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CASPER THE FRIENDLY REPUBLICAN

Walker Stapleton takes the truth test

BS OR NOT?

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ZINK HAS THE ELEMENTS

Cuisine is the canvass for DTC “artist”

Candidate Stockham wins friends in Demheavy CD1

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The Stock Show was fun for all ages Conifer ranch owner Sarah Grayson Bauer, a Cherry Creek High School graduate, and her son Max were on hand at the National Western Stock Show to watch one of their ranch hands, Coy Zang, participate in the Coors bull-riding event.

This year’s stock show broke attendance records. See more on pages 13-14.

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Bull reflects on tenure and retirement plans Cherry Creek Schools’ superintendent to step down in June

Ask Harry Bull about his decision to retire at the end

of this schoolyear and he tells an anecdote about the school district retirement parties he has attended over the years.

“The mic gets handed to the person who’s retiring,” said the superintendent of Cherry Creek Schools. “The first thing out of the person’s mouth is an apology to their children for having spent

more time on other people’s children than their own children—I said to myself, if I were ever blessed to have a family, I wasn’t going to do that.”

Bull announced this month he would retire at the end of June after more than three decades working for the district as a teacher, dean, principal, administrator and finally superintendent since 2013.

The reasons for his exit are of a personal nature, he said.

“My kids are growing up fast and

I’ve been realizing for a time that there’s just chunks of their lives I’m missing,” Bull explained. “It’s something that I’ve been attentive to, but there’s allure of this office. It’s kind of the sirens from the cliffs that pulls you in.”

Bull’s stress and health were the other factors that prompted the superintendent’s decision to step down from the helm of a district that boasts 55,000 students and 8,000 employees.

“I don’t know if it’s my inability to do this job differently or it’s just the job, but you live in this world of constant stress, and that stress is taking a toll on me personally,” said Bull, who turns 61 in March. “When I

was 45-50, my body probably wore stress better. As I’ve gotten older, my body doesn’t wear it as well” When Bull steps down this summer, it will mark the end of nearly four decades as an educator and leader in the K-12 system, including his work prior to joining Cherry Creek in 1984.

During his career, Bull has been named Superintendent of The Year and School Library Journal’s Administrator of the Year, among a litany of other professional designations. In 2017, Bull was named The Villager’s Man of the Year.

In 2013, Bull convened more than 70 of Colorado’s Continued on page 2

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Aurora Republican returns for second bout with DeGette Stockham wages I talk to another challenge people all in Democrat-heavy district the time who say they can’t stand [DeGette], but they still vote for her.

After losing what most considered a quixotic challenge to 10-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in 2016, Republican Casper Stockham is back again for a second try.

“What’s changed is for the past year I’ve been working in the inner city,” the recently declared contender said.

“Prominent leaders in the community have come up to me and said, ‘You know, we didn’t know if you were serious when you ran before, and after you lost you didn’t go away. You stayed and you’re working in the community.’”

Two years ago, Stockham, 58, an Uber driver and sometime radio host, took 28 percent of the vote in the 1st Congressional District, where Democrats outnumber Republicans by a greater than 2-to-1 margin and longserving Democrats have been easily re-elected for decades.

This time, Stockham says, if he can tap into frustration among the district’s unaffiliated voters in the Denverbased district that stretches into Chery Hills Village and Englewood, he just might

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be able to make a go of it, though he concedes it will be anything but easy.

“I know it’s a huge uphill battle, just like it was before,” the candidate said. “If I can build upon that 28 percent, then [DeGette] might have a fight on her hands.

From my perspective, she hasn’t really been working in the community for a long, long time. I talk to people all the time who say they can’t stand her, but they still vote for her.”

Although Stockham, an Aurora resident, does not live in the 1st District, he claims he is more invested in Denver than DeGette, a former state legislator who has been easily re-elected every two years since President Clinton was in the White

House.

After Stockham’s predicted loss to DeGette in 2016, the community activist founded Seeds of Dignity Coalition, an organization designed to promote positive programs in the inner city, especially in connection to homelessness, veterans and jobs.

Convinced that backing by the Denver mayor and political leaders of either party would be necessary for the group’s financial success, Stockham says he made unsuccessful pitches to politicians of both parties. When those efforts failed, he says he decided he would be that “politician,” meaning he would be picking up his sword in the 1st District again.

“It was frustrating me beyond belief,” he said. “After much prayer and just contemplating all this stuff, I said, you know what, I guess I have to jump back in the race and lead by example and show them what I’m talking about and hopefully gain some ground and even potentially win the race this time. I have more street cred in Denver than she ever had.”

Stockham says if he does win, he would move from his rented home in Aurora into the 1st District, saying he cannot afford to break his lease at this time.

In addition to the sheer lopsidedness of the registration numbers in the 1st District, Stockham is running in a midterm election that some predict will be a blue tsunami, in large part due

- Casper Stockham, Republican candidate in 1st Congressional District

to the unpopularity of President Trump, who recently ended his first year in office with the lowest average approval rating of any president. Trump is a particularly divisive figure in the 1st District, which overwhelmingly backed Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Stockham says while he is likely to put “some degree” of distance between himself and the controversial president, he says he has been supportive of some of Trump’s actions, particularly the recent Republicanbacked tax bill.

“It’s not going to be denouncing him and throwinghim-under-the-bus kind of thing,” the candidate said of his strategy. “We were

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given, in my opinion, two bad choices so I chose, in my opinion, the lesser of two evils. So far, I’m 50-50 on a lot of things he’s done. I’m not excited about a lot of the things he’s said.”

Stockham, who is black, says he does not believe Trump is a racist and is skeptical about reports the president used a now-infamous expletive in reference to African and Caribbean nations during a recent private discussion about immigration.

“I am sensitive to real racism and I know what real racism looks like because I’ve experienced it my entire life,” Stockham said. “Donald Trump may be a blowhard, conceited, whatever, but if he was a true racist, there’d be hard evidence, not crazy words.”

“The truth of the matter is a lot of those places are [expletive],” Stockham added, before regretting his use of the word. “There are some good places in those countries.”

When it comes to illegal immigration and the “dreamers” associated with the much-debated Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Stockham’s views are not necessarily aligned with the president’s. He opposes Trump’s signature border wall and says DACA-eligibles should receive legal status, but only at the end of the immigration line.

“However, we have to plug up these types of holes because they are illegal,” Stockham said.

When it comes to marijuana, the candidate, who supported Amendment 64 to create the state’s recreational industry, opposes the harder line taken by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to potentially enforce federal marijuana laws in states like Colorado.

Similar positions have been advanced by DeGette and the 6th District’s Mike Coffman, who have worked together to protect Colorado’s marijuana industries.

“I believe we should set our own destiny when it comes to marijuana,” Stockham said. “What I don’t want the government to do is a sweeping federal law that makes it legal in all 50 states.”

When not running for office or organizing a community group, Stockham is an author and speaker. He cohosts a syndicated Christian marriage-coaching radio show with his wife.

“We don’t argue. I can’t remember the last time we disagreed on something,” he said of his marriage. “It’s as good as you can get without being perfect.”

The Republican primary process will take place this spring. At least one other Republican, John Field, has announced his candidacy.

January 25, 2018 • THE VILLAGER | PAGE 3

Happy Second Smoke-Free Anniversary, Littleton!

It’s Good For Health, It’s Good For Business!

Congratulations on two years with an outdoor smoke-free downtown zone, including electronic smoking devices downtown and citywide.

For more information about Littleton’s Smoke-Free Main Street area see City Code Section 6-10-2 (A)

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The lure of red shoes in a world with no feet

It almost seems like we’re all living in two Americas—one that is unhappy about the country for various reasons and the other side cheering on the president and the economy. There may be a widening in the economic divide that was raised during the last election by socialist Bernie Sanders.

The founders of America got it right when they established the rule of law to protect economic interests. The stable government following the Constitution has separated this nation from other countries, such as Mexico, where governments have been turbulent and corrupt, with the people suffering from poor leadership and civil discord. Mexico has every asset that exists here in the United States.

In order for business to prosper, there has to be a structure, a strong monetary system, and a sound currency and banking system. America has enjoyed all of these fiscal success stories and our banks have been the best in the world.

Following the words of Capt. John Smith, “If you don’t work, you don’t eat.”

Americans have been the most industrious people on the planet, enjoying personal, private and corporate success. In just a few centuries, America has equaled and surpassed every nation to become one of the great superpowers. Our brave soldiers have gone to Europe and Asia to save other nations from despotic regimes.

In more recent times, Communist states have moved to their own version of entre-

preneurship that recognizes self-initiative and personal success. But in every instance, the Communist leaders have taken the wealth, power and control while the masses have shared very little with the powerful elite.

When the former U.S.S.R. broke up, only 13 percent of the Russian people were Communists. These politicalparty members managed to end up with most of the wealth and power in the new regimes that exist this day.

Under Lenin’s Communism, the power belonged to the working class. The hammer and sickle were emblazoned on the flag for a reason, to respect the blue-collar workers.

Free daycare was provided for working mothers. Lumberjacks in Siberia were paid more than doctors in Moscow. The Soviet Union used every muscle to build back their country from the estimated 60 million deaths from the failed Nazi invasion that led to the defeat and destruction of Hitler. The Russians were tough people who boiled and ate their shoes in order to avoid starvation during a long bitter conflict.

The equalization of wealth has not fared well. That is so evident in Cuba, Venezuela and North Korea, where people are starving under the old Communist play book. Meanwhile, in China and Russia the new concept of free enterprise has produced many wealthy people. The living standards in China and Russia have improved and many people have better lives.

Barbwire Bob

The South Metro Denver Chamber held its annual 2018 Economic Forecast breakfast last week to a capacity audience of 800 at the CU South Denver campus. (Formerly Wildlife Experience, gifted to the University of Colorado.)

Dr. Richard Wobbekind, executive director of the Business Research Division for the CU Leeds School of Business in Boulder and senior associate dean for academic programs (some now held at CU South Denver) was the keynote speaker.

The Chinese have allowed couples to have two children, rather than one, a minimal success for families.

Capitalism does reward hard work and a good example is the success of immigrants from foreign countries who have come to the United States legally and have established very successful businesses.

Vietnam, Mexico, India, Thailand, Ethiopia and Middle Eastern countries have made a huge difference in this nation’s economy, providing labor and skills in a prosperous country where many Americans now shy away from manual labor.

The children of these immigrants have sought the American dream, and most have gained higher educations.

This influx of immigrants that began centuries ago has supplied the fresh bloodlines and labor force to make America great. As a nation, we want legal immigration and certainly the DACA youths will be accommodated legally, rather than with a temporary band aid. This week’s government shutdown has only hurt this progress.

I remember a story my mother told me about shoes, and it wasn’t about eating them to stay alive. She told me about the young girl who saw a beautiful pair of new red shoes that she wanted so badly, until she saw a girl with no feet.

While many march around in protest, we should be thankful for what we already have and the privilege to live, work and play in America.

Shakespeare said we protest too much.

He was right.

Ramblin’ around the corral with Bob Sweeney

Limited in time with three other speakers on the program,Wobbekind gave a quick overview of the Colorado economy. and his main point came down to low wages around the state and the high cost of housing, Colorado being rated No. 2 in the nation for high rental housing and lower incomes. (See a full story on all of the speakers by Villager Corridor.biz writer Jan Wondra on page 6.)

The Chamber is in full membership mode and new area business firms are urged

to join this very active group in promoting business in the south metro area. Call 303795-0142 or contact Hillary Lemme at HKlemme@best chamber.com *** CU South Denver is a great new asset to Arapahoe and Douglas counties. It was recently annexed into Lone Tree, where the local government is very aggressive in welcoming new businesses. Lone Tree Arts Center is owned and operated very successfully by the city and is bursting with cul-

tural activities. The campus is located east of I-25 on Lincoln Avenue with abundant parking.

The stone buildings are similar to those on the parent Boulder campus.

The facility had enough tables, chairs and plate warmers to accommodate a large crowd. A good venue for area events. *** Received a nice email from longtime friend Cookie Lockhart, who we featured in The Continued on page 19

The Denver Post should recognize Trump’s accomplishments On Jan. 13, The Denver Post’s editorial writers headlined their • Historic reduction in illegal immigration: End-of-year statisopinion, “We have a nightmare,” in regard to President tics show a 23.7 percent decline in illegal immigration

BY MORT Trump, and ended by saying, “It appears this is a man along our country’s southwest border, the lowest level MARKS REMARKS so unfit for office it will be a miracle indeed if any useever on record.

• Crushed ISIS: In October, it was confirmed that ful reforms are passed on his watch.” Then again, on Raqqa, the capital of the terrorists in Syria, had fallen Jan. 17, their editorial board spent another whole page and that ISIS had lost 98 percent of the territory it once criticizing their disliked president. held. Their defeat was due to the critical decisions It’s time that The Denver Post’s doom-and-gloom President Trump made to accelerate their defeat. editorial writers read the news of the past year, which • Resurgence of U.S. economic spirit: Business leadreported that our president has produced a highly sucers led by Andrew Liveris, CEO of Dow Chemical, cessful first year in office, a strong record and a long said that the Trump administration is “probably the list of accomplishments. Obviously, The Denver Post editorial writers need to forget their personal prejudicmost pro-business administration since the founding es and read the following list of Trump’s accomplishfathers.” He was proven correct with our country’s ments during his first year in office. economic growth, above 3 percent for the first time since 2004.

• Tax cuts and economic growth: The U.S. stock markets are at • Deregulated militant administrative agencies: Trump’s rollrecord highs and millions of Americans are benefitting in their back policies have been successful at least 14 times, which has retirement savings accounts. President Trump’s policies have saved our economy billions of dollars and revoked “kangaroo brought historic levels of optimism among both consumers and courts” that have destroyed many lives without any reason. businesses. In fact, since such business optimism is the highest it • Revived National Aeronautics and Space Administration: In has been in 20 years, bonus payments were made to thousands of his first 100 days, President Trump signed the National Aeronauworkers and others were given wage increases. tics Authorization Act, which was vital for our space, science and • Repealed individual mandate in Obamacare: Trump’s tax technology programs to survive. overhaul repealed the individual mandate, and it was the presi• VA Accountability and Protection Act: This legislation that Trump pushed was the most significant reform bill in the history dent who worked with a few senators to sneak in a repeal of that of the VA. It gives the VA secretary the power to fire bad employunpopular Obamacare provision.

• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Since 1980, senators have ees for misconduct, and its working because after the very first tried and failed to open the National Wildlife Refuge for oil drillmonth more than 500 employees were fired for bad behavior and another 180 were put on suspension for a period of greater than 14 ing, but always failed. Now, a provision for drilling in that area days. was included in the president’s tax bill and it too passed.

• North Atlantic Treaty reforms: Prior to the Trump adminis• Justice Neil Gorsuch: Thanks to President Trump and despite the Democrats opposition to his appointment of a right-of-center tration, only five North Atlantic Treaty countries had met their justice, Gorsuch is now a member of the U.S. Supreme Court. obligations, and Trump is the first president to demand they meet • Record for first-year judicial appointments to federal apthem.

It is obvious to all fair-minded, clear-thinking people that Presipellate courts: Trump officially set a record for the most federal appeals judges appointed during his first year, and such appointdent Trump is doing all he can for us, and that our country is in ments can have a significant effect on the president’s policies. much better shape just after his first year in office.

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Reverend Martin Niemoller “In Germany, the Nazis first came for the communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak for me!”

QUOTE of the WEEK Self-love QUOTE of the WEEK forever creeps out, like a snake, to sting anything which happens to stumble upon it.

