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The Backcountry Black team, from left, Dalton Spanbauer, Becky Conzelman, Stephanie Brady, Dave Foster, Meredeth Smith and Chris Dozois, compete in an event called the “worm” at the Reebok CrossFit Games in California. The team placed 15th out of 43 in the overall world competition. Photos by Robbie Wright

Among the most CrossFit Team from Highlands Ranch gym competes in world competition By Christy Steadman

csteadman @coloradocommunitymedia.com CrossFit is a community. “CrossFit is not easy,” said Steve Hartle, owner of Backcountry CrossFit gym in Highlands Ranch. “It’s the motivation from the group that helps drive you. That sense of community that we’re all in this together.” Recently, seven Highlands Ranch athletes from Backcountry CrossFit competed at the Reebok CrossFit Games, a worldwide competition to “find the fittest on Earth,”

which took place July 25-31 in Carson, Calif. According to the CrossFit Games website, “the goal is to find the fittest athletes, not to produce an easily replicable workout program.” Although only seven people affiliated with Backcountry CrossFit qualified to compete in the games, Hartle said it was a group effort that got them there. He said just qualifying for the games is a big deal, and over 45 athletes from the local gym went to spectate and cheer on their team. “We’re (only) the second team in Colorado to ever qualify for the games,” he said, adding that the competition has been around since 2007. Each CrossFit gym is independently owned, and there are about 10,000 in the world, Hartle said. From those 10,000 gyms, 217,000 peo-

ple began the process of qualifying for the CrossFit Games with the Open, a competition that took place at the end of February. Hartle said the Open consisted of five weeks of different judged workouts. Each week, the scores are compared to others from throughout the region. There are 17 regions around the world. Teams competing in Backcountry CrossFit’s region come from Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada. After scoring high enough in the Open, the top 30 teams from the region went on to Regionals in May, which took place in Salt Lake City. The Regional competition is a “threeday competition of head-to-head workouts,” Hartle said. Of the 30 teams that

Douglas County School District staff proposed a way to fix the district’s aging buildings without raising taxes, but the school board recently decided not to put the question on November’s ballot. Board members unanimously adopted the resolution not to participate in the fall election, citing concerns with the state’s school funding formula, which they believe already puts an unfair burden on Douglas County taxpayers. But a member of DCSD’s fiscal oversight committee said other factors are at play. “I think there are bigger issues the board is facing they need to resolve,” Dave Usechek said. “There is no doubt in my mind there’s a need (for capital funding). But until there is positive support for the board, and no longer this bickering between parents and the board, I am not willing to support giving additional funds. Both sides need to resolve their differences and start working together for the best interests of kids.” The board’s July 15 resolution said the state’s funding formula sends a dispropor-

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Union Fracking ballot initiatives dropped numbers declining CrossFit continues on Page 28

Hickenlooper and Polis reach 11th hour deal, task force gets created

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vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Voters will not be weighing in on hydraulic fracturing this November after all. Gov. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Rep. Jared Polis announced an 11th hour deal on Aug. 4 to create a special task force to address issues surrounding fracking — the very day that signatures to put fracking on the November ballot were due for submission to the Secretary of State’s Office. The task force is part of a deal that the two Democrats reached in the days leading up to the announcement that will also end efforts by Polis to place two anti-fracking ballot initiatives on the November ballot. Later in the day, pro-fracking groups said they too will drop their own ballot initiative efforts, suddenly ending what was gearing up to be a ballot box fight that was expected to be costly — both in terms of campaign advertising dollars and potentially in political price for other candidates seeking office this fall. The Polis-backed initiatives sought to increase setback requirements for wells and would have also given communities greater

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gas regulations the city adopted two years ago. But the big news is the agreement to pull the ballot measures. Hickenlooper and the oil and gas industry had opposed Polis’ efforts, concerned that the initiatives would be akin to a fracking ban in a state that relies on drilling to feed the

Membership in Douglas County’s teachers’ union has dropped from about 70 percent of the district’s teachers in 2012 to around 50 percent, its president said. The 47-year collective bargaining agreement between the Douglas County School District and the Douglas County Federation expired after negotiations failed in 2012. School board member Doug Benevento said the decrease points to a failure of leadership, but union president Courtney Smith said it’s a combination of teacher attrition and district roadblocks. “Teachers are fleeing that union as quickly as they can,” Benevento said. “The union leadership is in it for the union leadership, and not for the rank and file.” Smith said many of the teachers who

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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis discusses the details of a deal reached Aug. 4 with Gov. John Hickenlooper concerning fracking and local control initiatives. Photo by Vic Vela control over oil and gas drilling operations. Pro-fracking groups had sought initiatives that could have had economic impacts on communities that ban fracking — the process by which water and chemicals are blasted into the ground to free up trapped oil and gas underneath. Also as part of the agreement, Hickenlooper said that the state would work to end a lawsuit against Longmont over new oil and

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‘Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can’ Stuff. Most of us have lots of it. Cristin Bleess and her husband, Adrian Horner, did. But by the time March 13 rolls around, the day they leave for Albania with the Peace Corps, their possessions will amount to this: • An antique pie cupboard refinished by Adrian’s mother and given to them as a wedding gift • A coffee table made from the window of Cristin’s grandparents’ Minnesota farmhouse • A cedar hope chest that belonged to Cristin’s aunt filled with items such as a childhood photo album and a few framed photographs • Two filing drawers of tax returns, Social Security information and other documents • Camping and backpacking gear • A couple of bicycles • Two suitcases each of clothing “It’s amazing how much stuff you have that really isn’t sentimental or even used or even appreciated,” Adrian said as he considered what they have let go. “The thrill of discovery is almost better than the thrill of having.” The journey to de-stuff began late last fall when Cristin, 41, a Spanish teacher, and Adrian, 38, a software tester, decided to change the course of their lives. “We just wanted a new adventure,” Cristin said. They contacted a Realtor with the intention of putting their three-bedroom home on the market in January, met with a financial adviser and, after exploring options, decided to apply to the Peace Corps, which requires a 27-month commitment. Meanwhile, they began deconstructing their belongings, much of it unique, original folk art collected from countries they’d visited in Latin America or antiques with personal connections or collections of one-time passions that reflected eras of their lives. “Our stuff wasn’t stuff you can buy at Pier 1 or Target,” Cristin said. “It’s stuff we had both collected through travels or through family or through interests. We

thought about it a lot.” They checked into storage costs — $200 a month. Too expensive. They considered disposing of some, keeping some. But the storage cost issue remained, and family didn’t have enough space to offer. Then Cristin saw this Facebook post: “Collect memories, not things.” And that was it. She said to Adrian: “Let’s just get rid of it all.” They began in the basement, with holiday decorations and unopened boxes that had followed Adrian and Cristin from place to place. High school yearbooks. Adrian’s ACT scores. The 1,500 to 2,000 comic books of “Fantastic Four,” “Avengers,” “X-Men” and others that Adrian had collected in elementary and middle school. The military memorabilia collection that started with Adrian’s grandfather’s WWII medals and included a Civil War bayonet and a WWI helmet. Cristin’s beloved sticker collection, which she began in fifth grade and continued for several years, building it into what she called the best collection, even organized by categories such as teddy bears, unicorns and hearts. It all easily sold through postings on social media garage-sale sites or consignment to niche stores. “I took my grandfather’s insignia out and sold all of it,” Adrian, a college history major, said of the military collection. “It went from a big box to a couple of medals.” Cristin became Facebook friends with the woman who bought her sticker collection, one of the possessions to which she was most attached.

“It’s probably the first thing I ever was passionate about and that I did on my own,” she said. “I spent my own money on it and took care of it and was invested in it. Like I said, it was the best collection.” Next came the kitchen. Dishes. Pans. The box of cake-making utensils given to Cristin by her mom, a baker of wedding cakes. Books — avid readers, they donated boxes of books to the local library. Clothing. For staging purposes, closets should look empty to help sell the house, Adrian said. So “we got ruthless with our clothing.” “You have so many clothes you never wear,” Cristin added. “As a dual-income, no-kids couple, you just accumulate stuff and you don’t always think before you buy it…” They took three to four lawn-size trash bags of clothing to five different consignment stores from Castle Rock to Boulder, the rest to Goodwill. On Jan. 1, they listed their home and moved in with Adrian’s mother. They also moved some furniture to her basement and all the folk art. Adrian’s mother took the two-and-ahalf-foot tall, colorful, ceramic church, a thrill-of-discovery find by renowned Mexican potter Candelario Medrano chanced upon on the floor of a Santa Fe gallery, and a metal red heart that “spoke” to Cristin in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. Except for four other pieces, they delivered all to a consignment store near Tucson. The ones they held back include a smaller Medrano church, and a fruit bowl and clay figurines of a couple on a park bench made by the Mexican artist Josefina Aguilar, whom Cristin met on the same trip during which she met Adrian. “I wanted to take them with the other stuff to Arizona,” Cristin said, “but Adrian wanted to think about it more.” “I probably fought harder on keeping things in the folk art collection,” Adrian said. “I have a lot of fond memories of the things we’d done together, and the stuff in the house reminded me of that.

I recognized the fact I couldn’t just go to Walmart and buy them again.” Travel has played a meaningful role in their lives and relationship. A high school trip to Mexico ignited Cristin’s passion for Spanish, which became her career. An acclaimed teacher, she taught the language for 18 years until the school year ended in May. She was traveling throughout Mexico in July 2003 when she met Adrian at a hostel in Oaxaca. He was three months into an 18-month bike trip he started in California and ended in Argentina. Until his return to the Denver area, they communicated through emails. Then, they visited between Denver and Minneapolis, where Cristin was teaching at the time, until she moved here in 2005. They married two years later and have journeyed together through 13 states and four countries. The anticipation is building for Albania, which is unlike any place they’ve been. “It’s that thrill, the excitement,” Adrian said. “I think that’s why we both love to travel — we don’t know what we’re going to get.” When the house sold in March, they moved most of the furniture to the basement of Adrian’s mother’s home and put it on Craigslist. Eventually, it all went. The red couch with the two chairs, one green, one a patchwork of colors, and a geometric-design rug. The queen bed, full bed and twin bed. The dining room table and chairs. Bookshelves. The antique wardrobe and dresser. Lamps. Patio furniture. The antique washstand. Cristin delivered the dresser her uncle made in his high school shop class to her second cousin in Loveland. Adrian also sold the ‘93 black Geotracker he had started driving his junior year in high school. The final piece of furniture, a TV cabinet, sold three weeks ago. “I felt like a weight was being lifted every time something went out the door,” Cristin said. “I felt lighter. … It was not even about the money. We Healey continues on Page 4

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August 7, 2014 Cristin mentions an old radio ad that described the Mile High Flea Market as a place where the under-stuffed come to get stuff and the over-stuffed go to sell stuff. “I want to be the under-stuffed,” Cristin said. “I don’t ever want to be the over-stuffed again.” A little place will be fine. Big enough to hold only basic necessities. But with unlimited room for all the memories. 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 303566-4110.

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Carbon-regulation debate hits Denver Opponents of proposed rules fear fiscal impact By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A national debate over proposed new clean-air rules swept through Denver last week, resulting in a values clash of job security and environmental protection that attracted visitors from the around the country. Denver was one of four cities chosen by the Environmental Protection Agency to hold hearings on proposed power plant regulations that are aimed at combating global warming. The two-day hearings were held beginning July 29 inside the EPA’s Region 8 office in lower downtown Denver. Through implementation of the agency’s new plan, President Obama’s administration has stated it hopes to cut carbon-dioxide emissions by 30 percent over the next 16 years. Supporters of the proposed regulations view the rules as a necessary step toward addressing the impact of global warming. “This is the issue of our time,” said Chris Arend of Conservation Colorado. “If we don’t take action we’re going to see a much different Colorado in ways we don’t really know.” At the same time the conference was being held, several opponents of the proposed rules rallied in Denver’s Lincoln Park on July 29 to denounce the regulations. Many were coal advocates who said the EPA regulations would kill jobs and cause energy prices to skyrocket in an already heavily regulated industry. “This is the way I make my living,” said Bill Jones of Craig, a mechanic at a coal mine. “We have a hard enough time as a society with energy costs as it is anyway and I don’t want to see prices go up — and I’m trying to protect my job.” Coal-burning power plants like the three that operate in the Craig area would be impacted by the new regulations. Colorado is one of the top coal-producing states in the country. However, coal production has dropped over the years along with demand.

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vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Facing a humanitarian crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border, Congress responded last week with go-nowhere legislation that left the issue unresolved as members headed home for the summer recess. And — proving just how dicey immigration politics are for elected officials — two Colorado Republicans who face tight races for separate offices this fall bucked their party by voting against a GOP-sponsored measure to halt an Obama administration program that shields young undocumented immigrants from deportation. Reps. Cory Gardner of Yuma and Mike Coffman of Aurora voted against a bill that sought to end a program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The 2012 executive order that was put in place by President Obama protects immigrant children who grew up in the United States from being deported. Gardner and Coffman were among 11 Republicans who voted against the DACA bill. Four Democrats voted in favor of the measure. That bill and a separate border funding measure passed the House of Representatives late Aug. 1. But neither bill will become law. The Democratcontrolled Senate — which failed to pass its own border funding bill — had already adjourned prior to the House voting on the measures, but the bills would not have passed that chamber anyway. After the bills passed the House, the president scolded Republicans for passing “extreme” and “unworkable” measures that do nothing to address the thousands of children who have migrated from Central America to the Texas border. “That means while they’re out on vacation, I’m going to have to make some tough choices to meet the challenge, with or without Congress,” Obama said during a White House press conference. The president had asked Congress for $3.7 billion in emergency funding to increase border security and hire more immigration court judges to deal with the crisis. Since last year, tens of thousands of immigrants have fled Central American countries to the U.S. border to escape gang violence and poverty in their homelands. House Republicans instead passed a $659 million emergency funding package that would have provided some of the money needed for the Border Patrol, the National Guard and more judges. However, the bill also included changes to a 2008 anti-trafficking law that would have sped up the deportation of immigrant children. The bill came a day after House Republicans pulled a vote on an earlier version of their funding package that Border continues on Page 6

Still, miners like John Simonet, also of Craig, say their communities depend on the industry and that increased regulations would only hurt them more. “If this goes through, unfortunately everyone will probably have to go elsewhere to find work and probably even, worst-case scenario, create another ghost town in our neck of the woods,” Simonet said. The EPA considers the greenhouse gas that emits from power plants to be the country’s largest source of carbon pollution. The organization says the pollution is a significant contributor to global warming and can have longterm impacts on the environment and public health, as supporters of the regulations tried to convey over two days of testimony here and in Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Washington. State Rep. Max Tyler, D-Lakewood, who is the chairman of the House Transportation and Energy Committee, testified on behalf of the regulations July 29. He said afterward that any industry job loss would pale in comparison to the economic impact that would continue to occur if climate change isn’t taken more seriously. “As we change the climate, there’s going to be millions of jobs that disappear,” said Tyler. “There’s no comparison at all between what’s going to happen in the next 30 years and the fact that the coal industry has to change.” Tyler and Arend said that Colorado has already taken the lead nationally in stemming carbon emissions. They point to recent legislation that has increased renewable energy mandates on utility companies and rural electric cooperatives, as well as other state regulations that promote natural gas and that have helped to clean up coal plants. States would have leeway in how they implement the administration’s rules. Because of that, Arend said he doesn’t see much of a job impact at coal plants because Colorado has already put in place strong regulations. “In Colorado, we’ve taken a lot of steps and we’re well on our way to meeting what the EPA is asking us to do,” he said. “If Colorado doesn’t have to do a whole lot more, I don’t see how that can impact those jobs.” But Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez doesn’t buy that argument. He said prior to speaking at the Lincoln Park rally that energy industry regulations are

KNUS radio host Dan Caplis is joined by several children during a rally at Denver’s Lincoln Park on July 29. The rally served as a protest to new air-quality rules that are being proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. Photo by Vic Vela already having an adverse impact and that adding more rules is an “ill conceived” policy direction on the part of the Obama administration. “All of us want clean air and clean water,” Beauprez said. “The people that are closest to the industry ought to be concerned about negative impacts more than anybody, and they’re the ones here saying, `Let us keep our jobs.’ We have never done energy cleaner, safer, more efficient in the history of mankind. That’s something we ought to celebrate, not punish.” But supporters of the regulations say complacency is not an option. “I hate to say something extreme,” Tyler said. “But there is absolutely no doubt that humans are destroying the climate that allows us to have an economy at all. There is no doubt at all that humans are causing serious climate disruption. It’s as certain as gravity.”

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failed to attract support from Tea Party conservatives. Democrats blasted Republicans over the border measures. Rep. Ed Perlmutter of Golden called the original bill “a poor piece of legislation” that wouldn’t have done anything to crack down on organized crime that is causing the immigration crisis to being with. “I think it’s a microcosm of the Republicans’ inability to get anything done of significance in this Congress,” Perlmutter said. But it was the vote to upend DACA that caused a political stir in Colorado. Gardner is running to unseat Democratic Sen. Mark Udall while Coffman is fighting off a challenge from former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff for his 6th Congressional District seat. Colorado’s growing percentage of Latino voters will play a key role in November, as indicated by Coffman’s and Gardner’s no votes on the DACA legislation.

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Coffman said in an interview prior to the votes that the DACA bill was “challenging” for him and that he had not yet made up his mind on how he was planning to vote. “I think that there should be a middle path on this, but we shouldn’t have open borders, and I think the situation we have right now on the border is just unsustainable to this country,” Coffman said. Coffman later explained his no vote on the DACA bill through an emailed statement. “Kids who grew up here, know of no other country, and were brought here through no fault of their own, deserve our compassion and an opportunity to earn a path to citizenship,” he said. Romanoff spokeswoman Denise Baron issued a statement that mockingly thanked Coffman for casting what Romanoff believes is the proper vote. “It’s a shame that it took a strong opponent and a tough election to get the congressman to reverse his votes for

the moment and suspend his attack on DACA,” Baron said. Gardner also said prior to the bills being brought for a vote that he wasn’t sure how he would end up voting, saying he had yet to see the “final details of the language.” Gardner ended up voting against the DACA measure, a move that drew a quick reaction from the Udall campaign, who implied that Gardner wouldn’t have voted the same way had he not been running for Senate. “While this may seem like a sudden about-face, Coloradans know that Congressman Gardner is only trying to hide from his true agenda and that the only thing that has changed are Gardner’s ambitions,” Kristin Lynch, a Udall spokeswoman, said through an emailed statement. The immediate border crisis aside, Congress has gone yet another period without passing anything close to comprehensive immigration reform. And, with Latinos expected to make up about 12 percent of the electorate this fall, Democrats will surely use the issue to their advantage in trying to paint the GOP as a party that refuses to do anything about this issue. But Gardner said election-year politics isn’t what matters when it comes to the issue of immigration reform. “I don’t think you can look at it through the eyes of elections,” Gardner said. “I think you have to look at it through the eyes of what’s happening. We have a broken immigration system that needs to be fixed, regardless of any election.” “When things don’t get fixed, I don’t care who the voter is, they’re going to carry that out on anyone who is in charge.” But Perlmutter said Gardner’s party is being run by the wrong people and said he hopes that Republicans will pay the price come November. “You have the real ideological purists who don’t like immigrants and don’t like immigration, who don’t think there is any role of government in just about anything ...” Perlmutter said. “Right now the purists and the ideologues are running the show.”

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Vote for lawsuit spurs another partisan split GOP claim against Obama has Democrats shaking their heads By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Colorado congressional Republicans insist that last week’s vote to sue President Obama was a necessary response to “overreach” on the part of his administration. But their Democratic counterparts slammed Republicans for taking time just before leaving Washington for the summer recess to hold a purely partisan vote to sue the president rather than address issues that actually matter to Americans. “What they’re doing certainly doesn’t do anything to help the middle class of America,” said Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter. The Republican-led House voted 225201 to approve a resolution to authorize House Speaker John Boehner to sue Obama on claims that the president has abused his power and has ignored the Constitution. No Democrats voted for the lawsuit and five Republicans also voted no. Republicans claim that Obama has overreached on a number of areas where he has taken executive action. But the lawsuit focuses specifically on the president’s decision to delay key provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Republi-

cans are unhappy that the president did not consult with Congress prior to taking action to delay the requirement that businesses provide health coverage to their employees. Democrats find it funny that the lawsuit focuses on a provision delay of Obamacare — a health care law that Republicans didn’t want to see implemented to begin with. Republican Rep. Cory Gardner said he voted for the lawsuit because “we have an obligation to uphold the Constitution and the Constitution requires a separation of powers.” “The president has stepped across this line and has engaged in unilateral lawmaking,” Gardner said. “He’s weakened the legislative branch and strengthened the executive branch at the expense of the legislative branch.” Republican Rep. Mike Coffman said that if Democrats valued the preservation of constitutional separation of powers, they should have joined Republicans in voting for the lawsuit. “It absolutely should have been bipartisan because I think that anybody serving the Congress ought to be concerned about executive overreach, whether it’s a Republican in the White House or a Democrat in the White House,” Coffman said. “I think that we are co-equal branches of government and anybody serving in the Congress ought to be interested in preserving the power of

the institution.” But the public doesn’t seem to agree. Although Obama’s approval ratings continue to be anemic, results from a recent CNN/ ORC International poll show that respondents oppose the lawsuit by a 57-41 percent ratio. Coffman said he doesn’t concern himself with the possibility that voters might respond adversely to Republican efforts to sue the president. “I only focus on what I’m doing,” he said. “I don’t focus on the Republican Party. I

don’t focus on Washington, D.C. I focus on what the voters in the district focus on.” But Perlmutter said if that’s the case, then why aren’t Republicans focusing on passing legislation that matters to the public? “That’s what they’re spending their time on,” Perlmutter said of the lawsuit. “Instead of getting things done for Americans across the country, they’re suing the president and they can’t get done immigration reform, infrastructure, education, retirement security ... stuff that’s important that doesn’t get done.”

