Page
LOCAL
3
Denver Water sets course for 2014
Page
SCHOOL
7
New Englewood Campus ready for first period
The Denver Board of Water Commissioners adopted a budget and rate changes to fund essential repairs and upgrades in 2014.
Phase 1 of the new Englewood Campus, on the site of the former Englewood High School, is finished. High-schoolers are expected to move in before Christmas.
Page
HOLIDAY
12
Make your home shimmer for the holidays Lighting makes any home festive and the process doesn’t have to be complicated. Learn easy tricks and tips to make your home sparkle.
Only
50¢ D I S P A T C H
S i n c e 19 2 6
‘La Pastorela’ www.HDnewspaper.com
November 21, 2013
S
Su Teatro kicks off holidays with ‘The Shepherd’s Play’
u Teatro will perform La Pastorela (The S h e p h e r d ’s Play) adapted by Luis Valdez and directed by Anthony J. Garcia and Daniel Valdez, Dec. 5 – 22. Performances will occur Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 p.m., with matinees Sundays at 2 p.m. Matinee Sunday, Dec. 15, is reserved for AARP members and their families, only ($3 donation, limit of six tickets per AARP number). Tickets to performances are $20 general admission; $17 students; $12 AARP members (must provide AARP number at the time of purchase) at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Dr., Denver. For more information consult www.suteatro.org or call 303-296-0219.
Su Teatro presents La Pastorela (The Shepard’s Play), Dec. 5 – 22. The hilarious holiday show is suitable for the entire family. Courtesy photo
See Page
2
Dumb Friends League holds ‘Name Your Price’ special on Black Friday Adoption special for cats and dogs 1 year and older
D
Vol. 92 No. 48
on’t shop ‘til you drop… Adopt! This Friday, Nov. 29, the Dumb Friends League is letting you “Name Your Price” on cats and dogs 1 year and older. This adoption special will be honored at our two shelter locations—the Quebec Street shelter in Denver and the Buddy Center in Castle Rock. All cat and dog adoptions include a spay/neuter surgery, initial vaccinations,
a microchip identification implant and a free visit to a participating veterinarian within the first 14 days of adoption. In addition to “Name Your Price,” adoption hours will be extended from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Quebec Street shelter. The Buddy Center will operate on its normal hours of 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This special will only be available on Black Friday, so now is the time to find that companion you’ve been looking for! For more information and to view available pets, visit www.ddfl.org.
10th annual ‘Toyz in Da Hood Toy Run’ set for Dec. 14 Club seeks donations to help with event This year marks the 10th Anniversary the MGM’s/Los Cochinos Riding Club has sponsored “Toyz in Da Hood Toy Run,” which provides toys at Christmas to inner city children in need. For the last 10 years, the club members have provided toys, bikes, scooters, food baskets and educational supplies to children and families in the Westwood area for Christmas. The club is working on the 10th Annual “Toyz in Da Hood Christmas Toy Run” and needs support with donations for this project. The club holds fundraising events throughout the year, including food booths, poker runs, car shows, mini Flea Markets and our annual Halloween Dance. This year’s “Toy
Run” will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14. There will be a wrapping party on Friday, Dec. 13, at the MGM Lounge, 4801 Morrison Road, Denver. All are invited to participate. For several months now, members have worked hard to raise the funds necessary to buy the toys to make the “Toy Run” successful. The club would appreciate any and all help or donations your readers are willing to give. BUCU West is fiscal agent so any donation checks can be made out to BUCU West, with “Toyz in Da Hood” listed in the memo section of their check, to identify funds donated to the “Toy Run.” All donations are tax deductible by virtue of the 501(c)3 status of the fiscal agent. Call Marco Martinez at 303922-4265 with questions regarding BUCU West or its Tax ID, and how or where toys or cash donations can be made.
PAGE 2 • DENVER HERALD-DISPATCH • November 21, 2013
SS ii nn cc ee 1199 22 66
DD II SS PP AA TT CC HH
SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 303-773-8313 SUBSCRIBE TODAY!
303-773-8313
BEST VIEW IN WINDSOR YOUR CASTLE REAL ESTATE
Golf Course View Condo for sale
1550 Sq. Ft., 2 bed, 2 bath, 9340 E. Center. Formal dining room, tons of cabinets, wood floors, everything is new and the best view in Your Castle Real Estate.
$205,000
First Floor Walk Out 1 bd, 1 bth
680 S. Alton Way. Completely remodeled. Walk-in closet, stainless appliances, wood floors. Quality finishes & workmanship.
$100,000
CALL CAROLINE VAN VELKINBURGH 303-946-8821 CAROLINE@TURNINGPOINTEREALTY.COM
Carrie Atiyeh announced as VISIT DENVER’s director of Government & Community Affairs Carrie Atiyeh is the new director of government & community affairs for VISIT DENVER, The Convention & Visitors Bureau, replacing Anthony Graves, who left the Bureau to work for Mayor Michael B. Hancock as director of regional affairs. Atiyeh will be responsible for the Bureau’s government and community outreach. VISIT DENVER is a nonprofit trade association charged with marketing Denver as a convention and leisure destination. Travel is Denver’s secondlargest industry, generating $3.6 billion in annual spending while supporting 50,000 jobs. Atiyeh comes to the Bureau with nearly 15 years of government affairs and public relations experience Carrie Atiyeh developing initiatives for public and private corporacal, state and federal policies and tions, local and federal govern- led public relations activities to ments, and non-governmental increase the brand profile. As the Greenhouse Gas Proorganizations. Most recently she served for five years as director gram administrator for the City & of public affairs at ZeaChem Inc., County of Denver, Atiyeh spearan alternative fuels and chemicals headed partnerships between the company, where she advanced lo- private sector, academia, city
government and residents, and served on several organizing committees for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Previously she was manager of government affairs at Evergreen Energy, a publiclytraded cleantech company, and advocated for air quality issues at Environmental Defense Fund. She began her career in Washington, D.C., where she worked at the Federal Trade Commission and The Dutko Group. “Carrie Atiyeh’s extensive background in environment issues and government and community affairs will be an excellent addition to VISIT DENVER, and help us in communicating how important tourism and conventions are to Denver’s economic health and lifestyle,” said Richard Scharf, president & CEO of VISIT DENVER. Aityeh graduated with honors from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science.
Final LeafDrop weekend Nov. 23 – 24 Last chance to rake up and recycle
Hurry and gather up those leaves in your yard and bring them to a Leafdrop site for composting. Denver residents still have time to pick up a free five pack of paper leaf bags from their local Ace Hardware store. Visit www.denvergov.org/leafdrop for details.
Saturday, Nov. 23, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Pet of the Week I
’m Dante, a darling, 7-year-old boy with the cutest ears. I want nothing more in this world than to find a loving forever home to call my own! I enjoy the company of people and I love being petted and held. I would love to be your only pet so I can get all the love and affection. Let’s meet and get to know each other better! I am at the Dumb Friends League, 2080 S. Quebec street, Denver and my ID# is A419439. To see my other feline friends available for adoption, please visit ddfl. org.
Dante
Adopt a Senior Pet
Have cat or dog behavior questions? Check out www.ddfl.org for behavior tips or call (303) 751-5772 for free assistance with your pet’s behavior.
• Cherry Creek Transfer Station - 7301 E. Jewell Ave. (near Quebec St. & Cherry Creek Dr. South) • Cranmer Park - 3rd Avenue & Clermont Street • South High School - Louisiana Avenue & Franklin Street
Sunday, Nov. 24, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Cherry Creek Transfer Station - 7301 E. Jewell Ave. (near
Quebec St. & Cherry Creek Dr. South) • Cranmer Park - 3rd Avenue & Clermont Street • South High School - Louisiana Avenue. & Franklin Street • JFK High School - Newland Street & Brown Place • Smiley Middle School - 26th Avenue & Holly Street • Sloan’s Lake Park - 17th Avenue & Sheridan Boulevard Weekday Drop Sites will be open through Dec. 4, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Monday – Friday (closed Thanksgiving Day). All leaves brought to weekday sites must be in secured bags. Paper bags are preferred: • Cherry Creek Transfer Station - 7301 E. Jewell Ave. (Quebec St. & Cherry Creek Dr. South) • Havana Nursery - 10450 Smith Road (Just south of I-70 on Havana St.) All the leaves collected through the LeafDrop program will be transformed over the winter into rich compost material which will then be made
available for sale at Denver Recycles’ Annual Mulch Giveaway & Compost Sale event in May. Composting leaves not only saves space in the landfill but also creates a valuable commodity while helping the environment.
LeafDrop program guidelines
• Drop sites are for Denver residents only. • Make sure leaves do not contain branches or other materials (pumpkins okay). • Only bring leaves to drop sites during specified dates and times. Dropping off leaves during other times is considered illegal dumping. • Never rake or blow leaves into the street as this clogs storm sewers and street sweepers. For more information on this year’s LeafDrop program call 720-865-6810 or visit www. denvergov.org/LeafDrop.
