month. Topics of discussion will include discussion on Evacuations– People and Animals; Code Red— phone notifications and Go kits— what should you have ready. There is no cost or registration required to attend any of the training classes. For more information and to view dates and locations of the training please visit www.dcsheriff. net/emergencymanagement/ or call the Office of Emergency Management at 303-660-7589
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August 29, 2013
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Doing the most difficult things first The other day I found myself facing a situation where I had to have a difficult conversation with someone very close and special to me. And the more I thought about it and waited, the more difficult the conversation was becoming in my head and I almost talked myself out of raising the issue and having the discussion. Then I remembered something that Zig Ziglar used to say, “If you ever have to kiss a frog you will want to kiss it right away, because the longer you wait, the bigger and uglier that frog is going to become.” And then the thought will become so gross that we will eventually just avoid it completely. Have you ever been in a situation where there was a difficult task, or something that you just did not want to do? Maybe it was going to be a terrible or fierce conversation you had to have and the simple thought of it was giving you heartburn and a head-
ache. The fact is that the more we delay or avoid the task or discussion, the more our minds take over, and our imagination creates scenarios that are far worse and more horrific than what the reality will actually be. Additionally, as we go about our day, or our week, or maybe even our weekend, the more that we carry the burden of having to
Douglas County Schools’ education reform is working We’re all familiar with the old adage about not trying to fix what isn’t broken. That warning holds doubly true for what’s not just working, but working very well. Colorado has earned national recognition in recent years as a state that embraced public school reform and accountability, much to the benefit of the families and students who rely on the system. And Douglas County public schools have led the way, thanks to courageous reformers on the board who haven’t been afraid to shake up things, or challenge the status quo, by putting the interests of students first. But today that forward progress is under attack, and facing possible rollback, from some of the same interest groups that helped run the once-proud American public education system into the ground. Teachers unions and left-wing interest groups, angry about losing control in Douglas County, are now in the midst of an all-out summer offensive, hoping that by reversing reforms in this battleground county they can also roll back forward progress across Colorado. They are fanning out across the county, trying to portray success as failure and progress and innovation as something to be feared. If they can vilify reform-minded board members, or whip up controversy over positive change, other school boards and school districts undoubtedly will take notice. This battle thus has implications far beyond the Douglas County line. That’s why Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Colorado, a longtime champion of choice and accountability in education, is stepping in to counter the misinformation and provide families with the facts they need to make informed decisions regarding their public schools. The theme of our effort is straightforward and honest: It’s Working. The reforms are working and the district shouldn’t look back. We’ll remind parents that reform is working for them in Douglas County, in large part because the special interests who are leading the reform rollback aren’t in charge anymore. The needs of families and students now come first. We see this in the district’s improving fiscal situation, and in test scores that continue to improve, while much of the rest of the state languishes. With the iron grip of teachers unions loosened, more responsibility now rests with elected school board members and school administrators, who are free to experiment, innovate and improve accountability without union shop rules exercising a veto.
Typical of this innovation is the district’s groundbreaking choice scholarship program, which was challenged in court by the American Civil Liberties Union for daring to give Douglas County families more choice in the school they may attend. And Douglas County is also experimenting with a bold, promising merit pay program, which will reward teachers who go above and beyond in the classroom. Under the old system, union-imposed pay rules meant high-performing, moremotivated teachers received the same pay that slackers did — something that demoralized the best teachers and drained the system of vitality. Merit pay will reward higher achievement and performance, much to the benefit of teachers and students. Such boldness just isn’t possible in hidebound old school districts in which the foxes run the henhouse. The foxes are now beating down the door to get back in in Douglas County. Everything depends on holding them at bay. All reforms worthy of the name must aim at one ultimate goal, of course, which is improving the product and providing a better education for the student. And by that measure, too, reforms are working. Six Douglas County high schools were ranked by Newsweek as among the best in Colorado. Test scores in math, science and reading are all up over the last five years, showing that the new leadership in the district has taken an always great district and actually improved its performance. And there’s no reason to believe such trends won’t continue, and even accelerate, if reactionary attempts at rollback don’t succeed. No meaningful change comes without a measure of conflict and controversy, but this is no reason to undo what is unmistakably working. Dustin Zvonek is the Colorado state director of Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a free-market, free-enterprise organization. The foundation is based in Arlington, Va., and the Colorado chapter is based in Colorado Springs.
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do what we ultimately have to do, the less productive we are in all other areas of life. Not only are we less productive, we become distracted, and other things that we enjoy doing and people we appreciate being around are forced to suffer along with us as we are just not ourselves during this time. On the positive side, when we finally get the action item we have been dreading off our plate, deal with it and get it past us, we are liberated and have freed ourselves up to get back to doing the things that bring us happiness and allow us to focus on our goals and other tasks at hand. Now don’t mistake this as a suggestion for rushing into action and calling someone out, initiating a tough talk, or tackling a less than desirable activity. The recommended approach is to make sure that we have taken the time to consider the “why” behind the difficult
task, thinking through and considering carefully what we have to say or do. Maybe at least practicing the 24-hour rule to give ourselves time to think it through is the minimal approach. But at the end of the day, when we have thought it through and know with absolute certainty that we must take care of the issue or challenge, we should make it the very next thing that we do. Is there something looming over your head or heart that you know that you need to do but have put it off out of dreading the event or outcome? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we tackle those ugly frogs first, the rest of our day will be better than good. Michael Norton, a resident of Highlands Ranch, is the former president of the Zig Ziglar organization and CEO and founder of www.candogo.com
letter to the editor Claim about ‘union thugs’ is baloney
Keith Wanklyn wrongly assumes in his letter to the editor, printed Aug. 15, that a coordinated effort existed by “union thugs” who organized anti-Douglas County Schools letters to the editor. I suspect it’s hard for some to believe that seven school board members and one superintendent could wreak so much havoc on a once-great school district in so few years that they might compel so many parents to speak out, but it’s true. This was no organized effort, and the conditions in Douglas County School District really have deteriorated that badly. I recognize many of those names of concerned parents. We are involved parents who volunteer in the schools and see the ill effects of this board’s policies firsthand. Mr. Wanklyn likely assumes that the parents and teachers who spoke out at the Aug. 6 BOE meeting (article in the Aug. 15 issue) were organized by “union thugs” as well, but once again he would be wrong. Teachers who left the district, not over union issues, but because of how poorly they had been treated and how misguided the Board of Education is in their educational policies, spoke out on the same night. They didn’t speak out under the organization of any union, but instead at the suggestion of and organization of one parent. I know this because I am that parent. Voters see through the false claims of union involvement, and this November, they will take back the district from the ideologues who have hijacked it. Jason Virdin Castle Rock
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Tea Party concerned about America’s future
An Aug. 15 letter entitled “Harvey dancing to the tea party tune,” by Denis Gessing, berates Republican state Sen. Ted Harvey for being chairman of a PAC opposing Democrat Hillary Clinton’s run for the White House. Gessing bemoans Republican donors supporting this legal and ethical opposition but is silent about the hundreds of millions contributed by unions, including the Douglas County school union, to support Democrat causes. Attempting to belittle this opposition, Gessing says “Quick, dig up Vince Foster and every other Clinton scandal.” Foster, Deputy White House Counsel and confidant of then first lady Clinton, somehow managed to commit “suicide” when he supposedly drove his car to a park without using his car keys, covered himself with carpet fibers, and shot himself without leaving fingerprints on the gun. No wonder this unsolved “suicide” is a scandal. Gessing is silent on the Benghazi scandal, when Secretary of State Clinton made no phone call to find out what was happening at the consulate where Ambassador Stevens and staff were murdered. When Congress asked about this, she said “What difference ... does it make?” Gessing then claims the Republican U.S. House is “the worst in history.” He is silent about the 2008-2010 U.S. House, Senate, and presidency, all controlled by Democrats. They passed the impossible to implement Obamacare, disliked by a majority of Americans, and increased our national debt to $15 trillion. Now that’s truly the worst in history, Lastly, Gessing uses the common tactic Letter continues on Page 9
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What I hear is, voices can say a mouthful I was listening to the car radio the other day and heard a voice that is such a monotonous drone it could make you reach for the Kool-Aid. And I thought: Shouldn’t radio be the number-one place for nothing but agreeable voices? Then I remembered Tiny Tim, who was a fairly creepy novelty act in the 1960s, who must have made a million dollars with his unbearable (to me) high falsetto, vibrato voice. His looks were a perfect accompaniment. Long, scraggly hair that seemed to have been unlaundered for days or weeks. You know the car radio voice I am referring to, but I am not going to name names. Voice-only talents are desirable because some voices can be good for marketing simply because they are unforgettable, even Kool-Aid ones. Some voice talents, like Mel Blanc, have become well-known solely because of their vocal distinctions. You can always recognize Mel’s voice, but you would never recognize Mel on the street. The first time I ever thought about distinctive voices was the first time I heard
Froggy, when I was a kid. He was one of the stars in the “Our Gang” films in the early 1940s. He first appeared at age 8, and his voice already sounded like a frog’s croak, so actor Billy Laughlin was nicknamed “Froggy.” He sounded like a much older actor named Eugene Pallette. No one knows who Pallette was, but I was determined to learn how to imitate his voice after seeing him in “My Man Godfrey.” Eventually, and to this day, I can. But who would know? Who would ever say, “That’s a very good Eugene Pallette”? Froggy was delivering newspapers in real life when his motor scooter was hit by a
bus. He died instantly, age 16. There are some voices — no names — that drive me crazy. I avoid newscasters, sportscasters and other personalities if there’s a voice involved that makes me cringe. Can we do anything about our voices if we don’t like them? Of course. Like a nose job, you can get a voice job. I’m not sure where, or how, but everything else can be augmented or modified. Our voices change naturally. Boys’ choirs are just that. I was at a May D&F one day, and I thought I heard someone over in towels who might be having an afternoon helium. I followed the sounds and found a woman who was in her 50s, and who sounded like a Saturday morning cartoon. She was an employee. I decided to buy a few hand towels and say something about her unusual voice. She said she wasn’t surprised. “Happens to me all the time.” Then she told me that she was a voiceonly performer, and that it was quite lucrative. Sometimes it takes more than one voice to get the job done. I was given a tip about
the Everly Brothers, that they might break up before, during, or after a performance at Knott’s Berry Farm in July 1973. So I was in the audience that night, and sure enough. Phil walked off the stage leaving his brother Don to carry on — but one Everly brother isn’t the same, and he was booed off the stage. I should mention that Don was drunk and couldn’t remember lyrics, which was why Phil was so upset. The brothers barely spoke to each other for the next 10 years. Eventually they repaired the relationship and I went to see them at the Paramount Theatre in Denver in 1998. Whenever I am asked to give a public talk about my art work, I always finish my presentation by saying that my one regret in life is that I wasn’t one of the Everly Brothers. Their harmonies have always meant so much to me. At the Paramount Theatre that night they received a standing ovation. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast. net
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at 7 p.m. every first Tuesday at various sites. Contact Ralph Jollensten at 303-663-1286 or e-mail ralphw@comcast.net. Social discussion meetings are in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock and Parker-Lone Tree. Visit douglasdemocrats.org and click on calendar for more information.
douglas county Republican Women meet at 11 a.m. the third Wednesday each month at the Lone Tree Golf and Hotel. Call Tanne Aspromonte at 303-840-2764 or visit www.dcgop. org. lonE trEE Democrats meet the second Tuesday each month at the Lone Tree Civic Center. Call Gordon at 303-790-8264. ProfEssional araPahoE salEs Professionals USA meets Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. at Country Buffet, 7475 Park Meadows Drive in Lone Tree. Call Randy Anderson at 303-875-7673 for information. Bni connEctions of Lone Tree (www.thebniconnections. com) invites business owners to attend its meeting held each Tuesday, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. There is no charge to attend a meeting as a guest. Please visit www.thebniconnections.com or contact Chris Kaiser at ckaiser@c2cc.net or 303-933-1113 for more information. lonE trEE Networking Professionals is a networking/ leads group that meets Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. at Rio Grande Restaurant in Lone Tree. Exclusive business categories are open. Visitors and new members are welcome. Contact Don Shenk at 303-746-0093. ProfEssional rEfErral Network meets at 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Great Beginnings, east of I-25 at Lincoln Avenue. Call Ronald Conley at 303-841-1860 or e-mail www.professionalreferralnetwork.org. rEcrEation lonE trEE Ladies 9-Hole Golf. Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Thursday morning 9-hole golf group. Applications are available in the Lone Tree Pro Shop or visit http:// LTL9Hole.ghinclub.com social a drEamPowEr Animal Rescue / PAALS adoption for cats, dogs and more meets from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Park Meadows PetsMart. Call 303-688-9503. dtc Kiwanis Club meets at 7 a.m. every Tuesday at Mimi’s
get together to talk about positive things that have helped them and to make new friends. No fee; must live near Parker/ Centennial. Time and day to be figured out by group. Call Leslie at 303-791-8814.
grEat BooKs Discussion Group meets on the first Thursday
night of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lone Tree Library. Reading selections are short—plays, short stories, essays, or excerpts from longer works—and new members can come in at any time. We also watch Teaching Company lectures on “The Art of Reading.” Call Kerri Martin at 303-688-7628 or David Williams at 303-708-8854.
highlands ranch Rotary Club meets from 12:10-1:30
p.m. Thursdays at the Lone Tree Golf Club, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd. Each lunch features a speaker. The Rotary is a networking, service and social club. Contact Joe Roos at 720-648-5558 or visit highlandsranchrotary.org.
lonE trEE Fine Arts Group is a nonprofit group that encourages exploration of the fine arts in monthly community workshops. The group meets in the artist-friendly workspace at the Lone Tree Civic Center at 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, in Lone Tree, the third Saturday each month. Visit www.cityoflonetree. com and the link is “interest groups and involvement.”
