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Full-time library director post cut Kari May will be leaving at the end of this week By Rick Gustafson
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molished,” he said. “It puts everyday worries into perspective, in comparison to a young kid whose world is upside down.” Often, a child’s advocate is the most consistent person in their life, Bryant said. The child can always rely on their CASA, she said, whether it’s spending time together as a trusted friend or as a confidant to discuss any issues the child may be experiencing at the foster home or school. “You try and talk to them as much as you can — find out how things are going,” Gedeon said. “It makes a big impression on them to see a stranger who cares.” CASA is the only volunteer opportunity written into law, Kunz said. Therefore, advocates receive court orders that allow them access to relevant information to best help the child, she said. Such information includes details on therapy sessions, and school, medical and court records. The written reports, which are submitted by a child’s advocate at every court hearing, Kunz said, often are the “main vehicle for advocacy in the courtroom.” “CASAs really get to know these kids. You help the judge and lawyers make the choices that are in the best interest of the child,” Bryant said. “Sometimes you’re the only one in the courtroom who really knows the child.” Closing the communication gap is key to being an advocate, said Josiane Edy, a CASA volunteer since 2007.
Citing budgetary matters, the Pines and Plains Library District Board of Trustees voted 3-1 on Jan. 28 to eliminate the fulltime director position, meaning Kari May’s job will end Feb. 13. The proposed change had been the subject of a special meeting on Jan. 12, and the board followed up with the vote at its regularly scheduled meeting. Susan St. Vincent, board president, said the board convened the special meeting to address bud- May getary concerns that came to a head in December. “At that December meeting,” she said, “it was brought to the board’s attention that during the financial broker’s effort to refinance the Elizabeth Branch building loan, there was only one bank interested in taking on the risk of this loan.” Financial projections point to continued deficits within the district through 2021. The board cited a number of factors — including declining property tax revenues and disappointing fundraising results — tied to the district’s continuing deficit, a deficit that has forced it to rely on proceeds from the sale of the old Elizabeth Library and the Carlson Building to supplement revenues. “We are choosing to be proactive in this situation and not waiting until it is a ‘crisis’ beyond recovery,” St. Vincent said. “The board is committed to continuing servicing our patrons at the present level; this is a priority.” In the past, the board has implemented other efforts to ease the strains on the district’s budget such as a reduction of branch service hours and employee working hours. St. Vincent anticipates that the refinancing of the Elizabeth Branch building and the elimination of the full-time director position will eliminate the requirement for additional cuts in the near future. May has been the public face for the district since she moved to Elizabeth to accept the job as the district’s full-time director in 2008. During her tenure, May oversaw two upgrades to the library district’s cataloguing systems, the relocation of the Elizabeth Library from East Main Street to its present location on Beverly Street, and the rebranding of the district from the Elbert County Library District to the Pines and Plains Library District last fall. May also held the position as the president of the Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL), serving as elected president, president and past president under the organizations three-year leadership structure. CAL membership is made up of librarians, library employees and other institutions that support intellectual freedom, offers professional development, and provide the opportunity to network with librarians and civic leaders. In a news release issued after the meeting, the board expressed its appreciation for May’s service to the district and wished her good luck in her future endeavors. “Ms. May has brought a high level of
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Yolanda Bryant wrote “One Child at a Time: The Mission of a Court Appointed Special Advocate” with the hope that the book will lead others to volunteer for CASA. In the book, Bryant tells Kelly’s story. Kelly is a 3-year-old girl that Bryant championed as she went through the foster care system. She is pictured here with her canine companion, Abba. Courtesy photos
‘The voice for the children’ Court-appointed volunteers help youths traverse the foster system By Christy Steadman
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They are managers of fraud investigations, homemakers and customer-account and marketing managers. But to the children they are assigned, they are a friend to play video games or watch movies with, a tutor for homework help or someone to take them to the park or mall. Most of all, they are a trusted adult the child can talk to. They are Court Appointed Special Advocates. “CASAs have no other reason to be there except for the kid,” said Kevin Gedeon, a CASA volunteer since spring 2012. “They’re always good kids, but they are in the worst imaginable situations.” The advocates are volunteers appointed by a judge or magistrate to children involved in a dependency or neglect case, said Kristen Kunz, 18th Judicial District CASA program director. The case will involve either imminent risk of harm to the child or familial struggles. Poverty is not considered a struggle, Kunz said, but may go hand-inhand with challenges that do qualify — physical, sexual or substance abuse, mental illness or domestic violence. The process begins once a court case is triggered, Kunz said, and a child is entered into the custody of social services and placed in a foster home. An advocate is matched with a family, generally, within 60 days of the case opening. The advocate stays with the family until the case closes, she said, which averages about 12 to 18 months. The Department of Human Services works to help get families back on track, Kunz said, and advocates do a lot of the legwork investigating what is in the child’s best interest. “It’s easy to think that once a case is in the courts, everything just takes care of itself,” said C.J. Whelan, Centennial city councilmember, District 4, “but that is far from the truth.”
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CASA provides the resource that helps the child as they traverse the system, he said. Advocates are “the voice for the children in the foster system,” said Yolanda Bryant, a CASA volunteer since 2006. “We are those children’s advocate until they are reunited with their families or are adopted by a new, forever family.” It’s hard on children if they are placed into a strange home, or if they have been abused by a parental figure, Gedeon said. “Their whole world has been completely de-
Yolanda Bryant has been a CASA volunteer since 2006. She wrote the book, wrote “One Child at a Time: The Mission of a Court Appointed Special Advocate” with the hope that the book will lead others to volunteer for the organization.
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Bands to battle on Kiowa stage Groups compete for cash, prizes, opportunity By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media The second High Plains Battle of the Bands is set for Feb. 21 at the Elbert County Fairgrounds in Kiowa. The competition features six bands competing in a head-tohead competition for cash, prizes and the opportunity to perform at the 2015 Elizabeth Music & Art Festival. The organizer and president of Peak Events, Mike Anthony, said that the six bands participating are school-aged musicians ranging from middle school to high school, coming from across the Front
Range, including Douglas County, Denver and even as far away as Fort Collins. “There are two types of battles of the bands,” Anthony says. “The first type is where the band plays for a panel who judges their musical ability. Ours isn’t like that. Ours is a pure popularity contest.” Each band will have a 30-minute window to set up, perform and strike. Audience members then vote for their favorite band via a text network, donated by Viaero Wireless in Elizabeth, that tabulates the results. The winning band will take home half of the door receipts along with an invitation to perform at the Elizabeth Music & Art Festival in August. The other half of the take covers expenses and building rental. “The faster they can set up, the more songs they can play,” said Anthony, who estimated the average playing time of each
band at around 20 minutes or about four to five songs. The first High Plains Battle of the Bands was held in the winter of 2013 as a way for Anthony to encourage younger musicians to participate in the Elizabeth Music & Art Festival, of which he is the organizer. According to Anthony, the 2013 winners took home around $600. “That’s a lot of money for a high school band for a 20-minute performance,” he said. This year, Peak Events will again collaborate with Musicians in Action (MIA), a Colorado nonprofit, which will host a “Not-SoSilent-Auction” during the performances. Anthony jokes that the auction takes place while the bands are performing and is anything but silent. The auction is designed to raise aware-
ness and resources for the homelessness agencies MIA supports, such as the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, the Gathering Place, Urban Peak and Senior Support Services. Businesses wishing to participate in the auction may donate items up until the start of the event, but Anthony encourages donors to contact him as early as possible. Doors at the County Fairgrounds in Kiowa open at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 21 and the performance starts at 6 p.m. Tickets for the show are available at the door for $5 and children under 10 are free. Peak Events is a production and management business run by Mike and Jami Anthony, who have been organizing events in Elbert and Douglas counties and are founders of the Elizabeth Music & Art Festival, which is scheduled for Aug. 22.
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DOUGLAS-ELBERT COUNTY Music Teachers’
Association meets at 9 a.m. every first Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Chambers on Main Street. All area music teachers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479.
THE ELBERT County Sheriff’s Posse is a nonprofit volunteer organization that is part of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office. As volunteers we support the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, all law enforcement in our county, and the community at large. For more information or a membership application, go to http://www.elbertcountysheriff.com/ posse.html, or contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456. THE ELIZABETH Food Bank, 381 S. Banner in Elizabeth (next door to Elizabeth Presbyterian Church) needs to let the public know that we are available to help anyone who needs food. The hours are Friday 12:30-3 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-11:30 a.m. Other times by appointment. LAWYERS AT the Library, a free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney, will be offered from 6-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly St. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for the areas of family law, civil litigation, criminal
defense, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law and civil protection orders. Walk-ins are welcome. Everyone will be helped on a first-come, first-served basis.
MYSTERY BOOK Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at the Simla Public Library. The group enjoys talking about a variety of mystery authors and titles. We also periodically host a Colorado author during our meetings. Everyone may join us, and registration is not required. Visit the Simla Branch of the Elbert County Library District at 504 Washington Avenue, call 719-541-2573, or email farabe@elbertcountylibrary.org. THE OUTBACK Express is a public transit service provided through the East Central Council of Local Governments is open and available to all residents of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties and provides an economical and efficient means of travel for the four-county region. Call Kay Campbell, Kiowa, at 719- 541-4275. You may also call the ECCOG office at 1-800-825-0208 to make reservations for any of the trips. You may also visit http://outbackexpress.tripod.com. To ensure that a seat is available, 24-hour advance reservations are appreciated.
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SENIORS MEET in Elizabeth every Monday at 11 a.m. for food, fun and fellowship at Elizabeth Senior Center, 823 S. Banner St. Bring a dish for potluck on the first Monday of each month. Other Mondays, bring a sack lunch. Bingo, games and socializing. New leadership. Call Agnes at 303883-7881 or Carol at 303-646-3425 for information. VFW POST 10649 meets monthly at 8:30 a.m. the first Saturday of every month at 24325 Main St., Elbert. Go to http://www.vfwpost10649.org. Contact Alan Beebe at 303435-2560 for questions. CYCLE CLUB meets at 9 a.m. Saturdays in the parking lot
of Southeast Christian Church. Tour the streets of Parker, Elizabeth and Castle Rock. Call John at 720-842-5520.
PARKER ARTISTS Guild presents free art classes for kids and teen on the second Saturday of each month at Hobby Lobby at Parker Road and Mainstreet. Lessons and Lemonade classes for ages 10-12 are at 9:30 or 11 a.m., and the Teen Art Studio for grades 7-9 are at 1 or 3 p.m. Reservations required by the Wednesday before class. Go to www.parkerartistsguild.com and click on Youth Programs. 20 students maximum. AARP PARKER meets at 1 p.m. every second
Wednesday of the month at Parker United Methodist Church, 11805 S. Pine Drive, Parker. There are interesting Suppo and informative programs for seniors. For further informa- Johnso tion, contact Patsy at 303-905-1008.
AMERICAN LEGION Parker Post 1864 meets at 7 p.m. every first Wednesday of the month at South Metro Fire Station No. 46, 19310 Stroh Road, Parker. Go to www.post1864.org or call 720-542-3877. AWANA CLUB at Parker Bible Church meets from 6:30-8:05 p.m. Wednesdays at 4391 E. Mainstreet. Call 303-841-3836. BETA SIGMA Phi Preceptor Gamma Theta Chapter meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. Contact Sandy Pearl at 303-319-2392 for more information. BREAKFAST CLUB Singles 50 plus meets at 8:30 a.m. the third Saturday each month at the Ridge Bar & Grill, Castle Pines North Golf Club (exit I-25 at Castle Pines Parkway and go 2 miles west). Breakfast orders taken at 9 a.m. This is an active singles group with opportunities to make new friends while enjoing various activities. 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.
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There was a fervor for gun legislation at the State Capitol last week with seven proposed measures going through House and Senate committees. Republicans and Democrats dished out party-line votes that left both groups at an impasse on many of those bills. Five gun bills that concern permits, background checks and private firearm transfers were some of the measures heard
in the House State, Veterans and Military Affairs committee. The measures predictably failed while the Senate Judiciary committee passed two gun measures with a Republican majority vote, 3-2. A House bill proposed by Rep. Janak Joshi, R-Colorado Springs, which repeals the state’s requirement for criminal background checks prior to a private gun transfer, garnered a duplicate measure in the Senate. With the House version failing, the Senate bill is expected to die as well, once it reaches the Democratic controlled House. Attempts by Republicans to reverse contentious gun laws was anticipated for this year’s legislative session, but some lawmak-
ers were left scratching their heads at bills that have received past bipartisan support. One of the Senate bills heard in committee last week aimed to lift restrictions on the carrying of a concealed handgun by getting rid of the permit requirement which was passed into law in 2003. The bill would not change existing prohibitions from carrying concealed guns in certain public places such as school grounds. Sen. Michael Merrifield, D-Colorado Springs, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee inquired about the changes to the 2003 law he helped to establish. “It was a bipartisan bill,” Merrifield said. “I’m curious as to what’s wrong with what
we did 14 years ago … what’s broken?” Proponents for the bill argued that the state’s mandatory criminal background check for gun purchases should be all that is needed to carry a concealed handgun. “This bill really doesn’t change anything except decriminalize the right to carry a concealed without a permit,” said Dudley Brown, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and president of the National Association for Gun Rights. The measure passed the Senate 3-2 and moved to appropriations. But if last week’s division is any indicator, the bill will not travel very far before it is voted down in the House.
