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February 7, 2013

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Douglas County, Colorado • Volume 12, Issue 4

Telecom firm moving to Lone Tree TW announces relocation from Greenwood Village By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com TW Telecom will move its national operations center from Greenwood Village to Lone Tree. The company will replace Aurora Bank in a Park Meadows Drive building south of the underconstruction Kaiser Permanente medical center. TW Telecom, which provides business Ethernet and other telecommunications services, has about 1,200 Colorado employees. Most of them will move to the new building between now and 2015, when the company’s Greenwood Village lease expires.

“These are relatively high-paying jobs, and this is a really strong employer,” Deputy City Manager Seth Hoffman said. “The more strong employers we attract, the better our restaurants and retailers do. “We think the development activity in Lone Tree is some of the best anywhere in Colorado. This is another indicator of that.” TW Telecom’s corporate headquarters already are on Park Meadows Drive in a separate building, and will remain there. “It made good sense for us to move our employees closer to our corporate headquarters,” said TW Telecom spokesman Bob Meldrum. “We pride ourselves on having the best customer experience in the industry. Part of that is providing excellent work facilities and opportunities for our employ-

ees.” In addition to national operations center employees, TW Telecom’s customer care, call center and general office support staff will move to the Lone Tree address. The company also has a sales office in Aurora that will not move. The ParkRidge Six office building that TW Telecom will lease is now in unincorporated Douglas County and will be annexed into Lone Tree. ParkRidge Six, the Marriott Hotel and Chili’s are among a pocket of buildings south of the Lincoln and Interstate 25 interchange that fall within the county. The city’s long-term goal is to annex them all, Mayor Jim Gunning said. “We provide safety, road and plowing services to that area,” he said. “We really feel like we should incorporate the businesses in that

TW Telecom will move its national operations center to Lone Tree at 10350 Park Meadows Drive. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen area into Lone Tree. And we feel there’s an advantage (to the businesses) to being in Lone Tree.”

The Marriott and Chili’s identify themselves as Lone Tree already, he noted.

IB program aims to open students’ minds Helps prepare youths for global market By Jane Reuter

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Tina Douglas gives Elijah Ibarra, of Castle Rock, a free haircut Jan. 29 during a Douglas County Community of Care Network resource and service fair. The evening, at Jubilee Fellowship Church in Lone Tree, offered those struggling with housing or finances free services and information about resources in the county. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen

Homeless invited to ‘Come in from Cold’ Douglas County survey doubles as outreach By Rhonda Moore

rmoore@ourcoloradonews.com Douglas County took advantage of Colorado’s Point in Time survey, counting the statewide homeless population, with a safe haven for at least one evening. The Douglas County Community of Care Network participated in the state’s yearly homeless head count by reaching out with free immunizations, bicycles, food, clothing, a hot meal and more. The event included nearly 30 service providers whose efforts serve the county’s homeless and at-risk communities throughout the year. The Jan. 29 event moved to the Lone Tree campus of the Jubilee Fellowship Church as a more central location for those facing transportation challenges, said Rand Clark, Douglas County community of care navigator. Clark worked with about 100 church volunteers and about 15 community volunteers who served a meal of chili

with sides, drinks and treats for families and individuals invited to “Come in From the Cold.” Campus pastor Marcus Piller was on hand working the volunteer network. “I’m all about opening the doors to reach out to those in need as well as providing them with an opportunity to get a leg up,” Piller said. “It’s really about raising awareness and gives us a way to have our finger in the community we serve.” The homeless community included about 28 families who were provided free haircuts, medical checks, diapers and bags filled with food, personal hygiene products and makeup. Total individuals served: 56. “We wanted to include some fun things you can’t get on food stamps or at a food bank,” Clark said. “For the ladies it’s something to make a difference.” Natalie Ibarra, 28, of Castle Rock, attended with her two children and headed straight for the temporary salon in the church basement. It had been a while since Elijah, 8, and Mizhka, 3, had received a trim,

Ibarra said. Ibarra is a single mom and 2003 graduate of Douglas County High School who in 2012 moved back home with her parents. “For the first time we’ve felt the recession,” she said. “I lost my job and I had to move back in. (This event) is amazing, it’s awesome.” The county’s “Come in From the Cold” outreach doubled as the Point in Time survey of homelessness. The annual survey is required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to track how residents in each community are assisted through federal grant programs, Clark said. The 2012 survey showed Douglas County had a homeless population between 156 and 164 people, while the Douglas County school district in the 2011-12 school year identified 764 students as homeless. Of those students, 242 identified general financial hardship as the primary reason for their homeless status. For more information about the county’s Community of Care Network and its participating agencies, visit www.communityofcarenetwork.org.

Language describing the International Baccalaureate program echoes the Douglas County School District’s explanation of its world-class education curriculum. But IB is only a piece of the district’s relatively new approach, officials say. “IB is one of the programming options we have available to us, but we never believe one size fits all,” said Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins, the district’s chief academic officer of secondary education. “As we try to personalize and customize education for students, we have to offer choices,” she said. “Our world-class education is the broad umbrella for all the other programming options that are available. IB is one of those stems in the umbrella.” The curriculum is designed to keep pace with a rapidly changing world, so “students will be able to compete against students across the nation and the world for the most sought-after careers,” according to the DCSD website. It emphasizes critical thinking, collaboration, civic responsibility, global awareness, ethics and civic responsibility. IB, a European-developed program with tiers aimed at specific age groups, helps “develop the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world,” according to its website. It places a strong emphasis on foreign language, cross-cultural understanding and research. “Most of the tenets of IB are part of a world-class education,” Jefferson-Jenkins said. “But there are other models of instruction that get to the same world-class targets that IB does. “Some students and parents in Douglas County may not want that much emphasis on a foreign language. They may want an emphasis on something else.” STEM-specific, career-focused and technical education programs offered in IB continues on Page 7

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We, the people, are in this together As President Obama’s words rang out from Capitol Hill into my family room, as the camera panned over the thousands bearing witness to his second inaugural address, I found myself moved. By the significance of the tradition, its symbolism and shout to the world that regardless of who was elected, this transition from one presidential term to another would be a peaceful one. By words that spoke of equality for all. And by faces that seemed at once jubilant and expectant. “We, the people …,” President Obama repeated throughout. “We, the people …” But as I watched and listened, enveloped in the moment’s oneness, a question slipped in: Do we all feel as if we are the people? Those three words have become a mantra of what America represents, taken from the document this country was built on: “We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” It is a lofty ideal that at times has been shoved into the shadows by such abuses as slavery and inequality of rights because of gender, race and religion. That we have amended some of those wrongs is an inspiring tribute to our foundation. But we are, most definitely, a work still in progress. “‘We, the people’ is our vision for America,” says Amy Montague, a social studies teacher for 15 years whose passion for history lights her eyes and fills her voice. “‘We, the people’ is what we are always aspiring to be.” Empowered toward unity. Even when it is difficult to achieve. Stephanie Noll is a social worker for Mi Casa Resource Center, which serves the

underemployed and unemployed in the Denver area. She works daily with women and men struggling to overcome financial, educational and other challenges in their pursuit of stability. “When people don’t have access to be able to meet their basic needs,” she says, “they don’t feel included as the ‘we’ who are taken care of in society.” Something as simple as language can exclude people from the circle, says Alejandra Harguth, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Mexico who works with immigrants in Littleton. “Just because you were born somewhere else doesn’t mean you are different from the person next to you” in terms of human value. Moe Keller, a Democrat who championed mental health, child care and developmentally disabled issues during her years in the Colorado House and Senate, believes that, overall, the country’s “general welfare” isn’t being promoted as the Constitution asks. “We need to invest and believe in ourselves. I don’t think we do that right now,” says Keller, who taught special education for 25 years and remains active in the mental health arena. “Even at the federal level, we don’t,” referring to the legislative fight over Hurricane Sandy disaster relief and other political challenges to civic and social programs. “I believe in economic patriotism,” she says. “We have an obligation and a duty to pay taxes because democracy is not free.

Taxes are not evil. They are what keeps us going as a country.” To Bob Beauprez, a buffalo rancher and former Republican congressman who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2006, President Obama’s “we, the people” means “we, the government.” John F. Kennedy had it right, Beauprez says, when he proclaimed in his inaugural address, “‘Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.’ It’s bigger than us. The cause is bigger than us.” But the elemental essence of “we, the people” as an instrument of cohesion and change gives us the tools — despite differing philosophical views on government — to work toward that dream of unity. The teacher, the social worker, the politician and the community activist see evidence of it every day. Steve Burkholder, a former mayor of Lakewood, talks about the sales tax increase of 2005 that led to the building of a new mall and increased revenue during tough financial times. The city asked its residents, “What type of city do you want?” Burkholder remembers. “We can give you this type of city at 2 percent sales tax or we can give you this type of city at 3 percent sales tax. This is your choice. We had this dialogue about it and we talked about it and we tore down their favorite mall …. The citizens were a part of it. That was ‘we, the people.’ ” He talks about the importance of establishing inclusivity across all areas, from ethnicity to gender to income level, and excitedly mentions an early intervention educational program that will soon begin in the city. “We have this opportunity to make a major difference.” That kind of empowerment of others, he says, is “we, the people.” Keller highlights community service organizations such as Optimist, Rotary

and Kiwanis, which regularly provide scholarships to young people for higher education. One, in particular, recognizes students who have stayed in school despite great adversity. “They want these people to be successful,” Keller says. “This is ‘we, the people.’ ” Beauprez, although saying he doesn’t agree with all its tenets, points to the Tea Party movement. “The people were saying loud and clear, ‘Something’s really screwed up here … and we have to get off our couches and do something about it,” he says. “That kind of citizen action … it’s an extremely healthy ‘we, the people’ kind of statement.” Noll, the social worker, isn’t sure those who are marginalized ever fully feel included in society as a whole. But the success of her program’s participants — representing such a broad diversity — gives her hope. “There is a sense of empowerment in that process,” she acknowledges. “People do regain a sense of belonging.” Amy Montague, the teacher, looks to history for reaffirmation. If it’s read just right, Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation can still move her to tears. The power of the words and the foresight and courage it took to write and deliver them take her back to the nation’s roots and remind her of its strength. The people. “People have to remember where we came from and that we can get through whatever is happening,” she says. “We can, as a people, make it.” Our founding fathers believed we could. I do, too. We just can’t ever forget the “we.” Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at ahealey@ourcoloradonews.com or 303566-4110.

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Gun measure derailed. A bill that could have cleared the way for employees to carry guns on school grounds was struck down in a state Senate committee. Page 5

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Rocket woman. Science teacher Christine Meek is among 20 teachers nationwide chosen as 2013 Teacher Liaisons by the Space Foundation. Page 9

Milestone for schools. ThunderRidge High School and Ranch View Middle School have gained International Baccalaureate World School status. Page 7

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Firearms on school grounds plan struck down Legislation would have allowed employees to carry concealed guns By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews. com A bill that would have given school boards the ability to determine whether employees could carry firearms on school properties has become the first guns-related legislation to be struck down this session. The bill was voted down Jan. 28 by a 3-2 vote by the D e m o c ra t i c - c o n t r o l l e d Senate Judiciary Committee, following about three and a half hours of public testimony — much of which came from supporters of the controversial legislation. The proposed law would have opened the door for school employees to carry concealed handguns on

Republican state Sens. Scott Renfroe, left, and Ted Harvey listen to questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on their bill that would have allowed school boards to determine whether employees could carry concealed handguns to schools. Also at the table was Karen Wick of the Colorado Education Association, who opposed the legislation. Photo by Vic Vela campus, provided they had a valid permit to do so, and so long as their local school boards gave them permission to do so. Recent gun-related mass shootings in Colorado and

across the country were invoked during testimony from both supporters and opponents of the bill. “It’s a tragedy that keeps happening over and over,” said Sen. Scott Renfroe, R-

‘Drinking With Dad’ runs out of juice Measure sought to allow those 18 and older to imbibe with parents By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com Sorry, kids. But it’s still against the law to drink with dad or have margaritas with mom at Colorado bars and restaurants. A bill that would have allowed parents to buy alcohol for persons as young as 18 — dubbed the “Drinking With Dad” bill — failed to survive, Report following a state legislative committee hearing Jan. 30. State Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, who sponsored the legislation, said his bill would have allowed parents to “show their kids how to enjoy an adult beverage in public (responsibly).” Brophy argued that data from 11 other states that have similar laws to the one he proposed showed a decrease in the number of drunken driving incidents committed by young persons, as well as resulted in fewer underage drinkers overall. Underage people currently are allowed to drink with their parents at home. But this was a bridge too far for the majority of leg-

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islators on the Senate’s State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. Sen. Evie Hudak, D-Westminster, said that simply trying to prove that the underage person is the parent’s child would put the restaurant industry - and parents - in a tough spot. “I have to bring my daughter’s birth certificate and my own to prove that I’m her legal mother?” Hudak said. Hudak also said that, “If I wanted my daughter to have margaritas with me, I would invite her to my place and have them at home.” Sen. Matt Jones, D-Boulder, said he once worked as a waiter and recalled that “it was hard enough carding for (the legal drinking age of 21) at the time.” Jones said that restaurant workers’ tips could be affected in cases where they refused to sell booze to the young person. Mike Violette of the Colorado Fraternal Order of Police, said the bill would have “unintended consequences.” “Not all parents are as responsible in Colorado, unfortunately, as Mr. Brophy and his wife,” Violette said. The committee voted against moving the bill forward by a 4-1 vote. The lone supporter was Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch, who said that in three years, his son will become a young man who is 18. “He can go to fight in Afghanistan, he can vote, he can defend our country,” Harvey said. “But … if I wanted to take him out for a beer in Colorado, I couldn’t do that.”

