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New farming community developing in Franktown The 365-acre project will offer residents sustainable living without the heavy lifting BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Doug and Paige McLaughlin and their children live in the Fox Hill community. Doug’s father, Jack, bought the land in the 1980s, when it was mostly hay farms. They have turned the development into a new agrarian community revolving around a sustainable farm, orchard, hopfield and berry patches. COURTESY PHOTO of a growing trend of similar communities centered around community gardens or agriculture, which are popping up all around the country, according to Becca Jablonski, a food systems economist at Colorado State University. Communities around Colorado, even in more urban areas have sprouted. It’s an attractive way for people to live healthier lifestyles, even if they don’t have a farming background. “There’s a lot of these more innovative models of community agriculture that have emerged over the past decade,” Jablonski said. “This is just another kind of hybrid model for this.” A community of hundreds of acres along the I-76 corridor in Adams County is being developed into several one-to-10-acre farms for sustainable living. People in cities like Detroit and Chicago are making use of vacant lots by farming sustainably. Jablonski said that while these community gardens and farms are not very profitable, they offer a larger social and educational impact to its residents. “For people being able to participate, they’re more likely to support Colorado Proud products,” Jablonski said. “There’s something around the educational and health benefits that really resonates with people. “As we have 80 percent of our population that live in urban areas,” Jablonski said, “they want some connection to the land.”
The College of Osteopathic Medicine at Rocky Vista University was recognized for two awards by the American Osteopathic Association July 30 in Chicago. The AOA recognized Rocky Vista as being a leader in the profession for raising visibility through brand awareness, research, access to care around the world and osteopathic medical education. Clinton Adams is president and chief executive officer of Rocky Vista’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and was given the AOA’s highest honor, the Presidential Citation. Adams sits on the board for Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, offering input into the policies of medical residency programs in the country. He was recognized for his “exemplary career of military service, outstanding osteopathic medical education and advocacy on behalf of the profession,” according to a July 31 news release. Rocky Vista’s College of Osteopathic Medicine was honored with the Strategic Team Award and Recognition. The award “recognizes contributions made by state and specialty affiliates, osteopathic medical schools and non-practice affiliates in enhancing the osteopathic medicine culture,” according to the release.
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community events like egg harvesting, picking berries and learning to brew from locally grown hops. The optional farm program will be for an additional price yet to be determined. Residents who opt-in will also receive a box of fresh, seasonal produce delivered to their houses weekly. Residents can help farm as much as they like, but are not required to as part of the program. The farming will be left up to a hired hand. “When you think about that, it’s similar to the idea of living in a maintained golf course community,” said Elizabeth Craft, owner of Growing Up Green, the landscape consulting firm designing the farm. “You are paying for the beauty and landscape of the community already, and some of them may be golfers themselves, but we would never ever require them to go mow those greens.” McLaughlin and her husband, Doug, are partnering with Elizabeth and Kory Craft, who are consultants of Growing Up Green to develop Fox Hill into a shared farming community. Elizabeth and Kory Craft came up with the idea after seeing a similar project they consulted on in Austin, Texas, succeed. “I think because you have the guidance of having professionals there developing it, you can learn as much or as little as you like,” Elizabeth Craft said. “You can reap the benefits of the produce, or you can be part of the production.” This Franktown community is part
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On the front porch of a farmhouse in Franktown, Paige McLaughlin paused to let the silence make her point for her. “It doesn’t get much better than this,” she said finally. The haze from nearby wildfires shielded the picturesque view of the mountains. From memory, McLaughlin pointed out exactly where Pikes Peak should be. Acres of farmland stretch to the western horizon and as far as the eye can see in each direction, north to south, along Flintwood Road. The 106-year-old farmhouse has since been converted into a sales office for the Fox Hill community development. The 365 acres of farmland and open space just south of Parker used to be mostly hay farms in the late 1980s. Now, Fox Hill is being developed into a community of 92 $1 million homes, about 1 to 4 acres each. The tranquility of the land, in the age of constant connection through social media, could be enough to attract potential homebuyers, McLaughlin said. But people are beginning to pack their bags and move to Fox Hill for another reason: a farming lifestyle without much of the work behind it. Fox Hill opened April 22, Earth Day, of this year with a different kind of community in mind. Instead of a typical community surrounding parks and public pools, Fox Hill will offer its residents the option to join in community agriculture. “It’s the culture of agriculture, that’s what it really is,” McLaughlin said. “It’s about the lifestyle that it provides — the healthy way of living but also for the heart, soul and mind.” A community orchard, vineyard, hopfield, berry patch and an aquaponic greenhouse will eventually be developed on five acres near the original farmhouse. Residents will have the option to participate in several
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Compark withdraws offer to bring Redbarre to Parker The media company will continue searching for Colorado home for a 1.9 million-square-foot campus remove their site as one of our preferred locations...,” said Don Levy, CEO of Redbarre, in a news release announcing Compark’s move. “Putting a fund package together for a billion-dollar project takes time and patience. We wish Compark and the town of Parker nothing but the best, they have been world-class in their approach and accessibility throughout this process.” The news release, sent by the public relations firm Dovetail Solutions, stated Redbarre was told Compark withdrew its offer for “unspecified reasons.” Compark developer Michael Vickers declined to comment. In August 2017, Redbarre an-
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In April, media and technology company Redbarre announced it was no longer committed to building a $1 billion digital media campus in the Compark industrial area of Parker, citing “an impasse with the landowner.” The campus was still a possibility for the site, but Redbarre officials were exploring their options, a spokesman said. On July 30, Compark developers officially took themselves out of contention for the campus, withdrawing the location in northwest Parker from consideration. “We respect Compark’s decision to
nounced plans to build in Parker amid much fanfare. The company held a news conference on the steps of the state Capitol in Denver, with Gov. John Hickenlooper and officials from Parker and Douglas County in attendance. Plans were to build a 68-acre, 1.9 million-square-foot digital media and technology campus in the Compark area. The plans included production studios, retail, office and hospitality spaces, and promised to bring nearly 4,000 jobs to the area. Plans originally called for the campus to break ground this summer. “We are clearly disappointed, but the dynamic nature of project negotations often result in changes and delays that are unexpected,” said Matt Carlson, business recruitment manager for the Town of Parker’s Economic Development Division.
Parker Mayor Mike Waid said the town had been a big supporter of the project from the beginning. In its announcement in 2017, Redbarre said the Compark area of Parker provided a unique combination of land, price, data infrastructure and location. Compark is located along E-470 and includes bits of land in Parker and unincorporated Douglas County. The company’s website, at redbarre.com/Colorado, says Colorado was an attractive option to build its campus for its centralized location and booming technology industry. The site says Redbarre has locations in Denver, New York and Los Angeles. Where does Redbarre go from here?
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DOUGLAS COUNTY FAIR AND RODEO
‘Best time of the year’ At left, Taylor Dyer, 9, waved to her mother from a ride at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo on Aug. 3 and pretended to fly. JESSICA GIBBS
Cody Johnson, a Texas country singersongwriter, performs at the Douglas County Fairgrounds Aug. 4. Johnson was one of the biggest names ever to headline the Douglas County Fair, which celebrated its 100th consecutive run this year. NICK PUCKETT BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
For the 100th celebration of the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo, people came rain or shine — showers drenched people at the annual cattle drive on July 27, for example, and again the afternoon of Aug. 3 — to celebrate the county’s heritage and agricultural roots. In the words of Elizabeth resident Cash Roberts, the fair is “Better than Christmas.” “It’s the best time of the year,” he said. “I love how it brings everyone together.” Maddy Rohr, of Elbert, agreed, saying her favorite aspect of the fair is spending time with friends and “being part of the livestock industry.” Livestock shows ran throughout the
annual event in Castle Rock, which ended Aug. 5. Many 4-H participants also showcased their best baking, photography and quilting, among other projects displayed in the fairgrounds event center. Entertainment included a 14-ride carnival and there was a modern approach to eateries with the arrival of food trucks. And, of course, there was plenty of rodeo action throughout the event. Cynda Dyer, of Castle Rock, attended Aug. 3 with her two children, Cooper, 10, and Taylor, 9. Dyer trains horses and uses the fair as a way to spend time with clients, she said, but it also serves up fun for her children, who waved to her from carnival rides once the rain slowed down. “We try to come every time,” she said. “It’s a great family place.” James Efremov, 6, lifts his head up for a quick breath before diving back into his pie in the pie eating contest at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo Aug. 4. Efremov didn’t win, but even coming up short was a little sweet. NICK PUCKETT
Inside the event center on the county fairgrounds, crowds could look over 4-H exhibits including photography, quilting and baking. JESSICA GIBBS
Maddy and Maguire Rohr attempt to navigate a course lined with orange traffic cones at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo Aug. 4. The twins from Elbert didn’t finish with the best time in the tractor races, but by the end they were still smiling. Maguire said they may have had twin telepathy on their side, Maddy said they probably didn’t. “It was kind of funny because we kind of got messed up at the end,” Maddy said, “but it was fun.”
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Bull rider Cyler Doremus of Fort Collins gets upended at the 2018 Douglas County Fair and Rodeo on Aug. 3
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Rodeo clown Robbie Hodges, left, and some clowns in training have fun during a break in rodeo events. Riders Cole Reiner, Ian McGivney and Dylan Sandwick get prepped for the rodeo on Aug. 3.
Above, bareback rider Bill Tutor of Huntsville, Texas, hangs on for a wild ride on Aug. 3.
Noah Vanhorn, 6, of Castle Pines shows his mutton-busting skills, racking up a first-round score of 91.
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Survey gives insight into students’ mental, physical health Healthy Kids Colorado Survey is administered every two years BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Nine in 10 students enrolled in the Douglas County School District feel safe at school. More than three-fourths of DCSD students have an adult to go to for help with a serious problem. Four in 10 students in the district have used an electronic vapor product, up from about one in 10 students five years ago. More than one-fourth of district students think it is “sort of ” or “very easy” to get prescription drugs without a prescription. Those are just some of the results from the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, the state’s only in-depth survey on the health and well-being of young people. Results from 2017 were released in mid-July. The survey sampled approximately 56,000 young people from 190 selected middle and high schools statewide, according to data provided by the state. In Douglas County, about 2,800 students from 10 high schools participated. That means about 4 percent of students in the district took the survey.
