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Hunter Neelley, who passed away on Oct. 12 after a battle with cancer, is remembered for his faith and the way he placed others first. An Oct. 25 memorial service at Elizabeth High School resulted in the gym being so full that the fire department had to temporarily waive its capacity limit. Courtesy photo

Faith, kindness were hallmarks of boy’s life Hunter Neelley lost cancer fight on Oct. 12 By Rick Gustafson

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On the evening 10-year-old Hunter Neelley received his diagnosis of bone cancer, the Neelley family had plans to go out for dinner and to see a movie. The family of four had known a phone call from the oncologist was imminent and was praying for the best. When they received the news, the family, who has never been shy about exercising their faith, gathered in the living room of their home to pray. After a few minutes, Hunter said, “So, we’re still going to dinner and the movie, right?” “He didn’t let us sit in our self-pity very long,” said his father, Scott Neelley. This moment would be indicative of Hunter’s attitude about himself and others throughout his four-year battle with the osteosarcoma that eventually ended his life in the early morning hours of Oct. 12. He is remembered by family and friends for his faith and for putting others first. Whether joking with the nurses following a round of chemotherapy or letting the hospital staff off the hook for waking him in the middle of the night to check his vital signs or administer his medication, “it was always about the other guy, never about him,” his father said. In the months following the diagnosis, Hunter underwent several rounds of chemotherapy along with a painful surgery to resect a portion of his femur with a cadaver bone. After a year and a half on crutches, the doctors declared him cancer-free in October 2011. With the exception of follow-up appointments, Hunter resumed the normal life of a 12-year-old, rejoining the basketball team, hunting with his father and older brother Zack, and pitching for his baseball team. A year later, during a routine threemonth checkup, doctors at Presbyterian St. Luke’s discovered the cancer had spread to Hunter’s lungs. “Originally we knew the odds were 60-40,” Scott Neelley reflected, “And osteosarcoma likes blood and a lot of oxygen.”

Following a surgery to remove part of his lung, Hunter’s first impulse after waking up from the anesthesia was to call his basketball team to wish them luck in an important game. He had no idea that that the surgery had run long and the game had been over for hours. “He was selfless. His prayers were always for others,” his father said. It was his optimism and positive attitude that drew nearly 1,000 people to Hunter’s Hope Barn Dance last February despite a blizzard that dropped more than 7 inches of snow on Elizabeth and forced the shuttle-bus company to cancel. “People came out with horse-drawn carriages and shuttled people from the parking lot,” Scott Neelley said. The fundraiser, sponsored by Creekside Community Church, covered some of the family’s medical bills and allowed the Neelleys to take a family trip to stay with friends in Hawaii. It was on the overnight flight home following a long day of deep-sea fishing, that Hunter turned to his father and said, “I’m done.” “I was turning over every rock, looking for any treatment I could find.” Scott Neelley said. “I had been hanging on to Hunter, trying to spend every moment I could with him, just to get one more day, giving him as many experiences as possible.” Hunter’s doctors estimated that he had two months to live once they removed the peripheral line that deliver his chemotherapy. Hunter’s family believes that it was his faith that gave him eight months longer than the doctors predicted. “His faith came naturally,” his father said. “My wife’s father is a preacher, but Hunter’s faith was his own.” At the end, it was Hunter’s mother, Robin Neelley, who sat with him the night he faded in and out of consciousness and slipped away. “She was his full-time caregiver,” Scott Neelley said with a tearful smile. “The staff at St. Luke’s referred to her as a mom-cologist.” On Oct. 25, a memorial was held for Hunter at Elizabeth High School; so many people attended the event that the Elizabeth Fire Department granted a temporary waiver to allow the high school’s gym to exceed its legal capacity.

When the Elizabeth Board of Trustees approved a proposal to allow a deer hunt within the city limits, it created some confusion and enough controversy to draw at least one Denver news station to town last summer. The board’s approval of the hunting program on July 8 came in response to increased complaints about conflicts with residential deer. The program approved by the board did not create a special hunting season, but it did remove a restriction prohibiting the discharge of bows within designated areas inside the city limits and allowed a select number of bow hunters to hunt on city property, provided they were willing to submit to the town’s stringent requirements designed in conjunction with Colorado Parks and Wildlife. As with any private property owner within Elbert County, the Town of Elizabeth may grant permission for hunters to use its property for hunting. The three areas chosen are adjacent to public works sites or surrounded by private property. None of the areas is open to the public. Casey Westbrook, district wildlife manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, has been studying the conflict for years and has been working closely with the Town of Elizabeth. His counts have put the estimated deer inside the town limits on any given day at 100, and he and his team have counted as many as 137. “The goal is not to obliterate the (deer) population,” Westbrook said, “but to control the population and modify animal behavior.” To qualify for the program, all applicants were required to meet the basic bow-hunting prerequisites for Colorado, to hold a bow-hunter education card and to have been previously licensed to hunt in Colorado. In addition, no one with a big-game hunting violation in the state within the past five years, or who has been suspended from hunting in Colorado, was eligible. Each applicant competed for slots by demonstrating their expertise with a bow having a minimum draw weight of 60 pounds (45 pounds is the minimum required by the state) and, as cited in the proposal, placing “four out of five arrows in a three inch diameter circle on a target placed at random from 15 to 30 yards away.” Candidates were also required to show their ability to meet physical requirements by loading a 100-pound sack into a wheelbarrow and pushing it 100 yards. Out of the 18 applicants, eight met the basic requirements, but only five were chosen. “We capped it at five, because five was a more manageable number,” said Dick Eason, Elizabeth town administrator. Deer continues on Page 9

The Town of Elizabeth approved a program earlier this year to allow limited bow hunting of deer within town limits, in an attempt to reduce the number of the animals living there. Photo by Rick Gustafson

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November 6, 2014

With a little help, it’s a lot like home The door opens and a slight woman with a quick smile, round glasses, comfy gray sweats and short, snowy hair pushes her walker into the hall. Four months ago, Mary Clancy, 89, was living in her Lakewood apartment. But she just couldn’t do it anymore — the cooking, the cleaning, the driving. So she gave her car to a delighted nephew and moved into one of the 111 rooms at the Libby Bortz Assisted Living Center in Littleton. “It’s great here,” she says, unhesitatingly, as she makes her way down the floral-carpeted hall to find the Scrabble game. “If you can’t be at home, this is the next best thing.” The words gladden Dawn Shepherd, who stands nearby, eyes sparkling. But then, she knows the secret to this place. The brick-and-stucco structure was built on a foundation of innovative stubbornness and passionate concern for the well-being of the older community who needed, not only a place to call home, but also one they could afford. “It’s a love thing,” Shepherd says. “There’s tons of love in this building.” The center, just off Main Street in downtown Littleton, opened its doors 20 years ago as one of the country’s first affordable assisted living facilities when Shepherd, now 68, was director of the Littleton Housing Authority. Back then, few assisted living centers existed — the concept was just becoming part of the senior landscape discussion. But what made this building particularly unique was its owner — a housing authority, an agency dedicated to providing housing for low-income families and individuals, one not usually in the business of assisted living. That meant the Libby Bortz center, which would help its residents with the daily care they needed, had to be affordable. To do that, the housing authority worked with a group of creative thinkers with experience in senior housing called The Raleigh Group and Kaiser Aerospace and Electronics, a now-defunct corporation and the tax credit partner that helped finance the project. “The team just got so close,” Shepherd says. “It was really an amazing moment in

time — everyone worked so hard toward an end goal.” The use of federal tax credits allowed the housing authority to save $200 a month per unit and ensure its affordability in perpetuity, Shepherd says. It also made the center one of the first — if not the first — in the country to be financed by tax credits. Today, a one-room apartment at Libby Bortz costs $1,784 a month, well below the national average for assisted living. That includes three meals a day, weekly housekeeping and laundry and medication supervision. The Genworth 2014 Cost of Care Survey, which has surveyed senior care services throughout the country for 11 years, found the national median monthly rate for assisted living was $3,500, an increase of 4.29 percent from 2009. Unforgivably, housing for seniors in this country — at a time in their lives when they should feel safe and comfortable — has instead become “a crushing burden.” The statement comes from SeniorLiving.org, a website dedicated to senior living and retirement, which reports that “finding affordable senior housing may be one of the biggest challenges facing seniors and their loved ones.” And the U.S. Small Business Development Center predicts a significant unmet demand for assisted living facilities by 2020 as the population between 65 and 84 grows by nearly 39 percent. So, where will we live? Most importantly, where can we afford to live with dignity? Shepherd pondered those questions long ago from her office in a subsidized senior apartment building in Littleton where she watched her seniors, as they aged, require

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On a recent chilly afternoon, a few days after a 20th anniversary reunion and celebration, piano notes drift into the lobby from the finely appointed dining room. The gas fireplace is lit. A man in his 90s sits in an armchair, eyes closed, whistling softly to the tune, “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.” Tables the hue of dark cherrywood stand next to tall-backed armchairs and love seats the color of wine, gold and green. Several cozy living rooms are scattered throughout the three floors, along with a courtyard garden, TV rooms and a community kitchen.

