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Local artist Mary Alice Fullerton donated the proceeds from a sale of her paintings Nov. 18 at Glenmoor Country Club to the Rocky Mountain Alzheimer’s Disease Center on the Anschutz Medical Campus. Photo by Bob Sweeney
Greenwood Village swears in Proposed fire-district merger could signal more consolidation new councilmembers tracted with the similarly named Incumbent pays for recount in too-close-to-call District 4
With an election vote recount requested and paid for by incumbent District 4 Greenwood Village City Councilmember T.J. Gordon underway, the final makeup of the city’s new council was still unconfirmed at press time. Gordon and challenger Thomas Dougherty had come in just three votes apart in the Nov. 7 election. The recount will be completed Dec. 4, officials said. The first order of business at last week’s
meeting was the swearing in of new members, following an informal dinner with city officials, family members and guests. The five newly elected councilmembers are Dave Bullock and Jerry Presley, District 1, Dave Kerber and Anne Ingerbretsen, District 2, Steve Moran and George Lantz, District 3, and Judith Hilton, District 4. District Judge Gary Kramer, a former councilmember himself, conducted the ceremony, showing a photo of the council during his tenure in office. Following the swearing-in, the council voted unanimously to elect George Lantz as mayor pro tem and then adjourned to a brief executive session.
Littleton Fire Protection District leaves city for South Metro
Regardless of what one thinks of Littleton Fire Protection District’s recent decision to separate itself from the city that bears its name, one thing is certain—the independent district would no longer have to put out the fires of confusion over its rather puzzling organizational title. “That is true. That will make it a lot easier,” said Keith Gardner, a former Centennial City Council member who serves as president of LFPD’s Board of Directors. “If I had to guess, since that ZIP code is kind of Littleton. I think maybe we inherited that.” Despite a nearly 60-year-old name that might imply otherwise, LFPD never did provide fire-protection service in the city of Littleton. Instead, the sort of virtual fire department has con-
Littleton Fire Rescue, the city’s official department, to extend its service into LFPD’s jurisdiction, which includes 80,000 residents of west Centennial, Columbine Valley, Bow Mar, Jefferson County’s Chatfield Reservoir and a sliver of northern Douglas County. Although the district owns three fire stations and shares ownership of a fourth with the city, LFPD’s stations are staffed by Littleton’s city firefighters. At least, that is the way it has worked so far. On Nov. 17, LFPD announced it would vacate the arrangement effective Jan. 1, 2019, as part of a deal that could eventually collapse the Littleton-associated fire district into the neighboring and larger South Metro Fire Rescue. For the initial period, LFPD will keep its name, but will contract with SMFR for actual service, much as it did for decades with Littleton. “It’s a big deal because we’ve Continued on page 2
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6th District Trump supporter wages primary challenge to Coffman Edwards says incumbent has betrayed Republican principles
U.S Rep. Mike Coffman has often put distance between himself and President Trump—too much distance as far as Roger Edwards is concerned. “I am not satisfied with the way Mike Coffman has represented the conservative population of the [6th Congressional District],” Edwards said. “He campaigned on repeal and replace, and when it finally came down to it, he voted no. People are tired of that. They want somebody who’s going to do what they say they’re going to do.” Such is the crux of Edwards’s populist Republican-primary challenge to a five-term incumbent who once said he did not care for the president and in May voted against the Trumpbacked House bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Coffman opposed the bill— which still passed the House, but effectively failed in the Senate—because he said it did not sufficiently limit what insurance companies could charge consumers with pre-existing conditions. Edwards is not buying it. “No matter what bill comes out of the House, the Senate’s going to put together a bill. Those go into reconciliation,” he said,
Roger Edwards arguing that the controversial stipulation Coffman objected to could have been changed at a later date. Edwards, 67, a Highlands Ranch businessman, says the longtime 6th District incumbent has worn out his welcome among conservatives and would lose to the Democratic challenger if granted the party’s nomination for a sixth time. “He’s lost already,” Edwards said. “He has lost the confidence of the Republican base.” Tyler Sandburg, a Coffman campaign advisor, was uncharacteristically understated in his response to the Edwards candidacy. “We welcome him to the race—everyone has the right to run. Mike is looking forward to the opportunity to work hard and earn each and every vote in a primary or the general election,” Sandburg said.
The politics of the reconfigured 6th District are anything but simple. Although once consistently represented by firebrand Tom Tancredo, the district has gone from Republican-safe to a purple melting pot where Democrats slightly outnumber Republicans and unaffiliated voters are the true wildcard, mostly as a result of redistricting. Despite a theoretically level playing field, Coffman has managed to hold his own, surviving such recent high-profile Democratic challengers as former state Senate President Morgan Carroll and former state Speaker Andrew Romanoff, leaving some pundits to conclude that the district will not be truly competitive until the incumbent voluntarily steps down. Edwards’s calculus for victory is unusual. He argues that although Coffman would lose to a Democrat in 2018 that somehow the same voters would prefer an unknown right-wing Trump populist over either, even as the president’s poll numbers remain historically low. Democrat Hillary Clinton won the tossup district last year. The first-time congressional hopeful believes it has reached a point where 6th District Republicans would be inclined to sit out the election or vote for a third party rather than hold their nose and vote for Coffman. “In order for him to win, he has to win all the Republicans and a sizable amount of the independents,” the challenger said. “Right now, a lot of Re-
publicans will not vote for Mike Coffman because of the way he has flip-flopped.” Even so, Edwards, who bristles at the term “far right,” preferring “principled commonsense conservative, is not convinced his own message will appeal to independents either. “They may tell me to take a hike,” he said. “But I think if you get in front of people and talk to them about how America moves forward—maybe give up on your own personal interests to make a better future for everyone, I think you can convince a lot of people to do that.” The candidate cites the Affordable Care Act as an example. “If the people of the district say, ‘I want you to vote for this policy that is good for me,’ but it’s going to harm the country— sorry, I’d vote against my constituents. I absolutely would,” he said. Edwards, who speaks in his native Missouri accent, compares what may be an unwieldy political challenge to his “two years, six months and three days” in Vietnam, where the Army sergeant served as a forward air observer on experimental aircraft. “When I went to Vietnam, it wasn’t because I wanted to go. I did this because there was something greater than myself,” he said. “… We’d locate targets, and as an observer I would use the night-vision equipment and spot targets and call in artillery.” The experience led the candidate to be very serious on is-
sues of war, saying his “stomach turned” when troops were sent to Iraq and Afghanistan. “[Presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon] knew they couldn’t win [in Vietnam],” he said. “Yet they sent 58,000 people to their death and millions of Vietnamese. What it tells me is the level of corruption that is able to exist in the government.” After completing his own Army stint, Edwards went back to college, an opportunity he said he had previously wasted with failing grades before volunteering to join the Army. “The military has a tendency to focus your priorities, so when I got out, I repeated all the Ds and Fs and I was on the dean’s honor roll. I graduated with a degree in accounting” he said. Edwards took that into the business world, where he eventually specialized in transportation logistics. He currently owns a small trucking company. The father of several sons moved with his wife from Missouri to Colorado in 2010 to be closer to his wife’s grandchildren. Three candidates are running in the 6th District’s Democratic primary—attorney Jason Crow, onetime Obama administration official Levi Tillemann and attorney David Aarestad. If elected to his first-ever public office, Edwards pledges to serve no more than two terms. “Who could stand more than that?” he said. “Mike Coffman’s a career politician.”
Clark was lone “no” vote in last month’s council decision Continued from Page 1 been a partner with them since 1948. It wasn’t an easy decision. We took quite a bit of time to come to this conclusion,” said Gardner, who says the move will save money and improve
service levels. Although the contract has been approved by the board, voters in the LFPD district would have to approve any permanent merger with SMFR. They will get their first chance next May.
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If approved then or at a later date, the merger would see the mill levy to permanently fund fire protection for the district increase from 7.678 to 9.25, meaning the owner of a $300,000 house would pay about $34 more in property taxes annually.
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SMFR, which similarly merged with Parker’s fire department a decade ago, is the south suburbs’ largest consolidated fire district. It already provides service to such areas as Greenwood Village, Lone Tree, Castle Pines and an eastern section of barbell-shaped Centennial. Neighboring Highlands Ranch, an unincorporated metro district, continues to contract with Littleton for its fire protection in a similar arrangement to LFPD’s. The City of Littleton, whose contractual payments from LFPD, have constituted about 28 percent of the city’s fire budget, took the district’s separation announcement in stride. “I’m not surprised the Littleton Fire Protection District has decided to leave the longstanding partnership between the City of Littleton and the Highlands Ranch Metro District,” City Manager Mark Relph said in a statement. “We’ve been in discussion with our partners for more than a year to consider options that provide the best possible fire and emergency medical service to our citizens in the most cost-effective manner and we will continue to do so. Our staff will do our best to ensure as smooth a transition as possible.” As Highlands Ranch continues to mull its options, so is Littleton itself. The City Council recently voted to approve contracting Littleton’s own firedispatch services to the growing SMFR giant and some on the newly-seated council favor serious discussions about possibly following LFPD into a full threeway merger with SMFR. “People want to keep Littleton. They want to keep total control over it. But I would be in favor of consolidation if it
makes sense,” said Councilmember Patrick Driscoll, elected this month. The merger issue became highly political during the recent election with Littleton Firefighters Association, the union of the city’s fire department, openly endorsing candidates that favored a proposed merger with SMFR. “Unifying Littleton Fire Protection District and South Metro Fire Rescue will add tremendous depth to the emergency services being provided to Littleton Fire Protection District’s citizens and property under a sustainable financial model,” Joel Heinemann, the union’s president, said in a statement supporting LFPD’s move. “The unification has the support of the firefighters for both agencies. The firefighters fully support this unification and urge the city and Highlands Ranch Metro District to move forward with unification as well.” According to unsuccessful Littleton City Council candidate Carol Brzeczek, her loss and that of incumbent Doug Clark can be tied directly to the union, which she says unfairly portrayed the two “Sunshine” candidates as weak on public safety. “They threw a ton of money into the election and they were single issue,” she said. “Our position was not that we were opposed to a merger. My position on my website said it was premature to make the decision and there was a whole lot more work to be done.” Clark was the lone “no” vote in last month’s council decision to contract dispatch services, which will go into effect January 2018. LFPD and Highlands Ranch had threatened to end their contracts with the city unless the dispatch arrangement with SMFR was approved.
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Remembering my Scottish grandmother As a youngster, I had a 100 percent Scottish grandmother who was a marvelous cook. She immigrated to the United States with her mother and father as the sole daughter of the Gilbert Patterson family. My grandfather was a mining engineer who was hired to come to Leadville in the 1890s to work in the hard-rock mines during the Silver Boom era. The family settled in what was known as Stringtown, where miners lived close to the rich Leadville silver mines. What made her a significant cook, as the years rolled by, was being the oldest of 16 children. She knew how to cook everything with that many little mouths to feed. She spent time in Denver working at the Legislature and eventually moved back to Buena Vista, where she and her husband rented cabins to tourists. She made wonderful jams and jellies using a pressure cooker and would mail them to our ranch west of Craig. Holidays would mean a wonderful package of delicacies from Grandma Nicholson. Visiting my mother, her only
Barbwire Bob I get asked about photographer extraordinaire Jim Pilon, who was our Villager photographer for several decades while operating his studio in the Union Exchange building, where this newspaper is headquartered. We just observed our 36th year of continuous publication at this same location in Greenwood Village, across from Cherry Creek School. Jim has lived in Estes Park for the past decade and has retired from the photo world, but he still has many negatives and frames for any portrait owners who would like more framed prints. His phone number in Estes Park is 970-586-5980. He has turned 85 and is in perfect health, enjoying life in the mountains with his many friends. He and his daughter Paula were guests at our Thanksgiving dinner. *** Greenwood Village already has a new City Council after the Nov. 7 election. I attended the swearing-in ceremony performed last week by District Judge Gary Cramer, who served two terms on the council and is a longtime friend of the newly elected members. One of the highlights was his passing around a photo of the council from years past, bringing a
child, she would cook and can our huge garden vegetables into Mason Jars. My name came from one of her brothers. I watched her take a Thanksgiving turkey carcass and soak it in cold water in a large pot. The meat would fall off the bones. She would make broth and add celery, carrots, potatoes and onions to make the best turkey soup I have ever eaten. Last week, remembering my grandmother, I saved the turkey carcass, trimmed the bones, rather than soaking it, added all of the vegetables, and we all had homemade turkey soup. It was not as good as Grandmother’s, but the memories of days gone by were rich indeed. Among many other specialties were her plum pudding and mince-meat pies. It was a joyous occasion when Grandmother would come to visit. A big thank you to all grandmothers who really know how to cook and hopefully pass on some recipes to family members.
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smile to many faces. *** The only business conducted in public was the election of George Lantz as mayor pro tem. George was a very level-headed member of the past council. He is a member of the “Cowboy Joe” football club at his alma mater, the University of Wyoming, where he was a wrestler. Along with council duties he is the current president of Glenmoor Country Club. *** Cherry Hills City Council held its regular meeting, and the featured issue was a petition by 18 neighbors on Clermont Street who want to have speed bumps installed. This led to a public hearing to discuss the matter and hear from residents. Not all neighbors were in favor of the street impediments and Owen Carroll, a longtime resident, voiced his opinion against them, one of which would be in front of the home where he has lived for over four decades. Carroll’s concerns included several boys who ride bicycles on streets without sidewalks and a neighbor who just drives too fast. At least four neighbors voiced their support for the bumps, along with statistics showing how they would make
for a safer street. A lengthy discussion occurred for an hour. Councilmember Earl Hoellen said if the issue were approved, it could be used to justify more neighborhood street requests. He suggested having the police visit with residents to quell speeding issues. Traffic studies have been done on the street, and city officials found that there was not enough traffic or high speeds to justify the bumps. Neighbors would have to pay an estimated $1,650 if council approved the request. Councilmember Mike Gallagher said families mature and children grow up and move away, leaving the speed bumps behind. The council was sympathetic, but voted 4-3 against any immediate changes and will seek further traffic research. In other action, council approved the 2018 budget with comments that it had been a good year with a $1 million surplus. The council wants to keep a tight rein on spending with the expenses of a new maintenance facility and city center in 2018. However, funds will be used to rewrite and update city codes in 2018.