Every two years, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment administers the survey, which allows students across the state to anonymously report on their mental and physical health. “This is a unique data point in that is it the student voice,” said Nancy Ingalls, personalized learning officer at Douglas County School District. “It’s a self-report of students. We don’t have many other mechanisms to obtain that in a secure and anonymous fashion.” Douglas County School District participated in the survey in 2013 but opted out in 2015. The decision on whether to be included is made by the superintendent. The survey, comprising 185 questions on topics ranging from diet to substance use to parent and teacher involvement, takes one class period to complete. Data from Douglas County School District fluctuated from 2013 to 2017, but was generally consistent with the state. Schools will use the results to identify trends and changes in youth behaviors and to create programs to address those trends and changes. In Douglas County Douglas County’s results in 2013 and 2017 were generally consistent, with some notable differences in areas of substance use, bullying and mental health. SEE SURVEY, P8
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A LOOK AT HOW DCSD COMPARES TO THE STATE Among students participating in the Healthy Kids Survey, their responses say: • Percentage of students who have three or more hours of total screen time on an average school day: DCSD: 50.1 percent, Colorado: 52.2 percent • Percentage of students who had ever been bullied on school property during the past 12 months: DCSD: 17.8 percent, Colorado: 18.6 percent • Percentage of students who had ever used an electronic vapor product: DCSD: 41.1 percent, Colorado: 44.2 percent • Percentage of students who felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row during the past 12 months that they stopped doing some usual activities: DCSD: 27.6 percent, Colorado: 31.4 percent
vapor products if they wanted: DCSD: 65.3 percent, Colorado: 58.4 percent • Percentage of students who think a typical student binge-drank one or more days in the past 30 days: DCSD: 70 percent, Colorado: 68.9 percent • Percentage of students who used marijuana one or more times during their life: DCSD: 27 percent, Colorado: 35.2 percent • Percentage of students who think their family has clear rules about alcohol and drug use: DCSD: 91.2 percent, Colorado: 90.6 percent • Percent of students who saw a doctor or nurse for a physical exam or checkup within the past 12 months: DCSD: 74.6 percent, Colorado: 69 percent
• Percentage of students who have an adult to go to for help with a serious problem: DCSD: 76.3 percent, Colorado: 73.5 percent
• Percentage of students who think most of their classes are fairly/quite/very interesting and stimulating: DCSD: 71.5 percent, Colorado: 70.5 percent
• Among students who drove a car or other vehicle during the past 30 days, the percentage who texted or emailed while driving on one or more days: DCSD: 40.4 percent, Colorado: 35.9 percent
• Percentage of students who think their teacher notices when they are doing a good job and lets them know about it: DCSD: 54.4 percent, Colorado: 62 percent
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Sales-tax numbers force second belt-tightening Council approves measure to reduce 2018 budget by $2 million BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Town of Parker adjusted its budget for the second time in response to a continuing decline in the growth rate of sales tax revenues. The town reduced its 2018 expenditures by an additional $2 million. The motion was approved at the July 16 town council meeting. Reductions were made across all departments, according to the town’s website. “While we had seen a slight decline gin our sales tax growth in each of the past two years, the rate of decline has been more pronounced since the 2018 budget was developed in the middle of 2017,” wrote finance director Mary Lou Brown in an email. Brown wrote that the first budget adjustments in May were made to reduce the 2018 budgeted growth rate down to the actual level of 2017 growth. “As this year has gone on, we have seen further declines in sales tax revenue growth contributing to the second 2018 reduction,” she wrote. Most of the town’s general fund, the town’s primary operating fund, comes from sales tax revenue, Brown wrote, which includes police, public works, parks and recreation and support service like finance and human resources. She added that every department has
reviewed its operating budgets and made cutbacks accordingly. Mayor Mike Waid said the decline in the growth rate of sales tax revenue is related to people choosing not to shop in the town’s retail establishments or dine at local restaurants. He said he believed the reason is that some residents choose to shop online versus in town. Brown agreed and added that more retail and dining options being offered in surrounding areas has also contributed to the decrease. Waid said the budget adjustment is something the town does occasionally to make sure the budgeted amount aligns with the amount of revenue available. “This is just part of business operations,” he said. Every year the mayor creates a “mayor’s challenge,” which is a specific intiative the mayor will take charge of and market to residents. This year’s challenge is called Choose Parker, encouraging residents to shop and recreate locally rather than choosing to go elsewhere. He said this year’s mayor’s challenge was unrelated to the decline in the growth rate of sales tax revenue. Brown said the data from the past few years is too little to determine a trend in the local economy. “Swift changes in historical trends and activity levels during the last half of the current year will be difficult to adequately reflect in the development of the next year’s budget,” Brown said. “We will continue to monitor our financial data to see if this is going to be a trend that will continue to have long-term effects on our budget.”
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An experienced executive in diverse industries and a leader in missiondriven Catholic organizations has been named president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities of Denver. Darren A. Walsh brings 30 years of executive experience in building and managing financial services and technology companies, as well as a deep commitment to his Catholic faith and faith-based apostolates. He will take the helm of Catholic Charities in late August. “It’s a privilege and honor to step into and lead Catholic Charities of Denver and help build the future of an organization that provides vital charitable work in the community,” Walsh said in a news release. “Catholic Charities of Denver has a stellar reputation around the country for being exceptional and innovative in serving the poor and those in need. I
look forward to applying my gifts and charisms to lead the organization and reinforce the excellent work that is already occurring.” Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of the Archdiocese of Denver expressed his support for the appointment. “I am very happy to welcome Mr. Darren Walsh as the new CEO of Catholic Charities,” Aquila said in the release. “He has a deep faith, a love for the poor, and a wealth of experience that will assist the Archdiocese of Denver in this vital ministry.” Walsh is the chief operating officer of the Augustine Institute based in Greenwood Village, where he lives with his family and three sons. He is board chairman of Arrupe Jesuit High School, which provides economically disadvantaged students a college preparatory education. He is a parishioner at Most Precious Blood Catholic Church, where he previously served on the parish council.
Household Chemical Roundup August 11 in Highlands Ranch Drop off hazardous household chemicals between 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Aug. 11 at Shea Stadium, 3270 Redstone Park Circle in Highlands Ranch. Participants must provide proof of county residency and $25 to help offset costs of hazardous waste disposal. For more information, including a map and a list of acceptable items, visit http:// tchd.org/250/Home-Chemical-Waste
Back-to-School safety reminder for motorists Drivers please follow traffic laws - such as school zone speed limits. Pedestrians - please observe street-crossing safety procedures at all times. For additional street-crossing tips and associated traffic information please visit www.douglas.co.us and search for School Zones.
View wait times for Motor Vehicle, Driver License, and Recording Services Your smartphone is your gateway to the real-time waiting-room experience. Before making the decision to renew your vehicle registration, your license, or your passport view wait times at www.douglasdrives.com or www.douglas.co.us/recording. Know before you go!
Need flood zone information? If you live in unincorporated Douglas County, Flood Insurance Rate Maps and zone information are available by request. Visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Flood Plain Information. A form may also be requested by calling 303-660-7490 or visiting the Public Works Engineering Office at 100 Third St. in Castle Rock.
Visit Prehistoric Times Aug. 18 and 25 More than 11,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age, mammoths roamed Douglas County. Learn all about it by taking a tour of the world-renowned Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18 and 25. For reservations or additional tour dates, please visit www.lambspring.org
What’s happening with your County Government? Our commitment to open and transparent government includes online posting of information about all public meetings at which the business of government is conducted. To view agendas for various public meetings, visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Meetings and Agendas.
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The percentage of students who had been using marijuana while driving dropped from 8 percent in 2013 to 6.6 percent in 2017. The percentage of students who had ever smoked a whole cigarette dropped from 15.8 percent in 2013 to 12 percent in 2017. But the percent of students who had ever used an electronic cigarette spiked from 11.5 percent in 2013 to 41.1 percent in 2017. The question on electronic cigarette use in the 2017 survey used the term “electronic vapor products,” while the 2013 question used the term “e-cigarettes.” Deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office say the vaping trend is increasingly seen on school grounds. The instances of bullying decreased. In 2013, 20.4 percent of students reported being bullied on school property during the past year, compared to 17.8 students in 2017. Online bullying also dropped from 17.3 percent in 2013 to 15.2 percent in 2017. Responses to questions on mental health varied. The percentage of students who felt “so sad or hopeless for two weeks or more that they stopped doing some usual activities” increased from 21.5 percent in 2013 to 27.6 percent in 2017. Staff members noted that the survey is a depiction of only a portion
August 10, 2018A of students in the district. “We can make some correlations to the rest of the district, but we are well aware that not every child participates in the survey,” said Lisa Kantor, the district’s director of health, wellness and prevention. Data from the 2017 survey shows that Douglas County students are generally doing better than the state and neighboring counties, like Arapahoe, in areas of obesity, diet, limiting screen time, positive mental health, access to health care, parent involvement, community-service participation and some areas of education. But 40.4 percent of students who drove a vehicle during the past 30 days texted or emailed while driving on one or more days, compared to the state, at 35.9 percent. Just under 30 percent of students felt school assignments were often or almost always important and meaningful. The state came in at 32 percent. The results didn’t surprise Kantor or Ingalls, they said. “Whether the data is in line with the state or not, we still understand that there are students behind every single one of those numbers,” Kantor said. “We will respond to what the data shows in a more targeted way.” Moving forward The Douglas County School District will take the data into consideration for its existing prevention programs, staff members say. Prior to the 2017-18 school year,
the district received a grant from the state for nearly $900,000. The money, made possible by the state’s Marijuana Tax Cash Fund, would go toward hiring an additional fulltime counselor for the district’s nine neighborhood middle schools for the following three years. Each counselor has a focus on prevention, mental health and substance abuse, according to the district. “We are focusing on the younger kids, as well as the older kids,” Kantor said. “We know that the earlier we can provide opportunities for students to have access to information and feel supported and connected, the more resilient they are going to be through high school.” Other prevention programs in place are the district’s Prevention and School Culture team, started three years ago to address bullying, school violence, substance abuse and suicide. Team members teach seminars to elementary, middle and high school students on the topics of resiliency, kindness, healthy boundaries, healthy relationships and substanceabuse prevention. Though it may only represent a portion of students, data from the survey is invaluable, staff members say. “We need to remind everyone that these are students, not data numbers,” Kantor said. “I think it’s a great opportunity to get that student voice and continue our current efforts towards those students.”
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On the company’s site, under the tab originally labeled “How does this affect Parker?” it now reads “How does this affect the communities of South Denver?” It states Redbarre would bring more than $900 million in new infrastructure to the communities of South Denver, increased local tax revenues and several new indoor and outdoor venues available for local community events. The groundbreaking on Redbarre’s Colorado campus was originally scheduled to begin between July and September. According to the Redbarre news release, the project will break ground later this year, but it’s not clear where. A spokesman said he could not release a list of possible sites per a non-disclosure agreement. While the town won’t be seeing what was touted to be a boost of more than $1 billion to its economy, Carlson said the town will continue to attract businesses to the Compark area. “The availability of easily developed sites, such as Compark, allows Parker to frequently engage in discussions with organizations, both bigger and smaller than Redbarre, who are looking to expand or relocate their operations in Colorado,” Carlson said.
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idea about teaching a man to fish instead of just giving him a fish.” The program is funded by donations. York said he tries to make at least four trips a year to the poverty-stricken areas of Honduras where he and local volunteers set up at least 10 families with chickens. The local government and schools have asked York to help them with a project to help about 300 undernourished children in the valley where he does his mission work. “Most of these are children of single mothers and get an average five meals a week,” he said. “We are partnering with several Honduran churches to help these children. Our goal is to help feed all those children, and in partnership with the churches the cost will be 42 cents per meal per day. My goal is to help raise money for this very important project.” York said the Honduras project is an extension of long-standing passions for mission work. He was raised in Southern California and attended Church of the Nazarene Point Loma College. He majored in business administration with the idea of going into the family business. York said he felt the call to the ministry, moved to Denver in 1974 and joined the staff at Denver First Church of the Nazarene. He left DFC in 1990 but still had a passion for the ministry and missions. He established his Parker business, Mountain States Payment, which sells and services automatic teller machines. His passion for mission triggered the establishment of the Poultry Project. “We have great local people in Honduras who work with us. They are all volunteers who want to help their people,” he said. “We also hire some additional workers and try to find men who really need the work because there isn’t a lot of work available in that valley.
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Officers stop protesters from blocking ICE lot Reacting to family separation, group wants to ‘abolish’ immigration agency BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Protesters stood vastly outnumbered by local deputies, SWAT officers and federal police in front of the local office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Centennial Aug. 2, yelling messages on a megaphone, singing songs and in some cases getting in officers’ unmoving faces while blocking the ICE parking lot. The crowd protested the separation of children from migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months, a federal practice that was later reversed, though hundreds of children remain separated from parents who were deported while their children were detained. Eight protesters who used material to bond their arms in a blockade of two entrances to the parking lot were detained by Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s Office deputies and federal police. Seven received federal citations and were released at the scene, according to Julie Brooks, spokeswoman for the sheriff ’s office.
