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Community rallies behind detective Officer undergoes surgery Suspect in shooting killed by law enforcement

By Kyle Harding and Chris Rotar Staff writers

Wes Crespi and Kaleigh Clarke give a thumbs-up for Detective Dan Brite at the Coffee Cabin in Parker on Sept. 6. The “love” sign at left is made of horseshoes and was donated to the store to show support for Brite and other law enforcement officers. Photo by Tom Skelley

Local businesses, residents show support for Dan Brite

By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com As the hashtag #britestrong hit Twitter over the weekend, local residents began working to raise money for Detective Dan Brite’s family, and to show them he is in everyone’s thoughts and prayers.

Brite remained in critical condition at Parker Adventist Hospital after being shot by a what authorities call a “suicidal” man on Sept. 2.

Wesley Crespi, owner of Coffee Cabin, 6430 Pine Drive in Parker, will have his shop open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11. The store is usually closed Sundays.

Crespi pledged on Facebook to cover all sales taxes and overhead costs himself. Proceeds will go to the Brite family.

Crespi is also helping organize a rally that will take place later that afternoon. At 3 p.m., people will gather in the Parker Adventist Hospital parking lot at 9395 Crown Crest Blvd. to demonstrate to Brite and his family that the community is behind them.

“I can’t keep up with all of this,” Crespi said, trying to keep pace

with Facebook updates and messages while serving customers as they drove up and gave donations.

A Facebook invitation for the public event asks those who plan to attend to wear blue and bring blue carnations to hold. Crespi said his hope is to show Brite’s daughters that their father is a hero in an “exclusive fraternity” of responders who protect everyday citizens with their own lives.

“You just watch,” Crespi said. “I bet we get 1,000 people.”

Brite is married to Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Christine Brite. They have two daughters.

Stephanie Clarke came to the shop with her 3-year-old daughter, Kaleigh, to drop a donation into Crespi’s kitty. Crespi drafted Kaleigh into making a smartphone video with an encouraging message to Brite while she was there.

“We just wanted to show our appreciation for the police department who do so much to protect us,” Clarke said. She and Kaleigh will “absolutely” be at the event Sunday.

Another Parker business, Nome-

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TO HELP DAN BRITE • On Sept. 3, a page was set up on gofundme.com “to help with expenses so (the Brite family) will be supported during this difficult time.” More than $25,000 was raised in the first two days. The page can be found at www.gofundme.com/ danielbrite.

A key fob made by an anonymous woman is being sold to raise funds for Detective Dan Brite’s family. lie Cupcakes at 19751 Mainstreet, is selling gift certificates for $10, with all proceeds going to the Brite family. Sales from certificate purchases of more than $10 will see 50 percent of the proceeds going to the family.

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• Donations can also be made to the Douglas County Fallen Officer Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to an injured officer or the family members of a fallen officer.

Tax-deductible donations can be sent to: Fallen Officers Fund Attn: Sergeant Ron Hanavan 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock CO 80109

A PEEK UNDER THE HOOD

Doctors were seeing “promising progress” by the detective who was hospitalized after being shot by a man authorities say was acting in a suicidal manner before being killed in an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement.

Dan Brite, a 2½-year veteran of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, underwent surgery at Parker Adventist Hospital the night of Sept.

2 before being moved to the facility’s intensive care unit. He remained in critical condition but was “responding to stimulus” on Brite Sept. 4, two days after he was shot near a Parker middle school, a sheriff’s office spokesman said.

“We are asking for continued prayers for Detective Brite during this critical time in his recovery, and for his wife Christine and their family, as well as the officers involved in this situation,” Sheriff Tony Spurlock said.

Thoughts and prayers from the community and law enforcement agencies around the state poured in over Labor Day weekend on social media. A gofundme.com account set up to help the Brite family with expenses raised more than $25,000 in its first 48 hours.

Before joining the sheriff’s office in 2014, Brite spent nine years with the Lone Tree Police Department. He was promoted to sergeant there in 2010.

The detective is married to Christine Brite, a sergeant with DCSO. Through a sheriff’s office statement, she thanked the community for its support and asked for continued prayers.

On Twitter, the Colorado State Patrol shared this message: “Keep fighting Brother in Blue!”

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Transparency the tone B of town hall meetings

A glimpse of the people in our community

Douglas County School District refines survey process with input from community

KATHRYN BREWER

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Avoiding crowds at home, seeking adventure abroad Walks, books and time with friends I like to take walks more than hikes, and I like to take drives up into the mountains. I grew up in Golden, so I like to go up in the mountains there. I’m kind of more of an introvert, so I don’t always enjoy going out where there are a lot of people. I love having coffee with friends, doing something quiet like that.

I always think it’s kind of cool to drive by when I’m coming home from work and see all of the people doing the Wine Walks, and I think that looks like a lot of fun. But then I think, “Nah, that’s a lot of people.”

I’ve always loved our library, even when it was in the old bowling alley. A lot of places you hear that they’re closing libraries down because everybody’s switching to digital, which is just sad.

But I’m excited for the new building. I live in Rowley Downs, so it will be even closer for me than it is already. It makes me wonder what will become of the old library now. Maybe it will be a bowling alley like it was before.

Kathryn Brewer sits along Mainstreet in Parker on Aug. 23. Brewer says she looks forward to walking from her Rowley Downs home to the new library building when it’s completed. Photo by Tom Skelley when you talk to them and you can actually see them. It’s so much better than an email or a letter.

I just got back from visiting her and I would live there if I could. The culture there is so different. It’s a quiet culture and the bus drivers will actually stop the bus to shush people if they talk too loud.

I also loved the food and the simplicity.

Travel plans I love the Caribbean, and I liked some parts of Mexico. Next year I’m going to Europe and, hopefully, Iceland — they’re next on my list. I love water, it’s kind of landlocked here, but I always felt like I should have been born and raised near water. Just the way people live around water is different. I think it’s a slower pace, just less hectic.

Family near and far I have a 21-year-old son who lives here in Parker, and my 25-year-old daughter teaches English in Korea. She went to Ireland a few years ago, but just for a month, and that trip was scarier for me than this one. Now, with Skype I feel like she’s right down the road. I can see her when I talk to her, and it’s so much easier to see tell how someone is doing

I think that’s why I like living here in Parker. We still have open spaces, you don’t have to go that far out of town and you’re just back out in the country again. You get to know your neighbors.

Do you have a suggestion for “My Name Is…? Send your ideas to Tom Skelley at tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com

In July, the Douglas County Board of Education approved up to $220,000 for Corona Insights, a Denver-based research and strategy firm, to conduct an extensive community survey.

Kevin Raines, president of Corona Insights, asked community members at a recent town hall event at Castle View High School “not to hold it against us.”

“We don’t expect one survey to end the debates you’re having,” Raines said at the Aug. 25 meeting. “But our hope is that it will inform all sides of the issues so that everyone is working from the same common ground of knowledge.”

Corona kicked off what will be a sevenmonth data and information gathering process with a series of town hall meetings at district schools where parents and community members asked questions about the process and gave input about what they would like to learn from the survey.

The six meetings were held between Aug. 18 and Aug. 31.

Corona also hosted another series of town hall events open only to employees.

Community members have been calling for a districtwide survey for several years, With tensions and questions arising over the effectivness of reform measures implemented by the school board, community members have been calllng for a districtwide survey for several years.

The town halls focused on the community answering two questions: “What is your vision of DCSD in the future?” and “What information do we need to get there?”

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Liz Wagner, a parent with a child at Rock Canyon High School in Highlands Ranch, said she was skeptical before attending the town hall meetings, but was pleasantly sur-

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Board doesn’t accept Benevento’s resignation

Two-term director announced last month his intention to step down

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com District E will be without a voice on the Douglas County Board of Education longer than expected after the board did not formally accept Doug Benevento’s resignation in a 3-3 vote at a special meeting Sept. 6.

The district encompasses Lone Tree, Acres Green, Castle Pines and eastern Highlands Ranch.

Benevento Technically, the vacancy for the board position has not yet occurred since the resignation was not accepted.

Benevento announced Aug. 17 he was resigning effective immediately.

He made his announcement public in a self-written opinion piece in a Denver media outlet as well as privately to school board President Meghann

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prised by what she heard from the Corona presentation.

“They were very transparent,” Wagner said. “They listened to the parents and community members who were there and seemed to hear them and value what we had to say.”

In a survey, Wagner said she would like to see school curriculum addressed, how money is being spent in the district and teacher pay.

Kelli Slothouber, whose child attends Cougar Run Elementary in Highlands Ranch, said she was concerned that Corona wouldn’t “understand the tensions and

Silverthorn the same day. Benevento, who did not attend the Sept. 6 meeting, said he was resigning because he had accomplished what he set out to do in his seven years on the board and didn’t believe there was much else that could be accomplished before the 2017 board election.

Silverthorn notified the other board members of Benevento’s resignation via email the day she was notified but did not forward his one-sentence resignation letter, she said.

While Silverthorn, board Vice President Judith Reynolds and James Geddes voted to approve the resignation, board members Wendy Vogel, David Ray and Anne-Marie Lemieux voted not to accept it.

The three opposing board members expressed concerns that Benevento had given up his seat early in order to strategically give a replacement a year on the board and an advantage in the next election. They said they had not received the resignation in writing, which they said did not follow board procedure.

Benevento could not immediately be reached for comment.

Three years into his second term,

Benevento has been a strong supporter of school choice and pay-for-performance for teachers as a member of the reform-minded majority on the board, which includes Silverthorn, Reynolds and Geddes. Benevento, an attorney who lives in Highlands Ranch, was first elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2013.

Silverthorn sent each board member the letter of resignation via email on Sept. 6, before the vote to accept the resignation. She also had a physical copy that she offered to share with any of the board members.

“There is nothing that has been done outside of state statute or board policy,” Silverthorn said. “He had resigned. He submitted a letter of resignation on Aug.17, and so that is where we find ourselves.”

Silverthorn asked Vogel, “What criteria would remove your concerns about this resolution?”

“That we follow policy and we follow the law,” Vogel replied.

Silverthorn said the resolution followed both.

“It’s not about the wording of the resolution. It is about the procedure and how this went about in the sense that we

did not get a written resignation from Director Benevento,” Vogel said. “It is your duty as the president to get that to us when it was given to you by him.”

When asked if she would support the resolution after being given the written copy of the resignation she said, “I’ll see at that point when it comes forward.”

The seat will now remain in limbo until the board both officially accepts the resignation and passes a resolution stating so, or three consecutive board meetings pass without Benevento attending, which would automatically trigger a resignation.

A replacement will be required to reside in the district and will serve out the remainder of Benevento’s term, which expires at the end of 2017. Term limits would have prevented him from running in the next school board election in November 2017.

In the event that the board does not select a person to fill the vacancy by the end of the 60th day following the declaration of the vacancy, the president of the board will appoint a person to fill the vacancy as required by law.

dynamic of the district.” But after speaking with Raines, she said she was encouraged.

“I could tell by his expressions that he was really listening,” Slothouber said.

Slothouber would like the survey to gauge public opinion on the reform measures implemented by the board of education in recent years.

Jeanie Work-Swaim has a child at Stone Mountain Elementary and another at the STEM school in Highlands Ranch. She said she had concerns about how charter parents would factor into the survey and the different concerns they have compared to parents of students at neighborhood schools.

“I think if you asked charter parents about the district, their point of view is going to be very different from the neighborhood parents,” Work-Swaim said. “I would answer differently depending on the child.”

Raines said the survey and process are fluid and that Corona is still learning what the community wants.

“We started out with a sample-based approach on the employee and parents’ survey — with that you are drawing a random sample of people that is large enough to draw scientifically strong conclusions,” Raines said. “One of the things we heard from both the community and employees is that they didn’t want a sample — they wanted everyone to be able to be part of a survey.”

Based on the feedback from the town halls, Corona is now planning to implement a full-census, online survey of parents in the district and of DCSD employees.

It plans to use the district’s email database to accomplish this, which means all parents and employees with correct email contact information will be invited to

participate.

Community members can also give feedback through the district website by clicking the “Let’s Talk” button at dcsdk12. org.

All data will be aggregated and results will be reported without identifying any individuals, Raines said. The exception will be interviews with school board members.

“I would define success as A, having defensible research that’s accurate, and B, it is actionable,” Raines said.

Raines said he expects to have a finalized report by the end of February.

Stainbrook said the district would be hands-off when it comes to the survey.

“Kevin and his team are going to have access to really manage the whole thing,” Stainbrook said. “From a district level, we’re really not involved.”

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Sasquatch sighting Local entrepreneur enlists high school help for marketing company

By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com A flight of stairs separated Brian Dickman’s subterranean storefront from the clients he wanted to reach, so he recruited some local teenagers to help.

The Deep Space Workspace and Event Center in Parker, Dickman’s business, opened in May 2013. He knew he had a lot to offer people who wanted a place to work or host a unique gathering, but the space’s location posed a challenge to attracting clients.

“I’m down in the basement,” he said. “When people finally come in and see the space they’re like ‘Wow, I had no idea.’ The question was how to get them to that ‘wow’ stage without them actually crossing the threshold.”

Dickman and his daughter, Paige, a junior at Legend High School, came up with the idea for advertising to benefit Deep Space and other local businesses, and they formed the basis of a marketing company in the process.

Though Dickman had the idea for a long time, he didn’t act on it until he assembled his talent pool. Dickman briefly taught a computer programming class at Lutheran High School and was involved in a robotics program and other technological workshops. One by one, he met the talented teens.

“The idea was on my list of things to do for a long time,” Dickman said. “As I met all of these kids, the team just kind of presented itself.”

Paige and five of her peers are now the core group behind Sasquatch, a company that produces video advertisements to be viewed in local clients’ storefronts. Each store will receive a flat screen monitor that broadcasts its own Sasquatch-produced commercial as well as commercials from up to nine other clients.

Two Lutheran students, junior David De Simone and senior Kyle Venberg, produce the videos with their own equipment and two others, Legend sophomore Hunter Johnson and recent Eaglecrest graduate Tyler Springsteen, handle computer programming. Recent Chaparral graduate Corey Gills assists with video

preproduction and Paige does the marketing and sales for the company.

Springsteen, who said he learned most of what he knows about computers from “tinkering and messing around” with them, noted that learning the value of collaboration has been as important as the skills he’s developing.

“Every person has their own job to do,” Springsteen said. “But without each of them doing their own job you can’t accomplish the end result.”

The team came together in June, with Springsteen joining in July, and the prospectus looks promising. Dickman said the company has signed seven clients so far with three more lined up.

“These kids are amazing,” Dickman said.

“Their expectations are high.”

Their vision for the company is clear, but the young entrepreneurs got the company name from a well-known, blurry image. As the team began editing their first videos for commercials, they kept seeing Dickman’s hazy image in the background of their footage.

“I was always in the shot,” he said.

The teens aren’t paid, but Dickman said the ultimate goal is for them to develop highly marketable skills as well as a sense of ownership in the company they’ve built.

“We’re all putting the sweat equity into the business right now,” Dickman said. “My hope is this will be the coolest high school job.”

Brian Dickman, left, and Tyler Springsteen man the stairs outside the Deep Space Workplace and Event Center in Parker on Aug. 31. Dickman said Springsteen makes programming “look easy.” Photo by Tom Skelley

Founding teen members of the Sasquatch marketing company pose in Parker on Sept. 1. Pictured from left to right are Tyler Springsteen, Kyle Venberg, David DeSimone, Corey Gills and Paige Dickman. Courtesy photo

Tyler Springsteen boots up a demo of an advertising video created by him and his partners at Sasquatch at the Deep Space Workplace and Event Center in Parker on Aug. 31. Photo by Tom Skelley

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September 9, 2016

Light rail bridge construction underway in Lone Tree RTD closes lanes on RidgeGate Parkway

By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Construction on RidgeGate Parkway began Sept. 1, restricting traffic to outer right lanes 24 hours a day as the building of a light rail bridge to a new station at the southeast corner of RidgeGate Parkway and I-25 in Lone Tree gets underway.

The bridge is part of the Southeast Rail Extension Project, connecting a 2.3-mile stretch between Lincoln Station — north of Lincoln Avenue and I-25 — and RidgeGate.

Left lane restrictions will be in place seven days a week between Havana Street and the northbound ramps for I-25. Far right lanes will remain open throughout the project’s duration.

In an email, Marta Sipeki, spokesperson for RTD’s FasTracks program, said the expanded system will give commuters an alternative to sitting in traffic jams on I-25.

“Riders will have increased accessibility, improved mobility and connectivity,”

A construction crew begins work on the center pier of a light rail bridge at RidgeGate Parkway and I-25 on Sept. 1. Traffic will be restricted to RidgeGate’s right lanes until November while crews build a bridge that will lead to a new station. Photo by Tom Skelley she said. “People from throughout the metro area will have an option to travel to the employment centers in the RidgeGate area via light rail.”

The expansion project includes the construction of two other stations — a

IN THEIR BUSINESS A look at some of the businesses and business people making news in the south metro Denver area.