Let’s remember Pearl Harbor
Dec. 7, 1941, 76 years ago, 7:58 a.m. The following words rang out: “Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Air raid! Pearl Harbor. This is no drill!” Those words broadcast on that peaceful Sunday morning by Adm. Patrick Bellinger shattered the complacency of the United States. The surprise element was stunning. One radar operator got some blips indicating a massive movement of planes, but when he looked closer he thought the radar was wrong or that the blips were our own B-17 bombers being shifted from Wake Island to Pearl Harbor and thus did nothing. The first wave of Japanese aircraft deployed for Wheeler Field, Hickman Field and Battleship Row, where 26 destroyers, five cruisers and eight battleships were moored. The Japanese, using aircraft carriers, launched wave after wave of torpedo bombers and fighters against soldier, sailors and airmen who had just started their Sunday morning routines. By 8 a.m., two of our battleships had been dealt fatal blows. Most of the officers and men of the battleship Arizona were aboard when the first bombs and torpedoes began to rip it apart. Of its crew of 1,400 men, 1,103 were killed. On other ships, long lines of ammunition handlers were organized to feed the guns, which began to fire back at the swarming Japanese planes. On the cruiser New Orleans, Chaplain Howell Fogey, a sky pilot, was among the ammunition passers, and when a Japanese plane was hit he called out what soon became an often-repeated shout throughout the war: “Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.” Two hours later, after the Japanese aircraft returned to their carriers, our Navy had lost 2,000 men and 710 more were wounded. Our Army and Marines suffered 327 killed, 433 wounded and additionally 70 civilian airfield workers had also
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Arapahoe County grant money will help clean up trees at the newly-acquired Quincy Farm. Mayor Laura Christman related how she attended an airport conference in Atlanta at her own expense to oppose federal air-traffic-pattern proposals that could affect Cherry Hills Village. “It will be one heck of a fight,” she said, noting she was mounting local opposition to oppose negative flight-pattern changes. *** Purima Voria, president of the National Indian Chamber of Commerce headquartered in Denver, is accompanying Ivanka Trump, who is leading the delegation to India for the Woman’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit. Full report when Purima returns from the world’s largest Democratic country. *** Remember to shop locally. Read The Villager ads and support your local merchants. Amazon may be useful for some, but will destroy our sales-tax revenues and thousands of jobs, killing small-business opportunities. Support small business and throw those New York, Chicago and Dallas catalogs away.
been killed. The Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was one of the great defining moments in world history. America, totally unprepared for war, was immediately brought into World War II when the next day President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke before a joint session of Congress. Even though many members of that Congress had been bitter political foes of the man on the rostrum, as the president looked out over them they cheered him madly because like most Americans on Dec. 8, 1941, they were angry, BY MORT frightened and confused—and he was the president MARKS of the United States. Sam Rayburn, who was then speaker of the House, time after time lifted his gavel and rapped for order. Finally, the cheering subsided and the president spoke: “Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941, a day that will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” President Roosevelt then asked Congress to declare war on Japan and Congress complied. The Senate was unanimous, and in the House Rep. Jeanette Rankin of Montana was the one dissenting vote. World War II, which had started two years earlier after Hitler’s blitzkrieg of Poland, had suddenly come to America with a bewildering suddenness. The mood of Americans, however, was to win the war, and it would take almost four years of fighting in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. But win we did as our armed forces fought and civilians at home worked to turn out their weapons. At that time, the words to one song rang out, namely “Let’s remember Pearl Harbor. As we go to meet the foe, let’s remember Pearl Harbor as we did the Alamo. We will always remember they died for liberty. Let’s remember Pearl Harbor and go on to victory!” Let us today in the year 2017 also remember Pearl Harbor!
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Reverend Martin Niemoller “In Germany, the Nazis first came for the communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak for me!”
QUOTE of the WEEK Liberal and QUOTE of the WEEK conservative have lost their meaning in America. I represent the distracted center. – Jon Stewart
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You don’t believe we’re on the eve of destruction In 1965, singer Barry McGuire released a foreboding song, “Eve of Destruction,” which described a world under duress, citing an exploding conflict in the Middle East, the nuclear threat of total world destruction, religious and ethnic discrimination and hate, and the escalating Vietnam war. This 1960s-era song became an instant hit, the theme of a generation and the antiwar movement. Several student organizations came together to form a strong collation to protest the Vietnam war. Their efforts were initially ignored
by many Americans and the media until the 1968 Tet offensive in Vietnam and the Kent State shooting by the Ohio National Guard, which left four students dead. Once the CBS commentator Walter Cronkite, after personally witnessing the Tet offensive, announced he could no longer support America’s war in Vietnam, a majority of American’s were convinced that the continued support for the South Vietnamese government was not worth the loss of American lives. President Nixon was
quoted as saying, “We lost Cronkite. We have lost the American people.” With diminished support of the media, the release of the Pentagon Papers and the loss of support of the American people, Nixon was forced to begin negotiations with the North Vietnamese government. Shortly after North Vietnamese officials complied with the terms of the peace agreements, American POWs were released, U.S. military operations were significantly reduced, and members of our armed forces began coming home. Within three years, North Vietnamese tanks rolled into Saigon, ending more than 30 years of conflict and leaving millions of dead Vietnamese and more
than 58,000 American deaths. Now, let’s compare today’s world with the relevance of “Eve of Destruction.” The nuclear threat from North Korea has drawn the world even closer to the possibility of nuclear destruction, greater than in the 1960s. The Middle East has become a religious blood bath, resulting in an increase of American involvement. Religious and racial prejudice is at an all-time high and America is more divided than ever.
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Littleton announces new management hires Deputy city manager and public works director came from in-house
As the new Littleton City Council settles in, the city is also welcoming two new permanent higher-level staff officials to Littleton government. Randy Young and Keith Reester have formally filled the key positions of deputy city manager and public works director, respectively, City Manager Mark Relph announced. Both have served in their leadership posts on an interim basis since the summer. Young was previously chief executive of two other south metro cities, Sheridan and Parker, as well as in Wheat Ridge. He earned his master’s of public administration and bachelor’s in business-administration degrees from the University of Colorado at Denver. He is a past president of the Metro City and County Managers Association and a member of the International City/ County Managers Association. “We are really fortunate to have Randy join our team,” Relph said of his new
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Littleton,” Littleton’s city manager said. “Infrastructure maintenance and planning for the future will keep Keith and his staff very busy.” Reester has won numerous awards including American Public Works Association’s 2012 Colorado Project of the Year and authored the book Define, Measure, Create—Inspiring a Leadership Journey. He earned a master’s of public administration from Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor’s degree in public administration from Alfred University in New York. “We’ve got a great opportunity to continue to make Littleton a place people want to raise their families and do business,” Reester said.
Arapahoe County joins ‘Moving Toward Zero Deaths’ initiative Arapahoe County has joined the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Moving Toward Zero Deaths initiative to reduce traffic fatalities. “As the population of the county and Colorado continue to increase, unfortunately so do traffic fatalities. All travelers should arrive at their destinations safely, whether they drive, bike, walk or ride” said Nancy Sharpe, who chairs the county’s Board of Commissioners. “We are proud to support this effort to continually strive for zero traffic deaths in
According to a quote attributed to noted physicist Albert Einstein, insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. We must begin to find a better way of protecting our fragile world before McGuire’s foreboding song comes to fruition. As Pete Seeger’s “Where Have All the Flower Gone” says in the final lyrics, “When will they ever learn?” Indeed, when will we ever learn?
Arapahoe County.” Arapahoe is the first county in Colorado to adopt Moving Toward Zero Deaths, joining other statewide partners in their pledge to focus on programs that help decrease fatalities, serious injuries and crashes. The Sheriff’s Office and Public Works and Development will partner to support the initiative in areas that include aging road users, bicyclists and pedestrians, impaired driving, infrastructure improvements, young-driver education and distracted driv-
ing. Arapahoe County has been tracking detailed traffic crash information, including fatalities, since 2003. Within the county, the overall number of serious injuries in traffic crashes has decreased in each of the last three years to 310 in 2015 from 409 in 2013. However, the number of fatalities has increased in the same time period to 37 in 2015 from 21 in 2013. Moving Toward Zero Deaths began in 2015. Learn more at codot.gov/safety.
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Coffman spends Thanksgiving with troops U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, spent the Thanksgiving holiday with U.S. troops stationed at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. “I am honored to be spending Thanksgiving with our troops,” said Coffman, a Marine Corps combat veteran. “Having served, I understand how hard it is to be away from loved ones, especially dur-
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ing the holidays, so for me it’s important to thank them and their families for their service and sacrifice.” In addition to his stop at Camp Humphreys, Coffman spent time with Colorado service members stationed at Osan Air Base. Coffman, who chairs the House Subcommittee on Military Personnel, as part of the House Armed Services
Committee, is leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to South Korea and Japan to meet with service members and leadership. Site visits included a stop at the Korean Demilitarized Military Zone, where recent news events have heightened tensions in the region and increased U.S. diplomatic pressure on North Korea.
South metro area at center of large marijuana bust Homes in Greenwood Village and Centennial used as grow operations
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A home in a gated community in Greenwood Village was among the illegal marijuanagrow operations at the center of a case that now has 24 members of a marijuana syndicate facing racketeering charges for allegedly transporting their product
across the country. The 20-count indictment issued Nov. 14 alleges the drugtrafficking organization illegally cultivated marijuana in at least 10 homes in Arapahoe, Douglas and Elbert counties and sold it to out-of-state buyers to distribute in 12 states. The top counts are Class 2 felony racketeering charges under the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act. The defendants to tried in Douglas County District Court are accused of racketeering,
marijuana cultivation and distribution, money laundering, tax evasion and attempting to influence a public servant. Investigators relied on an informant, who was not named in court documents. The suspects allegedly grew marijuana in high-end south homes in Centennial, Greenwood Village, Aurora, Highlands Ranch and Parker. All except an additional home in Kiowa were in residential suburban neighborhoods public schools.
Wanted suspect prompts SWAT callout One presumed suspect was found dead last week after an hours-long standoff that eventually saw an Arapahoe County SWAT team enter a home in the 1600 block of East Otero Avenue. On Nov. 21 at about 7:30 a.m., the county sheriff’s office was called to help Rocky Mountain
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Safe Streets Task Force arrest a man wanted for attempted homicide, who reportedly had a previous history with firearms, explosives and violent assaults. The SWAT team determined the suspect was alone and barricaded inside, but attempts to contact him or force him out were unsuccessful. When deputies were able to access the home at about 2:20 p.m., they
found a dead man, believed to be the suspect inside. An autopsy on the presumed suspect was pending. The sheriff’s office worked closely with Cherry Creek Schools to coordinate communication to parents whose students may have been affected by busing changes due to road closures. A reverse callback was used to ask area residents to stay inside.
Littleton hospitals help sexual-assault victims recover and find justice
In the wake of a wave of national news stories about sexual assault, Littleton Adventist Hospital and Porter Adventist Hospital are informing the public about a program that offers compassionate medical care to victims while gathering evidence that can assist in bringing attackers to justice. “Recent events have brought renewed national attention to the long-standing issue of sexual violence,” said Jennifer Bishara, coordinator/assistant nurse manager. “Survivors of sexual assault have been deprived of dignity and control over their own bodies. Without treatment, sexual assault can
lead to long-term health consequences, making this a genuine medical issue, The nurses in the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program provide the highest standard of compassionate care to survivors of sexual assault. Our patients leave with a sense of empowerment, knowing that they are believed, which is vital to the healing process.” The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner program is administered by Centura Health at Littleton and Porter Adventist Hospitals, as well as other Centura Health centers including St. Anthony North Health Campus, St. Anthony Hospital and 84th Avenue Neighborhood
Health Center. Staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, nurses in each center are specially trained to treat victims and collect important evidence. Studies show the further sexual-assault victims are forced to travel for care, the less likely they are to report the incident. In the United States, 17 percent of women report being a victim of rape or attempted rape in their life. In Colorado, the number is even higher at 23.8 percent. In Colorado, the prevalence of sexual violence, other than rape, is 47.4 percent among women, 26.5 percent among men.
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SUBMITTED BY DENVER SOUTH A line has formed outside the Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows. Inside, it’s a packed, cheery house. Aside from a smattering of elected officials (including a surprise appearance by U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner), the ballroom teems with business and civic leaders from the City of Lone Tree and RTD to Xcel Energy, Sky Ridge Medical Center and countless others. It’s Friday, Nov. 17 and the annual Denver South Economic Development Partnership luncheon is underway. After we find our tables and eye the chocolate cake at each place setting, Lynn Myers, SVP at Denver South Economic Development Partnership, welcomes us. She also boasts, rightfully, about this year’s attendance: Nearly 600 people have gathered to hear the afternoon’s speaker.
Denver South has international exposure
Earl Wright, co-founder and chairman of the board for AMG Bank takes the mic. AMG chose to be the luncheon’s presenting sponsor because he’s grateful they have “built a business environment for AMG’s headquarters to thrive.” Wright then succinctly steers us toward the luncheon’s focus: globalization. As he says, “Like so many
room to lean into objectivity, to avoid retreating from the world, and to allow facts to drive the conversation. She also applauds Denver South. She’s spoken at many business organization events, but she’s never seen more women in the room than she sees here today. It’s these choices, made by Denver South every day, that can positively shape our future as citizens—of Denver South, of America and of the world at large.
businesses in Denver South, [AMG] has international exposure.” Heads nod around the room, because what business doesn’t? Even a robust economy like Denver South’s can never be fully insulated from events taking place a half a world away. And, of course, we wouldn’t want it to be. A global economy presents as many opportunities as it does pitfalls.
Our decisions have reverberating consequences
A round of applause follows recognition of platinum sponsor John Madden Company’s pioneering efforts to build net-zero-energy buildings throughout Denver South. In this context, it’s clear Madden’s vision isn’t singularly local. It’s global. Sustainability improves lives here, yes, but it also quite literally improves our entire planet.
meri an values define us
Wright then introduces the afternoon’s much-anticipated speaker, lead anchor for BBC’s World News America and published author and advocate for women Katty Kay. Her background gives her unique ability to speak about globalization, current events and the profound optimism still motivating American vot-
BBC’S Katty Kay was the keynote speaker for Denver South. ers –despite the division we see on the news. Kay takes us first through her vision of the world. “The last century was clearly the American century,” she said. “My question is whether this century will also be the American century.” Kay looks unflinching on the challenges facing the entire country, from the balance of power to populism and nationalism to the growing pains we’re all experiencing in the new global economy. She invites us to question whether this global economic model will endure through the century in the face of major threats such as China’s increasing power, Russia’s subterfuge and instability in the Middle East. All these threats, Kay
implores, put stress on our American values. Of course, everyone in the room gets it. We are not just building powerful businesses, we’re taking part in the larger American experience—an experience affected, for better or worse, by global events, politics, economies and conflicts.
Pursue policy guided by principles
Kay’s message, though, is positive. Those American values, she believes, are strong enough to weather these changes. She asserts America’s foreign policy has been so effective over the last century because it is driven by principles, not by transactional relationships. And she encourages everyone in the
Colorado as a model for compromise
Kay ends her speech with a Q&A, and we laugh as she shares with us emails or tweets ala Jimmy Kimmel’s popular late-night segment, “Celebrities Reading Mean Tweets.” She also encourages us to pursue compromise and to look to Colorado’s history of centrist politicians reaching across the aisle as a model for government and politics. Every year, Denver South Economic Development Partnership puts out a call: Join us for lunch, take time to connect with the leaders doing business next door and hear a new perspective. It’s a worthwhile endeavor, and this year was no different. Kay’s powerful message will surely have Denver South thinking about its own role in the world for time to come.
Innovation Pavilion expands geographic base ‘Ecosystem’ signs contracts in Arizona and Illinois
Centennial-based Innovation Pavilion, which bills itself as an “entrepreneurial ecosystem,” is doing more than provide a single base to birth new technology businesses—it’s rolling its innovative campus and entrepreneurial-hub model out in suburban cities across the United States. In August, the firm announced the expansion of its campus concept to Joliet, Ill. and it has now announced a similar agreement with Florence, Ariz. “IP is most excited at this opportunity of working with the progressive political and administrative leadership of Florence who are on the path of building the city of the future,” said Vic Ahmed, the founder and CEO of Innovation Pavilion who has been preparing to fulfill the grand vision of developing innovation campuses and entrepreneurial hubs for the past several years. The times, it seems, are ripe for expansion. As a part of each campus agreement,
Innovation Pavilion will follow a development path that includes convening local stakeholders and conducting an innovation analysis of each suburban area to assess its strengths and identify tech-opportunity areas. The IP formula calls for development of mixed-use innovation campuses in partnership with city and county officials and real estate developers. “We form a public-private partnership to develop the campuses,” said Kerianne Leffew, whose title at IP is “chief millennial.” Describing the launch process that follows a city signing a development contract with IP she said, “The city identifies plots of land for the innovation-campus setting. Usually, it’s in a downtown revitalization area. We think of it as a 21st-century kind of development. We create a campus setting with three distinct parts. It’s layered with innovation services, it encourages best practices, and it is saturated within a transformational educational setting.” The vision of connected innovation pavilions spread across the United States took root more than 10 years ago when Ahmed launched IP’s
Centennial headquarters. From the beginning, Ahmed has maintained close connections to blossoming technology areas and to venture-capital resources as an important component of success. His close connections to Silicon Valley were noted by public officials. Mayors and governors began to call upon him to introduce Colorado companies to Silicon Valley and its venture-capital leaders. In the past few years, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Gov. John Hickenlooper have made multiple trips with Ahmed to Silicon Valley and called upon him to help promote new Colorado tech businesses, 18 of which were highlighted in
the recent Colorado Day in Silicon Valley. Cities and counties, recognizing the role of new tech companies to the long-term economic health of their regions, are downright exuberant about the creation of innovation campuses. The Florence Town Council unanimously approved the development proposal. The rigorous IP infrastructure development in that city will include hiring a community project manager to coordinate the pre-development efforts. “The Town of Florence is incredibly excited for this partnership and can’t wait to be a part of the future partnerships that will be derived from this incredible oppor-
tunity,” said Florence Town Manager Brent Billingsley. Pinal County Manager Greg Stanley expressed similar sentiments about the campus to be located in Florence. “Pinal County looks forward to watching Innovation Pavilion grow and develop. We thank the town for allowing us to partner in this exciting development,” he said. The Innovation Pavilion’s grand vision of developing innovation campuses and entrepreneurial hubs in suburban cities across the United States is gaining ground. At press time the Innovation Pavilion had just signed campus agreements with Parker and Olathe, Kan.
