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JFK inducts Fleet, Rodarte to Alumni Hall of Fame
James Fleet and Nicole Rodarte (back center) are honored between basketball games at JFK on Jan. 31. Also in picture, JFK cheerleaders, JFK Alumni Committee members and Rodarte’s daughter, Sophia (holding anchor). Photo courtesy of JFK
Submitted by JFK The John F. Kennedy Alumni Association proudly inducted James Fleet and The Honorable Nicole Rodarte (class of 1990) to the Alumni Hall of Fame on Jan. 31, during a ceremony between the varsity boys and girls basketball games. Each year, the Alumni Association looks to recognize individuals or groups that have made
significant contributions to the Kennedy community and represent the high school with pride and distinction. Fleet spent 38 of his 46 teaching years at Kennedy High School as one the state’s finest American History teachers. During his years at Kennedy, he excelled at bringing history to life for thousands of students and also shared his passion
for history with his groundbreaking television program he produced and hosted for KRMA-TV Denver. He was recognized as DPS Teacher of the Year in 1987 and currently chairs the Scholarship Committee for Denver Public Schools Retired Employees Association, which presents 10 $10,000 scholarships each year, renewable for an additional three years.
Rodarte graduated from Kennedy High School in 1990. She graduated University of ColoradoDenver in 1994, and received her law degree from CU Boulder Law School in 1998. During this time, she was very active outside of her studies, participating in the Public Interest Organization and as president of the Latino Law Student Association. She has worked as a
public defense lawyer, started her own firm and partnered with a colleague at a private practice before being sworn in by Mayor Michael Hancock in January as a Denver County Court Judge. The John F. Kennedy Alumni Association is very proud and honored to welcome Fleet and Rodarte to the Alumni Hall of Fame Class of 2014!
Application deadline for free trees extended Denver Digs Trees applications now due March 7
Denverites interested in obtaining a free or reduced cost tree from The Park People’s Denver Digs Tree program are in luck. The nonprofit recently announced the extension of their application deadline to Friday, March 7. For an application or to find out if you qualify for a free tee, visit www.TheParkPeople.org or call 303722-6262. Through its Denver Digs Trees program, The Park People works with Denver homeowners to ensure a vibrant tree canopy, adding more than 46,000 trees through this program in the past 25 years. The 2014 Denver Digs Trees program is made possible by the support of Denver Parks and Recreation, Xcel Energy, Colorado Garden Foundation, Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc, Bellco Credit Union, Wells Fargo, and Shwayder Camp Teen Foundation. Additionally, Community Forester training begins soon. Denverites interested in becoming urban forestry leaders must fill out an application on The Park People’s website by Feb 27.
Two Denver Digs Trees planted two years ago and 25 years ago show how the program can help neighborhoods enhance the city’s tree canopy. Photo courtesy of The Park People
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Kelsey Bowers receives award at Colorado State Capitol Salazar, legislators and other corpsmembers also honored
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Program) and for including youth conservation corps in the bill as encouraged partners. As a result of SB 269, 65 young adults will gain job training and work experience from the first round of fundThe Colorado Youth Corps ing alone. These young people Association honored its 2013 will collectively earn $80,000 Champions and Corpsmemin AmeriCorps education bers of the Year, Feb. 3 at the awards for college or trade annual Youth Corps Awards school, giving many a chance Ceremony, held at the Colofor higher education that was rado State Capitol. CYCA previously out of reach. Lonamed Kelsey Bowers Corpscal communities will gain 54 member of the Year from Mile weeks (17,000 hours) of youth High Youth Corps, alongside corps labor and hundreds of nine other corpsmembers repacres of land will be buffered resenting all regions of the from wildfires. state. Former Secretary of the “It is such a privilege to Interior and U.S. Sen. Ken honor Mr. Salazar, Rep. CoSalazar was the keynote speakram and Rep. McLachlan for er and was named the 2013 their ongoing commitment Champion for Youth. CYCA to engaging young people also honored two legislators, in stewardship of our state’s State Reps. Don Coram and natural resources,” said FreeMike McLachlan. Kelsey Bowers, Corpsmember of the Year man. “These champions Bowers is a model and an from Mile High Youth Corps, gets ready to inspiration for her peers and install a high efficiency toilet. Courtesy photo and partners understand that young adults have the power for the staff that have worked to effect positive change for with her. At 22, she began her invest in the state of Colorado.” AmeriCorps service installing high CYCA selected Salazar as the our environment and communities efficiency toilets in low-income 2013 Champion for Youth for his while working toward solutions to housing in metro Denver. Bowers ongoing promotion of youth engage- the critical land, water and energy redefined what it means to be a lead- ment in the outdoors – in Colorado issues facing our state.” The vocal support and engageer, her quiet confidence, exceptional and throughout the nation. Most dedication to performing quality recently, as secretary of the Interior, ment of these individuals have work, and her heartfelt compassion Salazar championed the formation helped thousands of young people set an example for both the crew and of the 21st Century Conservation gain jobs, job training, life skills, staff. Kelsey has been a profound Service Corps as part of the Amer- college scholarships, and high testament to the will of the human ica’s Great Outdoors Initiative, the school and college credits. Joining Bowers in receiving the spirit. She completed her third term goal of which is to engage 100,000 of service in December and plans to young people and veterans in stew- 2013 Corpsmember of the Year use her education awards on college, ardship of public lands. While direc- award were: to become an EMT. tor of the Colorado Department of • Auston Craig, Southwest ConserThe young people involved in Natural Resources, Salazar created vation Corps-Four Corners youth corps contribute significantly the Great Outdoors Colorado con- • Ty Duncan, Weld County Youth to making Colorado a better place to stitutional amendment, and served Conservation Corps live and play. as the first chairman of the GOCO • Grant Janka, Steamboat Springs “The outstanding work of the board of directors. GOCO invests Community Youth Corps corpsmembers is a testament to a portion of Colorado Lottery pro- • Jacob Mohrlang, Western Colothe commitment of today’s young ceeds to help preserve and enhance rado Conservation Corps people to serve our state while pre- the state’s parks, trails, wildlife, riv- • Isabel Padilla, Rocky Mountain Youth Corps paring for their own futures,” said ers and open spaces, and currently Jennifer Freeman, executive direc- funds 400 young people in youth • Anika Pietenpol, Larimer County tor of CYCA. “In many cases, these corps annually. Salazar also founded Conservation Corps corpsmembers have overcome per- the Youth in Natural Resources pro- • Hope Radford, Mile High Youth sonal barriers and have successfully gram under the DNR. Corps-Colorado Springs capitalized on support from their CYCA named Rep. Coram • Erika Steenburg, Southwest Conyouth corps to further their educa- (House District 58) and Rep. servation Corps-Los Valles tion, learn to work hard, and look to- McLachlan (House District 59) as • Katherine “Katie” Wakefield, ward bright career opportunities. We Legislators of the Year. They were Boulder County Youth Corps will continue to invest in our young honored for co-sponsoring SB 269 For more information, visit people so that they may continue to (Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant www.milehighyouthcorps.org.
