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The Douglas County School District’s long-contested school voucher program will get another look from the Colorado Supreme Court following a ruling by the United States Supreme Court on a similar case in Missouri. The justices said the Colorado Supreme Court must reconsider its 2015 ruling that DCSD’s Choice Scholarship Program was unconstitutional. In the case Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer, a Missouri church sued after being denied state funding for a preschool playground because the Missouri state Constitution forbids financially supporting a religious institution. On June 26, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the state’s original decision violated the U.S. Constitution’s protection of the free exercise of religion by excluding churches from state programs with a secular intent. Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg dissented. “The exclusion of Trinity Lutheran from a public benefit for which it is otherwise qualified, solely because it is a church, is odious to our Constitution all the same, and cannot stand,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the opinion. The case focused on the state’s Blaine Amendment, which forbids the state government from using public funds for “any church, sector or denomination of religion.” In 2015, the Colorado Supreme Court struck down DCSD’s school voucher program, saying it violated the SEE VOUCHERS, P32

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Authentic, high-end tearoom opens in Centennial Bella’s Teapot opens its doors at Streets at SouthGlenn

TEA FACTS Found hanging on the wall in Bella’s Teapot: • An afternoon tea service has been a part of American Culture since the mid 1700’s

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A new tearoom in Centennial is trading the fast-paced caffeine to-go trend for a modern twist on a slow-paced, classic tea service. In March, Amadea Gabriel opened her dream tearoom, Bella’s Teapot, at the Streets at SouthGlenn, 6851 S. Gaylord St. Suite 242 in Centennial. “Places like Starbucks and Teavana are all about go, go, go,” Gabriel said. “But we want you to sit and stay awhile. A tea service is an experience.” Gabriel refers to Bella’s Teapot as a high-end, authentic afternoon tearoom. “(Gabriel) is so passionate about this business,” said Brooklynn Erisman, a pastry chef at Bella’s Teapot. “Tea is something that has been around for so long, and we are bringing something to Denver that you can find nowhere else.” After picking their tea, customers who walk in for a tea service pick from a variety of china tea cups to sip from. Customers have a selection of boas and large hats they can wear during the experience. A full tea service for $30 per person includes a pot of tea, a salad, tea sandwiches and a variety of homemade sweets, creams, jams and pastries. There are different menu options starting at $12 a person. All the teas are Ethical Tea Partnership certified and are sourced from across the globe. The 30 tea selections range within white, oolong, black, herbal and fruit fusion teas. The food is made in-house

• You CAN put cream in black tea • There are four kinds of tea: white, green, oolong and black. All fruit teas are known as a “fruit fusion” • Tea is a leaf grown on a bush or tree • Tea was discovered by the Chinese in 2737 B.B

Amadea Gabriel opened her tea room, Bella’s Teapot, in March in Centennial. by pastry chefs using recipes crafted within the tearoom kitchen. Gluten-free options are available. “I get to do what I love every day,” Erisman said. “We make everything in house. We don’t get anything frozen. I have a lot of recipes that I adjust... We even make our own ice cream.” Gabriel is determined to bring an experience to Denver that can be found no where else in the city. “I want it to be authentic,” Gabriel said. “About 90 percent of tearooms contract out their food. We don’t contract out anything. We make everything from scratch.” The modern take on the tearoom décor, Gabriel said, is partly done to invite more men into the space. Gabriel mentioned that many of her regular male customers enjoy the bourbon tea, which is a

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started when she was very young and looking for an after-school snack. “As always” there was no food in the pantry. After climbing to the top cupboard and reaching in the far corner, she found black tea bags. She read the directions on how to steep it from the box and then drank her first cup of tea. “I brought it to my mom and we started having little tea

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tea oxidized in a whisky barrel, giving it a smoky, bourbon flavor. The staff is well informed about the teas and quality customer service is a top priority in the tearoom. The loose leaf teas are offered for sale so that customers can enjoy their favorite brew outside of the store. Gabriel comes from humble means. Her love for tea

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c parties,” Gabriel said. “From i that point on I learned about e different flavors… and I loved m it.” Gabriel went to college and got a degree in medical assisting. She got married, moved to Denver and became a stay-at-home mom to care for her daughter. She spent time visiting tea bars and tearooms across Denver and noticed a hole in the market in south metro Denver. Gabriel worked on her tearoom idea for 10 years. Her attention to detail and enthusiasm for quality products and services finally merged into Bella’s Teapot. “For the last few years, I have strived to make this as authentic as possible — from our food to our ambiance to our location,” Gabriel said. “I have been as strict as possible to create this experience.”

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Congressman joins effort to find officer who went missing in Russia Highlands Ranch resident Steven Beare, a Littleton police officer, was on a solo ascent BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman has joined the effort to help find a Littleton police officer who went missing in mid-June while mountain climbing in Russia. Coffman met with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak in Washington, D.C., on June 23 to discuss the deployment of specialized mountain search-and-rescue teams and Russian military helicopters in the search for Highlands Ranch resident Steven Beare. “I received assurances that his government will do everything possible in the search for Steven Beare,” Coffman said in a news release. “My office will continue working closely with the Russian embassy in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. embassy in Moscow to resolve this matter and bring Steven home...” Two days earlier, Coffman wrote

a letter to Kislyak, also sent to U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, asking that Russia lend any and all aid available to efforts underway to locate Beare. Coffman’s 6th Congressional District includes Littleton and Highlands Ranch, among other areas. Beare, 32, was ascending his first solo climb on Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Russia at 18,510 feet, when a whiteout blizzard hit, according to Beare his wife, Olivia Beare, who last spoke to him when he first arrived in Russia on June 12. She describes her husband as an adventurer — he has climbed 25 fourteneers in Colorado and Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, among other difficult treks. “He thinks he is invincible,” Olivia said on June 21, watching their 20-month-old son play on the porch of their home. “I hope he is thinking that now so he makes it home.” Almost a week after Beare, a Colorado National Guardsman, was confirmed missing, Olivia is pleading for help in organizing a searchand-rescue team. “He was supposed to be back (in Moscow) by June 16,” she said. “He

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had a Monday night flight out of Moscow.” Olivia and Beare were high school sweethearts and they recently moved to Highlands Ranch from Roxborough. She is 11 weeks pregnant with their second child. Beare served as a U.S. Army scout from 2007-12, during which he looked after others, his wife said. “The words I always use to describe him are ‘extremely loyal’ and ‘dependable,’ “ Olivia said. Beare’s trek up Mount Elbrus was supposed to take eight hours. He was reported missing when he did not check in at his tent, in which his sleeping bag, passport and money were left. A witness who was traversing the mountain and supposedly saw Beare said that he continued to ascend to the top amid a whiteout blizzard, his wife said. Olivia is now working with professional climber Don Bowie, of Canada, to organize a private search team. Russia’s search-andrescue team isn’t as aggressive because of the country’s laws and regulations, she said, adding that it stopped searching on June 18. She is hopeful the private search led by Bowie will begin before June 24, the date cloudy weather is supposed to clear. Currently in France,

Bowie is waiting for his visa to be processed, she said. To help pay for a private helicopter — which costs $2,500 an hour — for Bowie and his team of highly trained and experienced mountain climbers and rescuers, Colorado Police Officers Foundation has created a PayPal account at coloradopolicefoundation.org/search-forsteven The police officers foundation describes Beare as an avid climber whose goal is to climb the seven highest summits in the world — which include Mount Elbrus. “Time is of the essence and it is crucial to put the resources in place to start this search quickly,” the Colorado Police Officers Foundation’s website says. “The effort to get this going is an expensive undertaking.” The Littleton Police Department issued a statement in which it asked people to keep Beare and his family in their thoughts and prayers and to donate to the Colorado Police Officers Foundation. “When circumstances appear hopeless, you fight through and win, no matter what,” Littleton Police Chief Doug Stephens said. “That’s what cops do and I am confident that Steven is doing that now.”

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Court says parent of Douglas County student can sue district Lawsuit contends district violated Establishment Clause of the First Amendment STAFF REPORT

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled June 20 that a woman identified in court documents as Jane Zoe can sue the Douglas County School District for an incident in which a teacher distributed materials for a Christian group. The case revolved around the promotion at two schools of a Fellowship of Christian Athletes mission trip and supply drive to aid people in Guatemala. The incident took place in 2014 at Highlands Ranch High School and

Cougar Run Elementary, where a supply drive was held. In addition, a flier and email promoting the effort were sent to students and families at a number of schools in the district. In January 2016, a district court said Zoe and three other plaintiffs lacked legal standing to sue. The appeals court disagreed. The plaintiffs in the case are identified in court documents as John Doe, Jack and Jill Roe — who have two children attending school in the district — and Jane Zoe, on behalf of her son, who was a student at Cougar Run in Highlands Ranch at the time. The lawsuit names as defendants the school district, the board of education, former Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen, Cougar Run Elementary Principal John Gutierrez and former HRHS Principal Jerry Goings. Fagen and Goings no longer work for the district.

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The American Humanist Association — a group that says it works to ensure the separation of church and state — filed the lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiffs on Oct. 22, 2014. The AHA said the district’s program was in violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of and from religion. Zoe argued that her son was taunted for not believing in God after he declined to participate in the program, which the AHA said took place during school hours. The plaintiffs’ real names were not available. The appeals court agreed that the three other parents lacked standing because they were not directly affected by the program. “Although we have no doubt that plaintiffs are genuinely and fervently committed to righting what they view as an injustice, ‘a generalized grievance, no matter how sincere, is insufficient to confer standing,’ “ the opinion stated. “The sole exception is plaintiff Jane Zoe,” the opinion stated. “She contends that DCSD violated the Establishment Clause when school officials announced they were ‘partnering’ with a Christian student group and solicited her and her son for donations to a ‘mis-

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sion trip.’ The district court held that because Zoe’s contacts with the challenged actions were not conspicuous or constant, she did not suffer an injury for standing purposes.” Zoe is seeking “nominal damages,” according to court documents. According to the Cornell University Legal Information Institute, this is a term used when a judge or jury finds in favor of one party to a lawsuit, often because a law requires them to do so, but concludes that no real harm was done and therefore awards a very small amount of money. “The 10th Circuit issued a procedural ruling that one of our parents can try again to bring her lawsuit in the trial court. It was not a ruling on the merits, and no judgment has been issued against the school district,” the Douglas County School District said in an emailed statement. “We take very seriously the obligations imposed on us by the First Amendment, and continue to examine the court’s opinion and its consequences. We stand by our students who choose to freely exercise their religious rights, but are aware of the duties imposed on the school district and its employees by the Constitution’s Establishment Clause.”

To support those who served their country, a 3-mile race decorated with red, white and blue will raise support for veterans in Lone Tree. “We want this to be about Lone Tree,” said Chris Hermen, technical product manager for Charles Schwab and one of the creators and key organizers of the race. “We want this to be about all the local businesses coming together for the greater good… What an awesome opportunity to the community and for (Schwab) to be a part of the cause.” The Lone Tree Freedom Race is an event hosted by Charles Schwab in partnership with the Colorado Veterans Project, the City of Lone Tree, Coventry Development and South Suburban Parks and Recreation. The run and walk begins at 8 a.m. July 9 and runners begin and end at the Charles Schwab campus, 9800 Schwab Way in Lone Tree. In addition to the race, the event will feature a live band and local retailers. People can register at freedomrace.org or register the day of the race. All ages are welcome. The race is $40 for an adult runner, $32 for runners under 18 and free for seniors older than 60.

All proceeds from race registration, donations and sponsorships will be equally distributed to the Comitis Crisis Center, Veterans Passport to Hope and USS Colorado Commissioning Committee. The nonprofits will be present at the race. Each of the 3-mile runs and walks are themed red, white and blue and each mile is dedicated to one of the charities. “There is a large veteran-supporting population in Colorado,” said Rob Bingham, president of the Colorado Veterans Project, a charity partner for the race. “With Lone Tree booming, I think it makes sense that we host an event to thank veterans for their service.” The Military Veterans Network, a group of Charles Schwab employees who are veterans or who are passionate about veteran services, decided to create the race to raise support and reach out to the local community. The cause is important to Hermen, a U.S Marine Corps veteran. “I have an understanding and a connection to the cause,” Hermen said. “There are a lot of veterans out there in a variety of walks of life who need out support… Our veterans need us and our support and this is a way to do that.”

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Polo players show off their skills at Denver Polo Classic Family Day on June 24 at Polo Reserve, 4400 W. Mineral Ave. Lockton Championship Day, when the Denver Polo Classic champion is crowned, took place the following day. PHOTOS BY ALEX DEWIND

Denver Polo Classic offers memorable weekend Thousands of guests attend three-day event in Littleton BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

One weekend of the summer, a picture-perfect green field nestled in the middle of a Littleton neighborhood fills with people from across the metro area for the Denver Polo Classic. Under a giant white tent lined with crystal chandeliers, families and friends mingle over food and drink and watch polo games on an adjacent field, all while donating to a cause.

