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Students ask, ‘What could be different?’ Change, love, human behavior inspire students in poetry slam contest By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com When Mountain Vista High School senior Kira Amels writes poetry, it is often about change. The first thing she asks herself when she starts writing is what makes her angry. She thinks: “What could be different?” “I write things that I can speak out about,” Amels said. For sophomore Alexia Johnson, love is the theme that finds its way most often into her writing. “Mine tend to be more about family or love or friendship,” Johnson said. Junior Kit Miller prefers to write what she observes. “I find human behavior fascinating,” Miller
said. “I like watching people and then writing what I see.” Amels, Johnson and Miller were among the eight students who participated in the Feb. 29 Poetry Out Loud slam contest at the Highlands Ranch school. The contest is part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about poetry through memorization, performance and competition. During the contest, students recited and performed two poems each. They were judged on accuracy of the recital as well as showmanship. The students worked on perfecting their performances for weeks and agreed that confidence is the most important aspect of a good slam rendition. “Being confident in the poem is the most important thing,” Johnson said. “Knowing it not just from your mind, but your whole self, and knowing you can perform well. It’s acting it out almost.” Poetry continues on Page 11
Kira Amels is a senior at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch. She will compete in the state Poetry Out Loud slam in Lakewood on March 15. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando
WHAT’S INSIDE
Democracy in action: Democrats and Republicans participate in caucuses. See Pages 4 and 5
Graham Saiz, left, and Tracy Sellard perform in a unified pairs skating event at the Special Olympics State Winter Games at South Suburban Ice Arena on March 5. Photos by Alex DeWind
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Grounds for concern?: Machines that use pods to brew coffee create waste that can be difficult to recycle. See Page 12
Competitors show off their skills in ice skating at South Suburban arena By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com Gina Rea, 23, has skated with Special Olympics of Colorado since she was 8 years old. “She looks forward to it all the time,” said her father, Tim. “And she’s competitive — she wants to win.” Rea, of Littleton, was one of 30 athletes to compete in figure and speed skating at the 2016 State Winter Games Skating Competition on March 5 at South Suburban Ice Arena in Centennial. Athletes with intellectual disabilities competed alone or beside a unified partner, individuals without intellectual disabilities who train and compete as a teammate to a Special Olympics Ice continues on Page 11
Sofia Daley, left, and Gina Rea perform to a melodic Colbie Caillat song at the Special Olympics State Winter Games at South Suburban Ice Arena. Rea, 23, started skating when she was 7 years old.
Basketball: Teams face off in final rounds of state playoff tournament. See Page 22
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March 10, 2016
Thief steals charity donations Police hope public can help identify suspect and possible accomplice Staff Report
Dan Thompson is an accountant who has been living and working in the Lone Tree area since 1994. Courtesy photo
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DAN THOMPSON Accountant, longtime Lone Tree resident Kansas kid I have been in accounting and tax preparation for most of my adult life. I am a Kansas kid who used to vacation with my family in Colorado. When I graduated with my master’s degree, I went to work for Standard Oil of Indiana. I was put into a petroleum jobber sales representative position. I was in charge of sales to the jobbers in Nebraska and also in charge of collecting the funds from those jobbers. Career change I noticed all my jobbers had terrible financial records, so I found a good local CPA firm and started referring my jobbers to them to get
the accounting records done right. After a few years of that, I decided I really wanted to be an accountant. I purchased a firm in Broomfield in 1977 and have become a Colorado native. You get that after 25 years of living here, right? Coming to Lone Tree We made the decision to move south to Lone Tree in 1994. We purchased our building at 9894 Rosemont Ave. #101 that same year. Century Accounting & Tax currently has four CPAs on staff and two enrolled agents along with several bookkeepers. On being in Lone Tree We love Lone Tree and should have moved in years before we did. My hobbies I am a wannabe golfer. If you know golf, you know you don’t have time for much else. Topgolf is my new hangout. I used to be bicycle guy, but had a knee replacement a few years ago and that slowed the biking way down. If you have suggestions for My Name Is…, contact Mike DiFerdinando at mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com.
Law enforcement agencies in Douglas County are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who has stolen donation jars for the charity Feeding America. The jars were taken off the counters at four different 7-Eleven locations, according to the Parker Police Department, Lone Tree Police Department and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The first theft occurred at approximately 9:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at 8750 Yosemite St. in Lone Tree. The second occurred around 9 p.m. Feb. 23 at 11802 Oswego St., and two thefts in Parker occurred on Feb. 24 at the 7-Eleven at 19832 South Parker Road and Feb. 26 at 12285 South Parker Road. The Parker incidents both occurred around 5:30 a.m.
NEWS IN A HURRY Lone Tree mobility summit set The City of Lone Tree will host a transportation summit March 15 and will give the community updates on 2016 projects such as the C-470 expansion and Southeast Light Rail extension. In addition to Lone Tree Mayor Jim Gunning, others joining the panel are Centennial Mayor Cathy Noon and the executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation, Shailen Bhatt. The summit will take place from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Lone Tree Arts Center. The event is free to attend. Applications taken for outstanding youth The Lone Tree Youth Commission is still accepting applications for the 2016 Outstanding Youth of Lone Tree Award. The award program recognizes youths in the community who demonstrate a commitment to community involvement as well as personal achievement. Additionally, the award provides an opportunity to showcase the tal-
One suspect is described as a white male, between the ages of 20 and 30 years old, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall, brown eyes, gray hair (pulled back into a ponytail) and glasses. In one case he was seen wearing a purple jacket, gray sweatpants and a gray baseball hat, and in another he wore a gray hooded sweatshirt. There may be an accomplice, who is described as a bald Hispanic man between the ages of 20 and 30 years old. In each case, the suspect walked into the 7-Eleven and stole the jar while the store clerk was distracted. The suspect was seen entering a late 1990s silver Toyota Camry with an unknown Colorado license plate. Anyone with information that could help police identify the suspects should call the Parker Police Department at 303-841-9800, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office at 303660-7505 or the Lone Tree Police Department at 303-339-8150. ents and contributions of young people at an annual award ceremony in May. Competition for this award is open to any student who meets the following requirements: • The applicant’s legal residence must be within the City of Lone Tree at the time of application. • The applicant must be currently enrolled in eighth through 12th grade. • The applicant’s qualifying project or the performance of qualifying deeds or actions identified in the application were conducted within 12 months prior to the date that the application is received. The deadline to apply for the award is April 1. National Geographic program coming to center Photographer David Doubilet and aquatic biologist Jennifer Hayes will be at the Lone Tree Arts Center April 8 at 8 p.m. to share photos and stories from their travels ranging from the tropics to polar ice. Doubilet is one of the most prolific living photographers at National Geographic magazine. Tickets cost $33-$41 and can be purchased at lonetreeartscenter.org.
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Holding two seats could be problem for Silverthorn School Board president says she would not vote on matters as state senator that would impact school district By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com Douglas County School Board President Meghann Silverthorn said she hasn’t ruled out keeping her seat if she is elected to the District 4 state Senate post in November. But John Straayer, a political science professor at Colorado State University, said holding both seats would be problematic. “First, it’s simply illegal,” Straayer said. “Colorado Constitution article V, section 8 makes that clear. Second, even if it was legal, it would put her in a position that, in some manner, could be construed as a conflict of interest.” A spokeswoman for the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office also said the state constitution prevents a person from holding an elected legislative position and a local elected position at the same time. A person holding an elected office may run for a new post, but if the candidate wins, would be expected to resign from the first seat, she said. Silverthorn said she does not see a conflict of interest because she could recuse herself from votes that would affect the school district. “There is Colorado Senate rule on voting, 17(c), whereupon I could disclose a personal or private interest in a matter up for a vote, and would not vote on it, which would be entered into the record as such,” Silverthorn said. “I would consult with multiple resources to ensure that any actual conflicts of interest were addressed in this manner. I disagree with the premise
that merely holding both seats at once is, in and of itself, a conflict of interest.” Straayer disagreed with her premise, saying state lawmakers have the responsibility of seeing to the best policy interest of the state of Colorado. “As a school board member, her charge is to promote the best interests of one of 178 districts — so what would she do?” Staayer said. “We know, of course, that lawmakers do look out for the interests Silverthorn of the constituents within their local school districts, cities, counties and so on. But that’s not quite the same as taking two oaths of office — one to represent the entire state and another to represent just one part of it.” Silverthorn is among five candidates, all Republicans, for the Senate seat, which serves Castle Rock, Parker, Franktown, Larkspur and Castle Pines. The other hopefuls are Shawnda Dupree, Jess Loban, Benjamin Lyng and James Smallwood. The post has been occupied by Mark Scheffel, R-Parker, for the past eight years, but he is leaving because of term limits. At the March 19 county Republican assembly, the candidates will be vying to get on the ballot for the primary election, which is in June. The winner of the primary will be on the general election ballot in November. Silverthorn cited two local cases in which people have held two elected positions at once, but neither of those people served in the Legislature. James Geddes’ time as a University of Colorado regent overlapped with his service as a school board member, and Merlin Klotz, the Douglas County clerk and recorder, also serves on the Parker Water board.