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Life is a conveyor belt toward final checkout Pat Bowlen has Alzheimer’s. There is no known cure. It is very difficult to watch a life in descent. By now, most of us have probably been through it — or we are going through it right now. My dear friend Ruth, 96, thought we were married. My aunt thought I was my cousin Linn. I left Michigan on a Tuesday, I was in Highlands Ranch on Wednesday, and I was back in Michigan on Thursday. My mother didn’t know I had left, and I was staying with her. My father couldn’t eat, drink, walk or talk. It was nearly impossible for my sister and me to watch. He was in the hospital for the final eight months of his life. It was unfair. Our mother was in her kitchen one day, in a hospice the next, and gone a few days after that, but our father took his time. I guess it has been known for some time that Bowlen was experiencing short-term memory loss and other signs of Alzheimer’s, but most of us didn’t find out until July 23. The story dominated the Post, to the extent that there was no editorial page. Amy Van Dyken was told to say her goodbyes. After her recent ATV accident in Show Low, Ariz., she was told to say good-bye to her husband. She said good-bye, but she wasn’t going anywhere. It is one of the best stories of 2014. There have been a lot of lousy stories this

year, but when I get down on them, I check in on Amy. She is going to compete in a 26.2-mile marathon in her purple wheelchair with her brother by her side. I am certain that Amy will be more active than I am, even though she is paralyzed from the waist down, and I am fully ambulatory. It’s likely that years of athletic discipline prevented the accident’s outcome from being worse than it was. Respecting life means something to me. And respecting death does too. They don’t seem to care in some parts of the world. In my least favorite part of the world, the Middle East, you get a number, not a name. It doesn’t seem to matter if you are a mother or a father or a child. It doesn’t seem to matter if you are praying at the time, reading a good book or learning how to play the violin. There will be a bomb. And the total that day will be on the news. The number of innocents who were killed. There are never any

names. But here we name every single one. I read the obituaries. I don’t know any of them, but I want to find out whatever I can. I wrote my father’s obituary, knowing that nobody knew him. I thought maybe there was someone like me who would read it with an oblique interest, and realize that he was a good man. I am 66 and some of my friends have died, and some of their mothers and fathers have died. That’s what happens when you get older. Death is no longer somewhere way out there. It’s in the next email. It’s in the next phone call. My mother and father died within three months of each other. There is an almost unexplainable emptiness that goes along with the deaths of both a mother and a father. Now what? My sister and I carry the family history. I carry most of it in my memory. I have a few photographs and a few videos, and that’s all. There is no presence. Death starts knocking when we are young. It may be a pet. I saw a dried-up lizard when I was 5 or 6, and didn’t understand what I was looking at. I do now. Leonardo da Vinci said, “While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.” Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Turn to teamwork for better outcomes While I was facilitating a team meeting recently, the people in the room had an “aha” moment that will change the course and culture of the company and also accelerate their success. It wasn’t anything so profound, it was simply just a realization that they could accomplish more as a team than they ever could possibly do as individuals. Another one of those common-sense things that are not always common practice. This was a group of high-achieving and high-performing individuals. And since they were seen as the superstars of the company, they behaved in the same way. Egos were getting in the way of taking the team and the company to a higher level. I reminded them that even in the All Star games of professional sports, the players at the pinnacle of their game come together for one game and play for a common cause … a win. This is not an uncommon situation, and as a matter of fact, I find it to be true with small businesses and large companies alike. I see it in associations and organizations of all kinds. And I have witnessed it with families and in

churches. You see, we can all benefit from finding the resources and people in our lives that can help us achieve success. Even the individual who struggles through difficult times or fights their way through incredible opportunities presented to them could benefit so much by leveraging the people in their lives that could absolutely lend a hand, give advice, or just listen to the ideas and goals. Here’s the thing, sometimes some of us worry so much about perception that we are afraid to engage others for the fear of feeling like we are not smart enough or strong enough to handle the situation or opportunity on our own. So in the face of feeling embarrassed, we go it alone. If we would only learn

to lean on our families, friends, and/or other people we already know or could be introduced to, we can truly accelerate our successes in life. Take the time to think about an event or potential opportunity that has already taken place in your life where the outcome wasn’t exactly what you had hoped for. Now think about the people in your life that could have made a difference in that outcome. What if you had assembled a team or small group to help you, maybe even just one other individual that could have provided an assist, do you think that the outcome could have been improved? How about you? Do you like to go it alone or do you believe that teamwork could accelerate success? Either way I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we come together for the greater good or a common cause, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation and the CEO/ founder of www.candogo.com.

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School bells ring for most Aug. 11 Douglas County cites new features for academic year By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com Alissa Oster and her mother are excited about the Aug. 11 start of school, but for very different reasons. “I can get back into the routine I like,” said mom Suzanne Keilt, mother of four Douglas County School District students. “Summer can get kind of chaotic.” “I’m really excited because I get to see one of my friends, and I’m going to be a junior so I’ll be an upperclassmen,” said 16-year-old Oster, who attends Highlands Ranch High School. Oster is enthused about an interior design class she plans to take, apprehensive about math, and intrigued by chemistry. “I heard chemistry was fun,” she said. “But I’m getting a lot of the new teachers next year. That’s one thing I’m not real excited for. So I’m on and off about it.” Most Douglas County students return to school Aug. 11, though some charter schools and other schools have different starting dates. Check your school’s website or www.dcsdk12.org for calendars and other information. We asked the Douglas County School District what’s new for the 2014-15 academic year. Here is the district’s response: • DCSD Strategic Plan: The new 2014-17 DCSD Strategic Plan features four priori-

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tionate share of Douglas County taxes to other Colorado school districts, leaving DCSD “consistently underfunded.” “The board is convinced that, because Douglas County taxpayers believe they are paying top-dollar for statewide education in the form of substantial income, sales, property and other taxes, they are simply unlikely to approve any local ballot measure that will further increase their tax burden,” the resolution reads. DCSD is among the lowest-funded districts in Colorado. If it received the average state per-pupil funding for 2014-15, it would boost its revenues by about $269 per student — a total of $17.2 million. At that rate, it would take 16 years to cover the $275 million in unmet capital needs. Members of DCSD’s Long Range Planning Committee have for years warned the board about deteriorating conditions in many of its aging buildings. DCSD has $275 million

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have recently left DCSD were union members who can’t continue their DCF affiliation outside Douglas County. “That’s new for us because for years and years and years, teachers in Douglas County stayed their entire careers,” she said. “They’re not fleeing the union. They’re fleeing the district. “Maybe the school board should worry less about my membership, and more about finding out why they lost 555 teachers.” Recently released figures from the Colorado Department of Education show 17.3 percent — or 555 — of DCSD’s teachers left their positions in 2013-14. The numbers are collected mid-year and do not reflect turnover after Dec. 1 of any academic year, or in-district promotions or transfers. Of those 555 teachers, DCSD said 85 were transferred or promoted within the district. The CDE shows the district had 3,361 teachers in 2013-14. In 2011-12, the year before the collective bargaining agreement expired, DCSD teacher turnover was 11.24 percent, according to CDE records. Benevento and school board president Kevin Larsen wrote in a July 21 letter to Smith that the decrease in union membership shows, “it is clear that voters and teachers believe the leadership of the DCF is not in touch with the community.” They urged Smith to re-engage the com-

ties: Safety, Choice, World Class Education and System Performance. We have long said that safety is our number one priority. With the new Strategic Plan, we move safety forward as our first priority. • SchoolMessenger: Launched in the spring of 2014, SchoolMessenger is a reliable and robust messaging system used for emergency communication with parents and staff. • Professional Development module for InspirED Innovation: This new module will support a focus on alignment, sustainability and continuous quality improvement. The PD module will help staff ﬁnd the courses that best align to learning needs — such as an individual teacher searching for a course aligned to their professional growth plan and their CITE evaluation, a principal looking for courses tied to school data, a classified staff member seeking to enhance their skills, or The Center for Professional Development using the information as a needs assessment. In turn, this data will be used to show growth in individual and system skills and performance. • DCSD Mobile App: Stay tuned for the new and improved version of the DCSD mobile app. It will be available for free on iTunes and GooglePlay. • DCSD Parent University: Parent University will educate, empower and connect families with community resources needed to provide confidence, character development and life skills. A parent advisory group and district leaders have collaborated to create a robust list of courses

and seminars. DCSD Parent University registration will open on Sept. 9. • DCSD Parent Liaison: In May 2014, DCSD added the Ofﬁce of Parent Liaison to connect parents with district resources and leaders. The DCSD Parent Liaison will work closely with school accountability committees, maintain a social media presence and serve as a liaison. • DCSD Choice Fairs: DCSD will host three Choice Fairs to showcase schools and district programs. This is an opportunity for parents and students to learn more about what makes each school unique and choose a school that best fits their needs. • Castle View High School: The Mosaic Collective is a pilot program being implemented this year for a group of ninth- and 10th-graders. The new program will address the personalized learning needs of each student in a transformational learning environment. Teachers will collaborate with each student to develop curriculum aligned with that particular student’s passion and interest. At the same time, the teacher will also ensure the individual student learns critical standards and skills. “I’m convinced this is going to be our best year ever,” reads an emailed statement attributed to Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen. “Our work continued this summer and we are ready to welcome students back into the classroom. The energy and excitement from our students and staff is contagious.”

in unfunded capital needs over the next five years, according to the committee, a number that grows by $35 million each year the needs are not addressed. DCSD chief financial officer Bonnie Betz recently proposed seeking voter approval to issue general obligation bonds without raising tax rates. Betz called the idea to leverage additional funds a “win-win.” Without such action, taxpayers eventually will see a decrease in their annual tax obligation to the schools. Voters passed a similar reﬁnancing mechanism in the Littleton Public Schools district last November. Issues presented in the Long Range Planning Committee’s 2014-15 Capital Master Plan include aging buses, boilers and roofs; outdated technology; cracked parking lots; unraveling carpet; safety and security needs; and new construction prompted by near-capacity schools. “This seems urgent to me,” DCSD chief operations officer Thomas Tsai told the board during a June presentation to the board. The resolution also states DCSD will continue studying fiscally responsible ways to address the district’s capital needs.

Long Range Planning Committee Chair Todd Warnke said the group will continue following the resolution’s directive to educate the community on the issue, gather feedback and return to the board with alternatives. That could include putting the issue on the November 2015 ballot, the last chance DCSD would have to continue the current tax rate. Once tax rates begin to fall in 2016 and residents become adjusted to those lower assessments, Usechek said it would be tough to raise them back up. “Until they get their ducks in a row, (passing any question) is not viable,” he said. “They’d better do it before 2015 because that’s the last window of opportunity there is for no tax increase.”

munity and “disavow the past practice of attacks and untruths.” The letter was delivered to Smith the night before her July 25 address to a Highlands Ranch Republican breakfast group. The board members cited union involvement in school board elections, opposition to the pay-for-performance system introduced in 2012 and previous union leadership that “showed virtually no commitment to its members” among their ongoing concerns with the organization. The union recently challenged the validity of the district’s teacher pay system, but the Colorado Department of Education concluded it complied with state law. Smith said the DCF is working to rebuild its membership numbers with new teachers. But that’s a challenge because it no longer participates in new-teacher orientations and trainings. “We have to reach the new teachers on our own,” she said. Although DCSD has a Center for Professional Development, the teachers’ union will reintroduce professional development classes to its members. It also introduced a sliding scale on dues, offering a $31-per-month fee to teachers paid at the lowest end of DCSD’s market-based pay scale. The regular DCF monthly dues payment is $48.98. “We want as many of them to be able to afford membership as possible,” she said. The union “gives teachers and employees a collective voice, and a collective protection against the reforms and what’s happening in the school district.”

Highlands Ranch High School freshman Sarah Viders, left, hands out backpacks to Douglas County families Aug. 2 in Lone Tree. Several community agenices collaborated for the school supplies distribution. Photo by Jane Reuter

Local groups team up for kids By Jane Reuter

jreuter @coloradocommunitymedia.com Five Douglas County entities teamed up to make going back to school a lot more pleasant for about 640 area students. The Douglas County Educational Foundation (DCEF), Douglas/Elbert Task Force, Douglas County Libraries, the Giving Tree and Fresh Harvest Food Bank provided school supply kits to families during an Aug. 2 event at the food bank in Lone Tree. Students received backpacks and school supply kits provided through Staples’ Kits for Kidz that included crayons, paper, markers, scissors and other age-appropriate items. In addition to the Staples’ kits, Douglas County Libraries donated $1,000 worth of ﬂash drives. “It doesn’t meet every need, but we distilled it down to the essentials,” said Krista Zizzo, a program coordinator for the DCEF. She estimated the value of the items each student received at between $30 and $50. Surplus supplies from the event will be made available to teachers.

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NEWS IN A HURRY Women’s group to hold fundraiser

AAUW (American Association of University Women) Douglas County, will hold its 6th annual Tacos and Tunes fundraiser for WISE (Women Investing in Scholarships and Education) from 5:307:30 p.m. on Aug. 12 at Pegasus in Castle Rock. Proceeds from ticket sales and the silent auction will go toward scholarships for local women returning to college as well as Douglas County high school girls who excel in the STEM (Science, technology, engineering and math) programs. For the admission price of $22.50 per person, there will be live music, tacoburrito bar and fabulous door prizes. For more information and purchase of tickets, call Julie at 303-688-0754 or visit www.aauwdouglasco.org.

District receives financial reporting award

The Douglas County School District has been recognized for excellent financial reporting for the second time in just more than a year. It recently received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, presented to school districts that meet or exceed the program’s standards for financial reporting and accountability. The Association of School Business Officials International recognized DCSD for its comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ending June 30,

2013. The Government Finance Officers Association recently granted DCSD the same recognition. According to the association, the award recognizes individual governments that succeed in going beyond the minimum requirements with comprehensive annual financial reports that indicate transparency and full disclosure.

presents its “A Sip and Taste of Culture!” fund-raiser and silent auction. The event is 6-8 p.m. at FirstBank, 101 W. County Line Road in Littleton. Tickets are $30, or two for $50 at the door or in advance at www.connectingimmigrants.org. Proceeds benefit LI3, which supports the Littleton Immigrant Resource Center

at Bemis Public Library, and funds the initiative’s “One-Immigrant-at-a-Time” program. The program helps immigrants with things like citizenship applications, English-language learning, GED certification and tools for work and professional licensing. It’s believed to be the first of its kind in the United States.

Dollar trees for Arbor Day

Everyone who joins the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation with a $10 donation in August will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees through the foundation’s Trees for America campaign. The trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting, between Oct. 15 and Dec. 10. The 6- to 12-inch trees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replaced free of charge. Those who donate will also receive “The Tree Book,” which includes information about tree planting and care, and a subscription to Arbor Day, the foundation’s bimonthly publication. To join, send $10 to: Ten Free Blue Spruces, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City, Neb. 68410, or join online at www.arborday.org/august.

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economy. And Democrats were concerned that an expensive fracking battle would hurt candidates this November, especially Sen. Mark Udall, who is locked in a tight re-election campaign against U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner. But those fears for Democrats now appear to be over as Polis announced he is backing off of his efforts to continue to pursue the initiatives, measures that he had been helping to finance. Polis said during a hastily-called Capitol press conference that he considers the creation of a task force to be “a victory for the people of Colorado.” “For the first time, with the (oil and gas) commission that the governor mentioned, citizens will be on equal footing with the oil and gas industry and will be able to directly negotiate to protect their property rights, home values, and air quality,” Polis said. The 18-member task force would be charged with helping to “minimize land use conflicts that can occur when siting oil and gas facilities near homes, schools, businesses and recreational areas,” according to the governor’s office. The task force would be made up a diverse group of members from across all business fields. Members would include representatives from the industries of oil and gas, conservation, agriculture, homebuilders and local governments and civic leaders. The task force would make recommendations on fracking issues to the Legislature.

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Although the agreement had been announced by the governor and Polis, it was still unclear at the time of the press event whether pro-fracking groups would agree to drop their own measures. That question was answered late that same evening by Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, who was behind an initiative that would have prohibited communities that ban fracking from collecting revenues that are a part of oil and gas revenue allocation. McNulty McNulty said through a press statement that he would suspend his efforts, calling the decision by Polis to drop his initiatives “an exciting turn of events.” Another pro-fracking initiative, which

would have dealt with financial disclosure issues of future ballot measures that deal with energy development, was also dropped. Hickenlooper had cautioned for months that the ballot initiatives could have “draconian” results on an industry that generates jobs and contributes billions of dollars to the Colorado economy. For months, the governor held out hope of calling a special session to address local control issues surrounding fracking, only to call off those efforts last month after a compromise had failed to materialize. It now appears that the governor doesn’t have to worry about an expensive fight over fracking in November. “The (task force) will provide an alternative to ballot initiatives that, if successful, would have regulated the oil and gas industry through the rigidity of constitutional amendments and would have imposed a significant threat to Colorado’s economy,” Hickenlooper said. As for the Longmont litigation, Hickenlooper said he would call on the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission to drop its lawsuit against the city. The city had created its own set of rules surrounding fracking, including a requirement that wells be placed at least 750 feet from an occupied dwelling. The lawsuit marked the first time the state had sued a city over its own oil and gas rules.

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The politics of fracking played out almost immediately after the press conference ended. Former Congressman Bob Beauprez, who is running against Hickenlooper this fall, blasted the “backroom deal” reached by the governor and Polis as having left “many unanswered questions.” Colorado Republican Chairman Ryan Call was also critical of the announcement. “Literally, the only thing that we know for certain after today’s press conference is that Gov. Hickenlooper, Jared Polis and Colorado Democrats want even more control over Colorado’s already heavily regulated energy industry,” Call said through an emailed statement. As for Udall, he had been in a tough spot on the fracking issue, considering that a large number of environmentalists — a key Udall constituency — had been behind Polis’ efforts. The senator issued a statement in favor of the agreement. “This deal — which averts a divisive and counterproductive ballot fight over one-sizefits-all restrictions — is welcome news and underscores how all of Colorado benefits when we find common ground,” Udall said.

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Chefs warm up here, then heat up East “Cowboy Lore,” watercolor, by Robert Gray is included in the Western Welcome Week Western Heritage exhibit at Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton. Courtesy photos

Local artists show Western works Gray, Phippen exhibit set for Town Hall gallery By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Skilled paintings of cowboys, horses and the Western landscape will fill the Stanton Gallery at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center during the month of August, especially during Western Welcome Week, with the Western Heritage Art Show. The exhibit opens Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Robert Gray of Highlands Ranch and Sarah Phippen of Sedalia will exhibit images of horses, cowboys and Western landscapes. An artists’ reception is planned from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 14, and the exhibit ends Aug. 25. Robert Gray is a Colorado-born artist who paints in watercolor, oil and acrylics, showing lots of action, color and loose style. He will have 20 paintings in the Western Heritage exhibit and is excited about being in downtown Littleton, where he maintained a studio and taught for some years on West Alamo Avenue. He conducts workshops all over Colorado and paints almost every day in his home studio. “My house is just full of paintings,” he said with a laugh. “”I love to paint.” He works from photographs and memory and uses little plastic model horses. “Sometimes, I paint the horse, then just put the cowboy in the saddle,” he said. He doesn’t sketch in figures for oil or acrylic works, but may do a little pencil sketch of figure for his watercolors. A recent painting of a cowboy on a horse in the middle of a stream — fly fishing — is called “It Beats Chasin’ Cattle.” It reflects a new interest. His son got interested in fly fishing and they both signed up for a class in fly tying. Gray hasn’t caught many fish yet, but loves “the beauty of the location.” He said his brother was a better painter when they were young, but while Gray continued painting, his brother quit. “I picked up publications and art books, attended workshops all over the country,” he said. “What’s neat when I teach is that I learn from my students.” Whatever medium he’s using is his favorite on that day, he said. He’s figured out his own way to use acrylics and paints fast, whatever he’s using — even oils, where he might spend a few days. Watercolors can get overworked if the artist doesn’t stop in time. (No more than two hours.)

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Phippen said all of her works in this show will be oil paintings, although she also sculpts in bronze. Her formal training began at age 14, according to her website,

“Fly Fishing Cowboy” by Robert Gray, acrylic, is also in the Western Welcome Week Western Heritage Arts Show.

New York Eater, the national website that has a Denver version (www.denver.eater. com), has tracked the culinary trek of Colorado chefs who have packed their knives and migrated to The Big Apple. While writer Nick Solares highlights the Colorado kitchen careers of a number of chefs who practiced their craft at The Little Nell in Aspen and Frasca Food & Wine in Boulder in particular, the story had a glaring omission — my son, On the Town Junior. Mackenzie Parker Harden moved to New York City more than a year ago to pursue a performing arts career, but fell back on the restaurant training he received at Elway’s, El Diablo and (as a sage) at TAG, and landed a server job at Maialino, a much-lauded jewel in the crown of the Union Square Hospitality Group, helmed by noted restaurateur Danny Meyer. The story credits the culinary program of The Little Nell resort in Aspen and Frasca Food & Wine in Boulder for providing top New York restaurant whizzes. Among those former Coloradans are Dustin Wilson, the sommelier at Eleven Madison Park, Sabato Sagaria, chief restaurant officer for Union Square Hospitality Group and seemingly the entire staff of Charlie Bird, to name but a few. The story notes: “Is Colorado turning into a farm system for NYC kitchens? Is this just a strange coincidence? Or is there, in fact, a Colorado connection? Eater talked with some of the state’s notable expats to find out just why, exactly, so many talented hospitality professionals are migrating from Colorado to New York.” It continues: “Colorado is in many ways the quintessential Western state, and the resourcefulness and spirit of independence that were such driving forces in the migration across the plains still manifest themselves there. `It’s hard to live in Colorado if you are not a motivated person,’ says Ryan Hardy, chef and owner of Charlie Bird in NYC. Originally from Kentucky, Hardy spent a decade in Colorado before moving to New York and opening his own restaurant. He has played a role in the cross-pollination of restaurant cultures between the two places, bringing others from Colorado, such as Grant Reynolds, the wine director at Charlie Bird, with him.”

Teddy walks tall LEFT: “Answering the Call” oil on linen by Sarah Phippen of Sedalia is in the Western Heritage Exhibit at Town Hall’s Stanton Gallery during August. RIGHT: “Scouting,” oil by Robert Gray, is also in the exhibit. and she has since studied with Jim Norton, Daniel Sprick, Sandra Kaplan and Anthony J. Ryder. Her grandfather was sculptor, painter and founder of Cowboy Artists of America George Phippen, and she was recognized in 2013 by the Phippen Museum Western Art Show in Prescott, Ariz. “I grew up surrounded by livestock and wildlife,” Phippen writes. “Observing their personalities and expressions allowed me to experience their quiet moments or read trouble in their eyes. I see this heritage as part of our age-old relationship with animals; it is part of being human, a privilege that surrounds us every day.” As part of her training, Phippen worked as a wax chaser at the Joseph’s Art Works bronze foundry in Sheridan, operated by the late Bill Joseph’s son Patrick. She assisted with a 2004 retrospective for George Phippen, held at the Phippen Museum, and developed an art enrichment program for elementary students. A true Western artist, Phippen’s website reads, she belongs to the Art Students

League of Denver and to the Colorado Farm Bureau. “Communicating emotions in a visual language, either in painting or sculpture, requires a fluency in light, color, form, as well as patient observations … Observe and observe again and look for the reasons behind expressions. How — and why — does a horse smile? That’s what I’m after.” She thinks she will have about eight paintings: two large horses, a 16-by-20 landscape and some smaller studies. New for her: two light figures on a dark background.