Bill tackles mortgage confusion Measure garners no Republican support By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com A Democratic state lawmaker is sponsoring a bill that he says will “keep homeowners in their homes,” but it’s one that has not garnered any support from Republicans thus far. House Bill 1017 would allow homeowners who have modified their mortgage interest rates to keep those same rates if their loans are transferred to another bank. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Steve Lebsock, D-Thornton, said during a recent legislative committee hearing that banks sometimes do not properly communicate when a person is in the process of modifying a loan. When the loan transfer to another servicer occurs, homeowners end up receiving “a Dear John letter,” notifying them of the transfer. But, “in a minority of cases,” the loan ends up getting transferred without the new servicer even knowing that the loan has been modified. Therefore, the new

bank refuses to honor the modified rate, leaving homeowners confused and without recourse, Lebsock said. “Essentially, the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing,” Lebsock said. That happened to Daniel Graham of Aurora, who testified during a recent House Business, Labor, Economic and Workforce Committee hearing about his “nightmare” experience of getting caught between two banks and two separate mortgage rates. Graham said that a bank recently foreclosed on his home — one that had been in his family for 34 years — after it refused to honor a modification that he and a previous bank had agreed on. “Trying to find help from people when you’re going through this? It’s not out there,” Graham testified. “People, please. This is something that is needed. I am going through this nightmare right now.” The bill is on its way to the Senate after it passed the House of Representatives Jan. 29, with Democrats supporting it in a 37-28 party-line vote. Rep. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, said he voted against the bill in part because he “couldn’t get a straight answer as to how big of a problem this was.”

Greeley, one of the sponsors of the bill. “And frankly, it’s clear that gun-free zones don’t work.” Sen. Ted Harvey, RHighlands Ranch, also a bill sponsor, said that his wife, who is a teacher, and children “are sitting ducks” at their schools because they have no way to defend themselves if a school shooting breaks out. “Gun-free zones only work for the law-abiding citizens,” he said. “The criminals, the bad guys, don’t care.” Bethany Christiansen, a teacher from Greeley, spoke in support of the bill. Christiansen said that she loves her students and that she would “take a bullet for them.” She said she would like the opportunity to carry a concealed weapon with her to schools, so that she could better protect her students. “If I was able to save one life, it’ll be worth it,” Christiansen said.

Republican Senators Steve King and Kevin Lundberg voted to advance the bill. But the bill isn’t going anywhere. Three Democratic senators — Lucia Guzman, Irene Aguilar, and Jessie Ulibarri — voted against moving the bill forward. Ulibarri said he had “grave concern” for this type of legislation because of the “unintentional consequences” that could come from more guns being brought into schools. Ulibarri said he worries that his own children would get caught in the crossfire between a shooter and untrained school personnel toting guns. “They may be a crack shot, a crackpot,” Ulibarri said of school employees having guns. “I don’t know. Earlier in the day, supporters of gun legislation held a rally on the west steps of the Capitol. One of the speakers, Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, a strong supporter of gun control,

told a cheering crowd, “Enough is enough,” when it comes to gun violence. “I don’t want to see another mother have to bury their children because of gun violence,” Fields said. “I am sick and tired of the bloodshed.” Also before the hearing, Senate President John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, said the bill “isn’t a solution” to the issue of gun violence in our communities. “It’s not great policy,” Morse said. “Adding guns adds shootings and I’m for fewer shootings.” Morse, a former cop with the Colorado Springs Police Department, said the bill would have created “a culture of violence and we need to create a culture of non-violence.” Morse said that he doesn’t “see a magical solution” to dealing with guns issues, but said that Senate Democrats are working on putting together a package to address those issues.

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OPINIONS / YOURS AND OURS

Let’s pass on another round of drinking bill The “drinking with Dad” bill that was killed in committee last week made for lively conversation around water coolers and dinner tables. We don’t mind that it failed — we are gripped by so many other matters at the Statehouse — but we stop short of calling the bill ridiculous. The failed notion — sponsored by state Sen. Greg Brophy — would have allowed parents to share alcoholic drinks with their 18-to-20-year-old children at restaurants or bars, ideally preparing them for the responsibilities of becoming 21. While it was pointed out several other states allow the practice, the committee gave little ground and defeated the measure 4-1. We agree with an oft-mentioned counterpoint that restaurant servers would face the onus of verifying parents and children before serving the 18-to-20-year-olds. The

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extra duty could put the servers in a tough spot as noted by state Sen. Evie Hudak, DWestminster. Maybe it would be a big pain or maybe not, but for now we agree with keeping a clean line of law in the public arena concerning the drinking age of 21. And we side with those who say it’s enough that parents have the legal opportunity to serve and teach their children about alcohol at home. Home is an excellent place to cover alcohol and responsible drinking. Further, it’s a fine place to learn how to prepare for the public arena with good

It was a brilliant way for proponents to keep the age at 21 because most states, like Colorado, so need transportation dollars for highways and aging bridges. But it’s simply not right. The drinking age, at its core an issue of individual liberty, should not be held hostage to the pocketbook issue of transportation dollars. Interestingly, incongruent laws that put voting and military service at 18 and drinking alcohol at 21 crudely reflect the true nature of coming of age where attaining maturity doesn’t happen on a certain birthday or day for each individual. But just maybe someday these laws will better align to clearly and legally mark adulthood while surrounding responsibilities and efforts — such as reducing drunk driving — are just as vigilant as ever in striving to balance our safety with our liberties.

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What are your plans for Valentine’s Day? We visited two sweet shops to ask folks what they had planned for their sweeties on Valentine’s Day. In Littleton, Donut Hut Café on Low-

skills in assigning designated drivers, as well as being aware one drink — depending on factors such as beverage and weight of the person — can put someone on the wrong side of the mark in a Breathalyzer test. As for the other side of the argument, we certainly accept the valid view of state Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch. As the only vote for the bill, he said when his son turns 18, he will be able to fight in Afghanistan but will not be able to have a drink with his parents at a restaurant. That is a tough shot. Harvey’s comment echoed a debate that has decidedly diminished since the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984. This strong-arm bill passed by the Congress subjects states with a minimum age for drinking that is below 21 to a 10 percent decrease in annual federal highway funds.

ell Boulevard and My Favorite Muffin on Platte Canyon Road are both great places to find a special goodie for that special someone.

“Tradition is I give my wife flowers, and then we go have a nice dinner and get a babysitter for the kiddos, and they make us cards.” — Steve Neuman, Littleton

“Nothing. I’m available. I’m uninteresting and shy. But if I had a date, I’d take her to The Melting Pot.” — John Seibert, Littleton

“I think I’m going to bake my husband of 48 years a heart-shaped cake, because I have a heart-shaped pan. I bought it two years ago, and I still haven’t used it.” — Mary Travis, Highlands Ranch

“I’m probably going to go see the movie `Beautiful Creatures’ with my roommate, because we are both sad and lonely and beautiful creatures.” — Abbi Fitches, south Denver

Guns in schools a bad idea

As we struggle for answers to the Newtown shooting and gird for a new round of Sane People vs. the NRA over gun control, it was disturbing to read of more local gun madness here in Highlands Ranch. In the Jan. 17 paper, I read of the Douglas County School District considering armed marshals in our schools, while our local state Sen. Ted Harvey introduced a bill to allow those with concealed weapons permits to bring their deadly toys onto school grounds. While Harvey’s bill was already killed in committee, the very idea that we’d heed the lunatic words of the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre and populate our schools with “good guys with guns” is beyond the pale. I for one don’t want my fifth-grader attending school where random people with con-

cealed weapons and/or an armed mall cop are strutting their hardware. Statistically, we know that guns held in self-defense in the hands of the un- or lightly trained are more likely to harm innocents (or themselves) than attackers. And when the cops finally show up, will they mistake the guard for one of the bad guys? Like most Americans at this point in history, I have no idea what really prompts these terrible acts or what would be most effective at stopping or reducing them. But common sense suggests adding fuel to the fire in the form of more guns is a terrible idea. In a country bristling with half of all the guns on Earth, reducing that number would seem to be the logical first order of business. Alex Miller Highlands Ranch

Navigating the moguls of life Have you ever watched a really accomplished skier as he or she skied the moguls? They make it look easy as they seem to gracefully maneuver the bumps, have no wasted motions, all muscle groups are working in harmony, and they just look technically perfect and simply incredible. Then, have you ever observed an intermediate skier tackling that same terrain? They move slower, seem to try and go around each mogul, stop frequently, and in some cases find themselves sliding down the mountain, out of their gear after trying a little harder or getting a little more aggressive. And then they get up, usually with a little assistance, and continue to work their way down the mountain. In either case, whether we are extremely proficient or working on getting there, when we have spent some time in the bumps, and move on to find one of those intermediate groomed blue cruisers, we feel better about ourselves and our ability, we may even feel awesome as our confidence soars. I am not sure about you, but for me I have experienced this same feeling in other areas of my life as well. No one is an expert at anything before they learn a skill, develop a talent, and take the time to practice. It is in the practice where we make the most strides and advancements of our skills and talents. As a young salesman responsible for developing a territory and cold calling I had to learn the communication skills necessary to open doors and opportunities. It was only after many cold calls and knocking on doors that I developed the skills and confidence to become truly effective. But opening doors was only the first part, I then had to learn how to speak to senior level executives and present in big intimidating boardrooms. The first few

times I can tell you felt like I was a beginner who found himself on a double black diamond ski run loaded with moguls. I was coming unglued and definitely wasting motions, wasting time, and losing more than I was winning. Each prospect was different and when I found myself having to present to smaller groups or someone in a less intimidating role, I found myself gaining confidence. The more I failed in those larger meetings, the more I learned. The more I practiced with smaller customers the better I became at selling to larger clients and in complex selling situations. There is an old saying that goes something like, “The fruit we enjoy at the mountain top was grown in the valley.” And it is so true in all areas of our lives. So whether it is getting into the moguls or bumps on the mountain or just stretching yourself a little more, remember that our growth does happen in the valley. I would love to hear all about your times in the valley and on the mountaintop. Let’s make it a better than good week. Michael Norton, a resident of Highlands Ranch, is the former president of the Zig Zigar organization and CEO and founder of www.candogo.com. He can be reached at gotonorton@gmail.com

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Ranch View, ThunderRidge earn IB status

Addition of mid-level program dovetails with , like high school instruction

By Jane Reuter

ng jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com berty, Two more Douglas County schools have etgained International Baccalaureate World put School status. Ranch View Middle School rink- and ThunderRidge High School in Highlands Ranch got word in late January that e their application for inclusion in IB’s Midg birth-dle Years Programme was approved. The program applies to students ages 11 to 16, and dovetails with ThunderRidge’s IB mark Diploma Programme. Diploma, the highest level of IB, is designed for students 16 to 19 and became part of the high school’s curever riculum in 2008. Admission into the elite group of IBur designated schools requires an arduous, three-year process. IB is a three-tier, internationally accepted program that teaches students to take a broad, multi-cultural view of the world. “It’s teaching a rigorous academic curcop ly, riculum through a global lens,” Ranch View in Principal James McMurphy said. “It’s to are make sure they’re the most prepared we can m- make them to be future citizens in a truly ops global marketplace. uard “Our seventh- and eighth-graders are not going to be competing for jobs with Den mpts ost But the le all ber r of

Nancy Kennedy, IB coordinator for Ranch View Middle School in Highlands Ranch, poses in front of the 34 flags that represent students who have come through the school in the past five years. Ranch View’s IB Middle Years Programme was recently approved. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen troit or San Francisco or Dallas. They’re going to be competing with Beijing, Cairo and Manila.” Castle Rock’s Mesa Middle School and Douglas County High School earned the authorization in the summer of 2012. Though Mesa and Ranch View middle

schools started the IB approval process at the same time, RanchView wanted to customize the program in two areas, which required further review and the resulting delay. RanchView’s requests included a shift away from the IB requirement of a class fo-

cused specifically on technology. “To be honest, what we’re after is integrated technology in our classes,” McMurphy said. “We put together a proposal where we wouldn’t have a technology class per se, but all those skills are embedded in our core classes.” Ranch View then had to wait to get IB’s stamp of approval. Ranch View also gained approval on changes to the IB foreign language requirements, allowing students to take a semester of introductory foreign language instead of a full year. “It took a lot of work and a lot of planning to get there,” McMurphy said. “I’m really glad IB took the time. It would have been really easy for them to say, `This doesn’t fit our mold.’ But they gave us our due. If we had to change everything about who we are, I wasn’t sure that was going to be worth it.” Ranch View students now get a program tailor-made for them, he believes. The IB program “is going to look a little different here than it does at Mesa and schools up in Aurora and Denver, but wherever you are you can walk away with a guarantee and an expectation of excellence,” McMurphy said. ThunderRidge Assistant Principal David Shadwell echoed that sentiment. “The IB piece definitely is a feather in one’s cap,” he said. “We’re incredibly excited to have the authorization and continue working with RanchView.”

Education group makes state Capitol visit Year of the Student urges lawmakers to increase school funding

Miller anchBy Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com Several Douglas County parents and students made known their concerns about education funding at the state Capitol Jan. 30. They were among about 200 people representing the Year of the Student Coalition who delivered a call-to-action letter to legislators. The letter was signed by nearly 9,000 people with support from more than 150 organizations. Coalition organizers say recession-induced cuts to an already struggling state education system have reduced Colorado school funding to intolerable levels. Colorado ranks 42nd in the country,

spending $2,518 less per pupil than the national average, according to the Colorado School Finance Project. “2013 is a deadline,” said Denver’s Lisa Weil, spokeswoman for Great Education Colorado. “Year after year, we just seem to say this is just how Colorado is, there’s nothing we can do. We are trying to focus the legislator’s attention and say, `Make this the year you do it.’ ” ThunderRidge High School freshman Hayley Stromberg joined the group. “We’re asking legislators to attack this problem the way our parents and teachers tell us to take on tough problems in school and life,” she said in a news release issued by the coalition. “Be creative and persistent. Don’t make excuses. And don’t give up just because something is hard, especially if it’s the right thing to do.” For the first time in five years, the state’s 2013 revenue forecast includes no cuts to K-12 education. But that’s not enough to

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DCSD all are part of the world-class education curriculum, she said. STEM students focus heavily on science, technology, engineering and math. For teachers, IB encourages backward design — starting with the desired educational outcome and planning back from that point. That, too, is part of DCSD’s education model. ThunderRidge High School, and its feed-

er middle school Ranch View, recently were authorized to teach IB’s Middle Years Programme (MYP). IB’s goals align with the Common Core Standards adopted by Colorado and 44 other states. The more rigorous academic standards, announced in 2009, are designed to position students for competition in a global economy. DCSD officials say their program aims to exceed those education reform efforts.