Denver Human Services Health Coverage Guides available to help Deadline to apply is March 31 Denver Human Services offers certified Connect for Health Colorado Health Coverage Guides who are available to help people compare health insurance plans and apply for coverage, and to explain tax credits associated with the Affordable Care Act. DHS Health Coverage Guides offer one-on-one guidance and factual information about plans and lend expertise regarding tax credits and how to avoid incurring tax penalties. “Our health coverage guides are trained and certified to answer questions about health coverage, including Medical Assistance and plans available through Connect for Health
Colorado,” Andrea Albo, DHS director of Family & Adult Assistance Programs, said. “They offer a personal and unique touch to assisting our customers and can educate consumers about their options for health coverage. “The Affordable Care Act and the Connect for Health Colorado website are new and many people have questions about the health coverage options available to them. I strongly encourage anyone who has questions about insurance options to meet with one of our Health Coverage Guides. They can walk people through plan options, explain the differences in coverage and answer any questions.” To avoid incurring tax penalties under the ACA, the last
day to secure health coverage is March 31. After this date, people will only be able to apply for private health coverage due to a life-changing event or during the next open enrollment period for 2015 coverage, which begins Nov. 15. DHS Health Coverage Guides are available for one-onone appointments from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Friday at a Denver Human Services office located at 1200 Federal Blvd., 3815 Steele St. or 4685 Peoria St. People may drop in for assistance or schedule an appointment by calling 720-944-3666 or emailing dhs_hcg@denvergov.org. Representatives also offer assistance in Spanish. For more information, visit www.denvergov.org/humanservices or call 720-944-3666.
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Manufacturing Expo and Job Fair, Feb. 13 The Denver Office of Economic Development (OED) is hosting a Manufacturing Expo and Job Fair on Thursday, Feb. 13, as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen the regional climate for manufacturing and build a better workforce to meet employers’ growing needs. The free event will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W. Colfax. It is open to the public, although the first 90 minutes of the job fair is reserved for veterans only, with other job-seekers welcome after noon. In Denver, OED has formed an Advanced Manufacturing Advisory Council to address these workforce deficits, as well as pursue collaborative projects with partners such as the Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Alliance, the Colorado Association of Manufacturing and Technology, and the Rocky Mountain Tooling and Machining Association. Among other initiatives, the council is developing outreach to educate teens and young adults about the opportunities for careers in manufacturing. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, there are currently 379 manufacturing establishments in the City and County of Denver that employ nearly 8,000 workers. The average annual earnings per manufacturing job in Colorado is $74,786. Employers in the manufacturing industry and other training/education providers who are interested in booth space at the Expo are encouraged to contact Tony Anderson, Business Services supervisor, at 720865-5572 or Tony.Anderson@ DenverGov.org. Job seekers interested in attending the Expo must create a profile at www. ConnectingColorado.com and pre-register at www.ManufacturingPublic.Eventbrite.com.
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Finalize your FAFSA F lair! SCHOOL MATTERS
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Dear Estelle, We’ve been procrastinating about completing the FAFSA. It looks like so much work for potentially little reward, we’re not sure we’ll qualify for any aid, and haven’t completed our 2013 income tax returns yet. However, if our son Chad qualifies for a scholarship, he could probably attend one of his favorite selective colleges, if accepted. We need your counsel on this issue because we don’t want to waste time without some reward. - RT, Highlands Ranch Many people ask that question. Parents insist they earn too much money and assume they won’t qualify for aid. If you weren’t planning to complete the FAFSA, you might want to reconsider. Some colleges require the FAFSA for merit aid and if you are certain your son’s colleges don’t use it then you might not need it. Just to be sure, call the financial aid offices. Some colleges really do require the FAFSA and the CSS Profile too (found on the College Board website) for all scholarships, whether need-based or not. The majority of colleges do not require the FAFSA for merit aid. However there are additional reasons for completing it i.e. eligibility for need-based aid if your family’s circumstances should change, job loss or other unexpected life issues.
If a student hasn’t initially completed the FAFSA, some colleges will not allow a student to apply in the next year or years if their situation changes. Filling out the FAFSA sometimes gives students access to other institutional loans even ifBytheJudith studentBaenen is ineligible for St. Mary’s Academy need-based aid. Enough said about why filling out the FAFSA is prudent for all students and parents. Here are some TIPS to ensure that you get working on the FAFSA now: • Be knowledgeable about when the forms are due and have them completed on time. FAFSA deadlines vary from school to school, state to state, and even sometimes by major. If you have missed the deadlines, submit anyway just in case there’s still award money available. • Completing the FAFSA looks daunting. It’s not really but needs ample time to do it correctly. • Get all your documents together you will need to complete the FAFSA. This includes Social Security numbers, drivers’ license, and financial information such as income tax returns from 2013. Use those from 2012 if 2013 is not yet available. Have untaxed income forms available too (child support and housing). Determine whether your child is a dependent or independent • Keep all your documentation in a safe place so you can access it easily. • Make sure your child’s date of birth and Social Security number match on all their college applications as well as the FAFSA and CSS-Profile. For step-by-step help with your FAFSA, visit www.fastweb.com.
The importance of course selections
Dear Estelle. Next week my proposed schedule for senior year is due. I am considering very selective colleges andBywant my record to Jim Miller show a strong commitment to my academics. My course plan includes seven APs. You will scoff at this wondering whether this is manageable but I enjoy learning and like the challenge. My only concern is whether it is prudent to exchange AP Speech and Debate for French 5. My interests lie in the humanities and literature but math and sciences are included in my selections. Your confirmation would be invaluable. - DBB, East High School You are so right to be concerned about your course selection for senior year because what you decide to take will put you into the appropriate competitive position for college. The strength of your academic record will place you among other students vying for spots in the most selective colleges and universities. Good planning throughout high school is the key to achieving the type of profile you would like to attain to make you a standout among your peers. The more selective a college, the more important to maintain a strong academic focus. A recent survey conducted by the Independent Educational Consultants Association “Top 12 Strengths and Experiences Colleges Look for in High School Students” listed as No. 1: A rigorous high school curriculum that challenges the student and may include AP or IB classes**. Less selective schools will obviously not require the same academic vigor.
