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City leaders get view to a brew
Prison for mother’s murder: Littleton man sentenced to 32 years. See Page 7
‘The Art of Water’: For area painters, the coast is the most. See Page 17
Crews are hard at work to get Breckenridge Brewery ready for a spring 2015 grand opening. Photos by Jennifer Smith
Breckenridge Brewery should open in the spring By Jennifer Smith
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Lions fall short: Littleton High’s football team misses the playoffs. See Page 26
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“We’re excited to welcome you here,” Breckenridge Brewery’s Todd Thibault told a group of Littleton city officials before giving them a tour of the construction site on Oct. 28. “We’re more excited to have you here,” quipped Mayor Phil Cernanec in return. Thibault expects the brewery to open in the spring of 2015. It will employ about 100 people, with another 80 to 100 working in the restaurant. The facility has the capacity to keep 200 kegs at a time brewing. Thibault said it will likely be summer 2015 before the first batches will be available for sale, though its current facility has plenty to keep customers happy until then. “The brewers will kind of need to learn the quirks of the system,” he said. Designed to complement the
rural feel of the river corridor, plans include a hops field in the foreground, a rustic farmhouse restaurant with 300 seats, general store and a sunny beer garden. It will boast an energy-recovery system, solar lighting and water-reclamation processes, among other green features. Thibault said an old smokestack on the property will remain as a feature of the outdoor beer garden, serving to anchor the site to its farmland heritage. It will contribute sales taxes to the city coffers from restaurant sales and the general store, but it’s largely an industrial development that manufactures craft beers and sells them wholesale across the country. In 2012, it produced 52,000 barrels of beer, ranging from its popular Vanilla Porter to its seasonal Christmas Ale. The new facility will allow for production to increase to more than 120,000 barrels. Brew continues on Page 13
Jim Cole checks out the 400-barrel fermenters where Breckenridge Brewery’s brews will wait to be served.
Sides struggle to win minds on urban renewal Forum on issue fills Arapahoe Community College cafeteria By Jennifer Smith
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An Oct. 28 forum on Littleton’s recent urban-renewal efforts did manage to sway the opinions of some nervous citizens, which is exactly what city officials were hoping for. “A high tide raises all ships, and that’s really what this is about,” said Councilmember Debbie Brinkman. A survey of the audience at the beginning of the event indicated only 46 percent of the 300 or so people in the Arapahoe Community College cafeteria believed urban renewal works to improve a city’s economy. By the end, 57 percent said Littleton should use such tactics for economic development. “Most cities play a very strong and active role in economic development,” said City Manager Michael Penny. “… What we get as a community, is that we get these public improvements built.”
The Arapahoe Community College cafeteria was overflowing Oct. 28 with people who wanted to understand more about the city’s urban-renewal plans. Photo by Jennifer Smith One approach of urban renewal is for the authority to share the increased taxes resulting from projects with the developer, but the money has to be spent on public infrastructure like streets and sidewalks. Lakewood used urban renewal under the supervision of former
Mayor Steve Burkholder, and he was there to sing the praises of its results: Replacement of Villa Italia with Belmar, which he says does $200 million a year in retail sales. “Cities never stay the same,” he said. “They either get better or they get worse. How do we honor our heritage and still move forward?”
After some small-group discussions, attendees were asked to briefly state their concerns about Littleton Invests for Tomorrow, more commonly known as LIFT. Common themes were how it would affect small businesses, Development continues on Page 13
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With a little help, it’s a lot like home The door opens and a slight woman with a quick smile, round glasses, comfy gray sweats and short, snowy hair pushes her walker into the hall. Four months ago, Mary Clancy, 89, was living in her Lakewood apartment. But she just couldn’t do it anymore — the cooking, the cleaning, the driving. So she gave her car to a delighted nephew and moved into one of the 111 rooms at the Libby Bortz Assisted Living Center in Littleton. “It’s great here,” she says, unhesitatingly, as she makes her way down the floral-carpeted hall to find the Scrabble game. “If you can’t be at home, this is the next best thing.” The words gladden Dawn Shepherd, who stands nearby, eyes sparkling. But then, she knows the secret to this place. The brick-and-stucco structure was built on a foundation of innovative stubbornness and passionate concern for the well-being of the older community who needed, not only a place to call home, but also one they could afford. “It’s a love thing,” Shepherd says. “There’s tons of love in this building.” The center, just off Main Street in downtown Littleton, opened its doors 20 years ago as one of the country’s first affordable assisted living facilities when Shepherd, now 68, was director of the Littleton Housing Authority. Back then, few assisted living centers existed — the concept was just becoming part of the senior landscape discussion. But what made this building particularly unique was its owner — a housing authority, an agency dedicated to providing housing for low-income families and individuals, one not usually in the business of assisted living. That meant the Libby Bortz center, which would help its residents with the daily care they needed, had to be affordable. To do that, the housing authority worked with a group of creative thinkers with experience in senior housing called The Raleigh Group and Kaiser Aerospace and Electronics, a now-defunct corporation and the tax credit partner that helped finance the project. “The team just got so close,” Shepherd says. “It was really an amazing moment in
time — everyone worked so hard toward an end goal.” The use of federal tax credits allowed the housing authority to save $200 a month per unit and ensure its affordability in perpetuity, Shepherd says. It also made the center one of the first — if not the first — in the country to be financed by tax credits. Today, a one-room apartment at Libby Bortz costs $1,784 a month, well below the national average for assisted living. That includes three meals a day, weekly housekeeping and laundry and medication supervision. The Genworth 2014 Cost of Care Survey, which has surveyed senior care services throughout the country for 11 years, found the national median monthly rate for assisted living was $3,500, an increase of 4.29 percent from 2009. Unforgivably, housing for seniors in this country — at a time in their lives when they should feel safe and comfortable — has instead become “a crushing burden.” The statement comes from SeniorLiving.org, a website dedicated to senior living and retirement, which reports that “finding affordable senior housing may be one of the biggest challenges facing seniors and their loved ones.” And the U.S. Small Business Development Center predicts a significant unmet demand for assisted living facilities by 2020 as the population between 65 and 84 grows by nearly 39 percent. So, where will we live? Most importantly, where can we afford to live with dignity? Shepherd pondered those questions long ago from her office in a subsidized senior apartment building in Littleton where she watched her seniors, as they aged, require
more help with daily living activities. “Their only choice was a nursing home,” she says, “and they didn’t need a nursing home.” Shepherd — who retired from the Littleton Housing Authority (now called South Metro Housing Options) in 2001, but soon took a job heading the housing authority in neighboring Englewood until retiring definitively a year ago — decided to provide a choice. After eight years of planning and work, doors to the center, named after longtime Littleton social worker and housing authority board member Libby Bortz, opened in January 1994. Shepherd interviewed all the prospective residents personally. The move, she says, almost immediately “enhanced their lives and prolonged their lives.” The apartment space was small. But it was their space. “There were enough things that they were giving up in the aging process without having to have a stranger as a roommate,” Shepherd says. “That’s not the way we wanted our grandmother or our own parents to live.” With no kitchens in apartments and a community dining room, the model encouraged socialization. Not isolation. Small changes, such as staff dispensing correct medication and providing laundry service, sparked dramatic changes. Less confusion, more pride in appearance, more confidence. And, there was the warmth that wrapped residents close, because, of course, this was a labor of love. •••
On a recent chilly afternoon, a few days after a 20th anniversary reunion and celebration, piano notes drift into the lobby from the finely appointed dining room. The gas fireplace is lit. A man in his 90s sits in an armchair, eyes closed, whistling softly to the tune, “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.” Tables the hue of dark cherrywood stand next to tall-backed armchairs and love seats the color of wine, gold and green. Several cozy living rooms are scattered throughout the three floors, along with a courtyard garden, TV rooms and a community kitchen.
Wide, third-floor balconies with white wicker furniture face glorious mountain views. In one hallway is the Salute to Veterans Wall, where portraits of loved ones who served the country continuously flow across a television mounted on the blue wall. Jeanne Whalen, 72, sits on her walker across from the screen, watching for the photos of her two brothers, who served in the Korean War. “Not this one,” she says, eyes on the scrolling pictures. “Not this next one. “The next one is my two brothers. They were in the Korean War.” The photos, taken in the 1950s, identify Dan Whalen, Navy, and Paul Whalen, Air Force. A year apart, they were 10 years older than Jeanne. “I come here every day,” she says, because “I love them and I miss them.” Jeanne, who has emphysema, moved from New York a year ago to be near her daughter. The move has been good. “You get the help you need, and I’ve made lots of friends,” she says. “Praise the Lord for this place.” Downstairs, the only resident who has lived here since the first year arrives from an outing. Virginia Chynoweth, 92, carefully wheels her walker to a chair. She peers through her glasses. “I like everything about it,” she says about her home. She’s able to go wherever she pleases. And, “I feel safe.” In the end, that’s what a home should be — not a crushing burden, just simply safe. Especially when we’re old. For Dawn Shepherd, that means the world. If the time should come, she already knows which room she’d choose. It’d be easy, after all, to live in a place built with love. Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. Her column earned first place in the 2013 Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper contest. She can be reached at ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia.com or 303-566-4110.
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Global stature on the rise Money stays within the community longer and exits later while wealth and income tend to go up. But at 3 million, a city or in this case — a metropolitan area — makes its debut on the world stage. “Three million begins to put you into a global competition for jobs,” Clark said. In the past, Colorado’s biggest competitors for job locations were Phoenix and Dallas. Today, Colorado’s direct competitors to the south are overshadowed by cities much farther away such as Dublin, Singapore and Toronto. Clark credits transportation build-out, infrastructure and a highly diverse economy for putting the Denver area on the global market. He pinpointed specific areas of the state’s economy that are in line with the U.S. economy — green and fossil energy, health care and wellness, IT, telecom, bio-tech, aerospace and financial services. Most of those industries already are well represented in Douglas County, which is seeing some of the fastest job-growth in the country. That isn’t expected to change anytime soon, with demographers predicting the population to grow by another third from about 315,000 to 478,000 in the next 25 years. Much of that growth will center around light rail, predicts Jeff Holwell, Lone Tree’s economic development director and former chief operating officer for the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce. “New investment in office and commercial facilities is frequently moving towards transit and transit-oriented developments because it’s accessible for their employees,” he said. “It’s becoming a pretty significant driver in new development. Because of that, Lone Tree is very well positioned for that kind of sustainable growth.” Three additional light rail stops are planned in Lone Tree when the southeast extension is constructed, two of them on the currently undeveloped area of Lone Tree east of I-25. Among the goals in the south metro area are investments that will make it a major employment base. “Currently, Lone Tree residents are either driving
Business leaders weigh 3 million mark in metro Denver By Amy Woodward and Jane Reuter Staff writers
Denver may be home to more than 600,000 people, but add the surrounding cities and counties, and the Denver metro area is expected to collectively grow to 3 million people. In fact, it may have already happened, a milestone that firmly places the area on the international radar in the global competition for jobs. According to estimates from the State Demographer’s Office, the population may have hit the 3 million mark in mid-August, but demographers won’t know for sure until next July, said Elizabeth Garner, a state demographer. In July, the estimated population of the Denver area was 2.951 million people. “The growth that Colorado is experiencing right now is not that unusual,” said Garner, reporting an increase of 78,000 people last year compared to 120,000 people at one time during the 1990s. Typical or not, local political and business leaders are taking notice of the population growth and weighing in about what that means for the area. “It’s a brave new world for us,” said Tom Clark, chief executive of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. and executive vice president of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. “At 2 million people, a metropolitan region becomes a perpetual job machine,” he said, citing a study conducted by a research economist in the early 1990s. At the 2 million mark, a city begins to grow its own jobs and becomes self-sustaining, Clark explained.
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to Denver or Arapahoe County before they drive to a Douglas County employer,” said Holwell. “As we attract more primary employment, having the option to live and work in the same community is a major goal of our economic development. You can live here and not have to fight the congestion.” The south metro area is already home to several Fortune 500 companies, including CH2M Hill, DISH Network, Liberty Interactive, Western Union and Arrow Electronics. Drawing more large employers, a range of housing options and creating walkable, transit-oriented developments also will help cut down on the traffic and environmental impacts growth is likely to bring. “We’re going to continue to grow whether we like it or not,” Clark said. “You need to be spending money to take good care of those assets that you don’t get back if you screw them up.”
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Man gets 32 years in mother’s murder Plea deal allowed for up to 40 years By Jennifer Smith
jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Family members and Darin Ninneman himself wept as he was sentenced to 32 years in prison for murdering his mother, 52-year-old Lorri Denice Ninneman, on May 5, 2012 — Mother’s Day weekend. “I shouldn’t even be here. I should be dead,” Ninneman told Judge Gerald Rafferty before he heard the sentence. “I don’t know what happened. It just happened so quick, and then it was done. I had never tried to hurt anybody in my life.” “You say it happened quickly, but it probably seemed like an eternity to your mother,” said Rafferty, moments before handing down the sentence that could mean the 33-year-old who stabbed his mother 37 times might never live outside of prison walls again. Ninneman originally pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of second-degree murder in May 2013. But he changed his plea to guilty as part of a deal on Aug. 7 of this year in an effort to spare his family the trauma of a trial, said his attorney. “I don’t dispute that it was an agonizing death,” said public defender James Karbach. “But he loved his mother. He had a better relationship with her than his siblings did. This was sort of an aberration in the scope of their relationship.” The plea deal allowed the judge to impose a sentence of anywhere from 24 to 40 years; 48 years would otherwise have been the legal maximum, 16 would have been the legal minimum. Police speculated that drug use by both mother and son might have led to the fatal argument in a rented home just north of Littleton Boulevard on Windermere Avenue. Ninneman’s younger brother, 27-year-old Derek, told the judge
their mother was the one who originally got them both hooked on methamphetamines, at very young ages. Their father died from alcoholism. “I’ve been dreading this day for a long time,” Derek Ninneman told the judge through tears. “This is definitely a mental illness. I just want him to get help. He doesn’t deserve to be locked up. He’s a good guy.” Rafferty asked the younger Ninneman if his mother had continued to use meth. “Until the day she died,” he replied. Both sides agree that Darin Ninneman had suffered a psychotic break on the day he stabbed his mother repeatedly in the living room of the small home. Ninneman “It’s hard to imagine what she would have been feeling and thinking in the last moments of her life, knowing she was being murdered by her own son,” said prosecutor Elizabeth Oldham. “He’d never been violent before. This was a psychotic break because of meth abuse. It changed his brain. It fried his brain.” Judge Rafferty noted that if drugs were the cause of his mental condition, it was a situation under Ninneman’s control. “The addiction is noted, but ingestion is voluntary,” he said. “It’s impactful that your mother introduced you to the meth. The lives it destroys are untold.” Karbach tried to interject the alternate theory that the break was mostly the result of an organic mental-health disorder, thus out of Ninneman’s control. Ninneman, who has five children, had received lots of substance-abuse treatment over the years, but minimal attention was paid to his mental health despite the fact that at least one doctor diagnosed him with bipolar disorder. “He’s not a significant public-safety risk,” said Karbach. “He’s incredibly remorseful. He struggles with the concept of hurting his mother. The family doesn’t
want Mr. Ninneman locked up forever.” But the judge ultimately based his decision largely on the brutality of the crime. “This crime was horrendous,” he said. “Her last thoughts could be almost unthinkable for us. … There’s a fear that you will perhaps go into another psychotic state and injure another person. That’s a reasonable fear.”
District Attorney George Brauchler released a statement after the hearing. “This case highlights yet another danger of drugs in our community,” he said. “Drugs do not make anyone smarter, more productive, more attractive or happier. Here, drugs caused one man to become a mother-murdering meth addict who can best serve his community by his absence from it in prison.”
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Life can take nightmare turns with dream logic A good friend’s wife had ovarian cancer, time stood still, and then he was handed a different clock. Things that mattered the day before didn’t matter very much. Jack and I were in art school together. He was the best painter in the building. We were on the same intramural basketball team. We listened to the same music. He told me about Country Joe and the Fish. That will give you some idea. I stayed in California for my MFA, and he went to Yale for his. Then years went by, we went in different directions, and I thought that was that. Tyus Edney brought us back together. He did it in 4.8 seconds. Edney dribbled the length of the court against Missouri and scored the winning basket with 0.0 on the clock. I heard from Jack. Off and on, I have been hearing from him ever since, especially in the past few years. Most of the time we talk about the football or basketball teams, but we get around to art and even the edges of politics. He is just as intense as he was in college. He will let you know exactly what he is thinking. Some of his thoughts are not the prevailing ones. Neither are mine, so we are a good match. We were exchanging emails about the football team, and then his emails stopped. He is a well-known Los Angeles-based designer. Projects are coming in and going out all of the time.
Deadlines are always looming. So I didn’t think very much about it. Then I received one of those messages that we all receive — eventually. His wife was in the hospital. It has been a couple of weeks now. She was released after an operation and treatment, but she went back to the emergency room. It has been touch and go, and obviously the football season moved to the back of the bus. Jack stayed in Bacall’s room, and he has been compassionately watchful every single day. It’s been said before: Life, real life, is much more important than games. But games can help get us through some things. It’s hard to explain if you don’t have a team. If you have a team, your heart goes into it. A win brightens the day. We were unbeaten while I was in rehab. It made a difference. At my age, I get a couple of emails like the one about Bacall every year. I have sent
some of my own that were almost like it, only mine didn’t have happy endings. Just endings. I haven’t seen Jack since he left for Yale. That was around 1970. In the past 44 years, a lot of people have gone through my life and out the back door. The Internet is an odd thing, though. I have frequent reunions, usually with former students who want to reminisce. It’s been great to reconnect with Jack. Jack met Bacall at the UCLA extension school in Santa Monica, and I can still remember how he talked about her. He made her sound very intriguing, just like her name. They have been in love ever since. I like success stories when it comes to love. There aren’t enough of them. I cannot imagine what I would do if something happened to Jennifer. I guess we learn these things from others. Maybe even from books and movies. But when it comes right down to it, what do you do? What part of you tells you what to do? Balloons in the room won’t do it. It has to be deeper. And maybe you have to find something in you that you didn’t even know was there. “He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.” (“To Kill a Mockingbird.”) Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
Don’t let little things stop big achievements The golf ball rolled across the green on its way to the hole, it seemed like a perfect birdie putt, and then just as it was looking as if it would fall gently into the cup, it stopped one rotation short of going in. The golfers let out a group groan as they watched in confusion, wondering how the ball could have stopped so abruptly. As the golfer approached his ball to tap it in, he noticed the barrier to his birdie … a tiny ladybug. Now the average weight of a ladybug is 0.021 grams, and the weight of a golf ball is 45.93 grams, that’s more than 2,000 times larger than the ladybug. And yet in the battle for the birdie, our little red speckled friend was able to stop the rolling advance of the ball. In previous columns I have written about the “Goliaths” in our lives that need to be defeated or the fact that we need to be dragon slayers and conquer those fire-breathing beasts. The focus was on the perceived bigger problems and opportunities in life that need to be tackled. But how often are we tripped up by the little things? So what are our ladybugs? What is it that is standing in the way of us reaching our goals
and dreams, completing our tasks, and making the most of the opportunities before us? Is it the simple fact of getting started and avoiding procrastination? Could it be as simple as getting better at the details? And maybe it’s just as small as not following through on an action or commitment. For our golfing buddy that ladybug may as well have been a brick wall. And for many of us, myself included, at different times in my life, have allowed something so small to become so huge that it prevented us from success. And there is a saying in golf that goes like this, “100 percent of balls that never make it to the hole will never go in.” And I think that can be said in our personal and professional lives as well. If we leave everything short, if we
continue to allow something little to stop us or slow us down, we may miss the opportunity to be better than average or mediocre while rising to greatness. Having written this column for the past five years, I have gotten to know the community really well through the letters and emails I receive and the back-and-forth correspondence with you all. And I can share with you that just like my buddy Caesar who shared the golf-ball-killing ladybug story above, I know that you are all wanting to realize your truest dreams and desires, not just almost reach them. Not just come close, not settling for par or average, but meet and even exceed your own expectations. So what’s stopping you? Is it a brick wall or is it just a ladybug-size issue that could easily be overcome? I really would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we recognize that the only thing that can stop us from success is us, 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.
