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Lone Tree makes pitch to businesses The city’s population is likely to reach 31,000 by 2035

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com Lone Tree Mayor Jim Gunning did his best to entice more businesses to make the city their home during the Lone Tree Commercial Real Estate Forum at the Lone Tree Arts Center.

“I think you can call this area almost a

new gold rush in Colorado,” Gunning said.

During the city’s Sept.

23 presentation to possible new businesses and developers, the mayor touched on Lone Tree’s ideal location, friendly business environment Gunning and connection to transit as key factors in its growth and success in recent years.

“We’re very strong in some very specific areas,” said Jeff Howell, the city’s

economic development director. “Retail is obviously one. Office is a strong and growing part of our portfolio. And healthcare and medical, especially with Sky Ridge Medical Center. We’re also a transit-oriented community. We have two light-rail stops, one at Park Meadows mall one at Lincoln station and a new one coming in by Sky Ridge.”

Lone Tree is located 20 miles south of downtown Denver at the junction of C/E-470 and I-25. It is also less than 10 miles away from the Denver Tech Center.

The Park Meadows mall and shopping area bring in countless shoppers and tourists to the city each day. The city currently has $3.6 million in retail space bookended by Cabela’s on the south side of the city and the mall on the north.

In addition, the city of Lone Tree does not collect a property tax.

“We’re a city of 12,500 and we have a budget of close to $50 million,” Gunning said. “That’s extraordinary for a city our size. Most of it comes from sales taxes.

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Pumpkins, hay rides at fall fest Festival will be held at Schweiger Ranch

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@colorado communitymedia.com

Students from Highlands Ranch High School spent the day volunteering for the annual Out of the Darkness Walk at Coors Field on Oct. 3. Photos by Alex DeWind

Students raise awareness about suicide Out of the Darkness walk outgrows Highlands Ranch venue

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com About 75 students from Highlands Ranch High School stood out in their white volunteer shirts among the more than 3,000 men, women and children crowding the stands at Coors Field for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Walk.

“It’s been a tradition at our school for about six years now,” Highlands Ranch High senior Krista Reed said of the walk, held Oct. 3. “It was after we lost a student to suicide.”

That student was 16-year-old David Cole. After his death, his mother, Sheri Cole, decided to devote her life to suicide awareness. She is now the Rocky Mountain area director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and helped moved the walk from Highlands Ranch High School to Coors Field this year.

“To see the level of people coming together and the level of support for each other is amazing,” said Cole. “I think it’s sort of indescribable.”

The event featured various speakers, a silent auction, a butterfly release ceremony and workshops. The turnout was much larger than expected, Cole said.

For the high school student volunteers, the event is a tradition.

“We just want to raise as much awareness as possible to prevent this from happening in the future,” Reed said.

This year, the butterfly ceremony was more symbolic than ever, Reed said. A mother who had recently lost her son set

The city of Lone Tree is getting into the fall spirit Oct. 10 when it hosts the Fall Festival at historic Schweiger Ranch.

The festival will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the ranch, 10822 Havana St. “People always love the pumpkin patch and hay wagon rides,” event coordinator Katie Maltais said.

Hay wagon rides will be provided by Colorado Carriage Company. Pumpkins will be $5 each.

There will also be Noah’s Ark Petting Zoo and the Cave of Confusion.

The cave is a 3-D maze built inside of a trailer that winds up, down and all around in a twisting, urning, seemingly endless corridor.

Also new this year will be a bluegrass band, Caribou Mountain Collective.

“Last year, Schweiger Ranch had finished a fair amount of refurbishment throughout the property and we added in some signage for self-guided tours,” Maltais said. “It was fun to see things from over 100 years ago and understand how the farm came to be.”

Schweiger Ranch is owned by RidgeGate, which allows the city the use of it for this event.

The city asks that people park in the parking lot behind the green gate on the way to Schweiger Ranch and ride a tractor in. Keep an eye out for signage.

There will handicap parking near the event site.

Attendees of the Out of the Darkness Walk wrote sticky notes in remembrance of loved ones lost to suicide. a butterfly free, but it didn’t fly away. Instead, it rested on her shoulder for the entire walk.

“The butterfly stayed with her until she left the field,” said Reed. “It’s pretty incredible to witness moments like that.”

Even though the event has grown and relocated, it still has heavy ties to the community of Highlands Ranch where it started.

“I think the new venue offered more

people the chance to become aware of the cause,” teacher Shannon Tuffs said.

“But we were still able to contribute from Highlands Ranch High School — that’s important.”

At the end of the walk, Reed and her two classmates sat in the stands, holding multi-colored balloons and smiling.

“It’s really about finding that balance between having hope for the future,” Reed said, “and still remembering the loved ones that you’ve lost.”

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October 8, 2015 Kobie Boykins, a mechanical engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, helped design and build the solar arrays that enabled the Mars rovers to keep going long after their planned 90-day life.

Boykins will be the featured speaker at the “Exploring the Red Planet” event Oct. 25 and 26 at the Lone Tree Arts Center.

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NASA engineer to speak about Mars National Geographic Live presents ‘Exploring the Red Planet’ Oct.25-26 at Lone Tree Arts Center

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com Looking for an out-of-this-world experience?

The Lone Tree Arts Center will be hosting National Geographic Live: “Exploring the Red Planet.”

“I’m so excited for National Geographic,” said Katie Maltais, marketing director at Lone Tree Arts Center. “We’re doing three of their Explorer Talks this year, and we’re all enthusiastic about it.”

The event will be Oct. 25-26 at the art center and tickets range from $33-$41 depending on the seat.

Kobie Boykins, a mechanical engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will speak about his Boykins work on the Mars exploration rovers Spirit and Opportunity that were first deployed in 2004.

For Boykins, the success was a personal triumph

as he helped design and build the solar arrays that enabled the rovers to keep going long after their planned 90-day life. Opportunity is still roaming Mars today and sending back images, more than nine years later.

“The talk is basically Kobie telling everyone about his work as a NASA engineer and about the Mars rover, complete with photos,” Maltais said. “And it’s National Geographic, so (the photos) are sure to be amazing.”

Boykins is also involved with the latest venture to Mars, as supervisor of the mobility and remote sensing mast teams for the Mars Science Laboratory, better known as Curiosity.

Curiosity landed on Mars last August and has already made headlines with evidence that conditions on Mars, including the presence of water, once could have supported life.

Last year, Boykins received a NASA Exceptional Service Medal, one of the highest honors given to NASA employees and contractors.

“There is a 30-minute Q&A session with him, which I think will likely be the highlight,” Maltais said.

Tickets can be purchased online at lonetreeartcenter.org or at the box office.

NEWS IN A HURRY New exhibit coming to Lone Tree Arts Center A new exhibit will be coming to the Lone Tree Arts Center from Dec. 3 through Jan. 3.

This exhibit will showcase the work of five Colorado artists working in five different mediums.

Ken Elliott is an oil and pastel painter, Victoria Eubanks works in encaustic, Janice MacDonald is a collage artist, Carol Ann Waugh is a fiber artist and Mary Williams creates wood sculptures These five artists have shown their work together for several years, starting at the Madden Museum in 2011 and showing in Breckenridge, aBuzz Gallery in RiNo, and most recently at Denver International Airport.

Collectively, their work has been purchased by many corporations, hospitals, hotels and resorts all across the country.

An opening reception will be held Dec. 5 from 5-7 p.m. at the Lone Tree Arts Center.

DCSD Choice Fair scheduled for Nov. 12 Douglas County School District is offering the “Choice Is For Kids” School Choice Fair to help parents learn about the variety of educational opportunities and programs that exist for students.

Parents can meet with school and program representatives, all in one place and one night.

The fair will be Nov. 12 from 6-8 p.m. at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock. The first DCSD Open Enrollment window begins Nov. 1.

Rocky Heights Science teacher garners Math Hero Award Rocky Heights Middle School teacher Greg Knowlton is one of 30 national award winners of

Raytheon Corp.’s Math Moves U Math Hero Award. Knowlton is part of Rocky Height’s eighthgrade Explorer Team.

Knowlton was nominated by students and fellow teachers and is being honored for using creative, collaborative learning approaches to make his science classes a more real-world experience for his students.

“Just to get the nomination was really cool and there was a student component where students needed to write a recommendation form and seeing that really meant the most to me,” said Knowlton. “Of course, winning the award was really flattering and humbling and real exciting to really have the financial award to apply to stuff that I can use in the classroom supplies, material and software.”

Knowlton uses STEM and math techniques to push his students to their full potential and said he gets full support from his science team and the Rocky Heights.

Ponderosa FCCLA awarded check for Cafeteria Wars Ponderosa’s Family, Community and Career Leaders of America competed in the DCSD Cafeteria Wars on Sept. 25 and was awarded a $500 check.

The Ponderosa team included Keira Scofield, Drake Prokop and Colin McClure.

Their meal of shredded enchilada chicken served over Colorado fingerling potatoes with watermelon salad and baked cinnamon tortilla chips will be served at Northeast Elementary.

They have been invited to join the kitchen staff in preparing and serving the meal to 275 students.

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Hit-and-run victim ‘making progress’ Highlands Ranch man arrested in incident that left woman with critical injuries

By Alex DeWind and Ann Macari Healey Staff writers Tina Benner woke up for an early morning run as part of vigorous training for an upcoming marathon.

What started as a regular day Sept. 29 turned tragic for the Highlands Ranch resident when she was hit by a car and left on the side of the road with critical injuries.

In the days since she was injured, a suspect in the hit-and-run was arrested and Benner, 49, was “making great progress,” a family friend said.

“All of us are so thankful and encouraged by Benner the amazing outpouring of love and support,” said Elizabeth Billups, Benner’s close friend and neighbor.

Another friend of Benner’s, Kim Owen, created a GoFundMe account, www.gofundme.com/tinabenner, to help offset medical expenses. The fund had raised nearly $8,000 by the morning of Oct. 6.

“Tina’s injuries are severe and her path to recovery will be long,” the page said of Benner, a mother who had been planning to run the Oct. 18 Denver Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. “The medical bills are going to be significant for this beautiful family.”

Benner is active in her church and local schools.

“Tina’s one of those people that the community (rallies) around,” said Stacy Collins, a reverend at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, which held a Sept. 29

vigil for Benner. “She’s a beautiful soul.”

Benner was found bleeding and lying on the side of the road near South University Boulevard and Crossland Way in Highlands Ranch at about 6:30 a.m.

She was taken to St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, where she remained in the intensive care unit as of early this week.

The suspect is a 32-year-old Highlands Ranch man who turned himself in about 36 hours later, the evening of Sept.

30. Markus Lide has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing serious bodily injury, a felony.

Lide “contacted his attorney and his attorney Lide contacted us,” Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said at a press conference the night of the arrest. “After negotiations, he was placed in custody...”

Lide was taken to the Douglas County jail in Castle Rock and released the morning of Oct. 1 on $12,000 bond.

Detectives worked “tirelessly to try to find this individual,” Spurlock said, noting Highlands Ranch is a community where many people jog and run on sidewalks and trails.

“This is a great place to live and you want to be able to run along the sidewalk,” he said.

Teresa Knapp, a friend of Benner’s, said “it was disheartening to think that someone could hit someone and leave the scene.”

Knapp and others in the community were hoping to help give strength to Benner and her family.

“We have been praying,” she said, “making meals, doing anything we can ...”

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Flooring expert brings dream to life D Home-based Parker business draws attention with bar top

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By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com The best inspirations often begin with a dream.

That’s literally what happened to Parker resident Joe Rocco before he handcrafted an elaborate, tree-like bar top with roots and a trunk that appear to sprout from the wood floor in his basement.

“Whether it was a dream or early-morning grogginess, I said, ‘What if they were the support for this table?’” said Rocco, who co-owns Artistic Floors by Design with his wife, Joni.

The eye-catching design personifies Rocco’s innovative, outside-the-box approach to woodworking, and earned him a feature on the “Southern Boyz Outdoors” TV show in August. An image of the bar top was shared thousands of times on social media and the project also was featured in Hardwood Floors magazine, the publication of the National Wood Flooring Association.

The origin of the idea to do something vastly different came in a casual conversation with a good friend and distributor while deciding how they could get beyond the typical red oak flooring coated with the predictable stain in a can.

Rocco’s friend suggested that he create a wood floor that could be used for something other than walking on. Although the statement struck the wood flooring expert as “weird,” Rocco began toying with concepts. Having gone to high school in Hawaii, ideas centered on an “earthly kind of format,” including the cylindrical shape of waves just before they break. That curvature played into what became known as the Mahalo Table, with the trunk legs of the bar top assuming a wave-like form.

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That being said, she is well-versed in the finer points of the woodwork that her husband produces. She talks about the deep thought that went into the design of the bar top, including the weight of the solid topper, the height of the surface and the radius of the leg curves.

Joni Rocco points out that it’s not actually the three-quarter-inch floorboards rising up to support the bar top, but rather thinly milled slats of wood that were soaked in Windex for pliability and then glued together. They were placed into a jig —specially made by her husband — that gave the individual legs their shape.

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Don’t bore us, just floor us Joe Rocco’s work is in especially high demand in the sea of spec homes in Douglas County. Because their house in Canterberry Crossing “looks like everybody else’s on the block,” the Roccos have launched various in-home projects over the last decade because they simply “wanted to play and have fun” with an otherwise vanilla interior.

“There’s always something that he’s trying to change,” Joni Rocco says. “It can’t be boring, normal wood; it has to be something intricate.”

Joe Rocco, a master craftsman certified by the National Wood Flooring Association, has a thirst to continually learn and take on new challenges. He says association classes were what inspired his artistry and

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Dance event aids cancer patients The Pink Fund is charity for nonmedical expenses

By Corrie Sahling csahling@coloradocommunitymedia.com Jo Ann Washburn of Parker considers herself relatively new to the cancer scene; she was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2014. Because she has young kids, Washburn said although she was terrified, her way of dealing with the cancer was with a fast pace — she was operated on five days after being diagnosed.

“It was 1, 2, 3 go,” Washburn said. “I thought it was better because I didn’t have time to think about it.”

She has not gone three months clear of cancer yet, but is hopeful that in her scan next week she is cleared.

Washburn had a paycheck coming in while she was in treatment, but she said that she fared better than most, which is why she agreed to host the Colorado Dancing with Survivors. The event raises money for The Pink Fund, a charity that provides financial support for breastcancer patients in the form of grants for nonmedical cost-of-living expenses like housing, utilities and transportation.

The fundraiser, held on Oct. 1, featured five breast cancer survivors from Colorado who performed dances they have been practicing at the Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Westminster and Parker.

Being able to dance means something different to each survivor.

“You are not a cancer patient when you’re dancing,” said Washburn, who performed a tango.

For Terri Gaertner of Centennial, dancing the waltz has helped her feel like a woman again, “It’s about learning to be feminine again,” Gaertner said, “Once you lose your breasts, you don’t feel as feminine anymore.”

Gaertner was 42 when she was diagnosed in 2007 with stage 2 invasive breast cancer. She had nine surgeries total, 16 weeks of chemotherapy and six weeks of radiation. Gaertner said her double mastectomy was 10 days apart from when her child moved to college.

“In 10 days I lost my boobs and my baby,” Gaertner said, laughing about it now, but adding she was very emotional at the time.

For Jodi Thompson of Westminster, her dance signifies being free of cancer.

Thompson had been dancing with Fred Astaire Dance Studio for two years before her 2013 diagnosis of stage 2 breast cancer. She continued dancing through her first round of chemo, which included a dance that she performed with a shaved head.

Thompson had a mammogram every year, and 2013 was no different. She began the year with a mammogram and a routine visit to her OB-GYN, both of which ended in results the doctors’ looked into further, but Thompson was reassured that it was probably nothing.

By March 2013, Thompson had been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. She had a bilateral mastectomy, reconstructive surgery and underwent 14 weeks of chemotherapy. As of January 2014, Thompson has been cancer free.

At the Dancing with Survivors event, Thompson performed the same dance she did in 2013 — a cha-cha — with the same dance partner.

