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LPS employee receives award Littleton Public Schools Director of Elementary Education Kathleen Ambron received the 2016 Champion of Children Award from SungateKids in November.

Ambron was recognized for making LPS a better and safer place for children, according to the district.

SungateKids is a nonprofit organization that offers services to victims of child abuse in the 18th Judicial District.

Energy efficiency workshop Arapahoe County CSU-Extension, Xcel Energy, City of Englewood and the Brendle Group will host a workshop from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 8. The interactive workshop will be focused on tips for making energy-efficient decisions and improvements in your home. The event will take place at Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Pkwy, in the community room.

For more information and to RSVP, contact Tim Aston at tim.aston@ colostate.edu or call 303-738-7907. Learn more about Arapahoe County CSU-Extension at http://arapahoe.extension. colostate.edu/.

Cherry Creek senior Mackenzie Doerr is the 2016 Colorado Community Media South Metro Gymnast of the Year. The wrong photograph accompanied a story about her in the Jan. 13 edition of the Citizen.

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Lone Tree may bring CU location into the fold Process underway to annex South Denver campus

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

An institution of higher education could soon find itself within the Lone Tree city limits.

On Jan. 10, a petition was filed for Lone Tree to annex the CU South Denver property at 10035 S. Peoria St. into the city. The building is currently located in unincorporated Douglas County, with a Parker mailing address.

“We like to operate in the communities we live in actively,” Luella Chavez D’Angelo, the University of Colorado’s vice chancellor for enterprise development, said during the Jan. 17 city council meeting. “We really believe that we are part of a fabric of the community in every way, shape and possible form.”

According to Lone Tree’s 2016 resident survey, only 42 percent of residents ranked existing local higher education opportunities as “good” or “excellent.”

“We are very much looking forward to the dialogue and discussion,” Mayor Jackie Millet said. “It was clearly stated that the citizens here are looking for higher education.”

Jeff Holwell, Lone Tree’s economic development director, said both the city and school would benefit from the annexation.

“The addition of higher education to our mix with the CU branding on it is a value to the city,” Holwell said.

Benefits for CU South Denver, Holwell said, are municipal services, including public safety, last-mile transit, and local government advocacy.

The location would have a Lone Tree address consistent with the surrounding region, making it easier to locate, he added.

The next steps to annex the property are a public hearing and city council first reading of the annexation ordinance on March 7, city council second reading on March 21 and, if approved, an effective date of annexation on April 20.

“It is very exciting for us to be considered for annexation,” D’Angelo said. “We are very grateful to Douglas County for helping us thus far. There is a difference between being in an unincorporated space and being really engrained in a community, and that is what we are looking for.”

D’Angelo said the CU South Denver location serves students south of Hampden Avenue and north of Castle Rock. The location merges professors from the campuses in Boulder, Denver and Colorado Springs.

On Jan. 1, 2015, the school’s building, formerly the Wildlife Experience museum — which is now part of the campus — was gifted to the University of Colorado by Dave and Gail Liniger, co-owners of RE/MAX. The location has grown from 285 course enrollments in its first semester to 817 in its third. Maureen Durkin, CU South Denver’s assistant vice chancellor for strategy and organizational effectiveness, said the location primarily serves working professionals looking to advance their education.

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A 2-pound Papillon puppy stolen from Perfect Pets in Centennial was found two weeks later and returned to the pet shop.

“We got the puppy back last night,” Jens Larsen, owner of Perfect Pets, said the morning of Jan. 18. “The puppy was a little rough, but she was OK. Now, let’s get her adopted and out to a good home.”

The puppy, worth $1,300, was stolen from Perfect Pets mid-day on Jan. 3 by a man and a woman in their 20s, authorities said.

The Lakewood Police Department recovered the puppy at 6 p.m. Jan. 17 after being called for a shoplifting case in the Kohl’s store at 3150 S. Wadsworth Blvd.

According to an Arapahoe County Sherriff ’s Office news release, one of the two shoplifting suspects had the dog in her possession. A scan of the dog’s microchip confirmed it was the missing animal. The Kohl’s loss-prevention officer recognized the dog from a news story he saw days earlier.

Sikich Police say the woman found with the dog is Sondra Sikich, 26. The man with her is believed to be a different person than the man who was on the security footage taken at Perfect Pets, said Steve Davis, Lakewood Police Department’s public information officer.

The suspects arrived at the store in a white Ford truck, which was later identified as a vehicle stolen from Aurora, Davis said. “They definitely involved several jurisdictions in their brief, but fruitless crime spree.”

Both suspects were arrested by Lakewood police on charges related to shoplifting and a stolen vehicle.

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Fitness has no age limit at South Suburban All SSPR recreation centers adopt Silver&Fit to promote senior activity

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Uptown Funk blasts through the speakers of the Lone Tree Recreation Center as Zumba instructor Tracy Larocco-Harris leads a complex dance step, smiling as her class claps, shouts and follows along, just a little off-beat.

However, this is not your average Zumba class; most participants are over the age of 60.

Larocco-Harris started teaching Zumba in 2010. She teaches a specialty class, known as Zumba Gold, for participants who seek lower-impact classes. The class is open to anyone, though seniors frequent the hour-long cardio activity.

Larocco-Harris said that it has become more than just a class, it has become a community.

“What I see in the class is that people look forward to seeing one another,” Larocco-Harris said. “There is also energy in the group. People who are retired and who take the class are very loyal, they look out for one another and they have these incredibly rich lives that they share if you spend any time speaking with them.”

Larocco-Harris spoke of a regular class attendee named Ted, a man in his 80s, who has danced his whole life.

She said that “you can just tell that the class is keeping him young.”

Larocco-Harris mentions how important fitness is to seniors, especially when set to music.

“In most cultures around the world, music is a celebration of life,” Larocco-Harris said. “There is a component to exercise that involves recapturing and stimulating memory. Even just walking can decrease the chance of memory loss. Well, dance is more complex than walking.”

Participants can attend the class more regularly since many are retired and have fewer family commitments.

“I don’t work, so I feel like I don’t have an excuse not to work out,” said Georgia Tatom, a frequent attendee in

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the Zumba Gold class. “I am more consistent in my fitness now. I was raising kids and working before, but now I go to yoga and Zumba.”

South Suburban Parks and Recreation is an advocate for senior health, said Kelsey Whisler, SSPR fitness manager. After a year-long set-up process, the Silver&Fit program is now offered by SSPR in all fitness centers.

“I think our recreation centers are such a friendly and welcoming envi-

ronment,” Whisler said. “I think this program fits perfectly for that population and the community feel they are drawn to.”

Silver&Fit is an insurance benefit program, popular in Rocky Mountain Health Plans, Cigna and Altius/ Aetna, allowing seniors full access to recreation centers at little to no cost.

Members have access to the Douglas H. Buck Community Recreation Center in Littleton, Goodson Rec-

reation Center in Centennial, Lone Tree Recreation Center and Sheridan Recreation Center. People are welcome to call the Goodson Recreation Center to check their eligibility.

Those whose insurance requires an additional fee will pay no more than $50 for the year. Those signing up for the program must do so at the Goodson center, but will be able to use any of the four SSPR facilities after joining.

Depending on the insurance, this program is available for people who are 60 and older. A total of 25 seniors signed up with the program since November.

Seniors are encouraged to utilize everything the recreation centers have to offer, including fitness classes, the pool and sports.

In addition to access to the recreation centers, Silver&fit members have access to an app that tracks their workouts, a rewards program, healthy aging classes and various online health resources.

“It is a really nice benefit for that older adult community,” Whisler said. “We are happy to now offer Silver&Fit.”

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Woman ‘left our department much better than she found it’ Cheryl Poage retires after 41 years of working toward safety and fire protection

BY CASEY VAN DIVIER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The memory is as vivid today as it was 41 years ago: As Cheryl Poage pulled her daughter, not quite a year old, out of her high chair, the baby flipped over Poage’s hand, landed on her head and stopped breathing.

Poage immediately called an emergency number at the Parker Fire Protection District, but no one answered. At the time, volunteers in their homes answered those calls. But some calls — like Poage’s — would slip through the cracks.

“I got my daughter breathing again,” she recalled, “but I was so upset about that incident.”

Poage told her story to Parker Fire Protection District officials and just months later, in September 1975, volunteers were answering phones in an office instead of their homes.

“They needed people to volunteer to answer the phones,” Poage said. “And they said, ‘We’ve done this, now you have to volunteer.’ And that’s how I got started.”

On Dec. 31, Poage, 69, retired from a 41-year career with the fire department, now South Metro Fire Rescue.

What started with answering phones led to a series of jobs and the creation of safety programs statewide and nationally.

“She has truly touched more lives than we could possibly count,” Kevin Milan, assistant chief of preparedness for SMFR, wrote in an email to the department. “She has mentored many, and leaves our department much better than she found it.”

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Cheryl Poage, who retired after 41 years with South Metro Fire Rescue and the former Parker Fire Protection District, gives a demonstration at a department event at Landmark properties at Belleview and Interstate-25.

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Her work through the fire department and the Life Safety Foundation, which works with SMFR to analyze statistics to reduce risks to the community, has been “without equal,” Milan said.

At the national level, Poage developed a youth fire-setter intervention

program with the National Fire Academy. The program works with youths who have been involved with setting a fire and assesses the risk of their repeating the behavior.

“We certainly have become more of a national leader because of her influence,” Milan said. “She’ll be missed, but her influence will live on through the programs she created.”

Poage has no plans to slow down.

“I will miss working with my peers at SMFR,” said Poage, “but I’m looking forward to working on new goals, more family time and travel.”

Included on her long to-do list is

to earn a doctorate in Educational/ Instructional Technologies from the University of Wyoming, continue to work with SMFR from time to time, build a cabin, go scuba diving with her granddaughters and run for mayor — again — in the next election cycle. She unsuccessfully ran against incumbent Mayor Mike Waid in November.

“We’ve asked her to be available to help us with our youth fire-setter program, and also with the Life Safety Foundation,” Milan said. “We’ll certainly keep her phone number handy.”

New luxury senior facility opens in Lone Tree Ribbon-cutting celebrates Morning Star Senior Living’s 20th community

In the lobby at the new MorningStar Senior Living at RidgeGate, a single tree statue in the lobby represents the facility being part of the Lone Tree community.

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

More than 200 attendees surrounded the statue of a tree — its leaves designed by community members and new residents with the help of an artist — and listened to Ken Jaeger, CEO and founder of MorningStar Senior Living, introduce his newest community, MorningStar Senior Living at RidgeGate.