IF YOU GO The Western Heritage Art Show will open Aug. 9 and run through Aug. 25 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main Street in downtown Littleton. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 9. Public reception is from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 14. 303-794-2787, townhallartscenter.com.

Denver Zoo, in partnership with Children’s Colorado, unveiled its new costumed mascot character on July 27 at the zoo’s first Teddy Bear Care Fair. Elbert, a 6-foot-tall 300-pound bear, debuted by pulling a wagon full of plush versions of himself at the Zoo’s Explore the Shore Play Area, presented by Children’s Colorado.

Taverns host football fantasies

Are you ready for some faux football? The eight Tavern restaurants throughout the metro area rolled out their annual Fantasy Football Draft Party promotion on Aug. 25. At $120 per party for unlimited draft beer, the Draft Party provides a discount deal for groups planning their NFL draft picks. Draft parties at each neighborhood Tavern restaurant will receive unlimited draft beer for a two-hour period for up to 12 people and is valid through Sept. 4 (not valid Fridays after 4 p.m.) and reservations must be made in advance. For Fantasy Football Draft Party reservations at any neighborhood Tavern location (Uptown, Downtown, Lowry, Tech Center, Wash Park, Littleton, Mile High or Ballpark), call 303-226-1555. For more information, visit www.tavernhg.com.

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Rollins coming to Ranch

New York Times bestselling author James Rollins will be in the area at 7 p.m. Aug. 22 at Tattered Cover Highlands Ranch (9315 Dorchester St.) to sign copies of his new book, “The 6th Extinction” ($27.99 Morrow, on sale Aug. 12.), the 10th book in the Sigma Force series that explores the possibility of a mass extinction and how that could actually be a good thing. Rollins is the chair of the Authors United for Veterans program through USA Cares,

August 7, 2014 a nonprofit organization, which provides grants to military families. Rollins has partnered with Barnes & Noble to donate books to troops and help raise funds for USA Cares. Through Aug. 12, Barnes & Noble customers nationwide who use voucher #11412806 can donate 20 percent of their purchase to the USA Cares.

Vail chef on `The Talk’

Celebrated chef Kelly Liken, owner of Restaurant Kelly Liken in Vail, appeared on “The Talk” on July 31 along with hosts Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood for a “Summertime Family Backyard” themed cooking segment. The chef demonstrated easy summer

dishes that can be re-created at home, including items such as grilled chicken wings with homemade buffalo sauce. Liken showcased a sweet corn summer salad emphasizing this quintessential summer dish that brings the flavors of Colorado and the summer season to the table. Finishing off the segment, Liken demonstrated her cucumber lime elixir cocktail. A James Beard Award nominee, “Iron Chef” and “Top Chef” alum, Liken continues to raise awareness of eating and cooking seasonal food. She hosts Summer Harvest Sunday Suppers through Oct. 5 at her Vail eatery. “A proper summer in Colorado is not complete without a backyard meal together with friends enjoying good cocktails or a

beer, or a Sunday Supper around the table with loved ones,” she said.

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ADATTO Custom Menswear Launch Party On Wednesday, July 23, Adatto Custom Menswear hosted a launch party with the South Metro Denver Chamber. Several hundred people attended the event. The company greeted attendees with small plates and specialty cocktails from the event’s host location Session Kitchen, and a specially constructed “Swag Bag” for all

attendees provided by Modern Gladiator Magazine. Several drawings for customs shirts and suits were also held, and free fittings were available. Adatto employees modeled the company’s various custom menswear offerings. “Awesome launch, excellent products and employees,” said Todd McIntyre, owner of National ComTel and South Metro Denver Chamber member.

Richard Herrera, a South Metro Chamber member, poses with fellow Chamber attendees at the Adatto Launch Party

Adatto is custom menswear company that sells custom suits with a focus on reflecting each customer’s personal style. The company feels that “The right suit makes every man feel confident, attractive, and successful. And the right suit is a custom suit — tailored to fit and designed with the individual in mind.” Clients can choose the fit and fabric of each suit, blazer, pant or shirt, in order to reflect their personality.

Adatto trained Style Consultants work with clients by providing appointments at the client’s home or office to take necessary measurements, provide samples, and ultimately oversee the design of each 100% custom, handcrafted suit, shirt, pant, or jacket. Fittings are scheduled online; the company does not utilize a storefront.

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The five steps of Adatto style: Meet: Schedule an appointment with your Style Consultant. Measure: You choose the fit; we get what we need to make it happen. Personalize: Pick your fabric, accessories, and individual details. Construct: We handcraft and tailor your 100% custom piece. Deliver: In 4-6 weeks we deliver the goods, backed by our Perfect Fit Guarantee.

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For more information or to schedule your appointment visit http://adattocustom.com/. For more information regarding South Metro Denver Chamber events and membership opportunities please visit www. bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142.

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Chamber events and for more information, visit our web site at www.bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142.

Friday, August 1-Saturday, August 2 6:00 pm – 6:00 am, deKoevend Park, 6301 S University Blvd, Centennial, CO

Saturday, August 2 Join Goodwill Denver for the Grand Opening Celebration of the Home Store 8:30 am – 3:00 pm, Goodwill Home Store, 8260 S. Colorado Blvd. (at County Line Rd.), Centennial, CO

Tuesday, August 5 8:00 am - 9:00 am, Hamilton Middle School, 8600 E Dartmouth Ave, Denver, CO

Thursday, August 7 Douglas County’s 4TH Annual Chamber Night at the Fair 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Douglas County Fairgrounds Fairgrounds Indoor Arena, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock, Castle Rock, CO

Congressman Mike Coffman and Andrew Romanoff Debate Open to Public On Thursday, August 14, Congressman Mike Coffman and former Colorado Speaker of the House, Andrew Romanoff will take part in a congressional debate. The event is open to the public from 7:30 am to 9:00 am at the Hilton Garden InnHighlands Ranch. “As the host for this debate we want to ensure our community learns the candidates’ positions on issues that will affect businesses in Colorado,” said Robert Golden, president/CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber. This race for CD6 is one of the top three Congressional races in the nation and will be closely contested. Topics to be debated include the Keystone XL Pipeline; immigration; national security; fix the debt; government’s role in business The moderator for the event will be Aaron Harber, host of “The Aaron Harber Show TM” and “The Aaron Harber Show: Colorado Now TM.” For more information or to RSVP please visit www.bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142. Please arrive early to secure a seat. Event hosted by business leaders from the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce and the Denver South Economic Development Partnership.

Saturday, August 9 Englewood Funfest 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Belleview Park, 5001 S. Inca Street, Littleton, CO

Thursday, August 14 ANB Bank is a bank like no other. As a $2 billion, independent, community-focused bank, they value customers as members of a banking family where the strength, talent, commitment and security fulfill the financial needs of the businesses and individuals. Whether the financial needs are for deposit services, business or personal loans, or investment management & trust services, ANB customers will experience: Creative and flexible solutions to satisfy their financial needs A bank that continues to be recognized for its financial strength and sound banking practices keeping customers’ deposits safe Lending limits large enough to support each customer’s growth A team of outstanding local bankers that know and care about customers’ business Customizable banking products and enhanced technology to make life easier The delivery of personalized, one-on-one, over-the-top service

Congressional Debate with Congressman Mike Coffman and Andrew Romanoff Open to Public 7:30 am – 9:00 am, Hilton Garden Inn-Highlands Ranch, 1050 Plaza Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO

And, every day, a commitment to invest in the Bank’s customers, its communities and its ANB Bank team! ANB currently has 33 banking centers located in Colorado, Wyoming and the Kansas City market. Its parent company is Sturm Financial Group, Inc. headquartered in Denver, Colorado and has financial strength embodied in over $2 billion in assets and ranks in the top 6% of banks nationwide by size. The bank is a true community bank serving customers with an unwavering commitment to excellence and to helping each of its communities prosper through investment, sponsorship, philanthropy, and employee volunteerism. It is a passion ANB has for banking that makes the difference. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender. For more information visit www.ANBbank.com.

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Western Welcome Week brings plenty of horsepower By Christy Steadman

csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com It is the Chinese year of the horse, and people will have plenty of opportunities to do some horsin’ around in Littleton at the 2014 Western Welcome Week, taking place Aug. 8-17. This year’s theme is Giddy Up!, and the event will be celebrating community for the 86th year by offering dozens of activities for families and individuals to enjoy during the 10-day celebration. It wouldn’t have been possible without the efforts of about 20 organizations and proceeds will benefit many local nonprofits. Cindy Hathaway, executive director for the event, said a person does not need to be “Western” to enjoy the event. “It’s Western Welcome Week because we’re in the West,” she said. “(But) there’s definitely something for everybody.” Hathaway added the only stipulation is that people come to have fun. Attendees can look forward to live music and dancing, food, arts and crafts, educational seminars and unique contests. Here are some of the Giddy Up! highlights of Western Welcome Week. The main event is Festival Day, which takes place on Aug. 16, beginning at 6:30 a.m. when people can purchase breakfast at the Grand Western Sandwich Breakfast at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St. From 10 a.m. to noon, thousands of people are expected to line the streets to attend the Grand Parade. The parade route begins at Littleton Boulevard and Gallup Street, heads west on the north side of Littleton Boulevard, continues through downtown Littleton on Main Street, turns south at the end of Main Street onto Rapp Street, and ends at Arapahoe Community College at Rapp and Church streets. The parade is free to attend, and will feature equestrians, high school marching bands, pipe bands, tractors and floats. Dr. Charlie Vail of Littleton Equine Medical Center will be recognized as the Grand Marshal.

Western Welcome Week begins on Aug. 8, and activities for the 25th Family Night Concert in the Park and Fireworks at Sterne Park, 5900 S. Spotswood Ave., begin at 6 p.m. The Denver Municipal Band, a full 40-piece concert band featuring some of the area’s leading professional players — including many principal musicians of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra — will perform at 7:45 p.m. Following the concert, at about 9 p.m., Tri-State Fireworks will be putting on a professional fireworks display. All kids, from toddlers to age 12, are welcome to participate in the 19th Bruce Wolf Stick Horse Stampede on Aug. 10 at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the stampede is promptly at 10 a.m. It is free for all participants, and kids are welcome to bring their own stick horse or one can be purchased at the event for $10. Ribbons will be given to winners and all entries will receive a participation ribbon. The Stanton Art Gallery in the Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., will be hosting the Western Heritage Art Show Aug. 5-25 in recognition of Western Welcome Week. The art show features Colorado artists Robert Gray and Sarah Phippen and their artwork aimed at capturing the life of the West. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. During Western Welcome Week, the gallery will also be open on Saturday, Aug. 16 for Festival Day. Additionally, an artist’s reception, open to the public, will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 14, where people will have an opportunity to meet the artists. The Western Heritage Art Show is free to attend. There will be opportunities to enjoy the outdoors during this year’s Western Welcome Week at the 21st Stampede! for Open Space or the 19th Gold Panning on the Platte. Both events take place from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Carson Nature Center, South Platte Park, 3000 W. Carson Drive. Stampede! for Open Space is a family-friendly, free event offered for people to learn about the outdoors. Attendees will learn about living in a tipi, trapping, drought and floods on the river flow table, animals in South Platte Park and land uses, and participate in craft-making and old-fashioned games. Gold Panning on the Platte is a free, drop-in event part of the Stampede! for Open Space. People will be able to experience Colorado’s heritage by panning for gold in the South Platte River near the Carson Nature Center, behind Aspen Grove Shopping Center. Equipment and expertise will be provided, and people get to keep any gold they find. Western Welcome Week offers a couple of different opportunities for folks to dine and dance, Westernstyle. The Elks Hometown Pig Roast & Dance takes place from 6 to 11 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Littleton Elks Lodge, 5749 S. Curtice St. The pig roast will be buffetstyle, and includes coleslaw, baked beans, corn-onthe-cob and a dinner roll. A child’s plate, available for toddlers to age 12, consists of a hot dog and chips. An adult plate costs $9, and a child’s plate costs $4. Din-

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MORE THINGS TO DO Western Welcome Week also offers quite a few unique events, which are not necessarily western-themed, that are worth noting: • 2nd Littleton Twilight Criterium—Bicycle Race, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 9 on Main Street in Historic Downtown Littleton. A bicycle race sanctioned by USA Cycling on a closed street course. Free to spectators, a registration fee applies to racers. • 6th Littleton Elks Rod and Custom Car Show, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Littleton Elks Lodge, 5749 S. Curtice St. Free admission, food and beverages available for purchase. • 14th Taste of Western Welcome Week & Silent Auction, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at Littleton Center, 2255 W. Berry Ave. The event includes a silent auction and food and beverage sampling from the area’s popular dining establishments. An adults-only event, attendees must be 21 years of age or older. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the event, and Designated Driver Tickets will be available at the event for $10. Food and beverages are included with a ticket purchase. • Big Band Patriotic Salute to Veterans, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St. The Joe Peterson 10-piece Dance Orchestra and the Andrews Singers will perform a musical tribute to veterans, featuring songs from World War I, World War II through present times. Free admission. • Old-fashioned Melodrama and Olio, a Littleton United Methodist Church Encore Players performance, 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St. Audience participation is expected during both the melodrama and the olio. Free event, donations welcome. • 2nd Best of the West Pet Fest, 12-4:00 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Aspen Grove Lifestyle Center, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive. Presented by the Humane Society of the South Platte Valley, the event offers pet adoptions, canine demonstrations and live entertainment. Free admission, food and beverages available for purchase. To find a full schedule of events, or for more information on the 2014 Western Welcome Week, visit www.westernwelcomeweek.org/.

ner will be served at 6 p.m. until quantities last. After dinner, The Cactus Jack Band, a local country music and rock ‘n’ roll classics band, will perform from 7 to 11 p.m. Another opportunity for attendees to dance will be at the 18th RiverPointe Swing Dance, which occurs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 12 at RiverPointe Senior Living, 5225 S. Prince St. Attendees of all ages are encouraged to come and dance at the free event. The Dean Bushnell Orchestra will be the musical guests. Concessions will be available for purchase.

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Shelties put on a show Dogs are an entertaining part of the Grand Parade By Jennifer Smith

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Maggie Wild of Wild West Shelties marches in several parades a year with Miss Drew and Corky Joe. Courtesy photo

t was love at first sight when Maggie Wild met Dinky and Aspen, and she decided to put that love on parade. “When I would walk them, I was almost stopping traffic because they were so cute to watch,” she said. “I thought, ‘How can I share theses dogs with others?’ They put a smile on your face and joy in your heart.” Dinky and Aspen were Wild’s first Shetland sheepdogs, affectionately known as Shelties, which she welcomed into her home in 1995. She wanted to find a way to let the world know what a great breed they were, so she came up with the idea of teaching them to pull a little Conestoga wagon, custom built just for them, and hitting the road on the parade circuit, winning lots of awards along they way. “They are herding dogs, and they love to be kept busy, so this is their job,” she said. “And they love the attention.” Training them wasn’t too hard, she said. She started by having them pull around an empty milk jug, then a Radio Flyer wagon, then the wagon filled with sand. A tack shop made the harnesses for them, and another friend added

Lydia, their rag-doll passenger, and Skippy the Horse, their outrider. “They’re so smart,” said Wild. “They love tricks and they like learning new maneuvers.” Sadly, she lost Dinky and Aspen within seven sad weeks of each other. But she was hooked on the breed and now is doggie mom to Corky Joe, 11, and Miss Drew, 8. They’ve been marching in the Western Welcome Week Grand Parade since 2002, much to the delight of their fans of all ages. “I have a lot of fun, plus it’s something I can do with my dogs,” she said. “Mostly, I love to extend joy out to people. Both of my parents were very community-minded, so it’s just come naturally. I just found a little bit different way than they had.” Miss Drew is a bouncy little girl, and Corky is an excellent dancer. They love to play hide and seek with Wild, waiting patiently for her to hide, then seeking her out when they hear her clap. Corky is a fantastic singer, and although Drew’s vocal cords were cut by her original breeder, she can most definitely get her point across when she wants to. But they are more than just local celebrities, having been trained as therapy dogs. They regularly visit places like Craig Hospital and Life Care Center, eager to cuddle and help with fine motor skills. “They are very loyal, they have huge hearts, and they love to give to others,” said Wild.

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Cowboy Steve croons the classics Smith is a longtime fixture of local music scene By Jennifer Smith jsmith@colorado communitymedia.com

owboy Steve “Smitty” Smith doesn’t need Music City USA to be a country star, because he’s a celebrity right here at home. “I made a trip to Nashville, but it just never really materialized for me,” he said. “I didn’t want to pick up roots and leave Colorado.” Cowboy Steve has had kids hootin’ and hollerin’ during Western Welcome Week for the last 35 years, playing his fiddle or guitar in the parade and cranking out classic favorites like “She’ll be Coming `Round the Mountain” and “Oh Susanna” on the family stage during his afternoon sing-along. “They get to whistle, they get to yell and scream, stomp and holler,” he said. “Kids are the best audience in the world. They’re uninhibited, they’re all in.” He loves keeping the old classics alive while teaching kids about history and cowboy culture. “Colorado really has that Western spirit, its entrepreneurism, its individualism,” he said. “People get to be who they are.” Smith got his start in the music industry in the heart of Littleton in 1985, when

he purchased what was once Crescendo Music just off of Littleton Boulevard on Cedar Street. “Owning a music store is really what I wanted to do,” he said. “But I didn’t have any business training other than just common sense.” He did have a degree in mass communications, though, which is what brought him to town. He came to Colorado from St. Louis in 1978 to take a sales job at a Westminster newspaper, but he fell in love with Littleton right away. When a similar opening came up at the Littleton Independent, he jumped on it. He took over Crescendo Music when owner Robb Heskett, a friend, made a move into the wholesale end of the business. That’s also about the time Cowboy Steve started making the rounds, at first just for the children of friends, then as a professional gig. “I really love the persona,” he said. “I feel very fortunate to have figured that one out.” What he figured out was that he had to keep the little ones engaged by interacting with them, getting them riled up and rocking out. “If you’re having fun, the audience, whether they’re 6 years old or 60 years old, can’t help but have fun too, and that’s a good feeling,” he said. Smith has been in a variety of bands over the years, including as one half of Colfax and Wadsworth with his friend Ed

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Cowboy Steve, right, performs during the 2012 Western Welcome Week. File photo Skibbe. (Don’t ask which one was Colfax and which one was Wadsworth; it was just a moniker, he says.) He currently plays with Lois Lane and the Super Cowboys along with his old friend Heskett, or “Ranger Robb,” as he’s known. The two also perform together as the Mango Brothers, departing from their usual country and rock to play island music. He’s also available for private lessons, and he works part time at Music Go Round near Southwest Plaza as an instrument technician, maintaining and

restoring anything with strings. “Music is my calling,” he said. “I’m a lucky man. I’ve paid the bills my whole life doing it. You make sacrifices along the way, you know how it is. But it’s been great.” Even after 35 years, Smith still looks forward to Western Welcome’s Week’s Festival Day and the Grand Parade, Aug. 16 this year. “We see people every year on that one day who we only see that one day a year, and it feels like a piece of Americana,” he said.

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Church troupe to stage melodrama By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com “Perils on the Platte” is a new Western Welcome Week event: an old-fashioned melodrama, performed by the Encore Players, a ministry of Littleton United Methodist Church. It is co-directed by Kathy Peterson, who has lived in Littleton for 51 years, and Donna Smith, a Littleton native.

If longtime residents detect a flavor of the late, lamented “Fiasco” community spoof productions, it’s no accident. Both theater professionals were heavily involved in the “Fiasco” series and retain the aura of irreverence shown in those spoofs. This production will offer a good time and an opportunity to do good: Peterson is a longtime member of the Clipped Wings retired flight attendants’ organization, and a portion of the proceeds from

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the show will be donated to the organization’s charity, Praying Hands Ranches, which offers equine physical therapy to the physically handicapped, veterans and developmentally delayed. (Note: Admission to “Perils on the Platte” is free, but a free-will offering will be welcomed.) Consider the plight of young, beautiful, but down-on-her-luck Starla Gotrocks ( Jennifer Novinger), who decides she can no longer keep her baby, Echo (Tasha Waterman) — or the dishes her deceased husband left her — and leaves baby and a dish in the weeds along the banks of the South Platte River. (Here, the audience should say “awww!’) Kalvin and Klara Kindly (Ron Duce and Marilyn Miller) find the baby and decide to keep her and raise her as their own. They have also discovered gold. Enter S.S. Cravenhiss ( Jay Jarrett) and his sidekick Silty Waters (Greg Kuhn), who are trying to buy up all the land west of the South Platte, south of Riverpointe, to build a mall. (“Booo!”) With control of this land, he will become governor of

IF YOU GO “Perils on the Platte” will play three times at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. (The handicapped door on Datura will be open.) Performances will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Aug. 14, 15 and 16. Admission is free, but a free-will offering will be taken and sales of popcorn and lemonade will also aid the Praying Hands Ranches. 303-794-2779, littletonumc.org. the great state of Colorado. He owns all but the two acres belonging to the Kindly couple. Next on the scene is our hero, Douglas Fir (David Novinger — “Yay!”), a representative of the Othermans Preservation Association. While studying the flora and fauna in the area, he discovers a grownup Echo — it’s love at first sight. From here on, there’s villainy and melodramatic silliness to the end — followed by an “olio act” (an old-time term for vaudeville numbers) starring the cast. Additional cast members include: Philip Gotrocks (Bruce Weston) and Police Person/Judge (Tamara Jarrett).