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All three women had extremely optimistic attitudes; Gaertner said that she feels blessed by her experience even though she would never wish it on anyone else.

“Keep a positive outlook, and lean on anybody when you need the help,” Thompson said. “You are not alone.”

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October 8, 2015

Senior Reach supports at-risk generation Mental-health issues, suicide surge as baby boomers retire

By Jennifer Smith jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Maria Pearson’s job is to help seniors, but her even more important job is to find the ones who need help — and that’s everyone’s job.

“We are one point of entry for our seniors, for those folks who are most vulnerable, who have never asked for help before,” she said.

“We ask the community to be our eyes and ears.”

Maybe you have an elderly neighbor who seems to be drinking too much, or an aunt who suddenly lost a bunch of weight, or a father who seems to be repeating things a lot. These can all be signs of mental-health distress, and that’s what Pearson, executive director of Senior Reach, is out to combat.

The program operates locally under the auspices of the Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network. But it’s been vetted by the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices, a database of mental-health and substance-abuse interventions.

At the heart of Senior Reach is a training program to teach people to recognize signs that a senior might need such an intervention.

Pearson says she’ll visit any church, neighborhood group, school, book club or service organization to give a presentation that could help community members save lives.

“We will go anywhere to talk about the program,” she told those gathered at HealthSouth in Littleton on Sept. 22 to help formally kick off the program.

Once clients are identified, Senior Reach can help with a long list of reliable resources for food, transportation, medical care and mental-health treatment — things that can become more complicated after retirement, said Pearson.

“Almost one in four people have at least one chronic condition,” says Luci Draayer, a licensed clinical social worker with the Colorado Neurological Institute. “Take the regular ‘boomer dynamics’ … and then put a disease on top of it. Life can get kind of crazy.”

Many of the baby boomers who will retire over the next 18 years could suddenly find themselves without a support network, with-

out immediate family nearby and without the reliance on social media to maintain friendships that younger people have. This can lead to depression, substance abuse and even suicide, said Joan DiMaria, executive director of A/DMHN. According to a 2012 Institute of Medicine report, between 5 million and 8 million American seniors have one or more mental-health or substance-abuse disorders, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found in 2013 that suicide attempts among baby boomers are surging.

“The burden of mental illness and substance abuse disorders in older adults in the United States borders on a crisis,” reads the IOM report.

DiMaria stresses that mental illness is treatable.

“Depression is not a normal part of aging,” she said. “That’s a myth that many people believe, and it’s absolutely untrue.”

Littleton Mayor Phil Cernanec knows all too well what can happen if it’s left untreated. He shared a story about his grandfather, who outlived two wives and found himself living alone on a farm at the age of 96.

“He started falling down, and rather than be institutionalized, he decided to take his own life,” said Cernanec. “It was an easy solution for my grandfather, but it was a very tough time for my family.”

It’s a story that Valerie Robson has heard many times. She’s the adult services program manager for Douglas County, where, she says, the senior population is growing at a phenomenal rate.

“We’ve heard over and over again, but very quietly, ‘I think I need help, and I don’t know who to ask, and I don’t know where to turn,’” said Robson. “They don’t want you to know they’re depressed. They’re afraid that if they tell you, that they might end up in an institution.”

Centennial resident Betsy Mathies is one who found a way to reach out. When she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2012, she first burst into tears.

“And then I remember I said, ‘Oh shoot!’

(The doctor) asked me if I wanted to say something stronger than that, and I said, ‘I’d like to start, but I might not be able to stop — it would be F-bomb city.’ Find some humor in it. Sometimes, you’ve got to laugh at it.”

Maria Pearson, executive director of Senior Reach, wants the community to help find seniors who might be experiencing depression, anxiety or other mentalhealth issues. She’ll be traveling throughout the area to train anyone who wants to learn how. Courtesy photo

THINGS TO WATCH FOR Senior Reach urges people to watch for the following signs that could indicate that an older adult is need of help: Mental state — Confusion, disorientation, memory loss, repetitiveness Physical — Difficulty in seeing, hearing or walking, alcohol or substance abuse Emotional — Recent loss of spouse, loss of appetite, signs of depression, anxiety or withdrawing

Social — Isolated, possible victim of abuse, neglect or exploitation Appearance — Unkempt, dirty clothes, weight loss Environment — Home needs repair, trash or debris in yard, neglected pets Economic — Confused about money matters, inability to afford necessities

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October 8, 2015

Castle Pines racer conquers Leadville Devin Asbury broke eight hours at the recent 100-mile race

By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Devin Asbury set out to compete in the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race once. His goal was to complete the course in under nine hours. He did that in 2014 with a time of eight hours and 30 minutes.

After the race, he said he wouldn’t do it again.

But in 2015, he qualified again at the Leadville Silver Rush 50 and set a goal to break eight hours at this year’s 100.

Asbury hit that goal at the Aug. 13 race with a time of seven hours, 50 minutes and 29 seconds, placing him 63rd out of 1,448 racers.

“I was really happy to meet my goal — not only that, but break it by 10 minutes,” Asbury said, while sitting in his Castle Pines home. “I said I wouldn’t do it anymore, but now — I’m not gonna lie — I’m going try to do it ever year.”

Asbury is a sales representative for Hewlett Packard and father of two daughters, Taylor, 7, and Brooke, 3. He and his wife, Robyn, are Colorado natives.

Asbury got into competitive mountain biking two years ago, after giving up running because of a knee injury.

“It’s a way for old men in spandex to

be competitive,” he joked. “But really, the races are addicting. Leadville is the peak of all of them because it’s the highest race.”

Biking for Asbury started as a way to get outside.

“I’s nice to be able to go out and ride your bike and clear your mind — feel like a kid again,” he said. “The nice thing about the races is you’re 100 percent focused on the race. There’s obvious health benefits, too, but that’s a side effect.”

But prepping to compete in a race like the Leadville 100 takes work. To prepare, Asbury spends a lot of time on local trails, including the Ridgeline Trail in Castle Rock, Deer Creek and trails in Highlands Ranch. He also cross-trains with his road bike to log distance.

“It’s a good way to train on a steady pace,” Asbury said of road biking. “It’s a better training environment for a race.”

Asbury said his family, his cycling team coloradobikelaw.com, and Adventure Cycling bike shop were instrumental in his success at the race. In fact, Asbury plans to give his second Leadville 100 belt buckle to the bike shop.

But he’s not done yet.

Now that he broke eight hours, Asbury is setting goals for the 2016 Leadville Trail 100. The new goal: seven hours and 30 minutes.

“It’s a stretch goal,” he said. “I was 40 minutes faster this year, but I don’t think I can cut another 40 minutes.”

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Devin Asbury has completed the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race twice. Both in under eight hours. Photo by Shanna Fortier

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Crime spree suspects arrested following highway chase Juveniles accused of breaking car windows, firing gun

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com Four juveniles suspected of smashing car windows and shooting a gun in Highlands Ranch in the early morning hours of Oct. 6 led officers from four lawenforcement agencies on a chase at more than 100 mph before being apprehended in Castle Rock.

Two suspects were immediately taken

into custody after the car hit a curb while turning onto the eastbound Plum Creek exit off I-25, according to a news release from the Douglas County Sherriff’s Office.

The other two suspects ran from the vehicle and were later caught with the use of a police K-9 unit.

Police also found a firearm in the area.

The case is still under investigation. The suspects’ names were not released because they are juveniles.

The sheriff’s office received a call at 1:21 a.m. that four car windows had been smashed in the 2400 block of Terrace Drive.

Shortly after, another call reported a group of males breaking into cars and homes

at Vi at Highlands Ranch, a senior living community. Suspects were reported to be driving a Honda Civic.

At 2:02 a.m., the sheriff’s office received a call from a home in the 3200 block of Astorbrook Circle. A resident caught a male inside his car. When the resident grabbed him, another suspect sitting in the Honda shouted, “We have a gun” and a shot rang out, the news release said. After threatening to kill the resident, the suspect escaped. A bullet casing was later found in the area.

The males sped off in the Honda, and at 2:18 a.m. the Lone Tree Police Department spotted the car driving south on I-25.

Colorado State Patrol joined in the chase.

Although they tried to stop the car, the suspects reached 100 mph.

The Castle Rock Police Department tried using speed sticks to stop the vehicle, but the suspects were already out of reach and at the Plum Creek exit in Castle Rock.

The sheriff’s office commended Highlands Ranch residents for being attentive to their properties and neighbors, but also asked that they call 911 in future emergencies to protect their own safety.

“We don’t want our residents to put themselves in harm’s way,” a news release said. “This incident demonstrates the dangers of confronting criminals.”

States get guidance on earthquakes tied to fracking Report offers candid view of human-induced tremors

By Julie Carr Smyth Associated Press A group of U.S. drilling states, seismologists, academics and industry experts

issued guidance in a frank new report on handling human-induced earthquakes caused by hydraulic fracturing or the disposal of fracking wastewater.

The 150-page report, produced by the StatesFirst initiative, represents perhaps the most candid discussion on the topic since tremors across the mid-continent — including in Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado and

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Tech series to prepare students, parents for modern workforce Series will run through April at Castle View High School in Castle Rock

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com Castle View High School Principal Jim Calhoun wants students to know if you have a job in which you only do what you’re told, that job will be eliminated soon.

“A hundred years ago when Horace Mann talked about public education, he was talking about educating kids so that they could work in industry — it was the

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the effort, told The Associated Press. The report says “a one-size-fits-all approach would not be an effective tool for state regulators.”

Simmers said the report is in the form of a primer, providing states with up-to-date scientific and technical data, case stud9 ies and several suggested approaches for

industrial revolution,” Calhoun said. “They needed factory workers who would go in and do what they were told, working eight hours a day and compliantly pushing the right buttons. In today’s society, those kind of jobs are being eliminated by robots or computers.”

To help educate students and parents on the changing work landscape and better prepare them for increasingly tech-centered careers, Calhoun is hosting a year-long series of presentations, guest speakers and documentaries on transforming education and preparing students for the future.

The series began Sept. 24 and runs through April. The next presentation will be

Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Castle View auditorium and will focus on “What colleges really look for in a high school graduate.”

Tickets cost $20 per session and can be purchased at castleviewhs.com.

Future installments will include discussions on transforming learning environments, producing things as a part of learning, and skills that are needed but not tested in school.

“Technology is changing the way that we do things,” Calhoun said. “If students aren’t prepared for this changing landscape differently than they are being prepared now, then public education will be selling itself short of what students really need.”

According to Calhoun, the ability to be creative, think on one’s feet and think outside the box is critical to a student’s success.

He also said that it is key that parents take a more engaged role with students at home — not just asking their children about their day at school but trying to apply the lessons they have learned at home.

“What I’m trying to do is engage our community in a conversation about transforming education because I believe that a student’s success depends on what the schools do,” Calhoun said. “But it also depends on what the parents do to create the type of environment at home in which kids are applying what they learn.”

detecting and managing the quakes.

Fracking involves blasting water and chemicals into shale formations to fracture the rock and release oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids trapped inside. The process involves thousands of gallons of water that becomes contaminated and must be trucked offsite and deposited at special deep-injection facilities.

Both processes have been associated with human-induced tremors, including some easily felt by people.

Susie Beiersdorfer, of Youngstown, Ohiobased Frackfree Mahoning, said deep-well

injection is a risk to public safety and welfare, and the outcry against it will continue.

“Human beings cannot control earthquakes with 100 percent certainty,” Beiersdorfer said in a statement on Sept. 28.

“The risk of causing larger, damaging, even life-threatening earthquakes is too high a price to pay. ... We refuse to be unwilling human subjects in what essentially is an earthquake prevention experiment.”

The working group arose after Ohio’s discovery in April 2014 of a probable link between fracking and five small tremors in eastern Ohio near Youngstown. It was the

first time in the Northeast that the new oiland-gas drilling technique that had been sweeping the country had been linked to seismic activity, the second time in the U.S. and only the fourth time worldwide.

Earlier, Ohio Gov. John Kasich had halted disposal of fracking wastewater surrounding a well site in the same region after a series of earthquakes later tied to a deepinjection well caused a public outcry.

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October 8, 2015

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Don’t leave door open for trouble You’ll thank me later.

My four-legged son and I were taking a walk at 1 a.m. recently when we saw something very ominous.

It looked like an SUV driving toward us very slowly.

With its lights off.

I said, “Smitty, it’s been good to know you.”

Then I saw the word “Sheriff” on the side of the vehicle.

The driver rolled down the passenger-side window and said, “Is that your garage?”

We never go very far on these walks, and I always leave the garage door open and the light on.

“Yes.” “There have been a lot of robberies lately.

Garage doors left open overnight.”

Maybe you know this. Smitty and I shop for groceries in the middle of the night.

Every single time, we see at least two or three wide-open garages, and that’s just near us.

I am becoming more and more forgetful. I called my editor “Doris” last week. His name is Christopher.

So some of my neighbors and I have an agreement.

If a garage door is left open, we phone each other.

And they have my door code, and I have theirs.

Just having this agreement is a reminder to check my door as well as theirs.

Simple enough.

One garage door around the corner is

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open half the time when we pass by late at night — and I can see a lot of goodies, including a motorcycle.

Maybe they are just very trusting.

Or something else?

Naive? Dumb? I vote for dumb.

One page after another on the Internet is devoted to warnings about leaving your garage door open, unattended, even during the day, but

especially at night.

One comment stood out: “Approximately half of all aggravated and residential burglaries occur because of open garage doors.”

I even close the garage door if I am mowing the backyard.

There’s more to this than just theft.

A few years ago, some teenagers went on a spree and spray-painted cars and interior walls because garage doors weren’t closed.

That’s a little like “mailbox baseball.”

Nothing is gained but the thrill.

At least we don’t have to worry about mailbox baseball.

Our mailbox units have taken a few hits of one kind or another, but they are still intact, and it’s unlikely that the United States Postal Service will be replacing them any time

soon.

All this amounts to is common sense.

Of course if we all had it, there would be none of those “oh, no” videos on YouTube.

Like the one that shows a Detroit-area man (September 2015) who tried to set a spider on fire because he’s afraid of spiders.

The man was pumping gas at the time.

The pump burst into flames and was destroyed.

While we’re at the pump, an Atlanta man (November 2013) was charged with reckless conduct for setting his wife on fire.

She was standing near him when he was pumping gas.

He flicked his lighter.

The woman suffered second- and thirddegree burns.

Now and then we all screw up.

But I am doing you a favor with this column. I don’t want to have to tell you, “I told you so.”

I live alone. Well, there’s the dog, but I haven’t trained him on garage-door detail.

Assign the door to someone in your family.

Ask a trusted neighbor to keep a lookout.

Your garage is not a carport.

Will your insurance company cover a loss if you are negligent?

I guess it would be Big Brother if that lights-out sheriff left warning brochures in unclosed garages.

But it might not be a bad idea.

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

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Judicial branch must improve transparency Our Colorado Open Records Act, in effect since 1969, ensures our government remains transparent and accountable to those who pay for it by declaring “all public records shall be open for inspection by any person.” However, in 2012, the Colorado Court of Appeals essentially exempted the entire judicial branch from CORA. Thus, while CORA gives citizens the ability to request specific information from our governor’s office, executive departments and the legislative branch, including how they spend our hard-earned tax dollars, the judicial branch refuses to disclose even administrative records and financial information about how it operates.

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Earlier this year, following several high-profile CORA requests, the Colorado Supreme Court instituted an interim administrative policy that gave judicial officials more flexibility Polly Lawrence to deny such requests — requests that the GUEST executive and legislative branches could COLUMN not and would not have denied. Presently, a commission led by the head of the judiciary is drafting a

Vote Lemieux, Ray, Vogel for school board During the 2009 board of education election, members were elected using large campaign contributions from a few individuals who resided outside Douglas County. In 2010, Dr. Fagen was hired as our new superintendent, with one of the highest salaries in the nation.

In the years following, the new BOE became highly partisan and non-transparent; district leadership made fiscally irresponsible decisions (i.e.: a $4.2 million payback is due to the state) while refusing to track actual project costs; parent, teacher, and community member voices were selectively ignored; and teacher morale dropped to an all-time low.