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turn the state around, Weil said. “People understand we have done real damage to our schools the last four years,” she said, citing Colorado’s TABOR and Gallagher amendments among the contributing factors. “Put that together with the recession, and it was just the perfect storm,” she said. The Douglas County School Board is not among the 30 boards listed as coalition supporters. But board member Kevin Larsen said they’re listening. “I think anything coming out of that group is a statewide solution,” Larsen said. “Certainly, Douglas County is part of that. But their efforts are targeted toward the Legislature.” He said he wants to take a “judicious, thoughtful” approach to the problem. “This goes into the degree that individual districts have over how they apply (funding),” he said. The board long has expressed concern about DCSD’s funding. Among the state’s

178 districts, DCSD’s funding is 20th from the bottom, according to the Colorado Department of Education. That’s because the district has a relatively low number of students considered at-risk, who typically are more expensive to educate. “(The coalition’s) idea is great. I haven’t endorsed or criticized it,” he said, adding he’ll reserve judgment “until there are more specifics.” State Sen. Ted Harvey (R-Highlands Ranch) said the Year of the Student coalition is preaching to the choir. “Their intent was to say `focus on education,’ and we already do,” he said. “I think people will be happy to see the state starting to increase the funding for education in comparison to what we’ve done in the past.” Year of the Student was launched by Great Education Colorado, a grassroots group advocating for greater investment in K-12 and college education.

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Group questions schools’ fiscal policies District challenges claim that students are being sold short By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com An organization focused on Douglas County schools issues says the district is hoarding money better used in classrooms. The district, meanwhile, says it is managing finances prudently, and putting any excess back into the classroom. An independent report lends some validity to both viewpoints. Credit-rating agency Fitch gives Douglas County high marks for its fiscal practices. “The district’s financial cushion has improved significantly in each of the last two fiscal years, driven by large operating surpluses and conservative financial management,” reads the Jan. 28 report. Fitch, which lists the district’s unrestricted fund balance at $86.7 million, praised DCSD for conservative budgeting that increased revenues and reduced reliance on funding from voter-approved tax measures. Douglas County voters rejected such measures in 2008 and 2012. But the volunteer Strong Schools Coalition doesn’t share Fitch’s enthusiasm about those healthy reserves, saying they could

have prevented this year’s $3.6 million cut to area high schools. Strong Schools questions many aspects of the budget, including a district policy of allocating funds to individual departments to use as they see fit. That includes saving the money and carrying it over from one year to the next, a practice Strong Schools says pads the fund balance and sells students short. “It’s not a for-profit organization,” said Susan Meek, Strong Schools’ vice president. “They’re holding too much, and we are not serving those kids.” Not so, said school board member Kevin Larsen. The school board aims to keep 4 percent of its operating budget in the unassigned fund balance at all times. For the 2011-12 school year, the amount not earmarked for other uses was about $18 million, he said. “Anytime we’re above that line, we’re putting that money into some effort that’s going to support the classroom in the next year,” he said. The district made the decision to cut the high schools’ budgets in mid-2012, when the economy still was floundering and the state revenue forecast was gloomy. To address the budget cuts, large class sizes and potential loss of electives, high schools shifted to a block schedule. In September, DCSD got an influx of property tax revenue, utility savings and other unanticipated funds. It put $125 per

‘It didn’t matter if we were going to cut or not. Programming was unsatisfactory. We had to change the schedule. We had to do something to drive down class size.’ Dan McMinimee, assistant superintendent of secondary education student in those one-time funds back into the schools. It was too little, too late, says Strong Schools. “Although the district returned money to the schools in the fall, principals, who finalize their budgets in the spring, were unable to make the best building decisions possible because they were unaware these funds would be available,” said Laura Mutton, the group’s president. At the high school level, officials say the problems were not just financial. “It didn’t matter if we were going to cut or not,” said Dan McMinimee, assistant superintendent of secondary education. “Programming was unsatisfactory. We had to change the schedule. We had to do something to drive down class sizes.” The district also couldn’t have predicted September’s $6.6 million influx of tax revenue, he said, and couldn’t budget with money that wasn’t yet in its coffers. “I wish we would have known last

ActiveRx Helps the Elderly Gain Confidence By Manny Gonzales mgonzales@bestchamber.com When Julee McElhaney began having dizzy spells and falling, her family took notice. At 86 years old, Julee’s lack of balance was having a creeping, scary effect on her ability to get around and her family looked for remedies to the situation. They took her to the new ActiveRx in Englewood where physical therapists worked with McElhaney on helping her learn to walk better and helped her gain strength where her body had let muscles decondition. “I’m absolutely back to where I should be at my age,” McElhaney said recently as she and 120 business leaders from the South Metro Denver Chamber celebrated a Business After Hours event at ActiveRx. “I can walk around by myself and not worry so much anymore.” ActiveRx, located at 300 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 100, in Englewood is helping elder adults hold onto their youth by providing physical therapy combined with strength training. The company specializes in working with elder adults, 65 years and older, who are feeling and getting around slower than their age should suggest. “Our philosophy is you can gain strength at any age,” owner Kiva Patton said. “We really look to change our clients’ lives. Some clients who have had fall risks and are afraid to leave their house,” he said. “We love to help get them back on track so that they’re able to leave their house and be able to walk their dogs.” Often, the decline of an elder adult’s health can be so gradual that it’s hard to recognize something is wrong or that the potential for hazard exists, Patton said.

spring,” Chief Financial Officer Bonnie Betz said. “Absolutely that would have made things better. But we didn’t.” Strong Schools questions the district’s ability to forecast, or find the money to bridge the funding gap it believes already was within its budget. “Bottom line, we took unnecessary cuts to the classroom,” Meek said. Now, Mutton says, “We are simply asking them to correct the problem and restore funding to our schools.” That may be what happens in 2013-14. DCSD already has announced no additional budget cuts, and if the current strong revenue projections hold true, officials say they will direct more money to the classrooms. High school principals then can decide how to use that money. That could include hiring additional staff to take the burden off teachers who added classes in 2012-13, or shifting away from the block schedule.

Calendar of Events For a complete calendar of South Metro Denver Chamber events or more information, visit our web site at www.bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142. Thursday, February 7th 7:30 am - Healthcare Policy Taskforce The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial 4:00 pm - Colorado Escrow & Title Ribbon Cutting Celebration 10375 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree

Chamber President & CEO John Brackney shares a light moment with ActiveRx owners Dana & Kiva Patton during the Business After Hours event.

“We offer free screenings and free fall prevention, so for anyone who has an elder adult in their family who they’re worried about bring them in and we’ll give a free assessment of where they stand,” Patton said. Joan Tucker, one of the physical therapists who treated Julee, said that even at the age of 98 a person should be able to stand up seven times in 30 seconds without having to use his or her hands. When Julee came to them, she had already suffered a fractured arm from a fall and would get winded on short walks. “The second she’d turn her head one way or the other, she’d lose her balance and fall down” Tucker said. “Often times, people don’t identify there’s a problem till there’s been a major fall or a stroke or a hip fracture.” McElhaney said she was grateful that her family recognized she needed help and acted fast. “I love coming here to keep my body doing what I want it to do - and its always fun!” Congressman Mike Coffman was one

Veritek and Veritek EMP held an Open House and Ribbon Cutting for over 75 clients and Chamber Investors. Veritek has developed a nanotechnology process that removes impurities from coal, precious metals ores, gases, and water and was named Top Company in the 2011 Rocky Mountain Clean Tech Open. Veritek EPM is home of The Practical Inventor, providing engineering, manufacturing, and prototype services to fellow inventors. www.Veritek.com

4:00 pm - FastTracks New Investor Orientation The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial Friday, February 8th 7:00 am - Economic Development Group Investor Breakfast The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial Tuesday, February 12th 5:00 pm - Business After Hours hosted by Johnson Moving & Storage 7009 S. Jordan Road, Centennial

Congressman Mike Coffman poses with ActiveRx client Julee McElhaney during the Chamber Business After Hours

of the esteemed guests who attended the event at ActiveRx. “I think this is one of the most active chambers in the state of Colorado out of all the chambers that I’ve been to,” Coffman said. The Chamber holds a Business After Hours at a different Chamber Investor each month. To learn more about the South Metro Denver Chamber, visit www.bestchamber.com and attend one of their monthly Business After Hours or Unplugged events.

Wednesday, February 13th 4:00 pm - Grand Opening of Hand and Stone Massage & Facial Spa 8246 W. Bowles Ave., Unit R, Littleton Thursday, February 14th 7:30 am - Littleton Business Coalition Advisory Board Littleton Adventist Hospital, 7700 S. Broadway, Littleton 3:30 pm - Give Your Business a L.O.V.E. “Massage” The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial Friday, February 15th 7:30 am - Developing, Communicating & Understanding Your Brand Experience... The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial 11:30am - Energy & Sustainable Infrastructure Presentations The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

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vice with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in World War II. “This memorial honors those whose names will be on the walls,” he said. “It also is a special way to honor what all the men and women in military service have done for our country.” More than 200 people at the groundbreaking were invited to grab a shovel and join in. Lanny Harding took a turn at the shovel and tossed some dirt around. “I came today because I served in Iraq and there will be the names of a couple guys on that wall that I knew,” the Englewood man said. “I appreciate all that has been done to create this memorial because I feel there needs to be something to honor Coloradans who didn’t come home and make sure what they did is never forgotten.” There were about a dozen shovels provided for those who wanted to take part in the groundbreaking, but Rick Rokosz brought the entrenching tool he was issued by the Army when he was in Vietnam. “I wanted to be part of this ceremony today,” the Highlands Ranch man said. “A lot of people have worked long and hard to make this dream a reality. I am proud to be part of today’s ceremony, the first step in creating this very special memorial.”

