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Cool cats: A new calendar will get 2015 off to a purr-fect start for those who are smitten with kittens. See Page 2
‘The Art of Color’: The works of four painters will soon fill a Littleton gallery. See Page 10
The Commander, the mascot of Sheridan’s new Fort Logan Northgate School, greeted visitors attending the Dec. 20 ribbon-cutting and open house. The school is equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Photo by Tom Munds Bring it on: Goalies can have as big an impact on a game as any position in sports. See Page 14
New Sheridan school dedicated Facility for thirdthrough eighth-grade classes will open for students in January POSTAL ADDRESS
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(ISSN 1058-7837) (USPS 176-680) OFFICE: 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 PHONE: 303-566-4100 A legal newspaper of general circulation in Englewood, Colorado, the Englewood Herald is published weekly on Friday by Colorado Community Media, 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT Littleton, COLORADO and additional mailing offices.
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tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Ron Carter, school board president, said the Dec. 20 dedication ceremony for the Fort Logan Northgate building opens a new chapter in Sheridan School District history. “We feel the new school will bring new spirit to the district and attract new students to our district,” he said. “This was built by a state grant and voter-approved bonds for the 20 percent match. We have had heavy support from
our residents and our city council to build this school that opens a new era for our district.” He smiled and said he never expected to see a new school in the Sheridan School District. More than 600 people gathered at the main doors of the school for the Dec. 20 dedication. There were a couple short speeches, the Verle Huffman Veterans of Foreign War Post 9644 honor guard raised the flag, officials cut the ribbon and everyone was invited in to look over the school and attend a program in the gymnasium. Young violin students serenaded visitors as they came into the entryway, and the middle school band played as people came into the gymnasium. The school’s new mascot, the blue and gray uniformed commander, also was on hand to greet those coming to see
the new school. Visitors commented on the wide halls, classrooms with plenty of natural light and the lounges spaced around the building. A poster in the hall stated construction of the new school required 2,870 cubic yards of concrete, 500 tons of steel and 50 miles of data cables. The design is state-of-the-art, with 70 geothermal wells drilled down 500 feet to tap the earth’s resources to provide most of the heating and cooling for the building. “This is positively beautiful,” Mercedes Gutierrez said after checking out some of the facilities. “I went to school in Sheridan through my junior year, and the schools were pretty run-down. We moved back here about a year ago and not much had changed in the
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South metro stories of the year A look at the top 10 of 2014 Staff report
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In the south metro Denver area, this past year was one of hope and change, inspiration and pain, growth and remembrance. The following are the top 10 stories of 2014, in no particular order, as chosen by Colorado Community Media’s editorial staff.
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schools. But now the children will be able to attend this new, modern school. This is so nice I almost wish I were back in school — almost.” The opening of the new school means changes to the Sheridan district. The aging Fort Logan Elementary School, built in 1924, is closed. Plans are for the school district to demolish the building and sell the land. Alice Terry Elementary School will now offer classes from kindergarten through second grade. All Sheridan students are on winter break until Jan. 12. When the third- through eighth-graders return, they will start classes in the new school. The school is located in the 4000 block of South Lowell Boulevard. Sheridan School District
In March, crews demolished a portion of the Englewood High School south classrooms to make way for construction of the new wing of the seventh- through 12th-grade campus being built on the EHS site. Seventh- through 12th-grade students from Englewood High School, Englewood Leadership Academy and Middle School will attend classes on the new campus when they return from winter break Jan. 7. File photo
In November, Colorado’s unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent, the lowest since early 2008, before the recession slammed the country. The south metro area did its part in job creation in 2014, as businesses continued to find the region an attractive place to set up shop or expand. Some of the major developments of the year: • Sterling Ranch won another legal battle in
February and forged ahead in northwest Douglas County. At build-out, the development is expected to include more than 12,000 homes and spawn a number of businesses around it. • Charles Schwab opened its new Lone Tree campus in early October. As many as 4,000 employees are ultimately expected to work inside the office buildings. Year end continues on Page 9
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Local kittens hit the big time Several chosen for photos in calendar By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com Kittens live as adventurous a life as they can muster within the confines of their home. But sometimes if they’re spotted in the act of adorability, they can become an international star, if only for a day. Curious, bug-eyed and playful, they have names like Miss Annabelle, Sweetie Cake and Fancy Pants, and they hail from as far away as Canada and Japan. The majority of the subjects in the “365 Days of Kittens” calendar for 2015, however, live in the United States, and a few are from the Denver metro area. There is “Yoda,” a gray ball of fluff from Parker snapped while stalking prey in a patch of grass. Then, there are Sydney and Aimee, Highlands Ranch siblings with big, blue eyes and pointy ears, who look like they’re up to no good. Kathy Flanagan, a resident of Castle Rock, has five of her kittens featured in the 2015 calendar, distributed by Workman Publishing Co. Inc. In fact, several kittens that she has fostered on behalf of the Cat Care Society in Lakewood have crept their way onto the pages of the calendar and, in turn, into the hearts of feline-lovers over the years. This year, Divot, Widget and Brassie each get their own day, while lazing litter-mates Fancy Pants and Fanta are forced to share Sept. 3. “It’s so much fun,” says Flanagan, who has fostered more than 300 kittens. “Everyone (selected for the calendar) gets one for Christmas. I have one for work and home.” It was 13 years ago that a friend gave her a kitten calendar, and Flanagan saw the entry form on the back. Knowing that she had “plenty of great raw material” to work with, Flanagan started shooting photos with her digital camera. The photos that appear in the 2015 calendar were taken more than five years ago, and Brassie, Widget and Divot are all grown up and have found forever families. By being immortalized in the calendar though, memories of the kittens will endure.