In August, Dr. Fagen stated, “Five years ago, we did not go out to the community and say, ‘let me tell you about the things that are broken here.’ We did not do that, because we do not see the benefit. Instead we just fixed them.”

(That can be found at www.dcsdk12.org/20102015-five-years-of-progress) It is telling that input was not sought out before embarking on such a large transformation to our schools.

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Making college more accessible, affordable Colorado’s economy is outpacing much of the nation in economic growth and job creation. Today, after the worst recession since the Great Depression, Colorado’s unemployment rate is 4.2 percent, and the state has created jobs in 42 of the last 44 months. Yet, many hard-working families are still struggling to obtain the education and skills they need to succeed in the 21st-century economy. In too many cases, college is unaffordable.

Over the past 35 years, college tuition at public universities has nearly quadrupled, with the average in-state public tuition in Colorado rising to nearly $9,500 annually. The average net cost of college now accounts for 84 percent of the income of low-income families, while accounting for about 15 percent of affluent families’ income — money many families just don’t have.

The federal government provides grants and loans to help families pursue higher education, but the process for applying for finical aid is complicated,

overwhelming and time-consuming.

We must do more to make college affordable, and we can start by making it easier for families to access the existing resources to pay for college.

Last month, U.S. Sen. the process got a Michael Bennet little easier for the roughly 20 milGUEST lion families that COLUMN fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) every year. At our urging, students will now be able to fill out the FAFSA in October rather than the end of the year and use tax information from a previous year to fill out the form. These two simple, common-sense changes will equip students with vital information about grant and loan availability when

they are deciding where to apply for college, instead of after they’ve already been accepted. Any parent who has endured the college application process will appreciate how these two changes will add some sanity to an already stressful process.

This is a good step that follows calls from Congress and from across the country to help simplify the FAFSA. We began pushing for this change as a part of our Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency (FAST) Act that we sponsored with Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee.

But we need to do more to simplify the process and make it easier for families. We need to drastically reduce the number of questions on the FAFSA. Our proposal shrinks the 108 question form down to two questions that fit on a postcard: family size and family income. This change would reduce the time it takes to fill out the FAFSA to a few minutes, saving thousands of hours every year.

We’ve met with parents, students and

college and high school administrators from Denver to Grand Junction and Fort Collins to Pueblo who have shared stories about their difficulties with the FAFSA. One student at Metro State in Denver was almost unable to start school because his aid was delayed due to a simple clerical error. At Front Range Community College in Westminster, administrators told us that simplifying the form would free up staff time and allow them to work one-on-one with students.

In 2014, less than half of the high school seniors in Colorado completed the FAFSA form. We know that providing kids with the opportunity to attain a higher degree increases their salary and success, strengthening our workforce and competiveness. In fact, there are few steps we could take that would add more velocity to our economic recovery then ensuring all of our kids have the chance to attend and succeed in college.

Democrat Michael Bennet has represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate since 2009.

AREA CLUBS Editor’s note: To add or update a club listing, email 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.

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.

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

Parker Democrats meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month for discussion of timely

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Today, we still have good schools, but they are not as strong as they used to be.

Parents no longer feel empowered, teachers are not recognized as professionals and tax dollars are spent on district pet projects rather than creating a positive learning environment in our children’s classrooms.

Most concerning is that the BOE is only beholden to those outside individuals who

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formal policy regarding CORA requests, which I anticipate will not stray far from the disclosure protections in the existing interim policy.

The attempt by the judiciary to dictate its own limited policy on the public’s access to its records conflicts with the separation-of-powers doctrine. The judicial branch is tasked with interpreting the laws drafted by the Legislature and signed into law by the governor, not creating their own version of those laws.

In other words, it should be up to the Legislature to determine the government’s policies.

It is concerning that citizens can request to see how their tax dollars are being spent by the governor’s office and the Legislature, but be denied by the judicial

topics, led by knowledgeable speakers, at the South Metro Fire Station 45, 16801 Northgate Drive, Parker. Visit www.douglasdemocrats.org for information.

Professional Arapahoe Sales Professionals USA meets Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. at Country Buffet, 7475 Park Meadows Drive in Lone Tree. Call Randy Anderson at 303-875-7673 for information.

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, 303-414-2363 or jrafferty@hmbrown.com.

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 are open.

Visitors and new members are welcome. Contact Don Shenk at 303-746-0093.

tions and more informaiton are available in the Lone Tree Pro Shop or visit http://LTL9Hole. ghinclub.com Contact Nancy Cushing, league president, at 720-560-9333 or email LTL9hole@gmail.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.

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

Recreation Lone Tree Ladies 9-Hole Golf. Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Thursday morning 9-hole golf group. The group is open to women golfers ages 18 and older. Applica-

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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.

Littleton LETIP meets from 7:16-8:31 a.m. every Tuesday for breakfast at Luciles, 2852 W. Bowles Ave., to exchange qualified business leads. Call Bob Hier at 303-660-6426 or e-mail hierb@yahoo.com.

got them elected, rather than acting transparently and in the interest of everyone within Douglas County.

There are three new candidates running for school board in the upcoming mailin ballot election. These individuals will restore educational opportunities, manage tax dollars wisely and give a voice (as well as hope) to our parents, community, and teachers. Our children deserve better. We need to reclaim our district. The reforms are not working.

Vote for Lemieux, Ray, and Vogel.

Kelly Pointer Highlands Ranch branch. No branch of state government should be allowed to dictate to the public why it is exempt from policies that are meant to make it accountable to the taxpayers.

I, along with state Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, and others are preparing legislation for the upcoming session that will bring the judicial branch in line with the transparency standards followed by the executive and legislative branches.

I am hopeful we can work closely with members of the judicial branch to strike a balance between the necessary legal protections and an adequate level of transparency owed to Colorado’s taxpayers. Robust transparency is the most effective way to achieve an efficient government, and there is no valid reason the judicial branch should be exempt from this standard.

Polly Lawrence, R-Roxborough Park, is the state House assistant minority leader.

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Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Parker recently hosted 30 local high school students for the Medical Academy of Science and Health Camp. They learned how to do ultrasounds/X-rays, take EKG readings, provide injections, take blood-pressure readings and perform sutures. The event was for students who want to become healthcare professionals. The teens will also learn specialized skills such as osteopathic manipulation, wilderness medicine, and have the opportunity to work with cadavers.

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Katie Corwin, right, performs an ultrasound on Chantal Yousif during the Medical Academy of Science and Health Camp last month. Courtesy photos Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Parker hosted 30 local high school students for the Medical Academy of Science and Health Camp Sept. 19-20.

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As we bring more people to the area, we create more and more shoppers.”

Large businesses like Charles Schwab, Public Service Credit Union and Sky Ridge Medical Center have brought more jobs and people to the city in recent years.

New projections by the city show the population growing from just shy of 13,000 people in 2014 to 31,265 in 2035. Estimates also show that 55,602 people will be working in Lone Tree by 2035.

The mayor said the city’s investment in infrastructure has gone a long way in bringing more businesses to the area.

“Charles Schwab, when they were looking around, the light rail was very, very important

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Social A Dreampower Animal Rescue / PAALS adoption for cats, dogs and more meets from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Park Meadows PetsMart. Call 303-688-9503.

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. For more information, a schedule of games and lessons, or directions to the Lowell Ranch 4H location at 2330 South I-25 East Frontage Road, go the website at castlerockbridge.com. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-8108504. Visit www.castlerockbridge.com.

DTC Kiwanis Club meets at 7 a.m. every Tuesday at Mimi’s Cafe, 9555 Park

to them. It was a value proposition for their younger employees,” Gunning said. “Schwab is probably a direct result of the light rail extension for us.”

Gunning also said making the city more walkable is key to attracting and retaining new investment in the community. A pedestrian bridge with an 85-foot-tall metal leaf sculpture likely will become part of Lone Tree’s skyline by late 2016.

The bridge would extend over Lincoln at Heritage Hills Circle, west of the Charles Schwab corporate campus and Bank of the West. It would connect the Willow Creek Trail, allowing pedestrians and cyclists to get from city amenities like RidgeGate’s Lone Tree Arts Center and under-construction Lone Tree Library to northside gathering places like the Cook Creek Pool and the Entertainment District.

“We think that connecting the city from a mobility standpoint is really, really important,” Gunning said.

Meadows Drive, at the corner of Yosemite and Park Meadows. We are a growing club with 51 members. Our mission is assisting communities and “at risk” children in difficult home environments with financial and personal help and mentoring. Call Frank Zieg at 303-796-1213.

Douglas County Elks Lodge 2873 meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month at the Douglas County Fairgrounds & Events Center, Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. The lodge is actively seeking a permanent venue in the Castle Rock area. All “Stray Elks” are invited to attend and to be involved in the growth and activities of this new social and community service organization. Call 303-941-0135 or e-mail swgilbert@comcast.net.

Great Books Discussion Group meets on the first Thursday night of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lone Tree Library. Reading selections are short—plays, short stories, essays, or excerpts from longer works—and new members can come in at any time. We also watch Teaching Company lectures on “The Art of Reading.” Call Kerri Martin at 303-688-7628 or David Williams at 303-708-8854.

High Plains Chapter, Order of DeMolay, meets at 7 p.m. every second and fourth Monday in the Parker area. With Walt Disney, Mel Blanc and Walter Cronkite counted among its alumni, you won’t find another organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 years that offers character building, leadership training, and life skill development more than DeMolay. Contact the chapter

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The city projects a large majority of its growth will come from the light rail extension of on the existing Southeast Line south of Lincoln Avenue.

The extension will run along the west side of I-25 from Lincoln Station and then cross over the highway and run along the east side of the highway to the south side of RidgeGate Parkway in Douglas County.

Two more stations will be added as walk-up or neighborhood stations. One will be adjacent to Sky Ridge Medical Center, near I-25 and RidgeGate Parkway. The other will be in the planned Lone Tree City Center east of I-25 and south of Lincoln Avenue.

The city projects growth in the new City Center area will bring 11 million square feet of office space, 2.3 million square feet of retail and 7,800 homes.

The light rail extension “is going to create a lot of excitement in this area,” Gunning said. “I think we’re going to see a tremendous amount of development in a short period of time.”

for more information. Email:highplainsdemolay@ gmail.com or visit www.coloradodemolay.org.

Highlands Ranch Rotary Club meets from 12:10-1:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Lone Tree Golf Club, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd. Each lunch features a speaker. The Rotary is a networking, service and social club. Contact Joe Roos at 720648-5558 or visit highlandsranchrotary.org.

Living and Aging Well in Lone Tree, a speaker series luncheon, meets at 11:30 a.m. the second Monday of each month at the Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel. Lunch reservations are required by noon Thursday the week prior to the event and cost $12 per person, which includes a beverage, lunch, dessert and tip. For information on the topic and to RSVP, visit www.cityoflonetree.com/ agingwell.

Lone Tree Optimists meets from noon to 1:15 p.m. Tuesdays at LePeep Restaurant, 7156 E. County Line Road. Call Miles Hardee at 303-9736409.

Moms Offering Moms Support is a group for moms and kids. We offer our members playgroups, a monthly calendar of fun events, community service projects, and other various parties throughout the year. For more information on joining please contact us at momsclubhre@ yahoo.com.

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, Cen-

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tennial. 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.

Original Ports of Call Singles Club for ages 55 and older is a great way to meet new friends and get out among others in your situation! We call our selves a” Circle of Friends. We have a variety of interests, cards, theater, tours, dinners, lunches, golf , bowling and dances etc. It meets every second Monday at Sr. Ric on Miss. from 4-6 p.m. in Aurora. Call JoAnn at 303-751-5195 or just come. It meets every fourth Tuesday at Chads South of Sixth Avenue in Lakewood form 4-6 p.m. Call Mary Riney at 303-985-8937. The third Wednesday at the Three Margaritas at 5130 S Wadsworth Blvd from 5-7 p.m. Call Jean Fox 303-730-2804.

Teen Library Council. Douglas County Libraries’ teen groups meet monthly to help plan events, weigh in on library materials and serve the library community. Members earn community service hours toward graduation requirements. For information about a group at a library in your area, call 303-791-7323 or visit with a youth librarian.

Widowed Men and Women of America, Highlands Ranch/Littleton areas, is a social group that offers a variety of activities for its members. Group meets at 5 p.m. Tuesdays at the Boardroom Restaurant, 51 W. Dry Creek Court, Littleton. Call Kay 303-749-0169 or Dorothy 303484-8811.

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Remington Homes Golf Villa Model Grand Opening This Weekend at The Club at Ravenna The Club at Ravenna announces the completion of the Remington Homes Golf Villa Model and invites all to the Grand Opening, this weekend. The open floor plan ranch model and 24 walkout sites overlook the Ravenna golf course and Dakota Hogback open space.

Super-scenic Ravenna, located south of C-470 on Wadsworth, only 25 minutes or so from downtown or the Denver Tech Center - has something you’re unlikely to find shopping any other part of the south/southwest area now: big ranch plans underway, all with daylight walkout lower levels, showcased by a beautiful furnished model that is holding its grand opening this weekend.

“The demand speaks for itself — with already 8 of the 24 homes under reservation before the completion of this model, we anticipate these homes will sell quickly,” says Dale Schossow, exclusive Listing Broker with Sotheby’s International Realty. “These homes are the first opportunity under a million dollars behind the gates of Ravenna,” adds Schossow.

Prices for Remington’s very creative ranch designs that have been fast sellers in other notable communities start at Ravenna from the low $700s.

“These are floor plans that feel cozy for two people, yet work great for a big gathering, too,” says Vickie Albert - who’ll greet you at the grand opening this weekend at Ravenna. All of the ranch style homes have been upgraded to Ravenna’s Mediterranean-styled architectural covenants - a rich look in stucco and generous stone, under red tile roofs that blend seamlessly with Ravenna’s more expensive semi-custom and custom homes.“ Albert oversaw sales when Remington roared through its spacious ranches at Solterra -- but in surroundings that are no match with what you’ll see this weekend at Ravenna. “When I take people behind the gate here, it’s like, ‘Wow, this is spectacular,’” she says. Although the model has just recently been finished, eight buyers who got in for early looks have already taken reservations on Remington’s 24 lots - including one couple moving over here from Remington’s ranches in Solterra.

You’ll see a creative double-sided fireplace and media wall, open across the ceiling that divides the kitchen/great room from the formal dining; a big butler’s pantry; terrific master suite with separate sitting room; and a

finished walkout level (finished walkout space comes standard on this and one other floor plan) with a guest suite and a party area, shown with an indoor putting green.

Meanwhile, every one of Remington’s sites, in a scenic draw that divides a red-rock ridge from the cedar crested Dakota hogback, can take a daylight walkout level. A handful of sites - all still available - overlook the 10th hole of Ravenna’s championship course.

The 3,445-square-foot Plan 940 is priced from $725,950 - one that will look like a value compared to anything you’ve seen for this quality of setting anywhere around the metro area - all the more so in the Southwest area where new ranches are extra rare. Order one now, and Remington will pay your one-time social membership fee to The Club at Ravenna. (The temporary clubhouse with scenic grill overlooks one of the prettiest golf courses in Colorado; and you can scout out the new Raphael Grille located on the 10th tee box, just up the draw from the Remington Homes sites.)

To tour the model this weekend, take C-470 to Wadsworth, head south four miles to Waterton Road, turn left a half mile to Dante; then turn right one block to Caretaker Road and Ravenna’s Sales Center, for a gate pass.

About The Club at Ravenna The Club at Ravenna is a 634-acre private golf community & luxury real estate development in Littleton, Colorado, featuring an award-winning 18hole Jay Morrish Signature Championship Golf Course. Ravenna has over 150 lots primed for custom home building available, as well as Remington Homes Golf Villas starting in the $700s, Thomas Sattler Homes European Estate Collection starting in the mid-$900s, and custom homes starting at $1.5 million.

For more information please contact Dale Schossow at 720.956.1600.