New Denver Water rates start March 1 Most Denver customers will see a monthly increase of $2.25 or less in 2018
The Denver Board of Water Commissioners adopted rate changes Nov. 15 to fund essential upgrades and new projects to keep Denver Water’s system running smoothly. The new rates
take effect March 1, 2018, and monthly bills for most Denver residents will increase by about $2.25 or less if they use water the same as they did in 2017. The major multi-year projects driving the rate increase include building a new, state-of-the-art water treatment plant, installing a new 8.5-mile water pipeline to replace two pipelines that were built in the 1930s
and 1950s, expanding Gross Reservoir to provide a more reliable future water supply, constructing a new water quality lab to ensure the highest water quality standards, investing more than $100 million to repair and replace water pipes, and more. There are 143 major projects identified in Denver Water’s five-year, $1.25 billion capital plan.
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 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: 303-315-9444 or visit cusouthdenver@denver.edusouthdenver. cu.edu All shows Wed.-Sunday only.
Journey to the South Pacific 3D Film at CU South Denver
Now-Dec. 1, 11 a.m. and noon. Takes you on a breathtaking adventure to the lush tropical islands of remote West Papua.
Opera on Tuesday
Dec. 5, 11 a.m. - 12 noon lunch. Denver Lyric Opera Guild presents Opera Theater of the Rockies at Cherry Hills Country Club, 4125 S. University Blvd., Cherry Hills Village. Reservations: $40 by Nov. 28 thru denverlyricoperaguild.org or send check to DLOG, Becky Gantner, 2082 Montane Drive East, Golden.
Arapahoe Community College to host England
Dec. 5-Jan. 11. An art show entitled
England/Through the Eye of a Lens at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at ACC. The exhibition will feature photography and collaborative works from ACC and Colo. Mesa Univ. study-abroad students who traveled to London last May. Festivities will include an opening reception with light refreshments Dec. 7, 4-7 p.m. Mon.Fri. from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tues. until 7 p.m. Closed Dec. 25-Jan. 1. Info: trish.sangelo@arapahoe.edu or 303-797-5212.
Tibetan Singing Bowls Concert
Dec. 9, 12:30-2 p.m. Dec. 16, 9:3011 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. and Dec. 17, 12:30-2 p.m. Tibetan singing bowls are musical instruments that have been used for thousands of years to promote healing. Bring your yoga mat, a blanket and your cluttered mind for a relaxing night of sound healing. Denver yoga instructor and sound healer Chris Anne Coviello and her husband Jason perform together at York St. Denver Botanic Gardens. Tickets: 720-865-3552.
EVENTS
Colored Pencil Pizzazz
Dec. 2, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County presents
one-day workshop taught by Helen Shaffer, award-winning artist. Pre-registration required. For artists 18 and older. Register at heritage-guild.com at First Presbyterian Church, 109 W. Littleton Blvd. Cost involved.
CDOT to host I-25 south open house
Dec. 5, 5-7 p.m. Focusing specifically on the 18-mile stretch between Castle Rock and Monument known as the Gap. Upcoming public meeting will provide residents with additional information about status of the project, including engineering and environmental alternatives. Question and answer time. Douglas County Fairgrounds, Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Rd., Castle Rock. Info: codot.gov/ projects/i-25-south-monument-castlerock-ea
Paradise Baggage presents Cruise Night
Dec. 7, 6 p.m. Help with holiday attire and huge sale on stocking stuffers. Paradise Baggage, 4442 S. Broadway, Englewood.
Rotary State of the State Luncheon
Dec. 7, Denver Rotary Club of
Denver Southeast and Rotary District 5450 luncheon. 8:30-11:55 seminars; 12:00 lunch; 1:30 book signing. Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S Syracuse St. Speakers Gov. John Hickenlooper and Susan Klebold, mother of one of the two Columbine shooters and author of A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy. Register at dsetotary.org $60. Info: Larry Bass at Larrybass50@gmail.com.
Englewood Police Citizens Academy Classes
March 7-May 7, 2018. The academy will be held on Wednesdays 6-9 p.m. at the Englewood Police Dept. Graduation will be held at City Council meeting on Mon. May 7. Register: Toni Arnoldy, 3615 S Elati St., Englewood, CO 80110 or tarnoldy@englewoodco.gov. You will be notified by mail of your acceptance status. Space is limited.
Art Source sale
Ongoing. All framed art 60 percent off, unframed loose art 60 percent off, closing out all poster prints. Prices $7.50 to $15. Beautiful custom mirrors. Also featuring wide variety of art and posters
in traditional, contemporary and mountain-rustic styles. Art Source is located at 1111 W. Evans Ave., Suite C, Denver. Call 303-936-4212.
FUNDRAISER
Life Spark Art Auction
Dec. 9, 7-9 p.m. Life Spark Cancer Resources art auction will raise money for local artists and charities. Complimentary beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres. Live music by Rex Peoples and X Factor. Organized by CoArt4, a local nonprofit. Cancer League will receive 25 percent of proceeds after expenses. Tickets, LifeSparkNow or call 303-425-5670.
SCHOOLS
Cherry Creek Spellbinders open house
Dec. 6, 5:45 p.m. at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. For more than 25 years, Spellbinders storytellers have been sharing stories with young people in public schools. Enjoy refreshments, hear great stories and learn how to volunteer. Spellbinders is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to restoring the art of oral storytelling to connect elders to youth.
Recount requested by candidate in Centennial’s District 4 A vote recount has been requested in Centennial’s eastern District 4, where unofficial winner Marlo Alston was separated by 14 votes from competitor Charlette Fleming, who requested and must pay for the recount by Colorado statute.
From left, Clare, Sawyer and Meghan collect their samples in the science gardens at Sandburg Elementary School. LPS photo by Bill Yeomans
Science gardens at Sandburg Elementary lead to discoveries BY BILL YOUMANS The science gardens behind Sandburg Elementary School are usually quiet, peaceful places of solitude, right next to the playground. That is until a small gaggle of energetic second- and third-graders descend upon it in their quest to find plant samples. The eager members of Steven Newell’s science class carefully pecked and snipped through the multi-layered garden filling their bins with different grasses, stalks and seed pods used to study the cycles of life. Newell, director of Science and Technology at Sandburg, shared details about the project. “Our focus today was twofold,” he said. “We wanted to get outside to get samples of plant growth that comes from the tips (primary) or from the trunk (secondary), and then it was back inside to trace the shapes with crayons. By drawing their samples after examining them, the students can recognize their sample type and understand more about the plant’s life cycle. Getting out to the garden encourages exploring, while the
indoor work teaches them to document and share what they find by comparing their findings with their classmates.” Back in the classroom, students began to examine the contents of their bins. Carefully holding their growth samples for closer examination, they often asked one another for input on categorizing their sample. As the class progressed, Newell had the students begin outlining their samples on their assignment sheets. Clare O’Brien began intently tracing her large seed pod with a crayon, wondering if it was a good choice because of its odd shape. “It’s really fun to draw in science class,” she said. “I’m trying to make mine look like the real thing. I’m a good artist and I guess it looks like a pod to me.” Newell noted that the kids really connect to the life cycle concept. During the class, he showed other examples of growth—the rings of a tree, a long squirrel tail and a jawbone from a rodent that other students had found during an earlier excursion.
“Kids are used to seeing human growth, so the big idea in third grade is to start understanding life cycles—how organisms grow all the way to adulthood and die in different ways. We want them to understand that a redwood might live for a thousand years, our pets might live to be 15 years old and a human might live to 100,” he said. The Sandburg Center for the Sciences promotes enthusiasm and passion for science for all Sandburg students by increasing hands-on science experiences. The program originated in 2005 through an Innovative Programs Grant from Littleton Public Schools. And thanks to the 2013 bond, it now operates in a lab and in an expanded classroom space for co-teaching and exploratory learning. The science gardens are the result of years of work by current and former Sandburg Boy Scouts and by parent and community volunteers. Bill Yeomans is a multi-media journalist for Littleton Public Schools.
Recounts in that race and in Greenwood Village’s District 4 were expected to begin Nov. 26. Cost estimates had not been provided by the county at press time. The recount will be completed Dec. 4, officials said.
CSU Extension donates more than 4,000 pounds of produce Arapahoe County’s Colorado Master Gardener volunteers had a very successful harvest. Three demonstration gardens yielded 4,039 pounds of fresh produce donated to local food banks across Arapahoe County, up nearly 100 pounds from 2016. Gardens are located at Hudson Gardens and the Pea Patch in Littleton and at Silo Park in Greenwood Village. The gardens are maintained by CSU Extension through Colorado Master Gardener Volunteers. The produce was donated to several food banks, including Interfaith Community Services, Covenant Cupboard Food Pantry, St. Mary’s Parish Pantry, Broadway Assistance Center and Life Center of Mission Hills.
Colorado Master Gardener Volunteers also provided assistance and expertise to thousands of clients, answering questions received through their hotline and at other locations throughout the community. The Arapahoe County Colorado Master Gardner program began in the 1980s and is operated through the CSU Extension office. Residents can apply to become a CMG in the county in which they reside. Contact information is available at arapahoe.extension.colostate.edu or by calling 303-730-1920. Additional information about the statewide program and application process is available at cmg. colostate.edu.
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Ahoy matey! Little’s Creek Park playground sets sail
Littleton Adventist Hospital debuts robotic-arm assisted joint replacements Innovative technology personalizes knee and hip replacement procedures
All aboard: From left, Littleton City Councilmember Bill Hopping, South Suburban Executive Director Rob Hanna, Director John Ostermiller, and Councilmembers Phil Cernanec and Peggy Cole embark on an October journey at the new Little’s Creek Park playground. Courtesy of SSPR Representatives from South Suburban Parks and Recreation and the City of Littleton are celebrating the official opening of the new playground at Little’s Creek Park. The playground now features a play structure for 2-5-year-old children, anoth-
er structure for 5-12-yearolds and a new swing set. Both play areas have 100 percent rubber-play surfacing to provide ample opportunities for users with disabilities. New benches and landscaping were included. A ship theme is carried throughout the new
playground design. The nautical theme of the park dates back decades and is the identity of Little’s Creek Park. South Suburban and the City of Littleton funded the $325,000 project. Canterbury Construction was the contractor.
Spa810 announces opening of new medical spa at Belleview Station Boutique luxury medical spa offers laser, skin and massage services
Spa810, a luxury medical spa has announced the opening of their first Denver location. Offering laser, skin and massage services, Spa810 combines the aesthetics of a day spa with the professional services of a medical office. While other locations span from Arizona to New Jersey, the Denver office is the first in Colorado. Located at Belleview Station, Spa810 joins other new businesses such as Ambli, Orange Theory Fitness, and Corvus Coffee. As a medically supervised laser, skin and massage treatment center, Spa810 has been recognized and listed as one of top 100 franchises in 2017. In addition, top 225 franchise
brands of choice in Entrepreneur magazine’s December 2014 issue. Spa810 is also listed on FranchiseGrade.com, No. 267 out of 500 top franchise opportunities. “Spa810 combines the feeling and benefits of a full-service day spa with the clean and professional needs of a medical treatment office,” says owner Dr. Kristine Hirschfield. “We are excited to join the Denver community and are creating a boutique luxury medical spa that offers treatments for the unique outdoor lifestyle Denver residents enjoy.” Spa810 offers membership options that include the following, and more, benefits to guests:
• 20% off of retail products upon sign up – 10% for remainder of membership • Member pricing on all treatments is 25% off retail pricing • Priority to Alpha Fusion Capsule — a heat sauna, aromatherapy and vibration experience unique to Spa810 • Unused treatments rollover and can be used even after a membership is cancelled Spa810 is now open. Guests may call 303-221-9393 to schedule, walk ins are also welcomed. Treatment hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Their website is spa810. com/denver.
Littleton Adventist Hospital is the first hospital in Colorado to offer robotic-arm assisted total knee, partial knee and total hip replacements with the Mako System. This advancement transforms how joint replacement surgeries are performed, enabling surgeons and patients to have a more predictable surgical experience. Demand for joint replacements in the United States is expected to rise in the next decade, including a 673 percent rise in total knee replacements by 2030. Total hip replacements are estimated to increase by 174 percent. However, studies show that up to 30 percent of today’s patients are unsatisfied after conventional joint replacement surgery. “The Mako robotic-arm allows us to provide each patient with a personalized surgical experience that’s specifically tailored to their needs and anatomy,” said Dr. Robert Thomas, who performs joint replacements at Littleton Adventist with partner Dr. Tim Lehman. “Using a virtual 3D
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Arapahoe County adopts Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
The CCHS Wind Ensemble will perform March 15-17, 2018 at the Music for All National Festival in Indianapolis
CCHS wind ensemble invited to perform at national festival Music for All National Festival brings together the nation’s finest school music ensembles. The Cherry Creek High School Wind Ensemble has been invited to perform at the 2018 Music for All National Festival, presented by Yamaha, the nation’s most prestigious festival for scholastic musical ensembles. The 27th annual festival will take place in Indianapolis, Ind., March 15-17, 2018. The CCHS Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Tim Libby, is one of only 71 high school and middle
school concert band, choir, orchestra, chamber ensemble and percussion ensembles from across the nation selected to perform at the 2018 Festival. The group was selected by a panel of esteemed music educators and conductors via a recorded audition. The musical groups invited to perform in the 2018 Festival come from 20 states including: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington. During the festival, those groups will perform in concert, be evaluated by renowned music educators, and participate in master classes and special events. Music for All is one of the nation’s largest and most influential organizations advocating in support of music education. The Music for All National Festival showcases the finest music ensembles and student musicians in America, shining a spotlight on outstanding musicmaking and the importance
of music education. Being invited is the achievement: with no ratings or rankings awarded, the non-competitive Festival provides a supportive environment for cooperative encouragement for all of the ensembles. Evaluators give feedback on the performances, and groups receive a post-concert clinic for future growth, providing an educational experience for both teachers and students. Festival and ticket information will be available at musicforall.org/festival or by calling 800-848-2263.
