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Students opt out of tests Seniors statewide balk at taking lengthy new assessment By Jane Reuter
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Santa extends his hand to Conner Kane, 3, of Highlands Ranch, immediately after his Nov. 8 arrival at Park Meadows mall. Santa arrived in a South Metro fire truck, officially kicking off the shopping center’s holiday season. Children gathered in the dining hall to wait for his arrival, doing Christmas crafts, writing letters to the jolly old elf and meeting cheerful characters, like the Gingerbread Man. Santa will be available to hear children’s Christmas wishes and take photos with them in his Alpine Village at Park Meadows through Dec. 24. Photo by Jane Reuter
High school seniors throughout Colorado refused to participate Nov. 5 and 6 in a state-mandated test. Many school leaders, parents and students hope the expected low participation rate sends a clear message about what they believe is excessive standardized testing. “People don’t always listen to educators, but they do listen to parents and students,” Cherry Creek School District spokeswoman Tustin Amole said. “This may be very helpful in letting policy makers know how parents and students feel.” A state education official said the student response likely will result in significant discussion. The first week in November was the beginning of three weeks of state-issued social studies and science tests for high school seniors called the Colorado Measures of Academic Success. Colorado students in fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth grades underwent CMAS CMAS continues on Page 7
HRCA plans slight assessment increase Delegates to vote on 2015 budget at next meeting By Christy Steadman csteadman@colorado communitymedia.com
Homeowners in Highlands Ranch will see an increase to the assessment fee, making 2015 the second straight year for an increase, if the proposed budget passes later this month. “(The increased) assessment is to keep operations running smoothly,” Christina Caputo, Highlands Ranch Community Association finance manager, said of the association’s main source of revCaputo enue. The annual fees paid by residents who pay both recreation and administrative assessments will increase by $4 quarterly, or 3.04 percent, while those who pay only administrative fees will see an increase of 25 cents quarterly, or 2.08 percent. The new assessment fee, which will become effective on Jan. 1 if the budget is passed, is a “modest increase” and is “still significantly below the (Consumer Price Index),” Caputo said. Delegates will vote on whether to recommend the proposed 2015 HRCA budget to the board of directors on Nov. 18. A website upgrade, a project that commenced in 2014 after receiving community feedback, will continue to be funded in 2015. The budget, a combined total from the administrative and recreational
capital funds, is $40,000 for the website upgrade. When the upgrade is complete, the website will provide more efficient services to the community and easier navigation, Caputo said. New this year is the five-year capital fund plan, which is part of the organization’s plan to achieve financial stability. Basically, the goal is to “plan for the future, rather than surprise people” with a big assessment increase, all at once, to cover a big expense, Caputo said. For example, an upgrade to the outdated technology needs to be done, Caputo said. “We have done more with less on the technology front for many years,” she said. “The time has come that we catch up to industry standards, and the expectations of our residents.” Budgeted for the technology upgrade — which would include switching to a new system, new software and computer equipment for staff — is $400,000 in 2015 and $200,000 in 2016. However, the numbers are set as placeholders in order to keep things transparent for community members, and to avoid any surprise requests to fund such an important project, Caputo said. Another example is a remodel of the Northridge Recreation Center. It is the oldest of the four facilities, and “is in need of a major renovation,” Caputo said. Included in the 2015 budget is $60,000 for Phase I, which includes architectural construction design. The Backcountry fund sees a proposed 10 percent increase, Caputo said, which was accounted for by the planned hiring of two new full-time employees — one revenue-based, and one need-based. Budget continues on Page 16
Two Highlands Ranch residents, Katie Dunker, left, and Tamara Gallucci, wave at the camera during the half marathon, which took place Nov. 8 on Highlands Ranch’s Backcountry Wilderness Area trails. Of the 800 participants, the majority were Highlands Ranch residents, but others hailed from all over Colorado and other states in the U.S. Photo by Chris Boyack
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The 6th annual half marathon on the Highlands Ranch’s Backcountry Wilderness Area trails Nov. 8 attracted 800 people this year — a number that is double the previous record of participants. The race, which sold out in early October, is a unique event, said Valerie Kuhns, the HRCA’s fitness team leader and race series director, because it is done on trails, rather than on roads or a track. One section of the race takes place on two miles of open space that is privately owned by Douglas County. “The views on the race are amazing,” said Kuhns, who added that on parts of the race, one can see downtown Denver, the Front Range and the Highlands Ranch
community. Two charities benefitted from the half marathon this year — the Douglas County Search and Rescue, and Miles for Tuesday, which raised more than $10,000 for Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Center for Cancer. The half marathon is part of the Highlands Ranch Race Series, which offers different types of races — 5ks, triathlons and mountain bike races—throughout the year. Top female finishers in the race were Ladia Albertson-Junkans, of Minneapolis, in first place, Nicole Chyr, of Englewood, in second, and Julie Olsen-Smith, of Lafayette, in third. Top male finishers were Alejandro Jimenez, of Denver, in first, Daniel Rowe, of Evergreen, in second, and Chuck Radford, of Castle Rock, in third.
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From left, Valor Christian High School students Lexie Quail, Dominique Shells and Michael Herring watch the board during a trading session at the Nov. 7 Stock Market Challenge, held on the DU campus. Photo by Jane Reuter
Youths flock to Stock Market Challenge Mountain Vista team places third overall among 42 high schools By Jane Reuter
jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com Up-tempo pop music blasted through the University of Denver’s Cable Center, adding to the excitement as numbers raced across a massive screen. High school students pondered the constantly changing information, the expressions on their faces at times gravely thoughtful and at others lit with excitement. This year’s Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge drew 1,229 students from 42 Colorado schools for two mornings of frenzied, simulated stock market trading. Each team participating in the Nov. 6 and 7 events started with $500,000 of mock stock funds invested in multiple fictitious companies. The event condensed two months of trading into an hour, with each trading day lasting 60 seconds. Mountain Vista High School’s Team 1 came in third overall during the two-day event, behind teams from Boulder and Monarch high schools. The Highlands Ranch students grew their portfolio by 123 percent to more than
$1.1 million. An MVHS team won first place in last year’s event. The fast-paced learning environment requires students work together efficiently. Adding to the excitement and confusion, adult event leaders infrequently left a news announcement reflecting fictitious world events and developments on each table, occurrences to which students react as stock prices fluctuate. “I’m still kind of confused,” admitted Lone Tree resident Lexie Quail, a student at Valor Christian. “But it’s very interesting. I’m thinking of a career in accounting or finance.” “It’s a really good experience (for getting) to know the business world,” said Valor classmate Michael Herring, also of Lone Tree. “I’m excited.” The 11th annual event was at maximum capacity, said Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain spokeswoman Kim McGrigg. “I think there is a good reason for it,” she said. “The financial world is growing so much, and companies are leaving so much of the decision-making up to the individual. This kind of education is imperative. You also need to know about the stock market even for understanding the world economy.” Other participating Douglas County teams included Castle View, Douglas County, Highlands Ranch, Ponderosa, Rock Canyon and STEM high schools.
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The Highlands Ranch Metro District and Centennial Water & Sanitation District are inviting the public to attend two hearings on the proposed 2015 budget and proposed changes to utility rates. Centennial Water’s public hearing is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at the District Office Building, 62 W. Plaza Drive. The Metro District’s public hearing concerning the 2015 proposed budget is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 25, also at the District Office Building. The public will have opportunities to ask questions or comment at both meetings. The public hearing for Centennial Water will include a presentation on charges for water, wastewater services and the streetlight fee. The base water rate is increasing, based on normal increases in the operating budget, and it is less than 2 percent for single family residential customers. No increases are anticipated for the fixed portion of the water and wastewater rate structure. The total impact from the proposed rate changes on a typical single family is estimated to increase the annual bill 3 percent from $789.03 to $812.40. Increases are proposed for the base water usage rate, wastewater usage rate and the streetlight fee. A 6.5 percent increase in the wastewater usage rate has been proposed. The primary reason for the wastewater rate increase relates to maintenance of aging systems needed to preserve operational efficiency. The typical single-family wastewater charge is based on a winter time usage of 9,000 gallons bimonthly. When combined with the wastewater fixed charge, the typical single-family wastewater bill will increase 4 percent from an annual cost of $229.50 to $239.22. The 2015 proposed streetlight fee is $7.75 bimonthly to cover the cost of both residential and arterial streetlight fee operations and maintenance. The streetlight fee increase is a result of increased energy-related charges from Xcel Energy. This will be the first year for an increase since an arterial component was added in 2012. Since then, the energy-related charges have increased 14 percent. For more information about the public hearings, please contact Centennial Water or the Metro District at 303-791-0430. Learn more about Centennial Water at www.centennialwater.org. Visit the Metro District’s website at www.highlandsranch.org. A breakdown of the proposed rate changes and a comparison of water and wastewater rates in the Denver Metro area are available on the websites.
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County expects revenue increase No rise in taxes, fees for Douglas homeowners
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Thanks to new construction and increasing revenue in d for Douglas County, homeowners will again not have to pay more 2 W. in county property taxes next year. “The revenues we are going to collect in 2015 are due to g the new growth, new construction and new buildings that are v. 25, popping up in the county,” Douglas County budget manager Martha Marshall said. “The money is coming from property ns or taxes, not from an increase in the tax, but new properties being included.” lude The preliminary $279.7 million budget keeps all taxes and vices fees the same and funnels large portions of money into funding roads, open space, parks and the justice center through rmal voter-approved ballot initiatives. an 2 The largest expenditures are expected to be: capital imo in- provement and infrastructure, $64.9 million; public safety, The ongoing construction at the Robert A. Christensen Justice Center in Castle Rock will include the completion of the building’s final two courtrooms in 2015. water $55.2 million; public works engineering and operations, $35.7 Photo by File photo million; and health and human services, $32.5 million. on a According to the Douglas County Assessor’s Office, propnual erty taxes on a $300,000 home are currently about $2,350 per ronment here,” District 3 County Commissioner Jill Repella pro- year. said. sage “When we do the business personal property tax rebate, Budgeted revenues total $248.6 million, a 2.2 percent increase over 2014 estimates. The majority of revenue comes unless it’s a really equipment-heavy type of manufacturing rate from property taxes (44 percent) and sales taxes (22 percent). business, it’s not as big of dollars as you might think. But truly, asteThe $31 million difference in revenues and expenditures truly, over and over again, it’s demonstrating to the business community how much we value them and that we’re doing ging will be offset by the use of county fund balances. Celebrate the Tradition what we can. That message goes a long way.” Among projects earmarked for funding in 2015 are: The The county finance staff and commissioners will discuss of Excellence in • A $6.2 million public safety driving facility, land acquision a When tion and construction off Moore Road, which is located west the budget at three meetings before final approval, scheduled Littleton Public Schools! typi- of Santa Fe Drive in the area of Louviers. The driving facility for Dec. 9. The public can view the preliminary budget at www.dougcent will primarily be used for police training, but will also be available for county public works training, Fire and other area law las.co.us. nthly enforcement agencies and possibly by the school district for reet- bus driver training. • The last two courtrooms, at $1.5 million, in the Justice ht fee Center in Castle Rock. arges • The $2.5 million US 85/C-470 Interchange reconstrucn in2012. tion. County officials expect the county’s new business perased sonal property tax exemption program, created to attract new ings, businesses and retain existing ones, to produce a significant strict amount of revenue. The county collects approximately $9 million in business er at Sponsors: personal property tax each year. Under the new tax exempLittleton Public Schools Board of Education webtion, the first $100,000 of actual value will be exempted for Littleton Education Association business in Douglas County. Littleton Association of School Executives nd a According to officials, the business personal property tax nver exemption is part of the county’s plan to attract new business to the region and foster a climate of economic growth. Jill Repella, “I think the most important part of what we’ve done here B:10.25” is the statement that we’ve made that we are trying to support the business community and create a business friendly enviDistrict T:10.25” 3 County Commissioner
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New faces to serve Douglas County Party affiliation of winners remains the same Staff report Residents of Douglas County will see some new — and some familiar — faces in new places. The Nov. 4 election brought the usual Republican sweep to the county, but most of the winning candidates will be new to their posts. In state House District 44, for example, Kim Ransom (R-Acres Green) is poised to take over in January for Chris Holbert (RParker). Ransom took 64 percent of the vote in a three-way race. “I am honored and humbled by the confidence the citizens of this district have in me to represent their voice at the state Capitol, and am grateful for all the volunteers and support that helped make this election successful,” said Ransom, who has
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commissioner and sheriff races, while having served in the jobs for several months, were elected to those seats for the first time. David Weaver, the longtime sheriff, ran unopposed for county commissioner after having been appointed to the post over the summer. His former undersheriff, Tony Spurlock, was then appointed sheriff in July, and he handily won the post last week. Only two previously elected incumbents return to serve Douglas County in their same capacities. Treasurer Diane Holbert (R-Parker) ran unopposed for her second
IN WITH THE NEW The following is a look at those who will be new to their elected posts and who they replace: DOUGLAS COUNTY CORONER Jill Romann (R-Castle Rock) will take over for Lora Thomas (R-Highlands Ranch), who is vacating the office after an unsuccessful run for sheriff. DOUGLAS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER Merlin Klotz (R-Parker) will take over for term-limited Jack Arrowsmith (R-Castle Rock).
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STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 43 Kevin Van Winkle (R-Highlands Ranch) will take over for term-limited Frank McNulty (R-Highlands Ranch).
DOUGLAS COUNTY SURVEYOR Robert Snodgrass (R-Highlands Ranch) will take over for Dale Hamilton (R-Larkspur), who is vacating office.
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 44 Kim Ransom (R-Acres Green) will take over for Chris Holbert, the new state senator for District 30.
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 30 Chris Holbert (R-Parker) will take over for term-limited Ted Harvey (R-Highlands Ranch).
STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 45 Patrick Neville (R-Franktown) will take over for Carole Murray (R-Castle Rock), who is retiring from office.
Highlands Ranch man indicted for murder Harold Henthorn, 58, suspected of killing wife Staff report Harold Henthorn, 58, of Highlands Ranch, was arrested without incident on Nov. 6, one day after being indicted on first-degree murder charges. Later that same day, Henthorn made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya, and he was advised of his rights and the charges pending against him. The defendant was scheduled to appear in court again at 10 a.m. Nov. 12 for a detention hearing and arraignment. The U.S Attorney’s Office in the District of Colorado said in a news release that it would ask the court to detain the defendant pending trial and that evidence might be presented at the Nov. 12 court date. According to the indictment, on or about Sept. 29, 2012, Henthorn willfully, deliberately, maliciously, and with premeditation and malice aforethought did unlawfully kill his
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wife, Toni Henthorn in Rocky Mountain National Park. If convicted, Henthorn faces a mandatory term of life in federal prison without the possibility of parole, as well as a fine of up to a $250,000. “The indictment charges Henthorn with the first degree murder of his wife in Rocky Mountain National Park,” said U.S. Attorney John Walsh. “The United States Attorney’s Office will work tirelessly with the National Park Service and the FBI to ensure that justice is done for the victim and her family.” The National Park Service and the FBI, both of whom assisted in arresting Henthorn, investigated the case. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office also provided assistance during the investigation and arrest. The sheriff’s office has confirmed that there is an active and open investigation into the 1995 death of Henthorn’s first wife, Sandra Henthorn, who died while she and her husband were changing a flat tire in southern Douglas County and the jack slipped and the car fell on top of her. That case was reopened right after the death of Henthorn’s second wife in 2012, said Sgt. Ron Hanavan, spokesman for the sheriff’s office.
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To further connect the community’s businesses and residents, the Highlands Ranch Chamber of Commerce is launching a new app for mobile users on Nov. 17. “It’s important for the chamber to continually look for new ways to promote Highlands Ranch, and stay current with modern technology,” said Andrea LaRew, president of the chamber of commerce. The purpose of the app is to bring all Highlands Ranch community resources together in one location, LaRew said. The app will include Highlands Ranch Community Association events, business-related events, emergency and school information, LaRew said. It will be a way for long-time and new residents to find the resources they need without having to search four or five difLaRew ferent websites, which is hard to do on a mobile device, LaRew said. Additionally, the majority of the people who visit the chamber’s website are accessing it from a mobile device, LaRew said. The app will continue to be a work-in-progress, LaRew said. It will be continually evolving as residents, and others who use the app, provide feedback and more resource information is added. All business chamber of commerce members will be listed for free, but nonmembers can also list their business for a fee, she said. These listings will have just the basic information, but members and nonmembers can upgrade their listing for a “nominal fee.” Businesses can also be involved in the loyalty program and offer special deals to their regular customers, LaRew said. “This allows merchants to offer loyalty rewards,” she said, “and consumers the opportunity to find the deals.” For businesses, the app is a good tool to add to existing marketing strategies, and the biggest benefit for residents is to have all the resources they need on their mobile device. One big reason for the app is to connect the chamber of commerce and businesses to the community and residents of Highlands Ranch, LaRew said, but the chamber also is hoping to reach users beyond the Highlands Ranch border. “The more people we can attract to this area,” LaRew said, “the more beneficial it is for the community.” The chamber gets weekly calls from visitors, or people relocating to Highlands Ranch, asking about nice places to stay, good places to dine and things to do, LaRew said. “This app will be a good way to promote local merchants to visitors and new residents,” she said. The app, which is being developed by BusyBee App Design based in Castle Rock, will be compatible with all mobile devices and will be very user-friendly, LaRew said. It is designed to have icons for each different resource, drop-down menus and search tabs. The app is now available for a free download, but will not be live until its launch on Nov. 17. It can be downloaded on iTunes, the Google store or by a link provided on the homepage on the Highlands Ranch Chamber of Commerce’s website, www.highlandsranchchamber.org.
