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Weather leaves damage to trees Experts urge residents to delay decision to prune evergreens By Jane Reuter
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Passengers exit the light rail at the County Line Station at Park Meadows mall. A new RidgeGate stop will bring passengers farther into Lone Tree and allow access to the Sky Ridge Medical Center. Photos by Mike DiFerdinando
Light rail extension gains steam County funds will help link RidgeGate to transit system By Mike DiFerdinando
mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com Light rail has taken another step toward extending farther south into Douglas County. The county commissioners recently approved an intergovernmental agreement between the county, the City of Lone Tree and other area stakeholders to contribute a shared total of $25 million toward completion of RTD’s Southeast Light Rail Line — extending it south from Lincoln Station to the proposed RidgeGate Station. The project is expected to break ground in the spring or summer of 2016 and be completed in 2019. The rail extension project will — Projected total help provide an for the Southeast alternative to veRail Line expansion hicular traffic on Interstate 25 and alleviate conges— Maximum tion in the growing amount Douglas area, said County County will contribute to the Commissioner project over the Roger Partridge. next three years “We try to be proactive with — these things,” ParNumber of parking tridge said. spaces that will be Construction of at the Park-n-Ride the line is depenstation at RidgeGate dent on approval of federal funds, — Miles of according to Kent track the Southeast Bagley, Regional Rail Line will Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n occupy after the District director extension for District H. President Obama’s federal budget for 2016 includes $92 million for the Southeast Rail Extension as one of the projects recommended for Federal Transit Administration New Starts grants. The budget must be confirmed by Congress. The $207 million project is part of RTD’s voter-approved FasTracks program and will bring 2.3 miles of new track and three
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An early November 2014 cold snap did more than send Front Range residents scrambling for their parkas. It also took trees by surprise. Evidence of that is showing up now in evergreens bearing brown-tipped or solid brown needles. But whether evergreens and even deciduous trees will suffer longterm damage remains to be seen. And that means homeowners shouldn’t make any hasty decisions or do extensive pruning of dull-looking trees, forestry experts say. “We’re encouraging folks to wait until April,” said Lone Tree city forester Julius Zsako. “If you see some kind of damage to your tree from the evergreen burn, wait. “There are two alternatives: One alternative is that branch now is dead; the other is the branch is going to produce new growth that will mask that damaged part of the tree. That (latter alternative) is what we’re hoping.” The brown needles are the result of a bizarre temperature fluctuation that occurred Nov. 10. That day, the morning high was 58 degrees, and the late-day low was 16 degrees. Temperatures continued to plummet to below zero in days that followed. Temperatures typically step down gradually, and trees acclimate as they do so. Moisture that typically is withdrawn from tree needles with cooler temperatures froze during the rapid temperature change, killing the needles. “Some trees were really heavily affected, especially new plantings and trees in open areas,” horticulture agent Jane Rozum of the Colorado State University Extension Office said. “Those brown needles will stay Trees continues on Page 5
An RTD train pulls into the County Line Station at Park Meadows mall. RTD plans to extend service south to a new station at RidgeGate.
HEADING FARTHER SOUTH?
WHAT ABOUT THE WEST LINE?
Castle Rock is not part of the Regional Transportation District. The town declined to put itself in consideration for a light rail station in the mid-2000s, so it is unlikely RTD will extend any farther south into Douglas County, County Commissioner Roger Partridge said.
It is possible the Southwest Line could be extended south from Littleton’s Mineral Station to a future end-of-the line station at Lucent Boulevard and C-470 in Highlands Ranch. That project has been talked about for years but has not gained the same type of momentum as the Southeast Line extension.
stations. The new end-of-line station at RidgeGate will have a Park-n-Ride facility. “The City of Lone Tree has worked extremely hard on this project with RTD, and with the help of the county and other partners,” Partridge said. “The transportation needs of citizens and taxpayers will be better met.” Once the project is completed, people will be able to travel on one train from the RidgeGate station via the I-225 Rail Line through Aurora to Peoria Station and connect to the commuter train to Denver International Airport — or stay on one train and travel to Union Station in downtown Denver.
According to Director Kent Bagley, RTD has invested $25 million into the Southwest Line extension, which includes property acquisition at Lucent Station, planning and engineering for the station and purchase of light rail vehicles. However, more funding is still needed before the project can get off the ground.
In addition to the $25 million IGA, $15 million in right-of-way permits and other in-kind contributions will be given. Coventry Development, the owner of the RidgeGate development, has agreed to provide land for right-of-way and light rail stations at no cost.
Lone Tree city forester Julius Zsako surveys evergreen burn on a recently planted tree off RidgeGate Parkway in Lone Tree. Trees along the Front Range suffered the damage after a November cold snap. Photo by Jane Reuter
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“Grand Mesa 2015” by Frank Francese won second place in the CWS State Show at the Lone Tree Art Center.
Detail from “Red Stripes, Blue Stripes” by Paul Valdez won fourth place in the CWS State Show at Lone Tree Art Center. Photos by Sonya Ellingboe
Watercolor show brings out best of Colorado novelist Kent Haruf’s fictional town, Holt. Second place was awarded to West Slope Painter Frank Francese’s dramatic “Grand Mesa 2015,” which shows early fall snow while the golden aspens are still blazing on the mountainside and reflected in a high lake. Kathleen Lanzoni’s “After the Rain,” which took third place, is a cityscape, with an imaginative use of reflections in puddle left by rain. It’s a tropical city with a row of palm trees lining a walkway, reflected in a rhythmic series of wet areas. Painter Paul Valdez of Parker submitted a horizontal image of Venice: “Red Stripes, Blue Stripes,” with the canal and buildings leading back to an arched bridge that crosses the canal. It won fourth place.
IF YOU GO The 24th State Watercolor Show of the Colorado Watercolor Society is at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, through March 30. Admission is free. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and two hours prior to performances. Sales are handled at the box office.
The President’s Award was given to Littleton watercolorist Tanis Bula for her “Cassis, France,” which depicts a harbor filled with small boats. Look for it in the back room at the end of the hall where a number of paintings are hung.
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Remains may be those of missing Denver man Charles Sweet was reported missing in June 2014 By Jane Reuter
jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com Police suspect human remains found March 15 near a Lone Tree trail likely are those of a Denver man reported missing last June. The coroner has not yet made a positive identification, but Lone Tree Police
notified Charles “Chip” Sweet’s family that it may be him. A dog walking with its owner alerted the owner to the remains. They were obscured by thick scrub oak, located about 100 yards off the East-West Regional Trail, between one-quarter and one-half mile up the trail from its start near Cabela’s on RidgeGate Parkway. Professional and volunteer searchers, dogs and helicopters scoured the area in June 2014 after Sweet, 37, was reported missing and signals from his cell phone
indicated he was in the open space near Bluffs Regional Park. Friends said they had reason to be concerned for Sweet’s safety. “Indications were we had somebody that was looking to cause harm to himself,” Lone Tree Police Chief Jeff Streeter said, adding the 2014 search was exhaustive. “I feel very confident we did everything we could.” Streeter said the scrub oak in which the remains were found was very dense, and it appeared the person had deliberately tucked themselves deep into the tangle of
brush. Friends and family had established a Facebook page, “Find Charles ‘Chip’ Sweet” and blog, “Bring Home Charles,” dedicated to finding Sweet. “I feel since we haven’t Sweet found him that he is on a walkabout and he just wants time to himself,” a blog entry read. “We just want him to come home.”
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brown until they fall off, but evergreens will kind of grow around that. They’ll recover if it wasn’t too severe on any given tree.” Deciduous trees also may have been damaged. “We’re really not sure what’s going to
happen with the deciduous trees until they start leafing out,” Rozum said. “Are they going to come out unscathed? I think that will become evident.” Homeowners can check branches and buds to see if they are supple or brittle, but should hold off on taking action for a few more weeks. “I think erring on the side of late is always good,” Rozum said. “Less is more when it comes to pruning this time of year.” Zsako is worried about “substantial
replacement costs to local businesses and homeowners” if trees and landscaping succumb to the winter’s unusual temperature swings. He suggests homeowners apply a fourinch layer of mulch to the base of evergreens, extending the mulch out about two feet in all directions from the trunk. “That’s going to preserve the moisture, lower your watering bill and make that tree healthier,” Zsako said. “The tree’s going to say thank you by giving you a better appearance.”
While the Front Range enjoyed significant snowfall and moisture in February, both Zsako and Rozum recommend tree watering if the weather pattern turns dry again. Landscapers should also exercise care when selecting vegetation to give it the best chance of surviving. “Before we came here and settled in this area, it was high plains desert,” Zsako said. “I think Mother Nature is reminding us it’s a relatively harsh environment to plant trees and shrubs.”
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Superintendent explains school-funding stance Fagen says state school-finance formula merits a deeper analysis
‘The bottom line for me is that there are many groups of children in Colorado who may not be properly funded in the current finance formula.’
