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‘I caught a Pikachu in her kitchen’ From left, Brittany Rickson, Matt Shircliff and Jill Zablonski often come to O’Brien Park in Parker to hunt for new types of Pokémon. “I know I’m addicted to Pokémon Go…” Rickson said. “This could be like Candy Crush all over again.” Photo by Casey Van Divier

Smartphone users around metro area catch Pokémon fever By Casey Van Divier Special to Colorado Community Media Clark Wilson, 12, was at summer camp in Massachusetts earlier this month when the new app, Pokémon Go, was released for iPhone and Android. “All the camp counselors were talking about it as soon as it came out,” Wilson said. Though the campers weren’t allowed to play the game during camp, counselors started catching Pokémon immediately.

“The app was pretty big news,” said Wilson, back home in Highlands Ranch and looking for Pokémon with his mom at Civic Green park last week. “I downloaded it after I got home.” The Pokémon franchise, once limited to trading cards and video games, is growing larger and larger since the release of Pokémon Go on July 6. Though the app is free to download, in-app purchases generated more than $14 million in just five days, according to SuperDataResearch. The eagerly awaited app — which uses augmented reality technology — hit the top of U.S. sale charts 13 hours after its Pokemon continues on Page 4

Grace Davis report not presented at meeting Sherman & Howard lawyer was unwilling to discuss investigation in public session By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Steve Hall sits astride his Harley-Davidson Electric Glide cruiser outside the Platte River Bar and Grill in Littleton on July 19. Hall says if he dies riding his bike he will die doing what he loves most in life. Photos by Tom Skelley

Freedom, safety steer helmet debate Doug Vickery models a popular motorcycle helmet at his motorsports store in Arapahoe County on July 19. Vickery says he has a stock of personal helmets that are “trashed” from his days as a professional racer.

Fatality stats not enough to sway some riders By Tom Skelley tskelley@colorado communitymedia.com Brahm Bechtold rides a Harley-Davidson cruiser, a bike he says is made for taking it easy and enjoying the scenery. He and his wife and passenger, Dagmar, say

new motorcyclists should wear helmets, but they feel safe without them because they take it slow. “The wind’s in your hair, you’re having fun and just kind of putting along. It’s nothing fast, no tight turns, it’s a lot slower,

A lawyer with the Denver-based law firm that handled the investigation into allegations of intimidation of a student by two school board members declined to discuss his findings at the July 19 Douglas County Board of Education meeting. Gordon W. Netzorg of Sherman & Howard LLC, who conducted the investigation and wrote the report that cleared board members of wrongdoing, was scheduled to present but did not attend the board meeting. Report continues on Page 15

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JENSEN SUTTA Making pictures in Parker and around the world Picking pictures as a career I decided I wanted to be a photographer when I was in the second semester of my senior year in college. I was riding in a van driven by a student and we were in a terrible accident and rolled six times into the woods. It was during my yearlong recovery that I gained the perspective that life is short and I desired a profession I would enjoy each day. Probably my most memorable job was photographing a government official from the People’s Republic of China. I was able to drive my vehicle in his motorcade. It was exhilarating to fly through the stop signs and have police cars block off the intersection to speed through red lights. Wish I could have motorcades more often! A second thrilling experience occurred after covering a Jack Johnson concert. I was lucky enough to have stage access, and after the concert ended I exited the backstage door. When I opened it, a crowd cheered thinking I was Johnson. For that brief moment, I was able to experience what it feels like to be a rock star. Making pictures and making a difference My biggest passion is nonprofit work — it makes me happiest when I can help others. My wife and I have been volunteering every Christmas, and some Thanksgivings, for the last eight years to serve those in need in downtown Denver with the Craftworks Foundation. Most recently, we have been to Haiti with the group Believe in Haiti. I have visited four times now, and have learned that it’s so very easy to make a

Jensen Sutta of Parker applies his skills as a photograher to a variety of subjects, including the Dalai Lama, Sarah Palin and Oprah Winfrey. Jensen says the photography business is about building relationships more than it is “taking pretty pictures.” Courtesy photo very big difference in the life of another. If I could photograph only nonprofits for the rest of my life I would. There are many people who give time and money to support nonprofits but are curious or weary of where the time and money is going. I want to be the person telling the story and illustrating the work and impact of the nonprofit. Tricks of the trade Taking pictures is only a portion of the job. There’s certainly the business aspect of the career and also the editing, but I believe the most important part is the people business. Taking pretty pictures is only the start. If clients don’t like you, they won’t refer you. Customer service is paramount to success as well as the ability to be comfortable anywhere, whether in the White House, in Haiti or on the Hollywood red carpet. Do you have a suggestion for My name is…? Contact Tom Skelley at tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Parker celebrates National Night Out The Parker Police Department will host National Night Out on Saturday, Aug. 6, at O’Brien Park. The event will feature games, face painting and a meet-andgreet with K-9 Officer Remi, among other attractions. National Night Out is an annual community-building event that promotes partnerships between police departments and communities around the United States. Festivities begin at noon with “Kids and Cops Game Day,” where children can challenge officers to a game of kickball or basketball. Face painting, a bounce house and an inflatable obstacle course will be set up at 4 p.m. Vendor booths where citizens can learn about the SWAT team, Crime Scene Investigations and 911 Public Education, will also be open at 4 p.m. Officer Casey Cashman and his partner, K-9 Remi, will be in the gazebo in the evening for residents to get acquainted. The Parker Chamber of Commerce will present a showing of the movie “Minions” at dusk, and the event will officially end at 8 p.m. Fauvist exhibit comes to the PACE Center “Contemporary Fauvists,” a four-person art show featuring Peggi Kroll Roberts, Madeleine O’Connell, Jeannie Paty and Scott Switzer will be on display at the Parker Arts & Cultural Center Gallery with a free opening artist reception on Aug. 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Roberts is from California, Switzer is from a Nez Perce Reservation in Idaho, and O’Connell and Paty are both Coloradans. Fauvism is a style of painting with vivid and expressionistic use of color that flourished in Paris from 1905 and had an important influence on subsequent artistic movements such as expressionism. Matisse was regarded as the movement’s leading figure. Ofﬁcials urge emergency preparedness Since 2007, 80 percent of Americans have been hit with a weather-related disaster, but almost 60 percent of adults

and 56 percent of Douglas County residents do not have a plan in place if disaster hits. “Developing an evacuation plan is not only important to ensure you have your vital records, medicine and important family heirlooms ready to pack out if disaster hits, it can also help to save a life as you aren’t wasting precious time getting those items together while also evacuating your home,” said Board of Douglas County Commissioner’s Chair David Weaver. Officials also encourage having a “shelter in place” and recommend residents take the following steps to improve their readiness: • Download weather apps to your smartphone. • Develop an emergency communication plan for your family in the event that a disaster strikes and family members are in different locations. • Collect important documents and keep them in a safe place. This will help in evacuating quickly and getting back on track after the disaster passes. • Pack a “go bag” to evacuate quickly and have supplies in the home to be safe if water or electricity fails. National nonproﬁt announces hunger hotline Hunger Free America has launched new campaigns to make it easier for hungry Americans to obtain food. Nearly 13.6 percent of Colorado State residents and 18.1 percent of children live in households that can’t always afford enough food. The United States Department of Agriculture funds a toll-free hotline for them to access food. In 2015, 164 million meals and snacks were served to low-income children. The hotline can be reached from Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 1-866-3-HUNGRY, or 1-877-8-HAMBRE for Spanish. The National Hunger Hotline staff connects callers with emergency food providers, government assistance, nutritional assistance programs and services that promote self-sufficiency. During summer months, the hotline provides information about meal sites where children 18 and under can get free meals through the USDA Summer Food Service Program.

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Cattle drive to pass through Castle Rock Western Heritage Welcome is tribute to county fair, rodeo

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By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com

WHAT: Western Heritage Welcome

The old West will come to life in Castle Rock Aug. 3 as cowhands from Searle Ranch, in Monument, drive a herd of longhorn steers and other cattle through downtown. Starting at Rock Park, the herd will continue along Perry Street before completing its journey at Festival Park. The drive is the kickoff of Western Heritage Welcome, a new event in Castle Rock, which will act as tribute to the historic Douglas County Fair and Rodeo. “It’s our way of shining a spotlight on all that’s going on in Castle Rock during fair and rodeo week,” said Casey Willis, Castle Rock events manager. Western Heritage is one of the 20 new town-hosted events this year. “The idea was passed around for years,” Willis added. “People want to celebrate our heritage and also give a nod to everything that that fair and rodeo does in town.” During the 1800s, large herds of cattle were driven through Colorado, including herds on the famous Goodnight-Loving Trail. The hope is that the Western Heritage Welcome event will help honor that heritage, Willis said. The event will be similar to the tradition that has taken root in Denver. Ranch cowboys from around the country drive Searle Ranch longhorn cattle down 17th Street through downtown Denver in January to the delight of nearly 40,000 onlookers. Starting at Coors Field and moving past Union Station, they drive right to the heart of the downtown business district. The Downtown Trail Drive has attracted so much local and national attention that the longhorns on the street have become the promotional icon for the National Western Stock Show. That’s the kind of tradition Willis and town staff hope to bring to Castle Rock. “The longhorn steers are majestic,” said Karen Carter, community relations manager for the town, adding that in the rodeo world, the stock show is huge, but in the Rocky Mountain region, the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo is also big. “It matches in similarity,” she said. The cattle will start staging at Rock Park around 6 p.m. Residents are invited to grab a seat along Perry Street for the best views.

WHERE: Cattle drive from Rock Park to Perry Street; other events at Festival Park, 199 Perry Street

WHEN: 6-9 p.m. Aug. 3

COST: Free; food and beverages will be available to purchase

The cattle drive and road closure will officially begin around 7 p.m. Castle Rock Police Cmdr. John Anderson and other cowboys from the rodeo and Castle Rock community will ride alongside the steers on horseback. Following the cattle drive, which is estimated to take 20 minutes, Festival Park will be transformed with live music, folk stories and cowboy poetry by Liz Masterson, the Songbird of the West, and her Western Variety Show. Masterson, a Denver native and award-winning singer, began performing Western music in 1982 and was quickly recognized as a trailblazer for the revival of this art form. Her distinctive singing voice, yodeling and sense of humor has won her national acclaim as she tours the country as a solo performer and teacher of the traditional art forms of yodeling, swing and Western music. She was named the 1998 Western Music Female Performer of the Year and also received the Patsy Montana Cowgirl Award in 2000. Also hitting the stage will be cowboy poetry artists Susie Knight and Floyd Beard. Knight, of Conifer, is best known for her enthusiastic stage presence. She’s the 2014 Western Music Association Female Poet of the Year, 2013 Cowboy Idol Poet, and winner of the 2012 WMA Cowboy Poetry CD of the Year. Beard, a lifetime cowboy, rancher and award-winning cowboy poet from eastern Colorado, has been presenting for over 30 years, drawing from his own experiences and observations of the Western way of life. Cowboy cocktails, old West food options and Western artwork will also be part of the event. The Western Heritage Welcome is free for the public. The Douglas County Fair and Rodeo starts July 30 and runs through Aug. 7. Tickets are available at douglascountyfairandrodeo.com.

DOUGLAS COUNTY FAIR HIGHLIGHTS Douglas County Rodeo Royalty Contest — noon July 29 with crowning July 30 before the Hometown Rodeo in the Indoor Arena Interstate Cowboys — 11 a.m. July 30 on the Midway Stage Carnival — noon to 11 p.m. July 30; noon to 6 p.m. July 31; 2-11 p.m. Aug. 4; 2-11:30 p.m. Aug. 5; noon to 11:30 p.m. Aug. 6; noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 7 Mutton Bustin’ — 3 p.m. July 30, Aug. 4., Aug. 5, Aug. 6; 10 a.m. Aug. 7 in the outdoor arena Hometown Rodeo — 5 p.m. July 30 in the outdoor arena Junior Division Horse Show — 8 a.m. July 31, Aug. 1 in the indoor arena Free concert with BlackHawk — 3 p.m. July 31 in the outdoor arena Creative Arts Open Division Bake Sale — 10 a.m. Aug. 1 in the events center lobby Junior Division Beef Showmanship — 11 a.m. Aug. 3 in the pavilion Junior Division Sheep Showmanship — 1 p.m. Aug. 3 in the pavilion Junior Division Rabbit Quiz Bowl Contest — 5 p.m. Aug. 4 in the Multi-Purpose Barn South Chamber Night at the Fair — 6 p.m. Aug. 4 in Heritage Plaza (for local chamber members only) Xtreme BULLS Bull Riding — 7 p.m. Aug. 4 in the indoor arena (ticketed event) Junior Livestock Sale Buyer Appreciation

BBQ — 5:30 p.m. Aug. 5 in the pavilion (ticketed event) Junior Livestock Sale — 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5 in the pavilion Medved PRCA Rodeos — 7 p.m. Aug. 5, Aug. 6; 1 p.m. Aug. 7 in the outdoor arena (Ttcketed events) Fair Parade — 9 a.m. Aug. 6 along Wilcox Street in downtown Castle Rock Antique Tractor Pull — 11a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 6 in the indoor arena Pie Eating Contest — noon Aug. 6; 10 a.m. Aug. 7 at Discovery Ranch Junior Division Goat Quick Draw Milkout and Goat Costume Contest — 2 p.m. Aug. 6 in the midway

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Christopher Cole and his two children, Malcolm, 3, and Elizabeth, 6, encounter a Pokémon during their daily walk. “I like the way this game gets me and the kids outside,” said Cole. Photo by Casey Van Divier

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release, according to Boy Genius Report. Players use their cell phone cameras to view their surroundings. The game then adds Pokémon characters to the screen, making it seem as if they have appeared in real life. “Research suggests the game is so popular because of the appeal of combining the virtual world with the real world,” said Annie Butler, associate professor and department chair of human services at the Metropolitan State University of Denver. Butler specializes in addictive behavior as it relates to video games and technology. “It sounds like a fun game, but there are two sides to every coin,” Butler said. “Some people can use it and it’s no big deal. But it becomes an addiction when people try to stop playing and can’t, or let it interfere with their relationships.” Butler believes the game appeals to different demographics in different ways. While kids enjoy the cartoon images and the gaming pieces of it, she said adults are more likely to enjoy the way they can use the app without experiencing the usual solitary aspects of gaming. Christopher Cole, a Pokémon Go player and father of two, is one of many adults who have become avid Pokémon trainers this month. Cole typically plays the game with his two children and his wife, Karen. “We go on walks around the neighborhood and make it an adventure,” Cole said. In the first 12 days since downloading the game, the Parker resident walked more than 55 miles. “It motivates people to go to places they’ve never gone before and see parts of the city they’ve never seen before,” he said. Pokémon Go works with Google Maps to direct players to Pokéstops, sites where they can catch different Pokémon based on their geographical location and the time of day. These places are usually located in neighborhoods, parks, stores or malls. Brittany Rickson, 22, Matt Shircliff, 17,

and Jill Zablonski, 26, often go to Parker’s O’Brien Park to catch Pokémon. “We usually come here together,” said Zablonski, who was the first of the friends to download the game. “Brittany downloaded the game a few hours after I did, when I told her I caught a Pikachu in her kitchen,” she said. “I play Pokémon Go too much — I’m always on it,” said Rickson. “I play a good four or five hours a day, at work and everything.” The three friends are just a fraction of the many people catching Pokémon in O’Brien. “Even at 10 at night, the O’Brien parking lot is full,” said Cole. “It’s interesting to see all the people getting together and having fun, regardless of age and location.” Casey Van Divier, who lives in Parker, is a sophomore in the journalism program at University of Colorado-Boulder.

POKÉMON AROUND THE WORLD Pokémon Go has been released in more than 30 countries. The game has led to acts of goodwill and unfortunate accidents. And intriguing stories related to the game continue to make the news every day. Here are a few:

• In Wyoming, a 19-year-old girl stumbled across a dead body while looking for Pokémon. • In Ohio, three teenagers trespassed onto the site of a nuclear power plant in search of rare Pokémon.

• In Colorado, the Department of Transportation screened this notice on digital message boards above highways around the state: “Beware the Pokémon – Don’t game and drive.”

• In New York City, Pokémon fans are charging up to $30 an hour to catch and train Pokémon for other players.

• In Indiana, an animal shelter invited Pokémon Go players to walk adoptable dogs as they play the game.

• In Gloucestershire, England, a Pokémon Go player called police to report a stolen Pokémon.

• In Israel, President Reuven Rivlin posted a picture of himself catching a Pokémon in his ofﬁce.

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The school district security update By Mike DiFerdinando | mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Douglas County School District officials recently gave the community a comprehensive update on district security, including clarification and details on the training and potential use of 10 new semiautomatic rifles.

During the July 19 school board meeting, officials also explained changes they have made regarding school security and school resource officers based on an investigative report into the 2013 Arapahoe High School shooting in which a student killed a classmate and himself.

Community discussion Community members voiced concerns in the weeks following the April announcement of the district’s purchase of the rifles. The purchase price for the guns was $12,300 and was approved by then-Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen, who has since left for a new job in Texas. Chief Operating Officer Thomas Tsai apologized for the lack of public discussion on the matter, but said in the case of security, the district can’t be 100 percent transparent. “This is one of those unique, narrow areas where by being too transparent, you do give away the advantage from the people you are trying to prevent from knowing things about our schools, or protocol and our safety,” Tsai said. Board member Anne-Marie Lemieux said the presentation helped put to rest many rumors that had been circulating on social media about the weapons and that it “really lifted a big concern off of our community.”

Qualifications for armed security The district has employed armed security officers since 2003. Security director Richard Payne explained that the eight armed officers currently employed by the district all have extensive police or military backgrounds and have all earned POST — Police Officer Standards Training — certificates. Payne described the certificate as “similar to a teacher receiving a teacher’s license.” “My team is very well qualified to not only hold handguns, but in my opinion, long rifles,” Payne said. Insurance requirements for armed security include firearms training once a year — though DCSD requires it twice per year, through the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office — as well as POST certification or its equivalent.

Responsibilities for armed officers “In no shape or form was a decision made that we want to start our own police department within the school district,” Payne said. “(The thinking) was, I want to outfit my guys who may partner with a (school resource officer) or first responders and may be the first ones on scene.” Armed security officers at the district have done training with local law enforcement to handle a number of potential duties in an emergency situation. “When we did our active gunman training with the sheriff’s department, not only did we do active gunman training, but we also had medical trauma and response recovery training— applying turnicates and removing people from the building — that could be our role when we show up on scene too,” Payne said. Other duties may include: custody issues, disruptions at schools, employee issues, school building checks and security at meetings.

Three coverage zones The Douglas County School District comprises 87 school and about 67,000 students. It is divided into three security coverage zones: Highlands Ranch, Parker and Castle Rock. Highlands Ranch: Four high schools, four middle schools, 23 elementary schools and one alternative school. Parker: Three high schools, three middle schools and 14 elementary schools. Castle Rock: Two high schools, two middle schools, 12 elementary schools, one alternative school and an outdoor school.

Learning from Arapahoe Payne said the district has taken a number of the recommendations from an investigative report into the 2013 shooting at Arapahoe High School and incorporated changes into its security plan. Changes include having officers eat and take breaks at different times, wearing the same uniforms throughout the district — black pants and gray shirts that’s say “SECURITY” on the back — and performing more detailed reporting procedures for security checks. In addition, school resource officers will be under the district safety department’s jurisdiction rather than reporting directly to individual schools. Evaluations of resource officers will now be done in part by the district and in part by the school they work at.

Communication between brain cells coming to light Experimental technique may offer hope for diseases By Lauran Neergaard Associated Press The brain’s nerve cells communicate by firing messages to each other through junctions called synapses, and problems with those connections are linked to disorders like Alzheimer’s and epilepsy. Now Yale University researchers have developed a way to picture synapses in living brains. The technique reported July 20, using PET scans, is highly experimental but it raises the possibility of one day monitoring synapse function in some common diseases. A healthy human brain harbors trillions of synapses, a number that changes over a lifetime. Early in life, the brain “prunes” the many synapses between neurons so the right number is in each region, a process that can go wrong in disorders such as autism or schizophrenia. Changes in the density of synapses may signal where epilepsy seizures originate. Later in life, synapse loss is associated with Alzheimer’s disease. But measuring synapses has required autopsies, or occasional attempts during brain surgery. To find a non-invasive approach, the Yale-led team developed a radioactive compound, called a tracer, that is injected

into the body and binds with a particular protein that is found in the brain’s synapses. The idea: During a PET scan, those synapses appear lit up against dark, synapse-free areas of the brain. Animal testing confirmed the tracer was targeting synapses. The research team then mapped the density of synapses in the brains of 10 healthy volunteers and three patients with a form of epilepsy. Compared to the healthy brains, the technique revealed lost synapses in the epilepsy-affected regions of those patients’ brains, the researchers reported July 20 in the journal Science Translational Medicine. “This work represents a breakthrough in the ability to study an important process in the brain that is not only part of normal brain development but that also may be involved in several neuropsychiatric diseases,” said Dr. Peter Herscovitch, who directs PET scanning at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center and wasn’t involved in the research. Much more work is needed to make the tracer last longer in the brain, a key if it’s ever to be of use to doctors, cautioned Yale radiology professor Richard Carson, the study’s senior author. But even though it starts disappearing quickly, he said it’s a good tool to research brain function. Stay tuned: Carson’s team has begun using the technique to study Alzheimer’s, to determine if changes in synaptic density over time can help predict that disease’s development.

