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Social media has taken over the lives of many teens to the extent that it’s harmful to their mental health. Part three of our ongoing series on the state of mental health in Douglas County looks at the ways in which social media is causing harm, but also at what is being done to combat the problem. Pages 7-13 CONTRACT DETAILS: School board offers Thomas Tucker a base salary of $258,000 to become new superintendent P4
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VOLUME 17 | ISSUE 14
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April 26, 2018A
Mammogram follow-ups can be fraught with fear An abnormal result doesn’t always mean breast cancer
Out of 1,000 women who receive a screening mammogram, five will ultimately be diagnosed with breast cancer.
BY TABATHA STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
It could have been a luxury spa day. Five women sat gathered in a small waiting room, clad in purple smocks with pink trim, listening to soft music and indulging in individual-sized snacks of cookies and crackers. The women made small talk and joked with each other about the warm February weather, current events. They talked about anything but the reason they were all there. And with good reason. They were all there because they thought they might have breast cancer. Each had received the letter, email or phone call that every woman dreads — the news that their recent mammogram had come back abnormal. And now, the hours spent at Invision Sally Jobe Imaging Center in Lone Tree seemed like an eternity. Deborah Willard, 54, received one of those letters, and said the response struck fear in her heart, and left her unable to sleep for nearly three weeks, until she went back for her follow-up appointment. “It was one of the scariest things I’ve ever had happen,” said Willard, of Denver. “The letter does say that there are a lot of reasons to get called back, but honestly all I read was, ‘you might
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WHEN AND WHY SHOULD WOMEN GET A MAMMOGRAM? The following are tips from the Society for Women’s Health Research: • Women over the age of 40 should receive a mammogram. After the initial mammogram, women should speak with their doctors to determine the best mammogram for them and decide on the frehave breast cancer.’” According to the Society for Women’s Health Research, 47 percent of women who received a mammogram reported being called back for further testing at some point after receiving abnormal mammogram results, triggering feelings of fear, stress and sadness. “Being afraid is no reason to delay a mammogram, especially if you find a
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quency they are both comfortable with. • Women who have a family history of cancer, as a rule, should begin getting mammograms 10 years earlier than the year the direct relative was diagnosed. • Women who find a lump or troublesome spot or have any concerns should visit their doctor immediately. lump or something that concerns you,” said Amy Miller, president and chief executive officer of the SWHR, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that was started with the intention of getting women into trials and providing research on women’s health. “Mammograms are the best way to detect cancer early, and while most people associate cancer with losing hair, vomiting and being sick, treatments are much less onerous than it used to be. Cancers caught early through a mammogram are highly treatable.” Mary Freivogel is senior director of operations at Invision Sally Jobe, which has 12 mammogram screening locations throughout the Denver metro area. Their facilities screen thousands of women each year, and according to Freivogel, breast cancer diagnoses are not as common as women think. “In reality, only five women in 1,000 who get screened will receive a diagnosis of cancer,” said Freivogel. “Out of 1,000 women screened, 100 will be called back for further testing. Sixtyone of those women will find there’s nothing wrong. Twenty will find it’s not likely cancer and be scheduled for a six-month follow-up. Another 19 will receive a biopsy and find no cancer.” Willard was one of those women who was called back because she had “dense” breasts, which simply means the initial screening mammogram could not provide a clear shot of her breasts. Dense breasts are not uncommon, and addition tests, such as 3D mammography, provide a better picture of what’s going on. “I was so relieved,” said Willard. “My breasts are dense, so from here on out I will need 3D mammograms each year. I’m happy to know nothing was wrong, but I would have preferred them start with the 3D and saved me the time I wasted worrying.” In addition to identifying cancer early, mammograms also screen for a host of other conditions, which are not life-threatening, including fibrocystic breast disease, dense breasts, fatty breasts and scar tissue. According to
WHEN A MAMMOGRAM ISN’T ENOUGH
Many women are called back for follow-up tests after a routine mammogram, which often means their breast tissue is dense or certain areas were unclear on the initial mammogram. An estimated 40 percent of women have dense breast tissue, according to a brochure printed by Invision Sally Jobe. A mammogram can detect cancer in women who have dense breast tissue, but there are other options available that provide better images. According to the National Cancer Institute, there are several diagnostic tests that can be utilized to ensure breast health and for early detection of cancer: 3D MAMMOGRAPHY (digital breast tomosynthesis) — This technology, also referred to as “tomo,” creates multiple thin images, or “slices.” The slices allow radiologists to see parts of the breast more clearly than a traditional mammogram. SCREENING BREAST ULTRASOUND (SBU) — Sound waves are used to see through tissues, and shows a different view than mammography. Ultrasound is often used to examine specific portions of the breast, especially if there is an area of concern, such as a lump or pain. SBU allows radiologists to look through dense tissue in order to find small cancers. BREAST MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SCREENING (MRI) — MRI IS OFTEN RECOMmended for women who have a history or breast cancer in the family, or are at additional risk for breast cancer, including those who have a specific mutation in genes such as BRCA1 or BRCA2. the American Cancer Society, other benign lumps or tumors that can be found in the breast include lipoma, hamartoma, hemangioma, hematoma, adenomyoepithelioma and neurofibroma. The SWHR report also revealed that 46 percent of women fail to make scheduling a mammogram an annual occurrence, citing high cost and lack of insurance as significant barriers. Nonmedical costs, such as time off work, travel or child care are barriers as well. “A lot of women don’t know that the Affordable Care Act requires that health insurance cover preventative services like mammography at no costsharing to the patient,” said Miller. Preventative mammograms are routine screenings that are recommended for women over 40 years of age. Screening centers often offer walk-in screenings, and depending on the flow of traffic at the clinic, can often get women in and out the door within an hour or two. If the screening mammogram is unclear, then the patient will be referred back for a diagnostic mammogram, which includes 3D imaging, which is not fully covered by insurance and often carries a co-pay. Dr. Joyce Moore, co-director of the breast care program at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, said aforementioned barriers should not prevent women from getting a mammogram. “We will work with any woman to make sure they get the tests they need,” she said.
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April 26, 2018A
School board approves contract School board gets pushback for new superintendent for not posting contract earlier Five-year term will begin DETAILS OF CONTRACT
on July 1 if deal is accepted by Thomas Tucker BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The school board’s choice to become the new superintendent of the Douglas County School District is being offered an annual salary of $258,420, according to a contract unanimously approved by the board April 17. School board President David Ray said he has every reason to believe Thomas Tucker, superintendent of Princeton City Schools in Cincinnati, will agree to the contract. “I just want to note that truly it’s been a team Tucker effort on Dr. Tucker’s part,” Ray said at the April 17 school board meeting. “He did not come in trying to get the highestpaying salary in Colorado. He came in saying, ‘What can I do to be a team player for this district?’” Tucker’s five-year deal would begin on July 1 and end on June 30, 2023, according to the contract, which
The contract offered to Thomas Tucker includes the following: • Base annual salary of $258,420. • The district will contribute $20,000 to a taxsheltered annuity plan. • Reimbursment for district-related travel at the then-IRS rate. • 35 days of paid time off. • Reimbursment of up to $15,000 for relocation expenses, including house hunting, transportation to and living expenses in Douglas County, packing, insuring and transporting household furniture and goods and temporary living expenses. was posted on the district’s website during the school board meeting. Tucker must establish residency in Douglas County by July 1. To help with the transition of duties, Tucker is requested to start working with the district five to 10 days prior to July 1, the contract states. The salary offered to Tucker had to compare to “generous” salaries offered to past Douglas County superintendents, Ray said. Elizabeth Fagen, who left for a superintendent job in Texas in 2016, was paid an annual salary of more than $270,000. Interim
BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Douglas County School Board faced backlash from some community members for not posting the superintendent contract with the agenda ahead of the April 17 school board meeting. The full contract was posted on the district’s website during the meeting, which began at 6 p.m. School board agendas are posted on the district’s website, www.dcsdk12. org, at least 24 hours prior to each meeting. The agenda was posted for the April 17 meeting but it did not include an attachment with the contract. “Without the contract there is nothing for the public to review,” Douglas County resident Aaron Johnson said in an email to Colorado Community Media. While the district was not specifically required to post the contract online ahead of the meeting, if at all possible, it should have made the contract available somewhere for the public a day in advance, said Jeff Roberts, executive director of the Colorado Freedom of Information
Coalition. Board President David Ray addressed the topic during the April 17 meeting, stating that the contract was not posted earlier because the board was reviewing specifics with its legal team that day. “The contract has to be something the board does with the legal counsel first before they entertain a motion to put it out to the public,” said Ray. There is no requirement in the Colorado Open Meetings Law that the agenda be posted online, only that the notice be posted “in a designated public place within the boundaries of the local public body no less than 20 hours prior to the holding of the meeting,” Roberts said in an email correspondence. The public place should be designated annually. “The agenda requirements in the law are considered to be flexible, but the bottom line is that the notice should contain specific information ‘where possible,’ ” said Roberts. “If it’s possible to include an agenda item on the superintendent’s contract, it should be on the agenda so that the people know what to expect at the meeting and can attend if the contract is of interest to them.”
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Chief deputy to continue serving as treasurer Douglas County commissioners have not made official appointment BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners on April 16 approved a resolution allowing Chief Deputy Treasurer Peter Boyd to continue serving as county treasurer, a role he assumed when Diane Holbert resigned from her post mid-term to become the District 1 county commissioner. The Douglas County Republican Party appointed Holbert on April 9 to fill a vacancy on the board of commissioners left by David Weaver, who accepted a presidential nomination as the United States marshal for Colorado. His term and Holbert’s appointment will end in January. Boyd as chief deputy automatically assumes the treasurer’s role under state law until the board appoints someone to fill the vacancy. The April 16 resolution does not formally appoint Boyd as treasurer. Instead, it allows him to continue assuming the treasurer’s responsibilities until the board makes a formal appointment, which may not come until after results from the June primary election are certified. “I believe we have before us a sound resolution that makes sense,” Commissioner Roger Partridge said. “We’ll have the voters of Douglas County make the determination.” Two Republican candidates are running for the Republican nomination for
CONTRACT FROM PAGE 4
Superintendent Erin Kane has been making an annual salary of $240,000. The highest paid superintendent in Colorado is Jason Glass of Jefferson County Public Schools, who was hired last July at an annual salary of $265,000. At the district in Cincinnati, Tucker earns a base salary of $145,000, according to a local news outlet there. “It’s very difficult for us to say, `All of a sudden, by the way, we want you to work for far less than other leaders have in this district,’” Ray said at the board meeting. “I would reference that our previous permanent superintendent was brought on for $273,715. Just that notion alone should tell you that we have a man of integrity that recognizes it’s not about money.” At a special meeting on April 5, the seven school board members voted unanimously to hire Tucker after a months-long nationwide search. Born and raised in northeastern Arkansas, Tucker served 27 years in the Kansas and Ohio public school
treasurer in the general election: Dave Gill and Bob Muni. Gill is the top line candidate, or the candidate receiving the most votes from delegates at the county assembly. As of the county assemblies in March, no Democratic candidate had declared to run for treasurer. The resolution concerning Boyd states: “Due to the timing of the vacancy and the timing of the regular election cycle, the board does not wish to interfere with or give the appearance of interfering with the election or process for the 2018 election for the Office of the Treasurer nor does the board want to unnecessarily disrupt the regular business of the office of the treasurer by making any appointment that could potentially be short term.” The resolution also states the board is willing to revisit appointing a treasurer once primary election results are certified. Holbert voted against the resolution, which passed 2-1. “I’d like to point out that there is merit and worth in accepting what the DCGOP, the Douglas County Republican Party, voted in at assembly,” Holbert said. “They made preference to two candidates. One of those candidates did take top line.” Commissioner Lora Thomas offered a rebuttal, stating candidates for previous races, including her run for commissioner and Holbert’s run for treasurer, won the primary despite not being the top-line candidate at the county assembly. “The 400 or so members that voted in the assembly,” she said, “may not be in sync with the voters that will be voting in the primary in June of this year.” systems as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal and director of secondary curriculum, according to his website, www.tstucker.me. In 2015, he was named superintendent of the Princeton City School District, serving 5,633 students. Tucker was named National Superintendent of the Year by the American Association of School Administrators in 2016 and the National Alliance of Black School Educators in 2013. In 2012, he helped pass an incremental levy and no-new-taxes $40 million bond issue, according to his biography on DCSD’s website. He was the first superintendent in Ohio to attempt and pass an incremental levy and bond issue on a single ballot. Many community members who watched Tucker speak at forums and during public interviews applauded the board’s selection, lauding Tucker for his driven demeanor and studentcentered mentality. “He obviously looks at the whole child and the best interest of each child,” said parent Kristin DeBeer. “He just has an aura about him that makes me feel like he will be able to manage conflict with authority but also understanding and patience.”
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April 26, 2018A
Heroin Impact Project to target drug dealers
Federal, state and county officials gather to announce new program BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
James “Sandy” Winnefeld, a retired Navy admiral, lost his son, a University of Denver student, to an overdose of fentanyl-laced heroin last September. His story gained widespread attention through a piece published in The Atlantic, in which he said despite helping to lead America’s military, he couldn’t save his son from addiction. Winnefeld, who lives in California, now co-chairs a nonprofit group called S.A.F.E. Project US in an effort to battle opioid addiction and stop fatal overdoses. S.A.F.E. Project US aims to raise public awareness and supports research of substance abuse preven-
tion programs. On April 17 at the Unites States Attorney’s Office in Denver, Winnefeld came forward, along with several Colorado officials, to announce the launch of the new Heroin Impact Project. The project is an initiative of the Heroin Response Work Group, a partnership of federal, state and local agencies coordinating efforts to combat heroin use within Colorado. Heroin overdose deaths increased 42 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to a Heroin in Colorado study from the Heroin Response Work Group. The Heroin Impact Project will take two approaches. First, it aims to target dealers through law enforcement and strong prosecution under Operation Poison Pusher. Second, hopes are to connect officers with resources for drug addicts, so they can encourage them into treatment through what’s being called Operation Helping Hand. Officials used the terms “poison”
and “blood money” with frequency during the announcement to describe heroin and fentanyl and the money generated from their sale. “I think you can detect the anger, the frustration, the drive to do something about this problem,” said U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer. “That anger and that outrage doesn’t come from a place of dinosaurs from the old days of the war on drugs — angry, old reefer madness people. “It comes from seeing first-hand the death, the torment, the suffering, the terror that an addict feels, that the family members of that addict feel.” Troyer said while law enforcement targets drug dealers, prosecutors across the state are prepared to seek the strongest sentences and long prison times for those convicted. “Those are the people that we need to focus on and essentially put them out of business,” said Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock. “They are destroying families and lives every day
by being out there.” Robert Werthwein, director of the Office of Behavioral Health for the Colorado Department of Human Services, and Gina Olberding, operations manager for the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, also attended the announcement. The Heroin Impact Project will draw on existing funding through the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, which serves counties in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, according to director Tom Gorman. Winnefeld rattled off a number of statistics related to the opioid epidemic during the announcement — 64,000 people died of a drug overdose in the U.S. in 2016 and drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death in Americans under 50. All were reasons the Heroin Impact Project has his support, he said. “That’s what we call a national emergency,” Winnefeld said, “not just a public health crisis.”