Grand Opening Model Hours Saturday, Oct. 10th, 10am - 5pm; Sunday, Oct. 11th, 11am - 5pm Stop by the sales office for your gate pass.

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October 8, 2015

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Craft coffee culture percolates in south suburbs

By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com

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n Denver, craft coffee is almost as common as craft beer. That trend is trickling into the south suburbs as well.

“Littleton is a different demographic than the city. Rather than having a bunch of coffee-educated people come through the door, it’s more exciting connecting and helping people discover the joy of coffee,” said Marcel Venter, owner of Spur Coffee in the city’s historic downtown.

Venter, who opened the shop two years ago as an extension of his design business, said coffee is just like any other culinary experience.

Whether it is food, wine or coffee, it’s a journey of experiencing the flavors.

“We’re all on a journey,” he said.

“We all started with milk and sugar, and Starbucks introduced us to something more than Folgers.”

Now, Venter and the baristas at Spur are introducing the area to more than Starbucks.

Spur gets its beans from Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters in Lakewood and tends to serve coffee of a lighter roast. Venter said stronger roasts tend to be more bitter.

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Maggie Boyd, a barista at Spur Coffee in Littleton, takes her time to make a latte a work of art. Photo by Shanna Fortier

What does your coffee say about you?

The Coffee Tasting Club breaks it down

The Frappuccino drinker Stylish and spontaneous. A trendsetter. Eyes glued to a phone, updating their Pintrest with fashion tips. They are wearing stylish clothes before they become fashionable and always on the move and at a fast pace. They are never seen actually drinking in a coffee shop.

By Shanna Fortier Sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Do you ever stand in line at the coffee shop and make assumptions about people in front of you based on their order? Well, you might not be far off.

The folks at Coffee Tasting Club (www.coffeetastingclub.com) have broken down popular types of coffee with common personality types. For instance, artisan coffee drinkers, who call other hipsters “hipsters,” but do not file themselves under the same category because they’re so unique.

Here’s what they say about your coffee order: The artisan coffee drinker Fashionable, but outside the cultural mainstream. They most likely sport the glasses, plaid shirt and beard combination. They drink the most expensive, rarest, extracted-from-monkey poo-est coffee on the menu.

The barista’s bestie Prepared to pay for the best baristabrewed coffee. They undoubtedly work in business, law or finance; made evident by a snappy suit and an air of importance. They ask for the bill shortly after ordering to prove they’re a busy person and have places to be.

The after-dinner plunger Uses a French press in an effort to impress others. Thoughtfully selected vinyl records are playing in the background at a level appropriate for dinner conversation. Real books are on the shelf, mostly about golf.

They are visibly soothed by the gentle plunge of the French press.

Black coffee has been the choice of java purists for ages. Courtesy photos

The Jenny is the spice latte at Spur Coffee in Littleton.

The black coffee drinker Quiet and moody. A purist and occasional extrovert. Tinted glasses maintain their moody and enigmatic status. They have neatly presented hair, perfectly parted and are always wearing a freshly pressed dark suit.

The latte drinker Comfort seeker. Laid back and reflective. Adding milk and sugar to their coffee is adding sweetness to this bitter, cruel world. They’re always sporting a smile even when trying to be serious. and are collectors of cuddly toys (and possibly cats.)

The pod pusher Swears by the coffee maker for fast flavors. Owns all the gadgets, knows all the settings and can make a mocha-choca-frappuccino in 10 seconds flat. They have a semipermanent child “barnacle” swinging from their arm, but that’s OK — making coffee can be done onehanded.

The espresso drinker A hardworking leader. Always on the go. To speed up conversations, all vowels have been abandoned. They have frantic scribblings which can only be deciphered by a dedicated PA and waiting to pounce on unsuspecting foolishness.

The pour over purist A patient percolation perfectionist. A pony-tail/glasses combo is pretty standard. The right equipment is essential.

The lab coat is a personal choice. They will only drink coffee from a temperature-controlled, ergonomically-designed, flavor-maximizing mug.

The cappuccino drinker Sociable, creative and optimistic.

They are more than capable of holding multiple conversations at once and totally at home in the coffee shop. This is their second home. They are often surrounded by spectacularly artistic origami napkins and doodles they just had to express.

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Seawell made major impact on Denver Donald R. Seawell made his permanent stamp on the Denver community with his involvement in the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and The Denver Post newspaper.

He died on Sept. 30 at the great age of 103. I remember so much about Mr. Seawell, as I called him, through his 100th birthday at the ballroom that bears his name, and as a resident of Larimer Place, where one of my BFFs lives. I would occasionally run into him in the lobby.

Mr. Seawell was a glorious man. He took risks by bringing the laborious “Tantalus” to the DCPA, a two-day epic testament to patience.

According to the news obit in The Denver Post, “Donald R. Seawell served as an attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission, a speech writer for Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a staff member for General Eisenhower during World War II, and was a prominent theatrical attorney and producer in New York and London.

He came to Denver at the request of Helen G. Bonfils, owner of The Denver Post, where, as publisher, he defeated a hostile takeover attempt. Upon Ms. Bonfils’ death in 1972, he conceived the idea of the Denver Performing Arts Complex, now home to 10 performances spaces and more than 10,000 seats. Concurrently he founded the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and its theatrical divisions, which produce Tony Award-winning theater, present hits direct from Broadway, create immersive multimedia productions and

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genius coffee roaster,” Venter said about Andy Sprenger, the roaster at Sweet Bloom.

“Coffee is very much like wine — each region has a different taste profile. It’s seasonal, so we continue to change offerings from Africa and South America.”

Keeping with the purist coffee mentality, Spur only offers two flavors, vanilla and chocolate. And both flavorings are made in-house.

“We want people to experience the different tastes of the beans,” Venter said. “Many times people use the flavors to cover the bitterness of dark roasts. But once people get to taste and learn what to look for in different coffees, it becomes a whole new experience.”

Spur also serves seasonal drinks, which are special creations by the baristas. To ensure the best recipe, they create, taste and adjust for weeks until they find a drink that fits the season perfectly. One of those fall seasonal drinks is The Jackson, which offers two options, either a blend of peach and rosemary or smoked orange and cardamom.

“It’s almost like making cocktail drinks,” Venter said.

“It’s just to take coffee and let

teach acting to more than 68,000 students annually.”

Judi Wolf, a close friend to Mr. Seawell and his weekend hostess at her home, said, “So often, he would say to me, ‘You’re the only woman in my life who doesn’t Penny Parker want anything from MILE HIGH me.’” What a beautiful sentiment.

LIFE Services are pending, but I will keep readers up to date as soon as I get information.

Screaming good time — for less Scream 4 Less at the 13th Floor haunted house started on Oct. 4 at its north Denver location at 4120 Brighton Blvd.

Brave guests can learn just why the 13th floor is so often omitted from building plans.

The Scream 4 Less special includes four general admission tickets, four sodas and a popcorn for $79. Tickets only can be purchased at www. secure.interactiveticketing.com/1.6/ ac2d6e/?promo=Scream4Less15. (General admission tickets are typically $25.99 each.)

Hailed by Fangoria Magazine as “the No.1 scariest haunted attraction in the

people experience it in another way other than with milk and sugar.”

All about the beans Jason Gray, owner of Crowfoot Valley Coffee in Castle Rock, said that for him, the coffee experience is all about the beans. He opened his shop in 1999 and has been roasting coffee beans since the beginning.

“I wanted to have control over that process,” Gray said.

“I didn’t want to have to rely on someone else’s know-how.

I want to roast how I want to roast.”

Gray gets beans from 16 different countries throughout the year and roasts them in his 26-pound roaster at a warehouse in Castle Rock. He looks at several aspects to ensure that he gets the best beans, but focuses on making sure the beans are grown in a natural setting above 3,000 feet elevation.

“I think that by locally sourcing or roasting your own bean, you find out what kind of coffee you’re really getting,” Gray said. “Freshness is key.”

Crowfoot focuses on three things; house coffee, espresso and Americano.

“I think that a coffee shop can be judged by those three,” he said. “If those are good then everything else should be good.”

The Seen Susie Wargin, former 9News sportscaster, picking up her real estate signs at RMD Signs in Englewood on Sept. 29 for her booming business with RE/MAX.

What you need: Streusel: 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter 1/2 cup rolled oats Cake: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (can use 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour and 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour) 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon pinch fresh ground nutmeg 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons crystalized ginger 6 tablespoons butter, room temperature 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 3 eggs 1 1/4 cup buttermilk 1 granny smith apple, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped

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What to do: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish; set aside.

In a small bowl, make the streusel: combine the brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon, flour and butter with your fingers until crumbly. Stir in the oats; set aside.

In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Stir in the crystallized ginger and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

Gradually add the sugars and beat until very light. Add the vanilla and then the eggs one at a time, beating each one in well before adding the next.

Alternately stir in the flour and the buttermilk until the batter is just mixed, taking care not to over mix. Gently stir in the chopped apple.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

Sprinkle with reserved streusel.

Bake about 40 to 45 minutes or until the top of the cake is firm to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.

Remove from oven and place cake of wire rack to cool.

Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

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The undead took to the streets of historic downtown Littleton the afternoon of Oct. 3 for the fifth annual Zombie Crawl sponsored by Historic Downtown Littleton Merchants Association, Rocky Mountain Haunted House Guild and Scared.com.

Though many zombies were from Littleton, the walking dead came from all over the metro area to participate in the free event, which ended at Reinke Bros. with a pig roast.

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Demonica and Demon Webber, of Aurora, even have a zombified car.

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Wylie Thimpson, left, and Lainie Woodyard walk over the Main Street bridge during the Saturday event.

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Lone Tree stage offers loopy fun Play looks at foibles of London in 1879

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com The year is 1879 and the staid London Explorers Club, with its specimens of taxidermy and fancy bar, is the setting for a fairly new comedy — “The Explorers Club” — that opens on Oct. 15 at Lone Tree Arts Center. LTAC is producing theater this year on its own.

“It’s incredibly clever and utterly ridiculous — really smart. And it pokes fun at bigotry, racism, colonialism. The characters are buffoons who make you laugh rather than offend you,” actress Stephanie Cozart enthuses over the comedy by Nell Benjamin (who wrote the very successful “Legally Blonde”).

“It’s sheer entertainment, well-constructed and more ridiculous as it moves along.” She compares it to “the theatrical equivalent of an ice cream shop — a huge treat with everything on it.”

Cozart has flown in from New York to play the role of Phyllida, a brilliant woman explorer who has discovered the Lost City of Pahatlabong and the NaKong Tribe who inhabit it. In fact, she has brought back an exotic tribesman, Luigi, who is painted blue.

“When I read the play, I thought, ‘Oh — I want to say those lines!’” she recalled.

While explorers, who were the rock stars of their day, did bring indigenous people back to England like specimens, this play isn’t about political correctness.

It’s about laughs.

Phyllida also builds a dirigible. (Cozart said the first one was actually six or seven years after the play’s setting in 1879.)

Cozart, a graduate of Denver’s late National Conservatory, performed in 20 shows at the Denver Center and married fellow actor Doug Harmsen in the Space Theatre before the pair moved to New York to work.

She is greatly enjoying working on this play with old friends, such as Sam Gregory, who plays the horticulturist, Lucius, and Mark Rubald, playing Percy, who claims he has discovered the East Pole. Director Randal Mylar is also a longtime friend — and “a master craftsman,” she said.

There’s a part about the bar that has to be choreographed many times. There are a few fights and a great deal of physical comedy. The actors all adore and respect each other, she said. It’s great to see “adults having this much fun ...

Cast members at the bar, which almost becomes another character in “The Explorers Club,” playing at Lone Tree Arts Center Oct. 1524. Courtesy photos there’s an element of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It’s a true ensemble.”

And she is highly complimentary about how Lone Tree Arts Center is treating its out-of-town actors — the accommodations are a 10-minute drive away and there’s a gym and lots of good restaurants nearby. The word will get out in New York, she said. Often, actors do not get such good treatment when they travel and it’s a constant topic for discussion. “I would come back here in a heartbeat to do anything.”

Cozart will return home to her husband and their toddler, then return soon to do “A Christmas Carol” at the Denver Center. “It’s a story that has to be told over and over — we all get a little Scroogey …”

About comedy — it is a science. Actors rehearse over and over and then get laughs from the audience at unexpected moments. This play makes a short evening and “it’s perfect entertainment — it’s healthy to laugh,” Cozart said.

“Regional theater is as good as New York.

You don’t have to fly to New York to see good theater.”

IF YOU GO “The Explorers Club” plays Oct. 15 to 24 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 18 and Wednesday, Oct. 21. Tickets: $50/$45/ $33 (front row).

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She doesn’t recommend “The Explorers Club” for very young kids, but thinks teens will enjoy it. She expects to see it performed more — “regional theaters look at what others are doing.”

A final thought from Cozart: “I love the relationship with the audience — it’s a total high. It goes back to when early humans were telling each other stories about what it means to be human. I can’t imagine having another job … When I’m onstage, pretending to be someone else, it feels like home to me — where I belong.”

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Words for the Journey Christian Writers Guild meets from 9:30-11 a.m. Tuesdays at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Road in Parker. The group has a guest speaker from 7-9 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8374 S. Willow St. in Lone Tree. Visit www.wordsforthejourney.org then go to the Rocky Mountain Region link for more information.

Support Caregivers Support Group meets from 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, starting April 7, at Sky Cliff Adult Day Center. Contact Sky Cliff at 303-814-2863. Visit www.skycliff.org.

Colorado Symphony Guild, Highlands Ranch/Lone Tree chapter, meets at 1 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Room 212, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch.

The group is the largest support group of the Colorado Symphony. Contact 303-3082462, admin@coloradosymphonyguild.org or www.coloradosymphonyguild.org.

Douglas County Association for Gifted & Talented is a nonprofit group of parents, educators and community leaders that supports the educational and emotional needs of gifted and advanced learners in Douglas County. Affiliate of the Colorado Association for GT and the National Association for GT. Find our mission, newsletters, events and general information at www.dcagt.org.

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Stephanie Cozart will perform as the dauntless woman explorer Phyllida, who wants to join the all-male Explorers Club in 19th century London. The comedy “The Explorers Club” plays Oct. 15-24 at Lone Tree Arts Center.

meets from 6-7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Sky Cliff Adult Day Center.

Cookies and coffee provided. Contact Sue Parson, 303-814-2863. Visit www.skycliff. org.

EMPOWER Colorado, South Metro Support Group for parents of children with mental illness. Learn how to handle mental health challenges within the family and how to collaborate with the school system. Find out how to access resources for mental health care services. E-mail listserv and educational classes are also available.

Meetings are from 6-8 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network, 155 Inverness Drive West, 2nd floor, one block East of Dry Creek (next to DirecTV and the Light Rail) Englewood, CO 80112. Dinner will be served (usually pizza or Subway). Contact Carol Villa at kyvilla@aol.com or 1-866213-4631.

KIDS, Kids In Divorce Survival, group meets to address the challenges and difficulties faced by divorcing families. A five week session, KIDS learn coping skills to help them through these trying times. Intake and registration required. There is a fee for participation. For details call 720-987-5129 or e-mail heatherguthrielcsw@gmail.com Learning English? Douglas County Libraries offers Saturday morning practice sessions at which those learning English can engage in casual conversation with others. DCL also offers ESL Book Clubs, where English learners can read and discuss specific books. Both meetings are facilitated by trained volunteers. For dates, times and locations, call 303-791-7323.

Lone Tree Arts Center Guild is a group of volunteers whose mission is to support

and promote the Lone Tree Arts Center. The Guild sponsors many exciting events and fundraisers, meets once a month and is accepting new members. For information go www.lonetreeartscenterguild.org or call 303-662-9952.

Men of Valor Inc., Faithful Fathers, is a recently organized non-profit and is based in Lone Tree at 9492 E. Aspen Hill Place.

This organization helps all fathers regardless of marital status envision and develop their relationships with their children. Our goal is wisdom, discernment, understanding, insight, and character development of children and their fathers. Father and children monthly activities include picnics, weekend tent camping, hikes, sporting events, fishing, swimming, musical events, and cultural exhibits. A fathers’ group meets weekly to discuss individual challenges and successes at the Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel in Lone Tree from 6:30-8 p.m.