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Ofﬁcer Chris Kozuch stands beside his patrol motorcycle before his shift in Parker on July 18. Kozuch also leads an accident reconstruction team with the Parker Police Department and says all motorists need to be aware of motorcycles on the road to maintain safety. Photos by Tom Skelley

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You have to watch everyone around you.”

— Brahm Bechtold, motorcyclist

HOW COMMON ARE HELMETS? Nationally, a little more than 60 percent of motorcyclists wear helmets that comply with federal standards, according to the National Highway Trafﬁc Safety Administration. States that have universal helmet laws — all motorcyclists must wear them — see more than 80 percent of riders wear compliant helmets, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In states like Colorado without such a law, on average, only slightly more than half of motorcyclists wear helmets. Data speciﬁc to Colorado is not available, a spokesman for the Colorado Department of Transportation said. “Whatever the number is, too few people are wearing helmets,” said Sam Cole, a communications manager for CDOT.

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just enjoying the scenery,” said Bechtold, a Lone Tree resident who has been riding for 20 years. “I’m not looking to cut those corners or do that high acceleration.” In Colorado, where adults are not legally required to wear a helmet, emotions over whether to do so are riding high on both sides as the number of motorcyclist deaths increases. Those who wear them cite safety, while riders who don’t say it’s a matter of personal freedom. “You should definitely wear a helmet, but I don’t,” Bechtold said. “It’s my personal choice.” But the Bechtolds also know firsthand the risks of riding. Brahm Bechtold said a friend died about two years ago on her motorcycle when a car hit her from behind and she was thrown from the bike. He doesn’t think she was wearing a helmet. Head injury is the leading cause of death for motorcyclists, and nearly two-thirds of the motorcyclists killed statewide in 2014 were not wearing a helmet, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. ‘Riskier to be on two wheels’ Helmets are nearly 40 percent effective in preventing motorcyclecrash deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. But they are not mandatory gear for adults in most of the country. State law specifies that only riders 17 and younger are required to wear helmets, making Colorado one of 28 states with an age-specific helmet requirement. All riders must wear helmets in 19 states and the District of Columbia. Only three states — Illinois, Iowa and New Hampshire — have no helmet requirements at all. Motorcycle accident fatalities in the state have increased sharply in the last three years. According to CDOT, an all-time high of 105 people died in motorcycle crashes in 2015, up 11.7 percent from 2014 and 20 percent higher than 2013. The 2015 data is preliminary and it’s not entirely clear why fatalities are up, but it’s likely that impaired driving, speeding and not wearing a helmet are factors, a CDOT spokesman said. To this point in 2016, there have been 58 motorcycle-crash deaths — including at least three in the south metro area — in Colorado, up 14 percent from this time in 2015, CDOT announced July 22. Of those killed, 34 were not wearing helmets. Russ Rader, spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, says helmets can make a difference in preventing many motorcyclecrash deaths. “It’s riskier to be on two wheels than on four,” Rader said. “Wearing a helmet is the single most important thing a rider can do to reduce their risk of serious head injury or death in a crash. Helmets are very effective in preventing death.” Chris Kozuch, of Castle Rock, agrees with Rader. Kozuch is a motorcycle patrolman and leads the accident reconstruction team for the Parker Police Department. He rides a motorcycle on the job and rode one for pleasure until the birth of his son last year. He says he has always worn a helmet, on duty or off. “You’re more vulnerable on a motorcycle than you are in a car, that’s something that has to be taken into consideration,” Kozuch said. “Being a motorcycle rider personally, I wear the helmet for safety because I have a family and I have to be as safe as I can.” Kozuch added that faster, lighter performance bikes, also referred to as “sport bikes,” accelerate quickly and have more sensitive steering, leading to situations that riders sometimes can’t control. “Motorcycles can do three things very well: they can accelerate very well, they can turn very well and they can brake very well, just not all three of them at once,” he said. “A wild animal or even gravel in the roadway

Motorcycle helmets await purchase at a local motorsports store in Arapahoe County on July 19. Doug Vickery, who works at the store, says he always wears a helmet but respects the choice of riders who don’t wear one. can cause that motorcycle to start acting in a way that you’re not expecting. And if you’re not ready for it, it can have very bad consequences.” The most ‘fragile part of the body’ Tommy Van Swearingen rides a performance bike and says he likes the speed and responsive controls. He also likes his helmet. “I’ve got a great physical therapist. He can fix everything I’ve got, except for one thing. If I hurt my head, he can’t fix that. It’s the most fragile part of the body,” said Van Swearingen, a Littleton resident. “Having crashed a few times and seeing what it’s done to my helmet, it just solidifies the belief that it’s the most important part of my gear.” Van Swearingen has been riding for 30 years and says all of his friends who ride also wear helmets. Van Swearingen works with parts manager Doug Vickery at a motorcycle shop in Aurora. Vickery asked that the name of the shop not be used because helmet use is such a personal issue he didn’t want to offend any customers. Vickery is a Larkspur resident and retired professional American Motorcycle Association racer. He still rides a sport bike, but he’s traded the racetrack for the road. He once crashed on a bike at 160 mph, in addition to being hit by cars on two separate occasions. He says he “always” wears a helmet, just as his parents and his son do. “I feel naked without one,” Vickery said. “Even if I had a cruiser bike, I’d wear a helmet … Safety equipment is everything.” But Vickery said, as important to him as helmets are, “if someone doesn’t want to wear one, I support their freedom to choose.” For Englewood biker Steve Hall, not wearing a helmet is all about “getting the full effect” of seeing and hearing everything around him as he rides. “They’re just uncomfortable,” he said. “I just like the freedom. The wind in your hair ... A helmet is heavy, it’s cumbersome and you’re missing the full effect. You can’t hear what’s going on around you. Even with your mirrors and everything, it’s not the same as just being able to turn your head and see what’s there.” Everyone’s responsibility Brahm Bechtold says other drivers are a more dangerous variable than whether or not he’s wearing a helmet. “You have to watch everyone around you,” he said. “We do the speed limit and it’s relatively safe, but there’s always the problem of the people who are going to cut you off. You really have to watch how you ride because not everyone is concerned about motorcycles here in Colorado.” Kozuch, the police officer, agrees about the importance of awareness: “I think at the end of the day it’s the responsibility of everybody that’s on the road, whether you’re on the motorcycle or a bicycle or in a car, to watch the roadway for everybody that’s around you.” CDOT recently announced a safety campaign that will last through

BY THE NUMBERS $1.1 billion

— Amount that could have been saved if all motorcyclists in the U.S. had worn helmets in 2013

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— Total number of lives saved in the U.S. by motorcycle helmets in 2013

69 percent — Reduced risk of head injury when wearing a helmet

37 percent — Reduced risk of death when wearing a helmet

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

GROUP OPPOSES MANDATORY HELMET LAWS In 2014, a task force for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended universal helmet laws across the United States in an effort to reduce the rate of motorcyclists killed in crashes. The American Motorcyclist Association — which “since 1924 ... has protected the future of motorcycling and promoted the motorcycle lifestyle,” according to its website — said the recommendation was based on “faulty reasoning.” A statement from the AMA said the task force did not adequately determine if the fatal injury in each crash that was part of the study could have been prevented if the rider had been wearing a helmet. “The AMA has long advocated the voluntary use of helmets, but opposes mandates because helmets do nothing to reduce the likelihood of a crash,” the group said. “Helmet use alone is insufﬁcient to ensure a motorcyclist’s safety. There is a broad range of additional voluntary measures that can be implemented to improve the skill of motorcycle operators, as well as reduce the frequency of situations where other vehicle operators are the cause of crashes that involve motorcyclists.” Labor Day. It is placing messages on social media, at gas stations and on radio stations asking motorists to “look twice for motorcycles.” Hall has a Harley-Davidson cruiser and has been riding for more than 20 years. He wore helmets when he rode dirt bikes as a boy but says he’s never worn a helmet on the road. He was in an accident several years ago and suffered a slew of broken bones, but the incident didn’t change his mind on the subject of helmets. He hasn’t been in any accidents since, and he credits his careful technique and awareness of other drivers for that. He respects the decision of others to wear a helmet, but it’s not for him. “You ride your way,” he said. “I’ll ride my way.”

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Jake Waldenmeyer, a ﬁnancial consultant academy associate at Charles Schwab, disembarks the Lone Tree Link. Photo by Rick Gustafson

By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media One of the biggest obstacles for people using public transportation is often referred to as the last mile, the hassle of getting from a stop or a station to the final destination. To help commuters overcome the problem of the last mile, the City of Lone Tree has teamed up with local employers for nearly two years to help connect the train station to the work station via the Lone Tree Link. The Link, a free shuttle service, connects local businesses to the end-of theline light rail stop at Lincoln Station. “We’ve made a big investment in Lone Tree for the light rail, and to really maximize that investment, the missing piece has been the first and last mile,” City Manager Seth Hoffman said. “Our solution over the last two years is the Lone Tree Link.” Charles Schwab employee Kelly Leavitt said the ability to commute on the light rail and to connect to her office via the Link was a major factor in her decision to take her current job. Beginning at 6 a.m., the vans run an “employer loop” every 10 minutes.

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“When you think of that in terms of cars off the road, that’s a really impressive number. I think that this number indicates the success that we’ve had. It’s been an extremely popular solution,” Hoffman said. To create the Link, the city joined financial forces with funding partners Charles Schwab, Level 3 Communications, Denver South Transportation Management Association, Sky Ridge Medical Center and Park Ridge Corporate Center. “Charles Schwab has close to three quarters of the boardings,” he said. “Sky Rridge is the second largest followed by Park Ridge.” For more information, go to www. lonetreelink.com

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July 29, 2016

Nonproﬁt aims to combat human trafﬁcking Five-person team is based in Thailand and will operate ‘safe haven’ for victims

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com Jon Proctor became interested in human trafficking about two years ago when he attended a seminar through his church. He thought to himself: “If someone took one of my two daughters, what would I do?” The answer: “Pretty much anything.” Proctor, a research scientist, husband and father of three who lives in Highlands Ranch, launched his non-governmental, nonprofit organization called Paladin Rescue Alliance in March to combat human trafficking in Thailand — a transit nation with a significant problem, according to the U.S. Department of State. In 2015, the U.S. Department of State named Thailand a Tier 3 country, which means its governments do not fully comply or make a significant effort to comply with the standards of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, a federal statute passed in 2000 to help protect victims of human trafficking. There are an estimated 3 million to 4 million migrant workers in Thailand, the U.S. Department of State reports, and most are from Thailand’s neighboring countries, including Burma, Laos and Cambodia. Human trafficking, more specifically sex trafficking, is common in business establishments, such as massage parlors and karaoke bars. Migrant workers relocate willingly to Thailand seeking employment, the U.S. Department of State says, but some are believed to be forced, coerced or defrauded into labor or sex trafficking. Proctor agrees. “Thailand is a hub for human trafficking,” Proctor said, “and we have to fight a lot of cultural context with this stuff.” Human trafficking is also in the U.S. and in Colorado, said Sterling Harris, chief

A team member of Paladin Rescue Alliance, front center, talks to young women at a school in Thailand. Jon Proctor, of Highlands Ranch, started the nonproﬁt organization last March to combat human trafﬁcking in Thailand and Myanmar (Burma). Photo courtesy of Jon Proctor deputy director of the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance (COVA), a nonprofit organization committed to fairness and healing for crime victims, their families and communities through leadership, education and advocacy. In 2008, COVA was asked to take over a human trafficking program from the Salvation Army. It only had a handful of clients in the beginning, Harris said. From March to July this year, COVA had 30 new clients. The program advocates for about 50 percent men, 50 percent women for both sex and labor trafficking. “We focus on empowerment,” Harris said, “and giving people the tools to help them live their lives free of exploitation.” Exploitation, she said, has the same effect globally. In May, Proctor spent two weeks in Thailand with his team — a social worker, outreach manager, project manager and country director who live in the country. He leased a spacious home that will soon be a safe haven for victims. It sits on six to seven acres of rural land in northern Thailand and can house up to 40 girls. It also has a built-in church, which he said is essential during rehabilitation. “We will give these girls counseling, protection, education and job training

skills,” said Proctor. Proctor hopes to accomplish four goals through his organization: build alliances with other government and non-government organizations, including Thai Royal Police and Thai Military Rangers; increase prevention programs in schools and villages; rescue victims; and provide aftercare in the rescue home. He said he and his team will conduct rescues from brothels or massage parlors that require backup security. And they also will focus on community outreach, such as talking to young women who may be involved or know someone involved in the industry. During his last visit, Proctor met a young woman who had been exposed to human trafficking. The woman, who was not named to protect her privacy, didn’t understand what Paladin Rescue Alliance was at first. She then realized the intention was to help people like her. “I feel good about having someone caring and willing to help change my life,” the 21-year-old girl said through an email interview with an intermediary. Proctor acknowledges that the young women have hopes and dreams. “These girls might be `victims,’ ” he said, “but when they come into our home, they are `residents.’ ” Proctor will return to Thailand this August for about a month to get the house up and running. He will also meet with other organizations to prepare for rescue operations, which are set to start this October. In the meantime, he’s looking for volunteers and donations for prevention programs, rescue operations and the rescue home. “We have a house sponsorship model,” he said, “rather than sponsoring an individual girl.” Proctor chose the name Paladin because it’s an old English term for “defenders of a noble cause.” “I wanted rescue and alliance in there, too,” he said, “because no war can be won without allies — and we recognize that.”

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BY THE NUMBERS 100 — human trafficking calls in Colorado this year

— human trafficking cases reported in Colorado this year

25,791 — human trafficking cases reported in the U.S. since 2007

20 percent — of all trafficking victims worldwide are children

79 percent — of human

trafficking worldwide is sexual exploitation Sources: National Human Trafﬁcking Resource Center and United Nations Ofﬁce on Drugs and Crime

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Focus on appreciation as life scurries along Actually, time flies whether we are having fun or not. I mean, here we are already at the end of July. Seven months have passed since the beginning of the year. I am not sure about you, but for me the time has absolutely flown by. I was having a conversation with a gentleman today. He has three children and the youngest one is a 9-month-old daughter. He passionately shared how he feels about his wife and children, but he lamented on how fast they all seem to be growing up and changing, especially his 9-month-old daughter. That resonated with me because this year my 27-year-old daughter will be getting married. And I think back and wonder: Where has the time gone? We have had so many wonderful, beautiful and happy times together, and they all seem like they happened just yesterday. From taking her on walks and to her first days of school, through her high school and teen years, and then being able to have fun with her as an adult with her friends and her fiancé. But I swear it was just yesterday that she was 10 years old and we were on our way to her first concert at Red Rocks. Time flies when you are having fun. And again, time flies even when we are not having fun. We may feel like a painful event turns minutes into hours and hours into weeks or even longer. Many of us who have lost a loved one know all too well the anguish and pain that comes along with watching someone suffer and then what that mourn-

ing feels like. And yet, as we get through the most terrible times and moments, all of a sudden we look back and say, where has the time gone, its seems like yesterday that we were together and it has actually been 3½ years since they have passed away. Time flies, even Michael Norton when we are not having fun. WINNING For some of us WORDS business meetings feel like torture and the meeting cannot end soon enough. And for others we become completely energized and wish the meeting would keep going. Some of us suffer during the hour of worship, only showing up out of a sense of obligation and not for a true desire to be in a house of God. And then there are those of us who love being at worship services, get motivated by the music and inspired by the message and the word of God. But either way, whether we feel like time is dragging or time is flying, time is time and moves on its own schedule whether we want it to or not. One of my favorite things to do is go to concerts, especially seeing some of my favorite singers and bands who are once again touring. They play the songs we all know by

heart and we get to sing along. And before we know it, two hours or in the case of Bruce Springsteen, four hours has gone by in the blink of an eye. Time flies when we are having fun. Everything seems to happen in the blink of an eye. From kids growing up, to people passing away, to endless meetings and conference calls, inspiring worship services, ball games, concerts, family vacations, and even a great book. What we can probably all learn to do a little more of is appreciating each and every moment, hour, day, week, month and year that we have been blessed with here on earth. When we look back, we should not lament so much as to where the time has gone, but instead we should look back in appreciation and with an attitude of gratitude for what we had the opportunity to experience. Time flies, it sure does. And it flies whether we are having fun or not. So how about you, are you someone who needs to do a little more appreciating for each and every day or someone who is just allowing time to pass on by, fast or slow? Either way I would love to hear all about your story at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we enjoy the time that we have and that we have shared with others, 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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Board members should get to work A recent headline in this newspaper said, “Meeting outbursts highlight tension” at the Douglas County School Board meeting. Maybe it should have been “Mob rule threatens to take over Douglas County School Board.” I am thoroughly sick and tired of the manufactured crisis around student Grace Davis and the acrimony it has resulted in. If the recently elected minority directors Lemieux, Ray and Vogel think their job is to stir up division and distrust in the community, then they are doing a very good job of it. However, I think they were elected to make sure that teachers and schools function to the benefit of our students. I think it’s high time they took their responsibilities seriously and started working with their counterparts and compromise as needed to get some work done. Do something constructive for our kids’ education — do your jobs! William Henning Highlands Ranch

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Need for connections spurs different selections A friend of mine is on a dating site. She told me all about it. I said that it sounded like the Orphan Train. “Eleanor” said: “What’s that?” “Saddest thing I’ve ever heard of,” I said. The Orphan Craig Marshall Smith Train Movement QUIET operated between DESPERATION 1854 and 1929. Trains filled with as many as 35 orphans left Eastern cities, and dropped off the orphans who were preordered by couples, largely in the Midwest. But sometimes the children were “viewed” in various towns, like homeless dogs at an animal shelter. About 200,000 were relocated. Sometimes brothers and sisters were adopted separately.

The program was closely governed. There were follow-up visits, to make sure the orphans were not being abused. An orphan is a child whose parents are dead. The most famous orphans are fictional. Oliver Twist, Annie, and Bambi. My parents are dead, but I am an adult. Nevertheless, their absences still have a daily impact, and a nighttime one too. I dream about them frequently. I adopted and it has worked out brilliantly. Not a child. A dachshund. My mother, as I have previously written, was adopted and it didn’t work out brilliantly. Quite a few well-known people were adopted. Former President Bill Clinton, Edward Albee, Maya Angelou, Jesse Jackson (“Charlie Henry Jackson adopted me, gave me his name, his encouragement, discipline and a high sense of self-respect”). Tallulah Bankhead, Ingrid Bergman, John Lennon, Marilyn Monroe, Truman Capote,

Harry Caray. I tried to picture Capote and Caray spending some time together. Eleanor said that she is lonely. Loneliness is not a disease, but it affects your life as if it were. Some people thrive on being alone. I am an example. Others go to great lengths to try to find someone. Eleanor said the dating site required a profile and some photographs of herself. Hers said that she loves to ski and dance and that she cries when the Broncos lose. I asked her if she was hoping to attract a mannequin wearing an orange shirt. “It has nothing to do with you,” I said. “What do you believe in with the strongest convictions? It can’t be the Broncos.” The site also asked her to answer a whole bunch of questions about schooling and whether or not she drinks or smokes. Once a day she receives a menu of potential matches predicated on her preferences. For example, “You’re both non-smokers!” That doesn’t exactly narrow it down, does it?

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Send volunteer opportunities to hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.com 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Program Provides information and support to crime victims Need: Victim Adocates interact with and support victims of domestic violence. They also provide resource referrals and explain processes to victims. Requirements: 20 hours of training required; volunteers must commit to one morning a week at the Justice Center in Castle Rock. Contact: Mel Secrease, 720-733-4552 or msecrease@da.18.state.co.us. Angel Heart Project Delivers meals to men, women and children with life-threatening illnesses Need: Volunteers willing to deliver meals to clients in the South Denver area.