Colorado Community Media runs this feature each month. To send news about a business opening or a business person’s special achievement, go to to prlink.coloradocommunitymedia.com, and follow the easy instructions.

WHAT’S NEW • A T.J. Maxx and HomeGoods combination store is set to open in Castle Rock on Sept. 18, at the Castle Rock Promenade at Interstate 25 and Founders Parkway. T.J.

Maxx offers savings on brand name and designer fashions. HomeGoods brings a wide selection of home furnishings. The combination store will feature separate entrances as well as a common passage that gives customers the convenience of shopping at both stores.

• StarCycle, an indoor cycling studio, has opened its first Colorado location at 8230 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite B1, in Centennial’s Fairways Plaza shopping center. StarCycle offers 45-minute classes for full-body spinning set to music in a candlelit room. The

18th Judicial District embraces digital discovery process

By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com District Attorney George Brauchler says that by embracing digital discovery, the 18th Judicial District is a leader in bringing the courtroom into 2016.

Brauchler volunteered the district to be the first in Colorado to launch eDiscovery, making it mandatory on Aug. 22.

Discovery, the process by which attorneys obtain evidence, is streamlined by the digital process, Brauchler said.

“People had to physically come in to pick up discovery,” he said, noting that in the past, attorneys would drag around Brauchler large files full of paperwork.

“Now, they go to court with their laptop,” Brauchler said. “The future is the direction we’re headed now.”

Brauchler said that the digital discovery process will lead to fewer hearings being continued to later dates, which often happens when defense attorneys have not received all of the discovery, and can cause a ripple effect, postponing other hearings.

“I think we’re going to create an extra level of efficiency,” he said.

Kiss-n-Ride at Sky Ridge Avenue near Sky Ridge Medical Center and a station at the future Lone Tree City Center east of I-25 — in addition to the 1,300-space Park-n-Ride at RidgeGate Parkway.

“All three stations will be within walk-

ing distance of more than 500 acres of new mixed-used, commercial and residential development,” Sipeki said.

The extension will include a 620-footlong bridge over Lincoln Avenue, a 1,397-foot-long bridge over I-25 and a 506-foot-long bridge over RidgeGate Parkway.

Construction costs are estimated at $233.1 million. Of that amount, the city of Lone Tree, Douglas County, Coventry Development Corp. and the Southeast Public Improvement District will provide $25 million in cash and an estimated $3 million in right-of-way and land permits.

The Federal Transit Administration provided a $92 million capital investment grant for the project and RTD’s investment is $71 million. Remaining costs will be covered by $7.5 million in federal funds from the Denver Regional Council of Governments.

Construction and lane closures on RidgeGate Parkway are expected to continue until November.

The entire expansion project is slated for completion in 2019. Projections are that 4,800 commuters will be on board by 2020, with 6,600 passengers using the new lines by 2035.

studio also offers childcare during classes.

• Gander Mountain is set to open its newest store in Parker, with its doors opening this month. The new outdoors store will be located on Cottonwood Drive, near Costco Wholesale, and will carry tents, outdoor ware, camouflage apparel, footwear and more. Gander Mountain is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, and has been in operation since 1960.

• Marshalls has opened a new store at the Streets at SouthGlenn, 6747 S. Vine St., Centennial. The store is one of the nation’s leading off-price retailers, offering namebrand designer merchandise for women, men and children. The store celebrated its grand opening on Aug. 25.

PERSONNEL MATTERS • Michele Harris, outside sales professional at FASTSIGNS of Englewood, recently received the Bronze Sales Award at the 2016 FASTSIGNS summit in Arlington, Texas. The award recognizes sales professionals who have achieved sales between $300,000 and $499,999 during the fiscal year. Out of more than 615 independently owned FASTSIGNS centers worldwide, only 90 sales professionals received this award. FASTSIGNS of Englewood is located at 5124 S. Broadway.

Construction is nearly complete on the new Gander Mountain store in Parker. The outdoors store is scheduled to open later this month. Courtesy photo

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September 9, 2016

Large school districts testing for lead Douglas, Jeffco, Cherry Creek among those looking for evidence of the toxic metal

By Ann Schimke Chalkbeat Colorado, chalkbeat.org Colorado’s five largest school districts all have either embarked on or plan to test their schools’ drinking water for lead, taking no chances after the lead-poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan.

While Flint’s problems were caused by local officials’ negligence, the concern in Colorado and most other states involves a different threat — old lead service lines, pipes and fittings. Experts say the risk here is relatively low, but applaud the districts for being proactive.

In April, the Douglas County School District was the first big Colorado district to begin testing. In June, Jeffco Public Schools launched a districtwide lead-testing campaign that is still in progress. Denver Public Schools joined the club last week, and Cherry Creek and Aurora are both crafting lead-testing plans to be carried out this school year.

So far, results are in for just two districts.

In Douglas County, which only tested older schools, no buildings had lead levels above 15 parts per billion, a yardstick used by the Environmental Protection Agency. In Jeffco, which is testing all schools, nearly half have

at least one water source with high lead levels so far. In some cases, it is drinking fountains. In others, it’s mop sinks.

Colorado parents have no need to worry about a reprise of what happened in Flint.

Problems there were caused by a switch in the city’s water source and officials who failed to add required chemicals to prevent lead from leaching into the water.

The issue here and in most states isn’t the quality of water as it leaves the water treatment plant and runs through water mains under city streets. Instead, it’s old lead service lines connecting to homes and schools or lead pipes and fittings inside buildings. A 1986 federal law banned lead in plumbing, but many schools and residences still have pipes or fixtures containing the toxic metal.

Experts in Colorado say infrastructure here is generally newer and carries less risk of lead poisoning from drinking water than say, pipes on the East Coast. Still, they laud the increased awareness about lead poisoning, which can severely hamper children’s physical and mental development.

“It’s good that school districts are thinking about this,” said Mark Anderson, a pediatrician at Denver Health. “In the wake of what’s happened in Flint, they probably don’t have much choice.”

School districts aren’t required to test their water for lead unless they’re considered public water systems. That’s the case in some rural districts and on a limited basis in Jeffco, which provides water to six mountain

Tips for a tech-driven world Tech experts weigh in on teens and internet use

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com Teenagers are more digitally connected than ever: Three-quarters own or have access to a smartphone, 24 percent go online almost constantly, and 92 percent go online daily, Pew Research Center reports.

The digital world is used for a number of activities — from building relationships to accessing schoolwork to online shopping.

But it can also be a vulnerable space for teenagers.

“You have to think about what information kids have access to,” said Jackie Burhans, managing partner of CMIT Solutions of Denver Tech Center, which specializes in information technology.

“They still need to be aware of some of the dangers and risks of using technology.”

Burhans and her husband, James Howald, also a managing partner of CMIT Solutions, have extensive experience with internet technology. The duo helps clients recover files, prevent malware and protect servers.

They also have a son in high school.

“When your dealing with adults, it’s slightly different than when you’re dealing with kids,” Burhans said, “but it’s all about security.”

As the school year kicks off, the couple has a few tips for parents and teens immersed in the world of technology.

Tips for cyberspace If a hacker gets ahold of an internet user’s credit card number or banking information, it can be reversed and oftentimes resolved, Howald said.

That’s not the case with cyberbullying.

“The area in technology where I see a lasting, permanent impact on kids is when they get into a cyberbullying situation on social media,” he said. “Unfortunately, there isn’t a straightforward way to fix this.”

Burhans and Howald recommend that parents have an open discussion with teens on what social media sites are active.

Some are mainstream, such as Facebook and Instagram. But others are new to the digital sphere, such as Whisper, YikYak and Afterschool — three apps that allow anonymous posting.

Anonymous apps are positive in that they let users express themselves, but they are often filled with inappropriate content and can encourage bullying, according to Common Sense Media, a website that provides information on media and technology.

If a teenager is being bullied in cyberspace, he or she should keep a record of every detail and talk to an adult, said Douglas County Deputy Jason Blanchard.

Blanchard, who also does community outreach, said teenagers know social media sites better than any other generation.

“I’m not going to say that one is better or worse than the other,” he said. “Every single one needs to be approached with caution because you can’t guarantee anyone’s identity.”

Tips for surfing the web “Think before you click the link” is a term Burhans uses at work and at home.

An internet user should always consider where an online link is redirecting him or her to avoid scams or phishing — fraud that involves stealing personal information by posing as a legitimate company.

Anti-malware software adds protection by blocking spam, viruses and popup pages on a laptop or desktop.

The couple also advises teens to be mindful when online shopping. They say stick to nationally known online vendors, such as Amazon.

“Teenagers on a budget may find discounted retail on an unknown site,” Burhans said. “They might not receive the product but then someone has their credit card info.”

Tips for tech devices Burhans caught herself browsing Amazon when she had other priorities, so she downloaded an extension that prevents access to distracting websites during work hours. An extension is an add-on program that modifies or enhances the Chrome web browser.

“I actually learned it from my son,” Burhans said. “It’s handy when I need to focus.”

There are several tweaks in the tech world that can benefit users of all ages.

StayFocusd is an extension that restricts the amount of time a user spends on certain websites. The f.lux extension changes the computer’s display color to adapt to the time of day. Web Timer is an extension that tracks web activity and presents the data to the user in a pie chart.

Thousands of extensions serve different purposes, from parental controls to work productivity to online protection.

Common Sense Media recommends that parents explore online tools — such as extensions — with their kids.

“Learning how to use technology appropriately and discovering how to make it work for your needs are key to getting the best out of technology — while minimizing risks,” the site says.

schools.

Despite the spate of recent school testing efforts, Anderson and other doctors say that drinking water isn’t typically the culprit in lead-poisoning cases.

The risk from filling a water bottle at school every day “would be extremely low,” he said.

Flaking lead paint is more likely to poison kids. Anderson said he’s also seen cases of high lead levels tied to lead-containing jewelry or candy brought in from other countries, stained glass work, shooting ranges and a backyard radiator recycling business.

In Jeffco, where lead results have come back high for about 70 schools, parents seem to be taking the news in stride.

Heidi Anderson, no relation to Mark Anderson, said she’s glad the district is doing something about it, but isn’t worried about her fourth-grade son’s health.

He’s been tested for lead previously during routine doctor check-ups and had normal results, Plus, she said, he and his older sister, now a seventh-grader at a different school, mostly avoided the drinking fountains at Hackberry Hill Elementary anyway.

“The water at that school tastes like dirt…so we’ve always made it a point to send them with water,” she said of the Arvada school. “I guess that’s a silver lining to all this.”

Kay Slater, who has a kindergartener and sixth-grader at Dutch Creek Elementary

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IN DOUGLAS COUNTY In April, the district contracted with an environmental services company to test lead levels in the water at 19 of its 86 schools, with a focus on older buildings. None of the samples came back above the 15-parts-per-billion limit. A mop sink at Acres Green Elementary came back just under, but after a re-test following the replacement of a brass fitting, the lead levels sank well below the limit. The testing cost $2,800.

The district’s environmental health manager, Zach Nannestad, decided to conduct lead testing after the Flint scandal erupted last winter.

He said he didn’t have specific concerns about lead contamination in Douglas County schools, but wanted all the facts.

“I was very pleased with the results we got,” he said. in south Jeffco, where two water samples showed elevated lead levels, said many of Jeffco’s buildings are old and desperately need updates.

“This is a perfect example of why we need our bond campaign to happen,” she said, referring to the district’s plan to ask voters to approve a $568 million bond and mill levy override proposal, part of which would be used for building improvements.

The Denver and Aurora districts also have large bond proposals on the November ballot, with the possibility that some funds will be used to update plumbing.

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September 9, 2016

DOUGLAS COUNTY DETECTIVE SHOT

‘I’d never heard gunshots before’ Parents at school describe ‘scary’ situation, neighbors help support shooter’s family

By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Amber Russell said her stepson, a seventh-grader at Sierra Middle School, has had nightmares since the shooting between Randall Rodick and police.

Authorities say Rodick shot Dan Brite, a detective with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, before being killed by an officer, on Sept. 2.

“It’s scary and disconcerting to think something like this could happen at all, let alone so near my stepson’s school,” she said. “It’s unnerving to hear that the students could hear gunshots from inside the school.”

Another mother, who asked that her name not be used, lives with her husband and three children just across North Dixon Drive from Randall Rodick’s house. She was picking up her oldest daughter at Sierra when the shooting occurred.

She said she was aware of an armed person in the neighborhood that day because a friend with a police scanner had warned her, but she was unaware how close she was to the incident. The Parker middle school is “a few hundred yards” from Rodick’s home, where the first gunshots were fired.

“I’d never heard gunshots before,” she said. “It was just terrifying, the whole situation.”

The mother said her husband had told her about 15 minutes before the incident began that he had seen Rodick’s wife driving quickly away from the house.

“He said she just blew out of the

Authorities say Randall Rodick drove this recreational vehicle in an attempt to elude arrest after shooting Detective Dan Brite. Rodick crashed the vehicle near Parker Adventist Hospital before being fatally shot by a responding officer. Photo by Kyle Harding driveway,” she said.

It was 2:43 p.m. when she saw — from her truck in the school’s parking lot — emergency vehicles going up East Lookout Drive. She had been looking at the clock in her truck because her children always come out the school door exactly at 2:45. She left her truck to get her children but school doors were locked.

When she heard shots ring out, she and a couple of students who had arrived in the parking lot for cross country practice scrambled to find an unlocked vehicle to take shelter in.

“When I heard the shots I thought, ‘Oh my God, let’s just get in a car,’ “ she said.

At that point, she heard a police officer yelling for her and the children to get inside the school.

“Someone must have radioed them to let us in,” she said. “I ended up inside the school under a desk for quite some time.”

Her family has lived at the home for about two years, she said, but didn’t interact with Rodick other than “a wave on the lawnmower.”

Another of Rodick’s neighbors, who said he didn’t want his name used for fear it would draw unwanted attention to Rodick’s family, said Rodick was a “goodhearted man.”

“That guy who did all of that, that

Area schools put on lockout Shooting Some parents at Sierra Middle School did not receive district communications

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@colorado communitymedia.com An active-shooter situation a few hundred yards away prompted a lockout at Sierra Middle School on Sept. 2.

At about 2:30 p.m., law enforcement officers responded to a report of an armed and “suicidal” man in a neighborhood near Sierra Middle, 6651 East Pine Grove Lane, Parker.

The suspect would shoot a detective with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office before being killed by a responding officer. No students were harmed.

Based on information from Sierra Middle officials, the Douglas County School District sent messages to families at 3:05 p.m. and 4:35 p.m. and a final message at 6:30 p.m.

During an emergency, the district communicates with parents by sending text messages. The district used the messaging system to make parents aware that there was a lockout and to notify them when it was lifted during the situation near Sierra Middle.

But several parents said they did not receive two of the message sent by the school.

“Our protocol has been to support schools, empowering school leaders to lead crisis response at their buildings, including communication. As usual, district communications reaches out and offers and provides support, as requested,” DCSD posted on its Facebook page Sept. 2. “ In this case, this included messaging that was used by schools during the lockout and after. We

will review this case to determine what changes are needed to ensure parents receive timely information.

We regret that we did not meet our standard for emergency communication today and are committed to resolving the issue.”

Later in the evening Sept. 2, interim school district Superintendent Erin Kane sent a letter to Sierra families thanking law enforcement for their quick response and keeping students safe. She also addressed the fact that some families did not receive the district’s communications during the incident.

“Unfortunately, I know that our communication efforts this afternoon were not as effective,” Kane wrote. “We have heard from a good number of Sierra parents who did not receive the emergency communication sent by the school during the crisis. The district communication and IT departments are working with the school to determine where the breakdown occurred in the system. We are also examining our communication protocols for this type of situation.

“I want you to know that we take this extremely seriously. Having a middle school daughter myself, I can only imagine how scary it was for those who were waiting for their children without information about what was going on. We will all be working over the next few days to determine how we can ensure, going forward, that all DCSD parents receive timely information in the event of an emergency such as today.”

Parents can make sure they are signed up for emergency text alerts by logging into the Infinite Campus Parent Portal at campus.dcsdk12. org and clicking on “Contact Preferences” in the left-hand column. It is important parents have an up-todate phone number on record in order to be contacted.

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Responding to a threat The man suspected of shooting Brite was identified by the sheriff’s office as Randall Rodick, 40, who lived in a Parker-area home near Sierra Middle School.

A neighbor, who declined to be identified, said Rodick seemed like a “nice guy” but also appeared to be under a lot of stress.

Brite is a member of DCSO’s Impact Unit, a special squad that works with members of other local law enforcement agencies to solve “crimes that are committed by semiorganized, habitual, or career criminals,” according to the sheriff’s office’s website. The team often targets narcotics and property crimes and performs undercover operations.

At about 2:30 p.m. Sept. 2, Brite and other members of the Impact team, dressed in plain clothes, were in the area when the report of a “suicidal subject” was made to the sheriff’s office.