GUN LEGISLATION HB 1009: Repeal large ammo magazine ban: Failed in House committee HB 1049: Deadly force against intruders in businesses: HB 1050: Repeal Gun Transfer Background Check requirement and fee for private firearm transfers: Failed in house
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HB 1086: CBI produce certificates for gun transferees HB 1127: Reducing civil liability for businesses that permit the carrying of concealed handguns: Failed in House commit-
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HB 1138: Concerning concealed handgun permits; the bill allows a valid Colorado concealed handgun permit to substitute as an otherwise authorized criminal background check pursuant to the transfer of a firearm: To be heard in committee HB 1168: Permitting the carrying of concealed handguns on public elementary and secondary school properties: To be heard in committee SB 32: Allows a person who legally possesses a handgun under state and federal law to carry a concealed handgun in Colorado with receiving a permit; passed in Senate committee
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Fracking ban could result in compensation Oil, gas task force offers glimpse of recommendations By Amy Woodward
awoodward @coloradocommunitymedia.com A number of members of the state House of Representatives are supporting a proposed fracking bill that will require compensation to royalty owners for the value of lost revenue not received due to local governments that elect to implement a hydraulic fracturing ban. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Perry Buck, R-Windsor, awaits its hearing in the House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, but has accumulated co-sponsorships by 17 other Republican representatives. “Government cannot take your property without just compensation,” Buck said of her bill. It’s the first piece of legislation related to fracking to come from the General Assembly this session. Most lawmakers are waiting for recommendations from the governor’s oil and gas task force, which was
created last September, before introducing other fracking bills. Last week, the task force approved a number of proposals with a straw vote on increased local government involvement for drilling operations, which included support for permitting processes for operators that would require local government approval. The operator may seek mediation through the land dispute resolution board if a local government does not approve, and the operator may appeal to a district court if the mediation is not successful. The 19-member task force will be working through the final drafts of its proposal in the coming weeks, with a pending deadline to submit its recommendations to the governor on Feb. 27. The task force will meet for the last time on Feb. 24. “After listening to the task force meetings … it gets really, really complicated,” said Rep. Su Ryden, D-Aurora. “That is probably my biggest concern with this bill, is that it would be, I think, very difficult to even try to carry out with so many unknowns involved — nobody really knows what a well is going to produce until it actually produces it.”
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Douglas district reschedules summit Ju Innovation exposition will showcase reform efforts for other districts By Jane Reuter
jreuter @coloradocommunitymedia.com A three-day event — designed to showcase and share with others the Douglas County School District’s efforts to change education — is planned from Feb. 18-20 with sessions at Lone Tree’s Denver Marriott South hotel and in various schools. The Innovation Summit originally was scheduled for June 2014. It was rescheduled because February works better for both the district and those interested in attending, according to DCSD. To date, 37 people have registered for the event. Described on the district’s website as “an unprecedented opportunity to collaborate on the reinvention of American education,” the event will include ses-
sions on student assessments, school choice, teacher evaluations and pay structures, safety, site-based budgeting and other topics. Participants will visit schools to “see classrooms of the future in DCSD today” and “meet teachers and students engaged in 21st-century learning,” according to the site. There is no registration fee for participants. DCSD originally planned the June event with a charge of $200 per participant or $400 for teams of two or more, but dropped fees from the rescheduled event. The removal of fees was designed to make it more affordable for districts that would like to attend, according to DCSD. Parent Meg Masten, who has been critical of many of DCSD’s reforms, is concerned about the cost of the event and how DCSD will be portrayed to participants. “I worry that those attending the summit will see a carefully crafted view of DCSD that fails to shed light on all the unfunded needs we have, as well as the
poor parent and staff satisfaction levels,” she said, adding she is not convinced the event costs are completely covered by non-district funds. “The district staff time that is being spent to promote, develop and execute an event of this magnitude is significant. This amount of effort should, instead, be applied toward the school- and classroom-level needs, where it would have a direct impact on the education of children.” The rental of the venue, materials for attendees, and other expenses will be paid for through grants made to the Douglas County Educational Foundation specifically for the event, according to DCSD spokeswoman Paula Hans. Hans did not respond when asked who had provided the funding, but said the grants will cover event-related expenditures. School leaders said the Innovation Summit is not only a way to showcase the district’s work, but to exchange ideas with others who are undertaking major changes in the field of education. “We know many districts across the country share our goals and are our
partners in the reinvention of American education,” the site reads. “This is an opportunity for us to gather together and talk about the work we share, things that we’ve learned, things that we’ve done well and things that we can do better together.” DCSD’s website describes the summit By C as “the perfect place to light the spark of cmic change at your school or district or con-@col tinue work that has already begun.” Douglas County School Board presi- Fa dent Kevin Larsen said the district fre-stand quently hosts curious guests from other M districts, and the summit will be an op-was portunity to exchange information with ain Se broader audience. retire “We get a lot of inquiries from outsideJudg educators to come visit that can becomeover disruptive when peppered sporadically Pe throughout the calendar,” he said. “Hold-wron ing this event in a concentrated few daystheir allows this collaboration to be more effi-some amp cient and productive.” For more event information, visitsents www.dcsdk12.org/innovation-summit. Her t in th whet In nam fully the v who ter tr “I A veterans hospital under construc-50-p tion in Aurora has encountered massivejuven cost overruns and delays, but it wasn’t‘hi,’ clear if Roff had any role in planning orthem supervising the project. M U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo., wel-cour comed Roff’s departure, saying veterans deserve better leadership. “She did the right thing by leaving,” he said. Coffman has asked the VA to investigate the Denver-based eastern Colorado system. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., described Roff’s departure as an opportunity and urged the VA to find a leader to push for better care for veterans.
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Director of troubled Denver VA hospital to retire Reports of secret waiting list surface Associated Press The director of the veterans health care system for Denver and eastern Colorado is retiring, days after a report that a Veterans Affairs sleep clinic in Denver had a secret waiting list. Lynette Roff is stepping down, a spokesman for the VA said Feb. 3. No other details were immediately released. Former VA employee Tommy Belinski obtained a paper waiting list — separate from the official computerized list — that
could have been used to hide lengthy waits for appointments at the sleep clinic, KUSA-TV in Denver reported. The list had more than 500 names on it, Belinski said. The VA has said officials discovered an “unofficial list” in 2012 and abolished it. Dan Warvi, a spokesman for the VA in Denver, said in an email to The Associated Press that no secret list exists. Roff didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment made through a spokesman. Investigators following up on whistleblower complaints have discovered largescale improprieties in the way hospitals and clinics around the country scheduled veterans for appointments. Eight
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months ago, an audit found that 1,600 new patients had to wait 90 days or longer for appointments at eastern Colorado VA medical facilities. It wasn’t clear if the sleep clinic was included in the audit. The Colorado facilities were included in a nationwide audit on a single day in May. All told, more than 57,000 patients faced delays of 90 days or longer. The review also indicated that 13 percent of schedulers reported being told by supervisors to falsify appointment schedules to make patient waits appear shorter. In July, the VA announced it planned to fire two supervisors and discipline four others in Colorado and Wyoming after they were accused of falsifying health care data.
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resi- Fairness, accountability and underfre-standing reign in Bonnie McLean’s court. other McLean, a Parker resident since 2001, op-was appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper ith ain September to fill a seat left vacant by the retirement of 18th Judicial District Court tsideJudge Vincent White. She began presiding omeover cases in mid-January. cally People who find themselves on the Hold-wrong side of the law could only hope for daystheir case to be handled by McLean. While effi-some judges are notorious for making examples out of offenders, McLean reprevisitsents the compassionate side of the bench. it. Her top priority is to affect positive change in the lives of those who appear before her, whether by traditional or inventive means. Instead of seeing offenders as the next name on the docket, McLean becomes fully invested in their lives, and relishes the visits she gets from former defendants who thank her for putting them on a better track. “I don’t care if I’m in the middle of a truc50-person docket,” she says. “If a former ssivejuvenile (offender) wants to stop and say asn’t‘hi,’ I’ll take a few minutes to chat with ng orthem.” McLean worked as a clerk for a juvenile wel-court judge while attending law school at rans
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the University of Denver, and it solidified her desire to become an attorney, as well as her passion for helping kids. She went on to serve as a deputy district attorney in the 18th Judicial District, which covers Douglas, Arapahoe, Elbert and Lincoln counties, and was appointed as county court magistrate at age 32. For the last four years, McLean has been exposed to a range of different types of cases while serving as a district court magistrate. The role enabled her to focus on “problem-solving” courts, including specialized courts for drug offenders, defendants with mental health issues, and military veterans. The programs rely more on rehabilitation than incarceration. “Traditional court intervention is not always that effective in these types of cases,” she said. “This is innovative and treatment-based and it adds an extra layer of accountability. We’re getting better results.” The programs are rooted in frequent court intervention and a series of incentives and sanctions that result in “intense behavior modification,” she says. Theresa “Traci” Slade, an 18th Judicial District Court judge, said McLean lobbied
for and developed the specialty courts, which have since become a model for other agencies to follow. “She’s so patient with people, yet firm enough that she is able to convince people to make the change that they always knew they needed to make,” Slade said. Because of the staff and space needed to accommodate proceedings in the James Holmes theater shooting trial, McLean has started out at the Douglas County Justice Center handling domestic relations cases from Arapahoe County. As a district court judge, she will invariably be assigned by 18th Judicial Chief District Judge Carlos Samour to different types of cases, which she believes will make her a more wellrounded judge. Her gentle approach is a natural extension of her inviting personality. McLean is aware of the public perception that judges are no-nonsense hardliners, “but that’s not who I am, and I’m not going to change who I am.” “I do not want people to come into my courtroom and be intimidated because I don’t think that gives us the best result,” said McLean, who at 40 is younger than most district court judges. “I try to put the
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litigants at ease so they feel free to open up.” That was evidenced by a recent graduation ceremony for participants in the Veterans Treatment Court. When everyone got down and gave 20, McLean was right there beside them doing push-ups in her robe. McLean’s transition into her new position as district court judge should be a smooth one because there are still a “lot of places to make that real human connection,” Slade said. “There are so many opportunities to make some significant changes in people’s lives and opportunities to change their course that you get to be involved in as a judge or a magistrate,” Slade said. “She’s perfect for this job.” For someone who “never gave a whole lot of thought to being a judge,” McLean is an example of the type of forward-thinking adjudicator who is shaping the future of substantive resolution in an arena starving for such advances. “You have to realize at the end of the day that these are people’s lives and the decisions you make affect these people’s lives,” she said. “You don’t take that lightly.”
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February 12, 2015
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Needing a ‘sorry’ may hold you back Sometimes when we hold out for an apology we become trapped in the event or episode that caused a hurt in our lives instead of freeing ourselves from the burden of carrying it around with us forever. We have all been hurt or disappointed at some point in our lives. And it has either been because of someone else, an event or situation, or something we have done to ourselves that brings on those feelings of hurt and maybe even anger. As we approach Valentine’s Day we are reminded of love. We are encouraged to remember those we love the most through cards, candy, flowers, gifts, romantic dinners and affection. And I think one of the very best ways we can demonstrate love is through forgiveness. Even though there is that old saying about love means that we never have to say we are sorry, I believe that love and forgiveness are the best way to overcome the need for an apology. Does it feel good when someone apologizes? For some it feels really good, and for others it is an uncomfortable moment, maybe even awkward. The apology may serve to ease the tension and stress that have been building and escalating over time and open up the doors of communication again. Then again, the apology could create a weird kind of “now what?” moment, leaving both parties wondering, “Where do we
go from here?” If love means never having to say you’re sorry, does that mean we just live our lives through the spirit of forgiveness? Unconditional forgiveness for those who have hurt us, events that have occurred, and ultimately and most importantly for ourselves for the mistakes, missteps, and choices we have made could trump the need for any apology. I don’t know about you, maybe you are someone who really needs to hear the apology, I know I used to be that way too. I used to use the words or phrases like, “I need an apology,” “I want an apology,” or “I expect an apology.” I am not sure what I was really looking to gain. I came to realize it was either one of two things; I either wanted to other person to show remorse and feel bad for what they had done, or I needed to feed my own ego by being the one who deserved and received the apology. Both were extreme-
ly unhealthy for me as I never felt good with either outcome, as a matter of fact, sometimes I even felt worse. Freedom is birthed through forgiveness as we learn to absolutely forgive others and ourselves at the very core of who we are. There is nothing that anyone can do to me or that I can do to myself where I will allow that situation to hold me hostage from my happiness. Does this mean I will forget the event or circumstance? Absolutely not, but forgiving is very different than forgetting. By not forgetting I can learn from the experience and make decisions about my future where I can potentially avoid the same kind of hurt. And by forgiving, completely and unconditionally forgiving, I am free to enjoy every other aspect of my life. So for Valentine’s Day my hope is that you will all enjoy the flowers, candy, cards and romantic gestures and that your ultimate demonstration of love this year will be the spirit of true forgiveness. How about you, are you enjoying the many benefits and freedom of forgiveness? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we allow forgiveness to trump apologies, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
Something a little unsettling about applause Please hold your applause. On the final day of the term at my alma mater, professors were applauded at the end of the lecture. The enthusiasm in the applause, and the duration of it, were directly related to the appreciation the students wanted to express for the quality of the professor as an educator. Sometimes there was polite applause and sometimes there were standing ovations. One near-legendary philosophy professor invariably got a standing ovation. It went on and on. Remembering that this morning made me wonder where applause, applauding and clapping come from. Why not some other expression of approval, like grunting? I can answer the first part, but not the second part, although I have a pretty good idea. Applause, generally, is a pleasant sound. Grunting admirers may have worked after Moog brought down a pterodactyl. But it wouldn’t work after the Colorado Symphony performed Mozart. Like so many things, it all began with ancient Romans. They had a “set ritual” of applause for public performances, which expressed “degrees of approval.” It included waving the flap of the toga, which sounds like Groucho, Chico and Harpo. There are countless variations, and applauding can be accompanied, with foot stomping, for example. Applause can precede, interrupt, or follow an appearance or performance — or all three.