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Some other tips on course selection for all students: • Don’t be content with the standard courses where you know you can get an “A” or “B.” Challenge yourself and show colleges you are capable of higher level work. • Know your limits. Taking numerous AP By classes sounds Scottie Taylor Iver impressive but are you able to complete the work satisfactorily, receive an “A” or “B” and not neglect other classes because the AP work is overwhelming and excessively time consuming. • If your school offers them, try to take courses that cover the breadth of the curriculum in all disciplines. If dropping an AP course, try not to substitute it with a survey course of less rigor. • Your high school requirements are important to fulfill but don’t limit yourself to the minimum. Challenge yourself. It will contribute to you becoming a stronger student academically and a better college candidate. • Is it better to take an easy course where I can receive an “A” or challenge myself with an AP class in the same subject and likely get a lower grade? My answer would be always try to challenge yourself, if possible, but selective colleges don’t like to see “Cs” or “Ds” on your transcript. **Visit my website for a complete listing of the IECA survey 2014 Top 12 Strengths & Experiences Colleges Look for in High School Students. Estelle Meskin, MA, is an experienced Certified Educational Planner and College Coach, and a member of the Independent Educational Consultants Assn. She practices in Cherry Creek. Call 303394-3291, e-mail Emeskin@Mac. com or visit www.EstelleMeskin.com for more information.
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By Linda Jones urrently CH 550 is closed between Ouray and Silverton because of an avalanche between mile markers 87 – 92. The snow slide occurred shortly after noon on Jan. 13 and as of this writing, Jan. 27, the road is still closed to all traffic. The San Juan Range in southwestern Colorado produces the most avalanches in Colorado and ranks high among the most avalanche-prone mountains on earth. Several factors account for this pre-eminence in avalanches: the immense annual snowfall, the sheer number of precipices in this range and the extreme height of the San Juan Range. Thirteen of our state’s 54 “Fourteeners” (mountains higher than 14,000 feet high) are located here. By comparison the entire Swiss Alps can boast only nine Fourteeners. In the 19th century, the Liberty Bell mine was a top producer of both gold and silver ore; it was situated high in Cornet Basin near Telluride. A tram connected the large mine and mill to Telluride down in the valley and the unusually large mine complex contained stamp mills, Wilfley Tables and cyanide bleaching vats. Knowing the miners
would prefer staying at the mine to walking three miles daily over a steep, avalanche-prone trail, the mine owners chose the location for the boardinghouse carefully because they wanted it to outlast anything the steep mountain could throw at it. They interviewed old-timers about the avalanche history of the area, conducted extensive surveys and finally chose a level piece of ground close to the mine tunnel because the old-growth trees above the site proved that no avalanche had ever come down this particular slope in hundreds of years. As an extra precaution, heavy timbers were used in the boardinghouse construction and wire rope connected the structure to bolts driven into solid rock. But historically heavy snowfall fell in the winter of 190102. Although Telluride was completely isolated, the largest mines – the Pandora, SmugglerUnion, Tomboy and Liberty Bell – were still working. On Feb. 28, shortly after 7 a.m., an avalanche tore through the Liberty Bell boardinghouse. The old-growth trees, three feet in diameter, were easily uprooted and carried down into the valley. Smaller trees were ground into splinters, and huge boulders were carried lightly down the hillside to the valley below. The carefully planned and
built boardinghouse lay in pieces on the valley floor after the avalanche passed. As always, volunteer searchers quickly arrived and began digging. They saved many buried miners before a second avalanche roared down the mountainside and buried 24 rescuers. Search efforts began again for even more victims, when a third slide ran. An hour later, as volunteers doggedly kept digging to find survivors, a fourth avalanche buried yet more volunteers. The heroic miner-volunteers from other mines and the town stayed and continued digging and trenching after each slide. The final tally of dead searchers came to seven. In an odd twist of fate, a miner at the Sheridan mine stepped out of his boardinghouse on his way to help the rescue effort at the Liberty Bell when an avalanche carried him to his death. At one of the stations along the Liberty Bell tram route, yet another slide killed five men. The series of avalanches surrounding the Liberty Bell was ultimately responsible for 26 deaths. Many of the deadliest historic avalanches in the San Juan range have occurred in the Silverton area. Even today the town of Silverton has a unique planning map; it has six avalanche runs sketched in where any building
A snow slide closes Otto Mears’ toll road between Ouray & Silverton on July 6, 1898. Photo courtesy of Denver Public Library, Western History Collection
is prohibited. One storm in late 1905 produced 12 feet of snow in the San Juans and not surprisingly, a record avalanche. This one ran at the Shenandoah mine near Howardsville, five miles north of Silverton, on March 19, 1906. After killing 12 miners at the mine, the “white death” ran to the valley floor and killed an operator at the Green Mountain Mill. Many famous historical avalanches occurred in the winter of 1898-99 because of the record storm that lasted from Jan. 27 to mid-March in that famous winter. For those six weeks the temperature never rose above freezing and snow fell every day. Telegraph lines collapsed, trains were marooned between avalanches covering the tracks, and deep snow on the passes isolated towns and mining camps, making starvation a real possibility. Ward was snowed in for three months. Breckenridge residents faced starvation because no supplies could be brought in by any method. Kokomo, already destroyed once by an avalanche, in 1880, was isolated by avalanches. Even areas that had never experienced deadly avalanches suffered from them during this terrible winter. One of these unfortunate towns was Tomichi, not far from Twin Lakes. An avalanche
wiped out Tomichi on March 2, 1899, filling the meadow where the town had been with snow 200 feet deep. Fortunately the rescuers were able to save most of the residents, despite the fact every building was flattened and only a sea of snow could be seen where 1,500 inhabitants had lived. Tomichi was never rebuilt. Today any adventurer heading into the back country in winter has only to check the Colorado Avalanche Center website to see up-to-the-minute snow reports on each range and mountain in our state. The 10 reporting stations list data on recent avalanches, the predicted danger on each peak, based on elevation and which direction the slopes face, snow conditions, weather forecasts and a map of probability. Yet despite the information and safety products available in the 21st century, Colorado still tallies the most avalanche deaths in America every year, probably because we are the highest state in the continental union. Continental America boasts only 68 “Fourteeners,” one in Washington, 13 in California and 54 in Colorado. Almost all avalanche deaths today occur outside ski area boundaries and in the immense backcountry Colorado offers winter sports enthusiasts.
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Future looms bright for Broncos
I presume we’re all attempting to drown and put behind us the sorrow that we suffered from the defeat of our beloved Broncos. I don’t think the loss was as bad as the way in which it occurred. We are a better team than the squad that showed up in New Jersey. It was our chance to show the world how good the team was and we failed miserably. I say “we” because almost all Broncos fans love the team no matter what. We are now in that category! We can look forward to next year. Peyton Manning and John Elway are winners, not losers. Nothing like getting your fanny
whacked to make you jump higher, run faster and learn from past mistakes. The Broncos will be even better next year; they are smart folks and can see their own weaknesses. I hope that they keep Decker and Moreno; this is a good team now. The game should remind us all of just how hard it is to win a Super Bowl and that’s why those two Elway wins are so precious. The win meant everything to Seattle and they had that fire in the belly that makes winners in sports and politics for those who go the extra mile.