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DCAGT aims to provide education, advocacy, and a community for families with gifted children in Douglas County. DCAGT welcomes families with kids in preschool through high school and in public, private, charter, and home school. Free evening
Kids, Kids In Divorce Survival, group meets to address the challenges and difficulties faced by divorcing families. A five week session, KIDS learn coping skills to help them through these trying times. Intake and registration required. There is a fee for participation. For details call 720-987-5129 or e-mail heatherguthrielcsw@gmail.com lEarning English? Douglas County Libraries offers Saturday morning practice sessions at which those learning English can engage in casual conversation with others. DCL also offers ESL Book Clubs, where English learners can read and discuss specific books. Both meetings are facilitated by trained volunteers. For dates, times and locations, call 303-791-7323.
original Ports of Call Singles Club for ages 55 and older is a great way to meet new friends and get out among others in your situation! We call our selves a” Circle of Friends. We have a variety of interests, cards, theater, tours, dinners, lunches, golf , bowling and dances etc. It meets every second Monday at Sr. Ric on Miss. from 4-6 p.m. in Aurora. Call JoAnn at 303-751-5195 or just come. It meets every fourth Tuesday at Chads South of Sixth Avenue in Lakewood form 4-6 p.m. Call Mary Riney at 303-985-8937. The third Wednesday at the Three Margaritas at 5130 S Wadsworth Blvd from 5-7 p.m. Call Jean Fox 303-730-2804. talK shoP. The Writing School presents a free Sunday afternoon gathering for writers of all genres and skill levels, where they can talk about their work and brainstorm with other writers. Meet from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sundays at the Lone Tree Civic Center, 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, just west of the Lone Tree Library. Contact sviders@thewritingschool.org tEEn liBrary Council. Douglas County Libraries’ teen groups meet monthly to help plan events, weigh in on library materials and serve the library community. Members earn community service hours toward graduation requirements. For information about a group at a library in your area, call 303-791-7323 or visit with a youth librarian. afternoon gathering for writers of all genres and skill levels, where they can talk about their work and brainstorm with other writers. 1:30-3:30 pm Lone Tree Civic Center, 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, just west of the Lone Tree Library. sviders@ thewritingschool.org
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letter to the editor of trying to make Republicans appear racist, by saying they don’t want “a black man in the White House.” The truth is no thinking person wants anyone in the White House, be they green, orange, black, or white, with disastrous policies like Obama’s. Note: The U.S. Senate, Dem-
words for the Journey Christian Writers Guild meets from 9:30-11 a.m. Tuesdays at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Road in Parker. The group has a guest speaker from 7-9 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8374 S. Willow St. in Lone Tree. Visit www. wordsforthejourney.org then go to the Rocky Mountain Region link for more information.
parent meetings on various topics are held every few months at locations throughout Douglas County. To join or for more information, e-mail information@dcagt.org or go to www. dcagt.org or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ douglascounty.gifted
lonE trEE Optimists meets from noon to 1:15 p.m. Tuesdays at LePeep Restaurant, 7156 E. County Line Road. Call Miles Hardee at 303-973-6409.
Cafe, 9555 Park Meadows Drive, at the corner of Yosemite and Park Meadows. We are a growing club with 51 members. Our mission is assisting communities and “at risk” children in difficult home environments with financial and personal help and mentoring. Call Frank Zieg at 303-796-1213.
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meets every Tuesday for a Social Hour at Las Brisas Restaurant at 6787 S. Clinton St. Greenwood Village at 5 p.m. Any questions contact Kathy at 303 779-7970.
ocrat-controlled since 2006, still has only one black Democrat member. Unlike the Democrat U.S. Senate, the Tea Party, founded by a woman, is made up of people of all races, creeds, and colors with one uniting principle — concern for the future of our country. Charles Newton Highlands Ranch
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Middle school students design app Teacher advocates for beefed-up programming instruction By Jane Reuter
jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com Ranch View Middle School students Konstantin Zaremski and Neil Trotter’s favorite overnight pastime isn’t watching horror movies, eating junk food or even playing video games. The 13-yearolds stay up into the wee hours writing computer code. It is their preferred form of recreation, their academic passion and almost undoubtedly the key to their futures. “This is my sport,” said the 13-year-old Zaremski, indicating a MacBook Pro laptop cradled in his lap. Inspired by Rock Canyon High School students who last spring won a “Best in State” award in the national Verizon Innovative App Challenge, Zaremski shared with RVMS teacher and CODE Club leader Tiffiny Vaughn his idea for an app. Zaremski and five other CODE Club students worked together to create the app for their Highlands Ranch middle school. Still in development, the app eventually will function as a student organizer, eliminating paperwork, expediting the exchange of homework between student and teacher, providing a calendar and planner and school directory, among other functions.
From left, Ranch View Middle School teacher Tiffiny Vaughn sits with CODE Club students Neil Trotter, Adam Emmelkamp, Andrew Holmes, Konstantin Zaremski and Daniel Petito before their Aug. 6 school board presentation. Courtesy photo Someday, the students hope their app will be available districtwide. Displaying a level of poise uncharacteristic of middle school students, five of the six boys — all wearing bow ties — presented their results to the Douglas County School Board Aug. 6. They received a standing ovation from the board and audience members.
RVMS teacher Vaughn launched the CODE Club in March. It is the only club of its kind in Douglas County. A $15,000 Douglas County School District innovation grant allowed Vaughn to purchase 10 MacBook Pro computers and 10 iPads, and open the doors to the after-school group. As a math teacher, Vaughn said she initially was uncertain about
leading the club. “All of these kids started coming, and I realized I didn’t have to be an expert,” she said. “It was unbelievable how fast this happened.” The club quickly grew to its current 30 members. Vaughn had tapped into a passion, one whose importance she believes is overlooked by many
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elementary-level educators. Computer programming is not taught at the elementary or middle school level, something she thinks needs to change. And change quickly. “This is not part of the core curriculum; it should be,” said Vaughn. “This generation of children is wired to do this. The more we can get teachers to embrace allowing children to go to these sites, create projects to display their learning … We’re going to empower these kids with the tools to pursue their passions. It’s going to help our nation’s economy.” The U.S. Department of Labor projects that between 2008 and 2018, 1.4 million computing jobs will open in the U.S., with only about 400,000 qualified graduates available to fill them. Legislation introduced in June by Colorado Congressman Jared Polis could change the latter figure. The Computer Science Education Act would redefine computer science as a core academic subject, allowing the use of federal funds for K-12 computer science instruction. “If we don’t start addressing this issue, our children are not going to be ready for the 21st-century job market,” Vaughn said. RVMS app developers Zaremski, Trotter, Daniel Petito, Adam Emmelkamp, Sean Rhomberg and Andrew Holmes may be exceptions. But as focused as the 13-year-olds already are, even they can’t predict where their talents might take them. “The jobs we could have in the future might not even be created yet,” Rhomberg said.
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Priority Plastics, a manufacturer of plastic products and with five locations nationwide, is currently seeking candidates for TRIMMER/ PACKERS at our Arvada, CO plant.
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AND ASSISTANTS NEEDED FOR SOUTH EAST DENVER AREA: PARKER, Castle Rock, Aurora, Highlands Ranch, CENTENNIAL, ELIZABETH and Franktown FOR SPANISH PROGRAM AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. PLEASE EMAIL YOUR RESUME TO: spanishenrich@aol.com OR FAX 303-840-8465 Restaurant Waitstaff Dishwashers - Bartender & Cocktail - Reservationist and Janitor fill out application at 18301 W. Colfax Ave. after 9am daily.
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Savio House needs foster parents to provide temporary care for troubled teens ages 12-18. Training, 24 hour support and $1900/month provided. Must complete precertification training and pass a criminal and motor vehicle background check. Call Michelle 303-225-4073 or visit saviohouse.org.
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Communications Officer (Emergency 911 Dispatcher), City of Black Hawk. Hiring range is $42,437 - $48,803, DOQ/E. Position is responsible for the operation of the emergency communications console including the receipt of calls and proper dispatch of appropriate equipment and personnel to provide assistance to the citizens and visitors of Black Hawk in the areas of Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services. Requires high school diploma or GED; valid Colorado driver’s license with a safe driving record; ability to work a variety of shifts, including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays. Must be at least 18 years of age. Applicant must successfully complete several preemployment tests including but not limited to typing, mathematical and multi-tasking skills, psychological exam, physical exam, drug testing and background investigation as conditions of employment. If you are interested in serving a unique historical city and enjoy working with diverse populations visit www.cityofblackhawk. org for application documents and more information on the Black Hawk Police Department. To be considered for this opportunity, please forward a completed City application, Police Background Questionnaire, and copies of certifications and driver’s license to Employee Services, City of Black Hawk, P.O. Box 68, Black Hawk, CO 80422, or by fax to 303-582-0848. Please note that we are not accepting e-mailed application documents at this time. We will begin processing your application upon receipt of all application documents. EOE.
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Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority Airport is currently accepting applications for a dependable full-time general laborer to perform a variety of semi-skilled & unskilled general labor duties including grounds & building maintenance, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, sprinkler repair, preventive vehicle maintenance & radio communications. A viable candidate must be fluent in both written and spoken English; able to perform strenuous activity for long periods of time in various weather conditions from extreme hot to extreme cold; have the flexibility to be on-call during inclement weather and to work alternate shifts including weekends for snow removal, mowing and other special projects that may arise. Typical work schedule: 7 am – 3:30 pm, Monday – Friday. A valid Colorado Driver’s license and HS diploma or GED required. Experience in building or construction maintenance including heavy equipment operation a plus. Starting hourly wage is $14.35 -$14.80. Excellent benefits after 60 days. Apply in person to the Airport Authority at 7800 S. Peoria St., Englewood, CO 80112 or obtain an application at www.centennialairport.com. EOE
Help Wanted arc Thrift Stores is seeking a CDL dispatcher to oversee its tractor/trailer fleet. Requirements must include: -2 years minimum dispatch, -supervisory experience, -proficiency in Excel, -knowledge of the Denver metro area and surrounding cities, -knowledge of DOT regulations, -Organizational skills, and is detail oriented. Be able to adapt to changing circumstances and make good decisions. Must have no criminal record, DUI, and must pass a drug test. Full time, competitive wages and benefits offered. Please apply at 5943 N Broadway, Denver 80216.
Caregivers to provide in-home care to senior citizens who need assistance with activities of daily living. Call Today 303-736-6688 www.visitingangels.com /employment
Drivers: 6K Sign-on bonus. CDL-A-Route Delivery. MBM Foodservice in Aurora. Regional. 70K Avg.annual salary+Ben. Apply: www.mbmcareers.com 909-912-3725
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is looking for part-time group leaders at $11.39/hr for the after school program. Please go to theacademyk12.org/employment to look at the job qualifications The Colorado Dept of Transportation is hiring temporary positions in Morrison, Golden, Coal Creek, Empire and Idaho Springs for the 2013 - 2014 winter season. Must have a valid Colorado CDL class B or higher with proper endorsements. For more information and an application call 303-278-2047
Wanted: 29 Serious People to Work From Anywhere using a computer. Up to $1500 – $5K PT/FT www.ValleyIncomeOnline.com
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Constructors, Inc. is seeking Formwork Carpenters & Laborers, Concrete Finishers, Pipefitters, and Millwrights (process equipment installations) and Foremen for large wastewater project located in Denver area. Applications will be taken at 9780 Pyramid Ct, Suite 100, Englewood, CO 80112, from 8-5 M-F. Send resumes to Careers@westernsummit.com or call (303)325-0325. WSCI is an EEO Employer.