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CMAS testing in spring 2014. The online test is a partial replacement for both the original Colorado Student Assessment Program, administered until 2011, and the Transitional Colorado Assessment Program, issued in 2012 and 2013. Those exams were designed to test third- through 10th-grade students’ math, science, reading and writing skills. A separate CMAS test, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College & Career, will test third- through 11thgrade students in reading writing and math beginning in spring 2015.
ment, and to allow schools control over when in the four-year high school schedule to offer the instruction. But she said state officials knew scheduling a standardized test for seniors was a gamble. “We knew we were approaching a line with the fall of 12th grade,” Zurkowski said, but added the options appeared limited. “I don’t think (the students’ response) was completely unanticipated. In the long run, I don’t know that it will stay at fall of 12th grade.” In the future, Zurkowski said state assessments may be made more meaningful, perhaps by linking them to higher education or post-high school work places. “Long term, will kids have to take both the ACT and PARCC in Colorado?” she said. “I don’t know.”
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CMAS adds social studies to the list of subjects and comes with another twist: It added seniors to the list of those expected to take the six-hour test. Castle View High School senior Rachel Decker is among hundreds who didn’t take the CMAS assessment at her Castle Rock school. As an outgoing student, Decker said the test won’t benefit her academically and has no bearing on her future plans. “My parents were in full agreement with me,” she said. “I know only about 50 students who actually took the test, and some of them just made up answers or drew pictures in the (test) bubbles.” The decision to add testing at the 12th-grade level was in part because the exams are designed to test knowledge acquired throughout high school, said Joyce Zurkowski, the Colorado Department of Education’s director of assess-
Student investment in taking the tests isn’t the only issue. Both the number of computers and the length required for CMAS testing presented high schools in Douglas County with challenges. Castle View, Rock Canyon, Chaparral and Douglas County high schools gave underclassmen two halfdays Nov. 5 and 6 to accommodate the testing. Schedule changes also were expected Nov. 12 and 13 during testing at Highland Ranch, Mountain Vista and ThunderRidge high schools. Make-up test dates also were designated. Despite the accommodation, many Douglas County School District seniors either let school leaders know they were opting out of the Nov. 5 and 6 tests, or didn’t show up for them. Several DCSD principals contacted
Students and parents united in anti-testing stand Castle View seniors view non-participation as a form of protest By Jane Reuter jreuter @coloradocommunitymedia.com Castle View High School seniors Rachel Decker and Andrea Alfano joined hundreds of classmates in not attending school the mornings of Nov. 5 and 6 for the statemandated Colorado Measures of Academic Standards assessments. “We’re all in a way protesting,” Decker said. “That’s how we see it.” “There’s a huge amount of us that are not taking it,” added Alfano. “Most of the seniors got their parents to sign them out of it. It’s taking us out of our classes to do something that’s really not helpful to us. We won’t get our results until we’re already in college, so there’s really not any benefit to it.” Alfano’s and Decker’s parents agreed with the students’ decision not to participate in the six hours of assessments. “We think seniors have enough on their plate with jobs, ACT tests, family life, college applications,” Kollette Decker said. “They don’t need any more testing. It’s just getting out of hand.” “The schools for years had standardized
testing, but it always ended in sophomore year, so there was none junior and senior year,” Laura Alfano said. “It’s hard enough to get them invested in their senior year in the first place. This is not against the principal or the school. It’s just a waste of time.” Aside from concerns about the tests’ relevancy for seniors, Laura Alfano said the time reserved for the lengthy, online assessments takes away from class time. “Right now, her toughest class is AP Literature,” she said. “With this testing, she will miss two days of it.” That includes instruction to prepare for the AP Literature exam. “A test she will take eventually that will matter and will earn her college credit,” Laura Alfano said. Rachel Decker and her mom plan to write a letter about their testing concerns to state legislators. “I don’t have a whole lot of faith in the Legislature but we’re going to try,” Kollette said. Andrea Alfano said she understands lack of student participation could impact the school’s rating. “If I were to take the test, I probably wouldn’t do well because it’s on things I don’t take and haven’t been taught,” she said. “I’m not saying we don’t care about the school because we’re graduating. But the school’s rating shouldn’t really be determined by seniors who are leaving that year.”
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about students opting out of CMAS testing did not return calls to Colorado Community Media, and the district referred questions on CMAS to state education officials. Several Castle View parents, students and teachers said well over 50 percent of the high school’s students did not attend the sessions. Some seniors at the other DCSD schools that scheduled tests for Nov. 5 and 6 also opted not to participate.
Shared concerns Testing is set for Nov. 13 and 14 at high schools in Cherry Creek and Boulder Valley, where leaders said student unrest is clear. “There’s been quite a bit of conversation about students opting out,” Boulder Valley Superintendent Bruce Messinger said. “I’ve met with students. They’ve communicated with me. I’m not upset with the students. These are very highperforming students — these aren’t students who are motivated to skip school. Most of them will be in college (when results come back). “If it were of great benefit to them individually or to our school district, we might take a stronger stance. I’m not going to force the students to take a test.” At Cherry Creek, Amole said the district is requesting only that parents notify the school of the absence if a student chooses not to take the test. Amole said student discussions reflect those of parents and other adults concerned about excessive testing. “We need to respect our kids,” she said. “They are adults, or nearly adults, and need to make choices for themselves about what they think is the best thing for them to do.”
Impacts for schools Colorado Department of Education officials said they need 95 percent of students at each school to participate in the test to ensure they have accurate data, a figure set by federal legislation. The data helps education leaders make state, district and school-level policy decisions, according to the CDE. Without that participation rate, a school’s performance framework rating could drop one level. The state’s performance framework includes four levels, ranking a school’s academic achievement and postsecondary readiness, among other factors. Schools are not impacted financially by test participation percentages. Districts can, however, file a request for reconsideration if a school’s rating changes. They must then provide evidence to the state of a good-faith effort to test all students. The state already knows that at least some students are taking the tests. As of 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 6 — with two more weeks of testing to go — Zurkowski said seniors had completed 25,000 assessments. If every student took the test, the CDE would receive 110,000 assessments, she said. Messinger said Boulder Valley will make a good-faith effort to administer the test. He’s optimistic the student response could prompt change. “Our hope is over time our state board of education and Legislature will listen to this input, and maybe consider a better balance,” he said. “We aren’t saying there isn’t any need for assessment. This just seems like way too much for us.”
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It’s all good and there’s no problem, y’know? Geez, these are only suggestions. I hope you didn’t think that any of this stuff was binding. Stop signs. Speed limits. Turn signals. Carry-on baggage policies. “Please turn off your cell phone.” They don’t say, “Or else.” “Dogs must be on a leash when off of the owner’s property.” Certainly this doesn’t apply to everyone. “Dog owners must pick up and properly dispose of their dog’s defecation both on and off the owner’s property.” Are you kidding me? I read somewhere that a dog owner commits a Class 2 petty offense if, “The dog’s owner fails to prevent his or her dog from disturbing the peace of any person by loud, habitual, or persistent barking, howling, yelping, or whining.” What’s wrong with a little non-stop barking? “No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle within five feet of a public or private driveway.” My neighbors are in the clear. The ones who think they are living in a frat house. Party, dudes. “No solicitors” sign on someone’s door? It’s just a proposal, not an ultimatum. “The number you are calling is on the National Do Not Call Registry. If you are a solicitor, please hang up, and remove this number from your call list.” Heck no. Who doesn’t want to be called by a politician’s aide? “No skateboarding.” Ha! “No shirt, no service.” Try telling that to Scout Willis.
Rules, rules, rules, what are they good for? Absolutely nothing. Etiquette? I’m no Emily Post. I had a gettogether and someone I didn’t invite showed up and ate most of the little sandwiches. Emily would have frowned on that, but not me. I feel the same way when someone cuts in line, or cuts in front of me on the highway. Everything is beautiful (in its own way). I was listening to an Up With People album one afternoon, and there was a knock on the door. Two young men were standing on my porch, holding out pamphlets. I love pamphlets. Both of them were dressed so nicely, in white shirts and ties. And I could see their bicycles in the driveway. Now, I know that some people refuse to welcome these fine young people. Not me, brother. Elbows off the table. Don’t talk with your mouth full. Don’t play with your food. If God didn’t want me to play with my food, why did he invent mashed potatoes? Don’t run with scissors.
Kindly take notice of bid for kindness Are you kind? No, seriously, are you kind? You would probably agree that most of us would consider ourselves kind. And we may have even been told by others just how kind we are from time to time, and maybe even all the time. Now certainly there are levels of kindness, right, I mean some of us are just kinder than others. These are the folks that are born with a stronger kindness gene and just can’t help themselves as the kindness pours out of them. And we have all heard the terms like “Random acts of kindness,” or the slogan, “Kindness, pass it on.” Some might see these or hear these and feel they have been diluted over time or just ignore them as background noise, and idle niceties. What if our kindness was purpose driven and intentional? Let me share with you an example of what that might look like. First let me share that Dr. Jill Pechacek, a Colorado physician and very close friend of our family, was recently diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. You may have seen her story on television, as most of the networks have covered her amazing attitude as she goes into battle. It’s her attitude of kindness that is truly
amazing. First let me share a little bit about Dr. Jill. Our family has known her for more than 15 years and she has helped us through every cold, cough, sniffle, tummy ache, broken bone, headache, flu, virus, disease and illness that our family faced over the years. And regardless of how sick we were, we always received the warmest hug and biggest smile as we were treated. And all her patience would tell you that she never rushed you in and out of the exam room, she made you feel like you were the only patient in her office. Kindness can be seen and felt in her actions and heard Norton continues on Page 9
If you want to say “Wimbleton” instead of “Wimbledon,” you go right ahead. If you want to say “poinsetta” instead of “poinsettia,” you go right ahead. Who says what you order at Starbucks is featherbrained and pretentious? Stand up for your rights, even if they are wrongs. How are we supposed to appreciate good behavior if there is no bad behavior? You don’t know how great it is not to have a toothache until you have had one, right? You don’t know how great it is not to have swollen and bleeding gums, until you have had swollen and bleeding gums. Maybe your neighbors are the equivalents of swollen and bleeding gums, but try to get along. Live and let live is my motto. The frat boys took forever to rake their leaves, so a lot of them became my leaves. When they finally got around to raking their leaves, they didn’t bag them. They piled them up right next to the fence. I think I saw a family of snakes moving in. And that’s OK. I am an animal lover. But I have to say that I kind of wish that leash suggestion was binding. Smitty and I have been beset upon 14 times by unleashed dogs, and you never know what might happen. Smitty is a fierce individual. But not me. You will find me at the corner of Easy Going and Vine. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR True Catholics not for choice In response to the Oct. 23 full-page ad for the organization, Catholics for Choice: As a “cradle Catholic,” I am very concerned that readers of this paper might assume this organization represents mainstream Catholicism. It most assuredly does not. You cannot be a member of the Roman Catholic community and support Pro Choice. This statement has been issued by our bishops and pastors locally. How can anyone ignore the “rights” of the innocent human being in utero by focusing solely on a woman’s right to do what she wants with her body? The developing child is not part of a mother’s body. As Christians, we pray for a conversion of heart in all those who support “choice.” Diane Shea Highlands Ranch
We were founded on freedom of religion How scandalous! Students in Douglas County schools engaging in charitable work like sending shoe boxes of gifts to children in Third World countries? This simply cannot be tolerated! This is the attitude of American Humanist Association attorney Dave Niose, who Letters continues on Page 9
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CU South Denver plans for future Second phase of university’s renovation set for next year By Chris Michlewicz
cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com The introduction of classes this fall at the University of Colorado’s South Denver facility at The Wildlife Experience is merely a starting point for what’s to come. Just six months ago, poisonous snakes occupied a 7,000 square-foot space that now serves as three separate classrooms. What were once basement storage rooms for taxidermy animals and wildlife exhibits are now high-tech simulation labs that host incredibly life-like training scenarios for the school’s 36 nursing students. In total, the University of Colorado has renovated 11,000 square-feet of underutilized space into classrooms, and a second phase of construction next year will further transform the facility into a full-fledged, institution of higher learning. A commons area will be enhanced. Dedicated desk space for faculty will be added. The existing Discovery Den downstairs near the entrance will be put to better use. And, of course, the number of students will increase. CU officials are in the process of determining the scope of the next phase of improvements, and what fields of study to add. It’s the responsibility of Jonathan Lurie, assistant vice chancellor for program operations, to help “evaluate what new programs might be appropriate” and how they could fit into the existing curriculum taught at CU campuses in Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs, he said. The university is also exploring business partnerships, museum operations and continuing K-12 outreach. “We want to make sure we’re connecting with folks who are interested in classes, events and collaborative partnerships,” Lurie said. The school is currently operating under a lease agreement with The Wildlife Experience, a wildlife art museum with interactive educational exhibits that opened in 2003.
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has filed a suit against the school district. According to Niose, “there’s a significant problem with religion in our schools.” He further suggests that, while the aforementioned charity, Operation Christmas Child, is Christian based, he would take the same action regardless of the religion, stating “they seem to think there’s a Christian privilege… but there isn’t under the Constitution.” This would have surprised America’s Founders, who made statements like these: • “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.”— George Washington • “It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on
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in each word she speaks. Dr. Jill believes in God and she believes in kindness, she is a strong woman of faith. And even as she fights for her life, she has issued a challenge to us all. She would like us all to complete 29 acts of kindness in 11 days, Dr. Jill’s 29:11 Challenge. The 29:11 challenge stems from the scripture found in the Old Testament book of Jeremiah. “I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, a plan to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Dr. Jill believes God has a plan for her and believes that, as she says, “God’s got this.” Please check her story out on Caring Bridge at http://www. caringbridge.org/visit/jillpechacek/guestbook. And here’s the catch, she has also asked that none of the 29 acts of kindness be directed towards her or her family. She is encouraging us to live in intentional kindness, to think about our daily behaviors through the lens of kindness. And perhaps, if we can commit to 29 acts of kindness in 11 days, the biggest benefit from our accepting the chal-
CU South Denver Vice Chancellor Lisa Douglas shows off the school’s simulation lab, which contains dummies that mimic reactions of the human body to put nursing students in realistic scenarios. Photo by Chris Michlewicz The museum’s founders, Dave and Gail Liniger, donated the museum building to the university in September. CU will officially take over the Liniger Building at CU South Denver Jan. 1. “The Wildlife Experience will still exist, but it becomes the owner of an art collection that we will have here and that will be really its only function,” said Lisa Douglas, vice chancellor of the south Denver facility. But that doesn’t mean the popular annual functions will go away. For the foreseeable future, the university will maintain the regular schedule of museum events, including “Movie and a Martini” nights and the Art & Ale Brew Festival, and outdoor programs like archery and fishing. The one thing that won’t continue on is the traveling
religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here.”— Patrick Henry John Marshal, our first Chief Justice, thought there was “a Christian privilege” in America, stating: “The American population is entirely Christian, and with us Christianity and Religion are identified. It would be strange indeed, if with such a people, our institutions [education] did not presuppose Christianity, and did not often refer to it, and exhibit relations with it.” However, Mr. Niose and a few “anonymous” parents are offended that such a notion still “permeates the culture” of DougCo. I’m proud that the DC school board is standing up to these intolerant bigots. Our Constitution does not ensure freedom from religion but freedom of religion. And no American loses this right when they enter the schoolyard. Terry P. Beh Castle Rock
lenge will not be for the others we pour out kindness upon, it may just be us that benefit the most. As just one example, my daughter Emily and her boyfriend Kiel have accepted the 29:11 challenge and have made 29 brown bag lunches to deliver to the homeless over 11 days. The look of pride on her face as she explained their plan was only exceeded by my own feeling of gratitude that she took the challenge so seriously. Maybe committing to a program or organized event such as this is not something that everyone can get their head around and support. And even if you can’t, my hope is that you are already living in kindness in your life and sharing that kindness with others. How about you, can I encourage you to accept Dr. Jill’s 29:11 challenge, or are you already one of the people that others already consider kind? I would love to hear all about what you plan on doing and how it impacts you personally at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we walk out in kindness, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
exhibits that occupied the north side of the second floor. Two 40-person classrooms are now in use in the exhibit space, including one outfitted with next-generation teaching technology. CU is using “distance learning” at the south Denver facility, providing a remote connection between its professors and students at other campuses, and vice versa, Douglas said. Students can ask questions and easily interact with faculty. “The professors in Boulder might not be interested in coming to south Denver, but they could have students here in south Denver that the Boulder faculty is teaching and (those students would) still get the same quality of educational experience without that professor coming down,” Douglas said. CU South Denver has courses in business, engineering, public health, education and nursing. All but nursing are graduatelevel courses intended to provide local industries with continuing education oppor-
tunities for employees. In building its offering of classes, CU is consulting with business leaders and elected officials to determine the best courses. CU recently connected with Lone Tree Mayor Jim Gunning, who said there is high demand in the engineering and technology fields locally. “We’re looking at data and demand. Making it come to reality is a challenge, but there is a lot of information and I think we can grow with that,” Douglas said. “There will be some trial and error and some things won’t work out and other things will boom and we’re just going to figure it out along the way and get as much feedback as possible.” The university plans to offer core classes that are often difficult to get into at its Auraria campus in Denver. It is also working closely with the nursing program at CU’s Anschutz campus and looking at partnerships with its other campuses.