“I am amazed how God honored this from day one,” Jaeger said, standing in the lobby of the new building at the Jan. 11 ribbon-cutting ceremony. “I really believe there is

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a sense of calling in all our lives to put out arms around the seniors who choose to call this wonderful community their home.”

The four-year development and construction of the $56 million senior living center wrapped up early

this month. Residents started moving in Jan. 4.

Morning Star Senior Living at RidgeGate, 10100 Commons St., is a five-story facility offering independent living, assisted living and memory care. The 265,000-square-foot

community includes a restaurant, cafes, art studio, theater, lounge, courtyard, fitness center and a pool.

Month-to-month rent starts at $3,075.

“I expected it to be nice, but I am speechless and dumbfounded by how beautiful this facility is,” Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet said. “I really could not have contemplated what a pleasant experience it is to walk through these doors and into this environment… On behalf of the city of Lone Tree, we would like to welcome you.”

Jaeger, whose father recently moved into the facility, wants to create a quality living experience for seniors.

“We want to be a home and a company where goodness and kindness is the norm, rather than the exception, when it comes to team members loving on our seniors,” Jaeger said.

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Flabby heart keeps pumping with help from robotic sleeve Tests on animals show promise for method of improving blood flow

BY LAURAN NEERGAARD ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scientists are developing a robotic sleeve that can encase a flabby diseased heart and gently squeeze to keep it pumping.

So far it’s been tested only in animals, improving blood flow in pigs.

But this “soft robotic” device mimics the natural movements of a beating heart, a strategy for next-generation treatments of deadly heart failure.

The key: A team from Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital wound artificial muscles into the thin silicone sleeve, so that it alternately compresses, twists and relaxes in synchrony with the heart tissue underneath.

It’s a dramatically different approach than today’s therapies and, if it eventually is proven in people, it might offer a new alternative to heart transplants or maybe even aid in recovery.

“You can customize the function of the assist device to meet the individual needs of that heart,” said Dr. Frank Pigula, a cardiac surgeon who, while at Boston Children’s, took the idea to

Harvard colleagues developing soft robotics.

More than 5 million Americans, and 41 million people worldwide, suffer heart failure, a number growing as the population ages. A heart left damaged by a heart attack, high blood pressure or other conditions becomes progressively weaker and unable to pump properly.

For severe cases, the only options are a scarce heart transplant or battery-powered mechanical pumps that are implanted into the chest to take over the job of pumping blood.

These VADs, ventricular assist devices, prolong life, but running blood through the machinery can leave patients at risk of blood clots, strokes and bleeding.

That shouldn’t be a risk with the robotic sleeve.

“The nice thing about this is it can go on the outside of the heart, so it doesn’t have to contact blood at all,” said Harvard associate engineering professor Conor Walsh, senior author of the research published Jan. 18.

Unlike with traditional rigid medical devices, the soft robotics approach allowed design of a sleeve that could fit snugly over a heart’s irregular surfaces. It moves thanks to artificial muscles, a concept developed in the polio era that’s now being used in robotics. They’re powered by pressurized air that would have to be carried in a pump in a backpack or fanny pack

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much like the batteries that power today’s VADs. The researchers programmed the robotic sleeve to move in the same pattern as the weakened heart muscle it surrounds while strengthening and optimizing each heartbeat. The device can be tailored to compress different sections of the heart.

And importantly, as the sleeve relaxes, it helps the damaged heart better expand and refill with blood ready to be pumped out with the next heartbeat, said Pigula, who is now with the University of Louisville.

The big test: The sleeve restored normal blood flow in six pigs that had been put into heart failure, Walsh’s team reported in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

The experiments were short, lasting only a few hours, and more research to test how long animals could live safely with the implanted sleeve is crucial before it ever could be studied

in people, Walsh cautioned. He’d also like to study if physically moving damaged heart muscle — essentially exercising it — might spur it to heal and require less assistance from the sleeve over time.

“I’m quite impressed with where this research is going,” said Dr. Christopher O’Connor, chief executive of the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute in suburban Washington, who wasn’t involved with the sleeve’s development.

Researchers have previously tried “socks” and other ways to encase or compress the heart with little success.

Unlike those prior attempts, the new sleeve is “smart, it’s robotic,” said O’Connor, who edits an American College of Cardiology heart failure journal. “They really worked on developing a device that can mimic the contraction of the weakened heart muscle and augment it so there is improved heart function without the theoretical clot risk.”

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Legislator aims to protect Colorado’s minorities Salazar working on a bill to challenge federal changes

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

During his election campaign, President Donald Trump spoke often about deportation plans for undocumented immigrants and keeping a close eye on the Islamic community.

But after Trump’s win in November, police departments in cities like Denver and Aurora said they will not enforce federal immigration laws, and Boulder’s city council unanimously voted to declare itself a sanctuary city.

Now state Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thorn-

ton, is considering similar legislation for the entire state.

“What I’m considering isn’t a sanctuary measure, but rather about protecting the states’ rights,” he said. “I want Colorado to be proactive instead of reactive.”

The bill Salazar is proposing is still being fine-tuned, and he doesn’t have a timeline for when it will be introduced.

The measure is tentatively called “The Ralph Carr Freedom Defense Act” after the late Colorado governor who accepted a Japanese-American internment camp in Colorado during World War II and spoke in defense of the internees.

In its current form, the bill would stop state, cities, counties and law enforcement agencies from providing information about the race, ethnicity, immigration status or religious affilia-

tion of Colorado residents to the federal government for deportation or tracking purposes.

Protecting the rights of all citizens, regardless of their background, has gained renewed importance to many minority communities not just in Colo-

rado, but in the entire country.

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THE BILL In the Ralph Carr Freedom Defense Act’s current form, the bill does the following: • Prohibits a state or political subdivision from providing the race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status or religious affiliation of a Colorado resident to the federal government for any illegal or unconstitutional purpose;

• Prohibits assisting the federal government or a federal agency in marking or otherwise placing a physical or electronic identifier on a person based on his or her race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status or religious affiliation;

• Prohibits any assistance to the federal government to create a registry for Colorado residents based on race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status or religious affiliation;

• Prohibits aiding or assisting, including using state or local lands or resources, the federal government in interning a person based on his or her race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status or religious affiliation.

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South metro lawmakers share their views on enforcement STAFF REPORT

While most south metro area lawmakers are holding off on comment on state Rep. Joe Salazar’s pending bill that would, among other things, protect Colorado’s undocumented immigrants from federal law enforcement, some are already lining up in support or opposition.

“The Ralph Carr Freedom Defense Act is about states’ rights and ensuring that Colorado law enforcement officers do not have to assist any federal program that would set up a registry for Muslims, create internment camps, or attempt to identify individuals by their race, religion, nationality, or color of their skin—all of which go against our American and Colorado values and our U.S. and state constitutions,” state Rep. Jeff Bridges, D-Greenwood Village, said.

Bridges says media reports stating that Salazar’s measure would make Colorado a “sanctuary state” do a “disservice to Rep. Salazar and his proposal.”

But state Sen. Jim Smallwood, R-Parker, has labeled the proposed legislation “alarmist political grandstanding.”

“I think it is dangerous, irresponsible and unfair for a city, county or state to create rules that protect illegal immigrants from the proper authorities, and I would oppose any such legislation,” Smallwood said.

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Leroy Garcia, Sen. Irene Aguilar, Sen. Dominick Moreno, Speaker of the House Crisanta Duran, Rep. Adrienne Benavidez, Rep. Dan Pabon and Rep. Donald Valdez — released a statement about the importance of protection.

“Nationally, over 900 suspected hate incidents have been reported, including several in our state,” the statement said. “Many people are also worried about potential changes that would impact people of color, immigrants, Muslims, women, members of the LGBTQ

Salazar, D-Thornton, has not yet introduced his bill at the Capitol, and for that reason, most area lawmakers interviewed said they would not comment on the measure.

Leaders in south metro communities have not followed Boulder’s lead in declaring their municipalities sanctuary cities, but talk of the move took place recently at a public meeting in at least one south suburb.

In Englewood, a city council discussion last month addressed the possibility of becoming a sanctuary city after the issue was brought up by a community group. No official action was taken, City Manager Eric Keck said. He said the city supports a position paper by the Colorado Association of Police Chiefs stating that immigration law is a federal responsibility and it is not the role of local police departments to assist with deportation efforts.

Shortly after Donald Trump’s election in November, Denver and Aurora police announced they would not begin enforcing federal immigration laws.

Cmdr. Trent Cooper, spokesman for Littleton Police Department, said his department is not empowered to enforce federal law.

“We take enforcement action based on violations of state or municipal law, regardless of a person’s immigration status,” he said. “All are treated equally in that respect, regardless of citizenship or immigration status.”

community and the environment.”

The statement ends with a pledge that “Colorado does not endorse hate.

We will do everything we can to protect the rights of all of our residents and to defend against any efforts that seek to harm our communities.”

The sentiments are echoed by area organizations like the Golden Relief Group, an advocacy group for refugees and immigrants.

“It’s about the basic feeling of our common humanity,” said Golden resident Judy Denison, a leader in the group. “If we’re not going to be good to the poor and huddled masses, we might as well tear down the Statue of Liberty.”

Governor calls for tax increase on pot sales, some homes

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Here are some questions that might make us think just a bit differently WINNING WORDS

Michael Norton

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here are two old proverbs I would like to share with you this week. The first is this, “An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.” And the second one is this, “Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.”

Well since typically I share my opinions way too often in these columns, I thought maybe this week I would shift it up a little bit and ask more questions as opposed to sharing opinions and observations. And is it OK if I ask you to write back and answer or respond to any or all of the questions posed?

The first question I would pose would be around another famous thought shared by many authors and experts, “Seek first to understand and then to be understood.”

What has happened to us as a nation as we have endured this past election season and outcome of the election? Have we really forgotten to seek first and then to be understood? The second proverb I quoted above seems to capture this, and unfortunately and rightly so has found us playing the role of the fool and worried more about airing our own opinions than seeking to understand others.

Long before the election, leading up to the election, and now post-election, there have

been stories of marriages ending, friendships being destroyed, business partners separating, siblings who have stopped communicating, co-workers refusing to work together or even talk. There has been documented violence that speaks to the first proverb I shared, “An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.”

The questions are just too many to list in a short weekly column, so let’s just start with a few questions, shall we? Is this who we have become? Have we become a society and culture that now relies on the freedom SEE NORTON, P11

Attraction to distraction is understandable reaction

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What’s good for the Dalai Lama is good for me ALCHEMY

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n December, the Dalai Lama spoke during the Emory-Tibet Symposium of Scholars and Scientists at the Drepung Monastic University in India. According to Atlanta-based Emory University, “the ultimate goal of the symposium is to build a bridge between two complementary systems of knowledge.”

