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Douglas County, Colorado • Volume 12, Issue 24

June 27, 2013

A Colorado Community Media Publication

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Lone Tree July 4 show will go on Event set to continue, with or without fireworks

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com

already has. The work they did to keep the visual impacts as minimal as possible was painstaking and detailed, including photo simulations that showed Montecito rooftops stopping about halfway up the bluffs, Lone Tree Community Development Director Steve Hebert said.

The 2000 city vote to annex the RidgeGate property was fueled in large part by a desire to protect the bluffs.

The 250-acre Bluffs Regional Park is a Douglas County open space. Its loop trail includes connections to the East-West Regional Trail, South Suburban Parks and Recreation and Highlands Ranch trail systems.

But, Hebert noted, “There is such a thing as private property rights. Coventry for many years worked with the county to get development rights up and around the

The show will go on in Lone Tree July 4, with or without fireworks. As of press time June 25, the City of Lone Tree had not decided yet whether it would cancel its annual display, but the other planned events at Sweetwater Park will be held regardless.

“It’s a tough decision,” special events coordinator Lesley Johnson said. “The fireworks company is comfortable with moving forward, but we want to make the right decision. It will be a great event no matter what.”

Highlands Ranch Community Association decided June 21 to postpone its display until the Oktoberfest celebration on Sept 21. Lone Tree joined most communities statewide in 2012, canceling its holiday fireworks and instead holding a separate celebration on Labor Day. The Liberty Dash 5K run/walk, sponsored by the Lone Tree Chamber of Commerce, starts the day with 7:30 a.m. registration, an 8:30 a.m. 1K fun run for kids and the 9 a.m. 5K in Sweetwater Park. Admission is $25 with discounts for seniors and other groups. To register or find more information, visit www.lonetreechamber.com.

The 17th annual Independence Day Celebration begins at 3 p.m. with children’s bicycle decorating at the entrance to Club Terrace Drive, followed by a 4 p.m. bicycle

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Construction is just beginning at NorthSky, a 35-home development south of Prairie Sky Park at the base of the bluffs. Photo by Jane Reuter

Bluffs loved by developers, residents City says view corridors near new housing projects preserved

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com Acres Green resident Paul Veal and his two dogs walk the trails in and around Lone Tree’s Bluffs Regional Park through sun, snow, thunderstorms and, of late, construction. Lots of construction.

RidgeGate’s west side is nearing completion with a roar of activity, most of it along the bluffs Veal and others hold precious.

Cabela’s and the commercial sites that adjoin it, the Montecito and NorthSky neighborhoods all are under construction along the bluffs. To make way for the projects and stabilize the land, developers on the three adjacent sites cut into the hillsides.

City officials said developers can only build to specific heights, a restriction designed to preserve view corridors. But to Veal, the views already are spoiled.

“They completely destroyed the mountain behind the (Lone Tree) rec center for the homes, and the bluff on the other side to put Cabela’s there,” he said. “I’m not an environmentalist. But at the same time, I’m vested in that walk up there and the wildlife. When’s it going to stop?”

Veal fears the impact on the animals he sees there, which include lizards, deer and in May, a mountain lion.

“Every time I go up there, I see something new,” he said. “I think those animals are going to split. I think it’s going to take a lot away from what people are seeing and finding up there.”

City officials say development won’t extend much farther up the bluffs than it

Chamber Real Estate Breakfast is eye-opener Panelists see market revival in south metro Denver area

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com Panelists at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce’s 18th annual Real Estate Breakfast forecast a happy future for those in the industry, as well as home sellers and the overall south suburban economy.

“Clearly, the real estate market is recovering and strengthening, the residential market particularly,” Sterling Ranch principal Harold Smethills told an audience of about 500 gathered June 20 at Lone Tree’s Marriott Denver South.

South Metro Denver Realtor Association chairwoman Jo Pellegrino Ellis ticked off a list of positive metro-area housing statistics, which showed from May 2012 to May 2013 new listings increased by 21.8 percent, sales by 22.5 percent, median home prices by 8 percent, and the days of buyers pitching successful low-ball offers are ending.