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Gardner takes Senate seat from Udall Congressman defeats Democratic incumbent By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A U.S. Senate race that was expected to be a nail-biter proved to be anything but that on Nov. 4 as Republican Congressman Cory Gardner upended Democratic incumbent Mark Udall in a race that was decided stunningly early. A pumped-up crowd of supporters erupted when Gardner took to a podium inside a Hyatt hotel ballroom at the Denver Tech Center, where the enthusiastic Yuma native declared victory. “Tonight we shook up the Senate,” Gardner said. “As Republicans in Colorado, we’ve gotten used to the saying, `Wait for the next election.’ Well tonight, that next election came.” Gardner held an advantage of 5 percentage points or more throughout much of Election Night, but that would eventually shrink to a 48 percent to 46 percent victory. Udall conceded defeat in front of supporters at downtown Denver’s Westin Hotel at about 10 p.m. on Election Day, during a speech where he graciously accepted the night’s reality. “As long as I’ve had the privilege of serving the people of Colorado, I always feel like I’ve come out ahead,” Udall said. Udall’s speech came two hours after news outlets began calling the race for Gardner — which occurred only an hour after the 7 p.m. poll closings. That surprised many observers. Even though recent public polling leading up to the election showed a coalescing of majority support for Gardner, the race was expected to be tight, considering recent elections have shown that a strong Democratic ground game made all the difference. But that didn’t materialize for Udall, who also had to fight against a national Republican wave that resulted in Democrats losing control of the U.S. Senate. In spite of the painful results, Udall tried to keep the mood light, referencing the humor of his late father, former Congressman
Colorado’s next U.S. Senator, Republican Cory Gardner, gives his victory speech to GOP supporters Nov. 4 at the Hyatt hotel ballroom at the Denver Tech Center after early results showed a convincing lead over Democratic incumbent Mark Udall. Photo by Christy Steadman and presidential candidate Morris Udall. “I do respect the will of the voters here in the state of Colorado, but I also thought about my dad,” Udall said. “You may remember, some of you, that he lost an election. He said, `The voters have spoken, the blanket-blanks.’” But Udall — who became the first incumbent senator to lose in Colorado since 1978 — still acknowledged the sting of the loss. “I thought about Abe Lincoln, you know his famous story about the boy that stubbed his toe,” Udall said. “He said, ‘It hurts too much to laugh, but he’s too big to cry.’” But the night was Gardner’s. The senatorelect told the crowd that Coloradans have now “signed up to be the tip of the spear, the vanguard of change that is sweeping the nation.” Gardner said that Colorado voters “are not red, they are not blue, but they are crystal clear.” “They are crystal clear in their message to Washington: Get your job done and get the heck out of the way,” Gardner said.
Mark Udall gives an emotional concession speech to supporters from inside downtown Denver’s Westin Hotel on Nov. 4. Photo by Q Crutchfield
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State Senate control changes hands Colorado House remains under Democratic control By Vic Vela vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A bad Election Day turned into a worse week for Democrats as vote tallies from an Adams County state Senate race resulted in Democrats losing power of that legislative chamber. In Senate District 24, Republican Beth Martinez-Humenik defeated former Democratic state Rep. Judy Solano by 876 votes in a contest that wasn’t officially decided until Nov. 7, three days after the election. The loss means that Republicans, who entered Election Day as a one-vote minority in the Senate, now control the chamber, 18-17. The results mean that Sen. Bill Cadman (R-Colorado Springs) soon will become the next Senate president, taking the job away from Morgan Carroll (DAurora). “The Republican Senate Caucus is eager to move Colorado forward on so many important issues, and away from the extraordinary divisiveness of recent years,” Cadman said through an emailed statement on Nov. 8. Martinez-Humenik will take over the seat that was vacated by Lois Tochtrop, a Democrat from Thornton who was termlimited. Control of the Senate ultimately
hinged on the results from the SD 24 race, but other races also proved important in deciding the chamber’s balance of power. Four contests in Jefferson County resulted in incredibly tight races that were not resolved on Election Night. Two Democratic incumbents, Jeanne Nicholson of Senate District 16 and Rachel Zenzinger of SD 19 lost their seats to Republican challengers Tim Neville and Laura Woods. Democratic Sens. Andy Kerr of Lakewood and Cheri Jahn of Wheat Ridge barely held on against challengers Tony Sanchez and Larry Queen. The two seats Democrats lost were washed out by Democratic pick-ups of seats they had held until last year. Democratic state Rep. Leroy Garcia defeated incumbent Republican George Rivera in Pueblo while former state Rep. Mike Merrifield unseated Republican Sen. Bernie Herpin in Colorado Springs. Rivera and Herpin won their seats last year during recall elections in which voters ousted Democratic incumbents for their support of gun-control legislation. Meanwhile, Democrats held on to the House of Representatives, an outcome that was in doubt throughout the week. Rep. Daniel Kagan (D-Cherry Hills Village) eked out a victory to retain his seat, which helped to cement the Democratic majority in the House. Kagan’s is one of the most evenly divided districts in the state. But Democrats never imagined they would be sweating out results in Adams County days after the election. There, Democratic Rep. Joe Salazar of Thornton
edged out challenger Carol Becker. And, in a surprise to many, Democratic Rep. Jenise May lost her seat to JoAnn Windholz. May sits on the powerful Joint Budget Committee and was selected as chairwoman to the House Majority Project to elect new Democratic state representatives. Democrats suffered several other key losses on Election Night, including the U.S. Senate race and down-ticket races for attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer.
GOP wave `smaller here’ House Speaker Mark Ferrandino (DDenver) said he expected Democrats to lose a couple of seats in the chamber. But when it was all said and done, he was pleased that the party kept control of the House. Ferrandino, who is term-limited and won’t be returning next year, said Democratic legislators were able to hold on to their seats in spite of a national wave that swept Republicans into power in many offices across the country. “The national wave was huge, bigger than anyone expected going into Election Day,” he said. “If that was the case, that would have made the wave higher in Colorado, but the reality is it was smaller here.” Ferrandino does not believe the results marked a referendum on Democratic-backed policies that the Legislature enacted in 2013 — including gun control, an election-law overhaul and civil unions. Ferrandino pointed to Kagan, who ran
on his support for background checks on all gun sales and transfers in a tough district. “If that was something that wasn’t supported, he wouldn’t have won that race,” Ferrandino said. Kagan said the losses of Democratic seats had more to do with voter resentment of politicians overall, rather than frustration over one party in particular. “I think it’s the result of the wave of dissatisfaction with government generally that is causing a lot of the people to say, ‘I don’t care who you are. I’m getting you out of here.’ ” Kerr said he doesn’t expect lawmakers to change the way they go about business, just because of the tightening of control of power in the Legislature. “Everyone looks at one or two bills each session and says, ‘Look how divisive the Legislature is,” Kerr said. “The vast majority of the work we do flies under the radar and is nonpartisan.” State Rep. Frank McNulty (R-Highlands Ranch) said Republicans won big on Nov. 4 because voters were “generally dissatisfied with the direction the Democrats were taking our state.” But McNulty, who is also term-limited and won’t be returning to the Capitol next year, thinks that one person in particular won big as a result of a divided Legislature — Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper. “By definition anything that makes it to his desk is going to be bipartisan,” McNulty said. “Hickenlooper is the chief beneficiary of the politics that will play out in the Legislature and he knows that and his staff knows that.”
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Impact of Latino vote debated Republicans say they have made progress with the demographic By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com During a Nov. 4 re-election victory speech, Republican Congressman Mike Coffman thanked his supporters in two languages. Coffman talked about how important it was to have taken part in a recent all-Spanish debate with Andrew Romanoff, his challenger in the 6th Congressional District race. The district is one of the most diverse in the country and has a large Latino population. “Because for me it is very important to be able to share my vision to create more jobs and more opportunities to everyone in Colorado,” Coffman said in Spanish to a cheering crowd of supporters after defeating Romanoff decisively on Election Night. Coffman has been studying Spanish with a tutor since his district was re-mapped to include more Latinos in 2012. Coffman’s near double-digit victory over Romanoff in what was supposed to be one of the closest races in the country is leaving Republicans hopeful that they finally have turned the corner in wooing a demographic that has largely rejected GOP policies — Latino voters. “Times have changed and our party has
changed and Mike Coffman represents the very best of a Republican who can run in a competitive district while making the effort to gain the confidence of his constituents,” said state Republican Party Chairman Ryan Call. “I hope every Republican candidate will take a lesson from the efforts of Mike Coffman to listen to the people he represents.” Although Call did not have any Latino voter data available at the time of his comments, he and other Republicans are confident that they were able to make inroads with Hispanic voters this election cycle. They also point to the win by Cory Gardner in the U.S. Senate race as evidence that they did well with all voting demographics. But is it that Republicans have finally started to win over Latino voters — or is it that the GOP benefited from a lack of enthusiasm on the part of Latinos on Election Day? Patty Kupfer of America’s Voice, a Denverbased immigrant advocacy group, said exit polling numbers do not back Republicans’ claims that they made inroads with Latino voters. Kupfer pointed to an America’s Voicesponsored exit poll that shows Latino voters backed Democratic Sen. Mark Udall over Gardner 71 percent to 23 percent. Latinos supported Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper over Republican challenger Bob Beauprez by a 70 percent to 28 percent margin, according to exit poll findings. “Latinos who voted were not voting Republican,” Kupfer said.
National exit polls conducted by Edison Research back Kupfer’s assessment. Latinos voted for Democrats over Republicans by a 63 percent to 35 percent margin. Latino support for Democrats was higher this year than during the 2010 midterm elections, according to the exit poll’s findings. If that’s the case, then why did so many Democratic candidates struggle in Colorado and across the country on Nov. 4, considering how reliably Democratic of a voting bloc Hispanics have become over the years. “Maybe Latino turnout was not as high as we would have hoped,” Kupfer said. “There’s just a real sense that it was hard to get people excited this year.” Latino enthusiasm was a problem for Democrats leading up to Election Day. Kupfer said Latino voters made up about 8 percent of the votes cast in 2010. When all votes are counted this year, she expects that number to drop a full percentage point. America’s Voice also took part in a national poll of Latino voters who were registered, but who did not vote. She said the poll found that the vast majority of Latinos who did not vote were upset with President Barack Obama’s decision to hold off on taking executive action on immigration issues until after the midterm elections. “He made the decision based on keeping the Senate in Democrats’ hands... and look at where that got us,” Kupfer said. Had the president gone forward with executive action on immigration, the issue
would not have played well in Southern states - where Senate Democratic hopefuls lost anyway. But many political observers believed that the issue would have helped Udall by driving up Latino voter enthusiasm here. State Democratic Party Chairman Rick Palacio said he was “equally as disappointed in the president” as were Latinos over the president’s immigration punt. But Palacio doesn’t think lack of enthusiasm was the issue. “I saw Latino voters come out in favor of our Democrats and it showed at the polls,” he said. “Very clearly, Democrats are on the side of immigration reform while Republicans continue to stall on this issue.” Democratic leaders acknowledge that they were swept by a Republican wave this year that they believe will not be present two years from now. Democrats are hopeful that Latinos will continue to vote Democratic and that their influence will increase in 2016, a presidential-year election in which minority voter turnout will be much higher than it was last week. But Ali Pardo, the GOP’s Hispanic press secretary, said Democrats are just trying to make themselves feel better after a rough night on Nov. 4. She said Republicans have made gains among Latino voters after having been long-criticized by Hispanics for ignoring their issues and concerns. “The Democrats can try to spin it anyway they want, but they’ve noticed,” she said. “We weren’t in the (Hispanic) community the way we should have been before, but we are now.”
Castle Rock/Franktown Castle Rock/Franktown
First United Methodist Church
TRUST JESUS & WORSHIP! 10:30am at Castle View HS
1200 South Street w/Kids & Castle Rock, CO 80104 Youth Min 303.688.3047 mysummitchurch.com www.fumccr.org
Services:
Trinity
Sunday 8am, 9:30am, 11am Sunday School 9:15am
Lutheran Church & School
Little Blessings Day Care www.littleblessingspdo.com
Sunday Worship 8:00 & 10:45 a.m. Sunday School Bible Study 9:30am Trinity Lutheran School & ELC (Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)
303-841-4660 Serving the southeast Denver www.tlcas.org WORSHIP area SUNDAY SCHOOL Greenwood Village PRESCHOOL Sunday · 8:00 am & 10:30 am
Highlands Ranch
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Open and Affirming
Sunday Worship
8:00 AM Chapel Service 9:00 & 10:30 AM Sanctuary 10:20 AM St. Andrew Wildflower Sunday School 9:00 & 10:30 am
www.st-andrew-umc.com 303-794-2683 Preschool: 303-794-0510
Littleton
Cowboy Church
with Kevin Weatherby
Sundays 10 am
Calf’s Lowell Ranch • 2330 S. I-25 www.savethecowboy.com
Serving the Southeast Denver area
Call or check our website for information on services and social events! www.cbsdenver.org
303-794-6643
Highlands Ranch
Alongside One Another On Life’s Journey
www.gracecolorado.com
You are invited to worship with us:
Sundays at 10:00 am
Grace is on the NE Corner of Santa Fe Dr. & Highlands Ranch Pkwy. (Across from Murdochs)
303-798-8485
worship Time 10:30AM sundays 9:00am Spiritual Formation Classes for all Ages 90 east orchard road littleton, co
Parker evangelical Presbyterian church Connect – Grow – Serve
Sunday Worship
8:45 am & 10:30 am 9030 MILLER ROAD PARKER, CO 80138 3038412125 www.pepc.org
Sunday Worship - 10:00am Bible Study immediately following Thursday Bible Study - 7:30pm Currently meeting at: Acres Green Elementary School 13524 Acres Green Drive 303-688-9506 www.LoneTreeCoC.com
Parker
Community Church of Religious Science Sunday 10:00 a.m. at the historic Ruth Memorial Chapel on Mainstreet
303.805.9890 www.ParkerCCRS.org
Lone Tree Church of Christ
Weaving Truth and Relevance into Relationships and Life
Parker, CO • 10am Worship www.uccparkerhilltop.org 303-841-2808
GRACE PRESBYTERIAN
Lone Tree
Welcome Home!
Congregation Beth Shalom
Parker
10926 E. Democrat Rd.
9203 S. University Blvd. Highlands Ranch, 80126
Serving the community ages 21/2 – 6 years “Love, Learn, Laugh”
303 N Ridge Rd. • Castle Rock • CO
Parker
United Church Of Christ Parker Hilltop
9:15 am · for children and adults
www.faithcrco.org 303-688-3476
Littleton
Joy Lutheran Church Sharing God’s Love
SERVICES:
SATURDAY 5:30pm
SUNDAY 8:00 & 10:30am
Expository Teaching Through Books of the Bible Families worshipping together Iron Horse Elementary School 20151 Tallman Dr. Parker 80138 Sunday 10:00 TwentyMileBibleChurch.org
Education Hour: Sunday 9:15am Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-3770 7051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO 303-841-3739 www.joylutheran-parker.org
303 798 6387 www.gracepointcc.us
First Presbyterian Church of Littleton Sunday Services 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Christ’s Episcopal Church 615 4th Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.5185
www.ChristsEpiscopalChurch.org TWITTER: @CECCastleRock
Sunday
8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
1609 W. Littleton Blvd. (303) 798-1389 • www.fpcl.org
To advertise your place of worship in this section, call 303-566-4091 or email kearhart@ColoradoCommunityMedia.com.
Careers
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Careers Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Bear Creek Center Now Hiring: CNAs $500 Sign-On for Full Time JOB FAIR: Thurs., Nov 20th 150 Spring St., Morrison, CO Time: 10am-4pm Scrub or Grub Giveaway!
Kohl’s, one of the fastest-growing retailers in the nation, is looking for friendly people to join our team. The following positions are available at our Lone Tree, Aurora, Parker and Castle Rock stores: Part-time Seasonal Positions
As an associate, you can expect competitive compensation and immediate merchandise discounts. With Kohl’s, you’ll be in great company! Apply in person at our Lone Tree store, 8660 S. Quebec Street, our Aurora store, 6584 S. Parker Road, our Parker store, 11485 S. 20th Mile Road and our Castle Rock store, 4800 Milestone Road or Kohlscareers.com.
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Caregivers to provide in-home care to senior citizens who need assistance with activities of daily living. Call Today 303-736-6688 www.visitingangels.com /employment Clever Kids Learning Center Has full and part time positions caring for infants and pre-schoolers 303-236-9400 for info on hours and benefits Doggy Daycare and Boarding Kennel needs
FT/PT Camp Counselors.
Must have animal experience and a solid employment history. Castle Rock Residents Only email resume castlerock@campbowwow.com FULL-CHARGE BOOKKEEPER for large irrigation canal system. 26-30 hrs per week. Starting salary range $14-$18 per hour with benefits, DOE. Duties to include: A/P, A/R, Payroll, GL and all clerical. QB Pro desirable. Must be proficient with XCEL, WORD & PowerPoint. Four years office experience preferred and 50 wpm typing required. File scanning and Google Business experience helpful. Offices located in Westminster/Thornton area. A background/drug screening prior to hire. Email Resume to: farmers.highline@gmail.com
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Savio House needs foster parents to provide temporary care for troubled teens ages 12-18. Training, 24 hour support and $1900/month provided. Must complete precertification training and pass a criminal and motor vehicle background check. Call Michelle 303-225-4073 or visit saviohouse.org.
LEGITIMATE WORK AT HOME No Sales, no Investment, No Risk, Free training, Free website. Contact Susan at 303-646-4171 or fill out form at www.wisechoice4u.com
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We have opportunities for Operators, Set-Up Machinists, and Leads. Day and night shifts are available! Requirements include: at least one year of experience operating CNC Lathes, ability to read blueprints, use measuring devices, and be familiar with G & M codes. Experience with Daewoo machines & Fanuc controls and/or multi-axis is preferred. This is your opportunity to join a growing company where there are many advancement opportunities!