“Even if you aren’t into polo, it appeals to everyone in different ways,” said Carla Finn, event director of Schomp BMW, title sponsor of the three-day event. The nation’s largest charitable polo tournament, the Denver Polo Classic racks in about $1 million per year for Denver Active 20-30s, a nonprofit of volunteers in their 20s and 30s who raise money for and support disadvantaged, at-risk youths. Held at the Polo Reserve, 4400 W. Mineral Ave., the weekend kicked off with a black tie dinner on June 23, followed by family day on June 24 and a polo championship on June 25. Reasons for attending

the ticketed events differed among guests. Amy Sherman, president of Northwest Douglas County Economic Development Corp., was at family day with her 12-year-old twins and husband. She said she enjoyed the mix of food, pointing out colorful, bite-sized cupcakes. “It’s also fun to learn the game of polo,” Sherman said. Kristen Lee, of Highlands Ranch, sat at a table with her family while her son, 6-year-old Jameson, perched on the grass below, watching uniformed polo players on their ponies dart across the field. “The boys absolutely love the horses,” Lee said.

Repping their Lockton gear, a group of men surround a polo player at the June 24 Denver Polo Classic.

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Circuit boards, web development and summer fun CU South Denver pairs with Coding with Kids, opening camps to techsavvy youths BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Plugging in wires to a circuit board, typing code, following detailed instructions and bragging about the soda their mom packed into their lunch is a typical afternoon for the 10- to 16-year-old campers in Rudy Klucik’s summer coding camp teaching Arduino, introducing campers to circuit boards and eventually program technology based in robotics and self-driving cars. “I like when they get their circuits working,” Klucik said. “At this age, they get to use electronics and put things together (on a circuit board). That is not something they would get to do. A lot of the time they hand out a board on the first day of college and some people have never touched one before then.” Klucik scrolled through a student’s laptop, asking questions about the code that would hopefully get his circuit board to start making sound. Klucik is a recent University of Colorado electrical engineering graduate. “Debugging is the worst part of it,” Zack Wolfinger, 10, said. “You have to go all through the code and find the one thing that is wrong.” University of Colorado South Denver, which was annexed into Lone Tree in March, is offering programs to kids this summer through a partnership with Coding with Kids, a company that introduces coding and programming to children. CU South Denver, in the building at 10035 S. Peoria St. that formerly housed the Wildlife Experience, is a unique location that serves members of all ages within their community. The campus received responses from a survey sent out to the Lone Tree community members and noticed a demand for technology instruction and programming. “Coding camps are an example of

Jack Hopkins, 10, messes with the wires on his circuit board to complete the assignment during a University of Colorado South Denver Coding with Kids camp on June 23. PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE MASON

us being responsible to our community saying they want to be more tech savvy and want their kids to have more experiences in the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) field,” said Luella Chavez D’Angelo, the University of Colorado’s vice chancellor for enterprise development. “We are thrilled to partner with Coding with Kids.” Coding with Kids started in Seattle in 2013. The program expanded to Colorado in 2016 and has since reached more than 800 kids in the state. The program expanded to 50 partners in the state that offer after-school programs and summer camps, and CU South Denver is the first university partner in Colorado. The six curriculum options offered at CU South Denver are created for kids 5 to 16 years old. The Little Coders Class, for ages 5 to 7, introduces kids to concepts of coding through both online and offline activities. The classes for older kids range from beginning knowledge to advanced application in the computing and coding subjects of Arduino, Minecraft modding, game development, Python and web developing. “Kids are interested in coding because it has such a huge impact on things they do on a regular basis,” said Hardy Bora, Coding with Kids’

Six different curricula connected kids ages 5 to 16 learned how to utilize technology in the University of Colorado South Denver’s partnership with Coding with Kids. regional director. “This gives them an outlet to build something where they can channel their creativity and thirst for knowledge.” Bora said that, ultimately, coding relies on logical thinking and problem solving. He said that teaching coding requires the teaching of “how to learn, not what to learn.” And with the wide use of technology today, coding is an important skill, Bora said. “Everything requires coding,” Bora said. “It is a central focus of everyday life to be able to build something or understand something using code.” When the camp is over, the education continues. The kids are given access to online programs after the camp to continue their learning. “Not all kids are going to use (the online programs),” Bora said. “A good majority of them are excited about what they built and they want to continue building it.” The skills and learned lessons, Bora said, will continue in the lives of these kids beyond the summer. “Not only are these skills transfer-

Owen Wolfinger, 12, and Jessie Mickus, 15, work on a circuit board and attempt to get a message to go across a screen during a University of Colorado South Denver Coding with Kids camp. able in other aspects of their lives, but they also give these kids something to be passionate about,” Bora said. “We want to share our passion for coding and lifelong learning with these kids. We want to teach them how to learn, not what to learn.” Instructor and camp leader Rudy Klucik shows Zack Wolfinger how to de-bug code that isn’t working.

Rudy Kluick works with his camp student, Alex Huchteman, 10, to fix coding bugs during a University of Colorado South Denver Coding with Kids camp.

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things to know about

the Douglas County School District budget

BY MIKE DIFERDINANDO | MDIFERDINANDO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County School District Board of Education voted 4-2 on June 20 to approve a $578 million budget for the 2017-18 school year. Board members David Ray and Anne-Marie Lemieux voted against approving the budget because they said they needed more information and a

Salary increase for employees The board approved a 2 percent salary increase for all employees, which is projected to cost $6.5 million. The board had previously discussed looking for ways to give teachers an additional 1 percent raise. District staff presented three options: the elimination of a $3 million device refresh from the technology budget; eliminating a $3 million student enrollment contingency that

Reorganization and savings District officials found ways to save about $21 million compared to the previous year, thanks to a central administration reorganization that saved $14 million in 2016-17 and will shave off $7 million in 2017-18. Those included eliminating the positions of the chief

More detail sought on administration spending “What’s really difficult for me is when we are shifting money around to different departments and different categories, its really hard for us to have oversight, which is the role I think we’re supposed to play,” Ray said. “The reason why this is such a hot issue for us is because of a lack of trust. There just has been a lack of trust over the last eight years about how we spend money.”

Per-pupil funding up The district, the third largest in Colorado, will receive $7,389 per pupil from the state — $244 more per student than last school year. The increase is projected to generate $11.5 million, but will be offset by a projected

No money for capital needs There wasn’t enough money to address capital projects outside of maintaining the current infrastructure, according to district officials. The district does have emergency contingency funds in place to address unforeseen capital projects — such as damage to buildings or utilities — that would affect student

more detailed report outlining central administration spending. Board member James Geddes left the meeting before the vote, but said he fully supported the budget and encouraged the rest of the board to vote to approve it. Geddes did not offer his reason for leaving. guards against lower-than-projected funding due to drops in enrollment; and waiting to see if additional property tax money may be available later in the year. None of these were acted on during the meeting, but could be implemented by the board in the future. “It could be an abundance of caution,” interim Superintendent Erin Kane said. “I completely acknowledge that. However, this budget has generally been our tightest ever so there isn’t a lot of room for error.”

growth and development officer, chief academic officer, chief operating officer and chief community relations officer positions. The savings also includes unspent department carryover and money saved from the reorganization of the professional development and the World Class Education departments. Lemieux agreed, saying she needed more information to be able to vote on the budget and that she wanted to hear more detail about the district’s capital needs from the Long Range Planning Committee. Kane said if a budget were not passed by June 30, the state would automatically allocate the district 90 percent of what it received the previous year. This would have resulted in a $73 million loss to the district. decrease of $4 million caused by declining enrollment at some district schools, mainly at the elementary level. For 2016-17, DCSD’s enrollment was 67,470, up from 66,896 in 2015-16, according to the Colorado Department of Education. learning or safety. The Long Range Planning Committee — a group of community members and parents charged by the district with studying its capital needs — put the price tag at $275.1 million for needed current and future projects over five years. The committee is scheduled to give an updated report at the August school board meeting.

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Visit prehistoric times July 15 More than 11,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age, mammoths roamed Douglas County. Learn more by taking a tour of the world-renowned Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 15. For reservations or additional tour dates visit www. lambspring.org

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HONORING A LIFE OF ‘NOBLE SERVICE’ How do K-9 service dogs serve their community? One handler reflects after death of K-9 partner BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

he Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office recently mourned the death of a retired K-9 service dog that died at home surrounded by family after serving more than seven

Borris’ beginnings Borris was born in 2003 in the Netherlands and then brought to Vohne Liche Kennels in Denver in 2005. He underwent a series of tests related to the needs of a law enforcement K-9 before Borris’ future handler, Kaufman, selected him from among the other dogs at the ken-

Borris, off-duty Borris had a special love for tennis balls among all other toys, Kaufman said. Tossing a tennis ball for Borris was a regular game at Kaufman’s house, and on special occasions, the family would take Borris to play fetch near lakes, ponds or streams. He loved to swim, said

years with the department. K-9 Borris served the county’s K-9 unit as a dualpurpose K-9 certified by the State of Utah POST and the Colorado Police Canine Association in narcotics detection and patrol operations. Although he was primarily assigned to the patrol division, Borris frequently worked on SWAT

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nel. Borris lived with Kaufman and his family, a time in which he “impacted them deeply,” Kaufman said. “We all felt very safe knowing that Borris was standing watch over us in our home,” Kaufman said in an email interview. “My family, including my parents, were so very grateful that Borris protected me while I was at work.”

Kaufman, who also thanked the Pinery Country Club in Parker for donating “bags and bags” of tennis balls to Borris over the years. Borris’ best trick, however, was opening doors for himself. From car doors to doors inside buildings, Borris was adept at letting himself around to conduct searches or pursue the smell of narcotics.

K-9 Borris served more than seven years in the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit.

Kaufman described Borris as a calm and friendly companion who could quickly switch back and forth from “family dog” to “police dog.” “He didn’t bark unless I told him to, and could go from wagging his tail to chasing down a suspect upon command,” Kaufman wrote. “Borris could be playing with the kids or the other dogs and as soon as he would see me in uniform, drop everything and head to the patrol car to go to work.” Members of other local and federal agencies frequently praised Borris as a favorite to work with, Kaufman said. Borris’ duties included searching for illegal narcotics in vehicles, homes and buildings; tracking suspects who fled on foot and searching buildings and open areas in pursuit of them; and apprehending suspect by bite when necessary.

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quently to respond to any incident that required a K-9,” Kaufman wrote. “They should know that Borris lived to almost 14 years old and spent all of those years trying to please everyone around, both personal and professional. Being a K-9 is a selfless and noble service.”

The Friends of Douglas County K-9 non-profit organization will pay tribute to Borris at its Howling Good Time Gala on Sept. 20. The event programming consists of a cocktail hour, plated dinner and silent and live auctions. All proceeds will benefit the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office K-9 Unit.

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Bobcats spotted in Highlands Ranch Sightings of the predators have caused mixed reactions BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Residents are having mixed feelings about recent bobcat sightings in Highlands Ranch. About two weeks ago, Kathy Miller was sitting on the back patio of her home in Timberline Ridge, a neighborhood off Dad Clark Drive, near South Broadway and C-470, when she spotted a 2 1/2-foot bobcat slinking along the top of her 6-foot fence. “It was not an oversized cat, that’s for sure,” Miller said. “He was walking along the fence like he owned the property.” Stephanie Morris first spotted a 2-foot, 25-pound bobcat near Sandcreek Elementary over Mother’s Day weekend. More than anything, she’s excited to see wildlife coexisting with humans. “There is a Highlands ranch mentality that we don’t want them here because they are predators,” Morris said. “We need to recognize that it’s a balance.” Residents and wildlife experts agree that bobcats are new to the community. Reports of sightings have

A photo taken by resident Tom Redd of a bobcat in Highlands Ranch. been made to the Highlands Ranch Metro District and Colorado Parks and Wildlife in the past six months, according to Justin Olson, district wildlife manager of Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Prior to that, Olson, who has covered the region from Hampden to south Castle Rock since 2011, hasn’t received any reports of the animal in Highlands Ranch. Nor has Miller, who has lived in Highlands Ranch for 25 years. Or Morris, who has been in the community for 20 years. Bobcats are elusive predators that prey at night and in early hours of the morning. They most likely travel to

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and manmade dens and tend to come out at dusk and dawn. Bobcats don’t exhibit some of the bold behaviors of coyotes, Olson said. According to the Humane Society of the United States, some coyotes in urban areas have lost their fear of humans and may approach people or come closer to homes. Last fall, on a Highlands Ranch Facebook page, several residents posted about coyote attacks on small dogs. “Bobcats tend to be less problematic with domestic animals because they are not generally around,” Olson said. “They don’t generally get involved with attacks of that nature.” Nevertheless, any wildlife predator has the potential to be unpredictable, he said. Residents should always practice responsible pet ownership, including supervising pets and leashing dogs — especially in areas like the Backcountry or open space. Residents should refrain from allowing their pets to interact with wildlife and refrain from feeding wildlife. If a person encounters a bobcat, he or she should look big, make noise and be intimidating. For a period of time, the bobcat returned to Morris’ fence every night. The animal would sometimes sit there for two hours, but it never approached Morris’ small dog or family, she said. “The biggest message is that we coexist with all of this amazing wildlife that really isn’t a threat,” Morris said.

