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Pledges help pets during Dumb Friends telethon In all, more than $300,000 was raised for homeless pets and horses during the 16th annual Dumb Friends League Pledges for Pets Telethon, Jan. 26.
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an. 23 was filled with fun, as the entire student body at DCIS at Fairmont attended the 108th annual National Western Stock Show. Teachers, parent volunteers and students alike enjoyed learning about the animals, watching the events and visiting the Petting Zoo.
Diego checks out the sheep and its baby.
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DPS graduation rate continues strong climb On-time graduation rate up 22.6 points in six years
Submitted by DPS Denver Public Schools continues to post strong, steady improvement in its four-year “on-time” graduation rate, which has increased by 22.6 percentage points over the past six years. This means hundreds more students are graduating on-time from DPS each year. At the same time, the district’s dropout rate continues to fall, dropping from 11.1 percent in 2005-2006, to 5.0 percent in 2012-2013. This means that since 2005-2006, DPS has reduced the number of students who have dropped out by over 2,200 students a year. Data released today by the Colorado Department of Education shows DPS’ four-year graduation rate improved by 2.5 percentage points in 2012-2013 to
61.3 percent, an increase of 22.6 percentage points since 20062007. The five-year graduation rate for DPS rose 3.5 percentage points, bringing the 20122013 rate to 65.4 percent, while the five-year completion rate increased 3.6 percentage points to 72.7 percent. DPS also tracks the f o u r - y e a r, on-time graduation rate of those students who start high school in DPS (as opposed to transferring into a DPS high school after starting high school in another district, often to one of the district’s alternative high schools). For students who started ninthgrade at DPS, the four-year graduation rate was 68.6 percent for
school year 2012-2013. Of the students who started high school in DPS in the fall of 2009, we estimate that approximately 75 percent will have graduated by this spring. “It is terrific to see hundreds more students earning their high school diplomas, and I am very grateful to our teachers and principals for their hard work that is making this happen,” said DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg. “While we still have much further to go in reaching our goal of graduating every student prepared for success in college and career, we continue to make strong and steady progress.”
In addition, the district’s dropout rate continues to fall, dropping to 5.0 percent, a more than 50 percent decline compared to the 11.1 percent dropout rate in the district in 2005-06 at the start of the Denver Plan reforms. Many of the students in DPS who drop out have transferred into the district (mostly into the district’s alternative high school programs) from other districts after they start high school. The drop-out rate for DPS traditional schools, not including alternative schools, is 2.7 percent. For traditional high schools in DPS, the on-time graduation rate is 74.4 percent. Several schools last year posted significant gains, including South High School, which posted an 11.6 percentagepoint improvement in its graduation rate over the prior year. In two years, South has increased its rate by 20 percentage points, Continued on page 2
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Jose Guerrero, a member of the Su Teatro company and a graduate of the youth theater program. Photo courtesy of Valeriana Sloan
Su Teatro receives national grant for audience development
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Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for theatre, announced that Su Teatro is among 10 theater organizations from across the country to receive funding through the newly minted Audience (R)Evolution grant program. Funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the program will award grants for a total amount of almost $800,000, including total general operating support of more than $118,000, through two initiatives: • (Re)Modeling grants will support TCG Member Theatres who aim to increase their proficiency in reaching specific audience(s)/community(ies) by observing, adapting and/or implementing successful models used by newly identified partner organization(s). • And (Re)Imagining grants will support TCG Member Theatres with a high level of proficiency and successful track record of reaching audience(s)/ community(ies) who now seek new and/or different ways to deepen or expand this work. “From collaborating with social service organizations to gamifying the patron experience, we’re thrilled by our grantees’ commitment to revolutionizing the ways theatre builds audiences and connects with community,”
said Teresa Eyring, executive director of TCG. “Our long-standing partnership with the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation empowers us to undertake this multipronged effort to understand, develop and share working models from the field.” “Building audiences continues to be a critical issue for theatres everywhere. Audience (R)Evolution promises to be enormously important, not only for grantee theatres but for the theatre field at large,” said Ben Cameron, program director for the arts at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. “We are honored to support this important program.” Su Teatro received a grant for $37,500 that will allow the organization to work with a cohort of 10 youth company members (aged 14-25), including many children of Mexican parents, to develop engagement tools (including marketing materials, outreach techniques and co-authorship opportunities) designed to speak to their peers. Through the process, Su Teatro seeks to build the leadership skills and long term investment of the cohort and to create a broader and deeper Su Teatro youth community. The project is timely, as Su Teatro’s youth programs continue to grow exponentially: in the last
year participation in the Cultural Arts and Education Institute’s (Su Teatro’s arts and education program) in school theater classes has grown from 100 students to 400 students throughout the metro area. The Cultural Arts and Education Institute provides in school and out-of-school theater classes, workshops, residencies as well as plays that tour to schools and colleges locally and regionally. The CAEI reaches 5,000 youth per year through its cumulative activities. “We are excited to work intensively with our young leaders to develop new opportunities for their participation and thus, ownership,” Cultural Arts and Education Institute Program Director Mica Garcia de Benavidez, said. “This project is an important component of a five year effort to radically transform Su Teatro’s capacity in all areas,” Executive Artistic Director Tony Garcia, said. “We are creating an organization that has the tools to meet the needs of a growing community.” For more information about Su Teatro’s youth programs, interested parties may contact Mica Garcia de Benavidez, 303-2960219; mica@suteatro.org.