2018 Littleton Calendar winners announced
The 13 winners of the 2018 Littleton Calendar photography contest have been selected. The winners are: Cover - Gwen Paton, January - Lynette Roth, February
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The future of biking and walking in and around Arapahoe County is looking bright. The Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners has voted unanimously to adopt the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, which includes policy recommendations, a design guide and a proposed network of on-street and trail facilities and projects. The Plan was previously adopted by the county’s Planning Commission and will become part of the Comprehensive Master Plan through the year 2035. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan is a joint effort of the county’s Open Spaces and Public Works and Development’s Transportation Division and has been in development since May 2016. It includes a vision and goals for biking and walking in and around the county and provides a framework for creating a comprehensive on-street bicycle and trail network that safely connects neighborhoods and destinations and encourages walking and bicycling, as well as equestrian use. The plan covers both the incorporated and unincorporated portions of Arapahoe County and was developed in close coordination with local municipalities. Public feedback was sought through public meetings, an online survey and engagement through social media, which reached more than 62,000 residents and businesses. “Our community has shown their passion for this project and it’s important that we support the development of a comprehensive, strategic Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan,” said Board Chair Commissioner Nancy Sharpe. “This plan will provide guidance as new facilities are created and allow for more citizens to safely access and enjoy biking and walking for travel and recreation.” The plan will also help guide future development of bike and pedestrian facilities through a variety of on-street and trail improvements outlined in the proposed network. On-street bicycle plans include bike routes, bike lanes, multipurpose paths and new options, such as buffered bike lanes and protected bikeways. Off-street trail updates include new trail connections, links to the on-street bike network, future trailheads and underpasses and the widening of heavily-used regional trails. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan is a long-term vision that identifies infrastructure projects to create a low-stress network that will be completed in 20 to 30 years. Based on the goals, projects that will have the biggest impact connecting the network and users have been prioritized. Visit arapahoebikeped.com to learn more about the project and review the plan, design guide and proposed projects. For specific project information, contact project manager Ray Winn at rwinn@arapahoe gov.com or 720-874-6551.
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and poetry interwoven with seasonal musical favorites. There will be audience participation.
Breakfast with Santa
Dec. 2, 8:30-10 a.m. Littleton Rotary sponsors annual pancake breakfast and photos with Santa, Seating is limited, registration required for all ages. Buck Recreation Center. Price $4 district; $5 non-district; $2 for children 10 and younger. 303-798-5131.
Free 31st Annual Arts and Craft Fair
Dec. 2, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Homemade items of all kinds, complimentary gift wrapping of your purchases by members of the Sparks gymnastics team. Cinnamon rolls and Monte Cristo Crepes from the Moontime Crepes food truck. Goodson Recreation Center.
Cherry Creek Shopping Center holiday events
Dec. 2, 1-3 p.m. Gifts, glamour and giveaways presented by Pandora. Discover unique gift ideas and enter to win exciting giveaways, including a $1,000 shopping spree. Minimakeovers and winter skin treatments while indulging in irresistible treats in Tesla Court. Dec. 3, Santa Claus and Paws presented by Pandora, 6-9 p.m., in the Kaiser Permanente Grand Court. Pet parents are invited to commemorate the season by bringing their furry friends to have their photo taken with Santa Claus.
Arapahoe Community College Holiday Pottery Sale
Nov. 30, 10 a.m. -8 p.m., Dec. 1, 9 a.m.8 p.m. Meet-the-artists reception, 5-7 p.m., Dec. 2, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Colorado Gallery of the
buildArts at ACC. 1st floor of the ACC Annex build ing. Admission is free and open to the public. Info: unruly.melaine.gmail.com.
Tables Extraordinaire
Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. An amazing showing of lavishly-decorated tables designed by ladies of St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church, 5555 S. Yosemite St., Greenwood Village. Admission $15, includes Greek pastries and beverage. Shuttle parking provided and handicap accessible. Advance ticket sales through stcatherinechurch.org/ tables2017 or TablessExtraordinaire.org. Greek pastries and food items available for purchase.
Advent Lessons and Carols
Dec. 1, 7 p.m. Concert features Christmas music and readings. Advent Lessons and Carols was originally celebrated at King’s College in England. Candlelight procession will feature the Good Shepherd Choir, liturgists, vocal soloists, bell choir, men’s choir and instrumentalist with variety of music. A “love offering” will be collected with proceeds benefitting Family Tree-House of Hope. Concert at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8l545 E. Dry Creek Rd., Centennial.
Carols by Candlelight
Dec. 1 and 2, 7:30 p.m. St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 11401 E. Dry Creek Rd., Centennial. Dec. 3, 3 p.m., King of Glory Lutheran Church, 10001 W. 58th Ave., Arvada. Join Voices West, the Classical Brass Quintet and a variety of guest musicians in a unique “surround-sound” presentation of holiday pageantry and wonder, inspirational readings
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ily. Ornaments, frames and more with materials from South Platte Park. $10 district youth, $15 non-district youth South Platte Park.
women over 50, inspiring style for many sizes and budgets. Fashion tips while on the go for the holidays. Stocking-stuffer ideas and some great sales. First 25 guests will receive free gift bag. RSVP: 303-320-4646. or if unable to reply, swing by Paradise Baggage Company, 4442 S. Broadway in Englewood.
Dec. 9, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Wir Fillmore Plaza. Fillmore Plaza (between 1st and 2nd Avenues on Fillmore St.) will be transformed into a winter-wonderland carving, elves, temporary fire pits, face painting, complimentary treats and warm beverages, a live DJ, the Denver Police Department’s Patrol Unit, giveaways, photo stops for kids. Businesses in the area will host free Winter Fest activities.
Greater Englewood Chamber Dec. 7, 6 p.m. Presentation by Jodie of Cherry Creek North’s Free of Commerce Holiday Parade Jodie’s Touch of Style, a fashion blogger for Winter Fest
Dec. 2, 4 p.m. Promoted by Chamber and the City of Englewood. Parade runs down Englewood Parkway toward Civic Center. Lighting of the tree that evening, musical performances around the tree, hot cocoa, kids activities and more.
Glen Eyrie’s Madrigal Banquet
Littleton Symphony Dec. 2-22. Doors open at 5 p.m., perfor- Orchestra Holiday Concert
mance begins at 6 p.m. Set in the grandeur of the Great Hall of The Castle with a 16th century-style banquet. Festive entertainment by musicians and performers. The award-winning culinary team will handcraft the lavish four-course meal. Overnight stays available at Glen Eyrie. Call 719-265-7050.
Victorian Holiday with the Molly Brown House Museum
Dec. 4, 2 p.m. Celebrate the holidays like the Victorians at Bemis Public Library with a special, historical performance with the Molly Brown House and Museum. The library is located at 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Info: 303-795-3961.
Free 9th Annual Sheridan Holiday Event
Dec. 6, 12-2 p.m. Free lunch and live music from the Harplanders and the Sheridan High School Choir during the annual holiday event for senior Sheridan residents. Ages 55 and up. Sheridan Recreation Center.
Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. A flurry of sleigh rides and a generous side of Mozart, presenting 11-year-ole piano prodigy Madison Sue performing Mozart’s Concerto No. 21. Order tickets at littleton symphony.org or call 303-933-6824.
Log Cabin Republicans Christmas Party
Dec. 8, 6 p.m. at India’s Restaurant, 8921 E. Hampden Ave., Denver. $10 cover charge and a cash bar. RSVP: nosh@naira.org.
Denver Republican Holiday Party
Dec. 8, 6-10 p.m. Colorado Auto Dealers, 290 E. Speer Blvd., Denver. $20-$40 tickets at denvergop.org.
Little Elves Holiday Workshop
Dec. 9, 10-11:30 a.m. Additional times: 121:30 p.m. and 2-3:30 p.m. Children will delight in making gifts from nature for friends and fam-
30th Annual Community Christmas Concert
Dec. 8, 9, 10. Dec. 8 and 9 7 and Dec. 10, 3 p.m. The Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir will be presenting “The First Noel.” 80+ voice choir and professional orchestra, conducted by Ken Cox, the Vocal Arts Chair at the Univ. of Denver. This is Cox’s final Christmas Concert as he is retiring in May 2018. No tickets are required for this free event. Info: cherrycreekpres.org/Christmas or call 303-779-9909.
Santa in Englewood
Dec. 8, 9, 15, 16, 3:30 - 8 p.m. Englewood Holiday Express will bring the North Pole to life, including Santa’s Village, complete with a workshop and highlighted by Santa’s Train. Enjoy s’mores and hot cocoa, photos with Santa, crafts in his workshop, holiday lights. Take a ride through Belleview Park on the Holiday Express Train. Purchase tickets in advance at Englewood.gov/Holiday-express. Belleview Park is located at 5001 S. Inca St., next to Pirates Cove.
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Cherry Creek Chorale Christmas
Dec. 8 and 9. 7:30 p.m. “A Classic Christmas,” featuring new and old favorites and audience singalong. Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village. For tickets, visit CherryCreekChorale. org.
Wellshire Presbyterian Church Activities
Dec. 10, Festival of Carols with the children’s choir, youth choir, celebration singers and sanctuary choir. Only one service at 10 a.m. Sunday evening song at 5:15 p.m. Dinner at 5:15 and evening song at 6 p.m. RSVP for dinner to Kendal Mullins at kmullins@ wocdenver.org.
Rotary Club of Centennial Christmas Tree Giveaway
Dec. 10, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. CASAs and families can pick up a Christmas tree and accompanying stand, lights and ornaments free of charge at Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy., Centennial. Info: Andrea at 303-328-2357 or andrea_tagtag tow@adv4children.org.
Englewood Chamber of Commerce Holiday Party
Dec. 12, 6-9 p.m. Englewood Elks Club, 3690 S. Jason St. RSVP: 303-789-4473.
Greenwood Village Chamber Holiday Party
Dec. 14, 4:30-8:30 p.m. at Scissors and Scotch, 7600 Landmark Way, Unit 107, Greenwood Village. Live music, appetizers, mini salon services, Scotch tasting, holiday drink specials, raffle prizes and more.
Denver Interfaith Messiah Singalong
Dec. 15, 7 p.m. Hope United Methodist and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints present their third annual Interfaith Messiah Singalong with orchestra and soloists. $10 suggested donation will benefit the Village Resource Center. Handel’s Messiah at 5101 S. Dayton St., Greenwood Village.
Tchaikovsky Nutcracker in
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Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. Presented by the Arapahoe Philharmonic at Aspen Academy, 5859 S. Univ. Blvd., Greenwood Village.
Handel’s Messiah HWV 56
Dec. 17, 4 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church, Cherry Hills Village. Presented by Colo. Bach Ensemble. Professional chorus/ orchestra and some of the best baroque soloists in the county. $35 general admission and $10 for students at coloradobach.org or at the door.
Arapahoe County GOP Holiday Party
Dec. 17, 5-9 p.m. Silent auction, gift drive to benefit Toys for Tots through Buckley Air Force Base. Donate a new, unwrapped toy. Photo op with Santa Claus, Kids’ Club (children 5-12), dessert contest and fundraiser. Adults: chicken fingers, fries, cookie and lemonade for children. $25 per adult, $15 per child (space limited.) RSVP by Monday, Dec. 11. Pre-payment required. Send checks: Arapahoe County Republican Party and mail to 3912 S. Himalaya Way, Aurora. Send name of all attendees, children’s ages, your name, address, occupation and employer. Silent-auction items accepted. Enter the dessert buffet contest. Cut goodies into sample sizes for tasting. Let the committee know what you are bringing. Kids activities include cookie decorating, games, movie and crafts. Kids’ Club will have adult supervision. Event at Doubletree Hotel, 13696 E. Iliff Pl., Aurora.
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adults-only Movie and Martinis. Don that festive sweater or dress up like Cousin Eddie. Tickets: 303-315-9444.
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CU South Denver Family Film Night
Dec. 24, 4 p.m. Tesoro Cultural Center partners with Christian Life Movement to commemorate Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem as they seek shelter on the night of Jesus’ birth. The Fort, 191992 Highway 8, Morrison. Info: TesoroCulturalCenter.org 303-839-1671.
Dec. 17. The Polar Express will show at 5 p.m. with activities and games at 3:30
p.m. Christmas crafts, games, hot chocolate and a photo opportunity with one of Santa’s elves. Wear your favorite PJs. Dec. 2, 9, 16, and 23 9-11 a.m. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be stopping by to enjoy breakfast with you and to jot down everyone’s wish list. Families will enjoy a breakfast buffet. Adults can sip Bloody Marys and mimosas (for an additional charge) while kids make
festive crafts and give their wish lists to Santa. Bring your camera. Dec. 10 the movie Frozen will be shown at 5 p.m. with activities and games at 3:30 p.m. Frozen princess party before the movie. Music, activities and a photo opportunity with a live princess. General admission $13, under 3 free. Must reserve a seat. 303-315-9444. Info: cusouthdenver@ucdenver.edu.
Littleton Symphony Orchestra New Year’s Eve Concert
Dec. 31, Doors open at 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. concert. Waltzes, polkas, and perhaps an overture or two. The concert will be followed by a festive reception featuring a toast with Maestro de Lemon. Tickets: $35/adults and seniors and $15 for youth 21 and under. Purchase ahead of time at littletonsymphony. org or call 303-933-6824.
Tons of toys needed for Denver Santa Claus Shop
Now-Dec. 5 A nondenominational nonprofit collects toys and money to provide free toys to local children in need. Donate new and “gently loved” toys for children ages newborn through 11. Drop off toys at metro Denver Mattress stores. Larry Miller dealerships are also collecting toys at seven area locations, including the Nissan site in Littleton. Families in need are invited to shop, choosing free toys for their children. Donation options: denversantaclaussshop. org. Send money donations to Denver Santa Claus Shop, P.O. Box 102104, Denver, CO 80250-2104.
‘A Christmas Carol’
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Now-Dec. 24. Denver Center for the Arts Performing Arts Theatre Company. By Charles Dickens. Tickets at Denvercenter.org.
Denver Zoo Lights
Dec. 1-31, 5:30-9 p.m. 60 acres of the zoo’s campus are being transformed for entertainment, Santa, illuminated animal sculptures and more. Tickets: online or 720337-1400.
Hudson Gardens presents ‘A Hudson Christmas’
Through Dec. 31, 5-8 p.m., select evenings. For 24 nights, holiday-lighting display with a holiday canvas that dazzles with vivid colors and displays and sparkling trees dancing in the moonlight. Holiday walking tours with warming tents, photos with Santa and Nixon’s Coffee House selling hot bagels and snacks. Check altitudetickets.com for show hours and tickets. Show dates start on Fri. and Sat., moving to nightly Dec. 15. Hudson Gardens and Event Center is located at 6115 S. Santa Fe Dr. in Littleton. Free parking.
Blossoms of Light at Denver
Botanic Gardens
Through Jan. 1, 5-9 p.m. Annual holiday-lights extravaganza transforms the Gardens into a twinkling winter wonderland, complete with an interactive LED-light and sound display, with warm drinks and tasty treats for purchase. Purchase tickets in advance to guarantee admission. Call 720-8653552.
New Santa’s Village at Chatfield Farms
Through Dec. 24. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. This event for all ages replaces Trail of Lights. Admission includes a hayride, short holiday movies at Santa’s Cinema, live reindeer, crafts with Mrs. Claus, pictures with Santa and craft vendors in Santa’s workshop. Food and beverages may be purchased. Call 720-865-3552.
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Marking the 125th anniversary of the Brown Palace, this year’s traditional Champagne Cascade benefited 50 nonprofits in the Denver Post-sponsored Season To Share. The hotel was filled to capacity—every balcony standing room only. With 6,000 glasses stacked over two stories high, it was not hard to get one when the bottles were sabered open. As is the annual tradition, the holiday chandelier was hung in the grand lobby, replete with more than 250,000 crystal beads and 60,000-plus LED lights. Photos by Stefan Krusze
Brown Palace Hotel General Manager Steve Haley presents a check to Denver Post Publisher Mac Tully for the newspaper’s Season Of Sharing.
Bottles of Moet-Chandon ready to be opened with sabers, Napoleonic style. Using a saber to sever the bottles of Moet and Chandon, a tradition dating back to the Napoleonic era of celebrating a victory
Denver Post Publisher Mac Tully lets it pour.