Wide, third-floor balconies with white wicker furniture face glorious mountain views. In one hallway is the Salute to Veterans Wall, where portraits of loved ones who served the country continuously flow across a television mounted on the blue wall. Jeanne Whalen, 72, sits on her walker across from the screen, watching for the photos of her two brothers, who served in the Korean War. “Not this one,” she says, eyes on the scrolling pictures. “Not this next one. “The next one is my two brothers. They were in the Korean War.” The photos, taken in the 1950s, identify Dan Whalen, Navy, and Paul Whalen, Air Force. A year apart, they were 10 years older than Jeanne. “I come here every day,” she says, because “I love them and I miss them.” Jeanne, who has emphysema, moved from New York a year ago to be near her daughter. The move has been good. “You get the help you need, and I’ve made lots of friends,” she says. “Praise the Lord for this place.” Downstairs, the only resident who has lived here since the first year arrives from an outing. Virginia Chynoweth, 92, carefully wheels her walker to a chair. She peers through her glasses. “I like everything about it,” she says about her home. She’s able to go wherever she pleases. And, “I feel safe.” In the end, that’s what a home should be — not a crushing burden, just simply safe. Especially when we’re old. For Dawn Shepherd, that means the world. If the time should come, she already knows which room she’d choose. It’d be easy, after all, to live in a place built with love. Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. Her column earned first place in the 2013 Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper contest. She can be reached at ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia.com or 303-566-4110.

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Farmers market to move indoors Popular bazaar re-opens Nov. 16 at Sierra Middle School By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com Instead of staying dormant for the winter, the Parker Farmers Market will remain open by popular demand. For the first time, the farmers market is moving indoors to Sierra Middle School near South Parker Road and Pine Lane. The last outdoor Sunday in downtown Parker was Oct. 26, and after a few-week break, the market will pick up where it left off Nov. 16 with roughly two-thirds of its regular vendors. “It’s a big unknown. There has never been a winter market in this area,” said Jason Williams, who owns Williams Family Markets with his wife, Jillane. “We feel based on the response we’ve received — that alone — we should have a great turnout.” Approximately 60 vendors will participate in the weekly market, many of them holdovers from a successful summer. Of course, the selection of produce will be limited because of the offseason, but a handful of vendors will sell fruits and vegetables grown in greenhouses. They include tomatoes, Colorado-grown mushrooms, potatoes and onions. Craft and specialty vendors will also have a constant presence, including those selling homemade sauces, salsas, pastas, fresh-baked pastries and meats, as well as handmade soaps and art. “It’s a great opportunity for a lot of our craft vendors to showcase themselves before the holidays,” said Williams, who noted that the market will have a section dedicated to holiday wares. Cream City Market, a first-year Littletonbased business that sells Wisconsin cheese — primarily cheese curds — is among the vendors that will continue into the winter. Because cheese curds are supposed to be fresh, it’s not an option for customers to stock up for the offseason. “Once the (outdoor) season got towards the end, people were asking us `where are we going to find you?’” said Kim Albrecht,

The Parker Farmers Market is moving indoors from Nov. 16 until April 19 to Sierra Middle School near South Parker Road and Pine Lane. Courtesy photo who moved from Wisconsin earlier this year to start Cream City Market. “When Jason said they were looking into it, we were ecstatic and tried to help fuel the idea.” Offseason markets have become a national trend, and Williams originally hoped to move indoors last winter, but there was not enough time to sort out the logistics, particularly finding a large enough location willing to host a weekly bazaar. Williams reached out to The Wildlife Experience, the Parker Arts, Culture and Events Center and the Parker Fieldhouse, but the availability was spotty. The Douglas County School District, which makes additional revenue by hosting weekend events by outside groups like churches, was receptive to having the

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November 6, 2014

Breckenridge Brewery prepares for opening Littleton city leaders get glimpse of facility that expects to open in spring By Jennifer Smith

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November 6, 2014

School leaders want fewer laws, more funding Superintendents discuss variety of topics during annual forum By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com Colorado school leaders would prefer less legislative involvement but more funding, they said during an Oct. 29 Superintendent Forum in Denver. “I wish the legislators would just trust us as professionals,” said Cherry Creek Schools’ superintendent Harry Bull, among eight Colorado superintendents who participated in the annual Public Education and Business Coalition event. His response was among several offered in response to a state legislator who asked what the state’s education leaders want from the government. About 400 people gathered in the Seawall Grand Balloon in downtown Denver for the hour-long “The State of our Dis-

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tricts.” Subjects ranged from burdensome legislation — including state and federally mandated tests — to the impact of poverty on students. Bull was not alone in his sentiments about state requirements. “I think what our community would say is do less,” said Littleton Public Schools’ superintendent Scott Murphy. “More mandates that come down without the funding are problematic.” Denver Public Schools’ superintendent Tom Boasberg said, “The fact that we don’t fund full-day kindergarten in this state, I think, is shameful.” He also pointed to the achievement gap common among children from poverty-stricken homes. “The kids are not two years behind because they were dumber than their more affluent peers; they had less opportunity,” he said. “I think it’s incredibly important we bring the base up and offer ours kids who need it full-day kindergarten … and help kids who are behind catch up and achieve the potential each of them is born with.” Other leaders also said schools need funding more than legislation. “I feel we’ve built a compelling case we use your money well,” Adams 12 Five Star Schools’ Chris Gdowski said. “But we need more of it.” “Give us the resources,” said Boulder Valley School District superintendent Bruce Messinger. “Quit passing laws, and let us do what we know how to do.” Similarly, they said heavy teacher and student requirements included in the Common Core Standards and a bevy of tests present challenges. “Please don’t hear me say I’m not about accountability,”

Bull said. “We spend so much time talking about assessment — structuring our days around assessment — that I would suggest we’re losing instructional time.” Some expressed strong support for the Common Core, a set of national standards aimed at enhancing education. But the Douglas County School District has rejected the Common Core, creating its own set of student standards, said superintendent Elizabeth Fagen. “We believe the (Common Core) standards are lower than we would like them to be,” she said. “The assessments we’re forced to do are a data point, and we take that into consideration. But we also have to measure a more important skill set.” Superintendents said they’re challenged to find and keep teachers in the quickly changing, ever-more demanding industry. “These are people that want to have families and do biggerpicture things with their lives than just be chained to a desk 12 hours a day,” said JeffCo Public Schools’ superintendent Dan McMinimee. “How can we take the dollars we have, take care of all the other needs we have, while still having a wage that makes it an attractive place for people to be?” Messinger said Boulder Valley has focused on better pay and an appealing work environment to draw staff. “As a state, we have created an environment that’s not attractive to our educators because (of) high-stakes testing,” he said. Murphy said teachers still flock to Littleton, but he’s concerned about ensuring they stay. “Part of it is about money, part of it is about recognition,” he said. “Some of the dialogue that goes on at the state and national level doesn’t recognize enough about what they contribute.”

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Colorado school superintendents including, from left, Denver Public Schools’ Tom Boasberg, Cherry Creek’s Harry Bull, Douglas County’s Elizabeth Fagen, Adams 12 Five-Star’s Chris Gdowski, La Veta’s Bree Lessar and Jefferson County’s Dan McMinimee chat before the start of the Oct. 29 Superintendent Forum in Denver. Photo by Jane Reuter

Civics class puts action in teens’ hands Ponderosa High School explores ways to get involved in causes By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com It’s never too early for philanthropy to become a part of everyday life. Students at Ponderosa High School are getting all-encompassing lessons in how to create a positive impact on the other side of the world through a social studies class introduced this fall. Social Issues and Service Learning, a subject taught by Ponderosa veteran Mark Thorsen, Ph. D, puts teens right into the fray, teaching them how to effectively raise money and put it to good use. The curriculum also exposes them to the tangible results of their work which, ideally, will motivate them to take on other causes. The class was born out of an ongoing campaign called the Bridge Project, which formed as a result of a partnership between the school and a nonprofit started by former Ponderosa students called Optimus Youth. The nonprofit has been active in various African countries, most recently Mozambique, where a schoolhouse was built with the help of the Mustang community. The foundation for a second schoolhouse is now being laid. Optimus Youth raises money through various events, and the next one on the calendar is happening right at Ponderosa High School for the third year in a row. Tickets are now on sale for the Bridge Project concert, a Nov. 15 show that features a line-up of musical acts led by Ponderosa alum, including rising country artist Kenzie Whittington. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at www.phsbridge.org. So far, the Bridge Project has raised considerable awareness in the Parker community, not to mention $12,000 that went toward the construction of the school in Mozambique, said Will Kilduff, who graduated from Ponderosa High School in 2000 and co-founded Optimus Youth. Not only are the students in Social Issues and Service Learning promoting the concert and coordinating logistics, but they are designing separate service projects that explore solutions to various problems with “practical action,” Thorsen said. “It’s based on the idea that there are a lot of major problems — local, national and international — and the idea that each individual can do something,” he said. “The kids work individually and in groups and attack problems by understanding

A finished school house in Mozambique is an example of the fundraising work done through Optimus Youth’s partnership with Ponderosa High School, which has taken up the cause and created a civic-service class. Courtesy photo the context, then creating opportunities for like-minded folks to help.” The yearlong class is made up mostly of freshmen, and the plan is to maintain the efforts for years to come if the students so choose. The class is an elective for which the students can earn credit each time. “Next semester they’ll get more freedom to take on projects they want to take on, things they’re passionate about,” Thorsen said. “They will steer the course as it’s moving forward.” Oftentimes, the constant stream of news stories about the perils faced by people in precarious living situations can make teens feel like a solution is out of reach. With a cohesive effort, however, it doesn’t take long for those involved to see results. “This gives them a chance to see what that’s like (to form a plan of action), but also a chance to see the impact of the work that they do here,” Thorsen said. “We’re at a point now where we can show the progress from what the classroom facilities (in Mozambique) looked like in 2012 to what they look like now.” Because the curriculum has already been approved by the Douglas County School District’s board of education, any school can start its own version of the class.

