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A child of the Holocaust Sharing her story with Greenwood Elementary 4th graders for 16 years

After listening to her speak, excited 4th graders crowded around Burger to take a picture with her.

BY FREDA MIKLIN STAFF WRITER In 2002, when Danny Miklin was in 4th grade at Greenwood Elementary School (GWE), he told his teacher Suzanne Ervin about

his grandmother Paula Burger, who survived the Holocaust as a child member of the Bielski Partisans in the forests of Poland with her father and her younger brother. Ms. Ervin asked Danny if his grand-

mother would be willing to share her experience with his classmates. She said yes that year and every year since.

On Dec. 12, Burger spoke to this year’s GWE 4th graders. “I lived in a small town

in Poland with my parents, my brother, my grandmother, a dog and a cat. It was 1941.

I was 6 years old and excited to be starting school soon.

I had a box of colored pencils all sharpened and ready

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ABOVE: New GWE principal Nicole DiPasquale sat in for Burger’s talk and wanted to capture the moment.

RIGHT: Like dozens of other children through the years, 4th grader Sophie Drake asked Burger if she could hug her after listening to her story.

FAR RIGHT: Teacher Suzanne Ervin wanted to take a picture with Burger’s family. From left to right, GWE 2008 graduate Jason Miklin, Paula Burger, and Freda Miklin.

Burger: ‘One day my mother was whisked away by authorities. I never saw her again.’

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called a ghetto with small houses. Each family was allowed one room. We all shared the kitchen and other facilities. After some time, we noticed that the oldest and youngest among us began to disappear. Parents were told that their children were being taken to a place with better schools. One day my mother was whisked away by the authorities. I never saw her again. My father decided our survival depended on our escape. He convinced a local polish farmer to sneak my brother and I out of the ghetto in a damp, empty water barrel very early one morning to join the Bielski Partisans deep in the forest. Had we been caught, we would likely have all been killed.”

She went on, “The war ended for us in 1944 when a Russian tank battalion came across us in the forest and told us we were free. We wandered from country to country for the next few months until finally arriving in a displaced persons camp in Germany, where we stayed for four years before getting permission to emigrate to the United States. We went to Chicago.

I lived there until I visited Colorado in 1967. As soon as I saw the mountains, I knew I would never leave this beautiful place.”

As in the 15 previous years this scene has played out in Ms. Ervin’s class, the 4th graders asked Burger question after question about what her life was like as a child in the forest. What did she eat? (“Not much. Whatever we could find or get from local

Mrs. Burger tells her difficult-tohear story in a matter of fact way, so fourth graders relate to her.

She interjects her sense of humor within her amazing tale of survival, which always puts the kids at ease.

– Suzanne Ervin GWE 4th Grade Teacher

farmers who took pity on us.”) How did she get shoes as she grew? (“Adults made the soles out of tree bark and wrapped torn fabric with twine for the tops.”) How did you stay warm in the forest? (“We didn’t.”) Did you have school? (“My father taught me how to write my name.”) What did you sleep on? (“Burlap bags filled with hay.”)

Ervin, the teacher of the children Burger has spoken to for 16 years, told The Villager, “Mrs. Burger tells her difficult-to-hear story in a matter of fact way, so fourth graders relate to her. She interjects

her sense of humor within her amazing tale of survival, which always puts the kids at ease. Anyone listening to her can see her uncanny ability to connect with young children, as well as adults, in a unique way that demonstrates her quiet perseverance and the legacy of strength she has passed on to her family and shared with those fortunate enough to know her.

Usually, she has her daughter come with her, as well as at least one of her now-grown grandchildren who previously attended GWE. The open and honest relationship they have is visible to all. She tells her story, then lets the kids ask her any questions they want from how it felt to lose her mother at a young age to why her book is called Paula’s Window. She takes all these questions in the same way, telling the kids how in awe of them she is with their very smart questions. She is a source of strength with her words and example. We are grateful for her willingness to share her life. What a privilege to hear her speak all these years.”

Burger wrote Paula’s Window in 2013. It is a uniquely positive recounting of the full and happy life she has had, despite her early experiences, due to her forward-looking and optimistic viewpoint. The book is geared toward adolescent readers. Burger said her goal was to show young people how wrong things can go when we are not tolerant of others different from ourselves. fmiklin.villager@gmail. com

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CHV holds final city council meeting of 2018

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

On Dec. 12 the CHV city council finalized its 2019 budget with a unanimous vote. Mayor-elect Russell Stewart and city council member-elect Afshin Safavi were in the audience for the meeting. They will assume their new positions at the Jan. 15, 2019 city council meeting.

Police Chief Michelle Tovrea requested and received approval for CHV to acquire a new records system that is fully integrated with Arapahoe County and the police departments of the other cities in the county, Englewood, Littleton, Greenwood Village and Sheridan.

The total net cost for the new system is $177,162, including start-up and license fees. Tovrea told council that

the other cities have already agreed to use the system.

Sharing the start-up costs with the four other cities is saving CHV $216,217.

With the new system, CHV police will know immediately if an individual with whom they have an encounter has had a recent encounter with law enforcement anywhere else in Arapahoe County. CHV’s current records system is out of date and would need to be upgraded if retained. All agreed that it made more sense to use a more current system and it will be highly beneficial to have connected record-keeping with the other local law enforcement agencies.

Tovrea reported that Officer Cory Sack, shot in a home invasion in August, was progressing in his recovery and rehabilitation from his injury.

Council members Katy

Brown and Al Blum attended a meeting with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Dec. 5 regarding the Metroplex plan. It is the FAA’s position that potential changes in take-off and landing patterns for DIA “will not result in any change or impact on local residents.”

Blum said that the FAA committed to provide understandable detailed information about new proposed takeoff and landing patterns in upcoming public meetings. Out-going mayor Laura Christman questioned the accuracy of noise data from the FAA. She also said that the FAA won’t include noise data from Centennial Airport in its presentations even though Centennial’s flight patterns will be impacted by changes in flight patterns into and departing DIA. Three intergovernmental agreements were approved

Construction of Centennial’s fiber backbone complete SUBMITTED BY CITY OF CENTENNIAL

The City of Centennial’s vision to provide dark fiber with simple terms of access and usage has come to fruition. Centennial has completed the construction of a 432 fiber strand backbone, FiberWorks, connecting key city sites and community anchor institutions. The completion of more than 50 miles of fiber backbone also enables existing and new broadband providers to tie into the new infrastructure with the goal of providing better and more competitive choices and services for the city’s residents and businesses. This new fiber backbone is considered key city infrastructure, connecting city sites, and will become an integral part in the role out the city’s new Intelligent Traffic Signaling system. The project was completed on schedule and within the budget of $5.7 million.

Since construction started in late 2016, the city has executed four lease agreements. This year, the city entered into a 20year lease and O&M agreement with Ting Fiber and have provisioned a buffer tube of fiber for Ting’s use in the Central Fiber Ring. Avata Networks leased one pair of fibers along more than 12,000 feet of city-owned fiber to provide broadband services to businesses and residents and SEAKR Engineering executed a lease as well to provide connectivity to two facilities and provide disaster recovery and backup services. The city also executed an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Cherry Creek School District to connect fiber to two facilities.

“It seems like it was just yesterday that ballot question

2G passed. Here we are five years later with a built-out fiber backbone completed on schedule and within budget.

This is an exciting time for Centennial, as we now have the opportunity to connect our traffic monitoring equipment allowing the city to investigate innovative solutions to traffic congestion,” says Mayor Stephanie Piko. “The completion of the backbone allows the city and council to look ahead and consider new smart city applications and services, IoT, big data and other new market use cases.”

“Council’s goal with the Fiber Master Plan was to provide an opportunity to increase competition by completing a fiber backbone

that could deliver superior and competitive choices and services for consumers.

Businesses consider access to telecommunication services and speed a priority when deciding where to locate their facilities. Through partnerships with the private sector, our residents and existing and future businesses could enjoy faster internet services and possibly lower prices,” says member Ken Lucas, mayor pro tem and fiber commission chair.

“I have appreciated being involved with this project since the vote in 2013 and am proud of our city for being innovative and forward thinking. We will continue to be future ready.”

to effectuate the 2019 installation of a traffic light at the entrance to Glenmoor Country Club at Belleview Avenue and Glenmoor Drive, following efforts dating back to 2008 by area residents of Greenwood Village and CHV who have long worried about the danger of turning left onto Belleview Avenue from Glenmoor Drive on the north side of Belleview and Steele Street on the south.

CHV will oversee construction and pay 25 percent of the total cost of installing the light. GV has agreed to pay 50 percent of the total cost.

Glenmoor Country Club and the Glenmoor HOA have agreed to pay 12.5 percent

each. The total project budget is $400,000.

Council discussed a planned $2.5 million project in Greenwood Village’s Capital Improvement Plan to improve the aesthetic condition of the Belleview medians between University Boulevard and Interstate 25. It is intended to include cleanup, irrigation, electrical and landscaping. GV will hold a public input meeting for the project on Jan. 17, 2019 at its city hall at 6060 S. Quebec Street at 6:30 p.m. Conceptual alternatives will be presented. Council encouraged CHV residents to attend. fmiklin.villager@gmail. com

Englewood schools celebrate state awards Two Englewood Schools have received state awards due to student performance on the state assessments.

Englewood Leadership Academy (ELA), Englewood’s choice middle school, once again received the John Irwin School of Excellence Award. This award was given to 185 schools statewide and reflects exceptional performance in Math, English Language Arts and Science on the Colorado statewide assessments.

ELA received an Exceeds Expectations rating on the Academic Achievement indicator of the School Performance Frameworks.

“We are proud year after year that ELA continues to demonstrate excellence. Our teachers and our students all work hard to achieve these impressive results,” said ELA principal Annessa Hart.

Clayton Elementary for the first time received

the Centers of Excellence Award. Only 15 schools statewide received the award this year. This award goes to schools where at least 75 percent of the school’s students are at-risk but demonstrate highest rates of student growth over time as measured by the Colorado Growth Model.

“The Clayton community continues to focus on academic achievement and growth. This award is a reflection of our dedication and hard work to ensure that all students have equal opportunities for growth and learning,” said Clayton principal Jenny Buster.

“We are proud of the academic achievements of all of our schools this year,” said Superintendent Wendy Rubin. “It’s great that the Colorado Department of Education is recognizing these two schools in particular for their achievements.”

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The Villager

The real meaning of Christmas spirit It was many years ago on a remote ranch in Northwest Colorado that this little story begins. I was about 6, and we lived in a very rural area in a small wooden frame house heated only by one kitchen stove that was fired by wood and coal.

Everyone on a ranch or farm has daily chores to perform. All of the livestock must be fed in the early morning every day. My chore was to make sure that the wood box was full, and the coal bucket had coal from the nearby coal house in the ranch yard.

We had an icehouse with blocks of ice cut from the nearby Yampa River. A barn where we kept the 1945 white Plymouth car, tack for the horses and the team that pulled the wagon to feed the livestock.

We did not have any running water in the house and drank water from the nearby river from a bucket. The outhouse was across the yard having no indoor plumbing. We used lamps for evening light.

It was late in the afternoon of Christmas Eve when my mother asked me to bring in some more wood and coal for the stove. She said she was going to make some cakes, cookies and candy.

I rushed to the woodpile and gathered an armload of kindling and then to the coal house to fill the coal bucket. I had visions of fudge and cookies running thru my young brain.

As darkness descended, my father came to the house from his evening chores that included milking our jersey milk cow. This wonderful cow provid-

ed us abundant milk and cream, kept cool by a block of ice in the wooden icebox, now a valued treasure in antique stores.

The kitchen was filled with the aroma of chocolate, cookies, fudge and cakes cooling on the table. I could hardly contain my mirth and joy and the upcoming feast of these homemade delicates.

Sugar had been rationed during World War II and sweets were scarce around our house.

But, instead of offering me any of the treats my mother wrapped up the sweets and put them in sacks and into a cardboard box with some other packages. Meanwhile, my father had pulled the car to the front. I was furious, how could they not share these treats with me. This was just an outrageous act and I was full of disappointment as we donned our coats and hit the frozen dirt road.

We traveled 4 miles past Juniper Springs where there was a remote country store and post office and headed up a mountainous sagebrush ravine.

My mother was a teacher and taught school at the Saddle Mountain School in the nearby area. Well named because she rode horseback to the school.

It was pitch black when we turned off the narrow road and went down into a gulch and back up into a yard with a small cabin and lamplight glowing out of the cabin window.

“What is this all about?” I wondered.

Several dogs came barking at the car as we gather the sacks and approached the

cabin door. From the dark entry way, I heard a man say, “Hello June, what brings you here tonight?” That was my mother’s name. As I entered the cabin, there were six children of varying ages sitting around the kitchen table. I looked on the table and there was one tin pan of cornbread, the Christmas evening meal.

Out of the box came cookies, my beloved fudge, candies, presents. the children were thrilled and laughing. I suddenly went from being an angry little boy to being so proud of my mother.

How did she know that these children had nothing for Christmas? But of course, she knew as their school teacher everything about this family and these children. Their joy meant everything to me, and I laughed all the way back home. I was so proud of my parents.

I never got a bite of fudge, but I received a message of sweetness from my mother and father that I have never forgotten from many years ago.

Occasionally, I will read about one of these family members in the local Craig newspaper as they have grown up and have families of their own. I saw an obituary on one of the girls recently.

It was on this Christmas Eve that I learned the real meaning of Christmas and that the real joy is in giving and not receiving.

I’ve written this story many times and this will be the last time, but I hope that it leaves a lasting memory in the minds of those who really wish to capture the true meaning of the Christmas spirit.