Why am I quoting the Emory-Tibet Symposium? Because of what

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the Dalai Lama said there, in an interview with CNN. Although His Holiness considers America the “leading nation of the free world,” the Dalai Lama also acknowledged that our country is a democracy where the “power is divided.”

Yes, ours is a country divided — rather than shared — in which a lot of people are angry, a lot of SEE DORAY, P11

f all the things to be heartbroken about in 2016, the separation and divorce of HGTV’s “Flip or Flop” stars was not one of them. For me.

There has always been an interest in the personal lives of well-known people, even if their notoriety is dubious.

That why we have autobiographies and biographies.

It’s an industry to follow and document personalities.

A paparazzi’s photo of a celebrity up to no good can put a lot of money in his pocket.

If you have ever wondered where the word “paparazzi” comes from, here it is.

Paparazzo was the name of a news photographer in Federico Fellini’s 1960 film La Dolce Vita.

Fellini said, “`Paparazzo’ suggests to me a buzzing insect, hovering, darting, stinging.”

I have another, unprintable, name for men and women who poke into the private lives of anyone with a telephoto lens.

I don’t care how much weight someone has gained or lost, or what they had done to their lips.

Others do, and (seem to)

subsist on the ups and downs of the “Bachelors” and the “Bachelorettes.”

Why is Johnny Deep’s financial report in the front pages of a Craig Marshall daily?

Smith I became aware of an interest in named names for the first time when I heard that Eddie Fisher had his eye on Elizabeth Taylor, when he was still married to Debbie Reynolds.

Fisher and Reynolds were supposed to conform, I guess, to an idealized vision of love and marriage.

“Stay put,” America said.

It impacted Fisher’s career, and many cheered when Taylor hooked up with Richard Burton.

It went around my high school that Emily had cheated on Mike with John, while Mike was cheating on Emily with Norm.

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other people are angry at the people getting angry, and civility seems to be a veneer stretched too thin on both sides to conceal the contempt and derision below.

His Holiness had offered some advice for finding equilibrium in any situation: self-compassion. As opposed to self-esteem or self-respect, self-compassion is defined by some scholars as open to and touched by our own troubles, worries or fears, and yet not avoiding them or disconnecting from them. An important piece of self-compassion is to be nonjudgmental about what is causing us pain, even when we mess up or are experiencing some other form of emotional pain.

In our divided world, we are beyond judgmental with each other. We are vitriolic in our name-calling, our shaming, our senses of entitlement.

We are so certain of our own beliefs that anyone — and I mean anyone — who stands for an opposing viewpoint becomes a target of scorn and hate. The divisions are sharp, wide, deep. No wonder so many of us feel a bit battered, bruised.

In the interview, His Holiness said that, basically, “nothing exists as it appears,” and I’m reminded of a graphic I saw of an intersection where a car, a bicycle and a pedestrian appear to be on a collision course.

Thought bubbles tell us what’s going on for each. To paraphrase,

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and accessibility that social media outlets provide to air our own selfish opinions? Have we come to the point where we don’t even form our own opinions or sound judgment because we rely on what we hear or read through the posts of others? Some we know and some we have never met. I mean day in and day out someone invariably shares with me that they have deleted more friends from their Facebook account because they can no longer stand the rhetoric. I wonder if that might be an interesting statistic for Facebook to share, how many people have been unfriended over the past few months?

In the continued spirit of asking questions instead of pontificating, when did we stop thinking for ourselves? Now I am not saying that everyone has, but would you agree that there seems to be a lot of jumping on some else’s bandwagon going on? Do you think we should start or maybe just get back to having sound judgment and making our own decisions based on our own true belief systems instead of being held hostage of the belief systems of others? Do you think that if we found our way back to staying true to our belief systems, and if we took the time to listen and seek to understand others first that we may save a

the woman at the wheel of the car is fretting because her child is sick and she had to leave work. The person on the bike is wondering where next month’s rent will come from, and the pedestrian is preoccupied with his own medical problem. They are unaware, of course, of each other’s struggles.

Each of us faces our own battles, every day. So this means that everyone else we meet or interact with or email or text or, or, or … is also fighting some sort of battle, that may or may not have anything to do with political divisions.

I’m not sure which needs to come first, though, compassion for self or compassion for others, in which we are touched by someone else’s suffering, we are aware of their pain, and we are not judging them.

Clearly, neither is easy, or we’d all be fine all the time!

It is possible for us in America to “build a bridge between two complementary systems of knowledge”?

Can we practice compassion, including self-compassion, for better understanding of the other sides of the divide?

For my part, starting this weekend — oh, mercy, starting right now! — I’m going to practice selfcompassion. If it’s good for the Dalai Lama, it is definitely good for me!

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I realized then that it was human nature to take a vicarious interest in the goings-on of others.

Later, as a college art professor, I became the subject of rumors that continue, like a noir film, to follow me out of the past.

We are often flawed characters. If we weren’t, where would literature and cinema and songs be?

“Your Cheatin’ Heart” was a hit for a reason.

Would you go to a film about a couple without conflicts of any kind? Probably not.

I know someone who doesn’t seem to know anything that is going on in the world of entertainers outside of entertainment.

I don’t know how she does it. She must have bought a filter on Amazon Prime.

I have come to the conclusion that

we all need distractions from the important stuff.

Otherwise, why would over a million people in a 650,000 population town show up to celebrate a professional football team?

I have tried to look at this from both sides. Believe it or not, that’s what I do with just about everything.

I am a known humbug when it comes to human excesses. And we excess all over the place.

Charles Dickens’ books were serialized. All of them. That means they weren’t published all at once.

It was a brilliant idea for its time.

Anticipation is an exciting thing.

We want to know what is going to happen next to our favorite distractions.

The next thing you know, we’re flipping and flopping all over it like the dickens.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Andrea Doray is a writer who finds that it really does take work … and that’s why it’s called practice! Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray. com.

few marriages, friendships, working relationships, and heartache?

Do you think that there is a certain percentage of the population that simply likes to stir the pot, acting the fool just to start a quarrel? When you think about this for yourself and for your own family and friends, how many times have you changed the channel on the television or logged off of the internet because it was just too much to handle?

For me the final question is this, “Is it time for change?” And not the “Hope and Change” of a campaign speech, and not the change that a new president may or may not bring about. I am asking if it’s time to change for us? For you? For me? For all of us? Is it time to be reminded that an unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels? And should we also think about the fact that it is fools finding no pleasure in understanding, but that they delight in airing their own opinions?

How about you? How have you or would you respond to the questions above? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can get back to seeking to understand and then to be understood, wouldn’t you agree that it really will be a better than good week?

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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Civilians get a taste of military-style exercise

A Marine Corps veteran carries his rucksack on the Chicago Honor the Fallen Ruck March in 2015. The Memorial Day Weekend event saw 450 people march 22 miles. COURTESY U.S. ARMY

Carrying weighted packs helps mix up fitness routines

BY KYLE HARDING KHARDING@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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uby Herrera has brought an aspect of her military training into her fitness regimen.

Rucking — carrying a weighted pack — is a trendy exercise with unglamorous roots in the military, where it is a staple of training. Part of the test for U.S. Army infantry soldiers to earn the coveted Expert Infantryman Badge is to complete a 20-kilometer march carrying a 35-pound rucksack, along with other gear, within three hours.

“I love using a variety of training to stay conditioned,” said Herrera, a Colorado Springs resident and security forces specialist in the Air Force Reserve. “Rucking is the perfect addition to any type of programming I might be involved with.”

Former Army Special Forces soldier Jason McCarthy of Jacksonville, Florida, brought rucking to the masses in 2008 when he founded GORUCK after leaving the service. There are now hundreds of GORUCK events across the U.S. and in Europe, including several in Colorado.

However, ruck march challenges go back long before McCarthy started.

One of the most popular events is the annual Bataan Memorial Death March, which dates to 1989 and pays homage to U.S. and Filipino prisoners of war who were forced by the Japanese Imperial Army to march 60 to 70 miles with little food or water in 1942, during which thousands died. Sponsored by the New Mexico State University ROTC department and the New Mexico National Guard, the memorial march is held at White Sands Missile Range in southern

WORK OUT WITH YOUR RUCK Proponents of rucking say that the weighted pack can also be used in alternative workouts. Here are a few movements GORUCK says you can do with a rucksack: Squats: Hold the pack out in front of you and do a normal squat.

New Mexico and gives participants an option of a 14.2-mile route and a 26.2mile one, carrying a 35-pound pack.

A cardio-strength workout Now, rucking draws servicemembers, veterans and civilians alike who want to bring diversity to their exercise routines.

“It’s portable,” James Finch, of Lakewood, said. “You don’t need a gym.”

Finch, 39, started rucking about two years ago as a way to challenge himself.

It fits neatly with his other fitness passion, obstacle course racing.

“When I take the dogs for a walk, I throw the ruck on,” he said.

GORUCK says that rucking can burn as many calories as running, while allowing people of different abilities to do it together by carrying different weights.

Finch credits fellow obstacle course racing enthusiast David Tatham with introducing him to it. Tatham, of Henderson, said he began rucking in 2012, when he first signed up for one of the challenges hosted by GORUCK. He has since started his own organization that hosts ruck events around the Front Range, Burden Operation Company.

“Anybody can do it,” Tatham said.

RUCKING EVENTS Overhead weighted sit-ups: Hold the pack over your head while doing sit-ups.

GORUCK host its challenges throughout the U.S., with several in Colorado.

Weighted pushups: Strap the pack onto your back and do normal pushups.

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Overhead weighted lunges: Hold the pack over your head while doing lunges.

“You can throw on a halfway decent backpack.”

Obstacle course racing is another fitness trend with close ties to the armed forces, with military installations, including Colorado’s Fort Carson, hosting events for Spartan Race, the largest entity in the young sport.

Aaron Varcasio, who coaches Crossfit and high-intensity interval training workouts at FIT Littleton and has taken part in GORUCK events, said that rucking can be an effective cardio alternative to running as well as a form of strength training.

“It challenges you because you’re used to hiking without weight,” he said.

Challenging the mind, too Herrera sees rucking as the perfect way to train both mentally and physically.

“Rucking has taught me that my body is capable of so much more than my mind had previously restricted me to,” she said. “I can add a ruck to almost any activity and see huge improvements all around. I love the feeling of pure exhaustion after pushing myself to the limit and then stepping over that limit to keep going.”