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Too much development in county When I moved from the exploding town of Parker in 2001, to the quiet property at the mouth of Castlewood Canyon, it was to escape the ever-present construction and traffic noise, pollution and lack of infrastructure. Imagine my surprise when the land I was assured by the real-estate agent was open space in the Dougco Master Plan, became a five-year construction project build-out, complete with granite caprock demolition, and thousands of houses, schools, etc. I sit here as I write this, practically unable to think with the back-up beepers and pounding of rock crushers behind me, in what used to be a family farm above the canyon. Shame on me for believing what a salesperson told me, and not going to the Dougco planning department to check what possibilities might be the future of that ridgeline. As my husband and I discuss where we will go next (over the banging, beeping and smashing), I wonder why it is that “progress” demands a blind eye to the beauty and history of yet another Front Range area. Truly, the out-of-state ownership of these properties would be the answer, but is there no stewardship from those who live in Castle Rock? Does the tax you receive from the continuing build-outs assuage any niggling guilt about the destruction of the hills and ravines of the terrain that made Castle Rock? And what about the quiet and peace of the surrounding properties (not subdivisions)? After 65 years, I am so discouraged with the urban sprawl that is covering a once historic and serene valley, that I cannot stay and watch it devastated. But with the constant noise and hullabaloo from the back of my property, I suspect I will never be able to sell. Maybe some out of state developer? Nancy Mitchell Franktown Time for a new approach I read with interest the recent article on heightened tensions between the school board and the community. Everyone is calling for things to deescalate but nobody knows how to start. I would like to offer a suggestion. Silverthorn and Reynolds (not the whole board

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or a representative of the board) could offer a well-publicized apology. It could go something like this: “To Grace Davis, her family, and the public at large: We, Meghann Silverthorn and Judith Reynolds sincerely apologize for our actions in March regarding our closed-door meeting with Grace Davis. Although our actions were not technically illegal, we realize in retrospect that they were not in good judgment. We are not perfect and occasionally we fail to do the right and honorable thing as we know we should, especially as leaders, and for that we are sorry. We now realize that we were acting out of our own fear and insecurities and we were thinking more about ourselves than about the well-being of others. Grace Davis and all of the protesters should not be made to feel retribution for participating in peaceful acts of protest in this country. That is a violation of our rights as citizens, and we are sorry that we contributed to one of the first experiences of that nature for many of these kids.” I suggest humility as the first major step in de-escalating tensions between the school board and the community. That would be so refreshing! We need to recognize that instead of simply stating our points of view louder, as both sides are doing currently, or changing the subject or turning inward and holding our meetings without comment, we should try a different approach. If we don’t, our problems will not dissipate but only intensify. I know I personally would have a higher level of trust and respect for a leader who is capable of apologizing. We can’t afford the time to stand around wondering what to do. The answer is obvious. Please rise to the challenge. Gail Holdeman Parker Initiative 75 not the answer Proponents of Initiative 75 are currently collecting signatures in our community in an attempt to get a “local control” initiative for oil and gas development on this November’s ballot. Initiative 75 seeks to amend the state constitution and allow local governments to unilaterally regulate oil and gas development and “enact prohibitions, moratoria, or limits on oil and gas development.” The proponents of Initiative 75 would like you to believe that oil and gas regulation currently occurs only at the state level. In reality, local governments already play a significant role in any oil and gas

cies and more. Contact: Steph Schroeder, 303-688-9498 Colorado Humane Society Handles animal abuse and neglect cases Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, dogs and their litters, as well as homes for cats and dogs that require socializing or that are recovering from surgery or injuries. Contact: Teresa Broaddus, 303-961-3925 Colorado Refugee English as a Second Language Program Teaches English to recently arrived refugees, who have fled war or persecution in their home country. In Colorado, refugees are from Afghanistan, Burma, Bhutan, Somalia, Iraq, Eritrea and D.R. Congo, among others. Need: Volunteers to teach English. Tutoring takes place in the student’s home. Refugees live throughout Denver, but the largest concentrations are in Thornton, near 88th Avenue and Washington Street, and in east Denver/Aurora, near Colfax Avenue and Yosemite Street. Other details: Tutors do not need to speak

development occurring within their communities. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission COGCC presently requires oil and gas companies to work with local communities to address concerns beginning in the project planning process, long before any drilling begins. Communities can designate Local Government Designees to serve as liaisons between the community and the COGCC, thus ensuring that all community concerns are addressed. Additionally, local governments already have the right to negotiate a legally binding agreement with companies known as a “Memorandum of Understanding” to define how and where oil and gas development occurs within their communities. Ask yourself this: Which city council representatives or county commissioners BERNBECK

the student’s language. Most participants are homebound women and small children, adults who are disabled, and senior citizens. Many are not literate in their first language, and remain isolated from American culture. Requirements: Volunteers must attend training at Emily Griffith Technical College in downtown Denver. Sessions take place every 6-8 weeks. Go to www. refugee-esl.org for information and volunteer application. Next training session is Saturday, July 30. Contact: Sharon McCreary, 720-423-4843 or sharon.mccreary@emilygriffith.edu. Court Appointed Special Advocates Works with abused and neglected children in Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties Need: Advocates for children, to get to know, speak up for and ensure their best interests in court Contact: 303-695-1882 or www.adv4children.org. Volunteers continues on Page 27

are technically qualified to regulate the numerous complicated oil and gas development issues? Do they have the necessary expertise in engineering, geosciences or environmental sciences to ensure that oil and gas operations are conducted in a safe, environmentally responsible manner? The COGCC has this expertise. The existing partnership between the COGCC and local communities contributes significantly to making Colorado’s oil and gas regulations already some of the most stringent and comprehensive regulations in the nation. Initiative 75 claims to give local governments “local control,” but in reality it will only add unnecessary complications to our state’s already comprehensive regulations. Sean Kelly Centennial

Donald Dean Bernbeck 10/19/1929- 7/23/2016

Donald Dean Bernbeck, 86 died Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the Denver Hospice in Denver, Colorado. He was born October 19, 1929 in Utica, Kansas. A resident of Parker since 1994, Donald worked in Parker as a contract carrier and express driver for the United States Postal Service. Survivors include sons Devlon, Lance, and Duane; daughters Kallie Male, Donna Ramos, and Trisha ARMSTRONG

James W. “Jim” Armstrong

11/11/1926 - 7/15/2016

89, of Parker, passed away peacefully at his home with family at his side. Scientist at Kaman Sciences for 30 years. Loving Husband of 66 years to Elsie, Father of Susan (Dave) Jessup, Michael and Cindy (Dave) Sullivan. See ponderosavalleyfunerals.com.

Anderson; sisters Elvira Kilroy, Kay Horchem, and Wanda MacKenzie; a brother Gary; 14 Grandchildren; and 7 Great Grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his KRANNING Dan M. Kranning

Feb. 3, 1950 – July 23, 2016

66, of Elizabeth, Went to be with Jesus on July 23, 2016. Loving Husband of 43 years to Connie. Proud and Selfless Father of Lindsey (Kelly) Bottoms and Ashley (Seth) Byerley. Memorial Service 7/30/2016 at Crossroads Community Church. See ponderosavalleyfunerals.com.

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wife, Anne; a son Richard W.; a daughter Deanna Marie; and a brother Gerald. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Lakin, Kansas. Burial will follow at the Lakin Cemetery. Memorials may be given to St. Anthony Catholic Church or Denver Hospice both in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 412 N. 7th St., Lakin, Kansas 67860. WELLS

Colleen H. Wells

7/30/1950 - 7/20/2016

65, of Parker, CO, passed away peacefully at her home with family at her side on July 20, 2016. Memorial Services were held at Cherry Hills Community Church. See ponderosavalleyfunerals.com.

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Kenneth Dean Holmes

January 7th, 1946 – July 20th, 2016

Patricia Seymour Britton Murphy Davis 9/18/1923 - 7/22/2016

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Cervantes, believe it or not, gave us the expression “looking for a needle in a haystack,” in Don Quixote. That’s what it’s like if you are looking for love on the internet. My neighbors are proof that it’s possible. Millions of others are still looking. What some of us do instead is buy or adopt a pet. Smitty has never asked to see my resume, and he doesn’t seem to care that

I missed a few off-ramps when I was younger. This is being written on the day after the Nice massacre. We went for a walk earlier when the sun was coming up and backlighting the trees across the street. He trotted to his favorite tree. His mind wasn’t on anything else except that tree. It must be nice, I thought. Then I wrote to Eleanor, and she said that she was crying about Nice. I said, “Take out the part about the Broncos and put that in instead.” Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Founder and long time owner of Absolute Pest Control, Kenneth Dean Holmes, 70, passed away suddenly last Wed, July 20th, 2016 athis home. He was born January 7th, 1946 at Stafford County, Kansas to Woodrow and Elizabeth (Dark) Holmes. Ken graduated from Pratt High School in 1964 and lived in Kansas until settling in the Denver, CO area where he worked as a Meat Cutter and a salesman before he started a successful business; Absolute Pest Control.

He loved to come back to Kansas to hunt with his brother Leo and many friends. Ken is survived by ex wife Betty, wife Linda and sons Michael, James, Trevor, Conner and Parker. He also leaves behind grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Ken’s surviving siblings include Loretta Looney, Frank (Marilyn) Holmes, Evelyn (Merle) Dunnegan, Stan (Shirley) Holmes , Leo (Louise) Holmes, and Karen Holmes.

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CULTURE FA I T H FA M I L Y FOOD HEALTH

Brittany Goettling, left, looks at a monitor of her breathing and heart rates as Dr. Kelsey Asplin explains the readout in her Highlands Ranch office on July 14. Asplin says naturopathic doctors work with their patients to find the root causes of their health problems rather than trying to overpower the symptoms with medication. Photos by Tom Skelley

Treating the whole person Holistic medicine takes a different route on the road to health By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Paige Fox takes a break before appointments in her office in Parker on Pikes Peak Drive. Fox says she went back to school to study homeopathy to give her children a chance for better lifelong health.

Paige Fox recognizes that many people don’t understand what she does. “Ten years ago I would have thought all of this was crazy,” Fox said. Fox is a certified classical homeopath with a home and practice in Parker. Born and raised in Germany, she relied on traditional medicine throughout her life. But having children changed her outlook on the cycle of getting sick, taking prescription medication and eventually getting sick again. Though she has a B.A. in business, she went back to school at 35 to study at Homeopathy School International in Boulder.

A patient’s perspective By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Rachel Ellis, 41, lives in Ken Caryl and is Paige Fox’s patient at Holistic Homeopathy. She originally went to the Homeopathy School International with Fox, but stopped after six months to take care of her mother. Ellis turned to homeopathic medicine because she was using prescription drugs for a variety of health issues, including stress, depression and eczema, but still didn’t feel healthy. “I did cleanses and all this stuff but

nothing was sticking… I felt like I was a lost cause because my vital force was ruined by prescription medications. I kind of just said, `this is not for me’ and I moved on.” Ellis Ellis also suffered a traumatic event last August when a visiting friend died of unknown causes in Ellis’ home while she was away at work. Her stress levels rose and she developed skin rashes shortly after.

“I wanted to learn something that I could give them to help them grow a strong immunity and become healthy and have a healthy life,” Fox, 41, said. “Kids do get sick and that’s very normal, but if you keep getting antibiotics it suppresses the immune system and the body doesn’t learn how to fight it itself.” From skeptics to practitioners Dr. Kelsey Asplin’s initial skepticism toward holistic medicine ran even deeper than Fox’s. “I thought it was all hogwash,” Asplin, 27, said. “I initially took the class so I would be able to have a platform to stand on to say that.” Asplin, who lives and practices in Highlands Ranch, received her doctorate in June 2015 from Bastyr University in Seattle, one

Her doctor’s solution was over-thecounter allergy medication, and Ellis wanted no part of it. She began seeing her former classmate in February and continues to see her about every other week. “Every time I go in there it’s like an onion and we peel another layer off,” Ellis said. “It’s a gradual process… It’s not something where you go in and say ‘give me something to make this go away.’ ” Homeopathy isn’t for everyone, Ellis said, noting that a person’s receptiveness affects how effective it will be. “If you’re open to it and you’re willing to take it on yourself then it’s wonderful… You have to want to do it. If you go in with the attitude that

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this won’t work, then you’ve already decided.” Ellis said she still has health insurance and she gets well-woman checkups from a primary care physician annually. She also visits other holistic practitioners, including a chiropractor, a massage therapist and an acupuncturist. But she gives Fox and her methods the credit for pulling her out of her depression. “An MD will listen to you but they’re already thinking of what they’re going to give you…,” she said. “You need to have somebody who will listen to you and can then evaluate you… It really makes you feel good to have someone who focuses on you and can facilitate the ability for you to heal yourself.”

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of only five schools in the United States that offers a doctorate in naturopathic medicine. She received a license to practice naturopathic medicine in Colorado in November. Many clients turn to holistic medicine simply because nothing else has worked, Asplin and Fox said. Both women said some patients are dissatisfied with the lack of time and attention they receive from primary care doctors, and are increasingly skeptical that prescription after prescription is the best way to stay healthy. The holistic approach involves a deeper conversation than just listing symptoms. “We really do a lot of digging to try to find out what is that root cause of your symptom,” Asplin said. “If you have a headache, you don’t have a headache because you have an ibuprofen deficiency.” So… what is it? The term “holistic” refers to looking at a person’s entire lifestyle rather than treating their symptoms. Many practices fall under the term, including acupuncture, botanical medicine, Reiki, homeopathy and naturopathy. Key principles of holistic medicine, according to the American Holistic Health Association, are that a patient is a person, not a disease, and that every person has an innate capacity to heal. Another principle is that physicians and homeopaths work collaboratively with patients to determine the underlying causes of health problems, rather than just treating symptoms. Asplin and Fox are quick to acknowledge the value of traditional western medicine. Fox is a certified EMT and did a semester of emergency medicine with the South Metro Fire Rescue Authority and Parker Adventist Hospital. Asplin’s doctorate required 140 preceptor hours, working with MDs, nurse practitioners and other health care professionals in a clinical setting, and she’s trained in primary care as well, providing physical examinations, sports physicals and Pap smears to her patients. Both women also said they are quick to refer patients to a hospital or physician if they have a serious condition that needs immediate attention. “There’s a place for western medicine, there’s no question about it,” Fox said. “I wish we could work together with patients more, give them more options.” Tools and techniques In Fox’s practice, she primarily uses a combination of biofeedback and homeopathic remedies. “We try to really find out what emotional state you’re in, did you have any traumas, what’s your mental state and

Searching for the underlying causes of disease is preferable to treating symptoms alone. Holistic physicians expend as much effort in establishing what kind of patient has a disease as they do in establishing what kind of disease a patient has. Prevention is preferable to treatment and is usually more cost-effective because it evokes the patient’s innate healing capabilities. Illness is viewed as a manifestation of a dysfunction of the whole person, not as an isolated event. A major determinant of healing outcomes is the quality of the relationship established between physician and patient, in which patient autonomy is encouraged.

Dr. Kelsey Asplin takes a break in her Highlands Ranch office on July 5. Asplin obtained a doctorate in naturopathic medicine from Bastyr University in Seattle after a four-year postgraduate program. Photo by Tom Skelley support everything so that everything’s in balance and works together,” Fox said. When Fox first works with a new client, she spends up to three hours learning about any stressors or traumas that have affected them while they are connected to a biofeedback device that reads the galvanic skin response, or vibrational frequencies, throughout the body. The machine detects toxins and stress reactions in the body as it reads those frequencies. If the device shows elevated levels of amalgam, for example, it may be because the person has a leaking dental filling. If a measurement shows elevated reactions to allergens, Fox prepares a homeopathic remedy to boost the body’s ability to resist the allergen. “We have 5,000 different medicines to turn on the innate vital force,” Fox said. “If you have all of these symptoms and all of these (medicines) and match them, it pushes the disease out of the body.” Asplin also uses biofeedback, but her machine focuses on physiological reactions like a patient’s breath rate and heart rate. The next step, she said, is to ask the patient questions about their life, their job, their relationships and so on and monitor their bodies’ responses to the questions. “We don’t even realize how quickly we are startled by those things, so it allows you to see how your body reacts when you have those thoughts… and then you learn to be able to control that by your breathing or by putting your body back into a parasympathetic state.” Asplin also said she uses homeopathic remedies with a “small percentage” of her patients, but adds that every naturopathic doctor is different, and many, including one of her mentors, use them with most of their patients. She describes

Holistic physicians encourage patients to evoke the healing power of love, hope, humor and enthusiasm, and to release the toxic consequences of hostility, shame, greed, depression and prolonged fear, anger and grief.

her approach as “foundational,” in that she takes a patient’s nutrition, social life, emotional condition and other factors into account. Teaching patients to take charge The biggest difference between the holistic approach and the traditional methods is ownership, Fox and Asplin said. Asplin said her goal is to work with her patients to understand what they can do differently to improve their health. “I’m not a psychiatrist but I do naturopathic counseling, which is basically talking to you, understanding your story, and then having conversations with you about what are the obstacles in your life… what can you do differently?” she said. “I don’t like to put a number on it

Optimal health is much more than the absence of sickness. It is the conscious pursuit of the highest qualities of the physical, environmental, mental, emotional, spiritual and social aspects of the human experience. Source: American Holistic Health Association, ahha.org

but I would say that 80 to 85 percent of my therapeutic value is just in listening to people.” Fox puts it more bluntly. “My job,” she said, “is to get people to take charge of their own lives.”

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TERMS AND CONCEPTS Biofeedback: Biofeedback, or applied psychophysiological feedback, is a patientguided treatment that teaches an individual to control muscle tension, pain, body temperature, brain waves and other bodily functions and processes through relaxation, visualization, and other cognitive control techniques. Holistic medicine: Therapies that attempt to treat the patient as a whole person. Instead of treating an illness, holistic medicine looks at an individual’s overall physical, mental, spiritual and emotional well-being before recommending treatment. Naturopathic medicine: Naturopathic medicine is a branch of medicine in which a variety of natural medicines and treatments are used to heal illness. It is founded on the premise that people are naturally healthy, and that healing can occur through removing obstacles to a cure and by stimulating the body’s natural healing abilities. The foundations of health in natural medicine are diet, nutrition, homeopathy, physical manipulation, stress management and

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exercise. Vital force: The organizing energy that is responsible for one’s health. Vital force is analogous to chi of Chinese medicine and prana in ayurvedic (an ancient medical system from India) medicine, but philosophically differs regarding disease management: Whereas Chinese and ayurvedic medicine aim to reverse the forces that result in disharmony, homeopathy regards the vital force as powerful enough to allow the body to shake off the symptoms and pathogenic influences itself. Homeopathy: A system of healthcare formulated by German physician Samuel CF Hahnemann (1755-1843). Homeopathy is based on the principle of “like cures like,” i.e., a disease caused by a substance (e.g., arsenic) can be cured by that same substance in highly diluted doses. Homeopathy was popular in the U.S. until the early 20th century, after which time it was suppressed by mainstream medicine; it continued to be popular in Europe, Brazil, Argentina and India, and has recently resurged in popularity in the U.S.

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Sculptures bring beauty to South Suburban spot

“Catbird Seat,” a bronze sculpture by Bill Noland, rests outside the Goodson Recreation Center, part of the sculpture on loan collection. Courtesy photo

“Public art can evoke emotion, spark conversation, or simply inspire,” per Jamie Bartolomeis of South Suburban Parks and Recreation District. Three bronze works are displayed outside Goodson Recreation Center Sonya Ellingboe in Centennial: “Cat Bird Seat,” a large, SONYA’S sleek member of SAMPLER the cat family by Bill Noland has been in place, while “The Messenger,” a red-tail hawk in flight by Joellen Domenico, and “Spirits in the Smoke” by Chris Powell were recently installed and will be in place through 2016. They are selected by the advisory South Suburban Public Art Committee, an advisory group appointed by the SSPR board of directors. Summer music Emily Stiles will perform at 7 p.m. on Aug. 3 at the Litteton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., the final concert in the 2016 Wednesday evening summer series. The food truck will be Fire Truck Crepes. One more museum concert will be part of Western Welcome Week at 6 p.m. on Aug. 21, when the local favorite band Dakota Blonde will return. (Food truck at 5 p.m. is Taco Mojo.) Admission free for both concerts. 303-795-3950. CJRO Hear the Lone Tree-based Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra’s mellow notes at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 12. The big band, led by saxophonist Art Bouton, will be recording favorites performed in this program on its first CD, which will be available soon. Think “Birdland,” “I’m Old Fashioned,” “Prelude to a Kiss,” “Invitation,” Gerry Mulligan’s “Festive Minor” … Tickets, arvadacenter.org. Lego fans Lego expo “Brick 2016 Denver” takes place at the Colorado Convention Center on July 29 (3 to 7 p.m.); July 30 (9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m.); July 21 (9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m.) See life-sized models of dinosaurs and more, professional build-

ing demonstrations. For Lego fans of all ages. Tickets, information, see brickshowslive.com. Hopper inspires opera “Later the Same Evening,” a contemporary one-act opera by composer John Musto and librettist Mark Campbell, is inspired by five Edward Hopper paintings. On Saturday, July 30, subjects will step out of their frames into 1932 New York. It will be presented at 8 p.m. in Denver Art Museum’s Ponti Hall, preceded by a 7 p.m. lecture by Gwen Chanzit, curator of modern art. Presented by Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program members. For tickets, call 303-292-6700 or buy online, denverartmuseum.org. Stories in Sculpture Tour Denver Botanic Gardens’ “Stories in Sculpture” exhibit with a docent guide at 9:30 a.m. Sundays and 6 p.m. Saturdays through the summer or hear a Curator Conversation from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 11, to get a more in-depth interpretation of this collection of important works borrowed from Walker Art Center in Minneapolis until October. (Or immerse yourself in a tour of the Aquatic collections with a Garden Guru at 10 a.m. on Aug. 18) Or, just enjoy a grand walk on your own during garden hours. Botanicgardens.org.