Some last thoughts for 2018 Now that the Christmas season has passed and 2019 is fast approaching I’d like to pass along some of the outstanding “thoughts” that you, our readers, sent me during 2018.

“Think about this one an ‘anonymous’ writer wrote to me.” “In looking through the alphabet, you’ll find the letter ‘O’ – a letter full of romance, and I’ll tell you why it’s so.”

It’s used in spelling cheerful things – it’s used in spelling love –it’s used in spelling peaceful things like home, house and dove.

It’s used in words that stand for warmth like coal, boy and tot. In spelling groom two O’s are used to give them ample show, and when a maiden’s cheek is kissed she answers with an ‘O.’ Next, let’s take this simple sentence that is full of warmth and cheer and see how many O’s in it will pop up and appear – “O boy of mine, your mother loves you so.” You’ll find no O’s in misery, in grief or pain, but

you will find one touched At recess he collided with away in snow, but not in rain. another boy and two of his There’s an O in romance teeth were knocked loose. At and what’s more striking noon while sliding on the ice, there’s warmth and he fell and broke

BY MORT cheer within your his wrist. Later at REMARKS MARKS hearts since O is the hospital, his found in you. father noticed DaA little girl wrote vid was clutching this composition on a quarter in his people: “People are good hand. I found composed of girls it on the ground and boys, also men when I fell,” Daand women. Boys vid said, “This are no good at all is the first quaruntil they grow up and get ter I ever found. This is married. Men who don’t get sure my lucky day.” married are no good either.

Another reader was kind Boys are an awful bother. enough to point out the folThey want everything except lowing to me, “As you search soap. My mom is a woman the TV dial this coming year and dad is a man. A woman is for family shows with humor a grown up girl with children. that are suitable for relaMy dad is such a nice man tives of all ages, remember that I think he must have been that it’s a poor joke when a girl when he was a boy.” women will blush with emNow one cannot help but barrassment. It’s a poor joke admire the youngster about when profanity is required whom this story was told. to make it funny or when a “David, a second-grader, little child is brought to tears. was bumped while getting on And it’s a poor joke when the school bus and suffered a man’s weakness provides a two-inch cut on his neck. the cause for laughter and

when something sacred is made to appear common.

There should be no reason to complain in 2019 if you remember that our forefathers did without sugar until the 13th century, without coal fires until the 14th century, without buttered bread until the 15th century, without potatoes until the 16th century, without coffee, tea, and soap until the 17th century, without pudding until the 18th century, and without canned goods until the 20th.

Let me conclude with the following thoughts from Al Capp, and John Wesley: Al Capp said that, “America is the most lovable and livable of all nations and that Americans are the kindest and most generous of all people.”

John Wesley, the philosopher, pointed out that you should “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can. In all the ways you can.

In all the places you can, at all the times you can, and to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”

A happy and healthy New Year to all!!

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

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QUOTE of the WEEK I will QUOTE of honor the WEEK Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

- Charles Dickens

Opinion

December 27, 2018 • THE VILLAGER | PAGE 5

A single-handed wordsmith and distracted driving So, for those that don’t a shower or tying your shoes know, I had hand surgery like a normal person and in October and since then, work on getting the range-ofI have been a one-handed motion back, so I can be an editor. Now that eight-fingered nine weeks have wordsmith (I passed, I’m up never did use 10 to a six-finger fingers). typist.

The fun part is With my hand I can give everyin what I called one at the office a “club” the first “the finger” and two weeks, folall Gerri can do lowed by a cast was laugh! for another four, Not having

BY BECKY OSTERWALD my thumb has an entire hand been totally imfor two months mobile. Now I am in a splint has been an education. First, that at least I can take off, take imagine getting dressed using

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only five fingers; imagine fixing your morning coffee without a dominate hand; imagine getting into a bottle of pain pills with an adult-proof cap, without dumping them all over the floor.

Needless to say, none of those are easy and that isn’t even scratching the surface of what it has been like the past few weeks.

However, it has also been an education.

I have always believed I was a safe driver and one that paid close attention to the road. What I learned pretty quick that was not

always the case. Law enforcement encourage us to not drive distracted. I keep my cellphone in a pocket and ignore it when driving.

However, there are other distractions that can cause the driver to lose focus: namely, drinking coffee, adjusting the thermostat or the cruise control. Try doing any of those with your left hand, without taking your hand off the wheel. There is no way.

If you don’t believe how hard it is to drive one-handed, sit on your right hand on the way to work for just one day. See how many times

Sturgeon loves his job as city manager

Bill Holen is off this week for Christmas

BY DORIS B. TRUHLAR GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

Matt Sturgeon has been the Centennial City Manager for nearly 18 months and loves his job. He says that maintaining relationships throughout the region has been exciting.

“Continuing to foster and grow partnerships is extremely important to the success of Centennial’s governance model,” Sturgeon said. He points to the city’s close relationship with Greenwood Village and Lone Tree as a plus in his current position.

At 48, this is only the third job that Sturgeon has had since graduating from college (University of California at Irvine for political science and then California Polytechnic State University, with a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning).

Only having three government jobs at his age is unusual, as frequent job changes are common in municipal government work.

When asked why he left Rifle, Sturgeon states, “It was not an easy decision. Each of my moves were made for professional growth and in consideration of my family.” Sturgeon added that he commits “to the community I work for and don’t like to move.”

Sturgeon identified the city council and his staff’s efforts to introduce strategic planning to the city’s culture as one of his early accomplishments. It has been necessary to clearly articulate city priorities and apply them to the annual budget, Sturgeon states.

The recent adoption of Centennial NEXT, the city’s comprehensive land use plan, is a success he attributes to the city council. Centennial NEXT is an initiative that engages the public in defining a shared vision for the city between now and 2040.

The Centennial council ratified the planning and zoning commission’s adoption of the updated comprehensive land use plan in November.

Before coming to Centennial, Sturgeon was the city manager of Rifle in Garfield County, a home rule city of only about 10,000 residents. During his

you are distracted.

To top off this experience, in November, I had the dents in my vehicle fixed and the loaner was another experience all together — the controls were backward. At times I felt like I was driving in England on the left side of the road.

Talk about distracted — turn the radio up — NO WAIT, that’s the cruise control!

So when you hear news reports of distracted drivers and you say to yourself “Oh, the road always has all of my attention.” Think again, law enforcement will thank you!

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tenure there, natural gas drove Rifle’s historic boom. The boom led to Rifle becoming the regional center for trades and services in the Roaring Fork Valley and Eagle County.

Sturgeon said that there are times he misses Rifle’s community intimacy, noting that Centennial is 11 times the size of the Garfield County city where he “really got to know everyone.”

Many of his friends from Rifle have visited his Centennial home in the Foxridge subdivision.

Another success the city manager cited is the completion of the city’s fiber backbone throughout Centennial, which has been delivered on time and on budget. Sturgeon does not take credit for the project as it was nearing completion when he took his post. He said it was a matter of not “messing up what the city council had put in motion and letting staff do their job.”

Completion of the fiber backbone created an opportunity for Centennial to work with the cities of Lone Tree and Greenwood Village to initiate a pilot project to improve traffic flow between cities. The partnership between these three home rule communities allows them to “ignore jurisdiction boundaries while attempting to improve the flow of traffic” in the southeast metro area, Sturgeon said.

Sturgeon was pleased to see his two children, one in college and on in high school adjust to their new city. Sturgeon’s son, Carter, is a senior at Arapahoe High School plays on the varsity basketball team. Sturgeon and his family are grateful for the

“exceptional” Arapahoe staff and the welcoming students and parents. Sturgeon said that his son has “embraced the change.”

The Sturgeons daughter, Makenna, is currently completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She spent the fall 2018 semester in Washington, D.C. as an intern on the hill.

Kelley, Matt’s wife, is using her time to help the family finish adjusting to Centennial. She aims to support her son’s busy schedule and her daughter’s transition into adulthood.

Sturgeon grew up on the central coast of California, in Paso Robles, a city of 40,000 situated between San Francisco and Los Angeles, known for wineries and olive groves. His family is deeply rooted in the area, settling there in the 1800s. His wife grew up in Orange County, California.

The two moved to Rifle in 2002 when Sturgeon was hired on as the planning director. He was promoted to assistant city manager, then in 2013 became the Rifle City Manager.

Director of communications Allison Wittern, one of Sturgeon’s staff members, described him as “fantastic” in the city manager role. Sturgeon said coming to Centennial so close to a council election was challenging because elections often result in priority changes.

Rifle and Centennial are different, Sturgeon said. He attributes his experiences in Rifle to his ability to adapt to being the city manager of a much larger city, a place he is now proud to call his home.

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o 14 VILLAGE RD. - $4,995,000 SOLD. o 3800 E MANSFIELD - $2,550,000 SOLD. o 16 VISTA RD - $2,375,000 SOLD. o 3701 S. COLORADO BLVD - $1,000,000 SOLD. o CHERRY HILLS FARM WEST. $2,175,000 SOLD. o 27 MARTIN LANE - $1,695,000. SOLD. o 4850 S. GAYLORD - $2,050,000 LIST AND SOLD. o 85 GLENMOOR - $2,400,000 - SOLD. o CHERRY HILLS PARK LAND $1,750,000.

SOLD. o BUELL MANSION - Architectural Digest perfection. $1,850,000 SOLD. o CHARLOU IN CHERRY HILLS - $1,195,000 SOLD.

GREENWOOD VILLAGE & SUBURBS

o ONE CHERRY LANE GREENWOOD VILLAGE $2,225,000 SOLD. o 7180 E. BERRY ST. - LIST AND SOLD $2,895,000. o THE PRESERVE - $1,735,000 SOLD. o ONE CHERRY LANE - $1,705,000. SOLD.

o HILLS AT CHERRY CREEK Opportunity at $579,900 SOLD. o THE PRESERVE - $1,650,000. SOLD. o GREENWOOD HILLS - $1,500,000 SOLD. o THE HILLS AT CHERRY CREEK - $680,000 LIST AND SOLD. o 23 BELLEVIEW LANE - $1,250,000 SOLD.

CASTLE PINES & DOUGLAS COUNTY

o 9610 SPIRIT GULCH - $1,250,000 SOLD. o KEENE RANCH - CASTLE ROCK - $915,000 SOLD. o HIGH PRAIRIE FARM - $974,900 SOLD. o MCARTHUR RANCH - $2,200,000 SOLD. o AUTHENTIC SOUTHWESTERN IN CASTLE PINES VILLAGE - $1,250,000 SOLD.

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o CHERRY CREEK DEVELOPMENT SITE $3,000,000 SOLD. o 418 DETROIT - $1,800,000 SOLD. o POLO CLUB NORTH - $900,000. SOLD. o WASHINGTON PARK - $1,150,000, SOLD. o CHERRY CREEK 420 ADAMS ST. - $775,000 SOLD.

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New and old chairs of senate’s business committee stand together for small business

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER CHERRY CREEK NORTH

467 ADAMS STREET

Extraordinary custom home, designer perfection, top location and better than new condition. AVAILABLE TURNKEY FROM DESIGNER FURNISHINGS TO SILVERWARE. PRICE NOW $2,595,000.

PRESERVE

5670 S GRAPE

SOLD

Exquisitely remodeled, separate guest apartment entrance, 10 foot ceilings in basement.

Attend Cherry Creek Schools. $1,940,000 GREENWOOD VILLAGE

5868 VILLAGE WAY

SOLD

Unbelievable location, wrapped by the Highline Canal.

Immaculate mid-century modern ranch. $2,175,000 GREENWOOD VILLAGE

19 S. FRANKLIN CIR.

Gated Greenwood Village estate on 1.5 acres. Almost 12,000 sq ft with exceptional MAIN FLOOR MASTER. The Best of Everything Throughout, pool, horse property ,well for irrigation.

Cherry Creek Schools. $3,750,000

CHERRY HILLS FARM WEST

4930 S. GAYLORD ST.

Exceptional custom home and grounds. Walls of windows, outdoor paradise. $2,695,000.

Democratic state Sen. Angela Williams will take over as chair of the Business, Labor, and Technology committee from Republican Sen. Jack Tate when the general assembly convenes session Jan 4, 2019. Republicans held a twoseat advantage over Democrats in 2018. When the legislature gets back to work in January, those numbers will be reversed. The Democrats, who now hold a twoseat majority of their own, will control all committee chairmanships.

Taking over, Williams told members of the South Metro Denver Chamber’s Business Leaders for Responsible Government, who met at the beautiful still-new Greenwood Village headquarters of AAA Colorado that Tate ran the committee on a pro-business non-partisan basis and she looks forward to continuing that tradition with Tate as the ranking member.

Asked about the Family Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) bill that was introduced by Democrats during the past two legislative sessions, Williams said she has opposed it because of insufficient input from the business community. Though she supports the concept of allowing time off for family medical emergencies, the birth of a child, etc., she “must see the financial impact of FAMLI on business” before agreeing to make it a universal requirement for Colorado employers. Williams expects to be involved with introducing a form of the legislation in 2019. She believes in “bipartisan support for business legislation.”

Williams was asked how the general assembly will accomplish Governor-elect Jared Polis’ am-

Garrett Wilson Ray 1936-2018

Garrett Wilson Ray, award-winning Colorado newspaperman and journalism professor, died Dec.17, 2018, at his home in Littleton, after a dozen years with Parkinson’s disease.

Ray’s journalism career spanned five decades and brought recognition and awards, notably Hall of Fame inductions from the Denver Press Club and the Colorado Press Association; the Eugene Cervi award from the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors and earlier, ISWNE’s Golden Quill award. He was a Knight Fellow at Stanford University and a Congressional Fellow in Washington, D.C., and won Journalism Educator of the Year and Keeper of the Flame awards from the Colorado Society for Professional Journalists.

