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Spangler’s future is up in air SVVSD to take a year to consider its options

By Victoria A.F. Camron Longmont Times-Call

LONGMONT — Spangler Elementary School is almost 50 years old, but it needs more than a facelift.

Its heating and ventilation system needs to be replaced; it’s not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act; and its entrance isn’t as secure as

the school district would like.

St. Vrain Valley School District chief operations officer Rick Ring said Wednesday that fixing some of the problems at the northeastern Longmont school would cost about $8 million. Other concerns can’t be easily solved because of the school’s location on its lot at Mountain View Avenue and Collyer Street.

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Repairs and upgrades at Spangler Elementary would cost about $8 million. The Please see SPANGLER on A9 St. Vrain Valley School District will spend a year deciding the school’s fate.

Apartment burns Neighbor spots flames in bedroom on Baker Street

City to pursue retail

By Tony Kindelspire Longmont Times-Call

LONGMONT — The Longmont City Council voted late Tuesday night to pursue a retail recruiter who will focus on luring businesses to the downtown area.

The council voted unanimously for city staff to issue a request for proposal to find a person or company that would specifically be retained to find businesses to fill vacant spaces downtown.

The idea stemmed from discus-

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Above: Firefighters battle an apartment fire at 728 Baker Street in Longmont on Wednesday. Below: Resident Shawn Grubbs carries his bearded dragon Gungu from the scene of the fire in his apartment building.

No injuries reported in morning blaze in Longmont

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By Quentin Young Longmont Times-Call

ONGMONT — Longmont emergency crews responded to a Wednesday morning apartment fire on the 700 block of Baker Street.

The fire started in a garden level apartment, according to neighbors. The residents of that apartment were not home, neighTimesCall.com bors said, and other residents of the building Video and slide show: See more were evacuated at coverage from about 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday’s fire “I was sitting playing video games when I heard the cops banging on the door” of the apartment where the flames started, resident Shawn Grubbs said.

He was standing on the sidewalk hoping his two cats and a lizard still inside would be OK.

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Graduate Angelo Goutos celebrates on the stage of Vance Brand Auditorium on Wednesday during Front Range Community College’s commencement ceremony.

81 graduate from FRCC, get fresh start

By Scott Rochat Longmont Times-Call LONGMONT — At 14, Luis Lopez was pulled from a Mexican school by his father so he could help him FOCUS ON work.

SCHOOLS At 50, he summoned the nerve to go for a GED and finish his schooling.

And now? Now he has taught more than 100 GED graduates himself.

And as of Wednesday night, he has

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Decision on new trial for Midyette in judge’s hands

SVVSD, Frederick agree on fees

New deal ups costs for developers

By Victoria A.F. Camron Longmont Times-Call

developers to pay $970 per singlefamily home; $846 per duplex or triplex; and $589 per apartment.

The previous agreement required payments of $654 per single-family home; $574 per duplex or triplex; and $397 per apartment.

Typically, the school district uses those funds within the high school feeder system that serves that community. For example, funds collected in Firestone, Frederick or Dacono could be used anywhere in the Carbon Valley, because all students from that area attend Frederick High School.

However, Firestone requires that developer fees collected in that town and allocated toward elementary schools be used only on elementary schools built in Firestone. The city of Dacono does not have an IGA with the school district, in large part because the district has not built an elementary school there.

Consequently, the town of Freder-

LONGMONT — The St. Vrain Valley School District Board of Education on Wednesday unanimously agreed to a new, 10-year intergovernmental agreement with the town of Frederick.

The agreement requires developers to contribute property or money to the school district to help offset the costs of new schools that accommodate families purchasing homes in that development.

Frederick’s town board approved the agreement on Tuesday.

Under the agreement, those fees increased to cover a portion of the water costs at the schools, chief operations officer Rick Ring said. The school district has similar agreements with Firestone and Longmont, and is negotiating that feature with the town of Erie.

The new fee schedule, which matches that in Firestone, requires

ick will not let the school district spend developer fees from that town in either Firestone or Dacono, at least until Firestone changes its IGA and Dacono agrees to a new one, Ring said.

Also during Wednesday’s meeting, the school board approved issuing $34.4 million in bonds, a move that basically refinances bonds sold in 2003.

The refunding bonds will save taxpayers $1.3 million over nine years, or 3.44 percent, said Todd Snidow, senior vice president of George K. Baum & Company.

The school board also approved spending $2.68 million of its capital reserve fund. The largest piece of that funding, $1 million, is headed to the district’s technology services department.

Another $620,000 was allocated to the transportation department.

Ring said the district wants to buy four replacement buses, but won’t know the total cost of the buses until officials go out to bid.

By Vanessa Miller Camera Staff Writer

Victoria Camron can be reached at 303-684-5226 or vcamron@times-call.com.

Chosen few see Bin Laden photos as the rest wait

By Richard Lardner The Associated Press

COLO. CONGRESSMEN ELIGIBLE TO SEE PHOTOS

WASHINGTON — Some members of Congress are making appointments at CIA headquarters to view graphic photos of Osama bin Laden’s corpse.

But the American people might have to wait decades to see images of the al-Qaida leader who was killed in Pakistan by Navy SEALs during a daring middle-of-the-night raid.

The CIA is allowing members of the House and Senate Intelligence and Armed Services committees to see the photos in a secure room at the agency’s headquarters in Langley, Va., a CIA spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Lawmakers cannot take copies of the photos with them.

Access on Capitol Hill to privileged information, whether it’s a classified military secret, campaign strategy or the identity of a political nominee, is the coin of the realm in Washington.

Knowing what so many others don’t can raise public profiles and spice careers in ways that methodically toiling over legislation and casting floor votes cannot.

The CIA invitations went out to the lawmakers who oversee spy missions and military operations.

GOP Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, was

DENVER — Three members of Colorado’s congressional delegation are eligible to see photographs of Osama bin Laden after his death but one of them, Republican Rep. Mike Coffman, has no plans to view them.

The offices of Democratic Sen. Mark Udall and Republican Reps. Doug Lamborn and Mike Coffman confirmed Wednesday that the lawmakers have been invited to view the photographs because of their membership on Congressional intelligence and armed service committees. Spokesman Joe Megyesy said Coffman believes bin Laden is dead and doesn’t see the need to look at what he expects to be gruesome images.

“I’m a Marine combat veteran. I don’t have any fascination with looking at photos of gunshot wounds to the face,” Coffman said in a statement. a largely unknown Michigan lawmaker when he was appointed to the post in December after Republicans won House control. Bin Laden’s death has catapulted him into a different league as an expert and insider, a familiar face now on television news shows.

Sen. James Inhofe, who’s on the Senate Armed Services Committee,

Coffman served in combat with the Marines in the first Gulf War and later in an administrative role in Iraq.

Udall, meanwhile, had requested that he and other members of the Senate Intelligence Committee be able to see the photos. He plans to view them although he hasn’t seen them yet, said spokeswoman Tara Trujillo. Udall believes looking at the photos is part of his job on the committee and that having people from two branches of government look at them is “due diligence", she said.

Lamborn spokeswoman Catherine Mortensen said the CIA on Tuesday invited the congressman and other members of the House Armed Services Committee to view the photos.

She was trying to make arrangements for him to travel to CIA headquarters.

— COLLEEN SLEVIN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

said he would be the first lawmaker to view the photos. Inhofe, R-Okla., said he suggested that CIA Director Leon Panetta make them available to the committees, and Panetta agreed.

“By viewing these photos, I can help dispel conspiracy theorists who doubt that bin Laden is in fact dead,” Inhofe said in a statement.

BOULDER — The Colorado Court of Appeals has cleared the way for a Boulder County District Court judge to consider whether to grant a new trial to Molly Midyette, convicted in the March 2006 death of her 10-week-old son Jason.

The court OK’d the dismissal of Midyette’s appeal of her conviction, thus potentially creating a speedier path to a new trial.

Midyette’s attorneys, Alison Ruttenberg and Thomas Carberry, asked in March to dismiss their client’s appeal after the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that the appeal of the jury verdict had to be heard before Midyette’s request for a new trial would have a chance to go before a district court judge.

The Court of Appeals granted the motion for dismissal on April 14, and attorneys now are awaiting a date in district court to present their request for a new trial.

Midyette’s attorneys filed their 129-page pleading for a new trial in January, alleging Midyette was manipulated into sacrificing her own legal defense for the sake of her now-ex-husband and co-defendant, Alex Midyette.

Molly Midyette was convicted in December 2007 of child abuse resulting in death after prosecutors showed that she did not get help in time for her 10-weekold son, who had multiple broken bones and brain damage. She’s serving a 16year sentence.

Alex Midyette also was sentenced to 16 years after a separate trial. He has appealed his conviction.

Molly Midyette was convicted of a more serious charge, but received the minimum possible sentence. Alex Midyette, convicted of a lesser charge, received the maximum penalty in his case.

SCHOOLS IN BRIEF Fall River Elementary School, 1400 Deerwood

Drive, Longmont, will host its annual carnival from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13.

There will be games, face painting, balloon animals, bounce castles and food.

Ticket prices are four for $1. Games range from two tickets to six tickets and food ranges from two to eight tickets. The public is invited to attend. All proceeds will benefit the children who attend Fall River Elementary.

Call Kasey at 303-651-9988.

The St. Vrain Valley Retired Employees Association will meet at 11:30

a.m. Monday, May 23, at the Longmont Senior Center, 910 Longs Peak Ave. The 2011 scholarship recipient, Raenah Tucker of Frederick High School, will be presented with a check for $500. Election of officers will follow. Meals on Wheels will serve lunch for $3.50.

All retired school employ-

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Call Pat at 303-776-9375.

International Student Exchange is looking for

families to host foreign exchange students for the 201112 school year.

Host families are required to provide only room and board for the student.

Students arrive with their own spending money and full health insurance.

Contact Michelle at 303906-3066 or isecentralfos@

The Longmont High School Class of 1971 will

hold its 40th reunion July 2930.

There will be a reception with a cash bar from 7 to 10 p.m. July 29 at La Mariposa, 112 E. Main St., Lyons.

Class members will have the opportunity to ride on the class parade float in the Boulder County Fair Parade July 30.

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Colo. lawmakers avoid standoff, end session The Associated Press

DENVER — Colorado lawmakers faced a partisan stare-down on the Legislature’s final day Wednesday, each party holding firm on a key bill that could have forced a special session.

In the end, Republicans blinked.

The dispute threatened to force lawmakers to return to work over a routine regulatory bill that turned divisive when Republicans added an amendment helping payday lenders Tuesday. Republicans gambled that Democrats would agree to avoid what Senate Republican Leader Mike Kopp called “an unnecessary game of chicken.”

Mead seeks input on parks issues MEAD — The town of Mead is inviting people to serve on focus groups that will assist in evaluating park and recreation facilities within the community.

Mead will use the focus group results as it develops a master plan for its open space, parks, trails and recreation facilities.

The first meeting will be a public open house from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Mead’s Town Hall, 441 Third St. Beginning next week, meetings will focus on such areas as economic development, community and faithbased organizations.

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Postal food drive coming Saturday The annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive by the National Association of Letter Carriers will pick up food donations along with the mail this Saturday.

Last year’s drive brought in 77.1 million pounds of food nationwide. That included 30,000 pounds from Longmont, which were donated to the OUR Center.

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Police investigated a

possible sex assault on a child Monday, after a girl told officers that an adult male relative had touched her in an inappropriate place, according to reports.

The case is still open.

A thief stole four cellphones and an Xbox 360 on Sunday from the 2400 block

makers haven’t been able to settle the matter without a lawsuit in at least three decades. Redistricting is a bitterly partisan undertaking because both parties try to maximize their chances at the polls. This year’s attempt appeared headed to court as both parties sued, challenging the district lines.

Today

A free water-wise container gardening class, presented by Carol O’Meara, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Left Hand Water District, 6800 Nimbus Road, Longmont.

The class will cover the basics of what you need to grow, plus a discussion of varieties of veggies and ornamentals that are perfect for potted gardens.

Call 303-530-4200 to reserve a seat.

Legislators tried mightily to avoid lawsuits over redistricting, setting up a bipartisan panel that Upcoming toured the state earlier this year The IPG Sierra Club will host asking voters about the matter. But those redistricting talks broke down the following outings: • Wednesday, May 25 — as soon as lawmakers set about Mount Sanitas, 3-mile loop, drawing new lines, and days of in1,343 feet elevation gain. tense negotiations didn’t work.

• Saturday, May 28 — Gem Lake, Rocky Mountain National NEWS IN BRIEF Park, four miles, 910 feet elevation gain. have resumed at a school in know what made people to donate food should put • Wednesday, June 1 — canned, packaged and nonLoveland a day after over 50 sick.

Evening Bike Ride, St. Vrain perishable items in a plastic people reported feeling sick Before the school reGreenway, 12 miles with bag and leave it by the mail- there. opened, the school district shorter options available. box Saturday. said firefighters as well as • Wednesday, June 8 — The Loveland ReporterAccording to organizers, Betasso Preserve, Benjamin Herald says 47 children and health officials and reprethe most-needed items infive adults from Winona El- sentatives of a private envi- Loop, 3 miles. clude canned meats, soups, • Wednesday, June 15 — ronmental testing company ementary School went to fruits and vegetables; dried hospitals to be checked out walked through the building Rabbit Mountain, Eagle Wind Trail, 3 miles, 400 feet elevation packaged vegetables such and tested the air in the Tuesday. Several reported gain. as stuffing or mashed potaschool. feeling nauseous and dizzy.

• Saturday, June 18 — Black toes; and dry or nonperishAuthorities still don’t Times-Call staff and wire reports Lake, Glacier Gorge, 10 miles, able items such as cereal, 1,440 feet elevation gain. pasta and powdered milk.

For more information, contact CONE ZONES Mike at 303-776-7396. tion along County Line Road is John William Davis will Collyer Street related to irrigation improveperform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Xcel Energy will be doing a gas ments.

May 28, at Barbed Wire Books, LOVELAND — Classes main renewal between 17th 504 Main St., Longmont. and 19th avenues from 7 a.m.

Colo. Highway 52 The cost is $10. to 5 p.m. through June 1.

Call 303-827-3620.

NOTES A widening project will cause Longmont Studio Tour artist Interstate 25 traffic issues near Weld County of Jewel Street, police said.

Don Sayers will give a Road 11, with lanes shifted and Work along the shoulders and Several video games demonstration on acrylics from traffic slowed through June. median of Interstate 25 bewere stolen Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, tween the Mead and Loveland Kohl’s, 1211 S. Hover St., po- exits will take place between May 28; Saturday, June 25; Colo. Highway 7 lice said. and Saturday, July 16, at the 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. Mondays Expect single-lane closures at Old Firehouse Art Center, 667 A lost child was found through Thursdays. mile marker 60.7 in Lafayette Fourth Ave., Longmont.

Sunday afternoon after a through July.

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Work to widen County Line ing to reports. Police said Weld County Road 2 Road from just south of the To submit items for publication in Things to one boy was reported to the Do, please send information to calendar@ Expect closures between Longmont Community Jus- Great Western Railroad crossing times-call.com at least two weeks before to about a quarter-mile north of County Road 15 and County tice Partnership on suspithe date of the event. Include event name, Road 17 during culvertNinth Avenue will start during cion of child abuse. description, time, date, address, cost and early summer. Current construc- replacement work. telephone number.

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decade.

The two parties managed to work together to cut state spending to balance an $18 billion budget in the face of declining tax receipts. Lawmakers also agreed to set up a health insurance exchange — a marketplace for individuals and small business required under the new federal health care law.

Other big priorities fell victim to the partisan divide.

One big loss was redistricting as lawmakers tried and failed to agree on new congressional lines.

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As the sun set Wednesday, Republican leaders folded rather than require a pricey — and partisan — special session.

“We will live up to our obligation and our privilege of governing in the state of Colorado,” Republican House Speaker Frank McNulty said.

The session’s end underscored a rocky legislative term. Democrats ruled the Senate and Republicans controlled the House — the state’s first divided Legislature in a

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TO BUILD A BETTER WORLD, START IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITY

It’s time for a Longmont House district W

hat do residents who live along Longmont’s Ute Creek Golf Course have in common with those who live just west of Boulder Community Hospital?

How about residents in the neighborhood just east of Centennial Park?

Know what they have in common with those who own homes along Louisville’s Coal Creek Golf Course?

Each shares a state House district with the other. So, voters in north Longmont are represented by the same person who represents northern and western Boulder.

Voters in central and eastern Longmont share a representative with Lafayette and Louisville.

It’s time to rethink this kind of district alignment. As the Colorado Reapportionment Commission considers redistricting the state’s 35 State Senate and 65 State House of Representative districts, it should give special consideration to Longmont.

Sure, one could argue that being split evenly into two districts gives Longmont a greater say in the Legislature. But it’s a diluted voice. Representatives in Districts 11 and 12 must consider interests in addition Longmont’s.

This is not to say that Longmont has had poor representation. But one voice, on both sides of the line that now divides the city, can be sure to

speak for the community. This is the case with Longmont’s Senate District 17, which encompasses most of the city. And it was the case in the 1990s, when District 12 covered Longmont.

EDITORIAL

Based on the latest Census information, the ideal size for a state House district is 77,372.

Longmont has surpassed that number, with a population of 86,270. So, Longmont will not again be engulfed in a single district. But creating a primarily Longmont district makes sense.

Here are some of the state constitutional criteria for a district:

OPEN FORUM It’s how you parse the data

Usually, both sides of the political spectrum agree generally with the data. The problem arises in the conclu● “The area within a sions that are drawn from the data. district must be as com- Statistics are not opinion polls. They are composed of raw data. It is in the pact as possible and the sum of the perimeters of interpretation of the data that the philosophical rants occur. all districts must be as In many cases, it is an honest disshort as possible. agreement as to whether the glass is half full or half empty. In some cases, ● “Districts must be composed of contiguous it is a matter of only looking at data that support your preconceived conelection precincts. clusions. Sometimes data are left out ● “Counties and cities if they don’t support your belief. Generally, it is an appeal to an imprescannot be split unless sionable public. necessary to achieve On both sides of the argument, the equal population. conclusion becomes more important ● Finally, communithan the data (facts). It becomes the ties of interest — ethnic, objective of the conveyer to persuade the receiver to accept their personal economic, cultural, debeliefs, more of a public relations enmographic, trade area deavor than stating the facts. Statistics and geographic — are to don’t lie, but those who gather them do. be preserved within a An example: 1 percent of the wage single district whenever earners paid 30 percent of the personal income taxes. If you add in total possible. wealth regardless of source, the perEven with Longmont’s centage is even higher. The question is diversity, the city’s com- what conclusion you draw from these statistics. One conclusion is that the munities of interest are more closely intertwined top 1 percent pays too many taxes. Another is that the top 1 percent is domiwith one another than nating our national wealth. You could

they are with the residents of a city 15 miles away.

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of legal rights.

The real tragedy in this is that those who would chase these businesses out of Longmont aren’t in the least way affected by their presence, other than their own self-righteous indignation, while those who desperately need this service are in the worst position to go elsewhere.

To those who don’t like “them folks,” we would kindly ask that you look to RICHARD HANSEN your families, where you may also Longmont find a sick or dying patient who would Prejudice trumps compassion be much worse off without a particular medication.

The compassionless “leaders” on The ask yourself, “Should a local our City Council have apparently depolitician interfere in the care of my termined that prejudice should prefriend/family member?” vail over compassion in the issue of Similar people thought so in 1965, medicinal marijuana dispensaries. when Griswold v. Connecticut forced Rather than demonstrate any concern the state to allow women to purchase for some of the least able to provide contraceptives; they also thought so for their needs, those we laughably in 1973 when Roe v. Wade freed women call our “community leaders” have to pursue their own reproductive succumbed to prejudice and decided choices. that they don’t want “those people” in Would you now also ban Viagra, “our town,” an old catchphrase used to AIDS medications or cancer drugs justify all sorts of bigotries. simply because you disapprove of the One has to wonder if the more “enlightened” among us will also move to causations?

Misguided residents and council ban other “questionable” yet legal and members alike, wake up. Please, profitable businesses. The totalitarian stench that permeates this discussion please quit interfering with medical choices simply because you personalwill undoubtedly once again encourly don’t like the choices. age other “Issue Nazis” who will give BENJAMIN C. HARPER JR. voice to similar bigotries, and will reLongmont sult in more unconscionable rending

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edistricting happens every 10 years after a census, adjusting tional benefits as well.

AbEducation: Shorter boundaries so each congressenteeism in these schools week, more learning has fallen appreciably, the sional district contains the same number of people. In Colorado, the constireport said. Students reThe general assumption tution requires the state Legislature to ported feeling more positive is that when it comes to educating American kids, more about school. Dropout rates pass a bill approving the new district boundaries. More often than not, the fell, students behaved betis more. Longer school process has been settled by the court ter and participation in exhours. Saturday school. rather than lawmakers. The redistracurricular activities Summer school. Yet more tricting process is controlled by electrose. Parents of young chilthan 120 school districts dren objected to the change ed Democrats and Republicans, each across the nation are findtrying to gain advantage and control because of the need to find ing that less can also be child care, but once the pro- the congressional delegation for the more — less being fewer grams were in place, the re- next decade. days spent in school.

Those not in control? The voters. port said, they often found it The four-day school week Yes, this is the unique process where was easier to find care for is quietly spreading as a one full day a week than for our elected officials choose us rather money-saving tactic, espethan us choosing them. On both sides cially after several states — several partial days. Test of the aisle, partisan operatives use including Montana, Georgia scores didn’t fall, and in sophisticated technology to predict many cases, they rose. and Missouri — allowed voters’ preferences and draw maps As promising as all this school districts to make the accordingly. The goal is maximizing sounds, the findings are far switch as long as they from definitive. The four-day partisan advantage, rather than crelengthened each schoolday. ating districts where voters are repreTeachers work just as much week has been tried mostly in tiny, rural school districts. sented effectively. under the four-day plan, so This year, it seemed that legislative Providing the necessary there are no cost reductions child care could be more of a leaders were committed to a different there, but schools have path when they formed a bipartisan challenge in urban areas. saved from 2 to 9 percent, Joint Select Commission on Redistrictaccording to a 2009 report by And four-day schedules ing in an attempt to head off an inmight turn out to be more the Center for Education evitable stalemate. But it should be no helpful to high school stuPolicy at the University of surprise to anyone following redistrictdents than children in priSouthern Maine. Utility and ing in Colorado that, once the maps transportation costs are low- mary grades, who have came out, the bickering began and the er; there’s no need to serve a shorter attention spans. entire operation ground to a halt.

Four-day school weeks fifth lunch each week; even aren’t an educational reduced wear and tear on So the Democrats introduced a bill buildings has helped. panacea, but they are inin the Senate, and the Republicans intriguing.

Here’s the surprise: troduced a bill in the House. We reLos Angeles Times mained hopeful that a compromise There appear to be educa-

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also say it is an indication of the failure of our society to recognize the astounding concentration of wealth in the hands of a few.

I am somewhat of a statistical wonk and pride myself on using verifiable data from reliable sources as much as possible. I also have a blog site, www.Bestofkind-concerned .blogspot.com, for more detailed discussion.

would be reached, but it’s looking like the courts will decide the issue again, as was the case 10 years ago.

There is a better way. A more rational process would be to appoint an independent commission to do the work, similar to the one that will draw the new state legislative boundaries this summer. The commission members are appointed by the Legislature, the governor and the Colorado Supreme Court’s chief justice. The members must be geographically diverse and include at least one unaffiliated voter.

If Colorado had congressional redistricting done by an independent commission that reflects the even split between major political parties and unaffiliated voters, we would likely see a less contentious process and better negotiated maps.

We also need to set clear priorities about how to draw the maps. Some of those priorities are set for us: the requirements that each district have the same number of voters and be compliant with the Voting Rights Act to protect minority voters from discrimination. After that, there is leeway in what factors to consider. Indeed, the failed Joint Committee had little agreement — and nearly no discussion — about how to approach drawing the lines.