Elbert County News 7

November 6, 2014

Seminar series to focus on retirement savings Classes to look at risk-free strategies, what to avoid

A helicopter picks up a blood sample from a health worker on a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month. The sampled tested negative for Ebola. Courtesy photo

Passenger talks Ebola ‘scare’ on ship Dana Garies says trip was still fun By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com Viewers of major cable news channels might have thought there was panic aboard a Mexico-bound cruise ship that was forced to turn back when it was announced that a passenger had handled a specimen from an Ebola patient. That wasn’t the case, says Parker resident Dana Garies, who was aboard the Carnival cruise liner that made headlines earlier this month. A Dallas health care worker who handled specimens from Thomas Eric Duncan, a patient who later died from Ebola, was aboard the ship, and because the Centers for Disease Control changed its response protocols in the middle of the week-long excursion, the worker was quarantined and the vacation was cut short. The ship had already made stops in Honduras and Belize and was getting ready to head to Cozumel, the popular resort island in Mexico, when the captain calmly informed passengers of the situation Oct. 17. Garies, along with her husband and 17-year-old son, noticed that the ship had not departed from Belize at the scheduled time, but “no one really seemed to know why,” she said. The Belizean government refused to let the health worker fly out from its airport, and Mexican authorities did not allow the ship to dock in Cozumel, so the passengers were

shuttled back to Galveston, Tex., where the cruise originated. When she turned on the TV, Garies saw headlines that made the situation seem much more dire than it actually was. Commentators speculated about the potential spread of Ebola to other passengers and the possibility that the entire ship would be quarantined. “It was pretty funny,” she said. “I was getting texts from my family.” In reality, the health worker was in touch with the CDC before she left and had permission, with restrictions, to take the cruise. She had not exhibited symptoms in the 19 days since handling the specimen, but decided to quarantine herself and a travel companion as a precaution. Although some passengers were initially concerned, Garies says they were kept wellinformed via regular updates from the captain. “At no time on this ship did I feel that we were in any kind of danger,” she said, adding the CDC “maybe should have been a little more careful” with its travel restrictions on health workers who treated Ebola patients. The travelers had full access to the ship and Carnival went out of its way to make sure everyone was accommodated during the unscheduled day at sea. The passengers actually came out ahead in the end. Carnival offered $200 worth of on-board credit and half off the price of their next cruise. “We had a great time the whole time,” said Garies, who nonetheless came back with an unwanted illness in the form of a stubborn cold. Carnival Cruise Lines did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Charter Communications coming to Douglas County Cable provider plans new research facility in Compark Business Park Staff Report The Douglas County Board of County Commissioners approved a 10-year business personal property tax incentive agreement with Charter Communications worth an estimated $437,195 at its Oct. 28 business meeting. Charter Communications, a broadband cable provider based out of Stamford, Conn.

plans to construct a new research and development lab in Douglas County to house preproduction telecommunications operations. The proposed project will be located in the Compark Business Park in the northwest portion of the county near the intersection of Peoria Street and Compark Boulevard, and according to Douglas County officials, Charter will bring 115 new jobs to the area with an average annual wage of $108,000 per year. The 115 jobs will consist of 55 new fulltime positions, 45 third-party contract positions and 15 existing jobs that will be relocated to the new facility. Charter Communications employs more than 21,000 people nationwide.

By Mike DiFerdinando

mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com Planning financially for retirement can be a daunting task, but a new series of educational seminars at the Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock will provide Douglas County seniors with a chance to have some of their questions answered. The 4 C’s of retirement series presented by Wendy Campbell & Associates will kick off at the library with a session from 9:30-11 a.m. on Nov. 8. The seminars will touch on retirement strategies based around the concepts of clarity, comfort, cost of living and certainty. There will be six seminars at the Castle Rock library throughout November and December, as well as one in Highlands Ranch. “The people we meet with have concerns like `Am I potentially going to outlive my retirement money? Is my money at risk?’ things like that,” Dan Lopez said. “We call ourselves the safe money team and we do that only because all of the vehicles we look at have absolutely no risk of losing principal. They do have the opportunity to accumulate money, but never a risk to lose money ever. We’re totally on the other end of risk.” Lopez said the free seminars are for people who are approaching retirement or already retired. Joining Lopez in presenting will be his colleague Shane Brandt. According to Lopez and Brandt, a changing economic climate and longer life spans have put new financial stress on those who may end up with less money and more years to account for during retirement. “A lot of people are used to looking at their financial situation the way that our parents and grandparents did and times have changed,” Brandt said.

“They’re undereducated, misinformed and lots of times, unfortunately, misled. They just don’t realize that there are other options out there as far as safeguarding what they’ve worked their entire life to do.” The pair said that people don’t realize that even some retirement investments like company plans or 401(k)’s, which many consider to be safe investments, carry risk and can even lose money. Lopez and Brandt said they are not against people investing in the stock market or other risk laden ventures, but say they work with a different demographic. “If people want to have their money out there in the stock market and they aren’t afraid of risk, that’s great, but we probably aren’t the people for them.” Lopez and Brandt work their financial strategy around low to no risk retirement tools that can provide “a guaranteed stream of income for life.” According to Lopez, pensions, social security and annuities are the building blocks of low risk retirement savings. “Those are the three things that will literally carry you for the rest of your life,” Lopez said. The 4C’s Seminars each run about 1 ½ hours in total and will provide an opportunity to ask questions at the end. Seating is limited for each class. RSVP by calling either 720-515-1070 or 720333-6163. More dates and locations for 2015 will be announced mid-November.

SEMINAR SCHEDULE Castle Rock: Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St. Nov. 8, 9:30 - 11 a.m. Nov. 19, 6:30- 8 p.m. Dec. 6, 9:30-11 a.m. Dec. 10, 6:30-8 p.m. Dec. 13, 9:30-11 a.m. Dec. 20, 9:30-11 a.m. Highlands Ranch: James H. LaRue Library, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd. Nov. 13, 1-2:30 p.m.

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Bill would ease college planning This fall, a familiar story for high school seniors and their parents is repeating itself across Colorado. From Sterling to Silverton, members of the class of 2015 are making some of their first major life decisions as college application deadlines approach. Which schools should I apply to? Should I stay home or move away? Is a vocational school right for me? Can I afford my top choice? That last question has become more complicated than necessary. Financial aid — through scholarships, grants, and loans — makes college accessible and affordable for many families. In Colorado, hundreds of thousands of students rely on federal student aid every year. Yet, in what has become a backward system, our high school seniors won’t find out how much federal aid they are eligible to receive until well into their second semester. That makes cost and affordability decisions breathtakingly unclear as most college applications are due months earlier. Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Republican from Tennessee, and I have proposed a simple solution: Let families learn how much aid they can expect to receive during their junior year of high school. They’ll be armed with one of the most useful pieces of information they will need at a critical point in their college search. Our plan, the Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act, is also known as the FAST Act. Families applying for federal financial aid such as Pell grants and federal student loans are becoming familiar with the FAFSA, or the

Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It’s a lengthy 108-question form with dozens of pages of instructions — not exactly the most user-friendly form, but still a gateway to college affordability. Unfortunately, even after filling out the FAFSA, students usually don’t find out what grants and loans they can take out until they’ve chosen where and whether to apply. Students and their parents shouldn’t have to wait on pins and needles to find out if they’re going to receive enough aid to pay for college. They also shouldn’t have to spend hours filling out a complicated form just to get to that point. The FAST Act cuts through the red tape to streamline this whole process. In addition to providing families with financial aid eligibility a year earlier, it reduces the entire FAFSA form to two questions. Research tells us that simplifying the form will encourage more families to fill it out. It makes aid more predictable and will help encourage more students, as young as middle school, to pursue college. Students will access crucial aid they otherwise would have left on the table,

which might be the difference between going to school and not applying at all. Earlier this year we visited colleges and met with students across the state. We heard from students like Joshua Allard at Metro State who didn’t learn he was eligible for a Pell grant until the end of the semester — a semester he wasn’t sure he was going to be able to afford. Front Range Community College President Andy Dorsey told us one of the most common reasons they lose students is financial hardship — an obstacle that could be overcome with earlier notification of aid eligibility and a shorter form. We heard similar stories out of Pueblo Community College, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, University of Colorado-Denver, Community College of Denver, Colorado State University, and Colorado Mesa University. It’s a commonsense solution that will make college an option for more students. Families won’t lose out on financial aid because they are deterred by the FAFSA’s unnecessary length and complexity, and students will be able to make more informed decisions about their college choices. In today’s global economy, a college education is a prerequisite for many career paths. Reforming the FAFSA and financial aid process will help make college an option for more Coloradans. That means a stronger workforce, and a healthier, more competitive economy for all of us. Democrat Michael Bennet has represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate since 2009.