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“Total days on the market are down about 38 percent (to) about 47 days,” Ellis said, adding the average changes with location. “Some places in Highlands Ranch, they’re on the market for a number of hours.”

Everitt Real Estate Center director Eric Holsapple echoed some of Smethills’ and Ellis’ optimism, noting that 60,000 new jobs are expected in Colorado in the next year.

The bad news?

“People are making less money,” Holsapple said. “I call it the Walmarting effect.

Lower-price housing is really in demand.

Housing starts are up, but only about 50 percent of where we were in 2006-07.”

Holsapple and Ellis both said the anticipated rise in interest rates isn’t cause for fear, particularly for real estate agents.

“When interest rates start to creep up a little bit, buyers really jump on the market,” Ellis said.

A lack of temporary housing is creating roadblocks for some potential sellers, she said.

“If my house sells in two days, will I have a place to go?” Ellis said. “Temporary housing, six-month leases, now even those are hard to find.”

Smethills said the demand for types of housing is changing, however. The Millennials, also known as Generation Y and the echo boomers, are in their prime real es-

From left, Sterling Ranch principal Harold Smethills, Studley vice president Jim McGrath, South Metro Realtor Association chairwoman Jo Pellegrino Ellis and Everitt Real Estate director Eric Holsapple were panelists at South Metro Chamber’s June 20 breakfast. Photo by Jane Reuter tate buying years, with many singles seeking smaller housing units, while aging baby boomers want homes with main-floor master bedrooms. Meanwhile, a rise in multigenerational housing requires yet another housing type, he said.

“All of this winds up making a large

amount of our (existing) real estate obsolete,” Smethills said.

The availability of industrial space in the south metro area is tightening as more businesses move in, Industrial Property Realtor continues on Page 12

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Girl’s battle inspires ‘Courage’ ride Team rolls in memory of child who had mitochondrial disorder

By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz@ourcoloradonews.com Much like his bicycle rides through the mountains, Jim Bishop has faced the challenge of life’s peaks and valleys.

The late 2000s were an especially emotional time for the longtime Highlands Ranch resident. His 6-month-old granddaughter, Samantha, began having seizures in January 2007 and the family was given only a generic diagnosis of a “mitochondrial disorder.” The illness caused a multitude of health problems, including mental and physical delays, difficulty swallowing and susceptibility to infections. As Bishop puts it, Samantha spent half of her life at The Children’s Hospital.

The years progressed and as Bishop learned more about his granddaughter’s condition, he recognized its relatively unknown prevalence. Roughly one in 3,500 children will be diagnosed with a mitochondrial disorder before the age of 10. But when other health issues associated with mitochondria — which generate much of a cell’s chemical energy supply — are taken into account, Bishop believes the number is

Heather Schichtel, the mother of Samantha, leads the 51-member Summits for Samantha team as they cross the finish line in the 2012 Courage Classic. Courtesy photo by Dave Anderson closer to one in 1,500.

His research, combined with a lack of available treatment centers and specialists in Western states, was the catalyst for the creation of Summits for Samantha, a 51-member cycling group that raises

money via The Children’s Hospital’s annual Courage Classic event. The money pays for “things that would normally not be purchased by a hospital,” Bishop said.

Following his first ride in the Courage Classic in 2009, the 56-year-old made a

plan to take Samantha on a portion of the 157-mile, three-day trek through Colorado’s mountains the following year. However, she died six days before the start of the 2010 event.

“She never got a chance to get on a bike, but she rides with us every time,” Bishop says.

Since her passing, Summits for Samantha has raised more than $100,000, including a whopping $82,000 last year. Any team that raises more than $50,000 has the ability to direct where the money goes. The team, led by Samantha’s mother, Heather Schichtel, asked The Children’s Hospital to purchase an Oxygraph 2000 High-Resolution Respirometry machine for its mitochondrial clinic. After the cell oxygen saturation analysis machine came in, Bishop and Schichtel got word that it would be named Samantha’s Analyzing Machine, or S.A.M. Fundraising is not the only motivating factor for Bishop, who began taking long cycling excursions in 1974. In honor of Samantha, Bishop rides tandem each year with a Children’s Hospital patient.

