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Dougherty and Hilton running for re-election in GV District 4 Greenwood Village District 4 City Council members Tom Dougherty and Judy Hilton announced that they will be running for re-election in GV District 4 and recently sat down with The Villager to talk about the “state of the city” and share that they are both running for a second two-year term in the November 5 election. Over breakfast at Villager publisher Bob Sweeney’s favorite McDonald’s, across the street from Belleview Station, Dougherty and Hilton talked about their accomplishments and the future of Greenwood Village. Both incumbents described their focus on arts and humanities. Dougherty talked about using the arts as a way to enhance GV’s sense of community and about adding an at-large youth member to the Arts and Humanities Council. Hilton talked about the possibility of creating a venue for performing arts. She said, “I’d like to go to a concert without going downtown.” We asked the candidates what the future might hold for Greenwood Village. Dougherty talked about the importance of engagement with the business community, something he plans to emphasize in his next term on the city council. He said that the city council has a pretty clear picture of what GV residents do not want in terms of development. His goal is to determine
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what citizens do want. He plans to continue public outreach, including adding questions on that topic to the next citizens’ survey On the topic of development, Hilton pointed to the earlier plans for a Westin Hotel at 8880 E. Caley Avenue. She said that
(late last year) developers told the city council that they could not afford to build the hotel unless they added an office building on the property. City council refused and canceled the agreement. She said that no one has since brought forward a proposal
to develop the property. We brought up the subject of major employers like Newmont Mining, which is moving to a new building in Belleview Station in 2020 from Palazzo Verdi in the Village Center, leaving GV. Dougherty
talked about how changing demographics, including a new generation of employees who are less attached to driving their cars than are their parents, has resulted in an “amenities race” Continued on page 2
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that businesses face to retain workers. Hilton said, “Greenwood Village is a place where people want to live, work, and play. We need to do a better job of marketing GV as a city. Dougherty and Hilton told us that one consistent theme that they have both heard from a number of longtime GV citizens is that they want to downsize to lower-maintenance, smaller residences, but stay in the city. Dougherty said he hopes to work with fellow city council members to help make that possible. Hilton said that her peers who want to downsize are split between wanting to own or rent. She acknowledged that where properties are available for development or redevelopment, multi-family homes, including duplexes, are not allowed under current city rules, but that it might not be economically feasible to build single family homes, so developers “would have to apply for a vari-
ance to build something smaller.” Hilton is a 42-year GV resident who attended the University of Colorado and the University of Denver. She holds a Ph.D. in educational leadership and worked in the Cherry Creek School District for 30 years, where she served as principal of Eaglecrest High School and Laredo Middle School. She is also active in charity work with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and the Colorado Children’s Chorale. Dougherty is a 19-year GV resident and partner in the downtown Denver law firm of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP. A former operations officer with the Central Intelligence Agency, he has served on the Board of Governors of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation since 2012 and is Co-Chair of the Colorado Energy Coalition. In addition to his Juris Doctor degree, Dougherty holds a B.S. in Nuclear and Materials Engineering from The University of Maryland. Fmiklin.villager@gmail.com
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Arapahoe County’s deteriorating infrastructure - what needs to be done
Arapahoe County is facing the prospect of being unable to meet the challenges of a growing population and a deteriorating infrastructure. It is estimated that by the year 2030 the population in Arapahoe County will grow to over 800,000 new residents from the current 650.000 thus doubling the current popu-
lation. With this significate increase in our population, the challenges for Arapahoe County leaders is how to prioritize the many issues that are impactful on the quality of life for their
citizens. These issues are compounded by the significant deteriorating state of the County’s infrastructure.
Over 28% of Arapahoe County roads are considered in poor or very poor conditions. If we allow our county roads to continue to deteriorate, the cost to repair them will be 10 times more expensive to replace. The county’s Judicial Center which includes an outdated jail and a county courthouse are woefully inadequate to even meet the counties exiting needs and will be totally inadequate to meet the
anticipated future population growth. Clearly, transportation and public safety are paramount in addressing current and future quality of life issues for the county’s citizens. In an effort to finding a solution to this dilemma, the Board of County Commissioner has established the Citizen’s Long-Range Budget Committee. The committee consists of Arapahoe County residents that reflects the di-
Bike to Work Day a great success
handing out swag were the staff of the GV city manager’s office, John Jackson, John Sheldon, Susan Jesse and Nathan Bishop, along with Lauren Masias from Denver South Economic Develop-
versity, geographic, business and community leaders of Arapahoe County to help the county in planning the direction that it will take to meet the challenges of improving the infrastructure and continue the maintain the high standard of service to our citizens. The county officials are looking forward to the recommendations of the committee which will help them to determine the best course for the county to follow to find a cost-effective method to ensure the public safety and provide a quality transportation system in the county. ment Partnership. Hot-off-the-griddle pancakes and sausage were provided by flippinflapjacksllc. com, of Centennial, and fresh coffee was being poured by Monk & Mongoose Gourmet Coffee from the Landmark in GV. Fmiklin.villager@gmail.com
Jake, Patrick and Greg enjoyed a hot breakfast after riding to their jobs in Greenwood Village from Lakewood. BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
The weather on June 26, the 2019 Bike to Work day in Colorado, was perfect. According to CBS Channel 4, there were 20,000 fewer cars on the road than usual. In our area, dozens of riders dropped by the Denver South Economic Development Partnership and City of Greenwood Village-sponsored breakfast stop on the platform of the Arapahoe at Village Center Light Rail Station. The Villager spoke with Jake, Patrick and Greg, decked out in their fitted shirts and bike shorts, who had all ridden from their homes in Lakewood to work at Conmed at 6455 S. Yosemite Street in GV. Greg told us that his company encouraged employees to ride their bikes. He said he enjoyed riding that day because he knew lots of others were riding bikes so he thought drivers would be more careful. He said he would ride more frequently if there were better, more protected bike lanes, “especially around Greenwood Village. There’s so much room. They could build bike lanes, but they don’t.” David Hemenway, who arrived at the breakfast sta-
tion on his unicycle, lives in nearby Centennial. He told us he rides a regular bicycle the two miles to his job at Spectrum in GV from his home in Centennial frequently, but doesn’t use bike lanes. He said they’re difficult to find and are not continuous. According to Hemenway, “It’s pointless.
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President Trump displays Teddy Roosevelt vigor
The president continues to exhibit exceptional mental and physical stamina in this trip to the G20 in Japan and the quick dash to become the first American president to walk across the DMZ into North Korea at the invitation of Kim Jong Un. He took center stage at the G20 meeting with Russian President Putin in a friendly manner while some media fretted about the friendly encounter and whether Russia would attempt to interfere in the 2020 American election. I think the Russian president understands his country would pay a high price for any future foreign dabbling in the election. However, there are multiple countries and sources who have
the capability to hack into America computers and tech world to disrupt everything from the economy to the election. His meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping appeared to be very successful and trade talks are back on the front burner. The Chinese need our high-quality grains, beef, and pork to feed the 1.3 billion population more than we need their fireworks and dishes. It may take President Trump to meet directly with Xi again to finally finish the complicated trade agreements. His surprise junket to Korea proved to be very successful and the two world figures met at the DMZ late in the afternoon and early morning in the United States.
The meeting appeared to be cordial, with the brief discussion restarting the talks to end nukes in North Korea. Trump may have been given a green light from Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who insures North Korea’s back against any U.S. perceived aggression, at the G20 meeting. There is much work to be done with both North Korea and China, but President Trump proved his ability as one of the best deal makers in U.S. presidential history. His critics will no doubt demean his accomplishments and criticize the color of his shoes, or his blue tie. The bottom line is that he had a very successful trip and seemed to control the talks and discussions with his endless vigor. Trumps restraint against the
recent Iranian aggression has won him support among world leaders and growing respect on the world stage. President Trump describes these talks as small steps, but the talks will now resume while the bombs gather dust on the planes. His unannounced and quick trip to North Korean DMZ was an amazing feat of creative diplomacy and his efforts to bring our troops home and achieve peace through strength. The DMZ encounter was indeed a rare moment in U.S. and North Korea history and a very successful ploy by our vigorous president.