Robin Williams would be introduced on Letterman, and the applause was loud and long. Then he would say something unbelievably witty, and there would be more applause. When his segment ended, there would be more of the same. That wouldn’t go over so well in church. Or in a classical music concert. You’re supposed to wait until the end of the entire work. But if you haven’t been to a classical music concert before, you might not know that, and make a boob out of yourself. Is applause ever annoying? Yes. It’s one of the reasons why I can’t watch the State of the Union address. Someone always keeps score, and the number of times the President is interrupted with applause is in the papers the next day. Half the time, the applause seems insincere. Perhaps because half of the audience is playing for the other team. Slow clapping can mean two things. The audience is displeased, for one, or in films, it can be a crescendo from slow
to furious, to signal a dramatic turning point (“Napoleon Dynamite”). Can applause be derisive? Yes. Earlier this basketball season, my alma mater fell behind to Kentucky, 24-0, before finally scoring. I knew exactly what was coming. Derisive applause. Some of us are applauded more than others, and some perhaps never at all. I have been, and it always makes me a little uncomfortable. For others, it would be uncomfortable if there were no applause. I took a few classes with dud professors, and I almost cringed when the time came to give our approval rating. The sound of one hand clapping. One of the most interesting after effects of sustained applause is the encore. I have been to concerts — Fleetwood Mac in Phoenix — that have had three or four encores. You needed hand lotion afterwards. I can tell you right now that this column is not going to get a standing ovation. It’s informative, but there is very little amusement in it, or unusual insights. But for once, there is no sarcasm, no facetiousness, no borderline nonsense. However, I am not above pandering. Don’t we live in the greatest state in the country? You bet we do. The purplish mountains and the sunny sunshine, not to mention the babbling Platte. It really is heaven on earth. (Columnist exits to polite applause.) Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
Eleven years. Eleven years as a parent of club swimmers. It comes to an end in August when my youngest daughter begins school at the University of Northern Colorado. She will swim there, and if all goes well, graduate in four years. My oldest is at Colorado State, studying business and swimming. What does the end of this 11 years mean? We no longer have to consult swim meet schedules to determine if we can schedule something. No more rising at 5:30 on weekends to pack snacks; check equipment (goggles,
suits and Gatorade). No more sitting on uncomfortable benches for five hours to watch your kid compete for approximately 10 minutes. We have watched the girls endure all types of coaches — good, bad, nice, mean, personable, standoffish and banned. Some had more than one of the aforementioned traits. We have seen countless tears, cheers, made cuts and missed cuts. We have spent tens of thousands of dollars over the years for suits, travel, club expenses and equipment. The girls, what did they get? They
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Colorado rejects right-to-die legislation House committee votes 8-5 against measure By Ivan Moreno Associated Press
Colorado lawmakers rejected a proposal to give dying patients the option to seek doctors’ help ending their lives, concluding a long day of emotional testimony from more than 100 people. For one lawmaker who voted no Feb. 6, the issue was personal. Tearfully telling her colleagues she was a cancer survivor, Democratic Rep. Dianne Primavera recalled how a doctor told her she wouldn’t live more than five years. But she found a doctor who gave her a different opinion. “And he took me in his care, and I am here today 28 years later,” she said. Doctors who opposed the measure told lawmakers earlier that allowing dying patients to seek life-ending medications from a physician closed off the possibility of a recovery when a prognosis can sometimes be wrong. A House committee considering the bill voted 8-5 against it after dozens of people with serious illnesses and others who have seen relatives suffer packed the Colorado legislative hearing. The vote comes as a handful of other states, including California and Pennsylvania, consider laws to allow the terminally ill get doctor-prescribed medication to die. Five states allow patients to seek aid in dying: Oregon, Washington, Montana, Vermont and New Mexico. “This bill represents a very personal freedom that for some is taken away in the final stages of their illness,” said Democratic Rep. Joann Ginal, one of the bill sponsors. “Physicians give patients the best possible care. But there comes a time when a physician is no longer able to heal.” Religious organizations opposed the measure, saying it facilitated suicide. But supporters argued that terminally ill patients should control when they die. The story of Brittany Maynard last year spotlighted the debate over whether doctors should be able to prescribe life-ending medication to patients. Maynard, 29, moved from California to Oregon after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer so she could use that state’s law. She died Nov. 1. Colorado’s bill was modeled after Oregon’s. It would have required dying patients to get two doctors to sign off on their oral and written requests to end their lives. The patients also would have needed to be found to be mentally competent and be able to administer the life-ending medication themselves. One of the opponents to the bill, Carrie Ann Lucas, spoke on behalf of Not Dead Yet, a New-York based disability rights group. Lucas uses a wheelchair and ventilator because of a neuromuscular disease. She told lawmakers that she worries the proposal would make it easy for a disabled person who is depressed to get medication from a doctor. Without her ventilator, Lucas told lawmakers, she would have only hours to live. And, she said, if she were to get depressed, she thinks she could go to a doctor who doesn’t know her well to get the drugs.
Colorado Rep. Joann Ginal, right, D-Fort Collins, hugs Carol Stork of Delta, Colo., after her testimony about the death of her terminally-ill husband, Albert, on Jan. 2, during a Colorado legislative hearing on a bill proposal by Ginal that would give dying patients the option to seek help ending their lives Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Denver. Dozens of people with serious illnesses and others who have seen relatives suffer were on hand for the first public hearing on the measure, which would put Colorado among a handful of states currently considering laws to allow the terminally ill to get doctor-prescribed medication to die. Associated Press “And they probably would give me that lethal prescription instead of referring me to mental-health treatment that I would so desperately need,” said Lucas, 43. Boulder resident David Hibbard, 77, told lawmakers that as a hospice physician for the past 15 years, he knows what to expect once his Parkinson’s disease and leukemia advance. “I will be hunched over, either bedbound or in a wheelchair,’’ he said, his hands shaking as he spoke. He would be unable to talk and feed himself, Hibbard told lawmakers. “I don’t want to endure this scenario, and I certainly don’t want to have my family, my wife and my three children, have to endure watching me go through this rapid deterioration,” he said. Lawmakers hearing the bill raised concerns about whether there are enough safeguards to prevent abuse, such a family member advocating for life-ending medications on behalf of a dying relative. Lawmakers also wondered what would happen if the medications are not used, and whether someone other than the patient could then take them.
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LIFE
February 12, 2015
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‘ Tw i l i g h t o f t h e
W W I I g e n e r a t i o n’ Red Cross volunteers saving the fading memories
By Jennifer Smith
jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Lt. Col. Ken Yaphe recently retired from the Air Force, and now he’s giving back to those who marched before him — and getting an earful in return. “It’s an education, and I feel like I’m contributing,” he said. Yaphe is volunteering with Mile High Red Cross on the Library of Congress Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center, on a mission to “collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans
and better understand the realities of war,” according to the Red Cross website. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, approximately 492 World War II veterans pass away every day in the United States, more than one death every three minutes. “The sad fact is that we are at the twilight of the World War II generation, and within a few short years, their stories will be lost forever,” said Chuck Montera, a publicist for Holly Creek Retirement Community in Centennial. That’s where Yaphe spent Jan. 27, visiting with some of the 50-plus World War II-era veterans who live there and recording their stories. The videos will live in perpetuity at the Library of Congress, and will be given to the vets to share with
family and friends. To be included in the project or to volunteer, contact the American Red Cross at 303-607-4785. Yaphe says that without fail, the veterans he’s interviewed have been modest about their service, whether overseas in battle or on American soil, keeping the gears of war oiled. “It’s tempting for the public to believe that the only experience in war is in the infantry,” he said. “But this is giving exposure to the machine that supported the tip of the spear.” Colorado Community Media spent some time with four of the Holly Creek veterans and what follows is a glimpse into their stories.
Picking up the pieces
Peeling his share of potatoes
Robert Stong retrieved crashed aircraft around Norfolk, Va., for most of his World War II tour of duty. Photo by Jennifer Smith
World War II veteran Keith Burnham, 88, is interviewed as his wife, Rheta, 80, listens. On the table in front of Burnham are stacks of newspaper articles and documents that recount the time he spent in the service. Photo by Christy Steadman
Seaman First Class Robert Stong spent most of his World War II service at Naval Station Norfolk in Virgina, picking up pieces of planes that practicing pilots crashed. “One time, I recall, the pilot was lying on the wing getting a suntan when we got there,” said the native of Layfayette, Ind. — “a little drinking town with a football problem,” as he calls it. He never saw an injured pilot, as they were taken away before he and the team he led got to the crash site. Once there, they’d load the plane onto a trailer — whatever was left after the nearby farmers got enough aluminum to fix their chicken
Keith Burnham, 88, joined the service two days before his 18th birthday in December 1944. He was deployed in June 1945 and ranked as a fireman first class in the Navy, assigned to the USS Burleson. Aboard the ship, Burnham was assigned to the boiler room with the job of regulating the amount of oil to the amount of air to make a smoke screen, he said. “Everything was eight hours on, and eight hours off,” Burnham said. And if the eight hours off fell during the daytime, there were other chores, such as cleaning, to be done. “I did my fair share of peeling potatoes.” Most of the ship’s assignments came
coops — and head on down the highway back to the base. One guy would have to stand on the plane’s tail to raise power and phone lines up high enough to pass underneath. It didn’t always work, said Stong, and they’d joke that they were probably yanking people’s phones right out of their walls. “It was a lot of fun,” he said. Today, Stong appreciates the discipline he gained from serving in the military. “It does a lot of good for a lot of kids,” he said. — Jennifer Smith
two at a time, he said, and included two trips to retrieve discharged troops returning home. Eventually, the USS Burleson was assigned to take animals to nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll. There were all sorts of animals, Burnham said, and the ship became known as Noah’s Ark. Burnham described his experience in the service as fortunate. “The war was about over before I got into any real battles,” he said. He added that he’s grateful he “got to join the Navy rather than being drafted in the Army.” — Christy Steadman
Playing with the dogs of war ‘Y’ was his lucky letter
World War II-era veteran Herbert Bowman, 86, talks with Red Cross volunteer Ken Yaphe about his time serving in the Army Corps of Engineers as the two men meet at the Holly Creek Retirement Community on Jan. 27. Photo by Christy Steadman
Paul Youngren, right, tells Red Cross volunteer Ken Yaphe his story about being in the Navy during World War II. The Red Cross will send the video to the Library of Congress to become a permanent part of history. Photo by Jennifer Smith
Herbert Bowman, 86, joined the military on his 18th birthday on June 21, 1946. His reason for joining was to get the education package as part of the GI Bill. A person received two months of schooling for each month of service, Bowman said. “That was very attractive to me,” he said, and he later went on to earn a degree in nuclear physics. Bowman, a private in the Army Corps of Engineers, was sent to Los Alamos, N.M., a secret site where the atomic bomb was being designed and built. Although Bowman had always been a “techy,” he said, his responsibility was to train war dogs, specifically, the K9 unit that provided area security.
In 1944, Storekeeper First Class Paul Youngren missed being deployed with the USS Lexington by just a few letters. “Luckily for me, they started with the beginning of the alphabet,” said Youngren. Instead, he stayed at Pearl Harbor, overseeing the Navy’s shopping center. “I felt fortunate to be in a supporting role and not fighting,” he said. Pearl Harbor was still a grim scene, he said, with damage from the Japanese attack still evident and the USS Arizona still in the harbor. “They eventually had to give up trying to recover the bodies,” said Youngren. “They’re still entombed in the hull of the ship.” Even though he missed serving on the
“It was a rather unique service,” Bowman said, and “it was about as good a duty you could ask for —playing with dogs for five or six hours a day.” There were different kinds of war dogs, which included messenger and casualty dogs. All were highly trained animals, but Bowman’s dog, King, a German shepherd, was a silent scout dog, he said, which were the highest trained and expected to perform equivalent to today’s police dogs. After the war ended, Bowman got to sit in on lectures from the country’s greatest scientists, and ironically, went back to Los Alamos to work on nuclear weapons development. — Christy Steadman
USS Lexington, it played a large role in his military career. It carried him from San Francisco to Pearl Harbor, zigzagging all the way to avoid possible enemy submarines. “I had no problem with being seasick,” he said. “That was not the case for everybody, though.” Later, he helped decommission the aircraft carrier in a San Diego port. He was in charge of the storerooms, and collecting items that could be used elsewhere. It gave him the chance to watch pilots practice landing on the ship. “This is quite a sight to see,” he said. “As a young kid, it was exciting.” — Jennifer Smith
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Bang-up year reported by museum Many gifts were received through successful 2014 By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com As the Denver Art Museum begins a new year, it has issued a report on important acquisitions in the past year — most of them gifts. • The largest gift ever given to the museum leads the list. On Jan. 13, 2014, the announcement was made that Denver philanthropist Frederic C. Hamilton, the museum’s chairman emeritus for whom the new building is named, made a bequest of 22 impressionist masterworks from his own collection. Included: Van Gogh’s “Edge of a Wheat Field with Poppies,” the first Van Gogh in the collection. There are also four works by Monet, three paintings by Boudin — also a first in the DAM collection — and one by Cezanne — another first. Works by Manet, Moriset, Pissaro, Renoir, Sisley, Chase and Hassam are included. • The Architecture, Design and Graphics Department acquired furniture by British designer Faye Toogood — the first museum to acquire her work. It also was given floor tiles and flatware by Gio Ponti, who designed the North Building. • The Asian Art Department acquired three Japanese woodblock prints, including “Today’s Special” by Masami Teraoka. Curator Ronald Otsuka retired at the end of 2013 and this print was in his final exhibition: “At the Mirror: Reflections of Japan in 20th Century Prints.” Other Asian art-
LEFT: Edge of a Wheat Field With Poppies” is the Denver Art Museum collection’s first painting by Vincent Van Gogh. ABOVE: This Princess Feather quilt is a new acquisition in the Denver Art Museum’s Textile Department.Courtesy photos works were acquired or given in his honor. • The Modern and Contemporary Art Department received “A Beautiful Fall” by Joseph Stashkevetch and “White Rose” by Agnes Martin, which will be exhibited in May in “Showing Off: Recent Contemporary Acquisitions.” • The Native Arts Department added to all three collecting areas: American Indian, Africa and Oceania, including 25 katsina figures, four Micmac quilled boxes, 12 contemporary ceramic works and seven west African textiles. • The New World Department received
IF YOU GO The Denver Art Museum is on 13th Avenue, between Broadway and Bannock Street in Denver. It is open Tuesdays through Sundays. See denverartmuseum.org or call 720-865-5000 for hours and admission information.
gifts of Spanish Colonial art, including three feather mosaics and an enconchado painting, with inlaid mother of pearl. • The Painting and Sculpture Depart-
ment acquired “Jared” from Daniel Sprick’s “Fiction: Recent Works.” • The Petrie Institute of Western American Art was given several paintings from the Taos School of Art and acquired additional ones from the Peck collection. • The Photography Department was given 10 photographs from Neil Winokur’s “Self Portrait” series in a style derived from his mentor, Andy Warhol. • The Textile Department received a family heirloom “Princess Feather” quilt, Japanese embroidery and an American tapestry.