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raising its on-time graduation rate to 78.2 percent. Also notable for its increases is Bruce Randolph, which improved its on-time graduation rate by 6.3 percentage points to 91.4 percent. The schools with the highest on-time graduation rates include Denver School of the Arts, 97.5 percent; East High School, 91.5 percent; Bruce Randolph School, 91.4 percent; Denver Center for International Studies, 89.5 percent; CEC Middle College of Denver,
87.1 percent; and Denver School of Science and Technology: Stapleton, 86.9 percent. Intensive and Multiple Pathways schools (also referred to as alternative schools) have shown growth in their 5-year completion rates – up 5.5 percentage points to 40.2 percent. Vista Academy, a Multiple Pathways school in Far Northeast Denver, posted a 31.7 percentage point gain this year in its on-time graduation rate, raising its on-time graduation rate to 69.2 percent. Intensive and Multiple Pathways schools, as defined by the School
Performance Framework, are tailored to meet the needs of students who have had difficulty connecting successfully to educational pathways in the traditional settings or who have dropped out. They provide programs for students who may need intensive academic, attendance, behavioral and/or emotional support. The district’s Intensive and Multiple Pathways schools are a critical resource for the metro region. Of the students in Colorado who attend an alternative school, one in five attends an Intensive or Multiple Pathways school in DPS.
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Compassion, pledges help homeless pets during Dumb Friends League telethon Seventy-six formerly homeless pets—including Hershey, an 8-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever, and Mr. Fantastic, a 10-month-old lynx point Persian cat—are in new homes after being adopted during the 16th annual Dumb Friends League Pledges for Pets Telethon, held Jan. 26. Hundreds of caring telethon viewers called in, pledging their support for the vital programs and services the local, nonprofit humane society offers to the public. In all, more than $300,000 was raised for homeless pets and horses. Compassionate viewers responded to the five-hour live broadcast on FOX31 by visiting the Dumb Friends League’s three locations—the Quebec Street shelter in Denver, the Buddy Center in Castle Rock and the Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center in Franktown—to adopt new animals. In addition to promoting pets and horses for adoption, the
telethon showcased the League’s community services, including providing safe havens for lost pets; receiving relinquished pets; investigating animal abuse and neglect; offering humane education in area schools; and providing spay/neuter services at reduced fees, subsidized by Dumb Friends League donors. “We sincerely thank all those who pledged their support during this year’s telethon,” said Bob Rohde, Dumb Friends League president and CEO. Rohde also extended his thanks to the event’s generous sponsors, including Hill’s Science Diet, HomeAgain, FOX31 and KOSI 101.1, for helping again this year. Funds raised during the telethon help the Dumb Friends League care for as many as 16,800 homeless animals each year. Animal lovers who missed the telethon can still make a pledge online at ddfl.org/telethon or by calling 303-751-5772 through Feb. 10.