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Good news from the G-20 where our president took center stage with world leaders. Talks apparently went well with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the two men were able to ease trade disputes and once again start the trade talks. I think Trump will win the trade wars to the benefit of America trade balances and U.S. farmers. No matter what Trump does certain segments of the U.S. media always fault with his activities. He is mending relationships with Russia, North Korea, China, and attempting to stop the terrorism supported by Iran. He also wants to bring the troops home from Afghanistan and Iraq and end those decade old conflicts. Hopefully he can fend off Iran’s threats to the oil shipping and bring them to a bargaining table rather than targets of U.S. bombers. With worldwide computer hackers, anyone can hack into our upcoming election. Most recently Iranians were at work hacking our financial networks. While Russia takes most of the brunt over election meddling there are many forces that wish to do our
election system harm. How about ballot boxes and paper ballots, try to hack that! *** Working backwards, Friday I had an interesting lunch with my friend Charlie Arbogast at Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ and we discussed baseball, the Democratic debates and education that is his specialty. Charlie is a part of the blue-ribbon St. Mary’s Academy in Cherry Hills Village. a wonderful school where the graduates go on to top universities and high achievements. *** Freda Miklin and I interviewed Judy Hilton and Tom Dougherty on Thursday morning at my favorite McDonalds at Belleview and Quebec. We met under the shadow of the new towering Western Union building on the Denver side of the street. Both Judy and Tom are seeking re-election to their seats on the Greenwood City Council. They’ve both worked hard on the council and it would seem that they both deserve re-election in District 4. Freda has done her usual detailed reporting on both of them
and you can find their write-ups in this Villager edition. *** It seems that GV is losing some of our largest corporate tenants for one reason or another. The huge new Newmont Mining building is rising right behind the Western Union tower. Newmont will be leaving GV in the next several years to this new location, taking their tax assessment and head tax to Denver. Perhaps less traffic, but less tax base and retail sales for a city that depends upon sales tax to keep residential mil levy taxes low. *** Have a meeting with South Metro Fire Chief Baker next week to discuss the rising cost of event permits for local governments and non-profits. With mergers of departments some of the local “goodwill” has appeared to have dissipated from the new goliath fire and rescue agency. They do operate on tax revenues and public support. Seems like some public service is worth future consideration. *** We’re covering the 25-member jail appointed committee
and learning about the pressing need for a new Arapahoe County jail facility. Both The Villager and Denver Post had front page stories about the impending jail demands. The committee will make a recommendation to the county commissioners for a ballot issue come November 5 election. Also lurking in the background is a need to remodel or build a new courthouse at the present location in Littleton. *** If your newspaper is late, the best remedy is to put a note in your mailbox asking your mail carrier to locate this newspaper. Some areas get one day service, other longer. The newspaper is always mailed on Wed. afternoon at the Arapahoe bulk mail facility. If a note doesn’t work, let us know so we can follow up on delivery service. *** I watched our woman’s World Cup team defeat Spain and France. What a powerful group of young women. Our United States women are just superior to other women around the world. Continued on page 5
Quotes from outstanding past leaders - still good for 2019 contend for a nation to tax itself In today’s world of both interinto prosperity is like a man standnational and national problems it is time to remember that ing in a bucket and trying REMARKS many, many problems to lift himself up by the were faced by citizens in handle.” (3) “There is no previous years and their such thing as a good tax” leader’s advice helped (4) We make a living by smooth the way for them what we get, but we make – and could help us plan a life by what we give.” today for a better tomor(5) A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t row. change the subject.”(6) “A lie gets Could all of today’s problems halfway around the world before have been correctly predicted as far back as 400 B.C., by a Chinese the truth has a chance to get its Proverb that read - “When the mu- pants on.” (7) You have enemies? sic of a nation becomes fast, wild, Good. That means you’ve stood up and discordant it shows the nation for something, sometime in your life.” (8) “If you have ten thousand is in confusion” Winston Churchill faced many regulations, you destroy all respect terrible problems in his day and so for the law.” (9 A pessimist sees many of his “then” quotes are sig- the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in nificant for today’s problems. every difficulty.”-And in regard to The following are a few of us Americans Churchill said, “ You Churchill’s famous quotes – (1) “The inherent vice of capitalism is can always count on Americans to do the right thing – after they’ve sharing of blessings; the inherent tried everything else.” virtue of socialism is the equal And no one will ever forget sharing of miseries.” (2) “We BY MORT MARKS
Churchill’s reply to Nancy Astor when she said- “Winston, if I were your wife I would put poison in your coffee’ – to which Churchill replied, “ Nancy, if I were your husband I would drink it.” Could Clarence Darrow have had 2000 in mind when years ago he pointed out that,“ When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I’m beginning to believe it.” France’s Charles De Gaulle once said - “I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to politicians.” Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952 – “I offer my opponents a bargain; - if they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them.” Harry Truman – “If you want a real friend that you can trust in Washington – go buy a dog!” Franklin D. Roosevelt’s statement in 1934 could even apply today when he maintained
that - “The Federal Government must and shall quit this business of Relief. Continued dependence upon Relief induces a spiritual and moral disintegration fundamentally destructive to National fiber. To dole out relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit John F. Kennedy’s words on a “Tax Cut” should be listened to today - “Our true choice is not between tax reduction on the one hand and the avoidance of large Federal Deficits on the other. Our economy stifled by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenue to balance the budget. Just as it will never produce enough jobs or enough profits.” And Ronald Reagan summed it all up by saying, “Liberty has never come from government. The history of liberty is the history of the limitation of government power not the increase of it.”
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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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Social justice warriors can’t Barbwire Bob Continued from page 4 leave Jack Phillips alone Social justice warriors have turned the simple act of buying a cake into the Selma march. For Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, the only march has been to the courthouse, again and again. The cakeshop is in a small nondescript strip mall near Hampden and Wadsworth that one has to look hard for in order to find. Jack specializes in making custom cakes, but not those that “conflict with his religious beliefs”, according to the store’s website. These include cakes celebrating LGBT events or Halloween. Jack’s trouble began in 2012 when a gay couple targeted the Christian baker, wanting a gay wedding cake. Jack declined saying, “I’ll make you birthday cakes, shower cakes, sell you cookies and brownies, I just don’t make cakes for same-sex weddings.” The customer could have taken his business to any of 100 or so wedding cake bakeries in Denver, but instead complained to the Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Courts ordered Jack to make a cake against his religious beliefs. Jack fought this all the way to the US Supreme Court where the justices in black robes ruled 7-2 in Jack’s
favor. Case closed, right? On the day of the ruling, transgendered AuBY BRIAN C. tumn Scardina just JOONDEPH happened to wander into Masterpiece Cakeshop asking for a cake celebrating his/her gender transition. Again, Jack declined and again the Colorado Civil Right Commission threatened Jack with fines and litigation. Jack fought back, suing the commission, the state, and then Governor Hickenlooper. The state backed off, ending the “crusade to crush” Jack and his cakeshop. Instead of asking one of the other 65 LGBT friendly wedding vendors in Colorado to make a gender transition cake, Autumn is now suing Jack in civil court, arguing that the Supreme Court ruling only covered wedding cakes, missing the point that Jack’s Christian beliefs are not just against a gay wedding cake, but a gender transition cake as well. Another march to the courthouse for Jack. Such harassment is not new. The left previously targeted a New Mexico photographer who refused to provide services for a gay wedding. And an Oregon bakery who refused to make a lesbian wedding cake, also making it to the US Supreme Court. Muslim bakeries don’t
make same sex wedding cakes either based on their religious beliefs. Undercover videos showed some bakeries in Dearborn, Michigan refusing these requests, but there was no media outrage, no threats or fines from the state civil rights commission, and no lawsuits. It seems only Christian businesses are targeted and harassed. Would there be a similar outcry if a Kosher deli declined to make a ham and cheese sandwich? The beauty of America’s free market is that there are myriad choices for customers. If one business doesn’t meet your particular needs, simply move on to another one, rather than punishing the business you don’t like, forcing them to abdicate their religious beliefs in favor of yours. Fortunately, Jack Phillips is pushing back against such religious intolerance and bullying. The First Amendment provides for the “free exercise of religion”. For everyone. This is part of American exceptionalism. In many countries such religious freedom is not enshrined in a constitution. Social justice warriors should let people live their lives and practice their religions as they please. Then everyone can have their cake and eat it too.
Regal Cinebarre opens in Greenwood Plaza The Regal theatre is back. First opened in 1993 this local theatre has been completely renovated and has a new motif and made-to-order menu of favorite foods to enjoy before, during, and after a night at the movies. Bigger and better, this new Regal theatre brings the Cinebarre concept together with state-of-the-art movies along with theatre dining and a full bar and satellite television. Heather Peters, director of public relations for Regal was on hand for the recent red-carpet opening event at the elaborate Greenwood Plaza Regal theatre. Regal Cinebarre meal and beverage options can be ordered and delivered directly to guests in the auditorium. Menu items are coined after popular movies, such as “Pretzels at Tiffany’s, “Top Bun,” and “Lord of the Wings.” The Regal Cinebarre is located in Greenwood Village at 8141 East Arapahoe Road with show times and features at www.REGmovies.com. “Cinebarre is the ultimate location for entertainment fans,” said Rachel Lueras, marketing manager at Regal.
Title lX helped, but our women are rising to the top in government, industry, education, and every segment of our lives. Hurrah for our American women! *** July 4 is always an enjoyable time to celebrate the freedom of our nation. Benjamin Franklin told us that we have been given a Republic if we can keep it. His challenge delivered from the steps of Independence Hall reverberate today as this nation faces many challenges from abroad and within. The sudden drift to socialism is alarming and on full display in the debates last week. Kudos to Gov.
John Hickenlooper to be the only candidate to disavow socialism and warn his party about this dangerous trend. *** The state landscape is as green and the foliage as bountiful as I have ever seen in my lifetime. A great time to enjoy the outdoors and see the fireworks that greeted Benjamin Franklin when he made his famous statement. Interesting as we fuss with the Chinese we continue to celebrate our freedoms with their famous fireworks. *** Have a great July 4th holiday and continue the fight for freedom.