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March 10, 2016
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
Hoots and hollers reflect democracy in action More than 400 voters participate in March 1 Democratic caucus
VOICES FROM THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS “This is my first caucus. It was a really great experience to learn how it works and see everyone’s views.” - Laura Lundberg, 20, a caucus volunteer and University of Denver student
By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Democratic caucus at Mountain Vista High School felt more like a town hall meeting from 150 years ago, said 23-year-old Matthew Berkman, a “big Bernie supporter.” A line that included families and teenagers snaked clear out the cafeteria door and up an adjacent stairway. Fluorescent lights gleamed overhead as the clamorous crowd grew inside the lunch room. Tables were combined for more space but, still, some had to stand. Instead of the 256 expected voters, the March 1 Highlands Ranch caucus of 12 Douglas County precincts numbered 404. It was one of 16 such gatherings around the county. Democratic votes across the county totaled 4,724, which exceeded any previous caucus, including the 4,604 votes in the 2008 presidential election year, said Mike Jones, chairman of the Douglas County Democrats. “When it’s an open presidential race, you get a huge number of people,” he said. “And a lot of it is just population growth — the county has grown a lot in the past eight years.” At Mountain Vista, supporters of Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton commingled at the school’s cafeteria tables. Clinton received 215 votes and Sanders 185 in a straw poll at the start of the caucus, which will determine the allocated delegates for each candidate at the March 16 county convention at Chaparral High School. Sanders, however, won the statewide caucus, garnering 59 percent of the vote. Some feel confident about both
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“I do think it’s time for fresh blood — I really do. Bernie has been on the right side of the issues all along.” - Caucus secretary Lori Gerger “What’s most important is we absolutely have to change our system for campaign financing. Now money can speak just as loud as a vote.” - Matthew Berkman, 23
Caucus secretary Lori Gerger leads the Precinct 224 straw poll vote. “I do think it’s time for fresh blood,” she said. “I really do.” Photos by Alex DeWind Democratic candidates, including 35-year-old Anna Levenroth-Berger, from Brazil. Nine months pregnant, she said she was expecting to go into labor at any time, but still wanted to attend her first caucus. “There are two good options — one is more doable than the other,” she said. “I think Hillary will be listened to and work with Congress. Bernie is too angry to comprehend — but I like them both.” Caucus facilitator Bill Tepper, a retired business owner, led the Pledge of Allegiance and reviewed the rules of the two-hour process. A supporter of each presidential
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REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Some GOP voters frustrated by absence of presidential race Exclusion of presidential candidates causes confusion among voters attending Republican caucus
VOICES FROM THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
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“I’ve been really focused on the presidential race. As of right now, I’m going for Rubio.” - Caucus participant Amanda Winter
Many who showed up at the Republican caucus at Douglas County High School — one of about 20 held in the county — were surprised and disappointed to discover they would not be voting for a presidential nominee: Last August, the state GOP decided to cancel the straw poll for Republican presidential candidates. But even with numerous local and state races on the agenda — including two of the three Douglas County commissioner seats — many of the roughly 300 attendees at the March 1 event in Castle Rock remained focused on the presidential race. “I’m disappointed that I can’t cast my vote for presidential election — it makes me feel that I have been disenfranchised by the party,” said Sandy Shutt, who attended specifically to weigh in on the presidential contest. Some people left the caucus, which included two districts and 11 precincts, when they learned this information. The Douglas County Republicans did send emails to those who signed up for a contact list to inform and remind them that a presidental straw poll would not be included. County Republicans who want to receive correspondence can register at dcgop.org. “This is the first time we haven’t taken a straw poll,” said Tanne Blackburn, chairwoman of the Douglas County Republicans. She has received several complaints. “Had we taken the poll, it would have been binding,” she said. “The candidate we selected last election (former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum) was not on the ballot anymore once we went to national convention.” With so many Republican candidates on the ballot this year, the state Republican party wanted to prevent a repeat of 2012. First-time caucus participant Karl Biemel had hoped to show his support for presidential candidate Donald Trump. “I want to give my support for Trump because I’m a police officer and we need all the support we can get,” he said. “Blue lives matter.” The confusion about the exclusion of the presidential race and the combination of 11 voting precincts at one site created a general sense of confusion. “We are very aware that something needs to change,” Blackburn said. “How? I don’t know. But folks need to make sure that their voices are heard.” Some of the attendees also complained about having to trek across the school campus to find the caucus site. “It certainly might be chaos,” said David Huber, who is new to the caucus process. “I think that we need to try to get this whole thing organized so more people can come into this process.”
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candidate gave a short speech that the crowd periodically interrupted with hoots and hollers. Voters then turned to their tables to discuss elections. There was continuous dialogue throughout the room — some stood to talk and others participated in side conversation. Each precinct — comprising 30 to 50 registered Democrats — elected two precinct leaders to a two-year term. They also elected delegates and an alternate to the county convention, which will have another preference poll to allocate delegates at the next level — the state convention on April 16. Precinct members voiced issues and resolutions to the party platform — a list of values and actions that appeal to Democratic voters. In Precinct 224, one of the 12 at the caucus, voters brought up several topics, including campaign financing, the need for a Democratic seat on the Supreme Court and health care reform. “The area, right now, where I see the greatest disconnect and need,” said Patrick Verville, a Sanders supporter and registered nurse at Cherrelyn Healthcare Center in Littleton, “is in affordable health care.” Verville, who was wearing his light-blue scrubs, had never been to a caucus and called it “wonderful.” Heather Vondy, a Clinton supporter, agreed. The caucus, she said, is the beginning of a “very exciting election season.”
“We need fresh faces and new voices in the party right now.” - Caucus participant Bob Martinez “We’re having a heated race out there and it’s going to get more heated. We have lost both of the last two presidential races, not because of Hispanic or black votes, not religious or nonreligious votes. We lost it because of the Republican undervote. Enough people could not stand (Mitt) Romney that we have (President Barack) Obama. Enough people could not stand (John) McCain that we have Obama. If we lose again, don’t look outside this party. It’s the Republicans that lost the election. I will guarantee that again. Let’s come together and let’s win these elections.” - Ben Cox, director of Republican District 27 “I’m getting involved because I really worry about my grandchildren and your children and grandchildren and where we’re headed with this country.” - John Hoskinson, a Vietnam veteran
Doug Bishop speaks on behalf of Douglas County Commissioner Roger Partridge, who is running for re-election. Photos by Shanna Fortier Reaching more people is what Stephanie deVries, caucus committee member for precinct 339, says the event is all about. “It’s an important process, and I think it’s something that needs to be brought to the forefront more,” she said. Castle Rock residents Amanda and Justin Winter, who have been focused on the presidential race, thought attending the caucus would allow them to learn more about the local elections. None of the Douglas County commissioner candidates was present at the Douglas County High School caucus. But residents spoke on behalf of Monica Wasden, who is running against Lora Thomas for District 3, and for Roger Partridge, the incumbent who is being challenged by Dave Gill for District 2. Representatives for state Senate candidates Ben Lyng, Tim Neville, Ryan Frazier and Meghann Silverthorn attended. “I think it’s a really important election and it’s our duty to be involved,” Amanda Winter said, while taking a break from reading campaign literature provided by local candidates. “If we’re not involved, we don’t have a voice.”
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Students demand explanation for departing teachers Change.org petition started by Ponderosa students has nearly 1,500 signatures
By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com Students at Ponderosa High School in Parker say they are tired of losing their best teachers to other school districts and are demanding answers from Douglas County School District Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen about why this is happening. Students planned a March 9 protest at the school and have set up a change.org petition that had received nearly 1,500 signatures as of March 2. “Our district’s teachers are what keep our schools on track, and the high teacher turnover our district has been dealing with worries me,” said Ponderosa sophomore Grace Davis, a protest organizer.
“It makes a lot of parents and students wonder what could possibly be going on with our district to make so many want to leave. There wasn’t really a big prompt to start the petition and protest. It was more of a piling of events and departing teachers.” School district spokeswoman Paula Hans said Fagen, who was not immediately available for comment, was planning to meet with students to hear their concerns and that “the administration is always open to meeting with students and teachers.” The district would not stop students from protesting on school grounds but, Hans said, “We want to make sure that whatever is done is done is a safe way.” “We’ve taken some strong steps toward resolving articulated student concerns, including having direct and lengthy conversations with the leader of the protests,” Douglas County Board of Education President Meghann Silverthorn said. “It’s always my goal to ensure that everyone
has the right information on issues of concern. Although we had not heard about these concerns before the petition and protest were announced, school and district leadership took immediate steps to reach out to the leader and determine what those issues might be.” Silverthorn also said she was concerned about the safety of students who take part in the protest. “It is my hope that no one chooses to walk out of classrooms and or disrupt others’ learning environments,” Silverthorn said. “Our teachers and students work very hard to create a great educational environment, and I want that to be maximized every day.” Between the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years, the district had a turnover rate among teachers of 16.7 percent, according to the Colorado Department of Education. That is higher than some neighboring districts, including Cherry Creek (9.3 percent), Littleton: (8.3 percent) and Jef-
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ferson County (14.7 percent), but below the state average of 17.3 percent. Teacher turnover in the Douglas County district rose about 7 percentage points in a five-year period. Turnover from 200809 to 2009-2010 was 10.2 percent, according to CDE. Davis — a volleyball player for Ponderosa whose coach is among the teachers leaving at the end of this school year — said she felt the onus to tackle the issue fell on the underclassman who still have several more years invested into the school. “I feel like most upperclassmen understood what was happening but didn’t try to fix it because they were about to graduate anyway,” Davis said. “I believe that taking a stand, as an underclassman, is really going to open the window for teachers and staff to speak out about what’s driving some of them away without putting their jobs at risk.”
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Ponderosa volleyball coach and science teacher Rob Graham said he will be moving to Grandview High School in Aurora, within the Cherry Creek district, after the school year concludes in May. He is leaving, he said, because of policies put in place over the past five years such as the pay-band structured salary system and what he described as the excessive time burden placed on teachers having to upload evidence for evaluations. Teacher and principal evaluations are required in all Colorado school districts under 2010’s Senate Bill 191, also called the Educator Effectiveness Bill. Districts were allowed to adopt either the state’s teacher-evaluation program or create their own. DCSD is among six that designed its own. The evaluations are part of DCSD’s pay-for-performance program. Based on self-evaluations, meeting with administrator-level evaluators and other factors, each teacher is assigned a rating ranging from “highly effective” to “ineffective.” Pay increases are tied to those t ratings and a market-based pay scale. “The last five years have been really tough, but at some point you have to stand up for yourself,” Graham said. “When I told the district I was leaving, they offered
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to match the offer Cherry Creek gave me and give me a raise on top of it. I turned down their offer because this is not about the money.” According to Graham, many teachers in the district feel the same way about the new initiatives started by district administration but are too afraid to speak out. He pointed out that when switching districts, only a teacher’s last five years of experience are often used to determine salary. This leaves many experienced teachers in a position of having to take significant pay cuts if they wish to switch to a new district. “We all talk to each other. The teachers all talk and I know this is how many of them feel — not just teachers, but administrators, too,” Graham said. “I do have a job lined up. That’s why I wanted to step up and speak for my fellow teachers who can’t.” School board member David Ray said he was contacted by Davis and helped open lines of communication
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Budding environmentalists who attend Avid4 Adventure’s overnight Colorado Mountain Camp at Windy Peak, near Bailey, will add Leave No Trace principles to their outdoor skills as they hike, rock climb, kayak, mountain bike, raft, and learn about nature and wildlife. A pilot program called Nature Keepers, based on Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics’ principles, is funded by North Face, which produces outdoor clothing and equipment. It will be added to the dayto-day experiences of children at the camp and, for many, will become a lifelong commitment. It’s hoped that the program will expand nationally. The camp near Wellington Lake is described as “a 100-year-old B&B” by camp director Ian Roberts. It has 100-year-old cabins of various sizes on 240 acres, and during the school year it is one of Jefferson County Schools’ outdoor labs. (The other Jeffco outdoor lab at Evergreen will become a summer camp in 2017, Roberts said.) Unlike other programs that stress outdoor fun above all else, the Nature Keepers program shows kids how to get the most fun out of nature while leaving the
least amount of impact, based on Leave No Trace’s seven principles: Plan ahead and prepare; travel and camp on durable surfaces; dispose of waste properly; leave what you find; minimize campfire impact; respect wildlife; be considerate of other visitors. Roberts said they have developed five to 10 games to emphasize respecting wildlife and will bring in birds of prey and perhaps wolves from the wolf sanctuary. He said they have a mix of campers — “they were 100 percent Front Range at the start, now a mix of kids from those who haven’t spent time outdoors, to kids of professional athletes and some international campers. We push for diversity.” In a given week the heaviest load would be 135 kids. The youngest ones attend for one week and older ones may stay two or more. The cost is consistent with other higher-end camps: $585 a week to $2,200 for a longer stay. Counselors and staff are mostly 21 and older, with some teen apprentices. The average age is 24 and there are about 42 on staff, including the nurse and kitchen help — a 6-to-1 ratio. Many return. Avid4 Adventure runs a number of day camps in the metro area as well, including camps in Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock. They are organized by age, offer a variety of activities and offer day care at the beginning and end of the day for those who need it. See the website for information about overnight camp and day camps: Avid4Adventure.com.
