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Parker Police Chief Jim Tsurapas and Douglas County Sheri Darren Weekly came together recently to host a town hall, discussing crime trends and collaborative e orts among law enforcement agencies. e Parker Police Department, Lone Tree Police Department and Castle Rock Police Department communicate, work with and share intelligence information regularly with the Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce.
“We are battling the urban crime in Douglas County,” said Weekly. Tsurapas said they aim to have consistency throughout all the departments within the county as they want to not only ght crime but make sure the law enforcement service the citizens demand is going to be given to them.
With a goal of being as transparent as possible, the Parker Police Department has changed some strategies by pushing out information through social media to the
public to help citizens understand the types of crime the department deals with.
e sheri ’s department has also been making social media posts about the arrests they make in an e ort to deter crime in Douglas County.
“I want them to know, if they are coming down to Douglas County or they come into Parker, they are gonna get arrested,” said Weekly.
“I didn’t dedicate the 30 years of my life and I know Jim (Chief Tsurapas) didn’t either to have our area taken over by criminals.”
Along with their social media posts, the Parker Police Department updates their website each month with their monthly report. e monthly report breaks down persons, property and society crime data, as well as crash data, tra c safety, calls for service and dispatch and special unit activity.
Compared to August of last year, shoplifting in Parker increased 51%, according to the report.
e data can look deceiving as the numbers are lower than the percentages, said Tsurapas, but it’s important to look at the data each month because the data tends to uctuate.
e report also stated that there were 12 vehicles stolen from Parker in August, however, Tsurapas said motor vehicle thefts, stolen from Parker, are down 2.1%.
Weekly added that stolen vehicles are the biggest nexus to crime, whether it’s a robbery at a gas station or a burglary in a neighborhood.
Oftentimes, groups of people will get into a stolen vehicle, go into a neighborhood and fan out to see what car doors they can open, said Weekly.
In addition to valuables being stolen from vehicles, guns are often stolen, which is why it is important to turn porch lights on at night, lock car doors, keep the garage door closed and call the police when residents see something, the law enforcement o cials recommended.
Both Tsurapas and Weekly said law enforcement deals with frustrations, one being laws that have been passed that make it so there is no accountability for criminals.
“If they don’t care and there’s no accountability for them, where’s the incentive for them to stop?” said Tsurapas.
He added that many people who are arrested are out of jail before the o cer’s have a majority of the arrest paperwork done, opening up the opportunity for those criminals to commit more crimes.
As an example, Tsurapas said Parker police arrested a young man for an armed robbery. He was on pretrial for similar types of crimes and the judge let him out on a Personal Recognizance (PR) bond.
behind bars.
Both the chief and sheri encourage the public to educate themselves on bills in the legislature and get engaged.
“It’s important to know who your representatives are and who your senators are,” said Weekly.
Additionally, in January of 2025, Douglas County, along with Elbert and Lincoln counties, will be part of the 23rd Judicial District, a new judicial district that will have prosecutors dedicated speci cally to these counties.
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e Parker police recently arrested suspects of a shooting by using FLOCK cameras in the Stroh Ranch subdivision. A few neighborhood HOAs in Parker have invested in the cameras and the Parker police look to continue to invest more into the technology. e information that comes from the FLOCK system is a picture of the license plate and a picture of the car.
“ ey don’t run anything, they don’t do anything else,” said Tsurapas. “It’s up to us when we have that information to run the plates and see if they’re stolen or whatever the case may be, depending on the crime.”
e Douglas County Sheri ’s O ce has 34 cameras and has upgraded so every patrol car has a license plate reader. e system is starting to be looked at by the legislature as there have been privacy concerns over the system.
Weekly said he understands the privacy concerns, but said the system is not intended to be used for personal reasons and is audited, meaning if sta isusing the system to track someone for a personal reason, they can be charged with a crime.
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With regular communication with state representatives, Weekly is asking what bills could the state put forward to help keep criminals
“Anybody that intentionally accesses that information, they have some explaining to do if they access it for inappropriate purposes,” said Weekly. “But I will tell you, in terms of crime ghting, if you don’t have a license plate reader in your area, you’re vulnerable.”
Like other departments across
Douglas County continues to refuse to release documents that applicants submitted in hopes of gaining a seat on a new arm of the county government that is expected to help shape the future of water supply in a growing region.
e Douglas County Water Commission is expected to work on a plan regarding water supply and conservation, among other aspects of water in the county. It’ll consist of unpaid volunteers, according to the county’s elected leaders.
