Lone Tree Voice 0225 by Colorado Community Media

February 25, 2016

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VOLUME 15 | ISSUE 5

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District 2 race: Two candidates for Douglas County commissioner make the case for their campaigns. See Page 4

Rock Canyon seniors Maggie Gilbert and Casey Sabados lead the preparations for Wish Week at their school. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando

Students make wishes come true Douglas County schools raise money for terminally ill children during Wish Weeks By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com When Shelby Martyniak of Parker was in sixth grade, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. As an eighth-grader at Sierra Middle School in 2014, she became Chaparral High School’s first Wish Week recipient. Each year, high school communities in Douglas County partner with Make-a-Wish Colorado for weeklong events to raise the money needed to make a terminally ill child’s wish come true. Martyniak’s wish was to meet pop singer Katy Perry. That wish came true at a concert in Fort

Lauderdale, Florida, thanks to the help of the Chaparral community. “It was nerve-wracking because you’re this little, tiny, eighth-grader staring at a giant pop star — world famous,” Martyniak said. “We talked and she asked me what I had and how old I was. I told her. She was like ‘all right,’ and then didn’t ask me anymore about it. She asked me about my day and things like that.” Now, Martyniak is a sophomore student government member at Chaparral helping to make another child’s wish come true. Wish Week at Chaparral will be March 3-11 this year. “When I was a wish kid, they told me there were late nights. I was like, ‘OK, yeah, maybe until 5 p.m.,’ but last year we were here until 11 p.m. We were having fun and bonding. It’s nights like those that make it feel like the Chap family,” Martyniak said.

“You’re here. You’re working together and you’re making wishes come true. It’s an amazing feeling.” Rock Canyon High School in Highlands Ranch was the first school to start the tradition six years ago. Since then, they have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Make-A-Wish Colorado and been an example for other schools. “The entire student body gets involved. Even if it’s not donating money, just being present and attending the events makes Wish Week what it is,” said Rock Canyon senior Maggie Gilbert. Gilbert said she and fellow senior Casey Sabados have been working on this year’s plans since November. Rock Canyon’s Wish Week for 2016 runs from Feb. 19-26. This year, Rock Canyon will

Blazing a path: Trail running breeds balance and strength, while providing peace of mind and smiles for miles. See Page 12

On the ice: Elite players pursue careers, opportunities through the club route. See Page 20

Wish continues on Page 9

STEM School and Academy expansion request denied Highlands Ranch facility failed to address traffic concerns By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com Concerns over traffic congestion and student safety have halted the proposed expansion of STEM School and Academy. Several neighboring business owners spoke out against the expansion, which would have included adding kindergarten through fourth grades, during a Feb. 16 public hearing with Douglas County and the county’s board of education. The newly added grades at the Highlands Ranch charter school, 8773 S. Ridgeline Blvd., were scheduled to begin classes in the 2016-17 school year. STEM had already accepted 260 commitment letters from new students. The present enrollment of the school is 1,280 students in grades 5-12. School officials are not ready to give up on the expansion. “...STEM School and Academy are confident that we can continue to work

with the school district and the county to resolve all pending issues prior to the 2016-2017 school year,” STEM executive director Penny Eucker said in an emailed statement. During the hearing, there was a proposed motion to allow STEM additional time to gather information and present its case, but a vote of Douglas County School Board members on the matter ended in a 3-3 tie. School board member Doug Benevento was absent from the meeting. The expansion had been approved by the school board Dec. 15 with a list of nine conditions from the district and county that needed to be met. If these conditions were not met, “the expansion approval will be withdrawn and will be denied as of the date set forth below (Dec. 15),” the resolution read. STEM failed to meet the condition that a minimum of five county-approved entrances onto the campus would be obtained by the Dec. 31, 2015, deadline. “The current (Transportation Master Plan), as it has been submitted, is not valid in the county’s eyes,” said Douglas County STEM continues on Page 9

Cars line up to pick up students at STEM School and Academy in Highlands Ranch Feb. 18. The school’s proposed expansion for grades K-4 was denied due to traffic and safety concerns. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando

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February 25, 2016

Fred Selby has lived in Lone Tree since 2001. He served as the band director for Cherry Creek High School for 30 years. Courtesy photos

HELLO

... My Name Is

A glimpse of the people in our community

FRED SELBY Tuba player for the Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra A good ﬁt I am a native Coloradan. My first four years were on a farm that is now part of de Koevend Park. My family and I lived in Cherry Creek Vista in Greenwood Village. For 15 years, I managed the Cherry Creek Vista Park District and its pool. I was aware of the fine facilities and management that was going on in Lone Tree. I would frequently come to Lone Tree to inspect the community and its planned development. I felt that it was first rate, and that it would be a good fit for us. Music man I spent 42 years as a high school band director. Thirty years at Cherry Creek High School, and 12 years at Denver Christian. I began playing tuba in the fourth grade. Moving to Lone Tree Our oldest daughter graduated from CU and our youngest daughter left the house to attend CSU at the same time that

I retired from Cherry Creek Schools. It was a good time for us to look around at new houses. Our oldest daughter and I enjoyed going out on weekends to look at show homes. We were smitten by a model in Heritage Hills. My wife and I had intended to downsize and get something newer. That idea grew into — something newer that could accommodate grandkids. We purchased this house before it began construction in Heritage Hills in 2000. We moved in in January of 2001. Joining the LTSO Shortly after we moved into the house, I noticed a sign that advertised a future concert by the Lone Tree Symphony. I contacted the symphony to request an audition. I participated in my first concert with the LTSO in the fall of 2001. There are very few communities that include the arts in their planning. When I first began performing with the LTSO, I observed that the City of Lone Tree included an Arts Advisory Board. I noticed the sculptures and art around the area. Then, when Lone Tree built the Lone Tree Arts Center, I knew we were in the right place! My passions I love movie score music, I love trivia, I love meaningful (church) worship. Did you know? I am loyal, trustworthy and funny. If you have suggestions for My Name Is…, contact Mike DiFerdinando at mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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Sheriff’s K9 Deputy gets protective vest Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy K9 Colt will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from nonprofit organization Vested Interest in K9s. Colt’s vest is sponsored by Leah Beale of Oklahoma City and will be embroidered with the sentiment “In memory of K9 Kye, Oklahoma City Police Dept.” Delivery is expected within eight to 10 weeks. Vested Interest has helped the Douglas County K-9 unit by providing four vests through donations for its K-9 unit. Each vest has a value between $1,795-$2,234 and an average weight of 4 to 5 pounds.

Join the county’s pothole patrol In an effort to repair potholes more rapidly, Douglas County is asking motorists to help identify potholes on streets and roads within its jurisdiction. Because freeze-thaw cycles accelerate the process of pothole creation, many potholes surface during the winter and spring months. To report a pothole, submit a report by emailing a pothole location or address near a location to pwoperations@ douglas.co.us. Crews will be dispatched to repair potholes that create a hazardous condition. Location of the pothole can be reported by intersection or an approximate location on a county street or road.

Lone Tree is looking for arts commissioners Lone Tree is currently looking for residents to serve on the Arts Commission. Qualifications include residency in the city for at least one year and the ability to commit time to attend regular meetings. The application deadline is 5 p.m. March 4. Interested Lone Tree residents may apply to serve by submitting an application, resume, and a brief letter of interest explaining why they would like to participate on the Arts Commission to: City of Lone Tree Attn: Jennifer Pettinger, City Clerk 9220 Kimmer Drive, Suite 100 Lone Tree, Colorado 80124 Email: jennifer.pettinger@cityoflonetree.com Fax: 303-225-4949 Lone Tree Living and Aging Well event From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 14 there will be a Living and Aging Well event at the Lone Tree Golf Club, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd. Lunch reservations are required prior to the event and cost $13 per person, which includes a beverage, lunch and tip. The event will explore issues related to the area’s aging population. To RSVP, visit LivingAndAgingWell-

Walk for mental health Join the National Alliance for Mental Illness Arapahoe/Douglas Counties for its annual walk for mental-health awareness at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., on May 21 at 10 a.m. Register to walk with NAMI or create your own fundraising team. For more information or to register, email Donna Parisi at donnaparisi@comcast. net or visit www.namiadco.org. Be a VolunTeen Teens are invited to try something new this year while gaining work experience and community service hours. South Suburban Parks and Recreation District’s VolunTeen Program has a limited number of positions for youths ages 12 to 15 in the areas of recreation, golf, art, performing arts, child care, nature and outdoor programs. VolunTeens work throughout the district under close supervision by a staff member at facilities like the golf courses, Colorado Journey Mini Golf, sports and nature camps and more. VolunTeens must attend orientation on June 3. They receive an exclusive T-shirt and South Suburban ID badge, along with some recreational benefits. Apply at www.sspr.org before April 15.

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Kindness in spotlight at Eldorado Elementary Staff report Students at Eldorado Elementary School in Highlands Ranch celebrated Acts of Kindness Week Feb. 16-19. “This is our first Acts of Kindness Week, so we really wanted to focus on kids being kind to one another, kids being kind to themselves — the community,” said parent Kim Fischer. Eldorado teamed up with Ranch View Middle School to put together backpacks full of supplies for homeless people and those in need in the area. Students at Eldorado also collected more than 1,200 pairs of socks through its Socks with a Soul drive. “We are doing Acts of Kindness Week this week and we’re collecting stuff for homeless people because they are less fortunate,” said Eldorado fifth-grader Lauren Ellmore. “We are collecting socks and a lot of extra things and we are going to put them in bags and assemble.” Keeping with the theme of the week, students celebrated those they saw doing kind things by making kindness chains that stretched around the walls of the school. “If you see someone around helping at school or you see someone being really kind, for example, say I saw a teacher and they were doing something good — well they always do something good — but say I chose one reason. I would put that on the kindness link and then deliver that to the office, and then they would hang it up around the whole school,” said Eldorado fifth-grader Zoey Charlson.

Eldorado Elementary School Principal Katy Kollasch talks to students Feb. 19 while they pack backpacks with goods for the homeless. Photos by Mike DiFerdinando Left: Students at Eldorado Elementary School load backpacks with supplies for homeless people Feb. 19 as part of the school’s Acts of Kindness Week. Right: More than 1,200 pairs of socks hang from the ceiling of Eldorado Elementary School.

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DISTRICT 2 COMMISSIONER RACE

Incumbent faces challenger for GOP nod A pair of Republicans are vying for the party nomination for Douglas County commissioner in District 2, which encompasses Castle Rock, Castle Pines and rural areas of Douglas County. Incumbent Roger Partridge, elected in 2012,

faces a challenge from local businessman Dave Gill. Republican Party caucuses will be held March 1 followed by a county assembly on March 19 to determine who will make the June primary

Partridge points to his record Roger Partridge was elected to the Douglas County Board of Commissioners in November 2012. The Republican began serving his first term as the District 2 county commissioner in January 2013. Prior to joining the board of commissioners, Partridge owned and operated a private physical therapy practice in Castle Rock for Partridge 26 years. He is a graduate of Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in health and safety education and a double master’s degree in athletic training and physical therapy. Partridge, a Sedalia resident, served on the Douglas County Planning Commission for two terms before taking his place on the board of commissioners. Why are you running for re-election? As your present commissioner, I have lowered taxes, brought forth a conservative budget, maintained safe reserves, preserved open space, supported high standards for law enforcement, kept a focus on providing and maintaining quality roads and have assured the services provided by your county government meet or exceed the desired level. While some other communities have had to raise taxes or fees to provide basic services, the sound policies in Douglas County are one reason this hasn’t occurred. And with the recession pretty much behind us, there is actually an opportunity to see further tax cuts without the risk of changing our quality of life we so enjoy.

What makes you the best person for the job? The job of county commissioner comes with a degree of authority which requires drive, desire, honesty and a sense of responsibility to do the right thing and to always act first in the public interest. This is not a job I take lightly, but I have the will to continue devoting myself to achieve this. Also, leadership occurs from many factors of which time and experience are often crucial. With only three commissioners on the board, I will be the only one with four years of experience, knowledge and understanding in order to keep our county moving in the right direction. I firmly believe we have the best county in the country, and I would be honored to have the opportunity to serve the residents of Douglas County for another term. What is your top priority if re-elected? As many of the priorities in running a county government involve providing or assuring proper transportation; safe and secure communities; adequate natural resources and utilities; plentiful open space and recreational opportunities; and proper community services, there is nothing more important than guaranteeing a balanced budget of both expenditures and revenues that allows the residents to feel fully secure in those that govern. With Douglas County’s portion of the mill levy being the third lowest in the Front Range and with the county having zero general obligation debt, I believe that following conservative principles, having a sound financial policy, fostering a healthy economy and bringing the discussion of decreasing the mill levy is the most sensible path to follow.

ballot. The winner of the primary then moves on to the November general election. As of last week, no Democrats or third-party candidates had filed to run for the District 2 seat.

Gill cites taxes, families in run Dave Gill has lived in Douglas County since 1984. He has a background in finance and runs Gill Photography in Castle Rock. Gill is an active Republican in Douglas County, having been a district captain for more than a decade, a precinct committee Gill person for many years before that and a former chairman of the Douglas County Planning Commission. Gill has declared to run for the District 2 seat of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners against incumbent Roger Partridge. Why are you running? I believe county government is overtaxing residents. Our local per capita tax is the second-highest of the 10 Colorado large counties, surpassed only by Boulder. Between 2010 and 2014, our county officials consistently underestimated incoming tax revenues by a cumulative $37.9 million. These surplus funds and others now total around $250 million and sit in accounts most of which can be redirected at the discretion of the county commissioners for whatever they deem necessary. Further, Douglas County just had an 18 percent average increase in assessed valuations on real estate without any corresponding decrease in the mill

levy, so our taxes and this surplus will continue to climb needlessly. This is an unwarranted burden on all of our county residents and their families. I think I can do a better job in making Douglas County an even better place to live, work and raise kids. What makes you the best person for the job? We need strong, experienced professionals in government who are not shy about challenging each other and who retain the best interests of our residents above all else. I fit that bill. My business and county experience, like that gained on the planning commission, helps me to work cordially and professionally through complicated, thorny issues with others of equally strong opinions who do not share my views. That experience and determined approach along with business and audit experience sets me apart. What is your top priority if elected? My top priority is to keep Douglas County on the forefront of Colorado counties. It is a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family, but we need to be more attentive and intelligent in our governance to keep Douglas County’s special character while not driving out families and those living on a fixed income. We can easily provide needed services while cutting unneeded high property taxes.

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February 25, 2016

Bill highlights organic labels for marijuana Democrat sponsors measure to set meaningful standards

By Kristen Wyatt Associated Press Marijuana has attracted many labels in its time. Colorado lawmakers have begun debating whether the state should give the drug one more often associated with purple carrots than purple haze — certified organic. Colorado has started work on becoming the first state to regulate organic labels in its pot industry, with other legal weed states watching to see whether they too should step in to help consumers wondering what’s on their weed. Organic standards are regulated federally, and pot remains illegal at the federal level, meaning there’s nothing stopping commercial pot growers from calling their wares organic. “Consumers have a right to know what they’re putting in their body,” said Colorado state Rep. Jonathan Singer, a Longmont Democrat sponsoring the bill to create the state-sanctioned labels. The bill was scheduled to have its first hearing Feb. 19 in the state House Public Health Care and Human Services Committee. The measure doesn’t specify what growers would have to do to get the certification; it instead directs the state’s agricultural department to get a third party to draft the regulations. The bill also doesn’t say which pesticides would be off-limits for organic growers. Consumer confusion over organic marijuana peaked in Colorado earlier this year, when Denver health authorities seized thousands of marijuana plants from growers suspected of using off-limits chemicals on their plants. Most of the plants were ultimately released, but some were sold with names that suggested the products were natural or organic. “That misleads people,” said Larisa Bolivar, head of the Cannabis Consumers Coalition. “We don’t want to wait for someone to get sick. You need to know that when something says organic, it’s organic.” Colorado is likely just the first state to tighten the rules for advertising marijuana products as organic, said Chris Lindsey, legislative analyst for the prolegalization Marijuana Policy Project. “This is not exactly a movement, but

it’s not too much of a stretch to say we’re headed that way,” he said. The only other pot state to even mention organic certification is California, which last year adopted a regulation requiring organic certification for marijuana products by 2020, if permitted under federal law. So far federal authorities that have weighed in on state marijuana experiments haven’t mentioned accurate labeling standards, though a 2013 memo from the Department of Justice warned states that federal authorities want “strong and effective” regulations. Colorado’s marijuana industry generally supports a state-level organic labeling bill. “It’s something that we need,” said Meg Sanders, CEO of Mindful, a company that grows marijuana and produces marijuana concentrates. “Because of the federal illegality, to have a state standard would be incredibly helpful.” Some pot producers are taking issue, though, with the fact that the industry would have to pay for the privilege of having regulators check to see if their plants are organic. Some organic marijuana producers said the cost burden would hurt small organic growers in the so-called “craft cannabis” niche. “I would be proud to advertise that our cannabis is organic,” said Julie Berliner, CEO of Sweet Grass Kitchen, which makes marijuana-infused sweets. “My concern lies with the cost of this certification.” A nonpartisan analysis prepared for lawmakers predicted that only about 5 percent of Colorado’s pot growers would apply for the certification, roughly the same percentage as food producers. The analysis gave no estimate of how much pot growers would be charged for the certification, or what the organic labels might look like. Still, just the prospect of one day having easy-to-understand organic labels for marijuana has consumer advocates cheering. States that allow commercial pot sales do require labels listing chemicals used on the plants, but they can be difficult to decipher. A trustworthy symbol would be better, said Teri Robnett, head of the Cannabis Patients Alliance. “That’s important to a lot of patients,” she said. “This is one reason some prefer marijuana rather than pharmaceuticals, because they want something organic. This will help patients know when that’s the case.”

The Mountain Communities Volunteer Fire Protection District will use a portion of funds received to buy new rescue equipment. Courtesy photo

County distributes funds to ﬁre districts Departments compensated for calls to Pike National Forest By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Five fire protection districts will have money to purchase new equipment, thanks to a $100,000 federal program distributed by the Douglas County Board of Commissioners. “This is great funding and really vital for smaller districts,” said Curt Rogers, chief of the North Fork Fire Protection District, which received $24,030. Every year since 2002, Douglas County has provided supplemental funding for the five fire districts that respond to incidents in the Pike National Forest area of Douglas County. Those districts are Jackson 105, Larkspur, Mountain Communities Volunteer, North Fork and West Douglas. The money comes from a federal program that issues payments to local governments to help offset losses in property taxes because of nontaxable federal lands within their boundaries. The money must go toward services such as firefighting and police protection, construction of public schools and roads, and search-and-rescue operations. In 2015, the districts responded 129 times into the Pike National Forest, slightly down from 132 the previous year. The county-established committee that assists in the oversight of fund distribution agreed to a cost-per-call of $775, which totaled slightly less than $100,000. West Douglas Fire Protection District responded to the most calls — 40 — in 2015. It received $31,005, which will go to updating the department’s radios to a new system and purchasing battery packs. Chief Terry Thompson said that in the past the money has been used to purchase

ATVs, trailers and wildland equipment, but this year, the focus is communications. “With increased incidents within the Pike National Forest and the mountainous areas west of Sedalia, the need for more 700-800 (megahertz) portables is becoming an issue,” Thompson said, adding that a new radio system requiring 700-megahertz portables will soon be implemented. “This will be our first step at starting the process to be ready for the new radio system.” Mountain Communities Volunteer Fire Protection District received $27,130 in response to its 35 calls. The money will purchase a hydraulic Laws of Life, medical training and fire academy classes for staff, and upgrades to structure and wildland equipment. Selfcontained breathing apparatus equipment also will be replaced. North Fork Fire Protection District responded to 31 calls. It received $24,030 and will purchase a trail motorcycle and trailer and personal protective equipment for firefighters with its money. “The service area we cover has many trails over a large geographical area — most of these are not accessible by regular vehicles,” Rogers said. “The trail motorcycles provide us the ability to quick access patients with trained medical staff.” Jackson 105 Fire Protection District will use the $14,730 received to purchase new wildland equipment. Jackson 105 responded to the Pike National Forest 19 times in 2015. Larkspur Fire Protection District, which answered to four calls in 2015, also will purchase updated wildland equipment, as well as batteries for radios, with its $3,105. “It’s a very appropriate use for these funds to go to you,” Douglas County Commissioner Jill Repella told the fire chiefs at the Feb. 16 meeting. “It’s greatly appreciated, all that you offer.”