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Opinion

January 25, 2018 • THE VILLAGER | PAGE 5

Stapleton gets ‘BS Award’—but who got the scoop?

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Not to brag, but over the years a number of my news stories have won awards from the Colorado Press Association and the Associated Press, among others. When I worked in radio, I took a few prizes from the Colorado Broadcasters Association.

Recently, however, was the first time, to my knowledge, that the actual subject of one of my stories, not me, took an award for a story I wrote—and a dubious “honor” at that.

On Jan. 12, Colorado Democrats bestowed on gubernatorial candidate and State Treasurer Walker Stapleton something called the “Bush-Stapleton BS Award for Most BS Told in a Single Interview” for his comments in a front-page story in the Jan. 11 edition of The Villager. A smiling poop emoji adorns the top of the impressive-looking certificate.

Stapleton, a Greenwood Villager, was reportedly out of the office when the Democrats showed up at his Denver headquarters to present the recognition. In a video posted to YouTube, Eric Walker, the state party’s spokesman, drops off the award with Stapleton’s befuddled receptionist.

“Walker Stapleton is trying to BS his way into the Governor’s Mansion by hiding his extreme right-wing views,” the spokesman wrote in a press release issued the same day. “Voters should be careful not to step in Stapleton’s BS as they head to the polls to elect a Democratic governor this November.”

By the Democrats’ count, Stapleton dropped no fewer than seven “whoppers” in our

interview. While some of the alleged untruths are subjectively ascertained, others are legitimate and a

BY PETER few may even call JONES into question the veracity of my own reporting.

The first charge is that Stapleton was disingenuous in his arguments for dismantling Connect for Health Colorado, the state’s healthinsurance exchange, when he suggested recent enrollment numbers have proven the website’s futility.

The truth is although the exchange was reported at one point to be on pace for record enrollment—despite efforts at the federal level to dismantle the Affordable Care Act—it is true that fewer people, by about 6,000, had purchased plans this year by the recent deadline for open enrollment. It was the first time that enrollment numbers dipped from the previous year, with many blaming recent actions by President Trump for the decline.

This information should have probably been included in my story.

The second alleged “fib” relates to the hours Stapleton has spent in the Treasurer’s Office versus the time he has taken to run his own business, with the candidate asserting that his business operations never kept him out of the office during work hours.

The Democrats point to official keycard records that say Stapleton only comes into the office about 10 days a month, though a campaign spokesman has said the treasurer often forgets his keycard and uses the public entrance, for which no public records are kept.

You decide on that one.

The third supposed “BS” falls from Stapleton’s claim that The Denver Post effectively endorsed his position on reform of the state’s Public Employees Retire-ment Association when, in fact, the newspaper’s

pute the treasurer’s lack of musical talent, but do argue that Stapleton has more in common with the Bushes than a common ancestor, namely posi political positions on issues fr ranging from the oil industry to “privatization” of Social Security.

Compare and contrast those policy positions yourself, if you like.

The sixth “whopper” relates to the controversial “independent expenditure committee” Stapleton ran prior to officially announcing his run for governor. Critics argue Stapleton at least bended the spirit of campaign-finance laws by directly coINSET: Hitting the fan: Colorado Democrats recently presented State ordinating with such Treasurer Walker Stapleton with this dubious award as a result of his Jan. 11 an operation, though interview in The Villager.

Courtesy of Colorado Democrats technically he was not an official candiABOVE: Democrat Eric Walker presents the BS Award to a befuddled receptionist at al er Stapleton’s of ce.

From YouTube date at the time.

Judge as you will, has taken the business private. though state law would need to editorial position last month Still, there likely was a period be changed for this situation to was more nuanced. when Stapleton was accountbe anything more than ambigu“State Treasurer Walker Staable to shareholders, albeit ous or subjectively eyebrow pleton unveiled his plan to fix brief. raising.

Colorado’s pension system last Alleged “BS” No. 5 comes The final “fib” is really more week, and while it represents an back to Stapleton’s “dynasty” of a jab. The Democrats take isimportant conservative voice in label, being a cousin to the Bush sue here with Stapleton’s claim the debate, it strikes us as a bit family. of being a staunch advocate too extreme,” the editorial said.

“I also happen to be related for term limits. He is one, cer“… Stapleton’s plan is ambito Chris Stapleton, the country tainly at the congressional level, tious, but likely too aggressive.” music performer who sells out whether you like his associates The fourth alleged “lie” is Red Rocks. Just because he’s on this issue or not. really more of a timing issue. my second cousin doesn’t mean Check out the YouTube video Stapleton said he has been “acthat I sing like him.,” the treaat bit.ly/2DhH5NH. countable to shareholders” in -peter@villagermedia surer said in his interview. his business, while Democrats group.com The Democrats do not disstress that the Stapleton family

Reflecting on the lessons of the Vietnam War

On Jan. 31, 1968 in Vietnam, I was awoken suddenly in the middle of the night by a huge explosion followed by the sounds of automatic-weapon gunfire. Rushing out of my tent halfclothed, I witnessed a large bright orange fireball rising into the night sky from what was the U.S. Army Long Binh Post’s ammunition depot.

That enormous explosion signaled the beginning of the North Vietnamese Army’s coordinated attack on more than 30 military bases and thousands of cities and villages across South Vietnam. Known as Tet Offensive, Ho Chi Minh’s battle strategy was to send more than

70,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers into the South to take over major strategic military bases and key cities to strike a blow to American forces and convince the South’s civilians to join the Communist revolution. Another goal of these vicious and costly attacks was to foment antiwar sentiment in the United States.

The initial phase of the attacks across Vietnam allowed North Vietnam to establish a foothold in many major South Vietnamese cities like Saigon and Hue. At Long Binh, the single success of the North Vietnam-

ese troops was a small group of North regulars who broke through the base’s outer defense perimeter and attacked the Long Binh Post exchange seeking food and water. This engagement was one of the strangest battles of the war.

Army Military Police stormed the PX, fighting the enemy between colored TVs and canned tuna. America did win the battle of the base exchange.

In other parts of the Long Binh Base, we were able to hold off the enemy from breaching the perimeter, allowing our air support to suppress further attacks onto the base.

The Tet Offensive took its toll in American causalities and equipment losses, but the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong suffered enormous cau-

salities. While the victory belonged to U.S. and Allied forces, the media coverage brought the horror and suffering of war into the living rooms of the American people.

When the dean of CBS Evening News Walter Cronkite returned from his tour of the Vietnam battlefields, he publicly questioned America’s further involvement in the war. It became clear to President Johnson that he could not authorize the request from his generals to send an additional 200,000 more troops to Vietnam.

Johnson then announced that he would not seek reelection and America began to reduce the number of soldiers serving in Vietnam. With Nixon’s election in 1968, peace talks began and a peace treaty was

signed in 1974.

While soldiers must endure the physical and emotional scares of wars, it is the civilians who suffer the most. The civilian causalities in both the South and the North exceeded six million. The children of Vietnam, even today, suffer from the toxic effects of the Agent Orange defoliate sprayed over the region.

This contamination of Vietnam by toxic chemicals is one of the war’s saddest legacies.

We must be more thoughtful in development of our foreign policy and not seek military intervention as a first response to a crisis, but instead persuade diplomacy before war.

We must reflect on our history and not repeat our failed policy decisions of the past.

Jeff Sessions lurking in the Colorado weed

Attorney General Jeff Sessions kept a low profile during much of his first year.

Lurking in the weeds.

Not inserting himself into political issues as his predecessors did.

That was until recently when he announced, very simply, that federal law regarding marijuana would be enforced.

Outrage ensued.

The Denver Post editorialized over Sessions “disturbing the robust recreational marijuana industry,” and “trying to destroy what Colorado has built.”

Sen. Cory Gardner raced to the microphone even faster than Chuck Schumer, critical of a Sessions decision that “has trampled on the will”

BY BRIAN C. JOONDEPH

of Colorado voters.

Why all the fuss? AG Sessions is only doing his job.

Enforcing the laws that Sen. Gardner and his colleagues voted on and passed. U.S. code, passed by Congress and signed by the president at the time, declares marijuana, among other recreational drugs, illegal. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2005 also ruled that Congress may criminalize homegrown marijuana,

even if states approve it medically.

Gov. John Hickenlooper, originally against marijuana legalization in Colorado, calling it “reckless,” gets it. He noted the obvious that “federal law supersedes state law.” Yep. That’s the Supremacy Clause in the U.S. Constitution.

The last administration chose to ignore federal law, giving the marijuana industry a

pass. Called the Cole Memo, the Obama administration directed its Department of Justice to not prosecute marijuana providers in states where weed is legal.

Sessions is reversing this policy and enforcing the law.

Suppose states could choose to ignore federal law in other areas. What if Idaho decided that machine guns were legal? Or if Utah declared that same-sex

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Chamber economic wizard and new RTD Chairman Doug Tisdale, third from left, visits with former Mayor of Centennial Randy Pye, left, at the recent South Metro Denver Chamber breakfast.

Photos by Bob Sweeney

Economy rolling full speed ahead in Denver south A few clouds on the horizon predicted at South Chamber breakfast

The South Metro Denver Chamber’s 2018 Economic Forecast breakfast on Jan. 19 attracted a cross-section of Denver business leaders and local government officials to a standing-roomonly economic convocation.

Business leaders may not be unerring prognostica-

tors, however.

An informal poll taken near the end of the session, asking whether the U.S. government would actually shut down, revealed about three fourths of the room thought no such thing would happen. A quarter of the room, which appeared to be younger—possibly more pragmatic, millennial-era business people—thought that it would.

Obviously, they were right.

Otherwise, the consensus on 2018 appears to be positive.

Moderated by Pete Casillas, publisher of Denver Business Journal, the panel of four speakers represented diverse aspects of the economy at the state and national level.

“Frankly, we’re going through some big changes with unknown impacts,” said Dr. Richard Wobbekind, senior associate dean for academic programs at the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business and a member of Colorado’s Regional Council of Governments’ Forecast Advisory Committee. “We’ll see

real (gross domestic product) growth in the 2.8 percent range. We’re getting an unknown boost from the tax stimulus. But we face a rising interest rate environment, so we’re starting to see some inflation.”

Wobbekind said Colorado’s job-growth ranking has been revised down, but for a practical reason.

“The biggest single factor here is there is nobody to hire,” he said. “Every job sector is saying they can’t find qualified workers and we’re seeing a slowing of migration into the state. We

were No. 2 or 3 nationally in inbound migration, but we’re currently at No. 10.

The census is going to revise inbound migration down again. There is a strong national labor market, so people aren’t moving away from local unemployment.”

Wobbekind said the state will continue to see solid growth if it can keep up with the need for skilled workers.

“This isn’t about adding CPAs or cyber-security workers or such,” he said.

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Sharpe announces re-election bid

Robert Golden, president and CEO of South Metro Denver Chamber with CU Vice-President Michele McKinney.

David Schlatter, Chamber director, with program speaker Tim Jones, Missouri legislator.

Arapahoe County Commissioner Nancy Sharpe is running for re-election to a third term in District 2, saying she wants to continue focusing on improving the lives of county residents.

“I’m proud of the accomplishments we’ve achieved as a county these last seven years, making our residents lives safe, services easier to access and more recreational opportunities available,” she said. “I’m running for a third term as commissioner so I can help continue to provide efficient, effective and common-sense local government for all of Arapahoe County citizens.”

While on the Board of Commissioners, Sharpe has worked to secure appropriate funding for critical roadway expansions and improvements such as I-25/Arapahoe Road, park enhancements, creation of new trails and open space, and allocating citizen tax dollars “wisely and conservatively,” she said.

Sharpe says she helped accomplish this while maintain-

ing a strong focus on her two passions—ensuring public safety, especially the safety of children and the elderly, and maintaining a strong economy.

“In 2014, we noticed a growing number of child abuse and neglect cases reported. That was heartbreaking and unacceptable,” Sharpe said. “In conjunction with District Attorney [George] Brauchler, I led the charge to create the Not One More Child coalition—a coalition made up of both public and private organizations that works to prevent child abuse and neglect.

This is extremely important, and at times difficult work, but working together this coalition has made a difference helping our kids.”

Sharpe has extensive community leadership involvement, including serving as mayor of Greenwood Village, chair of Metro Mayors Caucus, chair of the Denver Regional Council of Governments, chair of the Metro Area County Commissioners and Board of Trustees for Denver South Economic Development

Partnership.

Over the last seven years, she served several years as chair of the Board of Commissioners. She also worked in the private sector as an executive, bringing her critical business experience to work for county citizens.

“In Arapahoe County, we have a robust job market, safe communities and beautiful parks and open space. But these demand continual work to maintain,” Sharpe said.

“This requires a county commissioner that understands the regional issues impacting our communities. It requires someone with executive, business and local government experience that will promote jobfriendly policies for our region and protect our quality of life.

I believe I have proven to have these qualifications.”

Sharpe has been an Arapahoe County resident for nearly 40 years, raising her family here with her husband George.

She credits her father, a career Army officer, for installing the love for her country and her commitment to service of others.

For more information, visit electnancysharpe.com.

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Joining Innovation Pavilion President, Vic Ahmed, center, are Dennis Houston, CEO of Parker Area Chamber of Commerce, and Daniel Kelly, director of business development for Softer Solutions. The next Innovation Pavilion location is being developed in Parker. The tech-focused co-working organization held an entrepreneurial-focused gathering Jan. 18 at its Centennial headquarters, attracting nearly 200 business start-up and economic-development leaders, investors and

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and Mayor Jackie Millet.

South Chamber breakfast SBA awards Colorado more than quarters, overall Arapahoe Continued from Page 6 and Douglas counties are “It’s about whether this state can train and keep more seeing high average wage plumbers, electricians, the increases per household,” skilled trades. What’s true Wobbekind said.

Wobbekind had two caunationally is true here. Nations for the Denver-south tionally, we have the most area: unfilled job First, inopenings that frastructure we have ever is going to seen in the have to exnational job pand to acsurvey.” commodate Wobbekind reassured growth, inbusiness cluding all leaders that modes of job gains transportashould contion. tinue and Second, that Arapa- Dr. Richard Wobbekind the area is hoe and Douglas counties facing housing-affordability are getting a solid share of challenges, which can affect the employment growth. schools and local services.

He cautioned that while “We have the secondthe highest percentage the worst ratio in the country state’s job growth over the between housing and job past year has been in minwages behind D.C.,” Wobing and logging, it is on a bekind said. “This isn’t just small base.

Arapahoe and Douglas concerning, it’s serious. are projected to see a 5 per- When housing costs get out cent or more growth rate of sync with wages, there is in professional and busi- a direct impact on regional ness service jobs, including growth.”

Next week: Maya Macfinancial and information Guineas, president, Comservices. The area also has mittee for a Responsible a high concentration of construction-company head- Federal Budget, who travquarters. “While Broom- eled from Washington, D.C. field has the highest concen- for the Economic Forecast tration of corporate head- Breakfast.

$250,000 in grant money

The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade and the Colorado Department of Agriculture a $256,000 grant to promote new trade missions targeting small businesses.

Nationwide, the SBA has awarded 44 State Trade and Export Promotion awards valued at $18 million to support activities that increase exporting by small businesses. Through the STEP grant, the two state agencies will run eight trade missions that connect Colorado small businesses to international buyers and will also have funding available for individual international business development activities.