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School leaders want fewer laws, more funding Superintendents discuss variety of topics during annual forum By Jane Reuter
jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com Colorado school leaders would prefer less legislative involvement but more funding, they said during an Oct. 29 Superintendent Forum in Denver. “I wish the legislators would just trust us as professionals,” said Cherry Creek Schools’ Superintendent Harry Bull, among eight Colorado superintendents who participated in the annual Public Education and Business Coalition event. His response was among several offered in response to a state legislator who asked what the state’s education leaders want from the government. About 400 people gathered in the Seawall Grand Balloon in downtown Denver for the hour-long “The State of our Districts.” Subjects ranged from burdensome legislation — including state and federally mandated tests — to the impact of poverty on students. Bull was not alone in his sentiments about state requirements. “I think what our community would say is do less,” said Littleton Public Schools’ Superintendent Scott Murphy. “More mandates that come down without the funding are problematic.” Denver Public Schools’ superintendent Tom Boasberg said, “The fact that we don’t fund full-day kindergarten in this state, I think, is shameful.” He also pointed to the achievement gap common among children from povertystricken homes. “The kids are not two years behind because they were dumber than their more affluent peers; they had less opportunity,” he said. “I think it’s incredibly important we bring the base up and offer ours kids who need it full-day kindergarten … and help kids who are behind catch up and achieve the potential each of them is born with.” Other leaders also said schools need funding more than legislation. “I feel we’ve built a compelling case we
Colorado school superintendents including, from left, Denver Public Schools’ Tom Boasberg, Cherry Creek’s Harry Bull, Douglas County’s Elizabeth Fagen, Adams 12 Five-Star’s Chris Gdowski, La Veta’s Bree Lessar and Jefferson County’s Dan McMinimee chat before the start of the Oct. 29 Superintendent Forum in Denver. Photo by Jane Reuter use your money well,” Adams 12 Five Star Schools’ Chris Gdowski said. “But we need more of it.” “Give us the resources,” said Boulder Valley School District superintendent Bruce Messinger. “Quit passing laws, and let us do what we know how to do.” Similarly, they said heavy teacher and student requirements included in the Common Core Standards and a bevy of tests present challenges. “Please don’t hear me say I’m not about accountability,” Bull said. “We spend so much time talking about assessment — structuring our days around assessment — that I would suggest we’re losing instructional time.” Some expressed strong support for the Common Core, a set of national standards
NEWS IN A HURRY Slick skating deals Take advantage of Great Skate Month with free group skating lessons on select Saturdays at South Suburban Ice Arena and Family Sports Center. Anyone who attends a public skating session on special Saturdays can get a free 30-minute skating lesson taught by experienced coaches. The free lessons will be offered at 12:30 p.m. at South Suburban Ice Arena, 6580 S. Vine St. in Centennial, and at 1:30 p.m. at Family Sports Center, 6901 S. Peoria St., in Centennial, on Nov. 8 and Nov. 22. Public skating sessions are 12 to 2 p.m. at South Suburban Ice Arena and 1 to 4 p.m. at Family Sports Center. Admission is $7.75, or $5.75 for district residents. Skate rental is available. For more information, call Gerry Lane at 303-798-7881 or visit www.sspr.org.
Text to 911 now available The Arapahoe County E911 Emergency Communications Service Authority now offers people the ability to send a text message to 911. Texting provides accessibility to the hearing and speech impaired,
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and provides an alternative to reach help in a dangerous situation when a voice call is not possible. Only 2 percent of all dispatch centers across the nation are capable of receiving a text to 911 message. The four major carriers — Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile — have agreed to offer the text to 911 service. ACECSA 911 supports the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, Englewood Safety Services, Glendale Police, Greenwood Village Police, Littleton Fire Rescue, Littleton Police and MetCom Fire/EMS.
aimed at enhancing education. But the Douglas County School District has rejected the Common Core, creating its own set of student standards, said superintendent Elizabeth Fagen. “We believe the (Common Core) standards are lower than we would like them to be,” she said. “The assessments we’re forced to do are a data point, and we take that into consideration. But we also have to measure a more important skill set.” Superintendents said they’re challenged to find and keep teachers in the quickly changing, ever-more demanding industry. “These are people that want to have families and do bigger-picture things with their lives than just be chained to a desk 12 hours a day,” said JeffCo Public Schools’ Superintendent Dan McMinimee. “How
can we take the dollars we have, take care of all the other needs we have, while still having a wage that makes it an attractive place for people to be?” Messinger said Boulder Valley has focused on better pay and an appealing work environment to draw staff. “As a state, we have created an environment that’s not attractive to our educators because (of) high-stakes testing,” he said. Murphy said teachers still flock to Littleton, but he’s concerned about ensuring they stay. “Part of it is about money, part of it is about recognition,” he said. “Some of the dialogue that goes on at the state and national level doesn’t recognize enough about what they contribute.”
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Veterans Day events planned Littleton and Fort Logan holding separate Nov. 11 ceremonies By Tom Munds
tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com Two Veterans Day ceremonies, one in Littleton and one at Fort Logan National Cemetery, will be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 honoring those who have served or are serving in the military. One ceremony will be held at the Littleton World War II memorial at Ketring Park, 6000 S. Gallup St., and the other ceremony
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ARAPAHOE COUNTY Republican Breakfast Club meets the first Wednesday of each month at ViewHouse Eatery, Bar & Rooftop, 7101 S. Clinton St., Centennial. Breakfast buffet opens at 6:45 a.m. and program lasts from 7:15-8:30 a.m. For information, contact Myron Spanier, 303-877-2940; Mort Marks, 303-770-6147; Nathan Chambers, 303-804-0121; or Cliff Dodge, 303-909-7104.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of University Women, Littleton-Englewood Branch invites baccalaureates to participate in activities that further goals of equity for women and girls, lifelong education and positive societal change. Meetings usually are Mondays each month, September through May, at Koelbel Library, Orchard Road and Holly Street, Centennial. Social time is followed by business meeting and informative program on subjects ranging from public policy issues to poetry. Call Pam Hansen, 303-753-0838. AMERICAN BUSINESS Women’s Association meets on the second Wednesday each month at 6:30 p.m. welcoming women, working or not, to Success Chapter
will be held at Fort Logan National Cemetery, 3698 S. Sheridan Blvd. The Littleton ceremony is sponsored by Pat Hannon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4666 and George C. Evans American Legion Post 103. The ceremony at Fort Logan is sponsored annually by District 10, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and is held in the open area adjacent to the lake and at the base of the main flagpole. There will be a VFW honor guard representing many of the metro area VFW and American Legion posts to present the colors as well as the flags from their posts. Veterans Day speakers at Fort Logan include Peter Buchanan, senior vice president VFW Department of Colorado; Col.
James W. Wagner, commander of the 460 Space Wing at Buckley Air Force Base; and Thomas Muir, deputy secretary for administration for the National Cemetery Administration. The event includes placing a ceremonial wreath and flowers at a headstone symbolic of the thousands of headstones in the cemetery. The wreath placement is followed by the traditional 21-gun salute. As the last volley is fired, an array of horn players stationed around the lake will play the echo version of Taps. When the Fort Logan ceremony ends, lunch will be served at Verle Huffman VFW Post 9644, 2680 W. Hampden Ave. The nation began honoring veterans in 1926 when Armistice Day was held for the
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programs for success and positive living. Call Lori Smith at 303688-3100 ext. 360 or e-mail loris@intermountain-rea.com for upcoming speakers and events at Marriott Denver South, 10345 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton.
BNI CONNECTIONS (www.thebniconnections. com) invites business owners to attend its meeting held each Tuesday, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. There is no charge to attend a meeting as a guest. Please visit www.thebniconnections.com or contact Jack Rafferty, 303-414-2363 or jrafferty@hmbrown.com. CONTACTS UNLIMITED is a business and professional leads group that meets at Courtesy Ford, 8252 S. Broadway, Littleton in the meeting room on the first, second, and third Thursday of every month. Meeting time is 8-9:15 a.m. Visitors are welcome. Call Jenifer at 303-221-6550.
first time to remember the event that ended the World War and to honor those who served. That is when the tradition began to hold the ceremony on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the same time day and month agreement to cease fighting went into effect in 1918, spelling the end to World War I. In 1938, it was declared a national holiday. In its early history, Armistice Day was focused on honoring World War I veterans. In the early 1950s, Congressman Edwin Rees, of Kansas, proposed changing the name of the holiday to Veterans Day and making it a time to honor all those who served in the armed forces. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill, officially making Nov. 11 Veterans Day.
exchange qualified business leads. Call Bob Hier Jr. at 303-6606426 or e-mail hierb@yahoo.com.
practice English in an informal group and learn about American culture. No registration is required. Call 303-795-3961.
NON-PRACTICING AND Part Time Nurses Association meets from 12:30-2:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at the Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. All nurses are invited to attend for medical presentations. Contact: Barbara Karford, 303-794-0354.
NUTRITION CLASSES. Free bootcamp class meets at 8:30 a.m. three Saturdays per month at L-Town Nutrition, 1360 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Go to the park for a fun, energizing start to the weekend. Visit our Facebook pages for updates: Littleton 24Fit Club or L-Town Nutrition. Also offered is a Body Exchange Challenge. This consists of weekly meetings to discuss both nutrition and fitness. We deliver all of the tools that you need to help you reach your goal. There is an optional fitness class offered after the class. The class meets Wednesdays at noon or 6 p.m. You can join the challenge anytime, the fees are prorated. Visit L-Town Nutrition, call Gen McKenna at 303730-2038 or email ltownnutrition@gmail.com to sign up.
WOMEN INVESTMENT Group Master Mind Group meets to empower all women to build a real financial freedom through the power of real estate in any market condition. We network, share ideas, leads, resources and encourage each other. We meet once a month. For meeting information, call Lorena 303-981-6539 or e-mail WomenInvestmentGroup@comcast.net.
DESTINATION SUCCESS provides an opportunity for professionals to gather, form connections, expand relationships and exchange information. Business Success meets every fourth Tuesday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Bear Rock Cafe, 7903 South Broadway, Suite B, Littleton. As with other networking groups, membership and referrals are not required. To RSVP and for information, e-mail Info@behindthemooninc. com or call 303-250-4528.
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LITTLETON LETIP meets from 7-8:30 a.m. every Tuesday for breakfast at Egg and I, 2360 W. Belleview Ave., to
HOMESTEAD 9-HOLE Golf Women’s Golf League is accepting membership applications for the 2012 season. You do not need a GHIN number to join, but can acquire one as you play. We golf Monday mornings, April through October. To join this fun and active group, contact Barbara McGovern, barbmc30@gmail.com. Homestead Golf Course is at South Kipling and W. Hampden Ave., 11500 W. Hampden. Call 720-963-5181.
DEER CREEK Women’s Golf Association. The 2010 golf season is just around the corner and we’re looking forward to a terrific new year! If you’re looking for a challenging course and the company of friendly women on Tuesday mornings, please consider joining our league. We’ve got the best deal in town. If interested please contact Chris Jackson at chris. dcwga@q.com or 303-347-9193.
LADIES GOLF League at Raccoon Creek Golf Course, Littleton, is accepting new members. Call 303-973-4653. MEADOWS WOMEN’S Golf League offers
relaxing Tuesday mornings of friendly golf for ladies at the Meadows Golf Course, 6937 S. Simms St., near Ken-Caryl Ranch. The league plays 18 holes weekly from mid-April to mid-October. This fun group competes for prizes while playing from the red tees. Afterward, lunch can be ordered on the patio overlooking the course. Call Laura at 303-526-9598.
REC AND Rock for ages 10-14 meets from 7-11 p.m. every first and third Saturdays at the Goodson Recreation Center in Littleton. The cost is $6. Call 303-798-2476 ext. 11. ROCKY MOUNTAIN Basketball Academy club, expert training for youth basketball players grades fifth through 12th meets twice per week and operates all year. Play in leagues and tournaments. Send inquiries to ronkburgin@ yahoo.com. STROLLER STRIDES is a group fitness program that provides moms with a challenging workout and the opportunity to build relationships and gain the emotional support needed to adjust to the tremendous life change called motherhood. Classes are offered at 9:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at DeKoevend Park, near University and Arapahoe, and at 9:30 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Clement Park, near Wadsworth and Bowles. For more information, visit the Stroller Strides Web site at www.strollerstrides.com or call Kathy or Karen Zawadzki at 888-684-0641 or e-mail kandk@ strollerstrides.net. WESLEY WRITERS is a small group of vignette memoir writers who meet at 10 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St. Share stories of the joys and sorrows of our yesteryears. No fees.
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AMERICAN LEGION George C. Evans Post 103 Attention military veterans: Do you believe in patriotism and in helping our veterans, our children and our communities? Join the Littleton American Legion George C. Evans Post 103 at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Visit www. legionpost103.org or call 720-287-2139. CREATIVE COUNSELING Center is a network of mental health providers with offices in Denver, Aurora, Lakewood and Littleton. To meet therapists or to learn about locations, scheduling and fees, visit www.ccc-denver.com or call 303-267-2310. ENGLISH CONVERSATION Sessions. Go to the Bemis Public Library Friday mornings from 9-10:30 a.m. to
SINGLE DADS Resource Center Inc., a nonprofit organization, offers free parenting classes such as “The Ins and Outs of Single Fathering Parenting” focused on single fathers. Classes are from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 6322 S. Lakeview St., Littleton. Call Jamey O’Donnell, founder and executive director of the group, at 720-298-2021 or e-mail info@sdrci.org. SUMMIT CANCER Solutions is a nonprofit organization that offers exercise programs in the Denver Metro area to adult cancer survivors. Our goal is to improve the health and well being of cancer survivors through exercise. Contact us at 303-409-2206, e-mail us at info@summitcancersolutions.org or visit www.summitcancersolutions.org.
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AMERICAN NEEDLEPOINT Guild, Colorado Columbine Chapter, meets third Mondays each month, except August and December. Call Doris at 303-4038703. ANTIQUE CLUB meets the second Saturday each month from 10 a.m. to noon at Antique Gallery, 5501 S. Broadway, Littleton. Call 303-794-8100. ARAPAHOE COUNTY Young Democrats meetings are the third Thursday each month. Call Benjamin Godfrey at 303-745-3418 or e-mail bhgodfrey@qwest.net. AMAZING TITAN Toastmasters meets from 6-8 p.m. Mondays at Marie Callender’s, Dry Creek Court and Broadway. Call Art Gomen at 303-762-9726. BEMIS EVENING Book Group meets at the library, 6014 S. Datura St., in Littleton, the third Monday each month at 7 p.m. Call 303-795-3961. BEMIS KNITTING Group invites knitters to the library’s knitting group, which meets Fridays at 2 p.m. in Sophie’s Place. Just bring a pair of needles and a skein of yarn. Beginners learn skills such as casting on, knitting, pearling, and casting off, while experienced knitters get project ideas and provide hints and tips. The group is creating mittens, scarves and hats for elderly library users at Bemis’ sister libraries in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. BEMIS NONFICTION Writers’ Group. Unpublished nonfiction writers of personal essays and/or articles meet the second Monday each month at 6:30 p.m. in the café area of Sophie’s Place at the library. Take a pencil and five copies of a recent essay, no longer than 650 words, to share and read aloud. Elaine Kallos, a language arts instructor, facilitates the group. BENEVOLENT AND Protective Order of Elks Lodge No.1650 meets at 8 p.m. Thursdays at 5749 S. Curtice St., Littleton. Call 303-794-1811. BOARDS OF Directors of the Southgate Water District and the Southgate Sanitation District, Arapahoe and Douglas counties, meet at 4 p.m. the second Tuesday each month at office of the districts, 3722 E. Orchard Road, Littleton. Agenda information for each meeting is posted at Southgate office not less than 24 hours before meetings. BOY SCOUTS of America Pack 633 welcomes all first- through fifth-graders to join any time during the year. Call Nick Erlenburg at 303-471-4172. THE BREAKFAST Club Singles 50 Plus meets on the second Saturday of each month at Maggiano’s at 7401 S. Clinton Street, Englewood at 9 a.m. Arrival is 8:30 a.m. and buffet starts at 9 a.m. Must RSVP the Hotline at 303-794-3332 for reservation. Clubs continues on Page 15
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The South Suburban Parks and Recreation District Board of Directors is considering a number of fee increases as part of its 2015 budget. “We need to continue with our strategy of increasing fees and charges, where program/facility costs have gone up and where market conditions allow,” reads the draft of the budget. “These fee increases are spread over numerous programs and activities to help recover cost of the activity.” The district expects to raise revenues by about $192,000 as a result of the changes, with about $84,000 of that from athletic programs alone. Most individual price hikes are minimal — Colorado Journey Miniature Golf would cost a quarter more for adults at $5.50, and parent/tot dance classes would go up $2 to $19. South Suburban’s 2015 total budget is more than $50 million, of which about $5.5 million is designated for capital projects. “Many staff and citizen requests just to maintain and/or improve what we have are simply not funded, as we don’t have the necessary resources available,” reads the budget summary. “… The district has significant projects and equipment needs that were not able to be funded.” The public can weigh in before the vote finalizing the 2015 budget at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Ideas and comments can also be emailed to BrettC@sspr.org, with “South Suburban Budget” in the subject line. For more information, call 303-798-5131 or visit www.sspr.org. At press time, the board was awaiting the results of the mill-levy increase it put on the ballot. Ballot Issue 4C asked for a property-tax hike of 2 mills for 10 years — about $16 per $100,000 of a home’s value per year — resulting in about $4.5 million annually in additional revenues for the district to be used for general operating expenses. Priorities include protecting the trails, maintaining parks, installing energy-saving systems and replacing aging and inefficient irrigation systems. SSPRD’s current share of property tax is about 7 mills, or about $55 a year for every $100,000 of a home’s value. Of that, $26 goes to capital projects and $18 goes to trails, parks and open space. Fee-based programs get $5, administration gets $5 and Hudson Gardens gets $1. South Suburban serves more than 135,000 residents in Littleton, Sheridan, Columbine Valley, Lone Tree, Bow Mar, western Centennial and portions of Jefferson, Douglas and Arapahoe counties.