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To apply: please email resumes to CAREERS@PCSFERGUSON.COM, fax to 720-407-3546, or apply in person at 3771 Eureka Way, Frederick, CO, 80516. PCS Ferguson has a strict anti- drug and alcohol policy. We have a zero tolerance position on all drugs recognized as illegal by the Federal Government, regardless of Colorado State law. All candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test, and will be subject to random testing once employed. EOE
King Soopers Job Fair for Highlands Ranch Area Stores When: Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 10AM – 3PM Where: King Soopers at 9551 S. University Blvd. Highlands Ranch, CO Prior to attending this event, all applicants are encouraged to apply at www.kingsoopers.com/apply
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Lending Member Services Representative Sooper Credit Union invites you to consider a rewarding career assisting our members with valuable counseling and affordable solutions.
Haulaway, a family owned company since 1963, is seeking great commercial/rear loader drivers to add to our team! Be part of a great company and home every night. Drivers with a minimum of 2 years experience and Diesel Mechanic with a minimum of 3 years experience. Must have a clean MVR and be able to pass a drug and physical screening!
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Haulaway not only offers good pay, great benefits, a great work environment but here you are not just a driver, you’re FAMILY!
Recruiting opening team for award-winning breakfast restaurant Urban Egg. Team focused, service driven, positive attitude, must work mornings. Apply in person Mon-Fri 9-4 at 52 W. Springer Dr. No calls please.
Warehouse / Front Office help for Lone Tree non-profit organization. M-F 9-3. $12/hr. Valid driver’s license and clean driving record required. Some lifting, deliveries and computer work. Bilingual (spanish) preferred. (303) 875-4014.
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Looking for Home-Care Provider in Thornton, Spanish Speaking, 42 Hours/Weekly. Background check required. Pay $9.00-$10.00/ hour. Also looking for providers in all Denver/Metro.303-399-0286.
Receptionist, part-time 25-30 hours per week, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Hours 8:00-5:00. Some Saturdays 8-12pm. Fun/Busy Pediatric office near Park Meadows area and Castle Rock location. Please fax resume to 303-689-9628 or email a.lane@pediatrics5280.com
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Tax laws undermine legalization of pot Lack of deductions may prove crippling to stores By Katie Kuntz
Rocky Mountain PBS I-News The Nov. 4 elections meant sweeping victories for the marijuana industry nationally, but in Colorado, the outcome was more of a mixed bag. Alaska, Oregon and the District of Columbia legalized recreational marijuana, while only some communities in Colorado chose to expand businesses. Voters in Manitou Springs and Federal Heights passed initiatives allowing retail marijuana shops to operate, while voters in Lakewood, as well as Palmer Lake and Ramah in El Paso County voted against recreational sales. Nearly 100 new businesses received their licenses from Colorado regulators on Oct. 1. Yet many of these new, voter-approved pot shops may find it difficult to survive a drug war-era tax code that already threatens many established businesses. Under the code, the federal government stands to make more money from the sale of marijuana than those legally selling it. And that could be enough to shut down many shops. “It’s almost like they want us to fail,” said Mitch Woolhiser, while walking through his store called Northern Lights Natural Rx in Edgewater. “Everything I do is aimed at keeping us in business because if I don’t, then (the feds) win. And I’m not going to let them win.” Woolhiser believes the federal government is actively seeking to undermine his business. Woolhiser first opened shop in 2010, selling medical marijuana. He started selling recreational pot when it became legal in Colorado at the start of this year. Last year, his business didn’t earn a profit. Had he been sell-
ing anything but cannabis, he would not have owed federal income tax, as he ended up with a loss. Instead, he ended up paying close to $20,000 to the IRS because of a 1980s tax code called 280E. “I believe that the feds extend the drug war through 280E,” said Jordan Cornelius, a Denver accountant who has worked with Woolhiser and many other marijuana companies in Colorado. “If (the federal government) can’t put them out of business legally when voters are mandating these businesses to move forward, it’s very easy to put them out of business financially.” Whether the government is actively enforcing the punitive code in an effort to undermine the legal marijuana business remains unclear. The Justice Department, Drug Enforcement Administration and Internal Revenue Service declined comment. However, an IRS spokesperson provided a 2010 letter written in response to several lawmakers in Colorado, Massachusetts, Arizona and California who had asked the IRS to stop enforcing the tax code in states that legalized the sale of medical marijuana. The IRS letter pointed out that only Congress could make that change. “The result you seek would require the Congress to amend either the Internal Revenue Code or the Controlled Substance Act,” the IRS letter said. Though multiple members of Congress received the letter, there has been little effort to amend the code. Instead, the federal government collects taxes on what it considers an illegal drug because the Supreme Court ruled more than 50 years ago that everyone has to pay taxes — even those who make their money illegally. Then, in 1982, Congress amended the U.S. tax code to include 280E, which says businesses selling a Schedule I or II drug — like marijuana, heroin, methamphetamine or cocaine — cannot deduct all of their regular business expenses. The rule means that the “costs of the product,” like the soil and fertilizer used to grow plants, are deductible. But the “costs of selling,” like advertising, rent and utilities — even salaries for employees — are not deductible.
Vicki Murgach, a shift manager at Northern Lights Cannabis Co., rings up a customer’s order at the marijuana shop in Edgewater on Oct. 31. Photo by Joe Mahoney/ Rocky Mountain PBS I-News “If it made sense, I would feel better about following it,” said Rob Corry, Denver attorney and marijuana advocate. “I don’t see why production is deductible — they are still producing marijuana!” But that quirk in the tax code has helped many cannabis companies stay in business in Colorado. Medical marijuana stores were required to grow their own product, and therefore had some associated deductions. As of Oct. 1, cannabis companies are no longer required to grow the products they sell. But without growing, many may soon find that they will have very few, if any, business deductions when filing federal taxes next April. “A lot of people think that the marijuana industry is just a license to print money,” said Taylor West, deputy director of the National Cannabis Industry Association. “And it’s just not the case.” West works for an association of more than 750 cannabis-related businesses across the United States, and says that 280E results in her clients paying more than 70
percent of their profits in taxes to the federal government. Sometimes, the rates are far higher than that. “A lot of times, instead of paying a tax rate that should be 30 to 40 percent, they are paying rates between 80 or 90 percent,” said Cornelius, the accountant. “I even have a client right now that is paying more than 100 percent effective tax rate.” Mac Clouse, a University of Denver finance professor who studies the industry, said the status quo creates an inherent and perhaps fatal conflict. “The problem is that we have passed laws that allowed these medical marijuana and recreational marijuana companies to do business,” Clouse said. “But we have all these other laws, tax laws, federal laws that make it incredibly difficult if not utterly impossible to survive.” Colorado Community Media brings you this report in partnership with Rocky Mountain PBS INews. Learn more at rmpbs.org/news. Contract Katie Kuntz at katiekuntz@rmpbs.org
Prostate Health Seminar
Learn about screening, early treatment and potential complications. Discover new approaches to advanced prostate disease and wellness in dealing with treatment and side effects. Wednesday, November 19 6:00 – 7:30 pm Lone Tree Health Center 9548 Park Meadows Drive Lone Tree, Colorado 80124 www.lonetreehealth.org
Cost: Free To RSVP: amy.hurley@uchealth.org • 720-553-1127
Presenters:
Al Barqawi, MD Associate Professor Urology
Elizabeth R. Kessler, MD Assistant Professor Medical Oncology
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Sky Ridge leader earns national award Markenson honored for work with American Red Cross By Jane Reuter
jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com When 14-year-old David Markenson took his first lifeguard class with the American Red Cross, he knew little about the organization that someday would honor him with one of its most prestigious awards. Markenson, chief medical officer at Lone Tree’s Sky Ridge Medical Center, received the Harriman Award for Distinguished Volunteer Service on Oct. 29 from the American Red Cross — a compassionate care entity to which he now has deep ties. The Harriman Award is the highest level of recognition an individual can receive for volunteer services and is awarded to a single person nationally each year. “It was an incredible honor and an incredible shock,” said Markenson. “I was very humbled in thinking I was selected among the tens of thousands of people who donate their time to the American Red Cross, and how incredible it was to be recognized for work I just love to do.” Markenson estimates he gives 10 to 20 hours a week to what he describes as “behindthe-scenes work” few are familiar with. As chair of the ARC’s Scientific Advisory Council, he leads a team of medical experts that guide the Red Cross on emergency treatments and practices.
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Two other noteworthy items concerning the 2015 proposed budget are that the recreation operating fund is expecting a $12,000 surplus, and as far as the recreation fund revenue sources are concerned, the programs offered by the HRCA are covering their own expenses, with surplus, Caputo said.
“We decide what goes into a CPR course, how a lifeguard should be trained to save a life, how a person should respond in a disaster and prepare their homes,” Markenson said. Each item is reviewed a minimum of every three years, and either retired, reaffirmed or revised. A recent discussion centered on whether the best method for conducting CPR includes chest compressions alone, or compressions with breath. “Our committee provided some very clear guidance,” Markenson said. “It is true compression only is much easier to learn, but compression with breath gives you a better chance of that person surviving.” He also works with representatives internationally to talk about the proper response to a variety of health care issues. “A classic example is recent threats such as Ebola,” he said. “We got phone calls such as what should we tell the public and how should we prepare if it ever became an issue and we had to run a care center.” Markenson said Sky Ridge and its parent company make his volunteer work possible. “It’s above and beyond my normal work at the hospital,” he said. “Sky Ridge and HealthONE are so supportive, they allow me to alter my schedule to do things that often require me to be out of the office.” A father of three, Markenson is a recreational pilot in his rare spare time. The board-certified pediatrician has dedicated his career to improving pediatric care, disaster medicine, EMS and emergency medicine.
Sky Ridge Medical Center’s chief medical officer Dr. David Markenson, center, received the Harriman Award for Distinguished Volunteer Service. To his left is American Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern, right is chair Bonnie McElveen-Hunter. Photo by Jason Colston/American Red Cross
“The programs need to continue to be successful,” Caputo said, “so assessments don’t have to increase.” Also having continued success are the annual beer fest and recycling events, Caputo said. Because of their success, the association’s scholarship fund, which is a separate organization, is anticipating to be able to hand out 20 scholarships at $1,500 each. This year, delegates received two budget presentations. The first was a draft presentation in
August, which was “really well received” among the delegates, Caputo said. By presenting the draft in August, it gave delegates an opportunity to ask questions and raise any concerns they have early enough for review. “The intent is to be more open,” Caputo said, “(and increase) communication with the delegates.” The finance committee worked with staff on the 2015 proposed budget from August through October. The committee unanimously voted in favor of the pro-
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New event planned for Castle Pines in 2015 By Mike DiFerdinando
mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com The City of Castle Pines and the Castle Pines Arts and Cultural foundation will be coming together to host a new event in the fall of 2015. Fall in the Foothills: A celebration of Castle Pines is scheduled for the first or second weekend of October 2015. The goal of the event is to celebrate Castle Pines’ unique position as a foothill community and help foster a sense of community in the growing city. “We think we have a unique environment here in Castle Pines and we would like for our community to take pride in that and enjoy what it has to offer,” said Cheryl McGovern, a board member of the Castle Pines Arts and Cultural Foundation. The foundation was formed in 2011 as the Castle Pines Arts Commission with the
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posed budget on Oct. 14, and delegates got their second budget presentation on Oct. 21. Budget meetings are always open to the public, so people may come and ask questions or make comments, added Caputo, who took over as finance manager earlier this year. For more information, or to view a draft of the 2015 proposed budget, visit www.hrcaonline.org, where it is available to be viewed and downloaded in PDF format.
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idea of bringing more arts programming to the community. At the Oct. 28 city council meeting, Castle Pines agreed to contribute $2,000 toward the estimated $4,000 budget for the event. “I think this fits quite nicely with the stated council goals of hosting events here in the community that help create a sense of place,” Castle Pines Mayor Jeremy Huff said. Fall in the Foothills will be free to the public and boast live music, food trucks, environmental education and crafts for children. A committee of residents and representatives from the city and Arts and Cultural foundation will work together to flush out ideas and plan the event over the coming year. McGovern said she hopes the event would attract a crowd of 500 or more. “It’s (planned to be) more of a salute to the environment and the city than an opportunity for vendors to sell items,” McGovern said.
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“Monument to the conquerors of space” by Mark Mothersbaugh is included in the career retrospective of his work at MCA Denver. Courtesy photos
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astle communitymedia.com d the “Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia” opened on Oct. 31 at the Museum of h the Contemporary Art Denver and is prehere sented throughout the entire museum se of building through April 12, 2015. said. The exhibit, curated by MCA Director puband “Chief ironAnimator” en. A Adam Letives rner, will next The MCA Denver is located ndalaunch on a at 1485 Delgany St., at the ins and national tour tersection with 15th Street in to MinneapoDenver’s LoDo neighborhood. lis, Cincinevent Winter hours: noon to 7 p.m. nati, Austin, Tuesdays through Thursdays; Cleveland, te to noon to 9 p.m. Fridays and Santa Monica pporSaturdays; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and New York, overn Sundays. Admission: $8/$5, running until free 12 and under. See the April 2017. website, mcadenver.org, for In confuture programming related junction with to the show, as it is developed. the exhibit, 303-298-7554. Princeton Architectural Press has published “Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia” with a forward by Wes Anderson and essays by Maria Elena Buszek, Adam Lerner, Carey Levine, Shepard Fairy and Steven Wolf, which will be available at the museum’s shop. Mothersbaugh is well known worldwide as a founding member of the popular band DEVO, but is less known as a prolific visual artist — a career he started before the band was formed by friends at Kent State University. The band’s name came from the word “devolution,” and he explores the interconnections between humans and machines, between visual art and music, via a variety of mediums. The exhibit includes newly produced musical and sculptural installations, documentation and music from the DEVO days, prints, drawings, paintings, rugs, sculptures, prints, video animations and a lifelong series of postcard-sized works,
Actress Jessica Biel, who moved to Boulder as a child and grew up there, and her superstar husband, Justin Timberlake, are expecting their first child, according to a story in Us Weekly magazine. According to the story, “Right now they are just enjoying the news for themselves,” one pal tells Us of the “Blunderer” actress, 32, and Timberlake, 33, who dated on and off for five years before getting engaged in January 2012. “They just want a happy baby.” Biel and Timberlake celebrated their twoyear wedding anniversary in October. “It’s weird because it feels like almost nothing has changed, yet something that you can’t really describe, or something that isn’t tangible, has changed,” Biel told Ellen DeGeneres of married life after returning from her honeymoon in 2012. “It just feels incredible.” Read more: http://www.usmagazine.com/ celebrity-moms/news/jessica-biel-is-pregnant-expecting-first-child-with-justin-timberlake-2014511#ixzz3IJfIY6Gd.
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Santa upstaged Thanksgiving (my birthday this year) by sledding into the Park Meadows dining hall from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 8. The free welcome celebration in Lone Tree included milk and cookies, gifts, balloon artists, crafts with Disney, Lego and Pottery Barn Kids and holiday music. Special guest appearances included L.L. Bear, Build-A-Bear Workshop’s Bearemy, the Gingerbread Man, the Holiday Polar Bear and more. Plus, the jolly man himself arrived via big red fire truck to greet guests before heading down to Santa’s Alpine Village for photos. Santa’s Super Sleigh, on loan from the North Pole until Dec. 24, will be on display in the Vistas Court.
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“Mechanical Aviary” by Mark Mothersbaugh is included in “Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia” at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver.
Thrillist.com, a website that’s not afraid of inciting a food fight, has just released its list of The Best Pizzeria in every state. Them’s fightin’ words. The timeless debate over the perfect pizza has divided many households, but Thrillist is willing to go there. Here’s what the website purports about pizza: “There are things in America that you can find no matter where you are. The kindness of strangers ... Good pizza. We like to think that somewhere, in each state, there’s a truly sublime pie, and to prove that point, we’ve crunched the numbers (and the crusts) and come up with a definitive list of the best pizzerias in every corner of this great nation ...These are the best pizzerias in every state in America.” Colorado’s winning pie purveyor is Osteria Marco on Larimer Square, Thrillist says. Restaurant mogul Frank Bonanno is no stranger to accolades, so it’s not surprising that his casual Italian eatery made the cut (or slice). Thrillist said, “One of Denver’s premier restaurateurs opened up this pizza place, and it’s a passion project. Mozzarella is made in-house, and pizzas don’t conform to any particular style — it’s all his own.” Osteria Marco is at 1453 Larimer St., www. osteriamarco.com, 303-534-5855.
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which will be exhibited in its entirety for the first time at MCA Denver. The artist is quoted by MCA Denver’s publicist: “When I came to Denver while touring with DEVO a few years ago, I was struck by the vitality and positive energy in the city and experiencing the Museum of Contemporary Art was definitely a high point. When the museum invited me to work with their team on an exhibition of this kind, I was happy to have the
opportunity to show Denver, and ultimately the world, what I’m really about.” This extensive retrospective offers a portrait of an important artist in contemporary culture. It will add to a visitor’s understanding of what the MCA describes as “a largely misunderstood band and Mothersbaugh’s role in the emergence of contemporary culture, including punk rock and even today’s street artists.”