The key industry programs include: • Medica in Düsseldorf, Germany • Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain • ANTAD in Guadalajara, Mexico • Hannover Messe in Hannover, Germany • Bar at National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago • The Green Expo in Mexico City • Americas Food and Beverage Show in Miami • Speciality and Fine Food Fair in London, “Exposing and enabling our business community to broader markets is unbelievably important to the local economy given the billions

of new dollars, job retention and creation these exports bring to Colorado,” said Stephanie Copeland, executive director of the Office of Economic Development.

“The STEP program is a key enabler for many of our small businesses to reach these markets” With STEP funds, small businesses are able to learn the basics of exporting, participate in group trade missions to trade shows, travel for an individual international sales trip and develop websites or international marketing campaigns. Last year, Colorado’s STEP award helped small business across Colorado participate in trade shows in Munich, Mexico City and, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

From left, City Councilmembers Mike Sutherland, Ken Lucas, Sen. Cory Gardner, Mayor Stephanie Piko, and Fiber Commissioner Ray Wendell Courtesy City of Centennial

Gardner visits Centennial Fiber Commission

Chamber membership chairman and Centennial City Councilmember, Kathy Turley with mayor pro tem Ken Lucas.

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner recently met with Centennial’s Fiber Commission and city staff to discuss the importance of local control of public rights-of-way, the city announced.

The discussion focused on the 2017 rewrite of Centennial’s Land Development Code in relation to regulations for wireless-communications facilities, as well as the city’s fiber-optic backbone buildout. The Fiber Commission and city staff shared the im-

portance of the city’s ability to effectively manage and maintain public rights-ofway in order to preserve local control.

Gardner serves on the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet.

The city’s regulations have become a model for use in such license agreements and regulations throughout Colorado.

The commission and staff

also provided an update on the progress of construction of the city’s fiber backbone that will connect the underground infrastructure that connects key city sites and community anchor institutions.

This backbone will enable existing and new broadband providers to tie into the new infrastructure with the goal of providing better and more competitive choices and services for consumers, the city says.

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Zink, creativity and the ‘elements’ of fine dining It is easy to recognize the “art” in “culinary arts” when listening to Anthony Cutajar of Zink Kitchen + Bar talk about food. The San Francisco-born executive chef could almost be discussing the elements of classic painting when he describes his tempura-avocado appetizer.

“I like people to eat their textures in dishes because if those get monotonous, you just kind of get bored of the dish,” he said. “You go through there and you’re kind of discovering things.”

Things like pineapple, hearts of palm and coconut with a cilantro-lime vinaigrette.

Despite his culinary trips around the world, Cutajar’s California-style take on “global comfort food” brings it all home to the Rocky Mountains. Take the chef’s Colorado cobb salad.

“Being a transplant, loving this state so much, the natural resources, the green chili—I kind of wanted to take all of these components and try to put it into a salad that was familiar,” he said. “You take a Colorado cobb salad that everybody knows. Instead of the smoked ham, I have the smoked trout. I put green poblano chilies on there. Nice local tomatoes, and then we add the boursin cheese, and grill the romaine because everyone loves stuff smoked and grilled.”

Then, there are the seared scallops served with cauliflower, grapefruit and a pine nut-pancetta relish—a dish Cutajar has taken to every restaurant he has worked.

“As you eat it, it’s a journey,” he said.

Zink’s tempura-avocado starter is a textural work of art.

Photos by Peter Jones

Anthony Cutajar, executive chef at Greenwood Village’s Zink Kitchen + Bar, is backed

by Brandon Liss, his executive sous chef.

Since taking over the kitchen at Zink nearly two years ago, Cutajar has helped to not just redefine the nuances of Colorado cuisine, but also the very nature of the hotel restaurant. Situated in the DoubleTree in Greenwood Village, Zink has gradually become a world-class destination eatery whose signage on Orchard Road shares near-equal billing with the hotel.

The 34-year-old chef was given carte blanche to create Zink’s niche in 2016. Since then, he has reconfigured his first menu four times as he has striven to respond to customer tastes, the medium of sustainable ingredients and his—and his staff’s—artistic and creative ambitions.

“That’s why you see me smiling and so enthusiastic,” the chef said. “It doesn’t always bode well for my cooks because there’s a lot of labor that goes into it, but you know what, they love working for me because I’m teaching them new techniques.”

It is no coincidence that Cutajar brings the flair of a painter to Zink. He attended

art school on a scholarship before realizing his muse was in the kitchen, not the studio.

“I was tremendous at Photoshop. I was tremendous at freehand, but I didn’t want to sit there and do still life. This is my outlet,” he said.

To ensure the freshest ingredients, Cutajar works directly with local farmers and sources from nearly 20 vendors, a large number in the often hassle-conscious restaurant industry. It is all an effort to be both sustainable and affordable, as well as decidedly agreeable to the realities of four seasons. The chef even keeps a garden behind the hotel.

“I grow my own tomatoes.

I grow my own squash,” he said, noting that early 90 percent of the resulting menu is created from scratch.

Zink’s growing reputation as a destination restaurant has helped grow DoubleTree’s catering business too, says Tracy Berton, who directs those operations for the hotel.

“I always tell [clients] that the food for our events comes out of the same kitchen as Zink,” she said, a point that might not have sold so well in previous eras of restaurant cuisine.

Cutajar has advice to aspiring chefs with similar goals of exceeding expectations.

“Research,” he said. “Find out what are the five best restaurants in town and go there and work for a night for free. I still do that just for fun.”

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BY ROSEMARY FETTER CONTIBUTOR Although the Eisenhower era (1952-1959) was a period of relative quiet, sandwiched between the struggles of the 1940s and the chaos of the 1960s, Americans still had plenty to worry about. On Nov. 1, 1952, the United States tested the first hydrogen bomb, 1,000 times more lethal than the atom bomb dropped on Japan seven years earlier. By 1953, Russia was experimenting with its own H-bomb, the catalyst for an arms race that only ended with the 1980s collapse of the Soviet Union. Another sign of worrisome times, the Doomsday Clock, a symbolic warning of possible nuclear annihilation, had moved up to two and a half minutes to midnight. Simultaneously, the country was enmeshed in the McCarthy fiasco, when Sen. Joe McCarthy and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover led a band of government witch hunters that accused hundreds of Americans of being communist spies or sympathizers.

Although McCarthy would be reprimanded by the Senate in 1954 and generally discredited, many still believed his allegations.

The possibility of human annihilation coupled with America’s general paranoia may be a partial explanation for the Bridey Murphy craze, inspiring a closer (and perhaps more hopeful) examination of reincarnation, previously the purview of the Hindu religion.

Although the subject, Virginia Tighe, steadfastly maintained during her lifetime that she did not believe in reincarnation, she made headlines in the mid-1950s after revealing under hypnosis specific and mostly accurate details of a former life in Ireland during the 1860s. Before long, the personable housewife became as popular as rock and roll or the hula hoop.

The story began with Morey

Bernstein, a wealthy southern Colorado businessman who had studied hypnotism for 10 years before working with several physicians to help people with migraine headaches, stuttering, chain smoking and similar complaints. In 1952, at a University Club dance, he met Virginia Tighe, a pretty, 27-year-old woman married to a Continental Airlines district representative. Tighe, who had heard of Bernstein’s work, complained that she suffered from severe allergies and couldn’t even leave the house at certain times of the year. She once told a reporter, “I tested positive on 104 of 125 allergens.”

Bernstein subsequently invited her and her husband to a social gathering, where he conducted an experiment in group relaxation. Some in the group were unaffected, while others experienced a brief, dreamlike state. Tighe, however, immediately fell into a deep trance. Fascinated by her susceptibility to hypnosis, Bernstein later asked her to take part in an experiment that might help with her allergies. With some hesitation, she agreed.

Bernstein conducted six taped sessions beginning on Nov. 29, 1952. He took her back to early childhood and even toddler years. Encouraged by her response, he suggested that she go back even farther. To the hypnotist’s surprise, she suddenly revealed herself as Bridey Murphy McCarthy of Cork and Belfast Ireland, where she lived from 1798 to 1864. Bridey (short for Bridget), who spoke with an Irish accent, gave detailed descriptions of her life in Ireland, unhesitatingly naming people, places and events. Although her birth and death records have never been found, a situation not uncommon in rural areas, she knew many obscure details from Irish history which were later found to be true. For example, she mentioned the

Morey Bernstein (center) is shown here taping Virginia Tighe during a session.

“tuppence,” a little-known coin circulated in Ireland between 1797 and 1850. Also, many Irish experts denied the existence of one area where she lived called “the Meadows,” until it showed up on an 1801 map.

Although Bernstein initially tried to protect her identity, calling her Ruth Simmons, The Denver Post broke the story, making her an instant celebrity.

In January 1956, Bernstein published his book, The Search for Bridey Murphy, which boasted a 26-week run on the best seller list. The book would be reprinted several times and published in 30 languages.

In 1956, Paramount Pictures released a movie, The Search for Bridey Murphy, which failed at the box office.

Upon hearing Bridey’s tale, the religious establishment was up in arms, with certain churches threatening hellfire and damnation should any member of the congregation dare to pick up the book or see the movie. The Hearst chain, particularly The Chicago American, took up the gauntlet, sending out several journalists to debunk the story. One reporter claimed to have discovered

that a woman named Bridey (a fairly-common Irish name) lived in Tighe’s neighborhood when she was 3 years old. Supposedly she had played with Bridey’s children, a detail she didn’t remember. The American also mentioned an aunt of Scots-Irish heritage (Tighe never knew her parents), whom she only met at age 18. Although the articles do point out certain inconsistences in Bridey’s story, some of their claims have since proven false, making it unlikely that Bridey was an out and out hoax.

Although she gained some unwanted (or so she said) celebrity, Tighe scoffed at the idea that she did it all for the money.

“I have received about $10,000 during the past 15 years from the book,” she said in 1971. “The only reason is because Morey gave me a percentage of his royalties. Last year brought me less than $400. And Morey certainly

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She received several lucrative offers over the years to advertise products or put her name on magazine articles. With a few exceptions, she turned them down. At least her allergies improved after Bernstein’s sessions.

Tighe later divorced her husband and remarried Richard Morrow, owner of an auto dealership in Englewood. She died in 1995, leaving behind four children, two stepchildren and several grandchildren.

Bernstein subsequently gave up hypnosis, prospered in the stock market and became a philanthropist, donating land for Pueblo’s convention center and arts center and giving millions to the University of Southern Colorado. He, too, passed away in 1999.

Bridey has inspired numerous theories and several imitators over the last 70 years, particularly during the 1960s and 70s. Skeptics abounded, but there were still believers.

Some psychologists confidently attribute the story to “cryptomnesia”, which apparently occurs when a forgotten memory returns without being recognized as such by the subject. Due to the Hearst articles, however, most people still think Bridey was a fraud or the product of repressed childhood memories. Who knows for certain?

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How to find volunteer opportunities in retirement

Dear Savvy Senior, What resources can you recommend for locating interesting volunteer opportunities? Since I retired, I’ve been doing some volunteer work, but most of the opportunities I’ve tried haven’t been very satisfying.

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your health too. But how can you find the right opportunity for you? Start by asking yourself some basic questions like: What types of organizations or activities are you interested in?

BY JIM MILLER What kind of skills can you offer a volunteer organization? How much time are you willing to give? What do you want to gain from your experience (for example, meet new Dear Volunteer, people, learn new skills, help For many retirees, finding those in need, exposure to a para volunteer opportunity that ticular issue)? satisfies your interests, utilizes Once you get a general idea your talents and matches your of what you’d like to do, there availability can be challenging. are dozens of volunteer webTo help you find an interesting sites that can help you search and satisfying volunteer opporfor different opportunities in tunity, here are some tips and your area. online tools that can help you Most sites work like search search. engines that let you choose an area of interest and type in your Getting started ZIP code or city and state. The Volunteering is a great way sites will then give you a list for retirees to make a positive of opportunities that you can contribution to their commucheck into. Depending on your nity and stay actively engaged, interest and expertise, here are not to mention it’s good for some top websites to help you

get started.

General volunteer matching sites: To find a wide variety of volunteer opportunities in your community, check out VolunteerMatch.org, IdeaList.org and AllForGood.org – a Point of Light website (the world’s leading volunteer service organization) that lets you search for local volunteer opportunities or start your own project and invite others to help you. Also see HandsOnNetwork.org, another Point of Light enterprise that connects volunteers to opportunities through more than 250 volunteer centers throughout the United States.

Retiree volunteer sites: If you’re interested in opportunities targeting older adults and retirees, some good options include AARP’s CreateTheGood. org, along with SeniorCorps. gov, which matches retirees with community projects and organizations that need experienced volunteer help.

How aging adults can maintain their mental acuity

Aging is associated with or linked to a host of mental and physical side effects. For example, many adults expect their vision to deteriorate as they grow older. Such a side effect can be combatted with routine eye examinations that may indicate a need for a stronger eyeglass prescription, a relatively simple solution that won’t impact adults’ daily lives much at all.

While physical side effects like diminished vision might not strike much fear in the hearts of aging men and women, those same people may be concerned and/or frightened by the notion of age-related cognitive decline. Some immediately associate such decline with Alzheimer’s disease, an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that gradually destroys memory and cognitive skills, ultimately compromising a person’s ability to perform even the simplest of tasks. But age-related cognitive decline is not always symptomatic of Alzheimer’s disease.

Learning about Alzheimer’s and how to maintain mental

acuity can help aging men and women better understand the changes their brains might be undergoing as they near or pass retirement age.

Is Alzheimer’s disease hereditary?

The National Institute on Aging notes that only a very rare form of Alzheimer’s disease is inherited. Early-onset familial Alzheimer’s disease, or FAD, is caused by mutations in certain genes. If these genes are passed down from parent to child, then the child is likely, but not certain, to get FAD. So, while many adults may be concerned about Alzheimer’s because one of their parents had the disease, the NIA notes that the majority of Alzheimer’s cases are lateonset, which has no obvious family pattern.

Can Alzheimer’s disease be prevented?

Studies of Alzheimer’s disease are ongoing, but to date there is no definitive way to prevent the onset of the disease.

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How can I maintain mental acuity as I age?

Researchers have not yet determined a way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, but adults can take certain steps to maintain their mental acuity into retirement.

• Exercise regularly. Routine exercise may be most associated with physical benefits, but the NIA notes that such activity has been linked to benefits for the brain as well. For example, a 2011 study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America found that aerobic exercise training increases the size of the hippocampus, leading to improvements in spatial memory. The NIA also notes that one study indicated exercise stimulated the brain’s ability to maintain old network connections and make new ones vital to cognitive health.

• Read more. Avid readers may be happy to learn that one of their favorite pastimes can improve the efficiency of their cognitive systems while delaying such systems’ decline.

A 2013 study published in the Journal Neurology by researchers at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center found that mentally active lifestyles may not prevent the formations of plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease, but such lifestyles decreases the likelihood that the presence of plaques or tangles will impair cognitive function.

• Stay socially connected.

Maintaining social connections with family, friends and community members also can help women prevent cognitive decline. Epidemiologist Bryan James of the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center studied how social activity affected cognitive decline, ultimately noting that the rate of cognitive decline was considerably lower among men and women who maintained social contact than it was among those with low levels of social activity.

The idea of age-related cognitive decline strikes fear in the hearts of many men and women, but there are ways for adults to maintain their mental acuity well into their golden years.

Senior Corps offers three different programs: RSVP, which has a variety of volunteer activities with flexible time commitments; the Senior Companion Program that brings together volunteers with homebound seniors who have difficulty with day-to-day living tasks; and the Foster Grandparent Program that matchers volunteers with kids in the community that have exceptional needs.