Capping of the 2017 Champagne Cascade, an indoor pyrotechnic display.
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Explore the many ways to celebrate the holiday season with South Suburban
Explore the many ways to celebrate the season in Centennial, Littleton, Lone Tree and Sheridan from holiday ice shows and ice skating with Santa to the annual arts and crafts show and holiday light display. It’s easy to get into the holiday spirit with these activities happening in South Suburban. Visit ssprd. org for more information.
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Book your holiday party or event on the weekdays and receive 50% off your room rental. For more information, contact DovieL@ssprd.org or KateJ@ssprd.org. Who: Ages 18 and up When: Sun - Thu; Nov. 2017-Jan. 31, 2018 Where: Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel Price: $28 per person off specially selected entrées
A Hudson Christmas
Come visit the magical holiday lights at A Hudson Christmas. The holiday lights show is a one-mile outdoor path winding through Hudson Gardens & Event Center. Who: All ages When: 5 - 8 p.m. (Nov 24-25; Dec 1-3, Dec 8-10, Dec 15-24, Dec 26-31) Where: Hudson Gardens & Event Center Price: $7 Hudson Gardens members, $9 nonmembers
Sat, Dec. 2 Breakfast with Santa
Santa Claus is coming to town! Littleton Rotary sponsors the annual pancake breakfast and photos with Santa. Seating is limited, registration required. Who: All ages welcome When: 8:30-10 a.m. Where: Buck Recreation Center Price: $4 district, $5 nondistrict; $2 for children 10 and younger
Free 31st annual Arts & Craft Fair
Check out a variety of home-
made items, including photography, pottery, knitted items, food, jewelry and more for your holiday gift giving. Enjoy complimentary gift wrapping by members of the Sparks gymnastics team. Quench your appetite with a cinnamon roll or a Monte Cristo crepe from the Moontime Crepes food truck. Who: All ages When: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Sat. Dec 2 Where: Goodson Recreation Center Price: Free admission
Wed, Dec. 6 Free 9th annual Sheridan Holiday Event
Free lunch and live music from the Harplanders and the Sheridan High School Choir during annual holiday event for Sheridan seniors. Who: Age 55 and up When: 12-2 pm Where: Sheridan Recreation Center Price: Free
Sat, Dec. 9 Little Elves Holiday Workshop
Children will delight in making gifts from nature for friends and family. Ornaments, frames and more with materials from South Platte Park. Who: Ages 5-12 When: 10-11:30 a.m. (Sat. Dec. 9) Where: South Platte Park Price: $10 district youth, $15 non-district youth Additional times: 12-1:30 p.m., 2-3:30 p.m.
Thu, Dec. 14 Golf Customer Appreciation Sale
Is there a golfer on your holiday gift giving list? It’s easy to play Santa with the great prices offered on all available merchandise. Redeem your pro-shop credit for apparel and equipment. Food and drink specials at the Lone Tree Grill during the sale. Who: Ages 21 and up When: 4-7 p.m. Where: Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel Price: Free admission
Fri, Dec 15 Holiday Ice Shows
Admission is free and non-
perishable food donations for the Food Bank of the Rockies will be accepted that weekend. The skaters skate to traditional holiday music and Santa makes an appearance at the finale. Spectators enjoy candy canes. Who: All ages When: 6 p.m. Where: South Suburban Ice Arena Price: Free admission, canned food donations for the Food Bank of the Rockies are encouraged Additional times: SSIA: 3:15 p.m. (Sat. Dec. 16); Family Sports Ice Arena: 3:15 pm (Sun. Dec. 17)
Skate with Santa
Living at the North Pole, Santa’s become a pretty good skater. In fact, you can skate with him at South Suburban and Family Sports ice arenas while he’s in town on select dates. Who: All ages When: 7-7:45 p.m. (Fri. Dec .15) Where: South Suburban Ice Arena Price: Public skate admission Additional Times: SSIA and Family Sports Ice Arena: 2:15-3 p.m. (Sat. Dec. 16); Family Sports Ice Arena: 2:15- 3 p.m. (Sun. Dec. 17)
Sat, Dec. 16 Polar Party
A morning of fun activities for the whole family, such as an obstacle course, craft activities and an opportunity to have your picture taken with Santa. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Who: All ages, only cost is to youth under 18 When: 9-10 a.m. (Sat. Dec. 16) Where: Lone Tree Recreation Center Price: $5 District Youth, $7 Non-District Youth ($6 District Youth, $8 Non-District Youth at the door) Additional times: 10-11 a.m., 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Tue, Dec 26 Winter Break Gymnastics Camp
Learn new skills and per-
fect old ones while making new friends. Who: Ages 4-11 When: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Tues.-Fri., Dec 26-28) Where: Goodson Recreation Center Price: $33 district, $36 nondistrict per day Additional times: 1:30-4:30 p.m. (ages 6- 1)
Winter Break Adventure Camp
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Institute for Life & Care celebrates 10-year anniversary
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t a Cherry Hills Country Club luncheon, Institute for Life & Care board members, their guests, Senior Resource Center representatives and Friends of Nursing helped celebrate 10 years of success. The unique nonprofit is devoted to education, inspiration and guidance of caregivers. Its headquarters and campus are in Greenwood Village. Photos by Scottie Taylor Iverson
Photo by Tommy Collier Fur and YSL vintage jewelry from Dan Sharp
LEFT: LaFawn Biddle, cofounder of Institute for Life & Care, is surrounded by her daughters, Barbara and Belinda. ABOVE: ILC founding partner Rhonda Moore Hertel, emcee Gary Shapiro of 9News and Institute for Life & Care cofounder Nancy Markham Bugbee. RIGHT: Featured speaker and hospice chaplain Jeff Vankooten with fellow faculty member Mary Ann Van Buskir.
November’s color blue raises awareness for Children’s Diabetes Foundation
ABOVE: Dana Davis, executive director of Children’s Diabetes Foundation, with Spring Brass Ring kickoff host Douglas Kerbs, whose white home was washed in blue lights.
Judy McNeil, center, hosted “Christmas in November,” an exclusive showing of nationally renowned artists Tim Zandee and Scy Caroselli with a portion of sales going to the Children’s Diabetes Foundation. Photos by Scottie Taylor Iverson
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ABOVE, RIGHT: Spring Brass Ring Chair Lori Finch and her daughter Christina with Bradley Joseph, who was instrumental in getting several Denver locations to participate in the color blue for awareness. RIGHT: Josh Schmitz, Ruckus Apparel, with models wearing Nicole Bakti/Aida gowns from Mariel in Cherry Creek North.
Featured speakers Lynn Myers, VP Denver South Economic Development Partnership, and President/CEO Aurora Chamber of Commerce Kevin Hougen surround Centennial Mayor Cathy Noon. Photo by Scottie Taylor Iverson
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Knuettel named CEO of Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center in Denver
After serving as interim CEO for the past three months, “We are thrilled to have Lara [Knuettel] officially join the Staenberg-Loup Jewish Community Center team after showcasing her leadership over the past several months,” said Gary Wagner, chairman of the board at the JCC Denver. “Lara’s wealth of knowledge of non-profit organizations and her past experience supporting families at Aspen Academy have set Lara up for success as the CEO of our beloved JCC.” Prior to serving as the interim CEO of the JCC Denver, Knuettel was the director of advancement at Aspen Academy where she was responsible for the development, admissions, communications and marketing departments. In that role, she helped cultivate
Lara Knuettel families’ school experiences as they moved through the admissions process and into the school community. She also upheld the schools core values through volunteerism, philanthropy and leadership. Before that she served as the director of development at Aspen Academy. Before moving to Denver,
Knuettel worked in development and fundraising for the UCLA Medical Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and was the executive director of the For the Love of Life Foundation. Knuettel received her undergraduate degree at University of Buffalo with a BA in English and her MBA at Fordham in Competitive Strategy & Management Systems. “One of my goals as the CEO of the JCC Denver is to continue to build community by combining our values and expertise to position the JCC as a place for anyone who is looking to build meaningful connections,” said Knuettel. “We want the JCC to be a place that enhances people’s lives by adding value, joy and spirituality to everyone who passes through our doors.”
Hope flies—and climbs
Maureen Shul, founder of Wings of Hope, shares a moment with Littleton’s Sean Swarner, a cancer survivor who climbed Mount Everest with one functioning lung. Swarner was the keynote speaker Nov. 17 for An Evening of Hope & Inspiration at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. Shul founded Wings of Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Research after her mother and brother died of the disease within weeks of each other. Photo by Peter Jones
Nine tips for supporting Alzheimer’s caregivers
Honoree, Cindy Wells, center, with daughter, Elizabeth Wells and sister, Melanie Tyler.
Jim and Melanie Worley, Developmental Pathway’s executive director, are joined by Nancy and Lloyd Sweet.
Adam’s Camp’s evening of gratitude honors Cindy Wells and Developmental Pathways
Every fall, Adam’s Camp holds a celebration dinner recognizing one particular supporter for all he or she has done for the campers and their families. At this year’s dinner on Nov. 5 at Glenmoor Country Club, an incredible volunteer, board member and supporter, Cindy Wells and her wonderful family was honored. Wells has volunteered for Adam’s Camp for 20 years, serving in a variety of capacities. Her humility and can-do attitude make
her an exemplary team member and leader. Wells’ whole family has followed her lead. Husband, Randy, also volunteers as do all three children. Adam’s Camp is lucky to have the whole Wells family as part of its family. Friends, Paige Schuster and Karel Horney paid a lovely tribute to Wells. For the first time, we also honored an organization that has gone above and beyond to support our campers and families, Develop-
mental Pathways. Developmental Pathways helps to ensure that every family they serve that might benefit from the programs of Adam’s Camp, knows of the opportunity. Additionally, they partner with us to provide support to families, to the benefit of countless individuals and families for many years now. Funds raised from the evening will provide financial support to Adam’s Camp’s campers and families in 2018.
While more than 90 percent of people agree that caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia should be a group effort among family or close friends, about one in three caregivers (39 percent) handle caregiving tasks alone, according to an Alzheimer’s Association survey. The truth is that many caregivers don’t ask for the help they need, but providing help and support to caregivers can be easier than most people think. Even little acts can make a big difference for the nearly quarter of a million Coloradans who are providing unpaid care for the 69,000 people in our state living with Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado offers these suggestions to commemorate National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month in November: Learn: Educate yourself about Alzheimer’s disease – its symptoms, its progression and the common challenges facing caregivers. The more you know, the easier it will be to find ways to help. Build a team: Organize family and friends who want to help with caregiving. The Alzheimer’s Association Care Team calendar is a free, personalized online tool that allows helpers to sign up for specific tasks, such as preparing meals, providing rides or running errands. Give a break: Spend time with the person with dementia, allowing the caregiver a chance to run errands, go to their own doctor’s appointment or engage in an activity that helps them recharge. Even
one hour could make a big difference in providing the caregiver some relief. Check in: Many caregivers report feeling isolated or alone; make a phone call to check in, send a note, or stop by for a visit. Tackle the to-do list: Ask for a list of errands that need to be done. Pick up groceries, dry cleaning or even offer to shuttle kids to and from activities. Be specific and be flexible: Open-ended offers of support (“call me if you need anything” or “let me know if I can help”) may be well-intended, but are often dismissed. Be specific in your offer (“I’m going to the store, what do you need?”). Continue to let the caregiver know that you are there and ready to help. Help for the holidays: Help caregivers around the holidays by offering to help with cooking, cleaning or gift shopping. If a caregiver has traditionally hosted family celebrations, offer your home instead. Call the helpline: The Alzheimer’s Association’s 24-hour Helpline is a free, confidential resource that provides persons with questions about memory loss, caregivers and healthcare professionals with access to the Association’s team of trained, professional counselors. The bilingual Helpline also offers translation services in more than 200 languages and dialects. Join the fight: Honor a person living with the disease and their caregiver by supporting the Alzheimer’s cause. Volunteer at the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado (303-813-1669) or participate in fundraising events.
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How to protect yourself from peripheral artery disease SAVVYSENIOR
Dear Savvy Senior, ies that carry blood to the legs For the last six months or and feet become narrowed or so, I’ve been having problems clogged over the years with fatty deposits or plaque, with my hips and causing poor circulalegs cramping when tion. I walk, although they feel better once But you also need to be aware that because I stop. I thought it was just because I’m PAD is a systemic disease, people that have getting old, but my friend was telling me it are also much more about a leg-vein dislikely to have clogged arteries in other areas ease called PAD and BY JIM MILLER thinks I may have it. of the body like the heart, neck and brain, What can you tell me about this condition? which greatly increase the Limping at 60 risks of heart attack or stroke.
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Dear Limping, The health condition your friend is telling you about is known as “peripheral arterial disease” (or PAD), which is an under-the-radar disease that affects up to 12 million Americans. It happens when the arter-
Unfortunately, PAD goes undiagnosed and untreated way too often because most people who have it experience few, if any, symptoms. The most common symptom, however, is similar to what
you’re experiencing: Pain and cramping in the hip, thigh or calf muscles, especially when walking or exercising, that usually disappears after resting for a few minutes. Another reason PAD is underdiagnosed is because many people assume that aches and pains go along with aging and simply live with it, instead of reporting it to their doctor. Other possible symptoms to be aware of include leg numbness or weakness, coldness or skin-color changes in the lower legs and feet, or ulcers or sores on the legs or feet that don’t heal.
Are you at risk?
Like most other health conditions, the risk of developing PAD increases with age. Those most vulnerable are
people over the age of 50 who smoke or used to smoke, have elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, are overweight or have a family history of PAD, heart attack or stroke. African Americans are also twice as likely to have PAD as Caucasians. If you’re experiencing any symptoms or if you’re at increased risk of PAD, you need to be tested by your doctor or a vascular specialist. He or she will probably perform a quick and painless ankle-brachial index test, which is done by measuring your blood pressure in your ankle as well as your arm and compare the two numbers. With early detection, many cases of PAD can be treated with lifestyle modifications, including an improved diet, increased physical activity and smoking cessation.
If lifestyle changes aren’t enough, your doctor may also prescribe medicine to prevent blood clots, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and control pain and other symptoms. And for severe PAD, the treatment options are angioplasty (temporarily inflating a tiny balloon in the artery to restore blood flow), the insertion or a stent to reopen the artery, or a graft bypass to reroute blood around the blockage. To learn more about PAD, visit the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at nhlbi. nih.gov/health/educational/ pad. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070 or visit savvysenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC “Today” show and author of “The Savvy Senior.”
Is society ready for a new sexual revolution?