In March 2015, not long after he began

For more information, visit www. goruck.com. rucking, Finch attempted the Baatan Memorial but had to quit around mile 18 because of severe blistering on his feet.

“I’ve learned to take care of my feet better,” he said.

2016 was to be Finch’s redemption year at White Sands, but he suffered a stroke just weeks before the event.

He spent 11 days in the intensive care unit and another 20 in inpatient rehab.

He recovered from his stroke to go on to complete in several Spartan Race obstacle course events in 2016.

From Finch’s point of view, rucking is easier on his knees and ankles than running and carries a lower risk of injury.

Finch used to carry nearly 50 pounds in his ruck, but he’s still working on getting back to form following his stroke.

“It makes life easier when you’re doing anything else — you take it off and you’re lighter,” he said. “You feel like you can run 100 mph when you’re done rucking.”

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Area stages offer powerful productions Town Hall, Curious plays both rely heavily on music

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Of course, all theater productions have a location, but in two current very different, area plays, audiences are especially drawn into the site, which plays a distinctive part. And in both, music weaves the storylines together.

• “The Happiest Song Plays Last”

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— of “The Elliot Plays.” Theatrical storytelling which started in the last season, follows a young returned Puerto Rican/American veteran, Elliot, portrayed by Thony Mena, who is seeking a way out of wartime nightmares. He’s a Philadelphia city

Thony Mena (Elliot), Geree Hinshaw (Yaz) and Merhy Eslamina (Shar) act and sing in “The Happiest Song Plays Last” at Curious Theatre in Denver’s Golden Triangle through Feb. 18.

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boy, but influenced by familial folklore and music as he finds a path. Activism plays a part in this play, which opens with a traditional band and singers.

Elliott is a movie star on location in Jordan. Throughout, he is in contact with his activist cousin Yaz (GerRee Hinshaw), whom we met in the last play, and her story evolves throughout as well. Both storylines are appropriate here and now.

The two-part set, designed by Markus Henry, features Yaz’s Philadelphia kitchen and home on one side and a movie set in Jordan on the other, while the musicians, especially luminous Satya Chavez, flow back and forth across the entire front part of the stage. Complex and multi-layered, it all flows well under Chip Walton’s careful direction.

• “Avenue Q,” playing through Feb. 4 at Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton, is a Triple Tony winner (Best Musical, Score, Book) and plays out in front of the apartment street front, cleverly designed by Michael Duran, with operant doors and windows. Its use of large hand puppets, and a few humans, is a unique presentation, requiring some extra skills from the actors/vocalists. Director Robert Wells called veteran choreographer/director Nick Sugar to help with complex moves. (At points, actors are singing and dancing in two voices, with a different puppet on each arm.)

Recent college graduate Princeton (Charlie Schmidt and puppet) enters looking for an apartment he can afford and soon meets young teacher Kate Monster (a terrific Carolyn Lohr) who longs to build a school for little monsters — “people of fur.” Other residents include Trekkie Monster, a

porn fan (TJ Hogle); Christmas Eve, an Asian therapist (Arlene Rapal), whose wedding attire is noteworthy; her fiance Brian; tough-talking puppet Nicky (Mark Shonsey); and the Bad Idea Bears (Hogle and Leslie Randle, who also plays overbearing Mrs. Thistlethwaite, Kate’s boss.) Gary Coleman, the apartment manager, is played by Anna High, who has filled the role multiple times. This diverse crew of puppets and people lapse into profane language at times, not appropriate for little people, whom you might think are the audience for a show inhabited by puppets. Fast, funny and charming.

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The Hank Troy Trio will return to Castle Pines for a fundraiser event to support the Save The Music Elementary School Band and Orchestra Program.

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Castle Pines Arts and Cultural Foundation and the Colorado Chamber Orchestra Elementary Instrumental Music will feature two concert nights in February, different, but with a clear connection. Children are learning to experience the joy of making music, and the foundation is raising scholarship funds for some (about 10 percent of Douglas County students) who would not otherwise be able to participate.

There are numerous studies out there about the benefits of learning to play an instrument: being part of a group, emotional outlet and brainbuilding included. But, after budget cuts, band and orchestra classes for Douglas County elementary school musicians have only been offered before or

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after school, at a cost to their families.

The Colorado Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Blomster, in addition to its regular concert season, has an educational outreach program for these children. It is administered by Debbie Davidson-Stanfill, the orchestra’s education director.

• Feb. 10: The third annual SAVE the Music Fundraiser-Student Performances will be at 5:30 and 7 p.m. on Feb. 10 at the Castle Pines Community Center, 7404 Yorkshire Drive, Castle Pines. Plan to enjoy both: the choice of music will be different Tickets cost $10 (tax deductible), castlepinesarts.org.

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World premiere looks at famed recording studio Lone Tree audiences will be treated to view of Muscle Shoals

Dan Wheetman is musical director for the world premiere of “Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There,” coming to the Lone Tree Arts Center in February.

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Director Randal Myler and music director Dan Wheetman will bring music associated with the famed recording studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to audiences at the Lone Tree Arts Center from Feb. 1 to 12 for the world premiere of “Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There.”

The area just turned out one recording after another, as well as hosting concerts … Think about Wilson Pickett’s “Mustang Sally,” Aretha Franklin’s “I Never Loved a Man …” Paul Simon’s “Kodachrome,” Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock and Roll,” The Rolling Stones’ “Brown Sugar” and more …

Mylar and Wheetman, collaborators for more than 25 years, have worked

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out a formula to frame various bits of American music into really pleasing stage pieces, with accompanying stories. At the Denver Center, they staged “It Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues,” which went on to the Lincoln Center in New York and elsewhere, and their “Hank Williams: Lost Highway” and “John Denver Holiday Concert” have

appeared at Lone Tree.

This production will feature large video projections to tell stories of music, performers and audiences at Muscle Shoals, as well as presenting Wheetman and a musical cast onstage.

The production was workshopped at the University of Northern Alabama last summer during the W. C. Handy

IF YOU GO “MUSCLE SHOALS: I’LL TAKE YOU THERE” plays Feb. 1 to 12 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree.

Tickets: $33-$55, lonetreeartscenter.org, 720-509-1000 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Music Festival, and most of the original cast will return for the Lone Tree premiere, including Felecia P. Fields and Kenita R. Miller, who both appeared in the award-winning Broadway production of “The Color Purple”; Myk Watford, who appeared in the touring production of Mylar’s “Hank Williams: Lost Highway”; Charlton James, professor of theater at UNA; Lannie Counts, a Los Vegasbased vocalist and member of the Fat City Horns. Band members are pianist, singer-songwriter Will Barrow on keyboard; jazz musician Tennessee Campbell, drums; versatile Steve Forest, bass; and composer/singer/ instrumentalist/teacher David Miles Keenan, guitar.

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Bird count takes wing again in Denver area SONYA’S SAMPLER

The 20th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count is scheduled Feb. 17 to Feb. 20 in the Denver area.

Readers are invited to participate in this snapshot of local bird populations. The Audubon Center at Chatfield will host a session from 9 a.m.

Sonya Ellingboe to noon on Feb. 4 to teach new birders how to identify, in the classroom and around nearby ponds.

They will also share information on making your backyard bird-friendly.

Kids can meet live birds. (The 2016 count included 162,052 birdwatchers from more than 130 countries, who reported 5,689 species.) Cost: Free for members, $5 for non-member adults, $3 for non-member children. 303-9739530, denveraudubon.org.

Littleton Museum lecture Historian Gail Keeley, president of Historic Littleton Inc., will bring her program called “The Real Yellow Brick Road: Denver’s Brick Sewers” to the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton, on Feb. 2. Who knew there were miles of them? Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Keeley works in the area of history-related historic sites and surveyed miles of this early sewer system at highway-related sites and more.

Co-sponsored by Historic Littleton Inc. and Littleton Museum. 303-795-3950.

LPS student exhibition The Colorado Gallery of the Arts hosts the Littleton Public School District K-12 Student Exhibition through Feb. 7, when there will be a closing reception for artists, families and the public. The gallery is located in the Annex, northeast end of the main Arapahoe Community College campus in Littleton, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive. Open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. Admission free.

303-797-5649. `New Frontier’ Curtis Center for the Arts at 2349 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, hosts an exhibit called “New Frontier,” a contemporary look at some traditional Western art themes, with tongue in cheek at times. Gallery hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Mondays to Fridays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free.

303-797-1779. Also, Curtis will host “Winter’s Glow” 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 8 in Curtis Park next door, with ice sculptures, fire dancing, s’mores and music.

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The American goldfinch, now appearing in winter plumage, will be among the birds one might see in the Great Backyard Bird Count in February. PHOTO BY AUDUBON VOLUNTEER DICK VOGEL collaborate in a Castle Rock Campus, supported by a $3 million infrastructure reimbursement from the Castle Rock Town Council.

• ACC will host a Healthcare Career Day on Jan. 31 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Summit Room (M1900). Free and open to the public.

Western historic art The American Museum of Western Art, Anschutz Collection, 1727 Tremont Place, Denver, will host February programs related to its collection that will interest art lovers: Feb. 7, 11:45 a.m. — Artful Insight — Ralph Albert Blakelock, who painted the West in Hudson River Style; Feb. 13, 3 p.m.

— Artful Insight — American Scene

Painters; Feb. 15, 2:30 p.m. — Writing the West — Westward Expansion and its Impact on Landscape, led by Lighthouse Writers Workshop. To register or for information: AnschutzCollection.org.

Opera fans A Master Class for prospective competitors in the annual Denver Lyric Opera Guild Competition this spring, on Feb. 4 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is open to the public who would like to sit back and listen to gorgeous voices at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village.

(One can come and go at will.) Contact DLOG for a box lunch — denverlyricoperaguild.org.

Developmental Pathways Accepting Grant Applications Developmental Pathways, the Community Centered Board serving Douglas and Arapahoe counties and the City of Aurora, is accepting grant applications from organizations who serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and delays.

A total of $300,000 will be awarded in three different areas of need identified and prioritized by individuals and families polled, and the process will be administered by the Developmental Pathways Community Outreach Department. The three areas will be: Respite for caregivers, Transportation, and 3+ funding which supports children ages 3 to 5. Pathways seeks innovative projects geared toward capacity building, staff training, program development, and community building for families. Agencies working with non-English speakers are encouraged to apply. $100,000 will be allotted to each funding area, and applications will be evaluated monthly until the limit for each category is reached.