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cation ews.c that v. Joh n Hi om involvâ€œthere are cke best ing gu no easnlooper ack y som to deal ns, bu t sai solution nowle with eth da sâ€? to dged Th ing â€œou fire the e Demo r demoarm-re debate issue s lated on State General cratic cracy how vio fered of the Assem gover demand lence is nor, s.â€? trol his op State spebly du ad rin dressi passi that is inion on ech Jan g his cer annu ng . 10 one take onately tain , up deba to be area of also pro al ted â€œLe this fgu on said. t me legislativ topics e of the n conprime lawma e mo check â€œWhy the sessio not kers st s have pump n. will Th for all tentio at sug gun sal unive ,â€? Hicke rsal ges nlo aisle. n of law tion es?â€? backg oper round makercertainly â€œIt s on cau House is jus both ght the Color Mino t comp sides atof the call ado Sp rity Le letely un for involv all sal rings, ader Ma enfor be co ing pe es of said of rk Wa ceable,â€? Adams County and Jefferson County, Colorado â€˘ Volume 68, Issue 12 guns rso Hicke ller, nti RBu ngen n-to-p â€” nlo norâ€™s t Demot on ba erson including operâ€™s sta crats ckgrou transa tho â€œH nce. appla nd ch ction se Tracy e made uded ecks. s â€” afraid Kraft-T some the risky gover ha to Gun jump rp, D- point gislat contr into tha Arvad s,â€? sai a. â€œH d Re ol, ors t.â€? on xt fiv are e wa p. exp e of e snâ€™t Sen are month ected many . Evie to tak issue mic a that Hi s of Hudak, s tha e up matte cke the right, t reg rs, civ nloop session, over hugs ulatin Sen. Lind il un er addre was the tou ched g the ma ions jus a New and, ssed. Ec t on du ell Jan riju o- Com of co . 9 in ring ana ind the Sen urse, his 40 mon ust ate cha -minu ry we Takingground mbers te remre also on the on thesought arks. of ho top openin issue age g day trolle nda of gu of the tain mes bein n vio heels d Gene item for legisla able g lence tive sess bu and of las ral Assemthis De deve is a ion. Pho t n Cle mo lopm ilt in bly, Elemethe Decemyearâ€™s to by ve especi cratic ent Courtne urcolo ntary -co be Auror y Kuh Sch r massa a the ally on n- tal radon ater len ool the kin ews.c in Co cre at kil politi g abou â€” an nnect Sandy lings om Ho â€” are d mu icut. edged cal iss t guns ha ue, But ok . startin ch mo as thes always just â€œSome g to re in gover been the point pop part a dic nor up to gu ackno ey in ercialof the Ca ns, wl wlothers ndian develop ndelas State to a ment. resia con violen north Street tinues t on Pa opose of Coand Ca ge 18 nally d Jeffer al Creek Th son sou few e comi siden theast Parkyea ng ped tial portioof the Ca rs is an devel by Ter merci ndelas, other opme n s Gr nt ove Greg Mastriona, former executive director of Hyland Hills Parks and Recreation, stands next to a gondola at Water World. Mastriona has retired after 43 years. Photo by Andy Carpenean dra al oup. ra Causaof inc acres. and w, ers open luding Veldhuizr the ne som The new The space reside en sai xt uizen ething wi nti de Can d. wi ll vel ll inc al, co del a Ca , a manafor Parkwa homefeature opme y in wes as neighb m mlude pit gwe ha al. 1,500t Arvada orhood and s, 1,000 1,500 nt, on able severa or mosingle ce co . Photo is taking nity, ve five comm held comm fam mplet of sha are by And un erciall millio re hig ily, ifferen offerthat us to tho ity,â€? y Carpen pe with hou 1, a $2.7 million general obliga- missed by the Hyland Hills â€œItâ€™s Veldh space.n square her-d detac ed, vision t se ses kin vad ean pri en he ey tion bond issue passed to build family. Board president Don stand uizen in the sit d .â€? d ce Su a,â€? feet all low $30 Veldh of a cit and of ret y units ards the staina sai tural have the park. Ciancio said he has the highcomm bility and d. â€œT ail an 0,000s flairs mendcomplemuizen y withi lar he we The park began with just two est regard for his overall perforoff Hig d sai . pa -powe unity, can be sharedy tur plan. ous am ent eac d. â€œT n a cit hway red Veldh ne e see water slides, but grew the fol- mance and commitment to the ommu 72 and h oth heyâ€™ll y of Ar uizen n thr systemBetween ount ity truCandela sustails on thestreet Ar-Candel int lowing year with the addition of district. He said Mastriona did a ou g in nilig st, he s has parks of opener. There egrate space. s, we as thoug nability roofs hts an said, fro ghou to traveling with Pam, who re- the wave pool and four slides. superior job for the district and â€œIt â€™ll meric the of ho d tile open h, is space â€™s a tre m so- t Co â€™s the said. though fea open There haveBy, Ashley tired eight years ago. lorad is its first Next came Surferâ€™s Cove and will remain a pillar for the Hy500,0 an, cil â€œThe recits recreature of mes. Th s to sol in thespace â€™s a sig nearly spaReimers ce de o,â€? sus of nts ity 20 an ar Ea areimers@ourcoloradonews. The break is well-deserved Thunder Bay in 1984, followed land community and a valued nifi he sai taina its kin firm 00 be ,â€? Veldhreation tion centhe co e bigges reatio can en and bu cant 0 acres d trails pays ch bu bild. cau mm ed d in com co after years of dedication to not by River Country in 1986. cen ild of joy resource for the district. nal unity t for a fee ofilder wh omes Itâ€™s go se we uizen sai ter is ter. the aspect the vie ing are mmitm open Its e â€™re only the Hyland Hills District, o , sta bu $3 a â€œRiver Country really put WaGoing forward, Mastriona d. â€œIt $3 co te of moun proxim of the ws an a wh ent to quali ilding ,000 buys may ing to land ere at a Laundro- but the community. lot pe It alld ou started be mmitte â€™s tha million rea tai ity ter World on the map because it said he will take with him the comm ple resiias solfied ren . If the r lot int s in Ca t exp d to oth fato tdo Greg LE ch LE LEED â€œw ns an -Mastriona y His leadership and vision had tube rides and at that time many memories and experipoint ork, din d oth Bomat and ar pa ewable build o the ndela ron ED, or ED go silver sustai ensive uld inun1969. ity.â€? or recof s me tru ld. the ne certifi nabil , Veldh e an er lochader, graduated college and was have resulted in many facili- all the slides were body slides,â€? ences heâ€™s made over the years, the other tec ls, geo energ build ntal Leaders â€? home st beation Golde ity. d So en ed, major De for n, a the recreation job, ties including Adventure Golf he said. â€œWe then built the first and will remember the great orhnolo therm y system s wi and s wh struc far, ab uizen sai playâ€?looking U.S. ing me sign, hip in En ity th is an his If it ere Pam certifi Green ets ergy happened to & Raceway, the Greg Mastriona family ride, Raging Colorado, ganization, staff and board he oth wife pe and tion an out 30 d. when home the bu of the gy, they al heat s, such o-o cat an Th fee Bu green occu d nin home run into er get pu selwife the stand ion me d Envisits s with ilder ch . coole e recrea ilding ling of the execu- Golf Courses at Hyland Hills, which allowed for people to worked with. But for those who a reb mps e ho s are Charl pied. in me ate tive director of the Hyland Hills the Ice Centre at the Promepa owne the tru sustai ooses no and d by a tion cenCouncil ards set ans the ie Mc interact on the ride. That was need a little reminder of the fors are unde nie of nable r co Ka by the t to alrand Park District. nade â€” a collaboration with the pretty cool.â€? velop s, the taina r to use st and the will fea geothe ter wi . mer director, just take a look in ead Recreation n-n build commy with Ch is ava quali rm roo ture ll ble to y bu my merci ment used, ftop 15 kil al heat be heate the ilable ties, Since then, the park has the top of his old desk. urc â€œShe told ilt wife that she city of Westminster, the MAC erc Mo impro retrofi ha to the the fee Ranc has al part snâ€™t sta ial devel hwas drawi re tha vem t their tures, as well to offset owatt pump d and sure her husband would (Mature Adult Center) and of grown to 48 attractions built â€œI always had a candy drawer been h Co sol as sys of the rted ho ng res n jus ents, Ve home mo oper, me Ve and interview,â€? Mastrio- course, Water World. mint over 67 acres, featuring rides that anyone could grab from, yet give â€œO The ldhuiz many oth st of thear pane tem idents t sus ldhuiz with mesai anm for som grocery erest fro comm sites ne thi most en sai na said.dâ€œIde was very fortunate to He said heâ€™s also extremely like Voyage to the Center of the and I made sure and left it full,â€? taina er sus electr ls on en sai susou ng e oth sto m co unity, the co signifi d. taina a 36 and the is the t to Ca ble ici er po res to m bebu int the mright place at the right proud of the many programs â€œW nv liv d. 0-degr vie nd can ble ty can there- where is all started.â€? the district sponsors for chil- Earth, Mastrionaâ€™s favorite, and he said. weâ€™ll eâ€™ve be tentia build enien t sus w,â€? he natural elas thoing is featime. Thatâ€™s ee ce sto the most recent addition, the see taina ugh. McKa continu en at l clients.there, as Mastriona tow Stand view fro said. beau res started his 43- dren in the district. bility ty n it â€œR Mile High Flyer. e to well y Rang Denver ley La m any eside of the IN THE KNOW feawork for ma as For said. year Hyland Hills career as a â€œThe best part of the job is ke, nts ho â€œVoyage was built in 1994, e. ny and on it mo me the visit have of the The golf course assistant superin- seeing the smiles of the kids,â€? and we still have hour-long for ma yea www.l re inf rs an DID YOU KNOW? most natural Pikes PeFlat Iro site. Th nytendent, ivefor ormati ak on ns, do ey defin beau years,â€?d before becoming the he said. â€œKnowing that the pro- waits,â€? Mastriona said. â€œItâ€™s a on wn wa ty ing Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District rd.com abou executive director in 1972. grams and the facilities are be- five-minute ride, thatâ€™s fast and chara of the the Fro t Ca was established in 1955, and was the . cteris site is nt ndelaOver the years he had an in- ing used and enjoyed by the features robotics. Itâ€™s still right on tics first park and recreation district in Colos, part in growing the dis- kids, thatâ€™s pretty neat. You canâ€™t of it.â€? e tegral on top, even though it is getting rado. The district serves nearly 110,000 trict, as well as becoming the beat that.â€? a little competition from the residents in a 24-square mile area visionary behind Water World. But before many of these fa- Mile High Flyer.â€? located in southwest Adams County But as of Jan. 1, he no longer cilities and programs could beMastrionaâ€™s work in the field Printed and including areas of Westminster and leads the district; heâ€™s enjoying come a reality, something had has made an impact in the newsprinon recycled Arvada located in Adams County, parts this copy t. Plea to be done about the lack reve- community in more ways than se recy the slower-paced life of retire. of Northglenn, Thornton and, Federal cle ment. nue in the district when Mastri- one, but itâ€™s also the work with Heights. For more information on the â€œIâ€™ve been very fortunate to ona became executive director his former employees that has district, visit www.hylandhills.org. on

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So Capi commissione Manager Phil Washington declared high exand in For this y tol. it comes Uliba to get thating with Sen. comcom d allow Count their ing front of le to be upco Evie Huda I in using Douglas onâ€™s policy sessiaon, put ming legis their hom porches Devewith the Officrri will be work pectations as RTD continues several transhis camp considere bert, FMLA, k ners, she isof the coaliti Last sessi in place.â€? - session of the Colorado General Assembly on Jan. 10 at the state Capitol. Guns, marijuana, civil unions e aign like es Gov. John Hickenlooper gives his State of the State address to a joint lative chair lopm d of durin as child focus dom trail. Econ portation projects targeted toward the Denon gran ent and serveshood g Trad estic parting He is bill, und omic HB 1170 Penistonâ€™s tann eastbo parents. dchildren and education onon, e to topics early Internatio . limit and the economy were among Hickenlooperâ€™s speech. More coverage, Pages 10-11. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen encoof of taxpa focusing on stew 3 during ver metroâ€™s northern region. , mittee s for definof urage , tannface delays grandnal the mino to the coaliti itely. Peniswas postponed ing Alliance on Jan. I-25 ing backng According rs and expa security yer resources, ardship dustradvanced man the growth Washington highlighted several projects g to nsion County Business in- civilâ€œThis will go of financial ufact the morni again for ton is bringing from Kiplin during y in along of address the Douglas with law and community during a Jan. 4 legislative breakfast hosted by travelers es the upco dewith the it be union bill that are need Colorado. He uring inare de Frank McNulty rssion. enforceme 11 minut ming sespasse trust will House Speaker und travele evening. Louisville-based nonprofit 36 Commuting more than nt. port worked in Colorado said jobs outgoing state â€œThis bill d this session,â€? definitely to He said he is and westbo es in the Lawrence and Solutions at the Omni Interlocken Resort. working rush hour, to cal econ ing families that supas 18 minut other impowould take careshe said. larssave Colorado Rep.-elect Polly expected on and the omy. â€œThe Denver-metro regionRep.will the state layed as much the corridor is Holbert, millions a bill of those be deter rtant fami Chrisbe lot over the â€œIâ€™ll state Reuter along of h mini be percen left, Jane dolly mem to pay 30 greatest city in theFrom West,â€? Washington said. â€œIby Growt ng a bette Photo that ensu sponsoring bers.â€? for the session. more than r way e kickoff legislation res indiv ization requ really believe that, aand I believe that it can be increase by legislativ one faced and inpa ired hospitalof teleph financial iduals that 20 years. done through the transportation investments tient treat have ng the next with a series on has been adversity ment ones grabbi have Beginning coaliti during s that weâ€™re making in this region.â€? Lawmakers do to be the in July, the s to citizen arenâ€™t going it means you really Speaker town halls ting three option continues However, he said RTDâ€™s journey to accomaddiany addi so on Page . presen ng House headlines, plish these projects has not been an easy one. 7 leaders: tolling g lanes tive session on,â€? outgoi re the ones that busy l of the business new legisla g the existin ed contro to pay attenti â€œTheyâ€™ In May 2012, the 15-member RTD board the and area tol for the new; and and keepin have regain their ma- Frank McNulty said. highest impact on By Jane Reuter tional lanes all the lanes, old and decided against placing a 0.4 percent sales Democrats , and maintain adad lican to have the to pay for jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com House , and Repub are going tax increase on the general election ballot to s to free; tolling ty or sales taxes Colorado state SenateCounty legislative ss owner proper my.â€? the in busine econo raising fund FasTracks. This means if current finanas jority urged lanes. testify and come across t business Father of three Timothy Forehand wants of the Dougl McNulty Capitol,â€? n ditional new thing that has cial projections remain as they are, the North members could impac for a is just no at the state issues of concer said that more time with his young daughters. A new on hand â€œThe one â€œshow up â€œis that there and toll Metro and Northwest lines will not be comwere when delegation said, them t rters e-spon of back r Hilber suppo procedure for patients with his form of liver could go pleted until 2042. owners. Four y Business Allianc Jan. 3 bring decid19 clear,â€? By Jane Reute table. world you donews.com what is decid cancer may give him several more months. es on Page Count are on the way in the session held . But Washington saidjreute he is convinced these No matter free.â€? r@ourcolora Douglas tors continu ays. kickoff y Legisla tive roadw Center g Count Thatâ€™s a precious gift to a man who a year legisla remain existin Medical totwo projects will be done way before the prog to Douglas in- sored in g (lanes) will Sky Ridge us about s urged ago was told he likely wouldnâ€™t survive for on is leanin leader ed, existin to be cautio jected completion dates and noted the trans-stay aware and get as at Lone Treeâ€™s addithe coaliti State or addi you need s to one more month. Hilbert said n to toll any new â€œThe bills ss owner portation district has made significant strides could impact them and busine Capi Capithat Forehand underwent surgery to install construction sed ward a decisio in issues in the past two years. Involved that time, Washing- seats at the state to pay for be discus the device thatâ€™s expected to extend his take their tional lanes He said this will ton said RTD has eitherlawma begunkers construction Feby and Feb life Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center. He maintenance. coalitionâ€™s Januar or contracted work out for 77 percent of its results at the among the first patients in the United States they go over cted planned FasTrack network projects, includDepart- heavilymeetings, when to undergo the process, and Sky Ridge is the survey condu cuts to the ruary ing the Gold, West Rail, U.S. Bus Rapid Transit telephone some recent first of a handful of centers permitted to from a recent ch Consultants. restructure (BRT), East Rail and Interstate 225 Rail Lines. e. d with these uction could Defens Resear of perform it pending approval from the Food forwar constr Hill S go ment â€œOf course weâ€™ve had our challenges, but need to S VIEW could be by that route, sooner,â€? he said. and Drug Administration. â€œIf we go â€œI think we â€œbut I think they our I always like to say that itâ€™s not all about the MIKE COFFMANâ€™tax piece, the fact that requires 2014, if not he said, t compromiseon to start in early The Dallas man was diagnosed with option that pushes cuts,â€? ing the doesnâ€™ knock down â€” the knock down being the like â€œI financ n: way that for the vast no attenti obviously ocular melanoma in January 2012. 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Author scores with digital MeeGenius offers variety, gives writers a chance By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com Angela Leibee had gotten so used to rejection notices from publishing companies that she almost deleted a long-awaited email from MeeGenius.com before even opening it. “I had already gotten one email back from them for my other book, and it was another rejection,” she said. “I was just so used to it, that I almost didn’t open the second email.” Good thing she did. MeeGenius, a digital publisher that specializes in children’s books, saw something they liked, and for Leibee that meant, after years of trying, she was finally a published author. Her book, “Sarina and the Very Messy Room” is a tale of a girl who can’t find anything as she prepares to get ready for school. It is geared for ages 4-8, but as Leibee says, it can be enjoyed by younger children too. “With the MeeGenius platform you can read the book or have it read to you, and I think even younger children could relate to a messy room,” said Leibee, a professional organizer, who based the book on her 15-year-old daughter. “She has always been messy like that,” Leibee laughed. “It’s just one of those things where there’s only so much you can do, but at least I got a book out of it. It’s kind of funny, me being a professional organizer to write a book about a messy kid. It’s actually kind of stressful for me to look at the mess in the book sometimes.” Leibee got her book, but more importantly she gained a newfound confidence. And while she works on trying to get “I Can Be Brave” — a book about facing childhood fears — out there, she is singing the praises of her publishing company. “What I think is really great about them is that they are giving the first-time authors the chance to put their stuff out there,” she said. “With traditional publishing houses it is so difficult to get an in. MeeGenius will look at everything.” A self-described “stick figure artist,” the Highlands Ranch author was also pleased to learn that MeeGenius would provide an illustrator for her to work with, and if “Sarina” does well enough, the company may publish her other book too. The company initiated its launch with that of the iPad in 2009. Since then, it has stocked its virtual shelves with classic children’s books while at the same time reaching out to new authors. They now receive roughly 150 submissions per month.