Government-sponsored sites: There are also a number of government-sponsored websites that can help you look for different volunteer opportunities. To locate dozens of general options in your area, visit Serve.gov. To find natural and cultural volunteer opportunities in places like national and state parks, see Volunteer. gov. If you’re interested in emergency preparedness and disaster-response volunteer services, go to Ready.gov. Or, if you’re interested in longerterm volunteer opportunities,

check out AmeriCorps.gov and PeaceCorps.gov/50plus, which offers a bevy of three-month to two-year programs in the United States and abroad.

Professional and executive sites: If you have expertise in areas like business planning and development, marketing, communications, finance, fundraising, web and graphic design, or writing and editing there are sites like Catchafire.org, TaprootPlus.org and ESCUS.org that can link you to volunteer opportunities with nonprofit organizations in need. Or, you can help entrepreneurs and small business owners through the SCORE.org volunteer mentoring program.

Send your senior questions to Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC “Today” show and author of “The Savvy Senior.”

Is Colorado really the healthiest state?

In December, the Southeast Denver Rotary hosted the State of the State luncheon with Gov. John Hickenlooper.

The focus of this annual event was mental health. Just what is the definition of mental health? The World Health Organization defines mental health as “a state of wellbeing, in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to contribute to his or her community.”

So how does this happen?

Multiple social, psychological and biological factors determine the mental health of a person at any point in time.

Persistent socio-economic pressures, a low level of life options, low levels of social support, lack of hope, lack of social connections and encouragement, and high levels of persistent stress take their toll on a person’s resilience or ability to bounce back.

I remember when I was going through an unwanted divorce. It was the first time in my life that I was unable to cope. I experienced panic attacks and was not functional for a period. I went to a counselor to help me sort out my pain, disappointment and hurt. She was amazing and treated me as a whole person, not just someone who was mentally stressed.

She would not counsel me unless I was also working out, eating right and getting enough sleep. She would have me journal these items on a daily basis. Her kindness, empathy, wisdom and solutionbased strategies helped me regain my sense of equilibrium and hope.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, Colorado

is ranked sixth highest in the number of suicides. This high ranking is shocking and distressing. How can we make Colorado a place where mental health is a priority?

We can promote mental health by: • Increasing the level of early childhood nurturance, development and caring, ensuring that every child gets their basic needs met • Making every effort to decrease poverty, which is a social determinant of mental health • Increasing social supports for elderly populations, assisting them to increase healthy social connections • Creating safe and socially connected schools • Increasing mental health interventions at work to reduce stress • Increasing violence-prevention programs • Creating community-development programs, focusing on building social support • Reduction of substance abuse • Ensuring that we notice people and how they are doing in an authentic and personal manner • Ensuring that those who might feel disenfranchised are given opportunities and included in social interactions • Nurturing kindness and empathy • Reducing the stigma of counseling and other forms of mental-health assistance and treatment We all need to work together to ensure that mental health is a priority in Colorado. We have the potential to be the healthiest state in the country.

Let’s do it!

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Methods for treating osteoarthritic knees

Osteoarthritis of the joints can affect people of all ages, but is one of the leading causes of disability in the aged population in the United States. A study published in the Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine found incidence of knee OA is rising by increasing average age of the general population. Age, weight, trauma and repetitive movements are common risk factors for the condition.

According to Dr. Scott Paris of Central Jersey Spine and Wellness, more than 27 million people in the country suffer from knee arthritis.

An estimated 37 percent of Canadians aged 20 or older who had been diagnosed with arthritis reported osteoarthritis, with 29 percent occurring in the knees, states Statistics Canada. Knee arthritis occurs when there is a degeneration of articular cartilage that cov-

ers and protects the patella (knee cap) at the knee joint, offers the online resource Arthritis-Health. Since this cartilage has no nerve endings, some people can experience arthritis but feel no pain.

However, pain may occur when doing specific activities that cause impact between bones, like jumping, walking

up stairs or certain sports.

Over time, knee arthritis may become worse, and pain can be accompanied by stiffness and loss of mobility. This may be accompanied by knee locking or buckling.

Those who suffer from knee OA may seek treatment.

In 2014, the Osteoarthritis Research Society International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting osteoarthritis research and treatment, updated its recommendations for the treatment of osteoarthritis targeted to different patient characteristics. The main categories of treatment include non-drug treatments, medication, injections, and surgery.

• Non-drug treatments: Examples of non-drug treatments include exercise, stretching and range-ofmovement strategies. Weight loss can alleviate excess strain

Visiting loved ones in assisted-living facilities

For many seniors, a day arrives in their lives when it is no longer safe or practical to live at home alone. Assisted living facilities can help seniors adjust to their new situations. Such facilities typically offer comfortable surroundings, caring staff and all the amenities of home.

Although fellow residents can provide companionship and friendships can develop over the course of time, assisted-living facility residents also enjoy regular visits from family and friends.

Such visits keep seniors connected with their loved ones and break up routines that, over time, may become monotonous.

Some people may feel anxious or awkward visiting assisted-living facilities because it may shed light on the frailties or specialized needs of loved ones. This may be especially true if a loved one has a physical, neurological or mental ill-

ness. Rather than avoiding visits, individuals can follow these guidelines.

Time visits right

Many residents have the most energy in the morning or early afternoon right after meals. Call ahead to find out if there are any medical appointments or outings planned. Visiting during meals or activities can be fun because you’ll be engaged and will have something to keep both of you busy.

Limit distractions

Find a quiet and comfortable place at the facility where you can spend time with your loved one. This way you can focus most of your attention on the person you are visiting, and he or she can do the same. A sitting room or an outdoor area can be a nice place to spend time away from television or other people’s conversations.

Plan an excursion

If you are able to take the resident off of the property, arrange to take them somewhere that would interest them. Do not plan too much, because you want the excursion to be fun, not taxing.

Bring along items

Gifts are not necessary, but photos, books, puzzles, or even keepsakes from home can serve as catalysts for wonderful conversations.

Losing a spouse further complicates this problem and can bring loneliness to an already difficult living situation. According to a survey taken by author Bruce Nemovitz of “Moving in the Right Direction”, home maintenance is the #1 reason seniors move from their home.

As Bruce Nemovitz states, “While people enjoyed the privacy that comes with owning their own home, many also found the upkeep to be a hardship”.

Below are some questions to ask yourself in determining if your home is now more of a burden than the sanctuary it once was. Are your finances keeping you from enjoying your home?

Is the condition of the home keeping you from entertaining friends? Do you need to make changes to the home

cation and viscosity. These injections may help relieve pain and improve mobility.

• Surgery: In cases when the aforementioned treatments are unsuccessful, doctors may suggest surgery. The Arthritis Foundation says joint lavage and arthroscopic debridement, which involve flushing the joint with a sterile saline solution and the surgical removal of tissue fragments from the joint, are controversial but may help some people achieve short-term relief. Partial knee replacement may be another option that offers a similar improvement in function, but fewer complications than a total knee replacement.

Osteoarthritis in the knee can be painful and restrictive.

Working with a qualified doctor, individuals can develop a treatment plan that works for their specific conditions.

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Help the conversation along

If a loved one has dementia, visits can be especially challenging. However, simply being present can be comforting for the person even if conversation is stilted. Be patient and positive. Find topics that stimulate responses, and fill in if things get quiet.

Visiting someone in an assisted-living facility can buoy residents’ spirits and make for an enjoyable afternoon.

Realty One Group offers options for seniors

Home ownership has always been part of the American Dream. Owning a home provides security, independence and, hopefully, growth in equity. However, as homeowners grow older, so do their homes. And, one thing that does not grow in the aging years is typically a person’s income.

Many seniors are on a fixed income that does not keep up with the rate of inflation. With the escalating cost of medical care, property taxes, groceries and energy, just to name a few, where is the money to come from to maintain an aging home? Maintaining a home from plumbing and roof leaks to mowing and weeding can exceed not only the pocketbook but also the physical abilities of many seniors and every year can become more challenging.

placed on the hips and knees and reduce pain. Braces, sleeves and orthotics may help reduce pain and joint stiffness when directed properly through a specialist.

• Medications: Many medications are geared around reducing inflammation and pain and include over-the-counter pain relievers and NSAIDs, such as acetaminophen, ibuprofen and naproxen sodium.

Topical NSAIDs may be tried, and these can reduce the risk of gastrointestinal side effects from oral medications. OARSI also found that the antidepressant duloxetine may help with chronic knee pain.

• Injections: The Arthritis Foundation says that some doctors can inject corticosteroid compounds directly into affected joints. Use of hyaluronic acid injections can supplement the natural substance that gives joint fluid its lubri-

to provide for loss of mobility? Is the overall budget to maintain your home keeping you from enjoying life? Many feel leaving their home would mean the loss of freedom. The question is how much freedom does one have if the cost of staying in one’s home means the void of happiness or contentment. There are many options available to seniors who want to downsize and if you are debating your next housing decision, please give us a call.

Annie Wendorff and Gretchen Hebner of moveCOseniors, Realty One Group Premier, are senior real estate specialist, educated to assist seniors and provide resources to ease the transition. They can be reached at 720-409-2551 or 720-244-0441 or moveCO seniors@outlook.com

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The LPS Board of Education with members of the was honored last month

School

itizens’ Bond O ersight

ommittee, which

Courtesy of LPS

LPS Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee recognized

BY BILL YEOMANS At its Dec. 14 meeting, the Littleton Public Schools Board of Education honored the district’s Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee members, Sandy Schell, Brian Bostwick, Bill Canterbury and Bob Colwell, for their work with the 2013 bond program.

The committee monitored the progress of the improvements being made during the bond construction program, reported to the Board of Education on a quarterly basis about the status of the program and explored ways to stretch bond dollars as far as possible.

Beginning with their first monthly meeting in April 2014, the committee would meet with the Program Management Team to review progress, participate in scheduled site visits during construction and review with the Program Management Team any anticipated revisions to the master schedule of projects. They attended 21 committee meetings and 15 Board of Education meetings to present their updates.

During their tenure, the CBOC oversaw $87 million of bond money distributed through 27 bid pack-

ages. This represented 78 unique projects, including: • Replacing 95 percent of the district’s univents, classroom HVAC systems, to provide better air distribution and a quieter classroom environment • Installing new security infrastructure at all facilities, including additional cameras and motion detectors, along with a stateof-the-art security control room • Installing new IT infrastructure at all locations, including designated, secure equipment rooms and increased device capability district-wide • Updating fire-alarm systems at most facilities • Implementing a district-wide mass-notification system • Replacing 60 percent of the district’s roofs • Adding new kitchen serving lines at five schools • Implementing districtwide room numbering and wayfinding signage, now uniform throughout district, a huge benefit to first-responders and school visitors • Completing needed additions and remodels at multiple schools and facilities: Littleton High School – new athletic complex and

theater remodel Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Education – new music room within existing footprint Carl Sandburg Center for the Sciences – new science classroom Options Secondary at Whitman – remodeled classrooms to incorporate science labs and culinary arts Acoma Building – remodeled for Transition Services program Runyon Elementary – gutted and remodeled interior and new steel roof structure Committee members are all volunteers and representative of the LPS community. They bring a wide range of interests and experiences to this work, including but not limited to: financial management, information technology, development/ construction, architecture/engineering and facility operations.

LPS Board member Jim Stephens was a volunteer committee member until his election to the board in 2015. The committee also includes district employees Diane Doney, Terry Davis and Nicole Moyer.

Bill Yeomans is a writer and photographer for Littleton Public Schools.

Cherry Creek Schools Superintendent Harry Bull will retire in June to spend more time with his children and generally decompress from the rigors of running a 55,000-student school district.

Photo by Peter Jones

Superintendent Bull retires Continued from Page 1 superintendents to develop a position paper that called for restoring nearly $1 billion in K-12 funding. The partially successful efforts were credited with helping to secure more money for all the state’s public schools.

As an academic leader, Bull has focused on student achievement, raising the Hispanic graduation rate and improving the ACT scores of minority students, prompting recognition from the Colorado Department of Education. Under Bull, the district has been recognized as one of the large Colorado school districts to make the most progress in those areas.

Last week, Cherry Creek announced its on-time graduation rate had reached a record high of 90 percent for the class of 2017, compared to the state average of 79 percent.

The recent moving back of the high school start time, in recognition of the science of the teenage brain, is one of the most significant changes under his leadership, Bull says.

“That is really about the health of children. It’s not a game changer. It’s a life

changer,” he said.

Unfortunately, Bull has also had to contend—and stress—with the unfortunate realities of misbehaving teachers, including recent reports of sexual abuse.

“When you’re superintendent, everything that happens is yours. It just is—the good, the bad and the ugly,” he said.

Through thick and thin, when Bull uses the word “superintendent” as a verb, he makes clear what kind of administrator he has tried to be.

“The way I superintendent is with my heart,” he said. “I bring the passion.

Emotionally, I commit to the job. I commit to the district. I commit to the people.”

The outgoing administrator says he has no particular plans other than spending more time with his four children who range in age from 7 to 14.

“I’ve got to work really hard on decompressing, if you will, from this intensity level. I don’t believe you do that by leaving here to go to another job,” he said. “I’m actually going to try to do what most retirees don’t do.

I’m going to try to retire.”

Graduation rates in Cherry Creek Schools reach new high

Cherry Creek Schools’ graduation rate reached a record high of 90 percent for the class of 2017, a percentage significantly higher than the state average of 79 percent. Over a four-year period, the district graduation rate has increased by 3.4 percentage points, the district announced.

“Across Cherry Creek, our high schools are graduating more students than ever before and that is a testament to the hard work of our students and the dedication of teachers, principals, school staff and parents,” Superintendent Dr. Harry Bull said. “I am incredibly

proud of all that our high school students have accomplished along the journey to graduation. As we continue to focus on innovation and career readiness, our students are gaining the tools, knowledge and real-world experience they need to succeed in life.”

The graduation rates for students of color are significantly higher than state averages. For Hispanic students, which make up the largest subgroup of students in the district, the graduation rate reached 87.7 percent in 2017, up 9.3 points since 2014. The state average for Hispanic students is 71.1

percent.

The graduation rate for black students, a group that represents the second-largest subgroup of students, reached 86.6 percent in 2017, up 1.2 points since 2014. The state average for black students is 71.9 percent.

Asian students saw a 5.4-percent increase to 96.2, compared with the state average of 89.8 percent.

“Cherry Creek Schools is committed to continuing to work toward the goal of eliminating disparities in graduation rates between student subgroups,” the district said in its announcement.

The completion rates for all students who take more than four years to finish high school or take the GED test to receive a certificate exceeded 90 percent for the first time and increased by more than 3 percentage points since 2014. Completion rates increased for all racial and ethnic groups over the last four years, with the most substantive increases among Native American students (+22.9 percent), Asian (+5.5 percent), and Hispanics (+8.1 percent).

The dropout rate was 1.4 percent in 2017, lower than the state average of 2.3 percent.

Overall, five out of seven Cherry Creek high schools had graduation rates that exceeded 90 percent in 2017.

Since 2014, Overland High School’s graduation rate has increased by 10.8 percentage points (77.3 to 88.1 percent), the largest for all seven high schools.

Smoky Hill and Eaglecrest also made strong gains over the last four years with increases in their graduation rates of more than 4 percentage points. While dropout rates remained stable for most schools from 2014 to 2017, Eaglecrest’s dropout rate decreased from 2.3 to 1 percent.