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Joseph Unwin, a British alcohol, depression, suicidal anthropologist at Oxford Uniideation, multiple partners, versity, conducted a massive academic underachievement, study of six major civilizalack of focus and malaise. tions and 80 lesser societies These massive sexual scancovering 5,000 years of hisdals in Hollywood, the corpotory. He set out rate world, politics, RELATIONSHIPS religion, in our own expecting to find evidence supporting neighborhoods and Sigmund Freud’s families are not theory that civilizanew. Why is everytions are essentially one aghast? When neurotic and dewe as a culture feed stroy themselves by what is natural, like restricting sexual BY JONEEN MACKENZIE a strong sex drive expression. with no limits, this The evidence he discovered is the result. It is like going pointed exactly to opposite to a buffet line when hunconclusions. What Unwin dis- gry. There are just too many covered was the link between choices. cultural achievement and Behavioral restraint is sexual restraint. The results not seen as a virtue. It is not of this research are penned in something we teach, somehis 1934 book Sex and Culture. thing we admire or something As a curious observer, I we highlight in the public would agree. Working with square. Choice and variety adolescents and emerging is our right. College students adults, I watch as they spin are expected to party, drink out of control with drugs, and hook up. The rich and
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Education and Leadership Essentials curriculum at the University of Texas. The director of the Texas Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program asked me to tell the story of what happened when I was the contracted speaker at a teen-pregnancy and parenting group home years earlier. When I arrived, the gals did everything in their power to sabotage the one-hour presentation. They were talking and babies were crying. It was pure chaos. I did not say a word for 55 minutes. Babies were finally asleep, the girls, curious as to why I was still there, sat
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The National Cancer Institute has concluded that having a low-dose CT chest scan for patients at high risk for developing lung cancer can reduce their risk of mortality by 20 percent. Porter Adventist’s Healthy Lung Screening Program offers free screening to persons who qualify due to their being deemed to be at high risk for lung cancer. Porter uses the same criteria as Medicare for determining high risk patients. Persons considered to be high risk include:
People between the ages of 55 and 77 Asymptomatic people (no signs or symptoms of lung cancer) Current smokers or those who quit less than 15 years ago People who have smoked at least one pack per day for 30 years. Patients who do not meet these criteria can still get the exam done at a self-pay rate of $259. “These screenings save lives because without them we tend to catch lung cancers at a late stage, limiting the options for treatment and lowering the chance of survival,” said Jared Ediger, Lung Program nurse navigator at Porter Adventist Hospital. “The low-
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Arapahoe County publishes snowplow routes
Hyundai Santa Fe is a mountain treasure The weather really cooperated this year for Thanksgiving air and ground transportation. We’re getting snow in the mountains where we need the water, and so far, only very light snowfall in the metro area. The L’ Esprit de Noel Central City Opera Guild had a successful patron event, despite a drizzly night in the Hilltop neighborhoods. Snow will be bringing icy streets soon and we’ll all be out there slipping and sliding around on packed ice, and slush. The slush being very treacherous for hydroplaning, where the tires just slide on top, leading to major accidents. Winter tires are so important to safe winter driving. A good brand with a deep tread works well. It’s a good time to check the window-washer fluids and replace with a nonfreeze brand. Oils can also be changed from heavier summer oil to lighter winter oil or to allseason. I’m now running Mobil 1 synthetic oil, which is just terrific for long engine life and worth the extra cost. So much world attention has focused on Korea these days, especially North Korea. Since this is an automotive column, car enthusiasts should be interested in two Korean car brands, Kia and Hyundai, both featured in recent columns. Both of these brands are award-winning in design, engineering and competitive pricing. These Korean-made cars are more than 90 percent manufactured in South Korea with Korean parts and labor. So, we’re supporting world trade and commerce that has given rise to the outstanding cars and trucks being manufactured outside of the United States. If these vehicles weren’t so good, Americans wouldn’t purchase them.
The latest test vehicle is the 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe LTD utility all-wheel drive that offers so many outstanding features at an attractive price, fully loaded at $ 44,500, including ultimate technology package valued at $2,100. Passengers riding in the rear bucket seats commented, “These are the best rear seats I’ve ever ridden in.” Seating is comfortable with captain chairs, front and rear, and two additional foldup seats in the cargo area. The 3.3L V6 engine produces 290 horsepower without a turbo component with an eightspeed variable “Shiftronic” transmission. The powertrain has a 100,000-mile, 10-year warranty—the best in the auto industry. Fuel economy averages 19 mpg with the V6 using more fuel than a smaller engine. “Night Sky Pearl” is the paint décor with the sleek body design surrounding the LED lighting. Leather abounds on the seat surfaces, steering wheel and shift knob. The Santa Fe features a full panoramic sunroof with sliding roof-storage rails. Safety features abound with the automatic braking-assist being the latest feature to prevent striking a pedestrian or forward object. This 2018 model has not received a safety rating, but has a complete airbag system, including knee airbags. The all-wheel drive is so critical to Colorado driving, and this vehicle is suited for winter driving with heated outside mirrors, a windshield de-icer feature and fog lights. The doors have partial and full-opening features that make entry and exit easier for rearseat passengers who have comfortable leg room. This is a smart, well balanced vehicle that is well suited for family travel, sports outings and winter weather.
Arapahoe County has published its snowplow routes for the 2017/18 winter season. The county’s Road and Bridge department conducts snowremoval operations every season on roads, bridges and other transportation assets within unincorporated areas of the county. There are 11 routes, each broken into different priority roads, with priority given to major arterial streets, followed by collector streets. “Unincorporated Arapahoe County is varied in geography and we know snowfall totals can fluctuate across the area,” said Commissioner Jeff Baker, who represents District 3, including a majority of the unincorporated county. “Road and Bridge crews work hard to ensure safe roadways for our citizens and businesses year-round, particularly during the winter.” One of the main goals of winter maintenance is to achieve passable roadways within the limitations imposed by weather and availability of resources. A passable roadway is a roadway surface that is free from drifts, snow ridges and as much ice and snow pack as practical and can be traveled safely at reasonable speeds, which will likely be lower than the posted speed limit during and after a winter event. Passable roadways should not be confused with dry or bare pavement, which may not exist until weather conditions improve. During a normal snow event, the goal is to have all primary roadways passable in the drive lanes during the first 24 hours of a storm and all primary and secondary roadways passable within 24 hours following the storm. Particular attention is paid to make sure access to medical centers, schools and other critical services are open and maintained as quickly as possible. Exceptions can occur dependent on factors such as roadway temperature, concurrent snow storms, severe storms or availability of resources. In order to be fiscally responsible and maintain adequate resources, Road and Bridge takes steps to ensure a snow deployment is necessary before calling out the plows. They partner with meteorologists to receive constant monitoring and reports. Additionally, snow patrol-
lers drive small routes in pickup trucks to assess conditions, relaying weather and roadway information to managers to determine scope of deployment needed. Crews work in 12-hour shifts, with two team members to a plow and a supervisor on duty throughout the shift. Arapahoe County’s snow-removal equipment includes 19 plows, four loaders, six graders and multiple trucks and sanders. The county uses Ice Slicer and salt to increase traction and mitigate ice. Road and Bridge does not plow residential streets or driveways.
Property owners should shovel their sidewalks within 24 hours of the last accumulation and cannot place snow from private property onto the county streets or roadways. If you must go out in a winter storm, be prepared with items such as cat litter or sand and an ice scraper in your car and drive slowly, allowing extra time to reach your destination. Arapahoe County’s snowplow routes and winter weather tips can be reviewed at arapahoegov. com/snow. Service requests can be submitted at that link or by calling 720-874-6820.
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LEGALS PROPERTY LOCATION: The subject properties are Lots 5, 6, and 7, Block 9, Dove Valley V Subdivision.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT ARAPAHOE COUNTY 2017 CONCRETE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM Project No. RB17-200
(RE) at the Arapahoe County office, 1690 W. Littleton Blvd., Suite 300, Littleton, CO 80120. All comments received by December 18, 2017; will be considered by Arapahoe County prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing. RELEASE OF FUNDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make final settlement with Fasick Concrete Inc. for its work completed for Arapahoe County. The work performed under this contract dated June 14, 2016 and Change Order 5, dated November 10, 2017, generally consists of the removal and replacement of cross pans, sidewalk, curb/gutter, and mountable median noses, and curb ramps located within urbanized areas of unincorporated Arapahoe County
Arapahoe County will certify to HUD that Mr. Don Klemme in his capacity as Director of Community Resources consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the Community Housing Development Association, Inc. to use HUD program funds.
Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by this contractor or any of its subcontractors or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used by Fasick Concrete 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 Fasick Concrete 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 January 7, 2018.
OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS
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 Fasick Concrete Inc. Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: November 30, 2017 Legal # 7853 ____________________________ NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS Date of Publication: November 30, 2017 Don Klemme, Community Resources Director Arapahoe County 1690 W. Littleton Blvd., Suite 300 Littleton, CO, 80120 (303) 738-8060 This notice shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by Arapahoe County. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On, or after, December 18, 2017 the Arapahoe County Director of Community Resources will on behalf of Community Housing Development Association, Inc. submit a request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of HOME Investments Partnerships Program (HOME) funds under Title II Title of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1974, as amended, and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (PL 93-383), as amended to undertake the following project: Project Title: Cornell Senior Housing Purpose: To construct 50 multifamily units for seniors 62+ in the City of Aurora. Location: 12251-1253 E Cornell Avenue, Aurora, CO 80014-3374 Estimated Cost: HUD funding will include up to $400,000 in HOME funds and $400,000 in CDBG funds. FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT Arapahoe County has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the Arapahoe County Office located at 1690 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton, CO 80120 and may be examined or copied weekdays 8 A.M to 4:30 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Responsible Entity
HUD will accept objections to its release of fund and Arapahoe County certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of Arapahoe County; (b) Arapahoe County has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to HUD administration office at 1670 Broadway Street, Denver CO 80202, (303) 672-5440. Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period. RE Certifying Officers: Mr. Don Klemme, Director of Community Resources, Arapahoe County Published in The Villager Published: November 30, 2017 Legal # 7871 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HUNTER SOLAR POWER PLANT / USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW CASE NO. U17-005 PROPOSAL: The applicant Hunter Solar LLC and property owners Larry and Helen Toft, MBM Properties, John Henry Hyatt, and John, Brent and Kent Beichle, are requesting approval of a Use by Special Review for a Solar Power Plant. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on December 19, 2017 the Arapahoe County Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 6:30 P.M., or as soon as possible thereafter, at 6954 S. Lima St., Arapahoe Room, Centennial, CO 80112; at which, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described application for a Use by Special Review, Case No. U17-005. The applicant has applied for a Use by Special Review known as Hunter Solar. This project will consist of a 75 MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant. The electricity from this project will go into an IREA distribution power line. This project is located on approximately 750 acres near the intersection of E. Quincy Ave, and N. County Rd. 129 (North Brick Center Road) in unincorporated Arapahoe County. More information about this proposal is available at Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Department, Planning Division, 6924 S. Lima St., Centennial, CO 80112. Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: November 30, 2017 Legal # 7874 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT CAREER & INNOVATION ACADEMY LOCATION AND EXTENT CASE NO. L17-009 PROPOSAL: R&R EngineersSurveyors, Inc., applicant, on behalf of Cherry Creek School District No. 5, owner, has made application to Arapahoe County for a Location and Extent to build a facility to provide enhanced career based programs. This facility is to complement and extend the current Career and Technical Education programs within the existing Cherry Creek School District high school network.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on December 19, 2017 the Arapahoe County Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 6:30 P.M., or as soon as possible thereafter, at the Arapahoe Room, Lima Plaza Campus, 6954 S. Lima St., Centennial, CO 80112, at which all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described application for a Location and Extent, Case No. L17-009. More information about this proposal is available at the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development, Planning Division, 6924 S. Lima St., Centennial, CO 80112, or by calling 720-874-6650 during business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday). Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: November 30, 2017 Legal # 7879 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT To whom it may concern: This notice is given with regard to items in the custody of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office that have been released for public auction. The Sheriff’s Office will release numerous items including but not limited to, bicycles, jewelry, audio/ visual equipment, automotive parts, tools, sports equipment (such as camping, rafting, skiing gear, etc.), household goods and other items of personal property to a private auction company identified as Propertyroom.com as well as Roller Auction. These items will be released for on-line bidding starting November 28, 2017, for Roller Auction and November 30, 2017, for Propertyroom.com. Both auctions are open to the public. If any citizen believes they have property in the possession of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office that can be identified, and for which they can show proof of ownership associated with a written report that has been filed with the Sheriff’s Office prior to this announcement, can contact the evidence section of the Sheriff’s Office. Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: November 30, 2017 Legal # 7880 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the calendar of the Board of County Commissioners permits, in the East Hearing Room of the County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County will meet to consider the following proposed budget resolutions: I
County to appropriate $1,989,397 from the unappropriated balance of the Social Services Fund, Human Services Department and transfer and recognize this amount in the General Fund for excess fund balance and from Medicaid Incentives received. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget Officer shall file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Division of Local Government and with the affected spending agencies. III WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2017 Annual Budget pursuant to Statute; and WHEREAS, the Open Spaces and Intergovernmental Relations Department has requested to transfer $11,835 from the General Fund, Administrative Services to the Arapahoe County Fair Fund, Open Spaces for the reimbursement of the employee tickets to the County Fair; and WHEREAS, this matter has been published pursuant to Section 29-1-109, C.R.S., as required by law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to transfer $11,835 from the General Fund, Administrative Services Department to the Arapahoe County Fair Fund for reimbursement of the employee tickets to the County Fair. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget Officer shall file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Division of Local Government and with the affected spending agencies. IV WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2017 Annual Budget pursuant to Statute; and WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Office has requested to retain a bomb truck instead of selling it at auction and to transfer $9,000 from the General Fund, Sheriff’s Office to be recognized and appropriated in the Central Services Fund, Sheriff’s Office for this purpose; and WHEREAS, this matter has been published pursuant to Section 29-1-109, C.R.S., as required by law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to transfer $9,000 from the General Fund, Sheriff’s Office to the Central Services Fund, Sheriff’s Office and to recognize and appropriate the same for the estimated auction value of a bomb truck to be retained. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget Officer shall file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Division of Local Government and with the affected spending agencies. V
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2017 Annual Budget pursuant to Statute; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2017 Annual Budget pursuant to Statute; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners Administration Department is requesting $12,000 in the General Fund to cover the additional salary costs due to staff retirements; and
WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Office has requested to increase to the authorized head count by 1.00 FTE for an elementary school resources officer for the law enforcement services provided to the City of Centennial under agreement; and
WHEREAS, this matter has been published pursuant to Section 29-1-109, C.R.S., as required by law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to transfer $12,000 from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund to cover the additional cost of salaries due to staff retirements in the Board of County Commissioners Administration Department. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget Officer shall file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Division of Local Government and with the affected spending agencies. II WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2017 Annual Budget pursuant to Statute; and WHEREAS, the Human Services Department is requesting to transfer $1,000,000 from the Social Services Fund to the General Fund for the excess fund balance accumulated in the that fund; and WHEREAS, the Human Services Department is requesting to transfer $989,397 from the Social Services Fund to the General Fund for Medicaid incentives received for 2016 and 2017; and
WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Office is requesting to recognize and appropriate $52,882 in the General Fund, Sheriff’s Office for this purpose; and WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Office further requests to transfer $38,349 to the Central Services Fund for the purchase of a vehicle for this school resources officer; and WHEREAS, this matter has been published pursuant to Section 29-1-109, C.R.S., as required by law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to recognize and appropriate $52,882 and increase the authorized headcount by 1.00 FTE in the General Fund, Sheriff’s Office for the addition of an elementary school resource officer and transfer $38,349 to the Central Services Fund, Sheriff’s Office and recognize and appropriate the same for the purchase of the officer’s vehicle. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget Officer shall file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Division of Local Government and with the affected spending agencies. VI
WHEREAS, this matter has been published pursuant to Section 29-1-109, C.R.S., as required by law.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2017 Annual Budget pursuant to Statute; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe
WHEREAS, the Open Space and Intergovernmental Relations Department has requested funding