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Hanna Khavafipour, a 29-year-old protester from Denver, initially refuses to move at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Denver Field Office at 12445 E. Caley Ave. in Centennial Aug. 2. Deputies and SWAT personnel from the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office walked the crowd away from some protesters who formed blockades at entrances to the office’s parking lot. PHOTOS BY ELLIS ARNOLD One was arrested after refusing to provide identification, Brooks said. That protester was taken to the Arapahoe County jail and was to be transported to a U.S. marshal’s office,
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she added. All eight protesters were released, a spokeswoman with the protest said about noon Aug. 3 in a news release. The protest, organized in part by longtime activist and undocumented immigrant Jeanette Vizguerra, arrived in front of the Denver Field Office at 12445 E. Caley Ave. in Centennial the evening of July 29 and was planned to last a week, Vizguerra said. About 15 people slept at the encampment on the first night, she said. On Aug. 1, before the parking-lot entrances were blocked, ICE commented on the protest. ICE “fully respects the constitutional rights of all people to peacefully express their opinions,” said Carl Rusnok, a regional ICE spokesman. “ICE remains committed to performing its immigration-enforcement mission consistent with federal law and agency policy.” Rusnok declined to offer comments on the Aug. 2 scene at the protest. The Denver Field Office’s area of responsibility includes Colorado and Wyoming. A verbal clash More than three dozen protesters stood on the sidewalk and street in front of the office late on the afternoon of Aug. 2, chanting in Spanish and English as federal police voiced legal warnings against the parking-lot blockades on loudspeaker. By about 5 p.m., roughly 80 lawenforcement officers total, including Arapahoe County and federal police with the Department of Homeland Security, were on the scene, where two groups of four protesters blocked entrances to the lot. Dozens of deputies and SWAT personnel from the sheriff ’s office — both in riot helmets and vests — formed a semi-rectangular line around one of
One of the protesters who blocked entrances at the parking lot at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Denver Field Office Aug. 2 in Centennial. The protester’s shirt reads, “Abolish ICE.” the groups of four. Officers lined up across the width of East Caley Avenue and walked forward as protesters backed up, with one protester who initially refused to move — 29-year-old Hanna Khavafipour — being pushed back by an officer. One of the protesters later detained reportedly sustained a minor injury that was treated at the scene, Brooks said. No protesters aside from those in the blockades were detained, cited or arrested, Brooks said. Protesters stood amid signs opposed to the Trump administration’s practice — later reversed — of separating hildren from parents on a wide scale at the U.S.-Mexico border in the detention process for migrants. SEE ICE, P11
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TIMELINE OF FAMILY SEPARATION After President Donald Trump’s administration announced a “zero-tolerance” policy in April to prosecute as many border-crossing offenses as possible, children were separated from families on a wide scale during the detention process for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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About 150 protesters were in the crowd in the morning and early afternoon, said Jenn Piper, who identified herself as a “press liaison” for the protest. By mid-afternoon, the number of protesters dwindled to about 40. Escalating scene That morning, protesters marched in a circle near the parking-lot entrances, Piper said. The arm-link blockades began around 11 a.m., and Homeland Security police arrived about an hour before that, Piper said. Multiple times in the afternoon, federal police read legal warnings on a loudspeaker, including that “federal fines and/or arrests can occur” for blocking entry or exit to the parking area. At 4 p.m., federal police handed out legal notices to protesters that said those who obstruct parking lots will be subject to arrest. A 10-minute warning to disperse at about 4:20 p.m. came and went, and after the police presence grew, officers used a tool to remove the material bonding the protesters in the blockades, which Piper said was similar to “PVC pipe.” All the while, a handful of protesters approached and yelled at officers who lined up in front of the bonded protesters, asking questions like, “Are you on the right side of history?” and how they would feel “if they were your children” separated at the border. Other words by protesters included saying officers were supporting white supremacy and imploring them to quit their jobs. One protester yelled messages at the stone-faced officers including, “I know some of you go to church” and “What would Jesus do?” Protesters are “putting their freedom on the line for something bigger than themselves,” said Tommy, a protester from Aurora who spoke on condition of being identified by first name. Spurred by family separations Piper, the protest spokesperson, said the arm-link blockades were planned by Abolish ICE Denver when protesters felt that the July 26
The administration reversed course to an extent with an executive order June 20 that aimed to detain and hold migrant families together. A federal judge in San Diego ordered the government to reunite all the families by the end of July 26, the Associated Press reported. The federal government was directed to reunify more than 2,500 children, and the Trump administration said July 26 that more than 1,800 children separated at the U.S.-Mexico border have been reunited with parents and sponsors, but hundreds remained apart, the AP reported. A person’s first offense of illegal entry into the U.S. is a misdemeanor, but previous administrations have made exceptions, such as for parents traveling with minor children, according to The New York Times — though President Barack Obama’s administration detained adults and children together before a court ruling limited the amount of time children could be held in immigration detention. After, an exception was effectively made for parents and children to be released while they await court proceedings. deadline for the federal government to reunite families and children separated at the border would not be met. “The concern of folks here is that the kids (not yet reunited with families) will end up in foster care,” Piper said. Vizguerra, one of the organizers of the protest, stood among the crowd during the heavy police presence. “It’s not ‘immigration is my problem’ — it’s everybody’s problem,” Vizguerra said at the protest July 31. Vizguerra was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2017 and garnered widespread media attention amid an 86day stay in church sanctuary from immigration enforcement in Denver that year.
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“On a recent trip we were able to hire a man who had nine children and hadn’t been able to find work in several months.” The standard daily wage in that area of Honduras is $7 a day, but work is scarce and the majority of men can only find work a couple days a week. The majority of the Hondurans who work with York are volunteers, and so is he. “We operate on donations and I try not to spend any of the donations to pay workers,” he said. “But when we need to hire workers we try to find men who need the work and are willing to work hard. Most do but some don’t, and those who don’t work hard only last a day or so with us.” York said he is looking to add additional projects to his efforts, including providing water filter systems to families. Statistics show that an average of one in five children die before their fifth birthday from drinking polluted water. York works in a remote valley near the town of San Antonio de Cortez. He said estimates are that 42,000 people live within a five-mile radius of the town. “Most people drink out of the rivers and creeks, and that water is full of intestinal parasites,” he said. “Safe drinking water is for sale but most residents can’t afford to buy it. So we are starting to bring water filter
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If I’m accused of taking pictures, I can’t claim that I was framed QUIET DESPERATION
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ake a picture. It lasts longer. That’s my motto. I have over 10 million photographs, maybe more. My friends call me “F-Stop Fitzgerald.” I take pictures everywhere I go. I mean it. In the flowers, in the showers, in my car, at the bar, at the game, at the concert, at the park, in the dark, at the zoo, on the shoreline, at the borderline, up the creek, over the river, through the woods, wow. In the gallery, in the museum, in the church, in the steeple, in the diner, in the library, in the attic, in the john, in the aisles (nobody smiles), in your face, now. I can’t stop and I don’t want to. If I didn’t
take pictures, I wouldn’t know where I’ve been. Take away my camera, and I would disappear. There would be no more me. What do I do with all of these photographs? I’ll get to that, right after I take pictures of the Tinker Toys, the toybox tomatoes, and the toilets on the Toyota. I have pictures of Lily and pictures of Dorian. In focus, out of focus, close-up, and far away. Every town I’ve been to. Every sandwich, every pickle, even an Indian head nickel. I have to, I must, I’ve even taken pictures of rust. I have pictures of this and that and next to
nothing, sideways smiles and smirks, bottles of wine, fruits of the vine, robes and capes and bikinis. There are pictures of nuts and bolts and salmon and Dave. Manicures and pedicures, daisy chains and maypoles, tetherballs and Tanquerays. Moths and mosquitoes and mosques and Judge Alieto. Swifts and swallows and swans. Lords and ladies and Don Juans. Clinics and gizmos and nights on the town. Oh, fireworks, my favorites, and plenty of clowns. SEE SMITH, P31
A tribute to Jean Ziglar and courtship after marriage
W LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A double dip? As the Douglas County School Board attempts to have charter parents get behind a possible bond election, are they selling out neighborhood schools for votes? If charter schools were built to the same standards as local schools, would ongoing maintenance be an issue? This push for their vote would be justified if charter schools did not receive additional dollars from the state for capital needs that our neighborhood schools do not receive. By my calculations over $4 million is received by charters in Douglas County to meet their capital needs each year. Granted, the majority is probably used to pay off debt, but taxpayers are still paying off debt for bonds to build our neighborhood schools.
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Charters are there to be independent of local influence and should shoulder the responsibility of operating independently. They already receive per-pupil funding and 100 percent of local mill levy override funds in addition to extra funds from the state for capital needs. I agree asking voters for more bond money to meet capital needs of our neighborhood schools is needed, but it should go to our neighborhood schools that do not receive the extra state money for capital needs. You can use the emotional plug that this is for all kids in Douglas County but are charters double dipping the system? Dave Usechek Parker SEE LETTERS, P31
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hether we say that behind every great man is a great woman, or behind every great woman is a great man, or we agree that behind every great person is another great person or family, we can all agree that typically when we see a person, a family, a business or a team succeed, that the level of success achieved was in direct proportion to the support, love, hope, and encouragement of others. This week I want to pay tribute to Jean Ziglar, Zig Ziglar’s beloved wife who passed away recently at the age of 90. Zig never missed an opportunity to share what a remarkable woman she was and did so right up until the time of his passing back in 2012. From the stage he was famous for referring to her as “The Redhead.” He would say, “When I am talking about her, it’s The Redhead, when I am talking to her, it’s Sugar Baby, and her real name is Jean.” Not only did I hear him say it from the stage dozens of times and hear it on his audio programs hundreds Columnists & Guest Commentaries Columnist opinions are not necessarily those of the Chronicle. We welcome letters to the editor. Please Include your full name, address and the best number to reach you by telephone. Email letters to letters@coloradocommunitymedia.com Deadline Fri. 5 p.m. for the following week’s paper.
of times, I was fortunate enough to witness it happening in real life over and over again. To watch Mr. Ziglar as he loved on his WINNING wife was one WORDS thing, and to see them love on each other was the epitome of a happy marriage. If you would like to read one of Michael Norton the very best books ever on how to build and live out a successful marriage, read Zig Ziglar’s book, “Courtship After Marriage.” What Zig writes about in this book is how he and Jean lived their lives together. They were the real deal, their love and relationship were, and still are, a living example to every couple that wants to experience a closer and more loving relationship. Jean Ziglar will also be remembered as the “Happy Hugger.” If you were ever SEE NORTON, P13
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Winter Shelter Network provides crucial service
he forecast is calling for temperatures in the mid-20s, but inside the fellowship hall of a church in Douglas County, a diverse community is enjoying a hearty home-cooked meal and lively conversation. Some of the people gathered just met while others are catching up on what has happened in their lives over the last week. By 9:30 p.m. some people have gone home to sleep in their beds and some have settled onto the cots on the other side of the fellowship hall. From Nov. 1 through March 31, this scene is repeated nightly at local churches which, through participation in the Winter Shelter Network, host women and children from Douglas County who are experiencing homelessness. Launched in 2016, WSN was designed to leverage the strengths of our local churches: compassion, space, volunteers and hospitality. Each night of the week, a host
church opens its doors to guests who have been admitted to the Winter Shelter Network. Generosity and fellowship are extended to guests from the moment they walk in the door GUEST until the shelter COLUMN doors close the next morning. Guests are given a safe place to rest, all three meals for the day, and an opportunity to connect with their neighbors. Those three gifts — rest, meals, and connection — are at Erin White the core of the mission of WSN. In the first two winter seasons, WSN provided 2,209 bed nights to guests in the shelter; 2,110 volunteers generously gave more than 27,000 hours to the program. The
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Jean Ziglar was with him. Instead of going through his notes one more time as he typically would do before each and every event, he was spending his time with Jean. And Jean, in her loving way, was making sure he was ready to go out on stage. But as they did this, they were loving and flirting, and gently kissing and hugging. They were sharing just how much they loved each other. There were a few people in the room with us, but that didn’t seem to phase Zig or Jean. And then as we walked out through the tunnel, Zig and Jean walked together holding hands right up to the point where Zig was to go on stage. Even as they were announcing his name, Jean was holding his hand and telling him how God loved him and how she loved him. It was amazing, truly amazing. I was standing next to a security guard who made the walk with us. He was about 6’5” tall and a big man. I could see him wiping a tear from his eye too, as we both had tears of joy and appreciation for this wonderful and loving couple who together changed the lives of millions of people around the world. When asked for one of the reasons why he loved his dad so much, Tom Ziglar answered, “I love my dad so much because of the way he loved my mom.” She truly was a special woman. So how about you? Do you need a little courtship after marriage? Or are you already living a full, wonderful, and loving life now? I would love to hear you story at gotonorton@gmail.com and when we can be the supportive, loving, and encouraging person behind someone else, it really will be a better than good week.