We believe the process should value maintaining communities of interest.

This is a tough one, since there are many communities of interest and inevitably maintaining one will mean separating another. But as much as possible, the new maps should keep

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voters in cities, towns and counties together, as well as voters with shared social, cultural, ethnic and economic interests. Race and ethnicity can and should be considered when drawing lines. Importantly, race and ethnicity cannot be used to dilute minority community voting power by “cracking” (dividing into multiple districts) or “packing” (overconcentrating) minority voters.

Those drawing the maps should also factor in competitiveness. Competitive districts often have more vigorous campaign debates and are more likely to have elected representatives who are responsive to the interests of their constituents. Where practicable (and that won’t be everywhere), competition in districts should be encouraged, and, at the very least, lines should not be drawn for the benefit of incumbents.

It’s no surprise people in power want to stay in power, so for decades partisan wrangling has led to gerrymandered districts and collusion among the major political parties to create safe districts. It’s time for a system that serves the voters first.

Let’s do away with the current process which clearly does not work and does little more than to protect the interests of incumbents and the parties’ chosen candidates.

Jenny Flanagan is executive director for Colorado Common Cause, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to restoring the core values of American democracy, reinventing an open, honest and accountable government that serves the public interest and empowering ordinary people to make their voices heard in the political process.

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Berthoud Pass. State transportation officials said U.S. 40 over the pass would be closed until this morning due to avalanche danger.

DENVER — A spring storm brought rain, snow and hail to Colorado.

National Weather Service officials said a storm Wednesday dumped about a foot of snow at

Lower elevations saw about 2 to 8 inches of snow, while the Denver area got 1

to 3 inches.

On Tuesday, highs on the Front Range were in the 70s.

The statewide snowpack is listed at 147 percent of average.

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Tornado warnings were issued for parts of Yuma and Kit Carson counties, but meteorologists said no tornadoes touched down.

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also one of Front Range Community College’s newest graduates, earning a certificate that will let him teach English as a second language abroad.

“Nobody can tell them we can’t do it,” he told the gathered crowd at Vance Brand Civic Auditorium, “Si se puede. We can do it.”

Wednesday was for the 81 who wouldn’t be denied. Some had lost jobs. Some were juggling family and school. One, Ronda Mitchell, was even making a new start 10 years after being hurt in an auto accident.

And collectively, Boulder County campus vice president Linda Curran considered them one of the most hopeful graduating classes she had seen.

“There’s a lot riding on this for them,” Curran said. “It just feels like the stakes are higher with this particular group.”

Graduate Nate Chapman was no stranger to high-stakes bets. He left Detroit for Colorado based entirely on the recommendation of one friend.

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At the time, the friend was the only person he knew in the state.

“There was nothing in Detroit,” said Chapman. He’d attended Wayne State University there for a year before running out of money and dropping out to tend bar.

“I had to either work or go to school,” he said. “Work paid the bills and kept a roof over my head.”

He made the jump back in 2010, when he started at FRCC. Frightening at first, it became a turnaround. Now, the dropout engineering student has an associate’s degree and is heading to the University of Colorado, this time as a sociology major.

“It’s astounding,” he said. “Unexpected.

I never really expected to get this far.”

Mitchell showed the same wonder and the same gratitude.

“I had no idea I would get a second chance at life,” she said to the audience before receiving her associate’s degree.

“Thank you for giving me the chance to find out if I could be successful at life again.”

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T-C LINE Airport noise • The cost of plane noise over your patio: Buying a house near an airport. The cost of City Council ignoring your complaints: Selling your house and moving. The cost of beautiful planes taking off and landing at an airport that’s probably older than you: The priceless sound of freedom.

• To the person about the skydiving planes: Did you not know there was an airport when you bought your house?

• I, along with many other pilots, warned City Council a number of years ago about constructing so many houses directly underneath the airport traffic patterns, that people would complain. We requested avigation easements as a result.

Council said no, we’ll just warn them that there’s going to be noise. That will be sufficient.

Wonder what they’re saying now.

• Oh, well, here we go again.

Skydiving planes. Let’s put this to rest. The airport was there a lot longer than I’m sure that you’ve lived there. So if you don’t like the noise, move.

• My wife and I moved here five years ago and live south of the airport. We very much enjoy watching the airplanes and especially the skydivers floating down in the sky. We feel Longmont is a metropolitan area and not a rest-home area and feel that those that do not enjoy those should maybe go to a smaller community away from an airport. But, again, we very much enjoy the airport traffic.

Dogs and kids • Let me get this straight.

Someone thinks dogs have more rights in stores than people?

• I’m calling in regard to the conversation that’s been going on about dogs and kids in Home Depot. I’m a dog lover.

Got some dogs. Got some cats.

Got kids and grandkids, and I am really tired of putting dogs on the same level as kids.

Enough. They’re not. Love ’em both, kids and grandkids and dogs. But they’re not the same level at all.

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Park bathrooms I just wanted to call in and let people know that the bathrooms at the parks are open. I found out the hard way.

Someone called the police and they actually came to the park to say my 4-year-old grandson could get a ticket for peeing in the park. I couldn’t believe it wasn’t in the Police Notes.

Marijuana ordinance This in response to the new marijuana ordinance that went through the City Council. The fact that our Longmont City Council people don’t know the difference between cubic footage, and square footage, I don’t actually find surprising at all. To me, this is a clear reflection that we’re an entire county of potheads who don’t even have a remedial education.

Where are we going to be when everyone in this county is flipping burgers, selling drugs on the street, all because we’re an entire county of potheads.

Congratulations, Boulder County, you got what you want.

The decider Our former self-proclaimed “decider,” currently residing somewhere near Crawford, Texas, should mail his engraved desk plaque to the gentleman currently residing on Pennsylvania Avenue.

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would try to reach a decision by the end of July.

The Americans “need time to prepare and get ready for the withdrawal, so they want my decision before August,” he said.

The announcement was the first official indication that al-Maliki might be willing to ask the United States to keep troops in Iraq after Dec. 31, when they’re scheduled to leave under a status of forces agreement between the countries.

The decision to extend their pres-

BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Wednesday that he would engage in a monthslong consultation with Iraq’s many political factions before deciding whether to ask the United States to keep some troops in the country.

Al-Maliki said he would back a continued U.S. troop presence if he found that at least 70 percent of the country’s political leadership favored such a move. He said he

ence is fraught with political peril.

Iraq’s Kurds and Sunni Muslims favor an extension, but Shiite Muslims in al-Maliki’s own bloc are opposed.

Al-Maliki said his political partners preferred “that I shouldn’t carry the responsibility alone.”

So he’ll ask other political leaders whether they want U.S. forces to remain and if so, how many, where and until when.

He indicated that the parliament would make the final decision.

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has threatened violence if U.S. troops remain beyond December, but Maliki said al-Sadr should take part in the debate like everyone else.

“Realistically, there is no 100 percent consensus on such an issue,” al-Maliki told a news conference. If 80 to 90 percent approved, or even 70 to 80 percent, the others should “fall in line with them, or leave the political process,” said al-Maliki, who will leave his recommendation to Iraq’s top security officials.

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erational control of the organization he founded.

Instead, bin Laden was commuWASHINGTON — Deep in hidnicating from his walled coming, his terror organization becoming battered and fragmented, pound in Pakistan with al-Qaida’s offshoots, including the Yemen Osama bin Laden kept pressing branch that has emerged as the followers to find new ways to hit leading threat to the United the U.S., officials say, citing his States, the documents indicate. private journal and other docuThough there is no evidence yet ments recovered in last week’s that he was directly behind the atraid.

Strike smaller cities, bin Laden tempted Christmas Day 2009 bombing of a Detroit-bound airsuggested. Target trains as well as planes. Above all, kill as many liner or the nearly successful atAmericans as possible in a single tack on cargo planes heading for Chicago and Philadelphia, it’s attack.

Though he was out of the public now clear that they bear some of bin Laden’s hallmarks. eye and al-Qaida seemed to be He was well aware of U.S. counweakening, bin Laden never terterrorist efforts and schooled yielded control of his worldwide his followers in working around organization, U.S. officials said them, the messages to his followWednesday. His personal, handers show. Don’t limit attacks to written journal and his massive collection of computer files reveal New York City, he said in his writings. Consider other areas such his hand at work in every recent as Los Angeles or smaller cities. major al-Qaida threat, including plots in Europe last year that had Spread out the targets.

In one particularly macabre bit travelers and embassies on high of mathematics, bin Laden’s writalert, two officials said.

They described the intelligence ings show him musing over just how many Americans he must kill to The Associated Press only on to force the U.S. to withdraw from condition of anonymity. the Arab world. He concludes that The information shatters the government’s conventional think- the smaller, scattered attacks since 9/11 had not been enough. He ing about bin Laden, who had tells his disciples that only a body been regarded for years as mostcount of thousands, something on ly an inspirational figurehead the scale of the Sept. 11, 2001, atwhose years in hiding made him too marginalized to maintain optacks, would shift U.S. policy.

Doubts remain on Pakistani Intelligence ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The twin towers in New York were still smoldering in September 2001 when Pakistan spy chief Gen. Mahmood Ahmed went to Afghanistan with the task of urging the Taliban to hand over alQaida leader Osama bin Laden.

The message he actually gave Mullah Mohammed Omar was quite different: “Protect Osama.

Hide him. We will help you,” according to former Taliban deputy interior minister Mullah Mohammed Khaksar. His version has been confirmed by U.S. offi-

cials and former Pakistani spies.

A decade later, the U.S. has raised a stinging question: Did Pakistan’s premier spy agency, the ISI, know that bin Laden had been living for at least five years near a military garrison in Abbottabad?

The answer is quite likely yes, according to ex-ISI agents, military men and analysts, but the issue is really who knew and how close they might have been to the top.

A week after Navy SEALS killed bin Laden, the U.S. has demanded the names of ISI operatives from Pakistan to investigate what dealings they may have had with al-Qaida.

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Arthur and Penny Burton take their dogs for a potty break Wednesday morning by wading through the pond that has become their front yard. The Burtons have watched for the last week as flood waters have creeped up a measuring post in the yard, but the crest stopped 4 inches short of flooding their home.

Floodwaters rise in the poverty-stricken Delta

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RENA LARA, Miss. — Floodwaters from the bloated Mississippi River and its tributaries spilled across farm fields, cut off churches, washed over roads and forced people from their homes Wednesday in the Mississippi Delta, a poverty-stricken region only a generation or two removed from sharecropping days.

People used boats to navigate flooded streets as the crest rolled slowly downstream, bringing misery to poor, low-lying communities.

Hundreds have left their homes in the Delta in the past several days as the water rose toward some of the highest levels on record.

The flood crest is expected to push past the Delta by late next week.

“It’s getting scary,” said Rita Harris, 43, who lives in a tiny wooden house in the shadow of the levee in the Delta town of Rena Lara, population 500. “They won’t let you go up there to look at the water.”

Officials in the town, which has no local newspaper or TV stations, tried to reassure residents that they are doing what they can to shore up the levee and that they will warn

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Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour urged people to get out if they think there is even a chance their homes will flood. He said there is no reason to believe a levee on the Yazoo River would fail, but if it did, 107 feet of water would flow over small towns.

“More than anything else, save your life and don’t put at risk other people who might have to come in and save your lives,” he said.

The Mississippi Delta, with a population of about 465,000, is a leaf-shaped expanse of rich soil between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers, extending about 200 miles from Memphis, Tenn., to Vicksburg, Miss. Along the way are towns whose names are familiar to Civil War buffs, aficionados of the blues, and scholars of the civil rights era: Clarksdale, Greenwood, Greenville and Yazoo City.

While some farms in the cotton-, rice- and corn-growing Delta are prosperous, there also is grinding poverty. Nine of the 11 counties that touch the Mississippi River in Mississippi have poverty rates at least double the national average of 13.5 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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After Gingrich months of hinting, Gingrich made it official with a Twitter message that said simply: “Today I am announcing my candidacy for President of the United States. You can watch my announcement here.”

A link led to a YouTube video of a smiling Gingrich speaking over soft music.

“I believe we can return America to hope, and opportunity, full employment, real security, to an American energy program, to a balanced budget,” Gingrich said.

He invoked Ronald Reagan and said that as House speaker he had played a role in revamping welfare, balancing the federal budget and reducing unemployment. And in a nod to tea party supporters, Gingrich said he would be president over “a decentralized country under the 10th Amendment with power once again back with the American people and away from the Washington bureaucracy.”

Gingrich enters the race as one of the best-known, most-established figures in the Republican field. He is lauded for delivering a Republican majority to the House in 1994 — its first in 40 years — through his “Contract with America,” a series of specific promises that GOP candidates ran on.

He is regarded as an aggressive strategist, a bigpicture thinker and a formidable fundraiser who some Republicans think could match up well against President Barack Obama.

“I would pay a considerable amount of money to watch Newt debate President Obama without a teleprompter,” said Richard Land, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. “You better bring your ‘A’ game if you’re going to debate Newt.”

Still, he’s no slam-dunk candidate.

At age 67, he’ll be among the oldest Republicans seeking support from a GOP electorate that seems to be searching for a fresher face.

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Rebels: Gadhafi forces get pushed back from Misrata

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Two quakes in Spain kill 10, injure dozens

By Jorge Sainz The Associated Press

MADRID — Two earthquakes struck southeast Spain in quick succession

By Diaa Hadid since March 31 as part of Wednesday, killing at least and Maggie Michael the effort to assist the rebels 10 people, injuring dozens The Associated Press and pressure Gadhafi to end and causing major damage his 42-year authoritarian Rodrigo Abd/AP to buildings, officials said.

TRIPOLI, Libya — Press- rule.

A rebel soldier stands guard at a windswept checkpoint ing to break a two-month It was the highest quake-reAt least four air strikes Wednesday on the outskirts of Benghazi, Libya. siege, rebels in the port city appeared to target central lated death toll in Spain in of Misrata said they had more than 50 years.

Tripoli overnight. Their leg dangling from the ing compound in Tripoli. captured the local airport crashing sound was clearly The epicenter of the stretcher.

They did not say which of and pushed Moammar Gad- audible from the hotel quakes — with magnitudes the compound’s buildings From the bus ferrying rehafi’s forces ever further where foreign journalists of 4.4 and 5.2 — was close to were targeted. porters to the hospital, from the city’s western out- are staying in the Libyan the town of Lorca, and the smoke could be seen plumskirts.

At the nearby Khadra capital. second came about two The reported advances Wailing ambulances were Hospital, medics wheeled in ing from part of the Gadhafi hours after the first, an ofcompound. Skid marks left were the latest in a recent heard minutes after the last two men they said were ficial with the Murcia rekilled in the shelling. One of from screeching vehicles flurry of accounts of rebel missile exploded, along gional government said on crisscrossed the roads the men was completely victories, coinciding with in- with the thundering sound condition of anonymity in around it. blackened and charred, his tensified NATO airstrikes of military aircraft.

The medics said others on Gadhafi’s forces in sevGovernment officials and hands pausing mid-chest as if trying to defend himself had been killed by the eral areas of Libya. In all, state-run Libyan television airstrikes and were still beNATO said Wednesday, the said the NATO strikes early when he died. The other man’s body covered by a ing retrieved from the comalliance has carried out today targeted Bab algreen blanket, his lifeless pound. more than 2,400 airstrikes Azaziya, Gadhafi’s sprawl-

Egyptians race to save mementos of revolution

By Hannah Allam McClatchy Newspapers CAIRO — The day after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned, 26-year-old Maya Gowaily noticed cleaning crews in downtown Cairo enthusiastically painting over revolution-themed graffiti in an effort to beautify Egypt for a fresh start.

Gowaily, an artist and costume designer, was aghast. The workers unwittingly destroyed what Gowaily considered irreplaceable artifacts of the 18-day uprising that forced Mubarak from power. To her, the spray-painted images told the story of protesters’ setbacks and ultimate victory in Tahrir Square.

“I started realizing that this is not going to remain, that it’s part of our revolution, part of our history, and we must save it,” Gowaily recalled this month. “We are witnessing a historic moment and, in two or three years, these images will be priceless to us.”

Gowaily immediately formed a Facebook group, Revolution Graffiti, and set out to photograph and catalog the protest work. So far, she and others have recorded 600 entries, joining other young Egyptians in the race to preserve the vanishing memorabilia of their generation’s revolution.

Documenting any seemingly spontaneous uprising would present challenges, but Egypt’s street revolt is

particularly difficult. Not only did the rebellion unfold at warp speed, but it also was organized and narrated in real time by Facebook and Twitter updates that, like graffiti, are fleeting and hard to archive en masse. Even more traditional memorabilia, such as protests signs and printed leaflets, is being lost or destroyed as the military tries to restore order.

Now, a scramble is on to gather and save items from the revolution to chronicle as accurately as possible those dizzying days — for an eventual museum, Egyptian activists hope, but also for international scholars who are eager to study the grassroots movement that took the world by surprise.

Unmanned aircraft emerge as key in targeting terrorists

By Phillip O’Connor St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — The Predator has become a key weapon in the American arsenal, used to hunt and destroy enemy fighters in Iraq and Afghanistan, al-Qaida terrorists in Pakistan and Yemen, and governmentbacked forces in Libya.

Predators are unmanned aerial vehicles, some of which are flown remotely from Missouri’s Whiteman Air Force Base.

Since February, a ground control station for the

Lawyer: Planned Iran spy trial for UC-Berkeley grads did not happen

By Kristin J. Bender Oakland Tribune

Kurdistan region near the Iran border. Shourd was released on $500,000 bail last OAKLAND, Calif. — Two September because she reimprisoned University of portedly found a lump in California at Berkeley grad- her breast. She lives in Oakuates slated to appear in a land, but travels much of Tehran courtroom Wednesthe time working for the reday on spying charges were lease of Fattal and Bauer, not brought to court and Ira- her fiance. All have pleaded nian officials have not exnot guilty to the charges of plained what happened. spying and illegal entry.

Shane Bauer and Josh Their Iranian attorney, Fattal, both 28, were arrest- Masoud Shafie, said Bauer ed in July 2009 along with and Fattal were not brought Sarah Shourd, 32, of Oakto court Wednesday, adding, land, while hiking in Iraq’s “The trial date had been

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fixed a long time ago. There is no justification for the postponement,” he said, according to the Associated Press.

It was early morning in Minnesota and Pennsylvania, where their families were monitoring news, email and their cellphones for information, when they received the news through Swiss officials, said Bauer’s mother, Cindy Hickey, 50, of Pine Mountain, Minn.

“We do not yet know why Shane and Josh were not

brought to court but we are even more deeply concerned for their health and welfare as a result of their nonappearance,” said a statement from the families on their website. “Their unexplained absence from the hearing, and the fact that their lawyer continues to be denied access to Shane and Josh, is extremely troubling.”

The U.S. government has not had diplomatic or consular relations with Iran since 1979 and cannot protect U.S. citizens in Iran.

BLAZE: Cause of fire not yet determined

Resident Louise LeFavor said she took her dog, Sox, out for a walk this morning and that Sox was the first to notice something was wrong in her neighbor’s apartment.

“All of a sudden she got antsy and turned to the apartment,” LeFavor said. “Then I saw flames shooting up to the ceiling.”

LeFavor said she saw the flames

through the window of her neighbor’s bedroom. She then called 911.

Most of the damage seemed to be contained to the apartment where the fire started, though smoke appeared to spread to other apartments.

As of late Wednesday afternoon, the fire’s cause hadn’t yet been determined, according to city emergency manager Dan Eamon.

line with department policy.

Dozens of injured people were being treated at the scene and a field hospital was set up in the town of about 85,000 people, officials said. About 270 patients at a hospital in Lorca were being evacuated by ambulance as a precaution after the building sustained minor damage, the Murcia regional government said.

The Spanish prime minister’s office put the death toll at 10 and the Murcia administration said the deaths included a minor and occurred with the second, stronger quake.

weapon has been operating at the base about 75 miles southwest of Columbia, Mo. From there, Air Force pilots control the movement of $4.5 million Predators halfway around the world.

Some missions, including those in Pakistan and Libya, are controlled by the CIA. U.S. intelligence officials believe that fear of the Predator was partly responsible for Osama bin Laden hiding far from the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region where it silently patrols the skies.

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Another of the building’s residents, Diane, who did not want to give her last name, said she and her husband were home when the fire started. She has lived in the building for two decades.

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She was feeling better after firefighters said her apartment would not be lost, she said.

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James Anthony Hallacy

Lorrel Alise Nilsen

Robert James Phillips

Sept 13, 1938 — May 9, 2011

March 7, 1963 — May 8, 2011

Sept 17, 1933 — May 7, 2011

James Anthony Hallacy, 72, passed away at Peaks Care Center in Longmont CO, May 9, 2011. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, May 17, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Longmont Colorado with a private family burial at Ft. Logan.

Jim was born in St. Francis Kansas, Sept 13, 1938, and spent most of his adult life in the military with one tour in Vietnam. He retired as a Sgt. Major in the Col-

orado National Guard and moved to Longmont to be near his family.

He is survived by his Daughter, Maureen of Chicago, Ill; son Pat (Araceli) Hallacy, of Firestone ,CO; two grandchildren Nolan and Victor; one sister, Mary Ann Hallacy of Colorado Springs; two brothers, Tom of Oakland, CA, and John of Morrison, CO. Jim’s passion in life was his family.

OBITUARIES

AXELSON, Helen, of Longmont died May 8, 2011.

Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. today at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel with family present to greet friends. Interment 11 a.m.

Friday, May 13, at Longmont Mountain View Cemetery. Memorial service 1 p.m. Friday, May 13, at Messiah Lutheran Church.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to Messiah Lutheran Church, Parkinson’s Association of the Rockies or Sterling House, c/o Ahlberg Funeral Chapel. Share condolences at www.ahlberg funeralchapel.com.

SULLIVAN, Dwight L., 98, of Longmont passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the Peaks Care Center.

Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. today at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel with family present. Funeral service 2 p.m. Friday, May 13, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church. Interment Ryssby Cemetery.

Contributions to Longmont Rotary Charity Fund or Longmont United Hospital Foundation, c/o Ahlberg Funeral Chapel. Share condolences at www.ahlberg funeralchapel.com.

MCENTEE, William D., 76, of Longmont passed away May 11, 2011, at his home. Complete obituary and service arrangements to appear later. Share condolences at www.ahlberg funeralchapel.com.

SAYLORS, Margie Della, 80, of Lyons passed away May 11, 2011, at her home.

Complete obituary and service arrangements to appear later. Share condolences at www.ahlberg funeralchapel.com.

Lorrel Alise Nilsen, 48, died May 8, 2011, at her home in Longmont.

Lorrel was born March 7, 1963, in Whittier, CA, to Lynn and Dorothy Nilsen (Musick) Clingo.

She married Craig Nilsen in the Jordan River LDS temple in Utah on August 20, 1982. After attending BYU, they lived in Connecticut for several years before settling in Longmont in 1992.

Lorrel found transcendent purpose in being a mother.

She adored her children.

They inherited her vibrant, cheerful spirit and deep, abiding faith. She taught them by example to love, serve, and freely forgive.

She found fault with no one.

She was always last to leave the party.

Lorrel studied music composition at Brigham Young University. She wrote, played, and sang original compositions throughout her life. At church, she fulfilled nearly every music-related role possible. She was renowned for the strength of her angelic voice and natural talent. Her voice could fill a heart, a chapel, or a gymnasium.

Lorrel sang and danced with a traveling group as a teenager and continued dancing as an aerobics in-

structor, often toting her young children along. She loved playing volleyball, water and snow skiing, and swimming at the beach. As a child, she enjoyed family vacations with her parents.

She learned to swim in the Trinity River near Willow Creek, CA. She also enjoyed skiing black diamond slopes with her brother.

Lorrel is survived by her husband Craig, daughters Savanna of Miami, FL; Celeste of Provo, UT; Crystal and Alise of Longmont; and sons Kyle and Jeremia of Longmont. She is further survived by parents Lynn and Dorothy Clingo and brothers Lynn, David, Danny, Paul, and Kyle. She was preceded in death by her grandparents John and Ruby Musick and a stillborn son, Joseph.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, 2011, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel at 1721 Red Cloud Road, with Bishop Matt Merrill officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00-10:45 a.m., also at the chapel.

Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery on Monday, May 16. Family, friends, and loved ones should meet at the chapel at 10:00 a.m. for the procession.

Robert was born in Boulder, CO on Sept 17, 1933 to Joe and Annie (Tarring) Phillips. He was raised in Longmont and attended various schools in the area. He served Phillips two years in the Army after being drafted.

He met Erma Jean Chankle and they married in 1954. They had two children, Debra and Joe. She preceded him in death in 1970.

Robert later met Frances Martindale and they were married in 1971. Frances had two daughters, Roxanne and Lynette. Robert became a wonderful father to them.

Robert worked in construction for a short time in his early life and then he got into the stone business.

Robert and Frances started Phillips Stone Co. in 1973.

The stone company was his life until his death.

He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They always brought a smile to his face. He also enjoyed gun collecting, western movies and western books.

When you were able to pull him away from the stoneyard, he enjoyed trips to Laughlin, NV and Black

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Hawk. That is about as far away as you could get him. Even with all these interests, stone was his biggest interest for the past 50 years.

Robert was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, a nephew, a great-nephew, his mother-in-law and a brother-in-law.

Robert is survived by his wife, daughters Debra Reglin, Craig, CO, Roxanne (Dennis) Smith, Lyons, Lynette Flores, Longmont and son Joe Phillips, Lyons.

Grandchildren Kendra, Andrew, Natalie, Justin, Kim, Shawna, Kayleen and Derek. Great-grandchildren Zavery, Alex, Everett, Faith and Morley. Nephews Jack, Norman and Lynn Phillips.

Visitation will be held 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 12, at Carroll-Lewellen Funeral Chapel. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 13, at CarrollLewellen Funeral Chapel.

Interment Hygiene Cemetery. Friends may donate to HospiceCare of Boulder and Broomfield Counties or Hygiene Cemetery Association, c/o Carroll-Lewellen Funeral & Cremation Services.

Norma Zimmer was TV’s ‘Champagne Lady’ The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Norma Zimmer, the “Champagne Lady” of TV’s “The Lawrence Welk Show” and a studio singer who worked with Frank Sinatra and other pop stars, has died. She was 87.

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Zimmer died peacefully Tuesday at her Brea, Calif., home, Welk’s son, Larry, said Wednesday. Larry Welk didn’t know the cause of death.

Zimmer performed on Welk’s network and later syndicated show from 1960 to 1982 as the “Champagne Lady.”

“She was one of the most gracious, likable people that anyone could ever meet, ” Larry Welk

Her survivors include sons, Ron and Mark. Her husband Randy Zimmer died in 2008.

said.

Zimmer

SPANGLER: ‘No decisions have been made’

dle School and Loma Linda and Span- grades drop even more than middlegler elementary schools to start that class students.

“There’s no good way to address discussion. (safety),” Ring said.

A study of New York City schools reA staff member at Spangler sugThe district has been remodeling leased in 2010 found that students who gested on Wednesday that the district moved from an elementary to a midschools so that visitors must enter GRUESNER, Carl, 63, of their offices before accessing the rest build a replacement school on Spandle school in sixth or seventh grade Longmont died May 8, 2011, gler’s grounds, Haddad said. That’s of the buildings. However, since the missed more school and saw test Obituary policy at Longmont United Hospisomething that could be considered, school sits so close to Collyer Street, scores drop when compared with stuThe Longmont Times-Call tal. Graveside Services will the school’s office cannot be moved to he added. dents who attended K-8 schools. charges for the publication of be held at 2 p.m. today at Next fall, the district will host comcreate such a scenario there, he said. obituaries. A photograph may However, a California study reportGreen Mountain Cemetery, munity meetings. District staff will Instead of unilaterally deciding be included. Obituaries must be ed in 2010 that the configuration of Boulder.

Reception will folsubmitted by 3 p.m. to appear make a recommendation to the Board what to do with the Spangler building grades had little impact on improving in the next day’s edition. All low the service at the Rib of Education in the spring of 2012, and its students, superintendent Don submissions must be student achievement.

House in Prospect.

Haddad said.

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“No decisions have been made,” ads, call 303-684-5296 or condolences with all of our school to a K-8 and close Frederick ElAny necessary construction would Haddad said repeatedly.

“Many dif303-684-5252. families at www.howe be done during the 2012-13 school year, ementary School. Four of the disferent outcomes can come from this.” mortuary.com. trict’s charter schools — Carbon Valand the changes would be made for Some possibilities include creating ley Academy, Flagstaff Academy, the 2013-14 school year, he said. a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade “We’re going to do things that are ... Imagine Charter School at Firestone, school by combining Loma Linda Eleand Twin Peaks Charter Academy — mentary and Heritage Middle School; grounded in research,” Haddad said. are K-8 schools.

Michelle Johnstone, principal of or creating a primary school for kindergarten through third grade and Spangler Elementary, said WednesJohnstone said a K-8 school would day that her school’s building has an intermediate school for fourth help Spangler students feel more supmany issues that affect instruction at through eighth grades. ported as they moved into their teen the school.

Spangler “may not stay open; I years.

For example, the teachers’ ability to don’t know,” Haddad said. “That’s Creating a K-8 at Loma Linda and use technology is limited by the part of the discussion.”

Heritage could give all students more Loma Linda Elementary's building school’s low ceilings, which restrict access to the science, technology, enwhat wiring can be strung through the gineering, math (STEM) curriculum is in better condition than Spangler's. building.

Funds from the $189 million bond, in place at Skyline High or to the InCreating a K-8 school could benefit passed in 2008, would be spent adding ternational Baccalaureate program the many low-income students at space to Loma Linda and Heritage to at Heritage, she said.

By Malcolm Ritter “But it has to be replicated.” accommodate additional students, he Spangler, Loma Linda and Heritage.

“I’m excited for what the future The Associated Press Stem cells can produce a said.

Several studies conducted during holds for Spangler and our kids,” wide variety of specialized the past 25 years have found that stu“Public input will be huge” during NEW YORK — Scientists kinds of cells. Scientists are Johnstone said. the decision-making process, he said. dent achievement drops when stubelieve they’ve discovered working to harness them as dents move to middle school, and that Victoria Camron can be reached at 303-684-5226 or This week, district officials met stem cells in the lung that repair kits for fixing damage with staff members at Heritage Midvcamron@times-call.com. students who live in poverty see their can make a wide variety of from diseases like Parkinthe organ’s tissues, a findson’s and diabetes. Most other areas of the city, Pow- yond the first year, the city The No. 1 goal of the reing that might open new people have heard about emer told the council. Somewould likely ask the LDDA tail recruiter would be to fill doors for treating emphyse- bryonic stem cells, which thing needs to be done about to help fund the program. vacancies, he said, not to ma and other diseases. have caused controversy be- From A1 Twin Peaks Mall, he said, simply examine the retail LDDA executive director When these human cells cause embryos must be desions the council had at its but the retail economy overmarket downtown and proKimberlee McKee told the were injected into mice, stroyed to recover them. retreat in February. all is still unstable. In the duce a report.

City Council that she is they showed their versatiliIn contrast, the new lung One of the speakers at the meantime, there’re plenty working on developing a “I think the last thing we ty by rebuilding airways, air cell would be an “adult” stem retreat was nationally of smaller spaces available tenant mix strategy for need is another market sacs and blood vessels with- cell, like others found in the renowned and Longmontin and around downtown downtown, which is somestudy, because the market’s in two weeks. One expert body. Adult stem cells main- based retail expert Jon that could be ripe for the thing the consultants on the in such turmoil right now called that “amazing.” tain and repair the tissues Schallert. In his presentaright tenant.

A&E District plan had recthat the shelf life of that While stem cells have where they’re found. The tion, he urged the City Finding those tenants ommended. would be worthless,” Power been found in bone marrow bone marrow cells, for exam- Council to pay more attenwould be the goal of the resaid Tuesday night.

Tuesday’s decision to isand some other parts of the ple, give rise to various kinds tion to retail. cruiter, Power told council. sue an RFP isn’t the first Councilman Alex Sambody, it hasn’t been clear of blood cells, and they’ve “Retail doesn’t take care With the Longmont Down- time the council has sought moury, who is also on the whether such a versatile been used for years in trans- of itself — you have to be LDDA board and is a propcell existed in the lung. plants to treat leukemia and proactive, especially in this town Development Authori- to take an active role in ty and City Council having building up the city’s retail, erty owner downtown, Experts not involved in other blood diseases. economy,” Schallert told recently adopted plans to but it is the first time it’s agreed, saying the time is the study stressed that the The lung work is reported them. turn the downtown into an bringing in outside help. right for the city to hire work must be confirmed by in today’s issue of the New To that end, Brad Power, arts and entertainment dissomeone to connect potenIn 2003, the city almost further research and that England Journal of the director of the city’s trict, “our highest leverage tial tenants with owners of hired Texas-based Buxton it’s too soon to make any Medicine by Drs. Piero Aneconomic development dethat we have now is in our vacant spaces downtown.

Co. to help it target certain promises about therapies. partment, and David versa and Joseph Loscalzo downtown,” Power said. retailers, but local develop“I don’t think any of the But they said it could be a Starnes, the city’s redeveland colleagues at Brigham Power estimates the cost ers at the time told the city property owners, no matter significant advance in a dif- and Women’s Hospital in opment program manager, of the recruiter would be it would be a waste of monwho they are, would comficult field of research.

Boston. In a telephone inter- presented to council Tues$30,000 to $50,000 for the first ey, and the council listened. plain about us bringing day night their plan to find “These are remarkable view, Anversa said it’s not year, with the funding comforth somebody to fill their But even that company someone who will seek out findings and they have exclear what the lung stem ing out of the city’s econom- didn’t bring the kind of space,” Sammoury said. retailers to fill vacant traordinary implications,” cell normally does but that ic vitality budget within his hands-on connections the said Dr. Alan Fine of Boston he thinks it’s involved in re- spaces in the downtown Tony Kindelspire can be reached at 303department. city is looking for this time, University, who called the placing other lung cells lost area.

684-5291 or tkindelspire@times The point is not to ignore -call.com.

If the program goes bePower told the council. mouse results amazing. throughout life.

Scientists ID possible human lung stem cell

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Stores’ bids for loyalty evolving in digital age

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ness locations and has 6 million users.

Businesses pay a per-location rate starting at $59 to be included.

RALEIGH, N.C. — For years, business FIREFLY REWARDS: The traditional owners have been trying to generate repeat loyalty reward programs can still work, but customer visits by offering incentives. they need to be modernized. Firefly ReThink airline miles — or those little punch wards takes the traditional punch card loycards that get you the 10th cup of coffee free. alty program and makes it digital.

But technology — particularly the oneCustomers of a business sign up using two punch of online shopping sites and their email addresses, and their purchases smart phones — has made it harder for and loyalty points are tracked by email adsuch offers to stand out. Everyone seemdresses. When customers collect enough ingly has a deal, and every potential cuspoints, they are emailed reward certificates. tomer can compare those offers.

This eliminates the need for paper punch But some technology companies say they cards, and allows merchants to send ancan connect retailers and shoppers in a way nouncements and special deals by email that will inspire more shopper loyalty. A and text if customers opt into text messaglook at three that are breaking new ground: ing. Most important, retailers can see what YOWZA: Based in Los Angeles, Yowza of- works and what doesn’t, and who their fers coupons and special offers via mobile most frequent visitors are. The service phones. Sign up for the free application and costs about $3 per day for a business. tell Yowza where you like to shop and dine.

BLINKNESS: Based in Chapel Hill, Yowza uses the GPS in your phone to offer N.C., Blinkness now partners with newspadeals for the businesses you like that are in pers and turns their coupon offers digital. your immediate vicinity. And if Yowza The papers pay an upfront fee that varies knows you like a certain company, you can depending on the scope of the program. But set it to send you a notice — including driv- Blinkness co-founder Corey Harris said his ing directions and the phone number — company is working on an additional prowhen you’re within a mile of a location. gram geared toward attracting repeat busiYowza currently works with 10,000 business and foot traffic.

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The “Opening Soon!” sign for Sprouts that sat next to Twin Peaks Mall has finally come down.

In August 2009, Panattoni Development Co., the mall’s owner, told the Times-Call that it had “an agreement in place” for the natural foods grocer to take over half of the former J.C. Penney building, with a planned store opening in the second half of 2010. However, a Sprouts spokesman told the Times-Call in January 2010 that no lease had been signed and that the company had no timeline for opening a Longmont store. The sign was removed this week.

Tablets leaving netbooks, laptops in the dust

By David Sarno Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — There was a time when Steve Mehta was on his laptop nonstop. Nowadays, he hardly touches it.

“The laptop is so limited,” said the 43-year-old attorney as he stood against the wall of a crammed Los Angeles subway car, watching an episode of “Modern Family” on his tablet. “But everything you want to do, this thing does.”

So long, laptop? Not quite.

GETTING OUT FRONT

But in just over a year, the tablet era ushered in by Apple Inc.’s iPad has upended the personal computing world.

Manufacturers believe sales of tablets will eclipse those of laptops in the U.S. by next year. Retailers are beginning to set aside more space for tablets, shrinking display room for other computers. Microsoft Corp., whose fortunes are still largely linked to the PC, saw its largest one-day stock drop in two years last month

on declining software sales.

As for netbooks, industry executives say those downsized laptops are toast, as consumers opt for tablets instead.

Sales of tablets are growing nearly three times as fast as those of laptops.

Worldwide, manufacturers are expected to sell 50 million tablets this year, up from 19 million in 2010, according to research firm Gartner Inc. In 2012, that number is projected to top 100 million.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF

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A ribbon cutting was held on Tuesday at Front Range Insurance Group, 2040 Terry St., in Longmont. Established in 1985, Front Range Insurance Group offers commercial business insurance with unsurpassed results. Contact the business at 970-223-1804 or online at www.frig.net/team.

MARKET ROUNDUP

U.S. trade deficit higher in March

Google: $500M million for potential probe payoff

WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in March to the highest level in nine months despite a new record high for exports of goods and services, government data showed Wednesday.

The trade deficit — the difference between exports and imports — widened to $48.2 billion for the month from a downwardly revised $45.4 billion in February, originally reported as $45.8 billion.

Imports of goods and services rose by 4.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted $220.8 billion during March, while exports rose 4.6 percent to $172.7 billion, the Commerce Department estimated. This was the biggest one-month jump in exports since March 1994.

LOS ANGELES — Google is setting aside $500 million for the potential settlement of a U.S. investigation into its advertising business, resulting in lower first-quarter net income.

The expense knocked its net income to $1.8 billion, or $5.51 a share, in the quarter, Google said in a regulatory filing. Google had reported a first-quarter profit of $2.3 billion.

Google makes almost all of its money from online advertising. The Justice Department is investigating the use of Google ads by “certain advertisers,” Google said in the filing.

Google has come under heightened scrutiny from regulators in the U.S. and overseas. The disclosure in a regulatory filing signals an escalation in that scrutiny.

Michaels says 90 PIN pads were tampered with IRVING, Texas — Michaels Stores Inc. says the PIN pads at stores in 20 states — including Colorado — were tampered with, potentially exposing customer’s credit and debit card information.

The Irving, Texas-based arts and crafts supplier said earlier this month that the tampering appeared to have happened in its Chicago-area stores. Michael’s said Wednesday that the problem affected checkout line terminals at stores nationwide.

Michaels said it has identified roughly 90 PIN pads in its 964 U.S. stores that showed signs of tampering. The company disabled and quarantined suspicious PIN pads and removed another 7,200 as a precautionary measure. Michaels also is screening all PIN pads in its Canadian stores Michaels urges customers to check their accounts for unauthorized transactions. Customers whose accounts were compromised should contact their card issuer directly.

A complete list of the stores locations where tampered PIN pads have been detected is at www.Michaels.com/Consumer Notices.

AT&T, T-Mobile grilled about proposed merger WASHINGTON — Tough questioning by skeptical senators showed the chief executives of AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA just how difficult it’s going to be to get regulatory approval for their proposed $39 billion merger.

AT&T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson and T-Mobile CEO Philipp Humm told senators Wednesday that the merger would benefit consumers by allowing the combined company to deliver next-generation wireless service to more people than they could provide separately as available airwaves become scarce.

And they said the improved and expanded service would continue the wireless innovation that has driven prices down and would help increase high-speed wireless Internet access, a major goal of the Obama administration.

Several senators weren’t convinced, and warned that the consolidation would push the U.S. wireless industry toward the type of monopoly that the old AT&T monopoly, often called Ma Bell, once had on the landline phone business.

Treasury to take part in sale of AIG shares NEW YORK — American International Group Inc., the insurance firm that was bailed out by U.S. taxpayers, said Wednesday that it and the U.S. Treasury will sell a total of 300 million AIG common shares in the market.

AIG said it will issue and sell 100 million shares, while the Treasury will sell 200 million shares.

AIG will not receive any proceeds from the Treasury’s sale.

However, AIG said it will use $550 million of the proceeds from its own stock sale to fund part of a disclosed litigation settlement, and that it will use the rest for general corporate purposes.

The U.S. government now owns slightly more than 92 percent of AIG, after bailing out the insurer during the recent financial crisis.

Galleon hedge fund billionaire found guilty NEW YORK — A jury found former hedge fund magnate Raj Rajaratnam guilty on all 14 counts of conspiracy and securities fraud after a high-profile trial at the heart of a federal crackdown on insider trading.

The verdict in U.S. District Court in Manhattan came after 12 days of deliberation and more than two months after the trial began.

It marks a victory for prosecutors, who laid out evidence indicating that privileged information and stock tips were traded at the highest levels of the financial world.

The government accused Rajaratnam of making more than $50 million in illicit profits by trading on inside information given to him by associates at some of America’s corporate standard bearers, including Google, Hilton and Goldman Sachs.

Lawyers for Rajaratnam, whose tenure at the helm of hedge fund operator Galleon Group made him a billionaire, argued that he traded stocks based on legitimate research employing information that was already public.

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FIGURE THIS: 21 Postponements in Major League Baseball this season with the Rockies being rained out Wednesday. It is the same amount as all of last season.

Skyline breaks 1st round curse

Falcons beat Sailors to advance in playoffs

By Brad Cochi Longmont Times-Call LONGMONT — Skyline’s Emily Temple may have a broken big toe on her left foot, but her right foot is just fine.

In Wednesday’s first-round home playoff game against No. 20 Steamboat Springs, Temple scored two goals to lead the No. 13 Falcons to a 3-0 victory and out of the first round for the first time in five years.

“The key to the game was finding feet and getting off those good shots,” Temple said.

The Falcons outshot the Sailors 13-4, and put seven shots on goal to the visitors’ four. During the first 20 minutes,

neither team could put anything together, but Temple’s first goal in the 21st minute broke the ice.

“The first 20 minute we did not play well,” Falcons head coach Kevin Puckett said. “We let them GIRLS SOCCER control the tempo of SKYLINE 3 the game. We discovSTEAMBOAT 0 ered that if you pressure them a little bit, they don’t like that.

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Valley League, seemed to bother the Sailors. With the Falcons controlling the tempo, the Sailors managed just four shots.

After the Falcons took control in the second half, Temple scored again in the 63rd minute to give her team a comfortable lead.

Missing Bridget Stanton, who leads the Falcons with 13 assists, several different players set up their teammates. Hannah Truesdale assisted Temple’s first goal on a well-played cross from the right side.

Alondra Vasquez, who played junior varsity until two days before the game, assisted Temple’s first goal. Even goalkeeper Carly Veum, who made four saves, assisted a goal.

With time 42.2 seconds remaining in the game, Tara Schulz caught up with Veum’s clearance and fired a shot in to the net to cap off the victory. The ball sat up just right for Schulz, as it had been all day with the sloshy, rain-soaked field slowing down passes.

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Skyline’s Emily Temple points to the bench after scoring her first of two goals on Wednesday.

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Local tennis players head to Pueblo in search of state titles

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By Brady Delander Longmont Times-Call

ilver Creek’s Kim Langona has waited her entire high school career for this moment.

The senior has come back from injuries and shrugged off barely missing the cut to the Class 4A state tennis tournament in years past only to qualify for the first time this season.

And, yes, coach Kelly Burns is happy for her and the other six Raptors who will compete in the three-day tournament. But when Langona and No. 1 doubles teammate Maddie Doering hit the court today at Pueblo City Park, he wants them all to forget about any past success and focus on the next match and nothing else.

Langona understands. But after battling back from a serious knee injury in August and a loss in the regional play-backs that

kept her from reaching state as a sophomore (she was fourth last year at No. 2 doubles), she doesn’t mind taking a moment to celebrate the accomplishment.

“I walked into this season knowing that this would be my last chance to go to state,” she said. “My goal was to make it, so anything after is just icing on cake.”

The top singles players and doubles teams from across the state meet in Pueblo today for the tournament, with championship matches scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, and the area is well-represented.

Silver Creek brings three doubles teams and No. 3 singles player Laura Werle, and Niwot qualified all three singles positions and two doubles teams. No. 1 singles player Caroline Hobbs of Alexander Dawson and No. 3 doubles team Kelle Kloster and Kelly Graham of Longmont also made it.

The last individual state champion from the area was Niwot’s Molly Joyce, who won the No. 2 singles title in 2009. The Cougars won the team title in 2008.

It is results like those that keep Burns from allowing his Silver Creek teams to settle for anything less than the big prize.

He took over the program last season, and he and his coaching staff promptly helped guide two doubles teams to state.

The Raptors doubled their number of qualifying positions this season, and Burns is quick to admit that he won’t be happy until all seven positions make, a few pick up individual titles and the Raptors win the team championship.

And then he will probably come up with more goals for the Raptors to strive for.

“I don’t tend to be that patient,” he said.

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RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Colorado Eagles defeated the defending CHL champion Rapid City Rush in the deciding Game 7 of the Turner Conference Finals, earning the Turner Conference championship and the right to face the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs in the Ray Miron Presidents’ Cup Finals.

In a game that featured two evenly-matched rivals — Colorado and Rapid City ended the regular season with identical records — Colorado captain Riley Nelson scored EAGLES 1 the game’s only RUSH 0 goal with under two minutes left in the game. All-Star goaltender Kyle Jones posted his first shutout of the playoffs with an incredible 32-save effort.

Energized by their home crowd, the Rush carried much of the play during the first frame. Aided by both of the period’s power plays, Rapid City threw 18 shots on net, but Jones stopped them all — several in spectacular fashion. Colorado found its footing late in the session, throwing 12 total shots at Tim Boron, each of which were stopped as well.

The third period featured intense back-and-forth action that grew with the game’s tension as time ticked off the clock of the scoreless game. Jones was again the star of the show, robbing Derek LeBlanc and Ryan Menei on outstanding chances with less than 8 minutes and less than 3 minutes remaining.

Then, at the 18:12 mark, Daymen Rycroft took a shot from between the circles and Nelson, stationed at the right side of the crease, was able to put home the rebound and break the stalemate. The Rush tried frantically in the time remaining to even the score, even pulling Boron for an extra skater, but the Eagles buckled down to secure the win and advance to the fifth Presidents’ Cup Finals.

Rainout gives Fowler chance to rest

By Pat Graham The Associated Press

DENVER — Limping out of the clubhouse Wednesday morning, Dexter Fowler was headed straight home to recline on the couch and ice his bruised left knee.

This unexpected day off couldn’t have come at a better time for the Colorado Rockies center fielder.

Fowler left the game Tuesday night after fouling a pitch off his kneecap. He was sore and smarting as he arrived at the ballpark. But Mother Nature did him a big favor.

With a snow and rain mix falling in the area, the game between the New York Mets and Rockies was scrubbed. It will be made up today at 1:10 p.m.

This postponement and Oakland’s washout at Texas raised the major league total this year to 21 — matching last

year’s big league total.

“Crazy weather,” Fowler said. “I’d rather play, but it gives me another day.