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Working through procrastination How is your procrastination list looking these days? You know the one I am talking about, that list of things that need to get done, your to-do list that is hanging on your refrigerator door or that you keep tucked away inside your heart and head. Yes, those lists, how are they looking these days? You see, we don’t really call them procrastination lists, do we? We call them “Action Items” or “To-do” lists, we call them hopes and dreams, and maybe even some of us refer to them as goals and objectives. Yet when it comes to actually getting things done, we may find ourselves just a little behind on our plan or so far behind that we start to lose interest in our hopes, dreams, plans and goals. If this feels like I am writing this just about you, please do not feel alone, because you are not. There seems to be a true fascination with procrastination. The question is, why? Some of these reasons may sound familiar or ring true for you, “Well maybe if I just wait for a few more days, things will resolve themselves.” Or, “Today
is only Thursday, I can get to this before Sunday and I’ll still be OK.” How about this one: “Maybe I was reaching too Michael Norton high or far; what made WINNING me think I WORDS could accomplish this?” There are hundreds more statements and excuses just like those I mention above. And again, the question is, why? Why do we make excuses, why do we justify or rationalize away our hopes and dreams so easily when we know we really want to do more, be more, have more, experience more? It comes down to commitment and prioritization. If we lack the 3 Ds — discipline, determination and drive — we will lack the commitment necessary to complete our tasks and
projects and to fulfill our dreams and goals. And if we allow competing priorities to usurp what is most important to us, we deny ourselves the opportunity to achieve what is most important to us. What are you willing to commit to and how will you prioritize it against everything else you have going on? And here’s the real deal about this: As much as I am referring to hopes and dreams and goals and objectives, it’s also about the little everyday chores, todos, and tasks. All of those little things we need to do each and every day that we postpone, put off or forget about. And then what happens, all of a sudden our Saturday and Sunday, which were intended for doing things for ourselves and our dreams and goals, become filled with the little things we should have been doing throughout the week. And you know what happens, right, that little voice inside our head starts getting in our ear, “Oh well, I guess I have to put off my hopes and dreams one more time because I have to go to the market, the dry cleaner, the pharmacy, I have to get the
dogs to the groomer, and I have to clean out my car.” Success can be as hard or as easy as we make it. Most of the people who have plenty of time to love life, enjoy life, excel in what they do, or just have time to chill out and relax are the people who don’t have a fascination with procrastination — instead they avoid procrastination like the plague. They are committed to what is important and they know how to prioritize their minutes and days to maximize results. So how about you? Is there always something else to do that keeps you from reaching your goals? Or are you committed to your success and wisely prioritizing your activities and events? Either way, I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we avoid our fascination with procrastination 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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LETTER TO THE EDITOR No-knock means no-knock Thanks to a previous town council, we have a “no-knock” ordinance giving citizens the option to control the nuisance of unwanted solicitations at our homes by certain entities. Unfortunately, political and religious organizations are exempt. Should Castle Rock citizens be able to control unwanted solicitations from political and religious organizations as well? Justification for the exemption seems to be based on opinions of socalled “legal authorities,” developed by their overzealous interpretation of the language in the 1st and 14th Amendments. They promote a flimsy “commercial versus non-commercial nature” argument, suggesting religious and political solicitations are non-commercial. However, buying and selling is commercial activity; selling is to influence or induce a purchase, to make something available for purchase. Just as products and services are sold, the political and religious solicitor is selling their viewpoints and ideas. In addition, their “free speech” argument is erroneous. Like all citizens, these so-called, non-commercial interests enjoy freedom of expression in public places, and through fliers, mailers, signs, internet, email, radio, TV, telephone, public events, and on private property with permission. Using the opinion of those “legal authorities” who argue the ability to control solicitations from political and religious organizations violates free speech, let’s consider solicitation on private property. Based on their argument, would political and religious organizations be exempt from prosecution for trespassing when soliciting on land posted with “No Trespassing” signs? Could those landowners be charged with violating free speech? Our homes are private property. Places to enjoy family and friends without unwanted solicitation. The current “no-knock” ordinance allows us to prohibit attempted intrusion by commercial solicitors. Should we also have the same choice to prohibit intrusion from political and religious solicitors? I encourage all citizens to email town council at TownCouncil@ CRgov.com to request action. Ken Perry Castle Rock
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It’s politics season, but don’t let any get on you Recently we observed Presidents Day. I did my part. Did you? I bought a used Lincoln, drove it to Washington Park, and listened to the Jefferson Airplane. I wish we could have a national holiCraig Marshall Smith day that altogether prohibited references QUIET the presidency. I’m DESPERATION to serious. Not one word would be allowed to be written or spoken about the presidential race. Anytime between now and Election Day would be fine with me. Except the Fourth of July. I have my reasons. I abhor the tone of this election. It’s disgusting, actually. There aren’t enough negative words to say about the negativity in it. It reminds me of the Ultimate Fighting
Championship, something else that I think is idiotic. Imagine that your day consists of attacking someone else. And every four years we hear the same old song: “I am going to make America great again.” I don’t like any of the candidates. Maybe that’s it. Simply because they are politicians. Performers in country dinner theaters. I am not going to name names, but you’ll be able to figure out to whom I am referring. One of them is so offensive that he fits right in with an America that has made millionaires out of the Kardashians and Kanye West. Another one is just boring, humorless, and she should know better than to think that any one person can make a major difference in a country with an endless number of special interest groups. Whoever is elected will start to be vilified the next day by the losing party. I am a grump to begin with, but this just makes me grumpier. I watched two women on Ashley Banfield’s Smith continues on Page 11
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athlete, according to Special Olympics of Colorado. Special Olympics has about 20,000 athletes, including unified partners in flag football, basketball, soccer, bocce, bowling, golf, track and field, volleyball, softball, cross-country skiing and tennis. The Unified Partners program is offered in about 189 schools across the state and in communities, according to Amy Turner, the Special Olympics of Colorado vice president of marketing and communications. “The teams are coed at every level,” she said. “Athletes can be as young as 8 and as old as 78.” Rea, who works part-time at Primrose Day Care, has made many friends through Unified Partners. At the skating event, she sat in the stands with her “fan club”— a group of girls she met through Special Olympics sports, including skating and tennis. The program gives her immense
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I find human behavior fascinating. I like watching people and then writing what I see.”
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Gina Rea of Littleton, wearing skates, sits with her fan club at the Special Olympics State Winter Games Skating Competition while she waits to perform. Photo by Alex DeWind
confidence, her father said, and teaches her social skills. “If you are disabled,” he said, “your world becomes very small. This really expands her world.” Stephanie Silvestain, 25, of Centennial, competed in the solo-skating competition to a song by her favorite artist, Taylor Swift. Silvestain, too, spent part of the morning sitting in the stands with friends. Her mother and father, Carol and Mike, love the program because it’s such a constant in Stephanie’s life. “She looks forward to it,” her mother said. “It’s her Saturday morning routine.” Skaters practice every Saturday from September through early April for about 1 1/2 hours at the University of Denver. All coaches are volunteers who teach about three to four athletes at a time, said Debbie Marsh, who’s been a coach for the past five years and a unified partner since she was 10. For Tim Rea, the volunteers make all the difference. He calls his daughter’s coach a “saint.” “They make this work,” he said.
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Kit Miller is a junior at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch. She wrote and published her first book, “Sailor Uncovered,” in 2015. Photo by Mike DiFerdinando
Amels walked away the winner and will advance to the State Poetry Out Loud contest at the Lakewood Cultural Center on March 15. The Colorado champion will advance to the Poetry Out Loud National Finals on May 3 and 4 in Washington, D.C. Amels said she became interested in poetry after walking into the Mercury Café in Denver as a freshman. The cafe, 2199 California St., offers an openmic night on Sundays and hosts poetry slams. “I love performance. It’s kind of like my adrenaline rush,” Amels said. “Like the way a
football player loves getting on the field. They get really excited before they go out there. I love performing and standing up in front of people.” However, standing up in front of a crowd and performing doesn’t come naturally for all. “If I’m confident in what I write, I love to share it, but I prefer just to write it,” Johnson said. “Because I do get nervous during sharing. Unless I’m really confident and like what I write, I usually just keep it to myself.” Miller, who published her first book, a murder mystery titled “Sailor Uncovered,” in 2015, said she typically doesn’t share her work with others. According to Mountain Vista creative writing teacher Jeff Hoefs, the poetry slam has helped his students not only
find their literary voices, but also overcome the anxiety of public speaking and sharing their work. “I’ve seen Kit, for example, grow tremendously over the last three years in her ability to share,” Hoefs said. “I attribute it partially to this, where she is practicing in front of people and gaining that confidence.” Hoefs said he is always looking for authentic audiences for his students because it helps bring their ideas to the surface. All three students said they plan to continue creative writing in one form or another and routinely fill notebooks and computer files with ideas for poems and stories. “I have two or three notebooks that I write in,” Johnson said. “I’m trying to fill them up.”
