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Lone Tree 9-12-2013

Lone Tree

Douglas County, Colorado • Volume 12, Issue 35

September 12, 2013

A Colorado Community Media Publication

ourlonetreenews.com

CSU plans to initiate area classes No specific location announced for program starting in January By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com

A happy golden retriever emerges from the water after successfully snagging two tennis balls during Lone Tree’s Sept. 7 Wag-n-Romp event.

Whole lotta

Shakin’ going on

Hot temperatures and cool water brought hundreds of Lone Tree-area dogs and their owners to Cook Creek Pool on Lone Tree Parkway for the Sept. 7 Wag-n-Romp. The seventh annual event, which gives dogs a four-hour romp in the typically taboo waters, signals the end of the summer season and the pool’s closing. Participants of every breed and size cavorted together. They ranged from a 250-pound Lone Tree mastiff named Tobias to a rare Mexican hairless named Chupacabra visiting from Littleton. Though admission was free, donations were accepted for dog rescue organizations.

Photos by Jane ReuteR

Murphy, a border collie owned by Lone Tree resident Yvonne Davis, pauses during play as other dogs contentedly cruise through the waters of Cook Creek Pool.

‘Grinch’ protesters were paid teens Costumed characters have attended prior meetings, events linked to schools By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com Two mute, masked and costumed protesters on hand for the Sept. 3 screening of a documentary about the Douglas County School Board were revealed as teenage boys, paid for their time by an unknown person or source. The two were carrying signs reading, “Grinches for union control.” Protesters attired in the same costumes — Santa suits with Grinch masks — have stood several times outside the Douglas County School District administration building during controversial meetings, and appeared at a June 14 parent protest at Lone Tree’s Marriott hotel. Castle Rock filmmaker Brian Malone Grinch continues on Page 15

Colorado State University announced Sept. 5 that it is moving ahead with plans to launch a “significant presence” in the south metro Denver area early next year. “The CSU South Metro Denver presence is one of the last essential elements for us to prosper economically in this global environment,” John Brackney, president of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, said in a news release. “We are deeply appreciative of CSU for its desire to leverage the strength of our businesses community, specifically in relationship to STEM disciplines, and for considering the possibilities of cooperative education in direct partnership with major employers.” The first classes will begin in January and are part of a systems-engineering master’s degree program. No specific location has been announced. CSU spokesman Kyle Henley said university officials are working with a number of local tech companies in hopes of utilizing their training facilities for those classes. Ronald M. Sega, CSU’s vice president and enterBrackney prise executive for energy and the environment, will serve as a liaison to the business community and as the lead academic adviser. Sega is a former NASA astronaut and retired major general in the Air Force. “One of the real opportunities of the CSU-South Metro project is to provide key graduate-level programs that clearly fill strategic needs for the region’s business community,” Sega said. “I’m looking forward to meeting with our corporate partners in the coming weeks and months to discuss how we can serve them and support the region’s strong track record of economic growth.” In fall of 2014, CSU will add four-year degrees in business and nursing, and more as demand is realized. But Henley said the intent is not to compete with local community colleges, and that CSU has in fact been working closely with Arapahoe Community College in Littleton and other higher-education institutions in the area. “We’ve had a lot of conversations with ACC and continue to work closely with them,” said Henley. “We see a lot of very promising relationships, and we’re going to continue to talk with them.” CSU System Chancellor Mike Martin said partnering with community colleges means graduates don’t have to leave Denver or commute to continue their college education. In addition, it will help keep CSU’s startup costs low, eliminate overlap and help guide two-year graduates toward a bachelor’s degree. CSU hopes to build a permanent facility in the region in the next three CSU continues on Page 15

Two protesters stood mute outside the Parker Mainstreet Center during the showing of a film about the Douglas County School Board’s education reform efforts. Photo by Jane Reuter

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Police open house has focus on kids By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com The Lone Tree Police Department is hosting an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 14 at its Kimmer Street headquarters. Most events will be held in the parking lot at 9220 Kimmer Drive. Food, crafts for kids, police vehicle tours, fingerprinting and a K9 demonstration are among the events planned. Visitors will be able to try on Fatal Vision Goggles, which allow the wearer to experience the effects of alcohol impairment, and drive a golf cart. “It shows you how terribly you drive when you’re impaired even though you don’t know it,” said police spokeswoman Jennifer Purdy. Children are invited to learn how to make an emergency phone call with a 911 simulator. A dispatcher will be on hand to demonstrate and assist children. Most events are child-oriented, Purdy said. “This is a great event for parents to come get some safety information for their kids, and for their kids to get to know their lo-

‘This is a great event for parents to come get some safety information for their kids.’ Jennifer Purdy cal police department,” she said. “That way they realize we’re not scary and know who to go to for help.” The city administration building, in which the police department is located, is being renovated, so the police department tours typically featured as part of the event will not be offered this year. At eight years, Lone Tree’s police department is one of the newest in the state. It includes 47 sworn officers and an active volunteer program. For more information, visit www.cityoflonetree.com.

At a previous Lone Tree Police open house, Detective Jeff Gould lets a visitor try on a SWAT helmet. Courtesy photo

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September 12, 2013

Despite candidate conflicts, forum is a go Organizer says invitation is open until day of event

‘It’s the one forum that is put on by the

FIVE CANDIDATE FORUMS SET Five candidate forums are scheduled in the leadup to the Douglas County School Board election.

district, so to have it happen this way

• SEPT. 12, 6:30 P.M.

is just not right.’

By Jane Reuter

District Accountability Committee forum

Julie Keim, Douglas County School Board candidate

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com The Douglas County School District Accountability Committee is moving forward with a planned Sept. 12 school-board candidate forum, even though the four candidates who oppose much of the current board’s policies have previously scheduled commitments for the evening. Incumbents Doug Benevento and Meghann Silverthorne, as well as Jim Geddes and Judi Reynolds — all supporters of the current board — already have confirmed they will attend. The four candidates who have committed to the 6:30 p.m. Douglas County High School event are the slate endorsed by the Douglas County Republicans. The four opposing candidates — Julie Keim, Bill Hodges, Barbra Chase and Ronda Scholting — say the Sept. 2 notice came too late. Keim requested in an email to DAC chairman David DiCarlo that the DAC change the date, “given the very short notice of this invitation.” But after discussions among DAC members, DiCarlo said they opted to proceed as planned. “All the candidates were given the exact same notice,” said DiCarlo, an outspoken supporter of the current board and a district captain and central committee member of the Douglas County Republican Party. “It wasn’t as much notice as I would

like to have provided. (But) I know of three other candidate forums that are happening in the coming weeks. None of them gave a choice of dates.” DiCarlo said the Sept. 12 date was chosen based on availability of the venue and conflicts in October, including the fall school break and DAC obligations. DiCarlo wrote in a Sept. 5 email to Keim that the school auditorium had “limited dates for availability and I chose the one that worked best.” DCSD’s facility scheduling website shows the only September dates on which the Douglas County High School auditorium is not available are Sept. 12 — the date of the forum — and Sept. 27. Six dates are spoken for in October; the auditorium is otherwise also available that month. DCSD officials confirmed Sept. 9 the information on their site is accurate. Chase will be out of town on a business trip Sept. 12. Scholting, Hodges and Keim had already RSVP’d for a Voices for Public Education-sponsored address from national education expert Anthony Cody in Castle Rock. Voices for Public Education, sponsored by DCSD voucher lawsuit plaintiff Taxpayers for Public Education, is hosting a series of talks on public education between now

and the Nov. 5 election. Notice of Cody’s event first was posted on the Voices’ Facebook page on Aug. 8. DiCarlo said he’s aware the absence of four candidates will appear intentional to some. “All I can tell you is it was not planned to be that,” he said. “It bothers me we can’t get at least some of the four that can’t make it there. I have left the invitation open to them up until noon the day of the event.” DiCarlo said he became aware of the Sept. 12 Cody event after he scheduled the forum. “I only know about it because somebody sent me it after this all went down,” he said. Keim said the DAC’s date choice and decision to move forward are “disappointing.” “It’s the one forum that is put on by the district, so to have it happen this way is just not right,” she said. “It’s not fair for the parents and community members who want to be informed.” During an Aug. 13 DAC meeting, DiCarlo said he had reached out to six of the candidates about the then-proposed forum. The candidate field then stood at 12. Scholting, Hodges, Keim and Chase were not among the six he contacted. The DAC also plans to create and send candidate questionnaires to all eight con-

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September 12, 2013

o Staff, schools to get more money Douglas board cites healthier economy By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com Citing an influx of property tax revenue, the Douglas County School Board is giving more money to its schools and staff. The board passed a resolution Sept. 3 that makes an additional $3 million available for staff salary increases and $1.5 million for students’ education. The raises will average 1 percent, and are “differentiated for performance,” which means amounts will vary based on a teacher’s evaluation rating and the market-based pay scale. The money is on top of an average 2 percent teacher raise and an additional 2 percent in one-time bonuses already announced by the district in May. At that time, DCSD also committed to additional funding of $200 per student. The newly approved monies will add another $20 to $25 per student to that amount. The added compensation means the most highly rated teachers may get a pay bump of as much as 9.5 percent, with all but 1 percent of that money a permanent salary increase.

‘We’re going to budget on the somewhat conservative side; I’m not apologizing for that.’ Kevin Larsen, Douglas County School Board vice president DCSD also plans to boost pay for teachers whose salaries are below the marketbased pay scale. The decision to allocate additional funds is tied to an effort to make up for several years of salary freezes for teachers, and cuts to school budgets. “The good news is because of several factors,” DCSD board vice president Kevin Larsen said. “One is, the county’s growing again. Property values are slightly up. Delinquencies are down. Receipts are up, and up in a sustainable way.” While the district hails the additional money as good news, some call it bad budgeting. “I do think the timing of this board announcement was unfortunate,” said Julie Keim, a school board candidate and certified professional accountant who has studied DCSD’s budget. “Schools need to know their budgets before the beginning of the year to truly maximize opportunities for students.