Grant funds are available to organizations that serve people in Arapahoe and Douglas Counties and the City of Aurora with intellectual and developmental disabilities and delays, including but not limited to: Program Approved Service Agencies (PASA), community agencies (recreation centers, places of worship, businesses), schools, and more.

To learn more about Developmental Pathways grant opportunities or specific areas of need, please visit http://dpcolo.org/dp-seeking-grant-apps/ or contact Dinah Frey at d.frey@dpcolo.org.

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‘The Wiz’ is exciting adaptation of ‘Oz’ tale Ignite Theatre Company calling it quits after production at Aurora Fox

IF YOU GO

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

“The Wiz” plays through Jan. 29 at the Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Directors are Keith Rabin Jr. and Amy Osatinski. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $28/$26/$20, ignitetheatre.com, 855-8114111.

When “The Wiz” first appeared on Broadway in 1975, it won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and was an early example of Broadway’s musicals appearing with an all-black cast. It’s a big, far-fetched, colorful show that does indeed take us to see the Wizard at the end of that Yellow Brick Road, but the folks along the way give the story a different spin.

Witches have distinct personalities and memorable costumes. They appear on a city-ish junkyard sort of set, cleverly constructed around a pair of thrones as the show is stages at the Aurora Fox Arts Center.

Projection, designed by co-director Amy Osatinski, carries the audience into the scene by flying over cornfields and landing at Aunt Em’s farm, as word of an impending storm sends folks scrambling for shelter.

The tornado is depicted by a nicely choreographed troupe of swirling dancers and Dorothy finds herself in a field, amidst munchkins celebrating the demise of the Wicked Witch of the East, whose silver sneakers stick out

send the audience out smiling … … Except for the sad announcement that this is the last production the community will see from Ignite Theatre Company. Producer Will Adams said in a press release that the decision was made as Ignite prepared its 31st musical production after a run of eight years.

The show was cast, then delayed from the projected summer production dates due to venue scheduling problems, and Adams and co-founder/ artistic director Keith Rabin Jr. and the company board voted to call it quits. They will leave the parent Lucent Performing Arts structure in place in case someone else wants to pick up the banner. Adams made the point that it was not a financial issue, but the demand on time and energy for the principal founders/supporters and lack of a home stage that drove the decision. Changes at the Aurora Fox, where they have performed for the past eight years, contributed to the decision to cease operations.

Keith Jackson plays the elusive Wiz in the urban musical called “The Wiz” at the Aurora Fox through Jan. 29. It is produced with an all-black cast by Ignite Theatre Company.

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beneath the Kansas farmhouse that flattened her.

With L. Frank Baum’s timeless tale reset in black culture, the music becomes funky soul, gospel and jazz/ blues — all backed by a great, brassy 10-piece live band conducted by Brandon Bill. Choreographer Carlos Jimenez has a fine score by musical prodigy Charlie Smalls (Juilliard at

11) to work with and dancers of varying sizes, shapes and skills.

Oz fans will enjoy the musical’s take on the story’s characters: a hip Tin Man, a gospel-singing Wicked Witch of the West, citified crows and a wizard who phases into a bit of AfricanAmerican-style preaching. Another week of rehearsal might have added a bit more polish, but the production did

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Option puts primary focus on the patient Some doctors are making the transition to concierge health care

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Dr. Michael Mignoli recalls spending eight to 15 minutes with patients during exams when he ran his small, primary care practice for 22 years. He admits to having only enough time to treat the biggest issue before moving on to the next patient.

Now, he says it is not uncommon for him to spend 1 1/2 hours with a patient during an annual exam at his Lone Tree practice, Vanguard Primary Care. His availability to thoroughly evaluate an individual is the result of his practice’s transition into concierge medicine in October.

“When you only have eight to 10 minutes, you figure out the BandAid for the biggest thing that is bleeding,” Mignoli said. “In this model you are able to address everything, not only all the problems and all the complaints of a patient, but also take it a step further and do a deeper dive into prevention.”

Concierge medicine is a retainer model of medical practice in which patients pay an annual fee to have access to a primary-care practice.

“Medicine in the past 40 years has really evolved to the negative,” said Terry Bauer, CEO of Specialdocs Consultants, an Illinois-based company that helps doctors transition into a concierge practice.

“Physicians have become almost manufacturers. Concierge medicine gets back to the way medicine and primary care is intended — focusing on the patient and their whole personal wellness.”

Of the nation’s 275,000 primary care doctors, between 8,000 and 10,000 doctors practice some kind of retainer membership, said Bauer, who has been researching concierge medicine since 1999. From what he has studied, retainer medical practices grow approximately 15 percent a year.

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Dr. Michael Mignoli has recently changed his private practice from a small primary care business to concierge primary care to focus more on his patients and less on charts and insurance. He says that though he makes less money, he is happier than ever before.

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Bauer sees the model providing not only preventative care — saving a patient from future health problems — but also quality post-situation care, giving a patient with the care needed to make a full recovery after an event like surgery.

“If a doctor has more time and is more satisfied in his or her work, patients will receive better care,” Bauer said. “It is good for the doctor, it is good for the patient and it is good for the United States in terms of cost reduction.”

As insurances reimburse less for medical services, Mignoli said it is becoming less viable to operate an independent primary care practice.

Shifting his practice to a concierge model, he said, was the best business move.

“Health care is costing more and more,” Mignoli said. “There has been pressure from government and insurance companies and patients to cut costs, and this is how that is being done. One of the consequences of that is that it is impossible to continue a small primary-care practice.”

In the Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree areas, Mignoli knows of six

other concierge medical practices.

He believes more small health-care providers will make the switch in years to come.

“The number of practices that I know of has increased remarkably over the last 10 years,” he said. “It really is one of the few options for a small primary-care practice to remain as that kind of practice.”

At Mignoli’s practice, an annual fee of $2,100 covers office visits, lab tests, selective vaccinations and a comprehensive wellness exam. He does not accept insurance.

“In this model you are able to address everything, not only all the problems and all the complaints of a patient, but also take it a step further and do a deeper dive into prevention.”

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Time and access are the most important parts of a concierge practice, Mignoli said. To ensure that he can provide an excess of those components, Mignoli sees far fewer patients than the average practitioner.

The average concierge medical practice will see an average of 300 to 600 patients, 20 percent of what average practitioners shuffle through their office, Mignoli said.

Patients have Mignoli’s personal cell phone and can contact him after hours and on weekends. He will travel to a hospital or visit a home if a patient cannot make it to his office.

“The reason that I did this was that I believe patients deserve to have a deeper level of relationship with their physician,” Mignoli said.

“I make less money now than I did before, but I am happier and my patients are happier.”

Marie Degennaro, a patient of Mignoli’s for more than 10 years, decided to stay with Mignoli when he made the transition.

“He is so caring and so knowledgeable,” Degennaro said. “He always answers my calls — I can always get in to see him. He spends a lot of time with us and answers all my questions, no matter what they are.”

Mignoli’s office, located at 9218 Kimmer Drive, Suite 106, sees patients from Castle Rock, Lone Tree, Parker, Highlands Ranch, Centennial and Denver.

“I feel more like a doctor than I ever have before,” Mignoli said. “I feel like I am doing more patient care as opposed to chart care.”

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THINGS to DO

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‘Moana’ Musical Auditions: 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3 at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Highlands Ranch. “Moana, The Full-Length Musical” is for ages 6-18. Classes take place from 4-5:30 p.m.

Fridays. Performances will take place in May. Call 720-44-DANCE or go to www.spotlightperformers.com.

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Arapahoe Philharmonic Sinfonietta Chamber Orchestra Concert: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village; and at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 28, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch.

Maestro Devin Patrick Hughes will speak at 6:45 p.m.

DIY @ DCL: Mini How-To Festival: 1-4 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road. Drop in and learn a variety of DIY techniques. Great for all ages.

No registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DCL.org.

Town Hall Arts Center Presents Avenue Q’: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Saturday, through Feb. 4, at 2450 W Main St., Littleton. Additional shows are at 2 p.m. Jan. 28 and Feb. 4, and at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29. Call 303-794-2787 ext. 5 or go to townhallartscenter.org/avenue-q.

Steamworks: 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Drop in for science, technology, engineering, arts and math activities. All ages. No registration required; contact 303-7917323 or DCL.org.

Turkey: 10-11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at the Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. Join Active Minds for a look at Turkey’s past and present-day challenges.

Call 303-762-2660 to RSVP. Birdwatching 101: 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Louviers Library, 7885 Louviers Blvd. Learn to identify all manner of birds on the fly. Great for all ages. Registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DCL.org.

Playful Watercolor and Ink Workshop: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 4, at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton.

Ages 18 and older. Sign up at http://www.heritage-guild. com/membership.html.

Led by local artist Phyllis Vandehaar. Presented by Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County. For supply list, see http://www. heritage-guild.com/uploads/2/3/4/6/23464008/ vandenhaar-desc-materiallist.pdf.

EVENTS

Future Huskie DC Poms/ Dance Clinic: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at Douglas County High School, 2842 Front St., Castle Rock, in the South Commons. Open to dancers ages 4-12. Parent performance to follow. Contact Britany Ederveen at beederveen@dcsdk12.org for cost and registration information.

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this week’s TOP FIVE

Immunity Boosts to Avoid Getting Sick: 4-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Grow Youth Center

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Free Healthy Community Dinner: 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. No reservations are required.

Call 303-7981389 or go to fpcl.org/ dinner. Dinner is served the last Tuesday of each month; 2017 dates are Feb. 28, March 28, April 25, May 30, June 27, July 25, Aug. 29, Sept.

26, Oct. 31 and Dec. 26.

Thanksgiving Day meal is served from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23.

American Legion Membership Meeting: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton.

Early 2017 projects, including the

in the To the Rescue Building, 10355 S. Progress Way, Parker.

Taught by Evelyn Halpin, holistic nutritionist. Call 303-9318026 or go to www.

GrowCommunityCenter.org.

Practice Your English: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Informal conversation on everyday topics for intermediate to advanced English learners ages 17-plus. No registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Great Backyard Bird Count Training: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield.

Master birders and staff members will teach participants about the birds of Colorado and help you practice using binoculars, field guides and more to identify birds. The bird count runs from Feb. 17-20. Call 303-973-9530 or go to www.denveraudubon.org.

state oratorical contest in March, will be on the agenda of the George C. Evans American Legion Littleton Post 103 meeting.