January 25, 2018 • THE VILLAGER | PAGE 13

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he 73rd annual National WestWest ern Stock Show 2018 Grand Champion Steer presenta presentation at the Brown Palace was a repeat for Lillie Skiles of Hereford, Texas, who won last year with the steer named Fu, and again this year with Grey Ray. The auction sale price of $140,000 beat the 2017 record of a $135,000. The 2018 Grand Champion Grey Ray was purchased

by Ames Construction.

This year’s auction saw record-breaking prices with 10 percent of proceeds going to the National Western Scholarship Fund. As is the norm, the event packed a crowded hotel. After all, Colorado is where Western boots go together with black ties and evening gowns.

Photos by Stefan Krusze

The grand lobby of en er’s Brown Palace hosted the 73rd annual National Western Stock Show Grand and Reserve Champion steer presentation and afternoon tea, a Colorado tradition.

Making their grand entrance into the Brown Palace are 2018 NWSS Grand Champion steer Grey Rey and Lillie Skiles of Hereford, Texas.

ABOVE: Miss Rodeo Wyoming Morgan Wallace, Miss Rodeo Colorado Alex Hyland and Miss Rodeo America eri Shef eld LEFT: Dylan Hice Vick of Escalon, Calif. may not be “chomping at the bit,” just grinding his teeth while riding the Bismark Demon.

BELOW: A saddle bronc rider

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The Westernaires “thread the needle.”

National Western Stock Show Grand Champion steer sets new record

UPPER RIGHT: Tie Down Roper Cody Quaney of Cheney, Texas warms up, ballet dance style.

RIGHT: Saddle bronc rider Alex Wright of Milford, Utah rides a bucking horse, The Natural.

BELOW: Dylan Hice Vick of Escalon, Calif. rides the Bismark Demon.

The standing-roomonly crowd at the 2018 Auction of the Junior Livestock Champions roared as the Grand Champion Steer sold for a record high $140,000, an increase of $5,000 over last year. The top eight champion animals tallied generous sales of $434,000. The Reserve Grand Champion Hog sold for a record-breaking $40,000, exceeding last year’s bid of $38,000. The Reserve Grand Champion Goat sold for an astonishing $31,000, more than doubling last year’s sale of $15,000.

The money invested supports the junior exhibitors that raised the animal as they plan for their agricultural future and college educations.

In addition, a portion of the proceeds support the National Western Scholarship Trust. The Scholarship Trust funds scholarships in agriculture studies and rural medicine at colleges throughout Colorado and Wyoming. This year, 100 students received funds to aid their education. For more information regarding the Scholarship Trust please visit nationalwestern.com/educationalsupport.

Four of the top eight champion animal set new records and the results are listed below: • The Grand Champion Steer weighing 1,339 pounds sold for a recordhigh $140,000 to Ames Construction Company.

The steer was shown by 13-year-old Lillie Skiles, two-time consecutive National Western Stock Show Grand Champion Steer winner. Skiles attends Hereford Junior High, and one day wants to attend Texas A&M. When she isn’t showing steers, Skiles participates in basketball and volleyball.

• Junior exhibitor, Tommy Glover, showed his 1,339-pound Reserve Grand Champion Steer.

The buyer Kent Stevinson, Stevinson Automotive purchased the champion for $84,000. This was Glover’s first appearance in the National Western Junior Livestock Auction.

He is 13 years old and goes to school at Elgin Public Schools. Glover’s

father exhibited the Grand Champion Steer at the auction in 1996.

• Junior exhibitor, Payton Rodgers, sold the Grand Champion Hog weighing 261 pounds for $40,000 to Transwest Trucks, Inc. This is Rodgers third selection to the National Western Junior Livestock Auction. Her favorite show ring experience was at the California State Fair, until now.

• The 264-pound Reserve Champion Hog “Batman” was sold to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for a recordhigh $40,000. The hog was shown by Weston Lackey, a first-time junior livestock auction qualifier.

The 9-year-old is from Haskel, Texas and attends Haskel Elementary School. He would like to use this money for college at Texas A&M and to buy another pig and win Grand Champion Hog. • The Grand Champion Lamb, shown by 16-yearold Mackenzie Goggin of Bethel Acres, was sold for $40,000 to Brannan Sand & Gravel. Goggin attends Moore High School where she is involved in the National Honors Society. She plans to attend Oklahoma State University in hopes of becoming a pediatric physical therapist.

• Colorado Business Bank purchased the Reserve Grand Champion Lamb for a record $35,000.

The lamb was shown by 13-year-old junior exhibitor, Bailey Amstutz, from Richwood, Ohio. Amstutz attends North Union Middle School where she enjoys playing softball.

She plans on studying genetics and embryology at Oklahoma State University.

• 12-year-old, Dakota Martin sold her Grand Champion Goat for $24,000 to Hutchison Western. Martin is from Mason, Texas, and she is home schooled.

• The Reserve Grand Champion Goat named Slim, sold for over double the price of last year at $31,000 to Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. “Slim” was shown by Karsyn Fetzer.

The 11-year-old junior exhibitor is a Colorado native, and is attending Platte Valley Elementary School.

January 25, 2018 • THE VILLAGER | PAGE 15

Open House at Denver Academy

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

the king after the show. Cherokee Ranch and Castle in Sedalia. RSVP: cherokeeranch.org.

Through Jan. 31, Each month South Suburban Public Art Committee selects three local artists to display work at three recreation centers: Rosanne Juergens, Centennial, photography, at Buck Recreation Center.

Paint Box Guild, Littleton on display at Lone Tree Recreation Center. Cecil Jacobson, Littleton, wood carvings at Goodson Recreation Center.

Jan. 2-March 31, Dick Gallagher, Lakewood, Painting. An exhibit titled Inked Car Arts displays vintage cars and trucks from many manufacturers in street scenes or individually in gouache paint and India Ink. Lone Tree Gold Club and Hotel.

Naturally Artificial: Works by Jason DeMarte

Temporary Art Exhibits

Spectrum Dance Theater

Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m. World-renowned dancers, actress Julie Briskman as Mead and Donald Byrd as Baldwin. A Rap on Race excavates the truths buried in the facts. Newman Center.

Tickets: 303-871-7720.

Off the Clock: Cajun Carnival

Feb. 2, 6-9 p.m. Celebrate Mardi Gras early at Denver Botanic Gardens. Tickets: botanic gardens.org.

Augustana Arts Presents Stratus Chamber Orchestra

Feb. 2 and 3. Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m. “Dreams and Aspirations” featuring guests from the Lighthouse Writers Workshop and Picture Me Here, a storytelling fellowship for refugees and immigrants new to Denver. First Plymouth Congregational Church, 3501 S. Colorado Blvd., Englewood. Feb. 3, at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver. Tickets: 303-388-4962, online at AugustanaArts.org or at the door.

Wild Up and Birdman Live at Newman Center

Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m. “Go anywhere, play anything” modern music collective led by Artistic Director/Conductor Christopher Rountree.

Their program is “future folk.”Tickets: 303-8717720.

Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m. Antonio Sanchez Birdman Live. Experience the explosive Oscarwinning film Birdman. Tickets: 303-871-7720.

ACC hosts Littleton Public Schools Arts Exhibition

Now-Feb. 6. Mon-Fri. from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Open Tuesdays until 7 p.m. Closing reception Feb. 6, 5-7 p.m. (light refreshments). Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College. Info: Anna Spillen at aspillen@lps.k12. co.us.

Arapahoe Philharmonic: Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8

Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., 2018 T. Gordon Parks Concerto Competition Winner. Fisher Auditorium. Tickets: 303-781-1892.

ACC to host CCSD Art and Excellence Showcase

Feb. 12-March 8. Participating schools: Cherokee Trail High School, Cherry Creek High School, Eaglecrest High School, Grandview High School, Overland High School and Smoky Hill High School. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tuesday until 7 p.m. Sat., March 3, noon-5 p.m.

A closing reception March 8, 5-7 p.m. with light refreshments. Colorado Gallery of the Arts at ACC. Free and open to the public.

Music with a Mission Concert Series

Feb. 16, 7 p.m. The Hummin’ Birds. Performers mix old-time Appalachian tunes with country, bluegrass, gospel, swing and original songs. Cami and Mike will be joined by their daughter Claire on the fiddle. Concert benefits Heifer International. Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 303-740-2688.

Burning Love: Elvis Live!

Feb. 17, 7 p.m. Valentine’s tribute with Elvis impersonator Aaron Black. Please wear retro evening wear or costumes. Dancing, dinner, a teddy bear, scarf, and photo ops with

Feb. 21-May 20. Opening reception: Feb. 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; artist talk: 6:30 p.m. DeMarate’s works combine images of plants and animals with discordant artificial elements and processed foods. Gates Court Gallery at Denver Botanic Gardens, York St. Art exhibit is included with Gardens admission.

Great Music from the Arts: The Movies

Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St. Awardwinning scores from cinema. Info: littleton symphony.org or call 303-933-6824.

CLASSES

Englewood Public Library Classes

Feb. 3, 10:30-noon. Computer Basics Internet I. Registration required. To be held in Tech Lab. Feb. 8, 6-8 p.m. The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia, and Alzheimer’s. Anderson room.

Register: 800-272-3900.

Feb. 10, 10:30-11:30 a.m. English conversation circle. Altenbach room.

Feb. 14, 1-2 p.m. French conversation circle. Altenbach room.

Feb. 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Writers group meets twice a month for writing discussion and practice. Altenbach room.

Feb. 21, 6:30-8 p.m. Microsoft Excel: The Basics in the Tech Lab. Registration required.

For information on all classes, call 303762-2567. mbrandstetter@englewoodco.gov.

CLUBS

Cancer League of Colorado Special Membership Event

Feb. 1, 6-9 p.m. sponsored by Specialty Appliance, 8775 E. Orchard Rd., Greenwood Village. Info: cancer league.org/about-us/ membership.

CONVENTIONS

Colorado Water Congress Annual Convention

Through Jan. 26. Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center. Prof. Elon Adar from Zuckerberg Institute for Desert Research at the Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev will speak on arid zones hydrology and Middle Eastern water issues.

Afternoon will feature Robert Crifasi’s book A Land Made from Water: Appropriation and the Evolution of Colorado’s Landscape Ditches and Water Institutions, plus a variety of seminars and speakers for two days. RSVP: 303-8370812.

EDUCATION

Free Nutrition Classes

Jan. 29, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. free hearthealth nutrition class (“Current Diets and Weight Loss”) at the South Denver Heart Center. Presented by Susan Weikhunat, RD, CDE. To register, call 303-744-1065, southdenver.com.

Jan. 22, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. (Diabetes, Prediabetes and Insulin Resistance.) Join Susan Weithunat, RD, CDE as she teaches the ins and outs of diabetes and how to control blood sugar. To register, call 303-744-1065, southdenver.com.

Feb. 14, 11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. “Heart Disease Reversal Diets.”

Feb. 28, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. “Eat to Beat Depression.” Both classes at South Denver Heart Center: Presented by Susan Buckley, RD. Register: 303-744-1065, southdenver.com.

Free Educational Classes for South Denver Cardiology Associates

Feb. 6, 3-4 p.m. “Cholesterol and Your Heart.” Join Susan Buckley, RD, CDE and Renee Julien, RN. Feb. 19, 1:30-2:30 p.m. “Anticoagulation Basics: Through Thick and Thin.”

Feb. 19, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. “Diabetes, Prediabetes and Insulin Resistance.” Join Susan Weithunat, RD, CDE. To register for all classes, call 303-7441065, southdenver.com.

Feb. 3, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Serving diverse learners, including those with dyslexia and ADD/ADHD, grades 1-12. RSVP: denveracademy .org/openhouse.

CSU President Tony Frank

Feb. 13, noon-1:30 p.m. “Challenges to American Higher Education and Colorado’s Position. Dr. Frank will be featured at the Denver Athletic Club’s Club 55 Speaker Series Luncheon. Denver Athletic Club 1325 Glenarm Place, Denver. $25 paid upon entrance to the event includes a plated lunch. RSVP: 970-4916533.

EVENT

Advance Care Planning and Advance Directives

Jan. 29, 2 p.m. at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Natalie DeVille, LCSW, an aging-life care manager, teaches the class. Info: 303-795-3961.

Stephen H. Hart Awards at History Colorado

Jan. 31, 5:30-8 p.m. History Colorado will honor five exemplary preservation and archaeology projects, 1200 Broadway in Denver. RSVP to jonathan.raab@state.co.us by Jan. 24. Drinks and light fare served. Info: colorado preservation.org.

Opportunity Coalition Hosts Darrell Scott

974-4094. At CU South Denver, formerly Wildlife Experience.

Mizel Institute Annual Dinner

May 23, 6 p.m. Honoring John Ikard with the 2018 Community Enrichment Award.

Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum.

SOCIAL

2018 Denver Heart Ball

Jan. 27, 6 p.m. cocktail reception, 7:30 p.m. ballroom opens, 8 p.m. dinner, 8:45 p.m. live auction, desserts, dancing. Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center, 650 15th St., Denver. Chairperson: Jameson (Jamie) Smith, president, St. Joseph Hospital.

SPORTS

South Suburban Race Series

Feb. 4 “Super Sunday 5K.” Platte River Trail, Littleton. Register: bit.ly/2018RaceSeries.

14th Annual Cherry Creek Baseball Hall of Fame

Feb. 10, 5:30 p.m. Hilton Inverness Hotel and Conference Center. The 2012 Cherry Creek AABC-17U World Series Championship Team will be inducted in addition to six new members: Alex Blackford, Mike Krach, Gordon Staab, Tim Hatfield, Josh Weisber and Dr. Michael Keirns. Emcee Garth Jax and keynote speaker, Brad Lidge, 2008 World Series winning closer for the Philadelphia Phillies and

alumni of Cherry Creek High School. Coach Marc Johnson celebrates his 46th year at CCHS. Tickets: jackiemielnicki@comcast.net or 720-939-0567 orgaye@themartingroup. us or 303-475-3128.

VOLUNTEER NEEDED

Spanish-Speaking Volunteer Request

Englewood Public Library is looking for a volunteer to facilitate a new Spanish Conversation Circle meeting once a month to help others learning Spanish. Contact Michelle at 303-762-2567.

WHAT’S NEW? Arts Scholarship

Due by Feb. 28. Greenwood Village Arts & Humanities Council is seeking applicants for two $3,000 college scholarships to be given to students pursing degrees in the arts. The schools of the scholarship winners will also receive a $500 award for their art programs. Student must be a graduating senior from an Arapahoe County high school or a graduating senior who is a resident of Greenwood Village. The student must be planning to enroll as a full-time student at a college or arts school majoring in either the performing, visual or literary arts. Submit applications through callforentry.org. A link can be found at greenwoodvillage.com/cultural arts. Info: 303-708-6110 or cstevens@ greenwoodvillage.com.

Feb. 8, 5-7 p.m. Scott is the founder and executive director of Rachel’s Challenge. We Work, Triangle Building (near Union Station) 1550 Wewatta St., 2nd Floor, Denver. $20/ person. Half of cost donated to local charities.

Cocktails and light appetizers provided. RSVP: opporstunitycoalition.com.

Valentine’s Day Celebration

Feb. 14, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Denver Clerk and Recorder/Public Trustee Debra Johnson’s 11th annual event. Judges and clergy will perform free marriage ceremonies. Food and beverages available. Drawings held for gifts from local businesses, elected officials and city agencies. Marriage licenses are $30. Webb Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., Dept. 101. Info: Mica Ward, 720-913-4866.

Board Game Day at Englewood Public Library

Feb. 18, 1-4 p.m. Do away with the doldrums. Play games at the library. For all ages.