Parker Planned Parenthood clinic will close in August Facility is one of six in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico being shuttered in downsizing BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Sabrina, a 20-year-old Parker resident who asked her last name not be used, learned of the Aug. 5 closing of the town’s Planned Parenthood clinic when she came to pick up her birth control recently. The news surprised her, she said, but although adding a few miles to another clinic will be an inconvenience, it won’t be an obstacle. “It’s OK,” she said. “I’ll probably just go to Aurora.” The Parker clinic, open since 2006, is one of six clinics in Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming that Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains is closing.

According to Chief Experience Officer Adrienne Mansanares, no single issue directly caused the closures. She cited finances and uncertainty about the future of Medicaid among the reasons. “There’s no drama here,” she said. “It’s about patient care and about being around for the longterm for our clients … We have to be thinking about the future all the time.” “We regret leaving any community,” Mansanares added, “but this was not an easy decision.” All employees at the Parker clinic have already been placed at other clinics, Mansanares said, and she’s confident they can absorb patients that had been going to Parker. To that end, the Littleton clinic will extend service hours and add staff, many from the Parker clinic. For Sabrina and her 24-year-old boyfriend Cody, also a Parker resident, the few extra miles are worth it to keep their family planning timeline on track. “If it weren’t for Planned Parenthood,” Cody said, “we’d have a baby already.”

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As pot comes out of black market, regulators face scrutiny Cash-heavy industry has little track record to guide officials BY KRISTEN WYATT ASSOCIATED PRESS

Take a black-market business that relies on cash. Move the business out of the shadows by giving it government oversight. Hire new regulators to keep watch on the business, all without any experience regulating a brand-new industry. The result can be a recipe for government corruption. Recent cases in Colorado and Washington are the first known instances of current or former pot regulators being accused of having improper dealings with the industry. The two recreational marijuana states are the nation’s oldest, approving legal weed in defiance of federal law in 2012. A pair of cases several years into the legal-weed experiment might not seem like much, but they give a black eye to all marijuana regulators and fuel old fears about the criminal element’s influence. In a case that has caught the U.S. Justice Department’s attention, former Colorado marijuana enforcement officer Renee Rayton is accused of helping pot growers raise plants for

illegal out-of-state sales. State investigators say the marijuana warehouse inspector quit her job last year and immediately went to work for the illegal pot ring, taking an $8,000-a-month job. A June 7 indictment says Rayton told the pot growers she could help them “get legal” through her contacts at the Colorado agency that oversees the marijuana industry. The indictment says Rayton had “vast knowledge” of marijuana regulations and “must have been aware” that other defendants in the case were growing pot illegally. She is charged with conspiracy to illegally grow pot. Rayton’s attorney told The Associated Press she is innocent. In Washington, the state agency that regulates pot recently fired an employee who leased land to a prospective pot grower. Marijuana licensing specialist Grant Bulski was leasing 25 acres to a marijuana entrepreneur for $2,834 a month, The Spokesman-Review newspaper reported. That violated Washington rules prohibiting state pot regulators from having a financial stake in the business. Bulski was not charged with a crime. Messages left at numbers for a Grant Bulski in Olympia weren’t returned. Pot isn’t the first product in the U.S. to go from illegal to legit. Alcohol and

gambling made similar transitions last century. But since recreational pot remains off-limits in most states and in the U.S. government’s eyes, a massive black market remains. “Marijuana is unique because it’s so front and center in the public eye,” said Lewis Koski, who became Colorado’s top marijuana enforcement officer after regulating the gambling and alcohol industries. Now a government consultant who teaches public policy at the University of Colorado-Denver, Koski said government employees who regulate any business face tension. Regulators know the industry they’re monitoring well. And in the case of the marijuana business, those regulators have no guidance from federal authorities and little precedent to rely on. And because the federal government considers all pot business illegal, making it difficult for those businesses to access banking products as basic as checking accounts, the pot industry remains cash-heavy. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions cited the Colorado case last month when he asked Congress not to renew a spending provision that prevents the Justice Department from spending tax money to interfere with state marijuana laws and businesses. “It would be unwise for Congress to restrict the discretion of the Department to fund particular prosecu-

tions,” Sessions wrote in the letter first obtained by cannabis social network Massroots.com. The Colorado and Washington cases were uncovered by state officials, not federal drug authorities. They highlight how critical it is for states to tightly regulate a business still coming out of the black market, Koski said. “Both sides — government agencies and the industry — are working hard to establish credibility,” Koski said. “So it makes it more concerning when you have people going back and forth.” Ethics watchdogs say the Colorado and Washington cases should spur pot states to beef up ethics commissions charged with monitoring conflicts of interest by government employees. Michigan, a medicalmarijuana state, passed a 2016 law banning even relatives of its pot oversight board members from having any financial stake in the weed industry. Poorly staffed ethics offices in some marijuana states aren’t prepared to stop regulators leaving to work for the industries they once monitored, said Aaron Scherb, national legislative director for the government watchdog group Common Cause. “It’s like trying to keep water out of a sinking boat — you can do it for a while, but it’s only a matter of time,” he said.

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In a world of too many soulless salons, old-fashioned barber makes the cut QUIET DESPERATION

Craig Marshall Smith

lfredo Hidalgo has been cutting my hair since 1977. I have been unfaithful to him, because of weather or location, fewer than 10 times. Alfred cut my hair when it was over my ears and the color of Masonite, when the Grays started to move in, and when the Grays completely took over the block. Across 40 years, I have heard about his loving marriage, his accomplished children, his devotion to fishing, his days at West High School, where he was class president and a star athlete, memories of mouthwatering Rockybilt hamburgers, and riding his bicycle from the area that is now the

Auraria Higher Education Center to Red Rocks — something I find hard to believe. I asked Alfred what his job title is, and he said, “hairstylist.” No one went to a hairstylist in the 1950s or 1960s, but by the 1970s, men were ready for stylists and salons. Barbershops started to disappear. There are still some barbershops all over the country, in small towns primarily, where you sit and wait for Floyd. However, there are over 4,100 Great Clips in the United States, to go along with a slew of other salons that can get the job done, one way or another, in under 10 minutes. Alfred owns and manages The Hair-Porte.

If you call during working hours, you will speak directly with Alfred, or one of the other five stylists. If you call after hours, you won’t get an answering service. His appointment book is all handwritten, and he doesn’t keep track of your birthday. That means you won’t get a computer-generated birthday card that makes you feel about as special as a used saltine. One of the hair salon chains assigns your head a couple of numbers. I think my top is a 4 and my sides are a 5. A No. 4 attachment goes on the clipper and buzz, buzz, buzz. Then a No. 5, and buzz, buzz, buzz. It’s an SEE SMITH, P13

Nothing wrong with happiness, but feeling of joy is the real deal

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Commissioners let us down At the meeting June 14, only one of three Douglas County commissioners voted to allow the county’s citizens to decide this November whether to re-purpose part of the county’s 1 percent sales tax for roads and bridges, including widening the dangerous crash-prone two-lane section of I-25 from Castle Rock to Monument. In a stunning failure of democracy, Commissioners Partridge and Weaver denied the voters voicing their will. Following Commissioner Lora Thomas’ short, factual explanation of her proposal, a packed hearing room of citizens, many of whom had signed up to speak, sat through 2½ hours of the sheriff ’s office’s self-congratulatory presentation detailing all the

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projects other than the justice center that this “justice center tax” has funded. In the over 22 years since the 1 percent sales tax was passed by DougCo voters, the sheriff ’s department has received $360 million from the tax (43 percent). The aim was obviously a war of attrition. And it worked. By 8:30 p.m., when citizens were finally called to testify, most had left in frustration to attend to children or dinner. More than 100,000 new DougCo citizens living here since JCT was last revisited have been denied a vote on this important issue by two of their own commissioners. Apparently, only Commissioner Thomas believes in the peoples’ will. Joy Overbeck Parker

ome people use the words happiness and joy interchangeably and do not see much of a difference between WINNING the two. For WORDS me, joy is happiness taken to a whole new level. As I looked up the actual definitions of both words, I did Michael Norton see that the definitions were very close. Happiness is defined as “the state of being happy.” Joy is defined as “a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.” Some of the synonyms of happiness included: pleasure, contentment, satisfaction. These words are good, but when you put them up against the synonyms of joy, they seem a little softer. Some of the synonyms of joy include jubilation, exultation, rejoicing and bliss. So as much as I would like to be in that state of happiness, what I really want is to live with the feeling of joy. I know you picked up on

the words in each definition, where happiness is a “state” and joy is a “feeling.” So it’s a great goal to want to live in a state of being happy, or a state of contentment or satisfaction. I think my stretch goal is to live with that feeling of exultation, bliss, jubilation and rejoicing, I want to fall in love with joy. Sadly, we fall out of love with things and people all too often. But then we hear stories of people who have found their love again and saved a marriage. And many times, it’s because they no longer settled for contentment and satisfaction, they went deeper and found the things, places and activities that brought them joy. Of course, there are many other things people do to re-ignite their fire, and find each other again. I am certain that really good counselors or pastors and close family and friends help too. As I considered writing this column I thought about my own life and the areas of my life where I was satisfied, content, and basically happy. And then I looked at

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Pageant-bashing shows lack of true knowledge

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ear Mr. Smith, My name is Stacey James, and I am currently Mrs. Parker Days. I read your recent column, “Nothing against beauty, but we could do without the pageants,” and I wanted to take a moment and clear up some of the issues you have with the pageant world and your very negative views on this subject. And since your column was your opinion, this is mine. In this day and age, we have become a participation ribbon nation, where everyone wins a prize for simply showing up. In school, you will have children who work for months on a science project to receive the same prize and recognition as the child who finished the night before. Why strive for greatness, when merit and competition are no longer tolerated? In the pageant world, I have personally witnessed some of the most educated, beautiful and talented women push themselves to achieve higher goals and strive to do more in the world. Competition is completely acceptable if you are a man wearing a jersey, scoring points against the opposing team. Male fitness, sports, and many other male-related competitions are not deemed offensive. Yet, an empowered, educated, talented and beautiful woman is? I don’t have any issues with sports

or competition, but how is one better than the other? I think competition is a way to push ourselves to greater heights. For me personally, I lost a significant amount of weight and the thought of entering pageants had me striving to achieve Stacey James more than I ever thought was possible. Pageants have taught me a great deal about not only how I can make a difference in my own life, but how I can make a difference for others and give back to my community. In 2016, Mrs. Colorado collected 50,000 pairs of socks for the homeless in Colorado during her reign. Last Thanksgiving in Parker, we donated more than 300 turkeys to military and their families. These women use this opportunity and voice to bring awareness to many charities and causes such as donating money and time to Children’s Hospital Colorado, autism, military, domestic violence, breast cancer, sex trafficking, Alzheimer’s and many other causes. These women rally together to raise funds and make a huge difference in their communities. It’s incredible what

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in love with joy again first myself, and hope that it becomes contagious. So how about you? Are you in a good place, in a state of being happy, content and satisfied? Or would you also like to fall in love again with joy? Either way I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@ gmail.com. And when we move into exuberance, jubilation, rejoicing, exultation and bliss it really will be a better than good week.

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what it could mean if I elevated my performance, my attitude, and even my heart, and could I elevate joy in any one of those areas. Who are the people in my life that bring happiness to my world and who are the people who truly bring me joy? And then who are the people that I bring happiness to and who might think of me as someone who brings them joy? And what can I do to change their perception, assuming I had to. And I settled on the fact that I need to fall

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induction haircut. Alfred went to barber college and beauty school. I looked at him quizzically when he said “beauty school,” and he explained that’s where a student learns how to color hair, and it’s where a student learns how to work on wigs and hairpieces. He said a wig or hairpiece customer would come in and be taken to a back room, behind a curtain. The customer would sit in one chair, and the wig or hairpiece would sit in another chair. (That’s not entirely true, but that’s how I pictured it.)

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

Your car was built by a robot, but a robot is never going to cut your hair. Alfred uses electric trimmers and clippers, just like the ones he used in 1977. Shakespeare said, “There’s many a man has more hair than wit.” Alfred never hands you a calendar, a coupon, or a comb with his name on it. He does his job, day after day, the way jobs used to be done. I would have found somewhere else to go to a long time ago, if all I wanted was a haircut. That should tell you something. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

these women do, and I could not be prouder to be part of the pageantry world. The young women who are actively competing in pageants are not the victims that you make them out to be. These young women are active members in the communities and learn life skills that help them excel in college interviews, organize school groups and become better prepared for their futures. Our Miss Parker Days Teen has over 300 volunteer hours in the last couple of years and is launching her platform, Volunteers@Heart, to encourage the community in her volunteer efforts. Even my own daughter is a pageant coach and said, “I have seen pageants be a saving grace for young women and teens that have been through abuse, bullying, depression and many bad situations at home. It is an outlet for

some girls and motivates them to reach for more in life.” My hope is that when little girls see these competitions, they view these women as role models who serve their communities, stay on the right path, further their education and let their beauty shine from the inside out. I hope these women and young women, much like local athletes, will be a source of inspiration for our children. Mr. Smith, for these women, it’s not about the sash, and it’s not about the beauty, it’s about supporting the community and having a voice to do so. These women are truly as beautiful inside as they are on the outside. Next time you see a girl wearing a sash, ask her how many volunteer hours she has. It may change your perspective. Respectfully, Stacey James

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Audubon building — of all places — damaged by birds Group raising money for pricey siding repairs at Chatfield site BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Kate Hogan, outreach coordinator for the Audubon Society of Greater Denver, arrived at the Nature Center at the south edge of Chatfield State Park one day to find a feathered visitor inside the historic building. It had

been excavating for tasty insects in the rotting wood siding and found an opening. After learning that, due to the need for lead abatement before replacing the old shingles, a $15,000 cost was involved, director Karl Brummert and Hogan formulated a “Support Our Siding” campaign and Hogan crafted a “Tale of Woe”: “Marvin, the black-billed Magpie was recently undercover at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield State Park. High from a perch in a

The handsome northern redshafted flicker and associates found tasty snacks in the old wood siding at the Audubon Society of Greater Denver’s Nature Center, which was once a ranch house. Help is needed for repairs.

