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Futurist addresses Economic Symposium Welcoming the millennials is a must, speaker says By Jennifer Smith
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Meat cutters can stand for hours at a time in meat closets even colder than this skating rink. Photo by Jennifer Smith
Slicin’ on ice Master meat cutters show their chops at ice rink By Jennifer Smith
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Where’s the beef? In the very last place you’d look for it. On Sept. 23, 26 beefy guys were slicing, chopping and carving it up at South Suburban Ice Arena in Centennial, literally on the ice, in hopes that their mad knife skills would win them a trip to the warmer climes of Florida and a chance at $20,000. The event was the National Meat Cutting Challenge, part of the Meat Hero program that recognizes the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain’s best meat cutters. Each contestant got 50 pounds of beef — two top butts, one tenderloin and one rib loin. The winner is determined by who yields the most steaks with the highest-quality cut in the least amount of time. “They have a lot of pride in what they do,” said Ben Davis, managing partner of the Texas Roadhouse in Monument, as he waited to find out how his two cutters fared.
They had 80 minutes, which is a long time to stand on an ice-cold floor. But it’s nothing compared to their everyday work. In an average year, according to a news release, they cut about $1 million worth of meat each, spending seven to eight hours a day in a 35-degree, walk-in cooler. “It takes a special person to sit in a cooler all day, and it’s really pretty physical work,” said Davis. “The experienced guys use all the time they have for this competition. Some of them actually have to try to go slow, because they’re used to cutting in their store where they have to be fast.” Diego Nunez, of Littleton, is one of those special guys. He grew up in Clear Creek County, so he knows all about freezing. “I snowboard all the time, so I’m used to the cold,” he said. Nunez, 22, took on the meat-cutting position three years ago to help support his wife and two small children while he attends Red Rocks Community College in pursuit of a career as a firefighter. “I love it,” he said. “The staff is great, and I get along with everyone great.” He said his approach to the competition was Meat continues on Page 10
The future is transitory, transient, intangible and coming at us faster than ever before, says David Houle, a self-described futurist who was the speaker during the City of Littleton’s third annual Economic Symposium. “If Littleton does nothing for a year, you are falling behind,” he said. Houle, who has a bachelor’s degree in art history, began speaking as a futurist in 2007 as he watched humanity struggle with what was to become known as the Great Recession on the heels of entering a new millennium that ushered out the information age in favor of what he calls the “shift age.” “There has never been this alignment in human history,” he said. “… The only constant in the universe is change.” The shift age, he said, is the result of technology changing the world at a faster rate than ever before. He believes this decade will be the bridge to a new day that will value learning over knowledge, liquidity over ownership, global perspective over national boundaries, acceptance over discrimination, intellectual property over power. “The old metrics don’t quite work anymore, and the new metrics are too hard to understand,” he said. How that translates for municipalities, he said, is that they should plan for the coming reality, when today’s older demographic will begin to be replaced with the millennials and their younger counterparts, the “digital natives.” He says they’ll place a higher value on equality and diversity and demand corporatism with a conscience. They’ll live in more populated cities and shop online more often. They’ll be prone to rent instead of own — even cars, with services like Lyft and Uber — and maybe even invest in portable houses that they can take anywhere they want “McMansions are over,” he said. He notes the baby boomers are showing Furure continues on Page 10
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Romanoff, Coffman spar in leadup to election Immigration, women’s issues among topics in debate By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com A lively 6th Congressional District debate on Sept. 23 resulted in some testy exchanges between two candidates locked in a tight race less than a month before voters begin receiving ballots in the mail. Republican Congressman Mike Coffman and former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, a Democrat, locked horns on issues that included the Affordable Care Act and entitlement and immigration reform during a Denver Post-hosted debate in downtown Denver. The two also sparred over women’s issues, which have played a big role in the campaign. Romanoff — who clearly was the more aggressive of the two throughout the night — called out Coffman for his prior support of personhood efforts, which would essentially ban abortion. Romanoff also blasted Coffman’s votes on issues that he believes have restricted women’s acDebate continues on Page 10
Congressman Mike Coffman, right, addresses Andrew Romanoff during a Sept. 23 6th Congressional District debate inside the Denver Post Auditorium. Photo by Vic Vela
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Romney rallies Republican troops Former presidential candidate joins Beauprez, other GOP leaders in Littleton By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney threw red meat at Republicans in Littleton on Sept. 29, blasting the record of Gov. John Hickenlooper during a rally to urge support for GOP candidates this fall. Romney, who spoke inside the gymnasium at Heritage High School, took aim at Hickenlooper in a number of areas, while linking the Democratic governor’s policies and leadership style to that of President Barack Obama. Romney said Hickenlooper “stands out for his indecisiveness” and urged those in attendance to throw their support toward the Republican running to unseat Hickenlooper, Bob Beauprez. “The people of Colorado are going to have to do the right thing and elect a person who knows what it takes to make a decision and stick by the decision and do what’s right by the people of Colorado…” Romney told a cheering audience. Romney — a former Massachusetts governor who lost a 2012 presidential campaign against Obama — called Beauprez “a decisive man and a good man” who can lead the state in a better direction. “This is going to be a great governor,” Romney said. “Colorado is going to be proud of this governor.” Beauprez then took the stage with Romney, and he also fired away at Hickenlooper and Obama — whom Beauprez dubbed “Obama-Looper.” The effort to tie Democratic candidates to Obama — who is mired in low approval ratings — has been something Republican hopefuls have been doing all election cycle. “We’ve gotten into a situation, whether it’s from Barack Obama or his friend John Hickenlooper, where we’ve got government on the people instead of government by and for the people,” Beauprez said.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney listens as Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez speaks inside the gymnasium of Littleton’s Heritage High School on Sept. 29. Photo by Vic Vela Beauprez attacked the governor for his “failed leadership” in a number of areas. They included Hickenlooper’s signing of controversial gun-control laws and his granting of a temporary reprieve for death row inmate Nathan Dunlap — which has become a favorite Beauprez attack line during the campaign. Beauprez’s lieutenant governor running mate Jill Repella, a Douglas County commissioner, also attacked Democratic candidates before she introduced Romney to the stage. “All they can do is put forth weak men with bad ideas,” Repella said of Democrats. “I’m tired of it.” Romney and Beauprez were joined by a slate of other Republican candidates who are on the fall ballot, including U.S. Rep.
Cory Gardner, who is running in a tight Senate race against Democratic Sen. Mark Udall. Other Republican office-seekers who spoke were Secretary of State candidate Wayne Williams, Attorney General hopeful Cynthia Coffman and Don Ytterberg, who is running for Congress in the 7th Congressional District. Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, who is in a tight 6th Congressional District re-election bid against former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, also spoke at the rally. Hickenlooper’s team believes that voters will reward his leadership over the state’s post-recession economy, one that has seen job growth while the unemployment rate has dropped. Democrats mocked Romney’s visit, with
Democratic Party Chairman Rick Palacio calling Beauprez and Romney “political twins” who are on the wrong side of key issues. Palacio hopes voters remember that Romney infamously said during the 2012 campaign that 47 percent of Americans “are dependent upon government,” and that they also remember Romney’s comments during a Republican presidential primary debate, where he said that undocumented immigrants should “self-deport” out of the country. “They’re both wrong on immigration issues, women’s issues and their philosophies on governing are simplistic, unrealistic, divisive and dangerous for Colorado’s families and small businesses,” Palacio said.
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Attack ads flood Colorado airwaves Big-money interests not always clear By Katie Kuntz
Rocky Mountain PBS I-News Campaign attack ads dominating television airwaves across the state depict Colorado’s senatorial candidates as extreme, harmful and woefully out of step with their fellow Coloradans. Crossroads GPS — a conservative political action committee headed by former George W. Bush administrator Karl Rove — and the National Republican Senatorial Committee portray U.S. Sen. Mark Udall as a hapless sycophant of President Obama’s. Their ads assert that Udall’s clueless support of the Affordable Care Act — known as Obamacare — has harmed Coloradans one and all. Liberal groups like the Senate Majority PAC and Udall Next Generation Climate Action depict Udall’s opponent, Colorado Republican Congressman Cory Gardner, as a grim-faced misogynist, whose views on issues important to women are medieval, at best. The Udall-Gardner contest, not incidentally, is one of the races expected to determine which party controls the U.S. Senate after the Nov. 4 election. So far, the outside groups have spent almost three times as much as the candidates themselves. “If you run around the country there are maybe 10 states that have really competitive races and Republicans need to win six Senate seats to win the Senate — Colorado is very competitive,” said political analyst Floyd Ciruli. “It’s not quite a Super Bowl, that’d be the presidential race — but we’re in a very major, close playoff.” And it may
come as no surprise that millions are being spent by outside organizations to paint the two Colorado candidates into very dark corners. But what might be surprising is comparing those funding the negative attacks with what their primary interests truly are.
Tricks of the trade A Rocky Mountain PBS I-News analysis of Federal Communications Commission and Federal Election Commission data, as well as reports collected by the Center for Responsive Politics, demonstrate how the playbook works. First, use polarizing issues to ignite voters. Thomas Steyer, a California billionaire who has drawn attention for his philanthropy and activism for environmental causes, has mastered this first play. Steyer is the lead financial backer for Next Generation Climate Action, which has so far spent more than $1 million in this state’s largest television markets, DenGardner ver and Colorado Springs. Two of the most widely aired ads from Streyer’s organization — named “Keep Out” and “Not Extreme?” — assail Gardner for his positions against birth control and abortion and same-sex marriage, all of which are highly polarizing issues. But Next Generation Climate Action does not, as an organization, list any interest in policies related to abortion, marriage equality or birth control. To be fair, the ads do briefly mention climate change, scoffing that Gardner “thinks he knows better than the scientists, NASA and the U.S. military on climate change.” “It is a straight-out brawling competition,” Ciruli said. “The people who play it may be personally idealistic, but in the way they play the game they are totally realists, and research shows them that climate change is not nearly as effective at moving voters as things like reproductive rights.” Similarly, other groups whose primary interests are oil and gas development or the energy business attack Udall’s support of the
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Affordable Care Act. While their true concern might be approval for the Keystone pipeline, as an example, they’re betting that Obamacare is still such a negatively charged issue that it can help sink the environmentally minded Udall. Sometimes they might mention energy issues, but not as a primary focus. The second power play works by cloaking one’s self-interests in charitable or nonprofit political giving, as modern masters Sheldon Adelson and David and Charles Koch have demonstrated. Adelson and his wife, Miriam, donated $23 million during the 2012 presidential cycle to Crossroads GPS on behalf of the nonprofit Adelson Drug Clinic and Adelson’s corporation, Las Vegas Sands, according to files from the Federal Election Commission. Sheldon Adelson, listed as the world’s eighth wealthiest man by Forbes, with a net worth of more than $31 billion, has drawn wide attention to his heavy contributions to campaign finance. He has also been litigating a federal lawsuit aimed at his overseas casinos. Similarly, David and Charles Koch have been intimately linked with Americans for Prosperity, Freedom Partners and Crossroads GPS in the past, but their contributions this cycle are not known. “Nonprofit political groups do not have to disclose donors,” said Viveka Novak, editorial and communications director for the Center for Responsive Politics. “So we could only identify organizations that filed 990s (nonprofit tax forms) and that wouldn’t include individuals or corporations, so there are still a lot of donors or donations no one would know about.” Adelson, the Koch brothers and many other politically active billionaires and multimillionaires across the political spectrum are able to maintain privacy and give endless funds following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision, which held that political spending is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment.
Donors work both sides There’s still another trick in the playbook,
and that’s playing both sides. By contributing to competing candidates, it can be hard to lose, the reasoning goes. Hedge funds and international investment banks are among the leading campaign contributors in the United States — and they donate in almost equal amounts to both Democratic and Republican committees. Consider Renaissance Technologies, a New York hedge fund that in 2013 managed an estimated $25 billion. This year, founder and retired CEO James H. Simons was ranked by Forbes among the world’s wealthiest people at $12.5 billion. Of the millions of dollars Simons and the current CEO of Renaissance, Robert Mercer, have donated to campaign groups so far this year, about $3 million went to liberal organizations, and $3 million went to conservatives. “This firm, it’s got money everywhere, it’s invested in things that could benefit from both parties,” Ciruli said. “Some of it could just be personal, but often it is driven by a strategy that just makes sense.” This company’s lobbying records in 2014 show that its primary focus is to avoid higher tax rates for hedge funds — an issue almost totally ignored in the majority of Colorado’s campaign ads. In fact, of more than 30 ads reviewed by I-News and truth-tested by 9News, only one ad even briefly mentioned “tax rates for companies overseas.” The Blackstone Group is also a top hedge fund contributor to both the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee. These committees have already spent $3.9 million and $1.7 million, respectively, on campaign ads in Denver, bashing either Gardner or Udall. “TV ads are number one, the overwhelming most important tool in winning one of these campaigns,” Ciruli said. “If Channel 9 has another minute (for advertising), you can bet it will get bought.” Colorado Community Media brings you this report in partnership with Rocky Mountain PBS I-News. Learn more at rmpbs.org/news. Contact Katie Kuntz at katiekuntz@rmpbs. org. I-News reporter Burt Hubbard contributed to this story.
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NEWS IN A HURRY Return of the living dead The annual Zombie Crawl returns Oct. 4 in Littleton. The event starts at noon at the Woodlawn Shopping Center, 1500 W Littleton Blvd. Zombies will follow a Dixieland Band west on Littleton Boulevard and through downtown Littleton. The crawl will end with a free pig roast at Reinke Bros. No charge to participate — only zombie attire. Sponsors include the Historic Downtown Littleton Merchants Association, Rocky Mountain Haunted House Guild, and Scared.com. For more information call 303.795.5006
County hosts Fall Festival Step back in time and celebrate a piece of Colorado’s history during the 2014 Fall Festival, hosted by Arapahoe County. Enjoy the crisp fall air during this free event held at the 150-year old 17 Mile House, which served as an inn for pioneers traveling on wagon trains
to Denver and was a working farm for more than a century. Peruse the pumpkin patch to purchase your favorite pumpkin and enjoy a scenic hayride along the Cherry Creek Trail. Take a turn milking Bessie the Cow and visit her barnyard friends at the petting farm. Some of Denver’s hottest food trucks will be cooking up breakfast and lunch for purchase. Try your hand at gold panning, learn more about the fine art of blacksmithing, tour the farmhouse, meet a local beekeeper and more, all while listening to live music. Local historians will be on site to give guided tours and talk about the history of the property and its significance to the Old West.
Fall into FestifFall The Hudson Gardens and Event Center hosts FestiFall on Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to celebrate all things fall.
Festivities include live owl presentations, story times, pumpkin patch and straw bale maze explorations, educational demonstrations, craft stations, music, food trucks and more. Pumpkins from the pumpkin patch will also be for sale while supplies last. Admission is $3 per person for ages 2 and older. For more information, about FestiFall, contact 303-797-8565.
RTD to get new fleet RTD has won a $5 million grant from the FTA’s Ladders of Opportunity Initiative to upgrade its bus fleet serving the Denver metro region. “For many Colorado families, public transit is a crucial link to help them get to and from work, travel to important appointments and throughout their communities,” said U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. “This grant will help RTD upgrade its bus fleet to ensure efficient and reliable service throughout the metro area.”
The initiative makes funds available to modernize and expand bus service for the purpose of connecting disadvantaged and low-income individuals, veterans, seniors and youth with local workforce training, employment centers, health care and other vital services.
Immigrant initiative wins grant The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service has awarded a $249,431 grant to the Littleton Immigrant Resource Center. LIRC was first awarded a USCIS grant in 2012. This year’s grant funds will be used to offer small-group citizenship classes, individual tutoring and naturalization application services. Additionally, the grant will allow LIRC to create a new Spanish Citizenship Education class, as well as fund two full-time employees who will provide citizenship education and legal services.
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Fracking task force gets down to business Group holds first meeting in bid to find compromises By Vic Vela
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restrictions or moratoriums on oil and gas drilling. Those opposed to fracking have concerns about the potential impact that drilling could have on the environment and on public health. Supporters of fracking believe drilling is safe and point to the creation of jobs and its positive economic impact on the state. The task force was born out of a compromise Hickenlooper reached with Democratic Congressman Jared Polis that resulted in anti-fracking initiatives being pulled from the November ballot. The measures could have resulted in significant restrictions on fracking operations in the state, which relies heavily on oil and gas dollars. The diverse task force is made up of representatives from industries that include oil and gas, agriculture and home builders. Conservation groups also will be represented, as will local governments. Much of the Sept. 25 meeting was spent going over ground rules and objectives, with each member providing brief comments about the importance of avoiding conflict during the meetings. “I believe we are embarking on a very serious endeavor and I ask that we give it all we got,” said Gwen Lachelt, commission co-chair and La Plata County commissioner. The task force is scheduled to meet six more times over the next five months, with public meetings scheduled across the state. The commission is expected to provide recommendations to the Legislature by March.
Gov. John Hickenlooper addresses an oil and gas task force during a Sept. 25 meeting inside the Colorado Division of Wildlife headquarters in Denver. Photo by Vic Vela
Security Service Federal Credit Union to host Free Shred Day October 4 Security Service Federal Credit Union (SSFCU) will host a free Denver area shred day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 4, at its Broadway branch located at 99 South Broadway. The event is designed to assist area residents with the safe and free disposal of unwanted, personal
documents. “It’s a great way to securely get rid of confidential and personal documents,” said John Worthington, chief communications officer for the credit union. People can drive up and drop off bags and boxes of paper for shredding only. Limit two 18”x20”x12” full boxes per household. Volunteers from
SSFCU will help with unloading, and all documents will be shredded on site. That day, SSFCU will also be accepting cash donations for the Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/ssfcueventsco or call 1-800-52-SSFCU.
Women in Business Unveils New Name, Mission The Chamber women’s group, formerly Women in Leadership, hosted a red carpet rebranding event last Thursday to unveil their new name, mission, and outlook. The group, re-envisioned as Women in Business, celebrated their new vision in style at The Residence XXV above the Ritz Carleton. Guests were
“What an exciting new direction and new brand for Women in Business! [I’m] so grateful to serve with the fabulous women in this group,” said attendee Sue Kenfield, president/founder of See It Thrive. Women in Business’s new mission is IGNITE, which stands for Influence, Growing, Negotiate, Involvement, Transform, Empower. They hope to mobilize their membership through strategic alliances and collaboration, to influence community leaders, and transform women in business. In another strategic departure, the group will now meet on the first Friday of month Sue Kenfield and Rena Marson walk the red carpet at the Women at 7:30 am. in Business Kickoff “We hope to greeted on the red carpet with a glass attract all levels of businesswomen of champagne, and treated to hors with our new mission and meeting d’oeuvres and skin product gift bags time,” said Holly Mullins, board chair. courtesy of event sponsor M.Pulse “We are excited to bring Women in Modern Skincare. Business to the next level, and to add
value with great speakers and programming.” The event included the confirmation of Women in Business Chair Holly Mullins, owner, Farmers Insurance Group - Holly Mullins Agency, as well as Chair-Elect Rena Marson, guest relations manager, Kuni Honda on Arapahoe. Outgoing Chair Shelly Howard-Whitmore, member of the Chamber’s Board of Directors, was honored with a vase engraved with thanks for her leadership and service. “I am so excited with the work and development the Women in Business group has done this year, and with Holly Mullins as the new chair the level of programing and sponsorship will only continue to grow,” said Howard-Whitmore. The group also honored guests Vickie Thomas, president, the Thomas Group, and Tammy Fernandez, executive director of corporate social responsibility, Apollo Education Group. The two women were among the original founders of the Women in Leadership group. Women in Business Secretary Kristie Nelson said, “I am honored to be a part of such a remarkable group and assist with the transition to Women In Business…I am excited to help
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. DATE CHANGE-Tuesday, September 30 Attorney General Candidate Debate-Cynthia Coffman and Don Quick 7:30 am – 9:00 am, South Metro Denver Chamber’s WhippleWood CPAs Conference Center 2154 Commons Ave. Suite 342, Centennial, CO
Tuesday, September 30
Attorney General Candidate Debate- Cynthia Coffman and Don Quick 7:30 am – 9:00 am, South Metro Denver Chamber’s WhippleWood CPAs Conference Center 2154 Commons Ave. Suite 342, Centennial, CO
Tuesday, September 30 K1 Speed Ribbon Cutting 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, K1 Speed, 8034 Midway Dr., Littleton, CO
Thursday, October 2 Secretary of State Candidate Debate 3:30 pm, South Metro Denver Chamber’s WhippleWood CPAs Conference Center 2154 Commons Ave. Suite 342, Centennial, CO
Thursday, October 2 New Member Orientation 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm, South Metro Denver Chamber’s WhippleWood CPAs Conference Center 2154 Commons Ave. Suite 342, Centennial, CO
Friday, October 3 Strategies for Resolving Environmental Conflicts - Hydraulic Fracturing Debate 7:30 am – 9:00 am, University of Colorado - Denver 1380 Lawrence Street, Terrace Room (2nd floor), Denver, CO Space is limited, please RSVP by emailing SPA.EVENTS@ucdenver.edu
Friday, October 3 Are You a Sales Genius Two Hours AFTER Your Sales Call? 8:00 am – 10:00 am, Sales Leadership Training Center, 355 Union Blvd. Suite 300, Lakewood, CO Chamber members attend free, RSVP required
IGNITE our membership through strategic alliances and collaboration and help bring Women in Business to the next level.” The annual conference has been moved to spring 2015. Stay tuned for further details.