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April 26, 2018
Sharing concerns
Dmitri Ramos, a senior at Highlands Ranch High School, checks his phone in class. Many of his peers often do the same. A national study in 2015 says nearly threequarters of teens had a smartphone or had access to one, and 94 percent of teens went online with a mobile device daily. ALEX DEWIND
Social media is omnipresent in the lives of today’s teens, which experts link to a rise in stress, depression and low self-esteem BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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henever she has free time, Jayden Parks pulls out her phone and checks Instagram or Snapchat. She scrolls through photos, comparing herself to other teens portraying what seem to be perfect lives. “It puts so much pressure on your self-esteem,” says 16-year-old Parks, a junior at Highlands Ranch High School with piercing blue eyes whose life is never-endingly busy with school assignments, a part-time job and caring for her younger siblings. “Social media,” she says, “is where you prove yourself these days.” Rachel Peete, 16, has become more self-conscious about her looks since she started using Instagram. She’s careful about the photos she posts for her 940 followers: She never posts photos of just herself. And she edits the color and style of each photo so it blends with the overall look of her page. “In the long run,” the junior at Castle View High School says about how she chooses what to share, “I think this has protected me from posting something risky or even something that could hurt my own feelings.”
About this series Social media often causes stress and anxiety for Jayden Parks, a junior at Highlands Ranch High School. “It puts so much pressure on your self-esteem,” she said. COURTESY PHOTO Parks and Peete, and other teens, school counselors and mental health experts interviewed for this story, will tell you that what the studies show is true: The cultural ramifications introduced by social media have reduced the self-esteem, happiness and satisfaction of adolescents. SEE SOCIAL MEDIA, P8
Today’s report on how social media affects our children’s emotional intelligence and self-esteem and the increase in negative online behaviors, such as cyberbullying and sexting, is the third in Colorado Community Media’s ongoing Time to Talk series that looks at the state of mental health in Douglas County. The first and second segments can be found by clicking on the Time to Talk box at coloradocommunitymedia.com or on the website of your local paper. Subsequent focuses will explore mental illnesses most prevalent among our youth, suicide, mental health challenges among seniors, families and employers, and the underlying role of substance and alcohol abuse.
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SOCIAL MEDIA FROM PAGE 7
They are growing up in a time where social status is defined by the amount of friends, followers and likes a person has. Where events captured in photos and videos posted by peers cause an invasive fear of missing out. Where the pressure to constantly check devices and be in contact with friends is overwhelming. Where a phone replaces body language, facial expressions and voice tones. That lack of face-to-face communication, studies and experts say, has caused a decline in young people’s
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emotional intelligence — the ability to express and handle emotions, resolve conflict and manage interpersonal relationships. And that — combined with access to infinite online content and unceasing flow of information — has created a pressure-cooker for young people that has been linked to a rise in mental health problems, including heightened stress, dependency, depression and anxiety, according to studies, mental health professionals and those who work closely with adolescents and young people. “In the past, it was the teachers, the adults, the parents that acted as men-
That’s how many young people between 13 and 18 have a mental illness or will have one, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
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Sexting poses legal, psychological risks for teens Young people are increasingly engaging in riskier online behaviors
TIPS TO STAY SAFE What to do if you or someone you know is the victim of sexting The safest way to avoid a picture getting into the wrong hands is to never take it or share it. Never take and send an image of yourself under pressure, even from someone you care about. If a sext is sent to you, do not forward it to anyone and delete the photo. If you’re being victimized, talk with a parent or trusted adult, or make a report at cybertipline.com or 800-843-5678. If the picture is from a friend or someone you know, talk to that friend so he or she is aware of possible harmful consequences. Source: www.connectsafely.org
BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
When Douglas County Deputy Jay Martin first started teaching about relationships, digital safety and substance abuse prevention, maybe one high school student in each of his classes would raise his or her hand when asked who had participated in sexting. “Now, over half my class is raising their hands,” said Martin, an instructor in the Y.E.S.S., Youth, Education and Safety in Schools, program, created in 2009 by the Douglas County School District and the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office to educate students and parents on substance abuse, teen relationships and internet safety. With access to infinite online content, research shows young people are engaging in riskier behaviors such as sexting, the act of sending or receiving sexually explicit messages or nude photos through text messages and on other digital devices. In a report published in April by JAMA Pediatrics, a peer-reviewed medical journal, authors studied 110,380 participants under 18 years old. The average age was 15. Results revealed 14.8 percent had sent a sext, 27.4 percent had received a sext, 12 percent had forwarded a sext without consent and 8.4 percent had a sext forwarded without consent. Mental health experts say that exposing young people to sexually explicit images can skew their perception of healthy intimacy and relationships. Educators in Douglas County have seen that some teens are becoming desensitized to sexting. They think “sending and receiving nude photos is no big deal,” Martin said. Many young people are unaware of the repercussions of sexting. In Colorado, sexting among juveniles can be a Class 1 misdemeanor charge that can carry a sentence of six months in jail, a $500 fine or both; a
Deputy Jay Martin teaches a Y.E.S.S. class at a Douglas County high school. The program is a partnership between the school district and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. FILE PHOTO
SOME POPULAR APPS AMONG YOUTH • Snapchat is used to send messages, photos and videos that disappear after an amount of time, though users have the ability to screenshot anything shared. The app also has a location feature that — if not disabled — displays where a user is on a GPS map. • Instagram is a photo-sharing app that includes a private messaging feature. • Ask.fm lets kids ask and answer questions, sometimes anonymously.
• Kik Messenger lets kids text with friends and strangers for free. Identities can be anonymous. • WhatsApp lets teens 16 and older send text messages, audio messages, videos and photos to individuals and group chats. • Musical.ly is a performance- and videosharing social network that features a mix of teen and adult users. For more information on the latest apps, visit www.commonsensemedia.org.
Class 2 misdemeanor, which carries a minimum sentence of three months in jail, a $250 fine or both; a civil infraction, which requires participation in an educational program; or a petty offense, which differs depending on the charge but could include jail time or a fine. In some extreme cases, a juvenile may have to register as a sex offender. “Legally, that is considered child pornography,” said Apryl Alexander, clinical assistant professor at the University of Denver Graduate School of Professional Psychology, of cases that involve aggravating factors. “Kids are being arrested and going on a sex-offender registry from taking a picture and sending it.”
Teen sexting was a controversial topic during last year’s state legislative session, when lawmakers introduced a bill that would lessen the penalties of sexting, which used to be considered sexual exploitation of a child, a felony that carries a jail sentence, fine or both, and requires registration as a sex offender. The new law gives prosecutors the discretion to decide where a case fits. The law followed controversial cases of sexting in Colorado that left prosecutors with just two options: a felony charge or no charge. In 2015, police found hundreds of nude photos shared between students at a high school in Cañon City, southwest of Colorado Springs. The students
What to do if you or someone you know is being cyberbullied Keep your password a secret from other kids and let your parents have your passwords. Adjust privacy settings to control who sees what personal info you have online. Keep your parents in the loop. Tell them what you’re doing online and who you’re doing it with. Talk to a trusted adult about any messages you get or things you see online that make you sad or scared. If it is cyberbullying, start by reporting it to your parent, teacher, counselor or principal. Source: www.stopbullying.gov �Students can also utilize Safe2Tell Colorado, an anonymous hotline to report concerns regarding their safety or the safety of others. The number is 877-542-7233. involved weren’t charged with anything because investigators found no “aggravating” factors, including any adult involvement, coercion, bullying or posting of pictures to the internet, multiple news outlets reported at the time. Alexander, who has worked with adolescents who engage in sexting, encourages parents to monitor and talk about kids’ social media use. She recommends using www.connectsafely.org, a website that details the latest apps and social media trends. “Some of those apps are becoming a little more risky,” said Alexander. “But all the sites in general have some risk of some vulnerability with these younger children.”
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April 26, 2018
Cyberbullying can take lasting toll on teens Anonymous nature makes form of bullying tough for parents to detect, stop BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Camryn Cowdin was checking her Facebook page when she saw hateful posts from a person she considered a friend. Her name was never used, but she knew the words were about her. “He would directly reference a comment or situation that happened between him and I,” Cowdin, 16, said. He threatened to end their friendship. He’d say, `You’re dead to us.’ ” The comments left her feeling depressed, Cowdin said. She cried every night. She didn’t want to go to school. “He pretty much tried to ruin me,” said Cowdin, a student at Highlands Ranch High School who loves making costumes for Comic Con, journaling and music — a set of headphones often hang around her neck. “I know a lot of beautiful people who have been ruined by social media.” Cowdin’s experience of being bullied over a social media platform is part of an increasing national trend in cyberbullying. In a study conducted by the Cyberbullying Research Center, the number of students nationally who reported experiencing cyberbullying nearly doubled from 18.8 percent in 2007 to 33.8 percent in 2016. The report surveyed more than 20,000 middle and high school students across the country from 2002 to 2016. A 2015 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 15.5 percent of high school students at public and private schools across the U.S. were cyberbullied. In middle schools, 24 percent of students experienced cyberbullying. Defined as using technology to harass another person, cyberbullying takes many forms: sending a mean text message, posting hurtful comments on social media, spreading inappropriate or embarrassing photos of someone over social media, spreading rumors online. Whereas bullying occurs in person, cyberbullying allows for anonymity and secrecy. On apps like Snapchat, messages and photos disappear after a certain amount of time. The Whisper app is used to anonymously post confessions and secrets. On Ask.fm, users anonymously ask and answer questions. Other social media platforms popular among young people include Instagram, a photo-sharing app, and Kik, an app used to instant message friends or strangers. “Cyberbullying takes it that next step where the chances of the teacher or parent being aware are very low,” said Emily Laux, a pediatric psychologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado. “That’s a concern because we aren’t able to help kids manage it.
WHAT PARENTS SHOULD KNOW Some apps are used to hide information on a phone or tablet. Hide it Pro lets users store photos and apps in a secret folder that is only accessible with a code. Other apps, such as Lock Photos & Safe Photos and Secret Photo Album Vault, are used specifically to hide photos and screenshots. For more information on apps and social media trends, visit www.commonsensemedia.org. It’s so much harder for parents and adults to intervene.” Online bullying can cause lasting damage to teenagers, research shows, resulting in mental health issues such as depression and anxiety, sleep problems, difficulty adjusting to school or, in some extreme instances, suicide. For some educators, the impact is overwhelming. “At different times of the day, we would have students come down extremely upset and distraught, broken friendships, things that were said about them, rumors being passed around, name-calling,” said Ann Guenther, assistant principal of Rocky Heights Middle School in Highlands Ranch, which at the beginning of the school year implemented a cellphone ban to counter distractions in the classroom. “When you have students focusing on those pieces, they can’t focus on school.” Delanie Vieira, a freshman at Rock Canyon High School, was in eighth grade when two girls and a boy started messaging her on the photosharing site Instagram. They told her to kill herself, she said. But Vieira, who has a solid friend group and is self-confident about who she is, didn’t let the words get her down. Instead, she went to the principal. “I was hurt that they would target me when I felt like I did nothing wrong,” said Vieira. “It shocked me.” Vieira used to worry about what other people thought about her on social media, she said, but now she has a different outlook. “At this point, I don’t really care, I’m just sharing photos of my friends. I’m just growing up,” Vieira said. “It’s for my own entertainment and enjoyment. It only matters if my close friends care.” But for some young people, cyberbullying has had devastating consequences. In 2015, Colorado passed Kiana’s Law, named after Kiana Arellano, a 14-year-old from Highlands Ranch who in 2013, after receiving hateful messages from classmates online, attempted suicide. She survived, but the lack of oxygen left her a paraplegic and unable to speak. Her mother testified before the Legislature to increase the penalties for cyberbullying. As a result, the act is considered a misdemeanor crime that warrants up to one year in county jail, a fine of up to $1,000 or both.
After negative experiences on social media, Camryn Cowdin, 16, now blocks people who treat her poorly. “Every time I was getting on Facebook, I would feel angry or just really upset in general,” she said. ALEX DEWIND Delanie Vieira, a freshman at Rock Canyon High School, used to worry about what other people thought of her on social media. Now she has a different outlook. “At this point,” she said, “I don’t really care — I’m just sharing photos of my friends.” COURTESY PHOTO
For the past two years, Sgt. Lori Bronner of the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office has overseen the school resource officer program at Douglas County schools. A resource officer is a deputy who is responsible for student safety on a school campus and also is trained in mental health first aid. She blames the impersonal aspect of social media platforms for allowing students to say things they otherwise wouldn’t. “Kids say really mean and hateful things over social media,” she said. “Social media has made it easier because you are not face-to-face. You’re not there to take the brunt if someone wants to say something back to you.” Students need to know they can report harmful content they see on social media to a teacher or adult, said members of Douglas County School District’s Prevention and School Culture team. Its seven members teach seminars on positive life skills, such as healthy boundaries and substance abuse prevention to students throughout the district. “Kids feel like they always have to comment or like something,” said Cindy Redfern, a former elementary school teacher on the team. “They
can say ‘no.’ If your friend is doing something that you don’t think is OK, you report it.” Families should have open communication about what is happening on social media and, if needed, parents should intervene, said Anne Metz, also a team member who formerly worked as a registered nurse. “It’s important for parents to understand that they have the right to be in charge of the cellphone that they are giving to their kid,” she said. “It’s important to talk to their kids about what is expected.” After her negative experiences on Facebook, Cowdin blocked the person who was posting hurtful comments about her and eventually deactivated her account. Now she’s cautious about how much time she spends on social media. She uses Instagram and Facebook, which she has since reactivated, primarily to share her costume creations. The talkative and easygoing teen says social media causes a lot of unnecessary drama. She’s focusing on school and photography, which is also a passion. “I’m just focusing on myself, my friends, the good things,” Cowdin said, “and blocking people who treat me badly.”
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health experts and educators say. “They have social anxiety or insecurity because they are so used to being dependent on these devices,” Alexander says. Sgt. Lori Bronner of the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office, who oversees deputies that serve as school resource officers in Douglas County high schools, is seeing the same reactions. “The device is control- Bronner ling the kids, not the kids controlling the device,” she says. “Their whole world is in the latest app and what other kids are doing (online). If there is a break in that communication, they don’t know how to function.”