An epic battle between the dark angel Luzbel and sword swinging San Miguel Continued from Page 1
The epic battle between the dark angel Luzbel and the sword swinging San Miguel rages across the Su Teatro stage in Luis Valdez’s retelling of the centuries old folktale La Pastorela, a hilarious holiday show for the entire family. La Pastorela follows the trek of humble shepherds as they
encounter the Angel of the Lord, who announces the birth of the Redeemer in Bethlehem. Embarking on their spiritual journey in search of the Holy Child, the scruffy shepherds find themselves beset by the demonic followers of Luzbel (Lucifer) and Satanas (Satan), who waylay them with obstacles born of their own human frailties.
Traditionally, La Pastorela is a holiday folk drama, but this adaptation, created by the world renowned El Teatro Campesino, is no sleepy drummer-boy version of the nativity: it is a pageant of passion, excitement, action-adventure, booming, heralding music and robust humor that is accessible to all audiences.
November 21, 2013 • DENVER HERALD-DISPATCH • PAGE 3
Imagine a more fun, more exciting, more confident less stressed you Increase confidence, improve fitness. Offering private and group instruction in Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Country, Swing, Salsa, and more. Gift certificates available.
MAKES A GREAT GIFT
In the next decade, Denver Water plans to spend about $120 million on treated water storage tank projects, some of which were built in the 1890s, to ensure customers continue to receive high-quality water. The $40 million Ashland Treated Water Reservoir project began last year and will take more than three years to construct. (Photo 1 is of Ashland Reservoir’s roof installation in 1914; Photo 2 (bottom p hoto) shows the 2013 demolition of Ashland Reservoir prior to rebuilding a new reservoir.)
Denver Water sets course for 2014 Board adopts budget focused on multi-year projects to maintain and upgrade aging system
Like utilities across the nation, Denver Water faces the challenge of staying on top of maintenance for its aging system — some of which was built more than 100 years ago — to ensure area residents continue to receive high-quality water and reliable service year-round, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Denver Board of Water Commissioners adopted a budget and rate changes to fund essential repairs and upgrades in 2014. The 2014 budget is $371 million, which will fund a number of multi-year projects, such as replacing aging pipes and failing underground storage tanks, upgrading water treatment facilities to maintain water quality and meet new regulatory requirements, and rehabilitating Antero Dam. The budget is funded by water rates, bond sales, cash reserves, hydropower sales and fees for new service (tap fees). Effective January 2014, the budget calls for a rate increase of $1.29 per month on average for Denver residential customers and full-service suburban residential customers using 115,000 gallons annually (the average annual consumption for Denver Water’s service area). The amounts will vary depending upon customer water usage and whether the customer lives in Denver or is served by a suburban distributor under contract with Denver Water. Customers in Denver tend to use less than 115,000 gallons per year; sub-
Socorro Sandoval-Colomo, a Denver Water equipment operator, prepares a new pipe for installation. Denver Water replaces and rehabilitates about 20 miles of pipe per year.
Photos courtesy of Denver Water
urban customers tend to use more. “We continue to prepare for Colorado’s increasingly extreme and unpredictable weather cycles, which require us to do all we can to make sure our system is even more resilient,” said Jim Lochhead, CEO/ manager of Denver Water. “In response to the dry conditions earlier this year, we prepared financially by reducing our 2013 operating expenses, deferring projects and tapping into our cash reserves to help reduce our costs and balance our finances. “We adjust our budget and corre-
sponding water rates each fall for the following year after we examine the necessary projects needed to maintain and upgrade our system.” Denver Water operates and maintains more than 3,000 miles of distribution pipe — enough to stretch from Los Angeles to New York — as well as 19 raw water reservoirs, 22 pump stations and four treatment plants. “Denver Water’s collection system covers more than 4,000 square miles, and we operate facilities in 13 counties in Colorado,” said Lochhead. “It takes an extensive network of pipes, pump stations, treatment plants, people and more to make sure our customers can turn on the tap and enjoy fresh, clean, safe water every day. We must continue to invest in that system to ensure a secure water supply for the future.” Under the 2014 budget, rates for Denver Water customers living inside the city would remain among the lowest in the metro area, while rates for Denver Water residential customers in the suburbs would still fall at or below the median among area water providers. The water department is a public agency funded by water rates and new tap fees, not taxes. Water rates are designed to recover the costs of providing water service — including maintenance of distribution pipes, reservoirs, pump stations and treatment plants — and also encourage efficiency by charging higher prices for increased water use. Most of Denver Water’s annual costs are fixed and do not vary with the amount of water sold. More details can be found on Denver Water’s website at www. denverwater.org.
Have more fun!
Youth and adult programs to fit your budget and schedule
LEARN TO DANCE AT TGDANZPORT
6 lessons only
$69
CALL TODAY
Conveniently located in the Denver Tech Center at 8101 E. Belleview Ave., Unit T., Denver, CO 80237
303-713-0090 • www.danzport.com
PAGE 4 • DENVER HERALD-DISPATCH • November 21, 2013
Share This Newspaper With Your Neighbors
Williams named U.S. Professor of the Year
The Carnegie Foundation has named Ann Williams, Metropolitan State University of Denver professor of French, one of four “U.S. Professors of the Year” for the Advancement of Teaching and the Ann Williams Council for Advancement and Support of Education. The awards recognize professors for their influence on teaching and commitment to undergraduate students. Williams, who joined the faculty at MSU Denver in 1990, was chosen as “Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges Professor.” Judges praised her innovative use of technology in the classroom—such as using Google Earth to teach students cross-cultural competencies that are important to language acquisition. She received her award at a luncheon at the Ronald Regan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. Williams is one of two Colorado educators to win the awards this year. University of Colorado Boulder physics Professor Steven Pollack also was named a U.S. Professor of the Year, in the “Outstanding Doctoral and Research Universities Professor” category. “It is an honor to have a member of our faculty be named a U.S. Professor of the Year,” said MSU Denver President Steve Jordan. The award, now in its 32nd year, is one of the nation’s most prestigious. It is the only national program to recognize excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education started the Professors of the Year program with the Carnegie Foundation hosting the final round of judging. The Carnegie Foundation sponsors the cash award given to U.S. national winners. Williams credits her students for inspiring and energizing her. “If they weren’t willing and
ready to learn and excited about learning, I don’t think I would be doing what I do,” she said. “Learning and speaking a foreign language is a challenge, and it requires that students set aside some of their preconceived notions. They know I really believe that learning French gives them a new way of thinking about the world and a new way to articulate their thoughts.” Williams already has many honors for her teaching, including the 2010 MSU Denver Faculty Senate Teaching Excellence Award; the 2008 Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers Kris Wells Memorial Creativity Award; and the 2001 CCFLT/McGraw-Hill/Glencoe Teacher of the Year Award. In 2007, her Advanced Conversation course was selected by the Educational Policy Improvement Center as a College Board Advanced Placement World Languages Best Practices course. She is the co-author of four college-level French textbooks and accompanying workbooks, lab manuals and instructor’s manuals. She has presented more than 40-refereed papers at regional, national and international conferences, most of which address the teaching of French language, literature and culture. Her articles have appeared in books on contemporary French culture and she regularly reviews books for the national journal The French Review. Williams has been a consultant for Educational Testing Service since 1991, has worked for Advanced Placement in several capacities, was a member of the Colorado Department of Education Task Force on Standards and has served on the boards of the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers and the national American Association of Teachers of French.
November 21, 2013 • DENVER HERALD-DISPATCH • PAGE 5
OPINION
– DENVER –
Take the Broncos this year KINDLING
By Robert Sweeney
State should cash in on sports betting The Broncos win Sunday night was spectacular. I don’t remember ever seeing or hearing a more jubilant stadium of fans before and after the kickoff. We all cheered so loudly the Chiefs were penalized on the first play of the game for a false start because they couldn’t hear the signals. We stood most of the game, the night air lost its chill early and the game temperature never was a factor for fans or fullbacks. It was a great night for football. The Las Vegas line was eight
points and the Broncos covered the spread with a 10-point victory so the Broncos won the game and those who bet on the Orange Crush collected winning tickets. It was quite possible toward the end of the game that the Chiefs would make a score and that would have been a Broncos victory, but a loss for those who put their money where their mouths are in the world of sports betting. The line on most major games is printed daily in The Denver Post. Fantasy football is now the big deal in the world of sports and money changing hands. Colorado should legalize sports betting and make millions on legalized betting. The machinery is in place with the gaming licenses already issued to the gaming establishments that legalized gambling. Almost all casinos in Las Vegas have on site sport books located on site where daily visitors bet on horse racing, and I think Colorado should do the same. I have a standing $10 game bet on the Broncos with a local cafe owner that has been ongoing for 20 years. He takes the point spread and I always take
the Broncos. Last year he won slightly and this year I’m about one game ahead – meaning $10 bucks. The Broncos are such a hot team that the odds makers give a lot of points to their opponents. It is difficult to win the game and beat the spread; beating the Chiefs will make it worse. There is also an underworld of sports betting and bookies right here in Denver taking bets. I’m not privy to them and am not interested in any off site betting, but I have known people who have placed bets on major games with individuals. There is great interest in Colorado in sports and we have folks from other adjoining states that travel to Denver for football, hockey and baseball. The baseball is a great drawing card for Colorado tourism because tickets are almost always available. This year football tickets are expensive and hard to come by for nonseason ticket holders. Bottom line – many sports fans would spend money betting on sporting events and the state would take a healthy amount of the proceeds right off the top.
