April 14, 2016 VOLUME 15 | ISSUE 13
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Retreat at RidgeGate plan moves forward Council OKs preliminary development proposal By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media
Deb Nabb, of Castle Rock, casts an adoring eye toward her foster dog, Canello. Nabb continues to pull porcupine quills from the boxer mix’s face and shoulder. Photos by Chris Michlewicz
Sherlocks bring animals home Missing Mutt Detectives come together to locate pets By Chris Michlewicz Special to Colorado Community Media While Deb Nabb explains her ways of rehabilitating neglected dogs, Canello sneakily applies a few affectionate licks to her cheek. The boxer mix’s face says so much when he looks at his foster mom, namely that he’s grateful to have found someone he can finally trust. Canello achieved a measure of notoriety when he went missing from a different foster parent’s home on Christmas Eve, only to show up on a doorstep miles away two weeks later with a face and shoulder full of porcupine quills. Canello quickly became known in media reports as “the porcupine dog.” Since his brush with both the agitated porcupine and fleeting fame, things have been a bit calmer. Missing continues on Page 5
In a unanimous vote, the Lone Tree City Council conditionally approved a preliminary plan that will allow Century Communities to move forward with development of the Retreat at RidgeGate, also referred to as tract GG. The vote at the April 5 council meeting paves the way for Century to begin preparing the area south of Cabela’s for a 50-house development this fall, with sales projected to begin in the spring of 2017. Century began the application process last October with a plan for 70 homes on the site, but a 3-3 split from the planning commission sent the proposal to the city council without a recommendation. After the council raised concerns during meetings in December and again in January regarding the number of homes, the height of retaining walls and the “intensity of the development relative to overall massing,” Century withdrew its application before the council took any action. At the April 5 meeting, Lisa Albers of Century Communities presented the council with a significantly revised plan, this time with the unanimous blessing of the planning commission. “We have worked very hard since our January withdrawal to work with staff, Retreat continues on Page 5
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Three core members of the Missing Mutt Detectives, a community group that helps find lost dogs, take Canello for a walk at O’Brien Park.
How will Colorado meet workforce demand? A special report by Colorado Community Media Staff report With the fourth-lowest unemployment rate in the nation, 3 percent, Colorado has made mountainous gains when it comes to economic development following the recession that struck in December 2007 and lingered for years. Businesses are flocking to the Centennial State, and Coloradans are finding work. But employers increasingly are finding it difficult to find the right workers to fill their jobs. Metro North Chamber of Commerce
President Angela Habben said, at least in her organization’s part of the Denver area, the workforce isn’t meeting the market demand. “Either employers can’t find workers willing to do the job or they can’t find prospects with the training required to meet position qualifications,” she said. Simon Fox, deputy director of Business and Funding Initiatives for the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, said the demand is great for wokers in the fields of information technology and skilled trades. “There aren’t enough welders or carpenters,” he said. Democratic and Repbulican state
lawmakers are working together to address this. The 10 bills comprising a bipartisan package called Colorado Ready to Work are making their way through the Legislature. The overriding theme is creating partnerships between the business and education communities, with the goal of developing a workforce that can meet Colorado’s growing and changing demands. For many business leaders, measures like these can’t be passed soon enough, given the massive growth the Denver metro area figures to see in coming years. “That’s a real supply-and-demand dilemma if we don’t act soon,” Habben said.
INSIDE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
On pages 6 and 7, we take a look at the Colorado Ready to Work package, and at what is being done now to train the workforce in the face of growing and changing demand.
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April 14, 2016
Ice-rink project mulled
FACES AMONG US
Metro District, South Suburban looking at partnership options By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Highlands Ranch Metro District and South Suburban Parks and Recreation may partner on a new ice rink in the area. “Within the next six months, we will have some type of recommendation to see if we want to move forward with this project,” said Rob Hanna, South Suburban’s executive director. The Metro District will discuss facilities, including an ice rink, at a workshop
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Portion of East-West Regional Trail closed In compliance with federal and state law, the return of nesting golden eagles on the cliffs of Wildcat Mountain will keep sections of both the East-West Regional Trail in Douglas County and the Wildcat Mountain Loop Trail in Highlands Ranch trails closed until further notice. Two more trails — Watering Hole and Ponderosa — in the Highlands Ranch Community Association’s Wildcat Mountain Trail System will open when weather and conditions permit; however, the trail to the top of the bluff will remain closed. Disability grant applications now being accepted With a focus on better meeting the needs of residents with developmental disabilities, Douglas County is accepting grant applications through May 3 for projects or programs that address some of the unmet needs of the population. The grant program, a result of the 2001 voter-approved Douglas County mill levy, has resulted in more than $3 million awarded to local programs supporting
in early June, said General Manager Terry Nolan. He added that an ice rink would not go in the undeveloped land north of Town Center North, between Lucent and Barrons boulevards in Highlands Ranch, where a mixed-use development is planned. South Suburban’s ice arena at 6580 S. Vine St., Centennial, is being evaluated for upgrades. Renovation costs are very close to the cost of building a new facility, said Hanna. “We thought, ‘Let’s get together and see if there are any common elements that we can look at to provide this type of regional facility,’” Hanna said of the Metro District partnership. It’s too early to identify specific locations for where a rink might go, officials said.
individuals with developmental disabilities since 2002. About 95 percent of the mill levy funds support the county’s community-centered board, Developmental Pathways, while the remaining 5 percent goes toward grant funds. Grants typically range between $1,000 and $25,000 per program or organization, and are awarded to projects and services that demonstrate innovative and collaborative efforts, as well as best practice in serving those with developmental disabilities. For more information, contact Maureen Waller at mwaller@douglas.co.us or 303-660-7424. Expo provides information for senior citizens A Douglas County-wide Senior Life Expo is being held 3-7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at the Douglas County Events Center in Castle Rock. The event is being organized by the Castle Rock Senior Activity Center and will feature community partners from throughout the county. More information, including a full listing of vendors and seminar topics, can be found at castlerockseniorcenter.org or by calling 303-688-9498.
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Grief for a healer
April 14, 2016
Dr. Kenneth Atkinson, killed on April 4, is remembered with love
By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com The phone rang incessantly at the office of Dr. Kenneth Atkinson in the days after his death. Some patients had questions about memorial services, some wanted to know how the staff was holding up, some just wanted to say how sorry they were. “Overwhelming,” said Mari DeLapp, who worked with him for 17 years, as a medical assistant and office manager. “The care and the love that’s Atkinson coming from all of these patients … It is phenomenal how much people cared about Doc.” Atkinson was shot to death in his Centennial neighborhood April 4. Two women also were shot, but are expected to recover. The suspect, Kevin Lee Lyons, was arrested and is being held without bond on multiple charges, including first-degree murder. Atkinson practiced medicine for 35 years. Some patients were the third
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What I can tell you is I worked with him for 27 years, and he did medicine the right way.”
Michael Sisneros, phlebotomist
generation of their families to seek his services. Friends and co-workers remembered him as someone who was devoted to his family and did whatever it took to help those in need. “He went out of his way so much for people,” DeLapp said. A father of four, Atkinson lost his son Taylor and daughter Kendall to a rare genetic disease, Fanconi anemia. In their grief, he and his wife Jeanne created the Kendall and Taylor Atkinson Foundation to fund research for the disease. “He wanted to help other children, and it didn’t just grow out of his grief, it grew out of his desire to make people’s lives better,” neighbor Lesa McKenzie said of Atkinson’s work with KATA. McKenzie smiled as she recounted a story about her dog biting Atkinson as he went for a jog. The injury required Atkinson to stitch the wound himself, but McKenzie only became aware of the incident much later, from
Jeanne. “He didn’t tell me,” McKenzie said. “He just stitched himself up.” “What I can tell you is I worked with him for 27 years, and he did medicine the right way,” phlebotomist Michael Sisneros said, standing behind the reception counter where sympathy cards, photographs and flowers accumulated April 6. “For him it wasn’t about the money, or about the insurance, for him it was about the patients. And he loved every one of them.” Andrea Olson was a patient of Atkinson’s since childhood. “He was just really warm-hearted,” she said. Olson came to the office on Holly Street in Centennial with her son to check on the staff, to ask what she could do for the family and, like so many others who had been touched by Atkinson, to bring flowers. “We’re going to need more vases,” Sisneros said.
Suspect charged in fatal Centennial shooting
Lyons
Staff report Formal charges, including first-degree murder, have been filed against the Centennial man accused of killing his neighbor and wounding two women April 4. Kevin Lee Lyons, 46, appeared
in court the morning of April 8 and continued to deny that public defender James Karbach represents him. “You’re not my attorney,” Lyons told Karback before the hearing. Lyons did not enter a plea and was scheduled to appear again in
court April 13. Lyons faces 14 charges, including first-degree murder and two special enhancements for committing a crime of violence. Dr. Kenneth Atkinson was killed and two women were shot in Centennial’s Homestead Farm II community.
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Pinwheels are reminder of effort to end child abuse M County hotline got more than 3,000 calls last year
By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Approximately 250 blue pinwheels were planted outside Douglas County’s Human Services Building April 5. As the wind blew, the pinwheels spun, bringing life to the cause they represent — individuals standing together as a community to help prevent child abuse and neglect. “This garden symbolizes that together we can create a beautiful, caring community that unites against child abuse,” said Douglas County Commissioner and Board Chair Dave Weaver. In 2015, the Douglas County Human Services received over 3,000 calls to its child abuse and neglect hotline. Daniel Makelky, director of Douglas County’s Department of Human Services, attributes the increase in numbers to the community being more aware of what behavior is reportable. “Not only do we recognize that the prevention of child abuse and neglect is helped by greater public awareness and supportive, involved communities,” Weaver said. “We believe everyone in our communities can play a role.” April is Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month and this is the first time Douglas County has participated in Pinwheels for Prevention — a national campaign that attempts to lay the foundation for healthy growth for all children, working to ensure that child abuse and neglect never occur in the first place. According to research done by the campaign, the likelihood of child abuse and neglect greatly diminishes when the following factors are present: parental resilience, social connections, knowledge of parenting and child development, concrete support in
The goal for the 2016 national Pinwheels for Prevention campaign is to display over 50,00 pinwheels in Colorado. The Douglas County Human Services Center is home to 250. Photos by Shanna Fortier times of need, and children’s social and emotional competence. To better understand child abuse prevention, how to identify the signs and what to do if you believe a child is at risk, visit www.douglas.co.us/ community/protective-services/childprotective-services/. “Our primary message to the community is, if you see something, and you’re worried, make the call,” Weaver said. If you suspect child abuse or neglect, call the county hotline at 303-663-6270 or the statewide hotline, 1-844-CO4-KIDS (1-844-264-5437), which will be routed to Douglas County child protection professionals. Both numbers will reach someone who can help 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Douglas County Commissioners David Weaver and Jill Repella planted some of the 250 pinwheels for prevention.
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Missing
Canello, a boxer mix who lost a tussle with a porcupine earlier this year, is slowly improving. His foster mom is still pulling quills from his face and shoulder. Photo by Chris Michlewicz
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One year ago, life was different for Canello, who was dropped off at a Denver Dumb Friends League shelter with two other dogs when his original “parents” no longer wished to care for them. Canello had been relegated to the backyard as a puppy, and he came with zero structure and a fear of men he doesn’t know. He ended up with a foster parent in Aurora, but bolted within 24 hours of his arrival. Nabb, of Castle Rock, is his newest foster mom. She’s still pulling porcupine quills from his face and body, but Canello is slowly regaining his health and his trust in people. Missing Mutt Detectives work case Canello’s story recalls scenes from the 1993 movie “Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey,” in which one of the family film’s canine stars becomes curious about a porcupine only to learn the hard way that it’s best to steer clear of the odd-looking waddlers. The film follows two dogs and a cat that trek hundreds of miles through the wilderness to get home. Canello didn’t go quite that far, but Nabb says he meandered a distance of at least 20 miles — and that’s as the crow flies, not as the dog sniffs. Canello was spotted near Aurora Reservoir shortly after going missing and ended up on a porch in Anthology, a neighborhood west of Stroh Ranch, on Jan. 6. Meanwhile, there was a group of dedicated volunteers that worked doggedly to find Canello. He eventually gave up on his own, but has been cared for by members of the Missing Mutt Detectives, including Nabb, a dog behaviorist known as “The Mutt Master.” The Missing
Mutt Detectives started out as a loose-knit crew of neighbors who collectively looked for missing animals, and it soon grew to a Facebook community with nearly 300 followers. The group has found between 75 and 100 animals (including one prairie dog) since its inception last year; its core members distinctly remember the three animals they weren’t able to locate. “They’re the ones that really keep us up at night,” says Parker resident Sabrina Ruiz, one of the co-founders of the Missing Mutt Detectives. The lengths that the volunteers have gone to for dogs and cats they’ve never met is astonishing. Case in point: the hunt for an Australian shepherd mix named Murphy. He was the one that helped the group coalesce, although they admit now they didn’t know what they were do-
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work with Coventry, and readdress all of your concerns that you have had over the last six months,” Albers told the council. “We are here tonight because of our commitment to Lone Tree, to Coventry, to this community.” Changes to Century’s preliminary plan included reducing the number of houses on the site to 50, the removal and lowering of retaining walls, and a plan to convert Alicante Road, connecting the development to the adjacent community of Montecito, from a through street to an emergency access road. “I realize that Century has spent a lot
ing at the time. However, they did what they could, and because Murphy was so skittish, the group had to adopt some military tactics. Without chasing the dog, they cornered him while he was sleeping with the intent of netting him, only to get the slip at the last moment. Another time, a Parker police officer stopped traffic near Mainstreet and Jordan Road to prevent anyone from getting hurt. The doggie detectives also communicate through hand signals when necessary, like members of the special forces. “Whitney and I and Deb have been known to lay in the middle of the asphalt and people are like, `What?’” Ruiz said of an attempt to sneak up on a dog without startling it. Ultimately, Murphy was done in by his love for pizza. Through some sleuthing and a hunger craving during the search for
of time, and made a lot of changes,” said District 1 Councilmember Harold Anderson. “I realize that the Montecito people, they also have spent a great deal of time with this project.” A significant condition of the approval requires that Century reach an agreement with Montecito (Coventry) regarding the long-term maintenance and snow removal of Alicante Road as an emergency access road. If no agreement is reached, Alicante Road will revert to a through street connecting the communities. Century is expected to return to the council in the next few months for final approval of the plan before breaking ground. Under the current proposal, the developer plans to build two models on the nearly 50-acre site, one ranch and one multistory home.
If you are a senior or family to a senior, this Douglas County “all things senior” event is for you
April 21, 2016 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Douglas County Events Center 500 Fairgrounds Rd. in Castle Rock
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• Seniors and family members can visit with partnering organizations & companies representing all facets of living life to the fullest including housing, home care, insurance, estate planning, assistance and services, and activities for socializing and keeping busy. • Program Book for all attendees with contacts and information for now or for your future needs • Attend seminars of interest to the senior population including estate planning, transportation, the latest information on dementia, senior care, legislation of interest and much more • Concessions available for purchase
Murphy, the group found out from employees at a nearby Little Caesars that something was eating from their trash bin at night. Pizza was used as bait in the trap that caught Murphy after 40 days on the lam. Seeking the happy endings Missing Mutt Detectives got its start when one of its core members, Parker resident Whitney Olson, realized that her cat had gone missing. She was driving around the neighborhood and was frantic. “She had mascara running down her face. I didn’t know her (but) I dropped everything I was doing — I was out in the yard — and I just helped because I thought, `Gosh, what if it were my animal?’” Ruiz said. Olson, who found her cat, says the success of the Missing Mutt Detectives is due to the mobili-
zation of well-organized volunteers who hang fliers, talk to neighbors, share Facebook posts by the group, and place lostand-found ads on Craigslist. The efforts have saved dozens of lives and resulted in some emotional reunions. “That’s the drive in us and that’s the drive in the community: We’re all suckers for a happy ending,” Ruiz says. After Murphy was taken into custody, the group put two leashes on him to make sure he stayed put. Murphy was nonchalant when he exited the trap. Then, he looked at his owner with a sudden jolt of recognition, and his tail began to wag. Murphy climbed into his owner’s lap, curled up, and heaved a massive sigh that said “I’m home.” The adventure was over. “We were all crying,” Olson said.
