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Bruins advance to state semifinals Cherry Creek dominates ThunderRidge to set up game with Valor

By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Cherry Creek used six different ways to score as it routed ThunderRidge 41-7 in the Nov. 20 Class 5A state football quarterfinal game played in a driving snowstorm at Shea Stadium in Highlands Ranch.

“I was proud of the way we handled the conditions with the cold and 3 inches of

Ashton Riley turns upfield as he runs the ball for Cherry Creek during the Nov. 20 state Class 5A football playoff game against ThunderRidge at Shea Stadium in Highlands Ranch. Riley was the rushing leader and he scored a touchdown as the Bruins won the game. Photo by Tom Munds

snow on the ground,” Cherry Creek coach Dave Logan said. “We knew ThunderRidge was a talented team, and we didn’t look at them as a 7-4 team. They have good size… and they are a physical team.”

Defending state champion Cherry Creek (10-2) will play Valor Christian (102) in a semifinal game at 1 p.m. Nov. 28 at the Stutler Bowl in Greenwood Village.

The teams met in last season’s classic state championship game, which the Bruins won for their second victory of the 2014 season over the Eagles. However, Bruins continues on Page 7

Test kitchen a rarity in the region Food & Drink Resources opens doors in Centennial

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com

The Food & Drink Resources Innovation Center in Centennial is here to bring fresh ingredients back to fast-casual restaurant chains in the Denver area. The 10,000-square-foot space is the first consumer research facility and test kitchen of its kind in the Rocky Mountain region.

“FDR,” as the center bills itself in an informational brochure, was founded six years ago in Dallas by colleagues and lifelong friends Richard Keys and Scott Randolph. FDR is dedicated to restaurant and menu development for national food and beverage companies. It’s created popular menu items for large chains, such as Applebee’s “two entrees for $20,” said Keys.

Keys and Randolph opened FDR at 6555 S. Kenton St., Suite 302, on Nov. 12.

The facility is equipped with a test kitchen and bar, focus group space, photography studio and conference rooms. And it welcomes chefs, recipe developers,

A crowd assembles at Centennial Center Park, awaiting the illumination of a 20-foot evergreen at the city’s fourth annual treelighting celebration on Nov. 21.

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Centennial sets holidays in motion Local school choirs sport festive attire at Centennial Center Park for its annual tree lighting celebration.

The city held its annual tree-lighting celebration at Centennial Center Park on Nov. 21. Cub Scout Pack 268 served hot chocolate and cookies as choirs from Creekside, Homestead, Peabody, Peakview and Sandburg elementary schools, and Newton Middle School performed holiday songs.

Mayor Cathy Noon and Santa Claus wrapped up the evening with a countdown to the lighting of the 20-foot tree. The event drew community members to join in celebrating the season.

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The facility is a test kitchen and consumer research facility. “We are trying to get fresh ingredients back into the casual dining experience,” said co-founder Richard Keys. Photo by Alex DeWind

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GALA REUNITES APOLLO 13 CREW

November 27, 2015

Apollo 13 Cmdr. James “Jim” Lovell, retired NASA flight director Eugene “Gene” Kranz and lunar module pilot Fred W. Haise Jr. were honored Nov. 14 at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, more than 45 years after an oxygen tank aboard their service module exploded, forcing NASA to abort their lunar landing mission. The trio, joined by Virgina Swigert, younger sister of Apollo 13 astronaut and Denver native John “Jack” Swigert, were presented with the Spreading Wings Award, an annual recognition that honors the American spirit of exploration. More than 500 people were on hand for the sold-out event, which invited guests to relive that fateful day — April 13, 1970 — with the men behind the immortal phrases, “Houston, we’ve had a problem,” and “Failure is not an option.”

The five-hour event, held in the Wings signature hangar, served as fundraiser for the museum and kicked off a threemonth Apollo 13 exhibit that features a one-of-kind collection of artifacts from the historic mission. The exhibit runs through Feb. 13.

Apollo 13 crew members, left to right, Fred W. Haise Jr., James “Jim” Lovell, Eugene “Gene” Kranz and Virginia Swigert on behalf of John “Jack Swigert accept this year’s Spreading Wings Award during a gala event at the Wings Over the Rockies Museum on Nov. 14. The annual award, given by Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, honors the American spirit of exploration.

Apollo 13 lunar module pilot Fred W. Haise Jr., center, is escorted by Wings Aerospace Academy students Justin Jones, left, and Angelica Harvey, right, as the annual Spreading Wings gala got underway at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum. Haise was reunited with former Apollo 13 crew members James Lovell and Gene Kranz 45 years after an oxygen tank explosion aborted their lunar landing in 1970.

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Apollo 13 commander James “Jim” Lovell, left, and retired NASA flight director Eugene ‘Gene” Kranz, seated, share their experiences during the troubled 1970 Apollo 13 (AS-508) mission.

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November 27, 2015 Santa Claus is ready for visitors at Park Meadows mall in Lone Tree. He will be available Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Photo

by Mike DiFerdinando

Park Meadows gears up for holiday rush Seasonal employment, decor require early planning

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com The management team at Park Meadows mall in Lone Tree starts planning for the holiday season nearly a year in advance.

Almost as quick as the garland and lights go up, the designs for the following year are being considered — starting Dec. 27 to be exact.

This year, Park Meadows started hiring and getting geared up for the holidays in July, and they’re still hiring.

According to Park Meadows General Manager Pam Schenck-Kelly, between 2,000 and 2,500 additional fulland part-time employees have been brought on this season, across all the stores in the mall.

“It speaks to the fact that retail itself has really come back up,” Kelly said.

Park Meadows has millions of visitors during the holiday season, and the mall estimates that it has hosted 15 percent to 20 percent more shoppers this November compared to last.

The decorations start to go up the day after Halloween on the property, which covers 2 million square feet.

Most of the live greenery used to decorate the mall is put in near the end of November so that it will live through Christmas.

Park Meadows also gears up for the holiday rush with additional security, housekeeping and maintenance, as well as Santa Claus and a seasonal hospitality crew.

Kelly said the hospitality crew is there to assist shoppers, but it tries to take a low-key approach.

“We try to do it on a more casual basis, like a ski lodge, rather than something more formal,” Kelly said.

Park Meadows is doing something new for Thanksgiving this year. The retailer will only be open from 6-11 p.m.

There will be 56 stores open on Thanksgiving, less than a third of the total stores in the mall.

“The Thanksgiving Day customer is a little younger, a little more contemporary, a little more hip,” Kelly said.

“It’s Victoria’s Secret and Hollister and many retailers may just have their junior or their younger active wear stores open, but not the one that caters to the more mature upscale customer.”

The mall will reopen at 6 a.m. on Black Friday with 70 percent of its stores opening early. By 8 a.m., nearly 100 percent of the stores will be open.

Park Meadows will be giving away 101 free lunches to shoppers on Black Friday and is offering free gift wrapping from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at a special pop-up location downstairs near Macy’s and the new Wrangler store.

Wrangler is set to open on Black Friday for the first time.

Santa Claus already has arrived at Park Meadows. He will be available to visit with families and take photos Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“The stores have all the sales, and we provide the services,” Kelly said.

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NEWS IN A HURRY Brauchler gets top post on state council District Attorney George Brauchler is the new president of the Colorado District Attorneys’ Council.

“It is a tremendous honor to be able to serve the community and my fellow district attorneys in this leadership capacity,” he said. “I look forward to furthering this important organization’s presence from the courtrooms to the Capitol.”

CDAC offers training of personnel, legislative drafting and liaison work, legal research, management assistance, case tracking data and safeguarding, dissemination of data to other criminal justice agencies, and other special programs for the state’s DAs. It is led by executive director Thomas R. Raynes.

Turkey jammin’ with South Suburban Everyone 10 years old and older is welcome to enjoy some easy ways to offset stress and holiday weight gain with South Suburban Parks and Recreation.

The Turkey Burner Fitness Jams are on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, 9 to 10:30 a.m. at both Buck and Goodson recreation centers.

Each 90-minute jam session is broken into three half-hour segments. Participate in all of them or pick your favorites. There’s no registration required for these intense and fun workouts, but admission is $5.25 for resident, $7.25 for all others.

Then, at 10 a.m. on Black Friday, join in a crisp 5K run/walk along the High Line Canal. This is the last event of South Suburban’s 2015 Race Series.

Runners of all ages and abilities, including friendly dogs on leashes and children in strollers, are welcome. The race starts at deKoevend Park, 6301 S. University Blvd., Centennial. To check registration fees or to sign up, visit www.RunningGuru. com.

Public works department nets recognition Brian Love, an engineer with Arapahoe County Public Works and Development, has earned distinction as “Professional Manager of the Year” by the American Public Works Association Colorado Chapter.

Love is responsible for performance management and reporting, and was instrumental in the development of Arapahoe County’s bridge health index. Love and his team oversee infrastructure improvements that address safety issues, reduce traffic congestion and fix drainage problems in unincorporated Arapahoe County.

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Distillery serves as owner’s dream Devil’s Head in Englewood produces a trio of spirits on site

By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com More than a year of hard work dealing with regulations and getting his Englewood facility in operation helped Ryan White realize his long-held dream to own and operate his own business, Devil’s Head Distillery.

“I had a 20-year career as a territorial manager for a carpet manufacturer. It was a pretty good job, but really didn’t challenge me like I wanted to be challenged,” the Littleton man said. “For most of those years, I wanted to open a distillery. Opening a distillery is a huge undertaking, so I kept putting it off until about a year ago. Then I left my job when I decided to make my dream come true.”