for the replacement of an existing sport-utility vehicle, truck, and tractor which requires the transfer $4,320 from the Open Space Sales Tax Fund to the Central Services Fund, Open Spaces and Intergovernmental Relations and recognition of $4,320 and appropriation of $171,616 for these replacements; and WHEREAS, the Open Space and Intergovernmental Relations Department has requested to transfer $61,000 from the Open Space Sales Tax Fund, Open Spaces to the Central Services Fund, Open Spaces and recognize and appropriate the same for the purchase of a skid loader; and WHEREAS, the Open Space and Intergovernmental Relations Department has also requested to transfer $11,206 from the Open Space Sales Tax Fund, Open Space to the Central Services Fund, Open Space and recognize and appropriate the same for the cost of equipment on a fixed asset that was not originally requested with the purchase of the asset; and WHEREAS, the Open Spaces and Intergovernmental Relations Department has requested to appropriate $20,854 from the Central Services Fund, Open Spaces for the purchase of a half-ton pick-up truck; and WHEREAS, this matter has been published pursuant to Section 29-1-109, C.R.S., as required by law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to transfer $76,526 from the Open Space Sales Tax Fund, Open Spaces to the Central Services Fund, Open Spaces and recognize $76,526 and appropriate $264,676 for the purchase of an SUV, a skid loader, a large tractor, and two pick-up trucks. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget Officer shall file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Division of Local Government and with the affected spending agencies. VII WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2017 Annual Budget pursuant to Statute; and WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Office has requested to appropriate $28,018 from the unappropriated fund balance of the Central Services Fund, Sheriff’s Office for the replacement of a patrol car that has been totaled in an accident; and WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Office has also requested to appropriate $77,560 from the unappropriated fund balance of the Central Services Fund, Sheriff’s Office for the purchase of two 3D laser scanners and the accompanying software to replace existing outdated equipment; and WHEREAS, this matter has been published pursuant to Section 29-1-109, C.R.S., as required by law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to appropriate $105,578 from the unappropriated fund balance of the Central Services Fund, Sheriff’s Office for the purchase of a patrol car and two 3D laser scanners and the accompanying software. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget Officer shall file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Division of Local Government and with the affected spending agencies. VIII WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2017 Annual Budget pursuant to Statute; and WHEREAS, the Human Services Department has requested to recognize $36,339 in additional funds from the State of Colorado and appropriate $45,964 in the Social Services Fund, Human Services for market salary increases to be more competitive and to purchase a new television display; and WHEREAS, the Human Services Department has requested to recognize $68,438 in additional funds from the State of Colorado, appropriate $85,148 an increase to the authorized head count by 23.00 FTE in the Social Services Fund, Human Services Community and Child Support Services Division for the remainder of the County fiscal year; and WHEREAS, this matter has been published pursuant to Section 29-1-109, C.R.S., as required by law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to recognize $104,777 in additional funding from the State and to appropriate $131,112 in the Social Services Fund, Human Services Department and increase the authorized head count by 23.00 FTE for additional staff, market salary increases, and the purchase of a new television display.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget Officer shall file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Division of Local Government and with the affected spending agencies. IX WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2017 Annual Budget pursuant to Statute; and WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Office has requested to recognize and appropriate $4,644 in the General Fund, $9,466 in the Law Enforcement Authority and $85,000 in the Grant Fund from a reimbursement for overtime from Homeland Security Investigations; and WHEREAS, this matter has been published pursuant to Section 29-1-109, C.R.S., as required by law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to recognize and appropriate $4,644 in the General Fund, $9,466 in the Arapahoe Law Enforcement Authority, and $85,000 in the Grant Fund for the Sheriff’s Office for the reimbursement for overtime from Homeland Security Investigations. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget Officer shall file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Division of Local Government and with the affected spending agencies. X WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2017 Annual Budget pursuant to Statute; and WHEREAS, the Clerk & Recorder’s Office has requested to recognize and appropriate $60,948 in the Central Services Fund, Clerk & Recorder for the reimbursement from the State for a portion of the voting equipment purchased; and WHEREAS, this matter has been published pursuant to Section 29-1-109, C.R.S., as required by law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to recognize and appropriate $60,948 in the Central Services Fund, Clerk & Recorder for the reimbursement from the State for a portion of the voting equipment purchased. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget Officer shall file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Division of Local Government and with the affected spending agencies. XI WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2017 Annual Budget pursuant to Statute; and WHEREAS, the Public Works & Development Department has requested to recognize and appropriate $1,924,176 in the Infrastructure Fund, Public Works & Development from reimbursements from other governments and organizations for various approved infrastructure projects; and WHEREAS, this matter has been published pursuant to Section 29-1-109, C.R.S., as required by law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County to recognize and appropriate $1,924,176 in the Infrastructure Fund, Public Works & Development for reimbursements for various approved infrastructure projects. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget Officer shall file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Division of Local Government and with the affected spending agencies. Published in The Villager Published: November 30, 2017 Legal # 7881 ____________________________
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 M.D.C. Enterprises, Inc., Crown Properties, Inc., Leo H. Connell, Jr., Susan Spencer, City of Aurora, Richmond American Homes of Colorado, Inc., James W. McGehee, REL Management, Inc., Foxdale Condominium Association
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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 Leonard Wayne Rudolph, the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: GARAGE #G123 FOXDALE CONDOS and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to Leonard Wayne Rudolph; 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 M D C Enterprises Inc. for said year 2013; That said Leonard Wayne Rudolph, on the 5th day of September, 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 Leonard Wayne Rudolph, on or about the 20th 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 14th day of November, 2017, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: November 23, 2017 Last Publication: December 7, 2017 Legal # 7862 ____________________________ 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 Metro Mortgage, Inc., Metro Mortgage, Incorporated, Metro Mortgage LLC, Lan C. England, Jason McGinnis, Stephen G. Homer, Arapahoe County Public Trustee, Larue Green, First American Heritage Title Co., United Communications Group, Inc., Chesapeake Exploration, LLC, Greg Butler, ConocoPhillips Company, Brian Calloway, Bronco Pipeline Company, RCCPC-Conoco Phillips Company, Jim Wehrman 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 Jericho Holdings LLC, the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: PART 31-4-63 DESC AS PC 925 FT X 1700 FT IN NW COR and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to Jericho Holdings LLC; 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 Metro Mortgage Inc for said year 2013; That said Jericho Holdings LLC, on the 28th day of September, 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 Jericho Holdings LLC, on or about the 20th 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 14th day of November, 2017, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: November 23, 2017 Last Publication: December 7, 2017 Legal # 7863
COURTS DISTRICT COURT ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112 ______ Plaintiff: HEATHER GARDENS ASSOCIATION (THE), a Colorado
non-profit corporation, Defendants: LOWELL G. HICKS AS TRUSTEE OF THE LOWELL G. HICKS TRUST DATED 9/1/2011; REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC.; MARGARET T. CHAPMAN AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; SUE SANDSTROM AS TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION. __________ Attorneys for Plaintiff: WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP Stephane R. Dupont, #39425 Gina C. Botti #42005 Address: 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 Phone Number: (303) 863-1870 ______ Case Number: 17CV031921 Div.: Ctrm.: SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: LOWELL G. HICKS AS TRUSTEE OF THE LOWELL G. HICKS TRUST DATED 9/1/2011 You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer within 35 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of the summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice. This is an action for judicial foreclosure of an assessment lien in and to the real property situated in Arapahoe County, Colorado, more particularly described on Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. Dated: October 20, 2017 WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, L.L.P. By:*s/Stephane R. Dupont Stephane R. Dupont This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(h), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure Exhibit A THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY SITUATE IN LOT 1, BLOCK 1, HEATHER GARDENS FILING NO. 12, TO-WIT: PARCEL A: AN UNDIVIDED 1/144TH INTEREST IN AND TO SAID LOT, SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS OF RECORD INCLUDING SUCH EASEMENTS AS MAY BE SET OUT IN THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM OF HEATHER GARDENS AS FILED OF RECORD EXCLUDING ANY INTEREST IN THE BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT SITUATE ON SAID LOT AND BLOCK ABOVE DESCRIBED IN WHICH APARTMENT AND TOWNHOUSE UNITS ARE SITUATE EXCEPT THE INTEREST IN THE APARTMENT BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT HEREIN CONVEYED. PARCEL B: ALL OF THAT SPACE WHICH LIES BETWEEN THE CEILING AND THE FLOOR, AND THE WALLS OF THE APARTMENT AT 14390 EAST MARINA DRIVE APARTMENT 412, (FOR CONVENIENT REFERENCE NUMBERED AS UNIT 26360 IN BUILDING NO. 221) NOW OR HEREAFTER CONSTRUCTED ON SAID LOT, SAID BUILDING BEING LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY AS SHOWN ON THE AREA PLAT PLAN FILED OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO ON JULY 20, 1979, UNDER RECEPTION NO. 1870991, AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO. PARCEL C: AN UNDIVIDED 1/72ND INTEREST IN AND TO THE BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT THEREIN INSTALLED AND APPURTENANT THERETO WITHIN WHICH THE ABOVE DESCRIBED SPACE OR AREA IS LOCATED. TOGETHER WITH: (1) THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE PATIOS AND BALCONIES, AIR CONDITIONERS, OR OTHER APPLIANCES WHICH PROJECT BEYOND THE SPACE OR AREA ABOVE DESCRIBED AND CONTIGUOUS THERETO. (2) A RIGHT OF WAY IN COMMON WITH OTHERS, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM THE PROPERTY ABOVE DESCRIBED. (3) THE RIGHT TO USE STAIRS, HALLS, PASSAGE WAYS AND OTHER COMMON AREAS IN THE BUILDING IN PARCEL B ABOVE IN COMMON WITH OTHER OWNERS OF SUCH BUILDING, INCLUDING THEIR AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOY-
EES AND INVITEES. (4) THE RIGHT TO USE COMMON AREAS IN SAID LOT IN COMMON WITH OTHER OWNERS OF SPACE OR AREAS IN BUILDINGS AND HEREAFTER CONSTRUCTED IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN THAT DESCRIBED IN PARCEL B ABOVE, INCLUDING THEIR AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES AND INVITEES. (5) THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE AND OCCUPY PARKING STALL NO. 31 IN PARKING LOT NO. 221 LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY AS SHOWN ON THE RECORDED AREA PLAT PLAN FILE OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, SHOWING THE LOCATION MAP OF THE ABOVE NUMBERED STALL. COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known as: 14390 E. Marina Drive, #412, Aurora, CO 80014. Published in The Villager First Publication: November 2, 2017 Last Publication: November 30, 2017 Legal # 7785 ____________________________ 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: ANASTASIA BALLINGER-GONZALES, JUSTICE GONZALES, ERNESTO GONZALES, AND GIOVANNI FERNANDEZ-GONZALES Children, And concerning: DESIREE GONZALES, FRANK BALLINGER, WALLACE STEWART, AND GILBERT FERNANDEZ Respondents, And concerning: LETICIA FERNANDEZ, GILBERT FERNANDEZ, LORRAINE GONZALES, AND GLEN GONZALES Special Respondent(s). Marilee McWilliams, Reg. #16564 Senior Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 (303) 636-1883 Fax: (303) 636-1889 Case No: 17JV164 Division: 35 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT _______ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding WALLACE STEWART, AND GILBERT FERNANDEZ is set for December 21, 2017 at 9:00 A.M. in Division 35 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code. Date: November 22, 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: November 30, 2017 Legal # 7885
GREENWOOD VILLAGE NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado (the “City”) will receive proposals at the City Maintenance Facility, 10001 East Costilla Avenue, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80112-3730, until 2:00 p.m. on December 14, 2017. The request for proposals for the Yosemite St. and Fair Ave. Traffic Signal Project is available electronically via the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System on the City of Greenwood Village website, www.greenwoodvillage.com/bids. The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, and to make final determination in the event of duplications. No proposal may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for opening thereof. Any proposal received as a result of this request is prepared at the consultant’s expense and becomes City property and therefore, public record. Any questions regarding the
project should be directed to Matthew Layman, Project Manager – II Transportation (303) 708-6111. /s/ John Sheldon Director of Public Works Published in The Villager First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: December 7, 2017 Legal # 7882 ____________________________ NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado (the “City”) will receive proposals at the City Maintenance Facility, 10001 East Costilla Avenue, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80112-3730, until 2:00 p.m. on December 14, 2017. The request for proposals for the Orchard Rd. and I-25 Left Turn Extension Project is available electronically via the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System on the City of Greenwood Village website, www.greenwoodvillage.com/bids. The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, and to make final determination in the event of duplications. No proposal may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for opening thereof. Any proposal received as a result of this request is prepared at the consultant’s expense and becomes City property and therefore, public record. Any questions regarding the project should be directed to Matthew Layman, Project Manager II – Transportation (303) 708-6111. /s/ John Sheldon Director of Public Works Published in The Villager First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: December 7, 2017 Legal # 7883 ____________________________ NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT For Greenwood Village Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado will make final payment at the City Hall, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111-4591 at 4:00 p.m. on December 18, 2017 to Sturgeon Electric, for all work done by said contractor for the project called E. Belleview Ave. & S. Dayton St. Street Light Project said construction being within the boundaries of the City of Greenwood Village, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, subject to prior satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said work by the City of Greenwood Village. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractors, at any time up to and including time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim to the City Manager, City of Greenwood Village, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111-4591, at or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement or claim at any time up to and including the time of final settlement will release said City of Greenwood Village, Colorado, its Council, officers, agents and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim. ATTEST: BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO /s/ Susan Ortiz, City Clerk /s/ Ron Rakowsky, Mayor Published in The Villager First Publication: November 30, 2017 Last Publication: December 7, 2017 Legal # 7884 ____________________________ For Sale The City of Greenwood Village Parks, Trails and Recreation Division Six (6) new in box white fluorescent lighting fixtures One (1) white 5 drawer vertical file cabinet Three (3) tan 2 drawer lateral file cabinets One (1) green generator Two (2) purple mountain bikes with side bags Four (4) purple waiting room chairs One (1) gray commercial jigsaw One 1) metal sawhorse One (1) upright piano One (1) welder One (1) commercial heater Two (2) tan metal shelving units One (1) white metal shelving unit Two (2) particleboard shelving units One (1) electronic white board Seven (7) gas powered backpack blowers Five (5) gas powered weed eaters Three (3) round wooded tables Twelve (12) miscellaneous cubicle pieces Four (4) new in box pet waste stations One (1) emissions testing machine One (1) battery voltage tester
Items will be auctioned on December 14, 2017 through Roller Auctioneers at 7500 York Street, Denver, CO 80229. Please direct auction queries to 303-289-1600 or view online at: www.rollerauction.com. If you have any equipment questions, please contact Julie Liggett, Administrative Supervisor at 303-486-5750 or at jliggett@ greenwoodvillage.com. You may also contact Debbie Armstrong, at 303-486-5759 or at darmstrong@ greenwoodvillage.com. Published in The Villager Published: November 30, 2017 Legal # 7886
SPECIAL DISTRICTS NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2017 BUDGET PROSPER WATER & SANITATION FINANCING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Prosper Water & Sanitation Financing Metropolitan District (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2018. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2017 budget of the District. Copies of the proposed 2018 budget and 2017 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2018 budget and 2017 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held on December 8, 2017 at 11:00 a.m., at McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2018 budget or the 2017 amended budget, inspect the 2018 budget and the 2017 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto. PROSPER WATER & SANITATION FINANCING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ Denise Denslow Denise Denslow, District Manager Published in The Villager Published: November 30, 2017 Legal # 7854 ____________________________ CITYSET METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 NOTICE CONCERNING 2017 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the CitySet Metropolitan District No. 2 (“District”) 2017 Budget and that a proposed 2018 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Districts; and that copies of the proposed Amended 2017 Budget and 2018 Budget have been filed at the Districts’ offices, 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of Resolutions Amending the 2017 Budget and Adopting the 2018 Budget will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the Districts to be held at the offices of Stonebridge Companies, 9100 East Panorama Drive, Suite 300, Englewood, Colorado on Monday, December 4, 2017, at 11:00 A.M. Any elector within the Districts may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolutions to amend the 2017 Budget and adopt the 2018 Budget, inspect and file or register any objections thereto. CITYSET METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 By /s/ Lisa A. Jacoby Secretary Published in The Villager Published: November 30, 2017 Legal # 7875 ____________________________ Notice of Budget Meeting For Fiscal Years 2018 and 2017 Cherryvale Sanitation District Cherry Hills Village, Colorado Notice is hereby given, pursuant to C.R.S. 29-1-108, that a preliminary budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Cherryvale Sanitation District for the ensuing year 2018, and a 2017 amended budget for consideration of adoption. A copy of the preliminary budget 2018 and 2017 amended budget has been filed by the Board of Directors of the Cherryvale Sanitation District, and the same are available for inspection by the public at the following location: Haynie & Company 1221 West Mineral Avenue, Suite 202 Littleton, CO 80120–4544 The Board of Directors of the Cherryvale Sanitation District will consider said budgets and will
adopt a final budget for the fiscal year 2018 and certify a mill levy for the tax year 2017, along with an amended 2017 Budget at a regular meeting of said District’s Board of Directors to be conducted at the following address: Lutz Residence 2 Sterling Avenue Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at the hour of 7:00 P.M. Any interested elector within the Cherryvale Sanitation District may at any time prior to final adoption of the budgets for the year 2018 and 2017 comment concerning the same and file or register objections thereto. Dated this 20th day of November, 2017. By the order of the Board of Directors of the Cherryvale Sanitation District Published in The Villager Published: November 30, 2017 Legal # 7876 ____________________________ NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED BUDGET AND NOTICE CONCERNING BUDGET AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2018 has been submitted to the Heritage Greens Metropolitan District (the “District”), City of Centennial, Douglas County, Colorado. Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, Colorado, on Wednesday, the 6th day of December, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Board determines. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2017 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. Copies of the proposed 2018 budget and the amended 2017 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, Colorado. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2018 budget and the amended 2017 budget, file or register any objections thereto. Dated: November 21th, 2017 HERITAGE GREENS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Ray W. Stahl President Published in The Villager Published: November 30, 2017 Legal # 7877 ____________________________ NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2018 BUDGETS AND AMENDMENT OF 2017 BUDGETS PROSPER COORDINATING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT PROSPER REGIONAL WATER & SANITATION SERVICE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT PROSPER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3 PROSPER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 4 ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that proposed budgets have been submitted to the Boards of Directors of the Prosper Coordinating Metropolitan District, Prosper Regional Water & Sanitation Service Metropolitan District, Prosper Metropolitan District No. 3 and Prosper Metropolitan District No. 4 (the “Districts”) for the ensuing year of 2018. The necessity may also arise for the amendments of the 2017 budgets of the Districts. Copies of the proposed 2018 budgets and 2017 amended budgets (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the Districts’ Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, Colorado, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2018 budgets and 2017 amended budgets will be considered at a special meeting to be held on December 8, 2017 at 11:00 a.m., at McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203. Any interested elector within the Districts may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2018 budgets or the 2017 amended budgets, inspect the 2018 budgets and the 2017 amended budgets and file or register any objections thereto. PROSPER COORDINATING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, PROSPER REGIONAL WATER & SANITATION SERVICE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, PROSPER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3 AND PROSPER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 4 /s/ Denise Denslow Denise Denslow, District Manager Published in The Villager Published: November 30, 2017 Legal # 7878
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Disney-Pixar’s Coco has rhythm in its heart.