Happy Birthday President Lincoln REMARKS
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“To dream the impossible dream. To run where the brave dare not go. To reach the unreachable start.... No matter how helpless, no matter how far.” “Baloney, baloney, baloney” – those are just some unrealistic lines from a song in Man of La Mancha, say today’s cynics who fail to see, recognize and honor the past great leaders of our country. That being the case, let me write about a great hero whose birthday we stopped honoring on his birthday – Feb. 12 – but placed
him to be honored on Feb. 17 – a plishment even more remarkable is that by the time he took office, Day called “Presidents Day.” In the old days, we used to seven states had already seceded honor the birthday of this man from the Union to form the Con– Lincoln – whose mother died federacy, and the South had taken when he was nine, and after his control of all federal agencies and father remarried a woman with had seized almost every fort and three children, was forced to live arsenal in their territory. Most of the Mississippi River in a small log cabin with many was in Southern hands. The city other people. As a youth, he was so gangly of Washington was left almost and gawky looking that he was completely defenseless, protected teased unmercifully by young only by a portion of the nation’s army, which in 1861 was unpregirls. After he dropped out of pared for war. It was a scattered, school, he ran a country store, but dilapidated, poorly equipped and disorganized army of 16,000 solwent broke. By Glory Weisberg By He ran two times for the diers – under the command of an House of Representatives – lost incompetent Gen. Winfield Scott. On the day of Lincoln’s inauboth times. He ran two times for the U.S. guration, our nation’s capital city was placed under armed alert as Senate – lost both times. He wanted to be vice president rumors persisted that Lincoln was to be killed and the city taken of the United States – lost again. He took a wife – had an un- by the Confederates. The nation was in a crisis more severe and happy marriage. Despite all this – think how ominous than at any other time in many people have been inspired American history. Our country was divided – by this awkward, rumpled, brooding man who finally became pres- Lincoln found himself caught ident – whose leadership led the between the fierce abolitionist Union to victory in the Civil War, of the Northern States and the and who signed his name simply slaveholders of Kentucky and Maryland – border states that he – A. Lincoln. What makes Lincoln’s accom- desperately wanted to remain in
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‘The Calling’ examines choice of life in a convent Fictional film draws from living nuns to create characters By Clarissa Crozier For one person, commitment to God can lead to a violent act of strapping a bomb to their body and blowing something up. For another person, commitment to God might mean joining a cloistered order of Benedictines where time is filled with prayer, meditation and ecumenical conversation. This kind of dedication to spiritual teaching has fascinated writer/ director Jan Dunn, who examines the choice to become a nun in February’s Film Festival Flix movie, The Calling, Second 2 Nun. This British film, suitable for ages 13 and up, will be screened Feb. 19 at The Landmark Theatre in Greenwood Village. Tickets may be purchased online or at the door. This movie was filmed on location in Kent, England. Dunn will attend the screening, socialize with moviegoers and pose on the red carpet for photos with guests. After the film Dunn will participate in Q&A with the audience. “I’ve always been fascinated by people who commit to one spiritual teaching,” Dunn said. “I started with the question: Why would a young girl nowadays give up a modern life and all its excesses to devote herself to nothing but prayer and contemplation, in the perhaps naive belief that the power of the collective would help towards world change?”
Film synopsis, director inspiration
In The Calling, Joanna, played by Emily Beecham, is about to graduate from the university with her future set when she decides to face a truth she has been avoiding her whole life. Since she was small, she has had the desire to become a nun so she joins a closed order of Benedictines. Joanna leaves behind a baffled friend, a devastated boyfriend and a mother who believes this is just a phase. When she gets to the convent, she finds a politically active Novice
Joanna, played by Emily Beecham, experiences some surprises as she adjusts to life in a convent in The Calling.
Photos courtesy of Indie PR
Sister Ignatious, and a group of nuns with borderline mental illness, who make her wonder if she has made a mistake. But, as she gets to know the Sisters, their community bond and the spiritual love that connects them, she starts to see glimpses of her own spiritual fulfillment. The quirks of the older nuns were a very intentional move for Dunn. “I thought it would be interesting if that ‘calling’ might also be hard to accept from a group of nuns who are themselves not used to young women taking their vocation seriously and instead of welcoming this young woman with open arms, they might be weary of it and perhaps a little suspicious of it lasting,” Dunn said in the film press kit. Along with questions about joining a convent, comes the escape to a peaceful countryside Priory. “The element of escape might be the easiest for a modern audience to acknowledge,” Dunn said. “So it was a determined choice to make
my protagonist come from a more privileged background with very little in her life she would need to escape from.” The story is fictional but Dunn’s inspiration came from resident local nuns in Minister Abbey in Kent and St. Augustine’s Abbey for Benedictine monks in Ramsgate, a few miles from Kent. Dunn wrote the part of Novice Sister Ignatious specifically for actress Brenda Blethyn. “I’ve always wanted to work with Brenda, and I knew she would bring something special and very real to Ignatious,” Dunn said. Sister Ignatious was inspired by two nuns: a 74-year-old Franciscan Sister branded an outspoken and dangerous rebel by the Church, and a 69-year-old sister who addressed the first international conference of Women’s Ordination Worldwide though forbidden by the Vatican to attend. “Suffice it to say that what Jo finds when she gets behind the convent walls is a group of women
more politicized and driven by justice and equality than she or any of her friends in the ‘modern’ outside world had been themselves,” Dunn said. The Calling, Dunn’s third feature film, earned Best of the Fest as well as New Talent Trailblazer for Beecham at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2009. It was the Official Selection at five festivals: London Independent Film Festival, Keswick Film Festival, Cambridge Film Festival, Swale Film Festival and Rushes Soho Short Film Festival. Dunn’s first two feature films, Ruby Blue and Gypo, were also critically acclaimed with four and five star reviews in the U.K. and U.S.
Wounds. She has also appeared in a number of TV shows. Blethyn, Sister Ignatious, is a two-time Academy Award nominee for roles in Secrets & Lies and Little Voice. Other film credits for Blethyn include Atonement, Pride & Prejudice, A River Runs Through it, Music From Another Room, Beyond The Sea, Pumpkin and Mary and Martha. She also appeared in the TV miniseries War and Peace. Susannah York plays The Prioress. Her film credits include The Crucible, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, Superman and Superman 2. Producer for The Calling is Elaine Wickham who also worked with Dunn to produce Gypo and Ruby Blue.