All fathers, especially divorced fathers, are welcome to attend.

Meridian Midday Toastmaster meets from 11:35 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. every Thursday at the South Metro Fire Rescue Authority Station 34, 8871 Maximus Drive, Lone Tree. Call Susan at 303-284-0307.

Narconon reminds families that abuse of addictive pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise. Learn to recognize the signs of drug abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk. Call Narconon for a free brochure on the signs addiction for all types of drugs. Narconon also offers free assessments and referrals. Call 800-431-1754 or go to DrugAbuseSolution.com. Narconon also can help with addiction counseling. Call for free assessments or referrals, 800-4311754.

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EZPZ dreams of big-game commercial Castle Rock start-up is finalist in Small Business Big Game competition

By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Mealtime in a home with small children can be the most messy and stressful part of the day. But Lindsey Laurain, owner of EZPZ, a start-up business based in Castle Rock, found a solution with her product, the Happy Mat. The Happy Mat is an all-in-one placemat and plate that suctions to the table. The mat captures kids’ messes and the suction function means no more tipped bowls or plates.

The idea for the product came about a year ago, after a messy dinner at home with Laurain’s three sons.

“One night during dinner, my husband out of frustration said someone needs to invent something that kids can’t toss and throw,” Laurain said, while sitting in the business showroom. “The next day, I started Googling and searching and realized that nothing really existed. So, I came home and said ‘I’m going to do this.’”

By September, Laurain launched EZPZ via a Kickstarter campaign and had a product by December.

Ten months later, the grassroots business is now a Top 10 finalist in the QuickBooks Small Business Big Game contest. The winner will receive a 30-second TV commercial promoting his or her business that will run during the 2016 Super Bowl.

“I think a Super Bowl commercial would mean that we are able to get more product on tables throughout America and the world,” Laurain said. “Our high-level goal is to revolutionize the feeding industry, and EZPZ really does make meal time less about mess and more about fun. So, if we got a commercial, we would just have way more exposure.”

But the product that was originally created to avoid messes with mainstream children also has an advantage for children with Down syndrome, autism and cerebral palsy.

“Anyone that needs to work on core motor functions can benefit,” Laurain said. “They can hold onto the mat and become self-feeders. That gives me the chills because we really are making a difference in people’s lives.”

For the business, Laurain said winning the contest would be life-changing in the sense it would allow many more parents to take back the table.

“We would be extremely grateful if we won,” Laurain said. “We hope everyone can see the value in our product.”

EZPZ products can be purchased at ezpzfun.com, amazon.com, local boutiques and Nordstrom. To vote in the contest, visit smallbusinessbiggame.com. The top three finalists will be announced Nov. 3.

Lindsey Laurain’s business EZPZ creates all-in-one placemats and plates. Photo by Shanna Fortier

BILL RANCIC’S TIPS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES Bill Rancic was the first candidate hired by The Trump Organization at the conclusion of the first season of Donald Trump’s reality television show, “The Apprentice.”

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October 8, 2015 Plastic animal skulls add a bit of creepiness to all kinds of home haunt designs.

Tips and tricks for making a home haunt

By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com

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alloween is Christmas for those who love the spooky, the creepy and the downright scary.

And just like Christmas, there are levels to decorations. Some people take a light approach, with just a few jack-o’-lanterns and spiderwebs, while others go all out and create their own graveyards and haunted houses.

These “home haunts” all start with one question, according to Greg “Shof” Shofner, general manager of Littleton’s Reinke Bros. Halloween and Costume shop — funny or scary?

“There’s so much you can do to make your house really cool,” he said. “We have people who come in and just buy a few things, and others who drop more than a thousand dollars on their home haunts.”

The dedicated start gathering supplies and materials as early as the first week or two of September, according to both Shofner and Kelli McGannon, spokesperson for King Soopers. McGannon said the grocery stores start stocking up on Halloween materials right after back-to-school promotions wrap up, and the outside decoration items are the first to go.

“We watch customer trends, and have seen the Halloween and fall theme become more and more popular,” she said. “Each of our stores are different, but we get all the outside items first because they have a longer shelf life. We don’t see pumpkins and candy get purchased until later in October.”

Once the decorator decides on the funny or scary route, that’s when the options really open up.

“With a little bit of creativity and ingenuity, you can build things into whatever you like,” Shofner said.

“You can use simple materials and make something really fun.”

Here are some of the most popular items to get homes ready for the spookiest night of the year.

Realistic witches, ghouls and zombies can be the perfect touch in scary, home haunt design. Photo by Clarke Reader

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October 8, 2015 This photographic landscape was created by internationally known photographer Dan Ballard, who will speak to the Englewood Camera Club on Oct. 13 about “The Art of Creating a Powerful Image.”

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Travel photographer to share expertise Internationally recognized tour and travel photographer Dan Ballard will speak to the Englewood Camera Club on Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. “The Art of Creating a Powerful Image” is his topic. He has visited more than 50 countries on five continents and his images have been exhibited worldwide. Guests welcome.

October traditions It’s the time of year for harvest and Halloween: • Oct. 10 — Harvest Festival, Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Buy a pumpkin (bring a wagon), hayrides, food for purchase. Admission free.

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• Oct. 10 — Festifall, Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rides, mini pumpkins, live raptors, maze. Admission: $5 for 5 and over; $3 for 2-4, free 1 and under. Charge for rides and pumpkins; see hudsongardens.org and click on “calendar.”

• Oct. 9-11 — Chatfield Pumpkin Festival at Chatfield Farms, Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Games, crafts, wagon rides, pumpkin patch. Nearby, the annual corn maze is open Thursdays through Sundays.

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Literacy in Motion Rae Pica speaks on the power of movement in early childhood education from 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Developmentally appropriate activities to try at home. Dessert and coffee at 6:30 and Dr. Pica’s books: “What if Everybody Understood Child Development?” and “Jump into Literacy.” To register: 303-LIBRARY, arapahoelibraries.org.

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Sensory-friendly events History Colorado, Low Sensory Morning, 8-10 a.m. on Oct. 17; reservations and location information, Shannon.voirol@state. co.us. Lone Tree Arts Center, “Reading! And Other Superpowers,” bilingual play from Creede Repertory Theatre, 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 27, information on event and location at lonetreeartscenter.org. Ongoing events, James H. LaRue Library, Highlands Ranch, sensory-enhanced story time. Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Go to douglascountylibraries.org for more information on event and location.

Cartoon author “Zen Pencils” author Gavin Aung Than will appear at Tattered Cover Colfax, 2526 E. Colfax, Denver with book collections of his Denver Post cartoons at 7 p.m. Oct. 14. Tatteredcover.com.

Library exhibit The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County has its juried Fall Art Show exhibited on the lower level of Bemis Library, 6014

S. Datura St., Littleton. Juror was Michael Dowling, a Denver artist. Open during library hours. 303-795-3961.

Art in Englewood “Polyseismic,” an exhibit of art by Joel Swanson, will be at the Museum Outdoor Arts indoor gallery from Oct. 10 to Feb. 27, at the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Moaonline.org, 303-8060444.

Hiking tale “A Fool For Love Hikes the Pacific Coast Trail” is author Gail Storey’s title for her book and her 7 p.m. Oct. 13 lecture at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. She accompanied her husband on the 2,663-mile Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada.

Her book will be available. 303-795-3961.

Auditions slated Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, will hold auditions for “The Mountaintop,” about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,

by Katori Hall on Oct. 20 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gavin Mayer will direct. Rehearsals in March; opens March 22 and runs to April 17.

See arvadacenter.org for more casting information. For appointment, call 720-898-7200, box office.

Arvada show soars into realm of imagination

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• Oct. 17, 23, 24, Haunts of Littleton Ghost Story Tours, hosted by family and friends of Boy Scout Troop 444 in downtown Littleton. Start at the Littleton Light Rail Station at 7 p.m.; 45-minute tours start every 10 minutes.

Adults, $13; 12 and under, $5. HauntsofLittleton.org.

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Peg is a skilled but lonely police sketch artist, who has decorated her kitchen wall with a number of her drawings of prisoners from the courtroom.

Her sister Sandy stops by on the way home from a trip to give Peg a really special pencil for her sketching.

In this Creede Repertory Theatre production of “Good on Paper” at the Arvada Center, there’s one good-looking guy Peg takes a particular fancy to — most look pretty seedy. She works more on that drawing with the new pencil, cleans it up, erases his pony tail — and falls in love, kissing the piece of paper.

The set is her apartment, cleverly done in black and white like those sketches, and the play moves at a fast pace as the quirky story develops.

Thunder peals, there’s a flash — and who should turn up next to her in bed? “Hi. I’m Guy,” he says. The paper goes blank.

An astonished Peg (Caitlin Wise) tries to figure out how to interact with this handsome mystery man (John DiAntonio), who is given to striking muscular poses — and how to explain him to her sister Sandy (Mehry Eslaminia).

And sometimes, you can get more than you bargain for …

Brandt, a contemporary American playwright who lives in Cleveland, was present for the Sept. 18 opening in the Arvada Center’s 200-seat Black Box Theatre.

He is quoted in the program: “Why are we still captivated, two millennia later, by the idea of a work of art transformed into a human being?

Maybe because there is a little of Pygmalion in all of us … we look past imperfections when we are lucky

Caitlin Wise (Peg), John DiAntonio (Guy), Mehry Eslomina (Sandy) and Brian Kusic (Rich) in George Brandt’s new play, “Good on Paper,” performed by the Creede Repertory Theatre at the Arvada Center. Photo by John Gary Brown enough to stumble across someone who understands us, accepts us in all out imperfections.”

This new piece plays with your head a bit, but it’s so well performed by the Creede Repertory Theatre actors that you just float along with the story.

Director Steven Weitz put the play together in Creede during the summer and it has been performed in repertory, which means these skilled actors have switched out to become someone else on another given day as the company performed six or seven plays throughout the summer.

IF YOU GO “Good on Paper” plays through Oct. 25 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Performances: 7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1 p.m. Wednesdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets: 720898-7200, arvadacenter.org.

Bring your imagination with you to the Arvada Center and enjoy this witty production.

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Some of the Colorado Youth Pipe Band’s drummers warm up at the Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival, which took place Sept.

10-13 in Estes Park. At the festival, the drum corps took first place in one of the festival’s competitions and won the drum salute contest. The pipe band, the only one in Colorado specifically for youth, has about 40 members — instrumentalists and dancers — from all over the Denver-metro area who compete and perform. Courtesy photos

The Colorado Youth Pipe Band marches at the Celtic Harvest Festival Edgewater, which took place Sept. 19 and 20.

Local youths keep Scottish culture alive Pipe band, dancers to have fundraising ‘ceilidh’

By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com

In Scotland’s history, children often learned either traditional dance or how to play the bagpipes or drums.

- Although not all of them are of Scottish descent, some Denver-area youths are providing an opportunity for people to soak up some Scottish culture.

The Colorado Youth Pipe Band will entertain folks with an annual fundraising “ceilidh” in Golden on Oct. 17. A ceilidh — pronounced KAY-lee — is a Scottish party that involves music and dance, explained Jacob Shelton, 15, a bagpiper from Golden. , 5

“This is the one time of the year that we get to learn noncompetitive tunes,” said Meredith Wirth, 16, a bagpiper who lives in Wheat Ridge.

And 11-year-old MacKenzie Jones, a highlands dancer from Broomfield, added that “the ceilidh is a fun time just to dance” for an audience.

The Colorado Youth Pipe Band is the only pipe band in the state dedicated to teaching the traditional bagpiping, drumming and dance to youths. The pipe band has about 40 youths, including instrumentalists and dancers. Although the youths hold performances, such as the annual ceilidh, much of what the pipe band does is compete.

The ceilidh “brings the entertainment factor,” Shelton said.

Bagpiping is very competitive, said Jamie Cuthill, the youth band’s director, and

some students get very competitive with it.

“Those students will get pushed,” he said, “but we try to make sure all the kids have as much fun as possible — while still learning.”

The main goal, he said, is that the pipe band be “well-rounded” for all the youth.

Children as young as 6 or 7 years may join. But once they graduate from high school, they must leave the group — the Colorado Youth Pipe Band is open only to children and teens.

But almost 100 percent continue developing their talent, said Evan Schreiber, 18, who played with the band for about five years and is now a drum instructor for the youth. Others go on to join local bands or performance groups, he added.

Each student’s success can be attributed to being a group effort, said Lisa Gezelter, who lives in unincorporated Arapahoe

County and has two children in pipe band.

“They succeed together,” she said. “They enjoy learning music and playing together.

It’s really rewarding to see them.”

Pipe band does have a lot to do with camaraderie. Being part of the group provides motivation, but it also generates friendly competition, said Alex Sandridge, 17, of Arvada.

“The youth will always have friends going through pipe band,” said Cuthill. “It forms lifelong connections.”

Lead drumming instructor Darren Marshall teaches because he wants to see the art form flourish. Bagpipes and drums are unique, he said.

“It becomes fun for them when they learn their instrument well, in this style,” Marshall said. “The sky’s the limit for them.”

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October 8, 2015

THINGS TO DO TOP 5

THEATER/SHOWS

Dr. Seuss’s ‘The Cat in the Hat’ With a “Thing” or two up his sleeve, The Cat in the Hat transforms a rainy afternoon into a wonderfully mischievous show at noon and 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800.

‘Singin’ In The Rain’ Hilarious situations and snappy dialogue are in the forecast for this golden age movie musical that is sure to have you singin’ along with a downpour of unforgettable songs. Parker Arts presents “Singin’ In the Rain” through Sunday, Oct. 11, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800.

‘West Side Story’ Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, presents “West Side Story” through Sunday, Oct. 11. “West Side Story” is one of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is transported to modern-day New York City, as two young idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most innovative, heartwrenching and relevant musical dramas of our time. Tickets available at the box office, 303-794-2787, ext. 5, or online at www.TownHallArtsCenter.org.

FestiFall Autumn is all around us. Celebrate the new season with games, crafts, wagon rides, face painting and more. The FestiFall event is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 10, at Hudson Gardens & Event Center, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Paint a pumpkin, learn the wonders of beekeepers, attempt the hay bale maze and view the gardens on a wagon ride. Day-of entry only; no pre sales. Go to www.HudsonGardens.org.

Quilt Sale, Boutique The Ave Maria Mission Quilters plans its quilt sale and boutique from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at Ave Maria Church in Parker. A selection of holiday items, quilts, table runners, wall-hangings and children’s items will be available for sale. You will also be able to purchase raffle tickets for a beautiful disappearing hourglass quilt; “No Time on My Hands.”

Proceeds enable the Mission Quilters to make and donate quilts to various community charities and funds are also donated to the church and Hands of Hope ministry.

Probate for the Genealogist Columbine Genealogical & Historical Society presents “Probate for the Genealogist” with attorney and genealogist Richard Kautt from 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Both modern and historic probate practices will be covered to provide a foundation for researching these valuable records. Go to www.ColumbineGenealogy.com.

Rueter-Hess Presentation The Douglas County Conservation District plans its annual meeting of landowners at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at Lowell Ranch, 2330 E. Frontage Road, south of Castle Rock. Ron Redd with Parker Water & Sanitation District will talk about the Rueter-Hess Reservoir, water storage and recreation in Douglas County. A brief business meeting will be conducted before the presentation. The district will recognize John and Sonya Stanchfield as its outstanding conservationists of the year, and Andy and Kim Hough as its backyard conservationists. RSVP by Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 303-688-3042 ext.100, or DCCDistrict@gmail.com. Event is free to attend.

Complete World of Sports Town Hall Arts Center presents “The Complete World of Sports (Abridged)” from Friday, Oct. 16, to Sunday, Oct. 25, at 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. A two-hour romp through the history of sports, from ancient rock hitting to NASCAR. An audience-interactive, family friendly show for all ages, “blending slapstick, sight gags, hernia-inducing puns, and genuine verbal wit.” Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets available at the box office, by calling 303-794-2787 ext. 5, or online at www.