Volunteers take calls during the 16th annual Dumb Friends League Pledges for Pets Telethon, Jan. 26. Courtesy photo
RTD Board elects 2014 officers The Regional Transportation DistrictBoard of Directors elected officers for 2014 at their Board Meeting on Jan. 7. The five Board officers chosen for 2014 are: Chair, Chuck L. Sisk, RTD District O, who was appointed by the Boulder County Commissioners to the RTD Board of Directors for District O which includes Boulder, Louisville, Superior, Lyons, Hygiene, Niwot, and Gunbarrel as well as parts of Longmont southwest of Mountain View Avenue and Hover Street. He was sworn in on February 5 and will serve in this role until the general election of 2014. First Vice Chair, Larry Hoy, RTD District J, was elected on Nov. 2, 2010, and took office in January 2011. He represents District J, which incorporates a large portion of Westminster, all of Federal Heights, and portions of Arvada, Northglenn, Thornton, as well as portions of unincorporated Adams and Jefferson County. Second Vice Chair, Bill James, RTD District A, was elected on Nov. 4, 2008, and took office in January 2009 to represent District A, which lies in Denver and Glendale, part of Arapahoe County. Secretary, Jeff Walker, RTD District D, was sworn in as Director for RTD District D on Sept. 20, 2011. He was selected by Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and confirmed by the Denver City Council to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Director Barbara Brohl. He was elected to the position in November 2012. Treasurer, Tom Tobiassen, RTD District F, was elected to the RTD Board of Directors on Nov. 4, 2008. He represents District F, which includes Aurora and part of Centennial within Arapahoe County. “I am honored and humbled to be chosen as Board chair, but most importantly, it’s a matter of being part of the team,” said newly-elected chair, Chuck Sisk. “The year 2014 is an exciting year but not without some challenges. As a Board we need to continue to pursue the vision adopted by the voters in passing FasTracks in 2004.” RTD is governed by a 15-member directly-elected policy Board of Direvctors. Directors are elected to a four-year term and represent a specific district. Elections are staggered so that eight seats are open in one general election, seven in the next. Officer positions on the Board are voted on annually.
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Terry Oakes and Spotlight Home Tours photographer Christine Humphreys launch a drone at Waverton Ranch in Castle Rock. Photo courtesy of Danielle Swanson
ers in South America, Florida, Australia and Japan, said, “Seeing the drone shots really helped solidify the ‘composition’ of the property in their minds.” As Colorado’s leading real estate brokerage, Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty has distinguished itself by using cutting-edge technology to market and sell properties on both a local and international level. “It is thrilling to see our brokers taking advantage of the unmatched resources that our firm provides,” said Scott Webber, president Fuller Sotheby’s Inter-
national Realty. The Waverton ranch lot represented by Oakes is currently offered as a 40-acre site for $575,000 or can be purchased with the adjacent 35-acre lot, a total of 75-acres for $1.1 million. “It’s a true legacy estate with complete privacy and an ideal location close to the city that is hard to replicate,” says Oakes. “Rolling hills, towering pines, and a gentle stream bed grace the expansive property.” To learn more, visit www. fullersothebysrealty.com.
Warm up for the Super Bowl with Kid’s Bowl at The Wildlife Experience Catch that pass, steal that base and make that goal at the ninth annual Kid’s Bowl! It’s the children’s interactive sporting event of the year at The Wildlife Experience on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Kids will score a goal at this fun and exciting event featuring sports-themed interactive games and outdoor adventure sports activities throughout the museum. The event kicks off at 9 a.m. and will be a marathon of fun until 5 p.m. Kids can participate in the fun and games as well as crafts and a few exciting surprises. Children can warm up with some jumping jacks in the Broncos bouncing fun house be-
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Denver will bring home the world title KINDLING
By Robert Sweeney
It’s pretty hard to write about anything but the Broncos and the upcoming Super Bowl. I think it’s on most people’s minds. Remember though that it is
just a game of entertainment and win, lose or tie, the sun will come up in Seattle and Denver Monday morning, as it always does. I thought the Broncos would win against the Patriots; in fact, I thought they would win big, and they did. So, I feel the same way about the Seattle Seahawks. Peyton Manning is just a better quarterback and team leader than Russell Wilson. It takes superb leadership to win a Super Bowl and we have one of the greatest quarterbacks to play the game with his own masterful style. I think “Omaha” is just a stall for him to look over the defense and it’s easy to say and remem-
ber. Maybe he should think up a longer name for a greater view of the defense, but Omaha just sounds so good. Those folks from Nebraska must love the publicity received here in Colorado where those folks are such supporters of Colorado teams. Go see the film Nebraska if you want a real movie treat. The weather could be a factor, but I would prefer a pocket passer like Manning on a wet, icy turf to Wilson’s running abilities. Broncos defense was suspect for most of the season but handling the Patriots so well I don’t think we can doubt our team’s defense anymore. We stopped the run completely in the last game
after they had scored 43 points running the ball in their prior win. We’ve got the receivers, a great field general throwing the ball, and two very able running backs. Worst nightmare an injury, some fumbles, pass interceptions, on a miserable snowy day – but that works both ways. Lastly, Denver is hungry for this, the fans are really excited and this flows across all of Colorado. Money can’t buy the great publicity that the team has brought to Colorado and the balmy AFC win was a tourist attraction bonanza. Denver just lights up over the Broncos!