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Parker Hidden River Multi-Family Cul-De-Sac Sale Willowbend Lane Friday & Saturday August 30th & 31st 8am
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Huge moving sale Sept 12th, 13th,14th,15th 8am-5pm 12554 W 61st Ave All oak furniture, tile inlaid 6 person table and chair, curio cab., book cases, oak entertainment center w/tv, roll top desk/ chair, file cab. Barn Wood furniture Call 303-550-9143 to see
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Furniture Couch - Green Leather $100 720-962-9202 Made in USA - Traditional Sofa & Loveseat, perfect condition $175 1 coffee table, 2 end tables, solid oak $90 (303)422-7839
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Musical SINGERS WANTED! The Arvada Chorale gives voice
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Lost Sheltie / Shetland Sheepdog / Miniature Collie. Looks like mini Lassie. Brown and white. Very timid, do not approach, he will run. Please call immediately and try to get a picture of him for identification purposes, if possible. 303-8098222 or 720-212-8269 anytime 24/7.
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1983 GMC Vandera sleeper van 120,000 miles, $1400 (303)688-6737 cell 303-668-3644
2000 Chev Trailblazer, 116,000 miles, very good condition. Priced to sell at $3945. Call 719-689-5959 / 303-941-0446 to view
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Class A motorhome- Like new condition, less than 10k miles. 2005 Georgetown forest river XL, 2 slide outs, color back up camera w/mic, V10 motor, full tub w/shower, 2 roof a/c, sleeps 5, gas stove/oven + microwave, corian counter $44k Dry Call Barb 303-988-6265 or Tom 720-940-7754 PRICED REDUCED • Ho an • 30 • In Dont miss this! • Sa Just reduced $17,900, like new, G barely used 2010 Keystone Hideout 27' w/slide out Hi Trvl trailer, over 1k extra acces. incl. 303-771-1688
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Hudson glad he gave up his day job Attendees at the Highlands Ranch Days festival can expect to be treated to some beautiful American Indian dancing on the Highlands Ranch Mansion lawn, courtesy of the Mile Hi Pow Wow Association. File photo
Event a return to the past Highlands Ranch Days showcases old times By Ryan Boldrey
rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com An old-time tradition with something for all ages, Highlands Ranch Days returns Sept. 5-7 to the grounds of the Highlands Ranch Mansion. An educational way to embrace history, while having some fun at the same time, kids will have the opportunity to get hands-on with blacksmiths and animals at a petting zoo, and talk with Trapper Johnny, who will no doubt have a nice variety of pelts on display for all to see and feel. From 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. all three days, children and adults will have the chance to glimpse the past up close as docents offer tours of the mansion and tell of times in the region long before the mansion and ranch existed. There will also be hayrides to areas of the ranch not typically seen by the public, a real chuckwagon, livestock displays and a chance to enjoy traditional American Indian dancing as presented by the Mile Hi Pow Wow Association. “What I think people really enjoy about
If you go Sept. 5-6: • 10:30 to 11 a.m.: Mile Hi Pow Wow Dancers • 11 to 11:30 a.m.: HawkQuest Raptor demonstration • Noon to 12:30 p.m.: Mile Hi Pow Wow Dancers Sept. 7: • 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Free shuttle service from MVHS • 8 to 11 a.m.: Lions Club Pancake Breakfast • 10 to 10:30 a.m.: Mile Hi Pow Wow Dancers • 10:30 to 11 a.m.: HawkQuest Raptor demonstration • 11:30 a.m. to noon: Mile Hi Pow Wow Dancers it is that it is so educational,” said Highlands Ranch Community Association spokeswoman Jamie Noebel. “Parents get to enter the mansion, and the kids get to really enjoy the hands-on history, which I think is a huge benefit and a lot of fun. It’s really a beautiful way to spend part of your day. I just can’t emphasize enough what a fun event it is.” Other features of the three-day event include beekeepers, gold panners, wool spinners, and HRCA Backcountry Wilderness Area and Douglas County Open Space educators talking about available programs.
HawkQuest will also bring in predatory birds native to Colorado, allowing visitors a chance to see the birds up close. On Sept. 5 and 6 the grounds will be heavily occupied with fourth- and fifthgrade classes from schools all over Highlands Ranch, as the kids soak in local history as part of their lesson plans. On Sept. 7, Family Day will kick off at 8 a.m. with a pancake breakfast put on by the Lions Club in the parking lot. There will be limited parking at the mansion the first two days, but come Sept. 7, all attendees are asked to walk to the mansion, 9900 Ranch Road, or park at Mountain Vista High School, 10585 Mountain Vista Ridge, and catch the free shuttle. Tickets will be available for purchase at the gate only, and are $4 for adults and $2 for kids ages 3-12. Children 2 and younger are free. Tickets for the pancake breakfast are separate and in addition to the admission price. The pancake breakfast, from 8-11 a.m., is $7 for adults and $4 for children. All proceeds of the breakfast go directly to the Lions Club. The event is co-sponsored by the Highlands Ranch Cultural Affairs Association, the Highlands Ranch Metro District and the Highlands Ranch Historical Society. There will be food and beverage vendors on site.
Weekend offers Taste, football, mountains Much to do around metro area as summer ends
Beerathon hops into Denver
From the City That Never Sleeps to the Mile High City comes the first Denver Beerathon, a sudsy festival that originated in the Big Apple for people who love beer. This is the premiere event for those whose enthusiasm for marathons extends to beer runs. The Denver Beerathon will be held Sept. 14 and takes participants on an all-day tasting journey through 26 bars (yikes!) located throughout Denver’s downtown and Highland neighborhood. And the Beerathon is quaffing for a cause. A portion of proceeds will go to Excelsior Youth Center. Drinking craft beer has never felt this good. Tickets are $55 per person or $70 for VIP, which includes early check-in and a VIP-only party at Fado Irish Pub with prizes and giveaways. For tickets, go to www.denverbeerathon.com.
More than one kind of draft
By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com With a long weekend ahead, lucky metro area residents have multiple entertainment options (assuming weather gods cooperate) that include food, art, football, mountains and Taste of Colorado/Festival of Mountain and Plain. We’ll focus on that festival, which started many years ago as a way to entice folks to come to downtown Denver, and was restarted more recently for the same reason. It’s now known as Taste of Colorado. Admission for four days of activities, food and music is free. Tickets for food and carnival rides are sold. The fest boasts five music stages, 50 restaurants and food trucks, a marketplace with about 280 vendors, a kids’ area, Culi-
And to think I remember Andrew Hudson when he was a mere press secretary for Mayor Wellington Webb. Now the once-fledgling spokesmodel is all grown up and recently celebrated his rise to major mogul-dom with what started as a hobby. Last week, Hudson marked the fifth anniversary of AH Jobs List, the go-to online source for job seekers and job givers. Little did he know that, in 2008, the country’s economy was on the precipice of collapse and his business model would be invaluable to displaced workers struggling to recover from lost jobs. So five years ago, Hudson took what began as a hobby producing a singlepage Xeroxed list and elevated it to the go-to jobs site with more than 25 million page views (www.ahjobslist.com). “I had planned on giving the new site three months before making decisions about my future, but the response to the new site was so immediate and overwhelming, I quit my job in less than a week and haven’t looked back since,” Hudson said. “It is truly a joy and a privilege to connect job seekers with this list of positions each week. Daily, I am humbled to hear from job seekers and employers who share stories about job seeking success.”
The Highlands Ranch-based band Tunisia will perform on the Rock Stage at 2013 Taste of Colorado. Courtesy photo nary Showcase, a Festival of Mountain and Plain area that teaches about state history, nature and environment, and traditional arts and crafts. Included: Navajo weaving, spinning, rug braiding, lace crocheting, felting, quilting and blacksmithing. The Raptor Foundation will also bring live
birds to the area and teach about conservation. The five stages are: Main, Rock and Roll, Country, Colorado Heritage Stage and Taste continues on Page 18
The Tavern group of neighborhood restaurants is running a fantasy football draft party through Sept. 5. For $100 per party, draft parties at each neighborhood Tavern will receive unlimited draft beer for a two-hour period for up to 12 people. The promotion is not valid after 4 p.m. Fridays and reservations must be made in advance. Free high-speed wi-fi is available at all locations, including Littleton, the Denver Tech Center, Lowry and, for Denver Broncos fans, at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. “We always love it when people choose one of our neighborhood locations as their football headquarters,” said Tavern owner Frank Schultz. Parker continues on Page 18
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Kidz Stage. Three Highlands Ranchbased bands will perform: • Tunisia will play at 8:15 p.m. Aug. 31 on the Rock and Roll Stage. It’s a 10-piece group with three lead singers, three horns and a five-piece rhythm section that plays classic rock, R&B, contemporary hits, Motown and hip-hop. • The four-member Five 13 band is scheduled at 3:45 p.m. Sept. 2 on the Rock stage, with originals and covers influenced by the great arena bands of the past plus today’s favorites. • After Midnight, which brings the Benny Goodman songbook and other music from that era, will perform on the Colorado Heritage
August 29, 2013 If you go Civic Center is between Broadway and Bannock streets, 14th and Colfax avenues. With good weather, attendance might reach 500,000, so parking spots are at a premium and the light rail gets one close. Information can be found at ATasteofColorado.com. 303-295-6330.
Stage at 10:45 a.m. Aug. 31. The KidZone and Kidz Stage will have kid-friendly food vendors nearby, plus an ongoing program of clowns, magicians, musicians and more, including a baby station with rockers, changing tables and diapers. To welcome the festival’s start, fireworks will blast off at about 9 p.m. Aug. 30 after the Dennis DeYoung: Music of Styx performance on the Main Stage.
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Tritt kicks off PACE Mainstage season Travis Tritt will headline the 20132014 Mainstage season at the PACE Center, in Parker, where a schedule of national and regional acts is planned through May 18. Tritt, a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 with his band. Tickets cost $75, available at pacecenteronline.org or 303-805-6800. Also scheduled: Second City in October; Jonathan Batiste; Leahy Christmas; “Bingo,” a musical; Colorado Symphony; Celtic Nights; Wonderbound dance, Denver Brass and more. See the website for more information.
What’s it worth?
Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton, hosts its annual Antique Appraisal Fair from noon to 7 p.m. Sept. 13. Bring a maximum of two items — dishes, jewelry, coins, toys, books, lamps, glassware, or photos of large items, to be evaluated by local appraisers. To register for a time slot, call 303-795-3961.
Memories
The Littleton Independent is celebrating its 125th anniversary and would love to hear from readers about memories of the Independent — was there a special story about you or your family, a notable event or person? Email a short paragraph to sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com.
Reminder to artists
The Twelfth Annual Lone Tree Art Exhibition and Sale entry deadline is Sept. 15. Artists may submit up to three images on CaFE (callforentry. org) in oil, pastel, water media, mixed media, sculpture. Entries cannot have appeared at Lone Tree previously. A $35 entry fee can be submitted online or mailed to Art Exhibition, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, CO 80124. The exhibit will run Nov. 16 to
Travis Tritt will perform on Sept. 19 at the PACE Center in Parker. Courtesy photo Jan. 5. Katherine Smith Warren is juror. Cash awards estimated at $4,000. Best of Show winner will have 30 days of gallery space. See City of Lone Tree website for more information, www. cityoflonetree.com.
Asian cuisine and more
Chef Andrea McGrath, a Johnson & Wales University graduate who has studied Asian cuisine in Thailand and Singapore, will teach and demonstrate at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 5 at Highlands Ranch Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. On Oct. 3, chef Elizabeth Buckingham will teach Indian cuisine at Parker Library and on Nov. 7, Chef Monte Johnson will talk about American comfort food/ holiday cuisine. Register in advance at douglascountylibraries.org.
Art at ACC
The Fine Arts Faculty and Friends Exhibition will be located in the Colo-
rado Gallery of the Arts in the Annex at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, from Sept. 5 to Oct. 9. An opening reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 6. More than 25 artists have confirmed that they will participate. Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Open Tuesdays until 7 p.m.
Pan Café Trio
Multi-instrumentalists Art Bouton, Tom Miller and Evan Orman will perform a new brand of chamber music as the Pan Café Trio on Sept. 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. in Sedalia’s Cherokee Ranch and Castle Great Hall. At $55 ticket includes castle tour, dinner buffet, performance and coffee and dessert with the musicians. Miller is a percussionist, Orman plays bandoleon and cello and Bouton, of Lone Tree, plays woodwind instruments. Reservations: 303-688-4600.