Born in Greeley in 1936 to Lew and Elizabeth Ray, his journalistic career began at age 11, when he, two siblings and some neighborhood pals produced a summer Neighborhood News. He grew up in Greeley, in high school meeting Nina Anderson, who became his

Mike Sutherland, Centennial city council member came to hear what state Sen. Angela Williams and state Sen. Jack Tate had to say about the 2019 legislative session.

Photo by Freda Miklin

bitious goals. She answered, “I support full-day kindergarten, but I don’t know how we will be able to pay for it. Voters rejected proposals to fund transportation infrastructure.” Referring to CDOT’s list of necessary projects totaling $9 billion, Williams said, “If we take $9 billion out of the general fund for transportation infrastructure, we won’t have enough money to fun other initiatives like full-day kindergarten.”

Tate said, “Transportation funding is a key leftover item from the November election. … Transportation will ultimately need to be paid for by a combination of general fund money, borrowed money, and some new revenue source approved by the voters.”

On the subject of the unintended consequences of the Gallagher Amendment, passed in 1982 to maintain a constant ratio wherein 45 percent of property tax dollars come from residential property and 55 percent come from non-residential property, Tate said it has resulted in unfairly low taxes on residential property in some areas and unfairly high taxes on non-residential property in others. He intends to try to have Gallagher repealed and Williams said she supports his effort to do so.

The complexity of sales tax remittance by retailers has been a

topic of great concern. Williams said she hopes to get a single portal for sales tax remittances to different jurisdictions around the state. “My goal is to simplify the process for small business,” she said. Tate offered that the Statewide Internet Portal Authority, on whose board he sits, may be able to help.

When a question about how to achieve transparency in health care costs was asked, Tate said, “Everything in society is cheaper than it was 30 years ago except health care, higher education, and textbooks, because everything else has a functioning market.”

He explained that to have a functioning market, you need informed consumers, which requires transparency. In the area of health care, providers don’t know the cost of providing their service. It is a systemwide problem that transparency alone won’t solve.

Tate closed by urging everyone to get personally involved by actively communicating with their representatives about issues they care about and encouraging friends and neighbors to do the same. He said he receives very few real emails from constituents about issues they want to see addressed. His message was: citizens have the real power if they would only use it. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

wife and life-long partner.

He loved Nina, family, clear writing, travel photography, hiking, American folk music and chocolate chip cookies. In 1961 he went to work for the Littleton Independent and Arapahoe Herald, weekly papers that he later co-owned, published and edited.

He and his partner sold the papers in 1981, after which Ray began a new career teaching media ethics and courses in writing, editing and management at CSU in Fort Collins. In 2001 he retired, and he and Nina focused on traveling, volunteering for church and civic causes and enjoying visits with siblings and grandchildren.

As Parkinson’s-related difficulties progressed, they relocated in 2009 to the Wind Crest retirement community in Littleton.

He is survived by his wife, Nina J. Ray; son Benjamin Douglas (Lynne Paris) Ray of Denver; sonin-law Rod Harding of Marion, Iowa; grandchildren Dylan, Olivia, Isabella and Henderson Ray; Hannah and Sam Buchenau; Bailey and Tage Harding; Alexandra Harding; brother Tom (Helen) Ray of Sechelt, B.C. Canada; and sister

Genevieve Ray of York, Penn.

He was predeceased by two daughters, infant Jane Louise and Sarah Elizabeth.

A celebration of life service will be held Dec. 30 at 2 p.m., Columbine United Church, 6375 South Platte Canyon Rd, Littleton. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Garrett Ray Scholarship Fund, c/o ISWNE, Missouri Southern State University, 3950 E. Newman Rd., Joplin Mo., 64801-1595, or to help place a park bench in Garrett’s honor, donate on line to South Suburban Parks & Recreation: go to SSPRD. org to fill out a donor form.

A celebration-of-life service will be held for Garrett Ray at 2 p.m. Dec. 30 at Columbine United Church, 6375 S. Platte Canyon Road, Littleton. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Garrett Ray Scholarship Fund, c/o ISWNE, Missouri Southern State University, 3950 E. Newman Road, Joplin, Missouri, 64801-1595. Or to help place a park bench honoring Ray, donate to South Suburban Parks and Recreation, 6631 S. University Blvd., Centennial, Colorado, 80121. Courtesy legacy.com

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National U.S. India Chamber celebrates 13th anniversary The elegant Ritz-Carlton Aspen room was the site of the 13th anniversary of the Denver based National India Chamber headed by CEO and Founder Purnima Voria of Lakewood.

Three prominent speakers addressed the international audience to hear about the success of the Chamber and to herald the scope of India as the second largest successful democracy behind the United States in the world.

Holtzman, who was president of The University of Denver 2003-2005 and a member of Gov. Bill Owens cabinet served as Colorado’s first Secretary of Technology and Co-Chairman of the Governor’s Commission on Science and Technology.

He and his wife Kristen now reside in Hong Kong with their four children.

Holtzman has had worldwide acclaim with his business acumen and currently is serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Bank of Kigali, Rwanda’s largest financial institution.

He urged business leaders to look to Africa as a world of opportunity for international marketing and trade potential.

Ambassador Sam Zakhem just returned from the funeral of President George H.W. Bush in Washington D.C. and spoke about the success of the Indian Chamber where he has served as Chairman of the Advisors since 2005.

He spoke of the growth of the organization with three NUICC offices in India, and five more opening in 2019 along with new offices in. Europe and Australia.

Zakhem related that CEO Voria was invited by the State Department to accompany Ivanka Trump to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nov. 2017. He also related that Ms. Voria created a postevent program for the women of India to contribute to the GDP of India and the US. Most recently she represented India at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast Australia for trade and investment in 2018.

Voria has also been a national advisor for the Minority Business Development Agency for the 5.8 million minority businesses in the U.S. Ms. Voria addressed the group stated, “When two democratic nations establish an equal partnership based on

Marc Holtzman, Purnima Voria, Ved Nanda and Sam Zakhem all speak at the National U.S. India Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton hotel.

trust and mutual respect, the possibilities are truly limitless.”

She related the success of the trip to India with Ivanka Trump to Hyderabad to an Economic Summit with a conference theme of “Women First: Prosperity for All.” Ms. Voria’s two daughters, who have very successful business careers, were assisting at the luncheon, Rakhi Voria who is a senior leader Microsoft executive, and Anjali Voria who is a financial Associate with Antero Resources.

For Colorado companies wanting to navigate business with India she related it is vital to understand the business culture and engage with the right partners. Her organization NUICC partners with local governments and corporate leaders to aid business in navigating through bureaucracy and finding strategic parts to engage with.

In closing she related how she worked with Marc Holzman to establish a cultural and exchange programs while he was president of Denver University.

DU iconic international

Purnima Voria’s two daughters, Anjali Voria (left) and Rakhi Voria (right), flank Sam Zakhem.

professor Ved Nanda was recognized and honored by the group. Dr. Nanda is a professor of law at the University where he founded the International Legal Studies Program in 1972. He now directs the

Ved Nanda Center for International and Comparative Law. Most recently in March of 2018 President Ram Nath Kovind presented Professor Nanda with the Padma Bhushan, one of the highest

civilian awards given by the Government of India.

Business leaders interested in joining the National U.S. India Chamber of Commerce can go the website: http// www.nuicc.org

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This year’s Denver débutantes

Continued from Page 13 The 63rd Annual Denver Debutante Ball debutante’s final curtsey.

Lila Reed attends Arnold Academy Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mills Arnold of Denver Avery Claire Butler attends St. Mary’s Academy Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Davis Smith Butler of Denver Sophia Clare Corbett attends Kent Denver School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Seguard Mark Corbett of Cherry Hills Village Elise Haehn Corporon attends Regis Jesuit High School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Scott Corporon of Denver Julia Christine DellaSalle attends JK Mullen High School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John David DellaSalle of Denver Sarah Katherine Dencker attends Kent Denver School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Michael Dencker of Denver Lily Eaton Dines attends Kent Denver School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Eaton Dines of Denver Sarah Hutson Emmanuel attends St. Mary’s Academy Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Leonard Emmanuel of Englewood Lauren Laird Eppich attends Kent Denver School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Morgan Eppich of Denver Isabel Grace Haifleigh attends Kent Denver School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Harry Haifleigh of Denver Samantha Riley Hickerson attends St. Mary’s Academy Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Houston Hickerson of Littleton Claire Catherine Hutchison attends Kent Denver School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Heath Christian Hutchison of Greenwood Village

Debutante Julia Della Salle with her family.

LEFT: Thomas Coxhead, ball co-chairs Suzanne Coxhead and Julie Wham and Richard Wham.

BELOW: Lanny Martin, Sharon Martin, Meg Nichols and Ed Nichols.

Madeline Knight Johnson attends Kent Denver School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Knight Johnson of Greenwood Village Kaitlyn Diane Kennedy attends Valor Christian High School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Kennedy of Cherry Hills Village Hannah Nicole Lester attends Regis Jesuit High School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kent Alan Lester of Centennial Molly Jordan Little attends Thomas Jefferson High School Daughter of Mr. Ms. Christy Ann Jordan and Mr. Christopher Brian Little of Denver Cordelia Tyler Taj Lowry attends Kent Denver School Daughter of Ms Linda Eleanor Lowry and Mr. Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani of New York City, N.Y.

Caroline Elizabeth Marks attends Alexander Dawson School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Andrews Marks of Boulder Natasha Brandy McClain attends Rock Canyon High School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kent McClain of Denver Katherine Merin Neu attends Arapahoe High School Daughter of Mr. Carl Bartley Neu and Ms Amy Lawton Bryan of Englewood Julianna Catherine Pook attends Kent Denver School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Joseph Pook of Denver Carolyn Cooper Robbins attends Kent Denver School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cooper Robbins of Cherry Hills Village Trinity Alexandra Rollins attends Kent Denver School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Preston Rollins of Cherry Hills Village Katherine Wyckoff Sawyer attends Denver East High School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Knox Sawyer of Denver Wylie Eastman Schwartz attends Regis Jesuit High School Daughter of Dr. Evan Harold Schwartz and the late Mrs. Tracy Collins Schwartz of Denver Kathleen Elizabeth Trigg attends Littleton High School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Newton Trigg of Centennial Brielle Bertea Walker attends Cate School Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Todd Philip Walker of Greenwood Village

Post debutantes Olivia Brooks Allen Riley Louise Bechter Lyndsey Frances Benes Katherine Ann Burney Hope Anderson Cherubini Sophia Robichaux Crawford Caroline France Danos Sarah Rebecca DeLine Laura Tate Fox Caroline Elizabeth Gardiner Riley Kathryn Gibson Gretchen Yvonne Grewe Taylor Suzanne Hantman Grace Elizabeth Hawkey Hannah Elizabeth Hess Audrey McGowan Hummel Katherine Rose Kovarik Bridget Lee McCann Kathlyn Maeve Moran Caroline Porter Padgett Nicole Diane Seavall Mallory Baird Smith Marissa Belle Smith Tantum Lorene Woolley Kylie Seta Writer

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DR. HARRY BULL STEPS DOWN AS SUPERINTENDENT OF CHERRY CREEK SCHOOLS Dr. Bull was appointed superintendent in 2013 after serving in roles as teacher, dean, principal and administrator. In 2017, he was named both Superintendent of the Year by the Colorado Association of School Executives and Man of the Year by The Villager.

The Midterm elections dominated this year’s news

BY BECKY OSTERWALD MANAGING EDITOR

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018 will be remembered as a year that politics dominated both the local, state and national discourse — good and bad. It ended with Arapahoe County turning to solid purple, while at the same time throwing out all but one county official.

Election/Politics

The year started with Greenwood Village resident Walker Stapleton declaring his candidacy for Colorado governor. He lost the general election, however, to Boulder Continued on page 10 DAM’S NORTH BUILDING BREAKS GROUND BELOW: Audio-visual tech Allison Hill takes a look at the scale model of the Denver Art Museum.

RIGHT: President and CEO of Global Down Syndrome Foundation Michelle Sie Whitten, architects Curtis Fentress and Jorge Silvetti, Board Director Lanny Martin, Anna Sie and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, John Sie, Sharon Martin and Museum Director Christoph Heinrich.

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CCSD HONORS STUDENTS WHO EARNED A PERFECT ACT/SAT SCORE Cherry Creek Schools honored 20 seniors who earned a perfect score on the 2017 ACT or SAT. Seated, L to R: Isani Singh, Rachel Moes, Hannah Cussen, Daivi Patel, Ryan Olsen. Standing, L to R: Gloria Jung, Kylie Hunter, Hari Sowrirajan, Ansley Avis, Emily Powis, Jared Scott, Grace Lao, Christopher Lee, Aditya Kumar, Paul Nicknish, Siddhart Mane, Matthew Fox. Continued from Page 9

resident Jarod Polis.

The First Amendment was constantly under attack and The Villager maintained the avid defense of the U.S. Constitution.

Local students started becoming engaged in the political discourse after yet another school shooting — this one in Parkland, Florida where 17 people were gunned down.

Teenagers at Cherry Creek High School walked out of class and held a protest in the school quad.

Covering the GOP assembly job fell to The Villager’s cub reporter Freda Miklin. In

LITTLETON’S COLUMBIA SQUARE A BLIGHTED RUINS Once populated by Safeway and a prep school, Littleton’s Columbine Square was a virtual ruins. A fire started by homeless campers had destroyed one of the buildings. All the buildings has since been destroyed.