Ten kittens from the south metro area are featured in a 2015 calendar put out by Workman Publishing Co. Inc.
Brassie sticks her tongue out for the camera. Courtesy photos
Yoda, a kitten from Parker, is featured in a 2015 “picture-a-day” wall calendar.
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Police investigation of a call from a resident who reported a friend refused to leave his house led to the arrest of a 24-year-old man on several charges. Police received the complaint on Dec. 20. The resident told officers the friend wouldn’t leave and was smoking methamphetamine in the house. Officers went to the house in the 3400 block of South Lincoln Street. They met with the 24-year-old and a routine check by police found warrants had been issued for his arrest so he was taken into custody. Police officers searched the suspect and found he was carrying methamphetamine. He was arrested and taken to the Arapahoe County jail. He could face charges of possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and the charges tied to the warrants. The Arapahoe County Impact Team has taken over the
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A call to have police check on the welfare of a 27-year-old man led to the man being arrested. Police got the call on Dec. 21 and went to the first block of Yale Avenue west of Broadway. When the officers ran the routine check on the 27-year-old, they received the report two warrants had been issued for his arrest. The officers followed procedure, searched the man once he was taken into custody and found he was carrying methamphetamine. The suspect was arrested and taken to the Arapahoe County jail. He could face charges of possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and the charges that led to the warrants. The Arapahoe County Impact Team has taken over this investigation.
Englewood police investigating a report of a shoplifter wound up arresting two men on a variety of charges. Police were called to the 5000 block of South Federal Boulevard and stopped a 22-year-old suspect in a parking lot who said he stole some candy and an ice cream bar. The 24-year-old in the same car also had stolen food items. Warrants also had been issued for the arrest of both men. When officers searched the car, they found several syringes and a quantity of heroin. Both men were arrested, the Arapahoe County Impact Team was called, and agents responded and interviewed both suspects. Both suspects were transported to Arapahoe County jail. Both men could face charges of possession of controlled substance, shoplifting and the charges that led to the warrants.
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EHS field house gets major overhaul Project in historic building part of campus makeover By Tom Munds
tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia. com If you look hard enough, you might see something you recognize at the renovated Englewood High School field house. Or, you just might think you’re looking in the wrong place. The changes came as part of the project transforming Englewood High School into a seventh- through 12th-grade campus. All EHS buildings except the auditorium and field house were demolished. But both those facilities underwent major renovation and modernization. “We set out to create a 21st-century campus on the Englewood High School site,” said Brian Ewert, school superintendent. “We wanted it to involve all the school facilities, so the project included renovating and modernizing the field house.” Just about everything people see of the field house has changed. Outside, the building looks different, at least in part because the entrance has changed. Inside, the main gym changes are evident, but there are other changes many people may never see, including new locker rooms and a new, modern practice facility for the wrestling team. Upstairs, the school’s workout facility and weight room has been redone, and now there are windows looking from the weight room onto the main gym floor. In the main gym, the basketball court used for Pirates home games has been moved so fans in the stands are much closer. The other courts used for physical education classes are now farther to the south. A net batting cage for baseball and softball can be lowered from the ceiling. The main gymnasium floor was stripped down to bare wood for the first time in recent history and has been refinished. One contractor said the gym floor of native hard hickory was in excellent condition and required very little patching. Some of the gym work required experts, and the contractor
Crews put final touches on the floor of the main gymnasium in the field house at the new Englewood seventh- through 12th-grade campus. All Englewood High School buildings were demolishd except the auditorium and field house that both underwent major renovation and modernization. Photos by Tom Munds hired Will and Michele Wilt to redo the Pirates logo and other decorations on the floor of the main basketball court. “I love art. I started drawing cartoons when I was 6,” Will Wilt said. “We had a sign company until ‘92 when everything went computerized. We had to change with the times so we started school graphics.” The company does about 40 projects a year and has done about 900 since the Amarillo, Texas-based company was started, he said. “Doing school logos on the basketball court is very demanding,” Will said. “Coaches and school officials are very specific about how they want the logo to look up close and from the stands. So we have to be very exact in everything we do.” The Pirates logo is like many other logos they have done, he said. Perhaps his most challenging project was the logo for Kilgore College, which required simulating
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brushed aluminum in the artwork. The field house was built along with Englewoos High School in 1951, and the field house was completed and first used in 1952. When it was built, there was a dirt floor with a banked dirt track around the inside of the building. A floor and a stage were apparently installed a couple years after the field house was built because Kay Howard, class of 1959, said she remembers the floor and the stage. The stage was used for school productions and also was where the basketball court used for Pirates home games was located. Englewood Mayor and former EHS football coach Randy Penn, Class of 1967, said he was at EHS when the auditorium was opened and all the stage lights and curtains were removed from the stage in the field house, but basketball was still played on the elevated stage. The stage was taken out by the mid-
All equipment will be removed so wall-to-wall mats can be installed in the new wrestling room that is part of the Englewood field house. Creating the wrestling room was part of the major renovation and modernization of the field house during construction of the seventh- through 12th-grade campus on the Englewood High School site. 1970s. The main basketball court was located on the north side with a second court on the south side of the gymnasium floor. That alignment remained largely unchanged until the latest project redid the inside of the field house.