By Jane Reuter
Elizabeth Fagen,
jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com Douglas County Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen was one of only four Colorado school leaders who didn’t sign a recent statement about K-12 school funding concerns. Fagen doesn’t fault the statement, she said, but believes it doesn’t go far enough. “My concern is that I don’t feel like we are addressing the needs of all students in Colorado with this strategy,” she said. “If we’re going to come together and really focus on the school-finance issue, I think we should look at it in a broader sense.” The Colorado Superintendents’ Statement on School Funding was signed last month by 174 of 178 state superintendents. They asked the state to restore funding and resources cut since 2009, and give additional funds to rural districts and those serving impoverished students. Kevin Larsen, Douglas County School Board president, echoed many of Fagen’s thoughts. “Not signing the letter doesn’t mean we don’t want education funding to be addressed; quite the contrary,” he said, noting that the Public School Finance Act that provides revenue to the state’s school districts was created in 1994. “It’s been 21 years; it may very well be time to look at the formula. And if we’re going to change the formula, let’s have a more com-
Douglas County superintendent prehensive discussion on what the formula should be.” In 2014, Fagen was among 170 of Colorado’s 178 school superintendents who signed a similar letter urging legislators to reduce the negative factor — a $1 billion education budget cut made during the recession. Lawmakers took a small step toward decreasing the negative factor in 2014, but DCSD is still about $64 million short of pre-negative factor levels. Some Douglas County parents disagree with Fagen’s decision not to sign the statement, and one parent has started a petition urging Fagen to reconsider. Laura McNamara so far has gathered about 300 signatures on the petition. She’s aiming for 1,000. “Our school and several others were holding town-hall meetings about needing repairs in our schools,” she said. “We need money (for that). We raise thousands of dollars for our (elementary) school every year. “It just caused me to really think about why she did not support the other superintendents of Colorado.” McNamara’s petition says the superintendents’ position statement “may not be perfect,” but “is a great step forward and will
address the dire needs in all Colorado schools, including those in Douglas County. “It seems as though (Fagen) is prioritizing her personal ideology over our children and her responsibilities for the financial state of our district,” it continues. The Douglas County School District has reached out to more than 40 community groups recently about its list of capital improvement needs, estimated at $275 million over the next five years. The average school district building is 19 years old, and 42 percent of the district’s 84 facilities are deemed in need of significant capital improvements. School board members repeatedly have complained that Douglas County is the lowest funded district in the metro area. While those concerns remain, Fagen and school board president Kevin Larsen said recent efforts to address the state’s school financing formula are Band-Aids, not permanent solutions. “The bottom line for me is that there are many groups of children in Colorado who may not be properly funded in the current finance formula,” Fagen said. “For instance, all of us have talked extensively about the fact special-
ed students are dramatically underfunded in Colorado. Yet we continue to perpetuate a finance formula that doesn’t address that. “I just think there’s more to do here. We need to restore the negative factor. And we should be reconsidering the school finance act based on real data (to) address the needs of all students of Colorado.” The Colorado Association of School Executives supports the superintendents’ position statement, but CASE executive director Bruce Caughey admits it is not a one-punch solution. “I would agree this is a look at short-term needs,” he said, adding a look at the longterm needs is “the next conversation”. “But there must be some way to address the immediate needs of school districts, and this is an attempt to come to some kind of consensus about what those needs are. “Our current formula isn’t exactly right. But there’s a lot of agreement we’re not providing enough funding for schools generally. And that was where the bulk of the school superintendents were coming from (saying), ‘we can’t wait any longer.’ ”
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March 19, 2015
Buffalo Ridge teacher puts fun in fitness Apple Award winner says dodgeball days are gone
Apple Award winner and physical education teacher Ronda Gutierrez demonstrates proper technique to students. Courtesy photo
By Jane Reuter
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Buffalo Ridge Elementary teacher Ronda Gutierrez sees her 2015 Apple Award as recognition of the importance of physical education. It’s a subject often overlooked among more traditional classwork. Because of that, Gutierrez feels she accepted the Douglas County School District award on behalf of many other physical education teachers. “To have a PE teacher chosen shows they do care about it,” n said Gutierrez, who has taught PE at the Castle Pines elementary school for 17 years. Repeated studies show physical activity not only improves e students’ fitness and lowers the risk of obesity, but improves econcentration by stimulating blood flow and oxygen to the ebrain. s “It sparks their brains so they can perform better in the classroom,” Gutierrez said. “I’m just one part of their educa-tion.” - One part, but a vital and fun part. r Gutierrez’s classes are not the PE classes of old. h “The day of dodgeball and who gets to the top of the rope
first are kind of out,” she said. “We teach lifetime skills. Kids get to choose a variety of ways to reach the world-class outcomes.” Image the excitement of participating in Gutierrez’s circus acts unit, in which students can choose to learn to ride a unicycle, juggle, walk on stilts, balance on balls or do gymnastics. Units like that are interspersed with more traditional physical education activities. Gutierrez hopes to build in her students the lifetime love of exercise and athleticism she has. “I teach them health, wellness and a variety of skills so later
in life, they can choose what interests them,” she said. Gutierrez’s love of movement, combined with her affection for children, inspired her to become a teacher. And despite her long tenure at Buffalo Ridge, her history with Douglas County School District goes back to 1985. Gutierrez has taught at Plum Creek, Northridge and Larkspur elementary schools. But her love of her fellow Specials teachers and the Buffalo Ridge parent community has created a strong tie to the Castle Pines school. The greatest change Gutierrez has seen in her nearly two decades of teaching at Buffalo Ridge is also one of the best, she said. The Douglas County School District’s introduction of the 4 C’s — creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking — changed Gutierrez’s work for the better. “It’s a natural fit with what I do,” she said. “Teamwork and cooperation has always been part of it; now I’m going more indepth.” She and the school’s other two Specials teachers, who instruct art and music, have a combined 47 years of instructional experience at Buffalo Ridge. “We support one another in everything we do,” Gutierrez said. Gutierrez’s two grown children also attended Douglas County schools. Daughter Kristin plays softball at Butler University and daughter Nicole is a graphic designer in Littleton. Ronda’s husband Jerry is president at First National Bank.
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Make your ‘selfie’ the picture of success Taking a picture of ourselves, better known as a “selfie,” these days, is all the rage. There are even accessories like the selfie stick so we can capture even better photos and angles. And then we post our selfies on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, or we text our pics to our friends and family. Now think about this for a minute: Do we ever take the time to take a look at ourselves, or our “selfie,” and reflect on where we are and what we are doing? A little selfiereflection, if you will. And if we do, what do we see? For many of us, we are very satisfied with exactly where we are at in our personal and professional lives, and that is awesome. Others may do a little selfie-reflection and think that there are things in their life that need changing. But here’s the deal, too often people who want to see a change or make improvements in some area of their life expect the change to happen all by itself. Change does not happen until we change, it’s as simple as that. If we want to experience a change in our productivity we have to change our behaviors. A salesperson cannot simply state that they would like to win more business and then magically win more business. The salesperson must do the behaviors that will lead to more prospects and take the time to develop the skills necessary to develop a slight edge over the competition.
Some of us have goals to improve our physique or make a change in our physical conditioning. Again, we cannot expect to see any changes unless we change our diet, make the effort and go to the gym or begin some type of exercise program. The weight will not come off and the muscles will not appear by wanting to see a change; the results will only happen when we do something and make a change. I like taking selfies, I have become pretty good at it. And I really like a little selfiereflection from time to time. For me, I also like to ask others for feedback on where they see me and where I can still make improvements in my life. Friends, family members, advisors as well as my associates have all played a role in helping me reflect on who I am, where I am and what I am. Having people in my life who are willing to be open and honest with their view of who I am only
helps me in the pursuit of my own goal of continuous improvement. There is that old saying, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Well, how can we change if we do not take the time to look in the mirror once in a while or take that selfie to determine where we are? Change starts and stops with us, and change does not happen until we change our actions, our behaviors, our attitudes, or our belief system. Again, many of you reading this column are doing just fine. As you take the time for self-reflection, you are perfectly happy right where you are, and that is awesome. And for those of us who see a little room for improvement when we look at our selfie, well, we would do really well to recognize that the only way that change happens is when we personally make the decision to change and hold ourselves accountable to take the actions necessary to create the change we want to see in our lives. Is there something you want to change? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we take a minute to take a selfie, 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.
Officials hide information, left and right Editor’s note: The following was written by Gary Pruitt, president and CEO of The Associated Press and a former First Amendment lawyer. This column is being run in conjunction with Sunshine Week, which is “an annual nationwide celebration of access to public information and what it means for you and your community, according to the website www.sunshineweek.org/ It’s getting harder and more expensive to use public records to hold government officials accountable. Authorities are undermining the laws that are supposed to guarantee citizens’ right to information, turning the right to know into just plain “no.” Associated Press journalists filed hundreds of requests for government files last year, simply trying to use the rights granted under state open records laws and the U.S. Freedom of Information Act. What we discovered reaffirmed what we have seen all too frequently in recent years: The systems created to give citizens information about their government are badly broken and getting worse all the time. We’re talking about this issue now because of Sunshine Week, created a decade ago to showcase the laws that give Americans the right to know what their government is up to. These days, Sunshine Week is a time to put a spotlight on government
efforts to strangle those rights. The problem stretches from town halls through statehouses to the White House, where the Obama administration took office promising to act promptly when people asked for information and never to withhold files just because they might be embarrassing. Act promptly? Hardly. Shortly after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing over the South China Sea, we asked the Pentagon’s top satellite imagery unit, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, what the U.S. was doing to help the search. Agencies are supposed to give at least a preliminary response to such questions within 20 days. A full year later, after the largest and most expensive search in aviation history, the agency is telling us only it has too many FOIA requests to meet its deadlines. A few months ago, the Treasury Department sent us 237 pages in its latest
response to our requests regarding Iran trade sanctions. Nearly all 237 pages were completely blacked out, on the basis that they contained businesses’ trade secrets. When was our request? Nine years ago. It takes the State Department about 18 months to answer — or refuse to answer — anything other than a simple request. Recently, we filed a lawsuit against the department for failing to turn over files covering Hillary Rodham Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state, including one request we made five full years ago. As the president said, the United States should not withhold or censor government files merely because they might be embarrassing. But it happens anyway. In government emails that AP obtained in reporting about who pays for Michelle Obama’s expensive dresses, the National Archives and Records Administration blacked out one sentence repeatedly, citing a part of the law intended to shield personal information such as Social Security numbers or home addresses. The blacked-out sentence? The government slipped and let it through on one page of the redacted documents: “We live in constant fear of upsetting the WH (White House).” Sunshine continues on Page 9
RTD pushing ahead on plans for rail extension Southwest Rail Extension
If you live in Denver’s southeastern or southwestern suburbs, you may be curious to know about plans to extend light rail lines into the growing Lone Tree community and into Highlands Ranch, respectively. The Regional Transportation District is moving ahead on both fronts to meet travel demands from our growing population and employment centers, as well as to improve connectivity for the region. Here’s an update on what’s happening.
Southeast Rail Extension
Last July, the RTD board authorized $207 million to extend the existing light rail line farther south into Lone Tree. Additionally, local business associations and businesses in the southeast metro area have committed $25 million in cash and $15 million in right-of-way, permits and other in-kind contributions to get the extension project completed. This local funding match makes up 16.5 percent of the project cost and far exceeds the 2.5 percent match RTD has asked of its local partners. Of the project’s total $207 million cost, RTD’s investment will be $66 million or about 32 percent. President Obama’s FY 2016 budget includes $92 million for the Southeast Rail
Extension. This is one of the projects recommended for future Federal Transit Administration New Starts grants. While the budget must be confirmed by Congress, we continue to move forward. Four teams have been selected to bid on this project. Their proposals will be due to RTD in May. After a finalist is selected and the RTD board awards a contract, the contractor will begin design later this year with construction expected to begin in 2016. When the extension is completed in 2019, residents will be able to travel from the RidgeGate station on the new R Line through Aurora to Peoria Station and connect to the commuter train to Denver International Airport; or travel to Union Station in downtown Denver.
This project will add 2.5 miles of light rail service from Mineral Avenue in Littleton to C-470 and Lucent Boulevard, with an additional 1,000-space Park-n-Ride facility at a new end-of-line Lucent Station. RTD has invested $25 million in this project, which includes property acquisition at Lucent Station, planning and engineering for the station and purchase of light rail vehicles. We continue to refine design, and later this year, cost estimates will be updated and engineering advanced to ensure the project is ready when funding is identified. Plus RTD will build out the access road near Lucent Station. However, more work and financial commitment is needed. To that end, I have organized briefings with staff and elected officials from Douglas County and Littleton and, most importantly, the entities within Highlands Ranch, including Highlands Ranch Metro District and Highlands Ranch Community Association, as well as other organizations. In addition, I have worked with RTD general manager Phil Washington and RTD staff to seek innovative solutions Bagley continues on Page 9
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Paws fur a moment to read this tail Smith is under the weather, so this time I am taking over. I need to point out that I am a dog. Dachshunds are capable of things that other dogs — like Labrador retrievers (yawn) — are not. I can fold towels. I do it with my nose. That’s how I earn my allowance. Retrievers retrieve mud from the back yard. I have seen some of my father’s columns. Doom and gloom, huh? He’s lucky to have me, otherwise this would be one grumpy house. I lighten things up. I am not one of those dogs that gets into trash bags and cupboards and eats diapers or that chews on belts or credit cards. I don’t do those things because I got off to a rough start in life. I didn’t learn how to play. I never realized that I was supposed to have fun. We have fun together, it’s just not chasing sticks. Dad lives alone, but you wouldn’t know it. He talks all of the time. Most of the time he is talking to me, but sometimes he talks
EDITOR’S NOTE: To add or update a club listing, e-mail calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. POLITICAL DOUGLAS COUNTY Democrats executive committee meets at 7 p.m. every first Tuesday at various sites. Contact Ralph Jollensten at 303-663-1286 or e-mail ralphw@comcast.net. Social discussion meetings are in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock and ParkerLone Tree. Visit douglasdemocrats.org and click on calendar for more information.