He said he needed to come up with a name for the distillery and, because of his enjoyment hiking and climbing Devil’s Head summit, which is part of the Rampart Range in Douglas County, he decided he would use that name for his business and his spirits.

The building at 3296 S. Acoma St. houses his operation, and the distillery produces gin, vodka and aquavit. Aquavit originated in Scandinavia and is a gin-like spirit that uses caraway seeds as the main flavoring herb.

Inside the building is a tasting room that is open Fridays and Saturdays from 4 to 11 p.m. and offers a variety of original recipe cocktails. All the distillery equipment is visible from the tasting room through the chain link fence that separates the two areas.

The Devil’s Head Distillery tasting room offers cocktails with names like Notes of a Dirty Old Man and Cuckoo’s Nest. The list now contains a fall drink called Apple Spice that has a basis of apple juice, vanilla-fused vodka and other ingredients, and is served warm.

Mary Jo Hunt and her friend know White and drove from Colorado Springs Nov. 13 to visit the tasting room.

“The spirits are very good, very tasty, and their drinks are very special,” she said.

“I tried the drink they call Mountain Jam. It is the first time I have had a cocktail that contained peach jam, and it was great. It was like drinking dessert.”

Micah Peterson said he and his friends found he distillery by accident.

“We were going to Moe’s Restaurant and, trying to find a parking place, saw the dis-

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The department itself was recognized for its participation in the county’s pilot “Leadership Enhancement and Development” program, which prepares employees for future management positions. More than half of the management team will likely retire in the next five years, so it was designed to help develop the talents of potential supervisors, managers and executives to be successful in future leadership roles.

Devil’s Head Distillery owner Ryan White checks the proof of some vodka. The vodka must be 190 proof when the distilling is completed, and White then uses water to reduce the spirit to 80 proof before bottling it. Photo by Tom Munds tillery and decided to give the tasting room a try,” he said. “The spirits are very smooth and tasty, as are the cocktails. I had a drink they call a Bellringer Martini made with fresh bell pepper. It was served with a whole slice of green bell pepper on the lip of the glass. That is great drink presentation, and it tasted great.”

White said he starts the distilling process with mash of pure malted barley that is mixed with water so it will ferment.

“I cook the mash, and the cooking converts the starch in the grain to simple sugar.

I add yeast to ferment the mash to produce alcohol,” he said. “I distill the mash seven or eight times to produce the spirits.”

To create the specific spirit he adds what he calls botanicals to the alcohol.

“Botanicals are the flavors produced from herbs and spices,” the Littleton resident said. “I tried about 40 different botanicals until I finally decided on what I would use in my distilling process. I use six different botanicals in distilling the gin and in distilling the aquavit.”

He said the gin and aquavit are about 160 proof when the distilling process is completed while, by law, the distilled vodka must be 190 proof.

White then uses water to do what he calls proofing the spirit, which is reducing each spirit to 80 proof for use.

Distilling is an intensive, hands-on operation. White spends most days working with all the large, shiny copper and stainless steel distilling equipment used to create Devil’s Head vodka, gin and aquavit.

White said he wanted to locate on Broadway but couldn’t find a suitable location. He decided on the Acoma Street location and the next step was to make it possible to establish a distillery in Englewood.

He said there were city regulations prohibiting opening a distillery in Englewood.

White said city officials worked with him and, after lengthy sessions with the planning and zoning commission and the city council, the rules were repealed.

“After the city approved my request to open a distillery, this location became avail-

able and I decided I would set up here because it is near potential customers from Moe’s and the Gothic Theater,” he said. “I started with an empty building. The process was slow because I had to make sure I complied with all the local, state and federal rules and regulations.”

White said he read a lot of books, but learned about distilling by trial and error.

Eventually, he created his recipes and began the process of creating spirits.

He said business in the tasting room is brisk and he often features live music to bring people into his business. He said many customers sample the cocktails, and those who like his product often purchase bottles of the Devil’s Head spirits.

“Most people who visit us learned about us from other customers,” he said. “I am happy that more people are finding us and dropping by to visit us. My goal is to keep drawing people to the distillery, plus to begin to branch out so people can find Devil’s Head spirits in liquor stores and at other drinking establishments.”

County hires volunteer coordinator Arapahoe County has hired Nira Duvan to be its volunteer coordinator in the Community Resources Department, where her primary responsibility will be to develop new service opportunities within county government and recruit volunteers from the community for various annual events, including the Arapahoe County Fair and Fall Festival.

Duvan will oversee the Volunteer Connections program, which connects citizens to all aspects of county government through volunteer service. She will be in charge of building volunteer recruitment,

forms and policies, orientation and training sessions, as well as managing a database to track more than 25,000 service hours each year. In 2014, those hours translated to a value of nearly $581,000.

Community College System’s 13 campuses, including Arapahoe Community College, can now transfer credits and coursework to Antioch University Connected, an online option.

AU Connected will accept all CCCS credits earned with a grade of “C” or better as part of an associate degree toward the fulfillment of any of its bachelor’s degrees.

Upon completion of their associate degree, students receive full admission status without having to complete another application process. For more information, visit www. cccs.edu.

Community colleges form alliance with university Antioch University and the Colorado Community College System have partnered to offer Colorado students a new way to continue their education and earn bachelor’s degrees. Students who earn an associate degree through one of Colorado

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Techie moves up fast in business world that has made him a business owner at the young age of 22?

Video tutorials he watched for free online. He learned how to dissect and diagnose, and even though electronics repair might seem like a cut-and-dried activity, Best considers what he does “a mixture of science and art.”

uBreakiFix store managed by 22-year-old entrepreneur

By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@colorado communitymedia.com

Ingenuity, hard work and a twist of fate have turned Brandon Best into an entrepreneur with limitless potential.

Best was working four different jobs at a mall when friends and coworkers found out that he’d fixed his own smartphone.

They enlisted Best, then 18, to do the same for them, and before long, his frequent visits to get parts from an electronics repair shop called uBreakiFix got the attention of management.

“They pulled me aside and called corporate on me,” he said with a laugh.

It was good news. After finding out what Best was up to, they offered him a job, and within two years he was managing a uBreakiFix store in Centennial.

Never again would he go back to the four-job grind.

Learning the craft For all of his knowledge of electronics, Best insists he wasn’t a techie growing up. After graduating from Chaparral High School, Best learned coding from his computer scientist dad. Although the rigid nature of programming wasn’t for him, Best’s dad did have an influence on him.

“He’s somebody who really

Brandon Best, the 22-year-old owner of the uBreakiFix location in Parker, repairs a smart phone Nov. 4. Photo by Chris Michlewicz likes to buy the new devices and test them out, so I guess I’ve always been exposed to computers,” Best said during an interview Nov. 4 in the repair lab of his own uBreakiFix location in Parker.

The shop specializes in

same-day repairs for most small electronic devices, with specific expertise in smartphones. uBreakiFix opened Oct. 19 at 11211 Dransfeldt Road, Suite 161, in the SuperTarget shopping center.

So how did Best master a trade

Mining talent Robert Viator, who owns two uBreakiFix stores in the Denver area, has no regrets about making Best his manager in Centennial when the up-and-comer was just 20 years old. It was maturity and capability that factored into Viator’s decision, not age, and the store became the state’s topgrossing location. He attributes the success to Best’s “go-get-’em attitude.”

“He’s not afraid to do something new, and his problemsolving and critical-thinking skills were there,” Viator said.

“He’s smart and hard-working, so it made sense to move him up quicker because he was capable of doing the work that was needed.”

Aside from knowledge, there was something in Best that Viator said is crucial in a customer service-based industry: an affable personality.

But effectively repairing electronics in a short window of time is also required to keep customers coming back. Best points to a line of voltage controllers, which are used to short out the power supply so he can get a set of numbers that help determine the precise location of each issue.

He draws from years of troubleshooting experience when approaching a problem, but there are a handful of issues out of every 1,000 repairs that stump him.

When that happens, Best is not afraid to ask for advice from others or contact the manufacturer.

“We’ll find a solution for you if we’re not the solution,” Best said.

The typical cost for a fix runs between $50 and $250, far cheaper than replacing a phone.

Perhaps the most interesting part of the job is finding out how people broke their phones.

Best uses a dehydrator to dry water-damaged phones, and only charges in those cases if he needs to remove corrosion.

Smartphone users can probably guess the most common type of repair requested at uBreakiFix. “We get a lot of water damage, PCs with viruses, charging ports on tablets, but cracked screens are definitely No. 1 for sure,” Best said, adding that curious babies, unruly dogs and butterfingers are often to blame for those.

Best hopes to pay off a small business loan within a year or so and will go to college to study molecular biology. He wants to apply phenomena found in nature to medical settings, and excitedly fires off examples of what has been done in the field thus far. It’s an adventure that waits.

But for now, Best is establishing himself as an entrepreneur in a fast-expanding, in-demand area of tech commerce.

“We try to fix the image of smartphone repair,” he said. “We don’t want it to be out of a trunk or a shady shop.”

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Valor blanked Creek 10-0 earlier this season in a Centennial League game.

Both teams have an average margin of victory of more than 30 points per game in their three playoff contests and will find their first true test in each other.

In the quarterfinal game, the kickoff pinned the Grizzlies deep in their own territory, they weren’t able to move the ball and, when they set up to punt, the ball sailed wide and Bruins linebacker Austin Cooper covered the ThunderRidge player in the end zone for a safety.