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blessed enough to meet her, that means you probably got a hug. If you ever spent time with her, you probably heard her laugh. Zig Ziglar might have been the man on stage and on those recordings, but Jean Ziglar was his world. Zig would say she was like his American Express card, he never left home without her. Why was that? Well maybe it’s because she always made sure he had enough money in his wallet in case of an emergency when he first started traveling and was away from home. Maybe it’s because she reminded Zig that they could never out-give God as they built a loving, faithful, and faith-based marriage together. Maybe it’s because when he was on stage she could be seen sitting right in the front row time and time again. Zig would say that Jean Ziglar was the best car door opener in all of Texas, but if she opened her own car door more than a few times in ean entire year it would be a lot. He would open her door for her everywhere they went. Even if they had a driver, he would want to be the one to open her door for her. Why? I can tell you why, Jean Ziglar was one of the most amazing women in her own right. She was humble, she was kind, she was strong, she was a woman of faith, she was a loving mother and grandmother, she was a friend, she was smart, she was funny, she was an amazing hugger. Jean Ziglar was love. As I close out this column I want to share a memory and a vision that has been planted in my mind and on my heart for many years. I was traveling with Mr. Ziglar to an event where he would be speaking to tens of thousands of people. We were in the green room getting ready and
Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
value of the meals donated by the overnight host churches was over $33,000. Those statistics tell just part of the story of the impact of WSN. Some people might argue the program’s most meaningful impact is seen through the connection that guests make with volunteers, other guests, and with resources to help them get back on their feet. The WSN Care Coordinator works to help guests identify and break down barriers that prevent them from achieving the stability they desire. This past season, all of the guests who were able to work found jobs or increased their income while staying in the shelter. Several guests moved into transitional or permanent housing. Many of the guests who come to the Winter Shelter Network are single women between the age of 40 and 70. Some are experiencing home-
lessness for the first time; others have spent several years living out of their vehicle. But they share a lack of relational support from family or friends. The diverse community built through WSN becomes a network of support and an opportunity for hope. It changes the lives of guests and volunteers. One volunteer said this about her experience, “I realized they were no different from me. They had a childhood and a past, filled with jobs, family, schooling, travel and experiences …. and dreams for the future. I was encouraged to see the flame of hope that was still in their hearts, even in the midst of the toughest of circumstances.” Erin White is program administrator for Winter Shelter Network. For additional information, contact wintershelternetwork@gmail.com.
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Kevin D. Camp, age 49, originally of Parker, CO passed away on June 8, 2018 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Kevin will be remembered as a loving father and grandfather, husband, football coach, friend, and much more. He is survived by wife Carrie; sons Kendall and Franklin (Carley) Camp; daughter Mia Camp; grandchildren Elizabeth and Theodore; father Kenneth (Mai) Camp; mother Diana Camp; brother Eric (Sarah) Camp; also nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Internment service is scheduled for Friday, August 24th, 2018 at 11:30AM at Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Staging Area B.
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Shops offer out-of-print texts, bring character to shopping experience BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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eidi Herman scanned through the children’s book section at Tattered Cover Bookstore in Aspen Grove in Littleton, while her son, Maddox, 10, sat on the floor flipping through a book about LEGOs. When they go to a bookstore, the Littleton family said, it’s Tattered Cover. “I like the small feel, and we’re pretty big on supporting local businesses,” Heidi said Aug. 3. When Amazon burst onto the scene in the 1990s and as digital books grew in popularity, speculation swirled that the death of independent bookstores like Tattered Cover and reading as people knew it was imminent. That belief has since been, mostly, debunked. Independent bookstores are still here. They’re still selling hard copies of texts across genres. And they have a loyal customer base, owners say. Still, there’s no doubt that models like Amazon’s or of large retailers such as Barnes & Noble affected business for independent bookstores, say indie shop owners in the Denver metro area, both in the used and new book industries. And Amazon has begun delving into the brick-and-mortar side of
DENVER METRO INDIE BOOKSTORES Plenty of options exist for readers who love supporting independent bookstores. According to newpages.com, which produces guides for literary publications, programs and stores, here are some located in the Denver metro area: DENVER 32nd Avenue Books, Toys & Gifts 3633 W. 32nd Ave. 32ndavenuebooks.com Abracadabra Books 8909 E. Colorado Drive abrabks.com The Book Rack 4061 E. Wesley Ave. denverbookrack.com BookBar 4280 Tennyson St. bookbardenver.com The Bookies 4315 E. Mississippi Ave.
thebookies.com Capitol Hill Books 300 E. Colfax Ave. capitolhillbooks.com City Stacks Books & Coffee 1743 Wazee St. citystacks.com For Heaven’s Sake 4900 W. 46th Ave. forheavensake.com Mutiny Information Café 2 S. Broadway mutinyinfocafe.com Second Star to the Right 4353 Tennyson St. secondstartotheright.com Tattered Cover Bookstore Locations at 1628 16th St., 2526 E. Colfax Ave., 1701 Wynkoop St., and Denver International Airport tatteredcover.com West Side Books 3434 W. 32nd Ave.
retail in recent years, including the announcement it will open a store in Lone Tree at Park Meadows mall in the near future. Len Vlahos, co-owner of Tattered Cover Bookstore, said he isn’t worried about competition from Amazon or the future of independents, a sentiment echoed by other shop owners. What keeps independent bookstores going, he points out, is the customer service, the personal touch of selling items that customers might not find at a corporaterun store relying on the New York
westsidebooks.com ENGLEWOOD Goddess Isis Books & Gifts 2775 S. Broadway isisbooks.com LAKEWOOD For Heaven’s Sake Bookstore 1923 N. Wadsworth Blvd. forheavensake.com Full Moon Books & Event Center 9106 W. 6th Ave. fullmoonbooks.com LITTLETON Tattered Cover Bookstore 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive tatteredcover.com WHEAT RIDGE The Book Shop 10840 W. 44th Ave. abookstop.com
Times best-seller list. “I’ve been in one of the Amazon stores,” Vlahos said. “It’s a different model. How they display books, how they price books.” Tattered Cover started in Denver in 1971 but today has grown to five locations and holds more than 500 events annually. The business may be larger than many independent bookstores, but it focuses on most of the core values driving shops of all sizes, Vlahos said. SEE BOOKSTORES, P18
n the years since its founding, the 40 West Arts District has become the beating heart of Lakewood’s arts community. And every year, its biggest party is the West Colfax MuralFest. The 2018 MuralFest is from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, at Lamar Station Plaza (located at Colfax Avenue and Pierce Street) and along the district’s newly unveiled 40 West ArtLine, a four-mile pedestrian- and cycling-friendly arts experience. The fourth MuralFest continues the trend of getting bigger and better every August, with creative vendor booths, free trolley rides, live painting, COMING entertainATTRACTIONS local ment, food trucks, craft beer and creative activities for the whole family. Most importantly, it shows off the city’s biggest art gallery the famous boulevard itself. “We’ll be giving visitors mural Clarke Reader tours around the city so they can see all that has been created,” said Kevin Yoshida, a 40 West board member. “Murals allow you to think about your city as a creative campus.” Last year’s MuralFest attracted more than 5,000 people and numbers are on track to be just as high with performances from local musicians like Pandas and People, Graham Good and the Painters, Maya Bennett and Emelise Munoz. According to information from 40 West, Azure Antoinette, named the “Maya Angelou of the millennial generation” by Oprah, will also appear. The fest gets a touch of international flair with Italian muralist Pepe Gaka, and will also feature Thomas Evans, who has painted multiple sites in the Denver area, and Steven Teller, an artist and muralist based out of Florida. For all the important information for this free event, visit www.westcolfaxmuralfest.org. A Magic trip to Boulder in the ‘70s People who spent a lot of time in the Boulder area in the early 1970s have more likely than not heard of local band Magic Music. SEE GALLERY, P20
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Closing the book on a storied career
Pam Nissler is retiring after decades of being a library leader throughout the metro area BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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n the summertime, it’s not uncommon for about 15 family members to gather in the Nissler home for a cookout. They’ll make barbecue ribs and corn on the cob. “And s’mores,” said Pam Nissler. “S’mores are big with the grandkids.” Those are two things Nissler is looking forward to in her retirement — cooking, which is one of her hobbies, and having more time to spend with her close friends and family. “Our house is the central gathering place for holidays,” she said, referring to the home in Littleton where she and her husband, Perry, have lived for the past 25 years. Nissler, 73, is retiring Aug. 31 as executive director of the Jefferson County Public Library (JCPL), following 40 years of working in libraries from Jefferson to Arapahaoe and Douglas counties in a variety of roles that included managerial and directorial positions. Nissler is like a library celebrity, said Donna Walker, the JCPL’s director of public services, who will assume Nissler’s role on Sept. 1. “She’s made a big difference in Colorado libraries,” Walker said, adding the state’s libraries have a reputation of being forward-thinking and at the forefront. “Pam helped give them that reputation.”