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November 6, 2014
Two Highlands Ranch women marry at the Chapel at Red Rocks By Christy Steadman
csteadman @coloradocommunitymedia.com It wasn’t too long ago that two Highlands Ranch women had to live in secret and keep their love hidden from friends, family and co-workers. The two had been living together since 1999, and had been a couple for more than 20 years, but felt they had to introduce each other as roommates. “(They) loved each other, often in secret,” said Kate Otting, the couple’s friend, “believing they would not have universal approval from society.” As of Oct. 26, however, Mary McCuen, 58, and Diane Vazis, 60, will no longer live in secret. On that day, they made their relationship official and said the vows they wrote for each other at the Chapel at Red Rocks. “To get to marry my best friend in the beautiful Red Rocks setting, with God as our witness, is all we’ve ever asked for,” McCuen said. “I always hoped to get married,” Vazis said. “But I thought gay marriage would be legalized after I was in the ground.” Same-sex marriage became legal in Colorado on Oct. 6, and the couple didn’t waste any time. They got their marriage license at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Lone Tree, and quickly organized a wedding party of three people. “As soon as it was legalized, we didn’t want to wait a full year,” McCuen said. “We met in September and wanted a fall wedding.” “It’s so special,” Vazis said. “We finally have a date to celebrate our anniversary.” Since their wedding, the couple has received overwhelming feedback of support, they said. While walking their dogs or dining at a restaurant, complete strangers make their way over to say congratulations or “it’s about time.” They said it’s almost as if they’ve become local celebrities. But it wasn’t always that way.
Mary McCuen, left, and Diane Vazis hold up their marriage license, which was obtained at the Department of Vehicles in Lone Tree. The couple had a wedding ceremony at the Chapel at Red Rocks Oct. 26, making them the first same-sex couple to be married at the venue. Courtesy photo
Overcoming obstacles Vazis enjoys doing yard work, she said, and in the late 1990s, a neighbor girl, who was about 8 or 9 at the time, would always come over to ask if she could help. “But her parents would call her inside every time she did,” Vazis said. “Another neighbor told us that the girl’s parents thought contact with a same-sex couple could harm the child.” One big challenge they faced was trying to buy a house, Otting said. “(They) almost lost the offer on a home when the sellers questioned their cohabitation intentions,” she said. McCuen and Vazis had rings specially designed and made for each to wear on their left hands for a commitment ceremony that took place on a Western Caribbean cruise on Feb. 1, 2008. In 2009, McCuen, originally from Iowa,
was at a friend’s baby shower. When another guest at the baby shower stated she was now embarrassed to be from Iowa because the Iowa Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage that year, McCuen felt compelled to conceal her commitment ring, Otting said. Vazis and McCuen considered marrying in Iowa, but decided against it because it would not be recognized in Colorado, where they resided. Another hardship included achieving corporate success without spousal benefits, Otting said. “It wasn’t really accepted,” McCuen said, and added they had a difficult time becoming each other’s beneficiaries. However, Colorado approved the Designated Beneficiary Agreements Act of 2009, which allowed same-sex couples to access some of the benefits that marriage affords. “We wound up creating legal documents to help care for each other in case of crisis,” McCuen said. The couple said they believe the public opinion on same-sex marriage started to shift about three years ago. Younger generations seem to be more accepting, they said, and also give credit to the media for all the attention and coverage it received, and to all the plaintiffs that kept pressing the issue until marriage equality was accepted. “The attitude is so different,” Vazis said. “All, in combination, indicated the shift in attitude.” “We look back in shock that we had to live in secret,” McCuen said. “Hiding a big part of yourself is very wearing.” Two things that kept Vazis and McCuen’s love for each other strong for 21 years is sharing laughter and witnessing the sacrifices Ellen DeGeneres, a television personality who
is lesbian, made, specifically when she announced her sexual preference in 1997. “She paved the way,” McCuen said. “She is a great role model for everyone — for all walks of life,” Vazis said.
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Vazis and McCuen’s love story began with a dinner date in 1993. They were introduced by a mutual friend, Cori Moffett, who is much younger than McCuen and Vazis, but also much wiser, they said, because she had the intuition to introduce them. “She’s like family to both of us,” Vazis said. In 1995, they bought a home in Highlands Ranch. McCuen wanted to live in a place that has a sense of community and one that is family-oriented, she said. Additionally, the couple likes the open space and amenities that Highlands Ranch offers. The newlyweds are excited to spend a lifetime together. Both women are in their first year of retirement, and share many of the same interests — including the Denver Broncos, international and U.S. travel, volunteer work and spending time with their two miniature schnauzers, Lexi and Calle. A wedding reception is in the planning phase, which the couple expects to be quite an ordeal — the wedding ceremony was small because all family members live out of state. The couple will also go on a honeymoon, but where and when has not been determined. But “every day is a honeymoon for us,” McCuen said. “We’re elated to be able to live openly and honestly. We’re together because we chose each other to spend the rest of our lives together.” “We won’t be getting divorced,” Vazis said. “We waited too long to get married.”
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County objects to LIFT’s plans Cooperation needed to pursue urban renewal By Jennifer Smith jsmith@coloradocommunitymedia.com Littleton’s plans for urban renewal hit a snag Oct. 28 when the Arapahoe County commissioners pushed back. “We urge the City Council to review requests for blight designation more carefully,” wrote Commissioner Nancy Doty on behalf of the board in a letter to Littleton City Council. The commissioners’ concerns mirror
those reflected by some in the community. They feel the plans are too vague, and they don’t believe the areas in question are in fact blighted. “Importantly, there is no evidence that these properties are a menace to the public health, safety, morals or welfare,” writes Doty. “Further, the Sante (sic) Fe Doty Plan includes the entire list of factors (at least four of which are required to be present) for determining blight stating that all of the blight factors are present, the plan fails to de-
scribe in any detail where in the plan area the blight factors are located.” Additionally, they object to the inclusion of the 111-acre agricultural property at Mineral Avenue and Santa Fe. State law requires the approval of all entities that collect property taxes to agree to allow agricultural land in an urban-renewal plan area. The Littleton Public Schools Board of Education agreed on Oct. 23, and South Suburban Parks and Recreation District followed suit on Oct. 29. Jim Rees, executive director of Littleton Invests for Tomorrow, responded with the same argument he’s been delivering publicly since LIFT amped up its urban-renew-
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ism movement that is steadily growing in Denver and Boulder. “Colorado’s Front Range craft-beer community continues to attract attention on local, national and international levels,” Kurowski said in Breckenridge’s news release announcing the project. “Craft beer in Colorado is beyond trendy, it’s a legitimate economic engine that keeps growing and creating jobs. Most importantly, it is 10/24/14 respectful11:36 to itsAMneighbors.”
condemnation, open space, preservation of midcentury buildings, protection of senior housing, traffic and procedure. Brinkman took the stage to attempt to quell those concerns, noting council passed a resolution banning the use of condemnation unless a property owner requested it. Additionally, she pointed out, the city cannot convert open space to any other use without voter approval. There were some concerns about what might happen without LIFT, as well, including struggling shopping centers and the ability to attract a younger generation. Burkholder warned Littleton officials to make sure the community was involved at every step. “The process is as important as the product,” he said. That’s been a big complaint among some associated with Citizens for Rational Development, a grassroots organization that has protested many of the new development projects around
al activities earlier this year. “The City and Lift, while disappointed with the county’s interpretation of the state URA statute regarding the inclusion of agricultural use … will continue to try to resolve the concerns that were included in the letter sent by the county commissioners this week,” he said. “Their concerns with the County Impact Report can only really be addressed when there is an actual development project that can be analyzed to see if it will increase demand on county services. So it would be appropriate for LIFT and county reps to work closely to determine the amount of tax increment to be applied to any one project.”
town. They’ve lately focused their efforts on LIFT, the city’s urban-renewal authority. In fact, there was a mini-showdown of sorts between one of them, Paul Bingham, and Penny before the meeting started. Penny asked Bingham to stop passing out anti-LIFT flyers, noting the college is private property and saying the campus cops in the room would be “happy to have the conversation with him.” Bingham stopped, but his friend Martin Brzeczek was later seen outside the building recruiting people to sign a petition being circulated by some associated with CRD. If they gather enough signatures, Littleton residents will decide whether any LIFT project that proposes condemnation or public financing would have to go in front of voters. “We believe that if the city council approves an urban-renewal plan that includes (tax-increment financing) and the use of eminent domain that voters should have a say in whether or not their tax dollars that were intended for the schools and other taxing entities should go to the urban-renewal authority,” reads the group’s website.
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November 6, 2014
Changing the artistic landscape Highlands Ranch High grad takes innovative approach at CU Boulder By Sianna Elmanouzi
Special to Colorado Community Media Art has value. Every stroke or blend, every form of an artist’s expression contributes to a product which — when finished — is presented for view. Regardless of size or shape, the finished product is measured by potential. Most of the time, its value is aligned with a price tag. Created with hopes of changing a frustrating reality in the art industry, CU-Boulder students Alex Klinger and Amanda Roper, the latter of whom is a Highlands Ranch High School graduate, started WARES — a group for students who want to step into the art world’s entrepreneurial industry. Aside from promoting CU artists, WARES is focused on providing experience for students looking to explore entrepreneurship. In addition, the group is looking forward to hosting future workshops that will be open to CU students, regardless of their major, and has plans to bring in CU professors and other guests to teach topics useful for anyone interested in expanding their abilities and knowledge in the field. The group also hopes to teach workshops on mino-printmaking, portfolio building, social media skills, as well as workshops for students interested in the business side of things. The idea to create WARES came about last summer during a casual conversation on Roper’s front porch where the two shared frustrations with the art industry, which is something they are both passionate about. A simple discussion over problems they felt conflicted by led to a proactive movement. “People who really, truly care about the art have a hard time breaking in,” Klinger said. “That was essentially the problem that we began talking about.” In a little less than a year of development, WARES now has 10 members, including artists and those who work on the development team. Klinger, who’s interested in graphic design
and web building, has expanded his skill set through the ATLAS Technology, Arts and Media Program. In addition to strengthening his skills, Klinger also has taken advantage of the CU entrepreneurial community. “CU’s entrepreneurial community is so accessible and helpful,” he said. “That’s been a big resource for us.” Programs such as the New Venture Challenge and other entrepreneurial resources on campus like nLab have allowed Klinger to meet mentors to help guide him along. Through their work with WARES, Klinger and Roper have paved the way for other students to learn from their experience. The co-founders, along with members of the registered nonprofit organization, work closely with professors and graduate students in the CU-Boulder Art and Art History Department as well as local businesses who show support by hosting WARES events. “I really like working with this community,” said Roper, who is majoring in finance. “Everyone has been so nice and so helpful.” Among others, WARES has collaborated with Alfalfa’s, Buchanan’s and the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Boulder businesses such as these have hosted WARES events, which have helped mobilize awareness of the group across the community. With widening support, WARES is able to thrive and do what matters most: promote art. “We are different because we don’t have a physical gallery,” Roper said. “We’re getting other art-oriented businesses around Boulder to open up their doors and promote, with us, what they’re doing that night.” Collaborating with local businesses provides student artists with special opportunities. “Working with the community eliminates the need to charge our artists upfront costs to hang their work,” Klinger said. Unlike professional art galleries that collect higher rates, WARES only takes 10 percent of profits, all of which is funneled into the group, according to Klinger. “All of the art we sell is very reasonably priced. We want to make it accessible to students and people who are frustrated with walking into a gallery and having to pay $500 for a piece of paper,” Klinger said. “We want to make artists money,” Roper added.
Amanda Roper is a Highlands Ranch High School graduate . Photo courtesy of WARES The two friends have developed a big picture movement from a desire to change the status quo. And that is just what they did, and continue to do. Klinger’s advice to students facing similar challenges is to get moving and reach out. “My advice to other CU students is to get out there and connect with the community,” he said. “There are so many people in Boulder who are thrilled to help students. Whether you’re into design, programming, accounting, music, or whatever you can think of, there is probably someone in the community who would love to mentor you, you just have to reach out.” One way to connect with community entrepreneurs is through the Leeds School of Business Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, which offers education and practical
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opportunities for both business students and students from other majors across campus. Klinger and Roper have accomplished a lot in the past year within WARES and continue to find ways to provide CU students with resources in order to ease the struggles that artists face. The journey has proved to be an experience of value. “We don’t know what the future holds,” Klinger said. “But whatever makes the most impact and whatever helps artists who deserve to be in galleries market themselves is what we’re going to do.” Making a difference by moving toward a bigger picture goal will prove worthwhile. For Klinger, all it took was a knack for making an impact on something he cared about. “Never be afraid of reaching out to someone; don’t be intimidated by status,” he said.
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Charter school application denied TriCity Academy backers plan to appeal to state By Tom Munds
tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com TriCity Academy supporters announced they would appeal to the state board of education almost immediately after the Englewood School Board denied the academy’s application to establish a charter school in Englewood. The school board held a special meeting Oct. 28 to render a decision on the charter application. Board members unanimously voted to deny the application. Duane Tucker, school board president, read a motion that included a number of reasons for not approving the request, including a lack of community interest in a charter school and a budget he deemed unworkable.
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CENTER FOR Inner Initiative presents Open Talks on the Initiatic Way and how the key principles from Eastern, Western and 4h Way Traditions can enlighten the search for Essence within. Meetings are the last Tuesday of each month at 5594 S. Prince St., Littleton. Call or email for time: 303-798-1800 or mail@innerinitiative.org. Go to www.innerinitiative.org CHATFIELD SERTOMA Club meets the first and third Mondays at Bistro Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Contact Linda Holloway at 303-423-4197 or linda@bessieshope.org. COFFEE AND Conversation Group connects people in the community who like to discuss books, current events and any topic of interest. The group meets from 10-11 a.m. the second Monday of each month in Sophie’s Place at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Free snacks and beverages are provided. Call 303-795-3961. THE COLUMBINE Genealogical and Histori-
cal Society has a program meeting on the second Tuesday of each month, except in June, July, August, and December. A social meeting is the second Tuesday of December. A genealogy workshop is the third Tuesday of each month, except in June, July, August, and December. Contact JoAnn LaGuardia at 303-770-3420 or visit www.
“The charter application to the district was the first step and the second step will be our appeal to the state board of education,” Englewood City Councilman and charterschool applicant Rick Gillit said after the Oct. 28 meeting. “We feel we will receive an unbiased hearing from the state board.” The academy submitted charter school applications to the Englewood, Littleton and Sheridan school districts. Academy board members withdrew the application to Littleton. Both Englewood and Sheridan denied the application. Gillit said Oct. 30 that the academy plans to appeal the both the Englewood and the Sheridan decisions to the state board of education. TriCity Academy has to file the appeal to the state within 30 days of the Englewood board decision. The state board’s website says it will notify both parties within 10 days whether or not the appeal is accepted or rejected. If it is
accepted, within 60 days the state board will hold a hearing and render a decision. This is the third year in row Englewood has received an application to permit a charter school to be established within the school district, but it is the first year the application was filed by TriCity Academy. The Englewood School Board has rejected all three applications. This will be the first time the board decision will be appealed. The charter school proponents want to open the academy — a free public school of choice — in August 2015. There are currently charter schools in Littleton but none in Sheridan or Englewood. Supporters stressed the desire to establish a charter school is to offer area students a school of choice and to serve the area so Englewood students stay in the community and go to school in Englewood. The proposal is to open the school for kindergartners through fifth-graders in August with about 400 students. The plan is to
have the school grow to about 675 students in kindergarten through eighth grade by 2019. Plans are to use a core knowledge curriculum and to use technology to address a wide variety of learning styles. Expectations are for high achievements from students and staff. In the Oct. 28 meeting, Englewood School Board member Kevin Ebert said he was concerned that no district residents have told him they want a charter school, but a lot of parents and residents have told him the district doesn’t need a charter school. Other concerns from board members included the fact that the proposed school would not provide transportation for students and would have a food service program to provide meals for the students. Tucker listed most of those concerns among the reasons that the board denied the charter application.
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has been a common bond for women of British heritage living in the United States. DBE is open to women who are citizens or residents of the United States who are of British Commonwealth birth or ancestry or who are married to men of British Commonwealth birth or ancestry. There are six chapters in Colorado, including chapters in Littleton, Englewood, Centennial, Evergreen and Boulder County. Call Chris at 303-683-6154 or Olive at 303-347-1311 or visit www.dbecolorado. org and use the contact form available.
of Mothers and More meets the second Tuesday of each month. See www.mothersandmore.org/chapters/highlandsranchlittletonCO/ or e-mail hrmothersandmore@hotmail.com for more information.
COLUMBINE LADIES We welcome new members to our fun loving group. Join us for games (bridge, canasta, MahJongg and pinochle). Enjoy monthly luncheons at great restaurants and quarterly social events. Dues are $24 annually. Visitors are welcome. For more information or to make a reservation to attend our next luncheon, call Jackie Hirt at 303-972-3384. COLUMBINE COMMUNICATORS Toastmasters can help if speaking in public makes you anxious. We improve your communications and leadership skills in a thoughtful, supportive environment. Our club meets from 7-8:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month at the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Station, 11139 Bradford St., Littleton. Visitors are welcome. Contact Herb Dreo at herb@dreomc.com (303-763-7334) or Pam Toyen at ptoyen7@hotmail.com (303-570-8606). Visit http://columbine. toastmastersclubs.org/ CURRENT EVENTS Group meets the first Wednesdays of the month from 1-3 p.m. at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 Powers Ave. in Littleton. Call 303-730-4609.
DAUGHTERS OF the American Revolution, Mount Rosa Chapter typically meets at 1 p.m. every first Monday of the month at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St. in Centennial. Call Gina Moore at 303-779-8762 for information or visit http:// mountrosa.coloradodar.org/. DAUGHTERS OF the British Empire is a national organization with a philanthropic purpose. For almost a century, DBE
DISCOVERY CLUB is a fun and exciting way to meet new friends and enjoy recreational activities. Activities include sports, arts and crafts, drama, singing, dancing, board and computer games, group and individual activities. Volunteer opportunities exist for people older than 15. Student volunteers can earn community service hours. Club meets third Saturday each month at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 South Broadway. Call Jenita Rhodes at 303-791-0659. DRY CREEK Sertoma Club. The only all Women’s Sertoma club in the metro area meets for breakfast at 7 a.m. the first and third Wednesday of the month at Toast Restaurant, 2700 W. Bowles Ave., Littleton, or for lunch on the second Friday of the month at interesting restaurants. The club comprises women dedicated to the common goal of helping people in the community with funds and volunteer time, especially in the area of hearing health. Help make a difference through SERvice TO MAnkind and make new friends while you are at it. For more information contact Carol at 303-798-3912 or bcworth@aol.com.
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JOB’S DAUGHTERS International, Bethel No. 33, of Littleton, is a youth organization for girls ages 11-20 who have a Masonic relationship with either Master Masons, Job’s Daughters, Eastern Star or other Masonic organizations. The girls meet first and third Mondays at 7:15 p.m. at the Masonic Hall across from the Melting Pot restaurant. 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. LITTLETON GARDEN Club meets at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month, September through May. A speaker is featured at each meeting. Guests are welcome. Additional information can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/littletongardenclub/. LITTLETON JUNIOR Chamber of Commerce, Jaycees, welcomes interested parties between the ages of 21-40 to become involved with this social and community service organization. Jaycees meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday each month at Burt Chevrolet, 5200 S. Broadway, and at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday each month at Breckenridge Grille, 2852 W. Bowles Ave. Call 303-9140180 or visit littletonjaycees.org.
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Under direction of the Facilities Maintenance Supervisor, provides a variety of skilled and semi-skilled work in the construction, maintenance, repair, restoration, and cleaning of City buildings and facilities. Requires HS Diploma or GED; three years of experience in building and custodial maintenance work performing duties of a comparable nature; valid CO drivers license with a safe driving record; knowledge of materials, methods, equipment and tools used in general building maintenance and custodial services work; the ability to use a variety of building maintenance and custodial equipment and materials; the ability to observe, report, and address needs for maintenance and supplies; the ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions; the ability to work effectively with other staff, citizens, and the public; the ability to lift and/ or move up to 75 pounds; and the ability to work weekends and holidays. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered. If you are interested in serving in a unique historical city, please apply online at www.cityofblackhawk.org/goto/employee_services. Closing date for this position is November 10, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. MST. Applicants are required to upload their resumes during the online application process. EOE.