‘Legally Blonde: The Musical’ staged at Legend Staff report
ham Theater students at Legend adman High School, 22219 Hilltop Road, Parker, will present “Legally Blonde: The Musical” at 7 p.m. on
Feb. 19, 20, 26, 27 and 28 in the school theater. Heather Hach’s theatrical adaptation explores the life of blonde Elle Woods, president of UCLA’s Delta Nu sorority, as she embarks
on the study of law at Harvard University. She has gone there in pursuit of e-boyfriend Warner. She makes new friends and realizes law school isn’t so difficult for a blond — in fact she does re-
Buntport offers its take on Colorado history ‘Yesterado’ is treat for schoolchildren By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com The always-imaginative Buntport Theater members have an education division, as well as the basic playwriting/producing core members. Actors take fine-tuned productions about history, mythology and language out into the community for schoolchildren. “Yesterado,” a Buntport take on Colorado history, will be presented at 10 a.m. Feb. 23 to 26 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Buntport writers combed through pulp newspapers from the 1890s for interesting characters and gossipy tales.
Charming Jack “Father of Colorado Theater” Langrishe and tightrope walker Marietta Ravel, performers who destroy con man Soapy Smith’s scam, usher children through their unique version of Colorado History. Margaret “Molly” Brown had a rocky trip from the Colorado mines into Denver’s social scene, where she was snubbed by the “sacred 36” and campaigned for women’s rights. Denver cyclist Dora Roberts, who set national bicycling records in the 1890s, fueled a controversy over whether women should wear pants. Two Longmont folks had a front page faceoff over who had rights to do what in the new state of Colorado. Westward migration, different cultures and a start-up government will be addressed in this 55-minute production, suitable for grades K-6. For ticket information, call 720-509-1000 or visit lonetreeartscenter.org.
ally well. K.J. Sheldon plays the lead role on a stage that depicts Harvard, UCLA, a salon and more. The production is directed by Denina Brown, a part-time theater teacher at Legend, with scenery
designed by Ms. Bennie Palko, the school’s new technical director. Tickets cost $8 adults/$5 students and are available at seatyourself.biz/legendtitans or at the door.
THE DENVER CONCERT BAND under the direction of Jacinda Bouton
Presents its Annual Guest Artist Concert
MARIMBA MAGIC!
Our featured performer this year is John Kinzie, Principal Percussionist for the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and Director of Percussion Studies at Denver University. John and his associate marimbists will thrill the audience with an amazing performance of Mark Ford’s “ Stubernic Fantasy”. Additional “magical” music will include John Williams’“Fantasy of Flight” and Frank Ticheli’s “Abracadabra”.
Sunday, February 22, 2:00 p.m.
Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree CO 80214 $13 Adults/ $8 for 16 and under (includes LTAC handling fees) Parking is free in the LTAC parking lot.
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Theater back on track with show about Ivins Richard Pegg of Highlands Ranch has restarted his Everyman Theatre Company, which began with productions in the Annex Theatre in Littleton in 2001. He has partnered with actor Rhonda Brown to bring “Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins” back to Denver audiences. First presented in 2012 by LIDA Project, the one-woman show by Margaret Engel and Allison Engel about the legendary journalist sold out productions in Denver, Aurora and Boulder. Pegg and Brown, as R and R Productions, will produce it from Feb. 12 to March 15 at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, and will travel to Des Moines and Ames in Iowa for the AMOS (A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy) 2015 fundraiser in April. Pegg says they have had requests from southern Colorado venues. Tickets for the Aurora Fox production are available at aurorafox.org, 303-739-1970.
Call for photographers
Curtis Arts and Humanities Center will present its annual photography show, “Greenwood and Beyond” from April 18 to May 8. Categories: The Past: Traditional Process and The Present: Digital, the Future— anything new. Entry forms are available from director Jo Cole at 2349 E. Orchard Road, jcole@GreenwoodVillage.com. Juror Jim Sidinger is a black-and-white interpretive landscape photographer. He will speak on April 23 about past, present and future techniques. 303-797-1779.
Student exhibition
Arapahoe Community College will host
non-members. Light refreshments at 6:30 p.m. Calendars from Historic Douglas County will be available at $5. Register: HighlandsRanchHistoricalSociety.org.
Kristen Iversen at ACC
the Interior Design and Architecture Student Exhibition from Feb. 16 to March 11 at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts, in the Annex at ACC, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Admission is free and open to the public.
Colorado Wind Ensemble
“An Evening of Embraces” is the title for the next Colorado Wind Ensemble concert, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Guest conductor is Dr. Alan Mills from CSU-Pueblo. Tickets: $15/$12/$5: coloradowindensemble. org.
Remembering Roosevelt
Storyteller Susan Marie Frontczak presents “What We are Fighting For: Eleanor Roosevelt during World War II” at 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. She played a very public role advocating for women’s rights, labor issues, civil rights and more. Free to members, $2 suggested for
Author Kristin Iversen will read, speak and sell and sign copies of her award-winning book, “Full Body Burden,” about growing up in the shadow of Rocky Flats, on Feb. 25 in Arapahoe Community College’s Waring Theatre. Reception at 6:30 p.m.; open forum and book signing at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Information: Kathryn.winograd@arapahoe. edu, 303-797-5815.
Bicycle expo The Colorado Custom and Vintage Bicycle Expo will be at Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave, service road between I-70 and Indiana Street, Golden, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 15. Vintage racing, touring and mountain bikes and displays by custom bike builders from throughout the Rocky Mountain region. Some rare machines will be on sale. Admission: $8/$15 families. Information: MikeCone@comcast.net, 303-284-9721.
Ballet intensive Denver Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive will be June 8 to July 3. Auditions: 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 21 or March 21 at DBT Academy, 99 Inverness Drive East #250A, in the Inverness area east of Interstate 25 off Dry Creek Road. Audition fee: $20. 303-799-6609, denverballettheatreacademy.com.
Rhonda Brown plays Molly Ivins in “Red Hot Patriot: the Kick–Ass Wit of Molly Ivins” at the Aurora fox — a reprise of the sold-out2012 production. Courtesy photo
CURTAIN TIME 2011 Tony winner
“Next to Normal” with music by Tom Kitt and book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey plays Feb. 13 to March 15 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton. Directed by Nick Sugar, with Donna Debreceni as music director, featuring Margie Lamb and Daniel Langhoff. Performances:
7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, plus 2 p.m. Feb. 28 and 6:30 p.m. March 8. Tickets: $23$42, 303-794-2787, ext. 5, or TownHallArtsCenter.org.
Big bunny “Harvey,” by Denver’s Mary Chase, inspired by her Irish heritage, has charmed audiences since 1944. It
appears through Feb. 22 at Arvada Center’s Black Box Theater, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1 p.m. Wednesdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Directed by Gavin Mayer. Tickets: 720-898-7200, arvadacenter.org.
Wyeth family drama
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“Other Desert Cities” by Jon Robin Baitz plays through March 1 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Directed by Bernie Cardell. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays and Saturday, Feb. 28. Tickets: $28/$24 advance. 303-856-7830, vintagetheatre. com.
Colorado tale
“Benediction” plays Feb. 6 to March 1 at the Denver Center Theatre’s Space Theatre, continuing the story of life in the Colorado town of Holt. Performances: 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays; 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 1:30 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Tickets: denvercenter.org.
Spring thing
“Enchanted April,” perhaps an antidote for midwinter blahs, plays Feb. 21 to March 21, presented by Spotlight Theatre at John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First Place, Denver. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; 2 p.m. March 21. Tickets: thisisspotlight. com.
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Elbert County News 11
February 12, 2015
Town Hall exhibits four artists’ work Littleton show is good fit with theme of play By Sonya Ellingboe
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With the musical “Next to Normal,” about a family struggling to stay focused, running on stage, “The Art of Focus” would seem an appropriate title for a related art show. The exhibit runs through March 25 at the Stanton Gallery in Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center. Artists Jean Caggiano, Ugljesa Janjic, Sherry Sherman and Jam Wong exhibit their work at Town Hall, with a public meetthe-artists reception planned for Feb. 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Caggiano, a Colorado resident for more than 25 years, worked with color and composition as a graphic artist and has studied painting and color theory at the Art Students League of Denver. She has exhibited in ASL’s annual Summer Art Market for the past five years, as well in juried and invitational shows at Republic Plaza in downtown Denver, Lone Tree Arts Center, Curtis Arts and Humanities Center and Madden Museum in Greenwood Village, and Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora. Her oil paintings “capture the humble beauty of the vegetable,” she writes. “I’ll often go to the produce section searching for the next subject to paint … quite often the subject chooses me.” She blurs the distinction between realism and abstraction. Her titles illustrate a sense of humor: “Beets Me” or “Kindred Spears.” Janjic’s story begins with his birth in Belgrade, Serbia in 1958 and his arrival in the U.S. to attend the University of Washington’s architectural program in Seattle. “At eb. that time, watercolor was the preferred med dium for architectural illustration because hn of its rapid application and efficiency.” st He writes that he has “meandered nces: through many jobs — from urban planning ays; to graphic design, architecture and interior arch design — and through three continents and t. multiple cultures …”
LEFT: Janjic-Watercolor of a western landscape by Uglifesa Janjic Is in the Art in Focus exhibit at Town Hall in Littleton. ABOVE: Touching the Sky by Sherry Sherman is in the Art in Focus show at Town Hall. Courtesy photos A constant has been a wish to express his creativity in watercolor painting, which has taken him past architectural renderings to urban and pastoral scenes, including the Rocky Mountain West. He writes of the precise timing needed for watercolor and how that suits his personality. Since 2001, he has lived in the Front Range of Colorado, in Gunbarrel, between Boulder and Longmont. He belongs to the Colorado Watercolor Society and the American Institute of Architects. Pastel painter Sherman started drawing at age 2, imitating her mother — and continued to draw and paint through school and college years (Oberlin, Stanford, Harvard.) She then embarked on a career in law, with drawing “confined to ballpoint pen drawings on legal pads” until the new millennium arrived and she realized she
needed more art in her life. “Pastels suit me for their immediacy, vibrancy of color and the direct experience of application they provide. With pastels, colors are mixed visually on the paper itself, allowing textural interest and nuances that intrigue me …” She seeks to tell a story, expressing family memories and travels. She has studied at Art Students League, Loveland Academy of Fine Arts and with favorite artists Doug Dawson, Albert Handel, Desmond O’Hagen, Boris Shoshensky and Johannes Vloothuis. She has exhibited in the Mile High Pastel Show, All Colorado Arts Show, Cheyenne Artists Guild National Art Show and Heritage Fine Arts Guild’s “This is Colorado.” Wong, artist and architect, was born in China and had an early education in Chinese calligraphy, which he said “contributes to his ease with the brush and his artistic expression.” He practiced architecture in
IF YOU GO “The Art of Focus” will be exhibited at Town Hall Arts Center’s Stanton Gallery, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton, through March 25. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and during performances. (“Next to Normal” opens Feb. 13.) 303-794-2787.
Denver for 40 years and now devotes his time to the fine arts, participating in juried shows. Painting is a continual learning process, he writes. “He likes to explore the interplay of light, color shape, value, mood and composition through the human form, still life or landscape.” His most recent award was from juror Sandy Carson in last fall’s Curtis Arts and Humanities Center’s “All Colorado Art Show.”
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12 Elbert County News
February 12, 2015
Morning workouts can work for you Metro Creative Connection Many men and women struggle to find time to exercise. If hectic schedules dominated by professional and personal commitments have made it difficult to make exercise part of your daily routine, you might want to consider skipping the snooze button so you can work out in the early morning hours. Early morning workouts have their ups and downs. Glucose levels in the body tend to be low in the morning, when many people wake up with a relatively empty stomach. Low blood glucose levels can cause feelings of nausea and weakness and possibly make you feel faint. In addition, since you likely aren’t moving much while you’re asleep, your joints and muscles are likely less mobile early in the morning than they are in the evening, which can make morning workouts difficult and, if you don’t allow yourself more time to warm up, put your body at greater risk of injury. But morning workouts also can energize you throughout the day, and many people find it easier to consistently exercise in the early mornings than at night, when distractions or long days at the office can affect your motivation to workout. Early morning exercise routines can be difficult to
adjust to, but there are some ways to make the adjustment to such regimens go more smoothly. • Make sleep a priority. Prioritizing sleep makes it easier to get out of bed in the morning, when you will face the daily temptation to hit the snooze button and roll over. But if you aren’t sleep deprived, you will find it easier to skip the snooze phase of your morning routine and get right out of bed. Skip the late night talk shows and call it a night earlier, making sure you get between seven and eight hours of sleep each night. Once you establish a new sleep schedule, you will find it easier and easier to get up and hit the gym in the morning. • Designate more time to warm up. Early morning workout routines require athletes to warm up more than they would when exercising at other times of the day. As previously noted, your body is perhaps at its least mobile right when you get out of bed, so set aside more time to warm up when you workout in the mornings. Five to 10 minutes of light cardiovascular exercise before you begin your workout can be enough to increase your body temperature and loosen your body up so it’s ready for exercise. • Don’t go it alone. The buddy system is effective for many people regardless of when they exercise, but it can be especially beneficial
for men and women who want to start working out in the morning. If someone is waiting for you at the gym or if your significant other is up and ready to go, you’re far less likely to skip a morning workout than you would be if you are going it alone. • Eat at your own discretion. Some people simply cannot eat before a workout, while others find working out on an empty stomach makes them faint and weak. The problem many people who work out in the early morning encounter with regard to eating before their workouts is they simply don’t have the time to eat and afford their body enough time to turn that meal or snack into fuel that will benefit their workout. A study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology found that eating a meal 45 minutes before a moderateintensity workout enhances exercise capability. But morning exercise enthusiasts typically find they do not have that spare 45 minutes to wait around while their bodies absorb a meal. Eating healthy before exercise, and giving your body adequate time to absorb that meal, can definitely fuel your workout. But if that 45 minutes ultimately compromises your ability to workout, you may want to have a glass of orange juice or a drink that contains carbohydrates so your body has some fuel as you exercise. Many adults find that mornings are the only times they can consistently exercise. Adjusting to such a routine can be difficult, but there are some ways to make that adjustment easier.