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Secretary of state hopefuls target new path Williams, Neguse both hoping to avoid Gessler’s drama By Vic Vela vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com In the race to become Colorado’s next secretary of state, two candidates are touting their qualifications while distancing themselves from the man who currently holds the post. Republican El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Wayne Williams will take on Democrat Joe Neguse, a University of Colorado regent, in a race to become the state’s elections chief. The two are seeking to fill a seat that will be soon vacated by current Secretary of State Scott Gessler. The Republican opted against seeking a second term and instead launched an unsuccessful bid for governor earlier this year. Gessler has famously earned the nickname “honey badger,” born from a style of bare-knuckled politics that has rallied Republicans and roiled Democrats. Gessler has had several public battles with Gov. John Hickenlooper and legislative Democrats over election policy and his handling of the secretary of state’s office. That style is something that both Williams and Neguse say they want to avoid if elected as Gessler’s successor. “I think some of the ways he presented things were too polarizing,” said Williams. Williams said Gessler “has done a lot of good things,” but added: “We have different styles.” However, Neguse sees a lot of Gessler in Williams. Neguse believes Williams has a record of “focusing on efforts that make it harder for people to vote.” “For me, it is important to have a secretary of state who is not only going to protect the right the vote, but empower
more people to exercise that constitutional right because it is a right that we shouldn’t take for granted,” Neguse said. Williams said Neguse’s characterization of him just isn’t the case. “I’m the only one (in the race) who has run an office and run elections and I’ve done it well,” he said.
Backgrounds differ Williams served for eight years as an El Paso County commissioner prior to being elected county clerk and recorder in 2010. Williams said he is proud of the customer service he has provided for four years and is especially proud of his work during the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire, when many voters were being evacuated the same day of a primary election. “We counted every bal- Neguse lot, made sure they were all secure and made every statutory deadline despite being evacuated for the fire,” Williams said. Williams has also presided over three recall elections in as many counties. He was asked by officials in Teller and Saguache counties to handle local recall elections there, and he oversaw his own county’s highly publicized recall election, which led to the ouster of then-state Senate President John Morse. Neguse was elected to represent the state’s 2nd Congressional District on the CU Board of Regents. His public service record also includes having served as a commissioner on the Boulder Housing Authority and being a Capitol staffer for former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff. Neguse is a first-generation American whose parents are from Africa. “The right to vote really is sacred and, as the son of immigrants, I can tell you in
a very visceral way what it means to be able to have the right to vote and to exercise that right to vote,” he said. If elected, Neguse said he would work to create a “one-stop shop” business platform to make it easier for business owners to navigate service options. He also wants to dispatch office representatives across the state for greater service accessibility.
Divided on reforms Neguse and Williams have different opinions on key voting issues that will shape their policies. Neguse is a supporter of a 2013 elections overhaul law that created same-day registration in Colorado and requires that all ballots be mailed to registered voters. Neguse believes the law Williams will enable more people to participate in elections, but Williams has been an outspoken critic of the law. Williams said the law is costly to counties and is unfair to voters who don’t wish to receive ballots in the mail because of security issues. Williams — whose opposition to the elections reform law puts him among the minority of county clerks in the state — also is concerned that the law will lead to increased cases of voter fraud.
“Colorado had the highest percentage turnout in the country in 2012,” Williams said. “The system was working very well as it was.” Neguse believes Williams’ opinion on the law misses the mark. He points to safeguards that are in place that allow clerks real-time information when votes are being cast, which is intended to root out fraud. “Same-day registration has existed in Wyoming for decades,” Neguse said. “It has existed in Idaho for decades. It’s worked well. Empirical evidence shows more people participate.” Williams supports voter identification laws and doesn’t think that showing a utility bill is a valid form of ID. He concedes that voter fraud is rare, but he cites two recent El Paso County elections that were decided by a single vote. “We don’t have bank robberies that often either,” he said. “But (if a bank) put all its money in a pile and put a note on the pile and said, `Hey customers, just sign an affidavit that you’ve taken no more money than you have deposited in this bank,’ that would be an absurd result.” But Neguse doesn’t think that voters want “a secretary of state who is going to be focused on dismantling those reforms.” “That should be something we should strive for — making it easier to vote for those people who are eligible to vote,” he said.
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Business translates smoke signals The brown cloud that used to hover over downtown Denver was not so evident when walking on the 16th Street Mall, but very clear from afar — let’s from say the Thornton Parkway exit on Interstate 25. In a similar way, others may have a good perch to size up a public perception cloud over Colorado since recreational marijuana was recently legalized. The Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. took just such an opportunity to query business leaders at its 2014 Metro Denver Site Selection Conference Friday at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. The question was posed to an invited panel of site selection experts — those involved in the analysis of choosing the best cities and regions to locate companies in labor, incentives, tax advantages, transportation access and quality of life. When asked about the impact of legalized recreational marijuana, Shinobu Yoshitomi of Colorado Frontiers Consulting said people in Japan were a little shocked at the development. She said they ask if there is more crime, if children are safe and if the streets are more dangerous because of drivers smoking marijuana. Joseph Vranich of Spectrum Location Solutions in California said people are concerned about cultural deterioration, adding
OUR VIEW marijuana can be seen as a contributing negative. Some on the panel said the change is relatively unremarkable to some businesses considering relocation to Colorado, and noted the lighter side of the issue. One panelist noted when out-of-staters find out he is from Colorado, he is jokingly asked if he has any weed. Nonetheless Yoshitomi stressed that the state should communicate that the law has not had a major impact on crime rates to assure foreign companies considering Colorado. Others at the conference agreed efforts should be made to clarify actual impacts. We do agree the state should partner with businesses to show exactly how recreational marijuana is affecting the state. Of course, the revenue from marijuana sales tax going to good use, but we believe the more important piece is to show exactly how recreational marijuana affects the state in terms of crime as time goes on, how it is affecting education and — in an overarching way — summing
how it impacts quality of life. No doubt, concerns are expressed every day. In conversations with teachers, we are told marijuana is now more available to students, and to generalize students known to smoke often experience declining grades. And in our day-to-day observations, we are more likely to see motorists smoking a pipe with marijuana at intersections than in past years. Driving while high — whatever the substance — is a problem, and a top issue for the state to address. The recent launch of a public service campaign “Don’t Be a Lab Rat” with people-sized lab rat cages, to warn high school students and all those under 21 about potential risks of marijuana use is certainly edgy, but discourse generators are welcome as ongoing research seeks to better identify health risks. Now that recreational marijuana is legal, the state’s challenge is to make sure it does no damage to innocent bystanders or the overall quality of life. For those who smoke or consume edibles the pros and cons, and best practices of using the drug should be made clear as well. We’re proud to be a destination state, and it doesn’t take much time on our soil for people to take a shine to Colorado. Let’s keep it that way.
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Don’t just go along for the ride Did you ever notice that whenever we seem to be in a rush to get somewhere fast, the people in front of us move so slowly that they are almost moving in reverse? As I traveled this past week from city to city, on trains, planes, automobiles, boats and trams, there seemed to be a force in the universe that was trying very hard to help me miss my various forms of transportation, and I was cutting it ever so close to make each meeting or appointment. Yet as I was forced to stand still on an upward-moving escalator due to the mass of human traffic ahead of me, I had a few extra seconds to think about how analogous this was to where I am currently on my personal goals for the year. Just like many of you, I am a little behind on my goals and objectives for the year. So as I stood still riding the escalator, I wondered if I had become a little too complacent in the pursuit of my dreams and aspirations. Maybe my thinking moved from personal action to a thought process of letting someone else or something else do the work for me, just as an escalator moves me up or down from point A to point B. In the situation I described above, I really had no choice but to stand among my fellow travelers, as there was no chance or benefit in starting a shoving match on an escalator full of people. Later in the week I found myself in one of those “aha” moments.
You see, this time I was on an escalator all alone, no luggage, just my backpack. And I chose to stand still and take the free ride to the top. As my revelation hit home about halfway up, I began the climb, helping myself to the top just a little faster than I would have if I had just stood still. The outcome was that I missed the rental car bus by a few seconds and had to wait another 20 minutes more for the next bus. Had I only acted more proactively from the beginning, I would have already been in the rental car and on my way to the hotel. Now, you may ask, what is the big deal about an extra 20 minutes or so? And normally I would agree with you, as I am a big advocate of making the most of each minute. I could read, check and respond to email, strike up a conversation with someone, etc. Norton continues on Page 9
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR None more qualified than Crane
As most citizens of Arapahoe County have become keenly aware, elections can have consequences. There are a number of outstanding candidates running for office here in our county, but none are more qualified than our current Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder, Matt Crane. Matt is running for his first four-year term this November, as our county commissioners appointed him unanimously in January 2013 when Nancy Doty assumed her office as county commissioner in District 2. Matt has 14 years of national, state and county election experience and credentials. But Matt brings far more than experience to this important county office. He is a strong leader who brings integrity, transparency and innovation to this position. On Nov. 4, I urge the citizens of Arapahoe County to vote for competency, leadership and experience — vote for Matt Crane for Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder. Sincerely, Larry Strohl Centennial Kudos to Coffman As a concerned World War II veteran, Letters continue on Page 9
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Manufacturing makes a difference Colorado is a great place for business generally, but also for manufacturing. You may not realize it, but manufacturing matters. Ray Ochoa initially came to the state from south Texas to work the farms. But in 1981, he started work as an assemblyman at Harsh International, a Colorado company based in Eaton that manufactures some of the world’s best hydraulic truck hoists, feedlot mixers and manure spreaders. Meanwhile, Mark Yoss’ story reminds us of the old saying, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Mr. Yoss came to “Colorful Colorado” in 1983 to work in the state’s then-booming solar industry. When work dried up there, he applied to be a Manufacturing Engineer at Martin Marietta. Some 30 years later, Mark is now a manufacturing manager at the same Waterton Canyon campus in Jefferson County now under the name Lockheed Martin. Countless Coloradans have moved to the state seeking a better life for themselves and their families. Whether sending objects to Mars or supporting agriculture, the key to their success has been manufacturing. Many fail to realize that manufacturing has evolved from its Industrial Revolution reputation as “dull, dirty, and dangerous” to today’s advanced applications in aerospace, bioscience, infrastructure, and more. Ray and Mark both speak about the pride that they take in their work. Mark tries to explain the joy of seeing the satellite he helped build enter Mars’ atmosphere. At the same time Ray, tells you about the value he sees in a 10hour work day and a company that for decades has taken a personal stake in his wellbeing. Today, manufacturing accounts for roughly 10 percent of Colorado’s economy according to the National Association of Manufacturers. But this 10 percent is more than just the “typical” manufacturing jobs. Rather than outdated perceptions of industrial operations (although, for example, the EVRAZ Steel Mill in Pueblo still supplies 48 percent of the railroad tracks in North America), today’s industry leaders in Colorado manufacturing are electronics, food and beverage, and chemical manufacturing. The real importance of manufac-
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However, my mind was in goal-achievement mode that day, and I was re-inspired to make up lost ground on my goals, dreams, and personal and professional objectives. And in that frame of mind, each 15 minutes lost or delayed was adding up to just too many hours of missed opportunity and loss of production. As we enter the fourth quarter of the year, three months to go, there is still plenty of time to course-correct and get back on our
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I’m proud of Congressman Mike Coffman and I admire the work that he is doing to get this VA Hospital mess sorted out. This summer, I kept reading about Mike taking the VA to task over this secret wait list business.
turing, however, is that it helps grow America’s middle class. Ray and Mark alike were able to find life-long careers of which they could be proud. They both put children through high school and college. They continue to contribute to Colorado’s booming economy. While Colorado’s economy and the state of American manufacturing have gone hand in hand over the years, manufacturing still faces some serious barriers to success. Ray and Mark both emphasize the need for workers at every level. From workers who are familiar with Computer Aided Design (CAD), to people with a strong work ethic, Colorado manufacturers are hiring. Many complain that American manufacturing is dead. While that claim is far from the truth, industry has a long way to go to overcome this misconception. That’s in part why various groups have proclaimed this Oct. 3 as Manufacturing Day. As a show of support for this and other local efforts, Gov. John Hickenlooper has proclaimed Sept. 28 through Oct. 3 Manufacturing Week in Colorado. Multiple groups including the Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry (CACI), the Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Alliance (CAMA), Manufacturer’s Edge (the state’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership), and others have joined forces to raise the awareness of Colorado manufacturing. Now think about the importance of manufacturing in your life. Visit www.mfgday.com to learn more about how to get involved in Manufacturing Day. And send us your manufacturing success stories at ppratt@cochamber. com. The first few stories will receive an invitation to tour one of the state’s premier manufacturing facilities in the coming months.
Coupons can be clipped or skipped This column is worth 50 percent off on your next oil change. Uh, no it’s not. Disclaimer: Just because I refuse to use coupons doesn’t mean I am looking down on anyone who does. I just don’t believe in them. I don’t want them anywhere near me, but I don’t have much of a choice. My Sunday paper looks like it’s nothing but coupons, but somewhere in there are some articles and stories. By weight, it’s Laurel and Hardy. I picked up a great black olive and artichoke heart pizza (Nicolo’s), and while I was waiting, a man came in with a page out of a newspaper supplement, tore out a little rectangle and handed it to the girl. He got two for the price of one, or half off on the first one, or a fifth off on the second one. It’s just not worth it to me. Times are tough, and if you can save money on goods and services, go for it. I just don’t go for it. I don’t want to become a gerbil. I owned gerbils, and about all they did was chew up paper. Of course, they never were specifically chewing out coupons, but that’s kind of what I think of when I see someone in a grocery store with a recipe box full of coupons, with dividers. The only coupons I use are the ones that my plumber gives me. His prices, which are all in a three-ring binder, make me light-headed. Why didn’t I learn plumbing? I can recommend them: They are punctual and reliable and professional. But think about panty hose and a convenience store. I have never gone to a store because something was on sale. I use my Valued Customer card at one grocery store because I like to watch my total reduced on the screen in front of me. I am not a big believer in sales. J.C. Penney tried to eliminate sales, and simply lower costs on everything. It didn’t work. Shoppers salivate when they see the word “sale.” “In 2011, U.S. consumers used coupons to save $4.6 billion on their purchases of packaged goods,” says a Wikipedia entry. Coupons haven’t been around forever. Here’s a quiz: What is the origin of coupons? Who was the first to mail
coupons to potential customers? Was it Tuttle’s Horse Liniment or Coca-Cola? It was Coca-Cola. Those guys were ahead of everyone else with almost everything when it came to marketing. They still are. Have you ever spent a day without seeing a Coke ad, or a sign, a vending machine or Coca-Cola merchandise? Impossible. “It is estimated that between 1894 and 1913 one in nine Americans had received a free Coca-Cola, for a total of 8,500,000 free drinks,” per Wikipedia. When I write to a manufacturer about a product, and complain (which is one of my hobbies), they send me a coupon for more of the same thing. That seems contrary. I told one manufacturer that they made the worst paper towels on earth, and I received coupons for more of them. By 1965, half of all of the families in the United States were using coupons. Recently I went to an art-supplies store to buy a tube of paint. They were having a big Labor Day sale. Canvases were two for the price of one. The kicker was that the tube of paint was $10 over market. The cashier asked for my email address. I said “No. Does anyone give you their email address?” “Yes, for the coupons.” “Are there coupons for this paint?” “Are you kidding? That’s how we cover the coupons.” I left without the paint. I bought the same paint the next day when my usual store reopened. No coupon, $10 less, a happier consumer. Smokey Robinson said, “Shop around.” Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@ comcast.net.
Patrick Pratt is a program manager at the Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry.
path or journey. And we can either allow the escalators of life to dictate our progress, up or down, or we can take control toward the achievement of what we desire most. How about you? Are you standing still and taking the ride, or do you proactively assist the escalator in assisting you? Escalators, elevators, or any mode of transportation for that matter, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we escalate our goals 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.
Now I hear (or read) that he led the way on legislation that will finally get this VA Hospital in Aurora off the ground and completed. This is going to have a huge impact on the vets in our region. This state-of-the-art facility is going to help vets get the treatment they need faster and better. I thank you for the factual news articles you publish on this important issue. Conrad M. Ladd Centennial
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signs of the same traits, with college towns also emerging as popular retirement towns because of their walkability, dining and entertainment options. “Because you and I still think like we’re 18, that’s the problem with baby boomers,” he joked. He seemed flabbergasted that the city’s two light-rail stations haven’t evolved as activity hubs for young people. “You’ve got something that you could do here that sets you apart from being a
bedroom community,” he said. “The millennials should be welcomed. That’s a brandable opportunity.” Houle should know a bit about what appeals to today’s youth. He spent more than 20 years in media and entertainment, part of it in sales on the team that created MTV, Nickelodeon and VH1. Today he is the futurist in residence and a faculty member at the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Fla. But ultimately, it’s best to try a little bit of everything, offering something for everyone and find out what sticks, he said. “The problem with suburbia is that everybody tries to compete on the same terms, so everything looks alike.”