Are you a Roadway or Construction Trades Worker WITH A COLORADO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, Class A or B? There are several vacancies for temporary employment during the Winter season beginning November 2014. Locations are at the Eisenhower Tunnel, Idaho Springs, Empire, Morrison, Golden, Coal Creek, Hidden Valley and Black Hawk.Temporary Snowplow Drivers/Road Maintenance (I-70 Mountain Corridor) TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE I This is a temporary position. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado. Temporary (9 months or less) $18.63 Hourly; Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation. Necessary Special Requirements: The following conditions must be met and maintained in order to be employed and to continue employment at CDOT in this position, unless exempted by the Maintenance Superintendent or Traffic Program Engineer. • Must possess and maintain a valid Colorado Commercial Driver’s License Class A or B with no restriction on air brakes. • May be required to pass a controlled substance test (i.e. drug test), and DOT physical through our medical provider. • Must be willing to respond to emergencies outside regular work hours and work overtime including weekends and holidays. • Must provide the supervisor with a telephone number where you can be reached for the purposes of responding to an emergency. • May be required to live within twenty (20) miles of where the work station and/or equipment is located. This is necessary in order to report for emergency work within thirty (30) minutes' driving time under adverse weather conditions, after notified to report to work. Knowledge of an emergency or hazardous condition may be considered to be notification to report to work station. (NOTE: For the 7 days on/7 days off shift: this requirement could be waived) • Must be willing and physically able to work in extreme temperatures (hot and cold), variable weather conditions, and at varying elevations up to 12,000 feet for long periods of time. • Current MVR How To Apply: Contact Jayne Schultz- 303-278-2047 or visit the website and apply online http://agency.governmentjobs.com/colorado/default.cfm?action=viewjob&jobid=987330
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Exhibit whips its way into Denver gallery The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St., is hosting an exhibit of the art of Mark Mothersbaugh, co-founder of the New Wave band Devo (famous for its 1980 hit “Whip It”), through April 12. Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia” is the first retrospective of the artist’s work from the beginning of his career in the early 1970s through the present. Almost all of Mothersbaugh’s visual art originates with drawings on postcards, which he has been working on daily since the ‘70s. His postcards, which now exceed 30,000, provide the basic imagery for his paintings, prints, rugs, videos and sculptures. For more information, go to www.mcadenver.org/markmothersbaugh.php.
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“Morning in Manarola” by Kate Wyman will be included in “Art of Water” at Littleton Town Hall’s Stanton Gallery through Jan. 5. Courtesy photos
Four painters exhibit work through holidays By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Four area painters will combine their works in a show called “The Art of Water” at Town Hall’s Stanton Gallery in Littleton from Nov. 6 to Jan. 5. A meet-the-artists reception is planned from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 22. The four are: Colette Brooks, Kay Juricek, Joanne Sisun and Kate Wyman. Brooks, who paints with oils, is a graduate of the Colorado Institute of Art. She has studied with Dennis R. Pendleton, Ken Velastro and Chuck Ceraso, who traces his training to French and American impressionists through his instructor, Charles Hawthorne. Brooks’ paintings include European subjects, animal portraits, and Colorado landscapes. Kay Juricek said that her paintings in this exhibit “are of barrier islands: low-lying, narrow strips of land that sit precariously off the coastline. They’re lovely, secluded tropical places to shell, watch wildlife such as pelicans and other birds, soak up sun and relax. We visit southwest Florida often and especially love these beautiful, unpopulated beaches.” She grew up in Nebraska and graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, where she studied with landscape artist Keith Jacobshagen. A master’s degree in library science from Columbia University followed, and she has been a faculty member at the university of Wyoming and at Colorado School of Mines in Golden. She began painting portraits on commission in 1990, as well as landscapes and still lifes in acrylics, oils and pastels, and has exhibited locally and nationally. She now paints in her Denver studio and enjoys travel in the American West. Joanne Sisun has bachelor’s and master’s degrees and an MBA, and worked in business before she began studying at the Art Students League of Denver in 2000. She has studied with Ron Hicks since 2001 and is an assistant for his Atlier group at ASLD. She writes that she “is interested in the challenge of creating
IF YOU GO “The Art of Water” exhibit runs through Jan. 5 in the Stanton Gallery at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton. The Stanton Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and during performances. An artists’ reception will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 22. 303-794-2787.
In an effort to raise awareness of men’s health issues, the Tavern Hospitality Group has created an official Movember USA team called “StacheTag Tavern.” People can join Tavern’s team to support the cause at www. moteam.co/stachetag-tavern. The Movember Foundation is dedicated to having an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health. Their annual Movember campaign involves the growing of mustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer and other male cancers and associated charities. As Movember USA team members grow mustaches, they try to encourage friends and family to support the cause by pledging funds to their particular page. “This is our first year to participate in Movember,” said Frank Schultz, owner of Tavern Hospitality Group. “I think most people know someone who’s been affected by a health issue that is specific to men. We wanted to help raise funds for research and treatment. I hope we have a lot of people join our team so we can make an impact.” The Tavern is giving a free shave at Floyd’s Barbershop and a $150 Tavern gift card to the “StacheTag Tavern” team member who ends up with the best mustache at the end of the month. Tavern Hospitality Group has eight locations in Uptown, Downtown, Lowry, Tech Center, Wash Park, Littleton, Mile High and Ballpark neighborhoods. For additional information, visit www.tavernhg.com.
`Kinky Boots’ a real kick
“Double Dutch” by Colette Brooks depicts a pair of bikes parked by a canal in Amsterdam. It will also be featured in the exhibit. atmosphere and narrative in paintings of figures, landscapes and objects. In the musical, `Anything Goes,’ dressing up in disguises is a recurrent theme.” Her “Theatrical Figure #1” illustrates her interest in painting figures in theatrical disguises, which offer opportunities for “creating narrative and atmosphere.” (Perhaps her masked figure appeared along Venice canals during Carnival?) Kate Wyman said she grew up on the Jersey Shore, although she has lived in Colorado most of her adult life. She has always enjoyed art and “creating” and is mainly self-taught, although she has enjoyed workshops and classes in Colorado, Pennsylvania and Virginia. She likes to work in watercolors because of the clean, fresh look and is a Signature member of the Colorado Watercolor Society and a member of Park Hill Artists, Roxborough Arts Council, Grace Gallery (Santa Fe Arts District) and Shadow Mountain Gallery in Evergreen.
“Kinky Boots,” the smash-hit Broadway musical, is a real kick in the ... well, you fill in the blank. The 2013 Tony Award-winning musical, with the story by Harvey Fierstein and score by Cyndi Lauper, plays The Buell Theatre through Nov. 9. This one is well worth your entertainment dollar for two hours of an uplifting theatrical experience that will set your toes tapping. The story is about a failing English shoe factory that reinvents itself to feed the soles of a niche audience (the transvestite community) with man-sized hip-high blingy boots. For tickets, go to www.denvercenter.org or call 303-893-4100.
Meersman bids adieu
“Disguise-Theatrical Figure # 1” by Joanne Sisun looks like a fellow one might see along the canals in Venice at Carnivale time. It’s included in “Art of Water” at Littleton’s Town Hall.
Outgoing Colorado Restaurant Association president and CEO Pete Meersman got a hearty sendoff Oct. 28 when roughly 150 friends and fans gathered at the Denver ChopHouse & Brewery. Meersman’s CRA career spanned 32 years, starting in sales. He will assume the new parttime role as chief strategy officer for the CRA. Sonia Riggs, the former director of the Colorado Division of the American Institute of Architects, will step into Meersman’s well-worn shoes as the new president and CEO. Parker continues on Page 25
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LEFT: “A Change of Seasons,” acrylic 30” x 40” by Lee Wasilik was judged “Best of Show” by juror Mary Allman-Koernig in the Heritage Fine Arts Guild’s “This is Colorado 2014” show at ACC. ABOVE: “Blue Horizon,” Chuck Danford’s watercolor of a solitary bear, won the first-place ribbon in “This is Colorado” at ACC. Photos by Sonya Ellingboe
Arts guild stages yearly show at ACC ‘This is Colorado’ was first held in 1976 By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com The community-oriented Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County was started by a small group of local artists in 1974. They sought — and found — a connection with others of like interests. “This is Colorado” was started soon after — in 1976 — by one of those founders, the energetic Betty Neudeck. The show has wandered to various venues in the metro area, including the Buell Theatre, but last year, it returned to home territory — to Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, where the 2014 edition is open
until Nov. 14. Limited to two-dimensional works, this exhibit was juried by Mary Allman Koernig, who is currently public art coordinator for the City of Aurora, but well-known to the local arts community, where she once lived and directed the Littleton Museum (19982002). Koernig selected 74 paintings by 34 artists, from about 100 entries, according to show director Mary kay Moore Jacobus. The long-running guild meets once a month at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday at Bemis Library in Littleton, from September through May (except for a December holiday gathering) and visitors are always welcome. Current president is Lee Wasilik. Meetings include a critique or demonstration of a painting technique, and the group holds local member art shows as well as the annual “This is Colorado.” Workshops by visiting artists are sched-
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uled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on select Saturdays at Littleton First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. (See heritage-guild. com for information.) HFAG also has Thursday Paint Days from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1701 W. Caley Ave. Open to all — $1 donation pays the rent. Awards are indicated by a handsome bronze medallion, hung next to the winning paintings on a ribbon that a recipient might wear around the neck. Ribbon colors vary. Allman Koernig selected Lee Wasilik’s bright, highly textured acrylic, “A Change of Seasons” as best of show. She awarded first place to veteran painter Chuck Danford’s “Blue Horizon,” depicting a solitary bear at the edge of an evergreen forest. Danford’s precisely executed watercolor wildlife paintings are often award winners. The sec-
IF YOU GO “This is Colorado” is open at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts, in the Annex at Arapahoe Community College Main Campus, 5900 Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Gallery hours: Mondays through Fridays, noon to 5 p.m.; Tuesdays, 5 to 7 p.m. Admission is free and the gallery is open to the public. ond place medal went to Patricia Montano for her watercolor, “Petunias in Purple,” and third place was awarded to longtime painter Gene Youngman for his watercolor landscape, “Natural Rock Faces.” This show is always generous with other awards: juror’s picks, Dick Blick Art Awards, Guiry’s, Richeson, Gamblin, Ampersand, Windsor-Newton, Cheap Joe Catalog and Tech for All, which mainly yield precious art supplies.
Opera hosts tour of elegant homes `L’Esprit de Noel’ benefit held in Cherry Hills Village By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com For the 38th year, Central City Opera has invited the community to visit its elegant annual “L’Esprit de Noel” benefit tour of beautifully decorated homes. This year, five homes in the Glenmoor Country Club area of Cherry Hills Village will open for visitors on Nov. 14 and 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Holiday decorations will be by City Floral; Compleat Lifestyles (formerly Compleat Gourmet & Gifts); The Ruffly Rose; Swank Stems; T’DA; and Twisted Tulip. The boutique, Marche de Noel, will be held in the country club, where visitors can shop for holiday gifts and pick up tour maps — and also have lunch or afternoon tea and scones, if they wish. Tickets, $23, are available in advance through Central City Opera (Alicia Holt, 303331-7014) or at local King Soopers locations. They will be available at the door for $25. Admission to the boutique is free.
IF YOU GO The Glenmoor Country Club is just off Belleview Avenue, a half-mile east of University Boulevard. A map and information will be available in the boutique at the club. For more information, see: centralcityopera.org/guild or lesprithometour.com.
A Patron Preview Party will be held on Nov. 13, including cocktails, a buffet, a chance to drive one of two Tesla cars and a view of the outdoor light display by Blue Lotus Outdoors at one of the homes. The boutique will also be open that evening. Tickets: $250, $150, $90 under 35, purchased through Central City Opera, 303-331-7014. Proceeds from the tour support Central City Opera, with its summer festival; BonfilsStanton Foundation Artists Training Program; and preservation and maintenance of the historic Tabor Opera House and more than 30 additional historic properties in Central City, where the cast lives. Also supported are education and community programs that reach thousands through appearances in schools, community centers, senior residences and theaters.
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A colorful table setting from the 2013 L’Esprit de Noel forecasts what visitors might expect in the 2014 event at the Glenmoor Country Club neighborhood Nov. 14 and 15 in Cherry Hills. Courtesy photo
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An utterly dreadful symphonic performance Dreadful news: “The Composer is Dead”! The Littleton Symphony brings a collaboration by that name, between composer Nathaniel Stookey and best-selling children’s author Lemony Snicket, to local families at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Everyone in the orchestra is suspected of murder and the inspector has to solve the crime. In the meantime, the audience will become acquainted with Haydn’s music, with the Finale from Haydn’s “Piano Concerto in D Major” to be performed by 7-year-old pianist Madison Suh. Free. No tickets necessary. Littletonsymphony.com, 303-933-6824.
Photo ethics discussed
“The Ethical Photographer: A Dialogue” will be Matt Schaefer’s topic as he meets with the Englewood Camera Club at 7 p.m. on Nov. 11 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. “Photographers, like all professionals, face ethical dilemmas during all phases of the creative process when the photographer makes decisions that are both artistic and ethical.” Schaefer proposes to have a dialogue with club members, rather than delivering a lecture. (There is seldom one right answer.) Guests are welcome.
Online auction
Young Voices of Colorado is holding an online auction, “Bidding for Good,” through Nov. 9, with a variety of items ranging from vacations to gift cards, to raise funds for the organization’s extensive programs with young singers. Log on to biddingforgood.com/youngvoices. More than 100 items await.
Genealogy programs
Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society offers various programs in November. “Military Ancestors” is offered at 1 p.m. Nov. 11. Learn to trace via the Internet at federal, state and local levels. Share memorabilia. “Family Tree Maker” will be held at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 18, with Deena Coutant. “Heirlooms and History: Glimpses into 19th Century Lives from Unique Family Documents” will be
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presented by Tom Tyler at 1 p.m. Nov. 18. All programs are at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Also a beginning genealogy class will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 8 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. And from 1-5:30 p.m. Nov. 15, the Littleton Family History Center, a Mormon genealogy operation at 1939 E. Easter Ave. in Centennial, across from The Streets at Southglenn, will be open to the public. With classes, booths, a recording booth and one-on-one consultation.
Judy Chicago retrospective “Surveying Judy Chicago: 1970-2014” is a retrospective curated by Simon Zalkind at RedLine gallery, 2350 Arapahoe St., through Dec. 28. While Chicago, now 75, is best know for her massive “Dinner Party,” now at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, she has turned out politically significant artwork about human rights issues for decades. This is an important opportunity. 303-296-4448, redlineart.org.
Broadway tunes “Seasons of Broadway” plays at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Lone Tree Arts Center, with stars from “Rent,” “Wicked,” “In the Heights,” “Memphis” and more. Hear Adam Pascal, Mandy Gonzalez, Marcus Paul James and Robin DeJesus. Lonetreeartscenter.org, 720-509-1000.
Plan a pavilion Members of the local music community are invited to participate in planning the design for the new Levitt Pavilion to be built at Ruby Hill Park, opening in 2016. A one-night forum is planned on Nov. 17 at the Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave.,
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Madison Suh, age 7, will perform the Finale from Haydn’s “Piano Concerto in D Major” at a free children’s concert, “Haydn Go Seek with the Orchestra,” presented by the Littleton Symphony at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Littleton United Methodist Church. Courtesy photo to discuss the project. Open at 6 p.m., program starts at 7 p.m. Information: levittdenver.org. (Fifty concerts a year are projected, featuring local, national and international musicians with an emphasis on creative and diverse programming.) Chris Zacher is executive director of the Friends of Levitt Board of Directors. Levittdenver.org.
Opera On Tap
“Opera Goes Cabaret” is the theme for Opera On Tap’s 7 p.m. Nov. 15 performance at Syntax Physic Opera, 554 S. Broadway, Denver. Usually the group will appear on the second Saturday of each month
at Syntax, which offers drinks and small plates to the audience. Physicopera.com, 720-456-7041.
Auditions slated
Auditions are set for “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” directed by Bob Wells at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, starting at 10 a.m. on Nov. 22. Performances will run March 27-April 26 (20 shows). Prepare 16-32 bars of a 1950s pop song. Accompanist will be provided. Bring headshot and score. Call or email for appointment: Ashley Thomasen, 303794-2787, ext. 211, athomasen@townhallartscenter.org.
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Mexican drinks, culture explored in exhibition Museo de las Americas is last stop for art show By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com “El Brindis REMIXED (The Toast REMIXED) — The Beverages and People of Mexico” is now open at the Museo de las Americas, featuring photographs and artists from the 19th and 20th centuries, including Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Augustin Victor Casasola, Juan Rolfo, Graciela Iturbide, Gabriel Figueroa, Mariana Yampolsky and other creatives who were included in Frida Kahlo’s and Diego Rivera’s inner circle. They have captured “wild moments through the Mexican Revolution and the not so daily routine of the culture following the uprising.” This exhibit was on display in Paris in 2000 for the Millennium Celebration and will be featured for a final time in the U.S. at the Museo through Jan. 16. It was curated in Denver by Museo director Maruca Salazar. The Museo will transform its gallery walls into a traditional pulqueria (Pulque bar), where events will include tastings of tequilas, beers, and mescal. Some dates to note: Nov. 7, First Friday and Dia de los Muertos Celebration, 5-8 p.m.; Nov. 21, Spanish Happy Hour (a monthly event) will offer a presentation of the History of Pulque by Dan Benevidez, 5-8 p.m; Dec. 3, Conversacion Contacto: Master Mescalier, Mezcal tasting and presentation, a collaboration with the Mexican Consulate and Asociacion Pro Cultura, 6-7:30 p.m. A bit of lore about the popular drinks was included with the show announcement. Pulque is from the maguey plant, which was used in many ways for thousands of years before the Spaniards arrived. It was good to eat, good for healing, used for a covering against outdoor exposure, in instruments and materials. “Most appreciated though, was the juice, the liquid that, once fermented, was present in the ceremonies of the Mexica, who considered their drunkenness a gift from the gods.” From the same maguey, in its variety known as agave, the Spanish conquistadors obtained even more concentrated and powerful elixirs. The Indians had prepared a liquor called mezcalli by cooking the heart of the plant and then distilling it. Mescal wines were produced in the colonial period. (There was a period of prohibition.) The most famous liquor from the New World was from the Tequila Jurisdiction in the kingdom of New Galacia, later to be known as the state of Jalisco. Beer companies were established following the arrival of Swiss, German and American brewers — early brands were Moctezuma, Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Pacifico and Yucateca.