DOUGLAS COUNTY Republican Women meets at 11 a.m. the third Wednesday each month at the Lone Tree Golf and Hotel. Call Marsha Haeflein at 303-841-4318 or visit www.dcgop.org or www.dcrw.org. LONE TREE Democrats meet for First Friday Happy Hour the first Friday of every month at Los Arcos. Call Gordon at 303-790-8264.
PROFESSIONAL ARAPAHOE SALES Professionals USA meets Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. at Country Buffet, 7475 Park Meadows Drive in Lone Tree. Call Randy Anderson at 303-875-7673 for information. BNI CONNECTIONS of Lone Tree (www.thebniconnections. com) invites business owners to attend its meeting held each Tuesday, 7:15-9 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. THE LEAGUE of Women Voters of Arapahoe County has two meetings per month. No unit meetings are in June through August, but the two unit meetings per month will begin again in September on second Monday evenings and second Thursday mornings. Call 303-798-2939. The group is open to residents of Douglas County.
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To its credit, the U.S. government does not routinely overcharge for copies of public records, but price-gouging intended to discourage public records requests is a serious problem in many states. Officials in Ferguson, Mo., billed the AP $135 an hour for nearly a day’s work merely to retrieve emails from a handful of accounts about the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. That was roughly 10 times the cost of an entry-level Ferguson clerk’s salary. Other organizations, including BuzzFeed, were told they would have to pay unspecified thousands of dollars for emails and memos about Ferguson’s traffic citation policies and changes to local elections. Last year, the executive editor of the South Florida Gay News asked the Broward Sheriff’s Office for copies of emails that contained a derogatory word for gays. The sheriff’s office said it would cost $399,000
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to someone named “Comcast” when there is no one here. He reads to me too. He likes to read the Sunday paper to me. He started to read a story about a terminally ill woman’s dying wish. She wanted to see a Rembrandt exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. She was wheeled into the museum in a hospital bed and given a private viewing. That’s about as far as Dad could read before his eyes got blurry for some reason. I sleep a lot. A lot a lot. I have bedding and a blanket in Dad’s studio, in the living room, in Dad’s office, and in our bedroom. He takes care of me. It hasn’t always
been that way. I wasn’t here until I was 5. I am 11 now. I am not sure what that means. I used to be red all over, and now my face is gray. I am not sure what that means either. I was sorry to hear about Brian Williams. Dad said that he was suspended for making something up. When he told me that, we both just smiled. Listen: Just about everything he writes about is made up or “improved.” He says he writes “believable lies.” If you say so. When he was a schoolteacher, he told his students that Monet and Manet were the same man. He — they? — could make more money that way. Monet painted things like haystacks and cathedrals, and Manet painted people. Some of his students thought he was telling the truth. Dad said that he would probably be suspended like Brian Williams if he tried something like that now. I could tell you stories about him that
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duplicate game at 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday. For more information, a schedule of games and lessons, or directions to the Lowell Ranch 4H location at 2330 South I-25 East Frontage Road, go the website at castlerockbridge.com. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-810-8504. Visit www.castlerockbridge.com.
DTC KIWANIS Club meets at 7 a.m. every Tuesday at Mimi’s Cafe, 9555 Park Meadows Drive, at the corner of Yosemite and Park Meadows. We are a growing club with 51 members. Our mission is assisting communities and “at risk” children in difficult home environments with financial and personal help and mentoring. Call Frank Zieg at 303-796-1213. DOUGLAS COUNTY Elks Lodge 2873 meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month at the Douglas County Fairgrounds & Events Center, Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. The lodge is actively seeking a permanent venue in the Castle Rock area. All “Stray Elks” are invited to attend and to
he’d never tell you. The shirts in his closet all face in the same direction. He knows that he says things, writes things, that people don’t want to hear about. He can’t stand it when someone hurts an animal. A dog was tied to some railroad tracks in Florida, and shot three times. I had to find out what happened to her myself, because my dad’s eyes got blurry again when he was reading about it to me. She survived. A leg was amputated. She is going to be adopted by a good family. I am unsure about cats. One of them stares at us through the studio door. It’s a glass door, so don’t get excited. I wonder what the cat thinks about. Maybe it knows that I have it pretty good in here. Sometimes Dad just looks at me and smiles, and I never know why Crabman will be back next week with more gloom. I am glad I had this chance to say hello. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
be involved in the growth and activities of this new social and community service organization. Call 303-941-0135 or e-mail swgilbert@comcast.net.
GREAT BOOKS Discussion Group meets on the first Thursday night of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lone Tree Library. Reading selections are short—plays, short stories, essays, or excerpts from longer works—and new members can come in at any time. We also watch Teaching Company lectures on “The Art of Reading.” Call Kerri Martin at 303-688-7628 or David Williams at 303-708-8854. HIGH PLAINS Chapter, Order of DeMolay, meets at 7 p.m. every second and fourth Monday in the Parker area. With Walt Disney, Mel Blanc and Walter Cronkite counted among its alumni, you won’t find another organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 years that offers character building, leadership training, and life skill development more than DeMolay. Contact the chapter for more information. Email:highplainsdemolay@gmail. com or visit www.coloradodemolay.org.
SOCIAL A DREAMPOWER Animal Rescue / PAALS adoption for cats, dogs and more meets from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Park Meadows PetsMart. Call 303-688-9503. BREAKFAST CLUB Singles 50 plus meets at 8:30 a.m. the third Saturday each month at the Ridge Bar & Grill, Castle Pines North Golf Club (exit I-25 at Castle Pines Parkway and go 2 miles west). Breakfast orders taken at 9 a.m. This is an active singles group with opportunities to make new friends while enjoing various activities. Make reservations or find information by calling 303814-8428. Leave a name and number and you will receive a call back. The website is www.TBC50plus.org. CASTLE ROCK Bridge Club plays a friendly ACBL-sanctioned and take four years. “They succeeded in stonewalling me,” said the editor, Jason Parsley. In Mississippi, the state Education Department demanded more than $70 an hour to review records when a reporter asked for its reorganization plans. Despite head-pounding frustrations in using them, the Freedom of Information Act and state open records laws are powerful reporting tools. But it’s important to remember that they don’t exist just for journalists. They are there for everyone. The right to know what public officials are doing, how they’re going about it, what money they are spending and why … that right belongs to all citizens. Government works better when the people who put it in office and pay for it with their taxes have an unobstructed view of what it is doing. And that is why it is vital that we all fight every attempt — from federal foot-dragging to outrageous photocopying bills — to hide the public’s information behind a big, padlocked door. We need to let the sun shine in.
hard to make this happen. Kent Bagley was elected to the RTD Board of Directors in November 2008 for a four-year term and re-elected in 2012. He represents District H, which includes all or parts of the communities of Littleton, Cherry Hills Village, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Centennial and Columbine Valley. You can contact him at Kent.Bagley@rtd-denver.com.
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Tests ignite debate locally, statewide Opinions on assessments fall at both extremes By Jane Reuter
jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com Pine Grove Elementary fifth-grader Kole McNamara didn’t join his classmates in taking the PARCC test this month. After reviewing some of the test questions and reading about the assessment, his mother, Laura McNamara, opted the Parker student out of the testing. “I was not confident this test could show me growth in my son,” she said. “On top of it, it’s like our whole March and April is about PARCC; it’s not about any foundation (education). It’s very disappointing to me.” The Partnerships for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, which tests English and math skills, is a partial replacement for what originally was called the CSAP. Separate assessments intended to measure science and social studies skills are given to fourth-, fifth-, seventh- and eighthgrade students as the other half of the Colorado Measures of Academic Success. McNamara is hardly alone. While the
Douglas County School District doesn’t yet have numbers to provide, many parents refused to let their children take the test. They were bolstered by the Douglas County School Board — which frequently has expressed concerns about excessive testing and said it would respect parents’ decisions — and the Colorado Board of Education. The CDE said parent refusals wouldn’t negatively impact the student, school or district. “The state board’s action of eliminating the penalty aligns with our beliefs, and gives us a clear signal that we have support,” DCSD board president Kevin Larsen said. “We still have to administer the test. But we now have, I think, a little better process to honor the requests of those who want out of it.” Colorado’s attorney general, however, said the testing is legally required. Opinions about the newest state-mandated test couldn’t be much more different. The PARCC, given to most elementary and high school students statewide March 2-19, is considered by some a valuable educational yardstick and by others a waste of time. “These tests are going to provide stu-
The Legend High School library, like rooms in schools throughout the district and state, was closed March 6 for state-mandated testing. Photo by Jane Reuter dents, their parents and schools with mean-
said Colorado Department of Education spokeswoman Dana Smith. Angela Engel, a former Douglas County School District teacher, advocates against standardized testing and urges parents to refuse it. “If you stop drinking the Kool-Aid, they quit serving it,” she said. The assessments come at the cost of class time and resources, she said. Refusing the test, Engel believes, “is about reclaiming education for the sake of the students.” “I think parents are finally making the connection to what the costs are, and they’re saying `no, the tests aren’t what we value.’ Parents and students are feeling like they have some power around it, like it’s not that they just have to suck up every government mandate that comes out.” The CDE’s Smith said early statistics about the numbers of tests being taken were encouraging. As of March 12, about 240,000 students have completed the PARCC. “We expect about 540,000 students to test,” she said. “We’re very early in the testing widow at this point, so I think we’re off to a really good start.”
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The quantity of required assessments has raised concerns in Douglas County, the state and nationally. DCSD leaders have spoken out against “testing madness,” and the district is working with the Colorado Association of School Boards to change state testing requirements and allow parents ways to opt their children out of the assessments. It’s also creating its own assessments, which district leaders say will measure what matters most in Douglas e County. While the state tests likely will undergo further change, Smith said they serve a valid fundamental purpose. That is to ensure students “are all ready for college or career when they graduate.” “Parents deserve to know how their students are doing,” she said, 0 adding: “Sometimes change can be hard.” o The fervor surrounding PARCC tests isn’t likely to fade away with the f conclusion of this month’s assessments. A second set of end-of-year PARCC tests are scheduled from April 27 to May 22.