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Digression could be a side-to-side effect I am going to column-up today, because upping something is the latest gimmick expression, and I try to monkey see and monkey-up whenever I can. This column is gluten-free. It is also dust-free, peanut-free and animal dander-free. But I am supposed to warn you about the side effects, if you decide to read the whole thing. We usually think of side effects as being bad or harmful. But not all of them are. The side effects of love are pretty great: the intimacy, the heart-to-heart conversations, the breathless yearning for each other, breaking up, making up. Sunset walks, road trips, cornhole tournaments in the Midwest, playful arguments about the Spanish Inquisition. Studies have shown that my columns might cause some very interesting secondary effects. You may become erudite. If you have an erudition that lasts longer than four hours, congratulations. Don’t call your physician. And don’t call your doctor either. You might want a baked potato covered with cottage cheese. That’s the way I take it. The glass may no longer look half full. It might not even look half empty. I think we’re running on empty. The song “Running on Empty” was written by Jackson Browne. On the way into a Pink Floyd concert in Phoenix in 1977, a kid came up to me and said, “Are you Jackson Browne?” I guess I looked a little like he did
back then, but I don’t have his jaw. I started to sing “Doctor My Eyes,” and the kid said, “Never mind.” You might take an interest in hypothyroidism, and look up all of the signs and symptoms. I have it. I have to take pills, otherwise I guess I go off the rails. The pills have a name that no one can spell. And there is a reason for that. The chemists were all a little punchy when they came up these pills, and decided to have some fun at our expense. I take Thansyllapectinocus. It’s an anagram of “Can’t spell this, can you?” Those rascals. You might become preoccupied with finding out why they named Des Moines “Des Moines,” just like I was. I learned that they were going to name it “Nancy Louise,” but eventually thought better of it. You could experience Restless Lego Syndrome. The question becomes: Do you make an aircraft carrier or Ginger Rogers? You may try to come up with some
surprising uses for vinegar. You might worry about growing hair on your teeth. Out of the blue, you will start to use your damn turn signals for a change. Inexplicably, you might drive to an animal shelter and look at all of the great dogs and cats that need a home. You will finally give Beethoven a try. You will start to express yourself in tangents, like I do. Someone will say that it’s been a good year, and you will do five minutes on the history of vulcanization. You will find the Cheetos in the freezer, like I do. But don’t worry. This isn’t going to shorten your intestines by 21 feet. (I am paraphrasing Steve Martin.) You will forget about this column an hour after you read it and all of these side effects will have worn off. That’s the same thing that happens when I eat at that wonderful new Chinese restaurant. I forget what I had for lunch an hour later. I forget the last time I ate there. We’re getting close to the end here, and as I said, some side effects aren’t all that bad. For example, when one of my readers hits me in the face with a pie, I automatically begin to do the “Soupy Shuffle” — and that’s pretty good. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net.
Don’t limit attempts to seek a better life Let me ask you a simple question, and you can take just a few seconds to think about this and answer it honestly. So here it is, do you think there is something you can do or say in the next day, week, month or year to make your personal life or your professional life worse? Of course the answer is yes, we could all torpedo our lives if we really tried to, couldn’t we? I mean, some of us can do something in the next few seconds or minutes to make things go horribly wrong. Now answer the same question slightly differently, is there something you can do in the next day, week, month, or year to make your personal life or your professional life better? And, of course, the answer once again is yes. So if we know that there are things we can personally do to make all aspects of our lives better, or even just any aspect of our life better, why don’t we? For some, it’s just because they have never known any differently, they allow things to happen and influence their directions and actions instead of setting their own
course for success. They attach their sail to someone else’s boat. Now, believe it or not, there are also some that are of the belief that good things or goodness only happen to other people and that those good things are out of their grasp. Or they subscribe to the old saying that “no good deed goes unpunished.” It’s time we changed that thinking and believe in goodness, good people, and good and worthy goals. Remember the two questions above, we get to choose if we will do something — anything, for that matter, that will make our lives better or worse — and that choice is up to us. It’s coming up on New Year’s Eve, and
there is no better time to think of setting and pursuing a good and worthy goal. Now many of us will set the traditional goals or check the box and proclaim our New Year’s resolutions, including more family time, lose weight, stop smoking, make more money, and a host of other personal goals. I would like to challenge us all a little more this year, think outside the box when it comes to goal setting and New Year’s resolutions. As a matter of fact, let’s forget the box, the box doesn’t exist anymore, let’s just max out or imagination and creativity and come up with goals of goodness, plans for success, and resolve to making the decisions that will make 2015 a wonderful year personally and professionally. Let those two questions I asked in the beginning of this column sink in again for a minute. Is there something, anything at all, that you can do or say that will make your life better or worse? Remember that “you” are the key in the question, “you” get to make the decision, “you” get to set Norton continues on Page 9
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where they were accustomed to being: at the Denver Broncos’ home field, playing for a championship. The Eagles trailed early in the title tilt, then rallied like a champion late to take the lead and stand on the cusp of matching history. A highlight-reel touchdown run by Milo Hall pulled the Bruins to within a point. But there would be no tie this late, with this much at stake. Logan opted to go for a twopoint try. Creek converted, stopped the ensuing Valor drive and took home the ninth title in its history and first since 1996.
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• Also in October, plans were unveiled for The Jones District, and early stages of groundwork began on the mixed-use development in Centennial. The project calls for 1.8 million square feet of residential, commercial and retail establishments. • In November, a $177 million project broke ground in Castle Rock. The Promenade at Castle Rock will feature 1 million square feet of retail and dining establishments. Meanwhile, national retailers continued to pick the south metro area as their first Colorado home. Following in the footsteps of IKEA and Cabela’s in recent years, L.L. Bean opened in Lone Tree in November. At the same time, the area continued to grow into something of a hub for the craft beer industry, with breweries popping up, particularly along the C-470 corridor.