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Two Colorado towns, Carbondale and Fort Collins, were mentioned in a list of Outside magazine’s 18 best towns to live in. Carbondale, 30 miles north of ski mecca Aspen, was named to list because of its “killer farmers markets on Wednesdays, its quick access to adventure” and plenty of trails for hiking and mountain biking. Outside, an active-lifestyle and adventure-travel magazine, touted the 44-mile paved Rio Grande Trail that runs from Aspen to Glenwood Springs, with a spur up the Crystal River, and also noted the easy access to world-class biking, fly-fishing, rock-climbing, kayaking and running at Carbondale’s doorstep. Read more about Carbondale at www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/northamerica/united-states/Best-Towns2013-Carbondale-Colorado.html As for Fort Collins, the magazine
wrote how the beer culture helped support the biking community, particularly mentioning New Belgium Brewing Co. Fort Collins earned its spot on the list also because of closeness to backcountry terrain (like 10,276-foot Cameron Pass) and prime location on the brown-troutfilled Cache La Poudre River. Read more about Fort Collins at www. outsideonline.com/adventuretravel/north-america/united-states/ Editors-Choice-Fort-Collins-Colorado.html.
Mid-century modern celebration
As a “mid-century modern” woman, I love the idea of celebrating this Wheat Ridge event — Mid Century and Modern Home Tour on Sept. 7. The tour, which will start at the furniture and design store modmood/RETRO Consignment at 7700 W. 44th Ave, will visit six Wheat Ridge homes all in the same vicinity from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sept. 7. The tour, which benefits Wheat Ridge 2020, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is designed to raise awareness about the city’s architectural heritage and roots. Tickets are available for $15 at www.wheatridge2020.org or at modmood/RETRO Consignment and include admission to an after-
party. A tour map will be included on each ticket. Transportation is not provided, so attendees should plan accordingly. Tickets, if available, will be $20 the day of the event. The first tour in 2011 attracted more than 300 people. Event organizers are capping ticket sales at 400 and expecting a sellout, so you may want to buy those tickets now. For more information about the Mid Century and Modern Home Tour in Wheat Ridge, contact Mara Owen at 720-259-1030 or mowen@wheatridge2020.org.
Overheard
Eavesdropping on a customer who just had his back waxed at GQ Barber Lounge: “I can really feel that numbing stuff you put on my back. … Well, I can’t feel it, but I know it’s numb.” 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 BlacktieColorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.pennyparker. blacktie-colorado.com. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.
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CITY OF AURORA 5,998.11 CITY OF CASTLE PINES 71,219.27 CITY OF CASTLE PINES 184,139.79 CITY OF LITTLETON 83.04 CITY OF LITTLETON 4,716.80 CITY OF LONE TREE 3,058.50 CITY OF LONE TREE 3,128,891.82 CIVIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE 179.95 CLANTON, PAUL 190.40 CLARK, ABIGAIL 300.02 CLARK, JAN 148.04 CLARK, JOHN M 106.83 CLARK, ROBERT D 343.50 CLARK, ROBERT D 177.50 CLAXTON, KERRY 700.00 CLEARWATER PACKAGING INC 487.60 CLOUGH CATTLE & FENCE COMPANY 3,085.07 COBITCO INC 1,087.50 COLLINS, PATRICK 62.14 COLORADO ASSESSORS ASSOCIATION 560.00 COLORADO AUTOMOBILE DEALERS 82.29 COLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 118.50 COLORADO CODE CONSULTING LLC 82,080.00 COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA 5,590.04 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 100.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 80.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT 513.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 5,565.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 3,420.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT 50.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 3,230.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 300.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 215.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 632.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 175.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 2,266,803.88 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 18,866.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 298,934.93 COLORADO DESIGNSCAPES INC 11,707.00 COLORADO DIVISION OF WORKERS COMPENSATION 9,374.00 COLORADO DOORWAYS INC 5,549.00 COLORADO DRAFT HORSE 1,500.00 COLORADO HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION 65.00 COLORADO MEDICAL WASTE 303.00 COLORADO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS COMPANY 1,508.34 COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION 85.00 COLORADO WATER CONGRESS 2,500.00 COLUMBINE PRINTING 472.88 COMANCHE CREEK ENTERPRISES LLC 650.00 COMPUTRONIX INC 49,901.25 CONCRETE WORKS OF COLORADO INC 703,787.21 CONOVER, KAREN 30.34 CONTINUUM OF COLORADO 7,500.00 COOK STREET CONSULTING INC 12,500.00 COOK, MELISSA CHRISTINE 264.35 COOKS CORRECTIONAL 1,400.39 COPLAND, ANDREW 31.08 CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT 238,658.20 CORRVALUES LLC 1,950.00 COSTAR REALTY INFORMATION INC 3,825.00 COUTCHER, CONNIE 164.50 COWBOY UP IN KIOWA 750.00 CRENSHAW, CYNTHIA 77.41 CROP PRODUCTION SERVICES 2,803.20 CROWDER SUPPLY COMPANY 2,141.80 CROWN LIFT TRUCKS 800.00 CULLIGAN 10.00 CUMMINS, ANDREA 88.76 CUMULUS MEDIA INC 400.00 CUNNINGHAM, DWIGHT 19,514.34 CUTBIRTH, KRISTIN FAYE 63.52 DALE’S ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LLC 300.00 DAVID E ARCHER & ASSOCIATES 765.00 DAVID R KEMP PLUS INC 595.00 DAVIS, KELLI NEWTON 9,540.84 DAVIS, KELLI NEWTON 168.63 DECKER, KRISTIN 176.46 DEEP ROCK WATER 79.45 DEHART, JEFF 117.56 DELAZARO MSW, PAM 1,465.83 DELL MARKETING LP 34,450.40 DENNING, ANDREW H 174.80 DENOVO VENTURES LLC 1,620.00 DENVER MOUNTAIN PARKS 1,620.40 DENVER POLICE DEPARTMENT 125,850.00 DENVER POLICE DEPARTMENT 100,000.00 DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS 37,850.00 DENVER WATER 741.01 DESIGN CONCEPTS CLA INC 6,971.05 DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH PARTNERS INC 1,500.00 DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS INC 917,635.79 DEVLIN II, BERNE LEE 25.00 DEWBERRY CONSULTANTS LLC 1,013.34 DINO DIESEL INC 1,850.00 DISCOUNT FIREWORKS INC 40.00 DISCOVER GOODWILL 3,137.00 DISTRICT ATTORNEY 517,267.00 DIVISION OF OIL AND PUBLIC SAFETY 1,400.00 DLH ARCHITECTURE LLC 1,511.25 DODSON, JAMES 47.56 DOMENICO FOOD PRODUCTS INC 917.46 DONALD NASH ENTERTAINMENT 400.00 DOPPLER TECHNOLOGIES INC 83.05 DORSEY, JIM 60.00 DOUBET, CURTIS 300.00 DOUBLETREE HOTEL DENVER/NORTH 1,984.00 DOUGLAS COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION 560.00 DOUGLAS COUNTY FAIR FOUNDATION 100.00 DOUGLAS COUNTY HUSKIE QUARTERBACK CLUB 200.00 DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 400.67 DOUGLAS COUNTY TEMPORARY SERVICES INC 120.75 DRAKE, BARBARA 246.45 DUDLEY, JIM 12.43 DUFFY, KEVIN 168.00 DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE 3,841.00 E-470 PUBLIC HIGHWAY AUTHORITY 180,756.50 EASTER, SHANNA 27.12 EASTERN STAR 450.00 EHMANN, MIKE 2.83 EIDE BAILLY LLP 8,900.00 EJ USA INC 4,449.40 ELIZABETH STAMPEDE RODEO 60.00 ELSON, VALERIE 506.98 EMPLOYERS COUNCIL SERVICES INC 50.00 ENGINUITY ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LLC 2,880.00 ENNIS TRAFFIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS 104,820.00 ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR 102.23 ENTERSECT 158.00 ENVIROTECH SERVICES INC 41,803.56 ENVIROTECH SERVICES INC 52,311.02 ENVISION IT PARTNERS 2,260.00 ERGONOMIC SOLUTIONS LLC 75.00 ERO RESOURCES CORPORATION 427.50 ESKER SOFTWARE INC 1,210.42
Intergovernmental-Aurora Due to Castle Pines MV License Fees Intergovernmental-Castle Pines Due to Littleton-MV License Fees Intergovernmental-Littleton Due to Lone Tree-MV License Fees Intergovernmental-Lone Tree Books & Subscription Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Legal Services Travel Expense County Fair Services Operating Supplies/Equipment Parks & Recreation Improvement Asphalt & Asphalt Filler Travel Expense Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Printing/Copying/Reports Professional Membership & Licenses Other Professional Services Newspaper Notices/Advertising Professional Membership & Licenses Service Contracts Due to State-PH Marriage License Due to State-CO TBI Trust Due to State-HS Marriage License Inspection Fee-Petroleum Inspection Program Medical, Dental & Vet Services Operating Supplies/Equipment Other Professional Services Direct Relief Payments Due to State - Handicap Parking Fines Due to State - MV License Fees Due to State -Drivers License Fees State-CDOT Parks & Recreation Improvement Review Fees Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies County Fair Services Professional Membership & Licenses Biohazard Waste Removal Oil & Lubrication Operating Supplies Other Professional Services Printing/Copying/Reports Other Purchased Services Other Professional Services Roads, Streets, Drainage-Construction Travel Expense Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Travel Expense Operating Supplies/Equipment Travel Expense Medical, Dental & Vet Services Other Professional Services Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance Travel Expense County Fair Services Travel Expense Operating Supplies Other Equipment Operator Training Class Operating Supplies/Equipment Travel Expense Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Travel Expense Other Repair & Maintenance Services Other Professional Services Other Repair & Maintenance Services Other Professional Services Travel Expense Travel Expense Operating Supplies/Equipment Clothing & Uniforms Other Professional Services Computer-Related Travel Expense Other Professional Services Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies Refund-COPLINK Act Module Refund-COPLINK FaceMatch Module DRCOG-Participation Fees Water & Sewer Parks & Recreation Improvement Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Other Professional Services Repairs-Equipment/Motor Vehicle Electrical Permits-Refund Other Professional Services Legal Services Registration Fees-Generators Design/Soft Costs Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder County Fair Services Other Repair & Maintenance Services Professional Membership & Licenses Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Student Travel Event Security Facility Rental County Fair Services Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies Contract Work/Temporary Agency Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Other Purchased Services Due to E-470 Authority Travel Expense Facilities Use Fees-Refund Travel Expense Accounting & Financial Services Other Construction & Maintenance Materials Fair Marketing & Sponsorship Travel Expense Recruitment Costs Other Professional Services Paint & Road Striping Travel Expense Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance Dust Suppressant Salt & Other Ice Removal Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance Operating Supplies/Equipment Other Professional Services Support & Maintenance