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All are welcome at pay-what-you-can restaurant IF YOU GO

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Come one, come all — Littleton’s GraceFull Café serves anyone, whether they can afford it or not. GraceFull Café, housed in an old brick bungalow at 5610 S. Curtice St., is one of a growing number of “paywhat-you-can” eateries, where donations by other patrons cover the cost of breakfast or lunch for those who can’t foot the bill. Though people might not associate Littleton with the need for a pay-whatyou-can café, co-owner Heather Greenwood says the need exists. “Part of my goal is to increase the community’s awareness that there is a lot more economic diversity in this area than people realize,” Greenwood said. “City demographics will tell you that 23 percent of the people who live within a three-minute-drive radius of here live in poverty. I think that’s pretty shocking to a lot of people. I encourage that we all take our blinders off and look deeper into our community at the things we don’t see.” The café serves a simple, ever-changing menu, focused on healthy, balanced meals made with fresh, in-season ingredients. On any given day, GraceFull’s $5 breakfast menu might include pancakes, quiche or hash, but always a hearty burrito. Lunches, which run $8, generally consist of a salad or sandwich, or a half-and-half combo.

GraceFull Café is open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Volunteers can sign up at gracefullcafe.com. Call 720-900-5610 for more information.

GraceFull Cafe co-owner Heather Greenwood rings up a customer. All the restaurant’s tips supppport a fund to cover the cost of meals for customers who can’t afford to pay. PHOTOS BY DAVID GILBERT

A turkey wrap and kale salad combo at GraceFull Cafe. The restaurant just marked its one-year anniversary.

For those who can’t afford a meal, the GraceFull Foundation — technically a separate entity from the café — covers the cost. The nonprofit foundation’s funds come from customers’ tips, and volunteers provide much of the labor. The café just celebrated its one-year anniversary, and the café’s success can be measured in thousands: nearly 3,400 volunteer hours, close to $40,000

donated and almost 2,000 meals fully or partially covered by the foundation. Greenwood said about 10 percent of the café’s clientele make use of the foundation. Greenwood said part of her goal is to bring people together with food. “We want it to be a space that feels like home to everyone in the Littleton community,” Greenwood said. Greenwood’s first career was as

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LIFE A look at wedding traditions

Vows and tradition vary between religions

meaning is that it’s irreversible,” Arnold said. “What has just happened can’t be undone.”

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Another religion that focuses on actions more than words is Hinduism. Generally Hindu weddings last three to five days in India. But in the United States, they are often been shortened to one day, said Mohan Sagar, member of the religious committee at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple of Colorado in Castle Rock. First, the bride and groom must be formally accepted into the families. Next, there is the henna body-painting ritual. The bride and her female attendants and family members get their hands and feet painted with red henna, which represents purity and sacredness. Sagar said this is a popular aspect of Hindu weddings because it looks very beautiful. The actual wedding ceremony varies depending on the region of the family. But Sagar said they all include the grooms making a vow to the father of

he joining of two people in matrimony calls for many different traditions depending on the religion the couple is rooted in. Most religions recognize a formal assertion of marriage, but there is a difference in how verbal the couple themselves are in making the vows. While Western cultures tend to have spoken vows between the couple, many other religions rely on ceremonial and symbolic gestures. Typical Christian weddings, including Catholic, Protestant, Episcopal, Lutheran and Methodist, use what most people see as traditional wedding vows — the couple promises to honor and cherish each other as well as commit to each other through good times and bad. They vow to never part until death, “according to God’s holy ordinance.” “You can look at the language of the traditional vows and there is something powerful being said,” said Rev. Kevin Burke, a professor of theology at Regis University and a Catholic priest. But Burke also said sometimes those vows are romanticized. “`Til death do us part,’ people sometimes say those words because they want the tradition,” Burke said. “They really want those vows to be true, but they’re also realistic to know that life is hard and it’s not always going to work out that way.” Wedding vows are often influenced by romantic poets and the transcendentalists, Burke said, adding that there’s something important about the philosophy in that movement. “But there’s a lot of that

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romantic tradition and a lot of time it confuses vows with romantic visions and dreams,” Burke said. “Happily every after becomes a tag line.” As a Catholic theologian, Burke said expression at a wedding is important, but what is being expressed becomes the most important. “I am really interested in how weddings express a deep Biblical vision,” he added. Burke said one of his favorite Biblical readings was when a couple chose to share the story Moses and the burning bush during their wedding mass. When he asked why, the couple said they wanted an image of what’s going on in them as they approach their wedding. “What a great image,” Burke said. “A bush that’s on fire but it’s not being consumed. And isn’t that like the experience of falling in love and it doesn’t burn out but it actually renews itself. I was blown away. It was so beautiful.” But the thing Burke said he was struck by in this was that the story of Moses and the burning bush is a foundational text in the Jewish religion. He said it’s a reminder that the Christian religion is rooted in

Judaism and that God is not sensitive to guilt but the pain of his people.

But unlike a Christian wedding, a Jewish ceremony is not centered around the exchange of vows. It is about the contract. A Jewish wedding is historically separated into two ceremonies that have been combined into one in modern times. The first ceremony, called the Kiddushin, is the betrothal. It includes the contract that the groom writes to the bride. During the ceremony, the contract is given to the woman and it becomes her property. Russell Arnold, associate professor of religious studies at Regis University, said that in modern Jewish weddings, this can look like vows, with the groom speaking to the bride. Another key part of the first ceremony is the exchange of property, which is usually a ring. Historically it is only given to the bride, however, Arnold said modern weddings now do exchanges in both directions.

“When the ring is offered, it’s placed on the right index finger,” Arnold said. “The idea is that the right index is the most direct line to the heart. It doesn’t stay there, but in the ceremony that’s where it’s placed.” That, Arnold said, is the seal of the contract. The second half of the ceremony is the actual joining — the seven blessings. Arnold said there are two things about a Jewish wedding that are culturally prominent: the four-post canopy and the breaking of the glass. “The posts with a clothe cover creates a symbolic first home,” Arnold said. “But it’s open on all sides, like Abraham’s tent in the Bible.” The breaking of the glass is a sign of the wedding. “The most significant

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‘Lazy Days of Summer’ is theme of gallery exhibition in Littleton

he Lazy Days of Summer” is open at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, through July. Winners will be announced by juror Tanis Bula at 7 p.m. July 7, during a reception held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. See depotartgallery.org. More summer exhibits South Suburban Parks and Recreation District’s Public Art Committee selects three local artists to exhibit work at its recreation centers. July’s schedule includes: Lenna Kay, Littleton, metal arts at Buck Recreation Center in Littleton; Bill Utter, CentenSonya Ellingboe nial, photography, Lone Tree Recreation Center; Arturo Garcia, Lakewood, paintings about the American bison, “Tatanka: The Spirit of the Land,” Goodson Recreation Center in Centennial; Front Range Photography Group, photography, Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel, through August.

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Bemis Library programs In addition to its Summer Reading Program for children, Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton, is emphasizing its 2017 Adult Summer Reading Program, with awards for those who log in the most books. Bemis programs: “Ending Homelessness: Why We Haven’t, How We Can” is Donald Burnes’ topic at 7 p.m. July 11. Copies of his book, “Ending Homelessness,” will be on sale. The Legendary Ladies will appear at 2 p.m. with “Bold Women of the West.” Free movie at 2 p.m. July 29 is “The Zookeeper’s Wife.” 303-795-3961. Kid Camp screenings Alamo Drafthouse at Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, has a Kids Camp Film Series, with July proceeds going to Douglas County Libraries Foundation. Planned for kids, age 3-12, July releases will include such favorites as: “The Iron Giant,” “Trolls,” “Muppets From Space” and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.” Families can pick a ticket price: $1, $3 or $5, and may buy tickets online to reserve seats in advance: drafthouse. com/theater/littleton. (See calendar for times.)

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the bride that he will treat her better than how she was raised. They vow to never leave her, to always seek her and support her until death. If the father agrees, the groom typically ties a pendant around the brides neck indicated that he is now married. “The bride is not viewed as property, the bride is viewed as a gift,” Sagar said. “To give a daughter away is the ultimate act of selflessness. If you are to do that in life, you are assured a place in heaven.”

One wedding ritual where there is no promises to death is in the neopagan handfasting ceremony.

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Handfasting is an ancient tradition where two people promise themselves to each other for a year and a day. They can also be legal if the couple chooses. If that works out, they can renew each year and if it doesn’t, they can do a hardparting. “I find handfastings to be a little more healthy in looking at relationships because it’s not setting up you’re going to get married until you’re dead,” said Dr. Amy Reed, who goes by the name Andarta in the pagan community, where she is a priestess in the Druid spiritual path. The Druid path is modeled on ancient Celtic religion and one of the three most prevalent pagan paths in Colorado, Andarta said. The other two, she said are Nordic and Wicca. “There is a huge pagan community in Colorado,” Andarta said, adding that modern paganism is one of the fastest growing religions. “Colorado has a lot of diversity and it is very nature based. A lot of people are very nature oriented here and drawn to paganism because of that.”

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She said she also thinks that current television shows and people being dissatisfied with current mainstream religions are pushing people toward a pagan path. The handfasting ceremonies vary for each path and each couple. It depends on if they are a naturebased couple or worship a specific god or goddess. Typically guests at the ceremony cast a circle and call on the four corners, east, west, north and south. Then the priestess invites in the gods and then calls on any ancestors. From there, Andarta said its just like any other wedding where the couple promises themselves to each other. A cord is wrapped around the couples hands symbolizing that they are joined and traditionally the couple will jump over a broom. “It all depends on their specific path and their guests,” Andarta said of the rituals. “Some pagans don’t want to to be a full-blown ritual because it may freak out their grandma, who is Southern baptist.”

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‘Annie’ gives audience chance to see red in downtown Denver Beloved musical first ran on Broadway 40 years ago BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

That optimistic little red-headed girl, Annie, part of our cultural fabric since Harold Gray’s popular comic strip started in the 1920s, will once more overcome the difficulties of life as an orphan in the Depression Era this summer — in Phamaly Theatre Company’s production of the musical “Annie” at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. The popular, family-friendly piece by Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charmin first appeared on Broadway in 1977 and has been charming audiences across the nation and around the world since then. While local theater companies find new audiences for it every-so-many years, there was a Broadway revival in 2013 and

one this year in London’s West End. With a cast of 36, directed by Regan Linton, Phamaly’s current artistic director, and past AD Steve Wilson (now AD at Mizel Arts and Cultural Center), music direction by David Nehls and Trent Hines and choreography by Debbie Stark and Ronnie Gallup, the production will run from July 15 to Aug. 6 at the Stage Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Phamaly casts its productions with people who live with disabilities — both physical and emotional — and who want to participate in professional performances. Even the pair of canine actors who alternate as Sandy, Annie’s stray dog companion, conform: Daisy is an amputee lab mix and Sonny, a small mix who lost his eyes to glaucoma. (The last time Phamaly had a canine actor was in “The Wiz” — which featured Leonard Barrett making his entrance on stilts as the lead.) The lead role of Annie will be

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played by Maria Ciobanu, while veteran performer/jazz singer Leonard Barrett will play Daddy Warbucks, the lonely millionaire who eventually adopts our girl. Longtime Phamaly member Jenna Bainbridge, originally from Douglas County, who has gone Gough on to a professional career from her start with the company, will be Grace, Warbucks’ secretary. (She recently appeared in Arvada’s “Jesus Christ Superstar.”) Cranky orphanage supervisor Miss Hannigan will be played Barrett by Ashley Kelashian. South area cast members are Leonard Barrett and Lisa Gough of Littleton and Lucy Roucis, of Englewood, whose Phamaly membership goes back many years. Gough, 48, who is Roucis new this year, said she overheard the previous artistic director’s wife talking about Phamaly at a restaurant and received an enthusiastic “yes” when she “timidly asked” if she might join.

IF YOU GO “ANNIE” plays July 15 to Aug. 6 at the Stage Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Champa streets in downtown Denver. (Previews: July 13, 14.) Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Monday, July 24; 2 p.m. Sundays; 1 p.m. Saturday, July 29. There will be an audio description and sign interpretation performance Sunday, July 23 and sensory-friendly performance Thursday, Aug. 3 ($20 tickets for these two and previews). Tickets: $28 to $37, phamaly.org/annie or DCPA box office, 303-893-4100, group tickets, 303-365-0005 x3.