Family will see you through in Disney’s ‘Coco’
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The tragic ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ curse
BY KELLIE B. GORMLY ReMIND MAGAZINE How “diff’rent” real-life performers can be from the characters they portray on television shows. In the hit NBC show Diff’rent Strokes, which ran from 1978 to 1986, we viewers fell in love with the all-American child characters who served as role models and teachers for viewers. There was Willis (Todd Bridges), the girl magnet and devoted big brother. There was Kimberly (Dana Plato), the beautiful, sweet and squeaky-clean Daddy’s girl. And then there was Arnold (Gary Coleman)—unmistakably the show-stealing star of Diff’rent Strokes. His angelic face with the adorable and highly pinchable cheeks looked all the more endearing on the pint-size character when it scrunched up as he said his catchphrase, “Whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?” The sitcom’s premise was as warm and fuzzy as it was totally unrealistic: Wealthy, widowed Manhattanite Philip Drummond adopts his late housekeeper’s two poor African-American sons from Harlem. Blended families are difficult under any circumstances, so the boys’ instant, drama-free bond with their adoptive sister Kimberly wasn’t very believable, nor was Mr. Drummond’s willingness to adopt. Still, the show—like The Jeffersons, a leading sitcom that portrayed interracial relationships— gave us the warmth of an ideal fictionalized family based on unconditional love. Sadly, the key word here is fictionalized—and in the case of Diff’rent Strokes, radically. While child stars from other classic sitcoms like The Brady Bunch and The Facts
of Life had reasonably happy childhoods and went on to become reasonably healthy adults, the happy characters on Diff’rent Strokes were a front for the pain in the young performers’ lives. Once the show ended in the mid-’80s, the child stars spun out of control with highly publicized acts of self-destruction. Fans have come to know this tragedy as the “Diff’rent Strokes curse,” which touched the three beloved youths on the show. The most heartbreaking story is that of Plato, who got pregnant during the series and was dismissed from the show at the end of the sixth season. After that, Plato turned to roles in softcore pornography and sunk deeply into drug and alcohol abuse. Living in Las Vegas, she robbed a video store for cash in a rock-bottom moment. In 1999, at age 34, Plato’s tragic life ended in a drug overdose, which was ruled a suicide. Arnold’s Gary Coleman, whose growth was stunted and health compromised by a lifelong kidney condition, had public battles with his parents over money. He got arrested on domestic-violence charges and died embittered and angry in 2010 from a head injury after a fall. He was 42. Todd Bridges, who played Willis, is the only Diff’rent Strokes kid still alive, and he is doing well. But, for years, he struggled with severe drug addiction and had many scrapes with the law. In his memoir Killing Willis: From Diff’rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted, Bridges talks about how, behind the scenes, the child stars already were having serious struggles during the series.
BY PAUL HALL Family—we all have it. The relatives we love and the relatives we avoid. Families can be small or big, natural or adoptive and may include a plethora of different dynamics. Your family is a roadmap to your past, present and future. And family is at the center of the new film Coco from the Disney and Pixar team. Miguel (voiced by Anthony Gonzalez) has rhythm in his heart. His family, whom he loves dearly, has barred music from their house. He struggles to see how he fits into this unit where he can’t follow his passion, especially when he finds out some of his inspiration may have originated with former music star Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt), a man who Miguel believes just might be his great-great-grandfather. As they prepare to celebrate the Day of the Dead, the family displays pictures of their deceased relatives to invite them to cross to the living and be with them for this special day. Miguel wants to perform during his small town’s celebration, but when his abuelita (Renee Victor) destroys his secret instrument, he sets out to find a guitar to play in the square, never expecting his search would lead him to the Land of the Dead. There, he meets the rela-
tives whose pictures were displayed back home. But even these relatives, now skeletons, won’t let him return home unless he gives up music. Miguel can think of only one person who might help him return home and express his musical talents—his great-great-grandfather. To help him navigate this new world, Miguel enlists Héctor (Gael García Bernal), a stranger who is dying to have his picture put up at home so he can cross over one last time to see the love of his life. Can Miguel and Héctor find the legendary Ernesto de la Cruz, and will Miguel get home? Visually, this is one of the most stunning animated offerings I have seen. From start to finish, I found myself captivated by the detail displayed in all the characters—both living and dead. This is a magnificently animated film. The story, focusing on Miguel and his family, is heartwarming and poignant. Adults can relate to the familial rela-
Will we ever see new shows on Saturday night?
I’m afraid that ship, spaceship or otherwise, has sailed, but I’ve heard worse ideas. And there is the long-held theory that if you make something that’s good enough, people will come, maybe even on Saturday. (Example: This Is Us thwarting conventional wisdom that the family drama was dead.) It’s still unlikely any commercial-based network would risk an enterprise (so to speak) as costly as a new Star Trek series, or similar format, on a night that has fallen so far off
Do you think it would be possible to revive Saturday night? I can’t tell if it’d be impossible because now no one is expecting good TV on Saturdays or if done smartly, trying to revive Saturdays might be an excellent way for a network to break through the glut of shows. Maybe try something with a lot of buzz or a built-in audience. If CBS tried the new “Star Trek,” for example, on Saturdays, I’m assuming “Star Trek” fans would watch. -Kirsten
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tionships onscreen. We cheer for Miguel, but understand something must be driving the attitudes of his family and we long for a positive resolution that will satisfy everyone. But—and you knew there was a “but” coming—where Coco falls a bit short is in its suitability for younger viewers. I don’t believe this film possesses the same magic of other Pixar offerings. The skeletons might be scary for younger viewers, and the concept of dealing with death is something many parents, rightly or wrongly, try to keep their children from experiencing. That said, Coco delivers a winner to older kids and adults, an underserved market in animated films. They will get a lot from the message of family that permeates every moment of this film. I’m glad I didn’t write this review immediately after seeing Coco as my thoughts on the film have turned warmer during my rumination. Coco has allowed me to reminisce about my own family members who have passed from this life. I am blessed to have known them. I won’t forget them, and I will make sure others won’t either. No matter the circumstance, family will see you through. Thanks Coco, for that reminder. Paul’s Grade: B+ Coco Rated PG
the programming radar. The shrinking economics of the business work against the networks investing again in a seventh night of original programming, unless it would be inexpensive reality or news (of the Dateline or 48 Hours variety) or maybe game shows. The days when a show like The Golden Girls could be a top-rated show on Saturday night really does seem like a relic of another era. To submit questions to TV critic Matt Roush, go to tvinsider.com.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Drive-ins: Do they really still exist? Oh, yes, they sure do!
BY ERIC KOHANIK ReMIND MAGAZINE Drive-in movie theaters are among the most classic and iconic institutions in America’s pop-culture history. In fact, some would say that at its peak the drive-in theater was as American as apple pie. Drive-ins reached their heyday during the late 1950s and early 1960s when more than 4,000 were in operation across the United States. But the origins of the drive-in theater date back decades before that. Experimental efforts to stage outdoor film screenings are said to have first happened back in 1915, when a hybrid venue called the Theatre de Guadalupe in Las Cruces, N.M. combined regular theater seating with spots for vehicles as well. The venue lasted only a little more than a year. Outdoor screenings of silent movies did become a popular summertime trend during the 1920s. But it wasn’t until the 1930s that the concept of a full-fledged drive-in theater became a real thing. Richard M. Hollingshead Jr. has been credited as the official inventor of the drive-in theater. After experimenting with outdoor film screenings in his own driveway, Hollingshead fine-tuned his idea to the point where he applied for and received a patent for his invention. On June 6, 1933, Hollingshead opened the first official drive-in theater in the U.S.— Park-In Theaters in Camden, N.J. Hollingshead reportedly never made a profit from that drive-in and ended up selling it off a couple of years later. But his concept did catch on. By 1940, almost two dozen drive-in theaters had opened across the country. It wasn’t until a decade later, though, that drive-ins really took off. In 1949, Hollingshead’s patent ended up being overturned, which left the door open for anyone to open a drive-in without having to pay royalties. Before long, thousands of them clicked into gear.
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The late 1950s and early 1960s became a golden age for drive-in theaters. Entire families could count on driveins for an enjoyable night out. Meanwhile, teenagers who had access to cars found drive-ins to be ideal spots for individual dates or group gettogethers. Changing technology also improved the movie experience, especially when it came to sound. Large speakers that had been mounted next to the movie screens or on poles in front of the lines of cars ended up being replaced by individual speakers hooked onto car windows. Eventually, those were replaced by a system that used low-frequency radio waves to broadcast the soundtrack to car radios. By the 1970s, the golden age of drive-ins began to decline. Part of that decline was blamed on the Uniform Time Act of 1966, which made daylight saving time a real damper that forced drive-ins to schedule screenings later. That didn’t go over very well on weeknights. And not long after that, the rise of color television, video cassettes and more sophisticated hometheater equipment served up more challenges by simply allowing people to enjoy movies in the comfort of their own homes. Although the popularity of drive-ins declined during the 1970s and 1980s, things began to rebound somewhat during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Since then, drive-ins have begun to encounter new waves of challenges with the rise of digital media and online streaming. Nevertheless, there are still diehard drive-ins that continue to motor on. Around 330 drive-in theaters are still in business across the U.S. today. Amazingly, one of those theaters is the second official drive-in ever opened in the U.S.—Shankweiler’s Drive-In Theatre in Orefield, Pa. has been in continuous operation since it was opened April 15, 1934 and lives on today as the oldest operating drive-in theater in the world.
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Comedy fans await ‘Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special’
BY RICK GABLES CBS will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Carol Burnett’s classic award-winning comedy series with The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special, a new two-hour starstudded event featuring Burnett, original cast members Vickie Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner and special guests on Sunday, Dec. 3 from 8 to 10 p.m. ET/PT. Guests will include costume designer Bob Mackie, along with celebrities Jim Carrey, Kristin Chenoweth, Stephen Colbert, Harry Connick Jr., Bill Hader, Jay Leno, Jane Lynch, Bernadette Peters, Maya Rudolph and Martin Short. Freeform will air its annual “25 Days of Christmas” December 1-25. The 25 continuous days of holiday-themed entertainment includes classic movies, returning Disney favorites and some brandnew specials like Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic and Disney Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic. Some of the movies to air include Polar Bear Express, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Elf, a Disney-Pixar Toy Story marathon, Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish, Disney’s Frozen, Eloise at Christmastime, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Christmas with the Kranks, A Dennis the Menace Christmas, The Mistle-Tones, Mickey’s Once Upon
The Carol Burnett Show cast Courtesy of CBS
a Christmas, Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups, Snow Globe, Christmas Cupid, Home Alone: The Holiday Heist and The Santa Clause. Check your local listings for airdates & times. HBO will premiere its documentary The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee on Monday, Dec. 4. Sometimes referred to as the country’s “most dangerous editor,” Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee was largely credited with taking down President Nixon in 1974 after the Post broke the Watergate story, exposing the largest political scandal in American history. Told primarily in his own words, this is an intimate portrait of this formidable man, tracing
Littleton Symphony holiday concert The Littleton Symphony Orchestra, Jurgen de Lemos, music director and conductor, announced its Annual Holiday Concert on Friday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura Street. Join us for this annual tradition featuring a flurry of sleigh rides and a generous side of Mozart, served up by the Littleton
Symphony Orchestra, presenting 11-year-old piano prodigy, Madison Suh, performing Mozart Concerto No. 21. Tickets are $22/adults, $19/seniors and $5 for youth 21 and under. They may be purchased ahead online at littletonsymphony.org. For a group discount for 10 or more or for more information, call 303-933-6824.
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The Sugarplum Ball, Nov. 24 at the Brown Palace Hotel, was an evening where kids got the chance to join in the dance with some adult ben“big kids” to ben efit the Colorado Ballet. Photos by Stefan Krusze
Sugarplum alums class of 2017 with The Nutcracker’s Sugarplum Fairy
Members of th e Sugarplum Cla ss of 2017: Carol ine Cramer, Emerso n Ju and Annalis a Sexton
A future Sugarplum is Stella Kelin, held by grandmother Debbie Pain, joining alums Zoey and Katelyn Kelin
Having a bit of pre-presentation fun are Class of 2017 members Scarlet Mielke, Emily Clarke and Portia Giordano. Corrin Dorothy Haggerty is about to curtsy for her father Colin with the Sugarplum Fairy
Cherry Hills Village’s Jim, Shannon and Emmy Johnson, and 2017 Sugarplum Lucy
Colorado Ballet Artistic Director Gill Boggs with Corey Boggs, 2017 Sugarplum Emma Boggs and her mother Sandra Brown, and Sugarplum Ball Chair Katy Brown, a Cherry Hills Village City Councilmember Sugarplums class of 2017
Class lum Alum ca rp a g u S From the elle Burkett, Luc ri of 2017, B Flora Dollarhide d n a Heller Standing room only for many dads