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ship with the students. “She had the opportunity to work with them one-on-one and really help make school a little easier for them,” Nissler said. “That was my motivation to get my master’s degree.” Nissler began her library career in 1970 — the same year she graduated with a master’s in library science from the University of Denver and moved to Littleton — when she accepted a position as the children’s librarian at the Bemis Public Library in Littleton. In the 12 years she was there, she held a couple of different positions, including the library’s director for seven years, before she left in 1982 to become a stay-at-home mom. Nissler met her husband Perry of 40 years when she was working at Bemis. He was Littleton’s city attorney at the time. The two raised four children — two boys, Will and Chris; and Nissler became a stepmother to twin girls, Susie and Stacey. All live locally, except Will, who is in the Navy. The Nisslers now have six grandchildren. Nissler was hired by the Arapahoe Library District in 1986 where she held a variety of jobs before becom-
ing manager of Koelbel Library in Centennial. She left in 1993 when she had her second son. But three years later, Nissler began a career with Douglas County Libraries to help oversee construction of the Highlands Ranch Library. She eventually became associate director of community services with Douglas County Libraries and held the position until 2008. Nissler joined JCPL in 2009 as director of public services. The JCPL Board of Trustees hired her in 2011 as executive director when former executive director Marcellus Turner accepted a position with the Seattle Public Library. “I’ve loved everywhere I worked,” Nissler said. “Libraries are important to the community because they welcome everyone and they provide opportunities to learn, to connect, to discover and to create.” ‘Always there as a mentor’ Nissler has accomplished much during her time with the JCPL. Along with completing major remodels of the Golden and Columbine libraries,
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he 10th annual Bag of Books Sale runs Aug. 10 to 19, as part of Littleton’s Western Welcome Week celebrations, hosted by the Friends of the SONYA’S Littleton Library/ SAMPLER Museum. Last year, a volunteer who was sorting donations found a special 25th anniversary edition of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse Five,” signed by the author, which earned more than $100 from an area Sonya Ellingboe dealer for the Friends of the Library/Museum. Such items turn up in the Bag of Books Sale and a visitor might score a treasure — or
in any case reading to last several months! Chairman Sue McNamee says you too could find a treasure! A bag of books costs $4 during this sale at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. During library hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sundays. The sale also includes audiobooks, VHS tapes/films, DVDs. Auditions for musicians Colorado Wind Ensemble will hold auditions on Aug. 29 at the King Center on the Auraria Campus, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver, for: regular musicians — baritone saxophone, trumpet, horn; alternate musicians — flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, percussion, piano, string bass, harp. Notify CWE by Aug. 15 if you want to audition: colorad-
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Bemis Library events in Littleton Three events are coming up at Littleton’s Bemis Library at 6014 S. Datura St. At 7 p.m. on Aug. 14, “Sculptor in Buckskin: Alexander Phimister Proctor” will be Dave Lively’s subject. Proctor’s sculptures of animals and Western themes are well-recognized nationally. At 6 p.m. on Aug. 16, Spinphony, a high-energy all-female string quartet, will play a mix of rock, classical, pop and original tunes on the Bemis Library lawn as part of Littleton’s Western Welcome Week celebration. Hot dogs, brats, burgers, beverages and ice cream will be available for purchase. From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 21 will be Legal Night with members of the Arapahoe County Bar Association. Free 30-minute consultations. Register
John Waters musical “Cry Baby,” based on the movie by John Waters, is produced by Equinox Theatre Company in a regional premiere at the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver Highlands. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., $20 advance/$25 at the door, EquinoxTheatreDenver. com. ‘Reunion ‘69’ and `Reunion ‘85’ Both programs wowed Lone Tree Arts Center’s audiences in 2016 and will return to the Byron Theatre at the University of Denver, University Boulevard and Iliff Avenue, ThursdaysSundays through Aug. 26. Audience members take part in an immersive SEE SAMPLER, P17
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experience of improv comedy and period music. Tickets $19.69 and $19.85 at Reunionexperience.com. Butterflies at Chatfield Butterflies at Chatfield will be open through Sept. 3 at Chatfield Farms, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (last entry 3:15 p.m.) in an enclosure filled with more than 50 native plants. $4 adult/child, $2 member adult/child. Chatfield Farms is located at 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton (off South Wadsworth Boulevard). Visit this native plant site and working farm, including lavender beds. 720-865-3500, botanicgardens.org/ chatfield-farms. Anthology reading Contributors to the anthology, “Still Coming Home; Denver Veterans Writing,” sponsored by Colorado Hu-
manities and the Center for the Book, located in Greenwood Village, will read at a book launch at Red Line Contemporary Art Center, 2350 Arapahoe St., Denver at 5:15 p.m. Aug. 10. The event is part of a two-day Socially Engaged Art and Conversation Summit, part of a national initiative by the National Endowment for the Arts to address a common problem for many veterans: Can they really ever come home? Buskerfest Denver Union Station is the scene for “Buskerfest on the 105th Meridian” Aug. 10-12. Multiple shows starting at 5 p.m. Aug. 10; 10 a.m. Aug. 11; 11 a.m. Aug. 12 on the plaza at Union Station, 1701 Wynkoop St. Face painters, kids’ crafts, circus workshops. Also the Union Station Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 11. Full schedule: unionstationbuskerfest.com. Curtis Center for the Arts The 35th Annual All Colorado Art
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“We’re rooted in the Denver community,” he said. “Our buyers who buy books for the stores live in and around Denver.” Their selection of books also differs by location and aims to cater to each demographic. Buyers at the Aspen Grove shopping center, for example, may look to different products than those on Colfax, Vlahos said. There’s also the warm cup of coffee, the comfortable couch that begs you to stay and special events for people of all ages. Jim Norris is the co-owner of Mutiny Information Café on South Broadway in Denver, which has operated as a bookstore for about 30 years, under different names and owners. He believes Amazon is “counterproductive to the community spirit” of independent bookstores and that large chain stores don’t have the same character as indies, he said. “They’re deliberately made to be generic, so they’re easy to go in and out of,” he said. Mutiny is “super eclectic,” and a space where shoppers can find comics, used books, vinyl records and visit the in-house coffee bar. Essentially, Norris said, it’s a “pop culture playground.” Holly Brooks has owned Capitol Hill Books since 2005, but like Mu-
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tiny, the shop has sat in its corner store location across from the state Capitol for decades, she said. Brooks is the third owner. “Frankly, most books are out of print,” she said. “The publishers have all shrunk down and consolidated and they can’t afford to publish something that’s not a bestseller.” When a book is no longer published, that’s where independent used bookstores come into the picture, Brooks said, offering recycled copies not available elsewhere. At least once a week, she said, and including the morning she spoke to Colorado Community Media, Brooks gets a call from one of Tattered Cover’s locations asking if they have a book a customer of theirs can’t find. Both Brooks and Norris took over their respective stores from past owners with a mission to keep the shops going. “You can’t see a store like this close,” Brooks said. “It’s just wrong.” Despite 37 years under the store’s belt, Brooks said, she still gets the Amazon/internet questions on occasion. “People ask me frequently if the internet is hurting us,” Brooks said. Shop owners have responded to Amazon differently. Capitol Hill Books sells online through the site. “It’s that extra little bit that can make the difference,” she said of the profit, which helps them stay open and remain the “neighborhood used bookstore.”
Heidi and Maddox Herman from Littleton say they prefer stopping at independently owned Tattered Cover when they want to shop at a bookstore. JESSICA GIBBS Norris said Mutiny doesn’t work with the company. “I just don’t see a need to feed the beast,” he said. Either way, independent bookstores say they’re here to stay, what-
ever the next challenge may be. “That’s where you’re going to find the real treasures,” Norris said. “It’s not just corporate prints, it’s not just best-sellers. It’s those weird, obscure books.”
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PoloFest gallops into Sedalia this month Fundraiser mashes music festival with polo sporting event BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
An event rolls into Sedalia this month that aims to make people believe in polo, while also serving up first-class music entertainment. PoloFest, which as the name suggests is both a music festival and polo sporting event, kicks off Aug. 25 at the Denver Polo Club. It’s bringing in names like Phantogram and Quinn XCII while also showcasing polo through the Women’s World Cup and Colorado Open Final. Organizers say PoloFest is open to people of all ages and all backgrounds, including those new to polo. Here are a few important things to know about the event. Who’s throwing PoloFest? The faces behind this polo-music mashup are Ty MacCarty, of Sheridan, Wyoming, and Rob Jornayvaz, of Littleton. The 27-year-old and 25-yearold men, respectively, said they co-
founded PoloFest because they love horses, they love the sport of polo and they want more of their generation to understand why. “Horses, they’ve been a part of my life since the beginning and they really do have a special power, not just on the field, but off the field as well,” MacCarty said. MacCarty and Jornayvaz play polo and call the sporting community close-knit. But they also say it has a reputation for being closed-off to the masses. By keeping PoloFest casual — no need to wear big hats or pastel colors — they hope PoloFest makes the sport more inclusive. “I think the thing that draws me most,” Jornayvaz said of polo, “is the horse and the connection that you can create with such an incredible animal that’s so athletic but, at the same time, so in tune with you.” The setting PoloFest takes place at the Denver Polo Club, 6359 Airport Road in Sedalia. Situated along the Front Range among open, grassy fields, the site is not only a burgeoning music venue but one rich in local polo history. The club was founded in 1986 by John and Chris Gandomcar, who
IF YOU GO PoloFest is Aug. 25 in Sedalia at the Denver Polo Club, 6359 Airport Road. Doors open at 1 p.m. and the first polo event kicks off at 2 p.m. Music entertainment runs throughought the day. Visit polofest.com for more information and to purchase tickets. built the 100-acre Cottonwood Riding Club in Littleton, located south of Chatfield State Park and north of the Denver Polo Club. Today, according to the club’s website, the Denver Polo Club is run by the Gandomcars’ daughter, Erica, an accomplished polo athlete and advocate for the sport. How PoloFest works The day of the festival will be a mix of polo events and musical entertainment. “It’s going to be a really fun-filled day,” Jornayvaz said. Doors open at 1 p.m. A Kid’s Polo match begins at 2 p.m., the Women’s World Cup runs from 4 to 5 p.m., and the Colorado Open Final runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The Equine Partnership Program will offer horse rides and other ways for people to interact with horses from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Now, soak in this artist lineup:
• Brandi Cyrus (yes, that’s Miley Cyrus’ sister) will DJ throughout the event. • Chule & Curtis play at 3 p.m. • ZZ Ward plays at 5 p.m. • Quinn XCII takes the stage at 8 p.m. and headliners Phantogram follow at 9:30 p.m. For a cause PoloFest will benefit the Equine Partnership Program, based in Elizabeth. The nonprofit provides equine therapy for children, families and individuals, but also for underprivileged, abused or neglected children, “a very important population to work with,” Jornayvaz said. People can make donations to the EPP or participate in a silent auction during the festival. Polo teams playing during the event are donating to the EPP as well. Jornayvaz and MacCarty said they’re not sure what to predict for crowd size this year, but they hope to raise $40,000 for the EPP. Funds will help bring kids from the Denver metro to the EPP’s Elizabeth location “to breath some fresh air,” Jornayvaz said, and support the organization’s building projects. “Our goal,” MacCarty said, “is to really showcase the healing power of horses.”
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IN THEIR BUSINESS Veterinary hospital to open Veterinary Specialists of the Rockies will officially open Aug. 13 to provide 24-hour emergency care in Castle Rock. Megan Rector, doctor of veterinary medicine and owner of Veterinary Specialists of the Rockies, said in a news release that 58 percent of households in Castle Rock and Castle Pines own a pet, yet the nearest emergency and specialty hospital is approximately 20 miles away. At 774 Maleta Lane in Castle Rock, the 10,000 square-foot hospital will be staffed by five emergency veterinarians and a host of specialists providing cardi-
ology, surgery and internal medicine as well as other specialty services in the future. The hospital will contain three surgical suites, a dedicated anesthesia recovery room and separate areas for dogs and cats with cat television in the dedicated cat area. In addition to providing medical services, Veterinary Specialists of the Rockies will host a variety of pet and animal education classes for the community, and ongoing continuing education classes for veterinarians. To celebrate its opening, Veterinary Specialists of the Rockies will host an open
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The group lived out of a makeshift camp in the mountains and would head down the hill to perform acoustic, harmony-driven tunes for residents and students. The band’s most famous member is Chris Daniels, who was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2013, and also includes Will Luckey, George Cahill, Rob Galloway
house from noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 12, featuring activities, food, vendors and Colorado Avalanche mascot, Bernie. For more information, visit VetsoftheRockies.com. Kitchen Tune-Up opens Kitchen Tune-Up, a national kitchen and bath remodeling company known for its one-day wood restoration service, has opened in Castle Rock. Residents Joel and Jessica Winters own the franchise and will have support from the company’s home office in Aberdeen, South Dakota. “Our goal is to make kitchen updates hassle-free for
and Kevin Milburn. Despite its popularity in the area, success never came calling, and the group dissolved in 1975. But Boulder alumni and fan of the band Lee Aronsohn decided to track down the members 40 years later for a reunion concert. The resulting film, “40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie,” is directed by Aronsohn and will be specially opened at the Sie Film Center, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver, on Friday, Aug. 10. For more information about the
homeowners in Castle Rock and Parker,” Jessica Winters said in a news release. “I want to show my neighbors that making a change in their kitchen can be fun and easy. They’ll enjoy the experience every step of the way and will start dreaming of their next home improvement project the minute we finish.” In addition to residential clients, Kitchen Tune-Up Castle Rock offers kitchen remodeling for commercial customers. South Suburban recognized For the ninth consecutive year, South Suburban Parks and Recreation has been
movie and screenings, visit www. magicmusicmovie.com. A comedy duel in Parker In a contest between improv teams, it’s been my experience the audience is usually the winner. When two teams of comedians are working that hard to make people laugh, hilarity is almost guaranteed. Laughs will abound at the familyfriendly Improv Duel at the Studio at Mainstreet, 19600 Mainstreet in Parker, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11. The event pits comedy teams from the Parker Players against each other to determine the funniest while performing comedy games in the vein of TV’s “Whose Line is It Anyway?” For more information and tickets, visit www.eventbrite.com. Clarke’s Concert of the Week - Father John Misty at Red Rocks Josh Tillman, better known as Father John Misty, is one of those musicians that doesn’t seem to leave much room for the casual listener.
