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A well-dressed Englewood Mayor Joe Jefferson takes a glide at Body in Progress, a new exercise studio for Pilates, Gyrotonic and Redcord while owner Karen Dadourian directs his movements. The mayor said he would have gone deeper were it not for his expensive suit. Photo by Peter Jones
Greenwood Village revises trash ordinance The Greenwood Village City Council went right to work on Oct. 16 discussing a new trash ordinance for the city. It appears that folks can now put their trash out a day ahead of pickup, and put the receptacles away the next day. The bins must be stored out of sight from the street, along with any other yard-related items. Councilmember Dave Bullock protested the new wording that included “brush” as one of the untidy yard items, stating that in his rural area brush was abundant and part of many yards. The word was eliminated in the draft. The proposed new ordinance will
be published for citizen comments, including any conflicts with homeowners associations. If passed, enforcement would begin in January 2018. The council then went into a nonpublic executive session that may have dealt with the new Westin Hotel, which has apparently been delayed due to the high cost of construction in the Denver area. After returning to the chamber, routine ordinances were passed on second readings, along with the approval of Police Chief John Jackson’s employment contract to become the new city manager on Nov. 1. See photos of Boy Scouts leading the meeting’s Pledge of Allegience on page 2.
Former Englewood cop convicted of lying in report
drug use. To get more information, the detective questioned Feebeck, who told him A former Englewood poshe could not find the right lice officer has been found people at the hospital to ask guilty of putting false inforabout the injuries, even though mation in a police report. in a supplemental police report Megan Feebeck, 27, of submitted about 10 days later, Thornton, was sentenced to Feebeck said she had spoken to 50 hours of community sera nurse for each of the five pavice after being convicted tients that night. of misdemeanor counts of Testimony during the trial abuse of public records and showed she did not do the inMegan Feebeck vestigation as described in the false reporting. On Jan. 17, 2016, Feebeck report. was called to investigate a two-car “Being a law enforcement officer in crash on West Floyd Avenue. The next this community comes with great auday, a passenger in one of the cars died, thority, great honor and great responelevating the case to a fatal-accident in- sibility,” District Attorney George Brvestigation. auchler said in a statement. “Feebeck The detective assigned to investigate rejected that when she lied about her the fatality was surprised to see that the failure to properly conduct her invesoriginal police reports did not include tigation. It is important that the public information from medical personnel know that we will hold accountable about the severity of the injuries of the those who violate our laws, whether five people taken to the hospital. For they are police or plumbers, politicians example, there was nothing in the file or preachers.” about whether the at-fault driver was The investigation into the fatal accitested or was asked about alcohol or dent is ongoing.
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Centennial Chalk Art People’s Choice Award recipients It was a cold and rainy weekend but those who attended this year’s Centennial Chalk Art Festival still voted for their favorite artists. The winners are:
Saturday, Sept. 23
1st Place - Marissa Maestas “Moana” 2nd Place – Cassandra Zook “New Aesthetic” 3rd Place – Sean Currence “Captain Jack Sparrow”
Sunday, Sept. 24
1st Place- Dow Phumiruk “Girl on the Moon” 2nd Place- Susan Crum “Story Book” 3rd Place- Carole King “Wonder Pool” Steven Kuc was recognized by his fellow artists as Best in Show for his drawing of “Moana”.
Sunday’s 1st Place- Dow Phumiruk “Girl on the Moon”
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Saturday’s 1st Place - Marissa Maestas “Moana”
Scout’s Honor Ten-year-old Cub Scouts Connor Grammatks and Sean Callahan lead the Greenwood Village City Council in the Pledge of Allegiance on Oct. 16.
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My endorsements in the 2017 city elections The crisp gold and rust leaves are falling across Arapahoe County as we approach another election. The main election this year focuses on city elections without county or state ballot questions. Cities have to pick up the mail-ballot tab for this election year. The hottest city council election is occurring in Greenwood Village, where density and traffic have created a firestorm. The June election had residents voting 76 percent against any changes in the massive Comprehensive Plan that outlines present and future guidelines for growth along I-25. All candidates take this as a strong signal to slow growth in Greenwood Village. Incumbent councilmembers heard that message and recently postponed the vote on the 13-acre Century Homes development recently. This project started out several months ago at 104 units, then climbed in October to 189 units, only to be reduced Oct. 16 to 171, upon demands by councilmembers, led by Freda Miklin and Tom Bishop to reduce the density. Bishop said, “Sharpen your pencils.” Century revisions in unit density change the number of daily traffic trips, with 189 units amounting to 1136, and 171 resulting in 1,081 trips per day. The same figures estimate that if the acreage becomes commercial, the trips could rise to an estimated 6,965, with the future possibility of more than 600,000 square feet of office space in lieu of the housing. Century says this land will go to office space if the current housing project is rejected in December.
Barbwire Bob Denver Lions Club hosted area Lions Sept. 14 at Wellshire Events Center, celebrating 100 years of the organization here in Denver. Honoree was Dr. J. Bronwyn Bateman, who started the Rocky Mountain Eye Institute, now University of Colorado Eye Center at Anschutz Medical Campus. The speaker was DU’s Ambassador Christopher Hill, who served as ambassador in Iraq and North Korea. *** On Sept. 16, Greenwood Village discussed a new ordinance tightening policies on trash collection in neighborhoods, establishing rules on when trash can be put out and receptacles brought back in out of view. See related story on page 1. *** Cherry Hills City Council is proposing changing rules on growing marijuana with a limit of 12 plants per household based upon six plants per resident with a maximum 12 plants. Council spent about an hour discussing the
Two influential councilmembers are not running for re-election, Leslie Schluter in District 2 and Tom Bishop in District 4. All other incumbents are seeking re-election, with spirited contests in Districts 2 and 4. In District 1, we have incumbents Dave Bullock and Freda Miklin, both seeking re-election, with Bullock teamed with former Councilmember Jerry Presley, with Jerry being one of the leaders of the “Vote No” campaign and a former councilman. Along with Freda Miklin, I would support incumbent Dave Bullock. In District 2, Schluter has withdrawn and incumbent Darryl Jones is seeking re-election against four experienced and talented candidates. They are former Councilmembers Anne Ingebretsen and Dave Kerber, both active in the “Vote No” campaign, along with newcomers Seanna Muligan and Henry Siegel. I endorse the incumbent Darryl Jones for his knowledge of planning and land use, along with Dave Kerber, the most prominent leader of the “Vote No” group. District 3 has two unopposed candidates, Steve Moran and George Lantz, who tend to oppose high-density housing and changes to the Comprehensive Plan. I endorse both of these strong and vocal incumbents. District 4: T.J. Gordon is moderate and mayor pro tem. He deserves a second term. Some very good challengers in this race for the two seats include my top pick, Tom Continued on page 16
uars on the floor and the food, wine, liquor and beer samples were abundant. Del Frisco’s served giant prawns that had a line stretching across the VIP reception area. *** Richard Goodwin, well-known Denver businessman, passed away Oct. 21 at his home in Heritage Eagle Bend. Goodwin was a board member of Colorado Christian University. He was an avid reader of this newspaper and a good friend. Last week, Jackie, a neighbor, arranged for Richard’s favorite Western singer Jon Chandler to perform at her home for Richard and Patsy, neighbors and friends. The singer is a magnificent ballad vocalist and guitar strummer. A winner of many music awards, he performs monthly at the Olde Town Pickin’ Parlor in Arvada. Richard’s final song request of Jon was, “Lord, I’m Coming Home.” It was an evening that we will all remember, and Richard enjoyed every minute of the music and being with his friends. A great tribute to him, and a huge thanks to Jon and Jackie.
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issue, with only one complaint received by the police department. The growing-area must be maintained in a 30-square-foot enclosure in any residential area. According to discussion, there are fire hazards and ventilation issues dealing with the care of the plants. Any odors can be covered by existing city ordinances. Council is reviewing 2018 budget demands with higher expenses related to a new maintenance building and new city office facilities. The city accepted an anonymous gift of $7,000 for trees at the new Quincy Farm facility. All bequests the city receives must be reviewed and accepted by the council, according the city charter. *** The Taste of Greenwood Village was held at the new remodeled Marriott Hotel with more than 1,500 food lovers and 52 food vendors. DTC/Greenwood Village Chamber CEO John Herbers was elated over the attendance and success of the major annual event. Kent Stevinson displayed new Porsches and Jag-
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*** A Greenwood Village election forum for District 2 candidates was held at the Landmark East Tower Oct. 19 arranged by Landmark HOA president John Herbers. I served as moderator for the 90-minute presentation that featured five candidates, with Leslie Schluter stepping down and Darryl Jones running again as the district incumbent. The five candidates made opening and closing comments and took questions from the audience. About 140 residents live in the Landmark Tower and comprise a huge voting bloc in that district. All the candidates were well qualified and presented eloquently. Candidates were Jones, Henry Siegel, Anne Ingebretsen, Seanna Mulligan and Dave Kerber. Two of the candidates will get to vote on the Century Homes decision set for the regular council meeting Dec. 7. The evening ended with everyone enjoying coffee, cake, cookies and conversation. ***
Nobody asked me, but … Halloween is here
Nobody asked me, but Halloween is coming and it brings course, and the way it has been celebrated also changed over back memories. I remember when we boys used to chalk evthe years. erything and anything on Halloween—store windows and car Take our own era where the politically correct have been windows were prized targets, but we’d cover everything chalk- attempting to change our Halloween custom of masks. For able. In fact, one of my friends so enjoyed marking up men’s example, the student senate of the so very sensitive University pants with chalk that when he grew up to become a of Wisconsin once voted down a proposal for an all BY MORT REMARKS MARKS tailor. “Campus Masquerade Ball.” Their reason for voting I also remember that years ago on Halloween little it down was that students wearing masks might and girls always dressed up in Mommy’s old clothes. could “take advantage of their anonymity to inflict In those days, boys never wore their Daddy’s old poking, pinching, rude comments, etc., on women clothes, because Daddies were still wearing them. and members of other traditionally oppressed But do you know how this Halloween holiday got groups.” started? It goes way, way back—back even before Nobody asked me but, it’s time to lighten up a Christianity. Many of our present customs in oblittle, and since an anonymous reader sent me some servance of this day actually trace back to the times “Dumb Men Jokes” and since I’m “smart” enough to when it was the Celtic “New Year’s Day.” recognize that they were sent to me from an elected In those days, according to old-time Celtic reckoning, the official’s office, I’m also “smart” enough not to ignore them. 31st of October was the last day of the year, and on that eveSo here we go: ning ghosts partied until midnight at their annual festivals. Question: What is the difference between government It was believed that the witches all rode to their New Year’s bonds and men? Answer: Government bonds Mature! Eve parties on their broomsticks in the company of their black Q: What’s a man’s idea of helping with the housework? A: cats. But with the introduction of Christianity, New Years Day Lifting his legs so you can vacuum. was no longer observed on Nov. 1 and the belief in witches was Q: Why is psychoanalysis a lot faster for men than or women? A: When it’s time to go back to his childhood, he’s already discouraged. there. However, as with other pagan observances in Old England, Q: What did God say after he created men? A: I can do better the Church transformed the occasion of celebration into one than this. of a sacred character. Instead of celebrating all witches, as in Q :What’s the best way to force a man to do sit-ups. A. Put the past, the occasion was transformed into one for celebrating the remote between his toes. “All Saints.” Q. What does a man consider to be a seven-course meal? A. Since the word “hallow” was used in England for “saint” A hot dog and a six-pack. or “holy man” until the 15th century, the celebration became And last one … Q: How do men exercise at the beach? A. By “All Hallows’ ’en,” literally meaning “All Saints Evening.” sucking in their stomachs every time they see a bikini go by. The contraction of “Hallowe ‘en’” followed as a matter of
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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!”
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The ghosts of 7-Eleven and other horrors LEFT UNEDITED
Time for more random notes from the newsroom. I recently received a story pitch from a woman who was following up on an email she had supposedly sent sometime earlier. In her puzzlement, the woman, who was representing Walmart, stressed how she had sent that previous pitch to me at the Aurora Sentinel. I actually work for The Villager. If only I had followed up with her at Kmart. With all the focus on the
24-hour news cycle these days, it has occurred to some of us in the newsroom that maybe CNN needs BY PETER to back off a little JONES bit on its “Dumdum-dum Breaking News” mantra and floodlights. How can Don Lemon break news that Anderson Cooper was discussing just five minutes earlier? News is broken once. After that, you put it back together. In this latest election season—this time for mostly city-council races—it is amazing to see how many “fiscal conservatives” come out of the woodwork to cor-
rect all the spending in municipal government. This is not a problem, of course. But it would be a lot more interesting if at least one of the candidates on stage would claim to be a “fiscal liberal.” With Halloween approaching, I had hoped to write a feature story about a supposedly haunted 7-Eleven. Unfortunately, the franchise owner has so far not returned my repeated phone calls to his establishment, and the employee I briefly spoke with did not think his boss would be interested in this sort of publicity. Too bad. Michelle Houchens, the Mile-High Medium, was prepared to join me for a Slurpee and get
to the bottom of stories we have heard about bread flying off shelves late at night, glowing red eyes in the darkened cooler, and mysterious voices whispering “Beware what you wish for.” Rumors are that the store was built on top of a Native American burial site. From my perspective, I would think such a story would be good for business—people would drop in to check out the ghosts and pick up a lottery ticket and a coffee while they’re there. But the ghosts of lost customers is the problem instead. Evidently, when patrons have heard the clerks talking about ghosts, some have fled, swearing to
never return. Not so with the haunts of Historic Downtown Littleton, which have never been scared of a little press coverage around Halloween. In years past, I have covered the infamous ghost beat at the Melting Pot and its many neighbors, finding that nearly every business owner and employee along Main Street has a firsthand ghost story to tell. By the way, have you tried Newk’s yet in Lone Tree? I was recently invited to check out the menu at a preview event. Fast casual has come a long way in recent years. peter@villagermedia group.com
A family’s grief, a president’s response
In Washington D.C. at the Vietnam Memorial, there are the names of more than 58,000 brave men and women etched in the black marble on a wall that honors their ultimate sacrifice for this nation. Among those names, seven were my friends who served with me in Vietnam. All of us who served during the Vietnam War understand the pain felt by the families of these fallen soldiers. We respect those mothers, fathers and other family members for their need for comfort and compassion during their grieving process.