All I’m going to do is sleep and ice this knee. That’s it.”

The Mets could definitely use another day to rest and recover as well.

First baseman Ike Davis was scheduled to fly to New York on Wednesday to be examined by team physicians after leaving in the fifth inning the night before with a strained left calf.

Davis was dinged when he stumbled over third baseman David Wright’s foot as the two closed in on a popup by the Rockies’ Troy Tulowitzki.

“We didn’t really collide that hard — I think I just rolled my ankle or something.

At the time there was a lot of pain everywhere,” Davis said after New York’s 4-3

win that included a nearly hour-long rain delay. “I actually don’t think it’s going to be that long.”

The busiest person on this deserted day at the park may have been Rockies head athletic trainer Keith Dugger. He checked in on Fowler, saying the speedy outfielder was “a little better.”

Dugger also gave an update on righty Jason Hammel, who took a comebacker off his left calf Tuesday.

“Just a little bruised up,” Dugger said.

As for the pain right-hander Esmil Rogers experienced while throwing Tuesday, Dugger said he had a mild strain and a little inflammation. Rogers is currently on the 15-day DL with a right back muscle injury.

“We’ll back him off for a few days and build him back up like we’re doing,” Dugger said. “We’ll have to progress as the shoulder allows us to.”

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Rockies center fielder Dexter Fowler, center, walks off of the field with manager Jim Tracy, left, and trainer Keith Dugger after he fouled a ball off of his left knee on Tuesday at Coors Field in Denver.

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East finals bound: Miami ousts Boston

By Tim Reynolds The Associated Press

seconds later for good measure, followed by a Celtics turnover, got the party started. It was over, the MIAMI — Behind Boston much Heat and Celtics knew it, and of the season. Behind Boston Boston coach Doc Rivers stood much of the game. silently near the bench, his arms No more. folded across his chest as James Not only has the Miami Heat ran down the clock on Miami’s ficaught the Celtics — they have of- nal offensive possession of the seficially gone past them, and into ries. the Eastern Conference finals.

Of course, he scored.

Vanquishing the team they Boston was done, thoroughly couldn’t beat for so long with a 16- worn down by a younger, more 0 run to end the game, Dwyane athletic opponent. The Celtics won Wade scored 34 points, LeBron the first three meetings between James put the Heat up for good the clubs this season, then lost with a 3-pointer with 2:10 left on five of the final six. the way to a 33-point effort, and “It was a series that all of us Miami topped Boston 97-87 to win wanted, really since training their East semifinal series camp,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra Wednesday night in five games. said.

James added a game-sealing — Wade was knocked over into more aptly, a series-sealing — 3some courtside seats trying to pointer with 40.4 seconds left, then snare the final rebound, but that turned and posed for some fans only prolonged the moment. who screamed in delight.

James knelt in prayer for several “They make you fight for every- seconds, then ran over to wrap thing,” James said. “You can nev- Wade in a long embrace as the er take the foot off the gas. You fans screamed loudly. can never take a second off This is why he stayed in Miami, against that team.” while James and Chris Bosh came So he kept playing, all the way to Miami, to chase a champito the final second. onship.

A steal and two-handed slam 6 They’re halfway there. Next up

did, that blueprint they had in ’08 when they all came together. So it’s a great team win and get ready for our next opponent.”

Bosh finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds, including head-faking his way past Kevin Garnett for a game-tying dunk with 2:57 left.

The rest was up to James.

He scored the game’s final 10 points, putting to rest talk that he couldn’t be effective late in games.

“I never even got to all that with (what) everybody was saying about me in late-game situations,” James said. “I know what I work hard for, and that’s to be put in those positions. My coaching staff gave me a lot of confidence.

Teammates kept giving me confidence, and happy to bring it home.”

It’s Miami’s fourth trip to the East finals, its first since 2006.

Ray Allen led Boston with 18 J Pat Carter/AP points. Garnett had 15 points and The Heat’s Dwyane Wade celebrates after Game 5 on Wednesday in Miami.

11 rebounds, Paul Pierce scored 12 The Heat eliminated the Celtics and move on to the Eastern Conference Finals. and Delonte West added 10.

Rajon Rondo finished with six of Boston in the on-court celebrafor Miami: Either Chicago or Atpoints in 31 minutes for Boston, lanta, in a series that may start as tion. “Like I said, I got the utmost playing with what appeared to be early as Sunday. Chicago leads respect for that team. They’re the a slimmer brace over the stillthe series 3-2. reason why all three of us came painful left elbow that he dislocat“It’s a great team,” James said together, is because of what they ed during Game 3.

Hawks still confident after game slips away

Durant, Thunder ease past Grizzlies

By Jeff Latzke The Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 19 points, reserve Daequan Cook added 18 and the Oklahoma City Thunder followed their triple-overtime triumph with a 99-72 blowout of the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night to take their first series lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

The Thunder lead 3-2 heading into Game 6 on Friday night in Memphis. They got there with ease considering what happened two nights earlier.

Marc Gasol had 16 points to lead Memphis, which matched its lowest point total from the regular season and played like it was still drained from an emotional loss in their own building that knocked them out of control in the series.

The Grizzlies shot a season-worst 36 percent and were far enough behind that Durant and fellow All-Star Russell Westbrook didn’t even have to play in the fourth quarter.

By the end, Durant was wearing one of the same white Thunder T-shirts as the sellout crowd and was standing on the sidelines directing the lineup of reserves.

“We played great defense.

Everyone was in tune, locked in,” Durant said. “It was a group effort.”

After a classic Game 4,

when the Thunder had chances to win at the end of regulation and each of the first two overtimes, coach Scott Brooks said it was like “three wins in one.”

It may have won them at least two.

The Grizzlies were a ragged bunch throughout the game after losing the tripleovertime thriller 133-123 on their home court and can only hope to get re-energized by returning to the FedEx Forum with their season on the line Friday night.

Zach Randolph, who played 56 minutes in the marathon Game 4, never was effective. He finished with just nine points and seven rebounds, and even missed four of his first five free throws. He had been averaging 26 points and 14 rebounds in the series.

Gasol, his partner in the potent frontcourt that powered Memphis to a win in Oklahoma City in Game 1, did most of his damage during a 6-minute stretch in the third quarter.

Then the Grizzlies fell hopelessly behind.

Oklahoma City’s Nick Collison turned a rebound into a three-point play.

When he converted the free throw, it completed a string of seven straight points by the Thunder to bump the lead to 65-46 late in the third quarter.

Memphis didn’t stand a chance of a comeback. Too many missed layups. Too many short shots that

By Paul Newberry The Associated Press

ATLANTA — For a team that knows its season could be one-and-done, the Atlanta Hawks are still feeling quite confident about their chances in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

This mantra: Just take it to Game 7.

“If we get this win,” guard Jeff Teague said, referring to Thursday night’s game, “I think there’s a good chance we’ll get Game 7. I feel like there would be a lot of pressure on them playing at home in Game 7. I think we could come in there a little more free, just come in and play our game. It would be interesting.”

Of course, there’s that little matter to take care of in Atlanta.

Game 6, with no room for error.

For the first time in this postseason, the underdog Hawks are one loss away Sue Ogrocki/AP from going on summer vaThunder guard James Harden, right, shoots in front of the Grizzlies cation. They’ve played three competitive games on center Marc Gasol on Wednesday in Oklahoma City. the road, winning the series opener and putting the Bulls clanked off the front rim. the Thunder quickly on the ropes Tuesday night.

Too little energy left. squelched any hopes of yet But, led by MVP Derrick Mike Conley made just 4 another wild comeback afRose and backup Taj Gibof 16 shots, Tony Allen was 4 ter the Grizzlies had overfor 13 and O.J. Mayo 2 for 8 come double-digit deficits to son, the top-seeded team in the East pulled away in the on a dreadful night when force overtimes in each of fourth quarter for a 95-83 nothing was going in. the last two games. victory and a 3-2 lead in the “It wasn’t a factor at all.

Collison had a two-handed hotly contested series. HavWe wouldn’t let that beat us,” dunk, Cook hit a 3-pointer Durant said when asked if fa- and Nazr Mohammed made ing already struggled to beat lowly Indiana in the tigue was ever a factor. “We a layup during a string of opening round, the Bulls came out ready.” seven straight Oklahoma want to get this thing over Memphis didn’t reach 50 City points early in the with as quickly as possible. points until there was 2:04 fourth quarter.

They’d prefer their next left in the third quarter, and

MLB ROUNDUP NATIONAL LEAGUE GIANTS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 3 SAN FRANCISCO — Andres Torres delivered the go-ahead RBI double, Aubrey Huff hit a tying home run and the San Francisco Giants rallied from three runs down for a victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.

Miguel Tejada hit a run-scoring single and then doubled with one out in the sixth to chase Diamondbacks starter Armando Galarraga (3-3), setting the stage for another Giants comeback.

PHLLIES 5, MARLINS 3 MIAMI — Jimmy Rollins delivered a two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night.

The Phillies fell behind 3-0, but their bats came alive after Cliff Lee departed for a pinch hitter in the seventh.

Shane Victorino extended his hitting streak to 14 games when he led off the eighth with his sixth homer, which came off Mike Dunn and made the score 3-all. Pete Orr entered in the seventh and had two doubles for Philadelphia.

NATIONALS 7, BRAVES 3 (11 INN.) ATLANTA — Ian Desmond hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the 11th, Jayson Werth followed with a two-run homer and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves.

Alex Cora drove in two runs with a basesloaded single in the ninth as Braves closer Craig Kimbrel blew a 3-1 lead.

Drew Storen (3-1) pitched the 10th and Tyler Clippard took over in the 11th for his first save as the Nationals improved to 5-1 in extra-innings games. Scott Linebrink (0-1) took the loss.

PADRES 13, BREWERS 6 MILWAUKEE — Cameron Maybin drove in

the go-ahead runs and Ryan Ludwick homered in an eight-run eighth inning after the San Diego Padres had already squandered one big lead in a win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Padres racked up a season-high 23 hits after coming in hitting a majors-worst .219.

DODGERS 2, PIRATES 0 PITTSBURGH — Hiroki Kuroda allowed just three hits over seven innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Kuroda (4-3) struck out eight and walked three as the Dodgers won back-to-back games for the first time in three weeks.

The Dodgers scored their first run against Paul Maholm (1-5) on a double-play grounder in the sixth. Jerry Sands added an RBI double for Los Angeles, which hadn’t posted consecutive victories on the road since taking two games from the San Diego Padres in early April.

ASTROS 4, REDS 3 HOUSTON — Hunter Pence hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros avoided a series sweep with a win over the Cincinnati Reds.

Mike Leake (3-2) walked J.R. Towles with one out in the ninth before Pence’s full-count hit landed in the corner of right field and sent Towles home.

CUBS 11, CARDINALS 4 CHICAGO — Matt Garza got his first win at Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs delivered their biggest offensive output of the season to beat the St. Louis Cardinals.

Chicago scored six runs in the third after a 53-minute rain delay, added four more in the fifth and finished with 17 hits, four by Starlin Castro. The runs were the most the Cubs had scored this season and the hits tied a season high.

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RAYS 8. INDIANS 2 CLEVELAND — David Price shut down baseball’s hottest team without much trouble, carrying a shutout into the eighth and leading the Tampa Bay Rays to an win over Cleveland on Wednesday night, stopping the Indians’ home winning streak at 14.

Price (5-3) was perfect for four innings, dominant for seven and became the first pitcher to record a win at Cleveland in more than a month. The left-hander allowed two runs and five hits — four doubles — in eight innings, struck out seven and did not yield a walk.

ORIOLES 4, MARINERS 2 BALTIMORE — Chris Tillman pitched six innings of three-hit ball, Adam Jones went 4 for 4 with two RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Felix Hernandez.

Tillman and Jones were both traded from the Mariners to Baltimore in 2008 as part of a five-player deal that sent pitcher Erik Bedard to Seattle.

BLUE JAYS 9, RED SOX 3 TORONTO — John McDonald homered, Rajai Davis had four hits and the Blue Jays Boston to sweep a two-game series.

The Blue Jays pounded struggling Boston right-hander John Lackey (2-5), who lost his third straight start and matched a season-high by allowing nine runs. He gave up nine hits, walked a season-high five and struck out one.

TIGERS 9, TWINS 7 MINNEAPOLIS — Brandon Inge hit an RBI triple off the center field wall in the ninth inning to lift Detroit to its fifth win in a row.

Inge’s big hit off Twins closer Matt Capps (1-2) scored Ramon Santiago, and Austin Jackson followed with a squeeze bunt. Jose Valverde got his eighth save.

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NBA PLAYOFFS game in Chi-Town to be their first appearance in the conference finals since the Michael Jordan era.

“When we go to Atlanta,” Ronnie Brewer said, “our crowd’s not going to be there. So we’ve got to find the passion and intensity that it takes to win.”

The series has certainly turned intense, most notably late in the third quarter of Game 5. Josh Smith went in for a two-handed dunk that cut Chicago’s lead to a single point. Smith briefly hung on the rim and when he came down, Carlos Boozer gave him a forearm to the face.

Smith shoved back and both players received technicals. There was no indication that the league planned additional penalties, and the Atlanta forward said he’s moving on — unless Boozer does it again.

“It’s a physical game, man,” Smith said Wednesday after a light shootaround and film session at Philips Arena.

“You’re going to scratch and claw and do whatever you can to win this series. You might even do a little something extra. It was a little cheap shot by him, but it is what it is. I think it got handled and dealt with. Hopefully it doesn’t happen again.”

Then he added, breaking into a sly grin, “I don’t know what’s going to happen if it happens again.”

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The flakes of snow falling around the Mile High City made it feel more like skiing than baseball weather.

Highs were expected to reach only around 45 degrees Wednesday, far below the average of 69. Dugger wore a winter’s jacket into work, while pitcher Franklin Morales donned a stocking cap.

This kind of weather isn’t all that unusual for Denver.

Spring snowstorms typically pop up, but more so in April than May. There also was a winter storm warning for the mountains, where nearly a foot of snow was expected to fall.

The weather is supposed to be a little more baseball friendly on Thursday, with a little less chance of precipitation and temperatures hovering near the 60s at game time.

“We just had a cold, spring storm move across the area,” explained Dan Leszcynski, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “But the weather should improve.”

The Rockies are sched-

uled to throw ace Ubaldo Jimenez, who’s still searching for his first win of the year. The hard-throwing AllStar has been bothered by a cracked cuticle on his pitching thumb this season. He’s also wrestled with his command.

But Jimenez (0-2) appeared to have his issues sorted out in his start last Friday at San Francisco, giving up two hits and one run over six innings in a nodecision. It was his first quality start of the season.

Jimenez has been tough on the Mets at Coors Field, going 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA. The Mets are slated to send Jonathon Niese (1-4) to the mound. The lefty went 5 2-3 innings and gave up three runs in his last outing, a 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

NOTES: With the postponement, the Mets will throw RHP Dillon Gee on Friday in Houston and RHP R.A. Dickey on Saturday.

Lefty Chris Capuano will close out the three-game series with the Astros by taking the mound Sunday.

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DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Milan Hejduk, one of the top scorers in franchise history, to a one-year contract Wednesday.

Hejduk, 35, scored 22 goals and had 56 points last season, his 12th with the Avalanche. He tied Joe Sakic’s franchise record by scoring 20 or more goals for the 11th straight season.

The Czech Republic native entertained thoughts of possibly calling it a career after the 2010-11 season. But now he’s eager to return for another go-round following a frustrating year in which the Avalanche won their fewest games (30) and tallied their fewest points in the standings (68) since relocating from Quebec to Denver in 1995.

“It was a bad season last year, but I think this team has quite a potential if everybody gets healthy. I think it’s going to be a different story. I’m still pretty positive for next year,” Hejduk said in a conference call. “It was always my intention to play for the Avalanche as long as I can and as long as they’re interested.”

Red Wings, Sharks set for Game 7

By Josh Dubow The Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Whether it’s been after a heart-stopping win or a crushing loss, San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan has always been consistent in his belief that new momentum is created at the start of every game.

Never before has McLellan hoped more that his belief in a lack of a carry-over effect was true than heading into Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinal against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.

The Sharks have squandered a 3-0 series advantage, blowing a pair of thirdperiod leads to move to the brink of becoming just the fourth NHL team ever to lose a best-of-seven series after winning the first three games.

“It doesn’t matter how we got here, whether it was 3-0 or win one, lose one,” McLellan said. “What matters is the input we put into the game tomorrow. That will be the mental approach. Each of those individuals in there should be confident in their skill level and their commitment level. They’ve proven it before and it’s just a matter of bringing it to the rink and putting it on the ice.”

Detroit is the eighth team in NHL history to force a Game 7 after being down 30, with three of the previous seven completing the comeback — including Philadelphia last year in the second round against Boston.

“You can’t think about that,” Detroit captain Nicklas Lidstrom said. “Your focus has to be on the same approach that we had in the last three games. We’re one win away from moving on but we’re also one win away from not playing anymore in the playoffs, so we know what’s at stake. Our approach is going to be the same as we had in the last three games.”

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SCOREBOARD BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 24 12 .667 — Florida 21 15 .583 3 Atlanta 20 18 .526 5 Washington 18 18 .500 6 New York 16 20 .444 8 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 21 16 .568 — Cincinnati 20 17 .541 1 Pittsburgh 18 19 .486 3 Chicago 16 19 .457 4 Milwaukee 16 21 .432 5 Houston 14 23 .378 7 West Division W L Pct GB Colorado 19 15 .559 — San Francisco 20 16 .559 — Los Angeles 18 20 .474 3 Arizona 15 20 .438 4 San Diego 15 22 .405 51/2 Wednesday’s Games San Diego 13, Milwaukee 6 Houston 4, Cincinnati 3 N.Y. Mets at Colorado, ppd., rain L.A. Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh 0 Philadelphia 5, Florida 3 Washington 7, Atlanta 3, 11 innings Chicago Cubs 11, St. Louis 4 San Francisco 4, Arizona 3 Today’s Games St. Louis (J.Garcia 4-0) at Chicago Cubs (C.Coleman 1-2), 12:20 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Niese 1-4) at Colorado (Jimenez 0-2), 1:10 p.m.

Arizona (D.Hudson 3-4) at San Francisco (Cain 2-2), 1:45 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Garland 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Morton 41), 5:05 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 2-4) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 3-3), 5:10 p.m.

——— AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB New York 20 14 .588 — Tampa Bay 21 15 .583 — Boston 17 20 .459 41/2 Toronto 17 20 .459 41/2 Baltimore 16 19 .457 41/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 23 12 .657 — Kansas City 19 17 .528 41/2 Detroit 20 18 .526 41/2 Chicago 15 23 .378 91/2 Minnesota 12 23 .343 11 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 21 17 .568 — Oakland 19 18 .514 11/2 Texas 19 18 .514 11/2 Seattle 16 21 .432 41/2 Wednesday’s Games Detroit 9, Minnesota 7 Oakland at Texas, ppd., rain Kansas City 4, N.Y. Yankees 3, 11 innings Baltimore 4, Seattle 2 Tampa Bay 8, Cleveland 2 Toronto 9, Boston 3 Chicago White Sox 6, L.A. Angels 4 Today’s Games Tampa Bay (Shields 3-1) at Cleveland (Masterson 50), 10:05 a.m.

Kansas City (O’Sullivan 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 3-2), 5:05 p.m.

Seattle (Vargas 2-2) at Baltimore (Britton 5-2), 5:05 p.m.

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San Diego

NL BOX SCORES PADRES 13, BREWERS 6 ab 4 6 4 0 1 0 0 5 6 6 5 5 3 0 0 2

r 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 2

h 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 2 2 0 0 2

bi 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1

Milwaukee

ab r h bi Weeks 2b 5 0 1 0 Kotsay cf-lf 2 1 0 0 Braun lf 4 2 2 1 Hwkns p 0 0 0 0 Stetter p 0 0 0 0 Loe p 0 0 0 0 McClnd p 0 0 0 0 Counsll ph 1 0 0 0 Fielder 1b 5 1 1 2 McGeh 3b 5 1 2 1 C.Hart rf 3 0 2 0 YBtncr ss 3 1 1 2 Nieves c 4 0 1 0 Wolf p 1 0 0 0 Mitre p 1 0 0 0 BBoggs ph 1 0 1 0 CGomz cf 0 0 0 0 Totals 47 13 23 12 Totals 35 6 11 6 San Diego................................ 302 000 080—13 Milwaukee .............................. 000 231 000— 6 E—Kotsay (1). DP—San Diego 1, Milwaukee 2.

LOB—San Diego 11, Milwaukee 8. 2B—Bartlett (2), Maybin (6), Ro.Johnson (2), Weeks (8), C.Hart (2).

HR—Denorfia (3), Ludwick (5), Fielder (8), Y.Betancourt (2). SB—Bartlett 2 (7), B.Boggs (1).

S—Venable. SF—Y.Betancourt.

San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Stauffer 51/3 9 6 6 2 7 1 Gregerson /3 1 0 0 0 0 Luebke 0 0 0 0 1 0 Qualls W,2-2 11/3 1 0 0 0 1 Adams 1 0 0 0 1 0 Frieri 1 0 0 0 1 0 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Wolf 31/3 12 5 5 2 1 Mitre 22/3 2 0 0 0 1 Hawkins H,2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Stetter 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 Loe L,2-4 BS,1-1 /3 3 4 4 1 0 McClendon 12/3 5 3 3 0 2 Stetter pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Luebke pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

WP—Stauffer, Wolf, McClendon.

Umpires—Home, John Hirschbeck; First, Wally Bell; Second, Laz Diaz; Third, Scott Barry.

T—3:20. A—25,652 (41,900).

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Denorfi rf Bartlett ss Cantu 1b Qualls p Venale ph Adams p Frieri p Headly 3b Maybin cf Ludwck lf RJhnsn c AlGnzlz 2b Stauffr p Grgrsn p Luebke p Hawpe 1b

ASTROS 4, REDS 3

Cincinnati

Houston ab r h bi ab r h bi Stubbs cf 5 1 2 1 Bourn cf 5 0 2 2 Renteri ss 5 0 0 0 Towles c 3 1 0 0 Leake p 0 0 0 0 Pence rf 4 0 2 1 Votto 1b 4 1 2 0 Wallac 1b 3 1 0 0 BPhllps 2b 4 0 1 1 CJhnsn 3b 3 0 1 0 JGoms lf 4 0 1 0 MDwns 2b 2 1 0 1 Ondrsk p 0 0 0 0 Bogsvc lf 2 1 0 0 Masset p 0 0 0 0 Barmes ss 3 0 0 0 Cairo 3b 0 0 0 0 WRdrg p 3 0 0 0 RHrndz c 4 0 2 0 WLopez p 0 0 0 0 Bruce rf 4 0 0 0 Inglett ph 1 0 0 0 Janish 3b-ss 4 0 0 0 Melncn p 0 0 0 0 Volquez p 1 0 0 0 Valaika ph 1 0 1 0 LeCure p 0 0 0 0 Heisey ph-lf 2 1 1 1 Totals 38 3 10 3 Totals 29 4 5 4 Cincinnati ............................... 000 100 200—3 Houston .................................. 021 000 001—4 One out when winning run scored.

E—C.Johnson (6). LOB—Cincinnati 8, Houston 10.

2B—Bourn (10), Pence 2 (12), C.Johnson (6).

3B—Votto (2). HR—Stubbs (7), Heisey (3).

SB—Stubbs (12). SF—M.Downs.

Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Volquez 4 3 3 3 5 3 LeCure 2 0 0 0 1 2 Ondrusek 1 1 0 0 2 1 Masset 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Leake L,3-2 /3 1 1 1 1 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO W.Rodriguez 7 10 3 3 0 4 W.Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 0 Melancon W,3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Umpires—Home, Marvin Hudson; First, Ted Barrett; Second, Brian Runge; Third, Tim McClelland.

T—2:55. A—21,008 (40,963).