Large office project breaks ground near I-25 Staff report Ground has broken on a 300,000-square-foot office development near I-25 and Arapahoe Road in Greenwood Village.

Granite Place at Village Center is being developed by Granite Properties, a Texas-based real estate developer with an office in Denver, and Denver-based developer Confluent Development. Granite Place, 6165 South Willow

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Tax-limit ﬁght could shape future growth TABOR forces decisions that may bring reckoning

By James Anderson Associated Press By 2030, Colorado’s population will grow from 5 million to 7 million people, thanks in part to a strong and diverse economy, the state’s famed Rocky Mountain quality of life, and its constitutionally mandated low taxes. And because of those voter-sanctioned tax limits, this fast-growing state could someday fall victim to its own success. The contradiction is most evident when the rubber hits Colorado’s aging and underfunded roads. The state’s Democratic governor, John Hickenlooper, is trying to find ways to squeeze more revenue for roads from the budget, while Republicans don’t want to tamper with the fabled 1992 constitutional amend-

ment known as TABOR that keeps a tight limit on those taxes. That’s sparking a battle over the size of government in a perennial battleground state just as the presidential election gets into full swing. “The budget battle here plays to people everywhere who don’t want politicians to decide for them the easiest way to get more revenue,” said Michael Fields, director of Americans for Prosperity Colorado, which has urged GOP lawmakers to sign a pledge to defend TABOR. Liberals think that’s a recipe for disaster, especially in a growing state. “What we have to stop doing is pitting necessary priorities like roads against other necessary priorities like schools and colleges,” said Tim Hoover, spokesman for the Colorado Fiscal Institute, which favors dismantling the amendment. “TABOR forces us to do that.” So far the low-tax crowd is winning. Even Hickenlooper acknowledges there

isn’t a popular appetite to raise taxes, and his hopes of changing the classification of an arcane fee in the budget to free up revenue are opposed by Republicans who vow it won’t make it out of the state Senate, which they control. “Voters are so angry at all forms of government and will vote it down,” Hickenlooper said recently of reclassifying the fee, which raised $750 million last year, in order to keep the budget from reaching a level that will trigger tax refunds under TABOR. Republicans say the real problem is growing Medicaid spending. Colorado, which expanded the program under the Affordable Care Act, is spending about $2.5 billion on the health care plan for the needy. For critical road projects, GOP leaders proposed issuing $3.5 billion in bonds. The governor says there’s no revenue to pay back the debt from bonds. Under TABOR, voters must approve any state and local tax hike. Democrats

are still stung by a resounding defeat of a 2013 ballot initiative to raise $1 billion for schools. But inspiring hope for some, residents in conservative Colorado Springs did approve a local sales tax hike to pay $250 million for road repairs. Ballot initiative possible The Colorado Contractors Association, whose members employ more than 40,000 people, has been sampling the public mood about ways to pay for roads, which it and other business chambers around the state say is a top voter concern. It’s preparing a list of options for state government and, possibly, for voters on the November ballot. “People are starting to realize it’s more than a pocketbook issue,” said Tony Milo, the association’s executive director. “They’re willing to pay more as long as there are guarantees on spending and

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AREA CLUBS

Editor’s note: To add or update a club listing, email calendar@ coloradocommunitymedia.com. Recreation Front Range Woodturners Club welcomes all visitors to our monthly meeting on the ﬁrst Tuesday evening of each month. Meetings begin at 6:15 p.m. and include displays of members’ work and a two-hour demonstration by highly qualiﬁed artisans. Meetings take place in the basement of Rockler Woodworking and Hardware, 2553 S. Colorado Blvd. Contact Jim Proud at cavaleon1956@gmail.com.

SilverSneakers Fitness, Silver&Fit at ACC The Arapahoe Community College ﬁtness center offers the SilverSneakers Fitness and Silver&Fit programs for seniors in the south metro Denver area. For more information about health and ﬁtness options at ACC, call 303-797-5850. Social A Dreampower Animal Rescue / PAALS adoption for cats, dogs and more meets from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Park Meadows PetsMart. Call 303-688-9503.

Lone Tree Ladies 9-Hole Golf. Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Thursday morning 9-hole golf group. The group is open to women golfers ages 18 and older. Applications and more information are available in the Lone Tree Pro Shop or visit www.LTL9Hole.ghinclub.com Contact Nancy Cushing, league president, at 720-560-9333 or email LTL9hole@gmail.com.

Breakfast Club Singles 50 plus meets the third Saturday each month at the Ridge Grill, Castle Pines North Country Club, 1414 Castle Pines Parkway. This is an active singles group with opportunities to make new friends while enjoying various activities such as dinners, sports, theater, etc. Reservations are required; cost is price of your meal. Make reservations or ﬁnd information by calling 303-814-8428. Leave a name and number and you will receive a call back. The website is www.TBC50plus.org.

Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because you cannot ﬁnd a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to www.saltydog.org for meeting locations and directions.

Castle Rock Bridge Club plays a friendly ACBL-sanctioned duplicate game at 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday. For more information, a schedule of games and lessons, or directions to the Lowell Ranch 4H location at 2330 South I-25 East Frontage Road, go the website at castlerockbridge.com. For assistance in ﬁnding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-810-8504. Visit www.

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Lung cancer survivor tackles stereotype Kiowa woman never smoked, but still developed disease

Lung cancer survivor Kathy Weber on a beach in Hawaii. Weber received a trip to the Pro Bowl for her participation in the Team Draft Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge. Courtesy photo

By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Kathy Weber is setting out to change the image of lung cancer. “It’s not a smokers’ disease anymore,” she said. “Anyone with lungs can get lung cancer.” She should know: The physically active Kiowa wife and mother, a lung cancer survivor, never smoked. According to the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. It is one of the least-researched cancers, and Weber hopes that by sharing her story she can help raise money for study of the disease. Experts say research is critical because doctors often find lung cancer in later stages when it is less treatable. New advances can hold great promise for screening, early detection and personalized therapies. Weber, 48, a neonatal nurse practitioner, was training for a figure bodybuilding competition in the spring of 2014 when her shoulder started hurting. The pain made it difficult to do push-ups. Her physical therapist, John Graham, couldn’t find anything wrong and suggested a chest X-ray and ultrasound of her lymph nodes. “I thought he was crazy,” Weber said. “I felt great and was back to training hard ... ” But she trusted Graham, so she went for the scans. “I was a healthy, very active, nonsmoking female with no family history, who thought she had a tumor in her chest because her PT said so,” Weber said. The ultrasound was normal. But the chest X-ray showed a tiny pulmonary nodule.

About a week later, a doctor told her the nodule might be a fungal infection. But being in the health-care industry herself, Weber said the diagnosis didn’t make sense. She didn’t have any other symptoms. A second opinion from the radiology department at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, where Weber works, said the nodule looked cancerous. “I went from needing my shoulder looked at to now having cancer,” Weber said. “How could this be?” She was diagnosed with Stage 1a adenocarcinoma, and in July 2014 she had the right upper lobe of her lung removed. “Like most cancers, lung cancer is more successfully treated the earlier it is detected,” said Dr. Karng Log, a medical oncologist with Mile High Oncology in Littleton. Low-dose CT scanning is the most

effective way to detect lung cancer, he said. After spending six days in the hospital with a chest tube, doctors sent Weber home with the advice to walk to help her recovery, which she described as “scary at times, yet so rewarding.” The morning after being discharged, she set out for a walk along her driveway, which is long and has an incline. She made it down just fine. But walking back up was another story. “I literally could not breathe,” she said. “I wondered how this was all possible — I was still in shock. Just one week prior I was running up this very driveway, doing sprints. Now, I was doubled over, wheezing and gasping for breath.” But Weber pushed. Each day, she took a few more steps. Two weeks after her operation, Weber was walking 2 miles a day. “Every day, I was aware of each breath and learned to love the sound of my harsh, wheezy breathing,” Weber said. “Each breath became my new motivation and strength.” With the help of her trainer, Dave Fujii at American Pro Gym, Weber competed in her next figure bodybuilding competition 10 months after her surgery. “As crazy as it sounds, I feel like I just needed to do it to feel normal for me — to bring me back to feeling strong and whole,” Weber said. “My competition was a way for me to regain some control. I had lost a lot of

FEDERAL FUNDING RESEARCH For fiscal year 2013 — the most recent year for which data is available — the budget of the National Cancer Institute was $4.79 billion. Below are the spending allocations for research on the top five funded types of cancer. Breast: $559.2 million Lung: $285.9 million Prostate: $255.6 million Colorectal: $238.3 million Melanoma: $122.5 million Source: National Cancer Institute

muscle mass, but was happy with my results and the reward of getting on stage.” Weber attributes a large part of surviving lung cancer to early detection, which she believes was possible because of her physical health and strength. Although she still struggles with breathing during workouts, Weber continues to train hard and hopes to compete again next summer before her 50th birthday. “I’ve got to have a goal,” she said, “to keep pushing toward something.”

RAISING MONEY FOR THE CAUSE Kathy Weber recently returned from a trip to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii. The trip to the Jan. 31 NFL all-star game was her prize for raising $10,000 during the Team Draft Lung Cancer Survivors Super Bowl Challenge, in which she raised money on behalf of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. Team Draft is an initiative of the Chris Draft Family Foundation, created by former NFL linebacker Chris Draft and his late wife during her yearlong

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that it guarantees safety and mobility.” All agree Colorado’s highway system, basically laid out in the 1950s, needs to be modernized. Winter skiers and summer holiday campers can spend hours inching along steep mountain inclines at 11,000 feet, creating a sea of red lights on Interstate 70, Colorado’s gateway to the Rockies. Commute times from Denver to Fort Collins to the north, or to Colorado Springs to the south, can be double the usual 80-minute drives along Interstate 25. In swaths of northern and southern Colorado, two-lane rural roads built in the Depression era are deteriorating under the load of agricultural tractor-trailers and oil and natural gas tankers. The state Department of Transportation has a budget of $1.4 billion a year

struggle with Stage IV lung cancer. The Super Bowl Challenge recruits lung cancer survivors to raise money to find new ways to combat the disease. “I never expected to win,” Weber said, adding that she joined the challenge two weeks before the deadline. “I’m overwhelmed and humbled by the response I got from colleagues and peers to support me.”

largely devoted to maintenance. It says it needs $46 billion in the next 25 years to accommodate growth but faces a $25 billion shortfall under current spending rules. But Colorado voters haven’t increased the 22-cent-per-gallon state gasoline tax in more than 20 years, and politicians are reluctant to ask. It and the federal gas tax provide more than half CDOT’s revenue. This year, CDOT could get another $200 million that’s available only in years when statewide personal income growth increases by 5 percent or more. But a bipartisan budget committee warned that amount can drop or disappear if state revenues in coming months prompt bigger tax refunds under TABOR. The panel called for guaranteed fixed installments. “There are a million factors and political interests at work that have us paralyzed, and we’re all looking for alternatives,” said Colorado Springs Republican Sen. Kent Lambert, chair of the Joint Budget Committee.

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be raising money for a girl named Lucy who has Hodgkin lymphoma. Her wish is to go to Discovery Cove in Florida to meet dolphins. Rock Canyon has served as an inspiration for other schools in the area. “(Our Wish Week) wasn’t as successful as we wanted it to be. We had seen Rock Canyon’s Wish Week, and they has raised so much money,” said Douglas County High School senior Ryan Simpson. So this year, Simpson and fellow senior Kyleigh Kappas led an effort to make Wish Week special at Douglas County High in Castle Rock. “As seniors, we wanted to go big. We wanted this year to be the year,” Kappas said. The Huskies ended up raising more than $40,000 between Jan. 22 and Feb. 1. Double their original goal and enough to grant four or five wishes, they said. This year, Douglas County High sponsored a local boy from Castle Rock named Jacob with astrocytoma, a form of brain cancer. Jacob

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senior traffic engineer Chris Martin. “We cannot give the access permits based on what has been submitted.” STEM officials said they are exploring a number of ways to mitigate the traffic congestion, including busing more students to the school and staggering start and end times. County officials voiced safety concerns about students crossing Ridgeline Boulevard during pickup and drop-off times and parents parking and waiting in neighboring business parking lots. Pat Kummer, founder and president of Kummer Financial Strategies, 8871 Ridgeline Blvd., spoke out against the expansion. “The concern is the shared driveway that is now housing 300-plus cars per day for STEM is not allowing my clients or employees or tenants of the building access

loves dinosaurs and wanted to take his family to Hawaii to see where they filmed the movie “Jurassic Park.” In addition to raising money through events and selling T-shirts like most of the other schools that participate in Wish Week, Douglas County High also reached out to local feeder schools this year. DCHS students visited Mesa Middle School, Renaissance Elementary, Rock Ridge Elementary and Sage Canyon Elementary. “We went to their schools, told them a little about Wish Week, and they had competitions to raise money within their schools,” Simpson said. “We got a lot of money from feeder schools, $6,000 from Mesa and $1,000 from the elementary schools.” Students across the county give up time, sleep and money to help their wish kids. The hard work pays off when they see the difference they can make. “You can see how it affects the family,” said Chaparral senior Olivia Leishman. “They come and go to all of the events, and when they see that it is all happening for their child, it’s incredible. It’s all about them and they can forget about the bad things that are happening in their life.”

to freely come and go,” Kummer said. “It is violating our ability to do business, run a business and engage with our clients at the times of day they would like to meet with us — which of course is first thing in the morning and toward the end of the business day.” Optometrist Dr. Mitch Munson, whose practice is at 8925 Ridgeline Blvd, also pointed out concerns about trespassing students and parents and traffic and said, “The best alternative, as Dr. Eucker and I have discussed, would be for STEM to find a more suitable location.” “STEM acknowledges the need for improvement of driveline-related traffic issues in the neighborhood and has implemented and is evaluating many improvement options,” Eucker said. “STEM has an excellent traffic-related safety record since its inception five years ago and has never had a significant traffic or driveline related accident or injury. Safety of our students continues to be a top priority at STEM and significant resources, planning and logistics analysis are committed to this priority on a daily basis.”

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Kyleigh Kappas and Ryan Simpson are seniors at Douglas County High School. The pair helped organize Wish Week at DCHS. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando

Matthew Smith, chairman of the STEM board of directors, said school officials hope to be able to meet again with the district and county in the coming weeks to get the expansion approved. He said the parents who were planning to send their children to the new elementary next year may be hurt the most. Open enrollment in the school district

runs from Nov. 1 to Jan. 5 and allows students to sign up to attend any school in the district that has room for them, including charters, for the following school year. “It’s essentially too late for those parents,” Smith said. “The open-enrollment deadline has already passed. It’s going to be difficult for those students to be placed at other schools now.”

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February 25, 2016

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Look for the good, then share it Imagine for a moment that someone very close to you, maybe a family member or friend, called you and during your conversation they said something like, “Do you know my favorite thing about you is that you are always smiling, always optimistic, and you just make my day every time we talk or meet.” Now it can be anything, right? Someone’s favorite thing about you could be your listening skills, your patience, your kindness, your confidence, your ability to stay calm, your quiet strength, or any number of other things. How would you feel? I’ll bet most of us would feel pretty darn good, and whatever trait or characteristic they pointed out would probably become a focal point for us for the rest of the day or maybe even the week. And if something we do consistently day in and day out is recognized by someone else or perhaps many others, it just means that our transparency around that trait or characteristic is just a part of who we are and is in alignment with our core values. It’s real. Have you ever received such a compliment? Better yet, have you ever given such a compliment? You know the old saying, “It is better to give than to receive.” Well it’s not just about giving of money or material gifts, it is also about how we give and receive sincere compliments. Sincere compliments are not to be mistaken for manipulative flattery;

sincere compliments come from the heart with no expectation of receiving anything in return. The other day I had an opportunity to ski with a friend and colleague who was in from New York. We skied with his wife and their friend Doug and Michael Norton his son James who are locals. We had an inWINNING credible “blue sky” day, WORDS and one of my favorite parts of the day was the way that Doug couldn’t seem to stop smiling. He had a big wide smile on his face all day, while we skied, while we ate, and while we talked. So as we were traversing back to our starting point at the end of the day and cruising along a catwalk, I said to Doug, “My favorite thing about skiing with you today was your smile.” His happiness and joy were contagious as we all had just an incredible ski day. Too often we get caught up with the things we hate, or things about people we dislike. Or we get focused and caught up in what other people are doing that really get under our skin. And when those traits become the focal point of our attention, we simply miss

the opportunity to see the amazing gifts and talents that others have and that they could bring to our relationships if we would only look for our favorite things about them instead of only those things that irk us. I encourage you to try it, make an effort to create a positive habit by looking for the good and pointing out your favorite things about your friends and family members to them. And as you share the good things you are seeing in each one of them, watch as they own those traits and repeat those behaviors, actions, and attitudes. And don’t be shocked when they turn around at a later time and let you know what their very favorite thing is about you through a sincere compliment and sincere appreciation. Who knows, maybe your favorite thing is that this column is almost over. But maybe, just maybe, there is something in here that resonates with you as you are someone who already does this. Or maybe it makes sense and it has provided you with something to think about and practice. Either way, I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@ gmail.com. And when we find and share our favorite things about situations and people, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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Scientists explain world from within their own

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What a relief. Today’s headline was not about the Broncos. The front page story was about as far from the National Football League as it gets. And I didn’t understand a word of it. Unfortunately it’s probably too late. I think it was too late when I was in high school. I came to the fork in the road, and I took it. Art and science can meet from time to time, but it’s rare. I have accepted my ignorance in science and in mathematics. I try to shield myself from expos-

ing it by excusing myself and asking, “Uh, where’s the men’s room?” If someone starts a conversation about Einstein or Tesla, I bail. Today’s article was about Einstein. “Scientists’ discovery proves Einstein’s theory 100 years later.” I could have “excused” myself, simply by turning the page, or feeding the dog. But I decided to soldier on, knowing I was lost to begin with. “It was just a tiny, almost imperceptible ‘chirp,’ but it simultaneously opened humanity’s ears to the music of the cosmos and proved Albert Einstein right again.”

I think the Associated Press writer was trying to provide the reader with a poetic introduction before getting to the gist. The gist was inaccessible to a sod like me. But I tried. “Scientists announced that they have finally detected gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space and time that Einstein predicted.” The article said, “The news exhilarated astronomers and physicists.” I wonder how many astronomers Smith continues on Page 11

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Cutting through the murk of college loans When most parents are asked what they would like to be able to provide for their children, a great education is at the top of the list. A college education is seen as the golden ticket to making sure our children have a fair Morgan Carroll shot at earning a GUEST good-paying job, finding affordable COLUMN housing, and saving enough for retirement. Unfortunately, too many students are graduating from college saddled with debt, often due to varying interest rates

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and physicists were among the millionplus who celebrated the local football squad recently. My own choices are somewhere in between. You couldn’t have paid me to celebrate the Broncos in public. You couldn’t pay me enough to explain why the scientists are so happy. There is a diagram that goes along with the article. It’s titled “Detecting Gravitational Waves.”

or fees from their private lender that jacked up the cost of their education. Taking out a private loan has become just another financial obstacle later on in life; another bill families have to pick between when deciding what bills they can afford that month, with seemingly no end in sight. In fact, Americans currently hold over $1 trillion in student loan debt, ultimately holding back their earnings and a chance at success. I’m one of those Americans still paying off my student loan debt. I worked my way through college with multiple jobs, studied hard for my classes, and played by the rules that said if you work hard and earn a degree, you can achieve your own American Dream. I’ve been fortunate in my career, which makes my obligation to give those in the middle class who saw the private lend-

ing system work against them, the same opportunities I had after I graduated. That’s why I’m introducing the Know Before You Owe Act, Senate Bill 16-043, in the Colorado Senate, which would make sure students have the information they need to make the very best decisions on how to pay for their education. My legislation will crack down on private, for-profit lenders and require them to disclose the true cost of student loans to consumers before borrowing, as well as provide them information on lower-cost federal loans they can take advantage of before moving to a private lender. Private lenders offer loans with higher interest rates that are harder to pay off than federal loans, and are chock full of various fees that add significant costs onto an already expensive educa-

tion in Colorado. My legislation will ensure students know as much as possible about their rights and eligibility from a private lender before taking one out to pay for college. At a time when too many Coloradans feel like the system has been rigged against their success, this idea will help remove the smoke and mirrors from the student loan process, and give power back to Coloradans to make the very best financial choices when going after that golden ticket of a higher education.