We would never disrespect or dishonor the memories of those who have fallen in battle. Many of us have contacted these grieving families upon our return home from the war. President Trump’s failure to comfort the widow of Sgt. La David T. Johnson, who died in ambush while on a recognizance patrol with three other Green Berets in Niger in West Africa, said to this widow, “He knew what he signed up for.” The president’s remark was overheard by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson of Florida,
who was in the car with the widow and other family members. This is the second time the president has shown disrespect to a Gold Star family— the other lost a son in combat in the Middle East. Trump lacks any sense of empathy in dealing with the suffering of human beings. This dismissive attitude shown to the people of Puerto Rico and their leaders after the tragic destruction of the island, which continues to need food and water, is just another example of his disrespect for Americans in crisis. When the president is confronted for his lack of compassion or empathy, as in the call to a grieving widow, he denies the criticism and attacks the
press reports as “fake news” or he substitutes a surrogate, as in pushing Gen. Kelly onto the podium to defend his
dreadful comments. Compassion is a virtue in a leader. Mr. President, start leading.
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There is a plan to fix the Belleview and I-25 interchange
Traffic engineers tell us three through-lanes in each that Belleview Avenue carries direction and three left-turn 50,000 vehicles daily through lanes from eastbound BelGreenwood Village and that leview onto northbound I-25. number will grow to 60,000 It would also include new usby 2035. Back-ups, able sidewalks on especially at rush both sides of Belhour, are an inleview. creasing problem The eastbound for local residents. and westbound A study to idenleft-turn movetify improvements ments from Belwas initiated in leview Avenue 2012 by Greenat Quebec on the wood Village, in west and Syrapartnership with cuse Street on the Arapahoe County, east would both Denver, the Colobe reconfigured rado Department BY FRIDA MIKLIN to “ThrU-turn” of Transportaintersections. tion, and two local special This is expected to result in a districts. significant reduction of traffic After receiving public inbackup at the interchange. put at multiple meetings in Expected benefits of this 2012 and 2013 and analyzing a plan include: variety of alternatives, a Final • 50 to 70 percent reduction Report of the Belleview Avein afternoon rush-hour delays nue Corridor Study, comprisfor vehicles using the I-25 ining 320 pages, was prepared in terchange intersections. 2014 with a Preferred Alterna• 38 percent reduction in tive identified. combined morning and afterUnder the Preferred Alternoon rush-hour travel time native, the I-25/Belleview Ave- between Ulster Street on the nue interchange would retain east and Monaco Street on the its current configuration, but west. the existing I-25 bridge across The Belleview Avenue Belleview Avenue would be Corridor Plan Preferred Alreconstructed, making it ternative is estimated to cost wide enough to accommodate between $45 million and $50
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the Tate and Wist named as South Metro Chamber’s Legislators of the Year State senator and representative recognized for pro-business record
The South Metro Denver Chamber has named state Sen. Jack Tate, R-Centennial, and state Rep. Cole Wist, RCentennial, as its 2017 Legislators of the Year. “They are both very likeable, particularly among our membership. They are smart. They are thoughtful, and they take a no-nonsense approach at the Capitol,” said Michele McKinney, chair of the chamber’s Board of Directors and the assistant vice president for external affairs and advocacy at the University of Colorado. Wist, the House assistant minority leader and an attorney, is known as a champion for small business, McKinney told a group of chamber members on Oct. 18.
“He was instrumental in the passage of a package of bills on construction-litigation reform,” she said. “We’re very grateful he took a leadership role. … He also is a vocal opponent for anti-oil-andgas legislation.” Tate is a businessman and engineer by education and chairs the Senate’s Business, Labor and Technology Committee. “Jack has leveraged his more than two decades managing capital investments and has thoughtfully applied his business acumen to legislative policy matters,” McKinney said. “He is known as one of the more knowledgeable elected officials on business issues. … He has been a great resource to the chamber.” Tate was credited for his work on construction-litigation reform and other regulatory reform benefitting small businesses. “Sen. Tate and Rep. Wist both share their time with
State Rep. Cole Wist and Sen. Jack Tate receive the Legislator of the Year award from the South Metro Denver Chamber’s Michele McKinney. Photos by Peter Jones chamber members and have a way of removing the political rhetoric when talking about issues important to the chamber and the business community,” added chamber President Robert Golden. Recipients were selected by the chamber’s Legisla-
tive Action Committee as elected representatives who have shown the highest level of support and leadership for bills and policy that were chamber priorities for the 2017 legislative session. Those priorities included business-friendly regula-
tions, transportation funding, affordable housing and development of energy and natural resources, McKinney said. “When they speak to us, they remove the political rhetoric,” she said of Tate and Wist.
Kagan named Legislator of the Year by Healthier Colorado State Sen. Daniel Kagan, D-Cherry Hills Village, received a Legislator of the Year award Oct. 12 from nonprofit Healthier Colo-
rado for his work in helping pass a bipartisan bill that ended the practice of jailing people during a mental health crisis.
United Launch Alliance, Bigelow Aerospace announce joint low lunar module project United Launch Alliance, based in Centennial, and Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas, Nev. have announced a joint working relationship focused on the launch of a B330 expandable module that it will launch into low lunar orbit on ULA’s Vulcan launch vehicle by the end of 2022. The module will function as a lunar depot designed to support commercial and business development projects directed to the moon’s surface. It will also provide a habitat location for NASA and other governments to conduct long-term exploration and astronaut training. “We are excited to work with ULA on this lunar depot project,” said Robert Bigelow, president of Bigelow Aerospace. “Our lunar depot plan is a strong complement to other plans intended to eventually put people on Mars. It will provide NASA and America with an exciting and financially practical success opportunity that can be accomplished in the short term. This lunar depot could be deployed easily by 2022 to support the nation’s re-energized plans
for returning to the moon.” ULA’s Vulcan 562 rocket is the only commercial launch vehicle in development today with the performance ability and payload capacity to carry the module to the moon. Once it is successfully placed in Earth’s orbit, Bigelow Aerospace will outfit and test its capability. ULA will then use its lift capacity to direct it toward a moon orbit. “We are so pleased to be able to continue our relationship with Bigelow Aerospace,” said Tory Bruno, ULA’s president and CEO. “The company is doing such tremendous work in the area of habitats for visiting, living and working off our planet and we are thrilled to be the ride that enables that reality.” While the company refers to the unit as a habitat module, in reality it is a standalone commercial space station that can operate in low Earth orbit, in lunar orbit, or beyond. Just one B330 module is comparable to one third of the current pressurized volume of the entire International Space Station. Bigelow Aerospace says it will have two of them ready for launch any time after 2020.
Also receiving the award were Sen. John Cooke, RGreeley; Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thornton; and Rep. Lang Sias, R-Arvada. Colorado Senate Bill 207, which took aim at a practice utilized by just six states nationwide, was one of the most significant pieces of healthcare legislation during the 2017 session. The law also adds $7 million for crisis service facilities, including walk-in centers, acute treatment units and crisisstabilization units. “It would be illegal to jail an innocent person because they have a concussion or broken leg. Our public policy must be made to reflect the reality that mental and physical health are co-equal,” said Jake Williams, executive director of Healthier Colorado. “We are thankful for Sen. Kagan and the other lawmakers who helped end this unjust practice and improve access to mental health services.” Colorado lags behind many other states when it comes to key mental and be-
From left, state Sen. Daniel Kagan, D-Cherry Hills Village, Sen. John Cooke, R-Greeley, Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker, and Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thornton. Walker was on hand for Healthier Colorado’s “Redefining Strength” event, during which the four Colorado lawmakers received Legislator of the Year awards. Courtesy of Healthier Colorado havioral healthcare indicators, consistently ranking in the top 10 states for suicide, opioid addiction and alcoholism. This crisis is further exacerbated by the fact that many of the state’s rural communities do not have
adequate access to mental and behavioral-health treatment. More than 80 percent of Colorado’s psychologists are located in metro Denver and Colorado Springs, and 12 counties do not have a single licensed psychologist.
Daniels Park Road improvements underway Road closed to traffic starting this week Daniels Park Road, between Griggs Road and Castle Pines Parkway, was closed Oct. 23 and will remain so through the remainder of the year for road-surface improvements. Motorists are being redirected to take Monarch Boulevard.
The existing gravel road within Daniels Park will be paved in asphalt and the county’s improvements include the addition of more curves, which are intended to slow down speeding motorists. The project is part of phase two of Douglas and Denver counties’ park-improvement plan, per a 2008 agreement between the two counties. It is expected to take until spring 2018 for all
work to be completed. The cooperative agreement is necessary because Denver Mountain Park System owns Daniels Park and Douglas County owns Daniels Park Road. The improvements are a part of what is being called the Phase 2 improvement. It will also include construction of a nearly mile-long soft-surface trail along the road and the addition of 36 parking spaces in the park.
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Holy ZOLi! Contemporary living taken to new heights BY SCOTTIE TAYLOR IVERSON STAFF WRITER There’s a new name on the free-standing building on the southeast corner of South Colorado Boulevard and County Line Road. And exciting new lines of furniture, redefining modern, that beckon from the impeccably merchandized popout windows. Sophistication without intimidation—that’s the new ZOLi. We’re not sure of the derivation or definition of ZOLi, but it sounds romantic, intriguing and European, and it’s easier to pronounce than its previous name, Roche Bobois. ZOLi is a boutique business on a grand scale for customers seeking a unique and premier source of European furnishings in a wellappointed gallery. Corinne and A.J. (Avi) Brown have been in the furniture business for several decades, but found the current site in 2000. They collaborated with noted Colorado architect Arley Rinehart to create a loft style, almost warehouse-looking space, with three cascading levels, each with natural light. Having the luxury of nearly 30,000 square feet affords an airy, see-through effect from all quadrants for more drama. Tri-
angular light fixtures also shine down to reach all levels. There’s a 240-foot long skylight and glass walls. Guests are welcome to browse a variety of price points (many less than one would expect for such exacting quality and timeless appeal) displayed on polished porcelain floors throughout, except on the stairs, where the texture turns to matte for safety. Remodeling was completed just a month ago. It’s a feast for the senses – the fragrance of top-grain leather in dozens of colors, hidden push-button reclining sofas, swivel chairs, the beauty of technology, including motion tables with the mechanism embedded for glass-top expansion, 360-degree moveable desks, bent-glass table bases, a rug gallery, art from Italy, modular furniture with colors that pop, LED-light headboard trim and accent furniture made of crystal stone formed in a cave from the one quarry in the world. Design, form and function are created with the Colorado lifestyle in mind – less formal with a nature focus, incorporating wood. At least 90 percent of the items on the floor can be purchased and white-glove-delivered the next day. Mountain deliveries are made in the summer months.
Avi, the creative driving force. is constantly designing and adding to the collections. He claims to be semi-retired, meaning he only works six days a week now. He listens to the customers and makes their ideas come to life. “We are here for the long ride,” said co-owner Corinne Brown, who wears several hats in the company. “We have a commitment to being relevant and fun.” Corrine fondly remembers when her son, in elementary school at the time, was asked what his mom did. He said: “My mom makes people’s lives beautiful.” Pantone color trends are largely ignored here, opting instead for neutrals in the larger pieces, as well as returning to tertiary colors, evoking urban colors of life. ZOLi offers complete design services and also works with the trade. There is special project pricing for designers and architects.
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Annual ‘taste’ of metro restaurants goes down easy
John Herbers, executive director of the DTC/Greenwood Village Chamber of Commerce, and wife Evanka Downs cut a rug—err the patio—as Dotsero sets the mood.
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Chef Nick Rodriguez of Yard House presents his wife’s favorite poke nachos.
More than 2,000 foodies made their way to the 17th annual Taste of Greenwood Village Oct. 18, when dozens of area restaurants offered samples while area breweries, wineries and distilleries were there to wash it all down. This year, the Taste, sponsored by Stevinson Imports, presented by the DTC/Greenwood Village Chamber of Commerce and benefiting the Cherry Creek Schools Foundation, returned to the refurbished Denver Marriott Tech Center, where Dotsero entertained on an elegant new patio while a ballroom full of food from multiple cuisines made sure no one left hungry. Photos by Peter Jones
Artist Ashley Joon serves it up.
Cheers! Sherri Grant and Colleen Baker.
The comfortable ballroom at the recently remodeled Denver Marriott Tech Center made for ease of travel, even for more than 4,000 elbows in the popular Taste of Greenwood Village.
Belly up to the Blue Island Oyster Bar.
Pg 6ix may have a difficult name, but had no problem getting tasters on the dancefloor.
Creative Culinary’s lead instructor chef Albert Gonzales, Eric and Katie Robbins, and Rob Deadwyler go all in on a bruschetta with white-bean puree. Dotsero is the soundtrack for the VIP patio. Some samples look more like meals. Jason’s Deli slices it up.
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Arapahoe Herald magazine named Pacemaker finalist
CASB Executive Director Ken DeLay presents the McGuffey Award to LPS Board Treasurer Kelly Perez, with, from left, LPS Board Vice President Carrie Warren-Gully, Board President Jack Reutzel and Superintendent Brian Ewert. Courtesy of Littleton Public Schools
LPS board treasurer receives McGuffey Award Littleton Public Schools Board Treasurer Kelly Perez recently received a McGuffey Award from the Colorado Association of Schools Boards. Annually, the McGuffey Award celebrates school-board leaders for their committed and passionate service to their district. Perez was elected to the LPS Board of Education in November 2013. A longtime
LPS community member and parent, her five children attend or have graduated from LPS. She has been actively involved with the district for two decades. Among her many roles and accomplishments, she has served as chair of the PTO President Council, chair of the PTO Joint Scholarship Committee, as PTO president and school-accountability chair.
She has served on many district committees, worked with the Greater Littleton Youth Initiative, LPS Foundation, School Attendance Review Board and served as the Board of Education Liaison to the Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning and to the Safety and Mental Health Advisory Committee.
The 2016-2017 Arapahoe Herald news magazine has been named as a Pacemaker Finalist by the National Scholastic Press Association. The Herald was one of 49 scholastic student newspapers and news magazines selected as finalists in its annual Pacemaker competition. “The Pacemaker is the association’s preeminent award,” said Laura Widmer, executive director. “NSPA is honored to recognize the best of the best. The NSPA Pacemaker award has a rich tradition. The association started presenting the award to high school newspapers a few years after the organization was founded in 1921. Throughout the years, yearbooks, magazines, online sites and broadcast programs were added to the competition. The 49 Pacemaker finalists represent 21 states and England.
Arapahoe High School’s student newspaper has been recognized by the National Scholastic Press Association.
Courtesy of Littleton Public Schools
In all, 275 student news publications entered the Pacemaker competition. Two teams of three judges devoted two days to the judging and studied every entry discussing its strengths and weaknesses. Pacemaker finalists will be recognized and the Pacemaker winners will be announced at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, Nov. 16-19 in Dallas.
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A nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure. President Abraham Lincoln
Veterans Week 2017 JOIN US AS WE RECOGNIZE THE SERVICE AND COMMITMENT OF OUR VETERANS AND ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN.
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DRY CREEK ELEMENTARY
Thurs., Nov. 9
7:30 a.m.9:10 a.m.
Veterans Day at Dry Creek begins with a continental breakfast for honored guests, followed by an allschool Appreciation Assembly and patriotic parade through the school to thank our veterans, military members and their families for their service to our country. RSVP to 720-554-3301.