Ghosh talks about ‘52’ Sculptor Shohini Ghosh of Highlands Ranch will talk about her project, “52,” which is exhibited at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St. She determined to create smaller sculptures, sketches of sorts, at the rate of one in a week’s time, during 52 weeks. Figures are based on sensitivity to human actions and interactions and are based on her personal experiences. Presented by the Littleton Fine Arts Board. Free tickets at the museum, 303795-3950. She will also conduct two sculpture workshops at the museum on Aug. 6: Youth Clay Sculpting, 9 a.m. to noon ($55, includes all materials), and Adult Build and Sip Sculpting Workshop, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (age 21-plus) ($75, includes all materials). Registration deadline July 29. The Big Wonderful The Big Wonderful returns to Littleton’s Geneva Park on July 29-30 and Aug. 26-27. Food, flea markets, entertainment, beer garden, lawn games, full stage.

‘Evita’ staged at DU by Phamaly Remarkable musical is rousing production By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Even the funeral that begins “Evita” has a Latin flavor to it as distraught citizens, Peron’s soldiers, nuns and others file across the stage. It begins with the ending of that remarkable, controversial life of Eva Peron and then tells of the years leading up to it — all with a strong score played by Donna Debreceni and strong eight-piece band. An ambitious teenaged Eva Duarte (Jenna Bainbridge) soon attracts the attention of famous singer Magaldi (Rob Costigan), who immediately sets the scene by belting out the romantic “Night of a Thousand Stars” and connecting with young Eva — along with numerous other lovers. (“Goodnight and Thank You”). Che, played by talented Daniel Traylor, keeps up a steady narrative through the production, explaining things to Eva and to the audience — the character is cleverly woven into and at the edges of the action — a demanding role, wellinterpreted. Peron, played by multi-talented Leonard Barrett, is often followed by his cadre of generals, who dislike Eva and say so, but he is enchanted by her and they marry and hold sway for a number of years, interacting with the people — and becoming wealthy. She is a fashion plate and costumes are especially nice, following the styles shown in the ongoing historic photos of her that

IF YOU GO “Evita” runs through Aug. 7 at the Elizabeth Ericksen Byron Theatre at the University of Denver’s Newman Center for the Performing Arts, University and Iliff, Denver. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Sensory-friendly performance on Thursday, Aug. 4 ($20). Tickets: $32-$36 at: newmantix.com/phamaly or by calling 303-871-7720.

are projected above the stage throughout. Good attention to detail with Eva’s costumes and those of the women in street crowds as well. Director Bryce Alexander writes of the “social model of disability” — versus medical models. “Most obstacles that are faced are not caused by impairments, but by the way society is organized in other words, impairment is an injury or illness, but disability is the limiting of opportunities for people to take part in society.” Alexander has courageous actors giving a powerful performance that keeps an audience engaged to the very end of this richly written musical. For readers who haven’t seen this Phamaly group perform, “Evita” would be a fine introduction. They just grow stronger. The theater at the Newman Center is a temporary home, while the Space at Denver Center undergoes remodeling. It serves the company well, although it seems a bit congested. Every single inch of space is used. Sound is excellent.

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Miles for Tuesday helps keep girl’s memory alive Castle Rock child’s cancer fight gave impetus to 5K event

ABOUT NEUROBLASTOMA

By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Shortly after Tuesday Whitt was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when she was 21 months old, her parents began a mission to help children fighting cancer and their families. “At that point, we didn’t know what the outcome would be,” said Charley Whitt, her father. Tuesday died in January 2009, about seven months after her diagnosis. She left behind Charley and her mother, Jessica Whitt, as well as a twin sister, Piper, and two older brothers, Spencer and Axel. The Whitts, who live in Castle Rock, are keeping her memory alive with Miles for Tuesday, which began as a group of runners and cyclists raising funds and has raised more than $190,000 for charity over seven years. “The original strategy was to piggyback off of existing races,” said Bill Mell, a friend of the Whitts and an avid runner. Fundraising teams were assembled to run the Colfax Marathon and the Rock N’ Roll Marathon in Denver, the Backcountry Wilderness Half Marathon in Highlands Ranch and more, including several cycling races. Last year, Miles for Tuesday became its own dedicated 5K race, hosted by Breckenridge Brewery in Littleton and running a route along the South Platte River Trail. It drew about 150 runners. The race returns to Breckenridge for the second year on Aug. 6. The Whitts hope to fund a program at Children’s Hospital called Shutterbugs, - which is run by the Pablove Foundation, a pediatric cancer charity.

Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that is most common in infants and young children, according to the American Cancer Society. It starts in developing nerve cells. Tuesday Whitt was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma in July 2008, when she was 21 months old, after her parents noticed diminished energy and appetite, especially compared to her twin sister, Piper. After seven months of treatment, Tuesday died on Jan. 30, 2009. For more information about neuroblastoma, visit www.cancer.org/cancer/neuroblastoma.

Tuesday Whitt died of neuroblastoma when she was two years old in January 2009, the same month as this photo. A charity established in her honor, Miles for Tuesday, is holding its second 5K race at Breckenridge Brewery on Aug. 6. Courtesy photo

RACE DETAILS Miles for Tuesday takes place at 9 a.m. on Aug. 6 at Breckenridge Brewery, 2920 Brewery Lane in Littleton, and will follow an out and back course along the South Platte River Trail.

Registration is $35. For more information and to register, visit www.milesfortuesday.org. For more information about the Pablove Foundation, visit www.pablove.org.

Thanks to partnerships and sponsorships covering the cost of putting on the event, all proceeds go straight to the cause, Charley said.

Shutterbugs, which started in Los Angeles and is now in several other cities around the country, teaches children with cancer the fundamentals of photography, culmi-

nating in an art show that in turn raises more money. “What we saw in the hospital was the importance of whole family wellness,” Charley said, noting many other organizations that focus on cancer research already exist. Early on, Miles for Tuesday helped pay for an art therapist at the hospital. Children’s hosted Shutterbugs a few years ago, but the Whitts want to bring it to Denver permanently. “I think there are lots of ways you can help out kids with cancer,” Charley said. “I think this is a great way to let kids see how they can help other kids.” In addition to raising money for the cause, Mell said the event is a great way to support his friends and remember their loss. “We have no idea what they’ve gone through,” he said, “but we’re not going to forget.”

Thursdays bring art to green scene Denver Botanic Gardens holds events for summer By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Thursdays through Aug. 18 will be special at Denver Botanic Gardens, York Street. Halfprice admission brings you into a succession of Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) organizations performing in the gardens — live performances and hands-on art activities, theater, music, dance, art from 5 to 8 p.m. each Thursday. • Tonight, July 28, for example, look for Swallow Hill Music in the Sensory Garden; Ariel ballet in the Welcome Garden; Morrison Natural History Museum in the AllAmerican Selections Garden; Empire Lyric

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“Mr. Netzorg’s position is that he was engaged to provide a report, which he did. That the report stands for itself, and if there were going to be any questions, he wanted that to only be in executive session,” said Robert Ross, school district attorney. “That is not what we had in mind, so his condition of an executive session is not acceptable from my understanding of what the board wanted.” The independent report, which was released the evening of June 20, focused on an incident in which school board President Meghann Silverthorn and Vice President Judith Reynolds spoke to Ponderosa High School student Grace Davis about a planned protest at her school in March. Davis recorded the conversation with the school board members and accusations arose that the two tried to intimidate the then-15-year-old student into not holding the protest. During the June 21 school board meeting — at which a number of community members called for Silverthorn and Reynolds to step down — the board said Nertzorg would give a presentation on his findings at the July meeting.

Players in the Sensory Garden; Museo de las Americas in the All American Selections Garden. • Aug. 4: Community-Minded Dance, Kim Robards Dance, Hawk Quest, Flamenco Fantasy Dance Theatre, Friends of Chamber Music, Arapahoe Philharmonic. • Aug. 11: Rocky Mountain Brassworks, Hannah Kahn Dance, Bird Conservancy, Denver Firefighters Museum. • Aug. 18: Life Art Dance, Colorado Wind Ensemble, Colorado Repertory Singers, Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, Audubon Society of Greater Denver, Clyfford Still Museum. See schedules of who is where at the door. Walk among beautiful flowers of all shapes, sizes and colors and find the colors and sounds of artists as well. 1007 York St. in Denver; 720-865-3501; botanicgardens.org.

The school board agreed April 19 to launch an independent investigation. Davis was one of about 100 students at Ponderosa who held a peaceful protest March 9 to ask why teachers were leaving their school and the district. Before the rally, Silverthorn and Reynolds, noting concern about student safety and wanting to hear students’ views, met with Davis at the school. Davis’ parents said they did not know about, nor give consent to, the meeting. On July 19, the board discussed the report and asked Ross questions about the investigation process. Ross said he could not answer specific questions about the investigation. Silverthorn was not at the meeting. Board member Anne-Marie Lemieux reiterated her stance that the meeting between Silverthorn, Reynolds and Davis was inappropriate and called for the community to learn from what had happened. “We have had questions from the community about how we have handled this situation,” Lemieux said. “We have all made mistakes and mistakes have taken us away from the facts of what actually happened and how we are going to make sure that never happens to any of our students ever again.” Before and after the release of the report — which cost the district about $164,000 — Silverthorn and Reynolds

On Thursday evenings through Aug. 21, various SCFD organizations — like these Spanish dancers — will perform at Denver Botanic Gardens, York Street, and entry fees will be half price. Courtesy photo

faced criticism from community members and repeatedly were asked to resign. Board member Doug Benevento admonished the rush to judgment in the matter, saying it was politically motivated and that it set a bad precedent.

“The message that has been sent to every employee in this district now, and it should send shivers up their spine, is that the minute that they may be on the wrong end of something, they could be subject to this kind of action,” Benevento said.

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IT’S NOT JUST KIDS WHO ARE ABSENT. IT’S $422 MILLION. When energy industry jobs are lost, families move away, school enrollment drops, and $422.2 million in school funding disappears. In Colorado’s Platte Valley alone – where 97% of the school district’s budget comes from taxes paid on mineral production and equipment – students and teachers stand to lose up to $1 million in state support. So if you think the oil and natural gas industry isn’t important to Colorado schools, you’ve got a lot to learn. Find out more at ConsumerEnergyAlliance.org/value.

Families gather on the hillside for Elizabeth’s second annual Outdoor “Walk-In” Movie Night. This year’s feature presentation was “The Goonies.” Photo by Rick Gustafson

A picture-perfect evening About 200 people turn out for Elizabeth movie night By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media As wishes go, Dick Eason’s would probably not rank very high, but what it lacked in scale, it made up for with effectiveness. His wish, a little rain early in the afternoon to cool things off and clear by 8 p.m., was exactly what happened for Elizabeth’s town administrator. While storms hammered the fields just a few miles to the northwest on the evening of July 23, the rain clouds kept their distance from Elizabeth while residents set up lawn chairs and spread blankets on the newly mown grass of the town’s natural amphitheater at the corner of Washington and Garland Streets for the town’s second annual “Walk-In” Movie Night. To enhance the drive-in atmosphere, volunteers Aimee Thomas and Wendy Walp, of the Friends of the Pines & Plains Libraries in Elizabeth set up a concession stand, filled bags with freshly popped popcorn and offered candy.

Proceeds from the sales benefited the Elizabeth Library Foundation and help to fill the library’s wish list for new books, computers and other services. Once everyone was settled with popcorn and candy, Mayor Clay Hurst got things started with a few opening remarks, thanking the nearly 200 people for attending and inviting them to make their wishes known for the use of the natural amphitheater they were sitting in. “This property is something that we are using now as an experiment to see how it functions,” he said. “There has been some discussion about maybe putting a stage down further and having our music festival and bands here. We’d like to get your input on that.” The mayor also took the opportunity to remind everyone about the upcoming music and arts festival on Main Street on Aug. 12 and 13, and invited them to participate in the discussion regarding the possibility of home rule for the town. With dusk settling in and the brief opening formalities over, the feature began. On the big screen, “Goonies,” a kid-friendly film projected onto a 16-foot inflatable screen.

Hollywood tale is theater gem Sue Mengers was famous agent for movie actors By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Lights go up on a flamboyant woman seated on a large sofa, with lots of fancy cushions, fronted by a flowered Chinese rug, in a luxurious Hollywood home. She’s dressed for anticipated dinner guests in a long turquoise dress with sparkly jewelry. “Elton John is coming to dinner,” she says in a distinctive voice that is almost like a purr at times. Emma Messenger launches into Edge Theater’s one-woman show, “I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers,” written by award-winning playwright/screenwriter John Logan (“Red”). Messenger’s actor clients included Barbra Steisand, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Sissy Spacek, Popeye Doyle, Gene Hudson, Gene Hackman, Julie Andrews, Ali McGraw (“my favorite”) and more. The telephone is on a pillow beside her on the sofa. “I’m expecting a call from Barbra Streisand to fire me,” she says. “Her lawyers have already fired me.” “All my dinner guests have to be famous,” she continues after taking a “regret” call from Richard Dreyfus, who is unable to come for dinner tonight. “My clients don’t have trouble,” she says — “they have travails!” She speaks of her childhood in upstate New York after she and her parents emigrated from Europe. She had an accent and poor skills in English. Was the “Fat German Jewess.” But when the family moved to New York City, “every third person was a fat German Jewess” and thing got much better. She was interested in acting, but “everyone was prettier than me — even the boys!” But she discovered “there’s always a window to crack open and scurry through.” She got a desk in an agency and was on her way.

Emma Messenger plays ’60s-’70s Hollywood super-agent Sue Mengers in Edge Theater’s “I’ll Eat You Last: a Chat With Sue Mengers.” Courtesy photo

IF YOU GO “I’ll Eat You Last: a Chat With Sue Mengers” plays through July 31 at the Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Performances: 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday July 31. Tickets, theedgetheater. com, 303-232-3232.

This play debuted on Broadway in April 2013, with Bette Middler in the Mengers role. In a tight 75 minutes, it’s fun to hear Mengers dish about her various clients and their interactions. Emma Messenger is a skilled actor, with a knack for creating portraits of distinctive, outspoken women. Experienced director Josh Hartwell has helped her shape a gem. This one-act portrait was especially fun for those of us who recognize most of the famous names she drops in the course of 75 minutes. Her comic timing and delivery are perfect and one can easily hear and at times savor every word. We might warn that the colorful language is for adults in some spots. When it fits so well, I don’t find it offensive, but some might — so please be forewarned.

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AREA CLUBS

Editor’s note: To add or update a club listing, email calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. Political Douglas County Democrats executive committee meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of every month at various sites. Contact Mike Jones at 720-509-9048 or email info@DouglasDemocrats.org. Social-discussion meetings take place in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Parker, Lone Tree and Roxborough. Visit douglasdemocrats. org and click on calendar for more information. Douglas County Libertarian Development Group meets at 6 p.m. the ﬁrst Thursday of each month at the Rio Grande Restaurant, 9535 Park Meadows Drive. Go to LPDG.org. The group also has a very active Facebook page. In addition, we are also recognized by the State Libertarian party. Contact Wayne Harlos at 303-229-3435. Douglas County Republican Women meets at 11 a.m. the third Wednesday each month at the Lone Tree Golf and Hotel. Call Marsha Haeﬂein at 303-841-4318 or visit www.dcgop.org or www. dcrw.org. Highlands Ranch, Roxborough, and Lone Tree Democrats meet at 7 p.m. the Thursday of every month for topical speakers and lively discussion at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Visit www.douglasdemocrats.org for more information. Parker Democrats meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month for discussion of timely topics, led by knowledgeable speakers, at the South Metro Fire Station 45, 16801 Northgate Drive, Parker. Visit www.douglasdemocrats.org for information. Professional BEST Leads (Businesses Exclusively Supporting Teammates) mets from 7-8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the Rock Wood Fired Kitchen, 19340 E. Cottonwood Drive, Parker. This is a Leads group on steroids, with 45-plus members and exclusive representation. Call Jeff at 303-717-1492. 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.

Build Business Today, a business networking group meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every ﬁrst and third Thursday at Johnny Carino’s in Parker. Visit www.buildbusinesstoday.com or call 720840-5526. CERTUS Professional Network meets for its Parker networking event from 9:30-11 a.m. the second Tuesday of the month at Panera Bread, 11290 Twenty Mile Road, Parker. Build your network, grow your business, network less. Our events are structured to connect professionals with the resources, power partners and leaders to expand their business and the business of others. Open to all industries, includes 30 minutes of open networking and organized introductions to the group. Cost: $12 non-CERTUS members at the door. First participants pay half price. RSVP not required. More info about CERTUS™ Professional Network at http://www.CertusNetwork. com. Douglas-Elbert County Music Teachers’ Association meets at 9 a.m. every ﬁrst Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Chambers on Main Street. All area music teachers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479. Leads Club Southeast Superstars meets at 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays at LePeep at Parker and Orchard roads. Call Linda Jones at 720-6410056. The League of Women Voters of Arapahoe County has two meetings per month. No unit meetings are in June through August, but the two unit meetings per month will begin again in September on second Monday evenings and second Thursday mornings. Call 303-798-2939. The group is open to residents of Douglas County. Parker Leaders, a leads group with a networking attitude, meets from 10:30-11:45 a.m. the second and fourth Mondays of the month at Parker Heating & Air, 18436 Longs Way, Unit 101. Entrepreneurs are encouraged to visit the club, which is seeking new members, including a personal trainer, massage therapist, acupuncturist, lawyer, bookkeper, telecom consultant and computer repair technician. Contact Erica_Kraft@ADP.com. Parker Leads meets from 4-5 p.m. every second and fourth Wednesdays. Call 303-524-9890. South Metro Sales and Business Professionals, a networking group, meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at August Moon, 18651 E. Mainstreet, in Parker. Call Tom Joseph at 303840-5825 for information.

Recreation Altitude Multisport Club invites anyone interested in triathlon, running, biking, or swimming to join us for group workouts. Sunday morning swims at the Parker Rec Center and run and bike workouts throughout the week. Whether you’re an Ironman or have run a 5K, we welcome all abilities. Go to www.AltitudeMultisport.com for more information. Ave Maria Community Orchestra The Ave Maria Community Orchestra is a non-denominational volunteer organization looking for your musical talent. All ages and talents are welcome to join us sharing a great time making great music. Our group performs in many genres, including classical, ballad, show tunes, big band, jazz, and much more. We are looking for singers, strings, brass, woodwind, piano, guitar and percussion. Call Mark Metzler at 720-255-7755. Camping Singles is a group of Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of others, and starry nights around the camp fire. We usually camp in designated forest service or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver. We welcome all single adults. Our membership ranges from the 40s to 60-plus. We usually meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month. For specific meeting information, contact campingsingles@gmail.com Castle Rock Bridge Club plays a friendly ACBL-sanctioned duplicate game at 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday. For more information, a schedule of games and lessons, or directions to the Lowell Ranch 4H location at 2330 South I-25 East Frontage Road, go the website at castlerockbridge.com. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-8108504. Visit www.castlerockbridge.com. Cycle Club meets at 9 a.m. Saturdays in the parking lot of Southeast Christian Church. Tour the streets of Parker, Elizabeth and Castle Rock. Call John at 720-842-5520. Duplicate Bridge If you enjoy duplicate bridge, come join us for an ACBL sanctioned open game at 12:30 p.m. every Monday at the Lone Tree Recreation Center. All are welcome. A free questionand-answer session from 11 a.m. to noon covers bidding boxes, hand records, losing trick count, conventions, rules of duplicate bridge and more. Cost is $1.50 for South Suburban Park and Recreation District residents; $1.75 for nonresidents. Reservations required. Call Sue at

303-641-3534. GED Prep Class Douglas County Libraries offers GED preparation classes for those ages 17 and older. Classes offered at 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive; and at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Parker Arts Council has youth open mic/karaoke nights on the first Thursday of each month. The event is open to all ages. Kids 12 and under eat free. Takes place at Clavin’s Bar and Grill, 17904 Cottonwood Drive, Parker. Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because you cannot find a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to www.saltydog.org for meeting locations and directions. Therapeutic riding. Promise Ranch Therapeutic Riding in Parker offers free therapeutic riding for developmentally disabled adults and children. Scholarship money is available for Douglas County residents to provide 10 therapeutic riding lessons. Call 303-841-5007 or visit www. promiseranchtherapeuticriding.com. Social AARP Parker meets at 1 p.m. every second Wednesday of the month at Parker United Methodist Church, 11805 S. Pine Drive, Parker. There are interesting and informative programs for seniors. For further information, contact Patsy at 303-905-1008. American Legion Parker Post 1864 meets at 7 p.m. every first Wednesday of the month at South Metro Fire Station No. 46, 19310 Stroh Road, Parker. Go to www.post1864.org or call 720-542-3877. AWANA Club at Parker Bible Church meets from 6:30-8:05 p.m. Wednesdays at 4391 E. Mainstreet. Call 303-841-3836. Beta Sigma Phi Preceptor Gamma Theta Chapter meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. Contact Sandy Pearl at 303-319-2392 for more information.