No registration required.

Englewood Police Citizens Academy

March 7-May 7, Wednesdays, 6-9 p.m., at Englewood Police Dept. Graduation at City Council meeting on Monday, May 7. Register: Toni Arnoldy, tarnoldy@englewoodco.gov. You will be notified by mail of your acceptance.

Space limited.

Introducing the 2018 Kempe Award Winners

March 15, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Luncheon.

Honoring Linda Alvarado, CEO of Alvarado Construction, and Reggie Bicha, executive director of Colo. Dept. of Human Services. Keynote speaker: Steve Pemberton, chief humanresources officer at Globoforce and bestselling author of A Chance in the World. Ritz-Cariton, 1881 Curtis St., Denver. RSVP: 303-864-5308, Denise Jendrusch, jendrusch.denise@kempe. org.

FUNDRAISER

Junior League of Denver’s “The Journey”

March 23, 6 p.m. Keynote speaker Terrell Davis, Hall of Fame and former runningback for the Denver Broncos, speaking on how education influenced his professional football career. Reggie Rivers will serve as emcee and auctioneer. Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. Tickets: 303-692-0270.

SAVE THE DATE

Colorado Neurological Institute 30th Anniversary Gala

April 21. “Spotlight on Hope.” Info: 720-

SpeciUa!l MEN

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FLEURISH

More sweet memories of Sugar Plum Ball Photo by Tommy Collier Fur and YSL vintage jewelry from Dan Sharp

Molly and John Jourde surround their sons Austin and Jack and their Sugar Plum Mary.

Sugar Plum Ball Chair Katy Brown and her daughter Bridget

olorado Ballet’s ristine iggins is surrounded

by Kristen Martin, her daughter Annalee, Mistress of Ceremonies Denise Sanderson, Director of Development Adam Sexton and his Sugar Plum daughter Annalisa.

Marty and Lois Hauselman came in from Chicago to be with daughter Julie Sachs, her husband Ron, granddaughters Noa, Sugar Plum Orli, their nanny Lindsey VanderWall and Marsha Giordano, who has been involved in the Sugar Plum program several years.

Ballet Mistress Sandra Brown and husband Colorado Ballet Artistic Director Gil Boggs with their Sugar Plum Emma and son Corey.

George Brauchler, candidate for attorney general, speaks at CCRW

District Attorney George Brauchler, elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2016, was the keynote speaker for the Cherry Creek Republican Women January meeting.

Colorado’s 18th Judicial District includes Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties. The DA’s office supports preventive programs and initiatives to reduce crime, protect victims and enhance the lives of those who live in the district. It promotes safety by fostering strong partnerships with other law enforcement agencies and the community. Brauchler’s term has seen its share of high-profile cases, including the Aurora theater shooting.

Brauchler is a Republican candidate for Colorado attorney general, a position that has primary authority for enforcement of consumer protection and anti-trust laws, prosecution of criminal appeals and complex white-collar crimes, training and certification of peace officers and most natural resource and environmental matters.

The Attorney General’s Office also works with all of Colorado’s 22 district attorneys and other local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to carry out the criminaljustice responsibilities.

Additionally, the attorney general is the chief legal counsel and advisor to the

Carol Waller, state Rep. Phil Covarrubias, Andi Allott and Alicia Brown Photos by Scottie Taylor Iverson executive branch of state government, including the governor, all departments of state

“Flat” George Brauchler and government and many state Arapahoe County Commissioner agencies, boards and commis- Nancy Sharpe share a moment sions. with the real McCoy.

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FLEURISH

In From the Outdoors The “Intersecting Formations” of Colorado painter Craig Marshall Smith were the center of attention Jan. 19 at the so-named opening reception at the indoor gallery of the Museum of Outdoor Arts in Englewood.

During his fall residency at MOA, Smith teamed individually with 10 artists to produce this exhibition, which runs through March 30. MOA is located at Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Photos by Peter Jones

Englewood City Manager Eric Keck, City Councilmember Cheryl Wink and Tim Vacca, MOA’s director of programs.

ABOVE: Littleton resident Sonya Ellingboe stands in front of “Iowa,” Marshall’s tribute to the longtime arts patron.

RIGHT: Frame de Art’s Brian Hart and artist Bob Platz

People with dementia to fill Bronco party bus with coats for youth A group of people with dementia will seek to fill the Bronco Party Bus with donated coats, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., on Jan. 27 at Highline Place, a memory-care community at 6767 S. Broadway in Littleton. The outerwear will be provided to youth served by the Littleton-based nonprofit Shiloh House.

Residents of Highline Place will help receive and sort the donations with the goal of “stuffing the bus” or filling up the vehicle, which will be parked outside the community. The public is invited to assist by bringing coats to Highline Place during the event.

“Helping others is

LETTERS

Thank you, Villager!

Thank you for the glorious double page, four-color coverage of the 2017 Denver Debutante Ball! In addition, I thank you for keeping all local benefits front and center!

The Villager is serving the metro area in a way that no longer exists in other print media. Bob, I especially enjoyed your reprise of Erma Bombeck in your Jan. 4 opinion column. When she was alive and actively dispensing humorous wisdom, I read her column every time I saw it. Happy new year!

May you continue to prosper!

Barbara Knight Denver

very meaningful for our residents who have been involved in worthy causes throughout their lives,” said Jodi Cornman, Highline Place’s community-relations director. “We invite the public to participate in this project by dropping off

coats to stuff the Bronco Party Bus.” Shiloh House, the organization receiving the donations, provides therapeutic and educational services to youth and families affected by abuse, neglect and trauma.

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Record 19 juniors selected for Hale Irwin Player Program at CommonGround Golf Course The Hale Irwin Player Program has undergone several notable changes for 2018, including a tweak of its name, and more junior golfers than ever have been selected to participate this year.

Designed to nurture the budding careers of promising junior golfers in the state, the Irwin Player Program grants those selected, all age 18 and under, of either gender, free unlimited use of the practice range and Kids Course at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora and of the championship course on a spaceavailable basis. Participants also receive help with their games on a variety of levels.

CommonGround, a public facility that opened in 2009, is owned and operated by the Colorado Golf Association, which administers the program that was launched in 2012.

The 2018 class features 11 boys and eight girls, with seven of the overall total being newcomers to the program.

Among the returnees is Lauren Lehigh of Loveland, the reigning 4A girls state high school champion who was one of four players that represented Colorado in the Girls Junior America’s Cup in 2017. Lehigh is entering her third year as an Irwin Player.

Two junior golfers selected will be in their sixth year with the program, dating back to its inception: Christian Agelopoulos and Roger Nakagawa, both of Denver. Three are set for their fourth year as an Irwin Player — Traejan Andrews of Windsor, Jack Castiglia of Lakewood and Cade Kilkenny of Centennial.

Hale Irwin Player Program candidates are evaluated based on their golf skill

and their character, as exhibited through community service, academic performance and general demeanor.

Included as part of the program, players will have access to supervised practices and on-course coaching, will learn with the VISION54 curriculum, will participate in workshops on fitness and nutrition and will hear occasionally from speakers. Additionally, the Irwin Players are asked to volunteer with CGA Community and Wellness Programs and at JGAC 10 and under tournaments or Drive Chip and Putt competitions.

The Irwin Player Program has produced some of the best young players Colorado has had to offer in recent years.

Steve Irwin, Hale’s son and one of the top amateur players in the state, serves on the CGA Board of Governors and was instrumental in the establishment of the Irwin Player Program. The visionary behind the program was another CGA Governor, former Cherry Hills Country Club head golf professional Clayton Cole.

Of the 19 junior players who have been selected to partcipate in the Hale Irwin Player Program for 2018, eight are from The Villager area.

Chunya Bead Boonta of Aurora, a seventh-grader at Thunder Ridge Middle School — 2018 will mark her third year in the program. She finished eighth in the 2017 JGAC 11-13 Series girls points list, winning one tournament.

Supawich Beam Boonta of Aurora, a sophomore at Eaglecrest High School — 2018 will mark his third year in the program. He finished fourth

on the 2017 JGAC 14-18 Series boys points list, finishing as high as second in a tournament.

Caitlyn Chin of Greenwood Village, a fifth-grader at Challenge School — 2018 will mark her first year in the program. She finished second on the 2017 JGAC 10 and Under Series girls points list, winning five tournaments.

Sofia Choi of Littleton, an eighth-grader at Falcon Bluffs Middle School — 2018 will mark her first year in the program. She finished second on the 2017 JGAC 11-13 Series girls points list, earning five wins, including the 11-13 Junior Series Championship.

Merielle Gojo of Cherry Hills Village, a freshman at Cherry Creek High School — 2018 will mark her second year in the program. She finished third on the JGAC 14-18 Series girls points list, winning one tournament.

Cade Kilkenny of Centennial, a junior at Cherry Creek High School — 2018 will mark his fourth year in the program. He finished 95th on the 2017 JGAC Tour boys points list, finishing as high as fourth in a tournament.

Roger Nakagawa of Denver, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School — 2018 will mark his sixth year in the program. He finished 90th on the 2017 JGAC Tour boys points list, placing as high as second in a tournament.

Jeffrey Zhou of Greenwood Village, a freshman at Kent Denver — 2018 will mark his second year in the program. He finished 89th on the 2017 JGAC Tour boys points list, finishing second in a team event and as high as fourth individually.

The Littleton Public Schools Board of Education, from left, Carrie Warren-Gully, Kelly Perez, Jim Stephens, Jack Reutzel and Robert Richardt.

LPS marks Board of Education Appreciation Month The Colorado Association of School Boards has designated the month of January as School Board Appreciation Month, and at the Jan.18 Littleton Public Schools meeting, LPS Superintendent Brian Ewert took a moment to thank LPS Board members Jack Reutzel, Carrie Warren-Gully, Kelly Perez, Jim Stephens and Robert Reichardt for their dedicated service to Littleton Public Schools.

Ewert thanked the board for their integrity, courage and always putting the needs of students first. He also thanked them for: • The time board members spend away from their own families to spend with the “LPS family” • The passion they have for education and for each child’s welfare • The professionalism they exhibit • The knowledge they have regarding the school district and community; • Their tireless advocacy for the resources necessary for

continuous improvement in student learning • Their willingness to grapple with the complicated issues that really matter on behalf of kids and families • The positive example they set and the leadership they provide not only at the local level but at the state level, as well.

• Ewert also recognized Warren-Gully, who recently concluded her year as president of the Board of Directors for the Colorado Association of School Boards.

“Carrie is an outstanding advocate for the children of Colorado, and her leadership certainly serves as a model for others,” Ewert said. “She is widely known and well-respected for her work on behalf of public education, not just in LPS but across the state, which was quite evident at last month’s CASB conference. Many, many board members and school leaders across Colorado sought her out to shake her hand and personally thank her for her advocacy.”

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Mike Campbell, one of Class 5A football’s longest-tenured coaches, has been named the varsity head football coach at Englewood High School.

Campbell, who spent 22 years coaching the Arapahoe Warriors in Littleton, first as an assistant coach and the last 15 as head coach, announced his departure at the end of the recent season.

Englewood, in Class 2A, will be a different sort of challenge for Campbell.

Announcing the new coach to a group of football players, parents and staff members, Athletic Director and Assistant Principal Nate Smith said the district received a large number of applications for the position, but Campbell stood out among them.

“We had one candidate that spoke to us about academic success for the students and how important it is for our students to be successful in and out of the classroom,” Smith said. “We had a candidate with a strong belief in mentoring our players and making sure each and every athlete becomes the best athlete and the best person they can be.

You put on top of that 15 years

of 5A head coaching experience, and the decision was clear,” Smith said.

Principal Ryan West agreed.

“Coach Campbell has a tremendous track record of success with his players both on and off the field,” he said. “I have witnessed firsthand the positive lifelong relationships that he is able to develop with his players.”

Introducing himself to the players, Campbell explained what drew him to the EHS position.

“One of the things I’ve always wanted to do is coach football in a small town,” he said. “There’s something special about a place where the neighborhood surrounds the stadium.”

Campbell also declared his excitement for coaching in a school with state-of-the art facilities.

“The facilities at this school are second to none,” he said.

“There aren’t many schools with their own stadium and mascot on the 50-yard line. I am fired up for the opportunity to coach in this environment and these facilities.”

Campbell said he plans to begin weight training with the players starting Jan. 29.

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South Suburban seeks Board of Directors nominations Interested in serving your regional park and recreation district?

South Suburban Parks and Recreation is accepting nominations for three Board of Directors positions from qualified members of the community. An election for three positions will be held on Tuesday, May 8.

Interested candidates must be a registered voter in Colorado.

They must be either a resident of the district and/or an owner or a spouse or civil-union partner of an owner of taxable real property or personal property in the District.

A self-nomination and acceptance form must be filed before 5 p.m. on March 2 for inclusion on the ballot. Forms and more information about the election are available from South Suburban Park and Recreation District, 6631 S. University Blvd., or by calling 303-483-7011.

The five-member Board of Directors is elected at large to four-year terms on a nonpartisan basis. The board meets on the second and fourth Wednesday evening of each month at Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd. in Centennial.

Additional study sessions or special meetings are called as needed. New directors will be compensated up to $2,400 per year.

Current board members include John Ostermiller, Mike Anderson, Pam Eller, Scott LaBrash and Jim Taylor. Directors Ostermiller, Anderson and Eller cannot run due to term limits.

To learn more about the election, visit ssprd.org/election. For an absentee ballot, download, print, and fill out the absentee ballot request form.

Inmate’s apparent suicide investigated by Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office An investigation was underway last week after an inmate at the Arapahoe County jail was found hanging from a noose in his cell on Jan. 18.

The noose appeared to have been fashioned from a bedsheet.

After the inmate was discovered just before 10 p.m., deputies immediately removed the sheet

Sixth annual Junior League “The Journey” evening fundraiser Join the Junior League of Denver for The Journey, an exciting evening fundraiser.

The League’s sixth annual event will feature keynote speaker Terrell Davis, Hall of Famer and former running back for the Denver Broncos. Reggie Rivers will serve as emcee and auctioneer for the evening’s festivities.

“Davis will speak about how education influenced his professional football career,” said 2017-2018 JLD President Kali Handford. “We are honored to have Davis and look forward to hearing what he says about the importance

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Villager last week. The first woman in Colorado history to be inducted into both the Colorado and National Auctioneer Halls of Fame. She wants more newspapers with her story.

Newspapers are still the best source of lasting information that can still be pasted on the refrigerator door or put in family albums for future generations. While many folks take photos, newspaper reporters are still the writers who chronicle events in the lasting printed word.

I wonder what would have happened to the Bible if it had just been posted on the internet all these years.

Think it would have been hacked? *** Had a friendly call from friend Grant Wilkins, who recently dropped off his new book, Two Drops That Changed the World. It is a story about a polio survivor’s journey with Rotary International to eradicate polio and promote childhood immunizations worldwide.

Grant recently celebrated his 91st birthday and is one of the nation’s leading Rotarians. In October, 90 friends gathered in Denver

and began lifesaving efforts, which were continued by nursing staff and South Metro Fire Rescue.

Despite the efforts, the inmate could not be resuscitated. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

At the time of his death, the inmate was in his cell by himself and his death does not appear to be suspicious, the sheriff’s office said. The inmate’s name was not released.

to celebrate and honored him by raising $132,000 for Rotary International’s polioeradication program. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will contribute 2-for-1 funding for a grand total of $396,000. Polio has been reduced worldwide from 350,000 cases in 1985 to 15 in 2017. Thank Grant for that success.