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PHILLIES 5, MARLINS 3

Philadelphia

Florida ab r h bi ab r h bi Rollins ss 5 0 1 2 Coghln cf 4 0 0 0 Victorn cf 5 1 1 1 Bonifac lf 3 1 1 0 Polanc 3b 4 0 1 0 HRmrz ss 4 2 2 1 Howard 1b 3 0 0 0 GSnchz 1b 4 0 2 0 Ibanez lf 4 1 1 0 J.Buck c 4 0 1 1 BFrncs rf 4 0 0 0 Stanton rf 3 0 1 1 Schndr c 2 0 1 0 Helms 3b 3 0 1 0 Sardinh pr-c 2 2 1 0 Petersn ph 1 0 0 0 WValdz 2b 2 0 0 0 Infante 2b 4 0 0 0 Orr ph-2b 2 1 2 1 Nolasco p 2 0 0 0 Cl.Lee p 1 0 1 0 R.Webb p 0 0 0 0 Gload ph 1 0 0 1 OMrtnz ph 1 0 0 0 JRomr p 0 0 0 0 MDunn p 0 0 0 0 Kndrck p 0 0 0 0 LNunez p 0 0 0 0 Mayrry ph 1 0 0 0 Madson p 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 9 5 Totals 33 3 8 3 Philadelphia ............................ 000 000 212—5 Florida .................................... 100 002 000—3 E—G.Sanchez (2). DP—Philadelphia 1, Florida 1.

LOB—Philadelphia 6, Florida 5. 2B—Polanco (9), Ibanez (7), Schneider (2), Orr 2 (3). HR—Victorino (6), H.Ramirez (2). SF—Stanton.

Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Cl.Lee 6 7 3 3 0 4 J.Romero 1 0 0 0 0 0 K.Kendrick W,3-2 1 1 0 0 1 0 Madson S,5-5 1 0 0 0 0 2 Florida IP H R ER BB SO Nolasco 61/3 5 2 1 2 6 2 R.Webb H,3 /3 0 0 0 0 0 M.Dunn BS,1-1 1 1 1 1 0 1 L.Nunez L,0-1 1 3 2 2 0 1 Umpires—Home, Tim Timmons; First, Jeff Kellogg; Second, Eric Cooper; Third, Mark Carlson.

T—2:45. A—18,504 (38,560).

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DODGERS 2, PIRATES 0

Los Angeles Carroll ss DeJess 2b Guerrir p GwynJ lf Ethier rf Kemp cf Uribe 3b Barajs c Sands lf Padilla p Mitchll 1b Miles 2b

ab 5 3 0 0 4 2 4 3 3 0 2 1

r 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

h 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0

bi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Pittsburgh AMcCt cf Paul lf GJones rf Overay 1b Snyder c Alvarez 3b BrWod ss Cedeno 2b Mahlm p DMcCt p Doumit ph Veras p

ab 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 0 1 0

r 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

h 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

bi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kuroda p 3 0 0 0 Beimel p 0 0 0 0 Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 5 1 Totals 31 0 4 0 Los Angeles............................. 000 002 000—2 Pittsburgh ............................... 000 000 000—0 DP—Pittsburgh 1. LOB—Los Angeles 8, Pittsburgh 7.

2B—Sands (7), Alvarez (5). SB—Kemp (12), Paul (3).

Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Kuroda W,4-3 7 3 0 0 3 8 Guerrier H,6 1 0 0 0 0 1 Padilla S,3-3 1 1 0 0 0 2 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Maholm L,1-5 6 5 2 2 5 3 D.McCutchen 1 0 0 0 0 0 Veras 1 0 0 0 1 1 Beimel 1 0 0 0 0 0 WP—Kuroda.

Umpires—Home, Jim Reynolds; First, Mike DiMuro; Second, Andy Fletcher; Third, Tim Welke.

T—3:04. A—12,910 (38,362).

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NATIONALS 7, BRAVES 3 (11 INNS.)

Washington

Atlanta ab r h bi ab r h bi Berndn cf 3 0 0 0 Prado lf 5 1 2 0 Morse ph 1 0 0 0 AlGnzlz ss 5 0 0 0 Slaten p 0 0 0 0 C.Jones 3b 4 1 1 0 Coffey p 0 0 0 0 McCnn c 5 0 2 2 Cora ph-3b 2 1 2 2 Uggla 2b 4 0 1 0 Dsmnd ss 6 1 2 2 Fremn 1b 4 0 0 0 Werth rf 5 1 2 2 Hinske rf 3 1 1 1 AdLRc 1b 5 0 1 0 Venters p 0 0 0 0 WRams c 5 1 1 0 Kimrel p 0 0 0 0 Clipprd p 0 0 0 0 Conrad ph 1 0 0 0 L.Nix lf-cf 5 1 3 1 Sherrill p 0 0 0 0 Espinos 2b 4 0 0 0 Linernk p 0 0 0 0 HrstnJr 3b-lf 5 1 2 0 McLoth cf 4 0 1 0 Lannan p 2 0 0 0 Hanson p 1 0 0 0 Bixler ph-3b 0 0 0 0 Gearrin p 0 0 0 0 Stairs ph 0 0 0 0 OFlhrt p 0 0 0 0 Marqus pr 0 0 0 0 Mather ph-rf 2 0 0 0 SBurntt p 0 0 0 0 Storen p 0 0 0 0 IRdrgz ph-c 0 1 0 0 Totals 43 7 13 7 Totals 38 3 8 3 Washington............................. 010 000 002 04—7 Atlanta.................................... 200 000 100 00—3 DP—Washington 2, Atlanta 1. LOB—Washington 10, Atlanta 6. 2B—Desmond (7), W.Ramos (7), L.Nix (3), C.Jones (12), McCann 2 (5). HR—Werth (6), Hinske (4). SB—Desmond 2 (12), Werth (5), Espinosa (3).

CS—Hairston Jr. (2). S—Bixler, Hanson.

Washington IP H R ER BB SO Lannan 6 5 2 2 3 3 1 Slaten /3 1 1 1 0 0 Coffey 12/3 1 0 0 0 4 S.Burnett 1 0 0 0 0 1 Storen W,3-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Clippard 1 1 0 0 0 1 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Hanson 52/3 5 1 1 2 3 1 Gearrin H,1 /3 0 0 0 0 1 O’Flaherty H,7 1 1 0 0 0 0 Venters H,9 1 0 0 0 1 1 Kimbrel BS,3-11 1 3 2 2 1 3 2 Sherrill /3 0 0 0 1 2 Linebrink L,0-1 11/3 4 4 4 0 1 HBP—by Linebrink (I.Rodriguez). WP—Sherrill.

Umpires—Home, Derryl Cousins; First, Jim Joyce; Second, Ron Kulpa; Third, Jim Wolf.

T—3:32. A—16,692 (49,586).

——— St. Louis

CUBS 11, CARDINALS 4

Chicago ab r h bi ab r h bi Theriot ss 3 1 2 1 Fukdm rf 4 1 2 0 Jay rf 1 0 1 0 Smrdzj p 0 0 0 0 Rasms cf 5 0 2 1 Berg p 1 0 0 0 Pujols 1b 3 0 1 2 Marshll p 0 0 0 0 MBggs p 0 0 0 0 Barney 2b 5 1 1 0 Batista p 0 0 0 0 Byrd cf 4 1 2 0 YMolin ph 1 0 0 0 ArRmr 3b 3 1 2 1 Hollidy lf 2 0 0 0 JeBakr 3b 2 0 0 0 Craig ph-lf 2 0 0 0 C.Pena 1b 3 2 2 2 Brkmn rf 3 0 0 0 SCastro ss 4 3 4 3 Greene rf-ss 1 0 0 0 ASorin lf 4 1 2 2 Laird c 4 1 1 0 K.Hill c 4 1 2 2 Punto 2b 3 2 2 0 Garza p 2 0 0 0 Descals 3b 2 0 0 0 Colvin ph-rf 2 0 0 1 Westrk p 0 0 0 0 Motte p 0 0 0 0 Frnkln p 1 0 0 0 MHmlt ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 9 4 Totals 38 11 17 11 St. Louis.................................. 001 000 300— 4 Chicago................................... 006 040 10x—11 E—Rasmus (1), A.Soriano (3). DP—St. Louis 1, Chicago 2. LOB—St. Louis 8, Chicago 5. 2B—Laird (4), Punto (2), Fukudome (4), C.Pena (2), K.Hill (1).

3B—S.Castro (3), K.Hill (1). S—Westbrook.

St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Westbrook L,2-3 21/3 6 5 5 1 1 2 Motte /3 2 1 0 0 2 Franklin 3 7 4 4 0 2 M.Boggs 1 2 1 1 0 2 Batista 1 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Garza W,2-4 5 3 1 1 3 7 Samardzija 12/3 4 3 3 1 1 Berg 11/3 0 0 0 0 2 Marshall 1 2 0 0 1 0 HBP—by Westbrook (Byrd). WP—Garza.

Umpires—Home, Dana DeMuth; First, Kerwin Danley; Second, Paul Nauert; Third, Doug Eddings.

T—3:07 (Rain delay: 0:53). A—34,439 (41,159).

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GIANTS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 3

Arizona

San Francisco ab r h bi KJhnsn 2b Torres cf 3 0 2 1 RRorts 3b FSnchz 2b 4 0 1 0 J.Upton rf Huff 1b 4 1 1 1 S.Drew ss Posey c 4 1 1 0 CYoung cf Whitsd c 0 0 0 0 Nady 1b C.Ross rf 4 0 1 0 GParra lf Fontent ss 4 0 0 0 HBlanc c Rownd lf 3 1 0 0 Galrrg p Tejada 3b 4 1 3 1 JGutrrz p JSnchz p 1 0 1 0 Mora ph Burrell ph 1 0 0 0 Patersn p RRmrz p 0 0 0 0 Demel p JaLopz p 0 0 0 0 Heilmn p Romo p 0 0 0 0 Branyn ph Schrhlt ph 1 0 0 0 BrWlsn p 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 7 3 Totals 33 4 10 3 Arizona ................................... 110 100 000—3 San Francisco ......................... 000 211 00x—4 DP—Arizona 1. LOB—Arizona 7, San Francisco 8.

2B—K.Johnson (6), Nady (3), Torres (4), Tejada (6), J.Sanchez (2). HR—H.Blanco (2), Huff (4).

SB—K.Johnson (6), R.Roberts (5), G.Parra (4).

Arizona IP H R ER BB SO Galarraga L,3-3 51/3 8 4 4 3 4 2 J.Gutierrez /3 1 0 0 0 0 1 Paterson /3 0 0 0 0 1 2 Demel /3 0 0 0 0 0 Heilman 1 1 0 0 0 3 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO J.Sanchez W,3-2 6 6 3 3 2 7 R.Ramirez H,6 11/3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Ja.Lopez H,6 /3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Romo H,7 /3 0 0 0 0 1 Br.Wilson S,12-13 1 1 0 0 1 1 WP—Galarraga.

Umpires—Home, Phil Cuzzi; First, Bill Miller; Second, Tom Hallion; Third, James Hoye.

T—2:57. A—41,026 (41,915). ab 5 2 4 4 4 4 3 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1

r 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

h 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

bi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Detroit

AL BOX SCORES TIGERS 9, TWINS 7

Minnesota ab r h bi ab r h bi AJcksn cf 5 0 1 1 Span cf 4 1 0 0 SSizmr 2b 4 1 0 0 LHughs 2b 5 1 1 1 Boesch rf 3 3 1 0 Kubel dh 3 1 2 4 C.Wells rf 0 0 0 0 Mornea 1b 4 1 2 0 MiCarr 1b 3 1 1 2 Valenci 3b 5 0 2 0 Kelly 1b 0 0 0 0 Cuddyr rf 4 0 1 1 JhPerlt ph-1b 1 1 1 2 Tosoni lf 4 0 0 0 VMrtnz dh 4 1 3 3 RRiver c 2 1 0 0 Raburn lf 5 0 0 0 Revere ph 1 1 1 0 Avila c 4 0 1 0 Butera c 0 0 0 0 Santiag ss 3 1 1 0 Tolbert ss 4 1 2 0 Inge 3b 5 1 2 1 Totals 37 9 11 9 Totals 36 7 11 6 Detroit..................................... 100 130 022—9 Minnesota ............................... 011 000 410—7 E—Santiago (1), Boesch (1), Cuddyer (3), Perkins (1).

DP—Detroit 2. LOB—Detroit 11, Minnesota 8.

2B—Mi.Cabrera (10), L.Hughes (3), Morneau 2 (8), Cuddyer (4), Tolbert (3). 3B—Inge (1). HR—Jh.Peralta (4), V.Martinez (4), Kubel (4). SB—Raburn (1).

CS—Valencia (2). S—A.Jackson, Santiago.

Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Coke 52/3 5 2 2 2 3 2 Alburquerque H,1 /3 1 3 3 3 1 Schlereth BS,1-1 0 2 1 1 0 0 Benoit W,1-2 12/3 3 1 0 0 3 Valverde S,8-8 1 0 0 0 1 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO S.Baker 41/3 6 5 5 5 6 Perkins 11/3 1 0 0 2 3 Nathan 11/3 1 0 0 0 1 1 Mijares H,6 /3 0 1 1 1 0 Capps L,1-2 BS,2-7 12/3 3 3 3 0 1 Schlereth pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP—Alburquerque, S.Baker. PB—Avila.

Umpires—Home, Vic Carapazza; First, Jerry Layne; Second, Bob Davidson; Third, Hunter Wendelstedt.

T—3:52. A—38,938 (39,500).

——— Seattle

ORIOLES 4, MARINERS 2 Baltimore

ab r h bi ab r h bi ISuzuki rf 5 0 2 0 BRorts 2b 3 1 0 0 Figgins 3b 4 0 2 1 Pie rf 4 0 1 0 Smoak 1b 3 0 0 0 D.Lee 1b 3 1 1 1 Olivo c 4 0 0 0 Guerrr dh 3 1 1 0 Cust dh 3 0 1 0 Scott lf 4 1 1 1 AKndy 2b 4 0 1 0 AdJons cf 4 0 4 2 Peguer lf 4 0 0 0 Wieters c 3 0 1 0 Ryan ss 3 1 0 0 Hardy ss 3 0 1 0 MSndrs cf 3 1 1 1 Andino 3b 3 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 7 2 Totals 30 4 10 4 Seattle ..................................... 001 000 100—2 Baltimore ................................ 001 030 00x—4 DP—Seattle 3. LOB—Seattle 8, Baltimore 7. 2B—Cust (7). 3B—Ad.Jones (1). HR—M.Saunders (2).

SB—Figgins (7), Pie (1). CS—I.Suzuki (2).

SF—D.Lee. Seattle IP H R ER BB SO F.Hernandez L,4-3 5 7 4 4 3 4 Pauley 3 3 0 0 0 2 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Tillman W,2-3 6 3 1 1 3 5 Berken H,3 1 3 1 1 0 0 Uehara H,3 1 1 0 0 0 2 Gregg S,7-9 1 0 0 0 0 2 HBP—by F.Hernandez (Guerrero), by Tillman (Ryan).

Umpires—Home, Paul Schrieber; First, Chad Fairchild; Second, Angel Hernandez; Third, D.J. Reyburn.

T—2:44. A—11,561 (45,438).

——— Tampa Bay

RAYS 8, INDIANS 2

ab r h bi Brantly cf 4 0 1 1 ACarer ss 4 0 1 0 Everett ss 0 0 0 0 Choo rf 4 0 0 0 CSantn c 3 0 1 0 Duncan dh 4 0 0 0 OCarer 2b 4 1 1 0 LaPort 1b 3 1 1 1 Kearns lf 3 0 0 0 Hannhn 3b 3 0 0 0 Totals 38 8 11 8 Totals 32 2 5 2 Tampa Bay ............................. 010 300 301—8 Cleveland ................................ 000 000 020—2 LOB—Tampa Bay 9, Cleveland 4. 2B—Fuld (10), B.Upton (9), A.Cabrera (7), C.Santana (5), O.Cabrera (4), LaPorta (8). HR—Zobrist (8), Joyce (4). SB—Fuld (11). SF—Zobrist.

Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO Price W,5-3 8 5 2 2 0 7 Delaney 1 0 0 0 1 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO C.Carrasco L,1-2 5 6 4 4 3 2 Germano 22/3 4 3 3 1 0 Durbin 11/3 1 1 1 0 1 HBP—by Germano (Longoria).

Umpires—Home, Jerry Meals; First, John Tumpane; Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, Dale Scott.

T—2:47. A—17,741 (43,441).

——— Fuld lf Zobrist 2b Damon dh Longori 3b Joyce rf BUpton cf Ktchm 1b Brignc ss Jaso c

Boston

ab 4 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 4

r 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1

h 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 1

bi 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1

Cleveland

BLUE JAYS 9, RED SOX 3

Toronto ab r h bi ab r h bi Ellsury cf 4 0 0 0 YEscor ss 3 1 1 1 Pedroia 2b 4 0 0 0 CPttrsn lf 4 1 2 1 AdGnzl 1b 4 2 2 1 Bautist rf 4 1 1 0 Youkils 3b 3 0 1 1 JRiver dh 5 0 1 0 Ortiz dh 4 1 1 1 A.Hill 2b 5 0 1 1 J.Drew rf 2 0 1 0 Arencii c 4 1 0 0 Crwfrd lf 4 0 2 0 Cooper 1b 2 1 0 1 Sltlmch c 3 0 0 0 JMcDnl 3b 4 2 2 3 Iglesias ss 3 0 0 0 RDavis cf 4 2 4 2 Totals 31 3 7 3 Totals 35 9 12 9 Boston..................................... 100 002 000—3 Toronto ................................... 002 200 50x—9 E—Lackey (2). DP—Toronto 3. LOB—Boston 4, Toronto 9. 2B—Ad.Gonzalez (13), C.Patterson (9), Jo.McDonald (3). HR—Ad.Gonzalez (7), Ortiz (6), Jo.McDonald (2). SB—C.Patterson (5), R.Davis 2 (11).

CS—Crawford (3). SF—Y.Escobar.

Boston IP H R ER BB SO Lackey L,2-5 62/3 9 9 9 5 1 Wakefield 11/3 3 0 0 0 3 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Litsch W,4-2 52/3 6 3 3 1 4 Janssen H,3 11/3 1 0 0 0 2 Rauch 1 0 0 0 0 0 F.Francisco 1 0 0 0 2 0 HBP—by Lackey (Cooper).

Umpires—Home, Gary Darling; First, David Rackley; Second, Bruce Dreckman; Third, Paul Emmel.

T—2:49. A—19,163 (49,260).

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ROYALS 4, YANKEES 3 (11 INNS.)

Kansas City

New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Dyson cf 5 0 1 0 Jeter ss 6 0 0 0 MeCarr lf 3 1 0 0 Grndrs cf 5 1 2 2 Hosmer 1b 4 2 1 2 Teixeir 1b 4 0 1 0 Butler dh 2 0 0 0 AlRdrg 3b 5 0 1 0 Maier pr-dh 2 0 0 0 Cano 2b 2 1 1 0 Francr rf 4 0 1 1 ENunez 2b 3 0 1 0 Betemt 3b 3 0 1 1 Swisher rf 5 0 1 0 B.Pena c 3 0 0 0 Posada dh 3 0 2 1 Gordon ph 1 0 0 0 Martin c 4 1 1 0 Treanr c 1 0 0 0 Gardnr lf 4 0 2 0 Getz 2b 4 1 0 0 AEscor ss 3 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 4 4 Totals 41 3 12 3 Kansas City ............................ 000 100 010 11—4 New York................................ 011 000 000 10—3 E—A.J.Burnett (3). DP—Kansas City 2.

LOB—Kansas City 12, New York 15. 2B—Francoeur (11). HR—Hosmer (1), Granderson (12). SB—Dyson (9), Me.Cabrera (4), Granderson (3), E.Nunez (4).

CS—A.Escobar (4), Gardner (5). S—A.Escobar, Gardner. SF—Hosmer.

Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Mazzaro 4 6 2 2 4 2 Adcock 12/3 2 0 0 0 1 1 Collins /3 0 0 0 0 0 Crow 3 3 0 0 3 2 Soria W,3-0 BS,2-8 1 1 1 1 1 0 L.Coleman S,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO A.J.Burnett 7 1 1 1 5 6 2 Robertson BS,2-2 /3 1 1 1 2 2 1 Logan /3 0 0 0 0 0 M.Rivera 1 0 0 0 0 1 Carlyle L,0-1 1 1 2 2 3 2 Ayala 1 1 0 0 1 1 Carlyle pitched to 1 batter in the 11th.

HBP—by Adcock (Cano), by A.J.Burnett (Francoeur).

WP—Carlyle 2.

Umpires—Home, Ed Rapuano; First, Brian O’Nora; Second, Alfonso Marquez; Third, Ed Hickox.

T—4:31. A—40,164 (50,291).

Coming up Prep Schedule Today

Girls soccer: Class 3A state tournament first round: Frontier Academy at Mead, 3:30 p.m.; Berthoud at Alexander Dawson, 4 p.m.

Girls tennis: 4A state tournament at Pueblo.

Friday

Boys swimming: Northern Conference Championships (Longmont, Silver Creek) at Mountain View H.S., 3 p.m.

Girls tennis: 4A state tournament at Pueblo.

Track and field: Patriot League Championships (Berthoud, Lyons, Mead) at Platte Valley H.S.

Saturday

Baseball: Class 4A District 3 (at All-City Field), Longmont vs. Thomas Jefferson, 3 p.m.; winner plays at 7 p.m.; Class 4A District 5 (at Valor Christian H.S.), Erie vs. Montrose, 12:30 p.m.; winner plays at 3 p.m.; Class 4A District 6 (at Pueblo South H.S.), Silver Creek vs. Cheyenne Mountain, 12:30 p.m.; winner plays at 3 p.m.; Class 2A Region 2 (at All-City Field), Lyons vs. Byers, 11 a.m.; winner plays at 1 p.m.

Girls soccer: Class 4A and Class 3A state second round, TBA. Boys swimming: Northern Conference Championships (Longmont, Silver Creek) at Mountain View H.S., 1:30 p.m.

Girls tennis: 4A state tournament at Pueblo.