Documentary on school board debuts

that dates hool k theMovie casts critical light on o godistrict leaders, policy changes

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com About 200 people attended the Sept. 3 screening in Parker of a documentary critical of the Douglas County School Board’s education reform efforts. Brian Malone, a Castle Rock native and filmmaker, produced, wrote and directed “The Reformers,” a 75-minute exploration of the impact of education reform on both a national and local level. The event was presented by Taxpayers for Public Education, a nonprofit that sued to stop the Douglas County School District’s voucher program. An eight-person panel discussion featuring community members, former DCSD employees and teachers’ union officials followed the screening. The documentary received a standing ovation from an audience largely critical of the current school board’s directions and policies. “It was a thrill, although I will say I’m not altogether surprised,” said Malone, adding the self-funded film cost about $20,000 to make. “There’s been a lot of interest and a lot of anticipation on what the film has to say.” Malone, whose two children attend DCSD schools, maintains the board is carrying out an agenda largely unsupported by parents and teachers, and that its policy changes have been poorly implemented. The film includes local interviews with Taxpayers for Public Education board members, former DCSD Superintendent Rick O’Connell, Douglas County teachers’ union president Brenda Smith, former Thunder Ridge High School teacher Brian White and several unidentified Douglas County teachers whose faces are shadowed. Four recent Douglas County high school graduates also are featured, saying some of the district changes negatively affected them as they applied to colleges. In the film, four national experts question the research and potential for-profit motives behind school choice. The documentary has footage from Douglas County School Board meetings, but does not include interviews with any board members, administrators or board supporters. Malone said DCSD officials repeatedly turned down his requests for interviews. The only pro-school-choice supporter interviewed is Republican former state lawmaker Nancy Spence. Douglas County School District spokeswoman Michelle Yi emailed a comment about the film on behalf of the district. “The district did not participate in the making of this film, and district officials

Castle Rock filmmaker Brian Malone introduces his documentary on the Douglas County School Board, “The Reformers,” at the Parker Mainstreet Center Sept. 3. Photo by Jane Reuter have not seen the film,” the email reads. “We are proud to empower parents with choice and offer a world-class education to all students, which includes opportunities for more collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity in our classrooms.” Malone was kicked out of an August 2012 school board meeting and charged with disrupting a lawful assembly after stepping out of a taped-off area that DCSD reserved for media. The charges later were dropped. Despite that experience, Malone maintains he approached the project with an open mind. “It was only from the experience of shooting this film that helped me develop my opinion,” he said. “I stand behind the film. And I stand behind my point of view. “I’m tired of all the anger; we’ve got to move above that and beyond it. This is about getting this community to stand up (and) decide what they want for their public school system. But if this county doesn’t wake up, we’ve got a real problem.” Future screenings of the movie are planned and Malone also is distributing free copies. “Right now I’m just focused on getting this film in front of as many eyeballs as possible in Douglas County before the November election,” he said. The terms of four current board members expire in November.

“Also, it is interesting that the candidates for the school board election were just finalized the day that this was announced.” Four seats on the seven-member board are up for grabs in November. Judi Reynolds, Keim’s opponent, said the release of additional funds indicates a prudent approach to fiscal management. “I think the way the board and district have chosen to do things over the last few years is they do not want to commit money they do not know they have,” she said. “I am largely supportive of that. I agree it would be far better if we knew exactly what we had to spend on our kids and our teachers prior to the school year starting. (But) I don’t want to see us committing ourselves to spend money we don’t have.” The Douglas County School District made a similar announcement in September 2012, again citing higher-than-anticipated property tax revenue that allowed it to distribute an additional $125 per student to all its schools.

Under the current board’s financial philosophy, Larsen said that may happen in future years as well. “We’re going to budget on the somewhat conservative side; I’m not apologizing for that,” he said. “And when we close the books at the end of June, if there’s ever a surprise, it’ll be a pleasant one.” While the additional $20 to $25 per student is helpful, Larsen noted it isn’t enough to have made a significant difference in schools’ original fall budgets. DCSD critics also fault a fund balance they believe is unnecessarily high. Creditrating agency Fitch listed the district’s unrestricted fund balance at $86.7 million in February 2013. Its unassigned fund balance, money not already tagged for other uses, is about $17 million, consistent with the board’s 4-percent reserve policy. The pay increases will begin showing up on teachers’ paychecks in October, and will be retroactive to July 1. They will be weighed against each teacher’s placement on DCSD’s new evaluation system, which categorizes an educator’s teaching style on a range from “highly effective” to “ineffective.” \DCSD also considers where a teacher’s salary falls on the marketbased pay scale, which determines salary based on the difficulty of finding teachers for specific positions.

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September 12, 2013

opinions / yours and ours

Finding clarity on pot a taxing process More than 10 months after Colorado voters approved the legalization of recreational marijuana use and sales, confusion reigns. Sure, passage of Amendment 64 last November made a few things clear: Possession of up to 1 ounce is legal. People under 21 years of age may not purchase pot. It remains illegal to smoke marijuana in public places. But a couple of the most basic questions still need to be answered: Where can one legally buy it? How much will it cost? The first question is being explored by Colorado’s cities and counties. At this point, few Denver-area municipalities have opted to make retail sales legal, instead taking a cautious, wait-and-see approach. Some — like all of Douglas County’s most populated cities and towns — have already decided to outright ban retail sales. It’s

our view possible most of Colorado could follow suit, leaving the state with a handful of “marijuana islands” where pot is legally sold. The cost question is largely in the hands of the state’s voters. On top of whatever price point the marijuana market dictates, there will be taxes, and in Colorado, that means voter approval is needed. A recent rally at the Capitol in Denver urged approval of a 15 percent excise tax and a 10 percent sales tax on the retail marijuana industry. If the state’s voters approve Proposition AA in November, money

question of the week

Should U.S. bomb Syria? As President Obama was seeking congressional input on whether to bomb Syria, Colorado Community Media visited the Highlands Ranch Library and asked patrons whether they felt the United States should do so.

“If it can be short and sweet I would like to help them, but if it might turn into a huge war I just can’t support that.” — Lynda Halterman, Castle Rock

“I tend to feel more strongly that we have to back the president on it, although I thought he should have gone on his own.” — Gus Draeb, Surprise, Ariz.

“No, I don’t think we should, I just think we need to stay out of stuff. We are in too many things already.” — Barb Chapman, Highlands Ranch

“I don’t see any end game for this other than we are going to involve ourselves in a conflict that really has no easy resolution.” — William Brown, Highlands Ranch

letters to the editor Time to change school board

In response to Dustin Zvonek’s guest column supporting Douglas County’s education reform: It’s ironic that Mr. Zvonek chooses to begin his guest commentary with “the old adage about not trying to fix what isn’t broken.” The Douglas County School District was NOT broken and didn’t need to be fixed before the reformers came in and tried to do just that. Among other concerns, DCSD’s state assessment scores reported by the Colorado Department of Education have decreased in three of four subject areas since the reformers took over in 2009. Our scores are still above the state average, but not as far above as they were in 2009. As of last year, high school students have lost over 240 hours of instructional time as a minimum graduation requirement. And Mr. Zvonek calls this “positive change”? We DCSD parents can see that these reforms are not working. We must restore our district to its prior excellence and the only way to do so is by electing four new board members that will put sound, proven educational policies back in place. Connie Ingram Highlands Ranch

Douglas County schools are slipping

Regarding Dustin Zvonek’s guest column supporting Douglas County’s education reform: It’s too bad that Mr. Zvonek does not take the time to research the truth, which he would find to be the exact opposite of what he shared in his opinion piece. The facts are there is lower parent satisfaction, state assessment results indicate that Douglas County is no longer number one in the metro-Denver area, and unlike years past, not one Douglas County high school made it in the 2013 Newsweek rankings of top high schools.

It appears that the fact-check rating of “pants on fire” that was mentioned in the article on Americans for Prosperity is warranted. Randi Allison Parker

Facts about schools are troubling

In Dustin Zvonek’s recent op-ed piece, he brings up an important point: Are Douglas County students better off today than they were four years ago? Mr. Zvonek makes a few claims that can easily be addressed with key facts: • “The needs of families and students come first in DCSD.” Unfortunately, there is no measurement of the needs of families and students, as the district hasn’t accepted the results of a parent survey since 2010. The last survey, conducted in 2012, showed that only 38 percent of parents approved of the direction of the district. While the district deemed that survey “inconclusive,” the results exceeded the criteria of the survey company the district hired to conduct the survey and are being used nationally. • “Test scores in math, science and reading are all up over the last five years.” While the District’s Newsline did report that scores were up, a quick check on the Colorado Department of Education website shows that since 2009 scores have actually dropped by 1 percentage point in all areas of content, except science which was up by 1 percentage point. The district acknowledged the error but never sent out a retraction and correction to the community. • “The district is improving its fiscal situation.” While large operating surpluses are desirable in the private industry, taking cuts to high schools that result in less time preparing students in class while posting a $20 million operating surplus is not fiscally responsible. DCSD’s fund balance has

from the taxes would reportedly go toward school construction and regulation of the marijuana industry. In general, we support approval of this proposition. It helps ensure the marijuana industry will pay for itself, and helps schools, to boot. But we do wonder if too many taxes could lead pot customers to turn back to the black market. The 25 percent statewide tax from Proposition AA would be in addition to whatever taxes local municipalities’ voters approve. Denver, for example, is asking residents to say yes to a 5 percent tax. The total tax toll of 30 percent could lead to an unaffordable product in what figures to be the state’s largest marijuana-selling zone. Having customers once again turn to the dealer down the street would be a clear example of the law of unintended consequences. But we feel taxes may be the only

Forecasts are ours to interpret Is it going to be partly cloudy or mostly sunny? That is one of those types of questions that is similar to, “Is the glass half full or half empty,” right? Even with the latest and greatest technology and applied scientific facts, at the end of the day the interpretation of the forecast can be influenced by the person sharing the information or even by our own mood or attitude on the day we see or hear the prediction for the weather. Forecasts are not just about the weather, are they? Analysts forecast the outcomes and productivity of everything from the stock market and individual companies to professional sporting events and even amateur or high school sporting events. Who will win, who will lose, and by how much? In the business world, CEOs base their operational decisions on the sales forecast provided by the vice president of sales and the chief marketing officer. They anticipate revenues based on information gathered through stringent business tools and processes like Customer Relationship Management applications. Again the latest and greatest technology, however influenced by human input and emotion. You see, if the data input is based on the attitude, mood, or feeling of the person sharing the information, it becomes subjective. And in some cases this places the business at great risk due to inaccurate and confused forecasts. So whether or not it is you or I searching for the weather forecast on our smart phone, listening for it on the radio, or watching it on television, it is really an opportunity for us to look at the day as mostly sunny, not partly cloudy. And if the business analysts and sportswriters provide us with their outlook on

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what will be happening with our stocks or favorite teams, it is up to us to determine how that impacts our forecast for the day. Why do we focus on the slightest possibility of the “bad” instead of the enormous opportunity for the “good”? There are plenty of people whose forecast is within a reasonable rate of accuracy. But who determines what is a reasonable rate of accuracy for our own forecasts and in our own lives? Are we OK with being 10 percent accurate, 50 percent accurate, or do we need the assurance of 100 percent accuracy of how our days and weeks are going to turn out? It’s not just about the forecast, it’s about how we perceive our personal and professional endeavors and how we prepare ourselves for the outcomes regardless if the results are what we had anticipated and forecasted, or something worse, and maybe even something much better. What’s in your forecast? Is it going to be partly cloudy or mostly sunny? Either way I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And yes, I am forecasting a better than good week. Michael Norton, a resident of Highlands Ranch, is the former president of the Zig Ziglar organization and CEO and founder of www.candogo.com

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way to keep the retail pot business from being a burden on Colorado, something the medical marijuana industry has been over the last few years. The state will have to bank on people’s willingness to pay the price for legality. Even after the issues of where to buy and how much it will cost are officially answered, there will remain plenty of gray areas. For example, many people are uncertain if they will get fired from their jobs if they partake. Others aren’t clear on how much they can smoke and still legally drive. Truth be told, it may take years — and more than a few legal challenges — before all the answers are in. But this November’s election and the actions of local governments in the months to follow should add important measures of clarity amid the lingering cloud of confusion.