Great year for Four Seasons For the second year in a row, the Four Seasons Hotel Denver has earned recognition as the No. 1 ranked hotel in the 2013 listing of Best Hotels in Denver by U.S. News & World Report. The Four Seasons Hotel Denver also was named No. 6 on U.S. News’ list of Best Hotels in Colorado for the second year in a row. The 2013 Best Hotels ranking recognizes hotels with a record of high customer satisfaction and an exceptional reputation among published travel experts. “We’re thrilled to receive the top ranking in the City of Denver for Best Hotel two years in a row,” said Thierry Kennel, regional vice president of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and general manager of Four Seasons Hotel Denver. “All credit is given to our incredible team. Without their dedicated service and passion, we would not be No. 1.” Rounding out the Top 5 are The RitzCarlton Denver, JW Marriott Denver, Cherry Creek, The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, and The Oxford Hotel. There’s more. The Best Hotels in Colorado are also ranked on the U.S. News’ list with Aspen’s The Little Nell snagging the No. 1 spot. See the entire list at http://travel.usnews.com/Hotels/Colorado-r56/.

Mayor Hancock busts a move Author Angela Leibee was able to publish her children’s book, “Sarina and the Very Messy Room,” digitally through the the MeeGenius platform. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen

‘Our No. 1 priority is finding the best content out there.’ Nick Karrat, MeeGenius chief marketing officer “Our No. 1 priority is finding the best content out there,” said Nick Karrat, chief marketing officer for MeeGenius. “We have relationships with the big six traditional publishers, but we want to be a platform for upcoming authors as well to help launch

their books where they might not be able to otherwise.” For more information on MeeGenius, to purchase Leibee’s book, or to submit a children’s book manuscript for publication, please visit www.MeeGenius.com.

Celebrate Mardi Gras in Littleton Cajun flair will spice things up on Main Street By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com “Laissez les bon temps rouler!” Let the good times roll. Come the start of Lent, Historic Downtown Littleton borrows a historic celebration, popular in Christian nations worldwide and brings it home each year to Main Street (and nearby). Since Easter comes early this year, the dates for 2013 are Feb. 8 and 9 and readers may want to check with specific locations about exact timing for bands. One can count on special Cajun food, music and beads—and you’re encouraged to wear your best purple, green and gold carnival attire. Participating businesses: • Delizios, 2299 W. Main St. Bands: Friday, Steve Blechschmidt; Saturday, Ryan Flick.

Specials: crabmeat au gratin, red beans and rice with Andouille sausage, Blackened Cajun Salmon. • Jose’s Mexican restaurant, 2420 W. Main St. Bands: call for info, 303-798-5897. Specials: gumbo. • McKinner’s Pizza Bar, 2389 W. Main St. Specials: cajun pizza, Andouille sausage and black bean soup. • Merle’s, 2609 W. Main St. Band: Friday and Saturday: Ken K Band. Specials: crawfish boil, seafood gumbo, blackened catfish, jambalaya, stuffed trout, Oysters Rockefeller. • Ned Kelly’s Irish Pub, 5686 S. Sycamore St. Bands: Friday, Uncle Dutchies with Sam and George; Saturday, Juice O’Barley. Specials: cajun shrimp, crawfish etouffe. • Reinke Brothers, 5663 S. Prince St. Mardi Gras needs: masks, makeup costumes, voodoo dolls and beads. • Romano’s Italian Restaurant, 5666 S. Windermere St. Band: Friday and Saturday, Bon Tee Cajun Band. Specials: crawfish pasta, jambalaya, gumbo.

Masks and strings of beads are traditional elements of Mardi Gras celebrations. File photo • The Tavern Littleton, 2589 W. Main St. Bands: Friday, Counterfeit Music Company; Saturday, Roundhouse. Specials: crawfish dip; sausage, chicken and shrimp gumbo; chicken and shrimp jambalaya.

Last week, Mayor Michael B. Hancock fulfilled the final element of a friendly wager made with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake before the Divisional Playoff game between the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens on Jan. 13 (and we all know how that ended up ... sniffle). Under the terms of the wager, Mayor Hancock sent a box of dry aged “cowboy cut” ribeye steaks from Lombardi Brothers Meats to Rawlings-Blake. The mayor had additionally agreed to perform the famous Ray Lewis pregame dance but was sidelined by an injury. Until now. To view the video of that performance, go to www.youtube.com/ watch?v=4KVczvxpUvU.

Eatin’ of the green results

Steven Ballas, Jr., owner of Steve’s Snappin Dogs and host of the recent green chili contest, declared the event a “great success”. “Between my 10 percent of the daily sales and the cash donations that I hawked with the $1 Steve’s Snappin Ale, $1 tortillas to eat with the green chili and the personal donations, I am proud to tell you all that the first Chow Down for Charity of 2013 raised $610 for Project Angel Heart,” Ballas said. “What a great day for us all!” The fire-breathing event was judged live on the air during the weekly Gabby Gourmet radio show (1 to 3 p.m. Saturdays) on KHOW 630-AM. Judges were Jon Emanuel, executive chef of Project Angel Heart; Westword foodie Lori Midson; Denver’s 7 meteorologist Lisa Hildago; Mile High Sports Radio personality Mark McIntosh; Joan Brewster of the American Culinary Foundation; Artie Guerrero, president and national director of paralyzed veterans of America, Mountain States Chapter; and moi. Judges’ choices (out of nearly 20 entries) were Marcyzk Fine Foods (No. 1), Santiago’s (No. 2) and ElLucerito (No. 3). People’s choice winner was Gridiron Grille in Greenwood Village. For additional info and pictures please

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February 7, 2013

Renowned flutist returns to Colorado Will perform in Lone Tree with Denver Concert Band By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com Jennifer Bouton will return to Colorado to perform as guest artist with the Denver Concert Band, conducted by Jacinda Bouton, in a Feb. 16 concert at the Lone Tree Arts Center. She will play “A Lindes-

farne Rhapsody for Flute” by British composer Philipe Sparke. It’s a new work in her repertory and one Jacinda Bouton asked her to perform. It’s well written, one continuous work and written for an ensemble, which is helpful because sometimes there’s a balance problem, she says. It should be satisfying for the band members also. The piece begins with a cadenza for the flute and she enjoys performing it. (Lindesfarne is an island off the northeast coast of England which was a pilgrimage destination, a romantic spot. Sparke is a prolific contemporary com-

IF YOU GO Lone Tree Arts Center is at 10025 Commons St., Lone Tree. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $12/$7 for 16 and under. 720-509-1000 poser who is in demand internationally.) Bouton grew up in a musical family and graduated from Highlands Ranch High School in 2000, after studying music there with Mark Wurst. “There were always music lessons,” she recalls and lots of little home performances with her sister, who is a singer. Her father, Art Bouton, teaches at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music and performs frequently in the area, includFREE Estimages & ing with the new Colorado Inspections Repertory Jazz Orchestra, which he organized. It has performed at Lone Tree Arts Center this year. When Jenny is home for the holidays, they play flute duets — “a really special connection,” she said.

She received her BFA from the Peabody Conservatory and an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University. Her teachers included Jeanne Baxtresser, former Principal Flute of the New York Philharmonic, Alberto Almarza, Marina Piccini and Pamela Endsley (Colorado Symphony). She was with the Virginia Symphony in Richmond for three years prior to joining the Milwaukee Orchestra in 2011 and has apeared nationally and internationally. As a special encore, she and her father will perform “Flower Duet” from the opera, “Lakme,” which she has often performed with her sister, she said. The arrangement for two flutes is by her teacher, Jeanne Baxstresser. The band’s program, called “Love is in the Air,” will celebrate Valentine’s Day with romantic music, including “Selections from South Pacific,” “Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair” by Mark Camphouse

Jennifer Bouton, Milwaukee Symphony flutist, will be guest soloist with the Denver Concert Band. Courtesy photo and “Paris Sketches” by Martin Ellerby. The Denver Concert Band, a longtime Colorado

Monster Jam at the Pepsi Center

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$60 For two songs personally delivered by a barbershop quartet

story, comes to the Lone Tree Arts Center stage at 10 a.m. and noon on Feb. 13. Presented by Enchantment Theatre with original music score, life-sized puppets, masks, magic. Tickets: $8, 720-509-1000, lonetreeartscenter.org.

Also includes the delivery of a rose, a box of chocolates and card Available Thursday Fec. 14th, 2013, anywhere in the Denver-Metro

The Denver Monster Jam event on Feb. 8 (7:30 p.m.); Feb. 9 (2 and 7:30 p.m.); and Feb. 10 (2 p.m.) will be at the Pepsi Center. It will feature more United States Hot Rod Association, USHRA, trucks than ever before, including the four-time World Champion Grave Digger. They are 12 feet tall and 12 feet wide, on 66-inch tall wheels, weighing a minimum of 10,000 pounds. Tickets: TicketHorse.com/MJ.

Lender’s Panel

Bemis Library displays art

“Shared Inspiration: Two

The South Metro Denver SBDC and SCORE are hosting a panel of experts to discuss various lending options available for small businesses

Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 6:00 pm– 8:30 pm $10 per person

2154 E. Commons Avenue, Suite 342 Centennial, CO 80122 Don’t miss out on this chance to get all the information you need about funding your business! To register: go to www.SmallBusinessDenver.com and click on “Workshops.” www.SmallBusinessDenver.com South Metro Denver SBDC 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342 Centennial, CO 80122

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Listen to chamber music

Grave Digger is a truck in the Denver Monster Jam. Courtesy photo Friends’ Artwork” is exhibited by Sharon Rose Chinn and Fredia Cox through Feb. 28 in the galleries on the lower level of Bemis Library, 6014 South Datura St., Littleton. Both create realistic works in acrylic and oils,

working in the studio from photographs. They often work together, sometimes painting the same subject matter. 303-795-3961.

Kids’ theater in Lone Tree a

“The Velveteen Rabbit,” much-loved children’s

“Beethoven’s Ghost Trio” for violin, piano, and cello will carry the audience back to Napoleon’s Europe at 1:30 p.m. Feb 13 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10025 Commons St., Lone Tree. Scenes from the movie “Colonel Chabert” with Gerard Depardieu will be mixed with the music. The program also includes Brahms’ “Hungarian Dances” and Schubert’s “Impromptu, Opus 90” for piano. 720-509-1007, lonetreeartscenter.org

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go to www.chowdownforcharity.com or www.stevessnappindogs.com. Check out the chow at Steve’s Snappin Dogs at 3525 E. Colfax Ave. Menu at www.stevessnappindogs. com.

Go big red

Just in time for Valentine’s day, put on your dancing shoes and something red — the wine will be flowing and the industry appreciation party of the year is “on” at Drink Red Wear Red, a fun-filled Colorado Restaurant Association Mile High Chapter event to show appreciation to all the hardworking individuals who work in the restaurant and hospitality industry. If you are an industry professional, supporter, or just a food and wine enthusiast (aren’t we all?), join CRA for signature wines and red martinis from Republic National Distributing Company, heavy hors d’oeuvres from US Foods, Seattle Fish Company, Epicurean Catering, Mangia Bevi Café, Bonefish Grill, and The Palm Restaurant. The legendary Hazel Miller Band will provide live entertainment and attendees will be afforded the opportunity to bid on silent auction items throughout the evening. The event takes place starting at

6 p.m. Feb. 10 at Palazzo Verdi, 6363 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Suite 100, Greenwood Village. Cost is $75 per person (if you sell 10 tickets or more each ticket is $65 per person). Visit www.drinkredwearred.com for more information and to register. Proceeds from the Drink Red Wear Red event benefit the CRA Mile High Chapter Hardship Fund, the Colorado Restaurant Association Education Foundation ProStart Program, and Metro Crisis Services. I write a blog for the association. Presenting sponsor is Restaurant Solutions Inc.

The seen

David Sedaris, an American humorist, comedian, author, radio contributor and Grammy nominee, dining at Root Down last week. Wikipedia has described Sedaris as “the rock star of writers.”