HERITAGE ELEMENTARY
Thurs., Nov. 9
7:45 a.m.9:15 a.m.
Heritage will kick off its Veterans Day celebration with a continental breakfast for veterans and activeduty military members, followed by an assembly featuring a flag ceremony and patriotic songs. Veterans will have the opportunity to speak and the school will also recognize students who have demonstrated behaviors consistent with the ideals held by servicemen and women. RSVP to 720-554-3501.
HOMESTEAD ELEMENTARY
Thurs., Nov. 9
8:15 a.m.
Veterans, current military members and their families will be honored during an indoor-outdoor assembly featuring the raising of the flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, the Homestead Choir singing the National Anthem, the introduction of honored guests and patriotic songs. After the assembly, refreshments will be served in the cafeteria. RSVP to 720-554-3700.
WALNUT HILLS COMMUNITY
Thurs., Nov. 9
8:30 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Walnut Hills Elementary will welcome veterans and current military members to a Veterans Day Breakfast and Parade, followed by a patriotic assembly featuring students singing songs, a slideshow and introductions of our honored guests. RSVP to 720-554-3800.
CAMPUS MIDDLE
Thurs., Nov. 9
9:00 a.m.
Campus Middle School will celebrate our nation’s heroes with an assembly featuring student musical performances and student-produced videos.
WEST MIDDLE
Thurs., Nov. 9
CHERRY CREEK HIGH
Fri., Nov. 10
9:00, 9:45 & West Middle School will kick off its Veterans Day celebration with WEB leaders and NJHS students wav10:30 a.m. ing flags outside the school. Three grade-level assemblies will be held featuring student speeches and performances by the band, choir and orchestra. In addition, sixth-grade students are participating in a tribute card project, seventh-grade students are completing a veterans history project and eighth-grade students are taking part in an essay competition on “What Freedom Means to Me.” Finally, the school is raising money to sponsor a service dog for a veteran dealing with PTSD. RSVP to 720-554-5153. 9:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Cherry Creek High School will salute the service and sacrifice of local veterans, current military members and their families during a Veterans Day breakfast and program. RSVP to 720-554-2393.
For directions to any of these schools and for more information about how other schools in your neighborhood are celebrating, visit www.cherrycreekschools.org. Sign up for the Cherry Creek Schools Community eNewsletter and get breaking news and regular updates via email. Subscribe at www.cherrycreekschools.org.
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Weeks awarded Young Heroes Prize Abbie Weeks, a 2017 graduate of Cherry Creek High School, has been named a 2017 winner of the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. The award celebrates inspiring public-spirited young people from diverse backgrounds all across North America. Established in 2001 by author T.A. Barron, the Barron Prize annually honors 25 outstanding young leaders ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant positive impact on people, their communities and the environment. Weeks created Ecological Action, a nonprofit that provides solar energy to underprivileged communities and advocates for sustainability through education and political action. Her team has installed solar panels for a school at Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project in rural Uganda and for a U.S. military veterans home on the Pine Ridge Native American Reservation in South Dakota. Weeks’s group, which she launched three years ago,
Abbie Weeks has also replaced her high school’s cafeteria styrofoam trays with reusable ones and is working with town officials to place a fee on single-use plastic bags. When Weeks was introduced to the founder of Nyaka and learned of the school’s need for reliable electricity, she saw it as the perfect opportunity to pair her passions
for environmental sustainability and human-rights advocacy. She set to work raising the $10,000 needed for the project, organizing and performing in a classical benefit concert called Notes for Nyaka. She then purchased the photovoltaic system and worked with a local trade school to learn how to install it. With 800 pounds of supplies packed in their luggage, Weeks, a friend, and three teachers lugged the gear through airports from Denver to Kampala and then drove it the final 10 hours to Nyaka. After two weeks and a great deal of creative problem-solving, the school had electricity. Weeks has since forged a partnership with Grid Alternatives, a nonprofit solar company that is providing training and support for her continuing solar projects. “Through environmental and humanitarian action, each of us can improve our piece of the world,” she said.
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Election
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A mayor’s perspective on Greenwood Council candidates I have been asked to share my thoughts on this year’s Greenwood Village City Council races. I believe all candidates are running because they have the best interests of the Village at heart. Having served on City Council with nine of the 14 candidates, plus my connection with one particular candidate who has not served on City Council, I can only offer comments based on my experience of interacting with them. It goes without question that I am honored and humbled to have served with and am looking forward to
serving the next two years with some of the 10 aforementioned individuals. The following comments are my thoughts by district in candidate-alphabetical order. District 1: Dave Bullock has shared his vast senior corporate experience during City Council discussions. He has provided in depth reasoned comments on personnel matters, which I value. Freda Miklin’s significant background in municipal tax matters, which I value, significantly contributed to City Council discussions. Her unfailing attendance at city events enabled
Questions 4B and 4C will keep South Suburban strong
As chairman of South Sub- and playgrounds; replacing urban Park and Recreation outdated mechanical equipment with new energy-saving District for five years, I’ve systems; and saving water by seen some great things happening throughout the disreplacing inefficient irrigation trict, from increased trail con- systems. nectivity to new, exciting playIf 4B is not passed, the disgrounds at Willow trict’s budget will Creek Park, be slashed by 40 Hunter’s Hill percent over the Park, Arapaho next seven years. Park and Writers This will greatly Vista Park, to a impact much new outdoor pickneeded mainteleball complex at nance and general Cornerstone Park, operations. a new community 4C asks resicenter, the Lone dents, without Tree Hub, and imposing any new brand new outBY JOHN OSTERMILLER tax, to allow the door restrooms. district to extend Earlier this year, the the previous voter-approved 44-year-old South Suburban debt mill levy with a focus Golf Course Clubhouse was on building and enhancing significantly remodeled, and park and recreation amenities now features an inviting and throughout the district. This attractive facility that not only includes increasing trail conserves golfers, but the entire nectivity; funding energy and community. water efficiencies at parks, The district is committed fields and facilities; enhancto sustainability through ing recreation facilities for conservation measures that seniors, families and chilreduce water and energy usdren; building a new indoor age, including the purchase multigenerational facility to of 725 solar panels through an include turf fields and pickoffsite solar array. leball courts, among other Over the past 18 months amenities; and renovate and we conducted citizen focus upgrade existing playgrounds groups and online surveys and parks throughout the for residents to share what’s district. important to them. Based on South Suburban has been their input, South Suburban a good steward of your tax developed its first compredollars and takes great pride hensive Master and Strategic in serving the district’s resiPlan to guide the district’s dents. Let’s make sure South decision-making process over Suburban can continue to the next decade. Part of why maintain our fantastic trails, the board put these questions parks, and facilities that proforward was to address resivide opportunities for recredents’ desires. ation, exploring nature, art, I encourage you to vote and active aging and socializayes on 4B and 4C. These istion. sues are the extension of mill We know that trails, parks levies you currently pay, not and open space help increase increased or new taxes. home values, and South Sub4B asks residents to extend urban’s diverse programming the district’s existing voterlets residents try new offerapproved 1-mill and 2-mill ings, expand their mind, get levies with a focus on mainin touch with nature and connect with others. taining the district’s assets Please vote Yes on 4B and and amenities. This includes maintaining natural areas, 4C! open space and parks, and John Ostermiller is chairmaintaining and improving man of the South Suburban trails; repairing and improvParks and Recreation Board ing existing parks, facilities of Directors.
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easy citizen access to her. Jerry Presley’s empathetic approach to city issues is noteworthy. No one I have known surpasses his charitable works. I value his unequaled support of the public-safety components of the Village. District 2: Anne Ingebretsen’s eight years of service on City Council, two years on Planning and Zoning displayed a valued judgment of issues and a perspective that I deeply respect. Darryl Jones’s unique service as a previous city staff member, his work in the private sector and present employment provides a special resource for me and his fellow City Council members. Dave Kerber’s judgment overall, as well as his legal prowess, is nonpareil. His
contributions to the Village, particularly in the preservation of open space, are to be applauded. District 3: George Lantz brings a vast community network to council, which insures citizen input to the City Council. His lengthy service to the city is noteworthy and a valuable resource to be tapped. Steve Moran’s involvement in the national financial world brings a special expertise to City Council deliberations. His relative youth provides City Council with a positive, different generational input. District 4: T.J. Gordon’s long-standing service to the Greenwood Village community through athletic involvement, as well as service on the Parks, Trails and Recreation Commission, brings a needed bal-
ance and knowledge to City Council deliberations. Tom Dougherty’s tenure as chair of the Board of Adjustments and Appeals has been a spectacular plus for the Village. Unlike other boards and commissions, appeals from BOAA, based on the record crafted by the chair of the BOAA, go directly to the 18th Judicial District District Court. In closing, I have been blessed to have three superb mayors pro tem: Dave Kerber, Gary Kramer (now a district judge) and T.J. Gordon. I am gratified that Dave and T.J. may be returning to City Council. Their collective contributions to the Village are too numerous to detail. Heartfelt thanks to the trio for your yeoman-like service. Ron Rakowsky is mayor of Greenwood Village.
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Englewood Council candidates spar on ‘balanced budget’ Hopefuls for municipal judge and school board also speak at forum Sharp divisions on the city budget marked last week’s Englewood candidate forum, though a majority of City Council hopefuls skipped the event presented by the sometimescontroversial Englewood Citizens for Open Government. In their place, the city’s southernmost District 4 aspirants engaged in a vigorous debate over what constitutes a balanced municipal budget. Two candidates for municipal judge and four for the Englewood Schools Board of Education also made their cases to voters. ECOG’s biennial event, held Oct. 17 at Moe’s barbecue restaurant, is decidedly unique among the region’s local candidate forums—the lively affair is held on what is usually a livemusic stage with food and a full bar available. Greg Reinke, a longtime Littleton city activist and president of the Historic Downtown Littleton Merchants, was introduced as an impartial moderator with no stake in Englewood politics.
City Council District 4
None of the three candidates for Englewood’s at-large council seat—incumbent Steve Yates, Joe Anderson and Cheryl Wink—attended the forum, nor did District 2 Councilmember Linda Olson, who is running unopposed for re-election. That left the entire hour scheduled for council candidates to District 4 incumbent Rick Gillit and challenger Dave Cuesta—and with ECOG’s focus on the budget, so went the slant of many of the audience questions. Here is a synopsis of the ex-
change: Cuesta: The [city’s] total expenditures for the year add up to $47,800,000 with the income being $47,400,000. ... [The budget] is out of whack by $400,000. Gillit: In the last four years, we’ve had more money come in than we’ve spent. How did that happen if we were so far imbalanced? It happened because we used our savings account to spend wisely on things that needed to be repaired. Cuesta: We can transfer money in from our savings account. That’s great. But it is a savings account. … Our expenses are going to very quickly exceed our revenues by millions and millions and millions of dollars. Gillit: I’m sorry that Mr. Cuesta just doesn’t understand that the city comes in with money on hand. At the end of the year … [on] Dec. 31, you don’t go to zero. You have extra money that you bring into the new year. … For those of you who own your own businesses, you understand that fact. Cuesta: We have $56 million worth of capital improvements that are coming our way. … So, we are staring down a fiscal cliff in the city manager’s own words. … I think there needs to be much more clarity with the budget. Gillit: The funny thing is, if you look at our budget today … we have more money than we’ve spent. So, if we were $7 billion in the hole, where did it go? It went, as it was supposed to, from savings accounts, which were designated for projects, to those projects.
Englewood Schools Board of Education
All but one of the five candidates—incumbent Tena Prange — for three seats on the Englewood Schools Board of Education were present for the school district’s half-hour forum. The friendly discussion
Englewood City Councilmember Rick Gillit defends the city budget as balanced, as challenger Dave Cuesta prepares his rebuttal. The lively forum last week at Moe’s barbecue was presented by Englewood Citizens for Open Government.
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showed little in substantive disagreement between new hopefuls Todd Fahnestock, Jennifer Hubbard, Caty Husbands and Carl Montegna. Here is a sample of some of their comments: Fahnestock: A student that is interested and has skin in the game and feels that when they come to school there’s a niche for them. … If they feel like they belong there, they’re going to strive to do better. … Creating that kind of culture is a combination of the teacher relating to the student and then the administration being able to foster that culture. Husbands: The foundation of those good schools are that our students feel happy and feel safe and supported, and that is where the learning happens. … It happens with the community and community involvement. It happens with happy teachers— teachers getting the support and getting the professional development support that they need. Montegna: Diversity in our schools, I think, is one of our strengths. … I think as long as
we make sure they have an environment that nobody feels threatened [by], I think you’ll continue to see the diversity of our schools. It’s already there to continue to strengthen our schools and strengthen our students. Hubbard: I think arts are essential. Art, music, drama— those creative outlets that kids can really expand on and get excited about school. Maybe they’re not as excited about algebra or perhaps their language-arts class, but if they come for the photography class, they come for the journalism class—and I think Englewood does a beautiful job at really offering a lot of different programs.
Municipal judge
Two of the three candidates for Colorado’s only elected judge were present, and both are insiders to the workings of the Englewood Civic Center— term-limited Mayor Joe Jefferson and Associate Municipal Judge Angela Schmitz. Candidate Clifton Hypsher was not present.
Both Jefferson and Schmitz had their own ideas about bringing change to the courtroom: Schmitz: The homeless offenders in our court—sometimes jail is a good option for them, and they would actually prefer to go to jail, so it’s not a disincentive. Fines are not a very good deterrent for this population either. … In Loveland, they have a special homeless docket once a month where folks meet with a navigator, identify their needs that will keep them from committing these misdemeanors. … Sometimes it’s getting treatment or classes. Jefferson: People should be able to pay a speeding ticket or parking ticket online—better convenience for anybody who’s unfortunate enough to have to go through that and of course more efficient for our own internal operations. … A local youth offender gets caught and picked up doing graffiti here in town I think should do graffiti removal here in town whenever possible. … I’m looking for ways to keep our kids out of detention centers and in school. One of the ideas I have is to link their probation terms to attendance and performance in school. Schmitz: When you have similar kinds of cases like a dogcontrol case, you want to make sure that your sentences are consistent or your conditions that you apply to somebody in a deferred-sentence situation are consistent. … The city absolutely has to prove all the elements of any misdemeanor beyond a reasonable doubt. Jefferson: If I am successful in this election, I will plan on meeting with our City Council at least twice a year in a study session to be able to provide feedback about how I see enforcement going. … If there are [unfair prosecution issues] that are systemic, then these need to be addressed by the mayor and City Council.
What Colorado voters are deciding across the state Broadband
Sixteen municipalities have such questions: Alamosa, Avon, Dillon, Eagle, Fort Lupton, Georgetown, Greeley, Gypsum, Idaho Springs, Louisville, Manitou Springs, Minturn, Monte Vista, Silverthorne, Snowmass Village and Vail.