‘Unimportant’ facts about some U.S. presidents
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Though his wife Martha had if a strong third party enters the to ponder – in 1920 Socialist four children from a previous presidential race?” Eugene Debs received 920,000 marriage, Washington himself Under such a condition, votes for president, yet, he ran never had a child of his own. At there’s a possibility that the final his entire campaign while in jail, his death, Washington’s holdings outcome of that election might and Zachary Taylor our country’s were worth about a half million have to be decided by Congress, 12th president did not vote until dollars and included thousands but it wouldn’t be the first time he was 62 and didn’t even vote in of acres of land in Virginia, this has happened. In 1824, his own election. Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Andrew Jackson received more Much has been written about Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., popular votes than John Adams Theodore Roosevelt’s love of the and the Northwest Territory - – yet lost the election, because outdoors and animals. This had $25,000 worth of stock, 640 the vote was so close that neither been so well publicized that he sheep, 329 cows, 42 mules candidate received a majority once received a koala bear as a and 20 workhorses. In his will, of the electoral votes. The final gift from the people of Australia. Washington provided for the decision had to go to the House The president so praised the emancipation of his slaves, of Representatives, where John cuddly creature that an imitation and gave someByfinancial to Adams, who had actually By lost Kenneth was made and named in CFA his honor Gloryaid Weisberg W. James, what is now Washington & Lee the popular vote, was chosen the – “Teddy Bear.” University in the form of a land winner and became president. Unfortunately, President grant of 50,000 acres. Today that Now when it comes to “Draft Roosevelt’s White House term land grant alone is worth millions Dodgers,” Presidents Clinton also had its sad moments. Shortly of dollars, while the interest and Bush were not the first to be after receiving the “Teddy,” on the profits from some of the so labeled. Records show that Roosevelt’s wife and mother both land sales has so far exceeded President Grover Cleveland was fell ill and died on the same day. $400,000 – all of which is used to a real “Honest to Goodness Draft Finally, did you know that help students. Dodger.” President Cleveland James A. Garfield was the only There have been some other actually hired someone to enter man in U.S. History who was wealthy presidents besides military service in his place, a congressman, a senator-elect, George Washington – namely and was naturally ridiculed and and a president-elect at the same Herbert Hoover, who was so scorned for his action by James time? wealthy that he turned his salary G. Blaine – his political opponent. These facts all go to prove that over to charity. The question Cleveland, however, still won the the presidents of the United States being asked in today’s world of election. are neither absolute monarchs nor politics is “What will happen Here’s something for you descendants of Sun Goddesses.
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When “Give ‘em Hell Harry” was asked one day what the president of the United States did – Truman replied that, “People think I sit here and push buttons and get things accomplished. Well, I spent today kissing asses.” That being the case, a look back in history at the other presidents reveals some interesting facts – namely that some presidents have been rich, some poor – some smart, some not too bright. For example, George Washington was one of the richest men of his time, but left no direct descendants.
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Grand and Reserve Champions get royal treatment at Brown Palace Hotel
2104 NWSS Grand Champion Steer, Slugger, with Baylor Bonham, who’s 2014 appearance marks his second NWSS Grand Champion Award.
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The 2014 NWSS Reserve Champion Steer, Denver, being led by Lauren May of Mineral Point, Wis.
2014 Miss Rodeo Wyoming Desiree Bridges explains to students from the school Montessori On the Mall about her rodeo crown and the type of Wyoming Jade that it is fashioned with. ABOVE, RIGHT: 2014 National Western Stock Show Royalty front row: Miss Rodeo North Dakota Codi Miller, Miss Rodeo America Paige Nicholson and Miss Rodeo Colorado Rhianna Russell; second row: Miss Rodeo Wyoming Desiree Bridges, Miss Rodeo California Ondrea Edwards and Miss Rodeo Kansas Katera Lynn Harter.
2014 NWSS Grand Champion Award Winner Baylor Bonham, Adams County Fair Queen Alexandra Nelms, Boulder County Fair and Rodeo Queen Malinda DeBell, 2014 NWSS Reserve Champion Award Winner Lauren May, Elbert County Fair Queen Kinsee Dodge, Crusaders Queen Kathleen Marty, Miss Douglass County Rodeo Maria Orlova and Miss Evergreen Rodeo Kirsten Peterson.