In refusing to release the applications of those who want a spot on the new entity, county o cials are relying on an interpretation of state law that asserts that they can treat
appointed volunteers as employees for purposes of the selection process — thereby putting the documents o limits from public-records requests made under the Colorado Open Records Act, or CORA.
Je rey Roberts, director of the nonpro t Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, questioned that assertion.
“Courts in Colorado have again and again ruled that exceptions to CORA’s presumption of disclosure must be construed narrowly for the bene t of the public,” Roberts said. More than 50 people applied to serve on the water commission.
e forming of the new body comes against the backdrop of a controversial proposal to pump about 22,000 acre-feet of water per year to Douglas County from the
San Luis Valley, a region of Southern Colorado.
An acre-foot is the equivalent of a one-foot-deep pool about the size of a football eld.
Renewable Water Resources, or RWR, is the private company that proposed the project.
Last year, county commissioners Abe Laydon and Lora omas joined together in deciding not to move forward with that project, while Commissioner George Teal has continued to support it.
Sean Tonner, one of the principals of RWR, attracted news media attention for throwing his hat in the ring to serve on the water commission.
Laydon and Teal have expressed support for appointing Tonner.
“ e county has conducted sev-
eral interviews and will continue to schedule interviews over the new few weeks,” Je Garcia, attorney for Douglas County, told Colorado Community Media in early October. “ e board of county commissioners has not named nalists for any position. e process is ongoing.”
Keeping private Colorado Community Media led a public-records request in August for all of the applications from those who have applied to serve on the water commission.
e county did not release the applications, saying in response to the request: “Once the Board of County Commissioners (or county leaders) has formally selected Water Com-
mission nalists we will release all of the applications per 24-72-204(3) (a)(XI), CRS,” referring to Colorado Revised Statutes, asserting that state law supports that policy.
Since then, county leaders have narrowed down the list of applicants they support.
ey publicly discussed a long list of preferred applicants at a Sept. 19 meeting and narrowed down the list further at a Sept. 26 public meeting.
Colorado Community Media then led a second request for all of the applications, in particular seeking the applications from the 12 people whom the county leaders identi ed on Sept. 26 as those they intend to interview.
e county plans to appoint 11 main members of the water commission, along with “alternates” who can serve if a main member is unavailable.
e county sent a similar response to the second request, asserting that “documents cannot be released until the Board of County Commissioners names nalists. At that time, only the applications for the nalists will be released.”
Roberts explained that the state statute in question prohibits the release of records submitted by applicants or candidates for any employment position, except for nalists for executive positions. But the county’s refusal to release documents depends on whether it can view the potential volunteer members of the water commission as employees.
Steve Zansberg, a media lawyer and president of CFOIC’s board, agreed with Roberts that volunteer board or commission members do not occupy “employment positions.”
Colorado Community Media asked sta whether the county can cite any case law or court cases in general that support the assertion that appointees to a volunteer county board can be treated by the county as employees. e county did not respond to the question.
Roberts with the coalition said: “We’re not aware of any case law supporting the claim that members of a volunteer board occupy ‘employment’ positions, making their applications o -limits to the public unless they are named as nalists.”
More broadly, the county’s process of narrowing down candidates raises the question: When will
“ nalists” be named at all?
Andrew Steers, a senior county attorney with Douglas County’s CORA response team, said the board of county leaders has not voted to make the 12 people nalists.
“ ese are simply the rst 12 people they have chosen to interview. Also, as there are 11 (water) board members and 11 alternates, thus making 22 positions, the size of this pool does not indicate that these are the nalists,” Steers said. While there apparently wasn’t a vote, the county leaders publicly identi ed their preferences when narrowing down a list of applicants to be interviewed. (Initially, about 30 applicants garnered some support from at least one county leader at the Sept. 19 meeting, and they later whittled down the list further.)
County o cials began conducting interviews Oct. 2. e interviews could nish later in October.
Colorado Community Media asked the county: If the county leaders complete the 12 interviews and then their next action is to make appointments by vote, would they have never named nalists?
“Our position is that the board would have to vote to designate them as nalists. Unfortunately, I am not in a position to comment on hypotheticals,” Steers said in early October.
Colorado Community Media also asked county sta whether the county is aware of any previous situation in which the county leaders appointed members to a county board, commission or committee and, in the process, named any number of applicants as nalists — and whether they can provide at least one example of when nalists were named.
e county did not respond to the question.
‘Narrowly construed’
Roberts pointed to a Colorado Court of Appeals case from 2011 called Land Owners United LLC v. Waters.
“As the district court correctly concluded, exemptions from disclosure under CORA are to be narrowly construed ... CORA contains a broad legislative declaration that all public records shall be open for inspection unless exempted by the statute itself or speci cally by other law,” the court wrote.