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Cherry Hills Village is the 2nd richest city in America

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE AND GREENWOOD VILLAGE IN TOP 100 RICHEST CITIES IN U.S. Bloomberg Reports released its list of richest cities. Cherry Hills Village and Greenwood Village are both in the top 100. CHV is ranked second, while GV came in at 84.

April she reported Cynthia Coffman failed to make it onto the Primary ballot after she made negative remarks about a fellow candidate for governor.

Only Cherry Hills Village held a municipal election in 2018 with three council seats and the mayor up for election that was hotly contested. The current mayor, Laura Christman, lost to Russel Stewart.

Council member Mike Gallager ran unopposed while incumbent Katy Brown beat her challenger Zachary Bishop, but Earl Hoellen lost to challenger Afshin Safavi.

Up for re-election at the county level was GOP members Matt Crane for clerk and recorder, Dave Walcher for sheriff, Marc Scott for assessor; and Nancy Sharp for commissioner. Sue Sandstrom for treasurer and Kelly Lear for coroner were unopposed.

Heads shook in disbelieve when Republican elected officials in Arapahoe County took a beating and were replaced by voters with Democratic challengers. Replacing them are Joan Lopez, clerk, Tyler Brown, sheriff and PK Kaiser, assessor, however, Sharp stayed in office along with fellow commissioner, Nancy Jackson, a Democrat, soundly trounced Win Deal.

At the state level, DemoContinued on page 12

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CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE RELOCATES CITY HALL The Cherry Hills Village city hall, formerly located at 2450 E. Quincy, was relocated to 120 Meade Lane as the city prepares for construction of a new city hall, scheduled to open mid 2019.

Change in Colorado Employment Year-Over-Year (000s) 100 90

Change in Colorado Employment Monthly data is shown with the blue line.

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Average employment through February is almost 67,000 greater than the same period in 2017.

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The lack of qualified workers is preventing the economy from expanding at a faster rate.

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JOBS REPORT BODES WELL FOR COLORADO The good economic news just kepts coming. According to the Colorado 2018 Economic Forecast, through the first two months of 2018, Colorado’s average job growth far outpaced the pace of prior years. During January and February 2018, Colorado added 67,000 more jobs than it did during the same two months of 2016.

‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH’ - BRUINS JOIN IN THE NATIONWIDE PROTEST AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE It was a crowded quad at the Cherry Creek High School March 14 when students joined a nationwide walk- out of class protesting gun violence and demanding politicians finally do something. The movement began after the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Fla. a month before, when 17 students and faculty were gunned down by a former student using an AR-15 rifle.

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DEMONSTRATING THE PRICE OF EDUCATION, NOT A BARGAIN BASEMENT DEAL On April 26, and 27, Colorado Public School Teachers joined the states of West Virginia, Arizona, Oklahoma and Kentucky in walking out of classrooms and off their jobs. Not just to protest low teaching wages, they were raising awareness in the overall disproportionate rate of public education funding. Most importantly, the needs of the students and the classrooms where their work is being done.

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CHERRY CREEK SCHOOLS’ INNOVATION CAMPUS TO OPEN AUGUST 2019 CCS is building the Cherry Creek Innovation Campus (CCIC) for 11th- and 12th-graders. It will be focused on careers for today and in the future.

CENTENNIAL AIRPORT CELEBRATES 50 YEARS WITH CAPT. SULLY SULLENBERGER A highly distinguished group of 600 government, business, and community leaders gathered at the Marriott DTC May 24 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Centennial Airport with an inspired address from Capt.

Sully Sullenberger, the hero of U.S. Airways flight 1549 Jan. 15, 2009.

crats maintained the nationwide blue tsunami, electing Polis, Phil Weiser as attorney general over George Brauchler, Wayne Williams was defeated by Jena Griswold for secretary of state, and local resident Brian Watson was beaten by Dave Young for treasurer. Democrats also took control of the statehouse and state senate.

Longtime Congressional representative, Mike Coffman, was soundly beaten by Democratic challenger Jason Crow for the 6th Congressional District seat.

By December State Sen. Jack Tate, R-27 had decided not to seek reelection in 2020.

Rumors were confirmed Dec. 5 that Democratic District 26 State Sen. Daniel Kagan, a Cherry Hills Village resident, would resign his seat effective Jan. 11, 2019. This opened the door for current HD3 Rep. Jeff Bridges to apply to the vacancy committee

to be Kagan’s replacement.

Education

The Villager was able to bring its readers that Cherry Creek School District Superintendent Harry Bull would be retiring at the end of the current school year. At the school board meeting he announced his retirement, Bull said, “I’ve been blessed to serve as the superintendent of the Cherry Creek School District, an organization that’s taught me the true meaning of excellence.

To say my departure will be bittersweet is a vast understatement.”

The Cherry Creek Bruin football game faced off against Valor Christian in the state football championship game. Creek came up short, however, losing 24-14 ending with a 12-2 record for the year.

Business/Economy

Business stories were always part of The Villager in

A SOLEMN DAY OF REMEBRANCE The 86th Memorial Day Ceremony at Fort Logan National Cemetery May 28 was a day of solemn remembrance and deep reflection. It was noted during the ceremony that Memorial Day is to remember and commemorate those who made the ultimate sacrifice in serving and defending the United States and those that have died defending it.

50 YEARS OF LE BAL DE BALLET Le Bal de Ballet honors outstanding high school seniors and their families. This year, the 53 Debutantes and Young Men of Distinction are graduating from 17 high schools throughout metro Denver.

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2018. Mostly featured on theCorridor.biz pages. News ranged from a report that the economy was rolling full speed ahead as was reported to the South Metro Chamber of Commerce to the opening of the Western Union campus in December.

By April, the “Wall Street of the West” had become a standard statement when referring to the I-25 business corridor.

As the popularity of marijuana has increased, so has the recognition that it is an economic boon for Colorado as was reported in April.

A new residential development was unveiled between Belleview and Colorado

Boulevard. Koelbel Company hosted a party for the unveiling in April. Buz Koelbel said of the Crossing at high Line Canal, “This is one of the true, last remaining special properties in the entire metro area. We couldn’t be more honored to continue the Koelbel legacy of developing unique properties and creating special places for people to achieve the lifestyle and living environment of their dreams.”

New businesses that opened include (but not limited to) WildeFire Bistro, Ocean Prime, PetSmart, Western Union’s new campus.

Continued on page 14

UPDATE ON THE WESTIN HOTEL PROJECT AND ANOTHER NEW GV 10-STORY OFFICE BUILDING The revised plan called for a high-end hotel with approximately 175 rooms within eight floors, a six-story office building, a limited retail component, and a mix of surface and underground parking within a parking structure.

THE 18TH ANNUAL COLORADO DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL CELEBRATING ASIAN CULTURE AND DRAGON BOAT RACING AT SLONE LAKE The Colorado festival continues to grow and is still the largest one in the U.S. Boat racing is the highlight of the festival, with multi-rower crews battllng across Sloanes Lake for the checkered flag.

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A GRAND 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF LITTLETON’S GREAT PARADE Littleton celebrated the 90th anniversary of its Western Welcome Week Aug. 18 with the grandest parade yet, hosting parade floats and participants from both near and far. This year’s parade hosted a delegation from Bega, Australia, Littleton’s Sister City along with other participants from many other parts of Colorado.

HENRY L. STRAUSS HONORED FOR COMMITMENT AND VALUABLE SUPPORT TO THE FIELD OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE At the May 25, 2018 University of Colorado’s Anschutz School of Medicine Commencement Ceremony Henry L. Strauss was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree.

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Municipalities

Always changing the faces in city government.

Dustin Varney took over as the Greenwood Village police chief, replacing John Jackson who took over the job of city manager.

At the end of her term, Cathy Noon handed the reigns of City of Centennial mayor over to Stephanie Piko, according to The Villager’s other new reporter Doris Truhar.

Centennial celebrated its 20th Anniversary in July when many of the current and city leaders gathered at the Pancake House to share memories, express gratefulness and also to inspire future leaders of the city.

Centennial also caused an uproar when a new Mercedes dealership was planned for East Arapahoe Road. Neighbors signed petitions to oppose the business. After originally approving the dealership in a split vote, the city council threw out an ordinance that would have allowed the dealership.

Nearly all members of the Greenwood Village City Council ran for election in 2017 on a platform of no residential growth in the city except for single-family homes. The Greenwood Village Comprehensive Plan, a document that sets forth the goals and policies of the city to provide guidance to decision-makers about growth and development and is to provide a framework for future development, was praised by the city council in August.

Cherry Hills Village police officer Cory Sack was shot Aug. 20 when he responded to a report of a home invasion. This is the first time a CHV officer has been shot in the line of duty.

According to CHV Chief Michelle Tovrea, a 911 call was received by Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, and when Sack entered the home, he was confronted by one suspect who opened fire. Sack was shot in the left leg above the knee and the right foot. The arrest of Angelo Alston, 17 was made Aug. 31 in Aurora. He was charged with 32 counts related to the shooting.

Smoke and mirrors for horse arenas were discussed at the GV council meeting in August. The board had been discussing numerous topics including mirrors used in horse arenas.

Recall elections in a city like Englewood are unusual, and it was never entirely clear what motivated the organizers to recall Laurett Barrentine in the first place.

She did, however, survive the recall in September by four percentage points.

KIDS RAISE FUNDS FOR INJURED CHVPD OFFICER Cherry Hills Village police officer Cory Sack was shot Aug. 20 when he responded to a report of a home invasion. This was the first time a CHV officer has been shot in the line of duty. A GoFundMe account had been set up for Sack and CHV Chief Michelle Tovrea said approximately $52,000 has been raised and an additional $900 was raised by area kids that set up a lemonade stand over a weekend.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY IS ‘GROUND ZERO’ IN TAKING BACK COUNTRY What began and ended as an energized Arapahoe County Democratic Party annual dinner Aug. 25, had a moment of silence for a giant Republican who had died hours earlier, Sen. John McCain.

30TH ANNIVERSARY OF DOCTORS CARE – PASSION, DRIVE, COMMITMENT FOR THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED Thirty years ago, the vision of Dr. Gary VanderArk was equity for all mankind. He and other doctors got together to serve the needs of the South Metro area of Denver.

File photos

CHERRY HILLS SENIOR SWIMS TO SHORE FROM ALCATRAZ Sally Duncan, 78, ‘escaped’ from Alcatraz Sept. 29. She, along with 17 other swimmers, known as the “Wine Sharks” from Colorado, successfully completed the 1.27-mile swim, nonstop, from the infamous prison in the middle of the San Francisco Bay to the shore of San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf.

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Miscellaneous

$13.7 MILLION FORENSICS LAB OPENS SOUTH CENTENNIAL AIRPORT Three years in the making, the Unified Forensic Lab finally opened for business and a tour was given to the press Sept. 27 and began accepting evidence the same week. The final building, south of Centennial Airport in the Meridian Industrial Park, cost $13.7 million is 26,500 square feet with ability to add on as 18, needed.

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Voter registration numbers for Arapahoe County

FALLFEST COMES TO GREENWOOD VILLAGE On a sunny Oct. 6 afternoon, Greenwood Village put on another great free event for its families at William McKinley Carson Park, adjacent to city hall. Over 800 people got their free tickets in advance through the city’s new online reservation system, split 500 to 300 in favor of kids over adults.

There was a yummy free lunch for all of full-sized kosher hot dogs, chips, lemonade and cupcakes, along with plenty of Halloween candy for the children at the carnival games.

The Villager was able to bring home numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association Convention in April. After devoting massive time and ink while coverage and reporting on the 2017 Orchard Station Subarea and winning many other editorial awards, your local newspaper was honored as the 2017 Editorial Sweepstakes Winner. Taking First Place in both the State and National Competition was The Villager Legal Section.

Wings Over the Rockies opened a new attraction at the Centennial Airport in July. The 19,000 square foot facility gives visitors with a dynamic look at the world of aviation.

Democratic 134,405 135,773 136,867

33.80% 33.80% 33.77%

Republican 117,306 117,697 117,874

29.50% 29.30% 29.08%

Unaffilated 145,936 147,824 150,600

36.70% 36.80% 37.15%

139,212 140,295

32.82% 32.58%

113,793 112,778

26.83% 26.19%

171,172 170,375

40.35% 39.57%

City

Total

DEM

%

REP

%

Aurora Centennial Cherry Hills Village Englewood Glendale Greenwood Village Littleton Sheridan Bennett Bow Mar Columbine Valley Deer Trail Foxfield Unincorporated TOTAL

197,604 81,256 5,336 23,627 3,278 12,540 31,976 3,424 308 494 1,230 477 679 61,948 424,177

72,749 22,177 1,228 8,258 1,208 3,204 8,911 1,243 56 113 191 61 138 19,675 139,212

36.82 27.29 23.01 34.95 36.85 25.55 27.87 36.30 18.18 22.87 15.53 12.79 20.32 31.76 32.82

44,344 27,812 2,305 4,766 489 4,602 9,862 679 145 210 633 231 325 17,379 113,793

22.44 34.23 43.20 20.17 14.92 36.70 30.84 19.83 47.08 42.51 52.36 48.43 47.86 28.05 26.83

Unafiliated 77,072 30,086 1,757 9,971 1,487 4,565 12,596 1,414 103 166 378 176 209 23,918 163,898

Libertarian 197,604 887 35 412 62 126 436 48 3 4 14 4 4 661 4,821

%

%

39.00 37.03 32.93 42.20 45.36 36.40 39.39 41.30 33.44 33.60 30.73 36.90 20.78 38.61 38.64

0.29 0.21 0.15 0.51 0.67 0.17 0.30 0.44 0.32 0.20 0.08 0.29 0.25 0.28

Other

Total 397,647 401,696 405,341

7121

American Constitution 652 110 3 88 6 15 63 22 0 0 2 5 1 138 1105

424,177 430,569

2%

% 0.33 0.14 0.60 0.37 0.18 0.12 0.20 0.64

0.16 1.05 0.15 0.22 0.26

Unity 88 10 0 12 4 7 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 158

% 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.12 0.60 0.40 0.09

0.03 0.04

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS IN ARAPAHOE COUNTY

Unaffiliated voters outpace Republicans and Democratstells in the latest registration numbers for the ballots county. Democrats rank second and Arapahoe County Clerk LWV why our are safe Republicans bring up the rear.