As a condition of the preliminary approval, the Alicante Road originally planned to connect Montecito to Retreat at Ridgegate will become an emergency access. Photo by Rick Gustafson
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Colorado students prep for job market More high schoolers could earn career certifications under bill
Warren Tech student Corey Herling works on a metal lathe during class at the career and technical high school. Herling, a junior from Gilpin County, wants to pursue a career in custom metal fabrication. Photo by Kyle Harding
By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com Aliyah Martinez of Lakewood is earning an associate’s degree in precision machining this May, just before her high school graduation. She wants to become a mechanical engineer and believes having a base of knowledge in machining will help her in her career. “I really like the idea of a technical high school because I’m more of a hands-on person,” Martinez said. Martinez is a senior at Lakewood High School. She takes daily classes at Warren Tech, a Jefferson County Public Schools campus in Lakewood that offers a variety of programs offering certifications, realworld work experience and concurrent enrollment credit at Red Rocks Community College. “I think the whole country is starting to talk about career and technical education because of the shortage of skilled labor,” said Joe Shaw, principal at Warren Tech. Colorado legislators are among those taking notice. A package of 10 bills, labeled Colorado Ready to Work, introduced this legislative session is aimed at boosting workforce development. State Rep. Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, is a sponsor of several of the measures. She said the goal of the package is to involve more businesses in helping produce graduates with the skills needed to step into good jobs. “Let’s encourage Colorado’s companies to take a larger role in the development of the next generation of Colorado
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT WARREN TECH “A lot of (Warren Tech students) are very sophisticated in their approach to learning.” — Warren Tech Principal Joe Shaw “At first, I wanted to learn welding just for fun. I ended up really liking it, now I want to make a career out of it.” — Warren Tech student Melissa Larkee “Here, you really get the tangible learning” — Warren Tech student Marcus Bowen
workers,” she said. The measures have bipartisan support. “The goal is to provide better tools and expanded experiential training programs for students as they confront a changing economy and a constantly
changing mix of possible careers,” said state Sen. Mark Scheffel, R-Parker. One bill introduced in February, and sponsored by Duran, incentivizes career and technical education for high school students. House Bill 1289 would create a pilot program awarding school districts $1,000 for each student who: • Earns a certificate in an in-demand industry, such as plumbing, masonry and web devolopment. • Finishes a workplace training program. • Completes an AP computer science course. Shaw is encouraged by what he sees as a renewed focus on career education at the high school level, though he noted it is difficult for state agencies to predict in advance what fields will be in demand in the years to come. “Hopefully, we’ll see more funding for career and technical education,” he said. Littleton Public School officials have concerns about the legislation. Mimi Leonard, the district’s coordinator of
ABOUT WARREN TECH Warren Tech is the career and technical high school for Jefferson County Public Schools, though enrollment is not limited to Jefferson County students. Situated across the street from Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood, many of the school’s students also earn concurrent enrollment credit at the college while still in high school. Students at Warren can gain education and experience in fields ranging from auto repair to video game design to culinary arts. For more information, visit www.warren tech.org. career and technical education, says she believes it is well-intentioned, but, because it is tied to a list of current highdemand jobs, some programs could be left out of funding. “My concern with this bill,” she said, “is it creates winners and losers.” LPS Superintendent Brian Ewert issued a statement saying, “It’s great to see financial support for these programs in Colorado schools, but it’s important to understand that this new legislation is earmarked for a specific program, a specific group of students, and it will cost real dollars.” The bill would appropriate at least $1 million a year to the program, which Shaw said would not be enough to allocate $1,000 per student getting a certification statewide. “I’ve got 970 kids between two Prep continues on Page 7
A look at how one area woman found employment By Clarke Reader creader@coloracommunitymedia.com Rita Erickson is 35, a Red Rocks Community College graduate, who now works in the school’s College Gateway program. Erickson was inspired to go to school while pregnant with her daughter out of a desire to provide a better life for the child. She worked several jobs in the retail, service and restaurant industries. “I’d been stuck in positions within organizations, and surrounded by people that hated their jobs, but stayed because of their limited skill set,” Erickson said. While attending Red Rocks, she worked full-time job and on her days off attended classes and a work my part-time job on
ABOUT THE BILLS
Colorado Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: HB16-1302 House: Crisanta Duran (DDenver) and Brian DelGrosso (R-Loveland) Senate: Linda Newell (DLittleton) What it does: Aligns state statute with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Progress: Passed the House on second reading, with amendments.
campus. Erickson is working on a further degree. What brought you to Red Rocks Community College? Knowing that I Erickson would be a single parent, I knew right away that I would not be able to work many of the types of jobs that I had in the past, as the typical hours in these industries relied heavily on nights and weekends. I wouldn’t have anyone to watch my kid while working those hours. There are no childcare centers that operate nights and weekends to my knowledge. I wasn’t sure what path I would take professionally, so I decided to take a generic route and go for business. In my last semester of working toward my AAS (Associate of
Applied Science) in business, I took an Intro to Programming class and decided that I liked the challenge that it brought. I added a second AAS degree with emphasis in Programming Specialist. I was exposed to a variety of different opportunities when I became more involved on campus. I tried several different clubs, I talked to different people to understand more about the careers that they were aiming for and the degrees that they were seeking. I learned what I liked and what I didn’t like. How did you search for jobs? What resources did you use? My job came through networking. My previous employer referred me for the job. I had used the career center at Red Rocks to talk through pain points in the interview process,
to update my resume to include skills that I had acquired as a student and to complete an internship. I have also established a network that I can communicate with about tips for getting a job, what the industry is like, resources for professional and personal use, etc. What is the job market like now? My industry falls under the science-technology-engineering-math (STEM) category. The outlook for positions within this industry is very good as the demand for these employees is high. This industry typically pays well, too. It seems that the method in which employees are looking to recruit and hire talent has changed, as they are using sites like LinkedIn more. There are different approaches and schools of thought in the hiring and interview processes
Tax credit for apprenticeships: HB16-1301
Apprenticeship study: HB16-1287
Qualifications for licensed electricians: HB16-1073
House: Alec Garnett (D-Denver)
House: Paul Rosenthal (D-Denver) and Jim Wilson (R-Salida)
House: Crisanta Duran (DDenver) and Brian DelGrosso (R-Loveland)
Senate: Mark Scheffel (RParker) What it does: Provides an income tax credit to qualified Colorado businesses that integrate quality apprenticeships into their workplaces. Companies must offer high-paying, in-demand jobs as identified by the state Workforce Development Council. Progress: On March 9, the House Committee on Finance referred an amended version of the bill to the Appropriations Committee.
Senate: John Cooke (R-Weld County) and John Kefalas (DFort Collins)
Senate: Mark Scheffel (R-Parker) and Lucia Guzman (D-Denver)
What it does: Directs the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment to study ways to increase the use of apprenticeship programs by Colorado businesses and to make a report and recommendations based on the study.
What it does: Modifies the license renewal process for electricians by requiring continuing education rather than an assessment. The 24 hours of training will better equip electricians with the skills they need to be successful in their profession.
Progress: On March 28, the bill passed the House and was introduced in the Senate.
Progress: Passed the House and on March 24 passed the Senate on second reading.
for STEM. It doesn’t seem to have a prescribed process, but there are several methods that are used to interview the candidate. Many companies are looking for experience. If you are able to complete an internship to gain some knowledgeable experience and for a chance to apply some of your recently acquired skills, this would be a great service to your job search. An internship can also lead the way to a permanent position and is another form of networking. What was the most difficult part of the job-seeking process? There are so many interviewing pain points for me, this is certainly my struggle area. Especially when it comes to having confidence in an area that I have only had experience within a classroom.
Clarifying license pathways for mental health professionals: HB 16-1103 House: Tracy Kraft-Tharp (DArvada, Westminster) and Lois Landgraf (R-Fountain) Senate: Beth Martinez Humenik (R-Adams County) and Nancy Todd (D-Aurora) What it does: Clarifies and streamlines the pathway to licensure in the mental health professions. The bill has passed its first House committee and was sent to the Appropriations Committee. Progress: Passed both the House and Senate and sent to the governor.
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April 14, 2016
Workforce development
Job measures aim to work wonders Package of legislation could help Coloradans clear hurdles, make career transitions, gain entry to trades By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com Colorado’s economy has had one of the best recoveries from the 2008 recession in the country, with an unemployment rate almost 2 percentage points lower than the national average. But that’s difficult to believe when one is still looking for a job. Ernie Navarette experienced that firsthand when he found himself changing careers after years in the technical arena. “I sort of fell into that industry because of the training I received in my time in the Navy,” Navarette said. “My career in that field ran its course, and I had an epiphany that it was time to change careers.” The situation has improved for a large number of job seekers in Colorado. The state’s unemployment rate was 3 percent in February, the most recent month data was available. That was the lowest figure since March 2001, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The national jobless rate in February was 4.9 percent. Despite the numbers, it can be extremely frustrating for those still searching. Navarette is one of many who found themselves seeking employment in uncertain times. “We deal with anger and tears every day,” said Joel Parroitt, business services supervisor at the Adams County Workforce and Business Center. “So often, I think people are just looking for the wrong job — they’re looking at jobs that need more experience or have different background requirements.” With Colorado’s economic improvement, more people aren’t looking for just any job — they’re looking for better jobs. “I was pregnant with my daughter and aspired to be able to provide for her. I felt that I needed a career, not just a job in order to do this,” wrote Rita Erickson, a former Red Rocks Community College student and now employee, in an email interview. “I have worked several jobs in the retail, service and restaurant indus-
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campuses who have earned college credit this year,” he said. Luke Ragland, vice president of policy at the education nonprofit organization Colorado Succeeds, said the bill draws from similar programs in other states and has received bipartisan support.
Resource centers for job seekers • The Adams County Workforce and Business Center provides resources both to businesses looking for employees and to job seekers. The center also offers youth programs. Offerings include classes, job fairs and wage information. The center has two locations:
• The American Job Center, with locations in Jeffferson, Clear Creek and Gilpin counties, provides resources to businesses and job seekers through about 775 free workshops. It also engages in partnerships with local educational institutions.
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try, and been stuck in positions within organizations, and surrounded by people that hated their jobs, but stayed because of their limited skill set.” Denver-area legislators from both major parties and both chambers, including Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada, and Sen. Mark Scheffel, R-Parker, are sponsoring measures in the 10-bill Colorado Ready to Work package this session to eliminate as many barriers to employment as possible. Bills include HB16-1287, which directs the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment to study ways to increase use of apprenticeship programs, and HB16-1290, which extends the ReHire Colorado program. This program provides job training to help seekers find employment and transition off government assistance. “Within the next five years, we’re going to lose employees at places like Xcel and the oil and gas industry because of age, and that’s going to affect all of us,” Kraft-Tharp said. “There’s been so much encouraging kids to go to a four-year
Occupations included in the bill are defined by the annual Colorado Talent Pipeline Report’s list of jobs that have strong projected openings for the next 10 years and pay a living wage. Many of them will earn certifications along the way, in fields ranging from computer science, welding, machining and auto repair to cosmetology, culinary arts and dental assisting. Some even have the opportunity to work with NASA, like Robin Elwood
For more information, visit jeffco. us/american-job-center.
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• The Arapahoe/Douglas Works! Workforce Center offers an array of tools to support local job-seekers, including offering resources and workshops for a self-directed job search, one-onone employment counseling, and training assistance. It also offers free workforce development services to businesses in the metro Denver area.
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institution, but we need to let them know they can have a good career outside of those kinds of schools.” Resources like the Adams County Workforce and Business Center, the American Job Center in Jefferson County and the Arapahoe/Douglas Works! Workforce Center help employers connect with job seekers. They also help seekers with everything from their resumes and interview skills to workshops and job fairs. “Part of our message is there’s no ‘onesize-fits-all’ candidate,” said Timothy Galloway, supervisor of business services at the American Job Center. “Every position has unique qualifications, and you have to match that with their personal skills and attributes.” Both Erickson and Navarette opted to expand their career options by attending classes at Red Rocks Community College, and eventually found work at the college. Erickson is in the College Gateway program and helps formerly incarcerated people get an education and career, and Navarette is coordinator of recruitment for the school. They are both also working
of Denver, who is helping design and build a vibration isolation chamber to protect small items during space launches. “There’s no way I could do that at my home high school,” the Warren Tech senior said. For kids in technical programs, job training and higher education are not mutually exclusive. Leonard said that 90 percent of career and technical education students in Littleton Public Schools go on to college.
At Warren Tech, Shaw said some are looking for a good job to pay their way through college, while others are exploring careers that might interest them. Jake Howard of Arvada, who is earning a welding certification, said the prospect of a good career played into his decision to attend Warren Tech, as well as learning outside of a classroom environment. “In high school,” he said, “it’s just sitting in front of a board.”
Industry infrastructure grant program: HB16-1288
Extension of ReHire Colorado: HB16-1290
Computer science and digital literacy: HB16-1291
House: Tracy Kraft-Tharp (DArvada, Westminster) Senate: Jack Tate (R-Centennial)
House: Daneya Esgar (D-Pueblo) and Tracy Kraft-Tharp (D-Arvada, Westminster)
House: Crisanta Duran (DDenver) and Susan Lontine (D-Denver)
What it does: Works toward a system in which businesses are engaged in the education system as centers of learning and drivers of career-focused education content. Creates a matching grant program within the Colorado Workforce Development Council to assist industry associations to define industry competencies and collaborate to facilitate training and education in the classroom and the workplace.
Senate: Owen Hill (R-El Paso County) and Rollie Heath (D-Boulder) What it does: Extends the ReHire Colorado program, which provides job training to help Coloradans find gainful employment and transition off of government assistance. The program helps the economic recovery reach the Coloradans who need it most, focusing on helping veterans, seniors and non-custodial parents secure long-term employment
Senate: Owen Hill (R-El Paso County) and Michael Johnston (D-Denver)
Progress: On March 15, the House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor sent the bill to the Finance Committee.
Progress: On March 15, the House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor referred the unamended bill to the Appropriations Committee.
What it does: Directs the Colorado Department of Education to update content standards to include tech skills and creates a voluntary resource bank for schools and districts that want to start or expand computer science programs for students. Progress: On March 28, the House Committee on Education referred amended version to the Appropriations Committee.