Jeffco Public Trustee foreclosure sales move to new time and location Starting March 24, foreclosure sales for the Jefferson County Public Trustee will be held at 2 p.m. Thursdays in the Jury Assembly Room on the court side of the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden. On or after March 23, any foreclosure sale scheduled for a Wednesday sale date will be continued by the Public Trustee and set for a Thursday sale date. Information concerning continuance
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program on split-screen, shout over each other to the point that neither one of them made a point, because you couldn’t understand what they were saying. It was ugly, and Banfield did nothing about it, except smile. Of course, my idea is ridiculous. And if I wanted a day off, why not just pitch a yurt in the back yard, and hunker down with the dog? But then I wouldn’t have much of a column, other than just reporting that all of these goings-on are personally repulsive. I have plenty of canvases and books and CDs, and don’t need to read or watch any of it. Right? The lead-up to the Super Bowl annoyed me too, and so did the aftermath, but it wasn’t mean-spirited. One local daily newspaper looked like it was a product of the Broncos’ organization. You can’t tell me that this only happens every four years, because some candidates announced two years ago. When I see huge crowds of people cheering for their candidate’s snarky re-
may be viewed on the Public Trustee website at www.gts.co.jefferson.co.us/AllReports.aspx. On sale dates the Public Trustee staff will be in the Jury Assembly Room at 1:15 p.m. to accept bid forms. No bid forms will be accepted after 1:45 p.m. Sales will start promptly at 2 p.m. For further information, contact Public Trustee Margaret T. Chapman, 303-2718576, mchapman@jeffco.us.
marks, it nauseates me. One way or another, I am going to take some time off, and shut it all out. It won’t be easy, because it permeates everything I watch and read. If a candidate says, “It’s Monday,” the candidate’s opponent says, “It’s Tuesday in Japan.” Gov. John Hickenlooper has always refrained from mudslinging, and I appreciate that. Would that the other politicians did the same thing. What if I were a high school student witnessing the debates and the upcoming conventions — which are heightened lunacy? I know it would turn me off from politics. Earlier today as I write this, a frontrunner was put down rather harshly by someone in his own party who himself had been a presidential contender in 2012. It belonged on “Saturday Night Live.” I promise you this. I will never mention any of this muck again. I prefer to amuse you. Yours truly, Pat Paulsen. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast. net
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Coffee pods brew debate over waste Despite increased popularity, most pods can’t be recycled By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com For years, Amy DeValk and her family avoided using single-serving coffee pods. But eventually, convenience and variety won out. “We use coffee pods at home,” said DeValk, who lives in Highlands Ranch. “We resisted for a long time because of the environmental impact, but after using them for a week while on vacation, we were hooked. They are convenient, easy to use and you can have different varieties of drinks.” DeValk isn’t the only one caught up in the coffee pod fad: More than a quarter of American households — up from 15 percent in 2014 — now have a single-serve coffee brewer, according to a 2015 survey by the National Coffee Association. In fact, in 2013, industry leader Keurig Green Mountain produced 8.3 billion K-Cups — enough to circle the Earth 10½ times, a March 2015 article in The Atlantic magazine said. Many coffee drinkers want to enjoy their favorite beverage quickly and in an environmentally responsible way. But coffee pod users generally meet only half that goal: Most coffee pods are not recyclable because of the combination of plastics, aluminum and coffee grounds that cannot be separated. As more people become aware of the environmental impact, an outcry against their use is growing, along with a push to make them more easily recyclable. In February, the German city of Hamburg banned the use of pods in government buildings because of their environmental impact. “The capsules can’t be recycled easily because they are often made of a mixture of plastic and aluminum,” Jan Dube from the Hamburg Department of the Environment and Energy told the BBC in February, following the decision to ban pods. “It’s six grams of coffee in three grams of packaging. We in Hamburg thought that these shouldn’t be bought with taxpayers’ money.” Waste produced by pods has prompted the #killthekcup campaign on social media to end the use of nonrecyclable pods. Environmental concerns haven’t stopped pods from dominating the consumer marketplace. Maian Tran, business development manager of Denver-based Marley Coffee, said single-use pods are now the largest part of its business. “We started with just the traditional ground and whole bean bags when we launched the company in 2009,” Tran said. “But when single-serve usage started to pick up, we launched our capsules around 2013. And now, they’re our top sellers.” Keurig first launched in 1998. According to research from international marketing firm Mintel, U.S. consumers bought $3.1 billion worth of coffee pods in 2013 — up from $132 million in 2008. “Green Mountain has had the corner on that for the longest time — partially through patents and stuff like that,” Denver-based Coda Coffee founder Tommy Thwaites said. “When that patent ran out, all of these other companies kind of came up with their own way to do it. So it opened the floodgates up to competition and really lowered the barriers to entry in that market.” Green Mountain’s patent for the K-Cup expired in September 2012. Going green Now, smaller companies such as Coda can tailor their pods to meet customer needs, such as making a recyclable pod. “The amount of garbage produced by those single-use pods is astronomical,”
Consumers are increasingly seeking out environmentally friendly options for coffee pods. Shutterstock image
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Thwaites said. “We didn’t even really want to get into the market until there was at minimum a recyclable — The year option, and Green Mountain’s now we are patent for the K-Cup looking at fully expired compostable options.” — Number of Mary Martin times the coffee pods of Parker said produced in 2013 she stopped uscould circle the Earth ing single-cup — Percent of pods because Americans who drink of the environa daily cup of coffee mental impact. “I’m a big — Average coffee snob number of cups of and used to coffee Americans use coffee pods drink each day until I learned how bad they — The year are for the Keurig first launched environment,” Martin said. Source: National “I went back Coffee Association, to grinding The Atlantic my own beans and taking that little bit of extra time to brew a fresh pot of coffee in the morning, or whenever I or my husband needs it. The aroma of freshly ground coffee beans, and knowing that we weren’t adding to landfills, quickly weaned me off my need for the instant gratification of coffee pods.” Denver-based Boyer’s Coffee said demand from customers led it to develop a recyclable pod that would satisfy the market demand but not join in the growing amount of landfill waste. “The cost of producing our single-serve recyclable cups and biodegradable filter isn’t cheap,” said Julie Byerlein, marketing director for Boyer’s Coffee. “But it’s about providing a solution to our customers that demand a recyclable alternative without cutting into the convenience and customizability of the single-serve.” Marley Coffee uses recyclable pods called EcoCups. “We were one of the first premium brands to launch EcoCup in the retail market,” Tran said. “Most other cups are made of No. 7 plastic, which is not recyclable in most municipalities, so people throw the whole cup away, and that’s a ton of waste.” The EcoCup is made of an alternative
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Traditionalists hold steady Some still prefer the old way of brewing coffee Despite the ease and convenience of single-serve pods, for some coffee drinkers a traditional brew is still the way to go. “Bagged coffees still remain the most popular, and we attribute this to the fact that many households have both pod machines and traditional brewers,” said Julie Byerlein, marketing director for Boyer’s Coffee. According to the National Coffee Association, 59 percent of Americans drink a daily cup of coffee. And, on average, Americans drink 1.85 cups of coffee per day. In a September 2015 blog post about the rise of coffee pod use, marketing professor Eric Anderson at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management pointed out that, in 2002, the average coffee maker cost $35. By 2013, that
figure had risen to about $90. The lowest-priced Keurig machine listed on its website is the mini version for $79.99. In addition, consumers 40 and older are more likely than their younger counterparts to drink their coffee at home, according to the coffee association. “Most folks my age don’t give any grief,” said Denise Gliwa, who lives in Denver’s Cherry Creek area. “They think the young folks are crazy for spending the money on those pods.” Chef Mick Rosacci owns and operates Tony’s Market and Tony Rosacci Catering, which has locations in Castle Pines, south Jefferson County, Centennial and Denver. He doesn’t use pods and calls them a waste of packaging and money. “In a way, it’s indicative of much of modern society,” Rosacci said. “We depend on technology more than ourselves and we are losing touch with the simplest things in life — in this case our food.”
Unlike the Marley pods, most singleuse coffee pods cannot be recycled because the combination of plastic, aluminum and coffee grounds cannot be seperated after use. Courtesy image
plastic that is recyclable. After brewing the coffee, you recycle the cup, and you can compost the coffee and woven filter. The only waste is the tiny foil lid. In addition to the reduction of waste, 1 cent of each EcoCup goes to fund Marley’s sustainability initiative, the Water Wise Coffee Project, which helps coffee producers in Ethiopia tackle the waste generated by wet mills and clean up local rivers. Keurig says it hopes all of its pods will be recyclable by 2020.
By then, some consumers may have already moved on. “It does concern me a little that they are not able to be recycled. It seems like a lot more trouble or waste than other means of brewing coffee even though they are meant for convenience,” said Melissa Casaretto of Parker. “I do see the appeal, but for me, I would prefer to use a French press or Vietnamese coffee filter set if I just wanted to brew coffee in small quantities or individually.”
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Englewood concert to celebrate venue An upcoming concert will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Englewood’s popular Hampden Hall. Internationally recognized pianist Natasha Paremsky will perform Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” at 2 p.m. on March 19 in Hampden Hall, on the second floor of the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. All tickets cost $30 for this special concert. For St. Patrick • Cherish the Ladies, an all-female band that has performed its Irish music and step dancing all over the world, will appear at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, at 8 p.m. March 19. Tickets: 720509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org. • Rocky Mountain Brassworks: “Tam O’Shanter’s Ride” plays at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker, at 2 p.m. March 13, with bagpipes, Scottish and Irish dancers and brass. Tickets: parkerarts.org, 303-805-6800. Used book sale A special sale of CDs — presented in boxes by music genre — will be featured in March by the Friends of the Library/ Museum’s book sale committee. Later in
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March, a sale of fiction, mystery and romances titles will also be offered at reduced prices. (And the committee needs additional bookies to help sort and sell; call Sue McNamee, 303997-5967, or email suemcnamee19@ gmail.com.)