Horse and dog track betting has been legal for years, but interest has dwindled in recent time. But income received from sports betting would be a great source of revenue for those needy children who were deprived of Amendment 66 funds that just went down in flames. Next year let the folks vote on having legalized sports betting at licensed venues or do it through the legislature and forget the high cost of these special issue election campaigns. At the moment I can’t think of any reason why the legislature would not expand sports betting rules and venues since we already have legalized racetrack betting. The betting money is being spent now; the state just isn’t getting any revenue from the fans that know where and how to bet. When I win, I get a complimentary breakfast. Many retirees go sit at the betting parlors and get the free drinks and hot dogs while watching the ponies run across America. This seems harmless enough to me.
Nobody Asked Me – But:
REMARKS
By Mort Marks
Nobody Asked Me – But: - I found the following facts to be extremely interesting, and I am passing them on to you for your information and interest.
beat your wife with anything the pan? during a discussion among the wider than your thumb. 2) How do they get deer to al- Clubs Membership Board at St. 4) The Eisenhower Interstate ways cross at those yellow Deer Andrews, one of the members System requires that one mile in Crossing Signs? pointed out that it takes exactly every five must be straight. The 3) If corn oil comes from corn, 18 holes to polish off a fifth of straight sections are usable as air- where does baby oil come from? Scotch. By limiting himself to strips in time of emergencies. 4) Why is the word “abbreviaonly one shot of Scotch per hole, 5) If a statue in the park of a per- tion” such a long word? son on a horse has both legs in the 5) Why did Japanese Kamikaze they figured that a round of golf air – the person died in battle. If pilots intent on killing Americans was finished when the Scotch ran the horse has one front leg in the by committing suicide wear hel- out. air – the person died because of mets? Nobody Asked Me – But: You wounds. 6) How did a fool and money must be very careful when you 6) The term, “The Whole 9 ever get together? Yards,” came from WW II fighter 7) Why is there an expiration enter email addresses. Here’s pilots in the Pacific. When arming date on “sour cream?” what happened when an Illinois Glory Weisberg By Kenneth James, CFA for their airplanes By on the ground, the man left W. snowing Chicago 50-caliber machine gun ammo Nobody Asked Me – But – a vacation in Florida where his belts measured exactly 27 feet Have you ever wondered why wife was planning to meet him before being loaded into the fu- golf has grown in popularity the next day. selage. If the pilots fired all their and why people who have never When he reached his hotel in ammo at a target, it got – “The played the game go to tournaFlorida, he decided to send his Whole 9 Yards”. ments or watch it on TV? The folwife a quick email, but unable to 7) A “Jiffy” is an actual unit of lowing may shed some light: remember her email address, he time for 1/100 of a second. 1) Golf is an honorable game did his best to type it from mem8) It takes 3,000 cows to supply with the overwhelming majority the NFL with enough leather for a of players being honorable people ory. Unfortunately, he missed one year’s supply of footballs. who do not need referees. letter and his note was directed 9) The three most valuable brand (2) In golf, you cannot fail 70 instead to an elderly preacher’s names are Marlboro, Coca-Cola percent of the time and make mil- wife whose husband had passed and Budweiser. lions of dollars a season like the away one day earlier. Would you believe that the best baseball hitters do whose 10) When the grieving widow highest point in Pennsylvania is batting averages are 300 for the checked her email, she took one lower than the lowest point in Col- year. look at the monitor – let out a orado? (3) When golfers make a mistake, nobody is there to cover for scream and fainted. Her family rushed into the room and saw the By Joshua Cole Nobody Asked – But: Green them. Here’s a slice of golf hisBy Me Chuck email, which read, “Dearest wife” Here are some questions that tory you may not have known: Just checked in. Everything preneed answering: Why do full-length golf courses pared for your arrival tomorrow. 1) If nothing sticks to Teflon, have 18 holes not 20 or 10 or an how do they get Teflon to stick to even dozen? The answer is that P.S. Sure is hot down here.”
VILLAGER VOICES 1) The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the old days when engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walkup straight staircases. 2) Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great King from history – Spades: King David, Clubs: Alexander the Great, Hearts: Charlemagne and DiaBy Shirley Smith monds: Julius Caesar. 3) The phrase: “Rule of Thumb” is derived from an Old English Law that stated you could not
SCHOOL MATTERS
GLORYUS GOINGS ON
GREENER PASTURES
CAPITAL GAINS
COLE’S CORNER
lair! F 303-773-8313
SUBSCRIBE TODAY! By Jim Miller
HERALD DISPATCH 2200 S. FEDERAL BLVD., UNIT 6 DENVER CO 80219
(303) 936-7778 Fax: (303) 936-0994 ROBERT SWEENEY, Publisher 303-773-8313 x350 GERRI SWEENEY, Co-Publisher 303-773-8313 x307 gerri@villagerpublishing.com
ELIZABETH DENTON HALE, Editor 303-773-8313 x312 editorial@villagerpublishing.com
MATTHEW ROWLES, Sales, Classified Ads, Legals 303-936-7778 or 720-434-5891 matt@hdnewspaper.com
TOM McTIGHE Production 303-773-8313 x300 production@villagerpublishing.com
WANDA PADILLA Advertising Consultant B.T. GALLOWAY Business Consultant PATRICK SWEENEY Photojournalist STEFAN KRUSZE, Photographer octaviangogol@aol.com
SINGLE COPY $.50 $30 one year Seniors: $25 per year Call for Out of Town Rates
PERIODICALS
Published every Thursday. Postage Paid in Denver, Colorado. A Colorado Statutory Publication, CRS (1973) 24-70 et al. Postmaster: Send address changes to: Denver Herald-Dispatch, 2200 S. Federal Blvd., Unit 6, Denver CO 80219 U.S.P.S. 241-760 ISSN: 1542-5797
E-mail your submissions to: editorial@villagerpublishing.com
DEADLINES
Display Advertising, Press Releases, Letters - 3 p.m. Thursday Classified and Legal Advertising, –Noon Friday . . .“To decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” -Thomas Jefferson
Letter to the Editor Submissions To be published, letters to the editor sent to the Denver Herald-Dispatch must be signed (name must be legible), address and phone number included. Only the name and city will be printed in the paper. When the writer refuses to be identified, it usually means they are attacking something or someone, and this might be OK, but only if their name is attached. Please email your letters to editorial@villagerpublishing. com.
QUOTE of the WEEK “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln
PAGE 6 • DENVER HERALD-DISPATCH • November 21, 2013
Denver Southeast Rotary welcomes 24 new members, reflecting a wide cross-section of professional positions, to the DSE club Nov. 7. New members include Ashley Connell, Drew DeVries, Edward Lobb, Erin McMahon, Jason Ellis, Jon Ungar, Jon White, Kate Cheesbrough, Kelsey Currence, Lauren Hughes, Matthew Billman, Megan McClure, Regan Langel, Ryan Sobel, Sebastian Roesinger, Stephen Brubaker, Steve Young, Victoria Sargent, Katie Keller, Cody Stambaugh, Josh Steck, Carrie Clough, Amy Richardson and Jenn Tilliss. Photo by Dr. James Stambaugh
Denver Southeast Rotary Club expands membership with new satellite club Submitted by DSE Rotary Club The Denver Southeast Rotary Club recently launched the formation of a satellite club, known as DSE Evenings, which is aimed toward attracting young professionals in the Denver south area to Rotary. These young people share the same strong commitment to local and global service to others, as do regular DSE members. The initiative was championed by DSE’s new President John Hughes when he began his term in July. As a result of several months of planning and preliminary meetings, 24 new members, reflecting a wide cross-section of professional positions, were formally inducted into the DSE club on Nov. 7. Many of these new members are
multi-generational Rotarians, so they were directly exposed to the goals of Rotary service as they grew up and participated in family Rotary functions and Rotary youth leadership programs. The concept of satellite clubs within Rotary is a pilot project of Rotary International. “Satellite clubs are geared toward attracting younger professionals as a way to promote the Rotary brand, grow membership and inspire a new generation of Rotarian,” said Katie Ehlis, a younger member herself in DSE, and executive with Red Robin. Ehlis planned the initial meeting programs for interested young professionals and communicated with them using various social media. There were four prelimi-
nary meetings to explain how Rotary works to provide service, fellowship and mentorship as well as general networking opportunities. “The large number of new members in the satellite club is a positive indicator for all of Rotary that there is a large population of younger professionals who would make ideal Rotarians and are eager to get involved and passionate about service,” Ehlis said. Craig Sargent, DSE membership chair, facilitated the membership process, which followed standard procedures of a formal application for membership by the candidate, a sponsor within the club endorsing the candidate, and, finally, an interview with a past president of the club. Then, DSE’s
board as well as general membership voted to approve each candidate for membership. “Processing all of the materials was a bit arduous, but well worth it to add so much energy and excitement to our club membership, not to mention seeing my own daughter (Victoria) become a fourth-generation Rotarian,” Sargent said. While the DSE Rotary Club currently meets every Thursday morning for breakfast, the new satellite club will meet every other Wednesday evening to accommodate work and family schedules. Satellite club members are always invited to come to regular DSE meetings and participate in all other club activities. In addition, the satellite club members may
develop and execute their own projects, in which regular DSE members may also participate. Six new satellite members have been appointed to leadership positions, including Jennifer Tilliss (President), Amy Richardson (VP/ President-Elect), Carolyn Clough (Secretary), Josh Steck (Membership Chair), Cody Stambaugh (Programs Chair), and Katie Keller (Service Chair). The next meeting is set for Wednesday, Dec. 11, 6:15 – 8 p.m., at Angelo’s Taverna, 630 E. 6th Ave., Denver. More information on the club can be found at www.dseevenings.wordpress.com Questions about the club may be sent to www.dseevenings@gmail. com.