Members of the special unit, sheriff’s deputies and officers with the Parker Police Department responded to Rodick’s home in unincorporated northeast Douglas County, near the intersection of East Lookout Drive and North Dixon Drive. Several schools, including Sierra Middle, described by authorities as being “a few hundred yards” from the scene, were placed on lockout status as a precaution.

A deadly situation The sheriff’s office reports this is what happened next: Officers arrived to find the suspect “car-

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fobs with the logo #BRITE STRONG to patrons who donate $10 or more in a jar at the store.

A local woman who wishes to remain anonymous made the key fobs, and Soumya Sen, Nomelie’s owner, said he’s enlisted

wasn’t the real him,” the neighbor said, adding that the whole incident leaves him at a loss to explain it.

“However a good guy like that was in a life situation that just turned bad, and I’m just thankful that it didn’t get any worse,” the neighbor said. “I don’t have any answers.”

The man added that he and other neighbors have been collecting food and other items in support for Rodick’s family.

And he helped repair a fence damaged by Rodick’s RV when Rodick drove through it as officers chased him, so the family’s dogs could be put outside safely.

“It’s a tough world,” he said.

rying weapons and what appeared to be an ammo box between his home” and a recreational vehicle. Then, they heard a gunshot.

Rodick took off in the RV and fired shots at officers, hitting Brite. Medics with South Metro Fire Rescue performed “lifesaving measures” while taking Brite to Parker Adventist, a few hundred yards away.

Officers returned fire as Rodick, who continued to shoot at them, fled in the RV. Rodick then crashed the vehicle in a vacant lot near the hospital. A responding officer, who has not been identified, shot and killed him.

No bystanders or other officers were injured during the incident, according to the sheriff’s office.

Stopping a ‘larger-scale incident’ In the hours after the shooting, as Brite underwent surgery, social media was full of messages of support for local law enforcement.

“I am grateful to our first responders at (the sheriff’s office) and the heroic role they played in keeping our community safe today,” state Sen. Mark Scheffel, of Parker, said on Twitter.

The majority of evidence gathering and witness interviews were complete by the afternoon of Sept. 4, a sheriff’s office spokesman said.

No motive for Rodick’s actions has been released.

“The suspect was highly armed and extremely dangerous and it is clear to me these officers likely prevented a larger-scale incident that could have endangered more officers and citizens had he not been stopped,” Spurlock said. “I’m very proud of them.” three others with sewing machines to help her try to keep up with demand. According to Sen, who is paying for materials for the fobs, the items have become so popular there’s a wait list for them, 100 customers long.

Sen estimates that sales of the fobs will total more than $1,000 and that the certificate sales will bring in more than $300.

“Our phones never stopped ringing today,” Sen said. “I love how the community responded.”

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The right way to do a ‘to-do’ list As I attended a training session and workshop around accountability and goal setting last week, the facilitator took the class through a few very interesting exercises. And as many times as I have either attended such workshops in the past or have even taught or coached on the topic, I realized that I was either not doing the behaviors that had brought me success in the past, or I had stopped doing them for some reason.

Now my “to-do” list is not the issue. I still write down my “To-Do” list the night before or early in the morning before my day gets started. But there were a few problems that became very apparent as I realized where I started cutting corners.

The first problem was that I stopped writing down the “why” next to each item on my “to-do” list. Understanding the “why” is so important in helping to prioritize what really needs to get done. As I sat in the class and flipped back through my notebook at my “to-do” lists from the past month or so, I realized that my lists just kept getting longer and longer with no and I was just muscling my way through what needed to get done.

Some days I had more than 30 items on the

list, and only got to 10 or 15 things. Now part of me says that I should feel a sense of accomplishment for getting those 10 to 15 things done, but on the other hand there were 15 to 20 things that I didn’t get done.

The second problem was that I stopped atMichael Norton taching the items on my WINNING “to-do” list to my personal and professional WORDS goals. The “why” helps in addressing that, but the more specific that we can be when we set our goals, take daily action toward the achievement of those goals, and then have the discipline and commitment to actually do what needs to get done, the more meaningful our “to-do” list becomes.

And the result is that we move closer to reaching our goals.

The third problem, and maybe the biggest problem. was that I realized I stopped delegat-

ing where I could. I stopped listing the names of people who could help me or who I could ask to take over a project or opportunity. I developed a mentality that I would load up my list and I will conquer everything on my own.

Maybe you are a list maker too, maybe not.

If you are, I would encourage you to remember to write down the “why” next to each item on your list; take a less-is-more approach and focus on the most important items; attach the item on your “to-do” list to a specific goal, whether that goal is a near term goal or long term goal; and lastly, write down who you may be able to ask for help or delegate a task to.

How about you? Are you making lists for the sake of making lists? Do you have a very concise list that is tied to your goals and dreams? Either way I would love to hear all about how you organize your “to-do” lists at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we can learn to manage what we do with our “to-do” lists, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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It seems very clear, while most likely coincidental, CASA (the Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Adams & Broomfield Counties and Bassmasters have a similar mission, a similar perspective. The CASA volunteers carry a significant mantle for young children who have suffered from abuse and neglect. This nonprofit group of judicial, legal and community leaders support and stand strong with young children as they move through the judicial and legal system of care and protection. CASA recruits and professionally trains volunteer advocates, who are assigned by court judges to be a voice for CASA children.

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Low-maintenance name just does its job Over breakfast coffee, a friend asked me, “Bessie Smith, Kate Smith or Patti Smith?”

I said, “Is it a slow news day?”

It’s never a slow news day anymore, now that current events travel in a heartbeat.

It’s never slow enough to write a column about the most common last name in the United States.

Or is it?

I don’t think you look here for the news.

Maybe to be removed from the news for a few minutes.

Jennifer asked me if I ever regretted having a one-syllable name, which I thought was a brilliant question.

We were having a conversation about regrets.

My biggest one is a complete disconnection from music, other than listening to it.

Hers is something that will remain between us.

I said that I had sometimes wished my last name were something other than Smith.

It is easy to pronounce and it is easy to spell.

It is the most common last name in the United States, and ahead of second place Brown by over half a million.

Everyone knows at least one Smith.

On the other hand, I’m not sure there is a single Smith in the Middle East.

Sure, I have thought about a more distinctive name.

I know a number of people who have changed their names. And if a woman marries, she can go from a Pfaltzgraff to a less unmanageable name just by saying “I do.”

I have named a number of of pets Craig Marshall Smith and paintings, but no one asked me QUIET I wanted for DESPERATION what a last name.

Or what I wanted for a first name.

I only have four syllables in my entire name.

Some of us get nicknames. Nicknames slid off of me. All but one - Smitty - which I passed on to my dog. It fits him more than it fits me.

There are, of course, pages of famous Smiths, like Bessie, Kate and Patti.

Kate has been mostly forgotten, even though she once had her own television program.

Katharine Hepburn married a man named Smith, but refused to have her name Smith continues on Page 11

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Audrey Becker was the first woman to utilize nitrous oxide as a pain management tool during childbirth at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital. Photos by Shanna Fortier

Nurse midwife Sarah Stone demonstrates how a laboring mother selfadministers nitrous oxide. The gas and air combo is now being offered as a pain management tool at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital.

Nitrous oxide for childbirth comes to Castle Rock Hospital offering gas for pain management

By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Moms-to-be now have another option for pain management during childbirth at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital.

The hospital is now one of three in the Denver metro area — Littleton Adventist and University Hospital in Denver are the others — to offer nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, as a safer way to manage labor pains.

“Castle Rock is very excited to be able to provide another option for pain relief for laboring women,” said Kathy Podorsek, director of women’s services.

“We have many patients that want a low intervention birth, and nitrous oxide can help them achieve this goal.”

For first-time mom Aubrey Becker, nitrous oxide is just what she needed to

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importance of child advocacy by the CASA volunteers.

“Ninety percent of children ages 3-5 in foster care with a CASA volunteer in Adams and Broomfield Counties are enrolled in early childhood education, compared to 46 percent in foster care nationwide,” Lierman pointed out.

And “99 percent of children in foster care with a CASA foster home in the 17th Judicial District graduate high school by age 18, compared to 27.5 percent across Colorado,” Ricord noted.

CASA balances the guidance by the volunteer advocates and the challenge children deal with through the courts with seeking the elements of a normal kid’s life. Development director Ken Parks indicated the board of directors and staff develops a wide variety of activities in which the children and foster parents can take part.

“For example,” Parks noted, “children can enjoy seasonal events, such as the upcoming fall festival and holiday party. In addition CASA volunteer advocates often

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changed to Kate Smith.

I don’t have a favorite Smith, other than my father.

A Smith captained the Titanic, and a Smith was one of Charlie’s “Angels.”

The name doesn’t conjure anything like Picasso does. Or Da Vinci.

It just sort of sits there, quietly, with its hands folded across its lap, without, well, making a name for itself.

Take Shakespeare. Take Dickens. Take Hemingway. Now those are names.

If I were to say “Barrymore,” a film

ease her into labor.

“I was really excited that was an option,” Becker said, while sitting in a birthing room a month after she delivered.

“Being a first-time mom, you practice for something you have no clue about.”

Becker, who was the first patient in Castle Rock to use nitrous oxide during labor, wanted her birthing experience to be as natural as possible. She was worried about stalling labor or complications that would lead to a cesarean.

Nitrous oxide can be very beneficial to women who want a natural birth but have been in labor for an extended period of time, said nurse midwife Sarah Stone.

The gas doesn’t eliminate pain the way an epidural can, but it does reduce pain and ultimately gives women another choice.

“For the hospital, it’s all about options and letting women choose what they want,” said Christine Alexander, spokeswomen for Castle Rock Adventist

enjoy outings together with their CASA children, a walk in the park, and a visit to an ice cream shop, or working together on homework.”

Such was the day of fun for the kids last June 10 when the CASA team hosted a “Fishing Day” at Ketner Reservoir in Westminster’s Kensington Park. Local businesses showed their support. Cabela’s donated fishing rods and reels and Walmart supplied the food. Westminster’s park staff, police and fire personnel spent time fishing and conversing with the kids. CASA staff provided a tasty barbecue and this columnist had the privilege of coordinating the event.

Professionally trained CASA volunteer advocates represent more than 500 children annually in the two counties, and the organization looks to provide advocates for an additional 600 children who deserve support, encouragement, a normal life and someone close who cares.

A call to CASA at 303-654-3378 could open a door and your heart to that good feeling of sharing, a sense of making a difference in a child’s life and, possibly, an extraordinary day fishing with a new young friend.

Outdoors writer Ron Hellbusch can be reached at Ron-Hellbusch@comcast.net.

scholar could go back for generations, and name names.

I am, however, very grateful that my name is not beyond the grasp of pronunciation or spelling.

When I was younger and a complete introvert, having a name like Schimmelpfennig would have done me in.

I know someone named Schimmelpfennig. It’s the near opposite of Smith. One site says that it is the 5,523,051st most common name in the world.

A rose by any other name, though, right?

Not really.

How would you like to order a dozen red schimmelpfennigs for your girlfriend?

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Hospital.

Not all women want their deliveries to be completely pain-free. Some prefer to experience childbirth in a more relaxed, natural state, which nitrous oxide provides, Stone said.

“I didn’t feel like it really took the pain away, but yet I was doing it and it was helping me get through,” Becker said of her experience.

The nitrous oxide is mixed with oxygen and inhaled through a small mask that fits over the nose. A mother in labor self-administers the gas and will see the benefits within 30 seconds of starting to breathe it in. She can use it as long as she needs to help her through a contraction, then she can set it aside. The effects wear off as soon as the mask is removed, leaving her completely functional and causing no side effects.

“This isn’t anything new, just to us in the states,” Stone said, adding that in England, it is called gas and air. “It doesn’t make ladies feel real goofy, but it dis-

tances them from pain and helps them cope better.”

The gas also helps with anxiety.

Stone said that there are two types of patients who use nitrous oxide. Those who are planning to go without an epidural will use nitrous oxide toward the end of active labor. The other patients use it earlier in labor as a way to cope before getting an epidural.

Becker became the latter patient.

“It became the perfect bridge for me,” she said. “It felt for a long time that you either go all natural or get an epidural.

There was not middle ground. But now I feel nitrous can bridge the middle gap.”

Since Becker gave birth on July 4, six other moms-to-be have used nitrous oxide at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital.

“We want to be able to provide a full array of services because each woman has an individual approach to what they want childbirth to look like,” Alexander said. “We want to support patients in whatever their dream birth is.”

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Kathy Letson gives customers the goods at Gluten Escape bakery in Centennial on Aug. 25. Letson says she enjoys being able to offer desserts that her own son, who can’t eat gluten, wasn’t able to eat as a child. Photos by Tom Skelley

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n a sunny August morning, Kathy Letson sits inside her Centennial bakery and talks about how she started her business, her voice drowned out by the doorbell’s ringing as a steady stream of customers comes and goes.

Since she opened Gluten Escape in 2012, Letson has seen her business grow as demand for gluten-free foods has increased.

Though her success might seem to be the result of savvy marketing and good timing, her reasons for starting the shop were personal.

“I come into this with a mother’s heart,” she said.

In 1998, Letson’s son Nick was born, and it soon became

By Tom Skelley | tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com apparent something wasn’t right.

His teeth weren’t forming and he cago. A recent study by Columbia their product lines. wasn’t growing as he should.

One in five Americans say they University researchers found an “He was literally a failure-toactively try to include gluten-free additional 3 million people have thrive child,” she said. foods in their diet, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, or “When you look at the according to a 2015 NCGS, experiencing immune growth charts at the Gallup poll. And acsystem responses similar to celiac pediatrician’s office, cording to customer disease. Together, the two condihe wasn’t even on the research firm Mintions affect about 2 percent of the graph… It was scary.” tel, that added up to U.S. population.

Doctors were at a $10.5 billion spent million: People in Local nutritionists Angela loss to find a cause. on gluten-free foods Baird and DeRosier said many of the U.S. with celiac It wasn’t until he was in 2013, with that disease their clients, even those without 2 1/2 years old that figure projected to celiac disease or NCGS, report reanother pediatrician million: rise to $15.6 billion lief from symptoms such as ADD/ A strawberry lemon jam bar awaits overheard Letson and Number of people in for 2016. consumption in the Gluten Escape ADHD, anxiety, joint pain, fatigue her child’s doctor, and the United States kitchen in Centennial on Aug. 25. and migraines. DeRosier added suggested removing On the rise that cancer and multiple sclerosis Kathy Letson, Gluten Escape’s gluten from the child’s million: “It’s definitely a patients have reported lessened owner, had practiced law for 25 diet.

Money spent in the trend that’s increassymptoms after giving up gluten. years before opening the bakery.

“I went home and U.S. on gluten-free ing, and I don’t think While the scientific comthrew out every bit of foods in 2006 everyone who wants munity hasn’t yet produced data she’s taken up bouldering with gluten in the house,” to go gluten-free to support all of these claims, her children and works out at the billion: Letson said, smiling. fully understands people like Deahna Brockman gym regularly.

Money projected to “Now he’s 6-foot-1.” why they should,” aren’t waiting.

“My level of energy skyrockbe spent in the U.S. Whether or not said board-certified “I defi nitely see the difference eted,” she said. “I feel like I’m in on gluten-free foods they’ve had an expeHolistic Nutritionist in my own body,” said Brockin 2020 better shape than I was 10 years rience like Letson’s, Denise DeRosier. man, a Parker photographer and ago.”

Americans have heard Extensive studies Sources: Columbia mother of two. “It’s had a tremenMany of her clients have similar more and more about established gluUniversity Medical dous effect on me.” experiences to Brockman’s after gluten in recent years. ten as the cause Brockman, 47, said she lost 15 Many restaurants offer Center, Statista and going gluten-free, said DeRosier, a of celiac disease, U.S. Census Bureau pounds within about a year after gluten-free menus, Highlands Ranch resident. “They an auto-immune removing gluten from her diet. grocery stores label have more clarity, their moods are disorder affecting at She admitted she was skeptical gluten-free items on their shelves better, they don’t have the same least 3 million people in the U.S., that eliminating gluten could and breweries around the United depression or anxiety.” according to the Celiac Disease make a difference in her health, States have been rushing to add Center at the University of Chibut since making the change gluten-free beers and ciders to Gluten continues on Page 13

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Reasons vary, but more and more people are getting rid of the substance found in wheat, other grains

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WHY GET RID OF GLUTEN? Reasons for going glutenfree vary, and the science is still out on some of the health effects of eating gluten.

The medical community has established a clear cause between gluten and celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity, also known as gluten intolerance. Anecdotal evidence makes the case that a gluten-free diet can alleviate many symptoms.

Highlands Ranch nutritionist Denise DeRosier says many of her clients tell her they have improved energy levels, reduced joint pain and see better behavior in their children after going gluten-free.

She also said that for people dealing with the inflammation of multiple sclerosis or digestive problems associated with chemotherapy, “gluten is just adding fuel to the fire.”