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Political attack ads get an early start Recently, a Washington, D.C.-based radical environmental group, the League of Conservation Voters, ran an unprecedented $790,000 worth of attack ads against me alleging that I was a “climate change denier.” This is by far the largest negative political ad buy, this far out from an election, in our state’s history. The attack ads were concentrated over a two-week period. First of all, the ads claimed that “Coffman questions whether climate change is even a problem.” There is no question that climate change is real since it has existed since the beginning of time and will always be a factor that can negatively impact our environment. The role that carbon emissions, from human activity, have on climate change is still a subject of debate but, in my view, there is no question that it also has a negative impact. What is clear is that we should do all that we can to reduce carbon emissions, irrespective of how one feels about the va-

lidity of the extent of man-caused climate change, in order to improve the quality of our environment. However, we should do so under a balanced approach that considers the economic impact of our actions. What the League of Conservations Voters wants to do is to impose a carbon tax to raise the price of conventional carbonbased fuels in order to discourage their use and to make the higher-cost renewable sources comparatively more attractive. I oppose that strategy because working and middle-class families have had it hard

enough under this economy, and they don’t need to be punished even more with higher energy prices. Instead, I have voted to appropriate federal dollars to research renewable energy solutions that are not only beneficial to our environment, but will become more costcompetitive with traditional fuel sources. The ads go on to say that I’m opposed to doing anything to reduce carbon emissions. Even by their standards, these claims are blatantly false. I’ve always endorsed an all-of-theabove energy strategy and have publicly supported the wind energy production tax credit. In fact, just before the ads ran I was in Brighton visiting the Vestas plant that makes turbines for the wind energy industry. I’ve also been active in leading the effort to sanction China for unfair trade practices when it comes to their near-monopoly status on rare earth metals that are essential to both solar and wind energy manufacturing in the United States.

I believe that we can continue to reduce harmful carbon emissions in the United States through energy conservation and the development of cleaner cost-competitive energy alternatives. These ads do not reflect that reality because they are trying to produce a partisan political outcome and not an environmental one. It’s unfortunate that there are powerful special interests groups out of Washington, D.C. that now think they can best influence elections in a state like Colorado by spending massive amounts of money on negative ads well over a year before voters will go to the polls to decide who will represent them.

“So what?” Manziel sat on the sidelines during the first half of the A&M game with Rice, and then came in and turned on his charms. After one touchdown pass he pretended to sign autographs. It reminded me of another jerk: Terrell Owens, who pulled a Sharpie out of his sock after a touchdown, and signed the football. After subsequent touchdown passes, Manziel taunted Rice players and was penalized. His coach pulled him. The school should pull him, and let him take his talents to the NFL, where someone, I hope, knocks his block off. I know that Manziel and his family are frustrated. A&M has profited enormously because of Manziel, and all Manziel has gotten out of it is a free college education, a national stage, an opportunity to prove himself to NFL scouts, and the potential

for innumerable future endorsements. So he balks by behaving badly, setting a bad example for young athletes, and becoming a genuine bore. But. A&M wins with him, and that’s all we care about. We love wins, no matter how we get them, even if it takes five downs. I would like to see Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sign an autograph, just to see how long it took. I would like to see Maria Sharapova sign an autograph, just to see her cursive. Anyone who signs their name with a smiley face belongs in jail. The only autographs I want are on big checks.

Republican Mike Coffman is the U.S. Representative for Colorado’s 6th District. He is a Marine Corps combat veteran and has a combined 21 years of military experience between the Army, the Army Reserve, the Marine Corps and the Marine Corps Reserve.

It may be a keepsake, but you can keep it Autographs are dumb. What’s the point? What do you do with them? I don’t want Abraham Lincoln’s autograph or John Lennon’s autograph. What would I do with them? Look at them? I really doubt it. Or sell them? I especially don’t want Johnny Manziel’s autograph, but I will get to that. I think it is humiliating to stand in a queue to get an autograph. I am OK with book signings, but otherwise if you thrust a scrap of paper in front of Pink you are a fool, or at least foolish. I have a couple of signed letters in my home, one from Katharine Hepburn, and the other one from Charles Schulz, although I don’t know where the Schulz letter is. Somewhere in the basement. I don’t consider either one of them an autograph. But if you are interested, I can leave them on the front porch for you. It appears that the Heisman committee has honored another jerk. Johnny Manziel.

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quadrupled in the last three years, a clear sign that resources are not making it into the schools. I encourage Mr. Zvonek to stick to factual information and better understand the key issues regarding education of Douglas County students. Laura Mutton President, Strong Schools Coalition Highlands Ranch

Praise for school board dubious

Regarding Dustin Zvonek’s guest column on Douglas County schools: Mr. Zvonek used key words that Americans for Prosperity has co-opted to claim the high road for the education of our children. These words include “choice,” “accountability” and “reform.” Let’s look at how these words relate to what the current school board has done or is planning to do. Choice: The “choice scholarship” program (vouchers) does not provide equal access to quality education. Parents with an income of $250,000 a year or more and a $6,000 voucher would be able to make up the remaining $7,000 to $11,000 in tuition to a quality private school. Parents with an income of $80,000 to $120,000 and the same voucher would not have the same range of choices. Accountability: Mr. Zvonek claims the current board and its actions lead to greater availability of facts from which parents can make informed choices. What facts is he referring to? Clear data shows the board has misrepresented important facts about school finances and more recently academic gains. Recent TCAP scores suggest Douglas County schools are just hanging on to the good performance standards that had come to be expected prior to the current board’s arrival. The current board conducts much of its business behind closed doors. How is this

He joins O.J. Simpson and Reggie Bush. The difference is that Manziel is still playing, and he is still up to no good, and is an embarrassment to Texas A&M and college football. He was suspended for half a game (ouch) because of allegations about a suspicious number of autographs he signed. If the world is flooded with Manziel autographs, how valuable or meaningful are they? Zero in my book. “I have a Manziel autograph.”

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a demonstration of accountability? Video from public portions of board meetings shows a board that is not “open to community input,” unless it is to agree with them. Reform: Mr. Zvonek talks about the new pay-for-performance system. Such a system can be quite good when it ensures validity and reliability of assessments. None of this describes the new system. Finally, there is no evidence that Douglas County teachers were demoralized in years past. Those demoralized “slackers,” as Mr. Zvonek puts it, were responsible for an excellent and innovative school system that families moved to Douglas County for. But those teachers are demoralized now and they’re leaving now too. Barbara Barlow Highlands Ranch

School coverage shows bias

Just wanted to weigh in on Jane Reuter’s “article” about the politics in school elections. The newspaper has been very disingenuous about their reporting on the Douglas County School Board. Reuter’s puff pieces on the Strong Schools Coalition are very biased. I would say most Douglas County residents who actually inform themselves know that the coalition is absolutely an arm of the teachers’ union, and far from nonpolitical grassroots. It’s funny that progressive teachers’ unions interject their politics in every election nationwide. It just so happens that we have one of the few boards that does not have union surrogates in place. The articles and the editorials all use the same talking points; you all must be on the same email distribution list. Reuter’s articles should be in the editorial section; don’t get me started on your voucher article too, it’s just puff union blather as well. Your four articles belong in the editorial section, not the news pages. Justin C. Smith Highlands Ranch

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NEWS IN A HURRY Preschool arts program to be launched South Suburban’s Lone Tree Recreation Center kicks off its new preschool arts programs at 4 p.m. Sept. 17 with the free Preschool Arts Commotion. The event features a performance by Katherine Dines, creator of the HunkTa-Bunk-Ta children’s recording series, and an art activity for children and parents. The new program includes art and music classes for toddlers to age 5. The Lone Tree Recreation Center is located at 10249 Ridgegate Circle in Lone Tree. For more information call 303-708-3513, or visit www.sspr.org.

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The SkyView Academy preschool through 12thgrade charter school in Highlands Ranch recently received donations from local Home Depot stores to help maintain the school grounds and building. SkyView’s facility at 6161 Business Center Drive was a former Home Depot Supply. SkyView renovated the building to accommodate 1,115 students and 120 staff members. Donated supplies include a shed, lawn mowers, fertilizer and spreaders, a power washer and paint supplies.

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FINAL SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE LIST SET Two candidates will appear on the November ballot in each of the four Douglas County School Board open district seats.

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The candidates include Barbra Chase and Jim Geddes in District B, the seat now held by term-limited board president John Carson.

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com The Douglas County teachers’ union is endorsing school board candidates Barbra Chase, Bill Hodges, Julie Keim and Ronda Scholting in the November election. The organization will not contribute money to candidates’ campaigns, union officials said, but will spend an undetermined amount of money on election-related activities. “We did not do a formal process, and they did not seek our endorsement,” Douglas County Federation president Brenda Smith said. “But these are the ones we’re recommending to our teachers that will be good for kids and good for education in Douglas County.” Union leaders say more than 60 percent of the Douglas County School District’s teachers are voluntary members of the DCF, whose longstanding collective bargaining agreement with DCSD was severed in 2012. Douglas County Republicans also endorsed four candidates from among several interviewed by their members. Their choices — incumbents Doug Benevento and Meghann Silverthorn, plus Jim Geddes and Judi Reynolds —

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State Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, speaks on behalf of a marijuana tax ballot question at a Sept. 4 Capitol rally. The ballot question, Proposition AA, will seek voter approval of a 15 percent excise tax and a 10 percent retail tax on sales of marijuana. Photo by Vic Vela Amendment 64, said the taxes are expected to bring in about $70 million in revenue for the state. Vicente also reminded voters that only pot-smokers will be required to cough up the tax money. “This is a tax that really would only apply to people who choose to participate in regulated marijuana,” Vicente said. “Those who do not purchase marijuana will not be subject to this tax.” Pot tax supporters were asked whether they had concerns that competing tax questions on this year’s ballot could affect the passage of Prop AA — such as Initiative 22, which will ask voters to support more than $900 million in new taxes to overhaul the school finance system. “I think these issues will rise and fall on their own merits,” said state

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Aspen View Academy classes begin Grinch Charter opens with 650 uniformed students