Huh? I said that art and science rarely meet. Years ago, I had a solo exhibition at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder. It was long before artists simply applied for exhibition opportunities online. (If you are an artist and you are interested in local, regional and national exhibition opportunities, go to CaFÉ, which is a web-based service for artists.) I drove a carload of framed drawings to NCAR in the morning, stayed around town all day, and then picked up the pictures in the late afternoon after they had been juried. I was accepted. The exhibition came

later. Those were the days when I applied for everything, which I don’t do now. I think I applied partly because I had seen NCAR in Woody Allen’s “Sleeper.” It was all very oblique to an art gallery or an art museum. I took a shirt pocket protector with me, just in case I started to get the odd glance. Everyone was very welcoming, but I knew in my heart that they could see right through me. They had the home field advantage. The article continued: “Some physicists said the finding is as big a deal as the 2012 discovery of the sub-atomic Higgs boson, known as the ‘God parti-

cle.’ Some said this is bigger.” If I knew what that meant, what would I do with the knowledge? I would have to keep it to myself. Or turn it into a somewhat dull and academic column perhaps. On the other hand, if I knew what it meant, it would further swell my ego. I co-exist with some brilliant men and women, who are out of this world. Rather, they are out of my world.

Democrat Morgan Carroll is the state senator for District 29, which includes Aurora and eastern Arapahoe County, and a candidate for the 6th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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

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Trail running has become one of the fastest-growing sports in the nation, according to president and CEO of Human Potential Running Series, John LaCroix. Ambassadors of the sport include, from left, Laurie Nakauchi, of Lakewood, a longtime trail runner and multiple 100-mile trail racer, and Arvada’s Jennifer Forker, past president of the Colorado Masters Running/Racewalking Association. Nakauchi and Forker were joined Feb. 11 on the Morrison Slide Trail at Red Rocks Park by north metro editor and reporter Jeremy Johnson, and Lakewood resident and longtime runner Greg Wobbema. Photos by Kurt Hardester

Trail runners defy convention Whatever the road to redemption looks like, one thing’s for certain: It is not paved

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By Jeremy Johnson jjohnson@coloradocommunitymedia.com It’s late afternoon along the Morrison Slide Trail at the north end of Red Rocks Park and the sun is starting to disappear behind the foothills to the west. A beautiful February day by most standards, it’s perhaps a little bleaker than normal for the Front Range, with the setting sun slightly obscured by monochromatic clouds to create a steely backdrop not quite as memorable as some of the more impressive, Bronco-esque blueand-orange twilights Coloradans have come to enjoy so regularly. To top it off, the trails are a little sloppy, a combination of mud, snow and — in some of the shadiest places along the trail — ice. Conditions are fair; they could be better. Not that it really matters. Snow, sleet, rain or ice, there’s just no such thing as a bad day for a trail runner. Except, maybe, those days when they don’t get to run. Running for a reason That’s not to say trail runners don’t have good days at home or the office, too. But Eastlake’s John LaCroix, president and CEO of Human Potential Running Series and a seasoned ultra runner — the name given to trail runners who compete in long-distance races that go beyond mere marathons — suspects most trail runners run because they have to. “First, I think people just like long days in the mountains,” LaCroix said. “And you don’t even have to be in the mountains, just on the trail, because it’s hard to be in a bad mood on the trail. It’s hard to be angry there, and so I think it’s about the peace of it all.” That meditation in motion, that inner peace, is a common theme in a sport where pure focus and concentration is vital. Go too deep in your own thoughts and you could find yourself at the bottom of a ravine or face flat in some rocky

Colorado Masters Running/Racewalking Association The CMRA is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization promoting running, racewalking and overall fitness by regularly sponsoring distance running-related activities including races, fun runs, training sessions and social events. Membership and activities are open to people of all ages, abilities and levels of fitness, with awards oriented toward athletes age 35 and older.

Laurie Nakauchi, with a host of 100-mile races as part of her running repertoire, is also author of the blog “Guts, Gams and Grit,” espousing the values of trail and ultra running. Here, Nakauchi mounts the early, steep climb of the Morrison Slide Trail Feb. 11 at Red Rocks Park. juts. But done just right, trail running can “clear the mind and tire (the) body,” said Shaun Schafer, a Thornton resident and associate chair of the Department of Journalism at Metropolitan State University of Denver. “I find that being exhausted at the end of the day is liberating and relaxing,” he added. “Running takes me there.” Similarly, Ben Bergstrand, of Denver, a teacher for Aurora Public Schools, enjoys that famous “runner’s high” and the relief that comes with it. “Mentally, running provides stress relief, a break from the day or the week,” he said, adding that he also finds himself planning lessons or finding solutions to personal and professional problems when running. Physical health matters, too. Successful amateur bowler Greg Wobbema chose trail running as a preventive measure against the middle-age physique embodied by so many of his colleagues at the lanes. “I started running one morning when I

woke up and decided I didn’t want to ever have any weight or flexibility issues,” said the gangly and quick-footed Lakewood resident. “Most of my bowling friends were starting to get out of shape and heavy, and I wasn’t going to be like that.” What’s more, Wobbema said trail running improves leg strength, balance and flexibility, helping him stay competitive on the ball-and-pin circuit. As for LaCroix, he believes, for many, running is an answer to an endless, nagging question, a solution to something, to everything. To him, it’s the best available cure for his severe depression. “But maybe it’s an alcohol addiction or a drug addiction — whatever it is, (trail runners) are trying to replace bad habits with better habits,” he said. “What I’ve learned is that just about everybody in this sport is dealing with something. And if it makes us kind of sound like a bunch of whack jobs, well, I guess we are.” Trail continues on Page 13

For more information find it on Facebook or go to www.comastersrun.org. Denver Trail Runners Denver Trail Runners is a free group for people who like running trails in the Denver area. DTR holds group runs every Thursday evening and Sunday morning, year round, mostly in the foothills west of Denver. Everyone is welcome to join, fast or slow, young or old, local or visitor, and no sign-ups are necessary. Run info is posted online at www.denvertrailrunners.com, and on its Facebook page. Human Potential Running Series The Human Potential Running Series is a celebration of grass roots, lowfrills ultra and trail running. Events range from the unofficial group run to the official race, ranging in distances from half-marathon to 100 miles. Events are designed, specifically, to challenge each participant physically and/or mentally while celebrating the history of ultra running. Find out more online at www.humanpotentialrunning.com, or on the Front Range Ultra Runners Facebook page.

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St., Denver, from March 11 through May 6. Presented by the excellent Denver Children’s Theatre, directed by Steve Wilson, with musical direction by Donna Debreceni. School performances at 10 a.m. most Tuesdays to Fridays; public performances Sundays at 1 p.m. Tickets: School group performances: $8 with two adults free; public performances: $10/children; $12 adults and seniors. 303-316-6360, maccjcc.org. (Theatrical workshops are available after the school shows.) Recommended for ages preschool to 10 years old.

trail runners do what they do. Ultimately, it’s most likely a combination of things, much like the same trail over and over and over again can provide a completely new experience every time. Throw in some inclement weather, and trail running can create absolute singular experiences likely never to be duplicated. “Trails are reflective of life,” Schafer said. “Even when you think you know what you are doing, there will be a surprise.”

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Reflective of life LaCroix said he believed rock climbing was not so long ago among the fastest-growing sports in the nation and the state, “but I’m pretty certain trail running has taken that over.” “It’s a completely different culture, where ‘competition’ takes a back seat to simply being communal,” added the New Hampshire native, who started his Human Potential Race Series for that very reason — to bring the community aspect back to trail running, so that everybody is “challenging yourself and accomplishing great things together.” And accomplishing great things

doesn’t require a grand investment. In fact, Nakauchi attributes the popularity of the sport to its everyman (and woman) quality. “Anyone can do it because it doesn’t take a lot of coordination or special equipment,” Nakauchi said. “You don’t need a lot of money and you can do it anywhere, anytime. It can be a solitary sport great for clearing your mind and relaxing, or a very social sport.” In the end, there’s no real way to establish one, definitive reason for why

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them” aspect to trail running, even compared to their road-running cousins. “I started as a road runner and almost quit running,” LaCroix said. “A huge mass of people running for up to four hours at a time without so much as a ‘Hello’ or a friendly conversation — what a bore, and a shame. “But trail running,” he added, “Man, I felt like I had found my lost brothers and sisters.” For Schafer, the magic of the trails trumps the sterility of the road, creating special bonds between people and with Mother Nature herself. “I think we all appreciate other runners that much more because we know we are all competing against ourselves, against each other and against Mother Nature,” he said. “There are more challenges to trail running, especially on single-track trails, and the camaraderie in a group of runners only increases when trails are involved.”

For young theater lovers “Art Dog,” based on the children’s book by Thatcher Hurd, is a professionally staged production in the Elaine Wolf Theatre at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia

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A state of mind Call a trail runner a “whack job” and the response will likely be a positive one. A large part of what drives an ultra runner might be the sheer audacity of it all, the idea of doing something that many people find cruel, pointless, masochistic or even downright derelict. After all, who really enjoys running until ragged, over rugged, jagged terrain that’s waiting to tear at elbows and knees and leave the challenger weak and dizzy from peak to valley and back again? People like Laurie Nakauchi, that’s who. An ultra-running trail veteran with a host of 100-mile races as part of her expansive running repertoire, Nakauchi thinks of trail running as less a hobby and more a way of life. “It’s a part of who I am,” she said. The stylish Nakauchi embraces much about trail running that appeals most to outsiders, like fearless fashion sense, fierce determination and the ability to grin and bear it when most people would break down and sob. “I’m biased, but I’d say trail runners are more laid back,” she said. “I’d also say trail runners are heartier, sexier, tougher and overall more fun. “Of course, the longer you run, the more this is true,” Nakauchi added, “which makes ultra runners the toughest, sexiest runners on the planet.” In that way, there’s a certain “us and

American classic comedy “The Man Who Came to Dinner” by Kauffman and Hart plays through March 20 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Directed by Bob Wells. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays and Saturday, March 5; 6:30 p.m. March 13. 303-7942787, ext. 5; townhallartscenter. org.

Murphy plays Feb. 26 through March 20 at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Directed by Keith Rabin Jr., with choreography by Reace Daniel. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $28/adult, $26/senior, $20/student; ignitetheatre.com, 866-811-4111.

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Prequel “Peter and the Starcatcher” plays March 4 to May 14 at BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. A musical prequel to the Peter Pan story. Performances: Wednesdays through Sundays. Call for tickets and schedule, 303-449-6000, or look

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Coming to CVA A panel of three Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists will discuss the art of cartooning at

Student artists The 2016 Congressional Art Competition is open for high school students in Congressional District 6, according to Congressman Mike Coffman’s local office at 3300 S. Parker Road, Suite 305, Aurora. The first-place winner gets a free trip to Washington to exhibit his or her art and will be eligible for a partial scholarship to Savannah College of Art and Design. The artwork will be exhibited at Outnumbered Gallery, 5654 S. Prince St., Littleton. For submission guidelines: Coffman.house.gov/services/ art-competition.

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Athena winner “Ghosts of Us,” the Athena Festival Winner from last year, is

given a full production at the Byron Theatre/Newman Center at the University of Denver, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver. Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays (no show March 27), 8 p.m. Monday, March 28. Tickets: athenaprojectfestival.org.

Littleton when he addresses the Littleton Garden Club on March 2. The group meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. (refreshments at 6 p.m.) at the LPS Educational Services Center lunchroom, 5776 S. Crocker St., Littleton (enter on the south side). Plan your garden so there will be flowers from spring through fall and attractive plant forms in winter as well. Montano will also give an update from Colorado State Extension Service. Information: Liz Wuest, president: famwuest4@gmail.com.

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On Lakewood stage “Getting Out” by Marsha Norman plays March 4 to April 3 at the Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Directed by Rick Yaconis. Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays (no show March 13); 8 p.m. Monday, March 21. Tickets: theedgetheater.com, 303-2320363.

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Guild members show, sell art Members of the longtime Paint Box Guild will exhibit artworks March 1 through March 28 at Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Media included are oil, watercolor, pastel, mixed media — all for sale.

Community Center began Feb. 22 and runs through May 30, with a performance on June 4. Participants meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Mondays at the Buck Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., and there are no auditions required. The Chorale, directed by Brian Leatherman, with accompanist Cindy Runkel, is a new national affiliate of Encore Creativity for Older Adults. (A similar group has started in Highlands Ranch.) Information: Nikki Crouse, nikkic@ssprd.org, 303-730-4609.

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Diamond Tribute, performs at 7:30 p.m. March 12 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Hear classics such as “Sweet Caroline,” “Forever in Blue Jeans,” “Cracklin’ Rosie” and more. Tickets: 303-8056800, parkerarts.org.

6 p.m. March 2 at Metro State University’s Center for Visual Art, 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. The discussion will include professor Arthur N. Gilbert, owner of the “Under the Guillotine” collection of historical cartoons by James Gillray, exhibited at the CVA. Pulitzer winners Mike Keefe, Jim Borgman and Signe Wilkinson will share ideas. Admission is free. This collection is exhibited through March 19. On March 16, there is a visiting artist talk with Deb Sokolow at 5 p.m. Works by Sokolow as well as those by Molly Crabtree and Chris Dacre, also contemporary cartoonists, are hung in the gallery as contrast.

Parker Symphony “The Parker Symphony Orchestra Goes to the Movies,” set for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26, will feature musical highlights from Oscarwinning films at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Tickets: 303-805-6800, parkerarts.org.

GuGu Drums, a percussion group from Shanghai, China, will perform at Lone Tree Arts Center at 7 p.m. on March 12. It’s their first appearance at LTAC, and they will tell stories and play all sizes of drums. Courtesy photo

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GuGu Drums, a 20-member drum ensemble from Shanghai, China, will appear at 7 p.m. March Sonya Ellingboe 12 on the Main SONYA’S Stage at SAMPLER Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, with athletic, musical and dramatic drum work. They will tell stories and play instruments as small as finger cymbals and as large as massive standing drums, stage battles between the ox and the tiger and give a new picture of percussion. Box office: 720-5091000, lonetreeartscenter.org.

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Literary contest offers cash awards College extends submission deadline until March 13 By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Each year, the active Writers Studio at Arapahoe Community College sponsors a literary contest, with firstplace winners in poetry, fiction and nonfiction eligible for cash awards, publication in the Progenitor literary magazine and the opportunity to read at the annual Literary Festival on April 23 in the Half Moon at ACC. The deadline for submissions is extended to March 13 and the contest is open to all Colorado residents, including ACC students and employees. The 2016 judges are Lorna Dee Cervantes, poetry; Steven Harvey, nonfiction; and Laura Pritchett, fiction.

Categories: • Fiction and nonﬁction — original unpublished manuscripts, not to exceed 20 pages typed, 12-point font, double-spaced. One manuscript per entry fee. • Poetry — up to three original, unpublished poems per entry fee. Include titles on the manuscript, but your name must not appear on the manuscript. Submission form is online at www.accwritersstudio. submittable.com/submit. All submissions must be done through this page. A $12 entry fee is required for each submission; $8 for registered ACC students. Payment will be made electronically through Submittable with a small fee for the credit card transaction. Fill out a cover letter including Colorado residency status, and ACC student status if applicable. Give your

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The Half Moon is on the Ground Floor (west end) of the Arapahoe Community College Main Campus at 5901 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton.

Arapahoe Community College Writers Studio will present “Women Write the Rockies and Beyond: A Celebration of International Women’s Day” in the Half Moon at ACC’s Main Campus in Littleton from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on March 10. A “Meet the Writers” hors d’oeuvres reception and silent auction fundraiser will precede the reading, starting at 5:30 p.m. Readings begin at 6:30 p.m. and will feature Elizabeth Hyde, Sheryl Luna, Rita Brady Kiefer, Marilyn Krysl and Teow Lim Goh, who will read and discuss their work. Stories vary from the “writing walls” of Chinese immigrants detained at Angel Island to warscapes, healers and caregivers, tenderness and poverty at the borderlines, spiritualty and survivors of domestic violence and the “rocky canyons” of the heart. Suggested donations — $8, students; $12, advance; and $15, at the door — will beneﬁt the ACC Writers Studio Scholarship Fund and will be matched up to $1,000. For information, contact Kathryn Winograd: kathryn.winograd@arapahoe.edu or 303-797-5815.

full name, email address and titles of your entries. (Submissions will not be accepted if emailed to Writers Studio, nor if snail-mailed.) Literary Festival The annual ACC Literary Festival with workshops and readings will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 23 in the Half Moon at ACC. The festival judges will be featured as well as journalist Joel Warner and young adult novelist Rebecca Taylor. There will be a special presentation on publishing with Juliet Hubbell.

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Indian tradition explored in new e-book Arvada resident wanted way to share celebration with daughter By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Lalitha Chittoor grew up in a very traditional family in India and wanted a book to teach her 4-year-old daughter about Indian festivals. When she was unable to locate one, she decided to write a series and has just published the second one on e-book, available from Amazon. She lives with her husband and two children in Arvada. Maha Shivaratri will be celebrated in India, across the U.S. and all over the world on March 7, she said, including at two Hindu temples in Centennial and another in Castle Rock. She explains the holiday: “Lord Shiva is the Hindu god of destruction. Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu are the creator and protector gods, respectively. On this day, devotees commemorate the marriage of Lord Shiva and Parvati, the mother goddess. Hindus spend the day fasting and offering prayers in a night-long vigil. Maha means great/important, and Shiva means auspicious one, and Ratri means night.” The book also references Carl Sagan, world-renowned astronomer from Cornell University, various dance forms of India, and ancient Shiva temples located internationally. The festival will be celebrated in three south area Hindu Temples: • Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of the Rockies, 7201 S. Potomac St., Centennial • Shri Shirdi SaiBaba Temple of Rockies, 10250 E. Easter Ave., Centennial • S V Temple of Colorado, 1495 Ridge Road, Castle Rock She has also written the first book in the proposed series, “Makar Sankranti/Pongal,” about another widely celebrated festival. The pictures bring out the diversity in India, the author said. Both are available as e-books from Amazon.

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PRINCESSES GATHER AT CASTLE

Princess Elsa talks to tea party attendants at Cherokee Ranch and Castle. Photos by Shanna Fortier

Kaelyn Cornella, 6, of Castle Rock, attends the tea party with her sister and cousin.

Princess Anna, from Disney’s “Frozen,” sings for young girls at the Saturday afternoon tea party.

lsa and Anna weren’t the only princesses at Cherokee Ranch and Castle on Feb. 20. The great hall of the historic castle in Sedalia hosted a sold-out group of young princesses for an afternoon tea. The Princess Tea Party is held three times a year, coordinating with the change in seasons. “It’s the perfect place for a princess to come to a real castle,” said Abby Burch, marketing and event coordinator at Cherokee Ranch and Castle. “We wanted to make it fun for the little kids by doing a princess tea.”