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THEATER/FILM

Summer Wizard Camp Learn magic and performance skills by professional magicians Carol Massie and Joe Givan at Summer Wizard Camp at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Camp dates are Monday to Friday, Aug. 1-4 (more dates may be added). Camp runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon each day. Cost includes all supplies and recital show for family. Open to ages 7 and older. Call 303-660-6799 for details and to sign up. Go to www.AmazingShows. com. ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ When four young people in love ﬁnd their plans crossed by parents and the king, they run off into the woods. Their plans take a strange and hilarious turn. The Actors’ Playground performs Shakespeare’s most popular comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, and Sunday, Aug. 7, at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Tickets available at the box ofﬁce. Call 303-794-2787 ext. 5 or go to www.TownHallArtsCenter.org.

MUSIC/CONCERTS

Hudson Gardens Summer Concerts Hudson Gardens presents its 2016 summer concert series at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Parking is free. Tickets on sale at www.altitudetickets. com. Prices and show times vary by artist. For information, go to www. hudsongardens.org or call 303-797-8565. Concert lineup: Sunday, July 31, Travis Tritt; Saturday, Aug. 6, “Weird Al” Yankovic -- The Mandatory World Tour; Sunday, Aug. 14, Los Lonely Boys/WAR; Sunday, Aug. 21, Gin Blossoms with special guest Tonic; Sunday, Aug. 28, Michael McDonald; Sunday, Sept. 4, Foreigner; and Sunday, Sept. 11, Kenny Loggins. Adventures in Dance Learn a number of dances at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Classes are for adults. Go to www.adventuresindance.com for cost information and to sign up. Class schedule includes Lindy hop swing from 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 23. Intermediate swing class from 8-9 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 23. Intermediate salsa from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 24. Cha-cha from 8-9 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 2. Argentine tango from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 25. Line dance aerobics from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays from Aug. 8 to Aug. 29.

ART Food, Fun and Games of Yesterday The Highlands Ranch Historical Society presents Memory Lane: Food, Fun and Games of Yesterday from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, July 28, and from 5:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Charter Financial Resources Memory Lane, 9335 Commerce Center St., B4, Highlands Ranch. Registration is required; contact Programs@theHRHS.org or call Nancy at 720-932-6990. Go to http://www.thehrhs. org/ Book Talk, Wine Tasting Explore Colorado wineries at Colorado’s Wine Country, a book talk and wine tasting with author Paula Mitchell at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at Douglas County Libraries branch in Lone Tree, 10055 Library Way. Books will also be available for sale and signing. For adults ages 21-plus. Wine tasting compliments of Purgatory Cellars. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org. HeavenFest Music Festival The largest Christian music festival returns to Bandimere Speedway, 3051 S. Rooney Road, Morrison. HeavenFest 2016 features 50-plus bands on ﬁve stages. Gates open at 2:30 p.m. Friday, July 29, and at noon Saturday, July 30. Tickets available at www.heavenfest.com. Stick Horse Rodeo Young cowboys and cowgirls ages 4-10 get a look at the ranching life, with pole bending, barrel racing and steer roping at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Kids are encouraged to dress in their favorite Western duds. Light refreshments will be served. Registration is required at 303-7917323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Archetype Revival Celebrate the opening of “Archetype Revival” from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at the indoor galleries at the Museum of Outdoor Arts, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood. Enjoy food, drinks, music and art. Event is free. Go to http://moaonline. org. As the museum continues its 2016 theme of reinvention, Summer Design and Build Emerging artists explore new takes on archetypes throughout the gallery. FIND MORE THINGS TO DO ONLINE ColoradoCommunityMedia.com/events

Art of the Animal Summer Camp Learn about animals and art from different environments from across the globe through the Wildlife Experience museum’s art gallery, exhibits and live animals. Camp runs from 1-5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, to Friday, Aug. 5, at CU South Denver, 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker. Call 303-315-9448 or go to http://southdenver.cu.edu/events/event/art-animal-summer-camp/ Participants will have access to the expressive qualities of various art materials including charcoal and paper, model magic and found objects. Each day will feature a new activities and projects for the students to enjoy. Transform your animal observations into your own works of art and collaborate to make a group piece to be displayed in the museum.

EVENTS

National Night Out It’s America’s Night Out Against Crime. National Night Out is a crime and drug prevention campaign that involves citizens, law enforcement groups, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from over 15,000 communities from all 50 states and U.S. territories. Join the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial. See sheriff’s vehicles, enjoy live music and more. Get Kids Ready for School A special story time for kids ages 4-6 who are starting school for the first time is scheduled at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, and Thursday, Aug. 4, at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road. Kids can sing along to fun songs, enjoy stories, and create a craft. The program is the same each day. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Dine & Learn: Age Wisely Living longer is a blessing, yet long-term care costs are one reason retirees deplete their savings and lose assets. Don’t Go Broke in a Nursing Home workshops cover strategies, solutions and laws to protect your assets. No products are endorsed or sold. Reservations are required; call 303-4682820. Meals are catered by Panera Bread. Upcoming workshops are from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2 and Thursday, Aug. 11 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial; 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 and Wednesday, Aug. 10, at Foothills Peak Recreation Center, 6612 Ward St.. Littleton; and 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, 6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, at Memory Lane/Charter Financial: 9335 Commerce Center Street, Unit B5 (Near C470 and Santa Fe), Highlands Ranch. Business Plan Basics Learn the basics of business planning and the information needed to start forming a business plan, from identifying goals to allocating resources, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane. Presented by the Small Business Development Center of South Metro Denver. Registration is required at DouglasCountyLibraries. org. For more information, call 303-791-7323.

Pancake Breakfast Enjoy a free pancake breakfast, live music, giveaways and commemorative gifts to celebrate Park Meadows’ 20th anniversary. Breakfast is served from 8-10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5. Go to www.parkmeadows.com/events. Potluck Dance Party Adventures in Dance hosts a potluck party from 8-9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Unit 207, Littleton. Dance your favorite dances to your favorite DJ tunes. Swap your favorite finger food recipes. Call 720-2760562 or go to www.adventuresindance.com. Sock It To Èm Join the Sock It To Èm campaign from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at Clement Park, Shelter 3. Erica Shields, of Littleton, who is Mrs. Colorado, has a goal of collecting 50,000 pair of socks, which will be given to the homeless. For every pair of socks (or for every $1 donated), you will be entered into a drawing for prizes. All are welcome. Bring a picnic lunch and drink, and enjoy an afternoon at the park. Enter the park at the Columbine Library, off Bowles and West Long Drive, between Wadsworth and Pierce. Go to www.sockittoemsockcampaign.org. Hiking Safely in Avalanche Country Friends of Berthoud Pass will provide important information on preparedness, avalanche awareness, route selection, safety, self-rescue, and terrain analysis at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Part of DCL’s One Book, One Walk program. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org. Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser Boy Scout Troop 385 plans its pancake breakfast fundraiser from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Aug. 7, at American Legion Post 11-11, 9959 Wadsworth Blvd., Broomfield. The menu includes pancakes, eggs, bacon or sausage, homestyle potatoes, toast, and coffee or water. All profits help Scouts pay for summer camp, camping trips, troop activities and more. Webelos, show up in uniform and get a free breakfast. Troop 385 serves breakfast the first Sunday of every month. Line Dance Aerobics Dance a variety of line dances including the cowboy cha-cha, electric slide, cupid shuffle and the wobble in a workout format. Hour-long class begins at 7:30 a.m. Mondays, Aug. 8-29, at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Unit 207, Littleton. Call 720-276-0562 or go to www. adventuresindance.com Tuesday Morning Women’s Golf League The Englewood Women’s Golf Association is accepting applications for the 2016 season. The women play Tuesday mornings at Broken Tee Englewood golf course. Contact the membership chair for information, ewga18@gmail. com.

HEALTH

Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Saturday, July 30, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Littleton Elks Lodge 1650, 5749 S. Curtice St., Littleton (Karen Basler, 303-7941819); Saturday, July 30, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Music Saves Lives, Walmart, 11101 S. Parker Road, Parker. Relay For Life The American Cancer Society Relay For Life gives communities the chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and fight back against the disease. Each year, more than 4 million people participate in this global phenomenon and raise money and awareness to save lives from cancer. A partial schedule of Relay For Life events follows: Friday, Aug. 5, Relay for Life Littleton, Cornerstone Park; Sunday, Oct. 16, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, Greenwood Village Center Station. Living and Aging Well Learn about living and aging well through monthly luncheons on the second Monday of each month at the Lone Tree Golf Clun and Hotel. Program starts at 11:30 a.m., and lunch reservations are required. Cost includes beverage, lunch and tip. Upcoming topics are Summer Bing, Monday, Aug. 8; Ms. Senior America Michelle Rahn, presenting Defying Gravity, Monday, Sept. 12; Men’s health, presented by Scott Hall, Monday, Oct. 10. Go to www.cityoflonetree.com/agingwell for information and to RSVP. 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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Getting muddy to raise some money MuckFest 2016 helps in multiple sclerosis ﬁght

By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Nearly 3,200 filthy philanthropists gathered at Salisbury Equestrian Park in Parker on July 16 to fight multiple sclerosis, raising more than $167,000 for the National MS Society. Temperatures hovered around 95 degrees throughout the day as participants, affectionately known as “mudders,” slid under, climbed over and powered through obstacles and pits of mud before hosing off beyond the finish line. “There’s always power when people affected by MS come together,” said Carrie Nolan, president of the ColoradoWyoming Chapter of the National MS Society. This year is the first time the annual event was held in Parker, and Nolan said the location was a natural fit. “We’ve been looking for a home that was within eyeshot of the metro Denver area and was accessible,” Nolan said. “It’s a great opportunity to also have a place where participants can go somewhere to get a beer or lunch after the event.” Since its inception six years ago, MuckFest has raised more than $24 million for multiple sclerosis research. All funds go directly to the National MS Society’s work in researching a cure and providing services for people with the disease, such as assistance with insurance and navigating the health care system to find the best doctors. Multiple sclerosis affects the central nervous system, interrupting signals sent within the brain and outward to other parts of the body. Symptoms vary, but include everything from numbness in the extremities to paralysis and blindness. At least 2.3 million people worldwide have the disease, and two to three times as many women are afflicted than men.

A participant in Parker’s MuckFest 2016 crawls through the course to raise money for MS at Salisbury Equestrian Park on July 16. Photo courtesy of Gameface Media Most people with the disease are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50. Colorado has one of the highest incident rates of MS in the country. One out of every 400 people in the state live with the disease compared to one in 750 people nationally. The money raised at the Parker MuckFest will be used locally by the ColoradoWyoming Chapter of the National MS Society, a point that isn’t lost on Jenny Roberts of Castle Rock. “I think the best thing is that the money doesn’t just go to the MS Society, it goes to the local chapter,” Roberts said. “It’s going to my sister, it’s going to my

sister-in-law, and I think that’s something critical for people to know.” Roberts has been participating in the annual fundraisers since her sister was diagnosed with MS in 2010, organizing the “Greatest Show on Dirt” team that she said has raised over $140,00 in six years. It wasn’t until Roberts sent out emails to raise support for the team that she realized how many people she knew were living with MS. “We had a lot of people reply ‘Oh yeah, I have MS too’ or ‘I know someone with

MS,’” she said. Roberts discovered that, along with her sister, her sister-in-law and her college roommate also had MS. As her team has grown each year, Roberts said she and other mudders realize how widespread their community is. “This event opens the door to all these people who don’t realize the support they have,” Roberts said. “It’s provided a lot of support for people to be able to talk and share their experiences. It gives them an opportunity they wouldn’t have had.”

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Veteran funny car racer wins at Mile High Nationals By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com After their semifinal victories in the funny car semifinals, John Force gave his daughter Courtney a ride on the back of a motor scooter in front of the west grandstands at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison. John Force, 67, beat Del Worsham to advance to the finals for the 244th time in his career. Courtney, the 28-year-old No. 1 qualifier, notched a semifinal win over Robert Hight. So father raced against daughter in the funny car finals July 24 at the 37th annual Mopar Mile High Nationals, which was televised live nationally for the first time live on Fox. John Force caught Courtney at the finish line for his first victory of the season and a record-tying seventh in 10 finals rounds at the Morrison track. Other winners were Allen Johnson, who has been nicknamed the “King of the Mountain,” in Pro Stock, Tony Schumacher in Top Fuel and Andrews Hines in Pro Stock Motorcycle. John Force had what he termed an anxiety attack before the finals and threw up but notched his first win to became the oldest driver to win a funny car race in NHRA history “I needed this win,” said the 16-time world champion. “I had to get my kid out of my mind... I told Courtney I loved her, but I am giving this everything I’ve got.” No. 1 Pro Stock qualifier Alex Laughlin was eliminated in the second round when he red lighted going against Vincent Nobile. Johnson made the Pro Stock Mile High Nationals finals for the 10th consecutive season, and he has now won a record seven times at Bandimere after beating Nobile, who had earned a second consecutive red light Racing continues on Page 24

THE WINNERS Winners at the Mopar Mile High Nationals July 22-24 at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison: Top Fuel - Tony Schumacher, Lakeway, Texas Funny Car - John Force, Yorba Linda, Californa Pro Stock - Allen Johnson, Greenville, Tennessee Pro Stock Motorcycle Andrew Hines, Brownsburg, Indiana Competition Eliminator Lou Ficco Jr., Wheat Ridge

John Force, 67, defeated his daughter Courtney to win for the ﬁrst time this season in the funny car ﬁnals of the 37th annual Mopar Mile High Nationals July 24 at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison. Photo by Jim Benton

Super Stock - Jackie Alley, Eagle, Idaho

Stock Eliminator - Ryan Montford, Wichita, Kansas Super Comp - Kris Whitﬁeld, Littleton Super Gas - Kevin Moore, Littleton Super Street - John Bianco, Golden Top Sportsman - John Baker, Grand Junction Top Dragster - Steve Johnson, Arvada

When it comes to college, some athletes really plan ahead Leanne Lowry celebrated her 14th birthday in June and on July 15 announced she had verbally committed to play volleyball at the University of Iowa. She won’t graduate from high school until 2020. Jim Benton Lowry, a 5-foot11 libero, will be a OVERTIME freshman at Castle View this fall and has an older sister, junior Lauren, who is a setter for the Sabercats. Leanne Lowry has “played up” against older athletes in competitive club volleyball for the past few years. “Leanne plays at a level well above her age,” said Castle View coach Scott Dowis. “She makes the difficult plays look routine. She is slated to play libero at the next level. However, she has the ability to do it all, set, attack, defend — you name it.” College coaches these days don’t wait long to secure verbal commitments from

athletes, making decisions based mostly on potential. Lowry isn’t the only young player who has announced a verbal commitment — which is not binding — before becoming a senior. Alea Tooley, a sophomore-to-be at Columbine, made a commitment to play women’s lacrosse at the University of Denver. There have been many athletes who will be juniors this year who have vowed to attend certain colleges. Some of those athletes who will graduate in 2018 include Arapahoe’s Harvey Jackson and Golden’s Liam Johnson, who have pledged to play lacrosse at DU; Chaparral’s Ally Schlegel, who will head to Penn State to play soccer; Cherry Creek soccer player Mia Raben, who announced a commitment to attend Wake Forest; Mountain Vista’s Jake Govett, who will attend Delaware to play lacrosse; and Valor baseball player Luke Ziegler, who has committed to Pepperdine. Olympic Development tryouts The Colorado Soccer Association will

host Olympic Development tryouts at the Air Force Academy July 30-Aug. 1 for players who live along the Front Range. Lindsey Horan, the U.S. Olympic team member from Golden, participated in this program. Top elite boys and girls players born between 1999 and 2004 were asked to try out, train and possibly become part of the 2016-17 pool team that would represent Colorado and Region IV in 2017 national tournaments. Invitations were sent to more than 8,000 players and this season, Mountain Region tryouts for the Olympic Development Program will be held Aug. 13 and 14 in Basalt. Coloradans in top 10 Three Colorado residents finished in the top 10 of the CoBank Colorado Open golf tournament July 21-24 at the Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in Denver. Jim Knous, of Englewood, set a course record with a 7-under-par 29 on the back nine and matched a course low with a 10-under par 62 during the final round and finished tied for fourth with a

19-under-par total of 269. Arvada’s Zahkai Brown, the 2007 Colorado high school state champion from Pomona, tied Knous for fourth place. Both received checks for $8,167 Nick Hodge, from Littleton, tied for ninth with at 271, good for $5,000. Former University of Colorado golfer and Denver native Jonathan Kaye, who now lives in Phoenix, tied for second with a 20-under-par total of 268 and earned $15,250. Neil Johnson, of River Falls, Wisconsin, won the tournament and $100,000 with a score of 265. New sport at Arapahoe Girls field hockey will have 15 schools playing this fall as Arapahoe and Liberty will compete. These teams, like most of the others, will be co-op teams that draw players from other district schools. Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.

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advancement against Jason Line in the semifinals. Johnson seems to have a magic touch on Thunder Mountain. “The magic is just here for some reason,” Johnson said. “I wouldn’t have given us a 1 percent chance to win all weekend. We might have got a break or two along the way but I

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Breakfast Club Singles 50 plus meets the third Saturday each month at the Ridge Grill, Castle Pines North Country Club, 1414 Castle Pines Parkway. This is an active singles group with opportunities to make new friends while enjoing various activities such as dinners, sports, theater, etc. Reservations are required; cost is price of your meal. Make reservations or ﬁnd information by calling 303-814-8428. Leave a name and number and you will receive a call back. The website is www.TBC50plus.org. The Breakfast Club for singles ages 50 and older meets from 8:30-11 a.m. the second Saturday of every month at Valley Country Club, 14601 Country Club Drive, Centennial. The club is a group created to provide fun activities and new friendships. Go to www. tbc50plus.org or call the hotline at 303-7943332 and leave a message; someone will call back. New members always welcome. Cherry Creek Valley Rotary Club meets at 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the conference center at Parker Adventist Hospital, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd, Parker. Rotary is a “Service Above Self” organization, serving internationally as well as locally. Come have lunch with us to enjoy a program and potentially get involved in Rotary’s mission. Contact Kevin Hausmann at kevinhausmann@hotmail.com.

July 29, 2016 guess that was that mountain magic. It was great to do it on national TV on the Fox network.” Schumacher hadn’t won since July 2015 in Chicago but captured a Wally Trophy for the 82nd time in his 21-season career when he defeated defending world champion Andrew Brown, who smoked his tires in the Top Fuel finals. “I’ve enjoyed great moments in racing during my career but coming back from a huge deficit when people have counted you out like we have done this weekend is most

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Civil Air Patrol-Parker Cadet Squadron meets from 6:30-9 p.m. Thursdays at Parker Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 9030 Miller Road, Parker. Call 303-5963425.

second and fourth Thursdays of each month at the Parker Library. Call Sara Gutknecht at 303-805-4306 for information. Other Great Books groups meet at Douglas County Libraries in Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock (Philip S. Miller). Great Books is a forum for thoughtful adults to read and discuss signiﬁcant works of ﬁction, philosophy, political science, poetry and drama. Afternoon and evening times are available; groups meet once every 2-4 weeks. No registration is required. For information, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Common Thread Quilt Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at Parker Adventist Hospital, in the Pine Room. Social is at 6 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Go to www.ctqc.webs.com or email judiwithdiamonds@gmail.com. Community Bible Study-Parker Day Class meets from 9:15-11:15 a.m. Thursdays from September to May at Parker Hills Bible Fellowship, 7137 E. Parker Hills Court. Go to http://parker.cbsclass.org or contact Charlene Roach at 720-851-1623 or charlene.cbs@hotmail.com. Denver and New Orleans RR Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Parker Depot building, 11027 S. Pikes Peak Drive, No. 106. Call Bill Byers at 303-646-3256. Douglas County Elks Lodge 2873 meets at 7 p.m. the ﬁrst and third Tuesday of every month at the Douglas County Fairgrounds & Events Center, Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. The lodge is actively seeking a permanent venue in the Castle Rock area. All “Stray Elks” are invited to attend and to be involved in the growth and activities of this new social and community service organization. Call 303941-0135 or e-mail swgilbert@comcast. net. Great Books. Great Books discussion group meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon the

High Plains Chapter, Order of DeMolay, meets at 7 p.m. every second and fourth Monday in Parker. With Walt Disney, Mel Blanc and Walter Cronkite counted among its alumni, you won’t ﬁnd another organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 years that offers character building, leadership training, and life skill development more than DeMolay. Contact the chapter for more information. Email:highplainsdemolay@gmail.com or Visit www.coloradodemolay.org. Hilltop Social Club is an active women’s club that was founded in 1921 by the women of Hilltop, once a railroad town eight miles southeast of Parker. We meet the second Thursday of each month at the 1898 Hilltop Schoolhouse at Flintwood and Democrat Roads. Our diverse group maintains the schoolhouse for community events, and preserves the history of Hilltop. For meeting and event information, call 303-660-1616 or email lorelei@llinwood.com.