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debuted a documentary critical of DCSD’s education reforms at the center Sept. 3. About 200 people attended the screening. Parker police, called because the teens reportedly were standing on private property at the Mainstreet Center, asked the two to remove their masks. “The kids said some guy paid them to stand there,” Parker Police Sgt. Andy Coleman said, adding the teens were cooperative and quickly moved to public property. “They didn’t know for what reason, but he just paid them so they did. The kids didn’t know what the signs meant.” The kids aren’t the only ones baffled by the signs. Five Grinches first appeared outside the DCSD ad-

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com Fifth-grader Ella Stasiak tugged at her pale blue Aspen View Academy blouse. “It’s just kinda scratchy,” she said. Her friend and neighbor, third-grader Carter Shelton, fiddled with the ends of his blue tie. “I think it’s better to wear uniforms,” he said. “It’s not that hard to get dressed every morning.” Stasiak and Shelton were among 650 uniformed students reporting for their first day of school at Aspen View Academy, Douglas County’s newest school; 200 more students are on a waiting list. That’s an irony for the school’s founder, Jonathan Nye, who was inspired to build Aspen View by years-long waiting lists he found at other Douglas County charter schools. On Sept. 3, his three children were among the hundreds who flowed through the doors for the first time. “I’m elated,” said Nye, a software salesman. “It was really a grassroots movement. We set up a table at the local King Soopers and started passing out fliers. First there were two of us, then 10 people, then 50.” The two-story K-6 charter, eventually designed to serve K-8 students, is in Castle Rock’s Meadows neighborhood. In a unique partnership, the Douglas County School District helped Aspen View secure financing for the school. In exchange, Aspen View accepted some of the children who

Aspen View Academy assistant principal Jason Edwards, in suit, and teacher Luke Mund high-five students as they enter the school on its opening day. Photo by Jane Reuter otherwise would attend overflowing neighborhood schools in the high-growth area. “This school saved two schools in the Meadows from going to four-track,” said Nye. Four-track is a form of yearround school. About 65 percent of students at Aspen View are from the Meadows, with another 25-30 percent from elsewhere in Castle Rock. “I don’t know that we’re different,” Nye said. “We just offer a choice for parents. But we’re still a district school. “We’re core knowledge with an emphasis on math, technology and language arts. We’re a big believer in culture and core values.” Students also will be taught Latin, and placed in groupings that allow them to learn according to their abilities. Another differentiator: The uniforms. On opening day, girls wore

blue plaid skirts and pale blue blouses embroidered with the Aspen View Academy name and logo. Boys wore gray pants with pale blue button-down Aspen View shirts; many also wore blue plaid ties that matched the girls’ skirts. It’s a new way of dressing not just for most of the students, but their parents as well. “The uniforms are a new thing,” said parent Karen McConnell, whose oldest son previously attended nearby Clear Sky Elementary. “It’s different. It sounds great, but I guess we’ll see how it goes.” She was unreservedly excited, however, about the new school. Clear Sky “was getting crowded with all the new housing,” McConnell said. “I like the abilitybased grouping they offer here.” Staff members shared a similar sense of anticipation. “I couldn’t sleep last night,” said teacher Traci Waters.

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to five years, though Henley said a location has not been chosen. “This is one of the last highly populated regions in Colorado that is not being served in a meaningful way by a public four-year institution of higher education, and we believe that through collaboration and partnerships, the CSU System can help build a new model to deliver local, high-quality degree programs that meet the needs of the south-metro region’s students and businesses,” said Martin.

ministration building for a March school board meeting, distributing messages to those who entered the building. “The nerve of those Whos … those parents … and the teachers who don’t want union dues stripped from their paycheck,” the note read. “They want more choices! We want to take away the choices. Choices bad. Union good. We know best. Signed: Grinches and the Douglas County Teachers Union.” DCSD officials said they had no knowledge of the Grinches’ identity or connections to them. The Douglas County Federation teachers’ union also said the Grinches are not tied to their organization. “We are in no way affiliated with anybody that would show up dressed in costume and cover their faces,” union vice president Courtney Smith said. “They are purposely trying to mislead people to believe they were representing the union.”

Brackney applauds that approach. “Business leaders have been advocating a four-year public institute of higher education in south-metro Denver for decades, and now, thanks to CSU, that vision is coming to reality soon,” he said. In turn, university officials credit the chamber for driving the effort. “We’re honored that they approached the CSU System as their first choice for a higher-education partner,” said Martin. “We’ve looked very closely at this for nearly a year and see tremendous opportunity for the CSU System to bring real value to local students, families and industry in Denver’s South Metro area.”

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Brenner’s loss is others’ gain Bob Brenner, the “Extreme Weight Loss” record breaker on the hit ABC television series, was so transformed by his experience on the show that he has announced plans to become a certified life coach to help others realize weight loss success. To achieve his life coach certification, Brenner is partnering with the Coloradobased school Coach Training Alliance to become a credentialed coach. He is expected to earn his life coach certification in November. During his yearlong journey on “Extreme Weight Loss” season three (season four is being filmed at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Health and Wellness Center in Aurora), Brenner lost a record 253 pounds — or 56 percent of his body weight — through a commitment to healthy eating, regular exercise and mental perseverance. His next extreme transformation is a total career makeover — going from Milwaukee undercover cop to national life coach. Brenner also remains good friends with “Extreme Weight Loss” host Chris Powell. Both guys were in Denver the first weekend in September.

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Chinook Tavern, 6380 S. Fiddlers Green Circle in the Regis University building in Greenwood Village off I-25 and Arapahoe, is the new venue for this year’s edition of “The John Fox Show,” which airs at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays on 7News. On the first show (Fox appeared via a taped interview because of the season opener against the Ravens), Broncos Ring-of-Famer and all-time leading wide receiver Rod Smith joined 7Sports anchor Lionel Bienvenu live from the restaurant. Each week, different football guests will join Bienvenu and fans will have the opportunity to be a part of the live show. “Everybody knows the Broncos have an incredible hold on the heart of our city, and this is an exciting way for Chinook and our guests to go `inside the huddle’ this season, which could be a very memorable one for Broncos fans,” said Clemens Georg, Chinook general manager.

Eldorado Elementary School second-grader Amy Schulte takes a ride on Oskar during the first day of the 2013 Highlands Ranch Days. Oskar was being led around the grounds near the Highlands Ranch Mansion by Douglas County Natural Resource Specialist Jackie Sanderson.

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that were Buses carried children eager to enjoy a break from school and take their learning outside to the first two days of the Sept. 5-7 Highlands Ranch Days, while day three provided an opportunity for the community to come together and celebrate the past. Mile Hi Pow Wow dancers, HawkQuest, trappers, beekeepers and blacksmiths gave the youngsters lessons they will remember for years, while kids took hayrides, got on the backs of horses and spent time in the petting zoo as well.

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Colorado is fast encroaching on Silicon Valley’s crown as the king of incubators for tech startup companies, according to entrepreneur.com (www.entrepreneur.com/ article/227829). According to the story posted Aug. 14, “Four of the top 10 metro regions in the U.S. with the most tech startups are in Colorado: Boulder, Fort Collins-Loveland, Denver and Colorado Springs. That’s according to a report released (recently) by technology policy coalition engine and entrepreneurship research association the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.” The research defines high-tech startups as “new businesses with a concentration of employees in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.” Here’s how Colorado cities stacked up: 1. Boulder; 2. Fort Collins-Loveland; 3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. (aka Silicon Valley); 4. Cambridge-New-Framingham, Mass.; 5. Seattle; 6. Denver; 7. San Parker continues on Page 17

A member of the Mile Hi Pow Wow Association plays the flute during the first day of Highlands Ranch Days. Members of the association played music and danced all three days, Sept. 5-7, on the Highlands Ranch Mansion grounds.

Kate of HawkQuest takes a barn owl around Highlands Ranch Days Sept. 5 while local elementary-school children watch the demonstration. HawkQuest was present all three days, doing demonstrations each day.

Trapper Johnny shows off a variety of pelts to visitors at Highlands Ranch Days Sept. 5 outside the Highlands Ranch Mansion.

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September 12, 2013

Western historian wins Six Shooter Award Parker In his Arapahoe Community College classrooms, Jeff Broome teaches philosophy, but outside of those walls, he focuses many hours on scholarship in Western history. He writes articles and books and speaks about his area of expertise, the Indian Wars and the period in which they occurred. He recently won The Six Shooter Award from the Wild Performances: 7:30 p.m. ThursWest History Association for “the best general history article in 2012,” an ar- day, Friday, Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday, ticle in Wild West Magazine entitled Sunday. Tickets start at $20: pacecen“Wild Bill’s Brawl with Two of Custer’s teronline.org, 303-805-6800. Troops.” It’s about Wild Bill Hickok in Hays, Oktober in September The Annual Parker Oktoberfest will Kan., in 1870, when Hickok was attacked by two soldiers in a bar, Tommy be Sept. 14, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sept. 15, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., in O’Brien Drum’s Saloon. In late November, Broome’s latest Park, 10795 Victorian Drive, Parker. volume, “Cheyenne War: Indian Raids Parkeroktoberfest.com. on the Roads to Denver” will be pubTo Whom It May Concern: On 7/11/2013 lished by the Logan County HistoriLocal artists the undersigned Public Trusteeexhibit caused the Notice of Election and Demand relatcal Society in Sterling and Aberdeen South Suburban recreation centers ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded feature in Douglas local County.artists in September: Books in Englewood. Original Grantor: TERRANCE D SHUMPGoodson, 6315 S. University Blvd., ERT AND DEQUITA• SHUMPERT Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECCentennial: Members of the Paint Box Maize maze TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE COUNTRYGuildFOR exhibit oils, watercolors, acrylThe annual corn maze at Denver WIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Holder ics. of Evidence of Debt: THE Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Current will be BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA Tree, 10249 Ridgegate Circle, open Sept. 13 through Halloween: 4 to OF NEW• Lone THE BANK YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS Lone Tree: Dustin (Dusty) Haggerty 9 p.m. Fridays; noon to 9 p.m.OF SaturTHE CWMBS INC., CHL MORT2006exhibitsTRUST photographs. days; noon to 6 p.m. Sundays. GAGE PASS-THROUGH OA5, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH • Douglas A. Buck, 2004 W. Powers Food, mini maze for littleCERTIFICATES, ones, SERIES 2006-OA5 Date of Deed ofAve., Trust (DOT): 1/25/2006 Mardelle Espinoza’s Littleton: hayrides, pony rides ($5) all are near-Date of Recording DOT: 2/10/2006 DOT: 2006011954 and portrait paintings, plus by. Tickets: $10/$6, free under Reception 2. 720-No. oflandscape DOT Recorded in Douglas County. sculpture. 865-3500, botanicgardens.org. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of

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Jeff Broome, Arapahoe Community College philosophy professor, won the Six Shooter Award for an article about Wild Bill Hickok. Courtesy photo Free hot cocoa and cookies. 303797-5839, Jennifer.jones@arapahoe. edu.