Aurora Workforce Center Altura Plaza Building 15400 E. 14th Place, Ground Level Aurora 303-636-2014 CentrePoint - Aurora Satellite Workforce Center (for customers of Arapahoe County Colorado Parent Employment Project only) CentrePoint Plaza 14980 E. Alameda Drive Aurora For more information, visit www. adworks.org.
on further degrees. “While I was attending Red Rocks, I was working a primarily full-time job and on my days off I would attend classes and work my part-time job on campus,” Erickson said. “I had a busy life and Red Rocks’ flexible schedule options allowed me to attend school when I could fit it into my schedule.” For job seekers who don’t need as much schooling and are close to obtaining the schooling or certifications they need, there is the national Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, signed into law in 2014. The act provides assistance — financial, training and support — for those nearly finished with the necessary training. In his recruiting job, Navarette sees people all the time who are unaware of the resources available to them for returning to school and finding a job. “There are so many ways to get support and resources,” he said. “People need to get over the ‘it’s-too-late’ feeling, and get out there.”
In-demand jobs A selection of in-demand jobs that do not require bachelor’s degrees, from the Colorado Workforce Development Council’s 2015 Talent Pipeline Report: • Plumbing • Dental hygiene • Web development • Computer-user support • Masonry To find more in-demand jobs, go to www.colorado. gov/pacific/cwdc/colorado-talent-pipeline-report
Aligning student academic plans with career pathways: SB16-079 House: Beth Martinez Humenik (R-Adams County) Senate: Nancy Todd (D-Aurora) What it does: Directs the Colorado Department of Education to collaborate with the community college system to more effectively align postsecondary and workforce readiness initiatives, so that students graduate with the tools they need to be successful in their future career and academic goals. Progress: Passed the Senate and was introduced in the House on Feb. 22.
Incentives for student success: HB16-1289 House: Crisanta Duran (D-Denver) and Daneya Esgar (R-Pueblo) Senate: Larry Crowder (R-Alamosa) and Leroy Garcia (D-Pueblo) What it does: Creates a pilot program in which school districts receive a $1,000 bonus for each high school student who does the following: earns an industry certification tied to an in-demand job; or finishes a rigorous workplace training program tied to key industry needs; or successfully completes an AP computer science course. Progress: On March 28, the House Committee on Education referred amended version to the Appropriations Committee.
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Conditional teacher turnover data reflects internal promotions
Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen said new numbers better reflect reality
By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com
A more detailed state report on teacher turnover revealed that 186 teachers in the Douglas County School District were promoted or took other positions within the district during the 2015-16 school year. The Colorado Department of Education released “conditional turnover” figures on April 7. Conditional turnover excludes teachers or other personnel who left a job for another one within the same school district. Douglas County’s overall teacher turnover rate is 19.7 percent, but the percentage of teachers who left the district is lower, 14.4 percent. Of the 687 DCSD teachers who changed jobs during the reporting period, 501 teachers left both their job position and the district, while 186 stayed in the district but switched positions or were promoted to a different job category. This is a change in reporting methodology for the state from years past. “I’m so appreciative to CDE for taking the time to expand upon the data,” Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen said. “For a long time that set of data has been confusing
2015-16 CONDITIONAL TEACHER TURNOVER IN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS Littleton: 8.7 % Cherry Creek: 9.5% Adams 12: 11.5 % Lewis-Palmer: 13.2 % Jefferson County: 13.5 % Douglas County: 14.4 % Denver: 19.6 % Englewood 19.1 % Elizabeth: 29.1 % Source: Colorado Department of Education to our community. It was not an accurate representation of turnover in our district.” School board member David Ray said the new figures do not change the fact that too many teachers are leaving the district. “We need to stop playing the game of ‘is the glass half full or is it half empty?’ and focus on what it will take to reverse this unacceptable trend of teacher turnover,” Ray said. “There is no greater impact on our students’ education than the teachers we place in their classrooms. Retaining these teachers should be our number one focus.” Cherry Creek School District had a conditional turnover rate of 9.5 percent and an overall turnover rate of 10.4 percent. Littleton School District had a conditional
turnover rate of 8.7 percent and an overall turnover rate of 9.3 percent. In the Jefferson County school district, the conditional turnover rate is 13.5 percent and the overall turnover rate is 16.3 percent. CDE does not list a state average for conditional turnover. The annual teacher turnover report had been released April 1 without the new category. But new department of education Commissioner Richard Crandall “saw the report and asked us to break out a new category that shows teachers who left their job to take on new roles within the district,” said Dana Smith, chief communications officer for CDE. “We realized the formula for turnover actually punished school districts with strong internal leadership development programs,” Crandall said in a news release. “For example, if a district hired an in-house teacher to fill a vacant principal position, the formula would actually count that as two vacancies – one for the principal position and then a second one when you promoted the teacher. We have worked with districts over time on the report to be clearer about what retention data means.” DCSD has been tracking its own turnover in this manner for several years. Fagen said the data shows how much value the district places on promotion from within. She said she spoke to Crandall about the need for a more detailed report.
2015-16 TEACHER TURNOVER IN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS: Littleton: 9.3 % Cherry Creek: 10.4 % Adams 12: 13.2 % Lewis-Palmer: 14.6 % Jefferson: 16.3 % State avergage: 17 % Englewood: 19.6 % Douglas County: 19.7 % Denver: 22 % Elizabeth: 29 % Source: Colorado Department of Education “It’s something we have followed closely in the district. It’s important to us,” Fagen said. “I can’t say that we led the way because I don’t know what concerns other districts have shared with CDE, but we have been looking at these numbers for a while.” Fagen said the more detailed report is “a huge step forward.” “We believe that in many cases our employees are the best suited to take on new roles and opportunities within the district,” Fagen said. “We believe in our teachers and administrators. I’m very proud of the way we value promotion within the district.”
The Nelson family explores the new “Little Free Library” at deKoevend Park on April 9. Families are encouraged to take a book and leave a book. Photos by Alex DeWind
Take a book, then leave a book Two ‘Little Free Libraries’ are in Centennial parks By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com Two parks in Centennial have miniature models of schoolhouses with free children’s books inside. They are called “Little Free Libraries” and serve as public book exchanges. “We just think it’s awesome,” said Wendi Palmer, of Englewood, at one of two public dedications April 9. “It’s nice that it’s in a park and not tucked away.” The Rotary Club of Centennial partnered with South Suburban Parks and Recreation to open the Little Free Libraries. One sits near the tennis courts at deKoevend Park, 6301 S. University Blvd. The other is adjacent to the playground at Willow Creek Park, 7570 Willow E. Mineral Drive “South Suburban has been so helpful,” said Rotarian Ken Hope. “They have bent over backwards accommodating us.” Hope hand-built Centennial’s newest Little Free Libraries, which rest on wooden posts with magnetized, clear doors. The Rotary Club keeps the libraries stocked with reading material. Community members are encouraged to browse the selection, take a book and donate a book. “The whole point is to promote literacy,” said Jessica Reagan, a Centennial Rotarian and Little Free Library Commit-
Mary Alice Jackson, right, plays the part as she reads a Dr. Seuss book to her grandchildren at the “Little Free Library” unveiling. tee member. The Little Free Library movement started in 2009 by Rotarian Todd Bol, of Wisconsin. Bol built a model of schoolhouse as a tribute to his mother who loved to read, according to littlefreelibrary.org. He then filled it with books and placed it in his front yard with a sign that read, “Free Books.” The Little Free Library is now a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization with about 36,000 libraries in more than 55 countries.
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Knock the stuffing out of ‘stuff ’ You know that box of “stuff” that has come with you everywhere you have lived? Or maybe it’s that same box or boxes of “stuff” that just keeps getting moved around from the attic, the crawl space, the basement, and then to the garage and then back to the basement again. Then eventually some of us even rent storage space to keep all those boxes and all of that “stuff” sacredly preserved. Then one day, maybe that day is today, we wake up and decide we are actually going to open the boxes of “stuff” and let go of what we really don’t need or want. But what happens? We open the boxes and we see all of these things that remind us of our childhood or our children or our favorite sport or hobby and there is just no way we could ever let it go. So back in the box it goes, neatly wrapped, and ready to take its rightful position back in the basement alongside the stacks of National Geographic magazines that have been saved since 1979. “Stuff,” “stuff,” and more “stuff” accumulates until there is simply no more room for it, or we have decided that the Third Place swimming trophy we received in sixth grade just doesn’t motivate us any longer and our friends and family just aren’t that impressed by our accomplishment anymore. I mean, Grandma still tells the story, but other than
that, it’s just one more thing, one more part of the “stuff” that we have carried around for years, even decades. Aside from convincing myself that I would make a great minimalist, I did decide to evaluate the “stuff” I was carrying around and moving with me Michael Norton wherever I decided to go. And I finally WINNING learned to let go of the WORDS “stuff” that mattered at one point and that I realized really didn’t really matter so much any longer. And I am not just talking about material “stuff,” I am talking about the mental “stuff,” burdens, worries, anger, and withholding of forgiveness that seemed to have crept into the attic, basement, crawl space, and storage locker of my mind and heart. And a funny thing happened as I learned to let go of such things, the more I let go of, the more room I created for other things. The boxes and crates of material “stuff” found their way to Goodwill or other donation locations so the actual physical space
I created in my home was amazing for a newly self-proclaimed minimalist. And even better was the space that was created in my head and heart as I made room for more love, forgiveness, lightheartedness, kindness, and focus on my family. Now don’t get me wrong, I practiced these positive virtues and they were very much a part of my life, but as I really cleaned out the clutter, I found a new way to act upon those virtues and I discovered a new way to focus and become more passionate about my business and how I can better serve my customers. But in order to get here, I had to learn to let go, let go of the material “stuff” and the mental “stuff” that was holding me back. And let me share with you, this whole experience has been freeing. So how about you? Are you holding on to “stuff” or are you learning to let go and make room for the things you really want in life? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we do learn to make room for love, kindness, forgiveness, passion, and focus in our lives, 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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A salute to a friend who doesn’t see the end It crossed my mind the other day that my dog does not know that this isn’t going to last forever. He thinks that our days together will never end. Animals do know fear. I don’t want to think about what my dinner went through, in the moments before he died. The rabbits in the neighborhood, hundreds of them, are constantly on guard. Smitty, unfortunately, is kind of fearless when it comes to other dogs, even when they compare favorably to horses. He is slowing down, but not much. He sleeps 18 hours a day. Each walk we take, and we take three or four a day when the weather suits him, is like a sleeping pill. When he is no longer in it, the house will seem much larger. It’s happened before, when he spends the night at the Craig Marshall Smith Mountainview Animal Hospital and QUIET Pet Lodge. DESPERATION He was kept for almost a week after his back operation. I know about dying. I don’t know when I first learned about it. Probably it was a bird in the yard or a pet. My family is almost all gone. As I have said before, I have a (great) sister. I counted nine funerals. I am nearly an orphan in the storm. You might know about this. When both your mother and your father are gone, things are very different. The gyroscope is gone. How many times was I in the back seat, being driven somewhere? There was nothing to worry about — yet.
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Working public health programs deserve support As a local public health official, it is my job to worry about my community’s health. It’s also my job to create the greatest access I can to programs that improve our health and enhance all our lives. At the Tri-County Health Department, we strive for this every day for every citizen in Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. So when an extraordinarily effective family planning program comes along, like the one we’ve been part of for the last six years, it’s incumbent on us to stand up and speak out in favor of its continuation. Colorado lawmakers are currently considering a state budget that includes a modest amount of money to keep the program going statewide. The program I am referring to is one that has been going on across our state since 2009. Its simple goal is to provide the most effective contraception now available — long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) such as intrauterine devices (IUDs) and hormonal implants — to women in Colorado who would not otherwise be able to afford the high up-front costs of these methods. Dubbed the Colorado Family Planning Initiative, it has produced real benefits for women, their families
and each community served by the initiative. GUEST I know it has in our community. COLUMN No matter how you look at it, this program has been a success. From 2009 when the program first began until 2014, we have seen the overall teen birth rate in Colorado drop by 48 percent, the largest decrease in the entire country. In Adams County, the teen birth rate has dropped by 50 percent. When we think about public health programs that support better outcomes in the lives of our young people, this program has to be at the very top of that list. It’s very important to remember that fewer unplanned pregnancies mean fewer abortions. During this same period, the abortion rate for women ages 15 to 19 fell by 48 percent statewide and it fell by 20 percent for women ages 20 to 24. All of these impressive numbers are also important to our state’s resources. Fewer unplanned pregnancies also means less need for women and families to use state programs for support. The math on
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Pretrial hearing set for suspect in fatal crash Teen faces vehicular homicide, DUI charges in April 1 collision By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Jones
The 18-year-old Arapahoe High School graduate accused of causing a crash that killed two
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I was a kid. I didn’t have a job or a mortgage, or an unhappy girlfriend. I had a perfect, softened leather mitt and a 26-inch bicycle. Then Life comes over and says, “Pleased to meet you.” Sooner or later you get a dog. Dogs are better than people. That’s what I had embroidered on a pillow. Someone said that every fifteen minutes is a new day to a dog.
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this is common sense. Take, for example, the fact that it costs about $404 to provide access to family planning counseling, medical support and contraceptives to
Centennial women was officially charged with vehicular homicide in an Arapahoe County courtroom April 7. Taden Jones faces two counts of DUI vehicular homicide, two counts of reckless driving vehicular homicide, one count of DUI, one count of reckless driving, one count of possession or consumption of alcohol by a minor and one count of possession of a forged instrument.
Audrey Carolyn Burton, 77, and Gayle Brown Buckwalter, 82, died in the April 1 crash near the intersection of South Colorado Boulevard and East Peakview Circle in Centennial. Jones will appear in court again on June 21 for a preliminary hearing in Division 302 of the Arapahoe County Justice Center at 1:30 p.m. He is free on $100,000 bond.
Smitty doesn’t know about any of the things that I have had to apologize for. There have been more than a few. He doesn’t know the first thing about man-made disasters, like 9/11 and the Connecticut parents who ruined an Easter egg hunt. Morons. I could read the articles to him, and he wouldn’t change his expression, the way I do every morning. The inescapable and undeniable beauty of loving someone who only cares about being loved, and loving in return, can’t be explained if you don’t know dogs. I don’t know what to think about cats,
but I know people who adore their cats. I was in a market in New York, near the new Whitney Museum. The place was full of lower Manhattan exotica, including the house cat. The house cat decided that I was the one. It went between my legs, and rubbed up next to me. Maybe it knew that I preferred her to everyone else in the room (except Jennifer). Perhaps because everyone else in the room was on the phone. Or were chewing gum with their mouth open.
Or were wildly gesturing at the arugula. I don’t put hats on my dog. I don’t put coveralls on my dog. Smitty never poses in a hot dog bun. That’s not where any dog should ever be. In costumes. Smitty amuses me, but he is not laughable. Smitty, and Badger before him, turned me into a human being. Finally. “If Smitty stays, I stay. If Smitty goes, I go.”
each woman who chooses to use the program. Conversely, each Medicaid birth alone costs about $11,000. That number doesn’t account for additional supports that a young mother and her family will likely need going forward. And while all these numbers and dollar amounts taken together are important, this program is about much more
than money or statistics. It’s about the lives they represent and the quality of those lives. A planned pregnancy means better health for the baby and the mother. It increases the chances she will access proper prenatal care and improves long-term health impacts. It improves the likelihood that children will not grow up in poverty and that all families can make
the choices they want for their future. Simply put, it’s an impressive public health program that works by a wide array of important measures, and it ought to continue in our counties by being given a place in our state budget.
Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net
John Douglas is a public health physician and is Executive Director of the Tri-County Health Department.