Colorado and another state was less than 10 out of 3.2 million.

On Oct. 15, 3.2 million ballots were dropped off at the general mail facility in downtown Denver. They are being delivered statewide in waves this week. Most Arapahoe County voters will drop off their ballots at one of the 40 ballot box locations located allaround the county, 26 of which are accessible 24 hours a day.

Clerk and Recorder Matt Then on Oct. 22, in-person Crane oversees elections in polling places will open in 12 Arapahoe County locations in Arapahoe County.

Photo courtesy of League of Women Voters These voter centers will be availpilot program in 2016 found 50 able six days per week, from potential people who may have 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays voted in more than one state. and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on When those individuals’ voting Saturdays through Nov. 3. At records were examined closely, that point, 16 more in-person the actual number of voters who polling places will open for the were found to have cast ballots in last few days of the election. On Monday, Nov. 5 and Tuesday, food • beer • rugby Nov. 6, Election Day, all in-perpolling places in Arapahoe unlimited tastings son County will be open from 7 a.m. includes entry to to 7 p.m. Voters using in-person USA Women’s 7s voting centers need to have an acceptable form of identifica$40 online tion. Those are listed on the $45 at the gate secretary of state’s website.

Voters can also mail their ballots. Crane said they will require 71 cents postage, but the U.S. Postal Service requires they be mailed by Oct. 30 to COFFMAN COULD OVERCOME A LOT, BUT NOT THE TRUMP EFFECT guarantee arrival in time to be Democratic U.S. Rep.-elect Jason Crow beat incumbent counted in the election. If a voter Mike Coffman by a striking 11- point margin. Coffman happensspelled to be outside of Arapahoe County, it out. “In this congressional district, it was a referendum onballots can also be dropped official ballot boxes the president,” he said. “In the end, the waves were tooinbig in other Colorado counties. The for this ship to stay afloat.” The next morning Trump was state’s clerks have arranged to neither sympathetic nor about to accept any responsibility for deliver each others ballots to the loss. He could only muster the words, “Too bad, Mike.” county clerk. the applicable Crane told LWV members about a cutting-edge process now being installed in Colora-

unaffiliated, 31 percent identify themselves as Democrats, and 30 percent are Republicans.

If any of Over the past four years, new and changed voter registrations Clerk andnews recorderhighlights Matt the in Arapahoe County followed Crane, who oversees elections seenCounty, in this section,a similar, but more striking in Arapahoe spoke pattern. As the total number of to the League of Women Votconsider a subscription registered voters increased 11 ers of Arapahoe and Douglas to The percent from 315,618 to 348,869, Counties (LWV)Villager at their gen-to stay eral meetinginformed Oct. 8 at the Las and the number of those not affiliated with either major party Brisas Mexican Restaurant up-to-date in 2019!increased a whopping 22 percent, in Greenwood Village, about compared to an increase of 12 the voting process we use.

Call 303-773-8313 percent in the number of voters Crane described Arapahoe who chose to affiliated with the as a “purple countyx301 in a purple Democrats and a decrease of 3 state,” since voter registration in percent in the number who cast the county, where 38 percent are unaffiliated, 33 percent are regis- their lot with the Republicans.

NOVAK WINStered MS.Democrats, SENIOR AMERICA PAGEANTOn the question of voter and 27 percent Gayle Novak along with 38 are other contestants who 60 Crane said that the data registered Republicans, close-arefraud, does not support its existence ly mirrors affiliation statistics and older, competed in interview, evening gown, philosophy anywhere in the United States, Overall, 37 percentand of title. of life, and talent forstatewide. the precious crown registered voters in Colorado are including Colorado. He said a

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there is no doubt that Russians attempted to hack our election in 2016 and there is every reason to believe those efforts continue.

On May 10, The Washington Post wrote, “As local officials across the country scramble to hack-proof their voting systems ahead of the midterm elections, there’s one state that is paving the way as a leader in election security. Colorado has done virtually everything election experts recommend states do to stave off a repeat of 2016.” A recent national newscast identified Illinois and Georgia as states which were successfully hacked by Russians during the 2016 election.

On a happier note, Coloradans generally and Arapahoe County residents take full advantage of their right and obligation as Americans to participate in elections, as long as they believe them to be significant. Turnout in Arapahoe County in 2008, when President Obama was first elected, was a whopping 95 percent. When Obama was re-elected in 2012, the turnout in Arapahoe County was still a healthy 93 percent. That number decreased to 84 percent in 2016, due to the high negatives of both major party candidates.

In the last mid-term national election, 2014, turnout was a respectable 64 percent, though less than the 74 percent in the prior mid-term election held during Obama’s first term in 2010.

In stark contrast to those numbers, Crane told the audience that only 23 percent of eligible voters bothered to cast a ballot in the 2017 municipal elections in Arapahoe County, a number that might give pause to some city councilors around the coun-

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Party on in 2019 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

This is Colorado Juried Art Show

Through Jan. 17, presented by The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County, they are offering a call for entry for all Colorado artists. Exhibit at Arapahoe Community College Colorado Gallery of the Arts. located at 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. The gallery is located at the northeast corner of the campus. The entry deadline is midnight Nov. 12. Also, three pieces of bin work may be entered. Bin work must be for sale and there is a 35 percent commission, the same as for framed pieces. Information and to submit entries: arapahoe.edu/2018-coloradoregistration. Up to three images may be entered. $35 for members and $45 for nonmembers.

Curtis Center for the Arts Now Offering Evening Classes

Jan. 2019 classes will begin with new instructors. Portrait painting, abstract landscapes, abstract experimentation and glass sculpture.

Info: greenwoodvillage.com/art or call Chris, 303-708-6110.

BUSINESS

Photography.” Speaker: Russ Burden, Owner of Russ Burden Nature Photography Tours. A two-part presentation entitled, “Under Tanzanian Skies.: Part one includes a “how to” presentation that illustrates making award-winning safari and wildlife image thru photos. Part two is an escape into the land of the Serengeti showing a slideshow of both wildlife and scenery.

EVENT

Preview the High Line Canal Framework Plan

Jan. 23, 24, 5-7 p.m. Community Open House on the Framework Plan to preserve and enhance the future of the High Line Canal. Jan. 23 at Euclid Middle School - 777 W. Euclid Ave., Littleton or Jan. 24 at Eloise May Library - 1471 S. Parker Road., Denver. Both house meetings will be identical. The mission of the High Line Canal Conservancy is to ensure that the historic Canal is protected and enhanced for future generations. Info: visit highlinecanal.org/framework.

FUNDRAISER

TLC Meals on Wheels

Holiday Sale

Through Dec. 30. Briggs and Riley Holiday Sale at Paradise Baggage Company, 4442 S Broadway, Englewood.

“Feed 50 Clients for 50 Weeks” campaign. Goal to raise $62,000 on their 50th Anniversary in serving the South Metro Denver Community. Go to tlcmealsonwheels.org to donate.

CLASSES

HOLIDAY

Classes For Life-Long Learners

Starting Jan. 14 for eight weeks.

Curiosity Never Retires OLLI at DU. Monday-Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., two hours each. No grades and great class discussion. For $130 attend as many of the 60 classes at the three Central locations. Catalog of courses, contacts, online registration and maps of learning sites are available at portfolio.du.edu/olli.

EDUCATIONAL

Historic Lecture SeriesTessoro Cultlural Center

Jan. 5. 4 p.m. “Mixed Blood: First Families of the Santa Fe Trail, William Gwaltney. Buck Rec Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Free lecture by registration required. Call 303-3475999.

Parker Arts Free Adult Lecture Series

Jan. 9, 6:30 p.m. “African Wildlife

Blossoms of Light at York St. and Santa’s Village at Chatfield Farms

Through Jan. 1. Open nightly from 5-9 p.m. The lights extravaganza has new features and more lights, including a refreshed interactive light display in the UMB Amphitheater.

Carolers stroll the Gardens on select evenings. See schedule on website in early November Holiday treats, warm drinks, a souvenir re-usable mug and the popular HoloSpex 3Glasses may be purchased. Santa’s Village open Fridays-Sundays, Nov. 23-Dec. 23, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Chatfield Farms is transformed into a magical, North Pole-inspired village. Admission includes a hayride, short holiday movie clips 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.

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BY DOROTHY ROSBY

Feeling a little let down after a busy holiday season?

Cheer up. You still have Lumpy Rug Day to look forward to. And Count Your Buttons Day. And Elvis Week.

I didn’t make those up, but I can see why you might think I did. There’s a holiday almost every day of the year, though holiday might be too strong a word for National Bicarbonate of Soda Day. If you have the energy and ambition to celebrate all year, go to the internet and type the words “weird holidays” into your search engine. You’ll find hundreds of holidays, and in some cases, the name of the holiday’s creator. This allows you to call them up, as I was tempted to do, and ask them if they don’t have better things to do Jan. 14 than celebrate Organize Your Home Day. And can they really do it in one day?

We get seven days for Diet Resolution Week, Jan. 1-7.

And a week is about as long as anyone’s diet resolution lasts, maybe because, Jan. 2 is also National Cream Puff Day and Jan. 5 is National Whipped Cream Day. Oh well. Jan. 17 is Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day anyway, though I’ve always observed it Jan. 2.

February is Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month. I’m not sure how many

people will be pushing stolen shopping carts across town this month, but if it works I think we should try Return Stolen Cars Month.

On March 14, we celebrate Pi Day, not to be confused with National Pie Day which is Jan. 23. Pi refers to the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, or 3.14, hence March 14. It’s called Pi because pies are circular and Greek mathematicians were poor spellers.

And April 7 is No Housework Day. Too bad! I thought it was today—and yesterday.

And April 28 is Kiss Your Mate Day—as opposed to kiss someone else’s mate, which doesn’t rate an official holiday.

May 6 is International No Diet Day, which is convenient because May also happens to be, National Barbecue Month, National Loaded Potato Month and National Hamburger Month.

June 18 is both National Splurge Day and International Panic Day, because panic is often what you do when you come to your senses after splurging too much.

July 4-10 is Nude Recreation Week, which is poor planning on someone’s part since it overlaps with Air Conditioning Appreciation Days. Also, Sun Screen Day was back in May. On Aug. 7, we pay tribute to mustard which is another case of poor planning since we cele-

brate hot dogs in July. I’ll take a hot dog but hold the mustard— until August.

On Aug. 8, we observe Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Night.

The next day is my birthday, and for the record, I’d like something besides zucchini.

Sept. 21 is World Gratitude Day, and one thing you can be grateful for is that International Talk like a Pirate Day on Sept.

19 was only one day.

Sept. 28 is Ask a Stupid Question Day. How about this one? Was it wise to schedule International Coffee Day Oct. 1 when October is also Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month?

Oct. 13 is International Skeptics Day. I’m skeptical about Moldy Cheese Day Oct. 9.

We have Chaos Never Dies Day Nov. 9 and Clean Your Refrigerator Day Nov. 15.

Talk about chaos—and moldy cheese. If you wait to clean your fridge until Nov. 15, you may be shocked at what’s been in it since Egg Salad Week last April.

Dec. 21 is Bah Humbug Day, a day for everyone to vent their frustrations about Christmas preparations as well as any lingering irritation they may be feeling after Barbie and Barney Backlash Day Dec. 16.

(Dorothy Rosby is the author of several humor books, including I Used to Think I Was Not That Bad and Then I Got to Know Me Better. Contact drosby@rushmore.com.)

Contributors to Veterans anthology to read at BookBar

Contributors to the anthology Still Coming Home: Denver Veterans Writing will read at BookBar, 4280 Tennyson Street, Denver, on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, at 6 p.m. Denver Veterans Writing Workshop leaders selected the writing and worked with the authors to prepare their work for publication. As the editors write in the Introduction to Still Coming Home, “What you will see here are essays, stories, and poems that are as complicated and diverse as the individuals who make up the military.... But what they all have in common is a sincere effort to tell their stories in the most vulnerable and honest way that they could.” Readers include Crisosto Apache, Maryanna W. Brunkhorst, James Speed Hensinger, Alexandra Jackson, Luke Anthony Alfonso Martínez, Michael McAndrew and Kristine Otero.

Under the leadership of former chairman William Adams, a Vietnam veteran and a philosophy scholar, the National Endowment for the Humanities issued a call to the state humanities councils “to explore the experience of war through the lens of the humanities” through an initiative called “Standing Together.” Colorado veterans were asked how the organization could help them and they let us know that the greatest avoidable difficulty is an inability to ever “come home” from conflict. We were ready to say “yes” when veterans Jason Arment and Steven Dunn asked for help starting Denver Veterans Writing Workshop in 2016.

These ideas and aspirations came together as Colorado Humanities was awarded an Arts in Society Grant, funded

by Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Colorado Creative Industries

and Hemera Foundation, and in partnership with RedLine Contemporary Art Center through their Arts in Society Program.

Other workshops are being planned around the state.