I’ve known Grant for years, and he has been a stellar subscriber and reader of The Villager since our beginnings 36 years ago. He called me to say that he received two copies in the mail the same day. The Martin Luther King holiday (and other holidays) can lead to a mail jam at the post office.

Just so you know. We always mail the paper on Wednesday afternoon.

As a legal periodical, the newspaper is supposed to be delivered as first-class mail, not junk third class.

However, sometimes new carriers don’t know the difference between a valid legal periodical publication and junk mail. If you have difficulty receiving the paper in a timely fashion, put a kindly note in your mailbox for your hard-working mail carrier so he or she knows you want your subscriptionbased newspaper delivered

of education in our community. Improving literacy rates and providing access to books for children is very important to us.”

The Journey 2018 takes place Friday, March 23 at 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. The event features a silent auction, cocktail hour, dinner, and a live auction. General admission tickets are $125 through Jan. 31, and $150 after. Meet and greet tickets are $225 until sold out.

Includes access to meet and take a photo with Terrell Davis. More info is available at jld.org or by calling 303-692-0270.

in a timely fashion. *** We’ve been working on our webpage/social-media platform these past weeks to improve and update our presentation. While most of our longtime faithful readers like to read a real newspaper, the younger generation use mobile apps. We have both, but being veteran newspaper folks, we still like ink on paper best. However, we are attempting to stay abreast of modern technology. In the distant future, the internet and webpages may host the entire newspaper industry in only online delivery. The bottom line is we’re looking at how we deliver the product, along with the content we professionally produce. *** Our beloved columnist Mort Marks will celebrate his 93nd birthday Jan. 29 as he continues to do some of his best career writing. *** Had lunch with longtime Sigma Chi brother and friend Gary Oakley at Zane’s new Italian restaurant in Marina Square. Gary is a great philanthropist and well known and respected for his work with needy Denver gradeschool students. He is a man who makes a difference by his good works.

National Western Stock Show celebrates 700,000-plus visitors The 112th National Western Stock Show rides off into the sunset on the second highest attendance numbers in show history at 705,574 visitors over the 16 days. The largest stock show attendance was in 2006 for the 100th Anniversary with 726,972 guests. “We appreciate every person, young and old, from near and far that came out to make memories with us”, said Paul Andrews, president & CEO of the stock show. “To host over 700,000 guests in 16 days is tremendous, not to mention historic.”

The National Western Scholarship Trust is funded by three primary sources, and each source had a remarkable year. The Junior Livestock Auction had a record year, raising $916,250 with a percentage of the total going to fund the Scholarship Trust. The Citizen of

the West dinner, honoring Dr. Tony Frank, sold out the Events Center arena floor.

The Coors Western Art exhibit had a great year, and a portion of the proceeds fund the Scholarship Trust.

All three of these events will produce enough revenue to fund a projected 100 scholarships throughout Colorado and Wyoming for students studying the fields of agriculture and rural medicine.

“The success of our show is due to the dedication and hard work of over 800 volunteers, the support of the City of Denver, the board of directors, our sponsor partners, the livestock and rodeo committees, and the amazing rodeo and stock show fans that come out every year to celebrate the western tradition we call the National Western Stock Show,” said Andrews.

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marriage and abortion were not? Or if Kansas decided to remove all speed limits on interstate highways running through their state? Or if Texas eliminated minimum wage and child-labor laws?

This is not an argument for or against legalized marijuana. Of interest, however, we can look at what has happened in Colorado since pot was legalized in 2014. Trafficcollision claims are up 14 percent. Heroin deaths in Colorado have doubled.

Is any of this related to marijuana legalization? Impossible to prove one way or the other. Yet a declining cultural tide lowers all boats.

The remedy to Sessions’ directive is simple. Congress can change the law. Sen. Gardner’s party is in the majority in both houses of

Congress for the rest of 2018.

I’m sure most Democrat legislators favor legal marijuana. With support from some Republicans like Gardner, Congress can pass a bill making it legal.

Perhaps Sessions is prodding Congress to do its job.

Despite his personal animus toward drugs, Sessions’ job is to enforce the laws passed

by Congress, following his oath of office as the chief law enforcement officer in America.

The Denver Post closed their editorial with a charge to Republicans: “To remedy this situation with a change in federal law.”

Simple solution. Sen. Gardner can propose legislation legalizing marijuana and be accountable for the consequences, whether good or bad.

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ARAPAHOE COUNTY ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Quebec Way Trailhead Project No. C14-021 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make final settlement with Goodland Construction, Inc. for its work completed for Arapahoe County. The work performed within unincorporated Arapahoe County under this contract generally consists of an approximately 7,000 square foot permeable interlocking paver parking lot with port-o-let, fencing, solar lighting, bike racks, connections to the Denver High Line Canal Trail via approximately 4,000 square feet of new trail, and 8-ft sidewalk as well as curb and gutter along the project’s frontage of South Quebec Way. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed or any of its subcontractors or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used by Goodland Construction, Inc. or any of its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work done within unincorporated Arapahoe County, whose claim has not been paid by Goodland Construction, Inc. or any of its subcontractors may file a claim with the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton, CO 80120, at any time up to and including February 24, 2018.

This Notice is published in accordance with §38-26-107, C.R.S., and all claims, if any, shall be filed in accordance with this statutory section. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement and/or claim prior to the aforementioned date for filing claims shall release Arapahoe County, its officers, agents and employees from any or all liability, claims, and suits for payment to Goodland Construction, Inc. Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager First Publication: January 18, 2018 Last Publication: January 25, 2018 Legal # 7967 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT To whom it may concern: This notice is given with regard to items in the custody of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office that have been released for public auction.

The Sheriff’s Office will release numerous items including but not limited to, bicycles, jewelry, audio/ visual equipment, automotive parts, tools, sports equipment (such as camping, rafting, skiing gear, etc.), household goods and other items of personal property to a private auction company identified as Propertyroom.com and/or Roller Auction. These items will be released for on-line bidding on the last Tuesday of each month for Roller Auction and the last day of the month for Propertyroom. com. Both auctions are open to the public.

If any citizen believes they have property in the possession of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office that can be identified, and for which they can show proof of ownership associated with a written report that has been filed with the Sheriff’s Office prior to this announcement, can contact the evidence section of the Sheriff’s Office.

Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: January 25, 2018 Legal # 7974 ____________________________ Arapahoe County, Colorado Housing and Community Development Services PUBLIC NOTICE Arapahoe County’s Housing and Community Development Services (HCDS) staff is inviting public comment from 1/25/2018 through 02/10/2018 regarding a substantial amendment to the 2017 Annual Action Plan and the 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program.

The substantial amendment is adding two projects and amending one project for the 2017 Annual Action Plan:

1. The funding of Alameda View Apartments LP for $250,000 in CDBG funds for land acquisition for the development of 116 units of affordable housing. The location is 15501 E. Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80017.

2. The Funding of Community Housing Development Association (CHDA) for $400,000 in CDBG funds and $450,000 in HOME funds. The funds will be used for pre-development costs/acquisition (CDBG) and construction/acquisition costs (HOME). The project will create 50 units of affordable senior housing at 12251-12253 E. Cornell Avenue, Aurora, CO 80014.

3. Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver was awarded $100,000 in CDBG funds in Program Year 2016, these funds are going to be reallocated to Habitat’s Sheridan Square Project (3700 S Know Street, Sheridan, CO 80236) for the pre-development costs for the construction of 63 affordable townhome units.

The Substantial Amendment draft will be available for review by any interested parties or agencies beginning 1/25/2018 through 02/10/2018; individual requests for copies of the Substantial Amendment, as well as the submission of comments, can be made and/ or delivered by contacting Liana Escott at lescott@arapahoegov. com, or (303) 738-8066, or Jeremy Fink at jfink@araphoegov.com, or (303) 738-8062, or 1690 W. Littleton Blvd., Suite 300, Littleton, CO 80120, Attn: Liana Escott or Attn: Jeremy Fink.

Published in The Villager Published: January 25, 2018 Legal # 7978 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make final settlement with GH Phipps Construction Company for its work completed for Arapahoe County on the project identified as 2017-01 Altura Plaza Tenant Improvements - AD Works 1st Floor . The work generally consisted of General Construction.

Final Settlement will be made on February 13, 2018.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by GH Phipps Construction Company or any of its subcontractors, or that has supplied rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used by GH Phipps Construction Company or any of its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work done for the abovedescribed project whose claim therefore has not been paid by GH Phipps Construction Company or any of its subcontractors may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid with the Arapahoe County Attorney’s Office (on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners) at 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO 80166, at any time up to and including February 12, 2018.

This Notice is published in accordance with Section 38-26-107 of C.R.S., and all claims, if any, shall be filed in accordance with this statutory section. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement and/or claim prior to the aforementioned date for filing claims shall release Arapahoe County, its officers, agents and employees from any or all liability, claims, and suits for payment due from GH Phipps Construction Company.

Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager First Publication: January 25, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Legal # 7980 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CASE NO. P17-014: SKY RANCH SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1 FINAL PLAT (FP) CASE NO. V17-006: VACATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY (A PORTION OF THE REMAINING STREET (UNNAMED) IN MONTCLAIR GARDENS, 2ND FILING, IN THE SE QUARTER, SECTION 4 OF T4S, R65W) PROPOSAL: Pure Cycle Corporation (applicant), on behalf of PCY Holdings, LLC (owner) has made application to Arapahoe County

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for a Final Plat and a Vacation of Right-of-Way to the herein referenced property. The proposed Final Plat would create 506 lots, numerous tracts, and public rightof-way for single-family development and the right-of-way vacation would vacate a portion of existing right-of-way.

PROPERTY LOCATION: The subject property is located approximately ½ mile south of the I-70 Airpark Road/292 Exit. The Final plat is a replat of Lots 1 through 28, inclusive and Lots 30 through 32, inclusive, and vacated rights-ofway of Montclair Gardens 2nd Filing being a part of the SE quarter of Section 4, Township 4 South, Range 65 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 13, 2017 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the calendar of the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners permits, a public hearing will be held, at which all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described Final Plat for Sky Ranch Subdivision Filing No. 1 and the unnamed street right-of-way vacation.

The hearing will be held at the Arapahoe County Administration Building, East Hearing Room, 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton, CO 80120 at the above-stated date and time.

More information about this proposal is available at the offices of the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development, Planning Division, 6924 S. Lima St., Centennial, CO 80112, or by calling 720-8746650 during business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday).

Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: January 25, 2018 Legal # 7982 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS COPPERLEAF FILING NO 15 / FINAL PLAT CASE NO. P17-021 PROPOSAL: Innovative Land Consultants, Inc. has made application to Arapahoe County on behalf of South Quincy Residential Developers, Inc. for a Final Plat known as Copperleaf Filing No. 15. Copperleaf Filing No. 15 proposes subdividing a portion of Copperfleaf Filing 14, Tract C into 97 lots to be used as single family home sites with supporting tracts for open space and infrastructure.

The resulting density would be approximately 5.4 units per acre.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 13, 2018 the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing at 9:30 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, in the Arapahoe County Administration Building, East Hearing Room, 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton, CO 80120; at which, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described Final Plat, Case No. P17-021.

More information about this proposal is available at the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Department, Planning Division, 6924 S. Lima St., Centennial, CO 80112, 720-874-6650.

Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: January 25, 2018 Legal # 7983 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-18-12 COMMISSARY SERVICES AND INMATE KIOSK SYSTEM Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals for the purchase of inmate commissary services combined with an inmate kiosk system at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility.

A pre proposal conference will be held on February 6, 2018, 10:00 a.m., local time, Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility, 7375 South Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112. Vendors are encouraged to attend this conference in order to become familiar with the Specifications.

All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-18-12) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov.

com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website.

Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on February 22, 2018.

The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals.

Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: January 25, 2018 Legal # 7984 ____________________________

COURTS DISTRICT COURT ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112 ________ Plaintiff: HIGH HOLLOWS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation, Defendants: FREDDIE POLK; SUSAN RYDEN AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; SUE SANDSTROM AS TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION. _______ Attorneys for Plaintiff: WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP Stephane R. Dupont, #39425 Gina C. Botti #42005 Address: 8020 Shaffer Parkway Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 Phone Number: (303) 863-1870 ______________________ Case Number: 17CV032504 Div.: Ctrm.: SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: FREDDIE POLK You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer within 35 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of the summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication.

A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice.

This is an action for judicial foreclosure of an assessment lien in and to the real property situated in Arapahoe County, Colorado, more particularly described on Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof.

Dated: December 22, 2017 WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, L.L.P. By:*s/Stephane R. Dupont Stephane R. Dupont Exhibit A CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 103, BUILDING NO. 10702, HIGH HOLLOWS CONDOMINIUM, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO., AS SHOWN ON THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED JUNE 26, 1980 AT RECEPTION NO. 1976776, AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR HIGH HOLLOWS CONDOMINIUM RECORDED JUNE 26, 1980 IN BOOK 3236 AT PAGE 64, ARAPAHOE COUNTY RECORDS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known as: 10702 E. Exposition Avenue, #103, Aurora, CO 80012.

This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(h), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure Published in The Villager First Publication: January 4, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Legal # 7942 ____________________________

COUNTY COURT ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112 Case No.: 17JV139 Division 35 Courtroom 35 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/Petitioner: Rosibele Abarca Morales For Minor Child OSCAR DANIEL ABARCA MARAVILLE For a Change of Name to: CARLOS DANIEL ABARCA MARAVILLA PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Public Notice is given on November 30, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of OSCAR DANIEL MARAVILLA be changed to CARLOS DANIEL MARAVILLA Shane Kloek Clerk of Court Colleen Anderson Deputy Clerk Published in The Villager First Publication: January 18, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Legal # 7971 ____________________________ DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6355 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: SHYANNE LAVIOLETTE Child, And concerning: ASHLEY LAVIOLETTE AND JOHN DOE Respondents.

Linda M. Arnold, Reg. #16764 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 303-636-1882 / Fax: (303) 6361889 Case No: 17JV1172 Division: 35 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT _______ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding JOHN DOE is set for February 6, 2018 at 8:00 A.M. in Division 35 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7305 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code.

Date: January 16, 2018 Linda M. Arnold, No. 16764 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Dr. Aurora, CO 80012 (303-636-1882 (P) (303) 636-1889 (F) Published in The Villager Published: January 25, 2018 Legal # 7973 ____________________________ DISTRICT COURT ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Arapahoe County Justice Center 7325 S. Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112-4031 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Petitioner - Plaintiff, v.

GERALD PIQUET, MAISHA ROBINSON Respondents – Defendants, and any unknown persons who may claim any interest in the subject matter of this action, to wit: $17,943.00, in United States Currency Respondent(s) – Defendant(s).

Case Number: 17CV32468 Div./Ctrm.: 21 CITATION TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CONTRABAND PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE FORFEITED THIS MATTER comes before the court pursuant to §16-13-501, et seq., C.R.S., as a Petition in For-

feiture seeking a Citation to Show Cause Why Contraband Property Should not Be Forfeited, brought by the District Attorney for the Eighteenth Judicial District, State of Colorado.

The Court has examined the Petition and the supporting affidavit and has considered the PetitionerPlaintiff’s request for the issuance of a Citation to Show Cause.

The Court is satisfied that the Petitioner-Plaintiff has shown probable cause that the seized property in this action, as described in the caption above, is contraband property subject to seizure, confiscation, and forfeiture pursuant to §16-13-501, et seq., C.R.S. The Court finds that the named Respondents-Defendants in the caption is the only person known to have, an interest in, or to have asserted and interest in, the subject matter of the action.