Clayton Kershaw wins 2013 Branch Rickey Award Clayton Kershaw, star pitcher of the Los Angeles Dodgers, received the 2013 Branch Rickey Award during a banquet Nov. 16 at the Marriott City Center Hotel. Kershaw, who won the National League Cy Young Award, was inducted as the 22nd member of the Baseball Humanitarians Hall of Fame at the banquet presented by AMG National Trust Bank. Created by the Rotary Club of Denver in 1991, the Branch Rickey Award honors individuals in baseball who contribute unselfishly to their communities and who are strong role models for young people. Each year, the Major League Baseball teams nominate one player from their team for this nationally acclaimed award. All of the nominees personify Rotary International’s motto, “Service Above Self.” Kershaw was chosen by a National Selection Committee, comprised of 450 members of the sports media, past award winners, baseball executives and Rotary district governors. All 30 Major League teams submitted a nominee for the award. Kershaw and his wife Ellen founded Kershaw’s Challenge, a foundation that seeks to transform the lives of at-risk children and communities. Their cornerstone charity, “Arise Africa,” has built and sustained an orphanage
in Lusaka, Zambia called “Arise Home.” The orphanage is now home to nine children who came from desperate situations. This year, their goal is to rebuild a community school in the heart of Lusaka, adding five additional classrooms and paying salaries for higher educated faculty. They are also drilling a new water well to bring fresh water to the town. Each year, the Kershaws travel to Africa to visit with the children and bring awareness to the issues of diseases and infections related to HIV and AIDS. In 2012, Clayton and Ellen co-authored Arise: Live Out Your Faith and Dreams on Whatever Field You Find Yourself, a book that chronicles their life together and trips to Africa. Kershaw’s Challenge is also involved with Sharefest in Los Angeles and Mercy Street in his hometown of Dallas, TX, both of which seek to improve the lives of at-risk youth through after-school programs and sports. Since 2011, Kershaw has been “Striking Out to Serve,” donating $500 to Kershaw’s Challenge for each batter he strikes out. A three time All-Star, he is led the National League this season with 232 strikeouts. He also led the Major Leagues in ERA at 1.83. The late Branch Rickey, known to millions as “Mr. Baseball,” is
LA Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (center) receives the 2013 Branch Rickey Award from Branch B. Rickey (left) and Earl Wright, president of presenting sponsor AMG National Trust Bank, at the 22nd Annual Branch Rickey Dinner sponsored by the Rotary Club of Denver. Courtesy photo
credited with breaking the color barrier in the Major Leagues in 1945 when he signed Jackie Robinson, the first modern day AfricanAmerican player. He also hired the first Hispanic player, Roberto Clemente, in 1956. Rickey helped develop the farm system in baseball and stimulated
the sport’s expansion into more cities. Always an advocate for underprivileged children, he spearheaded the development of the famous “Knot Hole Gang,” to allow kids to attend big league games. The Branch Rickey Award is a replica of The Player,” the 13-foot tall bronze sculpture that stands at
the entrance to Coors Field at 20th & Blake in Denver. It was created by internationally prominent sculptor George Lundeen, and was dedicated on June 2, 2005, in celebration of Rotary International’s Centennial Year. For more information, visit www.BranchRickeyAward.org.
November 21, 2013 • DENVER HERALD-DISPATCH • PAGE 7
New Englewood Campus ready for first classes
Phase 1 of the new Englewood Campus, on the site of the former Englewood High School, is finished. Highschoolers are expected to move in before Christmas. Photos by Peter Jones
High school students to take their seats next month By Peter Jones School bells are about to ring at the new Englewood Campus. Phase 1 of the school district’s much-touted combined middle school and high school is complete. Beginning next month, Englewood High School students will begin utilizing the $44 million state-of-the-art campus. A year later, the district’s middle school students plan to move in. At that point, the two sets of students will essentially change places. Seventh and eighth graders will take over the campus’s north end when the high school’s Phase 2 is complete in December 2014. Englewood Leadership Academy, the district’s small school of choice, will also be part of the 238,000-squre-foot campus. A total of about 1,000 students will eventually be in the building. “It’ll be a little bit messy for the first year,” Englewood Schools Superintendent Brian Ewert said. “The students are very excited. They can’t wait to move in.” The changes correspond with 100th anniversary of Englewood High School. Englewood Campus, located at 3800 S. Logan St. on the former EHS site, was the result of a 2011 voterapproved bond sale and a propertytax boost. In addition to funding the new campus, $8 million is going toward renovating the current home of Englewood Middle School, which is slated to become the new location for Colorado’s Finest Alternative High School once the campus is complete. One of the first things visitors will see when touring the competed portion of the new campus is the spacious and distinctly comfortable “academic atrium,” which was decidedly designed as an appealing hangout for 21st century students. “It was intentionally built in such a way that we want kids to stay,” Ewert said of the modern, but homey design. “We want kids to be here. We want them to activate the space. We want them to congregate before and after school. We wanted to create a Starbucks feel, if you will, for the entire school.” The campus is similarly eyeing snack-bar sales as a way to keep the campus alluring, and perhaps even hip by some ironic definition. Likewise, the multi-level cafeteria has eschewed an institutional lunchroom look for – dare we say – the style and quality of a destination restaurant. And we’re talking good food, ac-
cording to Ewert. “We expect healthy choices – and choices that kids would like to eat, that look good and are fresh,” the superintendent said. Adjacent to the cafeteria and kitchen is a fully equipped culinary arts facility. The new campus also boasts impressive and spacious facilities for science classes, among a host of other state-of-the-art amenities, including a renovated theater and music education areas, and new sports fields. Much like a college setting, teachers will have an office work area, but will not be assigned to a specific classroom. “They will teach in two or three different spaces during the day. The reason we did that was to save on square footage, to make sure every classroom is full every single period,” Ewert said. A special-education area is equipped with a bed, a stove, a washer and a dryer to ensure all students receive the individualized attention they need. “This is an apartment where kids will learn life skills.” Ewert said. “You have a kid with severe cognitive delays or physical disabilities, they learn how to take care of a bedroom, how to live and cook.” EHS officially marked its 100th anniversary on Nov. 16 with alumni tours of the new campus. RIGHT: The “academic atrium” was built in such a way as to encourage kids to hangout at school, according to Superintendent Brian Ewert. “We wanted to create a Starbucks feel, if you will, for the entire school,” he said. BELOW: Englewood Schools Superintendent Brian Ewert tours one of the new state-of-theart science classrooms at the Englewood Campus.
The newly renovated auditorium was preserved from the original high school building.
The new cafeteria will serve healthful and appealing choices.
Englewood Schools’ “relentless” focus on learning was carried on by the construction project, school officials say.
PAGE 8 • DENVER HERALD-DISPATCH • November 21, 2013
BLACK FRIDAY Park Meadows
Nov. 29, 8 p.m. stores open Dec. 1, 4 -6 a.m., Pancake breakfast, prizes every hour until 10 a.m. Prizes; perks, entertainment and more for shoppers. Park Meadows is located at 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree.
CLASSES Make a Miniature Holiday Bookend
Nov. 26, 10 a.m. – noon and 1 – 3 p.m., Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton Create a miniature bookend featuring a holiday outdoor scene with a festive front door, walkway and decorated tree. Expert crafter Pat Vick will present two identical workshops, open to adults and to children age eight and older accompanied by an adult. Participants must bring $2.50 for materials. Wear an apron or “crafty” clothes. Call the library at 303-795-3961.