She says she has not acted onstage since grade school days, although she attended CU-Denver as a vocal performance major. She has modeled and been a vocalist, but suffered from a brain injury and the trauma of childhood sexual abuse. “I am emotionally retarded,” she said. An 80-pound German shepherd named Angel is her service dog, an alpha-dog who keeps Gough connected as she finds a family in Phamaly, volunteering as well as performing. “I just sometimes don’t have a filter … Whatever life throws at you, there are always people who see you for who you are,” she concluded in a June phone call.

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Benefit performances Area theater people volunteer each summer to produce a play in the lobby at the historic Barth Hotel, 1514 17th St., Denver. It’s a benefit for Senior Housing Options, which provides for more than 500 senior and disabled people at 12 Colorado locations. (The Barth is a SHO facility.) This year’s selection: “Stella and Lou” by Bruce Graham. Emma Messenger, Chris Kendall and Peter Marullo were terrific in it at Vintage Theatre this past season and will repeat. Performances: July 13-23; Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and newly added Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets, $35, seniorhousingoptions.org/events/stella-and-lou; 303-595-4464 ext. 10, Cait Barnett. For the kids Aurora Arts Center’s Little Foxes present “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing” by Bruce Mason, based on a book by Judy Blume. It runs July 11-28, at 10 a.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Mondays and Wednesday, July 26. Tickets: $7, 303739-1970 or aurorafox.org. Phamaly fare “Annie” is Phamaly Theatre Company’s choice for its 2107 musical and it will run July 15 to Aug. 6 at the Stage Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex at 14th and Champa streets in downtown Denver. It’s directed by Regan Linton and

Steve Wilson, with musical direction by David Nehls and Trent Hines, choreography by Debbie Stark and Ronnie Gallup. Tickets: 303-893-4100 or phamaly.org. Vintage country “Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash,” created by Richard Maltby, conceived by Bill Meade, plays through Aug. 6 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. It’s presented by Vintage and Lowry’s Spotlight Theatre. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Monday, July 3; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $28 to $34, 303-856-7830, vintagetheatre.com. 40th anniversary “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” was the first production of Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, now called BDT Stage. It plays there again — through Aug. 19 at 5501 E. Arapahoe, Boulder. Tickets: 303-4496000, BDTstage.com. Tommy Koenig “Baby Boomer Baby,” written and performed by Comedy Central and National Lampoon star Tommy Koenig, is a one-man “musicomedy” that will play June 30 to July 23 at Dairy Arts Center 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Performances: 2 and 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 7:30 p.m. Fridays; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets cost $40 to $65, 303-444-7328, tickets.thedairy.org.

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IF YOU GO “REDEVELOPED” will be on display through Sept. 11 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. It is open for viewing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and one hour before performances at the Center. 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org.

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Lone Tree’s Art Commission has selected works by Colorado abstract impressionist painter Doug Kacena for the next Commissioners’ Choice exhibit, which will nun through Sept. 11 at the Lone Tree Arts Center. The exhibit, named “Redeveloped,” will include recent works by Kacena, including a selection of pieces from Kacena’s “Crossover” exhibit last year at the Mike Wright Gallery in Denver, which stirred widespread comment. For the “Crossover” exhibit, Kacena invited 12 well-known Denver contemporary realist painters to give him finished canvases to do as he would with them. He hoped it would provide a way to “bridge the divide” between abstract/ conceptual artists and representa-

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BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When visiting Denver Comic Con, it’s easy to get caught up in the extraordinarily detailed and arresting cosplay costumes, celebrities and vast array of memorabilia. But what makes the Con so special is the opportunity to meet the makers of the worlds so many people get lost in — writers like Highland Ranch’s Wendy Terrien and C.R. Richards and Parker’s Corinne O’Flynn. “For me, the thing I love about the con is the atmosphere,” O’Flynn wrote in an email interview. “In many ways, it’s like looking behind the curtain into another world. It’s the world of the artists who draw the things that stir our emotions, the actors who play those iconic roles, and the creators who compel fandoms.” All three authors tackle fantasy or sci-

IF YOU GO WHAT: Denver Comic Con WHERE: Colorado Convention Center 700 14th St., Denver WHEN: Friday, June 30 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 1 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 2 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

COST: Friday, June 30 $38.50 Saturday, July 1 $49.50 Sunday, July 2 $44 INFORMATION: www.popcultureclassroom.org/ denvercomiccon

ence fiction in uniquely personal ways, so learn a little about each and don’t miss the opportunity to meet them at the Denver Comic Con June 30 through July 2.

Wendy Terrien Where to see me: I will be doing signings in Author Alley during the Con. I will also be speaking on a five different panels and participating in the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers’ event. About my writing: I took some creative writing when I was in college, but it wasn’t until 2010 when I was laid off from a job that I had a career counselor ask what I wanted to. I said I wanted to write, but couldn’t do that, and at

that moment I realized how much I wanted to write. So I started doing research, going to classes and critique conferences because I believe you should continue learning. My first book took five years to write, but I kept at it, working on story structure and character development. And it paid off, because it received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. I also had to learn as much as I could about the publishing world, which is a hugely complicated process. So eventually I decided to publish independently, and started my own publishing company.

Books: “The Expatriates” Book One — “Song of the Sending” Book Two — “Promise of the Scholar” “Witches of Tower Hill” Book One — “Ghosts of Witches Past” “The Aumahnee Prophecy” Book One — “Watchers of the Veil” Where to see me: This year I will have an exhibitor booth in Author Alley where I will be signing books all weekend. I will also be speaking on a handful of panels. One is about starting your novel and another panel is on finishing it, another is about writing complex plots in Fantasy, Mystery and Thrillers. I’ll also be participating in one on Writing Strong Women in science fiction and fantasy and Religion in science fiction and fantasy. About my writing: I have been enthusiastic about writing as far back as I can remember, but I wouldn’t consider

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myself a lifelong writer. I was definitely raised to love reading, so the interest was always there, but not as a creator. Now that I am an author, I write what I love to read. I write fantasy, paranormal and mystery. Comic Con culture: I’ve been to Comic Con a few times since it’s been in Denver, but always as an attendee. Last year was my first time attending as an author, and what a different experience that was. The cosplayers are, by far, the most incredible thing about Comic Con, but I love wandering around and seeing all the artists and makers. I am blown away that I get to be part of all of it. I love meeting readers and fellow fandom-dwellers at Comic Con. It’s especially fun to meet a new reader who is interested in reading my book. I am still in touch with many people who I met last year at DCC. Cons offer a unique opportunity connect with readers and genre enthusiasts...there’s nothing like it.

C.R. Richards Books: “Heart of the Warrior” Book One — “The Lords of Valdeon” “The Mutant Casebook” Book One — “Phantom Harvest” “Pariah” “Lost Man’s Parish”

Book: “The Rampart Guard”

Corinne O’Flynn

Where to see me: I will be doing signings in Author Alley all three days of the Con. I will also be speaking on four panels. One is about finishing your novel, and another is about writing complex plots in Fantasy, Mystery and Thrillers. I’ll also be participating in one on Writing Strong Women in science fiction and fantasy and urban science fiction. About my writing: I’ve always loved fantasy novels, as well as paranormal and the

dark fantasy genre. I grew up with Terry Brooks, and Stephen King’s “The Stand,” as well as the Sherlock Holmes books. All made a big impact on me. I’ve been writing for years and years, but I didn’t start my first book until 2004, and it took until 2010 to get it published. Going back and editing your book is much harder than starting from scratch, but it’s important to me to be true to the story. Comic Con culture: Going to Comic Con is a great experience because I love addressing questions and talking with people. I can’t wait to see some of the artists and see what they’ve done. There is so much creative energy out there, and you get to see so much of it at cons. I love walking through the aisles and seeing all the artists and people dressed up.

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Annual Henry Awards honor outstanding local theater Colorado Theatre Guild announces nominees STAFF REPORT

The Colorado Theatre Guild’s annual Henry Awards, which honors outstanding achievements during the past season in theaters all over the state, has announced the nominees for the 12th annual awards. The Arvada Center, Buntport Theater, Denver Center for Performing Arts (DCPA), Edge Theater Company, Lone Tree Arts Center, Miners Alley Playhouse, PACE Center and Town Hall Arts Center all received nominations. The awards ceremony will take place on July 17 at the PACE Center in Parker. The number of eligible shows for 2016-17 totaled 204. Last year the Colorado Theatre Guild expanded the number of nominees to seven in each category. Local theaters received the following nominations: Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company • Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • DCPA Theatre Company • Lone Tree Arts Center Outstanding Production of a Play • “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company, directed by Davis McCallum • “Tartuffe,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, directed by Lynne Collins Outstanding Production of a Musical • “Evita,” Lone Tree Arts Center, directed by Gina Rattan and musical direction by Max Mamon • “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” PACE Center and Inspire Creative, directed by Kelly McAllister and musical direction by Tanner Kelly • “Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There,” Lone Tree Arts Center, directed by Randal Myler and musical direction by Dan Wheetman Outstanding Direction of a Play • Lynne Collins for “The Drowning Girls,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Davis McCallum for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company Outstanding Direction of a Musical • Kelly McAllister for “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” PACE Center and Inspire Creative • Randal Myler for “Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There,” Lone Tree Arts Center • Gina Rattan for “Evita,” Lone Tree Arts Center Outstanding Musical Direction • Max Mamon for “Evita,” Lone Tree Arts Center • Jason Tyler Vaughn for “Murder Ballad,” The Edge Theater Company • Dan Wheetman for “Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There,” Lone Tree Arts Center

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Outstanding Actor in a Play • William Hahn for “Burn This,” The Edge Theater Company Outstanding Actress in a Play • Kathleen McCall for “The Glass Menagerie,” DCPA Theatre Company • Emma Messenger for “Misery,” The Edge Theater Company Outstanding Actor in a Musical • Miles Jacoby for “Evita,” Lone Tree Arts Center • August Stoten for “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” PACE Center and Inspire Creative Outstanding Actress in a Musical • Jacquie Jo Billings for “Little Shop of Horrors,” Miners Alley Playhouse • Danielle Hermon Wood for “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” PACE Center and Inspire Creative Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play • Rodney Lizcano for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company • Wesley Mann for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company • Triney Sandoval for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play • Miriam A. Laube for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company • Amelia Pedlow for “The Glass Menagerie,” DCPA Theatre Company • Christina Sajous for “Disgraced,” DCPA Theatre Company Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical • Brandon Bill for “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” PACE Center and Inspire Creative • Matt LaFontaine for “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical • Jenna Bainbridge for “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Outstanding Ensemble Performance • “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company, directed by Davis McCallum • “The Drowning Girls,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, directed by Lynne Collins • “Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There,” Lone Tree Arts Center, directed by Randal Myler and musical direction by Dan Wheetman Outstanding New Play or Musical • “The Book of Will” by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Davis McCallum, produced by DCPA Theatre Company • “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” Music and Lyrics by David Nehls, Book by Kenn McLaughlin, directed by Gavin Mayer, produced by Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • “Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There” by Randal Myler, directed by Randal Myler, produced by Lone Tree Arts Center SEE AWARDS, P22

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High school theater achievements noted with awards presentation New York is next stop for Valor performer honored for acting skill BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The ﬁfth annual Bobby G Awards, which recognize Colorado high schools’ winning musical theater productions, designated Valor Christian High School senior Elleon Dobias as outstanding actress in a competition between 42 Colorado High Schools — and Valor’s production of “Pippin” was named outstanding musical, according to Denver Center for the Performing Arts journalist John Moore. With 19 awards given out to schools across the state, Lakewood High School led with a total of four for its

production of “Sweeney Todd.” The awards honor the late Robert Garner, who created Denver Center Attractions in 1979 — the series of touring Broadway shows that stream through the busy Denver Center each year. The Broadway presenter was engaged by the late Donald Sewall, who founded the Denver Center for Performing Arts. Lakewood High School led the total of 19 state awards with four for its production of “Sweeney Todd.” Austin Hand of Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins was named outstanding actor for his performance as Gomez Addams in “The Addams Family.” The awards result from a yearlong process involving a team of professional adjudicators who attend performances at schools. The top ﬁve scoring individual students then audition for a professional panel.

Dobias and Hand will go to New York next month for “The Jimmys,” which are national high school theater awards. After 10 days of intensive training with professional actors, they will perform in a fully staged one-night performance at the Minsky Theatre, according to Moore.

Dobias said that in her freshman year, only 10 tried out for the private school’s ﬁrst production, and this year more than 60 auditioned. Actor Gene Gillette, a former Denver resident, in town touring in “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” presented two awards.