Evelyn Cornella, 3, of Parker, makes her way to her table with a plate of goodies.

Allison Mahoney picks out sweet treats at the buffet during the Princess Tea Party held Saturday, Feb. 20, at Cherokee Ranch and Castle.

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British silliness offers fun evening of theater Luke Allen Terry plays the comical Brit Francis Henshall, who tries to juggle two jobs, a love of food and a prospective girlfriend in the farce “One Man, Two Guvnors” at Vintage Theatre. Courtesy photo

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February 25, 2016

THINGS TO DO TOP 5

THEATER/SHOWS

Broadway Musical Douglas County High School presents “Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical,” at 7 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, Feb. 25-27; Poppins and The Princess Tea is presented at 1 p.m. with the show starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27. Tickets available at www.SeatYourSelf.biz/dchs. ‘Into the Woods’ Production The Wesley Players hit the stage with an epic fairytale about wishes, family, and the choices we make. “Into the Woods” follows a baker and his wife who wish to have a child; Cinderella who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; Jack who wishes his cow would give milk; and a witch’s curse. Show is Friday, March 4, through Sunday, March 6, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. Proceeds will beneﬁt the Women’s Crisis and Family Outreach Center and Guatemala missions. Tickets are available at www.stlukeshr.com or at the door.

Estate Planning Workshops Estate planning is a complex area of law, with countless rules that can change from year to year. Staying on top of the latest changes is crucial to protect your money and your family. A free workshop will examine five simple estate planning strategies to keep your money in your family. RSVP required; call 720-440-2774. Sessions are offered from 12:30-2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch; 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock; 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, at the Lone Tree Library, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree. Healing Our Youth: Get Educated! A free panel presentation and mental health resource fair designed to help parents and educators become informed about youth mental health and wellness will be presented from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Registration is requested; go to www.healingouryouth.org. Healing Our Youth: Get Educated! is open to parents, teachers, youth worker and anyone who is interested in helping improve the mental wellness of youth. Panel includes the former president of NAMI Arapahoe/ Douglas Counties, a certified addictions counselor who will discuss teen substance abuse and the effects on a developing brain, and a licensed professional counselor who will discuss how to identify unhealthy adolescent behaviors. Contact info@healingouryouth.org. Castle View Presents ‘Mother Hicks’ Castle View High School presents “Mother Hicks,” the story about three outsiders living in rural southern Illinois during the Great Depression: A girl with so little she doesn’t even have a name, a deaf boy and an eccentric recluse who is suspected of being a witch. Told through sign language and poetry, this play recounts the difficult journey we all make in life. Show is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, to Saturday, March 5, with a 1 p.m. matinee Saturday, March 5. Go to www.seatyourself.biz/castleview for tickets and information.

‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’ Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, presents “Violet” through Sunday, March 20. Celebrated theatre critic Sheridan Whiteside is in the midst of a cross-country lecturing tour when he slips on ice, breaking his leg and is forced to stay a bit longer at the home of his host family, ultimately taking over the house with his demands and visiting Broadway luminary friends. Rich with witty tongue-twisting dialogue and sharp zingers, “The Man Who Came to Dinner” is simply one of the funniest scripts of all time. Tickets available at the box ofﬁce, 303-794-2787, ext. 5, or online at www.TownHallArtsCenter.org.

MUSIC/CONCERTS

Social Salsa Dance Sampler If you feel like you have two left feet, this class is for you. Learn about popular salsa dances including the chacha, salsa, merengue and bachata. Class includes four hours of instructions - from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Go to www. adventuresindance. com for information and to register. Parker Symphony Orchestra Goes to the Movies Imagine your favorite films without their music. Would they have the same impact if their masterful compositions were left out? The Parker Symphony Orchestra invites you to experience cinematic musical magic as they perform highlights from Oscar-Winning films. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800. Ballet Ariel Winter Concert Ballet Ariel dances a heartwarming triple bill in its winter concert featuring the ballet “Paquita,” “Peter and the Wolf” and a new contemporary ballet “Miranda” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Cleo Parker Robinson Theatre, 119 Park Avenue West, Denver. Tickets are available at www.balletariel.org or by calling 303-945-4388. Tiny Tots Concert Inside the Orchestra presents Tiny Tots concerts from 9:30-10:15 a.m. and 10:45-11:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 29, at The Wildlife Experience, 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker. Program is designed for children 6 and younger. Children discover what it is to be inside the orchestra. They are seated on the floor and surrounded by professional musicians. For tickets, go to www.insidetheorchestra.org/tiny-tots-events/. Lenten Recital Series Welcome the Lenten season with music and lunch each Wednesday at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Recitals begin at 12:10 p.m. and are free and open to the public with a suggested donation of $4 for a light lunch. Contact Mark Zwilling at 303 794-2683 or mzwilling@gostandrew.com. Recital schedule: March 2, Dr. Cindy Lindeen-Martin, concert organist; March 9, St. Andrew Sisters, vocal ensemble; and March 16, Ellen Shamas-Brandt, concert pianist.

Learn About Techno-Musicality The Douglas Elbert Music Teachers Association will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday, March 3, at Parker Bible Church. Following the business meeting will be guest speaker Sara McDaniel, speaking on technomusicality. Any music teacher is invited to attend at 4391 Mainstreet, Parker. Call Ann Riggs at 303-841-2976. Retirement Planning Workshops Seniors outliving their savings or pension or social security is a hot topic in Colorado, which has one of the fastest growing populations of people aged 65 or older. These issues and more are addressed at free Lunch and Learn seminars, “Aging and Long Term Care: How Am I Going to Pay For It?” at Koelbel Library, 5955 Holly St., Centennial. Lunch is catered by Panera Bread. Seminars are from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, March 7, Tuesday, March 15, and Tuesday, March 29, and from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 5. Reservations can be made by calling 303-468-2820. FIND MORE THINGS TO DO ONLINE ColoradoCommunityMedia.com/events

Highlands Ranch Encore Chorale The winter/spring session of the Highlands Ranch Encore Chorale is underway. Rehearsals are offered from 10:30 a.m. to noon Fridays through May 13 at the Recreation Center at Southridge, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. The chorale is a nonauditioned community chorus that is open to anyone ages 55 and older, with or without choral experience. Email Brian@5280plus-encore.org or Cindy@5280plus-encore.org. To register call 303-471-8818 and reference Activity Number 157806.

ART/CRAFTS

Juried Art Show Local artists’ works are featured in the Greater Castle Rock Art Guild’s 11th annual “Romancing the Arts” juried art show, which runs to Saturday, March 5, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Information at 303-791-7323 or www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

‘Lasting Impressions’ Exhibit Town Hall Arts Center presents “Lasting Impressions,” an art exhibition featuring work by Kathy Crammer, Bronwen Jones, Kathleen Lanzoni and Charlotte Strauss. The exhibit runs through Wednesday, March 30, in the Stanton Art Gallery inside Town Hall Arts Center. Go to www.townhallartscenter.org/stanton-art-gallery/. Weekly Painting Sessions The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County invites member and nonmember artists to participate in Paint Day, the guild’s weekly group painting sessions. Artists bring their own media and supplies; Paint Day runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays in the lower level of Ascension Lutheran Church, 1701 W. Caley Ave. in Littleton. Contact Bob Yackel, 303-794-2722 or yackelrobert@gmail.com. Drop-in Classes Drop in and learn a craft, home improvement skill or what to read next at Saturday Surprise, at 10 a.m. every Saturday at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. No registration is required; information at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

EVENTS

Italian Masquerade Dance Party Join us for a night of fall DJ ballroom, Latin, salsa, swing and tango dance. The Italian masquerade ballroom dance party with Holly Collins is from 8-9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Go to www.adventuresindance.com for information and to register. Special Needs Sweetheart Dance Highlands Ranch Community Association’s therapeutic recreation program plans a night of fun, food, prizes and dancing for ages 16 and older. The special needs sweetheart dance is from 7-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at the Recreation Center at Southridge, Wildcat Auditorium. Contact 303-4717043, or go to www.hrcaonline.org/tr. Vietnam This spring and summer marks 50 years since U.S. soldiers began fighting a ground war in Vietnam. Half a century later, Vietnam is a very different country with a rapidly growing economy and relatively friendly relations with the United States. Join Active Minds from 10-11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26, as we take a look back at the evolution of Vietnam today. We will cover the history as well as Vietnam’s current and future role in the region. This event is sponsored by Olinger Mortuaries & Cemeteries and takes place at Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. Call 303-762-2660 to RSVP. Day with an Olympian Anita Nall Richesson, Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist, international swimming hall-of-fame member and former world record holder, presents Day with an Olympian, a day for teenage athletes ages 13-18. Program runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 at the Parker Recreation Center, 17301 Lincoln Ave., Parker. Lunch is provided. Go to www. morethanmedals.us for information and to register. Genealogist Presentation Do you wonder what your ancestors looked like? Some of us have the good fortune to possess a collection of family photos. Others, even luckier, have names to go with them. But often we are left to our imagination. Well, wonder no longer. Join the Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 1 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch, for professional genealogist Andy Likins’s presentation of “Locating Images of Ancestors: Putting a Face with That Name,” and learn how to find images of your ancestors by thinking “outside the box!” Tax Help Colorado Qualifying Colorado families that need help preparing and filing their tax returns can get help from Tax Help Colorado, which offers help at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Services are offered to Colorado taxpayers whose annual household income was less than $53,000 in 2015. Next session is offered from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, March 4 in Room A1540, the first floor of the Annex building. No appointment needed; find out what to bring at www.bit.ly/1Q6jhLz. Arc Annual Meeting The Arc Arapahoe & Douglas Counties will have its annual meeting and review of chapter activities from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at its office at 6538 S. Racine Circle, Centennial. Dinner will be served as we recognize our volunteers and talk about future programing for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Event is free and open to the community. Learn more about our mission and advocacy efforts as a chapter. RSVP to pam@arc-ad.org or call 303-220-9228. Lenten Fish Fry The Knights of Columbus will have a fish fry every Friday night through March 18. Food is served from 4-6:30 p.m. Fried fish, baked fish or nuggets with coleslaw, fried or baked potato, mac and cheese, and dinner rolls are on the menu. Beverage choices include iced tea, lemonade and coffee. Cost for dinner is $5 for ages 5-12; $10 for 12 and older; $29 for the family; free for children younger than 5. Homemade desserts cost from 50 cents to $1. Takeout and drive-thru are available. Dinner is available in Brownstein Hall at Ave Maria Church, Parker. Saturday Golf Club Broken Tee is now forming its women’s 18-hole Saturday Golf Club. The women play on Saturday mornings in accordance with USGA rules. Play will begin Saturday, April 2. Club is good for Monday to Friday working women. Contact btwsgc@aol.com. Calendar continues on Page 19

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EDUCATION

Tuesday Morning Women’s Golf League The Englewood Women’s Golf Association is accepting applications for the 2016 season. The women play Tuesday mornings at Broken Tee Englewood golf course. Contact the membership chair for information, ewga18@gmail.com.

HEALTH South Metro Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the South Metro area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils. org. Upcoming blood drives are: Saturday, Feb. 27, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock; Sunday, Feb. 28, 8 a.m. to noon, St. Louis Parish, 3310 S. Sherman St., Englewood; Monday, Feb. 29, 1-6:30 p.m., Kiwanis of Columbine, Columbine United Church, 6375 S. Platte Canyon Road, Littleton (Bill Pfeifer, 303-683-3399); Tuesday, March 1, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Baxter Englewood, 9540 S. Maroon Circle Suite 400, Englewood; Thursday, March 3, 9:30-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Town of Parker, 20120 E. Mainstreet, Parker (Diane Lewis, 303-841-2332); Friday, March 4, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. SilverSneakers Fitness, Silver&Fit The Arapahoe Community College fitness center offers the SilverSneakers Fitness and Silver&Fit programs for seniors in the south metro Denver area. For more information about health and fitness options at ACC, call 303-797-5850.

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GED Prep Classes Students ages 17 and older may attend GED prep classes at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock, and 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive, Parker. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Continuing Education Program Metropolitan State College of Denver offers a continuing education program for adults. Most classes are from 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, for two to four weeks, and cost varies. Most take place at the Student Success Building on the Auraria Campus, with other classes taking place at the South Campus (I-25 and Orchard) and the Center For Visual Arts on Santa Fe Drive. For list of classes, go to www.msudenver.edu/learnon or call 303-556-3657. Application not required. More information on Facebook www.Facebook.com/msudenverlearnoninitiative. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a spaceavailable basis.

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Monthly Adult Lecture Series The Parker Cultural and Scientific Commission sponsors talks on topics that impact Colorado and Douglas County residents. The intent of these talks is to increase the understanding of how science and technology address issues facing the community. RSVP required; call the PACE Center box office at 303-805-6800. All lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Thursday, March 3, Human Viruses and Vaccines: Who wins the race? Guest speaker is Dr. Sonia Flores, professor of medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Viruses are small bags of RNA or DNA surrounded by a protein shell. Viruses are responsible for many serious, often deadly, diseases including AIDS, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, hepatitis, the flu and chicken pox. How can viruses cause so much trouble? What makes us so vulnerable to them, and what makes them spread? Lecture will focus on the biology of known human viruses and how they have evolved to escape our own defenses, and will conclude with a discussion of how vaccines trigger an immune response that will recognize the virus as a threat and neutralize it before it can cause disease.

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SPORTS

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A challenging hockey option Cherry Creek’s Joseph Whitmore skates down the ice during the Bruins’ 9-2 win over Palmer on Jan. 2. Instead of playing high school hockey, many of today’s players choose the club route. Photo by Jim Benton

GLOSSARY OF TERMS Junior Hockey For players between the ages of 16 and 21. In Canada the highest level is Major Junior and in the United States top level is Tier I. Major Junior: Overseen by the Canadian Hockey League, which places a cap of three 20-year-old players per team. Once a player participates in one game he is no longer eligible to play NCAA hockey. Players receive stipends; some CHL players have already signed contracts with National Hockey League teams so the NCAA considers the CHL a pro league. Junior A is one level below Major Junior in Canada. There are also Junior B, C and D depending on the skill level of a player. Tier I: The United States Hockey League is the only Tier I league in the U.S. and gives players the chance to play at an NCAA school before the NHL. All equipment is provided by the teams including billet housing. However, pro drafting is less for Tier I players than those in Major Junior.

Many elite players seek club attention in order to advance By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

ewer than 400 boys played high school hockey in Colorado during the 2002-03 season. More than 600 did during the 2014-15 campaign. But although high school hockey is enjoying a rise in popularity in the state, a major challenge remains: Many elite players are missing from the ice when schools face off. Colorado’s best high school-age players often opt to play on Tier I club hockey teams instead of for their schools in order to draw attention so they can advance to Major Junior and college hockey. “It’s great to play for your local school and all that, but only a few areas have big-time high school hockey where people choose that over Tier I, like Minnesota,” said former University of Denver player Angelo Ricci, who is director of hockey operations and an Under-16 national coach for the Colorado Thunderbirds club team based in Littleton. “In order to play junior hockey, you have to gain exposure, and you usually gain exposure, at least now, by playing Tier I. I don’t see too many scouts at high school games in Colorado.” Baker Shore, a 16-year-old student at Kent Denver, and Colby Bukes, a 17-yearold who attends Arapahoe High, play on Ricci’s Tier I team. Neither considered playing high school hockey. “Tier I is just more competitive,” said Bukes. “It’s a little more skilled and talented than high school hockey. I feel like in Colorado, college and the next-level scouts like Tier I or club level hockey.” Tier I travel and commitments do not allow time to also play high school hockey, Ricci said. Tier I play could cost families between $14,000 and $20,000, depending on travel, so players need to be dedicated. Both Shore, who has three older brothers who have played at the University of

Tier II: The only Tier II circuit in the U.S. is the North American Hockey League. This league provides another option to Major Junior, but the skill level of the players is less than Tier I or Major Junior. Tier III: Many Tier III players who compete in seven USA hockey leagues are seeking to improve their skill levels to advance to Tier II or Tier I or possibly go to Division III colleges.

HOW COLORADO STACKS UP Hockey is a high school-sanctioned sport in 17 states and Washington, D.C. Below is a look at the number of boys in the nation who played high school hockey during the 2014-15 season: Massachusetts — 7,431 Minnesota — 5,776 New Jersey — 3.935

Mountain Vista’s Tanner Gillis takes a shot in a January game against Doherty. Photo by Jim Benton

Michigan — 3,448 New York — 3,238 Wisconsin — 2,770

STATE HOCKEY PLAYOFF PAIRINGS The following are the first-round games scheduled for Feb. 26 in the state high school hockey playoffs: • Heritage vs. Monarch, 2 p.m., Boulder Valley Ice, Boulder • Doherty vs. Dakota Ridge, 4:20 p.m., Boulder Valley Ice, Boulder • Valor Christian vs. Ralston Valley, 2 p.m., Big Bear South, Denver • Denver East vs. Resurrection Christian, 2:45 p.m.,

Denver, and Bukes say the higher level of competition and exposure are the chief reasons for choosing Tier I hockey. “There is a little more involved as far as

Ohio — 2,293

Big Bear North, Denver • Regis Jesuit vs. Cheyenne Mountain, 5:45 p.m., Family Sports Center, Centennial

Connecticut — 1,444 Maine — 1,121 New Hampshire — 1,054

• Lewis Palmer vs. Steamboat Springs, 8 p.m., Family Sports Center, Centennial

Rhode Island — 797

• Aspen vs. Mountain Vista, 6:20 p.m., South Suburban Ice Arena, Centennial

Alaska — 581

• Cherry Creek vs. Liberty, 7:45 p.m., South Suburban Arena, Centennial

California — 327

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Colorado — 644 North Dakota — 552 Vermont — 325 Washington, D.C. — 127 Maryland — 12 Source: National Federation of State High School Associations

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Brothers win state wrestling titles

Cohl Schultz and his older brother Trenton won state wrestling championships Feb. 20 at the Pepsi Center in Denver — but not for the same school. Cohl is the freshman 220-pound state champion at Ponderosa, while Trenton, a 195-pound junior, wrestles for Mountain Vista. When their parents divorced, Trenton transferred from Regis Jesuit, where his father, Rick, was a former wrestling coach. His mother, Jessica, had custody at the time but both boys now live with their dad and stepmother Christy. “Regis wasn’t a very good fit,” Trenton said. “Mountain Vista didn’t have the history, but they were a young team with a young head coach (Adam Bittler) and an experienced assistant (Brian Velarde). It added up right with the best chemistry I could find. “I still see my brother every night, we hang out and do homework together and watch TV. We just don’t work out together and (we) go to different schools. It was great to see my dad that happy after I won and see my mom that happy.” Trenton was Mountain Vista’s first state champion. Cohl’s individual title was the 39th won by a Ponderosa wrestler, and the Mustangs’ tradition was a drawing card. “Youth stuff way back when, and I grew up with Ponderosa,” said Cohl. “I always looked up to everything they did as a team, all the state titles. My brother and I live in the same house and we’re best friends.”