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National Western Stock Show comes to a close Wild shows, events ends th 108 annual event
2014 NWSS PCRA Bull Riding Champion Cody Campbell of Summerville, Ore., with NWSS President and CEO Paul Andrews
Firing out of the chute is Bareback Horse Rider Will Lowe of Canyon, Texas, riding Little Bucker.
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Bull Rider Sage Steel Kimzey of Strong City, Okla., rides the bull, Perfect Storm.
LEFT: Going hog wild with Mudslinger, the potbellied pig, is Leo Berry. LEFT, ABOVE: 2104 NWSS PRC Champion Saddle Bronc Rider Cort Scheer of Elmere, Neb., receives his Champion Belt Buckle from US Bank President and CEO Hassan Salem. BELOW: On the National Western Stage Line is Hassan Salem, president/CEO US Bank
A Tie Down Roper chases and ropes a calf during the Stock Show event.
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It’s all about focus as Broncos prepare for Super Bowl Team readies in Centennial for big game
By Tom Barry On Jan. 25 at the Denver Broncos’ Dove Valley Facility, quarterback Peyton Manning was the last player to walk off the field as a walk-through practice concluded. Spirits were visibly high and the unity among team members was apparent at the last practice before leaving for New Jersey and the Super Bowl. A handful of media waited in the small pressroom along with several boxes of Papa John’s Pizza. (Manning owns 21 Denver area franchises.) There were also a couple of boxes of Dunkin’ Donuts decorated as footballs. Head Coach John Fox, wearing dark sunglasses, was briefly peppered with reporters’ questions about the impending game. “I think you want guys to enjoy it and be with their families,” Fox said of his hopes for players in the days leading to the big game. “You don’t want to go there and be miserable all week and miserable with your family. It’s a fine line. They understand it. Enjoy your family, but it’s not
Broncos head coach John Fox addresses reporters before heading to the Super Bowl in New Jersey.
Spring Break. … I think you want to be focused. The ball is still going to be kicked off, and we’re going to play 60 minutes of clock time and roughly three and a half hours of actual time.”
Focus and enjoy the moment
Star wide receiver Demaryius Thomas spoke at the outdoor podium adjacent the locker room. “The energy—there is a lot of energy,” he said. “We just want guys
Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas talks to reporters at Dove Valley. Photos by Tom Barry
to be focused. That is the main thing [Fox] has been talking about and Peyton has been talking about— being focused. You can have the energy, but you have time, so just be focused.” “Our leadership group—that’s something that’s key for everybody,” he said. “Enjoy the moment of New York, be there, enjoy the Super Bowl, but we are there for a purpose, and that’s winning a football game. I think everybody understands that.” “We’ve been working hard and we’re just ready to get to New York,” added linebacker Wesley Woodyard. “It’s an exciting feeling that everybody can’t wait to get there and just be in the moment.”
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“Manning is over 50 percent of our jersey sales,” said Scott Franklin, who heads the Broncos retail operation with Gameday Merchan-
Broncos QB Peyton Manning’s jersey is the No. 1 seller among fans. The Sports Authority retail store at the stadium will reopen after the Super Bowl, if the Broncos win, to sell championship caps and T-shirts.
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Sports Authority Field at Mile High is decked out and waiting for a Broncos Super Bowl win, Feb. 2.
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Libra (Sept 23 – Oct 22) There’s a slight chance that during the next week you’ll make a wrong move due to over-enthusiasm. It would be better to lie low and wait. Otherwise, everything looks good for Libra.
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Leo (July 23 – Aug 22) The end of next week should prove most enjoyable for Leo. You have a most beneficial aspect going for you now that will bring gain and prestige if handled properly.