TownHallArtsCenter.org.

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Seven Deadly Sins Sloth, envy, greed, gluttony, lust, wrath and pride. This October at the PACE Center, the seven deadly sins are the impetus for the latest creation by Wonderbound Artistic Director Garrett Ammon. Continuing a tradition of groundbreaking collaborative productions, Ammon has been working closely with Musician/Composer Tom Hagerman (best known for his work with Denver band DeVotchKa) to create an evocatively dark experience that will take audiences on a seductive and wickedly humorous journey. Performances are at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 17, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. Call the PACE Center Box Office at 303-805-6800 or visit www.ParkerArts.org for tickets and information.

MUSIC/CONCERTS

Brian Parton Performs Brian Parton performs from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Lone Tree Brewing Co., Park Meadows Center Drive, Littleton. Go to reverbnation.com/brianparton.

Show is for all ages, and it’s free.

Denis Gessing to Perform Castle Country Assisted Living presents Denis Gessing of Just Passing Through at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St.; at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive; and at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22 at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive. Space is limited. For information or to RSVP, call 303-482-5552.

Littleton Orchestra Concert The Littleton Symphony Orchestra presents “The Four Elements: Water, Air, Fire and Earth” at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 16, at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton.

Tickets available in advance at www. littletonsymphony.org or at Gorsett Violin Shop, 8100 S. Quebec St., B206 in Centennial. Tickets are available at the door on concert night.

Orchestra to Perform Augustana Arts and Stratus Chamber Orchestra to perform Anniversaries: 150th Birthday of Sibelius at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at Valor Christian High School, 3775 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch; and at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver. Tickets available at 303-388-4962 or online at www.augustanaarts.org.

ART/FILM

Call for Artists The Greater Castle Rock Area Art Guild plans its ninth annual contest and exhibit of the National Arts Program from Monday, Oct. 12, to Friday, Nov. 13, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. The free art competition is open to all greater Castle Rock area residents (must be a current resident living within a 35 mile radius of Castle Rock). Applications are due no later than Thursday, Oct. 1. Register online at http://www.nationalartsprogram.org/ venues/front-range. Call 303-814-3300 or e-mail etherealflinn@yahoo.com. An awards ceremony and reception will from 4:30-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the library.

Colorado Artist Exhibit Elements 5280 Gallery presents “From Concept to Completion,” an exhibit that features four nationally known Colorado artists, Leon Loughridge, Desmond O’Hagan, John Taft and Lorenzo Chavez. The show opens at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and is followed by demonstrations and discussions on Saturday by each of the four artists from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Elements fine art gallery is at 5940 S. Holly St., Greenwood Village. Go to www.elements5280.com.

Arts Guild Show The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County’s art show runs through Friday, Oct. 30, at Bemis Library. Questions should be directed to show coordinators Linda Millarke, 303-973-0867 or Orrel Schooler, 303-798-6481. Go to www.heritage-guild.org, redesigned by artist Susan L. Stewart, for details on the guild’s planned activities.

Art Exhibition Town Hall Arts Center presents “Romantic Brushstrokes,” an art exhibition in the Stanton Art Gallery at Town Hall. Featuring work by Rita Campbell, Patricia Barr Clark, Christopher Clark, Susan Gordon, and Tiffiny Wine, the exhibit runs through Nov. 10. The Stanton Art Gallery is inside Town Hall Arts Center and is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information go to http://www. townhallartscenter.org/stanton-art-gallery/.

DANCE

Monster Line Dance Adventures in Dance offers Monster Line Dance Aerobics from 7:30-8:20 p.m.

Mondays through Oct. 26, at 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Learn the Thriller, the Monster Mash, the Addams family and the Time Warp. Partner not necessary. Go to www.adventuresindance.com.

Ballroom Salsa Learn the hot and sexy New York Palladium Ballroom Salsa on 2 in a four-week group class meeting from 8-8:50 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 28. This is a great class for new dancers and practiced steppers. Grab your boogie feet and join us for a fun group class. Contact 720-276-0562 or go to www.adventuresindance.com. Adventures in Dance is at 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton.

EVENTS

History Colorado Speaker Program Laura Ruttum from History Colorado will speak Thursday, Oct. 8, on the Steven Hart Library in the History Colorado Museum. Refreshments will be served at 6:45 p.m. with the presentation starting at 7 p.m. at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Contact the Castle Rock Museum at 303-8143164, museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety.org, www.castlerockhistoricalsociety.org. Admission is free.

Senior Center Arts, Crafts Show The Parker Senior Center Arts & Crafts Show will features handcrafted creations in fine art, home décor, jewelry, Christmas decorations, jams and jellies, painted gourds, stained glass, scented candles, lotions, and much more. Specialty baked goodies made by some of our bakers will be available as well. The show is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10, at 10675 S Longs Way in Parker.

Live Wholeheartedly The teachings of best-selling author and researcher Brené Brown will be presented Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10, at New Hope Church in Castle Rock. Brown developed the course on how to live wholeheartedly with courage, vulnerability and creativity, and trained and certified instructors who could work with smaller groups of people to present, explain and apply her findings. For information, go to http://thedaringway.com. Tickets include materials, dessert on Friday and lunch on Saturday.

Storytellers at Harvest Festival Spellbinders of Littleton will take part in Littleton Museum’s annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 10. Storytellers, who can usually be found entrancing small groups of children in one of sixteen Littleton Public Schools’ classrooms, will be on stage sharing stories from around the globe and our own back yard.

The entire family will delight in these stories that may make them chuckle, sing along, or start telling their own stories. Go to www.spellbinders.org.

Salem Witchcraft Hysteria Parker Genealogical Society presents The Salem Witchcraft Hysteria at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct 10, at the Stroh Road Fire Station, 19310 Stroh Road in Parker. Free to the public; all are welcome.

Red Wagon Ball Advocates for Children celebrates plans its 19th Red Wagon Ball at 6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center. This year’s event marks Advocates for Children’s 30th anniversary. Guests will enjoy a cocktail hour and silent auction, followed by dinner, program, live auction and dancing, with musical performances by Tori Leviton and Soul School. To purchase tickets or a table for the event, go to www.redwagonball.com or contact Jaime Weibel at 303-328-2357 or jaime_weibel@adv4children.org.

Cooley Lake Nature Walks Explore Cooley Lake wildlife area during a naturalist-guided walk from 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, and Sunday, Oct. 18, at South Platte Park, 3000 W. Carson Drive. Area has limited public access to protect our wildlife. These hikes fill up fast, so register soon. All ages welcomed and children under 16 years old must be accompanied by a registered adult. Contact Victoria Sutton at victorias@sspr.org Estate Planning A free seminar on how to navigate Colorado estate laws is offered from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12 (Estate Planning 201), at Crossroads Community Church, 9900 S. Twenty Mile Road, Parker. Learn how important it is to protect your wishes while you still can. Presentation by a Colorado estate attorney and certified financial planner with more than 40 years of combined experience. Event is handicap accessible and open to the public. RSVP to Wade@DCandAssociates. com.

Special Needs Sports Camp Highlands Ranch Community Association presents a fall break sports camp for children with special needs. The camp, for ages 8 and older, runs from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Oct. 12, and Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Recreation Center at Southridge. Participants will learn skills necessary to play a variety of sports, and will learn the rules of the games. Camp will focus on good sportsmanship and teamwork. Call 303-471-7043 or go to www.hrcaonline.org/tr.

Tantalizing Tastes Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel executive chef Joseph Westley, CEC, and his team provide a fall harvest menu at its fall harvest from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 9808 Sunningdale, Lone Tree. Guests must be 21 and older. Reservations required; call 303-790-0202 for information and cost. Seating is limited.

Author Talks About Adventure Experience an outdoor adventure with author Gail Storey at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Storey was definitely not a hiker or a camper; however, when her husband left his job as a hospice doctor to hike the 2,663-mile Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada, she refused to let him go alone. Gail’s life was irrevocably changed by her experiences on the trail. Gail D. Storey is the author of “I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail,” winner of the National Outdoor Book Award and the Colorado Book Award. Copies of Storey’s book will be available for signing and purchase at the program.

Call 303-795-3961.

Photographer Leads Workshop Award-winning photographer and author Eli Vega will present “Right Brain Photography” Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Contact Jim Bennett at 303-868-7762. Admission is free.

New Titles at Library Book lovers can win door prizes and learn about new fall titles from Douglas County Libraries staff members at the James H. LaRue branch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Program is offered at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 14, and at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16. Registration is free; contact 303-791-7323 or www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Friday Night Films Skip the theater and enjoy a fireside nature film from 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at South Platte Park, 3000 W. Carson Drive, Littleton. The film is Coywolf: When the size and power of a wolf meet stealth and urban adaptability of the coyote, a remarkable creature is the result. Watch coywolves learn to live to survive on the fringes of the forests and cities.

All ages welcome; recommended for ages 6 and older. Cost includes refreshments.

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Contact astronomy professor Jennifer Jones, at jennifer.jones@arapahoe.edu or 303-797-5839.

Farmers’ and Street Markets The Highlands Ranch Community Association’s farmers’ and street markets are open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 25, at Town Center, 9288 Dorchester St., Highlands Ranch. For details, pick up a Colorado Farm Fresh Directory at any HRC recreational center or go to http:// hrcaonline.org/Classes-Camps-Activities/Events/ Calendar-Events/ctl/viewdetail/mid/5667/ itemid/7479/d/20150503.

Pumpkin Sale Boy Scout Troop 457’s annual pumpkin sale is going on from 10:30 a.m. to dusk through Saturday, Oct. 31, at Greenwood Community Church, 5600 E. Belleview Ave., Greenwood Village. Thousands of pumpkins will be for sale, and proceeds benefit the troop and Navajo farmers. The pumpkins are shipped from a Navajo Reservation farm. Boy Scouts will carry your chosen pumpkins to your car. Credit cards as well as cash/checks accepted.

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Equipment Orientation South Suburban Parks and Recreation offers equipment orientation sessions in October at its three recreation centers. Sessions are for ages 10 and older; ages 10-13 must be accompanied by an adult. Participants will learn safe and proper use of cardiovascular and weight machines. Please arrive on time. Sessions are from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Lone Tree; 9-10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Buck; and 6:30-7:45 p.m.

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Hands-Only CPR Class Learn how to preform Hands Only CPR from 10:3011:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at South Denver Heart Center, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton. Class is limited to 20 students. Registration is required.

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Climate Change Day Castlewood Canyon State Park plans Climate Change Day from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18.

Laurie D. will present at 1 p.m. Program is “What Can I Do?” Spaceship Earth is about being mindful of actions. Go to https://www.facebook.com/WhatCanIDoSpaceshipEarth Mini Law School Learn about important legal principles in key areas of law during Mini Law School, taught by members of the University of Colorado Law School faculty.

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VFW Youth Scholarship The deadline for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4266 Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen scholarship competitions is Sunday, Nov. 1. These competitions are dedicated to promoting patriotism among America’s youth. Students are asked to submit an essay in response to a question or statement on a subject that encourages them to consider how democratic ideals and principles apply to their lives.

This year’s Voice of Democracy theme encourages students to describe, “My Vision for America.”

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Patriot’s Pen applicants are asked to reflect on the statement, “What Freedom Means to Me.” Go to http://www.vfw.org/Community/Patriot-s-Pen/ for guidelines on this contest. Douglas County students should submit their entry (along with a completed entry form) and any questions or comments to adjutant@vfwpost4266.org. Students out of the Douglas County School District should go to https:// www.vfw.org/oms/findpost.aspx to find the nearest VFW Post.

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Mountain Vista again wins rivalry game Golden Eagles’ defense sparks victory over ThunderRidge

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com ThunderRidge and Mountain Vista are two neighboring Highlands Ranch schools that have a healthy rivalry in any sport.

In football, however, the rivalry was lopsided for years, with the Grizzlies holding an 8-0 record until Mountain Vista finally won a game last season.

The Golden Eagles made it two consecutive wins over the Grizzlies on Oct. 1 with a 34-14 league victory over ThunderRidge before a sellout crowd at Shea Stadium.

“We wanted to come out and prove that (last year) wasn’t just a fluke,” said Mountain Vista coach Ric Cash. “We have reasserted ourselves and we want to be considered one of the top teams in Colorado.

“That’s a place where ThunderRidge has been. They are a quality program and are well coached. It was a great win for us.”

Vista improved to 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the Continental North while ThunderRidge’s offensive struggles continued and the Grizzlies dipped to 1-4 and 0-1 in the league.

“We’ve struggled on offense mightily all year,” said ThunderRidge coach Joe Johnson. “We have not jelled. I feel like we have talent there but we just do not make plays.

It’s just not one person. We break down up front, we don’t throw or catch the ball well, we’re not hitting holes as fast as we need to, and we’re nicked up. I though defensively we would have been a little better.”

Key moments Mountain Vista’s defense, which surrendered only one touchdown, was dominant in the first half, allowing ThunderRidge to manage just 13 yards of total offense while taking a 20-0 lead.

Key players/statistics Judd Erickson, Vista’s junior quarterback, went 20-of-33 for 252 yards, two touchdowns and

one interception. He also ran for a touchdown, as did senior Jaeson Juarez. Kicker Mitchel Anderson, who hit two field goals, converted four extra-point kicks and totaled 10 points.

Mountain Vista finished with 375 yards in total offense.

Zeke Johnson was the workhorse for ThunderRidge as he rushed for 54 yards and scored the Grizzlies’ lone offensive touchdown.

The Grizzlies’ second touchdown came when Alex Bezugly recovered a loose ball in the end zone after a high snap from center on a Mountain Vista attempted punt.

They said it Mountain Vista divided its offensive game plan with several different players getting rushing attempts and Erickson completing passes to seven receivers.

“That’s our offense,” said Cash.

“It’s designed to be very fast paced and it’s not dependent on any one player making all the plays. It’s dependent on everyone doing their job. Any given play, anybody can be the hero.”

Defensively, Vista had a bunch of standouts.

“We were pretty confident that we knew what they were going to do when they came out in their formations,” said Golden Eagles senior defensive end Cole Miller.

“This was only our second year of beating them. It was good to come out and win again. I feel like we’re really clicking this year as a team, and I feel honestly this might be the best team ever at Vista.”

“It was a pretty dominant effort by our defense,” said Cash. “We’re not the biggest defense in the world but we play fast and they get to the football.”

“Don’t take anything away from Mountain Vista,” said Johnson.

“They were doing some good things offensively and we didn’t match up.

We kind of came out and did some things in the second half but it wasn’t enough to do anything.”

Mountain Vista defenders Cooper Gale (19), Tristan Smith (7) and Zach Hammer (28) pull ThunderRidge’s Quincy Ulrich (8) to the ground. Photo by Paul DiSalvo

Students did everything they could to grill up school spirit prior to the ThunderRidgeMountain Vista rivalry game Oct. 1 at Shea Stadium.

Photo by Jim Benton

Going forward Mountain Vista faces Rock Canyon Oct. 10 at Shea Stadium while ThunderRidge entertains Fruita Monument Oct. 9 at Shea.

New Ponderosa coach has world of experience Chase Clark has been a traveling man.

He could be a geography teacher, but he’s the new Ponderosa boys lacrosse coach.

Clark, who attended Arapahoe and Cherry Creek, went to college and played lacrosse at CCB Catonsville (Baltimore), Onondaga Community College (Syracuse, New York) and Colorado Mesa. He’s been a head lacrosse coach at Grand Junction High School, and an assistant at Colorado Mesa and Johnson and Wales.

He has played pro lacrosse and lived in Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic and Israel, where he just completed playing for the Israel National Box Lacrosse team in the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships.

Clark believes his travels and world experiences along with the precise skills required for indoor lacrosse will help him mold his first Mustangs team.

“I’ve been many places,” he said. “I’m a great believer in box lacrosse. It’s one of the greatest things that you can introduce to field players to improve their skills tremendously, especially on the offensive end. Defensive-wise box lacrosse is all footwork. I firmly believe in taking box lacrosse all the way to Ponderosa with the ability to improve the kids’ abilities to play in small areas.”