“When the kids finish, it’s an experience that they will never forget and that anyone who’s around won’t forget,” he said.

Summits for Samantha has a goal of raising $100,000 during this year’s Courage Classic. To make a donation, visit www. couragetours.com/2013/team/sfs.

SO MUCH INSIDE THE VOICE THIS WEEK Weather hazard. South Metro Fire Rescue is among agencies urging residents to take safeguards against lightning, which has killed 91 people in Colorado since 1980. Page 12

On the trail.

The Wag Your Tail Dog Walk and Barbecue raised funds toward bulletproof vests for Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office dogs. Page 4

COLUMN WILL RETURN IN JULY Ann Macari Healey’s column will return in Colorado Community Media newspapers on July 11

Sea sew. The Crochet Coral Reef Project, on display at the Denver Art Museum, is a charming textile creation produced by multiple artists. Page 19

Getting ready. Area high school teams got in some 7-on-7 summer scrimmage time in the Denver Broncos program. Page 26

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Staff report with a USDA- or SAE-approved spark TIPS FOR FIRE USE WHILE CAMPING arrester, a chemical pressurized fire f the • Before building a campfire, check to ensure it is perextinguisher on hand and a roundado’s All of Pike and San Isabel national mitted and obey all restrictions. point shovel with an overall length of r, sheforests are currently under Stage 1 fire • Keep a bucket of water and a shovel near the campat least 35 inches readily available for 2010restrictions. The two forests extend fire. into 14 Colorado counties, and nearly use.

• When putting the fire out, drown it with water, In addition, welding and other bike,a quarter of Douglas County falls in then stir it with dirt and more water until all the fuel torches are only permitted with at shopPike National Forest. is cold to the touch. Never abandon the fire until it The Stage 1 Ban means that fires least 10 feet of clear space all around is out cold. the user and a fire extinguisher presman-are only allowed in constructed, per• If you do not have water, use dirt. Add and stir until ent. clud-manent fire pits or grates within deall material is cool.

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Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Greg Black, left, walks away as his dog, Loki, latches onto Deputy Scott Spezzano during a K-9 demonstration at the June 22 Wag Your Tail Dog Walk and Barbecue. Photos by Ryan Boldrey

Police dogs’ pals do their part Walk, barbecue help raise funds for bulletproof vests

By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com Tails were wagging everywhere one looked as nearly 100 dog lovers and supporters —— and their dogs — hit the trail at Hidden Mesa Open Space in Franktown to support the safety of two of the Douglas County’s Sheriff’s Office’s five working dogs.

The Wag Your Tail Dog Walk and Barbecue June 22 helped raise $3,000 of the necessary $4,500 to purchase Kevlar vests for Zoos and Doc, the two newest dogs in the unit.

The event, organized by the Friends of Douglas County K-9 Foundation, was used not only to raise money for the vests, but to educate the public on the K-9 unit.

“We wouldn’t be able to have the necessary tools we need to be successful and safe if it wasn’t for the donations we receive,” said Deputy Greg Black, who had the unfortunate experience of having one of his dogs wounded by gunfire in the past.

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The Wag Your Tail Dog Walk and Barbecue helped raise $3,000 for the Friends of Douglas County K-9 Foundation. The money will go toward the purchase of bulletproof vests for Zoos and Doc, the two newest dogs on the sheriff’s K-9 unit. funds many of the necessary items for the dogs, the foundation formed in 2011 to help take care of other costs, such as the purchase of bulletproof vests and the continuation of veterinary care for the retired dogs.

“We saw a need to help replace the dogs that were retiring, to help care for the retired dogs and that the dogs need equipment,” said veterinarian David Swieckowski, who has been caring for the county’s dogs at the Franktown Animal Clinic for 17 years.

In the past two years, the foundation has raised close to $176,000 to help the Douglas County K-9 Unit attend outside trainings with some of the world’s top trainers; purchase training equipment, supplies and veterinary care; and purchase Zoos, Doc and the third-newest member of the unit, Tank.

In addition to the important police work the dogs do, Deputy Paul Mont-

ville said the most important aspect of their jobs is “their ability to be ice breakers and act like a go-between” between the officers and the public at events such as the barbecue, where the officers and their dogs put on a full demonstration and fielded questions about what it is like in the field, living with their dogs and more.