Colorado Humanities is the only Colorado organization exclusively dedicated to supporting humanities education for adults and children statewide. Celebrating its 44th year and its 14th year as host for the Colorado Center for the Book, Colorado Humanities is a nonprofit affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities, The Library of Congress Center for the Book, the Smithsonian Institution and the national award-winning educational nonprofit Motheread, Inc. With offices in the Denver Technological Center in Greenwood Village.

All horse art exhibit featured in Greenwood Village The horse culture plays an important role in the Greenwood Village community.

While it is home to the Denver Technology Center and its many contemporary, high-rise buildings, Greenwood Village is still dotted with horse pastures, stables and barns.

To honor this culture, the Curtis Center for the Arts presents two exhibits celebrating

the art of the horse. “Horse Power” is an exhibit featuring works from contemporary artists from across the country at the Curtis Center for the Arts.

The exhibit will include several life-size, horse sculptures outside of the Curtis Center by internationally renowned artist Doug Owen.

“Caballo de Fuerza” is a display of historical, horse artifacts

on loan from Museo De Las Americas in Denver’s Santa Fe Arts District. These works will be on display at the Greenwood Village City Hall. The purpose of the exhibits is to express the beauty of these magnificent creatures in many different styles and mediums.

Both shows run concurrently and will on display from Jan. 7 to Feb. 23, 2019.

School

December 27, 2018 • THE VILLAGER | PAGE 17

CCHS band director honored as director who makes a difference SUBMITTED BY CCSD

Cherry Creek High School Band Director Sara Wynes was named one of “50 Directors Who Make a Difference” by School Band and Orchestra Magazine. The magazine recognizes one band or orchestra director from each state every December.

“Sara is an outstanding band director and an even better person,” said CCHS Principal Ryan Silva. “She is kind, humble and talented, a combination that makes her a joy to be around.”

Wynes’ fellow CCHS Band Director Tim Libby, who received the same honor in 2016, agrees that Wynes is deserving of this national recognition.

“Sara Wynes is the ultimate professional,” Libby said. “She is a talented musician and her instructional style reaches all

Sara Wynes

types of learners. Her integrity and consistency make it easy for her to develop trust and respect from her students and colleagues.

“I consider myself fortunate to have the opportunity to teach with Sara and I am a better educator as a result of observing her work with our students. She is without question a teacher who makes a

difference.”

The CCHS band program includes Concert Band, Symphonic I, Symphonic II, Wind Ensemble, Jazz A and Jazz B, along with co-curricular music ensembles including Marching Band and Percussion Ensemble. These groups perform at school and in the community throughout the year and participate in competitions across the state, where they consistently earn top ratings and awards.

They also perform nationally and internationally.

Here is the School Band and Orchestra Magazine feature on Wynes: What is your proudest moment as an educator?

My proudest moments are stepping out onstage at any performance with our bands at Cherry Creek High School. It is an absolute honor to stand in

front of an ensemble that has gone through the preparation process and is ready to shine and inspire an audience. I am equally proud to step in front of the middle school beginning bands at Campus Middle School when the sixth-graders have an opportunity to showcase their progress from square one to concert ready the first year of musical training.

How do you hope to make a difference in your students’ lives?

I hope that when a student works with me, they feel valued for their individual contribution to the musical ensemble and loved for who they are as a person. I hope that my warmth and care gives them a safe haven during their academic day.

I also feel grateful to serve as an example for young ladies that look to me as a mentor

and feel inspired to purse their passion without being held to gender-role stereotypes. I am proud to be one of the two women who have served as the president of the Colorado Bandmasters Association.

What’s the most important lesson that you try to teach your students?

Age does not determine musical success or potential.

We are all responsible for our daily interactions in rehearsal. I strive to help students develop a level of collaboration that allows a creative space that is focused and motivating. The manner in which we carry ourselves, and the standards we hold ourselves to, musically reveal the pride we have for ourselves, our fellow musicians and the ensemble as a whole.

Englewood schools celebrates successes and learnings

At the beginning of the 201718 school year, Englewood Schools added STEM SmartLabs to all of its elementary schools, thanks to a grant from the Gill Foundation. The labs made it possible for the district to offer innovative STEM programming to all students in grades K-12, adding to the existing STEM Labs and programming at the middle and high school levels.

In order to evaluate the progress of the STEM program and to continue to improve, the district and Gill Foundation contracted with a third party to conduct an evaluation of the program with data from students, STEM facilitators and teachers in the district.

Students

The evaluation, conducted

by The Evaluation Center of the University of Colorado Denver, found that overall, students felt successful and engaged in their STEM classes and were interest-

ed in a STEM career.

In particular, students in middle and high school showed that their engagement and feelings of success increased throughout the school year (from September 2017 to April 2018).

Students reported that they feel confident in many STEM skills such as problem-solving, collaborating with others and goal-setting.

The STEM classes reach students who learn in different ways and helps them build important 21st century skills. One participant in the study commented, “It’s tapping into kids who are more kinesthetic learners, hands on learners, audiovisual learners.”

Another said, “STEM Lab is an opportunity for kids to collaborate and work together … to problem-solve with another person and to make decisions based on what the group wants versus what you want. That social-emotional component is really, really

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an important piece.”

STEM classrooms and facilitators

STEM Lab Classrooms showed increasing alignment with STEM and project-based learning models from September 2017 to April 2018 based on the reports of external observers.

As a group, STEM facilitators were confident in their ability to motivate and encourage students in STEM Labs and to develop and facilitate STEM curriculum.

According to the evaluation, STEM facilitators reported feeling supported in their work and prepared for their roles.

“I am really, really loving what I am doing. … An absolutely stellar experience is to get those ‘ah-ha’ moments from students,” said one STEM facilitator.

STEM facilitators also saw the impact this learning had on students and families. “Anytime we have a parent night going

on that lab is filled with people and parents. We will see the kids showing off, ‘Hey, look what I did.’ I think that is really powerful when the kids are teaching their parents and they are excited,” one participant said.

Classroom teachers and principals

Interviewees reported progress in implementing STEM as a schoolwide initiative at all schools. Teachers and principals reported that STEM facilitators were essential to classroom integration and teacher collaboration.

One interviewee reported, “For some teachers, there was a fear that [STEM] was another class that didn’t align with our standards and that it was a waste of 45 minutes … [However] it has been so beneficial because [the STEM facilitator] has aligned so much of everything into STEM that … the kids are seeing their learning in a differ-

ent way. I hear wonderful things from teachers.”

Next steps

The district is thrilled with the progress that the STEM program has seen, based on the results of the study. However, the district is also using the data to know where the program needs to go next to continue to be successful.

The district has identified the following as immediate next steps to expand and enhance STEM programming: • Expanding career pathways at the high school level • Increasing involvement of industry partners to make career connections for students • Increasing the rigor in STEM classes at both the middle and elementary levels • Having regular professional learning committee (PLC) meetings with all STEM coordinators to ensure vertical alignment of STEM programming

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FLEURISH

Clever Studio 5280 success for National Jewish Health Looking back at 2018, one of the most unique events was the Studio 5280 event held on the rooftop of DaVita Headquarters in downtown Denver with a spectacular view. The baton is being passed to younger leadership in the com-

munity. Brian Parks, Daniel Finer and Ross Chotin chaired the fun and clever fundraiser at sunset for National Jewish Health (NJH). They and their team garnered over $100,000 to support Morgridge Academy at NJH.

ABOVE, LEFT: Studio 5280 chairs Brian Parks, Daniel Finer and Ross Chotin ABOVE: Ross and Karyn Chotin, Steven and Robin Chotin, Chad and Whitney Wolz, Cintra Pollak FAR LEFT: Karly and Brad Farber Photos by Scottie Taylor Iverson

LEFT: Unidentified young couple enjoying the view.

Colorado UpLift Guild hosts fashion show and annual luncheon Glenmoor Country Club was the site of the annual fashion show with fashions from EveyK Mobile Boutique modeled by UpLift’s Advanced Leadership Students. Among the exciting programs reported at the annual luncheon were the Tijuana Trip, Book Project and the Guild Boutique set up from a broad spectrum of donated items so students can shop for family gifts. The Tijuana Trip is remarkable because students actually travel to Mexico to help build homes for those without shelter there. Instead of being considered victims, these young people are taught skills themselves and help others in need.

ABOVE: Pam Thomas, who headed the boutique for students, and Carmel Hanson.

Courtesy of Colorado UpLift Guild RIGHT, ABOVE: Colorado UpLift CEO Dr. Joe Sanders RIGHT: Colorado UpLift Board Member Steve James who chaired the Tijuana Project, Diane Hutcheson (wife of UpLift founder Kent Hutcheson), luncheon chairs Carleen Haselden and Jennifer Myers, Guild President Margie Hunter

Photos by Trung Nguyen

December 27, 2018 • THE VILLAGER | PAGE 19

FLEURISH

Area clubs win awards

Greenwood Athletic and Tennis Club is ranked #3 Adding to dozens of other awards over the years, for both the athletic side and tennis side, Greenwood Athletic and Tennis Club (GATC) has added yet another honor. GATC was recently ranked No. 3 on The Top 10 Single Club Operators on Club Industry’s 2018 Top 100 Clubs List. Only the East Bank Club in

Chicago (No. 1) and The Houstonian Club (No. 2) outranked our local world-class fitness center.

The number of amenities at the popular club’s single destination is nothing short of amazing. GATC President and General Manager Paula Neubert said: “Being recognized as No. 3 in the industry for independent operators is a huge

accomplishment for our team. We work hard every year to be better than we were the year before so it’s nice to receive the honor. We have a very supportive ownership and a really dedicated membership so when you put those two things together with the most talented staff in the industry, success is the end result!”

ABOVE: Award-winning tennis programs LEFT: President and General Manager Paula Neubert

Glenmoor Country Club receives Distinguished Club award

Glenmoor golf course and clubhouse

The private Glenmoor Country Club located in the heart of Cherry Hills Village has been awarded the prestigious Distinguished Club award as determined by the annual Distinguished Clubs award program conducted

by BoardRoom magazine, one of the most respected trade publications serving private clubs. According to General Manager/COO Garth Walker, “The club’s membership and the entire staff are honored to be recognized as a distinguished club for the fourth year in a row. We are looking forward to continuing this honor as the club completes the new patio and pool construction this spring providing a resort-style experience for the Glenmoor Country Club membership.”

Founded in 1984, Glenmoor boasts an 18-hole Pete Dye golf course, fine dining, tennis, fitness, swimming and special event venues. The club offers the casual and in-

viting character of Colorado and its mission is to create an exceptional family-friendly member experience with superior facilities and services.

John Fornaro, the publisher of

BoardRoom, also congratulated Walker, the club’s board of directors, department heads and the entire staff for their efforts in providing an excellent member experience.

General Manager/COO Garth Walker and Assistant Manager Ryan Norris with the latest award.

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Does Medicare cover dental care? you have cancer and need dental services that are necessary for radiation treatment, or if you need surgery to treat fractures of the jaw or face, Medicare will pay for these dental services.

Although Medicare’s coverage of dental services is limited, there are other ways you can get coverage and care

BY JIM MILLER Dear Almost, affordably. Here are Medicare’s coverage of dental several to check into. care is extremely limited. It will not cover routine dental care Consider a Medicare Adincluding checkups, cleanings, vantage plan: While dental seror fillings, and it won’t pay for vices are mostly excluded under dentures either. original Medicare, some MediMedicare will, however, cov- care Advantage plans do provide er some dental services if they coverage for routine dental care. are required to protect your gen- If you are considering joining a eral health, or if you need dental Medicare Advantage plan, find care in order for another health out what dental services, if any, it covers. Also, remember to make service that Medicare covers to sure any Medicare Advantage be successful. For example, if

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Dear Savvy Senior, I will turn 65 in a few months and will be enrolling in Medicare, but I am concerned about Medicare’s coverage of dental care. Does Medicare cover dental procedures? And if not, where can I get dental coverage?

Almost 65

plan you’re considering covers the doctors and hospitals you prefer to use and the medications you take at a cost you can afford.

See Medicare.gov/find-a-plan or call 800-633-4227 to research plans in your area.

Purchase dental insurance: If you have frequent gum problems and need extensive dental care, a dental insurance plan may be worth the costs versus paying for care yourself. Expect to pay monthly premiums of $15 to $40 or more for insurance. To find dental plans in your state, go to NADP.org and use the “find a dental plan” tool. Then review a specific plan’s website.

Consider dental savings plans: While savings plans aren’t as comprehensive as insurance, they’re a good option for those who can’t get covered.

How this works is you pay an annual membership fee – around $80 to $200 a year – in exchange for 10 to 60 percent discounts on service and treatments from participating dentists. To find a savings plan, go to DentalPlans. com (or 888-632-5353) where you can search for plans and participating dentists, as well as get a breakdown of the discounts offered.

Check veterans’ benefits: If you’re a veteran enrolled in the VA health care program or are a beneficiary of the Civilian Health and Medical Program (CHAMPVA), the VA offers a dental insurance program that gives you the option to buy dental insurance through Delta Dental and MetLife at a reduced cost. The VA also provides free dental care to vets who have dental problems resulting from service. To learn more about these options, visit VA.gov/dental or call 877222-8387.

Shop around: FairHealth Consumer.org and Healthcare BlueBook.com lets you look up the cost of different dental procedures in your area, so you can comparison shop – or ask your regular dentist for a discount.

Try community health centers or dental schools: There are many health centers and clinics that provide low-cost dental care to those in need. And all university dental schools and college dental hygiene programs offer dental care and cleanings for less than half of what you would pay at a dentist’s office. Students who are supervised by their professors provide the care. See ToothWisdom.org to search for a center, clinic or school near you.

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” book.

Sixth graders listening to the stories of Clermont Park residents

Local sixth graders capture stories of Clermont Park residents Christmas cheer is about far more than just swapping presents. For a number of local students and seniors, it’s also about learning to share life.