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Art shows, concerts and other creative events will take place in Littleton during Western Welcome Week, which runs Aug. 8-17. • The 31st Annual All Colorado Art Show: Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Included: paintings, photography, jewelry, glass, sculpture, fiber, cards. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily during Western Welcome Week. 303-7950781. • Western Heritage Art Show: Art by Robert Gray and Sarah Phippen, Aug. 9-25 at the Stanton Gallery at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. Reception for the artists from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 14. 303-794-2787. • Family Night Concert in the Park and Fireworks: Starting at 6 p.m. Aug. 8 at Sterne Park, 5800 S. Spotswood St., with the Denver Municipal Band. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. • Bin Bonanza unframed art sale: Runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 9 at Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave. Bargain prices. 303-795-0781. • Little Jam outdoor concert with Tunisia: Held from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at Reinke Bros. parking lot, 5663 S. Prince St. Dance, watch the Littleton Twilight Criterion Bicycle Race and sample delicious foods and brews from local restaurants. Sponsored by the City of Littleton. Free; cost for concessions. 303-795-3729, littletonrocks.com. • Quilting Through the Ages luncheon

and quilt program: Runs from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Aug. 10 at First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. Preregistration and $11 fee required. 303798-1389. • Summer Pops Concert by the Golden Eagle Concert Band: Held from 7-8:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at South Suburban Christian Church, 7275 S. Broadway, Littleton. Tickets $15/$10 at the door. • The 18th Annual RiverPointe Swing Dance with the Dean Bushnell Orchestra: Runs from 6-8:30 p.m. Aug. 12 at RiverPointe Senior Living, 5225 S. Prince St. Free; food and beverages for purchase. 303-797-0600. • Big Band Patriotic Salute to Veterans: Held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St. Joe Peterson Band and Andrews Sisters Singers. Concessions. 303-795-3961. • Melodrama “Perils of the Platte” and olio act: Runs from 7-9 p.m. Aug. 14, 15 and 16 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St. Free-will offering. • The 12th Annual Community Quilt Show: Held from noon to 7 p.m. Aug. 15 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. • Littleton Jazz Festival: Runs from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 15 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. Tickets $25; townhallartscenter.com, 303-794-2787. • The 55th Annual Western Welcome Week Arts and Crafts Festival: Held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 16 on Main and Prince streets. 303-794-4870.

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Yoga class to benefit South African children Former Littleton resident makes special trip home to teach course By Jane Reuter jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com An upcoming yoga class in Lone Tree will touch the lives of children almost 10,000 miles away in South Africa. Yoga Trigo, located north of Lincoln Avenue on Park Meadows Drive, will host a 90-minute class at 5 p.m. Aug. 9 for a suggested $25 per-student donation. Money collected from those attending the class will benefit Lionhearted Kids, which provides free counseling and other therapy to South African children. Yoga instructor and counselor Lauren

Pech founded lionhearted Kids. A Littleton native, who now lives in South Africa, Pech is traveling from South Africa to Denver to teach the Aug. 9 class. “Lionhearted Kids is all about art and yoga therapy and helping kids who’ve had a lot of trauma, not just physical but mental trauma,” said Yoga Trigo owner Mary McManigle. It’s a cause to which McManigle not only feels drawn, but which dovetails with her business philosophy. Yoga Trigo donates 5 percent of after-tax profit to local and global charities that promote peace and safety for women and children. The vinyasa-style yoga class will be followed by snacks and wine. Yoga Trigo is at 10463 Park Meadows Drive. For more information, visit www. lionheartedkids.org.

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Lakewood August 7th, 8th & 9th 8am-6pm 1630 Quay, 1 block West of Pierce Downsizing/Yard Sale Handicap Scooter, Medical Items, Vacuums, Furniture, Tools & Garden, Kitchen, Outdoor Furniture, Linens, Antique Lamps & Misc. Antiques, Household Items All Items Clean CASH ONLY

ELECTRIC BIKES Adult 2-Wheel Bicycles & & 3 wheel Trikes No Drivers License, Registration or Gas needed 303-257-0164

Furniture Kroelher Formal Living Room Sofa and matching Chair Beige/ Brown, like new condition $300 Bedroom Set by Palliser solid oak headboard consists of 2 piers w/bridge, ladies dresser/mens Armour exc. cond. orig. $4000 askin $1500 720-842-4895 / 720-800-5893

Lawn and Garden Black & Decker 19" electric lawn mower w/extension cord 100' used twice Health reason for selling $225 (303)985-8868

Miscellaneous

50cc Scooter

Kymco Like 50cc scooter in excellent condition. A fun ride for scootin’ around. Ample storage. Only 900 miles on odometer. Carries 2 passengers. 80-85 miles per gallon. Special license not required. $1,800 includes scooter, 2 helmets, lock, and cover. 303-525-2462.

Ride to Sturgis in Style!

2010 Harley Davidson FLHTK Electric Glide Limited- Fully Dressed Color: Black on Black Ice. Mileage 13,000 and original owner Extras include: Screaming Eagle Custom Exhaust, Dyno-Tuned, Road Zeppelin Seat with Lumbar Controls, and heated handle Grips. Asking $22,000 720-273-7058

Tonneau Cover fits 2007-2012 Silverado $300 (719)646-7007

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Utility Trailer $795, Jazzy 1133 electric wheel chair $495 (303)829-8162

Musical 1980 Spinet Piano Laminated mahogany Perfect shape $400 (720)212-7541 The Arvada Chorale gives voice to classical and popular music! For more than 37 years, the Chorale has presented performances of Holiday, Jazz, Broadway, Latin, and Classic music! The Arvada Chorale is expanding it's membership for the 2014/2015 season in the areas of Tenor and Bass vocal parts. Auditions will be held in August. To schedule an audition, email info@arvadachorale.org or call 720-432-9341 Thank you! www.arvadachorale.org

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Author offers toddler tips in presentation

Dr. Tovah Klein, author of “How Toddlers Thrive,” adviser for “Sesame Street” and director of the Barnard Center for Toddler Development, will speak and answer questions from parents and caregivers at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 Biscay Circle, Centennial, on Aug. 14. From 5:30-6:30 p.m. there will be a free picnic and book purchases. Her presentation, book signing and a children’s program will be from 6:30 Klein to 8 p.m. (A separate children’s program, limited to the first 40 to register, will be available for children 3-10 during the presentation portion.) Registration for the picnic is also limited to the first 40 children. Free and open to the public, but registration is required: arapahoelibraries.org, 303-LIBRARY.

er to Cover” is Loretta Oakes’ topic when she speaks to the Parker Writers Group from 2-4 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Parker Library, 10851 Crossroads Drive, Parker. Oakes is an engineer turned mom, turned elementary teacher, who has published two board books. No registration needed.

Reminder to artists

Summer jazz

“Jazz on the Green,” a free late-summer concert by Highlands Ranch Concert Band’s big-band group, Swing Shift, will be at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 16 at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd. in Highlands Ranch. Bring a picnic and enjoy bigband arrangements and swing. Information about the concert or band membership: hrconcertband.org, Kelley Messall at 303-683-4102.

Writing for kids

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Heritage Fine Arts Guild has a statewide call for artists for its annual “This is Colorado” exhibit. It will be held Oct. 21-Nov. 14 at Arapahoe Community College’s Colorado Gallery of the Arts, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Mary Allman Koernig is juror. Entry fee for three items: $15 ACC students; $30 HFAG members; $34 non-members. Deadline is Aug. 15. Contact Mary Kay Jacobus for entry form, 303-741-5875 or mkstudio@comcast.net. Mail form, check, CD with images, SASE to Mary Kay Jacobus, 6080 Jamaica Circle, Englewood, CO 80111-5749.

Letterpress lessons

Englewood Letterpress Depot will host a Traveling Workshop, for those who want to learn this skill, on the third Sunday of each month, August to November. They will build a portfolio of hand-printed posters. Aug. 17, David Ashley Studio; Sept. 21, Metro State University Letterpress Lab; Oct. 19, Inter-Ocean Curiosity Studio; Nov. 16, Englewood Depot if possible (renovation is underway). Fee: $200. Sign up by Aug. 17: englewooddepot@gmail.com.

Exhibits at MOA

Several open exhibits are being held at Museum Outdoor Arts, 1000 Englewood Parkway in Englewood. Design and Build 2014: Elements and Isotopes; MOA Alumni Show: Maeve Eichelberger, Kai Mazurzcyk, Kelly M. Jones; “Short Circuit” by Michele Brower; “Jelly Mind Fields” by Lael Siler. 303-806-0444, moaonline.org.

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Castle Rock/Franktown Castle Rock/Franktown 

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10:30am at Castle View HS

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1200 South Street w/Kids &  Youth Min Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.3047 A Hillsong Network Church mysummitchurch.com  www.fumccr.org

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Services: 

Sunday 8am, 9:30am, 11am Sunday School 9:15am

Trinity

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Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m. Sunday School Bible Study 10:30am Trinity Lutheran School & ELC (Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)

Worship Services Sundays at 9:00am

303-791-3315

pastor@awlc.org www.awlc.org

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Cowboy Church Sundays 10 am Calf’s Lowell Ranch 2330 S. I-25

www.cbsdenver.org

with Kevin Weatherby

www.savethecowboy.com

Call or check our website for information on services and social events!

303-794-2683 Preschool: 303-794-0510

Littleton

Christ’s Episcopal Church

Pastor Paul Flannery “It’s not about us... It’s about serving others... T hen God gets the Glory!”

615 4th Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.5185

www.ChristsEpiscopalChurch.org TWITTER: @CECCastleRock

2121 Dad Clark Drive 720.259.2390 www.HFCdenver.org

Alongside One Another On Life’s Journey

www.gracecolorado.com

Connect – Grow – Serve

Sunday Worship

8:45 am & 10:30 am 9030 MILLER ROAD PARKER, CO 80138 3038412125 www.pepc.org

Where people are excited about God’s Word.

You are invited to worship with us:

303-798-8485

Lone Tree

The Bahá’í Faith

“The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.”

Weekly children’s classes, devotions and study DouglasCountyAssembly@gmail.com 303.947.7540

Bible Studies: 9:30AM

Joy Lutheran Church Sharing God’s Love

SERVICES:

SATURDAY 5:30pm

Children, Young People & Adults

Sunday Worship: 10:45AM Evening Worship: 6PM 4391 E Mainstreet, Parker, CO 80134 Church Office – (303) 841-3836

www.parkerbiblechurch.org

SUNDAY 9:30am

Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-3770 7051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO 303-841-3739 www.joylutheran-parker.org

Church of Christ

Weaving Truth and Relevance into Relationships and Life

9:00 AM SUNDAY WORSHIP

GRACE PRESBYTERIAN

Parker evangelical Presbyterian church

Lone Tree

Welcome Home!

8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

1609 W. Littleton Blvd. (303) 798-1389 • www.fpcl.org

9203 S. University Blvd. Highlands Ranch, 80126

Highlands Ranch

Non-Denominational

8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

www.st-andrew-umc.com

303-794-6643

Sunday Services

Sunday

Grace is on the NE Corner of Santa Fe Dr. & Highlands Ranch Pkwy. (Across from Murdochs)

Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am

Serving the Southeast Denver area

10926 E. Democrat Rd.

10:20 AM St. Andrew Wildflower

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United Church Of Christ Parker Hilltop Parker, CO • 10am Worship www.uccparkerhilltop.org 303-841-2808

Sundays at 10:00 am

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Parker

(Next to RTD lot @470 & University)

9:15 am · for children and adults Serving the community ages 21/2 – 6 years “Love, Learn, Laugh”

Parker

8391 S. Burnley Ct., Highlands Ranch

  Open and Affirming 303-841-4660 SUNDAY SCHOOL Serving the southeast Denver www.tlcas.org area   Sunday Worship PRESCHOOL 8:00 Chapel Service   Greenwood Village 9:00 & 10:30 Sanctuary Sunday · 8:00 am & 10:30 am

Littleton

Abiding Word First Presbyterian Church of Littleton Lutheran Church

Lutheran Church & School

Little Blessings Day Care www.littleblessingspdo.com 

Highlands Ranch

worship Time 10:30AM sundays 9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages 90 east orchard road littleton, co

303 798 6387 www.gracepointcc.us

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

To advertise your place of worship in this section, call 303-566-4091 or email kearhart@ColoradoCommunityMedia.com.

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Speaker shoots wildlife in the nicest way By Sonya Ellingboe

WON $1,000 YOU COULD TOO!

sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com “Our Wonderful World of Wildlife” is Russ Burden’s title for his 20-minute program that features photos of mammals, birds, insects and more, photographed both locally and during the nature photography tours he conducts. Slides are accompanied by music, offering a mini-escape from reality. He will present the program at 7 p.m. Aug. 12 for the Englewood Camera Club’s monthly meeting at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit in Centennial. Guests and new members are welcome to this longstanding club (60 years), according to member Steve Johnson. Burden, a Parker resident, teaches locally and travels across the U.S. and around the world (Africa is a new destination), connecting photographers and nature. He replied to our inquiry from Glacier National Park, where he is conducting two tours, photographing the spectacular scenery and wildlife. His website offers a nice hint for those who can’t contemplate a long journey to Africa right now: zoo photography. He offers suggestions for equipment to take on a “Safari to the Zoo” and wryly comments that it’s easier to get a close-up shot there. He also offers “10 Ways To Become a Better Photographer” on his well-organized website: RussBurdenPhotography.com.

Joseph’s Journey “ ... to provide wilderness experiences to children with terminal and life-threatening illnesses. Adventures include hiking, fishing, camping, hunting, climbing, and more...” Learn more online at:

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These silhouetted cranes were photographed by Russ Burden of Parker. Burden will speak to the Englewood Camera Club on Aug. 12. Courtesy photo

IF YOU GO The Englewood Camera Club meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month, except December, at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial (south entrance). Guests and new members are welcome. Information: englewoodcameraclub.net.

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Sept. 3 at 6:00 p.m. A gifted guitarist and vocalist whose musical influences include Southern Gospel and Johnny Cash.

COMEDY WORKS

PRESENTS STEVE “MUDFLAP” McGREW and CHRIS VOTH Aug. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Colorado’s own comedic veterans have shared the stage with celebrated comics, from Craig Ferguson to Dave Chappelle.

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LOOK OUT, SCIENCE IS COMING! Sept. 8 at 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Learn about modern science in the laboratory of laughter.

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Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. The iconic 80s band that brought you “Eye of the Tiger.”

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Especially when you’re planning for childbirth. Epidural, or water birth? Acupuncture or aromatherapy? Lone Tree Health Center and the Colorado Institute for Maternal & Fetal Health invite you to learn more about options available to you when you choose a midwife. Hear from Certified Nurse-Midwife, Jessica Anderson MSN, WHNP-BC about the benefits of choosing a midwife for your prenatal and pregnancy care. Date: Thursday, Aug. 28 Time: 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Cost: Free

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RSVP by Aug. 27 to Amy Hurley at (720) 553-1127 or amy.hurley@uchealth.org (Limited space available)

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Woodturning artist spins magic Ron Ferreira to appear with works at Parker’s Art in the Park By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Ron Ferreira, a woodturning artist from Parker, shows some of his creations. Ferreira will be among those selling their work at Art in the Park Aug. 16-17 at O’Brien Park. Photos by Chris Michlewicz

The notion that his art might one day become an heirloom, passed down through a family he’ll never meet, motivates Ron Ferreira to achieve perfection. Though he descends from a line of stone masons, Ferreira’s chosen medium is woodturning. It’s a practice that requires skill with tools and dyes and, of course, his hands.

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Retired from commercial construction, Ferreira joined a woodworking club in 2000 and started out on typical projects, but was soon intrigued by the idea of carving out a bowl. His pieces gradually became more intricate, and after handing out finished platters, candlestick holders and serving bowls to surprised friends and neighbors, Ferreira decided to start a business, known simply as “Woodturnings by Ron.” He revealed his talents to the public during his first show last year, but left with a slight feeling of disappointment. “It broke my heart because I sold my two favorite pieces last year,” he said. “But you can’t store them, and I have to get them out there.” The Parker Artists Guild member is scheduled to appear at six art shows this year, including Art in the Park Aug. 16-17 at O’Brien Park, 10795 Victorian Dr. in Parker. The price of his artwork ranges from $50 to $500 for the more elaborate creations. In a distinct Rhode Island accent, Ferreira talks excitedly about experimenting with grain patterns and carefully applying iridescent dyes and choosing the right chunk of wood with which to start. Many of his pieces are made from fruit trees, some knocked down by a hurricane and others removed because they were too close to power lines. Ferreira jokes that his actual favorite type of wood is “free.” He sometimes wakes up at 3 or 4 a.m. with a project idea, puts on a pot of coffee, and disappears into the garage, where he keeps his lathe and most of his tools. “Once I get going on it, I can’t stop,” he says. “It’s very addictive.” The Parker resident is steadfast in his belief that woodturning is an art, not a craft, and should be treated as such, although it requires some explanation for casual observers. A few of Ferreira’s bowls are textured and pierced with a dental drill-like tool that carves out non-geometrical holes into wood that has been carved down to a width of one-sixteenth of an inch. Patience and precision are crucial, just like in more known art forms like acrylic painting and sculpturing. As with most artists, the most gratifying feeling comes when an enthusiastic customer stops by Ferreira’s booth and expresses a deep appreciation for his work. “That’s what I’m there for,” he said. “I want to see that, watch their face light up.” For more information, stop by Ferreira’s booth at Art in the Park or visit his Facebook page by typing “Woodturnings by Ron” into the search field.

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annual Shabbat in the Park service at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at Clement Park, Pavilion 5. New spiritual leader Cantor Kim Harris will lead the service. Attendees are invited to bring a non-dairy potluck dish. All are welcome. See www.bnaichaim.org for more information.

EVENING OF SONG WITH SKYLINE CHORUS

BRING THE FAMILY TO THE FAIR THE DOUGLAS County Fair and Rodeo continues to be a family tradition. Highlights include two entertainment stages, three professional rodeos, bull riding, expanded carnival, antique tractor-pull, mutton bustin’, stick-horse rodeo, pancake breakfast, and 4-H and FFA exhibits including livestock, general projects and the Junior Livestock Sale. The fair runs from Thursday, Aug. 7, to Sunday, Aug. 10. Events take place at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. Call 720-733-6900 or go to http://www. douglascountyfairandrodeo.com/ for information and schedule.

THE SKYLINE Chorus will perform at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, on the front lawn of Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. A Denver-based chapter of Sweet Adelines International, the chorus has a repertoire that includes pop, show tunes, gospel, old ballads and, of course, traditional barbershop melodies. A few of the songs included for this performance are “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,”“Locomotion,”“Bill Bailey” and “Be Our Guest.”Women of all ages and backgrounds make up the Skyline Chorus. Hot dogs, brats, burgers and beverages will be available for purchase beginning at 5:30 p.m. Call 303-795-3961.

STAR CENTER, a treatment center for children with sensory challenges, and the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation plan Playground Rock, a fundraising event and grand opening of the center’s new Sensory Garden. The event is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at 5420 S. Quebec St., Greenwood Village. The Nacho Men will perform during the event. Register at www. regonline.com/playgroundrock.

SUMMER WALK CONCERT SERIES

TOUR OF 17-MILE HOUSE

PRAIRIE SKY Park Summer Walk Concert Series presents Chuck Pyle Duo, alternative country and contemporary folk, from 4-5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, at 9381 Crossington Way, Lone Tree. Contact Iris Gregg at Irisg@sspr.org, or call 303-708-3513.

ENJOY AN informal tour of the historic 1860s 17-Mile House just north of Parker. Tours are from 9-11 a.m. Saturday Aug. 16; and from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 20. Look for the big red barn on the west side at 8181 S. Parker Road. Learn about the history of the property and its significance to the Old West. Courtesy of Cherry Creek Historical Society and Arapahoe County Open Spaces. Contact 720-874-6540.

HUDSON GARDENS SUMMER CONCERTS THE HUDSON Gardens & Event Center presents its 16th summer concert season. Concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. For tickets, go to www.altitudetickets.com. Go to www.hudsongardens.org for details. The lineup: Sunday, Aug. 10, Peter Frampton; Sunday, Aug. 17, Little River Band (with 18-piece orchestra); Sunday, Aug. 24, Night Ranger; and Saturday, Aug. 30, Lynyrd Skynyrd. VIOLINST STORYTELLING CONCERT FEATURING VIOLINIST Elizabeth McKenna Greenberg, Arts in the Afternoon’s Once Upon a Time concert will featuring storytelling classical music. Concerts is at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, in the Event Hall at the Lone Tree Arts Center. ARTS IN THE AFTERNOON VIOLINIST MCKENNA Greenberg performs Once Upon a Time at the next Arts in the

Afternoon program at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the Lone Tree Arts Center. The violin and piano concert will feature storytelling classical music including Peer Gynt, Anitra’s Dance by Edvard Grieg and Romance by Beethoven, among others.

CENTENNIAL UNDER THE STARS THE 9TH annual Centennial Under the Stars welcomes DSB: America’s Favorite Tribute to Journey, along with returning local favorites Rachel and the Kings. The event also includes great food, family activities and the Centennial Farmers and Artisans Market. A dazzling laser light show will wrap up the night. No alcohol may be brought to the park, but it will be sold. Blankets and chairs are encouraged. Centennial Under the Stars is from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial. Admission to event is free. Go to http://www.centennialco. gov/Things-To-Do for details.

BICYCLISTS LIGHT UP TRAIL BICYCLISTS ARE invited to the fifth annual Pedal the Moon bike ride Saturday, Aug. 9. Cyclists should meet at 8 p.m. at the Butterfield Crossing Park picnic pavilion. At 8:30 p.m. participants will begin their ride, along East Plum Creek Trail to Festival Park in downtown Castle Rock. Register and get more information at CRgov.com/pedal.

COLORADO SCOTTISH FESTIVAL THE 51ST anniversary of the Colorado Scottish Festival is Saturday, Aug. 9, and Sunday, Aug. 10, at Highland Heritage Park, 9651 S. Quebec St., Highlands Ranch. Free parking available at Highlands Ranch and Rock Canyon high schools, with shuttle buses running both days. Festival hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 9, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 10. Go to http://www.scottishgames. org/ for information on tickets and a complete schedule of the event.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL MARSHALL TUCKER Band, 10,000 Maniacs and more will perform at the fourth annual Rocky Mountain Music Festival, which is Sunday, Aug. 10 at Clement Park, on Bowles Avenue, just east of Wadsworth Boulevard in south Jefferson County. Doors open at 11 a.m. Free parking at Clement Park. Information and tickets: http://therockymountainmusicfestival.com/.