The county’s K-9 unit, established in 1989, is used primarily for narcotics work as well as some patrol work, helping deputies locate and catch suspects.

“We are on call 24 hours, seven days a week,” Black said. “We’re basically paid chauffeurs. When that call comes in at 4 a.m. they don’t care about us, just the dogs.”

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Baby sitter convicted of sex assault Young boys were victimized in Douglas, Arapahoe counties

‘We take the safety of our community extremely seriously.’

Nancy Bushkin, Care.com vice president

By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews. com A 24-year-old baby-sitter has been convicted by a Douglas County jury for the sexual assault of a pre-teen Highlands Ranch boy in his care in the summer of 2010.

Justin Jefferson, of Parker, who previously pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting another pre-teen boy he baby-sat in Aurora in 2011, is scheduled to be sentenced by 18th Judicial District Court Judge Richard Caschette on Aug. Jefferson 28.

Jefferson, who was convicted in Douglas County June 14, faces a prison term ranging from 10 years to life for one count of sexual assault on a child while in a position of trust. The charge is listed as a “pattern of abuse.”

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“The two victims in these cases were remarkably brave to come forward with their families and describe their assaults,” said Deputy District Attorney Chris Gallo, who prosecuted the Highlands Ranch case.

“Thanks to them, no more children will be victimized. Justin Jefferson will never be alone with a helpless boy again.”

Both families that were victimized by Jefferson hired him through the website www.Care. com. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office ask that anyone who hired Jefferson as a baby-sitter between the years of 2009 and 2011 contact law enforcement if they suspect that he engaged in any sexual contact with their children or other inappropriate behavior.

“This case is a chilling reminder that our children are at risk if left with strangers,” said District Attorney George Brauchler. “As

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community extremely seriously,” Care.com Vice President Nancy Bushkin said in a statement. “We are committed to providing families the best tools and resources to help them make an informed hiring decision and have implemented a number of safety features to help families find quality care providers.

“Equally as important to the measures we have instituted, and the tools that we have created for our members to use, is for families to exercise appropriate steps in safety, including meeting care providers before hiring them, reference checks and monitoring the relationship. We are deeply saddened by this news and this incident reinforces the need for everyone — families, communities and companies like us who service them, to be vigilant in assuring the well-being and safety of our children.”

While Bushkin added that the online organization reached out to all families with whom Jefferson had been in contact, she refused to say how many families had contracted with the babysitter or how long he offered his services on the site. Bushkin said Jefferson’s account was immediately closed after the first incident came to light.

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Staff report Douglas County has elevated its fire restrictions to Stage 2.

The ban, which went into effect June 21, comes on the heels of a week that saw a four-acre brush fire break out in Highlands Ranch, the Lime Gulch Fire burn 500 acres in adjacent Jefferson County and a handful of other fires around the state.

Under the ban, the use of personal and professional fireworks is prohibited as is open burning of any kind; use of fires in chimineas, other portable fires or patio fire pits; and campfires at developed campgrounds or picnic areas.

Allowable activities are limited to the use of personal charcoal and gas grills, liquid- or gas-fueled fire pits or other gas- or liquid-fueled appliances.

Violation of any of the fire restrictions is considered a Class 2 petty offense and is punishable by up to a $1,000 fine.

More information on fire restriction stages can be located at www. douglas.co.us.

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a parent of young children, I am determined to make sure that these predatory practices are discovered and punished. Nobody gets to victimize our children with impunity.”

According to Gallo, it took the Highlands Ranch victim two years to come forward, and the boy did so after Jefferson pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of sex assault on a child by a person in a position of trust in Arapahoe County for the 2011 incident.

Jefferson, who avoided potential prison time in the Arapahoe County case after prosecutors agreed to drop the “pattern of abuse” part of the initial charge, was in the midst of a 10-yearsto-life term of sexual offender intensive supervision probation while undergoing his recent trial in Castle Rock.

He is now in custody in Douglas County on a no-bond hold pending his sentencing.