Game switched for Hall of Fame induction The ThunderRidge-Mountain Vista football game was moved from Friday,

Oct. 2, to Thursday, Oct. 1, at the request of the Golden Eagles.

Vista assistant coach and former Tulsa quarterback T.J. Rubley was inducted into the Tulsa Athletic Hall of Fame during an Jim Benton induction ceremony on Oct. 2. Rubley, OVERTIME a four-year starter who passed for 9,324 yards during his career, led the Golden Hurricanes to a Freedom Bowl victory in 1991. He saw game action for two seasons in the NFL. Rubley was part of the class of inductees that included former Cherry Creek High School basketball standout Michael Ruffin, the school’s all-time rebounding and shot-block leader who played 10 seasons in the NBA. Westminster perfect after five games Nobody seems to know if Westminster’s football team has ever started a season with a 5-0 record. The Wolves have won five straight games this year to open the season and have their sights set on accomplishing one of their season goals, which is to win the 5A Flatirons League championship.

However, the Wolves will have to ac-

complish a first Oct. 9 with a win over Prairie View, a team that Westminster has not beaten in three previous games.

“The focus of this team is unbelievable,” said coach Kerry Denison. “One of the goals is to win the league title, and we almost have to stay perfect to do that.”

Another Kim in Douglas County lineup Freshman Alley Kim is a defensive wizard at third base for Douglas County’s softball team, and Huskies coach Brian Stebbins got an early preview of what to expect from Alley’s sister.

Ashlee Kim, who is now at Metro State, played four years for Stebbins and told the coach about her younger sister.

“She (Ashlee) told me when her sister was in seventh grade, ‘Coach she is going to be better than me,’” recalled Stebbins.

“She (Alley) shows up, plays defense and she swings the bat unbelievably too. She’s a total gamer.”

Tough times for ThunderRidge football ThunderRidge has been a Colorado football power, but it’s been tough for the Grizzlies lately.

The Grizzlies won three Class 4A state championships and have been a state 5A contender until 2014 when ThunderRidge went 4-6 to mark its first losing season in over a decade. The Grizzlies are 1-4 this season.

“We don’t throw the ball well,” said coach Joe Johnson. “We have flashes and

we have ability. That’s the most frustrating thing. We don’t practice well, we don’t expect ourselves to do things right. We’re not very focused and intense at all. We’re paying the price. I’ve got to find a way to convince the boys that we have to do things better in practice. Somehow I have to get a hold of them.”

Long lines can’t slow runners Despite long lines to catch buses that shuttled people to and from Polson Ranch and a couple races that had to be restarted, Castle View coach Mark Kuhn said the Oct. 3 Castle View Sabercat Invitational cross-country meet was a success.

“We have expanded and come a long way in just three years,” explained Kuhn.

“We stared the first year with just eight teams, and this year we had 22. We are almost too big for the starting area.

“We had to turn away another 12 teams because we didn’t have room. The coaches love the meet because it is a true cross-country meet, which is hard to find now days. There were many state-ranked teams and individuals competing with two new course records (Allie Chipman and Paul Roberts) on both the boys and girls side.”

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.

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Mountain Vista dominates Castle View meet Golden Eagles run first in all four divisions

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Mountain Vista teammates Joshua Romine (left) and Paxton Smith race to the finish line during the boys varsity race at the Castle View Sabercat Invitational. Romine edged Smith, and the pair finished second and third to help the Golden Eagles win the team title. Photo by Jim Benton

Allie Chipman crossed the finish line 26 seconds ahead of the field in the girls varsity race at the Castle View Sabercat Invitational cross-country meet Oct. 3 at Polson Ranch in Sedalia.

That gave the Mountain Vista sophomore time to recover and hand out cups of water to teammates after they finished.

“That’s one of the hardest things after a run is getting to the water,” said Chipman.

“So I figured I could help people out.”

Chipman led after the first mile and stayed in front of the pack. She won the race with a meet record time of 17:50 to outdistance Grandview’s Bri Oakley and Catherine Liggett of Legend, who ran

second and third in the 5K race.

“I was happy,” Chipman continued. “I didn’t know how close they were behind me so I just tried to keep consistent and have a good kick at the end. I normally try not to be in the lead at the first mile, but sometimes situations change and I decided to take a risk, take the lead before the mile mark and it worked out for me.”

Everything worked out for Mountain Vista, which dominated the meet.

Vista captured the team titles in the girls and boys varsity races, as well as the girls and boys junior varsity competition.

Five of the top eight runners in the boys varsity competition were from Vista, and the varsity girls had five scoring athletes among the top 17 finishers. In the junior varsity races, Mountain Vista had eight of the top 10 runners in both races.

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SPORTS ROUNDUP SKYVIEW ACADEMY HAWKS Lutheran 3, SkyView Academy 2 The Hawks lost a close home conference match on Sept. 29 with all five sets played.

Key performers: Sophomore Tiana Schwarz was selected as player of the game and had 18 digs. Junior Sophia Helsing had 17 kills and four blocks.

emy 1 The Hawks lost to the Champion Academy Cougars at an away nonconference game on Sept. 28.

Key performers: Seniors P. Arechiga, J. Hood, A. VanDeWalker and J. Sanderson each had two shots on goal.

SkyView Academy 3, Kent Denver 1 The visiting Hawks beat Kent Denver at a conference game on Oct. 2 with 25 points in the first set, 20 in the second, 23 in the third and 16 in the fourth.

Key performers: Junior Corrine Kalala had eight kills and one serving ace.

Sophomore Hannah Ammerman had 11 digs and one assist.

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Key performers: Individual statistics were not available for this game.

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Key performers: Seniors P. Arechiga, J. Hood, A. VanDeWalker and J. Sanderson each had two shots on goal.

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Valor Christian 15, Arvada 0 The Eagles beat the Arvada Bulldogs at an away conference game on Oct. 1 with one run in the first inning, five in the second, four in the third and five in the fourth.

Key performers: Freshmen S. Behabetz and Lauren Johnson each had a home run, and freshmen Katie Meredith and Makenzie Wilson each had two home runs.

Valor Christian 15, Golden 0 Valor Christian took the win at a conference away game on Oct. 3 with five runs in the second inning, three in the third, one in the fourth and six in the fifth.

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SPORTS ROUNDUP HIGHLANDS RANCH FALCONS FOOTBALL Fruita Monument 28, Highlands Ranch 14 The visiting Highlands Ranch Falcons lost to the Fruita Monument Wildcats in a conference game on Oct. 2.

Key performers: No individual stats were reported for Highlands Ranch.

Rock Canyon 18, Highlands Ranch 5 The hosting Falcons lost to the Jaguars at a conference game on Sept. 30.

Key performers: Freshmen R. Van Gundy and Ryan Milkowski each had a home run. Seniors Tasha Lanning and Jordan Vagt each had home run.

VOLLEYBALL Highlands Ranch 3, Castle View 0 The visiting Falcons beat the Castle View Sabercats in a conference game on Sept.

29 with all three sets at 25 points.

Key performers: Junior Melissa Evans had 11 kills and six serving aces. Senior Jasmine Evans had 10 kills and nine digs.

BOYS SOCCER Highlands Ranch 3, Castle View 2 The Highlands Ranch Falcons defeated the Castle View Sabercats at a home conference game on Sept. 28 with a close score of 3-2.

Key performers: Senior Jeff Ingell was awarded soccer player of the game and scored all three goals. Senior and goalie Tyler Londono had three saves.

Highlands Ranch 3, Legend 2 The Falcons took the win at a home conference game against the Titans on Oct. 1.

Key performers: Sophomore K. Milkowski had 22 kills and seven digs. Junior Lauren Kloss had three blocks and seven kills. Junior Melissa Evans had 22 kills and 15 digs.

Regis Jesuit 4, Highlands Ranch 0 The Regis Jesuit Raiders beat the Falcons at a home conference game on Oct. 1.

Key performers: Senior Harry Kottenstette was awarded player of the game and had three steals.

Goalie and senior Tyler Londono had five saves.

SOFTBALL Ponderosa 8, Highlands Ranch 3 The Highlands Ranch Falcons lost to the Ponderosa Mustangs at an away conference game on Sept. 28.

Key performers: Freshmen Ryan Milkowski, Jayde Clark and R. Van Gundy each had a home run.

BOYS TENNIS Legend 4, Highlands Ranch 3: In a Oct. 1 home match, Highlands Ranch lost to Parker 4-3 with single victories from the following players: Andrew Seehausen (No. 1 singles, 6-4, 6-4); Austin Hegemann and Mitchell Krusoe (No. 1 doubles, 6-2, 6-0); Simon Ye and Drew Bowman (No. 2 doubles, 6-4, 6-3).

ROCK CANYON JAGUARS FOOTBALL Regis Jesuit 58, Rock Canyon 14 Quarterback Josh Goldin threw 24 completions for 193 yards and two touchdown passes in the Oct. 2 conference game.

Key performers: Eric Hommel had 12 receptions for 98 yards and two touchdowns. Tyler Linch had nine total tackles.

SOFTBALL Rock Canyon 2, Douglas County 1 Shelby Lamkin had two hits, including a double, in the Oct. 2 conference game.

Key performers: Rachel DeSimone and Haley Williams had RBIs. Pitcher Sydney Marchando only allowed three hits in seven innings pitched.

Rock Canyon 18, Highlands Ranch 5 Caroline Thomas had five RBIs and two home runs in the Sept.

30 conference game.

Key performers: Katie DiDonna had three RBIs and Darkia Brown had two.

Rock Canyon 7, ThunderRidge 0 Rock Canyon had 14 hits in the Sept. 29 conference win.

BOYS TENNIS Ponderosa 6, Rock Canyon 1 Rock Canyon fell to Ponderosa Oct. 1.

Key performers: Doubles partners Ty Veres and Jack Wahlenmaier won their game 2-0.

Legend 4, Rock Canyon 3 Rock Canyon was edged out Sept. 29.

Key performers: Doubles partners Nikolas Bardossas and Ben Miller, Gavin Burkholder and William Kong, and Ty Veres and Jack Wahlenmaier won their games.

VOLLEYBALL Rock Canyon 3, Douglas County 0 Keeley Davis had 10 kills in the Sept. 29 conference win.

Key performers: Riley Bradbury had three aces, Reven Bradbury had 20 digs and Skylar Lane had 29 assists.

BOYS SOCCER Thunder Ridge 6, Rock Canyon 2 Rock Canyon lost in the Oct. 1 conference game.

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The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

Original Grantor: SHAWN P HOWELL AND MELISSA C HOWELL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR EQUIFIRST CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-EQ1 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-EQ1 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/19/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 10/18/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006090030 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $537,600.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $517,942.09

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THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0185 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/28/2015 3:25:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: GARY R. LICATA AND MARY ANN LICATA Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEH OLDERS OF TH E SAR M 2 0 0 6 -1 TR UST FU N D Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/30/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 12/8/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005118551 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $650,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $642,700.47 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 109, LONE TREE, FILING NO. 16-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 9/24/2015 Last Publication: 10/22/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/3/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6906 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-14-635888-JS *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0185 First Publication: 9/24/2015 Last Publication: 10/22/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Which has the address of: 10162 Prestwick Trl, Lone Tree, CO 801249747

Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0187

The Deed of Trust was modified by a document recorded in Douglas County on 7/14/2015, Reception number 2015048897. Reason modified and any other modifications: Legal Description.

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/29/2015 2:56:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or NOTICE OF COORDINATED ELECTION you have been offered and have accepNOVEMBER 3, (38-382015 ted a TUESDAY, loss mitigation option DOUGLAS COUNTY 103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint MERLINAttorney KLOTZ, General with the Colorado CLERKorAND RECORDERFinan(720-508-6006) the Consumer cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) compliance with the the filing provisions ColoorInboth.

However, of a of comrado inRevised Statute and plaint and of itself will1-5-205(1) not stop the 1-7.5-107(2.5) notice is hereby given that a foreclosure process.

Coordinated Election will be held on Tuesday,Publication: the 3rd day of November 2015, from First 9/24/2015 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Last Publication: 10/22/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Ballots will be mailed to all “active registered 8/3/2015 voters” beginning the week of OcDated: tober 12. IfDUFFY you are an eligible elector of CHRISTINE a district and do not receive a ballot by DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee October 23, 2015, you may request a ballot from the Clerk and Recorder’s The name, address and telephoneElection numHeadquarters, located representing at 125 Stephanie bers of the attorney(s) the Place, Castle CO 80109, oris:by calllegal holder of Rock, the indebtedness ing 303-660-7444.

JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 Completed ballots ROAD, may be returned 7700 E. ARAPAHOE SUITE 230, by U.S. Mail or “hand delivered” to a Douglas CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6906 County BALLOT DROP-OFF LOCATION. Fax #: choose to return a completed ballot If you Attorney CO-14-635888-JS by mail,File you#:must affix one first class post*YOU MAY ($0.49) TRACKto FORECLOSURE age stamp the OFFICIAL BALSALE onENVELOPE the Public Trustee webLOT DATES RETURN before mailing. site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustBallots must be received by the Douglas ee/ County Clerk & Recorder, Election Division office or Ballot Drop-off Location no later Legal No.:on 2015-0185 thanNotice 7:00 p.m.

November 3, 2015.

First Publication: 9/24/2015 Last Publication: 10/22/2015LOCATIONS BALLOT DROP-OFF Publisher: Douglas County News Press AND HOURS: City of Castle Pines 7501 Village Square Drive, Suite 100 Castle Pines Castle Rock Motor Vehicle Office 301 N. Wilcox Street Castle Rock Highlands Ranch Motor Vehicle Office 2223 Wildcat Reserve Parkway #G-1 Highlands Ranch City of Lone Tree 9220 Kimmer Drive, Suite 100 Lone Tree • Monday – Friday, October 12 – November 2, Regular business hours of location • Saturday, October 31, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• Tuesday, November 3, Election Day, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Original Grantor: SHAWN P HOWELL AND MELISSA C HOWELL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR EQUIFIRST CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-EQ1 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-EQ1 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/19/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 10/18/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006090030 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $537,600.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $517,942.09 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Public Notice

The property described herein is all of 24-HOUR BALLOT DROP-OFF BOX the property encumbered by the lien of LOCATIONS: the deed of trust.

24-hour ballot drop of boxes be available Legal Description Realwill Property: from October 12 - November LOT 70, CARRIAGE CLUB 3.

FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF These boxes will close at 7:00 p.m. on COLORADO. Election Day. Which has the address of: 10255 CarDouglas County Elections riage Club Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124 125 Stephanie Place Castle RockNOTICE OF SALE Towncurrent of Castle Rock The holder of the Evidence of Debt 100 N. Wilcox Street secured by the Deed of Trust described Castle Rock herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Highlands said Deed of Trust.

Ranch Substation 9250 Zotos DriveNotice Is Hereby Given THEREFORE, Highlands that on theRanch first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedLone Tree Motor Vehicle Office at the Pubnesday, November 18, 2015, 9350 Heritage office, Hills Circle lic Trustee’s 402 Wilcox Street, Lone Tree Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, said real property and all inParkerthe Police Department terest said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs 18600of Lincoln Meadows Parkway and assigns therein, for the purpose of Parker paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt Parker Town Hall secured by the Deed of Trust, attorneys’ fees, the expenses 20120 plus E. Mainstreet of sale and other items allowed by law, Parker and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all asAND provided by law. If VOTER SERVICE POLLING theCENTER sale date is continuedAND to aHOURS: later date, LOCATIONS the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those to cure may In addition to parties being aentitled ballot drop-off site, also be extended. the following six locations will be able to assist with all your election needs includIf you believe that your lender or sering: vicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or • Registering to vote they are still foreclosure even • Replacing a pursuing ballot though have submitted a com• Voting inyou person pleted loss mitigation application or you haveCounty been offered and have accepDouglas Elections ted a loss mitigation option (38-38125 Stephanie Place 103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint Castle Rock with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer FinanDouglas County Sheriff’s Office Highlands cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) Ranch Substation or both. However, the filing of a com9250 Zotos Drive plaint in and of itself will not stop the Highlands Ranch foreclosure process.

