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Election process worries residents Town does not require signature checks, secrecy sleeves By Mike DiFerdinando
mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com
Sydney Buckley shows Curly, the grand champion steer, at the Douglas County Jr. Livestock Sale. Curly was sold for $9,000. For more fair coverage, see pages 12-14. Photos by Christy Steadman
`Three Stooges’ put on a show Larry, Moe and Curly appear as steers at the fair By Christy Steadman
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Twin sisters brought the Three Stooges to the Douglas County Fair this year. Sydney and Taylor Buckley, 18, of ShopLocal Franktown, showed three steers, which Colorado.com they named Larry, Moe and Curly, at the Douglas County Jr. Livestock Sale on Aug. F IND AL L OF OU R ADV ERTIS ER S ABOVE: Taylor Buckley shows the grand champion lamb at the Douglas 8. O NL INE Curly, the grand champion steer, sold County Jr. Livestock Sale on Aug. 1. BELOW: Chayce Lutz shows the grand for $9,000. The girls said they were espe- champion turkey at the Douglas County Jr. Livestock Sale. cially fond of Curly because he was born from one of their cows. They said it is rare to get to show an animal they raised from P LE ASE SU PPORT birth. OUR LOCAL In addition to the Three Stooges, the ADVE RT IS ER S FOR girls showed three sheep and one heifer at THE I R CONTR IBU TION the auction. TO K EE PI NG OU R “This is what we love to do,” Sydney COMMU NIT Y said. “We put all our time and effort into C ONNECTED it.” The girls said they wake up at 5 a.m. every day, and work with their animals for about 10 hours each day. But they agreed their favorite part is showing the animals. “Once it’s all done, it’s great to be able to show what you’ve got to offer,” Taylor said. G ET SOCIAL WITH US The twins said they travel around Colorado, and to other states, participating in livestock sales. Another reason for doing so is to raise money for college tuition. Sydney will be attending school at Texas Tech University, and Taylor will be attending school at the University of Nebraska. Both girls are going to be studying animal science, but Taylor aspires to beP LE AS E R ECYCLE come an entrepreneur and Sydney would T HIS COPY like to become lawyer. DRW_Community Newspapers_6x1.75_Layout 1 7/21/14a 11:26 AM Page 1
The Castle Rock Town Council took time during its Aug. 5 meeting to answer concerns of some residents about the ballot process for the Aug. 19 special election. Councilmember Jennifer Green asked the town clerk to shed light on three specific issues that have prompted public worry: the lack of signature verification when processing votes, the lack of “privacy sleeves” to conceal ballots and the practice of starting to count the mail-in ballots up to 15 days before the election. According to Town Clerk Sally Misare, neither state municipal code nor the Town of Castle Rock’s own election code requires signature verification. The town does not currently have access to the statewide database of signatures. Town officials said it may be possible to acquire a database of pdf images of all of the signatures of voters that are registered in the town from the state, but added that Signatures continues on Page 5
Town eyes guidelines for signage Residents express preferences online for signs seen from I-25 By Mike DiFerdinando
mdiferdinando @coloradocommunitymedia.com With the continued growth of Castle Rock, there have been concerns about what signage is appropriate for businesses hoping to entice drivers passing through town on Interstate 25. Over the last few years, many different opinions have been given from business owners and residents on what was functional and aesthetically pleasing. “I’ve been on council for going on seven years now, and in my experience, this subject, second to open carry, has been the biggest land mine that we have for residents Signs continues on Page 24
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