Futurist David Houle addresses the City of Littleton’s Economic Symposium at Arapahoe Community College’s Waring Theater on Sept. 26. Photo by Jennifer Smith
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Jesse Trask, kitchen manager at the Parker Texas Roadhouse, got the fun job of the day - cooking up all the steaks cut for the contest and serving up lunch to the competitors. Photo by Jennifer Smith
just to take his time and measure everything. “The hardest part is overthinking it,” he said. There is a lot to think about when cutting meat, things like sinew, nerves, veins, fat and a little bit of geometry. Texas Roadhouse generally trains its meat cutters for a month before letting them loose on their own. But Roman Mendoza of the Parker store turned out to be somewhat of a meat-cutting prodigy, said his manager, Jesse Trask. After his month of training, Mendoza had only been on the job a week when he qual-
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cess to birth control “for 25 years,” attacks that appeared in a recent Romanoff television ad buy. “What puts you in a better position than a woman in this district or the women in America to decide what to do with their bodies?” Romanoff asked the congressman. Coffman said he no longer supports personhood, calling the effort “overbroad.” He said that although he is prolife, he has backed legislation that would allow exceptions for abortion in cases of rape, incest and when the mother’s life is in danger. Earlier in the debate, Coffman took issue with Romanoff’s attack ad. Coffman said he has long supported efforts to prevent women from paying more than men for health insurance, and said he also has supported measures to curb domestic violence and sexual assaults in the military. “I think it is about being honest,” the congressman said. “I think your ad out there is not honest.” When the debate shifted toward the Affordable Care Act — President Obama’s signature piece of legislation — Coffman said he continues to support a repeal of the law. However, the congressman said he has been a longtime backer of legislation that would restrict health-insurance companies from denying coverage to persons with pre-existing conditions — a key component of Obamacare. Romanoff said Coffman and congressional Republicans have nothing to offer on health insurance reform, except for their constant demand for an Obamacare repeal. “Voting 50 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act and essentially replace it with nothing is not a way to make families in this district more secure in their health care,” he said. The two also tangled over immigration reform. Romanoff attacked Coffman and fellow Republicans for stalling reform measures in Congress. Romanoff pounced on Coffman for not supporting an immigration reform bill in the Senate and for once referring to the DREAM Act — which provides lawful permanent residence status to anyone who arrived in the country as a minor — as a “nightmare.” Coffman defended his positions on immigration reform, arguing that the U.S.-Mexico border should be more secure, while also making sure that families aren’t being split apart. Coffman acknowledged that he has a different focus on immigration after hav-
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ing conversations with residents in his district, which was recently redrawn to include a more diverse electorate. “I did not run on the issue of immigration the last time I ran for the district, but I’ve had the opportunity to meet with a lot of families and I think that there’s got to be a middle path in getting something done,” he said. On entitlement issues, Coffman said changes need to be made to save certain government programs. The congressman has supported work training programs for adult welfare recipients who don’t have dependents and believes there is a need for reform in determining who receives disability payments through Social Security. Coffman also would like to see wealthy seniors pay more for Medicare. Romanoff said Coffman’s proposed reforms would hurt all seniors, not just the wealthy ones. “Seniors are struggling in this economy,” he said. “They deserve a congressman who understands their struggles and doesn’t make it worse.” While Romanoff supports gay marriage, Coffman said he does not, but that the issue will ultimately be decided by Colorado voters. On climate change, Coffman said the science over how much impact humans are having on the planet “is not quite settled,” a response that caused Romanoff concern. “It’s plain to me that we are never going to take the action we need to address climate change if we do not recognize the problem,” he said. Character issues also came up. Romanoff scolded Coffman for often referencing Romanoff’s “privileged” background. The congressman often pointed out that Romanoff attended private and elite schools like Harvard, while Coffman served in two branches of the military. “The voters deserve a healthier respect for democracy that what the congressman has shown throughout this campaign,” Romanoff said. Coffman made no apologies and also criticized the former state House speaker for moving to Aurora for the sole purpose of setting up residency for his CD6 run. “If you move into the district not because you want to live in Aurora, but because you want in live in Washington, D.C., what is not true about that?”
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SNOW IN SEPTEMBER? Families visited South Suburban Ice Arena’s free Touch-aTruck event on Sept. 20 to get up close and personal with lots of of emergency, construction, maintenance and transportation vehicles. Favorites included playing in the “snow” thanks to the ice rink’s Zamboni, and a horse, of course. Participating organizations include the Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s Department, City of Centennial, City of Littleton, Federal Express, RTD, HealthSource of Highlands Ranch East, Arapahoe Rescue Patrol, Littleton Fire and Rescue, South Suburban Parks and Recreation and Stadium Medical. Photo by Stephanie Ellis
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EAGLES CELEBRATE HOMECOMING The Heritage Eagles took some time off from soaring Sept. 18 to have a little fun. Teenagers and little ones, parents and grandparents all turned out for an evening of fun and games at Heritage High School, all to benefit the school’s football team and business department. Games included classics like the cake walk and face painting, and more creative ones like pickle pong and “Pin the Tail on the Eagle.” The carnival was the first of what HHS hopes will become an annual homecoming tradition.
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Increased revenue means refunds on way TABOR-mandated money expected to come back around in 2016 By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com The debate over voters’ wisdom in backing the 1992 Taxpayer Bill of Rights resumed last week after it was made apparent that Coloradans can soon expect their first state revenue-related tax refunds in 10 years. State economists told members of the Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee on Sept. 22 that TABOR-mandated refunds are expected to occur in 2016. That’s because increased revenues are expected to exceed TABOR limits. TABOR requires the state to refund money to taxpayers when revenues exceed the combined rate of inflation and population growth. Supporters of TABOR see the constitutional amendment as a way to reign in overzealous spending by lawmakers during rosy economic times. However, opponents believe the measure has crippled the state and local governments from putting the money to good use. Lawmakers will have to set aside about $130 million in refunds in next year’s budget, followed by even larger refunds the following year, which could reach nearly $400 million. That’s not being taken as good news by Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, the vice chairman of the Joint Budget Committee. Steadman estimates that the refunds would equate to about $11 per taxpayer the first year — money that he believes could be better spent elsewhere. “Frankly I’d rather get our schools to
where they ought to be before we start sending refunds to taxpayers,” Steadman said. “And I think a lot of taxpayers would agree.” Steadman is also frustrated by the possibility of the state having to issue taxpayer refunds on revenue that has been collected through recreational marijuana sales. Unless lawmakers take action, a TABOR technicality would require the state to refund pot dollars that were meant to provide money for school construction. This means that lawmakers will either have to get creative with legislation to prevent that from happening or they will have to ask voters for permission to keep the money — the same voters who supported the notion of retail pot sales tax money funding school construction in the first place. “We’re in a position where we may have to refund the total amount of pot tax we collected in the first year and that’s not what voters had in mind,” Steadman said. “And it’s not my fault, it’s not their fault, it’s TABOR’s fault.” But TABOR-backers believe that budget concerns over tax refunds are being blown out of proportion. Penn Pfiffner, a former state lawmaker and a longtime TABOR proponent, said the state is expected to see about a 10 percent, or $1 billion general fund increase in next year’s budget. So the state isn’t going to miss the relatively small refund that soon will be owed to taxpayers. “If the government is getting almost 10 percent more, why would it complain about having to return $11 per family?” Pfiffner said. “Government should be on a budget just like a family and new revenues shouldn’t automatically increase government.”
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Following the closure of Golden High School for the day, senior Rachel Hilbrecht and some members of Golden’s debate team stood in the roundabout showing support for civil disobedience presented in the AP U.S. History curriculum. Photo by Crystal Anderson
Students oppose review of history course Protests occur at most Jeffco high schools By Crystal Anderson
canderson @coloradocommunitymedia.com With several days worth of chants and placard waving, Jeffco high school students expressed opposition to oversight of the district’s AP U.S. History course. Students across Jeffco walked out of class to protest a resolution to review the Advanced Placement U.S. History (APUSH) curriculum for five days in a row. Students from 14 of the district’s 17 high schools took to sidewalks along major intersections waving posters in support of the AP U.S. History curriculum and charactered attempts to review it as censorship. The resolution, penned by Board Member Julie Williams, stated the curriculum should present positive aspects of the nation’s history, and not “encourage or condone civil disorder, social strife or disregard of the law.” The language of the resolution, along with contention surrounding recent compensation and performance decisions, prompted the Sept. 19 absence of more than 50 Jeffco teachers and closure of Conifer and Standley Lake high schools and ensuing protests. “I must not have explained myself clearly. I thought everyone, or at least everyone involved in education understood the huge debate and controversy surrounding the new APUSH,” Williams wrote in a Sept. 23 news release. “To be accused of censorship? Seriously? That is just ridiculous. I am advocating for just the opposite.” In a televised interview she gave with Fox 31 News, Williams says she is proposing the review of items within the curriculum, and not suggesting the “altering, censoring or omitting of anything.” CCM attempted to contact Williams five times over the week of Sept. 22, with no response. In her initial proposal Williams stated several major historical figures were omit-
ted from the newly released APUSH curriculum framework, including Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. She also said Martin Luther King Jr. was missing from the new curriculum. The APUSH framework is intented as a general outline that does not contain names of all historical figures mentioned in the textbook and materials. However, the framework reveals Jefferson and Adams are specifically mentioned, and items such as the Civil Rights Movement and the Declaration of Independence are to be given significant class time, according to the course timeline. The College Board, an organization in charge of the review of AP courses nationwide, issued a statement Friday, Sept. 26, in support of the student protests, stating if any context is censored or removed from the curriculum, it would no longer be viable as a college-level course. “If a school or district censors essential concepts from an Advanced Placement course, that course can no longer bear the “AP” designation.” the statement read. Over the course of the week, the student protests were covered by national and international news sources, such as CNN, the AP and the Guardian. Williams’ proposed curriculum review committee is scheduled for discussion at the Oct. 2 board meeting. Students have said they will attend and possibly protest the meeting. In an interview with Board President Ken Witt, he said he was disappointed in the student protests, saying the protests had “certainly some teacher involvement” and education should come first. “I’m confident they’re passionate and convicted, but they are badly misinformed,” he said. “Many of them are simply believing there is a resolution out there censoring history — there’s no such thing.” He said he is not an expert on the course, but believes a review is necessary and hopes the proposed committee would give a “good cross-section of voices and a quality review of curriculum.” For now, the formation of a review committee is pending.
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Crews daily move forward with construction of the seventh- through 12thgrade campus that is being built on the Englewood High School site. The framework is up and being filled in on the portion of the building that will be the front of the school and crews recently completed paving and striping the parking lot that will be in front of the building when it is completed just before the end of the year. “The project is pushing along with the goal still to have construction basically completed so teachers can move into the new classrooms over the winter break in late December,” said Donovan Nolan, project manager. “The outside framework for the building is basically completed. But, we still have about 100 people working on the project. So, as you can imagine, there is a lot of work going on inside the buildings.” Work began on phase one of the project
in 2012. Phase one included demolition of the pool, the Lowell Building and the shops to create the space for construction of what will become the middle-school facility on the north end of the site. The phase also included construction of most of the common areas like science labs, which, when the project is completed, will be used by both high-school and middleschool students. Phase one involved construction of about 65 percent of the project and was completed in November 2013 and was done in time for high school teachers to move into the newly completed building over Thanksgiving break. Phase two will complete the campus transformation at an estimated cost of about $40 million. The project was made possible because voters gave the district approval to sell bonds and the district also received a state grant. The project goal is to replace the existing school with a new, state-of-the-art facility for seventh- through 12th-graders. Also, the project included major renovation of Englewood Middle School, so when middleschool students move to the new campus, Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School will move into the current middle-school facility.
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It’s all good “You Must Remember This” by David Kammerzell is among the works featured by 52 artists in the 2014 All Colorado Show at Curtis Arts and Humanites Center, 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village. The exhibit, juried by Sandra P. Carson, runs through Oct. 31. Carson will lecture at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 9 on “How to Approach a Gallery.” Admission is free. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. For more information, call 303-797-1779. Courtesy photo
Bringing outdoors indoors En plein air works on display at gallery By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com “Plein air painters paint outside, no matter the season, no matter the weather. Working against time, they capture the essence of a subject, its color, shape and texture and most of all, how the subject is illuminated,” writes George Rentz of Elements 5280 Gallery in Greenwood Village. He has invited four veteran Colorado artists to combine their works in an exhibit called “Seasons: From Plein Air to Studio” — a self-explanatory title — through Oct. 11. They are: Jeanne Perry, of Steamboat Springs; Lorenzo Chavez, who lives in Parker; Don Hamilton, Castle Rock; and Leon Loughbridge, Denver. Perry started art classes at age 5 at the Nelson Atkins Museum in Kansas City, Mo., majored in art at CU-Boulder, has traveled widely and teaches workshops. She and her husband have a winter home in Tucson, as well as the home/studio in Steamboat, and she works en plein air year-round, exhibiting across the nation. Chavez was born in New Mexico and graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in 1983. He has been a guest artist with Plein Air Painters of America, is represented by five galleries, has worked in national and international collections and exhibits widely. He teaches pastel landscape painting, including for the Greater Castle Rock Art Guild. Loughridge also grew up in New Mexico and the Western landscape is in his makeup. His grandmother was active in northern New Mexico art circles and he later studied at Colorado Institute of Art. While in the Army, he was stationed in Germany and studied Old Masters’ panting techniques and was introduced to etchings. When he returned to Colorado, he began to study intaglio, printing and
I am always thrilled to report on a former Rocky Mountain News colleague who found an employment path after the newspaper folded. Former Rocky sports columnist Sam Adams kept nurturing his comedy career as an adjunct to his newspaper job. And now he’s combined both worlds as a sports commentator on 9News and as a full-fledged standup comedian. Adams also leverages his local fame to give back to the community, even if that means taking numerous whipped cream pies to his face. On Sept. 27, the Denver comedian and sports personality got his mug mashed in at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center Hotel’s Centennial Room in exchange for donations to Komen Colorado, the local affiliate of Susan G. Komen, the national nonprofit, as part of Komen’s Class of 2014 Pink Tie Guys whose mission is to heighten awareness of breast cancer. If you didn’t make it to the event, but would like to make a contribution, go to www.komencolorado.org. Also on Adams’ agenda is a gig as headliner at 8 p.m. Oct. 1 at Comedy Works downtown, 1226 15th St. Use the promo code “Karen” for a discount when you purchase tickets online at www.comedyworks. com/comedians/486. As a side note, Mr. On the Town, a Missouri native and Mizzou grad, spotted Adams on an Exede Satellite Internet TV commercial after witnessing the Tigers’ upset loss to Indiana on Sept. 20.
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“Mountain Sunset,” an oil by Jeanne Perry, is included in the “Seasons: From Plein Air to Studio” exhibit at Elements 5280 Gallery in Greenwood Village. Courtesy photos
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“Seasons: From Plein Air to Studio” will be at Elements 5280 through Oct. 11. The studio is at 5940 S. Holly St., Greenwood Village. Elements5280.com, 303-804-5280.
techniques, and began selling prints in the mountain towns. He bought a letterpress and began making the wood-block prints for which he is especially known. (They are based on en plein air watercolor sketches.) He also produces limited-edition books containing his woodblock prints. Hamilton is a Colorado native, who writes on his website about his effort to give viewers of his work a sense of “being there.” He began drawing at an early age and sharing drawings with his grandfather, a stonemason, who was an early influence. He studied privately, at first focusing on wildlife, then was drawn to en plein air painting, “capturing a fleeting moment in nature.”
Castle Rock is No. 4, Centennial rates a lucky 13 and Boulder boasts No. 23 on Money magazine’s latest list of the nation’s 50 top small cities with populations between 50,000 and 300,000. Here’s how “Money” gathered its list: “Starting with a pool of 781 cities, we used data from Onboard Informatics and other sources to comb through everything from the local economy and housing market to schools and healthcare — more than 50 factors in all. Then, we sent reporters to visit the 35 top scoring places, looking for a sense of community and other intangibles.” Check out the whole story at www.time. com/money/3312312/castle-rock-colorado-best-places-to-live/.
“Moradain Taos,” a reduction woodblock print by Leon Loughridge, is in the “Seasons: From Plein Air to Studio” exhibit at Elements 5280 Gallery in Greenwood Village.
The Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant, a born-in-Colorado restaurant group, has opened a seventh location in Frisco. This new Rio outpost will be the company’s first new location in almost 10 years and will serve up its famous margaritas and madefrom-scratch Mexican food to Summit County in a newly designed building. “Frisco is at the epicenter of year-round recreation in Colorado — which is a huge part of our company culture,” said Rio founder and president Pat McGaughran. “The Rio is the ideal destination for people looking to reward themselves after playing hard in Colorado — whether it’s skiing, biking, hiking or enjoying time with family. This is part of what makes the Rio uniquely Colorado.” Located off the Interstate 70 corridor at “The Basecamp,” 182 Lusher Court, the Rio is adjacent to the new Whole Foods. It will be the first free-standing Rio, built from the ground up, and is located next to the bus Parker continues on Page 17
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stop that provides convenient access to area ski resorts including Copper, Breckenridge, Keystone and Vail. The Rio Grande is a 28-year-old Colorado restaurant with five locations along the Front Range, including Fort Collins, Boulder, Denver, Greeley and Park Meadows, plus a location in Steamboat Springs. For more information, go to www. riograndemexican.com.
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Buntport Theater’s cast for “Naughty Bits: Erik Edborg, Erin Rollman, Brian Colonna and Hannah Duggan jointly tell three interrelated stories in “Naughty Bits.” Courtesy photo
Just one thing missing in `Naughty Bits’ IF YOU GO
Silliness abounds in tale of broken part By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com The stage for “Naughty Bits” at Buntport Theater is set with a pink-patterned Oriental rug, an elegant pink sofa and chair and a formal writing desk. We are in Lansdowne House in London, where the Marquess of Lansdowne and others, including William Pitt, had lived in luxury and accumulated an important art collection, which included the Lansdowne Herakles (Hercules), a classical Roman marble statue that was found in the 1700s at the Emperor Hadrian’s villa in Rome. (Hadrian ruled from A.D. 117 to 138). When it was found, all the broken parts were restored, as with many Roman sculptures of that period — except for a vital part of Herakles’ anatomy. From Lansdowne House, Herakles traveled to California, when the Getty Museum purchased him — and it was there that Buntport Theater member Brian Colonna saw the marble and told his colleagues about it. Herein began the wonderful process that Buntport members go through to write and produce their very clever, very original plays. The result is most entertaining. One pictures them seated around a table, perhaps fortified with a cold beer, building on their education at Colorado College, which probably included classical history, art and literature. They would look up Lansdowne House legends, Hercules myths, Roman history and more and come up with three different stories that meet and mingle on this single set. Who knew
“Naughty Bits” runs through Oct. 4 at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver. Performances are at 8 p.m. Oct. 2, 3, 4. Tickets, $20 closing night, $16/$13 others. Buntport.com.
there was an early painting showing crossdressers, for example? Erik Edborg plays an affected 1920s art historian, who lectures with antique-looking black-and-white slides throughout the play about notable Roman marble statues — with and without missing parts — sometimes mouthing silently, while other action is going on, and at other times talking directly to the audience. A young couple, circa 1950s, enters: Harry (Colonna) and Jenny (Erin Rollman), an actress. Harry rents the house and plans to live there with Jenny, while she pronounces it “stuffy.” We learn that she has put some lipstick on the very valuable Rubens paintings and is generally irreverent — and looking forward to giving parties there. Not much concern about Herakles with either of them, but they theorize some about the statue’s past, as they establish their own routines. The third storyline concerns a romance novelist (Hannah Duggan), who appears on the set and talks at length on the phone with her editor about the need to explain and recover that missing part — essential to her novel about a former resident of the house and her relationship to Herakles. Silliness ensues and the characters eventually interact for a surprise ending — staged in Buntport’s imaginative style. Audiences are invited to submit a model of the missing part — some are displayed in the lobby. They will send them to the Getty Museum at the production’s end — in case anything fits!
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“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” will be presented by Highlands Ranch-based Performance Now Theatre Company at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison St., Lakewood, from Oct. 10-19. Kelly Van Oosbree is the director. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Recommended for age 13 and over. Tickets: Lakewood.org/pntc, 303-987-7845.
Prize-winning play
“The Buried Child” by Sam Shepard, a 1979 Pulitzer Prize winner, will play at the Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood, from Oct. 17 to Nov. 16. Directed by Rick Bernstein. Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays (no performance on Nov. 2; $15 industry night at 8 p.m. Nov. 3). Tickets: $22-$26, theedgetheater.com or 303-232-0363.
Sondheim musical
“Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondhein and James Lapine plays Oct. 17 to Nov. 9 at the Aurora Fox Theatre, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, presented by Ignite Theatre Company. Bernie Cardell directs. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Oct. 20; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $27/$19. 720-362-2697, ignitetheatre.com.
Up in Evergreen
“Bright Ideas” by Eric Coble plays Oct. 17
to Nov. 9 at Evergreen Players’ Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $20/$16/$10. Evergreenplayers.org, 303-674-4934.