Marijuana
Alamosa, Monte Vista, and Rocky Ford will decide whether to allow marijuana sales or cultivation. Marijuana taxes are being considered in Alamosa, Berthoud, Commerce City, De Beque, Dinosaur, Eagle, Federal Heights, Foxfield, Log Lane Village, Longmont, Monte Vista, Sheridan, Rocky Ford and Walsenburg. Fort Collins will decide whether to amend the code on medical marijuana.
Term limits
Red Cliff and Wray will consider whether to eliminate term limits.
Tax and bond issues
TABOR-override questions in Canon City, Greeley, Leadville, Littleton, Lochbuie and Salida. Canon City, Cripple Creek, Hudson and Lamar are asking to implement a lodging
tax. Crested Butte wants a vacation-rental tax to fund affordable housing. A proposed lodging tax in Wiggins. Durango, Firestone, Longmont, New Castle and Pueblo are asking to increase publicsafety taxes. Fort Morgan, Northglenn, Rocky Ford and Timnath want to extend a tax for roads and infrastructure.
Bond proposals for public improvements:
• Aspen - $3 million to purchase property to store water supplies with mill-levy increase • Boulder - $26 million to fund capital-improvement projects, with extension of community culture and safety sales tax for repayment • Denver – $937 million for transportation, cultural facilities, public safety and parks • Dillon - $5 million for workforce housing • Hayden - $3.7 million for water improvements, with mill-levy increase • Idaho Springs – $18 million for roads • Lafayette – $9 million for roads • Lochbuie – $4.5 million for roads, tax increase for repayment • Longmont - $36.3 million for
water system • Loveland - $61 million for downtown development • Manitou Springs - $3.9 million for fire protection with mill-levy increase Log Lane Village will decide whether to institute a 20 percent mill-levy reduction
Other tax issues on the ballot include:
• Aspen – increase sales tax on tobacco for health and human services • Black Hawk – gaming tax • Boulder – increase utilityoccupation tax for electric utility • Brighton – expansion of use tax • Craig – sales-tax increase • Crawford – mill-levy increase for capital improvements and general operations • Lafayette – extension of open-space tax and implementation of excise tax on storage to fund arts and historic preservation • Louisville – extension of historic-preservation tax • Red Cliff – adoption of use tax • Wiggins – adoption of use tax
Administrative charter amendments
Several municipalities are
asking to eliminate or update obsolete provisions, including Boulder, Dacono, Denver,
Federal Heights, Greeley, Lafayette, Northglenn, Sterling, Thornton and Trinidad.
ELECT HENRY SIEGEL for Greenwood Village City Council
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LETTERS Support South Suburban ballot issues
our outstanding amenities and services, recondition existing facilities and construct new additions. SucOur family moved to Colorado in cess in this election will help the dis1992 and we purchased a fine home trict address the recreational needs in unincorporated Arapahoe County. of our community and maintain After living in the south metro area our wonderful quality of life. for a while, we became aware of and Additional information is availbegan using South Suburban facili- able at Yeson4Band4C.com, faceties. I was disappointed to learn we book.com/4Band4C and the Voters were not in-district, but we gladly Guide from Arapahoe County. paid the nondistrict fees to use the Vote yes on 4B and 4C! quality facilities. Jim Ryan Over the last few years, we were Centennial looking at becoming empty-nesters, and a tipping point for our decision to move to Lone Tree was that it was Jones is dedicated to part of SSPRD. The point is that we Greenwood Village see the value of living in-district and It is an honor to endorse the we know being part of SSPRD in- re-election of Darryl Jones to City creases the value of our home, in ad- Council. Darryl is a highly educated dition to contributing meaningfully candidate. His background and work to our health and wellbeing. history are in city planning and fisTop-notch organization that it is, cal responsibility. He is intelligent, South Suburban recently published a hardworking and entirely commitnew Master Plan, which lists the op- ted to serving our community for the portunities for improving the district benefit of all. He has worked in this going forward. The plan was care- regard in Greenwood Village for sevfully assembled by surveying con- eral years, and as councilmember for stituents across the district. the last two years. However, the plan notes that over Most importantly, Darryl shows the next 10 years, due to the sunset a genuine commitment to “work of certain mill levies, South Subur- together.” He reflects on proposals, ban incomes will decline by 49 per- analyzes issues attentively and cent. This kind of cut will clearly re- seeks input from all sides. He is sult in a degradation of services and dedicated to listen to others and maintenance of our infrastructure, seeks to find the best options for trails, parks, playgrounds, pools, rec the community. centers and golf courses that we will Darryl Jones is without a doubt not be able to tolerate. a quality person who demonstrates I urge my neighbors to join with professionalism in all commume in supporting 4B and 4C, which nication. As a longtime resident do not increase our taxes, but will re- in Greenwood Village, I strongly tain SSPRD as a value-added benefit endorse Darryl for City Council. of living in our community. Kate Miller David Lawful Greenwood Village Lone Tree
Suburban’s Ballot Issues 4B and 4C
I hope that voters in the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District will join me and many others in supporting Ballot Issues 4B and 4C. When our family moved into the District 36 years ago, we had no idea what to expect from this “award-winning park and recreation district” that was touted so heavily by our Realtor. Over those years, we have come to appreciate and utilize most of those amenities so highly prized by the residents and businesses. South Suburban has helped nurture our kids, impress our guests and provide an important element of the wonderful life we live here in the area. The district’s services and facilities have helped us move from parents with kids in multiple programs to seniors that have the opportunity to walk the trails, play golf and take classes to help make our later years enjoyable. The multiple gold medals awarded to the district have been recognition of superior services, planning, projects and management. A yes vote on 4B and 4C will allow South Suburban to continue to maintain
Greenwood candidates should practice transparency
the different candidates. Two of the mailings are from Freda Miklin, and clearly on them it states who is paying for them. At least four are from Bullock and/or Presley and nowhere is it mentioned who paid for the design, printing and mailing. What are they hiding??? I feel it is neither honest nor transparent to hide from voters the names of financial backers in political races. But then again, nothing surprises me when we are talking about Bullock and Presley. Does it have anything to do with Presley blatantly flouting the intent of the law on term limits by using a technicality? Why don’t they want us to know??? Greenwood Village voters should least be annoyed, if not
outraged, by the behavior of these for every resident who uses it and two men. the students at West Middle School. Aubrey R. Dobbs When residents asked for her Greenwood Village help to get Greenwood Gulch fixed, after nearly 20 years of neglect and ever-increasing floods, she worked Vote for Miklin in tirelessly to make sure it happened. Greenwood Village Because Freda was able to work in Anyone who knows Freda Miklin a respectful and collaborative way knows she is a person of action. Ev- with city staff, other councilmembers ery resident in District 1 who has ever and governmental agencies outside reached out to her for help with any- Greenwood Village, the $2 million thing got a quick response and their project, funded by both Greenwood concerns addressed. In two short Village and outside matching funds, years, she alone initiated and got is budgeted and planned for 2018. completed a total, long-needed $1 Freda Miklin has earned your vote. million fix of Holly Street, including Jeffrey A. Snyder a new right-turn lane at Belleview Lisa Belkov Snyder that has made life better and safer Greenwood Village
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√ PROTECT THE CHARACTER AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN GREENWOOD VILLAGE √ PRESERVE SCENIC VIEWS AND OPEN SPACES √ PROTECT NEIGHBORHOODS √ FIND SOLUTIONS FOR TRAFFIC CONGESTION √ PROMOTE A HEALTHY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT √ COLLABORATE REGIONALLY TO MANAGE GROWTH
Who is funding [Dave] Bullock and [Jerry] Presley and why won’t they be more transparent? I live in Greenwood Village, District 1, and have now started to receive the avalanche of political mailings. I noticed something a little different between
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Freda Miklin has been recognized for her consistent hard work on City Council. Freda responds to the people she represents and solves their problems. Freda is highly respected as a leader by her peers. Endorsed by Arapahoe County Commissioner Nancy Sharpe Endorsed by former GV District 1 City Council Member Denise Rose “Freda’s work for the community has made life for everybody in Greenwood Village better. She does not focus on politics. Her efforts are solely channeled into making life better for all her constituents.“ Glenn Malloy GV District 1 Resident
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Municipal wisdom from a retiring Greenwood councilmember District 4’s Tom Bishop declined to seek another term Tom Bishop is one of two city councilmembers who has chosen not to run for re-election in Greenwood Village this November. If he had, it would have been his final term in the District 4 seat he has held since 2011. He is leaving with a sense of satisfaction on what has been accomplished, as well as with a few cautionary comments. Bishop had brought extensive experience to City Council from his 36-year career in municipal finance, including multiple terms on the Colorado Municipal Bond Supervision Advisory Board, appointed by the governor. He says during his tenure he has seen council work collaboratively on everything from the development of the Village Center to adding open space and ensuring the financial security of the Vil-
lage with sufficient reserve funds and strong financial processes. That discipline will be important, he says, as the city’s current drift may well affect future revenues, from sales tax and building fees, as he sees the collaborative spirit of the council diminish. “I support smart growth that can protect our economic base,” Bishop said. “But it’s got to be based on honest and fact-based dialogue. Our land-use decisions now will have a direct impact on our financial future. Misinformation is not helpful and it has contributed to this council’s inability to build consensus and lead.” Bishop is clear about what he believes the city needs to do to growth intelligently. “We need to embrace diversity and recognize that it’s an asset and not a liability, both socially and economically,” he said. “I think this underlies all these issues we’re dealing with—schools and traffic and density. We need to embrace this diversity and not reject it.” Asked for an example
Tom Bishop of misinformation in play during this election season, Bishop said, “The basic fact is that offices produce more, not less, traffic than residential development. The opposite is being circulated. Fear is the result of misinformation. It is an obvious thing that the Save Our Village group is using misinformation about things like this. I’m concerned about the undercurrent. In my mind, it’s frankly prejudicial. Who are they talking about when they say, ‘We don’t want ‘those people’?’ Who are those
people? Someone who looks different? Someone who teaches our kids?” Bishop said that smart land development and redevelopment will underlie the financial success of Greenwood Village and the outcome from a lack of smart development is concerning. “This will be a slow process that could erode our tax base over time,” he said. “The revenue values will go down when properties aren’t developed or redeveloped in a smart way. Once we start this drip-drip of reduction in our sales and property tax, we’ll have growth rising around us with no ability to raise capital-infrastructure revenue. That could mean higher property taxes, squeezing the expense budget and raising revenues by doing things like reimposing the sales tax on automobiles. A stroke of the City Council pen can do that. Or charging for trash collection, or imposing athletic-club fees. It’s said that whatever the market is demanding of your community, if you aren’t welcoming it and tailoring
it to your values, instead of turning it aside, you’re not being wise.” Bishop is concerned about the agenda being advanced by the citizen group known as Save Our Village. “The faction seems more focused on protecting their station in life than considering what is best for the whole of Greenwood Village,” he said. “I urge our electorate to expect excellence, encourage and support those who serve on this council who have direct experience on our commissions and boards, and rely on experienced staff and external expert resources to educate themselves before decisions are made.” Asked about his plans after his term is done, Bishop said, “My wife Trinda and I have traveling to do. It has been an honor to serve my community, but I’ve got grandchildren to see, golf to play.” Editor’s note: This is the first of two interviews with outgoing GWV City Council members. Next week, Leslie Schluter.
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Orchard Station proposal received a 6-2 approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission and was sent to the City Council. Because of the two public hearings and considerable opposition to the hefty proposal, the developers pulled the application prior to the council ever addressing the issue or holding their own public hearings. The mayor threatened to veto the development going forward so the council tossed the issue to voters on an 8-0 vote. The Village responded with an overwhelming 76 percent vote that they did not want multi-family housing and higher density that could possibly overcrowd streets and schools. The Village was saved, but from what the final development would have been, we don’t know. It was never submitted to the council subject to approval and proposed changes. It just died a death at the ballot box as citizens wished. Now we have Century Homes, which has advanced through council to the final stages of approval or denial. How should the council vote after hearing
Century’s plans and recent density changes on Dec.7? The Save Our Village participants are well represented with Moran, Lantz and Bullock. The more moderate Miklin, Jones and Gordon make up a good group of incumbents, and I support them all. I would surmise that Kerber and Ingebretsen would lean towards high-density curbs, although they both voted for the Landmark developments while on council and state they have “open minds.” The challengers in both District 2 and 4 are highly educated candidates and whoever is elected will work for what is hopefully smart growth in Greenwood Village. Greenwood Village has always had a pro-business environment, led by George Wallace and John Madden, to build great developments close to where residents live and work. This entrepreneurial spirit has led this south metro area to become a powerhouse in the overall state economy. Greenwood Village is being squeezed from all
sides with 1,300 Western Union employees arriving on Belleview Avenue on the Denver side of the street. Greenwood Village gets the traffic. Denver gets the head and sales tax. We need to be smart, progressive and selective about who, where and what happens to the valuable remaining land and space along the bourgeoning corridor. Hardworking Mayor Ron Rakowsky still has two more years to serve. *** In other city elections: Aurora, the largest city in Arapahoe County is having a spirited City Council election with eight candidates seeking the two-at large seats. Best choices: David Gruber and Tim Huffman. There are two candidates for mayor of Centennial. It will take big shoes to fill the seat of term-limited Mayor Cathy Noon, with Stephanie Piko the best choice to lead the progressive city forward. Kathy Turley in District 1, Doris Truhler in District 2, Mike Sutherland in District 3, and John Miquel in District 4.
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Local nonprofit awards grants to CU Cancer Center for pancreatic cancer research Wings of Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Research, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funding for pancreatic cancer research at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, awarded three $50,000 grants to teams of physicians and researchers at Anschutz Medical Campus specifically for pancreatic cancer research. Pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest and fastest spreading cancers, is currently the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. Of all the major cancers, pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate due to there being no early diagnostic methods that can diagnose the
disease early enough to render treatments effective. Wings of Hope was founded in 2012 by founding Castle Pines mayor Maureen Shul after losing her brother and mother to pancreatic cancer within months of one another. “With no early diagnostic tests, effective treatments or cure on the horizon, it is imperative the research advances on an urgent basis,” stated Shul. “These grants will provide physicians and researchers at the CU Cancer Center the ability to pursue paths and take risks not normally associated with major grant funding,” continued Shul. In terms of research, pancreatic cancer is where breast can-
Grapes and Hops to Grads to raise funds for ACC Foundation
cer was 40 years ago, a statistic Shul finds appalling and unacceptable in view of the rising number of people diagnosed with this deadly cancer. Wings of Hope is presenting “An Evening of Hope and Inspiration” on Nov. 17 at Anschutz Medical Campus. Featured speaker will be Sean Swarner, two-time cancer survivor in his teens who not only survived but went on to climb Mt. Everest, with one functioning lung! All proceeds from this event go directly toward pancreatic cancer research at the CU Cancer Center. For more information on this event or Wings of Hope please visit: wingsofhopepcr.org.