Castle Rock facility says law requires test By Jane Reuter
jreuter@colorado communitymedia.com While Douglas County’s neighborhood schools are excusing absences for students whose parents refuse the PARCC test, Castle Rock’s Academy Charter School took a different path. ACS children who don’t take the Partnerships for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers test are marked unexcused, even if their parents notify the school they are not participating. They also cannot participate in evening athletics or other afterschool activities on testing day. “You’ve got the state excusing all schools from ramifications,” said ACS parent Brandi Butticas, whose daughter is not taking the PARCC. “Why are we as parents being held to different standards when it comes to testing refusals?” School leaders said they are following the law and their own policies. Charter schools are public schools, but because they operate under their own board, they are allowed flexibility on school opera-
tions. The state board of education voted not to penalize districts or schools for low student PARCC participation. However, the attorney general said it doesn’t have that authority. ACS board president Todd Warnke said the school’s governing body decided to err on the side of caution. “PARCC testing is clearly a legal requirement,” Warnke said. But Parent Jill Moster, who refused the test for her sixth-grade son Connor, said the school went beyond marking her son unexcused. Students who took the test were given an award for exhibiting the core virtue of “faithfulness,” the Mosters said. Only Connor and another student who refused the test didn’t receive the award, according to the sixth-grader. “I felt left out,” Connor said. “It made me feel like we did something wrong.” That action crossed a line for Connor’s mom, Jill, whose list of concerns about ACS is long. “This hurts him,” she said. “He didn’t ask to opt out, I did. It’s a good lesson in standing up for what you believe in, and learning from it, but it wasn’t motivated by him. “We are switching schools, no question. And we’ve been there seven years.” Warnke deferred questions about the
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award to school dean Yvette Brown, who did not immediately return calls to Colorado Community Media. Brown sent an email to parents who wrote the school to refuse the test for their students. “If a student attends school during state assessment testing times, the student will be tested,” Brown wrote. “We are not obligated nor do we have the capacity to provide alternative activities for students who attend school during the assessments. If you choose not to have your child tested, they will need to be picked up during testing times. These absences will be marked as unexcused.” Warnke said the school’s attendance policy is longstanding and unambiguous. “ACS has a 20-plus-year record of academic excellence,” he said. “We accomplish that by having kids in school for those academic purposes. If they aren’t there and the situation isn’t due to a medical emergency, family emergency or legal situation, we’re unable to do what we need to that lets us be as successful as we are.” Brown’s email to parents said the testing information helps the school. “The growth information also gives us and you valuable information regarding how much value our school is providing to your student,” she wrote. “This essential academic progress information helps us to prepare our students for future years at ACS and beyond.”
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New Elitch slide is a real monster Elitch Gardens Theme and Water Park is erecting SlideZilla, a monstrous new addition in its Water Park this year. The six-story water slide accelerates four riders through a curved chute and into a swirling 2-foot bowl before unexpectedly dropping 57 feet and then up into a massive fourstory high tornado wave. After cresting the water wall, the riders slide into a splashdown. Colorado’s first hybrid slide was named Best Water Attraction in 2014 by IAAPA and consists of two thrilling custom features, the BehemothBowl and TornadoWAVE. “SlideZilla will spin you around, swallow you up and spit you out,” said marketing director Tracy Durham. “It truly is a Hydro-Beast and we can’t wait for guests to try and tame the creature.” For more information, visit www.ElitchGardens.com.
“Walk Across City Park” by Walt Martin is in his “Colorado Stories” exhibit at Cake Crumbs, Denver. Courtesy photos
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OF COLORADO Bakery shares works by noted photographer By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com “I was the audio-visual geek in high school,” said Walt Martin about his early introduction to photography. He also looked forward to the arrival of the Saturday Evening Post, with its spreads by famous photographers. A friend had taken his picture and offered to sell it to him for $1. He replied that he would pay $1 if the boy would teach him how to do that. Then he cut a lot of lawns until he had enough to buy a simple camera — an Agfa, he thinks. Martin has an exhibit, “Colorado Stories,” at Cake Crumbs Bakery, 2216 Kearney St., Denver, through April 12. When he graduated from high school, the Army recruiting office suggested that if he were drafted, he’d have no control over his path, but if he enlisted, he could choose what he wanted to do, so he went to photography school, then did two tours in Vietnam with the infantry, “photographing the brica-brac of war — including body counts.” When he got out of the Army, he hitchhiked from New Jersey to Boise, Montana, where he attended Montana State University. He has lived in Colorado since 1972, and “Colorado Stories” is a selection from photos shot in the past 20 years. Each has a story. Martin talks about how one always has to be alert. “So many of us are so distracted that we don’t live consciously. You have to pay attention, always be aware.” And always have your camera ready. “Stop to catch an image when you’re out in the world — or it’s lost.” The “Twins,” for instance, were standing in an alley in Pueblo when Martin was pushing a young son in a stroller. It was July 4, 1983. He “put a camera in their faces and they turned away — I always engage people.” He told them “I have to make this photo” and they did pose with a smile. “I had one chance. They were the Gearhart boys. I found their brother and learned they were itinerant trumpet players. I never saw them again.” The quirky image has been an award winner. The joyous “State Fair Fountain, Pueblo, Colorado, 2001” was shot just a few days before the horror of 9/11. “The end of in-
Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort threw a curveball recently by announcing that he is part of Arizona-based Redrock Partners, LLC, which is acquiring Romano’s Macaroni Grill from Ignite Restaurant Group. Monfort’s business partners are two industry veterans who will be taking over ownership and operations of the popular restaurant chain: John Gilbert, who is the current president and will continue to serve as CEO of Romano’s Macaroni Grill and Dean Riesen, who will serve as chairman of the organization. Redrock Partners expects to complete the transaction within 30 days. Romano’s Macaroni Grill is an Italian restaurant brand founded in 1988 by Phil Romano. Inspired by the Italian “country” cuisine served in Romano’s grandmother’s kitchen, Macaroni Grill has grown to more than $300 million in U.S. sales and another $40 million through its franchise operations. Romano’s Macaroni Grill has restaurants in Aurora, Broomfield, Golden, Greenwood Village and south Jefferson County, near Littleton.
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“Palomino Ponies” by Walt Martin is in his “Colorado Stories” photography show at Cake Crumbs, Denver.
IF YOU GO “Colorado Stories: Photography by Walt Martin” hangs at Cake Crumbs until April 12. The bakery is at 2216 Kearney St., Denver and is open until 6 p.m. (4 p.m. on Sundays). It is a short distance east of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
nocence,” he said. He stood for some time, waiting and watching, until the little boy started to run toward him. The humorous “Palomino Ponies, South Park, Colorado, 2013” is in color and hangs behind the bakery case, across the room from his other works. He said he was fishing in South Park early one morning and spotted the beautiful palominos, which were quite interested in him—and hoping he had food for them in his pickup truck. He was lying in the ditch to shoot up at them and felt one nibbling on his hat. “Although my work is primarily intuitive, a good deal of deliberation goes into my subjects. I try and convey a subtle visual tension in the images I create. I feel that my work becomes real to the viewer when it evokes an emotion that reaches beyond the
“Twins” by Walt Martin is in his “Colorado Stories” exhibit at Cake Crumbs, Denver. visual.” He has spent many hours through the years capturing images of City Park in all seasons and pointed out a photo of a Kentucky coffee tree, with a haze of snow softening the picture. He had noticed it when in full leaf, but waited to catch the graceful branching without leaf cover. He emphasizes the importance of “economy of subject that is least understood,” referring to photographer Paul Strand as inspiration. Instead of shooting a whole car, just capture one headlight, for instance.
More than 20 years after the last plane landed at Stapleton Airport, master developer Forest City and Denver-based Seasoned Development announced plans to restore the highly visible air traffic control tower complex. The iconic building will be home to Denver’s second Punch Bowl Social as well as the company’s corporate headquarters. “This community has been looking for a way to activate the tower space for a long time,” said Denver City Council President Chris Herndon, who represents Stapleton. “Punch Bowl Social offers a family-friendly environment for dining and entertainment, and a great neighborhood option for date night for parents. It’s exciting to have a homegrown company invest in our community and add to the vibrancy and character of Northeast Denver.” The first Punch Bowl at 65 Broadway was built in the space that formerly housed a Big Lots store. The new location will include six bowling lanes and similar entertainment options as the Punch Bowl on Broadway (ping pong, arcade games, pinball, private karaoke rooms, darts, skee ball and shuffle board). Robert Thompson, founder of Punch Bowl Social, said he expects the project to be complete in the first half of 2016. Located at the intersection of Central Park Boulevard and Martin Luther King Boulevard, the control tower is at the heart of the Stapleton community, which was built on the site of the city’s former airport. Parker continues on Page 15
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Jet over to pizza spot To celebrate its official grand opening, Jet’s Pizza of Littleton will give away free slices of its signature Detroitstyle, deep dish square pizza (one per person) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 28. The first 200 people also will receive a free gift. The store, located at 7935 S. Broadway, is the first Colorado location for the Michigan-based company. “Our family vacationed in Colorado for the past seven years and I fell in love with this area,” said Chad Jetts, owner of the Littleton store. “I’ve made Colorado my home and brought a slice of Michigan along with me.” The store, near West Mineral Avenue in the Market at SouthPark plaza, also offers salads, subs, wings, Jet’s Bread and Jet Boats. Phone the Littleton store at 303-707-1100 or visit www. jetspizza.com to order online.