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Entities work together to help youths
Officials from the Shiloh House, Douglas County and Arapahoe County joined together to cut the ribbon at the Family Resource Pavilion’s grand opening April 8. Photo by Shanna Fortier
The Family Resource Pavilion is a one-stop shop for families to receive services from prevention to intervention By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Family Resource Pavilion is a new collaborative effort between nine entities in Douglas and Arapahoe counties dedicated to providing services to troubled youths and families. The new building celebrated its grand opening April 7, while services began in late March. The Centennial-based center is a onestop shop for families to receive services ranging from prevention to intervention. “They have a safe haven here that they can come to and get help,” Douglas
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County Commissioner Dave Weaver said at the grand opening of the building. The building houses offices and services from The Juvenile Assessment Center, Shiloh House, Synergy Addiction Research and Treatment Services, Arapahoe Douglas Mental Health Network, Juvenile Diversion Counseling Program, Arapahoe County Department of Human Services, Douglas County Department of Human Services, Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. “We’re really excited to be in this space and about the collaboration that can happen,” said Sarah Ericson, director of the 18th Judicial District Juvenile Diversion Counseling Program. “The idea that a family can come in without an appointment and in one day, get a plan that has solutions individualized to a child’s needs — that piece feels very innovative.” The idea is that the organizations work together to provide individualized services to families without them having
to drive to multiple locations. Officials say that by keeping youth in their communities and close to their support system, it gives them more of a chance to be successful. “If you take kids out of their community, they are less likely to be successful,” said Austin Topolnicki, chief operating officer of Shiloh House. He added that the house has a pro-social connection to the community and encourages those in the program to continue connections with faith, school and athletics. At the Family Resource Pavilion, a variety of services are offered, including preventative services as well as residential and after care. Issues covered include school, criminal cases, family communication problems and conflict mitigation. Youths can be treated for behavioral and emotional mental health issues and conflicts in delinquency court and truancy court can be addressed. “We’re also a place where if a family does know what they need, they can come here,” Topolnicki said. “Even if it’s something we wouldn’t provide, we can link them.” District Attorney George Brauchler said combining all these services in the same
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cause they have too little to do in diverting kids out of the criminal justice system.”
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April 14, 2016
CULTURE FA I T H FA M I L Y FOOD HEALTH
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Jerky goes gourmet Littleton company joins the high-end trend
nies, La Vaca has stuck with beef, mostly sourced from its own ranches and feedlots throughout Colorado. “We just started with a couple flavors,” Smelker said. By Kyle Harding La Vaca now sells five flavors of jerky: kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com original, honey glazed, hot, sweet hot chipotle and brewhouse sea salt and cracked Jerky is not just gas station junk food pepper, all sold for $6.50 for a 3-ounce anymore. bag. Premium meat companies all over the The chipotle and sea salt and pepcountry have jumped into the market, per have been introduced in the past selling high-end six months, and versions of the dried, Smelker said they cured meats. have quickly become One of those the most popular companies is La flavors. Vaca Meat Company Several local on Littleton’s Main breweries have conStreet. La Vaca is tracted with La Vaca known for its selecto sell the company’s tion of steaks and jerky, including 38 ground beef, but in State Brewing Co. in 2014, the company Littleton and Living decided to branch out Sadie Smelker, the Dream Brewing into the jerky market. La Vaca Meat Company Co. in Highlands “It’s becoming, it Ranch. seems like, a little bit store manager “It’s worked out more popular with really well,” Smelker the push for highersaid. “It’s no mess or protein snacks,” store fuss for them, and it pairs really great with manager Sadie Smelker said. “I always had beer. Our spicier flavors do really well in the impression that jerky was just kind the breweries.” of a manly snack food, or maybe if you’re Smelker said jerky is also sold in a congoing camping.” venience store in Stratton, a small town in Though jerky made from venison and eastern Colorado where the two families other wild game is sold by other compathat own the company live.
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It’s becoming, it seems like, a little bit more popular with the push for higherprotein snacks.”
JERKY MARKET SEGMENTATION Beef is still king in the jerky industry, but turkey and other meats make up a portion of the market share. Beef: 79 percent Poultry: 8 percent Game (includes deer, elk and bison): 7 percent Pork: 6 percent Source: IBISworld.com La Vaca jerky is also the basis for a newer trend in Littleton: chocolatecovered jerky. Last year, The Chocolate Therapist, another Main Street store, experimented with the idea as a creative Father’s Day gift idea, using the original and hot flavors. Smelker said she hadn’t expected the idea to take off, but it’s proved popular. “It sold really well, and they’ve been selling it ever since,” she said. “I actually really like it,” Smelker added. Chocolate Therapist manager Erin Beffa said she knew some candy stores sell chocolate-covered bacon, but jerky would be more unique to Colorado, and a high-end jerky provider was just down the street.
“It’s a fantastic treat,” she said, noting the product sold out and the store continues to make it on special order. Smelker said jerky also sells well around Christmas. According to business research firm IBISWorld, the $1.1 billion jerky industry grew 4.5 percent from 2009-14, while slightly slower growth is expected through 2019. Though the biggest players in the industry are Jack Link’s and Oberto, a significant number of smaller companies, like La Vaca, have entered the market, selling at specialty stores and farmer’s markets. IBISWorld says companies are battling a traditional perception of the product as unhealthy by marketing it as a source of lean protein, and emphasizing natural ingredients and a minimal level of processing in order to attract health-conscious and physically active consumers. A 1-ounce serving of La Vaca’s Sweet Hot Chipotle product provides 11 grams of protein and just a single gram of fat. One of these is Krave Jerky, a large producer owned by Hershey’s, that has taken to sponsoring athletic events and giving out samples to marathon runners at the end of races. Smelker sees the premium jerky trend continuing to grow in the future. “We’ve got people that come back and load up regularly,” she said. “It’s definitely slowly but surely picked up.”
THE RISE OF JERKY The website jerky.com offers the following on the history of jerky: • “Ch’arki,” a name derived from the Quechuan language of the Incas (which literally translates into “dried meat”), later evolved into what we now call jerky. The development of jerky allowed humans to both store food for long periods of time and have an easily carried, dense source of nutrition to take with them on journeys. Some
say Native Americans made the first jerky (bison jerky) thousands of years ago; other sources say an Inca tribe called the Quechua made jerky as early as the 1500s. • When the first Europeans arrived in the New World, they found that the natives were making a dried meat product that did not need to be consumed immediately and they instantly knew that jerky would be beneficial to them. What the
Native American tribes called “pemmican” was jerky meat added to either crushed dried fruit or animal fat. The Native Americans taught the settlers how to cut and prepare the meat into long strips and later shared with them the entire jerky-making process and some variations of seasonings to make different recipes. • Jerky reached its height of popularity during the expansion into North America, where traders
and explorers prized it as an essential source of nutrition as they traveled to new areas with limited accessibility to fresh food and supplies along the way. The fact that meat could be hunted anywhere along the trails that the settlers were following to the West made this method of preparing meat an extremely valuable skill. This was also the introduction of other jerky meat types such as turkey, goose and other wild game.
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Musical roots still flower on stage
I grew up surrounded by music, and I have my parents to thank for that. They raised me on a healthy diet of the classics — my dad handling the rock stuff like Led Zeppelin, The Who and The Allman Brothers, my mom the folk side with artists like Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen, and Joni Mitchell. Not to say there was no overlap between their tastes — dad loves Springsteen just like everyone, and mom is a fan of Zeppelin — but there were certainly demarcation points on their musical spectrums. So many childhood memories feature a soundtrack by these artists in my mind, and there is still tremendous comfort when I hear the first notes of “Baba O’Riley” or “Badlands” today. Two weeks ago, I saw firsthand that The Who and Springsteen are still capable of rocking me back harder than bands half their age, even though they’re both old enough to have AARP cards. Both bands played the Pepsi Center just two days apart, and provided master classes in musicianship, demonstrating why they’re all-time greats. Almost better — I was able to share both concerts with my parents, and be reminded how important music is as a memory trigger. The Who were in Denver for a rescheduled date on their The Who Hits 50 tour (which may or may not be their last big tour ever), but any notions that this was just some nostalgia trip were blown away when they tore into “The Seeker”
as just their second song. For a band whose remaining two original members are 70 or older, The Who showed a musical vibrancy over two hours that I have a hard time imagining most new bands being Clarke Reader capable of. Guitarist and LINER songwriter Pete NOTES Townshend is still capable of incendiary guitar work (on “Won’t Get Fooled Again”) and incredibly nuanced melody (on “Join Together”). Lead vocalist Roger Daltrey was in incredible form, particularly when you remember the band’s original December date was canceled due to illness. Somehow he can still do the kind of howl that makes your head stand on end, and his delivery on “Baba O’Riley” still packs a punch. But my favorite moments might have been before the show even started, when my dad and I counted up the number of times we’d seen The Who, what year and where the concert was. Or after, when we talked about what our favorite Who songs were and whether or not we’d seen them all performed live. Springsteen puts on a very different show than The Who, but no less impres-
CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Gallant’s “Ology” released on Mind of A Genius records. Review: Christopher Gallant’s debut album “Ology” is so luminous and otherworldly in its vocals and melding of R&B, rock and trip-hop that you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s the work of an artist with decades to perfect his craft. In reality, Gallant is just 24, and has crafted an album that defies gender and simply sweeps the listener away. Favorite song: “Weight in Gold” Best display of Gallant’s earth-shattering vocal range: “Open Up” sive. Whereas The Who’s music had more in the way of subtlety, Springsteen’s is like a wall of joyous sound that just buries you. And he and his bandmates put a lot into their three-and-a-half hour performance that included the 1980 album “The River” in its entirety. Unlike The Who, there were no wild lighting or computer graphics to back up Springsteen’s performance. Just three screens so those in the cheap seats could see, and the muscular poetry of the music. Songs like “Thunder Road,” “Born to Run” and “Dancing in the Dark” didn’t even need Springsteen to sing, the tunes
are so ingrained in listeners. But the more delicate numbers like “The River” and “Drive All Night” are equally powerful for their restraint. The Boss himself is a machine, leading his band without taking a break or flagging in enthusiasm. He belted out gems like “Because the Night” like it was the first time he was singing them live, and there’s no way to be awash in that kind of generosity and not be moved. It also gave my mom a chance to talk about the importance of “The River” when she and my dad were dating, how she saw The Boss on the original album tour, and for us to compare notes on our favorite Springsteen albums. Sneaking glances at my parents during both concerts, I was able to see them as they were when they first came upon these artists that had such a profound impact on their lives. That’s what the best music does. It takes you out of your current self and back to the time you pressed play and fell in love. Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he thinks “Quadrophenia” is better than “Tommy,” and “Darkness on the Edge of Town” is better than “Born to Run.” Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com. And share the music that reminds you of your parents at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.
‘Showtime on Ice’ is a slick production “Broadway — The Ice Show,” with musical highlights from “Mary Poppins,” “Wicked,” “The Sound of Music” and “Annie,” will bring young skaters onto the ice to tell stories in the upcoming “Showtime on Ice.” Sonya Ellingboe It runs April 22-24 at the South SubSONYA’S urban Ice Arena, SAMPLER 6580 S. Vine St., Littleton. Performances: 7 p.m. on April 22; 1:30 and 7 p.m. on April 23; 1:30 p.m. on April 24. Tickets: $10 to $20. Email showtimeonice@gmail.com or call 303-919-0303. Cold cases “Cold Cases with Crime Reporter Kirk Mitchell,” with award-winning veteran Denver Post writer Mitchell, will be at 7 p.m. April 19 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. 303-795-3961. Beer history “Heady and Hoppy: The History of Beer, Past to Present” will be Nate
Wannlund`s topic when he speaks to the Highlands Ranch Historical Society at 7 p.m. April 18 at Highlands Ranch Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road (upstairs auditorium). Wannlund is from Grist Brewing Company in Highlands Ranch and will invite members to visit Grist. Pottery sale The Arapahoe Ceramics Club will host its annual Spring Pottery Sale April 21-23 at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts, located on the first floor of the ACC Annex Building, main campus. Hours: 1 to 8 p.m. April 21 (reception at 4 p.m. with light refreshments); 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 22; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 23. Information: lucysoars@gmail.com. Opera at Newman “Cosi Fan Tutti” plays April 14 to 17 at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., University of Denver. Tickets: $ 11 to $30, 303-871-7720, newmantix.com/lamont. Literary festival Arapahoe Community College Writers Studio hosts its annual Literary Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 23 in the Half Moon, on the campus at 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Workshops,
readings and lunch with national writers. For more information, go online to arapahoe.edu and search for “literary festival.” Art student showcase Arapahoe Community College will host the annual Multimedia, Graphic Design and Illustration Student Showcase from April 28 to May 6 in the Colorado Gallery of the Arts in the Annex Building, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Hours: noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; until 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. Admission is free. Dia del Nino The Denver Art Museum and other cultural facilities (Denver Public Library, History Colorado Center, Clyfford Still Museum, Byers-Evans House Museum, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art) will celebrate Dia del Nino at various times over the weekend of April 23-24 in a partnership with the Mexican Cultural Center. For information, go to denverartmuseum.org/calendar/d-del-ni-ocelebration-2016. Diane Rappisi Painter Diane Rappisi, who lives in Highlands Ranch and has a studio in
Arapahoe Community College is seeking comments from the public about the College in preparation for its periodic evaluation by its regional accrediting agency. The College will host a visit October 10–12, 2016, with a team representing the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. Arapahoe Community College has been accredited by the Commission since 1970. The team will review the institution’s ongoing ability to meet the Commission’s Criteria for Accreditation.
historic Castle Rock, will exhibit work from April 23 to May 29 in the Colorado Governor’s Art Exhibition at the Loveland Museum, 503 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland. Preview Party — April 22; 25th Anniversary Party — April 23; Show and Sale — April 24 to May 29. Information about the show and tickets at governorsartshow.org. Information about Rappisi at rappisiart.com. Mind reader Banachek — “Brain Storms!” is the 7:30p.m. April 22 and 23 show at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. The mind reader has been featured on numerous TV shows. Tickets: $22.50-$25. 303-660-6799, tickets.amazingshows. com (Wizard Camp will be June 20-23; July 11-14; and August 1-4; 9:30 a.m. to noon each day. $175.) Jefferson art show The 45th Annual Jefferson Foundation High School Art Exhibition runs through May 8 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, with a student reception, including an awards presentation, from 6 to 9 p.m. April 25. Also: “Superstition” by Jeffco Alumni Jaime Molina and “Right to Roam” by teachers Franky and Annie Scaglione.
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Performance to aid performing arts programs Staff report The Performing Arts Department at Highlands Ranch High School will combine talents at 7 p.m. April 28 for a program called “Great Works in Concert.” The concert’s proceeds will benefit the department. It will be held at St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Students will perform compositions by great artists in musical history, including: Verdi, Orff, Mozart, Hummel, Elgar and Saint Saens. Nicole Florian, winner of the annual Concerto Competition, will play the first movement of the “Hummel Trumpet Concerto.” Theatre students will perform selected scenes from Shakespeare’s plays. Department heads are: Adria Howell, choirs, Talons, Belle Voix, Falcon Singers, Highlands Ranch Singers; Kevin C. Larsen, bands; Ryan Woodworth, bands and orchestra; Will Brooks, theater. Tickets cost $5 at the door and the proceeds will benefit the department’s students.