Angela Baird of Parker is another certified nutritionist who lists numerous health benefits from eliminating gluten. She says she’s had clients suffering from depression, fatigue, skin rashes, migraines, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and other symptoms who have all seen their issues disappear after removing gluten.

Baird says she has had “one or two (clients) out of the few hundred” she’s seen who didn’t report improvement, but she’s quick to point out she isn’t certain that they completely eliminated the substance from their diet.

“I always tell people to give it two weeks of your life and just see if you feel better,” she says. “Everyone can do something for two weeks.”

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THE GOODS ON GLUTEN The Celiac Disease Foundation defines gluten as “a general name for the proteins found in wheat (wheatberries, durum, emmer, semolina, spelt, farina, farro, graham, KAMUT khorasan wheat and einkorn), rye, barley and triticale… that helps foods maintain their shape, acting as a glue that holds food together.” Gluten can be found in many types of foods, even ones that would not be expected.

The Big Four The four most common grains containing gluten are: Wheat — commonly found in breads, baked goods, pastas, soups, cereals, sauces and salad dressing Barley — commonly found in beers, malt, soups and food coloring Rye — commonly found in cereals, breads and rye beer Triticale — Triticale is a new grain on the market, increasingly popular because it contains the qualities of wheat while being tolerant to different growing conditions. It is commonly found in breads, pastas and cereals.

Heather Brammer measures out a scoop of something good in the Yumbana Shoppe kitchen at the Douglas County Events Center in Castle Rock. Brammer says she and her daughter, who both have celiac disease, were among Yumbana’s first taste testers. Photo by Tom Skelley

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Though it may be a healthier choice for some to eat gluten-free meals, DeRosier said she doesn’t advertise her cooking as gluten-free when she entertains.

“I don’t say ‘Come over for this glutenfree meal’ because the expectation is that it’s going to taste awful,” she said. “After dinner, I’ll say ‘By the way, it also happens to be gluten-free.’ “ Adapting your taste Chris Lehn owns Yumbana Shoppe in Castle Rock. After he, his wife and sons tested positive for gluten sensitivity, they quickly became dissatisfied with glutenfree fare in grocery stores. Lehn took matters into his own hands.

“Unfortunately, as a gluten-free person you find yourself adapting your taste to what’s available instead of the other way around,” Lehn said. “Our goal was to make a product that is as good or better as you remember as a non-gluten-free person.”

Focusing on wholesale and online shoppers, Yumbana Shoppe has made a name for itself producing a variety of pies, cakes and cookies, not to mention the “yummy banana” bread that helped Lehn arrive at the company’s name. Yumbana products are on King Soopers shelves and Lehn said he is “knocking on the door” of Safeway and other grocery stores.

Being in large-scale distribution keeps Lehn from meeting many customers, Lehn said. But feedback at the recent Taste of Douglas County and Incredible Edible Gluten-Free Food Fair in Denver has been “very, very positive.”

“We literally saw hundreds of people come by, and we could hear some of them whispering about us before they got to the booth,” he said. “It was really encouraging.”

He added that many parents thank him for offering treats their children otherwise wouldn’t be able to enjoy, like birthday cake and snacks for school.

From behind the counter of her brickand-mortar bakery, Letson said she’s heard the same comments from parents and

other customers.

Gluten Escape makes a variety of baked goods, from pastries to pizza dough to pretzels, and Letson said she often makes special recipes based on customer suggestions written on an “idea board” in the shop.

“We’re not here to push a product on anyone,” she said. “We’re here to try to give people what they want.”

Customer loyalty is a point of pride with Letson. She said she received 80 to 100 calls a day when the store experienced a recent hiatus as it transitioned from its old location in the Denver Tech Center to the Centennial store.

Letson was surprised, she said, when customers drove through blizzard conditions to receive free balls of pizza dough and pumpkin pies before the reopening.

She couldn’t sell the items at the time without a health department license, so she asked her erstwhile customers to donate as they saw fit to the St. Francis Center in Denver instead.

Her customer retention since reopening in December has been over 80 percent, Letson said.

“When someone can go to Walmart and get gluten-free products,” she said, “that says a lot.”

Not ‘just a phase’ Like most trends, the popularity of the gluten-free diet has attracted criticism, and detractors wonder if the gluten-free diet is more about money than medicine.

Dr. Patrice Michaletz-Onody, a gastroenterologist with Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology, said unless a patient has celiac disease or NCGS, there are no proven benefits to eliminating gluten from their diet.

“People have gone crazy saying you’ll be cured of everything if you go off gluten,” she said. “The only thing you’ll cure for certain is celiac.”

That said, she added there are no nutritional benefits to eating gluten, either.

“If people come in and they’re doing something that improves their symptoms — they’re pretty happy, they’re improving their quality of life — there’s no reason to put it back in their diet,” Michaletz-Onody said. “There’s nothing beneficial from it.”

One aspect of the gluten-free diet that

THE GLUTEN ESCAPE CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE 2 ¼ cups The Gluten Escape flour mix (at high altitude add 2 tablespoons additional flour) 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa 1 ¾ cups organic evaporated cane juice 1 teaspoon high-grade Xanthan Gum ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract 1 cup organic oil 3 eggs 1 ¼ cups water Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Lightly oil pans and set aside.

Measure flour into a bowl and add dry ingredients. Mix until the dry ingredients are

uniformly distributed. Add oil, egg and liquids. Mix on medium speed until smooth.

Scrape down bowl and mix 60 seconds more. Pour into prepared cake pans and bake 30-35 minutes or until cake is rounded and knife comes out clean. Cake tops may crack as they bake. Cool and frost with your favorite icing, or sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with berries in between the layers.

isn’t in dispute is its cost.

Consumer Reports released a study in November 2014 that found a vast difference in the cost between gluten-free foods and their counterparts. Examples from the study are Duncan Hines regular brownie mix, which costs about 8 cents per serving, while Betty Crocker’s gluten-free mix costs 28 cents per serving. The per-serving cost of Nabisco’s Multigrain Wheat Thins is 31 cents, but the company’s gluten-free Sea Salt & Pepper Rice Thins are 57 cents per serving.

DeRosier said she sometimes meets people who ask whether it’s all just a ploy to sell trendy, expensive food products.

“I do have people who will come up to me at parties and ask if it’s all just a big marketing scam,” DeRosier said. “That’s

Oats — While oats don’t contain gluten and add nutrients to an otherwise gluten-free diet, consumers avoiding gluten should be careful to look for oats labeled gluten-free. Crosscontamination often occurs when oats are grown or processed near wheat, barley or rye. when I try to explain to people that it isn’t just a phase.”

Lehn said he has some of the same conversations but isn’t worried it will affect his client base.

“What some folks don’t understand is that this isn’t a fad, it’s a diet,” he said, adding that even people like athletes and those without health requirements are trying to remove gluten from their diets.

“When you start adding up all of these groups, you’re talking about a large section of people,” he said. “We get a new customer diagnosed every day.”

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Pitch in to become a part of history The Castle Rock Writers group is seeking information and old photographs for a second edition of “Douglas County Colorado: A Photographic Journey,” to be published in 2017, according to Alice Aldridge-Dennis. The original book covered years from the mid-1860s to the 1950s and the new book will again concentrate on those years and correct any mistakes made in Sonya Ellingboe the first volume. Photographs of families or individuals or places SONYA’S in the county are sought. (The SAMPLER originals will be scanned and returned to the owners.) Owners are encouraged to submit their photos to the Douglas County History Research Center as well for their archives. Managers of the project are Peggy A. Cummings, Elizabeth Wallace, who managed the first book, and Alice Aldridge-Dennis. If interested in sharing photos, please call Cummings (303-688-3877 — leave message) or Shaun Boyd, archivist at the Douglas County History Research Center, 303-688-7730, by Oct. 15.

Book club basics “How to Start a Book Club (and Why!)” will be presented at the Englewood Library at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 in the Anderson Room (What to read? Where to meet?

How to recruit new members.). Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. 303-762-2560, englewoodgov.org.

Pow-wow downtown The 27th Annual Friendship Powwow and American Indian Cultural Celebration will be held on the Denver Art Museum Plaza on Sept. 10, with American Indian dancers, drum groups, working artists, hands-on activities. Powwow and museum general admission are free.

The museum is at 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway in downtown Denver.

Spanish Market The 15th annual 1880s Rendezvous and Spanish

Colonial Market will be held Sept. 17 and 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Fort, 19192 Highway 8, Morrison (just off Highway 285). Spanish Colonial art and crafts, Chicano Humanities Council Gallery, activities for kids and an 1830s Rendezvous encampment showing a blend of American Mountain Men and Hispanic communities.

Free admission. Special Tesoro lecture series at South Suburban Parks and Recreation facilities, includes Sept.

13 dance by Jeanette Trujillo-Lucero and Fiesta Colorado at Lone Tree Recreation Center and a Sept. 15 lecture by Santero Dr. Charles Carillo at Littleton’s Buck Recreation Center. (It says registration required with SSPRD at sspr. org, but I was not able to do so at press time!)

Annual craft fair Shoppers are reminded that the 45th Friends of the Littleton Library/Museum Annual Craft Fair is coming soon. It will be held at Ketring Park, 6000 S. Gallup St., Littleton, on Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A rain or shine event. Admission is free. Featured: 300 booths of handcrafted items. There will be six food concession booths with breakfast and lunch items. 303-795-3950.

New location/new name The Lea Marlene Actors Studio, formerly Actasana, is now at 1601 S. Pearl St., Denver. It is also home of the Namastage Theatre, which will host Denver Days Plays where actors, directors and playwrights from across the city will create one-act plays on Sept. 17, to be staged that night for an audience at 7 and 9 p.m. The Studio teaches the Sanford Meisner technique. For information, tickets, visit lmactorsstudio.com.

Littleton Symphony season set “Colossal Classics and Surprising Concertos” the new Littleton Symphony season, begins on Oct. 14 with Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” and more at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Information and tickets: littletonsymphony.org, 303-933-6824.

Genealogists meet Columbine Genealogical and History Society meets at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

RidgeGate September and October 2016

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Among RidgeGate’s cultural facilities is the 38-acre historic Schweiger Ranch, located just east of the RidgeGate Parkway and I-25 interchange. The historic restoration of the ranch and its buildings, led by the nonprofit Schweiger Ranch Foundation, gives us an important glimpse into the settlers’ lives in the late 1800s. Today, Schweiger Ranch is open to the public for self-guided visits each weekend (Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5pm) and a variety of exciting events throughout the year, many hosted in partnership with CU South Denver.

Register for or learn more about these events online at ridgegate.com/events and southdenver.cu.edu.

Saturday, October 8, 10am-2pm — City of Lone Tree Annual Fall Festival at Schweiger Ranch

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• Sept. 13, 1 p.m. — “The Joys and Perils of DNA Testing: What you need to know to be an Ethical Genetic Genealogist” by Deena Coutant.

• Sept.20, 1 p.m. “Bemis Library Resources for Genealogical and Historical Research” with Claire Mattoon, Bemis Library programming assistant. Guests and new members are welcome. For meeting details, email president Joyce Lohse, Joyce4Books@gmail.com.

Free live streaming of ballet Colorado Ballet offers free live streaming of “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker” to schools, colleges, universities, hospitals, homeless shelters and nonprofit organizations that serve children and youth. “Swan Lake” will take place at 10 a.m. on Oct. 6 and “The Nutcracker” at 11 a.m. on Dec. 2. For information, visit coloradoballet.org/education/live-stream and fill out the form or contact Samantha Hyde at samanthahyde@coloradoballet.org.

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Gateway Battered Women’s Shelter Requirements: 20 hours of training required; Serves victims of family violence in Aurora and volunteers must commit to one morning a week Arapahoe County at the Justice Center in Castle Rock.

Need: Volunteers help with crisis-line manageContact: Mel Secrease, 720-733-4552 or msement, children’s services, legal advocacy, comcrease@da.18.state.co.us. munity education and other shelter services.

Angel Heart Project Donations: Also accepts used cell phones Delivers meals to men, women and children with (younger than 4 years) to give to victims. Mail to life-threatening illnesses Gateway at P.O. Box 914, Aurora, CO 80040, or Need: Volunteers willing to deliver meals to drop them off at Neighborly Thrift Store, 3360 S. clients in the South Denver area.

Broadway, Englewood Requirements: Attend an orientation and submit Requirements: Must attend a 26-hour training to a background check before volunteering. Train- session; bilingual skills welcome ing provided to all new drivers. Deliveries start at Contact: Jeneen Klippel-Worden, 303-343-1856 1 p.m. and last until 3 p.m. or jkworden@gatewayshelter.com Contact: 303-830-0202 or volunteer@projectGirl Scouts of Colorado angelheart.org.

Youth organization for girls Rescue of the Rockies HIGH Animal SCHOOL Need: Troop leaders, office support, administraProvides foster care for death-row shelter dogs tive help and more and cats throughout Colorado Age requirement: Men and women, 18 and older Need: Foster families for animals on lists to be Contact: www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org, inquiry@ euthanized gscolorado.org or 1-877-404-5708 Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies.org.

GraceFull Community Cafe ASSE International Student Exchange ProProvides a place in Littleton where people of all gram backgrounds can gather, eat well and be inspired Organizes student exchange programs AWARDS to give back. Cafe is open for breakfast and lunch, Need: Local host families to provide homes for from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. A boys and girls age 15-18 from a variety of coutries. partner of the GraceFull Foundation.

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Nonprofit home improvement stores and donaContact: Steph Schroeder, 303-688-9498 tion centers Need: Volunteers for Wheat Ridge, Denver or Colorado Humane Society Littleton Habitat ReStores, helping with the cash Handles animal abuse and neglect cases register, dock and warehouse floor Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, dogs Contact: 303-996-5468, email Alice Goble at and their litters, as well as homes for cats and Alice@habitatmetrodenver.org dogs that require socializing or that are recovering from surgery or injuries.

The Children’s Hospital of Denver, Highlands Contact: Teresa Broaddus, 303-961-3925 Ranch chapter Contact: 303-861-6887 Colorado Refugee English as a Second LanHospice at Home guage Program Need: Volunteers help patients and their families Teaches English to recently arrived refugees, who with respite care, videotaping, massage and other have fled war or persecution in their home countasks. Home study training is available. try. In Colorado, refugees are from Afghanistan, Contact 303-698-6404 Burma, Bhutan, Somalia, Iraq, Eritrea and D.R. Congo, among others.

Hospice of Covenant Care Need: Volunteers to teach English. Tutoring Nonprofit, faith-based hospice takes place in the student’s home. Refugees live Need: Volunteers to support patients and throughout Denver, but the largest concentrafamilies tions are in Thornton, near 88th Avenue and Contact: 303-731-8039 Washington Street, and in east Denver/Aurora, Lutheran Family Services: Cultural Mentoring near Colfax Avenue and Yosemite Street.

Program Other details: Tutors do not need to speak the We welcome refugee families and help them student’s language. Most participants are homeadjust to their new home bound women and small children, adults who Need: People who can commit to working with are disabled, and senior citizens. Many are not literate in their first language, and remain isolated refugees on skills for self-sufficiency and helping them learn about their new home. from American culture.

Requirements: Must be 18 or older (although Requirements: Volunteers must attend training children of volunteers are welcome to particiat Emily Griffith Technical College in downtown pate). One-hour training and orientation required.

Denver. Sessions take place every 6-8 weeks.

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Go to www.refugee-esl.org for information and cornish@lfsrm.org; go to www.lfsrm.org. volunteer application. Next training session is Meals on Wheels Saturday, July 30.

Delivers meals to residents in Englewood, Contact: Sharon McCreary, 720-423-4843 or southern Jefferson County and western Arapahoe sharon.mccreary@emilygriffith.edu.

County Court Appointed Special Advocates Need: Drivers to deliver meals; volunteers to help Works with abused and neglected children in prepare, box and label meals Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties Requirements: Must dedicate one to two hours Need: Advocates for children, to get to know, a week speak up for and ensure their best interests in Contact: Phil or Mary at 303-798-7642 (from 8 court a.m. to noon Mondays through Fridays) Contact: 303-695-1882 or www.adv4children.

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Nonprofit that helps older adults stay indepenDouglas/Elbert Task Force dent. Serves all of Douglas County Provides assistance to people in Douglas and ElNeed: Volunteers who can provide transportation, bert counties who are in serious economic need, light housekeeping, handyman and companion at risk of homelessness or in similar crisis. services to seniors.

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September 9, 2016

Chris Daniels and the Kings to play in free show at ACC Waring Theatre will welcome musician who taught at school

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com The unique sound of Chris Daniels and the Kings will fill the Waring Theatre at Arapahoe Community College with rock and R&B music on Sept. 15 in a free concert at 7:30 p.m.

A 7 p.m. “meet the artist” reception will welcome Daniels back to ACC, where he taught for seven years (business of music, guitar, banjo, music theory). He still serves the college as chair of the Music Audio Technology program, according to program coordinator Dr. Chuck Haarhues, who says he arrived at ACC during the last year Daniels taught there. Daniels said Haarhues has been the driving force in developing a recording program that is “best in the community college system.” It had just started when Daniels was there.