Feeling safe in Centennial

For the eighth year in a row, Centennial was ranked as the safest city in Colorado with a population of more than 75,000, according to CQ Press’ annual publication: City Crime Rankings for 2012 to 2013: Crime in Metropolitan America. Centennial ranks 41st out of 432 cities. “This eight-year accomplishment

as the safest city in Colorado is truly remarkable,” said Mayor Cathy Noon. “It reflects the dedication of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office to keep the city safe year after year. This is a great accomplishment and privilege for all who live, work and play in Centennial.” Other Colorado cities and their rankings include Arvada (59), Longmont (73), Fort Collins (116), Boulder (120), Westminster (147), Greeley (173), Thornton (175), Aurora (235), Lakewood (259), Colorado Springs (278), Denver (328) and Pueblo (354). The crime rate rankings of the cities and metropolitan areas are calculated using six crime categories: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. The rankings include all cities of at least 75,000 residents that reported crime data to the FBI in these categories. City Crime Rankings is one of five annual reference books published by CQ Press that analyze and rank states and cities in various categories. Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. She can be reached at penny@ blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

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oWalk among Ice Age giants in Denver ‘Mammoths and Mastodons’ on display at museum By Sonya Ellingboe

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Colorado’s exciting “Snowmastodon Project,” which surfaced in 2010, will be represented by a selection of fossils, a video about the 2010 discovery and information about the science developing from the site at Snowmass. Museum volunteers will clean and prepare fossils from various Colorado dig sites. The “Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age” exhibit runs Feb. 15 through May 27 at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. The exhibit, originating at the Field Museum, will include life-sized models of Ice Age animals, as well as fossil tusks and skulls. Visitors will learn to distinguish between Mammoths — weighing up to eight tons, with 52nd tusks up to 16 feet long — and mbers Tree s.

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mastodons, their shorter, stockier cousins. A model of Lyuba, a 42,000-year-old baby mammoth discovered in 2007 by a reindeer herder and his sons, will help visitors understand the science behind Lyuba and how it aids in our understanding of modern-day elephant relatives, which are now struggling for survival. Lyuba’s eyelashes, ears and internal organs were found. Man entered the picture and was another predator of these beasts, as he is today. Spear points, cave painting and other prehistoric art illustrate the interaction between humans and mammoths and mastodons. Interactive exhibits include: balancing the weight of a tusk or trunk; a look into a cave in Southwest France to see reproductions of prehistoric cave paintings and learn about them through interactive games; an “Elephant Vocal Communication” interactive and an “Excavation Station” touch cart. In October 2010, a bulldozer operator working near Snow-

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The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is located at 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with certain extended days. Check dmns.org for complete schedule. Tickets: $21/$17/$12 for a timed ticket for the general public. (Includes admission to the museum.) Members: $7/$6/$3. Free parking.

Tusks will be on display in “Mammoths and Mastodons” at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Courtesy photo by John Weinstein mass uncovered bones of a young female mammoth. During the next 10 months, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science conducted the largest excavation in its 112-year history, finding more than 6,000 bones of 41 kinds of animals. Included: mammoths,

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mastodons, ground sloths, tiny rodents, camels, deer, horses, giant bison and even tiger salamanders. The high-alpine ecosystem had protected the specimens found in this most significant scientific discovery. A 40-member team from the

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Lone TreeSPORTS

OUT OF BOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS

Unanswered points scored by the Arapahoe girls basketball team to start the third quarter in a 53-16 Centennial League win over Cherokee Trail.

Field goal in 17 f i r s t quarter possessions for the ThunderRidge girls basketball team as Highlands Ranch took a 15-2 lead on the way to a 74-36 victory.

Points scored by B r i anna Throop w a s half of the points scored by ThunderRidge’s girls team in a 74-36 loss to Highlands Ranch.

GAME OF THE WEEK SWIMMING

4A and 5A State championships, Friday and Saturday Prelims start Friday afternoon with the finals set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the EPIC in Fort Collins (5A) and the VMAC (4A) in Thornton. THEY SAID IT

“When we look good, we look really good. When we look bad, we look really bad.” Ponderosa wrestling coach Corey McNellis

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Mix of youth, veterans powers Jags in pool

Rock Canyon takes third at Continental League championships By Craig Harper

sports@ourcoloradonews.com Talk about a Rock-solid foundation. The Rock Canyon girls swimming program is on the rise, thanks in good measure to the emergence of a pair of freshmen who, coupled with a pair of upperclassmen, led the Jaguars to third place - just two points behind Regis Jesuit -- in last weekend’s Continental League championships at Heritage. Madeline Lacy and Abigail Kochever one-upped last year’s freshman wonder, Annie Ochitwa of Thunder Ridge, who had a first and a third in the league meet before going on to capture silver medals at the Class 5A state meet in the 50 and 100 freestyles. Lacy took two firsts - the 200yard individual medley in 2:12.34 and broke a 16-year-old pool record of 57.85 in the 100 butterfly - and Kochevar won the 100 (52.36) and was second in the 50 to Ochitwa. “They’re very impressive Members of the Chaparral 400 freestyle relay team that set a new league- and pool-record with a time of 3:35.44. The Wolverines quartet of young ladies both in and out of Hannah Paris, Makenna Wilson, Megan Grier, and Annie Graves are pointing to the billboard displaying the old record set by Regis Jesuit two the water,’’ Jaguars coach Nicole seasons ago. Supplied photo Vanderpoel said of her first-year wonders. “We knew they were talented; however, we have really best times in both distances, be- is scheduled to compete in this we had to have a much stronger healthy respect for the competi- hind Franklin weekend’s Class 5A state meet in back half,’’ Westall said. Chaparral has qualified 10 girls tion.’’ “I’ve been thinking about it Fort Collins - and most of those Lacy edged Regis freshman since last year,’’ Ochitwa said. who were there didn’t compete in for state, six more than last year’s previous high, and it’s a blend of Lindsay Painton in the butterfly Ochitwa said she was satisfied their primary events. (58.11) and senior teammate Ni- with her time in the 50 - “I was Chaparral capped its climb to experience (three seniors, includcole Cassou in the IM, who swam happy to be under 24, but it’s not the top by winning the day’s final ing Annie Graves, who was 11th in 2:12.58. Cassou, who finished my best’’ - and swam the back- three events: Wilson the 100-yard the backstroke at state) and youth 15th in the 100 breaststroke at stroke for a change of pace. backstroke (57.90), Grier the 100 (a freshman class that included state last year, also took fifth in Heritage finished a distant breaststroke (1:08.50) and the 400 three finalists at the league meet, the 100 butterfly. fourth to Rock Canyon but got a freestyle relay (Grier and Wilson and two sophomores who comLacy, who will do both races at strong performance from junior as members) with a league- and bined for three top-six places). Legend and Castle View had state, said her win in the IM was Mary Hinton, who won the 200 pool-record 3:35.44. Six other “very unexpected,’’ adding that freestyle and just missed the pool Wolverines had top-six finishes their moments as well. The Titans Cassou “did a really good race.’’ record with a time of 1:55.42. She as Chaparral edged Regis (no in- finished fifth behind Heritage Lacy said she was surprised by the might have set it if she’d been dividual champions but winner of (324-287), but produced a pair of champions, Allison Arnold in the result of the butterfly, and noted, pushed, but runner-up Morgan two relays) 493-467. “It was a really good group of girls Stepp of Castle View was almost “I’m so excited and I think we 500 freestyle and diver Cat Badilout there.’’ four seconds behind. completely deserve it,’’ said Wil- lo, both defending their titles. Arnold, a junior who was secKochevar will swim the “The record is what I was son, who also was second in the two shortest freestyle races at shooting for this week,’’ Hinton 100 freestyle. “The girls worked ond in the 500 at last year’s state state. “I’m getting better; I just said of her last meet in her home so hard. It’s an honor to be on the meet, won by more than 10 seconds with a time of 5:12.73. She want to see what I can do (at pool. team with them.’’ state),’’ she said. “I was kind of Hinton will swim the 200 and Wilson and Grier took last also took second in the IM but is surprised by how I did today be- 500 at state; she was ninth in the season off to swim with the DU expected to double with the butcause I’m not tapering. The en- latter and did not place in the for- Hilltoppers club team, and were terfly at state (she was ninth in the ergy made me go faster.’’ mer a year ago. “The longer, the rewarded them with Division I 200 freestyle last year). Arnold’s odds of winning the In all, six Jaguars notched better for me,’’ she said. “I’ve got- scholarships: Wilson to LSU and top-six placements in the league ten a lot better in the 200 this year. Grier to West Point. Wilson made 500 are vastly improved now that meet. Junior Victoria Vanderpoel, I focused on it, so I’ve improved a the 2010 state finals in the back- Cherry Creek’s Bonnie Brandon the coach’s daughter, was third in lot.’’ stroke and 200 individual medley; last year’s other dominant swimthe 500 freestyle (she took 15th at Mountain Vista had four plac- Grier was ineligible as a sopho- mer -- has moved on. Brandon state last year) and fourth in the ers in the meet, led by Ashley Pe- more under state transfer rules af- beat Arnold by just under 15 sec200 freestyle. Sophomores Nicole terson, who was second in diving ter switching from Regis and will onds last year. “I probably won’t Jordan and Tori Ritter were fifth by .9 point to defending cham- be making her first state-meet ap- beat her state record (4:43.52), but it would be nice to get first,’’ in the breaststroke and diving, re- pion Cat Badillo, and sophomore pearance. spectively. Brianna Salanitro (third in the 200 Wilson will compete in the Arnold said. “But there are a lot of Rock Canyon will send eight freestyle, sixth in the backstroke), backstroke and either the 100 or good 500ers out there.’’ Badillo, who finished second swimmers and four divers to state, who was 13th in the breast and IM at state, while Grier will go in to two-time state champion Miwith six of the swimmers qualify- 15th in the IM at state last year. the 50 and 100 freestyles. ing for two individual events. Gabrielle Liedy of Highlands “I definitely missed the team chal Bower of Loveland at state Ochitwa fared a little better Ranch placed second in the 500 aspect; it’s been so much fun,’’ last year, edged Mountain Vista’s at this year’s league meet even and sixth in the 50. said Grier, who also took third in Ashley Peterson by .9 point in the though she didn’t swim the 100. Megan Grier and Makenna the 50 freestyle. “It’s the first-ever league final at Littleton. It was the Instead, she took second in the Wilson couldn’t stay away from banner we’ll have for swimming.’’ first 11-dive competition and just backstroke to Chaparral’s Maken- the Chaparral girls swimming The first league is “a big deal,’’ the third meet of the season for na Wilson. A year ago, Ochitwa team for their senior season, and said Chaparral coach Brooke Badillo. She took off four months from finished third in the 100, a race their return is paying big divi- Westall. “We have no pool (the won by Regis’ Missy Franklin, dends. team trains evenings at Grand- training and diving for therapy on who did not compete this time Each one captured a gold med- view’s pool), and several years ago a sore hip and lower back that she but will swim at state. The Olym- al and a top-three finish as the we were lucky to be top six in the said had been bothering her for pic multi-gold medalist won the Wolverines won their first Conti- league. This is such a great thing. a year, returning about a month 200 freestyle and the backstroke nental League team champion- These girls worked their butts off. ago. “I haven`t been able to do full at state in 2012. ship Saturday at Heritage. It’s been just kind of a magical practices, so I’m very happy with Ochitwa will swim the 50 and It didn’t matter to Chapar- year for them.’’ 100 freestyles at state and will be ral that an asterisk might be atThe Wolverines trailed by my score,’’ Badillo said. “I’m happy I finished all of my looking to avenge losses to Rhi- tached, as perennial state power some 50 points halfway through anna Williams of Fossil Ridge. Regis Jesuit didn’t bring its entire the finals before Wilson and Grier dives. My expectations for state Heading into last week’s meets, squad -- including multi-Olympic led the charge down the stretch. “I are to do my dives to the best of Ochitwa had the state’s second- gold medalist Missy Franklin, who knew we had a good chance, but my ability.’’

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Falcons pound Grizzlies; prep for No. 1 Regis Highlands Ranch remains perfect in league play By Jim Benton

jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com HIGHLANDS RANCH - The Highlands Ranch girls basketball team finished sparring and is ready to take on the contenders. The Falcons, ranked No. 2 in Colorado’s Class 5A poll, polished off ThunderRidge, 74-36, Saturday night at the Highlands Ranch gym and will now play at top-ranked Regis Jesuit Wednesday night (after press deadline) before hosting No. 5 Rock Canyon Saturday evening. All three teams are 5-0 in the Continental League and this week will definitely have an impact on the eventual league champion. Regis (16-1) tuned up for Wednesday’s No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown with a 75-35 romp Saturday night over Legend in a game that saw the Raiders hit 51 percent of their field goal attempts. “It doesn’t get any easier in this league, that’s for sure,” said Highlands Ranch coach Caryn Jarocki. “The girls are totally excited.” Highlands Ranch (14-3) took all the excitement out of Saturday’s game by jumping to a 15-2 lead after the first quarter and the Falcons never looked back in winning their eighth straight game. ThunderRidge, which had won four consecutive league games after a 4-7 non-league campaign, fell to 4-1 in the league. The Falcons turned the ball over 13 times in the first half but only once in the final two quarters and shot the ball well the entire game. Highlands Ranch hit 56.2 percent of its field goals attempts, including seven 3-pointers. “The first half we had 13 turnovers but we thoroughly outrebounded them,” said Jarocki. “The second half we had only one turnover and they thoroughly outrebounded us. So we’re trying to put those two together, where we outrebound and have less turnovers.” Madison Montgomery, the Falcons’ 6-foot senior who transferred from Regis, paced the Falcons with 20 points and admitted she is looking forward to Tuesday’s game

Highlands Ranch Falcons Kelsey Wainright (25) looks to pass the basketball against the Chaparral Wolverines earlier in the season. Photo by Ron Chenoy against her former team. Ciera Morgan had 14 points in the balanced Falcons’ offensive showing while Symone Starks finished with 12 points and Abrianna Lujan contributed 10 points. ThunderRidge turned the ball over 20 times in the game and shot only 21.5 percent from the field. The first 4:30 of the game told the story for the Grizzlies. ThunderRidge missed its first seven shots and turned the ball over once on their first eight possessions of the game.