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Denver Arts Week has myriad events Discounts, free venues among whirl of activities By Sonya Ellingboe
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LEFT: “Yo Yo” oil on canvas 48” x 38” is included in Craig Marshall Smith’s “Paintings for Airports” exhibit at DIA through April 2015. ABOVE: “There, There” (Red) oil on canvas 48”x 38” is also featured in Craig Marshall Smith’s exhibit. Courtesy photos
Don’t just see art exhibit on the fly Linger a bit at DIA for works by CCM columnist By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Readers who are flying in the next few months will want to make a brief detour at DIA to visit an exhibit of abstract work by artist and Colorado Community Media columnist Craig Marshall Smith. On a recent morning, a representative from Denver International Airport’s active Art and Culture Program appeared at Smith’s home/studio in Highlands Ranch and packed up 28 original oil paintings by the artist. Named “Paintings for Airports,” the collection will hang through April 2015 in the YJuncture Gallery, located just north of the bridge from Jeppesen Terminal to Concourse A at the Y-shaped juncture leading to the A Concourse. The exhibit is dedicated to Smith’s father, Harry E. Smith, a World War II pilot who flew 30 missions in “Smoky Liz II” — a B-17 — with the 452nd Bombardment Group. Smith, a well-known Colorado artist, was drawing coordinator at Metropolitan State College of Denver from 19972003, when he retired as professor emeritus.
He cites Franz Kline, Richard Diebenkorn and Jim Dine as his mentors in painting. Early work was figurative, but he shifted to abstract expressionism around the beginning of the 21st century. Readers may recall his exhibit in the atrium of the Englewood Civic Center in late 2012/early 2013 and his permanently installed “Rodger,” a cut-out plywood painted horse at the top of the stairway leading to the Museum Outdoor Arts on the second level. He is also the creator of a large mural at Bemis Library in Littleton, depicting a flock of the ever-present Canada geese. It was commissioned by the city’s Fine Arts Board some years ago. Smith self-published a book after an earlier gallery exhibit bearing the same “Paintings for Airports” title, but this show has more recent work, including 2014 canvases. The title came, he wrote, from Brian Eno’s ambient album, “Music for Airports,” in which the musician layered tapes for a quiet background sound intended to relieve travelers’ anxiety. Smith writes a weekly column for Colorado Community Media’s south suburban newspapers and has published books on paintings and collections of columns. Denver International Airport prides itself on its art. Public artworks are commissioned through the city’s “1 percent for art” program and there is an ongoing, changing exhibit of art displayed in the venue, particularly in the area near A Concourse Security, where Smith’s exhibit hangs now.
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Denver Arts Week, Nov. 7-15, has expanded to more than 300 scheduled events this year, including Highlands Ranch and Golden. Many are free or at reduced admission. For a full list, visit Denverartsweek.com. We list a few highlights: • Know Your Arts First Friday is a citywide event on Nov. 7 that includes more than 100 art galleries in seven neighborhoods: Art District on Santa Fe, Belmar Block 7, Golden Triangle Museum District, Navajo Street Arts District, Tennyson Street Cultural District, RINO (River North Arts District) and 40 West Art District. Many galleries will offer art priced at a “$52.80 Special” price. • Night at the Museums is Nov. 8 and includes 23 museums, staying open from 5-10 p.m. with free admission. Free shuttle buses will operate in the city, but won’t access the suburban locations in Englewood (Museum Outdoor Arts) and Golden. Included: Denver Art Museum, Clyfford Still Museum, History Colorado Center, Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art, Denver Museum of Nature & Science and many more. • Starz Denver Film Festival, Nov. 14-17, will culminate the week. Walk the red carpet and choose from screenings at the Denver Pavilions, SIE Film Center and Denver Center for the Performing Arts. • Art Denver, Nov. 14-17, is a big new event at the Colorado Convention Center, organized by the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. National visual artists, fashion designers, “Art of Living” design vignettes and “Colorado Made” artisan goods, food, beverages and spirits. Tickets: art-denver.org. • Denver’s On Stage will take part in various events Nov. 7-15. • Chance to Dance, Nov. 8. The McNichols Building will have free dance lessons, workshops and classes. • “Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum” full dress rehearsals Nov. 10-13 at Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theatre. • A Symphonic Tribute to Comic Con v2.0, Nov. 15. The mile high price of $52.80 gets you 2 tickets. • Douglas County Libraries James H. Larue Branch in Highlands Ranch, Kids Zone, welcomes the Central City Opera at 4 p.m. Nov. 13. Children grades 2-6 and their parents are welcome to discover the family holiday opera “Amahl and the Night Visitors” and create a related craft. Hear a king sing about his treasure and make one of your own. No registration necessary.
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‘Lucky Me’ is loving look at life Curious Theatre play runs through Dec. 6 By Sonya Ellingboe
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LEFT: “Fish Pond” painted steel by Don Mitchell will be included in the “All About Art” auction at Curtis Arts and Humanities Center on Nov. 15. RIGHT: “Checkers Anyone?” painted steel by Don Mitchell will be among the sculptures auctioned off at the event as well. Courtesy photos
We usually talk about lights going up on the first act of a play, but in “Lucky Me,” Sara arrives home from an emergency-room visit, with her foot in a surgical boot — and all the lights are burned out in her apartment. The roof leaks, the goldfish is dead, the cat is missing ... A nice guy named Tom, who lives across the street and works for the TSA at the airport, had seen her fall and taken her to the hospital and home again, where her blind, cranky, elderly father appears from the dark hall to browbeat both Tom and Sara. Are we talking about good fortune here, as the title implies? This cast is
IF YOU GO “Lucky Me” plays through Dec. 6 at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver. It is the second installment of a Rolling World Premiere. Curious is a member of the National New Play Network, which chooses a play each year that gets a guaranteed three productions — enough to give it a chance at publication and extended life. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $18 to $44, curioustheatre.org or 303-623-0524. skilled with the rapid quips and silly suppositions, and Robert Caisley’s script is tightly written so the dialogue bounces back and forth wonderfully, building Sara’s frustrations. Sara is played by Dee Covington; Tom by Erik Sandvold; and Denver Center’s Randy Weeks has come a few blocks south to play Sara’s constantly irritated — and irritating — father Leo, who is verging Lucky continues on Page 28
Sculpture up for auction at Curtis Mitchell has many works installed in public spots By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com Throughout the metro area, in several mountain towns, across the U.S. and in eight foreign countries, Don Mitchell’s signature whimsical figures make the driver, owner or park visitor smile. Examples: just south of Littleton’s Bemis Library in Gallup Park; on the South Suburban Ice Arena wall; and at Alameda and Allison in Lakewood, where one points the way to the Lakewood Cultural Center. Local collectors will have an opportunity on Nov. 15 to buy an original piece and carry it home from a party and silent auction at Curtis Arts and Humanities Center. Mitchell, who says he’s created and sold about 1,300 sculptures to date, has been a longtime Littleton resident. But he and his wife of 55 years, Marilyn, were amusing themselves with Sunday afternoon house hunting when they found a perfect new
IF YOU GO “It’s All About Art” will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 at the historic Curtis Arts and Humanities Center, 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village. Wine, a light dinner, music, silent auction and fine art are on the menu. Tickets cost $20. 303-708-6110.
patio home in Windsor, made an offer and sold the Littleton home of 37 years in two days. “We’ll miss the Littleton area,” he said. “One more adventure,” he says. “Our health is reasonable” — and there will be no more snow removal or grass to mow in the new retirement enclave. “We’re quietly excited,” he muses as he thinks about perhaps starting up a new men’s breakfast club there. And there’s a large basement, so if a commission for a large piece came his way, there would be a place to work on it. He has served on several selection committees for public art and has worked with children in schools — both activities he hopes to continue. Mitchell continues on Page 28
Dee Covington (Sara) and Erik Sandvold (Tom) talk about life and love — and goldfish — in “Lucky Me,” which opened Oct. 25 at Curious Theatre. Courtesy photo
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Santa Claus Shop hitting high gear 55-year-old tradition makes holidays merrier By Sonya Ellingboe
sellingboe @coloradocommunitymedia.com When November arrives, organizers for the Arapahoe Santa Claus Shop swing into action — although the 55-year-old nonprofit is always present just under the surface. For the 2014 season, the shop will continue in the county-owned building it has used for years on South Datura Street in Littleton, but that building is up for sale, so a future location will be part of the volunteer organization’s future, according to longtime volunteer Shirley Nixon. The Santa Claus Shop is now accepting gently used toys at multiple locations in the south area, including fire stations. Monetary donations are tax-deductible, mailed to the Arapahoe Santa Claus Shop, P.O. Box 2004, Littleton, CO 80161. For more information, see arapahoesantashop.org. Among the volunteers who help out every year are members of Littleton High School’s FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), a national organization that encourages members to become active members of their communities as a part of learning to lead. “To be aware that everyone in our community doesn’t have the same lifestyle can be a very humbling experience for some students,” said club
sponsor Connie Martin, an LHS business teacher. Martin, who has been a volunteer herself, says when she arrived at the school nine years ago, services for the Santa Shop were already a tradition and “students have been very glad to continue.” She thinks it offers a “quality learning experience.” Student volunteers have cleaned the gently used toys, made sure the games and puzzles had all their pieces, set up toys in the age group sections, decorated the shop, assisted the customers and wrapped presents, she told volunteer Karla Langton, who is assisting with Arapahoe Santa Claus Shop publicity. Martin told Langton she recalled helping a single mother of four with toy selection and commented that it looked as though her holiday might be complete. The woman replied that it would be perfect if only she had a Christmas tree. Just that day, Martin and her husband had donated their artificial tree to the Santa Shop and she quickly presented it to the astounded mother. “That was such a rewarding experience for me and for my students. It’s just amazing how good this Santa Shop makes everyone feel,” she said. One of the enthusiastic FBLA volunteers is Littleton High senior Liz Votau, who moved to Littleton two years ago from Guam. She credits her work with the Santa Shop and her fellow FBLA volunteers as one of the major reasons she made the adjustment to Littleton so easily. “I made
Teacher Connie Martin (standing) and Littleton High senior Liv Voltau check dates for volunteering at the 2014 Arapahoe Santa Claus Shop. Courtesy photo friends and bonded with my FBLA team while organizing toys for the Santa Shop. Plus we had so much fun working with the same toys we played with when we were kids,” she said.
Family shopping days for children from birth through age 12 are on Dec. 11 and 12, and families in Littleton, Englewood and Sheridan school districts must be referred by a school, church or caseworker.
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Sunday Worship 8:00 & 10:45 a.m. Sunday School Bible Study 9:30am Trinity Lutheran School & ELC (Ages 3-5, Grades K-8)
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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
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Alongside One Another On Life’s Journey
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Parker evangelical Presbyterian church Connect – Grow – Serve
Sunday Worship
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Sunday Worship - 10:00am Bible Study immediately following Thursday Bible Study - 7:30pm Currently meeting at: Acres Green Elementary School 13524 Acres Green Drive 303-688-9506 www.LoneTreeCoC.com
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Community Church of Religious Science Sunday 10:00 a.m. at the historic Ruth Memorial Chapel on Mainstreet
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United Church Of Christ Parker Hilltop
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Joy Lutheran Church Sharing God’s Love
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Expository Teaching Through Books of the Bible Families worshipping together Iron Horse Elementary School 20151 Tallman Dr. Parker 80138 Sunday 10:00 TwentyMileBibleChurch.org
Education Hour: Sunday 9:15am Joyful Mission Preschool 303-841-3770 7051 East Parker Hills Ct. • Parker, CO 303-841-3739 www.joylutheran-parker.org
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First Presbyterian Church of Littleton Sunday Services 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Christ’s Episcopal Church 615 4th Street Castle Rock, CO 80104 303.688.5185
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THINGS DO THEATER/FILM
VETERANS DAY Tribute
DOUGLAS COUNTY High School’s theater department presents “Treasure Island” at
THE DOUGLAS County Veterans Monument Foundation for a tribute to America’s military veterans from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Veterans Monument Plaza, Fourth and Wilcox streets, Castle Rock. Go to http://dcvmf.org/ for details.
`TREASURE ISLAND’ Production 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, to Saturday, Nov. 8, at the school. Tickets are available online at www.SeatYourself.biz/dchs or may be purchased at the door. The show includes sword fights, and characters meet untimely deaths caused by both fate and each other; however, no stage blood will be used, and language will be appropriate for all ages.
COMEDY MAGICIAN THEATRE OF Dreams presents Chris Blackmore, comedy magician, at 7:30 p.m. Fri-
80S NIGHT MICHAEL JACKSON, Madonna and George Michael live again
in this evening of totally tubular hits. Show is at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, on the Main Stage at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tease up your hair and break out your leg warmers - this radical band is ready to answer the question “Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?” and asks the audience “Don’t You (Forget About Me).” Go to www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org or call 720-509-1007.
ARAPAHOE PHILHARMONIC Concert THE ARAPAHOE Philharmonic turns its focus to Russia for its second concert of the season, “Les Ballets Russes.” The performance features two pillars of the Russian ballet repertoire, Igor Stravinsky’s Petrushka and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Suite. Concert is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7 at Mission Hills Church, 620 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. Opening the program is Isolation: Day 253 for soprano and orchestra by Edgar Girtain (b. 1988), the winning score of the inaugural Vincent C. LaGuardia, Jr. Composition Competition. Go to www.arapahoe-phil.org.
day, Nov. 7, at 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Known as “The Quickest Wit in Magic,” Chris involves guests in an interactive, laugh-filled presentation that wows audiences and entertains all ages with a charming and inspirational style. Reservations required; call 303-660-6799 for tickets. Go to www.AmazingShows.com for details.
MUSIC/CONCERTS
COLORADO WOMEN’S Chorale
AUGUSTANA ARTS presents The Colorado Women’s Chorale, celebrating the music of Gwyneth Walker, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Littleton. Tickets are available at www.augustanaarts.org or by calling 303-388-4962. SEASONS OF Broadway STARS FROM Rent, Wicked, In the Heights, Memphis, and more will sing the greatest hits of the Broadway stage at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, on the Main Stage at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Adam Pascal returns to Lone Tree after a long Broadway run in Memphis, and is joined by Mandy Gonzalez who played Elphaba in Wicked, as well as Marcus Paul James who starred in In the Heights and Robin DeJesus, Tony nominated actor from the Broadway production of In the Heights and La Cage aux Folles. Go to www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org or call 720-509-1007.
COLUMBINE GENEALOGICAL & Historical Society presents a number of programs this fall. Trace your military ancestors in various wars in the “Military Ancestors” program at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11. Presented by Marilyn Elrod, learn how to use the Internet and federal, state and local resources to find information. Also, share your military memorabilia to honor your ancestor on Veterans Day. The early bird program “Family Tree Maker,” with Deena Coutant, is at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18. Then, “Heirlooms & History: Glimpses into 19th Century Lives from Unique Family Documents,” by Tom Tyler, is at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18. Journals of an ancestor’s two voyages on a Nantucket whaling ship in the 1820s and 1830s led to a family history quest that is still ongoing. A more complete biography of the Nantucket whaler and his family emerged. A museum database available online provided useful facts but also raised questions. Google Books library, online historic maps and newspapers, as well as other Internet resources, yielded narrative material as well as explaining old skeletons (e.g. slave ownership, murder, divorce, etc.). The annual Christmas potluck luncheon “Christmas Memories” will be Tuesday, Dec. 9. The group meets at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Go to www.ColumbineGenealogy. com. Email CJ Backus, president, at info@columbinegenealogy.org. SAND CREEK Massacre
NEW YORK Times bestselling “Matched” trilogy author Ally Condie will talk about her new young adult novel, “Atlantia,” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the James H. Larue Library in Highlands Ranch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event. To register, call 303-791-7323 or visit www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org.
A PHOTOGRAPHIC Journey Through the Valley of the
AWARD-WINNING NATURE photographer Wendy Shattil will show images of Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park and the San Luis Valley at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. The photos were created over 25 years. Call 303-795-3961. IDYLLWILDE HOLIDAY Bazaar SHOP IN a cozy and festive atmosphere with free coffee at the annual Idyllwilde Holi-
day Bazaar, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Idyllwilde Grand Hall, 22008 E. Idyllwilde Drive, Parker. We have exciting new gift, craft and food purveyors, as well as your old favorites. Sweet and savory crepes will be available for purchase outside the Grand Hall.
VETERANS DAY
VETERANS DAY Author Events
IN HONOR of Veterans Day, Douglas County Libraries welcomes two authors. First up, Colorado author Don Cygan will talk about his World War II book “No Silent Night: The Christmas Battle for Bastogne” at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road. Second, New York Times bestselling author and veteran Dan Hampton will talk about his book “Lords of the Sky” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St. Books will be available for sale and signing at both events. To register, call 303-791-7323 or visit www. DouglasCountyLibraries.org.
IN CONJUNCTION with the newest exhibit at the Castle Rock Museum, Tom Smith from Douglas County Split Stone Company of Sedalia will lead a tour of the Mensenberg Quarry, the last operational rhyolite quarry in Douglas County. Tour is Saturday, Nov. 8; meet at the Castle Rock Museum, 420 Elbert St., Castle Rock, at 11 a.m. for carpooling. Tour ends at 1 p.m. Contact the museum at 303-814-3164 or crmuseum@comcast.net.
FALL INTO Genealogy Research
THE LITTLETON Symphony Orchestra presents its annual free children’s concert, “Haydn Go Seek with the Orchestra,” at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St. In this wacky murder mystery, a musical collaboration between best-selling children’s author Lemony Snicket and acclaimed composer Nathaniel Stookey, everyone in the orchestra is a suspect and it’s the inspector’s job to unravel this outrageous crime. Seven-year-old pianist Madison Suh will perform the finale. Visit www.littletonsymphony.com or call 303-933-6824.
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PFLAG HIGHLANDS Ranch South Suburban will have its monthly meeting from 7-8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. After support, Matthew LeBauer, LCSW, a psychotherapist in private practice, specializing in supporting LGBTQ individuals, their families, and loved ones, will speak to the group. He has experience teaching communication & conflict resolution skills and works with individuals and people in relationships. Matthew brings collaboration and compassion to give each client the comfortable space they need. You need not be a member to attend. We welcome the LGBT community as well as their families and friends. Everything is confidential Please contact info@pflaghighlandsranch.org.
`MATCHED’ TRILOGY Author Visit
CAT ON the Keys will continue Douglas County Libraries’ free
Festival from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at Highlands Ranch High School, south of C-470 on University at Cresthill. Breadwinners of Arvada is providing the catering. Go to www.applewoodartsandcrafts.com for maps, discounts, email prizes, a peek at new and returning artisans. No strollers on Saturday.
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DEENA COUTANT presents a beginning genealogy class from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at Bemis Library.
DUO CLASSICA is back with a German spin. With Masterworks from Bach, Brahms, Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann, concert is at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the Event Hall at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Go to www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org or call 720-509-1007.
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THIS NOVEMBER marks the 150 year anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre, a tragic event in which a 700-man force of the Colorado Territory militia attacked and destroyed a peaceful village of Native Americans in southeastern Colorado Territory, killing many innocent people. Join Active Minds from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, for a look at this important and painful story and the subsequent scandal and controversy that ensued. Program location is RiverPointe, 5225 S. Prince St., Littleton. To RSVP, call RiverPointe at 303-797-0600.
ARTS IN the Afternoon: Duo Classica - German Inspirations
Life Local Music series at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive. Cat’s diverse repertoire includes classical, jazz, rock and pop. To register, call 303-7917323 or visit www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org.
EVENTS
LEGION HONORS Veterans THE GEORGE C. Evans American Legion Post 103 will join VFW Post 4666 in honoring veterans at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Ketring Park, at the Littleton WWII Memorial, 6000 S. Gallup St. There will be a tribute to all branches of the Armed Forces. VETERAN TRIBUTE THE NEXT Parker Area Historical Society meeting, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.