The play gave Cherry Creek the lead, and they built on it. Six different players, four on offense and two

defenders, scored touchdowns for the Bruins.

Bruin quarterback Alex Padilla completed 9-of-15 passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns. Dimitri Stanley and Kyree Owens each caught a touchdown pass.

On the ground for Cherry Creek, Trey Williams carried eight times for 61 yards and a touchdown, while teammate Ashton Riley carried eight times, including one touchdown. The Bruins’ ground game was effective as they took possession of the ball with just over 10 minutes left in the game, grinding out yardage and using up more than eight minutes before turning the ball over to ThunderRidge on their own 16-yard line.

The defense pitched in, too. In addition to the safety, an errant Grizzlies snap went into the end zone, players from both teams tried

Dimitri Stanley hauls in a touchdown pass for Cherry Creek during the Nov. 20 state Class 5A football playoff game against ThunderRidge at Shea Stadium. The Bruins won the game, 41-7. Photo by Tom Munds

to fall on and control the ball until Bruins linebacker Austin Cooper succeeded for a touchdown.

Linebacker Jordan VanDiest scored the other defensive touchdown as he gathered up a loose ball and raced 69 yards for a touchdown.

The remainder of the scoring was done by Charlie Scott, who kicked three extra points.

“It was a great night for my team, and I had a pretty good night too,” VanDiest said. “I play defensive line and linebacker. I was playing linebacker when I got the touchdown. On that play, their quarterback tossed the ball. I batted the ball back to myself and just took off running. I tried to run hard while trying to be careful not to slip or lose my footing. It was weird to see all that open field in front of me. I’m not used to seeing that.”

Kitchen

Interns and volunteers helped host Food & Drink Resource Innovation Center’s grand opening on Nov. 12 at 6555 South Kenton St., Suite 302. The 10,000-squarefoot space has a test kitchen and bar, photography studio and conference room.

Photo by Alex DeWind

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culinary instructors and other food enthusiasts.

They chose Denver because of its growing, casual restaurant hub.

“It’s a healthy state,” Randolph said.

“We hope to bring Denver’s style to the rest of the country.”

Keys and Randolph stay up on the newest food trends, such as more vegetables, smoked foods, liquor-infused sauces, local sourcing and smaller plates.

“We have good chefs with good palates,” Keys said. “Our hope is to bring the quality of fast food up.”

The space can also be rented out for personal parties or cooking classes.

For more information, go to www. foodanddrinkresources.com or call 720255-2679.

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LOCAL

Life’s a handful, and so are pills Every other day I take nine pills.

I am supposed to take nine pills every day, but I can’t face the music.

Some of them are as big as thimbles.

Seven of the pills are vitamins, one is a baby aspirin, and one is no bigger than a dot. I take it for hypothyroidism.

I don’t even know what hypothyroidism is. I am too lazy to find out.

Maybe laziness is a sign of hypothyroidism.

Until recently, I had never taken pills.

Except now and then after some extensive dental work, like an implant, like laser surgery, like an extraction.

I took a red One-a-Day vitamin when I was a kid, nothing through college, or 30 years of teaching.

However, I have begun to become more mindful, now that I realize my final cab ride might not be that far off.

I don’t want to live as long as my mother and father did.

They wound up broken and bent and disassociated.

I think a third of the programming on television is devoted to improving your health. A lot of it is shown in the middle of the night, when I am up and about.

Most of the time they are either jumping up and down or drinking something that is thick and green.

It’s never blue.

Maybe if you were to drink something blue, it would give you the blues?

I prefer blue to green all the way around.

But I guess green is the color of money, isn’t it?

Color is very important to me, right down to tints, tones and shades.

That’s why I paid rapt attention when Kathy came to our table at the Craig Marshall Smith reunion and said, “You belong in yelQUIET low.”

DESPERATION No, actually I don’t.

But I was all ears.

Kathy had been an egghead in high school. But she was no longer anywhere near that.

She was a bombshell.

“I wear the right colors,” she said, when I asked her what had happened.

(I think she noticed that my mouth fell open when she sat down.)

She’s a professional color consultant.

I didn’t even know they existed.

They are trained to be able to tell you what colors to wear for the best results.

What colors to paint your office walls to increase sales.

What color your dog should be.

They are especially helpful if you don’t have a mind of your own. Many people don’t.

Around here a lot of people wear orange.

Three guesses.

I don’t think anyone should wear orange unless they are in prison.

Back to those pills. I don’t take them all at once. Maybe I should.

If I miss a day, I don’t notice anything. I don’t start to stumble, slur or sing like Perry Como.

If something were different, an obvious improvement of some kind, I would lap them up.

I am not a better painter or writer when I take them, or a better father.

Maybe I am and I just don’t know it.

I do know that if I look at a 5-year-old column that there are differences, but that has nothing to do with these pills.

You either improve or you don’t.

The minute that I sense that I am going downhill, I will hang up my Webster’s.

Perhaps the pills just make up for the fact that I eat like a viaduct pigeon and exercise like an end table.

Maybe I should put the pills in a blender with some green stuff. Turn it into a smoothie. There you go.

Just don’t take away my bacon.

Say what?

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

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Michael Norton

WINNING WORDS

“You cannot consistently perform in a manner which is inconsistent with the way you see yourself.” - Dr. Joyce Brothers I often hear people talk about how successful other people are, but seem to think that they personally struggle to achieve their own success. This happens sometimes because of the way we see ourselves. If we see ourselves as a failure, we are likely to fail. If we see ourselves as a success, we will likely be successful.

It starts with becoming your own

biggest fan. Now I am not talking about becoming an egomaniac, centered only on yourself, I am just talking about loving yourself enough to see and enjoy the successes that are in front of you.

When you greet yourself each morning in the mirror what do you think? Do you like who you are looking at? Do you avoid looking yourself in the eyes because you don’t like the person looking back at you? Is there something you see that inspires you to become even better? Does your reflection convict you of something you need to

change?

You have probably heard other people, maybe friends, and possibly even family members, say something like, “I do not like who I have become.” Maybe they are referring to stress levels at home or work that have caused a shift in the way they see themselves and behave.

And when they get to that point, they know that something has to change. And that something that has to change is usually the person.

Maybe you are one of those Norton continues on Page 9

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County Court for Veterans is truly impressive Recently, I was invited to visit and observe court proceedings at the Adams County Court for Veterans (ACCV ). I was deeply impressed with its mission: “using a collaborative, respectful and accountable approach to assist military veterans to access treatment and supports while holding them accountable for their actions within the criminal justice system.” In other words, the ACCV strives to get veterans who have been arrested or convicted out of trouble and keep them out of jail.

Upon my arrival, I met with Judge Brian Bowen, two defense attorneys, and the prosecutor for the court. The prosecutor — a decorated Marine Corp combat veteran from the Vietnam War — had a deep understanding of military culture and the capabilities of the veterans being tried because of his extensive military background. Veteran volunteers were assigned as mentors to the veterans in court.

At first, I questioned the need for a special court for veterans. After my

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people who sees others as successful.

Maybe, just maybe, you can benefit from learning to believe in yourself and seeing yourself as a true success and becoming your own biggest fan.

The power of positive self-talk and

observations, however, the value of the court to veterans quickly became clear.

Each of the veterans stood before the Judge Bowen with pride.

When asked what branch of service they served in, the U.S. Rep. veterans spoke Mike Coffman with the same military bearing GUEST as if they were COLUMN still in uniform, addressing Judge Bowen with the same respect given to a senior officer.

Some even stood at attention.

The goal of keeping these veterans out of jail and returning them to responsible, contributing members of society was apparent in the court’s proceedings and protocols.

Veterans appearing before the ACCV are required to undergo routine drug screening, treatment (if necessary) and counseling. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), of which I am normally a critic, had a representative with a laptop and direct access present to schedule appointments with the VA for medical and mental health issues. This system seemed remarkably effective in serving our veterans.

At the conclusion of the proceedings, Judge Bowen invited me to address the veterans who came before the court that day. I spoke to them about the common bond that we all shared as veterans. At one point in time, each veteran completed basic training and earned the title of “Soldier,” “Marine,” “Airman” or “Sailor.” Each title represents the challenges faced and demonstrates values such as determination, self-discipline, honor and integrity. I reminded each of them of their achievements earned in the past and the expectations of each

veteran in the future, both in and out of uniform.

My visit to ACCV made me a big believer in the services and missions of the court for veterans. It is my hope that more communities follow in the footsteps of Adams County, the 18th Judicial District, and other areas to implement these cost-effective solutions to rehabilitating those who have served this nation and still have more to give.

visualization should not be underestimated. Some people may believe otherwise, but I can share with you that every successful person I have ever met has told me that they use these techniques every day. Some actually have lists of positive words that they believe describe who they are. Words and statements such as: a person of character, a great dad, a wonderful mom, a loyal employee, a strong leader are not only used as mental motivation, but many people actually say them out loud as

they greet themselves in the mirror, while driving, during a workout and at other times throughout the day.

And when it comes to seeing success, they actually visualize what that success looks like. They see themselves 20 pounds lighter, they see that promotion, they see a happier and healthier relationship, and they see themselves owning their own business. The list is endless, and success is different for everyone and defined and driven by our own goals and dreams.

So how about you? Are you your own biggest fan? Do you like who you are or is there something that has to change?