State ski championships in Aspen Natalie Platil is a junior at Horizon and skis for the Evergreen team that will be competing in the state high school championships Feb. 25 and 26 at Aspen. Platil is one of Jim Benton the few metro-area to compete OVERTIME athletes in skiing, which is dominated by mountain schools. She competes in all four alpine and nordic disciplines. She drives to Boulder after school between Monday and Thursday, then takes the van to Evergreen practices at Eldora. Ski meets are usually on Friday and Saturday. Platil’s sights are set on winning the female Skimeister award in which skiers compete in each of the four disciplines during the regular season. Fiddler on the boards Highlands Ranch’s Jack Fiddler might be one of the state’s undiscovered gems. “If I had 20 Jacks in my basketball program, life would be a lot easier,” said Falcons coach Mike Gibbs. “I’ll tell you, his motor is nonstop. “Jack is a good player and more importantly an amazing young man with a strong work ethic on and off the court. I

will do all I can do humanly possible to help Jack to continue playing basketball beyond high school. If someone picks him up, they will find a diamond in the rough.” Fiddler, a 6-foot-4 senior, led the Continental League in rebounding during the regular season and was third among Class 5A players with 11.1 a game. He scored 11.4 points per game. Munro to coach lacrosse at Mountain Vista Jamie Munro, the CEO and founder of 3d lacrosse, will be the Mountain Vista boys lacrosse coach this spring. Munro takes over for Jake Herman, who died Jan. 18. Munro was head coach at Vista in 2013 and was an assistant for Herman the past two seasons. He has also been an assistant at Colorado College and Yale, and was the University of Denver’s head coach from 1999-2009. The Big House awaits McCaffrey Valor Christian junior quarterback Dylan McCaffrey, the 2015 Colorado Community Media Offensive Player of the Year, has verbally committed to play football for the University of Michigan as part of coach Jim Harbaugh’s 2017 recruiting class, according to the Detroit Free Press. McCaffrey, whose older brother Max played at Duke and whose other older brother, Christian, was The Associated Press Player of the Year last season at

Stanford, passed for 2,800 yards and 27 touchdowns during the 2015 season. He ran for 592 yards and 13 touchdowns and also caught three passes, two of which were for touchdowns. He opted for the opportunity to play at Michigan Stadium — which has capacity for more than 100,000 fans and is nicknamed The Big House — despite reported offers from schools such as LSU, UCLA, Colorado, Colorado State, Arizona State, Nebraska, Penn State and others. In another verbal commitment, Arvada West’s 7-foot center Dallas Walton confirmed to BuffZone that he will play basketball next season at the University of Colorado. Third start for Pugh Mallory Pugh, the 17-year-old senior at Mountain Vista, started for the third straight game in the U.S. women’s 2-0 soccer victory over Canada Feb. 21 in the final game of the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying tournament in Houston. Pugh had an assist in the win as the United States earned a berth in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Both the U.S. and Canada had secured Olympic spots with semifinal victories. Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.

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obviously you are traveling around to play the top teams in the country and play in front of premier, college or whatever scouts,” said Derek Robinson director of hockey operations for the Rocky Mountain Roughriders, based in Westminster. “It’s really the development and exposure piece that is really the difference,” added Robinson, who is a former high school coach at Colorado Academy and Mullen. “High School hockey is a great alternative for those players who want to enjoy the game and compete for their high school in front of their friends.” Exploring options Some players double up and play at the Tier II club level and high school hockey despite seasons that coincide. Mountain Vista senior Tanner Gillis is one of those athletes. “It’s not too bad because my Vista coach talks with my club coach and kind of work out all the conflicts, but I know for other guys, it is kind of a struggle,” said Gillis, who plays for a club team based in the Littleton Hockey Association. “It feels good to be a part of your school and play for your school. Usually the practices are spread out, but obviously it is tough on the body. I prefer club hockey because it is a little more competitive and highly intense.” Eric Wilson is a senior captain of the Standley Lake team. He has played club hockey but is strictly a high school player this season. “I figured it would be a good experience and fun to play my last year of high school,” Wilson said. “I feel the level of play has increased over the past few years... it’s a good league to play in. It is fun to play high school because it’s a little bit bigger stage compared to just club.” Another option exists for players who want more ice action but don’t want to choose between club and high school or don’t want to play both. The Colorado Prep Hockey League, backed by USA Hockey, has 20 teams and plays a fall schedule that doesn’t overlap with CHSAA’s winter season. The CPHL is attracting players who used to play Tier II hockey. Heritage High School coach and CPHL president Jeremy Sims said the

Highlands Ranch’s Jordan Cox (9) of the Mountain Vista hockey team slips the puck past Chatfield goalie Cameron Podd (31). The Golden Eagles team includes players from all Highlands Ranch-area high schools plus Chaparral. The Golden Eagles won 9-2 Friday night at South Suburban Ice Rink. Photo by Paul DiSalvo game is trending toward more players choosing the option of playing in the fall league and then for their high school teams. All but the very best players will go that route, he believes. “You’ll have your Tier 1 top-level kids and high school for everybody else,” he said. What’s next? Bert Borgmann, Colorado High School Activities Association assistant commissioner, said for many players, there is an appeal to the high school game that club teams can’t match. “A lot of the draw for high school hockey is people are coming out to watch and kids are representing a school and not just a club,” he said. “That’s a drawing card for kids because they like to play in front of their friends and peers. I feel like we’re going to see one, two or three teams added each of the next three or four years.” In the early 1990s, only 14 teams played high school hockey in Colorado. Today, there are 30 CHSAA-sanctioned varsity squads. Most of those are coop teams that draw players from other schools within the district. The momentum is building, and Castle View joined the CHSAA ranks this season. Next year three more teams will be added, though none are from

Rhys Phelps of the Cherry Creek hockey team unloads a shot during the Bruins’ 9-2 win over Palmer on Jan. 2. Photo by Jim Benton the Denver metro area. Some teams sponsored by high schools even have junior varsity teams. With this growth, some say Colorado is on its way to establishing itself as a high school hockey hotbed. “That will happen without a doubt,” said George Gwozdecky, Valor Christian’s coach and former coach of the powerful University of Denver hockey team from

1994-2013. “Whether you are a kid in Minnesota, Massachusetts or Colorado, even if you’re a top-notch player, the next step after high school is to play a year of junior hockey. But without a doubt, high school hockey in this state is going to continue to grow, continue to develop its depth and develop great young players.”

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Staff report ThunderRidge, Legend, Rock Canyon and Cherry Creek were awarded first-round byes for the Feb. 24 opening round of the 48-team Class 5A boys basketball state playoffs. Highlands Ranch and Lakewood gained two of the top four seeds in the Class 5A girls state basketball brackets. Boys Brackets in four quadrants were announced Feb. 21, and ThunderRidge was top seeded in the Chauncey Billups region. Legend was third seeded in the Bill Weimar quadrant and Rock Canyon third in the Ray C. Ball pairings. Creek was a fourth seed in the Billups bracket. Second-round games are scheduled for Feb. 27 with Sweet 16 games set to be played March 2. All early round games will be played at the schools with the highest seed. Great 8 games will be staged at the Denver Coliseum March 5. Semifinal contests and the championship game will be played March 11 and 12 at the Coors Events Center. Area teams that qualified for first-round 5A games were Highlands Ranch, Mountain Vista, Westminster, Lakewood, Arapahoe, Legacy, Heritage, Douglas County, Ralston Valley, Castle View, Arvada West and Chaparral. Valor Christian gained the top seed in the Mark Randall quadrant in the 32-team Class 4A boys bracket. The Eagles will be at home to play Glenwood Springs Feb. 26. Other first-round games on Feb. 26 involving area teams find Wheat Ridge at Sierra, Fort Morgan going to Holy Family and Silver Creek visiting Golden. Basketball continues on Page 24

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SPORTS ROUNDUP HIGHLANDS RANCH FALCONS GIRLS BASKETBALL Highlands Ranch 60, Castle View 31 The Falcons won an away conference game against Castle View on Feb. 16. Key performers: Senior Brianne Stiers scored 14 points and sophomore Tommi Olson scored 12 points, including four free throws. Senior Blaire Baxton made eight free throws.

Highlands Ranch 80, Rock Canyon 14 The Highlands Ranch Falcons beat Rock Canyon at a home conference game on Feb. 18. Key performers: Sophomores Tommi Olson and Leilah Vigil each scored 18 points. BOYS BASKETBALL

Highlands Ranch 65, Castle View 41 Highlands Ranch took victory at a home conference game against Castle View on Feb. 16. Key Performers: Sophomore Tyson Gilbert was selected as player of the game and scored 22 points. Senior Jack Fiddler scored 13 points, including five 3-pointers. Fiddler also had nine rebounds

and six assists. Rock Canyon 80, Highlands Ranch 61 The Falcons beat Rock Canyon at a home conference game on Feb. 19. Key Performers: Junior McKale Williams was selected as player of the game and scored 17 points. Senior Jack Fiddler scored 16 points. Sophomore Brendan Sullivan had six rebounds and five assists.

VALOR CHRISTIAN EAGLES GIRLS BASKETBALL Valor Christian 56, Green Mountain 39 The Eagles took victory at an away conference game against Green Mountain on Feb. 17. Key Performers: Senior Heidi Hammond scored 15 points. Senior Kim Childress had seven rebounds and three assists. Senior Madison McCoy scored 14 points, including two 3-pointers. Valor Christian 82, D’Evelyn 63 Valor Christian beat D’Evelyn at a home conference game on Feb. 19.

Key Performers: Senior Madison McCoy scored 29 points, including three 3-pointers. Senior Heidi Hammond scored 17 points. Senior Kim Childress had 12 rebounds. BOYS BASKETBALL Valor Christian 68, Green Mountain 65 The Eagles beat Green Mountain in a close, home conference game on Feb. 17. Key Performers: Sophomore Jeremy Randle scored 19 points, including 10

SKYVIEW ACADEMY HAWKS GIRLS BASKETBALL Colorado Academy 75, SkyView Academy 16 The Hawks lost to the Colorado Academy Mustangs at a home conference game on Feb. 16. Key Performers: No individual statistics have been reported for this game.

Colorado Academy 100, SkyView Academy 56 The Hawks lost to the Colorado Academy Mustangs at an away conference game on Feb. 17. Key Performers: Junior JJ Woods scored 24 points, including six 3-pointers. Junior Connor Simpson had six rebounds and senior Toby Driggs had Bishop Machebeuf 52, SkyView Academy 13 five assists. SkyView Academy was defeated by the Bishop Machebeuf Buffaloes at a home playoff game on Feb. 20. Key Performers: No individual statistics have been reported for this game. BOYS BASKETBALL

Peak to Peak 63, SkyView Academy 36 The Hawks were defeated by the Peak to Peak Pumas at a home playoff game on Feb. 20. Key Performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game.

free throws. Junior Jalen Sanders had four rebounds and seven assists. Junior Kayle Knuckles scored 14 points. D’Evelyn 49, Valor Christian 44 Valor Christian lost to the D’Evelyn Jaguars at an away conference game on Feb. 19. Key Performers: Juniors Dylan McCaffrey and Kayle Knuckles each scored 12 points. Junior Josh Randle had three rebounds and three assists.

ICE HOCKEY Heritage 8, Valor Christian 1 Valor Christian lost to the Heritage Eagles at the Ice Ranch on Feb. 16. Key Performers: Joseph Dullea scored one goal and goalie Dylan Wheeler had 34 saves. Mountain Vista 7, Valor Christian 0 The Valor Christian Eagles lost to the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at South Suburban North on Feb. 20. Key Performers: Goalie Dylan Wheeler had 44 saves.

ROCK CANYON JAGUARS GIRLS BASKETBALL Regis Jesuit 58, Rock Canyon 38 Rock Canyon was outscored in the Feb. 20 conference game. Highlands Ranch 80, Rock Canyon 14 Rock Canyon was outscored in the Feb. 18 conference game. Key performers: Madi Malpass scored four points and Katie Didonna had five rebounds. Legend 53, Rock Canyon 44 Julia Doherty scored 13 points in the Feb. 16 conference game. Key performers: Bailey Heinen-Colby scored 12 points and Katie Didonna had

nine rebounds. BOYS BASKETBALL Rock Canyon 80, Highlands Ranch 61 Sam Masten scored 24 points in the Feb. 18 conference game. Key performers: Isaac Hirsch scored 14 points and had eight rebounds. Noah Beck had eight rebounds and two steals. Legend 68, Rock Canyon 66 Rock Canyon was edged out in the Feb. 16 conference game. Key performers: Sam Masten scored 24 points and had seven rebounds. Isaac Hirsch scored 18 points and had six rebounds.

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Girls Highlands Ranch is top-seeded in the Sharon Welch quadrant and drew a bye for the Feb. 23 first round. The Falcons will play the winner of the Arvada WestFort Collins game Feb. 26. Lakewood is the No. 1 seed in the Alice Barron quadrant and also earned a first-round bye. The Tigers will face the winner of the Palmer-Rock Canyon game on Feb. 26. Ralston Valley, Horizon and ThunderRidge also drew first-round byes as No. 2 seeds. Cherry Creek was a third seed and won’t have to play until the second round of the 48-team brackets. Games through the Sweet 16 will be played at the schools. Great 8 contests will be played at the Denver Coliseum March 4. Girls semifinals are set for March 10 at the Coors Events Center with the title game scheduled for March 12. In the 32-team Class 4A pairings, defending state champion Valor Christian was top seeded in the Tracy Hill bracket and will host No. 8 Fort Morgan in a firstround contest Feb. 26. Golden will travel to Palisade, Elizabeth plays at Montrose, Pueblo West is at D’Evelyn, Standley Lake faces top-seed Sand Creek, Green Mountain is at Mullen and Silver Creek visits Holy Family in other Feb. 26 first-round games.

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Drywall

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Concrete/Paving

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UTDOOR

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Fence Services

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Electricians

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Garage Doors

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Call Rudy

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Kitchen and Bath Remodeling

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References Available

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INSURED

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Services

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Hardwood Floors

Painting

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Design Installations • Sprinkler Systems • Lawn Installs Patio/Walkways • Retaining walls • Trimming - Trees & Shrubs General Yard Cleanup • Xeriscape

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Heating/ Air Conditioning

Furnaces Boilers Water Heaters Rooftop HVAC Mobile Furnaces

Commercial Residential Install Repair Replace

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HIGHLANDS HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC.

General Repair & Remodel Basements, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Plumbing, Tile

No Service in Parker or Castle Rock

“We also Specialize in Electrical Projects” Licensed/Insured/Guaranteed

Plumbing, Carpentry, Drywall Repair, Painting, Doors, Electrical, Decks, Gutter Cleaning Most Everything FREE Estimates 20 Years Experience Call Jim Myers (303)841-0361

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Lawn/Garden Services

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Hardwood Floors

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Planted, Trimmed & Removal • Sod Work • Rock & Block Walls • Sprinklers • Aeration • Stumps Ground • Mulch

DICK 303-783-9000 Lighting Robert Dudley Lighting

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Misc. Services

Roofing/Gutters

ANCHOR PLUMBING

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Painting

720-354-0543

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Tile

(303) 961-3485 Licenced & Insured

Bryon Johnson

Master Plumber • All plumbing repairs & replacement • Bathroom remodels • Gas pipe installation • Sprinkler repair

Thomas Floor Covering ~ All Types of Tile ~ Granite - Ceramic ~ Porcelain ~ Natural Stone ~ Vinyl 32 Years Experience • Work Warranty

FREE Estimates

303-781-4919

~ Licensed & Insured ~

303.979.0105 Plumb-Crazy, LLC. “We’re Crazy About Plumbing” CUSTOM HOMES REMODEL FINISHED BASEMENTS SERVICE AND REPAIR Licensed • Insured

ALL PRO TILE & STONE Expert Tile, Marble, & Granite, Installations Free Estimates and Competitive Pricing All Work 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

Call Paul (720) 305-8650

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DIRTY JOBS Done Dirt Cheap!

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Call for advice and Phone Pricing

Lic. MASTER PLUMBER

L.S. PAINTING, Inc. Littleton Office

303-948-9287

• Color Consultation • Custom Interior & Exterior • Residential & Commercial Painting • Paint Kitchen Cabinets • Free Estimates - Insured • 30 Years Experience • Satisfaction Guaranteed • Littleton Based/Serving all Metro Denver

Mike’s Painting & Decorating Professional Landscape Service • Paver - Flagstone Patios • Planter-Retaining Walls • Small Projects Welcomed • Sprinkler Systems-Fire Pits 36 years experience $350.00 off any complete project ask for details Insured – All work guaranteed – Always Free Estimates

• Hot Water Heat • Forced Air • Water Heaters • Kitchens • Baths • Service Repair • Sprinkler Repair •

All Types of Roofing New Roofs, Reroofs, Repairs & Roof Certifications Aluminum Seamless Gutters Family owned/operated since 1980 Call Today for a FREE Estimate • Senior Discounts

ALAN ATTWOOD, Master Plumber

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Call Paul (720) 305-8650

• Dust Contained Sanding • New or Old Wood • Hardwood Installation

TREES/ SHRUBS TRIMMED Licensed / Insured

Serving the Front Range Since 1955

Office 303-642-3548 Cell 720-363-5983

HOME MASTER

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PROFESSIONAL Small Jobs Welcome

No labor fees till job Completion. Local, Licensed, insured, certified and A+ BBB Accredited

Call Us Today & Save $25 Insured & Bonded Family Owned & Operated. Low Rates.

Residential:

Hauling Service

CALL DIRTY JOBS

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Repair-Replace-Install Drains & Fixtures Water & Gas Lines Preventive Maintenance Sewer Line Excavation Sump pumps, water lines, garbage All work Guarantee disposals, toilets, sinks & more

720-275-4020 or 303-935-1753

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OUTDOOR SERVICES

Complete New & Old Home Remodeling Basement Finishing, Kitchen & Bath Remodel, Roofing, Doors, Windows, Painting, Drywall, Tile,

RALPH & JOE’S AFFORDABLE

RALPH’S & Drain JOE’S AFFORDABLE Cleaning

Plumbing

Handyman

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Plumbing

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720-298-3496

Twice a week, once a week, and every other week.

Locally Owned & Operated • Competitive Rates • Free Estimates

HANDY MAN

• Interior and Exterior • Carpentry Work • Fully Insured

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*Offer cannot be combined with any other offer

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Perez Painting LLC

Pet Care & Services

720-280-6601

Landscaping/Nurseries

Plumbing repair & Drain Cleaning $100.00

We paint over 700 Homes Per Year No Deposit Ever Satisfaction Guaranteed 5 year, 7 year and 9 year Exterior Warranties 2 Yr. Interior Warranty Licensed & Insured up to $2 Million Locally Owned and Operated since 1989 Free Color Consulting & Samples

35% Off All Int. & Ext.