Starting this fall, sixth graders at St. Anne’s Episcopal School have been meeting regularly with residents of Clermont Park Life Plan Community to swap pens and stories. Each time they come, 12-15 of the school’s sixth graders pair off in ones or twos with residents. Together, they spend an hour asking about their life experiences and wisdom on

a variety of provided topics.

“The students get the opportunity to talk with some honored seniors, many from the ‘Greatest Generation.’ They learn how to carry on a conversation with somebody older than themselves, and what that kind of interaction can offer,” shared Father Al, chaplain at St. Anne’s Episcopal School. Father Al is the school’s director of character education which includes various service learning opportunities.

“We bring about a third of the class each time,” he explained.

“Our goal is to provide every student in the grade 5-6 times to visit and interview residents.”

As they talk with their older partners, students also capture the stories of their resident by hand writing them into a legacy journal provided by Clermont Park. Their ultimate goal—to create a notebook of each senior’s memories, all collected in one place. This holiday season marks halfway point of the program, and the students’ most recent visit filled the brightly decorated community room with lively conversation on everything from childhood memories to choosing a career.

“What was the hardest thing you ever had to do?” “What were your parents like?” Ques-

tions and memories mingled as one resident reminisced about Christmas and another helped with a difficult spelling. Eager young faces leaned in to capture every word.

The creative questions are thanks to Elizabeth Girling, Clermont’s Director of Assisted Living, Nonclinical.

Elizabeth was the first one to envision the project, and she helped develop the journals and organize the program with St. Anne’s.

“Our seniors have all led such amazing lives and have such incredible memories to share,” she explained. “Reminiscing and reliving moments from the past is a great way to boost senior and student confidence and comradery.”

So far, the program seems to be doing that, and more.

Late last month, Elizabeth shared that it is already “offering seniors a fantastic way to tell their stories. If it works out, we’re also hoping to type up and combine each resident’s story into a bound book that they can share with their families.”

Next spring, the students and residents will share their experience with the project at a concluding ceremony. Then the sixth-graders will present the journals to every resident’s family. Elizabeth believes that some of the stories the students are capturing may well be ones that residents’ families haven’t even heard.

“We hope family members discover new stories or aspects

of their loved one’s life,” she explained. “We also hope it will inspire other people to ask these kinds of questions of their parents and grandparents. The holidays are a perfect time to sit down with family and have these conversations.”

Father Al believes the program is equally beneficial for the 45 sixth-graders. “I’m always amazed at what the kids get out of these experiences,” he shared. “This has become a way for students to understand the value of a life long-lived and connect with the living and oral history here in our community.

It’s helping develop our students into people who are lifelong learners and servants who value participation in their future communities.”

Clermont Park Life Plan Community has been providing quality services and care for older adults in the south Denver metropolitan area since l972. If you are interested in learning more about Clermont Park visit clermontpark.org or call 720974-7275.

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One surprising way to prevent fractures for those over age 65 SUBMITTED BY BRANDPOINT CONTENT

65 fall at least once every year.

Fall-related injuries in the elderly are associated with numerous psychological and physical consequences and are a leading cause of bone breakage and hip fractures, which can lead to complications and permanent disability or death.

Falls account for nearly half of all injury-related deaths for senior citizens.

Mild Hyponatremia as a Risk Factor for Fractures: The Rotterdam Study, followed more than 5,000 Dutch adults over the age of 55 for a six-year period. The researchers found that 8 percent

of the participants were in assisted living facilities and all the people in this group were suffering from mild hyponatremia. Follow-up visits revealed that they had higher rates of diabetes and falls than those with normal levels of salt in their system.

Seniors in assisted living centers are routinely placed on low-salt diets, often without an individual assessment, according to a report published by the Pioneer Network titled New Dining Practice Standards. This report was the product of a task force of 12 professional medical, nursing

and nutritional organizations. They concluded that low-salt diets were contributing to malnutrition and weight loss among a significant percentage of seniors in assisted living facilities.

According to Dr. Ewout J. Hoorn, Ph.D., Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, “Although the complications of hyponatremia are well-recognized in hospitalized patients, this is one of the first studies to show that mild hyponatremia also has important complications in the general population.” He added, “Screening for a low sodi-

um concentration in the blood, and treating it when present, may be a new strategy to prevent fractures.”

Americans are now living longer than ever before. In fact, one of the fastest-growing segments is people over the age of 85 who will represent 20 percent of the population by the year 2040. These elderly Americans deserve to be able to enjoy a high quality of life, and while some seniors do need a low-salt diet, many others may not. Without an individual medical assessment, it should not be assumed that all seniors will benefit from this intervention.

Working toward easy

arguments, the apologies and a renegotiated settlement to keep the relationship strong and satisfying to both involved.

The relationship I am most interested in is marriage. Marriage appears to be in retreat in this country with couples opting to live together rather than create a lifetime legal, social and sometimes religious contract. When young people are asked why they are choosing this option, their answer is consistent. They say marriage is just too hard. The message that marriage is hard is ubiquitous. No wonder they are afraid of it.

The Center for Relationship Education dispels the myths of the “Marriage is Hard” messaging. We do that by giving couples a toolbox of skills regarding effective dating strategies. Dating is not all about fun and games. The purpose of dating is to find out what one likes and dislikes in

an exciting, “getting to know you” atmosphere. When dating becomes more serious and exclusive, there needs to be a shift from fun and games to what one expects from the relationship long-term.

Compatibilities need to be explored, expectations negotiated and mutual values agreed upon. Dating is where the work needs to take place to set the foundation for the relationship moving forward.

Once the work is done, areas of differences are negotiated, expectations articulated, communication and conflict resolution skills strengthened, the couple is ready to commit to marriage.

Only after doing this work, can the marriage part be easy.

Unfortunately, it is far too common to date without any sense of intentionality and purpose.

As long as the couple is having fun, relishing in the excitement and newness of a relationship, falling in love, not wanting to be

apart, getting into a rhythm of being together, all is well. If this couple does not do the necessary preparation and work to negotiate their marriage contract, the marriage will be hard.

The analogy to this concept is planting a garden. One needs to choose a spot for the garden, prepare the soil, remove the rocks, add the fertilizer, select the contents of the garden and plant the seeds. There is a ton of work to create this garden.

Once the work is done and the garden is established, the harvest comes. Now the workload is diminished. In order to keep the garden thriving and beautiful, one needs to only maintain the garden. The work was in the building not in the maintaining.

If you are dating, think about the work that it takes during this time to create a relational garden that satisfying, committed, thriving and easy.

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Loss of balance, dehydration, attention deficits and loss of cognition are symptoms of hyponatremia, a condition characterized by low salt levels in the blood.

The symptoms can occur with just slight hyponatremia and can have particularly harmful effects for the elderly as the condition is difficult to diagnose. A study presented at an American Society of Nephrology meeting suggests that low-salt diets may be a contributing factor.

Falls are one of the most serious problems for the elderly and about a third of people over

Recently the new United States, Mexico and Canada Trade Agreement was signed by three national leaders.

This happened because those involved worked out their differences and came to agreements that are beneficial to all

concerned. There was a lot of meetings with expert negotiators to get to this point.

Watching the signing ceremony this morning, I was reminded about the negotiations that take place every day in our relationships. The giving and taking, the

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LEGALS

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FORECLOSURES COMBINED NOTICE - CORRECTED PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-109(1)(b) FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0459-2018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 14, 2018, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Helene R. Buchsbaum Original Beneficiary(ies) Arapahoe Credit Union Current Holder of Evidence of Debt ARAPAHOE CREDIT UNION Date of Deed of Trust July 26, 2010 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust August 02, 2010 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D0073958 Original Principal Amount $302,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $177,388.68 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Lot 22, Block 6, Sundance Hills Filing No. One, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 5704 S. Florence Street, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/13/2019, the date to which the sale has been continued pursuant to C.R.S. 38-38-109(1)(b), at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Corrected First Publication 12/27/2018 Corrected Last Publication 1/24/2019 Name of Publication The Villager IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 12/20/2018 Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Susan K Ryden, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: John Lobus #3648 Bradley, Devitt, Haas & Watkins, PC 2201 Ford St., Golden, CO 80401 (303) 384-9228x205 Attorney File # Arapahoe CU v Buchsbaum The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees› Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Published in The Villager First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 24, 2019 Legal # 0459-2018 ____________________________

ARAPAHOE COUNTY ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT ARAPAHOE COUNTY 2018 STREET MILLING PROGRAM Project No. RB18-102 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make final settlement with PLM Asphalt & Concrete, Inc. for its work completed for Arapahoe County. The work performed under this contract dated June 3, 2016 and Change Order No. 6, dated March 1, 2018, for the removal of the top 1”-3” of road surface with a milling machine (both full width and edge milling) at various locations in unincorporated Arapahoe County.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed or any of its subcontractors or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent

used by PLM Asphalt & 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 PLM Asphalt & 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 24, 2019.

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 PLM Asphalt & Concrete, Inc. Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager First Publication: December 27, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Legal # 8739 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PARTIAL FINAL SETTLEMENT ARAPAHOE COUNTY 2017 PAVEMENT PRESERVATION TREATMENT PROGRAM Project No. RB18-300 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make partial final settlement with Vance Brothers, Inc. for its work completed for Arapahoe County. The work performed under this contract dated June 14, 2018 and Change Order No. 1, dated November 14, 2018, generally consists of a Slurry Seal and Chip Seal Application on various streets in unincorporated Arapahoe County.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed or any of its subcontractors or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used by Vance Brothers, 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 Vance Brothers, 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 24, 2019.

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 Vance Brothers, Inc. Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager First Publication: December 27, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Legal # 8740 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT 2018 High Density Mineral Bond Treatment Program Project No. RB18-304 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make final settlement with Andale Construction Inc. for its work completed for Arapahoe County. The work performed under this contract August 1, 2016 and Changer Order No. 4, dated April 6, 2018, generally consists of the application of a mineral aggregate and asphalt binder surface treatment installed as a High Density Mineral Bond over the roadway surface, within urbanized areas of unincorporated Arapahoe County.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed or any of its subcontractors or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used

by Andale Construction Inc. or any of its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work done within unincorporated Arapahoe County, whose claim has not been paid by Andale Construction Inc. or any of its subcontractors may file a claim with the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton, CO 80120, at any time up to and including January 24, 2019.

This Notice is published in accordance with §38-26-107, C.R.S., and all claims, if any, shall be filed in accordance with this statutory section. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement and/or claim prior to the aforementioned date for filing claims shall release Arapahoe County, its officers, agents and employees from any or all liability, claims, and suits for payment to Andale Construction Inc. Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager First Publication: December 27, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Legal # 8743 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY INVITATION FOR BID IFB-18-69 EVENT FENCING Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals to furnish all labor, equipment, and material as necessary to the County for the rental and servicing of Event Equipment to include, but not limited to fencing (security and crowd control), and for delivery to, and pick-up from, the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds and Park and to provide services upon request.

All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request for Proposal (IFB-18-69) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov. com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website.

Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on January 24, 2018.

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

Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8748 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY INVITATION FOR BID IFB-18-70 PORT-A-LET AND SHOWER RENTAL

Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals for furnish all labor, equipment, and material as necessary to the County for the rental and servicing of Audio Visual to include, but not limited to stage with lighting and sound systems, and for delivery to, and pick-up from, the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds and Park.

All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request for Proposal (RFP-18-71) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov. com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website.

Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on January 24, 2018.

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

Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8750 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-18-72 EVENT EMS PROVIDER Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals for an Event EMS Provider for the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds and Park.

All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request for Proposal (RFP-18-72) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov. com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website.

Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on January 24, 2018.

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

Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8751 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-18-73 EVENT TENTS, TABLES, CHAIRS, ETC.

Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals for the rental of standard portable toilets, hand washing stations, standard grey water tanks, ADA restrooms, and/or shower units and for delivery to, and pick-up from, the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds.

Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals for the rental and servicing of Event Equipment to include, but not limited to tents, tent sidewalls, lighting for tent interiors, tables, chairs, tablecloths, pipe and drape, and pick-up from the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds and Park.

All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request for Proposal (IFB-18-70) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov. com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website.

Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on January 24, 2018.

All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request for Proposal (RFP-18-73) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov. com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website.

Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on January 24, 2018.

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

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

Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board

Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board

Published in The Villager Published: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8749 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-18-71 AUDIO VISUAL PRODUCTION & EQUIPMENT

Published in The Villager Published: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8752 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CASE NOS SDPZ18-002 & PF18007 DOVE VALLEY BUSINESS PARK SPECIFIC / DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND DOVE VALLEY NO. 18 /

Notice is hereby given that the

FINAL PLAT PROPOSAL: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc, applicant, on behalf of Arapahoe County Airport Authority, owner, is proposing to develop three existing vacant parcels located south of the intersection of East Broncos Parkway and South Potomac Street. The approved Dove Valley Master Development Plan designates the proposed project site as use area “E” and “B”. The applicant is proposing to change the zoning to all of use area “F” and “B” for both parcels through the Specific Development Plan. Eliminating use area “E” will eliminate the permitted use of outdoor storage as a principal use. The accompanying Final Plat (PF18-007) will create two new lots from the three existing lots.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 15, 2019 at 9:30 AM, or as soon thereafter as the calendar of the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners permits, a public hearing will be held, at which, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described Specific Development Plan and Final Plat. The hearing will be held at Arapahoe County Administration Building, 5334 S Prince St, Littleton, CO at the above-stated date and time.