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Yes, a porcupine Meet a porcupine at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Zuri, the African crested porcupine from the Downtown Aquarium, will visit Bemis from 2 to 2:30 p.m. on March 24. 303-795-3961. Samurai armor “Samurai: Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection” opened March 6 and will run through June 5 at the Denver Art Museum, with 140 objects that tell a story of samurai armor, helmets, horse trappings and additional battle gear. A spe-
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America Month. It will go to Mission Hills’ Food Bank.
Plein air paintings Opening March 19 at the Museum Outdoor Art, second floor of the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, is “Daniel Sprick: Painting Out-of-Doors,” new plein-air paintings, with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on March 19. Runs through July 15. Also opening at MOA: “On the Road With Cat Woman and St. Joan,” animations and paintings by Diane Christiansen, in the White Box Gallery — a collaboration with the Athena Project. Moaonline.org.
Baroque performances Seicento Baroque Ensemble, which performs music from the 17th and 18th centuries, will present “Scarlatti: Father and Son” on March 11-13. Concerts: March 11, 7:30 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, Denver, with a 6:45 p.m. preconcert talk by Dr. Charlotte Mattax Moersch, a harpsichordist who teaches at the University of Illinois; she will also speak prior to the 7:30 p.m. March 12 concert at First United Methodist Church in Boulder; the third concert will be at 3 p.m. March 13 at Longmont Music Auditorium in Longmont. Tickets and information: seicentobaroque.org.
Arapahoe Philharmonic “Fate’s Celebration” is the concert title for the Arapahoe Philharmonic concert at 7:30 p.m. March 19 at Mission Hills Church, 620 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. Harpist Rachel Knight, winner of the 2016 T. Gordon Park Concerto Competition, will perform Gianastra’s “Harp Concerto.” She and conductor Devin Patrick Hughes will give a preconcert talk at 6:45 p.m. The orchestra will play Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 4.” The audience is encouraged to bring nonperishable food for Orchestras Feeding
‘Lamb of God’ The Colorado Mormon Chorale and Orchestra, hosted by the Littleton Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will perform “Lamb of God,” written and composed by Rob Gardener, at 7:30 p.m. March 11 and 12 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1820 Broadway, Denver, and at 7:30 p.m. March 15, 16, 17 at the Newman Center, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver.
Highlands Ranch history is subject of presentation Staff report “Highlands Ranch Then and Now: Birth of the Master Planned Community” is Joe Toepfer’s title when he speaks at a program presented by the Highlands Ranch Historical Society at the Highlands Ranch Mansion on March 21. From 6 to 7 p.m. you can tour the Highlands Ranch Mansion, with the program running from 7 to 8:30 p.m. (Light refreshments available from 6 p.m.) Docents will be on hand to answer questions during self-guided tours before the program begins. James Toepfer was the first president of the Colorado Division of Mission Viejo and he will talk about the very early history of this master-planned community in Colorado. He’s been called “the father of Highlands Ranch.” His stories of the early days when the ranch basically consisted of a few homestead homes and the mansion, through the first 10 years, will shed light upon the massive undertaking of transforming ranch land into a community of thousands. Topics covered include: • What was Mission Viejo? • Who were the major players at the beginning? • What were the overall design concepts used in Highlands Ranch regarding open space, neighborhoods, retail and commercial areas, infrastructure and community services? • What was the Master Plan? Early residents and workers are encouraged to attend. RSVP required: info@theHRHS.org or call 641-715-3900, ext. 147406, theHRHS.org.
Eighth-grader Davis Helmerich plays what is described as a “sassy mirror” in Mountain Ridge Middle School’s production of “Snow White,” which uses a contemporary script by Marjorie Sokoloff. Laurilea McDaniel is director. Courtesy photo
‘Snow White’ comes to school’s stage Staff report
“Mirror, mirror on the wall — who is the fairest one of all?” In Marjorie Sokoloff’s updated version of “Snow White,” presented March 9-12 at Mountain Ridge Middle School in Highlands Ranch, we get a different story. Director/drama teacher Laurilea McDaniel said there are 105 students involved in this production, with “limited music, seven quirky dwarves, a
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Nature’s Educators partners with Cherokee Ranch The two organizations will offer educational wildlife programs By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Students from Arma Dei Academy in Highlands Ranch passed around a feather from a barred owl while on a field trip at Cherokee Ranch and Castle. The afternoon trip March 4 was the first time the new partnership between the ranch in Douglas County and Nature’s Educators played out. Nature’s Educators is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, volunteer-operated, educational wildlife organization. It is licensed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, and, most recently, Douglas County to care for nonreleasable birds of prey and reptiles. These animal ambassadors are housed and cared for by the organization. It is the organization’s goal to help people understand the importance of conservation and preservation through their programs. The recent license by Douglas County allows Nature’s Educators to move from its previous home in Aurora to Cherokee Ranch and Castle in Sedalia. “It’s going to be a huge resource for the community,” said Devin Paszek, director of Nature’s Educators. “We’re still separate entities, but one giant program now.” The partnership means Nature’s Educators will offer field trips and outreach programs at Cherokee Ranch and Castle. “I’d love to see this new partnership be so integrated into Douglas County that the whole community knows Cherokee Ranch and Nature’s Educators go together,” Paszek said, adding that this can be a resource for schools, scouts, family groups and corporations. For the ranch, it means incorporating Nature’s Educators into its existing programming, including summer camps and hikes. In addition, weddings and private parties will have the option of having birds from Nature’s Educators present. “We’re looking at incorporating raptors, reptiles and amphibians into anything that we’re doing here,” said Cynthia Edwards, manager of cultural and education for the ranch. “The Cherokee Ranch has a larger mission of land conservation, preservation and stewardship, so Nature’s Educators just naturally falls into that.”
Joyce Remp, key speaker with Nature’s Educators, shows off Hades, a 4-yearold turkey vulture. Photos by Shanna Fortier
Hipnose, a barred owl, one of three birds of prey students learned about.
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Hannibal Performs Chris Hannibal performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 11-12 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Hannibal provides shows infused with magic, humor and street savvy. Tickets are available at www.tickets.amazingshows. com. Parking is free. Comedy juggler David Deeble performs at 7:30 p.m. April 1. Theatre of Dreams also presents its annual Wizard Camp from 9:30 a.m. to noon June 20-23, July 11-14 and Aug. 1-4. Cost includes all supplies and a recital show for the family. Go to www.AmazingShows.com. Super Diamond, The Neil Diamond Tribute Say “Hello Again” to the music of Neil Diamond. Super Diamond delivers a glittering, smoke-filled show performing Neil’s classics such as “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “Sweet Caroline,” “Forever in Blue Jeans” and many others. Performance is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800.
Pi Day 5K Fun Run The second annual Pi Day 5K charity fun run is Saturday, March 12, at 10005 Commons St., Lone Tree, in front of Cosa Vida. The race begins at 9 a.m.; arrive by 8:30 a.m. for check-in. The 5K fun run/ walk is for all levels. Families are welcome. All runners will get goodie bags and shirts. Event benefits the JP Prescription Drug Awareness Foundation, a group dedicated to raising awareness about the epidemic of deaths due to prescription drug misuse and abuse. Go to www.racedirectorsolutions. com/LandingPage%401252/SecondAnnualPiDay5kCharityFunRun/Home to register; contact race director Pie Konchar at 303884-0919 or piekonchar@live.net. Chamber Music Concert Dvorak’s Serenade, written for a small chamber ensemble of oboes, clarinets, bassoons, French horns, cello and bass, blends Dvorak’s signature melodies with vibrant, moving musical themes into a composition so unique that it touches your heart. The Castlewood Chamber Ensemble, under the leadership of Castle Rock oboist Cheryl Poules, will perform the Serenade as part of the “Winds of March” program at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at The Sanctuary, Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 4th St. (between Cantril and Lewis) in downtown Castle Rock. The Castlewood Chamber Ensemble is a gathering of musicians from the Parker, Lone Tree, Arapahoe, and Littleton orchestras, the Colorado Wind Ensemble, and the Denver Concert Band. The afternoon program will includes performances by three other chamber groups and two soloists. Call 303-688-5185. DNA for Genealogy The second in a three-part series on DNA and genealogy will complete the basic overview begun in the first session. Deena Coutant, professional genealogist, will lead the Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society program from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. A foundation in ethical and legal issues will be provided, and there will be time for Q&A. Everyone is welcome; workshop is free and no registration required. The third session is from 9:30-11:30 a.m. April 19. It will address how to use DNA testing for genealogy. Contact Joyce B. Lohse, president, at Joyce4Books@gmail.com. FIND MORE THINGS TO DO ONLINE ColoradoCommunityMedia.com/events
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Michael Jackson Tribute The Toad Tavern presents “The Gloved One: A Tribute to Michael Jackson” at 8 p.m. Friday, March 18, at 5302 S. Federal Circle, Littleton. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets available online and at the door. Go to www.toadtavern.ticketfly. com.
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.
Howie Movshovitz and Silent Film Join Active Minds members and special guest Howie Movshovitz, renowned film critic and creative director of the Denver Silent Film Festival, for a special evening of conversation, film and food. We will watch the 37-minute silent film “Menilmontant,” considered by some to be among the most beautiful films ever made. Program is from 6-8 p.m. Monday, March 14, at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Unit 850, Littleton. The cinema is the location for the 2016 Denver Silent Film Festival this April. Plenty of food and beverages will be available for purchase throughout the event, so feel free to come hungry and have dinner or snacks during the event. This event is sponsored by Centennial Medical Plaza and Seven Stones. Admission is free for Active Minds members. Registration required; contact 303-320-7652 or info@activeminds.com for cost and other 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
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: Wednesday, March 16, Ellen Shamas-Brandt, concert pianist. Arapahoe Philharmonic Presents ‘Fate’s Celebration’ The Arapahoe Philharmonic presents “Fate’s Celebration” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, at Mission Hills Church, 620 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. A pre-concert talk is at 6:45 p.m. All concert attendees are encouraged to bring nonperishable food items to the concert for Orchestras Feeding America month. Items will be donated to the Mission Hills Church Food Bank. Visit www.arapahoe-phil.org or call 303-781-1892. Ballet Ariel Dance Show Ballet Ariel presents “Peter and the Wolf” and other dances at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the D.L. Parsons Theatre, Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Drive; and at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at Hampden Hall in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Call 303-945-4388 or visit www.balletariel.org. Of Legend and Lore The Highlands Ranch Concert Band presents its second performance of its 2016 concert series at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 20 (Palm Sunday), at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The free program, “Of Legend and Lore!” and will include a selection of music that captures fantasy, romance, legend and adventure. Highlands Ranch Encore Chorale The winter/ spring session of the Highlands Ranch Encore Chorale is under way. 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
Arts Guild Painting Workshops The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County offers painting workshops at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Workshops are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Painting with Water Miscible Oils,” with Lee Wasilik, is Saturday, March 12. For details, a supply list and a registration form, go to www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html. Registration and payment required to reserve space. Classes are for ages 18 and older. Contact Beatrice Drury, workshop director, at btdrury@q.com or 303-796-8110. ‘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.