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Residents enjoyed a night of laughter for a good cause as the Highlands Ranch Community Association has partnered with the American Legion Post 1260 for a comedy night fundraiser for Veterans.
Proceeds from the event, which is on its third year, will go to the American Legion Post to be distributed to various nonpro ts.
Dave Martz, who served in the Navy, represents the Highlands Ranch American Legion Post and is the nance o cer.
organizations such as USO, which focuses on helping men and women throughout their assignments, deployments and as they transition back into civilian life.
Fisher House Foundation provides a free place to stay for families whose loved one is receiving care at a VA hospital, Project Sanctuary provides veterans and their families with support services and therapeutic retreats and HUD-VASH - Veteran A airs Supportive Housing - provides a rental assistance program.
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“We need the support of the citizens to provide the funds to help those veterans,” said Martz. “ ey did risk their lives to serve.”
Instead of using money to purchase a building in Highlands Ranch for the Post, Matrz said they have decided to focus their money on bene ting veterans by selecting veteran organizations that provide care, resources and support for families.
e comedy show is just one of several fundraisers the Post has to support veteran organizations.
Tickets were $25, raising funds for
“I can tell you from my own personal experience, it’s hard to get back into being a resident of the United States once you’ve been in action,” said Martz. “It’s hard to overcome that.”
Wanting to help the Post, veteran and Highlands Ranch resident Eddie Schroback came up with the comedy night fundraiser idea.
Schroback, also known as Eddie from New York is a comedian himself and has shared the stage with acts like Josh Blue from “America’s Got Talent” and Greg Fitzsimmons of the “Howard Stern Show.”
Other comedians that will grace the stage in Highlands Ranch have toured across the country and have been fea-
tured on comedy television shows.
Geo Tice is a Denver comedian, writer, podcaster, actor and artist. Along with touring across the country, Tice has performed at festivals such as SF Sketchfest and High Plains Comedy Festival and hosted Comedy Central’s South Park 25th Anniversary Tailgate two-day event at Red Rocks.
Among his experience with acting and writing, Rion Evans was recently featured at “Just For Laughs,” a comedy festival in Montreal, Canada,Kevin Hart’s “LOL Network,” BET’s “One Mic Stand” and selected as one of the rst few comedians for the new show “O e Chain.”
In addition to headlining at the nation’s top comedy clubs, Rion has performed for numerous charitable associations such as Cancer Survivor Reunion, Homeless Outreach and Meals on Wheels.
e night will also include ChristLeigh is a writer and comedian from Denver and has worked with names such as Bonnie McFarlane, Chris “Crazy Legs” Fonseca and Vanessa Fraction. In addition to performing at various comedy clubs across the country, she is the founder of the On e Rune Comedy Productions.
Colorado, the Parker Police Department has experienced staing issues as people have left the profession and the candidate pool isn’t as robust.
According to the August report, the total number of authorized commissioned sta is 81, compared to 77 this time last year.
When broken down by assignment, this month’s report states there are 15 vacancies between investigations, school resource ofcers and patrol o cers/sergeants.
In order to sta all the shifts, Tsurapas said the department had to pull back the tra c unit. Due to the sta ng issue, he added that tickets did decrease for a period of time because the department was focused on answering calls to service.
rough recruitment e orts, sta has increased at the department as they were approved for four people this year and received preliminary approval for 10 more o cers for 2024.
“It takes a long time to hire people from recruitment to the time they can get out and work a car, or a district or a special unit on their own,” said Tsurapas. “It could take anywhere from six to 14 months for them to get training and get out and achieve that solo status.”
As the department increases the sta , they hope to start up the trafc unit again.
When addressing the homeless, the county and department have to nd a place for these individuals to go and provide resources.
Parker police work with various task forces, such as the Parker Task Force to try to connect people to resources and services.
Douglas County has implemented the HEART team, which involves partnering a sheri with a mental health clinician as they respond to calls regarding homelessness and o ers them services.
Weekly said that about 80% of the people that HEART team have come in contact with, don’t want services. Additionally, there are people who might have warrants in other jurisdictions that don’t want to be contacted by law enforcement.
The Douglas Has Heart campaign has also been encouraging the public to not give money out their windows to people. As this is an affluent community, Weekly said a lot of the time, the money goes towards alcohol or drugs or to people who aren’t actually in need.
Another partnership involves the police departments within the county working together to combat narcotics in the community through the IMPACT team.