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K People either find his sharp and, at times, biting lyrics and persona endearing and entertaining or pompous and self-indulgent. There’s unlikely to be a consensus on the man any time soon, but his music remains fascinating and insightful. While it doesn’t reach the peaks of “I Love You, Honeybear,” this year’s “God’s Favorite F Customer” is a straight shot of John Lennon-esque instrumentation and lyricism. In support of the album, Father John Misty will be stopping by Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15. And as if Misty wasn’t enough, indie rock polymorphs TV on the Radio will open the show. Don’t miss it. For tickets, visit www.redrocksonline.com/events/detail/father-john- S misty. Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.
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Pastel Paintings Dazzle at Mile High National Pastel Exhibition: on display through Aug. 27 at Parker Arts, Culture and Events Center. 20000 Pikes Peak Ave. in Parker. The Mile High National Pastel Exhibition featuring 80 luminous pastel paintings from artists across the country. Visit www.pastelsocietyofcolorado.org.
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Kids’ Zone: 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9 at Douglas County Libraries in Highlands Ranch, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd. Fans of Percy Jackson and “The Lightning Thief” can drop in to create their own mythology shadow box. Ages 8-12. No registration required; 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. Film in the Park: 8:30 to 10:30 Fridays, Aug. 10, 17 at Civic Green Park, 9568 University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Bring a blanket and enjoy great free family movies! Mark the date now! Parental Guidance suggested. Snacks available for purchase from Cornzapoppin and Kona Ice. Sorry, no dogs allowed in the park. Go to visit www.hrcaonline.org/ events. South Suburban Ice Arena to celebrate 50 years of skating: Celebrate 50 years of skating at South Suburban Ice Arena, 6580 S. Vine St., Centennial, Saturday, Aug. 11. Festivities include free hot dogs and birthday cake; free skating and skate rental; and ice skating exhibitions. Free parking onsite. Go to ssprd.org/South-SuburbanIce-Arena. Why They Do What They Did: 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 at 20105 E. Mainstreet, Conference Room B, Parker. Presentation by Carol Darrow. Ice cream social starts at 1 p.m. and business meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. Speaker to start at 2 p.m. Go to https://www.parkergenealogicalsociety.com Family Slick Science: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13 at Douglas County Libraries in Castle Rock, Philip S. Miller, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Math-themed fun with slick science. Kids and families. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.
this week’s TOP FIVE Around the World: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday Aug. 9 at Douglas County Libraries in Roxborough, 8357 N. Rampart Range Rd. Littleton. This month, learn about the culture and celebrations of Croatia through craft activities and foods. Kids ages 6-12. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.
p.m, Saturday, Aug. 11 at The Studio at Mainstreet, 19600 Mainstreet, Parker. Two teams of improvisers battle to determine who is funniest while performing improv comedy games in the style of “Whose Line is it Anyway?” Tickets are $10 in advance through Eventbrite or $15 cash at the door day of show (if tickets are still available). Most shows sell out in advance. Visit www.parkerplayers.com.
How Science Helped Win WWII: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 at Douglas County Libraries in Parker, 20105 East Mainstreet. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) presents a teaser of its popular program. World War II started with horse cavalry charges and biplanes but ended with jets, ballistic missiles, and the atomic bomb. OLLI presents a taste of its program “The Wizard War: Mobilizing the Scientists to Win World War II.” Adults ages 50-plus. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. The Parker Players Present: Improv Duel: 8 to 9:30
The Sculptor in Buckskin: The Life of Alexander Phimister Proctor: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Storyteller Dave Lively presents the life of Alexander Phimister Proctor. Call 303-7953961. Auditions for Young Voices of Colorado: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 at 99 Inverness Drive East, Suite 150, Englewood.For children in 2nd-10th grades for the 2018-2019 season. Auditions are free, visit www. youngvoices.org. Spinphony Concert: 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. See the hit group Spinphony on the front lawn. The high-energy, all-female string quartet will play a dynamic mix of rock, classical, pop and original tunes complete with choreography. Hot dogs, brats, burgers, beverages and ice cream available for purchase beginning at 5 p.m. Call 303-795-3961. Travel Club: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 at Douglas County Libraries in Lone Tree, 10055 Library Way, Lone Tree. Travelers will share information about destinations and trips taken, including tips and tricks. Adults. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. Country Western Dance Party: 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17 at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. DJ country and
Aloha! Hawaiian Celebration: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 at Douglas County Libraries in Highlands Ranch, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd. Celebrate the culture of Hawaii through crafts and live performances of traditional hula dancing and ukulele music. All ages are welcome. Registration is required at 303-7917323 or DCL.org. Centennial Under the Stars: 6 to 8 p.m Saturday, Aug. 11 at Centennial Center Park 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial. The 13th annual Centennial Under the Stars Concert & Laser Light Show featuring live music by Silver and Smoke, Pink Hawks, and the highly dynamic funk band, Funkiphino. Event is free. Visit centennialco.gov/Things-To-Do.
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Real Life Wizard School: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m Saturday, Aug. 18 at Douglas County Libraries in Roxborough, 8357 N. Rampart Range Rd. #200, Littleton. Join us for fun magical-themed lessons in Defense Against the Dark Arts. Costumes are encouraged! Kids and families. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.
Thrilling Thursdays: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays, at the Recreation Center at Southridge, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Special Needs Thrilling Thursdays (Ages 16 and up). Join the therapeutic recreation staff on Thursdays and participate in gym activities, fitness activities, art classes, cooking classes, swimming classes and more. $120 HRCA Member/$138 Non-members. Call (303) 471-7020 for more information.
City of Centennial’s Movie Night - ‘Sing’ (rated PG): 7 to 9:30 p.m Saturday, Aug. 18 at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial. Join us for an outdoor screening of the animated movie, ‘Sing’ (rated PG). The movie starts at dusk. Event is free. Visit centennial.gov/ThingsTo-Do for more information. Legal Night with the Arapahoe County Bar Association: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura Street, Littleton. Register to meet with an attorney, freeof-charge, for up to a 30-minute consultation Puppy Power 5K: 9-11 a.m. Aug. 25, 3952 Butterfield Drive, Castle Rock. Info:puppypower5k.com. Parker Knit-a-Thon to Benefit Breast Cancer Survivors: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 at Parker Library, Event Room B, 20105 Mainstreet. Needle workers are gathering in Parker Saturday, August 25 for a Knit-a-Thon! Reserve your
Natural Grocers 63rd Anniversary Celebration: 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 at Parker Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, 11402 South Parker Road, Parker. Come celebrate the 63rd Anniversary, including free ice creamwww.naturalgrocers.com for more information. Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society meeting: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 at James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. What’s all this fuss about DNA testing
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for genealogy? To find out, join us in September at the Highlands Ranch Library for “Cracking the Code: DNA Testing Myths & Reality.” For more information about the Highlands Ranch Genealogical Society, visit our website at hrgenealogy.wordpress.com. Downtown Walking Tours: 10:30 a.m. the fourth Saturday of the month from June to September. The 45-minute tour begins at The Courtyard on Perry Street, between Third and Fourth streets, and will conclude at the Castle Rock Museum, 420 Elbert St. Contact 303-814-3164 or museum@ castlerockhistoricalsociety.org.
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Caregiving: How Can We Be More Proactive?: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9 the Centennial Community Room located at 7272 S. Eagle Street, Centennial. This informative discussion led by nationally recognized caregiving expert and Caregiving for the GENIUS author Jane Barton will discuss the journey everyone takes as a caregiver and/or care receiver. Learn how to care for yourself and others “by design, not be default.” Visit www. centennialco.gov/seniors to learn more about the Centennial Active Senior program. Business Growth Networking Topic: Designing a Profitable Exit Strategy: 11 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Aug. 14 at Lone Tree Hub, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree. Business owners and leaders building relationships and discussing topics of mutual interest. This meeting’s topic: Designing your business to achieve 3-5x valuation to retire on. Event is free. Visit obsidiansolutionsllc. com. Free Hands-Only CPR class: 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15 South Denver Heart Center, Littleton. Free Hands-Only CPR Class- In this class, you will learn how to perform Hands-Only CPR. Visit our website or call to register. www.southdenver.com, 303-7441065. Car Seat Safety Event: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Drive in Castle Rock. Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPST) andwill discuss proper use of a car seat, including installation, daily use, and car seat selections. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink.coloradocommunitymedia.com.
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wounds to heal Nonprofit Elizabeth facility offers free equine therapy BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@OURCOLORADONEWS.COM
Suzy MacKenzie’s passion has always been helping people so, after 40 years in the mission field, she moved to Elizabeth and founded the Eagle’s Nest Equine Therapy Ranch. “We are a nonprofit organization supported entirely by donations,” she said. “We always welcome anyone who wants to visit us, plus we schedule one day a month during the spring and summer for first responders, veterans and their children. That monthly event is called Buckaroo Day.” Aug. 1 was Buckaroo Day at the ranch, and more than 50 adults and children took part in a variety of activities. For example, while one young boy
got acquainted with a horse, several other children painted the coat of another horse, while nearby children were taking part in stick horse races. Shannon Simpson watched her daughter Mattie Hatchcock paint a horse. “I brought my daughter out today because the ranch is kind enough to sponsor a first responders day” the Adams County firefighter-paramedic said. “I think this day is special because it is a great way to get outdoors and bond with my daughter on a different level.” The Littleton resident said her daughter loved all that was going on. “She hasn’t stopped smiling since I told her we were coming out here,” Simpson said. “This the first time she has ever been on a ranch and she is just loves it and loves being around the horses. I think it is wonderful that these people are willing to open the ranch and hold these activities for our children.” Marine veteran Chris Boyer said he comes to the ranch because being there
Mattie Hatchcock paints a horse during the Aug. 1 Buckaroo Day at Eagle’s Nest Ranch. Buckaroo Day is focused on providing a time for first responders, veterans and their families to spend time with horses at the equine therapy ranch. TOM MUNDS relieves the stress from his service in the first Gulf War. “I have post-traumatic stress disorder and I have coming here for about four years,” he said. “I come to the ranch because working with Suzy and the horses grounds me and brings me a sense of peace I normally don’t have.” The Highlands Ranch resident said he grew up in Minnesota until he was 12, when the family moved to Colorado. “I wasn’t raised around horses so
this was a new experience for me,” he said. “The horses are fun, particularly when they do what you ask them to do. The ranch is an important part of my life and I come here for therapy as well as to volunteer to help others who come here.” He said he feels blessed that he can help other veterans who come to the ranch. SEE RANCH, P31
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Keilan Wilbanks is an avid cornhole player who has become very proficient at the sport. He organizes a casual tournament each Wednesday evening at Reeds Southside Tavern in Lone Tree. PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON
Cornhole offers good time for participants of all ages BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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ou can find Keilan Wilbanks playing cornhole three or four nights a week — he practices almost daily. “It’s a social thing. You can do it outside or inside,” he said. “It’s kind of like a park game, and it’s fun to do.” Wilbanks, of Denver, is among the devotees to cornhole, a simple game that essentially requires the player to throw a corn-filled bag into a hole in a platform. The game’s popularity is growing in Colorado, and you can find people tossing bags at many sports bars, restaurants and backyards throughout the Denver metro area. “I do believe cornhole has increased in popularity,” said Denver resident Stan Mika, who plays and designs custom cornhole boards. “It’s because anyone can play no matter their age, their gender or their physical condition. It’s an easy way to be outside socializing with friends and family.” And some players, he added, say they get better after a beer or two. “The American Cornhole Championships were recently broadcast on ESPN, which speaks to its rising popularity,” Mika said. “Kind of reminds me of the attention the U.S. curling team got after the Olympics. Cornhole is just accessible. After buying boards and bags, no extra investment is required.”