Researching Loyalist Ancestors in Canada Parker Genealogical Society member and vice president Ron Springsteen will discuss researching loyalist ancestors in Canada at the group’s next meeting, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the Stroh Road Fire Station. Ron will describe his research approach, share his family lore, discuss his preparations for his visit to Canada, and talk about who he contacted and visited to fill in missing information on his family.
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 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils. org. Upcoming blood drives are: Saturday, March 12, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3 p.m., Whole Foods, 5155 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton; Sunday, March 13, 8 a.m. to noon, Ascension Lutheran Church, 1701 W. Caley Ave., Littleton (Dawn Munson, 303-794-4636); Tuesday, March 15, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Triad at Orchard Station, 5680 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Village; Wednesday, March 16, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Walmart, 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth; Thursday, March 17, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Plaza Tower One, Suite 1400, 6400 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village; Friday, March 18, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Saturday, March 19, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 3350 White Bay Drive, Highlands Ranch (Charles Green, 720-2317908); Sunday, March 20, 8 a.m. to noon, Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village; Sunday, March 20, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., REI, 9637 E. County Line Rd., Englewood (Carolyn Carlson, 303-858-1726); Sunday, March 20, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., ChristLife Community Church, 5451 CO-86, Franktown (Diana Brown, 720-224-1484). 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.
EDUCATION
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. Tuesday, March 15, Tuesday, March 29, Wednesday, April 20, and Tuesday, April 26; from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 5; and from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, April 12. Reservations can be made by calling 303-468-2820. Lineage Societies After you have identified ancestors and documented their lives — including some with deeds you never imagined — it’s time to preserve that research. One way to do that is to join a lineage society. There are a wide range of societies, from those that recognize an ancestor’s military service in the American Revolution, War of 1812, or the Civil War, to societies for the descendants of early American witches or pirates. Come and learn if there is a society that might welcome you as a member. Led by Bev Nelson, Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society member, program is at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Contact Joyce B. Lohse, president, at Joyce4Books@gmail.com. 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 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. English Practice Practice your English gives mixed-level English language learners an opportunity to practice speaking English. Adults from all levels and language backgrounds are welcome at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive, and at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. No registration is required; information at 303-7917323 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 space-available basis.
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Misc. Notices
DOES ANYONE KNOW THIS MAN?
My name is Sherry and I live in Tennessee. I am reaching out to the people of Colorado for help in finding my dearest friend, STEVEN (STEVE) EARL PERMENTER. He is 5”11, has brown eyes and dark brown hair. He was last seen wearing a full beard. Birth date:11-17-1960. The pictures attached are older photos. Steve is 55 years old now. His last known whereabouts were in the Brighton and Westminster areas of Colorado between April and July of 2015. Steve deserves to know that he is not alone in this world and that there is someone that loves him unconditionally. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Please text or call 931-305-3959. I work during the day so leave a message if no answer and I will return your call. Steve, I know you said this would happen. It’s been a long time coming. You also said to make sure that I found you because you didn’t want to miss it. It’s been a long journey but I have found you in Colorado; just don’t know exactly where. I need some help. Please contact me! Forever yours. Love, Sherry
ANNOUNCEMENTS Misc. Notices Historical Castle Rock garage available for free to interested parties willing to incur all costs associated with its relocation. Current owners hope to build a new 3 car garage sometime this year in place of their older 20 x 20 garage which may have some historical value. We believe the existing garage was built between 1929 and 1936. The garage is not entirely in its original form. It has been painted, has a new roof and the original accordion push style door was replaced with a single electric door. See Photos below. Parties interested in relocating the garage should email csugrad75@gmail.com no later than March 15th.
Family researcher seeking info &pic Great grandma Vada Dyer b. 1872 Naomi Blumfield, then Nevada Dorsey Vada Herring, Vada Dyer 870-404-8539 Non-Profit Volunteers Needed!
Join the Halcyon Hospice volunteer team and impact a patient’s life. Volunteers share their time as companions, provide shopping assistance, bereavement support, office assistance and much more! All training is provided and you can serve near your home, weekdays or weekends. For more information , contact volunteer@myhalcyon.org or Volunteer Services at 303-329-0870
GARAGE & ESTATE SALES Estate Sales ARVADA ESTATE SALE 6720 Allison Street 80004 Thursday March 17th Sunday March 20th 9am 1950's Furniture, Antique Glassware, Mid Century Nick Nack's, Tools, Lots of Misc. 303-422-5909
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“Purely Patsy” is what it says it is: purely her music, her life as told intimately in her own words and songs. It’s Patsy Cline at her best, her worst, her most personal moments, and all with the music she’s known and loved for. Colorado native, Kelley Zinge, with a voice as big as the rockies, has been portraying Patsy Cline in stage shows across the country for over 15 years. Kelley and her talented band have toured over Colorado and New Mexico playing the show to sold out houses and happy people everywhere. Don’t miss reminiscing over one of the most legendary singers of all time, with music played by some of the best musicians in Colorado!
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CLASS 5A GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
Falcons get past Horizon By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com
STATE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP 5A Girls Highlands Ranch 65, Horizon 35: The Falcons dominated a state playoff game against Horizon March 4. ThunderRidge 56, Lakewood 37: The Warriors got off to a slow start, scoring 15 points in the first half, and were never able to recover during a match-up against the Grizzlies March 1. Senior Taylor Rusk scored 21 points and senior Jaz’myne Snipes had 12 points and 12 rebounds. ThunderRidge 51, Arapahoe 37: The Grizzlies took a commanding lead early and never relinquished it during
Best basketball played inside school gyms March Madness, Colorado high school style, started March 1 and 2 for Class 5A basketball teams. Sweet 16 games were held in the high school gyms, and the vibes from the crowds were superior and much different from the Great Eight Jim Benton games at the Denver OVERTIME Coliseum. The coliseum, 4600 Humboldt St., is a good venue once you trek around and over the bumps, which look like crevices, in the parking lot. Still, the atmosphere and excitement seemed to be lacking at the venue, which has a capacity of roughly 10,000 fans. Student sections were fairly loud, but maybe because fans weren’t as close to the action, the emotions weren’t the same. That brings back memories of the Auditorium Arena, which was located at 13th and Champa St. The venue used to host Colorado High School Activities Association state tournaments, Denver Prep League games plus American Basketball Association Rockets and Nuggets games, national AAU basketball tournaments and many other sporting events. The building, which had a capacity of about 6,800, was transformed into the Temple Buell Theatre in 1991. Denver could once again use a midsize arena, which could help CHSAA host several events.
Highlands Ranch advances to Final Four with 65-35 win
The Highlands Ranch girls basketball team, which has won seven state championships, is headed back to the Final Four for the 14th time. The Falcons survived a third-period scare, but rolled to a 65-35 win over Horizon in a March 4 Great Eight state playoff game at the Denver Coliseum to earn a trip into the Class 5A state playoff semifinals. Highlands Ranch, which hasn’t lost to a Colorado team this season, will be making its first Final Four appearance since 2013 and will face Ralston Valley March 10 in one of the two 5A games at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. “The feeling is so surreal,” said senior Bri Stiers. “I’ve never been so happy, and I’ve never been in the Final Four, and I’ve never played my final games in the CU Boulder gym. I’m super thrilled and super excited to be sharing this with my seniors and the rest of my team. It’s something I’m really going to cherish.” Highlands Ranch (25-1) didn’t shoot well, but dominated on the boards in the win over a young Horizon team that didn’t have a senior on the roster and started two freshmen, a sophomore and two juniors. The Falcons were 11-for-39 from the field in the first half for a 28.2 shooting percentage, but improved a little in the second and wound up with a final 32.4 percent shooting figure. Highlands Ranch was 8-for-24 from 3-point range. However, Highlands Ranch outrebounded the Hawks 57-20, which made a big difference as the Falcons collected 33 second-chance points compared to one for the Horizon. “We couldn’t keep them off the offensive glass,” admitted first-year Horizon coach Charles Arellano. “They got 34 offensive rebounds, and that meant 34 more offensive opportunities. I don’t care who you are, you’re not going to beat anybody giving up that many rebounds. They are a big physical team, and we didn’t match their physicality inside.” Still, Horizon trimmed the Falcons’ 30-17 halftime lead to five twice in the third period, the last time with 3:57 to
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Highlands Ranch’s Symone Starks, left, goes up for a layup as Horizon’s Samantha Deem gets a hand in her face. Highlands Ranch ended up on top by a score of 65-35 at the Denver Coliseum March 4 in the Great Eight round. Photo by Paul DiSalvo play in the quarter. Highlands Ranch then outscored the Hawks 33-8 the rest of the game. “We’re fighting like everybody else is fighting, but our heart and passion is so huge that if you’re going to beat us you’re going beat us with us going down swinging,” said Stiers. Tommi Olson, a 5-foot-5 sophomore transfer from Wyoming, warmed up in fourth quarter after missing all five of her shots in the first half including five 3-point attempts. No background behind the baskets at the Coliseum forced an adjustment all evening for shooters used to playing in high school gyms. Olson finished 4-for-13 from the field and 3-for-11 from 3-point range, but was pulled briefly by coach Karen Jarocki. “We’ve been here before and we expected it,” said Olson. “There’s no wall behind the basket. It’s kind of a different depth perception. It was really frustrat-
a playoff game March 1. Senior Taylor Rusk put in 17 points and had three rebounds, senior Madison Ward had five rebounds and seven assists, and senior Jaz’myne Snipes had 13 points and four rebounds. 5A Boys Doherty 63, Rock Canyon 56: The Jaguars lost a March 2 playoff game against the Spartans after being outscored 20-14 in the first half. Sophomore Sam Masten scored 19 points, senior Noah Beck scored 12 points and senior Isaac Hirsch scored 11 points. Cherry Creek 67, ThunderRidge 56: The Grizzlies lost at home for only the third time this season, dropping a playoff game to the Bruins March 2. Senior Clay Verk scored 28 points and pulled down
ing for me, but if we are getting the rebounds and all the buckets we can, it will be OK. “Coach knows what’s wrong with my shot most of the time. She knows how I shoot and what makes it go in. She told me to get under the ball, let it go and keep shooting.” Olson finished with 15 points. Stiers led the Falcons with 20 points, while 5-9 sophomore Leilah Vigil had 16 points and 21 rebounds, which was one more than the entire Horizon team managed. “We just tweaked a few things offensively and defensively,” Jarocki said of the Falcons’ third-quarter adjustments. “And we started going to the boards again. We rebounded really well, but our 3-point shooting was bad. What I did say to them is keep running, and we got a couple uncontested layups, which really helped. And then Tommi started making her shots.”