Area College/Pro Schedule Today

Colorado Rockies vs. New York Mets

Friday

Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego

Saturday

Colorado Rapids at D.C. United Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego

Sunday

Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego

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College softball Mississippi St. vs. Alabama Golf European PGA Tour, Iberdrola Open PGA Tour, The Players Championship Ice hockey Canada vs. Russia Major League Baseball Tampa Bay at Cleveland New York Mets at Colorado Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees or Seattle at Baltimore NBA playoffs Chicago at Atlanta NHL playoffs Detroit at San Jose

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NBA NBA Playoffs (x-if necessary) Saturday, April 16 Chicago 104, Indiana 99 Miami 97, Philadelphia 89 Atlanta 103, Orlando 93 Dallas 89, Portland 81 Sunday, April 17 Memphis 101, San Antonio 98 New Orleans 109, L.A. Lakers 100 Boston 87, New York 85 Oklahoma City 107, Denver 103 Monday, April 18 Miami 94, Philadelphia 73 Chicago 96, Indiana 90 Tuesday, April 19 Boston 96, New York 93 Orlando 88, Atlanta 82 Dallas 101, Portland 89 Wednesday, April 20 Oklahoma City 106, Denver 89 San Antonio 93, Memphis 87 L.A. Lakers 87, New Orleans 78 Thursday, April 21 Chicago 88, Indiana 84 Miami 100, Philadelphia 94 Portland 97, Dallas 92 Friday, April 22 Boston 113, New York 96 Atlanta 88, Orlando 84 L.A. Lakers 100, New Orleans 86 Saturday, April 23 Indiana 89, Chicago 84 Portland 84, Dallas 82 Memphis 91, San Antonio 88 Oklahoma City 97, Denver 94 Sunday, April 24 Philadelphia 86, Miami 82 Boston 101, New York 89, Boston wins series 4-0 Atlanta 88, Orlando 85 New Orleans 93, L.A. Lakers 88 Monday, April 25 Memphis 104, San Antonio 86 Dallas 93, Portland 82 Denver 104, Oklahoma City 101 Tuesday, April 26 Orlando 101, Atlanta 76 Chicago 116, Indiana 89, Chicago wins series 4-1 L.A. Lakers 106, New Orleans 90 Wednesday, April 27 Miami 97, Philadelphia 91, Miami wins series 4-1 San Antonio 110, Memphis 103, OT Oklahoma City 100, Denver 97, Oklahoma City wins series 4-1 Thursday, April 28 Atlanta 84, Orlando 81, Atlanta wins series 4-2 L.A. Lakers 98, New Orleans 80, L.A. Lakers wins series 4-2 Dallas 103, Portland 96, Dallas wins series 4-2 Friday, April 29 Memphis 99, San Antonio 91, Memphis wins series 42 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Sunday, May 1 Memphis 114, Oklahoma City 101 Miami 99, Boston 90 Monday, May 2 Atlanta 103, Chicago 95 Dallas 96, L.A. Lakers 94 Tuesday, May 3 Miami 102, Boston 91 Oklahoma City 111, Memphis 102 Wednesday, May 4 Chicago 86, Atlanta 73 Dallas 93, L.A. Lakers 81 Friday, May 6 Chicago 99, Atlanta 82 Dallas 98, L.A. Lakers 92 Saturday, May 7 Memphis 101, Oklahoma City 93, OT Boston 97, Miami 81 Sunday, May 8 Dallas 122, L.A. Lakers 86, Dallas wins series 4-0 Atlanta 100, Chicago 88 Monday, May 9 Miami 98, Boston 90, OT Oklahoma City 133, Memphis 123, 3OT Tuesday, May 10 Chicago 95, Atlanta 83, Chicago leads series 3-2 Wednesday, May 11 Miami 97, Boston 87, Miami wins series 4-1 Oklahoma City 99, Memphis 72, Oklahoma City leads series 3-2 Thursday, May 12 Chicago at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Friday, May 13 Oklahoma City at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Sunday, May 15 x-Memphis at Oklahoma City, 1:30 p.m. x-Atlanta at Chicago, 6 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS (Best-of-7) CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Thursday, April 28 Vancouver 1, Nashville 0 Friday, April 29 Tampa Bay 4, Washington 2 San Jose 2, Detroit 1, OT Saturday, April 30 Boston 7, Philadelphia 3

Nashville 2, Vancouver 1, 2OT Sunday, May 1 San Jose 2, Detroit 1 Tampa Bay 3, Washington 2, OT Monday, May 2 Boston 3, Philadelphia 2, OT Tuesday, May 3 Tampa Bay 4, Washington 3 Vancouver 3, Nashville 2, OT Wednesday, May 4 Boston 5, Philadelphia 1 Tampa Bay 5, Washington 3, Tampa Bay wins series 40 San Jose 4, Detroit 3, OT Thursday, May 5 Vancouver 4, Nashville 2 Friday, May 6 Detroit 4, San Jose 3 Boston 5, Philadelphia 1, Boston wins series 4-0 Saturday, May 7 Nashville 4, Vancouver 3 Sunday, May 8 Detroit 4, San Jose 3 Monday, May 9 Vancouver 2, Nashville 1, Vancouver wins series 4-2 Tuesday, May 10 Detroit 3, San Jose 1, series tied 3-3 Today Detroit at San Jose, 7 p.m.

CONFERENCE FINALS Saturday, May 14 Tampa Bay at Boston, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 17 Tampa Bay at Boston, 6 p.m.

Thursday, May 19 Boston at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 21 Boston at Tampa Bay, 11:30 a.m.

Monday, May 23 x-Tampa Bay at Boston, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25 x-Boston at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Friday, May 27 x-Tampa Bay at Boston, 6 p.m.

MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA New York 4 1 3 15 11 3 Philadelphia 4 2 2 14 6 4 Columbus 3 1 4 13 8 6 Houston 3 3 3 12 13 10 D.C. 3 4 2 11 12 17 New England 2 3 4 10 8 12 Toronto FC 2 4 4 10 9 15 Chicago 1 3 4 7 10 13 Sporting Kansas City 1 4 1 4 10 13 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Los Angeles 4 2 5 17 13 11 Real Salt Lake 5 1 0 15 9 2 FC Dallas 4 3 2 14 11 10 Colorado 4 3 2 14 11 9 Seattle 3 3 4 13 12 10 Portland 4 3 1 13 11 13 Chivas USA 2 3 3 9 8 7 Vancouver 1 4 5 7 11 14 San Jose 1 4 3 5 6 10 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 1, Los Angeles 1, tie FC Dallas 1, Toronto FC 0 San Jose 1, Vancouver 1, tie Saturday’s Games Chicago at Toronto FC, 5 p.m.

Colorado at D.C. United, 5:30 p.m.

Vancouver at New England, 5:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at FC Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Houston at Real Salt Lake, 7 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Columbus at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Portland at Seattle FC, 9 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS WEDNESDAY’S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB_Suspended free agent minor league OF Joe Dickerson and Philadelphia minor league 2B Kevin Frandse (Lehigh Valley-IL) 50 games each after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.

American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX_Reinstated RHP Jake Peavy the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Jeff Gray for assignment.

CLEVELAND INDIANS_Activated RHP Carlos Carrasco from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Frank Herrmann to Columbus (IL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS_Placed LHP Bruce Chen on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Vin Mazzaro from Omaha (PCL).

LOS ANGELES ANGELS_Placed RHP Francisco Rodriguez on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Kevin Jepsen from Salt Lake (PCL).

NEW YORK YANKEES_Announced the retirement of athletic trainer Gene Monahan at the conclusion of the 2011 season. Activated RHP Luis Ayala from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Lance Pendleton to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS_Recalled RHP Trystan

Magnuson from Sacramento (PCL). Assigned LHP Jerry Blevins outright to Sacramento.

TORONTO BLUE JAY_Granted OF Scott Podsednik his release from Las Vegas (PCL).

National League CHICAGO CUBS_Placed C Geovany Soto on the 15day DL. Recalled C Welington Castillo from Iowa (PCL).

FLORIDA MARLINS_Recalled RHP Steve Cishek from New Orleans (PCL).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS_Placed LHP Hong-Chih Kuo on the 15-day DL. PITTSBURGH PIRATES_Reinstated RHP Jose Ascanio from the 15-day DL. Placed RHP Mike Crotta on the 15-day DL. Carolina League WINSTON-SALEM DASH_Added SS Tyler Saladino to the roster from extended spring training. Announced INF Kyle Shelton has been promoted to Birmingham (SL). Released INF Kyle Davis.

Midwest League QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS_Announced C Juan Castillo was promoted to Palm Beach (FSL).

American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS_Signed C Cole Zimmerman.

FORT WORTH CATS_Signed RHP Nick DeBarr.

GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS_Traded RHP Zach Ward to Fargo-Moorhead for cash and a player to be named.

Can-Am League PITTSFIELD COLONIALS_Signed RHP Miguel Flores.

Frontier League FLORENCE FREEDOM_Signed LHP Steve Junker.

Released LHP Joey Dittrich, OF Lammar Guy, C Greg Hunt, 1B Matt Hunt, and LHP Riley Shuckerow.

JOLIET SLAMMERS_Signed RHP Andrew Moss and C Ryan Schiever. Released LHP Keith Rizor and RHP Will Savage. Transferred RHP Cedric Redmond to the retired list.

LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS_Released INF Kyle Breault and C T.J. Greig.

NORMAL CORNBELTERS_Released LHP Kevin Patterson and RHP David White.

RIVER CITY RASCALS_Released RHP Steve Johnson, RHP Tom Moran, and OF Paul LaMantia.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS_Signed C Sean Coughlin and RHP Jimmy Marshall. Placed RHP Dustin Brader and OF Joey Metropoulos on the suspended list.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS_Released LHP Marc Brown and INF Steve Vitale.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS_Signed OF Brandon Anderson to a contract extension.

North American League RIO GRANDE VALLEY WHITEWINGS_Signed INF Jonathan Fernandez.

SAN ANGELO COLTS_Signed RHP Brian Henschel and RHP Andrew LeDuc. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS_Named Tom Gibbons director of pro personnel and Chuck Cook director of college scouting.

GOLF Ladies Professional Golf Association LPGA FOUNDATION_Named Kiernan Schindler director of LPGA-USGA girls golf.

HOCKEY National Hockey League COLORADO AVALANCHE_Signed F Milan Hejduk to a one-year contract through 2011-12.

American Hockey League HAMILTON BULLDOGS_Recalled G Peter Delmas and D David Urquhart from Wheeling (ECHL).

COLLEGE ALABAMA_Named Dan Waters men’s and women’s track and field coach.

DUKE_Named Candice Jackson women’s assistant basketball coach and Chris Carrawell special assistant for women’s basketball.

HOUSTON_Announced the resignation of women’s basketball assistant coach Tari Cummings to accepted an assistant coaching position at Arkansas.

ILLINOIS STATE_Named Gary Friedman director of athletics.

LAMAR_Announced Larry Tidwell is relinquishing his duties as director of athletics to devote his full attention as women’s basketball coach.

NEBRASKA_Named Jeremy Cox men’s assistant basketball coach.

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL_Announced the resignation of softball coach Mike Charlton.

OREGON STATE_Signed athletic director Bob De Carolis to a five-year contract extension.

TULANE_Announced the resignation of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Dan Dodd.

VERMONT_Named John Becker men’s interim basketball coach.

XAVIER_Named Brian Neal women’s assistant basketball coach.

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Raptors stay steady through the years

T

o the Silver Creek boys swim team, it must feel like yesterday when the Raptors won the Class 4A state championship in 2008.

I remember it well, too, as it was the first story I ever had published, working as a freelance writer for the Boulder Daily Camera.

I was in college then, and I remember the Raptors’ excitement over winning the school’s first state title with such talented swimmers. There was so much excitement at the pool, I expected they may need, and would certainly have, a lull in their state-level accomplishments.

So did Raptors head coach Debbie Stewart.

“I really did think we were gonna have a drop-off,” Stewart said. “That was one of the reasons, when my son (Kyle Stewart) graduated in 2008, I thought ‘You can’t get any better than this.’”

The state title was such a high, Stewart was prepared for the several-season low that usually follows the graduation of a statechampionship senior class. So prepared, even, she seriously considered stepping away from coaching.

That drop-off never happened.

They haven’t won a state title since, but the Raptors have still been right up near the top of the state. They finished eighth at state in 2009 and sixth in 2010.

In Stewart’s opinion, the Raptors’ sustained success has been a product of the growing trend towards swimming year-round at Silver Creek. That trend has also been a major factor in her return to coaching each season.

“The guys see the guys that go to year-round swimming,” Stew-

STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS

Brad Cochi

On Wednesday, the Colorado High School Activities Association announced the brackets for the Class 4A districts baseball tournaments.

The Class 2A regionals will also take place this week. Here is a look at the upcoming matchups involving area teams. All games are scheduled for Saturday.

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art said. “That’s what helps keep this team up there like the state champions they were back in 2008.”

During the Raptors’ senior night meet against Broomfield last week, each of Silver Creek’s five seniors recognized the value of staying in the water year-round during his senior speech. And they all encouraged the future Raptors to continue to do so.

Club swimming also allows the swimmers the chance to go on to junior nationals and other larger club meets. Stewart knows they don’t get that from high school swimming.

She also didn’t want to leave and have a new coach come in and prevent the Raptors from swimming with their club teams.

“A lot of high school coaches don’t want the guys to go off and be with their club team,” Stewart said. “I know how important it is to allow the guys to swim with their club teams because I swam with my club team when I was in high school. Yes, you want them there for camaraderie, but I know they’re getting the coaching they want from their club coach and he’s not going to let me down.”

After deciding to come back following the 2008 championship, Stewart promised she would stick around until current seniors Nick Shonka and Alex Bisping graduated. But Stewart admits she easily becomes attached to each year’s newcomers, just as they seem to quickly take to her guidance.

“After this year, I’ve still got

CLASS 4A District 3, at All-City Field in Denver: No. 29 Longmont (8-11) vs. No. 4 Thomas Jefferson (15-3-1), 3 p.m.; Winner plays the Northridge (136)/Pueblo West (11-7) winner at 7 p.m.

District 5, at Valor Christian H.S.: No. 18 Erie (13-6) vs. No. 15 Montrose (8-9), 12:30 p.m.; Winner plays the Valor Christian (135)/Mesa Ridge (8-11) winner at 3 p.m.

District 6, at Pueblo: No. 10 Silver Creek (13-6) vs. No. 23 Cheyenne Mountain (13-5), 12:30 p.m.; Winner plays the Pueblo South (145)/Discovery Canyon (10-7) winner at 3 p.m.

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Silver Creek’s C.T. Robinson is one of the Raptors who qualified for state.

other ones. I’ve got Drew (Weibel) and a bunch of others,” Stewart said. “There’s not an end for me because new people do keep coming up. There are always the Drew Weibels and the Cody Hoyes.”

Already with nine individual state qualifiers and the 4A Northern Conference meet still to go, the Raptors are set up once again for a top 10 finish at state.

Like all coaches with families, Stewart has had to balance her time between the pool and the household. But with her daughter Taryn Stewart graduating this year, Stewart may be free of any influences pulling her away from coaching.

“After this year, my family’s moved on, so why not stay with them a bit longer,” Stewart said with a smile.

PRASKA SEEKS TITLES:

Longmont Christian graduate Bethany Praska will compete in

Region 2, at All-City Field in Denver: Lyons (11-11) vs. Byers (13-7), 11 p.m.; Winner plays the Limon (14-4)/Resurrection Christian (17-3) winner at 1 p.m. the Big Ten Conference track and field championships this weekend in Iowa City, Iowa.

Praska, who competed in high school with Longmont High, is one of the top athletes on the University of Iowa team. She is the favorite to win the Big Ten title in the 800 meters, having run that race in a school-record time of 2 minutes, 5.46 seconds.

In the 400 meters, Praska is tied for the fifth-best time in the conference this year (54.01).

Praska is also a member of the Hawkeyes’ school-record setting 1,600-meter relay team. That team is also favored to win the Big Ten title.

A senior, Praska also owns the Iowa record for the indoor 800 meters and she won a Big Ten title in the indoor 600 meters. She finished seventh at the NCAA Championships, earning All-American honors.

Praska was a three-time state champion at Longmont.

EXTRA, EXTRA: Alexander Dawson High School has a vacancy for a head girls basketball coach. The Mustangs are also looking for volleyball assistant coaches. If interested, contact athletic director David Hansburg at dhansburg@dawsonschool.org. ... Longmont graduate Michael Calhoun became the second athlete in Colorado School of Mines history to win three consecutive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference titles in track and field. Earlier this week, Calhoun won his third straight RMAC title in the 400-meter hurdles. ... Berthoud, Lyons and Mead will compete in the Patriot League track and field championships on Friday at Platte Valley High School.

Sports editor Brian Howell contributed to this report.

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up in the clouds about taking this many to state, but getting there is just one part of the equation. You want the girls to go in there with the right mindset that you don’t want to be satisfied just to get there.

“You either beat those teams you play, or you sit around and become their biggest cheerleader, hoping to get back in.”

Langona and the others heard the message loud and clear.

“He doesn’t want us to settle. This is an opportunity to go out there and make a name for Silver Creek and keep the program going in right direction,” she said.

“He wants us to know that so much more can be achieved.”

NOTES: Familiar faces meet in the first round of the No. 1 singles bracket.

Niwot’s Wanda Holopainen, among the favorites to win the title, will meet Hobbs in the first round. The exchange student from Finland beat the Mustangs’ lone qualifier 6-0, 6-1 during a dual meet in late April. …

Freshman Morgan Fitzgerald of Niwot made a mark at No. 2 singles this season, and she has mostly recovered from a back injury that kept her out of a couple matches late in the season.

She will be a one-year wonder for Colorado, however, as she and her family will move to San Diego this summer.

Brady Delander can be reached at bdelander@times-call.com.

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Alexander Dawson’s Caroline Hobbs chases down a shot by Niwot's Wanda Holopainen on April 29 at Niwot High School. Hobbs and Holopainen are competing at state which starts today in Pueblo.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

CLASS 4A STATE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Gina Larson, Silver Creek (Skyline golf)

Niwot's Morgan Mulshine hits a shot against Skyline on April 8. Mulshine will compete in the No. 3 singles matches at state starting today in Pueblo. Niwot qualified all three singles positions and two doubles teams.

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Where: Pueblo City Park When: Today-Saturday Local No. 1 singles competitors: Wanda Holopainen (Niwot) vs. Caroline Hobbs (Alexander Dawson) No. 2 singles: Morgan Fitzgerald (Niwot) vs. Dionna Berkholder (Wasson) Laure Werle (Silver Creek) vs. Alex Middleton (Mullen) No. 3 singles: Morgan Mulshine (Niwot) vs. Melissa Davis (D’Evelyn) Local No. 1 doubles competitors: Maddie Doering/Kim Langona (Silver Creek) vs. Lauren Siegel/Ali Diehl (Steamboat Springs) No. 2 doubles: Tara Buck/Lynae Bustamante (Niwot) vs. Maggie Juran vs. Chelsea Long (Air Academy) Jackie Fuhrman/Emily Zoller (Silver Creek) vs. Katie Stagnaro/Lainey O’Neal (Cheyenne Mountain) No. 3 doubles: Dina Kim/Meagan Londa (Niwot) vs. Katelyn Compton/Haylee Lasher (Pueblo West) Kelle Kloster/Kelly Graham (Longmont) vs. Secia Porreco/Kennedy White (Mullen) No. 4 doubles: Audrey

Braun/Jennie Spielman (Silver Creek) vs. Abby Lydens/Amanda Seeman (D’Evelyn) Weather note: All matches are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. today, but rainy weather could delay that. A coaches meeting is scheduled for 8:45 this morning to determine whether it is dry enough to play. There are no plans to use indoor courts, according to the Colorado High School Activities Association, and the tournament will be squeezed into two days if the rain continues.

Directions: To get to the tennis courts at Pueblo City Park, take I-25 South for approximately 140 miles. Take exit 101 to merge onto US-50 West toward Canon City. Turn left on CO-45 S/N Pueblo Blvd. Turn left onto Goodnight Avenue, take first left onto Carlile Avenue, take right back onto Goodnight Avenue; follow to 800 Goodnight Ave., Pueblo.

— BRADY DELANDER

History is no guide in the game of golf, but Gina Larson would figure to benefit if it was.

The senior, who plays at Skyline and attends Silver Creek, placed 15th at the Class 5A state golf tournament as a freshman before jumping up to sixth place the following season. Last year, she improved once again and tied for fifth.

Larson, of course, will return for another run at a title May 23-24 before heading off to play for the University of Colorado.

This time she is aiming for an even better finish.

“I’ve wanted to win state since seventh grade, and I don’t think anyone has as much passion for it as I do,” said Larson, who is the reigning Times-Call golfer of the year. “I’ve never wanted to win Larson something so bad in my life, and I am going in there this time open-minded and with a lot more confidence than I have in the past.”

Steven Montgomery, Frederick

It is a surprise that Steven Montgomery continued to run the 110-meter hurdles after the painful results of his very first race.

These days, as a senior, he is set to return to the state track and field championships for a third time, and he will be gunning for a top-5 finish. Ever since his sophomore season, he breaks and sets the Frederick Warriors school record in the high hurdles – it currently stands at 15.49 seconds. And his time as dropped four-tenths of a second so far this season thanks in part to his blend of height (6foot-7) and speed (11.8 in the 100).

But that first race? Oh, boy.

“I fell on the first hurdle,” Montgomery said. “I didn’t finish the race. I was pretty much done.”

Montgomery Aside from hitting himself in a very delicate area, he landed face-first and ended up with road rash on his face and all down his back.

Ouch. But he was right back at it the next day.

Last week at the Eaton Invitational, Montgomery won the 110 hurdles with that 15.49 time. He wants to trim that to the low 15s, possibly 15-flat, at state. Will that be good enough for a state title?

“Some of those times are ridiculous,” he said. “I’m looking for top-5.”

— BRADY DELANDER

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LONGMONT — Despite taking sizeable leads in the first half, the Trojans girls soccer team never felt truly at ease until the final minutes of the first round Class 4A state GIRLS SOCCER playoff LONGMONT 6 game.

D’EVELYN 2 And for good reason, as visiting D'Evelyn found a way to score every time it looked like Longmont would run away with it.

“I never felt comfortable until the game was fully over,” said forward Jaylynn Thorn. “We had to give it our all until we heard the buzzer go off.”

Thorn scored three goals and assisted on two more, and senior standout Erica Meier scored twice for Longmont.

The 6-2 decision over

D’Evelyn on Wednesday at Everly-Montgomery Field looks lop-sided — and, really, it was — but it never felt that way to the Trojans.

Still, 10th-seeded Longmont improved to 10-4-2 on the season and will advance to the second round of the playoffs for the second year in a row. The Trojans have lost just two of their past 11 games.

They will play undefeated Pueblo South in Saturday’s second round.

Jamie Katuna got the scoring started with a wild goal in the 15th minute.

The Jaguars (7-8-1), seeded 23rd, had just pressured Longmont’s net following a throw-in, but the Trojans promptly pushed the ball back upfield.

Meier found herself in the right corner and dished over to Katuna, who had the ball slip through her legs toward the goal. Katuna turned and charged, getting

a foot on the ball only to have it deflected by a D’Evelyn defender.

But Thorn was there for the rebound and ripped a shot that Jaguars keeper Summer Elliot somehow saved. Still, the ball rolled right to Katuna, who fired toward the open net for the goal.

A short while later, Thorn’s first goal made it 20 Longmont after 21 minutes of play, but D’Evelyn answered a minute later.

Not to be outdone, Thorn scored again, this time with an assist from Meier, to make it 3-1 a mere 6 minutes later.

D’Evelyn scored yet again before the half to make it 3-2.

As the rain picked up and the temperatures dropped for the second half, Longmont took control.

“We came out with some nerves and were kind of

playing their game — kickball,” Meier said. “In the second half we calmed down and started possessing the ball, and that’s when the game started to play into our favor.”

Longmont dominated the final 40 minutes, putting more shots on goal (7-0) and taking more corners (5-0) than the opposition.

Meier scored twice in the half, including the no-doubt game-clincher in the 78th minute.

“That’s the first time I felt comfortable,” she said.

Brady Delander can be reached at bdelander@times-call.com.

••• LONGMONT 6, D’EVELYN 2 at Everly-Montgomery Field D’Evelyn (7-81) .................................

2 0— 2 Longmont (10-4-2) ............................

3 3— 6 Scoring — First half: Jamie Katuna (Jaylynn Thorn), L, 15th minute; Thorn (Lexie Marr), L, 21st; Emily Gibbons (Laura Tschudy), D, 22nd; Thorn (Erica Meier), L, 28th; Kira Kaulkus (unassisted), D, 37th.

Second half: Meier (unassisted), L, 68th; Thorn (unassisted), L, 74; Meier (Thorn), L, 78th.

SOG — D’Evelyn: 4-0 — 4, Longmont: 7-7 — 14.

Goalkeepers (Min.-Goals allowed-Saves) — D: Summer Elliot (80-6-7), Team (0-0-1). L: Hannah Schwartz (80-2-2).

CK — D’Evelyn 3-0 — 3, Longmont 2-5 — 7.

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through those puddles on the outside and they would stop the ball a lot,” Temple said. “I think we overcame it and did a good job.”

The Falcons will face the winner of defending state champion No. 4 Wheat Ridge (12-2-1) against No. 29 Sand Creek (6-9). It will be the second

time in Skyline’s history the Falcons will be in the second round.

The Falcons have their money on the Wheat Ridge Farmers.

“It’s gonna be a hard one,” Temple said. “We’ve gotta stay focused.”

Brad Cochi can be reached at bcochi@times-call.com.

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SKYLINE 3, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 0 at Skyline H.S. Steamboat Springs (11-4-1, 9-3) .............................

0 0 — 0 Skyline (12-4, 11-1) ................................................