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tors in the students’ lives, and I feel like that has shifted with technology use,” says Ann Guenther, assistant principal of Rocky Heights Middle School in Highlands Ranch. “The bottom line is our students are using social media as a way to get peer approval.” ‘Device is controlling the kids’ Although social media can allow teens and adolescents to connect and communicate over shared interests, it also can have a negative impact on the way they view themselves and their peers, according to a 2015 report by Pew Research Center. The nationwide online survey of teens ages 13 to 17 found 53 percent saw people posting to social media about events to which they weren’t invited, and 21 percent of teens reported feeling worse about their own life because of what they saw from other friends on social media. Sixty-eight percent of teens experienced drama among their friends on social media. And 26 percent had a conflict with a friend over something that happened online or over text messages. Nearly three-quarters of teens ages 13-17 had a smartphone or had access to one, another 2015 Pew study reported. Of those, 92 percent went online daily, 56 percent went online multiple times a day and 24 percent went online almost constantly. And research shows children as young as 10 have cellphones and 50 percent of 12-year-olds have social media accounts. “Kids are growing up talking to devices, not people,” says Douglas County Deputy Jay Martin, who teaches classes for Y.E.S.S., the Youth, Education and Safety in Schools program, a partnership between the Douglas County School District and the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office. “The value of who they are as a person is affected by other people on social media.” Parks agrees: When she is on Facebook, she feels stressed by the bombardment of news articles and celebrity gossip on her feed. When she’s on Instagram, she’s envious of other teens who have hundreds of followers. “It’s the people who use social media who are usually going to get their feelings hurt,” Parks says. On social media, everything is curated, points out Apryl Alexander, clinical assistant professor at University of Denver’s Graduate School of Professional Psychology. Individuals are formulating their best image — posting flawless photos of themselves, their friends, the places they visit — which results in comparison, judgment Alexander and feelings of exclusion among peers in their social media circle. There is a fear of missing out, commonly referred to as FOMO among young adults. “We are seeing negative effects such as lower self-esteem and lower life satisfaction,” says Alexander, who has
Rachel Peete, 16, is careful about what she posts on Instagram. “In the long run, I think this has protected me from posting something risky or even something that could hurt my own feelings,” said the student at Castle View High School in Castle Rock. COURTESY PHOTO
“Almost immediately after cellphones were introduced into a kid’s life, most counselors and teachers in general would say kids’ ability to specifically resolve conflict diminished substantially.” Wendy Strait Mountain Vista High School counselor
worked with children and families in clinical and forensic settings. The constant communication also often results in poor moods, height-
ened stress and anxiety — even when teens are separated from their social media devices, such as smartphones, tablets and smartwatches, mental
Lack of conflict-resolution skills When Wendy Strait first started teaching 33 years ago, cellphones were nonexistent. But today, phones and social media play a role in most of the social or emotional issues for which students come to her, says Strait, a counselor at Mountain Vista High School for the past 17 years. “Almost immediately after cellphones were introduced into a kid’s life, most counselors and teachers in general would say kids’ ability to specifically resolve conflict diminished substantially,” she says. “How you treat people one-on-one isn’t how you treat people online a lot of times.” Educators and parents in Douglas County say they are seeing a decline in young people’s emotional intelligence, defined by the website Pyschology Today as the “ability to identify and manage one’s own emotions and the emotions of others.” Having empathy, resolving conflict, recognizing emotions in oneself and others, and engaging in interpersonal relationships, are large indicators of emotional intelligence. SEE SOCIAL MEDIA, P11
How to help kids manage the digital world The answer isn’t simple, but educators and mental health professionals agree that steps can be taken to combat the adverse affects of social media use. Setting screen time limits, along with encouraging open communication about how kids are using social media apps, is key. Promoting offline activities, such as sports and extracurricular clubs, and allowing kids to be bored with no screens in front of them, are also effective measures. “The best thing we can do is have our kids know that they can talk to us about whatever it is that is coming up for them,” said Emily Laux, a pediatric psychologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Questions to ask, she said, include: “Why is my kid using this? What are they using it for? What benefits are they getting from it and how is
it harmful? Maintain the positives and help them navigate the negatives coming up.” Mental health experts say limiting screen time promotes healthy emotional and physical development in young people. Recommendations on screen time vary. Laux recommends a half-hour to an hour a day for early adolescence. As kids grow older, it’s likely they will be able to handle more screen time, she said. The Centers for Disease Control and Preven- Laux tion says parents should limit kids’ screen time to one to two hours per day. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends establishing a “screen-free” zone at home and having no televisions, computers or
video games in children’s bedrooms. Educators and mental health experts encourage parents to take advantage of informative websites, such as www.connectsafely.org, a website that details the latest apps and social media trends, and www. commonsensemedia.com, which provides examples of smartphone contracts parents can give to teens. Wendy Strait, a counselor at Mountain Vista High School, has watched how social media has altered the way high school students interact. She’s considering waiting until her 10-year-old son is 18 years old before giving him a cellphone. “He wants a phone, of course. He’s not going to get one — I don’t know if he will ever get one,” Strait said. “I would love to start a campaign that says ‘Bring the flip phone back,’ where all you can do is text.” — Alex DeWind
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SOCIAL MEDIA ‘Survive today and have an amazing future’
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When young people communicate over technology, says Emily Laux, a pediatric psychologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, they miss the facial expressions, body language and voice tones that are indicative of emotion — tears, a frown, a smile, wrinkles on the forehead, a yawn, a sarcastic tone, a hug, a pat on the back. “Just communicating over written words,” she says, “we lose so much of the rest of communication.” Adds Strait: “The art of conversation has died in some ways.” Even something as personal and emotional as breaking up with a significant other is now often done over a text message. Bronner, who has worked with Douglas County schools for the past two years, has noticed the struggle that many young people have to express emotions and resolve conflict. Social media’s instant gratification and constant communication stunts the development of real-life coping skills necessary to learn and move forward from negative experiences, Bronner says. “Their world falls apart because they don’t have the skills developed over time of having conversations face-to-face, reading each other, understanding,” she says. “At the drop of a hat, a kid’s world can fall apart because of something that might seem very small to us.” Strait also has noticed that many young people don’t know how to be bored, how to disconnect and embrace silence and stillness. “I just love them,” Strait says of her students. And “I wish we could make their world quieter.” How schools are helping To address mental health needs, Douglas County School District has implemented several programs, each with a social media component. The district partners with the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office for the Y.E.S.S. program, created in 2009 to teach positive life skills to students and parents. Y.E.S.S. instructors periodically teach classes to elementary, middle and high school students on topics such as relationships, digital safety and substance abuse prevention. Instructors also host parent seminars and workshops. Classes include videos, questions and open discussion on some of the harder topics teens are facing, such as intimacy and exposure to drugs and alcohol. The goal isn’t to scare students, says Martin, the deputy who teaches Y.E.S.S. classes on digital safety in Douglas County schools, but to “present the information to them.” Unlike the millennial generation — which describes those born in the 1980s and 1990s — many of today’s adolescents and teens appear to have an awareness of the adverse affects of social media use, Martin says. “This generation sees that there is a problem and corrections need to be made,” he says. SEE SOCIAL MEDIA, P12
School program gives students support, skills to cope BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
As students trickle into Bas Wolf ’s classroom at Highlands Ranch High School, he greets each one by name, asks how they are. Sometimes, a hug accompanies the greeting. “Star Wars” posters, American flags and inspirational quotes cover the walls — “You are not finished when you lose. You are finished when you quit.” In one corner sits a coffee machine. The sleeves of the cups are labeled with a list of emotions. Sometimes, it’s easier to circle how you’re feeling that day, rather than saying it out loud. “I love helping kids through the tears and anxiety of today and moving them towards the skills they’ll need to be awesome in their futures,” says Wolf, 43, who has taught at Highlands Ranch High School for 16 of his 20 years as an educator. “I want my classroom to feel like a place where students can breathe. Ultimately, I want it to feel like a home they didn’t know they were missing.” Wolf teaches the school’s Alternative Cooperative Education, or ACE, program, which helps prepare students who are at risk of dropping out or struggling to find their niche, for career paths and postsecondary education. As part of the class, students reflect on personal strengths and needs and learn skills for employment, such as budgeting and creating a resume. The goal is to help them transition from high school to being able to successfully live independently. The class has a significant focus on mental health. Many of the students have challenging home lives, work part-time jobs and simply want someone to talk to, says Wolf. Wolf describes the stress in many of the kids he teaches as “pervasive,” their anxiety as “intense.” A large part of that he blames on the relentlessness of social media, which he compares to a stream swirling around students. “They don’t know how to navigate a day without looking at their screens and social media,” Wolf says of students. “Every kid’s life is displayed in a very raw way. Everything has to be posted. There is nothing that isn’t under scrutiny.” Jayden Parks, a student in Wolf ’s class, agrees. Her home life is challenging for a variety of reasons, she says. That, coupled with anxiety and low self-esteem caused by social media, she says, have been taxing on her mental health. Parks uses Instagram and Snapchat throughout the day to look at photos, talk to friends
Highlands Ranch High School junior Tennissen Rockett, left, talks to Bas Wolf, who teaches the school’s Alternative Cooperative Education, or ACE, program, which helps prepare students for career paths and post-secondary education. With a focus on mental health, students learn about their personal strengths and needs. PHOTOS BY ALEX DEWIND In the corner of Bas Wolf’s classroom sits a coffee machine that is welcome to all students at the school. The sleeves of the coffee cups have a list of emotions for students to circle based on how they are feeling that day. The goal is to have kids open up about their mental health.
Teacher Bas Wolf wants his classroom to “feel like a home they didn’t know they were missing. ... Every day there are kids coming in and I tell them they just need to survive today,” he said. and keep up with the latest news and celebrity gossip. She finds that she often compares herself to other teens on the sites who have hundreds of followers. ACE, she says, has helped give her the support she needs to find balance in her life. She’s learned how to better express her emotions and she has found a passion for helping others. She and her classmate, Tennissen Rockett, are trying to start a coffee cart that would travel around the school, so all students could use the sleeves of coffee cups to express themselves. And then there’s Wolf. He “gives the kids tough love,” Parks says. “They can go to him for anything, he understands.” Wolf, who calls himself a profes-
sional hugger, is fierce about helping teens succeed. He begins his classes with a check-in: Students share about their week before rating how they feel on a scale from one to 10. One student is dealing with a chronic illness. Another student’s car broke down over the weekend. One is living with a friend’s family. Another’s parents have been arguing. Wolf makes eye contact with each student. Sometimes, he gives advice. But mostly, he listens with compassion. At the moment, Highlands Ranch High School is the only school in the Douglas County School District with an ACE program. Wolf hopes to see that change. There is more to school than learning curriculum, he says. School also is about forming relationships with peers, relationships between students and teachers. It’s about guiding young people and helping them feel heard. And social media’s pressures and negative effects complicate that mission. Right now, Wolf says, many young people are finding a false sense of value in social media. Life at school “looks the same on the surface, but it is so vastly different for these kids,” he says of the stress and anxiety he sees in the hallways. “It’s a step in the right direction to say we need to prioritize the pain that our kids are going through.” He has two goals for his students: “Survive today and have an amazing future. Every day, there are kids coming in and I tell them they just need to survive today.”
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April 26, 2018A
Schools test out cellphone, technology bans
Results are positive for all parties BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Last year, after seeing students exchanging hurtful messages online, Kendra Hossfeld, principal of North Star Academy in Parker, challenged her eighth-graders to a “detox week” free of device screens. A rise in classroom distractions and decline in peer-to-peer interactions led Celine Wicks, principal of Rocky Heights Middle School in Highlands Ranch, to implement a cellphone ban at the beginning of this school year. Another school in that feeder system, Timber Trails Elementary, also recently adjusted its policy around technology use. In addition to a cellphone ban, the school now prohibits the use of smart watches, fitness trackers, tablets, electronic music devices and personal computers during the school day. The Douglas County schools are trying to combat adversities caused by kids’ constant exposure to social media on smartphones, tablets and computers. Teachers and administrators say social media has changed the way kids interact on school grounds. There is more bullying and less classroom engagement, emotional attachment to others and account-
ability for actions. “They can put those words out there and never be accountable to them,” said Ann Guenther, assistant principal and dean of Rocky Heights Middle School. “How they view themselves, how they developmentally form their sense of self, is coming from the wrong channels.” When Hossfeld proposed the “detox week,” some students cried, she said. They worried their friendships would be jeopardized from having no means of communication at home. But for many students, the week was a wake-up call. One student counted how many times she picked up her device while doing homework, over a span of a few hours. The number was 50. Another student had 100 streaks on Snapchat, which is when someone sends direct messages back and forth with a friend for consecutive days. The student said it was becoming a part-time job, said Hossfeld. “I had a student say she was crying out of joy because she could finally not have to worry about what everyone was saying on social media,” Hossfeld said about the detox week. “Now students were second-guessing their use. Do they need to be doing that or should they be doing something outside, shooting hoops, playing with their dog? They realized the different activities that they find more enjoyment in.” Some parents who were concerned about not being able to reach their children by phone also had a different outlook.
“After the challenge, they were 100 percent on board when they realized their child’s mood was so much better,” Hossfeld said. Rocky Heights had some pushback from students when it first implemented its cellphone ban. Today, kids are spending more time interacting face-to-face and they have more confidence, Guenther said. A visit to the lunchroom shows the difference. “Last year, we’d see students eating and looking at their phones,” said Guenther. “Now, I’m seeing great conversation. I’m seeing laughter. I’m seeing eye contact.” Schools in the district can implement their own technology policies, according to Paula Hans, the district’s public information officer.
Rocky Heights and Timber Trails still allow students to have their cellphones to call parents after school or from the bus. But the devices must be left in backpacks and turned off during the school day. Both schools also have a one-to-one laptop program, meaning every student has access to a laptop or tablet. The decision to ban cellphones wasn’t simple, Guenther said. Changing a school’s technology policy requires inclusion of the parent community, students and staff. “This truly is about educating everybody in your building and your student body population about understanding cellphone uses,” Guenther said. Cellphones are “fun and addicting, but there are some pretty high prices to pay.”
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Three years ago, the district established a full-time Prevention and School Culture team with seven members who come from varied backgrounds — law enforcement, education and healthcare. They lead seminars on such topics as resiliency and kindness for elementary school students, and healthy boundaries, healthy relationships and substance abuse prevention for middle and high school students. One of its main programs is Sources of Strength, which is aimed at preventing suicide. The only department of its kind among schools in Colorado, team members say, the program gives students the tools to succeed before a crisis happens. “I want school to be a place where kids feel connected, valued . . . a safe haven for them if home isn’t that place,” says Cindy Redfern, a former elementary school teacher on the team. “We know that if kids feel more connected and valued, the more likely they are to be able to learn.” When asked about the top 10 stressors in a kid’s life, social media is always on the list, says team member SEE SOCIAL MEDIA, P13
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With an enrollment that surpasses 2,000 kids, it’s unlikely Brett Siebert will run into friends between classes as he rushes through the busy hallways at Castle View High School in Castle Rock. To stay connected, Siebert messages them on Snapchat, a popular app where photos, messages and videos disappear after a certain amount of time. To keep up with peers who have moved away, he uses the photo-sharing app Instagram. “I go to a big school and it’s kind of hard to bump into people,” said Siebert, a well-spoken junior who exudes confidence. “It’s very positive sometimes because it allows you to stay in touch with people that you wouldn’t stay in touch with.” Although it shouldn’t replace faceto-face interactions, social media can be a positive tool for keeping in touch with others and finding relatable social circles, mental health experts and organizations say. In a 2015 national survey conducted by Pew Research Center of teens ages 13 to 17, 83 percent said social media makes them feel more
Brett Siebert uses Snapchat and Instagram to keep up with friends who he doesn’t see often or who have moved. “I go to a big school and it’s kind of hard to bump into people,” said Siebert, a junior at Castle View High School. COURTESY PHOTO
connected to information about their friends’ lives, 70 percent felt better connected to their friends’ feelings through social media, and 68 percent had people on social media platforms support them through tough or challenging times. Emily Laux, a pediatric psychologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, promotes a balanced view of social media. She recognizes the faults, such
as a greater presence of cyberbullying and sexting, but she also sees benefits. Social media allows for connection and a sense of belonging for young people who struggle to fit in, she said. “Social media at its core is a resource to connect people,” said Laux. “It’s been an asset for some kids that really struggle in social situations.” And the interactive component of social media provides a sense of connectedness that young people typically don’t get from traditional media, like television or Netflix, Laux pointed out. “Kids are learning some social skill,” she said, “which has been proven to be slightly better for kids than traditional media use, where they are passive consumers of information, not engaging with the material.” Siebert can recall only one negative experience he has had since he joined social media platforms three or four years ago. In that instance, he called out an individual who posted an insensitive remark. Siebert ended up blocking that person. “It can do good if people are smart about it,” Siebert said about social media use. “I use it to keep in touch with my friends.”