The Court, therefore, issues this citation: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE RESPONDENTDEFENDANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND ORDERED TO APPEAR for a first appearance on this case in the District Court in and for the Eighteenth Judicial District, State of Colorado, at the Arapahoe County Justice Center, Division 21 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, State of Colorado, on the 13th day of February 2018, at 8:30 a.m., and to show cause, if any there be, why the court should not grant the relief requested in the Petition in Forfeiture served herewith, which seeks the forfeiture of the subject matter property described in the caption above, which was seized on the date of June 27, 2017, at or near the location of I-225 and E. Iliff Ave., City of Aurora, county of Arapahoe, State of Colorado. The Aurora Police Department is the agency holding the seized subject matter property.

The Court orders that this citation may be served by certified mail, in accordance with §16-13-505(7,) C.R.S. You are warned that, pursuant to §16-13-505(1.7)(b) and (8), C.R.S., if you fail to file a response to the Petition in Forfeiture and in accordance with §16-13-505(2)(d), or if you fail to appear personally or by counsel at the first appearance, pursuant to §16-13-505(8), C.R.S., judgment by default shall be entered against you by the Court forthwith for the relief demand in the Petition in Forfeiture, without further notice.

Pursuant to §16-13-505(2)(d), C.R.S., the responsive pleading shall be designated a response to petition and citation to show cause and shall be filed with the court at or before the first appearance on the petition and shall include: (I) A statement admitting or denying the averments of the petition; (II) A statement setting forth with particularity why the seized property should not be forfeited.

The statement shall include specific factual and legal ground7s supporting it and any affirmative defense to forfeiture as provided in this part 5.

(III) A list of witnesses whom the respondent intends to call at the hearing on the merits, including the addresses and telephone numbers thereof; and (IV) A verified statement, supported by documentation, that the claimant is the true owner of the property or an interest therein.

You are advised that, pursuant to §16-13-505(5) C.R.S.: “Continuance of the hearing on the merits shall be granted upon stipulation of the parties or upon good cause shown.”

DONE this 12th day of January, 2018

BY THE COURT: John Lawrence Wheeler DISTRICT COURT JUDGE TIME OF ISSUANCE Published in The Villager First Publication: January 25, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Legal # 7975 ____________________________

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LEGALS — Continued from page 20 — DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6355 Telephone

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: ELIJAH ELDER AND JOHNATHON ELDER Children, And concerning: BETTINA ELDER, SHAWN THOMPSON, AND JOHN DOE Respondents, And concerning: ALEX VALDEZ Special Respondent(s).

Marilee McWilliams, Reg. #16564 Senior Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 (303) 636-1883 Fax: (303) 636-1889 Case No: 17JV0503 Division: 35 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT _______ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding SHAWN THOMPSON AND JOHN DOE is set for March 1, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. in Division 35 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code.

Date: January 16, 2018 Marilee McWilliams, No. 16564 Senior Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Dr. Aurora, CO 80012 (303) 636-1883 (P) (303) 636-1889 (F) Published in The Villager Published: January 25, 2018 Legal # 7976 ____________________________

FOXFIELD Town of Foxfield The Town of Foxfield at the Regular Board Meeting on January 18, 2018 passed the following ordinance: Ordinance 2018-01, A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 2-1-20 AND 2-1-30 OF THE FOXFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING DEADLINES FOR AFFIDAVITS FOR WRITE-IN CANDIDATES AND CANCELLATION OF ELECTIONS To request a copy of the above ordinance in its entirety, please contact: Randi Gallivan, Town Clerk PO Box 461450, Foxfield, CO 80046 clerk@townoffoxfield.com (303) 680-1544 Published in The Villager Published: January 25, 2018 Legal # 7981

GREENWOOD VILLAGE GREENWOOD VILLAGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Bobby Cucumber’s LLC D/B/A Benedict’s Restaurant by application dated December 5, 2017 has requested the Local Liquor Licensing Authority of the City of Greenwood Village to grant a Hotel & Restaurant Liquor License at 8181 East Arapahoe Rd., Ste. A-1, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 to sell malt, vinous, and spirituous liquor for on-premises consumption.

A Public Hearing to consider the application has been scheduled to be held before the City Council of the City of Greenwood Village acting as the Local Licensing Authority on February 5, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Greenwood Village City Hall, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, CO 80112. Any party in interest shall be allowed to present evidence and to cross examine witnesses at the Public Hearing.

Names of officers/stockholders with 10% or more interest: Robert Melton, 8181 East Arapahoe Rd., Ste. A-1, Greenwood Village, CO 80112 Information as to the application, procedures, petitions or remonstrances may be obtained from the City Clerk at Greenwood Village City Hall.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE SUSAN M. ORTIZ, MMC CITY CLERK Published in The Villager Published: January 25, 2018 Legal # 7979 ____________________________

MISCELLANOUS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

The Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority, owner and operator of Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colorado, is soliciting Statements of Qualifications and Experience from qualified airport planning consultants for the preparation of an Airport Master Plan Update.

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Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority Published in The Villager Published: January 25, 2018 Legal # 7972 ____________________________

SPECIAL DISTRICTS FINAL SETTLEMENT Holly Hills Water and Sanitation District After Thirty (30) days from January 18, 2018 the Holly Hills Water and Sanitation District, Owner, will pay to Insituform Technologies, LLC, Contractor, the full balance due on the Project, “Holly Hills Water and Sanitation District - Construction of 2017 Sanitary Sewer Main Cured In Place Lining”, Specifications No. B7-1501. All persons having claims for labor, rentals, materials and services, shall present the same to the Owner in writing and verified prior to date specified above, or the Owner shall be free of all liabilities for attempting to obtain payment to such persons by the Contractor. All Notices of Claim shall be sent, First Class mail, to the following address:

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Holly Hills Water and Sanitation District c/o ENS Consulting, LLC 1200 S. Wadsworth Blvd., #100 Lakewood, Colorado 80232 Published in The Villager First Publication: January 18, 2018 Last Publication: January 25, 2018 Legal # 7969 ____________________________

The Consultant must supply all information required by the Request for Statements of Qualifications and Experience. The Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority reserves the right to waive any informalities and minor irregularities in the submittals and to select the Consultant deemed to be in the best interest of the Airport.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Published in The Villager First Publication: January 18, 2018 Last Publication: January 25, 2018 Legal # 7968 ____________________________

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The hearing will be held in the Wright Brothers Room of the Control Tower/Administration Building located at 7800 South Peoria Street, Englewood, Colorado 80112 at the above date and time.

To obtain a complete copy of the Request for Statement of Qualifications and Experience please contact Cameron Hallock at challock@ centennialairport.com.

Statements of Qualifications and Experience must be submitted to Cameron Hallock, Senior Planner, Centennial Airport, 7800 S. Peoria St. Unit G1, Englewood, CO 80112 no later than 4:00 p.m. MST, February 14, 2018.

DBE firms are encouraged to apply.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that during a regular meeting which begins at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2018, the Board of Commissioners of the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority will hold a Public Hearing at which all interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard concerning an Application Under Centennial Airport’s Minimum Standards for Commercial Aeronautical Activities from Bloom Business Jets, Inc. to conduct a Specialized Commercial Aeronautical Activity – Aircraft Brokerage as described under Part 3 Section (11).

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of SUZANNE SCHUDY MOONEY, deceased Case Number: 18PR30019 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado or on or before June 4, 2018*, or the claims may be forever barred.

Patrick R. Mooney Personal Representative 6311 South Grant Drive Centennial, CO 80121 Published in The Villager First Publication: January 25, 2018 Last Publication: February 8, 2018 Legal # 7977

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Mary Tyler Moore made it after all

BY KELLIE B. GORMLY REMIND MAGAZINE Born: Dec. 29, 1936; Died: Jan. 25, 2017 The lyrics to her show’s theme song asked a question that Mary Tyler Moore spent seven seasons answering: How will you make it on your own?

“This world is awfully big, girl, this time you’re all alone,” the song explained.

But Moore’s iconic character, news broadcaster Mary Richards, navigated this world just fine.

Although the Emmy-winning actress was known mostly for her eponymous show in the 1970s, she introduced herself to TV fans in the previous decade with her role as wife Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show, which ran from 1961 to 1966.

Moore beat out more than two dozen actresses for this breakout role and earned many admirers who followed the actress to her own show, which ran from 1970 to 1977.

Moore’s Mary Richards character, a strong, single associate producer for WJMTV Minneapolis, became a feminist icon during a decade where career women had yet to become the norm.

In the pilot episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show,

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Tina Fey said she developed her acPhoto credi - Hulton claimed sitcom 30 Archive/Getty Images Rock from watching episodes of Moore’s signature show.

While comedy may have been Moore’s main forte, she also played some drama-based roles, including an Oscar-nominated role in the 1980 movie Ordinary People, where she portrays a mother struggling to cope with the accidental death of her oldest son and the suicide attempt of her surviving son.

That same year, Moore faced a similar loss in real life, as her only son, Richie, died from an accidental selfinflicted gunshot wound. Other difficulties Moore faced included the alcoholism of both her parents, the death of her sister to an alcohol and drug overdose, and her own battle with alcoholism, for which she got treatment in the 1980s.

Moore, who died from pneumonia complications, also underwent brain Edward Asner’s character, surgery in 2011, when doccranky boss Lou Grant, asks tors removed a benign brain Richards some illegal intertumor. view questions, like why she Despite these difficulisn’t married, and the plucky ties, Moore could still, as 30-year-old sets him straight. her show’s theme song said, Later television actresses “turn the world on with her cited Richards as the inspira- smile.” And we won’t forget tion for their own projects: her.

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House bombs another White

Taylor Kitsch channels David Koresh in Waco.

Kitsch has us under Koresh’s spell in Paramount Network’s ‘Waco’ “If you don’t make enough noise, the world might forget about you,” says David Koresh (Taylor Kitsch) in Waco. The noise Koresh made nearly 25 years ago still echoes through history.

In the spring of 1993, Koresh and followers of his Branch Davidian religious sect were hunkered down in their compound outside of Waco, Texas. Federal agents, acting on warrants issued for weapons violations, raided the compound.

A gun battle ensued, resulting in the deaths of four agents and six Branch Davidians. The FBI held a 51-day siege on the compound before unleashing an assault that ended in the deaths of 76 Branch Davidians—men, women, children and Koresh himself.

Paramount Network (formerly Spike) launches its first original series with the six-part event Waco, chronicling what life was like inside Koresh’s polygamist commune, as well as how federal agents, often motivated by politics and publicity, assembled the case against Koresh.

To portray Koresh, Kitsch pored over hundreds of hours of videos, recruiting tapes and recorded phone conversations and had a close relationship with Waco survivor David Thibodeau.

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“I think he was mad brilliant, and that would be very hard to debate that he wasn’t,” Kitsch says of Koresh, whom he calls “Dave” throughout our interview.

Koresh had memorized the Bible and he employed it to his advantage. “Any time they had Dave in a corner or his back against the wall, he would resort to something that no one could oneup him in, and that’s going to Scripture,” Kitsch said.

Koresh was incredibly persuasive, gaining many well-educated followers.

“He would be an incredible coach,” Kitsch said.

“And the best coaches were the ones that knew how to coach individually on what makes each individual tick and also make them feel like they’re serving a purpose. And I think Dave was just a master at that. And it does go into fear, and it does go into the unknown and it goes into their weaknesses.”

Kitsch hopes Waco will give viewers a different perspective on the events than the one-sided story the media presented in the 1990s.

“It’s just a matter of trying to find the whys,” Kitsch said. “Even after this, there’s going to be a lot of unanswered questions. But I hope we provoke it and I hope we enlighten a lot of people, and I hope these questions are asked.”

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Kitten Bowl V returns!

BY RICK GABLES Hallmark Channel hosts the nation’s most beloved rescue-pet adoption event of the year when Kitten Bowl V airs on Sunday, Feb. 4. The 2018 version of Kitten Bowl features countless displaced kittens rescued from the country’s most recent natural disasters, all of whom will be vying for the National Championship of Feline Football trophy and a loving, forever home in which to display it.

The annual Kitten Bowl has inspired the adoption of more than 10,000 animals.

TV personality, author and animal advocate Beth Stern hosts this year’s event from Hallmark Channel Stadium.

On the day of the big game, four-time Pro Bowl quarterback and Feline Football League Commissioner Boomer Esiason calls the play-byplay action. Hallmark Channel’s Dean Cain and Alison Sweeney provide commentary throughout the event.

Science Channel will premiere its 3-part documentary series Silicon Valley: The Untold Story on Sunday, Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. Just south of San Francisco lies a region that has spawned not just new products but whole new industries, from vacuum tubes to radio, microchips to personal computers, mobile devices, apps and social media.

Home to Apple and Facebook, Intel and Google, there is simply no other place on earth that can rival its remarkable record of innovation. This new documentary will provide a comprehensive look at the century-and-a-half history of this fascinating place and reveal how and why it became such a fertile ground for technological breakthroughs.

Uncover the secret state that helped keep Queen Elizabeth I in power for more than 40 years, when PBS premieres its three-part event Queen Elizabeth’s Secret Service.

During a time when Britain was divided, unstable and violent, the world’s first secret service was born.

In the premiere episode, William Cecil, Queen Elizabeth I’s spy master, intercepts a conspiracy to assassinate the queen. When he learns that Elizabeth’s own cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, is behind the plot, he lays a trap to capture and execute her. In the Feb. 4 episode, Elizabeth’s enemies grow in strength, but her spymaster Robert Cecil also fights an enemy within.

An ambitious aristocrat is trying to take over his network.

At stake is control over the aging queen and the power to choose the next king of England.

In the Feb. 11 episode, England has a new monarch, King James I, and Elizabeth’s former spymaster Robert Cecil faces his toughest test. A group of religious extremists plans to blow up the Houses of Parliament with the king inside—what we call the Gunpowder Plot.

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Crazy fast fiber Internet is coming to Centennial.

Construction has started!

A great town deserves great Internet. stream videos without buffering

That’s why we’re building a fiber network here in Centennial.

We’re talking the fastest Internet available with symmetrical gigabit speeds, 1000 Mbps download and 1000 Mbps upload.

video conference without delay surf the web with no load time get unlimited monthly data usage

Fiber has huge benefits for businesses, schools, professionals who work from home and busy families.

Centennial, CO Fiber Network Phase 1 - Willow Creek 1 and 2 Phase 2 and beyond (to be announced)

E Arapahoe Rd.

Construction has started in Willow Creek 1 and 2

S Quebec St.

This is just the beginning of our network build here in Centennial and our goal is to wire the entire city with blazing-fast, economy-driving, job-creating fiber.

S Yosemite St.

We’ll be announcing future neighborhoods and the Centennial, next phases ofCO our build in early 2018.

E Dry Creek Rd.

Fiber Network

Willow Creek 1

Phase 1 - Willow Creek 1 and 2 Phase 2 and beyond (to be announced)

E County Line Rd.

Willow Creek 2

E Arapahoe Rd. S Quebec St.

S Yosemite St.

Where to next? You decide.

You can still influence where we build next by pre-ordering Ting. A pre-order costs $9 and works like a voteE Dry for Creek your neighborhood.

When you pre-order Rd. Ting your installation is on us (a $200 value!) and you’re also one of the first Willow Creek 1 to get connected to the network when we finish the build on your street.

You’ll also be the first to receive updates about the Centennial network.

E County Line Rd.

Willow Creek 2

Pre-order at ting.com/centennial