Girl Scouts of Colorado will honor the 2014 Denver metro-area Women of Distinction during the Thin Mint Dinner, starting at 5:15 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown, 1550 Court Place. They are: Marcy Benson, community volunteer; Kelly Brough, president and CEO, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce; Denise S. Maes, public policy director, ACLU of Colorado; Ramona E. Martinez, former Denver City Council member; Gloria Neal, CBS4 reporter; Kathy Nesbitt, executive director for the state Department of Personnel and Administration; Cindy Parsons, Comcast vice president of public relations and com-
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Overheard Eavesdropping on a senior citizen retrieving a book he left at a gate at DIA: ”I’m old, so I can do stuff like this and get away with it.” Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. 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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Phamaly matter “Vox Phamalia: Pity Pity Bang Bang,” written and performed by director Edith Weiss, Jeremy Palmer and cast members from Phamaly Theater Company, is the result of an annual writing-to-performance development workshop held with disabled actors. Performances will be Oct. 16-26 at Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver, at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, Oct. 20 and Oct. 23; Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets: $24 at the door or by phone/$20 in advance online. Phamaly. org, 303-321-5925.
Bittersweet comedy “Harold and Maude” plays Oct. 3 to Nov. 8 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Nov. 6; 2:30 p.m. Sundays and Nov. 8. Tickets: vintagetheatre.com.
On Westminster stage “Spirit and Sworded Treks” is presented by Esprit Asia and Germinal Stage at Germinal’s 73rd Avenue Playhouse, 7287 Lowell Blvd., Westminster, Oct. 3-19. Performances: 7 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays; 2 p.m. Oct. 18. Tickets: theatre-esprit-asia.org.
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Men’s chorus opens series in Littleton
Sound of the Rockies, a men’s a cappella chorus, will reprise its special “Pirates of the Colorado” concert to open the free Littleton United Methodist Church concert series at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3. Chorus director Darin Drown will be joined by KEZW’s Rick Crandall as this barbershop chorus entertains an enthusiastic audience. LUMC is at 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. 303794-6379.
Sacred and profane
“From the Sacred to the Profane” is the title for the Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra’s first concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. The program includes Mendelssohn’s “Reformation” Symphony; J.S. Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor”; Debussy’s “The Sunken Cathedral”; and highlights from “Wicked.” Jacinda Bouton of Lone Tree is director. Tickets cost $17/$12/$7 plus $3 handling fee at the Lone Tree Arts Center box office, 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org.
Authors’ league holds programs
The Colorado Authors’ League is holding a series of Second Saturday programs, open to members and non-members, at Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood. On Oct. 11, the topic is “Sizzle! Sizzle! The Creative Side of Selling a Book.” The panel will include Jen Halligan, owner of Jen Halligan PR and a graduate of University of Denver Publishing Institute; Scott Johnson, book designer of Sputnik Design Works; Terry Wright, a local independent publisher and author; and Nate Guy, bookseller from Barnes & Noble. They will address title choice, endorsement copy, back cover and jacket flap copy, review copies and social media. The Lakewood campus is at 13300 W. Sixth Ave. The cost to CAL members is $20 through Oct. 8/$30 at the door; non-members $30 advance/$40 at the door. Coloradoauthors.org.
Concertos on tap
The Littleton Symphony begins its season of piano concertos and American masterworks at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton, with pianist Katie Mahan performing the “Emperor Concerto.” Also on the program: music by Gershwin, Copland and Williams. Tickets: littletonsymphony.org or at the door.
The Sound of the Rockies chorus will repeat its “Pirates of the Colorado” show for the season’s first free concert in Littleton United Methodist Church’s Fine Arts and Faith Series at 7:30 on Oct. 3 at the church. Photo by Steve Zimmermann
Littleton gallery opens Outnumbered, a new gallery at 5654 S. Prince St. in downtown Littleton, opened on Aug. 15 and is featuring works by painters Robert Gray and Jessica Loving and local sculptor George Stephens. Sudee Floyd is owner. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; noon to 7 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays. 303-999-6105, OutnumberedGallery.com.
Festifall offers family fun Festifall will take place at Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 11. Look for: live owls, story times, pumpkin patch, crafts, food trucks and more. Pumpkins will be for sale while they last. Admission: $3 a person for ages 2 and older. For more information, call the education department at 303-797-8565, ext. 306. No pre-registration — walk-up admission only.
Call for artists The 13th annual Lone Tree Art Expo (new name) will be Nov. 17 to Jan. 5. Entries are open on the Cafe website at callforentry.org. Rules allow three entries per artist in painting (oil, acrylic, tempera); drawing; watercolor; mixed media; and sculpture. Entry fee: $35 by credit card on the Cafe website or by mail to Lone Tree Art Center, c/o Art Expo, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, CO, 80124. Candice Pulliam is juror. For more information, visit lonetreeartscenter.org/art-show.php.
Art for awareness The theme for the Greater Castle Rock Art Guild’s exhibit at the On the Edge Gallery, 417 Wilcox St., Castle Rock, is “Pink: A Breast Cancer Awareness Exhibit.” Events vary by date. On Oct. 11, sculptor Shohini Ghosh of Highlands Ranch will highlight
Project Angel Heart and other resources for people suffering from breast cancer. 303-814-3300.
Nature is topic A display of art by Jane Abrams, Jean Gumpper and Betsy Margolis opened Sept. 30 and will run through Nov. 13 in the “Nature as Subject” exhibit at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Admission is free. The gallery is open during box office hours, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. MondayFriday and two hours before performances at the arts center. 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org.
Sullivan shows work “Universal Villages,” an exhibit of paintings by Englewood resident Marla Sullivan, is at Nixon’s Coffee House, 871 Englewood Parkway, through Oct. 31. Sullivan’s work is also in the Evergreen Arts Open and the All Colorado Show at Greenwood Village’s Curtis Arts and Humanities Center.
Maze ready for fun The corn maze is open at the Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, C-470 and Wadsworth Boulevard, until early November. Open Fridays 4-9 p.m.; Saturdays noon to 9 p.m. and Sundays, Noon to 6 p.m. Maze, food, hay ride, pony and train rides, jumping pillow. For information, botanicalgardens.org.
Dinners at dusk Cherokee Castle and Ranch, at 6113 N. Daniels Park Road near Sedalia, features Wednesday dinners, with castle tours, through October in the elegant Great Hall. Price: $50 each. Limited to 40 guests. CherokeeRanch.org.
‘Godot’ is delight at new company Ripple Effect production on stage By Sonya Ellingboe
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The new Ripple Effect Theatre Company, formed by Maggie Stillman and Brandon Palmer, has chosen the best-recognized example of the “Theatre of the Absurd” to inaugurate a new season. Skillfully directed and presented in the round at the Work|Space in Denver, it is an impressive statement — and absolutely entertaining as well. Introductory material from Ripple Effect quotes the New York Telegram on Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot”: “(It) cannot be compared to any other theater work, because its purpose is so different. Two dilapidated tramps spend their days as painlessly as they can. They wait for someone, or something, called Godot, who will explain their interminable insignificance, or put an end to it.” The pair, expertly played by Seth Maisel (Vladimir/Didi) and James O’Hagan Murphy (Estragon/Gogo), suggest early vaudeville — or perhaps Charlie Chaplin — in appearance, with their black hats and scruffy clothes. They wait on a bare
IF YOU GO “Waiting for Godot” plays through Oct. 11 at the Work|Space, 2701 Lawrence St., Denver. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3, 4, 10, 11 and 6 p.m. Oct. 5. Tickets: $19. Reservations: 720-441-2933, rippleeffecttheatre.com. plain, where one scraggly tree grows. They are at times comical. Eventually, Pozo (Don DeVeux), leading his slave, Lucky (Tucker D. Johnston) on a rope, appears on the scene to philosophize some. At Pozo’s command to “think,” Lucky launches into a long speech, reminiscent of James Joyce’s stream-of-consciousness writing. (Joyce was a close friend and influence on the younger Beckett when they were both living in Paris.) A novelist, playwright, poet, theater director and Nobel Prize winner in literature (1969), Beckett grew up in Ireland and lived much of his adult life in Paris. “Waiting for Godot” was originally written in French. The play was introduced in 1953 and gradually became more popular. It is often produced today. Critic Vivian Mercier wrote: “A play in which nothing happens, twice, that yet keeps the audience glued to their seats.” We will watch with interest for Ripple Effect’s next production.
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Seth Maisel and James O’Hagan Murphy play Didi and Gogo in the new Ripple Effect Theatre Company’s “Waiting for Godot.” Courtesy photo
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Storyteller to bring magic to metro area Stein’s complex family tale is set in Northwest By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Readers may remember author Garth Stein for his “Running in the Rain” six years ago: a story told from the standpoint of a dog named Enzo, which has been translated into 35 languages and sold millions of copies. This master storyteller from the Pacific Northwest has just published “A Sudden Light,” a complex family tale set in his home territory — the Northwest of giant trees and dense forests — and its colorful history of lumber barons and clear-cut acres. Stein is coming to the Denver metro area to meet with readers: On Oct. 9, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., he will be hosted by the Arapahoe Library District at a community event at the Sheraton Hotel, 7007 S. Clinton St., Greenwood Village. From 5:30-6:30, Stein will sign copies of his book, and from 6:30-7:30, he will give a book talk. Tattered Cover Book Store will be selling copAuthor Garth Stein is coming to the Denver area to proies of his just-published “A Sudden Light” mote his new book, “A Sudden Light. ” Courtesy photos ($26.95). The event is free, but preregistration is requested: 303-LIBRARY, arapahoelibraries. org. about family, history, an astonishing timber On Oct. 10, he will appear at the MPIBA mansion with a life of its own and an impor(Mountains and Plains Independent Book- tant ghostly ancestor with a different agenda. sellers Association) trade show in Denver — Trevor Riddell recalls the summer of 1990 not open to the public. — as a smart, edgy 14-year-old, he was riding On Oct. 12 at 7 p.m., Stein will introduce in a “sickly pea green rental car” with his fahis novel to readers at the University of Den- ther, Jones Riddell, headed out of Sea-Tac Airver’s Enrichment Program, at Sturm Hall, port north on Interstate 5 towards the woods. 2000 E. Asbury Drive, Denver. A registration The air is hot and humid. He is unhappy, fee of $35 includes a copy of the book and a missing his Connecticut home, his mother parking pass for the evening, according to and familiar comforts as they approach the program coordinator Charles Stillwagon. North Estate, where his father lived as a child. Register at universitycollege.du.edu/enrichJones Riddell and his sister, Serena, have ment or call 303-871-2291 (course number the objective of placing their senile father, CRN1199). Registration is required. Samuel Riddell, in a senior home, selling the On Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m., Stein will appear house and land and being financially comat the Boulder Bookstore, 1107 Pearl St., for a fortable for life. A resident ghost has a differtalk, Q&A and signing. ent agenda. “A Sudden Light” begins with the nowTrevor describes the family home as built adult narrator seated in a beautiful new1 park of enormous trees, set upright against each Mpulse_10.2.14_CCM Central.pdf 9/26/14 2:41 PM on Seattle’s edge, telling his children a story other to form three-story outer walls. Inside,
The book jacket for “A Sudden Light” by Garth Stein suggests the giant Redwood trees in the Northwest, where the story takes place. it was filled with secret passages and rooms, a mysterious presence with a clear agenda and two relatives: Aunt Serena and Grandfather Samuel. Through intelligent exploration and deduction from discovered letters and journals — and an openness to experience a ghostly presence — Trevor pieces together a century of family stories and discord. One is kept engaged through travels in dank passages, a secret study, a valuable library and the personality of the North Estate house itself with its ongoing creaks and moans — as well as the machinations of
quirky Serena, depressed Jones, elderly Samuel — and Trevor’s interactions with each. Dreams and messages are delivered by ancestor Ben’s ghostly presence and woven in to answer the boy’s questions. A reader has to lean back and let the storyteller do his thing … literal interpretation floats away as one ascends to the top of a giant redwood. (We are told that the writer learned to climb these trees in the course of writing his tale.) “A Sudden Light” is recommended for the reader who is willing to let a spirit or two enter the scene as an intriguing tale unfolds.
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The honor guard from the Verle Huffman Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9644 leads the Sheridan Celebrates Parade down the street on Sept. 27. The parade kicked off a day-long celebration that featured live music and the chance for people to check out the merchandise offered by about 70 vendors. Photos by Tom Munds
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Annual event included parade, vendors and live music By Tom Munds
tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com The lawn at city hall became a beehive of activity Sept. 27 in preparation for the host of activities that made up Sheridan Celebrates. One of the first events on the schedule was the annual parade. Spectators lined the streets to watch the parade led by a Sheridan police car and the honor guard from the Verle Huffman Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9644. “The route was longer this year so it was a long walk for a guy like me,” said John Vaglienti, the VFW member carrying the American flag. “The route was hard on an 82-year-old, but I am proud to be selected to carry our flag to honor our veterans and our City of Sheridan.” The honor guard was followed by vehicles, marching groups
and floats. As parade elements headed to the end of the route, the focus switched to the city hall lawn and the vendors. About 70 vendors set up canopies and tables that formed a midway-like atmosphere where shoppers could find crafts, jewelry, clothing and cosmetics plus hear from candidates running for office in November. A lot of people took time out from shopping to gather at the stage to listen to the variety of music performed by Chris Daniels and the Kings. The band had people moving to the music and singing along. The music and the vendor activity began to wind down by 3 p.m. and then the focus shifted to dinner and a dance at VFW 9644, a new addition to the Sheridan Celebrates event schedule. The Mexican meal was served buffet style and there was live music for listening and dancing. “This has been a great day for our city,” Sheridan Mayor Dallas Hall said as he listened to the music. “I don’t have any official numbers but I felt the crowd was bigger this year than it was last year.”
Baseball and the American Dream in History Saturday, October 4, 1 - 3pm
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TOP LEFT: Delores Marquez, left, gives advice as Asante Maez works on the leather bracelet he is making. Tandy Leather provided all the materials free so people could make the leather bracelets at their vendor booth during the Sept. 27 Sheridan Celebrates festivities. BOTTOM LEFT: Nora Perry uses her artistic skills as she paints a banner at the Sheridan Celebrates festival. The 8-year-old joined other volunteer artists in painting the banner announcing the Stars of the Silver Screen theme for the event. RIGHT: Chris Daniels and the Kings provides live music during the Sept. 27 festivities. The band took the stage following the parade and played a variety of music that had people swaying to the rhythm and singing along.
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BACKCOUNTRY STANDOFF
Two elk spar in the Highlands Ranch Community Association Backcountry Wilderness Area on Sept. 23. The photo was taken by Mark Beall, who won a private photo hunt at the annual HRCA Backcountry Elk Banquet. The banquet raised just shy of $9,000 for natural resource management in the backcountry. Photo by Mark Beall
‘Island’ brings fun to simple story Aurora play takes place in imaginary location By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com A drummer appears onstage as the “Once on This Island” cast enters and breaks into the opening number, “We Dance,” backed by a band hidden behind the backdrop at the Aurora Fox Theatre. Toes are immediately tapping to the beat of joyous calypso music. The colorful cast includes Asaka, the Earth Mother goddess (Jada Dixon); Agwe, god of water (Andy Nuanhngam); and Papa Ge, the demon of death (Dwayne Carringtom. Each wears an elaborate headdress — which comes off when the actors need to become islanders instead.
The setting is a mythical French-speaking Antilles island with two sides: where the poor people live and where the “grands hommes,” or rich people, live. The audience sees the former as a hurricane sweeps in and a couple must leave their little girl perched in a tree as they flee. The child, TiMoune, is found by Mama Eulalie (Anna High) and Tonton Julian (Leonard Barrett), who care for her. Summer Jones plays young TiMoune and talented soul singer SuCh is the grown version. From across the island comes wealthy Daniel Beauxhomme (Carter Smith), driving too fast, and he crashes. TiMoune rescues him and nurses him back to health, falling in love with him. The naive girl can’t understand why this romantic encounter is destined for a sad ending. Throughout this basic fairy tale, lively and engaging music and dance numbers
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IF YOU GO “Once on This Island” plays through Oct. 5 at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3-4; 2 p.m. Oct. 5. Tickets: $28-$31 adults/$24 seniors and students/$14 for 12 and under. 303-739-1970, AuroraFox.org.
McNally. “Once on This Island” offers calypso with a Broadway flavor: color, music and dance plus a simple story. Parents looking to introduce children to theater should find this a good choice, although adults will read it at a different level. A pleasant experience for all.
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A day for pink pampering Local nonprofit advocates breast cancer awareness By Christy Steadman
csteadman @coloradocommunitymedia.com Breast cancer survivors deserve a day of TLC. And in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, 100 pink chairs will be displayed in the lobbies of restaurants, banks, doctors’ offices and other local businesses. It’s called the Pink Chairity Campaign, and the idea behind it is to have 100 pink chairs and provide free photo shoots for 100 breast cancer survivors. “Breast cancer is a hard thing to go through as a woman,” said Valerie Franklin, a professional photographer who has lost an aunt and two cousins to breast cancer. “It’s to give them a day to forget the surgeries, forget chemo and, hopefully, forget the pain. A little day of pampering.” Everybody has been touched with cancer in some way, Franklin said, and the campaign, in part, is to help bring awareness of a new nonprofit organization based in Highlands Ranch called Stamped With Love. A photo shoot with Stamped With Love lasts about two hours and includes a 45- to 60-minute professional make-up and hairstyling session prior to the photo shoot, which also lasts 45 to 60 minutes. During the photo shoot, women have the choice to make three to five wardrobe changes. Any breast cancer survivor is eligible for the photo shoot. However, priority is given to those who are currently battling the cancer, Franklin said. As a breast cancer survivor, Stephanie Foster, of Highlands Ranch, already had a photo shoot with Stamped With Love. “An overwhelming number of women
have been diagnosed and are suffering with breast cancer. For many, it’s been a rough few years or months,” she said. “It’s important to have a pampering day.” Franklin said people have responded well to her efforts. Complete strangers have come to her and asked to help paint chairs. Even local companies have gotten involved, she said. Home Depot donated five gallons of pink paint, Eron Johnson Antiques donated five chairs and Maria Empanada Restaurant donated six chairs. “They’re beautiful chairs, and they work for exactly what we need,” she said. Stamped With Love started as a volunteer ministry group from Inversion Community Church, Franklin said, but she decided to make it its own nonprofit in order to accomplish more with the organization. “Women all too often take care of everybody else, but it’s OK to be treated special every once in a while,” Franklin said. “The goal is to make all breast cancer survivors feel special.” The chairs will be going out to the local businesses in October. In November, the chairs will be auctioned off, and the photo shoots are slated to begin in December, Franklin said. So far, about 80 chairs have been donated, painted pink and are ready to go to the local businesses, Franklin said, but there is still a need for chair donations. Franklin said she is able to pick up the chairs, as long as the donator lives in Highlands Ranch, Littleton or other nearby areas. Chairs for this year’s campaign can be accepted through October, but people can donate chairs year-round. “We’re not going to do 100 chairs next year,” Franklin said, “we’re going to do 200.” To get involved with the Pink Chairity Campaign or Stamped With Love, call 720-215-8773 or visit www.pinkchairity. org.
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THEATER/FILM
AUSTRALIAN MAGICIAN JAY SCOTT Berry, a superstar magician from Australia, will perform Friday, Oct.
3, to Sunday, Oct. 5 at the Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Show is family-friendly. Reservations required. Call 303-660-6799. Go to www.AmazingShows. com.
BALLET ARIEL Free Performances BALLET ARIEL presents two free performances of excerpts from “Coppelia” and other
dances at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, on the second floor of the McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W. Colfax Ace., Denver, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at Hampden Hall, Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Visit www.balletariel.org or call 303-945-4388.