“Chuck is light-years ahead of the 2006 ACC.” Daniels talked about his band’s new recording, “Funky to the Bone,” released in March. There are seven band members now, he said, including vocalist/ guitar player Freddi Henchi, who played with Freddi-Henchi and the Soul Setters in Arizona and then Colorado. “We met and he has appeared with the Kings for a couple years, and plays on the new album,” Daniels said. Much of the music on the program will come from the recording.

(LPs will be on sale — many young people prefer them, he finds.)

Daniels is now an assistant professor at CU-Denver where he teaches three classes on the music business, about 120 students.

Although the band has made 21 trips to Europe, they didn’t go this summer because they were invited to play the City of Denver’s big July 3 concert at the Civic Center. They don’t travel so much in the winter. “We have a couple teachers and others with straight jobs, but we will have done 70 shows this year,” Daniels said.

He writes new music “on better days” and says, at 63, he’s feeling well.

In 2010, he was hospitalized with nearfatal leukemia. “I’m alive because of a bone marrow transplant from my sister,”

Band leader Chris Daniels, front, will bring his Chris Daniels and the Kings to Arapahoe Community College, where he taught in the past. The concert will be on Sept. 15. Courtesy photo he said. “It’s an easy way to save a life.” He hopes concert audience members will get registered in the bone marrow registry.

(There will be literature at the concert.)

The concert is free, but donations will be accepted to fight leukemia and lymphoma.

Daniels looks forward to an East Coast tour where he will visit with 5- and 8-yearold grandkids who live in Brooklyn, New York, he said. And he’s starting on the next record, which he hopes will be finished in 2017. Actually, there are two records in the future: one with the Kings and another in bluegrass style. For 12 years, he has been emcee at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and thought up the concept record while driving back from Telluride. It will happen mostly in Nashville after the basic tracks, horn parts and vocals are laid down here.

“It’s how most people work these days,” said Haarhues of his audio engineering

program. There’s a technical revolution with no end in sight. Comparing the process to visual art, he said “you sketch first, then add the colors …” There are 50 to 70 students in the ACC program. “Everybody has to take music theory and sight singing.” The music department at ACC has tripled in size, including an orchestra, a choir and a jazz band,” he said.

His background includes 30 years as a performance musician (guitar), bachelor’s and master’s degrees in jazz studies from Eastern Illinois University, where he studied with nationally famous blind pianist Henry Butler. (Butler performed at ACC last year.) His Ph.D. is in composing, from Louisiana State University.

A raffle will award prizes — Music Go Round at Bowles Crossing will donate a guitar and Daniels will donate some records to be given as prizes. The raffle will

IF YOU GO Chris Daniels and the Kings will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 15 in the Waring Theatre at Arapahoe Community College, Littleton Campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive. A 7 p.m. “Meet the Artist” reception will precede the music. The performance is free and open to the public.

Donations to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Societies, as well as the ACC Foundation will be accepted. Information: student.activities@ arapahoe.edu or 303-797-5668.

raise funds for the Lymphoma and Leukemia Societies. Students will help with concert production, which includes running a brand new, completely digital P.A. system in its first concert. “Maybe there will be more concerts in the spring.”

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September 9, 2016

Spring Valley Golf Club hosts seventh annual vehicle show

By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com A blazing sun reflected off the well-polished hoods and fenders of about 70 cars and trucks at the seventh annual car show at Spring Valley Golf Club in Elizabeth on Aug. 28.

“I can’t believe there’s this many cars out here,” said John Vendetti of Elizabeth, one of the more than 200 people who attended. “There’s a lot of nice cars, and I’ve met so many different people. That’s what’s so cool about it.”

Vendetti owns a 1976 blue Chevy Vega, a car manufactured the same year he graduated from high school.

“We learned to drive in these cars,” he said.

Most every era of automotive engineering was represented at the show, from a 1925 Dodge Rat custom-fitted with gun turrets to top-of-the-line Mustangs and Corvettes from 2007 and 2008.

Sandy Patterson owns one of the newer models, a 2008 Corvette, and said he was impressed by the turnout — and all of the sunshine.

“This one’s bigger than it was last year, and the weather’s cooperating,” Patterson said.

Patterson was still waiting to check out the other vehicles assembled on the grass at the club. For the time being, he was enjoying “taking it easy” and answering questions about his own car.

“I just like to see how people react to seeing it,” he said.

Andrea Pankoff, event coordinator for Spring Valley Golf Club, said the club hosts the show as a way to support the local community.

“We like to support small-town, local people in the community,” she said. “We only charge a fee so we can pay the band.”

The Best in Show award went to Blaise Flaherty’s half-ton 1946 Chevy panel truck, and Jim McCain’s 1963 Chevy Grand Sport Corvette won the People’s Choice prize. Two other cars, a 1966 Oldsmobile 442 owned by Mark Brehm and Mark Ricard’s 1969 Mustang Mach 1, were recognized with a special award for being judges’ picks in two different Spring Valley shows.

Pankoff said that of the seven years she has planned the event, this year’s turnout was the biggest yet.

“We usually have about 50 to 60 cars,” she said, adding that by noon that day 68 cars had registered and others were still arriving. “I think this is the best turnout we’ve had.”

Attendance may have had something to do with summer’s impending end. But with the end of one season comes the time of year when owners pull their prized cars into their garages to prepare for the return of cruising weather in the spring.

For Vendetti, that means putting a new fuel injection system in his Vega.

“It’ll be winter before long,” Vendetti said. “Then we’ll put it in the garage and tear this whole thing apart again.”

Erin Hazelton checks out the special modifications on a 1925 Dodge owned by Kirk Herring at the Spring Valley Golf Club’s Car Show on Aug. 28. Photos by Tom Skelley

Craig Campbell of Parker peeks at the interior of a 1946 Chevy truck at the Spring Valley Golf Club Car Show on Aug. 28. The truck is owned by Marty Fidrich of Elizabeth.

Tony McIlroy, left, and Blaise Flaherty look under the hood of a 1966 Pontiac GTO at the Spring Valley Golf Club Car Show on Aug. 28 in Elbert County. Flaherty’s vehicle, a 1946 half-ton Chevy panel truck, won Best in Show.

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September 9, 2016

Autumn explored in Littleton exhibit

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com

A 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. reception on Sept. 9 at Littleton’s Depot Art Gallery will be the official opening of “Fall Into Art.” Next in the gallery’s themed exhibits, this one shows a number of ways Littleton Fine Arts Guild artists perceive their September world — in painting, photography, glass and ceramic raku sculpture.

An original oil painting by Sheila Marie will be awarded to some fortunate person through a drawing.

The winner must be present to win.

Paul Nutting won Best of Show for his soft, dreamy oil, “The Family,” while First Place went to Sheila Marie’s oil landscape of autumn in the high country, “Lighting the Way.” Second Place was awarded to Renee Ziccardi for her intriguing raku clay sculpture, “Back and Forth.”

Photographer Joe Bonito’s “Autumn Decay” took Third Place and Honorable Mentions were awarded to Tim Kathka, Scott Lines, Forrest Plesko, Mindy King, Peggy Dietz, Sally VanDerKamp and Mary Silvia.

The Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. 303-7950781.

“Colorful Gear,” a photograph by Tim Kathka, is an honorable mention winner in the Depot Art Gallery’s “Fall Into Art” exhibit, which runs until Sept. 25.

Denver Concert Band ready to launch season Lone Tree Arts Center will be venue for first show

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com When the Denver Concert Band opens its first concert of the season with Morton Gould’s rousing “American Salute,” musical director Jacinda Bouton will be celebrating her 20th year with the 55-year-old organization.

A glance at the website leads to a story of a group of friends, who were also musicians, sitting around in 1961 talk-

ing about how they would enjoy having a group to perform with. At first, there were 20 members and it has grown to about 90. (Musicians 18 and older who are interested can visit the band’s website — denverconcertband.org — for an application. There are wait lists for some positions. Rehearsals are on Monday evenings.)

They play year-round, with summer concerts, including the Tabor Opera House in Leadville on Aug. 27 and Taste of Colorado on Sept. 4 — and a series at Lone Tree Arts Center, starting on Sept.

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Musical Heroes Our first formal concert of the year will be a splendid and exciting tribute to a variety of heroes popular with kids as well as adults.

Included will be American Salute (When Johnny Comes Marching Home) Heroes of the Patriotic War, Kid Cam, the Rocket Man, Man of La Mancha, Superman March, Star Wars theme and much more.

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ment For Rosa,” “The Adventure of Kid Cam, the Rockman!,” “Legends and Heroes” and “Man of La Mancha.”

After the intermission, the audience will hear “Soaring With John Williams,” “With Quiet Courage,” “Internet Symphony Eroica,” “To the Heroes of the Patriotic War” (Khachaturian), “Perseus” and “Armed Forces on Parade.”

Bouton, who also directs the Lone Tree Symphony, has led the group on national and international concert tours and enjoyed more than 30 guest artists. She was for many years director of instrumental music at George Washington High School in Denver.

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IF YOU GO The Denver Concert Band will perform “Musical Heroes” at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tickets cost $13-$17 for adults and $8 for children. Season tickets are also available for four concerts.

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The DCB also has a Show and Tell Band that travels to area schools to teach children about instruments and music.

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THINGS TO DO TOP 5

THEATER/FILM

Nutcracker Auditions Denver Ballet Theatre will have open auditions on Saturday, Sept. 10, for its production of “The Nutcracker.” Auditions take place at Centerstage Starz, 8150 S. University Blvd., Ste 120, Centennial. Audition times are 2:30-2:45 p.m. for ages 4-5; 3-3:45 p.m. for ages 6-8; 4-5 p.m. for ages 9-12; and 5:15-6:30 p.m. for ages 13 and older. The show plays 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 22-23 at the Newman Center at the University of Denver. For requirements and other information, go to www. denverballettheatreacademy.com or call 303-799-6609.

Theater Auditions Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Highlands Ranch, will have auditions for several upcoming musical theater classes. For tuition rates and information, go to www.spotlightperformers.com. Upcoming auditions include: “High School Musical,” 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16. This 15-week class for ages 7-18 years meets from 4-5:30 p.m. Fridays.

MUSIC/CONCERTS

The Golden Tones Band Enjoy a lively performance of The Golden Tones Band playing popular swing music from the 1940s and a few contemporary hits. The 11-member band will play tunes such as “A String of Pearls,”“Dancing Cheek to Cheek,”“Jersey Bounce,” “Little Brown Jug” and “Pennsylvania 6-5000.” This is the music that people remember dancing to at the old Elitch Gardens ballroom. The Golden Tones Band has been in continuous operation since the late 1940s, supported by the City of Golden. Program is at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Call 303-795-3961.

Colorado Moms Tour The next Colorado Moms Tour State of the State program will be presented at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Lone Tree Golf Club, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree. Moms Fight Back founder Heidi Ganahl, a local mom of four, joins hundreds of moms for an open forum discussion on issues such as school safety, sexual assault, substance abuse, teen suicide, Internet safety, bullying and more. Guests will enjoy a catered lunch while discussing tough issues and learning what moms can do to create positive change. Expert panelists are Dennis Ballinger, clinical manager at AllHealth Network; David A. Weaver, Douglas County commissioner; and John-Michael Keyes, executive director of the I Love You Guys Foundation. Go to http://momsfightback.org/moms-fight-back-events/ for information and to RSVP.

Civic Youth Orchestra The Arapahoe Philharmonic will partner with Highlands Ranch-based Avanti Music Academy to create the new Civic Youth Orchestra for student musicians ages 6-21. The organization will feature two ensembles that rehearse on Sunday evenings: the more advanced Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonic Orchestra for younger musicians. Auditions for both ensembles will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at Avanti Music Academy, 2030 E. County Line Road, #U, Highlands Ranch. Additional information and audition materials, requirements and registration may be found at http://avantimusic.org/civicyouth-orchestra-south/.

‘Once Upon a Mattress’ Town Hall Arts Center presents “Once Upon a Mattress” from Friday, Sept. 9 to Sunday, Oct. 9 at 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Did you know it wasn’t the pea that caused the princess a sleepless night?

If you thought you knew the story of “The Princess and the Pea,” you’re in for a surprise. You won’t look at fairy tales the same way again. Go to www.TownHallArtsCenter. org for tickets and information.

Kids’ Arts and Crafts Drop in for fun at the kids’ zone, where kids in grades 2-6 can learn all about the moon and participate in making a moon-related craft, at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

15, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. No registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Hudson Gardens Summer Concerts Hudson Gardens presents its 2016 summer concert series at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Parking is free. Tickets on sale at www.altitudetickets.com. Prices and show times vary by artist. For information, go to www.hudsongardens.org or call 303-7978565. Concert lineup: Sunday, Sept. 11, Kenny Loggins.

EVENTS

Joyful Celebration A free concert by the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra is part of the second Joyful Celebration on Sunday, Sept. 11 to benefit the Parker Task Force. The outdoor celebration begins at 9:30 a.m. with a worship service, followed by the concert at 11 a.m. Local food trucks, S&K Banh Mi and Steve’s Green Chili, will sell food, and free frozen custard from Culvers will be served. Bring nonperishable food item donations. Community event takes place at Joy Lutheran Church and Preschool, 7051 E. Parker Hills Court, Parker. Go to https://www.joylc.org/event.

Joys, Perils of DNA Testing Professional genealogist Deena Coutant, of DigiDeena Family Heritage Solutions, will speak on “The Joys and Perils of DNA Testing: What You Need to Know to be an Ethical Genetic Genealogist” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

13, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Presentation provides a foundation in the Genetic Genealogy Standards that provide guidelines for purchasing, recommending, sharing and interpreting DNA test results. Deena will cover the advantages and limitations of DNA testing and lay out realistic expectations of how to properly use DNA as a key tool in every researcher’s genealogy arsenal. Go to www.ColumbineGenealogy.com.

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ART

Arctic Arts Project See stunning photographs of the Arctic region presented by award-winning photographer Kerry Koepping from 7-8:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. The goal of Koepping’s Arctic Art Project is to capture the exquisite art and environmental changes in the Arctic region, which encompasses Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayan Island, Norway and the Slavbard archipelago. View a unique visual kaleidoscope of ice, water, fire, tundra and fauna. Koepping has photographed areas that few humans have ever seen. Call 303-795-3961.

Lego Club See what you can create during Lego club. Kids ages 5-12 can build with Legos from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Unit 200. This is a drop-in activity; no registration required.

Contact 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Write Now Get started on writing fiction, nonfiction or a memoir by working with and learning from a panel of local authors from the Wind Crest Authors’ Group. Session meets at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., as part of Douglas County Libraries’ Lifelong Learning Fridays series. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Household HazMat Roundup, Electronic Recycling Residents of Englewood and Littleton may bring their household hazardous waste to the annual roundup from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 and Saturday, Sept. 17, at Englewood Service Center, 2800 S. Platte River Drive.

Englewood or Littleton residency will be verified. Cost is $20 per family for hazardous waste. Electronics also will be accepted; some require an additional fee. Call 303-795-3863 or go to http://www.littletongov.org/city-services/greenenvironmental-programs/household-hazmat-roundup.

Boy Scout Chili Fest Boy Scout Troop 780 plans its fifth annual Chili Fest chili cook-off from 4-8 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Douglas County Events Center. Public judging is from 4-6:30 p.m.; categories include Professional, Amateur and Boy Scout. Event includes a silent auction, live music by JustUs and a car crush. See a live Jaws of Life demonstration by the Castle Rock Fire Department. Call 303-907-0556 or email castlerockchilifest@gmail.com for tickets and information. Go to www. castlerockchilifest.com or facebook.com/troop780chilifest.

Living and Aging Well Learn about living and aging well through monthly luncheons on the second Monday of each month at the Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel. Program starts at 11:30 a.m., and lunch reservations are required. Cost includes beverage, lunch and tip. Upcoming topics are Ms. Senior America Michelle Rahn, presenting Defying Gravity, Monday, Sept. 12; Men’s health, presented by Scott Hall, Monday, Oct. 10. Go to www.cityoflonetree.com/agingwell for information and to RSVP. Support for LGBT Community Mary from the Denver LGBT Center will lead a discussion following support at the monthly meeting of PFLAG Highlands Ranch South Suburban Chapter. Meeting runs from 7-8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The topic will be the language used in the transgender community and how it has changed over the years. Everything is confidential and we welcome all. Contact info@pflaghighlandsranch.org Joys, Perils of DNA Testing Professional genealogist Deena Coutant, of DigiDeena Family Heritage Solutions, will speak on “The Joys and Perils of DNA Testing: What You Need to Know to be an Ethical Genetic Genealogist” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Presentation provides

a foundation in the Genetic Genealogy Standards that provide guidelines for purchasing, recommending, sharing and interpreting DNA test results. Deena will cover the advantages and limitations of DNA testing and lay out realistic expectations of how to properly use DNA as a key tool in every researcher’s genealogy arsenal. Go to www.ColumbineGenealogy.com.