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Elbert County News 13
February 12, 2015
SPORTS ROUNDUP Boys basketball
Elizabeth 78, Weld Central 48 - Jake Gavitt, a 6-foot-4 senior, exploded for 34 points, hitting 10 of 14 field goals, including five 3-pointers, to spark the Jan. 27 4A Colorado 7 League win. Aaron Stone contributed 18 points in the victory and Evan Visocky had 12 points. Elizabeth 66, Alameda 41 — Jake Gavitt and Aaron Stone each scored 30 points in a Jan. 30 5A Colorado 7 League game. The Cardinals improved to 6-2,
9-7. Simla 69, Kiowa 38 — The Indians’ 31-point loss in the Jan. 31 Black Forest League loss left Kiowa with 1-6, 2-11 records. Ellicott 64, Kiowa 41 — Mitchell Bates scored 19 points for the Indians in a Jan. 30 Black Forest League defeat.
Girls basketball
Weld Central 48, Elizabeth 45 — The Cardinals were knocked out of a first
place tie in Colorado 7 League after their Jan. 27 loss in the game between the league leaders. Oliva Whitworth’s 10 points were high for Elizabeth. Elizabeth 68, Alameda 49 — Kaylyn Radtke had 19 points to lead four double figure scores in the Cardinals’ (7-1, 8-7) Colorado 7 League victory on Jan. 30. The other players in double figures were Jordan Speicher with 12 and Alyssa Acosta and Olivia Whitworth with 10 each. Ellicott 53, Kiowa 37 — After a strong
first half the Indians (2-4, 6-6) were outscored 18-7 in the third quarter which prevented any hopes of a win.
Signings Elizabeth High School saw two athletes sign letters of intent last week. Emily Luke, a volleyball player, signed with Northeastern Junior College. Stuart Eurich, a baseball player, signed with Western Nebraska.
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Events
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SHROVE TUESDAY Pancake Supper
MARIE WITH Wonderbound and the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For tickets, go to www.ParkerArts.org or call the PACE Center Box Office at 303-805-6800.
BOY SCOUTS Troop 16 presents the Shrove Tuesday allyou-can-eat pancake supper from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Parker United Methodist Church, 11805 Pine Drive, Parker. The Scouts will serve pancakes (gluten-free available), sausage and hash browns. Cost is $5. Tickets can be purchased from any Scout, at the church Sunday, Feb. 15, or at the door. Proceeds benefit the activities of Troop 16.
VALENTINE’S DAY Luncheon
ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVERS Workshop
DOUGLAS COUNTY Young Marines plan a Valentine’s Day
FAMILY MEMBERS, friends and caregivers caring for
Luncheon. Seating times are 11:15 a.m., noon and 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at Lutheran High School, 11249 Newlin Gulch Blvd., Parker. Seating is limited; make reservations at http://tinyurl.com/dcymvlunch. Italian meal includes spaghetti, meatballs, garlic bread, dessert and beverages, all served by Young Marines. Glutenfree menu also available, upon request. Door prizes and silent auction in a family-friendly festive Valentine’s Day atmosphere. Proceeds benefit the Douglas County Young Marines 2015 Pearl Harbor Unit Trip. Contact plo@dcyoungmarines.com or go to www.dcyoungmarines.com.
someone with Alzheimer’s or other form of dementia are invited to attend a free workshop from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital. Topics will include preparing oneself for the caregiving journey, empowering your daily caregiving with practical strategies, understanding the legal documents families need in place and choosing the right care options for your loved one. Lunch will be provided but seating is limited. To RSVP call Hope Freeman at 719-422-9320.
DNA IN Family Research
VISIT PARTICIPATING restaurants through Saturday, Feb. 14, to help raise money for the Pines & Plains Library Foundation, formerly the Elbert County Library Foundation. Participating restaurants are Buzzards Pizza, Charlie’s Hot Dogs, Falcon Lounge, Formaggi’s, Spring Valley Golf Club, The Teaspoon, Wing Nuttz, and Grumpy’s, in Elizabeth; Kiowa Pizza, Patty Ann’s Café and Canyon Grill, in Kiowa; and Hi Test Elbert Gas Station, in Elbert.
PARKER GENEALOGICAL Society meets from 1:30-3:30 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at the Stroh Road Fire Station, 19310 E. Stroh Road, Parker. The group meets Saturday, Feb. 14, and will discuss “Am I a Coltrin or a Coltrane” discussing the use of DNA in family research. Presentation is free and all are welcome. PHOTO BAROQUE Chamber, Wonder-
DINE AROUND Elbert County
in Parker. Fried fish, baked fish, nuggets, cole slaw, fried or baked potato, mac and chees, and dinner rolls are available. Iced tea, lemonade and coffee are free. Cost is $10 for ages 12 and older, $5 for ages 5-12, and free for children younger than 5. A family rate of $29 is offered. Homemade desserts are available. Take out and drive through are also available by calling 303-522-5602.
BATTLE OF the Bands
ALL ELIZABETH schools will have an open house with the principal at 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17. These are opportunities to learn about our schools for out of district families and families new to Elizabeth.
THE SECOND High Plains Battle of the Bands is Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Elbert County Fairgrounds, 95 Ute Ave., Kiowa. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the performance starts at 6 p.m. Cost is $5; children younger than 10 admitted free. Go to http://peakperformancegroup.co/hpbob.
HIGH SCHOOL Theater Show
FREE LEGAL Clinic
DOUGLAS COUNTY High School presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” at 7 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, Feb. 19-21 and Feb. 26-28, with special matinee performances at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 28. At 1 p.m. before the matinees, the theater students will host a princess tea party. Tickets are available at www.SeatYourSelf.biz/dchs. The classic, magical musical is great for all ages.
A FREE legal clinic for parties who have no attorney is open from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly St., Elizabeth. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain processes and procedures for all areas of civil litigation, including family law, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law, small claims, veterans issues and civil protection orders. Walk-ins are welcome. Help offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Clinics are offered the second Tuesday of each month; future clinics are offered April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14, Aug. 11, Sept. 8, Oct. 13, Nov. 10, Dec. 8.
OPEN HOUSE with the Principal
LENTEN FISH Fry THE KNIGHTS of Columbus will have a fish fry from 4:30-7:30 p.m. every Friday in Lent, starting Friday, Feb. 20, in Brownstein Hall at Ave Maria Catholic Church
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GALLERY OF GAMES & weekly horoscope
SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF FEB. 9, 2015
ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Your natural Arian leadership qualities make you the person others will follow in tackling that important project. But don’t get so involved in the work that you neglect your personal life. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Aspects favor sorting through your possessions, both at work and at home, to start giving away what you don’t use, don’t need or don’t like. Relax later with someone special. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) The issues are not quite as clear as they should be. That’s why you need to avoid getting involved in disputes between colleagues at work or between relatives or personal friends.
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GALLERY OF GAMES
CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) You’ll get lots of support from others if you own up to your mistake quickly and include a full and honest explanation. Learn from this experience so that you don’t repeat it. LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) There might be some early confusion over a major move, whether it’s at work or at home. But once you get a full breakdown of what it entails, it should be easier to deal with. Good luck. VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) Creating order out of chaos, even in the most untidy spaces, should be no problem for organized Virgos. So go ahead and do it, and then accept praise from impressed colleagues. LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Whether it’s for business purposes or just for leisure, a trip might be just what you need right now. You would benefit both from a change of scenery and from meeting new people. SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) While things generally go well this week, a romantic situation seems to have stalled. But you can restart it if you want to. Then again, maybe this is a chance to reassess the situation. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) A meeting that was promised quite a while back could finally happen. So be sure you’re prepared with everything you’ll need to make your case sound convincing and doable. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) A workplace blunder could create a problem down the line unless you deal with it right now to see how and why it happened. Don’t be surprised at what you might learn. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) This is a good time to re-sort your priorities and see if adjustments are called for. Be honest with yourself as you decide what to keep, what to discard and what to change. PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Letting yourself be bathed in the outpouring of love and support from those who care for you will help you get through a difficult period sooner rather than later. Good luck. BORN THIS WEEK: You have an uncanny gift for reaching out to all people and creating bridges of understanding among them. © 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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CASA Continued from Page 1
February 12, 2015
MORE ON THE BOOK
ALL ABOUT CASA CASA’s mission:
visits.
SPEAKING UP for abused and neglected children through Court Appointed Special Advocates, CASA volunteers.
• made 46,451 contacts with children, families, profession-
CASA’S VISION:
als, foster parents, teachers, doctors, therapists, etc. through advocacy efforts.
ALL CHILDREN dream, thrive, and grow with a sense of
Become a CASA
“You’re part of a legal team,” she said, but a background in law is not required. Advocates deal with the case worker, social services and legal people, but also manage all of the child’s relationships — extended family, foster families and biological parents.
belonging and empowerment to build a successful future.
VISIT WWW.ADV4CHILDREN.ORG. From the home
THE 18TH Judicial District CASA has… • donated 22,515 hours of volunteer time.
page, follow the `programs’ tab and select `Volunteer as a CASA.’ A list of requirements and an online form is available.
Finding fun, new interests
• served a total of 805 children. Of those, 752 children
learn more
Children that advocates work with range in age from newborns to about 18 years old, Bryant said. Youths 13-21 going through the emancipation process also have CASA resources available through the Legacy Project. “The most rewarding part is seeing the strength in the kids,” despite what they’ve been through, Gedeon said. “It’s heartwarming to see their positive attitude.” The organization protects the volunteers’ safety, Bryant said, and has strict guidelines — such as not bringing a child
were served through the CASA program, and 53 were served through the Legacy program.
To purchase a copy of the book, visit the CASA office at 10855 E. Bethany Drive, Suite 200, Aurora, CO 80014. If it is preferred to have a book mailed, orders can be made by emailing casa_program@adv4children.org
18TH JUDICIAL District CASA: website: www.adv4children. org; 303-695-1882
• 318 CASA volunteers who worked on 423 cases.
CASA IN Colorado: website: www.coloradocasa.org; 303-
• facilitated 1,298 parent/child visits and 324 sibling
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into the volunteer’s home — that advocates need to adhere to. But, for the most part, the advocates are permitted to spend time with the child doing whatever the child wants to do, she said. “Just taking them out and making them feel a little bit special,” Edy said.
All proceeds from “One Child at a Time: The Mission of a Court Appointed Special Advocate,” written by Yolanda Bryant, goes to the local CASA program, which serves the 18th Judicial District.
CASA organizes holiday parties, and sometimes gets admission vouchers to places like the zoo, or tickets to sports games, Edy said. It’s good to get to know the individual interests of the child and let those develop, Edy said, but it is also a great opportunity
Court Appointed Special Advocates are the voice of a child going through the foster home system. Pictured are CASA volunteers with their copy of “One Child at a Time: The Mission of a Court Appointed Special Advocate,” authored by Yolanda Bryant. Front row, from left, is Beth Ann Morrow, Peggy Rudden, Shondra Ray and Andrea Tagtow. Second row, from left is John Fuller, Anita Zimmerman, Megan Khalafi, Yolanda Bryant, Stacey Sanders, Josiane Edy, Kristin Kunz and Emily Fish. Courtesy photo
Library Continued from Page 1
professionalism to the libraries in our district and has, in turn, motivated the staff to develop their skills and programs,” the board said in the statement.
to expose the child to new things or provide them with a special learning experience. Advocates are permitted to buy little things for the child, Edy said. A child who moves to a number of different foster homes in a short period of time may not have a lot of possessions, she said. Even something as simple as a coloring book gives them one thing to call their very own, she said.
In need of volunteers CASA is a nationwide nonprofit organization that began in Seattle in 1977. The programs are independent of each other, and in Colorado, programs are organized to serve judicial districts. The 18th Judicial District encompasses Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties. “Abuse and neglect of a child ranks among the worst acts most of us can imagine,” Whelan said. “CASA shows the true backbone of a community by doing tremendous good during a child’s most difficult times.” CASA strives to provide each child in need with an advocate, Kunz said, but there are more cases than volunteers. Bryant wrote “One Child at a Time: The Mission of a Court Appointed Special Advocate” with the hope that the book will lead others to volunteer for CASA, she said. In the book, she tells the story of a 3-year-old girl she championed, plus shares the experiences of other CASA volunteers, guardians ad litem, caseworkers and supervisors. The book answers a lot of questions potential CASAs may have, Bryant said, and is also used as a training tool for new volunteers. CASA needs anybody who has ever thought about a way they could make a difference in a child’s life, Bryant said. “Just like every child differs from each other,” Bryant said, “we need every kind of person. The organization trains you for this work — you just need two strong arms and a loving heart.”
May, who also wrote a twicemonthly column for the Elbert County News about books and the library, is not sure what she will do next, but is keeping her options open. Any new position will likely involve a move out of state. “I love what I do at the library,” May said, “so I’m looking to build on the skills I developed here.”