More information about this proposal is available at the offices of the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Department, Planning Division, 6924 S. Lima St., Centennial, CO 80112, or by calling (720) 874-6650 during regular 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: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8754 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CASE NO LE18-005, LONGS PINE GROVE / LOCATION AND EXENT PROPOSAL: Arapahoe County Open Spaces is proposing to convert an existing residential property into a public park. The property is located at 1553 South Uinta Way, on the corner of South Uinta Way and East Florida Avenue. The projecting includes approximately 2.8 acres and is currently zoned residential.

The proposed park will also be a trailhead and will include a bridge to access the High Line Canal Trail.

The proposal includes passive play structures, trails, a pavilion, gathering spaces and a bathroom.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 15, 2019 at 6:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the calendar of the Arapahoe County Planning Commission permits, a public hearing will be held, at which, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described Location and Extent. The hearing will be held at 6954 S. Lima St., Arapahoe Room, Centennial, CO 80112 at the above-stated date and time.

posed Lot 2 is approximately 1.77 acres and is under contract with Arapahoe County Libraries to be developed at a future time under the Location & Extent process with Arapahoe County. The application includes Tract A as a shared tract for both lots to alleviate drainage and detention on site.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 15, 2019 at 9:30 A.M., or as soon thereafter as the calendar of the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners permits, a public hearing will be held, at which, all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described Specific Development Plan and Minor Plat. The hearing will be held at the Arapahoe County Administration Building, East Hearing Room, 5334 S Prince St, Littleton, CO at the above-stated date and time.

More information about this proposal is available at the offices of the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Department, Planning Division, 6924 S. Lima St., Centennial, CO 80112, or by calling (720) 874-6650 during regular 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: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8757 ____________________________

COURTS DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6355 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: ANGELA RAMOS-NAMETH Child, And concerning: JAYDE NAMETH AND JOHN DOE Respondents.

Linda M. Arnold, Reg. #16764 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 303-636-1882 Fax: (303) 636-1889 Case No: 18JV0789 Division: 35 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT

More information about this proposal is available at the offices of the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Department, Planning Division, 6924 S. Lima St., Centennial, CO 80112, or by calling (720) 874-6650 during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday).

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding JOHN DOE is set for January 17, 2019 at 8:00 A.M. in Division 35 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7305 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code.

Matt Crane, Clerk to the Board

Date: December 18, 2018

Published in The Villager Published: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8755 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CASE NOS. SDPZ18-001 & PM18-004, MAIN STREET VILLAS / SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN & MINOR PLAT

Linda M. Arnold, No. 16764 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Dr. Aurora, Co 80012 (303-636-1882 (P) (303) 636-1889 (F)

PROPOSAL: LAI Design Group, applicant, on behalf of Bradbury Properties, owner, is proposing a Minor Plat (Case No PM18-004) to subdivide an existing 4.16 acre parcel into two lots. Case No SDPZ18-001 will rezone the property from Residential Agricultural to Residential Planned Unit Development to allow for the proposed 8.70 Dwelling Units per acre. Proposed Lot 1 is approximately 2.08 acres and will have 8 attached residential buildings (16 total units) to be known as Main Street Villas. Pro-

Published in The Villager Published: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8744 ____________________________

CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT 2018 Fiber Build-Out Phase 3 Project No. 17-12-01 Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., that the City of Centennial, Colorado (the “City”) will make final payment at the hour of 10:00 a.m. on January 11, 2019 (the “Final Settlement Date”) to the following contractor:

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What’s else is crossing the southern border along with migrants?

Ahead of the midterm election, some people were obsessed over a migrant caravan streaming north through Central America and Mexico. The dirty little secret is that many Republicans, along with most Democrats are in favor of open borders.

Media coverage focused only on the plight of the poor refugees seeking a better life in America.

Aside from refugees, what else is in these caravans? A close look at the hordes of migrants reveals that most are young men of military age. How many are gang members, criminals, or terrorists?

Aside from bad intentions, how many are carrying contagious diseases toward the U.S.?

There is also a new disease in the news, acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like illness caused by a virus, affecting primarily children and leaving many with residual arm and leg weakness.

— Continued from page 22— Paonia, Inc. 5055 List Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80919 (hereinafter, the “Contractor”) for and on account of all work completed by the Contractor on City Project No. 17-12-01, including for purposes of this Notice of Final Settlement on (the “Project”).

1. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has an unpaid claim against the Project for and on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, or other supplies used or consumed by the Contractor or any subcontractor in or about the performance of said work, may at any time up to and including the Final Settlement Date, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

2. Any such claim(s) shall be filed with the City Clerk at 13133 East Arapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80112 prior to the Final Settlement Date.

3. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement or claim prior to the Final Settlement Date will relieve the City from any and all liability for such claim.

Published in The Villager Published: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8762 ____________________________

FOXFIELD Town of Foxfield NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hearby given that the Town of Foxfield Board of Trustees shall hold a public hearing concerning an amendment to the Our Lady of Loreto Catholic Church Planned Sign Program, located on property described in Exhibit A, and generally located at the southwest corner of E. Arapahoe Road and S. Waco Street pursuant to the Town of Foxfield Zoning Regulations.

The public hearing shall be held before the Board of Trustees on January 17, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter, at South Metro Fire Protection District #42, 7320 South Parker Road, Foxfield, Colorado 80016. Further information is available by calling (303) 680-1544.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND EXHIBIT A LOT 1 OUR LADY OF LORETO CATHOLIC PARISH SUBDIVISION EXEMPTION PLAT Published in The Villager Published: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8747 ____________________________ Town of Foxfield The Town of Foxfield at the Regular Board Meeting on December 13, 2018 passed the following ordinance: Ordinance 2018-02, A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16 OF THE FOXFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING SOUND WALLS IN THE LARGE LOT RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE DISTRICT.

A century ago America was adept at

BY BRIAN C. JOONDEPH admitting and processing immigrants. How did we do this? Ellis Island.

Inspectors boarded incoming ships. Anyone who was ill was not allowed off the ship.

Once on Ellis Island, further health inspections took place. Such screening served two purposes – keeping contagious diseases out of the country and relieving America of the burden of caring for those needing hospitalization or treatment.

Sick children didn’t catch any breaks either. Those older than 12 years were sent home by themselves. Those under 12 years had to return home with one of their parents.

After the health evaluations, immigrants still had to demonstrate that they could take care of themselves in order to stay in America.

Inspectors also tried to determine if an immigrant was a danger to soci-

To request a copy of the above ordinance in its entirety, please contact: Randi Gallivan, Town Clerk PO Box 461450, Foxfield, CO 80046 clerk@townoffoxfield.com (303) 680-1544 Published in The Villager Published: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8753 ____________________________

GLENDALE CITY OF GLENDALE PUBLIC NOTICE The following ordinance was passed before the City Council of the City of Glendale, Colorado, on the 17th day of December, and was ordered published by said Council: CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO ORDINANCE NO. 4 SERIES OF 2018 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2019, ESTIMATING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY NECESSARY TO BE RAISED BY TAX LEVY BASED ON THE SAID BUDGET SO ADOPTED; ESTIMATING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BE DERIVED FROM OTHER REVENUE SOURCES; AND SETTING FORTH THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR EACH FUND Copies of this Ordinance is on file at the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours.

Dated the 19th day of December, 2018 City of Glendale, Colorado Veronica Marvin, City Clerk Published in The Villager Published: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8758 ____________________________ CITY OF GLENDALE PUBLIC NOTICE The following ordinance was passed before the City Council of the City of Glendale, Colorado, on the 17th day of December, and was ordered published by said Council: CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO ORDINANCE NO. 5 SERIES OF 2018 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO, APPROPRIATING SUMS OF MONEY TO DEFRAY EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE FOR THE CITY’S CALENDAR YEAR 2019 Copies of this Ordinance is on file at the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours.

Dated the 19th day of December, 2018 City of Glendale, Colorado Veronica Marvin, City Clerk Published in The Villager Published: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8759 ____________________________

ety, in other words, a criminal.

What a novel idea. Admitting people who are healthy, self-sufficient and of good character. These same criteria are used by most other countries when determining who is allowed to immigrate.

Unfortunately, both political parties want open borders. Democrats want voters and Republicans want cheap labor. President Trump promised security but Congress, able to fund nonsense like cowboy poetry and hamster fighting, was unable to allocate sufficient funds for a border wall.

Most politicians and news anchors live in ritzy communities without immigrants or the diseases they bring. Their children are in fancy private schools, away from immigrant kids with contagious diseases. It’s the rest of America living with the consequences of a feckless immigration system.

Secure the border, scrutinize who comes across and stays, and put the well-being of Americans first. Ellis Island style. How hard can that be?

CITY OF GLENDALE PUBLIC NOTICE The following ordinance was passed before the City Council of the City of Glendale, Colorado, on the 17th day of December, and was ordered published by said Council: CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO ORDINANCE NO. 6 SERIES OF 2018 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO, LEVYING TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2018 TO DEFRAY THE COSTS OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2019, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 Copies of this Ordinance is on file at the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours.

Dated the 19th day of December, 2018 City of Glendale, Colorado Veronica Marvin, City Clerk Published in The Villager Published: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8760 ____________________________ CITY OF GLENDALE PUBLIC NOTICE The following ordinance was passed before the City Council of the City of Glendale, Colorado, on the 17th day of December, and was ordered published by said Council: CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO ORDINANCE NO. 7 SERIES OF 2018 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO, AMENDING THE SUMS OF MONEY APPROPRIATED TO DEFRAY EXPENSES BUDGETED FOR THE CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2018, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2018 Copies of this Ordinance is on file at the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours.

Dated the 19th day of December, 2018 City of Glendale, Colorado Veronica Marvin, City Clerk Published in The Villager Published: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8761 ____________________________

GREENWOOD VILLAGE 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 January 7th, 2019 to T2 Construction, Inc., for all work done by said contractor for the project called 2018 Trails Rehabilitation Project (Concrete), said construction being within the boundaries of the

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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.

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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: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8741 ____________________________

SPECIAL DISTRICTS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON EXCLUSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the City of Cherry Hills Village Sanitation District, County of Arapahoe, Colorado, has filed with Arapahoe County District Court a petition praying for the exclusion of certain property from the City of Cherry Hills Village Sanitation District pursuant to § 32-1-502, C.R.S.

ATTEST: BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO

The name and address of the petitioner and description of the property contained in the petition is as follows:

/s/ Susan M. Ortiz, MMC

PETITIONER:

Ronald J. Rakowsky Mayor

City of Cherry Hills Village Sanitation District 3333 S. Bannock St., Suite 360 Englewood, CO 80110 (303) 762-8222

Published in The Villager First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8738 ____________________________ 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 January 7, 2019 to Sturgeon Electric, for all work done by said contractor for the project called Belleview Avenue and Holly Street Traffic Signal 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

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: The Property consists of portions of the following streets and rights of ways located within the boundaries of the City of Cherry Hills Village and further identified as: 1. A portion of S. Downing Street between E. Stanford Avenue and E. Layton Avenue; 2. A portion of S. Lafayette Street between E. Stanford Avenue and E. Layton Avenue; 3. A portion of S. Ogden Street between E. Tufts Avenue and approximately 4700 S. Ogden Street; 4. A portion of E. Tufts Avenue between approximately 885 E. Tufts Ave and S. Franklin Street; 5. A portion of E. Layton Avenue between S. Clarkson Street and S. Franklin Street; 6. A portion of S. Franklin Drive between approximately E. Layton Avenue and E. Belleview Avenue; 7. A portion of Huntwick Lane; 8. A portion of Viking Drive; 9. A portion of S. Lafayette Lane between E. Layton Ave and South Lane; 10. A portion of South Lane Maps and complete legal descriptions are on file at the office of the City of Cherry Hills Village Sanitation District, 3333 S. Bannock St., Suite 360, Englewood, CO 80110, and are available for public inspection.

Accordingly, notice is hereby given to all interested persons shall appear at a public hearing to be held in District Court for Arapahoe County, 7325 S. Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado at 1:30 p.m., on January 7, 2019, on Case No. 1974 CV 31862 and show cause in writing why the petition should not be granted.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE SANITATION DISTRICT By: Seter & Vander Wall, P.C. Attorneys for the District Published in The Villager Published: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8756 ____________________________ NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR AN ELECTION TO INCLUDE REAL PROPERTY INTO THE SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NOTICE is hereby given to all interested persons, and particularly to any municipality or county which may be able to provide fire protection, ambulance and emergency medical and rescue services, enforcement of fire prevention codes, hazardous materials response, and other emergency services authorized by statute to the real property described herein, that the Board of Directors of the South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Protection District initially adopted, and will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 6:00 p.m., at 9195 E. Mineral Avenue, Centennial, Colorado, to consider final adoption of a Resolution Initiating Inclusion Election.

The property proposed to be included is described as follows: All real property located within the boundaries of the Meadowbrook-Fairview Metropolitan District.

All interested persons may appear at such hearing to show cause in writing why such Resolutions should not be finally adopted.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. Published in The Villager Published: December 27, 2018 Legal # 8763 ____________________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JERRY R. HARTMAN aka JERRY RAY HARTMAN, Deceased Case Number 18PR31268 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before April 29, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Keith R. Hartman c/o Scott J. Atwell 8400 E. Crescent Parkway #600 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Published in The Villager First Publication: December 27, 2018 Last Publication: January 10, 2019 Legal # 8746 ____________________________

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The Helen Fowler Library & Archives collections contain rare books, archives and special collections focused on the natural world, many of which explicitly celebrate the intersection of art and science such as rare books by Charles Darwin and Robert John Thornton; seed and nursery catalogs; and botanical-themed stamps.

These collections are used by researchers from diverse disciplines such as historians, botanical artists and writers.

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