Spy Thriller Discussion The Third Thursday Mystery Book Club will discuss Daniel Silva’s 15th book in the Gabriel Allon series, “The English Spy,” at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Lone Tree Golf Club. Gabriel is an art restorer by day and an operative and spy by night. In the style of James Bond spy thrillers, Silva provides an updated version of the spy thriller. Call Sue at 303-641-3534.

Families, Farming and Fermentation Ever wonder why it’s called Cheese Ranch? Learn the history of the ranch while enjoying beer from the Grist Brewing Co. and tasting the types of cheese, courtesy of Whole Foods Market, that were made in the Cheese Ranch back in 1879. Program runs from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at Cheese Ranch, near the windmill. Registration required at www.highlandsranch.org/nature. For ages 21 and older. Contact Nancy at 720-932-6990 or Programs@theHRHS.org.

Denim and Diamonds Gala Dance the night away and bid on some silent auction items at the Denim and Diamonds Gala to benefit Colorado HorsePower. Event runs from 6-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at the Lone Tree Golf Club, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree. Colorado HorsePower serves clients with disabilities through equine assisted therapies. Go to https://www.coloradohorsepower.org/news---events.html.

HEALTH

GLOW Event Say goodbye to skin care chemicals and learn do-it-yourself body care using oils, foods and everyday ingredients at home. Program runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10, at Natural Grocers, 1265 Sgt. John Stiles Drive, Suite M, Highlands Ranch. DIY body care for every body class runs from noon to 1 p.m. and the DIY scrub station is open from 1-3 p.m. Call 303-471-9400.

Walk & Roll to Cure FSHD A 5K walk and roll event to benefit the FSH Society, which raises money and awareness for the most common form of muscular dystrophy, is Saturday, Sept. 10, at Philip S. Miller Park, 1375 W. Plum Creek Parkway, Castle Rock. Registration begins at 9 a.m. The 5K begins at 10 a.m. and a raffle is at 11:30 a.m. Event is family-friendly. Wheelchairs, strollers and wagons are welcome. Registration includes an event T-shirt and a cord bag. Go to https://www.fshsociety.org/fshevents.walk-roll-cure-fshd/ To make a donation, go to https://www.fshsociety. org/donate-t0-an-event.

Develop a Positive Body Image Mothers of Multiples Society presents “Develop a Positive Body Image,” led by eating recovery experts Robyn Cruze and Dana Mestek, from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Lone Tree Library, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway. The experts will discuss how to raise children to feel good about their bodies with a healthy relationship toward food, and how parents can become positive role models to help support healthy behavior. To register and for information, go to www.mothersofmultiples.com.

Head•Strong Sport Psychology A workshop for 11- to 14-year-old athletes designed to build confidence and develop resiliency through mental skills training is offered from 4:30-6 p.m.

Thursdays from Sept. 15 to Nov. 3 at the Creekside II Clubhouse, 6087 S. Quebec St., Centennial. Contact 720-724-4548 or drkatebennett@gmail.com. Go to www.livetrainthrive.com.

Fall in Love with Organics Organics are becoming more and more popular, and rightly so. Organics are pesticide free, non-GMO, nutrient dense, good4 the planet and good4u. Join Natural Grocers from 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 1265 Sgt. John Stiles Drive, Suite M, Highlands Ranch. Sample 100 percent organic produce. Call 303-471-9400.

Find AA If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. More than 1,000 AA meetings are offered in the Denver area every week. If you think you may have a problem with alcohol, come see us. To find a meeting near you, call 303-322-4440, or go to www.daccaa.org.

EDUCATION

Winston Churchill As one of the key architects of the Allied victory in World War II, Winston Churchill is widely regarded as one of the most important political leaders of the 20th century. Join Active Minds from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, for a look at Churchill’s life before becoming prime minister of England, his years in the job and his lasting impact on his country and the world. Program takes place at RiverPointe, 5225 S. Prince St., Littleton. Call 303-797-0600 to RSVP. Homecoming Barbecue Ponderosa DECA plans a homecoming barbecue from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, on the front lawn at Ponderosa High School. Activities include a bouncy castle, music, food and games for families and students. Contact georgekf@s. dcsdk12.org or courtney.tanguma@dcsdk12.org.

Research Resources at Bemis Littleton’s Bemis Library has been an extensive genealogy reference collection of both print and digital materials. The library also is a deposit site for the Family History Center. Learn more from Clair Mattoon, Bemis programming assistant, at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Program will feature an introduction to several databases, tips on using online resources for genealogical research and example of the library’s physical resource that are of interest to the historian and genealogist. Go to www.ColumbineGenealogy.com.

English Learners Practice your English is a club that allows adults from all language backgrounds to practice lively, informal conversations in English on every day topics. For all levels of English learners. Discussion topics vary, and conversation group is facilitated. Group meets at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. No registration is required; information at 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

September 9, 2016

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GARAGE & ESTATE SALES

Specialty Auto Auction is proud to announce a classic car auction in conjunction with Goodguys!

Over 100 Classic Cars, street Rods & Muscle Cars!

All auctioned off Saturday, Sept 10th!

3:00pm Thomas H. McKee Building at the Larimer County Fairgrounds.

NO RESERVE#'s: $150 & 5% Commission RESERVE#'s: $250 & 8% Commission BUYERS FEE: 5% Fee To consign or buy visit us online at: www.specialtyautoauction.com

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Misc. Notices New Grief Support Group offering help and encouragement after the death of a spouse, child, family member or friend Monday's Starting September 12th 2pm-3:30 Registration fee $10 Scholarships available Contact Diane Waak 303-916-7324 Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201

Garage Sales Arvada Saturday September 10th 8am-3pm 6828 Newman Street Women's Clothes, Bikes, Furniture, Kitchen Items, Crafts and a lot more!

For sale matching S.S. Frigidaire refrigerator and range, excellent condition, user manuals included.

26 cf total for frig. Ceramic glass top range. $750 for both. Call 720-851-4276

550 WOLFENSBERGER CASTLE ROCK Sept. 9 & 10 9-4 at Epiphany Lutheran Church.

The gigantic annual sale your neighbors watch for .

Funds support our Orphan Grain Train mission . Good clean merchandise, furniture, costumes, baby, holiday, hardware, shoes, bedding ,purses, jewelry, pianos, craft supplies, handmade quilts, household and a few things we can’t identify but you probably need one. Some items are priced, we negotiate a reasonable price for the rest. Weather no problem, most things are indoor.

CASTLE ROCK - CastleWood Ranch area 15" men's Trek 24 speed bicycle $145 Excellent condition.

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Friday September 9th, 7:30-3pm 10627 Montecito Drive (Ridgegate Parkway & I25) Holiday, Household, Small Kitchen Appliances, Clothing, Furniture, DVD's, Women's accessories and much much more!

Parker Multi Family Garage Sale Lots of Items September 9th & 10th South Pinery 5151 Aster Court 8:30am-4pm

Horse Boarding Grassy Pastures in the Summer and a Warm Barn in the Winter Trails to ride Specializing in Older Horses or Horses Having a Hard Time Maintaining Weight Large stall with run Excellent barn stored hay provided 5 miles Southwest of Castle Rock $550/month 303-907-3553

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Autos for Sale 1999 Chevy 1 ton pick up CK3500 in very good shape 454 engine, 4 wheel drive,$13,200 Power steering/locks & windows ABS Brakes, AC, Must see to appreciate Ray (406)253-1005

Dogs

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Legend senior quarterback Marc Muma (7) passed for two touchdowns and ran for another in the Titans’ 31-28 victory over rival Ponderosa Sept. 2 at Echo Park Automotive Stadium. Photos by Jim Benton

‘Great to be a Titan tonight’ game.

“When I picked it, I got on the ground right away because I couldn’t believe what I just did,” Griswold said. “I didn’t know where I was. I was in total shock.”

Interception seals 31-28 Legend win over Ponderosa

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Legend senior linebacker Mitchell Griswold was still a little shocked after the Titans’ season-opening win over Parker rival Ponderosa on Sept. 2 at Echo Park Automotive Stadium.

The Titans held on for a 31-28 win to give coach Monte Thelen his first victory at Legend after 13 seasons at Cherokee Trail while Ponderosa, a Class 4A school in football, saw its gallant comeback thwarted by Griswold’s interception with 1:24 left in the

KEEPING SCORE WITH...

MORGAN SPEICHER Senior volleyball player Chaparral High School

Why do you participate in sports?

I love being involved and making new friends. I’ve met so many people that I would have never met without sports. Along with that, I love the high you get after getting a big kill, getting a stuff block, and winning a game.

What is your favorite subject in school?

Math is probably my favorite because there is a process to get the answer, and you’re either right or wrong. At the same time, I also don’t like math because it

Key moments Ponderosa, down 24-7 at halftime, used an interception by sophomore Quinton Ostdahl and a successful pass on a fake punt to set up fourth-quarter touchdowns as the Mustangs pulled to within three points and actually had a chance to win or tie the game.

After a pass interference penalty, the Mustangs had a first down on the Legend 35-yard line with less than two minutes to play. However, on second down, Griswold

intercepted a pass from Ponderosa quarterback Sterling Ostdahl to seal the Legend victory.

“You have first-and-10 at the 35 and we have a really good kicker, and you feel like you’re one first down away from at least tying the game and going to overtime,” said Ponderosa coach Jaron Cohen. “Then the Legend kid made a nice play on the ball. It was a great high school football game.”

Griswold stepped up for the Titans’ defense.

“I read it and saw him (Sterling Ostdahl) go to the other receiver and I read it pretty good,” Griswold said. “I’m the captain of the defense and just had to make a play.”

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can get pretty hard.

Do you have pre-competition rituals?

I usually like to take a nap before games, and our team has some pre-competition rituals.

Before all the home games we have a dance party, then we get serious in a tight circle, turn off all the lights, and visualize what we are going to do. After that, we listen to a speech and get ready to run out. Usually, before every play the three people in the front row have a special handshake that we do.

What are your plans for after high school?

After high school I would like to attend CU-Boulder. Along with that, I would like to do lots of traveling.

“Keeping Score With…” is a Q&A with high school athletes in the south metro area. Email Colorado Community Media sports writer Jim Benton at jbenton @coloradocommunitymedia.com if you or someone you know would like to participate.

 Ali Kilponen, softball, junior, Valor Christian: She struck out 18 of the 25 batters she faced and allowed two hits in a 7-0 win over defending Class 5A champion Mountain Range on Aug. 27. Kilponen struck out 13 batters in a five-inning no-hitter against Chatfield on Aug. 31. She has 70 strikeouts in 31 innings pitched and owns five wins for the defending Class 4A state champions.  Sylar Lane, volleyball, senior, Rock Canyon: She had 25 assists and five digs in a 3-0 win over Cherokee Trail on Aug. 30.  Zoe Mihalicz, softball, senior, Legend: Mihalicz collected two hits and had five runs batted in during the Titans’ comefrom-behind win over Arvada West on Aug. 27.  Jake Groth, football, junior, Arapahoe: Groth caught seven of the nine passes that were completed by the Warriors and finished with 113 receiving yards and a touchdown in Arapahoe’s 10-5 win over Rock Canyon on Sept. 1.  Alex Fredrich, soccer, senior, SkyView Academy: The Hawks opened the season with a 3-2 win on Aug. 29 over Eagle Ridge Academy. Fredrich scored all three goals for SkyView Academy in the victory.

Colorado Community Media selects five athletes from high schools in the south metro area each week as “Standout Performers.” Preference is given to athletes making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

C Gary Mares and Jim Dollaghan o are friends who happen to be rival H girls softball coaches.

M Mares is head coach at HoriH zon and Dollaghan heads up the T ThunderRidge a program. The C teams usually only meet once i a year since the D schools play “ in different e leagues. f Mares and Dollaghan have P been competp ing against w Jim Benton each other for C years, OVERTIME many 1 but remain V best friends. s The rivalry started in Little League baseball and continued in t high school when Mares played at w Thornton and Dollaghan for NorthC glenn.

“We played at rival high schools,” w Dollaghan said. “We had a play at “ the plate in high school where I a could have bowled him over but o I just started laughing and he just a tagged me. It’s been one of those b nice friendships that you enjoy as a coach.” d The two buddies stood at each b other’s weddings and went into m coaching after they finished college. t “We said whoever got a job first, h we would go help each other,” b Mares explained.

Dollaghan coached baseball at Green Mountain and Mares was his assistant for three seasons. Then Mares got the head baseball job at Legacy and Dollaghan was his assistant for two seasons.

Now both are softball coaches and look forward to HorizonThunderRidge games. Dollaghan, who also helps coach baseball, is in his sixth year as the Grizzlies’ head softball coach and Mares has been at Horizon since 2011 and is coaching softball for the fifth season.

“This makes us get together because he lives way down south and I’m north,” Mares said. “So we get to see each other then and I help him with camps and he helps with camps for me. He’s a good as it gets and not just with baseball and softball knowledge. He’s a good human being and does a good job with the team.”

Dollaghan knows he has to be focused whenever ThunderRidge is matched against Horizon.

“I don’t care what kind of rivalry you have or how bad you want to win, he’s one of my dear friends,” Dollgahan said. “I’m going to do everything I can to beat him because I’ll tell you, he’ll outcoach me. He’s a great coach and I really have to be on my toes to compete with him mentally, because mentally he just smokes me.”

Warriors target pediatric cancer All Arapahoe soccer players will be wearing gold shoelaces for their final game of the annual Warrior Invitational Tournament Sept. 9 at Littleton Public Schools Stadium as part of Lace Up for Pediatric Cancer.

Each player will donate $5 of their purchased laces as a show of unity against pediatric cancer.

Money from the laces and 100 percent of other donations received at the games will go to local kids with cancer and their families.

Benton continues on Page 27

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September 9, 2016

Douglas County third, Castle View fifth in tourney Castle Rock teams fare well in the annual Don McCall event

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

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The start of the Labor Day weekend is big for high school softball tournaments in Colorado.

There’s the Erie Tournament of Champions, which draws local and out-of-state teams. Mountain Range High School hosts the King of the Mountain tourney. Douglas County High School conducts the Don McCall Tournament, which was held this year at the Metzler Ranch softball fields in Castle Rock.

“We’re all fighting to keep quality teams in the tournaments,” said Douglas County coach Brian Stebbins.

“Our tournament ran well. We avoided all the weather. This is year 25 or 26 for this tournament.”

Grand Junction Central defeated e Prairie View, 3-2, to win the championship game of the tournament, which concluded Sept. 3. Douglas County whipped Fruita Monument, 11-1, in the third-place game. Castle View notched a 4-2 win over Ponderosa in the fifth-place contest.

Douglas County went 4-1 in the tournament and their only setback was a 6-2 loss to Grand Junction Central.

“It’s not bad to finish third, but ” we’re not satisfied,” Stebbins said.

“Central has been a good ball club and consistent for years. We had one of those innings where we kicked it around a little bit and it came back to bite us.

“We had contributions up and down the lineup. Alley Kim was our best and most consistent all tournament. You get that from a sophomore third baseman and it is sure nice to have a kid like that. Jordan Acosta has been great for us in the leadoff spot.

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She’s a tough out and is so dang fast.

And you look at what Savanna (Reiners) did in the circle. It’s the best she’s pitched for us. She’s only a sophomore.”’

Kim was 7-for-14 in the five tournament games while Acosta was 6-for-14 with three stolen bases. Reiners started three games and collected three wins. She pitched 17 innings and allowed seven hits in the three games.

Castle View was 3-1-1 in the tournament. The Sabercats lost a 10-8 eight-inning contest to Douglas County and tied tournament champion Grand Junction Central 8-8.

“We played better than I expected,” said Sabercats coach Cory Williams.

“We hit the ball like I’ve never seen the team hit before. Our freshman pitcher (Haley Hoy) continued to improve and I think we’ll be pretty good but it’s going to be hard competing in the Continental League.

“I’m happy. Take away the Douglas County game which we actually won, we’d be 5-0-1 right now.”

Castle View’s Bailey Musil hit what appeared to be a home run in the seventh inning against Douglas County but umpires ruled the ball bounced over the fence.

Castle View had 62 hits, including six home runs, in the five McCall Tournament games.

Musil, a junior, went 9-for-17 with 10 RBIs and three home runs.

“I got a new bat and I was breaking it in,” Musil said. “It was the same swing just a different bat. This tournament was so fun.”

Ponderosa finished with a 2-3 record in the tourney with the wins coming over Pueblo Centennial and Vista Ridge.

Julia Qualteri pitched a four-hit shutout for Ponderosa in the 3-0 win over Centennial. Cassidy Pitts, Noraa Fort and Kendal Boyum hit home runs in the 8-7 triumph over Vista Ridge.

Boyum’s homer was a grand slam.