FLUTIST TUDY PEEK TO PERFORM FLUTIST TUDY Peek will perform at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St., Castle Rock. Event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. For more information or to RSVP, call 303-482-5552. ACOUSTIC GUITARIST PERFORMS ACOUSTIC GUITARIST Ted Hohenstein will perform at each of the Castle Country Assisted Liv-

ing houses Thursday, Aug. 14. Performances are at 11 a.m. at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St., Castle Rock; at 1 p.m. at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive, Castle Rock; and at 3 p.m. at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, Parker. Hohenstein entertains audiences with inspirational music on his acoustic guitar and patterns his style after James Taylor. This event is free and open to the public. For more information or to RSVP, call 303-482-5552.

EVENTS FREE FILMS IN THE PARK JOIN THE Highlands Ranch Community Association for free films in the park in August at Civic Green Park. Movies start at dusk. Admission is free. Movie schedule is Friday, Aug. 8, “Despicable Me 2,” and Friday, Aug. 15, “The Lego Movie.” Go to http://hrcaonline.org/hrcainfo/calendarhrca/ tabid/275/ctl/viewdetail/mid/1302/itemid/6691/d/20140801/Film-in-the-Park.aspx.

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BLENDED FAMILY WORKSHOP GRACE PRESBYTERIAN Church would like to invite the children and youth of the community to a free workshop for those who have experienced death or divorce in the family. This is a positive, safe group experience for families seeking healing. Children will have the opportunity to share their feelings and learn skills to help manage their emotions. The free blended family workshop is from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at Grace Presbyterian Church, 9720 U.S. Highway 85, Littleton. Contact Dawn at dawn@gracecolorado.com to register or for more information. TRAIL MAINTENANCE OUTINGS RIDGELINE WRANGLERS host trail maintenance outings to help maintain and improve the soft surface trails at Ridgeline Open Space in the Meadows. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the trailhead parking lot off of Coachline Road. Outings are completed by 11:30 a.m. Bring gloves, sunscreen or hat, and water. Tools will be provided. Contact Lisa Sorbo at 303-814-7456 or lsorbo@crgov.com. Outings will be Saturdays, Aug. 16, Sept. 27 and Oct. 25.

HEALTH/FITNESS SELF-DEFENSE, FITNESS STUDIO OPEN HOUSE ROCKY MOUNTAIN Self Defense and Fitness celebrates eight years with an open house and community event from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at 780 Kinner St., Castle Rock. Free classes offered; just arrive a few minutes before class time. Contact Karen at 303-522-0381 or go to http://rmsdf.com/ for information. Free classes are yoga, 8 a.m.; cross fit, 9 a.m.; cross fit kids (5-14 years), 9:15 a.m.; women’s prevention/self-defense (14 and older), 10 a.m.; adult krav maga, 11:15 a.m.; kids krav maga (4-14 years), 12:15 p.m. ALIGN YOURSELF IN NATURE VOLUNTEER REGISTERED yoga teachers will lead late summer yoga sessions in Castlewood Canyon State Park. Meet at the Pikes Peak Amphitheater for 75 minutes of luxurious breathe and movement. You can’t beat the setting!! Bring a yoga mat, blanket, and plenty of water. A suggested $10 donation will benefit the Friends of Castlewood Canyon (http://castlewoodfriends. org). E-mail YogaCastlewoodCanyon@gmail.com. Sessions are at 8:30 a.m. every Wednesday in August and September. HELP SAVE A LIFE: LEARN CPR FOUR OUT of five cardiac arrests happen at home. Would you be prepared to help? Learn CPR and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) with training classes from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Aug. 16 and Nov. 8, at Castle Rock Fire Headquarters, 300 Perry St. Participants will earn certification through the American Heart Association. Register at www.CRGov.com/ registration or by calling 303-660-1066.

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PARKER GENEALOGICAL Society welcomes Diane Barbour, PLCGS, president of the

THE ANCIENT Christian faith is alive and growing in America. Learn more about Orthodox Christianity in America from Archbishop Benjamin of San Francisco & the West (Orthodox Church in America). Program is from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at Ruth Memorial Chapel, 19650 E Mainstreet in Parker. Program is free. Details and contact info at www.sttikhonparker.org.

Broomfield Genealogical Society and vice president of the Boulder Genealogical Society. Program on “Early Eastern Migration: The Road to Expansion and First Roads East of the Appalation Mountains” is at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9 at the Stroh Ranch Fire Station, 19310 Stroh Road. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.

SNAKES ALIVE IN CASTLEWOOD CANYON WISH TO know more about

snakes? Join Castlewood Canyon park ranger Lisa Naughton for a fun and exciting introduction to snakes. Come and meet our resident bull snakes, Sid and Nancy, and watch them eat their weekly meal. Program is from 1:30-2:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, in the visitor center. Call 303-688-5242.

`TURNING TO GOD IN A CRISIS’

EXPLORE CHERRY CREEK AT MICROSCOPE HIKE JOIN CASTLEWOOD Canyon State Park interpreter Warren Coker for an educational microscope hike. Take a much closer look at the plants and animals of Castlewood Canyon. Hike along the Inner Canyon Trail and see the fascinating microscopic creatures from all five habitats in the park. Bring shoes that can get wet and plenty of water and sunscreen. Program is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9; meet at the Canyon Point Parking Lot. SCIENCE EXTRAVAGANZA

INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER Bryan Talcott presents “Turning to God in a Crisis” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, at Sterne Park, 5800 S. Spotswood St., Littleton. Call 303-798-7771. Talcott’s ideas are based on the teachings of Jesus as recorded in the Bible, and as discussed in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. He is a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship.

A GUEST from the University of Colorado will join Douglas County Libraries for a science extravaganza exploring ocean creatures and their watery world. Program is at 5:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org to register.

PFLAG POTLUCK PICNIC

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PFLAG WILL have a potluck picnic in place of its regular monthly meeting from 6-8 p.m.

EXPLORE THE personalities, politics and military build-up leading to The Great War in commemoration of the 100-year anniversary of WWI. These free events are presented by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Denver, and Douglas County Libraries. Program schedule: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock; and 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the Lone Tree Library, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway. To register, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Tuesday, Aug. 12, in the Garden Shelter at Civic Green Park. Drinks and desserts will be provided. Bring a main, salad or side dish to share. Everyone is welcome. No glass and no dogs are allowed the park, which is south of the James LaRue Library in Highlands Ranch. Contact info@pflaghighlandsranch.org.

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT CHERRY HILLS Community Church presents the Global Leadership Summit on Thursday, Aug. 14, and Friday, Aug. 15, at 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Live via simulcast from Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago, this year’s speaker lineup includes filmmaker, actor and philanthropist Tyler Perry; Passion City Church pastor and Passion Movement founder Louie Giglio; and best-selling author Patrick Lencioni. Register at www.chcc.org (priority code LEAD14HS). Contact Roxanne Dennett, 303-325-8281 or rdennett@chcc.org. POURING FOR A PURPOSE AROUND THE World in 80 Wines, a wine tasting, dinner and program to benefit Gateway

Battered Women’s Services, is at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at Wellshire Event Center, 3333 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver. The event also features a silent auction. For information and reservations, call 303-343-1856.

SHABBAT IN THE PARK SERVICE B’NAI CHAIM, a Reform Jewish Congregation serving southwest metro Denver, will have its

SAT VS. ACT AN EXPERT from Kaplan will demystify each test, break down how they’re scored, and discuss how to determine which one is right for you or your student. Program begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. To register, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org. HUNTGATE MASSACRE PRESENTATION CASTLE ROCK Historical Society welcomes Jeff Broome of Arapahoe Community College speaking about the Huntgate Massacre. The presentation is free and begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. Call 303-814-3164 or email crmuseum@comcast.net. EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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Area tennis standout makes noise in college Highlands Ranch’s Sabatka named Mountain West Freshman of the Year By Jim Benton

jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com Hayden Sabatka never lost a tennis match at No. 1 singles during his final two seasons playing for Highlands Ranch High School. Still the two-time Class 5A state champion knew he would be facing stiffer competition against Division I opponents as a member of the University of New Mexico tennis team. Sabatka, Colorado Community Media’s 2012 South Metro Player of the Year, won the Class 5A state singles titles in 2011 and 2012 and was third as a sophomore. He compiled a four-year 82-3 high school record, playing on the varsity level each year. “College is an entirely new level,” confessed Sabatka. “You play really good people every day. I play against my team and they are really good. I play them every day and then I play opponents that are better than me. “The term at New Mexico is that `practice makes perfect’ and it is definitely true because all my practice in college has made me better and it’s mostly consistency and more power with ground strokes and serves.” Sabatka, competing primarily at No. 2 singles, was named the 2014 Mountain West Conference’s Male Freshman of the Year and he also earned All-Conference honors. “I knew what I was going to be getting into,” said Sabatka. “I knew that going from high school to college was way different. Everyone that is playing Division I college tennis knows how to play. You don’t have easy matches, you don’t get a walk through. It was nice to go to college and have these guys that wanted to beat me and could. That’s made me stronger in every area of my game.’’ Sabatka posted a 7-4 record during last fall’s tournament season and went 17-8 during the regular season to finish with an overall singles record of 24-12 during his first collegiate campaign. The 17 wins tied the Lobo record for most regular season victories. “I was pretty happy,” he said. “The fall was just tournaments every other weekend. It was pretty much about getting my feet wet. That

Former Highlands Ranch High School tennis standout Hayden Sabatka won a pair of state titles for the Falcons at No. 1 singles. He has been adjusting to the college game at the University of New Mexico, where he competes at No. 2 singles and was named the 2014 Male Freshman of the Year in the Mountain West Conference. File photo got me ready for the spring and in the spring I just came out strong. “I think I won like 11 in a row, played really well and then lost like one and it was pretty scattered throughout the rest of the season. I just noticed from the beginning of the spring to the end that my game improved a bunch. I just wonder what is going to happen in the fall and next spring. I’m just kind of waiting to see what else I can do, what else I can prove and see how much better I can get.” Sabatka has done a lot on his own this summer, winning the Denver City Open singles crown and capturing the title in the Boulder Tennis Open. “This summer I’ve played pretty well,” he said. “After a year of college and getting better overall, I wanted to be able to come back and show everyone I’ve gotten a lot better

and be able to keep up that level and play well throughout the summer.” Sabatka also received academic recognition during the 2013-14 season. He was chosen for the academic all-conference team and named a scholar-athlete by the Mountain West. He was also selected as a 2014 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar Athlete. “It was kind of hard at the beginning of the fall to be able to situate, be able to wake up, go to class, run to practice and do everything at practice and then run back and maybe have another class, go to my dorm, do homework and go to bed,” he said. “The first few weeks and maybe months were crazy because I was kind of getting used to it. “The spring was kind of hard because there were a little bit harder classes but since I was kind of prepared from the fall it was too

bad.” His scholastic success was gratifying since he didn’t graduate from Highlands Ranch because of tennis conflicts that forced him to miss weeks of school. He graduated from Insight School of Colorado. “That was my online school that I went to,” explained Sabatka. “I went to Highlands Ranch then I dropped out and went to Insight. I wanted to play a bunch of tournaments, not in Colorado. When I traveled and came back, Highlands Ranch wasn’t really a big fan of me missing like a half month of every month. “In the spring I had too many tournaments and my teachers weren’t willing to work with me, so I transferred to an online school to finish high school.”

Valor senior heads to China to throw discus Showalter to compete with Team USA in Youth Olympics By Jim Benton

jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com Haley Showalter’s first taste of International competition was bitter. She hopes for a sweeter taste when she competes as a member of the USA Track and Field Youth Olympic team in the discus at the Youth Olympic Games for 16- and 17-year old athletes Aug. 16-28 in Nanjing, China. Showalter, a senior-to-be at Valor Christian who won the Class 4A State discus championship in May, was among the participants at the Junior World Championships, held July 22-27 in Eugene, Ore. She enjoyed herself despite not faring well in the hammer throw, which ironically is her favorite event. “I didn’t do very well,” said Showalter. “I scratched on all my throws in the qualifiers. That was a little disappointing but despite that I probably had the best time of my life out there with my teammates and watching everybody else compete. “I had never competed internationally. It was a little intimidating so it’s good to have the experience. There was tons of good competition. There were a lot of European girls there and they have been throwing the hammer a lot longer than I have. They have a whole lot more experience. I’ve just got to practice more and get a few more years of experience under my belt.” Rhode Island is the only state that sanctions the hammer throw for high school athletes but Showalter’s heave of 193 feet, 4 inches is the country’s best prep throw this year. Showalter qualified for the Youth Olympics with a personal best discus throw of 153.5 feet at the American Youth Olympic Trials earlier this summer in Miramar, Fla.

Valor Christian’s Haley Showalter, who won the state championship in discus, is headed to China Aug. 16-28 to throw the discus for the United States in the Youth Olympic Games. Photos by Jim Benton “I’m excited that I earned another chance to get another international competition experience,” said Showalter. “I’ve got to train with the discus now and get ready. “Hammer is my favorite event. Mostly my focus goes on the discus right now and we’ll probably start throwing the shot during the indoor season. I’m working on everything in my form. I have a lot to iron out. If I fix my form I could throw 20 feet further. I have a lot to straighten out in my form.” Tom Menting is Showalter’s Dad and coach.

“I’ve been coaching her since she was 11-years-old,” said Menting. “My certification is in sports performance training. I started training her after school just to get her acclimated to movement. She responded very well. “She leaves for China Aug. 13. Every week we’ve been doing conference calls. They are telling the kids as much as it is for the competition and Olympic Games for kids under 18-years-old, they are trying to make it very cultural so they get to see some of China and meet people from other countries.’’

Showalter, who has also trained for seven years as a classical pianist, can’t wait. “I’ve never been out of the country so it will be interesting to see the different culture in a different part of the world,” she said. “I took piano lessons a few years back and I still play but I don’t do it as often. Classical is mostly what I practiced and played. It didn’t fit into my schedule with track and basketball though.” Showalter abandoned basketball two years ago and now the world anticipates her gifts as a track and field competitor.

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jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Sam Marley usually spends a lot of time at South Suburban Golf Course tuning up his game. The Arapahoe High School graduate will continue to polish his game this fall in Greeley for the University of Northern Colorado men’s golf team. “I go to South Suburban almost every day,” he said. “I probably spend three or four hours a day there.” Marley’s father, Todd, is the head professional at the Centennial course but his son has only been playing competitive golf for four years. “I played baseball until my freshman year,” said Sam. “I played golf for fun with my family, but I didn’t start playing golf competitively until my freshman year. “I used to get a lot of help from my Dad but now I’ve met a guy, Steve Beach, at Glenmoor Country Club. I’ve been taking lessons from him for a while now.” The lessons have paid dividends this summer. For starters, Marley went on a late birdie binge to win the Colorado Golf Association Junior Match Play Championship at Bear Creek Golf Club July 18 with a 3 and 1 win over Trevor Glen. “It was definitely the biggest tournament that I’ve won,” said Marley who was seeded 46th. “I made a lot of birdies. I made a lot putts but I was also hitting my irons pretty close to hole so that made the putting a little easier. “I have been playing well this summer. It is a little bit of everything but mostly I’ve been hitting to ball really well.” Marley also qualified to play in the HealthOne Colorado Open with a qualifying score of even-par 70 at Inverness Golf Club on July 9. He shot a 2-under-par 69 on July 24 during the first round of the Colorado Open at Green Valley Golf Course. He finished with rounds of 77, 72 and 75 to finish with a 9-over-par 293 total that left him tied for 62nd place. “It was awesome,” he said. “It was probably one of the favorite tournaments I’ve ever played in. I was pretty ex-

Arapahoe High School graduate Sam Marley will take his golf game to the University of Northern Colorado this fall. Photo by Jim Benton cited after the first day. I thought there was no way that I wouldn’t make the cut. But I kind of struggled through the second day.” Marley’s summer success should help him adjust to collegiate golf at UNC. “A lot of it is I’m way more confident with my putting,” explained Marley. “I just putt a lot over at South Suburban. There are all sorts of drills I’ve gotten from my Dad and a couple of his buddies who are PGA guys as well. “I definitely hope to travel my freshman year at UNC and play as many tournaments as I can.”

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Friday, August 8, 4–5:30pm

Tuesday, August 26, 6:30 – 7:30pm

RidgeGate Walk Concert: Chuck Pyle Duo

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Saturday, August 16, 7– 9pm

The Wildlife Experience: Nature Nights Campfire Series - Jeff Rucks Location: Schweiger Ranch

Gather around a fire for an evening of s’mores, stories and activities with The Wildlife Experience at RidgeGate’s historical Schweiger Ranch. Jeff Rucks will share stories from his long career with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Visit thewildlifeexperience.org to register.

Saturday, August 23, 6:30– 8pm

Free Nature Hike: Where the Buffalo Roam Location: Register online to receive details

Our hike in RidgeGate’s buffalo country will lead us through a timeline of cultural connection to the bison. We’ll have touchable artifacts and great views of where the bison once dominated the landscape. Bring along your friends and family to this gentle 2-mile summer evening hike. Ages 5+. Register at ridgegate.com/events.

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Saturday, August 30, 1–2:30pm

Guided Tour of Historic Schweiger Ranch Learn about the history of this longtime working homestead, founded by the Austrian Schweiger brothers in 1874. Today, the Ranch is protected as an historic landmark by Douglas County. See ongoing restorations and learn about its long history with Anne Walton, property caretaker. Register at ridgegate.com/events.

Sunday, August 31, 3– 4:30pm

Free Hiking and Wildlife Safety Workshop Location: Lone Tree Recreation Center

Join the City of Lone Tree’s Animal Control Officer, Dennis Page, to learn about living safely and in harmony with the wildlife who also call our community home. How do you tell the difference between a harmless bull snake and a rattlesnake, and what should you do when you see a coyote? Volunteers from The Wildlife Experience will have hands-on materials to explore, too. Ages 8+. Register at ridgegate.com/events.

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Jessika Caldwell, an assistant women’s coach at Colorado Christian University for the past five seasons, is the new head girls basketball coach at Valor Christian. She takes over for Sherryl Klosterman, who resigned with a 79-40 record after five years of coaching the Eagles. Caldwell, a former player at Baylor, inherits a team that went 23-4 last season and advanced to the Class 4A Final Four. Ten players return from the 2013-14 team including leading scorers Caroline Bryan and Kendall Bradbury.

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Boys lacrosse title games moved

Because of a scheduling conflict with a college lacrosse tournament, the Class 4A and 5A boys state lacrosse championships games will be contested a day earlier next spring at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. CHSAANow.com stated that instead of the usual Saturday afternoon doubleheader, the title games will be played the evening of May 15, which is a Friday.

Kozan on watch list

Valor Christian graduate Alex Kozan, a sophomore offensive guard at Auburn, is on the 2014 Outland Trophy watch list. The Outland Trophy goes to the nation’s top interior lineman and is awarded by the Football Writers Association of America. Kozan, 6-foot-4, 300 pounds, started all 14 games at left guard for the Tigers as a redshirt freshman last season. He was a FWAA, Sporting News Freshman All-American.

Heat recommendations made

The Colorado High School Activities Association’s Sports Medicine Committee has made recommendations for heat acclimatization for early-season football. The recommendations are for the summer heat spanning a three-week time period from the start of practice through Labor Day. Some of the medicine committee’s suggestions include: any single practice should not exceed two hours with an additional 25 minutes added for water breaks; if a second practice is held the same day, it should only be a walk-through and no protective gear except helmets should be worn; total practice time for two-a-days should not exceed three hours total which does not include water breaks and every coaching staff should have a heat index application downloaded so they can monitor heat conditions.

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Calli Ringsby, the former Cherry Creek golfer who will play at Stanford this fall, and Jaylee Tait of Littleton will be in the field for the U.S. Amateur Aug. 4-10 at Nassau County Club in Glen Cove, N.Y. Two rounds of stroke play will be followed match play for 64 players who advance. Jake Staiano, a junior at Valor Christian and the 2014 CGA Junior Match play champion, tied for 18th place in the Junior America’s Cup which concluded July 31 in Vancouver, B.C. Staiano had rounds of 78, 73 and 80 for a 231 total.