A small stone farmhouse built in 1891 by a man from Pennsylvania named Samuel Allen Long evolved into a mansion through six private owners.
Nearly a century later, the Highlands Ranch Mansion encompasses 22 historic rooms and a breathtaking landscape.
Along the long hallway of the mansion’s upstairs western wing were a total of ve children’s bedrooms and the west bedroom at the end of the hallway. e children’s rooms were expanded in 1929-1930 by Frank
Kistler, the owner of the house from 1926 to 1937.
In April 2010, the Highlands Ranch Metro District became the new owner of the mansion where they proceeded with the building renovation. Renovations began in
2011 which included the children’s bedrooms.
On June 15, 2012, the community was invited to the grand opening of the renovated mansion.
Before the mansion went under a renovation, it was shut down for a number of years as it was not being used very often.
People began breaking into the mansion and sta would nd grafti on the walls and broken items throughout the house.
One of the docents — a tour guide — had a grandson who was part of a group of teens that would break into the mansion.
“He admitted this to his grandfather years later,” said Susie Appleby, historic programs coordinator.
Behind the mansion is a large eld. e grandson and his friends would often cross the eld and
break into the mansion through a back door or window.
In the middle of the night one night, the group of friends went across the eld, crossed over into the backyard and as they got to the back of the house to where they would normally get in, the grandson saw something.
As he looked up at a window on the upper level, the grandson said he saw a little girl in a white dress standing inside the house and looking out the window.
According to Appleby, the grandson stopped in his tracks, told his friends to look at the window and they all saw the little girl. e group of friends turned around and high-tailed it out of there.
“And apparently they never broke in again after that,” said Appleby.
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More Douglas County school board candidates are teaming up to run as the Community Voice, Community Choice coalition.
Incumbent Susan Meek and candidates Brad Geiger and Valerie ompson created the Community Voice, Community Choice coalition with a platform of attracting and retaining sta , building a safe and welcoming climate and culture, and restoring trust with the community. e coalition advocates for the $66 million mill levy override and the $484 million bond on the ballot this
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Geiger is running for the District C seat, representing eastern Highlands Ranch, and faces David DiCarlo and Jason Page, who was appointed to the board in June.
ompson is running for the District F seat, covering south Parker and the Pinery, against Maria Sumnicht.
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In a statement announcing the coalition, Meek, Geiger and ompson said they are dedicated to serving the district and representing the community’s voice.
Meek has spent 16 years working in public education and, as a school board member, helped draft the district’s original equity policy, supported the acquisition of the Legacy Campus for career and technical education, encouraged the return of accountability reporting and helped launch the new community engagement plan.
Meek said her priorities include fo-
cusing on success for every student, creating an inclusive and safe environment and improving transparency and community engagement.
Geiger is an attorney who serves on the Juvenile Parole Board and has volunteered in the district for nine years on the Long Range Planning Committee and the Mill Bond Exploratory Committee. Geiger said he would focus on local solutions, addressing funding needs and creating a plan for areas of declining enrollment.
ompson works in community health and health education and she sits on the District Accountability Committee and the Mill Bond Oversight Committee. Some of the priorities ompson said she would have as a board member include putting students rst, ensuring scal responsibility and supporting teachers and sta .
According to campaign nance records from the Secretary of State’s O ce, the three candidates have raised almost $50,000. Meek has received $19,488, Geiger has raised $18,405 and ompson has raised $11,278.
e Community Voice, Community Choice coalition is the second slate of candidates to form for this election. Jones, Page and Sumnicht are running as the Best DCSD slate. e election is Nov. 7.
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As I read stories and watch coverage of the ongoing school board elections across the Denver metro area, it’s been fascinating to see how many times candidates are being asked about politics in schools. Of course, all of them absolutely agree that politics should not be in schools — but then many follow up with politically driven statements in their answers to other questions.
While I won’t single out any speci c candidates, I have to say I laughed at a recent Cherry Creek School District candidate forum when a candidate said absolutely no politics in school — only to say they are against SROs in schools because police o cers carry a negative image. Really? Is that statement alone not a clear sign that politics in school is on your agenda? I’ve said it before and will say it again — SROs can and have been shown to have a positive in uence on students. Maybe not all, but in my experience, on most.
Look at the Douglas County SRO who is credited for indirectly saving a student’s life last year when she wanted to commit suicide. I bet her parents are happy he was on campus that day.
en, there’s the true politics of politics in school. Teachers are more commonly talking about their political views in the classroom.
About two years ago, my now fth-grade son came home telling me about how Hillary Clinton had won the election and not Donald Trump. rough a series of questions, he said she won the popular vote, and his
teacher told him.