ESRI INC 3,100.00 ESTABROOK, JOEL 41.49 ETHERWAN SYSTEMS INC 7,390.00 EVANS, SANDRA A 14,978.50 EVERETT OSBURNSEN, LEO 600.00 EVERGREEN RODEO 80.00 EWING IRRIGATION GOLF INDUSTRIAL 73.26 FACILITY SOLUTIONS GROUP 644.72 FAMILY TREE 12,146.44 FARMER, REID 29.78 FASTENAL COMPANY 1,200.05 FASTENAL COMPANY 352.94 FEDEX 193.88 FELSBURG, HOLT AND ULLEVIG 20,022.07 FELSBURG, HOLT AND ULLEVIG 9,251.28 FENCE POST, THE 400.00 FIEDLER, PATRICK 179.67 FILE & SERVEXPRESS LLC 212.47 FINITI 15.00 FIRE & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 910.98 FISHER, SUSAN & MICHAEL 80.97 FLYNT, DARLENE KAY 30.51 FOOTHILLS PAVING & MAINTENANCE INC 224,609.10 FOOTPRINTS CONSULTING & TRAINING 3,858.99 FORD, STEVE R 125.00 FORENSIC TRUTH GROUP LLC 960.00 FOSTER, ANGELA 133.97 FRANKTOWN ANIMAL CLINIC PC 379.18 FREDERICKS, FRANK 222.73 FRICK, DIXIE B 175.00 FRONT RANGE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 400.00 FRONT RANGE TIRE RECYCLE INC 135.00 FRONTIER SURVEYING INC 447.50 FUJIYAMA INC 225.49 G&K SERVICES 902.13 GABEHART, SHARON 125.00 GAGEN, DANIELLE LEIGH 654.10 GALBRAITH, DONNA & TIMOTHY 81.57 GALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES INC 37,000.00 GALLS LLC 225.19 GARDA CL NORTHWEST INC 2,071.33 GARZA, CARL 219.30 GAYE, JOSEPH 58.39 GEDEON, NANCY 81.60 GENERAL AIR SERVICE & SUPPLY 36.84 GENEVA, REBEKAH S 208.59 GEOSHACK 730.00 GIFFORD, MARLA J 250.00 GIRDNER, ELIZABETH & MATTHEW 43.27 GLYNN, JAMES M 1,500.00 GMCO CORPORATION 40,181.00 GOD WINS INC 345.00 GONCALVES, MARK A 347.20 GOODLAND CONSTRUCTION INC 21,003.30 GORMAN, THOMAS J 29,146.86 GORMAN, THOMAS J 185.70 GORR, CHERYL 112.44 GOURD, THADDEUS R 125.00 GOVCONNECTION INC 5,574.71 GOVERNMENTJOBS.COM INC 4,000.00 GRAHAM, GARY 500.00 GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY INC 500.00 GREAT PANES GLASSWORKS 568.75 GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC 11.25 GRIFFEN, CLINTON NEAL 1,500.00 GRIFFITH, ART 44.66 GROSS, PATRICIA ANN 149.41 GROTHE, MELANIE 131.04 GROUND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INC 29,102.00 H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC 3,690.07 HAARBERG, KIM 16,500.00 HAGER, TODD & CORRIE 480.54 HAIGH, LISA ELAINE 1,112.69 HALL, AUDREY 75.00 HARRIS LOCAL GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS 9,283.54 HARRIS, JULIE A 32.00 HARTWIG & ASSOCIATES INC 9,063.38 HASS, PATRICK J 37.76 HASZ, MARY KAY 74.59 HATHEWAY, LULU MARIE 125.00 HAUGEN, AUTUMN M 400.00 HAULAWAY STORAGE CONTAINERS 75.00 HAULAWAY STORAGE CONTAINERS 350.00 HAWKINS COMMERCIAL APPLIANCE 424.72 HAYES PHILLIPS HOFFMANN & CARBERRY PC 629.00 HCA-HEALTHONE 2,698.66 HD CONSTRUCTION 3,000.00 HEALTHONE CLINIC SERVICES 1,480.00 HICKS, JEANETTE M 49.95 HICO DISTRIBUTING OF COLORADO INC 18.00 HIEBERT, DALE 340.80 HIGHLANDS RANCH METRO DISTRICTS 154,630.00 HIGHLANDS RANCH METRO DISTRICTS 4,300.00 HIGHLANDS RANCH METRO DISTRICTS 15,329.25 HILBERT, JACK 599.76 HILL, DEWEY 240.00 HILL, JUSTIN D 200.00 HILL, ROGER L 174.03 HILLABY, SHAUNA 121.69 HODITS, SARAH 93.41 HOFFMAN, KIM 34.69 HONNEN EQUIPMENT COMPANY 22,914.78 HOPPER, KARIN D 151.47 HORIZON LABORATORY LLC 2,603.50 HORIZON VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 19,618.50 HOSPITAL SHARED SERVICES 35,535.12 HOUGH, ROBERT ANDY 377.31 HOWEY, COURTNEY 45.69 HUMANE SOCIETY OF PIKES PEAK 63,616.66 HUNTER, JOHN PAUL 51.86 ICENOGLE SEAVER POGUE PC 5,918.00 ICON ENGINEERING INC 9,586.95 ID EDGE INC 821.60 ID EDGE INC 5,090.23 ID EDGE INC 2,959.90 IDEAL IMAGE PRINTING 2,030.00 IMPROVE GROUP 23.41 INFOMEDIA INC 8,170.00 INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONSULTING 125,365.76 INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONSULTING 600.00 INGALLS, LANCE 288.00 INVERNESS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT 10,331.00 IREA 133,684.76 IRON MOUNTAIN OFF-SITE DATA 354.75 J P MORGAN CHASE BANK 349,417.57 JAG EXPRESS COURIER JBS PIPELINE CONTRACTORS JEFFERSON COUNTY HUMAN SERVICE JOHN ANDERSON MASONRY JOHN ELWAY CHEVROLET JOHNSON, CHERYL LYNN JOHNSON, KRISTINE JOLLY, DAVID L JORDAN PHD, KENYON P JULIAN, JOE
65.64 250,635.67 2,064.78 1,480.00 31,805.00 115.26 396.21 125.00 760.00 292.98
Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance Travel Expense Traffic Signal Equipment Other Professional Services County Fair Services Travel Expense Operating Supplies Operating Supplies/Equipment Other Professional Services Travel Expense Operating Supplies/Equipment Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies Postage & Delivery Services Bridges - Engineering Roads, Streets, Drainage-Engineering Fair Marketing & Sponsorship Travel Expense Legal Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Service Contracts Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Major Maintenance of Assets Other Training Services Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Recruitment Costs Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Medical, Dental & Vet Services Travel Expense Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Security Deposit Refund-Fairground Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts Parks & Recreation Improvement Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Clothing & Uniforms Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Travel Expense Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Other Professional Services Operating Equipment Accessories Service Contracts Travel Expense Pre-trial Fee Refund Travel Expense Equipment Rental Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Conference, Seminar, Training Fees County Fair Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Other Professional Services Dust Suppressant Other Purchased Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Parks & Recreation Improvement Other Professional Services Travel Expense Travel Expense Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Computer-Related Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance Other Professional Services Other Machinery & Equipment Operating Supplies Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder County Fair Services Travel Expense Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Road Repair, Maintenance & Overlay Other Repair & Maintenance Services Right-of-Way-Permanent Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Judges/Referees Fee/Fair Rodeo Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance Clothing & Uniforms Roads, Streets, Drainage-Engineering Travel Expense Travel Expense Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Equipment Rental Waste Disposal Services Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies Legal Services Business Personal Property Tax Rebate Other Construction & Maintenance Materials Recruitment Costs Travel Expense Office Supplies Travel Expense Contributions-Highlands Ranch Mansion Roads, Streets, Drainage-Engineering Water & Sewer Cell Phone Service-Reimbursement Operating Supplies County Fair Services Travel Expense Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Travel Expense Equipment Rental Travel Expense Forensic Testing Other Professional Services Security Services Travel Expense Travel Expense Animal Control Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Building Security Supplies Computer-Related Operating Supplies/Equipment Printing/Copying/Reports Operating Supplies/Equipment Other Purchased Services Computer Equipment Other Repair & Maintenance Services Recognition Programs Escrow Payable Utilities Other Professional Services Purchasing Card Transactions 06/05/13-07/04/13 Postage & Delivery Services Bridges - Engineering Other Professional Services Parks & Recreation Improvement Cars, Vans, Pickups Travel Expense Travel Expense Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Recruitment Costs Travel Expense
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20 Lone Tree Voice Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0392
A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 10, BLOCK 3, RIDGEGATE - SECTION 15 FILING NO. 4, FIRST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9235 Kornbrust Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 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: 8/1/2013 Last Publication: 8/29/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/6/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 9105.05879 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
Public Trustees
To Whom It May Concern: On 6/5/2013 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: ALLISON RATKOVICH Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/26/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 3/12/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010015556 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $334,362.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $320,335.36 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 10, BLOCK 3, RIDGEGATE - SECLegal Notice No.: 2013-0392 TION 15 FILING NO. 4, FIRST AMENDFirst Publication: 8/1/2013 MENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Last Publication: 8/29/2013 Which has the address of: 9235 KornPublisher: Douglas County News Press brust Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder Continued From Last Page No.:for 921804 and 921805 cash, the said real property and all inJVA INCORPORATED 3,108.00 Parks & Recreation Improvement terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs KANIA, KIMBERLY 9.52 Travel Expense and assigns therein, for the purpose of KB CONSTRUCTION INC provided in said 3,297.15 Parks & Recreation Improvement paying the indebtedness KEIPPER of COOPING COMPANY 2,143.54 Operating Supplies Evidence Debt secured by the Deed of KEN CARYL GLASS INCfees, the expenses 2,367.00 Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies Trust, plus attorneys’ LLC ofKENNEDY sale and- COLORADO other items allowed by law, 23,345.84 Building/Land Lease/Rent KENNEDY/JENKS 1,874.19 Other Professional Services and will deliver to CONSULTANTS the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, KING, THOMAS all as provided by law. 76.00 Books & Subscription First Publication: 8/1/2013 KNOLL INC 4,674.12 Furniture/Office Systems Last Publication: KNOWLES, TAD 8/29/2013 200.00 County Fair Services Publisher: Douglas County News Press KRATOS PUBLIC SAFETY & SECURITY SOLUTION3,847.12 Operating Supplies/Equipment Dated: 6/6/2013 KRATOS PUBLIC SAFETY & SECURITY SOLUTION5,322.15 Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies GEORGE J KENNEDY KROSCHEL, FAITH M 200.00 Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee KRUG, SHANNON LEIGH 322.62 Travel Expense The name, address and telephone numKUHN, RICHARD 65.07 Travel Expense bers of the the KUMAR ANDattorney(s) ASSOCIATESrepresenting INC 6,577.00 Roads, Streets, Drainage-Engineering legal holder of the indebtedness is: KWANG, BRENDA 93.35 Travel Expense LISA CANCANON LA PLATA COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE 9.48 Other Purchased Services Colorado Registration #: 42043 LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA 228.00 Other Professional Services 1199 BANNOCK STREET , LAKEWOOD FORDLAND INC 148,011.00 Cars, Vans, Pickups DENVER, COLORADO LAND TITLE GUARANTEE80204 10,000.00 Land-Martinez Property Phone #: (303) 813-1177 LAND TITLE GUARANTEE 150.00 Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies Fax #: (303) 813-1107 LARSON, JOSEPH 125.00 Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Attorney LEADS File #: 9105.05879 100.00 Professional Membership & Licenses *YOU FORECLOSURE LEASEMAY GROUPTRACK RESOURCES INC 22,904.32 Copier Charges SALE DATES onTHE the Public Trustee webLEVANT GROUP, 125.00 Other Professional Services site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustLEWAN AND ASSOCIATES INC 15,524.00 Copier Charges ee/ LEXISNEXIS INC 1,464.00 Legal Services LEXISNEXIS RISK DATA 416.25 Other Purchased Services Legal Notice No.: 2013-0392 LIFEHEALTH 1,510.00 Wellness Program First Publication: 8/1/2013 LIGHT, KELLY & DAWES PC 1,714.69 Legal Services Last Publication: 8/29/2013 LIGHTING ACCESSORY & WARNING SYSTEMS 18,805.56 Repairs-Equipment/Motor Vehicle Publisher: Douglas County News Press LILEY FISHERIES AND AQUATIC CONSULTING 1,436.00 Other Professional Services LINCOLN SNF LLC 25,253.20 Escrow Payable LINCOLN STATION METRO DISTRICT 1,079.76 Sales Tax Proceeds-April 2013 LIPS, LYNDA 1,800.00 Insurance Claims LIPS, VIRGILIUS 8,700.00 Insurance Claims LOFTIS, MERCEDES 171.72 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder LONG, HEATHER 10,608.96 Other Professional Services LONG, MICHAEL & SUZANNE 121.29 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder LOOSLI, MEGAN KAREN 40.73 Travel Expense LORENZ, JACOB & ROBYN 521.38 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder LOUVIERS WATER & SANITATION 4,726.14 Water & Sewer LSI RETAIL II LLC 495.48 Building/Land Lease/Rent LUMIAN, DANIEL R & TREZE C 82.57 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder LUMSDEN, ROSANNE 67.80 Travel Expense LYLES, CELESTENE (TENA) 68.97 Metro Area Meeting Expense LYNGE, WARREN 52.31 Travel Expense LYNN PEAVEY COMPANY 363.75 Operating Supplies/Equipment LYTLE WATER SOLUTIONS LLC 351.08 Other Professional Services M & A CONTRACTORS INC 2,500.00 Other Repair & Maintenance Services MAKELKY, DAN 216.97 Travel Expense MANGIN, EMMANUEL 93.62 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MANLEY, SHAWN 66.26 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MARBLES KIDS TALENT INC 65.00 Other Professional Services MARK VII EQUIPMENT INC 666.04 Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies MARKS, JOEL H & CAROL A 113.07 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC 772.50 Aggregate Products MARTIN, BARBARA L 229.43 Travel Expense MARTIN, LARRY 64.41 Travel Expense MARTIN, MATT 56.48 Clothing & Uniforms MARX, CHELSEA BRANDON 12,462.16 Other Professional Services MASSINE, MICHAEL 236.17 Travel Expense MATABI, JOTHAM 376.51 Travel Expense MATTHEWS, CHERYL 441.67 Travel Expense MAXWELL, DAVID 300.00 Other Professional Services MAYER, TRACY L & DAVID B 81.77 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MAZZA DESIGNS INC 14,750.00 Other Improvements MCCARTHY, ELIZABETH A 100.00 Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management MCDONALD, JAZ 300.00 Security Deposit Refund-Fairground MCELROY, LOUISE 75.