A game for everyone Cornhole is a simple game that has been played in some manner for centuries. SEE CORNHOLE, P25
CORNHOLE Most sports develop special terminology, and cornhole has its own vocabulary. These terms were obtained from Wikipedia and other various sources. • Cow pie (ace) – Bag that lands on the board and is worth one point. • Airmail – A bag that does not bounce or slide on the board but goes directly into the hole. Sometimes called a swish. • Back door or dirty rollout – A bag that goes over a blocker bag and into the hole. • Backstop – A bag that lands past the hole but creates a backboard to prevent a slider from going off the board. • Blocker – An ace or cow pie that lands in front of the hole to block the hole from a slider. • Cornucopia – When a player throws all four bags into the hole during one inning. This is also called a fourbagger. • Cornhole – A bag that falls into the hole, which is worth three points. • Dirty bag – A bag that is on the ground or is hanging off the board and touching the ground.
TERMINOLOGY • Flop – A type of toss that doesn’t spin horizontally or vertically. • Leprechaun – When a player lands all four bags on the board without getting any in the hole. • Screaming eagle – A bag thrown beyond the board without hitting the board. • Slippery granny – Scoring three bags in a row on the board. • Trip dip – When a player cornholes three out of four bags on a single round. • Hooker – A bag hitting the board and hooking or curving around a locker and going into the hole. • Jumper – A bag that strikes another bag on the board, causing it to jump up into the cornhole. • Sally – A toss that is thrown too weakly and lands on the ground before reaching the board. • Shucker – When a player throws a bag that strikes an opposing players’ bag, knocking it off the board. • Slider – A cornhole that slides into the hole.
ime doesn’t stop for anybody. This is a subject that most of the time I would prefer to overlook but it is impossible. Time flies and there is nothing to do about it except take advantage of each day and look forward. Seems like it OVERTIME was just a few days ago that the baseball championships at All-City Field wrapped up action for the 2017-18 sports seasons. Well, the 2018-19 season is Jim Benton already here as fall sports teams began practice Aug. 6. According to CHSAANow.com the first scrimmages and contests can be held Aug. 9 in boys golf, softball and boys tennis. Cross country, field hockey, gymnastics, boys soccer, spirit and volleyball can start competition on Aug. 16. Football season opens on Aug. 23 and fans, players and coaches are actually looking forward to the campaign. Football games should definitely be more entertaining with the return for the next two seasons of league alignments that follow traditional groupings from years ago. Tied for third Parker golfer Shane Bertsch was 18-under-par but finished in a third place tie in the CoBank Colorado Open golf tournament held July 27-29 at the Green Valley Ranch golf course. Bertsch was the 36-hole leader in the tournament, which was reduced to 54 holes because heavy rain made the course unplayable for the first round. He finished with rounds of 65, 64 and 69 for a 198 total, which was one stroke shy of a playoff for the title. He earned $9,500. Former Douglas County state high school champion Kyler Dunkle, now a senior at the University of Utah, was the low amateur in the tournament as he tied for ninth place with a 12-under-par 204. He carded rounds of 66, 70 and 68. SEE BENTON, P29
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Two players (or four for doubles) take turns throwing bags filled with dried corn at a raised inclined platform with a hole at the far end. The boxes are set 27 feet apart for tournaments and usually 24 feet apart from the front of the box to box for more casual games. A bag that goes into the hole scores three points and one on the board is worth one point. Matches are broken down into innings or frames with each player throwing four bags. Any bag that touches the ground during the throw does not count. Cancellation scoring is used and the first team or player to 21 with a difference of two points is the winner. Any of a team’s or individual’s bags knocked into the hole by the opposition counts. Many contestants are adept at throwing the bags of corn while holding refreshments in their other hand. Great athletic skills are not needed to play the game. Young, old, male and female can participate in cornhole, a social game that allows for interaction between competitors. Play Mile High organizes cornhole leagues and tournaments in bars and parks around the Denver area. A Colorado state tournament is set for Oct.27 at Softball Country at 2101 W. 64th Avenue in southwestern Adams County. Plus, there are numerous national tournaments for singles and doubles participants each year, with increasing tourney prize money rang-
Caleb Valdez and his mother, Naomi Hettig, of Lone Tree take part in a casual cornhole tournament on Aug. 1 at Reeds Southside Tavern in Lone Tree. JIM BENTON ing from $36,000 to $68,000. The game, also known by such names as tailgate toss, bean bag toss, baggo, corn toss and bags game, is easy to play in the backyard or in parking lots and tailgate gatherings to keep people entertained before barbecues or games. Cornhole has also started to make inroads as a charity event. Several fundraising tournaments have been held this summer. Ford Church, executive director of the Cottonwood Institute, said a few years ago the educational nonprofit organization decided to raise money with a cornhole tournament instead of another golf tournament. This year, The Throwdown: A Charity Cornhole Tournment was scheduled for Aug. 5 at Union Station in
downtown Denver, with 32 two-person teams scheduled to play in challenge and competitive divisions. Origins debated Mika, who started his own business that he calls The Colorado Cornhole Guy, didn’t speculate on the origin of the game, which has been and will continue to be debated. Many argue that ancient civilizations invented cornhole by tossing rocks at holes in the ground. Others claim Native Americans — citing the Blackhawk tribe in Illinois — filled pigs’ bladders with dried beans and tossed them competitively. Germans maintain they started cornhole with burlap bags filled with a pound of corn, but when the price of corn swelled, the game lost popularity.
German immigrants began playing in Cincinnati during the 1800s where corn was abundant and available. Then there was Kentucky farmer Jedidiah McGillicuddy, who apparently devised the game to play on the farm with friends and family. Still, the game probably hasn’t changed much in one aspect because, no matter if it is a game that involves family, friends, a league or a tournament, it is natural for players to become competitive. “It gets competitive,” said Alicia Shoulder of Lone Tree. “It takes a little bit of practice. It’s not like super easy. When you first start you are really not that good, but you get there. It is just fun to play.” As simple as the game might seem, it can get difficult at times for elite players, who need to determine the correct footwork and bag release and use speed shots, spin shots or stop shots. Players can grip the bag on the side and give it back spin, or hold it flat so the bag lands like a pancake. “Every approved bag has a slick side and sticky side,” explained Wilbanks. “If you are going first, you want to block so you use the sticky side with a higher trajectory and land it right in front of the hole so it sticks there. If you go second, you can go with a slider, a little lower trajectory and harder push to push the bag in — or you have the dunker which goes over the top and straight in the hole. “It is more like a chess game. You have to figure out what your opponent wants to do first. If they are sliding people you want to block them. If they are dunkers, you had better get your bags in position to get them all in.”
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Centura Health connects EMS, hospital records Being aware of the signs, symptoms and treatment that a patient received in his or her home and in the ambulance on the way to the hospital can be a huge asset to providers in the hospital. That data is now easily accessible by physicians in the hospital to seamlessly continue the care that was started in the field. Centura Health has partnered with ESO Health Data Exchange to bridge the gap between emergency medical services and hospitals by providing real-time bi-directional data sharing. The exchange is offered at all Centura Health locations. “Integrating between emergency medical services and the receiving physicians is a large step forward in improving the care of critically ill patients,” Matthew Brougham,
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Super coaching staff It is easy to rattle off or at least find the names of high school head football coaches around the area but the assistant coaches are important to any program yet they often go unnoticed. However, it is hard to overlook the assistant coaches that Valor Christian head coach Ed McCaffrey has assembled for his first season at the helm of the Eagles. The 15 assistants on McCaffrey staff are loaded with National Foot-
DO and medical director at Littleton Adventist Hospital, West Littleton Emergency Room, said in a news release. “It’s collaborative ideas like these that drive better practice and outcomes.” Users can access patient care records in the hospital’s electronic health record, which delivers records and discrete data to receiving facilities and returns demographic, billing and clinical outcome data to EMS. With the Health Data Exchange, emergency medical services and hospitals across the Centura Health system can track 12-lead performance, stroke alerting and EMS diagnosis comparisons. ESO’s hospital customers include facilities across the nation’s largest health care systems and have successfully implemented nearly 200 interoperability projects with hospital platforms.
ball League and college playing experience and many are well-schooled as high school football coaches. Six coaches, including McCaffrey, have won a combined 10 Super Bowl rings and Richard Harvey was on two teams that played but lost in Super Bowls. The assistant coaches that have won Super Bowl rings are Ben Hamilton, Tyler Polumbus, Jeff Thomason, Brandon Stokley and John Howell. 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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and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to TTLBL LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Gary Turner & Staci Turner for said year 2013
To advertise yourThat public callon303-566-4100 saidnotices TTLBL LLC the 25th day of May
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Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0124
Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0127
NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED
To Whom It May Concern: On 5/15/2018 12:34:00 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.
To Whom It May Concern: On 5/24/2018 2:49:00 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.
To Whom It May Concern: On 5/29/2018 4:51:00 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: GARY L. NICKS Original Beneficiary: WESTERRA CREDIT UNION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FLINC PROPERTIES LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/23/2016 Recording Date of DOT: 3/3/2016 Reception No. of DOT: 2016012809 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $81,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $81,162.19
Original Grantor: RICHARD GILLEN AND JESSICA GILLEN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL NETWORK INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF THE NRZ PASS-THROUGH TRUST X Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/24/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 6/3/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004057044 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $171,200.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $134,911.62
Original Grantor: GARY L NICKS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MATRIX FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/23/2015 Recording Date of DOT: 1/8/2016 Reception No. of DOT: 2016001481 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $289,300.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $298,470.32
To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:
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.
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.