Theater students will perform scenes from Shakespeare’s plays in “Great Works in Concert,” on April 28 at St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church. Courtesy photo
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‘Café’ brings music, good times to Town Hall stage By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com The entrance and front windows of Smokey Joe’s Café are illuminated and open for business on Town Hall’s stage as a half-dozen band members take their places inside. The animated musicians, led by Donna Kolpan Debreceni, begin a non-stop joyous revue of 39 pop standards, including “Yakety Yak,” “Love Potion # 9,” “On Broadway,” “I’m a Woman” “Hound Dog,” (remember the Elvis version?) and more, written for various vocal stars during the long careers of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The two songwriters met as very young musicians in California, hit it off and worked with soloists, bands, promoters and other composers for many years — creating, recording, promoting music that still rocks. The Broadway production of “Smokey Joe’s Café” was the longest-running musical in Broadway history and it’s easy to understand why after an evening at Town Hall Arts Center with the band and highenergy cast, directed by Matthew Peters, who also was the choreographer. Members of the diverse ensemble first wander on-stage singing a low-key number about “The Neighborhood,” and aside from a brief intermission, they entertain non-stop with two hours of song and dance. No storyline, no dialogue — although most individual songs tell a story of one sort or another: “Young Blood,” Kansas City,” Yakety Yak, “Baby, That is Rock & Roll,” “Teach Me How to Shimmy,” “Jailhouse Rock” … The audience will recognize many songs, made popular over the years by musicians around the world, but perhaps many were not aware, like this writer, that this talented pair was responsible for such a huge body of work — sometimes in company with other composers. “Span-
Members of a well-blended men’s quintet, modeled on The Coasters, popular in the 50s, are included among the performers in “Smokey Joe’s Café” at Town Hall Arts Center: Jacob Villarreal, Alejandro Roldan, Evan Sauvage, Matt LaFontaine and Ethan Knowles. Photo by Gary Duff ish Harlem,” written by Phil Spector and Leiber, is the only one where both were not involved, according to the program. Costumes, designed by Linda Morken, resident designer for BDT Stage, were especially pleasing, playing with black and white in different fabrics and textures, with occasional dashes of bright pink or silver. Sound designer Curt Behm kept the balance between instruments and voices almost all the time, which had to be a bit tricky with the great variety of vocal styles,
from belt-it-out to soft and sweet. Tim Barbiaux’s set housed the band and served as backdrop for the singers and dancers, making a big show work in a smallish space. We noticed that many in the audience were dancing out as the band kept playing and almost all wore a happy smile. If you’re seeking a theater experience with deep, dark messages, look elsewhere — but for a pleasing, carefree evening, visit “Smokey Joe’s Café.”
IF YOU GO “Smokey Joe’s Café” plays through May 1 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays and Saturday, April 16. Tickets: $23-$42, 303-794-2787, ext. 5 or townhallartscenter.org/smokey-joes-cafe.
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‘Cyrano’ adaptation coming to Lone Tree New translation offered by Boulder company By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Lone Tree Arts Center has partnered with Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company to present a new adaptation of a treasured classic play, “Cyrano de Bergerac” written by Edmond Rostand in 1897 and first produced in Paris. Producing ensemble director Stephen Weitz was looking for a temporary change in venue as his usual theater, Dairy Center in Boulder, undergoes renovations, and he “wanted to reach a creative solution that enabled us to do different work and reach a different audience.” A partnership with Lone Tree Arts Center was formed and the company
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Art on the Edge Gallery nears end of the road
Castle Rock facility will close doors after April 17
By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Saddened members of the Greater Castle Rock Art Guild will be closing the group’s Art on the Edge Gallery at 314 Wilcox St. after April 17. Member Fritz Anders writes that “the recent situation limiting our manpower and finances has forced us to close Art on the Edge at its present location … it has stayed open three years ...” It seems the owner of the historic building wants to sell and raise the rent. With members dealing with illness and other problems, there isn’t the man/woman power needed, nor financial ability, to stay open. For the final weekend, the gallery will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on April 16 and 17 and many artists will offer discounts on specific items, plus there is some donated art for sale. “GCRAG and the artists are already researching and planning to find a new location in the Castle Rock area that will work for us long into the future,” Anders wrote, adding that the organization will continue as before the gallery opened: holding monthly meetings and classes from its “awesome” instructors in various locations. The current Art Around Town program will continue, as well as the guild’s annual shows: Court the Arts, The Front Range Art Program and Romancing the Arts.
The Greater Castle Rock Art Guild, GCRAG, holds a final sale at Art on the Edge in Castle Rock, located in a historical building. Photo by Fritz Anders
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in a variety of capacities. Contact: 303-738-7938 Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Need: Volunteers to help with mail/delivery room, internal mail delivery/pick-up and more. Requirements: Citizen Academy graduates will be given priority consideration. All other applicants must pass a background screening. Contact: Lt. Steve Curti at 720874-3936 ASSE International Student Exchange Program Organizes student exchange programs Need: Local host families to provide homes for boys and girls age 15-18 from a variety of countries. Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406488-8325 or 800-733-2773 Castle Rock Senior Center Provides services to local seniors Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointments, the grocery store, pharmacies and more. Contact: Terry Shipley, 303688-9498 Colorado Humane Society Handles animal abuse and neglect cases Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, dogs and their litters, as well as homes for cats and dogs that require socializing or that are recovering from surgery or injuries. Contact: Teresa Broaddus, 303-961-3925
Court Appointed Special Advocates Works with abused and neglected children in Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties Need: Advocates for children, to get to know, speak up for and ensure their best interests in court Contact: 303-695-1882 or www.adv4children.org. Gateway Battered Women’s Shelter Serves victims of family violence in Aurora and Arapahoe County Need: Volunteers help with crisis-line management, children’s services, legal advocacy, community education and other shelter services. Donations: Also accepts used cell phones (younger than 4 years) to give to victims. Mail to Gateway at P.O. Box 914, Aurora, CO 80040, or drop them off at Neighborly Thrift Store, 3360 S. Broadway, Englewood Requirements: Must attend a 26-hour training session; bilingual skills welcome Contact: Jeneen KlippelWorden, 303-343-1856 or jkworden@gatewayshelter.com Girl Scouts of Colorado Youth organization for girls Need: Troop leaders, office support, administrative help and more Age requirement: Men and women, 18 and older Contact: www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org, inquiry@gscolorado. org or 1-877-404-5708 Habitat ReStore Nonprofit home improvement stores and donation centers Need: Volunteers for Wheat
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798-7642 (from 8 a.m. to noon Mondays through Fridays) Nonprofit Wildlife Group Works to protect native wildlife in Greenwood Village Need: Volunteers help protect wildlife Requirements: Must work two hours per week, schedule flexible Contact: BarbJAdams13@aim. com PeopleFirst Hospice Denver hospice Need: Volunteers to provide companionship to hospice patients and their families. Contact: Rachel Wang at 303546-7921 Project CURE Delivers medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world Need: Groups of 7-15 people to help sort medical supplies; those with medical/clinical backgrounds to become Sort Team Leaders; truck drivers to help pick up donations (no CDL required). Age requirements: Ages 15 and older (if a large group of ages 15 and younger is interested, we can try to accommodate different projects). Location: 10377 E. Geddes Ave., Centennial Contact: Kelyn Anker, 303792-0729 or 720-341-3152; kelynanker@projectcure.org; www.projectcure.org. Red Cross Supports the elderly, international causes and social services Need: Volunteers to provide support Contact: 303-607-4768 or 303-266-7855
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Castle Rock art show will help preservation Welch’s watercolors include painting of Sedalia landmark
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By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Castle Rock artist Cindy Welch is featured in April at Cherokee Ranch and Castle in Sedalia. Her artwork will be displayed through the month and a special “Meet the Artist” reception will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on April 24. (Reservations are requested.) She will release her new painting of the castle, and a limited edition of prints, presumably, as she has with other paintings of local historical buildings. (To see the entire collection, visit cindywelchdesign.com.) Welch is a member of a newly-formed Art Committee at Cherokee and participates in the “Arts Afield” program. It will allow artists and photographers access to the Ranch and Castle for the purpose of creating art. Program director Cynthia Edwards has a vision to share the beauty of the property, while also preserving the
Reservations for the April 24 reception include a Cherokee Ranch and Castle mini-tour, live acoustic music and a meeting with Welch. A cash bar will be available. Tickets are $20, and proceeds will go into funds used to maintain and preserve the castle. For a reception reservation or information about visiting the exhibit at another time, go to cherokeeranch.org/arts. 1920s landmark. Welch writes of a growing artistic community at Cherokee. She is a Colorado native and has lived in Castle Rock for 25 years. Her medium is watercolor and she is technically skilled with that difficult medium. She recently showed her paintings in a Commissioner’s Choice Exhibit at the Lone Tree Art Center and will have a solo show in the Healing Arts program at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital in September.
“Cascading River,” a watercolor landscape by Cindy Welch, is included in her exhibit at Cherokee Ranch and Castle. Courtesy photos
Castle Rock artist Cindy Welch has an exhibit of her paintings displayed at Cherokee Ranch and Castle in April, with a reception on April 24.
Hughes-Morabito Engagement Dave and Julie Hughes of Lone Tree announce the engagement of their daughter, Hayley Lyn to Nicolas Morabito, son of Ray and Tammy Morabito of Highlands Ranch. Hayley graduated from the University of Colorado in 2014 with a degree in finance. She is employed as an analyst with Q Advisors in Denver. Nic graduated from Regis University in 2014 with degrees in accounting and finance. He is an auditor with BKD in Denver. A September 2016 wedding is being planned. Photo by Infinite Pixels by Angel Photography
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CURTAIN TIME Buntport’s museum guard on duty... “The Rembrandt Room” is written cooperatively by the always clever Buntport Theater Company members and is a solo piece for the versatile Erin Rollman, playing through April 30 at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 3 p.m. April 17 and 24; 8 .m. Monday, April 18. Tickets, buntport.com. Women of steel “Steel Magnolias” by Robert Harling plays through May 7, presented by Spotlight Theatre at the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First Place, Denver (Lowry). Directorial debut of accomplished actress Emma Messenger. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, and Saturday, April 30; 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 18. Tickets, $12-$22, 720-5304596, thisisspotlight.com. The Sycamore family “You Can’t Take It With You” by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, the 1937 Pulitzer Prize play, recently revived on Broadway, plays through May 1 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Directed by Jamie Billings. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays (2 p.m. only on May 1. Tickets: $28/$25/$17, 303-9353044, minersalley.com. Ignite Theatre production “The Wild Party,” by Andrew Lippa, based on the 1928 poem by Joseph Moncure March, is presented by Ignite Theatre Company April 16 through May 8 at the Aurora Fox Studio Theatre, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora and May 20 and 21 at the Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong St., Brighton. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and Monday, April 25; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $28/$26/$20, 866-811-4111, ignitetheatre.com. Shakespeare at Auraria “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare plays April 14 to 24 in the Eugenia Rawls Courtyard Theatre at the King Center, Auraria Campus, presented by Metropolitan State University’s Theater Students, directed by Jeffrey Parker. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 24. Tickets: $20/Students with ID/$10/Metro students free. 303-556-2296.
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Hollywood classic “Sunset Boulevard,” with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, based on the 1950 film, plays April 29 to May 29 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Directed by Craig Bond and Evgueni Mlodik. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $28-$34, 303-856-7830, vintagetheatre.com.
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Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra From hard swinging blues and beautiful ballads, to driving Latin tunes and the soulful vocals of Heidi Schmidt, this swingin’ jazz orchestra will dazzle the audience with the best of big band jazz. Savor the music of greats like Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich, and more. The big band classic performance is at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 16 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-8056800. Heady and Hoppy: History of Beer, Past to Present Highlands Ranch resident Nate Wannlund presents the history of beer from the past and especially focusing on the present. Program runs from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, April 18, at the Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Light refreshments provided. Presentation from the Highlands Ranch Historical Society is free. Authors’ Celebration The Castle Rock Writers group plans its Authors’ Celebration from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, April 18, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Castle Rock Writers group members will share their recently published work. Hear how they did it. The celebration is open to members and the public. The group meets one Monday each month. RSVP to castlerockwriters@gmail.com or call Alice Aldridge-Dennis at 303-521-8615. Cold Cases Hear about intriguing unsolved Colorado murder cases with veteran crime reporter Kirk Mitchell at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Mitchell will give new information about several prominent cases, including Harold Henthorn’s conviction for his second wife’s death from falling over a cliff and the investigation into the death of his first wife; the disappearance of young Dylan Redwine; the unusual circumstances surrounding the murder of the Bennett family in Aurora; and the case of 9/11 videographer Kurt Sonnenfeld who is suspected of killing his wife but claims that he is the victim of a government plot to silence him. Mitchell is a feature crime reporter at The Denver Post whose work has led to the captures and convictions of child molesters and killers in the United States and Mexico. Call 303-795-3961. Japanese Internment in Colorado, Camp Amache Hank Tobo will present his insights on the story of America’s concentration camps at the Columbine Genealogical & Historical Society program, “Japanese Internment in Colorado and Camp Amache,” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 19 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. President Roosevelt’s issuance of Executive Order 9066 in February 1942 set into motion a controversial chapter of American history - the relocation and internment of more than 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry in 10 camps or “relocation centers” located in seven Western states. Camp Amache in Prowers County, Colorado, was one such center. In operation from August 1942 until October 1945, it housed more than 10,000 internees. Contact Joyce B. Lohse, Joyce4Books@gmail. com. FIND MORE THINGS TO DO ONLINE ColoradoCommunityMedia.com/events
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Denver Ballet Theatre to Present ‘Paquita’ Denver Ballet Theatre presents “Paquita” at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, April 15 at the PACE Center in Parker. With original choreography by Joseph Mazilier and a score composed by Edouard Deldevez and Ludwig Minkus, Paquita tells a romantic Gypsy tale in which young love is tested, yet conquers all. For tickets, contact the PACE box office at parkerarts.ticketforce. com or at 303-8056800. Performing Arts Series: Storytelling Children ages 6-10 can learn the ins and outs of storytelling through short-form exercises and games in collaboration with The Denver Center for the Performing Arts. The storytelling program is presented at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 16, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Oklahoma! Auditions Parker Theatre Academy, in association with Parker United Methodist Church, plans auditions for “Oklahoma!” from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, and 2-5 p.m. April 20, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. A portion of the ticket sales benefits the Parker Task Force. Performers of all ages and talents are needed and families are encouraged to audition. Call 303-805-6800 to schedule an audition appointment. Callbacks are by invitation only from 2-5 p.m. April 21. A participation fee is charged if selected. Scholarships are available. Those auditioning must prepare a 30-second song, preferably from Oklahoma! Be prepared to learn a simple dance and read from the script. Rehearsals start in June and take place Monday through Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Specific days and times for individual performers and ensembles will be created after auditions. Oklahoma! performances are on the weekends from July 26 to Aug. 4 at the PACE Center. Show tickets are available at PACEcenteronline.org, 303-805-6800 or at the PACE Center box office. Banachek: Miracles of the Mind Banachek is the world’s leading mind reader. Having astounded audiences across the globe, he has fooled scientists into believing he possessed psychic powers then later revealed that he was fooling them. Tickets on sale now for Banachek’s Miracles of the Mind show at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 22-23 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Reservations required; go to http://Tickets.AmazingShows.com or call 303-660-6799. Go to banachek. com. Auditions for Seussified ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Auditions for “The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet,” by Classic Acts, are from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the Mainstreet Center, 19650 E. Mainstreet, Parker. There will be a cold reading from the script and the cast will be determined the same evening. The performances are June 1 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Show tickets are available at PACEcenteronline. org, 303.805.6800 or at the PACE Center box office.