Don’t let little things stop big achievements The golf ball rolled across the green on its way to the hole, it seemed like a perfect birdie putt, and then just as it was looking as if it would fall gently into the cup, it stopped one rotation short of going in. The golfers let out a group groan as they watched in confusion, wondering how the ball could have stopped so abruptly. As the golfer approached his ball to tap it in, he noticed the barrier to his birdie … a tiny ladybug. Now the average weight of a ladybug is 0.021 grams, and the weight of a golf ball is 45.93 grams, that’s more than 2,000 times larger than the ladybug. And yet in the battle for the birdie, our little red speckled friend was able to stop the rolling advance of the ball. In previous columns I have written about the “Goliaths” in our lives that need to be defeated or the fact that we need to be dragon slayers and conquer those fire-breathing beasts. The focus was on the perceived bigger problems and opportunities in life that need to be tackled. But how often are we tripped up by the little things? So what are our ladybugs? What is it that is standing in the way of us reaching our goals

and dreams, completing our tasks, and making the most of the opportunities before us? Is it the simple fact of getting started and avoiding procrastination? Could it be as simple as getting better at the details? And maybe it’s just as small as not following through on an action or commitment. For our golfing buddy that ladybug may as well have been a brick wall. And for many of us, myself included, at different times in my life, have allowed something so small to become so huge that it prevented us from success. And there is a saying in golf that goes like this, “100 percent of balls that never make it to the hole will never go in.” And I think that can be said in our personal and professional lives as well. If we leave everything short, if we

continue to allow something little to stop us or slow us down, we may miss the opportunity to be better than average or mediocre while rising to greatness. Having written this column for the past five years, I have gotten to know the community really well through the letters and emails I receive and the back-and-forth correspondence with you all. And I can share with you that just like my buddy Caesar who shared the golf-ball-killing ladybug story above, I know that you are all wanting to realize your truest dreams and desires, not just almost reach them. Not just come close, not settling for par or average, but meet and even exceed your own expectations. So what’s stopping you? Is it a brick wall or is it just a ladybug-size issue that could easily be overcome? I really would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we recognize that the only thing that can stop us from success is us, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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November 6, 2014

Judging book awards is its own prize A few weeks ago, I was in heaven, surrounded by a room full of authors at the Women Writing the West (WWW) annual awards banquet. I had been invited as a guest of honor of sorts, having been one of the judges for the Willa Awards. I seem to have been the only judge in attendance, and I am so glad that I was there. When the emcee quoted from my judge’s notes, I understood the importance of the role that I had played in the awards selection process. It has been my pleasure for the past several years to be a judge in this contest for the Women Writing the West organization. This year, I judged the Children’s and Young Adult category, reading five diverse books set in the West, featuring strong female characters, and published in the past year. WWW provides a rubric to guide our ratings. Before the dinner, there was an authors’

reception, where the awards recipients plus other WWW authors were available to sell and sign their books and mingle with the rest of the guests. I had the opportunity to talk with each of the authors whose books I had judged. Every author I met was so grateful for the time I took to be a judge, and a few asked specific questions about the experience. I was able to give each of the authors whose books I judged some

positive feedback on their works. Colorado best-selling author and WWW member Sandra Dallas was the keynote speaker for the evening, and also one of the authors available to sign books that evening. A friend introduced the two of us, and Dallas and I spoke for several minutes about the role that judges take in deciding upon award winners, and the kinds of challenges that come with being a judge. We talked about some of the things we look for in particular as we read to judge. And what annoys us when we read it. Meeting the authors and joining them in celebration humbled me and made me realize just what kind of an honor and responsibility it is to be a literary judge. Roseanne Perry, this year’s winner in the Children’s category for her novel, “Written in Stone,” was so moved by the award that she shed a few tears during her acceptance speech.

I hope they ask me to be a judge again next year — new discoveries await around every book I read. And I’m beginning to think that I might have a book to write myself, so who knows — maybe in future years, someone will be judging one of my books for an award. Kari May lives in Elizabeth and is the director of the Pines & Plains Libraries. She can be contacted through the library at director@elbertcountylibrary.org. The Pines & Plains Libraries is an independent taxing entity created by a vote of the citizens in 2000 and serves all residents of Elbert County. P&PL is funded primarily through a mill levy assessed on properties. Visit www.elbertcountylibrary.org for more information about the variety of information and resources available through your libraries.

Life can take nightmare turns with dream logic A good friend’s wife had ovarian cancer, time stood still, and then he was handed a different clock. Things that mattered the day before didn’t matter very much. Jack and I were in art school together. He was the best painter in the building. We were on the same intramural basketball team. We listened to the same music. He told me about Country Joe and the Fish. That will give you some idea. I stayed in California for my MFA, and he went to Yale for his. Then years went by, we went in different directions, and I thought that was that. Tyus Edney brought us back together. He did it in 4.8 seconds. Edney dribbled the length of the court against Missouri and scored the winning basket with 0.0 on the clock. I heard from Jack. Off and on, I have been hearing from him ever since, especially in the past few years. Most of the time we talk about the football or basketball teams, but we get around to art and even the edges of politics. He is just as intense as he was in col-

lege. He will let you know exactly what he is thinking. Some of his thoughts are not the prevailing ones. Neither are mine, so we are a good match. We were exchanging emails about the football team, and then his emails stopped. He is a well-known Los Angelesbased designer. Projects are coming in and going out all of the time. Deadlines are always looming. So I didn’t think very much about it. Then I received one of those messages that we all receive — eventually. His wife was in the hospital. It has been a couple of weeks now. She was released after an operation and treatment, but she went back to the emergency

room. It has been touch and go, and obviously the football season moved to the back of the bus. Jack stayed in Bacall’s room, and he has been compassionately watchful every single day. It’s been said before: Life, real life, is much more important than games. But games can help get us through some things. It’s hard to explain if you don’t have a team. If you have a team, your heart goes into it. A win brightens the day. We were unbeaten while I was in rehab. It made a difference. At my age, I get a couple of emails like the one about Bacall every year. I have sent some of my own that were almost like it, only mine didn’t have happy endings. Just endings. I haven’t seen Jack since he left for Yale. That was around 1970. In the past 44 years, a lot of people have gone through my life and out the back door. The Internet is an odd thing, though. I have frequent reunions, usually with former students who want to reminisce.

It’s been great to reconnect with Jack. Jack met Bacall at the UCLA extension school in Santa Monica, and I can still remember how he talked about her. He made her sound very intriguing, just like her name. They have been in love ever since. I like success stories when it comes to love. There aren’t enough of them. I cannot imagine what I would do if something happened to Jennifer. I guess we learn these things from others. Maybe even from books and movies. But when it comes right down to it, what do you do? What part of you tells you what to do? Balloons in the room won’t do it. It has to be deeper. And maybe you have to find something in you that you didn’t even know was there. “He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.” (“To Kill a Mockingbird.”) Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast. net.

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Both Eason and Westbrook also suggest that other intangibles, such as attitudes aligned with the program’s goals, played a part in the selection process, but Westbrook added that it was fortuitous that the five top scorers also possessed the type of attitude they were hoping for. The five participating hunters are each allowed six arrows and must account for each arrow, which are numbered from one to six, color-coded and marked with an identification number corresponding to each participant. Any hunter who loses an arrow or fails to perform a proper kill shot will be re-evaluated and subject to disqualification from the hunt. Prior to a hunt, each participant must reserve an available time for one of the designated areas and keep an open line of communication with the program manager by texting in and out of the hunt as well as within 20 minutes of taking a shot. Eason also assured that the volunteer hunters must comply with existing state regulations, and baiting, spotlighting or night hunting of any kind is illegal in Colorado and will not be permitted while hunting on town property.

Eason refers to the five selectees as volunteers, because in addition to giving their time, each hunter is responsible for paying for three of their own resident List C Licenses, the tag required for hunting “antlerless deer,” (does or bucks with antlers measuring five inches or less) in Game Management Unit 104. In addition, all the meat obtained from the hunt is being donated directly to needy families or sent to a USDA-approved meat processor and distributed to participating food banks willing to pay the processing cost. “No taxpayer money is being used pay for this this program,” Eason said. A maximum of 15 deer may be killed as part of this year’s hunt, but both Eason and Westbrook agree that the success of the program is not contingent on tagging the maximum. Other factors, such as the safety of the hunts, any incidents, and the success of the meat distribution will all be considered. To date there have been no incidents stemming from this year’s hunt, and though neither Westbrook nor Eason was willing to release the number of animals taken so far, they did confirm that the program is on track to meet the maximum of 15 by the end of December. At that time, they will present the results to the board of trustees, and it will be for them to decide whether to reinstitute the program next fall.