Community seeks answers, healing
The Dec. 13, 2013 shooting at Arapahoe High School left two students dead, and painful emotions and questions swirled into 2014. The biggest question seemed to be this: Could the school district have done more to prevent Karl Pierson’s attack, which ended with his suicide shortly after he fatally shot Claire Davis? In October, 10 months after the shooting, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office released a 37-page summary of its investigative report. The probe found no criminal liability on the part of the school district. The report revealed that Pierson had several run-ins with school administration and had kept a diary that was a window into a troubled soul bent on mayhem and murder. But 2014 was also a year of healing for the Arapahoe High community. In August, Clarity Commons, a peaceful park-like space, was dedicated in Claire Davis’ honor on the Arapahoe campus. The school library where Pierson shot himself to death was remodeled and reopened. And on the one-year anniversary, hundreds turned out for a candlelight ceremony at the school. “We are stronger, we are more aware, we are focused, we are kinder, we are united and, ultimately, we are successful,” student body president Sanjay Patil said during the event.
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applied for and received a $23 million state BEST grant for the project, and city residents approved a $6.3 million bond issue. Michael Clough, school superintendent, said Fort Logan Northgate School is ready for students, but the school improvement project isn’t quite completed. “The new school wraps around the early childhood education center,” he said. “The center will remain in place while a new
Changing of the guard
Colorado Gov. John Hicklenooper embraces Desiree Davis Aug. 16 at the dedication of Clarity Commons, a peaceful park-like memorial honoring her daughter Claire, who lost her life eight days after being shot by classmate Karl Pierson on Dec. 13, 2013. File photo
More than a game
Bailey Roby just wanted to play. But the Mountain Vista High School basketball player made headlines around the country when he couldn’t. His two prosthetic legs got him up and down the court just fine — it was the Colorado High School Activities Association that temporarily kept him out of the game. Citing safety risks to Roby and the players around him, CHSAA officials in January ruled that Roby, a senior reserve for the Golden Eagles, could no longer play. Midway through the season, it looked as if Roby wouldn’t be able to contribute on the court as Vista pushed for the playoffs. News broke about Roby’s plight and traveled around the nation. At home in Highlands Ranch, his classmates took up his cause with a massive social media campaign. Less than a week later, CHSAA said OK, Roby can play, as long as both teams agree on certain safety parameters. Vista would advance all the way to the state semifinals, but fans of the team would look at Roby’s re-entry as the biggest victory of the season.
A class above
The University of Colorado’s announcement in early March that it would begin classes at The Wildlife Experience in northern Douglas County in the fall was only the start. In a surprise move, the founders of The Wildlife Experience announced in September that it was donating the museum to CU, a $40 million gift that is among the largest
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the goals, “you” get to take the actions that will lead to “your” success. Now here’s the extra added benefit, the “buy-one-get-one-free” part of this deal. As you make improvements in your own world, you will notice people around you making strides and improvements in their own lives too. As we enter 2015, I would love to help you with any of your goal-setting objectives. And if you are interested,
Near-record run comes to end
When Valor Christian’s football team arrived at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Nov. 29, it was looking to match the state record for most consecutive championships. Limon won six in a row in the 1960s. Valor would have to settle for five — accumulated in three classifications — after losing a thrilling, one-point game to Cherry Creek, a previously powerful program now on the upswing under one of the state’s alltime greatest coaches, Dave Logan. Earlier in the season, Creek ended another Valor streak, handing the Eagles their first loss to a Colorado opponent in 28 games. But Valor was undaunted and wound up
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building is constructed on the west side of Sheridan Middle School. When the building is completed, the old center will be demolished.” The new school means everything to the city, Sheridan Mayor Dale Hall said. “We close one chapter in history with demolition of Fort Logan Elementary School and open a new chapter with this Fort Logan Northgate School,” he said. “I never in my wildest dreams expected to see a new school built in Sheridan. But it was a vision that has become a reality. I am grateful to have it, and I see it as a great gem for our city, helping our children grow, prosper and stay in Sheridan.”
A large crowd attended the Dec. 20 ribbon cutting and open house at Sheridan’s new Fort Logan Northgate School. The first new school built in Sheridan since the 1970s will hold classes for the first time on Jan. 19 when third- through eighth-graders return from winter break. Photo by Tom Munds
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in the school’s history. The university has renovated 11,000 square feet of underutilized space and began holding classes in the fall. A second phase of construction will begin in 2015. Meanwhile, administrators from CU South Denver have promised to maintain The Wildlife Experience’s most popular programs and keep the Extreme Screen Theater open to the public. CU South Denver has courses in business, engineering, public health, education and nursing. The planned expansion of classes in various areas of study means the university’s profile will only grow in the Douglas County community. The first classes were tailored to fit in with existing industries in Douglas and Arapahoe counties, creating a symbiotic relationship that is expected to flourish well into the future.