He was in third grade yet had to get a lesson from me on what the Electoral College is and why Donald Trump won.
I was a bit frustrated because I didn’t think he even needed that lesson in third grade and because it was not completely accurate in what he was told.
I talked to a candidate recently who is running for school board who said we need to get back to basics in schools. We need students to read, write and do a better job in math instead of being told political messages and told what to think and believe.
I agree with him. It is our job to teach these kids, whether at home or at school, how to think but not what to think.
For me, as a parent, too many times I hear my kids tell me how they are being told what to think at school. Parents are guilty too — we are telling our kids what to think and believe and not exactly teaching them to take the information and think on their own.
Schools are becoming way too political in all regards. Discipline in schools is becoming absent because too often fear of parents and retribution has the administration not pushing discipline. Instead, students are getting away with being disrespectful and disruptive on a regular basis.
Teachers lack the support, and 20 or 25 students are losing out in each class on valuable learning because of continued disruptions.
In the end, I am going to vote for candidates who work to take politics out of our schools but will set a priority on restoring honor and respect for our teachers, students, and parents to see true growth and progress.
Reject creationism
e Douglas County chapter of Grandparents for Kids sounds like a well-intentioned group who care about the education of their families. So what did they do for one of their rst public events? ey decided to hold an event at a public library (Great! So far so good!) — and it was an event to promote a book publishing group — fantastic — and who was the lead publisher? Creationist Kirk Cameron of Brave Books. And what was the book? A book promoting masculinity authored by failedactor-turned-evangelical Kevin Sorbo. eir speaker? A 12-year-old pro-gun student.
Kirk Cameron is famous in skeptic circles for his public appearances regarding his laughable rejection of evolution by natural selection, he announced on ABC that if “Evolution is true we would expect to see a crocoduck” and presented a Photoshopped picture of a crocodile head on a duck’s body. Does Grandparents for Kids want to introduce his brand of creationism in the science classroom just as Cameron does?
If Grandparents for Kids is serious about educating children the very rst thing they should do is distance themselves from evangelical science deniers like Brave Books and instead encourage grandchildren to read Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species.” We need more educated scientists, not half-baked preachers.
Craig Mason Vice president, Freedom From Religion Foundation,Denver Area Chapter, Highlands Ranch
When I rst saw that Proposition HH was about lowering property taxes, I was very happy. Our home value assessment went up so much this year, my property tax has to be going way up next year. en I saw the description in the Blue Book mentioning my TABOR refunds, and I decided to read a little more. What did lowering my property tax have to do with my TABOR refund like that awesome $750 check my friends and I got last year? Well, it turns out they
Strong, healthy relationships are the foundation for happiness and success, both at home and at work. Yet in our busy modern lives, it can be all too easy to let connections with loved ones and colleagues slip. So, how can we build and maintain winning relationships in all areas of our life?
At home, it starts with intentional quality time with family. Be fully present during meals, outings and important events. Put down devices and focus on each other. Share feelings openly and listen without judging. Laugh together. Express a ection. Go for walks to talk things through. Play games face-to-face. Simple daily interactions build trust and understanding over time.
I remember a lesson that I learned many years ago from Zig Ziglar. On one of his programs, he talked about how important it is to be fully present. He used an example that I believe most of us can relate to. e scenario is that you are watching television and a child or spouse says that they want to talk to you or show you something, and you respond by saying OK after this show is over or ask if it can wait until the next commercial. e message this sends is that the program or show is more important than our family member.
I’ll never forget the rst time I applied Zig’s lesson to my life. I was watching Monday Night Football and my wife came in and asked me if we could talk about something. I reached for the remote and turned o the television immediately. My wife looked at me and asked me why I turned o the television, and I told her that she was more important than any football game and that I wanted to hear what was on her mind. It was a real growth moment
really don’t have anything to do with each other!
is Prop. HH will get rid of our refunds, while giving us a little of it back and calling that a “decrease” in our property tax. What a scam. ose refunds are due back to us because the state collects too much in taxes, more than they need, and TABOR says they have to return the extra to us. Now they
for our marriage and family.