The venerable Fort restaurant in Morrison is offering a lineup of holiday happenings to entertain your out-of-town guests with a slice of Colorado’s history. Festivities for the whole family are presented by the Tesoro Cultural Center, the local nonprofit committed to protecting and educating the community about the artistic treasures of the American past. All of Tesoro’s events are inspired by Colorado’s rich history and shared, multicultural experiences — 100 percent of all Parker continues on Page 27
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Mesa Verde stars in art show Wildlife Experience display is result of group journey By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com “Rims to Ruins,” which opened with a reception on Nov. 5 at The Wildlife Experience, is the result of a paint-out for 31 invited Western artists last May at Mesa Verde National Park — a location where every ruin, wall, tree and vista looks like material for an artist to record. The event was organized by the Castle Rock-based Mesa Verde Foundation, which exists as a philanthropic partner to treasure the park — one of the original 12 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The foundation raises funds for capital improvements, projects and educational endeavors, according to the website. And for a second year, “Rims to Ruins” is a means to raise funds and provide the public with an opportunity to enjoy works by artists whose hearts are in the West. There are oils, watercolors, pastels, pencil drawings and — new this year — sculpture and a “small wall” of small paintings. While there may be several interpretations of Spruce House, for example, the artistic eyes scanned far and wide and one will see other ruins, canyons, gnarled trees, wildlife and imagined ancient residents. “America’s finest living Western artists capture the light, landscape and grandeur of Mesa Verde National Park,” said the invitation to “Rims to Ruins.” Paintings and sculptures are for sale through the duration of the exhibit — and/or one can get a small-scale image of what’s exhibited by going to the foundation’s website: MesaVerdeFoundation.org. Lorenzo Chavez of Parker was one of the artists invited to participate in the Mesa Verde plein air event. His “Moonrise Mesa Verde” was inspired by the May visit to the park, he said. “As I was headed back to my lodging, I witnessed the full moon rising with a cobalt sky; the moon appeared to be an orange globe.”
Artist Lorenzo Chavez paints at Long House Ruins at Mesa Verde during the plein air painting session in May 2014. Courtesy photos
IF YOU GO The Wildlife Experience is located at 10035 Peoria St., Parker (at Lincoln Avenue) and it is open 9 a. m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. Adult admission is $10, which includes all exhibits.
Chavez works in both pastel and oil and participates in a number of national and international invitational and group exhibitions, such as the Pastel Society of America Show in New York, Pastel Society of Spain, Pastel Society of France, Coors show in Denver, and many more. He was featured in a one-man show at the C.M. Russell Museum and is a new member of Plein Air Painters of America. He lists seven galleries that represent his work, including Elements 5280 in Greenwood Village.
“Moonrise Mesa Verde,” oil 30 x 30 by Lorenzo Chavez, was inspired by a moonrise against a cobalt blue sky at Mesa Verde. It is included in the Mesa Verde Foundation’s “Rims to Ruins” exhibit at the Wildlife Experience.
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Changing the artistic landscape
Highlands Ranch High grad takes innovative approach at CU Boulder By Sianna Elmanouzi
Special to Colorado Community Media Art has value. Every stroke or blend, every form of an artist’s expression contributes to a product which — when finished — is presented for view. Regardless of size or shape, the finished product is measured by potential. Most of the time, its value is aligned with a price tag. Created with hopes of changing a frustrating reality in the art industry, CU-Boulder students Alex Klinger and Amanda Roper, the latter of whom is a Highlands Ranch High School graduate, started WARES — a group for students who want to step into the art world’s entrepreneurial industry. Aside from promoting CU artists, WARES is focused on providing experience for students looking to explore entrepreneurship. In addition, the group is looking forward to hosting future workshops that will be open to CU students, regardless of their major, and has plans to bring in CU professors and other guests to teach topics useful for anyone interested in expanding their abilities and knowledge in the field. The group also hopes to teach workshops on mino-printmaking, portfolio building, social media skills, as well as workshops for students interested in the business side of things. The idea to create WARES came about last summer during a casual conversation on Roper’s front porch where the two shared frustrations with the art industry, which is something they are both passionate about. A simple discussion over problems they felt conflicted by led to a proactive movement. “People who really, truly care about the art have a hard time breaking in,” Klinger said. “That was essentially the problem that we began talking about.” In a little less than a year of development, WARES now has 10 members, including artists and those who work on the development team. Klinger, who’s interested in graphic design and web building, has expanded his skill set through the ATLAS Technology, Arts and Media Program. In addition to strengthening his
Amanda Roper, a Highlands Ranch High School graduate and CU-Boulder finance major, center, is working to change the world of entrepreneurial art through a group she helped create known as WARES. Courtesy photo skills, Klinger also has taken advantage of the CU entrepreneurial community. “CU’s entrepreneurial community is so accessible and helpful,” he said. “That’s been a big resource for us.” Programs such as the New Venture Challenge and other entrepreneurial resources on campus like nLab have allowed Klinger to meet mentors to help guide him along. Through their work with WARES, Klinger and Roper have paved the way for other students to learn from their experience. The co-founders, along with members of the registered nonprofit organization, work closely with professors and graduate students in the CU-Boulder Art and Art History Department as well as local businesses who show support by hosting WARES events. “I really like working with this commu-
nity,” said Roper, who is majoring in finance. “Everyone has been so nice and so helpful.” Among others, WARES has collaborated with Alfalfa’s, Buchanan’s and the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Boulder businesses such as these have hosted WARES events, which have helped mobilize awareness of the group across the community. With widening support, WARES is able to thrive and do what matters most: promote art. “We are different because we don’t have a physical gallery,” Roper said. “We’re getting other art-oriented businesses around Boulder to open up their doors and promote, with us, what they’re doing that night.” Collaborating with local businesses pro-
vides student artists with special opportunities. “Working with the community eliminates the need to charge our artists upfront costs to hang their work,” Klinger said. Unlike professional art galleries that collect higher rates, WARES only takes 10 percent of profits, all of which is funneled into the group, according to Klinger. “All of the art we sell is very reasonably priced. We want to make it accessible to students and people who are frustrated with walking into a gallery and having to pay $500 for a piece of paper,” Klinger said. “We want to make artists money,” Roper added. The two friends have developed a big picture movement from a desire to change the status quo. And that is just what they did, and continue to do. Klinger’s advice to students facing similar challenges is to get moving and reach out. “My advice to other CU students is to get out there and connect with the community,” he said. “There are so many people in Boulder who are thrilled to help students. Whether you’re into design, programming, accounting, music, or whatever you can think of, there is probably someone in the community who would love to mentor you, you just have to reach out.” One way to connect with community entrepreneurs is through the Leeds School of Business Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, which offers education and practical opportunities for both business students and students from other majors across campus. Klinger and Roper have accomplished a lot in the past year within WARES and continue to find ways to provide CU students with resources in order to ease the struggles that artists face. The journey has proved to be an experience of value. “We don’t know what the future holds,” Klinger said. “But whatever makes the most impact and whatever helps artists who deserve to be in galleries market themselves is what we’re going to do.” Making a difference by moving toward a bigger picture goal will prove worthwhile. For Klinger, all it took was a knack for making an impact on something he cared about. “Never be afraid of reaching out to someone; don’t be intimidated by status,” he said. “Everyone is just a regular human being.”
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Film features power of powder “No Turning Back” is Warren Miller’s 65th film, released this fall. Tickets are on sale for screenings of this celebration of winter sports in Niseko, Japan, the Swiss Alps, Montana, France and more. Name athletes are featured. In the south area, “No Turning Back” will show at the PACE Center, 2000 Peakview Ave., Parker, at 7 p.m. Nov. 23 and again at 7:30 p.m. from Nov. 24-26 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tickets: warrenmiller. com.
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Poster show and sale set Englewood’s developing Depot Letterpress Museum will hold a celebration of progress on the Depot and a poster show and sale from 4 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 15 at Brews on Broadway, 3445 S. Broadway, Englewood. Posters are specially designed by 20 of the world’s best letterpress printers from New Mexico, Australia, Oregon, Brazil and Colorado. Sale price will be $30 each and all proceeds will support the Depot. Posters will be on display Nov. 15-22 at Brews on Broadway.
`Holiday Express’ Now open at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton: “The Holiday Express,” with original art and fine crafts for gifts. Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. 303-795-0781.
Santos exhibited The O’Sullivan Art Gallery at Regis University, 3333 Regis Blvd., Denver, features an exhibit of Santos by local artists through Dec. 5. There will be a gallery talk by Tom Riedel, curator of the Regis Santos Collection, at 7 p.m. Nov. 13, and a Santos Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 6. The Regis Santos Collection on the Third Floor of the Dayton Library has been renamed The Rev. Thomas J. Steele S.J. Gallery and is open to the public. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays; 2 to 8 p.m. Thursdays. Regis.edu.
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Music by Beethoven, Ravel and VillaLobos will be performed by at 2 p.m. Nov. 22 by Catherine Beeson, viola; John Hilton, violin; Jeff Watson, cello; James Hall, flute; Ann-Marie Liss, harp. Up Close and Musical strings. Tickets: $20 adult/$15 senior/ free under 18. Englewoodarts.org, 303-8068196.
Above is a still shot from one of Warren Miller’s Winter ski films. His “No Turning Back” will be shown at 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at Parker’s PACE Center and at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24-26 at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Courtesy photo
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“Merry Band of Brass in Sherwood Forest” is a concert by the Denver Brass, with the Lamont Brass Ensemble, held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village. The program will include music from “Carmina Burana,” Wagner, Carl Orff and more. Tickets start at $20, with discounts for seniors, students, children. 303-963-3333.
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‘Mute Earth’ spurs individual responses MOA exhibit features work of Colorado College professor By Sonya Ellingboe
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“At the outset of `Mute Earth,’ I was curious about what I have taken to be the indifference of elemental matter — dirt, salt, water, wind, light …,” says the artist’s statement for the Scott Johnson exhibit at Museum Outdoor Arts in Englewood. “I was considering how these things seemed to be without sentiment and how any meaning we might find in the various forms they take is assigned by us … There are two qualities, however, that strike me above all — rawness and verticality. The first evokes a certain vulnerability, the second a certain relationship with gravity. I offer these not as interpretations of the work presented here, but as access points.” Although several children bounced and ran around the room, the mood was generally subdued at the Nov. 1 opening of sculptor/installation artist Johnson’s stimulating new exhibit, “Mute Earth,” at the Museum Outdoor Arts’ indoor gallery in the Englewood Civic Center (through April 11, 2015). Look for a handout sheet at the desk, with a map of the exhibit and Johnson’s statement about his work. One enters the MOA gallery at Englewood Civic Center through a pair of “Sentinels,” described as “rammed earth and mild steel.” They are a 21st-century version of the architectural columns that have framed doorways throughout history. Immediately ahead is “Terminus” — “glass, slip clay and mild steel,” which falls into the “Curiosity Cabinet” kind of installation he describes in his writing — shelves of fragile-looking clay objects, which, as a whole, add bulk to the scene. From there, the eyes and feet are led toward the rear of the large gallery, by photographs and other single, but related installations. At the right rear in a separate space is the fascinating “Forest,” with multiple pencil-sized steel cylinders suspended on shining cop-
LEFT: “The Crossing” includes graphite, a juniper tree, clay and mild steel in Scott Johnson’s “Mute Earth” exhibit at Museum Outdoor Arts indoor gallery in Englewood. Photo by Sonya Ellingboe ABOVE: Close up of objects in “Terminus,” exhibited near the entrance of Scott Johnson’s exhibit “Mute Earth” at the Museum Outdoor Arts indoor gallery in Englewood. Courtesy photo per wire — imaginatively lit. Viewers will generate their own responses, depending on the cumulative experience they bring to the exhibit. They will not find the extensive interpretive text that accompanies many exhibits. The entire gallery is filled with installations and photography by the versatile Colorado College professor, who works in a variety of materials to create installations and large-scale objects that speak about the environment — and human connection or lack of it. Earth tones, high-contrast photographs and strong shapes lead the eyes through the gallery, and the Sound Gallery at the back offers pleasing water/surf noise, called “Song,” while the adjoining White Gallery includes a light-jet print called “Baer Shoreline” and a video called “Geyser — a preamble,” which is called “an ongoing project.” “My practice is threefold,” his website says: collection, architectural intervention and experimentation. Johnson is associate professor of art at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, teaching sculpture, photography, senior seminar and special topics courses and more.
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“Terminus” is a collection of objects, created from glass, ceramic slip and mild steel, in Scott Johnson’s exhibit, “Mute Earth,” at Museum Outdoor Arts indoor gallery in Englewood. Photo by Sonya Ellingboe His written statement concludes: “There are two qualities, however, that strike me above all — rawness and verticality. The first evokes a certain vulnerability, the second a certain relationship with gravity. I offer these not as interpretations of the work presented here, but as access points.”
IF YOU GO “Mute Earth” will be exhibited through April 11, 2015, in the Museum Outdoor Arts’ indoor gallery in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free. moaonline.org, 303-806-0444.
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Drone store lands in Castle Rock Remote-controlled aircraft range from $45 to $10,000 By Mike DiFerdinando
mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com As the four-rotor white helicopter circles the top of the iconic outcropping that gives Castle Rock its name, it sends back nearly crystal-clear images to its remote control down on Perry Street. After a final pass around the star, the laptop-sized craft makes its way over the trees and cars and settles gently down on the sidewalk across the street from the fire station. Drones have landed in Castle Rock. “There’s something about being able to fly something that is so visceral,” said Kerry Garrison, co-owner of Castle Rock’s first drone store. “When you get something up in the air, there’s just a different feeling about it.” Garrison and business partner Josh Gilson have opened Multicopter Warehouse at 399 Perry St. “Most people have seen remote-control planes or helicopters, and that stuff has been around for years and years. The technology isn’t new. These quad copters and things aren’t really new. I’ve been flying them for five years,” Garrison said. “The technology now makes it accessible. It allows anybody from a child to a senior citizen to be able to pick one of these up and fly it. The appeal is the ease
A remote-controlled helicopter hovers above Perry Street in downtown Castle Rock.
of use.” Garrison and Gilson began selling drones online a little more than a year ago after developing a love of flying them as a hobby. “They’re so hard to come by here in Colorado and there aren’t many places online where you can get everything from or that had the stock we wanted, so we thought, `Why don’t we just do this? Why don’t we do a little site online?’ That’s how we started,” Garrison said. Business began to grow and soon the pair was taking orders from law enforcement officials and firefighters. “We had so many local people wanting to come by and get stuff. We were working out of our garage at the time and it just wasn’t conducive to business,” Garrison said. “We were starting to sell higher-end stuff and meeting with law enforcement officials and firefighters and we decided that we really needed a place to meet.” Both Castle Rock residents, the pair decided that the town would be a perfect location for a shop, as they could attract business from Denver as well as Colorado Springs. Prices for the souped-up remote-controlled aircraft range from a basic $45 model to custom rigs that cost more than $10,000. According to Garrison, Colorado is a great place to fly drones because there are very few laws restricting their use. In Colorado, there are three basic places where you cannot fly: national parks, state parks and parks that are controlled by Denver Parks and Recreation. According to Garrison, aviation officials start to ask questions when flight exceeds 400 feet. Castle Rock currently has no laws restricting the use of remote-control helicopters. “In Castle Rock there are basically no restrictions,” he said. “It comes down to responsible flying.” Increasingly, Garrison said he has been selling to police and fire departments. “In the Springs, they’re using them to monitor controlled burns on Pikes Peak,” Garrison said. “Sending a full-sized helicopter up there would cost them thousands of dollars an hour.” Garrison said farmers have used drones to monitor livestock and builders have used them to inspect roofs for leaks. There are concerns from some about privacy, however.
Josh Gilson of Multicopter Warehouse prepares to fly a drone on Perry Street in downtown Castle Rock. Photos by Mike DiFerdinando “There are certainly people who are concerned about privacy and people parking outside of their windows, but you can’t do that,” Garrison said. “First off, you have to have line of sight to be able to control it. Second, they
sound like a lawnmower. They’re not quiet. There’s nothing stealth about these things by any stretch of the imagination. This is no different than pointing your cell phone across the street.”
Josh Gilson and Kerry Garrison have opened Castle Rock’s first drone store, Multicopter Warehouse, at 399 Perry Street.
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County hands out cultural grant money
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mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com At the Oct. 28 Douglas County Commissioners meeting, the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District distributed more than $483,000 in Tier III grant funding to 43 different nonprofit arts, culture, science and heritage organizations — 11 of which are based in Douglas County. Grant recipients include the Cherokee Ranch and Castle Foundation ($100,000), the Highlands Ranch Cultural Affairs Foundation ($90,000) and the Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra ($12,000), among others. “Thank you to the general public for supporting the SCFD through the sales tax. It’s been a great benefit to our community and certainly brings great delight to the eye and ear,” said Commissioner Roger Partridge. Those wishing to receive grants must apply and are then reviewed by the county cultural council in conjunction with the SCFD.
Applicants are interviewed and asked questions about how they will use funding. The seven county cultural councils are made up of volunteer appointees who manage the SCFD Tier III grant application process for their respective counties. The seven participating counties are Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas (excluding Castle Rock and Larkspur) and Jefferson County. Since 1989, the SCFD has distributed funds generated from one-tenth of a percent of the sales and use tax collected by the seven participating counties. The funds support cultural facilities whose primary purpose is to enlighten and entertain the public through the production, presentation, exhibition, advancement and preservation of art, music, theatre, dance, zoology, botany, natural history and cultural history. The distribution budget for scientific and cultural organizations in the sevencounty area is approximately $40 million annually.
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World market not only about gifts Global artisans, local causes helped by holiday bazaar
IF YOU GO “Mute Earth” will be exhibited through April 11, 2015, in the Museum Outdoor Arts’ indoor gallery in the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free. moaonline.org, 303-806-0444.