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Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/12/2009 Recording Date of DOT: 10/26/2009 Reception No. of DOT: 2009081636 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $236,373.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $212,199.80

mand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

Public Notices Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0106 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/25/2016 1:01:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: ALBERT J. PACHECO AND RUTH E. PACHECO Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NA, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LASALLE BANK NA, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE WASHINGTON MUTUAL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, WMALT SERIES 2006-2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/8/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 12/16/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005121165 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $491,200.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $491,198.15 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 35, PINERY WEST FILING NO. 1E, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 5348 Spur Cross Trail, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 6/30/2016 Last Publication: 7/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/25/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 5050.100309.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0106 First Publication: 6/30/2016 Last Publication: 7/28/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0118 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/9/2016 11:39:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: SELENA ARMSTRONG Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/12/2009 Recording Date of DOT: 10/26/2009 Reception No. of DOT: 2009081636 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $236,373.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $212,199.80 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments as required under the Deed of Trust.

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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 20, BLOCK 5, CLARKE FARMS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 4A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 17055 Foxton Dr, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 7/7/2016 Last Publication: 8/4/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/11/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L. BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: Attorney File #: 16-011450 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0118 First Publication: 7/7/2016 Last Publication: 8/4/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Pres

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If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 7/7/2016 Last Publication: 8/4/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/11/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 3850.100230.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0121 First Publication: 7/7/2016 Last Publication: 8/4/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0124 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/17/2016 10:55:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: RANDALL D MULLIN AND EVA MARIE MULLIN Original Beneficiary: NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR NEW CENTURY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST SERIES 2004-A ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-A Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/4/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 6/21/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004064053 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $210,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $169,552.11 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0121

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

To Whom It May Concern: On 5/10/2016 12:20:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 27, STONEGATE, FILING NO. 21D, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Original Grantor: CORINNE KNASINSKI Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LIBERTY SAVINGS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: LIBERTY SAVINGS BANK, FSB Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/6/2011 Recording Date of DOT: 5/10/2011 Reception No. of DOT: 2011029600 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $245,611.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $227,363.72 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: L O T 3 A , B L O C K 1 , B R A D B U RY RANCH, FILING NO. 10 - 2ND AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 11812 High Desert Rd, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

Which has the address of: 17158 Cornerstone Drive, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 7/14/2016 Last Publication: 8/11/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/18/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 4500.101822.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

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First Publication: 7/14/2016 Last Publication: 8/11/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/18/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 4500.101822.F01

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*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0124 First Publication: 7/14/2016 Last Publication: 8/11/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0128 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/19/2016 12:18:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: RICHARD A. INGALLS AND VIRGINIA G. INGALLS Original Beneficiary: CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor-in-interest to all permitted successors and assigns of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Trustee for American General Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-1 American General Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2006-1 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/10/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 3/24/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005025347 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $312,100.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $254,783.62 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 110, THE PINERY FILING NO. 7 AMENDED, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9786 W. Elizabeth Street, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 7/14/2016 Last Publication: 8/11/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/19/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JENNIFER ROGERS Colorado Registration #: 34682 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6907 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-16-710931-JS *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0128 First Publication: 7/14/2016 Last Publication: 8/11/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0129 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/19/2016 12:22:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: DONALD R. BICKFORD Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PINNACLE CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/28/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 9/9/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013074611 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $173,027.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $166,938.01 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of

FOR OWNIT MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR OWNIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIOriginal Grantor: DONALD R. BICKFORD FICATES, SERIES 2005-2 Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECDate of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/16/2005 TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, Recording Date of DOT: 3/21/2005 INC. AS NOMINEE FOR PINNACLE Reception No. of DOT: 2005024068 CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Original Principal Amount of Evidence of CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. Debt: $308,550.00 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/28/2013 Toofadvertise your publicOutstanding notices call 303-566-4100 Principal Amount as of the Recording Date DOT: 9/9/2013 date hereof: $283,452.02 Reception No. of DOT: 2013074611 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you Original Principal Amount of Evidence of are hereby notified that the covenants of Debt: $173,027.00 the deed of trust have been violated as Outstanding Principal Amount as of the follows: Failure to pay principal and indate hereof: $166,938.01 terest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and are hereby notified that the covenants of other violations of the terms thereof. the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and inTHE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE terest when due together with all other A FIRST LIEN. payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and The property described herein is all of other violations of the terms thereof. the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 130, MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL The property described herein is all of BUSINESS CENTER FILING NO. 5 the property encumbered by the lien of FIRST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF the deed of trust. DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Description of Real Property: Which has the address of: 10265 NotBUILDING 3 CONDOMINIUM UNIT 101, tingham Dr., Parker, CO 80134 CREEK SIDE AT PARKER CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONNOTICE OF SALE DOMINIUM MAP FOR CREEK SIDE AT PARKER CONDOMINIUMS AND AS DEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debt SCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION OF secured by the Deed of Trust described CONDOMINIUM AND OF EASEMENTS, herein, has filed written election and deCOVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND REmand for sale as provided by law and in STRICTIONS OF CREEK SIDE AT said Deed of Trust. PARKER, RECORDED ON OCTOBER 21, 2003 AT RECEPTION NO. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given 2003152877, IN THE OFFICE OF THE that on the first possible sale date (unless CLERK & RECORDER OF DOUGLAS the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedCOUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, AND nesday, September 21, 2016, at the PubCONDOMINIUM MAP FOR CREEK SIDE lic Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, AT PARKER CONDOMINIUMS RECORCastle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public DED APRIL 24, 2004 AT RECEPTION auction to the highest and best bidder for NO. 2004041010. GARAGE BUILDING 4, cash, the said real property and all inGARAGE UNIT 60, CREEK SIDE AT terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs PARKER CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDand assigns therein, for the purpose of ING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR paying the indebtedness provided in said CREEK SIDE AT PARKER CONDOMINIEvidence of Debt secured by the Deed of UMS AND AS DESCRIBED IN THE DETrust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses CLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM AND of sale and other items allowed by law, OF EASEMENTS, COVENANTS, CONDIand will deliver to the purchaser a CertificTIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF CREEK ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If SIDE AT PARKER RECORDED ON OCthe sale date is continued to a later date, TOBER 21, 2003 AT RECEPTION NO. the deadline to file a notice of intent to 2003152877, IN THE OFFICE OF THE cure by those parties entitled to cure may CLERK & RECORDER OF DOUGLAS also be extended. COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, AND CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR CREEK SIDE If you believe that your lender or serAT PARKER CONDOMINIUMS RECORvicer has failed to provide a single DED FEBRUARY 27, 2004 AT RECEPpoint of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or TION NO. 2004020757. COUNTY OF they are still pursuing foreclosure even DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or Which has the address of: 10733 South you have been offered and have accepTwenty Mile #101, Parker, CO 80134 ted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint NOTICE OF SALE with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer FinanThe current holder of the Evidence of Debt cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) secured by the Deed of Trust described or both. However, the filing of a comherein, has filed written election and deplaint in and of itself will not stop the mand for sale as provided by law and in foreclosure process. said Deed of Trust. 12:22:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

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THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at the Public Trustee's office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 7/14/2016 Last Publication: 8/11/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/19/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: EVE GRINA Colorado Registration #: 43658 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-16-709439-JS *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0129 First Publication: 7/14/2016 Last Publication: 8/11/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0138

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First Publication: 7/28/2016 Last Publication: 8/25/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/2/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 4500.101860.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0138 First Publication: 7/28/2016 Last Publication: 8/25/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0140 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/2/2016 11:43:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: TODD V BALLARD AND LAURA J CURRY Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-37A Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/9/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 9/19/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003139976 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $261,600.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $85,272.43 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/1/2016 11:50:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Original Grantor: DANA KIRCHMAR Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR OWNIT MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR OWNIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/16/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 3/21/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005024068 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $308,550.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $283,452.02

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 7, BLOCK 2, BRADBURY RANCH SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 6A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Which has the address of: 11562 Terrawood Lane, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of

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that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.

Fax #: Attorney File #: 16-011029

DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109

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PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0146 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/2/2016 12:42:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County. Original Grantor: ASHLEY J HENRICKSON Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/21/2012 Recording Date of DOT: 7/10/2012 Reception No. of DOT: 2012049437 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $233,840.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $217,588.45 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments as required under the Deed of Trust. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 17, BLOCK 5, COMPARK FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 8376 Dove Ridge Way, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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. If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 7/28/2016 Last Publication: 8/25/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/2/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: KELLY MURDOCK Colorado Registration #: 46915 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: Attorney File #: 16-011029 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0146 First Publication: 7/28/2016 Last Publication: 8/25/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

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Legal Notice No.: 2016-0146 First Publication: 7/28/2016 Last Publication: 8/25/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: DIANNA SERRANO VALLE, D.O.B. 12/04/2001, Child, And concerning: JUANITA VALLE ALBAREZ, D.O.B. 10/29/1975, Mother, JAVIER SERRANO SANCHEZ, D.O.B. 02/19/1980, Father, Respondents, And concerning GOMECENTO NAVA ARISMENDEZ, Step-father, SHAWN MUIR, Kin-like placement, Special Respondents. Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #23388 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726 FAX 877.285.8988 jthirkel@douglas.co.us lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 16JV141 * DIVISION 7 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 193-503, C.R.S. 2015. TO THE RESPONDENT Javier Serrano Sanchez: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named children are dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition. A Return of Service hearing has been set for August 22, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109. Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests. You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2015, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4. This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel. Dated: July 18, 2016 s/LeeAnn Reigrut John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No.: 929417 First Publication: July 28, 2016 Last Publication: July 28, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS A public hearing will be held on August 15, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. before the Douglas County Planning Commission and on September 13, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. before the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO. The hearing is for proposed amendments to the Douglas County Zoning Resolution (DCZR) regarding Development Agreement regulations. The proposed amendments affect the following DCZR Section:

THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE GROWING, CULTIVATING, AND PROCESSING OF MARIJUANA

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WHEREAS, Article XVIII, Sections 14 and 16 of the Colorado Constitution (Amendment 20 and 64, respectively), authorize persons to grow limited amounts of marijuana or assist others in growing marijuana; and WHEREAS, Amendment 20 cedes general authority to local government to prohibit the operation of marijuana cultivation facilities, marijuana product manufacturing facilities, marijuana testing facilities or retail marijuana stores (“Commercial Marijuana Operations”); and WHEREAS, with the adoption of Ordinance No. O-012-003, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado (the “Board”) prohibited Commercial Marijuana Operations within unincorporated Douglas County; and WHEREAS, neither Amendment 20 nor Amendment 64 permit local government to prohibit non-commercial unlicensed individual grow operations; and WHEREAS, State regulations pertaining to Commercial Marijuana Operations are generally not directed toward non-commercial unlicensed individual grow operations; and WHEREAS, this circumstance has resulted in a proliferation of non-licensed and unregulated marijuana grow operations that present significant health and public safety concerns with multiple and persistent violations of County building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and fire codes; and WHEREAS, the Board is authorized pursuant to Section 30-11-101(2), C.R.S., “to adopt and enforce ordinances and resolutions regarding health, safety, and welfare issues”; and WHEREAS, the Board is further authorized pursuant to Section 29-1.5-106(13.5), C.R.S., to regulate the growing of marijuana, commercially or otherwise; and WHEREAS, the Board is further authorized pursuant to Section 9-7-113, C.R.S., to ban the use of compressed flammable gas in the extraction of THC or other cannabinoids in a residential setting; and WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the adoption of regulations governing the growing, cultivating, and processing of marijuana is necessary and desirable for the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Douglas County; and WHEREAS, this Ordinance does not unreasonably impair or impede the exercise of rights afforded citizens under Amendment 20 and 64; now therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS as follows: Section I. Scope of Ordinance and Authority: This Ordinance applies within the unincorporated territory of Douglas County, Colorado, and applies to the growing, cultivating, and processing of marijuana on any lot, parcel, or tract of land by any person, including but not limited to patients, primary caregivers, or persons for personal use. Section II. Definitions: The definitions contained in Amendment 20, the Colorado Medical Marijuana Code, the Colorado Medical Marijuana Program, and any regulations promulgated by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado Department of Revenue, as amended from time to time, are incorporated into this Ordinance by reference, including but not limited to, definitions of Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, Patient, and Primary Caregiver. All other applicable definitions are as stated herein. a. “Accessory Structure” means: A subordinate structure detached from but located on the same lot as the primary residence, the use of which is incidental and accessory to that of the primary residence. b. “Accessory Use” means: A use incidental to and subordinate to a primary residence. c. “Primary Residence” means: A residence where a person, by custom and practice, makes his or her principle domicile and address and to which the person intends to return following any temporary absence, such as a vacation. Residence is evidenced by actual daily physical presence, use and occupancy of the primary residence and use of the residential address for domestic purposes, such as, but not limited to, slumber, preparation and partaking of meals, regular mail delivery, vehicle registration, or credit, water and utility billing. A person shall have only one primary residence. d. “Primary Use” means: The main use of a structure or land, as distinguished from an accessory use. Section III. Growing, Cultivating, and Processing of Marijuana: a. Accessory Use to Primary Residence Marijuana may only be grown, cultivated, or processed as an accessory use at the primary residence of the person conducting such activity, and only for such person’s own use, or by a primary caregiver on behalf of a patient.

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b. Location of Growing, Cultivating, and Processing of Marijuana 1. Marijuana may only be grown, cultivated, or processed in a primary residence where residential use is the primary use of the structure or in an accessory structure to the primary residence on the same property. 2. The space used for the growing, cultivating, or processing of marijuana shall be limited to a contiguous 1000 cubic foot volume. 3. The use of an accessory structure for the growing, cultivating, or processing of marijuana shall only be permitted on a lot, parcel, or tract one acre in size or greater. 4. Marijuana shall not be grown, cultivated, or processed in more than one structure on any single lot, parcel, or tract. 5. Marijuana shall not be grown, cultivated, or processed within the common areas of a multi-family or attached residential development. 6. Any area used for the growing, cultivating, and processing of marijuana shall be fully enclosed and locked ensuring accessibility only by the person growing, cultivating or processing the marijuana for medical or personal use and to prevent access by children, visitors, casual passersby, or anyone not authorized to possess marijuana. 7. Any area used for the growing, cultivating, or processing of marijuana shall comply with all applicable building and fire codes, as amended and adopted, including plumbing, electrical and mechanical. 8. Nonresidential buildings or structures that are not accessory to a primary residence shall not be used for the growing, cultivating, or processing of marijuana. 9. Marijuana shall not be grown, cultivated, or processed outdoors.

WHEREAS, Article XVIII, Sections 14 and 16 of the Colorado Constitution (Amendment 20 and 64, respectively), authorize persons to grow limited amounts of

c. Marijuana Plant Limits At any given time, no more than 12 marijuana plants, in any stage of maturity, may be grown, cultivated or processed at

Section 35 – Development Agreements For more specific information, call Kati Rider, Douglas County Planning, at 303660-7460 regarding file #DR2016-005. Legal Notice No.: 929420 First Publication: July 28, 2016 Last Publication: July 28, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS A public hearing will be held before the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at 2:30 p.m., in the Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, concerning the adoption of the following Ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. O-016-002 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO

codes, as amended and adopted, including plumbing, electrical and mechanical. 8. Nonresidential buildings or structures that are not accessory to a primary residence shall not be used for the growing, cultivating, or processing of marijuana. 9. Marijuana shall not be grown, cultivated, or processed outdoors.

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c. Marijuana Plant Limits At any given time, no more than 12 marijuana plants, in any stage of maturity, may be grown, cultivated or processed at a primary residence. d. Use of Compressed Flammable Gas Products or Flammable Liquids No compressed flammable gas (e.g. butane) or flammable liquid may be used in the growing, cultivating, or processing of marijuana. For purposes of this paragraph, “flammable liquid” means a liquid that has a flash point below one hundred degrees (100°) Fahrenheit, and includes all forms of alcohol and ethanol. e. Cannot be Perceptible The growing, cultivating, or processing of marijuana shall not be perceptible from the exterior of the structure in which such activities occur, including, but not limited to: 1. Common visual observation. 2. Light pollution, glare, or brightness that disturbs the repose of another. 3. Undue vehicular or foot traffic, including unusually heavy parking in front of the primary residence. f. Smell or Odor The smell or odor of marijuana growing, cultivating, or processing at a primary residence shall not be detectable by a person with a normal sense of smell from any adjoining lot, parcel, tract, public right-ofway, or building unit. g. Rental Property Any lessee or tenant that uses a rental property, in whole or in part, for the growing, cultivating, or processing of marijuana shall obtain written, notarized permission from the property owner prior to establishing such use. Section IV. Administration and Enforcement: The Douglas County Sheriff shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of this ordinance. Section V. Penalty for Violations: Any person who violates this ordinance from its effective date commits a class 2 petty offense under section 30-15-402(1), C.R.S. and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 for each separate violation, plus a surcharge of $10 under section 30-15402(2), C.R.S. Each day during which such violations exist shall be deemed a separate offense. Section VI. Penalty Assessment Procedure: The penalty assessment procedure provided in section 16-2-201, C.R.S., may be followed by the arresting officer for any such violation of this ordinance. Pursuant to the penalty assessment procedure, the violator may pay a fine in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), plus a ten dollar ($10) surcharge for the first and any subsequent violations of any of the provisions of this Ordinance. If the penalty assessment procedure is not utilized by a person cited for violating this Ordinance, and the alleged offender is ultimately found guilty by the Douglas County Courts, court costs and any additional financial requirements deemed necessary or appropriate to the Court may be assessed in addition to the fine. Section VII. Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures: All fines and forfeitures for the violation of this ordinance shall be paid to the Treasurer of Douglas County. Section VIII. Additional Remedies: The remedies provided in this ordinance shall be cumulative and in addition to any other federal, state or local remedy, criminal or civil, which may be available. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude prosecution under any other applicable statute, ordinance, rule, order or regulation. Section IX. Severability: Should any section, clause, sentence, or part of this Ordinance be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not affect, impair or invalidate the ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid. Section X. Safety Clause: The Board of County Commissioners hereby finds, determines and declares that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public welfare, health and safety. Section XI. Effective Date. In order to preserve the immediate health and safety of Douglas County and its residents, this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption on Second and Final Reading as provided in Section 30-15-405, C.R.S. INTRODUCED AND READ ON FIRST READING on July 12, 2016, and ordered published in the DOUGLAS COUNTY NEWS-PRESS. THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO By: /s/ David A. Weaver David A. Weaver, Chair ATTEST: /s/ Meghan McCann Deputy Clerk to the Board Legal Notice No.: 929419 First Publication: July 28, 2016 Last Publication: July 28, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #035-16 INSPECTION and MAINTENANCE of WATER QUALITY PONDS for DOUGLAS COUNTY FACILITIES The Facilities, Fleet and Emergency Support Services Department of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible and qualified firms for the labor and materials required to inspect and maintain the water quality ponds at various Douglas County facilities. These ponds must function as designed and in accordance with storm water management standards. The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses. Three (3) copies of your IFB response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 035-16, Inspection and Maintenance of Water Quality Ponds”. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 3:00 p.m., on Thursday, August 11, 2016 by the Douglas County Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite

County cannot accept electronic bid responses. Three (3) copies of your IFB response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 035-16, Inspection and Maintenance of Water Quality Ponds”. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 3:00 p.m., on Thursday, August 11, 2016 by the Douglas County Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