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February 12, 2015
this Court determine that Applicants have the right to withdraw all of the legally available groundwater lying below the Subject Property, through wells or additional wells which may be completed in the future as well fields, including in combination with the same type of groundwater underlying other lots in the subdivision which may be decreed in separate cases, if Rule 11.B, 2 CCR 402-7 is satisfied. Further, Applicant prays that this Court grant the application and for such other relief as seems proper in the premises. (8 pages).
the 6th P.M. as shown on Attachment A (Subject Property). Proposed change: In the original decree, an augmentation plan was approved for the use of up to 26 individual wells in the not nontributary Upper Dawson aquifer for the withdrawal of 0.65 acre-feet per year for 300 years for inhouse use, irrigation, and use in a water feature. The decree also approved the withdrawal of an additional 1.6 acre-feet per year for 300 years of not nontributary Upper Dawson aquifer groundwater for stockwatering use. However, the decree did not specifically approve use of the stockwatering water through the individual on lot wells. Applicant requests that the augmentation plan for use of up to 14 of the 26 Upper Dawson aquifer wells be amended to allow stockwatering use in the annual amount of 0.05 acre-feet for 300 years. Said stockwatering use will be withdrawn in addition to the 0.65 acre-feet per year for 300 years which was previously approved for a total withdrawal of 0.7 acre-feet per year for 300 years. Actual depletion at 300 years of pumping is 15.8% of the annual amount withdrawn or 0.11 acre-feet for each well. Return flow from inhouse use and irrigation for each lot is estimated to be 0.38 acre-feet per year which is sufficient to replace the actual depletion associated with each of the 14 wells while the wells are being pumped. Depletion occurs to the Running Creek stream system. No other provisions of the original decree will be changed. Further, Applicant prays that this Court grant the application and for such other relief as seems proper in the premises. (3 pages).
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Notices
TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1
Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of JANUARY 2015 for each County affected.
Public Notices
diverted into recharge ponds located on the 70 Ranch pursuant to a future application and decree. 4.3.5. Sources of replacement water of limited duration, and additional and alternative sources of replacement water if such sources are decreed or lawfully available for such use or are part of a substitute water supply plan approved pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-92-308, or an interruptible water supply agreement approved pursuant to C.R.S. § 3792-309. 4.4. Surface Storage Structures. PUBLIC NOTICE United may store water attributable to the water rights listed above in paragraph 4.3 Elbert County District C-2 in the following surface storage structures – Kiowa Schools for subsequent delivery to the South Platte Notice of Intent to Destroy River as a source of substitute supply: Special Education Records 4.4.1. 70 Ranch Reservoir described your public notices call 303-566-4100 above and inTo theadvertise original Application in Special Education records for students paragraph 2.1.1. 4.4.2. Gilcrest Reservoir who have not received services in Elbert will be a lined off-channel reservoir locCounty District C-2, Kiowa Schools, for ated within a part of Section 2, Township 3 five or more years are scheduled to be North, Range 67 West and Sections 23, destroyed May 2015. In order to maintain 26, 34, and 35, Township 4 North, Range confidentiality, these records will be shred67 West of the 6th P.M. in Weld County, ded. If you believe you or your child may Colorado. Gilcrest Reservoir will consist have such records and wish to claim them of a series of lined gravel pit cells. United please contact the school district at 303filed an application in Case No. 867-8431 for middle and high schools and 13CW3180 claiming a conditional right of 303-867-8466 for elementary. The deadstorage in Gilcrest Reservoir. 4.4.3. United line for claiming records is May 14th, Reservoir No. 3 is an off-channel reser2015. voir located in the E1/2 of Section 26 and the N1/2 of Section 35, Township 1 South, Legal Notice No.: 23139 Range 67 West of the 6th P.M. in Adams First Publication: February 5, 2015 County, Colorado. 4.5. Augmentation ReLast Publication: February 19, 2015 quirements. The replacement water to offPublisher: The Elbert County News set out-of-priority depletions for pumping wells in the United Diversion Facility No. 6 will be owed to the South Platte River in the vicinity of the 70 Ranch. 4.6. Lagged Public Notice Well Depletions. Pumping at the United Diversion Facility No. 6 will be metered DISTRICT COURT, and recorded on a daily basis and sumWATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO marized on a monthly basis. URFs will be JANUARY 2015 WATER RESUME calculated to determine the lagged depletPUBLICATION ive effects of the pumping. Former paragraph 4, which is now paragraph 5, has TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED been revised to delete the following IN WATER APPLICATIONS landowner: Eaton Cattle Company, 21421 IN WATER DIV. 1 Highway 60, Platteville, CO 80651 (Dorothy Thomas Phelps). (First Amended Application 8 pages, 1 exhibit page) Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY amendments filed in the Office of the WaTHESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT ter Clerk during the month of JANUARY IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS 2015 for each County affected. CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND 15CW3 WANZA C. AND REGGIE L. OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS FONTANELLI, 43545 Stampede Ct., MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN Elizabeth, CO 80107. 303-646-9042. APTHE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR PLICATION FOR UNDERGROUND WABE FOREVER BARRED. TER RIGHTS IN THE DENVER BASIN AQUIFERS UNDERLYING APPLICANT’S YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any PROPERTY IN ELBERT COUNTY. Apparty who wishes to oppose an applicaplicant seeks to adjudicate the well, pertion, or an amended application, may file mit 177561, and to adjudicate the non tribwith the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, utary and not nontributary Denver Basin Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement groundwater underlying a 4 acre tract of of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why land lying in the SE1/4, NE1/4, S26, T6S, the application should not be granted, or R64W of the 6th PM, including the why it should be granted only in part or on Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe and Laramiecertain conditions. Such Statement of OpFox Hills aquifers. position must be filed by the last day of MARCH 2015 (forms available on THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT office), and must be filed as an Original IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS and include $158.00 filing fee. A copy of CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICeach Statement of Opposition must also ATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND be served upon the Applicant or OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN certificate of such service of mailing shall THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR be filed with the Water Clerk. BE FOREVER BARRED. Legal Notice No.: 23144 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any First Publication: February 12, 2015 party who wishes to oppose an applicaLast Publication: February 12, 2015 tion, or an amended application, may file Publisher: The Elbert County News with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of PUBLIC NOTICE MARCH 2015 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s Elbert County District C-2 office), and must be filed as an Original – Kiowa Schools and include $158.00 filing fee. A copy of Notice of Intent to Destroy each Statement of Opposition must also Special Education Records be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or Special Education records for students certificate of such service of mailing shall who have not received services in Elbert be filed with the Water Clerk. County District C-2, Kiowa Schools, for five or more years are scheduled to be Legal Notice No.: 23141 destroyed May 2015. In order to maintain First Publication: February 12, 2015 confidentiality, these records will be shredLast Publication: February 12, 2015 ded. If you believe you or your child may Publisher: The Elbert County News have such records and wish to claim them please contact the school district at 303867-8431 for middle and high schools and 303-867-8466 for elementary. The deadline for claiming records is May 14th, 2015.
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13CW3183, United Water and Sanitation District, acting by and through the United Water Acquisition Enterprise (“United” or the “Applicant”), c/o THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY Robert Lembke, 8301 East Prentice THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT Ave., #100, Greenwood Village, ColorIN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS ado 80111, (303) 775-1005. FIRST CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICAMENDED APPLICATION CASE NO. ATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND 13CW3183 FOR A CONDITIONAL STOROWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS AGE RIGHT, CONDITIONAL RIGHT OF MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN DIVERSION TO RECHARGE, INCLUTHE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR SION AS A SOURCE OF WATER FOR BE FOREVER BARRED. THE AUGMENTATION PLAN DECREED IN CASE NO. 88CW264(B), AND PLAN YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any FOR AUGMENTATION, IN ADAMS, ARparty who wishes to oppose an applicaAPAHOE, DENVER, DOUGLAS, ELPublic Notice tion, or an amended application, may file BERT, MORGAN AND WELD with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, COUNTIES. Please send all pleadings DISTRICT COURT, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement and correspondence to: Tod J. Smith, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why Esq., LAW OFFICE OF TOD J. SMITH, the application should not be granted, or LLC, 1007 Pearl Street, Suite 220, JANUARY 2015 WATER RESUME why it should be granted only in part or on Boulder, Colorado 80302, (Attorney for PUBLICATION certain conditions. Such Statement of OpApplicant). The application has been TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED position must be filed by the last day of amended as follows: Paragraph 3.2.1 IN WATER APPLICATIONS M AR C H 2 0 1 5 ( fo r m s a v a i l a b l e o n claiming a point of diversion in the SE1/4 IN WATER DIV. 1 www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s of the NE1/4 of Section 18, Township 4 office), and must be filed as an Original North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M. in Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are noand include $158.00 filing fee. A copy of Weld County Colorado has been withtified that the following is a resume of all each Statement of Opposition must also drawn from the application. Paragraph water right applications and certain be served upon the Applicant or 3.2.1.2, identifying the point of diversion of amendments filed in the Office of the WaTHE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or the Haren Pipeline has been amended as ter Clerk during the month of JANUARY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT certificate of such service of mailing shall follows: SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 8, 2015 for each County affected. IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS be filed with the Water Clerk. Township 4 North, Range 66 West of the CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND 6th P.M. in Weld County, Colorado, or a 15CW3000, Jennifer Eason, Gene and Legal Notice No.: 23142 OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS point upstream of that location but downPamela Eliassen, Phillip and Deanna First Publication: February 12, 2015 stream of the Union ditch headgate. A MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN Gibson, John and Tosha Gull, Robert Last Publication: February 12, 2015 map showing the location of the Haren THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR Riter, Amanda and Darren Schmitz, and Publisher: The Elbert County News Pipeline amended point of diversion is atBE FOREVER BARRED. Douglas Williams and Victoria tached to this First Amended Application Lawrence Williams c/o 7781 ShenanPublic Notice as Revised Exhibit 4. A Plan for AugYOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any doah Drive, Elizabeth, CO 80107 mentation has been added as paragraph party who wishes to oppose an applica(James J. Petrock, Petrock & Fendel, DISTRICT COURT, 4 as follows: 4. Plan for Augmentation. tion, or an amended application, may file 700 17th Street, #1800, Denver, CO WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO 4.1. General Description. United seeks apwith the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, 80202), APPLICATION FOR UNDERJANUARY 2015 WATER Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement proval of a plan for augmentation to reGROUND WATER RIGHTS FROM NOT RESUME PUBLICATION place the out-of-priority depletions resultof Opposition, setting forth facts as to why NONTRIBUTARY DENVER AND NONing from the pumping of wells in the the application should not be granted, or TRIBUTARY ARAPAHOE, AND LARAMTO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED United Diversion Facility No. 6, described why it should be granted only in part or on IE-FOX HILLS AQUIFERS, ELBERT IN WATER APPLICATIONS above and in the original application in certain conditions. Such Statement of OpCOUNTY, 12.4 acres being Lots 12A, IN WATER DIV. 1 paragraph 2.2.1, when those depletions position must be filed by the last day of 39A, 49A, 52A, 53A, 54A, and 55A, Filing MARCH 2015 (forms available on are legally required in the South Platte 3, Sun Country Meadows, generally locPursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are nowww.