At the end of January, longtime Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson handed over the reins to David Walcher. Robinson’s retirement would mark just the first of several high-profile leadership changes in the south metro area in 2014. Consider: • In early March, Gary Sears announced his retirement after 17 years as Englewood’s city manager. Eric Keck took over the post in September. • In late March, John Brackney resigned with little explanation after 10 years as president and CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce. In June, Robert Golden was named his successor. • In July, Jack Hilbert left his post as a Douglas County Commissioner, a seat he was elected to in 2006, for a job with the Colorado Department of Human Services, Child Welfare Protection Division. • David Weaver, Douglas County sheriff since 2005, was appointed to replace Hilbert in late July. Weaver was then elected to the seat on the board of county commissioners in November. • Also in July, Douglas County Undersheriff Tony Spurlock was appointed to replace Weaver as sheriff. Voters chose Spurlock for the job in November. The November election brought about a number of new faces in south metro leadership for 2015, including replacements for term-limited state Reps. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, and Spencer Swalm, R-Centennial; term-limited state Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch; and state Rep. Carole Murray, R-Castle Rock, who decided that three terms are enough. In addition, Littleton Public Schools Superintendent Scott Murphy announced in October that he will retire after the end of the school year.
provide some coaching for your personal, professional, or spiritual life, helping you answer the questions about what you can do to make your life better and help you avoid the things that can make your life worse. You can send me an email at gotonorton@gmail.com and I can share more about what that looks like. And when we set our goals, and fill our hearts and minds with goals of goodness it really will be a better than good year. Happy New Year, everyone. 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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Changing area gets nod from foodie website
Delores Peterson, of Roxborough, will exhibit this painting from a New Mexico trip in the “Art of Color” exhibit at Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton. Courtesy photos
Fo u r p a i n t e r s f i l l g a l l e r y Exhibition coincides with comedy at Littleton venue By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Four seasoned area painters will collaborate to fill the Stanton Gallery at Town Hall Arts Center with an exhibit called “The Art of Color” from Jan 6 through Feb. 10. The public is invited to a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 in the downtown Littleton gallery. The show coincides with the comedy “The Clean House” by Sarah Ruhl, which will be playing upstairs in the theater. It’s about a colorful Brazilian maid, who would rather be a comic. The painters involved are Delores Peterson, Mary (Molly) Squibb, Maryann Leake and Saundra Lane Galloway. Peterson, who lives in Roxborough, has been a Colorado resident since 1959 and has been an active oil painter for more than 45 years, “creating in the realist tradition.” She works outdoors, gathering material in the form of oil and watercolor sketches from many areas in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Great Britain. She also takes photographs to capture details — which may or may not be included in the final painting, when it is finished later in her studio. “Inspired by workshops taught by contemporary impressionists, she is able to work en plein air, while ignoring onlookers and weather conditions.” Currently, she is concentrating on Southwestern subject matter and Western mountain landscapes, with occasional wildlife for variety. Squibb writes that she “looks for beauty in unusual places. That means being curious about `the underside of life.’ Yes, I paint traditional landscape, but I also love a tangle of leaves on a trail or colors in old oil cans by a shed. … “Scouting for painting ideas, I am often inspired by what is old and used, but wears
Thrillist.com, the Internet commentator on all things food-related, has chosen RiNo, Denver’s Riverfront North neighborhood, as one of the 18 Best Food Neighborhoods in America. While RiNo as a destination dining ‘hood is fairly new and continually growing, its foodie scene lacks historical reference to call upon, unlike other neighborhoods in New Orleans, Boston, Charleston, Chicago and San Francisco, which are also on the list. Here’s what Thrillist said about RiNo, “Once upon a time, this was a neighborhood Denverites would go to if they wanted to have a nice night out ... and then get mugged afterwards. Now? It’s practically swarming with hot restaurants and breweries. Part of that is due to The Source, an enormous 20,000-square-foot artisan food market that houses one of Denver’s best restaurants (Acorn), coffee roasters (Boxcar), breweries (Crooked Stave) and plenty more. “Four other exemplary craft breweries have taprooms in the neighborhood as well, including the Utah-transplant Epic Brewing, which knows (its) way around a sour. For food, Work & Class serves up shared plates of delicious Latin/American food, Cart-Driver is the tiny, high-quality pizza joint every neighborhood deserves, and Los Chingones is the Mexican food outpost of one of Denver’s finest restaurateurs.” See the other 17 picks at www.thrillist. com/eat/nation/18-best-food-neighborhoods-in-america-flushing-west-loop-themission.
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“Hawkeye View” by Mary Squibb, 16”x20” oil, is in the “Art of Color” exhibit. its history proudly. … I’m an oil painter who experiments with watercolors and colored markers on worldwide travels with my husband.” (She has lived in Spain and China.) She worked in journalism and marketing communication until 2005, when she turned her attention fully to art. She has studied at the Art Students Leagues in New York and Denver, including extensive studies with master artist and teacher Kevin Weckbach. Leake, also a Roxborough resident, writes that she is “still painting Koi. I have been obsessing about them ever since I lived in California. … Descanso Gardens in La Canada has a beautiful tea house where the koi reside under the bridge and trees far above shade them. “I used to be a florist.” Still lifes always contain flowers. She has taught classes on masters of Im-
“Aspen Lights and Shadows” by Saundra Galloway, mixed media, is in the “Art of Color” exhibit.
IF YOU GO “The Art of Color” will be in the Stanton Gallery at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main Street in downtown Littleton, from Jan. 6 to Feb. 10. A reception is planned from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 16. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and during performances of “The Clean House.” 303-794-2787, townhallartscenter.org. pressionism, owned an art exhibit company, is gallery manager for the Roxborough Arts Gallery, illustrated children’s books, designed sets for Valor Christian High School and assisted with art exhibits for her church — and been active in the Colorado Watercolor Society. Galloway is exhibiting mixed media pieces that are the result “of many years of experimentation. … Often, I will have several media in one painting: acrylic, paper, oil and sometimes found objects or paper casts made from my own molds. `Aspen Lights and Shadows’ was my breakout piece; meaning the first of its kind, with the abstract background and paper stream moving through and the subject matter painted a little more realistically ….” She continues that she has loved trees since childhood and walked in many forests “and actually stood and looked for long minutes trying to understand just what they were about. … I admire their strength and stamina through harsh winters and weather events ….”