Madison Dailey was Ponderosa’s starting pitcher in a 4-2 loss to Castle View in the fifth-place game on Sept. 3 in the Don McCall Tournament at the Metzler Ranch softball complex in Castle Rock. Photo by Jim Benton

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Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0173 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/27/2016 2:01:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 8, BLOCK 2, THE VILLAGES OF PARKER FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Public Notices Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0164 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/22/2016 6:33:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: KARYN E TRUITT Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR E VERBANK, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/21/2009 Recording Date of DOT: 5/7/2009 Reception No. of DOT: 2009034260 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $155,180.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $135,259.87 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments as required under the Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: Unit E, Building 18, Cottonwood South Condominium, Map No. 29, for Prairie Meadows Condominiums according to the Condominium Map for Cottonwood South Condominium Map No. 29 recorded on November 15, 2006 at Reception No. 2006097769, in the records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of Douglas County and as defined and described in the Condominium Declaration for Cottonwood South Condominiums for Prairie Meadows Condominiums recorded on November 23, 2004 at Reception No. 2004120167 as amended in Technical Amendment to Declaration recorded on February 3, 2005 at Reception No. 2005010456, in said records, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Which has the address of: 17251 Lark Water Lane #E, 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, October 12, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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First Publication: 8/18/2016 Last Publication: 9/15/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/22/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLAS H. SANTARELLI Colorado Registration #: 46592 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: Attorney File #: 16-011854 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0164 First Publication: 8/18/2016 Last Publication: 9/15/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0173 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/27/2016 2:01:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: AMY JACQUELINE THOMAS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE LENDERS OF AMERICA, LLC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/20/2015 Recording Date of DOT: 7/27/2015 Reception No. of DOT: 2015052507 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $326,880.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the

Original Grantor: AMY JACQUELINE THOMAS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGE LENDERS OF AMERICA, LLC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/20/2015 Recording Date of DOT: 7/27/2015 Reception No. of DOT: 2015052507 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $326,880.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $324,711.56

Public Trustees

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 1, BLOCK 1, CLARKE FARMS SUBDIVISION- FILING NO. 2A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 17336 Paoli Way, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 8/25/2016 Last Publication: 9/22/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/30/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVID R DOUGHTY Colorado Registration #: 40042 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: Attorney File #: 16-012121 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0173 First Publication: 8/25/2016 Last Publication: 9/22/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0175

Which has the address of: 10945 Furlong Court, Parker, CO 80138 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, October 26, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

Public Trustees

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 9/1/2016 Last Publication: 9/29/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/5/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVID R DOUGHTY Colorado Registration #: 40042 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: Attorney File #: 16-012059 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0175 First Publication: 9/1/2016 Last Publication: 9/29/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0162 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/22/2016 6:31:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: TIMOTHY FRANCIS SAVOY AND DONNA MECHE SAVOY Original Beneficiary: NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE F/K/A NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2002-NC3 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/30/2002 Recording Date of DOT: 6/3/2002 Reception No. of DOT: 02052403 Book 2339 Page 2256 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $295,950.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $241,221.96 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/5/2016 12:45:00 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.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Original Grantor: TRACY T. O'DELL AND BARBARA H. O'DELL Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR REPERFORMING LOAN TRUST 2005-2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/10/2002 Recording Date of DOT: 3/28/2002 Reception No. of DOT: 02029829 Book 2296 Page 368 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $170,124.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $151,497.85

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 2, BLOCK 4, STONEGATE FILING NO. 15-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 8, BLOCK 2, THE VILLAGES OF PARKER FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10945 Furlong Court, Parker, CO 80138 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, October 26, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all in-

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

Which has the address of: 16243 Creekview Drive, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 8/18/2016 Last Publication: 9/15/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/22/2016

Notices

In the Interest of: DONOVAN WILSON, D.O.B. 3/20/2013, Child, And concerning: MADISON WILSON, D.O.B. 12/16/1993, Mother, MICHAEL BAKER, D.O.B. 2/14/1987, Father Respondents,

the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

Public Trustees

First Publication: 8/18/2016 Last Publication: 9/15/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/22/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: WELDON P. PHILLIPS JR Colorado Registration #: 31827 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 4500.101879.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0162 First Publication: 8/18/2016 Last Publication: 9/15/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0184

September 9, 2016

And CHERI MEDINA, Maternal Grandmother, and ANDREW GEESEN, Mother’s boyfriend, To advertise your publicSpecial notices call 303-566-4100 Respondents.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Trustees

Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0192 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/14/2016 12:18:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: CHARLES PARKER AND LESLIE PARKER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION D/B/A CAPITAL LENDING GROUP Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/30/2009 Recording Date of DOT: 2/11/2009 Reception No. of DOT: 2009008945 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $268,872.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $196,479.01 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

To Whom It May Concern: On 7/12/2016 3:09:00 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.

*Home Affordable Modification Agreement recorded March 24, 2015 at Reception No. 2015018338*

Original Grantor: MICHAEL W GOOSBY AND DELCETER L GOOSBY Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-AR8 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/17/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 9/26/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007076160 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $636,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $621,404.36

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

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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

Said Deed of Trust was rerecorded on 9/28/2007, under Reception No. 2007077027.

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 58, PINERY WEST, FILING NO. 1G, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 4651 Carefree Trl, Parker, CO 80134-5237 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, November 2, 2016, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 9/8/2016 Last Publication: 10/6/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 7/15/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6906 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-16-737520-JS *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0184 First Publication: 9/8/2016 Last Publication: 10/6/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0192 To Whom It May Concern: On 7/14/2016 12:18:00 PM the undersigned Public

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 7, BLOCK 6, AMENDED SAGEWOOD SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 11530 Running Creek Lane, Parker, CO 80138 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.

Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726; FAX 877-285-8988 E-mail: jthirkel@douglas.co.us lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 16JV187 * DIVISION 7

Misc. Private Legals

DEPENDENCY SUMMONS

This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 193-503, C.R.S. 2015.

TO MICHAEL BAKER, 14958 E. Wagontrail Place, Aurora, CO 80015: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named children are dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which is being served upon you. You are being served the following case related documents as well: Petition for Temporary Custody; Removal Order; Advisement in Dependency and Neglect; ICWA Affidavit; Affidavit and Advisement Concerning the Child's Potential Placement; D&N Handbook; Application for Court Appointed Counsel; and Notice of Hearing.

A Pre-Trial Conference has been set for September 19, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILDREN AS DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN.

You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition.

You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2014, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.

Dated: August 30, 2016

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Assistant Douglas County Attorney

First Publication: 9/8/2016 Last Publication: 10/6/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Ella Bliss Beauty Bar – 3, LLC d/b/a Ella Bliss Beauty Bar, whose address is 3624 East Highlands Ranch Parkway, Suite 201, Highlands Ranch, Colorado has requested the Licensing Officials of Douglas County to grant a Beer and Wine License at the location of 3624 East Highlands Ranch Parkway, Suite 201, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, to dispense malt and vinous by the drink for consumption on the premises. The Public Hearing on this application is to be held by the Douglas County Local Liquor Licensing Authority at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado on Thursday, September 22, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.

Dated: 7/15/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVID A. SHORE Colorado Registration #: 19973 5347 S VALENTIA WAY SUITE 100, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO 80111 Phone #: (303) 573-1080 Fax #: Attorney File #: 16-00346SH

Legal Notice No.: 929682 First Publication: September 8, 2016 Last Publication: September 8, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE

Date of Application: August 19, 2016

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

Officers: Peter Koclanes Kelly Huelsing Brooke Vanhavermaat

Legal Notice No.: 2016-0192 First Publication: 9/8/2016 Last Publication: 10/6/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Legal Notice No.: 929642 First Publication: September 1, 2016 Last Publication: September 1, 2016 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: DONOVAN WILSON, D.O.B. 3/20/2013, Child, And concerning: MADISON WILSON, D.O.B. 12/16/1993, Mother, MICHAEL BAKER, D.O.B. 2/14/1987, Father Respondents, And CHERI MEDINA, Maternal Grandmother, and ANDREW GEESEN, Mother’s boyfriend, Special Respondents.

Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726; FAX 877-285-8988 E-mail: jthirkel@douglas.co.us lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 16JV187 * DIVISION 7

NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on the 10th day of OCTOBER 2016, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and DOUBLE R EXCAVATING for the 2015 EAST/WEST REGIONAL TRAIL, SCHWEIGER RANCH TRAILHEAD & LOW WATER CROSSING PROJECT (PO#35653), in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said DOUBLE R EXCAVATING for or on account for the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 10th day of OCTOBER 2016, to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Douglas County Government, Board of County Commissioners, c/o Parks & Trails, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas

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Football Continued from Page 22

Key players/statistics Legend senior quarterback Marc Muma passed for 142 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another. Zach Horvart added a rushing touchdown and Brady Nicholas kicked two field goals.

Ponderosa junior quarterback Ostdahl had 145 yards passing and two touchdowns. Quinton Ostdahl rushed for two TDs.

Ponderosa junior wide receiver Cole Hall uses a good block to gain yardage after catching a swing pass during the Sept. 2 game against Legend at Echo Park Automotive Stadium.

The Mustangs rallied for 14 points in the fourth quarter but their last drive ended with an interception as Legend notched a 31-28 win in the season opener for both Parker schools.

Photo by Jim Benton

Benton Continued from Page 22

Arapahoe parents will have donation boxes at the stadium on Sept. 9 which is the final day

of the three-day, six-team tournament.

Unreadable numbers Valor Christian has developed many well-recognized football players. However, it sure would be nice to be able to identify an

They said it Griswold pointed out that the win was important since it was Thelen’s first at Legend, plus it was against Ponderosa.

“Giving Monte the first win was pretty special, especially against Pondo,” he said. “This was a big game for us. They were talking and their coach was talking.

Whenever we play them it gets amped up.

I know some of their guys and played little league with them. I’m glad to see them,

Eagles’ offensive or defensive lineman, wide receiver or other players from seats in the stands.

I’m not the only observer to complain.

Numbers on the Eagles’ uniforms are unreadable from the stands or press box and many

but it’s a pretty big rivalry.”

Cohen was pleased with the Mustangs’ second-half turnaround.

“We had a couple adjustments on defense in the second half for a couple of things they were doing to hurt us, but mainly that first we played poorly and we had a bad turnover that gave them a field goal at the end of the half,” he said.

“And that ended up being the difference in the final score. Credit to Legend — they played really well.”

Thelen praised his team and Ponderosa.

“It was a great win for our kids and we’re really proud of them and our coaching staff,” Thelen said. “It was tough. We have a lot to build on and we can get better. We give a lot of credit to Ponderosa.

They came back in the second half with an efficient offense. But, listen, it’s great to be a Titan tonight.”

Going forward Legend plays at Westminster Sept. 9 while Ponderosa faces Douglas County the same night.

times it’s a guessing game to figure out who caught a pass, made a tackle or ran with the football.

The PA announcer usually helps out.

On the sidelines or up close, the numbers are legible but not from a distance.

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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Editor’s note: To add or update a club listing, email calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Political Douglas County Democrats executive committee meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of every month at various sites. Contact Mike Jones at 720-509-9048 or email info@DouglasDemocrats.org. Social-discussion meetings take place in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Parker, Lone Tree and Roxborough. Visit douglasdemocrats. org and click on calendar for more information.

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Parker Democrats meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month for discussion of timely topics, led by knowledgeable speakers, at the South Metro Fire Station 45, 16801 Northgate Drive, Parker. Visit www.douglasdemocrats.org for information.

Professional BEST Leads (Businesses Exclusively Supporting Teammates) mets from 7-8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at the Rock Wood Fired Kitchen, 19340 E. Cottonwood Drive, Parker. This is a Leads group on steroids, with 45-plus members and exclusive representation. Call Jeff at 303-717-1492.

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Call Marsha newlyHaeflein developed Educational Navigator ING PROJECT (PO#35653), in Douglas jrafferty@hmbrown.com. position. This position will work with child County; and that any person, co-partnerat 303-841-4318 or visit www.dcgop.org or www.

welfare children and youth who have or ship, association or corporation that has are currently experiencing out Business of home an unpaid claim against said DOUBLE R dcrw.org.

Build Today, a business networking care. Research has shown that children EXCAVATING for or on account for the in foster care are less group likely tomeets achievefrom 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every first furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, Highlands Ranch, Roxborough, and Lonesuccess; Tree graduating from high educational PUBLIC NOTICE sustenance, provisions, provender or oththird Thursday at Johnny Carino’s in Parker. school. The goal of thisand position is to imerDemocrats supplies usedmeet or consumed by such at 7 p.m. the Thursday of every prove the educational outcome of children INVITATION FORor BID (IFB) contractor or any subcontractors in or Visit www.buildbusinesstoday.com call 720in the child welfare system by working dir#039-16 month topical speakers and discussion about the for performance of said work, or lively ecting with children and840-5526. their families as PROCUREMENT & INSTALLATION OF that supplied rental machinery, tools, or at the James H. LaRue wellS.asRidgeline facilitating positive system change GARAGE DOORS AND OPERATORS equipment to the extent used Library, in the pro-9292 through coordination, advocacy and policy FOR THE DOUGLAS COUNTY secution of said work, may at anyVisit time www.douglasdemoup CERTUS Professional Network meets for its Blvd., Highlands Ranch. development.

CAR/TRUCK WASH FACILITY to and including said time of such final settlement on said 10th day of OCTOBER Five (5) copies of your RFP response The Facilities, Fleet and Emergency 2016, to file a verified statement of the shall be submitted in a sealed envelope Support Services Department of Douglas amount due and unpaid on account of plainly marked “RFP No. 038-16, EducaCounty Government, hereinafter referred such claim with the Douglas County Govto as the County, respectfully requests tional Navigator” prior to the due date and ernment, Board of County Commissionbids from responsible and qualified firms time. Electronic and/or faxed responses ers, c/o Parks & Trails, 100 Third Street, for the procurement and installation of four will not be accepted. RFP responses will Castle Rock, Colorado 80104.

(4) garage doors and operators (see spebe received until 3:00 p.m., on Thursday, cifications for details) for the Douglas September 29, 2016 by the Finance DeFailure on the part of the claimant to file County Car/Truck Wash facility located at partment, Purchasing Division, 100 Third such statement prior to such final settle3030 North Industrial Way, Castle Rock, Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado ment will relieve said County of Douglas Colorado 80109.

80104. Proposals will not be considered from all and any liability for such which are received after the time stated, claimant’s claim. The Board of Douglas The IFB documents may be reviewed and any proposals so received will be reCounty Commissioners of the County of and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain Eturned unopened.

Douglas, Colorado, By: Carolyn S. Riggs, Purchasing System website at www.rockyCPPB, Purchasing Supervisor, Douglas mountainbidsystem.com. IFB documents Douglas County Government reserves the County Government. are not available for purchase from right to reject any and all proposals, to Douglas County Government and can waive formalities, informalities, or irreguLegal Notice No.: 929680 only be accessed from the above-menlarities contained in a said proposal and First Publication: September 8, 2016 tioned website. While the IFB documents furthermore, to award a contract for items Last Publication: September 15, 2016 herein, either in whole or in part, if it is are available electronically, Douglas Publisher: Douglas County News-Press deemed to be in the best interest of the County cannot accept electronic bid reCounty to do so. Additionally, we reserve sponses. the right to negotiate optional items/serPUBLIC NOTICE vices with the successful vendor.

Three (3) copies of your IFB response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) Please direct any questions concerning plainly marked “IFB No. 039-16, Garage #038-16 this RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Doors for the Car/Truck Wash Facility”.

EDUCATIONAL NAVIGATOR Supervisor, 303-660-7434, Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 not be accepted. Bids will be received unThe Douglas County Department of p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding til 3:00 p.m., on Thursday, September 22, Human Services is seeking a motivated holidays.

2016 by the Douglas County Finance Deindividual or agency to contract with for a partment, Purchasing Division, 100 Third newly developed Educational Navigator Legal Notice No.: 929694 Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado position. This position will work with child First Publication: September 8, 2016 80104. Bids will not be considered which welfare children and youth who have or are received after the time stated, and any Last Publication: September 8, 2016 are currently experiencing out of home bids so received will be returned unPublisher: Douglas County News-Press care. Research has shown that children opened. in foster care are less likely to achieve educational success; graduating from high PUBLIC NOTICE Douglas County Government reserves the school. The goal of this position is to imright to reject any and all bids, to waive prove the educational outcome of children INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) formalities, informalities, or irregularities in the child welfare system by working dir#039-16 contained in a said bid and furthermore, to ecting with children and their families as PROCUREMENT & INSTALLATION OF award a contract for items herein, either in well as facilitating positive system change GARAGE DOORS AND OPERATORS whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the through coordination, advocacy and policy FOR THE DOUGLAS COUNTY best interest of the County to do so. Addidevelopment.