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HOW TEENS AGES 13 TO 17 USED SOCIAL MEDIA IN 2015 Nearly three-quarters of teens had a smartphone or had access to one. 94 percent of teens went online with a mobile device daily. 24 percent went online almost constantly. 71 percent of teens used more than one social media site. A typical teen sent and received 30 texts per day. Source: A 2015 Pew Research Center study
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Kimberly Moore, a former elementary school assistant principal. “Social media always comes up as a stressor because it never turns off,” she says. “As young as they are, and when they don’t have boundaries, they don’t know how to regulate it themselves.” Finding balance Laux, of Children’s Hospital Colorado, considers the beginning of high school to be the “ideal age” to start using social media and smartphones. “Our brains are developing pretty rapidly in adolescence, so what an eighthgrader can handle and what a 10th- or 12th-grader can handle are significantly different,” says Laux, who works with young people ages 5 to 17. “Research says the best thing to do is limit time… Really being on phones all day every day is what has been most directly linked with some of the negative outcomes.” Brett Siebert, a junior at Castle View High School in Castle Rock, and Tennissen Rockett, a junior at Highlands Ranch High School, would agree: They have made specific and thoughtful choices about their social media use. Siebert, a self-confident 16-year-old unafraid to engage in a social media “comment war” if he finds a comment
offensive, acknowledges social media has changed the way students connect. Some of his male peers are too up front and forward in their texts to girls, he says. And some peers have hundreds of friends on apps like Snapchat but only know a handful of those friends in real life. Siebert primarily uses Instagram to keep up with friends who have moved away or peers that he doesn’t talk to often. He also spends a lot of time away from the online world volunteering at school events or studying. “It can do good if people are smart about it,” he says about social media. “It can be bad if people use it as their only tools of meeting new people.” Rockett, a charismatic teen who works part-time as a lifeguard, dislikes Facebook because he thinks some people come off as entitled and overly opinionated in their posts. So he sticks to posting photos on Ins-
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A University of Michigan report published in January in the journal Emotion looked at the effect of the increasing use of electronic devices on young people’s mental health wellness. It found lower psychological wellbeing among teens who spent more time with electronic devices and less with social interaction and other non-screen engaging activities such as sports. The research was based on annual surveys of eighth-, 10thand-12th graders between the early 1990s and 2012, when smartphone ownership in the U.S. reached 50 percent. •� In 2016, marketing agency Influence Central surveyed 500 women on the impact of digital technology and electronic devices on families. It found: • The average age of getting a cellphone was 10, compared to 2010 when it was 12 or 13. �• By age 12, 50 percent of kids had a social media account. • Sixty-four percent of kids had access to the internet on their own laptop or tablet, compared to 42 percent in 2012. • Thirty-eight percent accessed the internet on their phone. • And 31 percent of parents said their kids had texted them when they were in the same home together.
Alex DeWind, 25, who reports primarily on Highlands Ranch and the Douglas County School District, joined Colorado Community Media in September 2015. She grew up in Basalt, a small mountain town outside of Aspen, and graduated from the University of Colorado-Boulder. She has spent the past couple of months interviewing students, educators and mental health experts on how social media affects the mental health of young people. “I feel for kids these days. Social media is a challenging world to navigate for everyone, including me,” she said. “But young people have the added stress of growing up and figuring out who they are.”
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here’s no doubt that social media has its positives: It reunites us with old friends. Keeps us in touch with family who live in distant places. Connects us with organizations and people who share interests, likes, pastimes. Opens windows into places we’d otherwise not see. But there’s also no doubt its overwhelming presence has distorted how we — as a society — interact with and treat others, many times with negative consequences to our mental health. Perhaps most disturbing is the effect social media is having on our youth, creating a proving ground of sorts that augments judgment and criticism, diminishes self-esteem and confidence, and increases anxiety and stress during a time when our
OUR VIEW children are starting to figure out who they are and want to be. “I know a lot of beautiful people who have been ruined by social media,” says one Douglas County student, herself the victim of one of its most negative ramifications — cyberbullying. This week, the third installment of Colorado Community Media’s ongoing series, Time to Talk, about the state of mental health in Douglas County, provides an in-depth look at how social media is affecting the mental wellbeing of the county’s youth. Students, teachers, counselors and law enforcement officers talk candidly about experiences and observations,
which is supported by studies and data that show how technology has detrimentally taken over our lives. The increasing lack of face-to-face interaction and personal connection has led to a decrease in the ability of young people to resolve conflict, handle emotions and develop the confidence to withstand and problemsolve adverse challenges. “The device is controlling the kids, not the kids controlling the device,” says Sgt. Lori Bronner of the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office, who oversees the school resource officers in the high schools. “Their whole world is in the latest app and what other kids are doing (online). If there is a break in that communication, they don’t know how to function.” There are ways to manage the
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Keep our kids safe I am a Castle Rock resident and the mother of five elementary school-aged children. I support the Second Amendment and grew up in a family of responsible gun owners. When the massacre at Sandy Hook occurred, my oldest child was a kindergartener. The profound fear that your child’s school will be the victim of America’s next mass shooting is something that no parent should have to experience — but many parents, myself included, feel that fear every day. But there is a law we can pass to make everyone safer. Red Flag Laws allow family and/or law enforcement to enact a court order that temporarily restricts a person’s ability to possess or purchase a gun when they pose a danger to self or others. We must act now and urge our legislators to pass a Red Flag Law for Colorado to keep our children — and everyone — safe. Catie Kannenberg Castle Rock
Poor choice by school board At its April 17 meeting, the Douglas County Board of Education voted to finalize a $260,000 contract with its new superintendent, Dr. Thomas Tucker. What does school board President David Ray mean by telling the local paper that the new superintendent will have “’unique’ skill sets, talents and gifts that will help the district move forward,” and
then hire an Ohio administrator with an abysmal report card of mostly F’s (in “Progress”, “Prepared for Success” and “Gap Closing”) and D’s (in Achievement) from his last job? (See http://reportcard. education.ohio.gov/Pages/District-Report.aspx?DistrictIRN=044677.) Why would the BOE hire a “leader” for our large 68,000-student district who had already so dismally failed to improve education in his last district of only 5,600? Why in the months-long professional “executive search” process did the BOE and their executive searchers not know until just days before the April 17 meeting that finalist Daniel Clemens was named in a federal lawsuit accusing him of not vetting a teacher who sexually assaulted a student? Why is the only common thread among the three superintendent finalists that each helped pass a big bond and mill levy tax in their school districts, and coincidentally that’s exactly the school board’s plan for the November election? Why should DougCo taxpayers give more money to a BOE that picks a superintendent to lead our schools who has already failed miserably? Why should we trust a board that puts our kids’ learning and educational needs last to distribute any new taxpayer funds equally and equitably to public charter schools and neighborhood schools alike? Joy Overbeck Parker SEE LETTERS, P15
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digital world, of course, and ways to balance its use so that it complements — rather than harms — our lives. But it takes all parts of our community acknowledging the importance of bringing about a culture shift in our approach to social media, and then committing to the implementation of programs and solutions that help our children healthily navigate the world ahead of them. The Douglas County School District and the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office recognize that, and their decisions to tackle this crisis head-on are worthy of praise. As Bas Wolf, a teacher at Highlands Ranch High School, says: “It’s a step in the right direction to say we need to prioritize the pain that our kids are going through.”
Jazz Age classic continues to be assigned of the times
. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” was first published 93 years ago today (as this is being written). Fitzgerald was only 29. He would live QUIET another 15 years DESPERATION after a short career in both writing and drinking. He didn’t live long enough to know that just about every high school and college kid in North America would be impelled to Craig Marshall read “Gatsby.” Smith I was. It was on the list in my American literature class at UCLA. We preceded “Gatsby” with “Great Expectations,” and followed it with “1984.” One takes place in the 19th century, one in the 20th century, and one where the clock strikes 13. That’s quite a trinity. Of the three, the closest I have come to any of it in real life has been “1984,” under the surveillance of Big Brother. According to CrimeFeed, the
average American can be caught on camera as many as seventy-five times a day. My favorite of the three is “Great Expectations.” Dickens wrote brilliantly. I honor him the way I honor Leonardo da Vinci. They were both incomparable when it comes to delineation. Neither, of course, was saturated with the fat of heightened technologies like all of us are today. Da Vinci didn’t even have a microwave, although I am almost certain he could have envisioned one. Da Vinci is credited with a number of inventions — including the helicopter and parachute — to go along with being the best draftsman ever. His drawings - in my estimation — exceed the merits of his paintings, which weren’t bad either. If you draw, or plan to, it’s essential to study his drawings. When I read “Gatsby,” I felt out of it. I still feel that way every time I look at the society page. Big money, big parties, debutantes, and tuxedos. Maybe in my next life. (For past indiscretions, however, I might be granted a return as no more than a raccoon.)
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The most important step to success is step one
ave you ever had this incredible urge and surge to take on a big project or massive idea? You probably know what I mean, the kind of project that when we first think about WINNING it we get so excited that we just can’t WORDS wait to get started, and in our hearts and minds, we want to tackle the whole thing immediately. I mean we really want to get after, it right? Cleaning out the garage, the attic, or the basement seems Michael Norton like a really good idea until we open the garage door, crawl up into the attic, or walk down into the basement and gaze upon the enormity of what could become the world’s greatest cleaning project ever. That urge and surge in our hearts to really get after it suddenly becomes the run and hide white flag of surren-
der or retreat. Writing a book, maybe a topic or subject that we have been dreaming about doing for a long time and a message that we want to share with the world because we have such great passion for it. Then we look at our notes and outline, we realize how much time and commitment this is going to take, and before we know it, once again we have talked ourselves out of pursuing our goal of writing a book and have walked back onto the ledge of giving up because it just seemed too big and too massive to undertake. So as the wrestling match continues between our urge to super-achieve and the enormity of the task in front of us, it really leaves us with only one a decision to make: Do we take the first step or not? And Zig Ziglar says it this way, “People who never take step one can never possibly take step two.” So, no matter how big the project or goal is, before we try and boil the ocean and believe that we can complete the project or task in some kind
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weren’t comfortable with sharing their concerns with a male board member. I can imagine that the reverse was also true — that some men found it easier to share their concerns with our male board members. I have known Susan for 20 years and urged her to run in this election, knowing her to be intelligent, conscientious, skilled in handling financial issues, and able to hold her own in any group while working collaboratively within a team to plan, fund, and complete projects. Having her skills and voice on the new board will be of value to South Suburban in many ways, including as a sounding board and compassionate voice for our residents, both men and women. Please cast one of your three votes for Susan Pye, to best preserve representation for all our residents. Sue Rosser South Suburban board member, 200816, Centennial
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Pye’s presence needed on board In the May 8 South Suburban board election, Susan Pye is the only woman running in the nine-candidate field. If voters choose her as one of the three new board members, she’ll be the only woman on the new board. If not, all five seats will be filled by men, the first time in nearly 50 years that this has been the case. Will having no woman’s voice on the board matter? Yes, it will. During my eight-year tenure, numerous women of all ages, some with medical issues, voiced their concerns to me about challenges they faced in a facility or with our programming, hoping that I could spearhead corrective action on their behalf. Many confided that they
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Maybe you and I had similar high school and college reading lists. “To Kill a Mockingbird” was on one of them, fortunately. “Silas Marner” and “Ethan Frome” were on one of them, unfortunately. So was “The Scarlet Letter.” I was hit with “Moby Dick” and “War and Peace” in college. Nevermore. What gets assigned these days? Charles Bukowski? Probably not. “Moby Dick,” I presume, is still essential; but chapter after chapter about whaling? Thanks a lot, Melville. Someone somewhere is still assigning “Gatsby.” I have always wondered what it would be like to be required reading. Try to imagine a writer sitting down, as Fitzgerald did, and write
day after day, inventing characters that were vivid and memorable and enduring. “Gatsby” is 47,094 words long. “Moby Dick”? It’s 206,052. When it was first published, “Gatsby” sold very poorly, and Fitzgerald died thinking it was a failure, but it was given a big boost during World War II. That’s the subject of a segment of “Mysteries at the Museum.” “To Kill a Mockingbird” was published in 1960. It made every curriculum reading list within a couple of years, and author Harper Lee (19262016) lived with its success for another 56 years. What a triumph it would be to provide every library (in the world?) with such a gift. West Egg and I couldn’t be more unalike. Nevertheless, happy birthday, Jay Gatsby. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
of abbreviated fashion or quick fix, we need to stop and remember that all we have to do is take the first step. Cleaning out the garage, move the first bicycle; cleaning out the attic, move the first box; writing a book, write the first sentence or paragraph; fixing a broken relationship, say the first words; starting a diet, adhere to the first meal plan. Success really does begin with step one. If we were to take a really good hard look at every single project, large and small in our lives, and focused on the very first step that would lead us to success, we would realize that most times it is also the very smallest step in our success journey. Starting with something small and easy and letting the momentum build is a terrific strategy. Zig Ziglar also said this, “We really can make radical changes in minute steps. Earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods get all the attention, but termites do more damage each year.”
Radical changes in minute steps, taking one bit at a time is where it’s at. It’s when we can distill the massiveness down to the manageable, in that moment that we can begin to clearly see the path ahead and know what we need to do in order to get to where it is that we really want to go. So how about you? Do you have a good plan for taking on tasks, projects, and your goals? Or does the size and magnitude of what needs to get done submarine your spirit and your desire to take it on? Either way I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com and when we can learn to take step one, then step two, step three, and all the rest of the steps, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
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City council election ballots in the mail
Two candidates vying for District 2 seat
thrown their hat in the ring — Kevin Spencer and Michael Anderson. Councilmember Jay Carpenter is unopposed for the District 1 seat, and therefore that election has been canceled. Ballots for the mail-in election were mailed the week of April 16, and all ballots must be received by 7 p.m. May 8. Lone Tree City Council is made up of five elected members, including the mayor. Members serve staggered, four-
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Lone Tree Mayor Pro Tem Susan Squyer’s term expires this year, leaving a vacant seat on the city council for District 2. Two candidates have
year terms and represent one of two districts within Lone Tree, with the exception of the mayor, who serves as an at-large member. Responsibilities of councilmembers include weighing information from Lone Tree residents, professional opinion from city staff and other consultants to make decisions on a variety of issues within the city. A resident must meet the following requirements to be eligible to vote in
Lone Tree elections: • Be at least 18 years of age • Be a citizen of the United States • Reside within the city limits • Be registered as a voter as defined by the Colorado Municipal Election Code • Be registered at the voter’s current address For information, visit cityoflonetree. com/election or call the city clerk’s office at 303-708-1818.
Michael T. Anderson
Kevin W. Spencer
Jay Carpenter
South Suburban board member seeks District 2 seat
District 2 candidate now serves on planning commission
City council Incumbent is unopposed in District 1
Tell us a little about yourself. I am an executive and I currently serve the city as vice chair of the planning commission. I have lived in Lone Tree for five years, with my wife Leann and our son. In my spare time I enjoy golf, skiing, hiking, music and coaching my son in sports and recreational activities. What do you value most about Lone Tree? Spencer Living in a city with the connectivity of neighborhoods and business such as Lone Tree creates a community ideal for raising a family. What are some areas of concern you have? Carefully growing the city. Maintaining the tradition of the first two decades of growth while thoughtfully positioning the community’s relevancy for future generations. Why are you seeking office? I want to give back to the community and ensure the city continues to be one of the most desirable places to live, work and play. If elected, what do you hope to contribute to Lone Tree? Contribute my years of experience in business strategy and growth to the city. As well, I want to mentor our younger generations to be the future leaders of our city.
Tell us a little bit about yourself. I have lived in Lone Tree for 18 years with my wife Melissa, four children and family dog. In my spare time I enjoy hiking, biking, golf, one-wheeling, travel and live music. What do you value most about Lone Tree? Lone Tree is an amazing place to raise a family, live and work. A lot of thought and hard work has gone into building the successful brand of the city. What are some areas of concern you have? Increased traffic as a result of our growth is an ongoing concern. We need to continue exploring creative solutions to Carpenter mobility efficiency within the city and throughout the region. Why are you seeking office? I would like to continue working aside my fellow city council members and dedicated city staff in guiding Lone Tree forward in its bright future. What do you hope to contribute to Lone Tree? I hope to provide a voice for the residents of District 1 and represent their interests as Lone Tree continues to grow and evolve. I truly believe that “smart” growth is the solution as we continue to move forward with expansion and development in RidgeGate East.