SEEDLINGS: SVEN the Juggler THE STAR of KidsFest and a Colorado favorite, Sven the Juggler takes any day from
“blah” to “wow!” For this fall-themed Seedlings, expect to see juggling pumpkins and get a ton of giggles. Program is at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the Event Hall at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. all 720-509-1000 or go to www. LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.
Castle Rock Writers Conference
WRITE AROUND the Rock, a yearly concert for writers from all
along the Front Range and even from out of the state, is from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Douglas County Events Center. The conference features 28 workshops covering various aspects of writing, and a number of agents and publishers will attend. A preconference event, “Reading from the Slush Pile: Agents Share their Thought,” is at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at the Events Center. Go to www.castlerockwriters.com for details, or contact conference director Jean Jacobsen at castlerockwriters@gmail.com or 720-373-8966.
ARTS IN the Afternoon: Serenade VIOLIN, VIOLA, and flute: it’s a rare combination, but a lovely one, and this program features three centuries of music combining these instruments. Handel is here, and Beethoven, but also current American composer Kenji Bunch and a work he wrote specifically for the Ivy Street Ensemble, which presents this program. Program is at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, in the Event Hall at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. all 720-509-1000 or go to www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.
MUSIC/CONCERTS ROCK `N’ Bowl
ROCK `N’ Bowl with Our Generation and guests from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday,
Oct. 4, at Brunswick Zone XL in Lone Tree. Three bands will perform. Free and suitable for all ages. Go to www. ourgeneration. rocks.
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Junior Astronomers: International Astronomy Day CELEBRATE ONE of our greatest natural resources, the night sky, on International Astronomy Day, featuring stories, scopes and other surprises for this star viewing experience. Program is for ages 6-10 years, with an adult. Flashlights and cold weather clothing are must for this evening program. Program is from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Deer Creek Canyon Park, 13896 Grizzly Drive, Littleton. Go to http://bit.ly/JrAstronomersInternational to register.
Children’s Theater: Eating Words
A DISENCHANTED freelance fortune cookie writer is entrusted
with an old, well-chewed ballpoint pen; mid-scribble, she is overtaken by the pen’s magic powers and must find her way through a fantastic magic kingdom by seeking and wielding words as best and bravely as she can. This new show from Buntport Theatre is presented through Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Lone Tree Arts Center. For tickets and other information, call 720-509-1000 or go to www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.
HEAD DOWN
to NOLA with internationally renowned trumpeter Byron Stripling. Stripling is the artistic director of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, leader of his own quartet, and constantly in demand to play with pops orchestras around the world. An extroverted performer who brings the audience into his music, the happiness that he exudes through his trumpet, his vocals and his words is reminiscent of Louis Armstrong, yet very much his own. Program is at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, on the Main Stage at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. all 720509-1000 or go to www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.
DON’T LET stress over the big meal spoil your holidays! Learn to prepare some new dishes (tasting included), and time you meal perfectly at this free event at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at Douglas County Libraries in Highlands Ranch (9292 Ridgeline Blvd.). To register, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org. FESTIFALL AT Hudson Gardens THE HUDSON Gardens & Event Center hosts the third annual FestiFall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. This all-day celebration celebrates all things fall, including live owl presentations, story times, pumpkin patch and straw bale maze explorations, educational demonstrations, craft stations, music, food trucks and more. Pumpkins from the pumpkin patch will also be for sale while supplies last. Call 303-797-8565 ext. 306. Go to www. hudsongardens.org. GATHERING AND Sharing Stories LEGACY EDUCATES, motivates and activates people to rescue their highest priority recording and living memories before they are lost forever. They do this by providing legacy tools, training and a secure repository where this valuable personal and family history can be stored and discriminately shared. Gordon M. Taylor will lead the Parker Genealogical Society program “Gathering and Sharing Stories Using Legacy Stories” at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Stroh Road Fire Station, 19310 Stroh Road, Parker. Everyone is welcome.
HEALTH/FITNESS
FREE HEATH Education
SOUTH DENVER Heart Center, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton, presents free educational classes in October. From 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Oct. 7, is Cholesterol and Your Heart, led by Susan Buckley, RD, CDE, and Renee Julien, RN, who will explore the basics of cholesterol and how to manage it with medication, lifestyle and natural alternatives. Call 303-744-1065 or go to www.southdenver.com for information and to register. FREE NUTRITION, Cooking Class FREE HEART Health nutrition classes and cooking demonstrations are offered from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8 (Eating to East Arthritis); Wednesday, Oct. 15 (Food Politics); Wednesday, Oct 22 (The DASH Diet); Wednesday, Oct. 29) Jumpstart Your Metabolism) 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. ALIGN YOURSELF With/In Nature … Yoga at Castlewood VOLUNTEER REGISTERED yoga teachers will lead late summer yoga sessions in Castlewood Canyon State Park. Meet at the Pikes Peak Amphitheater for 75 minutes of luxurious breathe and movement. You can’t beat the setting! Next session is from 8:30-9:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8. Bring a yoga mat, blanket, and plenty of water. Suggested donation is $10. All proceeds benefit the Friends of Castlewood Canyon (http://castlewoodfriends.org) and the myriad Canyon enhancement projects. E-mail YogaCastlewoodCanyon@ gmail.com.
EDUCATION
BASEBALL AND the American Dream WHAT DO baseball greats have in common? A shared history of baseball and a belief in the American dream that anyone can achieve success, freedom, and happiness. Join University of Colorado at Boulder professor Tom Zeiler from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Liniger Building at CU South Denver, at The Wildlife Experience ,10035
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HARVEST OF Quilts
SEE QUILTED items from Colorado quilters, including large bed-sized quilts, wall hangings, miniature quilts, baby/lap quilts, wearable art and home décor items at the Harvest of Quilts from Friday, Oct. 3, to Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Guest judges will award ribbons in various categories. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Go to http://douglascountylibraries.org/Locations/PhilipSMillerLibrary.
EVENTS
COLORADO INSIDE Out
THE EMMY Award winning Colorado Public Television Channel 12 public affairs roundtable comes to Douglas County Libraries in Highlands Ranch (9292 Ridgeline Blvd.) at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, for a special “On the Road” live edition. Host Dominic Dezzutti will be joined by panelists Patricia Calhoun, editor of Westword; David Kopel, research director at the Independence Institute; Eric Sondermann, political analyst; and Penfield Tate III, attorney and former state lawmaker. The panel will analyze current events and take questions. To register, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org. GERMAN FARE and Fun OKTOBERFEST, A fun day filled with authentic German band, food, vendors and more, is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Festival Park, 300 Second St., Castle Rock. http://www.downtowncastlerock.com/
Puppetry Building Class
LEARN ENTRY-LEVEL puppet making techniques from a puppetbuilding master who has worked with Disney, Baby Einstein and more. Perfect to prepare for the holidays, you can choose from a Christmas stocking puppet or a snowflake puppet. This class is fun for children, teens and adults, ages 10 and above. Class is from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Deep Space Workplace and Event Center, 11020 S. Pikes Peak Drive, Parker. Go to https://www.goodnessgracious.org/events/
Healing Our Youth: Get Educated!
PARENTS AND youth leaders are invited to become informed about mental health and wellness to support and heal our community’s youth at the inaugural Healing Our Youth: Get Educated! The event is rom 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Centennial. This is a free sponsored dinner and panel presentation for anyone interested in helping improve the mental wellness of youth in our community. Seating is limited and registration is required. Go to www.smhaco.org/healing, or contact Traci Jones, SMHA communications specialist, at 303-793-9615 or traci@ smhaco.org to reserve your place. The event is put on by South Metro Health Alliance, Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network, At Peace Therapy Centers, LLC, Littleton Public School District, NAMI-Arapahoe/ Douglas Chapter, and Parker Pediatrics and Adolescents PC.
ANNE HILLERMAN THE NEW York Times bestselling author continues her late father Tony Hillerman’s legacy with the award-winning “Spider Woman’s Daughter,” a Leaphorn and Chee novel. She will speak and sign books at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Douglas County Libraries in Castle Rock (Philip S. Miller, 100 S. Wilcox St.). To register, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Books will be available for sale. TRUNK AND Fashion Show THE PARKER Senior Center will have its free Trunk and Fashion Show, by Vicky’s Boutique, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. Lunch, with reserved seating for the fashion show, can be purchased in advance at the Parker Senior Center, 10675 Longs Way, Parker. Lunch will be served at noon and the fashion show begins at 1 p.m. Lunch tickets are $6 in advance, or $8 if purchased at the door until sold out. There is no cost to attend the fashion show. A free cookbook will be given out with the purchase of clothes and accessories in the fashion show, while supplies last. Entertainment will feature tap dancers, line dancers, Parker Senior Center’s thriller dancers and singer Christine LeFils. Fifteen percent of all purchases will be donated to the senior center. E-mail Kam at kamieb1234@gmail.com. NILMDTS REMEMBRANCE Walk THE ANNUAL Remembrance Walk for parents, family members and friends to remember a baby who has died because of miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, neonatal or any type of infant loss. Check in starts at 8 a.m., and the walk is at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Clement Park, Littleton. To Register, visit http://nilmdtsremembrance.org/remembrance-walk-2/ walk-registration/
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COLORADO BALLOT Issues 2014 THE FALL Colorado ballot promises to stir up strong emotions in the state. With a variety of complex issues coming to a vote, it is important that we understand the ballot and what is at stake. Join Active Minds for an objective review of the ballot issues and a presentation of the arguments on each side of the proposals. Programs are free, but RSVP is required unless otherwise. Program schedule: Monday, Oct. 6, Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock, 303-791-7323; 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, Castle Pines Library, 7437 Village Square Drive, Suite 100, 303-791-7323; 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton (no RSVP needed); and 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Suite 200, Littleton, 303-791-7323. UKRAINE AT A Tipping Point SEVENTY YEARS of Soviet control of Ukraine ended in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. During that time Ukraine suffered extensive famines, deportation of its citizens, and repopulation of its country by ethnic Russians. Since independence, Ukraine has aligned more with the west, resulting in escalating tension between ethnic Russians and Ukrainians. Recently Russia has sent troops into Ukraine in an effort to protect their interests as Ukraine has destabilized. This has dramatically escalated the crisis. Join Active Minds as we explore this delicate situation from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8 at RiverPointe, 5225 S. Prince St., Littleton. Call RiverPointe, 303-797-0600, to RSVP. CASTLE ROCK Historical Society Presentation ED BATHKE will discuss the history of the Roxborough area located in Douglas County at the Castle Rock Historical Society and Museum’s monthly presentation. Refreshments served at 6:45 p.m, and the presentation begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St. Castle Rock. Go to http://castlerockmuseum.org. 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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L.L. Bean coming to Park Meadows Company’s first Colorado store plans Nov. 21 grand opening By Jane Reuter
jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com L.L. Bean will open its first Colorado store, and its second west of the Mississippi River, next month at Park Meadows shopping center. The 13,000-square-foot, one-story store is under construction in the former site of Grand Lux Café, on the mall’s east side. The planned Nov. 21 grand opening — the Friday before Thanksgiving — is set just in time for Christmas shopping season. Founded in Maine in 1912, the outdoor equipment and apparel store has focused its stores on the northeast and mid-Atlantic region of the country. “Now we’re setting our eyes out west,” L.L. Bean spokesman Mac McKeever said. “Certain markets like yours have this terrific body of outdoor resources — rivers, lakes, streams and mountains — but also a population that really enjoys the outdoors. Colorado just made terrific sense. It’s going to be a really great fit for the brand and the store.” Eddie Bauer has a long-standing presence at Park Meadows and REI is just across County Line Road, but L.L. Bean isn’t daunted by its competitors’ proximity. “We’re aware of the competition that’s in the area,” McKeever said. “It’s my belief a rising tide raises all ships. I think it’s a testament to the area these outdoor stores open up in that area.” Additionally, he said, “Opening a store in a market like Denver is going to give people the ability to distinguish the brand in three dimension.” L.L. Bean offers its Outdoor Discovery Schools that includes more than 100 courses, trips and tours on sports ranging from fly fishing to cycling, as well as private lessons and custom adventure, youth camps, free clinics and demonstrations.
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Eagles claim the can
Heritage tops Arapahoe for Brookridge Trophy By Tom Munds
tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com More than enough bumps and bruises for both teams came out of the fierce battle for the milk can — otherwise known as the Brookridge Trophy — at the Sept. 26 Arapahoe-Heritage football game. The Warriors have kept the trophy at their school since 2009, but it’s going back to Heritage after the Eagles’ 23-14 victory at Littleton Public Schools stadium. The Class 5A South Metro League game testified to the long years of the rivalry and provided opportunities for the fans of each team to cheer for good plays and moments to groan when a play failed. Each year the winner of the ArapahoeHeritage game gets to take home the trophy for a year. It is a highly polished milk can decorated with engraved plates stating the winning team and the score of each game since 1972. Red plates represented Heritage wins and black plates represent Arapahoe wins. The rivalry game is played in memory of the Brookridge Dairy that once covered much of the land now occupied by the stadium and surrounding buildings. The dairy opened in 1925 and, at one time, was the largest milk producer in Colorado. This year’s game was a pitched battle from the opening kickoff and wasn’t decided until the fourth quarter when time ran out after Arapahoe failed on an effort to score from 5 yards out. The Eagles now have a 4-2 record and are 3-0 in league play. They have a short time to enjoy the win as they were scheduled to travel to Aurora on Oct. 2 to play Hinkley. The loss leaves Arapahoe 1-4 overall (1-1 in the league). Its next game is on the road Oct. 3 against Gateway at Aurora Public Schools Stadium. The Sept. 26 game was a back-and-forth battle in the early going until, about the midpoint of the first quarter, Cole Nouise ran the ball into the end zone from 2 yards out for an Arapahoe touchdown. The extra point try was blocked. The Eagles battled back in the second period as Will Herzl kicked a pair of 37-yard field goals for Heritage to tie the score 6-6 at halftime.
LEFT: A trio of Heritage players, Anthony Gray (40), Keith Heimbrock (6) and Frank Umu (77) raise the Brookridge Trophy high after the Eagles won this year’s battle for possession of the milk can by outscoring Arapahoe, 23-14. ABOVE: Heritage running back Daejour Haynes (1) follows his blockers during the Sept. 26 game against Arapahoe. Haynes ran for a first down on this play, helping his team keep a drive alive. The Eagles went on to win the longstanding rivalry game, 23-14. Photos by Tom Munds Late in the third period, Arapahoe kicked a field goal but opted to take the points off the board and accept the penalty that gave them a first down just inside the Heritage 10-yard-line. The Eagles’ defense held so the score remained tied. “I made the decision to take the points off the scoreboard because I felt we could score from inside the 10,” Warriors coach Mike Campbell said after the game. “I don’t know. Maybe I called the wrong plays. We had it open on one play but they shut the door on us.” In the fourth period, Marshall Cain intercepted a Warrior pass and returned it to midfield. The Eagles got the offense working and Chase Hansen connected on a 45-yard pass play to Tim Pless for a touchdown. Herzl kicked the extra point to make the score 13-6 with just over six minutes left in the game. Arapahoe got the ball again, made a first down but then Heritage defender Keith Football continues on Page 28
Arapahoe back Taden Jones (8) prepares to throw a halfback pass during the Sept. 26 game against Heritage. The Eagles defended the play and intercepted the pass. The rivalry game came down to the wire as Heritage prevailed, 23-14.
Heritage drops league contest on pitch Eagles follow up scoreless tie with tough 2-1 loss to Mountain Vista By Jim Benton
jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com Louie Sawaged’s goal got Mountain Vista’s boys soccer team going in a 2-1 Continental League win over Heritage Sept. 26, which helped the Golden Eagles launch a successful start to a rugged closing schedule. Sawaged scored off a corner kick and freshman Cray Cordero collected his first varsity goal on a free kick to propel Mountain Vista to a 2-0 halftime lead and then the Golden Eagles staved off a Heritage comeback to notch their sixth straight victory. Mountain Vista, 5-0-0 in the league and 7-1-2 overall, played Chaparral Sept. 30 before meeting the CSHAA.Now.com’s top-ranked Rock Canyon Oct. 2. The Golden Eagles wrap up their Continental League schedule with games against Legend, Ponderosa and ThunderRidge. “It’s a very tough stretch,” said Vista coach Theresa Echtermeyer. “We still have a lot to work on but the pieces we work on in practice come together in the games. We’re building one game at a time and trying to improve little things every
ABOVE: Castle View and Heritage played to a scoreless draw Sept. 25 in Continental League action at Douglas County Schools Stadium. RIGHT: Heritage’s Jakob tenBraak, left, works to move the ball past Castle View’s Matt Smith in the first half of the Sept. 25 game. Photos by Ryan Boldrey time. The boys are working hard.” Those final four teams on the Golden Eagles league schedule compiled a Continental record of 15-5-1 prior to Sept. 30 action and were standing at 27-12-2 overall. “The Heritage game was a start,” said Sawaged. “Rock Canyon is at the top of the league. We have Pondo, Legend and ThunderRidge. They are all good teams.
The momentum we have with these six wins is good.” Sawaged was worried after the Golden Eagles grabbed the 2-0 halftime lead — as two-goal leads are known as the worst lead in soccer. The winning team often gets too comfortable and the losing team typically plays loose with nothing to lose. “At halftime we knew couldn’t let down because a 2-0 start is a scary start
in soccer,” explained Sawaged. “We came out and let a goal in but 2-0 leads aren’t the best. It was definitely nerve-wracking at the end. Heritage is a good opponent.” Chase Breslaw scored for Heritage in the 63rd minute and then the Eagles kept pressure on the Mountain Vista goal the Soccer continues on Page 26
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SPORTS ROUNDUP Playing catch for a cure Regis Jesuit and Rock Canyon will play the third annual “Catch for the Cure” softball game Oct. 4 at Rock Canyon. The Continental League game will promote and support breast cancer awareness and research. Proceeds concessions, t-shirt sales and raffle items, along with Rock Canyon’s second annual “Pink Out” football game Oct. 3 against unbeaten Mountain Vista at Sports Authority Stadium, will be donated to the Jill Lamb Foundation. Jill Lamb, wife of Rock Canyon’s football coach Brian Lamb, lost her battle with breast cancer in 2008. Catch for the Cure festivities will begin at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 4 as breast cancer survivors will be honored with pink carnations and pink softballs prior to the game and the teams will wear pink jerseys in honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness month. The game is set to begin at 10 a.m.
Football scoreboard Highlands Ranch awarded Mark Robinson his first win as the Falcons’ football coach with a 39-14 triumph over Fruita Monument Sept. 27 at Shea Stadium. The Falcons, 1-4 overall and 1-0 in the Continental League North, lit up the scoreboard with one passing touchdown, two rushing scores, another TD on a fumble recovery by Blake Daldegan, a 90-yard kickoff return by Ben Morgan and a 31-yard field goal by freshman Jeremy Henning. Falcons’ sophomore Kobe Eller rushed for 142 yards and caught four passes for 63 yards, with a rushing and receiving TD. In the Continental League South, Chaparral won the renewal of the Pride of Parker series with a 33-30 triumph over Legend in a Sept. 26 contest. Chaparral quarterback Kyle Gallup threw one TD pass and Marco Perez ran for two scores. Sophomore linebacker Patrick Moody was in on 20 tackles for the Wolverines. Legend quarterback Marc Muma threw two TD passes. Doherty beat Castle View, 28-14, and Fountain Fort Carson edged Douglas County, 21-20, to round out opening week action in the Continental South. Valor Christian and Lutheran, top-ranked teams in the CSHAANow.com Class 5A and Class 3A polls heading into the week’s action, both notched comfortable wins. Sophomore quarterback Dylan McCaffrey led fivetime defending state champion Valor to a 35-10 Centennial League conquest of No. 7 Overland. McCaffrey passed for 211 yards and two touchdowns in the win. He ran for another and caught a TD pass from Eric Lee Jr. to figure in on four scores for the Eagles. Unbeaten Lutheran improved its record to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the 3A Colorado 7 league with a 47-6 win over Elizabeth (2-3, 1-1). The Lions scored 28 points in the first quarter to take control early against the Cardinals. Lutheran quarterback James Willis tossed two touchdown passes to Joshua Clausen and four different running backs scored touchdowns. Despite the win, Lutheran slipped to second behind Discovery Canyon in the Sept. 29 CHSAANow.Com rankings. Cherry Creek, ranked No. 8 in the Class 5A poll, downed No. 9 Cherokee Trail, 23-0, in a Centennial League game as Milo Hall rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown. Ponderosa will open 4A Plains League play Oct. 2 against Dakota Ridge at Sports Authority Stadium and will be partnering with the American Football Coaches Association to raise money for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The Mustangs will be wearing shoulder patches to help raise awareness of the program. Fans are encouraged to donate money at the game in support of the program.