Wind Crest artists

A retrospective exhibit by more than 100 artists who reside at Wind Crest in Highlands Ranch will be displayed with a reception from 3 to 4 p.m. Sept. 15, open to the public. A committee including John Lillie, Dorothy Talbott and Anita Jones has been hanging a new selection of works by four artists every two months in the hallways of the clubhouse. This show will include Youthose have thewho right tohave requestexhibited a trial by jury atyear. the adjudicatory stage of this petition. in the pastYou also have the right to legal representation there at every will stage of proceedings by Lillie says bethepunch and counsel of your own choosing, or if you cookies and book about eachmeans, previare a without sufficient financial appointment of counsel by the Court. Terous show. mination of your parent-child legal relato free yournear children for adoption Parkingtionship is available the clubis a possible remedy in this proceeding. If house, 3235 Mill isVista Highthat remedy pursued,Road, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have lands Ranch. the right, if you are indigent, to have the

Debt: $617,600.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $654,378.26 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are Peak hereby notified Arapahoe that the covenants of Community College’s AsThe PACE Center, 20000 Pikes the deed of trust have been violated as Program Ave., Parker, presents “Bingo, the Mu-Failuretronomy follows: to pay principal and in- hosts “star parties” when due together with all other to observe the night sky on Sept. 20, sical” Sept. 12 to 15, directed terest by Ben payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and8 outside on the West Oct. 11 and Nov. Dicke. It’s a new musical, produced by other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE Lawn with professor Jennifer Jones. Starkey Productions, about die-hard In the Interest of: A FIRST LIEN. Telescope no reservations bingo players — and the audience gets described DONOVAN ARELLANO, The property herein isavailable, all of the D.O.B. 03/04/2012 property encumbered by the lien of the to play with them. needed. AMERICA ARELLANO, deed of trust. D.O.B. 04/25/2009 Legal Description of Real Property: KAELIN ARELLANO, LOT 62, THE FAIRWAYS FILING NO. 1D.O.B. 08/24/2007 C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF Children COLORADO. Which has the address of: 8432 Fairview And concerning: Court, Lone Tree, CO 80124 WENDY ARELLANO, Mother JOSE MIGUEL, Father of DONOVAN NOTICE OF SALE JOSE HERNANDEC, Possible Father of The current holder of the Evidence of Debt AMERICA, secured by the Deed of Trust described RAUL GACOEVO, Possible Father of herein, has filed written election and deAMERICA mand for sale as provided by law and in JOHN DOE, Possible Father said Deed of Trust. of AMERICA THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given Respondents that on the first possible sale date (unless Attorney for the Department: the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedJohn Thirkell nesday, October 30, 2013, at the Public 4400 Castleton Ct. Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Castle Rock, CO 80109 Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucPhone Number: 303-663-7726 tion to the highest and best bidder for FAX Number: 303-688-5894 cash, the said real property and all inAtty. Reg.#13865 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs E-Mail: jthirkel@douglas.co.us and assigns therein, for the purpose of Case Number: 12JV277 paying the indebtedness provided in said Division 2 Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses DEPENDENCY SUMMONS of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificPUBLIC NOTICE This Summons is initiated pursuant to ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of JuvenLone Tree First Publication: 9/5/2013 ile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Last Publication: 10/3/2013 NOTICE OF SALE Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19Publisher: Douglas County News Press Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0473 3-503, C.R.S. 2011. Dated: 7/17/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY To Whom It May Concern: On 7/11/2013 TO THE RESPONDENTS NAMED DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee the undersigned Public Trustee caused ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a The name, address and telephone numthe Notice of Election and Demand relatpetition has been filed which alleges that bers of the attorney(s) representing the ing to the Deed of Trust described below the above-named children are dependent legal holder of the indebtedness is: to be recorded in Douglas County. or neglected as per the facts set forth in ALISON L BERRY Original Grantor: TERRANCE D SHUMPthe Dependency and Neglect Petition, a ERT AND DEQUITA SHUMPERT Colorado Registration #: 34531 copy of which may be obtained at the ofOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELEC999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, fice of John Thirkell, at the above address. TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYPhone #: (303) 865-1400 A hearing has been set for the 18th day of WIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Fax #: (303) 865-1410 November, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in Division Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE Attorney File #: 08-12958R 2, Douglas County District Court, 4000 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTSALE DATES on the Public Trustee web80109. EE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustOF THE CWMBS INC., CHL MORTee/ Your presence before this court is reGAGE PASS-THROUGH TRUST 2006quired to defend against the claims in this OA5, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH Legal Notice No.: 2013-0473 petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OA5 First Publication: 9/5/2013 COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/25/2006 Last Publication: 10/3/2013 SENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, Recording Date of DOT: 2/10/2006 Publisher: Douglas County News Press TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY Reception No. of DOT: 2006011954 HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGDOT Recorded in Douglas County. MENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUOriginal Principal Amount of Evidence of DICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEDebt: $617,600.00 PENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $654,378.26 You have the right to request a trial by jury Public Notice Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. are hereby notified that the covenants of You also have the right to legal representDOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT the deed of trust have been violated as ation at every stage of the proceedings by 4000 Justice Way follows: Failure to pay principal and incounsel of your own choosing, or if you Castle Rock, CO terest when due together with all other are without sufficient financial means, apDouglas County, CO 80109 payments provided for in the Evidence of pointment of counsel by the Court. TerDebt secured by the Deed of Trust and mination of your parent-child legal relaTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF other violations of the terms thereof. tionship to free your children for adoption COLORADO THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If In the Interest of: A FIRST LIEN. that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to DONOVAN ARELLANO, The property described herein is all of the a hearing before a Judge. You also have D.O.B. 03/04/2012 property encumbered by the lien of the the right, if you are indigent, to have the AMERICA ARELLANO, deed of trust. Court appoint, at no expense to you, one D.O.B. 04/25/2009 Legal Description of Real Property: expert witness of your own choosing at KAELIN ARELLANO, LOT 62, THE FAIRWAYS FILING NO. 1any hearing on the termination of your D.O.B. 08/24/2007 C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF parent-child relationship. If you are a Children COLORADO. minor, you have the right to the appointWhich has the address of: 8432 Fairview ment of a Guardian ad litem to represent And concerning: Court, Lone Tree, CO 80124 your best interests. WENDY ARELLANO, Mother JOSE MIGUEL, Father of DONOVAN NOTICE OF SALE You have the right to have this matter JOSE HERNANDEC, Possible Father of The current holder of the Evidence of Debt heard by a district court judge rather than AMERICA, secured by the Deed of Trust described by the magistrate. You may waive that RAUL GACOEVO, Possible Father of herein, has filed written election and deright, and in doing so, you will be bound AMERICA mand for sale as provided by law and in by the findings and recommendations of JOHN DOE, Possible Father said Deed of Trust. the magistrate, subject to review as of AMERICA THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given provided by sec. 19-1-108(5), C.R.S. Respondents that on the first possible sale date (unless 2009, and subsequently, to the right of apAttorney for the Department: the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wedpeal as provided by Colorado Appellate John Thirkell nesday, October 30, 2013, at the Public Rule 3.4. 4400 Castleton Ct. Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Castle Rock, CO 80109 Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucThis summons is being initiated by the Phone Number: 303-663-7726 tion to the highest and best bidder for Douglas County Department of Human FAX Number: 303-688-5894 cash, the said real property and all inServices through its counsel. Atty. Reg.#13865 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs E-Mail: jthirkel@douglas.co.us and assigns therein, for the purpose of Dated: August 30, 2012 Case Number: 12JV277 paying the indebtedness provided in said John Thirkell, #13865 Division 2 Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Assistant Douglas County Attorney Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses DEPENDENCY SUMMONS of sale and other items allowed by law, Legal Notice No.: 924057 and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificFirst Publication: September 12, 2013 This Summons is initiated pursuant to ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Last Publication: September 12, 2013 Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of JuvenFirst Publication: 9/5/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press ile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Last Publication: 10/3/2013

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Pop star and teen heartthrob Justin Bieber and entourage were spotted by Facebook posters on Monday who said they saw him at Beta nightclub, 1909 Blake St., and at Chloe Discotheque on 14th and Market. Spotted on the snowless slopes, “Today Show” fourth-hour host Hoda Kotb with a “new (male) friend” hiking in Colorado’s mountains during Labor Day weekend. “We did a two-mile hike straight up a mountain,” Kotb told co-host Kathie Lee Gifford during a recent show. “You can’t breathe and your chest is about to explode because of the (lack of) air.” “He has the nicest smile,” Gifford interjected. “What does he see in you?” On Kotb’s return flight to NYC, she chatted and posed for pictures with singer Aaron Neville, who performed during Denver’s Taste of Colorado at Civic

Center Park.

Nelson Rangell to perform

Denver-based jazz performer Nelson Rangell will help the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra open its 2013-14 season at the Lone Tree Arts Center at 8 p.m. Sept. 20. Born in Castle Rock and a Denver resident, Rangell has been hailed internationally as one of the world’s best saxophone players. Details and tickets are at lonetreeartscenter.org.

Overheard

Eavesdropping on one male golfer commenting on another man’s watch, on the deck enjoying a beer after golf at Fossil Trace: “That’s a nice watch ... is it a Rolodex?” Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.pennyparker.blacktie-colorado. com. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

Have an event?To submit a calendar listing, send information to calendar@ourcoloradonews.com.

Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5), C.R.S. 2009, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4. This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.