“We scored two points in the first quarter,” said ThunderRidge coach Bill Bradley. “We didn’t shoot well but they shot 70 percent from 3-point range. That’s pretty good. When they shoot it that well and we shoot that poorly, it doesn’t matter about the rest of it. “We actually shot it 51 times and they shot it 48 times. They shot 16 free throws, we shot 15 free throws.” Brianna Throop, a 5-7 senior guard, provided half of ThunderRidge’s offensive output as she scored a team-high 18 points.

Girls hoops: Grizzlies continue to battle injuries Sports roundup: Williams ThunderRidge remains in play for league title brothers ready to battle By Jim Benton

jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com ThunderRidge girls coach Bill Bradley can’t win for losing. After compiling a 4-7 non-league record, the injury-plagued Grizzlies reeled off four straight victories in the Continental League before No. 2 Highlands Ranch clobbered ThunderRidge, 74-36, in a league game last Saturday night in the Falcons’ gym. Senior Taylor Williams, whose has signed to play at Long Beach State, is getting her timing and confidence back after missing 13 games with a knee injury. Senior center Megan Yoney broke her hand prior to the Christmas break and sophomore guard Jessica Zweifel is sidelined with a separated shoulder. “Every time we turn around we get somebody hurt,” said Bradley. “We get Taylor back but we haven’t had Megan since Christmas with a broken hand and then Jess who had been starting but we haven’t had her the last two games because of a separated shoulder. She’ll be out five or six weeks. “We’re having trouble getting consistency with all our injuries.” Still, ThunderRidge (8-8) is only a game behind the Continental League leaders. Top-ranked Regis Jesuit (16-1), No. 2 Highlands Ranch (14-3) and No. 4 Rock Canyon (15-2) were tied with 5-0 league marks going into this week’s action. However, the standings will look different by the end of this week. Highlands Ranch played at Regis Wednesday and hosts Rock Canyon Saturday night. The Jaguars entertained Chaparral Tuesday. After last week’s games, Mountain Vista and Chaparral were tied for fifth place with 3-2 league records. The following is a capsule glance at last week’s action. THUNDERRIDGE - The Grizzlies

jumped ahead 37-10 at halftime and cruised to a 61-26 victory over Littleton as Williams had 14 points and seven rebounds. ThunderRidge shot 21.5 percent from the floor in the loss to Highlands Ranch. Brianna Troop scored 18 points to provide half of the Grizzlies scoring in the game. HIGHLANDS RANCH - Shelby Hickey scored 21 points and Madison Montgomery added 13 in a 79-35 rout of Castle View. The Falcons hit 54 percent of their field goal attempts in the 38-point romp over ThunderRidge as Montgomery led the way with 20 points. ROCK CANYON - The Jaguars frolicked to a combined victory margin of 49 points in easy 51-24 and 50-28 conquests of Legend and Littleton. Morgan Roos, in her second game back after suffering concussion symptoms, scored 15 points against the Titans and Lexy Thorderson led the team with 13 points in the win over Littleton which marked the Jaguars 10th consecutive win. LEGEND - Joey Sale had two double doubles last week. She had 12 points and 14 rebounds in the loss to Rock Canyon and 13 points and 12 rebounds in the 75-35 setback to Regis. CASTLE VIEW - The Sabercats (98) beat Heritage, 60-40, after getting steamrolled by Highlands Ranch. CHAPARRAL - The Wolverines (124) improved to 3-2 in the Continental League with a 60-40 win over Heritage and a 79-32 conquest of Ponderosa. Katrina Bacovcin led four girls in double figures with 14 points in the victory over Heritage while Dayton DeMarais tossed in 22 points and Katie Longwell 18 against Ponderosa. MOUNTAIN VISTA - The Golden Eagles socked by Regis, 67-49, but led 42-9 at halftime in an 84-20 romp over Douglas County. Chelsea Pearson had 17 points and Jordan Graff 15 and Mountain Vista (13-4) shot 53 percent in the win over the Huskies. DOUGLAS COUNTY - Jordan Pel-

ley, with 18 points, and Rachael Terbush, with 17, paced the Huskies’ 5348 win over Ponderosa but Douglas County couldn’t overcome the huge first half deficit in the loss to Mountain Vista. Marianna Haneke led the Huskies with nine points against the Golden Eagles. PONDEROSA - Kari Keough scored 16 points in the Mustangs loss to Douglas County but never recovered from a 45-12 halftime deficit in the setback to Chaparral. Taylor Saunders scored nine points against Chaparral and Keough topped the Lady Mustangs with 22 points in a 61-40 non-league loss to Green Mountain that extended Ponderosa’s losing streak to seven games. LITTLETON - The Lions lost by 35 points to ThunderRidge and by 22 to Rock Canyon. Four players tied for scoring honors with four points against the Grizzlies while Stacey Zuppa scored 10 points to lead Littleton (7-10) against Rock Canyon. HERITAGE - The Eagles (2-15) saw their losing skid reach 11 games with losses to Chaparral and Castle View. LUTHERAN - Unbeaten Lutheran posted two more Metro League wins, beating Peak To Peak, 59-28, and downing Faith Christian, 52-20. Jennifer Vigil and Jessica Farra each scored 12 points in the win over Peak To Peak and the two players combined for 27 points against Faith Christian as the Lions won for the 13 straight time this season. Vigil had 17 points and Farra 10 against the Eagles. ARAPAHOE - The Warriors split two Centennial League outings. Alex Buechler scored 10 points and Arapahoe ran off 22 unanswered points to start the third period in a 5316 win over Cherokee Trail. The Warriors were 3-for-8 at the free throw line and suffered a 46-44 loss to Cherry Creek. Stacie Lukasiewiz scored 18 points to lead Arapahoe. VALOR CHRISTIAN - The Eagles (9-11) build on a 16-point halftime lead in a 65-35 win over Wheat Ridge. Kendall Bradbury scored 19 points and Caroline Bryan 13 in the victory.

By Jim Benton

jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com Ponderosa’s Williams brothers are primed for tonight’s Continental League championship dual wrestling match against Chaparral. Torry Williams, a junior, is the No. 2 wrestler in the On The Mat 145-pound state rankings, while Corry Williams, a senior, is rated No. 1 at 182 pounds. “We’ve had Torry for three years and this is the first month that he is actually starting to wrestle a full match,” Ponderosa coach Corey McNellis said. “That’s really exciting. If he wrestles a full six minutes, he’s unstoppable. “Corry Williams started the year playing basketball. For the first month he played basketball, he finally came to his senses and came back to wrestling.” ICING - Heritage won, Mountain Vista notched two victories and Valor Christian split two games in last week’s Peak Conference hockey games. Connor Crory had a hat trick in Heritage’s 6-2 win over Palmer. Five different players scored in Mountain Vista’s 5-1 triumph over Bishop Machebeuf and Tanner Gillis scored a power play goal at the 4:52 mark over of overtime in the Golden Eagles’ 3-2 win over Lewis Palmer. Mountain Vista outshot Lewis Palmer 35-12 in the chippy contest that saw a total of 64 minutes in penalties called, 50 against Lewis Palmer and 14 against the Golden Eagles. Matt Joseph had Valor’s lone goal in a 7-1 loss to Fountain Valley. Dylan Wheeler and Caleb Hance each had two goals in a 9-2 win over Rampart. Conference leading Heritage improved its Peak record to 10-1-0 and the Eagles are 14-2-0 overall. Mountain Vista stands at 9-2-0 and 13-3-0 while Valor is 7-3-1 and 11-4-1. Heritage and Mountain Vista play Saturday night at South Suburban Ice Arena. RANKINGS - Mountain Vista remained No. 2 in the Class 5A boys basketball poll released Monday while ThunderRidge climbed to No.3. Valor Christian slipped to No. 5 in the Class 4A boys poll and Lutheran was third in the Class 2A rankings. Four Continental League teams are in the Top 10 of the Class 5A poll. Regis Jesuit is top ranked with Highlands Ranch No. 2. The teams meet Wednesday night at Regis. Rock Canyon moved up to No. 4 while Chaparral is No. 8. Arapahoe is sixth in the poll. Lutheran is still No. 2 in the Class AA girls poll but is closing the gap in the voting on top-ranked Akron. Both teams are unbeaten.

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ThunderRidge Hunter O’Neill (22) attempts a basket as he is defended by Highlands Ranch Zach Braxton (34) Photos by Ron Chenoy

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Highlands Ranch Isaiah Parros (11) attempts to score against Thunderridge.

Thunder Ridge Zach Rusk (24) dribbles the basketball up the court as he is defended by Highlands Ranch Evan Motlong (3)

Grizzlies get defensive in win over Highlands Ranch ThunderRidge improves to 4-0 in league play By Jim Benton

jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com HIGHLANDS RANCH - ThunderRidge coach Joe Ortiz doesn’t hesitate to reveal the Grizzlies success formula. It starts with defense and ends with defense. ThunderRidge, ranked No. 4 in the Class 5A state rankings, used a solid defensive effort to down Highlands Ranch, 59-47, in a Continental League game before a capacity crowd Friday night at the Grizzly Den. The Grizzlies improved to 4-0 in the league and 13-4 overall. ThunderRidge remains tied for the Continental League with unbeaten and No. 2 Mountain Vista which whipped Douglas County, 91-64, Friday night. Highlands Ranch is now 3-2 in league play and 11-5 overall. “We’re a pretty good defensive program, that’s really probably our identity,” said Ortiz. “We didn’t shoot well but for us to win we need to be defensive minded.” Highlands Ranch never seemed to get into a good of-

fensive flow against the Grizzlies. The Falcons shot 40.9 percent for the game but turned the ball over and 11 of the miscues came in the first half when ThunderRidge got off to a quick start. Joe Marucci, the Grizzlies 6-foot senior, had 11 of his 19 points in the first half as ThunderRidge held a 30-20 lead at the intermission. “We got up early and Joe kind of sparked us,” said Ortiz. “We got some buckets and we got out of the break. There’s so much emotion. You worry about the kids being too worked up. It’s like they’re moving through sand and in slow motion. You don’t want them to get too hyper so it was nice to get off to a good start.” Marucci echoed the thoughts of his coach. “It’s always important to throw the first punch,” Marucci said. Zach Braxton, the Falcons’ 6-8 junior center, scored the first four points as Highlands Ranch grabbed its only lead of the game at 4-2 with 1:52 elapsed in the game. Braxton, however, didn’t score again the rest of the first half. The Falcons did a better job of getting the ball inside in the final two quarters and Braxton finished the game with 11 points. “We shut Braxton down and (Evan) Motlong, their

shooter,” said Marucci. “He’s a fine shooter and our game plan was to stop him.” Motlong, the Falcon’s leading scorer with a 16 point average, wound up with 14 points. Highlands Ranch trailed by 15 points in the third period but trimmed the Grizzlies lead to eight points at 51-43 with 2:42 remaining in the game. However, the Falcons went 0-for-5 from the field and turned the ball over once in their four possessions. “It was scary,” admitted Ortiz. “We kind of kept that 10-point lead and they would seem to get there and then we’d make a bucket. We tried to get separation but we couldn’t. We had turnovers but the lead stayed there and the game kind of went away. We were fortunate to have the lead at that point.” Besides Marucci, ThunderRidge’s other top scorer was Peter Howell with 11 points. Zach Rusk, the team’s leading scorer with a 17.5 average, had only one field goal and wound up with seven points. He made four straight free throws in the final 52 seconds to seal ThunderRidge’s sixth straight victory. “They did a good trying to wear him down,” said Ortiz.” But Zach is about the team, about the shots and about us and other guys had to step up. He’s still our best player and had a great game.”

Boys hoops: Grizzlies gear up for home stretch Showdown between ThunderRidge, Mountain Vista looming By Jim Benton

jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com Joe Marucci is a senior guard for the ThunderRidge boys basketball team. However, he sounded an awful lot like a coach when discussing what’s on tap for the fourth-ranked Grizzlies. “We’ve got a stretch of four games coming up that are bears,” said Marucci. “We’re just looking one game at a time.” ThunderRidge (13-4) was tied with second-ranked Mountain Vista with 5-0 records atop of the Continental League standings prior to Tuesday night’s games. The Grizzlies took a six game winning streak into the opening game of their tough stretch Tuesday night with a game at Heritage against the suddenly formidable Eagles.

On Friday night the biggest game so far this season in the Continental campaign will take place when ThunderRidge visits unbeaten and second-ranked Mountain Vista. The following week Chaparral and Regis Jesuit play in the Grizzly Den at ThunderRidge. Mountain Vista (16-0) played at Ponderosa Tuesday night. Ponderosa, Highlands Ranch, Legend and Heritage were tied, two games behind the leaders, with 3-2 league records prior to Tuesday night’s games. The following is a wrap up on last week’s action. THUNDERRIDGE - Peter Howell scored 18 points and Zack Rusk added 17 in the Grizzlies’ 77-53 win over Littleton. Marucci’s 19 points and a strong defensive effort helped ThunderRidge (13-4) secure a 59-47 win over Highlands Ranch. MOUNTAIN VISTA - Elijah Valdez sparked a quick start with four 3-pointers in the first quarter and finished with 24 points as the visiting Golden Eagles saddled fifth

ranked Regis Jesuit with a 77-73 loss. It was the Raiders first league loss after 19 consecutive victories. Regis had not lost at home since Jan. 22, 2008. Valdez had 28 points for hot-shooting Mountain Vista in a 91-64 rout of Douglas County. The Golden Eagles shot 59 percent from the field. HIGHLANDS RANCH - Evan Motlong had 20 points, five steals, four rebounds and three assists in the Falcons’ 87-49 romp over Castle View. Highlands Ranch (11-5) shot 34 percent from the field and never got untracked offensively in the loss at ThunderRidge. Isaiah Parros scored 15 points in the setback. ROCK CANYON - Mitch Lombard had 15 points in the Jaguars’ loss to Legend. Rock Canyon (6-11) lost 60-56 to Littleton. CASTLE VIEW - Zach Mattice scored 16 points but the Sabercats had only 31 field goal attempts in the setback to Highlands Ranch. Castle View made 19 field goals.