Cast brings film experience
FFF experience mimics Festivals
Beecham graduated from the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art. She made her film debut in Bon Voyage. Her other film credits include: 28 Weeks Later, Rise of the Footsoldier, Pulse, and Gods
Film Festival Flix is using theatrical openings and a monthly nationwide theatrical premiere along with the red carpet experience and an opportunity for discussion with the film directors to mimic the larger Festival experience. FFF films are now showing in over 50 cities nationwide. In addition to the one-night screenings, films may be downloaded, streamed or ordered on DVD from the Film Festival Flix website. FFF movie trailers can also be viewed.
Short film contest revamped
Each month a short film of less than 10 minutes is also screened. Now, instead of short film winners being picked solely by Mousetrap Films, viewers have the opportunity to preview the entries and cast votes. Monthly winners receive $250. The outstanding annual winner receives $2,500. Short films may be viewed on the FFF website. Details on the contest and instructions for uploading films are also available at www.filmfestival flix.com
Writer and director Jan Dunn and cinematographer Ole Birkeland discuss a scene in The Calling, filmed entirely in Kent, England. The film screens Feb. 19 at The Landmark Theatre in Greenwood Village and Dunn is expected to be in attendance for an audience Q&A and red carpet photos.
The Calling Feb. 19 Tickets: $12 online, $14 at the door www.filmfestivalflix.com Red Carpet photos at 6:15 p.m. Movie screening at 7 p.m. The Landmark Theatre, 5415 Landmark Place Director Q&A, reception and refreshments follow the movie
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Mile High Dreams raises more than $100,000 By Scottie Taylor Iverson The annual Mile High Dreams Gala is the signature fundraising event for Kroenke Sports Charities which supports programs and services for children and families in Colorado. Funds go to Denver Public Schools Foundation, Special Olympics Colorado, Colorado Adaptive Sports Foundation and many more. Pepsi Center is the venue for the glamorous gala with coaches, players, mascots and dancers from the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Mammoth and Colorado Rapids hosting 1,200 guests who were greeted with a glass of champagne to begin the sparkling festivities. In addition to mingling with athletes from four Denver professional teams, eager fans were treated to a serenade by a string quartet from the Colorado Symphony, Mystery Card sales by Denver Nuggets dancers, a silent auction, photo booths and food and libation tastings from more than 20 partners in the culinary industry including Taziki’s Mediterranean Café.
Cherry Hills Village residents and Colorado Avalanche players J.S. Giguere and Alex Tanguay served as hosts for the evening.
Team Captains Gabriel Landeskog (Avalanche), Drew Moor (Rapids), John Grant Jr. (Mammoth) and Ty Lawson (Nuggets)
Colorado Avalanche Captain Gabriel Landeskog and the Avalanche Ice Girls
Denver Nuggets player Wilson Chandler and Nuggets Pro Personnel Scout Jared Jeffries
Colorado Rapids players Clint Irwin, Dillon Serna, Kory Kindle and Dillon Powers Photos by Michael Martin
Members of the Mammoth Wild Bunch help to sell Mystery Cards
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Judge delays arraignment in bat attack Woman accused victim of child molestation By Peter Jones The arraignment of an Englewood woman facing murder charges after she allegedly beat an accused child molester with a baseball bat has been reset for March 17. Forsythia Owen, 30, remains held in the Arapahoe County jail without bond after allegedly beat-
ing Denzle Rainey to death in an alley last September. On Jan. 28, District Judge Marilyn Antrim ordered a delay of the arraignment – at which Owen will be expected to enter a formal plea to first-degree murder charges – at the request of her defense attorneys. Prosecutors voiced no objection. Owen allegedly beat 42-yearold Rainey with the bat while he slept near Englewood High School on Sept. 22 after a child
told her the man had assaulted her. According to court records, a friend of Owen contacted police after Owen told the friend about her involvement in Rainey’s death. Owen posted “Going to prison!” on her Facebook page after being contacted by Englewood police on Sept. 23. Rainey suffered lacerations to both his head and liver and multiple broken bones, among other injuries. He was taken to
Swedish Medical Center, where he died. Police said Owen confessed she had killed Rainey and left him barely breathing. According to an affidavit, Owen told officers that a young girl, whose name was redacted, told her about the alleged molestation. Owen’s arrest record includes an assault charge and a probation violation. Rainey had been arrested on drug and alcohol charges.
Forsythia Owen
Calendar of Events
Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to editorial@villagerpublishing.com. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Jewish Film Festival
Through Feb. 16, Mizel Arts & Cultural Center, 350 Dahlia St., Denver. This year’s festival features films from more than 20 cou ntries, a tremendous mix of heart- rending narrative films, fun-filled comedies, and insightful documentaries. Seating is reserved so contact the box office at 303-316-6360 or visit www. maccjcc.org/film for information on the films and to purchase tickets. For additional information please contact Ely Hemnes, Festivals Coordinator.
Lamont Symphony Orchestra with Richard Stolzman.
Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m., Gates Auditorium, University of Denver, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver. Free ticket, $5 reserved seating. Call 303-8716412.
ACC Interior Design and Architectural Student Exhibition
Feb. 17 – March 12, noon - 5 p.m. weekdays, open Tuesdays until 7 p.m. ACC Annex building, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Opening reception with light refreshments Feb. 21, 5 - 7 p.m. Admission is free and the exhibition is open to the public.
‘Swing’
Feb. 21 – March 23, Littleton Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Combines high energy dancing, singing and acrobatics. There is no dialogue in the show, and the story is told entirely through music and dance. The show tries to recreate the swing style of jazz, which used large bands, fixed musical arrangements and solo-driven improvisations. Visit www. townhallartscenter.org, 303-794-2787.
Tiny Tots Love Music
Feb. 22, 10:30 a.m., Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 E Grace Blvd,
Bethany United Methodist 3501 W. 1st Ave. 303-934-7163
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Rev. Bich Thy (Betty) Nguyen, Pastor
Sunday School . . . . . . . .9:30 am Sunday Fellowship . . . .10:15 am Sunday Worship . . . . . .10:30 am Nursery Provided on Sunday Thursday Brown Bag Lunch & Bible Study . . . . . . . . . .11:30 am
Highlands Ranch. Visit www.denverbrass.org or call 303-832-4676.
‘Modern Masters’
March 2 – June 8, Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver. Twentieth Century icons from the Albright-Knox Collection, including works by Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock. Visit www. denverartmseum.org, call 720- 865-5000.