Conservation in Colorado Lecture Series: 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays at Breckenridge Brewery, 2920 Brewery Lane, Littleton. Presented by the Audubon Society of Greater Denver, topics include “Audubon Rockies, Western Rivers Action Network” on Feb. 1. Proceeds support programs of the Audubon Nature Center. Go to http://www.denveraudubon.org/ events/2017-01/

Chinese New Year Celebration: 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Crafts, activities and performances. All ages. Registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Love is in the Air: Chocolate and Wine Tasting: 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Ste. 200. For ages 21-plus. Enjoy wine professionally paired with chocolates. Registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

HEALTH

Philip S. Miller Library Blood Drive: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Inside Meeting Room West. Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-3632300 or bonfils.org.

Crossroads Community Church Blood Drive: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 29, at 9900 S. Twenty Mile Road, Parker. In the adult classroom. Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or bonfils.org.

Joshua Early Childhood Center Open House: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 28, at 5760 E. Otero Ave., Centennial. Preschool open enrollment for the 2017-18 school year opens Jan. 30. Joshua Early Childhood Center Combines its expanded traditional preschool, Joshua Academy, with its Joshua Early Intervention program for children with autism. Go to www. joshuaearlychildhoodcenter.org, email info@joshuaearlychildhoodcenter.org or call 720-3165234.

Newmont Mining Blood Drive: 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 6501 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, 6501 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village. Contact 303-363-2300 or visit bonfils.org.

PACE Center Blood Drive: 9:30-11:40 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 17 at 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker.

Contact 303-363-2300 or visit bonfils.org.

Saint Peter Lutheran Blood Drive: 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 4 at 9300 E. Belleview Ave., Greenwood Village. Contact 303363-2300 or visit bonfils.org.

Southern Gables Church Blood Drive: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 5 at 4001 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton. Contact 303-363-2300 or visit bonfils.org.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Send volunteer opportunities to hharden@coloradocommunitymedia. com.

Paladin Rescue Alliance Christian non-government organization dedicated to rescuing human trafficking victims and building alliances to combat trafficking locally, nationally and internationally Need: Volunteers to help organize supplies; donations of supplies.

All donations are tax-deductible.

Needed items include cleansers, skin cream, ointment, disinfectants, dressings, bandages, rolls, sponges, pads, dressing tape, gloves, alcohol pads, asprin, Tylenol.

Age requirement: All ages can participate.

Contact: www.paladinrescue.org; Paladin Rescue Alliance, P.O. Box 79, Littleton, CO 80160; 888-327-3063 Parker Senior Center Provides services to local seniors.

Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to the center for a hot meal, to appointments, to the grocery store, and more.

Contact: Louise West at 303-8415370.

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Project CURE Delivers medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world Need: Groups of 7-15 people to help sort medical supplies; those with medical/clinical backgrounds to become Sort Team Leaders; truck drivers to help pick up donations (no CDL required).

Age requirements: Ages 15 and older (if a large group of ages 15 and younger is interested, we can try to accommodate different projects).

Location: 10377 E. Geddes Ave., Centennial Contact: Kelyn Anker, 303-792-0729 or 720-341-3152; kelynanker@projectcure.org; www.projectcure.org.

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Age requirement: Must be 50 and older Contact: Denise Rucks, 303-921-8462 or drrucks@me.com. For other chapters, go to http://spellbinders.org/ South Metro Medical Equipment Loan Closet Loans durable medical supplies to those 18 and older in the South Metro area.

Need: Volunteers to help answer phones, in three-hour intervals, mostly from your home or cell phone; work is done from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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GOVERNOR FROM PAGE 9

The exemption applies to people 65 and older who have lived in their home for at least 10 years.

“We really have to fix school funding in the big picture. We just can’t throw senior tax exemption money at the problem and expect it to make a difference,” Republican Rep. Bob Rankin said Jan. 18.

The proposals stem in part from a 1982 amendment to the Colorado Constitution that requires that non-residential property taxes provide a greater share of the state budget than residential property taxes.

Residential taxes help fund public schools but are expected to drop by $135 million in fiscal 201718, as the state shifts funding to comply with the rule known as the Gallagher Amendment.

The move became necessary because residential property values have grown faster in recent years than non-residential values, It’s just one spending rule — in addition to the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights that limits what the state government can collect in taxes — that led Hickenlooper to urge lawmakers to seriously address chronically underfunded schools.

Voters in 2015 approved the 10 percent sales tax on recreational pot — a rate set to drop to 8 percent on July 1. The money has gone to regulation of the marijuana industry, anti-drug efforts and a fund that helps schools with some expenses related to construction.

Former Democratic Sen. Pat Steadman, main author of the 2015 measure, said he worried that a higher tax could fuel the illegal pot market at a time when Hickenlooper wants to crack down on illegal sales.

The pot sales tax plus a regular state sales tax generated more than $48 million between July and December, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue.

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Cherry Creek defenseman Garret Glaspy, right, clears the puck during the third period of the Jan. 20 Foothills Conference game against Mountain Vista at Family Sports Center. Glaspy scored the first of three Bruins goals in the third period in a 3-0 victory over the Golden Eagles.

JIM BENTON

Third-period goals propel Bruins Hard work pushes Creek hocky past Mountain Vista

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Cherry Creek’s hockey team donned hard hats in the third period and pulled out a 3-0 Foothills Conference victory over Mountain Vista on Jan. 20 at Family Sports Center in Centennial.

Creek, ranked third in the CHSAANow.com poll, scored three goals in the third period and freshman goalie Ryan Romanow, who was inserted into the game because of an ejection late in the second period, was solid in closing the door with several thirdperiod saves.

“We’ve had a hard hat the last few years,” Creek coach Jeff Mielnicki said. “One of the things we wanted to do was get to the net and get that dirty goal. A player gets a hard hat when he works the hardest with a lunch-bucket mentality. We got two of those goals tonight.”

Both squads are co-op teams drawing players from different schools within the district. The Bruins’ roster comprises players from, in addition to Creek, Grandview, Eaglecrest, Cherokee Trail, Woodside Baptist and Smoky Hill.

The seventh-ranked Golden Eagles’ roster has players from Highlands Ranch, ThunderRidge, Rock Canyon and Mountain Vista.

Key moments Starting Creek goalie Kyle Englert

received a five-minute game misconduct penalty with 3:03 remaining in the second period and Creek skated shorthanded for the first 1:57 of the final period but killed the penalty.

Defenseman Garret Glaspy scored at 4:54 to break the scoreless tie. The tally proved to be the game-winner.

“The puck was coughed up in the middle, I saw it, stepped up, tried to put it far side and it went of the goalie’s glove,” Glaspy said. “We were determined to come out hard on the penalty kill and try to stop them.”

Key players/statistics Glaspy, Diego Lovato and Sam Harris scored the goals for Creek.

Lovato, a senior at Grandview, also had an assist in the game and SEE WRESTLING, P31

STANDOUT PERFORMERS Rebekah Sandstrom, basketball, junior, Littleton: Sandstrom scored 7 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, including several at crunch time, in the Lions’ 43-42 victory over D’Evelyn on Jan. 18.

Jack Huber, wrestling, senior, ThunderRidge: Huber took first place in a tournament for the third straight time when he won the 182-pound title in the Smoky

Hill Invitational on Jan. 21. Huber, 29-3 this season, had three pins and a major decision on the way to the Smoky Hill title.

Jana Van Gytenbeek, basketball, freshman, Cherry Creek: The Bruins’ guard connected on seven 3-point shots and finished with 31 points in Creek’s 70-55 loss to top-ranked Grandview on Jan. 21.

Cohlton Shultz, wrestling, sophomore, Ponderosa: Unbeaten Schultz had five pins while winning the 220-pound championship at the Top of the Rockies tournament, which ended Jan. 21.

JP Perez, hockey, senior, Castle View: Perez scored twice, including one of three shorthanded goals, in the Sabercats’ 6-1 win over Crested Butte on Jan. 21.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS are five athletes named from south metro area high schools. Preference is given to those making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

hen Ashley Zoerner said that she started riding her bike without training wheels when she was 3, I figured she must be a pretty good cyclist.

And for a change, I OVERTIME was right.

Zoerner, a senior at SkyView Academy in Highlands Ranch, won the Junior Women’s 17-18 Cyclocross National Championship, held Jan. 3-8 in Hartford, Connecticut.

Jim Benton It took Zoerner 39 minutes, 43 seconds to finish on the course covered with snow, ice and ruts. She was seventh overall in the Women’s U23 division and earned a spot in the 2017 Bieles UCI Cyclocross World Championships Jan. 28 and 29 in Bieles, Luxembourg.

Cyclocross is an off-road event in which riders can encounter grass, dirt, mud, gravel, sand, hills and sometimes snow. Courses include barriers no more than 18 inches tall and cyclists often put their bikes on their shoulders to get over barriers and through thick mud.

“The toughest part of a race is when I have to do a lot of running,” Zoerner said. “We usually have to get off our bikes and run over barriers. Anything you can’t ride over, you have to get off your bike.”

Zoerner, who plans to go to college next year and hopes to get on professional teams for both road cycling and cyclocross, has her sights set on a good finish in the world championships.

“I hope to be competitive, ideally in the top 20,” she said. “This is my first year and I’m one of the youngest girls competing in the category. I just want to have a good race and see if I can compete on the international level.”

Drawing attention It’s sometimes hard to get attention while playing on a basketball team that is struggling.

Littleton’s Sam Kail and Garrett Martin of Standley Lake are two of those under-publicized players — but they haven’t been overlooked by opposing defenses.

Kail, a 5-foot-10 senior, is scoring 18.6 points a game for the 1-12 Lions. Coach Ryan Fletcher points out that Kail is the focus for opposing defenses and he’s had to work hard for shots and been forced to shoot from farther out this season. Still, he has scored 20 or more points in seven games.

Martin, a 6-foot junior, is scoring 19.5 points per game for the 2-13 Gators.

“He’s a special athlete and a better person,” coach Mike Puccio said.

SEE BENTON, P31

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January 27, 2017

Few pools available for schools Many teams in metro area must head off campus to practice and compete

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Athletes like Kiara Jasunas and Holley Dennis sometimes feel they have been left high and dry as high school swimmers.

There are 29 girls swimming teams in the north, south and west metro areas covered by Colorado Community Media, but only four teams — three in the Littleton Public Schools District and Cherry Creek High School — have swimming pools on campus.

That makes it inconvenient for swimmers, who must practice at outside facilities. Money is spent on rent and the workout sessions are often at inconvenient times.

“I’m used to having to rush to practices or rush to try to make a meet,” said Jasunas, a junior at Mountain Vista in Highlands Ranch. “We have to leave class early to make a meet, whereas if we had a pool, we could have extra time in our classes. I drive myself, but usually we have big car pools going and take whoever we can grab.”