The Drama Department at Valor Christian High School produce “Pippin” during the school year and won top 2017 Bobby G award as Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical. Senior Elleon Dobias was named for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. COURTESY PHOTO

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Outstanding Choreography • Kelly Kates for “The Robber Bridegroom,” Town Hall Arts Center Outstanding Costume Design Tier 1 • Camille Assaf for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company • Clare Henkel for “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Clare Henkel for “Tartuffe,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Outstanding Costume Design Tier 2 • Buntport Theater for “The Crud,” Buntport Theater • Tricia Music for “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” PACE Center and Inspire Creative Outstanding Lighting Design Tier 1 • Charles R. MacLeod for “The Glass Menagerie,” DCPA Theatre Company • Shannon McKinney for “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Jon Olson for “The Drowning Girls,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Paul Toben for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company • Brian Tovar for “Frankenstein,” DCPA Theatre Company Outstanding Lighting Design Tier 2 • Seth Alison for “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” PACE Center and Inspire Creative • Jen Kiser for “Evita,” Lone Tree Arts Center

Outstanding Scenic Design Tier 1 • Sandra Goldmark for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company • Brian Mallgrave for “The Drowning Girls,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Brian Mallgrave for “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Lisa Orzolek for “Disgraced,” DCPA Theatre Company • Jason Sherwood for “Frankenstein,” DCPA Theatre Company Outstanding Scenic Design Tier 2 • Shaun Albrechtson for “Steel Magnolias,” PACE Center and Inspire Creative • Kyle Scoggins for “Little Shop of Horrors,” Miners Alley Playhouse Outstanding Sound Design Tier 1 • Jason Ducat for “The Drowning Girls,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Morgan McCauley for “Tartuffe,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Stowe Nelson for “The Book of Will,” DCPA Theatre Company • David Thomas for “Jesus Christ Superstar,” Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities • Zach Williamson for “The Secret Garden,” DCPA Theatre Company Outstanding Sound Design Tier 2 • Carlos Flores for “Misery,” The Edge Theater Company • Allen Noftall for “Evita,” Lone Tree Arts Center • Allen Noftall for “Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You Theatre,” Lone Tree Arts Center • Tom Quinn and Kenny Storms for “Murder Ballad,” The Edge Theater Company

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Performing Arts Camp: 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays through July 26 at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Highlands Ranch. Camp teaches different musicals each week and is for beginner to advanced level actors, singers and dancers, ages 6-18 years. Go to www. spotlightperformers.com or call 720-44-DANCE for information and tuition rates. Summer Wizard Camp: 9:30 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday, with a recital at noon on the last day at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Suite C&D, Castle Rock. Learn magic, illusion, mentalism and stage performance. Taught by two full-time professional magicians, Joe Givan and Carol Massie. Camp dates are July 10-13 and July 24-27. Open to all ages. Call 303-660-6799 or go to www. AmazingShows.com.

MUSIC

Hudson Gardens Concert: 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 3 (Super Diamond, with fireworks) and Tuesday, July 4 (Firefall, with fireworks) at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Tickets on sale at www.altitudetickets.com. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. For information, call 303-797-8565 or go to www. hudsongardens.org. Parking is free. Lineup includes: Tuesday, July 18, Donny and Marie; Sunday, July 23, Gladys Knight; Friday, July 28, Chris Isaak; Sunday, July 30, Creedence Clearwater Revisited; Sunday, Aug. 6, Lynyrd Skynyrd; Sunday, Aug. 13, Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys; Saturday, Aug. 19, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts; Sunday, Aug. 20, Kool & The Gang; Sunday, Aug. 27, The B-52s; Sunday, Sept. 3, YES featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman.

ART

Kids’ Zone Drop-In Crafts: 3-5 p.m. Thursday, July 6, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Kids in grades 2-6 will make fun things with clothespins. No registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. Art Stop on the Go: 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 6 at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Ste. 200. Hands-on, literature-based art fun for kids with artists from the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. For ages 6-12. Registration is required;

HEALTH

this week’s TOP FIVE Fourth of July Concert: 7-8 p.m. Saturday, July 1 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Celebrate the Fourth with a patriotic concert of Americana-type music performed by the Castle Rock Band. All ages; chairs provided. No registration required; contact 303791-7323 or DCL.org. Faith on Wheels Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 1 at Faith Community Church, 6228 S. Carr Court, Littleton. The neighborhood car show includes antique, classic and special interest cars, motorcycles and tractors. Enjoy 50s music, chili dogs and a bake sale. Contact Joe Unrein 303-918-3800 or bohicah@aol.com. Arapahoe Philharmonic Summer Concert: 3 p.m. Sunday, July 2 at Fisher Auditorium at the Englewood High School complex, 3800 S. Logan St., Englewood. Selections by Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin, Gould, LaGuardia, Rossini, Sousa, Tchaikovsky and Williams. Go to www.arapahoe-phil. org or call 303-781-1892. HR Backcountry Hayride: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 8. Take a step back into the past as

contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. Juried Art Show Entries: Tuesday, Aug. 15 is the deadline for entries for the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County’s annual This is Colorado juried art show. The show is open to all Colorado residents and runs from Oct. 10 to Nov. 2. A prospectus and entry form are available at www. heritage-guild.com or contact show director Mary Kay Jacobus at 303-594-4667.

EVENTS

Lifetree Café: 5-6 p.m. Monday, July 3 (The Majesty and Mystery of Nature); Monday, July 10 (When Love Hurts); Monday, July 17 (What People Really Think of Christians); Monday, July 24 (Body Language); Monday, July 31 (Getting Unstuck) at Dazbog, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Summer Book Sale: open during regular library hours from Monday, July 3 to Friday, July 14 at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Ste. 200. Books, CDs and DVDs will be available for sale. Proceeds benefit the Douglas County Libraries Foundation. Cash, checks, and credit cards

we take you on a historic, horse drawn hayride into the backcountry wilderness area. Local historian Mark Stevenson will tell about one of the original homesteads of Highlands Ranch - the Douglas/ Failing Ranch. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled event. Register by July 7 at https://registration.hrcaonline.org/22843/Facilities/BookMe4LandingPages/CoursesLanding Page?widgetId=d25c001db7a9-491b-b7bc-75939f8 10da8&embed=False&co urseId=248803c8-585b4c2e-8728-8a48af20328b Letting Go of Busyness: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 8, at Seven Stones Chatfield Botanical Gardens Cemetery. There is a beauty about summer that invites us to relax. A lot has been planted and many things are growing. It is time to sit in the shade or sun and relax. We are so busy these days, and busyness is a sure symptom of recovery after loss. It is good for us to be productive, and it is good for us to allow the healing from loss to take place. Program is led by the Rev. Mary Jo Honiotes. Contact maryjohoney@ gmail.com or 720-404-0757. Go to http://www. discoversevenstones.com/visit-seven-stones-forthe-seasons-of-letting-go-workshops/

accepted. Contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. Steamworks: 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Drop in for fun projects that explore science, technology, engineering, arts and math. All ages. No registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. American Legion Meeting, Banquet: 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, is the membership meeting for the George C. Evans American Legion Post 103 of Littleton. The post’s annual banquet is at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 8 at the Englewood Elks Club. ‘ROAD CarFit for Seniors: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month through September, at Dahlia Campus for Health and Wellbeing, 3401 Eudora St., Denver. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month through September, at AAA-Colorado Southglenn, 700 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Presented by the Reaching Older Adults Program, the 20-minute checkup is free but registration is requested. Call 303-991-5740 for an appointment.

NATURE/OUTDOORS

Learn to Fly Fish: 9-11 a.m. Saturday, July 8, July 15 at Orvis Park

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Meadows, 8433 Park Meadows Center Drive, Unit 149, Lone Tree. Free Fly Fishing 101 course is offered nearly every Saturday and 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 303-768-9600 or go to www. orvis.com/s/park-meadows-colorado-orvis-retail-store/620.

Butterflies at Chatfield: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sept. 24 at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. This seasonal habitat, in partnership with Butterfly Pavilion, is home to hundreds of native butterflies, such as swallowtails, monarchs, mourning cloaks and painted ladies. There are more than 50 native plant species in this garden. Go to www.botanicgardens.org.

Firecracker 5K: 8 a.m. Saturday, July 1, at Clement Park, Littleton. Enjoy free hot dogs, apple pie and frozen yogurt at the finish line. Wear your red, white and blue for this holiday themed run/walk. Half-off tickets to Denver Outlaws fireworks game and discounted tickets to Colorado Rockies fireworks game available. Search for the Firecracker 5K at RunningGuru.com. Children’s Hospital Mobile Blood Drive: 12:15-1:45 p.m. Thursday, July 6 at CBRE, 9135 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Go to http://www.signupgenius.com/ go/60b0c4aabab2da46-cbre13 to sign up. Eat and hydrate before you give blood; snacks will be offered after your donation. Bring ID (driver’s license or passport). Contact 720-777-5398 or donate4kids@childrenscolorado.org with any questions. Splash Mash Dash Tri Camp: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays through Aug. 5 at the Highlands Ranch Recreation Center, Northridge. Camp designed to prepare special needs athletes for the HRCA kids triathlon on Aug. 6. For ages 8 to adult. Swim practice on Mondays; bike/run practice on Thursdays. Contact 303-471-7043 or summer.aden@HRCAonline. org. Go to www.hrcaonline.org/tr

EDUCATION

Free Legal Clinic: 2-3:30 p.m. Monday, July 3, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedures for all areas of civil litigation. Walk-ins welcome; everyone seated first-come, first-served. Clinics offered the first Monday of each month. 2017 dates are Aug. 7, Oct. 2, Nov. 6 and Dec. 4. Call 303-791-7323. Douglas County AAUW Scholarship: application, transcripts and letters of recommendation due July 15. Scholarship is open to Douglas County residents only. Money may be used for tuition, books or child care while attending school. Scholarship application and instructions available online at douglascounty-co.aauw.net. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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Marketplace Lost and Found Lost set of dentures King Soopers parking lot 104th & Federal Marv 303-452-0571

Misc. Notices Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201

Estate Sales

Saturday & Sunday July 1 & 2 9am-5pm 715 South Briarwood Drive Lakewood 80226 Refrigeration and Air Condition supplies Lots of tools and parts and much more

MERCHANDISE

GARAGE & ESTATE SALES

Garage Sales

Furniture

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Bicycles

July 1 & 2, 7am-3pm. Furniture, women and men’s clothing, Kitchenware, sporting goods, and tools 7254 Coors Ct. Arvada, CO 80005

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Cash for all Vehicles! Cars, Trucks, Vans, SUV’s

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New Lazy Boy Power Lift Recliner Chair never used, new price $1500 asking price $1000 obo 720-898-0216

Miscellaneous

Castle Rock 3854 Miners Candle Place Castle Rock 80109 Friday & Saturday June 29 & 30 8am-4pm Tools, Assortment of Dishes, Camping, Books, Picture Frames, Some Furniture, Lamps Christmas and much more Coventry Community Garage Sale Sat 7/8 8-2pm Housewares, furniture, toys, kids clothes, and more! 5011 W Bowles Ave Littleton 80123 Also, any information I’m missing? This is my first time submitting an ad for our community garage sale.

FREE to caring/loving home Kittens 11 weeks old 303-346-3478

RV’s and Campers

TRANSPORTATION

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PETS

Cats Split & Delivered $275 a cord Stacking available extra $25 Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173

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LOCAL

SPORTS

Stubbings, Givin noted for skills on diamond Legend, Rock Canyon athletes achieved impressive numbers BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado Mesa has landed a polished hitter who can hit to all fields, but Xavier doesn’t know yet what it is getting. Legend High School’s Jordan Stubbings, named the 2017 Colorado Community Media South Metro SOUTH METRO Baseball Player ATHLETES of the year, has OF THE YEAR signed to play at Colorado Mesa. Matt Givin of Rock Canyon High School will be joining his brother Chris at Xavier, but the Musketeers now have the pleasant task of figuring out how to use him. Givin is a 6-foot-3 infielder who turned into a touted pitcher this spring and has been tabbed as the 2017 Colorado Community Media South Metro Pitcher of the Year. “Matt Givin for me was not only the top pitcher in the Continental League, but the best pitcher in the state,” said Rock Canyon coach Tyler Munro.

Matt Givin of Rock Canyon High School is the Colorado Community Media South Metro Pitcher of the Year.

Legend High School’s Jordan Stubbings is the Colorado Community Media South Metro Baseball Player of the year.

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“Matt originally committed to Xavier to play infield alongside his brother Chris, but he went from 84 mph last season and summer to throwing as hard as 94 mph this spring. “This increased velocity was a combination of increased strength, conditioning and improved mechanics. Matt also showed three-plus pitches with a fastball that he would be able to

hold to 89 mph in the seventh inning, plus a slurve and a change-up that he developed halfway through the season. Matt has a good feel for pitching, has the three pitches to be an effective starter and will only be adding velocity as he fills out.” Givin led the league in hitting with a .532 average and an on-base percentage of .638 as mostly a first baseman when

not pitching. However, it was on the mound where he received more applause. He went 5-1 with one save, had an earned run average of 1.48 in 52 innings pitched and 222 batters faced. He struck out 76 batters, which ranked third among Class 5A pitchers, and opposing batters had a .207 batting average against him. Stubbings, a repeat CCM South Metro Player of the Year, wanted to improve from his junior season and leaves Legend holding school career records in three seasons on the varsity for home runs (17), slugging percentage (.877), on-base percentage (.531), batting average (.456) and runs batted in (59). As a junior, he hit .500 with six homers, 32 RBIs and a .911 slugging percentage. Last spring Stubbings hit .526, with 10 homers, a 1.076 slugging percentage and 39 RBIs. He led the Continental League in each category except average and was second among 5A players in homers, slugging percentage and RBIs. “I had a good junior season,” said Stubbings. “I set a goal to break everything I did last season. I had a really good season. I really surprised myself and others” Mesa will be getting a 6-foot-3, 215-pound third baseman with the potential to hit for power. He had 41 hits as a senior and 20 of them went for extra bases.