Tell us a little about yourself. I am retired from 32 years in business and project management in the energy industry and am currently a board member for South Suburban Parks and Recreation. I have lived in Lone Tree for 15 years with my wife Cheryl. I have three adult children, five grandchilAnderson dren and one great-grandchild. In my spare time I enjoy golf, walking, hiking, biking, swimming and skiing. What do you value most about Lone Tree? I love the open spaces, parks, trails, and recreational amenities in Lone tree. We like our neighbors and value the safety in our community, the easy access to highway transportation and light rail, the convenience of shopping, and the Lone Tree Arts Center. What are some areas of concern you have?
Lone Tree is a relatively young city and is growing very rapidly. Growth needs to be managed in a way that the concerns of all residents are heard and addressed as the city continues to grow into RidgeGate East. Demographics and the needs of the senior population are also a concern. Why are you seeking office? I believe I can be helpful in managing the growth of Lone Tree, and at the same time balancing the quality of services throughout the city as we grow. The City of Lone Tree has demonstrated a commitment to excellence as it has grown and I would strive to continue that goal. If elected, what do you hope to contribute to Lone Tree? As an experienced elected official I believe I can help with policy and direction, leadership, partnerships and accountability. I have the time available to serve and to listen to the concerns of our residents.
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E-470 board votes to eliminate vehicle registration fee STAFF REPORT
“... My focus is on the best interests of our citizens and taxpayers, and I believe the elimination of this 30-year-old fee is doing just that.”
Colorado motorists who live in counties in which E-470 vehicle registration fees have been imposed no longer will be assessed those fees. The E-470 Board of Directors unanimously voted April 12 to remove the fees, and E-470 staff will work with counties to determine the next steps, according to a news release from the E-470 Public Highway Authority. “Arapahoe County residents have financially supported this important corridor for the last 30 years,” Commissioner Bill Holen, who also serves as a member of the E-470 board, said in the release. “It’s my responsibility to make sure we follow through on our promise to repeal the $10 fee once the bonds are officially paid off and I’m happy to support this decision.” The fees were originally approved
Roger Partridge, vice chair, E-470 board in 1988 by the voters in Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. At that time, the revenue from the $10 fee was essential for the construction and operation of E-470, according to the release. The bonds pledged by the fees were originally set to be retired in 2026. However, the board refinanced the
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Spring brings musical masterpiece
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Silent films speak artistic volumes Annual festival features live accompaniment BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The vast majority of the films that will be shown in the seventh annual Denver Silent Film Festival are 90 years old, at the youngest. But Howie Movshovitz, director of the festival, adamantly argues against the notion that these films are a trip down memory lane. “These films are not a nostalgia trip, and I show them without apology,” he said. “These are legitimately great movies that are visually incredibly adventurous. All the films that have been made since haven’t been more adventurous than these.” The Silent Film Festival will be held from Friday, April 27, through Sunday, April 29 at
the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Sloans Lake, 4255 W. Colfax Ave. in Denver. This year’s festival will feature nine movies, ranging from stunning personal dramas like “The Passion of Joan of Arc” to comedies like Harold Lloyd’s “Speedy,” and even one of Alfred Hitchcock’s first films, “The Lodger.” “These films are important, no matter what decade they’re from,” said Steve Bessette, creative director for the Alamo. “You see horror films from this time, or some of their spy thrillers, and really a lot hasn’t changed. Seeing these early films gives you perspective on the way film has changed and stayed the same.” Movshovitz has been a lifelong lover of film, but finding workable film prints of many silent films is becoming increasingly difficult. For this year’s festival, almost all the films are digitally restored on discs, providing audiences with the highest quality viewing experience. SEE SILENT, P26
One of Alfred Hitchcock’s earliest films, “The Lodger,” is a clear example of the style that would make the director one of the most famous in Hollywood history. The film will be screened during the seventh annual Denver Silent Film Festival. COURTESY PHOTO
IF YOU GO WHAT: Denver Silent Film Festival WHEN: Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29 WHERE: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Sloans Lake, 4255 W. Colfax Ave., Denver COST: $13 per film ($8 for students); $110 for weekend pass TICKETS: www.denversilentfilmfest.org/
ho can say what goes into the creative process? There’s no way to map the path from muse to inspiration to trial and error and finally the finished work. Yet that’s just what Steven Sondheim attempted in his musical, “Sunday in the Park with George,” which tells the story COMING of one of the most ATTRACTIONS famous paintings in art history — Georges Seurat’s “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” “So many of us think artists are so different from everyone else, but there’s so much huClarke Reader manity in them, just like everyone else,” said Cole Burden, who plays Seurat in the show. “I think people will leave feeling a wash of emotion about these people and the art they made.” The Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., is closing its 2017-2018 season with the show, which runs through May 6, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 p.m. on Wednesday and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The story begins in France in 1884 with Seurat and his muse, Dot (Emily Van Fleet), as they struggle to keep a connection as he labors on his masterwork. Then the story leaps ahead to the 1980s, where Seurat’s great-grandson, also named George and also played by Burden, struggles to find an artistic path forward. “Sondheim is the like the Shakespeare of the musical theater world, and presents all kinds of challenges for a singer,” Van Fleet said. “This story asks audiences what we pass down to our children, and legacy of art.” And as one season ends, the Arvada Center prepares for the start of another. The 2018-2019 season was announced and features an exciting blend of familiar names and unique styles. The season kicks off with “Mamma Mia!” running Sept. 7 through 30, followed by “Educating Rita,” which runs from Oct. 5 through Nov. 11. SEE READER, P26
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April 26, 2018
Painter celebrates fifth anniversary with reception
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ainter Jay SONYA’S Moore is celSAMPLER ebrating five years in his downtown Parker studio with exhibition of a body of new works. Visitors are welcome to see his new paintings reflecting his love of his home state, Colorado. Moore’s studio is at 11020 S. Pikes Sonya Ellingboe Peak Drive, Parker. An opening reception is from 5-8 p.m. May 4. Moore also teaches in his studio; numbers limited. Jaymoorestudio.com. Depot anniversary show The Littleton Fine Arts Guild celebrates its 56th anniversary with a month-long exhibit (May 1-31) of members’ works at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave. The guild, founded in 1962, teamed up with the Friends of the Littleton Library/Museum in 1977 to restore the Santa Fe Depot as an art gallery. Juror will be Denver artist Jane Jones and the opening reception will be 5-8 p.m. on the season’s inaugural First Friday, May 4. All artwork will be for sale. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Denver Botanic Gardens “Pixelated,” a collection of sculptures by Mike Whiting, will be displayed
of the Arts in the Annex at 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Readings and discussions with writers and editors connected to the ACC Writers Studio. Free. Questions: Andrea Mason, andreamason@arapahoe.edu.
Jay Moore’s recent paintings of Colorado will be exhibited at his Parker studio in May. COURTESY PHOTO through Sept. 23 at the Denver Botanic Gardens at 1007 York St. in Denver. Whiting’s works explore the relationship between the natural world and the artificial world of digital media along with two distinct visual styles: 8-bit graphics and minimalist sculpture. Works will be exhibited throughout the gardens during open hours, which are expanded for summer. As plants grow, the relationships with sculptures change. Botanicgardens.org. Admission charged, except for members. Progenitor 2018 Arapahoe Community College’s annual literary magazine, Progenitor 2018, will be released with an event at 4 p.m. May 2 in the Colorado Gallery
Reminder of art fest Littleton United Methodist Church holds its annual Art Festival this weekend, April 27-29. The art show opens at 6:30 p.m. April 27; at 7:30 p.m. on April 27 and 28 and 2 p.m. April 29 will be performances of “Prodigal Daughter” by Lisa Hendry and readings of “Tell Me Another Story, Sing Me Another Song” by Jean Lenox Toddie (readers: Annawyn and Ellen Shamas). At 8:30 and 11 a.m. April 29, members of the Littleton Symphony will join the choirs for a special worship service. Free. 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. 303-794-6379, ext. 247. Photography exhibit “Public Space in Transition: Nostalgic and Current photos of Historic City Park and Golf Course,” a selection of photos by Littleton native Kathryn Charles, is displayed at the Denver Athletic Club, 1325 Glenarm Place, Denver, second floor, through April. Call Charles to make arrangements to visit the exhibit, since the DAC is a private club: 303-995-9100. ACC exhibit An exhibition of works by students in Arapahoe Community College’s
multimedia, graphic design and illustration and commercial photography programs will be exhibited through May 4 in the school’s Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College in the Annex, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and through 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. Fashion show The Lone Tree Arts Center Guild announces the Couture Spring Collection Fashion Show at 6 p.m. May 17 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Fashions for men and women from Dillard’s Park Meadows will be emceed by Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet. Chair of the event is Lynn Pender (303-5174831) who will have tickets for sale ($50) — as will the box office, lonetreeartscenter.org, 720-509-1000. The Lone Tree Arts Center Guild supports the center’s programs and arts in surrounding areas. Jazz concert “The Duke, The Count and Stevie too!” is the title for the Colorado Jazz Orchestra’s May 11 concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. The orchestra’s director is sax man Art Bouton of Lone Tree, and vocalist Heidi Schmidt will perform with the impressive group of professional jazz musicians. Tickets start at $24, lonetreeartscenter.org, 720-509-1000.
Wonderbound comes through with another offbeat creation ‘Madness, Rack and Honey’ ties purposeful poetry and randomness to music BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Wonderbound Ballet’s newest production, “Madness, Rack and Honey,” comes at an especially appropriate time: April is National Poetry Month! Inspired by poetry as well as familiar classical music, “Sinfonia Concertante,” by Mozart, choreographer Garrett Ammons premiered his “Madness, Rack and Honey” with the Smuin Ballet in San Francisco in 2016. Now, Colorado audiences will experience this new work, with its name based on a collection of lectures by awardwinning American poet Mary Ruefle: “Madness, Rack and Honey,” as well as on a random, word-generated poem created by Ammons in a cadence that matches the score. Performances are scheduled April 27-May 6. Members of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra will perform with the talented dancers of the Wonderbound contemporary dance company in “Madness, Rack and Honey,” as well as with company member Sarah Tallman’s new piece, “I Didn’t Hear You, I was Away With the Fairies,”
Wonderbound Dance Company will perform “Madness, Rack and Honey” in Denver and in Parker, accompanied by members of the Colorado Symphony. PHOTO BY AMANDA TIPTON
performed to Mozart’s music as well. Tallman drew inspiration from 20th-century poets, such as Langston Hughes and e.e. cummings and works with her dancers amid “a garden of Chiavari chairs, filling the stage with a grandiose joy that matches Mozart’s `Divertimento No. 11 in D major,’” according to Wonderbound’s Amber Blais. Claude Sim, associate concertmaster of the CSO, has happy memories of previous projects shared by orchestra members and Wonderbound: “Over the past seasons, we’ve had the great honor of working with the superbly talented Garrett Ammons and Dawn Fey on past performances at Wonderbound …” Ammons’ way of collaborating
with one or another musical group is nourishing to all the artists concerned with a mutual project — stretching the imaginations and enriching already considerable skills. The performances are characterized by a very special sense of joy that also rewards an audience with a new way of presenting a beautiful art form. San Francisco critics praised the piece as a “rollicking” and “infectious good time.” Sounds like a perfect celebration of spring as well as of the arts.
IF YOU GO Madness, Rack and Honey” will be performed at two locations: 7:30 p.m. April 27 and 28; 2 p.m. April 29 at the Performing Arts Complex at Pinnacle Charter School, 1001 W. 84th Ave., Federal Heights. Tickets $22-$50, 303-2924700, wonderbound.com. 7:30 p.m. May 5; 2 p.m. May 6 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. 303-805-6800, parkerarts.org.
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Daniels Park land donor to be remembered in ceremony Florence Martin came from Australia and became heir to fortune BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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ave readers ever wondered about how the beautiful Daniels Park in Douglas County came to be? They can thank Florence Martin, who will be celebrated by members of the Sedalia Museum from 1 to 3 p.m. on April 28 at the Sedalia Fire Station, next to the museum (take Highway 85, Santa Fe Drive, to Jarre Canyon Road, Sedalia, and turn west to the nearby fire station). The program is called “Who Was Florence Martin and Why is There a Daniels Park?” The public is invited. Shaun Boyd, curator of archives at History Colorado, following 20 years at the Castle Rock Library, will talk about Florence Martin around 1:30, after visitors have had time to explore a collection of Martin’s possessions inherited by her friend, Phyllida Porter of Littleton. Boyd said she found many references to Martin in the archives of the Douglas County News-Press, the Castle Rock newspaper, including her work in founding
A view of Daniels Park, including buildings from Florence Martin’s ranch, is seen from Riley’s Hill in the park. Martin donated land for the park. PHOTOS FROM THE NEW SOUTH WALES the Denver Civic Theatre with Helen Bonfils. She also located biographical information in a teacher’s memoirs from the period and through internet research in Australia. During one year, public school was held at Martin’s house. (There were 40 one-room schools in Douglas County.) Porter, who says she house-sat for Martin during her frequent travels, is convinced that there should be some recognition of Martin’s gift of Daniels Park — perhaps near the entrance? She and museum members have organized this program in Martin’s honor as a starting point. (Cookies from Martin’s recipe will be served.)
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Florence Martin (1897-1957) was from New South Wales, Australia (where Bega is located, for Littleton history buffs). Daughter of a wealthy mother and the chief justice of New South Wales, one of their many children, she sought intellectual fare and started training in the arts, then as a physicist, at the University of Sydney, where she pursued research (unpaid) under professor Sir Richard Threfall. She met William Cooke Daniels, a young American explorer, and shared her home with his fiancée, Cicely Banner, during Daniel’s 16-month absence on a trip to New Guinea. The couple married the next year and Martin went to live with them, chiefly on English and French estates, according to the “Australian Dictionary of Biography.” They traveled the world until the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Daniels, heir to the Daniels and Fisher Department Store in Denver, died unexpectedly in 1918 and his widow succumbed to the worldwide influenza epidemic shortly afterward. Martin found herself heir to a large income for life from the Daniels estate in Denver and settled there, becoming prominent in Denver society. Included was a mountain estate outside to the south of Denver, where Martin and her sister spent their summers. She first gave 38 acres of her land to the city of Denver in 1920, then expanded it to 1,000 acres in 1937. The area is bisected by Riley Hill, which runs north-south to reach Wildcat Point (6020 feet elevation). According to the Colorado Encyclopedia, the area was well-known to travelers as a rendezvous point and travel route … In the late 1850s and early 1860s, the ridge was already one of Colorado’s first territorial roads.
Socialite Florence Martin, who donate land for Daniels Park, in 1930s dress. COURTESY PHOTO
By 1922, the City of Denver had built campfire sites and a stone shelter designed by Denver architect Jules Jacque Benoist Benedict, who also designed his own home in Littleton (now the Carmelite Monastery) as well as Town Hall Arts Center and the Carnegie Library (now the Melting Pot) and Littleton’s First Presbyterian Church. In 1923, the Territorial Daughters added a memorial in the park, marking Kit Carson’s last campfire. In the early 1920s, Martin built a house and other ranch buildings, with a fine view of the Front Range. Included: a dairy barn, chicken coop, bunk house, horse barn and two-story workshop, as well as a picnic area. Her house burned in 1937, but other buildings remain, used by staff. Today, Daniels Park is part of a 12,000-acre open space, bounded by Castle Pines on the east, Highlands Ranch on the north and Highway 85 on the west and south. The open space includes Highlands Ranch Backcountry Wilderness and Cherokee Ranch. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, and since 1977, it includes the Tall Bull Memorial Grounds, controlled by a consortium of Native Americans who hold a powwow on Labor Day weekend, open to the public, as well as using it for private ceremonies. A herd of bison was started with overflow from the Genesee Park herd and can be seen grazing on many acres. (View from a distance.) Work on a long-term master plan is nearly completed, which should make driving and hiking easier and improve sightlines toward the Front Range.