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s River to prevent injury to senior water ated in in parts of the SE1/4 of Section 23 tified that the following is a resume of all office), and must be filed as an Original rights at or below the 70 Ranch. United and the NE1/4 of Section 26, T6S, R64W water right applications and certain and include $158.00 filing fee. A copy of will replace those out-of-priority depleof the 6th P.M., as shown on Attachment amendments filed in the Office of the Waeach Statement of Opposition must also tions in time, location, and amount from B (Subject Property). The location of the ter Clerk during the month of JANUARY be served upon the Applicant or the sources of substitute supply listed belots satisfy the requirements of Local Rule 2015 for each County affected. Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or low. 4.2. Structures to Be Augmented. A 3(b)(1) as shown Attachment C. Appliccertificate of such service of mailing shall well field identified as the United Diverants will own a pro-rata interest in the total 15CW3005, Prairie Ridge Development, be filed with the Water Clerk. sion Facility No. 6, located as described amount of groundwater requested herein LLC, 7167 S. Alton Way, Centennial, CO above and in the original application in underlying their respective lots. Estim80112 (James Petrock, Petrock & paragraph 2.2.1. 4.3. Sources of Substiated Amounts: Denver: 6.5 acre-feet; ArLegal Notice No.: 23143 Fendel, 700 17th Street, #1800, Denver, tute Supply. 4.3.1. The 70 Ranch Storage apahoe: 5.7 acre-feet; Laramie-Fox Hills: First Publication: February 12, 2015 CO 80202), APPLICATION FOR Rights claimed in the original Application 2.7 acre-feet. The Denver aquifer groundLast Publication: February 12, 2015 CHANGE OF WATER RIGHT, ELBERT in this case. 4.3.2. Water that accretes to water underlying each lot will not include Publisher: The Elbert County News COUNTY. Decree information for which the South Platte River which was diverted amounts associated with existing exempt change is sought: Case No. Public Notice at the Haren Pipeline and recharged in the wells as described on Attachment A 2013CW3123, decreed on April 17, 2014, Haren Pond as claimed in the original Aphereto for each lot, or pursuant to the waDistrict Court, Water Division 1. The propDISTRICT COURT, plication in this case. 4.3.3. Water stored ter supply approval for the subdivision. erty which is the subject of the decree is WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO in Gilcrest Reservoir pursuant to the ApUse: domestic, commercial, irrigation, approximately 160 acres located in the plication filed and decree entered in Case stockwatering, fire protection, and augW1/2SW1/ 4, NE1/4SW1/4, and the JANUARY 2015 WATER RESUME No. 13CW3180. 4.3.4. Water that acmentation purposes, both on and off the NW1/4SE1/4 of Section 23, T7S, R65W of PUBLICATION cretes to the South Platte River which was Subject Property. Applicants request that the 6th P.M. as shown on Attachment A TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED diverted into recharge ponds located on this Court determine that Applicants have (Subject Property). Proposed change: In IN WATER APPLICATIONS the 70 Ranch pursuant to a future applicathe right to withdraw all of the legally availthe original decree, an augmentation plan IN WATER DIV. 1 tion and decree. 4.3.5. Sources of reable groundwater lying below the Subject was approved for the use of up to 26 indiplacement water of limited duration, and Property, through wells or additional wells vidual wells in the not nontributary Upper Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are noadditional and alternative sources of rewhich may be completed in the future as tified that the following is a resume of all Dawson aquifer for the withdrawal of 0.65 placement water if such sources are dewell fields, including in combination with water right applications and certain acre-feet per year for 300 years for increed or lawfully available for such use or the same type of groundwater underlying amendments filed in the Office of the Wahouse use, irrigation, and use in a water are part of a substitute water supply plan other lots in the subdivision which may be ter Clerk during the month of JANUARY feature. The decree also approved the approved pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-92-308, decreed in separate cases, if Rule 11.B, 2 2015 for each County affected. withdrawal of an additional 1.6 acre-feet or an interruptible water supply agreeCCR 402-7 is satisfied. Further, Applicant per year for 300 years of not nontributary ment approved pursuant to C.R.S. § 37prays that this Court grant the application 13CW3183, United Water and SanitaUpper Dawson aquifer groundwater for 92-309. 4.4. Surface Storage Structures. and for such other relief as seems proper stockwatering use. However, the decree tion District, acting by and through the United may store water attributable to the in the premises. (8 pages). did not specifically approve use of the United Water Acquisition Enterprise water rights listed above in paragraph 4.3 stockwatering water through the individu(“United” or the “Applicant”), c/o in the following surface storage structures THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY al on lot wells. Applicant requests that the Robert Lembke, 8301 East Prentice for subsequent delivery to the South Platte THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT augmentation plan for use of up to 14 of Ave., #100, Greenwood Village, ColorRiver as a source of substitute supply: IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS the 26 Upper Dawson aquifer wells be ado 80111, (303) 775-1005. FIRST 4.4.1. 70 Ranch Reservoir described CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICamended to allow stockwatering use in the AMENDED APPLICATION CASE NO. above and in the original Application in ATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND annual amount of 0.05 acre-feet for 300 13CW3183 FOR A CONDITIONAL STORparagraph 2.1.1. 4.4.2. Gilcrest Reservoir OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS years. Said stockwatering use will be withAGE RIGHT, CONDITIONAL RIGHT OF will be a lined off-channel reservoir locMUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN drawn in addition to the 0.65 acre-feet per DIVERSION TO RECHARGE, INCLUated within a part of Section 2, Township 3 THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR year for 300 years which was previously SION AS A SOURCE OF WATER FOR North, Range 67 West and Sections 23, BE FOREVER BARRED. approved for a total withdrawal of 0.7 THE AUGMENTATION PLAN DECREED 26, 34, and 35, Township 4 North, Range acre-feet per year for 300 years. Actual IN CASE NO. 88CW264(B), AND PLAN 67 West of the 6th P.M. in Weld County, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any depletion at 300 years of pumping is FOR AUGMENTATION, IN ADAMS, ARColorado. Gilcrest Reservoir will consist party who wishes to oppose an applica15.8% of the annual amount withdrawn or APAHOE, DENVER, DOUGLAS, ELof a series of lined gravel pit cells. United tion, or an amended application, may file 0.11 acre-feet for each well. Return flow BERT, MORGAN AND WELD filed an application in Case No. with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, from inhouse use and irrigation for each COUNTIES. Please send all pleadings 13CW3180 claiming a conditional right of Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement lot is estimated to be 0.38 acre-feet per and correspondence to: Tod J. Smith, storage in Gilcrest Reservoir. 4.4.3. United of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why year which is sufficient to replace the actuEsq., LAW OFFICE OF TOD J. SMITH, Reservoir No. 3 is an off-channel reserthe application should not be granted, or al depletion associated with each of the 14 LLC, 1007 Pearl Street, Suite 220, voir located in the E1/2 of Section 26 and why it should be granted only in part or on wells while the wells are being pumped. Boulder, Colorado 80302, (Attorney for the N1/2 of Section 35, Township 1 South, certain conditions. Such Statement of OpLegal Notice No.: 23139 Depletion occurs to the Running Creek Applicant). The application has been Range 67 West of the 6th P.M. in Adams position must be filed by the last day of All persons having against theof the Personal First Publication: February 5, makes 2015decisions that this one to publish public notices since the birth stream system. Noclaims other provisions amendedRepresentative as follows: Paragraph 3.2.1 County, Colorado. 4.5. Augmentation ReM A R C H 2 0PUBLIC 1 5 ( fo rNOTICE ms available on Every day, the government above-named estate arechanged. required to pres2581 Westview Last Publication: 19, 2015 original decree will be Further, claiming a point Court of diversion in the SE1/4 can affect yourFebruary life. Whether they are decisions on of the nation. Local newspapers remain the most quirements. The replacement water to offwww.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s taxes, new County businessesNews or myriad other trusted source of public notice information. This NOTICE ent them toprays the Personal Prosper, Texas The Elbert Applicant that thisRepresentative Court grant the of the NE1/4 of 75078 Section 18, Township 4 set out-of-priority for pumping office), and mustTO beCREDITORS filed as an Original Facts dodepletions not cease to exist Publisher: b zoning, issues, governments play a big role in your life. newspaper publishes the information you need North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M. in application and forCourt suchofother as Estate of Marvinfiling Dean Brasch, or to the Combined Elbertrelief County wells in the United Diversion Facility No. 6 and include $158.00 fee. A copy of Governments have relied on newspapers like to stay involved in your community. ignored. Weld CountyNo: Colorado seems in the premises. (3 pages). will be because owed to the they South are Platte River in each Statement of Opposition aka Marvin D. Brasch,must also County,proper Colorado on or before June 12, Legal Notice 23145 has been withre ignored. drawn from the February application. Paragraph the vicinity of the 70 Ranch. 4.6. Lagged b e saka e r v Marvin e d u p oBrasch, n t h e Deceased Applicant or 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. First Publication: 12, 2015 Aldous Huxley Notices are meant to be noticed. 3.2.1.2, identifying the point26, of 2015 diversion of THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY Well Depletions. Pumping at -the United Applicant’s Attorney2015 and PR an 30002 affidavit or Case Number: Last Publication: February Read your public notices and get involved! the Haren The Pipeline has been News amended as THESE MAY AFFECT Diversion Facility No. 6 will be metered certificate of such service of mailing shall J. KevinAPPLICATIONS Hyatt Publisher: Elbert County follows: SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 8, IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS and recorded on a daily basis and sumbe filed with the Water Clerk. Township 4 North, Range 66 West of the CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICmarized on a monthly basis. URFs will be ATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND 6th P.M. in Weld County, Colorado, or a calculated to determine the lagged depletLegal Notice No.: 23142 OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS point upstream of that location but downive effects of the pumping. Former paraFirst Publication: February 12, 2015 MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN stream of the Union ditch headgate. A graph 4, which is now paragraph 5, has Last Publication: February 12, 2015 THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR map showing the location of the Haren been revised to delete the following Publisher: The Elbert County News BE FOREVER BARRED. Pipeline amended point of diversion is atlandowner: Eaton Cattle Company, 21421 tached to this First Amended Application Highway 60, Platteville, CO 80651 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any as Revised Exhibit 4. A Plan for Public Aug- Notice (Dorothy Thomas Phelps). (First Amended party who wishes to oppose an applicamentation has been added as paragraph Application 8 pages, 1 exhibit page) positions4.asPlan well as received may include but are not limited to overtime, vacation, payout, etc. tion, or an amended application, mayThe fileBelow4stated as follows: formonies Augmentation. with Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, 4.1. General Description. United$46,815.67 seeks apTHE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY Maintenance Position/Title 2014 YTD Salaries Bladethe Operator $42,542.28 Construction Director of Emergency $44,928.00 Sheriff $66,600.00 Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement proval of a plan for augmentation to reTHESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT Mechanic 4-H Department Specialist $37,327.68 Blade Operator $8,499.99 Cook $13,370.00 Management $54,166.64 $34,882.11 Sign Installer $38,306.04 ofBlade Opposition, as to why place resultIN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS Mechanic Administration-Title Clerk $43,524.00 Operator setting forth facts$34,834.02 Coronerthe out-of-priority depletions $22,100.04 Director, CDS $78,224.83 $35,295.20 Sign Installer $38,242.93 the application ing from the pumping of wells in the CLAIMED ADJUDIC- Motor Vehicle Clerk Administrative Assistant $39,023.92 Blade Operator should not be granted, $44,205.00or County Attorney $65,416.65 Director, IT OR HERETOFORE$75,000.00 $3,015.84 Surveyor $2,199.96 why it should be granted only in part or on United Diversion Facility No. 6, described ATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND Administrative Staff $43,622.16 Blade Operator $28,673.32 County Manager/ Elections Manager $28,080.00 Motor Vehicle Clerk $14,742.00 Traffic Deputy $44,000.04 certain conditions. Such Statement of Opabove and Supervisor in the original application in