Either way I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we do become our own biggest fan, it really will be a better than good week.

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, is a Marine Corps combat veteran with a combined 21 years of military service.

He serves the 6th Congressional District, which includes Aurora, Centennial, Littleton, Highlands Ranch and parts of Adams County. He currently serves on the House Armed Services Committee and House Veterans Affairs Committee, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. He is the only member of Congress to have served in both Iraq wars.

Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation and the CEO/ founder of www.candogo.com.

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Brad Corrigan, of the band Dispatch, plays music for children at Pine Ridge. Courtesy photos

Coloradans aim to inspire Lakota Nation youth through the creative arts

By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com

L

ittleton resident Scott Norby and his wife, Joie, along with their three children, are just one family trying to make a difference on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

“I always have faith that I’m supposed to go there,” Scott Norby said, “that I’m being called there.”

Norby visited the reservation for the first time in 2011 with his friend, Denver-resident Brad Corrigan, of the indie band Dispatch.

“When I first went, at the end of the day I was just exhausted and really, really sad,” he said.

“After stepping away, I became inspired to want to do something.”

Since then, the Norbys started a nonprofit, Friends of the Lakota Nation, and have been back for several trips working alongside the nonprofit Love, Light and Melody; artist Patrick Maxcy; Dave Matthews Band members; Corrigan and Dispatch band members; Amplifying Education volunteers; Colorado Rapids player Pablo Mastroeni; and the Golden High School Key Club.

The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has the shortest life expectancy of any group in the Western Hemisphere — approximately 47 years for males and 52 years for females — according to the U.S. Census. The infant mortality rate is five times the national average and the adolescent suicide rate is three times the average.

Members of the reservation suffer from a disproportionately high rate of poverty and alcoholism.

Homelessness is at 30 percent and unemployment at 80 to 90 percent. Sioux Indians in South Dakota have the poorest health of any minority group in the United States.

The statistics go on and on.

HOW TO GIVE Friends of the Lakota Nation has two ways to give: an Amazon Toy Drive wish list and through monetary donations made through PayPal. Monetary donations will be used to purchase creative arts supplies for the workshops so teens can continue to express themselves through the arts. Both the wish list and PayPal donations can be accessed through friendsoflakota.org.

Scott Norby, dressed as Santa, gives gifts to children at the reservation.

But the question asked by Friends of the Lakota Nation is: “How can we help?”

“You can go through all the facts,” said Ingrid Schneider, a Denver resident who visits the reservation monthly. “But what are we doing around the country, as a society of people, to step up and break poverty? Pine Ridge is a third-world country and it’s six hours from our doorstep in Denver.”

Friends of the Lakota Nation has sponsored a Christmas toy giveaway and celebration on the reservation for the past four years.

Scott dresses as Santa and his wife wraps 500 to 600 gifts to bring on the trip.

“It’s realistically one of the only gifts these kids get,” Scott Norby

said.

The toys, Schneider said, are important because of the reservations’ gift-giving culture.

But there is more to be done than just give toys to children.

“I want those kids to walk away knowing that they are important — that there are people out there that cherish them,” Schneider said. “They don’t always hear that they are worth loving and valued as much as they should.”

That’s why when the Norby family, Schneider and other volunteers make the trip to the reservation the weekend of Dec. 5, they will do more than just give gifts.

The 2015 Friends of Lakota Nation holiday trip will focus on creative arts and community. The

organization will be teaming with the Oglala Crisis Team by creating a special day for the community to get involved in arts-based workshops that offer classes in music, writing, photography, art and crafts for kids.

“Right now, the biggest concern is what’s happening with kids and suicide,” Norby said. “We’re trying to build a community, inspire kids and build hope. If a kid can get inspired to learn music, then they can channel their thoughts through that. The same with art and writing.”

The oldest Norby child, Khian, 10, a skilled guitarist, will teach a music class.

“For him, it’s really about him being able to inspire the other kids and connect with them,” Norby

said. “It’s cool to set that path for our kids to understand the benefits of giving.”

The hope is that some youth on the reservation will be inspired enough to continue expressing themselves through the arts. But the concern is that those inspired won’t have the means to continue because of the lack of proper equipment.

“It would be great to give each kid in the music session a decent guitar or a camera to the photography students,” Norby said. “We want to have an impact, but we need support. Really, what makes it work is not one huge contributor, but a whole bunch of people giving a little bit.”

Friends of the Lakota Nation hopes to collect monetary donations to purchase guitars, cameras and writing journals. Donations of these items are also welcomed.

The toy drive also is happening now and toys will be distributed to children during the Dec. 5 community celebration.

“We all have teachers that breathe life into us,” Schneider said. “I just hope that we’re a group of people that can breathe life into those kids by showing them their worth.”

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November 27, 2015

Music can help us share our gratitude Thanksgiving has so little music associated with it that radio stations and businesses usually go straight from the spooky sounds of Halloween to Christmas carols.

And that’s a bit of sonic whiplash for the listener.

For the longest time, Christmas was my favorite holiday. The older I’ve become, however, the more I embrace Thanksgiving as the best celebration of the year. It doesn’t come with the pressures of gift-giving and commercialism connected to Christmas.

Instead, it’s all about sharing delicious food with some of the people you treasure most.

So, in this season of thanks — and as a music lover who believes lyrics and melodies are expressions of life — I looked for songs of gratitude for the different facets of our lives.

Here are just a few: Thankful for family: “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” by Sly and the Family Stone An absolute body-shaker of sonic joy, Sly and the Family Stone’s bass-driven “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” is the perfect complement to the people in your life who love you unconditionally. There’s a freedom in being with people who allow you to be unreservedly yourself — and the song is a rhythmic chant of gratitude.

The only people Sly actually references in the song are his parents: Mama’s so happy Mama start to cry Papa still singin’ You can make it if you try This song is a perfectly upbeat way to say thank you to your family.

Thankful for friends: “You’ve Got A Friend in Me” by Randy Newman Disney movies have birthed some classic songs over the years. But Randy Newman’s declaration of friendship is one of the most relatClarke Reader able and infectious in the studio’s catalog.

LINER It also happens to have some of NOTES the most charming comments about real friendship, and gets them across with humor and heart.

Some other folks might be A little bit smarter than I am Bigger and stronger too Maybe But none of them will ever love you the way I do This is the quintessential encapsulation of the dedication of real friends.

Thankful for love: “Thank You” by Dido A gorgeous little ballad to celebrate the person in your life who makes everything better by simply being in it.

Dido’s “Thank You” eschews the big, romantic gestures for small, intimate details and somehow turns them into the grandest romantic moments of all. She catalogs the recipe for a truly rotten day, all the little things that so easily get under everyone’s skin - missing the bus, bills and crummy

weather. But then she finally gets home: Push the door, I’m home at last and I’m soaking through and through Then you handed me a towel and all I see is you.

Anyone who knows someone who can brighten your day just by standing there understands the profound gratitude that person deserves. Don’t forget to let them know.

Thankful for our country: “Don’t Drink the Water/This Land Is Your Land” by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds A bit of a tone shift here, but it’s important to recognize our country’s history, which has often been more blood-soaked than we admit.

This live, acoustic version from Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds strips everything away from the Dave Matthews Band version, and instead captures the rage and fire of lyrics like: All I can say to you my new neighbor Is “you must move on or I will bury you” and “Your land is gone And given to me” The way the two musicians weave Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” into the song makes for a stunning musical connection and a powerful reminder we can always do better.

Thankful for our world: “What A Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong It’s pretty difficult to argue with this standard by Louis Armstrong, especially the way his gravely vocals are underplayed by some of the most luminous string work in

CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Alessia Cara’s “Know-It-All” released on Def Jam Records Review: A startlingly witty and wise new voice in pop, Cara brings her take on bedroom R&B to the masses. Come for the brutal sarcasm, stay for the understated love songs.

Favorite song: “Here” Best line to use at a party you don’t want to be at: “I’m sorry if I seem uninterested Or I’m not listenin’, or I’m indifferent/Truly I ain’t got no business here.”

recorded music.

There is so much to be grateful for, and no matter how bleak things look sometimes, it’s important to remember that fact. Armstrong and this song is the perfect reminder of the beauty around us every day. In this world, it’s inconceivable we should ever run out of blessings for which to be thankful.

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he is thankful for all his generous readers. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com. And share your favorite songs about gratitude at creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Magazine gives nod to Aspen for holidays Travel + Leisure magazine readers have chosen “America’s Best Towns for the Holidays,” and four Colorado burgs have made the list. Aspen took the top spot in the pool of 25 festive spots.

The article said about Aspen, “A combination of luxe living and quaint charm helped this Rocky Mountain town capture the spot as the merriest of them all. Wandering along Cooper Avenue, you may chance upon cookie exchanges, public s’mores roasts or elf meet-and-greets. But the two most famous hotels in town act as the nerve centers for holiday cheer. The lobby of the Hotel Jerome regularly hosts carolers, while the Ajax Tavern and Element 47 at the Little Nell both serve fabulous holiday meals, with indulgences like venison loin with huckleberries, black truffles and chestnutand-caramel profiteroles. The Little Nell also hosts the all-you-can-sip Bottomless Cristal New Year’s Eve Party.”

The other three Colorado towns with super holiday spirit are Vail, No. 2; Breckenridge, No. 6; and Telluride, No. 18.

Check out the whole story at www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/americas-besttowns-for-the-holidays.