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CHASE BANK N.A Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: To Whom It May Concern: On 6/5/2014 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. the undersigned Public Trustee caused Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/28/2006 the Notice of Election and Demand relatRecording Date of DOT: 5/15/2006 PUBLIC NOTICE ing to the Deed of Trust described below Reception No. of DOT: 2006040857 to be recorded in Douglas County. DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Highlands Ranch Original Grantor: GREGORY S. SCHICKEDANZ Original Principal Amount of Evidence of NOTICE OF SALE AND LAURA F. SCHICKEDANZ Debt: $150,000.00 Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0201 Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECOutstanding Principal Amount as of the TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, date hereof: $149,857.51 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/5/2014 INC. 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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE Littleton INC. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of A FIRST LIEN. NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE Debt: $275,000.00 The property described herein is all of the Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0197 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA Outstanding Principal Amount as of the property encumbered by the lien of the Highlands Ranch THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTdate hereof: $308,835.81 deed of trust. 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MOFFETT the Notice of Election and Demand relatOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/21/2004 payments provided for in the Evidence of NOTICE OF SALE creek Dr, Littleton, CO 80130 ing to the Deed of Trust described below TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, Recording Date of DOT: 1/27/2004 Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0186 to be recorded in Douglas County. NOTICE OF SALE INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE Reception No. of DOT: 2004010123 other violations of the terms Original Grantor: BRUCE FRANK FOR LENDER, QUICKEN LOANS INC. DOT Recorded in Douglas County. thereof.***Home Affordable Modification To Whom It May Concern: On 5/14/2014 AND KATHLEEN FRANK The current holder of the Evidence of Debt Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FEDOriginal Principal Amount of Evidence of Agreement made effective September 1, the undersigned Public Trustee caused Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO secured by the Deed of Trust described ERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIDebt: $197,200.00 2013 the Notice of Election and Demand relatBANK, N.A. herein, has filed written election and deATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORAOutstanding Principal Amount as of the THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE ing to the Deed of Trust described below Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: mand for sale as provided by law and in TION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNdate hereof: $197,200.00 A FIRST LIEN. to be recorded in Douglas County. WELLS FARGO BANK, NA said Deed of Trust. DER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you The property described herein is all of the Original Grantor: JASON K. ROBBINS Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/28/2006 Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTHEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given STATES OF AMERICA are hereby notified that the covenants of property encumbered by the lien of the Recording Date of DOT: 8/1/2006 deed of trust. TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, that on the first possible sale date (unless Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/12/2012 the deed of trust have been violated as Reception No. of DOT: 2006065355 Legal Description of Real Property: INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedRecording Date of DOT: 10/19/2012 follows: Failure to pay principal and inDOT Recorded in Douglas County. LOT 34, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING FOR LENDER, FIRST MAGNUS FINANnesday, September 24, 2014, at the PubReception No. of DOT: 2012079417 terest when due together with all other Original Principal Amount of Evidence of NO. 110-J, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, CIAL CORPORATION lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, DOT Recorded in Douglas County. payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt: $1,470,000.00 STATE OF COLORADO. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PNC Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Which has the address of: 10148 MounBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION auction to the highest and best bidder for Debt: $257,100.00 other violations of the terms thereof. date hereof: $1,355,906.83 tain Maple Court, Highlands Ranch, CO Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/31/2004 cash, the said real property and all inOutstanding Principal Amount as of the THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you 80129 Recording Date of DOT: 9/3/2004 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs date hereof: $253,436.23 A FIRST LIEN. are hereby notified that the covenants of Reception No. of DOT: 2004092449 and assigns therein, for the purpose of Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you The property described herein is all of the the deed of trust have been violated as property encumbered by the lien of the NOTICE OF SALE DOT Recorded in Douglas County. paying the indebtedness provided in said are hereby notified that the covenants of follows: Failure to pay principal and indeed of trust. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of the deed of trust have been violated as terest when due together with all other Legal Description of Real Property: The current holder of the Evidence of Debt Debt: $143,845.00 Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses follows: Failure to pay monthly installpayments provided for in the Evidence of LOT 163, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING secured by the Deed of Trust described Outstanding Principal Amount as of the of sale and other items allowed by law, ments due Note Holder. Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and NO. 122-H, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, herein, has filed written election and dedate hereof: $122,209.86 and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificTHE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE other violations of the terms thereof. STATE OF COLORADO. mand for sale as provided by law and in Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. A FIRST LIEN. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE Which has the address of: 4764 Waldensaid Deed of Trust. are hereby notified that the covenants of First Publication: 7/31/2014 The property described herein is all of the A FIRST LIEN. wood Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given the deed of trust have been violated as Last Publication: 8/28/2014 property encumbered by the lien of the The property described herein is all of the that on the first possible sale date (unless follows: Failure to pay monthly installPublisher: Douglas County News Press deed of trust. property encumbered by the lien of the NOTICE OF SALE the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wedments due Note Holder. Dated: 6/9/2014 Legal Description of Real Property: deed of trust. nesday, September 24, 2014, at the PubTHE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE ROBERT J. HUSSON EXHIBIT A Legal Description of Real Property: The current holder of the Evidence of Debt lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, A FIRST LIEN. DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee Land Situated in the City of LITTLETON in LOT 69, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING secured by the Deed of Trust described Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public The property described herein is all of the The name, address and telephone numthe County of Douglas in the State of CO NO. 119-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, CONDOMINIUM UNIT F, BUILDING 1, herein, has filed written election and deauction to the highest and best bidder for property encumbered by the lien of the bers of the attorney(s) representing the STATE OF COLORADO legal holder of the indebtedness is: GOLD PEAK AT PALOMINO PARK, A mand for sale as provided by law and in cash, the said real property and all indeed of trust. Which has the address of: 10295 S. MONICA KADRMAS RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM COMsaid Deed of Trust. terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs Legal Description of Real Property: Dowling Court, Highlands Ranch, CO Colorado Registration #: 34904 MUNITY, ACCORDING TO THE DETHEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given and assigns therein, for the purpose of Building 52, Unit 103, Canyon Ranch Con80126 1199 BANNOCK STREET , CLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDIthat on the first possible sale date (unless paying the indebtedness provided in said dominiums in accordance with and subDENVER, COLORADO 80204 TIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF GOLD the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed of ject to the Declaration for Canyon Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Phone #: (303) 813-1177 PEAK AT PALOMINO PARK, A RESIDnesday, September 24, 2014, at the PubTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses Condominium Association, Inc., recorded Fax #: (303) 813-1107 ENTIAL CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY, lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, of sale and other items allowed by law, on December 19, 1995 in Book 1307 at The current holder of the Evidence of Debt Attorney File #: 1069.100025.F01 RECORDED ON JANUARY 12, 2006, IN Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificPage 260, Annexation recorded Septemsecured by the Deed of Trust described *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE ber 25, 1996 in Book 1372 at Page 1048, THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND REauction to the highest and best bidder for ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. herein, has filed written election and deFirst Publication: 7/31/2014 SALE DATES on the Public Trustee weband the Condominium Map recorded on CORDER OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, cash, the said real property and all inmand for sale as provided by law and in Last Publication: 8/28/2014 site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustDecember 19, 1995 as Reception No. STATE OF COLORADO AT RECEPTION terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs said Deed of Trust. Publisher: Douglas County News Press ee/ 9560424 in the Office of the Clerk and ReNO. 2006003449 AND CONDOMINIUM and assigns therein, for the purpose of THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given Dated: 6/9/2014 corder of Douglas County, State of ColorMAP, RECORDED ON JANUARY 12, paying the indebtedness provided in said that on the first possible sale date (unless ROBERT J. HUSSON Legal Notice No.: 2014-0206 ado. 2006 A RECEPTION NO. 2006003450, Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedDOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee First Publication: 7/31/2014 Which has the address of: 8407 Thunder COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses nesday, September 24, 2014, at the PubThe name, address and telephone numLast Publication: 8/28/2014 Ridge Way 103, Littleton, CO 80126 COLORADO. of sale and other items allowed by law, lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, bers of the attorney(s) representing the Publisher: Douglas County News Press Commonly known as: 8552 GOLD PEAK and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificCastle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public legal holder of the indebtedness is: NOTICE OF SALE LANE F, LITTLETON, CO 80130 ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. auction to the highest and best bidder for First Publication: 7/31/2014 LISA CANCANON Which has the address of: 8552 Gold cash, the said real property and all inLast Publication: 8/28/2014 Colorado Registration #: 42043 The current holder of the Evidence of Debt Peak Ln, F, Littleton, CO 80130 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs Publisher: Douglas County News Press 1199 BANNOCK STREET , secured by the Deed of Trust described and assigns therein, for the purpose of Dated: 6/9/2014 DENVER, COLORADO 80204 herein, has filed written election and deNOTICE OF SALE paying the indebtedness provided in said ROBERT J. HUSSON Phone #: (303) 813-1177 mand for sale as provided by law and in Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee Fax #: (303) 813-1107 said Deed of Trust. The current holder of the Evidence of Debt Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses Public Notice The name, address and telephone numAttorney File #: 9101.100000.F01 THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given secured by the Deed of Trust described of sale and other items allowed by law, bers of the attorney(s) representing the *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE that on the first possible sale date (unless herein, has filed written election and deand will deliver to the purchaser a CertificNOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL legal holder of the indebtedness is: SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wedmand for sale as provided by law and in ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND MONICA KADRMAS site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustnesday, September 3, 2014, at the Pubsaid Deed of Trust. First Publication: 7/31/2014 OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE Colorado Registration #: 34904 ee/ lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given Last Publication: 8/28/2014 OF TREASURER’S DEED 1199 BANNOCK STREET , Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public that on the first possible sale date (unless Publisher: Douglas County News Press DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Legal Notice No.: 2014-0203 auction to the highest and best bidder for the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedDated: 6/9/2014 To Every Person in Actual Possession or nesday, October 1, 2014, at the Public Phone #: (303) 813-1177 First Publication: 7/31/2014 cash, the said real property and all inROBERT J. HUSSON Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Last Publication: 8/28/2014 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucAttorney File #: 1720.100031.F01 Publisher: Douglas County News Press and assigns therein, for the purpose of The name, address and telephone numin Whose Name the Same was Taxed or tion to the highest and best bidder for *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE paying the indebtedness provided in said bers of the attorney(s) representing the Specially Assessed, and to all Persons cash, the said real property and all inSALE DATES on the Public Trustee webEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed of legal holder of the indebtedness is: having an Interest or Title of Record in or PUBLIC NOTICE terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER to the said Premises and To Whom It May and assigns therein, for the purpose of ee/ of sale and other items allowed by law, Colorado Registration #: 34145 Concern, and more especially to: Littleton paying the indebtedness provided in said and will deliver to the purchaser a Certific999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, NOTICE OF SALE Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Legal Notice No.: 2014-0201 ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. DENVER, COLORADO 80202 OCCUPANT - Paradise Villas Castle Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0206 First Publication: 7/10/2014 Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses First Publication: 7/31/2014 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Pines LLC aka Paradise Villas Castle Last Publication: 8/7/2014 of sale and other items allowed by law, Last Publication: 8/28/2014 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Pines LLC, a Colorado limited liability To Whom It May Concern: On 6/5/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificPublisher: Douglas County News Press Attorney File #: 14-01823 company - Paradise Villas Castle Pines the undersigned Public Trustee caused Dated: 5/15/2014 ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE aka Paradise Ethan Hsieh Trust - Lynn A the Notice of Election and Demand relatROBERT J. HUSSON First Publication: 8/7/2014 SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webBrandt - Mark D Terry & Nickolas Terry PUBLIC NOTICE ing to the Deed of Trust described below DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee Last Publication: 9/4/2014 site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustAmerican National Bank - Amfirst Bank to be recorded in Douglas County. The name, address and telephone numPublisher: Douglas County News Press ee/ NA - Angela D Vencill - Aztec Consultants Highlands Ranch Original Grantor: TIFFANY L HUGHES bers of the attorney(s) representing the Dated: 5/30/2014 AND THOMAS E HUGHES Inc - Bill D Berkley, President c/o State NOTICE OF SALE legal holder of the indebtedness is: ROBERT J. HUSSON Legal Notice No.: 2014-0198 Original Beneficiary: JP MORGAN Bank of Downs - Blanch Backo, Title OfPublic Trustee Sale No. 2014-0203 HOLLY DECKER DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee First Publication: 7/31/2014 CHASE BANK N.A ficer c/o Land Title Guarantee Company Colorado Registration #: 32647 The name, address and telephone numLast Publication: 8/28/2014 Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Board of County Commissioners c/o To Whom It May Concern: On 6/5/2014 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, bers of the attorney(s) representing the Publisher: Douglas County News Press JP MORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. Douglas County - Board President, Vilthe undersigned Public Trustee caused LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 legal holder of the indebtedness is: Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/28/2006 lage Lake Homeowners Association Inc., the Notice of Election and Demand relatPhone #: (303) 274-0155 HOLLY DECKER Recording Date of DOT: 5/15/2006 a Colorado nonprofit corporation - Bryan R PUBLIC NOTICE ing to the Deed of Trust described below Fax #: (303) 274-0159 Colorado Registration #: 32647 Reception No. of DOT: 2006040857 White, Vice President c/o American Nato be recorded in Douglas County. Attorney File #: 14-920-26553 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, DOT Recorded in Douglas County. tional Bank - Castle Pines Fidelity AssoHighlands Ranch O r i g i n a l G r a n t o r : G R E G O R Y S . *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 SCHICKEDANZ Original Principal Amount of Evidence of NOTICE OF SALE ciates Limited Partnership, its sole generSALE DATES on the Public Trustee webPhone #: (303) 274-0155 AND LAURA F. SCHICKEDANZ Debt: $150,000.00 al partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0201 site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustFax #: (303) 274-0159 Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECOutstanding Principal Amount as of the Maryland limited partnership - Castle ee/ Attorney File #: 14-914-26570 TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, date hereof: $149,857.51 Pines Fidelity Realty, Inc. its sole general To Whom It May Concern: On 6/5/2014 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you the undersigned Public Trustee caused partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Legal Notice No.: 2014-0186 SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webFOR HORIZON NATIONAL BANK are hereby notified that the covenants of Maryland limited partnership - Castle the Notice of Election and Demand relatFirst Publication: 7/10/2014 site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: the deed of trust have been violated as ing to the Deed of Trust described below Pines Homes Association aka Castle ee/ Last Publication: 8/7/2014 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. follows: Failure to pay principal and inPines Homes Association Inc aka Associto be recorded in Douglas County. Publisher: Douglas County News Press Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/12/2001 terest when due together with all other ation - Castle Pines Metropolitan District, Original Grantor: DONNA FEJFAR Legal Notice No.: 2014-0197 Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECRecording Date of DOT: 11/21/2001 payments provided for in the Evidence of a Quasi-Municipal Corporation aka Castle First Publication: 8/7/2014 TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, Reception No. of DOT: 01111896 Book PUBLIC NOTICE Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and Pines Metropolitan District aka The DisLast Publication: 9/4/2014 trict - Castle Pines Sales Office c/o Castle INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE 2187 Page 1781 other violations of the terms thereof. Publisher: Douglas County News Press Pines Homes Association Inc - CastleFOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, DOT Recorded in Douglas County. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE Littleton wood Fire Protection District - Cherry Hills INC. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of A FIRST LIEN. NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE Bank c/o Guaranty Bank & Trust - ColorCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE Debt: $275,000.00 The property described herein is all of the Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0197 ado East Bank and Trust, Colorado BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA Outstanding Principal Amount as of the property encumbered by the lien of the Highlands Ranch Springs - Commonwealth Land Title THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTdate hereof: $308,835.81 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/29/2014 deed of trust. NOTICE OF SALE Coscan Commercial Corporation - CPV EE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIPursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you Legal Description of Real Property: the undersigned Public Trustee caused Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0198 Inc., a Colorado Corporation - Craig AusFICATE HOLDERS OF THE CWALT, are hereby notified that the covenants of the Notice of Election and Demand relatLOT 8, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. tin, Manager c/o Wynn Homes LLC, a ColINC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2004the deed of trust have been violated as ing to the Deed of Trust described below 90-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE To Whom It May Concern: On 6/2/2014 orado limited liability company - Daniel B 6CB, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH follows: Failure to pay principal and into be recorded in Douglas County. OF COLORADO. the undersigned Public Trustee caused Stubbs, Senior Vice President c/o Vestin CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-6CB terest when due together with all other Original Grantor: GENE R. MOFFETT Which has the address of: 10027 Cottonthe Notice of Election and Demand relatOriginal Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECMortgage Inc - David Livingston, PresidDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/21/2004 payments provided for in the Evidence of creek Dr, Littleton, CO 80130 ing to the Deed of Trust described below TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, ent c/o Guaranty Bank & Trust - David LivRecording Date of DOT: 1/27/2004 Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and to be recorded in Douglas County. INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE NOTICE OF SALE ingston, President, Cherry Hills Bank c/o Reception No. of DOT: 2004010123 other violations of the terms Original Grantor: BRUCE FRANK FOR LENDER, QUICKEN LOANS INC. Guaranty Bank & Trust - Donald F CumDOT Recorded in Douglas County. thereof.***Home Affordable Modification AND KATHLEEN FRANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FEDThe current holder of the Evidence of Debt mings, President c/o Forest Glen Inc. a Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Agreement made effective September 1, Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO ERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIsecured by the Deed of Trust described Colorado Corporation - Douglas County Debt: $197,200.00 2013 BANK, N.A. ATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORAherein, has filed written election and dec/o Douglas County Commissioners - Ed Outstanding Principal Amount as of the THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: TION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNmand for sale as provided by law and in Ehmann, Field Superintendent c/o Castle date hereof: $197,200.00 A FIRST LIEN. WELLS FARGO BANK, NA DER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED saidCOLORADO Deed of Trust. Pines Metropolitan District - Fidelity Castle Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you The property described herein is all of COUNTY OFthe DOUGLAS, Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/28/2006 STATES OF AMERICA THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given Pines Ltd, a Maryland limited partnership are hereby notified that the covenants of property encumbered by the lien of the Recording Date of DOT: 8/1/2006 TREASURER'S STATEMENT deed COLORADO of trust. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/12/2012 that on the first possible sale date (unless Forest Glen Inc., a Colorado Corporation the deed of trust have been COUNTY violatedOF asDOUGLAS, Reception No. of DOT: 2006065355 Disbursements STATEMENT Legal Description of RealStatement Property:of Cash Receipts Recording Date of DOT: 10/19/2012 the& sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wedaka Forest Glen Inc - Frank L Rober, Manfollows: Failure to pay principal TREASURER'S and inDOT Recorded in Douglas County. For the FILING 6 months Ended June 30,September 2014 Cash Receipts Disbursements LOT&34, HIGHLANDS RANCH Reception No. of DOT: 2012079417 nesday, 24, 2014, at the Pubaging Member c/o KPRD Investments LLC terest when due together Statement with all of other Original Principal Amount of Evidence of NO.June 110-J, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, DOT Recorded in Douglas County. lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, a Colorado Limited Liability Company payments provided for in the Evidence of Ended For the 6 months 30, 2014 Debt: $1,470,000.00 STATE OF COLORADO. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public Guaranty Bank and Trust - Intermountain Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Which has the address of: 10148 auction to the highest and best bidder for Debt: $257,100.00 Rural Electric Association - Jack A VickABATED ANDother violations of the terms thereof. TOTALMounTOTAL TREASURER date hereof: $1,355,906.83 tain Maple Court, Highlands Ranch, CO Outstanding Principal Amount as of the cash, the said real property and all iners A Vickers III, FEES Individual as THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE BEGINNING CURRENT (4) DELINQUENT MISC. TRANSFERS RECEIPTS TOTAL TRANSFERSTREASURER DISBURSEMENTS III - Jack ENDING Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (i), you ABATED AND TOTAL OTHER 80129 date hereof: $253,436.23 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs President c/o CPV Inc., a Colorado CorA FIRST LIEN. are hereby the covenantsTAX of OTHERINTERESTTRANSFERS CASH notified thatTAX RECEIPTS RECEIPTS IN TRANSFERS AND TRANSFERS DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS WITHHELD BEGINNING CURRENT (4) (i), DELINQUENT MISC. DISBURSEMENTS ENDING FEES Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 you and assigns therein,OUT for the purpose of poration - CASH Jack A Vickers III, President c/o The property described herein RECEIPTS is all of the of trust haveRECEIPTS been violated as RECEIPTS CASHnotified that the TAXcovenants ofTAX the deed INTEREST IN ANDlien TRANSFERS DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS CASH WITHHELD property encumbered by the of the NOTICE OFOUT SALE paying the indebtedness provided in said are hereby CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - James follows: Failure to pay principal and inCOUNTY FUNDS deed of trust. the deed of trust have been violated as Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of McSwiggan, Executive Vice President c/o terest when due together with all other Royal Bank America - Joe Leist, General Legal Description of Real Property: The current holder of the Evidence of Debt follows: Failure to pay monthly installTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses payments provided for in the Evidence of Manager $3,328,005.79 c/o Castle Pines Homes AssociLOT 163,$0.00 HIGHLANDS RANCH, secured ments due EXPENDITURES Note Holder. of sale and other items $0.00 allowed by law, CAPITAL $3,584,642.05 ($1,359.44) $0.00FILING $0.00 by the Deed $0.00of Trust described ($1,359.44) $255,276.82 $255,276.82 Debt secured by the Deed$0.00 of Trust and ation Inc$16,374,710.91 - Joshua K Roach, Member c/o NO. 122-H, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, herein, has filed written election and deand will deliver to the purchaser a CertificTHECAPITAL LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE REPLACEMENT $16,275,901.18 0.00 62,154.00 0.00 $0.00 $3,584,642.05 $0.00 ($1,359.44) $0.00 of the terms0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0.00 $0.00 36,655.73 ($1,359.44) 36,655.73 $255,276.82 $0.00 $98,809.73$255,276.82 $3,328,005.79 0.00 other violations thereof. Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, a ColorSTATE OF COLORADO. 61.56 mand for sale as provided by law and in A FIRST LIEN. AGENT ate of46,000.89 Purchase, all as provided by law. $46,000.89 CISC FISCAL $493,804.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 61.56 0.00 $61.56 0.00 $447,865.00 THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE 0.00 0.00 36,655.73 36,655.73 62,154.00 $98,809.73 said Deed of0.00 0.00 $0.00 $16,374,710.91 ado limited liability company - Katherine Which has the address of: 4764 WaldenTrust. The $16,275,901.18 property described herein 0.00 is all of the First Publication: 7/31/2014 A FIRST LIEN. CONSERVATION TRUST $1,681,893.29 0.0061.56 0.00wood61.56 0.00 574,301.20 0.00 Is Hereby $109,924.49 $493,804.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 $61.56 574,301.20 46,000.89 Notice 0.00$574,301.20 $447,865.00 D Poague$2,146,270.00 and Larry R Poague - KPRD InDrive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 THEREFORE, Given$46,000.89 property encumbered by the 0.00 lien of the Last 109,924.49 Publication: 8/28/20140.00 The property described herein is all of the COUNTY GENERAL 63,476,511.09 15,659.12 $55,358,570.75 55,358,570.75 3,727,128.30 $122,429,037.97 90,895,796.41 $90,895,796.41 $97,997,770.37 $1,681,893.29 0.00 0.00$66,464,528.81 0.00 574,301.20 (148,831.29)574,301.20 0.00 $574,301.20 0.00 $109,924.49 $2,146,270.00 vestments LLC a Colorado $952,161.35 Limited Liabilthat on109,924.49 the first possible sale date (unless deed of trust. Publisher: Douglas County0.00 News Press property encumbered by the lien of the(195.41) DEBT SERVICE of Real $94,141.18 0.00 195.42 195.42 2,745,561.00at 10:00 $2,745,561.01 458,192.50 $458,192.50 $2,381,509.69 ity Company - Land Title Guarantee ComNOTICE OF SALE sale is continued*) a.m. WedLegal Description Property: Dated: 6/9/2014 $66,464,528.81 63,476,511.09 (148,831.29) $55,358,570.75 55,358,570.75 0.00 3,727,128.30 $122,429,037.97 the 90,895,796.41 0.00 $90,895,796.41 $97,997,770.37 0.00 $952,161.35 deed of 15,659.12 trust. pany Lawrence Dale Taylor and Mary nesday, September 24, 2014, at the PubEXHIBIT A ROBERT J. HUSSON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES $212,031.16 4,545,400.31 (9,899.85) 1,118.66 0.00 0.00 0.00 $4,536,619.12 3,326,607.72 0.00 $3,326,607.72 $1,422,042.56 $68,180.43 $94,141.18 0.00 (195.41) 0.00 of Real Property: 195.42 195.42 2,745,561.00 $2,745,561.01 458,192.50 0.00 $458,192.50 $2,381,509.69 Legal Description Elizabeth $6,704,001.12 Taylor - Lexi Development The current holder of the Evidence of Debt 2,317,468.79 lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Land Situated in the City4,545,400.31 of LITTLETON in(9,899.85) $5,708,268.77 DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee HUMAN SERVICES 1,436,346.06 (3,235.94) 353.45 2,317,468.79 0.00 $3,750,932.36 2,755,200.01 0.00 $2,755,200.01 $0.00LLC $212,031.16 0.00 0.00 $4,536,619.12 3,326,607.72 0.00 $3,326,607.72 $1,422,042.56 $68,180.43 LOT 69, 1,118.66 HIGHLANDS RANCH0.00 FILING aka Lexi Development LLC a Colorado secured by the Deed of Trust described Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public the County of Douglas in the State of CO The name, address and telephone numINTERNAL SERVICES LIAB & PROP INSUR (3,235.94) 0.00 0.00 $745,059.26 $1,293,893.78 NO.$1,395,217.54 119-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, 0.00 $5,708,268.77 1,436,346.06 353.45 2,317,468.79 2,317,468.79 0.00 0.00643,735.50 $3,750,932.36 643,735.50 2,755,200.01 0.00$643,735.50 $2,755,200.01745,059.26 $6,704,001.12 0.00 $0.00 CONDOMINIUM UNIT F, BUILDING 1, Limited Liability Co. - M Kathleen Siegist, herein, has filed written election and deauction to the highest and best bidder for bers of the attorney(s) representing the INTERNAL SERVICES MEDICAL SELF INSUR 0.00 $2,582,983.89 0.00 0.00643,735.50 0.00 6,399,965.29 6,399,965.29 0.00 $6,399,965.29$745,059.26 5,697,805.09 0.00 $5,697,805.09 $3,285,144.09 STATE OF 0.00 COLORADO 643,735.50 SUR GOLD $1,395,217.54 0.00 $643,735.50 745,059.26 0.00 PEAK AT PALOMINO0.00 PARK, A legal holder$1,293,893.78 of the indebtedness is: Manager c/o Summit Chalet Properties mand for sale as provided by law and in cash, the said real property and all inWhich has 0.00 the address6,399,965.29 of:0.0010295 S. 0.00 INTERNAL SERVICES-EMPLOYEE $2,675,004.59 0.00 Grantor(s)’ 613,831.55 $613,831.55 $2,790,794.40 INSUR RESIDENTIAL $2,582,983.89 0.00BENEFITS 0.00 6,399,965.29 $6,399,965.29 729,621.36 0.00$729,621.36 $5,697,805.09 $3,285,144.09 0.00 CONDOMINIUM COMMONICA KADRMAS LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Comsaid Deed 0.00 of Trust. 0.00729,621.36 terest5,697,805.09 of said Grantor(s), heirs Dowling Court, Highlands Ranch, CO JUSTICE CENTER SALES & USE TAX $29,590,330.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 11,332,675.73 11,332,675.73 0.00 $11,332,675.73 11,379,382.98 3,477,128.28 $14,856,511.26 $26,066,494.63 NEFITS MUNITY, $2,675,004.59 0.00 0.00 729,621.36 729,621.36 0.00 $729,621.36 613,831.55 0.00 $2,790,794.40 ACCORDING TO 0.00 THE DEColorado Registration #: 34904 pany - Nancy M Schirm, Authorized OfTHEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given and assigns therein, for the purpose of$613,831.55 80126 L.I.D. CAPITAL 11,685.68 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $13,041.32 67.77 $67.77 $410,135.33East Bank $67.77 CLARATION OFCONSTRUCTION COVENANTS, 1199 BANNOCK STREET0.00 , ficer c/o Colorado & Trust that on 1,355.64 the first possible (unless paying the indebtedness provided in said $29,590,330.16 0.00CONDI0.00 $397,161.78 0.00 11,332,675.73 11,332,675.73 0.00sale date $11,332,675.73 11,379,382.98 3,477,128.28 $14,856,511.26 $26,066,494.63 TIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF GOLD DENVER, COLORADO Nancy M$23,623,532.60 Schirm, President$186,321.17 c/o Colorado the sale is continued*)0.00 at2,311,620.51 10:00 a.m. Wed- 2,311,620.51 Evidence of67.77 Debt secured by0.00 the Deed of LAW$397,161.78 ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY 12,975,129.28 2,977.81 0.00 $15,272,947.16 9,257,859.74 0.00 $9,257,859.74 11,685.68 0.00$17,608,445.18 1,355.64 0.00 $13,041.32 $67.77 $410,135.3380204 $67.77 NOTICE OF SALE 0.00 (16,780.44) PEAK AT PALOMINO PARK, A RESIDPhone #: (303) 813-1177 East Bank & Trust Nancy M Schirm, Sr nesday, September 24, 2014, at the PubTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses LINCOLN STATION SALES TAX IMPROVEMENT $0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $0.00 $17,608,445.18 12,975,129.28 (16,780.44) 2,977.81 2,311,620.51 2,311,620.51 0.00 0.00 7,719.94 $15,272,947.16 7,719.94 9,257,859.74 0.00 $7,719.94 $9,257,859.74 7,719.94 $23,623,532.60 0.00 $186,321.17$7,719.94 ENTIAL COMMUNITY, Fax2,320,835.24 #: (303) 813-1107 Vice President c/o Peoples National Bank, lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, 4,476,646.40 of sale and other items by law, OPEN CONDOMINIUM SPACE - SALES & USE TAX $13,051,693.17 0.00 4,476,646.40 0.00 allowed $4,476,646.40 2,257,473.75 $4,578,308.99 $12,950,030.58 The current holder of Debt 0.00 7,719.94 0.00 VEMENTRECORDED $0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 of the Evidence 7,719.94 0.00 7,719.94to the 0.00 $0.00 ON JANUARY 12, 2006, IN Attorney File #: 1069.100025.F01 Colorado - Nelda A Brandt - Norman StuCastle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at $7,719.94 public and will deliver purchaser a Certific- $7,719.94 secured by the SALES USE TAX $8,667,424.13 0.00described 0.00 0.00 highest0.00 891,460.94 472,910.25 $1,364,371.19 390,710.14 $452,864.14 $9,578,931.18 $13,051,693.17 0.00 0.00Deed of Trust 4,476,646.40 4,476,646.40 2,257,473.75 $12,950,030.58 THEPARKS OFFICE OF& THE CLERK0.00 AND RE*YOU MAY TRACK62,154.00 FORECLOSURE ard, President c/o The Village Lakes auction to the and best $4,476,646.40 bidder for 891,460.94 ate of2,320,835.24 Purchase, all as provided by law. $4,578,308.99 herein, has filed PUBLIC TRUSTEE ($783,586.12) 0.00 and de- 0.00cash, 215,707.65 0.00 62,154.00$215,707.65$452,864.14 184,358.95 0.00Trustee web$184,358.95 ($752,237.42) $8,667,424.13 0.00 0.00 written election 891,460.94 891,460.94 $1,364,371.19 390,710.14 7/31/2014 $9,578,931.18 First Publication: CORDER OF DOUGLAS 0.00 COUNTY, SALE DATES on the Public Homes Association Inc. - Norman Stuard, the 0.00 said 472,910.25 real property and all in- 215,707.65 mand for sale as provided by law and in RMHIDTA ($238,527.79) 0.00 0.00terest 0.00Grantor(s), 994,947.64 0.00 $994,947.64$184,358.95 0.00 $893,793.08 ($137,373.23) Last Publication: 8/28/2014 STATE OF COLORADO AT RECEPTION site: 893,793.08 http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustVice President c/o The Village Lakes of said Grantor(s)’ heirs 994,947.64 ($783,586.12) 0.00 0.00 0.00 215,707.65 215,707.65 0.00 $215,707.65 184,358.95 0.00 ($752,237.42) said Deed of Trust. Publisher: Douglas County News Press $893,793.08 NO.ROAD 2006003449 ee/ Homes Association Stuard, and assigns for the purpose of 9,216,213.80 & BRIDGE AND CONDOMINIUM $47,732,010.32 24,447,695.54 (46,122.43) 5,030.20therein,0.00 9,216,213.80 0.00 $33,622,817.11 22,490,382.69($137,373.23) 0.00 $22,490,382.69 $58,864,444.74Inc - Norman $306,341.44 ($238,527.79) 0.00 0.00 0.00Notice 994,947.64Given 994,947.64 $994,947.64 893,793.08 0.00 THEREFORE, Is Hereby Dated: 6/9/2014 0.00 MAP, RECORDED JANUARY 12, Vice President c/o Lexis Development paying the 0.00 indebtedness provided in said 10,409,294.72 $36,357,426.16 0.00 10,409,294.72 $10,409,294.72 6,063,810.19 1,210,997.52 $306,341.44 $7,274,807.71 $39,491,913.17 ROAD SALES & USE ON TAX $47,732,010.32 24,447,695.54 (46,122.43) 5,030.20 9,216,213.80 9,216,213.80 0.00 $33,622,817.11 22,490,382.69 0.00 $22,490,382.69 $58,864,444.74 that on the first possible sale date (unless 0.00 ROBERT J. HUSSON 2006 A RECEPTION NO. SITE 2006003450, Legal Notice No.: 2014-0206 LLC - Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC & Evidence of Debt secured 15,095.77 by the Deed of SOLID WASTER DISPOSAL $188,103.55 0.00a.m. Wed- 0.00 0.00 $5,226.13 $197,973.19 the sale is continued*) at 10,409,294.72 10:00 $36,357,426.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,409,294.72 0.00 0.00 $10,409,294.72 15,095.77 6,063,810.19 1,210,997.52 $15,095.77 $7,274,807.71 5,226.13 $39,491,913.17 0.00 DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF First Publication: 7/31/2014 Steve Gage, an individual - Paradise VilTrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses nesday, September 24, 2014, at the Pub$188,103.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 15,095.77 0.00 allowed $15,095.77 5,226.13 0.00 $197,973.19 The name, address and telephone num- $5,226.13 COLORADO. Last Publication: 8/28/2014 las West LLC, a Colorado limited liability of15,095.77 sale and other items by law, lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, TREASURER'S bers of the attorney(s) representing the Commonly knownTAX as:COLLECTION 8552 GOLD PEAK Publisher: Douglas County News Press company - Peoples National Bank, Colorand will deliver to the purchaser a CertificCastle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public TO TAXING CO AUTHORITIES legal holder of the indebtedness is: LANE F,DUE LITTLETON, 80130 ado - Peter Italiano, Planning Director c/o ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. auction to the highest and best bidder for & IMPROVEMENT $2,574,901.03 391,550,471.45 (295,602.81) 37,830.23 7/31/201438,370.39 38,370.39 $391,331,069.26 352,440,124.42 0.00 $352,440,124.42 First Publication: LISA CANCANON 0.00 Which has the addressDISTRICTS of: 8552 Gold Douglas$41,465,845.87 County Planning$2,744,907.43 Department cash, the said real property and all inMISCELLANEOUS RECEIVABLES $15,799.87 0.00 0.00Last 0.00 8/28/2014 163,465.76 163,465.76 0.00#: 42043 $163,465.76 147,905.61 0.00$2,744,907.43 $147,905.61 $31,360.02 Publication: Colorado Registration Peak $2,574,901.03 Ln, F, Littleton, CO 80130 Philip Bucher and Susan Bucher - Plum 391,550,471.45 (295,602.81) 37,830.23 38,370.39 38,370.39 0.00 $391,331,069.26 352,440,124.42 0.00 $352,440,124.42 $41,465,845.87 terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant Publisher: Douglas County News Press 1199 BANNOCK STREET , MISCELLANEOUS PAYABLES 0.00 5,592,826.75 0.00 $5,592,826.75$147,905.61 7,826,888.11 $31,360.02 0.00 $7,826,888.11 $152,347.07 $15,799.87 0.00 0.00 163,465.76 0.00 $163,465.765,592,826.75 147,905.61 0.00 and$2,386,408.43 assigns 0.00 therein, for the purpose of 0.00163,465.76 0.00 Public Trustee of Douglas County - Public Dated: 6/9/2014 DENVER, COLORADO 80204 NOTICE OF SALE paying the indebtedness provided in said $2,386,408.43 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,592,826.75 5,592,826.75 0.00 $5,592,826.75 7,826,888.11 0.00 $7,826,888.11 $152,347.07 Trustee of El Paso County - R Scott VenROBERT J. HUSSON Phone #: (303) 813-1177 TREASURER'S CASH & INVESTMENT Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of cill - Ramona H Ptacek c/o Robert Ptacek DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee Fax #: (303) 813-1107 The current holder of the Evidence of Debt Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the ($130,616.18) 0.00expenses 0.00The name,0.00 14,380,208.43 0.00 $14,380,208.43 14,254,421.51 0.00 $14,254,421.51 ($4,829.26) Registered Land - Robert D Snodgrass, address and telephone num- 14,380,208.43 Attorney File #: 9101.100000.F01 secured MISCELLANEOUS by the Deed of RECEIVABLES Trust described of sale and other items allowed by law, MISCELLANEOUS PAYABLES 0.00 0.00 848,192,903.14 0.00 FORECLOSURE $848,192,903.14 848,118,918.45 ($4,829.26) 0.00 $848,118,918.45 S 0.00and de0.00 $1,567,879.19 0.00 14,380,208.43 14,380,208.43 0.00 $14,380,208.43 14,254,421.51 0.00 $14,254,421.51 Surveyor $1,641,863.88 c/o Aztec Consultants Inc - Roybers of the0.00 attorney(s) representing the848,192,903.14 *YOU MAY TRACK herein,($130,616.18) has filed written election and will deliver to the purchaser a Certifical Bank America - Scott Vencill, Vice Preslegal holder of the indebtedness is: SALE DATES on the Public 0.00 Trustee webmand$1,567,879.19 for sale as provided by 0.00 law and in 0.00 0.00 all as provided 848,192,903.14 848,192,903.14 0.00 $848,192,903.14 848,118,918.45 $848,118,918.45 $1,641,863.88 ate of Purchase, by law. ident c/o Amfirst Bank NA - State Bank of KADRMAS site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustsaidWOODMOOR Deed of Trust. MOUNTAIN GID $174.73 21,246.17 0.00MONICA 23.51 234.90 234.90 0.00 $21,504.58 17,392.85 0.00 $17,392.85 $4,286.46 $305.10 First Publication: 7/31/2014 Downs - Stephen M Buck, Assistant Vice Colorado Registration 0.00 #: 34904 ee/ THEREFORE, Hereby Given $174.73Notice Is 21,246.17 0.00 23.51 234.90 234.90 $21,504.58 17,392.85 0.00 $17,392.85 $4,286.46 $305.10 Last Publication: 8/28/2014 President of Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd a 1199 BANNOCK STREET , that on the first possible sale date (unless TOTAL COUNTY FUNDS $260,153,444.40 ($522,027.61) $64,348.62 $974,299,968.07 $974,299,968.07 $7,007,753.55 $1,479,314,528.21 $1,380,703,492.54 $7,007,753.55 $1,387,711,246.09 $351,756,726.52 $4,258,284.69 Publisher: Douglas$498,464,485.58 County News Press Maryland limited partnership - Stephen M DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Legal Notice No.: 2014-0203 the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedDated: $64,348.62 6/9/2014 $260,153,444.40 ($522,027.61) $974,299,968.07 $974,299,968.07 $7,007,753.55 $1,479,314,528.21 First $1,380,703,492.54 $7,007,753.55 $1,387,711,246.09 $351,756,726.52 $4,258,284.69 nesday, October 1, $498,464,485.58 2014, at the Public Buck, Assistant Vice President of Castle Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Publication: 7/31/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Pines Fidelity Associates Limited Partner#: (303) 813-1107 Publication: 8/28/2014 Legal Notice No.:Fax 925777 * First Publication: August 7, 2014 *Last Last Publication: August 7, 2014 * Publisher: Douglas County News-Press DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucship, its sole general partner c/o Fidelity Attorney File #: 1720.100031.F01 Publisher: Douglas County News Press The name, address and telephone numtion to the highest and best bidder for Castle Pines Ltd. A Maryland limited part*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE bers of the attorney(s) representing the cash, the said real property and all innership - Stephen M Buck, Assistant ViceSALE DATES on the Public Trustee weblegal holder of the indebtedness is: terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs President of Castle Pines Fidelity Realty site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustCYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER and assigns therein, for the purpose of Inc. its sole general partner c/o Fidelity ee/