Castle View senior led in girls lacrosse stats Player of Year honor goes to Kyleigh Peoples

be playing lacrosse. My dad said he had never heard of lacrosse. “He drove me out to a practice, I played and said I’d give it a shot. I was in fourth grade and didn’t really care what sport I was playBY JIM BENTON ing. After my first season I realized JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM I really loved the sport and realized I was pretty good. I just kept Kyleigh Peoples started playing playing up from my age level. The lacrosse nine years ago and develcompetitive spirit in me helped me oped into one of the state’s top girls get ahead.” lacrosse players. Peoples, a three-year capPeoples, a senior at tain, scored 171 goals and Castle View, led the Castle had 266 points in 51 games View/Douglas County for Castle View/Douglas team and the Continental County. League with 57 goals, 43 “Kyleigh is an amazing assists and 100 points last lacrosse player and she is spring. SOUTH METRO also so much more than She has been honored as ATHLETES that,” said Castle View/ the 2017 Colorado CommuOF THE YEAR Douglas County coach nity Media South Metro Samantha Silverman. Girls Lacrosse Player of “Kyleigh’s stick skills, her the Year. shot, her draw controls, her assists, “I started out playing basketball,” her all-around presence on the field recalled Peoples. “After that season is something that does not just hapwas finished my dad (Alex) wanted pen overnight. to put me in another sport. A friend “The amount of time she spends I played basketball with, her dad told my dad that his daughter would working on her skills and thinking

Kyleigh Peoples is the Colorado Community Media South Metro Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year. COURTESY PHOTO about lacrosse have really made her into an amazing player.” Hard work has paid dividends. “My coaches and parents pushed

me to become better,” said Peoples. “It took a lot of individual efforts from teammates to get me the ball to finish goals and have those assists. It all helped me to have the season I had this year. Finished goals came from practice, putting myself in position and getting the balls from my teammates. It’s something I’ve worked on over and over.” Peoples will continue playing next season at Regis University. “I do think Regis knows that they have an amazing lacrosse player coming to them next year,” said Silverman, “but they don’t know how much more Kyleigh will bring to that team. “The reason why Kyleigh is such a special player is because she is never just thinking about herself and she knows what it takes to be a part of a team. She is always working on her own skills but she is also constantly working on helping her teammates get better as well. Where she really shines is being a part of a team, motivating others, and just being a leader on and off the field.”

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CLUBS Editor’s note: To add or update a club listing, e-mail calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. 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. Social-discussion meetings take place in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Parker, Lone Tree and Roxborough. Visit douglasdemocrats.org and click on calendar for more information.

Lone Tree Democrats meet for First Friday Happy Hour the first Friday of every month at Los Arcos. Call Gordon at 303-790-8264.

Douglas County Libertarian Development Group meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Rio Grande Restaurant, 9535 Park Meadows Drive. Go to LPDG.org. The group also has a very active Facebook page. In addition, we are also recognized by the State Libertarian party. Contact Wayne Harlos at 303-229-3435. Douglas County Republican Women meets at 11 a.m. the third Wednesday each month at the Lone Tree Golf and Hotel. Call Marsha Haeflein at 303-841-4318 or visit www.dcgop.org or www.dcrw.org. Highlands Ranch, Roxborough, and Lone Tree Democrats meet at 7 p.m. the 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. Libertarian Party of Douglas County: 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at

Parker Democrats meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month for discussion of timely topics, led by knowledgeable speakers, at the South Metro Fire Station 45, 16801 Northgate Drive, Parker. Visit www. douglasdemocrats.org for information. Professional BNI Connections of Lone Tree (www. thebniconnections.com) invites business owners to attend its meeting held each Tuesday, 7:15-9 a.m. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. There is no charge to attend a meeting as a guest. Please visit www.thebniconnections.com or contact Jack Rafferty, 303414-2363 or jrafferty@hmbrown.com.

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 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.com for more information.

The League of Women Voters of Arapahoe County has two meetings per month. No unit meetings are in June through August, but the two unit meetings per month will begin again in September on second Monday evenings and second Thursday mornings. Call 303-798-2939. The group is open to residents of Douglas County. Lone Tree Networking Professionals is a networking/leads group that meets Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. at Rio Grande Restaurant in Lone Tree. Exclusive business categories

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SilverSneakers Fitness, Silver&Fit at ACC The Arapahoe Community College fitness center offers the SilverSneakers Fitness and Silver&Fit programs for seniors in the south metro Denver area. For more information about health and fitness options at ACC, call 303-7975850. Social/Service AAUW (American Association of University Women), founded in 1881, is the oldest women’s organization in the United States. It has a mission of promoting equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research. Scholarships are provided to Douglas County women who are in college, and cash awards are presented to senior girls from Douglas County high schools who have an interest in the areas of science, technology, engineering or math (STEM). Meetings are in Castle Rock the third Wednesday of the month, at various times and locations. Go to douglascounty-co.aauw.net. Contact Beryl Jacobson at 303-688-8088 or berylmjacobson@gmail.com. A Dreampower Animal Rescue / PAALS adoption for cats, dogs and more meets from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Park Meadows PetsMart. Call 303-688-9503. Breakfast Club Singles 50 plus meets the third Saturday each month at the Ridge Grill, Castle Pines North Country

Club, 1414 Castle Pines Parkway. This is an active singles group with opportunities to make new friends while enjoing various activities such as dinners, sports, theater, etc. Reservations are required; cost is price of your meal. Make reservations or find information by calling 303-814-8428. Leave a name and number and you will receive a call back. The website is www. TBC50plus.org. Castle Rock Bridge Club plays a friendly, ACBL-sanctioned duplicate game at 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday at Plum Creek Golf Club, 331 Players Club Drive, Castle Rock. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-810-8504. Go to www.castlerockbridge.com. Daughters of the American Revolution, Columbine Chapter meets at 1 p.m. the second Saturday of each month from September through May at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce at the Streets at SouthGlenn, Centennial. If you are interested in attending or have questions regarding eligibility, contact Krispin at Krispin_L_Andersen@Q.com or Jewel Wellborn, regent, columbineregent@ hediusa.com. DTC Kiwanis Club meets at 7 a.m. every Tuesday at Mimi’s Cafe, 9555 Park Meadows Drive, at the corner of Yosemite and Park Meadows. We are a growing club with 51 members. Our mission is assisting communities and “at risk” children in difficult home environments with financial and personal help and mentoring. Call Frank Zieg at 303-796-1213.

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Angel Heart Project Delivers meals to men, women and children with life-threatening ill18th Judicial District Attorney’s Ofnesses fice Domestic Violence Program Need: Volunteers willing to deliver Provides information and support to meals to clients in the South Denver crime victims area. Need: Victim Adocates interact with Requirements: Attend an orientaand support victims of domestic tion and submit to a background violence. They also provide resource check before volunteering. Training referrals and explain processes to Notice provided toPublic all new drivers. Delivervictims. NOTICE OFat PURCHASE OFlast REAL ESTATE ies start 1 p.m. and until 3 Requirements: 20 hours of training AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION p.m.ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED required; volunteers must commit to FOR Contact: 303-830-0202 or volunone morning a week at the Justice To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, teer@projectangelheart.org. Center in Castle Rock. Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Contact: Mel Secrease, 720-733-4552 Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Animal Rescue of the Rockies or msecrease@da.18.state.co.us. Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and especially to: Provides foster care formore death-row shelter dogs andDcats throughout Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado OCCUPANT - Ronald Troyer & Judith Troyer Colorado ET AL - Jack D England DOPC PSP Chapter Omaha Beach LLC - Bishop Court Apartment Need: Foster families for animals on Provides care and support to 67,000- LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company Bishop Court Apartments LLC aka Bishop Court lists to be euthanized plus families dealing with all kinds Apartment LLC nka Tamar and Associates LLC -Contact: Bishop Court Apartments LLC, a Colorado www.animalrescueof dementing illnesses. Limited Liability Company aka Bishop Court oftherockies.org. Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s com- Apartment LLC, a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Bishop Ct LLC - Bishop Ct LLC, a mittee members. Colorado Limited Liability Company - Cheryl A ASSEClerk International Student Requirements: Individuals who love Layne, of Court District Court, Douglas County - Cindy S Schuler, Reservation Holder Exchange to help plan and execute. Our Walk Bishop Ct LLC Program - Colleen J Troyer - District Court, Douglas County, exchange Colorado - Doty Organizes student pro-Develto End Alzheimer’s attracts more opment Corporation - Doty Development Corgramsa Colorado Corporation - Gary R Danthan 10,000 people, so planning poration, hauer Danhauer ETAL George V Need:- Gary LocalRhost families to- provide committee members are essential. Dom, Director Doty Development Corporation V Dom, Secretary Doty age Development homes for boys and girls 15-18 Contact: Deb Wells, 303-813-1669 or George Corporation - Home Title Corporation - Jack Arrowsmith, Public Trustee Douglas County Jenifer A Ratcliffe C/O TR Inverness Corp, a Delaware Corporation - Jesse Courtright, Deputy Clerk District Court, Douglas County John Fonville - Joseph Tinianow and Betty Tinianow - Judith Troyer aka Judy Troyer - Kenneth A Mcnerny - Kenneth A McNerny, Organizer Bishop Court Aparments, LLC aka Bishop Court Apartment LLC - Larry P Doty as Manager of Bishop Court Apartments LLC aka Bishop Court Apartment LLC - Larry P Doty, Director Doty Development Corporation - Larry P Doty, President Doty Development Corporation - Larry P Doty, President Doty Development Corporation, a Colorado Corporation - Lawrence C Morley Marilyn D Bullard, Chief Deputy Public Trustee Matt Troyer aka Matthew A Troyer - Matt Troyer aka Matthew A Troyer and Colleen Troyer aka Colleen J Troyer - Matt Troyer and Colleen Troyer - Matt Troyer, Attorney in Fact for Ronald D Troyer and Judith A Troyer - Matthew A Troyer aka Matt Troyer - Matthew A Troyer and Colleen J Troyer - Matthew Aaron Troyer aka Matt Troyer - Matthew Aaron Troyer, Registered Agent aka Matt Troyer Bishop Ct LLC N A Doty, Secretary/Treasurer Doty Development Corporation - Nancy A Doty - Nancy A Doty, Registered Agent Doty Development Corporation - Nancy A Doty, Registered Agent Tamar and Associates LLC - Ronald D Troyer Ronald D Troyer & Judith Troyer, Bishop Ct LLC John Fonville, and Zion Investment Corp - Ronald D Troyer and Judith A. Troyer - Ronald D Troyer and Judith Troyer - Security Title aka Security Title Guaranty Co C/O Fidelity National Financial Inc - Tamar & Associates LLC - Todd Deneui, Attorney in Fact for John Fonville - Todd Deneui, Registered Agent Zion Investment Corporation - Todd T Deneui aka Todd Deneui - TR Inverness Corp, a Delaware Corporation - TR Inverness Corp, a Delaware Corporation c/o The Corporation Company, Registered Agent - Zion Investment Corp - Zion Investment Corp, a Colorado Corporation aka Zion Investment Corporation, a Colorado Corporation - Zion Investment Corporation

poration, a Colorado Corporation - Gary R Danhauer - Gary R Danhauer ETAL - George V Dom, Director Doty Development Corporation George V Dom, Secretary Doty Development Corporation - Home Title Corporation - Jack Arrowsmith, Public Trustee Douglas County Jenifer A Ratcliffe C/O TR Inverness Corp, a Delaware Corporation - Jesse Courtright, Deputy DistrictofCourt, Douglas County fromClerk a variety coutries. John Fonville - Joseph Tinianow and Betty Tinianow - JudithCathy Troyer Hintz, aka Judy Troyer - Kenneth Contact: 406-488-8325 A Mcnerny - Kenneth A McNerny, Organizer or 800-733-2773 Bishop Court Aparments, LLC aka Bishop Court Apartment LLC - Larry P Doty as Manager of Bishop Court Apartments LLC aka Bishop Court Audubon Society Greater Apartment LLC - Larry P of Doty, Director Denver Doty Development Corporation - Larry P Doty, PresidProvides engaging and educational ent Doty Development Corporation - Larry P Doty, President Development Corporation, birding andDoty wildlife programs at the a Colorado Corporation - Lawrence C Morley Audubon Nature at Chatfi eldMarilyn D Bullard, Chief Center Deputy Public Trustee Matt Troyer aka and Matthew A Troyer - Matt State Park throughout theTroyer aka Matthew A Troyer and Colleen Troyer aka Colleen J Troyer Matt Troyer and Colleen Denver metro- area. Troyer - Matt Troyer, Attorney in Fact for RonNeed: Volunteers lead birding field A ald D Troyer and Judith A Troyer - Matthew Troyer Matt Troyer - Matthew A Troyer tripsaka and assist with nature pro- and Colleen J Troyer - Matthew Aaron Troyer aka grams, office projects, fundraising Matt Troyer Matthew Aaron Troyer, Registered Agent aka Mattevents. Troyer Bishop Ct LLC and community N A Doty, Secretary/Treasurer Doty Development Corporation - Nancy A Doty - Nancy Location: Chatfi eld State Park and A Doty, Registered Agent Doty Development Coroffsite- locations around Denver.Agent poration Nancy A Doty, Registered Tamar and Associates LLC Ronald Troyer Age requirement: 18 -years orDolder Ronald D Troyer & Judith Troyer, Bishop Ct LLC forFonville, year-round volunteers; John and Zion Investment 13-17 Corp -for Ronald D Troyer and Judith A. Troyer - Ronald D summer camp programs. Troyer and Judith Troyer - Security Title aka Security Title Guaranty Co C/O National Contact: Kate Hogan atFidelity communiFinancial Inc - Tamar & Associates LLC - Todd tyoutreach@denveraudubon.org or Deneui, Attorney in Fact for John Fonville - Todd Deneui, Registered Agent Zion Investment Cor303-973-9530. poration - Todd T Deneui aka Todd Deneui - TR Inverness Corp, a Delaware Corporation - TR Inverness Corp, a Delaware Corporation c/o The AYUSA: International Youth Corporation Company, Registered Agent - Zion Investment CorpProgram - Zion Investment Corp, a ColExchange orado Corporation aka Zion Investment CorporPromotes quality exchange ation, a Colorado Corporation - Zionprograms Investment Corporation