11, will include a tribute to veterans, a National History of Honor flight, history of Rocky Mountain Honor Flight and accomplishments, World War II stories and experiences by veterans. This is a great way to celebrate Veterans Day. Program is presented by Rocky Mountain Honor Flight, which formed in 2007 with the goal of flying every able and willing World War II veteran to Washington, D.C., to visit the WWII Memorial. The organization arranges travel, transportation, activities and meals. Groups also visit Washington landmarks such as the Korean War Memorial, the Vietnam Wall, the Lincoln Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, the changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Marine Corps War Memorial. Program will be at Ruth Memorial Chapel, 19650 E. Mainstreet, Parker.
STORY OF Early Pioneer CASTLE ROCK Museum welcomes Bob Easterly, author of “By an Act of Congress,” for a presentation on Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. A story on one of Colorado’s earliest pioneers Lewis Henry Easterly (Bob’s great-grandfather), an Illinois school teacher who moved West to the new state of Colorado in 1878 and lived in Douglas County. Refreshments will be served at 6:45 p.m. and the presentation will start at 7 p.m.
HEALTH/FITNESS
HEALTH INSURANCE Options
WHETHER YOU’RE UNINSURED, or you have private insurance, Medicaid, CHP+ or Medicare, health insurance can be confusing. Get answers at the “Are You Confused About Your Options?” event Saturday, Nov. 15, at Doctors Care, 609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Drop-in assistance, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and two free interactive workshops, from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m., are offered. Seating for the workshop is limited; register at www.smhaco.org/insurance or contact Traci Jones at 303-793-9615 or traci@smhaco.org. ALZHEIMER’S, DEMENTIA Caregivers Workshop A FREE workshop for those who care for those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia is from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital. Lunch is provided. Seating is limited; call Hope Freeman at 719-422-9320.
EDUCATION
SOCIAL SECURITY Workshop
MEMBERS OF the Financial Planning Association at Kummer Financial Strategies present a program on Social Security strategies to help you receive optimum benefits in retirement. The program is from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10 and Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The event is free to the public but space is limited. A snack will be provided. RSVP to Kummer Financial Strategies, 303-470-1209 or clientservice@kummerfinancial.com. Provide your name, phone number, which event you are attending and the number in your party. HABITATS FOR Homeschoolers HOMESCHOOL FAMILIES will have an opportunity to learn all about the various habitats and exciting mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects and fish that we have living at Chatfield State Park. Program is from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield. Explore skins and skulls, hike to our beaver habitat, and learn how to identify all of our wild and lively critters we have around the nature center. Work as a family to complete the nature savvy scavenger hunt and enter to win fun science and nature prizes. Register by Friday, Nov. 14 at https://secure. acceptiva.com/?cst=9ae680. EDITOR’S NOTE: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.
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“Anything Goes,” Cole Porter’s always popular musical, sails onstage from Nov. 14 to Dec. 28 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, plus a few added times to be announced. Tickets: townhallartscenter.org, 303-794-2787, ext. 5.
Dark comedy “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: The Musical” is a black comedy based on Pedro Almodovar’s 1988 film. Produced by Equinox Theatre Company, it plays Nov. 7-29 at the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays. Tickets: equinoxtheatredenver.com. “Songs for a New World” by Jason Robert Brown plays Nov. 14 to Dec. 21 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. It’s co-directed by Brenda Billings and Mitch Samu. A collection of characters sing pop, gospel, holiday and jazz music. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Thursdays Dec. 4, 11, 18; 6 p.m. Nov. 16 and Dec. 7; 2 p.m. Dec. 14, 21. Tickets: $26, 303-935-3044, minersalley.com.
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“To the Lighthouse,” presented by Stories On Stage, in collaboration with Light House Writers Workshop, plays at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Readers are Jessica Austgen, Geoffrey Kent and Gabriella Cavallero. Tickets: $28 adult, $15 student, 303-494-0523, storiesonstage. org.
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After a seemingly endless wait, Sarto’s Italian Eatery opened Oct. 28 in the Jefferson Park district of Denver, anchoring the southwest corner on the historic square at 2900 W. 25th Ave. The sister spot, Sarto’s Pantry, is to open this month. Led by entrepreneur Taylor Swallow, his wife Kajsa, and award-winning executive chef Brian Laird, Sarto’s offers metropolitan Italian “tailored” cuisine in a food-and-drink-forward social environment. Named for the Italian word “tailor,” Sarto’s is focused on providing an experience that is fit to their individual guests, from dish “alterations” to tailored protein portions.
“Rapunzel” will be presented by Phamaly Theatre Company as it begins life as a touring production on Nov. 14-16, at Pinnacle Performing Arts Center, 1001 W. 84th Ave., Federal Heights. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14, 1 p.m. Nov. 15, 16; 4 p.m. Nov. 15. Tickets: $7.50, 303-365-0005, phamaly.org. One-hour performance, with talk-backs about characters, actor’s disabilities and more. Also scheduled in Laramie, Wyo., Lakewood, Boulder, Greeley and Broomfield.
Open Tuesday through Sunday, 5 to 10 p.m, Sarto’s is 4,000 square feet and can accommodate 60 guests in the dining room and another 30 guests between the bar and cicchetti bar. Sharing the space’s north side storefront is Sarto’s Pantry, a gourmet market and deli where guests can purchase many of the ingredients used by Laird, including pre-packaged handmade pastas, or enjoy a casual dining experience. Sarto’s Pantry will open on November 3 and will be open 11 to 8 p.m. seven days a week. Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for BlacktieColorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktie-colorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.
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November 6, 2014
Lions’ streak, playoff hopes end Dakota Ridge gets best of Littleton, 45-7 tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com
LEFT: Dante Kakula (17) blocks for Littleton ballcarrier Tre Blake (21) during the Oct. 31 game against Dakota Ridge that helped to decide the league title, which the Lions had a shot to win outright, but wound up sharing with Dakota Ridge and Ponderosa . The Lions scored on their initial possession but the Eagles took control of the tempo of play and won the game, 45-7. ABOVE: Littleton’s Kyle Sankey (55) helps teammate Matt Ritchie (15) bring down the Dakota Ridge ballcarier, Adam Clary Oct. 31. Photos by Tom Munds could win football games.” Krantz said he has 18 seniors who will graduate in June but he has a strong group of players returning. “We were concerned about senior leadership this year but we challenged them, they stepped up and we had a good season,” he said. “We’ll do that again, asking the kids to grow, to believe in themselves and provide our leadership.” The coach said, when the kids turn in their football equipment, he will encourage them to play all the other sports they can, get into the weight room regularly and start thinking about how Littleton can be a better football team next season. Senior Tre Blake spearheaded the Lions ground game all season. Blake finished the season with 999 yards rushing and eight touchdowns on 169 carries. He added 24 catches for 665 yards and eight more touchdowns. “They were pretty tough up front so it was hard for us to have open lanes for long gains,” Blake said about Dakota Ridge’s defense. “Last year, we struggled and it wasn’t a great year. This year, we were on a mission to be a better team. We wanted wins more this year. We accomplished a lot as a team and I am a better football player now than I was a year ago.”
Littleton quarterback Joey Drennan runs the option play during the Oct. 31 game against Dakota Ridge. The Lions battled hard but it was Dakota Ridge’s night as the Eagles won the game, 45-7.
Littleton’s postseason run ends in quarters Boys soccer team falls to Air Academy in quarterfinals By Tom Munds Pomona junior receiver Danny Williams (no relation) gets a big gain and is finally brought down by a trio of Arapahoe defenders during the Panthers’ 36-32 victory Oct. 30 at North Area Athletic Complex. Photo by Dan Williams
Pomona survives Arapahoe’s upset bid Warriors took early lead over top-seeded Panthers By Daniel Williams
dwilliams @coloradocommunitymedia.com Pomona received a serious scare but won its playoff opener against Arapahoe 36-32 Oct. 30 at North Area Athletic Complex. The No. 1 Panthers survived a valiant effort by the No. 8 Warriors, who were a better team than their seed indicated. But Pomona was also playing without
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Littleton High School’s bid for a berth in the state Class 4A football tournament ended Oct. 31 when the Lions lost the final game of the regular season — and a shot at an outright 4A Plains title — to Dakota Ridge, 45-7. “This wasn’t like I wished the game had turned out but we played hard so it is alright,” said Littleton coach Kurt Krantz. “This season is huge for Littleton football. We are still trying to grow up as a program and this is a step in that direction.” The Lions came into the Oct. 31 game with a 5-4 record and 4-0 league mark. With the loss they settled for a 4-1 league finish and share the title with Dakota Ridge and Ponderosa. And while Dakota Ridge earned the No. 6 seed in the postseason and Ponderosa was awarded the No. 16 seed, Littleton will stay home with its 5-5 record. The season finale got off on a good note for the Lions as they took the opening kickoff, marched down the field and scored a touchdown for a fast 7-0 lead. The Lions depended heavily on the running game to advance the ball and, just over midfield, used a quarterback sneak from Joey Drennan to make a first down when they faced a fourth-and-one situation. The touchdown came with 4:48 left in the first quarter as, on a fourth-and-goal play from the one-yard line, Drennan pushed and worked his way over the goal line for the touchdown. Dakota Clearwater kicked the extra point to give the Lions a 7-0 lead. Dakota Ridge answered on the ensuing drive with a field goal, and after two touchdowns in the second quarter, took a 17-7 advantage into halftime. The second half was all Dakota Ridge as the Eagles scored 28 points, while holding the Lions scoreless. “Dakota Ridge didn’t do anything we didn’t expect. They just made some plays work because they were more physical at times,” Krantz said. “Like I said, we are still trying to grow up and that showed tonight. “We started the season slow, but put together a four-game winning streak that was huge for our program. We turned things around by convincing the kids to get better every week, get away from worrying about wins and losses. We told them they needed to believe in themselves and to believe they
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a couple of its best offensive players in running backs Max Borghi and Isaac Marquez who were both out injured. That allowed fourth-string running back Dillon Pace — who is really a safety — to go absolutely nuts on the ground rushing for 325 yards and three touchdowns. Pace set the pace as well as the tone for a Panthers team that struggled in the game’s opening quarter allowing Arapahoe to jump out to a 14-6 lead. The Warriors (4-6) got a solid contribution from their junior quarterback Pete Mitchell, who threw for 205 yards and Football continues on Page 28
tmunds @coloradocommunitymedia.com Littleton’s bid for a Class 4A state soccer championship ended Nov. 1 with a 1-0 loss to top-seeded Air Academy in the quarterfinals. The Kadets (18-0), runner-ups in the 2013 tournament, scored once in the first half and that was all they would need to get by the Lions. “It was a tough game. We played well but we lost 1-0 to the best team we have seen this season,” Littleton coach Pedja Vajzovic said. “They are talented and they are physical but I felt we tested them. They are a good team and I expect they will win the state championship.” Vajzovic said he has seven seniors on the roster, including his three starting midfielders. “Our seniors will be missed and hard to replace,” he said. “But we have
a good core of talented players coming back, plus some very good young players in the program so I expect we will be in the playoffs again next year.” Littleton finishes the season with a 14-4 record, having gone 2-1 in the postseason and outscoring their playoff opponents by a total of 6-1; recording shutouts of 5-0 over Mesa Ridge and 1-0 over Durango in the first two rounds. Hamadi Ali Abid scored 10 minutes into the second round contest Oct. 28 against Durango, setting up the quarterfinal showdown with Air Academy. “It was a team win,” Ali Abid said after the Durango match. “I just happened to be in the right place to kick the ball into the net.” “Durango is a very good soccer team and it was a very even game,” Vajzovic said. “I feel we controlled the tempo in the first half and they came back, played more aggressively and pushed their attacks in the second half.” He said his defense played an outstanding game, keeping the ball away from the goal area and, when the Demons did get put a shot on the net, goalie Theo Jensen made the necessary saves.
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Former Valor football standout found dead Baker University sophomore Sione Maumau dies in Kansas residence hall By Jim Benton
jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com Valor Christian athletic director and football coach Rod Sherman called the death of former player Sione Maumau a tragic loss. Maumau, a sophomore on the Baker
University football team in Baldwin City, Kan. was found dead Oct. 29 in the Irwin Hall dormitory building. According to Baker’s sports information director Tyler Price, the investigation is ongoing and officials are waiting for autopsy results to determine the cause of death. No foul play is suspected. Maumau A prayer service was held Oct. 30 at the First United Methodist Church and, according to school officials, there was not an empty seat in the
either the sanctuary or balcony. “He was a wonderful kid,” said Sherman. “He was a four-year varsity player (at Valor). He was a very hardworking player and was really one of our better leaders. He always brought excitement, joy and exuberance to practice and our team settings. “He was involved in many areas of our school. He was in our arts department. He was a member of our speech and debate team. It was a tragic loss. It was terrible. It’s been tough for our team and my heart pours out to our alumni across the country, many of them in school situations where they are by themselves. It really is tragic.”
The 5-foot-11, 240 pound defensive lineman played in two games this season and was credited with four tackles and 0.5 tackles for a loss. He was a resident assistant in Irwin Hall and a member of the Speech Choir at Baker. Tweets have been posted from all over the country using the hashtag #BakerStrong. Maumau was born in Boulder and grew up in Highlands Ranch. He is survived by his parents Viliami and Michele Maumau and three siblings. Vili Maumau played football at the University of Colorado and one season in the National Football League with the Carolina Panthers.
SPORTS ROUNDUP Football playoffs shape up
Ponderosa earned the 16th and final seed in the Class 4A playoffs. That’s the good news for the Mustangs. The bad? Ponderosa’s first round game will be at 1 p.m. against top-seeded, unbeaten and defending state champion Pine Creek on Nov. 8 at District 20 Stadium in Colorado Springs. The Eagles have won 21 straight games since dropping a game Sept. 12, 2013 against Class 5A Columbine. The Eagles have won 23 consecutive games against 4A teams with the last loss coming against Ponderosa in October 2012. The Mustangs, 5-5 overall, tied Littleton and Dakota Ridge for the Plains League title but earned the league title and a spot in the postseason by point differential. Jack Griffin, also a standout lacrosse player for the Mustangs in the spring, rushed for two touchdowns and caught a TD pass to lead Ponderosa to a 26-21 victory over Kennedy Nov. 1 at All-City Stadium in the regular season finale. Undefeated Lutheran’s strength of schedule apparently wasn’t impressive enough as the Lions were seeded fifth in Class 3A playoffs. Discovery Canyon (10-0), Ever-
green (10-0), Roosevelt (9-1) and Pueblo East (7-3) all were seeded ahead of the Lions. Lutheran (10-0) will host Palisade (7-3) Nov. 8 in a round one game to be played at 1 p.m. at Douglas County High School in Castle Rock. The Lions ended the regular season Nov. 1 with a 54-7 romp victory over Skyview on Nov. 1 as Jamil Bond rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns. The Lions have outscored opponents by an average of 47.3-16.6 this season. Cherry Creek, top-seeded in Quadrant 3 of the Class 5A playoffs, jumped ahead of Chaparral 28-0 early in the first quarter and cruised to a 49-18 first round playoff win Oct. 31 at the Stutler Bowl. The Bruins, who didn’t play a starter in the second half, rolled up 521 yards in total offense. Creek (7-3) will entertain Bear Creek (7-3) in a second round contest at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Stutler Bowl. Valor Christian quarterback Dylan McCaffrey threw three touchdown passes and Eric Lee Jr. scored three times with a rushing, receiving and interception touchdowns as the Eagles rebounded
from a rare two-game losing streak with a 48-12 first round win over Horizon. Stone Watson added 158 yards rushing on 17 carries for Valor. The Eagles (7-3) will face Highlands Ranch foe Mountain Vista (9-1) for the first meeting between the two schools in a second round game to be played at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 at Valor. Mountain Vista quarterback Brock Rubley threw a TD pass and Brendan Ike threw and caught a touchdown pass in the Golden Eagles’ 24-14 win over Cherokee Trail on Oct. 31. In other 5A games, Heritage was down 27-7 in the third quarter but rallied for a 28-27 win over Doherty Nov. 1 at Garry Berry Stadium to advance to the second round. The Eagles (7-3) will play Regis Jesuit (9-1) at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 at Littleton Public Schools Stadium. Sophomore quarterback Chase Hansen completed 26-of-36 passes for 335 yards and three touchdowns in Heritage’s comeback win over the Spartans. He also threw two interceptions. Alex Motler also tossed a TD pass for the victors. Tim Pless had 12 receptions for 201 yards and three touchdowns
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for the Eagles and Jared Leonard caught eight passes for 122 yards and a TD. Junior linebacker Jack Brouillette made 20 tackles to pace the Heritage defense. ThunderRidge had a chance to advance but dropped a 7-3 decision to Rocky Mountain. The Grizzlies (4-6) were on the Lobos’ 3-yard line with one second left in the game but couldn’t score on the final play of the game. In other Class 5A action, Castle View (4-6) gave up 395 passing yards and 526 total yards in a 41-21 loss to Fairview and Arapahoe (4-6) saw its season end following a 36-32 setback to Pomona, the topseeded team in Quadrant 4.
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for regional qualifying tournaments and most teams advance by winning two matches. That’s how Chaparral, Cherry Creek, Legend, Ponderosa and Valor Christian made it into the state tournament. Highlands Ranch took a different route after losing a match in the Region 5 tournament to Rocky Mountain in five sets. Ralston Valley beat Rocky Mountain in the first match of the tourney and then the Falcons notched a 3-1 win over the Mustangs leaving all three teams with 1-1 records. The Falcons earned the top seed in the one-set playoffs because of a higher percentage of total sets played (5 of 9). Rocky Mountain beat Ralston Valley, 25-15, in the first playoff set and then Highlands Ranch won the tourney with a 25-15 one-set win over the Lobos.
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two touchdowns. Pomona quarterback Justin Roberts and his team’s offense got it together in the second half as the senior threw a pair of second quarter touchdowns to senior Ryan Ward and sophomore Jeremy Gonzales. And then the Panthers put Arapahoe away late in the game moving the ball 86 yards down the field for the game’s longest drive which was capped by Pace’s third touchdown of the night. The Rebels would attempt a game-winning drive over the game’s final minutes but an intentional grounding call in their quarterback Mitchell created off a Panthers’ blitz turned out to be one of the difference making plays of the night. Pomona (8-2) will now prepare to face No. 5 Columbine on Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. at Jeffco Stadium. Columbine beat No. 4 Rangeview 48-7 in its playoff opener.
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on dementia. All are experienced with rapid-fire dialogue and the opening-night audience laughed throughout this new play. Is a curse hanging over Sara? The fourth character is the Ukrainian landlord, Yuri (Kurt Brighton), who is less than skilled at repairs and is always hungry. The electrical system is especially unreliable and Sara says she’s spent $4,700 on light bulbs in the past year. The play is set in Denver, although there is not a Western flavor involved. The apartment could be any of a number built in the 1950s, with green woodwork and tall windows — including the one the kid across the street keeps breaking with a hockey puck. (The kid’s mom brings cookies each time.) Amid the distractions, a love story gradually develops as the steady Tom hangs in there, despite warnings from Yuri that “Sara is lethal.” Both Sara and Tom had previous marriages that ended badly, so a wariness exists—but Caisley works it out without being saccharine and as a final touch, the inky black cat returns! The audience exited with happy faces and lively chatter.