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This historic photo of four women, each with a beer in hand, is on loan from the Bustamente Foundation and hangs in “Brindis REMIXED” at the Museo de las Americas. Courtesy photo

LIFE

November 6, 2014

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This photo is included in “El Brindis REMIXED” at the Museo de las Americas, which takes a look at drinking within the Mexican culture. Photo by Ruben Pax

This historic photo of a young woman in festive attire, loaned by the Bustamente Foundation is included in “Brindis REMIXED” at the Museo de las Americas. Courtesy photo

Mexican drinks, culture explored in exhibition Museo de las Americas is last stop for art show By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com “El Brindis REMIXED (The Toast REMIXED) — The Beverages and People of Mexico” is now open at the Museo de las Americas, featuring photographs and artists from the 19th and 20th centuries, including Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Augustin Victor Casasola, Juan Rolfo, Graciela Iturbide, Gabriel Figueroa, Mariana Yampolsky and other creatives who were included in Frida Kahlo’s and Diego Rivera’s inner circle. They have captured “wild moments through the Mexican Revolution and the

not so daily routine of the culture following the uprising.” This exhibit was on display in Paris in 2000 for the Millennium Celebration and will be featured for a final time in the U.S. at the Museo through Jan. 16. It was curated in Denver by Museo director Maruca Salazar. The Museo will transform its gallery walls into a traditional pulqueria (Pulque bar), where events will include tastings of tequilas, beers, and mescal. Some dates to note: Nov. 7, First Friday and Dia de los Muertos Celebration, 5-8 p.m.; Nov. 21, Spanish Happy Hour (a monthly event) will offer a presentation of the History of Pulque by Dan Benevidez, 5-8 p.m; Dec. 3, Conversacion Contacto: Master Mescalier, Mezcal tasting and presentation, a collaboration with the Mexican Consulate and Asociacion Pro Cultura, 6-7:30 p.m.

A bit of lore about the popular drinks was included with the show announcement. Pulque is from the maguey plant, which was used in many ways for thousands of years before the Spaniards arrived. It was good to eat, good for healing, used for a covering against outdoor exposure, in instruments and materials. “Most appreciated though, was the juice, the liquid that, once fermented, was present in the ceremonies of the Mexica, who considered their drunkenness a gift from the gods.” From the same maguey, in its variety known as agave, the Spanish conquistadors obtained even more concentrated and powerful elixirs. The Indians had prepared a liquor called mezcalli by cooking the heart of the plant and then distilling it. Mescal wines were produced in the colonial period. (There was a period of pro-

IF YOU GO The Museo de las Americas is at 861 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, in the Arts District. Hours: noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; First Fridays 5 to 9 p.m. Closed Nov. 27-28 for Thanksgiving and Dec. 22 to Jan. 2 for holidays. Admission: adults/$5, students, seniors/$3. Free for members and children under 13. 303-571-4401, museo.org

hibition.) The most famous liquor from the New World was from the Tequila Jurisdiction in the kingdom of New Galacia, later to be known as the state of Jalisco. Beer companies were established following the arrival of Swiss, German and American brewers — early brands were Moctezuma, Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Pacifico and Yucateca.

An utterly dreadful symphonic performance Dreadful news: “The Composer is Dead”! The Littleton Symphony brings a collaboration by that name, between composer Nathaniel Stookey and best-selling children’s author Lemony Snicket, to local families at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Everyone in the orchestra is suspected of murder and the inspector has to solve the crime. In the meantime, the audience will become acquainted with Haydn’s music, with the Finale from Haydn’s “Piano Concerto in D Major” to be performed by 7-year-old pianist Madison Suh. Free. No tickets necessary. Littletonsymphony.com, 303-933-6824.

Photo ethics discussed

“The Ethical Photographer: A Dialogue” will be Matt Schaefer’s topic as he meets with the Englewood Camera Club at 7 p.m. on Nov. 11 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. “Photographers, like all professionals, face ethical dilemmas during all phases of the creative process when the photographer makes decisions that are both artistic and ethical.” Schaefer proposes to have a dialogue with club members, rather than delivering a lecture. (There is seldom one right answer.) Guests are welcome.

Online auction

Young Voices of Colorado is holding an online auction, “Bidding for Good,” through Nov. 9, with a variety of items ranging from

vacations to gift cards, to raise funds for the organization’s extensive programs with young singers. Log on to biddingforgood.com/ youngvoices. More than 100 items await.

Genealogy programs

Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society offers various programs in November. “Military Ancestors” is offered at 1 p.m. Nov. 11. Learn to trace via the Internet at federal, state and local levels. Share memorabilia. “Family Tree Maker” will be held at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 18, with Deena Coutant. “Heirlooms and History: Glimpses into 19th Century Lives from Unique Family Documents” will be presented by Tom Tyler at 1 p.m. Nov. 18. All programs are at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Also a beginning genealogy class will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 8 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. And from 1-5:30 p.m. Nov. 15, the Littleton Family History Center, a Mormon genealogy operation at 1939 E. Easter Ave. in Centennial, across from The Streets at Southglenn, will be open to the public. With classes, booths, a recording booth and one-on-one consultation.

Judy Chicago retrospective

“Surveying Judy Chicago: 1970-2014” is a retrospective curated by Simon Zalkind at RedLine gallery, 2350 Arapahoe St., through Dec. 28. While Chicago, now 75, is best know for her massive “Dinner Party,” now at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, she has turned out

politically significant artwork about human rights issues for decades. This is an important opportunity. 303-296-4448, redlineart.org.

Broadway tunes

“Seasons of Broadway” plays at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Lone Tree Arts Center, with stars from “Rent,” “Wicked,” “In the Heights,” “Memphis” and more. Hear Adam Pascal, Mandy Gonzalez, Marcus Paul James and Robin DeJesus. Lonetreeartscenter.org, 720509-1000.

Plan a pavilion

Members of the local music community are invited to participate in planning the design for the new Levitt Pavilion to be built at Ruby Hill Park, opening in 2016. A onenight forum is planned on Nov. 17 at the Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave., to discuss the project. Open at 6 p.m., program starts at 7 p.m. Information: levittdenver.org. (Fifty concerts a year are projected, featuring local,

Madison Suh, age 7, will perform the Finale from Haydn’s “Piano Concerto in D Major” at a free children’s concert, “Haydn Go Seek with the Orchestra,” presented by the Littleton Symphony at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Littleton United Methodist Church. Courtesy photo national and international musicians with an emphasis on creative and diverse programming.) Chris Zacher is executive director of the Friends of Levitt Board of Directors. Levittdenver.org. Sampler continues on Page 11

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Don’t just see art exhibit on the fly Linger a bit at DIA for works by CCM columnist By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com

Readers who are flying in the next few months will want to make a brief detour at DIA to visit an exhibit of abstract work by artist and Colorado Community Media columnist Craig Marshall Smith. On a recent morning, a representative from Denver International Airport’s active Art and Culture Program appeared at Smith’s home/studio in Highlands Ranch and packed up 28 original oil paintings by the artist. Named “Paintings for Airports,” the collection will hang through April 2015 in the Y-Juncture Gallery, located just north of the bridge from Jeppesen Terminal to Concourse A at the Yshaped juncture leading to the A Concourse. The exhibit is dedicated to Smith’s father, Harry E. Smith, a World War II pilot who flew 30 missions in “Smoky Liz II” — a B-17 — with the 452nd Bombardment Group. Smith, a well-known Colorado artist, was drawing coordinator at Metropolitan State College of Denver from 1997-2003, when he retired as professor emeritus. He cites Franz Kline, Richard Diebenkorn and Jim Dine as his mentors in painting. Early work was figurative, but he shifted to abstract expressionism around the beginning of the 21st century. Readers may recall his exhibit in the atrie las um of the Englewood Civic Center in late 2012/early 2013 and his permanently installed “Rodger,” a cut-out plywood painted horse at the top of the stairway leading to the Museum Outdoor Arts on the second level. He is also the creator of a large mural at

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ABOVE: “Yo Yo” oil on canvas 48” x 38” is included in Craig Marshall Smith’s “Paintings for Airports” exhibit at DIA through April 2015. RIGHT: “There, There” (Red) oil on canvas 48”x 38” is in Craig Marshall Smith’s “Paintings for Airports“ exhibit at DIA. Courtesy photos Bemis Library in Littleton, depicting a flock of the ever-present Canada geese. It was commissioned by the city’s Fine Arts Board some years ago. Smith self-published a book after an earlier gallery exhibit bearing the same “Paintings for Airports” title, but this show has more recent work, including 2014 canvases. The title

came, he wrote, from Brian Eno’s ambient album, “Music for Airports,” in which the musician layered tapes for a quiet background sound intended to relieve travelers’ anxiety. Smith writes a weekly column for Colorado Community Media’s south suburban newspapers and has published books on paintings and collections of columns.

Denver International Airport prides itself on its art. Public artworks are commissioned through the city’s “1 percent for art” program and there is an ongoing, changing exhibit of art displayed in the venue, particularly in the area near A Concourse Security, where Smith’s exhibit hangs now.

CURTAIN TIME Still going

Samu. A collection of characters sing pop, gospel, holiday and jazz music. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Thursdays Dec. 4, 11, 18; 6 p.m. Nov. 16 and Dec. 7; 2 p.m. Dec. 14, 21. Tickets: $26, 303-935-3044, minersalley.com.

“Anything Goes,” Cole Porter’s always popular musical, sails onstage from Nov. 14 to Dec. 28 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, plus a few added times to be announced. Tickets: townhallartscenter.org, 303-794-2787, ext. 5.