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Area nonprofits and hundreds of Chamber volunteers working together or joining forces makes for a good mix….and that’s the goal for the 5th Annual B.I.G Day, set for Saturday, April 25th from 8:30 – 12:00. B.I.G stands for “Be Involved, Give.” The motivation for this event, sponsored by the South Metro Denver Chamber’s Nonprofit & Business Partnership Committee, is to provide assistance to member nonprofits by introducing them to the people and businesses that live and work in their communities. Last year’s B.I.G. Day volunteers did everything from planting the community garden at Denver
Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, to trail clean-up with the South Suburban Park Foundation to sorting and loading medical supplies with Project CURE. Many projects allow young children to help when accompanied by an adult - a great way to teach community involvement. Slots for nonprofits to take part in this year’s event are filling up fast. Those interested in participating, please contact Laurian Horowitz, Laurian@ColoradoLiveLessons.com. Participating Nonprofits: Audubon Society of Greater Denver, Denver Botanic Gardens, Dinosaur Ridge, South Suburban Park Foundation, She She’s Corner, and Project C.U.R.E. Who can volunteer? Companies & businesses, their staff, friends, family, and kids! Everyone can participate. In addition, community organizations (schools, churches, sports teams) and individuals are all encouraged. What type of volunteer activities will be offered? There are many options to choose from, including office/administration work, painting, light repairs/ improvements Volunteers will be able to select projects they want to work on. Will Volunteers Need to Bring Supplies? Any needed supplies will be determined between the project captain and the nonprofit. Our goal is to
get materials donated, when possible, but volunteers might be asked to bring basic items like rakes, shovels, tools, etc. based on the project that they sign up for. Celebrate the B.I.G. DAY! In appreciation of everyone’s hard work, please join us back at the Chamber for some great food, drinks, and prizes! Celebrate the accomplishments of the B.I.G. Day, watch video of the morning’s activities and share your experiences with fellow volunteers. Are There Other Ways I Can Help? Yes, this is a big undertaking and we are going to need dozens of volunteers to assist us on the day of the event. “Team captains” and project coordinators are needed for each volunteer site to work with the participating nonprofit organizations. We are also going to need businesses to help with donations of money and/ or materials to help fund some of the nonprofit projects. Sponsorship Opportunities are available. For more information contact, Colleen Schwake at 3030795.0142 or CSchwake@Bestchamber.com For more information about The B.I.G. Day visit South Metro Denver Chamber event page at www. bestchamber.com or Contact Laurian Horowitz at Laurian@ColoradoLiveLessons.com
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Monday, March 16 Save Lives Sort Medical Supplies with Project C.U.R.E. 7:00 pm – Project C.U.R.E. 10337 E. Geddes Ave., Centennial Wednesday, March 18 Waters Edge Ribbon Cutting! 4:00 – 6: 00 pm – Waters Edge Winery 2101 E. Arapahoe Rd., Suite 101, Centennial Thursday, March 19 Denver Culture Leadership Roundtable 7:00 – 10:oo am – Courtyard Denver Tech Center 6565 S. Boston St. Greenwood Village Thursday, March 19 DS’ Tavern Ribbon Cutting! 4:00 – 6:00 pm – DS’ Tavern 819 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton Monday, March 23 -25 Military and Veteran Employment Expo – Mentor Session 12:15 – 2:00 pm – Turnhalle, Auraria Campus 890 Auraria Parkway, Denver Tuesday, March 24 Oil & Gas Legislation and Governor’s Taskforce Recommendations 7:30 – 9:30 am – SMDC WhippleWood CPAs Conference Center 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial
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Colorado Ballet closes its season with the children’s classic “Peter and the Wolf” March 27 to 29 at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver (University Boulevard and Iliff Avenue). Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. March 27 and 28; 2 p.m. March 28 and 29. The ballet is choreographed by Peter Smuin, with score by Sergei Prokofiev. Opening the program will be a ballet choreographed by Clark Tippet to the Max Bruch “Violin Concerto No. 12.” Tickets: $25 to $155, 303-837-8888, coloradoballet.org.
Winner to perform
Steven Vaughn, euphonium player, is winner of the T. Gordon Parks Concerto Competition. He will perform in Vladimir Cosma’s “Concerto for Euphonium” at 7:30 p.m. March 20 with the Arapahoe Philharmonic at Mission Hills Church, 620 Southpark Drive, Littleton. The orchestra will also play Gustav Mahler’s “Symphony No. 7.” (Vaughn will join the orchestra on the tenor horn for this.) He is a second-year Masters of 8:50 AM Music student at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Tickets: 303-781-1892, arapahoe-phil.org.
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Ken Haraldsen will speak to the Englewood Historic Preservation Society at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway, at 3 p.m. March 27. He will talk about his visit to the 70th anniversary remembrance of the Battle of the Bulge. He was in the Army Air Forces, but his unit was reassigned to the infantry with others to stop the German counterattack. The event is free and open to the public.
Marquez work on display
Littleton photographer Andy Marquez will exhibit work at the Steve Adams Gallery, 5789 A S. Curtice St., Littleton, starting March 26. 303-919-7277.
Tchaikovsky in Littleton
“Tchaikovsky in Spring” is the title of the Littleton Symphony Orchestra’s March 27 concert at 7:30 p.m. at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Young pianist Kevin Ahfat will perform Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 1.” Also on the program: “The Chairman Dances” by John Adams from his opera, “Nixon in China”; “Appalachian Spring” by Aaron Copland; and “Medley from West Side Story” by Leonard Bernstein. Tickets: $15/$12, free 21 and under: littletonsymphony.org; Gorsett’s Violin Shop, 8100 S. Quebec St., Ste. B206, Centennial; 303-933-6824.
Swallow Hill Music
Grammy winner Loudon Wainwright III will perform at Swallow Hill Music Hall, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver, at 8 p.m. April 3. Tickets: swallowhillmusic.org/Denver-concerts, 303-7771003 ext 2.
Town Hall auditions
“West Side Story” auditions for the teen characters from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 4 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Production dates: Sept. 11-Oct. 11. Must be 18 or older and able to play a teen. (Auditions for adult parts will be at a later date.) Nick Sugar will direct. Prepare 24-32 bars of music in the style of the show. To schedule appointment: signupgenius.com/go/20f084cabaa2da2fd0-auditions.
Auditions for `Lion King’
Auditions for “Lion King” will be held through the month of March by appointment at Spotlight Performing Arts Academy, 6328 E. County Line Road #102, Highlands Ranch. For information, tuition rates, audition appointment, call 720443-2623 or visit spotlightperformers.com.
Indian Wars symposium
Order of the Indian Wars presents its annual one-day symposium from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 18 at the Colorado National Guard Headquarters Auditorium, 6868 S. Revere Parkway, Centennial. Speakers will be Paul Magid, John Fahey, Danny Aranda, Don Moon, Marvin Roose and Larry Kropf. Limited bookseller arrangements available: call Mike Koury, 970-587-9530. Admission: $35, send to OIW, P.O. Box 1650, Johnstown, CO 80534 — or $45 at the door. (Includes: coffee, juice and doughnuts: lunch buffet; contact with authors and booksellers.)
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THEATER/SHOWS Lion King Auditions Spotlight Performing Arts Center will have auditions for its production of “Lion King.” Children ages 5-18 are invited to audition through March by appointment. Performances will be done in late June. For information, tuition rates or to schedule an audition, contact Spotlight at 720-44-DANCE or www.spotlightperformers.com. Spotlight is at 6328 E. County Line Road, Unit 102, Highlands Ranch.
MUSIC/CONCERTS St. John Passion Lutheran Chorale presents “St. John Passion,” by Bob Chilcott, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village; and at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 29, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1600 Grant St., Denver. Chilcott’s mighty setting of words from the Gospel of St John is a dramatic yet uplifting retelling of the Passion story. A free will offering (and nonperishable food donations) will be collected at both concerts to benefit local food banks. Visit www.thelutheranchorale.org or email thelutheranchorale@Comcast.net.
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Vocalist Kim Nazarian and the New York Voices will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 23 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. The New York Voices is the only vocal group in recent memory to win two Grammys for live concert recordings. Nazarian has recorded, performed and toured the world with this vocal ensemble for 20 years. Call 720-509-1007 or go to www.lonetreeartscenter.org.
Lenten Recital Series Enjoy the music of Easter at 12:10 p.m. each Wednesday during the Lenten season, followed by fellowship with a light lunch in the Gathering Space at St. Andrew United Methodist Church. Invite family and friends for an uplifting mid-week music break. Schedule of music: Wednesday, March 25, the Rev. Dale Fredrickson and Tim Coons, musician. Contact Mark Zwilling, director of music and arts, at mzwilling@st-andrew-umc.com or 303-794-2683.
Elvis Impersonator to Perform Castle Country Assisted Living will welcome Elvis Presley impersonator Don Garcia for a performance at each of its three houses Friday, March 27. Garcia will perform at 11 a.m. at Cantril House, 221 Cantril St., Castle Rock; at 1 p.m. at Valley House, 255 S. Valley Drive, Castle Rock; and at 3 p.m. at Victorian House, 19600 Victorian Drive, Parker. Event is free and open to the public but space is limited. For more information or to RSVP, call 303-482-5552.
Women’s Chorale Concert Augustana Arts presents Colorado Women’s Chorale and the
Douglas County High School Belles performing Vivaldi’s Gloria in D RV589 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch Go to www.augustanaarts.org for tickets and information.
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The weather is always perfect inside at the annual Highlands Ranch Spring Bazaar, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Recreation Center at Eastridge, 9568 University Blvd. More than 125 commercial and handcrafters display and sell their products, including scrapbooking materials, soy soaps, candles, jewelry, quilts, children’s items, doll items, food, wood crafts and more. Admission is free. Call 303-791-2500 or go to www.HRCAonline.org.
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permitting. Regular play days are most Thursdays from April 30 to Sept. 24, with a shotgun start and potluck on the second Thursday of each month. Contact Nancy Cushing, league president, at 720-560-9333 or email LTL9hole@gmail.com. An informational meeting and coffee is at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 26, at the Lone Tree Golf Club, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd.
continue into the evening as Lone Tree presents the first show of its summer concert series. Registration is now open at www. pedaling4parkinsons.org.
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Concern over the global spread of diseases such as Ebola, swine flu, AIDS, and others has increased dramatically. Join Active Minds from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, as we seek to understand the threats by examining both the science of how diseases spread as well as the history of pandemics. Program is at the Inn at the Greenwood Village, 5565 S. Yosemite St., Greenwood Village. Call 303-327-7340 to RSVP; seating is limited.
Taxpayers who cannot afford professional tax assistance can visit the Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton, for free tax help from IRS-trained volunteers. Tax assistance will be offered from 5:30-8 p.m. Thursdays, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays through April 11. No registration required.
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Creativity suffers when daily demands prevent spending time on creative pursuits. Local bestselling author Eleanor Brown will give practical advice for breaking down schedules, obliterating excuses, and setting goals. The free workshop is at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive. To register, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org.
A number of community blood drives are planned in the South Metro area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Saturday, March 21, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Walmart, 11101 S. Parker Road, Parker; Monday, March 23, 1011:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Parker Adventist Hospital, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker; Wednesday, March 25, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Quadrant Building Blood Drive, Bighorn Room, 5445 DTC Parkway, Centennial; Thursday, March 26, 8-9:40 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Sky Ridge Medical Center, 10101 Ridgegate Parkway, Lone Tree; Friday, March 27, 9-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., WholeFoods SouthGlenn, 6853 S. York St., Suite 119, Littleton; Saturday, March 28, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Walmart, 4400 Front St., Castle Rock.
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The Colorado Watercolor Society’s 24th annual state exhibition runs through March 30 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Many of the exhibiting artists are expected to attend the opening reception; refreshments will be served. Go to www. LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.
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The Conservative Breakfast Association will have a free screening of the film “Wait Till It’s Free” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 26 at Pinecrest Community Church, 7165 North Delbert Road, Parker. Director/producer Colin Gunn will join us to discuss the film. This film takes a hard look at the way we do healthcare in America by looking at every relevant aspect of modern medicine, from the escalating cost of health insurance to the move towards universal government healthcare. The filmmakers journeyed to Washington, D.C., and across the Atlantic to Glasgow, Paris and Brussels to bring you extraordinary information you won’t find anywhere else.
Free Heart Health nutrition classes and cooking demonstrations are offered from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 (The Science of Appetite); Wednesday, April 1 (After the Winter Detox); Wednesday, April 8 (Mind Over Matter); Wednesday, April 15 (Guard Your Gut); Wednesday, April 22 (Eating on the Go); Wednesday, April 29 (Latest Research on Fats and Cholesterol) 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.