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He says that where 50 to 150 sculptors used to apply for the large public art commissions across the nation, now 1,500 submissions are received. “Really good things are being done — maybe indirectly it’s a good thing. It comes to just luck.” In his Littleton basement were a number of smaller pieces — 60 one-of-a-kind works and perhaps another 60 in editions. Soon, they will brighten homes and businesses. He had previously talked with Jo Cole at Curtis Arts and Humanities Center, where he had exhibited, about the possibility of a benefit auction of a number of his smaller works, all displaying Mitchell’s droll sense of humor and fine design ability. He grew up in Michigan, attended college, and was trained in metal fabrication in the experimental engineering group at General Motors Truck and Coach Division, where he was a project engineer. Those skills eventually led to a second career as a sculptor who understood how to manipulate steel and color it brightly. A percentage of the sale price for each sculpture sold will benefit the center’s numerous arts programs. Greenwood Village Mayor Ron Rakowsky is honorary chairperson of the event and Jim Sidinger is chair.
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MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MIDFIRST BANK Date of Deed of Trust: February 24, 2003 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 25, 2003 Recording Information (Reception Number): B3061114 Original Principal Amount: $160,706.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $130,755.61 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 1, BLOCK 6, AURORA HILLS FILING NUMBER 8, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, Also known by street and number as: 601 S. QUENTIN STREET, AURORA, CO 80112. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly Shilliday #24423 Iman Tehrani #44076 Erin Robson #46557 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 150, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-14-625374-JS The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012
Public Notices Public Trustees Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0887-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 6, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) LISA L. DRUMMOND Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, DISTINCTIVE HOME LENDING, INC., CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A Date of Deed of Trust September 10, 2009 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 11, 2009 Recording Information (Reception Number) B9099803 Original Principal Amount $150,719.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $147,181.90 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE Also known by street and number as: 7503 SOUTH STEELE STREET, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/03/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 10/9/2014 Last Publication: 11/6/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 08/06/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly L. Decker #32647 Toni M.N. Dale #30580 Jolene Kaminski #46144 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 14-910-27060 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 EXHIBIT A CONDOMINIUM UNIT 2, IN BUILDING 1, MONTEREY CONDOMINIUMS PHASE 3, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF MONTEREY CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED JULY 26, 1983 IN BOOK 3924 AT PAGE 1, SAID CONDOMINIUM IS FURTHER DEPICTED AND DESCRIBED BY THE MAP OF DISCOVERY AT MONTERERY PHASE 3 RECORDED, SEPTEMBER 19, 1983, IN PLAT BOOK 67, AT PAGES 56-59, ALL IN THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDERS OFFICE OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. A.P.N.: 207736-1-11-002 Legal Notice NO.: 0887-2014 First Publication: 10/9/2014 Last Publication: 11/6/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0889-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 8, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): JAIME QUINTERO Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR IRWIN MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MIDFIRST BANK Date of Deed of Trust: February 24, 2003 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 25, 2003 Recording Information (Reception Number): B3061114 Original Principal Amount: $160,706.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $130,755.61 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 1, BLOCK 6, AURORA HILLS FILING NUMBER 8, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, Also known by street and number as: 601 S. QUENTIN STREET, AURORA, CO 80112.
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NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/03/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 10/9/2014 Last Publication: 11/6/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 08/08/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Jennifer K. Cruseturner #44452 Courtney E Wright #45482 David R. Doughty #40042 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Eve M. Grina #43658 Allison L Berry #34531 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-002739 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 Legal Notice NO.: 0889-2014 First Publication: 10/9/2014 Last Publication: 11/6/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0892-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 8, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): Mary J. Kohler Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for North American Mortgage Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust: October 26, 2001 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: November 07, 2001 Recording Information (Reception Number): B1191273 Original Principal Amount: $105,700.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $85,408.64 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE Also known by street and number as: 1165 S Fairplay Cr #B, Aurora, CO 80112. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/03/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 10/9/2014 Last Publication: 11/6/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 08/08/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly Shilliday #24423 Iman Tehrani #44076 Erin Robson #46557 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 150, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-14-625374-JS The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 0892-2014 Exhibit A LOT 1, BLOCK 4, NEVIN VILLAGE GREEN FILING NO. 1 PARCEL 1 - AN UNDIVIDED 1/24TH INTEREST IN AND TO SAID LOT 1, BLOCK 4, SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS OF RECORD;
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0892-2014 Exhibit A LOT 1, BLOCK 4, NEVIN VILLAGE GREEN FILING NO. 1 PARCEL 1 - AN UNDIVIDED 1/24TH INTEREST IN AND TO SAID LOT 1, BLOCK 4, SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS OF RECORD; PARCEL 2 - ALL OF THAT SPACE OF AREA WHICH LIES BETWEEN THE CEILING AND THE FLOOR, AND THE WALLS OF APARTMENT OR UNIT B IN BUILDING NO. 1165 NOW CONSTRUCTED IN SAID LOT 1, BLOCK 4, SAID BUILDING LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY AS SHOWN ON THE AREA PLAT PLAN AND CONDOMINIUM PLAT FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, ON AUGUST 21, 1972 IN CONDOMINIUM PLAT BOOK 22 AT PAGE 84, PARCEL 3 - AN UNDIVIDED 1/4 INTEREST IN AND TO THE APARTMENT BUILDING, EQUIPMENT THEREIN INSTALLED AND APPURTENANT THERETO WITHIN WHICH THE ABOVE DESCRIBED SPACE OR AREA LOCATED, TOGETHER WITH: (1) THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE BALCONIES AIRCONDITIONERS OR OTHER APPLIANCES WHICH PROJECT BEYOND THE SPACE OR AREA ABOVE DESCRIBED AND CONTIGOUS THERETO. (2) A RIGHT OF WAY, IN COMMON WITH OTHERS, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM THE PROPERTY ABOVE DESCRIBED; (3) THE RIGHT TO USE STAIRS, HALLS, PASSAGE WAYS AND OTHER COMMON AREAS IN THE APARTMENT BUILDING DESCRIBED IN PARCEL 2 ABOVE IN COMMON WITH OTHER OWNERS OF SUCH BUILDING, INCLUDING THEIR AGENTS, SERVANTS EMPLOYEES AND INVITEES, (4) THE RIGHT TO USE COMMON AREAS IN SAID PARCEL 1 IN COMMON WIT H OTHERS OWNERS OF SPACE OR AREAS IN APARTMENT BUILDING NOW CONSTRUCTED IN SAID PARCEL 1, EXCEPT THE USE OF THE COMMON AREAS LOCATED IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN THAT DESCRIBED IN PARCEL 2 ABOVE, INCLUDING THEIR AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES AND INVITEES, EXCEPTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS: 1. GRANTOR EXPRESSLY EXCEPTS AND EXCLUDES FORM THIS CONVEYANCE THE SPACE OR AREA BETWEEN THE CEILINGS, FLOOR AND WALLS OF ALL APARTME NTS IN THE APARTMENT BUILDING CONSTRUCTED IN SAID PARCEL 1, OTHER THAN THE SPACE OR AREA HEREIN SPECIFICALLY CONVEYED, 2. GRANTOR FURTHER EXPRESSLY EXCEPTS AND EXCLUDES FROM THIS CONVEYANCE ALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT THEREIN AND APPURTENANCES THERETO CONSTRUCTED ON SAID PARCEL 1 OTHER THAN THE UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE APARTMENT BUILDING, EQUIPMENT AND APPURTENANCES THERETO HEREIN SPECIFICALLY CONVEYED SO THAT THE GRANTEES HEREIN SHALL HAVE NO RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO ANY BUILDINGS OR IMPROVEMENTS OTHER THAN SPECIFICALLY CONVEYED HEREIN AS PARCEL 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. and is also known by street and number as 1165 S Fairplay Cr #B, Aurora , CO 80112. Legal Notice NO.: 0892-2014 First Publication: 10/9/2014 Last Publication: 11/6/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0911-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 13, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): SARAI GUILD AND JASON CARL GUILD Original Beneficiary(ies): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust: March 25, 2010 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: March 25, 2010 Recording Information (Reception Number): D0028643 Original Principal Amount: $147,184.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: $137,908.27 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 33, BLOCK 1, ILIFF PLACE TOWNHOMES SUBDIVISION FILING NO.1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2390 S WHEELING CIR, AURORA, CO 80120. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/10/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 10/16/2014 Last Publication: 11/13/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 08/13/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the
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on Wednesday, 12/10/2014, at the East Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 10/16/2014 Last Publication: 11/13/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 08/13/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly L. Decker #32647 Toni M.N. Dale #30580 Jolene Kaminski #46144 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 14-944-27101 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012
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Legal Notice NO.: 0911-2014 First Publication: 10/16/2014 Last Publication: 11/13/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0928-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 22, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s) Jose Alfredo Nunez Renteria Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for U.S. Bank National Association, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. Bank National Association Date of Deed of Trust October 20, 2005 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust October 28, 2005 Recording Information (Reception Number) B5163046 Original Principal Amount $194,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $193,724.99 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property to be foreclosed is: SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE Also known by street and number as: 5555 E Briarwood Ave 2-204, Centennial, CO 80122. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/17/2014, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 10/23/2014 Last Publication: 11/20/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. DATE: 08/22/2014 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Milnor H Senior, III #7226 Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 13CO00633-1 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 9/2012 0928-2014 Exhibit A Condominium Unit No. 204, Building No. 2, The Summer Hill Condominiums, According to the Condominium Map of The Summer Hill Condominiums, Recorded August 5, 1998 At Reception No. A8122309, And As Defined By The Condominium Declaration of The Summer Hill Condominiums, Recorded June 9, 1997 at Reception No. A7067837, in The Office of The County Clerk and Recorder, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. Legal Notice NO.: 0928-2014 First Publication: 10/23/2014 Last Publication: 11/20/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0936-2014 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 29, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): Buddy L Harris and Margo I Harris Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Franklin a Division of Nat. City Bank of IN Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, on behalf of the certificate holders of the FFMLT Trust 2006-FF13, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF13 Date of Deed of Trust: June 16, 2006 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 22, 2006 Recording Information (Reception Number): B6092098 Original Principal Amount: $206,800.00
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To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 29, 2014, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records. Original Grantor(s): Buddy L Harris and Margo I Harris Original Beneficiary(ies): Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Franklin a Division of Nat. City Bank of IN Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Public Notice Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Tobehalf advertise public notices callTO 303-566-4100 as Trustee, on of the your certificate NOTICE CREDITORS holders of the FFMLT Trust 2006-FF13, In the Matter of the Estate of: Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Shirley Folsom, Series 2006-FF13 a/k/a Shirley Blanche Gravette Folsom, Date of Deed of Trust: June 16, 2006 a/k/a Shirley Blanche Gravett Folsom, County of Recording: Arapahoe a/k/a Shirley B. Folsom, Recording Date of Deed of Trust: June 22, a/k/a Shirley B Folsom, 2006 a/k/a Shirley Blanche Gravett , Recording Information (Reception a/k/a Shirley Blanche Folsom, Number): B6092098 Deceased Case Number 2014PR030818 Original Principal Amount: $206,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance: All persons having claims against the $223,707.58 above-named estate are required to Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you present them to the Personal Representare hereby notified that the covenants of ative or to District Court of Arapahoe the deed of trust have been violated as County, Colorado on or before March 1, follows: failure to pay principal and in2015, or the claims may be forever barred. terest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of GracePoint Community Church debt secured by the deed of trust and othc/o Fred Lian er violations thereof. 90 E. Orchard Road THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Littleton, CO 80212 The property to be foreclosed is: LOT 1, BLOCK 3, SOUTH PARK, FILLegal Notice No.: 55527 ING NO 2, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, First Publication: October 30, 2014 STATE OF COLORADO Last Publication: November 13, 2014 Also known by street and number as: Publisher: Littleton Independent 6450 S Windermere St, Littleton, CO 80120. PUBLIC NOTICE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURNOTICE TO CREDITORS RENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN Estate of Steven Michael Laimbock, OF THE DEED OF TRUST. aka Steven M. Laimbock, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30863 NOTICE OF SALE All persons having claims against the The current holder of the Evidence of Debt above-named estate are required to secured by the Deed of Trust, described present them to the Personal Representherein, has filed Notice of Election and ative named below or to the Probate Court Demand for sale as provided by law and of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or bein said Deed of Trust. fore February 24, 2015 or the claims may THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given be forever barred. that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/17/2014, at the East Jerrilynn Tucker Hearing Room, County Administration Personal Representative Building, 5334 South Prince Street, 16535 West 12th Place Littleton, Colorado,, sell to the highest and Golden, Colorado 80401 best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Legal Notice No: 55504 Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for First Publication: October 23, 2014 the purpose of paying the indebtedness Last Publication: November 6, 2014 provided in said Evidence of Debt sePublisher: Littleton Independent cured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items PUBLIC NOTICE allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as NOTICE TO CREDITORS provided by law. Estate of Bruce Lee Knight, First Publication: 10/23/2014 Deceased Last Publication: 11/20/2014 Case Number: 2014 PR 350 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO All persons having claims against the A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO above-named estate are required to FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE present them to the Personal RepresentBY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO ative or to the District Court of Arapahoe CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED. County, Colorado on or before February DATE: 08/29/2014 23, 2015 or the claims may be forever Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for barred. the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado James C. Howell By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee Personal Representative The name, address, business telephone 625 Southern Cross Drive number and bar registration number of the Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906 attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Legal Notice No: 55506 Caren Jacobs Castle #11790 First Publication: October 23, 2014 Deanna L. Westfall #23449 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Jennifer Griest #34830 Publisher: Littleton Independent Britney Beall-Eder #34935 Kimberly L. Martinez #40351 PUBLIC NOTICE Christopher T. Groen #39976 Cynthia Lowery-Graber #34145 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Castle Law Group, LLC 999 18th Estate of Elly Elliott Schaefer, Street #2201, Denver, CO 80202 (303) aka Elly E. Schaefer, 865-1400 aka Elly Schaefer, Attorney File # 12-11239R aka Esther Elliott Schaefer, The Attorney above is acting as a debt Deceased collector and is attempting to collect a Case Number: 2014 PR 30888 debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. All persons having claims against the ©Public Trustees' Association above-named estate are required to of Colorado Revised 9/2012 present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe Legal Notice NO.: 0936-2014 County, Colorado on or before March 2, First Publication: 10/23/2014 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. Last Publication: 11/20/2014 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Kim Schaefer Personal Representative 10115 Park Royale Drive Indianapolis, IN 46229
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County Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1790 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, Colorado 80120 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/ Petitioner: MiShala Andrea Garcia For Minor Child: Marisol Andrea Garcia To Change the Child’s Name to: Isabella Elizabeth Merovech Case Number: 2014 C 301100 NOTICE TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT BY PUBLICATION Notice to: John Kirk Wiles, non custodial parent. Notice is given that a hearing is scheduled as follows: Date: November 7, 2014 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: 1790 W. Littleton Blvd. Division A1 Littleton, Colorado 80120 For the purpose of requesting a change of name for Marisol Andrea Garcia. At this hearing the Court may enter an order changing the name of the minor child. To support or voice objection to the proposed name change, you must appear at the hearing. Date: 9.26.2014 MiShala Andrea Garcia Legal Notice No.: 55455 First Publication: October 9, 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent
Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Barbara Duncan Parker, Deceased Case Number 2014PR30622 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 1, 2015, or the claims may be forever barred. Cyndi L. Lyden Personal Representative 1777 South Harrison Street, Suite 1250 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No.: 55521 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: November 13 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent
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Legal Notice No: 55528 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: November 13, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Grayson Montgomery, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30691 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 1, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. Gaylen Bennett Personal Representative 14212 W. Rico Drive Sun City West, AZ 85375 Legal Notice No: 55531 First Publication: October 30, 2014 Last Publication: November 13, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Stanley R. Medsker, aka Stanley Richard Medsker, aka Stan Medsker, and as Stan Medsker, SRM, Deceased Case Number: 2014 PR 30864 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before March 6, 2015 or the claims may be forever barred. Aldah M. Medsker Personal Representative 1900 East Girard Place, No. 1204 Englewood, Colorado 80113 303-761-9710 Legal Notice No: 55538 First Publication: November 6, 2014 Last Publication: November 20, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on October 9, 2014 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court. The petition requests that the name of Cheyanne Garcia Franco be changed to Cheyanne Eve Cano-Garcia. Case No.: 2014 C 301139 Judge C. N. Chauche Legal Notice No: 55540 First Publication: November 6, 2014 Last Publication: November 20, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: Shirley Folsom, a/k/a Shirley Blanche Gravette Folsom, a/k/a Shirley Blanche Gravett Folsom, a/k/a Shirley B. Folsom, a/k/a Shirley B Folsom, a/k/a Shirley Blanche Gravett , a/k/a Shirley Blanche Folsom, Deceased Case Number 2014PR030818
DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO Address: 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Co. 80112
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Victoria R Pope, Owner of the Property to accomplish. games have been Debra D Collins, Owner of the Property Bank Of America NA Inspiration for
Internet-based escape the Clue Room’s backpopular online for more than a decade, but stories and Regarding real property situate in the tasks come from movies, TV people who visit the Clue Room, a new enCounty of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, shows, books and role-playing games. which is all of the property encumbered by tertainment business in Centennial, enjoy said assessment lien, is described as fol- with a mystery concept to it,” “Anything the experience live. lows: Todd Mata said. “People really love role-playing,” said Lot 22 Block 1, The Shores— The two escape games will be changed Filing No. 2 County of Arapahoe, Todd Mata, who owns the Clue Room with State of Colorado every six months, and eventually, higher also known as 2883 South Lansing his wife Elisa. “This challenges your brain, Way, Aurora, CO 80014 degrees of challenge will be offered. and you have a good time doing it. It’s about The games offered at the Clue Room are NOTICE OF SALE getting into a role and solving problems.” not scary, Elisa Mata said, and there are no Under a Decree in Foreclosure entered on To play the game, a team ofJuly two to eight 22, 2014 in the above entitled action, that people interact with belive actors I am ordered to sell the following property people deciphers clues by solving puzzles, which is all of the property currently cause theenMatas believe it would take away cumbered by the aAssessment Lien deriddles and codes. The goal is to collect from the critical thinking aspect. scribed in said Judgment and Decree of key and escape the room within 60 minForeclosure. “Things are not as they appear in the utes. The Plaintiff named above is theRoom,” creditor Elisa Mata said. “(But) it’s not Clue in are this action and the current owner of the People playing the gameevidence encoura property haunted house. It’s an activity to use of debt securedlike by the being as of July 22, 2014, the aged to “tear the room apart,” so sold; theyandcan your wits.”on outstanding principal due and owing thoroughly inspect all props that may lead said judgment was $23,025.47. The Matas had their first experience to a clue. with a highest live escape game in Spain when the I shall offer for public sale to the bidder, for cash, at public auction, all the “It’s not like going to someone’s house,” traveled to Europe last summer durright, title, and interest offamily the Defendants in said properties 4, 2014, Todd Mata said. “You can move things,on December ing one of Todd Mata’s business trips. at 10:00 o’clock A.M. in front of the Aropen things and take things down.” apahoe County Sheriff's Office AdminisTheir two teenage children were with Building, located at 13101 E. BronPart of the idea is to create atration team-buildthem, they wanted to find an activity the cos Pkwy., Centennial, CO 80112,so phone ing activity, Elisa Mata added.number 720-874-3935. entire family would enjoy, they said, and PUBLIC NOTICE DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO Address: 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Co. 80112
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Plaintiff: The Shores Homeowners Association I, Inc. Defendants: Victoria R. Pope, Debra D. Collins, Bank of America NA Name: Claudia R. Villa Harm & Villa LLC Address: 1554 Emerson Street Denver, Colorado 80218 Telephone Number: (303) 832-9476 Fax Number: (303) 832-7711 E-Mail: crvilla@qwestoffice.net Atty. Reg.#: 47251 Case No: 2014CV030430: Division: 402 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This Notice is given with regard to the Assessment Lien of The Shores Homeowners Association I, Inc. Victoria R Pope, Owner of the Property Debra D Collins, Owner of the Property Bank Of America NA Regarding real property situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, which is all of the property encumbered by said assessment lien, is described as follows: Lot 22 Block 1, The Shores— Filing No. 2 County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado also known as 2883 South Lansing Way, Aurora, CO 80014 NOTICE OF SALE Under a Decree in Foreclosure entered on July 22, 2014 in the above entitled action, I am ordered to sell the following property which is all of the property currently encumbered by the Assessment Lien described in said Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure. The Plaintiff named above is the creditor in this action and the current owner of the evidence of debt secured by the property being sold; and as of July 22, 2014, the outstanding principal due and owing on said judgment was $23,025.47. I shall offer for public sale to the highest bidder, for cash, at public auction, all the right, title, and interest of the Defendants in said properties on December 4, 2014, at 10:00 o’clock A.M. in front of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Administration Building, located at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy., Centennial, CO 80112, phone number 720-874-3935. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** **THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.** Name, address, telephone number and email address of the attorney representing the owner of the indebtedness and foreclosing lienor: Claudia R. Villa, Harm & Villa LLC Attorneys At Law 1554 Emerson Street, Denver, CO 80218 303-832-9476 * crvilla@qwestoffice.net Dated: September 11, 2014 David C. Walcher, Sheriff County of Arapahoe State of Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 55212 First Publication: October 9, 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Published In: Littleton Independent, 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., #210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. ** **THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.**
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Name, address, telephone number and email address of the attorney representing the owner of the indebtedness and foreclosing lienor:
PUBLIC NOTICE
Claudia R. Villa, Harm & Villa LLC Attorneys At Law 1554 Emerson Street, Denver, CO 80218 303-832-9476 * crvilla@qwestoffice.net Dated: September 11, 2014 David C. Walcher, Sheriff County of Arapahoe State of Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 55212 First Publication: October 9, 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Published In: Littleton Independent, 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., #210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 PUBLIC NOTICE COUNTY COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 1790 W. LITTLETON BLVD. LITTLETON, CO 80120 Plaintiff: BELLCO FIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION vs. Defendant(s): ROBERT L. LYNCH David A. Bauer, #7576 David A. Bauer, P.C. 2594 South Lewis Way, Suite A Lakewood, Colorado 80227 Phone: 303-986-1200 Fax: 303-988-8913 Case Number: 03 C 1852 NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE WHEREAS, Plaintiff has moved this Court pursuant to said rules of civil procedure that the judgment entered in the instant matter on February 28, 2003 in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant(s) which judgment remains unsatisfied, be revived, NOW THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, the Defendant(s), ROBERT L. LYNCH , shall show cause within fourteen (14) days from the service of this Notice to Show Cause if any he/she/they has/have, why the judgment heretofore entered should not be revived with like force and effect.