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Dated: August 30, 2012 John Thirkell, #13865 Assistant Douglas County Attorney

Legal Notice No.: 924057 First Publication: September 12, 2013 Last Publication: September 12, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on the 7th day of OCTOBER 2013, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and WHITE CONSTRUCTION GROUP for INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #010-13, HERITAGE MEMORIAL PLAZA, PHASE I (PO#33300), in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said WHITE CONSTRUCTION GROUP for or on account for the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 7th day of OCTOBER 2013, to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Douglas County Government, Board of County Commissioners, c/o Fairgrounds Manager, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant’s claim. The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Carolyn S. Riggs, CPPB, Purchasing Supervisor, Douglas County Government. Legal Notice No.: 924038 First Publication: September 5, 2013 Last Publication: September 12, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) NO. 037-13 QUEUING MANAGEMENT SOLUTION The Clerk and Recorder’s Office of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests information from responsible, qualified firms for the provision of a queuing management solution, as specified. The purpose of this document is to provide an

Public Notice REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) NO. 037-13 QUEUING MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

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The Clerk and Recorder’s Office of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests information from responsible, qualified firms for the provision of a queuing management solution, as specified. The purpose of this document is to provide an initial gathering of information from vendors concerning their business, product offering, high-level architecture, and a fit-gap of their product offering compared to the Business Requirement Document provided by the County. This is a first step in information gathering and vendors should expect additional correspondence from the County for clarification of answers provided. The RFI document may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. While the RFI document is available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic RFI responses. RFI responses will be received until 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 3, 2013 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. RFI responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “RFI No. 037-13, Queuing Management Solution”. Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted. Responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any responses so received will be returned unopened. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all RFI responses, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said RFI and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the respondents. Please direct any questions concerning this RFI to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7430 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Carolyn S. Riggs, CPPB Purchasing Supervisor Legal Notice No.: 924064 First Publication: September 12, 2013 Last Publication: September 12, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #036-13 INMATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES The Sheriff’s Office of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from responsible, qualified firms for the provision of comprehensive Healthcare Administration, Medical, Pharmaceutical, Mental Health, and Dental Health Services at the Douglas County Detention Fa-

Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #036-13 INMATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES

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The Sheriff’s Office of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from responsible, qualified firms for the provision of comprehensive Healthcare Administration, Medical, Pharmaceutical, Mental Health, and Dental Health Services at the Douglas County Detention Facility. ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013, THERE WILL BE A SITE VISIT RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE SITE VISIT WILL ALLOW ALL INTERESTED PARTIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE WORK SITE LOCATION AND DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS. THE SITE VISIT WILL BEGIN AT 1:00 P.M. IN THE LOBBY OF THE ROBERT A. CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE CENTER, 4000 JUSTICE WAY, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80109. EACH PERSON MUST CLEAR SECURITY BEFORE ENTERING THE LOBBY; THE SITE VISIT WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 1:00 PM. The RFP documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. RFP documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. Proposal responses will be received until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, October 11, 2013 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. The copies of your proposal response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “Request for Proposal (RFP) #036-13, Inmate Healthcare Services” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown above prior to the due date and time. Electronic/faxed proposals will not be accepted. Proposals will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any proposals so received will be returned unopened. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said proposal and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful firm. Please direct any questions concerning this RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7430 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Legal Notice No.: 924067 First Publication: September 12, 2013 Last Publication: September 12, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Screw Tooth troupe gets around ‘Some Kind of Fun’ is 360-degree show

Curtain time No promises

Miners Alley Playhouse revisits Walter Newton’s adaptation of “I Never Promised You A Rose Garden” from Sept. 13 to Oct. 27. The play is based on Colorado writer Joanne Greenberg’s novel, chronicling mentally ill Debra’s journey with her therapist Dr. Fried, and is directed by Rick Bernstein. The theater is at 1224 Washington Ave., Suite 210, Golden. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $19, 303-935-3044, minersalley.com.

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com The flexible space in Buntport Theater’s warehouse venue is totally reversed, with a cluster of stools and benches in the center and a busy, quirky set surrounding 360 degrees. Music is playing and a man and young girl are drawing on a wall with chalk in one corner as the audience filters in. Screw Tooth is a new theater-based company which is sharing quirky Buntport Theater’s space this season, with plans to alternate original productions through the year. Artistic Director Adam Stone, who has collaborated on music and special effects for four previous Buntport productions, writes of “exploring a mind against itself; creating, becoming, destroying, rebuilding, composing, consuming, childishly tormenting, reeling, reveling, dreaming and seeing … It’s a wild visual and sonic world full of horror, humor and humanity. “Part theater, part dance, part installation, part question mark.” “Some Kind of Fun” will provide a window into what to expect of Buntport’s new resident company.” Concept, direction and design are by Stone and Laura Ann Samuelson, and the cast co-created the production with Stone, while writing is by Stone and Erin Rollman

If you go “Some Kind of Fun” plays through Sept. 14 at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver. Performances are at 8 p.m. Tickets, $15, limited seating, screwtooth.com or 720-946-1388.

It’s elementary

Adderly White Bigelow performs in a high corner of the theater, constantly changing wigs and style, as part of “Some Kind of Fun” at Buntport Theater. Courtesy photo by William Starr of Buntport Theater Company. Several parallel stories carry through the 2½-hour piece, which keeps moving all around the audience, all at once, augmented by video, sound effects and music. Around them, we have a frustrated writer who wants to record the scene, but his characters are unruly and he can’t control the story. Veteran actors Edie Weiss and Chris Kendall mostly stay within a maze he gradually builds. In a corner, a golden goddess and associates suddenly appear in one of many instances of satire. In a diagonal corner, high above the action, a Barbie-like model continually changes wigs and makeup. Stock charac-

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ters — like a mother and baby, pair of girls, older wheezing woman, muscle-bound narcissistic guy, family group and more — live and, at times, suffer. Enter the theater space without preconceptions and let it all roll around you. Too long, but fascinating to watch these creative minds at work. I walked out thinking about the famous 16th-century painting, “Garden of Earthly Delights” by the Dutch artist Hieronymous Bosch, which depicts a swirl of folks and mystical critters in Heaven and Hell. I was lucky enough to visit it at the Prado in Madrid last year after an introduction years ago in college art history lectures. Unsettling — yet wondrous.

“Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Murders” by Brandon Palmer, based on a concept by Wade P. Wood, plays at the Byers-Evans House, 1310 Bannock St., Denver, Sept. 13 to Oct. 12. Holmes meets Jack the Ripper. Suitable for ages 13 and older. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays. Directed by Maggie Stillman and Brandon Palmer. Tickets: $18, 303-620-4933.

Coach fare

“The Complete World of Sports (Abridged),” a regional premiere of another funny piece by the Reduced Shakespeare Company, plays Sept. 20 to Oct. 26 at The Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver. Directed by Bob Wells. Performances: 7:30 Fridays, Saturdays and Thursdays, Oct. 10, 17, 24; 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13. Tickets: $26, 303-321-5925, avenuetheater.com.

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September 12, 2013

Rangell set for jazz show at Lone Tree Local musician organizes group of top-notch players By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com The 2013-2014 season starts at 8 p.m. Sept. 20 for the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra. The group was organized last season by saxophonist Art Bouton, a Lone Tree resident, to bring 16 top area jazz musicians to the then-new Lone Tree Arts Center. Enthusiastically received by area jazz fans in the 2012 season, the CJRO will appear four times this year. “Everything Old is New Again” is the theme of the first concert, described at “big band funk, booty-shakin’ music,” featuring saxophonist Nelson Rangell. He will perform as part of the CJRO and then be featured with his own Nelson Rangell Quartet. The band will trace the origins of the music, beginning with Duke Ellington’s “Rockin’ in Rhythm” and “Harlem Nocturne,” followed by sounds of the 1960s and 1970s and arriving at the smooth jazz pop of Rangell.

The 16-piece Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra will start its new season at Lone Tree Arts Center on Sept. 20 in a concert called “Everything Old is New Again.” Courtesy photo Rangell, who started playing in the Denver area in the 1980s, is internationally recognized. The Times of London wrote that he is “an artist of depth, a master of song and an improviser nonpareil … with extraordinary

facility on a range of instruments ….” He will play soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, flute and perhaps piccolo. Talented band members, who perform throughout the metro area and nationwide,

‘Stars’ supports school art programs Program expands to cover all of Douglas County By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com Look for those stars! In 2012, Castle View High School art teacher Julie Holladay gathered like-minded artists and started a nonprofit organization called Stars 4 Castle Rock. It was intended to raise extra funding for school visual art programs and student scholarships, so students could have supplies they needed to develop new skills and experience the boost to self-esteem that successful interaction with the arts can offer. Six large metal sculptural stars painted by artists were located around Castle Rock to raise awareness, and they were auctioned at a November Masquerade Gala along with other donated art. The event was a wonderful success and this fall, the effort is expanded to support visual art programs in all of Douglas County. Four of last year’s stars are semi-permanently on display in Castle Rock — one outside the Philip S. Miller Library and three at Festival Park. This year, a total of 12 will be offered and expanded placement for large stars includes: Crowfoot Valley Coffee in Castle Rock, The Grange in Castle Rock, Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, The Wildlife Experience in Parker, Lone Tree Library, Park Meadows mall and Highlands Ranch Library through the end of October. Smaller stars can be seen at Roxborough Gallery at the Marketplace and Cherokee Ranch and Castle in Sedalia. A special contest involves taking a photo with a star and uploading it to Stars 4 Douglas County’s Facebook page by Sept. 30. The person with the most likes will win prizes. Artists are invited to donate work to be exhibited and auctioned at a live or silent auction at the Nov. 1 Masquerade Gala at Cielo in Castle Pines. The theme is Venetian Nights or stars. Items may be delivered to the Philip S. Miller Library from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 1. Information and an entry form are found at stars4castlerock.com. Information also is available at stars4douglascounty@ gmail.com.

Sept. 12

Divorce Seminar. St. Andrew United Methodist Church hosts a 10-week “Rebuilding When your Relationship Ends” seminar, which begins from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 12. The class promotes healing for those going through a divorce, or the ending of a love relationship, and includes education, support and optional social activities. Cost for the 10 weeks is $175, and free child care provided with registration. The church is at 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. For information or to register, contact Beth Walker at 720-3529915 or bethdwalker@gmail.com.

Fly FiShing. Colorado Parks and Wildlife and ORVIS will provide a free seminar from 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 12, at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Hunter Education Building, 6060 Broadway, Denver. To register, e-mail wildlife. neoutreach@state.co.us or call 303-2917804 and leave a message with name(s), address and phone number, and which event attending. Visit www.orvis.com for more information about the seminar. Sept. 14 Boot camp. A family fun boot camp

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Artist Will Lipscomb’s painted metal star is included in the 2013 Stars 4 Douglas County collection. Courtesy photo The organization recently received a gift of more than $23,000 in art supplies, according to Holladay. eScience Labs of Denver donated drawing paper pads, pastels, paints, brushes, colored pencils, art sets and more, which will be distributed early in 2014 to 12 lucky schools. (Volunteers are needed to help with distribution.)

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include on saxophone Rangell, Bouton, Tom Myer, Elijah Samuels and Wil Swindler. The trombone section consists of Darren Kramer, Rob Olds, Wade Sander and Lindsey Gardner. Trumpeters are Chris Walters, Gabe Mervin, Dawn Kramer and Dave Rajewski. The rhythm section is made up of Eric Gunnison on piano, Bijoux Barbosa on bass and Mike Marlier on drums. Future programs: • Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m.: “Swingin’ with Duke Ellington.” • Jan. 10, 8 p.m.: “Tribute to Maynard Ferguson,” featuring Pete Olstad, an alumnus of the Ferguson band. • May 12, 7:30 p.m.: Big Band Blues, with a guest vocalist. Some of these musicians are academics like Bouton, who is a professor at the University of Denver’s Newman School, and other teach privately and/or freelance. Many are in other area performing groups as well — part of a rich local network of talented artists. The Lone Tree Arts Center’s fine acoustics show off the individual and combined talents of these musical professionals especially well. Tickets cost $20 (plus a $3 service charge). 720-509-1000, LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

focused on the prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer while providing support to individuals at high risk for these diseases, is planned for 10 a.m. Sept. 14 at Lincoln Park, across from Chaparral High School in Parker. The event includes a family boot camp, fitness expo, free massages, temporary tattoos for kids, raffle prizes and music. Registration cost is $15 at 4EverBeFit.com. Free men’s bamboo tee or women’s sports bra to the first 50 registrants.