Thrillist also lauded seven old-school steakhouses in Colorado. I still get misty-eyed over Emil-Lene’s Sirloin House in Aurora, which closed last spring, but this is an admirable list of steakhouses that get less mention than Elway’s, Mortons, Del Frisco’s, Shanahan’s, et al: 1. The Broker Restaurant, 821 17th St. (Remember the shrimp bowl?) 2. Mickey’s Top Sirloin, 6950 Broadway 3. The Buckhorn Exchange, 1000 Osage St., where what you’re eating glares down at you in its taxidermy form. 4. The Summit Steakhouse, 2700 S. Havana St., Aurora. We used to live within walking distance of this place where American Furniture Warehouse honcho Jake Jabs often bellied up and belted out songs at the piano bar. 5. Columbine Steak House & Lounge, 300 Federal Blvd. 6. Charco Broiler, 1716 E. Mulberry St., Fort Collins. 7. Bastien’s Restaurant, 3503 E. Colfax Ave., home of the sugar steak.
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Eavesdropping on a post office clerk and a customer shipping a Christmas package: Customer: “How much will it cost to get it there by Friday (two days)?” Clerk: “Fifty-five dollars.” Customer: “What will $10 do?” Clerk (jokingly, we think): “Get the package halfway there.” Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.
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Amelia Rose Earhart, who is named after the famous aviator, will speak at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton, about her recent trip to circumnavigate the globe. She is a former traffic and weather reporter for 9News. The free program is at 7 p.m. Jan. 13 in the library’s meeting room. 303-795-3961.
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jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com Hockey goalies, baseball pitchers and quarterbacks have a lot in common They are vital to the success of a team. “Goaltending is like pitching in high school, college and professional hockey,” said Cherry Creek hockey coach Jeff Mielnicki. “If a goaltender shuts the other team down your chance of success improves.” Heritage coach Jeremy Simms claims it is not unusual to have goalies steal games in Colorado prep hockey. “A good goalie can make an average team competitive and a competitive team great,” said Simms. “I have seen a number of games where the goalie is the only reason a team has won.” Mountain Vista coach Lev Cohen agreed. “Goalies are a major part of a team’s success,” he said. “Having a strong goalie gives the forwards confidence to play aggressive offensively and take chances. Goalies are similar to quarterbacks in football in that they can steal a game for you. “The great part of hockey, though, is having a strong defensive core and forwards that are committed to playing defense, which also helps with making goalies successful.” Andrew Nash, an Arapahoe High School senior, has been a four-year goalie for the Heritage co-op team and doesn’t mind being bombarded by shots during practice or having players celebrate when they score. “They have to celebrate like that because they don’t score very much,” Nash said. “Goalie is a fun position. I like getting hit with a lot of things. I’ve been a goalie for eight years. I tried it once and I loved it. I model myself after Patrick Roy.” Cohen has three goalies competing for the No.1 job for Mountain Vista. Tanner Munn, a Rock Canyon student, saw action in two games last season for the Golden Eagles. Mitch Volmert, who
Heritage goalie Andrew Nash will begin his fourth season with the Eagles’ co-op hockey team and models himself after Patrick Roy. Nash is a senior at Arapahoe High School. Photo by Jim Benton attends Chaparral, and Jackson Schoech, a Legend student, are new to the team. “Every time you get scored on, you try to clear your mind and worry about the next shot,” Munn said. “It’s not really who is the better goalie. It’s all a mental game, focus and preparation.” Volmert knows he is competing for one of the most important positions on the team. “The goalie is the most important part of the game in my opinion,” he said. “If you have a bad goalie and you have a good team, one bad shot can go in and ruin the team for the rest of the season. The goalie needs to be good. The defenseman around help and then will rely on the goalie.” Schoech feels a good netminder can be an equalizer.
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MILESTONES Marzieh Alibolandi, of Englewood, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Northern Colorado. Ellen Clark, of Englewood, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in elementary teaching from the University of Northern Colorado. Michaila Clark, of Englewood, was named to the fall 2014 dean’s honor roll at Kansas Wesleyan University. Jessica Dworkin, of Englewood, graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in elementary teaching from the University of Northern Colorado.
Camila Hagen, of Englewood, graduated with a master’s degree in special education from the University of Northern Colorado. Jessica Jaffe, of Englewood, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in social science, secondary teaching, from the University of Northern Colorado. Kelsey Maxum, of Englewood, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history, secondary teaching, from the University of Northern Colorado. Melissa Parker, of Englewood, graduated cum laude with a
bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from the University of Northern Colorado. Chelsie Schwartz, of Englewood, graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in elementary teaching from the University of Northern Colorado. Michael Waynick, of Englewood, graduated with a master’s degree in geology from the University of Kansas. Krysta Zayac, of Englewood, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Northern Colorado.
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Legal Notice No: 4576 First Publication: December 20, 2013 Last Publication: January 3, 2014 Publisher: Englewood Herald
Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 38-26-107, Colorado Revised Statutes, that on January 10, 2014 a final settlement will be made by the Arapahoe County School District No. 1 (Englewood Schools) on account of a contract between the Contractor and the District for the following project: School: The Englewood Campus Item Description: Phase I Construction Contractor: Saunders Construction, Inc.