Englewood brewery does its part The Virginia Village/Ellis Community Association’s Community Hops Program

released its Carnation Cream Ale Thursday at Esters Pub, 1950 S. Holly St. This ale is the first community-brewed, publicly available beer in Colorado.

VVECA also unveiled the newly developed, community-driven logo. Both the release Penny Parker of the ale and logo MILE HIGH are part of the VVECA initiative, “Virginia LIFE Village Beautiful 2015” program, new approaches for building a stronger community and identity.

“The efforts to create this ale and a logo are perfect examples of what a community can do when they work together,” said Scott Whitfield, president of VVECA. The Carnation Cream Ale is a simple cream ale brewed and dry hopped with Virginia Village-grown Cascade and Brewer’s Gold hops. The dry hopped process adds a tart finish and the carnation petals represent the neighborhood. Virginia Village housed many carnation greenhouses during Colorado’s carnation heyday that started in the 1920s. By the mid-20th century Denver

was known as the “Carnation Capital of the World,” and Colorado remained the number one producer of carnations worldwide until 1974.

The VVECA Community Hops Program, launched in 2015, brings together local gardeners and homebrewers around the dream of not only growing hops, but turning those hops into a community-brewed beer. Neighbors collaborated with Brew on Broadway, an Englewood-based brewery, to craft the beer.

Cichetti and Crudo Bar opens Sarto’s Social Italian Eatery & Pantry in Denver’s Jefferson Park neighborhood launched a traditional Cicchetti and Crudo Bar, a staple of the bustling, social dining scene in Italy’s city centers, on Nov. 23.

Drawing from the early evening scenes of piazzas all over Italy, where friends gather for an apertivo and a small bite, Sarto’s Cicchetti and Crudo Bar brings this Italian tradition of social “snacking” to Denver, inviting guests to enjoy an ever-changing offering of inspired small bites, prepared at the restaurant’s 12-seat counter by a member of Sarto’s talented team of chefs.

From hand-carved charcuterie to bespoke bites, this uniquely casual and interactive experience pairs perfectly with friends and a properly fitted beer, wine or

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Eavesdropping on Facebook “Dad, I found this (drawing) in the garbage and I’m giving it to you.”

“Did you draw it?”

“No, I found it in the garbage at school.”

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‘Shrek’ is perfect holiday show on Littleton stage Costumes, choreography among highlights of spectacular play

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New Yorker cartoonist William Steig wrote one of his unusual children’s books in 1990 — about an unhappy green ogre named “Shrek,” who was sent off to live alone in the Swamp as a 7-year-old by his parents — because that’s what ogres do. “It’s a Bright, Beautiful World,” they assure the sad little guy as he trudges away. He grows up defensive of his personal, swampy space and convinced his homeliness condemns him to a life alone.

“Shrek” was developed first in London’s West End, then came across the pond to Broadway. Music is by Jeanine Tesori; book dand lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire; originally produced as an animated film by Dreamworks Productions.

Todd Debreceni has constructed the many clever prosthetic makeup effects that include puffy green hands for the ogre characters, especially for T.J. Hogle, who is reprising the roe of Shrek. Young ogres become older and uglier, and some fairy-tale characters had Hogle’s help as well, I think. (It was fun to see everyone involved with the production sprouting little green ears on opening night.)

In the meantime, Princess Fiona (Rebekah Ortiz) has been sent to live in a tower guarded by a fire-breathing dragon — with a curse hanging over her head.

The book’s original panels were illustrated with fanciful characters as Steig happily introduced an entire realm of fairy-tale personalities, accumulated from tales we all know, to Shrek’s lonely swamp: Pinnochio, Three Bears, Three Little Pigs, Sugar Plum Fairy, Mad Hatter, Big Bad Wolf, Peter Pan, Wicked Witch, Elf, Fairy Godmother, White Rabbit, a delightful crew of tap-dancing gray rats (Cinderella’s coach horses), gingerbread boy, and assorted other magical personalities …

The costumes for this show, by Terri and

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And then there’s the live-wire donkey (Tyrell Ray), who becomes Shrek’s sidekick — and the vertically challenged Lord Farquaad (a skilled Cory Wendling), who wants to marry Fiona so he can become king, in a particularly fine performance.

Master puppeteer Cory Gilstrap has created a huge red dragon and taught a group of actors to manipulate it so it fills the stage for a scene, like a traditional Chinese Dragon Dance puppet.

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Five artists’ works on display in Lone Tree ‘Running Dialogue’ show features wide diversity

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Since an exhibit at the Madden Museum in 2011, five Colorado artists have exhibited their work together, creating a gallery filled with five different mediums in each case. The quintet, called To Expand, has appeared in Breckenridge, aBuzz Gallery in RiNo, and most recently at Denver International Airport.

Their art is in numerous corporate, hospital, hotel and resort collections across the country.

During December, the group will exhibit their art in a theatrically named show, “Running Dialogue,” at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, with a public reception scheduled on Dec. 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit runs until Jan. 3.

• Mary Williams, of Castle Rock, creates on wood, inspired by her love of nature, she wrote. She produces sculptures and wall installations designed to appeal to all ages, layering color and sanding parts of it away to create shapes and patterns. She also incorporates epoxy, clay, metals and metal cladding for a finish, calling on a pool of talented fabricators. She hopes her work will bring a smile to the viewer’s face.

• Ken Elliott, a pastel and oil painter, also lives in Castle Rock and exhibits in galleries coast to coast. His focus is on landscapes, color and composition, with reference to Impressionist and Modern schools of art. “My focus is the landscape and its rich store of ideas and inspiration. I am compelled to work from the trees, skies, lakes and streams in their endless variations …

“Long View” by Janice McDonald is a collage on wood panel that will be included in the “Running Dialogue” exhibit at Lone Tree Arts Center. Courtesy photo

IF YOU GO “Running Dialogue” will be at the Lone Tree Arts Center through Jan. 3, with an artists’ reception on Dec. 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. The center’s lobby and hallways are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and before performances. Admission is free. lonetreeartscenter.org.

Fortunately, I’ve learned that what some would call mistakes are part of the creative process. So, I try to begin boldly, not worrying about mistakes, using more color than might exist in nature and varying the types of chroma and marks …” Sometimes the process leads to unexpected surprises.

• Janice McDonald graduated from Oregon State University with a BFA, then studied collage in the late Dale Chisman’s abstract painting class at the Denver Art Students League and with collagist Jonathan Talbot in New York.

Her unusual technique has evolved through many years and under varied influences. She is affiliated with Spark Gallery in Denver.

• Victoria Eubanks of Denver has been an award winner in Littleton’s Own an Original show and in Denver’s Plein Air exhibits. She works primarily in encaustic medium, creating commonplace objects and themes in translucent layers of wax. “Through layers of colors, imagery and texture Victoria allows the mundane to become exotic,” she writes. She has been Artist in Residence in the Breckenridge Art

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It’s about exploration where unexpected connections and juxtapositions can lead to new ideas and artistic expressions,” she writes on her website. “Carol looks at creating art like living life, each decision made leads to a different future choice. It’s the thread of life decisions that weave the individuality of artistic expression.” She has published five books and participated in more than 50 national and international exhibitions. She recently completed a large public art commission for Denver.

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November 27, 2015

Fair brings crafts, arts to rec center

Sonya Ellingboe

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The 29th annual Arts and Crafts Fair — held by South Suburban Parks and Recreation District at Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Blvd., Centennial, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 5 — will exhibit works by more than 70 Colorado artisans/vendors. Included will be ceramics, jewelry, clothing, quilts, paintings, photographs, floral arrangements, holiday items and specialty foods.

Complimentary gift wrapping will be provided by the South Suburban Sparks Gymnastics Team. Free admission and parking. Information:

Darcie@ssprd.org.

Englewood concert “Santa Baby” with Brigette Lee is the Dec. 4 “Starlight Rhythms” concert at 7:30 p.m. in Hampden Hall. Hampden Hall is on the second level of the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Tickets: $10 at the door/students under 18 free.

Ensemble music The Colorado Wind Ensemble presents “Sound the Bells!” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5, at Littleton United

Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. The ensemble’s new conductor, Dr. David Kish, a Metro State University faculty member, will direct a program that will feature two MSU faculty members in gems from contemporary classical literature: Michelle Thompson will be soprano soloist in Frank Tichell’s “Angels in the Architecture” and pianist Sara Parkinson is featured on Carter Penn’s “Slalom.”

CWE’s bassoon trio will perform “BasSOON it will be Christmas.”

The partnership with MSU will benefit CWE with an opportunity

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Books, book, books Books are “the gift that keeps on giving,” in bookseller parlance. Two sales at our local libraries may turn up some treasures: • The Better Book Bonanza runs Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Dec. 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. The sale features a quantity of Sampler continues on Page 24

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‘Shrek The Musical’ Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, presents “Shrek” through Sunday, Dec. 27. Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, “Shrek The Musical” is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale. Shrek brings all the beloved characters you know from the film to life on stage, and proves there’s more to the story than meets the ears. Irreverently fun for the whole family, Shrek proves that beauty is truly in the eye of the ogre. Tickets available at the box office, 303-7942787, ext. 5, or online at www.TownHallArtsCenter.org.