Free Estimates Insured

Handyman

Painting

• Interior/Exterior • 35 years experience in your area • A-Rating with BBB • Fully Insured • I do the work myself • No job to small

303-797-6031

FOR HIRE Call Robert at

720-692-7828 Water Heaters Water Softeners Gas & Water Lines • Repair, Remodel, Replace Whole House Water Filters • Consulting (for the do it yourselfer) • Kitchens, Bathrooms, & Basements • LOCAL

Tree Service

ABE’S TREE & SHRUB CARE Abraham Spilsbury Owner/Operator

• Pruning • Removals • Shrub Maintenance • FreeEstimates Certified Arborist,Insured, Littleton Resident 720.283.8226 C:720.979.3888

Window Services

PLUMBING & SPRINKLERS

Free Instant Phone Quote Repair or Replace: Faucets, Sprinklers, Toilets, Sinks, Disposals, Water Heaters, Gas Lines, Broken Pipes, Spigots/ Hosebibs, Water Pressure Regulator, Ice Maker, Drain Cleaning, Dishwasher Instl., for coupons go to vertecservices.com CALL Vertec (720)298-0880

Old Pro Window Cleaning Residential Specialist Over 30 years experience Quality Work

Bob Bonnet 720-530-7580

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18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUVENILE ASSESSMENT CENTER $6,250.00 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT VALE FUND 26,668.00 360 RESOURCES LLC 11,000.00 402 WILCOX LLC 5,163.73 ACCU-TECH CORPORATION 30,994.09 ACORN PETROLEUM INC 59,088.62 ADAME, LESA 319.46 ADMHN PHARMACY 121.64 ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL TODAY 89.00 ADVANCED PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INC 3,758.57 AGFINITY INCORPORATED 1,870.02 AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES 54,307.74 AIRVAC SERVICES INC 718.20 ALCOHOL MONITORING SYSTEMS INC 14,530.93 ALL ACCESS INC 9,196.74 ALL ANIMAL RECOVERY 4,820.00 ALSTON, MARSHA 258.40 AM SIGNAL INC 3,487.82 AM SIGNAL INC 884.64 AMAILCO INC 911.25 AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION 747.00 AMERICAN SCALE 997.15 ANDREWS, CAROLYN 60.97 ANDREWS, CATHY - PETTY CASH DCSO 96.03 ANDREWS, MICHELLE 300.00 ANIMAL EMERGENCY & SPECIALTY CENTER 6,470.54 ANTHONY, ALISA 427.10 APDC COLORADO LANGUAGE CONNECTION 208.00 AQUATIQUE INDUSTRIES INC 18.00 ARAPAHOE/DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK 9,702.45 ARAPAHOE/DOUGLAS WORKS 26,444.74 ARCHITERRA GROUP INC 6,518.20 ARMORED KNIGHTS INC 438.10 ARMORED KNIGHTS INC 5,104.37 ARNESON-SEFIC, SARAH JOAN 249.61 ASPEN ENVIRONMENTAL INC 1,161.00 ASSOCIATED BAG COMPANY 68.64 ASSOCIATION OF STATE DAM SAFETY OFFICALS 50.00 AT CONFERENCE 42.77 AT&T MOBILITY 2,770.02 AUTOMATED BUILDING SOLUTIONS 675.00 AUTOMATED BUILDING SOLUTIONS 600.00 AZTEC CONSULTANTS INC 3,410.00 BALDRIDGE, SAM 500.00 BALDWIN, MARY 25.48 BAMMES, DONALD RAY 890.00 BARRETT, JULIE 88.50 BARTLETT, ANGELA 12.99 BASC GROUP INC 1,980.00 BASELINE ASSOCIATES INC 1,400.00 BECHERT, KEVIN A 243.20 BECHT, NICOLE ADAMS 38.59 BEYOND TECHNOLOGY INC 866.86 BITTEL, JOHN L & JULIE J 1,575.32 BLACK HILLS ENERGY 55,613.22 BLUE STAR POLICE SUPPLY LLC 1,914.62 BOB BARKER COMPANY 2,873.39 BOTKIN, JEFFREY A & MICHELE L SMITH 1,575.32 BOYLE, DEBBIE 1,050.00 BRADLEY, MICHELLE SAMANTHA 469.78 BRIDGEVIEW IT INC 46,197.50 BURBACH & ASSOCIATES INC 70.00 BURKHART, KRISTEN ANN 14.15 BUTTON, ANGEL MARIE 296.13 CACP 1,487.50 CAMBRIDGE SYSTEMATICS INC 65,160.14 CAMPBELL, DRU (PETTY CASH) 352.50 CAPSTONE GROUP LLC 4,500.00 CAROL MARFUT PSYD LLC 625.00 CARSE 1,065.00 CASFM 300.00 CASI ASPHALT & CONCRETE 1,680.00 CASTER, KIM 472.50 CASTLE PINES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 385.00 CASTLE PINES TOWN CENTER METRO DISTRICT 400,000.00 CASTLE ROCK ADVENTIST HOSPITAL 155.58 CASTLE ROCK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 300.00 CASTLE ROCK SENIOR CENTER 40,989.09 CASTLETON CENTER WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT 227.00 CBM MANAGED SERVICES 25,182.30 CCMSI 2,183.33 CCMSI 41,386.98 CCP INDUSTRIES INC AKA TRANZONIC COMPANY 80.67 CCS PRESENTATION SYSTEMS 58,593.59 CENTURY LINK 27,341.55 CGHSFOA 500.00 CHAPPLE, KATHLEEN RUDDY 43.13 CHATO’S CONCRETE LLC 82,726.28 CHEMATOX LABORATORY INC 40.00 CHERRY CREEK BASIN WATER AUTHORITY 45,441.48 CHESTNUT, ELIZABETH ANN 610.08 CHILD & ADOLESCENT BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS 1,062.50 CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY & FAMILY RESOURCES 106.25 CHRISTENSEN, NEAL, CPA 1,170.00 CINTAS FIRE PROTECTION 2,239.59 CITY OF AURORA 6,611.35 CITY OF AURORA 94.27 CITY OF CASTLE PINES 88,612.57 CITY OF CASTLE PINES 35,979.20 CITY OF LITTLETON 147.12 CITY OF LITTLETON 44.91 CITY OF LONE TREE 3,653.50 CITY OF LONE TREE 171,572.97 CL CLARKE INC 6,096.67 CL CLARKE INC 81.66 CLARK, ABIGAIL JO 239.78 CLARK, JEFF 31.24 COGIL, BRIAN L 165.20 COLE, C HENRY & REBECCA B 1,575.32 COLORADO ASSESSORS ASSOCIATION 2,620.00 COLORADO ASSESSORS ASSOCIATION 3,125.00 COLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 11,251.00 COLORADO CODE CONSULTING LLC 12,000.00 COLORADO COMMUNICATION & UTILITY ALLIANCE 5,250.00 COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA 5,607.82 COLORADO COUNTIES INC 50,000.00 COLORADO COUNTY CLERKS 2,190.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRNOMENT 300.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 18,960.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 2,000.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 700.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 2,337,294.66 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 22,446.10 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 2,398.23 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 22.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 161,920.00 COLORADO DIVISION OF WORKERS COMPENSATION 5,095.43 COLORADO HVAC SERVICES INC 1,567.50 COLORADO JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 2,627.00 COLORADO MEDICAL WASTE 287.00 COLORADO NONPROFIT DEVELOPMENT CENTER 3,528.75 COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES 5,744.00 COLORADO SECURITY PRODUCTS INC 220.00 COLORADO WATER CONGRESS 1,550.00 COLUMBINE PRINTING 2,007.71 COMCAST BUSINESS 1,766.00 COMMISSION ACCREDITATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES 5,500.00 COMMUNITY MEDIATION CONCEPTS 589.00 COMPASS MINERALS AMERICA INC 139,914.39 COMPASSCOM SOFTWARE CORPORATION 2,200.00 CONSERVE-A-WATT LIGHTING 1,559.50 CONTINUUM OF COLORADO 7,500.00 CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE COMPANIES INC 118,225.87 COUNTY OF LARIMER 7.40 COUNTY SHERIFF’S OF COLORADO 275.00 CR SHELVING LLC 2,500.00 CRAIN, CASEY 17.48 CRISIS CENTER 5,887.13 CSNA ARCHITECTS 21,172.00 CT LIEN SOLUTIONS 15.00 CUNNINGHAM, DWIGHT 10,162.83 CWFC COLORADO WELFARE FRAUD COUNCIL 80.00 D2C ARCHITECTS INC 9,904.72 DAVID E ARCHER & ASSOCIATES 529.11 DAVIDSON FIXED INCOME MANAGEMENT 2,916.67 DAVIS, BRUCE M & DIANE G 1,575.32 DAWN B HOLMES INC 19,835.00 DCS AMERICA INC 542.81 DEEP ROCK WATER 53.00

Other Professional Services Due to 18th Judicial District-VALE Contract Work/Temporary Agency Building/Land Lease/Rent Improvements Fuel Charges Travel Expense Medical, Dental & Vet Services Books & Subscription Other Repair & Maintenance Services Propane Aggregate Products Other Repair & Maintenance Services Other Professional Services Other Equipment Other Purchased Services Metro Area Meeting Expense Other Repair & Maintenance Services Traffic Signal Parts Service Contracts Professional Membership & Licenses Other Repair & Maintenance Services Travel Expense Metro Area Meeting Expense Security Deposit Refund-Louviers Medical, Dental & Vet Services Travel Expense Other Professional Services Fleet Outside Repairs Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Other Improvements Banking Service Fees Operating Supplies/Equipment Travel Expense Other Professional Services Operating Supplies/Equipment Professional Membership & Licenses Telephone/Communications Pager & Wireless Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies Service Contracts Roads, Streets, Drainage-Engineering Other Professional Services Travel Expense Other Professional Services Travel Expense Employee Recognition Supplies Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Recruitment Costs Travel Expense Travel Expense Operating Supplies/Equipment Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund Utilities Clothing & Uniforms Prisoner Maintenance Supplies Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund Tuition Reimbursement Travel Expense Recruitment Costs Other Professional Services Travel Expense Travel Expense Recruitment Costs Roads, Streets, Drainage-Engineering Metro Area Meeting Expense Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Professional Membership & Licenses Professional Membership & Licenses Asphalt & Asphalt Filler Other Professional Services Professional Membership & Licenses Other Professional Services Medical, Dental & Vet Services Professional Membership & Licenses Other Professional Services Water & Sewer Inmate Meals Review Fees Workers Compensation Claims Operating Supplies/Equipment Other Machinery & Equipment Telephone/Communications Other Professional Services Travel Expense Major Maintenance of Assets Medical, Dental & Vet Services Due to State-Cherry Creek Basin Travel Expense Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Service Contracts Due to Aurora - MV License Fees Intergovernmental-Aurora Due to Castle Pines MV License Fees Intergovernmental-Castle Pines Due to Littleton-MV License Fees Intergovernmental-Littleton Due to Lone Tree-MV License Fees Intergovernmental-Lone Tree Other Professional Services Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Professional Membership & Licenses Due to CBI - Concealed Handgun Fees New Elevator Inspections Professional Membership & Licenses Newspaper Notices/Advertising Professional Membership & Licenses Professional Membership & Licenses Due to State-PH Marriage License Fees Due to State-CO TBI Trust Due to State-HS Marriage License Fees Due to State - Handicap Park Fines Due to State - MV License Fees Due to State -Drivers License Fees Errors & Omissions Sales Tax Payable State-CDOT Review Fees Other Repair & Maintenance Services Due to State - Family Friendly Court Biohazard Waste Removal Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Professional Membership & Licenses Printing/Copying/Reports Data Communication Lines Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Salt & Other Ice Removal Cell Phone Service Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies Other Professional Services Medical, Dental & Vet Services Other Purchased Services Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Escrow Payable Travel Expense Other Professional Services Design/Soft Costs Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Other Professional Services Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Design/Soft Costs Other Professional Services Accounting & Financial Services Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund Medical, Dental & Vet Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Operating Supplies/Equipment

DEITCH, MICHAEL ELLIOTT 55.44 DELL MARKETING LP 176,837.61 DELTA DEVELOPMENT GROUP INC 5,000.00 DENOVO VENTURES LLC 4,560.00 DENVER TENT 7,250.00 DEORBEGOSO, KATIA 18.40 DESIGN CONCEPTS CLA INC 244.80 DESIX TRUST 4,963.92 DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH PARTNERS INC 1,500.00 DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS INC 917.58 DIAMONDBACK ENGINEERING & SURVEYING 3,000.00 DINO DIESEL INC 3,430.00 DISCOVER GOODWILL 1,281.00 DISTRICT ATTORNEY 581,629.00 DODGE DATA & ANALYTICS 133.75 DONOHO, MICHAEL AUSTIN 2,000.00 DOUBLE R EXCAVATING 100,353.25 DOUGLAS COUNTY INMATE WELFARE ACCOUNT 1,224.00 DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF 31.00 DOUGLAS COUNTY TEMPORARY SERVICES 7,627.77 DQ CUSTOM REPORTS 600.00 DRAKE, NICOLE LYNNE 313.43 DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE 10,685.00 DURINGER, ROBERT & VALERIE 1,575.32 E-470 PUBLIC HIGHWAY AUTHORITY 197,058.50 E-470 PUBLIC HIGHWAY AUTHORITY 1,989.21 EAGEN, SUSAN M 1,575.32 EASTER, SHANNA 31.44 EDWARD KRAEMER & SONS 954,649.57 ELKS LODGE 2873 450.00 ELMORE, WAYNE 25.00 EMMAUS ANGLICAN CHURCH 200.00 EMPLOYERS COUNCIL SERVICES INC 400.00 ENDPOINT DIRECT 48,000.00 ENGINUITY ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LLC 5,120.00 ENTERSECT 158.00 ENVIROTECH SERVICES INC 186,052.27 ENVISION IT PARTNERS 2,412.00 EON OFFICE PRODUCTS 685.99 EON OFFICE PRODUCTS 60.00 ERGONOMIC SOLUTIONS LLC 250.00 ERO RESOURCES CORPORATION 4,961.60 ESKER SOFTWARE INC 1,238.71 ESKOZ, PATRICIA A 80.37 ESPINOSA, LASHONDA 332.42 ESRI INC 30,000.00 ESRI INC 65,300.00 EVANS, SANDRA A 7,778.42 EVANS, SANDRA A 946.63 FAMILY TREE 54,982.71 FASTENAL COMPANY 41.60 FASTER ASSET SOLUTIONS 56,467.50 FAVARO, MARC 10,715.00 FEDEX 54.35 FELSBURG, HOLT AND ULLEVIG 5,902.50 FRANKTOWN ANIMAL CLINIC PC 414.84 FRONT RANGE TIRE RECYCLE INC 127.50 GADES SALES COMPANY INC 68.50 GALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES INC 3,500.00 GALLS LLC 118.59 GARDNER, BETHANY 112.50 GENERAL AIR SERVICE & SUPPLY 43.03 GEOCAL INC 497.58 GLEASON, KATIE 352.50 GMCO CORPORATION 205,808.79 GODDEN, GARY 50.73 GOLDEN TRIANGLE CONSTRUCTION 29,873.56 GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC 18,179.40 GORMAN, THOMAS J 14,146.83 GORMAN, THOMAS J 461.78 GRAHAM, CHAD 500.00 GRAINGER 2,571.75 GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY INC 2,833.00 GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY INC 2,921.57 GROUND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INC 1,908.00 GUIBERSON, DANA ELAINE 130.00 HALLMARK HOME MORTGAGE 15.00 HARBISON EQUIPMENT REPAIR INC 3,675.08 HARE, AMIE M 268.99 HARTWIG & ASSOCIATES INC 8,411.50 HAULAWAY STORAGE CONTAINERS 50.75 HEADWATERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 1,300.00 HEALTH ONE CLINIC SERVICES 3,855.00 HECK, LARRY 32.36 HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY 3,444.60 HEPPENSTALL, GRAEME & STEPHANI 1,575.32 HIGHLANDS RANCH METRO DISTRICTS 25,000.00 HODITS, SARAH 180.95 HOFSHEIER, TORI 34.04 HOME MEDICAL SUPPLIES INC 586.00 HONEYCUTT, BRIAN KEITH 160.25 HONNEN EQUIPMENT COMPANY 5,481.00 HOOD, DON 80.00 HORIZON LABORATORY LLC 2,400.25 HOSPITAL SHARED SERVICES 85,082.58 HUDICK EXCAVATING INC 5,386.50 HUGHES, CLARENCE 23.60 HUNTER PARTS & SERVICE 3,465.35 IBM CORPORATION 99,431.30 IBM CORPORATION 23,565.99 ID EDGE INC 3,040.00 ID INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES LLC 3,364.25 IDEAL IMAGE PRINTING 1,754.40 IDENTICOMM INC 200.00 IMSA 75.00 INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS 199.00 nance INTERACT GROUP CORPORATION 11,850.00 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FAIRS & EXPOSITION 175.00 INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL INC 722.45 IREA 103,535.10 J P MORGAN CHASE BANK 383,448.60 JAG EXPRESS COURIER JAMES R PEPPER LLC JAY DEE CLEANING & RESTORATION INC JEFFERSON COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES JEFFERY, PAGE JOB STORE INC, THE JOEL HILL LLC JOHN MAXWELL COMPANY JOHNSON, JOI MARIE JOHNSON, KRISTINE JOSEPH, MELISSA G & ROBERT T JULIE A HARRIS ALTERATIONS JURGENS, ERIK S JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS JUSTIN-TIME CONSULTING KAPLAN KIRSCH & ROCKWELL LLP KB HOME COLORADO INC KBK MANAGEMENT INC KEATING, NICHOLAS E KENNEDY - COLORADO LLC KENNEDY, JASON KENYON AEROSPACE CONSULTING KFORCE INC KOIS BROTHERS EQUIPMENT COMPANY KONKEL, GARY KORF CONTINENTAL KRUG, SHANNON LEIGH KUMAR AND ASSOCIATES INC LABBERT, HENRY LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA LAMB, JOHN LAMB-STAR ENGINEERING LP LARRY H MILLER VOLKSWAGEN LAW OFFICE OF JEFFREY J TIMLIN LEWIS, ROBERT D LEWIS, ROBERT D LEXISNEXIS RISK DATA LIBERTY INFRASTRUCTURE LIFE SUPPORT BEHAVIORAL INSTITUTE INC LILEY FISHERIES AND AQUATIC CONSULTING LINIEWICZ, ELIZABETH DIANE LITTLETON HOSPITAL LOGAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE LONG, HEATHER LUTZ, LAWRENCE M & CYNTHIA J LYTLE WATER SOLUTIONS LLC MAGIC RABBIT CAR WASH & DETAIL MAKELKY, DAN MARK VII EQUIPMENT INC MARSHALL, MARTHA MARTIN, MICHELLE NICOLE MARX, CHELSEA BRANDON MATABI, JOTHAM MATTHEW BENDER & COMPANY INC MCCLARNON, DAWN MICHELE MCELDOWNEY, SCOTT MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES MEEHAN, GERMAINE THERESE MEIER, THOMAS J MEREDITH, RODNEY L

73.60 2,673.00 21,614.36 37.48 132.51 1,184.40 1,332.01 1,524.00 83.38 455.60 1,575.32 1,257.50 92.67 175.00 900.00 135.00 2,500.00 274.04 725.61 10,692.64 2,244.00 399.86 8,000.00 17,411.66 300.00 119,887.00 379.44 4,773.00 2,500.00 152.00 95.48 900.00 20.00 12,700.00 60.00 294.40 1,113.90 100.00 100.00 3,600.00 433.38 51.86 20.00 5,536.17 1,575.32 2,203.00 392.00 129.95 718.49 299.21 68.08 6,686.67 642.85 1,125.08 522.00 675.00 550.00 160.25 500.00 111.00

Notices

Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Computer Equipment Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance Other Professional Services Operating Supplies/Equipment Travel Expense Design/Soft Costs Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Legal Services Newspaper Notices/Advertising Tuition Reimbursement Parks & Recreation Improvements Other Professional Services Other Purchased Services Contract Work/Temporary Agency Books & Subscription Travel Expense Other Purchased Services Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund Due to E-470 Authority Due to State-E470 Road Fees Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund Employee Recognition Supplies Intergovernmental-Castle Rock Security Deposit Refund-Fairground Professional Membership & Licenses Security Deposit Refund-Fairground Recruitment Costs Postage & Delivery Services Roads, Streets, Drainage-Engineering Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance Salt & Other Ice Removal Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance Office Supplies Printing/Copying/Reports Other Purchased Services Other Professional Services Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Other Purchased Services Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance Other Professional Services Travel Expense Other Professional Services Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies Other Professional Services Escrow Payable Postage & Delivery Services Roads, Streets, Drainage-Engineering Medical, Dental & Vet Services Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts Traffic Signal Parts Consulting Fees First Aid Supplies Facilities Use Fees-Refunds Equipment Rental Roads, Streets, Drainage-Construction Travel Expense Salt & Other Ice Removal Travel Expense Construction Roads, Streets, Drainage-Engineering Other Professional Services Travel Expense Facilities Use Fees-Refunds Traffic Signal Parts Improvements Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies Road Repair, Maintenance & Overlay Professional Membership & Licenses Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Repairs-Equipment/Motor Vehicle Metro Area Meeting Expense Roads, Streets, Drainage-Engineering Equipment Rental Other Repair & Maintenance Services Recruitment Costs Clothing & Uniforms Operating Supplies/Equipment Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund Contributions-Senior Services Position Travel Expense Travel Expense Operating Equipment Travel Expense Equipment Rental County Fair Awards Forensic Testing Security Services Major Maintenance Repair Projects Travel Expense Repairs-Equipment/Motor Vehicle Computer Equipment Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance Computer Supplies Other Professional Services Printing/Copying/Reports Operating Supplies/Equipment Professional Membership & Licenses Software/Hardware Supplies/MainteOther Professional Services County Fair Service Books & Subscription Utilities Purchasing Card Transactions 12/05/15-01/04/16 Other Purchased Services Other Professional Services Service Contracts Other Professional Services Travel Expense Contract Work/Temporary Agency Other Purchased Services Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Travel Expense Travel Expense Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund Clothing & Uniforms Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Security Deposit Refund-Fairground Other Professional Services Legal Services Escrow Payable Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Building/Land Lease/Rent Travel Expense Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Other Professional Services Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts Security Deposit Refund-Louviers Cars, Vans, Pickups Travel Expense Construction Escrow Payable Other Professional Services Clothing & Uniforms General Engineering Services Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder Legal Services Clothing & Uniforms Travel Expense Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance Security Deposit Refund-Fairground Other Professional Services Operating Supplies Travel Expense Medical, Dental & Vet Services Other Purchased Services Other Professional Services Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund Other Professional Services Fleet Outside Repairs Travel Expense Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies Travel Expense Travel Expense Other Professional Services Travel Expense Books & Subscription Tuition Reimbursement Travel Expense Other Repair & Maintenance Services Travel Expense Other Professional Services Travel Expense