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Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful bidder. Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-660-7434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Legal Notice No.: 929431 First Publication: July 28, 2016 Last Publication: July 28, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following ordinance was adopted, as amended, on second and final reading at a regular public hearing of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas on July 12, 2016. ORDINANCE NO. O-016-001 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2012 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE SUBJECT TO THE AMENDMENTS AS SET FORTH IN ATTACHMENT 1 AND APPENDICES B AND C AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH WHEREAS, Section 30-15-401.5(1), C.R.S., authorizes the Board of County Commissioners to adopt ordinances to provide for minimum safety standards, and; WHEREAS, Section 30-15-401.5(3), C.R.S., authorizes the Board of County Commissioners to adopt fire code provisions for the unincorporated areas of Douglas County, and; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 30-15401.5(2), C.R.S., the Board of County Commissioners has appointed a permanent commission, known as the Fire Code Adoption and Revision Commission, for the purpose of reviewing and making recommendations for the adoption of a fire code, and; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 30-15401.5(2), C.R.S., the Board of County Commissioners has received a recommendation from the Fire Code Adoption and Revision Commission, and; WHEREAS, after receiving the recommendations of the Fire Code Adoption and Revision Commission and duly considering the same, the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County desires to adopt by reference the 2012 International Fire Code (“IFC”) in its entirety, except as modified herein, to protect the safety and welfare of the citizens of Douglas County; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY as follows: A. The Board of County Commissioners hereby approves the 2012 IFC, subject to the Amendments set forth in Attachment 1 and Appendices B and C. B. The following properties shall be exempt from IFC coverage, except as provided in Subsection 102.5, as amended herein: 1. Detached one- or two-family dwellings or townhouses; 2. Factory built housing units certified by the State of Colorado; 3. Factory built housing units constructed to federal standards; 4. Buildings or structures accessory to a dwelling or other allowed private use; or used exclusively for private agricultural purposes; and 5. Residential developments containing or creating three or fewer lots or parcels. C. The provisions of the International Fire Code, as adopted herein, and from the date on which this ordinance shall take effect, shall be controlling within the limits of the Fire Protection Districts of Castle Rock, North Fork, South Metro Fire Rescue, Franktown, Jackson 105, Larkspur, Littleton, West Douglas, Mountain Communities and West Metro Fire Rescue, along with the Metropolitan Districts of Highlands Ranch, Roxborough Park and Castle Pines and those areas of unincorporated Douglas County not included within a fire protection district. The Fire Code shall be enforced by the chief, commander or designated representative of each fire protection department or district specified in Section 1, or by the Board of County Commissioners in areas not included within a fire protection district. D. Should any section, clause, sentence, or part of this Ordinance be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not affect, impair or invalidate the ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid. E. All ordinances and/or resolutions, including Ordinance No. O-007-002, or parts or ordinances and/or resolutions, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance, are hereby repealed, except that this repeal shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or committed in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed prior to the effective date of this ordinance. ATTACHMENT 1 TO ORDINANCE NO. O-016-001 Amendments to the 2012 International Fire Code Section 1. Adoption of the International Fire Code. That certain document, three (3) copies of which are filed in the office of the Douglas County Clerk & Recorder, being marked and designated as the International Fire Code, 2012 edition, including Appendix Chapters B and C as published by the International Code Council and amended by Douglas County, be and is hereby adopted by the Board of County Commissioners as the Douglas County Fire Code, regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of build-

including Appendix Chapters B and C as published by the International Code Council and amended by Douglas County, be and is hereby adopted by the Board of County Commissioners as the Douglas County Fire Code, regulating and governing the safeguarding of life and property from fire and explosion hazards arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the occupancy of buildings and premises as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Fire Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this ordinance, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes prescribed in Section 2 of this Ordinance.

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Section 2. Additions, Insertions, Deletions and Changes. The following sections of the Fire Code are hereby revised as follows:

Subsection 101.1 is amended to read as follows:

101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Fire Code of Douglas County, hereinafter referred to as “this code”.

Subsection 102.5 is amended to read as follows:

102.5 Application of this code to residential properties and construction. Where buildings, structures and portions thereof are designed and constructed in accordance with the International Residential Code, the provisions of this code shall apply only as follows:

1. Provisions of this code pertaining to fire apparatus access roads, water supplies and fire flow requirements apply to community fire protection for residential developments in which four (4) or more new lots or parcels are created, but shall not apply to individual structures and properties within those residential developments, except when specifically required and approved by the Board of County Commissioners as a condition of the planned development process. Requirements for fire apparatus access roads for new residential development apply per Subsections 503.1 and 503.2 as amended herein. Water supplies and fire flow requirements for new residential development, where adequate and reliable water supplies exist and in which four (4) or more new lots or parcels are created, apply per Subsection 507.1, 507.3 and 507.5 as amended herein. 2. Construction permits for fire protection systems and associated equipment in the interior or exterior of the structure, not including dwelling unit fire sprinkler systems installed in accordance with IRC Section P2904.

3. Administrative and maintenance provisions shall apply. Operational permit requirements shall apply only as follows: a. Amusement buildings per Subsection 105.6.2. b. Open burning per Subsection 105.6.30. c. Explosives per Subsection106.6.14. d. Carnivals and fairs per Subsection 105.6.4. e. LP-gas per Subsection 105.6.27. f. Temporary membrane structures and tents greater than 5,000 sq. ft.

A new Subsection 102.13 is enacted to read as follows:

102.13 Douglas County Regulations. Where any of the provisions of this code are in conflict with any Douglas County code, standard or other adopted regulation, the Douglas County provisions shall control. The Douglas County Wildfire Mitigation Standards shall govern in lieu of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code. References within this code to the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code shall not apply.

Subsection 105.7.13 is amended to read as follows:

105.7.13 Solar Photovoltaic Power Systems. A building permit is required to install or modify solar photovoltaic power systems. Maintenance performed in accordance with the IBC as amended is not considered to be a modification and does not require a permit.

Subsection 108.1 is amended to read as follows:

108.1 Board of appeals established. In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the fire code official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, there shall be created a Regional Fire Code Board of Appeals (“board”) by the entry of various fire districts into an intergovernmental agreement (“IGA”). The board of appeals shall be appointed through the operation of the IGA. The fire code official shall be an ex officio member of said board but shall have no vote on any matter before the board. The board shall adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business, and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the fire code official. The Douglas County Board of County Commissioners shall be notified of all appointments made to the board. Said notification shall be in writing and shall be given within 30 days of said appointment(s). Upon 30 days written notice, the County may elect to withdraw from the use of the board at any time and for any reason.

Subsection 109.4 is amended to read as follows:

109.4 Violation penalties. Persons who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or perform work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used under provisions of this code, shall be subject to fine and/or imprisonment up to the maximum specified in Section 30-15-402, C.R.S. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.

Subsection 111.4 is amended to read as follows:

111.4 Failure to comply. Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to fine and/or imprisonment up to the maximum specified in section 30-15-402, C.R.S. Section 202 General Definitions Fire Apparatus Access Road- is amended to read as follows:

Fire apparatus access road - Any improved surface, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel that provides fire apparatus access, including fire lanes, public or private streets, and parking lot lanes. Fire Apparatus Access Road shall not include a private residential driveway or a private residential shared driveway as defined herein.

Residential Driveway – Add new definition to read as follows:

Residential Driveway – A vehicular access for private use that serves one lot or parcel connecting a house, garage, or other allowed use to the public or private

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tion, the Douglas County provisions shall control. The Douglas County Wildfire Mitigation Standards shall govern in lieu of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code. References within this code to the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code shall not apply.