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one can serve on city council, as long as the candidate skips at least one two-year term after every eight years of service. GV city council representatives earn $18,000 per year. The mayor serves for four years, limited to two consecutive terms, and earns $36,000 per year. GV Mayor Ron Rakowsky will leave his position on November 5, having served two full four-year terms in addition to the last ten months of former Mayor Nancy Sharpe’s second term. When Sharpe was elected Arapahoe County Commissioner in 2010, Rakowsky, who was Mayor Pro Tem, was appointed to fill out the balance of her term as mayor. He subsequently ran for election and re-election unopposed in both 2011 and 2015. Citizens who wish to run for GV City Council must be at least 18 years of age, registered to vote, and have lived in the GV district they seek to represent for one year. The requirements to run for mayor are the same, but the candidate can live anywhere in the city. Nominating petitions for city council and mayor may be picked up at GV city hall from Susan Ortiz, city clerk, beginning July 8. City council candidates must return those with 20 valid signatures from registered voters in their district by 5:00 p.m. on August 30. Petitions for mayor must contain 50 valid signatures of registered voters from anywhere in the city and are also due by the close of business on August 30. Once received in October, completed ballots can be returned by mail or dropped off in ballot boxes that are available 24/7 in convenient locations, including the GV city hall parking lot. In 2013, the GV municipal election was canceled because there were no contested races and no ballot issues. This year, it is expected that the current city council will include a ballot issue asking voters for permission for the city to provide subscribers telecommunications service, including high speed internet. Fmiklin.villager@gmail.com
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Jillyan McKinney named Littleton Adventist Hospital CEO CONTRIBUTED BY CENTURA HEALTH
After a nationwide search, Centura Health and Littleton Adventist Hospital have named Jillyan McKinney, MBA, as Chief Executive Officer at Littleton Adventist Hospital. McKinney has been serving as the CEO at Centura Health’s Avista Adventist Hospital since October 2017. She will transition to Littleton on July 14, 2019. As a mission inspired, executive leader, McKinney brings more than 10 years of operational experience. Most recently, at Centura Health - Avista Adventist Hospital, she led a team that maintained a Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade “A” rating and Avista was ranked in the top15% nationally for patient experience. Prior to joining Centura Health, she worked as the Vice President of Strategic Business Development for the Lake Nona and Sunbridge communities for Florida Hospital in Orlando, Fl. Jillyan is an impressive and enthusiastic leader who is on a Mission to bring greater physician alignment and lead her team to a collective goal of improving the health and lives of her community. “Whether working on expanding service offerings, physician recruitment, the opening of a new facility or developing my team, I focus on results and the patient experience,” stated Jillyan. “I am dedicated to creating a culture that revolves around the patient and hope to engage my team to continuously improve performance for the benefit of the entire Littleton, Highlands Ranch, and Centennial communities.” Throughout her career in health care, Jillyan has always placed the organization’s mission at the forefront of every initiative. Examples of improvement by her team have been in throughput in emergency and surgical services, improved employee and physician engagement and outstanding strides in clinical excellence. Centura Health and Lit-
Denver-based Northstar Commercial Partners expands to Houston CONTRIBUTED BY NORTHSTAR COMMERCIAL PARTNERS
Sugar Land, known for being one of Houston’s most affluent and fastest-growing suburbs, has a wide variety of tenant prospects from oil and gas producers to technology providers. Currently, the Sugar Creek property houses a diverse tenancy of mid-sized offices, with over 35 tenants. “I love the Texas market, specifically in and around the Houston area,” said Brian Watson, Founder and CEO of Northstar Commercial Partners. “This is a vast and expanding market that many are projecting to surpass Chicago as the third largest
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What does it mean to be a “Smart City?” BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
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“smart city” is one in which advanced technology is leveraged to strategically meet the needs of its citizens. It is an environment in which government and business come together to create solutions to current and future challenges using high level analysis and applying cutting-edge technological tools. The Colorado Smart Cities Alliance (CSCA), a first of its kind combination of government entities, private enterprise, and educational institutions, was formed in 2017 as an initiative of the Denver South Economic Development Partnership (DSEDP). It is now a separate entity, with its own newly installed executive director, Tyler Svitak, who came to CSCA from the Colorado Department of Transportation, where he most recently served in the position of Program Manager for Connected and Autonomous
Technologies. CSCA remains very closely aligned with DSEDP where Jake Rishavy, VP of Innovation at DSEDP, serves on the CSCA executive committee. Ashish Parikh, VP of Internet of Things Platforms and Solutions at Arrow Electronics, told the Villager that smart cities’ projects are highly varied, depending on specific needs. Arrow volunteered to host the Colorado Open Lab in its Centennial office “to help cities work with academic, private and public partners on new technology opportunities.” The Lab was funded by DSEDP and a $500,000 grant from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. It will include an engineering and innovation facility when it opens later this year. Arrow, whose company message is “five years out,” is a $30 billion Fortune 109 company that devises solutions by looking at what technology can offer for its 200,000 worldwide customers. Arrow is now using its well-developed skills to solve the
problems of local government. Among the 19 member cities that are founding members of CSCA are Aurora, Centennial, Denver, Greenwood Village, Littleton, and Lone Tree. Arapahoe County and the Colorado Department of Transportation are also members. Educational team partners include our three largest universities, CU, CSU, and DU. Charter Communications, the largest employer in Greenwood Village, is one of its private sector members.
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• An important local project involving collaboration and technology is the partnership that has been formed by the cities of Lone Tree, Centennial, and Greenwood Village, along with the Park Meadows Metro District and the Southeast Public Improvement Metro District. The unified goal of these governmental entities is to “design and implement an innovative traffic control system along the Yosemite Cor-
ridor between Lincoln Avenue and Belleview Avenue (which) will be upgraded to an adaptive signal system that will allow for real time traffic volumes to help make decisions to improve travel times, safety, and efficiency for all modes on the corridor.” It is scheduled to be implemented in early 2020.
• When Lone Tree initiated its Link on Demand program in August, 2017 to get light rail users to and from their workplaces and other area destinations using on-demand shuttles, that was a smart city program. After its trial period and a change in contractors, Lone Tree used what it learned from its first experience and relaunched the Link on Demand program with two shuttles in February, 2019. Users employed it over 7,000 rides in the first two months after it returned. • Lone Tree also partnered with Arrow Electronics and
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• In California, a smart cities program resulted in highly sophisticated air quality sensors developed in a partnership between government and business. They are being used to measure and pinpoint pollution from vehicle and commercial building carbon emissions. • In Jaipur, India, city officials sought to increase the perception of public safety to promote and enhance tourism. The city partnered with Tvilight, a Dutch company, to devise a smart street lighting system including motion sensors and wireless controllers that automatically adjusted brightness levels of streetlights to appropriate settings when people were present. Fmiklin.villager@gmail. com team. How do they support you, and how will they support me? • Do they talk more or listen more? • How do they inspire you in positive ways? • What goals have you set with your advisor? Tell me about your progress. • What kind of products did they try to sell you? • How often do you/they meet with clients? And what do they deliver? Our Values Based Financial Planning process is deep, thorough, and can be personal and intimate at times. Our team knows and cares for each of our clients. As a team, we advise, encourage, support, grieve and celebrate with our clients. Our clients are family. If you could define and choose a relationship with a financial advisor, where you get everything you wanted, what would you ask for? Unmet expectations equal disappointment. Make a list of your goals, gaps, wants, needs, and expectations then start your search. We’d love to hear from you.
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Spoons & Tunes happening every Thursday at Park Meadows Mall through Aug. 8th! • Food trucks • Live music • Beer garden • Barbeque • Kids Train • Lawn games
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In August of 1996, a then 10 year-old Whitney Miller first walked through the doors at Park Meadows with her mom to explore the mammoth new structure that had been under construction fortheprevioustwoyears. Growing up in the Centennial neighborhood of Willow Creek, Whitney said she could remember watchingthecranesgoup when they broke ground at Park Meadows from her backyard, but to see it all finished in person was a whole new experience. The arching wood beam ceilings, warm stone, mountain creek, and fine details of the brand new shopping center wowed theCentennialnativefrom day one. Little did she know that twenty three
years later, her career path would lead her back to Park Meadows and put her front and center in maintaining the property and vitality of the businesses at the shopping center. “I bought my first homecoming dress from the Joslins that was here,”
Miller said, “and every time my college team came to town to play,ourcoachwould let us stop at Park Meadows and power shop for a few hours!” After graduating from Cherry Creek in 2004, she played college volleyball at Fort Hays State University where she graduated with two degrees in Spanish and Political Science. Her studies lead her to get her law degree from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas before making her way back to the Denver area. “I had just moved into Greenwood Village after law school and had a background in family law whenIhadanopportunity to work with the lobbying
team at Special District Association of Colorado. I really enjoyed my time therelearningaboutfunctions of special districts, so when the position came up to manage the Park Meadows Business ImprovementDistrict,the demands of the job and dynamics of the environment were a perfect fit.” In just four short years, Miller has ingrained herself with many local organizations, city and municipal districts, and committees, and has played an integral part in the operation and businessdevelopmentofPark Meadows. “I love what I do and the people I work with, and I can’t wait to see what the next several years brings!”
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Transcending time, tradition & spanning generations Denver’s Grand OPA! BY STEFAN KRUSZE
his year’s 54th annual Denver Greek Festival not only continued with time tested traditions, it weathered some of Colorado’s unpredictable storms and rain showers, drawing an ever growing number of attendees. The festival indeed has transcended time and spanned across a few generations and in it’s 54th year has continued to expand, not only attracting new participants and guests, it has also passed the festival’s traditions to the new generation of Greek history, heritage and culture. Now some of the previous and more seasoned generation of performers, participants and organizers are teaching and mentoring the new generation, in effect passing the torch in not just keeping with all things Greek, they are also welcoming and sharing these things with the entire Colorado community. As in years past there was plenty of art and culture from local, national and international artists, traditional food and drink which of course included Ouzo and yes plenty of dance regardless of rain or shine.
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The toll of the bell was not stopped by the rain. BELOW: Taking one up on Faberge an ornate style with a Greek Orthodox Cathedral inside a creation by Penelope’s of Greece. Elias and George of Asteria youth dancers show of their talent, skill and strength. It’s a generational thing, former youth Greek dancer Pam Athanasopoulos with her daughter Nikoletta who is a member of Asteria and Little Cretans dance group. Sotiria of Asteria and Little Cretan Youth Dance Group wears traditional Greek regalia that can, even today, be worn with style and fashion rivaling any of today’s modern designs.
Bouzouki player John Fotopoulos jamming like a rock star and captivating the crowd, he kept on playing and the crowd clapped along regardless of the rain storm.
In spite of the rain an enthusiastic audience stayed to watch and encourage the young dancers of Asteria and Little Cretans perform.
Asteria and Little Cretan Youth Dancers continuing the traditions of Greek Dance.
The Asteria and Little Cretan Youth Dancers. Greek Orthodox Icons formed with precious and semi-precious materials, made by Penelope’s of Greece.
Like an archeologist or museum curator, Hayden examines miniature bronze sculptures that depict Greek mythology and ancient relics, that were created by Master Jeweler Pano Fytopoulous of KOSMIMA of Athens.
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This is a rendering of the southwest corner of Junior Achievement’s planned new building in Greenwood Village.
Junior Achievement is moving to Greenwood Village BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc., is planning to relocate from Colorado Springs to 6500 S. Greenwood Plaza Boulevard in Greenwood Village. After approval, their new 2-story 25,000-square foot building will be constructed on 1.9 acres of vacant land in the
city’s village center area. The property is presently owned by the John Madden Development Company and valued at $1.7 million. In its proposal for the new building, JA described the primary use of the property as “educational, serving up to 150 middle school or high school students per day during the school year. Students will be bussed from their school to the site midmorning and will
depart by bus back to their school in the early afternoon.” The planned building includes a 7,000-square foot experiential education space, a 2,000 square-foot auditorium that could also be used for outside corporate and community events, and office space for eight to ten employees. The goal of JA, a global not-for-profit, is to “empower young people to own their economic success through
volunteer-delivered programs which give them knowledge/ skills in financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship.” They accomplish their mission by partnering with businesses to “train 6,000 volunteers (worldwide) to teach students through relevant, responsive, innovative programs in nearly 600 participating schools.” JA’s members “reached approximately 4.8 million elementary
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Annual Colorado Celebrity Classic
benefits Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
Bonnie Carroll founded Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) following the death of her husband in an Army C-12 plane crash in 1992. She retired as a Major in the Air Force Reserve following 30 years of service. She is a 2015 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Since 1994, TAPS has offered compassionate care to more than 85,000 surviving family members, casualty assistance officers, chaplains and others supporting bereaved
military families. Programs are offered year round throughout America and sadly, there is still a high rate of suicide. Annually, Steve and Marla Grove open their elegant Ranch at Cherry Creek for an evening of celebrity entertainment, silent and live auctions and a real cowboy dinner assisted by dozens of loyal volunteers and sponsors. Also onstage was eloquent and passionate Angel Pansini, a junior at CU and recipient of the 2019 Sen. Ted Stevens
Leadership Award. She is the surviving sister of Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas Pansini who died by suicide in 2010 after being honorably discharged from active duty consisting of two tours in Iraq. Event Directors Bo and Lynne Cottrell report that approximately $5 million has been raised over the 14 years of the event in Colorado. For further information: 303-696-0450 or www. TAPS.org/colorado.