‘Ancient Threads: A Celtic Tapestry’
March 8, Parker Pace Center, 20120 E. Mainstreet, Parker. 303-805-6800, www. parkeronline.org. March 14 – 15, 7:30 p.m., March 16, 2:30 p.m., Newman Center for the Performing Arts, University of Denver, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver, www.NewmanTix.com or 303-871-7720.
Farm Fresh Cover Art Contest
Community Association, 2823 Roslyn St, Denver. Active Minds examines the story of Russia under Putin, who influenced the country far beyond the term of his first official Presidency and has returned to the role and consolidated his power. Vladimir Putin’s leadership of Russia suggests a return to an authoritarianism that, for some, feels similar to the days of Soviet control and the Czars of old. Cost: Free - RSVP: Not required.
Community Forester Classes
Through Feb. 27, registration open. Classes begin March 1. Forester training through The Park People and Denver Parks and Recreation, a workshop series that offers volunteers both knowledge and skills training in tree biology, planting, pruning, identification. Registration is limited to 40 participants. Visit www.theparkpeople.org or call 303-722-6262 for prices and more information.
March 14, deadline. Colorado Creative Industries and the Colorado Department of Agriculture are holding a cover art contest in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Colorado Farm Fresh Directory, a listing of farms, farmers’ markets. The winning entry will be featured on the cover of the 2014 Colorado Farm Fresh Directory and the artist will receive $500 courtesy of Colorado Creative Industries. For more contest information, contact Loretta Lopez at 303-239-4115 or visit www.coloradoagriculture.com.
Egypt in Turmoil
CLASSES Update of Tax and Medicare Laws
SWIC Computer School Expands
Feb. 25, 2 – 4 p.m., Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial; Feb. 27, 10 a.m. – noon, Castlewood Library, 6739 Uinta St., Centennial. Free seminar for seniors, retirees and people over 50. Reservations required, 720-974-4800.
Putin’s Russia
Feb. 27, 7 - 8 p.m. Stapleton Master
Feb. 28, 10 – 11 a.m., Malley Senior Center, 3380 S Lincoln St, Englewood. The civil unrest that began in late January 2011 with the ouster of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak continues to roil this critically important Arab country. Active Minds explores the origins and implications of Egypt’s current situation and where this story may go from here. Sponsored by JFS At Home and Balfour at Riverfront Park. Free, RSVP: 303-762-2660. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. – noon, Westwood Community Center, 1000 S. Lowell Boulevard, Denver. Everything – printers, computers, internet access, Skype and more is provided free. Start any time. Call 303-934-2268 to register.
EVENTS Assistance with Tax Preparation for Low Income and Elderly
Through April 11, Fridays, Malley
Senior Recreation Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. For more information contact Joyce Musgrove, Facility/Program Supervisor for the Malley Senior Recreation Center, at 303-762-2667.
The Wildlife Experience’s Bridal Showcase
Feb. 19, 5 – 8 pm, 10035 Peoria St., Parker Denver. Premier wedding vendors will be offering information and ideas to make your special day wonderful. Guests will be offered complimentary cocktails, a full array of hors d’oeuvres from our catering menu and the opportunity to interact with a variety of wedding vendors. For more information or to register call 720-488-3387, email Lnelson@ twexp.org or Kortmeier@twexp.org or visit www.thewildlifeexperience.org.
‘Star Parties’
Feb. 21, Mar. 7 and Apr. 4, 8-10 p.m., Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe, (outside on the West Lawn; between the main building and lot G). Open House format. ACC will provide a telescope at all three star parties, which are free and open to the public (no RSVP necessary). Free hot cocoa and cookies will be served.
Rocky Mountain Horse Expo
March 6 - 9, National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St., Denver. Visit www. rockymountainhorseexpo.com.
FUNDRAISERS Susan G. Komen ‘Ski for the Cure’
March 8, 9 a.m. Event day Registration and check in at the base of Snowmass Mountain 10 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., Ski for the Cure at Snowmass; 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. Aprés-Ski Party. Enjoy a day on the slopes decked out in pink to honor, remember and celebrate those who are fighting or have fought breast cancer. Participants will be identified with pink arm bands, and receive discounts at participating ASC mountain restaurants and tickets for
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Special Art Sale
Feb. 8 – 22, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Thrift Mart, 1331 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Thrift Mart is a major source of funding for the philanthropic programs of Assistance League of Denver. Last year the organization returned more than $425,000 in direct goods and services to people in the metropolitan area.
Cocktails for a Cause Supports Bessie’s Hope
Feb. 19, 5:30 – 10 p.m., The Cable Center, 2000 Buchtel Boulevard, Denver, Cocktails for a Cause is an organization that selects three non-profits each year to support. At each event approximately 300 women gather to bring their donations from a list supplied by the non-profit they have chosen. Visit www. cocktailsforacause.events/bessies-hope.
HEALTH Eating Disorder Foundation Free Support Groups
Support Center, 1901 E. 20th Ave., Denver. Support for me and women struggling with eating disorders, as well as their families and friends. Call 303-322-3372 or visit www. eatingdisorderfoundation.org/Schedule.htm to learn more about the many education, support and referral resources.
WHAT’S NEW Assistance with Tax Preparation for Low Income and Elderly
Through April 11, Fridays, Malley Senior Recreation Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. For more information contact Joyce Musgrove, Facility/Program Supervisor for the Malley Senior Recreation Center, at 303-762-2667.
Harvey Park Christian PASTOR THOM ALBIN
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Your Weekly Horoscope – By Gren Chatworth Libra (Sept 23 – Oct 22) Correspondence is highlighted this week. You may receive news from someone who hasn’t been in touch with you for years. Be considerate to those around you.
Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 18) Be yourself this week – you will lose friends readily, if you try to be someone you are not. The only person to fool will be yourself. Check your aims this week and work diligently to your goal.
Gemini (May 21 – June 20) No room for idle gossip in your life. Close your ears and mind to things swirling around your place of work. Nothing will come of it. All will be proved false later on. Keep your goals in mind.
Pisces (Feb 19 – March 20) A situation is coming up shortly that you have been dreaming about for a long time. The clouds of indecision will clear away, and you will see a very blue sky behind them. A good time for important changes for you.
Cancer (June 21 – July 22) A feeling of being completely ‘fed-up’ with things as they are, should be curbed this week. Actually, things are not nearly as bad as they seem; it’s the way you are looking at them that makes it all seem so bad. Cheer up and wait for the sunrise.
Aries (March 21 - April 19) There is definitely someone new in the lives of Aries persons at this time. A variety of forms could take place – it all depends upon your individual horoscope and the year of your birth whether or not this something new is good or bad.
Leo (July 23 – Aug 22) Things look pretty calm and peaceful in Leo this week. Any stress or strain that you may have been under should leave you now. Good time for rest and relaxation. Enjoy yourself.
Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21) The ball is now rolling for all Sagittarius individuals; it’s up to you to keep it going! Your perceptions are very keen, and can help you a great deal if used in the proper manner. Don’t fuss too much over small details. It’s the big ones that count.
Virgo (Aug 23 – Sept 22) There may be a great number of people offering you suggestions this week as to how to handle a certain problem sift out the sense from the nonsense. You will be able to take a big step forward if you make the right decisions now.
Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19) Set your sights high, and take careful aim at some accomplishments that you have tried to attain all your life but never quite made it. Don’t overlook the small details.
Taurus (April 20 – May 20) Journey may be necessary for you to obtain your legal rights. Seek competent legal advice from your lawyer. For many in the sign of Taurus, a change of occupation is indicated.
Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21) If you have access to the Internet take a good hard look at it. There is an opportunity for you – that you will never regret. Someone you will make contact with will change your whole life.
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Colorado’s Gold King builds an agricultural community By Linda Wommack Spencer Penrose was born into a wealthy, affluent Pennsylvania family. He attended Harvard and earned an undergraduate degree. While his five brothers all chose careers in the East, Penrose chose the adventure of the West. Twenty-seven-yearold Penrose arrived in Colorado Springs at the invitation of his childhood friend, Charles L. Tutt, in 1892. A year before he had met his old friend at the Colorado Springs rail station, Tutt had located a promising mine in the new gold camp of Cripple Creek. With the help of Bob Womack, the mine was located approximately a half-mile north of Womack’s El Paso Mine above the gulch Womack had named “Poverty Gulch.” Tutt filed a mining claim in Colorado Springs on Dec. 29, 1891, naming his mining claim the C.O.D. Mine. (Cash on Delivery) Although the C.O.D. Mine had produced very little ore since Tutt had staked the claim, Tutt was sure it was only a matter of development and patience. He had invited his old friend Penrose to the area in the hopes the two could form a partnership. Penrose readily agreed and moved to Cripple Creek in January 1893, where he took over the operation of the C.O.D. Mine. Within two years, the C.O.D. Mine was one of the richest mines in the area. With Penrose’s financial fortune, he went on to invest in real estate, banking, copper mines and agriculture. In 1900 Penrose bought land in the Beaver Creek area, southwest of Canon City. Shortly after Colorado statehood, pioneers flocked to the area, settling along Beaver Creek with its lush grass, plentiful game and wild fruit. The Schaeffer Dam had been built
some years previously to collect water for agricultural growth. One of the earliest settlers was Margaret Baldridge, who filed for a homestead and registered her own cattle brand. Soon, a small settlement was established when John McClure built the Glendale House and Stagecoach Inn, which accommodated stagecoach passengers from Colorado Springs and Pueblo. A school was built which also served as the church on Sundays. Penrose organized the Beaver Land and Irrigation Company and began buying water rights along Beaver Creek. In 1907, his company built the Schaeffer Dam and Lake MacNeill, named for his cop- Julie and Spencer Penrose per mining partner, Charles MacNeill. In 1909, ver or Pueblo. Travel for local Penrose, along with his Beaver, residents now became a simple Land and Irrigation Company, matter of convenience when a built a railroad, to the area, the branch of the railroad was built, “Beaver, Penrose, and Northern connecting with the Denver & Railroad.” The Beaver Creek Rio Grande Railroad that ran Rail Station was built north of along the Arkansas River. the new town under construcPenrose and one of his parttion. Although never incorponers, Charles McNeil, built a rated, the new town was named hotel that served as their fine Penrose for the great benefaclocal business headquarters. tor. The new railroad, although The Pen-Mac Hotel had a fine small and consisting of one locomotive engine and only restaurant, along with rooming one passenger car, provided accommodations, and also conan enormous economic boost tained offices, including that of to the area. With the railroad, the local newspaper, the Penproduce and livestock could be rose Pioneer. Spencer Penrose and wife Jushipped to markets such as Den-
lie helped establish the Penrose School District in 1908. Miss Louch, the first teacher in the original school building, earned $50 a month. The main commerce street of Broadway included several businesses such as a lumber mill, a pharmacy and the Penrose Mercantile. The Kirkwood Memorial Presbyterian Church was erected in 1908 only to suffer severe wind damage. This first church in the new community was rebuilt and rededicated in May 1909. That was also the year a post office was erected in the agricultural thriving community. From then on the town was officially known as Penrose. Spencer and Julia Penrose, so pleased with the pleasant community, presented the citizens of Penrose with a statue of a little boy in 1915. New settlers arrived to build homes, farms and ranches. Irrigation ditches were dug to provide water for farmers and ranchers. Farmers planted fruit orchards and raised beans, beets, tomatoes, melons, pumpkins, beets, spinach, squash, and peas. Ranchers raised cattle that were shipped by rail car to the Denver markets. The spring of 1921 was an unusually wet season. Heavy rains continued to fall during the first two days of June. On June 3, cracks were noticed in
the Schaeffer Dam. Farmers and ranchers mounted their horses and spread the word to all of the settlers in the area along Beaver Creek: evacuate. Due to this community outreach, every family in the area heeded the call. Families fled to higher ground and ranchers were able to get their livestock out of harms way. As a result, there were no human casualties and no livestock were lost. As for the land, homes and ranches, that was an entirely different matter. On the morning of June 5, 1921, the dam gave way, with a wall of water rushing downstream. The floodwaters from Beaver Creek crashed down the Arkansas River, reaching the town of Pueblo, where much of that town was also flooded. At Penrose, the once fertile topsoil was washed away along with many homes along Beaver Creek. Many settlers did not return to the area. The June 1921 flood marked the end of the short-lived thriving community of Penrose. Today Penrose remains the pleasant community Spencer and Julie Penrose enjoyed all those many years ago. The century old Glendale House and Stagecoach Inn is visible at the top of east 5th Street and the Kirkwood Memorial Presbyterian Church still stands on the same street. The original Penrose School is there as well, located at 100 Illinois St. Perhaps most fitting, Spencer Penrose’s Pen-Mac Hotel remains a proud community structure on Broadway Street in his name-sake town of Penrose, Colorado. Linda Wommack is the great-great-grandniece of Robert “Bob” Miller Womack, the founder of Cripple Creek’s gold.