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Pines Homes Association aka Castle Pines Homes Association Inc aka Association - Castle Pines Metropolitan District, a Quasi-Municipal Corporation aka Castle Pines Metropolitan District aka The District - Castle Pines Sales Office c/o Castle Pines Homes Association Inc - Castlewood Fire Protection District - Cherry Hills Bank c/o Guaranty Bank & Trust - Colorado East Bank and Trust, Colorado Springs - Commonwealth Land Title Coscan Commercial Corporation - CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - Craig Austin, Manager c/o Wynn Homes LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Daniel B Stubbs, Senior Vice President c/o Vestin Mortgage Inc - David Livingston, President c/o Guaranty Bank & Trust - David Livingston, President, Cherry Hills Bank c/o Guaranty Bank & Trust - Donald F Cummings, President c/o Forest Glen Inc. a Colorado Corporation - Douglas County c/o Douglas County Commissioners - Ed Ehmann, Field Superintendent c/o Castle Pines Metropolitan District - Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd, a Maryland limited partnership Forest Glen Inc., a Colorado Corporation aka Forest Glen Inc - Frank L Rober, Managing Member c/o KPRD Investments LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company Guaranty Bank and Trust - Intermountain Rural Electric Association - Jack A Vickers III - Jack A Vickers III, Individual as President c/o CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - Jack A Vickers III, President c/o CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - James McSwiggan, Executive Vice President c/o Royal Bank America - Joe Leist, General Manager c/o Castle Pines Homes Association Inc - Joshua K Roach, Member c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Katherine D Poague and Larry R Poague - KPRD Investments LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Land Title Guarantee Company - Lawrence Dale Taylor and Mary Elizabeth Taylor - Lexi Development LLC aka Lexi Development LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Co. - M Kathleen Siegist, Manager c/o Summit Chalet Properties LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Nancy M Schirm, Authorized Officer c/o Colorado East Bank & Trust Nancy M Schirm, President c/o Colorado East Bank & Trust - Nancy M Schirm, Sr Vice President c/o Peoples National Bank, Colorado - Nelda A Brandt - Norman Stuard, President c/o The Village Lakes Homes Association Inc. - Norman Stuard, Vice President c/o The Village Lakes Homes Association Inc - Norman Stuard, Vice President c/o Lexis Development LLC - Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC & Steve Gage, an individual - Paradise Villas West LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Peoples National Bank, Colorado - Peter Italiano, Planning Director c/o Douglas County Planning Department Philip Bucher and Susan Bucher - Plum Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant Public Trustee of Douglas County - Public Trustee of El Paso County - R Scott Vencill - Ramona H Ptacek c/o Robert Ptacek - Robert D Snodgrass, Registered Land Surveyor c/o Aztec Consultants Inc - Royal Bank America - Scott Vencill, Vice President c/o Amfirst Bank NA - State Bank of Downs - Stephen M Buck, Assistant Vice President of Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd a Maryland limited partnership - Stephen M Buck, Assistant Vice President of Castle Pines Fidelity Associates Limited Partnership, its sole general partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Maryland limited partnership - Stephen M Buck, Assistant VicePresident of Castle Pines Fidelity Realty Inc. its sole general partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Maryland limited partnership - Steve Gage, an individual c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC - Steve Gage, an individual as its Managing Member c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, Limited Liability Company - Steve Gage, Manager c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC a Colorado Ltd Liab Co - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc. a Colorado Corporation - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc., Manager of Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, a Colorado Ltd Liab Co - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Asset Management Group Inc., a Colorado corporation - Steve Gage, President c/o Paradise Villas West, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc., A Colorado Corporation - Steven Gage aka Steven W Gage c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC a Colorado Ltd Liab Co - Steven Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc - Steven Gage, President c/o Vision Asset Management Group Inc., a Colorado corporation Steven W Gage, Member of Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC - Summit Chalet Properties LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - The Town of Castle Rock - Tri County Health Department - US West Communications c/o CenturyLink - Vestin Mortgage Inc - Village Lake Homes Association, Inc aka Sub Association aka Association - Village Lake Homes Association, Inc a Colorado nonprofit corporation aka The Village Lake Homes Association Inc Vision Asset Management Group Inc, a Colorado Corporation aka Vision Asset Management Group Inc. - Vision Development Group Inc., Manager, c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC A Colorado Limited Liability Company - Vision Development Group Inc aka Vision Development Group Inc et al - Vision Development Group Inc., a Colorado Corporation aka Vision Development - Walter M Maxwell, Chair, Board of County Commissioners c/o Douglas County Commissioners – Walter M Maxwell, Douglas County Commissioner, c/o Douglas County Commissioners - Wynne Homes LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company aka Wynne Homes LLC - Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne – Gina C Botti, Attorney in Fact for Castle Pines Homes Association Inc.