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Women golfers ages 18 and older are invited to join the Ladies 9-Hole Golf Association at the Lone Tree Golf Club. The purpose of the league is to promote fellowship and sportsmanship and to encourage the active participation of its members in playing and enjoying golf. USGA/CWGA rules of play will apply. Each member will have a handicap index or work toward one upon joining. Practice rounds are Thursdays, April 2, 9, 16 and 23, weather
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The Pedaling 4 Parkinson’s bike ride is Saturday, June 13, at Sweetwater Park in Lone Tree. The ride will have three routes: Century (100 miles), Metric Century (62 miles) and a 10-mile ride. The fundraiser will benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. The ride starts at 7 a.m. An expo will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Riders will be treated to lunch, a beer garden, live music, sponsor booths and activities. Live music will
In Iran, minorities and dissidents are oppressed in several ways. This campaign is inspired by the action taken by the largest minority, the Bahai Faith, to being barred from studying or teaching at the university level. Bahais do study and teach, at their underground Bahai Institute for Higher Education. Courses take place in homes and online, in spite of government raids that destroy materials and jail students and professors. Journalist Maziar Bahari made a film, “To Light a Candle” about Bahai Institute for Higher Education. He and many more Muslim Iranians support the right of all to education and other human rights. See the film and discuss the worldwide campaign at 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, at Arapahoe Community College, Room M1800, Littleton, Contact littletoncolsa@gmail.com.
Estate Planning Law Changes A number of free public workshops are planned to discuss on changes to estate planning laws in 2015, including changes to VA qualification for pension, loss of protection on inherited IRAs, changes in estate, gift and generation-skipping tax changes, new laws affecting same-sex marriages and more. Reservations required; call 720-440-2774. Space is limited. Schedule of workshops: Thursday, March 26, 6-7:30 p.m., Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial; Wednesday, April 8, 10-11:30 a.m., Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial.
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Tickets are on sale now for the 18th annual Boot Scootin’ Boogie, featuring silent and live auctions, catered dinner, live music and dancing, photo booth, raffles, prizes and more. The event runs from 5:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday, May 2, at the Wiens Ranch. Go to http://www.larkspurboot.org.
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Valor claims championship First-year coach, seniors help Eagles to title By Jim Benton
jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com Valor Christian’s dynamic duo of Kendall Bradbury and Caroline Bryan led the Eagles to the school’s first state basketball championship. The two 5-foot-11 seniors combined for 42 points and 20 rebounds March 14 to help Valor roll to a 73-47 victory over Sand Creek in the Class 4A girls state championship game at the Coors Events Center. In the Eagles’ two Final Four games, Bradbury and Bryan scored 59.4 percent of Valor’s 160 points. “They work so well off one another,” said first-year Valor coach Jessika Caldwell. “Pick your poison.” Bradbury scored nine of Valor’s first 13 points and finished the championship game with 20 points. Bryan tallied the Eagles first basket and wound up with 22 points and 16 rebounds. “As soon as we took the court and got the first two points, I knew we were going to win the game,” said Bryan who missed seven games earlier in the season with an ankle injury. Juniors Heidi Hammond and Madison McCoy contributed 16 and 13 points respectively to help the Eagles’ attack against Sand Creek. Caldwell, the former Baylor standout who coached at UC-Colorado Springs and Colorado Christian, inherited a Valor team that was a state semifinalist last season. “I know this was a treasure,” said Caldwell. “I hope in some way I affected each one of the girls’ lives not only on the basketball court but in their faith. Now the fact is I have a lot to live up to.” Caldwell’s grandfather, 93-year-old Donald Stratton of Colorado Springs who is a survivor of the USS Arizona, watched the Eagles make half of their 18 3-point attempts in the blowout of the Scorpions. “It was very special for me and everyone that he was here,” said Caldwell. “He has always been my inspiration because I wouldn’t be here if he hadn’t done what he did for our country.” Bradbury was also inspired as Valor finished with a 26-3 record that included a forfeit loss to D’Evelyn in the Jefferson County 4A championship game. The Eagles had to forfeit the game to avoid play-
Players coaches, managers and school administrators raise the symbol that Valor Christian is No. 1 after the Eagles won the state Class 4A state girls basketball championship. Valor established control of the game early and eventually cruised to the championship over Sand Creek 73-47 March 14 at the Coors Event Center at the University of Colorado. Photos by Tom Munds ing too many games. “It’s a great feeling,” said Bradbury. “We’re the best in 4A. Nobody thought we could do it. We had to overcome a lot this year. We had to overcome Caroline being hurt, the forfeit against D’Evelyn and losing the league championship. For me personally I had to overcome not being the league MVP. It was all in the mental game. We played really hard against Sand Creek. It’s going to be tough to leave this team behind.” Now Caldwell faces the challenge of building next year’s team without Bradbury and Bryan. Bradbury, who averaged 22.9 points a game, will be playing basketball at Taylor University next season while Bryan is heading for the University of Texas but won’t play basketball. “We had so much fun on the court, it’s going to be strange not having her
around,” said Bryan. Caldwell, however, has enough players returning that the Eagles should be good next season. “It’s bad to think about at this point, but we do have some good juniors coming back in Heidi, Sara (Gibson), Madison and just to know there’s a core that’s been there,” said Caldwell. “I don’t think they’re just going to settle for saying Kendall and Caroline are gone. They are going to want to make their own team.” In a 87-64 semifinal win over Pueblo West on March 12, Bradbury scored 28 points with 19 coming in the first half when the Eagles grabbed a 44-35 lead. Bryan had 25 points with 13 coming in the second half when Valor started the third quarter with a 15-0 run to turn the game into a runaway. Valor shot 57.7 percent for the game and cashed 22 of 24 free throws.
Makenna Roth, left, and Kendall Bradbury hug after Valor won the state Class 4A state girls basketball championship.
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Area soccer teams see return of key players Five of 10 top scorers are back on field Staff report Mountain Vista junior Mallory Pugh is one of the best high school girls soccer players in Colorado. How much she’ll play for the Golden Eagles this spring remains a question. After spending two weeks with the USA Under 20 team, she made her season debut with Vista March 14 and had two goals and three assists in a 5-1 win over Cherry Creek. Pugh played a key role as Team USA swept three friendly matches in the 10 Nations U19 Tournament March 5-9 in La Manga, Spain. She scored twice in a 2-0 win over Norway. Pugh wore the captain’s armband and delivered a pass that eventually developed into the clinching tally in a 2-0 win over Sweden. And, she had an assist on the second goal in a 2-0 blanking of the Netherlands. Pugh will play in as many high school games as possible when she’s not with the national team while taking caution not to over-do it physically. So she might not play
PLAYERS TO WATCH Highlands Ranch: Taylor Steinke, Catie Carroll Mountain Vista: Megan Massy, Morgan McDougal, Mallory Pugh, Giselle Sawaged, Amy Alexander, Peyton Joseph
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for Vista even though she’s at home if she is returning from a camp or heading into one. There is a domestic training camp scheduled for mid-April at the U.S. National training camp in Carson, Calif. The following is a quick look at the 2015 girls soccer season for south metro schools. • Pugh isn’t the only player from a south Metro school involved in USA National team activities. Chaparral freshman Ally Schlegel was on the U15 national team last year and took part in the February U16 girls national training camp in Carson, Calif. Castle View junior Julie MacKin participated in the U18 national training camp Dec. 7-14 in Chula Vista, Calif.
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• Five of the top 10 scorers in the Continental League are back. Mountain Vista’s Megan Massey was the 2014 league scoring champion with 37 points (16 goals, five assists). Kayla Hill of ThunderRidge was third (33 points), Pugh tied for fourth (32) with Castle View’s Mackin and Rachel Muller of Douglas County (22) was eighth. • Kristin Vigil, a junior at Lutheran, is a standout basketball player, but she scored half of the Lions’ 16 goals last season. Vigil, however, will not play soccer this spring to concentrate on track. • There were 11 south Metro schools that qualified for the state playoffs last season. Highlands Ranch, ThunderRidge, Moun-
tain Vista, Douglas County, Rock Canyon, Cherry Creek, Heritage and Rock Canyon were in the Class 5A playoffs. Englewood, Ponderosa and Valor Christian were in the 4A playoffs. • Colorado has adopted a mercy rule for matches. Once a seven-goal differential between two teams is reached the clock will run during injuries, penalty kicks, after goals and during referee disciplinary actions. The team that is ahead will play with 10 players including the keeper with an eight-goal differential and nine players including the keeper with a nine-goal differential. If the trailing team scores and the differential is reduced the coach of team that is leading may add a player. • If games are tied during the regular season, two, 10-minute sudden victory overtime periods will be played. If the score remains tied, the match will be recorded as a tie. •First round state playoff matches will start May 5 for Class 5A and May 6 for 4A teams. Class 5A semifinal games are scheduled for May 16 at Englewood High School. Class 4A semis will be held May 16 at Sports Authority Stadium in Parker. State championship games for both classifications will be May 20 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
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Sangre de Cristo 57, Jim Elliot Christian 43 - Tanner Smith scored 17 points and Matt and Connor Bogner each had 10 points and five rebounds but the Crusaders fell in the third place game in 1A on March 14. Despite ending in two losses, the Crusader season is one that will be remembered at the school for many years. This team finished with the most wins in school history, the deepest playoff run in school history, and senior playmaker Tanner Smith will be a participant in The Show All-Star Game at the Pepsi Center on April 4. Holly 41, Jim Elliot Christian 37 - In the Final Four on March 13, The Crusaders led by five points entering the fourth quarter but a 14-0 run by the Wildcats knocked the Crusaders into the third place game of 1A. Leading scorer Tanner Smith was held to 11 points in the contest but did pull down nine rebounds. Connor Bogner scored 13 and grabbed 11 rebounds. Holly continued their run and won the 1A State Championship the next night. Jim Elliot Christian 67, South Baca 55 - Tanner Smith put together another dominating performance on March 12, finishing with 22 points and 10 rebounds, to lead the Warriors to their first Final Four in school history. Connor Bogner led the way with 23 points and Brennan Moore added 18 points from the post. Smith ran the show from start to finish as the Warriors never trailed.
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Chatfield 14, ThunderRidge 3 - Chatfield overwhelmed ThunderRidge in the season opener for the Grizzlies on March 13. Braidon McLean led the attack with two goals and an assist on Dylan Sandman’s goal. Valor Christian 7, Palmer 6 - The Eagles’ Ryan Russell and Dan Provost decided to handle all of the offense in the home opener on March 10. Russell notched four goals and Provost took care of the other three. Shawn Johnson did his part in net picking up 11 saves in the contest. Valor scored the game-winner after Palmer tied the game with less than two minutes to play. Mountain Vista 20, Legend 3 - Colin Munro’s seasonopening tear continued as he scored four time and assisted five others in a Golden Eagle win on March 13. Christian Barker added two goals and two assists as the Golden Eagles held a 19-1 lead after three quarters in the contest.