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sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Littleton artist Shelly de Chantal gives of her time and expertise to help fellow artisans across the world by publicizing the annual World Gift Market, held simultaneously at the First Unitarian Universalist Church and First Plymouth Congregational Church, which are positioned diagonally across from each other at Hampden Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. The market opens from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 21 at First Universalist only, then continues on Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at both locations. More than 50 nonprofit groups and Fair Trade businesses participate in this event, which supports artisans in developing countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa and nonprofit groups working in Denver with refugees, the homeless and families in crisis. Handcrafted jewelry, hand-woven scarves, embroidered bags and jackets, tribal baskets and recycled paper journals, toys, and folk musical instruments may be among the hundreds of colorful items available. Purchases ensure that a mother somewhere far away can put food on her family’s table and perhaps send her kids to school. Women are becoming empowered to participate in family and community decisions as they earn money for the family. Shelly de Chantal shared a story of a Gloria Leyba, who founded her business, Cielo Maya, after she became acquainted with villagers in the Guatemalan Highlands region of Lake Atitlan about 10 years ago. “She not only found the weaver of the jacket she treasured, but she found the direction her life’s work would take.” She had learned clothing design and construction from her mother, and in addition to learning about the weaving tradition of Tz’itujil Maya, she developed a relationship with indigenous craftspeople as she helped them resolve problems that
had resulted in poor sales. Cielo Maya, “Maya heaven,” was formed as she helped artisans find good-quality thread and contemporary color and design ideas, de Chantal wrote. Leyba spends three to six months a year in Guatemala working with six artisan groups, helping them “develop saleable products rooted in their traditional culture and finding markets locally and in the U.S.” “A recent success is the creation of hand-woven bags containing locally grown Guatemalan coffee, sold with a handcarved wooden spoon. The goal was to involve more family members in the production process and partner with local Fair Trade coffee growers.” Colorful traditional wooden masks, covered with handbeaded cloth, will be available at the market this year. The wood carving is done by men in the family, while women create the beaded fabric. Cielo Maya’s products are sold at craft stores in Guatemala and at alternative gift shows in the Denver area such as this World Gift Market. Some items are available at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and Leyba hopes to increase sales through wholesale orders in the next year, to ensure a steady stream of income for the co-operatives she supports. De Chantal is also a vendor at the market, she said. Her sister founded an organization called Indigo Threads to support schools and children in southern Laos, with school lunches, uniforms, books, supplies, bikes — supported by sales of handicrafts, in addition to donations. (She is also a member of Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild, which will hold its annual Fiber Festival on Nov. 13-15 in the Community Room at Englewood Civic Center, second floor. Look for her beautiful silk scarves.)
This traditional Mayan weaver from Guatemala sells her textiles through the World Gift Market. Courtesy photo
Hickenlooper Joins Chamber Members at Snooze to host this event with the Governor Governor John Hickenlooper at such an important moment in and Secretary of State Candidate his campaign,” said Harden. “We Joe Neguse joined members of the appreciate his commitment to the South Metro Denver Chamber for business community, and his ability breakfast at Snooze in the Streets of to reach out and connect with our Southglenn on Monday, November membership.” 03, during the crucial final push The Governor’s team also included before the election on November key members of his cabinet, who 4. The Governor was greeted by met candidly with the Chamber and twenty Chamber members, spoke discussed their roles on his team. for several minutes regarding his The meeting, held amid the bustling work with the business community. atmosphere of Snooze, was a great He then spoke individually with success. members. Neguse introduced For more information about the the Governor, expressing his Jeff Wasden(left), Natalie Harden(center), Gov. Hickenlooper(right) South Metro Denver Chamber’s admiration of Hickenlooper’s membership and event opportunities, policy work and ability to and economic development, followed by Jeff please visit www.bestchamber.com or find solutions to important issues. The Wasden, president of the Colorado Business call 303-795-0142. Governor’s arrival was announced by Natalie Roundtable, and chair of the Chamber’s Harden, SMDC director of public policy public policy committee. “We were honored
Economic Forecast Breakfast 2015 - Exploring & shaping our future
Pete Casillas, president and publisher of the Denver Business Journal, will moderate the South Metro Denver Chamber’s 28th Annual Economic Forecast Breakfast panel on Friday, December 5. The panel will be comprised of industry experts sharing their insights on important sectors of the Colorado economy. Harry Horowitz, senior industry manager,
Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), is slated to discuss the outlook for advanced manufacturing. Sam Knazier, government affairs manager at Whiting Petroleum Corporation will discuss his company’s outlook for the energy industry in Colorado. John Ricks, associate director of the Colorado Tourism Office, will relate the outlook for the tourism industry. Other invited panelists will provide forecasts for the real estate industry, infrastructure, and technology.
2014 from 7:00 – 9:00 am at Denver Marriott at Park Meadows (10345 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton, CO 80124). Plated breakfast will be served.
The 28th Annual Economic Forecast Breakfast is sponsored by Wells Fargo and WhippleWood CPAs, and hosted by the Chamber’s Economic Development Group. Registration is open to the public. Prior forecasts have sold out at 800 attendees, and advanced reservations are recommended.
For more information about the South Metro Denver Chamber membership and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.bestchamber. com or call 303-795-0142. South Metro Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to creating remarkable relationships and a thriving community for our members and beyond.
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Member Spotlight - WISE One Step Closer to Delivering Water The southern suburbs of Denver took a significant step forward in shifting to a water system that makes use of renewable water supply on Oct. 21 when members of the South Metro Water Supply Authority and Denver Water purchased the East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District’s Western Waterline. The pipeline purchase is a significant milestone in WISE (Water Infrastructure and Supply Efficiency), a partnership between 10 of the South Metro members, Denver Water and Aurora Water to share water supply and infrastructure. Using Aurora’s Prairie Waters system, Aurora Water and Denver Water will provide water through the Western pipeline to participating South Metro members on a permanent basis. WISE will also provide a new emergency supply for Denver Water, and offset costs and stabilize water rates for Aurora. “The purchase of ECCV’s pipeline makes WISE and the sharing of water supplies possible,” said Eric Hecox, executive director of the South Metro Water
Supply Authority. “This is a significant milestone for the WISE Partnership and moves communities throughout the South Metro area one step closer to a secure and sustainable water future,” he said. The 20-mile east-west pipeline along E-470 and C-470 has capacity to deliver 38 million gallons of water a day to Douglas and Arapahoe counties. “Our sale of this pipeline is mutually beneficial for all the parties involved,” said O. Karl Kasch, president of the ECCV board. “Under the purchase and sale agreement, ECCV will still have the capacity we need in the pipeline, while also supporting a regional solution to one of the most important water challenges facing the Denver metro region. We have always viewed the Western Waterline as an infrastructure asset from which the entire South Metro community can benefit, and that’s what will be accomplished.” Under the agreement, Denver Water and Aurora Water will sell an average of 7,250 acre-feet of water
a year to South-Metro water suppliers beginning in 2016 with the option to increase to 10,000 acre-feet in future years. “We’re thrilled to be moving forward with the WISE Partnership,” said Dave Little, director of planning for Denver Water. “This agreement will create more system flexibility and increase the reliability of our water supply system, leading to a more secure water future for communities throughout the region.” WISE water is expected to begin flowing through the ECCV pipeline in 2016, once the remaining infrastructure, such as system interconnects, are complete. For details on the WISE project and updates, visit http://www.southmetrowater.org/storageWISE.html.
Calendar of Events For a complete calendar of South Metro Denver Chamber events and for more information, visit our web site at www.bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142. Tuesday, November 11 Mastering Digital Marketing and Social Media for Business 7:30 – 9:00 am, South Metro Chamber’s WhippleWood CPAs Conference Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial, CO Tuesday, November 11 Business After Hours hosted by Complete Lifestyles 5:00 – 7:00 pm 7562 S. University Blvd. Suite A, Centennial, CO 80112 Wednesday, November 12 Vectra Bank Ribbon Cutting and Open House 4:00 – 6:00 pm, 6702 South Potomac St., Centennial, CO Wednesday, November 12 Elements Massage Denver West Ribbon Cutting 5:00 – 7:00 pm, 14650 W. Colfax Avenue, Suite G-120, Denver, CO Thursday, November 13 Marketing Summit presented by WhippleWood CPAs 7:30 – 1:30 am, South Metro Chamber’s WhippleWood CPAs Conference Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial, CO Cost: $49/person includes coffee, rolls, soft drinks & lunch Thursday, November 13 Dury Inn & Suite Ribbon Cutting & Open House 2:00 – 3:30 pm, 9445 E. Dry Creek Rd. Centennial, CO Thursday, November 13 ACC 5th Annual Grapes to Grads Wine Tasting & Silent Auction 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Mike Ward Infiniti 1800 Lucent Court, Littleton, CO Friday, November 14 Littleton Adventist Hospital Groundbreaking – Radiation Oncology Cancer Center 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, Littleton Adventist Hospital 7700 South Broadway, Littleton, CO
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Starlighting to kick off holiday season Annual event on Nov. 22 to feature opening of rink Staff report One of Castle Rock’s favorite holiday traditions, the lighting of the star, will once again kick off the holiday season. The town will be celebrating its annual Starlighting Nov. 22. The Starlighting ceremony, presented by the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce, will begin promptly at 5 p.m. and the lighting of the star will be at 5:30 pm. This year’s event will include carriage rides, hot chocolate, nonprofit booths and live entertainment. Santa Claus will be present for photos and visits. The lighting of the Christmas star that sits on top of the rock monument that gives the town its name began in the pre-World War II era, first taking place in 1935.
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Events will run from 2-7 p.m. Nov. 22 in downtown Castle Rock. Beginning at 2 p.m. Visits with Santa at Santa’s workshop Puppet show at Philip S. Miller Library Hot chocolate and Starlighting ornament sales Carriage rides begin from three different locations Beginning at 5 p.m. Starlighting ceremony begins at 5 p.m. Starlighting and fireworks: 5:30 p.m. (Note: Many roads leading into downtown will be closed from 4-6 p.m. Chili dinner at the Castle Rock Fire Department from 4-7 p.m.
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Fireworks light up Castle Rock during the annual Starlighting event in 2013. This year’s celebration is scheduled for Nov. 22. Photo by Timothy Tonge
STARLIGHTING STREET CLOSURES The following streets will be closed from 1:30-7 p.m. Nov. 22 • Wilcox Street between 3rd and 5th streets • 4th Street between Jerry and Perry streets • Perry Street between 2nd and 5th streets • 3rd Street between Wilcox and Perry streets • 4th Street between Wilcox and Perry streets Sunday: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Holiday Hours: Nov. 26: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Nov. 27 Thanksgiving: Closed Nov. 28: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Dec. 24 Christmas Eve: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Dec. 25 Christmas - Closed Dec. 26-31: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Jan. 1 New Year’s Day: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Skate Fees: Bring your own skates or rent them at the Rink at the Rock. Adult (12+) $7 Child (11 and under) $5 Skate Rentals $2.50/per pair
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CLASSIC, CONTROVERSIAL Shakespeare Scenes COSTUMED ACTORS from A Taste of Shakespeare will perform classic scenes from
Shakespeare’s plays at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. All of the scenes will reflect values that are difficult for modern audiences to accept. As the actors perform they will talk about each scene from a current perspective. Call 303-795-3961.
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Children’s Orchestra Concert
THE LITTLETON Symphony Orchestra presents its annual free children’s concert, “Haydn Go Seek with the Orchestra,” at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St. In this wacky murder mystery, a musical collaboration between best-selling children’s author Lemony Snicket and acclaimed composer Nathaniel Stookey, everyone in the orchestra is a suspect and it’s the inspector’s job to unravel this outrageous crime. Seven-year-old pianist Madison Suh will perform the finale. Visit www.littletonsymphony.com or call 303-933-6824.
COMEDY MAGICIAN and entertaining educator Connie Elstun, along with her friend Silly Billy the Funny Bunny, takes children on a magic journey to find a treasure of lost prizes. Show times are 9:30 and 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the Event Hall at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Along the way, and by using magic, they find out there are other funny bunnies and a few funny birdies too. This fun show stars Connie Elstun and her live performing bunnies and birds and features the fantastic children chosen from the audience. It is learning, comedy, animals, magic and fun all rolled up in one. Go to www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org or call 720-509-1007. PASSPORT TO Culture: Birds and Dogs and Pigs - Oh My! AFTER CAPTURING the nation’s heart on America’s Got Talent, Mudslinger the pig brings his friends for this unique showcase of animal ability. The Thunderbirds are parrots that do more than just shake their tail feathers; the Top Hogs will make you laugh with their playful antics; and their best friend of the canine persuasion is truly man’s best friend. Program is at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, in the Event Hall at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Go to www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org or call 720-509-1007.
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JUNIOR LEAGUE of Denver presents the 2014 Mile High Holiday Mart from Friday, Nov. 14, to Sunday, Nov. 16, at the Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S. Syracuse St., Denver. Public shopping hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 14, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 15, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 16. Go to www.jld.org. HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE THE DENVER P.E.O. chapter hosts its Christmas A’Faire Holiday Boutique. All proceeds go to women’s scholarships. Juried artists will sell handmade quilts, birdhouses, paintings, painted glass, metal sculpture, wood products, knitted scarves, baby items, soaps, wreaths, ornaments and more. Parking is free. The fair is open from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Central Christian Church of Denver, 3690 Cherry Creek South Drive. IDYLLWILDE HOLIDAY Bazaar
Alzheimer’s, Dementia Caregivers Workshop
A FREE workshop for those who care for those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia is from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital. Lunch is provided. Seating is limited; call Hope Freeman at 719-422-9320 to RSVP.
Mockingjay Challenge
TEENS AGES 11-18 who liked “The Hunger Games” series by Suzanne Collins, and are looking forward to the Nov. 21 movie release of “Mockingjay,” won’t want to miss this event loaded with trivia, a costume contest, games and prizes. The event is at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Douglas County Libraries in Parker, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive. To register, call 303-7917323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org.
SHOP IN a cozy and festive atmosphere with free coffee at the annual Idyllwilde Holiday Bazaar, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Idyllwilde Grand Hall, 22008 E. Idyllwilde Drive, Parker. We have exciting new gift, craft and food purveyors, as well as your old favorites. Sweet and savory crepes will be available for purchase outside the Grand Hall. SOUTH SUBURBAN Art Exhibits LOCAL ARTISTS will have their work on display through Nov. 30 at South
Suburban Parks and Recreation centers. Shel Spiegleman’s photographs will be displayed at Goodson, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial, 303798-2476. Jacqueline Shuler’s paintings and calligraphy will be exhibited at Lone Tree, 10249 Ridgegate Circle, Lone Tree, 303708-3500. The Paint Box Guild’s paintings will be exhibited at Douglas H. Buck, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, 303-797-8787. Visit www.sspr.org or contact Darcie LaScala at 303-4837072.
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FAMILYSEARCH CENTER Classes
Family Tree Maker Series
COLUMBINE GENEALOGICAL and Historical Society presents
the last in a three-part series on Family Tree Maker and how the software integrates with Ancestry.com to make the search, storage and sharing of research more seamless. Session 3, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, covers the Web Search workspace, Ancestry.com, TreeSync and other maintenance tasks such as backups and exports. Session is at 9:30 a.m. at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Contact CJ Backus, president, info@columbinegenealogy.org or go to http:// www.ColumbineGenealogy.com.
Comedy Night at the Castle
LOCAL COMEDIANS Kevin Fitzgerald and Stephanie McHugh
present an evening of laughter from 7-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at Cherokee Ranch and Castle, 6113 N. Daniels Park Road, Sedalia. Visit www.cherokeeranch.org or call 303-688-4600. Reservations include a tour of the castle and the performance.
CLASSES ON a variety of topics, booths, recording booth for audio histories and one-
on-one consultation are offered from 1-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Littleton FamilySearch Center, 1939 E. Easter Ave., Littleton. The center is across the street from the Streets at SouthGlenn.
FESTIVAL OF Trees CIMARRON MIDDLE School plans its Festival of Trees, a family event from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at 12130 Canterberry Parkway, Parker. Discounted tickets will be sold through Saturday, Nov. 15. More than 40 themed trees will be available to win. Boxed breakfast, coffee, hot chocolate and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts will be included with admission. Kathy Sabin from 9 News will announce the tree winners. Go to http://schools.dcsdk12.org/cims. SYMPHONY GUILD Chapter Meeting THE COLORADO Symphony Guild HR/LT Chapter will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Tattered Cover in Town Center, 9315 Dorchester St., Highlands Ranch. The guild is the largest support group of the Colorado Symphony. Everyone is welcome. Contact 303-308-2462, admin@coloradosymphonyguild.org or www.coloradosymphonyguild.org.
HEALTH/FITNESS
SOUTH METRO Community Blood Drives A NUMBER of community blood drives are planned in the South Metro area.
For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Upcoming blood drives are: Saturday, Nov. 15, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 3350 White Bay Drive, Highlands Ranch; Monday, Nov. 17, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. at Legacy Partners Commercial Inc., 6300 South Syracuse Way, Centennial; Monday, Nov. 17, 8-9:40 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at Western Union, 12500 E. Belford Ave., Englewood; Thursday, Nov. 20, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at Quadrant Building, Bighorn Room, 5445 DTC Parkway, Centennial; Friday, Nov. 21, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Saturday, Nov. 22, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Providence Presbyterian Church Blood Drive, 18632 Pony Express Drive, Parker (contact Steve Mato, 281-799-8348); Sunday, Nov. 23, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 2746 5th St., Castle Rock; Wednesday, Nov. 26, noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 26 at Columbine Library, 7706 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton; Friday, Nov. 28, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Whole Foods, Governor’s Ranch, 5155 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton.