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees MCFARLEN, TIM 113.46 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, THE 749.00 Newspaper Notices/Advertising MCINTOSH, PAUL & AYRAN 44.77 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MCKEE, ERIC P 17.74 Travel Expense MCKINNON, PENNY 52.55 Travel Expense MENDELSON, ROBIN 40.06 Travel Expense METECH RECYCLING INC 800.18 Other Professional Services MEYER, ELAINE MARY 113.60 Travel Expense MICHAEL BAKER JR INC 9,166.40 Other Professional Services MIDGLEY, JOANNE 45.20 Travel Expense MIG/MOORE IACOFANO GOLTSMAN 8,783.26 Other Professional Services MILANO DIGITAL 156.08 Operating Supplies/Equipment MILLER ARCHAEOLOGY CONSULTING 4,375.00 Other Professional Services MILLER WENHOLD CAPITOL 10,000.00 Other Professional Services MILLER, DENICE 289.28 Travel Expense MILLER, NORMA 34.99 Operating Supplies MILLER, TIM 819.64 Insurance Claims MINICK, GREGORY W 28.74 Travel Expense MIWALL CORPORATION 4,917.45 Firearm Supplies MODIS 32,619.84 Other Professional Services MONSSON, GEORGE N 9,270.00 Legal Services MOON JR, LYNN DOUG 340.80 Travel Expense MOUNTAIN STATES EMPLOYERS 537.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees MOUNTAIN VIEW WASTE SYSTEMS 99.50 Waste Disposal Services MTM RECOGNITION 2,706.77 Recognition Programs MUDDY TIRES LLC 2,000.00 County Fair Services MUDGETT, TRACEY 73.33 Travel Expense MUELLER, HIRO K 211.25 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MUGLER, LARRY G 1,675.00 Other Professional Services MULLER ENGINEERING COMPANY INC 209.00 Other Professional Services MURRELL, KI BASSETT 50.00 Wellness Program NACRC 425.00 Travel Expense NAS RECRUITMENT COMMUNICATIONS 639.90 Recruitment Costs NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION INC 21,675.15 Other Repair & Maintenance Services NEEDLES, MIRANDA M & COREY 79.97 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder NEGUS-PEMBERTON, JONNA 12.84 Operating Supplies NEVE’S UNIFORMS INC 646.40 Clothing & Uniforms NEW WORLD SYSTEMS INC 4,588.94 Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance NICOLETTI-FLATER ASSOCIATES 1,060.00 Other Professional Services NILEX CIVIL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP 3,600.00 Other Construction & Maintenance Materials NILEX CIVIL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP 1,087.00 Other Improvements NORCHEM DRUG TESTING 478.40 Medical, Dental & Vet Services NORTHERN COLORADO PAPER 4,080.00 Janitorial Supplies OFFICE ENTERPRISES LLC 2,000.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees OLDCASTLE PRECAST INC 106.00 Other Construction & Maintenance Materials O’NEIL ALLEN, VIKKI 52.25 Travel Expense ORACLE AMERICA INC 1,250.00 Support & Maintenance ORGANIC GARDENING 23.94 Books & Subscription ORR, JACK 402.50 County Fair Services OSTLER, CLAUDIA 377.42 Travel Expense OTT, WILLIAM 22.04 Travel Expense
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August 29, 2013
Government Notices PUBLIC NOTICE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Pursuant to §39-8-104 C.R.S., notice is hereby given that beginning September 9, 2013 the Douglas County Board of Equalization will meet to review the assessment roll of all taxable property located in the County as prepared by the County Assessor, and to hear appeals from determinations of the Assessor. All such hearings will be concluded and decisions rendered thereon by the Board of Equalization at a hearing held at 10:00 AM on November 4, 2013, in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, located at the Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado. All decisions of the Board of Equalization will be mailed to the petitioner within five business days of the date on which such decisions are rendered. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO Melissa Pelletier Clerk and Recorder Legal Notice No.: 924018 First Publication: August 29, 2013 Last Publication: August 29, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
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PAGE SPECIALTY COMPANY PALMER, GRACELEE PARK, CHUNG & SUNG PARKS, COLORADO STATE PATTERSON, SUSAN-PETTY CASH PAX CHRISTI CATHOLIC CHURCH PEAK OFFICE FURNITURE INC PEDUTO, ANTHONY PENNHILL FARMS INC PERRY PARK WATER AND SANITATION PETERS, BRIAN & MARILYN PETERSON APPRAISAL COMPANY PETERSON, LYLE D PHILIP SERVICES CORPORATION PHOENIX SUPPLY LLC PHYSICIANS MEDICAL IMAGING PINERY HOMEOWNERS PINERY WATER & WASTEWATER PIONEER SAND COMPANY INC PIPELINE INDUSTRIES INC PITNEY BOWES INC PLANET GREEN DISTRIBUTORS PLATTNER ENTERPRISES PMAM CORPORATION POINT BLANK ENTERPRISES POO CREW LLC, THE POTTER, SHAWNA PR DIAMOND PRODUCTS INC PRANG, TODD PRATT, CHRISTOPHER PRECISION DYNAMICS CORPORATION PREMIER AWARDS PRO COMPLIANCE PRO RODEO COWBOYS PRO RODEO OUTFITTERS LLC PROTO TEST LLC PTS OF AMERICA LLC QUINN, TERENCE T QUINTANILLA, ATILIO RATHBUN, BRIAN JAY RECREATION SYSTEMS II INC REDWOOD TOXICOLOGY LABORATORY INC REHLING, JAN REINERT, MARK RESEARCH IN MOTION CORPORATION RESPEC CONSULTING & SERVICES REXEL REYNOLDS, DENNIS RICHARDS, RUBY RIDER, KATHERINE RIGGS, CAROLYN S RM LAW ENFORCEMENT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION VISA RMOMS ROBERSON, LAUREL ROBINSON TEXTILES ROBSON, VALERIE ROCKSOL CONSULTING GROUP INC ROCKY MOUNTAIN DOCK & DOOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN MAIL SERVICES ROCKY MOUNTAIN WINDOW TINT LLC ROMANIN, RICHARD MRICKY ROMBERGER, ZACHARY LEE ROUSSEU, VINCENT RR DONNELLEY RUNNING CREEK COUNSELING RUSH, JUDY RYAN, KEVIN SAFETY AND CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY INC SAFEWARE INC SAGUARO FAMILY CLINIC SALAZAR, ALEX SALAZAR, ALEX SANDERSON, JACKIE SCHEUBER & DARDEN ARCHITECTS SCHMISEK, JOHN SCHWEIZER EMBLEM COMPANY S-COMM FIBER INC SECOR, WILLIAM H SEDALIA LANDFILL SEDALIA WATER & SANITATION SEMBRA, HELEN M SEMPERA SERVICE FIRST SEXTON, PATRICK SHADOWCLIFF SHADY TREE SERVICE LLC SHAW CONTRACT FLOORING SERVICES INC SHAW, KATHRYN J SHERMAN, TRACY SHIPLEY, DAVID M SHIPTON, SHERYL K SHRED-IT SICKLIN, THOMAS VAN SIDEBOTHAM, WILL SIEGRIED, LARRY A SILL-TERHAR MOTORS INC SILVER CROWN LANDSCAPE MATERIALS SIMPLEXGRINNELL LP SJAARDEMA, MICHELE M SKY RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER SKYVIEW WEATHER SMALL, GARY SMATLA, PATRICIA L SMITH, JAMES M SMITH, KAREN A SNELLER, DONNA SOFTAIRE DIFFUSERS INC SOTOMAYOR, NANCY SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS SPECIALIZED PATHOLOGY PC SPRINT NEXTEL STARKEY, VICTORIA STATE FORMS & PUBLICATIONS STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO/OIT STEPHENS, ROCHELLE STERKEL, MICHELLE STEVENS - KOENIG REPORTING STIENS, ROBERT STOAKS, MACKENZIE STONE PC, PATRICIA JO STONE, CATHERINE A STONEGATE VILLAGE METRO DISTRICT
4,922.00 100.00 118.47 3,990.00 46.90 2,493.00 4,570.00 600.00 3,568.00 956.25 186.93 3,994.40 66.55 498.42 1,750.30 206.26 698.91 4,062.52 1,644.55 6,050.00 462.00 24.95 2,460.00 3,016.65 5,849.55 843.00 32.51 1,125.00 98.59 206.79 501.27 293.05 2,332.00 18,000.00 16,435.00 5,400.00 2,396.00 237.31 137.73 83.18 1,500.00 92.75 16.95 75.00 4,379.00 4,098.25 2,534.40 120.00 204.77 31.99 25.00
Other Professional Services Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Due to State - State Park Pass Travel Expense Escrow Payable Furniture/Office Systems County Fair Services Grounds Keeping Supplies Bulk Water Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Other Professional Services Clothing & Uniforms Paint & Road Striping Prisoner Maintenance Supplies Operating Supplies/Equipment Security Services Water & Sewer Aggregate Products Other Repair & Maintenance Services Equipment Rental Janitorial Supplies Other Repair & Maintenance Services Alarm Administration Expenses Clothing & Uniforms Operating Supplies/Equipment Travel Expense Other Construction & Maintenance Materials Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Operating Supplies/Equipment Operating Supplies/Equipment Medical, Dental & Vet Services County Fair Awards Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Transportation of Prisoners Travel Expense Clothing & Uniforms Clothing & Uniforms Parks & Recreation Improvement Other Professional Services Travel Expense Judges/Referees Fee/Fair Rodeo Support & Maintenance Other Professional Services Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies Clothing & Uniforms Travel Expense Travel Expense Operating Supplies/Equipment
4,098.08 53.20 160.46 7,673.96 67.65 49,146.77 511.95 40,831.80 125.00 48.40 174.80 178.81 549.36 195.00 200.00 133.56 2,735.20 320.00 50.00 35.00 66.90 739.59 12,000.00 38.99 420.32 25,104.00 82.17 4,868.18 6,905.25 125.00 19,040.00 937.14 15.35 40.00 18,438.00 12,417.40 70.63 95.24 34.65 25.00 107.37 43.27 2,387.75 125.00 60,898.00 168.42 100.00 100.00 203.50 5,750.00 125.00 753.72 71.17 993.75 125.00 9,380.00 156.85 5,321.39 11,925.00 1,487.65 40.68 84.60 2,573.66 432.85 131.67 50.00 2,304.45 166.00 50.00 11.00 25.00 801.68
Emergency Response Supplies/Black Forest Fire Other Purchased Services Travel Expense Prisoner Maintenance Supplies Travel Expense Roads, Streets, Drainage-Engineering Other Repair & Maintenance Services Postage & Delivery Services Repairs-Equipment/Motor Vehicle Clothing & Uniforms Travel Expense Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Printing/Copying/Reports Other Purchased Services Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Travel Expense Operating Supplies/Equipment Other Repair & Maintenance Services Other Professional Services Professional Membership & Licenses Travel Expense Travel Expense Other Professional Services Travel Expense Clothing & Uniforms Other Professional Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Waste Disposal Services Contribution-Water System Improvement Project Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Other Professional Services Plan Checking Fees-Refund Travel Expense Travel Expense Other Professional Services Major Maintenance of Assets Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Other Purchased Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Insurance Claims Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Cars, Vans, Pickups Aggregate Products Building Security Supplies Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Medical, Dental & Vet Services Other Professional Services Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Other Professional Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Abatement Hearing Judge Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Operating Supplies Travel Expense Office Supplies Medical, Dental & Vet Services Cell Phone Service Travel Expense Operating Supplies Other Professional Services Data Communication Lines Travel Expense Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Legal Services Clothing & Uniforms Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Water & Sewer