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satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2008. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC for said year 2008. That on the 21st day of May 2014 said Ethan Hsieh Trust assigned said certificate of purchase to Mark D Terry & Nickolas Terry. That said Mark D Terry & Nickolas Terry on the 2nd day of June 2014 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Mark D Terry & Nickolas Terry at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 6th day of November 2014 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 July 2014

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/s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 925703 First Publication: July 24, 2014 Last Publication: August 7, 2014 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED 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: OCCUPANT - Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC aka Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Paradise Villas Castle Pines aka Paradise - Ethan Hsieh Trust - Lynn A Brandt - Mark D Terry & Nickolas Terry American National Bank - Amfirst Bank NA - Angela D Vencill - Aztec Consultants Inc - Bill D Berkley, President c/o State Bank of Downs - Blanch Backo, Title Officer c/o Land Title Guarantee Company Board of County Commissioners c/o Douglas County - Board President, Village Lake Homeowners Association Inc., a Colorado nonprofit corporation - Bryan R White, Vice President c/o American National Bank - Castle Pines Fidelity Associates Limited Partnership, its sole general partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Maryland limited partnership - Castle Pines Fidelity Realty, Inc. its sole general partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Maryland limited partnership - Castle Pines Homes Association aka Castle Pines Homes Association Inc aka Association - Castle Pines Metropolitan District, a Quasi-Municipal Corporation aka Castle Pines Metropolitan District aka The District - Castle Pines Sales Office c/o Castle Pines Homes Association Inc - Castlewood Fire Protection District - Cherry Hills Bank c/o Guaranty Bank & Trust - Colorado East Bank and Trust, Colorado Springs - Commonwealth Land Title Coscan Commercial Corporation - CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - Craig Austin, Manager c/o Wynn Homes LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Daniel B Stubbs, Senior Vice President c/o Vestin Mortgage Inc - David Livingston, President c/o Guaranty Bank & Trust - David Livingston, President, Cherry Hills Bank c/o Guaranty Bank & Trust - Donald F Cummings, President c/o Forest Glen Inc. a Colorado Corporation - Douglas County c/o Douglas County Commissioners - Ed Ehmann, Field Superintendent c/o Castle Pines Metropolitan District - Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd, a Maryland limited partnership Forest Glen Inc., a Colorado Corporation aka Forest Glen Inc - Frank L Rober, Managing Member c/o KPRD Investments LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company Guaranty Bank and Trust - Intermountain Rural Electric Association - Jack A Vickers III - Jack A Vickers III, Individual as President c/o CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - Jack A Vickers III, President c/o CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - James McSwiggan, Executive Vice President c/o Royal Bank America - Joe Leist, General Manager c/o Castle Pines Homes Association Inc - Joshua K Roach, Member c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Katherine D Poague and Larry R Poague - KPRD Investments LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Land Title Guarantee Company - Lawrence Dale Taylor and Mary Elizabeth Taylor - Lexi Development LLC aka Lexi Development LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Co. - M Kathleen Siegist, Manager c/o Summit Chalet Properties LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Nancy M Schirm, Authorized Officer c/o Colorado East Bank & Trust Nancy M Schirm, President c/o Colorado East Bank & Trust - Nancy M Schirm, Sr Vice President c/o Peoples National Bank, Colorado - Nelda A Brandt - Norman Stuard, President c/o The Village Lakes Homes Association Inc. - Norman Stuard, Vice President c/o The Village Lakes Homes Association Inc - Norman Stuard, Vice President c/o Lexis Development LLC - Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC & Steve Gage, an individual - Paradise Villas West LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Peoples National Bank, Colorado - Peter Italiano, Planning Director c/o Douglas County Planning Department Philip Bucher and Susan Bucher - Plum Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant Public Trustee of Douglas County - Public Trustee of El Paso County - R Scott Vencill - Ramona H Ptacek c/o Robert Ptacek - Robert D Snodgrass, Registered Land Surveyor c/o Aztec Consultants Inc - Royal Bank America - Scott Vencill, Vice President c/o Amfirst Bank NA - State Bank of Downs - Stephen M Buck, Assistant Vice President of Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd a Maryland limited partnership - Stephen M Buck, Assistant Vice President of Castle Pines Fidelity Associates Limited Partnership, its sole general partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Maryland limited partnership - Stephen M Buck, Assistant VicePresident of Castle Pines Fidelity Realty Inc. its sole general partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Maryland limited partnership - Steve Gage, an individual c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC - Steve Gage, an individual as its Managing Member c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, Limited Liability Company - Steve Gage, Manager c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC a Colorado Ltd Liab Co - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc. a Colorado Corporation - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc., Manager of Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, a Colorado Ltd Liab Co - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Asset Management Group Inc., a Colorado corporation - Steve Gage, President c/o Paradise Villas West, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc., A Colorado Corporation - Steven Gage aka Steven W Gage c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC a Colorado Ltd Liab Co - Steven Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc - Steven Gage, President c/o Vision Asset Management Group Inc., a Colorado corporation Steven W Gage, Member of Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC - Summit Chalet Properties LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - The Town of Castle Rock - Tri County Health Department - US West Communications c/o CenturyLink - Vestin Mortgage Inc - Village Lake Homes Association, Inc aka Sub Association aka Association - Village Lake Homes Association, Inc a Colorado nonprofit corporation aka The Village Lake Homes Association Inc Vision Asset Management Group Inc, a Colorado Corporation aka Vision Asset Management Group Inc. - Vision Development Group Inc., Manager, c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC A Colorado Limited Liability Company - Vision Development Group Inc aka Vision Development Group Inc et al - Vision Development Group Inc., a Colorado Corporation aka Vision Development - Walter M Maxwell, Chair, Board of County Commissioners c/o Douglas County Commissioners – Walter M Maxwell, Douglas County Commissioner, c/o Douglas County Commissioners - Wynne Homes LLC a Colorado

nership - Stephen M Buck, Assistant VicePresident of Castle Pines Fidelity Realty Inc. its sole general partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Maryland limited partnership - Steve Gage, an individual c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC - Steve Gage, an individual as its Managing Member c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, Limited Liability Company - Steve Gage, Manager c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC a Colorado Ltd Liab Co - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc. a Colorado Corporation - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc., Manager of Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, a Colorado Ltd Liab Co - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Asset Management Group Inc., a Colorado corporation - Steve Gage, President c/o Paradise Villas West, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc., A Colorado Corporation - Steven Gage aka Steven W Gage c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC a Colorado Ltd Liab Co - Steven Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc - Steven Gage, President c/o Vision Asset Management Group Inc., a Colorado corporation Steven W Gage, Member of Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC - Summit Chalet Properties LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - The Town of Castle Rock - Tri County Health Department - US West Communications c/o CenturyLink - Vestin Mortgage Inc - Village Lake Homes Association, Inc aka Sub Association aka Association - Village Lake Homes Association, Inc a Colorado nonprofit corporation aka The Village Lake Homes Association Inc Vision Asset Management Group Inc, a Colorado Corporation aka Vision Asset Management Group Inc. - Vision Development Group Inc., Manager, c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC A Colorado Limited Liability Company - Vision Development Group Inc aka Vision Development Group Inc et al - Vision Development Group Inc., a Colorado Corporation aka Vision Development - Walter M Maxwell, Chair, Board of County Commissioners c/o Douglas County Commissioners – Walter M Maxwell, Douglas County Commissioner, c/o Douglas County Commissioners - Wynne Homes LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company aka Wynne Homes LLC

tin, Manager c/o Wynn Homes LLC, a Col31 orado limited liability company - Daniel B

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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of November 2009 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Ethan Hsieh Trust the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 5169A CASTLE PINES VILLAGE 32 J 1ST AMD 0.101 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Ethan Hsieh Trust. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2008. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC for said year 2008 That on the 21st day of May 2014 said Ethan Hsieh Trust assigned said certificate of purchase to Mark D Terry & Nickolas Terry.That said Mark D Terry & Nickolas Terry on the 2nd day of June 2014 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Mark D Terry & Nickolas Terry at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 6th day of November 2014 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 July 2014 /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 925704 First Publication: July 24, 2014 Last Publication: August 7, 2014 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED 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: OCCUPANT - Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC aka Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Paradise Villas Castle Pines aka Paradise - Ethan Hsieh Trust - Lynn A Brandt - Mark D Terry & Nickolas Terry American National Bank - Amfirst Bank NA - Angela D Vencill - Aztec Consultants Inc - Bill D Berkley, President c/o State Bank of Downs - Blanch Backo, Title Officer c/o Land Title Guarantee Company Board of County Commissioners c/o Douglas County - Board President, Village Lake Homeowners Association Inc., a Colorado nonprofit corporation - Bryan R White, Vice President c/o American National Bank - Castle Pines Fidelity Associates Limited Partnership, its sole general partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Maryland limited partnership - Castle Pines Fidelity Realty, Inc. its sole general partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Maryland limited partnership - Castle Pines Homes Association aka Castle Pines Homes Association Inc aka Association - Castle Pines Metropolitan District, a Quasi-Municipal Corporation aka Castle Pines Metropolitan District aka The District - Castle Pines Sales Office c/o Castle Pines Homes Association Inc - Castlewood Fire Protection District - Cherry Hills Bank c/o Guaranty Bank & Trust - Colorado East Bank and Trust, Colorado Springs - Commonwealth Land Title Coscan Commercial Corporation - CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - Craig Austin, Manager c/o Wynn Homes LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Daniel B Stubbs, Senior Vice President c/o Vestin Mortgage Inc - David Livingston, President c/o Guaranty Bank & Trust - David Livingston, President, Cherry Hills Bank c/o Guaranty Bank & Trust - Donald F Cummings, President c/o Forest Glen Inc. a Colorado Corporation - Douglas County c/o Douglas County Commissioners - Ed Ehmann, Field Superintendent c/o Castle Pines Metropolitan District - Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd, a Maryland limited partnership Forest Glen Inc., a Colorado Corporation aka Forest Glen Inc - Frank L Rober, Managing Member c/o KPRD Investments LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company Guaranty Bank and Trust - Intermountain Rural Electric Association - Jack A Vickers III - Jack A Vickers III, Individual as President c/o CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - Jack A Vickers III, President c/o CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - James McSwiggan, Executive Vice President c/o Royal Bank America - Joe Leist, General Manager c/o Castle Pines Homes Association Inc - Joshua K Roach, Member c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Katherine D Poague and Larry R Poague - KPRD Investments LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Land Title Guarantee Company - Lawrence Dale Taylor and Mary Elizabeth Taylor - Lexi Development LLC aka Lexi Development LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Co. - M Kathleen Siegist, Manager c/o Summit Chalet Properties LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Nancy M Schirm, Authorized Officer c/o Colorado East Bank & Trust Nancy M Schirm, President c/o Colorado East Bank & Trust - Nancy M Schirm, Sr Vice President c/o Peoples National Bank, Colorado - Nelda A Brandt - Norman Stuard, President c/o The Village Lakes Homes Association Inc. - Norman Stuard, Vice President c/o The Village Lakes Homes Association Inc - Norman Stuard, Vice President c/o Lexis Development LLC - Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC & Steve Gage, an individual - Paradise Villas West LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Peoples National Bank, Colorado - Peter Italiano, Planning Director c/o Douglas County Planning Department -

Stubbs, Senior Vice President c/o Vestin Mortgage Inc - David Livingston, President c/o Guaranty Bank & Trust - David Livingston, President, Cherry Hills Bank c/o Guaranty Bank & Trust - Donald F Cummings, President c/o Forest Glen Inc. a Colorado Corporation - Douglas County c/o Douglas County Commissioners - Ed Ehmann, Field Superintendent c/o Castle Pines Metropolitan District - Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd, a Maryland limited partnership Forest Glen Inc., a Colorado Corporation aka Forest Glen Inc - Frank L Rober, Managing Member c/o KPRD Investments LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company Guaranty Bank and Trust - Intermountain Rural Electric Association - Jack A Vickers III - Jack A Vickers III, Individual as President c/o CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - Jack A Vickers III, President c/o CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - James McSwiggan, Executive Vice President c/o Royal Bank America - Joe Leist, General Manager c/o Castle Pines Homes Association Inc - Joshua K Roach, Member c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Katherine D Poague and Larry R Poague - KPRD Investments LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Land Title Guarantee Company - Lawrence Dale Taylor and Mary Elizabeth Taylor - Lexi Development LLC aka Lexi Development LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Co. - M Kathleen Siegist, Manager c/o Summit Chalet Properties LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Nancy M Schirm, Authorized Officer c/o Colorado East Bank & Trust Nancy M Schirm, President c/o Colorado East Bank & Trust - Nancy M Schirm, Sr Vice President c/o Peoples National Bank, Colorado - Nelda A Brandt - Norman Stuard, President c/o The Village Lakes Homes Association Inc. - Norman Stuard, Vice President c/o The Village Lakes Homes Association Inc - Norman Stuard, Vice President c/o Lexis Development LLC - Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC & Steve Gage, an individual - Paradise Villas West LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Peoples National Bank, Colorado - Peter Italiano, Planning Director c/o Douglas County Planning Department Philip Bucher and Susan Bucher - Plum Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant Public Trustee of Douglas County - Public Trustee of El Paso County - R Scott Vencill - Ramona H Ptacek c/o Robert Ptacek - Robert D Snodgrass, Registered Land Surveyor c/o Aztec Consultants Inc - Royal Bank America - Scott Vencill, Vice President c/o Amfirst Bank NA - State Bank of Downs - Stephen M Buck, Assistant Vice President of Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd a Maryland limited partnership - Stephen M Buck, Assistant Vice President of Castle Pines Fidelity Associates Limited Partnership, its sole general partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Maryland limited partnership - Stephen M Buck, Assistant VicePresident of Castle Pines Fidelity Realty Inc. its sole general partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Maryland limited partnership - Steve Gage, an individual c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC - Steve Gage, an individual as its Managing Member c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, Limited Liability Company - Steve Gage, Manager c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC a Colorado Ltd Liab Co - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc. a Colorado Corporation - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc., Manager of Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, a Colorado Ltd Liab Co - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Asset Management Group Inc., a Colorado corporation - Steve Gage, President c/o Paradise Villas West, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc., A Colorado Corporation - Steven Gage aka Steven W Gage c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC a Colorado Ltd Liab Co - Steven Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc - Steven Gage, President c/o Vision Asset Management Group Inc., a Colorado corporation Steven W Gage, Member of Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC - Summit Chalet Properties LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - The Town of Castle Rock - Tri County Health Department - US West Communications c/o CenturyLink - Vestin Mortgage Inc - Village Lake Homes Association, Inc aka Sub Association aka Association - Village Lake Homes Association, Inc a Colorado nonprofit corporation aka The Village Lake Homes Association Inc Vision Asset Management Group Inc, a Colorado Corporation aka Vision Asset Management Group Inc. - Vision Development Group Inc., Manager, c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC A Colorado Limited Liability Company - Vision Development Group Inc aka Vision Development Group Inc et al - Vision Development Group Inc., a Colorado Corporation aka Vision Development - Walter M Maxwell, Chair, Board of County Commissioners c/o Douglas County Commissioners – Walter M Maxwell, Douglas County Commissioner, c/o Douglas County Commissioners - Wynne Homes LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company aka Wynne Homes LLC

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a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Mark D Terry & Nickolas Terry at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 6th day of November 2014 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 July 2014

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/s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 925705 First Publication: July 24, 2014 Last Publication: August 7, 2014 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) NO. 029-14 LOCATION COMPETITIVENESS ASSESSMENT The Department of Community Development, Planning Services of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests information from responsible, qualified firms for the provision of a Location Competitiveness Assessment, as specified. It is the intention of the County to review all RFQ responses, short-list those responses, and distribute an actual Request for Proposal (RFP). Only those companies, who have submitted a potentially acceptable response to this RFQ, will be allowed to submit a response during the formal RFP process. This RFQ process should be considered “Step One” of a multi-step solicitation process. Pricing should be included. The RFQ documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. The RFQ documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. RFQ responses will be received until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 25, 2014 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Six (6) copies of your RFQ response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “RFQ No. 02914, Location Competitiveness Assessment” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown above prior to the due date and time. Electronic/faxed responses will not be accepted. RFQ responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any responses so received will be returned unopened. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all responses, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said response and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful firm. Please direct any questions concerning this RFQ to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7434 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Legal Notice No.: 925778 First Publication: August 7, 2014 Last Publication: August 7, 2014 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED 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: OCCUPANT - Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC aka Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Paradise Villas Castle Pines aka Paradise - Ethan Hsieh Trust - Lynn A Brandt - Mark D Terry & Nickolas Terry American National Bank - Amfirst Bank NA - Angela D Vencill - Aztec Consultants Inc - Bill D Berkley, President c/o State Bank of Downs - Blanch Backo, Title Officer c/o Land Title Guarantee Company Board of County Commissioners c/o Douglas County - Board President, Village Lake Homeowners Association Inc., a Colorado nonprofit corporation - Bryan R White, Vice President c/o American National Bank - Castle Pines Fidelity Associates Limited Partnership, its sole general partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Maryland limited partnership - Castle Pines Fidelity Realty, Inc. its sole general partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Maryland limited partnership - Castle Pines Homes Association aka Castle Pines Homes Association Inc aka Association - Castle Pines Metropolitan District, a Quasi-Municipal Corporation aka Castle Pines Metropolitan District aka The District - Castle Pines Sales Office c/o Castle Pines Homes Association Inc - Castlewood Fire Protection District - Cherry Hills Bank c/o Guaranty Bank & Trust - Colorado East Bank and Trust, Colorado Springs - Commonwealth Land Title Coscan Commercial Corporation - CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - Craig Austin, Manager c/o Wynn Homes LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Daniel B Stubbs, Senior Vice President c/o Vestin Mortgage Inc - David Livingston, President c/o Guaranty Bank & Trust - David Livingston, President, Cherry Hills Bank c/o Guaranty Bank & Trust - Donald F Cummings, President c/o Forest Glen Inc. a Colorado Corporation - Douglas County c/o Douglas County Commissioners - Ed Ehmann, Field Superintendent c/o Castle Pines Metropolitan District - Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd, a Maryland limited partnership Forest Glen Inc., a Colorado Corporation aka Forest Glen Inc - Frank L Rober, Managing Member c/o KPRD Investments LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company Guaranty Bank and Trust - Intermountain Rural Electric Association - Jack A Vickers III - Jack A Vickers III, Individual as President c/o CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - Jack A Vickers III, President c/o CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - James McSwiggan, Executive Vice President c/o Royal Bank America - Joe Leist, General Manager c/o Castle Pines Homes Association Inc - Joshua K Roach, Member c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Katherine D Poague and Larry R Poague - KPRD Investments LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Land Title Guarantee Company - Lawrence Dale Taylor and Mary Elizabeth Taylor - Lexi Development LLC aka Lexi Development LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Co. - M Kathleen Siegist, Manager c/o Summit Chalet Properties LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Nancy M Schirm, Authorized Officer c/o Colorado East Bank & Trust Nancy M Schirm, President c/o Colorado East Bank & Trust - Nancy M Schirm, Sr Vice President c/o Peoples National Bank, Colorado - Nelda A Brandt - Norman Stuard, President c/o The Village Lakes Homes Association Inc. - Norman Stuard, Vice President c/o The Village Lakes Homes Association Inc - Norman Stuard, Vice President c/o Lexis Development LLC - Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC & Steve Gage, an individual - Paradise Villas West LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Peoples National Bank, Colorado - Peter Italiano, Planning Director c/o Douglas County Planning Department Philip Bucher and Susan Bucher - Plum Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant Public Trustee of Douglas County - Public Trustee of El Paso County - R Scott Vencill - Ramona H Ptacek c/o Robert Ptacek - Robert D Snodgrass, Registered Land Surveyor c/o Aztec Consultants Inc - Royal Bank America - Scott Vencill, Vice President c/o Amfirst Bank NA - State Bank of

c/o Douglas County Commissioners - Ed Ehmann, Field Superintendent c/o Castle Pines Metropolitan District - Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd, a Maryland limited partnership Forest Glen Inc., a Colorado Corporation aka Forest Glen Inc - Frank L Rober, Managing Member c/o KPRD Investments LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company Guaranty Bank and Trust - Intermountain Rural Electric Association - Jack A Vickers III - Jack A Vickers III, Individual as President c/o CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - Jack A Vickers III, President c/o CPV Inc., a Colorado Corporation - James McSwiggan, Executive Vice President c/o Royal Bank America - Joe Leist, General Manager c/o Castle Pines Homes Association Inc - Joshua K Roach, Member c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Katherine D Poague and Larry R Poague - KPRD Investments LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Land Title Guarantee Company - Lawrence Dale Taylor and Mary Elizabeth Taylor - Lexi Development LLC aka Lexi Development LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Co. - M Kathleen Siegist, Manager c/o Summit Chalet Properties LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company - Nancy M Schirm, Authorized Officer c/o Colorado East Bank & Trust Nancy M Schirm, President c/o Colorado East Bank & Trust - Nancy M Schirm, Sr Vice President c/o Peoples National Bank, Colorado - Nelda A Brandt - Norman Stuard, President c/o The Village Lakes Homes Association Inc. - Norman Stuard, Vice President c/o The Village Lakes Homes Association Inc - Norman Stuard, Vice President c/o Lexis Development LLC - Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC & Steve Gage, an individual - Paradise Villas West LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Peoples National Bank, Colorado - Peter Italiano, Planning Director c/o Douglas County Planning Department Philip Bucher and Susan Bucher - Plum Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant Public Trustee of Douglas County - Public Trustee of El Paso County - R Scott Vencill - Ramona H Ptacek c/o Robert Ptacek - Robert D Snodgrass, Registered Land Surveyor c/o Aztec Consultants Inc - Royal Bank America - Scott Vencill, Vice President c/o Amfirst Bank NA - State Bank of Downs - Stephen M Buck, Assistant Vice President of Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd a Maryland limited partnership - Stephen M Buck, Assistant Vice President of Castle Pines Fidelity Associates Limited Partnership, its sole general partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Maryland limited partnership - Stephen M Buck, Assistant VicePresident of Castle Pines Fidelity Realty Inc. its sole general partner c/o Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd. A Maryland limited partnership - Steve Gage, an individual c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC - Steve Gage, an individual as its Managing Member c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, Limited Liability Company - Steve Gage, Manager c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC a Colorado Ltd Liab Co - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc. a Colorado Corporation - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc., Manager of Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC, a Colorado Ltd Liab Co - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Asset Management Group Inc., a Colorado corporation - Steve Gage, President c/o Paradise Villas West, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - Steve Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc., A Colorado Corporation - Steven Gage aka Steven W Gage c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC a Colorado Ltd Liab Co - Steven Gage, President c/o Vision Development Group Inc - Steven Gage, President c/o Vision Asset Management Group Inc., a Colorado corporation Steven W Gage, Member of Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC - Summit Chalet Properties LLC, a Colorado limited liability company - The Town of Castle Rock - Tri County Health Department - US West Communications c/o CenturyLink - Vestin Mortgage Inc - Village Lake Homes Association, Inc aka Sub Association aka Association - Village Lake Homes Association, Inc a Colorado nonprofit corporation aka The Village Lake Homes Association Inc Vision Asset Management Group Inc, a Colorado Corporation aka Vision Asset Management Group Inc. - Vision Development Group Inc., Manager, c/o Paradise Villas Castle Pines LLC A Colorado Limited Liability Company - Vision Development Group Inc aka Vision Development Group Inc et al - Vision Development Group Inc., a Colorado Corporation aka Vision Development - Walter M Maxwell, Chair, Board of County Commissioners c/o Douglas County Commissioners – Walter M Maxwell, Douglas County Commissioner, c/o Douglas County Commissioners - Wynne Homes LLC a Colorado Limited Liability Company aka Wynne Homes LLC – Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne – Kerry M Colburn, Attorney in Fact for Castle Pines Homes Association Inc.

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