Hands-On Painting Workshops The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County presents three painting workshops conducted by local professional artists. All three events are open to members and nonmembers. The workshops and instructors are Saturday, April 16, “Abstract Painting Made Easy” with artist and musician Jennifer Bobola; and Friday and Saturday, May 20-21, “Abstracted Reality” with artist Victoria Kwasinski. All workshops run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Workshops are for ages 18 and older. Sign-up forms available at http://www.heritage-guild.com/membership.html. Payment is required to reserve a space at any workshop(s) and the number of participants is limited. For details, supply lists, and registration forms for all workshops, see http://www.heritage-guild.com/current-workshops.html or contact Beatrice Drury, workshop director, at btdrury@q.com or call 303-796-8110. Heritage Fine Arts Guild Show The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County will have its member spring art show from May 2-31 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. The painting exhibit is free and open to the public. Meet the artists at a reception from 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 8, in the library’s lower-level gallery. Light refreshments will be served. All works are originals and available for sale directly from the participating artists. Artists should call show co-chairs Linda Millarke, 303-973-0867, or Orrel Schooler, 303-798-6481, for details regarding entry and hanging requirements. Registration deadline is Friday, April 22 and each member artist may submit up to three entries. Go to www.heritage-guild.com.
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Astronomy Star Parties Explore the night sky with Arapahoe Community College faculty member Jennifer Jones from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14 at the Parker campus. Star parties are free and open to the public. Complimentary hot cocoa served. Contact jennifer.jones@arapahoe.edu or 303-797-5839. Renew the Ranch Volunteer at Renew the Ranch from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, April 16 and help clean up Highlands Ranch parks and open space areas. Renew the Ranch is a kid-friendly activity. Groups, families and individuals are encouraged to attend. It is a great opportunity for families to volunteer together or for high school students to earn community service hours required for graduation. Contact Kari Larese to register or for more information at 720-240-4909 or klarese@highlandsranch.org. Recycling, Shredding Event Recycle unused paint, primer and stains, shred documents or recycle electronics at the Legend High School recycling, shredding event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 16, in the back-north parking lot at 22219 Hilltop Road, Parker. Paint recycling costs $5 for two pint/gallon cans or one 5-gallon cans. Shredding cost is $10 for a bag or box. Electronics recycling costs from $5-$40, and items allowed include laptops, computers, inkjet printers, faxes, monitors, laser printers, TVs, cell phones and game centers. The National Honor Society will also have a car wash, and donations for the school’s after-prom will be accepted.
Recycle Your Bicycle Donate your used or Wonderbound: Dust unwanted bikes Sunday, Embarking on a partnership with the incredible actors of Curious Theatre ComApril 17 at Recycle Your pany and Denver Singer/Songwriter Jesse Manley, Wonderbound captures the Bicycle from 11 a.m. to hardship, struggle, and loss of the Dust Bowl in this world premiere production that is sure to tug at your heartstrings. Show are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2 p.m. at Shea Stadium and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. at Redstone Park, 3280 Redstone Park Circle, For tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800. Highlands Ranch. Project ‘Smokey Joe’s Café’ ReCycle will collect the Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, presents “Smokey Joe’s Café” bikes, spruce them up through Sunday, May 1. The longest running musical revue in Broadway history, and get them into the Smokey Joe’s Cafe is a song and dance revue showcasing 39 pop standards, hands of children. Projincluding Love Potion #9, On Broadway, I’m a Woman, Yakety Yak, and more rock ect ReCycle is a Douglas and roll, rhythm and blues songs written by songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike County-based non-profit Stoller. Tickets available at the box office, 303-794-2787, ext. 5, or online at www. whose goal is to provide TownHallArtsCenter.org. smiles to children all over Colorado by donating bicycles to kids in need. If your bike is broken, Organist Performs they still want it. Bikes Dr. Cindy Lindeen-Martin, concert organist, performs at 2 p.m. Sunday, April that cannot be brought 17, at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The concert is free and open to the public. Cindy Lindeen-Martin is minis- back to life will be taken apart and the parts can be used on other bicycles. For more information call 303-791-0430. ter of music and organist at Augustana Lutheran Church. DNA for Genealogy: Part III Music Festival Columbine Genealogical & Historical Society presents the final in a threeDouglas Elbert Music Teachers Association plans its 21st festival from 8 a.m. to part session on DNA and genealogy from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, 5 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Parker Bible Church, 4391 Mainstreet, Parker. More than 350 students from Douglas and Elbert counties will play before judges at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. and take music theory tests. High level performers will play in the honors concert Professional genealogist Deena Coutant will discuss how to use DNA testing for genealogy. Time will be scheduled for a Q&A. All welcome; no registrathe following weekend. Large prizes will be given to “Stump the Musician” tion needed. Contact Joyce B. Lohse, Joyce4Books@gmail.com. game winners. Call 303-841-2976.
MUSIC/CONCERTS
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 non-auditioned 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
Spring Pottery Show, Sale The Cook Park Potters plans its spring pottery show and sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at the Cook Park Recreation Center, 7100 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver. Pottery, glass, jewelry and sculpture items will be on display. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. Call 720-865-0610.
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. Wednesday, April 20, and Tuesday, April 26. Reservations can be made by calling 303-468-2820. Laws of Murder The Mystery Book Club will discuss “The Laws of Murder” by Charles Finch at its Thursday, April 21 meeting. The club meets the third Thursday of each month at the Lone Tree Golf Club Grille. Readers who have not read the book are welcome to join the club for lunch and to discuss their favorite mystery. Call Sue at 303-641-3534. Calendar continues on Page 24
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Genealogy DNA Series, Part 2 Learn which DNA test to choose, how to interpret test results and some of the science behind DNA testing during the second part of a three-part series of programs presented by genealogist Deena Coutant. The Douglas County Libraries program is presented at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Life-Size Game Night Families are invited to the Philip S. Miller Library for a family game night with life-sized games. Register in advance at the library’s teen or children’s desk. Play happens from 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, April 22 at 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Author Visit Author Jessica Knoll will talk about her debut novel, New York Times bestseller “Luckiest Girl Alive,” at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Douglas County Libraries’ James H. LaRue branch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Knoll’s book will be on sale at the event, and a book signing will follow the discussion. Registration required; call 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Douglas County Town Hall Meeting Legislators will host a Douglas County Town Hall Meeting from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Children’s Hospital Colorado South Campus, Tennessee Conference Room, 1811 Plaza Drive, Highlands Ranch. Participating legislators include House Assistant Minority Leader: Polly Lawrence, House District 39; State Representative: Kim Ransom, House District 44; and Senate Majority Leader Mark Scheffel, House District 4. Contact Kelind Baker, Legislative Aide for Representative Lawrence, at 303-866-2935. Clinton Carter Gala, Auction Douglas County Democrats plan its annual Clinton Carter Gala and Auction at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel. Go to www.DouglasDemocrats.org or call 720-509-9048. Casino Night, Silent Auction Ave Maria Catholic Parish plans a Roaring 20s casino night and silent auction at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 23. Admission includes $1,000 in play money for blackjack, roulette, Texas hold`em and craps. Entertainment, music, dancing, prizes and a silent auction are included. Contact Len and Janie Bertagnolli, at 303-284-9685. Go to www.avemariacatholicparish.org. Therapeutic Recreation Carnival Night Therapeutic recreation families, friends, volunteers and community supporters will enjoy a night of fun and games from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Recreation Center at Southridge, 4800 McArthur Range Road, Highlands Ranch. Call 303-471-7043 or go to www.hrcaonline.org. Plant and Craft Yard Sale Artisan crafts, perennials and home décor will be available to enjoy and purchase at the Living Way Fellowship plant and craft yard sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 23, and from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 24, at 345 E. Wildcat Reserve Parkway, Highlands Ranch. All are welcome. 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
Affordable Health Screenings The 9Health Fair offers professional and affordable health screenings from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W. Sixth Ave., Lakewood. The family fair includes screenings and activities for children. Vision, hearing, oral, asthma, blood pressure, diabetes type 1 and more will be screened. Many adult screenings also are offered, including blood, Hep C, bone health, memory/stress and more. Go to www.9HealthFair.org. Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, un-
April 14, 2016 less otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Sunday, April 17, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 303 N. Ridge Road, Castle Rock (Karen Johnson, 720-272-1464); Tuesday, April 19, 1:30-6 p.m. Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton (Christine Trickey, 303-730-3835); Wednesday, April 20, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Walmart, 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth; Thursday, April 21, 8-9:40 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Arapahoe County Administration, 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton; Thursday, April 21, 8-9:40 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Western Union, 12500 E. Belford Ave., Englewood; Thursday, April 21, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Terrace Tower, 5619 DTC Parkway, Suite 150, Greenwood Village; Sunday, April 24, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Ave Maria Catholic Church, 9056 E. Parker Road, Parker; Sunday, April 24, 8 a.m. to noon, St. Louis Parish, 3310 S. Sherman St., Englewood. Free Nutrition, Cooking Class Free Heart Health nutrition classes and cooking demonstrations are offered from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 (Heart Math for Heart Health); Wednesday, April 27 (After Winter Detox) at the South Denver Heart Center, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton. Join Richard Collins, M.D., “The Cooking Cardiologist,” along with Susan Buckley, RD, CDE, as they share their expertise on Heart Healthy nutrition and cooking solutions. For more information or to register, call 303-744-1065, www. southdenver.com. Free Health Classes South Denver Cardiology presents free educational classes at its office, 1000 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. For information, or to register, call 303-744-1065 or www.southdenver.com. Class schedule: Monday, April 18, Anticoagulation Basics: Through Thick & Thin, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Learn to live with Warfarin/Coumadin; Monday, April 18, Diabetes, Pre-diabetes and Insulin Resistance, 11 a.m. to noon. Learn the ins and outs of diabetes and how to control blood sugar.
EDUCATION
‘Lion King Kids’ Heritage Elementary presents “Disney’s The Lion King Kids” at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 14-15, and at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 16. Tickets are available in advance at the school office, 3350 Summit View Parkway, Highlands Ranch. Castle Rock Coders Forming Castle Rock Coders is a group for all ages and all skill levels that will meet every other Saturday, beginning April 16, at the Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock. Bring your laptop and spend some time collaborating with other amateur programmers during this informal dropin program. The facilitator has 20-plus years of experience in software development. Contact Jane Smith at jsmith@dclibraries.org or call Jane at 303-791-7323 if you have questions. Nurturing Strength of Spirit in K-12 Students Learn the process that is transforming challenging behaviors and borderline educational outcomes into miraculous results. The Nurturing Strength of Spirit in Our K-12 Students: A Holistic Approach to Education program runs from 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Room M3130, Littleton. Award-winning author and educator Sandra Alexander presents the four-step Spiritual Approach to Intervention, which offers practical tools to calming challenging behaviors and removing blocks to learning for all students, including those with attention deficit challenges and those students living on the autism spectrum. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for a reception and book signing. Go to http://www.strengthofspiritconsulting.com/purchase to sign up. Contact 970-799-4286 or strengthofspirit222@gmail. com for information. Backyard Homesteading Fair Learn basic heirloom skills for sustainable city living at the backyard homesteading fair, a Douglas County Libraries series that kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Fair will focus on backyard chicken keeping, gardening, green cleaning, beekeeping, goat’s milk lotion, quilting and more. No registration needed. Contact 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org. 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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SPORTS
LOCAL
Valor’s Blake Donels slides safely into second base after hitting a double to score two teammates during the April 7 non-league game against Pomona. The second inning effort put Valor ahead 2-0 but Pomona came back to score the runs and win the game, 6-3. Photos by Tom Munds
Key hits late in game derail Valor Eagles come close, but Pomona pulls out 6-3 win By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Valor Christian took the lead in the bottom of the second inning on April 7, scoring a pair of runs only to have Pomona score four in the top of the third. But the Eagles made it close with a run in the top of the fourth. However, the Panthers scored two insurance runs in the top of the seventh to win the game, 6-3. “We played well but lost to a well-coached Pomona team. They did a great job and did it right today as they pitched well, played good defense and got timely hits. That is baseball,” Eagles Coach Keith Wall said after the game. “We had some chances but weren’t able to convert
them into runs and they got the win.” Key moments Pomona made the best of scoring opportunities. In the top of the third inning, a double and a triple with men on base scored four runs, while in the top of the fourth, the key hits came with base runners in place to score two runs. Valor collected a total of six hits. A two-out scoring opportunity in the bottom of the third ended thanks to a diving catch by Pomona’s center fielder. In the bottom of the fifth, the Eagles loaded the bases with one out only to have Pomona’s first baseman make a leaping catch of a line drive and step on second for the unassisted double play. Key players/statistics Senior Levi Walters was the hitting
leader for Valor as he went two for three and his double drove in a run. Blake Donels had a single in three plate appearances and drove in a run. Walters, Luek Aigler and Donels each had a double. Zigler was the starting pitcher. He went 4 1/3 inning gave up six hits, four earned runs and he struck out seven. They said it Coach Wall said Valor is a strong team that played in a tournament in California and won two games before losing in the semifinals. The Eagles also scored 10 runs in winning their last two games. “We are playing good baseball,” the coach said. “We have four pitchers we believe in and we hit the ball well, so we are a good ball team this season.” Walters said baseball is his sport. “It is a team game but you do have
a little bit of freedom,” he said. “I really like baseball here at Valor because our team is like a brotherhood. It is great to be out on the field with these guys.” The right fielder said the strength of his game is his defense. “I pride myself on my defense,” he said. “I have a little bit of speed and try to get a good jump on a ball hit in my direction so I can be in the right position to make the play. Another plus is I have a strong arm to get the ball back into the infield when I make a play.” Going forward Pomona ended non-league games this season and the Eagles moved into the heart of the Class 4A Jefferson County League. Valor travels to Littleton April 16 before returning home April 18 against Conifer and April 20 against Green Mountain.
Veteran coach takes on new job at Legend Monte Thelen planned to step away from football when he announced his retirement as Cherokee Trail football coach last November. But it took only a few months for the 55-year-old veteran coach to reconsider. Jim Benton After taking a call from Legend Athletic OVERTIME Director Kevin Boley, Thelen accepted the position as the Titans’ new head football coach. “It’s funny how that has worked out,” Thelen said. “Yeah, taking some time off was kind of the plan for me, but that changed three weeks ago when Kevin got in touch with me and we started discussing this.” Thelen was Cherokee Trail’s first coach and spent 13 seasons at the Aurora school after also coaching at Rangeview, Strasburg and out of state. Cherokee Trail lost to Valor Christian in the 2012 state championship game. “When you look at his reputation and
success at Rangeview and Cherokee Trail and what everybody said about him about what a quality person he is, it was exciting for us,” said Boley, who also is the basketball coach at the school. “Any time you have a chance to hire a coach with that kind of success and experience, you have to jump on it.” Thelen takes over a program from Robert Doyle that went 4-6 last season and has only had one winning season in its eight-year history. However, the Titans do have starting quarterback Marc Muma returning, plus a promising freshman class ready to contribute. “There are a lot of positives,” said Thelen. “I don’t have any specific plans until I start meeting the kids, the coaches and the talent we have coming back. We definitely want to play hard-nosed football, be good on defense, solid in the kicking game and it would be very nice if we could be explosive and have big play potential on offense.” Green Mountain grad gains honors Green Mountain graduate Ryan Stephan, a 6-foot-10 senior at Mesa State University in Grand Junction, was named the Division II Player of the Year.