Arapahoe Community College Foundation will present the eighth annual Grapes and Hops to Grads, featuring local cuisine, spirits and a silent auction on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 6 -8:30 p.m. at Mike Ward Automotive Maserati Showroom, 1850 Lucent Court in Highlands Ranch. Taste a variety of wines provided by Lido Wine Merchants, sample craft beers and enjoy local fare. Meet Libby Weaver, former Fox 31 news anchor and the master of ceremony for the evening. VIP tickets include an exclusive hour to sample specialty
wines, an open bar, appetizers and a chance to bid on a Maserati for a weekend. Silent-auction items include signed sports memorabilia, trips, restaurant and spa gift certificates and much more. Casual cocktail attire. Valet parking and Lyft discount codes available for the evening. Sponsorship opportunities and tickets are available at arapahoe.edu/gh2g. It will be a “grape” time. For questions, contact Robin Loughran, event manager, at robin.loughran@gmail.com or 720-985-8580.
Greenwood Village’s TG Danzport keeps on dancing!
Tucked away in “However, as the northeast corfar as dancing is ner of the Marina concerned,” added Square in GreenTerry, “he did more wood Village, TG than learn how to Danzport is a balldance. He loves room dance studio. dancing!” For the Four instructors first time, this year (Gary, Terry, Hugh Daniel decided to and Beth), certified compete at the Colorado Star Ball in by the Dance Vision Westminster. International Dance Edwin Bodoni Association, teach (Cherry Creek, private and group class of 2019) and classes in all dancing styles. Two head Evelyn Bodoni (class coaches, Gary and of 2020) have been Terry, have been dancing since they teaching ballroom were 8 and 7, respectively. dance since 1979. “The minute I The philosophy met my instructor, they share is to Mr. Gary, my life personalize the lessons to the students’ changed forever. It desire. Some of their was enchanting,” students are just Edwin said. “When TG Danzport dancers Sabine Blyth and Davide looking to achieve he was walking, he Gozzi at England’s Blackpool Dance Festival in mild exercise and looked like he was 2017. social interactions, dancing and when Sure enough, four years while others compete nationhe was dancing, he looked later, Daniel accomplished all ally, or have even made balllike he was flying. I was pretthree. room dancing their career. TG Danzport’s most accomplished dancer is Sabine Blyth (Cherry Creek High School, class of 2013), who started dancing at age 10. She competed intensely and won numerous regional, national and international awards. “I remember watching the very first season of Dancing with the Stars, in which Charlotte Jorgensen, a beautiful professional dancer, was the epitome of grace and beauty. I wanted to be just like her,” Blyth said. “… My first lesson was with Gary, and I instantly fell in love with dancing. Even though I had zero natural talent for dance, I loved the way it challenged my mind and body to remember new things.” Currently, Blythe trains at a studio in San Jose, Calif. Another TG Danzport dancer is Daniel Donnelly (Cherry Creek, class of 2017). He started dancing about four years ago. According to Terry, Daniel came to the studio one day, like a young man on a mission. He said: “By the time I finish high school, I have three goals. I want to start my own business, I want to buy a car and I want to learn how to dance!”
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Autos
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2017 Lexus RC350 coupe is hot BY H. THROTTLE AUTO COLUMNIST Good things come in small packages, and this Lexus RC350 is a joy to drive. What a fun two-door coupe to drive and feel the power of the V6 and 308 horsepower providing an exciting drive. Smooth as silk best describes this $57,198 sportmodel Lexus. The RC350 is a sports car all the way with paddle shifting, a sixspeed transmission and three modes, eco, normal, and sport, with a snow option for the continuous allwheel drive. Double wishbone front and multi-link rear suspension provides an excellent feel to drive and control. The suspension is firm and the car rides low to the road with very high perfor-
mance. The cabin is plush with great appointments of wood and trim and earpleasing Mark-Levinson 17-speaker sound system. A special intuitive parkingassist allows the driver to see the curb when parking, really handy when parking close to the curb without scuffing the tires and rims. Makes for faster parking and a closer distance to the curb. The V6 is thirsty, feeding the 306-horsepower engine averaging 21 mpg overall in city and highway driving. The compact size makes for a tight cabin and a more comfortable fit for a smaller male or female. The backseats fold to allow more room for trunk space for golf clubs or skis. The four-wheel drive and snow mode make this an all-weather sports car, de-
pending upon all-season tires. The RC350 has many options included in the price, some options that could be eliminated to lower the price to $45,175, but the
options such as the $1,100 moon roof add to the overall ambiance of this stylish “caviar” painted coupe made entirely in Tahara, Aichi, Japan. This is a high-perfor-
mance car that doesn’t need a turbo boost and is a very attractive sports car for any car enthusiast who enjoys a really exciting drive. Just a really good sports car.
2017 Rogue SUV SL hybrid is smart drive BY H. THROTTLE AUTO COLUMNIST
You can see this 2017 Nissan Rogue SL hybrid from a distance with the bright “Monarch Orange” glowing paint. This is the car that is shown racing around television advertising recently that is appealing to the younger generation. We now refer to many of them as millennials, who are moving to Denver by the thousands. This new Nissan Rogue is a smart-technology car that uses the latest hybrid technology where start-and-stop friction charges the battery system. The savvy car is assembled in Smyrna, Ga., a northwest suburb of Atlanta. I’ve grown to like and appreciate the new hybrid vehicles. They operate very efficiently and produce excellent fuel economy both in the city and highways. This Rogue gets 31 mpg in the city and only jumps to 34 on the
highway because of the gravity hybrid technology. This is a savvy all-wheel drive with many weather features—heated seats, allseason tires traction control, heated steering wheel and shift knob. The Rogue has the latest in LED lighting, including heated outdoor mirrors and fog lights. Manufacturer’s retail price is $32,510 with two additional options, a panoramic power moon roof and the latest safety feature of forward emer-
gency braking that protects against striking a forward object. I was surprised to find FEB as an extra option. This is one of the finest new technology safety features showing up on most new model cars as standard equipment. The two extra features take the price to $35,500, which is competitive for a SUV model. The Rogue is compact, surprisingly fast, powered with a four-cylinder engine and battery-assist, providing an overall 176 horsepower system. The Xtronic synergy transmission is excellent with steering-wheel shifter. The standard drive mode is Eco, which produces sufficient power and fuel economy. Very nice charcoal interior with leather seats, Bose sound system and an easy-to-operate console. All of the latest technology equipment along with adaptive smartphone engagement of phone-to-radio reception. This new Rogue SL hybrid is so new that it does not have a safety rating as yet, but is fully loaded with front, side and curtain safety bags. The Rogue is sturdy with front independent and rear multilink suspension, giving it a solid feel and the batterypower package gives a low center of gravity to the drive. Overall, this makes a very efficient vehicle for a computer and for a driver who is on the road a lot experiencing challenging weather conditions. A smart SUV.
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fallout of this sexual-liberation commonplace. Kinsey opined Are we surprised at the movement. Trivializing and outrageous behavior of Harvey that pre-marital sex, extramardepersonalizing sex and valuital affairs and children being Weinstein? The sexual revolution was in involved in sexual practices ing others solely for their sexufull bloom during Weinstein’s were biologically “normal” and ality strips us of our humanity, adolescence. Surely, he and two hurt no one. Therefore, people dignity and civility. We need entire generations should act on their not be shocked by this. Sexual RELATIONSHIPS impulses with no were affected by new freedom was a hallmark of the social norms regardinhibition or guilt. later stages of the Roman EmThese sentiments pire. Are we as a nation going ing sexual activity. were echoed and em- the way of this fallen civilizaIt was Alfred Kinsey Ph.D., a zoologist, braced by the nation- tion? that ushered his Kinsey’s studies have had al media, magazines, reckless fascination television shows, the a profoundly negative imwith sexual practices movie industry and pact on women and children, into the public ethos. BY JONEEN MACKENZIE even the educational weakening legal protection When Kinsey pubestablishment. Sex from sexual abuse and falsely education was developed in the portraying “sexual liberation” lished his books, The Sexual late ‘60s based on the Kinseyian as a positive social construct. Behavior in the Human Male philosophy that all sex is good This ideology was the precurin 1948 and The Sexual Behavand we must seek to reduce sor to incredible increases in ior in the Human Female in consequences, rather than divorce, sexually transmit1953, he turned middle-class attempt to change behaviors. values upside down. Kinsey ted diseases, physical abuse After all, it is just sex. What is proclaimed that many traof women and children and the big deal? the outrageous behavior of ditionally forbidden sexual Is it time healthful Socialfor science catalogschange? the rich and powerful people like practices were surprisingly
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OWL CEO Lea Ann Reitzig with instructor-pilot Shawn Wallace, who donated Steve and Dee Ciancio with Steve and Susan Halstedt. the United Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator experience.
12th Annual OpenWorld Learning Gala at Wings Over the Rockies OpenWorld Learning supports children’s school success by tapping the power of digital technology and peer teaching to develop leadership and ignite a love of learning. Program locations are at 13 Jeffco and Denver Public Schools and 1,200 students are served each year. OWL’s Annual Gala and Auction contributes 15 percent of the budget. Hearing from young students, successful products of the OWL programs who expressed their appreciation, was one of the highlights of the evening. Idaly Clark is just a fifth-grader, but spoke with conviction and poise. Juno Padilla was an OWL student at Colfax Elementary 10 years ago. His achievements include being a Daniels Fund scholar at Colorado School of Mines
and receiving a full ride in pursuit of his doctorate. University of Denver’s Chancellor Rebecca Chopp delivered a positive message about the parallels of OWL, DU and Denver— all being dreamers. “OWL provides possibility and hope,” she said. “Digital literacy is the language of the future.” Honoree Jeffrey Tarr served on the OWL board for six years and had the Photo by Tommy Collier Fur and YSL vintage jewelry from Dan Sharp
Keynote speaker: University of Denver Chancellor Rebecca Chopp, Ph.D. with Jeff and Andrea Tarr, and DU Vice Chancellor of Advancement Armin Afsahi.
served as president and COO of IHS (now IHS Markit). IHS, a Colorado company, has been a loyal and major supporter of OWL. Jeff Tarr has held numerous leadership roles and has been acknowledged on the world stage. OWL qualifies for the Colorado Childcare Contribution Tax Credit. For further information, visit openworldlearning.org or 303832-0066.
privilege of knowing the late Dean Abrams. He is the former CEO of DigitalGlobe, the leading global provider of satellite imagery, and he previously
ABOVE: Juno Padilla with site leader Rose Hagood at Colfax Elementary, where he was an OWL student 10 years ago, and fifth-grade OWL student Idaly Clark.
Chef Alain Veratti of Crepes ‘n Crepes, which provided the delectable walkabout fair, plus donated a private dining experience Jeffrey Tarr accepted the Dean Abrams Leadership Award from OWL Board Chair Jonathan Gear. The giraffe is significant as the gentleman for for the auction, with veteran whom the award is named and subsequent honorees are known for sticking their necks out. auctioneer Gary Corbett.
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Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s fashion show brings out the stars Models with Down syndrome, such as 2017 Global Down Syndrome Foundation Ambassador Marcus Sikora, will be joined on the runway of next month’s Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show by such celebrities as Oscar-winning actress Maris Tomei, Eva Longoria, Joe Manganiello, Tony-winning
Madeleine Stuart, international supermodel and apparel designer.
Denis O’Hare, actorauthor-comedian and Global board member John C, McGinley, Jamie Foxx and more. International supermodel and apparel designer Madeleine Stuart will receive the 2017 Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Award at the glamorous event. This is the ninth year of the single-largest fundraiser for Down syndrome
research in the country. Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel is the site for the Saturday, Nov. 11 event. Over the past eight years, the Be Beautiful be Yourself Fashion Show has raised more than $14 million for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation to support lifechanging and life-saving research, medical care, edu-
Actress, producer, director, activist and businesswoman Eva Longoria.
cation and advocacy. “This is a special year for Global as we have had two scientific breakthroughs that are a direct result of the donations we have raised at our fashion show in past years,” said Michelle Sie Whitten, Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s president, CEO and co-founder. “We are thrilled to celebrate
how far we have come and inspired to look towards the future in gathering additional awareness and support for a significantly better future for children and adults with Down syndrome.” For further information, model and table sponsorships including VIP levels, visit bebeautifulbeyourself. org or call 303-321-6277.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
3D Films at CU South Denver Extreme Weather 3D
Now-March 30. 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. This film takes you up close where few have gone. Maybe weather has always shaped our planet and way of life as a source of creation and destruction. What happens as it gets more extreme?
Journey to the South Pacific 3D
Now-Dec. 1, 11 a.m. and Noon. This film takes you on a breathtaking adventure to the lush tropical islands of remote West Papua.
Wild Africa 3D
Now-Jan. 26. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Plunge into fantastic places and meet amazing creatures. 10035 S. Peoria St., Lone Tree. Tickets: southdenver.cu.edu/showtimes. All shows Wed.-Sunday only.
Tesoro Historic Lecture Series
Oct 28, 4 p.m., Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton and Oct. 29, 2 p.m. Denver Public Library, 10 W. 14th Ave., 5th Floor, Denver. Apache Wars, Dr. Paul Hutton.
Colorado Bach Ensemble
Oct. 29, 6 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church, Cherry Hills Village. One of Bach’s best-known cantatas, No. 80, written for Reformation Day in Leipzig and based on Martin Luther’s most famous hymn. Celebrate the 500th anniversary of Lutheran Reformation by experiencing one of the most complex first movements in Bach’s cantatas.
Romantic Violin Sonatas
Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. Two of the world-class faculty soloists from the College of Music of the University of Colorado. at Boulder perform a free concert of Romantic masterworks for violin and piano. Featuring violinist Harumi Rhodes and pianist David Korevaar. Concert is sponsored by the patrons of the Littleton UMC Fine Arts Series. Littleton United Methodist Church.
Bowl-A-Rama and New Bowling Bingo
Nov. 4, 12:30-1:10 p.m., check-in and pizza and 1:30-3:30 p.m., bowling and awards. Four bowling locations to raise money for Bessie’s Hope. Minimum $40 to participate. Call 303-623-1176.
60s, 70s, 80s, Decades Rewind, Gregory Porter and Earth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live
Nov. 5, 7 p.m. at the Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Gates Concert Hall, University of Denver. A national touring concert, dance party and theatrical performance all in one show. Disco, funk, rock and Motown will take centerstage in this brand-new theatrical concert featuring more than 60 songs, 100 costume changes and nostalgic video. Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m. NPR dubbed two-time Grammy Award-winning singer Gregory Porter “the next great male jazz singer.” He weaves together the threads of gospel, rhythm and blues, jazz and soul. Nov. 11, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Earth’s Dinosaur Zoo live! leads you on a breathtaking tour that begins in prehistoric Australia. Meet and interact with an eye-popping collection of life-like dinosaur puppets presented in an entertaining and educational live theatrical performance. Tickets: 303-871-7720.