Speaking of marriage, it is also important to nurture your marriage or partnership speci cally. Go on regular dates, keep communicating, and make intimacy a priority. And if you are looking for a great book about this, check out Zig Ziglar’s book “Courtship After Marriage,” you can thank me later for that one. Support each other’s growth. Divide household responsibilities fairly. Allow space for individual pursuits. Appreciate each other’s di erences. A strong couple connection radiates out to the whole family. With children, it’s about engagement. Get on their level, understand their world, and guide them patiently. Set clear boundaries, but also give them freedom to develop. Encourage their interests. Be consistent and keep promises. Admit mistakes and apologize when you’re wrong. Your dependable presence through ups and downs forms a secure attachment. Communication is very important to a healthy and winning relationship with our children regardless of their age. It’s easy to try and ignore the trying teenage years, hoping we can just simply survive them. e better idea is to talk to them even more during this time, because if we aren’t the ones talking with them, they will only hear the world talking at them. At work, building solid relationships starts with respect. Value everyone’s contributions, from mailroom to management. Get to
want to keep all of it. And we are giving them permission by voting for HH.
No wonder those state senators and state representatives keep trying to get us to cancel TABOR. at is probably the best law the people of Colorado ever passed. Now they want us to vote to give that up? Again? No way. Not in my house. I have way better things to do with my money than let the state keep more than it deserves. I am voting no on Proposition HH.
Jay Riechel Highlands Ranch
know co-workers personally and show interest in their lives. O er sincere praise. Give credit where due. Listen to ideas and feedback. Express appreciation for help. Building camaraderie and goodwill motivates higher performance.
Also foster good communication. Clarify expectations. Address issues directly, not through gossip. Give regular updates. Be transparent about decisions. Discuss problems calmly without blame. Maintain con dentiality. Reliable communication cements professional trust.
Winning relationships require e ort but deliver huge rewards. At home, you build family bonds that last a lifetime. At work, you create an environment of support and collaboration. By consciously investing in relationships, you enrich every
area of life. e connections we build with others shape who we are and determine our success and happiness.
e two most important words in building winning relationships are trust and communication, honest and real communication. How are your relationships going? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we are sincere and intentional about both building trust and openly and honestly communicating it really will be a better than good life.
Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.
On a cool summer morning, quietness settles over the prairie. Only nature is audible. A warm breeze rustles the grass and the meadowlarks’ songs are punctuated by the grunts of bu alo, who t perfectly into this puzzle of prairie life. “We have to all work together to conserve bison in their native landscape,” said Megan Klosterman, the deputy refuge manager at Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge. Bison conservation has received more attention in the last ve to 10 years than ever before. On Sept. 7, the Department of the Interior announced $5 million for the “support the restoration of bison populations and grassland ecosystems in Tribal communities.” is investment supports Secretary Order 3410, which was announced in March 2023 and is the larger investment of $25 million from the In ation Reduction Act to restore bison and prairie ecosystems through Indigenous knowledge of the species.
Klosterman said Rocky Mountain Arsenal, located in Commerce City, is part of a greater initiative to work with Indigenous groups to bring back and protect the bu alo.
Bison once numbered in the range of 70 million across North America prior to Europeans settling on the continent. en, for a range of reasons but primarily to “settle the West,” which was the excuse made for clearing out the megafauna — the bison — and the American Indians who heavily relied on the bu alo for subsistence, European Americans killed most of the bu alo,which brought the species near extinction and purposefully nearly destroyed many American Indian tribes. Over the last 100 years, conservationists and American Indian tribes have worked to bring back this important animal to the ecosystem.
“People are beginning to understand that we can’t control Mother Earth. Mother Earth is going to control us. And so, I think that it’s almost imperative that we bring the bu alo
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back,” said Rick Williams, board president of People of the Sacred Land, an organization that aims to reveal the ways American Indians were mistreated throughout Colorado’s history and create an equitable future for American Indians.
Prairie grasslands stretched for miles across the state as did herds of bu alo who play an important ecological role in the landscape. Colorado is home to nearly 50 di erent tribes who traversed this land much like the bu alo did.
“It’s so important that we believe that the strength of the herds of bu alo who are coming back parallel our existence, we will never be strong as a people again until we have the bu alo back,” said Williams, who is Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne.
Bu alo are incredibly intertwined with many Indigenous Tribes and Nations, especially the Lakota, Williams said, and not just as a source of food, tools and clothing.
“Part of that relationship is a spiritual relationship, the spirit of that bu alo and my spirit can interact with each other and understand each other,” said Williams.
In the 1990s, Williams was part of a group that created what is now the InterTribal Bu alo Council. ITBC is a collection of more than 80 tribes across the country who manage more than 20,000 bu alo. e organization is bene ting from the new federal funding, using the money to help educate and fund the animals’ care.
e Southern Ute Tribe in Colorado is one of the founding tribes of ITBC. eir herd was established in 1984 with just eight bison and has grown to 115 bison. is size of the herd sustains their meat program, which provides ve pounds of free bison meat each month to all 1,500 tribal members.