1 2 — 3 Goals —SK: Emily Temple (21st minute), Emily Temple (63rd), Tara Schulz (80th).

Assists — SK: Hannah Truesdale, Alondra Velasquez, Carly Veum.

Shots —Steamboat Springs 4, Skyline 13.

Shots on goal —Steamboat Springs 4, Skyline 7.

Corner kicks —Steamboat Springs 2, Skyline 4.

Goalkeepers (Min.-Goals allowed-Saves) — SB: Hannah Barkey (803-6). SK: Carly Veum (75-0-4), Rebecca Kissinger (5-0-0).

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PUEBLO — There were several games this season in which the Silver Creek girls soccer team played right with its opponent, but wound up on the wrong end of the scoreboard.

Wednesday was another one of those games, as Pueblo Centennial scored a goal with 7 minutes, 20 seconds left in the second overtime to beat the Raptors 1-0 in the first round of the Class 4A state tournament.

“I honestly feel like we were the better team on the field,” head coach Pat Monacelli said. “We dominated the run of play and we

created a lot of really solid opportunities. We just couldn’t put the ball in the back of the net.”

Silver Creek had several great scoring chances, including hitting the cross bar and missing wide a few times. Pueblo Centennial scored the game winner off a free kick when Mallory O’Brien headed the ball into the corner of the net.

Silver Creek’s season ends with a 6-9-1 record, but the Raptors lose just one senior to graduation.

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fell to Coronado 3-1.

“We just came out too little, too late,” head coach Jeremy Drake said. “We gave the effort in the second half. We had a lot of chances. The ball didn’t roll our way tonight. It was unfortunate.”

Niwot (6-10) fell behind 20 at halftime. A goal by Maria Fayeulle cut the Coronado lead to 2-1, but Coronado added another goal to put the game away.

“Coronado had a couple decent players up top and in their midfield that beat us a couple times,” Drake said.

Despite the loss, Drake was pleased with how his team fought in the second half.

“Everybody turned it on the second half; we just couldn’t catch up,” he said.

WARRIORS DOWNED: At Highlands Ranch, going up against the No. 2 team in the state, the Frederick Warriors gave a good effort, but fell 4-0 to Valor Christian.

“By no means were we the better team, but we made them work for it,” coach Chad Eisentrager said. “Our girls were pretty upset about the state telling us we were the 31st team in the state tournament. They busted their butts and chased them around the field and made them work

for their goals.”

It was the first playoff appearance for the three-yearold Warriors program. The good news is that Frederick returns the core of the team for next year.

“The girls sw what it means to compete at the state level,” Eisentrager said.

••• CLASS 4A STATE SOCCER First round Broomfield 10, Thomas Jefferson 0 Lewis-Palmer at Skyview (late) Palmer Ridge 1, Palisade 0 Glenwood Springs 2, Durango 0 Wheat Ridge 8, Sand Creek 0 Skyline 3, Steamboat Springs 0 Cheyenne Mountain 2, Thompson Valley 0 Pueblo Centennial 1, Silver Creek 0 (2OT) Valor Christian 4, Frederick 0 Coronado 3, Niwot 1 Pueblo South 5, Montrose 0 Longmont 6, D’Evelyn 2 Green Mountain 6, Discovery Canyon 0 Windsor at Denver West (late) Conifer at Air Academy (late) Golden 9, Pueblo West 0 ••• PUEBLO CENT. 1, SILVER CREEK 0 (2 OT) at Pueblo Centennial H.S. Silver Creek (6-9-1) ........................... 0 0 0— 0 Pueblo Centennial (13-3) ................... 0 0 1— 1 Goal — PC: Mallory O’Brien.

Assist — PC: Christa Rogers.

Goalkeepers (Min.-Goals allowed-Saves) — SC: Megan Jedrzejewski (103-1-3). PC: Kaylin Berry (1030-3).

——— CORONADO 3, NIWOT 1 at Wasson H.S. Niwot (6-10) ......................................

0 1— 1 Coronado (10-6) ................................

2 1— 3 Goals — N: Maria Fayeulle. C: Esquibel, Stauffer, Vandersluis.

Assists — C: Lauer, Ruder.

Goalkeepers (Min.-Goals allowed-Saves) — N: Kim Schoep (80-3-8). C: Lambert (80-1-6).

——— VALOR CHRISTIAN 4, FREDERICK 0 at Valor Christian H.S. Frederick (10-5-1)..............................

0 0— 0 Valor Christiain (13-1-1) ....................

3 1— 4 Goals — VC: Brown, Meyers, Gibson, Hinkle.

Assists — VC: Hinkle 2, Brown.

Goalkeepers (Min.-Goals allowed-Saves) — F: Alex Godinez (80-4-17), VC: Norman (80-0-3).

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An island unto itself at Players Championship

By Doug Ferguson The Associated Press

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The Players Championship has all the ingredients of the fifth biggest tournament in golf.

It has the largest purse of any tournament at $9.5 million, with the winner getting nearly as much as Arnold Palmer earned in his PGA Tour career. From top to bottom, it has the strongest field of the year. The list of winners in 30 years at the TPC Sawgrass includes Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.

But to all fans, and most players, mention the tournament and the first thing that comes to mind is an island.

The Players Championship begins today, and there will be a steady stream of traffic through the gates and toward the 17th hole, with an island green that makes it one of the most infamous holes in the world.

By the weekend, it turns into the Jacksonville’s biggest sideshow this side of the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party when Florida and Georgia play football.

“I think our pension is funded by beers sold on 17,” Paul Goydos said.

The signature hole on the TPC Sawgrass measures only 137 yards on the scorecard and is surrounded by water, an idea that Alice Dye drew up on the back of a cocktail napkin.

“It’s do-or-die, and I think spectators love that,” Luke Donald said. “Most of the other holes are pretty regular holes that you see week in and week out, but 17 is unique.”

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SPORTS IN BRIEF AUTO RACING CONCORD, N.C. — Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne will miss his third straight race this weekend when Kevin Swindell fills in for him at Dover International Speedway. Bayne spent a week at the Mayo Clinic undergoing treatment for what doctors have called an inflammatory condition. He was released last Thursday. ●

BASEBALL ● PITTSBURGH — The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed reliever Hong-Chih Kuo on the 15-day disabled list due to an anxiety disorder. Manager Don Mattingly declined to talk about specifics of Kuo’s status before Wednesday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, but said he could be out long-term.

ATLANTA — Braves right-hander Peter Moylan will have surgery to repair a bulging disc in his lower back, leaving the team without a key reliever as it awaits an update on the status of right fielder Jason Heyward. Heyward did not start against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night after he left Tuesday’s game with discomfort in his right shoulder and numbness in his hand. ●

HOUSTON — Houston businessman Jim Crane is close to finally owning a baseball team, nearing a deal to purchase the Astros. Owner Drayton McLane said in a phone interview Wednesday that the team has been negotiating with Crane’s group “for several weeks,” but that no contracts have been signed. He said the deal could be reached next week, but the process could take longer. ●

● NEW YORK — Phillies second baseman Kevin Frandsen has been suspended for 50 games following a positive test under baseball’s minor league drug program.

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Stuart Appleby hits from the tee during a practice round for The Players Championship on Wednesday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The PGA Tour will offer live streaming on its website at the 17th, and asked several players their strategy on the hole. Lucas Glover spoke for most when he said, “Hit it where I can hit it again.”

The island green is so much a part of the tournament that NBC Sports is devoting 11 cameras to the hole, which includes two periscope cams out of the water that can turn 360 degrees.

The 17th green rarely decides who wins, rather who loses.

The PGA Tour decided to make the 17th the suddendeath playoff hole in 2008.

Sergio Garcia hit the green, Goydos did not. Sean O’Hair was two shots behind Phil Mickelson in 2007 when his 9-iron carried just enough over the green — all it takes is an inch — and went into the water. He went from second place to 11th place, a difference of $747,000.

● CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs put catcher Geovany Soto on the 15-day disabled list with a left groin strain Wednesday and recalled catcher Welington Castillo from Triple-A Iowa.

BASKETBALL ● SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Former NBA and University of Michigan player Robert “Tractor” Traylor has died. He was 34. Police in San Juan, Puerto Rico, said in a statement he was found dead Wednesday on the bedroom floor of his oceanfront apartment. Police and the Bayamon Cowboys basketball team said he had been missing for a few days and apparently died from a heart attack.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL ● COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Mark Turgeon says he turned down plenty of jobs during his four years at Texas A&M, until Maryland came calling — then it was time to go. Turgeon was introduced as the Terrapins’ new coach Wednesday, two days after signing on to become the successor to Gary Williams.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ● WASHINGTON — The Fiesta Bowl will be allowed to remain part of the Bowl Championship Series, though it must pay a $1 million fine for apparent illegal campaign contributions and inappropriate spending.

The BCS presidential oversight committee, which made the decision Wednesday, also attached several other conditions as it let the Fiesta Bowl remain part of the system for deciding college football’s national champion. They included steps to strengthen the Fiesta Bowl’s board along with greater supervision of executives to make sure the problems are not repeated, according to materials obtained by The Associated Press.

CYCLING ● ORVIETO, Italy — Pieter Weening raced solo the final six miles to win Wednesday’s fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia and take race’s overall lead. The Rabobank rider covered the 118-mile stage from Piombino to Orvieto in 4 hours, 54 minutes, 49 seconds. He finished 8 seconds ahead of Fabio Duarte, who outsprinted Jose Perez in third.

GOLF ● PEDRENA, Spain — With the sound of a bagpipe filling the air, some of Europe’s greatest golfers joined family, friends and local residents Wednesday for the funeral of Seve Ballesteros in his native fishing village in northern Spain. Ryder Cup captains Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie, Sam Torrance and Jose Maria Olazabal marched together in silence as part of the procession from Ballesteros’ family home to the church of San Pedro de Pedrena. Ballesteros, a fivetime major winner and Ryder Cup stalwart who revived European golf, died Saturday at age 54 from complications of a cancerous brain tumor.

HOCKEY ● BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Jaromir Jagr gave hockey fans back in the United States a reminder of his offensive skills Wednesday. The 39-year-old former NHL star scored a hat trick to lead the defending champion Czech Republic to a 4-0 win over the Americans in the quarterfinals of the ice hockey world championship. The Czechs will meet Sweden in the semifinals Friday. Martin Thornberg had two goals and Patrik Berglund scored his sixth goal at the worlds and added two assists to help the Swedes beat Germany 5-2.

TENNIS ● ROME — Rafael Nadal struggled past 148thranked qualifier Paolo Lorenzi 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-0 in his opening match at the Italian Open on Wednesday, looking far from the form that has helped him dominate on clay for six years. It marked the third consecutive match in which Nadal dropped the first set, having also rallied to beat Roger Federer in a Madrid Open semifinal and then losing in straight sets to Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s final. Nadal has never lost consecutive matches on his favorite surface. The world’s No. 1 player couldn’t recall the last time he played so poorly on clay.

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6001

for Rent

0 App Fee-$100 off 1st 2 mos Lg 3 bdrm, 2 ba, gar, water paid. No dogs. 303-682-2525 1 -RENT TO OWN! 3 bdrm, 2 ba, A/C, W/D, $1395/mo.

866-810-1446 x1032 (24/hr free rec msg)

2, 3, 4 Bedroom Homes 1624 19th Ave. 2245 Whistler Dr. 154 Grant St. 1309 Hilltop Dr. 411 Verdant Call PMP 303-776-RENT

Apartments for Rent

• FREE Washer/Dryer & Carport • Wood-burning fireplace • Large balconies/patios • Approved pets accepted • MTM leases available • Within walking distance of shopping, restaurants & RTD • On line leasing available • One bdr, 1 bath starting at $749

2400 17th Avenue, Longmont, Colorado 80503

303-772-4667

*www.victoriainnapts.com 6007

Duplexes

3 BDRM, attached gar, 1-3/4 bath, fenced backyard, unfin bsmt $900. 303-905-6600

Duplex/Condo

2-3 Bedroom 1419 Red Mountain 1703 Whitehall Dr 805 Summerhawk 1000 Harmon Place Call PMP, 303-776-RENT

6009 Housemates/ Roommates

1, 2 & 3 BEDROOMS: laundry.

Wtr, trash, sewer pd

900 SF Private lower level 1BR apt w/ kitchenette share entry. Utils & cable pd N/S/P $500/$350 dep. Call(303)682-3246

ROOMS & Apartments Weekly/Monthly, from $100/week. Utililties included. (303)931-7108

VALUE PLACE FIRESTONE

MALE looking for same to share house. Lge rm.

Don 720-203-6969

6010

Rooms for Rent

Subterranean 3Room space + private bath, shared laundry/kitchen $600/month, Sheryl 720-253-6097

6014

Wanted to Rent

Responsible older male

New Extended Stay Hotel $199.99/Week* 1st 2 weeks ONLY Perfect for visiting friends & family!

I-25 & Hwy 119, Longmont exit 240. 303-485-0040 Bring ad to qualify. *Expires 5/31/11 *New Guests Only*

Townhomes/ 6002 Condos for Rent

needs rural house or apt to rent w/ space for 2 mini donkeys.

303-772-8425

Wanted to Rent Carriage house or 1 bdrm apt for college couple with two cats.

Needs affordable rent.

303-772-7715.

6015

Retail Space for Lease

2773 SQ FTBusy shopping center, 1116 Francis St, $825.

Alert RE (303)776-5156

6016

Office Space for Lease

1400 SF. professional office suites, 8 offices, waiting room, reception area, storNEW Very Nice Town- age, all ground floor, plenty home 3 bdrm, 2.5 ba, of parking. (303)956-1141 full bsmt, 2-car gar, $250/mo, 110-5000 SFft avail 5/15. Pets OK 2432 Main, $1300. 303-641-2380 Four Seasons Realty.

2442 Tyrrhenian 4BR, 3 303-875-1345.

BA, 2 cars, fenced yard Apts. for Pets neg $1900/mo Rent Furnished 500 to 2500 SF, can divide.

Call Bill or Shelly On site prkg, Good expo303-776-0684 NO lease,dep or credit sure. 303-523-3369 chk Wkly/4-wk, 2 ACRE Building Site in 303-776-2185 ALSO RV OFFICE SPACE For Rent Rainbow Lake Estates, SITES AVAIL! Holistic Wellness Berthoud. HUGE price Center. (720)280-9047 reduction! $89,000 Steve Conder Duplexes PROFESSIONAL Offices 303-514-3706 N. Longmont. 150 to 825 SF Single & 3 office 2 BDRM, 1 BA, beautiful 2008 Yeager Dr 2BD, 1BA, suite. All ground level, old Town. Gar, fncd yd, w/d, fenced yard, 1 car, pets 2 entr, great prkg. n/s/p $895 neg $850/mo Call Bill or 303-956-1141 303-682-5985 Shelly 303-776-0684 23 TELLURIDE PL 5 bdrm, 2 ba, frpl, 2 car, large fncd yd. $1500. Pets Onego. Avail June 1st.

Pennant Inv. (303)447-8988

Apartments for Rent

6001

APARTMENTS

EASTGLEN APTS 630 Lashley, Longmont

(303)682-2943

General Help

3250

Operate your own business with potential proďŹ t of

Available now. Patio home in The Shores. 3BR.s, 2 baths, 2 car garage. Pool privileges. $1300/month plus deposit. No Pets.

Sandy, 303-746-0345.

CLEAN 3 bedroom home, fncd yard, W/D hkup. $950. 31 Marshall Pl Unit A. (720)371-4624

General Help

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

723 Kimbark St 2 bdrm, 1 ba, fenced yard, pets nego. $1000/mo Bill 303-776-0684

Lots & Tracts

2 ACRE LOTS WEST OF BERTHOUD. Great Views!

Vanity w/4 drawer dress- $149,900.

Four Seasons er $150 303-651-1834 RE, Fred (720)494-2133.

1950’s dresser 4 drawHomes ers $50 303-651-1834

Colorado Gun Collectors 46th Annual Gun Show Saturday, May 14 9am - 5pm Sunday, May 15 9am - 3pm Denver Merch Mart I-25 & 58th Ave Exit #215 Admission $8

3 BDRM, 2 ba, hardwood & carpet, A/C, W/D hkup, bsmt, fncd yd. No P/S. NW Platteville $1175 FirstTree Property 303-772-5858

2BR, 2BA Condo 1 car Double Wide 3BR, 2BA gar, W/D, 1000sq ft, gas covered patio, carport, frpl, AC, wtr/swr inclRoyal MHP South Long- $1100/mo 303-859-0093 mont $26,500, Excellent condition 303-775-7402

Parts for garage door opener & remote, new. $40 303-772-3168

China Buffet, nice $150 & 2 milk cans $40 piece. 303-651-1834

3 bdrm, 2 ba, 2 car gar, N/S, pets? No Sec 8 In Firestone $1100 + dep.

303-833-3200

3250

HORSE PROPERTY Two-story, 2 bedroom, 2 bath home. Includes all appliances. With barn, stable & 2 car garage on 20 acres. Located at Niwot & County Line Rd $1,500/mo. 303-464-8170

COST REDUCED Lake Memberships Foothills Fish Game Club $950 Total call 303-901-8857

4460

Homes for Rent

4200 SF, 3 bdrm, 3 ba on 1 acre near IBM, Seagate, Amgen. Lgmt $2,975 plus utils. Non-smkg.

303-478-3207.

Exquisite Crestone Retreat!

Home Furnishings

4210

Executive Opportunity to Create Wealth. Visit www.CoachBartko.com 303-539-0185

Danbury & Franklin Mint Collectible Cars & Trucks Pd $120, Selling for $75 each 303-709-1853

Golf Clubs w/ Pull Carts & Bag. Mens $175, Wmns Umbrellas $7.50 New in box Driod 2 Veri- $110. zon phone global sim 303-772-1715 incld $275 303-772-7457 Wanted reloading equip, ammo, knives, guns, Coolers/Air military, archery & gold & silver coins. 303-587-5194 Conditioners

Business

4750 Opportunities

4340 Hobbies & Crafts

4420 Hunting/Fishing

Longmont Humane Society Low-cost spay/neuter clinic, $50-$90. 303-772-1232

J&L’s Second Chance Buys household items tools, furniture or ???

1333 Coffman 720-340-4096

6000

18-1557804

place your ad

THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011

6017 Indust./Comm’l for Lease 912 Second Street Units A, B Berthoud 6120 sq ft $3550/mo. or 4080 sq ft $2375/mo. or 2040 sq ft $1190/mo.

Plus Utilities 3 Phase Electric 2367 W. 8th, faces Wilson Loveland 1200 sq ft $950/mo Plus Utilities Light Industrial, Office or Retail Contact Shelley 970-430-4235

MOVE YOUR HOUSE

List your house and start packing. $75, 5 lines, 30 days Place your ad.

Call 303-466-3636 or 970-635-3650 Or visit FrontRangeClassifieds.com TWO Industrial/Comm spaces for rent in Lyons. Please call 303-823-6821 /775-9556 WAREHOUSE / SHOP I-25 North, Exit 245, 50’ x 60’, 16’ ceiling,2 OH doors, 3-phase elect. Rent nego.

303-546-6881

6018

Storage Space for Lease

CLEAN, secure, 10x20’ dry storage close to HWY 287 $100.

Forrest (303)444-9555 INDOOR GARAGE & Commercial Storage 20x40x16 w/14x14 doors start at $300.

20x50x16 w/ 30 amp elect, man door & pwr dooropener start at $450. Garage Storage LLC, 4070 Camelot Cir, located I25 Business Park. I-25 & Hwy-66.

970-535- 6074 www.Longmont-storage.com

7522

Auto Repair

6005

6007

COLLECTOR CAR STARS Classic Car Restoration. It’s the right time to get that antique or classic car ready for summer cruisin’, shows or just for fun. See us for maintenance, repair & restoration.

100 S Bowen Cir, Ste BLongmont, CO. 303-919-1301

Services Guide C2

place yoUr ad: Auto

0310 Service/Repair

0710 Concrete/Paving 0920 Errand Services 1150 Treys Concrete/Excavating & Landscaping Free estimates 720-217-8334

Autos 0330 Wanted to Buy

CONCRETE FLATWORK Drives, sidewalks, new/ tear-out. Free estimate.

Call 303-702-1954

1960’s Porsche Wanted 970-785-2044

Carpenters

GENERAL CONTRACTOR Don’t hire a handyman to do a contractors job. Baths, kitchens, bsmnts, additions Licensed/insured, Rich 303-522-7482 CUSTOM CARPENTRY Enter. centers, cabinets, mantles, tables & more. 30 yrs. exp.

Tim, 303-887-4601.

0480 Carpet Cleaning ARROW CARPET

Truck mounted (steam), latest tech, 18 years, low rates. 303-651-3691

0670

Computer Service/Repair

0774

Decks

www.oscdecks.com OUTDOOR STRUCTURE COMPANY Making your yard the favorite room in the house. Custom decks & landscape structures. (303)833-5115

0860

Drywall

All Phases of Drywall Patches & All Texture Int/Ext Paint Tile/Trim Popcorn Ceiling Removal Call Gonzalo for Free Estimate 720-975-7639 ROSS DRYWALL 40 yrs exp Small repairs, hanging, finishing & spraying.

Free estimates.

303-746-7526

D & K Interiors

Frame, drywall, finish, texture, patch.

Resid/Comm, Lic & Ins’d.

303-702-9974.

Errand Service Sal’s Errand Service When you need a helping hand or just more time in your day.

303-525-1556

0970 Fencing/Decks MOYER FENCE SRV Fence replacement, repair & new installation. 5 yr warranty on workmanship. Lic & Ins. Locally owned & operated.

303-678-1619 LEROY’S CUSTOM Fences. All types, new & repair. 32 yrs exp. Lic/Ins.303-444-4127 / 720-272-8440.

SPECIAL: 6-ft privacy cedar fence. #1 Cedar. $12.75/per foot.

720-252-8268 Place your ad.

Call 303-466-3636 or 970-635-3650

1146

Gutters

A & B Seamless Rain Gutters 303-834-8620

Call for Free Estimates

1150

Handyman

Handyman

WEEKEND SPECIALIST New & Old Projects. Call for help. Lic & Ins. Free est. VISA/MC (303)776-7490

1170

Hauling

OUTA HERE!!

Fast, Dependable.

Junk, Moves, Appl’s Yd Debris.

303-870-0926

Affordable Hauling Will Haul your junk/ moving services.

For est today!

720-217-5835 HAULING & RECYCLING Scrap metal, junk cars, applcs, clean-ups, 6 days, quick response.

303-682-9711 AFFORDABLE HAULING Trash, rental cleanups, estates, evictions 303-651-0292

Heating/

1210 Air Conditioning

ROSS DRYWALL 40 yrs exp: Small repairs, hanging, finishing & spraying. Free estimates.

303-746-7526

0710 Concrete/Paving

QUALITY DRYWALL Drywaller since 1970.

Call Chuck, (303)772-4490.

ASPEN CONCRETE

0880

Electricians

Providing Professional Concrete Services.

Res &Comm. Greg, 303-944-0648

HANDYMAN Small Jobs Carpentry, Plumbing Elect, Free est, 303-517-4086

L&L Enterprises Flatwork Concrete Colored/Stamped, Driveways, Patios, Decks & Pergolas: Licensed & Insured.

(303)746-0298

Home Services w/ Integrity Your full service contractor w/25 yrs exp in all aspects of res. remodel & repair. Tile, drywall, paint, remodel, carpentry. Lic/Ins Jerry, 303-717-5744

EAGLE ELECTRIC Resid/Comm/Prop Mgt Add/upgrade panel, Prompt quality work.

Lic&Ins 303-503-0427

D.C.C. Concrete Brick & Stone. All Phases of concrete, Basements Driveways, R & R’s, Patio’s Stamped-Colored, Deco Lic, Bonded & Insured Call:720-365-2146

B.A.R. Electric Co, Inc

SUNNY CONCRETE All Types of Flatwork Custom Work Free Est Lic’d & Ins’d.