Stories on Stage

Dark comedy

“Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: The Musical” is a black comedy based on Pedro Almodovar’s 1988 film. Produced by Equinox Theatre Company, it plays Nov. 7-29 at the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays. Tickets: equinoxtheatredenver.com.

Tony Award winner

“Songs for a New World” by Jason Robert Brown plays Nov. 14 to Dec. 21 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. It’s co-directed by Brenda Billings and Mitch

Sampler

“To the Lighthouse,” presented by Stories On Stage, in collaboration with Light House Writers Workshop, plays at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Readers are Jessica Austgen, Geoffrey Kent and Gabriella Cavallero. Tickets: $28 adult, $15 student, 303-494-0523, storiesonstage. org.

Betsy Stage’s `Hamlet’

“Hamlet” is presented in a Betsy Stage version, extended until Nov. 22 at 1133 S. Huron St., Denver. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and are free — donations accepted. Reservations required (seating is limited): Hamlet@betsystage.com

audience. Physicopera.com, 720-456-7041.

Auditions slated

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Opera On Tap “Opera Goes Cabaret” is the theme for Opera On Tap’s 7 p.m. Nov. 15 performance at Syntax Physic Opera, 554 S. Broadway, Denver. Usually the group will appear on the second Saturday of each month at Syntax, which offers drinks and small plates to the

Auditions are set for “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” directed by Bob Wells at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, starting at 10 a.m. on Nov. 22. Performances will run March 27-April 26 (20 shows). Prepare 16-32 bars of a 1950s pop song. Accompanist will be provided. Bring headshot and score. Call or email for appointment: Ashley Thomasen, 303-794-2787, ext. 211, athomasen@townhallartscenter.org.

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THINGS TO DO

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Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit bonfils.org.

GOOD SAMARITAN Nursing Home residents only, Nov. 13

HOLIDAY CRAFT, Vendor Fairs SINGING HILLS Elementary plans its second Fall into the Holidays craft and vendor fair from

4-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7. Also, Elizabeth Middle School will have its annual craft fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15.

Events

THE OUTBACK Express 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.

VETERANS DAY Dinner VETERANS ARE invited to the annual Veterans Day Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at the Elizabeth Fire Station. MIDDLE SCHOOL Craft Fair

SIMLA AND Matheson to Colorado Springs, Nov. 3, Nov. 17; to Limon, Oct. 23

ELIZABETH MIDDLE School plans its 31st annual craft fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. is Saturday, Nov. 15, at 34427 County Road 13, Elizabeth. The fair features quality homemade arts and crafts from more than 70 crafters and the popular cookies by the pound sale. Contact number is 303-646-4520 or visit http://www.elizabeth.k12.co.us/CraftFair.aspx.

KIOWA, ELIZABETH and Elbert to Parker or Colorado Springs, Nov. 4, Nov. 18

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WALMART IN Elizabeth hosts the Bonfils Bloodmobile from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Divorce Clinic is offered from 9 a.m. to noon the third Friday of each month at the Elbert County Justice Center, 751 Ute St., in Kiowa. For information, call 303-520-6088 or email morgan@hayday.org. The clinic is free for parties who have no attorney and who are going through dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or post-decree cases. All walk-ins are welcome, and will be assisted on a first-come, first-served basis.

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.

AREA CLUBS ELIZABETH GUITAR Group. Elizabeth guitar circle will meet on the first and second Wednesday of each month at the Elizabeth Library. Traditional protocol/ courtesy. Country, pop, bluegrass, cowboy, Beatles, 50s, 60s, 70s, blues, jazz and more. We who play for pleasure would love to meet more of same. Acoustic or power down. Come prepared to share a few songs, perform, play along, sing along with others. Enjoy new guitar friends to jam with. Gerry Vinson hosts on the first Wednesday from 6:30-9 p.m., and Laurie Smith hosts on the second Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. Uncertain? Drop by and observe. Banjo, ukelele, mandolin welcome. Call Laurie at 720-363-3531.

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

KIOWA LIGHTING of the Lights KIOWA PLANS its seventh annual Lighting of the Lights on Saturday, Nov. 30. Crafts and games start at 3 p.m. at the Kiowa Lions Club Hall, 336 Comanche St.; ECCO will have a special toy sale in conjunction with the Lighting of the Lights. At 6:30 p.m., Town Hall will be lit up with Mayor Jason Kerbs, Santa will come dashing in to say hello. Christmas carolers will get you in the spirit with holiday songs. We’ll move to Patty Ann’s Cafe for pictures with Santa (bring a camera). Santa would love to hear what it is you would like him to bring you for Christmas, so be ready to give him your wish list. Patty Ann’s Cafe will be providing snacks and warm drinks. PET PICTURES with Santa GINGER’S LEGACY will have its annual Pet Pictures with Santa event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at Elizabeth Animal Hospital, 330 W. Kiowa Ave., Elizabeth. Call 303-646-2891. A single photo is $10, or a CD with all pictures taken is $20. There will be refreshments and everyone is welcome. If the weather is bad, Santa’s helpers will reschedule for Dec. 13.

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 719541-4275. 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. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS meets from 10-11 a.m. and from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Sedalia Room at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100 Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock. 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 303-883-7881 or Carol at 303-646-3425 for information.

Task force seeks Thanksgiving donations Staff Report In an effort to make the Thanksgiving holiday a little brighter for families in need, the Parker Task Force for Human Services is seeking donations so it can provide holiday

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food baskets. Food baskets are needed so families can prepare a Thanksgiving meal at home. Food baskets should feed a family of four to six people and contain Thanksgiving dinner items such as: frozen turkeys, aluminum turkey pans, canned vegetables, butter, stuffing, cans of sweet potatoes, pie/dessert, gravy, packets, jars or cans of cranberry sauce, dinner rolls, boxes of Jello, cans of fruit, and bags of potatoes or boxes of instant mashed potatoes. The baskets or boxes can be dropped off at the Parker Task Force building at 20118 E. Mainstreet, Unit D, between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Nov. 23. The food bank is also seeking monetary donations. The tax-deductible contributions are used to purchase prepared Thanksgiving dinners from local grocery store deli departments for clients with special needs. A $50 donation will feed a family of four to six people. Any funds not needed for Thanksgiving will be used to help provide limited fi-

nancial assistance to clients. Checks made payable to the Parker Task Force (memo: Thanksgiving) may be mailed to the attention of Diane Roth, Parker Task Force, 20118 E. Mainstreet Unit D, Parker, CO 80138. Donors may also make a contribution using PayPal through the Parker Task Force website, www.parkertaskforce.org. “The holiday season is an important time to raise money for all nonprofits,” said Steve Budnack, chairman of the Parker Task Force. The task force can also use gift cards to local grocery stores. These are used to purchase perishable food for the food bank, like milk, eggs, cheese, meat and produce. If you would like more information about Thanksgiving efforts, leave a message at the Parker Task Force office at 303-841-3460 or send an email message to dianer@parkertaskforce.org.

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SPORTS

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Simla’s Kyler Hamacher flips the ball to the offical after scoring a touchdown against Springfield High Nov. 1. Photos by Mike DiFerdinando

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iving It’s Saturday afternoon and the parking lot ce ataround the Simla High School football field is starting to fill up. rkerCars are waived into the gravel-and-grass lot one by one. They roll down their windows as a woman wearing blue and yellow from head to toe greets them each individually. “Here for the game?” she asks with enthusiasm. The cars file in and line up one by one around the field. Some open trunks and pull out lawn chairs as they tailgate. Others are already huddled in the bleachers with blankets and handmade signs. In Simla there’s one main road, spotty cell reception and an eight-man football team about to kick off another playoff run. “It’s a very big deal,” Shawnda Hamacher said of the eight-man playoffs. “For everybody in the whole state.” Hamacher’s son is No. 7, Kyler. The button she wears lets everybody know. The Cubs went 8-2 during the regular season, playing their league games in the A-8 Southern League. On this day, Nov. 1, they take on the Springfield Long Horns (8-2) of the A-8 Arkansas Valley League. In Simla, like many other schools in rural parts of the state that play eight and sixman football, there are no lights on the field — which is why this playoff game is being played on a Saturday afternoon and not a Friday night. The mid-day kickoff hasn’t dampened enthusiasm, however. Students still pack the bleachers to cheer on their classmates. Parents and fans still barbeque and tailgate in the yards of houses lining the street in front of the school. And as the party gets underway around them, the 16 members of the Simla High football team stretch out and go throw pre-game drills as they prepare for one of their biggest afternoons of their young lives. “We’ve always been eight man. We’ve had some great teams and this is one of them,”

Simla fans cheer in the stands during the football game against Springfield Nov. 1.

FOOTBALL IN ELBERT COUNTY Eight-man:

Elbert: Finished the season 7-3 overall, going 7-1 in the A-8 Central League. The Bulldogs made the playoffs but were beaten 55-8 by Dayspring Christian Academy in the first round. Kiowa: Finished the season 2-7 overall and 1-5 in the A-8 Southern League. The Indians missed the playoffs.

Simla: Finished the regular season 8-2 and went 6-0 in the A-8 Southern League. The Cubs won their playoff opener against Springfield 33-30. Simla plays Norwood in the second round on Nov. 8.