Homeward stretch All regular season softball games must be completed by Oct. 4 and regional tournaments are scheduled for Oct. 11. There will be 32 teams in Class 4A and 5A qualifying to play in the eight regional tournaments with 16 teams advancing to the state tournament.
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Heimbrock intercepted a Warrior pass and raced 50 yards down the sideline for an Eagles touchdown. Herzl kicked the extra point and it appeared Heritage had won the game with the score 23-6 with just under two minutes left on the clock. But Arapahoe wasn’t done. They moved the ball by mixing the pass and run plus were helped by penalty yardage, which set up Conley Fisher’s 2-yard touchdown run.
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ARAPAHOE COUNTY Republican Breakfast Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at ViewHouse Eatery, Bar & Rooftop, 7101 S. Clinton St., Centennial. Breakfast buffet opens at 6:45 a.m. and program lasts from 7:15-8:30 a.m. For information, contact Myron Spanier, 303-877-2940; Mort Marks, 303-770-6147; Nathan Chambers, 303-804-0121; or Cliff Dodge, 303-909-7104.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of University
Women, Littleton-Englewood Branch invites baccalaureates to participate in activities that further goals of equity for women and girls, lifelong education and positive societal change. Meetings usually are Mondays each month, September through May, at Koelbel Library, Orchard Road and Holly Street, Centennial. Social time is followed by business meeting and informative program on subjects ranging from public policy issues to poetry. Call Pam Hansen, 303-753-0838.
AMERICAN BUSINESS Women’s Associa-
tion meets on the second Wednesday each month at 6:30 p.m. welcoming women, working or not, to Success Chapter programs for success and positive living. Call Lori Smith at 303688-3100 ext. 360 or e-mail loris@intermountain-rea.com for upcoming speakers and events at Marriott Denver South, 10345 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton.
BNI CONNECTIONS (www.thebniconnections. com) invites business owners to attend its meeting held each Tuesday, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. There is no charge to attend a meeting as a guest. Please visit www.thebniconnections.com or contact Jack Rafferty, 303-414-2363 or jrafferty@hmbrown.com.
October 2, 2014 They followed it with a pass from Logan Gosselin to Conley for the 2-point conversion to make the score 23-14 with 19 seconds left on the clock. The Warriors successfully executed an onside kick and took over on the 50yard line. Two runs, a pass and some penalty yards gave them a final play from the 5-yard-line. The run was stopped and the Eagles and their fans celebrated the win. “It was a huge win and one our kids have wanted for a long time,” said Eagles coach Tyler Knoblock, who is in his first season at the helm of Heritage. “We have been fired up all week. Arapahoe is a tough, competitive team. It was the tough rivalry game we
expected as they battled us for every inch of ground we gained for four quarters.” He said this is a big win and shows how the Eagles have grown as a football team. He said the offense did its job and the defense made some great plays like intercepting a pass on the 5-yard line to keep Arapahoe out of the end zone. “Our fans loudly cheered us on that is great and we appreciate the support of the Eagle nation,” the coach said. “Tonight we’ll enjoy the win and then begin concentrating on building on it and getting ready for the game against Hinkley on Oct. 2.” While the Eagles celebrated the win, the Warrior coaches met with their players
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CONTACTS UNLIMITED is a business and professional leads group that meets at Courtesy Ford, 8252 S. Broadway, Littleton in the meeting room on the first, second, and third Thursday of every month. Meeting time is 8-9:15 a.m. Visitors are welcome. Call Jenifer at 303-221-6550. DESTINATION SUCCESS provides an opportunity for professionals to gather, form connections, expand relationships and exchange information. Business Success meets every fourth Tuesday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Bear Rock Cafe, 7903 South Broadway, Suite B, Littleton. As with other networking groups, membership and referrals are not required. To RSVP and for information, e-mail Info@behindthemooninc. com or call 303-250-4528. LITTLETON LETIP meets from 7-8:30 a.m. every Tuesday for breakfast at Egg and I, 2360 W. Belleview Ave., to exchange qualified business leads. Call Bob Hier Jr. at 303-6606426 or e-mail hierb@yahoo.com. NON-PRACTICING AND Part Time Nurses Association meets from 12:30-2:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at the Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. All nurses are invited to attend for medical presentations. Contact: Barbara Karford, 303-794-0354.
WOMEN INVESTMENT Group Master Mind Group meets to empower all women to build a real financial freedom through the power of real estate in any market condition. We network, share ideas, leads, resources and encourage each other. We meet once a month. For meeting information, call Lorena 303-981-6539 or e-mail WomenInvestmentGroup@ comcast.net.
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DEER CREEK Women’s Golf Association. The 2010 golf season is just around the corner and we’re looking forward to a terrific new year! If you’re looking for a challenging course and the company of friendly women on Tuesday mornings, please consider joining our league. We’ve got the best
deal in town. If interested please contact Chris Jackson at chris. dcwga@q.com or 303-347-9193.
HOMESTEAD 9-HOLE Golf Women’s Golf League is accepting membership applications for the 2012 season. You do not need a GHIN number to join, but can acquire one as you play. We golf Monday mornings, April through October. To join this fun and active group, contact Barbara McGovern, barbmc30@gmail.com. Homestead Golf Course is at South Kipling and W. Hampden Ave., 11500 W. Hampden. Call 720-963-5181. LADIES GOLF League at Raccoon Creek Golf Course, Littleton, is accepting new members. Call 303-973-4653. MEADOWS WOMEN’S Golf League offers
relaxing Tuesday mornings of friendly golf for ladies at the Meadows Golf Course, 6937 S. Simms St., near Ken-Caryl Ranch. The league plays 18 holes weekly from mid-April to mid-October. This fun group competes for prizes while playing from the red tees. Afterward, lunch can be ordered on the patio overlooking the course. Call Laura at 303-526-9598.
REC AND Rock for ages 10-14 meets from 7-11 p.m. every first and third Saturdays at the Goodson Recreation Center in Littleton. The cost is $6. Call 303-798-2476 ext. 11. ROCKY MOUNTAIN Basketball Academy club, expert training for youth basketball players grades fifth through 12th meets twice per week and operates all year. Play in leagues and tournaments. Send inquiries to ronkburgin@ yahoo.com. STROLLER STRIDES is a group fitness program that provides moms with a challenging workout and the opportunity to build relationships and gain the emotional support needed to adjust to the tremendous life change called motherhood. Classes are offered at 9:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at DeKoevend Park, near University and Arapahoe, and at 9:30 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Clement
who, when the discussion was over, left the field quickly for the locker room. “It isn’t a happy time for us,” Campbell said. “It was a tough game and a physical game but we just didn’t have enough offensive plays click for us. Of course, turnovers hurt us too with four interceptions.” He said his guys played hard and never gave up. He said a turning point was when the Warriors tried a halfback pass. “The play call was a good one but it just didn’t work out for us and they intercepted the pass,” he said. “We face a tough time now as we try to regroup after this loss and try to finish out the remainder of the season.”
Park, near Wadsworth and Bowles. For more information, visit the Stroller Strides Web site at www.strollerstrides.com or call Kathy or Karen Zawadzki at 888-684-0641 or e-mail kandk@ strollerstrides.net.
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AMERICAN LEGION George C. Evans Post 103 Attention military veterans: Do you believe in patriotism and in helping our veterans, our children and our communities? Join the Littleton American Legion George C. Evans Post 103 at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Visit www. legionpost103.org or call 720-287-2139.
CREATIVE COUNSELING Center is a network of mental health providers with offices in Denver, Aurora, Lakewood and Littleton. To meet therapists or to learn about locations, scheduling and fees, visit www.ccc-denver.com or call 303-267-2310. ENGLISH CONVERSATION Sessions. Go to the Bemis Public Library Friday mornings from 9-10:30 a.m. to practice English in an informal group and learn about American culture. No registration is required. Call 303-795-3961. NUTRITION CLASSES. Free bootcamp class meets at 8:30 a.m. three Saturdays per month at L-Town Nutrition, 1360 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Go to the park for a fun, energizing start to the weekend. Visit our Facebook pages for updates: Littleton 24Fit Club or L-Town Nutrition. Also offered is a Body Exchange Challenge. This consists of weekly meetings to discuss both nutrition and fitness. We deliver all of the tools that you need to help you reach your goal. There is an optional fitness class offered after the class. The class meets Wednesdays at noon or 6 p.m. You can join the challenge anytime, the fees are prorated. Visit L-Town Nutrition, call Gen McKenna at 303730-2038 or email ltownnutrition@gmail.com to sign up. Clubs continues on Page 31
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THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/05/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration eets Building, 5334 South Prince Street, on, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real prop, erty and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for s for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt seered cured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items etings allowed by law, and will issue to the purtools chaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as by law. ional provided First Publication: 9/11/2014 Last Publication: 10/9/2014 esdays Name of Publication: Littleton Independent fees IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO 303- FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 07/08/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Jennifer K. Cruseturner #44452 Courtney E Wright #45482 David R. Doughty #40042 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Eve M. Grina #43658 Allison L Berry #34531 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-002137 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 0788-2014 First Publication: 9/11/2014 Last Publication: 10/9/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - RESTART - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-109(2)(b)(II) FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0552-2010 Republished to restart foreclosure stayed by bankruptcy and reset sale date. To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 23, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): Christopher J. Healy Original Beneficiary(ies): Universal Mortgage Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: US Bank National Association Date of Deed of Trust: May 23, 2003 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 11, 2003 Recording Information (Reception Number): B3125437 Original Principal Amount: $209,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $183,607.15 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 9, BLOCK 32, SOUTHGLENNFIFTH FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7112 South Washington Street, Littleton, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/19/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s),
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/19/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/25/2014 Last Publication: 10/23/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 07/23/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Milnor H Senior, III #7226 Giovanni Camacho, Esq #44364 Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 600 17th Street, Suite 2350 S, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 13CO00593-3 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012
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Legal Notice NO.: 0552-2010 First Publication: 9/25/2014 Last Publication: 10/23/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0786-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 8, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): Joseph A George Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Universal Lending Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Generation Mortgage Company Date of Deed of Trust: March 14, 2013 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 21, 2013 Recording Information (Reception Number): D3034843 Original Principal Amount: $273,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $129,963.49 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 82, BLOCK 1, WOLHURST LANDING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7108 S Bryant Street, Littleton, CO 80120. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/05/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/11/2014 Last Publication: 10/9/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 07/08/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Robert J. Aronowitz, Esq. #5673 Lisa Cancanon #42043 Joan Olson, Esq. #28078 Catherine A. Hildreth #40975 Monica Kadrmas #34904 Emily Jensik #31294 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80204 (303) 8131177 Attorney File # 4425.100000.F01 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 0786-2014 First Publication: 9/11/2014 Last Publication: 10/9/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0814-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 16, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): JANET E ROGERS Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGlSTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, AMERICAN MORTGAGE NETWORK, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust: August 02, 2005 County of Recording: Arapahoe
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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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/11/2014 Last Publication: 10/9/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 07/16/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David A. Shore #19973 Edward P. O’Brien #11572 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Stephen A Hall #38186 Martin H. Shore #1800 Hellerstein and Shore PC 5347 S. Valentia Way, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 573-1080 Attorney File # 13-00812SH The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012
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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 9, BLOCK 32, SOUTHGLENNFIFTH FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7112 South Washington Street, Littleton, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 16, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): JANET E ROGERS Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGlSTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, AMERICAN MORTGAGE NETWORK, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust: August 02, 2005 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: August 10, 2005 Recording Information (Reception Number): B5117894 Original Principal Amount: $160,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $142,676.80 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 30, BLOCK 8, DRY CREEK TOWNHOMES, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7148 E DRY CREEK CIRCLE, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
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NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/05/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/11/2014 Last Publication: 10/9/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 07/16/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly L. Decker #32647 Toni M.N. Dale #30580 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 14-945-26950 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 0814-2014 First Publication: 9/11/2014 Last Publication: 10/9/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0818-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 16, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): John Beck Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for EquiFirst Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee, for the registered holders of Nomura Home Equity Home Loan, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-2 Date of Deed of Trust: May 31, 2006 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 05, 2006 Recording Information (Reception Number): B6082651 Original Principal Amount: $100,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $98,081.46 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: See Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference Also known by street and number as: 7337 South Xenia Circle #B, Centennial, CO 80112. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/05/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/11/2014 Last Publication: 10/9/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 07/16/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David A. Shore #19973 Edward P. O’Brien #11572
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0818-2014 * Exhibit A Condominium Unit 7337B, Hunters Hill Condominiums, according to the Condominium Map thereof recorded May 09, 1983 in Book 63 at Page 66 in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, Colorado, and as defined and described in the Condominium Declaration for Hunters Hill Condominiums, recorded May 09, 1983 in Book 3857 at Page 51, in said records, together with the exclusive right to use the following limited common elements: Covered Parking and Storage Space(s) No(s) 7337B, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Legal Notice NO.: 0818-2014 First Publication: 9/11/2014 Last Publication: 10/9/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0832-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 23, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): Aiesha Spivey Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Fremont Investment & Loan Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for Fremont Home Loan Trust 2006-E, Mortgage-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-E Date of Deed of Trust: October 18, 2006 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: October 23, 2006 Recording Information (Reception Number): B6151146 Original Principal Amount: $248,400.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $264,404.19 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 72, LIBERTY HILL III, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5209 East Briarwood Avenue, Centennial, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/19/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/25/2014 Last Publication: 10/23/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 07/23/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: David A. Shore #19973 Edward P. O’Brien #11572 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Stephen A Hall #38186 Martin H. Shore #1800 Hellerstein and Shore PC 5347 S. Valentia Way, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 573-1080 Attorney File # 14-00130SH The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 0832-2014 First Publication: 9/25/2014 Last Publication: 10/23/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0846-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 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 the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): GARY R. MARSHALL Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONTC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE RELATING TO CHEVY CHASE FUNDING LLC MORTGAGE BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 20061 Date of Deed of Trust: August 10, 2005 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: August 16, 2005 Recording Information (Reception Number): B5121520 Original Principal Amount: $164,350.00
CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0846-2014
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is herein, has filed Notice of Election and given with regard to the following deDemand for sale as provided by law and scribed Deed of Trust: in said Deed of Trust. On July 25, 2014, the undersigned Public THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given Trustee caused the Notice of Election and that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the on Wednesday, 11/19/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration County of Arapahoe records. Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Original Grantor(s): GARY R. MARSHALL Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE best bidder for cash, the said real propELECTRONTC REGISTRATION SYSerty and all interest of the said Grantor(s), TEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERGrantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for SAL LENDING CORPORATION the purpose of paying the indebtedness Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. provided in said Evidence of Debt seBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS notices cured by thecall Deed303-566-4100 of Trust, plus attorneys' T R U S T E E To R E advertise L A T I N G T Oyour C H Epublic VY fees, the expenses of sale and other items CHASE FUNDING LLC MORTGAGE allowed by law, and will issue to the purBACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006chaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as 1 provided by law. Date of Deed of Trust: August 10, 2005 First Publication: 9/25/2014 County of Recording: Arapahoe Last Publication: 10/23/2014 Recording Date of Deed of Trust: August Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 16, 2005 IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO Recording Information (Reception Number): B5121520 A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE Original Principal Amount: $164,350.00 BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO Outstanding Principal Balance: CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. $159,282.46 DATE: 07/29/2014 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for are hereby notified that the covenants of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorthe deed of trust have been violated as ado follows: failure to pay principal and inBy: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee terest when due together with all other The name, address, business telephone payments provided for in the evidence of number and bar registration number of the debt secured by the deed of trust and othattorney(s) representing the legal holder of er violations thereof. the indebtedness is: THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE David A. Shore #19973 A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: Edward P. O’Brien #11572 Scott D. Toebben #19011 LOT 47, BLOCK 3, WOLHURST LANDStephen A Hall #38186 ING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE Martin H. Shore #1800 OF COLORADO Hellerstein and Shore PC 5347 S. ValenAlso known by street and number as: tia Way, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, 2825 WEST BRYANT PLACE, LITTLETON, CO 80120. CO 80111 (303) 573-1080 THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN Attorney File # 14-00407SH IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURThe Attorney above is acting as a debt RENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN collector and is attempting to collect a OF THE DEED OF TRUST. debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association NOTICE OF SALE of Colorado Revised 9/2012 The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described Legal Notice NO.: 0861-2014 First Publication: 9/25/2014 herein, has filed Notice of Election and Last Publication: 10/23/2014 Demand for sale as provided by law and Name of Publication: Littleton Independent in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. PUBLIC NOTICE on Wednesday, 11/19/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION Building, 5334 South Prince Street, CRS §38-38-103 Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0876-2014 best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for given with regard to the following dethe purpose of paying the indebtedness scribed Deed of Trust: provided in said Evidence of Debt seOn August 1, 2014, the undersigned Pubcured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' lic Trustee caused the Notice of Election fees, the expenses of sale and other items and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust allowed by law, and will issue to the purdescribed below to be recorded in the chaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as County of Arapahoe records. provided by law. Original Grantor(s): Phillip L. Brainard First Publication: 9/25/2014 Original Beneficiary(ies): U.S. Bank N.A. Last Publication: 10/23/2014 Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Bank N.A. IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO Date of Deed of Trust: May 05, 2011 A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO County of Recording: Arapahoe FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE Recording Date of Deed of Trust: May 13, BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO 2011 CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. Recording Information (Reception DATE: 07/25/2014 Number): D1045923 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for Original Principal Amount: $169,024.00 the County of Arapahoe, State of ColorOutstanding Principal Balance: ado $163,341.00 By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you The name, address, business telephone are hereby notified that the covenants of number and bar registration number of the the deed of trust have been violated as attorney(s) representing the legal holder of follows: failure to pay principal and inthe indebtedness is: terest when due together with all other Lynn M. Janeway #15592 payments provided for in the evidence of Jennifer K. Cruseturner #44452 debt secured by the deed of trust and othCourtney E Wright #45482 er violations thereof. David R. Doughty #40042 THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 A FIRST LIEN. Eve M. Grina #43658 The property to be foreclosed is: Allison L Berry #34531 LOT 5, BLOCK 53, WALNUT HILLS, FILJaneway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian ING NO. 7, ACCORDING TO THE REBlvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 CORDED PLAT THEREOF, COUNTY OF (303) 706-9990 ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Attorney File # 14-002469 Also known by street and number as: The Attorney above is acting as a debt 7223 S. Tamarac St, Centennial, CO collector and is attempting to collect a 80112. debt. Any information provided may be THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN used for that purpose. IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CUR©Public Trustees' Association RENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN of Colorado Revised 9/2012 OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
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Legal Notice NO.: 0846-2014 First Publication: 9/25/2014 Last Publication: 10/23/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0861-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 29, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): Pamela A. Gray Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for GMAC Bank Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC Date of Deed of Trust: June 24, 2005 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: July 05, 2005 Recording Information (Reception Number): B5098096 Original Principal Amount: $143,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $123,889.67 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: CONDOMINIUM UNIT 534, HIGHLINE MEADOWS CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION RECORDED OCTOBER 25, 1978 IN BOOK 2873 AT PAGE 367 AND CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON OCTOBER 25, 1978 AS RECEPTION NO. 1786266, BOOK 36 AT PAGES 31 AND 32 IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE RECORDS, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE FOLLOWING LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS: PARKING SPACES 379 AND 380 C, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO *ASSIGNMENT OF DEED OF TRUST RECORDED AUGUST 27, 2013 AT RECEPTION NO. D3108004 Also known by street and number as: 534 East Highline Circle, Centennial, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/19/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/25/2014 Last Publication: 10/23/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE
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NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/19/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/25/2014 Last Publication: 10/23/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 08/01/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Amy L. O'Donnell #31271 Torben M. Welch #34282 Valerie D. Bromley #31363 Messner & Reeves LLC 1430 Wynkoop Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 623-1800 Attorney File # 7239.0048 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 0876-2014 First Publication: 9/25/2014 Last Publication: 10/23/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0768-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 1, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): Vanessa K. Vander Meulen Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for New Century Mortgage Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee, on behalf of the registered holders of MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust 2007-NCW, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2007-NCW Date of Deed of Trust: February 26, 2007 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 13, 2007 Recording Information (Reception Number): B7031651 Original Principal Amount: $300,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $315,938.40 Pursuant to CRS §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
2007-NCW Date of Deed of Trust: February 26, 2007 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 13, 2007 Recording Information (Reception Number): B7031651 Original Principal Amount: $300,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $315,938.40 Pursuant to CRS §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 thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE Also known by street and number as: 2864 West Riverwalk Circle A, Littleton, CO 80123. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
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NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 10/29/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the 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 issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 9/4/2014 Last Publication: 10/2/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 07/01/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Caren Jacobs Castle #11790 Deanna L. Westfall #23449 Jennifer Griest #34830 Britney Beall-Eder #34935 Kimberly L. Martinez #40351 Christopher T. Groen #39976 Cynthia Lowery-Graber #34145 The Castle Law Group, LLC 999 18th Street #2201, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 Attorney File # 14-02517 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 0768-2014 - Exhibit A CONDOMINIUM UNIT A, LAKESHORE TOWNHOMES (A CONDOMINIUM) 2864 RIVERWALK CIRCLE, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF, RECORDED ON JANUARY 13, 2000 AT RECEPTION NO. B0004901 IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR LAKESHORE TOWNHOMES (A CONDOMINIUM) RECORDED ON MAY 27, 1999 AT RECEPTION NO. A9087848, IN SAID RECORDS, FIRST AMENDMENT RECORDED JUNE 10, 1999 AT RECEPTION NO. A9095934, SECOND AMENDMENT RECORDED JUNE 28, 1999 AT RECEPTION NO. A910581 1, THIRD AMENDMENT RECORDED JULY 27, 1999 AT RECEPTION NO. A9121755, FOURTH AMENDMENT RECORDED AUGUST 18, 1999 AT RECEPTION NO. A9134820, FIFTH AMENDMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 8, 1999 AT RECEPTION NO. A9146736, SIXTH AMENDMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 8, 1999 AT RECEPTION NO. A9146738, SEVENTH AMENDMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 29, 1999 AT RECEPTION NO. A9158352 AND EIGHTH AMENDMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999AT RECEPTION NO. A9159139, NINTH AMENDMENT RECORDED OCTOBER 19, 1999 AT RECEPTION NO. A9169316, TENTH AM EN D MEN T R EC OR D ED NOVEMBER 12, 1999 AT RECEPTION NO. A9181397, ELEVENTH AMENDMENT RECORDED JANUARY 6, 2000 AT RECEPTION NO. B0001656, TWELFTH AMENDMENT RECORDED JANUARY 13, 2000 AT RECEPTION NO. B0004900, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice NO.: 0768-2014 First Publication: 9/4/2014 Last Publication: 10/2/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent
Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on August 28, 2014 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Channa Nicol Skinner be changed to Channa Nicol Chavez. Case No.: 2014 C 300975 Tammera Herivel By: Trisha Scott, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 55203 First Publication: September 18, 2014 Last Publication: October 2, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Doris Ann Vierregger, Aka Doris A. Vierregger, And Doris Vierregger, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30731 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before January 19, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. Cynthia Cochran Personal Representative PO Box 334 Beemer, NE 38716 Legal Notice No: 55212 First Publication: September 18, 2014 Last Publication: October 2, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dolores Eloise Christensen, a/k/a Dolores E. Christensen, a/k/a Dolores Christensen, Deceased Case Number: 14PR30766 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Represent-
Aka Dr. Howard F. Ford, Aka Howard Ford, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30756 Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dolores Eloise Christensen, a/k/a Dolores E. Christensen, a/k/a Dolores Christensen, Deceased Case Number: 14PR30766
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All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado or on or before January 19, 2015, or the claims may be forever barred. Timothy A. Christensen Personal Representative 391 South Gilpin Street Denver, CO 80209 Legal Notice No.: 55214 First Publication: September 18, 2014 Last Publication: October 2, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PATRICIA STAHL, a.k.a. Patricia Maten, a.k.a. Patricia Pridmore Stahl, a.k.a. Patricia P. Stahl, Deceased Case Number 2014 PR 30748 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before January 19, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. Christine Stahl Personal Representative 4611 Plettner Lane, Suite 200 Evergreen, CO 80439 Legal Notice No.: 55216 First Publication: September 18, 2014 Last Publication: October 2, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LILLIAN N. COUCH, a/k/a LILLIAN NEAL COUCH, and a/k/a LILLIAN COUCH, Deceased Case Number 2014 PR 30806 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado or on or before February 2, 2015, or the claims maybe forever barred. Personal Representative: Barbara N. Reese 7330 S. Syracuse Court Centennial, Colorado 80112 Legal Notice No.: 55238 First Publication: October 2, 2014 Last Publication: October 16, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RUSSELL W. VEENSTRA a/k/a RUSSELL WAYNE VEENSTRA, Deceased Case Number: 14PR30680 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 2, 2015, or the claims may be forever barred. Rick Allen Veenstra Personal Representative c/o Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111 Legal Notice No.: 55241 First Publication: October 2, 2014 Last Publication: October 16, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOAN CHISHOLM MORRISON, aka Joan C. Morrison, aka Joan Morrison, aka Jannie Morrison, Deceased Case Number 14PR285 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before February 2, 2015, or the claims may be forever barred. Margaret Morrison Personal Representative 1135 Laurenwood Way Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 Legal Notice No.: 55248 First Publication: October 2, 2014 Last Publication: October 16, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harold L. Love, Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30751 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before January 19, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. Teri Love Stouder Personal Representative 5230 W. Rowland Avenue Littleton, Colorado 80128 Legal Notice No: 55204 First Publication: September 18, 2014 Last Publication: October 2, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Maurine T. McMichael, aka Maurine McMichael, and aka Maurine Thigpen McMichael, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30732 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before January 19, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. William J. McMichael Personal Representative 6551 South Glencoe Street Centennial, Colorado 80121 Legal Notice No: 55205 First Publication: September 18, 2014 Last Publication: October 2, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Howard F. Ford, Aka Howard Franklin Ford, Aka Dr. Howard F. Ford, Aka Howard Ford, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30756 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before January 19, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. Anne E. Ford Personal Representative 12454 N. Antelope Trail Parker, CO 80138
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before January 19, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.
Notice To Creditors
Anne E. Ford Personal Representative 12454 N. Antelope Trail Parker, CO 80138 (303) 870-7714 Legal Notice No: 55210 First Publication: September 18, 2014 Last Publication: October 2, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of C. Clare Gregg, Aka Charles Clare Gregg, Aka Clare Gregg, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30743 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before January 23, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. Germaine F. Gregg Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Julia Griffith McVey, PC 12600 W. Colfax Ave. Ste. C 400 Lakewood, CO 80215 Legal Notice No: 55211 First Publication: September 18, 2014 Last Publication: October 2, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Oliver Morse Gray, Jr., aka Oliver Morris Gray, Jr., aka Oliver M. Gray, Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30723 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before January 26, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. Virginia Ann Nimrod Co-Personal Representative 3661 West Linvale Place Denver, Colorado 80236 Becky L. Nimrod Co-Personal Representative 2717 South Logan Street Englewood, Colorado 80113 Legal Notice No: 55222 First Publication: September 25, 2014 Last Publication: October 9, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Edward J. Camp, aka Edward James Camp, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30791 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before January 31, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. Paul R. Danborn (24528) Frie, Arndt & Danborn P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., No. 201 Arvada, Colorado 80003 303-420-1234 Attorney for the Personal Representative E. Ruth Camp 4825 S. County Road 185, Byers, Colorado 80103 303-906-0641 Personal Representative Legal Notice No: 55225 First Publication: September 25, 2014 Last Publication: October 9, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patrick B. Fitzgerald, aka Patrick Bryan Fitzgerald, aka Patrick Fitzgerald, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30759 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 2, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. Nancy A. Fitzgerald Personal Representative 9583 E. Caley Circle Englewood, Colorado 80111 Legal Notice No: 55240 First Publication: October 2, 2014 Last Publication: October 16, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ned B. Kain, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 275 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 2, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. Elizabeth Kain Personal Representative 6939 Beaver Run Littleton, Colorado 80125 Legal Notice No: 55246 First Publication: October 2, 2014 Last Publication: October 16, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent
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TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS; Please take notice: This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Order for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure against Defendant Fireside Bank, dated May 30, 2014 and the Second Amended Order for Default Judgment and Entry of Decree of Foreclosure Against Defendants David J. Knight III a/k/a David J. Knight Jr., Warren Knight a/k/a Warren R. Knight, Suntrust Bank and Liberty Acquisitions, LLC, dated June 30, 2014dated May 30, 2014 and June 30, 2014, and C.R.S. § 38-38101 et seq., by Dover Homeowners Association, Inc., the current holder of a statutory lien, evidence of which was recorded on September 16, 2013 at Reception No. D3116007 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The foreclosure was initiated due to a failure to pay assessments pursuant to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Dover Subdivision Filing No. 1, recorded on October 30, 1984 at Reception No. 2466979 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe County, State of Colorado. The Declaration establishes a lien for the benefit of Dover Homeowners Association, Inc. on the subject property and improvements legally described as follows: Lot 29, Block 11, Dover Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado also known by street and number as 2142 South Zeno Street, Aurora, Colorado 80013 THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 a.m. on October 30, 2014, at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado 80112. All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the Civil Section of the office of the undersigned Sheriff at (720) 874-3851. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above-described lien is: Reagan Larkin, Esq., #42309 Sweetbaum Sands Anderson PC 1125 17th Street, Suite 2100 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 296-3377 Dated: July 29, 2014. David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Kevin Koch Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 55121 First publication date: September 4, 2014 Last publication date: October 2, 2014 Published in: Littleton Independent 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., #210 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL CASE NO. 2014CV30907, Division 202 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE DOVER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation, Plaintiff v. CHERYL E. CARTER a/k/a CHERYL ELIZABETH CARTER, an individual; SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES f/k/a AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, a foreign corporation; and CYNTHIA D. MARES, as the Arapahoe County Public Trustee, Defendants TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS; Please take notice: This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to the Order for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure against defendants Cheryl E. Carter a/k/a Cheryl Elizabeth Carter and Springleaf Financial Services f/k/a American General Financial Services dated June 02, 2014, and C.R.S. § 38-38-101 et seq., by Dover Homeowners Association, Inc. the current holder of a statutory lien, evidence of which was recorded on November 5, 2012 at Reception No. D2129361 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The foreclosure was initiated due to nonpayment of assessments pursuant to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Dover Subdivision Filing No. 1, recorded on October 30, 1984 at Reception No. 2466979, in Book 4295 at Page 60, in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe County, State of Colorado. The Declaration establishes a lien for the benefit of Dover Homeowners Association, Inc. on the subject property and improvements legally described as follows: Lot 29, Block 10, Dover Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado also known by street and number as 18216 E. Warren Avenue, Aurora, CO 80013
PUBLIC NOTICE
THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SYLVIA L. MAESTAS, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30779
The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 a.m. on November 20, 2014, at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado 80112.
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before February 5, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred.
BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE.
KENTON H. KUHLMAN, ATTORNEY FOR THE PERSONAL 7851 S ELATI ST, SUITE 202 LITTLETON CO 80120 Legal Notice No: 55452 First Publication: October 2, 2014 Last Publication: October 16, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Misc. Private Legals PUBLIC NOTICE DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL CASE NO. 2013CV31983, Division 207 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE DOVER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation, Plaintiff v. DAVID J. KNIGHT III a/k/a DAVID J. KNIGHT JR., an individual; WARREN KNIGHT a/k/a WARREN R. KNIGHT, an individual; SUNTRUST BANK, a foreign banking corporation; FIRESIDE BANK, a
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NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE DOVER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation, Plaintiff v. DAVID J. KNIGHT III a/k/a DAVID J. KNIGHT JR., an individual; WARREN KNIGHT a/k/a WARREN R. KNIGHT, an individual; SUNTRUST BANK, a foreign banking corporation; FIRESIDE BANK, a foreign corporation; LIBERTY ACQUISITIONS, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; and CYNTHIA D. MARES, AS THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE, Defendants
All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at (720) 874-3852. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above-described lien is: Reagan Larkin, Esq., #42309 Sweetbaum Sands Anderson PC 1125 17th Street, Suite 2100 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 296-3377 Dated: August 19, 2014. David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 55180 First Publication: September 25, 2014 Last Publication: October 23, 2014 Published in: Littleton Independent 9137 S RIDGELINE BLVD, 210, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80129 PUBLIC NOTICE COUNTY COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 1790 W. LITTLETON BLVD. LITTLETON, CO 80120 Plaintiff: UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS vs.
Notice is hereby given that on October 31, 2014, at 2 Inverness Drive East, Suite 200, Englewood, Colorado, final settlement will be made by the INVERNESS METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT with DaVinci Sign Systems, Inc., 4496 Bents Dr., Windsor, Colorado, hereinafter called the “Contractor” for and on account of the contract for the INVERNESS 2013 DESTINATION WAYFINDING & STREET WAYFINDING SIGNS project. Any person, co-partnership, association or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said project, for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. All such claims shall be filed with Mulhern MRE, 2 Inverness Drive East, Suite 200, Englewood, Colorado 80112. Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such settlement will relieve the INVERNESS METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT from any and all liability for such claim.
PUBLIC NOTICE COUNTY COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 1790 W. LITTLETON BLVD. LITTLETON, CO 80120
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Plaintiff: UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS vs. Defendant(s): JESSICA MITCHELL David A. Bauer, #7576 David A. Bauer, P.C. 2594 South Lewis Way, Suite A Lakewood, Colorado 80227 Phone: 303-986-1200 Fax: 303-988-8913 Case Number: 08C317526 NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE WHEREAS, Plaintiff has moved this Court pursuant to said rules of civil procedure that the judgment entered in the instant matter on November 14, 2008 in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant(s) which judgment remains unsatisfied, be revived, NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, the Defendant(s), JESSICA MITCHELL , shall show cause within fourteen (14) days from the service of this Notice to Show Cause if any he/she/they has/have, why the judgment heretofore entered should not be revived with like force and effect. WITNESS the hand and seal of the Clerk of the Court in LITTLETON, Colorado, this 24th day of June, 2014. /s/ Clerk of the Court Clerk of the Court Legal Notice No.: 55196 First Publication: September 4, 2014 Last Publication: October 2, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice District Court, Arapahoe County, State of Colorado Address: 7325 S. Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112 Phone Number: 303-649-6355 Plaintiff: SABLE COVE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION and Defendant: CEDRIC MCELROY Case Number: 13CV772 * Division: 204 SHERIFF'S COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE AND RIGHTS TO CURE AND REDEEM Under a Second Amended Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure entered July 24, 2014, in the above entitled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property, as follows: Original Grantor: Cedric McElroy Original Beneficiary: Sable Cove Condominium Association Current Holder of the evidence of debt secured by the Notice of Lien: Sable Cove Condominium Association Date of Notice of Lien: January 24, 2012 Date of Recording of Notice of Lien: January 25, 2012 County of Recording: Arapahoe County, Colorado Recording Information: D2009324 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $3,780.00 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $3,314.22 Amount of Judgment entered 5/8/14: $9,357.74 Description of property to be foreclosed: Condominium Unit 10 in Condominium Building 17, Sable Cove Condominiums, according to the Condominium Map thereof recorded June 24, 2005 at Reception No. B5093298 and Affidavit of Correction recorded July 20, 2005 at Reception No. B5106737, in the records of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Arapahoe County, Colorado and as defined and described in the Condominium Declaration for Sable Cove Condominiums, recorded September 15, 1982 in Book 3698 at Page 273, in said records, and Statement of Intention to Annex Additional Land recorded August 3, 1983 in Book 3931 at Page 40 and 45, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. a/k/a 960 South Dawson Way #10, Aurora, Colorado 80012 THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF SABLE COVE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. NOTICE OF SALE THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 10:00 o'clock A.M., on November 6, 2014, in the Office of the Arapahoe County Sheriff, Civil Division, 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado, 720-874-3935, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor therein, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. The name, address and business telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of debt are as follows: Kerry Simpson, Atty. Reg. No. 35514, Pickard & Ross, P.C., 12712 W. Ken Caryl Ave., Littleton, Colorado 80127, 303-989-6655. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This Sheriff's Notice of Sale is signed August 14, 2014. David C. Walcher Sheriff, Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Public Notice: 55186 First Publication: September 11, 2014 Last Publication: October 9, 2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., #210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
Government Legals Public Notice INVERNESS METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT INVERNESS – 2013DESTINATION WAYFINDING & STREET WAYFINDING SIGNS PROJECT CONTRACTOR’S SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that on October 31, 2014, at 2 Inverness Drive East, Suite 200, Englewood, Colorado, final settlement will be made by the INVERNESS METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT with DaVinci Sign Systems, Inc., 4496 Bents Dr., Windsor, Colorado, hereinafter called the “Contractor” for and on account of the contract for the INVERNESS 2013 DESTINATION WAYFINDING & STREET WAYFINDING SIGNS project. Any person, co-partnership, association or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said project, for or on account of the furnishing of labor,
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INVERNESS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT Legal Notice No.: 55237 First Publication: October 2, 2014 Last Publication: October 9, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice CITY OF LITTLETON PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE HISTORIC PRESERVATION MATTER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY OF LITTLETON AT THE CITY CENTER, 2255 WEST BERRY AVENUE, LITTLETON, COLORADO, TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION TO APPROVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS (COA) CONCERNING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2680 WEST MAIN STREET. APPROVAL OF THE COA WILL ALLOW A SECOND FLOOR ADDITION, THE DEMOLITION OF THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE, THE USE OF THAT RECLAIMED SPACE FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, AND CHANGES TO THE FRONT AND REAR FACADES OF THE STRUCTURE. ALL THOSE WISHING TO BE HEARD SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE STATED BELOW. FOR MOR E IN FOR MATION , C ALL TH E LITTLETON PLANNING DIVISION AT 303-795-3748. HISTORIC PRESERVATION MATTER PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:00 P.M. ON OCTOBER 20, 2014 CITY STAFF CONTACT: dswain@littletongov.org APPLICANT: Ray Ollett, Jr. – Architect – Coyote A/D LLC Legal Notice No.: 55245 First Publication: October 2, 2014 Last Publication: October 2, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE CONCERNING PROPOSED BUDGET OF SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PROPOSED BUDGET HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT FOR THE ENSUING YEAR OF 2015. A COPY OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET HAS BEEN FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT AT 6631 S. UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, WHERE IT IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE CONSIDERED AT PUBLIC HEARINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE HEARINGS WILL BE HELD AT THE GOODSON RECREATION CENTER AT 6315 S. UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD ON OCTOBER 8, 2014 AND NOVEMBER 12, 2014 AT 7:00 P.M. ANY ELECTOR WITHIN THE DISTRICT MAY AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE FINAL ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET, INSPECT THE BUDGET AND FILE OR REGISTER ANY OBJECTIONS THERETO. SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT BY PAMELA M. ELLER (SECRETARY) Legal Notice No.: 55247 First Publication: October 2, 2014 Last Publication: October 2, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice Littleton City Council Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of the Santa Fe Urban Renewal Plan Hearing Rescheduled From Initial October 21, 2014 Date A public hearing is scheduled for November 4, 2014, at the regular meeting of the City of Littleton City Council, which begins at 6:30 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, for the purpose of considering the approval of the Santa Fe Urban Renewal Plan pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-25-107. The general scope of the Santa Fe Urban Renewal Plan includes: • Blight Conditions and Findings Regarding Area to be Designated • Relationship to Local Vision Goals, Objectives and Plans • Compliance with the Littleton Comprehensive Plan • Authorized Urban Renewal Undertakings and Activities • Project Financing • Arapahoe County Impact Report The area is located in the City of Littleton on the eastern and western edges of State Highway #85 between S. Prince St. (north) and the Douglas County line (south) This hearing will be held in the Littleton City Hall, located at 2255 West Berry Littleton, Colorado. Copies of the Santa Fe Urban Renewal Plan are available for review in the office of the Littleton City Clerk, 2255 West Berry St., Littleton, Colorado or on the LIFT website: liftlittleton.org. Legal Notice No.: 55450 First Publication: October 2, 2014 Last Publication: October 2, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 00010 ADVERTISEMENT TO BID IRRIGATION PUMP STATION IMPROVEMENTS POLO RESERVE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT The Polo Reserve Metropolitan District (OWNER) is requesting electronically submitted Bids for the Irrigation Pump Station Improvements Project until 3:00 P.M. MDT, October 22, 2014. JVA, Inc. is acting as the Engineer of Record (Engineer) for the project. Emailed bids are required, but are limited to a maximum of 10MB capacity per email. Electronic submittals must be received in the e-mail box listed below. Submittals sent to any other box will NOT be forwarded or accepted. Please use the Delivery Receipt option to verify receipt of your email. Email: Andrew Sparn – asparn@jvajva.com; reference as “Polo Reserve Metropolitan District – Irrigation Pump Station Improvements” in the subject line. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 791 SouthPark Drive, Suite 800,
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library, 6014 S. Datura St., in Littleton, the third Monday each month at 7 p.m. Call 303-795-3961.