One of the main reasons [to return bu alo to tribal lands] is to help restore our food sovereignty and our traditional food system,” said Stacey Oberly, a Southern Ute Tribal council member and representative for the tribe with ITBC.
e other reason to return the bison to prairie grasslands is the incredible ecological role the animals play — an aspect Oberly, Williams and
Klosterman all talked about extensively.
“ at symbiotic relationship that we had with the bu alo also goes all across the environment.
e prairie dogs love the bu alo, the grass loves the bu alo,” explained Williams. “Even the bugs and mosquitoes like bu alo.”
As the World Wildlife Organization explains, bison graze grasses at di erent heights which not only replenishes the grasses but also provides nesting grounds for birds. Bu alo also roll around as a way to shed their coats and rid themselves of bugs. at rolling creates depressions in the ground called wallows. ose wallows then ll with rainwater and become sources of drinking water for wildlife across the plains. e wallows are also home to several medicinal and rare plants that rely on these spaces to grow.
“[Bu alo] ber is the second warmest ber in America. And so, when animals use that ber to line their nests, the animals that nest on the ground, the scent of the bu alo masks the scent of their babies in their nests. So, the predators can’t send them to nd their babies,” explained Oberly.
Bu alo hooves also churn the soil and create microclimates for new plants to grow. And bison use their big heads and shoulders to plow through the snow to eat the grass in the winter. is plowing activity bene ts other animals like pronghorn antelope and elk.
“Bison were selected to be part of this refuge
At Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge, more than 200 bison live on 6,300 acres of land. Visitors to the refuge can see the bison for themselves using an 11-mile wildlife drive. e refuge also boasts 20 miles of hiking trails and many other animal species.
“We are really hoping that we are a place where people in the urban communities here can come experience wildlife in nature and really nd their place in this natural environment,” said Klose refuge donates new bison to Tribes or other conservation herds hoping to bolster their own herds. e bison’s area at the refuge will soon expand to 11,500 acres, giving the animals even more space to roam, which Williams said is something they desperately need to thrive.
“ ey’ll come back if they’re treated well and they can have that freedom again, not being conned, not being unable to roam and be bu alo,” said Williams.
While the refuge is a good place to conserve bison, Williams is talking about bringing back bison as true wild animals. In fact, he believes we, as a country, should create corridors for bu alo to move freely north and south as they did for thousands of years.
“ ey need more land. And that is the critical issue that we’re facing. We’ve seen a diminishment of bu alo grass and grasslands that would be suitable for bu alo going away,” said Williams. While this idea may seem radical to some, Williams believes returning the bu alo in this way will not only help the grasslands, the environment and Indigenous ways of life but restore some balance that has been missing in this area for the last 150 years.
“My message to all people — because it’s going to take more than just the Indians to do this — if you really want to make a di erence in the world, nd a way to bring bu alo back,” said Williams. “If you want to make a di erence in this world, bring bu alo back.”
is story is from Rocky Mountain PBS, a nonpro t public broadcaster providing community stories across Colorado over the air and online. Used by permission. For more, and to support Rocky Mountain PBS, visit rmpbs.org.
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Aided by Lonnie Hanzon, the Cabinet of Curiosities will be centered around fairy tale relics.
Hudson Gardens
inking about holiday season, Hudson Gardens is planning two separate events this year. Hudson Holidays is the rst event. e second, coming after Jan. 1 is “Light up the New Year.” Ticket information can be found at www.hudsongardens.org/enjoy/holidays/.
Parker Symphony
e Parker Symphony will host a “Musical Cruise” to celebrate its 30th anniversary. e Oct. 20 show will be heald at PACE Center. For tickets, call 303-805-6800, or visit the website at https://parkerarts.org/.
Englewood Civic Center
Englewood Arts Presents next chamber music concert will be on Oct. 28 with pianist Jooeun Pak. e 2 p.m. show will be held in Hampden Hall at the Englewood Civic Center. Reserve tickets before the show at englewoodarts.org. Tickets can be purchased at the door day of the show.
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Audubon Nature Center
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Free birding eld trips are offered each month through the Front Range Birding Company. For information, call 303-9772473.
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e Arapahoe Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 at the Newman Center, locatd 2344 E. Ili Ave. in Denver.
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Returning to Golden this year is e Colorado Cowboy Gathering at the Bu alo Rose Event Center between Jan. 11 and Jan. 14.
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The Colorado Gallery of the Arts will host “Shared VisionsTactile and Interactive Exhibition” from Nov. 8 through Nov. 15. It will include multisensory art created by Arapahoe Community College students and students from the Colorado School for the Blind.