STREFFCO CONSULTANTS INC 6,735.00 STUART, RAVEN 136.73 STURGEON, JENNIFER 9.61 SUDS FACTORY CAR WASH & DETAIL CENTER 620.00 SUMMIT LABORATORIES INC 950.00 SVENDSEN, SHARON 74.81 SWARCO REFLEX INC 18,400.00 SWEEPSTAKES UNLIMITED 210.00 SWINERTON BUILDERS INC 652,160.14 SWINGLE LAWN, TREE & LANDSCAPE CARE 2,072.50 SYMBOL ARTS 1,608.75 TAFARO, MELANIE 17.87 TANGEMAN, JAMES & DANITA 106.17 TATE, JOHN 115.83 TAYLOR, TYLENE 72.04 TAYLOR, VIVIAN A 17,949.00 TAYLOR, VIVIAN A 1,147.12 TEAM DIRECT 2,087.86 TELERUS INC 1,500.00 THD AT HOME SERVICES INC 324.60 THE ESTATE OF JAMES A CLARK 2,885.50 THOMAS, RICHARD KIP 209.69 THOMSON REUTERS WEST 603.92 THOMSON REUTERS WEST 466.92 THORNTON, LUKE 120.00 THORNTON, LUKE 100.00 THOUTT BROTHERS CONCRETE CONTRACTORS 45,304.69 THYNE, AILIS 125.00 TO THE RESCUE 5,916.00 TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 284,906.96 TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 13,961.50 TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 872,848.97 TOWN OF LARKSPUR 134.00 TOWN OF LARKSPUR 7,885.59 TOWN OF PARKER 247,675.27 TOWN OF PARKER 1,035,726.22 TOWNSEND, ELIZABETH 270.00 TPM STAFFING SERVICES 1,593.38 TRANSLATION & INTERPRETING 157.50 TRANSOFT SOLUTIONS INC 770.00 TRAVCO INC 3,937.00 TRES RIOS SILVER 9,582.00 TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 480,926.00 TRI-LAKES DISPOSAL 120.00 TRINDLE, ROSIE ANN 513.10 TROTTER, STEPHANIE 2,850.00 TRUE NORTH SURVEYING & MAPPING 8,825.00 TRUJILLO, GREG M 88.09 TUCKER, STEVE 137.31 TURNER, DOROTHY 80.83 ULTRAMAX AMMUNITION 954.00 UMB BANK 2,181.43 UNITED RENTALS NORTHWEST INC 495.49 UNITED REPROGRAPHIC SUPPLY INC 424.46 UNITED SITE SERVICES 2,955.00 UNITED STATES WELDING INC 20.55 UPS - UNITED PARCEL SERVICES 121.67 URBAN DRAINAGE & FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT 12,500.00 URBAN LENDING SOLUTIONS LLC 40.00 US BANK 6,787.79 US IMAGING 24,764.08 USA MOBILITY WIRELESS INC 14.04 UST GLOBAL INC 25.00 VARELA, EMILY 100.00 VERIZON WIRELESS SERVICES 14,483.10 VETTER, TOM E 125.00 VIDEOTRONIX INC 170.00 VILLALOBOS CONCRETE INC 292,151.01 VMWARE INC 64,281.54 VOLLMAR, KAYCEE 300.00 WAGNER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 20,654.24 WALKER, DONALD 20.59 WALKER, EVONNE 34.46 WALPOLE, DONALD & JOYCE 296.16 WALTERS, JOHN C & KATE A MCKENNA 181.18 WALTON SCOREBOARDS 4,000.00 WALTON, ANNE 131.62 WATER & EARTH TECHNOLOGIES INC 5,355.00 WELCH, CINDY A 600.00 WEMBER INC 11,231.55 WESTERN JUSTICE 3,000.00 WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INC 33.66 WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INC 6,048.16 WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INC 4,391.36 WESTSIDE TOWING INC 2,075.50 WHITE CONSTRUCTION GROUP 176,490.77 WILDCAT SHOPPING CENTER LLC 8,949.54 WILLIAMS, KELLY ANN 198.88 WILLIAMS, THERESA 125.00 WILLIAMS, THOMAS & DEBORAH 45.85 WILLIAMS, WALKER 1,500.00 WILLIAMSON, SCOTT E 69.41 WILLIS OF FLORIDA 7,747.50 WILLIS, RHIANNON M 12.50 WILSON & COMPANY INC 209,914.78 WILSON, DON 210.40 WIRE, APRIL 85.20 WITZEL, MOLLY 125.00 WIXSON, BRETT & REGINA 168.77 WL CONTRACTORS INC 39,956.30 WOMEN’S CRISIS & FAMILY OUTREACH CENTER 18,750.00 WOMEN’S CRISIS & FAMILY OUTREACH CENTER 12,312.29 WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL RODEO ASSOCIATION 3,000.00 WORKPLACE ELEMENTS LLC 6,938.68 WRAY, KAREN L 364.15 WRIGHT JR, JAMES LJIM 600.00 XCEL ENERGY 6,182.78 YEUNG, PETER & VICTORIA 165.44 YOSH JR, JOHN CRAIGJJ 150.00 ZION, JAMES 174.24 TOTAL AMOUNT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2013
Contract Work/Temporary Agency Travel Expense Travel Expense Fleet Outside Repairs Service Contracts Travel Expense Paint & Road Striping Other Purchased Services Construction Other Professional Services Sign Parts & Supplies Travel Expense Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Travel Expense Other Professional Services Travel Expense County Fair Awards Telephone/Communications Building Permits-Refund Escrow Payable Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Books & Subscription Other Professional Services Clothing & Uniforms Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Road Repair, Maintenance & Overlay Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Developmental Disabilities Grant Due to Castle Rock-Auto Use Tax Due to Castle Rock-MV License Fees Intergovernmental-Castle Rock Due to Larkspur-MV License Fees Intergovernmental-Larkspur Due to Parker - MV License Fees Intergovernmental-Parker Vendor Surcharge Contract Work/Temporary Agency Other Purchased Services Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance Contract Work/Temporary Agency County Fair Awards 3rd Quarter 2013 Contribution Waste Disposal Services Travel Expense Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Metro Area Meeting Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Firearm Supplies Banking Service Fees Equipment Rental Operating Supplies/Equipment Waste Disposal Services Other Repair & Maintenance Services Postage & Delivery Services Special Districts Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Banking Service Fees Other Professional Services Pager & Wireless Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Cell Phone Service Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Other Professional Services Road Repair, Maintenance & Overlay Support & Maintenance Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Repairs-Equipment/Motor Vehicle Travel Expense Clothing & Uniforms Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Vehicle/Equipment Rent/Lease Travel Expense Other Professional Services Fair Marketing & Sponsorship Design/Soft Costs County Fair Services Janitorial Supplies Other Equipment Prisoner Maintenance Supplies Vehicle Tow Services Improvements-Heritage Memorial Plaza Building/Land Lease/Rent Travel Expense Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder County Fair Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Liability Insurance Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Other Professional Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Roads, Streets, Drainage-Construction 2nd Quarter 2013 Contribution Other Professional Services County Fair Awards Furniture/Office Systems Travel Expense County Fair Services Utilities Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Other Professional Services Clothing & Uniforms
$18,444,791.33
THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING IS A CONDENSED STATEMENT OF THE BILLS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2013 BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS UNDER WHOSE DIRECTION THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED. N. ANDREW COPLAND, CPA, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Legal Notice No.: No.: 921804 and 921805 * First Publication: August 29, 2013 Last Publication: August 29, 2013 * Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
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FALLSPORTS
2013 PREVIEW Week 3 Football
Valor Christian’s starting offensive line, a group made up of all seniors, stands tall and wide in the trenches. From left are tackle Isaiah Holland, guard Sam Kozan, center Cody Bratten, guard Ryan Cummings and tackle Alec Ruth. The unit averages more than 290 pounds. Photo by Chris Rotar
Linemen ready to rock the block Guards, centers, tackles play a huge role in reaching end zone By Jim Benton
jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com Offensive linemen used to be pictured as big, dumb guys who like to push and knock people around. That stereotype has changed. Valor Christian coach Rod Sherman has an all-senior starting offensive line this season that could physically match up with many college lines. Left tackle Alec Ruth is 6-foot-6, 300 pounds, and right tackle Isaiah Holland is 6-5, 310 pounds. They sandwich guards Ryan Cummings (6-5, 295) and Sam Kozan (6-2, 265) and center Cody Bratten (6-3, 280). Valor’s line averages 290 pounds, but Sherman claims it takes both brawn and brains to be a good offensive lineman. “First, it takes intelligence to be able to diagnose different defensive schemes and be able to adjust on the fly,” said Sherman. “I know sometimes in the world there is a stereotype of football players not being intelligent, but that is so not true. Our left tackle is being recruited hard by Ivy League schools and our center scored 35 on his ACT and is looking The Douglas County offensive line runs through drills at an Aug. 13 practice. The Huskies hope to build on a 5-5 season, which ended with a first-round playoff at schools like MIT.” loss to Fountain-Fort Carson. Photo by Ryan Boldrey It takes more than just hitting a blocking sled hard to become a good offensive lineman. Jamin Smith, Nick Viola and Adam Tate will help proA potential All-League offensive lineman these days ly, really big. We ask them to zone block, we’ll run different needs to be versatile, quick, explosive off the ball and a concepts to the running game, power, counter, toss, and vide running lanes for Trey Smith at Douglas County. Brandon Reidemann, Brandon Leahy, Jacob Hunt and Austin technique master to learn various kinds of blocks. we ask them to pass block.” Skinner will form part of a solid Chaparral offensive line, “Second, you need kids that want to work hard and Development takes time. aren’t worried about getting the glory,” added Sherman. “There are a lot of things we are asking that take time for while highly recruited Sam Jones, Blake Jacobs and BrenIt’s not a glorious position being an offensive lineman, you guys to feel comfortable with, and sometimes time is a full dan Chase return at ThunderRidge. “The offensive line is perhaps the most important group have to work and be patient. year,” emphasized Logan. “Bigger kids, when the ball gets rolled out their fresh“We throw a lot at these kids and we ask a lot of them. on the field,” said Chaparral coach John Vogt. “Typically linemen are hard workers and tough guys. man year, are not able to play at the level they want be- Back in the old days of just lining up in a three-point stance, cause their bodies might be bigger and it might take them getting off the ball and blocking for a running game, those They must run block and pass protect and they are involved in collisions on every play. They must be strong, a little more time to improve their coordination,” he said. days have been long gone for a lot of people.” “Some of those kids when they get to their junior and seSherman isn’t shy about reminding his offensive line- tough and have athletic ability.” A few of the other top area linemen include Joe Hunsanior years, their hard work starts to pay off. men about basics. “We are blessed. There are not a ton of teams that can “They can’t get tired of doing the fundamentals,” he ker and Tyler Trehal at Castle View, Ponderosa’s Zach Smith and Cody Wilson, Sean Malloy at Littleton, Anthony Hudak say that both their offensive tackles are being recruited by said. Pac 12 and Big 12 schools.” “They have to continue to prefect their craft from pass at Legend, Rock Canyon’s Jimmy Wanless and Justin HuntCherry Creek’s offensive line doesn’t measure up to Val- protection to run blocking. I believe the attention to detail er, Connor Cain and Kris Medina of Heritage. Creek’s Pete or’s in size, as the Bruins put a premium on agility. is important in every position, but it is just magnified at Nielsen, Alex Keys of Highlands Ranch and Lutheran’s Alex McClure and Chance Morelock are also among offensive “It obviously starts up front on both sides of the ball,” the line of scrimmage. said coach Dave Logan. “Oftentimes if you hear a lineman’s name called, it is linemen to watch. “We have three of the five starters back and they bring “If you are not good up front on offense or defense, you because of something they did not do well. It takes a cerare going to have a hard time winning. tain type of kid to have that character and we’re blessed to a lot of continuity and knowledge,” said ThunderRidge coach Joe Johnson. “This year our biggest offensive linemen will be about have a group of those kids.” “It’s the difference of having to think about it, respond235 to 240 pounds. We ask them to do a lot of different Other area teams also have good high school offensive ing and doing it, just trained body acting in a trained way.” things. So being mobile is as important to us as being real- linemen that have been doing well.
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2013 PREVIEW Football Teams At a Glance
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Coach — Darrel Gorham 2012 — 0-5 in Continental League, 2-8 overall. Top players — Keaton Thames, QB, 6-1, 180, Sr.; Jalen Kittrell, RB, 5-9, 150, Sr.; Alek Keys, C, 6-2, 260, Jr.; Killian Moran, G, 5-9, 245, Jr.; Ross Heskett, TE, 6-2, 180, Sr.; Colton Hogy, DB, 5-10, 150, Sr.; Tammer Minch, ILB, 6-0, 190, Jr.; Michael Robinson, FB/LB, 5-10, 195, Sr.; Austin Davis, DL, 6-3, 225, Sr. Team outlook — Falcons played a lot of younger players last season so they will be more experienced this year with seven returning starters on offense and defense. Highlands Ranch is facing the problems associated with dropping enrollment. Depth and the lack of big, physical players is a concern. Say what — “We will be better from an experience level because we played a lot of young kids last year. We’ll give it a go and see what happens,” said Gorham.