Ballet Ariel Open House
Nov. 11, 5-7 p.m. during Denver Arts Week. Meet the dancers, tour the facility, free refreshments and learn all about their programming. Studios are located at 7808 E. Cherry Creek South Dr., Suite 209.
After-Dark Corn Maze at Chatfield Farms
Through Oct. 28, The lights are out in Corn Maze and brave visitors can find their way through with only the light of a glow stick. This maze is not haunted. For hours and times, call 720-865-3552.
Chatfield Botanic Gardens Corn Maze
Through Oct. 29. Friday and Saturday,
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fees. Free for children 2 and younger. Erinbird@botanicgardens.org or call 720-865-3552.
‘This is Colorado’ statewide juried exhibition
Through Nov. 2, Arapahoe Community College, in conjunction with the Heritage Fine Arts Guild exhibition at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at ACC. The juror will be Colorado expressionist Lance Green. Opening reception with light refreshments on Oct. 12, 5-7 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tues. until 7 p.m.; closed on weekends. Info: leewasilikO@gmail.com.
Gates Garden Court Gallery exhibition
Through Nov. 5, Works by Pattie Lee Becker at York St. Botanic Gardens. Fine-line drawings and curious soft sculptures.
CHAMBERS
Oct. 31, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce Service Club Luncheon, Englewood Meridian, 3455 S. Corona St.
EVENTS
Opioid Epidemic Town Hall hosted by Arapahoe County
tration fee/$20 at the door. Register: hadassah. org/events/stophumantrafficking.
Grapes and Hops to Grads
Nov. 8, 6-8:30 p.m. Presented by Arapahoe Community College Foundation. Featuring local cuisine and silent auction. Taste a variety of wines, sample craft beers and enjoy local fare. Mike Ward Automotive, Maserati Showroom, 1850 Lucent Court, Highlands Ranch. Tickets: arapahoe.edu/GH2G or call 303-797-5881, foundation@arapahoe.edu.
Incredible Wearables for Youth National Science Day
Nov. 8, Arapahoe County CSU-Extension 4-H is inviting youth to participate in the 4-H National Youth Science Day experiment, 6-8 p.m., at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, 25690 E. Quincy Ave., Aurora. $5 per student, includes pizza and supplies for project. Youth in grades 4-12 will explore engineering, design and technology. Teams work together to design their own wearable fitness tracker. Registration required by Nov. 1. arapahoe. extension.colostate.edu or call 303-730-1920.
District Attorney George Brauchler at Opportunity Coalition
Nov. 9, 5-7 p.m. at WeWork/Triangle Bldg. location near Union Station, 1550 Wewatta St., 2nd Floor, Denver. Cost $20. Visit opportunitycoalition.com
Oct. 26, 7-8:30 p.m. Nearly 224,000 Coloradoans misuse prescription drugs. Opioid epidemic is a growing public-health issue. Staff from Arapahoe County, Tri-County Health, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Aurora Mental Health will be available to answer questions, along with county commissioners. Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Administration/Coroner’s Facility, 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial.
Denver County Republican Party ‘Salute Our Veterans’
Colorado Uplift Guild Fashion Show and Membership Luncheon
Mothers of Multiples workshop
Oct. 26, check-in, 10:30; program 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Advanced Leadership students will model the latest fashions from Evey K Fashionliner then shop in the Mobile Boutique. Glenmoor Country Club, 110 Glenmoor Dr. $48. Reservations: 720-244-2232 or jennifer@myers.bz or 720-341-7986 or carleen haselden@haselden.com
‘Wonder Woman’ screening
Oct 28, 2 p.m. at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura, Littleton. Free popcorn and lemonade. Info: 303-795-3961.
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day for Cherry Hills Village residents
Oct. 28, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Joint Public Safety Facility, 2460 E. Quincy Ave., Cherry Hills Village.
JCC 10th Annual Neustadt JAAMM Festival
Oct. 26-Nov. 12. Visit MaccJcc.org/ JAAMM or call 303-316-6384.
Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Annual Dinner
Nov. 1, 5:30 p.m. Grand Hyatt Denver. Honoring Norman Brownstein with Brownstein Hyatt Färber Schreck. $500 tickets at jccdenver.org/ annualdinner.
Cooking Made Easier
Nov. 4, 11 p.m. Free 90-minute interactive program will provide tips, techniques and tools to make cooking easier on the body’s joints, less exhausting and more enjoyable. Hosted by Arthritis Foundation at the Kitchen Table Cooking School in Greenwood Village. Facilitated by local experts, including occupational therapist Rebecca Gillett, a chef and member of Arthritis Foundation staff. Advance reservations required. Call 678- 277-4827.
Human trafficking in Colorado
Nov. 7, 6:30-9 p.m. Topic: “Not in My Backyard.” Sponsored by the Women of the LEA and Denver Chapters of Hadassah for the Men and Women of Our Community. A panel discussion moderated by Alice Boradkin, an advocate for women. Hebrew Educational Alliance, 3600 S. Ivanhoe St., Denver. $15 regis-
Nov. 10, Lincoln Day Dinner and silent auction. 6:00 p.m. Keynote speaker: Maj. Gen. Paul E. Valley, Army (Ret.) with special guest Tom Wykstra, Gold Star father. University Club, 1673 Sherman St., Denver. VIP reception 5:307:00 p.m. Check-in begins at 5 p.m. Tickets: denvergop.org. Questions; kcook@denvergop. org
Nov. 11, 1-5 p.m. Parenting Safe Children Workshop at Developmental Pathways, 325 Inverness Dr. South. A one-day class empowering adults to keep children safe from sexual abuse, presented by Feather Berkower, licensed clinical social worker. RSVP: mothers ofmultiples.com
Denver South Economic Development Partnership Annual Luncheon
Nov. 17, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows. Global update with Katty Kay, World News America’s lead anchor. Register: denver southedp.org/events. Info: Alex@denver southedp.org.
Denver Go Red for Women Luncheon
Nov. 17, 11:15 a.m. - 3 p.m. Heart Healthy Expo, 1:30-3:00 p.m. Event chair: Jena Hausmann, president and CEO, Children’s Hospital Colorado. Tickets: sanya.andersen-vie@ heart.org
FREE EVENTS
Free Movie Night
Nov. 2, 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by Bank SNB. If kids (16 and under) fill in the coloring page and come in with a parent, they will receive first $10 for a savings account. Movie, Despicable Me 3. 3531 Logan St., Ste. A, Englewood (by Safeway.) Free pizza at 7 p.m. compliments of MaMa Mia’s Pizza. Bring blankets and pillows.
SCFD free days
Nov. 7, Chatfield Farms and Nov. 10-11, York St. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Littleton Symphony Orchestra children’s concert
Nov. 11, 2:30 p.m., “Speeds and Beats.” Maestro de Lemos and the orchestra will demonstrate the importance of tempo and rhythm in music. Free. Concert at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton.
FREE NUTRITION & EDUCATIONAL CLASSES
Nov. 8, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free hearthealth nutrition class at South Denver Heart Center. Nov. 7, 3-4 p.m. Free educational class,
(“Cholesterol and Your Heart”). Both classes taught by Susan Buckey, RD, CDE. Renee Julien, RN, will also be teaching how to manage cholesterol with medication, lifestyle and natural alternatives. Register: 303-744-1065, southdenver.com.
FUNDRAISER
JCC Annual Dinner Nov. 1, 5:30 p.m. Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center annual dinner at Grand Hyatt Denver. Honoring Norman Brownstein, founding partner and chairman of the board of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. Tickets: jccdenver.org/annualdinner
Butterfly Ball honors Doug Tisdale
Nov. 4. 6 p.m. American Cancer Society Hope Gala will raise money for cancer research. Mile High Station, 2027 Old W. Colfax Ave., Denver. Registration closes Nov. 2, RSVP: 720-524-5470 or mike.meyers@cancer.org
OPEN HOUSE
Denver Academy’s Open House
Nov. 11, 8:30 a.m.- 12 p.m. Find out how the independent day school serves diverse learners, including those with learning differences like dyslexia and ADD or ADHD. Personal tour of the 22-acre campus by a Student Ambassador. Staff will also provide info about the school’s student-centered approach to learning. Offering differentiated instruction celebrating each student’s unique gifts and talents. No RSVP necessary. Visit denveracademy.org/ openhouse.
SANCTUARY
Wellshire Presbyterian Church Events
Oct. 28. Six Wellshire members have received training to help refugees learn English. The next training for in-home volunteer tutors is Oct. 28. Info: Margaret Bell at MEB5280@ gmail.com Nov. 5, All Saints Sunday. Focusing on departed saints of the church. The names of those who passed away during the previous year will be read and a candle lite in their memory. The Sanctuary choir and orchestra will share Maurice Curufle’s Requiem at 11 a.m. and again at 3 p.m. Now: Volunteers are needed for Schmitt Elementary in addition to the already six volunteers. Two hours per week. Contact Kathy Ochsner at 303-753-8760 to volunteer. Wellshire Church Youth Group Holiday Evergreens fundraiser. Order deadline: Oct. 29. 22-inch Noble fir wreath, $30; Holiday centerpiece $20; Noble fir door swag, $25; 28-inch mixed evergreen wreath $40. To place your order, ptmarsh@mac.com
SCHOOLS
Parent preview at Colorado Academy
Nov. 3, 8:30-11:15 a.m. Help for parents exploring education options. 8:30 a.m., Welcome from Head of School Mike Davis, 9 a.m., guided campus tours and classroom observations: 10 a.m., student panels hosted by division principals. Colorado Academy is located on a 94-acre campus in southwest Denver and is a co-ed, independent, college preparatory day school. RSVP: 303-914-2513.
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IDC Colorado is now ZOLI Contemporary Living
The name is short, crisp. Easy to remember as Italian as ice-cold gelato or heavenly Baci chocolates, but better. The next revolution in more than 40 years of importing fine European home furnishing to Denver. Located at 8330 S. Colorado Blvd. Modern furnituredenver.com or call 303-721-1616.
REI is moving to Greenwood Village
Oct. 27-29, Grand opening in Greenwood Village, 9 a.m. Just off I-25, at E. Peakview Ave. and S. Yosemite St. Fun, food, music, door prizes, starting 8 a.m. all weekend. Store opens at 9 a.m. Fri. and Sat. and 10 a.m. Sunday. The first 200 people (age 18 and older) through the door each day receive a limitededition CamelBak water bottle with a $10 $50 or $100 promotional card inside.
HOLIDAY WHAT’S HAPPENING Denver Zoo Guys and Ghouls Special Events
Oct. 26-28. Adults-only evenings: Oct. 26. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Live music, animal encounters and more. Boo at the Zoo: Oct. 28-29 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets: denverzoo.org/dinos
Glow at the Denver Botanic Gardens
Oct. 26, 27, 5:30-9:30 p.m. York Street. Luminaira-lined pathways wind through the Gardens to reveal larger-than-life pumpkin displays. Enjoy live music, free face-painting, costume contest, scavenger hunt, crafts and LED circus performers.
Ghosts in Denver Botanic Gardens
Oct. 27, 28, 29, 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. York Street. Tour through the Gardens after dark and hear spine-tingling stories of the Gardens’haunted history. $31. denverbotanicgarderns.org. Free for children 2 or younger.
Halloween Fun at Viewhouse
Oct. 27, Pumpkin Beerfest, 5-8 p.m. Free beer tasting and pumpkin bowling. Fright Night 9 p.m.- 2 a.m. Haunted dance floor, Costume contest. Oct. 28, Viewhouse of Horrors, Halloween Party and costume contest. Oct. 29, Scary Sunday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Brunch, games, volleyball. Costume contest at 2 p.m. Oct. 30, Monday Night Football, tailgate platter menu. Football fanatic costume contest 7 p.m.; Oct. 31, Spooky Silent Disco, costume contest, 9 p.m. $16,000 in prizes. View Viewhouse. com for details.
South Suburban haunted hay rides & campfire
Oct. 27, 6-9 p.m. Listen to a spooky tale on the trail inhabited by pirates for 30 minutes. Food, concessions and petting zoo. Stockton Stables. $12, free 2 & younger. More information at stocktonsplumcreek.com/ PlumCreekStables.Stocktons. Oct. 28, Spooky Stories Campfire 7-8:30 p.m. for ages 8 and up. Refreshments included. $10 resident; South Platte Park, ssprd.org/Nature
Trunk or Treat
Oct. 29, 4-6 p.m. A safe, super fun, trick-or-treating event at Greenwood Community Church, 5600 E. Belleview Ave., Greenwood Village. Fifth-grade and younger can come dressed up in their favorite costumes and go from car trunk to trunk collecting lots of free candy. Adults can wear costumes too. Candy, games, music and prizes. Info: 720-381-3778
A Samhain/Halloween Concert
Oct. 31, 7 p.m. Rooted in Celtic and American Folk, the husband/ wife duo of Four Shillings Shorts perform a Samhain/ Halloween concert at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura, Littleton.
South Suburban Halloween
Through Oct. 31, Hole-O-Ween: Colorado Journey Miniature Golf will have all 36 holes decked out with glow-ball lighting and eerie decor. On Halloween night, the course closes at 6 p.m. Info: ssprd.org/ColoradoJourney
Holiday Open House at Carla’s
Nov. 2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 3 and 4, 10-5 p.m. Nov. 5, 11-4 p.m. 22nd Annual Holiday Open House at Carla’s A Classic Design, 6851 S. Gaylord St. Suite 233 Centennial, Streets at SouthGlenn. Pre-lit Christmas trees, garland, wreaths, custom silk arrangements, ornaments, tree skirts etc.
Dia de los Muertos
Nov. 4, noon-8 p.m. Free at Denver Botanic Gardens. Day of the Dead Mexican holiday. A joyful tribute to the memory of family and friends who have passed away. Activities, crafts and exhibits for all ages.
Art Show and Sale and Holiday Craft Fair
Nov. 4, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club, East Heritage Parkway, Aurora.
Winter Gift Market
Nov. 9, 4-8 p.m. Included with admission. Nov. 10 and 11 9 a.m.6 p.m. Free admission. One-of-a-kind handcrafted holiday items. The Gardens Guild offers its popular herbal vinegars and seasonings. Denver Botanic Gardens York St. location.
Junior League of Denver Holiday Mart
Nov. 10-12, Nov. 10, 12-7 p.m.; Nov. 11, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Nov. 12, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wide variety of products. A large percentage of the merchants are local. VIP private shopping tickets before the Mart opens to the public at noon on Friday with coffee, tea, assorted baked goods and fruit. Tickets $40, including parking, must be purchased advance. 10 a.m.-noon. Nov. 10. General-admission tickets, $10 in advance at jld.org or at the door. Gates Field House on the DU campus, 2201 E. Asbury Ave., Denver.