Dennis is a Mountain Vista fresh-

Heritage swimmers look to their coach for instructions for the next portion of their practice session while many of their teammates wait on the pool deck for their turn to practice.

TOM MUNDS man who isn’t old enough to drive.

“It’s really hard because my mom can’t take me to the 3:15 practices,” Dennis said. “So I have another parent that takes me and a couple other girls to practice because my mom has to work until 4.”

Swimming isn’t the only sport that has to search for places outside the school grounds to practice and play.

Hockey, golf and some gymnastics teams face the same problems.

Coaches and athletes are quick to list the disadvantages of not having

a pool in the building, starting with the times for practices that sometimes interfere with school work, problems with getting enough pool time for both varsity and junior varsity swimmers, SEE POOLS, P29

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and the cost to rent recreation centers for practices and meets.

“Not having a pool definitely creates problems because it’s not only all the four (Highlands Ranch) high schools that are fighting over pool space, but there are year-round club teams,” Dennis said. “We have these crazy times where we have to race out of school to get to our 3:15 practice. Some practices are like at 7:30 to 9 at night and we have other things to do, so if we don’t get it done before practice we have to stay up even later than 9:30.”

A place of their own As schools with pools, Arapahoe, Littleton, Heritage and Cherry Creek can include swimming in the physical education curriculum and can schedule practices before or after school. They also can rent pool time to club teams or other schools to help defray the expense of maintaining a pool.

Arapahoe girls and boys swimming coach and physical education teacher Mike Richmond said he gets students from his swimming classes to go out for the team. Some have become good varsity swimmers.

“I walk in the pool every day and feel very fortunate to be in a school with a pool,” Richmond said. “No doubt, we get kids to come out for the team. There is networking that goes on about the culture of swimming at our school. There is a lot more support in general.”

No one interviewed was comfortable estimating the cost of building a pool at a school or the upkeep costs.

But according to USA swimming, the estimated cost to construct a pool is $180 a square foot. Depending on the pool size and the deck, the price tag for a pool could range from $850,000 to more than $3 million. This doesn’t include the price for spectator seating, showers, dressing rooms and offices.

Estimated operational costs, according to USA Swimming, run from $113,400 a year to $244,440, depending on size.

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School District except Overland have pools. Larry Bull, the district’s athletic director, said the pools are beneficial and some of the operational costs are offset by rental agreements.

Finding alternatives No schools in Douglas County or Jefferson County have pools in the building.

Douglas County District Athletic Director Derek Chaney said the district picks up the cost of rental for its Highlands Ranch and Parker schools and has an agreement that allows the Castle View/Douglas County co-op team to swim at the Castle Rock Community Recreation Center. Chaparral travels to Grandview to practice and Legend rents time from Cherokee Trail for practices.

Jefferson County does not offer compensation for the rent of recreation centers, so athletic fees for swimmers are hiked, an additional $100 for example at D’Evelyn, and swimmers have fundraising activities during the season to help with expenses.

The Veterans Memorial Aquatics Center in Thornton is an Adams 12

Five Star Schools facility. It was built with a joint-use agreement with the city.

District high school teams have priority over any other users.

“The city owned the land, sold it to the district with the understanding that the facility would be leased to the city at a discount rate,” said Legacy High School coach Diana Wiles.

“It works very well. A district pool is more practical than a single high school having their own pool.”

But some, like Mountain Vista coach Rob Nasser, are left wishing they had access to an on-campus pool.

“I think the best answer for everyone (in Douglas County) could very well be a district pool that mirrors VMAC in Thornton, but scheduling at a facility like this could still become problematic,” Nasser said.

“However, in my decades in the area, it’s apparent that as pool-starved as we are here, multiple pools at schools wouldn’t go to waste at all. Yes, many programs are doing well, but many of us sure wonder if we aren’t missing out on many additional opportunities by not having pools at our schools.”

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PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

Public Notices Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0606-2016

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 28, 2016, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) VALORIE MARTINEZ Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust March 12, 2012 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 15, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D2028791 Original Principal Amount $83,819.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $77,519.27

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 13, BLOCK 5, NOB HILL-FIRST FILING, AMENDED, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

Also known by street and number as: 6894 S ALBION ST, CENTENNIAL, CO 80122.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/01/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 1/5/2017 Last Publication: 2/2/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

DATE: 10/28/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

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DATE: 10/28/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 7069990 Attorney File # 16-013116 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0606-2016 First Publication: 1/5/2017 Last Publication: 2/2/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0610-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 1, 2016, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Craig A Burbage and Wendy L Burbage Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Mountain Pacific Mortgage Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America Date of Deed of Trust February 02, 2004 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 09, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B4024002 Original Principal Amount $265,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $213,697.14 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 6, BLOCK 117, BOW MAR SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 5400 Beach Rd, Littleton, CO 80123.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. If applicable, a description of any changes to the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER'S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 4/10/2012 AT RECEPTION NO. D2038660 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/01/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale

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the deed of trust described in the notice of election and demand pursuant to affidavit as allowed by statutes: C.R.S.§ 38-35-109(5) LEGAL DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER'S AFFIDAVIT RECORDED 4/10/2012 AT RECEPTION NO. D2038660 IN THE RECORDS OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY. NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/01/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

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First Publication: 1/5/2017 Last Publication: 2/2/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/01/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Eve Grina #43658 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Jennifer Rogers #34682 Holly Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-16-750227-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0610-2016 First Publication: 1/5/2017 Last Publication: 2/2/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0635-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 18, 2016, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Kenneth P. Morgan and Kristina L. Morgan Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for RBC Mortgage Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust June 25, 2004 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 01, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B4117600 Original Principal Amount $324,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $301,394.22 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A

Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust June 25, 2004 County of Recording Arapahoe COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION Recording Date of Deed of Trust CRS §38-38-103 July 01, 2004 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0643-2016 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given B4117600 with regard to the following described Deed of Original Principal Amount Trust: $324,000.00 G Outstanding Principal Balance On November 18, 2016, the undersigned Public To advertise yourTrustee publiccaused notices 303-566-4100 $301,394.22 the call Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoet records. hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to R Original Grantor(s) pay principal and interest when due together DANIEL LEVY with all other payments provided for in the evidOriginal Beneficiary(ies) ence of debt secured by the deed of trust and MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONl other violations thereof.

SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR STETHE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A ARNS LENDING, INC., ITS SUCCESSORSR FIRST LIEN. AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt F LOT 27, HOMESTEAD IN THE WILLOWS STEARNS LENDING, LLC FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, Date of Deed of Trust STATE OF COLORADO. February 28, 2013 County of Recording C Also known by street and number as: 6482 E Arapahoe t Costilla Pl, Centennial, CO 80112.

Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 06, 2013 t THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL Recording Information (Reception No. and/or n OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENBook/Page No.) CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF D3027941 TRUST. Original Principal Amount $286,951.00 2 NOTICE OF SALE Outstanding Principal Balance $267,105.80 The current holder of the Evidence of Debt seh cured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale hereby notified that the covenants of the deed ofo as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will with all other payments provided for in the evid-1 at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, ence of debt secured by the deed of trust and C 03/08/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County other violations thereof.

Administration Building, 5334 South Prince THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE At Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the FIRST LIEN. highest and best bidder for cash, the said real o property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), LOT 101, LIBERTY HILL, COUNTY OF ARGrantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the APAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in J said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale Also known by street and number as: 7016 Sm and other items allowed by law, and will issue to Dahlia St, Centennial, CO 80122. t the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALLj OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENFirst Publication: 1/12/2017 CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF5 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 TRUST. Name of Publication: Littleton Independent NOTICE OF SALE IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOThe current holder of the Evidence of Debt seTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE cured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale EXTENDED; as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

January 27, 2017J

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IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/08/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/18/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Marcello G. Rojas #46396 Klatt, Augustine, Sayer, Treinen & Rastede, P.C. 9745 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 400, Denver, CO 80231 (303) 353-2965 Attorney File # CO160327 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0635-2016 First Publication: 1/12/2017 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0643-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 18, 2016, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) DANIEL LEVY Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR STEARNS LENDING, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS

First Publication: 1/12/2017 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/18/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 7069990 Attorney File # 16-013339

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Xenia Cir B, Centennial, CO 80112.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will January 27, 2017at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, at public auction,

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust June 18, 2008 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 20, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B8071251 Original Principal Amount $122,272.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $94,901.57

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THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

03/08/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of FROM PAGEattorneys' 24 Trust, plus fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as Girls-only tournament set provided by law.

HOCKEY

BENTON

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt se-

cured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, FROM PAGE 24 has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

his goal was meaningful a that minute earlier, THEREFORE, Notice Isbecause Hereby Given I will at public auction, at 10:00 stopped A.M. on Wednesday, Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are Vista goalie Brandon Sego a penalty shot Chatfield will host the second girls-only wresFirst Publication: 1/12/2017 03/01/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of Last Publication: 2/9/2017 Jan. 28.

Administration Building, 5334 South Prince by Lovato. tling tournament trust have been violated as follows: failure to COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the pay principal and interest when due together CRS §38-38-103 “That made me feel great,” Lovato said.

“I was reThe girls tournaments planned for Highlands highest and best bidder for cash, the said real with all other payments provided for in the evidFORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0615-2016 IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), ally happy because I went back out and was excited Ranch and Silver Creek were canceled. ence of debt secured by the deed of trust and LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOGrantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the other violations thereof.

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given because I didn’t get put on the bench and got the “Yes were to hold TICE OF we INTENT TOtrying CURE BY THOSEone but got very purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in with regard to the following described Deed of said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A Trust: team’s second goal.

I really wanted it and no little response from other schools,” Highlands Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expensesto of bury sale EXTENDED; FIRST LIEN. and other allowed onePublic was going toitems stop me.”by law, and will issue to Ranch Athletic Director Bruce Wright said.4, 2016, the undersigned On November the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A CONDOMINIUM UNIT 202, BUILDING 1, SATrustee caused the Notice of Election Sam and Harris, a by Cherry Creek senior, scored into an The OR first female tournament provided law.

LENDER SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE that was held in VANNAH, A CONDOMINIUM, ARAPAHOE Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF empty net for the game’s fi nal goal.

Danny Taggart, Frederick on Jan. 14 drew 80 girlsbelow from 42recorded schools.

COUNTY, COLORADO, IN ACCORDANCE to be in the County of Arapahoe First Publication: 1/5/2017 CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARArecords.