3. [No Change] shall continue any work after having been Exceptions: the Douglas County Public Works Enginof this code as amended, or the Douglas 4. A Group M occupancy where the disserved with a stop work order, except 1. [No Change] eering Director shall make the final deCounty Standard for Water Supplies for play and/or sales area containing the upsuch work as that person is directed to 2. [No Change] termination, based on fire code official inRural Fire Fighting where applicable. The holstered furniture or mattresses exceeds perform to remove a violation or unsafe 3. A fire alarm system is not required in put. For fire apparatus access roads, othfollowing locations shall not be subject to Health and 5000 square feet (464 m²). condition, shall advocacy, be subject to community fine and/or buildings that do not have interior corer education than roads, both public and private,Passport the standards contained in these Sections imprisonment up to the maximum speridors serving dwelling units, provided that Sections 503.2.1 through 503.2.8 of the and/or Appendix C: that provides other shelter services.fire Centura Health program Subsection 903.2.9 is amended to read cified in section 30-15-402, C.R.S. dwelling units either have a means of code shall apply. as follows: egress door opening directly to an exteriFire apparatus access roads not havDonations: Also accepts used cell health and1.wellness services Subsection 105.7.13 is amended to Section 202 General Definitions or exit access that leads directly to the Subsection 503.4.1 is amended to read ing an existing water line, except when a Want to S-1. know what clubs, exhibits, meetings and phones (younger years) to give read as follows: 903.2.9 Group An automatic sprink- art exits Need: Volunteers support Fire Apparatus Access Road- isthan or are served by open-ended coras 4 follows: new waterto line is installedpatients to serve comContinued from Page 11 ler system shall be provided throughout all amended to read as follows: ridors designed in accordance mercial or residential development or to cultural events are happening in your area and the with Secto victims. Mail to Gateway at P .O. Box and families in the hospital and upon 105.7.13 Solar Photovoltaic Power Sysbuildings containing a Group S-1 occution 1026.6, Exception 4, items 4.2 or 4.5. 503.4.1 Traffic calming devices. During convey water to another location. tems. A building permit is required to inpancy where one of the following condiFire apparatus914, access road Any imdesign and prior to construction of traffic 2. Where access to sufficient water flow is areas around you? Visit our website at www.coloradoAurora, CO 80040, or drop them discharge with outreach, marketing stall or modify solar photovoltaic power tions exist: proved surface, designed or ordinarily Subsection 5601.1.3 Fireworks Excepcalming devices, fire code official review unavailable as determined by the fire code Douglas/Elbert Force communitymedia.com/calendar. systems. Maintenance Task performed in acused for vehicular that provides fire tion 4 is amended to read as follows: andStore, comments shall and official and the building official. offtravel at Neighborly Thrift 3360 S.be requested and social networking; connecting cordance with the IBC as amended is not 1. [No Change] apparatus access, including fire lanes, considered by Douglas County. Provides assistance to people in DougBroadway, Englewood patients, families and volunteers considered to be a modification and does 2. [No Change] public or private streets, and parking lot Exceptions: Subsection 507.5.1 is amendedto to read not permit. counties who are in 3. [No Change] lanes. Fire Apparatus Access Road shall 1. [No Change] Subsection 507.1 Required water supas follows: lasrequire and aElbert seriRequirements: Must attend a 26services and programs; hosting classes 4. [No Change] not include a private residential driveway 2. [No Change] ply. Exceptions are added to read as ous economic need, at risk of homelessSubsection 108.1 is amended to read 5. A Group S-1 fire area used for the storor a private residential driveway as 3. [No Change] follows: 507.5.1 Where required. Where a portion hourshared training session; bilingual skills at various Health Passport locations; as follows: age of upholstered furniture or mattresses defined herein. 4. The possession, storage, sale, handof the facility or building hereafter conness or in similar crisis. welcome exceeds 2,500 square feet (232 m²). ling and use of permissible fireworks as Exceptions: structed or moved into and or within the juriscontributing to the health well108.1 Board of appeals established. Inin or- theResidential Driveway – Add new definidefined by Section 12-28-101, C.R.S. 1. Individual residential lots, parcels and diction is more than 400 feet (122 m) from Need: Volunteers to assist food Jeneen Klippel-Worden, 303ness in the der to hear and decide appeals of orders, Subsection 1101.1 is amended to read tion to read as Contact: follows: developments legally in existence priorof tothose a hydrant on acommunity; fire apparatus access road, decisions or determinations the thrift bank, client servicesmade andbythe as follows: Subsection 5704.2.9.6.1 is amended to the adoption of this code. as measured by an approved route 343-1856 or jkworden@gatewayshelter. clients who need prescripfire code official relative to the application Residential Driveway – A vehicular acread as follows: 2. Developments containing or counseling creating 3 around the exterior of the facility or buildstore Treasures on Park Street. and interpretation of this code, there shall 1101.1 Scope. Where required by the fire cess for private com use that serves one lot or or fewer residential lots or parcels. ing, on-site fireand hydrants and mains shall tion drug assistance; helping with be created a Regional Fire Code Board of code official and the building official, the parcel connecting a house, garage, or oth5704.2.9.6.1 Locations of above-ground 3. Buildings or structures accessory to a be provided where required by the fire Contact: Marion Dahlem, 303-688Appeals (“board”) by the entry of various provisions of this chapter shall apply to exer allowed use to the public or private tanks. Above-ground tanks shall be locdwelling or other allowed private use; or code official and the building official. day-to-day living expenses, Medicare Girl Scouts of Colorado fire districts isting buildings constructed prior to this ated in accordance with this section. used exclusively for private agricultural Exceptions: 1114, ext.into 32 an intergovernmental road. and Medicaid agreement (“IGA”). The board of appeals code. purposes. 1. [Noissues. Change] Youth organization for girls shall be appointed through the operation Exceptions: Residential Shared Driveway – Add Subsection 5706.2.4.4 Locations where 4. Developments subject to the Douglas 2. [No Change] Contact: Dumb League Harmony Troop leaders, County officeStandard support, of the IGA.Friends The fire code official shall be 1. One and two-family dwellings and townnew definitionNeed: to read as follows: above ground tanks are prohibited, is for Water Supplies for Kerry Ewald, Health Passport an ex officioCenter member of said board but houses. hereby deleted in its entirety. Rural Fire Fighting. Subsection 510.1303-629-4934. Emergency responvolunteer coordinator, Equine administrative help and more shall have no vote on any matter before Residential Shared Driveway – A vehicuder radio coverage in new buildings. the board. board shall horses adopt rules of other Subsection 1103.2 is amended to read lar access for private use that may serve Men Subsection 5806.2 Limitations, is Subsection 507.3 is amended to read Exception 4 is added to read as folCares forThehomeless and Age requirement: and women, 18 The Children’s procedure for conducting its business, and as follows: no more than three lots or parcels for the hereby deleted in its entirety. as follows: lows: Hospital of Denver, equines. shall render all decisions and findings in purpose(s) of ingress egress to buildand and older HighlandsExceptions: Ranch chapter writing to the appellant with a duplicate 1103.2 Emergency responder radio coverings structures or other allowed use. Subsection 6104.2 Maximum capacity 507.3 Fire flow. Fire flow requirements for Need: Volunteers toThe work with horses Contact: www.girlscoutsofcolorado. copy to the fire code official. Douglas age in existing buildings. Where required within established limits, is hereby debuildings or portions of buildingsContact: and facil- 303-861-6887 1. [No Change] County Board of County Commissioners by the fire code official and the building ofSubsection 503.1 is amended to read leted in its entirety. ities shall be determined in accordance 2. [No Change] and other opportunities. org, inquiry@gscolorado.org or 1-877shall be notified of all appointments made ficial, existing buildings that do not have as follows: with Appendix B of this code as amended 3. [No Change] Hospice Requirements: Must shall be 16 years old, to the board. Said notification be in approved radio coverage for emergency APPENDICES B AND C or a method approved by the fire code offi- at4.Home One and two-family dwellings and town404-5708 writing and shall be given within 30 days responders within the building based upon 503.1 Where required. Fire apparatus acTO ORDINANCE NO. O-016-001 cial and Douglas County. Where an existhouses. Need: Volunteers help patients and pass backgroundUpon check, and be able of said a appointment(s). 30 days the existing coverage levels of the public cess roads shall be provided and maining water supply for firefighting is not GraceFull Cafewithin two road miles written notice, the County may elect hours to safety communications systems of the jurtained with Community Sections Only those appendix chapters of the available of the Subsection 605.11 iscare, amended to read their families with respite vidto commit to at least three a in accordance withdraw from the use of the board at any isdiction at the exterior of the building, 503.1.1 throughProvides 503.1.3 andathe Douglas 2012 International Fire Code listed vehicularwhere entrance of any parcel, the as follows: place in Littleton eotaping, massage and other tasks. time and for any reason. shall be equipped with such coverage acCounty Roadway Design and Construcherein are adopted as follows: Douglas County Standard for Water Supweek for three months. cording to one of the following: tion Standards people ("the Standards”). Should plies for Rural Fire Fighting shall apply. 605.11 Solar photovoltaic power systems. of all backgrounds can gather, Home study training is available. Contact:109.4 303-751-5772. Subsection is amended to read any provision of the fire code conflict with APPENDIX B, Fire-Flow Requirements Residential developments legally in existSolar photovoltaic power systems shall be well andshall beconinspired back. as follows: 1. Whenever an existing wired communicthe Standards, eat the Standards for Buildings. enceto atgive the time of the adoption of this 303-698-6404 installed in accordance with the InternaContact ation system cannot be repaired or is betrol. Where the Standards are silent with code are not required to provide minimum tional Building Code as amended, the InOther information: A volunteer open Cafe is open for breakfast and lunch, 109.4 Violation penalties. Persons who ing replaced, or where not approved in acrespect to fire apparatus access roads, Subsection B103.3 is amended to read water supplies or upgrade existing water ternational Residential Code as amended, Hospice ofand Covenant shall violate a provision this Thursday, code or cordance with Section 510.1, Exception 1. theJuly fire code official Douglas as follows: supplies to meetto this code. Non-residenhouse is from 5-7 of p.m. NFPA 70. Care from and 6:30thea.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday shall fail to comply with any of the require2. Within a timeframe established by County Public Works Engineering Directtial developments and multifamily developNonprofit, faith-based hospice 21, atthereof the center in Franktown. During Saturday. A partner the GraceFull ments or who shall erect, install, Douglas County. or shall make the final determination as to ofments B103.3 Areas without water supply syslegally in existence at the time of Subsections 605.11.1 Marking through alter, repair or perform work in violation of Exception: Where it is determined by the whether Sections 503.1.1 through 503.1.3 tems. In rural and suburban areas in the adoption of this code are not required 605.11.4 Ground mounted photovoltaic Need: Volunteers to support patients the two-hour orientation, prospecFoundation. the approved construction documents or fire code official or the building official that of the fire code shall apply. which adequate and reliable water supply to provide minimum water supplies or uparrays, are deleted in their entirety: directive of the fire code official, or of a the radio coverage system is not needed. systems do not exist, the International Fire and families grade existing water supplies to meet this tive volunteers will get an overview of Need: Opportunities code, for food prepapermit or certificate used under provisions Subsection 503.2 is amended to read Code as amended shall apply. When unless there is a change of use or Subsection 903.2.7 is amended to read Contact: 303-731-8039 the provided, learn the of thisservices code, shall be subject to fine and/orabout Subsection 1103.7.6 is amended to as follows: agreed upon by the fire code official and ration, guest service, occupancy. cleaningFire andflow requirements shall as follows: imprisonment up to the maximum speread as follows: the building official, NFPA 1141, NFPA not apply to individual residential lots, parvolunteer take a tour dishwashing. cified in Sectionopportunities, 30-15-402, C.R.S. Each 503.2 Specifications. Fire apparatus ac1142, ISO Fire Suppression Rating cels or developments listed as Lutheran exceptions 903.2.7 Group M. An automatic sprinkler Family Services: Cultural day that acenter, violation continues afterwith due no1103.7.6 Group R-2. A manual and autocess shall be designed and inSchedule or other approved method may in subsection 507.1. system shall be provided throughout buildof the and talk staff stalled androads Location: 5610 Curtice St., Littleton Mentoringings Program tice has been served shall be deemed a matic fire alarm system that activates the in accordance with the Douglas be utilized to determine fire flow requirecontaining a Group M occupancy separate offense.In addition, the $25 County occupant notification system in accordDesign and Construcments. Subsection 507.5 is amended to read where one of the following conditions exvolunteers. volun-Roadway Contact: Sign up for volunteer opporWe welcome ance with Section 907.6 shall be installed tion Standards (“the Standards”). Should as follows: ist: refugee families and help teer application fee willtobe waived atconflict http://gracefullcafe.com/ Subsection 111.4 is amended read in existing Group R-2 occupancies more any for provision oftunities the fire code with APPENDIX C, Fire-Hydrant Locations them adjust to their new home as follows: than three stories in height or with more the Standards, the Standards shall conand Distribution. 507.5 Fire hydrant systems. Fire hydrant 1. [No Change] anyone who applies to be a volunteer than 16 dwelling or sleeping units. trol. Where the volunteer/ Standards are silent with systems shall comply with Need: Sections 2. [No Change] People who can commit to 111.4 Failure to open comply. house. Any person who respect to roads, both public and private, Subsection C103.1 is deleted and re507.5.1 through 507.5.6, and Appendix C 3. [No Change] during the Volunteers working on skills forthe selfshall continue any work after having been Exceptions: the Douglas County Public ReStore Works Enginplaced as follows: of this code as amended, or the Douglas with 4. A refugees Group M occupancy where disHabitat served a stop workold, order, except 1. [No Change] must with be 16 years pass a backeering Director shall make the final deCounty Standard for Water Supplies for play and/or sales area containing the upsufficiency and helping them learn Nonprofit home improvement stores such work as that person is directed to 2. [No Change] termination, based on fire code official inC103.1 Fire hydrants available. Where Rural Fire Fighting where applicable. The holstered furniture or mattresses exceeds ground checkaand be able to commit perform to remove violation or unsafe 3. A fire alarm system is not required in put. For fire apparatus access roads, othexisting water supplies permit, as determlocations shall not beabout subject to square feet (464 m²). their5000 new home. donation centersfollowing condition, shallthree be subject to fine and/or for buildings that do not have interior corerthree than roads, and both public and private, ined by the fire code official and building the standards contained in these Sections to at least hours a week imprisonment up to the maximum speridors serving dwelling units, provided that Sections 503.2.1 through 503.2.8 of thefor Wheat official, the minimum number and distribuand/or Appendix C: Subsection 903.2.9 is amended to read Requirements: Must be 18 or older Need: Volunteers Ridge, cified in section 30-15-402, C.R.S. dwelling units either have a means of fire code shall apply. tion of fire hydrants available to a building, as follows: months. RSVP at www.ddfl.org. (although children of volunteers are Denver or Littleton Habitat ReStores, egress door opening directly to an extericomplex, or subdivision shall not be less 1. Fire apparatus access roads not havSection 202 General Definitions or exit access that leads directly to the Subsection 503.4.1 is amended to read than that listed in Table C105.1. an existing water line, except when a 903.2.9 Group S-1. An automatic sprinkwelcome participate). One-hour Gateway Battered Women’s helping with the cashing register, dock Fire Apparatus Access Road- isShelter exits or are served by open-ended coras follows: new water line is installed to serve com- to ler system shall be provided throughout all amended to readofas follows: ridors designed in accordance with SecWhere existing water supplies do not permercial or residential development or to buildings containing a Group S-1 occutraining and orientation required. Serves victims family violence503.4.1 in Traffic and warehouse floor convey water to another location. tion 1026.6, Exception 4, items 4.2 or 4.5. calming devices. During mit, nothing in this section shall be conpancy where one of the following condiFire apparatus road - County Any imdesign and priorContact: to construction of traffic strued so as to require the presence of a 2. Where access to sufficient water flow is David Contact: Cornish, 303-225-0199 tions exist: Aurora andaccess Arapahoe 303-996-5468, email Alice proved surface, designed or ordinarily Subsection 5601.1.3 Fireworks Excepcalming devices, fire code official review minimum number and distribution of fire unavailable as determined by the fire code go to Need: Volunteers help withfirecrisis-line Alice@habitatmetrodenver. used for vehicular travel that provides tion 4 is amended to read as follows: and commentsGoble shall beat requested and hydrants as set forth in Table C105.1. official and the building official. or david.cornish@lfsrm.org; 1. [No Change] apparatus access, including fire lanes, considered by Douglas County. 2. [No Change] www.lfsrm.org. org management, children’s services, legal public or private streets, and parking lot Exceptions: For the purpose of a complex or subdiviSubsection 507.5.1 is amended to read 3. [No Change] lanes. Fire Apparatus Access Road shall 1. [No Change] Subsection 507.1 Required water supsion, fire hydrant number and distribution as follows: 4. [No Change] not include a private residential driveway 2. [No Change] ply. Exceptions are added to read as requirements in Table C105.1 are to be 5. A Group S-1 fire area used for the storor a private residential shared driveway as 3. [No Change] follows: applied to fire apparatus access roads 507.5.1 Where required. Where a portion age of upholstered furniture or mattresses defined herein. 4. The possession, storage, sale, handand perimeter public streets from which of the facility or building hereafter conexceeds 2,500 square feet (232 m²). ling and use of permissible fireworks as Exceptions: fire operation could be conducted. structed or moved into or within the jurisResidential Driveway – Add new definidefined by Section 12-28-101, C.R.S. 1. Individual residential lots, parcels and diction is more than 400 feet (122 m) from Subsection 1101.1 is amended to read tion to read as follows: developments legally in existence prior to Section 3. Applicability and Enforcea hydrant on a fire apparatus access road, as follows: Subsection 5704.2.9.6.1 is amended to the adoption of this code. ment: The provisions of the International as measured by an approved route Residential Driveway – A vehicular acread as follows: 2. Developments containing or creating 3 Fire Code, as modified in Section 2 around the exterior of the facility or build1101.1 Scope. Where required by the fire cess for private use that serves one lot or or fewer residential lots or parcels. herein, and from the date on which this oring, on-site fire hydrants and mains shall code official and the building official, the parcel connecting a house, garage, or oth5704.2.9.6.1 Locations of above-ground 3. Buildings or structures accessory to a dinance shall take effect, shall be conbe provided where required by the fire provisions of this chapter shall apply to exer allowed use to the public or private tanks. Above-ground tanks shall be locdwelling or other allowed private use; or trolling within the limits of the Fire Proteccode official and the building official. isting buildings constructed prior to this road. ated in accordance with this section. used exclusively for private agricultural tion Districts of Castle Rock, North Fork, Exceptions: code. purposes. South Metro Fire Rescue, Franktown, 1. [No Change] Exceptions: Residential Shared Driveway – Add Subsection 5706.2.4.4 Locations where 4. Developments subject to the Douglas Jackson 105, Larkspur, Littleton, West 2. [No Change] 1. One and two-family dwellings and townnew definition to read as follows: above ground tanks are prohibited, is County Standard for Water Supplies for Douglas, Mountain Communities and houses. hereby deleted in its entirety. Rural Fire Fighting. West Metro Fire Rescue, along with the Subsection 510.1 Emergency responResidential Shared Driveway – A vehicuMetropolitan Districts of Highlands Ranch, der radio coverage in new buildings. Subsection 1103.2 is amended to read lar access for private use that may serve Subsection 5806.2 Limitations, is Subsection 507.3 is amended to read Roxborough Park and Castle Pines and Exception 4 is added to read as folas follows: no more than three lots or parcels for the hereby deleted in its entirety. as follows: those areas of unincorporated Douglas lows: purpose(s) of ingress and egress to buildCounty not included within a fire protec1103.2 Emergency responder radio coverings structures or other allowed use. Subsection 6104.2 Maximum capacity 507.3 Fire flow. Fire flow requirements for tion district. The Fire Code shall be enExceptions: age in existing buildings. Where required within established limits, is hereby debuildings or portions of buildings and facilforced by the chief, commander or desig1. [No Change] by the fire code official and the building ofSubsection 503.1 is amended to read leted in its entirety. ities shall be determined in accordance nated representative of each fire protec2. [No Change] ficial, existing buildings that do not have as follows: with Appendix B of this code as amended tion department or district specified in 3. [No Change] approved radio coverage for emergency APPENDICES B AND C or a method approved by the fire code offiSection 1, or by the Board of County Com4. One and two-family dwellings and townresponders within the building based upon 503.1 Where required. Fire apparatus acTO ORDINANCE NO. O-016-001 cial and Douglas County. Where an existmissioners in areas not included within a houses. the existing coverage levels of the public cess roads shall be provided and maining water supply for firefighting is not fire protection district. safety communications systems of the jurtained in accordance with Sections Only those appendix chapters of the available within two road miles of the Subsection 605.11 is amended to read isdiction at the exterior of the building, 503.1.1 through 503.1.3 and the Douglas 2012 International Fire Code listed vehicular entrance of any parcel, the Section 4. Repeal of Conflicting Ordinas follows: shall be equipped with such coverage acCounty Roadway Design and Construcherein are adopted as follows: Douglas County Standard for Water Supances, Resolutions, and Regulations: cording to one of the following: tion Standards ("the Standards”). Should plies for Rural Fire Fighting shall apply. All ordinances and/or resolutions or parts 605.11 Solar photovoltaic power systems. any provision of the fire code conflict with APPENDIX B, Fire-Flow Requirements Residential developments legally in existof ordinances and/or resolutions inconsistSolar photovoltaic power systems shall be 1. Whenever an existing wired communicthe Standards, the Standards shall confor Buildings. ence at the time of the adoption of this ent with the provisions of this Ordinance, installed in accordance with the Internaation system cannot be repaired or is betrol. Where the Standards are silent with code are not required to provide minimum including Ordinance No. O-007-002, are tional Building Code as amended, the Ining replaced, or where not approved in acrespect to fire apparatus access roads, Subsection B103.3 is amended to read water supplies or upgrade existing water hereby repealed, except that this repeal ternational Residential Code as amended, cordance with Section 510.1, Exception 1. the fire code official and the Douglas as follows: supplies to meet this code. Non-residenshall not affect or prevent the prosecution and NFPA 70. 2. Within a timeframe established by County Public Works Engineering Directtial developments and multifamily developor punishment of any person for any act Douglas County. or shall make the final determination as to B103.3 Areas without water supply sysments legally in existence at the time of done or committed in violation of any orSubsections 605.11.1 Marking through Exception: Where it is determined by the whether Sections 503.1.1 through 503.1.3 tems. In rural and suburban areas in the adoption of this code are not required dinance hereby repealed prior to the ef605.11.4 Ground mounted photovoltaic fire code official or the building official that of the fire code shall apply. which adequate and reliable water supply to provide minimum water supplies or upfective date of this Ordinance. arrays, are deleted in their entirety: the radio coverage system is not needed. systems do not exist, the International Fire grade existing water supplies to meet this Subsection 503.2 is amended to read Code as amended shall apply. When code, unless there is a change of use or INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED Subsection 903.2.7 is amended to read Subsection 1103.7.6 is amended to as follows: agreed upon by the fire code official and occupancy. Fire flow requirements shall ON FIRST READING on June 14, 2016, as follows: read as follows: the building official, NFPA 1141, NFPA not apply to individual residential lots, parand ordered published in the Douglas 503.2 Specifications. Fire apparatus ac1142, ISO Fire Suppression Rating cels or developments listed as exceptions County News-Press. 903.2.7 Group M. An automatic sprinkler 1103.7.6 Group R-2. A manual and autocess roads shall be designed and inSchedule or other approved method may in subsection 507.1. system shall be provided throughout buildmatic fire alarm system that activates the stalled in accordance with the Douglas be utilized to determine fire flow requireTHE BOARD OF COUNTY ings containing a Group M occupancy occupant notification system in accordCounty Roadway Design and Construcments. Subsection 507.5 is amended to read COMMISSIONERS OF THE where one of the following conditions exance with Section 907.6 shall be installed tion Standards (“the Standards”). Should as follows: COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO ist: in existing Group R-2 occupancies more any provision of the fire code conflict with APPENDIX C, Fire-Hydrant Locations than three stories in height or with more the Standards, the Standards shall conand Distribution. 507.5 Fire hydrant systems. Fire hydrant BY: /s/ David A. Weaver 1. [No Change] than 16 dwelling or sleeping units. trol. Where the Standards are silent with systems shall comply with Sections David A. Weaver, Chair 2. [No Change] respect to roads, both public and private, Subsection C103.1 is deleted and re507.5.1 through 507.5.6, and Appendix C 3. [No Change] Exceptions: the Douglas County Public Works Enginplaced as follows: of this code as amended, or the Douglas ATTEST: BY: /s/ Meghan McCann 4. A Group M occupancy where the dis1. [No Change] eering Director shall make the final deCounty Standard for Water Supplies for Meghan McCann, Deputy Clerk play and/or sales area containing the up2. [No Change] termination, based on fire code official inC103.1 Fire hydrants available. Where Rural Fire Fighting where applicable. The holstered furniture or mattresses exceeds 3. A fire alarm system is not required in put. For fire apparatus access roads, othexisting water supplies permit, as determfollowing locations shall not be subject to ADOPTED, AS AMENDED, ON SECOND 5000 square feet (464 m²). buildings that do not have interior corer than roads, both public and private, ined by the fire code official and building the standards contained in these Sections AND FINAL READING, on July 12, 2016, ridors serving dwelling units, provided that Sections 503.2.1 through 503.2.8 of the official, the minimum number and distribuand/or Appendix C: and ordered published in its entirety in the Subsection 903.2.9 is amended to read dwelling units either have a means of fire code shall apply. tion of fire hydrants available to a building, Douglas County News-Press. as follows: egress door opening directly to an extericomplex, or subdivision shall not be less 1. Fire apparatus access roads not havor exit access that leads directly to the Subsection 503.4.1 is amended to read than that listed in Table C105.1. ing an existing water line, except when a THE BOARD OF COUNTY 903.2.9 Group S-1. An automatic sprinkexits or are served by open-ended coras follows: new water line is installed to serve comCOMMISSIONERS OF THE ler system shall be provided throughout all ridors designed in accordance with SecWhere existing water supplies do not permercial or residential development or to COUNTY OF DOUGLAS COLORADO buildings containing a Group S-1 occution 1026.6, Exception 4, items 4.2 or 4.5. 503.4.1 Traffic calming devices. During mit, nothing in this section shall be conconvey water to another location. pancy where one of the following condidesign and prior to construction of traffic strued so as to require the presence of a 2. Where access to sufficient water flow is BY: /s/ David A. Weaver tions exist: Subsection 5601.1.3 Fireworks Excepcalming devices, fire code official review minimum number and distribution of fire unavailable as determined by the fire code David Weaver, Chair tion 4 is amended to read as follows: and comments shall be requested and hydrants as set forth in Table C105.1. official and the building official. 1. [No Change] considered by Douglas County. ATTEST: BY: /s/ Meghan McCann 2. [No Change] Exceptions: PUBLIC NOTICE For the purpose of a complex or subdiviSubsection 507.5.1 is amended to read Meghan McCann, Deputy Clerk 3. [No Change] 1. [No Change] Subsection 507.1 Required water supsion, fire hydrant number and distribution as follows: 4. [No Change] 2. [No Change] NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ply. Exceptions are added to read as requirements in Table C105.1 are to be Legal Notice No.: 929433 5. A Group S-1 fire area used for the stor3. [No Change] follows: applied to fire apparatus access roads 507.5.1 Where a portion First Publication: July 28, 2016 age of upholstered furniture or mattresses 4. The possession, storage, sale, handA public Where hearingrequired. will be held on August 15, and perimeter public streets from which of the facility or building hereafter conLast Publication: July 28, 2016 exceeds 2,500 square feet (232 m²). ling and use of permissible fireworks as 2016, at 7:00 PM, before the Douglas Exceptions: fire operation could be conducted. structed or movedCommission into or within theonjurisPublisher: Douglas County News-Press defined by Section 12-28-101, C.R.S. County Planning and Au1. Individual residential lots, parcels and diction is more than 400 feet (122 m) from Subsection 1101.1 is amended to read gust 23, 2016, at 2:30 PM, before the developments legally in existence prior to Section 3. Applicability and Enforcea hydrant a fire Commissioners apparatus accessinroad, as follows: Subsection 5704.2.9.6.1 is amended to Board of on County the the adoption of this code. ment: The provisions of the International as measured by an approved read as follows: Commissioner’s Hearing Room, 100route Third 2. Developments containing or creating 3 Fire Code, as modified in Section 2 around Castle the exterior the facility or build1101.1 Scope. Where required by the fire Street, Rock,ofCO, for a proposed or fewer residential lots or parcels. herein, and from the date on which this oring, on-site fire hydrants and mains shall code official and the building official, the 5704.2.9.6.1 Locations of above-ground amendment to the Douglas County Zon3. Buildings or structures accessory to a dinance shall take effect, shall be conbe provided where required owner by theis fire provisions of this chapter shall apply to extanks. Above-ground tanks shall be locing Resolution. The property redwelling or other allowed private use; or trolling within the limits of the Fire Proteccode official and the building official. isting buildings constructed prior to this ated in accordance with this section. questing a zone map change for one lot; used exclusively for private agricultural tion Districts of Castle Rock, North Fork, Exceptions: code. generally located at 13759 South State purposes. South Metro Fire Rescue, Franktown, 1. [No Change] Exceptions: Subsection 5706.2.4.4 Locations where Highway 67, in the Thunder Butte subdivi4. Developments subject to the Douglas Jackson 105, Larkspur, Littleton, West 2. [No Change] 1. One and two-family dwellings and townabove ground tanks are prohibited, is sion. The subject property is currently County Standard forNOTICE Water Supplies for Douglas, Mountain Communities and houses. hereby deleted in its entirety. zoned Rural Residential; this is a zone PUBLIC Rural Fire Fighting. West Metro Fire Rescue, along with the Subsection Emergency responmap change 510.1 to Large Rural Residential Metropolitan Districts of Highlands Ranch, der radio coverage in new buildings. Subsection 1103.2 is amended to read Subsection 5806.2 Limitations, is (LRR). This application is being proNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Subsection 507.3 is amended to read Roxborough Park andcease Castle Pines and because they are ignored. Exception 4 is added to read as folas follows: hereby deleted in its entirety. Facts do not to exist cessed per the provisions of Douglas as follows: those areas of unincorporated Douglas lows: County Zoning Resolution Section 112 A public hearing will be held on August 15, County not included within a fire protec1103.2 Emergency responder radio coverSubsection 6104.2 Maximum capacity - Aldous Huxley and will bring the property into compli2016, at 7:00 PM, before the Douglas 507.3 flow. Fire flow requirements for tion district. The Fire Code shall be enExceptions: age in existing buildings. Where required within established limits, is hereby deance with Douglas County ComprehensCountyFire Planning Commission and on Aubuildings portions of buildings and facilforced by the chief, commander or desig1. Change] by the fire code official and the building ofleted in its entirety. ive[No Master Plan. For more information call gust 23, or 2016, at 2:30 PM, before the ities shall be determined in accordance nated representative of each protec2. [No Change] ficial, existing buildings that do not have Douglas County Planning, 303-660-7460. Board of County Commissioners in the Every day, thefire government newspapers like this one to publish with Appendix B Hearing of this code as 100 amended tion department or district specified in 3. [NoNo Change] approved radio coverage for emergency APPENDICES B AND C File DR2016-007 Commissioner’s Room, Third makes decisions that can affect your public notices since the birth of the or a method approved by the fire code offiSection 1, or by the Board of County Com4. One and two-family dwellings and townresponders within the building based upon TO ORDINANCE NO. O-016-001 Street, Castle Rock, CO, for a proposed life. Whether they are decisions on nation. Local newspapers remain cial and Douglas County. Where an existmissioners in areas not included within a houses. the existing coverage levels of the public Legal Notice No.: 929436 amendment to the Douglas County Zonzoning,district. taxes, new businesses or the most trusted source of public ing Resolution. water supply firefighting fire protection safety communications systems of the jurOnly those appendix chapters of the First Publication: July 28, 2016 ing Thefor property ownerisis not reavailable two change road miles of the Subsection 605.11 amended to read isdiction at the exterior of the building, 2012 International Fire Code listed myriad other issues, governments notice information. This newspaper Last Publication: Julyis 28, 2016 questing awithin zone map for one lot; vehicular entrance any South parcel,State the Sectionplay 4. Repeal of Conflicting as follows: shall be equipped with such coverage acherein are adopted as follows: a big role in your life. Ordinpublishes the information you need Publisher: Douglas County News-Press generally located at of 13759 Douglas Standard Water Supances, Resolutions, and Regulations: cording to one of the following: Highway County 67, in the Thunderfor Butte subdiviGovernments have relied on to stay involved in your community. plies for Rural Fire Fighting shall apply. All ordinances and/or resolutions or parts 605.11 Solar photovoltaic power systems. APPENDIX B, Fire-Flow Requirements sion. The subject property is currently Residential of ordinances and/or resolutions inconsistSolar photovoltaic power systems shall be 1. Whenever an existing wired communicfor Buildings. zoned Ruraldevelopments Residential; legally this is ina existzone ence at the time of theRural adoption of this ent with the provisions of this Ordinance, installed in accordance with the Internaation system cannot be repaired or is bemap change to Large Residential Notices meantOrdinance to be noticed. code areThis not required to provide minimum No. O-007-002, are tional Building Code as amended, the Ining replaced, or where not approved in acSubsection B103.3 is amended to readareincluding (LRR). application is being prowater supplies or upgrade existing water hereby repealed, except that this repeal ternational Residential Code as amended, cordance with Section 510.1, Exception 1. as follows:

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Global Village Academy continues its commitment to a stronger education by providing Free Full Day Kindergarten for all students at the Parker location. Parents of incoming Kindergarten students choose between Spanish, Mandarin or French as a language track for their child. Fifty percent of their child’s day is taught in the target language and the other half of the day in English. “Global Village Academy has offered free, full-day kindergarten for many years

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