13 rebounds. Senior Austin Mueller had seven points and six rebounds. 4A Girls Valor Christian 61, Mullen 58: The Eagles escaped with a win during a March 4 playoff game against Mullen. Senior Madison McCoy scored 22 points, senior Heidi Hammond scored 14 and junior Tess Boade added 13 points. 4A Boys Valor Christian 73, Windsor 69: The Eagles came out on top in a neutral playoff game against Windsor March 5. Four Valor players scored in double-digits: junior Jalen Sanders (27), sophomore Jeremy Randle (16), junior Dylan McCaffrey (14) and junior Kayle Knuckles (10).
Local athletes qualify for national championships Four local youths, representing the Valor Track Academy, have qualified to compete in the 2016 Youth Indoor National Championships March 12 and 13 at the Ocean Breeze and Athletic Complex in Staten Island, New York. Emma Walkman and Jack Wetterling from Highlands Ranch were crowned Western regional champions at the USA Track and Field Junior Olympic West Indoor Regional Championships held at Northern Arizona University. Walkman won the girls 11-12 year-old 800 meters. Wetterling captured the boys 11-12 1,500-meter run, along with a secondplace finish in the 800 meters and a fourthplace in the 55-meter hurdles. Sadie McMullen, who lives in Morrison, was third in the 13-14 long jump and Camille Peisner from Parker was sixth in the 13-14 400 meters. Athletes placing in the top six qualified for the nationals. “The athletes that qualified for the national championships have worked Benton continues on Page 24
FINAL FOUR SCHEDULE GIRLS Class 5A Final Four at Coors Events Center March 10 7 p.m. - Grandview (26-0) vs. ThunderRidge (23-3) 8:30 p.m. - Ralston Valley (23-3) vs. Highlands Ranch (25-1) Class 4A Final Four at Coors Events Center March 10 5:30 p.m. - Holy Family (20-6) vs. Valor Christian (25-1) BOYS Class 4A Final Four at Coors Events Center March 11 5:30 p.m. - Valor Christian (24-2) vs. Longmont (25-1)
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Stenstrom, Kochevar are pool paragons Swimmers take honors for prep performances By Jim Benton jbenton@colorado communitymedia.com There’s a friendly sisterhood among girls high school swimmers, no matter if they attend different schools or swim on separate club teams. Brooke Stenstrom of Valor Christian and Abigail Kochevar of Rock Canyon swim for different high schools and club teams, but the two seniors are the 2016 Colorado Community Media South Metro Girls Swimmers of the Year for their high school performances. Stenstrom is heading to swim at Stanford and Kochevar for the University of Wisconsin, so the next four years won’t be much different from the past four, where they might exchange hugs in the pool despite swimming on different teams. “She’s one of my best friends,” Stenstrom said. “With Abby we got real close, especially this fall. We get to go and compete against each other for the next four years. I’m going to miss her, but I’m going to be seeing her.” Stenstrom swam with 4A Valor while Kochevar competed at the 5A level. “Swimming is a community where you know a lot of people,” Stenstrom said. “We might be on different clubs, we might be competing against each other, but you are competing against your best friends. Most of my friends compete in 5A and it would have been awesome to race against
Rock Canyon senior Abigail Kochevar won two Class 5A individual state titles in February. File photo
Valor Christian’s Brooke Stenstrom won three Class 4A individual titles at the state meet. File photo
them, but there’s a fantastic group of girls in 4A, and I was totally happy where I was.” Stenstrom won three events on Feb. 13 at the 4A state championships in Thornton. She won the 100 freestyle in 50.63, set a state record in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.22, and won on Valor Christian’s 200 medley relay team with Raili Carter, Brook Landt and Madison Hoehn, which set a 4A record of 1:45.31. Valor won the 4A state championship, and Stenstrom also was
Feb. 13 at the Edora Pool Ice Center, but it was her victory in the 50 freestyle that was special. In the past three seasons she has finished third, third and second in the race, but finally won with a time of 23.29 after qualifying with the third fastest time. “The 50 meant the most to me,” Kochevar said. “I could never win the 50. Four wins is nice.” Kochevar captured two individual Class 5A state titles, winning the 50 freestyle for the first time and capturing her third
on the 400 freestyle relay team, which was second. “It was a fun way to end my high school career, being able to share the experiences with all the girls,” she said. “It was a fun day at the state meet and the relay title was so fun to share and the team title later was awesome.” Stenstrom will leave Valor with five individual state titles (three in the 50 free and two in the 100 free) and a share of one relay title. Kochevar won her third consecutive 100-yard backstroke title
straight 100 backstroke title. She also swam on two relay teams that did not win, as Rock Canyon wound up fifth in the team standings. She holds three 100 backstroke state titles and the championship in the 50 freestyle. “It was a good season,” Kochevar said. “The freestyle was a little better and the backstroke wasn’t as good this season. It might have been because I was more focused on the freestyle. I really wanted to win both really bad.”
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Freshman wrestler keeps collecting accolades Ponderosa’s Schultz honored after string of achievements By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Cohlton “Cohl” Schultz, a 220-pound Ponderosa freshman, didn’t have any great expectations, but his growth and development in his first season of high wrestling is worth writing about. Schultz won the state championship and completed a 47-1 season, with his only loss coming in the Dec. 12 finals of the Ironman Tournament of Champions to Matt Stencel, a senior from Clay High School in the Toledo suburb of Oregon, Ohio, who was ranked third in the country. “I didn’t really have any expectations,” said Schultz. “I was going out and wrestling Schultz all my matches the same.” Schultz has been named the Colorado Community Media South Metro Wrestler of the Year. He was picked over three other worthy candidates: Castle View’s 106-pound state champion Malik Heinselman; Chaparral’s Dawson Cranmer, the 170-pound state title winner; and Mountain Vista’s 195-pound champion Trenton Schultz, who is Cohl’s older brother. It’s how Cohl Schultz won the state championship that was impressive. He had three pins to win the Region 2 title and four consecutive pins in the state tournament. And all seven pins came in the first period, his longest match coming in the championship round of the state tourney, when it took him 1:59 to pin Cherokee Trail’s Max Gonzales. “I was just going out, wrestling, seeing whatever was opening up and taking advantage,” explained Schultz. “I was lucky enough to go for it right away. “Being a freshman there was a big jump as far as the whole team aspect this season. I hadn’t been used to that before. I ended up liking it. It gave me a better outlook and helped everyone else too.” Ponderosa coach Corey McNellis claims there was nothing lucky about Schultz’s performance this season. “Not only did he pin his way through the regionals and state, he pinned everyone in the first period,” he said. “Cohlton is an absolute pleasure to coach. He is the number one prospect of freshman wrestling in the country, according to FloWrestling. “He has already accomplished so much at the age of 15, when all is said and done, when he graduates high school, I think he will be remembered as the best Colorado high school wrestler to ever compete.”
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Football back at Belleview Christian Belleview Christian in Westminster will once again have an eight-man football team next season. Football was dropped after two seasons in 2012 and 2013 because there were not enough boys to field a team. However, after several meetings last September to gauge interest, the decision was made to resume football. Athletic director Josh Polson said the school is excited to be one of the teams that will compete in the Central League for the 2016-18 cycle. Darius Oller, 25, has been hired as the Bruins’ coach. Belleview’s high school enrollment is listed as 63 by CHSAA, and it will be easier to resume football than to start a program since previous uniforms and equipment are ready to be used. “With getting the school year started, football can bring everybody together,” said Polson. “Bringing back football has been pretty positive. We’re a small school. We’ve had enough player interest, and we hope not to drop the sport after the next cycle.” Preseason baseball rankings released Preseason baseball rankings were announced by CHSAANow.com on March 7, and Regis Jesuit was No. 1 in the Class 5A poll. Also in 5A, Cherry Creek was second and defending state champion Rock Canyon third. Mountain Vista was ninth. D’Evelyn garnered the top ranking in the 4A baseball poll, with Green Mountain fourth and Wheat Ridge fifth. Faith Christian was ninth in the 3A rankings. 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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DTC Kiwanis Club meets at 7 a.m. every Tuesday at Mimi’s Cafe, 9555 Park Meadows Drive, at the corner of Yosemite and Park Meadows. We are a growing club with 51 members. Our mission is assisting communities and “at risk” children in difficult home environments with financial and personal help and mentoring. Call Frank Zieg at 303-796-1213. Douglas County Elks Lodge 2873 meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month at the Douglas County Fairgrounds & Events Center, Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. The lodge is actively seeking a permanent venue in the Castle Rock area. All “Stray Elks” are invited to attend and to be involved in the growth and activities of this new social and community service organization. Call 303-941-0135 or email swgilbert@comcast.net.