Family Christmas Pageant Grace Place Children’s Ministry kicks off the Christmas season with a reminder of the true meaning of Christmas at its family Christmas pageant from 6:308:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Whip up your favorite dessert, and bring it and your family for a kid-friendly dinner, potluck dessert buffet and an evening filled with games, Christmas crafts, and a carol sing-a-long. Come dressed as your favorite nativity character and participate in a re-enactment of the Christmas Story. Children ages 2 and younger are free. Contact Will Larsen at wlarsen@chcc.org with questions. Go to www.cherryhills.com or call 303-325-8904.

Musical Merry Season at PACE Some of the nation’s best performers and local homegrown favorites will help celebrate the holiday season at the PACE Center in Parker. The season kicks off Friday, Nov. 27, with Texas legends Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel performing at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Then Saturday, Nov. 28, the 16-piece big band Colorado Jazz Repertory Band performs at 7:30 p.m. From Friday to Sunday, Dec. 4-6, the Parker Chorale and Parker Symphony Orchestra will treat audiences to traditional carols, familiar songs, and a few surprises in “A Classic Parker Holiday.” Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4-5 and 2 p.m. Dec. 6. The Manhattan Transfer performs at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 12. The PACE holiday season wraps up Thursday to Sunday, Dec. 17-20, with the Colorado School of Dance performing The Nutcracker of Parker. Show times are at 7 p.m. all four days and 2 p.m.

Dec. 19-20. Tickets for all shows are available by calling 303-805-6800 or going to www.ParkerArts.org.

Advent Recitals Take a mid-day break to enjoy music of the season and a light soup lunch at noon Wednesdays during Advent at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The Advent recitals include the Jubilee Handbell Choir on Wednesday, Dec. 2; the St. Andrew Sisters on Wednesday, Dec. 9; and Bill and Sheila Hamaker on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Lunch is offered for a $3.50 donation. Contact Mark Zwilling at mzwilling@st-andrew-umc.com or 303-794-2683.

Holiday Concert The Littleton Symphony Orchestra presents its annual holiday concert, A Littleton Symphony Family Christmas, at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 4, at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Tickets are available at the Gorsett Violin Shop, 8100 S. Quebec St., and online at www.littletonsymphony.org. For a group discount for 10-plus, or for more information, call 303-933-6824.

‘Frozen!’ Family Program Spotlight Performing Arts Center presents “Frozen!” a fun show for the entire family complete with Anna, Elsa, dancing trolls and, of course, Olaf. Show is the product of a 15-week class for children ages 5-18 years old. Performances are at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, on Spotlight’s on-site stage at 6328 E. County Line Road in Highlands Ranch. Call Spotlight at 720443-2623 or visit www.spotlightperformers.com for information and to purchase tickets.

2015 Holiday Sale The Friends of the Littleton Library and Museum presents its 2015 holiday sale through noon Thursday, Dec. 24, at the Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton.

Books are in pristine, giftable condition, with new fiction, classics, poetry, history, home decorating, art appreciation, cookbooks, and more. Sale is open during library hours; cash or checks accepted.

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Holiday Kickoff Lone Tree Arts Center Guild plans its holiday kickoff at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at the Lone Tree Arts Center Event Hall. Before you attend the Nutcracker, join the guild for an evening filled with a carol sing-along, cookies and cocoa for the while family. The holiday tree lighting is at 6:50 p.m. Event is free; no reservations needed.

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Holiday Adopt-A-Family, Senior South Metro Housing Options seeks community sponsors to “adopt” families (or senior/or disabled residents) this holiday season. Sponsors choose the size of a family (or a senior/disabled resident) to assist and are then provided with wish lists and program information. There is no minimum contribution required to participate. Sponsors deliver donations to SMHO Resident Services at 5844 S. Datura St. (Bradley House) and the staff will coordinate distribution to residents.

The deadline for delivery of resident donations is noon, Monday, Dec. 14. For information or to be a sponsor, contact Kathie Covell, resident services manager, at 303-794-3276 or kcovell@smho.co; or Jebe Pens, senior services coordinator, at 303-241-4211 or jpens@smho.co.

Soles4Souls Collection Drop off new and used shoes from Thanksgiving until Christmas at the Re/Max Alliance office of agent Cathy Howrey, 18551 E. Mainstreet, Suite 2A, Parker.

Soles4Souls is a global nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting poverty through the distribution of shoes. Go to www.soles4souls.org/get-involved/

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South Metro Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the South Metro area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Saturday, Nov. 28, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Walmart, 4400 Front St., Castle Rock; Saturday, Nov. 28, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Walmart, 11101 S. Parker Road, Parker; Tuesday, Dec. 1, 9-10:40 a.m. and noon to 2:30 p.m., Land Title Guarantee Company, 5975 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Village; Friday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker.

Big Band Christmas Get in the swing of the holiday season with the 16-piece Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra big band playing holiday tunes such as Duke Ellington’s “Nutcracker Suite,” Maynard Ferguson’s “Music for Moderns,” and more. Concert is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt.org or call 303-805-6800.

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Asleep at the Wheel: Merry Texas Christmas Y’All Ray Benson and nine-time Grammy winners Asleep at the Wheel combine their most popular songs with holiday favorites and originals such as “Christmas in Jail,”“Santa Loves to Boogie,” and more, for a Christmas celebration y’all don’t want to miss. Concerts are at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. For tickets and information, go to www.

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Opera on Tuesday Denver Lyric Opera Guild’s “Opera on Tuesday” program features the University of Northern Colorado Opera Theater at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, at the Cherry Hills Country Club, 4125 S. University Blvd., Cherry Hills Village. Lunch is served at noon. The “Opera on Tuesday” program meets the first Tuesday of each month from September to May at country clubs around the Denver area. Reservations for the Dec. 1 program may be made online at www.DenverLyricOperaGuild.org.

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SOUTH METRO PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

Wrestler gains golfing honors Valor’s Welch will join Northern Colorado team

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Cherry Creek sophomore Mitchell Johnson is the Colorado Community Media South Metro Boys Tennis Player of the Year. File photo

Switch to singles no problem for Johnson Creek sophomore named Boys Tennis Player of Year

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com It only took Mitchell Johnson one match this season for him to realize he would be OK as a No. 3 singles player.

Johnson, a sophomore at Cherry Creek, won the No. 2 state doubles title as a freshman along with Noah Reiss.

He took over the No. 3 singles role this season.

He compiled a 10-2 record and won the state championship with a 6-3, 7-6 victory over Boulder’s Cutter Esson in the No. 3 singles title match at Gates Tennis Center.

Johnson is the 2015 Colorado Community Media South Metro Boys Tennis Player of the Year.

“My season was great,” said Johnson.

“I really enjoyed it. I had a couple losses.

I learned from losing while getting better as you go along. I came to state really strong and wasn’t nervous.

“First match of the season, I said OK, I can do something. I got better and better.”

Creek coach Art Quinn was never concerned about Johnson’s switch from doubles to singles.

“He certainly made a great transition,” pointed out Quinn. “He’s very focused and workmanlike in his approach to the game, not only physically but mentally.

He’s even-keeled.

“Not only is he hard-working on his game six, seven days a week out on the practice court, but it’s not just big-picture but the details that come along with that, too. He’s just a well-rounded, well-disciplined, wellexecuted player. That would probably be evidenced by his success at doubles.

He’s multifaceted.”

Colby Welch didn’t have to wrestle with many shots during the past high school golf season.

The Valor Christian senior had an average season score of 68 and 66.75 in the Jefferson County 4A League tournaments.

Welch, who will also compete at 145 pounds on the Eagles wrestling team this season, finished second in the Class 4A state tournament and is the Colorado Community Media South Metro Boys Golfer of the Year.

“I just went out and tried to play my best,” said Welch, who will play next year at the University of Northern Colorado.

“I had a couple good rounds. I just tried to get better throughout the year. I tried my best to win the state tournament.”

Welch was second in the state tournament after rounds of 71 and 69 to finish at even-par 140 and one shot out of first place at Longmont’s Fox Hill Country Club. He led Valor to the school’s sixth state championship in the past seven seasons.

His best round of the high school season was a school record 10-underpar 62 during the league tournament at Deer Creek Golf Club “I played really well there,” Welch acknowledged. “I was proud. My whole game came together. Everything was just going my way. I worked with my high school coach (Jason Preeo) a little bit this season. I practiced normal and did everything normal, went out and played, had a good time and played my best.”

Preeo raved about Welch.

“What Colby did this season was simply amazing, and even with the strong history we have as a program, he set some new records that may be difficult to beat,” Preeo said. “His 62 at Deer Creek broke his own personal best by three strokes and was two strokes better than our team’s previous low score.

Valor Christian’s Colby Welch is Colorado Community Media’s South Metro Boys Golfer of the Year. Courtesy photo

“His 66.75 average in our Jeffco League events is a remarkable achievement as well. In leading our team to a state championship he became the only player in our history to be a member of three team state championships and he was an integral contributor in each of them.”

Welch has been playing golf and wrestling since he was 4 years old and feels wrestling helps his golf game.

“It helps my mental game and strength for golf,” he said. “I have noticed a difference on how far my ball goes after each wrestling season.”

Proposed league alignments spark debate

Class 5A football teams would be placed in new conferences starting next year

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Coaches and administrators are lining up in favor of or opposition to the proposed new Class 5A conference football alignments that were recently announced by the Colorado High School Activities Association.

The planned conference placements for the 2016-17 seasons slot 42 teams based on computer rankings from the 2014-15 seasons. The Rating Percentage Index ranks teams based on wins and losses and strength of schedule.

Many schools have been busy trying to unofficially line up five nonconference games and one CHSAA official believes the proposed alignments will be passed.