Last Publication: 2/2/2017Heathershaw were credPROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SEC- in the event at Adam Frances and Conor Girls interested in competing TION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND Name of Publication: Littleton Independent TION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY RESTRICTIONS OF SAVANNAH, RECOROriginal Grantor(s) ited with assists during the game.

Chatfi eld mustWITH be members of their high school FILE A COMPLAINT THE COLORADO DED ON JULY 27, 2004 AS RECEPTION NO. SANDRA MONINGER IF THE SALE DATEthe IS CONTINUED TO A ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL Cherry Creek outshot Golden Eagles, 35-16, teams but they do not haveCONto have been on the B4133216 AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP REOriginal Beneficiary(ies) LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU CORDED ON JULY Sego 27, 2004, AS RECEPTION MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION and neither team managed a power play on nine team since the beginning of the season.

They Mountain Vista junior goalie Brandon stops a TICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMNO. B4133217, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE PLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSSTATE OF COLORADO, TOGETHER with Vista going 0-for-5. need to have had fi ve practices before rebound attempt by Brandon Cyrus of Cherry Creek WITH CREEKcompeting.

MORTGAGE CO., INC., attempts, ITS SUCEXTENDED; URE PROCESS. THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE PARKING CESSORS AND ASSIGNS Sego, a junior at Highlands Ranch, made 30 saves during the Jan. 20 Foothills Conference game COMMON at Family SPACE NO. 4, AS A LIMITED ELECurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A Colorado Attorney General MENT.three COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF PINGORA LOAN SERVICING, LLC for Mountain Vista. He had 34 saves, including 22 in 200-win milestone Sports Center. Creek scored times in the third LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor COLORADO. Date of Deed of Trust FOR A SINGLE OF when the Denver, Colorado 80203 the secondREQUIREMENTS and third periods, last POINT season period to collect a 3-0 victory.

Castle View hockey coach Al Quintana JIM BENTON May 20, 2015earned CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE (800) 222-4444 Also known by street and number as: 15700 County of Recording Golden Eagles beat Creek, in the nals his 200th career victory in the Sabercats’ 9-0 win www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov PROHIBITION ON DUAL 4-3, TRACKING IN quarterfi SECE Jamison Dr 1-202, Englewood, CO 80112.

Arapahoe TION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY Recording Date of Deed of Trust opportunity to show their skill.” of the state playoffs. over FederalMullen Consumer three Financialgames ago on Jan. 13.

FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL June 02, 2015 Protection Bureaucoached seven seasons at St. Mary’s, ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL a Grandview junior, made CONseven saves Quintana OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENRecording Information (Reception No.Englert, and/or P.O. Box 4503 SUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU CUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF Book/Page No.) Going forward and Cherokee Trail freshman Romanow was cred11 Bishop Machebeuf and the past two at Iowaat City, Iowa 52244 (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMTRUST. D5057136 (855) 411-2372 PLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSCherry Creek, 5-1-0 in the Foothills Conference ited with 10 stops.

Castle View. The Sabercats are offOriginal to a Principal 10-3 start Amount www.consumerfinance.gov URE PROCESS. NOTICE OF SALE $147,250.00 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION and 8-2-0 overall, faces back-to-back Conference this season, and that has helped boost Quintana’s Outstanding Principal Balance DATE: 11/18/2016 Attorney General CRS §38-38-103 TheCenter current holder of the Evidence of Debt se$145,606.78 games at Family Sports against top-ranked They said itColorado overall highPublic school coaching record to 202-115-4.

Cynthia D Mares, Trustee in and for the 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0647-2016 cured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Denver, Colorado 80203 Regis Jesuit on Jan. 27 and Ralston Valley on Jan. “We has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you areknew what their coach was telling them that (800) 222-4444 By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. hereby notified that the covenants of they the deedcould of turn the game around at the start of the Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Comwww.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov with regard to the 28. following described Deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to The name, address, business telephone numTrust: THEREFORE, Is Hereby that I will pay sports principal in and interest when due together Mountain Vista, 3-4-1 and 6-4-1Notice after a 3-1 Given victory third period,” Mielnicki munity Media.

He has beenofcovering Federalsaid Consumer Financial about the start of the ber and bar registration number the at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, with all other payments provided for in the evidProtection Bureau attorney(s) representing the legal1968. holder He of the On November 22, over 2016, the undersigned Public on Ralston Valley Jan. 21, plays Heritage at third period against Vista.

“For us, all we wanted to the Denver area since canence be reached at 03/15/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County of debt secured by the deed of trust and P.O. Box 4503 indebtedness is: Trustee caused the Notice of Election and DeAdministration Building, 5334 South 28 Prince other violations South Jan. Street, 27 and tests Regis on Jan. do was do Iowa ourCity, job.Iowa We52244 put guys that actuallymand hadn’t jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or atthereof.

303relating to the Deed of Suburban Trust described beLittleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the (855) 411-2372 Lynn M. Janeway #15592 low to be recorded inFamily the CountySports of Arapahoe at Center. been 566-4083. highest and best bidder for cash, the said real THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BEon A the penalty kill out there and gave them the www.consumerfinance.gov records.

Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592

Public Trustees

Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 7069990 Attorney File # 16-013339 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0643-2016 First Publication: 1/12/2017 Last Publication: 2/9/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0615-2016

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 4, 2016, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) SANDRA MONINGER Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PINGORA LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust May 20, 2015 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 02, 2015 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) D5057136 Original Principal Amount $147,250.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $145,606.78

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 'A' AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH.

Also known by street and number as: 7337 S Xenia Cir B, Centennial, CO 80112.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

FIRST LIEN.

ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 'A' AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH.

Public Trustees

Also known by street and number as: 7337 S Xenia Cir B, Centennial, CO 80112.

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/01/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 1/5/2017 Last Publication: 2/2/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/04/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092

DATE: 11/04/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee

Public Trustees

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Lynn M. Janeway #15592 Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092 Kelly Murdock #46915 David R. Doughty #40042 Alison L Berry #34531 Sheila J Finn #36637 Eve M. Grina #43658 Nicholas H. Santarelli #46592 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 7069990 Attorney File # 16-012308 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 0615-2016 Exhibit A CONDOMINIUM UNIT 7337B, HUNTERS HILL CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF RECORDED MAY 09, 1983 IN BOOK 63 AT PAGE 66 IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, COLORADO, AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR HUNTERS HILL CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED MAY 09, 1983 IN BOOK 3857 AT PAGE 51, IN SAID RECORDS, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE FOLLOWING LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS: COVER PARKING AND STORAGE SPACE(S) NO(S) 7337B, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Legal Notice No.: 0615-2016 First Publication: 1/5/2017 Last Publication: 2/2/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0647-2016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 22, 2016, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Arapahoe records.

Original Grantor(s) Christina Ann Hall Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Affiliated Financial Group, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust June 18, 2008 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust

Original Grantor(s) Christina Ann Hall Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Affiliated Financial Group, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust June 18, 2008 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 20, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B8071251 Original Principal Amount $122,272.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $94,901.57

Public Trustees

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. CONDOMINIUM UNIT 202, BUILDING 1, SAVANNAH, A CONDOMINIUM, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF SAVANNAH, RECORDED ON JULY 27, 2004 AS RECEPTION NO. B4133216 AND THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON JULY 27, 2004, AS RECEPTION NO. B4133217, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE PARKING SPACE NO. 4, AS A LIMITED COMMON ELEMENT. COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 15700 E Jamison Dr 1-202, Englewood, CO 80112.

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 03/15/2017, at the East Hearing Room, County Administration Building, 5334 South Prince Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 1/19/2017 Last Publication: 2/16/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A

property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Public Trustees

First Publication: 1/19/2017 Last Publication: 2/16/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 11/22/2016 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Eve Grina #43658 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Jennifer Rogers #34682 Holly Shilliday #24423 Joan Olson #28078 Erin Robson #46557 Courtney Wright #45482 McCarthy & Holthus LLP 7700 E Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-16-752621-LL

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0647-2016 First Publication: 1/19/2017 Last Publication: 2/16/2017 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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32 Centennial Citizen

January 27, 2017J

Lions stretch win streak to three

Littleton girls roll to 59-16 victory over Wheat Ridge

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Littleton girls basketball team provided a lot for their fans to cheer about as the Lions set the tempo from the opening tipoff and went on to score a decisive win over Wheat Ridge, 59-16.

“We are having a good season so far,” Lions coach Adam Williams said.

“We have done well because our kids are playing great defense and we are team-oriented at both ends of the court. We are a young team with only three seniors and it is a plus that we regularly use 11 players in just about every game and everyone regularly contributes to our effort on the court.”

Key moments Littleton won the opening tipoff, scored the first six points and added to the lead throughout the game.

Littleton played an aggressive, trapping one-on-one defense most of the game. The defensive pressure frequently forced turnovers or resulted in steals the Lions usually turned into points. On offense, they pushed the ball for the fast-break when the lane to the basket was open. But, if

Katie Puchino puts the ball up as she completes a Littleton fastbreak during the Jan. 20 league game against Wheat Ridge. Puchino had 13 points, the most among the nine Lions who scored as Littleton outpointed the Farmers, 59-16.

TOM MUNDS the lane was clogged, Lion players usually found the range for their outside shots.

Key players/statistics Katie Puchino was Littleton’s scoring leader with 13 points and

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she made 11 steals. Maddie Fuchs scored 11 points, blocked two shots and deflected five other shots. Sarah Payson scored nine points.

Rebekah Sandstrom led the team in rebounds with 14 and Sandra Tobon blocked two shots for the Lions.

They said it Coach Williams said building a big lead allowed the Lions to work on aspects of the game that are new or have only been done in practice.

It also allows young players to get varsity playing experience.

Lions junior Kate Puchino, a team captain, said it was a good game for her and a good game for her team.

“It was a good night for our team because we played hard and worked together. It was a good night for me because I was able to make some shots and to play good defense,” she said. “But it wasn’t all that easy because while Wheat Ridge didn’t score a lot of points they really got after it and played hard the whole game.”

She said she liked playing basketball and she likes to take the outside shots.

“I can go inside but I prefer to pull up and shoot from outside,” she said. “I think it is more fun to shoot outside because you are more open and it makes you feel good when you see the ball go through the hoop.”

Going forward The win over Wheat Ridge was Littleton’s third victory in a row and kept their team tied for third place with D’Evelyn in the 4A Jeffco Girls Basketball League. Upcoming games are against league opponents and, on Feb. 1, Littleton is on the road against league leader Evergreen.