CAR/TRUCK WASH FACILITY tionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successFive (5) copies of your RFP response The Facilities, Fleet and Emergency ful bidder. shall be submitted in a sealed envelope Support Services Department of Douglas plainly marked “RFP No. 038-16, EducaCounty Government, hereinafter referred Please direct any questions concerning to as the County, respectfully requests tional Navigator” prior to the due date and this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing bids from responsible and qualified firms time. Electronic and/or faxed responses Supervisor, 303-660-7434, for the procurement and installation of four will not be accepted. RFP responses will criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 (4) garage doors and operators (see spebe received until 3:00 p.m., on Thursday, p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding cifications for details) for the Douglas September 29, 2016 by the Finance Deholidays.

County Car/Truck Wash facility located at partment, Purchasing Division, 100 Third 3030 North Industrial Way, Castle Rock, Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 929695 Colorado 80109.

80104. Proposals will not be considered First Publication: September 8, 2016 which are received after the time stated,

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INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)from 9:30-11 a.m. the Parker networking event #039-16 PROCUREMENT & INSTALLATION OFat Panera Bread, second Tuesday of the month GARAGE DOORS AND OPERATORS 11290 Mile Road, Parker. Build your FORTwenty THE DOUGLAS COUNTY CAR/TRUCK WASH FACILITY

network, grow your business, network less. Our

The Facilities, and Emergency events areFleet structured to connect professionals Support Services Department of Douglas County Government, hereinafter with the resources, powerreferred partners and leaders to as the County, respectfully requests to expand their business and the business of othbids from responsible and qualified firms for the procurement and installation of four ers.

Open to and all industries, 30 minutes (4) garage doors operators (seeincludes specifications for details) forand the organized Douglas of open networking introductions County Car/Truck Wash facility located at 3030 North Industrial Way, Castle Rock, to the group.

Cost: $12 non-CERTUS members at Colorado 80109.

the door. First participants pay half price. RSVP

group is open to residents of Douglas County.

Parker Leaders, a leads group with a networking attitude, meets from 10:30-11:45 a.m. the second and fourth Mondays of the month at Parker Heating & Air, 18436 Longs Way, Unit 101. Entrepreneurs are encouraged to visit the club, which is seeking new members, including a personal trainer, massage therapist, acupuncturist, lawyer bookkeper, telecom consultant and computer repair technician. Contact Erica_Kraft@ADP.com

The IFB documents may be reviewed Parker Leads meets from 4-5 p.m. every second not required. infoMountain aboutE-CERTUS™ Profesand/or printed fromMore the Rocky and fourth Wednesdays. Call 303-524-9890.

Purchasing System website at www.rockysional Network at http://www.CertusNetwork. mountainbidsystem.com. IFB documents PUBLIC NOTICE are not available for purchase from com.

South Metro Sales and Business ProfessionDouglas County Government and can REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) only be accessed from the above-men#045-16als, a networking group, meet from 11:30 a.m. to Douglas-Elbert County Music Teachers’ Astioned website. While the IFB documents CYBER SECURITY STAFFING 1 p.m. every Wednesday at August Moon, 18651 are available meets electronically, Douglas RESOURCE sociation at 9 a.m. every first Thursday at PROVIDERS County cannot accept electronic bid reE. Mainstreet, sponses.

The and Information Technology Department in Parker. Call Tom Joseph at 303Parker Bible Church, between Jordan Chamof Douglas County Government, herein840-5825 for information. bers (3) on copies Main Street.

All response area musicafter teachers Three of your IFB referredare to as the County, respectshall be submitted in a sealed envelope fully requests proposals from responsible welcome.

Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479. plainly marked “IFB No. 039-16, Garage and qualified individuals and/or firms to Doors for the Car/Truck Wash Facility”. assist the County, on an as-needed temElectronic and/or Southeast faxed bid responses will porary basis,at to fill CyberRecreation Security Staffing Leads Club Superstars meets not be accepted. Bids will be received unpositions. The goal of the County, through Altitude Multisport Club invites anyone intera.m.on Wednesdays at LePeep Parker til7:30 3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 22, at this RFP, isand to assemble a list of several 2016 by the Douglas County Finance Deindividuals and/or firmsested that can be utilin triathlon, running, biking, or swimming OrchardPurchasing roads. Call Linda 720-641partment, Division, 100Jones Third at ized, as needed, to fill staffing needs. The to join usand/or for group workouts.

Sunday Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado agreement(s) with the individuals Public Noticemorning 0056.

80104. Bids will not be considered which firms, as a result of this RFP, shall be conswims at the Parker Rec Center and run and bike are received after the time stated, and any sidered a Blanket Purchase Agreement.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) ThesoLeague Women Voters Arapahoe bids receivedof will be returned un- of The Blanket Purchase Agreement author#046-16 workouts throughout the week.

Whether you’re opened. izes, but does not obligate, the County to MANAGED CYBER SECURITY County has two meetings per month. utilizeNo anyunit minimum or an maximum, dollar Ironman or have run a 5K,SERVICES we welcome all Douglas County Government reserves the amount orthe quantity of services from any meetings are in June through August, but abilities.

Go to www.AltitudeMultisport.com for right to reject any and all bids, to waive specific individual and/or firm.

The Information Technology Department formalities, or irregularities of Douglas County Government, hereintwo unit informalities, meetings per month will begin again in more information. contained in a said bid and furthermore, to Five (5) copies of your RFP response after referred to as the County, respectSeptember second Monday sec- in a sealed envelope fully requests proposals from responsible award a contracton for items herein, either in evenings shall be and submitted whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the plainly marked “RFP No. 045-16, Cyber and qualified individuals and/or firms to ondinterest Thursday mornings.

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AddiSecurity Staffing the County, on an as-needed tionally, we reserve the right to negotiate or to the due date and time. Electronic porary basis, to fill Managed Cyber Securoptional items/services with the successand/or faxed responses will not be accepity Services positions. The goal of the ful bidder. ted. RFP responses will be received until County, through this RFP, is to assemble 5:00 p.m., on Friday, September 23, 2016 a list of several individuals and/or firms Please direct any questions concerning by the Finance Department, Purchasing that can be utilized, as needed, to fill Manthis IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, aged Cyber Security Service needs. The Supervisor, 303-660-7434, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Proposals agreement(s) with the individuals and/or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 will not be considered which are received firms, as a result of this RFP, shall be conp.m., Monday through Friday, excluding after the time stated, and any proposals sidered a Blanket Purchase Agreement. holidays. so received will be returned unopened.

The Blanket Purchase Agreement authorizes, but does not obligate, the County to Legal Notice No.: 929695 Douglas County Government reserves the utilize any minimum or maximum, dollar First Publication: September 8, 2016 right to reject any and all proposals, to amount or quantity of services from any Last Publication: September 8, 2016 waive formalities, informalities, or irreguspecific individual and/or firm.

Publisher: Douglas County News-Press larities contained in a said proposal and furthermore, to award a contract for items Five (5) copies of your RFP response herein, either in whole or in part, if it is shall be submitted in a sealed envelope PUBLIC NOTICE deemed to be in the best interest of the plainly marked “RFP No. 046-16, ManCounty to do so. Additionally, we reserve aged Cyber Security Services” prior to the REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) the right to negotiate optional items/serdue date and time. Electronic and/or #045-16 vices with the successful vendor. faxed responses will not be accepted.

CYBER SECURITY STAFFING RFP responses will be received until 5:00 RESOURCE PROVIDERS Please direct any questions concerning p.m., on Friday, September 23, 2016 by this RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing the Finance Department, Purchasing DiviThe Information Technology Department Supervisor, 303-660-7434, sion, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle of Douglas County Government, hereincriggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 Rock, Colorado 80104. Proposals will not after referred to as the County, respectp.m., Monday through Friday, excluding be considered which are received after the fully requests proposals from responsible holidays. time stated, and any proposals so reand qualified individuals and/or firms to ceived will be returned unopened. assist the County, on an as-needed temLegal Notice No.: 929696 porary basis, to fill Cyber Security Staffing First Publication: September 8, 2016 Douglas County Government reserves the positions. The goal of the County, through Last Publication: September 8, 2016 right to reject any and all proposals, to this RFP, is to assemble a list of several Publisher: Douglas County News-Press waive formalities, informalities, or irreguindividuals and/or firms that can be utillarities contained in a said proposal and ized, as needed, to fill staffing needs. The furthermore, to award a contract for items agreement(s) with the individuals and/or Public Notice herein, either in whole or in part, if it is firms, as a result of this RFP, shall be condeemed to be in the best interest of the sidered a Blanket Purchase Agreement.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) County to do so. Additionally, we reserve The Blanket Purchase Agreement author#046-16 the right to negotiate optional items/serizes, but does not obligate, the County to MANAGED CYBER SECURITY vices with the successful vendor. utilize any minimum or maximum, dollar SERVICES amount or quantity of services from any Please direct any questions concerning specific individual and/or firm.

The Information Technology Department this RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing of Douglas County Government, hereinSupervisor, 303-660-7434, Five (5) copies of your RFP response after referred to as the County, respectcriggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 shall be submitted in a sealed envelope fully requests proposals from responsible p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding plainly marked “RFP No. 045-16, Cyber and qualified individuals and/or firms to holidays.

Security Staffing Resource Providers” priassist the County, on an as-needed temor to the due date and time. Electronic porary basis, to fill Managed Cyber SecurLegal Notice No.: 929697 and/or faxed responses will not be accepity Services positions. The goal of the First Publication: September 8, 2016 ted. RFP responses will be received until County, through this RFP, is to assemble Last Publication: September 8, 2016 5:00 p.m., on Friday, September 23, 2016 a list of several individuals and/or firms Publisher: Douglas County News-Press by the Finance Department, Purchasing that can be utilized, as needed, to fill ManDivision, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, aged Cyber Security Service needs. The Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Proposals agreement(s) with the individuals and/or will not be considered which are received firms, as a result of this RFP, shall be conafter the time stated, and any proposals sidered a Blanket Purchase Agreement. so received will be returned unopened.

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Ave Maria Community Orchestra The Ave Maria Community Orchestra is a non-denominational volunteer organization looking for your musical talent. All ages and talents are welcome to join us sharing a great time making great music. Our group performs in many genres, including classical, ballad, show tunes, big band, jazz, and much more. We are looking for singers, strings, brass, woodwind, piano, guitar and percussion. Call Mark Metzler at 720-255-7755.

Camping Singles is a group of Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of others, and starry nights around the camp fire. We usually camp in designated forest service or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver. We welcome all single adults. Our membership ranges from the 40s to 60-plus. We usually meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month. For specific meeting information, contact campingsingles@gmail.com Castle Rock Bridge Club plays a friendly, ACBLsanctioned duplicate game at 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday at Plum Creek Golf Club, 331 Players Club Drive, Castle Rock. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-810-8504. Go to www.castlerockbridge. com.

Cycle Club meets at 9 a.m. Saturdays in the parking lot of Southeast Christian Church. Tour the streets of Parker, Elizabeth and Castle Rock.

Call John at 720-842-5520.

Duplicate Bridge If you enjoy duplicate bridge, come join us for an ACBL sanctioned open game at 12:30 p.m. every Monday at the Lone Tree Recreation Center. Please arrive by 12:15. All are welcome; it’s a fragrance-free environment. A free question-and-answer session from 11 a.m. to noon covers bidding boxes, hand records, losing trick count, conventions, rules of duplicate bridge and more. Cost is $1.50 for South Suburban Park and Recreation District residents; $1.75 for non-residents. Reservations required. Call Sue Bauer at 303-641-3534.

GED Prep Class Douglas County Libraries offers GED preparation classes for those ages 17 and older. Classes offered at 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive; and at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the

September 9, 2016 Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Parker Arts Council has youth open mic/karaoke nights on the first Thursday of each month.

The event is open to all ages. Kids 12 and under eat free. Takes place at Clavin’s Bar and Grill, 17904 Cottonwood Drive, Parker.

Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because you cannot find a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to www.saltydog.org for meeting locations and directions.

Therapeutic riding. Promise Ranch Therapeutic Riding in Parker offers free therapeutic riding for developmentally disabled adults and children.

Scholarship money is available for Douglas County residents to provide 10 therapeutic riding lessons. Call 303-841-5007 or visit www. promiseranchtherapeuticriding.com.

Social AARP Parker meets at 1 p.m. every second Wednesday of the month at Parker United Methodist Church, 11805 S. Pine Drive, Parker. There are interesting and informative programs for seniors. For further information, contact Patsy at 303-905-1008.

American Legion Parker Post 1864 meets at 7 p.m. every first Wednesday of the month at South Metro Fire Station No. 46, 19310 Stroh Road, Parker. Go to www.post1864.org or call 720-542-3877.

AWANA Club at Parker Bible Church meets from 6:30-8:05 p.m. Wednesdays at 4391 E. Mainstreet. Call 303-841-3836.

Beta Sigma Phi Preceptor Gamma Theta Chapter meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. Contact Sandy Pearl at 303-319-2392 for more information.

Breakfast Club Singles 50 plus meets the third Saturday each month at the Ridge Grill, Castle Pines North Country Club, 1414 Castle Pines Parkway. This is an active singles group with opportunities to make new friends while enjoing various activities such as dinners, sports, theater, etc. Reservations are required; cost is price of your meal. Make reservations or find information by calling 303-814-8428. Leave a

name and number and you will receive a call back. The website is www.TBC50plus.org.

The Breakfast Club for singles ages 50 and older meets from 8:30-11 a.m. the second Saturday of every month at Valley Country Club, 14601 Country Club Drive, Centennial. The club is a group created to provide fun activities and new friendships. Go to www.tbc50plus.org or call the hotline at 303-794-3332 and leave a message; someone will call back. New members always welcome.

Cherry Creek Valley Rotary Club meets at 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the conference center at Parker Adventist Hospital, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd, Parker. Rotary is a “Service Above Self” organization, serving internationally as well as locally. Come have lunch with us to enjoy a program and potentially get involved in Rotary’s mission. Contact Kevin Hausmann at kevinhausmann@hotmail.com.

Civil Air Patrol-Parker Cadet Squadron meets from 6:30-9 p.m. Thursdays at Parker Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 9030 Miller Road, Parker. Call 303-596-3425.

Common Thread Quilt Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at Parker Adventist Hospital, in the Pine Room. Social is at 6 p.m. and the meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Go to www. ctqc.webs.com or email judiwithdiamonds@ gmail.com.

Community Bible Study-Parker Day Class meets from 9:15-11:15 a.m. Thursdays from September to May at Parker Hills Bible Fellowship, 7137 E. Parker Hills Court. Go to http://parker. cbsclass.org or contact Charlene Roach at 720851-1623 or charlene.cbs@hotmail.com.

Denver and New Orleans RR Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Parker Depot building, 11027 S. Pikes Peak Drive, No. 106. Call Bill Byers at 303-646-3256.

Douglas County Elks Lodge 2873 meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month at the Douglas County Fairgrounds & Events Center, Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock.

The lodge is actively seeking a permanent venue in the Castle Rock area. All “Stray Elks” are invited to attend and to be involved in the growth and activities of this new social and community service organization. Call 303-941-0135 or e-mail swgilbert@comcast.net.

Great Books. Great Books discussion group meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at the Parker

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Library. Call Sara Gutknecht at 303-805-4306 for information. Other Great Books groups meet at Douglas County Libraries in Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock (Philip S. Miller).

Great Books is a forum for thoughtful adults to read and discuss significant works of fiction, philosophy, political science, poetry and drama.

Afternoon and evening times are available; groups meet once every 2-4 weeks. No registration is required. For information, call 303-7917323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

High Plains Chapter, Order of DeMolay, meets at 7 p.m. every second and fourth Monday in Parker. With Walt Disney, Mel Blanc and Walter Cronkite counted among its alumni, you won’t find another organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 years that offers character building, leadership training, and life skill development more than DeMolay.

Contact the chapter for more information.

Email:highplainsdemolay@gmail.com or Visit www.coloradodemolay.org.

Hilltop Social Club is an active women’s club that was founded in 1921 by the women of Hilltop, once a railroad town eight miles southeast of Parker. We meet the second Thursday of each month at the 1898 Hilltop Schoolhouse at Flintwood and Democrat Roads. Our diverse group maintains the schoolhouse for community events, and preserves the history of Hilltop. For meeting and event information, call 303-6601616 or email lorelei@llinwood.com.

Kiwanis Club of Parker meets at 7 a.m. Tuesdays at the International House of Pancakes, 11355 S. Parker Road. Call Jim Monahan at 303-841-1560.

Lunch Out Loud Toastmasters Harness those butterflies and make them fly in formation. Conquer your fear of speaking with the help of proven techniques practiced in a supportive group.

Be our guest at “Lunch out Loud” Toastmasters, which meets from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Friday at Parker United Methodist Church, 11805 S. Pine Drive, Parker, in the fellowship hall, and learn more about how Toastmasters International can help you become a better speaker and leader. Contact officers@lunchoutloud.com for more information.

MOMS Club of Parker East is a nonprofit club designed to support stay-at-home moms. We offer a variety of activities for moms and kids including playgroups and Mom’s Night Out. Contact membership@momsclubofparkerne.org or visit www.Momsclubofparkerne.org for more information.

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