Sept. 15 paSSport to culture. Physical comedian Reid Belstock and innovative

juggling ace Warren Hammond have teamed up to bring you their show for all ages, Smirk. Garnering comparisons to Abbot and Costello, maniacal goofball Reed and straight edge Warren, are a matched pair of performers with a deep bag of tricks whose juggling and slapstick antics explode off the stage. Their work has earned them multiple awards, including the 2009, and more recently the 2011 IJA Silver Medal in the Team competitions. The show is at 3 p.m. Sept. 15 on the Main Stage at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Tickets cost $5 and are available at www. LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

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Popular chile stand a family affair Landavazo operation open for six weeks every summer By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz@ourcoloradonews.com Business success is usually dictated by one’s ability to effectively deliver products and services, but it never hurts to be equipped with a glad-to-see-you handshake. It’s part of the charm of Landavazo Chile Connection, a chile stand that sets up shop for six weeks every summer on the Flat Acres Farm property, directly across from Walmart and SuperTarget. The family-run operation has spent the last decade in Parker building a reputation for selling fresh chiles, trucked up every week from Hatch, a small New Mexico town known for its chiles. The stand is also a place for a friendly chat. A short conversation with owner William Landavazo is simultaneously entertaining and educational. Between apologies to arriving customers for being completely sold out of mild chiles Sept. 1, he explained the varying levels of spiciness.

Landavazo Chile Connection is a family operation. William Landavazo, center, gets help from his father, Alberto, and son, Philip. The stand is open until Sept. 22. Photo by Chris Michlewicz Landavazo also shares a secret for preparing delicious chile-based dishes: Keep it simple.

The customers who elect to brave the hot and extra-hot peppers are assisted by not only Landavazo, but also his mild-

mannered father, Alberto, and soft-spoken 14-year-old son, Philip. “He stretched a little, so now he helps me roast a lot,” Landavazo says of the latter. “He’s doing good.” They are pitching in during the absence of Landavazo’s wife, Robin, who is pregnant with their fifth child. She is due Sept. 23, the day after the chile stand is scheduled to close for the season. After a slow first week, Parker residents caught on to the temporary presence of Landavazo Chile Connection. By the end of the second and third weekends, the stand was mostly sold out of the 4,000 to 7,000 pounds of peppers it keeps on hand. Landavazo, a telecommunications tech by day, expects the waning weeks of the season to be equally busy. He won’t get much of a break from his seven-days-a-week schedule once the baby is born, but Landavazo doesn’t seem to mind. Spending time with his family is what he’d prefer to be doing. They all help the family business, and Landavazo makes sure they get credit for its success. Even email blasts come from “Robin, William and all our little chiles.” Landavazo Chile Connection is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Sept. 22. For more information, visit www.landavazochile.com.

Arts center exhibition Actor burns bright as ghostly tiger offers abstract works Reception will be held before jazz concert By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews. com The second in a series of Commissioners Choice invitational exhibits will fill the walls of the Lone Tree Arts Center with “Lines in Space,” internationally recognized artist Homare Ikeda’s stunning, richly colored abstract paintings, from Sept. 20 to Nov. 10. There will be a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. prior to the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra’s Sept. 20 concert at 8 p.m. Ikeda, born on the subtropical island of Yoron, near Okinawa, Japan, taught himself Oriental brush techniques by copying, but then became interested in contemporary art. He moved to the United States in 1978 and was connected with the University of Colorado/Boulder by a California professor. He received a BFA and MFA there and now lives in Parker. He teaches at the Art Students League and shows his work in group and solo shows. Ikeda is represented in Denver by the prestigious William Havu

IF YOU GO “Lines in Space,” paintings by Homare Ikeda, will be exhibited at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, from Sept. 20 to Nov. 10. A reception will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 20. Viewing hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays to Fridays and prior to performances. Artwork is available for sale at the box office. 720-5091000, lonetreeartscenter.org.

Gallery, which worked with Lone Tree’s recently appointed curator Sally L. Perisho to curate this exhibit. A blending of East and West is found is Ikeda’s paintings, which are linked with classic Abstract Expressionism and show little evidence of traditional Japanese art forms. He has said: “My line to me is very Oriental and the way I compose forms is Oriental too.” In his artist statement, Ikeda writes that “the thickly painted surface is reminiscent of my journey into the heart of the sea where all my reflections of life are imbued …. At a certain point in this process, the painting takes over my control. The painting is transformed to the state of unknown ….” The painting speaks to him and leads him to a conclusion.

War in Iraq inspired haunting production By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews. com Lights go up with a call to prayer echoing through the theater … Chaos reigned in Baghdad after the invasion of Iraq, and one sad story that emerged was about the starving animals at the zoo there. “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo” is playwright Rajiv Joseph’s launch from that news into a challenging theater piece that raises many philosophical questions. It is presented in a regional premiere at The Edge Theatre in Lakewood through Sept. 29. While the New York production reportedly cost $3 million to stage, resourceful director Richard Cowden, scenic designer Price Johnston and lighting designer Andy Killion have crafted a finely paced, gripping production in the small Edge space with minimal props and abundant imagination — and a top-notch cast. First alive and pacing in a cage, veteran actor Paul Page haunts the stage as the ghostly, conflicted tiger, who has won-

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“Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo” by Rajiv Joseph plays through Sept. 29 at The Edge Theatre, 560 Teller St., Suite 200, Lakewood. Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays. *Note that Sept. 13 is sold out and there is no show on Sept. 15. An industry night is added on Sept. 16. Tickets: 303-232-0363, theedgetheater.com. derful lines as he ponders the meaning of it all. “Tigers are atheists,” he declares, wondering who would create a beast of prey, then punish him when he acts according to his nature. Enter two young soldiers, sent to guard the animals. The younger, Kev (Kevin Lowry), is triggerhappy and brash, while the other, Tom (Nathan Bock), feels compassion for the hungry beast. He brags about having stolen Uday Hussein’s golden gun and toilet seat when his unit looted the palace. He tries to feed the tiger and loses his hand, leading Kev to shoot the animal. Tiger’s ghost haunts him henceforth, driving him mad. Sam Gilstrap plays the interpreter Musa, Hussein’s artistic gardener who created a cluster of topiary animals, which the audi-

Paul Page plays a tiger lost in the streets of Baghdad in The Edge Theatre’s production of “Bengal Tiger in the Baghdad Zoo.” Courtesy photo ence is led to imagine. Also cast: Yasmin Sweets and Miranda Vargas, who play several Iraqi women, and Alberto Ocampo, who is the cocky ghost of Uday Hussein in a chilling portrayal. This extremely well-written script was nominated for a Pulitzer in drama, and while it did not win, it’s in that top echelon and very much worth a visit. One doesn’t walk out humming a tune certainly, but there’s food for thought that stays with you.

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The Ponderosa-Highlands Ranch football game Sept. 6 was dictated by big plays, and or itsand Highlands Ranch was the team that Rob-gained more yardage in large chunks. The Falcons evened their record at 1-1 en 8with a 21-7 victory over Ponderosa in the andnon-league game at Shea Stadium. nfor- This game wasn’t filled with consistent offense from either team, but Highlands . Ranch benefited from a few big plays that were decisive. Highlands Ranch finished the contest with 268 yards total offense and had seven plays that gained 10 yards or more that accounted for 198 yards. Ponderosa gained 211 yards with five big plays, racking up 107 yards of the Mustangs’ total offense. Take away those potential swing plays and the Falcons had 70 yards in offense and Ponderosa had 104 yards of offense. “I try to stay patient, wait for the plays to be called and make the most out of them,” said Highlands Ranch senior running back Jalen Kittrel. “You can’t really force any big plays. The big ones open up.” Kittrell rushed for only 34 yards on 15 carries, and that total included a 30-yard run. He caught a 50-yard scoring pass from quarterback Keaton Thames with 2:58 remaining in the game to seal the victory and

hand Ponderosa its second straight loss. The pass was underthrown, but Kittrell came back to catch the ball that left a Mustang defender with nothing to do but chase him into the end zone. “I always trust my quarterback to put it where it needs to be,” said Kittrell. “He’s got a great arm and great vision and he just knew to put it underneath me because he knew that kid was going to run right underneath it if he tried to lead me too far. It was just a good play. We both made a good play to end the game. “Ponderosa had some tough linebackers. My line pushed them well. So the little yards I did get I was happy for, but they were pretty tough.” Kittrell scored on a 3-yard run to help push the Falcons ahead 7-0 with 8:25 left in the second period. After a 4-yard loss on the first play, the 41-yard TD drive was sparked by a 42-yard pass from Thames to Eric Dynes that went to the Mustang 3-yard line. It was the Falcons’ initial first down of the game. Dynes grabbed a 5-yard scoring pass from Thames before halftime as Highlands Ranch went up 14-0, but Ponderosa cut its deficit to seven points when Mustangs’ quarterback Colby Ongna snapped a string of nine incompletions with a 50-yard shovel pass to James Maxie that went for a touchdown with 1:52 to play in the third quarter. Ponderosa appeared to be in position to possibly tie the game seconds later when Dylan Gabel recovered a fumble by Ben Morgan at the Highlands Ranch 28-yard line. Ponderosa continues on Page 22

Highlands Ranch running back Jalen Kittrell (5) tries to get free of Ponderosa defenders Adam Lange (42) and Rory McElligatt (49) on Sept. 6. Kittrell leads the Falcons in all-purpose yards with an average of 153 per game this season. Highlands Ranch won the game 21-7 at Shea Stadium, bringing the Falcons’ record to 1-1. Photo by Paul DiSalvo

Top-ranked Utah team hands Valor Christian a loss in OT Coach calls game a case of ‘facing adversity’

cast: Var-By Jim Benton wom-jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com ho is ssein Valor Christian junior defensive back Brian Dawkins Jr. admitittented he was angry for a while until Pu-he examined the bigger picture. t did The Eagles, Colorado’s tophelonranked Class 5A football team, lost visit.24-21 in overtime to Bingham, a mingteam from South Jordan, Utah, foodin a game played Sept. 7 at Valor ou. Christian. Bingham is Utah’s top-ranked team in Class 5A. “I was mad at first then I remembered everything happens for a reason,” said Dawkins. “This was a learning lesson for our team. We’re going to use this game to let us not have this feeling again. We want to dominate the rest of this season.” Valor, which has won four consecutive Colorado state championships and is the defending Class 5A titlist, should be favored in its next seven regular season games against Colorado opposition. “It’s all about trying to get some challenges, facing adversity and seeing how we respond,” said Valor coach Rod Sherman. “We would much rather be in a game like that again Bingham versus games that are easy. We want to be challenged. We have a lot of work to do, but we are going to get better. We’re going to be OK.” Last season, the Eagles lost to Bingham, 21-20, in Utah, and this year’s Utah-Colorado Border War