TAPS families gather with TAPS Founder and President Bonnie Carroll
Nashville Songwriters Show - Danny Wells, Billy Montana, Keni Thomas and Jimmy Nichols
Event Directors Bo and Lynne Cottrell
Volunteers of the Year (Tony David Award) Liza Patton and Micah Marmaro
ABOVE: Host Steve Grove with Tony Rosacci and Daniel Rosacci of Tony’s Meats & Market RIGHT: Event Chairs Linda Cavanaugh and Kevin Kreymborg RIGHT, ABOVE: Bonnie Carroll at Steve and Marla Grove’s Ranch of Cherry Cheek FAR RIGHT: Former U.S. Congressman Mike Coffman and Julie Schrock who lost her son Max Donahue and has written two books BELOW: Emeritus supporter Jake Jabs and Rene Green
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“TAPS is a family. It’s America’s home for all those grieving the death of a military loved one.”
A few of the elite volunteers of 25-member Coors Cowboy Club Chuckwagon Crew from Amarillo, Texas
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All-Star team. And There was plenty finally, on Sunday for the Rockies to celthey celebrated Bud ebrate this past weekBlack’s 62nd birthday, end. First, after losing toasting the team’s 12 consecutive games .543 winning percentdating back to last age (222 – 187) under season, the Rockies his management since finally beat the DodgBY B.T. GALLOWAY 2017 – the highest ers – not just once, winning percentage but twice in their for a Rockies manager in four-game series that brought a total of 189,000 avid fans to franchise history. In the new two-tiered AllCoors Field. Then, to add to Star selection process, the the excitement, four Rockies starter for each position is position players were selectselected by fan voting. In this ed to the National League
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new system, the opposing managers no longer choose the reserve players. They are selected by player voting. Nolan Arenado leads the Rockies gang of All-Stars. He was selected by fan voting as the National League’s starting third baseman. This ties him with Todd Helton and Larry Walker as the only Rockies to make five appearances in the Mid-Summer Classic. Currently he supercharges the Rockies offense with 20 home runs and a batting average of .320 with 65 RBIs and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of .965. Charlie Blackmon is a reserve player selection and will be appearing in his fourth All-Star game. Blackmon has compiled a record setting month in June and is currently tied with Nolan Arenado for the team lead with 20 home runs. His batting average is a red hot .337 with 56 RBI and an OPS of 1.036. Trevor Story is another reserve player selection. He’s been out of action with an injured thumb but will be ready to make his second All-Star
game appearance. He’s batting .294 with 17 home runs and 48 RBI with a .907 OPS. It will be the first All-Star game appearance for outfielder David Dahl, a solid player preference choice. In this, his first full season of regular starts, he has drawn attention with his defensive play and his consistency and power at the plate. David currently has a .317 batting average with 12 home runs, 51 RBI and an OPS of 914. The Rockies were also generating some excitement on the field this week as they took two of three games from the Giants at Oracle Park, then returned home to face the Dodgers in a four game weekend series. The first game on Thursday night was a disappointment. They got to the tough-to-hit Dodgers starter Walker Buhler for 7 runs in 5.2 innings, which is the most that Buhler had allowed so far this season. But once again, with the scored tied at 8-8 after eight innings of play, the Dodgers defeated the Rockies for the twelfth straight game when Rockies closer Wade
Davis was tagged for 4 runs in the ninth inning in what ended up a 12 – 8 loss. The Rockies finally turned the tables in Friday night’s rematch, when trailing 5-0, they scored 8 runs in the fifth inning, seven of them against Dodgers starter Hyun-Jin Ryu in what would be his worst outing of the season to date. The Rockies bullpen hung on and the Rockies kept charging to build a 13 – 9 win – their first win over the Dodgers since last September. The Rockies did it again on Saturday as they scored a season-high 5 runs off Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw in his seven innings of work. Jon Gray pitched well for 6.2 innings limiting the Dodgers to 3 runs in what would be a sweet 5-3 Rockies victory. The Rockies lost the finale of this series 10-5 on Sunday but overall the week went well as they won four of seven games. This week they’ll play a short two-game series at home with the Houston Astros, then play the final games of the first half of the season in a three-game series with the Diamondbacks at Chase Field btgalloway@villagerpublishing.com
Coloradans Schalk, Chen punch tickets to their first U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship Hailey Schalk has long been one of the top girls golfers in Colorado, but when it came to qualifying for the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship -- arguably the top tournament for females in junior golf -- the prize always seemed to elude her. But on Monday, in her fourth attempt overall and her second at her home course of Colorado National Golf Club in Erie, Schalk hit the mark. Schalk, winner of three girls state high school titles in as many tries while attending Holy Family, and Kaylee Chen of Greenwood Village landed the two available berths into the U.S. Girls’ Junior, which will be held July 22-27 at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, Wis. Schalk, a 17-year-old Erie resident whose dad, Matt, is the PGA general manager at Colorado National, earned medalist honors out of the original field of 21 by firing a 1-over-par 73. And 15-yearold Chen carded a 75. It’ll be the first U.S. Girls’ Junior for both players. Schalk, who will play her college golf at the University
of Colorado beginning in the fall of 2020, actually shot one stroke better in qualifying last year at Colorado National, but missed advancing by two shots. This year, her two-birdie, three-bogey day was good for the top qualifying spot. The highlight of the day for Schalk was almost acing the par-3 ninth hole as her tee shot ended up just inches from the cup for a tap-in birdie. While this will be Schalk’s first U.S. Girls’ Junior, it won’t be her first USGA championship. Last year, she competed in the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with Charlotte Hillary, and they advanced to match play. Coincidentally, it was while competing against Schalk that Chen made one of her biggest marks in golf to date. Last summer, Chen took Schalk to 23 holes before falling in the semifinals of the Colorado Junior Match Play. On Monday, Chen rallied after a rough start to qualify for the national Girls’ Junior. She was 4 over par through five holes and shot a 5-over 41 on the front nine. But she was bogey-free on the back
side while making birdie putts of 50 and 30 feet. Maxine Choi of Colorado Springs, the 2018 4A girls state high school champion, ended up as first alternate on Monday after posting a 4-over-par 76. Choi was even par through 13 holes, but went 4 over the rest of the way. Marie Jordaan of Greenwood Village was second alternate at 77. Next year, the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship will be held in Colorado, at Eisenhower Golf Club at the Air Force Academy.
U.S. Girls’ Junior Qualifying At Par-72 Colorado National GC in Erie
ADVANCE TO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
• Hailey Schalk, Erie 35-38--73 • Kaylee Chen, Greenwood Village 41-34--75
ALTERNATES (In Order)
• Maxine Choi, Colorado Springs 37-39--76 Marie Jordaan, Greenwood Village 38-39--77
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Dragons, demons, and magic star in local author’s second book CONTRIBUTED BY ZENITH STAR PUBLISHING
Game of Thrones is over and millions of people are suffering withdrawal symptoms. Award-winning local author Natli VanDerWerken has written just the story to take that suffering away — WindRunner. Book Two in The Dragon’s Children fantasy series continues the story of the Arach family as demons, evil fey, and magic assault their world. A mythical WindRunner chooses Owen Arach, second son of the Duke of Red Dragon’s Keep, to find a piece of a powerful talisman that controls Dragons. Natli started the series with multiple award-winning Red Dragon’s Keep and its hero Thomas Arach. “This is my first novel and it’s won four awards so far. I’m thrilled with how well it’s doing,” Natli said. Based on a fairytale she told her grandchildren one Christmas Eve, the main characters in each of the five books are inspired by them. “WindRunner let me explore the complicated relationships between brothers,” Natli explained. “Owen wants to be as brave and confident as his older brother. He feels useless and jealous and does not know how to deal with those feelings. All of that changes when he must confront the fey of the Darkened Forest, sway the Forest Lords to his cause, and battle demons to get the Aos Si Amulet. The WindRunner, his Sword of Light, and a Dragon, help him grow and change.” Eldest daughter of the late Robert and Natli Molloy, residents of Greenwood Village for fifty-four years, Natli published Red Dragon’s Keep shortly before her mother died in 2018. “I was able to start reading the book to her before her passing. She told me that she was very proud of what I’ve done. Whenever we were together, she told everyone that ‘my daughter has a gift.’ Thanks, Mom.” DreamWalker, the third book in the series, is set to launch at the end of 2019. “When WindRunner was published, everyone wanted to know when the next one would be out,” Natli said. “As soon as I can get it done, barring more ‘life events’.” She’s also working on the audiobook for each novel. Natli served in the Navy as a meteorologist. She enjoys using her military background
to create authentic battle scenes. She lives in Aurora, Colorado, with her shelties. When she’s not writing, she enjoys quilting, gardening, website design, and keeping up with politics. You can find out more about The Dragon’s Children and Natli on her website at www.natlivanderwerken.com. Red Dragon’s Keep and WindRunner, published by Zenith Star Publishing, LLC, are available on Amazon amzn.to/2JImLYz and Barnes and Noble B&N//2K56UTo, or wherever books are sold. In paperback ($15.00) or ebook ($4.99).
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More than 270,000 students and their host families have benefited from their shared cultural experiences. YFU thanks the Brunworth Family for sharing American customs and their unique traditions with this young person embarking on a life-changing experience. Visit yfuusa.org or call 1.800.TEENAGE to learn more about local opportunities to host, study abroad or volunteer with YFU.
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This August, the Brunworth Family of Littleton will be sharing their home with Dumisani, an international exchange student from South Africa. The Brunworth’s were matched with Dumisani, who will be attending Thunder Ridge High School for the academic year through Youth For Understanding USA (YFU). Youth For Understanding (YFU), one of the world’s oldest, largest and most respected intercultural exchange programs, has been changing the way we see the world through their high school exchange programs. Each year, YFU places hundreds of international exchange students with caring host families across the U.S. and enrolls them in a local area school. Hosting is all about sharing your version of the American lifestyle with an exchange student while also gaining a new global perspective, many memories and a new family member for life. Exchange students experience tremendous personal growth. At the same time, the impressions made by the students themselves will broaden perspectives of host families and ultimately ripple through schools and across entire communities.