In 1923, the Territorial Daughters added a memorial in the park, marking Kit Carson’s last campfire.
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April 26, 2018
Three Marines recognized by Lone Tree council Trio helped restrain shoplifting suspect at mall BY TABATHA STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Marine Staff Sgts. Kevin Karr, Kevin Roberson and Chad Martinez had just arrived at Park Meadows mall and were looking forward to some downtime browsing and wandering the retail resort. When they got out of their cars, they saw a man being chased by a loss prevention officer from Dillard’s. The two men got into a scuffle, and the suspected shoplifter and officer fell to the ground. The three Marines jumped into action, and helped the officer restrain the suspect until Lone Tree police officers arrived. “It was pretty obvious that the guy being chased was doing something wrong,” said Karr. “It was just natural for us to jump in and help out.” The three were recognized by the Lone Tree City Council members at the council meeting April 17, and received a letter of appreciation from the city, presented by Chief of Police Kirk Wilson. According to Wilson, the suspect had stolen about $800 worth of merchandise and had punched the loss prevention officer in the face before
Staff Sgts. Kevin Karr (Left) and Kevin Roberson received a letter of appreciation from Lone Tree City Council members and Chief of Police Kirk Wilson for their help restraining a suspect at Park Meadows mall until police arrived. A third Marine, Chad Martinez, was also recognized for his involvement. TABATHA STEWART the Marines came to his aid. “Thank you for helping the Lone Tree Police Department and our com-
munity,” Wilson said as he presented the letter of appreciation for the incident that happened several weeks ago.
He also noted that two of the three Marines had family members who were in law enforcement.
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Savor the sensational sounds of summer Tickets on sale now for Castle Rock concert series; first show is May 10 STAFF REPORT
Celebrate summer nights in Castle Rock with live music under the stars as nationally known bands perform in the intimate, family-friendly setting of the Amphitheater at Philip S. Miller Park. The town’s summer concert series gets under way May 10 with The Fu-
ture Tour. Jordan Feliz will headline his own tour this spring in support of his sophomore release in March titled “Future” and its debut hit single “Witness.” Feliz will perform his radio hits, and the concert features special guests Blanca and For All Seasons. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy performs July 14 for the second show in the series. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s arrival on the music scene. For the third concert on July 20, Michael McDonald performs. McDonald has one of the most distinctive singing voices. He has been a member of Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers,
and has had a successful solo career. McDonald released his first album in nine years, Enter Wide Open, and his first set of all-original material since 2000. This year’s Castle Rock Summer Jam will be July 29. Proceeds from the all-day music festival benefit the Douglas Elbert Task Force, and the lineup includes Johnny Richards, Sarah P and the Dirty Logger, The John Saunders Band, Solar and a national touring act and Colorado favorite, to be announced June 12. David Pack’s Legends Live wraps up the series Aug. 18 with five superstars singing their No. 1 hits. Grammy-
winning singers, producers, composers and recording artists performing will perform favorite hits from the 70s and 80s. The jam also features a celebration of the 100th birthday of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein and will conclude with an all-star encore with all the headliners — Gary Wright, John Elefante, Jim Peterik, David Pack and David Benoit. Series is part of the council’s goal to keep the community character alive with festivals, concerts and activities. Go to CRgov.com/PSMConcerts for tickets and more information about the shows and artists.
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Political Douglas County Democrats executive committee meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of every month at various sites. Contact Mike Jones at 720-509-9048 or email info@DouglasDemocrats.org. Socialdiscussion meetings take place in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Parker, Lone Tree and Roxborough. Visit douglasdemocrats.org and click on calendar for information.
Highlands Ranch, Roxborough, and Lone Tree Democrats meet at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of every month for topical speakers and lively discussion at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Visit www.douglasdemocrats.org for more information.
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April 26, 2018
Numerous Colorado counties looking to CodeRED for emergency alerts Residents can sign up for emergency alerts to stay informed
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To sign up for CodeRED alerts, go to one of the following websites: Adams County: https://public.coderedweb. com/CNE/en-US/EA22F5DE3F32 Douglas County: https://public.coderedweb. com/CNE/en-US/84B13CCD6B41 Jefferson County: https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/655AC5D55998
When a gunman opened fire on Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office deputies in Highlands Ranch on New Year’s Eve, spurring a 90-minute standoff with authorities, many nearby residents received calls, texts or emails with details of the emergency and instructions for how to respond. Residents were made aware of what was happening because they had signed up for notifications through the county’s emergency alert system, which in much of the Denver metro area and half of Colorado counties is run through a Florida-based company called CodeRED. Nationwide, CodeRED has about 10,000 clients. Within the Denver metro area, Weld, Jefferson, Douglas and Adams counties use CodeRED. Arapahoe County is in the process of switching to CodeRED. The company is also used by the state’s office of emergency management and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, said Troy Harper, general manager for CodeRED’s public sector operation.
How it works What exactly is CodeRED and how does it work? “CodeRED has been around for 20 years,” Harper said. “Over the past 20 years we have perfected the process of providing services for government entities to engage or communicate with their citizens, their staff, partners and vendors.” Through the system, residents can opt-in for emergency alerts. They can choose to receive them by call, text, email or all of those options, for their home and work addresses. Under a CodeRED account, people can add multiple addresses, so if someone lives in Colorado but owns a vacation home out-of-state, they can be alerted to emergencies in either location if CodeRED operates in both places. The CodeRED app also allows users to opt into alerts sent to them based on their location if they travel. Government agencies can use CodeRED to inform residents of many different types of emergencies, such as police activity, active shooters,
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bomb threats or wildfires. If authorities need people to evacuate, avoid an area or shelter in place, they can send those instructions through CodeRED. The time it takes for an alert to go out varies, officials said, but it averages between five and 10 minutes. Douglas County Regional 9-1-1 Com-
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munications Manager Grace Reinis said the county’s emergency dispatch center receives directions from supervisors at the scene of an incident and then crafts the message it sends to citizens based on that information. “Once we have what they want sent to the citizens, we open up the application and select the area we want hit,” she said. Selecting how big an area to contact, also called geo-targeting, often takes the most time in issuing an alert, officials said. Getting the word out Officials say getting people to sign up for CodeRED alerts remains a priority for them. Just 11,000 people in the Arapahoe County E911 Emergency Communications Service Authority’s (ACE9-1-1) 300,000-person jurisdiction signed up for emergency alerts under the provider the county used before CodeRED, said Executive Director Bruce Romero. “The level of response we have is not acceptable in my books,” he said. ACE9-1-1, which serves Arapahoe County minus the City of Aurora, chose CodeRED as its provider for emergency alerts from among three companies selected through a bidding process. They began transitioning to the CodeRED system last month. Training should be completed this SEE ALERTS, P24
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East Central BOCES is seeking 2 full-time Special Education Teachers for the 2018-19 school year in our SSN Program’s one position is in the Strasburg area and one position is in the Burlington area. Degree in Special Education K-12, cognitive or related license. Teaching experience preferred. Eligible for Colorado Special Education Teacher License. Salary competitive. Excellent benefits, including single coverage medical, dental & vision insurance. Possible tuition, student loan reimbursement. Questions contact Tracy (719) 775-2342, ext. 101. To apply for this position, please complete the Certified Application for Employment available on the East Central BOCES website www.ecboces.org under “Jobs”. EOE East Central BOCES is seeking a 4 day a week School Psychologist or Intern to join our dynamic, multi-disciplinary team of professionals for the 2018-19 school year. Educational Specialist (Ed.S.), Colorado certified, BCBA Licensed preferred. Provide Pre-12 intervention, including assessment, direct and indirect counseling & consultation services in rural school settings in Limon and surrounding areas. Salary competitive. Excellent benefits. Questions contact Tracy at (719) 775-2342, ext. 101. Questions contact Tracy (719) 775-2342, ext. 101. To apply for this position, please complete the Certified Application for Employment available on the East Central BOCES website www.ecboces.org under “Jobs”. EOE East Central BOCES is seeking a Full-time School Social Worker to join our dynamic, multi-disciplinary team of professionals for the 2018-19 school year. Masters Level, Colorado licensed or eligible for license, BCBA preferred. Grades Pre-12 intervention, including assessment, direct and indirect counseling & consultation services in rural school settings in Limon & surrounding area schools. Competitive Salary. Excellent Benefits, including full health benefits & mileage reimbursement. Questions contact Tracy (719) 775-2342, ext. 101. To apply for this position, please complete the Certified Application for Employment available on the East Central BOCES website www.ecboces.org under “Jobs”. EOE
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Another way the festival is bringing these historic presentations to modern life is in the musical scoring. All screenings will be accompanied by live musical performances, just like so many were when they were first shown. “Big places like New York or Los Angeles might have full orchestras playing scores, but at smaller theaters around the country, it might just be a pianist playing some music to go with the film,” Movshovitz explained. “Now we can use music to bring these films to younger audiences.” Some screenings will have orchestras, others just a solo musician, and excitingly, two Alamo projectionists — Billy Overton and David Weaver — are contributing an original score to 1916’s “The Battle of the Somme.” “I’ve done scores for short films before, but this is the longest one I’ve tackled, and my first collaboration with Billy,” Weaver said. “It’s been a really fun process working on the music together and getting ready for the live accompaniment.”
An image from Carl Dreyer’s masterpiece, “The Passion of Joan of Arc.” The 1928 film will be screened during the seventh annual Denver Silent Film Festival. COURTESY PHOTO One of the first war documentaries, this film show’s preparation for one of World War I’s most devastating battles. The four-month battle started with 21,000 dead on its first day, and only got worse as it wore on. To get started on the scoring process, Weaver and Overton watched the film and started writing musical themes and
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progressions they could pull out of their “musical toolkit” whenever necessary. They’ll both be using a variety of instruments in the performance, including keyboards and percussion instruments, and even a flute. “The idea of doing this music live is really exciting, and I think combining performance with these great films is a great
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For the holiday season, the center is staging “ELF — The Musical” from Nov. 20 through Dec. 23. In 2019, the season continues with “The Diary of Anne Frank,” running from Feb. 1 through May 17, followed by the regional premiere of “The Moors” from Feb. 22 through May 18, and the world premiere of the “Sin Street Social Club” from March 15 through May 19. And it all wraps up with the regional premiere of “Trav’lin — The 1930s Harlem Musical,” running from April 9 through 28. To purchase tickets call 720-898-7200 or visit www.arvadacenter.org. Preparing for a season of fly fishing Spring is here, and summer is just around the corner, which means fly fishing fans are going to be taking to the streams and rivers in search of their elusive quarry. Those in search of tips and advice can head out to the Fly Fishing Rendezvous — a Rocky Mountain fly fishing show that focuses exclusively on local waters, local knowledge, and the best of the region’s fly fishing companies. The show is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, and Sunday, April 29, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave. in Golden. The rendezvous offers more than 40 hours of classes, casting clinics, and fly tying demos with some of fly fishing’s most known names, equipping participants for greater success on the water. Those looking for a new fly rod or reel or book a fishing trip on with a guide can sample the wares of more
“... I think combining performance with these great films is a great way for people of all ages to get into silent films.” David Weaver, Alamo projectionist
way for people of all ages to get into silent films,” Weaver said. “These elements bring the new and old together in a really fascinating way, for performers and audiences alike.”
than 50 booths. For all the details, visit www.flyfishingrendezvous.com. A live version of ‘West Side Story’ “West Side Story” is one of the towering achievements of American musical theater. If you’ve never cried to “Something” or snapped along to “Cool,” then I don’t know how to talk to you. In honor of what would have been the 10th birthday of Leonard Bernstein, the musical’s composer, the Boulder Philharmonic and Central City Opera and Choirs are coming together at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., to perform “West Side Story” in concert. The show will be at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 29. The music will be performed in its original orchestration by top-tier local performers. Be prepared to cry, laugh, and even do some singing. For information and tickets, head to www.lonetreeartscenter.org. Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Desert Daze Caravan II Like a great many people, I wasn’t able to make the journey out to the California desert for Coachella. But that’s okay, because a little bit of the desert is coming to Denver. The Desert Daze Caravan II concert, featuring Ariel Pink, DIIV, Nick Hakim, Suuns and JJUUJJUU, will be making a stop at the Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St. in Denver, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 3. All three artists at the top of the bill — Ariel Pink, DIIV, and Hakim — come at their genres from unique angles. Ariel Pink (real name Ariel Marcus Rosenberg) twists tired singer-songwriter tropes into music that is wildly eclectic and experimental. DIIV makes some of the best shoe-
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE Friday, April 27 7 p.m. “Chicago” — Accompanied by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra. Saturday, April 28 10 a.m. “The Passion of Joan of Arc” — Accompanied by Rodney Sauer on the piano. 3:30 p.m. “Destiny” — Accompanied by Hank Troy on the piano. 7 p.m. “The Lodger” — Accompanied by students of the College of Arts& Media of the University of Colorado Denver, led by Todd Reid and Donald Sosin. Sunday, April 29 10 a.m. “Rotaie” — Preceded by “Le Fer a Cheval”; Both films accompanied by Hank Troy on the piano. 12:30 p.m. “The Battle of the Somme” — Preceded by “The Sinking of the Lusitania”; Both films accompanied by Billy Overton and David Weaver. 2:45 p.m. “The Dumb Girl of Portici” — Accompanied by Hank Troy on the piano. 5:30 p.m. Student-made Shorts 7:30 p.m. “Speedy” — Accompanied by Donald Sosin on piano.
gaze music this side of my bloody valentine, and lead guitarist Z. Cole Smith is dedicated to exploring the beauty and wrath that swirling electric guitars are capable of creating. And Nick Hakim takes love-drunk R&B music and injects it with electronic elements, psychedelia, and just straight up heartwrenching vocals. To get tickets, visit www.lndenver. com. And hey, I’m sure drinks will be cheaper than Coachella.
Pre-party for Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh The Grateful Dead is one of the most influential and important rock bands in American history — one of those bands that added a new vocabulary to the musical conversation and inspired all kinds of followers. Bass guitarist Phil Lesh was one of the key components to the band’s success, and he’s maintained a more than devoted fanbase throughout his solo career. The man is playing Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Saturday, May 5, but fans can start the festivities earlier at Wrigley’s Chicago Bar and Grill, 18200 Colfax Ave. in Golden, which is hosting a Cinco De Mayo concert pre-party with band Sweet Delta Dawn. The free show goes from 1 to 5 p.m. Sweet Delta Dawn is a four-piece rock group from Madison, Wisconsin, and has been making a name for itself in the jam band community. They cover a blend of folk, classic rock, jazz, funk, and modern music. For more information, visit www. facebook.com/sweetdeltadawn. Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.
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iFLY celebration benefits nonprofits across nation STAFF REPORT
Nonprofit organizations across the country will benefit from fundraising efforts through April as part of indoor skydiving operator iFLY’s celebration of the second anniversary of All Abilities. Locally, iFLY Denver is partnering with Adam’s Camp, a nonprofit organization that provides a variety of
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League of Women Voters of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties encourages community members to participate in one of our three monthly meetings. Help us create a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate. Feel free to call or email Jo Ann Feder at 904-608-3932 or jolvs10s@ gmail.com for details. Lone Tree Networking Professionals is a networking/leads group that meets Tuesdays at
intensive, personalized and integrated therapeutic programs for children with special needs and their families, as well as recreational programs with social activities to help grow independence for young adults. Proceeds from this fundraiser will be used to support the nonprofit’s mission. “Our goal at iFLY is to deliver the dream of flight to everyone, and this partnership will help us achieve that,” Lynnae Godfrey, general manager at iFLY Denver, said in a news release. “It’s important for our tunnel to be a positive force for Adam’s Camp at a local level and address the importance
11:30 a.m. at Rio Grande Restaurant in Lone Tree. Exclusive business categories are open. Visitors and new members are welcome. Contact Don Shenk at 303-7460093. Professional Referral Network meets at 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Great Beginnings, east of I-25 at Lincoln Avenue. Call Ronald Conley at 303-841-1860 or e-mail www.professionalreferralnetwork.org. Recreation Camping Singles is a group of Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of
of inclusion with its members. This speaks to the heart of who we are at iFLY.” Patrons can submit donations in two ways: Open donation: Local patrons can make direct donations by calling iFLY Denver at 303-768-9000 or by donating in person at the center by April 30. Flight package: Purchase any flight package and add the “Top it Out” package with G3 Helmet upgrade. A $5 donation will automatically be donated to Adam’s Camp. iFLY Denver and Adam’s Camp will celebrate the All Abilities night
others, and starry nights around the camp fire. We usually camp in designated forest service or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver. We welcome all single adults. Our membership ranges from the 40s to 60-plus. We usually meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month. For specific meeting information, contact campingsingles@ gmail.com Front Range Woodturners Club meets from 6-9 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in the basement of the Rockler Woodworking store at 2553 S Colorado Blvd. Anyone interested in woodturning is welcome. Contact Jim Proud at cavaleon1956@gmail.