Valor Christian High School running back Christian McCaffrey follows his blockers during the team’s Sept. 7 loss to Bingham High School from South Jordan, Utah. Photo by Jim Benton game was just as close. “There were probably four to six plays that were critical plays that we missed,” said Sherman. “They made some of those plays. A close game like that ended up turning on those plays.” Both teams made potential game-changing plays, but the two biggest came in overtime. Valor had the ball first with four chances to score from the 10-yard

line. Eagles running back Christian McCaffrey gained seven yards on second down to put the ball at the 3-yard line. However, holding was called on Valor, which nullified the run and moved the ball back to the 21yard line. Quarterback A.J. Cecil gained 10 yards, but he was sacked on third down and fumbled. McCaf-

frey picked up the loose ball and tried the scramble, but the play wound up losing 28 yards. Paul Grizzle’s 56-yard field goal attempt was wide and short. Bingham didn’t waste time, and on first down Chayden Johnston drilled a 27-yard field goal to give the Miners the victory. “It would have been third and goal from the three, and then that holding call moved us back,” ex-

plained Sherman. “Our initial plan was to throw the ball on first down and run the ball the next three plays. Frankly if we were inside the three we would have probably went for it on fourth down.” The holding call and Johnston’s field goal were big plays that decided the televised contest that had many plays that swung the momentum. Valor’s Ben Waters blocked a Miners punt and Marcus Wilson recovered in the end zone to give the Eagles a 7-0 lead. Eric Lee Jr. intercepted a Bingham pass at the Valor 2-yard line to thwart a drive, and then McCaffrey, who rushed for 245 yards on 27 carries, broke two tackles and raced 98 yards for a touchdown to help stake the Eagles to a 14-0 lead. With the score tied at 14 late in the third period, Valor took over on downs at their own 1-yard line after a goal line stand, but McCaffrey fumbled and Bingham’s Nick Heninger recovered in the end zone to give the visitors a 21-14 lead. Valor tied the game on a 5-yard scoring pass from Cecil to McCaffrey and had a chance to win when Dawkins intercepted a pass at the Eagles’ 20 and returned it to the 48-yard line with 40 seconds left in regulation. The Eagles drove to the Bingham 8-yard line, but Grizzle’s 26yard field goal on the final play of regulation was blocked by Langi Tuifua. “That’s as good as we could ask for, a chance,” said Sherman.

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ThunderRidge gets softball win Grizzlies gather 17 hits as they best Arapahoe Warriors 12-2 By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcolorado news.com ThunderRidge bats spoke quickly and often as the Grizzlies scored six runs in the first inning and went on to best Arapahoe 12-2 in the Sept. 6 non-league contest. “Our team does have the tendency to swing the bat well, but we were held in check with only six hits in the last two games. Today was a breakout game for us and we scored some runs,” Grizzlies coach Jim Dol-

laghan said after the game. “The win means we are 5-4 in a non-league schedule against good teams, and I feel this will propel us as we start the league season next week.” The Grizzlies opened the league season Sept. 9 at Ponderosa and continue the league campaign Sept. 13 at home against Castle View. The Castle View game is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. on the field at ThunderRidge High School. Arapahoe coach Jeannie Krueger said she was surprised ThunderRidge got 17 hits off her freshman

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pitcher. “Even though our pitcher throws well, they got some solid hits. Of course, if we had not made four errors in the first inning, they would have gotten just one run and it would have been a different game,” the coach said. “We played well last week but I thought we were a bit flat today. But we are still 2-2 in league and still looking to move up in the standings.” The Warriors continued league play Sept. 10 against Eaglecrest and Sept 12 against Cherry Creek. Both games were scheduled on the softball field at DeKoevend Park. Arapahoe is on the road Sept. 17 at Cherokee Trail. On Sept. 6, Arapahoe was the home team and Ashlynn Krueger was on the mound for the Warriors. ThunderRidge opened the game with back-to-back doubles and eventually scored six runs in the first inning. In the bottom of the inning, sophomore Madison Whitefoot was the Grizzlies starting pitcher. She went four innings, gave up five hits and two earned runs and struck out four. Her sister, senior Molly Whitefoot, helped provide run support as she went four-for-five and drove in three runs. ThunderRidge collected a total of 17 hits by 10 of the Grizzlies players. Gabriella Smith was two for five with a pair of doubles and one RBI. Smith, who plays short-

ThunderRidge’s Molly Whitefoot drives the ball for a hit during the Sept. 6 game against Arapahoe. Whitefoot’s four hits helped the Grizzlies win the game, 12-2. Photos by Tom Munds stop and left field, said she had a good game, but the game wasn’t about her because it was more important to see the way the team came together to play one of its best games of the young season. “I wasn’t surprised we hit the ball as well off a pretty good pitcher,” she said. “As a team, we feel we need to prove we deserve to be out here, no matter the competition we are up against.” She described the win as a “button pusher.” “We came into the game 4-4 and we felt this would determine the attitude we would have going into the league season,” Smith said. “We played well, it was a good game and a good way to go into the league sea-

son.” Dollaghan said the Grizzlies are a junior-dominated team. “We have one senior starter and two other seniors who are first-line reserves,” he said. “The players who aren’t starting know their roles, so we always try to get as many players in the game as possible. We have players who know they may only called to pinchhit one time or go into the game as a replacement for an inning. But they do their jobs and help us try to win games.” The Arapahoe coach said she isn’t making excuses, but the Warriors are a very young team. “We have three freshman and five sophomores

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ThunderRidge shortstop Samantha Schoen, right, applies a tag on Arapahoe base runner Mackenzie Azzam during the Sept. 6 non-league game. Azzam was out and the Grizzlies won the game, 12-2.

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Morgan, who was tackled hard by Adam Lange, suffered an apparent rib injury and the game was delayed for 15 minutes while paramedics attended to Morgan. When play resumed, Ongna fumbled on the first play and the Falcons’ Conner Helbing recovered as Highlands Ranch avoided another conceivable heartbreaking loss. The Falcons led Rock Canyon 21-3 in the season opener but lost 24-21 when the Jaguars scored with 36.9 seconds left in the game. “I just loved the ways the kids fought through adversity,” said High-

lands Ranch coach Darrel Gorham. “We got hurt and fumbled, but the kids fought through some adversity. The penalties are what are hurting us right now, whether it is offensively or defensively. It was a great team effort. “The coaches did a good job, our defensive coaches, coach Leal (Ricardo) calling the defense up in the box, Romig (Dominick) and coach Nolan (Donovan). They are all new guys and did a great job of calling the defense tonight. The defense played well.” Ponderosa, the defending Class 4A Pikes Peak League champions, has lost its first two games in the fourth quarter. “It’s the same thing, we keep shooting ourselves in the foot,” said Mustangs coach Jamie Woodruff. “We had three more turnovers in this game. If

you don’t win that battle of turnovers you just can’t win. They come at inopportune times. “They tricked on the one play (Michael Robinson’s 36-yard run) which was a wraparound draw, and the long passes we had them covered, but they made the plays and we didn’t. He (Kittrell) just saw the pass, stopped, and we kept running. When the kid got hurt that was too bad because we had a lot of momentum going. “I don’t know how many times we punted but it was too many,” continued Woodruff, whose team punted eight times. “We’ve got to get a win. We have some opportunities coming up.” Ponderosa plays Widefield Sept. 14 at Sports Authority Stadium while Highlands Ranch goes against Fossil Ridge Sept. 12 at Shea Stadium.

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Oxbow Bend is just one of many scenic overlooks in Grand Teton National Park that provide breathtaking views of the Teton Range and the autumn colors. Photos by Tony Lane

In anticipation of winter, this black bear gorges himself on the fall crop of berries along the Moose-Wilson Road in Grand Teton National Park. Moose sightings are also frequent along this stretch of roadway.

Yellowstone’s neighbor is magical place

Mention Yellowstone National Park and just about everyone has either been there or knows of its many natural wonders, including the most famous of all geysers, “Old Faithful.” Wildlife is another major draw, and it is one of the few places in the country where visitors may actually see wild, free-roaming grizzly bears and wolves. But resting just a few miles south of Yellowstone’s south entrance in Wyoming, via the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway, lies another popular national park that is often overlooked by Yellowstone-bound visitors. It’s called Grand Teton National Park, and mid-September to early October is truly one of the best times of the year to experience this national treasure. Yellowstone and the Tetons share much in common, but are not the same. Each park has its own distinct features, and if you skip the Tetons you are missing some of the best Western outdoor grandeur in the National Park System. The jagged peaks of the Teton Range can be seen long before entering the park.

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Once inside the park there are a number of popular viewing areas — Oxbow Bend, Cottonwood Creek, the Snake River Overlook and Coulter Bay, to mention a few. As dawn approaches, photographers from all over will gather at these sites to capture the first rays of the sun as it slowly brings the majestic peaks of the Tetons to life. Elk, bison, pronghorn antelope and black and grizzly bears may be seen throughout the park. Moose, a park favorite, thrive in the valleys and are often seen feeding along the Snake River, and around the Oxbow Bend

overlook area. Just one of a number of camping grounds in the park, and a good bet for moose watching, is the Gros Ventre Campground, just a dozen or so miles from the Town of Jackson. Nestled in the shadow of the Tetons and among the tall cottonwoods that line the Gros Ventre River, this spot provides all the makings for a great outdoor experience. Bears, moose and other wildlife can usually be found along the Moose-Wilson Road near the south end of the park. In anticipation of the coming winter, bears will go on a feeding frenzy and gorge themselves in the numerous hawthorn and chokecherry berry bushes that line this stretch of roadway. Be prepared to face traffic jams and delays if a bear or moose is spotted. The road is narrow and will not accommodate many vehicles at a time, but who really cares? Jackson Lake, Jenny Lakes, the Snake River and numerous other waters in and around the park provide excellent fishing. These pristine waters also provide oppor-

tunities for canoeing, kayaking and other outdoor activities. Hiking trails and picnic areas abound. Mormon Row, near Antelope Flats, contains probably the most photographed barns in the country. With the Tetons rising in the background, these roughly 100-year-old-plus shelters are best seen and photographed with the morning sun. The Moulton Barn was featured in the Hollywood classic “Spencer’s Mountain,” starring Henry Fonda, and has graced the pages of many a magazine and Christmas card. There is just so much history here to see and enjoy. Timing is everything when it comes to catching the autumn colors, usually late September into early October. During the peak of the season, the countryside is ablaze with various shades of yellow, orange and red. It’s absolutely breathtaking and a good time to be there. Tony Lane, the former police chief of Castle Rock, is an avid outdoorsman and photographer.

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