DISPLAYS Santa’s Village at Vistas Court, Park Meadows
Through Dec. 13, Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Nov. 29, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m., Dec. 14 - Dec. 21, Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Dec. 22 – Dec. 23, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m., Dec. 24, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Park Meadows Shopping Center, 8465 S Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree. Explore the lighted village on the way to see Santa in the Vistas Court. Discover a whole new Santa experience with singing reindeer, Santa’s symphony and Santa’s Super Sleigh. Info: 303-792-2999.
DONATIONS/ FUNDRAISERS South Suburban Parks and Recreation Winter Coat Drive
Through November. Held in conjunction with 7NEWS/Dependable Cleaners’ Coats for Colorado program. Throughout the month, drop off gently used or new coats at specially designated collection
boxes throughout South Suburban Park and Recreation District, including: Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton; Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial; Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 RidgeGate Circle, Lone Tree; Family Sports Center, 6901 S. Peoria St., Centennial; South Suburban Ice Arena, 6580 S. Vine St., Centennial and South Suburban Golf Course, 7900 S. Colorado Blvd., Centennial. For information on South Suburban’s participation, visit www.sspr.org or email Marthat@sspr.org.
Stor-Mor Self-Storage of Littleton Holiday Food Drive
November and December, 8145 W. Grand Ave., Littleton. Help local families by donating non-perishable food items. Bring in items to the office and staff will distribute them to those in need.
Mosaic Church Food Drive
The Church needs to fill 100 Thanksgiving Baskets for needy Englewood families. Volunteer Opportunities: Basket Assembly: Nov. 22, 6 - 8p.m.; Basket Delivery: Nov. 24, 12:30p.m. To volunteer contact Robin Harris at 720-841-7437 or robin_harris@englewood.k12.co.us. Donations Needed: Turkeys, King Soopers or Wal-Mart Gift Cards, aluminum pans, stuffing/bread, potatoes/gravy, vanned veggies, Yams, Cranberry Sauce and other holiday staples. Drop off items Nov. 22, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Mosaic Church, 4101 S. Lincoln, Englewood.
Project Angel Heart Pie in the Sky
Nov. 26 pick up pies at one of 18 locations through Denver and Colorado. Purchase delicious seasonal pies for $25 ($20 tax deductible) and Project Angel Heart will prepare and deliver five meals to Coloradans in need. Visit www.PieintheSkyColorado.org or call 303-830-0202.
Colorado Gerontological Society Holiday Food Basket Drive
Dec. 19 – 20, 3 – 7 p.m., First Baptist
Church, 1375 Grant St, Denver. Donations of food and gift items are accepted during these times. If you can provide a collection site or want to coordinate a large donation, contact CGS, 3006 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Volunteers are needed December 19-21 to assemble the gift baskets, sort and pack, make holiday cards, and deliver the baskets.
EVENTS Tree-Lighting Ceremony
Nov. 29, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Valet Circle, Cherry Creek Shopping Center, 3000 E. 1st Ave., Denver. Hot cocoa, kettle corn, entertainment by the Original Dickens Carolers and lighting of the 60-foot tree.
Christmas Candlelight Services
Dec. 7, 1 p.m., Riverside Cemetery, 5201 Brighton Boulevard, Denver. Information: 303-293-2466. Dec. 15, 2 p.m., Fairmount Cemetery, 430 S. Quebec St., Denver. 303-399-0692.
Cherry Hills Village Holiday Tree Lighting
Dec. 13, 6 – 8 p.m., Village Center, 2450 E. Quincy Ave., Cherry Hills Village. Treelighting, face painting, mayor’s tree lighting ceremony, hayrides, warm chili, hot cocoa, cider and cookies.
PARTIES Cherry Creek Nursing Center Resident and Family Holiday Party
Dec. 14, 2 – 4 p.m., Cherry Creek Nursing Center, 14699 E. Hampden Ave., Aurora. Open to the public.
PERFORMANCES ‘Santa Needs a Holiday’
Through Dec. 28, 1:30 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. shows added Nov. 30, Heritage Square Music Hall Children’s Theatre, 18301 W. Colfax D-103, Golden. Note: The Music Hall closes for good after this show. For reservations, call 303-279-7800 or visit www. hsmusichall.com.
‘The Santaland Diaries’
Nov. 29 – Dec. 24, Garner Galleria, 14 and Curtis streets, Denver. Denver Center Attractions is thrilled to present Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company’s The Santaland Diaries. Local favorite Matt Zambrano dons the candy-cane tights, bringing to life David Sedaris’ hilarious real-life story of working as an “elf” in Macy’s SantaLand. Filled with holiday hijinks and biting insights into the absurdities of the holiday season. Tickets at www.denvercenter.org or call 303-8939582. th
‘A Christmas Carol’
12-time Rocky Mountain District Champion with special guests the men’s chorus from Colorado Christian University and the McPhy Quartet. Tickets on sale now at www.new mantix.com/sor.
‘Christmas at the Ranch’
Dec. 13 – 15, Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Boulevard, Highlands Ranch. Tickets/info at www.chcc.org, 303791-4100.
SANTA VISITS ‘PJ’s with Santa’
Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m., Mission Hills Church, 620 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. Tickets at www.arapahoe-phil.org or call 303-8711892.
Dec. 6, 5:30 p.m., dining hall, Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Children of all ages are invited to enjoy an evening with Santa Claus while wearing their best holiday sleep attire. Festivities will include a photo opportunity with Santa, dinner and cookies. Tickets are $2/person, children under 2 years old are admitted free. Must be purchased ahead of time and in person at the Student Affairs Office (Room M2820), guest limit 200. Information: Student Affairs Office at 303-7975668 or student.activities@arapahoe.edu.
LSO presents ‘Great Stories of Christmas’
SHOPPING Santa’s Back Room
Nov. 29 – Dec. 29, Stage Theater, Denver Performing Arts Center, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver. Dickens’ classic holiday tale comes to life. Tickets at www.denvercenter. org.
Arapahoe Philharmonic Holiday Concert
Dec. 6 – 7, 7:30 p.m., Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Littleton Symphony Orchestra annual holiday concert. Order at www.Littleton Symphony.org.
‘A Ceremony of Carols’
Dec. 6 - 7, 7:30 p.m., Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver. The Colorado Choir Christmas concert features “A Ceremony of Carols” by Benjamin Britten, works by Paul Christiansen and other Christmas selections. More information is available at www.coloradochoir Open reception immediately following. Tickets at 303-892-5922 or online at www. augustanaarts.org.
‘Comfort and Joy’
Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 14, 2 p.m., University of Denver - Newman Center. 2344 E. Iliff Ave. Featuring Sound of the Rockies,
Through Dec. 21, Thrift Mart at 1331 E. Colfax, Denver. Shoppers will find extraordinary bargains on all holiday items: handcrafted wreathes, table decorations, aprons, potholders, hats, scarves, wrapping paper, ornaments, cards, Santa’s, angels, tinsel, trees and lights. Fundraiser for Assistance League of Denver. For more information or to make a donation, call 303-322-5205 or visit www.denver.assistanceleague.org.
Mile High Holiday Mart
Nov. 22. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., Nov. 23, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Nov. 24, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S. Syracuse St., Denver. Junior League of Denver event. Visit www.jld.org.
Cookie Tin Sale
Dec. 7 – 8, 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Cherry Creek Nursing Center, 14699 E. Hampden Ave., Aurora. Open to the public.
303-936-7778
SUBSCRIBE TODAY!
Advertise your church services for only $12.50 Per week! 303-936-7778 Bethany United Methodist
Brentwood United Methodist
Harvey Park Baptist
Notre Dame Catholic
Trinity Lutheran
3501 W. 1st Ave.
1899 S. Irving • 303-936-3447
WE ARE THE HANDS AND FEET OF CHRIST
2112 S. Patton Ct. at West Evans www.harveyparkbaptistchurch.org
2190 S. Sheridan Blvd. 303-935-3900
4225 W. Yale Ave.
303-936-1001
Sunday Anticipated Mass: 4:00 p.m. Saturday
303-934-7163
E-Mail BethUMC@juno.com
Rev. Bich Thy (Betty) Nguyen, Pastor
www.brentwoodchurchdenver.com
SUNDAY SERVICES
8:45 a.m. - English Language Sunday School Sunday School . . . . . . . .9:30 am 9:45 a.m.- English Language Worship Children’s Sunday School Sunday Fellowship . . . .10:15 am 10:45 a.m.- Fellowship Time for All Sunday Worship . . . . . .10:30 am 11:15 a.m.- Vietnamese Language Worship Nursery Provided on Sunday 11:45 a.m.- Children’s Church Thursday Brown Bag Lunch & 5 p.m.- Spanish Language Worship
Bible Study . . . . . . . . . .11:30 am
Sunday Schedule
Nursery Available
Sunday Schedule: 7:30 a.m. • 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. • 12:00 p.m.