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Two inspiring days that will lift your spirits and restore your faith in America. CONTRIBUTED BY ARAPAHOE LIBRARIES
Summer is the season for sales, and the community is invited to take a stroll through the used book sale on Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13, from 9 am6:30 pm, and Sunday, July 14, 12-4 pm, at Southglenn
Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. Shoppers will find gently-loved books, collectibles, DVDs and audiobooks for all ages. Through the sale of used books, the friends of Arapahoe Libraries, which ★ is coordinating the sale, raises funds to support
programs and projects for library events, materials, equipment and more. Last year, the friends of Arapahoe Libraries granted more than $100,000.★ For more information, or to join the friends of Arapahoe Libraries, call 303-library (303-542-7279), or visit arapahoelibraries.org.
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BE PREPARED FOR A STROKE. B.E. F.A.S.T. Think SWEDISH. Bill O’Gorman was at work when he experienced face drooping, arm weakness and difficulty speaking. Thanks to his colleagues’ quick thinking and top notch EMS teams, Bill quickly was brought to Swedish Medical Center. It was there that his stroke was diagnosed and treated in under 7 minutes. When it comes to stroke, time is of the essence. The faster you receive care, the more likely you are to make a full recovery – like Bill did. Swedish Medical Center is the first hospital in Colorado to be named a Comprehensive Stroke Center and we are the only hospital to offer the most advanced techniques and technology than any other hospital in the Rocky Mountain Region. If you or someone you love is experiencing symptoms of a stroke, B.E. F.A.S.T. Think Swedish.
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Brent Neiser of Greenwood Village named a 2019 Colorado Civic DNA Fellow CONTRIBUTED BY GREENWOOD VILLAGE PARKS, TRAILS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Over the eight-month program, Neiser and 31 other selectees will have access to unique, personalized tools to grow their leadership capabilities all based on the five values of Colorado’s Civic DNA: 1. Inclusivity 2. Collaboration 3. Shared Vision 4. Leadership 5. Responsibility. This civic fellowship program is now in its second year. The Colorado Civic DNA Fellows program helps leaders with a deep commitment to Colorado and the Denver Metro community further develop their leadership skills so they can increase their business and civic impact. Neiser is Chair of the Greenwood Village’s Parks Trails and Recreation Commission and is a Federal appointee from two administrations to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Community Advisory Board. For more information visit https://denverleadership. org/.
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Hiring an in-home caregiver not have much input into the selection of the caregiver, and the caregivers may change or alternate, which can cause a disruption. To find a homecare agency in your mom’s area ask for Dear Looking, referrals through Finding a good friends, family or BY JIM MILLER in-home caregiver doctor’s offices, or use for an elderly parent can the Area Agency on Aging’s be challenging. How can home-care locator service you find one that’s reliable at PayingForSeniorCare. and trustworthy, as well as com – click on “Find Quality, someone your parent likes and Affordable Care.” In addition, is comfortable with? Here are Medicare offers a home health some tips that can help. compare tool at Medicare.gov/ HomeHealthCompare to help you find and compare home Know Your Needs health care agencies. Before you start the task You also need to be aware of looking for an in-home that original Medicare does caregiver, your first step is not cover in-home caregiving to determine the level of care your mom needs. This can pinpoint the type of help she’ll need. For example, if she only needs help with daily living tasks like shopping, cooking, doing laundry, bathing or dressing, a “homemaker” or “personal care aide” will do. But, if she needs health care services, there are “home health aides” that may do all the things a homemaker does, plus they also have training in administering medications, changing wound dressings and other medically related duties. Home health aides often work under a nurse’s supervision. Once you settle on a level of care, you then need to decide how many hours of assistance she’ll need. For example, does your mom need someone to come in just a few mornings a week to help her cook, clean, run errands or perhaps bathe? Or does she need more continuous care that requires daily visits or a full-time aide? After you determine her needs, there are two ways in which you can go about hiring someone. Either through an agency, or you can hire someone directly on your own.
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Hiring a personal care or home health aide through an agency is the safest and easiest option, but it’s more expensive. Costs typically run anywhere between $14 and $25 an hour depending on where you live and the qualification of the aide. How it works is you pay the agency, and they handle everything including an assessment of your mom’s needs, assigning appropriately trained and pre-screened staff to care for her, and finding a fill-in on days her aide cannot come. Some of the drawbacks, however, are that you may
services unless your mom is receiving doctor’s ordered skilled nursing or therapy services at home too. But, if your mom is in a certain Medicare Advantage plan, or is low-income and qualifies for Medicaid, she may be eligible for some coverage.
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Hiring an independent caregiver on your own is the other option, and it’s less expensive. Costs typically range between $12 and $20 per hour. Hiring directly also gives you more control over who you hire so you can choose someone who you feel is right for your mom. But, be aware that if you do hire someone on your own, you become the employer so there’s no agency
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Will, meaning that it is signed in front of two witnesses who do not inherit from you, and a Notary. A Living Will covers two endof-life situations. The first is a terminal condition which means an incurable or irreversible condition for which the use of life-sustaining procedures will serve only to postpone the time of death. The second is a persistent vegetative state. Colorado law recognizes that the determination of whether a person is in such a state should be made by medical professionals, as a result of which the term is not defined in the law, except to say that determination is based upon prevailing medical standards. In either of these two end-oflife situations, a Colorado Living Will allows the individual to select one of three choices. The first is to forego life-sustaining treatment. The second is to accept life-sustaining treatment, but only for a limited time. The third choice is to continue life-sustaining treatment so long as medically feasible. The law also permits a person to express individual medical instructions and to list others with whom the person’s doctor may discuss the person’s medical situation in light of the privacy requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). These instructions are also often included in a medical durable power of attorney. Federal law requires that, upon admission to a hospital, the hospital must ask if you have a Living Will. Thus, you should bring your Living Will and any medical power of attorney documents with you at the time of admission and let the hospital make a copy. If you enter an assisted living facility, you should also provide a copy of your Living Will and power of attorney documents at the time of
admission. So long as you are capable of making your own medical decisions, you can determine what treatments to receive. The purpose of the Living Will is to allow you to express in advance what your directives are, so that in the event you are unable to communicate at a later time, there is a written document telling the treatment providers and your family of your preferences on the subject of end-of-life treatment regarding terminal illness and persistent vegetative state situations. Typical, useful estate plan documents include a Medical Durable Power of Attorney, Living Will, Financial or General Power of Attorney and a Will or a Pour-Over Will with a Revocable Living Trust. A Living Will is separate from the Colorado medical aid in dying law, under the Colorado End-OfLife Options Act, which will be the subject of another Article. Selected information in this column has been taken with permission by Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc., from the Colorado Senior Law Handbook, (Chapter 24: Medical Advance Directives, Michael A. Kirtland, Esq.), which is a copyrighted publication and may be accessed and downloaded for free at: www.cobar.org/For-the-Public/ Senior-Law-Handbook.
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welfare and foster care for years. Dr. Foley’s admonition to all of us in the field was to meet that child wherever they are and help them get to optimal health incrementally. If they need risk and harm reduction in the form of condoms and contraceptives, by all means give them what they need (not in schools, but in a clinical medical one-onone setting). She went on to encourage medical providers to always seek to do more to get high need and vulnerable youth to a risk avoidance and optimal health choice. Teach them relationship skills, operationalize healthy behaviors, increase the value of committed love and marriage as a pro-social stabilizer and the optimal incubator for human capital development. Talk about the success sequence regarding doing life in order, graduate from high school (college is a bonus), get a skill and a job, get married and then have children. Those who accomplish this success sequence have a 98 % chance of staying out of poverty. Let’s all work together to meet adolescents where they are and help them incrementally get to optimal health. For more information contact joneen@myrelationship center.org or go to www.my relationshipcenter.org
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Dear Readers, What are Medical Advance Directives and what is the difference between a Living Trust and Living Will? Medical Advance Directives are legal documents to advise medical treatment providers and others of your desires concerning medical treatment in the event you are no longer able to speak for yourself. The term “Medical Advance Directive” typically refers to a Living Will, but the term may also include medical durable powers of attorney, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) directives, Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders, Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST) and other directives regarding your care and disposition in the event you have a terminal medical condition, and at or after your passing. In Colorado, a Living Will is known as an “Advanced Directive for Medical/Surgical Treatment”. It is a document regarding your directives as to how you wish to be treated in the event you have a terminal condition which is not curable or reversible, or you are in a persistent vegetative state (i.e. “brain dead”) and you have become incapable of speaking for yourself. A Living Will is a nickname, in that it is signed with the same formalities as your separate
I have been on a training jag the last four weeks training health professionals and educators in the REAL Essentials Relationship Education curriculum going from Tennessee, Florida, DC, TX with the final stop attending a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Conference in New Orleans. Louisiana, the home of the world famous Muffuletta Sandwich any yummy, sugary Beignets. The conference was attended by over 600 Federal grantees across the country who are attempting to help teens make healthy sexual choices. Optimal sexual health is the goal. What is optimal health? Healthcare professionals agree that health is not merely the absence from disease or infirmity, but that it includes life’s physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual aspects as well. To promote optimal health, we need to focus on the whole person, not just on an accumulation of body parts. At this conference there was a diversity of strategies to reduce teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. This diversity could be outlined into two camps. There
was the crowd that focuses on condoms and contraceptives because teens are going to have sex no matter what you say, and the sexual risk avoidance crowd with the philosophy of let’s teach young people life and love skills and have high behavioral expectations of school aged children to increase optimal health. Included in this mix was the leadership of the United States Health and Human Services (HHS); Administration for Children and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau. Dr. Diane Foley MD, whose specialty is in adolescent OBGYN, spoke, representing Health and Human Services. Her message was clear. The focus of this administration is on primary prevention and optimal health. She outlined that young people are on a continuum regarding their sexual behaviors. Some are not having sex and are committed to that. Some are having sex. Some are experimenting with sexual identity issues and questioning. Some are being sexually abused, are in desperate situations and familial chaos. Some have been bounced around in child
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Compost is part of the circle of life in gardens The season for fresh fruits and vegetables grown right in the backyard is upon us. Warm weather breathes life into fresh berries, tomatoes, eggplant, cucumbers, and many other delectable fruits and vegetables. Home gardens can be supplemented with delicious finds from the supermarket or farmer’s market, including melons, corn and more. The bounty of the garden can be made more abundant and fruitful with the addition of the right soil amendments. Compost is a key element of
rich, nutritious soil. Scraps from items that have been grown in the garden can then be reused in the production of the compost that feeds that same garden. It’s a continuous circle of garden life. Getting started with compost is relatively easy. Homeowners should choose an outdoor space near the garden but far away from the home so that it won’t be disturbed by kids or animals. Some people opt for an open compost pile, while others choose closed bins to contain the possible smell and
to camouflage the compost. A sunny spot will help the compost to develop faster, according to Good Housekeeping. The next step is to start gathering the scraps and materials that will go into the compost. Better Homes and Gardens suggests keeping a bucket or bin in the kitchen to accumulate kitchen scraps. Here are some kitchen-related items that can go into the compost material: · Eggshells · Fruit peels · Vegetable peels and scraps
· Coffee grounds · Shredded newspaper In addition to these materials, grass and plant clippings, dry leaves, bark chips, straw, and sawdust from untreated wood can go into the pile. Avoid diseased plants, anything with animal fats, dairy products, and pet feces. A low-maintenance pile has an equal amount of brown and green plant matter in the compost plus moisture to keep the bacteria growing and eating at the right rate. Aerating the compost occa-
sionally, or turning the bin when possible, will allow the compost to blend and work together. Compost will take a few months to form completely, says the Planet Natural Research Center. The finished product will resemble a dark, crumbly soil that smells like fresh earth. Compost will not only add nutrients to garden soil, but also it can help insulate plants and may prevent some weed growth. It is a good idea to start a compost pile as a free source of nutrition for plants and a method to reduce food waste in an environmentally sound way.