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SINGLE DADS Resource Center Inc., a nonprofit organization, offers free parenting classes such as “The Ins and Outs of Single Fathering Parenting” focused on single fathers. Classes are from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 6322 S. Lakeview St., Littleton. Call Jamey O’Donnell, founder and executive director of the group, at 720-298-2021 or e-mail info@sdrci.org. SUMMIT CANCER Solutions is a nonprofit organization that offers exercise programs in the Denver Metro area to adult cancer survivors. Our goal is to improve the health and well being of cancer survivors through exercise. Contact us at 303-409-2206, e-mail us at info@summitcancersolutions.org or visit www.summitcancersolutions.org.
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AMERICAN NEEDLEPOINT Guild, Colorado Columbine Chapter, meets third Mondays each month, except August and December. Call Doris at 303-403-8703. ANTIQUE CLUB meets the second Saturday each month from 10 a.m. to noon at Antique Gallery, 5501 S. Broadway, Littleton. Call 303-794-8100. ARAPAHOE COUNTY Young Democrats meetings are the third Thursday each month. Call Benjamin Godfrey at 303-745-3418 or e-mail bhgodfrey@qwest.net.
AMAZING TITAN Toastmasters meets from 6-8 p.m. Mondays at Marie Callender’s, Dry Creek Court and Broadway. Call Art Gomen at 303-762-9726.
BEMIS EVENING Book Group meets at the
CHATFIELD SERTOMA Club meets the first and third Mondays at Bistro Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Contact Linda Holloway at 303-423-4197 or linda@ bessieshope.org.
library’s knitting group, which meets Fridays at 2 p.m. in Sophie’s Place. Just bring a pair of needles and a skein of yarn. Beginners learn skills such as casting on, knitting, pearling, and casting off, while experienced knitters get project ideas and provide hints and tips. The group is creating mittens, scarves and hats for elderly library users at Bemis’ sister libraries in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
COFFEE AND Conversation Group connects people in the community who like to discuss books, current events and any topic of interest. The group meets from 10-11 a.m. the second Monday of each month in Sophie’s Place at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Free snacks and beverages are provided. Call 303-795-3961.
BEMIS NONFICTION Writers’ Group. Unpublished nonfiction writers of personal essays and/or articles meet the second Monday each month at 6:30 p.m. in the café area of Sophie’s Place at the library. Take a pencil and five copies of a recent essay, no longer than 650 words, to share and read aloud. Elaine Kallos, a language arts instructor, facilitates the group.
THE COLUMBINE Genealogical and Historical Society has a program meeting on the second Tuesday of each month, except in June, July, August, and December. A social meeting is the second Tuesday of December. A genealogy workshop is the third Tuesday of each month, except in June, July, August, and December. Contact JoAnn LaGuardia at 303-770-3420 or visit www.rootsweb. com/~cocghs/index.htm.
BENEVOLENT AND Protective Order of Elks Lodge No.1650 meets at 8 p.m. Thursdays at 5749 S. Curtice St., Littleton. Call 303-794-1811. BOARDS OF Directors of the Southgate Water District and the Southgate Sanitation District, Arapahoe and Douglas counties, meet at 4 p.m. the second Tuesday each month at office of the districts, 3722 E. Orchard Road, Littleton. Agenda information for each meeting is posted at Southgate office not less than 24 hours before meetings. BOY SCOUTS of America Pack 633 welcomes all first- through fifth-graders to join any time during the year. Call Nick Erlenburg at 303-471-4172. THE BREAKFAST Club Singles 50 Plus meets on the second Saturday of each month at Maggiano’s at 7401 S. Clinton Street, Englewood at 9 a.m. Arrival is 8:30 a.m. and buffet starts at 9 a.m. Must RSVP the Hotline at 303-794-3332 for reservation.
COLUMBINE LADIES We welcome new members
to our fun loving group. Join us for games (bridge, canasta, MahJongg and pinochle). Enjoy monthly luncheons at great restaurants and quarterly social events. Dues are $24 annually. Visitors are welcome. For more information or to make a reservation to attend our next luncheon, call Jackie Hirt at 303-972-3384.
COLUMBINE COMMUNICATORS Toastmasters can help if speaking in public makes you anxious. We improve your communications and leadership skills in a thoughtful, supportive environment. Our club meets from 7-8:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Station, 11139 Bradford St., Littleton. Visitors are welcome. Contact Herb Dreo at herb@dreomc.com (303-763-7334) or Pam Toyen at ptoyen7@hotmail.com (303570-8606). Visit http://columbine.toastmastersclubs.org/ CURRENT EVENTS Group meets the first Wednesdays of the month from 1-3 p.m. at the Buck Recreation Center,
2004 Powers Ave. in Littleton. Call 303-730-4609.
DAUGHTERS OF the American Revolution, Mount Rosa Chapter typically meets at 1 p.m. every first Monday of the month at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St. in Centennial. Call Gina Moore at 303-779-8762 for information or visit http://mountrosa.coloradodar.org/. DAUGHTERS OF the British Empire is a national organization with a philanthropic purpose. For almost a century, DBE has been a common bond for women of British heritage living in the United States. DBE is open to women who are citizens or residents of the United States who are of British Commonwealth birth or ancestry or who are married to men of British Commonwealth birth or ancestry. There are six chapters in Colorado, including chapters in Littleton, Englewood, Centennial, Evergreen and Boulder County. Call Chris at 303-683-6154 or Olive at 303-347-1311 or visit www. dbecolorado.org and use the contact form available. DISCOVERY CLUB is a fun and exciting way to meet new friends and enjoy recreational activities. Activities include sports, arts and crafts, drama, singing, dancing, board and computer games, group and individual activities. Volunteer opportunities exist for people older than 15. Student volunteers can earn community service hours. Club meets third Saturday each month at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 South Broadway. Call Jenita Rhodes at 303-791-0659. DRY CREEK Sertoma Club. The only all Women’s Sertoma club in the metro area meets for breakfast at 7 a.m. the first and third Wednesday of the month at Toast Restaurant, 2700 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton, or for lunch on the second Friday of the month at interesting restaurants. The club comprises women dedicated to the common goal of helping people in the community with funds and volunteer time, especially in the area of hearing health. Help make a difference through SERvice TO MAnkind and make new friends while you are at it. For more information contact Carol at 303-798-3912 or bcworth@aol.com.
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FOR THE WEEK OF SEPT. 29, 2014
GALLERY OF GAMES
ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Travel plans could be interrupted by the re-emergence of a workplace problem that was never quite fully resolved. Deal with it at once, and then take off on that well-deserved trip. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Aspects favor cultural activities for sensuous Bovines. Attend a concert or an art show. Better yet, create something yourself (a poem, perhaps?), and dedicate it to someone special.
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GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Respect any doubts you might now be feeling about a new situation. They could be reflecting your inner awareness that some essential information might be missing. Check it out.
PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 00010 ADVERTISEMENT TO BID IRRIGATION PUMP STATION IMPROVEMENTS POLO RESERVE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) It’s important to start the new month with as clean a slate as possible. Either complete all those unfinished tasks or pass them on to others who would be more than happy to take them on.
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GALLERY OF GAMES The Polo Reserve Metropolitan District (OWNER) is requesting electronically submitted Bids for the Irrigation Pump Station Improvements Project until 3:00 P.M. MDT, October 22, 2014.
LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) This is a good time to cut down on expenses and tame that urge to splurge. Applying some financial discipline now could help the Big Cat ride out a possible monetary crunch later on.
JVA, Inc. is acting as the Engineer of Record (Engineer) for the project. Emailed bids are required, but are limited to a maximum of 10MB capacity per email. Electronic submittals must be received in the e-mail box listed below. Submittals sent to any other box will NOT be forwarded or accepted. Please use the Delivery Receipt option to verify receipt of your email. PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 00010 ADVERTISEMENT TO BID IRRIGATION PUMP STATION IMPROVEMENTS POLO RESERVE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT The Polo Reserve Metropolitan District (OWNER) is requesting electronically submitted Bids for the Irrigation Pump Station Improvements Project until 3:00 P.M. MDT, October 22, 2014. JVA, Inc. is acting as the Engineer of Record (Engineer) for the project. Emailed bids are required, but are limited to a maximum of 10MB capacity per email. Electronic submittals must be received in the e-mail box listed below. Submittals sent to any other box will NOT be forwarded or accepted. Please use the Delivery Receipt option to verify receipt of your email. PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 00010 ADVERTISEMENT TO BID IRRIGATION PUMP STATION IMPROVEMENTS POLO RESERVE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT The Polo Reserve Metropolitan District (OWNER) is requesting electronically submitted Bids for the Irrigation Pump Station Improvements Project until 3:00 P.M. MDT, October 22, 2014. JVA, Inc. is acting as the Engineer of Record (Engineer) for the project. Emailed bids are required, but are limited to a maximum of 10MB capacity per email. Electronic submittals must be received in the e-mail box listed below. Submittals sent to any other box will NOT be forwarded or accepted. Please use the Delivery Receipt option to verify receipt of your email. Email: Andrew Sparn – asparn@jvajva.com; reference as “Polo Reserve Metropolitan District – Irrigation Pump Station Improvements” in the subject line.
Government Legals
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 791 SouthPark Drive, Suite 800, Littleton, Colorado 80120, on October 8, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. MDT. A mandatory tour of the project location will follow the prebid conference. The work to be performed generally includes: All necessary labor, supervision, equipment, tools and materials for the removal of existing pumps, pump skid, process piping and valves, and concrete dock. All removed equipment shall be salvaged to the Owner or disposed offsite at the Owner’s discretion. Work includes, but is not limited to, installation of new pump skid with vertical turbine pumps, influent floating strainers, automatic selfcleaning filter, process piping and valves, winter watering connection, and electrical and controls as detailed in the drawings and specifications. Work also includes, but is not limited to, installation of floor drains to be cast in slab and drain piping to be installed below ground and connect to existing pond drain. Work includes, but is not limited to, installation of new membrane roof, FRP covers, and masonry parapet wall and repair of existing masonry. Copies of the Drawings, Specifications
Email: Andrew Sparn – asparn@jvajva.com; reference as “Polo Reserve Metropolitan District – Irrigation Pump Station Improvements” in the subject line. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 791 SouthPark Drive, Suite 800, Littleton, Colorado 80120, on October 8, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. MDT. A mandatory tour of the project location will follow the prebid conference. The work to be performed generally includes: All necessary labor, supervision, equipment, tools and materials for the removal of existing pumps, pump skid, process piping and valves, and concrete dock. All removed equipment shall be salvaged to the Owner or disposed offsite at the Owner’s discretion. Work includes, but is not limited to, installation of new pump skid with vertical turbine pumps, influent floating strainers, automatic selfcleaning filter, process piping and valves, winter watering connection, and electrical and controls as detailed in the drawings and specifications. Work also includes, but is not limited to, installation of floor drains to be cast in slab and drain piping to be installed below ground and connect to existing pond drain. Work includes, but is not limited to, installation of new membrane roof, FRP covers, and masonry parapet wall and repair of existing masonry.
Government Legals
Copies of the Drawings, Specifications and other Contract Documents for use in preparing Bids may be obtained from the Engineer after October 22, 2014, upon paying $50 for each set of Contract Documents. Payment is to be made to Engineer, whose mailing address is: 1319 Spruce Street, Boulder, Colorado 80302. All payments made for Drawings, Specifications, and other Contract Documents are nonrefundable. Overnight mailing of Bidding Documents can be provided at Bidders expense. No Bid will be deemed received unless accompanied by a cashier’s, certified or bank check or a Bid Bond equal to at least five percent of the Bidder’s Maximum Bid Price, payable to the OWNER as a guarantee that after a Bid is accepted, Bidder will execute and file the Agreement and 100% Performance and Payment Bonds within ten days after the Notice of Award. The Polo Reserve Metropolitan District reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any technicality, and to accept any
VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) Money matters are dominant this week. Recheck your accounts and make sure they’re up-to-date. Also, pay more attention to personal issues before they become major problems. LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) You might be tempted to employ the same tactics as your adversary, but that could backfire. Better to use the same balanced approach that has worked for you before and could again.
Email: Andrew Sparn – asparn@jvajva.com; reference as “Polo Reserve Metropolitan District – Irrigation Pump Station Improvements” in the subject line. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 791 SouthPark Drive, Suite 800, Littleton, Colorado 80120, on October 8, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. MDT. A mandatory tour of the project location will follow the prebid conference.
SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) A changing workplace environment could stir up confusion as well as apprehension. Best to ignore the rumors and get the facts. You could find that the changes bring positive elements.
The work to be performed generally includes: All necessary labor, supervision, equipment, tools and materials for the removal of existing pumps, pump skid, process piping and valves, and concrete dock. All removed equipment shall be salvaged to the Owner or disposed offsite at the Owner’s discretion. Work includes, but is not limited to, installation of new pump skid with vertical turbine pumps, influent floating strainers, automatic selfcleaning filter, process piping and valves, winter watering connection, and electrical and controls as detailed in the drawings and specifications. Work also includes, but is not limited to, installation of floor drains to be cast in slab and drain piping to be installed below ground and connect to existing pond drain. Work includes, but is not limited to, installation of new membrane roof, FRP covers, and masonry parapet wall and repair of existing masonry.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) Communication is easier this week with people ready and eager to hear what you have to say. Also, check for possible technical problems before you start your new project.
Public Notice
Government Legals
The Polo Reserve Metropolitan District reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any technicality, and to accept any Bid which it deems advantageous. All Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for sixty (60) days after the time set for opening Bids. Published by the authority of the Polo Reserve Metropolitan District, William Steigers. Dated October 02, 2014 Legal Notice No.: 55249 First Publication: October 2, 2014 Last Publication: October 2, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice Littleton City Council Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of the Columbine Square Urban Renewal Plan Hearing Rescheduled From Initial October 21, 2014 Date
AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Making personal as
Littleton City Council Public well as professional adjustments to changing condiHearing to Consider Adoption of the Columbine Square Urban tions might be easier with more information explaining Renewal Plan
the “hows” and “whys” of the situations in question.
Hearing Rescheduled From Initial PISCES October 21, 2014 Date
(Feb 19 to Mar 20) With a growing tide of positive reactions to buoy your confidence, this could
Copies of the Drawings, Specifications and other Contract Documents for use in preparing Bids may be obtained from the Engineer after October 22, 2014, upon paying $50 for each set of Contract Documents. Payment is to be made to Engineer, whose mailing address is: 1319 Spruce Street, Boulder, Colorado 80302. All payments made for Drawings, Specifications, and other Contract Documents are nonrefundable. Overnight mailing of Bidding Documents can be provided at Bidders expense. No Bid will be deemed received unless accompanied by a cashier’s, certified or bank check or a Bid Bond equal to at least five percent of the Bidder’s Maximum Bid Price, payable to the OWNER as a guarantee that after a Bid is accepted, Bidder will execute and file the Agreement and 100% Performance and Payment Bonds within ten days after the Notice of Award.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Aspects favor change for the usually traditional Goat. Opening your mind to possibilities you had ignored could lead you to make decisions you once considered improbable.
A public hearing is scheduled for be the right time to put the finishing touches to your November 4, 2014, at the regular meeting of the City of Littleton City Council, new project and get it well and truly launched. which begins at 6:30 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, for the purpose THIS WEEK: You have a gift for setting an of considering the approval of BORN the Columbine Square Urban Renewal Plan example of quiet, calm reasoning in the midst of chapursuant to C.R.S. § 31-25-107. The otic conditions. general scope of the Columbine Square Urban Renewal Plan includes:
Government Legals Public Notice Littleton City Council Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of the Columbine Square Urban Renewal Plan Hearing Rescheduled From Initial October 21, 2014 Date A public hearing is scheduled for November 4, 2014, at the regular meeting of the City of Littleton City Council, which begins at 6:30 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, for the purpose of considering the approval of the Columbine Square Urban Renewal Plan pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-25-107. The general scope of the Columbine Square Urban Renewal Plan includes: • Blight Conditions and Findings Regarding Area to be Designated • Relationship to Local, Vision, Goals, Objectives and Plans • Compliance with the Littleton Comprehensive Plan • Authorized Urban Renewal Undertakings and Activities • Project Financing • Arapahoe County Impact Report The area is generally located in the City of Littleton south of Belleview Ave. between South Lowell and South Linden Drive as
• Blight Conditions and Findings Regarding Area to be Designated • Relationship to Local, Vision, Goals, Objectives and Plans • Compliance with the Littleton Comprehensive Plan • Authorized Urban Renewal Undertakings and Activities • Project Financing • Arapahoe County Impact Report
Government Legals
The area is generally located in the City of Littleton south of Belleview Ave. between South Lowell and South Linden Drive as well as between South Irving Street and South Federal Boulevard.
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Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on September 2, 2014 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.
This hearing will be held in the Littleton City Hall, located at 2255 West Berry Littleton, Colorado. Copies of the Columbine Square Urban Renewal Plan are available for review in the office of the Littleton City Clerk, 2255 West Berry St., Littleton, Colorado or on the LIFT website: lift-littleton.org
The petition requests that the name of Ian MacPherson Ellingson Condie be changed to Ian MacPherson Condie. Case No.: 2014 C 300981
Legal Notice No.: 55451 First Publication: October 2, 2014 Last Publication: October 2, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Legal Notice No: 55239 First Publication: October 2, 2014 Last Publication: October 16, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Tammera Herivel By: Trisha Scott, Deputy Clerk
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