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‘Potato’ Clark and John Evans pioneer south Denver
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By Rosemary Fetter ohn Evans, Sr., and Rufus “Potato” Clark, came from very different backgrounds, but their collaborative efforts led to several successful ventures, including the University Park residential subdivision and incorporated South Denver. Clark also developed an agricultural colony that thrived for decades in today’s Greenwood Village and Cherry Hills Village. A true Renaissance man, John Evans was an inventor, surgeon, town promoter and politician. Founder of Mercy Hospital in Chicago and Northwestern UniA drawing of University Park circa 1870. versity in Illinois, Evans supPhoto courtesy of History Colorado Center ported the election of President Abraham Lincoln, who appointed him Colorado’s Territorial Governor in 1862. Following the conEvans’ partner in the Uni1880, intending to extend along troversial Sand Creek Massacre, the Cherokee trail, paralleling versity Park enterprise, Rufus when peaceful Arapahoe Cherry Creek over the Clark arrived in Denver via and Cheyenne were Palmer divide and ox-pulled covered wagon slaughtered by a down Fountain with his wife and child in July Denver military Creek toward 1859. He staked out a large contingent, Texas seaports. farm in an area that became Evans lost H o w e v e r , Overland Municipal Golf the govere s c a l a t i n g Course, along the South Platte norship. land values River across from Ruby Hill. Although along Cher- Clark made a fortune selling pohe was ry Creek tatoes to miners, subsequently in Washb e t w e e n venturing into real estate. At one ington at d o w n - time, his landholdings included the time, town and nearly 20,000 acres, much of it E v a n s C o l o r a d o located in the area that became bore the Boulevard Greenwood Village and Cherry brunt of the made the Hills Village. blame for route unfeaA former seagoing man with Sand Creek. sible. With the a fondness for colorful language, A man help of a young he admitted to being “a confirmed who never unknown attor- drunkard, a slave to drink, so gave up, Evans ney, Evans quietly deep in the mire of drink and sin I became Denver’s acquired a corridor never cherished a hope of getting railroad titan, through the un- out.” He saw the light at a revival co-founding the Rufus “Potato Clark” donated developed land meeting in Denver and changed Denver Pacific land for DU and founded a along the south his ways. Known for many chariRailway and major agricultural colony in side of Smith table acts, including building a subsequently today’s Greenwood Village. Gulch eastward college in Sierra Leone, Africa, Photo courtesy of the Denver and over the divid- he donated 150 acres of land for History Colorado Center Boulder Valley ing ridge to in- the University of Denver, re-loRailroad, which tersect and fol- cating it three miles southeast of accessed coal mines that fueled low Cherry Creek to the Palmer downtown Denver. The gift made Colorado railroads. He eventuDivide. Passenger service began it possible for DU to move from ally owned the Denver and South in 1881 and continued until 1935. what Clark called “the moral and Park, the Denver Texas and Gulf, The corridor ultimately served as environmental pollution of the the Kansas Pacific and the Denver access for the DU relocation, forg- city.” He insisted: 1) trees must and New Orleans railroads. He ing a connection to downtown via be planted and a street grid laid also controlled the Denver TramBuchtel Boulevard. out, and 2) alcohol must never be way Company, which had an exclusive franchise to build electric streetcar lines in the city. This network of steel tracks played a major role in shaping the suburban cities of Englewood and Littleton. Along with other prominent leaders, Evans created Denver Seminary at 14th and Arapahoe in 1864. Sixteen years later, the school changed its name to University of Denver and became a degree-granting institution. By then, saloons and brothels surrounded the fledging college, to the horror of its Methodist founders. Together with Rufus Clark, who donated the land, Evans maneuvered the University’s relocation to south Denver from downtown. One of Evans’ major railroad endeavors, the Denver and New Orleans line, forged the alignment for the future I-25. Evans aimed to compete with the D&RG and the Santa Fe, both of which followed the banks of the Platte River and Plum Creek south. He began his new line at 15th and Platte in
Territorial Gov. John Evans, co-founder of the University of Denver. Photo courtesy of DPL Western History Dept.
produced or sold in the area. Clark also controlled some 20 sections of Arapahoe County prairie south of what is now Quincy Avenue and east of Holly Street. To attract farmers to move farther southeast, he re-platted those sections into five and 10-acre tracts, which he called the Clark Colony. To provide water, Clark and partners developed an extensive irrigation canal system with the 1890 Castlewood Dam/Lake on the upper reach of Cherry Creek near Franktown. Settlers, mostly immigrants, came in droves, building small farmhouses, planting fruit orchards, growing irrigated crops
and creating dairy farms. Clark planted sugar beets on the site of today’s Denver Tech Center, but he gave up when he couldn’t finance a processing plant. The Colony blossomed with fruit trees and dairy farms until 1933, when a titanic Cherry Creek flood felled the unstable dam, with disastrous consequences all the way to the Platte. Without water for irrigation, much of the farmland reverted to high desert. Since the country was in the throes of the Great Depression, funding to rebuild the dam was non-existent. Some dairy farmers managed to survive, but the majority simply abandoned their land. A few diehards tried dry land farming, but generally the acreages were too small. Property that had been selling for $500/acre quickly lost 90 percent of its value, with some farms going for as little as $6/acre. Over the next 20 or so years, Realtors reassembled the small parcels into dry land wheat fields and later into raw land inventory. These parcels would eventually be converted to suburban residences and today’s highly successful southeast commercial corridor, home of the Denver Tech Center. Excerpt from Rosemary Fetter’s “The Story of Denver South,” due to be published in September.