COME JOIN US IN WORSHIP
ALL ARE WELCOME
Religious Education………………..9:30 a.m. Worship Service…………...10:45 a.m.
Missouri Synod
(Between Sheridan and Federal)
303-934-2103 Worship 9 a.m. with Deaf Interpretation 10:30 a.m. Sunday School - all ages 10:30 a.m. Nursery Available Early Childhood Center Child Care and Preschool call
303-934-6160
November 21, 2013 • DENVER HERALD-DISPATCH • PAGE 9
v
Classified Line Ads • Classified Display Ads • Service Directory Ads
CALL 303-773-8313
SERVICES NORM’S CHEAP FENCE & REPAIR Wood – Chain Link- Ornamental Experienced – Welding Available Free Estimates Call Norm 303-936-5638 Leave Message
YARD CLEANUP Leaf raking & gutter cleaning Tree trimming or removal Christmas lighting Indoor & Outdoor Senior Discount
FEEL YOUR BEST WITH MASSAGE
Relax, relieve pain & stress with nurturing touch from experienced masseuse in NW Denver. Call Marsha at 303455-0469 for an appointment.
Hills Tree & Shrub
WANTED
HELP WANTED
UNWANTED APPLIANCES
NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION ARTIST
Working or not. Picked up at no charge. Call Kyle at 303-922-6009 Or 720-427-6972.
VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER TUTORS NEEDED for Avid program - JFK High 3-6 hours pr/wk/a.m. Call Dave 720-423-4452, david_weber@dpsk12.org
303-762-0108
Southeast Denver newspaper/publishing company seeks experienced and motivated print publication designer for a part-time position. (1420 hours/wk.) Full days on Monday and Tuesday to produce and lay out visually appealing pages for two weekly community newspapers. Position requires knowledge of Macintosh computers and software creating various page layout styles with InDesign CS6 and creating ad designs with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Position works closely with production lead position to meet deadlines. Occasional ad design/update work and other minor desktop publishing duties are required. Only applicants with previous print production/design experience will be considered. Additional newspaper publication, journalism, word press experience is a plus, and could lead to expanded hours and responsibilities. This is a “print production” position and NOT for a creative artist. Only applicants who can demonstrate a solid understanding of news design principles and have experience creating informational graphics and/or ads will be considered. Experienced applicants should send resumes and work samples to: gerri@villagerpublishing.com. DRIVERS: HOME NIGHTLY!
Great Paying Denver Box truck or CDL-A Flatbed Runs. 1yr Exp. Req. Estenson Logistics. Apply: www.goelc.com. 1-888-399-5856
M-F Noon, 7, 10:30 pm Sat Noon, 4, 7, 10:30 pm Sun M-F Noon, 7, 10:15 10:30 pm Sat Noon, 4, 7, 10:30 pm Sun Noon, 7, 10:15 pm
To place a 25-word ad in 100 To place a 25-word COSCANCOSCAN Network network ad in 74 Colorado newspapers for only $250,for contact you local newspaper Colorado newspapers only $250, call youror local call SYNC2 Media at 303-571-5117. newspaper today. Contact Matt at 303-773-8313
NO OBAMACARE REQUIRED!
Affordable Rates and Advertising that Gets Results!!
ver. Excellent Hourly Pay. $19.03p/h + $4.65 H&W. Class A CDL & 2yrs Experience required in the past five years. EOE/AA. Salmon Companies 800-251-4301 or apply online www. salmoncompanies.com
Colorado Statewide Classified Advertising Network
GUN SHOW SERTOMA GUN SHOW NOV 29 1-6, NOV 30 9-5, & DEC 1 9-4 The Event Center at Rustic Hills 3960 Palmer Park Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Call for Reservations 719-630-3976 HELP WANTED
ADVERTISE YOUR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY WITH THE DENVER HERALD DISPATCH
Drivers: *Seasonal Drivers Needed* to haul U.S. Mail in Den-
Indian Creek Express is HIRING!!! Class-A CDL, OTR Drivers & Teams. Home Weekly 100% paid health insurance, vacation & per diem. No touch freight BIG MILES=BIG MONEY! 877-273-3582 HELP WANTED 25 DRIVER TRAINEES NEEDED! Learn to drive for Swift Transportation at US Truck. Earn $750 per week! CDL & Job Ready in 3 weeks! 1-800-809-2141
HELP WANTED Owner Operators home daily/ every other day. Dedicated local grocery retailer. $3,500 HOLIDAY BONUS! Class A CDL & 1 year driving. Call Cornelius 866-832-6384 DriveForGreatwide.com HELP WANTED ATTN: 29 Serious People to Work From Anywhere using a computer. Up to $1,500-$5,000 PT/FT www.ValleyIncomeOnline.com HELP WANTED EARN $500 A-DAY: Insurance Agents Needed, Leads, No Cold Calls, Commissions Paid Daily, Lifetime Renewals, Complete Training, Health/Dental Insurance, Life License Required. Call 1-888-713-6020
Your Weekly Horoscope – By Gren Chatworth SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21) Water activity is very strongly highlighted for Sagittarius individuals. There could be a lot of activity around boats and shipping. Be cautious around electricity.
ARIES (March 21 – April 19) Business pressure will be felt during this week. If you feel tensions getting you down, it would be wise to see your doctor and take it easy for a short time. This transit doesn’t indicate poor health, just tension.
LEO (July 23 – Aug 22) Business ventures are continuing to get better and better in the sign of LEO. Pay particular attention to small details. There is a tendency to become forgetful of important matters.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19) The chart this week for Capricorn is looking good. There is a strong possibility of marriage coming up for single Capricorn individuals.
TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) This should work out to be a very good week for Taurus especially in social affairs. Short journeys are favored, and there will be many friends around you to help you enjoy yourself.
AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18) Much can be gained at this time by clearing up loos ends and getting business matters straightened around. There are seven years of much benefit coming your way if you act properly.
VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sept 22) Much ‘action’ is indicated in the sign of Virgo at this time. Business activities should be good. This doesn’t mean that you are going to set the world on fire, but you will probably enjoy it.
GEMINI (May 21 – June 20) The doors of opportunity are opening in your favor. This will be a long slow process, but it is coming. No over-night miracles will change this. You may find something you never dreamed possible.
LIBRA (Sept 23 – Oct 22) A lot of plain ‘hard word’ is indicated for next week, but this won’t bother you much as your energies are up to it. You may even find that you are enjoying the challenge.
PISCES (Feb 19 – March 20) Everything looks pretty normal in the sign of Pisces at this time, but there is a caution to watch your purse strings. Don’t over spend, no matter how much you feel that you can.
CANCER (June 21 – July 22) Don’t lose sight of your goal. Keep an eye on important plans for the future. There may be much to divert your thoughts from the target. Stay on course and don’t wander. You will gain a great deal.
SCORPIO (Oct 23 – Nov 21) You will probably enjoy yourself very thoroughly during this period. With no poor aspects to your sun sign, you are given the chance to ‘have a ball’ and yet still attend to business.
PAGE 10 • DENVER HERALD-DISPATCH • November 21, 2013
A Thanksgiving Trivia Quiz By Rosemary Fetter Thanksgiving is probably the only American holiday without an agenda. No gift giving, no specific religious or political connections, no fireworks and no costumes. In this country, Thanksgiving is all about food, family, friends, and for some of us, football. Like our ancestors, we express gratitude for a bountiful harvest and our many blessings, especially frozen turkeys, fresh fruits and vegetables, butter (or some low-cal substitute) and even canned pumpkin pie mix and cranberry sauce. Add to that modern refrigeration, microwave, convex and electric ovens, food processors and a host of other culinary conveniences, plus the proximity of the nearest grocery store, and we have a range of food choices and cookery that would have amazed our foremothers. Although most of us know the basics of the Thanksgiving holiday, answers to some of the questions below may come as a surprise. If you got six or more answers correct, treat yourself to an extra piece of pumpkin pie. If you got all of them right, take the whole pie. Happy Thanksgiving!
Inset and right: Thanksgiving postcards, circa 1910-1915.