Stephan, who averaged 25.6 points and 11.4 rebounds a game in addition to leading Division II with 23 double doubles this season, was also the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year, the South Central Region Player of the Year, a Division II Bulletin first team All-American choice and recently played in the 2016 Reese’s NABC Division II All-Star game. He is also one of 25 finalists for the Bevo Francis Award, which is presented to the best small college player in the country.
hoping to have the scoreboards available for all state playoff games next month. The scoreboards, with 6-inch or 8-inch displays, cost either $950 or $1,100 and are portable. They can be mounted near a dugout and controlled by a remote from the dugout or press box. There is a 500foot radio frequency. “If there is a dispute that might arise during a game, it is better to catch it during the inning where the discrepancy arises rather than waiting until the seventh or eighth inning of a tight game,” said Hardy.
Pitch-count scoreboard Douglas County and Prairie View played a 12-inning baseball game April 9 and it was nice to see a pitch-count scoreboard to track the number of pitches thrown by the teams. Eliot Hardy, an assistant softball coach for Douglas County and the baseball team’s statistician, knew the pitch-count limitations would be put into effect this year by the Colorado High School Activities Association and looked ahead. He formed a company, Ontraksports, and has pitch-count scoreboards available for Colorado high schools. CHSAA assistant commissioner Bert Borgmann is
Sixth national title for Hundley Maria Hundley, a Seattle Pacific senior from Heritage High School, won the vault event at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships in St. Charles, Missouri, on April 9. Hundley had a winning score of 9.850 to capture her second national vault title, which gave her six national gold medals in her collegiate career. 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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SPORTS ROUNDUP HIGHLANDS RANCH FALCONS
ROCK CANYON JAGUARS BASEBALL Rock Canyon 2, Broomfield 1 Rock Canyon won the April 7 nonconference game. Key performers: Colton Hill went 3-for-4 with a double. In seven innings pitched, Matt Givin struck out eight batters. Pine Creek 11, Rock Canyon 2 Rock Canyon lost the April 6 nonconference game. Key performers: Colton Hill went 2-for-3. Adam Schiller and Cayden Zimmerman each had an RBI. BOYS LACROSSE Rock Canyon 14, Pine Creek 1 Rock Canyon won the April 8 conference game. Key performers: Ty Veres scored five goals and Dylan Adams scored three. Mullen 9, Rock Canyon 7 Rock Canyon was outscored in the April 7 non-conference game. Key performers: Dylan Adams scored three goals. Jeff Thompson and Ty Veres each scored two goals. Goalkeeper Erik Peters had 13 saves. Rock Canyon 12, ThunderRidge 2 Rock Canyon won the April 5 conference game. Key performers: Sloan Wiggins scored four goals. Other goal scorers were Jackson Naylor, RJ McLennan, Parker Winkler, Jake Thompson, Jonny Landis, Wesley Wainright and Ethan Crock. Goalkeeper Erik Peters had 14 saves. Rock Canyon 7, Palmer 6 Rock Canyon won the April 2 conference game in overtime play. Key performers: Wesley Wainright scored three goals. Other goal scorers were Jeff Thompson, Jake Thompson, Sloan Wiggins and Dylan Adams. Goalkeeper Erik Peters had five saves. Terrance Cavanaugh also had four saves on goal.
GIRLS TENNIS Greeley West Tennis Invite: Rock Canyon places second out of 12 teams at the April 8 tournament in Greeley. Rock Canyon 4, Castle View 3 Rock Canyon edged out Castle View in the April 5 match. Key performers: Maleeha Chowdhury and Maddie Bove won their games. Doubles pairs Erin Daniel and Jackie Bodwin also won. Rock Canyon 4, Douglas County 3 Rock Canyon edged out Douglas County in the April 4 match. Key performers: Doubles pairs Erin Daniel and Jackie Bodwin; Julia Sanford and Melissa Kerman; Isabel Pan and Sarah Cree; and Sara Stavaski and Claire Steffe all wonk their games. GIRLS GOLF Continental League: Rock Canyon placed third out of 11 teams with a score of 340 April 4 at the Lone Tree Golf Club. Top individuals were Amelia Lee with an 80; and Alexis Chan and Brandy McClain each shooting 83. TRACK AND FIELD Thomas Jefferson Twilight Meet: Rock Canyon boys placed second and girls placed third in the April 8 meet in Denver. Top finishers were: Devin Cadena, first, long jump; Jacob Petterle, second, 400 meter; Bailey Timmons, second, 3200 meter; 4x400 meter boys relay team, third; 4x800 meter boys relay team, second; Emily Sloan, first, 100 meter hurdle and 300 meter hurdle; Sloane Stewartson, first, discus; Rhyan Pettaway, second, 100 meter hurdles; 4x400 meter girls relay team, third.
BASEBALL Poudre 8, Highlands Ranch 7 The Golden Eagles lost a home nonconference game against Poudre on April 5. Key performers: Sophomore Jordan Medina had a home run and was 2-for-4. GIRLS SOCCER Rock Canyon 1, Highlands Ranch 0 The Falcons lost to Rock Canyon in a home conference game on April 4. Key performers: Junior Izzy DePinto had 13 saves. Heritage 2, Highlands Ranch 1 Highlands Ranch lost to Heritage in an away conference game on April 5. The Falcons scored their goal in the first half. Key performers: Senior Maddie McGrath scored one goal and senior Melissa Stitt had an assist. Junior Izzy DePinto had eight saves. Heritage 2, Highlands Ranch 1 Highlands Ranch lost to Heritage in an away conference game on April 5. The girls scored one goal in the first half. Key performers: Senior Maddie McGrath scored one goal and senior Melissa Stitt had one assist. Junior
Izzy DePinto had eight saves. BOYS LACROSSE Highlands Ranch 18, Douglas County 7 The Falcons beat Douglas County in an away conference game on April 6. Key performers: Junior Nick Gallegos scored five goals and junior Joe Bertsch scored four goals. Junior Tommy Mott scored three goals and had four assists. Highlands Ranch 7, Lewis-Palmer 6 Highlands Ranch took victory in a home conference game against Lewis-Palmer on April 8. Key performers: No individual statistics were reported for this game. GOLF Continental League Meet The Falcons were fourth out of 11 teams at the Continental League Tournament at the Lone Tree Golf Club on April 4. Key performers: Izzy Ruiz shot a 79 to come in second.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP VALOR CHRISTIAN EAGLES BASEBALL Valor Christian 13, Monarch 3 The Eagles took victory in a home nonconference game against Monarch on April 5. Key performers: Senior Michael Trenka drove in two runs and was 1-for-2. Junior Roy Grigsby allowed two hits and junior Mitch Trenka allowed one run. Pomona 6, Valor Christian 3 Valor Christian lost to Pomona in an away non-conference game on April 7. Key performers: Senior Levi Walters was 2-for-3. Senior Luke McNary allowed three hits and one run. GIRLS SOCCER Valor Christian 4, Conifer 0 The Eagles beat Conifer in an away conference game on April 5 with three goals in the first half and one in the second. Key performers: Freshman Cori Dyke scored two goals and had one assist. Juniors Grace Collins and Camryn Dyke
each scored one goal. Valor Christian 5, Golden 0 Valor Christian took victory in a home conference game against Golden on April 7 with three goals in the first half and two in the second. Key performers: Freshman Cori Dyke scored two goals. Junior Brianna Johnson scored one goal and had one assist. Freshman Mackenzie Egan had four saves.
Valor Christian 10, Air Academy 8 The Eagles beat Air Academy in an away conference game on April 8. Key performers: Junior Grayson Goodyear scored three goals and had one assist. Juniors Dalton Ziegler and Gianni Orlando each scored two goals and each had one assist.
Cheyenne Mountain 4, Valor Christian 3 The Eagles lost to Cheyenne Mountain in a home nonconference game on April 9. Key performers: Freshman Cori Dyke and junior Camryn Dyke each scored one goal. Sophomore Alexandra Daws had two saves.
GIRLS LACROSSE Valor Christian 20, Smoky Hill 7 Valor Christian took victory against Smoky Hill in an away non-conference game on April 7. Key performers: Senior Sophia Niemi scored eight goals and had one assist. Senior Peyton Meyer scored three goals and had two assists. Sophomore Dani Malinski scored three goals and had one assist.
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Holy Family Early April Invitational Valor Christian girls track and field team placed fifth out of 11 teams at the nonconference meet on April 4. Valor Christian boys track and field placed third of 12 at the meet. Key performers: Senior Gianne Tesone placed second in the 100 meters with a time of 12.69 seconds. Freshman Keely Jones was first in the 1,600 meters in 5 minutes, 34.91 seconds. Senior Christian barber placed second in the 100 meters at 11.43 seconds. Junior Christian Ellis placed third in the 100 meters in 11.44 seconds. Jeffco Qualifier #2 The girls track and field team placed seventh of nine teams at the conference meet on April 5. The boys were ninth. Key performers: Junior Macy Peterson placed fourth in the 1,600 meters with a time of 5 minutes, 55.06 seconds. Sophomore Owen King placed 12th in the 400 meters in 1 minute, 7.68 seconds.
SKYVIEW ACADEMY HAWKS BASEBALL Peyton 17, SkyView Academy 11 The Hawks lost to the Peyton Panthers in a home non-conference game on April 5. Key performers: Junior Connor Simp-
son drove in two runs and was 1-for-2. Freshman Christian Lopez was 4-for-4 and had three stolen bases. Juniors Connor Simpson and Gabe Nelson each had three stolen
bases.
The Hawks beat Bishop Machebeuf in a home conference game on April 5.
GIRLS SOCCER
Key performers: Freshman Hannah Demsey and senior Sophie Utley each scored one goal.
SkyView Academy 2, Bishop Machebeuf 0
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Castle Pines teen overhauls garden for military families Girl Scout earns award for Fisher House project
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teenager was remarkable and that Gilbert’s project has had a big influence not only on people staying at the house, but also with volunteers. “It’s really spearheaded a lot of groups to come out and help us,” Starkman said. “When groups call in, I can mention Tina and what she did and it really excites the group to know that someone of that age was able to do what she did.” For Gilbert, earning her Gold Award — the highest honor in Girl Scouts — is a dream. “I feel my entire Girl Scout journey has built up to my Gold Award,” she said. “It was in many ways the final test of the skills I have learned. … I’m really happy that I was able to make a difference and I feel very blessed to have had this opportunity to work with such a great organization.”
Tina Gilbert’s project included repairing and repainting a gazebo.
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resources for mental health care services. ETHE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE PEOPLE OF THE STATE Colorado Symphony Guild, Highlands Ranch/ mail listserv and THE educational A FIRST LIEN. OF COLORADO classes are also Lone Tree chapter, meets at 1 p.m. the third available. Meetings are from 6-8 p.m. the first The property described herein is all of In the Interest of: Tuesday of each month at St. Luke’s CARLOS GUTIERREZ, the United property encumbered the lien of andbythird Thursday of each month at ArapaD.O.B. 9/13/2014, The Child, of trust. Methodist Church, Room 212, 8817theS.deed Broadhoe/Douglas Mental Health Network, 155 InAnd concerning: Legal way, Highlands Ranch. The group is theDescription largest of Real Property: Drive 2ndJO floor, one block D.O.B.: East of BOBBIE ANNE FABRIZIO, LOT 34, LONE TREEverness FILING 6B, 1ST West, support group of the Colorado Symphony. AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, 5/04/1985, Mother and Dry Creek (next to DirecTV and the Light Rail) STATE OF COLORADO CARLOS PALLERES GUTIERREZ, Contact 303-308-2462, admin@coloraD.O.B. Dinner 10/29/1979, JOHN DOE, Englewood, CO 80112. will and be served Which has the address of: 9833 possible Fathers of child, dosymphonyguild.org or www.coloradosym(usually Subway). Contact Carol Villa Cypress Point Cir, Lone Tree, COpizza 80124 or Respondents, phonyguild.org. at kyvilla@aol.com or 1-866-213-4631. NOTICE OF SALE Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 Douglas County Association forThe Gifted & KIDS, Kids In Divorce Survival, current holder of the Evidence of Debt R. LeeAnn Reigrut, group #28833 meets to secured by the Deed of Trust described 4400 Castleton Ct. Talented is a nonprofit group of parents, eduaddress thedechallenges andCOdifficulties faced herein, has filed written election and Castle Rock, 80109 cators and community leaders that supports mand for sale as provided by law and in (303) 663-7726; FAX 877.285.8988 by divorcing families. A five week session, KIDS said Deed of Trust. jthirkel@douglas.co.us the educational and emotional needs of gifted learn coping skillslreigrut@douglas.co.us to help them through these Hereby Given and advanced learners in DouglasTHEREFORE, County. Notice Issale times. and registration that on the first possibletrying date (unlessIntake CASE NUMBER: 16JV78 required. DIVISION 7 Affiliate of the Colorado Association and atThere the for sale GT is continued*) 10:00 a.m. Wedis a fee for participation. ForSUMMONS details call nesday, May 18, 2016, at the Public DEPENDENCY the National Association for GT. Find our misTrustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle or e-mail heatherguthrielcsw@ 720-987-5129 Rock,informaColorado, I will sell at public aucThis Summons is initiated pursuant to sion, newsletters, events and general gmail.com tion to the highest and best bidder for Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvencash, the said real property and all inile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado tion at www.dcagt.org. terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs Rules of Civil Procedure, Section 19Learning English? Douglas Countyand Libraries and assigns therein, for the purpose of 3-503, C.R.S. 2015. Evening Stroke Victor’s Supportpaying Group the indebtedness provided in said offers Saturday morning practice sessions at Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of TO CARLOS PALLERES GUTIERREZ, meets from 6-7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday which learning engage in THAT caTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the those expenses JOHNEnglish DOE ANDcan ANYONE ELSE of each month at Sky Cliff Adult Day Center. HAS AN INTEREST IN THE CHILD: of sale and other items allowed by law, sual conversation with others. DCL also offers and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificCookies and coffee provided. Contact You are hereby notified that a petition ate ofSue Purchase, all as ESL provided by law. If Book Clubs, where English learners can has been filed which alleges that the abovethe sale date is continued to a later date, Parson, 303-814-2863. Visit www.skycliff.org. named childbooks. is dependent or meetings neglected as the deadline to file a notice of intent to read and discuss specific Both cure by those parties entitled to cure may per the facts set forth in the Dependency are facilitated by and trained For dates, Support EMPOWER Colorado, South Metro also be extended. Neglectvolunteers. Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of John Thirkell, times and 303-791-7323. Group for parents of children with Ifmental you believe that your lender or locations, serat thecall above address. vicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.
A hearing has been set for May 2, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.
Lone Tree Arts Center Guild is a group of volunteers whose mission is to support and promote the Lone Tree Arts Center. The Guild sponsors many exciting events and fundraisers, meets once a month and is accepting new members. For information go www.lonetreeartscenterguild.org or call 303-662-9952. Men of Valor Inc., Faithful Fathers, is a recently organized non-profit and is based in Lone Tree at 9492 E.PUBLIC Aspen Hill Place. This organization NOTICE helpsINVITATION all fathersFOR regardless of marital status BID (IFB) envision and#018-16 develop their relationships with PRAIRIE CANYON RANCH their children. Our goal isLEASE wisdom, discernAGRICULTURAL/RESIDENTIAL ment, understanding, insight, and character The Department of Open Space and Natural Resources of Douglas County development of children and their fathers. Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from reFather and children monthly activities include sponsible, qualified individuals for services related to an agricultural/residential picnics, weekend tent camping, hikes, sporting lease for our Prairie Canyon Ranch propevents, fishing, swimming, musical events, and erty. cultural meets weekly O N F R I Dexhibits. A Y , A P R IA L fathers’ 2 9 , 2 0 16group at 10:00AM, THERE WILL BE A MANDATto discuss individual challenges and successes ORY PRE-BID MEETING RELATED TO THIS MANDATORY at thePROJECT. Lone TreeTHE Golf Club and Hotel in Lone PRE-BID MEETING WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL BIDDERS THEAll OPPORTree from 6:30-8 p.m. fathers, especially TUNITY TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT divorcedAND fathers, areFIELD welcome DETAILS TOUR THE LOCA-to attend.
Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0016 To Whom It May Concern: On 1/25/2016 12:36:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: JOHN COOTS Original Beneficiary: COLORADO MORTGAGE ALLIANCE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/15/2012 Recording Date of DOT: 3/16/2012 Reception No. of DOT: 2012019857 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $387,910.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $363,424.89
Dated: 1/27/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
Public Trustees
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ERIN ROBSON Colorado Registration #: 46557 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6903 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-16-699335-JS *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0016 First Publication: 3/24/2016 Last Publication: 4/21/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Misc. Private Legals
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.
DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
In the Interest of: CARLOS GUTIERREZ, D.O.B. 9/13/2014, The Child,
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 34, LONE TREE FILING 6B, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO
And concerning: BOBBIE JO ANNE FABRIZIO, D.O.B.: 5/04/1985, Mother and CARLOS PALLERES GUTIERREZ, D.O.B. 10/29/1979, and JOHN DOE, possible Fathers of child, Respondents,
Which has the address of: 9833 Cypress Point Cir, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 3/24/2016 Last Publication: 4/21/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 1/27/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
ERIN ROBSON Colorado Registration #: 46557
PUBLIC NOTICE
Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726; FAX 877.285.8988 jthirkel@douglas.co.us lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 16JV78 DIVISION 7 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 193-503, C.R.S. 2015. TO CARLOS PALLERES GUTIERREZ, JOHN DOE AND ANYONE ELSE THAT HAS AN INTEREST IN THE CHILD: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the abovenamed child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of John Thirkell, at the above address. A hearing has been set for May 2, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109. Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have
Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN.
You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.
Misc. Private Legals
You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2015, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4. This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel. Dated: April 5, 2016 s/ LeeAnn Reigrut John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No.: 929005 First Publication: April 14, 2016 Last Publication: April 14, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #018-16 PRAIRIE CANYON RANCH AGRICULTURAL/RESIDENTIAL LEASE The Department of Open Space and Natural Resources of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible, qualified individuals for services related to an agricultural/residential lease for our Prairie Canyon Ranch property. ON FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2016 at 10:00AM, 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 DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS AND TOUR THE FIELD LOCATIONS. THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BEGIN AT PRAIRIE CANYON RANCH, 4620 SOUTH HIGHWAY 83, FRANKTOWN, COLORADO 80116. 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 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 3:00 p.m. on Monday, May 16, 2016 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Two (2) copies of your bid response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “Invitation for Bid (IFB) #018-16, Prairie Canyon Ranch Agricultural/Residential Lease”. 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 award a contract for items herein, either in
Narconon reminds families that abuse of addictive pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise. Learn to recognize the signs of drug abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk. Call Narconon for a free brochure on the signs addiction for all types of drugs. Narconon also offers free assessments and referrals. Call 800-431-1754 or go to DrugAbuseSolution. com. Narconon also can help with addiction counseling. Call for free assessments or referrals, 800-431-1754. Overeaters Anonymous meets from 10-11 a.m. and from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Sedalia Room at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100 Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock. Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group The Denver Branch meets from 3:30-5 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of every month at Christ Church United Methodist, 690 Colorado Blvd., PUBLIC NOTICE Denver; parking and entrance in the back. For REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL information about the Denver Branch meet(RFP) #023-16 OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE ings, call Dorothy Miller at 303-814-2112 orAND PROJECT MANAGER FOR PHASE 2 email dorthy_miller@hotmail.com. CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION &
TIONS. THE MANDATORY PRE-BID PROJECT CLOSE-OUT FOR THE MEETING BEGIN AT PRAIRIE meets from PARKER ROAD & BRIDGE MeridianWILL Midday Toastmaster meetsPROJECT from 10 Stoke Victor’s Support Group CANYON RANCH, 4620 SOUTH HIGHWAY FRANKTOWN, COLORADO The Facilities, Fleet and Emergency Sup11:3583, a.m. to 12:35 p.m. every Thursday at a.m. to 1 p.m. the second and last Wednesday 80116. ONLY THOSE PROSPECTIVE port Services Department of Douglas the South Metro Fire Rescue Authority Station BIDDERS ATTENDING THE MANDATof each month atCounty Sky Cliff Adult Day Center. Government hereinafter referred ORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE ALto as the County, respectfully requests 34, 8871 Lone Lunch is provided. Contact Parson,highly-quali303LOWED TOMaximus SUBMIT ADrive, BID ON THISTree. Call Susan proposals fromSue professional, PROJECT. fied construction management firms to act 814-2863. Visit www.skycliff.org. at 303-284-0307. as the owner’s representative and project Public Notice The IFB documents may be reviewed manager to oversee the Phase 2 conand/or printed from the Rocky Mountain Estruction administration and construction NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL Purchasing System website at www.rockyclose-out for the Parker Road & Bridge ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE mountainbidsystem.com. While the IFB Project. This project includes four major AND OF APPLICATION FOR documents are available electronically, elements: (1) construction of the OperaISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED Douglas County cannot accept electronic tions Building; (2) new Equipment Buildbid responses. ing; (3) a Fleet Services Support Shop; To Every Person in Actual Possession or and (4) all associated infrastructure conOccupancy of the hereinafter Described Bid responses will be received until 3:00 nections. Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person p.m. on Monday, May 16, 2016 by in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Douglas County Government, Finance The RFP documents may be reviewed Specially Assessed, and to all Persons Department, Purchasing Division, 100 and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain Ehaving an Interest or Title of Record in or Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, ColPurchasing System website at www.rockyto the said Premises and To Whom It May orado 80104. Two (2) copies of your bid mountainbidsystem.com. RFP docuConcern, and more especially to: response shall be submitted in a sealed ments are not available for purchase from envelope, plainly marked “Invitation for Bid Douglas County Government and can OCCUPANT - Abby LLC - Actarus LLC advertise your notices call 303-566-4100 (IFB) #018-16, Prairie Canyon Ranch Agonly be accessed from the above-menChristopher To R Raml, PLS 37973 For public and ricultural/Residential Lease”. Electronic tioned website. on Behalf of the Town of Castle Rockand/or faxed bid responses will not be acGeorge M Trieste and Michelle Trieste cepted. Bids will not be considered which Three (3) copies of your RFP response aka George M Trieste & Michelle A Trieste are received after the time stated and any shall be submitted in a sealed envelope - Jon DeChristopher - Jon DeChristopher bids so received will be returned unplainly marked “RFP No. 023-16, Owner’s and Karla P DeChristopher - LT Income opened. Representative - Parker” prior to the due LLC - Mark Stevens, Town Manager c/o date and time. Electronic and/or faxed reTown of Castle Rock - Robert D Hoehn as Douglas County Government reserves the sponses will not be accepted. RFP reAttorney for The Meadows Community Asright to reject any and all bids, to waive sponses will be received until 2:00 p.m., sociation Inc, a Colorado nonprofit corporformalities, informalities, or irregularities on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 by the ation c/o Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons contained in a said bid and furthermore, to Douglas County Purchasing Division, 100 LLP - Robert D Hoehn, Reg #10532, Ataward a contract for items herein, either in Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Coltorney c/o Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the orado 80104. Proposals will not be conLLP - Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP, best interest of the County to do so. Addisidered which are received after the time Attorneys for The Meadows Community tionally, we reserve the right to negotiate stated, and any proposals so received will Association Inc c/o Rothgerber Johnson & optional items and/or services with the be returned unopened. Lyons LLP - The Meadows Community successful bidder. Association, Inc c/o Management SpecialDouglas County Government reserves the ists, Inc - The Meadows Community AssoPlease direct any questions concerning right to reject any and all proposals, to ciation, Inc. a Colorado non profit corporathis IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Suwaive formalities, informalities, or irregution c/o Management Specialists, Inc pervisor at 303-660-7434 or larities contained in a said proposal and Town of Castle Rock - Robert J Slentz, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 furthermore, to award a contract for items Town Attorney c/o Town of Castle Rock p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding herein, either in whole or in part, if it is Management Specialists, Inc holidays. deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve You and each of you are hereby notified Legal Notice No.: 929006 the right to negotiate optional items/serthat on the 21st day of October 2010 the First Publication: April 14, 2016 vices with the successful vendor. then County Treasurer of the County of Last Publication: April 14, 2016 Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Please direct any questions concerning public tax lien sale to Abby LLC the followthis RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing ing described real estate situate in the Supervisor, 303-660-7434, County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to PUBLIC NOTICE criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 wit: p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding NOTICE OF holidays. LOT 12 BLOCK 21 THE MEADOWS #8 CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT 0.17 AM/L COUNTY OF DOUGLAS Legal Notice No.: 929041 STATE OF COLORADO First Publication: April 14, 2016 and said County Treasurer issued a certiLast Publication: April 14, 2016 ficate of purchase therefore to Abby LLC. Publisher: Douglas County News-Press That said tax lien sale was made to satisNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to fy the delinquent* taxes assessed against Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, PUBLIC NOTICE said real estate for the year 2009. That that on May 14, 2016, final settlement will said real estate was taxed or specially asbe made by the County of Douglas, State PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID sessed in the name(s) of Jon DeChrisof Colorado, for and on account of a contopher & Karla P DeChristopher for said tract between Douglas County and VILSeparate sealed bids for SUMMIT VIEW year 2009. LALOBOS CONCRETE, INC. for the PARKWAY/WILDCAT RESERVE PARK2015 Concrete Pavement Repair WAY INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, That on the 3rd day of March 2016 said Project, Douglas County Project NumDOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMAbby LLC assigned said certificate of purber CI 2015-004 in Douglas County; and BER TF2013-022 will be received by the chase to Actarus LLC. That said Actarus that any person, co-partnership, associOwner, Douglas County Government, DeLLC on the 3rd day of March 2016 the ation or corporation that has an unpaid partment of Public Works Engineering, present holder of said certificate, has claim against said Villalobos Concrete, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, made request upon the Treasurer of said Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until County for a deed to said real estate; That labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. This a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said provisions, provender or other supplies project consists of construction of a new real estate to the said Actarus LLC at 1:00 used or consumed by such contractor or lane with asphalt pavement, curb and guto’clock P.M., on the 28th day of July 2016 any of his subcontractors in or about the ter, integrated sidewalk with retaining wall, unless the same has been redeemed. performance of said work, or that supas well as install and reset of new and exSaid property may be redeemed from said plied rental machinery, tools, or equipisting traffic signal equipment. There will sale at any time prior to the actual execument to the extent used in the prosecualso be drainage items, subgrade prepartion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my tion of said work, may at any time up to ation, signs, striping and erosion control. hand this 6th day of April 2016 and including said time of such final settlement on said May 14, 2016, file a verified The Contract Documents may be ex/s/ Diane A. Holbert statement of the amount due and unpaid amined at the above address after 10:00 County Treasurer of Douglas County on account of such claim with the Board of a.m. on Tuesday, April 18, 2016, and copCounty Commissioners, c/o Public Works ies of the Contract Documents may be obLegal Notice No.: 929012 Engineering Director, with a copy to the tained upon payment of $35.00 for each First Publication: April 14, 2016 Project Engineer, Terry Gruber, Departset. The $35.00 is non-refundable. (AddiLast Publication: April 28, 2016 ment of Public Works Engineering, Philip tional charge if mailing is required.) Publisher: Douglas County News-Press S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at PUBLIC NOTICE 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, Failure on the part of claimant to file such at the Department of Public Works EnginREQUEST FOR PROPOSAL statement prior to such final settlement will eering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third (RFP) #023-16 relieve said County of Douglas from all Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE AND and any liability for such claimant's claim. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 PROJECT MANAGER FOR PHASE 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at the CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION & The Board of Douglas County Commissame address. PROJECT CLOSE-OUT FOR THE sioners of the County of Douglas, ColPARKER ROAD & BRIDGE PROJECT orado, By: Frederick H. Koch, P.E., The Project includes the following maPublic Works Engineering Director. jor items and approximate quantities: The Facilities, Fleet and Emergency Support Services Department of Douglas Legal Notice No.: 929040 • Removal of Curb and Gutter – 740 LF County Government hereinafter referred First Publication: April 14, 2016 • Hot Mix Asphalt (Grading S)(75)(PG 64to as the County, respectfully requests Last Publication: April 21, 2016 22) – 363 TON proposals from professional, highly-qualiPublisher: Douglas County News-Press • Hot Mix Asphalt (Grading SX)(75)(PG fied construction management firms to act 64-22) – 128 TON as the owner’s representative and project Public Notice • Curb and Gutter Type 2 (Section II-B) – manager to oversee the Phase 2 con598 LF struction administration and construction NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL • Concrete Sidewalk (Special) – 307 LF close-out for the Parker Road & Bridge ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE • Traffic Signal-Light Pole (1-45 Foot Mast Project. This project includes four major AND OF APPLICATION FOR Arm) (Install Only) -1 EA elements: (1) construction of the OperaISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED tions Building; (2) new Equipment BuildPrior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Biding; (3) a Fleet Services Support Shop; To Every Person in Actual Possession or ders shall have received prequalification and (4) all associated infrastructure conOccupancy of the hereinafter Described status (active status) with the Colorado nections. Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person Department of Transportation to bid on inin Whose Name the Same was Taxed or dividual projects of the size and kind of The RFP documents may be reviewed Specially Assessed, and to all Persons work as set forth herein. and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain Ehaving an Interest or Title of Record in or Purchasing System website at www.rockyto the said Premises and To Whom It May Any questions on the bidding process mountainbidsystem.com. RFP docuConcern, and more especially to: may be directed to Neil Sarno, Project ments are not available for purchase from Engineer at 303.660.7490. Douglas County Government and can OCCUPANT - Abby LLC - Actarus LLC only be accessed from the above-menChristopher R Raml, PLS 37973 For and For Planholder Information, Please Call tioned website. on Behalf of the Town of Castle Rock303.660.7490 (Front Desk) George M Trieste and Michelle Trieste Three (3) copies of your RFP response aka George M Trieste & Michelle A Trieste Legal Notice No.: 929039 shall be submitted in a sealed envelope - Jon DeChristopher - Jon DeChristopher First Publication: April 14, 2016 plainly marked “RFP No. 023-16, Owner’s and Karla P DeChristopher - LT Income Last Publication: April 21, 2016 Representative - Parker” prior to the due LLC - Mark Stevens, Town Manager c/o Publisher: Douglas County News-Press date and time. Electronic and/or faxed reTown of Castle Rock - Robert D Hoehn as sponses will not be accepted. RFP reAttorney for The Meadows Community Assponses will be received until 2:00 p.m., sociation Inc, a Colorado nonprofit corporon Wednesday, April 27, 2016 by the ation c/o Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons Douglas County Purchasing Division, 100 LLP - Robert D Hoehn, Reg #10532, AtThird Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Coltorney c/o Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons
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