February 25, 2016

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MESA COUNTY 57.50 Other Purchased Services METRO CITY & COUNTY MANAGEMENT 20.00 Professional Membership & Licenses MEURER LAW OFFICES PC 78.00 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MICHAEL BAKER JR INC 7,936.50 Other Improvements MICROSOFT CORPORATION 42,300.00 Other Professional Services MILLER WENHOLD CAPITOL 10,000.00 Other Professional Services MILLER, LARRY H 20.00 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MILLER, TIMOTHY 35.70 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder MOORE IACOFANO GOLTSMAN 4,052.50 Other Professional Services MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC 1,773.66 Other Repair & Maintenance Supplies MOUNTAIN STATES EMPLOYERS COUNCIL 5,545.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees MOUNTAIN VIEW ELECTRIC INC 607.82 Utilities MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO INC 120.48 Sign Parts & Supplies MTECH SERVICES CORPORATION 700.00 Other Professional Services MTM RECOGNITION 1,195.35 Recognition Programs MULLER ENGINEERING COMPANY INC 23,439.50 Other Professional Services MULTIPLE CONCRETE ENTERPRISES INC 32,481.67 Major Maintenance of Assets MUNSON, DAWN LYNELLE 69.81 Travel Expense MURRELL, KI BASSETT 390.00 Wellness Program NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES 2,505.00 Professional Membership & Licenses NATIONAL ASSURANCE TITLE INC 40.00 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION INC 26,264.39 Other Professional Services NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW 1,000.00 Fair Marketing & Sponsorship NAVEX GLOBAL INC 2,003.00 Other Professional Services NELSON, BECKY 574.67 Travel Expense NELSON, MELISSA WOODS 54.36 Travel Expense NEOPOST GREAT PLAINS 1,354.43 Other Repair & Maintenance Services NEVE’S UNIFORMS INC 15,035.33 Clothing & Uniforms NICOLETTI-FLATER ASSOCIATES 3,450.00 Medical, Dental & Vet Services NOBLE TRUSS COLORADO 300.00 Security Deposit Refund-Louviers NORCHEM DRUG TESTING 59.85 Medical, Dental & Vet Services NORTH STAR ACADEMY 7,690.00 Escrow Payable NORTHWOODS CONSULTING PARTNERS INC 3,600.00 Other Professional Services O J WATSON COMPANY INC 9,971.65 Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts OLSSON ASSOCIATES 1,008.75 Roads, Streets, Drainage-Engineering O’NEIL ALLEN, VIKKI 15.07 Travel Expense ORMSBEE, SONIA 37.33 Travel Expense OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 23,074.80 Service Contracts OWENS, SEAN 347.73 Travel Expense PACIFIC OFFICE AUTOMATION INC 9,337.52 Copier Charges PAC-VAN INC 388.00 Equipment Rental PARKER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 350.00 Professional Membership & Licenses PARKER SENIOR CENTER INC 23,438.00 2015 Miller Grant PARKER SENIOR CENTER INC 3,451.00 Other Professional Services PARKER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT 272.00 Bulk Water PARKS, COLORADO STATE 190.00 Due to State - State Park Pass 243.20 Travel Expense PAVON, HECTOR PEAK OFFICE FURNITURE INC 40,153.00 Operating Supplies/Equipment PEAK OFFICE FURNITURE INC 1,100.28 Other Professional Services PERCONTI, ANTHONY & SHERRI 1,575.32 Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund PETERS, SANDRA LEE 344.30 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder PHOENIX SUPPLY LLC 2,298.10 Prisoner Maintenance Supplies PHYSICIANS MEDICAL IMAGING 208.50 Operating Supplies/Equipment PINERY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 326.89 Security Services PINERY WATER & WASTEWATER METRO DISTRICT 229.06 Water & Sewer PINNACLE TECHNOLOGIES INC 878.60 Operating Supplies/Equipment PIONEER TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC 16,088.00 Computer Software PIONEER TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC 43,000.00 Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance PLANET TECHNOLOGIES INC 3,525.00 Other Professional Services PLATTE VALLEY SIGNS 838.00 Other Professional Services PLUM CREEK CATERING 179.00 Catered Meal Service PMAM CORPORATION 18,615.12 Alarm Administration Expenses PORQUIS, ROSEANN ESTELLA 365.73 Travel Expense POTTER, SHAWNA 22.13 Travel Expense POWELL, BRANDON 460.00 Travel Expense PREMIER EARTHWORKS & INFRASTRUCTURE 300.00 Security Deposit Refund-Fairground PRO COM -PRO COMPLIANCE 4,101.50 Medical, Dental & Vet Services PRO FORCE LAW ENFORCEMENT 18,935.70 Firearms/Tasers PRO FORCE LAW ENFORCEMENT 5,410.25 Service Contracts PROCOPIO , JOSEPH GUYDON 14.16 Travel Expense PROFESSIONAL RODEO COWBOYS ASSOCIATION 2,250.00 County Fair Service PROFICIENT MEDICAL IMAGING 280.00 Service Contracts PUBLIC ENGINES INC 4,430.00 Software/Hardware Subscription QUADE, KIPP 1,619.97 Reimburse Vehicle Damage QUANTUM CHANGE CONSULTING LLC 3,870.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees RADEMACHER, BRIAN 365.80 Travel Expense RAGAN COMMUNICATIONS INC 119.00 Books & Subscription READY MIXED CONCRETE CO 83,409.42 Salt & Other Ice Removal REALPRO PAINTERS LLC 10.00 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder RED WING SHOE STORE 179.99 Clothing & Uniforms REPELLA, JILL 3,239.67 Travel Expense RESPEC CONSULTING & SERVICES 20,697.50 Other Professional Services RHOMAR INDUSTRIES INC 462.94 Operating Supplies/Equipment RICHARDS, RUBY 211.89 Travel Expense RICHLAND TOWERS-DENVER LLC 2,100.00 Building/Land Lease/Rent RIEBAU, MICHAEL G & NANCY I 1,575.32 Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund RITECORP INC 2,379.50 Service Contracts RK MECHANICAL 806.67 Service Contracts RMOMS 220.00 Other Purchased Services ROBERT HALF TECHNOLOGY 29,479.25 Other Professional Services ROCKSOL CONSULTING GROUP INC 10,581.37 Roads, Streets, Drainage-Construction ROCKY MOUNTAIN ACCREDITATION NETWORK 250.00 Professional Membership & Licenses ROCKY MOUNTAIN MAIL SERVICES 41,175.56 Postage & Delivery Services ROCKY TOP RESOURCES INC 3,990.00 Other Professional Services ROGGEN FARMERS ELEVATOR 1,101.00 Propane Fuel ROMBERGER, EARL BENJAMIN 522.00 Tuition Reimbursement ROSE, KENNETH 72.52 Travel Expense ROZUM, JANE A 171.12 Travel Expense RUFFER, CARRIE 55.02 Clothing & Uniforms RUNNING CREEK COUNSELING 20.00 Other Purchased Services RYAN, KEVIN 43.64 Travel Expense SAFARILAND LLC 1,924.42 Operating Supplies SAFARILAND LLC 647.12 Other Repair & Maintenance Services SAFETY AND CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY INC 940.00 Operating Supplies/Equipment SANDERSON, JACKIE 2,420.18 Travel Expense SARNO, NEIL 37.75 Operating Supplies/Equipment SAVIO HOUSE 10.56 Other Professional Services SCALES AND TALES WEST INC 783.87 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder SCHENCK-KELLY, PAM 34.04 Travel Expense SCHMIDT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 534.50 Asphalt & Asphalt Filler SCHMIDT, ALDEN & KAREN 315.09 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder SCHMIDT, SANDRA SUE 330.00 Other Professional Services SCHMIDT, WALTER 20.93 Travel Expense SCHROEDER, GERALD ROLAND & DIANE E 199.52 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder SCHWEIZER EMBLEM COMPANY 56.25 Clothing & Uniforms S-COMM FIBER INC 2,640.00 Other Professional Services SEDALIA LANDFILL 138.34 Waste Disposal Services SEDALIA WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT 1,470.00 Other Professional Services SEDALIA WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT 177.50 Water & Sewer SEDMAK, ALLAN P & TAMARA C 1,575.32 Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund SEMPERA 16,387.50 Other Professional Services SERVICE NOW INC 120,000.00 Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance SESAC INC 2,451.00 Professional Membership & Licenses SHADY TREE SERVICE LLC 2,700.00 Operating Supplies SHOULTZ, STEVE 125.00 Clothing & Uniforms SHRED-IT 260.50 Other Purchased Services SIMONSON, DAVID 53.82 Travel Expense SKILL SURVEY INC 4,500.00 Recruitment Costs SKYE TEAM LLC 600.00 Other Training Services SKYVIEW WEATHER 5,750.00 Other Professional Services SLOAN, CURT 294.40 Travel Expense SMATLA, PATRICIA L 871.64 Other Professional Services SMITH, CAREY S 97.97 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder SMITH, MICHAEL L 1,575.32 Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund SOLANY LLC 13,165.19 Other Professional Services SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS 1,510.89 Office Supplies SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS 1,722.22 Operating Supplies/Equipment SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE AUTHORITY 584.00 Building/Land Lease/Rent SOUTHERN MANUFACTURING 1,107.98 Traffic Signal Parts SPAULDING, MELINDA 108.10 Travel Expense SPECIALIZED PATHOLOGY PC 1,115.00 Medical, Dental & Vet Services SPIEKER, PAUL H & BARBARA L 1,575.32 Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund SPRADLEY BARR FORD LINCOLN OF GREELEY 29,694.00 Cars, Vans, Pickups SRI INC 2,392.00 Other Professional Services SSB CONSULTING GROUP LLC 6,090.00 Other Professional Services STANSBERY, JACK 101.20 Travel Expense STARKEY, VICTORIA 278.30 Travel Expense STATEWIDE INTERNET PORTAL AUTHORITY 36,346.13 Contract Work/Temporary Agency STENZEL, KENT & DAWN 1,575.32 Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund STONEGATE VILLAGE METRO DISTRICT 803.29 Water & Sewer STRUCTURES INC 480,548.57 Construction SUDS FACTORY CAR WASH & DETAIL CENTER 265.00 Fleet Outside Repairs SUMMIT PATHOLOGY 30.00 Forensic Testing SUSO 4 ROXBOROUGH LP 1,694.00 Building/Land Lease/Rent SWEEPSTAKES UNLIMITED 90.00 Other Purchased Services SYMBOL ARTS 2,115.00 Operating Supplies TASER INTERNATIONAL INC 699.00 Conference, Seminar, Training Fees TAYLOR, VIVIAN A 9,323.08 Other Professional Services TAYLOR, VIVIAN A 1,688.98 Travel Expense TEETERS, JENNIFER LYNN 130.00 Professional Membership & Licenses TELERUS INC 750.00 Telephone/Communications TERRACARE ASSOCIATES LLC 300.00 Other Professional Services THD AT HOME SERVICES INC 78.60 Building Permits-Refunds THE LEONORE B BUMP REVOCABLE TRUST 82.57 Fee Refunds - Clerk & Recorder THIE, HILARY 200.00 Other Professional Services THOMPSON, CAITLIN MARIE 187.63 Travel Expense THOMPSON, STACY 250.00 Other Purchased Services THOMSON REUTERS WEST 4,891.56 Books & Subscription THOMTON, STEVEN C & CAROLYN S 1,575.32 Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CORPORATION 17,489.25 Major Maintenance of Assets TJA POLICE PRODUCTS INC 539.80 Operating Supplies TO THE RESCUE 9,602.50 Other Professional Services Continued to Next Page No.: 928719 and 928720

Lone Tree * 1

February 25, 2016 Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0310 To Whom It May Concern: On 12/3/2015 11:53:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: CRISTI BLANCHARD Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PINNACLE MORTGAGE GROUP INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/16/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 4/18/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013031925 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $266,581.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $254,275.94 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 69, RIDGEGATE- SECTION 15 FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9295 Kornbrust Cir, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE

STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9295 Kornbrust Cir, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustees

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 1/28/2016 Last Publication: 2/25/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 12/3/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ERIN ROBSON Colorado Registration #: 46557 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6903 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-15-692661-JS

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ERIN ROBSON Colorado Registration #: 46557 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6903 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-15-692661-JS

Public Trustees

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0310 First Publication: 1/28/2016 Last Publication: 2/25/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Englewood NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0319 To Whom It May Concern: On 12/10/2015 1:13:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: STACEY BRUNSON Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAA HOME EQUITY TRUST 2005-14 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/30/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 7/11/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005062762 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $164,800.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $174,443.68 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.*LOAN MODIFICATION AGREEMENT DATED JANUARY 30, 2015.*

follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.*LOAN MODIFICATION AGREEMENT DATED JANUARY 30, 2015.*

Public Trustees

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: UNIT D, CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 19, MERIDIAN-VILLA CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED ON MARCH 3, 2005 AT RECEPTION NO. 2005018653, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF MERIDIAN-VILLA CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON JANUARY 16, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004007079 IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9768 Mayfair Street #D, Englewood, CO 80112 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

Public Trustees

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 2/4/2016 Last Publication: 3/3/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 12/11/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVID A. SHORE Colorado Registration #: 19973 5347 S VALENTIA WAY SUITE 100, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO 80111 Phone #: (303) 573-1080 Fax #: Attorney File #: 15-01016SH *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0319 First Publication: 2/4/2016 Last Publication: 3/3/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Government Legals Public Notice

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PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids for COLUMBINE OPEN SPACE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2012-017 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of construction of a new three span prestressed box girder bridge with bridge rail, asphalt pavement, guardrail, as well as landscape restoration. This project involves constructing and maintaining an on-site detour, drainage improvements, subgrade preparation, signs, and erosion control.

Government Legals

The Contract Documents may be examined at the above address after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 22, 2016, and copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained upon payment of $35.00 for each set. The $35.00 is non-refundable. (Additional charge if mailing is required.)

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at the same address.

The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities: • Removal of Bridge – 1 LS • Class D Concrete (Bridge) – 260 CY • Reinforcing Steel (Epoxy Coated) – 71,963 LB • Prestressed Concrete Box (Depth Less Than 32 Inches) – 3,764 SF • Bridge Rail Type 10M – 372 LF

Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein. Any questions on the bidding process may be directed to Neil Sarno, Project Engineer at 303.660.7490.

For Planholder Information, Please Call PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID 303.660.7490 (Front Desk) Separate sealed bids for COLUMBINE Legal Notice No.: 928691 OPEN SPACE BRIDGE REPLACEFirst Publication: February 18, 2016 MENT, DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT Last Publication: February 25, 2016 NUMBER CI 2012-017 will be received by Publisher: Douglas County News-Press the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of construction of a new three span prestressed box girder bridge with bridge rail, asphalt pavement, guardrail, as well as landscape restoration. This project involves constructing and maintaining an on-site WILLIAMS, KELLY ANN detour, drainage im- 438.73 Travel Expense provements, subgrade preparation, signs, 2,000.00 Tuition Reimbursement WILLIAMS, MITCHELL EMLYN and erosion control. WILLIAMS, STEPHEN W & BONNIE J 1,575.32 Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund WILSON & COMPANY INC 2,000.00 Other Professional Services The Contract WILSON, DAVID Documents may be ex- 258.95 Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts aminedEQUIPMENT at the above address WINTER COMPANY INCafter 10:00 5,123.54 Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts a.m. on Monday,INC February 22, 2016, and 1,578.00 Major Maintenance Repair Projects WL CONTRACTORS copies ofPROFESSIONAL the Contract Documents may be 110.00 County Fair Service WOMEN’S RODEO ASSOCIATION obtained upon payment of $35.00 for each WONG, KEVIN 70.74 Travel Expense set. The $35.00 is non-refundable. (Addi- 108.69 Travel Expense WOODRICK, MARYJO tionalAMANDA charge ifLEEANN mailing is required.) WYATT, 57.50 Travel Expense WYLIE, DAVID 3,150.64 Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund A PRE-BID XCEL ENERGY CONFERENCE will be held at 2,872.63 Utilities 10:00WILLIAMS a.m. onPCWednesday, March 2, 8,762.83 Other Professional Services YOUNG 2016, at the Department of Public Works ZIA CONSULTING INC 11,550.00 Other Professional Services Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO TOTAL AMOUNT OF Opening DISBURSEMENTS $11,942,108.27 80104. The Bid will be conducFOR MONTH OF JANUARY 2016 March 8, tedTHE at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 2016, at the same address. THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING IS A CONDENSED STATEMENT OF THE BILLS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT THEthe MONTH OF JANUARY The ProjectDURING includes following ma- 2016 BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS UNDER WHOSE DIRECTION THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED. jor items and approximate quantities: • Removal of Bridge – 1 LS N.•ANDREW CPA, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Class D COPLAND, Concrete (Bridge) – 260 CY • Reinforcing Steel (Epoxy Coated) – LegalLB Notice No.: 928719 and 928720 * First Publication: February 25, 2016 71,963 Last Publication: February 25, 2016 • Prestressed Concrete Box (Depth Less * Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Than 32 Inches) – 3,764 SF • Bridge Rail Type 10M – 372 LF