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“Taiko Chandler: oughtful Intuition” is the title for the Littleton Museum’s new exhibit of works by Denver-based Japanese artist Taiko Chandler, whose paintings, monoprints and three-dimensional works will be exhibited at the Littleton Museum through Jan. 7.
I’m already wanting to return for another look after thinking about the color and design...and remembering a printmaking class that remains an all-time favorite.
Moira Casey, the museum’s Curator of Patron Engagement, wrote
about Chandler’s technique for her three-dimensional installation works—as well as the prints.
She has used Tyvek, a new mate-
rial, to print her works on, which gives a great depth in color and a soft-looking surface.
As a visitor walks into the gallery, a turn to the right brings the start of a print series called “On and On.”
Mounted on the wall below an early print is a small black case, containing “Forms of Reliance,” an assemblage of related white clay shapes. It re ects ongoing thoughts about shapes and spaces...
e continuous “On and On” series of prints was “brainstormed with Sue Oheme of Oheme Graphics,” according to a release by Casey, which talks about Chandler’s methods and body of work, with “her approach as layered as her pieces, nuanced with fragments of memories, interwoven with past and
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To Whom It May Concern: On 8/2/2023 4:21:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: RICHARD M SMITH
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MIDFIRST BANK
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/20/2010
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Reception No. of DOT: 2010091954
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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 144, ACRES GREEN FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 69 Dianna Dr, Littleton, CO 80124-2805
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.
First Publication: 10/5/2023
Last Publication: 11/2/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 8/3/2023
DAVID GILL
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
N. APRIL WINECKI
Colorado Registration #: 34861 9540 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 320, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112
Phone #: (303) 706-9990
Fax #: (303) 706-9994
Attorney File #: 22-028356
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2023-0138
First Publication: 10/5/2023
Last Publication: 11/2/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Littleton
NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0134
To Whom It May Concern: On 7/25/2023 10:42:00
AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: LIGITA S BARDULIS
Original Beneficiary: ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR PARK PLACE SECURITIES, INC. ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES
2005-WHQ3
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/31/2005
Recording Date of DOT: 1/6/2006
Reception No. of DOT: 2006001890 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $323,550.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $284,415.50
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 213, ROXBOROUGH DOWNS, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO
Which has the address of: 10506 Brown Fox Trail, Littleton, CO 80125
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.
First Publication: 9/21/2023
Last Publication: 10/19/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 7/25/2023
DAVID GILL
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
ALISON L. BERRY
Colorado Registration #: 34531 9540 MAROON CIRCLE SUITE 320, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112
Phone #: (303) 706-9990
Fax #: (303) 706-9994
Attorney File #: 18-019380
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2023-0134
First Publication: 9/21/2023
Last Publication: 10/19/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0136
To Whom It May Concern: On 8/1/2023 8:33:00
AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: Michael J. Frasco and Leigh Ann Frasco
Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") as nominee for American Mortgage Network, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Its Successors and Assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
Citibank, N.A., as trustee for CMLTI Asset Trust
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/8/2006
Recording Date of DOT: 3/14/2006
Reception No. of DOT: 2006020813
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $196,000.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $181,323.76
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 13, BLOCK 1, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 8, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 243 Saddlewood Circle,
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.
First Publication: 10/5/2023
Last Publication: 11/2/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 8/1/2023
DAVID GILL
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
ILENE DELL'ACQUA
Colorado Registration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122
Fax #:
Attorney File #: CO-23-961952-LL
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE
DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2023-0136
First Publication: 10/5/2023
Last Publication: 11/2/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE
Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0139
To Whom It May Concern: On 8/3/2023 9:56:00
AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: John W Burke and Kathleen A Burke
Original Beneficiary:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC, Its Successors and Assigns
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-BC3
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/18/2003
Recording Date of DOT: 12/29/2003
Reception No. of DOT: 2003181846
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $488,000.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $374,414.62
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 44, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-I, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO
Which has the address of: 10105 Charissglen Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at the Public Trustee’s office, Philip S Miller Building Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of 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 deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. 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.
First Publication: 10/12/2023
Last Publication: 11/9/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 8/3/2023
DAVID GILL
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
ILENE DELL'ACQUA
Colorado Registration #: 31755 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230 , CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122
Fax #:
Attorney File #: CO-20-885106-LL
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: https:// www.douglas.co.us/public-trustee/
Legal Notice No. 2023-0139
First Publication: 10/12/2023
Last Publication: 11/9/2023
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2023-0145
To Whom It May Concern: On 8/16/2023 3:24:00
PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.
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