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important to do a complete body and clothing check immediately upon coming in from outside – particularly after visiting wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaf litter. Know where to look and do a thorough inspection, especially in some of those sneaky spots like your armpits, inside the belly button, around the ears and even between the legs. Ticks can easily find a discreet hiding spot. When a tick does attach, it inserts a feeding tube and can suck blood for up to several days, unbeknownst to the host, animal or human. If the tick is carrying a pathogen, the disease could be transferred through its saliva.
According to the CDC, many tickborne sicknesses, such as Lyme disease and Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness (STARI), can present with similar symptoms, such as fatigue, fever, chills and rash. Consider taking precautions like using DEET and covering exposed skin in wooded areas as the first step to helping prevent tickborne troubles for you, your family, as well as pets. If you do find one on your skin, avoid using petroleum jelly or burning devices, and follow these CDC guidelines to remove the tick: Take a fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin’s surface as possible. Pull upward with steady,
even pressure – avoid twisting, as this can cause parts of the tick to remain in the skin. Upon removing the tick, flush it down the toilet. Finish by taking some extra time to clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol or soap and water. While it’s difficult to pinpoint how prevalent the spread of disease may be this year compared to previous seasons, it’s best to help fight back with preventive measures whenever you’re outside. If you or someone in your family is bitten, be sure to watch the wound closely. If rash, swelling or pain occurs, schedule a visit to see your doctor.
Key to keeping cool is AC maintenance Few things beat summer heat better than walking into a comfortably chilled air conditioned home. Air conditioning is often taken for granted, but sorely missed when it is not working. The key to keeping cool all summer long is to ensure that air conditioning systems are functioning properly. Maintaining an AC unit can save money and protect homeowners’ investments. Without regular attention, an AC unit will lose its efficiency, needlessly wasting both energy and money as a result. Poor maintenance also can lead to system failure just when it is needed most. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the average lifespan of an air conditioning unit is about 15 to 20 years. Home Advisor says homeowners can pay between $500 and $4,000 for central air conditioning, with the final cost depending on the unit, additional installation items, such as ductwork, and installation charges. With regular maintenance, homeowners can keep their units humming properly
and avoid premature replacement costs. So what can homeowners expect as it pertains to air conditioner maintenance? The following are some oft-needed checks and fixes. · Keep it clean. Vacuum the fins and coils of the AC unit on the external compressor/condenser fan with a soft-bristled brush, advise the experts at Family Handyman. This may require unscrewing the metal box surrounding the unit to access the fins. Remove any accumulated debris that may be impeding air flow. Afterward, go inside and change the filter that is installed with the evaporator that’s located in a central duct near the furnace. Inspect the filter periodically to see if it is soiled and needs replacement. Timing can vary depending various factors, such as the time of year, the accumulation of dust and whether or not pets live in the home. · Straighten coil fins. The fins on the condenser are easily bent and that can affect the flow of air through the coils. If you cannot easily straighten
them, then consult with an HVAC professional to do so. · Check the thermostat. Ensure that the thermostat is still working properly. You also may want to upgrade an old thermostat to a programmable or smart thermostat that enables you to remotely set and adjust the temperature. · Consider an in-line duct booster. HVAC professionals can guide you through the advantages of an in-line duct booster for forced-air cooling. This can increase the flow of cool air into a room that always seems hotter than the rest. Another option is a vent or register booster fan that sits on top or replaces a traditional floor or wall register. · Deal with condensation. Condensation from air conditioning coils can puddle around the furnace if the condensate drain tube is clogged. Clearing it out will help prevent puddling and the formation of bacteria-laden water in the system. Periodic maintenance is necessary to ensure uninterrupted service on a home ACT.
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FORECLOSURES COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0172-2019 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 29, 2019, 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) Tanya Porter Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Advance Mortgage & Investment Company, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Pingora Loan Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust August 29, 2017 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 28, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7110035 Book: n/a Page: Original Principal Amount $493,350.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $487,844.37 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 2, CHERRY CREEK VISTA FILING NO. 7, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5438 S Iola Way, Englewood, CO 80111-3819. 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, 07/31/2019, 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. First Publication 6/6/2019 Last Publication 7/4/2019 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: 03/29/2019 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: David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 18CO00511-1 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: June 6, 2019 Last Publication: July 4, 2019 Legal # 0172-2019 ____________________________
TREASURER NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to The Bruce C Newman Trust, The Lee C Newman Trust, Lila Lee Newman, Estate of Lila Lee B. Newman, William C. Butcher, Estate of Morris W. Newman, Wade Ash Woods Hill & Farley, P.C., Michael R. O’Keefe 3D You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 5th day of November, 2015, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Jason Leeper, the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: 1/32 INT IN M/R 34-4-62 640A
COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0209-2019 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 17, 2019, 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) Peter Demas Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for DHA Financial, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Matrix Financial Services Corporation Date of Deed of Trust February 23, 2017 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 02, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D7024737 Book: n/a Page: Original Principal Amount $412,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $404,359.99 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 44, BLOCK 4, HERITAGE PLACE FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 7249 East Euclid Drive, Centennial, 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, 08/14/2019, 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. First Publication 6/20/2019 Last Publication 7/18/2019 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: 04/17/2019 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: David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates PC 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 18CO00531-1 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: June 20, 2019 Last Publication: July 18, 2019 Legal # 0209-2019 ____________________________
and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to Jason Leeper; That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2014; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Lila Lee Newman, The Lee C Newman Trust, The Bruce C Newman Trust for said year 2014; That said Jason Leeper, on the 14th day of September, 2018, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Jason Leeper, on or about the 22nd day of October, 2019, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 12th day of June, 2019, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County
Published in The Villager First Publication: June 20, 2019 Last Publication: July 4, 2019 Legal # 9076 ____________________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to Meredith M. Pechek, Estate of Meredith M. Pechek, Aspen Grove Condo HOA, Jon P. Terry, Vectra Bank Colorado, National Association, Zions Bancorporation, N.A., Arapahoe County Public Trustee, Pueblo County Public Trustee, Overturf McGath & Hull, P.C., Jason P. Rietz You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 5th day of November, 2015, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to TTLBL, LLC, the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: UNIT 224 BLDG 2 AS PER CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED IN B4418 P298 AND AS AMENDED & RESTATED AT RECEPTION #B5001453 ASPEN GROVE CONDOMINIUMS (F/K/A KNOWN AS WOLHURST POINT CONDOMINIUMS. aka 7132 S. Bryant St., Unit 224 and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to TTLBL, LLC; That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2014; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Meredith M. Pechek for said year 2014; That said TTLBL, LLC, on the 17th day of September, 2018, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said TTLBL, LLC, on or about the 22nd day of October, 2019, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 12th day of June, 2019, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: June 20, 2019 Last Publication: July 4, 2019 Legal # 9078 ____________________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to The Estate of Beverly J. Robinson, James A. Kaplan, Machol & Johannes, LLC, G.R.C. Enterprises, Inc., Charleston Place Condos Homeowners Association You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 5th day of November, 2015, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to FINAO YBM LLC, the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: UNIT 1 BLDG 7 AS PER CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION RECORDED IN B2773 P196 CHARLESTON PLACE CONDOS aka 14087 E. Jewell Avenue
and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to FINAO YBM LLC; That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2014; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Beverly J. Robinson for said year 2014; That said FINAO YBM LLC, on the 16th day of October, 2018, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said FINAO YBM LLC, on or about the 22nd day of October, 2019, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 12th day of June, 2019, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: June 27, 2019 Last Publication: July 11, 2019 Legal # 9077 ____________________________
ARAPAHOE COUNTY ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make partial final settlement with Alliance Construction Solutions, LLC for its work completed for Arapahoe County on the project identified as ##2018-08 Precinct 5 Substation Improvements. The work generally consisted of general contracting services to implement tenant improvements at 1641 S Parker Rd., Denver CO 80231. This partial Final Settlement will be made on July 15, 2019 to include retainage on all contracted services except those related to plumbing, HVAC and roofing. An amount in excess of standard retainage on HVAC is being held pending successful implementation of HVAC equipment and services. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by Alliance Construction Solutions, LLC or any of its subcontractors, or that has supplied rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used by Alliance Construction Solutions, LLC or any of its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work done for the above-described project whose claim therefore has not been paid by Alliance Construction Solutions, LLC or any of its subcontractors may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid with the Arapahoe County Attorney’s Office (on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners) at 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, CO 80120, at any time up to and including July 15, 2019. This Notice is published in accordance with Section 38-26-107 of 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 due from Alliance Construction Solutions, LLC. Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager First Publication: June 27, 2019 Last Publication: July 4, 2019 Legal # 9082 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY Allocation of 2019-2020 SCFD Funds NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that the Arapahoe County Cultural Council of Arapahoe County, Colorado will hold a Public Hearing on July 9, 2019 at 9:30 A.M. or as soon thereafter as the calendar permits, in the East Hearing Room of the County Administration Building located at 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton,