L’Espirit De Noel holiday home tour
Nov. 17 and 18. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tour five magnificent homes in Denver’s Cranmer Park/Hilltop neighborhood. Featuring floral and tabletop designs. Tour tickets $25 at the door and at all King Soopers stores. $23 tickets and more info available online at CentralCityOpera.org/esprit
Farolito Lighting and Pinecone Ceremony at The Fort
Nov. 26, 4 p.m. Toss a pinecone into the fire to remember a loved one, sing carols and enjoy music provided by Colorado School of Mines and other strolling musicians. Refreshments and biscochitos provided. The Fort, 19192 Highway 8, Morrison.
Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce Holiday Parade
Dec. 2, 4 p.m. Promoted by the Chamber and the City of Englewood. The route is down Englewood Parkway toward the Civic Center. Lighting of the tree that evening, musical performances around the tree, hot cocoa, kids’ activities and more. Participate in the parade with the theme “Let it Snow!” Registration deadline: Nov. 17. Apply online at MyEnglewood Chamber.com.
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Nov. 1-Feb. 28. Advertise your business for the holidays in The Villager, your locally owned community newspaper. Call 303-773-8313 and ask for your favorite advertising representative: Sharon, Linda, Valerie, Susan or Gerri.
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ARAPAHOE COUNTY ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PARTIAL FINAL SETTLEMENT 2017 High Density Mineral Bond Treatment Program Project No. RB17-304 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make partial final settlement with Andale Construction Inc. for its work completed for Arapahoe County. The work performed under this contract, dated August 1, 2016, and Change Order No. 2, dated April 14, 2016, generally consists of the application of a mineral aggregate and asphalt binder surface treatment installed as a High Density Mineral Bond over the roadway surface, within urbanized areas of unincorporated Arapahoe County. 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 Andale 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 Andale 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 December 2, 2017. 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 Andale Construction Inc. Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager First Publication: October 26, 2017 Last Publication: November 2, 2017 Legal # 7742 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-17-77, PROJECT NO. C 17-027 ARAPAHOE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND DEVELOPMENT, UTILITY LOCATION SERVICES Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals for Services relating to field location of its buried fiber optic lines associated with its traffic signals. A pre-proposal conference will be held on November 7, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the Navajo Room in the Public Works and Development Department, 6924 South Lima Street., Centennial, Co. 80112 to discuss the RFP, the project, and to answer questions. A representative of the Vendor is encouraged to attend this conference in order to become familiar with the project. There will be a Question Period via email only to Purchasing with County responses issued in an Addendum to the Request to Proposal document. The Question Period will be between the dates of October 26, 2017 and November 8, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. This process is described in the Request for Proposal (RFP-17-77) document. All Arapahoe County solicitations can now be obtained from the County’s website. The Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFP17-77) 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 bid opportunities at the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 S. Prince St., 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on November 30, 2017. 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 First Publication: October 26, 2017 Last Publication: November 2, 2017 Legal # 7774 ____________________________
TREASURER NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to Ahmet Cem Gumus, John Wesley M. Wright, Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority, Bodie Enger Law, American Family Mutual Ins Co You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November, 2014, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to James P. Boyle, the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: UNIT G-11 BLDG 8826 AS PER CONDO DECLARATION RECORDED IN B3230 P425 COUNTRY CLUB VILLAS CONDOS
LEGALS
That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2008; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Trung Nguyen for said year 2008; That said Kenneth R. Mihalik, on the 8th day of August, 2017, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Kenneth R. Mihalik, on or about the 27th day of February, 2018, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 18th day of October, 2017, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: October 26, 2017 Last Publication: November 9, 2017 Legal # 7770 ____________________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED
That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013;
To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to
That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Ahmet Cem Gumus for said year 2013;
Karmen Tuggle, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Matt Martin Real Estate Management, LLC, Shawn Solis
That said James P. Boyle, on the 15th day of August, 2017, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate;
You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November, 2014, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to James P. Boyle, the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit:
and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to James P. Boyle;
That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said James P. Boyle, on or about the 6th day of March, 2018, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 18th day of October, 2017, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: October 26, 2017 Last Publication: November 9, 2017 Legal # 7769 ____________________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to Trung Nguyen, The Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificateholders CWALT, Inc. Alternative Loan Trust 2006OC8, Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2006-OC8, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Steven Gillies, Gemini Capital Group LLC You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 5th day of November, 2009, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Kenneth R. Mihalik, the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: LOT 21 BLK 5 AURORA HIGHLANDS SUB 3RD FLG and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to Kenneth R. Mihalik;
COLORADO In the Interest of: BRIANNA GRAY AND JEREMIAH GRAY Children, And concerning: JENNIFER GRAY AND ALBERT GRAY (DECEASED) 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: 17JV0625 Division: ADCT NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT _______ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding JENNIFER GRAY is set for November 15, 2017 at 3:00 P.M. in Division ADCT 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: October 13, 2017 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: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7753 ____________________________ 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:
UNIT 13 BLDG 14 AS PER CONDO DECLARATION RECORDED IN B3698 P273 SABLE COVE SUB 2ND FLG CONDOS PHASE 15
ISABELLA STRETZ AND GIANLUCA GIGLI Children,
and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to James P. Boyle;
MELISSA STRETZ, MAURIZIO GIGLI, MICHAEL HOPKINS, AND JOHN DOE Respondents,
That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Karmen Tuggle for said year 2013; That said James P. Boyle, on the 15th day of August, 2017, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said James P. Boyle, on or about the 6th day of March, 2018, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 18th day of October, 2017, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: October 26, 2017 Last Publication: November 9, 2017 Legal # 7771 ____________________________
COURTS DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6355 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
And concerning:
And concerning: WILLIAM MONTE SHACKELFORD 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) 6361889 Case No: 17JV0239 Division: 14 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT ______ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding MICHAEL HOPKINS, is set for November 21, 2017 at 10:30 A.M. in Division 14 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: October 13, 2017 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: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7754 ____________________________ 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: JEANETTE PACHECO, CARLETTA PACHECO, AND MIKE PACHECO, III Children, And concerning: SHALBIE MARINICH, MIKE PACHECO, JR., CHRISTOPHER MARINICH, DYSHAUN MASON, 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: 16JV0028 Division: 14 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT ______ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding JOHN DOE is set for November 13, 2017 at 3:00 P.M. in Division 14 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: October 18, 2017 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: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7766 ____________________________
CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Arapahoe Road Fiber Extension Project Project No. 20643 Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., that the City of Centennial, Colorado (the “City”) will make final payment at the hour of 10:00 a.m. on November 9, 2017 (the “Final Settlement Date”) to the following contractor: Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc. 12150 East 122th Avenue Henderson, CO 80640 (hereinafter, the “Contractor”) for and on account of all work completed by the Contractor on City Project No. 20643, including for purposes of this Notice of Final Settlement on (the “Project”). 1. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has an unpaid claim against the Project for and on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, or other supplies used or consumed by the Contractor or any subcontractor in or about the performance of said work, may at any time up to and including the Final Settlement Date, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. 2. Any such claim(s) shall be filed with the City Clerk at 13133 East Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112 prior to the Final Settlement Date. 3. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement or claim prior to the Final Settlement Date will relieve the City from any and all liability for such claim. Published in The Villager
First Publication: October 19, 2017 Last Publication: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7743 ____________________________ ANTELOPE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE 2018 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Antelope General Improvement District will conduct a public hearing on Monday, November 6, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. regarding adoption of the Antelope General Improvement District 2018 Budget. The public hearing will be held at the Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Council Chambers, Centennial, Colorado 80112. Copies of the Antelope General Improvement District 2018 Budget are available for inspection by the public at the Centennial Civic Center. Any interested elector of the Antelope General Improvement District may file any objections to the Antelope General Improvement District on the 2018 Budget with the Secretary to the District, Antelope General Improvement District, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112, any time prior to final adoption on November 6, 2017. /s/ Barbara Setterlind, CMC Secretary to the District Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7758 ____________________________ CHERRY PARK GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE 2018 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cherry Park General Improvement District will conduct a public hearing on Monday, November 6, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. regarding adoption of the Cherry Park General Improvement District 2018 Budget. The public hearing will be held at the Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Council Chambers, Centennial, Colorado 80112. Copies of the Cherry Park General Improvement District 2018 Budget are available for inspection by the public at the Centennial Civic Center. Any interested elector of the Cherry Park General Improvement District may file any objections to the Cherry Park General Improvement District on the 2018 Budget with the Secretary to the District, Cherry Park General Improvement District, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112, any time prior to final adoption on November 6, 2017. /s/ Barbara Setterlind, CMC Secretary to the District Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7759 ____________________________ CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE 2018 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado will conduct a public hearing on Monday, November 6, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. regarding adoption of the City of Centennial 2018 Budget. The public hearing will be held at the Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Council Chambers, Centennial, Colorado 80112. Copies of the City of Centennial 2018 Budget are available for inspection by the public at the Citizen Civic Center. Any interested elector of the City of Centennial may file any objections to the City of Centennial on the 2018 Budget with the City Clerk, City of Centennial, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112, any time prior to final adoption on November 6, 2017. /s/ Barbara Setterlind, CMC City Clerk Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7760 ____________________________ CENTENNIAL URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE 2018 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Centennial Urban Redevelopment Authority will conduct a public hearing on Monday, November 6, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. regarding adoption of the Centennial Urban Redevelopment Authority 2018 Budget. The public hearing will be held at the Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Council Chambers, Centennial, Colorado
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LEGALS — Continued from page 24 — 80112. Copies of the Centennial Urban Redevelopment Authority 2018 Budget are available for inspection by the public at the Centennial Civic Center. Any interested elector of the Centennial Urban Redevelopment Authority may file any objections to the Centennial Urban Redevelopment Authority on the 2018 Budget with the Secretary to the District, Centennial Urban Redevelopment Authority, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112, any time prior to final adoption on November 6, 2017. /s/ Barbara Setterlind, CMC Secretary to the District Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7761 ____________________________ FOXRIDGE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE 2018 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Foxridge General Improvement District will conduct a public hearing on Monday, November 6, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. regarding adoption of the Foxridge General Improvement District 2018 Budget. The public hearing will be held at the Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Council Chambers, Centennial, Colorado 80112. Copies of the Foxridge General Improvement District 2018 Budget are available for inspection by the public at the Centennial Civic Center. Any interested elector of the Foxridge General Improvement District may file any objections to the Foxridge General Improvement District on the 2018 Budget with the Secretary to the District, Foxridge General Improvement District, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112, any time prior to final adoption on November 6, 2017. /s/ Barbara Setterlind, CMC Secretary to the District Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7762 ____________________________ WALNUT HILLS GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE 2018 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Walnut Hills General Improvement District will conduct a public hearing on Monday, November 6, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. regarding adoption of the Walnut Hills General Improvement District 2018 Budget. The public hearing will be held at the Centennial Civic Center, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Council Chambers, Centennial, Colorado 80112. Copies of the Walnut Hills General Improvement District 2018 Budget are available for inspection by the public at the Centennial Civic Center. Any interested elector of the Walnut Hills General Improvement District may file any objections to the Walnut Hills General Improvement District on the 2018 Budget with the Secretary to the District, Walnut Hills General Improvement District, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112, any time prior to final adoption on November 6, 2017. /s/ Barbara Setterlind, CMC Secretary to the District Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7763 ____________________________ CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF COORDINATED MAIL BALLOT ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 Notice is hereby given that the City of Centennial’s Coordinated Mail Ballot Election, conducted by the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder, will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. The following City Council Candidates certified by the City of Centennial’s City Clerk to the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder, will be included on the Coordinated Ballot and will be decided upon by the registered electors residing within the City of Centennial. At the election, the offices of four (4) councilmembers and one (1) Mayor, will be elected, pursuant to Charter Section 2.4. Listed below are the names of the candidates who seek election to the respective offices listed above and who were certified to the City Clerk for the City of Centennial by September 1,
2017. Councilmember: DISTRICT 1: Kathy Turley DISTRICT 2: Bennett Rutledge Tammy Maurer Doris Truhlar Nancy Nickless DISTRICT 3: Mike Sutherland DISTRICT 4: Charlette Fleming John Miquel Marlo Alston MAYOR:
Charles “C.J.” Whelan Stephanie Piko
This is a Coordinated Mail Ballot Election. Voters may visit any one of the Arapahoe County Voter Service and Polling Centers between Oct. 30 and Nov. 7, 2017 to drop-off voted mail-in ballots; register to vote in-person; update voter registration; request a new mail-in ballot; request a replacement ballot; or vote on an accessible voting machine. For more information, please contact the Arapahoe County Election Office at 303.795.4511 or visit their website at www.arapahoevotes.com. A 24-hour ballot drop-off box is available for use during this election and is located by the north parking lot at City Hall, 13133 E. Arapahoe Road. Designated Coordinated Election Official Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder Matt Crane 5334 South Prince Street Littleton, CO 80166 303.795.4511 www.arapahoevotes.com Local Designated Election Official Centennial City Clerk Barbara Setterlind 13133 E. Arapahoe Road Centennial, CO 80112 303.754.3324 bsetterlind@centennialco.gov Barbara Setterlind, CMC City Clerk Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7764 ____________________________
CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held before the Cherry Hills Village Planning and Zoning Commission at the Village Center, 2450 E. Quincy Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 80113, on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. regarding a request by Kent Denver School, 4000 E. Quincy Avenue, for the approval of an Expaned Use Permit purusant to Article XX of the City’s Zoning Ordinance to construct an approximately 26,000 square foot new upper school building. The application is available for review at the Cherry Hills Village Community Development Department, 2450 East Quincy Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or you may call 303-783-2721 for more information. Protests or comments may be submitted in writing to the Cherry Hills Village Community Development Department, 2450 East Quincy Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 or rgranrath@cherryhillsvillage.com on or before the date of the public hearing, or by personal appearance at the public hearing. Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7777 ____________________________
GLENDALE CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO NOTICE OF SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Notice is hereby given that there will be a Special Municipal Election - Downtown Development Authority on November 7, 2017, to vote on the creation of debt or financial obligation. The election shall be conducted as a mail ballot election. Qualified electors are a resident, a landowner, or a lessee, each as defined in C.R.S. § 31-25-802. Any landowner or lessee which is not a