When the Castlewood Dam broke in 1933, it signaled the demise of the Clark Agricultural Colony. Photo courtesy of DPL Western History Dept.
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Legal Notices What are legal/public notices? “(1) ‘Legal notice’ or ‘advertisement’ means any notice or other written matter required to be published in a newspaper by any laws of this state, or by the ordinances of any city or town, or by the order of any court of record of this state. “(2) ‘Privately supported legal notice or advertisement’ means any legal notice or advertisement which is required by federal, state, or local law or court order which is paid for by a person or entity other than a governmental entity either directly or by direct, specific reimbursement to the governmental entity. “(3) ‘Publicly supported legal notice or advertisement’ means any legal notice or advertisement which is required by federal, state, or local law or court order which is paid for by a governmental entity.” -Legal Publication Laws of Colorado, Colorado Press Association
PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1403 To Whom It May Concern: On 11/4/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: BRIAN HANDLOS Original Beneficiary: LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PARTNERS FOR PAYMENT RELIEF DE III, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/17/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 6/28/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005106983 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $27,600.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $27,163.39 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Default under prior mortgages and deeds of trust; charges; liens; deed of trust or lien encumbering or affecting the property and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOTS 3 AND 4, AND THE NORTH 1/2 OF LOT 5, BLOCK 34, P.T. BARNUM’S SUBDIVISION TO THE CITY OF DENVER, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10 South Irving Street , Denver, CO 80219 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 6, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/9/2014 Last Publication: 2/6/2014 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 11/6/2013 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JAMES T. ANEST, P.C. WILLIAM R ARANT Colorado Registration #: 36864 11020 SOUTH PIKES PEAK DRIVE SUITE #210, PARKER, COLORADO 80138 Phone #: (303) 841-9525 Fax #: (303) 841-0881 Attorney File #: 4892 Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 9, 2014 Last Published February 6, 2014 Legal #: 2013-1403 _________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1413 To Whom It May Concern: On 11/7/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: MARK D DOWDELL AND LATONIA A SMITH
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR OWNIT MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR OWNIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-7 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/18/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 9/22/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006153039 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $174,200.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $129,257.87 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT FOUR (4), BLOCK ELEVEN (11), MONTBELLO NO. 13, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 5303 Tucson Way , Denver, CO 80239 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 6, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/9/2014 Last Publication: 2/6/2014 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 11/8/2013 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: HELLERSTEIN AND SHORE, PC DAVID A SHORE Colorado Registration #: 19973 5347 S. VALENTIA WAY SUITE 100, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO 80111 Phone #: (303) 573-1080 Fax #: (303) 571-1271 Attorney File #: 13-00483SH Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 9, 2014 Last Published February 6, 2014 Legal #: 2013-1413 ________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1447 To Whom It May Concern: On 11/19/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: MANUEL TORRES AND LISA TORRES Original Beneficiary: PEOPLE’S CHOICE HOME LOAN, INC., A WYOMING CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF APRIL 1, 2004 PEOPLE’S CHOICE HOME LOANS SECURITIES TRUST SERIES
2004-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-1 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/26/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 3/23/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004075737 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $95,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $85,430.92 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOTS 17 AND 18, BLOCK 12, TOWN OF SWANSEA, EXCEPT THE WEST 33 FEET THEREOF, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 4507 Clayton Street , Denver, CO 80216 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 20, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/23/2014 Last Publication: 2/20/2014 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 11/21/2013 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: HELLERSTEIN AND SHORE, PC MARTIN H SHORE Colorado Registration #: 1800 5347 S. VALENTIA WAY SUITE 100, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO 80111 Phone #: (303) 573-1080 Fax #: (303) 571-1271 Attorney File #: 13-00792SH Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 23, 2014 Last Published February 20, 2014 Legal #: 2013-1447 _________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1466 To Whom It May Concern: On 11/22/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: YOLANDA LOBATOS Original Beneficiary: MERS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PARTNERS FOR PAYMENT RELIEF DE III, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/17/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 11/21/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005199215 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $37,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $35,696.81 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the covenants of
said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Default under prior mortgages and deeds of trust; charges; liens; deed of trust or lien encumbering or affecting the property and other violations of the terms thereof.