The proposed setups could be changed before being voted on at the football committee’s December meeting.

Then in January, the alignments would need approval of the CHSAA Legislative Council.

A 10th regular season game will be

added since the state playoff field will be cut from 32 to 16 teams.

The biggest argument in favor of the “waterfall” alignments — which attempt to balance out leagues based on the strength of teams — is more equal competition in the conferences. The cons include travel and stadium availability, and for some of the best teams, a concern that the schedule will actually get weaker.

“For us, our strength of schedule will go down because of the teams in our league,” said Jason Wilkins, Cherry Creek High School athletic director. “Because of the formula, there are weaker teams in our league than we would normally schedule.”

Derek Chaney, Douglas County School District athletic director, said scheduling games could be a problem for districts using the same venue for several schools.

For instance if Mountain Vista, ThunderRidge, Highlands Ranch and Rock Canyon had home games the same week, there could be scheduling conflicts at Shea Stadium.

“Sometimes when you think something will pass, you are surprised,” Chaney said.

“As Douglas County AD, I don’t like to see our teams split up. So a lot of our

schools are playing nonleague games against each other instead of league games. There is definitely more travel involved.”

Ralston Valley Athletic Director Mark Koopman has a problem with using the RPI to shape the proposed leagues and the possible impact of playing “unfamiliar” teams, which could affect gate receipts.

“I use Cherry Creek as an example often because of their position and the obvious disparities in their league,” he said. “Cherry Creek is currently listed as the No. 1 team in League A and the next team in their league is number 14. That’s 13 spots that separate the top two teams.

“If you look at league G, Columbine is number 7 and Fairview number 8. Only one separates the two, which says this league is more difficult top to bottom.”

Koopman claims it will be difficult to prepare teams for the playoffs and interest in games will decline.

“Can Cherry Creek expect to prepare for the first round of the playoffs next year by playing teams in their league who did not make it past the round of 16?” he asked. “Lastly, who is going to watch these league games? Our fans and students have no rivalry or little knowledge of three of the five schools in our league. Schools who depend on football

gate fee to supplement their school athletic budget are expecting to see a drop in gate receipts.”

A look at the proposed conferences, with teams’ RPI rankings: Conference A 1. Cherry Creek; 14. Fossil Ridge; 15.

Horizon; 26. Denver East; 29. Prairie View; 42. FNE Warriors.

Conference B 2. Grandview; 13. Overland; 16.

Arapahoe; 27. Doherty; 30. Boulder; 41.

Smoky Hill.

Conference C 3. Valor Christian; 12. Fountain Fort Carson; 17. Lakewood; 26. Poudre; 31.

Legend; 40. Highlands Ranch.

Conference D 4. Ralston Valley; 11. Rocky Mountain; 18. Eaglecrest; 25. Rangeview; 32. Castle View; 39. Arvada West.

Conference E 5. Pomona; 10. Cherokee Trail; 19.

Chaparral; 24. Mountain Vista; 33. Rock Canyon; 38. Aurora Hinkley.

Conference F 6. Regis Jesuit; 9. Legacy; 20. Bear Creek; 23. Westminster; 34. Aurora Central; 37. Douglas County.

Conference G 7. Columbine; 8. Fairview; 21. Mullen; 22. ThunderRidge; 35. Mountain Range; 36. Northglenn.

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South Metro SBDC

The Aurora—South Metro SBDC helps existing and new businesses grow and prosper through workshops and consulting.

The following workshops will be held in the South Metro area: Business Plan Basics Wednesday, December 9th, Free 6:30—8:30 PM Phillip S. Miller Library, Castle Rock

---------------—————————— Successful Business Fundamentals Monday, December 14th, $30 10:00 AM 12:00 PM

BUSINESS

TRAINING

City of Lone Tree—Municipal Building, #200

----------———————————— Learn what it takes to compete successfully in today’s business climate.

The 2016 workshop schedule will be online soon.

(two seminars required prior to start-up consulting)

Register online:

SmallBusinessDenver.com (303) 326-8686

AREA CLUBS Editor’s note: To add or update a club listing, email calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Professional AAUW, American Association of University Women, Littleton-South Metro Branch, invites graduates who hold an associate or higher degree from an accredited institution to participate in activities that advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.

Meetings are usually the second Monday of each month, September through May, at Southglenn Library, Vine and University in Centennial. Social time at 6:30 p.m. is followed by a short business meeting and informative programs. Contact membership chair Barb Pyle at barbpyle@yahoo. com.

Monday evenings and second Thursday mornings. Call 303-798-2939.

Littleton LETIP meets from 7:16-8:31 a.m. every Tuesday for breakfast at Luciles, 2852 W. Bowles Ave., to exchange qualified business leads. Call Bob Hier at 303-6606426 or email hierb@yahoo.com.

Non-Practicing and Part Time Nurses Association meets from 12:30-2:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at the Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. All nurses are invited to attend for medical presentations. Contact: Barbara Karford, 303-794-0354.

Arapahoe Sales Professionals meets Thursdays for a business breakfast, business speaker and business networking.

Meetings are at 7:30 a.m. at The Egg & I, 2630 W. Belleview (Santa Fe and Belleview).

Meeting fee includes breakfast. Contact Jody Aiton, 303-808-8223.

Recreation Denver Walking Tours Denver area residents and visitors are invited to experience downtown Denver through a free walking tour, a two-hour excursion that starts in Civic Center Park, winds through downtown past more than a dozen of Denver’s distinctive landmarks and ends in front of Coors Field. Tours are offered every day. No reservations needed. Tours are free, and tips are encouraged. Go to www.denverfreewalkingtours.com/ for details.

BNI Connections (www.thebniconnections.com) invites business owners to attend its meeting held each Tuesday, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. There is no charge to attend a meeting as a guest.

Please visit www.thebniconnections.com or contact Jack Rafferty, 303-414-2363 or jrafferty@hmbrown.com.

Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because you cannot find a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to www.saltydog. org for meeting locations and directions.

Centennial Trusted Leads is a professional referral organization that meets for breakfast at The Egg & I, 6890 S. University, Centennial, the first and third Thursdays at 7:45 a.m. Call 303-972-4164 or visit www. trustedleads.com The League of Women Voters of Arapahoe County has two meetings per month.

No unit meetings are in June through August, but the two unit meetings per month will begin again in September on second

Social The Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society meets at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Program meetings are the second Tuesday of each month, except in June, July, August and December. Genealogy workshop programs and early-bird meetings are the third Tuesday of each month, except in June, July, August and December.

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Visit www.ColumbineGenealogy.com or contact Joyce B. Lohse, CGHS president, at Joyce4Books@gmail.com.

Daughters of the American Revolution, Columbine Chapter meets at 1 p.m. the second Saturday of each month from September through May at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce at the Streets at SouthGlenn, Centennial. If you are interested in attending or have questions regarding eligibility, contact Krispin at Krispin_L_Andersen@Q.com or Jewel Wellborn, regent, columbineregent@ hediusa.com.

Daughters of the American Revolution, Mount Rosa Chapter typically meets at 1 p.m. every first Monday of the month at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St. in Centennial. Call Gina Moore at 303-779-8762 for information or visit www.mountrosa. coloradodar.org/.

Daughters of the British Empire is a national organization with a philanthropic purpose. For almost a century, DBE has been a common bond for women of British heritage living in the United States. DBE is open to women who are citizens or residents of the United States who are of British Commonwealth birth or ancestry or who are married to men of British Commonwealth birth or ancestry. Nationally and locally, members contribute significantly to the good of their community and to the support of a retirement home established by DBE. There are six chapters in Colorado, including chapters in Littleton, Englewood, Centennial, Evergreen and Boulder County. Call Chris at 303-6836154 or Olive at 303-347-1311, or visit www. dbecolorado.org and use the contact form available.

DTC Rotary Club meets from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. the first, third and fourth Tuesdays at the Glenmoor Country Club, 110 Cherry Hills Village. Guests are welcome. Contact Dana Arell at 720-339-7367 or visit www. dtcrotary.org.

Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Salomess Stars Salome FOR RELEASE WEEK OF NOV. 23, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This year, instead of jumping into the whole holiday prep scene, move in a little at a time. You’ll appreciate the sense of control you’re more likely to enjoy.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The separation between the Bovine’s head and heart is never as far apart as it seems. Both senses work best when they come out of logic and honesty.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) The best way to keep those pre-holiday pressures under control is to just say no to taking on new tasks while you’re still trying to work with a heap of others.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) News means a change might be on its way, but what does it hold? Don’t just ask questions; make sure you get answers you can trust.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Old friends and new have one thing in common: Both your longtime and newly minted pals have much wisdom to impart.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) With time running out, this is a good time for you to show ‘em all what those Virgo super-organizational skills can do.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Librans and holidays are made for each other, especially if children and animals are going to be part of your joyous season.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Time is getting too short to allow a spat to taint the holiday season. Restart your relationship and reschedule holiday fun times.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Seeking advice is laudable. You might learn far more than you thought you could. Stay with it.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Continuing to assess changes works toward your getting your new project up and ready.

Trusted colleagues remain ready to help.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) That new situation needs a lot of attention, but it’s worth it. This is a very good time for you to involve the arts in what you do.

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PISCES (February 19 to March 20) It might be a good idea to slow your hectic holiday pace so that you don’t rush past what -- or who -- you’re hoping to rush toward.