Government Legals
Any person, co-partnership, entity, association, or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the Contractor for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of such work, may, at any time up to and including the time of such final settlement on said date, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with Englewood Schools (Attention: Jon Kvale) at 4101 S Bannock St, Englewood, CO 80110. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve the District from any and all liability for such claimant’s claim.
Public Notice Government Legals NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT
On or about January 31, 2014 the City of Englewood will make final payment to: American Mechanical Services of Denver LLC AMS Job Number J09961 6810 S. Tucson Way Centennial, CO 80112 For construction of: Emergency Boiler Replacement at the Englewood Recreation Center Any or all claims relating to this contract must be filed with Frank Gryglewicz, Director of Finance & Administrative Services, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110-2373 prior to Friday, January 24, 2014.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Virginia Lea Mader, Deceased Case Number: 2013 PR 30548
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 30, 2014 or the claims may be forever barred. Lorraine M. Schippers Personal Representative 2937 Southmoor Drive Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
Legal Notice No: 4577 First Publication: December 20, 2013 Last Publication: January 3, 2014 Publisher: Englewood Herald
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 38-26-107, Colorado Revised Statutes, that on January 10, 2014 a final settlement will be made by the Arapahoe County School District No. 1 (Englewood Schools) on account of a contrac t between the Contractor and the District for the following project:
School: The Englewood Campus Item Description: Phase I Construction Contractor: Saunders Construction, Inc.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 1 By: Jon Kvale
Legal Notice No.: 4585 First Publication: December 27, 2013 Last Publication: January 10, 2014 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice
NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT
Frank Gryglewicz Director of Finance & Administrative Services City of Englewood, Colorado
Legal Notice No.: 4587 First Publication: January 3, 2014 Last Publication: January 10, 2014 Publisher: The Englewood Herald
Any person, co-partnership, entity, association, or corporation who has an unpaid On or about January 31, 2014 the City of claim against the Contractor for or on acEnglewood will make final payment to: count of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, American Mechanical Services provender or other supplies used or conof Denver LLC sumed by such Contractor or any of his AMS Job Number J09961 subcontractors in or about the perform6810 S. Tucson Way ance of such work, may, at any time up to Centennial, CO 80112 and including the time of such final settlement on said date, file a verified stateFor construction of: Emergency Boiler ment of the amount due and unpaid on acReplacement at the Englewood count of such claim with Englewood Recreation Center Schools (Attention: Jon Kvale) at 4101 S Bannock St, Englewood, CO 80110. FailAny or all claims relating to this contract ure on the part of the claimant to file such must be filed with Frank Gryglewicz, Dirstatement prior to such finalEvery settlement willgovernment ector of makes Finance & Administrative day, the decisions that this Serone to publish public notices since the birth relieve the District from any and all liabilvices, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englecan affect your life. Whether they are 80110-2373 decisions onprior of to theFrination. Local newspapers remain the most ity for such claimant’s claim. wood, Colorado day, January 2014. other trusted source of public notice information. This zoning, taxes, new businesses or24, myriad ARAPAHOE COUNTY SCHOOL issues, governments play a big role in your life. newspaper publishes the information you need DISTRICT NO 1 Frank Gryglewicz By: Jon Kvale Director Governments have relied of onFinance newspapers like to stay involved in your community. & Administrative Services Legal Notice No.: 4585 City of Englewood, Colorado First Publication: December 27, 2013 Last Publication: January 10, 2014 Legal Notice No.: 4587 - Aldous Huxley Notices to bePublication: noticed.January 3, 2014 Publisher: The Englewood Herald are meant First
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Urban renewal renewed
It all started subtly enough in Littleton, with whispers of “economic development” and “revitalization.” After it evolved into unabashed calls for “urban renewal,” which can involve words like “blight” and “condemnation,” conversations devolved into flaring tempers, name-calling and evident frustration. It became apparent after City Manager Michael Penny took the reins in October 2011 that he had big changes in mind for Littleton, a city that’s no stranger to resistance. One of the first things to be revitalized was the city’s urban renewal authority itself, which changed its name from the Riverfront Authority — its first, only and unsuccessful redevelopment project in the 1980s — to Littleton Invests for Tomorrow. Citizens for Rational Development, which has opposed most new development in the city, also kicked things into high gear, challenging LIFT’s every move. That spurred a new group, Littleton Strong, to form in support of urban renewal. Today, Littleton is faced with competing measures on the ballot for a citizen-initiated special election on March 3, arbitration with Arapahoe County, verbal warfare in public meetings and, likely, a bunch of everyday citizens who are pretty confused about the whole thing.
A banner year for Englewood Schools
History books should mark 2014 as a year of significant events for Englewood Schools, from construction of a new cam-
pus to Brian Ewert being selected as state Superintendent of the Year. The most visible change to the schools happened as all Englewood High School buildings except the auditorium and field house were demolished so a new sevenththrough 12th-grade campus could be constructed and major renovations were done at the Englewood Middle School building. When school resumes Jan. 8, the high school classes will be in the newly completed wing, the middle school will be in the wing of the campus where high school classes were for the first half of the year, and Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School will move from northwestern Englewood to the middle school building. But the district’s focus has been improving on its mission of providing a quality education for all students, and 2014 saw positive changes in achievement. The faculty and administrators developed and instituted a streamlined instructional model for the district, and students were provided with personal technology in an effort to help students learn better. The results have been improvement and steady growth in student performance, contributing to the district accreditation improving two levels. The changes and improvements were noted when the state selected Brian Ewert as Colorado School Superintendent of the Year. He said he was honored and it was noted it was 1991 when Roscoe Davidson was the last Englewood superintendent to be named superintendent of the year.