Colorado 80120 in order to obtain the opinions of citizens, public agencies and other interested parties regarding the Arapahoe County Cultural Council (ACCC) disbursement of 2019-2020 Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) Tier III funds benefiting local art, cultural and scientific and historical organizations, in the amount of $1,954,978.92. The $62,215,144 in total allocations, proposed by the Scientific Cultural Facilities District Board, represents 1/10th of 1 percent of sales tax collected from Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Boulder, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson Counties. The SCFD Grant Funds Check Award Ceremony will take place on October 10, 2019 at 6:00 pm in the East Hearing Room of the Arapahoe County Administration Building, located at 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado 80120. Published in The Villager Published: July 4, 2019 Legal # 9090 ____________________________
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, Petitioner, IN THE INTEREST OF: J’ADYEN BALES, Child, and concerning JESSICA BALES, JACK HOFFY A/K/A JAMES NEELEY, JAMES NEELEY, JACK HOFFY, RYAN MARTINEZ AND JOHN DOE Respondents. Tamra Joanne White, Esq., Reg. #22049 Senior Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 Tel: (303) 636-1884 Fax: (303) 636-1889 Case No: 18JV983 Division: 35 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding JAMES NEELEY, JACK HOFFY, JAMES NEELEY A/K/A JACK HOFFY AND JACK HOFFY A/K/A JAMES NEELEY is set for August 13, 2019 at 8:30 A.M. in Division 35 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child (ren) dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code. Date: June 25, 2019 Tamra Joanne White, Esq., Reg. #22049 Senior Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Dr. Aurora, CO 80012 Published in The Villager Published: July 4, 2019 Legal # 9094 ____________________________
SPECIAL DISTRICTS 00100 CHERRY CREEK VALLEY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT DALLAS STREET WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT CAPITAL PROJECT ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 1. Sealed Proposals for construction of the Dallas Street Water Main Replacement Capital Project – Phases 1 and 2 – will be received
• Installation of approximately 2,041 L.F. of 6-inch Class 52 ductile iron pipe water main, associated fittings and main connections, 13 6-inch gate valves, five fire hydrants, and 24 3/4-inch residential customer service reconnections. A temporary water system will be required to keep customers in service during construction. The contract includes asphalt replacement. 2. The Contract Documents, containing the detailed Drawings and Specifications for the construction work, together with the proposed construction Contract, may be seen at the office of Merrick & Co., 2480 W. 26th Avenue, Unit B225, Denver, Colorado, 80211. PDF copies thereof may be obtained from Merrick & Company by e-mailing a request to plansrequest@merrick. com. 3. Bid security in the amount of 5 percent, unqualified, of the total Proposal price, will be required with each Proposal. Character and disposition of such bid security are stated in “Instructions to Bidders” of the Contract Documents. Included with the Contract Documents is a Bid Bond form to be used by Bidders not submitting a cashier’s check or a certified check. 4. Further information will be found in “Instructions to Bidders” of the Contract Documents. Each Bidder will be assumed to be familiar with all Contract Documents, including all Drawings and Specifications. Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District By John Warford Manager Published in The Villager First Publication: June 27, 2019 Last Publication: July 11, 2019 Legal # 9084 ____________________________
GREENWOOD VILLAGE BID INFORMATION ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado (the “City”) will receive bids by electronic submission through BidNet® on the Rocky Mountain Bid System on the Greenwood Village website at www.greenwoodvillage. com/bids. Bids must be submitted by 11:00 a.m., July 17, 2019 for: The 2019 Right-of-Way Restoration Patching Project The specifications for the 2019 Right-of-Way Restoration Patching Project and complete contract documents are available electronically via the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System on the City of Greenwood Village website, www. greenwoodvillage.com/bids. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to make final determination in the event of duplications. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for opening thereof. The 2019 Right-of-Way Restoration Patching Project scope generally consists of 2” mill and re-paving at locations of existing street cut utility patches, in both residential and non-residential streets, as well as significant full-depth patching with installation of an edge-drain system in a residential location. Mill and re-paving totals approx. 350 SY between 9 locations, with some manhole and valve adjustments and re-striping. The full-depth residential patching and edge drain consists of total patching area of 125 SY and edge drain length of 351 LF. There will be an optional pre-bid meeting at 11:00 a.m. on July 10, 2019. The meeting will be conducted at the Greenwood Village Public Works Facility, 10001 East Costilla Avenue, Greenwood Village, Colorado. Preference is hereby given to materials, supplies, and provisions produced, manufactured, or grown in Colorado, quality being equal to articles offered by competitors outside of the State. Colorado labor shall be employed to perform the work for which bids are requested herein to the extent of not less than eighty percent (80%) of each type or class of labor in the several classifications of skilled and common labor employed on such work, pursuant to C.R.S. § 8-17-101. The City requires a certified or cashier’s check, or a corporate surety bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid amount before the City can accept or consider any
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Any questions regarding the project should be directed to Ted Putnam at (303) 708-6141. /s/ Jeremy Hanak Director of Public Works Published in The Villager First Publication: June 27, 2019 Last Publication: July 4, 2019 Legal # 9087 ____________________________ 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 on the 12th day of July, 2018 to HPM, Inc. for all work done by said contractor for the project called Village Greens Phase IV Improvements, said construction being within the boundaries of the City of Greenwood Village, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, subject to prior satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said work by the City of Greenwood Village. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractors, at any time up to and including time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim to the City Manager, City of Greenwood Village, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111-4591, at or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement or claim at any time up to and including the time of final settlement will release said City of Greenwood Village, Colorado, its Council, officers, agents and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim. ATTEST: BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO /s/ Susan M. Ortiz, City Clerk /s/ Ronald J. Rakowsky, Mayor Published in The Villager First Publication: June 27, 2019 Last Publication: July 4, 2019 Legal # 9089 ____________________________ GREENWOOD VILLAGE A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. 10 SERIES OF 2019 INTRODUCED BY: MAYOR PRO TEM LANTZ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9 OF THE GREENWOOD VILLAGE MUNICIPAL
GREENWOOD VILLAGE
CODE TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF KRATOM WHEREAS, Mitragyna speciosa, known commonly as “kratom”, is a plant with psychoactive properties indigenous to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea; and WHEREAS, the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned consumers against its use over concern that kratom, which affects the same opioid brain receptors as morphine, appears to have properties that expose users to the risks of addiction, abuse, and dependence; and WHEREAS, the FDA has not approved kratom for medical use or human consumption; and
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Please take notice that on August 5, 2019 at the hour of 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter, as the matter may come, in City Council Chambers at Greenwood Village City Hall, 6060 S. Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado, the City Council of the City of Greenwood Village will hold a public hearing whether the City Council should create a Local Improvement District pursuant to Chapter 4.9 of the City of Greenwood Village Municipal Code for Purpose of
WHEREAS, in the interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Greenwood Village, City Council believes it prudent to heed the request of Tri-County Health Department to ban the sale of kratom in the Village at least and until such time as standards and regulations are adopted by the state or federal government to protect consumers. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO, ORDAINS: Section 1. A new Section, 9-24130, is hereby added to Chapter 9 of the Greenwood Village Municipal Code to read as follows:
3. Xcel Energy and Century Link estimate of the cost of the improvements, excluding the
ATTEST: /s/ Susan M. Ortiz, MMC, City Clerk
Dated this 1st day of July, 2019
Property: 8 RED FOX LANE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO – THAT PART OF TRACT 42 AND THE VACATED PORTION OF STREET DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID TRACT, THENCE EAST 250 FEET, THENCE NORTH 15 FEET, THENCE EAST 80 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 645 FEET, THENCE WEST 15 FEET, THENCE NORTH 248.91 FEET, THENCE WEST 315 FEET, THENCE NORTH 381.09 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF SECTION 17-5-67 CLARK COLONY NUMBER 3.
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Property: 12 RED FOX LANE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO – THAT PART OF TRACT 43 CLARK COLONY NUMBER 3 SECTION 17-5-67 DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING 250 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID TRACT, THENCE WEST 134.45 FEET, THENCE 196.45 FEET MORE OR LESS NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SOUTH KRAMERIA STREET, THENCE NORTHEAST 190.67 FEET, THENCE NORTH 34.99 FEET, THENCE EAST 30 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 375 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE BEGINNING OF CLARK COLONY NUMBER 3.
Exhibit A Boundary of Red Fox Local Improvement District for Underground Burial of Overhead Utility Lines
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District Boundary
INTRODUCED AND APPROVED ON FIRST READING ON THE 1st DAY OF JULY, 2019, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED IN THE VILLAGER. /s/ Ronald J. Rakowsky, Mayor
At the public hearing, any owner of real property to be assessed may appear and be heard on the matter.
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Sec. 9-24-130. – Sales of kratom prohibited. No person shall sell or offer to sell at retail within the City any kratom products intended for human consumption. For purposes of this section, kratom includes any product, material, compound, mixture or preparation derived from the plant Mitragyna speciosa, or containing any quantity of the following substances: 7-Hydroxymitragynine, Mitragynine, and Epicatechin. Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect six (6) days after publication following final passage.
2. A Description of the Improvements Proposed The proposed improvement consists of the undergrounding of electrical lines and telephone lines. The approximate length of undergrounding is 500 feet.
cost of engineering, collection, inspection, incidentals and interest. The estimated cost of construction for the project is $50,000 and $2,500 respectively. The cost per property based on the estimates received would be $26,250 to be assessed against all properties listed in Exhibit “A”.
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL PROPERTIES INCLUDED IN THE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR UNDERGROUND BURIAL OF OVERHEAD UTILITY LINES
WHEREAS, the state of Colorado has not taken any action regarding kratom consumer protections; and WHEREAS, physicians at the Tri-County Health Department, the district health department for Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas Counties, have requested that City Council ban the sale of kratom in Greenwood Village; and
1. Description of the Proposed Local Improvement District The proposed district is generally described as the properties bounded on west of Monaco between Red Fox Lane and East Crestline Avenue. A map of the proposed
district is included as Exhibit “A”. The legal description of the Local Improvement District is included in Exhibit “B”.