Simla fans tailgate in the end zone during the playoff football game against Simla Nov. 1. Hamacher said. “Back in the 80s Barry Helton graduated from here and went on to play for the San Francisco 49ers and get a Super Bowl ring and he was an eight-man football player.” Helton, a punter, played collegiately at the University of Colorado from 1984-1987 and in the NFL for the 49ers and Los Angeles Rams.

What makes eight-man different

There are a few ways in which eight-man

football differs from traditional 11-man played at most larger schools. The three eliminated players are commonly two offensive tackles and a wide receiver on offense and two defensive backs and a defensive lineman on defense — though this can vary depending on formation. “You play it the same way, but because there are less people on the field it’s a much faster game,” Simla fan Kyle Montag said. “You

11-man:

Elizabeth: Finished the season 6-4 overall, going 5-2 in the 3-A Colorado 7 League. The Cardinals missed the playoffs.

don’t have tackles on the line, so there are less lineman. In 11-man you have a center, a guard and then a tackle. We have a center, a guard and then receivers.” The playing field is still 100 yards long, but 8-Man continues on Page 14

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it’s only 40 yards wide. A traditional 11-man field is 100 yards by 50 yards wide. All 16 players on the Simla football team play, most of them on both offense and defense. This makes not only conditioning, but also a thorough understanding of all phases of the game paramount. “At the big schools, the offensive player might know how to read defenses, but they don’t have to play defense. All of our guys play both ways. They have to be more well-rounded,” said Chad Morran, a fan who made the drive from Springfield.

Taking care of business Simla wastes no time in taking an early lead as the Cubs score on the game’s opening drive, a touchdown catch by No. 7 Kyler Hamacher. Springfield will rally back, however, and the Longhorns take a 22-19 lead into the half. The grills start up again at halftime. Hot chocolate and soft drinks are poured. The younger brothers and sisters of the players flee the stands to play their own game of touch football in the grassy area behind the field. The Cubs are down but optimism still fills the air. Simla scores early in the second half on an 11-yard touchdown run from quarterback Cody Norris to take back the lead — one they won’t relinquish the rest of the afternoon.

November 6, 2014 With fans shaking pompoms and sounding car horns with every big play, the Cubs go on to win 33-30 and advance to the next round of the playoffs — a symphony of car horns sound along with the final whistle. High-fives and hugs are given out to the boys in blue. At least for today, they’re all heroes. Norris finished the game 12-of-20 passing for 146 yards and two touchdowns. He also carried the ball 20 times for 83 yards and another two scores. On defense, he added 13 tackles and an interception. “We were down 22-7 with 3 minutes left in the second quarter and we scored to get it back to 19. I think the momentum going into halftime was big,” Simla coach Shane Zimmerman said. “Then in the second half we were able to score and take the lead and from that point on we were just able to hold them off.” Simla (9-2) now moves on to face Norwood (11-0) of the A-8 Western Slope League Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. at a neutral site to be determined. The Mavericks topped Fowler (5-6) 33-6 to advance to the second round. “We have not faced (Norwood), at least while I’ve been coaching here, so it’s a new opponent,” Zimmerman said. “They’re big, they’re fast, and they’re physical. We’ve got to get better and clean up our execution and discipline and really focus on being better at what we do. The whole bracket is tough at this point. If we manage to get through this next week, we’re going to have another tough game after that. I’m just trying to keep our kids focused on this week and live in the moment.”

Springfield’s Rafe Hutches carries the ball against Simla Nov. 1.

Simla’s Jason George has his hand looked at by a trainer during the playoff game against Springfield Nov. 1.

Cars circle the field at Simla High School for the playoff game against Springfield Nov. 1.

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Elbert County News 15

November 6, 2014

Mustangs still kicking in semis Ponderosa advances on double overtime thriller against Montrose By Jim Benton

jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Lars Peterson has been the big man for the Ponderosa soccer team which is making its second straight appearance in the Class 4A soccer semifinals. Peterson, a 6-foot-2 senior midfielder, scored on a penalty kick and had an assist in Ponderosa’s 2-0 win over Evergreen Oct. 28 at Sports Authority Stadium. On a windy Nov. 1 afternoon at the Parker complex, Peterson had a goal and assisted on Ty Robbins’ gamewinning tally in the second overtime in a 2-1 quarterfinal win over Montrose. Ponderosa, which lost 4-0 to Air Academy in the 2013 semifinals, faces The Classical Academy Titans (18-0-0) in the 7 p.m. semifinal Nov. 5 at Sports Authority Stadium. The Titans from Colorado Springs won the Class 3A championship last season. All three goals in the match against Mon-

trose came off corner kicks as the Mustangs improved to 13-5-0. Montrose jumped ahead 1-0 with 8:59 to play in the first half when Fernando Torrero headed in a corner kick from Brayden Reese. Peterson then tied the game 61 seconds prior to halftime when Peterson scored off a corner kick. Peterson was also involved in the goal that pushed the Mustangs into the semifinals. Parker Klein took a corner kick for Ponderosa and Jack Warburton controlled the ball during a scramble in front of Montrose keeper Keegan Sullinger. Warburton and Peterson eventually got the ball to Robbins who scored with 4:14 left in the second 15-minute overtime. “Jack was dribbling through the middle made a great pass to Lars and Lars kind of found me,” said Robbins. “I just happened to be in the right position at the right time.” Peterson has two goals and six points in the past two playoffs triumphs for Ponderosa. “He and Ty Robbins are probably our best all-around players,” said Mustangs coach Jim Engels. “Ty is really good at the back on defense and comes up and does stuff like the game-winning goal. Lars does a lot of stuff

nice and calmly. He wins a lot of balls in the air that’s for sure.” Peterson scored on a low penalty shot with 8:57 remaining in the first half in the second round match against Evergreen after freshman Colin Hester was tripped in the penalty area. It was his successful third penalty kick in playoff games over the past two seasons. “I’ve practiced them numerous times,” said Peterson of penalty kicks. “I’ve just been choosing one spot and I hit that spot. I keep the shot low and it’s hard for the goalie to save.” Engels never debates when he has to choose a player to take a penalty kick. “We work on penalty kicks but Lars Peterson never misses so he automatically takes them,” he said. “Lars is so good at those. He made two of them last year to win playoff games.” Robbins got the decisive goal against Montrose when it looked as if the game might be determined by penalty kicks. “I’m so excited,” said the senior defender. “It’s great to be back in the semifinals. I was pretty nervous about going to a shootout. We played pretty good. We possessed the ball pretty good. It was an all-out effort.”

Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2015 AND BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR 2014 OF CLEARWATER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MILO LEE BARTLETT aka Mike Lee Bartlett, Deceased Case Number 2014 PR 30024 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to: District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before March 6, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. /s/ William A. Morris STAGGS MORRIS P.C. 1775 Sherman Street, Suite 1650 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No.: 23080 First Publication: November 6, 2014 Last Publication: November 20, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RANDALL JOHNSON, aka RANDALL R JOHNSON, aka RANDY JOHNSON, Deceased Case Number 2014 PR 30028 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Elbert, County, Colorado on or before March 6, 2015, or the claims may be forever barred. ERIK JOHNSON Personal Representative 520 S. Newland Street Lakewood, CO 80226 Legal Notice No.: 23081 First Publication: November 6, 2014 Last Publication: November 20, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2015 AND BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR 2014 OF CLEARWATER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Clearwater Metropolitan District, of the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, for the ensuing year 2015; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District Management located at, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh Jardine P.C., 40 Inverness Drive East, Englewood, Colorado 80112, (303) 792-5595, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on November 13, 2014, at 4:00 p.m., at Blackstone Country Club, 7777 S. Country Club Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80016. Any interested elector of the Clearwater Metropolitan District may inspect the budget, and file or register any objection thereto prior to the adoption of the 2015 Budget. NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a proposed budget amendment for the 2014 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Clearwater Metropolitan District, of the County of Elbert, State of Colorado; that a copy of the amendment has been filed in the office of the District Management located at Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh Jardine P.C., 40 Inverness Drive East, Englewood, Colorado 80112, (303) 792-5595, where the same is open for public inspection, and that such Proposed Budget Amendment will be considered at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on November 13, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. at Blackstone Country Club, 7777 S. Country Club Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80016. Any interested elector of the Clearwater Metropolitan District may inspect the budget amendment, and file or register any objection thereto prior to the adoption of the 2014 Budget Amendment. This Meeting is open to the public and any member of the public may address the board. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CLEARWATER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ BURG SIMPSON ELDREDGE HERSH JARDINE, P.C. Legal Notice No.: 23068 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Publish In: Elbert County News