MOUNTAIN VISTA
Coach — Rick Cash 2012 highlights — 3-2 in Continental League, 4-6 overall, lost to Pomona in first round of the Class 5A state playoffs. Top players — Tanner Smith, RB, 5-11, 200, Sr.; Rocco Palumbo, WR, 6-3, 180, Sr.; Tyler Spond, LB, 6-0, 200, Sr. 2013 outlook — Smith, who averaged 127.3 yards rushing per game a year ago, and Palumbo, who caught 43 passes, will provide weapons for the new Golden Eagles quarterback who will replace Ryan Rubley.
ROCK CANYON
Coach — Brian Lamb 2012 highlights — 4-2 in Pioneer League, 6-4 overall, lost to Chaparral in first round of Class 5A state playoffs. Top players — Ryan Hommel, WB, 6-1, 180, Jr.; John Riley, RB/LB, 5-10, 210, Sr.; Jimmy Wanless, OL, 6-7, 275, Sr.; Alex Korn, LB/RB, 5-10, 200, Sr.; Austin
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Rock Canyon coach Brian Lamb talks about the technique he wants the defense to use against the option play. The discussion came during the Aug. 22 team practice as the Jaguars got ready for an Aug. 23 scrimmage and the opener Aug. 30 against Highlands Ranch. Photo by Tom Munds Korturn, DB/TE, 5-11, 185, Sr.; DJ Webb, DB/RB, 5-10, 175 Jr.; Quinn O’Neill, DB/ WR, 5-8, 160, Jr.; Justin Hunter, DL/OL, 6-4, 210,. Jr. 2013 outlook — Lamb is the new Jaguars coach and at least he won’t have to deal with finding a quarterback since Hommel, who threw for 1,462 yards as a sophomore, will be back calling signals. Hommel will need to trim the interceptions but the year of experience should help. Lamb was an assistant football coach at Mountain Vista and ThunderRidge and was head girls basketball coach for five seasons at Mountain Vista. Say what? — “I look forward to this year because I will see a ton of growth in these players. Many of them will be asked to step up and perform at a high level. I am encouraged by their dedication and effort so far,” said Lamb.
THUNDERRIDGE
Coach — Joe Johnson 2012 — 5-0 in Continental League, 11-2 overall, lost to Valor Christian in
Class 5A semifinals. Top players — Sam Jones, OT, 6-2, 285; Brody Westmoreland, QB, 6-2, 185; Mark Hopper, WR, 6-4, 190; Steve Ray, TB, 5-9, 195; Blake Jacobs, OG, 6-2, 260; Collin Hank, CB; Cody Johnson, DT, 6-3, 235; Michael Stanley, DEE, 6-2, 220; Matt Stanley, FB/HB, 6-1, 215; Josh Brown, Fl, 5-10, 155. 2013 outlook — Grizzlies know how to win. ThunderRidge has been in the state playoffs 13 consecutive years in various classes and has three state titles. Jones, Westmoreland, Hopper and Ray return to head up what could be another potent offense. The biggest question is who will play in the defensive backfield. Jones in a highly recruited MaxPreps preseason All-Stater and he’ll be playing in front of Westmoreland who is coming off a season where he threw for 1,702 yards and rushed for 735 yards. Say what — “We have many returners and possibly more talent than last year. We need to develop some leadership and improve behavior if we are to achieve what we are capable of,” said
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Coach — Rod Sherman 2012 highlights — 12-2, won Class 5A state championship with 9-0 win over Cherokee Trail. Top players — Christian McCaffrey, RB/DB, 6-0, 195, Sr.; Joe Bear Ortiz, WR, 6-01, 170, Jr.; Isaiah Holland, OL, 6-5, 3109, Sr.; Alec Ruth, OL, 6-6, 300, Sr.; Marcus Wilson, S, 6-0, 185 Sr.; Clarke Cooper, DE, 6-3, 250, Sr.; Brian Dawkins, CB, 5-10, 170, Jr.; Justin Falls, FB/LB, 5-11, 200, Sr.; Ryan Cummings, OL, 6-5, 295, Sr.; Cody Bratten, OL, 6-3, 280, Sr.; Sam Kozan, OL, 6-2 265, Sr. 2013 outlook — Sherman, the former offensive coordinator, takes over as head coach of a program that has captured four consecutive state championships (one in Class 3A, two in Class 4A and one in Class 5A). Valor has gone 51-5 over the past four seasons and has a team top-heavy with talented players this year. McCaffrey, the Stanford-bound 2012 Player of the Year, is a MaxPreps preseason All-State choice after averaging 177.9 all-purpose yards a game last season. Wilson was also a preseason All-Colorado selection and Falls returns following a campaign when he averaged 7.1 tackles a game. Valor’s all-senior starting offensive line averages 290 pounds and having such an experienced line will help quarterback A.J. Ceal who completed two of three passes last season as Luke DeRio’s backup. Valor played a Zero Week game Aug. 24 against Central of Fresno, Calif. Say what? — “Looking back at last year, we learned a lot from our two early season losses and that really helped us for the rest of the year. We’ve never been afraid to play really quality opponents and our first two games this year are against out-of-state teams that are tremendous. We’ve got some opportunities to learn and grow this year,” said Sherman.
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Rod Sherman won his first football game as Valor Christian head coach Aug. 24, but said his team had a lot of room for improvement. Sherman, however, might have trouble convincing an ESPN2 audience or the crowd at Valor’s stadium that any upgrades were needed after the Eagles whipped Central East (Fresno, Calif.) 31-7 in a seasonopening game that was called at 11:30 p.m. because of lightning in the area. There was still 4:08 left in the third period when the game was halted, but Valor was in control against the top-notch California team that was loaded with potential Division I college prospects. “That was as athletic of a team that we’ve ever played,” said Sherman, who is also Valor’s athletic director and former offensive coordinator. “Their running backs were great, their receivers were great. Our guys rose to the challenge. “One win is one win. It means nothing for the rest of the season. We have a lot of improving that we need to go through.” Valor, Colorado’s preseason top-ranked Class 5A team that has won four consecutive state championships, did turn the ball over three times, but the defense came up with big plays and the offense, triggered by a line that averages 290 pounds, moved up and down the field. Christian McCaffrey, a 5-foot10, 195-pound senior who has verbally committed to Stanford, showed his quickness and balance to national television onlookers. He finished the abbreviated game with 169 yards on 20
carries and three touchdowns. McCaffrey caught one pass for 20 yards, broke up a fourth down pass when he was inserted on defense and scrambled to get off a left-footed punt after bobbling a low snap from center. Senior safety Marcus Wilson, who has verbally agreed to play at Colorado State, made several big hits and knocked down a pass. “Christian made some incredible runs,” said Sherman. “Marcus made some big-time plays. He did a good job in coverage.” Sherman also praised senior quarterback A.J. Cecil, who was 4-9-2 for 51 yards and a TD in his first varsity start, and linebackers Justin Falls and Lucas Challenger. Falls had eight tackles to pace the Eagles’ defense while Wilson, Challenger and safety Jace LaMunyon were each in on seven tackles.
Softball
Douglas County’s softball team got off to a 2-0 start to the season with a 13-0 win over Palmer and a 7-6 victory over Columbine. Senior Correl Breanna pitched a one-hit, five-inning shutout in the victory over Palmer, while sophomore Clara Larson was 5-for-8 with four runs scored and five runs batted in during the two victories. Chaparral went 3-1 in games played between Aug. 17 and 24 with wins over Fort Collins, Palmer and Rocky Mountain and a 13-5 loss to Chatfield on Aug. 20. Sophomore Laura Scheffel has gone 7-for-12 (.583) with seven RBIs in the first four games. Jordan Smith, another
sophomore, collected eight hits while junior Madeline LaPolla was 7-for-13 (.538). Senior Taylor Saul had three hits in Highlands Ranch’s 11-1 win over Monarch on Aug. 22 … Heritage sophomore Carly Carlsen allowed only one hit in five innings in the Eagles’ 12-0 romp over Doherty Aug. 22 … Arapahoe picked up its first win in three outings with a 17-10 Centennial League triumph over Overland as MacKenzie Azzam contributed three hits including a double and triple … Ponderosa beat Vista Ridge 8-2 on Aug. 21 and whipped Liberty 33-3 Aug. 23. Sarah Coleman had three hits and three RBIs in the win over Vista Ridge, and Ally Power’s three hits and 12 strikeouts sparked the win over Liberty. Power collected the pitching wins in both victories.
Boys tennis
Cherry Creek tennis coach Kirk Price has been placed on an indefinite leave because of what the school district called a “personnel matter.” Art Quinn was named as interim head coach. Legend opened its season with a 6-1 win over Highlands Ranch and Rock Canyon notched seven straight set victories in a 7-0 Continental League win over Ponderosa.
Boys golf
After three of five Centennial league meets, Cherry Creek leads with an 886 aggregate followed by Arapahoe at 909 … In the third Continental League meet Aug. 19 at Saddle Rock golf course, Douglas County’s Kyler Dunkle had a 2-under-par 70 and Heritage’s Hunter Lee carded a 1-under 71.
Through Aug. 31 WeATher moniTorS. The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network based at the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University is looking to add a few hundred observers to its Denver area network during August. All it takes to be involved is the purchase of an official rain gauge ($30) and a commitment to help monitor the local climate by taking precipitation measurements as often as possible. The data is reported to the CoCoRaHS website and daily maps of local precipitation patterns are produced. Training is offered in person or online; a list of Denver area training classes can be found at http://www.cocorahs.org/ State.aspx?state=CO. For information, or to sign up, contact Chris Spears at chris.spears@colostate.edu or go to www.cocorahs.org and click on the “Join Us” link. Aug. 30 PAncAke BreAkfAST. Park Meadows will have its 17th anniversary pancake breakfast from 8:30-10 a.m. Aug. 30 in the dining hall, 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree. Call 303-792-2999 ext. 7030, or visit http://www.parkmeadows.com/. SePT. 2 LiBrAry cLoSureS. All Douglas County libraries will be closed Monday, September 2, in observance of Labor Day. SePT. 3 miSS muffeT. Enjoy storytime with Little Miss Muffet and her loveable spider friends. Read a spider story and visit with live spiders, including Rosie the tarantula from The Butterfly Pavilion. This Seedlings event is at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sept. 3 in the Event Hall at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Tickets are $3 and are available at www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org. SePT. 4 hoLidAy SerViceS. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, will commence Sept. 4, and the Chabad Jewish Center will host a full High Holiday Services schedule at 9950 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree. Unlike many congregations, membership is not required to join. All are welcome, free of charge, regardless of background or affiliation. Services will be held on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New
Year, on Sept. 4-6, as well as Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, Sept. 13-14. Call Rabbi Avraham Mintz at 303-946-8212, email info@DenverJewishCenter. com or visit www.DenverJewishCenter.com for free tickets and more information.
SePT. 5 emAiL mArkeTing. The South Metro Health Alliance presents two workshops on email marketing. The workshops are designed for anyone working in a nonprofit organization or small business who uses or wants to use email to reach their intended audience. Seating is limited and reservations are requested. The first workshop, from 9-11 a.m. Aug. 22, is “The Who, What, Why of Email Marketing” and is an introduction to email marketing. The second workshop, from 9-11 a.m. Sept. 5, is “Email Marketing Strategy, Plus Dos and Don’ts” and it dives into the technical and marketing strategy details. For reservations and more information, www.southmetrohealthalliance.org/workshops. SePT. 7 chemicAL rounduP. Dispose of unwanted chemicals at the household chemical roundup from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Castle Rock Utilities Building, 175 Kellogg Court. It is a joint effort between the Town’s Utilities Department and Tri County Health to prevent pollution and protect people handling garbage. A contribution of $25 is requested to help offset the high costs of hazardous waste disposal. Participants will be asked to verify residency. Residents are encouraged to register in advance online, www.tchd.org/householdchemical. htm. Also, please note that the event ends promptly at 3 p.m. Volunteers are greatly needed to help with registration, vehicle off-load, and waste processing. Volunteers get free food throughout the day, a gift for helping out at the event, and are allowed to dispose of their waste for free. Individuals and groups interested in helping with this event should call 720-200-1592. Visit www.tchd.org/householdchemical.htm or call 720-200-1592. SePT. 8 grAndPArenTS dAy. South Suburban Parks and Recreation presents Grandparents Day Fair 2013 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center and Prairie Sky Park, 10249 Ridgegate Circle, Lone Tree. Call 303-708-3516 for more information.
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