Castle View (5-12) dropped its sixth consecutive game in a 66-63 loss to Heritage. ARAPAHOE - The then seventh-ranked Warriors suffered two Centennial League setbacks. Matt Glasscock scored 15 points in a 4938 loss to Cherokee Trail. The Warriors were 2-for-15 from 3-point range and missed a trio of 3-pointers in the final minute as visiting Cherry Creek escaped with a 46-43 victory. Mitch Albyn scored 14 points against the Bruins. LUTHERAN - James Willis was 9-of9 from the field, including 5-of-5 from 3-point range in the Lions’ 68-51 Metropolitan League win over Peak To Peak. Lutheran lost a close 45-43 league decision at Faith Christian. VALOR CHRISTIAN - The Eagles, last week’s third ranked Class 4A team, grabbed a 20-13 lead but unbeaten No. 4 Sand Creek pulled away for a 76-61 win. Chase Foster scored 17 points and Garrett Baggett had 14 points for Valor (15-4).

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NOISES OFF. The Lone Tree Arts Center presents “Noises Off,” a comedy that follows the on- and off -stage antics of a mediocre touring company as they stumble from dress rehearsal to disastrous last night of their comedy play. The show runs from Jan. 29 to Feb. 10 on the Main Stage Theater at the center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org. Tickets start at $29. Senior half-price matinee performance is Feb 6 at 1:30 p.m. THROUGH MARCH 13 SEEDLING TREES. Douglas County Conservation District has seedling trees for sale to local landowners with 1 or more acres. There are a wide variety of species available. These trees are to be planted for conservation uses such as windbreaks and shelterbelts, living snow fences, erosion control, wildlife habitat, and reforestation. Contact the district office for an order form or print it off our website, www.dcconservation. com. Payment must accompany the order and be sent to the Douglas County Conservation District, P.O. Box 688, Franktown, CO 80116. These trees are available on a first-come, first-served basis so get orders in right away. The deadline for ordering will be March 13, to be picked up April 2 in Castle Rock in time for spring planting. Contact Pam at the Douglas County Conservation District office for any questions or an order form at 303-688-2042 ext. 100 or pam. brewster@co.nacdnet.net. FEB. 7 ECONOMIC MEETING. Denver South Economic Development Partnership will meet from 7:30-9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Presenting will be Andrew Hudson, of Andrew Hudson’s PR Jobs List, and Aaron Kennedy, Colorado’s chief marketing officer. A continental breakfast will be served. RSVP to Lynn Myers, lynn@denversouthedp.org. FEB. 8 SPARE THE Kids. A 1950s inspired

bowling benefit for the Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics is planned from 6-8:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at Brunswick Zone, 9255 Kimmer Drive, Lone Tree. To register, visit www. rmyclincs.org. Registration is capped at 130 guests. The Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics provides accessible, affordable, high-quality healthcare to children

and adolescents in Colorado regardless of insurance status or their family’s inability to pay. The second annual “Spare the Kids” bowling night kicks off with networking and cocktails, followed by bowling and billiards with special appearances by members of the Denver Broncos. Registration includes bowling for 1.5 hours, bowling shoes, appetizers, unlimited soft drinks, and two alcoholic beverages for guests 21 and over. Guests are encouraged to wear their best 50s attire and prizes will be awarded for best costumes. This event is intended for young professionals over the age of 21.

FEB. 13 “VELVETEEN RABBIT” Lone Tree

Arts Center presents “Velveteen Rabbit,” produced by Enchantment Theater, is presented at 10 a.m. and noon Feb. 13 on the Main Stage, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tickets are $8 for individuals or $5 for groups of 10 or more. Visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

CHAMBER MUSIC A trio of piano, violin and cello perform the haunting melodies of Beethoven’s “Ghost” Trio as we travel back to Napoleon’s reign. Enjoy live music mixed with scenes from the movie Colonel Chabert, a story of the rise and fall of Colonel Chabert (Gerard Depardieu), one of Napoleon’s officers. Also performed are Brahms’ Hungarian Dance #2 for violin and piano and Schubert’s Impromptu, Opus 90 for piano. Betsy Schwarm will provide live program notes. The show is at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 13, in the Event Hall at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org. Tickets are $15 and include refreshments after the performance. FEB. 14 ZOMBIE PROM. Teens ages 12 to 18

are invited to the Lone Tree Library, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway, at 7 p.m. Feb. 14, to trade the mush for gore, goodies, games and an undead costume contest. To register, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

FEB. 15-16 OVERNIGHT RETREAT. Teen girls in grades 9-12 are invited to a free overnight retreat, presented by the Douglas County School District and the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office. Teens will learn about problem solving, communication and teamwork. The retreat goes from 5 p.m. Feb. 15, through 3 p.m. Feb. 16,

and will be at the Douglas County School District’s Outdoor Education Center in Larkspur. After the retreat, parents will join their daughter for a special lunch and celebration ceremony. Contact Ann Orcutt at the Douglas County School District for more information: Ann. Orcutt@dcsdk12.org.

FEB. 16 CONCERT. THE Denver Concert Band’s Guest Artist Concert “Love Is In The Air,” featuring flutist Jennifer Bouton of the Milwaukee Symphony as our guest artist, is at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Tickets may be purchased at the door; however, all tickets are for reserved seats, so we’d recommend getting your selection early online or by phone. Call 720-509-1000 or visit www. lonetreeartscenter.org. FEB. 17 PASSPORT TO Culture. Join the Wee Noteables as they help uncover a mix up when a young boy named Frank thinks he’s going to have to move to Greenland when his parents say they’re “going green.” On the journey, Frank meets a

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Occupant - James B Oexmann - James B Oexmann c/o James C Recht - Barbara A Johnson by James C Recht as her Attorney in Fact c/o James C Recht - FRHL LLC & UMB Bank Colorado NA Residential Real Estate LLC - James P Roth – Paul K Johnson and Barbara A Johnson You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of November 2009 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to James P Roth the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to James P Roth. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2008; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of James B Oexmann for said year 2008.That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said James P Roth at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 9th day of May 2013, unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 16th day of January 2013.

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/s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County

Legal Notice No.: 921071 First Publication: January 24, 2013 Last Publication: February 7, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice INVITATION FOR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.

Legal Notice No.: 921123 First Publication: February 7, 2013 Last Publication: February 7, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Pres

Legal Notice No.: 921071 First Publication: January 24, 2013 Last Publication: February 7, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of November 2009 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to James P Roth the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

/s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County

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Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) NO. 003-13 ON-CALL ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION OBSERVATION, AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES FOR THE DIVISION OF PARKS, TRAILS AND BUILDING GROUNDS The Division of Parks, Trails and Building Grounds of the Community Planning and Sustainable Development Department of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from responsible and qualified individuals/firms to assist the County, on an as-needed basis, for professional services related to general engineering, construction observation and documentation services for capital improvement projects. Individual projects/services will be discussed, negotiated, and issued as required throughout the 2013 calendar year. The goal of the County, through this RFP, is to assemble a list of several qualified individuals/firms that can be utilized, as needed. The agreement(s) with the individuals/firms, as a result of this RFP, shall

ON-CALL ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION OBSERVATION, AND DOCUMENTATION SERVICES FOR THE DIVISION OF PARKS, TRAILS AND BUILDING GROUNDS The Division of Parks, Trails and Building Grounds of the Community Planning and Sustainable Development Department of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from responsible and qualified individuals/firms to assist the County, on an as-needed basis, for professional services related to general engineering, construction observation and documentation services for capital improvement projects. Individual projects/services will be discussed, negotiated, and issued as required throughout the 2013 calendar year.

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The goal of the County, through this RFP, is to assemble a list of several qualified individuals/firms that can be utilized, as needed. The agreement(s) with the individuals/firms, as a result of this RFP, shall be considered Blanket Purchase Agreements. The Blanket Purchase Agreement authorizes, but does not obligate, the County to utilize any minimum or maximum, dollar amount or quantity of services from any specific individual or firm. The RFP documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. The RFP documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. Proposal responses will be received until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 8, 2013 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Four (4) hardcopies of your proposal response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “RFP No. 003-13, On-Call Engineering Services” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown above prior to the due date and time. Electronic/faxed proposals will not be accepted. Proposals will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any proposals so received will be returned unopened. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said proposal and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful firm. Please direct any questions concerning this RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7430 or criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Legal Notice No.: 921127

INVITATION (IFB) The RFP documents may be reviewedDRIVE 1300 WESTHAVEN VAIL ,FOR COBID 81657 NO. 005-13 and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E800.250.9092 | FindANewAltitude.com ROADSIDE AND OPEN SPACE WEED Purchasing System website at www.rockyMAPPING & HERBICIDE APPLICATION mountainbidsystem.com. The RFP docuA not distinctive provided ments are availableexperience for purchase from by Destination Hotels & Resorts. Douglas County Government, hereinafter Douglas County Governmentdestinationhotels.com and can referred to as the County, respectfully reonly be accessed from the above-menquests bids from responsible, qualified tioned website. *Must book two to four nights and firms is valid now of through for for thestays provision Roadside and Open Space dates Herbicide Application, as Proposal responses willSome be received until and April 13, 2013. restrictions blackout apply. Rates specified. It is the intent of Douglas 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 8, 2013 by do not include taxes, resort charge orCounty parking. Cannot combine with to control noxious weeds in Douglas County Government, Finance anyPurchasing other offersDivision, or discounts. VCDBCCN County code: Right-of-Way (ROW) and Open Department, 100 Promo Space via various methods, including Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colchemical application (spraying). The sucorado 80104. Four (4) hardcopies of your cessful bidder shall be responsible for proposal response shall be submitted in a providing all material, labor, and equipsealed envelope, plainly marked “RFP No. ment necessary for herbicide application 003-13, On-Call Engineering Services” in the treatment of noxious weeds on and mailed or hand-carried to the address Douglas County Open Space, to include shown above prior to the due date and the procurement of water for chemical time. Electronic/faxed proposals will not mixing. The target weed species shall inbe accepted. Proposals will not be conclude Musk Thistle, Diffuse Knapweed, sidered which are received after the time Spotted Knapweed, Russian Knapweed, stated, and any proposals so received will Leafy Spurge, Canada Thistle, and Scotch be returned unopened. Thistle, Yellow and Dalmation Toadflaxes, Hoary Cress, and Perennial Pepperweed. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 @ waive formalities, informalities, or irregu2:00 PM, THERE WILL BE A MANDATlarities contained in a said proposal and ORY PRE-BID MEETING RELATED TO furthermore, to award a contract for items THIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY herein, either in whole or in part, if it is PRE-BID MEETING WILL ALLOW ALL deemed to be in the best interest of the POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNCounty to do so. Additionally, we reserve ITY TO REVIEW THE BID DOCUMENTS the right to negotiate optional items and/or AND DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS. services with the successful firm. THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE DOUGLAS Please direct any questions concerning COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS OPERAthis RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing TIONS BUILDING AT 3030 NORTH INSupervisor at 303-660-7430 or DUSTRIAL WAY, CASTLE ROCK, COLcriggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 ORADO 80109. ONLY THOSE PROp.m., Monday through Friday, excluding SPECTIVE BIDDERS ATTENDING THE holidays. MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A BID ON Legal Notice No.: 921127 THIS PROJECT! First Publication: February 7, 2013 Last Publication: February 7, 2013 The IFB documents may be reviewed Publisher: Douglas County News-Press and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockyPublic Notice mountainbidsystem.com. While the IFB documents are available electronically, INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) Douglas County cannot accept electronic NO. 005-13 bid responses. ROADSIDE AND OPEN SPACE WEED MAPPING & HERBICIDE APPLICATION Bid responses will be received until 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 8, 2013 by Douglas Douglas County Government, hereinafter County Government, Finance Department, referred to as the County, respectfully re100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, quests bids from responsible, qualified Colorado 80104. Two (2) copies of your firms for the provision of Roadside and bid response shall be submitted in a Open Space Herbicide Application, as sealed envelope, plainly marked “Invitaspecified. It is the intent of Douglas tion for Bid (IFB) #005-13, Roadside and County to control noxious weeds in Open Space Weed Mapping & Herbicide County Right-of-Way (ROW) and Open Application”. Electronic and/or faxed bid Space via various methods, including responses will not be accepted. Bids will chemical application (spraying). The sucnot be considered which are received after cessful bidder shall be responsible for the time stated and any bids so received providing all material, labor, and equipwill be returned unopened. ment necessary for herbicide application in the treatment of noxious weeds on Douglas County Government reserves the Douglas County Open Space, to include right to reject any and all bids, to waive the procurement of water for chemical formalities, informalities, or irregularities mixing. The target weed species shall incontained in a said bid and furthermore, to clude Musk Thistle, Diffuse Knapweed, award a contract for items herein, either in Spotted Knapweed, Russian Knapweed, whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the Leafy Spurge, Canada Thistle, and Scotch best interest of the County to do so. AddiThistle, Yellow and Dalmation Toadflaxes, tionally, we reserve the right to negotiate Hoary Cress, and Perennial Pepperweed. optional items and/or services with the successful bidder. ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 @ 2:00 PM, THERE WILL BE A MANDATPlease direct any questions concerning ORY PRE-BID MEETING RELATED TO this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing SuTHIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY pervisor at 303-660-7430 or PRE-BID MEETING WILL ALLOW ALL criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNp.m., Monday through Friday, excluding ITY TO REVIEW THE BID DOCUMENTS holidays. AND DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS. THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING Legal Notice No.: 921131 WILL BE HELD AT THE DOUGLAS First Publication: February 7, 2013 COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS OPERALast Publication: February 7, 2013 TIONS BUILDING AT 3030 NORTH INPublisher: Douglas County News-Press DUSTRIAL WAY, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80109. ONLY THOSE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ATTENDING THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A BID ON

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