The first was regarding the authority of the town manager to regulate the open carry of firearms in town-owned facilities and parks. The second question was on a charter amendment that would require a town vote to change gun laws in the future. Following the election, the town faced two legal challenges regarding Castle Rock’s election procedure — one of which has been dismissed and one that is still pending — and a recount. After the recount, that margin had increased to 154 votes, with 4,749 votes for and 4,595 votes against. Ballot Measure B, which puts any future changes to gun laws in the hands of town residents, passed easily the first time around, with 71.2 percent voting yes. That total difference after the recount increased by just a single vote, with 6,615 votes for and 2,683 votes against. More than 9,400 of the 32,000 ballots mailed to voters were returned — the most ever in a Town of Castle Rock election.
Voters approve open carry
Castle Rock voters took to the polls to pass two highly publicized, and hotly debated, gun-related ballot measures in 2014. The ballot in the Aug. 19 special election contained two yes-or-no questions.
A large crowd turned up for the Castle Rock Town Council Meeting the night of the Aug. 19 special election. File photo
Changes and court cases in DCSD
Tension continued between the Douglas County School District and parent-led community groups in 2014, following a trend of recent years since the election of reform-minded school board members. Some of the key events: • In February, the district decided to appeal a Denver judge’s ruling that it violated campaign law in the 2013 school board election. • A return by the high schools in Highlands Ranch to a more traditional class schedule, away from the block schedule implemented in 2012. • An arbitrator’s June report in favor of the teachers’ union in a complaint that the district violated its sick-leave bank agreement. DCSD said it was an “improperly obtained opinion,” and it would seek a fair process to resolve the issue. • The board’s July vote to opt out of the 2014-15 National School Lunch Program. • Disagreement over teacher-turnover statistics. State figures showed DCSD 201314 turnover at 17.3 percent, while the district maintained turnover was at 13.1 percent. • An October lawsuit against DCSD by the American Humanist Association for alleged engagement in religious fundraising events. DCSD said it will “vigorously defend” its students’ rights. • The state’s November decision to elevate DCSD’s performance rating to its highest “accredited with distinction” tier. • And closing out the year, the Dec. 10 oral arguments surrounding the district’s voucher, or Choice Scholarship, program before the Colorado Supreme Court. A decision could take up to nine months. Mike DiFerdinando, Chris Michlewicz, Tom Munds, Jane Reuter, Chris Rotar and Jennifer Smith contributed to this report.
Castle Rock/Franktown Castle Rock/Franktown First United Trinity Methodist Church Lutheran 1200 South Street
Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.3047 www.fumccr.org
Services: Sunday 8am, 9:30am, 11am Sunday School 9:15am
Church & School
Sunday Worship 8:00 & 10:45 a.m. Sunday School Bible Study 9:30am Trinity Lutheran School & ELC (Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Open and Affirming
Sunday Worship
Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am
www.st-andrew-umc.com 303-794-2683 Preschool: 303-794-0510
Littleton
Sunday Services
615 4th Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.5185
www.ChristsEpiscopalChurch.org TWITTER: @CECCastleRock
303-794-6643
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Weaving Truth and Relevance into Relationships and Life
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9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages 90 east orchard road littleton, co
Parker, CO • 10am Worship www.uccparkerhilltop.org 303-841-2808
Alongside One Another On Life’s Journey
www.gracecolorado.com
You are invited to worship with us:
Sundays at 10:00 am
Grace is on the NE Corner of Santa Fe Dr. & Highlands Ranch Pkwy. (Across from Murdochs)
303-798-8485
Parker evangelical Presbyterian church Connect – Grow – Serve
Sunday Worship
8:45 am & 10:30 am 9030 MILLER ROAD PARKER, CO 80138 3038412125 www.pepc.org
Sunday Worship - 10:00am Bible Study immediately following Thursday Bible Study - 7:30pm Currently meeting at: Acres Green Elementary School 13524 Acres Green Drive 303-688-9506 www.LoneTreeCoC.com
Parker
Community Church of Religious Science Sunday 10:00 a.m. at the historic Ruth Memorial Chapel on Mainstreet
303.805.9890 www.ParkerCCRS.org
Lone Tree Church of Christ
worship Time 10:30AM sundays TRUST JESUS & WORSHIP! 10:30am at Castle View HS
Parker
GRACE PRESBYTERIAN
Lone Tree
Call or check our website for information on services and social events! www.cbsdenver.org
Parker
10926 E. Democrat Rd.
9203 S. University Blvd. Highlands Ranch, 80126
8:00 a.m. Congregation Beth Shalom & 10:30 a.m. Serving the Southeast Denver area Christ’s Episcopal Church
Littleton
United Church Of Christ Parker Hilltop
8:00 AM Chapel Service 9:00 & 10:30 AM Sanctuary Serving the southeast Denver 10:20 AM St. Andrew Wildflower
303-841-4660 area www.tlcas.org Greenwood Village Little Blessings Day Care www.littleblessingspdo.com
Highlands Ranch
Joy Lutheran Church Sharing God’s Love
SERVICES:
SATURDAY 5:30pm
SUNDAY 8:00 & 10:30am
Expository Teaching Through Books of the Bible Families worshipping together Iron Horse Elementary School 20151 Tallman Dr. Parker 80138 Sunday 10:00 TwentyMileBibleChurch.org
Education Hour: Sunday 9:15am Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-3770 7051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO 303-841-3739 www.joylutheran-parker.org
303 798 6387 www.gracepointcc.us
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