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a comThe property described herein is all of *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE pleted loss mitigation application or the property encumbered by the lien of SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webTHEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given you have been offered and have accepthe deed of trust. ted a loss mitigation option (38-38site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustthat on the first possible sale date (unless 103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint ee/ the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedLegal Description of Real Property: with the Colorado Attorney General nesday, March 23, 2016, at the Public UNIT D, CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 19, (720-508-6006) or&the Consumer FinanLegal Trustee’s office,From 402 Wilcox Castle MERIDIAN-VILLA CONDOMINIUMS, ACUNITED STATES WELDING INC 203.23 Other Repair Maintenance Services Continued Last Street, Page No.: 928719 and Notice 928720No.: 2015-0310 cial First Publication: 1/28/2016 Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucCORDING AMERICAN TO THE CONDOMINIUM UNIVERSAL MORTGAGE CO MAP 59.00Protection Fee RefundsBureau - Clerk &(855-411-2372) Recorder or both. However, the filing of a comLast Publication: 2/25/2016 tion to the highest and best bidder for THEREOF, RECORDED ON MARCH 3, TOPPEL, THOMAS W & KARIN A 1,575.32 Mohawk LID Contribution-Refund URBAN DRAINAGE & FLOOD CONTROL plaint in and of itself Canyon will not stop the Publisher: Douglas News Press cash, real property and all in- 536,442.50 2005 AT RECEPTION NO. 2005018653, 230,000.00 TOWNthe OF said CASTLE ROCK Due to CastleCounty Rock-MV License Fees DISTRICT Contribution-Happy foreclosure process. terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 196,092.25 Intergovernmental-Castle Rock US BANK 3,326.79 Banking Service Fees and assigns therein, for the purpose of THE CLERK LLC AND RECORDER OF 10,477.00 Review Fees TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 22.40 Sales Tax Payable USI COLORADO First Publication: 2/4/2016 Premium paying indebtedness DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, AND 623,693.00 TOWN the OF CASTLE ROCK provided in said 16,862.59 Water & Sewer USI COLORADO LLC Workers Compensation Last Publication: 3/3/2016 Evidence Debt secured by the Deed of AS DEFINED TOWN OFofLARKSPUR 463.61 Due to Larkspur-MV License Fees UTILIMARC INC AND DESCRIBED IN THE 20,000.00 Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance Publisher: Douglas County News Press Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONTOWN OF LARKSPUR 750.95 Intergovernmental-Larkspur VERIZON WIRELESS SERVICES 2,922.04 Cell Phone Service ofTOWN sale OF andPARKER other items allowed by law, 297,773.85 Due to Parker - MV License Fees DITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF MEVERIZON WIRELESS SERVICES 9,626.00 Pager & Wireless and will OF deliver to the purchaser a CertificDated: Newspaper 12/11/2015 RIDIAN-VILLA CONDOMINIUMS, RETOWN PARKER 6,073.69 Intergovernmental-Parker VERSATILITY CREATIVE GROUP LLC 200.00 Notices/Advertising ate of STAFFING Purchase,SERVICES all as provided by law. If CHRISTINE CORDED ONRAE JANUARY 16, 2004 AT TPM 6,383.33 Contract Work/Temporary Agency VIGIL, KATRINA 924.17 Travel DUFFY Expense the sale date is continued to a later date, DOUGLAS RECEPTION TRACKER SOFTWARE CORPORATION 3,924.00 Software/Hardware Supplies/Maintenance VINCENT, BILL NO. 2004007079 IN SAID 84.64 TravelCOUNTY Expense Public Trustee the deadline to file a notice of intent to The name, address and telephone numRECORDS, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL ADVISORS 300.00 Security Deposit Refund-Fairground VISITING ANGELS OF DENVER 366.00 Other Professional Services cure by those parties entitled to cure may bers of the attorney(s) representing the STATE OF COLORADO. TRANSCRIBING SOLUTIONS LLC 67.50 Other Professional Services VONAGE BUSINESS 3,413.69 Telephone/Communications also be extended. legal holder of the indebtedness is: TRAVCO INC 3,346.20 Contract Work/Temporary Agency VOSS SIGNS 89.90 Operating Supplies DAVID A. SHORE Which has LLC the address of: 9768 MayDISPOSAL 138.00 Waste Disposal Services WAGGONER, DANIECE 16.69 Travel Expense #: 19973 If TRI-LAKES you believe that your lender or serColorado Registration fair Street #D, Englewood, CO 80112 TRIP SAVERS COURIERS 319.50 Postage & Delivery Services WALKER, CHAD 1,050.00 Tuition Reimbursement vicer has failed to provide a single 5347 S VALENTIA WAY SUITE 100, TYLER, 300.00 Security Deposit Refund-Louviers WALLER, MAUREEN 175.29 Travel Expense point ofALLISON contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO NOTICE OF SALE TYPICAL GENIUS 272.00 Printing/Copying/Reports WALTON, ANNE 89.21 Travel Expense they are still pursuing foreclosure even 80111 ULTRAMAX AMMUNITION 7,155.00 Firearms/Tasers WATER & EARTH TECHNOLOGIES INC 2,011.00 Other Professional Services though you have submitted a comPhone #: (303) 573-1080 The current holder of the Evidence of Debt UMB BANK 2,353.23 Banking Service Fees WEAR PARTS & EQUIPMENT CO INC pleted loss mitigation application or Fax #: Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts secured by the Deed of Trust described 5,170.80 UNCC 1,551.55 Other Professional Services WEIDMANN, EDWIN 135.00 Medical, Dental & Vet Services you have been offered and have accepAttorney File #: 15-01016SH herein, has filed written election and deUNIFIRST 379.48 Clothing & Uniforms WELCHfor EQUIPMENT COMPANYby law and in 16,258.72 Improvements ted a lossCORPORATION mitigation option (38-38mand sale as provided UNITED PARCEL SERVICES 66.07 Postage & Delivery Services WELLSPRING COMMUNITY 60.00 Other Purchased Services 103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE said Deed of Trust. UNITED INCGeneral 51.48 Other Professional Services WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INC 310.86 Janitorialon Supplies with theRESOURCE ColoradoSYSTEMS Attorney SALE DATES the Public Trustee webUNITED SITE SERVICES 1,545.00 Waste Disposal Services WESTERN PAPERNotice DISTRIBUTORS INC Given 6,819.57 Prisoner Maintenance Supplies (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Finansite: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustTHEREFORE, Is Hereby UNITED STATES POSTAL 1,132.00 Postage & Delivery Services WILDCAT SHOPPING CENTER LLC Building/Land Lease/Rent cial Protection BureauSERVICE (855-411-2372) ee/ that on the first possible sale date (unless 19,181.87 WELDING INC of a com33.60 Operating Supplies WILLIAMS, JAY at 10:00 a.m. Wed294.40 Travel Expense orUNITED both. STATES However, the filing the sale isCHRIS continued*) Legal Notice No.: 2015-0319 plaint in and of itself will not stop the nesday, March 30, 2016, at the Public First Publication: 2/4/2016 foreclosure process. Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, BidTrustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Last Publication: 3/3/2016 ders shall have received prequalification Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucPublisher: Douglas County News Press First Publication: 1/28/2016 status (active status) with the Colorado tion to the highest and best bidder for Last Publication: 2/25/2016 Department of Transportation to bid on incash, the said real property and all inPublisher: Douglas County News Press dividual projects of the size and kind of terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs work as set forth herein. and assigns therein, for the purpose of Dated: 12/3/2015 paying the indebtedness provided in said CHRISTINE DUFFY Any questions on the bidding process may Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Notice Public DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO be directed to Neil Sarno, Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses Project Engineer at 303.660.7490. of sale and other items allowed byOFlaw, TREASURER'S STATEMENT COUNTY DOUGLAS, COLORADO The name, address and telephone numand will deliver to the purchaser TREASURER'S a Statement Certific- of Cash Receipts & Disbursements STATEMENT bers of the attorney(s) representing the For Planholder Information, Please Call ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If For the 6Receipts months &Ended December 31, 2016 Statement of Disbursements legal holder of the indebtedness is: 303.660.7490 (Front Desk) the sale date is continued to a laterCash date, For theof 6 months December 31, 2016 the deadline to file a notice intent Ended to ERIN ROBSON Legal Notice No.: 928691 cure by those parties entitled to cure may ABATED ANDbe extended. TOTAL TOTAL TREASURER Colorado Registration #: 46557 First Publication: February 18, 2016 also BEGINNING CURRENT DELINQUENT OTHER TRANSFERS TOTAL RECEIPTS TRANSFERS ENDING TREASURER FEES 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, Last Publication: February 25,DISBURSEMENTS 2016 ABATED AND TOTAL CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press If you believe that your lender or serCASH TAX TAX INTEREST RECEIPTS IN AND TRANSFERS DISBURSEMENTS OUT AND TRANSFERS CASH BEGINNING CURRENT DELINQUENT OTHER TRANSFERS RECEIPTS TRANSFERS DISBURSEMENTS ENDING FEES WITHHELD Phone #: (303) 952-6903 vicer has failedRECEIPTS to provide a singleIN CASH TAX TAX INTEREST AND TRANSFERS DISBURSEMENTS OUT AND TRANSFERS CASH WITHHELD Fax #: point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or COUNTY FUNDS Attorney File #: CO-15-692661-JS they are still pursuing foreclosure even UNTY FUNDS though you have submitted a comCAPITAL EXPENDITURES ($520,871.11) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $488,310.26 $11,675,000.00 $12,163,310.26 $5,199,356.34 $0.00 $5,199,356.34 $6,443,082.81 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE pleted loss mitigation application or CAPITAL REPLACEMENT $14,920,697.08 0.00 $0.00 you0.00 0.00$488,310.26 692,263.63 1,355,336.00 $2,047,599.63 0.00 $0.00 6,036,753.00 $6,036,753.00 $10,931,543.71 AL EXPENDITURES $0.00 $0.00 $11,675,000.00 $12,163,310.26 $5,199,356.34 $5,199,356.34 $6,443,082.81 SALE DATES on the Public Trustee web- ($520,871.11) have been offered and have accepCONSERVATION TRUST $2,920,740.14 0.00 0.00 692,263.63 0.00 0.00 $3,298,458.03 AL REPLACEMENT $14,920,697.08 0.00 0.00 ted0.00 0.00 mitigation 1,355,336.00 $2,047,599.63$542,582.34 0.00 164,864.45 6,036,753.00 $6,036,753.00$164,864.45 $10,931,543.71 site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrusta loss option542,582.34 (38-38GENERAL $94,682,900.83 1,397,040.72 10,049,525.24 $542,582.34 $78,383,160.02 164,864.45 102,826,619.60 0.00 4,404,126.00$164,864.45 $107,230,745.60 $65,835,315.25 21,076.61 ee/COUNTY 103.2 CRS), you may542,582.34 file a66,964,909.98 complaint ERVATION TRUST $2,920,740.14 0.00 0.00 (73,059.93) 0.00 44,744.01 0.00 $3,298,458.03 the Colorado Attorney General DEBT SERVICE $2,423,186.38 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,828,542.20 $1,828,542.20 4,158,502.75 0.00 $4,158,502.75 TY GENERAL $94,682,900.83 1,397,040.72 (73,059.93) with 44,744.01 66,964,909.98 10,049,525.24 $78,383,160.02 102,826,619.60 4,404,126.00 $107,230,745.60 $65,835,315.25 $93,225.83 21,076.61 Legal Notice No.: 2015-0310 (720-508-6006) or the Consumer FinanDEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES $1,444,631.70 0.00 1,509,641.21 0.00 0.00 $1,509,641.21$93,225.83$124,800.77 1,572.91 SERVICE $2,423,186.38 0.00104,077.55 0.00 (5,211.74) 0.00 3,367.82 0.00 87,576.65 1,828,542.20 $1,828,542.20$189,810.28 4,158,502.75 $4,158,502.75 First Publication: 1/28/2016 cial 3,367.82 Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) HUMAN SERVICES $6,179,750.95104,077.55 32,089.25(5,211.74) (1,653.28) 1,012.31 2,031,423.89 1,872,126.00 $189,810.28 $3,934,998.17 4,902,485.53 0.00 0.00 $4,902,485.53$124,800.77 $5,212,263.59 1,572.91 0.00 OPMENTAL DISABILITIES $1,444,631.70 87,576.65 0.00 1,509,641.21 $1,509,641.21 Last Publication: 2/25/2016 or both. However, the filing of588,717.09 a comINTERNAL SERVICES LIAB & PROP INSUR $1,735,027.91 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $588,717.09 202,369.61 0.00 $202,369.61 $2,121,375.39 NPublisher: SERVICESDouglas County News Press $6,179,750.95 32,089.25 (1,653.28) plaint 1,012.31 2,031,423.89 1,872,126.00 $3,934,998.17 4,902,485.53 0.00 $4,902,485.53 $5,212,263.59 0.00 in and of itself will not stop the MEDICAL $2,997,313.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 588,717.09 6,916,859.95 0.00 $588,717.09 $6,916,859.95 202,369.61 7,026,723.04 0.00 0.00$202,369.61 $7,026,723.04 $2,887,450.21 NALINTERNAL SERVICESSERVICES LIAB & PROP INSURSELF INSUR$1,735,027.91 0.00 0.00 foreclosure 0.00 $2,121,375.39 process. The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Douglas County Expenses

$3,047,090.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.006,916,859.95709,811.06 0.00 0.00 $3,320,720.39 NALINTERNAL SERVICESSERVICES-EMPLOYEE MEDICAL SELF INSURBENEFITS $2,997,313.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 $6,916,859.95$709,811.06 7,026,723.04 436,180.96 0.00 $7,026,723.04$436,180.96 $2,887,450.21 CENTER SALESBENEFITS & USE TAX $22,643,357.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 709,811.06 13,281,562.16 0.00 $709,811.06 $13,281,562.16 436,180.96 2,396,063.69 0.00 10,592,021.22$436,180.96 $12,988,084.91 $22,936,834.42 NALJUSTICE SERVICES-EMPLOYEE $3,047,090.29 0.00 0.00 First 0.00 0.00 $3,320,720.39 Publication: 2/4/2016 L.I.D. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION $405,676.68 0.00 0.00 0.00 288,404.17 0.00 $288,404.17 444,364.04 0.00 $444,364.04 3/3/2016 CE CENTER SALES & USE TAX $22,643,357.17 0.00 0.00 Last Publication: 0.00 13,281,562.16 0.00 $13,281,562.16 2,396,063.69 10,592,021.22 $12,988,084.91 $22,936,834.42$249,716.81 Publisher: Douglas County News Press LAW CONSTRUCTION ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY $24,332,067.70 11,138.59 1,942,505.86 0.00 $288,404.17 $2,860,263.37 444,364.04 9,316,719.48 0.00 0.00$444,364.04 $9,316,719.48$249,716.81 $17,875,611.59 4,277.14 CAPITAL $405,676.68 0.00910,722.67 0.00 (4,103.75) 0.00 288,404.17 0.00 LINCOLN STATION SALES TAX IMPROVEMENT $0.00910,722.67 0.00(4,103.75) 0.00 0.001,942,505.86 35,048.69 0.00 0.00 $0.00 4,277.14 NFORCEMENT AUTHORITY $24,332,067.70 11,138.59 0.00 $2,860,263.37 $35,048.69 9,316,719.48 35,048.69 0.00 $9,316,719.48 $35,048.69 $17,875,611.59 Dated: 12/11/2015 OPEN SPACE - SALES & USE TAX $16,118,971.46 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 35,048.69 5,359,148.64 $5,378,878.64 35,048.69 4,746,869.83 0.00 2,257,633.69 $35,048.69 $7,004,503.52 $14,493,346.58 LN STATION SALES TAX IMPROVEMENT $0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 19,730.00 $35,048.69 $0.00 CHRISTINE PARKS SALES & USE TAX $9,798,364.99 0.00 0.00 0.00 DUFFY 0.00 173,971.00 19,730.00 1,048,241.49 $1,222,212.49 $10,225,843.16 SPACE - SALES & USE TAX $16,118,971.46 0.00 0.00 DOUGLAS $5,378,878.64 4,746,869.83 738,898.32 2,257,633.69 55,836.00 $7,004,503.52$794,734.32 $14,493,346.58 COUNTY 5,359,148.64 Public Trustee PUBLIC TRUSTEE ($758,063.72) 0.00 0.00 190,489.06 0.00 $190,489.06 187,705.04 0.00 $187,705.04 ($755,279.70) S SALES & USE TAX $9,798,364.99 0.00 0.00 The0.00 0.00 173,971.00 1,048,241.49 $1,222,212.49 738,898.32 55,836.00 $794,734.32 $10,225,843.16 name, address and telephone numRMHIDTA ($536,797.90) 0.00 0.00 0.00 190,489.06 1,373,578.19 0.00 $190,489.06 $1,373,578.19 187,705.04 1,095,277.13 0.00 0.00$187,705.04 $1,095,277.13 ($258,496.84) C TRUSTEE ($758,063.72) 0.00 0.00 bers 0.00 ($755,279.70) of 0.00 the attorney(s) representing the $60,811,467.66 5,034,683.07 8,791,195.89 2,059,519.00 $15,876,287.86 24,631,971.01 0.00 5,675,000.00 $30,306,971.01 $46,380,784.51 6,780.80 TA ROAD & BRIDGE ($536,797.90) 0.00 0.00 (23,505.79) 0.00 14,395.69 1,373,578.19 0.00 $1,373,578.19 1,095,277.13 $1,095,277.13 ($258,496.84) legal holder of the indebtedness is: ROAD SALES & USE TAX $36,974,289.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 14,611,234.60 0.00 $14,611,234.60 11,374,675.00 886,650.02 $12,261,325.02 $39,324,199.13 DAVID A. SHORE & BRIDGE $60,811,467.66 5,034,683.07 (23,505.79) 14,395.69 8,791,195.89 2,059,519.00 $15,876,287.86 24,631,971.01 5,675,000.00 $30,306,971.01 $46,380,784.51 6,780.80 Registration #: 19973 44,613.79 SOLID WASTER $243,071.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SALES & USE TAX DISPOSAL SITE $36,974,289.55 0.00 0.00 Colorado 14,611,234.60 0.00 $14,611,234.60 $44,613.79 11,374,675.00 3,400.36 886,650.02 $12,261,325.02 $3,400.36 $39,324,199.13$284,284.58 WAY44,613.79 SUITE 100, WASTER DISPOSAL SITE $243,071.15 0.00 0.00 5347 S VALENTIA 0.00 0.00 $44,613.79 3,400.36 0.00 $3,400.36 $284,284.58 GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO TREASURER'S CASH & INVESTMENT 80111 DUE TO TAXING AUTHORITIES SURER'S CASH & INVESTMENT Phone #: (303) 573-1080 & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS $44,237,524.31 28,326,089.08 (462,112.31) 275,796.32 95,048.89 0.00 $28,234,821.98 68,892,184.50 0.00 $68,892,184.50 $3,580,161.79 62,953.02 UE TO TAXING AUTHORITIES Fax #: MISCELLANEOUS ($192,648.47) 0.00 0.00 File #: 15-01016SH 0.00 95,048.89 5,036,406.06 0.00 $5,036,406.06 4,762,503.22 0.00 0.00 $4,762,503.22 & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTSRECEIVABLES $44,237,524.31 28,326,089.08 (462,112.31) Attorney 275,796.32 0.00 $28,234,821.98 68,892,184.50 $68,892,184.50 $3,580,161.79 $81,254.37 62,953.02 MISCELLANEOUS PAYABLES $3,527,550.71 0.00 0.00 0.00 227,766,214.70 0.00 $227,766,214.70 226,952,650.99 0.00 $226,952,650.99 $4,341,114.42 MISCELLANEOUS RECEIVABLES ($192,648.47) 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,036,406.06 0.00 $5,036,406.06 4,762,503.22 0.00 $4,762,503.22 $81,254.37 FORECLOSURE MISCELLANEOUS PAYABLES $3,527,550.71 0.00 0.00 *YOU MAY 0.00 TRACK 227,766,214.70 0.00 $227,766,214.70 226,952,650.99 0.00 $226,952,650.99 $4,341,114.42 SALE the Public Trustee webWOODMOOR MOUNTAIN GID $4,327.24 2,616.81 0.00DATES on57.59 0.00 0.00 $2,674.40 6,820.66 0.00 $6,820.66 $180.98 24.05 MOOR MOUNTAIN GID $4,327.24 2,616.81 0.00 site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrust57.59 0.00 0.00 $2,674.40 6,820.66 0.00 $6,820.66 $180.98 24.05 ee/ TOTAL COUNTY FUNDS $347,439,626.00 $35,807,319.15 ($569,646.80) $350,512.33 $358,011,876.55 $29,908,019.93 $423,508,081.16 $482,011,895.45 $29,908,019.93 $511,919,915.38 $259,027,791.78 $96,684.53 AL COUNTY FUNDS $347,439,626.00 $35,807,319.15 ($569,646.80) Legal $350,512.33 $29,908,019.93 $423,508,081.16 $482,011,895.45 $29,908,019.93 $511,919,915.38 $259,027,791.78 $96,684.53 Notice No.: $358,011,876.55 2015-0319

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