Duplicate Bridge If you enjoy duplicate bridge, come join us for an ACBL sanctioned open game at 12:30 p.m. every Monday at the Lone Tree Recreation Center. All are welcome. A free question-andanswer session from 11 a.m. to noon covers bidding boxes, hand records, losing trick count, conventions, rules of duplicate bridge and more. Cost is $1.50 for South Suburban Park and Recreation District residents; $1.75 for nonresidents. Reservations required. Call Sue at 303-641-3534. Great Books Discussion Group meets on the first Thursday night of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lone Tree Library. Reading selections are short — plays, short stories, essays, or excerpts from longer works — and new members can come in at any time. We also watch Teaching Company lectures on “The Art of Reading.” Call Kerri Martin at 303-688-7628 or David Williams at 303-708-8854. High Plains Chapter, Order of DeMolay, meets at 7 p.m. every second and fourth Monday in the Parker area. With Walt Disney, Mel Blanc and Walter Cronkite counted among its alumni, you won’t
find another organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 years that offers character building, leadership training, and life skill development more than DeMolay. Contact the chapter for more information. Email highplainsdemolay@gmail. com or visit www.coloradodemolay.org. Highlands Ranch Rotary Club meets from 12:10-1:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Lone Tree Golf Club, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd. Each lunch features a speaker. The Rotary is a networking, service and social club. Contact Joe Roos at 720-648-5558 or visit highlandsranchrotary.org. Living and Aging Well in Lone Tree, a speaker series luncheon, meets at 11:30 a.m. the second Monday of each month at the Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel. Lunch reservations are required by noon Thursday the week prior to the event and cost $12 per person, which includes a beverage, lunch, dessert and tip. For information on the topic and to RSVP, visit www.cityoflonetree.com/agingwell. Lone Tree Optimists meets from noon to 1:15 p.m. Tuesdays at LePeep Restaurant, 7156 E. County Line
Road. Call Miles Hardee at 303-973-6409. Moms Offering Moms Support is a group for moms and kids. We offer our members playgroups, a monthly calendar of fun events, community service projects, and other various parties throughout the year. For more information on joining please contact us at momsclubhre@yahoo.com. Mothers of Multiples (MOMS) Calling all mothers of twins, triplets, quadruplets. MOMS holds playgroups, Mom’s Night Out, twice-yearly kids’ consignment sales, and other social events for parents of multiples in and around Highlands Ranch. For details, visit www.mothersofmultiples.com. Daughters of the American Revolution, Columbine Chapter meets at 1 p.m. the second Saturday of each month from September through May at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce at the Streets at SouthGlenn, Centennial. If you are interested in attending or have questions regarding eligibility, contact Krispin at Krispin_L_Andersen@Q. com or Jewel Wellborn, regent, columbineregent@ hediusa.com.
Salomess Stars Salome FOR RELEASE WEEK OF MARCH 7, 2016 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might feel more encouraged about changes in your personal and/or professional life. However, it might be best not to rush things but rather work with them as they evolve. TAURUS (April 30 to May 20) The Bovine’s business sense is especially keen this week. But remember that it’s always best to investigate before investing. Make sure there are no hidden factors that can rise up later on. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Working on a family project could create tension between and among those concerned. Your good sense and your patience can help reduce bad attitudes and raise positive feelings. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You should be seeing more progress in the development of your plans and more supporters joining in. News from the past could help change someone’s long-held position. LEO (July 23 to August 22) With personal aspects strong this week, Leos and Leonas might want to spend more time with family and others who are especially close to them. Also expect news of a possible career change.
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PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #011-16 ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY and OPEN SPACE SLIVER HERBICIDE APPLICATION for NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL
INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #011-16 ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY and OPEN SPACE SLIVER HERBICIDE APPLICATION for NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL The Public Works Operations, Weed Control Division, of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible, qualified firms for the provision of Road Right-of-Way and Open Space Sliver Herbicide Application for Noxious Weed Control, as specified. It is the intent of Douglas County to control noxious weeds in County rights-of-way (ROW) and Open Space slivers via chemical application (spraying). The successful bidder shall be responsible for providing all material, labor, and equipment necessary for herbicide application in the treatment of noxious weeds on Douglas County Open Space slivers, to include the procurement of water for chemical mixing. The target weed species shall include Musk Thistle, Diffuse Knapweed, Leafy Spurge, Canada Thistle, and Scotch Thistle, Yellow Toadflax, Dalmatian Toadflax, Hoary Cress, Purple Loosestrife, and Oxeye Daisy. Any other Colorado A list weeds or B list weeds should be mapped and sprayed when found. All A list weeds shall have a separate GPS point taken.
The Public Works Operations, Weed Control Division, of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible, qualified firms for the provision of Road Right-of-Way and Open Space Sliver Herbicide Application for Noxious Weed Control, as specified. It is the intent of Douglas County to control noxious weeds in County rights-of-way (ROW) and Open Space slivers via chemical application (spraying). The successful bidder shall be responsible for providing all material, labor, and equipment necessary for herbicide application in the treatment of noxious weeds on Douglas County Open Space slivers, to include the procurement of water for chemical mixing. The target weed species shall include Musk Thistle, Diffuse Knapweed, Leafy Spurge, Canada Thistle, and Scotch Thistle, Yellow Toadflax, Dalmatian Toadflax, Hoary Cress, Purple Loosestrife, and Oxeye Daisy. Any other Colorado A list weeds or B list weeds should be mapped and sprayed when found. All A list weeds shall have a separate GPS point taken.
Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #011-16 ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY and OPEN SPACE SLIVER HERBICIDE APPLICATION for NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL
The Public Works Operations, Weed Control Division, of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible, qualified firms for the provision of Road Right-of-Way and Open Space Sliver Herbicide Application for Noxious Weed Control, as specified. It is the intent of Douglas County to control noxious weeds in County rights-of-way (ROW) and Open Space slivers via chemical application (spraying). The successful bidder shall be responsible for providing all material, labor, and equipment necessary for herbicide application in the treatment of noxious weeds on Douglas County Open Space slivers, to include the procurement of water for chemical mixing. The target weed species shall include Musk Thistle, Diffuse Knapweed, Leafy Spurge, Canada Thistle, and Scotch Thistle, Yellow Toadflax, Dalmatian Toadflax, Hoary Cress,
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ON THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016 @ 2:00 PM, THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE BID AND DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS. THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE DOUGLAS COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS BUILDING AT 3030 NORTH INDUSTRIAL WAY, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80109. ONLY THOSE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ATTENDING THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A BID ON THIS PROJECT. The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-
ON THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016 @ 2:00 PM, THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE BID AND DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS. THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE DOUGLAS COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS BUILDING AT 3030 NORTH INDUSTRIAL WAY, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80109. ONLY THOSE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ATTENDING THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A BID ON THIS PROJECT.
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The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses. Bid responses will be received until 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 1, 2016 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Three (3) copies of your bid response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “Invitation for Bid (IFB) #011-16, Road Right-of-Way and Open Space Sliver Herbicide Application for Noxious Weed Control”. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any bids so received will be returned unopened. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) ou have a strong sense of the needs of others. This week, turn some of that sensitivity into an honest self-appraisal, and let it find places where you can help yourself. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Creating an emotional comfort zone to handle a personal problem helps at first. But by midweek, you’ll realize you need to deal with it directly or it could linger for too long. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Turning the page on a mistake to start fresh might not be the thing to do. Better to go over each step that led up to the decision you made and see which one misled you. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Goats enjoy a varied diet, but eating crow isn’t on the menu -- at least not this week. An embarrassing situation might have gone wrong before you got into it. Check it out.
ON THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016 @ 2:00 PM, THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE BID AND DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS. THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE DOUGLAS COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS BUILDING AT 3030 NORTH INDUSTRIAL WAY, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80109. ONLY THOSE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ATTENDING THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A BID ON THIS PROJECT.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Your sense of honesty might impel you to speak up about a situation you disapprove of. That’s fine. But do so without sounding accusatory. You might not know all the facts behind it. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Being asked to create a reassuring attitude in the middle of chaos isn’t easy, but you can do it. Public Noticeslowly, but it Support for your efforts comes does come. Enjoy an arts-filled weekend. NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT
BORN THIS COUNTY WEEK: Your honesty about OF DOUGLAS people and issues is expressed in a positive, STATE OF COLORADO not painful, way.
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The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.
Public Notices The Public Works Operations, Weed Control Division, of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible, qualified firms for the provision of Road Right-of-Way and Open Space Sliver Herbicide Application for Noxious Weed Control, as specified. It is the intent of Douglas County to control noxious weeds in County rights-of-way (ROW) and Open Space slivers via chemical application (spraying). The successful bidder shall be responsible for providing all material, labor, and equipment necessary for herbicide application in the treatment of noxious weeds on Douglas County Open Space slivers, to include the procurement of water for chemical mixing. The target weed species shall include Musk Thistle, Diffuse Knapweed, Leafy Spurge, Canada Thistle, and Scotch Thistle, Yellow Toadflax, Dalmatian Toadflax, Hoary Cress, Purple Loosestrife, and Oxeye Daisy. Any other Colorado A list weeds or B list weeds should be mapped and sprayed when found. All A list weeds shall have a separate GPS point taken.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Taking a strong stand can be helpful this week. But be careful you don’t cross the line into obstinacy. Best to take a position on facts as they are, not as you want them to be.
Bid responses will be received until 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 1, 2016 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Three (3) copies of your bid response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “Invitation for Bid (IFB) #011-16, Road Right-of-Way and Open Space Sliver Herbicide Application for Noxious Weed Control”. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any bids so received will be returned unopened.
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Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful bidder. Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7434 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Legal Notice No.: 928750 First Publication: March 10, 2016 Last Publication: March 10, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, (c) 2016 Kingsettlement Features Synd., Inc. that on April 9, 2016 final will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Scott Contracting, Inc. for the Chambers Road Storm Sewer Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2015020 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Scott Contracting, Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, To advertise your publicprovender noticesorcall 303-566-4100 other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the exPublic Notice tent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said NOTICE OF time of such final settlement on said April CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT 9, 2016, file a verified statement of the COUNTY OF DOUGLAS amount due and unpaid on account of STATE OF COLORADO such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Public Works Engineering NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Director, with a copy to the Project EnginSection 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, eer, Terry Gruber, Department of Public that on April 9, 2016 final settlement will Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Buildbe made by the County of Douglas, ing, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle State of Colorado, for and on account Rock, CO 80104. of a contract between Douglas County and Scott Contracting, Inc. for the Failure on the part of claimant to file such Chambers Road Storm Sewer Project, statement prior to such final settlement will Douglas County Project Number CI 2015relieve said County of Douglas from all 020 in Douglas County; and that any perand any liability for such claimant's claim. son, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against The Board of Douglas County Commissaid Scott Contracting, Inc. for or on acsioners of the County of Douglas, Colorcount of the furnishing of labor, materials, ado, By: Frederick H. Koch, P.E., Public team hire, sustenance, provisions , Works Engineering Director. provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his Legal Notice No.: 928759 subcontractors in or about the performFirst Publication: March 10, 2016 ance of said work, or that supplied rental Last Publication: March 17, 2016 machinery, tools, or equipment to the exPublisher: Douglas County News-Press tent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said April 9, 2016, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Public Works Engineering
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