Life in Penrose
Photos courtesy of Denver Public Library, Western History Collection
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PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1447 To Whom It May Concern: On 11/19/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: MANUEL TORRES AND LISA TORRES Original Beneficiary: PEOPLE’S CHOICE HOME LOAN, INC., A WYOMING CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF APRIL 1, 2004 PEOPLE’S CHOICE HOME LOANS SECURITIES TRUST SERIES 2004-1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-1 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/26/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 3/23/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004075737 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $95,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $85,430.92 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOTS 17 AND 18, BLOCK 12, TOWN OF SWANSEA, EXCEPT THE WEST 33 FEET THEREOF, CITY AND COUNTY
OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 4507 Clayton Street , Denver, CO 80216 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 20, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/23/2014 Last Publication: 2/20/2014 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 11/21/2013 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: HELLERSTEIN AND SHORE, PC MARTIN H SHORE Colorado Registration #: 1800 5347 S. VALENTIA WAY SUITE 100, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO 80111 Phone #: (303) 573-1080 Fax #: (303) 571-1271 Attorney File #: 13-00792SH Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 23, 2014 Last Published February 20, 2014 Legal #: 2013-1447 _________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE
Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1466 To Whom It May Concern: On 11/22/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: YOLANDA LOBATOS Original Beneficiary: MERS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PARTNERS FOR PAYMENT RELIEF DE III, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/17/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 11/21/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005199215 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $37,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $35,696.81 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Default under prior mortgages and deeds of trust; charges; liens; deed of trust or lien encumbering or affecting the property and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 30, AND THE NORTH 20 FEET OF LOT 29, BLOCK 3, CHARLOTTE MCKEES ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 3747 Milwaukee Street , Denver, CO 80205-3647 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust de-
scribed herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/30/2014 Last Publication: 2/27/2014 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 11/29/2013 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JAMES T. ANEST, P.C. WILLIAM R ARANT Colorado Registration #: 36864 11020 SOUTH PIKES PEAK DRIVE SUITE #210, PARKER, COLORADO 80138 Phone #: (303) 841-9525 Fax #: (303) 841-0881 Attorney File #: 4442 Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 30, 2014 Last Published February 27, 2014 Legal #: 2013-1466 _________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1472 To Whom It May Concern: On 11/22/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described belowto be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: RICHARD K BROCKHAUS Original Beneficiary: NORTHSTAR BANK NA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/8/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 8/19/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005140726 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $143,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $127,442.18 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: Failure to make payments of principle and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: THE NORTH 145.5 FEET OF LOT 37, BLOCK 10, BOULEVARD GARDENS, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 2710 West Bates Avenue , Denver, CO 80236 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00
a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/30/2014 Last Publication: 2/27/2014 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 11/29/2013 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: THE CASTLE LAW GROUP, LLC CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER Colorado Registration #: 34145 999 18TH STREET, SUITE 2201 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: 1 (303) 865-1400 Fax #: 1 (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 13-07207 Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 30, 2014 Last Published February 27, 2014 Legal #: 2013-1472 ________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE Denver NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-1486 To Whom It May Concern: On 11/26/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Denver County. Original Grantor: JEREMIAH J BROZ AND MICHELLE T BROZ Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA’S MORTGAGE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/19/2010 Recording Date of DOT: 11/24/2010 Reception No. of DOT: 2010137326 DOT Recorded in Denver County. Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $378,484.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $365,436.19 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated for reasons including, but not limited to, the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the evidence of debt secured thereby. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust. Legal Description of Real Property: LOTS 9 AND 10, BLOCK 1, HOMER’S ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 4660 Bryant Street , Denver, CO 80211 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued) at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2014, at the Denver County Public Trustee’s Office, 201 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust,
plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: 1/30/2014 Last Publication: 2/27/2014 Publisher: Herald Dispatch Dated: 11/29/2013 Debra Johnson DENVER COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: MESSNER & REEVES, LLC TORBEN M WELCH Colorado Registration #: 34282 1430 WYNKOOP STREET SUITE #300 , DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 454-5459 Fax #: Attorney File #: 7328.0008 Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 30, 2014 Last Published February 27, 2014 Legal #: 2013-1486 _________________________________ NOTICE OF SALES Broncos Towing 303-722-3555 Owner: Joe Gallegos 1534 W. Bayoud Ave Denver, CO Will sell the following vehicles if not claimed within 30 days of the first publication of this notice: 1) 91 Ford Warrior E-350 White Vin# HBO7363 2) 78 Chevy Cheyenne Gold Vin# z163639 3) 81 Chevy Van 30 Camper White Vin# 4120971 4) 96 Landrover Discovery SE7 White Vin# A167291 5) 82 Landrover Rangerover White Vin# A120340 6) MG MGB GT Blue Vin# L1117085 7) 92 Lexus 5C300 Green Vin# 0008484 8) 85 Ford Ranger Grey Vin# FUA24641 9) 87 Toyota Corrola White Vin# Z415063 Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 30, 2014 Last Published February 27, 2014 Legal #: DHD 022 ________________________________ NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael J. Smith, Deceased Case Number 2013PR031690 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before May 30, 2014, or the claims may be forever barred. Corey Anne Smith 7422 Dale Court Westminster, CO 80030 Published in the Denver Herald First Published January 30, 2014 Last Published February 13, 2014 Legal #: DHD 023
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Mayor Hancock talks to students about homelessness 80 schools participate in PJ Day
A record breaking 80 schools from throughout the metro area participated in the Ninth Annual PJ Day, Feb. 6, to show their support for the homeless. PJ Day is Denver’s Road Home annual fundraiser to help the homeless and schools across the community have signed up to help put homeless to bed. Students also made a cash or canned food donation, wore their pajamas and discussed homelessness. Mayor Michal B. Hancock spoke to students at one participating school, University Park Elementary School, about homelessness and participated in a PE class by riding a Flying Turtle Scooter. The money raised from PJ Day is given to local homeless programs. To learn more, visit www. PJDay.org.
Students at University Park Elementary School raise their hands when Mayor Michael B. Hancock asks, “How many of you know there are kids who are homeless?” Students wore pajamas on PJ Day to help put homelessness to bed. Photo courtesy of Denver’s Road Home
Children and adults alike don pajamas at the Ninth Annual PJ Party at the Residence Inn Denver City Center to show their support for Denver’s Road Home.
Photo courtesy of Pete Hammond Photo
DCIS at Fairmont first graders in Ms. Julie Bursch’s class participate in the Ninth Annual PJ Day, Feb. 6, to help put homelessness to bed. The school also raised money and donated canned goods to help Denver’s Road Home program. Photo courtesy of Julie Bursch
Antonia Vigil and her son Jimmy pose for a picture with Mayor Michael B. Hancock at the PJ Party. Antonia was homeless for five years and is now in transitional housing thanks to Denver’s Road Home and Volunteers of America.
Photo courtesy of Denver’s Road Home
PJ Day committee members pose for a picture at the Residence Inn Denver City Center before the start of the Ninth Annual PJ Party.
Photo courtesy of Pete Hammond Photography