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Clearwater Metropolitan District, of the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, for the ensuing year 2015; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District Management located at, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh Jardine P.C., 40 Inverness Drive East, Englewood, Colorado 80112, (303) 792-5595, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on November 13, 2014, at 4:00 p.m., at Blackstone Country Club, 7777 S. Country Club Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80016. Any interested elector of the Clearwater Metropolitan District may inspect the budget, and file or register any objection thereto prior to the adoption of the 2015 Budget.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a proposed budget amendment for the 2014 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Clearwater Metropolitan District, of the County of Elbert, State of Colorado; that a copy of the amendment has been filed in the office of the District Management located at Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh Jardine P.C., 40 Inverness Drive East, Englewood, Colorado 80112, (303) 792-5595, where the same is open for public inspection, and that such Proposed Budget Amendment will be considered at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on November 13, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. at Blackstone Country Club, 7777 S. Country Club Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80016. Any interested elector of the Clearwater Metropolitan District may inspect the budget amendment, and file or register any objection thereto prior to the adoption of the 2014 Budget Amendment. This Meeting is open to the public and any member of the public may address the board. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CLEARWATER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ BURG SIMPSON ELDREDGE HERSH JARDINE, P.C. Legal Notice No.: 23068 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Publish In: Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2015 AND BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR 2014 OF THE NORTH PINES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the North Pines Metropolitan District, of the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, for the ensuing year 2015; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District Management located at, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh Jardine P.C., 40 Inverness Drive East, Englewood, Colorado 80112, (303) 7925595, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on November 13, 2014, at 5:00 p.m., at Blackstone Country Club, 7777 S. Country Club Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80016. Any interested elector of the North Pines Metropolitan District may inspect the budget, and file or register any objection thereto prior to the adoption of the 2015 Budget. NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a proposed budget amendment for the 2014 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the North Pines Metropolitan District, of the County of Elbert, State of Colorado; that a copy of the amendment has been filed in the office of the District Management located at Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh Jardine P.C., 40 Inverness Drive East, Englewood, Colorado 80112, (303) 792-5595, where the same is open for public inspection, and that such Proposed Budget Amendment will be considered at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on November 13, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. at Blackstone Country Club, 7777 S. Country Club Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80016. Any interested elector of the North Pines Metropolitan District may inspect the budg et amendment, and file or register any objection thereto prior to the adoption of the 2014 Budget Amendment. This Meeting is open to the public and any member of the public may address the board. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE NORTH PINES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ BURG SIMPSON ELDREDGE HERSH JARDINE, P.C. Legal Notice No.: 23069 First Publication: October 30, 2014

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2015 AND BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR 2014 OF THE NORTH PINES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the North Pines Metropolitan District, of the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, for the ensuing year 2015; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District Management located at, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh Jardine P.C., 40 Inverness Drive East, Englewood, Colorado 80112, (303) 7925595, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on November 13, 2014, at 5:00 p.m., at Blackstone Country Club, 7777 S. Country Club Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80016. Any interested elector of the North Pines Metropolitan District may inspect the budget, and file or register any objection thereto prior to the adoption of the 2015 Budget. NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a proposed budget amendment for the 2014 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the North Pines Metropolitan District, of the County of Elbert, State of Colorado; that a copy of the amendment has been filed in the office of the District Management located at Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh Jardine P.C., 40 Inverness Drive East, Englewood, Colorado 80112, (303) 792-5595, where the same is open for public inspection, and that such Proposed Budget Amendment will be considered at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on November 13, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. at Blackstone Country Club, 7777 S. Country Club Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80016. Any interested elector of the North Pines Metropolitan District may inspect the budget amendment, and file or register any objection thereto prior to the adoption of the 2014 Budget Amendment. This Meeting is open to the public and any member of the public may address the board. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE NORTH PINES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ BURG SIMPSON ELDREDGE HERSH JARDINE, P.C. Legal Notice No.: 23069 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Publish In: Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED TSC# 2011-01482 To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It may Concern, and more especially to: WILLIAM R & JUANITA G GORDON You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 8th day of November A.D.2011 the then County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to SAM ROSEBOROUGH ESTATE the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit: Section: 34 Township: 11 Range: 58 N2-SE4 480 ACRES 1/16 INTEREST 30 NET ACRES MINERAL RIGHTS Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to WILLIAM R & JUANITA G GORDON. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of SAM ROSEBOROUGH ESTATE for said year 2010. That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said WILLIAM R & JUANITA G GORDON at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 12th day of February, A.D.2015, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 15th day of October, 2014 A. D.. Richard Pettitt County Treasurer of Elbert County Legal Notice No.: 23070 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: November 13, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News

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NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED TSC# 2011-01482

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To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It may Concern, and more especially to: WILLIAM R & JUANITA G GORDON You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 8th day of November A.D.2011 the then County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to SAM ROSEBOROUGH ESTATE the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit: Section: 34 Township: 11 Range: 58 N2-SE4 480 ACRES 1/16 INTEREST 30 NET ACRES MINERAL RIGHTS Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to WILLIAM R & JUANITA G GORDON. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of SAM ROSEBOROUGH ESTATE for said year 2010. That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said WILLIAM R & JUANITA G GORDON at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 12th day of February, A.D.2015, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 15th day of October, 2014 A. D.. Richard Pettitt County Treasurer of Elbert County Legal Notice No.: 23070 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: November 13, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED TSC# 2011-01481 To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It may Concern, and more especially to: ALBERTA ROFF ESTATE You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 8th day of November A.D.2011 the then County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to WILLIAM R & JUANITA G GORDAN the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit: Section: 34 Township: 11 Range: 58 N2-SE4 480 ACRES 1/16 INTEREST 30 NET ACRES MINERAL RIGHTS Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to WILLIAM R & JUANITA G GORDON. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of ALBERTA ROFF ESTATE for said year 2010. That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said WILLIAM R & JUANITA G GORDON at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 12th day of February, A.D.2015, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 15th day of October, 2014 A. D. Richard Pettitt County Treasurer of Elbert County Legal Notice No.: 23071 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: November 13, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Lars Peterson scored two goals and dished out two assists between Ponderosa’s second- and third-round playoff games this past week. Photo by Jim Benton

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Public Notice

SPRING VALLEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-3

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ToOFadvertise call 303-566-4100 NOTICE PURCHASEyour OF public notices NOTICE CONCERNING 2014 REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE BUDGET AMENDMENT AND OF APPLICATION AND PROPOSED 2015 BUDGET FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED TSC# 2011-01481 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisTo Every Person in Actual Possession or en to amend the Spring Valley MetroOccupancy of the hereinafter Described politan District Nos. 1-3 (“Districts”) Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person 2014 Budgets and that proposed 2015 in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Budgets have been submitted to the Specially Assessed, Board of Directors of the Districts; and and to all Persons having an Interest or that copies of the proposed Amended Title of Record in or to the said Premises 2014 Budgets and 2015 Budgets have and To Whom It may Concern, and more been filed at the District's offices, 141 Uniespecially to: on Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public ALBERTA ROFF ESTATE You and each inspection; and that adoption of Resoluof you are hereby notified that on the 8th tions Amending the 2014 Budgets and day of November A.D.2011 the then Adopting the 2015 Budgets will be conCounty Treasurer of the County of Elbert, sidered at a public meeting of the in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax Board of Directors of the Districts to be lien sale to WILLIAM R & JUANITA G held at Running Creek Investments, GORDAN the following described real esL.L.C., 7108 South Alton Way, Bldg. M, tate situate in the County of Elbert, State Englewood, Colorado, on Monday, of Colorado, to wit: November 17, 2014, at 2:00 P.M. Any elector within the District may, at any time Section: 34 Township: 11 Range: 58 prior to the final adoption of the ResoluN2-SE4 480 ACRES 1/16 INTEREST 30 tions to Amend the 2014 Budgets and AdNET ACRES MINERAL RIGHTS Subdiopt the 2015 Budgets, inspect and file or vision: SEVERED MINERALS register any objections thereto. and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to WILLIAM R & JUANITA G GORDON. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of ALBERTA ROFF ESTATE for said year 2010. That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said WILLIAM R & JUANITA G GORDON at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 12th day of February, A.D.2015, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 15th day of October, 2014 A. D. Richard Pettitt County Treasurer of Elbert County Legal Notice No.: 23071 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: November 13, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News PUBLIC NOTICE SPRING VALLEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-3 NOTICE CONCERNING 2014 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND PROPOSED 2015 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the Spring Valley Metropolitan District Nos. 1-3 (“Districts”) 2014 Budgets and that proposed 2015 Budgets have been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Districts; and that copies of the proposed Amended 2014 Budgets and 2015 Budgets have been filed at the District's offices, 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of Resolutions Amending the 2014 Budgets and Adopting the 2015 Budgets will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the Districts to be held at Running Creek Investments, L.L.C., 7108 South Alton Way, Bldg. M, Englewood, Colorado, on Monday, November 17, 2014, at 2:00 P.M. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolutions to Amend the 2014 Budgets and Adopt the 2015 Budgets, inspect and file or register any objections thereto. SPRING VALLEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-3 By /s/ Lisa A. Johnson Secretary Legal Notice No.: 23082 First Publication: November 6, 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News

SPRING VALLEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-3 By /s/ Lisa A. Johnson Secretary Legal Notice No.: 23082 First Publication: November 6, 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED 2015 BUDGET OF DEER CREEK WATER DISTRICT NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Deer Creek Water District for the ensuing year of 2015; that a copy of the proposed 2015 Budget has been filed in the office of the District at 3344 Deer Creek Drive, Parker, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that consideration of such proposed 2015 Budget will be considered at a public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 3344 Deer Creek Drive, Parker, Colorado, on Thursday, November 13, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2015 Budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto. DEER CREEK WATER DISTRICT By: /s/ Bruce L. McQuaid Chairman Legal Notice No.: 23083 First Publication: November 6, 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Publisher: The Elbert County News

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