BORN THIS WEEK: Others pick up on your confidence in yourself, which inspires them to believe in you and your special gifts. © 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

November 27, 2015

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

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) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-004148

Public Notices 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

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE DEFERRED - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-803(6) FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0390-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 9, 2015, 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) JAMES RICHARD LOOMIS, JR. and JULIA-LYNN A. LOOMIS Original Beneficiary(ies) CLARION MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE, FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-NC4 ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Date of Deed of Trust June 23, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 19, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6104381 Re-Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6168643 Re-Recording Date of Deed of Trust November 30, 2006 Original Principal Amount $215,100.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $214,085.77 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 2, BLOCK 1, NOB HILL - FIRST FILING AMENDED, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 6721 S. ALBION WAY, 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. The original Sale Date was scheduled for September 30, 2015 but was deferred pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes 38-38-801 et seq.

The deferment period has been terminated or ended and the Sale may now proceed according to law.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/23/2015 (formerly scheduled for September 30, 2015 and continued for deferment) , 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 of Notice of Deferred Sale: 11/5/2015 Last Publication of Notice of Deferred Sale: 12/3/2015 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: 9/21/2015 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) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-005775 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

Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., Suite 400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-005775 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

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0390-2015 First Publication: 11/5/2015 Last Publication: 12/3/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0630-2015

DATE: 09/09/2015 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:

Public Trustees

David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 15CO00558-1 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO.: 0630-2015 First Publication: 11/5/2015 Last Publication: 12/3/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0650-2015

On September 9, 2015, 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.

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

Original Grantor(s) Henry W. Dornseif III & Phillis Dornseif Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for BNC Mortgage, Inc., a Delaware Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2003-BC 7 Date of Deed of Trust April 01, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 18, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3082554 Re-Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 07, 2009 Re-Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B9034572 Original Principal Amount $418,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $403,782.80 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 26, IN BLOCK 6, HERITAGE GREENS FILING NO. 4, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 11, 1984 IN PLAT BOOK 76 AT PAGE 1 UNDER RECEPTION NO. 2417244, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 7896 South Fairfax Court, 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, 12/30/2015, 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: 11/5/2015 Last Publication: 12/3/2015 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: 09/09/2015 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: David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 15CO00558-1

On September 18, 2015, 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) STEPHAN MICHAEL GALLEGOS and CYNTHIA GALLEGOS Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt SELENE FINANCE LP Date of Deed of Trust April 23, 2007 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 09, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B7059021 Original Principal Amount $155,914.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $143,844.86

Notices

By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee

Public Trustees

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.: 0650-2015 First Publication: 11/12/2015 Last Publication: 12/10/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0680-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 30, 2015, 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) JAMES H. DUBOSE Original Beneficiary(ies) LIBERTY REVERSE MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CIT BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust April 10, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 20, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6061019 Original Principal Amount $392,413.50 Outstanding Principal Balance $125,525.11 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.

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) 706-9990 Attorney File # 15-008953

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The Attorney above is acting as a debt public notices call 303-566-4100 collector andTo is advertise attempting toyour collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Public Trustees

©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO.: 0680-2015 First Publication: 11/26/2015 Last Publication: 12/24/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - RESTART - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-109(2)(b)(II) FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2275-2012 Republished to restart foreclosure stayed by bankruptcy and reset sale date.

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 16, 2015, 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) Larisa A. Slauson Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Guaranty Bank and Trust Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, NA Date of Deed of Trust September 18, 2003 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 26, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B3213382 Original Principal Amount $180,017.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $158,866.71 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.

Public Trustees Public Notice COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 0670-2015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On September 29, 2015, 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) Cynthia Fay Warner and Jeffrey Keith Warner Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for America`s Wholesale Lender Current Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWHEQ INC., HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-S5 Date of Deed of Trust July 27, 2006 County of Recording Arapahoe Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 31, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) B6109799 Original Principal Amount $42,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $40,479.05

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.

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 11, BLOCK 1, RIDGEWOOD PARK, FIRST FILING, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 3, BLOCK 2, RIDGEVIEW HILLS SOUTH FIRST FILING, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

LOT 91, BLOCK 2, SOUTHCREEK SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 7323 South Dexter Way, Centennial, CO 80122.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Also known by street and number as: 6877 S PRINCE CIRCLE, LITTLETON, CO 80120.

Also known by street and number as: 7826 South Kittredge Circle, Englewood, CO 80112.

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

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

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

LOT 46, HIGHLAND VIEW, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 2518 EAST NICHOLS CIRCLE, 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, 01/06/2016, 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: 11/12/2015 Last Publication: 12/10/2015 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: 09/18/2015 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) 706-9990 Attorney File # 14-004148 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

NOTICE OF SALE

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.

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, 01/20/2016, 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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 01/06/2016, 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: 11/26/2015 Last Publication: 12/24/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

First Publication: 11/12/2015 Last Publication: 12/10/2015 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 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.

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

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

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

DATE: 09/30/2015 Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee in and for the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Cynthia D Mares, Public Trustee

DATE: 09/16/2015 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) 706-9990 Attorney File # 15-008953

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

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.: 0680-2015 First Publication: 11/26/2015 Last Publication: 12/24/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Holly Shilliday #24423 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 Iman Tehrani #44076 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-14-636876-JS 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

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, 01/20/2016, 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: 11/26/2015 Last Publication: 12/24/2015 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: 09/29/2015 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: David W Drake #43315 Scott D. Toebben #19011

Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Suite 1210, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710

Attorney File # 15CO00379-1 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015

Legal Notice NO.: 0670-2015 First Publication: 11/26/2015 Last Publication: 12/24/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

Legal Notice NO.: 2275-2012 First Publication: 11/12/2015 Last Publication: 12/10/2015 Name of Publication: Littleton Independent

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November 27, 2015

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Explore Englewood! A small district with big opportunities, you’re sure to find a school you and your child will love.

Kindergarten Open Houses - Week of November 16 Attend a kindergarten class, tour the school and meet the staff. Each Englewood elementary school offers tuition free full day kindergarten, a district-issued iPad for learning, and individualized instruction.

• Clayton Elementary (4600 S. Fox St.) – November 17 at 5:30 p.m.

• Charles Hay World School (3195 S. Lafayette St.) – November 18 at 4:30 p.m.

• Bishop Elementary (3100 S. Elati St.) – November 18 at 6:30 p.m.

• Cherrelyn Elementary (4500 S. Lincoln St.) – November 19 at 5:00 p.m.

Each school will also offer classroom observations during the day.

For details visit WWW.ENGLEWOODSCHOOLS.NET/KINDERGARTEN or call 303-806-2006.

Middle and High School Open House!

The Englewood Campus Open House Event featuring Englewood High School, Englewood Middle School and Englewood Leadership Academy.

Wednesday, December 2 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at 3800 S. Logan St.

Explore all the special programs and electives offered in Englewood secondary schools such as culinary arts & hospitality, concurrent enrollment, broadcast journalism, AP courses, sports, clubs and more. Great for students with many interests and talents who want to be able to do it all!

gift-quality books from $5 to $350.

The sponsoring group is Friends of the Arapahoe Libraries, which has to date in 2015 granted $100,000 to the libraries.

• The Littleton Friends of the Library/ Museum Holiday Sale at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St, Littleton, runs now through noon, Christmas Eve, with a selection of books, including children’s titles on a special table in the lobby.

They will have new titles added regularly. Cash or checks only.

Fine art show, sale The Arvada Center’s annual Fine Art Market Show and Sale returns Dec. 3-20 for its 29th year in the Arvada Center Galleries, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Categories include books, journals, paper; clay, jewelry, mixed media, drawing, fiber, glass, metal, pastel, photography, mosaic, painting, watercolor, printmaking and woodwork. A silent auction, with bids taken during the show, will benefit the Arvada Center. (Make bids in person or call 720-898-7251.) Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays.

Holiday herbal gifts Make a variety of herb-themed gifts: infused vodkas, oils and vinegars; powdered ranch dressing dip mix; French onion soup dip mix; Chai; mulling spices; and more from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Dec. 5 at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007

York St. ($58/$53 member). Also, on Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. to noon, there will be a family workshop on building a decorated gingerbread creation to take home.

Fees: $17 child/$15 member child/$12 adult/$10 member adult. All programs include garden admission. botanicgardens.org.

ACC concerts Three free concerts are scheduled at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, in the Waring Theatre — all at 7 p.m.: • Wednesday, Dec. 9: ACC String Orchestra, directed by Rene Knetsch • Friday, Dec. 11: ACC Jazz Ensemble, directed by Cecil Lewis • Monday, Dec. 14: ACC Choir, directed by Ron Kientz.

For information, contact the music department chair, Dr. Hidemi Matsushita, hidemi.matsishita@arapahoe.edu or 303-797-5897.

College hosts artisan fair Arapahoe Community College will present an Artisan Fair on Dec. 11 and 12, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days, in the Second Floor Atrium at 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Ten percent of proceeds will go to the ACC Foundation.

Information: Jane Binns, jane.binns@ araphoe.edu or 303-797-5799.

Parker holiday classics The Parker Symphony and Parker Chorale perform holiday favorites at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 6 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Tickets are $20-$25; parkerarts.org, 303-805-6800.

WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK? Want to know what clubs, art exhibits, meetings and cultural events are happening in your area and the areas around you? Visit our website at www. coloradocommunitymedia.com/calendar.

LEARN MORE AT WWW.ENGLEWOODSCHOOLS.NET/TECOPENHOUSE

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