3) Which of the following animals were not present on the first voyage? a. Dogs b. Pigs c. Cows d. Chickens 4) Which food was not included in the original Thanksgiving feast? a. Turkey b. Nuts c. Fruit d. Pumpkin pie
6) What did the group do for entertainment? a. Foot races b. Bugle serenades c. Archery contests d. All of the above 7) Which poet wrote “The Courtship of Miles Standish?” a. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow b. Walt Whitman c. Ralph Waldo Emerson d. Emily Dickinson 8) What occasion did the first national Thanksgiving commemorate? a. Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock b. The end of the Spanish-American War c. The Union victory at Gettysburg d. None of the above
9) Who initiated the first effort to make Thanksgiving an American holiday? a. George Washington b. Harriet Beecher Stowe c. Sara Josefa Hale d. Kit Carson 10) In what year was the first Macy’s Thanksgiving parade held? a. 1900 b. 1924 c. 1939 d. 1970 11) Which American president tried to move Thanksgiving back to allow an extra week for shopping? a. Calvin Coolidge b. Ulyses S. Grant c. Franklin D. Roosevelt 12) When was the first Thanksgiving Day pro-football game held? a. 1922 b. 1934 c. 1945 d. 1967
C. Cows had to wait 3) until the next ship came in, the Anne, in 1624. 4) D. Although pumpkins were plentiful, flour or butter to make a pie were unavailable. 5) C. Apparently 56 settlers and 91 Wampanoag Indians enjoyed the first recorded pot luck in American history. D. All of the above. 6) 7) A. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a descendent of John Alden and Pricilla Mullins, wrote the poem about
2) How many Pilgrims sailed on the Mayflower? a. 86 b. 102 c. 130 d. None of the above
5) How many Native Americans attended the first dinner? a. 24 b. 58 c. 91
Answers: D. Surprisingly, 1) the Spanish celebrated a Thanksgiving feast in 1565 (they ate beans), Jamestown, Virginia colonists in 1610, and the Pilgrims in 1621. As it turned out, only the last one stuck. B. 102 settlers, plus 2) captain and crew. By the end of the first winter, half the colonists had died. An estimated 20 – 30 million trace their ancestry back to the Mayflower passengers (accurately or otherwise).
1) Although we celebrate Thanksgiving on the last Thursday in November, when was the first Thanksgiving in America held? a. 1565 b. 1607 c. 1621 d. All of the above
this early American love triangle. Longfellow insisted the story was true, and he could be correct. Pricilla was the only single woman of marriageable age at the time. 8) C. President Lincoln declared the first national Thanksgiving holiday in 1863, in remembrance of those who died at the Battle of Gettysburg, the turning point in the American Civil War. For decades, the South refused to partake in the November celebration.
9) C. Sara Josefa Hale, publisher of Godey’s Ladies Book, campaigned for years to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. 10) B. The first parade actually took place at Christmas,1924. Macy’s employees dressed in costume and traveled six miles with Central Park zoo animals and floats from Herald Square to Harlem in Manhattan. 11) C. In 1941, a wellmeaning President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved the holiday back to the fourth Thurs-
day in November. Many states, Colorado included, simply ignored him and continued partying on the fourth Thursday. Since Roosevelt had to deal with Pearl Harbor just a couple of weeks later, he backed off, wisely deciding to “pick his battles.” 12) B. The University of Detroit Stadium hosted the first broadcasted Thanksgiving Day football game in 1934, pitting the Detroit Lions against the Chicago Bears.
Calendar of Events
Arts/Entertainment
Jim Beckner Exhibition
Through Dec. 28, Byers-Evans House Gallery, 1310 Bannock St., Denver. Beckman is Best of Show winner of the 2012 Denver Plein Air Arts Festival, the largest urban plein air event in the nation. Visit www.byersevans housemuseum.org or call 303-620-4933.
LSO presents ‘The Story of the Three Little Pigs’
Nov. 23, 2:30 p.m., Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Annual free children’s concert, fun for the entire family. Tickets at www.Littleton Symphony.org.
‘Three acts, two dancers, one radio host’ th
Dec. 7, 8 p.m., Buell Theater, 14 and Curtis streets, Denver. Ira Glass of “This American Life” joined forces with Monica Bill Barnes & Company for an evening of dance and radio.
Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to editorial@villagerpublishing.com. Glass is the creator and host of WBEZ Chicago’s public radio show “This American Life,” which is distributed by Public Radio International and heard on over 500 public radio stations, including KCFR (Colorado Public Radio) in Denver; its podcast most weeks is the most popular podcast in America. Tickets are on sale now at www.denvercenter.org.
Clubs/Organizations
EOC Accelerator Roundtable Discussions
Meet weekly with different advisors that can help in all phases of business. Visit www.theecoaccelerator.com/events/.
E vents
‘Dolls of the Centuries’
Nov. 22, 3 p.m., Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Denver.
The Englewood Historic Preservation Society presents Beverly Cummins, who is in the business of selling and repairing dolls with her mother. If you have an old doll, bring it and she might be able to tell you the history. For information, call 720-254-1897.
DPL Winter Used Book Sale
Dec. 12, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Dec. 13 - 14, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., DPL Central Library, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, B2 Conference Center. The sale features more than 35,000 items including children’s books, non-fiction and fiction books, CDs, DVDs and audio books all at bargain prices starting at less than one dollar. New items will be added daily. Visit www.denverlibrary.org.
Fundraisers
Gala: An Evening in Black & White
Nov. 22, Ellie Caulkins Opera House,
14th and Curtis streets, Denver. Proceeds will support Opera Colorado’s Education & Community Engagement Programs. Evening includes cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, and an intimate performance by internationally acclaimed soprano Elizabeth a Kevin Taylor dinner in the Chambers Grant Salon and dancing in the lobby. To make a reservation, contact Glenda Masters at 303.468.2029 or gmasters@operacolorado.org or visit Opera Colorado.org/Gala2013.
Pets
‘Name Your Price’ Black Friday Adoption Special
Nov. 29, Quebec Shelter, 2080 S. Quebec St., Denver, and Buddy Center in Castle Rock. Applies to all cats and dogs 1 year and older at the Quebec Street shelter and the Buddy Center in Castle Rock. Visit www. ddfl.org.
Volunteers
Volunteer with the Denver Asset Building Coalition
Jan. 18, season starts The Denver Asset Building Coalition s a nonprofit serving lowincome families with free tax preparation, and we are looking for volunteers to help during the 2014 tax season. Headquarters are at the Mi Casa Resource Center, 360 Acoma Street in Denver. Please call Solomon Smilack, 303-388-7030 or visit www.denver abc.org.
November 21, 2013 • DENVER HERALD-DISPATCH • PAGE 11
Legal Notices
PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1126 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/20/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: LYNELLE K MASCHE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR CLARION MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/11/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 7/30/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007119857 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $135,900.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $135,606.34
DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $175,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $168,084.75 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: THE EAST 1/2 OF PLOT 6, BLOCK 2, NEWELL SUBDIVISION, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO.
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.
Which has the address of: 1853 South Hazel Court , Denver, CO 80219
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 19, 2013, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 10/24/2013 Last Publication: 11/21/2013 Publisher: Herald Dispatch
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT ‘A’ AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH. Which has the address of: 4451 South Ammons Street #3-107 , Littleton, CO 80123 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 19, 2013, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 10/24/2013 Last Publication: 11/21/2013 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 8/22/2013 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: THE CASTLE LAW GROUP, LLC CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 13-04918 EXHIBIT A UNIT 107, BUILDING 3 LAKE CHALET, A CONDOMINIUM, DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONTINTIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF LAKE CHALET, A CONDOMINIUM RECORDED JUNE 03, 2003 AT RECEPTION NO, 2003108828 AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED APRIL 21, 2004 AT RECEPTION NO, 2004093771, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Published in the Villager First Published October 24, 2013 Last Published November 21, 2013 Legal #: 2013-1126 ________________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1144 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/21/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: ROBERT O FLING AND DOROTHY MAY FLING Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/31/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 11/1/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007171033
NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
Dated: 8/22/2013 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: VADEN LAW FIRM, LLC WAYNE E VADEN Colorado Registration #: 21026 2015 YORK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80205 Phone #: (303) 377-2933 X 112 Fax #: (303) 377-2934 Attorney File #: 13-051-04725 Published in the Villager First Published October 24, 2013 Last Published November 21, 2013 Legal #: 2013-1144 ________________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1154 To Whom It May Concern: On 8/23/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: BERNICE GONZALES AND YVONNE GONZALES Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN MORTGAGE NETWORK, A DELAWARE CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/18/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 10/30/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007168782 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $150,100.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $139,042.36 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: SITUATED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO: KNOWN AS THE SOUTH HALF? OF TRACT 67, EXCEPT THE EAST 182.14 FEET, GARFIELD HEIGHTS NEW FILING CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 1130 South Julian Street , Denver, CO 80219 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as
provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 19, 2013, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 10/24/2013 Last Publication: 11/21/2013 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 8/29/2013 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: THE CASTLE LAW GROUP, LLC JENNIFER M GRIEST Colorado Registration #: 34830 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 13-05148 Published in the Villager First Published October 24, 2013 Last Published November 21, 2013 Legal #: 2013-1154 ________________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1180 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/4/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: MARTHA ARMIDA GOMEZ DE ZAPATA Original Beneficiary: COMMERCE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: COMMERCE BANK, FORMERLY KNOWN AS COMMERCE BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/10/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 1/25/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008010328 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $35,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $28,795.45 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the covenants of the Deed of Trust have been violated for reasons including, but not limited to, the failure to make timely payments required under the Deed of Trust and the evidence of debt secured thereby, failure to pay property taxes as they became due, and failure to repay the indebtedness in full by the maturity date. The entire indebtedness is now past due. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT ‘A’ AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH. Which has the address of: 3910 Vallejo Street , Denver, CO 80211 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 2, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 11/7/2013 Last Publication: 12/5/2013 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 9/5/2013 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: HATCH, RAY, OLSEN, SANDBERG LLC ROBERT W HATCH II Colorado Registration #: 16888 730 17TH STREET SUITE #200, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 298-1800 Fax #: Attorney File #: C-1123-15
EXHIBIT A Lot 18 and the South 1/3 of Lot 19, Block 14, First Addition to Sunnyside, City and County of Denver, State of Colorado. together with all existing or subsequently erected of affixed buildings, improvements and fixtures; all easements, rights of way, and appurtenances; all water, water rights and ditch rights (Including stock in utilities with ditch or irrigation rights); and all other rights, royaltiesm and profits relating to the real property, including without limitation to all minerals, oil, gas, geothermal, and similar matters. Published in the Denver Herald First Published November 7, 2013 Last Published December 5, 2013 Legal #: 2013-1180 ________________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1168 To Whom It May Concern: On 9/3/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: JAPERA A CLARK Original Beneficiary: COLORADO MORTGAGE ALLIANCE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/28/2009 Recording Date of DOT: 1/28/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010010351 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $90,824.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $86,404.50 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 32, BLOCK 1, CORNERSTONE, FILING NO. 1, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 14400 Albrook Drive #32 , Denver, CO 80239 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 2, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 11/12/2013 Last Publication: 12/12/2013 Publisher: Herald Dispatch
Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/20/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 8/13/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007126282 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $218,400.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $206,308.17 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT ‘A’ AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH. Which has the address of: 1699 Downing Street #209 , Denver, CO 80218 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 16, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 11/21/2013 Last Publication: 12/19/2013 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 9/17/2013 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: THE CASTLE LAW GROUP, LLC KIMBERLY L MARTINEZ Colorado Registration #: 40351 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 11-05649R EXHIBIT A Codominium Unit 209, Denver Square, accoding to the Condominium Map thereof, recorded August 18, 2003, under Reception No. 2003172381, and as defined and desbribed in the Condominium Declaration of Denver Square, recorded August 18, 2003, under Reception No. 2003172380, City and County of Denver, State of Colorado. Published in the Villager First Published November 21, 2013 Last Published December 19, 2013 Legal #: 2013-1218 ________________________________________
Dated: 9/3/2013 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: THE CASTLE LAW GROUP, LLC CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 13-05928 Published in the Villager First Published November 14, 2013 Last Published December 12, 2013 Legal #: 2013-1168 ________________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1218
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CHARLES BODEN, AKA CHARLES P BODEN, deceased Case Number: 2013PR31412 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before March 28, 2014*, or claims may be forever barred PATRICIA J. BODEN Personal Representative 928 South Vrain Street Denver, CO 80219 Published in the Denver Herald First Published November 14, 2013 Last Published November 28, 2013 Legal #: DHD 017 ________________________________________
To Whom It May Concern: On 9/13/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: GREGORY S BRUSO AND CLAYTON ANDERSON II
— End of Legals—
PAGE 12 • DENVER HERALD-DISPATCH • November 21, 2013
ANNOUNCEMENT
Silva-Ubert Wedding
Photo courtesy of Bernard Grant
Jose Greg Silva, son of Jophy Devargas (deceased), and Mrs. Esther Silva of Denver, recently wed Ms. Tina Marie Ubert, daughter of Mr. Richard Ubert and Ms. Diane Burnnett, divorced Denver residents. They were married on Nov. 12. The ceremony took place at Absolute Word Christian Church, 2400 California St. in Denver. The Maid of Honor was Mariah Luna, the bride’s daughter; Matron of Honor was Anne Ubert, bride’s sister-in-law; Bridesmaids were: bride’s daughter Selena Luna; Jodie Medrano, wife of the Best Man; and Denna Lujan, groom’s friend. The two Best Men were friends of the Groom: Carlos Medrano and Shaun Lujan. Groomsmen were Jerrod Ubert, the bride’s brother and J.C. Luna, the bride’s son.
The flower girl was the groom’s God-daughter Lallani Worsely and the Ring-bearer was Brandon Santana, the groom’s Godson. The reception, hosted by the groom, was held at the Old Spaghetti Factory in downtown Denver. In lieu of an immediate honeymoon, the couple will travel to Puerto Rico in August 2014. It is interesting to note that the groom, Jose Silva, has been politically active in Denver for 20 years. He is currently a mayoral appointee to Denver Latino Commission plus he is one of five elected young Democrats to the Colorado Young Democrats Executive Board. In addition, Silva is one of the founding board members of Forty Under Forty, an organization comprised of Colorado’s next generation of leaders.
Online records coming to Denver Denver’s huge repository of recorded documents will soon be available online on the Clerk and Recorder website. Clerk and Recorder Debra Johnson will formally unveil a new state-of-theart document recording system in January 2014 that will also offer more options for electronic recording of documents and faster service for e-recordings. The new system will allow free online searching and access to Denver’s repository of recorded documents. The bulk of
this collection consists of landrelated documents and marriage records, but also contains a variety of other records. A nominal fee will be charged to download a document, with online credit card payment. Initially, the online collection will consist of seven million documents dating back to 1970. Visit the Denver Clerk and Recorder website, at www.Denver ClerkandRecorder.org, for document search training opportunities.
Carol Ferguson Design Consultant
720-375-1394
carol.ferguson@3day.com
Holiday lighting is a top trend in seasonal holiday décor.
Photo courtesy of Designs by Sundown
Make your home shimmer for the holidays Submitted by ALCC Lighting makes any home festive and the process doesn’t have to be complicated. Stand out on the curb. Then look back at your home to see the features in your yard that you could easily light up this season. What might make the most impact with a few strands of lights?
Things to consider
• Trees are already a focal point in the yard, so it’s easy to take advantage of their strong presence by adding lights. • The roofline with its high pitches and bends creates dramatic interest when outlined in lights. • Garlands go everywhere. They’re not just for the family room fireplace. If you have an outdoor fireplace, deck it out with garlands and lights, too. String lighted garlands along the fence line, surrounding porch pillars or around the mailbox post. • Architectural features like a filigree gate offer unique options to get creative with lights. • Make it fun and whimsical. Wrap lights around old skis, a wheelbarrow full of evergreens or create a silhouette around a bicycle frame. Create something fun the neighbors will
enjoy.Lighting shouldn’t be a budget breaker - or a fire hazard. LED technology makes lighting safer, easier and more energy efficient than traditional lights. Here are some good reasons to start replacing worn out lights with LEDs: • Safety - LEDs do not get hot like conventional lights to create a fire hazard or scorch plants. • Durability - If you are on top of a ladder and drop an LED bulb, it most likely won’t break when it hits the concrete. LEDs also last 4-5 times longer than incandescent lights so there are fewer materials used and you replace them less often over time. • Fewer outlets required - If you’ve ever searched your yard for more outlets or blown a fuse from too many lights on a circuit, LEDs are for you. You can string multiple strands of LEDs end to end and attach them to one extension cord that’s plugged into a single outlet. • Guilt-free power - No need to worry about energy consumption and power costs. The newest LEDs use about 90 percent less power than conventional lights.
Practical tips for installing holiday lights
• When you place lights along the roof line, make sure you place a bulb at the points of the roof and where right angles form at the corners. • Tape over the unused plug-in at the very end of the string of lights. Wrap electrical tape over the holes in the plug to prevent moisture from getting inside and possibly creating a short. • If lighting more than one evergreen tree, wrap the lights in the same direction - such as clockwise - and make the spacing between strands on all trees consistent. This creates a uniform appearance throughout the yard. • Before taking down the lights, use duct tape and a marker to ID lights on corners and peaks and other critical places in your display. This will save assembly time next year. • Play it safe. Placing lights on very large trees and along high rooflines may not be the safest DIY project. Trained pros have the equipment and skill to do the work safely - and also the design know-how to make your display a stand-out on the street. For more information, visit www.alcc.com.
Mile High Holiday Mart set for Nov. 22-24 The 2013 Mile High Holiday Mart, presented by the Junior League of Denver (JLD), is Friday, Nov. 22 - Sunday, Nov. 24, at Denver Marriott Tech Center. The 34th annual event features a new location with ample space, select merchants with high quality merchandise, and a unique and exclusive shopping experience. Further, all proceeds support the JLD’s focus, changing lives through literacy in the Denver metro area. Funds raised by our events enable us to provide substantial financial and volunteer support to our community partners. “We were thrilled with the success of the 2012 Mile High Holiday Mart, and are confident our 2013 event will be no different,” said President Lisa Lumley. “Attendees are supporting our community focus, literacy, and are helping us get books and tools to families in need in the Denver metro area. One
Janie Fletcher, Junior League of Denver past president, and her daughter Emma, enjoy last year’s Mile High Holiday Mart.
Courtesy photo
excellent example is our Read2Kids program at low-income schools in Denver.”
Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. For more information, visit www.jld.org.