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To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of October 2011 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Omaha Beach LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: PARK BISHOP COURT 0.22 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Omaha Beach LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Gary R Danhauer ETAL for said year 2010 That said Omaha Beach LLC on the 21st day of December 2016 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 5th day of October 2017 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 22nd day of June 2017 /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 931245 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

transportation for 5-10 months. All family types are considered. Must fill out onlilne application and pass background check. Contact: Adrienne Bivens, 720-4676430 or abivens@ayusa.org. Go to www.ayusa.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 Public Notice Campus, Highlands Ranch DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, Contact: 720-777-6887 STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO

Douglas County, CO 80109 Colorado Humane Society Handles animal abuse and neglect THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OFcases COLORADO Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant In the Interest of: JENNA CALHOUN, D.O.B. 04/28/2010, cats, dogs and their litters, as well Child, And asconcerning: homes for cats and dogs that JOYCE CALHOUN, D.O.B. 03/23/1974, require socializing or that are recovMother, MARX and JOHN DOE, eringCOLEMAN from surgery or injuries. Possible Father, Respondents, Contact: Teresa Broaddus, 303-961And, ERIN WHITE and JAMES WHITE, 3925Respondents. Special Attorney for Department:

Colorado English as a John Thirkell,Refugee #13865 R.Second LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Program Language 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 Teaches English to recently arrived

persecution in their home country. DEPENDENCY SUMMONS In Colorado, refugees are from AfThis Summons is initiatedBhutan, pursuant Somalia, to Rule 2.2 ghanistan, Burma, of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Iraq, and D.R. among Rule 4 ofEritrea the Colorado RulesCongo, of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2016. others. TO: JOHN DOE English. Need: Volunteers to teach You are hereby notified that a petition has been Tutoring takes place in the student’s filed which alleges that the above-named child is a home. dependent or neglected per the facts set Refugees live as throughout forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a Denver, but the largest concentracopy of which is being served upon you. The following are also available forthservice tionsdocuments are in Thornton, near 88 upon you: Petition for Temporary Custody; Petition for Dependency and Neglect,Street, Dependency Avenue and Washington and and Neglect Handbook; Application for Court in east Counsel; Denver/Aurora, nearAdvisement Colfax Appointed ICWA Affidavit; in Avenue Dependency Neglect; Street. and the Relative andand Yosemite Affidavit. Other details: Tutors do not need A Pre-Trial Conference is set for July 3, 2017 speak student’s language. atto 9:00 a.m.,the in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Most participants are homebound Rock, Colorado, 80109. women and small children, adults Your presence before this court is required who are disabled, and senior citi- to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL zens. Many are not literate in their PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT first language, remain isolated FURTHER NOTICE,and TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A from American culture. JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJURequirements: Volunteers must OR DICATING YOUR CHILD AS DEPENDENT NEGLECTED CHILD. attend training at Emily Griffith You have the College right to request a trial by jury at Technical in downtown the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also Denver. Sessions place every have the right to legal take representation at every stage the proceedings by counsel of your own 6-8ofweeks. Go to www.refugee-esl. choosing, or if you are without sufficient finanorgmeans, for information volunteer cial appointmentand of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal reapplication. Next training session is lationship to free your child for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is Saturday, July 30. pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Contact: Judge. You Sharon also haveMcCreary, the right, if 720you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense 423-4843 or sharon.mccreary@ to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your emilygriffi th.edu.

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and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Omaha Beach LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Gary R Danhauer ETAL for said year 2010

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Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726 FAX 303.479.9259 jthirkel@douglas.co.us lreigrut@douglas.co.us refugees, who have fled war or CASE NUMBER: 17JV134 DIVISION 7

That said Omaha Beach LLC on the 21st day of December 2016 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 5th day of October 2017 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 22nd day of June 2017

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/s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County

Legal Notice No.: 931245 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 6, 2017 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 PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: JENNA CALHOUN, D.O.B. 04/28/2010, Child, And concerning: JOYCE CALHOUN, D.O.B. 03/23/1974, Mother, MARX COLEMAN and JOHN DOE, Possible Father, Respondents, And, ERIN WHITE and JAMES WHITE, Special Respondents. Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726 FAX 303.479.9259 jthirkel@douglas.co.us lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 17JV134 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. 2016. TO: JOHN DOE You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is a dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which is being served upon you. The following documents are also available for service upon you: Petition for Temporary Custody; Petition for Dependency and Neglect, Dependency and Neglect Handbook; Application for Court Appointed Counsel; ICWA Affidavit; Advisement in Dependency and Neglect; and the Relative Affidavit. A Pre-Trial Conference is set for July 3, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., in Division 7, Douglas County

(303) 663-7726 FAX 303.479.9259 jthirkel@douglas.co.us lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 17JV134 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. 2016.

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. 2016, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

This summons is being initiated by the Douglas TO: JOHN DOE County Department of Human Services through You are hereby notified that a petition has been To advertise youritspublic notices call 303-566-4100 counsel. filed which alleges that the above-named child is a dependent or neglected as per the facts set Dated: June 29, 2017 forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a John Thirkell, #13865 copy of which is being served upon you. The folR. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 lowing documents are also available for service Assistant Douglas County Attorney upon you: Petition for Temporary Custody; Petition for Dependency and Neglect, Dependency Legal Notice No.: 931255 and Neglect Handbook; Application for Court First Publication: June 29, 2017 Appointed Counsel; ICWA Affidavit; Advisement Last Publication: June 29, 2017 in Dependency and Neglect; and the Relative Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Affidavit.

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A Pre-Trial Conference is set for July 3, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

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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 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. 2016, 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: June 29, 2017 John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No.: 931255 First Publication: June 29, 2017 Last Publication: June 29, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on the 24th day of JULY 2017, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and T-BONE CONSTRUCTION, INC. for the ROBERT A. CHRISTENSEN JUSTICE CENTER COURTROOM TENANT FINISH, LEVEL TWO PROJECT, INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #01416 (PO#36332), in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said T-BONE CONSTRUCTION, INC. for or on account for the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 24th day of JULY 2017, to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Douglas County Government, Board of County Commissioners, c/o Facilities Management, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant’s claim. The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Carolyn S. Riggs, CPPB, Purchasing Supervisor, Douglas County Government. Legal Notice No.: 931248 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: June 29, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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blue spruce, he overheard the Denver Audubon staff discussing with contractors plans to remove and replace severely damaged and aging wood siding on their buildings. “The Flickers are making their own home improvements. “`Personally, my wife and I were shocked to hear that these “bird advocates” are planning to remove our favorite siding material — I mean rotting wood is ideal for our renovation plans,’ stated Frank the Northern Flicker. Francine Flicker also shared, `I was afraid something would happen after that lady who does the school programs was surprised to find me one day when I was hanging out in the building.

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Blaine Amendment in the Colorado constitution. As a result of the recent ruling in Missouri, the court sent back to the Colorado Supreme Court a case known as Taxpayers for Public Education v. Douglas County School District. “It’s standard practice for the Supreme Court to send back cases to the lower courts to give them the first opportunity to determine what effect, if any, recent rulings may have on ex-

Frank had skillfully pecked a hole in the corner of the building and we escorted ourselves inside — we figured if anyone would welcome us, it would be the Audubon Society. Apparently, we were mistaken! “Babs, the Red-winged Blackbird, commented during a daily feeder chat how wonderful it is when the Audubon staff and volunteers fill our bird feeders with delicious seeds and suet. ‘I hope they meet their fundraising goal,’ Babs said. ‘That Flicker family has PLENTY of trees to excavate around here. They should stop whining.’” For those who want to supply a shingle or two: Audubon has set up a “The Siding is Falling” GoFundMe page at www.gofundme.com/denveraudubon — or one can send a check to Audubon Society of Greater Denver, 9308 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton, CO 80120. isting litigation,” said Cindy Barnard, president of Taxpayers For Public Education. “The Supreme Court in Trinity Lutheran expressly noted that its opinion does not address religious uses of government funding. We believe that the Colorado courts will reach the same result as before and prohibit the Douglas County voucher program.” Taxpayers For Public Education is a Colorado-based, nonprofit organization that advocates for a strong public education system, according to its website. DCSD legal counsel William Trachman said the district was looking forward to a second chance to review

ABOUT THE HISTORIC AUDUBON FACILITY • 1938: Earl C. Maddox built the present stone-clad house to serve as the main ranch house (now the Audubon Nature Center) for the property. • 1949: The garage section of the house, now owned by Constantine K. and Bernice Versos, was remodeled to make it a living space. A large ﬁreplace and chimney were added (still present today). A new separate detached garage (now the Outdoor Lab Classroom) was erected on the south using the same construction technique as the Ranch House. The stone came from

a quarry on the west side of the hogback (according to oral history from Rusty Simon, who built the garage and chiseled out the stone).

opens.

• 1955: Glenn L. Martin Company (now Lockheed Martin) bought the property to be used as part of the facilities for designing, building and static testing of Titan 1 missiles.

• 1999: Audubon Society of Greater Denver (ASGD) enters into a lease with Chatfield State Park for 8.6 acres around the Discovery Pavilion (including the buildings). ASGD also leased office space in the basement of a house at the north end of the park, near the Army Corps of Engineers offices.

• Mid-1960s: Site and buildings sold to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of the Chatﬁeld Dam construction project.

• 2003-2017: Buildings were renovated by ASGD and are used for outdoor education programs, classes and special events.

• 1975: Chatﬁeld State Park

Source: Denveraudubon.org

the case. “The U.S. Supreme Court granted DCSD’s petition for review, vacated the Colorado Supreme Court’s prior decision and remanded the cases involving the Douglas County School District’s Choice Scholarship Program back to the Colorado Supreme Court,” Tranchman said in an emailed statement. “We look forward to the Colorado Supreme Court’s second review and decision on this important matter. As always, DCSD is dedicated to empowering parents to find the best educational options for their children.” The voucher dispute dates to 2011, when the school board approved the

Choice Scholarship Program. Designed to accommodate 500 students, it allowed students’ parents to use state-provided, per-pupil money toward tuition at private schools, including religiously affiliated institutions. Taxpayers for Public Education subsequently filed a lawsuit against the district to stop it. A Denver judge halted the program that same year, but in 2013, a state appeals court reversed that decision. The state’s top court in June 2015 issued a ruling saying using public funds for religious schooling was illegal. The district filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in September 2015.

Western Welcome Week Community Sponsor Western Welcome Week, Inc. is dedicated to carrying on the tradition of celebrating greater Littleton - yesterday, today and tomorrow. The goal is to nurture community spirit by bringing the community together; involving residents and businesses, creating an opportunity for fund-raising and support for our service clubs, non-profits and charities, by providing an annual multi-day festival of fun and entertainment for families, friends and neighbors in the South Metro Denver area.

As a $100 Community Sponsor, Western Welcome Week will provide the following benefits:  Listing on the Community Sponsor board displayed at WWW sponsored events  Receive a listing on the Community Member Sponsor section of the WWW web site with a link to your web site if applicable and recognized on WWW social media.  Opportunity to purchase 2-for1 tickets to two Western Welcome Week events: 38th Family Pancake Breakfast $5 - Sunday, August 13 and the 17th Taste of WWW & Silent Auction $25 - Wednesday, August 16 (a $30 savings)

Yes, I/we would like to become a Western Welcome Week Community Member Sponsor  Individual  Family  Business  A check for $100 is enclosed  Please invoice for $100 Signature ___________________________________________ Date________________________________ How you would like your name to appear on the sponsor board: ____________________________________ Address/City/StateZip______________________________________________________________________ Phone _________________________________ E-Mail ___________________________________________ Website (if applicable): _____________________________________________________________________ Western Welcome Week • 5890 S. Bemis St., Littleton, CO 80120 • 303-794-4870 Fax 303-794-4853 info@westernwelcomeweek.org • www.westernwelcomeweek.org • A 501(c)(3) Public Charity