HEALTH INSURANCE Options WHETHER YOU’RE UNINSURED, or you have private insurance, Medicaid, CHP+ or Medicare, health insurance can be confusing. Get answers at the “Are You Confused About Your Options?” event Saturday, Nov. 15, at Doctors Care, 609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Drop-in assistance, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and two free interactive workshops, from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m., are offered. Seating for the workshop is limited; register at www.smhaco.org/insurance or contact Traci Jones at 303-793-9615 or traci@smhaco.org. 100-MILE CHALLENGE Hiking Group LOOKING TO enjoy the great outdoors with others? Want to work on hiking the 100 miles needed to earn a Castlewood Canyon 100 Mile Challenge Coin? Join Volunteer Naturalist Randy Howell for this informational meeting to determine interest, dates and times to meet and hike the park. Meeting is at noon Saturday, Nov. 15; meet at the visitor center. Call 303-688-5242. FREE NUTRITION, Cooking Class FREE HEART Health nutrition classes and cooking demonstrations are offered
from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19 (Diet Can Help Prevent Cancer) at the South Denver Heart Center, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton. Join Richard Collins, M.D., “The Cooking Cardiologist,” along with Susan Buckley, RD, CDE, as they share their expertise on Heart Healthy nutrition and cooking solutions. For more information or to register, call 303-744-1065, www.southdenver.com.
EDUCATION
RANGER TALK
CASTLEWOOD CANON State Park Ranger Mark Farris presents a weekly program about the park. Learn about the park and have the opportunity to ask a ranger any questions you may have. Program is from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15; meet at the visitor center. Call 303-688-5242. OWLS OF Castlewood Canyon JOIN VOLUNTEER Naturalist Cathy Fischer for an exciting program about owls. Learn about the magnificent Great Horned Owl and the habitat it prefers. Everyone will also have the opportunity to dissect their own owl pellet and see for themselves what owls eat. Program is from 10-10:45 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 16; meet at the Visitor Center. Call 303-688-5242. CHINA: THE Superpower ACTIVE MINDS will explore China’s prominent role in world politics and the economy, including implications for the United States, in a lecture co-sponsored by Vi Living, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at Douglas County Libraries in Highlands Ranch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. To register, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org. THE LEWIS & Clark Expedition JOIN ACTIVE Minds for a program focusing upon Lewis & Clark’s expedition that opened the West over 200 years ago. We will discuss the achievements and challenges of the expedition as well as the legacies it left for the young nation. Building upon the experiences from the expedition, we will also discuss the evolution of our country’s relationship with Native Americans and the lands they inhabited. Program is from 10-11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at the Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. RSVP at 303-762-2660. If parking in the lot, get pass from inside center.S 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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CURTAIN TIME Cole Porter treat
“Anything Goes,” Cole Porter’s classic American musical, will play at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, from Nov. 14 through Dec. 28. Directed and choreographed by the award-winning Nick Sugar, with co-choreography by Kelly Kates and musical direction by Donna Debreceni. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays and Nov. 29, Dec. 6, Dec. 13, Dec. 20; and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 14. Tickets: $25-$45 at townhallartscenter.org, 303-794-2787, ext. 5 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and one hour before shows).
Lighthearted musical
“She Loves Me,” with book by Joe Masterhoff, music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, plays Nov. 25 to
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donations and proceeds go towards the organization’s preservation and educational efforts. Nov. 30: Farolito Lighting & Pinecone Ceremony, honoring Dr. Alexa Roberts. The Tesoro Cultural Center will celebrate the Southwestern tradition of lighting the farolitos — paper lanterns — in the courtyard of The Fort. Roberts is superintendent of the National Park Service Sand Creek Massacre site and Old Bent’s Fort site, and has worked to unite the tribes connected to the Sand Creek Massacre with education and understanding to inspire healing. This event is free and hosted in the courtyard of The Fort from 4:30-6 p.m. Enjoy live music, complimentary apple cider, coffee and biscochitos provided by The Fort. Visit www. TesoroCulturalCenter.org to learn more about the Pinecone Ceremony. For additional events related to the Sand Creek Massacre 150th Anniversary, please visit www.sandcreekmassacre150.com. Dec. 2: Holiday Auction Party. Do some holiday shopping at discount prices while supporting historical, cultural and educational programs. Tesoro’s Annual Holiday Auction Party, hosted at The Fort from 6-9 p.m., joins GivingFirst’s Colorado Gives Day (24 Hours to
Dec. 21 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1 p.m. Wednesdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets start at $53, arvadacenter.org, 720-898-7200.
Holiday comedy premiere “Christmas Belles” by Jesse Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, collectively known as James Hope Wooten, looks at a comical Christmas with the Futrelle sisters in the Texas town of Fayro. Presented by Spotlight Theatre Company and directed by Luke Allen Terry, it plays Nov. 22 to Dec. 20 at the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First Place, Denver. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays and Saturday, Dec. 20. Tickets: $21/$19, 720880-8727, thisisspotlight.com.
Give Where You Live) to raise awareness and funds for nonprofits in Colorado. Entry is free with a suggested $25 donation for an evening filled with music, art, jewelry, dancing, a cash bar and appetizers, compliments of The Fort. Dec. 24: Celebrated in Mexico and in small Hispanic villages throughout the Southwest, Las Posadas celebrates and commemorates Mary and Joseph’s journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem and their search for shelter on the night of Jesus’ birth. This event, from 4-5:30 p.m., is free and open to the public. For more information about all Tesoro Cultural Center events hosted at The Fort, contact program director Carolyn Doran at 303-8391671 or at cdoran@tesoroculturalcenter.org.
Overheard
Eavesdropping on two employees at an Englewood business: “Did you know that if you lick the frosting off a cupcake, that makes it a muffin? And muffins are healthy.” “You’re a weird not-so-little man.” Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for BlacktieColorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktie-colorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.
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November 13, 2014
Mountain Vista’s Christian Brady (4) and Luke Nelson (48) look to bring down Valor Christian ball carrier Ben Waters during the first quarter of Valor’s 44-0 playoff victory over the Golden Eagles Nov. 7. Photos by Ryan Boldrey
Valor ends Vista’s dream season Eagles advance to quarterfinals with 44-0 win By Jim Benton
jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com Valor Christian’s Vincent Hood turned the corner, broke loose and scored a 32yard touchdown run just as the scoreboard clock showed there was no time remaining in the game. Hood’s run wasn’t as dramatic as it might seem since it only made the final score more lopsided in the Eagles’ 44-0 second round Class 5A playoff romp over neighboring Highlands Ranch school Mountain Vista on Nov. 7 at Valor Christian. Valor (8-3) will challenge Pomona (9-2) in a quarterfinal game at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood. The Eagles beat the Panthers, 21-14, earlier this season on Aug. 28. “They were arguably the most physical team we have played this year,” answered Valor coach Rod Sherman when quizzed about Pomona. “They are very, very good up front. When we played them last time, it was their first game and our second. It seems like it was forever ago. I expect it to be a four-quarter, bruising game. We’re going to have to play much better up front offensively and defensively than we have had to the last few weeks.” The Eagles’ front line was dominating against Mountain Vista as Valor held a 456-73 advantage in total offensive yardage and owned an over 14-minute edge (31:0816:52) in time of possession over the Golden Eagles. Mountain Vista was never able to get much going on offense even after a bad snap on Valor’s first drive gave the Golden Eagle possession at the Valor 29-yard line. Mountain Vista was forced to attempt a 34-yard field goal by Mitchel Anderson, which was blocked. “They had our number,” admitted Mountain Vista coach Ric Cash. “Valor is a good team. We had some opportunities early but we couldn’t execute. We put our defense on the field an awful lot. They wore down and we couldn’t battle back. The kids worked hard. They did everything they could. I couldn’t be any more proud of a
LEFT: Valor Christian’s Stone Watson turns up the sidelines for a 22-yard run in the second quarter of the Eagles’ 44-0 win Nov. 7 over Mountain Vista in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs. Watson scored his first touchdown of the night three plays later, giving the Eagles a 17-0 lead. He also scored on a 58-yard reception just before halftime. ABOVE: Mountain Vista quarterback Brock Rubley looks down the field for an open receiver after being flushed from the pocket by Valor Christian defensive end Mitch Wilson (44) in the second quarter of the Golden Eagles playoff loss Nov. 7 at Valor Christian. group of kids. They battled all year.” Valor Christian was called for nine penalties, several of which hampered drives, had plenty of offensive standouts on the night. Sophomore quarterback Dylan McCaffrey completed 19-of-29 passes for 318 yards and two touchdowns. His two touchdown passes accounted for 125 yards. Stone Watson took a screen pass in the flat 58 yards into the end zone with 11 seconds left in the second quarter to give Valor a 24-0 lead. Bubba Watkins then caught a pass in the flat from McCaffrey and went 67 yards for a TD in the third quarter. Watson rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown as the Eagles finished with 138 yards rushing.
Valor’s defense, led by junior Tanner Tadra and senior linebacker/fullback Nathaniel Whatmore, was dominating. Vista was held to just one yard of total offense in the first half. “We just focused on outhitting and outhustling,” said Whatmore. “That’s the motto we want to have. We just came prepared and tried to go as hard as we could in practice. Our scout team gave us good looks and as a team we were just flying to the ball.” Both Tadra and Whatmore were credited with six tackles. Whatmore had three tackles for losses and was in on two sacks. “I though the defense really played well,” said Sherman. “We really dominated the time of possession. Offensively we played really well in spurts. We still make too many
mistakes. If we don’t clean up those mistakes, they are going to get us. Those mistakes against Cherry Creek and Grandview cost us those football games. We just have to start playing a little more crisp.” Mountain Vista finished with a 9-2 record, which was the first winning record for the Golden Eagles in five seasons. “It was a heck of a season especially (considering) where they have been and the struggles we’ve had,” said Cash. “These guys did a tremendous job in pointing us in the right direction. They pointed us in the direction we need to go and hopefully the younger guys paid attention and get in the weight room and do all the things they need to do in the offseason and not let this be for naught.”
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SPORTS ROUNDUP Signing Day
Nov. 12 is the first day that athletes can sign letters of intent for basketball, wrestling, swimming and diving, lacrosse, volleyball, gymnastics, softball, golf, hockey, baseball and tennis. Athletes in football, soccer and water polo can sign in February. The following is the early list of players from south metro schools who announced their intentions to sign letters of intent. Arapahoe: Will Danuser (lacrosse), Air Force; Ella Moynihan (swimming), Notre Dame; Isabel Kovacic (volleyball), Bowling Green. Castle View: Max Tuttle (lacrosse), Sacred Heart; Madison Laufenberg (volleyball), North Carolina; Savannah Heebner (softball), Houston. Chaparral: Jake Holtzmann (basketball), Denver; Madeline LaPolla (softball), Colorado-Colorado Springs Cherry Creek: Cody Wood (baseball), New Mexico; Jordyn Colter (cross country), California; Dylan Johnson (lacrosse), Denver; Michael Morean (lacrosse), Princeton; Broderick Vitalie (lacrosse), Holy Cross; Caroline Perry (lacrosse), Colorado; Taylor Cooper (volleyball), Penn.; Blake Goldsberry (baseball), Kansas Douglas County: Ryan Connolly (baseball), Nebraska; Taylor Williams (baseball), Xavier; Ashlee Kim (softball), Metro State; Ally Clancy (volleyball), Lindenwood Highlands Ranch: Nick Shumpert (baseball), Kentucky; Hannah Braun (volleyball), Georgia Southern; Kelly Brunstein (volleyball), Southern Methodist; Shayli Siegfreid (volleyball) Northwest Nazarene. Legend: Greg Pickett (baseball), Mississippi State; Peyton Remy (baseball), New Mexico; Jordan Stephens (baseball), Dallas Baptist; Lauren Moden (swimming), Denver Lutheran: Kaleigh Papolow (basketball), Northern Arizona; Chandler Sturms (basketball), Colorado Christian; James Willis (basketball), Western State. Mountain Vista: Will Dixon (baseball), Colorado Mesa; Marc Mumper (baseball), Grand Canyon; Brady Subart (basketball), Western State; Paxton Boyers (lacrosse) Air Force; Kiel Brennan (lacrosse), Mercer; Bryan Hancock (lacrosse), Hobart; Kyle Pless (lacrosse), Air Force; Morgan McKean (volleyball), Fort Hays. Ponderosa: Austin Bullock (lacrosse), Colorado Mesa; Jack Griffin (lacrosse), Colorado Mesa; Derik Mango (lacrosse), Marist; Ally Power (softball), Caldwell; Andrea Jack-
son Sagredo (swimming), Lewis University Rock Canyon: Chris Givin (baseball), Xavier; Quinn O’Neill (baseball), Trinidad State Junior College; Colton Jackson (lacrosse), Denver; Kirstie Greenlaw (lacrosse), San Diego State; Lauren Chevalier (volleyball), Emporia State. ThunderRidge: Aaron Germani (baseball), Metro State; Tyce O’Neill (baseball), College of Southern Nevada; Zach Pirog (basketball), Nebraska-Omaha; Holli Billett (lacrosse), Central Michigan; Millicent Micho (lacrosse), Duquesne; Kaitlyn Leiker (softball), Colorado Mines; Annie Ochitwa (swimming), Arizona Valor Christian: Pierce Aichinger (golf), Colorado; Ross Macdonald (golf), Colorado; Jake Staiano (golf), Colorado State; Ryan Russell, (lacrosse), Villanova; Kendall Ohman (softball), Utah Valley; Hunter Bannick (swimming), Texas-Permian; Savannah Cressman (volleyball), Central Arkansas; Cassidy Wurth (volleyball), Colorado Mines.
All-League Softball team announced
Continental League First Team: Kayla Gaul, Castle View; Savannah Heebner, Castle View; Madeline LaPolla, Chaparral; Emily Moore, Chaparral; Jordan Acosta, Douglas County; Ashlee Kim, Douglas County; Clara Larson, Douglas County; Sydney Ballinger, Heritage; Jenna Pluemer, Highlands Ranch; Brooke Doumer, Legend; Janelle Gardner, Legend; Jesse Smith, Legend; Rebecca Gonzales, Mountain Vista; Dani Klatt, Mountain Vista; Hayden Smith, Mountain Vista; Ally Power, Ponderosa; Giana Devito, Regis Jesuit; Hannah Clark, Rock Canyon; Syd Marchando, Rock Canyon; Sloane Stewartson, Rock Canyon; Katie Lieker, ThunderRidge; Chelsea Sasaoka, ThunderRidge. Co-Players of the Year: Ally Power, Ponderosa; Savannah Heebner, Castle View. Coach of the Year: Caley Mitchell, Castle View.
All-League Cross Country selections
Continental League Boys First Team: Forrest Barton, Sr., Castle View; Jacob Blackburn, Sr., Rock Canyon; Tyler Matzke, Sr., Mountain Vista; Paul Moore, Sr., ThunderRidge; Paxton Smith, Jr., Mountain Vista; Phillip Reid, Sr., Ponderosa; John O’Hagan, Sr., Regis Jesuit. Boys Coach of the Year: Jonathan Dalby, Mountain Vista. Continental League Girls First Team: Allie Chipman, Fr., Mountain Vista; Savanna
Dalton, Jr., Castle View; Maddison Easton, Soph., Mountain Vista; Delaney Fitzsimmons, Sr., Mountain Vista; Lindsey Koch, Sr., Regis Jesuit; Catherine Liggett, Jr., Legend; Annika Reuter, Sr. Heritage. Girls Coach of the Year: Eric Selle, Mountain Vista. Metro League Boys Cross Country First Team: Ben Butler, Jr., SkyView Academy; Isaac Holm, Sr., SkyView Academy; Joseph Pippin, Soph., SkyView Academy. Metro League Girls Cross Country First Team: Cassie Unruh, Soph., Skyview Academy.
Continental All-League Soccer selections
First Team: Jake Almeida, Fr., Chaparral; Ethan Anderson, Fr., ThunderRidge; Donovan Belliveau, Sr., Legend; Chase Breslaw, Sr, Heritage; Tyler Burfeind, Sr., Castle View; Alex Carlson, Jr., Regis Jesuit; Keun Chang, Sr., Legend; Ricardo Cominelli, Sr., Heritage; Nathan Gasser, Jr. Douglas County; Thomas Green, Jr., Ponderosa; Andrew Greiner, Sr., Rock Canyon; Austin Hayes, Sr. Legend; Kyle Henry, Jr., ThunderRidge; Jax Hindmarch, Jr., Regis Jesuit; Jeff Ingel, Jr. Highlands Ranch; Gabe Kryzwdzinski, Sr., Rock Canyon; Brent Lackey, Jr., Mountain Vista; Oliver Larsson, Sr., Rock Canyon; Tyler Londono, Jr., Highlands Ranch; Dalton Lundberg, Sr., Heritage; Jason Messer, Sr., Castle View; Erick Meza, Sr., ThunderRidge; Brian Olcott, Sr., Rock Canyon; Nolan Patsy, Sr., Mountain Vista; Lars Peterson, Sr., Ponderosa; Ty Robins, Sr., Ponderosa; Cody Ross, Sr., Rock Canyon; Louis Sawaged, Sr., Mountain Vista; Cameron Thompson, Sr., Douglas County. Player of the Year: Brian Olcott, Rock Canyon. Coaches of the Year: Jordan Ivey, Legend and Matt Sassali, Rock Canyon.