natural person may vote only if it designates by some official action a representative thereof to cast its ballot. The Ballot shall contain the following Ballot Questions: BALLOT ISSUE 2A SHALL THE GLENDALE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND THE REVENUES COLLECTED FROM PROPERTY TAXES, INVESTMENT INCOME THEREON, AND ANY OTHER LAWFUL SOURCE AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20, OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW? BALLOT ISSUE 2B SHALL CITY OF GLENDALE DEBT BE INCREASED $200,000,000 WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF $637,000,000, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE COSTS OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE GLENDALE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO THE GLENDALE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF COLORADO LAW; SUCH DEBT AND THE INTEREST THEREON TO BE PAYABLE FROM AND SECURED BY A PLEDGE OF THE SPECIAL FUND OF THE CITY WHICH SHALL CONTAIN TAX INCREMENT REVENUES LEVIED AND COLLECTED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE AUTHORITY; AND SHALL SUCH DEBT BE EVIDENCED BY BONDS, NOTES, CONTRACTS, OR OTHER FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS TO BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE FOR A PRICE ABOVE OR BELOW THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT THEREOF, ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND WITH SUCH MATURITIES AS PERMITTED BY LAW AND AS THE CITY MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION OF THE DEBT PRIOR TO MATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF THE PREMIUM OF NOT MORE THAN 5% OF THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SO REDEEMED; AND SHALL THE CITY AND THE AUTHORITY BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND THE TAX INCREMENT REVENUES, THE BOND PROCEEDS, AND INVESTMENT INCOME THEREON AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE, AND EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20, OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW? Questions about this election should be directed to the City Clerk at 303-639-4708. In witness thereof, the City Clerk of the City of Glendale, Colorado, has caused this Notice to be given as required by law, this 26th day of October, 2017 Veronica Marvin, City Clerk Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7773 ____________________________
GREENWOOD VILLAGE CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held by the Greenwood Village City Council on Monday, November 6, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado, to consider Case No. 17-33-SUP. The owner of 6787 S. Emporia Street requests approval of a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow future tenants with the following land uses: Light Assembly & Manufacturing, Recreation Facilities, Vehicle Repair Facilities, and Wholesale Businesses. The proposed SUP, which provides for staff approval of future tenants, would allow the property owner flexibility in leasing. Please contact Bill Flanigan, Planner I, at 303-4865748, with any questions concerning the proposal. BY ORDER OF THE GREENWOOD VILLAGE CITY COUNCIL /s/ SUSAN M. ORTIZ, MMC CITY CLERK Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7778 ____________________________
SPECIAL DISTRICTS NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE is hereby given that Willow Trace Metropolitan District of Arapahoe County, Colorado (the “District”), will make final payment at 2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 2000, Centennial, Colorado, on November 9, 2017, at the hour of 8:00 A.M. to American Galvanized, Inc., for all work done by said contractor in construction or work on the perimeter fence, performed up to October 10, 2017
within Willow Trace Metropolitan District, Arapahoe County, Colorado. Any person, partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to Willow Trace Metropolitan District on or before the date and time hereinabove shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Willow Trace Metropolitan District, its directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILLOW TRACE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT Published in The Villager First Publication: October 19, 2017 Last Publication: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7726 _______________________ NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET AND AMENDED 2017 BUDGET ARAPAHOE LAKE PUBLIC PARK DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Arapahoe Lake Public Park District, Arapahoe County, State of Colorado, will consider a proposed 2018 budget and, if necessary, an amended 2017 budget. A copy of such proposed 2018 budget and amended 2017 budget have been filed in the office of Seter & Vander Wall, P.C., 7400 E. Orchard Road, Suite 3300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. The proposed 2018 budget and, if necessary, the amended 2017 budget will be considered at a public hearing at 6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at the High Plains Elementary School Library, 6100 S. Fulton Street, Englewood, CO 80111. Any interested elector within Arapahoe Lake Public Park District may inspect the proposed 2018 budget and amended 2017 budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to final adoption of the proposed 2018 budget and, if necessary, the amended 2017 budget. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARAPAHOE LAKE PUBLIC PARK DISTRICT By: /s/ SETER & VANDER WALL, P.C. Attorneys for the District Board Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7755 ____________________________ NOTICE AS TO AMENDED 2017 AND PROPOSED 2018 BUDGETS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed 2018 budget has been submitted to the HILLS AT CHERRY CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the fiscal year 2018. A copy of such proposed budget and, if necessary, an amended 2017 budget have been filed in the office of Simmons & Wheeler, P.C., 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 490, Englewood, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget and, if necessary, amended budget, will be considered at a regular meeting of the Hills at Cherry Creek Metropolitan District to be held at 4:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 2, 2017. The meeting will be held at 7400 East Orchard Road, Suite 3300, Greenwood Village, Colorado. Any interested elector within the Hills at Cherry Creek Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed budget and, if necessary, the amended budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2018 budget and, if necessary, the 2017 amended budget. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: HILLS AT CHERRY CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ SETER & VANDER WALL, P.C. Attorneys for the District Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7757 ____________________________ NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested persons that a Petition for Inclusion of additional real property has been filed with the Board of Directors of the South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Protection District. The Board of Directors
has fixed Wednesday, the 15th day of November, 2017, at the hour of 6:00 p.m., at 9195 E. Mineral Avenue, Centennial, Colorado 80112, as the date, time and place of an open meeting at which such Petition shall be heard. The name and address of the Petitioner is: City & County of Denver 1600 W. 12th Avenue Denver, CO 80204 The property to be included into the District is generally described as follows: A portion of Section 13, Township 6 South, Range 69 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, and a portion of Section 18, Township 6 South, Range 68 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Douglas County Colorado, also known as part of the Highline Canal All interested parties may appear at such hearing to show cause in writing why such Petition should not be granted. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT By: Ronda Scholting Secretary Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7765 ____________________________ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2018 BUDGETS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2017 BUDGETS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that proposed 2018 budgets have been submitted to the Boards of Directors (the “Boards”) of the KINGS POINT SOUTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 & 2 (the “Districts”). A copy of the proposed budgets are on file in the office of Simmons & Wheeler, P.C., 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 490, Englewood, Colorado, where the same are open for public inspection. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that amendments to the 2017 budgets have been submitted to the Districts. A copy of the proposed amended budgets are on file in the office of Simmons & Wheeler, P.C., 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 490, Englewood, Colorado, where the same are open for public inspection. Such proposed 2018 budgets and amended 2017 budgets will be considered at a public hearing during a meeting of the Districts to be held at 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, Colorado, on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. Any interested elector of the Districts may file any objections to the proposed budgets or amended budgets at any time prior to final adoption of the budgets and amended budgets by the governing body of the Districts. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: KINGS POINT SOUTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 & 2 /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7767 ___________________________ NOTICE AS TO AMENDED 2017 BUDGET AND PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed 2018 budget has been submitted to the GREENWOOD NORTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, for the fiscal year 2018. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District’s legal counsel, Seter & Vander Wall, PC, 7400 East Orchard Road, Suite 3300, Greenwood Village, Colorado, 80111, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a regular meeting of the Greenwood North Metropolitan District to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. If necessary, an amended 2017 budget will be filed in the office of the District’s legal counsel and open for public inspection for consideration at the regular meeting of the Board. The meeting will be held at 7400 E. Orchard Road, Suite 3300, in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Any interested elector within the Greenwood North Metropolitan District may inspect the amended and proposed budgets and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the amended 2017 budget and proposed 2018 budget. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: GREENWOOD NORTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ SETER & VANDER WALL, P.C. Attorneys for the District Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7768 ___________________________
NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET AND HEARING CASTLEWOOD WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed budget has been submitted to the CASTLEWOOD WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT for the ensuing year of 2018. A copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the Castlewood Water and Sanitation District to be held at 8:00 A.M. on Friday, November 10, 2017. The meeting will be held at 6363 South Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village, Colorado. Any interested elector within the Castlewood Water and Sanitation District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2018 budget. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: CASTLEWOOD WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT By: /s/ ICENOGLE SEAVER POGUE A Professional Corporation Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7772 ____________________________ INVITATION TO BID Goodman Metropolitan District (hereinafter, the “Owner”) will receive sealed Bids for the Central Park Restroom Improvements Project (the “Project”) at the office of White Bear Ankele Tanaka and Waldron, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80122, until Thursday, November 2, 2017. The following is a general description of the Work to be performed: Engineering design, fabrication, delivery and installation of a fully engineered prefabricated restroom building. Additional detailed specifications to be included upon request with the bid package as further described below. Bid packages will be available electronically any time after 8 a.m. on October 26, 2017, by contacting Casey Lekahal; clekahal@wbapc. com. Include company name, contact name, and contact information in the request. Bids shall be made on the forms furnished by the Owner and shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope and endorsed with the name of the Bidder. Bidders must supply a list of Subcontractors providing Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) or more in labor and/or materials to the Project. Attention is called to the fact the Bidders offer to assume the obligations and liabilities imposed by the Contract Documents. The Successful Bidder for the Project will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond in the full amount of the Contract Price, in conformity with the requirements of the Contract Documents. Bidders are hereby advised that the Owner reserves the right to not award a Contract until sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of Bids, and Bidders expressly agree to keep their Bids open for the sixty (60) day time period. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any informality, technicality or irregularity in any Bid, to disregard all non-conforming, non-responsive, conditional or alternate Bids, to negotiate contract terms with the Successful Bidder, to require statements or evidence of Bidders’ qualifications, including financial statements, and to accept the proposal that is, in the opinion of the Owner, in its best interests. Owner also reserves the right to extend the Bidding period by Addendum if it appears in its interest to do so. Any questions concerning this bid shall be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, and must be directed in writing to: Casey K. Lekahal clekahal@wbapc.com Published in The Villager Published: October 26, 2017 Legal # 7775 ____________________________
NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patricia: A. Dolan, Deceased Case Number: 17PR30967 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative at the below address with a copy of said claims to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado, on or before March 1, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Geetha Slvanandam, attorney for Personal Representative: Linda Sue Waggoner 6053 S. Quebec, Suite 103 Englewood. CO 80111 Published in The Villager First Publication: October 26, 2017 Last Publication: November 9, 2017 Legal # 7776
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Murder victim JonBenet Ramsey’s tricycle makes an appearance at the Boulder courthouse in a new movie that plays the Denver Film Festival next month. Photo courtesy of Andrew Novick
Taking a—media—spin on ‘JonBenet’s Tricycle’ Offbeat local documentary to premiere at Denver Film Festival
Perhaps the strangest thing about Andrew Novick is that JonBenet Ramsey’s tricycle is not even the strangest thing he owns. “I mean, I have a dead bat in a jar,” he said with a laugh, after pausing to mentally sort through his eccentric collection of macabre and unusual pop culture. The former Cherry Hills Village resident was always the odd man out, particularly at Cherry Creek High School, where he says he scored in the top 4 percent of his 1987 class, but turned down an opportunity to join the Honors Society. “I was like, ‘I don’t feel like I’m in the elite ranks of this school, other than academically,’” he said. “Needless to say, I didn’t really fit in in the neighborhood and Cherry Creek High. I was the punk-rock/ new-wave kid who got teased and called names and stuff.” Even then, this son of an entrepreneur was on a path that would lead him to the three-wheel curiosity that gives the title to his new documentary. JonBenet’s Tricycle will receive its Colorado premiere, Nov. 11-12, at the 40th Denver Film Festival. For decades, Novick has been amassing the subpar to the ridiculous when it comes to oddball collectibles—from board games for The Patty Duke Show and Mr. T to an O.J. Simpson record album and the unreleased music of Charles Manson. “I say I collect everything,” the filmmaker explained. “But really,
I collect anything I find that has some ephemeral value. I like them for the design aspect, the artwork and the pop culture.” The pink toy at the center of Novick’s movie found a home in his eccentric collection 20 years ago while the University of Colorado graduate was still living in Boulder, about nine blocks from the house on 15th Street where 6-year-old JonBenet was found murdered on Dec. 26, 1996. By the time the tricycle landed in the collector’s possession, the Ramseys had left town, abandoning several items in their once paparazzi-filled yard before moving to Georgia. Novick even wound up with some of the outdoor candy canes that had dotted the front yard, and oddly enough, some discarded unused microwave popcorn. On a superficial level, Novick’s movie is about innocuous objects, much as Andy Warhol explored them in his pop art— though in this case the filmmaker is more interested in the power of everyday items to rouse complicated emotions, once people learn their darker origins. “It’s the same piece of plastic. It’s the same physical atoms. Now I gave you some information about it and it changed how you viewed it,” he said. To test whether the objects had any intrinsic properties, Novick invited several professed psychics to see, touch and interpret them—as well as a bland sock puppet long-owned by one of the documentary’s producers. As it happened, all the mediums projected a dark history onto the tricycle and candy canes, sometimes with uncanny accuracy—but they also ascribed similar, though wholly inaccurate, histories to the producer’s innocuous sock puppet.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT “I’m glad the movie wasn’t about the sock puppet because it wasn’t that interesting,” Novick said. “Ironically, the most expensive psychic, $200 an hour, I thought was the worst one. I was amazed by some of the things they said. I found myself rooting for them to get things right and I don’t even believe in them.” The quirky JonBenet’s Tricycle is not without irony. The unsolved child murder that prompted it was tabloid fodder that raised questions about the media’s priorities and the public’s ability to turn true crime into showbiz, with programs like Entertainment Tonight finding ways to endlessly update the sordid story of a murdered child beauty queen. “Think of how many other crimes happened that same day. You didn’t hear about the inner-city crimes,” Novick said. The filmmaker is no high-flown media critic, however. He is quick to concede that his movie is as much a critical exploration of prurient fascination as it is a professed example of it. “People want to know every detail. They want to know what people had for Eclectic collector and Cherry Creek High School graduate Andrew Novick has turned his passion for the strange breakfast,” he said. “I comment on it into a new documentary about his most notorious find—a pink tricycle once owned by JonBenet Ramsey. The fairly harshly. This is crazy. But I’m also movie plays the Denver Film Festival Nov. 11-12. Photo courtesy of Denver Film Society very much a part of it.” fun doing the pageants and the performing. I hood. At one point in the movie, Novick brings In the end, the film’s tricycle becomes think she probably liked it as much as she liked the bike to JonBenet’s graveside. a darkly bittersweet symbol of happier moriding her bike.” “We were kind of awestruck sitting next to ments in the short life of a child whose career At the same time, the filmmaker is unafraid her grave with her tricycle, bringing it back to in pageants arguably belied a traditional childto promote his documentary’s new spin on a her in some sense,” the filmmaker said. tragedy that has already seen far more than its Beyond all the tabloids, theories on the JonBenet’s Tricycle will screen as part of the fair share of “entertainment.” culprit, and the bizarre popular culture surDenver Film Festival on Saturday, Nov. 11, at “I’m definitely hoping that the popularity of rounding an enduring murder mystery, Novick 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m. at United remains conscious of the human cost at the core the case makes people want to see the movie, Artists at Denver Pavilions on the 16th Street Mall whether they’re skeptical or sick of it or whatof the story. in Downtown Denver. Filmmaker Andrew Novick ever,” he said. “It’s definitely a new take on it. “I thought about that for 20 years,” he said. “I will appear in person. For tickets and a full We cover a lot of angles. There’s something in it was so embedded in Boulder at that time. I was festival schedule, visit denverfilm.org. very upset. She was just a kid. She probably had for everyone.”
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