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ThunderRidge 1, Pine Creek 0 - The Grizzlies picked up a home win on March 14 thanks to a second-half goal off the boot of Kayla Hill. The Grizzlies defensive line was vital, holding Pine Creek to only one shot on goal. ThunderRidge 5, Brighton 0 - Kayla Hill scored twice and picked up an assist while Madi Keith and Jamie Brunworth each recorded a goal and an assist to lead the Grizzlies to a season-opening road win on March 12. Sabrina Macias and Sierra Roth split time in net for the Grizzlies with Roth recording the only save of the match. Chatfield 1, Highlands Ranch 0 - Chatfield slid a goal past Izzy DePinto in the first half to spoil the Falcons season opener on March 12. DePinto picked up seven saves in the contest, but the Falcon attack could not find the net despite putting seven shots on goal. Front Range Christian 8, SkyView Academy 3 - Five first-half goals had the Falcons out in front early of the Hawks on March 11. Four goals off the boots of Jalissa Dehaan sealed the win for the Falcons. Rock Canyon 2, Liberty 0 - First-half goals from Megan Pittman and Kayte Mundwiller pushed the Jaguars to victory on March 13. Camryn Yacks saved the only shot she saw on the afternoon. Paige Von Bank and Rachel Reinhardt recorded an assist each in the win. Rock Canyon 4, Boulder 0 - Alex Vidger found the net twice and assisted another goal as the Jaguars won at home on March 12. Catherine Brown and Rachel Reinhardt each netted for the Jaguars while sophomore goalkeeper Camryn Yacks pushed away all four shots on her goal to preserve a clean sheet. Rock Canyon 4, Chatfield 2 - The Jaguars put together three first-half goals in their season-opening win on March 10. Paige Von Bank picked up two goals with Rachel Reinhardt and Rebecca Pousma each finding the net once. Shannon McFarland, Maddie Brown, Alex Vidger, and Emil Sattern each provided an assist. Valor Christian 2, Cheyenne Mountain 1 - A secondhalf brace off the boots of Madison Thompson proved to be enough for the Eagles to snatch a victory on March 14. The play of freshman keeper Alexandra Daws, 10 saves, allowed Thompson to finish off the win. Valor Christian 2, Discovery Canyon 1 - Dakota Spencer’s brace was enough to lift Valor over Discovery Canyon on March 10. Laura Kladde provided an assist for Spencer. Freshman Alexandra Daws racked up five saves in net for the Eagles. Mountain Vista 5, Cherry Creek 1 - Vista’s Mallory Pugh, just back from USWNT U-20 duty in Spain, made her presence known with two goals and three assists in a Golden Eagle victory on March 14. Megan Massey scored a brace and Haley Schueppert found the net for Vista. The Bruins’ Gretta LaCouture scored in the first half to bring her team to a 2-1 halftime deficit. Mountain Vista 4, Smoky Hill 1 - Vista was able to snap out of their early-season offensive funk as the Golden Eagles netted twice in each half in a win on March 11. Magan Massey, Mia Bonifazi, Morgan McDougal, and Katie Joella each found the net in the win. Amy Alexander provided two assists with Kristen Rumbold and Brooklyn Otsby notched one assist apiece. Pine Creek 2, Mountain Vista 0 - The Golden Eagles sent 14 shots at the Eagles net but were unable to convert any of them in a loss on March 10. Pine Creek’s two second-half goals proved to be enough offense in a physical match.
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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Dealing with a demanding situation, as you recently did, could drain much of your own emotional reserves. Take time to relax and indulge yourself in some well-earned pampering. LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) The regal Lion might feel that she or he is above emotional displays. But showing your feelings can be liberating for you, and reassuring for someone who has been waiting for you to do so. VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) An emotionally needy person might make more demands than you can cope with. Best to ask for some breathing space NOW, before resentment sets in and makes communication difficult. LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) An unexpected spate of mixed signals could cause serious schedule setbacks. Best to focus on straightening everything out as soon as possible and get everyone back on track. SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Be aware that someone in the workplace could try to use a disagreement with a colleague against you. If so, be prepared to offer your side of the story with the facts to back you up. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) An unexpected challenge to a previous decision can be unsettling. But your reservoir of self-confidence -- plus your loyal supporters -- should help carry the day for you. Good luck. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) While the idea of making some sort of major move in the near future continues to interest you, don’t overlook a new possibility that could be emerging closer to home. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Be careful not to base an upcoming decision on gossip or anything you might hear if it can’t meet provable standards. That’s true regardless of whom the source might be. PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) You might still need to do some solid reassessing early in the week before you can close that sensitive situation. A new job-related opportunity could present itself later in the week. BORN THIS WEEK: You are extraordinarily sensitive to people’s feelings, and you’re always ready to offer comfort if necessary. © 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Mountain Vista 17, Douglas County 4 The Golden Eagles led 15-0 over the Huskies at the halftime break before cruising to a win on March 10. Colin Munro scored seven times and provided four assists for the Golden Eagles with Christian Barker notching four goals and five assists. Mikey Blais scored twice to lead the Huskies attack. Brighton 10, Rock Canyon 7 - The Jaguars converted only seven of their 27 shots on goal and fell at home on March 14. Colton Jackson scored twice in 10 shots on goal and Wesley Wainright matched Jackson with two goals of his own. Monarch 14, Rock Canyon 13 (OT) - The Coyotes scored the game-winner in overtime to knock off the Jaguars on March 10. The Jaguars had put together a second-half comeback to force overtime but could not keep the Coyote attack out of the net. Zach Hopkins scored three times and had two assists, RJ McLennan provided three goals and an assist, and Colton Jackson and Wesley Wainright each found the net twice in the loss.
Valor Christian 20, Liberty 9 - Seven goals and two assists from Sophia Niemi led the Eagles to a March 14 victory. McKenna Johnson provided four goals and three assists and freshman Dani Malinski chipped in a team-high four assists to go with two goals in the win. Valor Christian 12, Smoky Hill 10 Valor placed 25 shots on goal in their win over Smoky Hill at home on March 12. The Eagles took an 8-4 lead to halftime before holding on in the second half to pick up the win. Columbine 9, ThunderRidge 5 - ThunderRidge put 25 shots on the Rebel goal but a great effort from Columbine’s Julia Lisella sent the Grizzlies to a defeat on March 12. ThunderRidge 13, Palmer Ridge 11 The Grizzlies were able to hold off the Bears in their road contest on March 10 as they start their season with a 3-0 record. ThunderRidge 11, Ralston Valley 10 The Grizzlies came back from a halftime deficit to pick up a win against the Mustangs on March 9. ThunderRidge trailed by two, 7-5, at halftime but picked up six Public Notice second-half goals to carry them to the win NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED
at home. The Mustangs outshot the Grizzlies 24 to 16, but the better conversion rate for the Grizzlies equaled a win. Marci Felsoci’s three goals and an assist and Sydney Hauffman’s three goals were not enough in the loss for the Mustangs.
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Monarch 9, Valor Christian 5 - Valor managed six hits and scored five times over the final two innings but fell in their season opener on March 14. Brady Opp and Joel Pierce each notched two hits in four plate appearances with Opp driving in two runs and Pierce scoring once and driving a run in. Columbine 8, Rock Canyon 3 - The Jaguars trailed 6-3 after four innings, but could get no closer as they fell to the Rebels on March 13. Rock Canyon bats tallied 10 hits in the contest, but they were all singles, with Daryl Myers finishing 3-4 with a RBI. Josh White came on in relief to throw 2.1 innings of one-hit ball while striking out four. Public Notice Rock Canton 9, Denver East 7 - TrailNOTICE OF PURCHASE REAL the Jaguars ing 7-3 entering theOF fourth, ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE responded with a sixFOR run fourth before AND OF APPLICATION
Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: DESTINY LEMONS, D.O.B.: 02/06/1998 and JERRY D. LEMONS, JR., D.O.B.: 03/18/1999, Children, And concerning: EVELYN L. LOUIS, a/k/a EVELYN LEWIS; a/k/a EVELYN LEMONS, a/k/a EVELYN L. LEAR, D.O.B.: 11/12/1973, Mother, And JERRY D. LEMONS, SR., D.O.B. 09/03/1961, Father, Respondents. Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13868 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726 FAX 877-285-8988 E-mail: jthirkel@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 15JV1 * DIVISION 7 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 193-503, C.R.S. 2014. TO EVELYN L. LOUIS, A/K/A EVELYN LEWIS A/K/A EVELYN LEMONS A/K/A EVELYN L. LEAR.: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named children are dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which is attached. The following documents are being served upon you with this summons: American Indian/Alaska Native Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Declaration of Non-Indian Heritage; Advisement in Dependency and Neglect; Affidavit and Advisement Concerning the Child’s Potential Placement Pursuant to §19-3-403, C.R.S.; and Application for Court Appointed Counsel.
A hearing has been set for April 7, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in Division 2, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.
Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests. You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2014, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4. This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel. Dated: March 9, 2015 John Thirkell, #13865 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No: 927009 First Publication: March 19, 2015 Last Publication: March 19, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Government Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: Occupant - Bradley L Averill - C Rey Tenney, Duly Registered Professional Land Surveyor c/o Nolte and Associates Constance Heims Block - Darrell G Schmidt, President c/o Falcon Homes at Wildcat Ridge, a Delaware Limited Liability Company - Douglas County -Douglas County Building Division - Ed Tepe, Planning Director on Behalf of the Planning Commision - Falcon Development Group, Meridian One - Falcon Homes at Wildcat Ridge, a Delaware Limited Liability Company - Falcon Homes Inc, a Delaware Corporation - Gordon Lundquist, Vice President of Heggem-Lundquist Paint Company Inc General Partner of Lakeridge Development Company a Colorado limited partnership -Heggem-Lundquist Paint Company Inc, a Colorado Corporation,General Partner of Lakeridge Development Company - Intravest 320 Homeowner Association c/o Richard D Judd PC - Intravest 320 Homeowner Association - Intravest 320 Ltd -Intravest 320 Ltd c/o Richard D Judd PC – Intravest 320 LTD, a Colorado limited partnership c/o Richard D Judd PC - Intravest 320 LTD, a Colorado limited partnership James R Sullivan, Chair, Board of County Commissioners - James W De Groot, Duly Registered Professional Land Surveyor c/o Nolte and Associates -John Johnson, Planning Director on Behalf of the Commission Board of County Commissioners Lakeridge Development Company, a Colorado limited partnership - Merrion Family Limited Partnership - N Michael Cooke, Chair, Board of County Commissioners Nolte and Associates - Northern Douglas County Water and Sanitation District Public Service Company of Colorado Richard D Judd, an Attorney at Law Robert R Bowell, as Senior Vice President of Falcon Homes Inc, a Delaware Corporation c/o Falcon Homes Inc - Steven F Dallman, General Partner c/o Intravest 320 Ltd, a Colorado Limited Partnership U.S. West Communications You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of October 2011 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Bradley L Averill the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: TRACT A INTRAVEST 320 FILING #1G. 6.495 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Bradley L Averill. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Intravest 320 Ltd for said year 2010.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Bradley L Averill at1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 18th day of June 2015, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 23rd day of February 2015. /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 926938 First Publication: March 5, 2015 Last Publication: March 19, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:
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Occupant - Bradley L Averill - Larry Rhodes aka Lawrence Harley Rhodes Rev Dr Larry Rhodes Trust aka The Rev. Dr. Larry Rhodes - The Rev. Dr. Larry Rhodes Trust
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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of October 2011 the then County Treasurer of the County of
Occupant - Bradley L Averill - Larry Rhodes aka Lawrence Harley Rhodes Rev Dr Larry Rhodes Trust aka The Rev. Dr. Larry Rhodes - The Rev. Dr. Larry Rhodes Trust
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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of October 2011 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Bradley L Averill the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: N 1 / 2 N 1 / 2 S W 1 / 4 N E 1 / 4 , N1/2N1/2SE1/4NE1/4 16-8-67 20.00 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Bradley L Averill. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Rev Dr Larry Rhodes Trust for said year 2010.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Bradley L Averill at1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 18th day of June 2015, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 23rd day of February 2015. /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 926939 First Publication: March 5, 2015 Last Publication: March 19, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: Occupant - Constance Heims Block Farouq Tokhi & Hassina Tokhi - Michelle D Marshel - Uemco Real Estate Fund LLC You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of October 2011 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Uemco Real Estate Fund LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: GARAGE UNIT G-14-C PRAIRIE WALK ON CHERRY CREEK CONDOS MAP 9 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Uemco Real Estate Fund LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Farouq Tokhi & Hassina Tokhi for said year 2010.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Uemco Real Estate Fund LLC at1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 18th day of June 2015, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 23rd day of February 2015. /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 926940 First Publication: March 5, 2015 Last Publication: March 19, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: Occupant - AMC Mortgage Services Inc - Charles W Kurtzer Trust - Deutsch Bank Natl Trust Co as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Secruites Inc – INA Group LLC - Martha Manseau, atty in fact c/o AMC Mortgage Services Inc You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of October 2011 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to INA Group LLC the
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holding on for a win on the road on March 12. Josh White drove in three runs while scoring twice in a 2-3 day at the plate. Trevor Howard, Ben Sneider, and Chris Givin each had two hits in the game. Givin picks up the win on the mound lasting five innings in relief striking out four and walking two without allowing a hit. Rock Canyon 14, Broomfield 2 - The Jaguars scored every time they were at the plate as they marched to a five-inning vicPublic Notice tory on March 11. Josh White lead the ofREQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) fense going 2-3 with three runs and three #012-15 AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT RBIs. Coby Zimmerman and Matt Givin INSTALLATION SERVICES each drove in two runs with Quinn O’Neill The Information Technology Department and Daryl Myers twice each. Bryce of scoring Douglas County Government, hereinto as the County, respectDietz garnered after the referred win allowing two runs fully requests proposals from professional, on six hits over qualified 5.0 innings while striking companies to serve as the subject matter experts to properly design, inout four and walking stall, andtwo. configure audio-visual systems in our conference rooms, rooms, Highlands Ranch 5, Poudre 1 training - Carter Board of County Commissioners Hearing Motz threw 5.0 innings of two-hit, shutout Room, and emergency operations center. baseball in the Falcons win on March 12. @ ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015 9:30 A.M., THERE WILLJohn BE A MANDATOffensively, Morgan McIntosh, MalORY SITE VISIT RELATED TO THIS lon, and Michael Forlenza each notched a PROJECT. THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL hit, a RBI, and scored a run in three plate VENDORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEWMiller THE WORK SITE AND DISCUSS appearances. Tyler finished 2-3 with THE PROJECT DETAILS. THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL BEGIN IN a RBI as the Falcons picked up eight hits in THE FRONT LOBBY OF THE PHILIP S. the contest. MILLER BUILDING, 100 THIRD
To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: Occupant - AMC Mortgage Services Inc - Charles W Kurtzer Trust - Deutsch Bank Natl Trust Co as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Secruites Inc – INA Group LLC - Martha Manseau, atty in fact c/o AMC Mortgage Services Inc
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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of October 2011 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to INA Group LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 2 PROVINCE CENTER FILING #1E. 0.153 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to INA Group LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Charles W Kurtzer Trust for said year 2010.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said INA Group LLC at1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 18th day of June 2015, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 23rd day of February 2015. /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 926941 First Publication: March 5, 2015 Last Publication: March 19, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - CB Capital Investments 311, LP - CB International Investments LLC – Clark Property Tax Investments LLC, aka Clark Property Tax - Dianne Bailey, Public Trustee, Douglas County Lonnie J Pebley c/o Lonnie's Excavating Lonnie's Excavating, Inc - Neumann Homes of Colorado LLC - Public Trustee, Douglas County - Realnet Companies of America Inc - Town of Parker You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of October 2011 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Clark Property Tax Investments LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: TR IN NW1/4SW1/4 21-6-66 10.931 AM/L LSP 4128 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Clark Property Tax Investments LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Realnet Companies of America Inc for said year 2010.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Clark Property Tax Investments LLC at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 2nd day of July 2015, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 9th day of March 2015. /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 927000 First Publication: March 19, 2015 Last Publication: April 2, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 24, 2014 beginning at 2:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas will conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed adoption of a resolution amending the 2015 adopted budget. Any interested elector of Douglas County may file an objection to the proposed amendment to the budget at any time prior to it’s final adoption by the Board of County Commissioners. A copy of said resolution may be obtained for inspection at the offices of the County Commissioners at the above address in Castle
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STREET, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80104. ONLY THOSE PROSPECTIVE VENDORS THAT ATTEND THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THIS RFP.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 24, 2014 beginning at 2:30 p.m. or The RFP documents may be reviewed as soon thereafter as possible, in the and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain ECommissioner’s Hearing Room, Philip Purchasing System website at www.rockyS. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, mountainbidsystem.com. RFP docuCastle Rock, Colorado, the Board of ments are not available for purchase from County Commissioners of the County of Douglas County Government and can Douglas will conduct a public hearing conTo advertise your publiconly notices call 303-566-4100 cerning the proposed adoption of a resbe accessed from the above-menolution amending the 2015 adopted tioned website. While the RFP documents are available electronically, budget. Any interested elector of Douglas County cannot accept electronic Douglas County may file an objection to proposal responses. the proposed amendment to the budget at any time prior to it’s final adoption by the Four (4) original hard-copies of the RFP Board of County Commissioners. A copy response shall be submitted in a sealed of said resolution may be obtained for inenvelope plainly marked “RFP No. 012spection at the offices of the County Com15, Audio-Visual Equipment Installation missioners at the above address in Castle Services” and mailed or hand-carried to Rock, Colorado, or viewed on-line at the address shown above prior to the due www.douglas.co.us. date and time. Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted. RFP reLegal Notice No.: 927002 sponses will be received until 4:00 p.m., First Publication: March 19, 2015 on Thursday, April 9, 2015 by the Douglas Last Publication: March 19, 2015 County Purchasing Division, 100 Third Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado PUBLIC NOTICE 80104. Proposals will not be considered which are received after the time stated, PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF and any proposals so received will be reTHE STATE OF COLORADO, turned unopened.
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Limo Liquor, LLC d/ b/a as Liquor Limo, whose address is 3869 Norwood Drive, Unit 6-9, Littleton, Colorado has requested the Licensing Officials of Douglas County to grant a Retail Liquor Store License at the location of 3869 Norwood Drive, Unit 6-9, Littleton, Colorado, to dispense Malt, Vinous and Spirituous Liquors in sealed containers not for consumption at place where sold. The Public Hearing on this application is to be held by the Douglas County Local Liquor Licensing Authority at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado on April 3, 2015, at approximately 1:30 p.m. Date of Application: February 24, 2015 Members Owning Interest: Kevin J. Hicks Kevin L. Byrne Legal Notice No.: 927003 First Publication: March 19, 2015 Last Publication: March 19, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Mici Highlands Ranch, Inc. d/b/a Mici Handcrafted Italian, whose address is 2373 Central Park Blvd, Unit 107, Denver, Colorado has requested the Licensing Officials of Douglas County to grant a Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License at the location of 9245 S. Broadway Street, Unit #800, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, to dispense Malt, Vinous and Spirituous Liquors by the drink for consumption on the premises. The Public Hearing on this application is to be held by the Douglas County Local Liquor Licensing Authority at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado on April 3, 2015, at approximately 1:30 p.m. Date of Application: February 20, 2015 Member Owning Interest: Jeffrey A. Micell Legal Notice No.: 927004 First Publication: March 19, 2015 Last Publication: March 19, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #012-15 AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION SERVICES The Information Technology Department of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from professional, qualified companies to serve as the subject matter experts to properly design, install, and configure audio-visual systems in our conference rooms, training rooms, Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room, and emergency operations center. ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015 @ 9:30 A.M., THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY SITE VISIT RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL VENDORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE WORK SITE AND DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS. THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL BEGIN IN THE FRONT LOBBY OF THE PHILIP S. MILLER BUILDING, 100 THIRD STREET, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80104. ONLY THOSE PROSPECTIVE VENDORS THAT ATTEND THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THIS RFP. The RFP documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. RFP documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the RFP documents are available electronically , Douglas County cannot accept electronic proposal responses. Four (4) original hard-copies of the RFP response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “RFP No. 01215, Audio-Visual Equipment Installation
Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said proposal and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful vendor.
Please direct any questions concerning this RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-660-7434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Legal Notice No.: 927016 First Publication: March 19, 2015 Last Publication: March 19, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice REQUEST FOR APPLICATION (RFA) NO. 014-15 CORE SERVICES
The Department of Human Services of Douglas County Government hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests application responses from qualified providers for the provision of evidence-based and non-evidence based therapeutic programs and services. Awards will be given to individuals or agencies that are able to demonstrate proficiency in the goal areas through family centered programming and can attend to the detailed qualifications.
The initial agreement, issued as a result of this Request for Application (RFA), will be for a period of one (1) year, beginning approximately June 1, 2015 to and including May 31, 2016. All proposed fees shall be firm and fixed for the initial contract period. The County shall have an option to renew this agreement for two (2) additional periods of one (1) year each, with the same terms and conditions. This agreement and/or extension to the original period of a subject agreement shall be contingent upon annual funding being appropriated, budgeted and otherwise made available for such purposes and subject to the County’s unanimous satisfaction with the services received during the preceding agreement period.
The RFA document may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. While the RFA documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic RFA responses.
RFA responses will be received until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 3, 2015 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. RFA responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “RFA No. 014-15 Core Services”. Electronic and/or faxed application responses will not be accepted. Responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any responses so received will be returned unopened.
Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all RFA responses, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said RFA and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the respondents.
Please direct any questions concerning this RFA to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7434 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Carolyn S. Riggs, CPPB Purchasing Supervisor Legal Notice No.: 927017 First Publication: March 19, 2015 Last Publication: March 19, 2015 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
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