Legal Description of Real Property: THE NORTH 145.5 FEET OF LOT 37, BLOCK 10, BOULEVARD GARDENS, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
Which has the address of: 2710 West Bates Avenue , Denver, CO 80236
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
NOTICE OF SALE
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 30, AND THE NORTH 20 FEET OF LOT 29, BLOCK 3, CHARLOTTE MCKEES ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 3747 Milwaukee Street , Denver, CO 80205-3647 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/30/2014 Last Publication: 2/27/2014 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 11/29/2013 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JAMES T. ANEST, P.C. WILLIAM R ARANT Colorado Registration #: 36864 11020 SOUTH PIKES PEAK DRIVE SUITE #210, PARKER, COLORADO 80138 Phone #: (303) 841-9525 Fax #: (303) 841-0881 Attorney File #: 4442 Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 30, 2014 Last Published February 27, 2014 Legal #: 2013-1466 _________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1472 To Whom It May Concern: On 11/22/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: RICHARD K BROCKHAUS Original Beneficiary: NORTHSTAR BANK NA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/8/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 8/19/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005140726 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $143,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $127,442.18 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/30/2014 Last Publication: 2/27/2014 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 11/29/2013 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: THE CASTLE LAW GROUP, LLC CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 13-07207 Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 30, 2014 Last Published February 27, 2014 Legal #: 2013-1472 ________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1486 To Whom It May Concern: On 11/26/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: JEREMIAH J BROZ AND MICHELLE T BROZ Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA’S MORTGAGE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/19/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 11/24/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010137326 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $378,484.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $365,436.19 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated for reasons including, but not limited to, the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the evidence of debt secured thereby.
and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/30/2014 Last Publication: 2/27/2014 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 11/29/2013 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: MESSNER & REEVES, LLC TORBEN M WELCH Colorado Registration #: 34282 1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE #300 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 454-5459 Fax #: Attorney File #: 7328.0008 Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 30, 2014 Last Published February 27, 2014 Legal #: 2013-1486 _________________________________ NOTICE OF SALES Broncos Towing 303-722-3555 Owner: Joe Gallegos 1534 W. Bayoud Ave Denver, CO Will sell the following vehicles if not claimed within 30 days of the first publication of this notice: 1) 91 Ford Warrior E-350 White Vin# HBO7363 2) 78 Chevy Cheyenne Gold Vin# z163639 3) 81 Chevy Van 30 Camper White Vin# 4120971 4) 96 Landrover Discovery SE7 White Vin# A167291 5) 82 Landrover Rangerover White Vin# A120340 6) MG MGB GT Blue Vin# L1117085 7) 92 Lexus 5C300 Green Vin# 0008484 8) 85 Ford Ranger Grey Vin# FUA24641 9) 87 Toyota Corrola White Vin# Z415063 Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 30, 2014 Last Published February 27, 2014 Legal #: DHD 022 ________________________________ NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael J. Smith, Deceased Case Number 2013PR031690
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before May 30, 2014, or the claims may be forever barred.
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
Corey Anne Smith 7422 Dale Court Westminster, CO 80030
Legal Description of Real Property: LOTS 9 AND 10, BLOCK 1, HOMER’S ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 4660 Bryant Street , Denver, CO 80211
Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 30, 2014 Last Published February 13, 2014 Legal #: DHD 023
NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law
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Shyleen brushes one of the two miniature donkeys that were in the petting zoo enclosure.
DCIS at Fairmont parent volunteer Teri Rusell feeds a curious alpaca at the National Western Stock Show’s Petting Zoo.
Photos by Elizabeth Denton Hale
Jaden, Aliahs and Madison, DCIS at Fairmont first graders, pet and brush a donkey.
Abigail, 6, pets a baby potbellied pig that decided to snuggle with a few baby goats.
Avery, 6, pets a small goat. Abigail, Layla and Diego, all first graders at DCIS at Fairmont, stop to pet a llama at the Petting Zoo.
Aspen poses beside a lamb that is resting on his mom.
DCIS at Fairmont first graders Layla, Avery, Aspen, Abigail, Konner, Aliahs, Jaden and Diego check out the “Old West” before returning back to school, Jan. 23.