Larkspur Fire Protection District First Publication: 9/24/2015 9414Publication: S. Spruce Mountain Drive Last 10/22/2015 Larkspur Douglas County News Press Publisher: Lone Tree Motor Vehicle Office Dated: 8/3/2015 9350 Heritage Hills Circle CHRISTINE DUFFY Lone Tree DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 4500.101136.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Public Trustees

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 70, CARRIAGE CLUB FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10255 Carriage Club Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 9/24/2015 Last Publication: 10/22/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/3/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 4500.101136.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2015-0187 First Publication: 9/24/2015 Last Publication: 10/22/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

First Publication: 9/24/2015 Last Publication: 10/22/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/3/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 4500.101136.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2015-0187 First Publication: 9/24/2015 Last Publication: 10/22/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2015-0194 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/31/2015 1:33:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JOSEPH R. EVANCICH AND ARLINE M. EVANCICH Original Beneficiary: KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/11/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 3/24/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003037882 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $60,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $59,175.73 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay installments of principal and interest, together with other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CITY OF LONE TREE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED INST #2003014085, ID# 2231-091-04-004, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 35, BLOCK 2, LONE TREE FLG. NO.1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, CO. Which has the address of: 8119 Lodgepole Trl, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

Parker Recreation Center If you believe that your lender or ser17301 E. Lincoln Ave. vicer has failed to provide a single Parker pointsix oflocations contactwill (38-38-103.1 CRS) In addition to being a ballot drop-off site, the following be able to assist withorall they are still pursuing foreclosure even your election needs including: Parker Town Hall though you have submitted a com20120 E. Mainstreet pleted loss mitigation application or  Registering to vote Parker you have been offered and have accep Replacing a ballot ted a loss mitigation option (38-38 Voting in person • Monday – Friday, October 26 – 103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint November 2, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with the Colorado Attorney General • Saturday, October 31,Elections Douglas County 125 Stephanie Place Castle Rock (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Finan9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) Douglas County Sheriff's Office • Tuesday, November 3, Election Day, or both.

However, the filing of a comHighlands Ranch Substation 9250 Zotos Drive Highlands Ranch 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. plaint in andDrive of itself will not stop the Larkspur Fire Protection District 9414 S. Spruce Mountain Larkspur foreclosure process.

Tree Motor Vehicle Office Lone Tree PleaseLone contact the Douglas County Elec-9350 Heritage Hills Circle tions Office at Recreation 303-660-7444 Parker Center if you have 17301First E. Lincoln Ave. Publication: 9/24/2015 Parker any questions regarding mail ballot voting 20120 Last Publication: 10/22/2015 Parker Parker Town Hall E. Mainstreet or visit DouglasVotes.com where many Publisher: Douglas County News Press questions can be answered.

Dated: 8/3/2015  Monday – Friday, October 26 – November 2, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

All voters MAY NOT be eligible to vote CHRISTINE DUFFY  Saturday, October 31,Elec9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. COUNTY Public Trustee on every issue in this Coordinated DOUGLAS November Election Day, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. tion. Voters willTuesday, be MAILED a ballot3,that contains only those candidate(s) and/or The name, address and telephone numPlease on contact thethe Douglas Elections Office 303-660-7444 if yourepresenting have any questions issue(s) which voter County is eligible to bersat of the attorney(s) the regarding mail ballot voting or visit DouglasVotes.com questions can be answered. legal where holdermany of the indebtedness is: vote.

LOT 35, BLOCK 2, LONE TREE FLG. NO.1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, CO. Which has the address of: 8119 Lodgepole Trl, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

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DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013CV30908, Division/Courtroom 3 SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 2015-0001662

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given CONDOMINIUM Topossible advertise your publicPRAIRIE noticesMEADOWS call 303-566-4100 that on the first sale date (unless ASSOCIATION, INC. the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedPlaintiff nesday, November 18, 2015, at the Pubv. lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, CHARLES E. LIKEN, JR.; DEPARTCastle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public MENT OF THE TREASURY – INTERNAL auction to the highest and best bidder for REVENUE SERVICE; COTTONWOOD cash, the said real property and all inSOUTH MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC. terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs Defendant(s). and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Regarding: UNIT C, BUILDING 15, COTEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed of TONWOOD SOUTH CONDOMINIUM Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses MAP NO. 30, FOR PRAIRIE MEADOWS of sale and other items allowed by law, CONDOMINIUMS ACCORDING TO THE and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificCONDOMINIUM MAP FOR COTTONate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If WOOD SOUTH CONDOMINIUM MAP the sale date is continued to a later date, NO. 30 RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 29, the deadline to file a notice of intent to 2006 AT RECEPTION NO. 2006102250, cure by those parties entitled to cure may IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF also be extended.

THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY AND AS DEFINED If you believe that your lender or serAND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIvicer has failed to provide a single UM DECLARATION FOR COTTONpoint of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or WOOD SOUTH CONDOMINIUMS FOR they are still pursuing foreclosure even PRAIRIE MEADOWS CONDOMINIUMS though you have submitted a comRECORDED ON NOVEMBER 23, 2004 pleted loss mitigation application or AT RECEPTION NO. 2004120167 AS you have been offered and have accepAMENDED IN TECHNICAL AMENDted a loss mitigation option (38-38MENT TO DECLARATION RECORDED 103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint ON FEBRUARY 3, 2005 AT RECEPwith the Colorado Attorney General TION NO. 2005010456, IN SAID RE(720-508-6006) or the Consumer FinanCORDS, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) STATE OF COLORADO or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the Also known as 17200 Waterhouse Circle, foreclosure process.

Unit C, Parker, Colorado 80134.

Public Trustees

First Publication: 9/24/2015 Last Publication: 10/22/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Misc. Private Legals

Phone #: (303) 329-3363 Fax #: (303) 393-8438 Attorney File #: 3500-063 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 6th day November, 2015, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-814-7089. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid. Please telephone 303-814-7089 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have one hour following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid.

Legal Notice No.: 2015-0194 First Publication: 9/24/2015 Last Publication: 10/22/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE.

Dated: 8/3/2015 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NEAL K DUNNING Colorado Registration #: 10181 2000 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD TOWER TWO, SUITE 700, DENVER, COLORADO 80222

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2013CV30908, Division/Courtroom 3 SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 2015-0001662 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY PRAIRIE MEADOWS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. Plaintiff v.

CHARLES E. LIKEN, JR.; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY – INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; COTTONWOOD SOUTH MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC. Defendant(s).

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $ 26,141.76.

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-814-7089. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is Wendy E. Weigler, Esq., Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne, LLP, 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300, Littleton, Colorado 80127 303-8631870.

Tony G. Spurlock Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado By: Ron Hanavan, Deputy Legal Notice No.: 927715 First Publication: September 17, 2015 Last Publication: October 15, 2015 Published In: The Douglas County NewsPress

Regarding: UNIT C, BUILDING 15, COTTONWOOD SOUTH CONDOMINIUM MAP NO. 30, FOR PRAIRIE MEADOWS CONDOMINIUMS ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR COTTONWOOD SOUTH CONDOMINIUM MAP NO. 30 RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 29, 2006 AT RECEPTION NO. 2006102250, IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR COTTONWOOD SOUTH CONDOMINIUMS FOR PRAIRIE MEADOWS CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 23, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO. 2004120167 AS AMENDED IN TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 3, 2005 AT RECEPTION NO. 2005010456, IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Also known as 17200 Waterhouse Circle, Unit C, Parker, Colorado 80134.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 6th day November, 2015, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-814-7089. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to NEALinKthis DUNNING State of Colorado ) be eligible to vote on every issue All voters MAY NOT Coordinated Election. Voters will be the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no Colorado Registration 10181 warranty relating to title, possession, or ) SScontains only those candidate(s) MAILED a ballot that and/or issue(s) on#:which the voter is 2000 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD quiet enjoyment in and to said real propCounty oftoDouglas eligible vote. ) TOWER TWO, SUITE 700, erty in connection with this sale. All bidDENVER, COLORADO 80222 ders will be required to have in their posI, Merlin Klotz, Clerk and Recorder of session cash or certified funds at least Douglas State ofCounty, ColoradoState ) of Colorado, do Phone #: (303) 329-3363 equal to the amount of the judgment credhereby certify that the) SS following is a true Fax #: (303) 393-8438 itor’s bid. Please telephone 303-814-7089 and correct list of all persons to be voted County of Douglas ) Attorney File #: 3500-063 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of on at the Coordinated Election, along with *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE this bid. The highest and best bidder will Referendums and Amendments, as certiI, Merlin Klotz, Clerk and Recorder of Douglas County, of Colorado, do hereby certify that have one hour following the sale to tender SALE State DATES on the Public Trustee webfied to me and filed in my office, In Testithe following is a true and correct list of all persons to http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustbe voted on at the Coordinated Election, site: the full amount of their bid, or they will be mony Whereof, I have hereunto set my along with Referendums and Amendments, to me and filed in my office, In Testimony deemed to have withdrawn their bid. ee/ hand and official seal this October 8, 2015. as certified Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this October 8, 2015.

Legal Notice No.: 2015-0194 BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE First Publication: 9/24/2015 CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFILast Publication: 10/22/2015 CIENT TO COVER THE INITIAL BID AT Publisher: Douglas County News Press THE TIME OF SALE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $ 26,141.76.

__________________________ Merlin Klotz Merlin ClerkKlotz and Recorder of Douglas County Clerk and Recorder of Douglas County

Legal Notice No.: 927861 First Publication: October 8, 2015 Last Publication: October 8, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Please read the legal notices.

Legal Notice No.: 2015-0187 First Publication: 9/24/2015 Last Publication: 10/22/2015 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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(720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

When government takes action, it uses local newspapers to notify you. Reading your public notices is the best way to find out what is All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriffand at 303-814-7089.

The happening in your community how it affects you. If you don’t name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner read public notices, you knowlienwhat you of thenever above described is Wendy E. might miss.

Weigler, Esq., Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne, LLP, 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300, Littleton, Colorado 80127 303-8631870.

Notices are meant to be noticed.

Read your public notices and get involved!

Tony G. Spurlock Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado By: Ron Hanavan, Deputy

Legal Notice No.: 927715 First Publication: September 17, 2015 Last Publication: October 15, 2015 Published In: The Douglas County NewsPress

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As his friend Hayden Kern holds the flag, Roman Kiene “putts” the ball toward the hole as friends Eric Lolsen and Connor O’Shields, right, look on. They played a round of footgolf on the newly created course at Broken Tee Golf Course in Englewood. Photo by Tom Munds

Kickin’ it at the course Footgolf’s goal is to boot soccer ball into hole

By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com When his foursome was cleared to start play Sept. 27, Hayden Kern teed off by sending a soccer ball sailing through the air toward the orange flag marking the first hole on the footgolf course at Broken Tee Golf Course in Englewood.

The Highlands Ranch resident and his three friends, Eric Lolsen, Roman Kiene and Connor O’Shields, were trying the sport of footgolf for the first time.

“A friend told us about the sport, so we decided to try it,” Kern said as he prepared to start play. “We are all soccer players and golfers so we figured it would be fun.”

Katie Kern brought the boys to the course.

“They wanted to try the sport and I thought it would be a good idea,” she said.

“It is a great way for the boys to get out and enjoy a beautiful day and see if they can use athletic abilities and soccer skills to make par on the holes.”

The boys checked out the first hole and the challenges it presented. The hole isn’t very long, but there is a hill between the tee box and the flag. A player could try to drive the ball up and over the hill and hope it would stick on the green. A more conservative strategy would be to take an approach shot down the fairway, leaving a clear path to put the next shot on the green.

When they completed the first hole, the young athletes agreed it was easy to kick the ball but hard to move it toward the hole. Lolsan, a Littleton resident, added that he felt

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Eagles during the day came between teammates in the varsity boys meet.

Lyons’ Paul Roberts won in a meet record time of 15:18.00, and Mountain Vista teammates Joshua Romine and Paxton Smith battled side by side for second place with Romine claiming the runnerup ribbon.

“Josh helped pull me along after I died a bit,” said Smith. “He got me at the very end. We were at the line together.”

Mountain Vista’s boys are the defending Class 5A state champions, and both the boys and girls are focused on Oct. 31 and the state cross-country meet in Colorado Springs.

“We haven’t raced a whole lot with our varsity kids this year,” said Golden Eagles coach Jonathan Dalby. “We’re focusing more on the end of the season this year.

State is a priority.”

Castle View Sabercat Invitational results Top team and individual varsity finishers at the Castle View Sabercat Invitational cross-country meet Oct. 3 in Sedalia.

Girls Team 1. Mountain Vista 48; 4. Rock Canyon 169; 5. ThunderRidge 177; 7. Castle View

kick-putting accurately was a real challenge.

As the name of the game indicates, footgolf players kick the ball instead of hitting the ball with a club.

“Footgolf is an up-and-coming sport. It is very popular in California, and one course reported 10,000 rounds of footgolf played in one year,” said Shannon Rhoades, recreation program administrator at the course.

“The staff always is looking for more ways to use the course. So we looked at the game, talked it over and made the decision to set up a foot nine-hole golf course off to the side of our par-3 course.”

Players use a No. 5 soccer ball, and the object is to use as few kicks as possible to put the ball in a hole that is 21 inches in diameter.

From tee to hole, yardages vary from 86 yards to 193 yards. The total course yardage on the regular tees is 1,308. From the beginners’ tee, the course yardage is 1,013.

The golf and footgolf courses are adjacent and both can be in play at the same time. Rhoades said that, for safety reasons, there is at least 10 minutes between tee times for golfers and footgolfers.

The cost to play the course is $8 for Englewood residents, $10 for nonresidents and $6 for those 18 and under. Players can rent a No. 5 soccer ball for $3 but a $20 refundable deposit is required to rent a ball.

Course hours for footgolf are the same as for the Broken Tee Golf Course facilities, located at 2101 W. Oxford Ave. To book a tee time for footgolf, call 303762-2670 and hit 0 to bypass the long information message and check on available times. Footgolfers also can book tee times online by going to www.brokenteegolf.com and click on the tee-time icon at the top of the page.

215; 9. Chaparral 298.

Individual Girls 1. Allie Chipman, Mountain Vista, 17:50.00; 3. Catherine Liggett, Legend, 18:25.00; 5. Savanna Dalton, Castle View, 18:47.00; 6. Shannon Osoba, Rock Canyon, 19:11.70; 7. Caroline Eck, Mountain Vista, 19:30.30; 11. Madison Easton, Mountain Vista, 19:39.00; 12. Erin Kraus, Castle View, 19:50.10; 13. Mauren Fitzsimmons, Mountain Vista, 19:51.00; 15. Allison Janedis, Rock Canyon, 20:01.70; 17.

Hannah Brown, Mountain Vista, 20:09.6; 18. Jessica Nats, Mountain Vista, 20:09.60.

Boys Team 1. Mountain Vista 23; 2. Rock Canyon 100; 3. Chaparral 134; 4. Legend 144; 6.

ThunderRidge 180; 8. Douglas County 206; 10. Heritage, 280.

Individual Boys 2. Joshua Romine, Mountain Vista, 16:07.00; 3. Paxton Smith, Mountain Vista, 16:07.30; 4. Shayan Zarrin, Mountain Vista, 16:27.30; 6. Alex Fu, Mountain Vista, 16:31.70; 7. Scott Johnson, Legend, 16:38.20; 8. Ryan Currie, Mountain Vista, 16:41.10; 9. Chris Theodore, Rock Canyon, 16:44.00; 11. Caleb Thompson, Douglas County, 16:47.80; 12. Alex Hebner, Chaparral, 16:49.90; 13. Luke Dickinson, Rock Canyon, 16:51.10; 14. Austin Dennis, Chaparral, 16:53.00; 16. Jeremy Romero, Heritage, 16:55.00; 17. Robbie Gleeson, Mountain Vista, 17:03.00; 20. Bailey Timmons, Rock Canyon, 17:07.70.