SUN Foundation & Developmental Pathways host inclusive fashion show with Park Meadows Retail Resort
Local nonprofit organizations Developmental Pathways and SUN Foundation are hosting a fashion show at Park Meadows Retail Resort on May 10, 2018 at 5:30pm. Models with developmental disabilities will be escorted by local first responders. It’s a free event that the whole family will enjoy! The organizations are also participating in the upcoming Colfax Marathon. Runners can still choose SUN Foundation and Developmental Pathways as their charity partners or donate at: https://www.crowdrise. com/2018colfaxmarathon.
with local flyers April 29. The event is designed for individuals with special physical and cognitive needs. Everyone in the special needs community is welcome to participate. “We are truly honored to be the recipient of this April fundraiser and to give our members the opportunity to take flight at iFLY,” Lindsay Radford, Adam’s Cam executive director, said in the release. iFLY Denver is located at 9230 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree. For more information, go to www. iflyworld.com or https://adamscamp. org. ing 9-hole golf group. The group is open to women golfers ages 18 and older. Applications and more informaiton are available in the Lone Tree Pro Shop. Contact Nancy Cushing, league president, at 720-560-9333 or email LTL9hole@gmail.com.
com for more information. Learn to Fly Fish: 9-11 a.m. Saturdays at Orvis Park Meadows, 8433 Park Meadows Center Drive, Unit 149, Lone Tree. The free Fly Fishing 101 course teaches the basics including fly casting, outfit rigging, and knot tying. After completing FF101, sign up for the free FF201 class at a local stocked pond and practice hooking, playing and landing fish. For information or to sign up, call 303-7689600 or go to www.orvis.com/s/ park-meadows-colorado-orvisretail-store/620. Lone Tree Ladies 9-Hole Golf. Applications are now being accepted for the upcoming Thursday morn-
TRAINING The Aurora-South Metro SBDC helps existing and new businesses grow and prosper through workshops and consulting.
Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because you cannot find a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to www. saltydog.org for meeting locations and directions.
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* Events above are during National Small Business Week April 30—May 5. See list of more events at: www.coloradolendingsource.org/co-small-business-week Register for above workshops at Aurora-SouthMetroSBDC.com/training Questions? (303) 326-8686
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April 26, 2018
THINGS to DO
THEATER
Showtime on Ice: 7 p.m. Friday, April 27, 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 28; and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 29 at South Suburban Ice Arena, 6280 S. Vine St., Centennial. Tickets: www.showtimeonice.com. Sisters of Swing, Musical Revue: showing through May 6 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: 303-7942787 or townhallartscenter.org.
ART/CRAFTS
Student Art Show, “Listen to Your Heart”: 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 26 at 3195 S. Lafayette St., Englewood. Event also a farewell to the Charles Hay World School. Leave memories of the school through photography, video or the written word. Parent-Child Art Class: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at Hobby Lobby, 10901 S. Parker Road, Parker. For parents and children in grades 4-8. Topic is Have Fun Illustrating Food. Registration required; go to www. parkerartistsguild.com/classes/ youth. Contact judypendleton4@ gmail.com Teen Art Studio: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28 (pastel) at Hobby Lobby, 10901 S. Parker Road, Parker. For students in grades 9-12. Registration required; go to www. parkerartistsguild.com/classes/ youth. Contact judypendleton4@ gmail.com. Best of PAG Spring Show: showing through Saturday, May 5 at Deep Space Gallery, 11020 S. Pikes Peak Drive, Parker. First Friday Art Walk season opener, 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, May 4. Info: 720-675-7932 or galv56@gmail.com. Watercolor Pencil, Water Soluble Graphite Workshop: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 5 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. Registration required; go to http://www. heritage-guild. com. Led by Denver artist and teacher Victoria Kwasinski.
MUSIC
Stratus Chamber Orchestra’s “Awakenings:” 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27 at First Plymouth Congregational Church, 3501 S. Colorado Blvd., Englewood; and 7:30 p.m. April 28 at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver. Info: 303-388-4962 or www.AugustanaArts.org. Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra:
this week’s TOP FIVE Young Adult Job Fair: 4-6 p.m. Friday, April 27 at Arapahoe/Douglas Works! 7272 S. Eagle St., Centennial. Confirmed employers include Chick Fil-A, Walmart, South Suburban, Target, Waterway Carwash, Tagawa Gardens, AARROW Sign Spinners, Jack’s Window Cleaning, Perfect Pools, The Big Tool Box, and The Home Depot. Interview attire encouraged. Contact 303-636-1160 or go to www. adworks.org. Douglas County Youth Orchestra Spring Concerts: 11:15 a.m. Saturday, April 28 at Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 Fourth St., Castle Rock; and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29 at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way,
7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, May 4 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Info: www.lonetreesymphony.org. Life, Love, Loss: 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4 at Christ’s Episcopal Church, 615 Fourth St., Castle Rock. Castle Rock Chorale concert. Tickets at the door.
READING/WRITING
Scholarship Fund Book Sale: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, April 27, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at Rock Solid Christian Academy, 6570-B S. Broadway, Littleton. Go to https:// www.rocksolidchristian.com/ Author Discussion: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, May 3 at Tattered Cover, Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Author Sara Su Hoklotubbe and Anne Hillerman will discuss their approach to writing to accurately and respectfully capture life on the reservation, and will read from their new releases. Go to https://www.facebook.com/ events/564491120601727/ Six Word Story Contest: entries taken through May 15. Nine cash prizes will be given out to winners in three age categories: adult (19-plus), teen (12-18) and children (6-11). Awards will be announced at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 29 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Enter at the library or online at https://bemis. ent.sirsi.net.
EVENTS
Iceland: 10-11 a.m. Friday, April 27 at Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. Active Minds program. Call 303-762-2660 to RSVP.
Castle Rock. Go to http://www.douglascountyyouthorchestra.org. Celebrity Mind Reader Alain Nu: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 4-5, at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Reservations required. Call 303-660-6799 or go to http://tickets.amazingshows.com. Hilltop Art and Music Fair: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 5 at the 1898 Hilltop Schoolhouse and UCC Parker Hilltop, both of which are at Democrat and Flintwood roads in Parker. Info: http://www. uccparkerhilltop.org Highlands Ranch Farmers’ Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays from May 6 to Oct. 28 at Town Center South, 9288 Dorchester St., Highlands Ranch. Market offers a plethora of sauces, pastas, flowers, breads and more, in addition to fresh bread, fruit and vegetables. Go to www.HRCAonline.org.
Caddy Stacks and Life-Sized Games: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, April 27 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to dcl.org. Booktopia Reading Celebration: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to dcl.org. Senior Resource Fair: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Aging Well Resource Center event. Ships of the Sea: noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 29 at Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way, Lone Tree. Register at www.DCL.org or call 303-791-7323. Lifetree Café Discussion Group: 5-6 p.m. Monday, April 30 (Emergency! Make Room for God) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com. Business Start-Up Basics: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, April 30 at Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Go to www. aurora-southmetrosbdc.com/ training Slick Science: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 1 at Roxborough Library 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Ste. 200, Littleton. For ages 6-12. Registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to DCL.org. STEAMWorks: 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, May 2 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Call 303-791-7323 or visit DCL.org.
Fermentation: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2 at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Hear Dr. Andrew Hawkins, a Ph.D. trained microbiologist, teach you about all the good stuff fermentation can do as well as how microbes help us live a happier, healthier, and fuller life. Go to parkerarts.org. Space Ball: 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 4, at Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane, Castle Pines. Celebrate the facts and fiction of space. Costumes encouraged. Registration required. Call 303-7917323 or visit DCL.org. Computer/ Electronics Recycling, Paper Shred: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 5 at Kaiser Permanente, 9285 Hepburn St., Highlands Ranch. Info: 303-7912500 or www.HRCAonline.org Lamb Spring/Miksch-Helmer Cabin Tour: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 5. RSVP required; space is limited. Go to www.lambspring.org to register. Presented by Roxborough Area Historical Society and Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve. Trolley Tours of Castle Rock: Saturday, May 5 at Castle Rock Museum, 420 Elbert St., Castle Rock. Tour times are 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Seating is limited; reservations are recommended. Contact 303-814-3164 or museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety.org. Go to http://www. castlerockhistoricalsociety.org. Car and Motorcycle Meet: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, May 6 at Reel Fac-
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tory, 10488 W. Centennial Road, Littleton. Collectors of classic and custom cars and motorcycles to exhibit their cars. Donations will be collected for the Colorado Fallen Hero Foundation. Go to http://facebook.com/ReelFactoryCO/events/. Taste of Israel Festival: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 6 at Congregation B’nai Chaim, 6472 W. Arbor Ave., Littleton. Festival of Jewish and Israeli food and culture. Go to http://www.bnaichaim.org. Monday Morning Links Ladies Golf League Kickoff Meeting: 10 a.m. Monday, April 30 at The Links Golf Course. Play begins May 7. For applications and information, contact Sherrie Mitchell, 303-799-4583 or mmlinksladies18@gmail.com.
HEALTH
Prescription Drug Take Back Day: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Substation, 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch. Info: 303-7910430 or www.dcsheriff.net. Dispose of expired, unused and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Seven Stones Time & Togetherness/Bonfils Blood Drive: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 5 at 9635 N. Rampart Range Road, Littleton. Blood drive with food and art in honor of Cinco de Mayo. Free dessert empanada to those who RSVP or register to donate blood at http://www.discoversevenstones. com/events/ or 303-717-7117. Denver Comeback Trail 5K: Sunday, May 6 at Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Support for stroke survivors; presented by the National Stroke Association. Registration starts at 8 a.m.; opening ceremony starts at 9 a.m. Go to www.ComebackTrail.org.
EDUCATION
Douglas County AAUW Scholarship: Douglas County residents in need of financial support while pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree should follow instructions and fill out application online at douglascounty-co.aauw.net. Application, transcripts and letters of recommendation are due by July 15. Scholarships awarded for the 2018 academic year may be used for tuition, books or childcare while attending school. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink.coloradocommunitymedia.com.
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HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Editor’s note: Send new listings or changes to hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.com. Deadline is noon Wednesday a week before publication. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide: Offers free tax filing help to anyone, especially those 50 and older, who cannot afford a tax preparation service. Need: Volunteers to help older, lower-income taxpayers prepare their tax returns. Requirement: All levels of experience are welcome; training and support provided. Contact: 1-888-OUR-AARP (687-2277) or www.aarpfoundation.org/taxaide Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter: Provides care and support to 67,000-plus families dealing with all kinds of dementing illnesses. Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members. Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Contact: Deb Wells, 303-813-1669 or dwells@alz.org. Angel Heart Project: Delivers meals to men, women and children with life-threatening illnesses. Need: Volunteers to deliver meals to clients in the south Denver area. Requirements: Attend an orientation and submit to a background check. Training provided to all new drivers. Deliveries start at 1 p.m. and last until 3 p.m. Contact: 303-830-0202 or volunteer@ projectangelheart.org. Animal Rescue of the Rockies: Provides foster care for death-row shelter dogs and
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cats throughout Colorado. Need: Foster families for animals on lists to be euthanized Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies. org. Arthritis Foundation, Colorado/Wyoming Chapter: Helps conquer everyday battles through life-changing information and resources, access to care, advancements in sciences and community connections. Need: Walk to Cure Arthritis committee members and general office volunteer support. Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute Walk to Cure Arthritis. We combat arthritis every day, so support from volunteers so that we can serve people is crucial. Contact: Amy Boulas, aboulas@arthritis.org, 720-409-3143. 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, 406-488-8325 or 800-733-2773 Athena Project: Dedicated to supporting and expanding women’s artistic contributions in the Denver community Need: Readers/evaluators of scripts, through May 28; scripts chosen will be featured at the Athena Project 2018 festival. Requirement: Internet connection. Ages 17 and older. No experience needed; training provided. Contact: (D. Beck) literarymanager@athe-
Audubon Society of Greater Denver: Provides engaging and educational birding and wildlife programs at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield State Park and throughout the Denver metro area. Need: Volunteers lead birding field trips and assist with nature programs, office projects, fundraising and community events. Location: Chatfield State Park and offsite locations around Denver. Age Requirement: 18 years or older for yearround volunteers; 13-17 for summer camp programs. Contact: Kate Hogan at communityoutreach@denveraudubon.org or 303-973-9530. AYUSA: International Youth Exchange Program: Promotes quality exchange programs for high school students from around the world. Need: Host families for international high school students ages 15-18 studying in the Denver area. Requirements: Provide a safe home, meals and transportation for 5-10 months. All family types are considered. Must fill out online application and pass background check. Contact: Adrienne Bivens, 720-467-6430 or abivens@ayusa.org. Go to www.ayusa.org. Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation: connecting People to Agriculture through authentic educational programs and community projects. Need: Teachers or teachers at heart to lead or assist during outdoor field trips at CALF’s Lowell Ranch. Weekdays. Opportunities available April through October.
Requirements: Must be available during the week between 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Background check. We provide the training. Contact: Kim Roth, 303-688-1026 or kim@ thecalf.org www.thecalf.org Colorado Agricultural Leadership Foundation: connecting People to Agriculture through authentic educational programs and community projects. Need: Regular care and feeding of CALF’s livestock. This is the perfect opportunity to learn if your children are truly passionate about owning and caring for an animal. Once per week. Morning or evening shifts available. Requirements: None. We will train you. Contact: Brooke Fox, 303-688-1026 or brooke@thecalf.org, www.thecalf.org Castle Rock Senior Activity Center: Provides services to local seniors. Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointments, the grocery store, pharmacies and more. Contact: Juli Asbridge, 720-733-2292 Children’s Hospital Colorado South Campus, Highlands Ranch Contact: 720-777-6887 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 SEE VOLUNTEERS, P35
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April 26, 2018A
SPORTS
Sisters a winning combination for Ponderosa
BATTLE FOR POSITION
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Chaparral’s Blake Platt, right, jumps in the path of Highlands Ranch’s Brody Rule. The lacrosse teams squared off at Shea Stadium in Highlands Ranch on April 19, with Highlands Ranch ending up on top, 12-9. PAUL DISALVO
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Runs scored by the Douglas County baseball team compared to five by opponents in wins over Castle View, Chaparral and ThunderRidge on consecutive days.
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Runs scored in the sixth inning by the Legend baseball team, which rallied for a 13-6 victory over Rock Canyon on April 16.
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Runners left off base by the Rock Canyon baseball team in a 13-6 setback to Legend on April 16.
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Saves for Highlands Ranch girls soccer goalie Jessica Shumer to lead the Continental League.
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Strikeouts in six innings for Lucas DeGarmo in a 10-0 triumph over Castle View on April 16.