OWNERSHealth OF Specialist AFFECTED$45,077.76 RIGHTS Motor Vehicle Clerk Administrative Staff $11,296.50 Blade Operator $37,964.16 Public Works $103,666.64 Environment $30,153.84 Traffic Deputy $44,688.00 position must be filed by the last day of paragraph 2.2.1, when those $44,235.36 depletions MUST APPEAR WITHIN Office Manager AP Supervisor $52,967.84 Blade Operator $35,439.24 Deputy Building Official Executive Assistant TO OBJECT $51,500.04 $42,999.96 Traffic Deputy $44,688.00 MBlade AR COperator H 2 0 1 5 ( fo r m s a v a i $45,426.62 lable on are legally in the South Platte THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE Appraiser $40,004.64 Deputy Clerk/ required Recording Manager $37,086.00 Executive Assistant to the Sheriff $47,000.04OR Office Manager $37,889.28 Traffic Lieutenant $52,500.00 www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s River prevent injury to senior water BE FOREVER Appraiser $40,004.64 Caseworker $46,124.00 Deputy to Coroner $20,000.04 Fairgrounds EventsBARRED. Coordinator $40,296.00 Operations Administrator $42,900.00 Traffic Sergeant $52,500.00 office), and must be filed as an Original rights or below the 70 Ranch. United Assessor $49,700.04 Caseworker $45,903.00 Deputy at Treasurer $39,999.96 Finance Coordinator $51,125.34 Patrol Corporal $48,000.00 Treasurer $49,700.04 and include $158.00 filing fee. $23,625.00 A copy of will replace those out-of-priority depleYOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any Patrol Corporal Assistant Foreman $38,666.60 Caseworker Deputy Treasurer/Motor Vehicle Finance Manager $49,786.08 $46,496.46 Truck Driver $35,091.72 each Statement of Opposition must also tions in time, location, and amount from party who wishes to oppose an applicaAssistant Lead Foreman $43,684.23 Caseworker $46,124.00 Clerk $35,000.04 GIS Specialist $41,745.60 Patrol Deputy $44,688.00 Truck Driver $39,808.54 bCaseworker e s e r v e d u p o n t h e A p p l$44,953.78 icant or the sources of substitute listed betion, orMaintenance an amended may file Patrol Deputy Assistant Lead Foreman $43,260.00 Detentions Administrative Staffsupply$32,856.25 Income Tech application, $37,814.40 $39,487.81 Truck Driver $34,339.92 Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit low. 4.2. Structures to Be Augmented. with the Water Clerk, Box 2038, Patrol Deputy Blade Operator $43,767.36 Chaplain $2,500.00or Detentions Corporal $46,985.16 A Income Maintenance Tech P. O. $37,814.40 $11,000.01 Truck Driver $35,439.24 certificate of such service of mailing shall well field Corporal identified as the United DiverGreeley, CO 80632, Statement Patrol Deputy Blade Operator $39,112.09 Chief Appraiser $43,758.00 Detentions $43,999.92 Income Maintenance Tech a verified$38,614.40 $44,000.04 Truck Driver $33,999.96 be filed with Treasurer the Water Clerk. $48,999.96 sion Facility No. 6, located as$19,999.98 described of Opposition, setting as to why Patrol Deputy Blade Operator $43,921.88 Chief Deputy Detentions Deputy Income Maintenance Tech forth facts $40,214.40 $44,000.04 Truck Driver $34,998.83 above and in the original application in the application should not be $53,199.96 granted, or Patrol Deputy Blade Operator $36,416.50 Child Support Specialist $38,488.32 Detentions Deputy $44,688.00 Investigations Sergeant $44,688.00 Truck Driver $44,023.80 paragraph 2.2.1. 4.3. Sources of SubstiLegal Notice No.: 23143 why it should be granted only in part or on Blade Operator $32,485.97 Child Welfare Supervisor $32,305.00 Detentions Deputy $52,799.16 Investigations/Patrol Lieutenant $61,980.00 Patrol Deputy $39,999.96 Undersheriff $62,346.68 tute Supply. 4.3.1. The 70 Ranch Storage First Publication: February 12, 2015 certain conditions. Such Statement of OpBlade Operator $45,239.45 ChildPublication: Welfare Supervisor $53,002.16 Detentions Deputy in the original $20,141.50 Investigator $44,688.00 Patrol Deputy $19,999.98 Victim Assistance Coordinator $46,500.00 Rights claimed Application Last February 12, 2015 position must be filed by the last day of Blade Operator $38,935.18 Clerk And Recorder $49,700.04 Detentions Deputy $23,333.31 Investigator $12,541.69 Patrol Lieutenant $61,680.00 Victim Assistant $38,499.96 in this case. 4.3.2. Water that accretes to Publisher: The Elbert County News MARCH 2015 (forms available on Blade Operator $39,122.39 Clerk to BOCC $36,393.00 Detentions $61,980.24 Investigator/Professional Standards $53,499.96 the South Lieutenant Platte River which was diverted www.courts.state.co.us or in $50,000.04 the Clerk’s Patrol Staff Sergeant Legal Notice No.: 23146 Blade Operator $35,431.32 Commissioner; District #1 $49,700.04 Detentions Sergeant $48,527.27 Lead Foreman $40,000.00 at the Haren Pipeline and recharged in the office), and must be filed as $51,984.58 an Original Planner II, Flood Plains Manager First Publication: February 12, 2015 Blade Operator $37,692.36 Commissioner; District #2 $49,700.04 Detentions Sergeant $52,500.00 Lead $12,500.00 Haren Pond as claimed in the original Apand Foreman include $158.00 filing fee.$52,285.86 A copy of Public Trustee Last Publication: February 12, 2015 Blade Operator $35,998.88 Commissioner; District #3 $49,700.04 Detentions Specialist $30,000.00 Lead Mechanic $48,014.46 Receptionist $22,464.00 plication in this case. 4.3.3. Water stored each Statement of Opposition must also Publisher: The Elbert County News Blade Operator $39,736.72 Construction $35,291.75 DHHS Director Lead $48,783.00 in Gilcrest Reservoir pursuant $79,999.92 to the Apb e Mechanic s e r v e d u p o n t h e A p$41,731.73 p l i c a n t o r Senior Planner plication filed and decree entered in Case Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or No. 13CW3180. 4.3.4. Water that accertificate of such service of mailing shall cretes to the South Platte River which was be filed with the Water Clerk. diverted into recharge ponds located on Public Notice the 70 Ranch pursuant to a future applicaLegal Notice No.: 23144 tion and decree. 4.3.5. Sourcesfor of reFirst Publication: 12, 2015 PaymeNts PublicatioN JaNuaryFebruary 2015 placement water of limited duration, and Last Publication: February 12, 2015 fuNd 010 GeNeral fuNd 373,453.40 COMMUNITY MEDIA ADVERTISING INTERSTATE BATTERY OPERATING EXPENSE 52.24 ROCKY MTN SPRING & SUS. AUTO REPAIR 861.75 additional and alternative sources 101.50 of rePublisher: The Elbert County News fuNd 015 health fuNd 4,165.13 CONEJOS CTY TREASURER DUES water if such sources are 400.00 J&A TRAFFIC PRODUCTS OPERATING EXPENSE 1,304.00 ROD WILSON CONTRACT SVCS 100.00 placement defuNd 020 Public works fuNd 416,471.46 CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE 11,490.58 J&S CONTRACTORS SPLY CO OPERATING EXPENSE 683.72 RUNNING CREEK AUTO MAINTENANCE 209.54 creedOPERATING or lawfully EXPENSE available for such use or fuNd 025 sales aNd use tax fuNd 1,885.00 CTY HEALTH POOL INSURANCE PAYMENT 93,320.18 JOHN BUTLER REIMBURSEMENT 215.88 RUSS CALDWELL AUTO REPAIR 53.19 are part of a substitute water supply plan fuNd 040 lea fuNd 80,785.98 CTY SHERIFF’S OF CO approved OPERATING EXPENSE 500.00 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL OPERATING EXPENSE 427.98 SAFE GUARD OFFICE SUPPLIES 25.00 pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-92-308, fuNd 050 humaN services fuNd 24,665.33 CTY WORKERS COMP POOL 2015 WORKERS COMP 169,881.00 KELLOG CONSTRUCTION OPERATING EXPENSE 973.00 SERVICE MASTER COURTHOUSE FLOOD 6,915.11 or an interruptible water supply agreefuNd 095 boNd service fuNd 715.00 CREDIT UNION OF CO ment OERATING 2,614.27 KIMBERLY MEIS REIMBURSEMENT 328.00 SKIATH SEMINARS TRAINING 1,345.00 approved EXPENSE pursuant to C.R.S. § 37CROWN TROPHY SIGNS 92-309. OPERATING EXPENSE 132.33 KIOWA CONSERV DIST OPERATING EXPENSE 1,890.00 SOUTHL & MEDICAL OPERATING EXPENSE 392.83 4.4. Surface Storage Structures. D-J PETROLEUM . 25,693.43 KIOWA STORAGE OPERATING EXPENSE 145.00 SPRINT MONTHLY UTILITIES 96.22 UnitedFUEL may store water attributable to the vendor Name description amt DALLA SCHROEDER REIMBURSEMENT 60.50 TOWN OF KIOWA MONTHLY UTILITIES 3,943.83 STACY THOMAS OPERATING EXPENSE 40.00 water rights listed above in paragraph 4.3 DEEP ROCK 130.43 KOIS BROTHERS EQUIP CO OPERATING EXPENSE 118.44 STAPLES ADVANTAGE OFFICE SUPPLIES 562.79 in theMONTHLY followingUTILITIES surface storage structures 4 RIVERS EQUIP EQUIPMENT PARTS 231.50 DIRECT MAIL SVCS OPERATING EXPENSE 5,830.00 LEGAL SHIELD PREPAID LEGAL 540.05 STATE WIRE & TERMINAL AUTO REPAIR 116.78 for subsequent delivery to the South Platte A-1 CHIPSEAL CO. OPERATING EXPENSE 6,648.73 DOUGLAS CTY TREASURER DISPATCH SVCS 62,785.59 WESTERN TRUCK PARTS EQUIPMENT PARTS 4,367.67 STEPHANI TURNER OPERATING EXPENSE 102.00 RiverPROFESSIONAL as a source of substitute supply: ADVANCED QUALITY AUTO REPAIR 102.24 DUFFORD WALDECK MILBURN SVCS 28.50 LYLE SIGN NM 7165 OPERATING EXPENSE 2,045.00 STERICYCLE WASTE REMOVEAL 152.51 70 Ranch Reservoir described AFLAC AFLAC PREMIUMS 2,163.54 EAST CENTRAL COUNCIL 4.4.1. GOV DUES 4,500.00 MARINI DIESEL EQUIPMENT PARTS 111.95 STONE OIL CO FUEL 22,892.70 aboveDUES and in the original Application in AGATE MUTUAL MONTHLY UTILITIES 25.87 EASTERN DIS. CTY CLERKS 100.00 MARK LEACHMAN OPERATING EXPENSE 15.00 SUTTER & GILLHAM P OPERATING EXPENSE 27.00 paragraph 2.1.1. EXPENSE 4.4.2. Gilcrest Reservoir AGATE WATER ASSC. MONTHLY UTILITIES 509.40 EIDE BAILLY OPERATING 7,750.00 MARK SMITH REIMBURSEMENT (45.00) SYSCO FOOD SVCS PRISIONER MEALS 6,345.46 will be a lined off-channel reservoir locAIRGAS INTMTN OPERATING EXPENSE 808.40 EL PASO CTY AUTOPSIES 10,800.00 MARY LOUISE JACOBSON REIMBURSEMENT 319.71 TALX UC EXPRESS PROFESSIONAL SVCS 576.03 ated within a part of Section 2, Township AL SERRA AUTO REPAIR 5.07 Elbert CTY DHHS VITAL STATISTICS 46.003 McAfee OPERATING EXPENSE 363.78 DANNY PAUL ARDREY ESTATE OPERATING EXPENSE 600.00 North,FUEL Range 67 West and Sections 23, ALL ACCESS BUILDING REPAIR 863.76 ELBERT CTY R&B REIMBURSEMENT 9,938.29 MCCANDLES INTL TRUCKS EQUIPMENT PARTS 4,573.02 THE HARTFORD HARTFORD BENEFITS 1,284.69 26, 34, and 35, Township 4 North, Range ASIMAKIS D LATRIDIS OPERATING EXPENSE 500.00 ELBERT CTY TRSR OPERATING EXPENSE 8,237.20 MEDVED CO AUTO REPAIR 456.89 TLO OPERATING EXPENSE 220.00 of the 6th P.M. in Weld County, ASSC. OF CO CTY ADMIN DUES 125.00 ELIZABETH CHAIN SAW 67 West EQUIPMENT REPAIR 483.50 MHC KENWORTH OPERATING EXPENSE 2,382.46 TODD PEDERSON CONTRACT SERVICE 800.00 Gilcrest Reservoir will consist AUTO GLASS GUYS AUTO REPAIR 300.00 ELIZABETH FIRE DEPT. Colorado. OPERATING EXPENSE 150.00 MINES & ASSOCIATES PC OPERATING EXPENSE 569.64 TOWN OF SIMLA MONTHLY UTILITIES 120.30 of a series of lined gravel pit cells.6,400.00 United BIG O TIRES EQUIPMENT REPAIR 25.75 ESRI SOFTWARE MOBILE RECORD SHRED OPERATING EXPENSE 289.59 TRACKER SOFTWARE OPERATING EXPENSE 2,056.00 a n a p p l i c aFLOOD t i o n i n C a s3,263.75 e No. BLACK HILLS ENERGY MONTHLY UTILITIES 4,858.94 EVERYTHING OFFICE f i l e d COURTHOUSE MOUNTAIN VIEW ELECTRIC MONTHLY UTILITIES 560.35 TRI CTY HEALTH DEPT CONTRACT SVCS 758.55 13CW3180 claiming a conditional right of BLUE STAR POLICE SPLY UNIFORMS 220.93 FAIR POINT COMM. MONTHLY UTILITIES 246.19 NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS MONTHLY UTILITIES 2,593.78 TRUE VALUE HARDWARE BUILDING REPAIR 429.95 storage in Gilcrest BORAL AGGREGATES OPERATING EXPENSE 65,195.65 FASTENAL CO AUTO REPAIR Reservoir. 4.4.3. United 59.24 PARKER PORT-A-POTTY . MONTHLY UTILITIES 482.00 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES OPERATING EXPENSE 8,081.00 Reservoir 3 is an off-channel 101.15 reserCaterpillar Financial SVCS OPERATING EXPENSE 6,300.64 FERTIG-MARCH . AUTO No. REPAIR ARNOLD & ASSOCIATES PROFESSIONAL SVCS 2,160.00 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE POSTAGE 74.00 voir located the E1/2 of Section2,172.50 26 and CDW GOVERNMENT OPERATING EXPENSE 1,507.88 FRONTIER BUSINESS PROD COPIERinEXPENSE PHOENIX TECHNOLOGY COURTHOUSE FLOOD 21,175.00 US BANK BOND PAY AGENT FEE 715.00 CENTURYLINK MONTHLY UTILITIES 5,361.27 FRONTIER COMM COPIER EXPENSE Pioneer S & CO OPERATING EXPENSE 3,243.01 VERIZON WIRELESS MONTHLY UTILITIES 935.05 the N1/2 of Section 35, Township 1 995.96 South, CERTIFIED LABS SAFETY SUPPLIES 127.10 G&K SVCS OPERATING EXPENSE 354.43 PITNEY BOWES GLOBAL POSTAGE 1,001.58 Vern’s TV & Radio OPERATING EXPENSE 29.99 Range 67 West of the 6th P.M. in Adams ChemTox OPERATING EXPENSE 410.00 GLASER GAS CO FUEL 891.18 POSTMASTER GENERAL POSTAGE 220.00 WAGNER EQUIP CO EQUIPMENT PARTS 2,646.67 County, Colorado. 4.5. Augmentation ReCO ASPHALT PAVEMENT DUES 225.00 GRAINGER OPERATING POWER MOTIVE OPERATING EXPENSE 12,833.07 WASTE MANAGEMENT MONTHLY UTILITIES 792.27 quirements. The EXPENSE replacement water509.28 to offCBI OPERATING EXPENSE 118.50 GREENLEAF WASTE MONTHLY UTILITIES 265.00 POYSTI & ADAMS FINANCIAL 19,485.01 XEROX COPIER EXPENSE 1,811.04 set out-of-priority depletions for pumping CO CORONERS ASSN DUES 600.00 GREENLEE’S PRO AUTO wells EQUIPMENT PRONGHORN COUNTRY ACE EQUIPMENT REPAIR 21.96 Y TIME OPERATING EXPENSE 63.10 in the UnitedREPAIR Diversion Facility772.09 No. 6 CO COUNTIES FOUNDATION DUES 15,000.00 GROUND ENGINEERING will be OPERATING EXPENSE 1,885.00 PUREWATER DYNAMICS EQUIPMENT LEASE 50.00 owed to the South Platte River in legal Notice No.: 23147 CO COUNTIES CAPP 2015 CAPP 188,775.00 HAREST KENNEL OPERATING 252.00 QUILL ORATION OFFICE SUPPLIES 422.93 the vicinity of theEXPENSE 70 Ranch. 4.6. Lagged first Publication: february 12, 2015 CO CTY CLERKS ASSOC DUES 700.00 HENSLEY BATTERY OPERATING EXPENSE 518.21 RE CO OPERATING EXPENSE 418.00 Well Depletions. Pumping at the United CO DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATING EXPENSE 1,377.00 HONNEN EQUIP CO OPERATING 2,400.00 RENEE FENCING OPERATING EXPENSE 195.00 last Publication: february 12, 2015 Diversion FacilityEXPENSE No. 6 will be metered CO DEPT OF HEALTH & ENVMT OFFICE SUPPLIES 209.11 INTEGRATED ELECTRIC and recorded MONTHLY on UTILITIES 378.96 RHONDA L. BRAUN OPERATING EXPENSE 10.79 Publisher: elbert county News a daily basis and sumCOMCAST MONTHLY UTILITIES 730.74 IREA MONTHLY UTILITIES PORTA POT RENTAL MONTHLY UTILITIES 195.00 marized on a monthly basis. URFs8,305.19 will be calculated to determine the lagged depletive effects of the pumping. Former paragraph 4, which is now paragraph 5, has
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