Football playoff recap
Cherry Creek and Regis Jesuit notched easy second round wins in the Class 5A football playoffs and now will face one another in the quarterfinals Nov. 14. Cherry Creek’s DJ Luke ran for three touchdowns and Milo Hall two in the Bruins’ 56-27 triumph over Bear Creek Nov. 7 at the Stutler Bowl. Quarterback Joe Caplis passed for one TD and ran for another in the rout of the Bears to lead the Bruins (8-3). Regis, a 44-0 victor over Heritage this past weekend, now stands at 10-1. The Raiders only loss of the season came Aug. 29 to Cherry Creek when the Bruins jumped to an
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early lead and held on for a 27-14 victory. Previously unbeaten Lutheran (10-1) suffered its first loss of the season when the Lions surrendered two touchdowns in 47 seconds late in the Nov. 8 game at Douglas County Schools Stadium, to drop a 28-24 first round Class 3A playoff game to Palisade.
State Volleyball results Ponderosa advanced to the Class 4A state championship match Nov. 8 at the Denver Coliseum but Lewis-Palmer prevailed, 3-1, to win its second straight state title. The Mustangs (24-5) lost the first set but dominated in capturing the second set, 25-15. Ponderosa played well in the third, but with the scored tied at 22-all, LewisPalmer took over and the Rangers won the set. Lewis-Palmer easily won the fourth set, 25-12, to close out the match. Junior Allison Smith was a standout for the Mustangs in the title match with 26 kills and 13 digs. Cherry Creek came close to getting to the Class 5A semifinals but the Bruins lost a one-set playoff, 25-22, to Chatfield. It was the second loss of the day to the Chargers. Chatfield edged the Bruins, 3-2, in the final pool match on Nov. 8. Chaparral, Legend and Highlands Ranch were eliminated in pool play. Chaparral (18-9) held an 11-2 lead in the fifth set but let the advantage slip away in losing to Rampart, 15-13, and losing the match, 3-2. The Wolverines came back to beat Fairview, 2-0, in the final game for Chaparral coach T.R. Ellis who is retiring after 36 years of coaching. Ellis started coaching in Texas but then spent eight seasons at Olathe, seven at Douglas County and is the only coach in Chaparral’s 18-year history. Chaparral became a volleyball power under Ellis, winning back-to-back state titles in 2010 and 2011 and the Wolverines won 58 consecutive matches at one point before the skein ended early in the 2012 season with a loss to Highlands Ranch. Legend (16-11) lost 3-2 to Regis Jesuit and beat Pine Creek, 2-0. Highlands Ranch (16-12) dropped a 3-0 match to eventual state champion Grandview before beating Cherokee Trail, 2-0, in pool play.
SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF NOV 10, 2014
ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) A rejection of your attempt to be friendly leaves you with two choices: Try again, or give up. If you want to make another effort, go slowly. Let things develop without pressure. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) It could be a problem dealing with unfamiliar people who do things differently from what you’re used to. But rely on that strong sense of purpose to get you through this difficult period. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) To avoid neglecting a personal matter because of a demanding new workplace schedule, start prioritizing immediately. Knowing how to apportion your time takes a little while to set up.
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Performing arts school winding through process K-8 Parker facility aims for 2016 opening By Jane Reuter
jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com A K-8 performing arts-themed charter school is moving slowly through the approval process, aiming for a fall 2016 opening. Parker Performing Arts School (PPAS) would accommodate 676 students, whose academic experience would include daily involvement in the performing arts. The project was initiated by the founder of Ben Franklin Academy, Jason Sanders, who also is proposing to launch the county’s first high school-only charter school, John Adams — possibly in Highlands Ranch sometime in the next two years. Sanders, a patent attorney; John Carson, former Douglas County School Board president, CU Regent-elect and fellow attorney; and real estate broker Travis Cottle all are on the boards of directors for both John Adams High School and PPAS. PPAS board president Catherine Piepenbrink said the three men will help launch the school and later be replaced on the board by parent volunteers. Exposure to the arts at PPAS will start immediately, with classes in ballet and violin offered as early as kindergarten. Piano, guitar, voice, choir, musical theater and theater classes will be available to older students. The project conceived two years ago has “had a few bumps” that have pushed back the original, hoped-for 2015 opening, Piepenbrink said. PPAS made its preliminary submission to the Douglas County School District in 2014, then withdrew its application based on DCSD staff feedback. They plan to resubmit in early 2015 with what Piepenbrink said is a much stronger application. “We’ve been revising and strengthening our charter application so we can submit the very strongest charter to Douglas County, one that is likely to be approved,” she said. “We expect approval from the district in the spring or early summer.” Despite the delay, both proponents and prospective students remain excited. The first day of school at PPAS can’t come soon enough for Parker resident Tiffany Maestas’ 8-year-old daughter Ryla, who already is a competitive dancer. “Even when she was a baby, she would always be the entertainment at family gatherings,” her mother said. “She dances at the Colorado School of Dance in Parker, travels and competes in dance and is very passionate about musical theater. So she’s super excited about Parker Performing Arts. She asked me just last night, `When do I get to go to that school?’” Maestas said the draw is more than just the performing arts. She plans to enroll her now 2-year-old son there, too. “I don’t know if he’ll be as passionate about the performing arts as my daughter is, but I think all the qualities you develop while participating in the performing arts will definitely be an advantage — the creativity, self-confidence and collaboration,” she said. “The blended learning environment and technology they’re planning to use is just going to be amazing.” Piepenbrink agreed, saying the skills needed to perform easily translate to the workplace, which means students who attend PPAS won’t necessarily make a career of the arts. “There’s nothing better than having performed in plays or being a musician, having that dancer’s mind, to help deal with ambiguity, being creative, looking at problems from a different angle,” she said. “The people that are successful in jobs are creative and innovative.” A love of or talent for the performing arts isn’t needed to attend the public school. “We want to make it accessible to children of all levels,” said Piepenbrink, who has a degree in theater and an MBA in organizational leadership. “There will definitely be kids in our school who are prodigies and who excel. But there will also be kids for whom this will be their first introduction. We’ll have kids on both ends of the spectrum and everything in between.” School supporters don’t yet have a site, but would like the building to be along the E-470 corridor with quick access to Interstate 25. That location would accommodate students they believe will come from a wide geographic area. PPAS plans a series of community meetings starting in January. For more information, visit www.parkerperformingarts. org.
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Public Notices Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE AMENDED Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0194 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/27/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: SHIRIN H. SAMAR AND YOUSSEF O. DARGAHI Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, AFFILIATED FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/21/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 6/9/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010034845 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $409,868.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $401,210.92 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 37, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-T, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 2974 Fox Sedge Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 11/6/2014 Last Publication: 12/4/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/23/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: HOLLY DECKER Colorado Registration #: 32647 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: (303) 274-0159 Attorney File #: 14-945-26661 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2014-0194 First Publication: 11/6/2014 Last Publication: 12/4/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0298 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/20/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: THADDEUS J. GOLOB Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA'S MORTGAGE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/19/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 2/22/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010010908 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $201,286.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $203,753.11 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 156, ACRES GREEN, FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 160 Dianna Drive, Littleton, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 10/16/2014 Last Publication: 11/13/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/20/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: TORBEN M WELCH Colorado Registration #: 34282 1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 7328.0040 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
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Legal Notice No.: 2014-0298 First Publication: 10/16/2014 Last Publication: 11/13/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0302 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/25/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: JOHN F DUVALL AND SALLY L DUVALL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR THE C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-CB1 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/24/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 8/8/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006067946 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $415,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $385,656.21 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 33, BLOCK 6, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 670 Sage Circle, Littleton, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 10/23/2014 Last Publication: 11/20/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/27/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 4500.00197X *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2014-0302 First Publication: 10/23/2014 Last Publication: 11/20/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0326 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/19/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: C. TODD ELLIS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR DHA FINANCIAL, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/21/2009 Recording Date of DOT: 6/9/2009 Reception No. of DOT: 2009044479 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $403,868.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $385,062.25 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 39, CHATFIELD FARMS FILING 1B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 8248 Dressage Road, Littleton, CO 80125 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 11/13/2014 Last Publication: 12/11/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/25/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L. BERRY
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Legal Notice No.: 2014-0326 First Publication: 11/13/2014 Last Publication: 12/11/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0327 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/19/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: JOSEPH C DOROSZ Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR HOME SAVINGS OF AMERICA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE SROF-2013-M4 REMIC TRUST I Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/2/2009 Recording Date of DOT: 1/12/2009 Reception No. of DOT: 2009001745 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $311,377.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $305,598.27 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 609, ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 16-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 7682 Grizzly Court, Littleton, CO 80125 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 11/13/2014 Last Publication: 12/11/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/25/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 1269.100329.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2014-0327 First Publication: 11/13/2014 Last Publication: 12/11/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2014-0331 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/19/2014 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: RICHARD M BASS AND IRINA BASS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR NORTH AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/25/2011 Recording Date of DOT: 8/5/2011 Reception No. of DOT: 2011047235 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $226,644.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $222,823.10 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 252, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO. 120-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9858 S Sydney Ln, Highlands, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 11/13/2014
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The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 11/13/2014 Last Publication: 12/11/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 9/25/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: EVE M GRINA Colorado Registration #: 43658 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: Attorney File #: 14-003426 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
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Legal Notice No.: 2014-0331 First Publication: 11/13/2014 Last Publication: 12/11/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Government Legals Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: JUENA M. TRAVERS D.O.B. 01/17/2005, And JAKOB A. DEATON D.O.B. 09/14/2000, And concerning: JENNIFER TRAVERS D.O.B. 04/21/1983, CHARLES LEONARD, Possible Father of JUENA, JONATHAN DEATON, Possible Father of JAKOB, And JOHN DOE, Respondents, And Linda and Richard Wyman, Special Respondents. Attorney for Department: John Thirkell 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726 FAX 303- 688-5894 Atty. Reg. #: 13865 E-mail: jthirkel@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 14JV225 DIVISION: 7 SUMMONS IN DEPENDENCY OR NEGLECT TO: CHARLES LEONARD; JONATHAN DEATON AND JOHN DOE: This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 193-503, C.R.S. 2013. TO THE RESPONDENTS NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named children are dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of John Thirkell, at the above address. A hearing has been set for January 12, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109. Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUR FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests. You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2014, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4. This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel. Dated: October 31, 2014 John Thirkell, #13865 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No.: 926420 First Publication: November 13, 2014 Last Publication: November 13, 2014 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 18, 2014 beginning at 2:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas will conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed adoption of a resolution amending the 2014 adopted budget. Any interested elector of Douglas County may file an objection to the proposed amendment to the budget at any time prior to it’s final adoption by the Board of County Commissioners. A copy of said resolution may be obtained for inspection at the offices of the County Commissioners at the above address in Castle Rock, Colorado, or viewed on-line at www.douglas.co.us.
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ible, experienced, and qualified landscape firms for the construction of Phase II of the Heritage Memorial Plaza Project, as specified. The project shall include landscape elements, a new entryway plaza, and lighting fixtures.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain ENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Purchasing System website at www.rockyNovember 18, 2014 beginning at 2:30 mountainbidsystem.com. IFB documents p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, are not available for purchase from in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, Douglas County Government and can Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third only be accessed from the above-menStreet, Castle Rock, Colorado, the tioned website. While the IFB documents Board of County Commissioners of the are available electronically, Douglas County of Douglas will conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed County cannot accept electronic bid readoption of a resolution amending the Tobudget. advertise publicsponses. notices call 303-566-4100 2014 adopted Any your interested elector of Douglas County may file an obON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014 jection to the proposed amendment to the @ 2:00 P.M., THERE WILL BE A MANbudget at any time prior to it’s final adopDATORY SITE VISIT RELATED TO THIS tion by the Board of County CommissionPROJECT. THE MANDATORY SITE ers. A copy of said resolution may be obVISIT WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL tained for inspection at the offices of the BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW County Commissioners at the above adTHE WORK SITE AND DISCUSS THE dress in Castle Rock, Colorado, or viewed PROJECT DETAILS. THE MANDATon-line at www.douglas.co.us. ORY SITE VISIT WILL BEGIN AT THE D O U G L A S C O U N T Y Legal Notice No.: 926435 FAIRGROUNDS/EVENTS CENTER OFFirst Publication: November 13, 2014 FICE, 500 FAIRGROUNDS DRIVE, Last Publication: November 13, 2014 CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80104. Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PLEASE CALL 720-733-6900 FOR DIRECTIONS, IF NEEDED. ONLY THOSE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ATTENDING Public Notice THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A BID ON THIS INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) PROJECT. NO. 041-14 OFFICE SUPPLIES Four (4) copies of the bid response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly The Purchasing Division of Douglas marked “IFB No. 043-14, Heritage MeCounty Government, hereinafter remorial Plaza, Phase II” and mailed or ferred to as the County, respectfully rehand-carried to the address shown. Elecquests bids from responsive and retronic and/or faxed bid responses will not sponsible office supply companies for be accepted. Bids will be received until the provision of the purchase and de2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 livery of Office Supplies for all County by the Douglas County Finance DepartDepartments, on an as-needed basis. ment, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be The IFB documents may be reviewed considered which are received after the and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain Etime stated, and any bids so received will Purchasing System website at www.rockybe returned unopened. mountainbidsystem.com. IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government reserves the Douglas County Government and can right to reject any and all bids, to waive only be accessed from the above-menformalities, informalities, or irregularities tioned website. While the IFB documents contained in a said bid and furthermore, to are available electronically, Douglas award a contract for items herein, either in County cannot accept electronic bid rewhole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the sponses. best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate Bid responses will be received until 11:00 optional items/services with the successa.m. on Thursday, December 4, 2014 by ful bidder. Douglas County Government, Finance Department, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Please direct any questions concerning Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. One (1) this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Suoriginal hard-copy and one (1) CD/Flashpervisor, 303-660-7434, Drive copy of your bid response shall be criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding marked “Invitation for Bid (IFB) #041-14, holidays. Office Supplies”. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids Legal Notice No.: 926454 will not be considered which are received First Publication: November 13, 2014 after the time stated and any bids so reLast Publication: November 13, 2014 ceived will be returned unopened. Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Douglas County Government reserves the PUBLIC NOTICE right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities NOTICE OF contained in a said bid and furthermore, to CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT award a contract for items herein, either in COUNTY OF DOUGLAS whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the STATE OF COLORADO best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to optional items and/or services with the Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, successful bidder. that on December 6, 2014, final settlement will be made by the County of Please direct any questions concerning Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Suaccount of a contract between Douglas pervisor at 303-660-7434 or County and Martin Marietta Materials, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 Inc. for the 2012 Asphalt Overlay p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Project, Douglas County Project Numholidays. ber CI 2012-003 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, associLegal Notice No.: 926449 ation or corporation that has an unpaid First Publication: November 13, 2014 claim against said Martin Marietta MateriLast Publication: November 13, 2014 als, Inc. for or on account of the furnishPublisher: Douglas County News-Press ing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supPublic Notice plies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) the performance of said work, or that supNO. 042-14 plied rental machinery, tools, or equipPUBLICATION OF LEGAL NOTICES ment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to Through this Invitation for Bid (IFB), and including said time of such final settleDouglas County Government, hereinafter ment on said December 6, 2014, file a referred to as the County, respectfully reverified statement of the amount due and quests bids from newspapers, qualified unpaid on account of such claim with the under Colorado Revised Statute (C.R.S.) Board of County Commissioners, c/o Dir24-70-103 and 39-11-105, for the proviector of Engineering Services, with a copy sion of the publishing of the County’s to the Project Engineer Terry Gruber, privately and publicly funded legal notices, Community Planning and Sustainable Deon an as-needed basis, for the period of velopment, Engineering Division, Phillip S. one (1) year, beginning approximately Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite January 1, 2015 to and including Decem220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. ber 31, 2015. Douglas County reserves the right to enter into agreements with Failure on the part of claimant to file such multiple newspapers for separate comstatement prior to such final settlement will ponents of the County’s publishing needs relieve said County of Douglas from all but not others (less than all). and any liability for such claimant's claim. The IFB documents may be reviewed The Board of Douglas County Commisand/or printed from the Rocky Mountain Esioners of the County of Douglas, ColorPurchasing System website at www.rockyado, By: Frederick H. Koch, P.E., Director mountainbidsystem.com. IFB documents of Engineering Services. are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can Legal Notice No: 926391 only be accessed from the above-menFirst Publication: November 6, 2014 tioned website. While the IFB documents Last Publication: November 20, 2014 are available electronically, Douglas Publisher: Douglas County News-Press County cannot accept electronic bid responses.
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Bid responses will be received until 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. One (1) original hard-copy of your bid response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “Invitation for Bid (IFB) #042-14, Publication of Legal Notices”. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any bids so received will be returned unopened. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid 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 bidder. Please direct any questions concerning this IFB 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.: 926450 First Publication: November 13, 2014 Last Publication: November 13, 2014 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #043-14 HERITAGE MEMORIAL PLAZA, PHASE II The Douglas County Fairgrounds, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible, experienced, and qualified landscape firms for the construction of Phase II of the Heritage Memorial Plaza Project, as specified. The project shall include landscape elements, a new entryway plaza, and lighting fixtures. The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses. ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014 @ 2:00 P.M., THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY SITE VISIT RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE WORK SITE AND DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS. THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL BEGIN AT THE D O U G L A S C O U N T Y
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terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 10/16/2014 Last Publication: 11/13/2014 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 8/20/2014 ROBERT J. HUSSON DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: TORBEN M WELCH Colorado Registration #: 34282 1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE 300, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 7328.0040 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
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