EXHIBIT B
WHEREAS, Australia, Burma, Poland, Malaysia, Vietnam and Lithuania have explicitly banned kratom by declaring it completely illegal for all purposes, and countries including New Zealand, Germany, Romania, Denmark, and Finland make sale and distribution almost impossible; WHEREAS, at least six states in the United States have banned kratom, sixteen others are considering bans or restrictions, and only a few have enacted the Kratom Consumer Protection Act promoted by the American Kratom Association; and
Financing the undergrounding of electrical lines and telephone lines; and prescribing the manner for the payment and collection of said assessments. The details of the proposed Local Improvement District are described as follows:
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Published in The Villager Published: July 4, 2019 Legal # 9092 ____________________________
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bid for any bids greater than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). The deposit shall be filed with the Public Works Department, securely sealed and endorsed on the outside with a brief statement as to the nature of the item or work for which the bid is provided. Upon a bid award, such bond shall be returned to the unsuccessful bidder(s). In the case of the successful bidder, the bid bond will be returned upon receipt of the required payment and performance bonds, each in the full amount of the contract price. Such bonds will be retained by the City until the two-year (2) warranty period has expired. Bids will be opened electronically at 11:01 a.m., July 17, 2019. Pricing information will be shared with interested parties and will also be available through the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System.
Susan M. Ortiz, MMC City Clerk
Published in The Villager First Publication: July 4, 2019 Last Publication: July 18, 2019 Legal # 9093 ____________________________
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July 5 – 7. This is the 29th Annual celebration of the visual, culinary and performing arts. Meet and talk with more than 260 international juried visual artists, sample fine cuisine, enjoy live music, artist demonstrations and interactive “ARTivities”. 10:00 am – 6:00 pm. Cherry Creek North Shopping District. For information email hello@ cherryarts.org or call 303355-2787
Colorado Irish Festival
July 12 – 14. This eclectic gathering of tens of thousands is known throughout the west for its outrageous display of kilts, bagpipes and Irish step dancing featuring the best Irish rock and classic music this side of the Emerald Isle. July 12 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm, July 13 10:00 am – 9:00 pm, July 14 10:00 am – 7:00 pm. Clement Park, 7306 W. Bowles Avenue, Littleton. For advance tickets and information call 303-9731209
Polka Music
July 13. Polka music performer Mike Schneider will give a presentation on
the history of polka music accompanied by his live accordion music. 2:00 pm. Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura Street, Littleton. For information call 303-7953961
a throwback twist. There will be food trucks, a band, giveaways, interactive displays, a commemorative photo booth and more. 11:00 am – 5:30 pm. Union Station Plaza, 17th and Wynkoop. For information email rtd. World Premier of Ms. comm@rtd-denver.com
Butterfly
July 25, 26, 27. Denver International Festival of Arts & Technology presents this astounding electroacoustic music adaptation of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly featuring magnificent costumes and art direction. 7:30 pm. Newman Center of Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Avenue. Order online at newmantix.com or call 303871-7720
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Butterflies at Chatfield Farms
May 25 – Sept. 2. This seasonal habitat is home to hundreds of native butterflies such as swallowtails, monarchs, mourning cloaks and painted ladies. Presented with Butterfly Pavilion. 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. For tickets: www.botanicgardens.org or call 720-865-3500
EVENTS
RTD’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
July 12. As a thank you to the community, RTD invites everyone to come out and celebrate its 50 years of moving people. Enjoy food, family fun, and entertainment with
50 Years of Apollo
July 13 – 20. Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum presents “Apollopalooza”, a regional celebration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and future space exploration. Open from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. 7711 East Academy Blvd., Denver. For information email info@ wingsmuseum.org or call 303-360-5360
Senior Safety Workshop
July 29. South Metro Fire Instructors will present information and lead a discussion on Pedestrian and Community Safety for Seniors. 2:00 pm. Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura Street. For information call 303-795-3961
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Bessie’s Hope 25th Annual Gala
August 17. This “Bridge of Love” gala will honor Pat Robinson with the Community Angel Award. Silent Auction at 5:30 pm, Dinner and Live Auction at 7:00 pm with music and dancing from 7:30 pm. Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S. Syracuse Street. For information go to bessieshope.org or call 303830-9037 for reservations
Tickets available for Brew-N-Que Festival CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF CENTENNIAL
Eat, drink and enjoy live music at the City of Centennial’s 4th annual BBQ & Beer Tasting Festival! The event takes place on Saturday, July 13 from 3 – 7 p.m. at Centennial Center Park. The event features local breweries, BBQ and live music by two Colorado bands, the Cowboy Dave Band a honky-tonk, western and country music group and Lee & Co. a four piece band that performs rocka-
billy and old time rock ’n’ roll. The live music will be in the Park amphitheater so don’t forget your chairs and blankets! To participate in the beer tasting you must be 21 years or older. Admission is free; cost for the beer tasting is $15 for a punch card and tasting mug which includes 10, 3 oz. sample tastings. Advanced purchase of tickets is recommended through Eventbrite. Please note: a small service fee will apply online or if paying with
a credit card on event day. Centennial Center Park is located at 13050 E. Peakview Ave., adjacent to the City offices. Thank you to our event sponsors: Community Partner Centennial Medical Plaza; Silver Sponsors Jacobs and Terracare Associates; Bronze Sponsors State Farm Damy McDaniels and Navy Federal Credit Union. Visit centennialco.gov/ events to view the other exciting events scheduled at Centennial Center Park this summer.
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2019 Buick Envision is Chinese import BY H. THROTTLE AUTOMOTIVE COLUMNIST
The “Chili” red metallic Buick Envision is the first Buick driven in recent memory. Buick is an iconic brand of General Motors. Buicks have always been considered by many as a step above Chevrolet both in size, luxury, and price. This new Buick is smaller than older models and is manufactured in Yantai, China with a 96 percent of parts Chinese. I wasn’t aware that any American car company was making cars in China and importing them into the United States. We do live in an international
world and tariffs are now playing an important part in world trade and commerce. Word comes from the G20 this week that President Trump has extended increased trade tariffs for a few months and trade negotiations have been resumed. That may have some impact on imported cars such as the Buick Envision. Having said all of that the turbo driven four-door sedan is nimble, fast, and with the longer driving experience becoming more likeable. First, driving on E-470 on a windy day the car wanted to fly back to China with considerable above normal wind
drift. Another noticeable aspect of this car was very fast steering and the car’s quick movements and sensitivity to the drive. Much like powerful sports cars this Buick turbo had to be driven carefully at higher speeds. While making center computer console adjustments the
car would want to drift very quickly making those adjustment unadvisable while in traffic. Now, whipping around busy street traffic the car performed admirably, quick steering, with turbo-boost power, it was a dream in slower city street drives. As the week ended I had mastered the “chili” charger and liked it. The Chinese and Buick engineers produced a 2.0-L four-cylinder engine with turbo-boost. Lighter in size and weight might explain the wind drift
and steering challenges at higher speeds. A plus for the Envison is all of the latest technical safety features incorporated into this $48,030 total vehicle price. The safety equipment resulted in a perfect overall five-star safety rating. The transmission worked well with sequential ninespeed gears and an overall fuel consumption of 22 mpg., low for a 2.0L engine. The Envision is attractive, light ebony accents in the interior, and heated and cooled front seats. Many luxury features that add to the overall price of this product. Buick offers a four-year bumper-to bumper warranty on this vehicle.
2019 Mazda 3 Hatchback is a masterpiece BY H. THROTTLE AUTOMOTIVE COLUMNIST
There are cars and then there are cars. Price generally dictates the quality and performance of most foreign and domestic vehicles. A
very pleasant surprise is the 2019 Mazda 3 hatchback with a premium package and all-wheel drive for $31,335 with all options. This Mazda has performance to match many higher
Arapahoe County needs your input Arapahoe County is one of the fastest growing counties in Colorado. And why wouldn’t it be? Our cities and communities feature some of the best quality of life our state has to offer. But accommodating that success, and the growth it brings with it, requires careful analysis of our current situation and a focus on what’s best for all our residents going forward. It means planning our future together.
priced sports cars. The 186 horsepower 4-cylinder engine attached to a “SkyActiv” sixspeed automatic transmission with paddle shifters provides exceptional performance. The polymetal gray mica
paint and sinister design makes this Mazda look road menacing with a race car
ARAPAHOE COUNTY
CONVERSATIONS Planning our future together
OUR PRIORITIES The network of roads the county maintains has jumped from 900 lane miles to 1,112 lane miles – a 24% increase. And is planned to grow to 1,400 by 2026.
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OUR FUTURE Arapahoe County has developed a master plan for replacing both the adult detention center and the county courthouse with safe, modern facilities.
Learn more at arapahoegov.com/ countyconversations
Over the last decade, Arapahoe County has been forced to spend 20% of the budget for maintaining 29 buildings on just two: The county jail and courthouse.
JOIN US A group of county residents are learning more about the county’s budget and helping set priorities for the future. Learn more and lend your voice to the conversation at arapahoegov.com/ countyconversations
VOLUNTEER FOR THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY FAIR! The Arapahoe County Fair, running July 25 through July 28, needs hundreds of volunteers to be a success. You can help – and receive free parking and fair admission on the day of your shift. Visit Arapahoecountyfair.com or contact nduvan@arapahoegov.com or 303-738-7938.
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appearance. During the drive the hood is not visible, just the road thru the wide windshield. This design gives a feeling of power and speed given by this smaller sedan. A very distinctive design is matched by the all-Japanese engine and transmission that perform more than admirably. The bucket seats are comfortable and heated. Leather adorns the steering wheel and shift knob. A quick button moves the car in an out of the sport’s mode for extra performance. The allwheel drive is continuous and perfect for Colorado winter. This is a high-performance sedan that attracts spectator attention. The drive matches the appearance with topnotch performance at a very reasonable price range. The car has a 60K, 60MO., powertrain warranty. The car is loaded with the latest technological features such as radar “stop and go” radar control. Lane change warning and all-around cameras for rear cross traffic. All of the safety features are included into the premium Mazda package. This car fits into the sports car category and shares a similar flaw with most highspeed smaller cars with stiff shock absorbers and a strong road presence in the ride comfort on our well-worn streets and highways, meaning a rougher ride than in a luxury large sedan. That is the price one pays to drive many sports vehicles. The fuel economy averaged 35.5 well above the factory average of 27 mpg. The engineers at the car plant in Hofu, Japan have designed and assembled a real treasure in this Mazda 3 masterpiece.