720-217-6891

ALL TYPES ELECTRICAL 30+ yrs in Longmont All types of srvc work. cceelect@hotmail.com 303.776.9502

Great Prices, Great Quality.

Serving the Front Range Brett Ratner, Master 303-772-0666

Honey-Do Maintenance 303-775-0053 Complete Home Repair Remodel Electrical Painting Plumbing Lic/Ins, Visa/MC. Ask for Jim JACK OF ALL TRADES 22 yrs exp building & fixing things & so much more! Exc Ref’s.

Greg Parmentier 720-480-8076 GL MAINTENANCENo job too small.

Quality work at low cost. Free est’s.

720-472-9558

HEATING & COOLING We will beat any reasonable competitors price by at least 10%.

Grafner Htg. & Cooling 303-530-1254

1290 Housekeeping Looking for a trustworthy, long term, non-smoking, basic dependable and affordable American housecleaner? That would be me Dawn E. Lawson. I have been cleaning in the Longmont area for over 20 years, I am self-motivated, consistent and very meticulous. I am looking for bi-monthly housecleaning clients ONLY. I supply all materials needed.

References Available, (303)775-7218 HOME & OFFICE CLEANING Affordable & Reliable.

Bonded/Insured.

10 years exp.

Supplies included. Nicole (303)579-7659 Spring Cleaning Time!

Discount Specials.

Lois Cleaning Srvc, 303-776-4321

1365

Landscaping

Greenscape Landscaping

Complete Landscaping & Lawn Maintenance Srvc is always in session.

Lic & Ins. 303-485-6935

FULL HOUSE Handyman, remodeling &repairs. Lic/bnd/ins, Mber BBB. Visa/MC 303-684-8587

or 970-635-3650

Viruses Networks Upgrades, Data recovery PC’s & laptops (303)883-1506 www.lanmann.com

1290 Housekeeping

Rick’s Handyman Services Remodel, repair, install, paint. Int/ext.

Free est. No job too small. 303-651-2578

PLACE YOUR AD. Call 303.466.3636

10 Yrs. Experience. Free Estimates, Bonded/Insured.

Call (720)329-9369

Nissen Cleaning

Weekly/ Monthly/ Vacancies Short Notices Welcome Linda, (303)827-1236 Bonded - Flat Rate

Tired of Sloppy Cleaning? I take pride in my work!

14yrs exp. Connie, 303-506-6041 Cleaning in Action Clean w/non-harmful products. Exp. Maria, 720-434-3401 SEA BREEZE Res Housekeeping Natalia, 970-535-0659

1291

Cleaning Services

MOONLIGHT CLEANING Honest & Reliable reasonable rates, supplies, incl. Free est.

303-746-9146

1365

Landscaping

BINGHAM BROTHERS LAWN SERVICE Call today to schedule all your lawn care needs! Very competitive weekly mow prices! We are local, dependable & affordable! Licensed & Insured. Call today 303-833-6980 or 303-587-1509 AERATION- Call us NOW to get on the list for Spring Aeration & Lawn Mowing.

Residential/Comml Landscaping and Bush Trimming. 30 years exp. Lic. & Ins. (303)772-3647

ROTOTILLING

Heavy duty tiller for professional results!

Most gardens $35-$40 Rich planter’s mix delivered.

303-870-0926 Landscape Design & Installation - new & renov sprkler sys, stonework.

Concrete Work - retaining walls, patios, walkway Weekly maint. Lic/ Ins. Call 303-776-6621 Blue Vista Landscape.

Garage Sales

HOFFMANN LAWN CARE Complete Lawn Service Mow, aerate, power rake, fertilizer, clean-up, sprnklr maintenance.

303-776-7429 SEA BREEZE Landscape Complete Landscaping Lawn maintaince seabreeze landscaping.com Miguel Martinez, 970-535-0659 720-934-1735 J.V. LANDSCAPING. New & old landscape.

Sprinkler system, lay sod & rock. Clean-ups & concrete flatwork.

Juan (720)934-3251 or (303)651-2847 Help me with college, satisfaction guar.

Most Aerations-$30 Mowing-$25 Walker Family 303-776-7866 JM Landscaping Sprklers, clean ups, lay sod & rock, concrete, retaining walls, Power rake, aeration & more (303)485-6927 YARD WORK & Cleanup Mowing, aerate, rototilling, trimming, rock, sod, patios & fences.

LOW prices!

Call (720)244-0802 DECKED OUT Lawn Srvc Aerate & Fert, Dethatch, Clean-ups, Sprinkler repair, Wkly mowing. Free Est BBB Mem. 720-341-4213 Yard Clean-up, Mowing Tree trimming, Aeration, Fertilizing & more 303-437-4169 or 303-437-4415 D & L Lawn Maintenance Aeration & Rototilling.

Spring Clean Up/Weekly Mowing/Lawn Maint Call 303-817-3659 “See my yard & you decide“ 1 man yard service. Dale E. Lynn, 303-776-1569 AERATION Most lawns only $35.

303-682-0670 Complete Landscape Svcs Sprinklers - Sod - Fences -Trees - Patios - Walls Free Est 303-829-0502 Aeration & Rototilling 39 years experience.

Klug Lawn Svc, 303-776-6390 LONGS PEAK AERATION (303)651-7583

Garage Sales Garage Sales 3758 Central Boulder 3851 Hygiene

Saturday, May 14, 8am - 2pm Benefiting a Local BVSD School Great Items donated by 1,000+ CU students.

Clothes, electronics, furnishings & more at bargain prices.

We want to sell everything!

Sale at Williams Village Towers Baseline and 30th, just off US 36 across from the Broker Inn.

3847

Garage Sales Firestone/ Frederick

Hygiene Methodist Church Rummage & Bake Sale 8:30am - 4:30pm

Fri & Sat 7542 Hygiene Road

PLACE YOUR AD. Call 303.466.3636 or 970-635-3650

Sales 3852 Garage Johnstown Friday 8-4, Saturday 8-2 6086 Highway 60 1/2 mile west of Johnstown - 5th wheel camper, motorcycles, ice cream parlor set, lawnmower, craftsman chop saw, yard & hand tools, Western art & collectibles & much more!

Garage Sales

3853 Longmont NE St Vrain Ranch, Colo Blvd & Sable Fri 5/13 & Sat 5/14 8am-3pm. Multi Family Garage Sale.

BLOCK SALE CAPISTRANO WAY SAT. & SUN. MAY 14 &15 8am-Noon Tools, garden equipment, sporting goods, appliances, clothing, computers and more Need Stuff?

We have LOTS of stuff!

Prairie Greens Community Sale 8am - 2pm Friday & Saturday

North of Highway 52, off Frederick Way

3850

Garage Sales Gunbarrel

5365 Oak Tree Ct, Gunnbarrel (just 2 blocks off of Lookout & club house) Fri 13th & Sat 14th 8am-4pm Grandma’s moving on!

Antiques, appliances, Casio keyboard, plants, CDs, tape, VHS, books, sofa tables, chairs, DVDs, TVs ( 21“ & 26“), picture frames galore, seasonal decor, men& womens clothes childrens books toys & more. No early birds.

Longview Annual Community Garage Sale Hwy 119 & County Line RD 3 1/2 9am-5pm Fri 5/13 & Sat 5/14 Community Wide Garage Sale May 14th (rain date May 21st) Golden Bear Community, main entrance is on 17th east of Pace. 8am-2pm Household items furniture toys books. (Many homes have garages off the alley) Fri 5/13 & Sat 5/14 9-1 Cleaning out the basement!

Household goods, knick knack’s, men/ women’s clothes furniture ladders, foos ball game, frames, etc.

548 St. Andrews Dr. A QUARTER GOES A LONG WAY at 1357 Mount Evans Dr! One day only — Saturday, May 14th from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Boys & girls toys & clothes size 2T-4T. Women’s clothes size S-M & 6-10. Household misc. Many items 25 cents - $1!

Just Be Financially thrifty at this sale!

Friday & Saturday 9-3 Snowmobiles, saddle, washer & dryer, miscellaneous household items & auto.

13976 N. 115th Street 287 to Hwy. 66 E to 115th, appx. 1 3/4 miles

Garage Sales 3854 Longmont NW

Garage Sales 3856 Longmont SW

MULTI-FAMILY Garage Sale, Thurs 5/12 - Sat 5/14: 8 AM-5PM TV, Furniture, Clothes, Kitchen, Jewelry, Camping, Misc.

658 CLARENDON DRIVE

DOUBLE SALE 3623/3616 Kenyon Lane, Friday/Saturday May 13-14th 8am-3pm Vintage furniture, piano, toys. Collectibles, clothes, kitchenware, DVDs, VHS, books/mags free w/ purchase. Nonsmoking homes.

HWNA Garage Sale Sat 5/14 8am-3pm 722 8th Ave - General it.

1019 8th Ave - Baby it.

Pratt Street: 542 - General Items 546 - General items 625 - Treadmill, kids & household items 6th & Lincoln St - General 825 6th Ave - Original Art, guitar.

1430 Sruce St - Paintings, bookcases 902 5th Ave - Antiques Bross Street: 520 - General items 521 - Kids items 646 - 52“ projector TV, ent. ctr., coffee table Bowen Street: 518 - Kayak 534 - Roll top desk 736 - Wicker, ent. ctr.

830 - Lincoln Assassination 1860’s paper.

Books(children’s & paperbacks), lots of good clothes for men, glassware, linens, pans, puzzles, school supplies, towels, toys, videos, misc.

Friday 8a-2p 1424 & 1428 Whitehall Dr

Garage Sales 3854 Longmont NW Rain or Shine!

HUGE INDOOR MOVING SALE Everything must go 50% off or best offer final last 2 days!

New items this week, tools, sporting goods, antiques, seasonal & household items & clothing.

No early sales Cash only.

May 13 & 14, 8am-4pm.

12729 Anhawa Ave.

PLACE YOUR AD. Call 303.466.3636 or 970-635-3650

3714 Mountain View Ave Saturday, May 14 7:30am - 12:30pm Electric lawnmower, shop vac, ladies golf clubs, toaster oven, garden hoses and miscellaneous household items

HUGE MOVING SALE FRI & SAT 8AM -12N 2529 Mtn. View Ave. Bowflex Extreme, King bed, solid wood furniture, crib, tables, queen headbrd, dog cages, cabinets, commerical shelving, clothes, bookshelf, lamp, yard tools, gas trimmer

Multi Family Yard Sale Fri & Sat 8am-2pm 1536 Foster Ct. Furniture, tools, children’s stuff, bookcases, dishes, kitchenware & more!

PLACE YOUR AD. Call 303.466.3636 or 970-635-3650

GARAGE SALE

RUMMAGE BAKE SALE Fri 9-5 & Sat 9-1 Christ Congregation Church

1240 Francis St FCCLA GARAGE SALE

Raising money to go to NATIONALS! Sat & Sun, May14 & 15 We are selling clothes, toys, household utilities, knick knacks, and cady wacks!

As well as baked goods!!!

We will also take your empty pop cans! At the New Beginnings Child Care center 647 17th Ave From 8am-1pm!!

GARAGE SALE

Fri & Sat 9am-5pm May 14 & 15 Hand tools, 6 ft drill press, radial arm saw, clothes, auto parts, ’95 Jeep Cherokee, misc household.

2554 Cambridge Dr

Antique table, linens & buttons, bowling ball, books, Xmas ornaments, clothes, lamps, lounge chair, picture frames & more.

Fri 9-2 & Sat 8-12 2418 Spencer St

3855

Garage Sales Longmont SE

MOVING SALE

All must go!

Homeschool supplies, shelves, furniture, clothing & more.

Fri & Sat 7am-4pm 413 Morgan Rd

3856

Garage Sales Longmont SW

Rainbow Ridge HOA Neighborhood Annual Garage Sale Multi-Multi-Multi Families Friday May 13th thru Sunday May 15th 8:00am until ???

Sporting goods, furniture, small appliances, clothing, toys, handmade jewelry and much more

Landscaping

1590

Painting

MR GREENTHUMB Landscape & Lawncare

1430 Lawn Service Lawn mowing, yard work, clean up, reliable, independent, 25 yrs experience Mike 303-589-4123 Mowing, aeration, fertilizer $29 EACH 303-485-2427

1440

Lawnmower Repair

Lawnmowers - Riding Mowers - Rototillers Repairs - Pickup 303-776-3490

1456 Maintenance ANNABELLE’S

PROPERTY MITIGATION BRUSH /STUMP/ EXCAVATING TREE & DEADFALL REMOVAL WILD FIRE PREVENTION CLEAN UP/HAUL AWAY

(303) 827-3281

1470

Masonry

GARCIA CONCRETE Color concrete, driveways, patios, sidewalks, tear out & replace. Resid/Comm.

FREE est. Lic/Ins. Call (303)709-9758/ (303)776-0688

1535

Satisfaction Guaranteed Int/Ext Free Est Warranty incl. Ins Serving Longmont for 19 years.

Member BBB & Chamber of Commerce

PerfectionPaintingCo.

303-682-0570

Butler Painting - Int/Ext Res/Com. 20 yrs exp. Deck refin. Ref/Ins 970-535-0447

1640

Pet Care/ Services

PET GROOMING Topknot & Tails, Since 1985. All breeds.

Small, safe, quiet.

303-651-3585

1670

Plumbing

All Star Plumbing Co Service/Repair New installs, Gas lines, wtr heaters, drain cleaning, Free est, 720-882-7610 PLUMBING Repairs & drain srvcs, 30 yrs exp, 303-507-7507

1800 Roofing/Gutters AAA Roofing

Professional work, exp’ d most lawns $25.

JC Mowing Joe 720-470-1918

Repairs or complete roof.

Free roofing estimates.

Dennis Sindelir 303-776-7452

CALL UNCLE ROY

1550

FLUTE Lessons All Levels Ages 9 & up, 20+ yrs. exp.

Cindy Schlagel 303-776-2002

1590

Painting

Prof Painting Int/Ext Serving Longmont & surrounding areas 25 yrs.

Free est, refs. Gene 303-651-0292 The Traveling Paintress Inter & Exter painting and wallpaper.

Licensed & insured.

Cyndi 303-651-7335.

2100

Sprinkler Systems

ARK SPRINKLERS

& LANDSCAPE Spring turn-on & repair, Free install est.

Ask about our Spring Install Discount!

Fast & reliable, 20 yrs exp.

Call John,

303-550-1619 A-1 QUALITY Sprinklers

Design & Install Repairs VISA/MC (303)651-2995

2240

Tile

QUALITY INSTALLTIONS & Repairs. Free Estimates. See my work at: www.TimTheTileMan.com 303-485-TILE (8453)

PLACE YOUR AD. Call 303.466.3636 or 970-635-3650

Installation & Repairs, Laminate Flooring 720-329-8065

2255

Towing

$180 MINIMUM PAY 4 JUNK CARS, TRUCKS & SUV’s (720)297-6686

2270 Tree Services

Lawn Care & Rototilling.

303-746-0162

Musical Services

A RELIABLE ROOFING Free Est Lic/Ins. Wrt Guar.John O’Connor 303-439-0041

ROCKY MOUNTAIN TILE MARBLE & STONE Lic. & Ins. Free Est’s.

720-938-4675, Kirk

Mowing

Residential Mowing

1800 Roofing/Gutters JON WALTER ROOFING MC/Visa accepted.

Lic & Ins. Re-roof &O Repairs. Over 30 yrs exp.Hail Specialists, Member of BBB. 303-828-5480

720-436-9379

place yoUr ad:

Sales 3853 Garage Longmont NE

High Quality Low Prices

1365

CHUCKS TREE SERVICE

£ROOF CHECK INC

25 years serving Colo. All types of roofing.

Residential & Comm. Licensed & Insured. Free Estimates. (303)678-7828

CREATIVE ROOFING

All types & repairs. Quality we both can be proud of.

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Golden Pond Estates 9th & Allen Furniture, collectibles, housewares, children’s items & more.

Fri, Sat & Sun 8am-2pm MEADOWVIEW SUBDIVIDION GARAGE SALE Sat. May 14 8:30-4:00 Multiple families(25+) in SW Longmont off Airport Rd, near Nelson & Clover Basin (north of 119/Diagonal,) Baby clothes, household items, toys, funiture, sport equipment, and more... Sponsored by ’The Spreder Team’ with Colorado Landmark, Realtors

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SUMMONS OF MISSING SPOUSE: DANIEL JAMES DURAN, JR. Case No. 10FL07809 I, Denise M. Cisneros has filed for divorce and you have 30 days to file a Response with the Sacramento California Divorce Court or a default judgment will be granted and I will have sole custody of our three children.

Published in the Times-Call, Longmont, Colorado April 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2011

claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Larimer County, Colorado on or before September 12, 2011, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative Janet Cyr Helfrecht 114 S. Hampton Drive Jupiter, FL 33458 Attorney for Person Representative Thomas L. Beckmann, P.C. 2907 17th Ave, Suite A Longmont, CO 80503 303-776-7700 Publish: Loveland Reporter-Herald May 12, 19, 26, 2011 ad# 5509080

COLORADO REQUEST FOR BIDS & PROPOSALS To view current postings of Requests for Bid & Proposal Solicitations for the City of visit Longmont, http://www.rockymount ainbidsystem.com If you have questions regarding this procedure, feel free to contact City of Longmont Purchasing & Contracts Office between 8:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at 303-651-8349.

CITY OF LONGMONT Danielle Hinz Purchasing & Contracts Manager Published: Times-Call, Longmont, Colorado May 12, 2011 ad 5509193

HUGE KID’S SALE Just Between Friends May 13-16 Fri & Sat: 9am-7pm; NOTICE TO CREDITORS Sun: 9am-3pm Estate of Keith P. Cyr, Mon: 9am-7pm also known as Boulder County FairKeith Paul Cyr, grounds in Longmont.

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TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Thursday, May 12, the 132nd day of 2011. There are 233 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On May 12, 1937, Britain’s King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey; his wife, Elizabeth, was crowned as queen consort.

On this date: In 1932, the body of Charles Lindbergh Jr., the kidnapped son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, was found in a wooded area near Hopewell, N.J. In 1943, during World War II, Axis forces in North Africa surrendered.

In 1949, the Soviet Union lifted the Berlin Blockade, which the Western powers had succeeded in circumventing with their Berlin Airlift.

In 1958, the United States and Canada signed an agreement to create the North American Air Defense Command (later the

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North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD for short).

In 1970, the Senate voted unanimously to confirm Harry A. Blackmun as a Supreme Court justice.

In 1978, the Commerce Department said hurricanes would no longer be given only female names.

In 1982, in Fatima, Portugal, security guards overpowered a Spanish priest armed with a bayonet who attacked Pope John Paul II. (In 2008, the pope’s longtime private secretary revealed that the pontiff was slightly wounded in the assault.)

Today’s Birthdays: Baseball Hall-of-Famer Yogi Berra is 86.

Critic John Simon is 86.

Composer Burt Bacharach is 83. Actress Lindsay Crouse is 63. Singer-musician Steve Winwood is 63. Actor Gabriel Byrne is 61. Actor Bruce Boxleitner is 61. Singer Billy Squier is 61. Actor Ving Rhames is 52. Rock musician Billy Duffy is 50. Actor Emilio Estevez is 49. Actress April Grace is 49. Actress Vanessa A. Williams (“Melrose Place”) is 48. Country musician Eddie Kilgallon is 46. Actor Stephen Baldwin is 45. Actor Scott Schwartz is 43. Actress Kim Fields is 42. Actress Samantha Mathis is 41. Actor Mackenzie Astin is 38. Actress Malin Akerman is 33. Actor Jason Biggs is 33.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Thursday, May 12, 2011 ARIES (March 21-April 19): You are judged by the company you keep. If you feel that others are not supporting your goals, then it is time for a frank talk.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you have energy and enthusiasm, you can excel. But you must use common sense before you invest your money.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Words of wisdom and love are the truly valuable things to treasure. Apply your ample common sense to every problem you face, and you will gain cooperation.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Demonstrate solidarity. Group dynamics might not be your cup of tea, but it could be a case of “united we stand, divided we fall.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The “my way or the highway” attitude simply won’t cut it. Add some finesse to your presentations; ask for opinions and offer to compromise.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): An embarrassment of riches is a problem you don’t mind. But going overboard with personal entertainment such as videos and books can upset a savings plan.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Blind faith can be a blessing.

Your physical senses may tell you that that it is time to be skeptical, but your intuitions tell you that everything will be just fine.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Every team needs a cheerleader.

A significant other could champion your cause or support your dreams in a way that improves your reputation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Pull out all the stops.

Cosmic conditions are fabulous for creative endeavors, meeting new people and acting on inspirations.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There is safety in numbers.

A little competition from within your own circle will give you an opportunity to appreciate those who are your best allies.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you want to reap the benefits of being on the winning team, you will need to prove that you can be a team player. Help someone along.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Add one and one to find the answer. Logic might be needed if you want to achieve your goals.

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Wife, daughter ganging up on dad over sleeping arrangements

DEAR ABBY: Our daughter, “Julie,” came home for the weekend so we could meet her new boyfriend, “Scott.” He’s a delightful young man, and my daughter is clearly smitten.

When I suggested Scott sleep in the guest room, Julie and my wife gave me this perplexed look as though I’m from a different planet. In the end, I was deeply disappointed that they shared a bedroom. After 30 years of marriage, this created the first disagreement between my wife and I in a long time.

I’m no prude. My wife and I had our share of premarital mambo, but we always slept in separate rooms while visiting our families before we were married. It was about respect for our parents’ feelings.

I welcome your thoughts, Abby. Is expecting some sense of propriety being a curmudgeonly father? — TRUMPED IN OHIO DEAR TRUMPED: You didn’t mention how long Julie and Scott have been involved, or whether they’re living together — which might have had some bearing on this. However, I keep

out, syllable by syllable, and try to pronounce it — adding, “If I have mispronounced your name, please DEAR ABBY: I work for correct me.” (It probably a company that processes won’t be the first time the orders from a store at a loperson has heard it.) cal mall and have run into DEAR ABBY: I have sevan embarrassing problem. eral old Bibles that are literally falling apart. What’s the proper way of disposing Dear Abby of Bibles? — ROBERT IN Universal Press COLUMBUS, OHIO Syndicate DEAR ROBERT: According to my experts, Protestants can dispose of an old Bible by giving it to someone Our customers come from or by throwing it away if every imaginable ethnic they’re comfortable doing background. When I take a that — the paper and ink are look at some of the names on not “holy.” Old Bibles can althe work orders, I can’t even so be given to a Bible bookbegin to pronounce them. store or Bible book society It’s my job to call these for refurbishing or disposal. customers back to verify deCatholics can either burn tails and schedule installaor bury old Bibles. tions, so what should I do?

Jewish people should call Is it more polite to try to a temple or Jewish cemesound out the name, or to tery and ask if it has a “geapologize right off the bat nizah” — a special place to and ask the proper pronunbury books with the name of ciation? — TONGUE-TIED God in them. (When the geIN ST. PAUL, MINN. nizah is filled, it will be DEAR TONGUE-TIED: closed and buried.)

To lead off the conversation Persons of other religions by stating that you don’t should consult their reliknow how to pronounce gious authority. someone’s name could be Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com extremely off-putting. It or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. would be better to sound it coming back to the fact that under your roof, guests should abide by your rules.

TONIGHT’S TV LISTINGS

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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011

GET FUZZY

BABY BLUES

DILBERT

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM

PAJAMA DIARIES

DOONESBURY By Garry Trudeau

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By Darby Conley HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman

By Scott Adams

ZITS

GARFIELD

By Lynn Johnston PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

By Mike Peters

By Terri Libenson

DENNIS THE MENACE By Hank Ketcham

By Chris Browne

By Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

By Jim Davis

By Stephan Pastis

BLONDIE

By Dean Young

LUANN

By Greg Evans

ROSE IS ROSE

TWO COWS AND A CHICKEN

CLOSE TO HOME By John McPherson

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FRANK & ERNEST

PEANUTS

By Pat Brady & Don Wimmer

By Steve Skelton

By Bob Thaves

By Charles M. Schulz