District Court, Arapahoe County, State of Colorado Address: 7325 S. Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112 Phone Number: 303-649-6355 Plaintiff: BUCKINGHAM OAKS CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATION, INC. and Defendant: SANDRA KAY; CITY OF AURORA, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION; and SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC. Case No: 13CV32080 * Division: 408 SHERIFF'S NOTICE OF SALE Under a Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure entered August 18, 2014, in the above entitled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property, as follows: Original Grantor: Sandra Kay Original Beneficiary: Buckingham Oaks Condominium Association Current Holder of the evidence of debt secured by the Notice of Lien: Buckingham Oaks Condominium Association Date of Notice of Lien: December 20, 2013 Date of Recording of Notice of Lien: December 20, 2013 County of Recording: Arapahoe County, Colorado Recording Information: D3150719 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $6,402.00 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $4,304.00 Amount of Judgment entered 8/18/2014: $7,178.54 Description of property to be foreclosed: Condominium Unit No. 12229, Building 20, Buckingham Oaks (a condominium) in accordance with and subject to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Buckingham Oaks (a condominium) recorded on September 11, 1981 in Book 3488 at Page 672, and Map recorded on September 11, 1981 in Plat Book 52 at Page 63-67 County of Arapahoe, Colorado Records, together with the right to the exclusive use of Parking Space No. 119, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado; a/k/a 12229 E. Ford Ave., Aurora, Colorado
WITNESS the hand and seal of the Clerk of the Court in LITTLETON, Colorado, this 19th day of August, 2014.
THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF BUCKINGHAM OAKS CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATION, INC.
/s/ Clerk of the Court Clerk of the Court
THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Legal Notice No.: 55543 First Publication: November 6, 2014 Last Publication: December 4, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent
NOTICE OF SALE THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 10:00 o'clock A.M., on December 11, 2014, at the Office of the Arapahoe County Sheriff, 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor therein, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE.** All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3851.
District Court, Arapahoe County, State of Colorado Address: 7325 S. Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112 Phone Number: 303-649-6355
Plaintiff: BUCKINGHAM OAKS CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATION, INC. and Defendant: SANDRA KAY; CITY OF AURORA, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION; and SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC. Case No: 13CV32080 * Division: 408 SHERIFF'S NOTICE OF SALE
Under a Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure entered August 18, 2014, in the above entitled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property, as follows: Original Grantor: Sandra Kay Original Beneficiary: Buckingham Oaks Condominium Association Current Holder of the evidence of debt secured by the Notice of Lien: Buckingham Oaks Condominium Association Date of Notice of Lien: December 20, 2013 Date of Recording of Notice of Lien: December 20, 2013 County of Recording: Arapahoe County, Colorado Recording Information: D3150719 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $6,402.00 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $4,304.00 Amount of Judgment entered 8/18/2014: $7,178.54 Description of property to be foreclosed: Condominium Unit No. 12229, Building 20, Buckingham Oaks (a condominium) in accordance with and subject to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Buckingham Oaks (a conTripAdvisor suggesting live escape one in the Denver area. dominium) recordedkept on September 11, 1981 in Book 3488 at Page 672, and Map games.on September 11, 1981 in Plat “It’s still a pretty new form of entertainrecorded Book“It 52 was at Page 63-67 County of Ar-we’d ever done,” the coolest thing ment,” Todd Mata said. apahoe, Colorado Records, together with the right Mata to the exclusive use of Parking The Clue Room opened the first week Todd said, adding that the teens PUBLIC and NOTICE Space No. 119, County of Arapahoe, of September. For more information, visit adults had fun together asNOTICE teamOF PROPOSED State of Colorado; a/k/aworking 12229 E. Ford Ave., Aurora, Colorado 2015 BUDGET members. NOTICE TO AMENDwww.theclueroom.com. 2014 BUDGET THE PROPERTY BE SOLD AND DE-returned TRAILMARK METROPOLITAN “Any team with a bit of creativity, good Once theTOMata family home, SCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE DISTRICT Pthey ROPE R T Y C U R R that E N T Llive Y Eescape Ndiscovered games are ideas and logical thinking can escape the CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF BUCKNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proClue gainingOAKS popularity internationally andbudget in has INGHAM CONDOMINIUMS ASposed 2015 beenRoom,” submit- Todd Mata said. “Be sure to SOCIATION, INC. ted to the Board of always of the outside of the box.” most major U.S. cities, but there was not Directorsthink TrailMark Metropolitan District for the THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY Public Notice ensuing year 2015; that a copy of such NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. proposed budget has been filed in the ofCITY OF LITTLETON fice of the District located at Community NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Resource Services of Colorado, LLC, ZONING MATTER 7995 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVGreenwood Village, Colorado, where EN that I will, at 10:00 o'clock A.M., on NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE same is open for public inspection; and December 11, 2014, at the Office of the FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING WILL that such proposed budget will be conArapahoe County Sheriff, 13101 East BE HELD BY THE CITY OF LITTLETON sidered at a special meeting of the Broncos Parkway, Centennial, Colorado, AT THE CITY CENTER, 2255 WEST Board of Directors of the District to be sell to the highest and best bidder for BERRY AVENUE, LITTLETON, COLORheld at the TrailMark Learning Center, cash, the said real property described ADO: TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION 9743 South Carr Street, Littleton, CO FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT above, and all interest of said Grantor and 80127, on November 13, 2014, at 6:30 FOR A CHILDCARE CENTER CONthe heirs and assigns of said Grantor p.m. CERNING PROPERTY LOCATED AT therein, for the purpose of paying the judg4780 W. MINERAL AVENUE. ALL ment amount entered herein, and will deNOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the THOSE WISHING TO BE HEARD liver to the purchaser a Certificate of PurBoard of Directors of the TrailMark MetroSHOULD BE PRESENT AT THE TIME chase, all as provided by law. politan District may consider amending the AND PLACE STATED BELOW. FOR District’s 2014 budget at this meeting. MOR E IN FOR MATION , C ALL TH E **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE LITTLETON PLANNING DIVISION AT CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFIAny elector within the District may, at any 303-795-3748. CIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID time prior to the final adoption of the 2015 AT TIME OF SALE.** budget or 2014 budget amendment, inPLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING spect the budgets and file or register any AT 7:00 P.M. ON NOVEMBER 24, 2014 All telephone inquiries for information objections thereto. should be directed to the office of the unAPPLICANT: THREE BRIDGE dersigned Sheriff at 720-874-3851. This meeting is open to the public. PARTNERS, LLC The name, address and business teleBY ORDER OF THE BOARD CITY STAFF CONTACT: phone number of each of the attorneys OF DIRECTORS OF THE phall@littletongov.org representing the holder of the evidence of TRAILMARK METROPOLITAN debt are as follows: DISTRICT Legal Notice No.: 55544 First Publication: November 6, 2014 Kerry Simpson, Atty. Reg. No. 35514, /s/ CRS of Colorado, LLC, Manager Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Pickard & Ross, P.C., 12712 W. Ken Caryl Publisher: Littleton Independent Ave., Littleton, Colorado 80127, 303-989Legal Notice No.: 55539 6655. First Publication: November 6, 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A Publisher: Littleton Independent DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBPublic Notice TAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPUBLIC NOTICE POSE. HIGHLINE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK This Sheriff's Notice of Sale is signed NOTICE CONCERNING 2014 AND RECREATION DISTRICT September 15, 2014. BUDGET AMENDMENT NOTICE CONCERNING David C. Walcher, Sheriff AND PROPOSED 2015 BUDGET BUDGET AMENDMENT Arapahoe County, Colorado NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interNotice is hereby given to all interested By: Sgt. James Osborn ested parties that the necessity has arisparties that the necessity has risen to Deputy Sheriff en to amend the Highline Business Imamend the South Suburban Park and Reprovement District 2014 Budget and that a creation District’s 2014 Budget. A copy of Public Notice: 55228 proposed 2015 Budget has been submitthe proposed amended 2014 Budget has First Publication: October 16, 2014 ted to the Board of Directors of the Highbeen filed at 6631 South University Last Publication: November 13, 2014 line Business Improvement District; and Boulevard, where it is open for public inPublished in: Littleton Independent, that copies of the proposed Amended spection. The adoption of a resolution to 9137 S Ridgeline Blvd, #210, 2014 Budget and 2015 Budget have been amend the 2014 Budget will be conHighlands Ranch, CO 80129 filed at the District's offices, 141 Union sidered at a public meeting of the Board of Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, ColorDirectors of the District. The meeting will ado, where the same is open for public inbe held at the Goodson Recreation Censpection; and that adoption of Resoluter, 6315 South University Boulevard on tions Amending the 2014 Budget and AdNovember 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Any opting the 2015 Budget will be considered elector within the District at any time prior at a public hearing of the Board of Directto the final adoption of the resolution to ors of the District to be held at the offices amend the 2014 Budget may inspect and PUBLIC NOTICE of Facilities Contracting Inc., 981 Southfile or register any objections thereto. park Drive, Littleton, Colorado, on TuesNOTICE OF PROPOSED day, November 18, 2014, at 10:00 A.M. SOUTH SUBURBAN PARK 2015 BUDGET Any elector within the District may, at any AND RECREATION DISTRICT NOTICE TO AMEND 2014 BUDGET time prior to the final adoption of the ResBY PAMELA M. ELLER (SECRETARY) TRAILMARK METROPOLITAN olutions to Amend the 2014 Budget and DISTRICT adopt the 2015 Budget, inspect and file or Legal Notice No.: 55541 register any objections thereto. First Publication: November 6, 2014 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proHIGHLINE BUSINESS Last Publication: November 6, 2014 posed 2015 budget has been submitIMPROVEMENT DISTRICT Publisher: Littleton Independent ted to the Board of Directors of the TrailMark Metropolitan District for the By /s/ Steven Rasmussen Public Notice ensuing year 2015; that a copy of such President proposed budget has been filed in the ofCITY OF LITTLETON fice of the District located at Community Legal Notice No.: 55542 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Resource Services of Colorado, LLC, First Publication: November 6, 2014 ZONING MATTER 7995 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Greenwood Village, Colorado, where Publisher: Littleton Independent NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE same is open for public inspection; and FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING WILL that such proposed budget will be conBE HELD BY THE CITY OF LITTLETON sidered at a special meeting of the AT THE CITY CENTER, 2255 WEST Board of Directors of the District to be BERRY AVENUE, LITTLETON, COLORheld at the TrailMark Learning Center, ADO: TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION 9743 South Carr Street, Littleton, CO FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 80127, on November 13, 2014, at 6:30 FOR A CHILDCARE CENTER CONp.m. CERNING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4780 W. MINERAL AVENUE. ALL NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the THOSE WISHING TO BE HEARD Board of Directors of the TrailMark MetroSHOULD BE PRESENT AT THE TIME politan District may consider amending the AND PLACE STATED BELOW. FOR District’s 2014 budget at this meeting. MOR E IN FOR MATION , C ALL THE LITTLETON PLANNING DIVISION AT Any elector within the District may, at any 303-795-3748. time prior to the final adoption of the 2015 budget or 2014 budget amendment, inPLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING spect the budgets and file or register any AT 7:00 P.M. ON NOVEMBER 24, 2014 objections thereto.
The Matas Family, from left, Veronica, 19, Conrad, 14, Elisa and Todd (co-owners) opened the Clue Room in Centennial the first week of September. The Clue Room is Denver’s first live escape game, despite the concept’s growth in popularity in other major U.S. cities and countries around the world. Courtesy photo
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This meeting is open to the public.
The name, address and business telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of debt are as follows:
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TRAILMARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
Kerry Simpson, Atty. Reg. No. 35514, Pickard & Ross, P.C., 12712 W. Ken Caryl Ave., Littleton, Colorado 80127, 303-9896655.
/s/ CRS of Colorado, LLC, Manager
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This Sheriff's Notice of Sale is signed September 15, 2014. David C. Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. James Osborn Deputy Sheriff Public Notice: 55228 First Publication: October 16, 2014 Last Publication: November 13, 2014 Published in: Littleton Independent, 9137 S Ridgeline Blvd, #210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
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Legal Notice No.: 55539 First Publication: November 6, 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent
APPLICANT: THREE BRIDGE PARTNERS, LLC CITY STAFF CONTACT: phall@littletongov.org Legal Notice No.: 55544 First Publication: November 6, 2014 Last Publication: November 6, 2014 Publisher: Littleton Independent
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Local art takes flight in Centennial Aviation-inspired artist featured as part of Picture Centennial By Christy Steadman
csteadman @coloradocommunitymedia.com A lot of people don’t know there are nationally recognized artists living amongst them in the local community. One of these artists is Don Feight, whose art has won both national and local awards. Feight is this quarter’s featured artist for Picture Centennial. “(Picture Centennial) is a community initiative to bring something new,” said organizer Jonah Schneider, with the City of Centennial. “It’s to expose citizens to something they haven’t seen before.” The featured artist’s work is displayed for three months in the Centennial Civic Center building, 13133 E. Arapahoe Rd. When the public comes to the building to conduct business, positive comments are made on the artwork on a daily basis, Schneider said. Picture Centennial was initiated by Centennial city manager John Danielson about a year and a half ago to promote local artists, Schneider said. Feight is the seventh artist to be featured for the event. An artist can have artwork displayed if one of three criteria is met, she said. Artists
MORE INFORMATION Where to buy items of the Children’s Hospital Holiday Card Project: • The Children’s Hospital gift shops: Children’s Hospital Colorado South Campus, 1811 Plaza Dr., Highlands Ranch; Children’s Hospital Colorado on Anschutz Medical Campus, 13123 E. 16th Ave., Aurora • Online at: www.childrenshospitalholidaycardproject.org • Order by phone with a credit card: 720-777-6286; or contact the Association of Volunteers office at 720-777-6887 •Out in the community: King Soopers; St. Nicks Christmas Store, 5221 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton; La Cache (consignment shop benefitting Children’s Hospital), 400 Downing St., Denver
LEFT: Paula and Don Feight stand next to the couple’s favorite painting titled “Beaver Tales,” which was inspired when the couple vacationed in Alaska. Don Feight’s artwork is featured for this quarter’s Picture Centennial event. ABOVE: “Stratojets” is one of Don Feight’s paintings hanging in the Centennial Civic Center for this quarter’s Picture Centennial event. Photos by Christy Steadman must either be a citizen of Centennial, work in the city or the art must be about Centennial. “We want there to be some sort of connection,” Schneider said. The initiative does not limit submissions by the format of art, but one requirement is that it must be able to be displayed. Generally, an artist will bring somewhere between 25 to 30 pieces of art, Schneider said. “Any time there is an opportunity to display my art, I do it,” said Feight, whose studio is based in Centennial. Feight is known for his art that depicts his passion of aviation. He grew up around planes, as his father held a career with the United States Air Force. In the 1980s, Feight built a plane, said his wife, Paula, who takes care of most of the marketing for the artwork. “He really gets what he’s painting,” she said, “because he’s done it.” Feight, 61, has been doing artwork his
entire life, he said. He recently retired after 40 years of doing graphic design for Lockheed Martin. “He hasn’t had a lot of local exposure because he was working at Lockheed Martin,” Paula said, and added that most of the people who saw his work there were fellow employees of the company. “It is too good for people not to see.” However, locally, Feight designed the lobby at the STEM School and Academy in Highlands Ranch, and donates a lot of art for auctions at local schools. He has done commission work, created a big mural on display in Jacksonville, Fla. and donated work to the Confederate Air Force in Texas, Paula Feight said. One thing that people will notice in Feight’s artwork is contrast, either with color, black and white or shape. “It’s just kind of a fascination,” Feight said. “If it doesn’t pop out, I don’t like it.” Feight’s work starts by first taking hun-
dreds of photographs. He takes bits and pieces of each photograph to get the overall design of the painting. Then, he builds a model airplane and takes more pictures of it in order to get the lighting and shadows correct in the painting, Paula Feight said. Each Picture Centennial event has a special open house during which the public is invited for a meet-and-greet opportunity with the artist. The meet-and-greet includes complementary wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres. The meet-and-greet is a success, Schneider said. Some people stop in because it’s a free art show, and others will come just to avoid traffic on Arapahoe Road during a commute, she said. Feight likes to see the public’s reaction to his artwork, he said, and Paula added that people of all ages — from children to seniors — enjoy his art. “The final results are the reward,” Feight said.
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