Standout Performers Katie Dack-Howell, Lutheran At the Legend Spring Track Qualifier on April 19, the freshman uncorked a winning throw of 37-06 in the shot put and a 125-08 second-place heave in the discus.
Ashley Kozlowski, Rock Canyon The sophomore carded an even-par 72 on April 16 at the Pinery Country Club to take medalist honors at the Ponderosa Invitational golf tournament.
Jack Liffrig, Mountain Vista The senior left-handed pitcher limited Highlands Ranch to two hits and struck out eight in a seven-inning, 6-0 baseball shutout on April 20.
Jake Greiving, Legend The junior belted two homers, had three hits and drove in five runs in a 13-6 baseball win over Rock Canyon on April 16.
Ian Baldwin, Ponderosa The senior scored six goals and had two assists for eight points in a 16-0 boys lacrosse win over Kennedy on April 17.
Hannah Mill, Chaparral The senior Continental League-leading scorer had five goals to lead a 12-9 girls lacrosse victory over ThunderRidge on April 17.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS are six athletes named from south metro area high schools. Preference is given to those making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com
ensen Ellis is a playmaker for the Ponderosa girls soccer team. She controls the Mustangs’ offense and her precise passes often to lead to goals. Jensen’s younger sister Jazlynn has benefited from her sister’s passing ability and is the team’s leading scorer. It’s a sister combination that’s been dominating for Ponderosa in the OVERTIME Continental League. Jensen, a senior who will be attending Wheaton College, leads the league with 12 assists and is third in points with 18. Jazlynn, a sophomore, is the Continental Jim Benton League’s leading goal scorer with 15 and is tops with 31 points. “I guess you could say I’m a playmaker,” said Jensen. “I kind of look for Jazlynn so it is easy for me. We’re both in the central midfielder so it is really nice. We’ve known each other our whole lives and watching each other play, we kind of know what each other is thinking. “My sister is a very good player. She chose not to play on the Development Academy so she could play high school with me for my last year. I know where she is moving and she knows how to get open. It doesn’t matter how many players are on her, she’ll get open.” Players who elect to play on one of the 25 U.S. Girls Development Academy teams are not allowed to play high school soccer. Real Colorado and Colorado Rush are two Colorado clubs that have DA teams. “With DA for the first year being open to girls I really don’t know what I’m missing,” said Jazlynn. “Next year either way I was going to go developmental, so I wanted to spend this last year playing with Jensen. It’s been a lot of fun. I have no regrets at all. “I guess I am the goal scorer. I’ve played forward all my life. Jensen played more defensive mid and more defensive positions growing up, so I guess I have more of the attacking, offensive mindset. I tend to be doublemanned usually but Jensen knows me well enough that I can move and she can find me.” SEE BENTON, P34
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Highlands Ranch • The boys lacrosse team was scheduled to put its six-game winning streak on the line against Legend in an April 25 game and then battle Mountain Vista on April 27. The Falcons have 10 wins so far this season and 12 victories is the most recorded over the last 11 seasons. Highlands Ranch was 12-4-0 in 2009-10. Mountain Vista has won all nine games played against Highlands Ranch dating back to the 2009 season. • The baseball team, which opened the season with a 5-2 record, has lost five games in a row and faced Castle View and Ponderosa in early week contests. The Falcons end the Continental League season with games April 30 at Regis Jesuit and May 2 at Rock Canyon.
Mountain Vista • Jenna Fitzsimmons won the 3,200 race with a time of 10:56.98 at the Dakota Ridge Invitational track meet on April 21. • The baseball team, topranked in the CHSAANow.com 5A poll, face a Continental League showdown April 27 against Heritage. The teams,
along with Douglas County, are the contenders for the league title. Vista has dropped the last two contests played against Heritage but does hold a 6-4 edge in the series. • The girls soccer team has a key league match against Castle View on April 26 and travels to Fort Collins on April 28 for a non-league game.
Rock Canyon • Senior Tameryn Coryell, a transfer from Evergreen, won the pole vault event April 21 on a cold, snowy day at the Dakota Ridge Invitational with an effort of 10-06. • The baseball team hosts Ponderosa on April 27 in a Continental League game. The Jaguars have won four of the past five games against the Mustangs
but lost 11-8 last season. • The Continental League-leading girls soccer team plays against a Highlands Ranch team on April 26 that is seeking to gain RPI points. The Jaguars hold a 7-1 series edge against the Falcons dating back to 2009 and have won the past six games — all by shutout. Highlands Ranch as of April 23 was 31st in the RPI standings. The top 32 teams are considered for the post season playoff berths.
ThunderRidge • Samantha Martin, a 2010 graduate of Chaparral, is the new head girls basketball coach and replaces Matt Asik, who was 44-33 in three seasons and won the 2015-16 Class 5A state title. Martin, who played four seasons at Colorado State University, has been a ThunderRidge assistant the past two seasons. • The girls and boys track teams both finished in second place at the Continental League Qualifying track meet on April 19. Three ThunderRidge girls relay teams were winners while Kendall Green (800 meters), Madilynn Edwards (1,600), Grace Wenham (300 hurdles), Teagan Zwaanstra (long jump), Anna Hart (triple jump) and Sarah Reiner (shot put) won individual events. In the boys competition, the individual winners were Brendan McManus (300 hurdles), Dominic Anselmo (triple jump) and Austin Holt (discus).
Destiny Grimes, Waters, Maddy Ortman and Anna Hall set a record of 1:01.06, which puts them in the top 10 nationally. The 4x300 team of Camille Peisner, Grimes, Waters and Bianca Lopez set a new standard of 2:51.20. • The Jeffco 4A League baseball tournament begins April 28 after the Eagles completed the regular season with early-week games against
Littleton and Wheat Ridge. The twotime defending 4A state champions were 10-2 and seeking to record their third consecutive 20-win season. • The girls soccer team took on Class 5A top-ranked Grandview two days before facing Jeffco 4A rival Golden April 25. Seniors Alexandra Daws and Nicole Wright led the Eagles with 14 and 13 points, respectively.
On campus:
SkyView Academy The boys Blue volleyball team is 12-0 and leads the 3A West League with a 4-0 mark. The Hawks play Valor Christian White and College View Blue on April 26. Brandt DeJager is the league leader with a .526 hitting percentage and 96 kills. SVA’s Ryan Butler leads in assists with 124 and DeJager also is the league leader with 24 service aces.
News and notes from local high school sports programs
Valor Christian • The girls track team was second in team standings at the April 19 4A Jeffco Relays. Individual winners included Joy Gerow (discus), Hailey Rice (triple jump), Sadie McMullen (long jump) and Lizzie Waters (pole vault). The girls won five relay events and set two meet records. The shuttle hurdle team of
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Hudson Gardens’ concert series kicks off June 10 STAFF REPORT
The lineup for Hudson Gardens’ summer concert series spans seven decades of American music and encompasses a range of influences including R&B, reggae, pop/rock, country, Southern rock, and more. Tickets go on sale April 23 and are available exclusively at www.altitudetickets.com. Prices and showtimes vary. For information, go to www.hudsongardens.org or call 303-797-8565. Hudson Gardens & Event Center is at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Parking is free. Summer concert lineup: Sunday, June 10: Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot
BENTON FROM PAGE 32
Ponderosa, a 4A school ranked third in the CHSAANow.com poll, plays in the 5A Continental League is in contention for the league title and the Ellis sisters are ready for the challenge that will be provided by state tournament teams. Jensen and Jazlynn couldn’t play club together because of the age different but found ways to play on the same indoor 3-v-3 and 5-v-5 teams. “We were always competitive,” said Jazlynn. “Not just soccer but everything. Individually when we go against each other, we’re super competitive. There were many tears after losses. The medals we won were shined and put on the walls. Winning is important to us and we think we can do it this high school season.” Jensen also has sensed a special feeling about this season’s Ponderosa team. “We’ve really connected well,” she said. “It’s like no other high school year I’ve played. It’s been so fun.”
Sunday, June 17: 38 Special Sunday, June 24: The O’Jays Tuesday, July 3: Super Diamond C (with fireworks) Wednesday, July 4: Firefall (with fireworks) Sunday, July 8: Tommy James & The Shondells/Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone N Sunday, July 15: Sheryl Crow Sunday, July 22: Third Eye Blind Sunday, July 29: Chris Isaak Saturday, Aug. 4: Little River Band Sunday, Aug. 5: UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro & Mickey Saturday, Aug. 11: Kenny Loggins O Sunday, Aug. 12: Toto Saturday, Aug. 18: Josh Turner Sunday, Aug. 26: Big & Rich Sunday, Sept. 2: Boz Scaggs
Terry leaving Vista for family reasons R Mountain Vista assistant principal and athletic director Shawn Terry is leaving because of family reasons. He has accepted a job as assistant principal and athletic director at Rocky C Mountain in Fort Collins. Terry was driving two hours a day to Mountain Vista from his home in C Loveland. He had planned to purchase a house in Highlands Ranch when he moved from Northridge High School N in Greeley to Vista. However, his daughter Payton developed a rare and painful nerve syndrome called CRPS (complex regional C pain syndrome). All her doctors are in northern Colorado, although she went D to three specialists once a week at Children’s Hospital Colorado. The CRPS is in remission but last N fall the symptoms came back. “She will have this the rest of her life but the stress of the move could start us back to square one,” said R Terry. “My daughter loves her school and friends and I do not want to risk that with her. I absolutely love Mountain Vista and everyone here but I took a job 10 minutes from my home.”
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Publisher: Douglas County News Press
April 26, 2018
Dated: 3/2/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
First Publication: 4/5/2018 Last Publication: 5/3/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Public Notices The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: COURTNEY WRIGHT Colorado Registration #: 45482 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-18-807933-LL
Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0055 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/1/2018 4:08:00 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: SCOTT P. BURKE AND RENEE M. BURKE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AFFILIATED FINANCIAL GROUP, INCORPORATED Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-AR4 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/23/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 5/31/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007043367 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $648,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $628,628.84
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
Public Trustees
Legal Notice No.: 2018-0055 First Publication: 4/26/2018 Last Publication: 5/24/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE
DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 10, HERITAGE HILLS FILING NO. 1-H2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Legal Description of Real Property: ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CITY OF LONE TREE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED INST # 2003014085, ID# 2231-09104-004, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 35, BLOCK 2, LONE TREE FLG. NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, CO,.
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 (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.
Which has the address of: 8119 Lodgepole Trl, 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 30, 2018, 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.
First Publication: 4/26/2018 Last Publication: 5/24/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
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 (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.
Dated: 3/2/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
First Publication: 4/5/2018 Last Publication: 5/3/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Dated: 2/8/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
COURTNEY WRIGHT Colorado Registration #: 45482 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-18-807933-LL
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2018-0055 First Publication: 4/26/2018 Last Publication: 5/24/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Legal Notice No.: 2018-0035 First Publication: 4/5/2018 Last Publication: 5/3/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Original Grantor: JOSEPH R. EVANCICH AND ARLINE M. EVANCICH Original Beneficiary: KEY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: KEY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/11/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 3/24/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003037882 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $60,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $54,951.54
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 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.
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
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.
Public Trustees
To Whom It May Concern: On 2/6/2018 2:21:00 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.
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay installments of principal and interest, togher with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.
NOTICE OF SALE
RACHEL H. CONNOR Colorado Registration #: 50831 2000 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD TOWER TWO, SUITE 700, DENVER, COLORADO 80222 Phone #: (303) 329-3363 Fax #: Attorney File #: EVANCICH
Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0035
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.
Which has the address of: 9611 Sunset Hill Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124
Notices
Dated: 2/8/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
RACHEL H. CONNOR Colorado Registration #: 50831 2000 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD TOWER TWO, SUITE 700, DENVER, COLORADO 80222 Phone #: (303) 329-3363 Fax #: Attorney File #: EVANCICH *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.
This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.
Dated: 4/19/2018
To advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100
/s/ R. LeeAnn Reigrut R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Assistant Douglas County Attorney
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Legal Notice No.: 933253 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: April 26, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
City and County PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF ELECTION AND CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS THE YARD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
Public Notice
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: BRIANNA MARIE COSTELLO, D.O.B.: 12/23/2000; Child, And concerning: BRIAN COSTELLO, D.O.B.: 3/25/1977, Father; MEGAN COSTELLO, D.O.B.: 11/2/1978, Mother; Respondents, And TRAVIS WRIGHT, D.O.B.: 3/22/1968, Kin-Like Placement; BROOKE WRIGHT, D.O.B.: 3/13/1974, Kin-Like Placement; Special Respondents. Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5325 FAX 303-479-9259 jthirkel@douglas.co.us lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 18JV124 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 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2017. TO: MEGAN COSTELLO, D.O.B.: 11/2/1978 TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named 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 the Douglas County Attorney’s Office. A Pre-Trial Conference has been set for May 21, 2018 at 10:00 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 CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD. 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 child 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. 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. 2017, 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: 4/19/2018 /s/ R. LeeAnn Reigrut R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No.: 933253 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: April 26, 2018
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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. 2017, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as prov ided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 113.5-513(6), C.R.S., that, at the close of business on March 6, 2018 there were not more candidates for director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates. Therefore, the election to be held on May 8, 2018 is hereby cancelled. The following candidates are declared elected by acclamation: Maribeth W D’Amico Until May 2022__ The following offices remain vacant: Vacant Until May 2022__ Vacant Until May 2020__ Vacant Until May 2020__ Vacant Until May 2020__ /s/ Bradley T. Neiman Designated Election Official Contact Person for District: Clint C. Waldron, Esq. WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000 Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 858-1800 Legal Notice No.: 933212 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: April 26, 2018 Published in Douglas County News Press and Lone Tree Voice
CityPUBLIC andNOTICE County PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF THE STATE OF COLORADO,
Dazzling Nails, LLC d/b/a DN Nails, whose address 9559 S University Blvd Unit 104, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 has requested the Licensing Officials of Douglas County to grant a Beer & Wine Liquor License at the location address 9559 S University Blvd Unit 104, Highlands Ranch, CO to dispense malt and vinous liquors and fermented malt beverages for consumption on the premises. The Public Hearing on this application is to be held by the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. Date of Application: April 18, 2018 Officers: Batyargui Natsagdorj Legal Notice No.: 933251 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: April 26, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
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PUBLIC NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Success Foods Management Group, LLC d/b/a Torchy’s Tacos, whose address 4501 Springdale Road, Austin, TX 78723 has requested the Licensing Officials of Douglas County to grant a Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License at the location of 1515 Park Central Drive, Highlands Ranch, Colorado to dispense malt, vinous and spirituous by the drink for consumption on the premises. The Public Hearing on this application is to be held by the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. Date of Application: March 30, 2018 Officers: Michael T. Rypka Alfonso M. Angelone Farrell Gene Kubena Rebecca M. Kubena Jason P. Wald Legal Notice No.: 933213 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: April 26, 2018 Publisher Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE From the Office of Lisa Frizell, Douglas County Assessor Colorado law requires the county assessor to hear objections to real property valuations annually. Objections to real property valuations for 2018 will begin May 1, 2018 and end June 1, 2018. Written objections must be postmarked no later than Friday, June 1, 2018. Real property valuation objections presented on-line will be accepted through 12 a.m. (midnight) June 1. Objections to personal property valuations will be heard beginning June 15, 2018. Objections to personal property valuations for 2018 must be delivered by close of business or postmarked no later than July 2, 2018. The assessor’s office in the Wilcox Building at 301 Wilcox Street in Castle Rock will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday to hear objections to valuations for the 2018 assessment of real and personal property. Information regarding the valuation process and appeals can be obtained on the Assessor’s web-site at www.douglas.co.us/assessor, or by phoning the office at 303.660.7450. Legal Notice No.: 933233 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: April 26, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF THE STATE OF COLORADO,
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