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 installments of principal and interest, together with 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 2, BLOCK 6, THE PINERY FILING NO. 3-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 6585 Surry Place, 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 5, 2018, 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 (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 7/12/2018 Last Publication: 8/9/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/21/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NEAL K DUNNING Colorado Registration #: 10181 2000 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD TOWER TWO, SUITE 700, DENVER, COLORADO 80222 Phone #: (303) 329-3363 Fax #: Attorney File #: 3594-002
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2018-0115 First Publication: 7/12/2018 Last Publication: 8/9/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
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 94, COTTONWOOD FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 8475 Curly Cup Pl., 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 12, 2018, 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 (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 7/19/2018 Last Publication: 8/16/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/30/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: COURTNEY WRIGHT Colorado Registration #: 45482 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-18-826100-LL *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2018-0124 First Publication: 7/19/2018 Last Publication: 8/16/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
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 2, BLOCK 6, THE PINERY FILING NO. 3C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 6585 Surry Place, 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 19, 2018, 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 (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process. First Publication: 7/26/2018 Last Publication: 8/23/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/30/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: SCOTT TOEBBEN Colorado Registration #: 19011 216 16TH STREET SUITE 1210, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (720) 259-6710 Fax #: Attorney File #: 18CO00245-1 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Tr ustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2018-0127 First Publication: 7/26/2018 Last Publication: 8/23/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press
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OCCUPANT - DAN A FLORES & CONNIE L FLORES - TTLBL LLC - DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, R A MITCHELL FOR MICHAEL W COX, ACS - PETER P SCALERA AKA PETER PAUL SCALERA - SUE A SCALERA AKA SUE ANN SCALERA - PETER P SCALERA AND SUE A SCALERA HUSBAND AND WIFE - DAN A FLORES AND CONNIE L FLORES AS JOINT TENANTS - DAN FLORES AND CONNIE FLORES - DAN A FLORES ET AL - DAN A FLORES - CONNIE L FLORES - STATE OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE DIONICIO A FLORES You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to TTLBL LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 28 BLK 2 HIGHLANDS RANCH # 52A AMENDED 0.227 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to TTLBL LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Dan A Flores & Connie L Flores for said year 2013 That said TTLBL LLC on the 25th day of May 2018 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 29th day of November 2018 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 9th day of August 2018 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 933692 First Publication: August 9, 2018 Last Publication: August 23, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - GARY TURNER & STACI TURNER - TTLBL LLC - TWO FOLDS SUCCESS INC AKA TWO FOLD SUCCESS INC, A COLORADO CORPORATION - LEE DURAN C/O TWO FOLD SUCCESS INC - LEE DURAN, PRESIDENT TWO FOLD SUCCESS INC - PAUL CRUZ, SECRETARY/TREASURER TWO FOLD SUCCESS INC - LEE DURAN - GARY TURNER AKA GARY G TURNER AND STACI TURNER AKA ANASTACIA L TURNER You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to TTLBL LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: TRACT IN E1/2SW1/4 21-6-65 36.04 AM/L LSP 2573 & 2956 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to TTLBL LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Gary Turner & Staci Turner for said year 2013 That said TTLBL LLC on the 25th day of May 2018 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 29th day of November 2018 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Wit-
2018 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 29th day of November 2018 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 9th day of August 2018
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/s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 933693 First Publication: August 9, 2018 Last Publication: August 23, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED
To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:
OCCUPANT - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC TTLBL LLC - P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC C/O ERIC GREVEN, REGISTERED AGENT - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC A FLORIDA CORPORATION - ERIC GREVEN MANAGER P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABLITY COMPANY - ERIC GREVEN AS MANAGER OF P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AS GRANTOR PYRAMID MECHAN ICAL INC A FLORIDA CORPORATION AS GRANTEE - JOSEPH L WEAVER - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC C/O LARRY MARTIN, REGISTERED AGENT LARRY C MARTIN, PRESIDENT PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC, A FLORIDA CORPORATION - LARRY C MARTIN AS PRESIDENT OF PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC - LARRY MARTIN, REGISTERED AGENT PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC - CARDINAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, A TENNESSEE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP - CLP RESOURCES INC - CLP RESOURCES INC C/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, REGISTERED AGENT PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC - FREDERICK L GINSBERG ESQ, ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION - PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION
You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:
UNIT A2 BLDG A PREMISES WAREHOUSE CONDOS INCLUDES UND INT IN GROUND LEASE
and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Pyramid Mechanical Inc for said year 2013
That said on the 25th day of May 2018 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 29th day of November 2018 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 9th day of August 2018 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 933694 First Publication: August 9, 2018 Last Publication: August 23, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED
To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:
OCCUPANT - PAMELA FREE - TTLBL LLC BLANCHE MIMI FUJINO - PAMELA A FREE APOLLO CREDIT AGENCY INC
You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to TTLBL LLC the following described real estate situ-
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SMITH FROM PAGE 12
Republicans and Democrats and leaky submarines. Apples and grapes and ripe tangerines. Click, click, it’s me. Selfies? I got ‘em. I’m embarrassed to tell. Hundreds and that’s just this week. Here I am on the couch. Here I am standing next to a stranger holding a chicken. That’s me on Saturday night. That’s me on Sunday morning. Ouch. Friends come over and I get them too. Cubby and Karen, that’s who. Daltrey and Townsend, that’s Who. Clubs and cults, waiters and waitresses, brides and grooms, judges and juries. There are others like me. I’m not one of a kind. We’re everywhere and we’re everything. We’re up, we’re on, we’re twenty-eighteen. Bother you? Too bad. Get a life. I’m here to document. I am
here to record. If I wasn’t taking pictures of everything in sight, I’m sure I would be bored. They all go into files and folders, by day and by time. There are headings and subheadings, and topics that rhyme. Bowling balls and melon balls. Cockpits and cocktails. Leos and Virgos. Buffaloes and Rams. Hoover and Coulee and Oroville Dams. Balloons and lagoons and the “Golden Pond” loons. A Scorpion with a camera wanted to get across a river, but couldn’t swim, so he asked a nearby Frog for a lift. Halfway across, the Scorpion started taking pictures. “Why not just enjoy the ride?” the Frog asked the Scorpion. “Can’t,” the Scorpion said in a supplicatory tone. “It’s not my fault; it’s my nature.” Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
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that likely won’t sell by itself, so it needs to be wrapped up and packaged as school capital improvements for “child safety.” FROM PAGEPublic 12 Notice To increase chances of pasNOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE sage they are apparently also School board’s job AT TAX LIEN SALE ANDsales OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S willing to share a few crumbs of The Douglas CountyDEED School that with charter schools. What Board’s for selling the To Every Person instrategy Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Public Notice a sham. tax increase on the November Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Nameballot the Same Taxed or Specially AsNOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE William A. Henning is was now clear. They want sessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION Highlands Ranch pay raises Title ofmoney Record in for or to teacher the said Premises and To but FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:
OCCUPANT - PAMELA FREE - TTLBL LLC BLANCHE MIMI FUJINO - PAMELA A FREE APOLLO CREDIT AGENCY INC
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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to TTLBL LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 122 COTTONWOOD SUB # 1 0.151 AM/L
and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to TTLBL LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Pamela Free for said year 2013 That said TTLBL LLC on the 25th day of May 2018 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 29th day of November 2018 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 9th day of August 2018 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 933695 First Publication: August 9, 2018 Last Publication: August 23, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED
To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:
OCCUPANT - DENA A ELWELL - TTLBL LLC NADINE K COBB NKA NADINE K RICHARDSON AND ROBERT A RICHARDSON - NAD-
To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:
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OCCUPANT - DENA A ELWELL - TTLBL LLC NADINE K COBB NKA NADINE K RICHARDSON AND ROBERT A RICHARDSON - NADINE K COBB NKA NADINE K RICHARDSON ROBERT A RICHARDSON BY NADINE K RICHARDSON AS ATTORNEY IN FACT You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 84 HIGHLANDS RANCH 101A .11 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to . That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Dena A Elwel for said year 2013 That said on the 25th day of May 2018 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 29th day of November 2018 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 9th day of August 2018 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 933696 First Publication: August 9, 2018 Last Publication: August 23, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land,
Children of first-responders, military personnel and veterans take a hay ride around the arena during Aug. 1 Buckaroo Day at Eagles Nest Ranch. TOM MUNDS
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She found the location near ElizaNOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION beth when she and the volunteers FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED
opened and began operating the ranch
To Every Person in Actual Possession or in 2014. Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in “We Whoseare a faith-based organization,” Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assaid. “We do what we do sessed, and to all Persons having an MacKenzie Interest or Titlepeople, of Record inparticuor to the said Premises and To I believe we are providing because what Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:
“I feel I know the opportunity to be around horses larly the veterans and first responders, OCCUPANT - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC forLLC those having a difficult time in are going through because I have been TTLBL LLC - P2 LAND HOLDING CO A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY their lives. We hope this will set the there,” he said. “I do my best to help P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC C/O ERIC GREthem as much as I can.” tone and our prayer is God will do the VEN, REGISTERED AGENT - PYRAMID MECHANICAL A FLORIDA CORPORAMacKenzie said she startedINC Eagle’s healing.” TION - ERIC GREVEN MANAGER P2 LAND LLC were A COLORADO LIMITED Nest Ranch to helpHOLDING peopleCO who SheLI-said the ranch is on leased land ABLITY COMPANY - ERIC GREVEN AS MANfacing difficult times inOF their lives. but that will change in September. AGER P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLLIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - P2have been blessed with the dona“I grew up with aORADO lot of turmoil in “We LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMmy life, my parentsITED divorced my AS GRANTOR tion of- 40 acres of land that include a LIABILITYand COMPANY INC A FLORIDA mother eventually PYRAMID took herMECHANICAL own houseLand a barn with stalls for our CORPORATION AS life,” GRANTEE - JOSEPH WEAVER - PYRAMID INC C/O that is just a few miles from she said. “But I have always had aMECHANICAL pashorses LARRY MARTIN, REGISTERED AGENT sion for horses, andLARRY when I camePRESIDENT back where we are now,” she said. “It is a C MARTIN, PYRAMID A FLORIDA CORPORAfrom the mission fiMECHANICAL eld I heardINC, about great blessing and a huge benefit to TION - LARRY C MARTIN AS PRESIDENT OF PYRAMID MECHANICAL the Crystal Peaks Horse Ranch in INC - LARRY ourMARprogram.” TIN, REGISTERED AGENT PYRAMID MECHthe state of Washington She said the new location is complete ANICAL that INC - adopted CARDINAL MANAGEMENT TENNESSEE abused horses and SERVICES, trained Athem to be-GENERAL butPARTthe ministry still needs a horse NERSHIP - CLP RESOURCES INC - CLP REcome therapy horses whenINC they trailer SOURCES C/Owere CORPORATION SER- and pickup. VICE COMPANY, REGISTERED AGENT paired with children who are having For more information or to contact PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONASSOCIATION INC - FREDERICK difficulties in theirDOMINIUM lives. I decided that the ranch, go to the website at www. L GINSBERG ESQ, ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR was something I would likePARKER to do.”WAREHOUSE eaglesnestranch.org. PREMISES CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION - PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION
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NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC TTLBL LLC - P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC C/O ERIC GREVEN, REGISTERED AGENT - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC A FLORIDA CORPORATION - ERIC GREVEN MANAGER P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABLITY COMPANY - ERIC GREVEN AS MANAGER OF P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - P2 LAND HOLDING CO LLC A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AS GRANTOR PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC A FLORIDA CORPORATION AS GRANTEE - JOSEPH L WEAVER - PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC C/O LARRY MARTIN, REGISTERED AGENT LARRY C MARTIN, PRESIDENT PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC, A FLORIDA CORPORATION - LARRY C MARTIN AS PRESIDENT OF PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC - LARRY MARTIN, REGISTERED AGENT PYRAMID MECHANICAL INC - CARDINAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, A TENNESSEE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP - CLP RESOURCES INC - CLP RESOURCES INC C/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, REGISTERED AGENT PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC - FREDERICK L GINSBERG ESQ, ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION - PREMISES PARKER WAREHOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: UNIT A3 BLDG A PREMISES WAREHOUSE
You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:
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UNIT A3 BLDG A PREMISES WAREHOUSE CONDOS INCLUDES UND INT IN GROUND LEASE and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Pyramid Mechanical Inc for said year 2013 That said on the 25th day of May 2018 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 29th day of November 2018 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 9th day of August 2018 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 933697 First Publication: August 9, 2018 Last Publication: August 23, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
City and County PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on August 14, 2018 beginning at 2:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas will conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed adoption of a resolution
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on August 14, 2018 beginning at 2:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas will conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed adoption of a resolution amending the 2018 adopted budget. Any interested elector of Douglas County may file an objection to the proposed amendment to the budget at any time prior to it’s final adoption by the Board of County Commissioners. A copy of said resolution may be obtained for inspection at the offices of the County Commissioners at the above address in Castle Rock, Colorado, or viewed on-line at www.douglas.co.us.
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Legal Notice No.: 933690 First Publication: August 9, 2018 Last Publication: August 9, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE
PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Game Train, LLC d/b/a Game Train, whose address 2690 E County Line Rd, Suite E, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 has requested the Licensing Officials of Douglas County to grant a Hotel & Restaurant Liquor License at the location address 2690 E County Line Rd, Suite E, Highlands Ranch, CO to sell malt, vinous and spiritous beverages for consumption on the premises. The Public Hearing on this application is to be held by the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. Date of Application: July 23, 2018 Officers: Kevin Michael Christian Sr. Kimberly Michelle Howard Jo Ellen Christian Kevin Michael Christian Jr. Legal Notice No.: 933691 First Publication: August 9, 2018 Last Publication: August 9, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
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