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June 27, 2013

School board election gearing up Divisive changes fuel passion on all sides

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com More than four months in advance of the Douglas County School District board election, the buzz already is building.

Four seats are up for grabs on the now reform-friendly, all-Republican board in November, including those held by John Carson, Doug Benevento, Carrie Mendoza and Meghann Silverthorn. Carson is termlimited and cannot run for re-election.

Barbra Chase Burke of Roxborough, who is unaffiliated with any political party, has filed to run for the seat now occupied

by Carson. Two candidates — Democrat Ronda Scholting and unaffiliated Nicholas Land — filed with the Secretary of State to upend Silverthorn. Silverthorn confirmed she intends to run again. Benevento and Mendoza haven’t yet put their intentions on the record.

Regardless, the campaigning to either retain or replace current candidates is underway. Some of it in public. Much of it behind closed doors.

The board’s efforts at education reform — including a voucher program, dissolution of the teachers’ union agreement and a pay-for-performance plan — have ignited controversy in the community.

The Douglas County Republicans in February set up an education committee with a stated purpose to “recruit school board candidates” and create “strategy for school board election.” A second committee soon will begin interviewing potential board candidates.

Former board candidate and DCSD spokeswoman Susan Meek, who is often critical of the board and district, recently announced she’ll devote her time to help candidates she supports get elected.

A group called Voices for Public Education, sponsored by anti-school-voucher plaintiffs Taxpayers for Public Education, this month started a series of pro-public education speakers’ events slated to run

‘The school board’s been doing a lot of good things over the last four years and those things are consistent with what we’d like to see happen in education.’

Craig Steiner, Douglas County Republican chairman between now and the election.

Another group, originally launched only as a Facebook page called DougCo Champions for Kids, is sponsoring a series of public meetings designed to share the school district’s viewpoints on various issues.

“I think there is so much misinformation out there it’s having an effect on teacher morale,” said board supporter Franceen Thompson, a district captain with the Douglas County Republicans and volunteer with DougCo Champions for Kids. “If we can just get the facts out there, and get a better understanding of what’s going on, I think that will help.”

Teachers’ union representatives are speaking at private house parties about ongoing DCSD issues and the upcoming election.

“We talk about what’s happening,” said Brenda Smith, president of the Douglas County Federation teachers’ union. “We present the information. We talk about our survey, the decline and the culture of climate, the number of teachers that have actually left.”

The words of people on both sides of the county’s education issues are serious and often dire in tone.

“Our education system in the county is really in danger,” Taxpayers for Public Education president Cindy Barnard, a voucher opponent, said before author Angela Engel launched the Voices series June 18. “In Douglas County, due to our demographics, we are at ground zero for this experiment in public education.”

“In my opinion, we can’t afford to lose a single seat. Not one,” Thompson said.

Statements both accurate and false are

County cracks top 10 for healthy kids Staff report Douglas County was one of three Colorado counties included in a U.S News and World Report study released June 11 that ranked America’s top 50 healthiest counties for kids. Ranked at No. 8, Douglas was one spot behind Boulder County. Larimer County also made the list, coming in at No. 48.

The study’s criteria evaluated, among other things, air quality, percentage of un-

insured children, rates of adult smoking and obesity, access to physicians and parks, as well as rates of infant deaths, low-birthweight babies, death resulting from injury, teen births and children in poverty.

Developed with the help of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, the study examined roughly 1,200 of the nation’s 3,143 counties and county equivalents such as Louisiana’s parishes.

California’s Marin County was ranked No. 1.

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broadcast in public meetings and on a variety of Facebook pages.

During a recent Coffee for Conservatives meeting in Franktown, organizer Margo Knutson said the union and its affiliates plan to spend $8 million during the school board elections.

Smith said that’s not accurate.

“The answer is, I don’t know yet,” she said. “But I think it’s going to be a very interesting election.

“We are always looking for really good candidates. Teachers want a school board member that supports neighborhood schools.”

Smith said board members often incorrectly point to the union as the cause of parent-led protests and meetings.

The union’s long-standing collective bargaining agreement with the district expired in 2012.

“That’s what sells and they think that’s

what gives it negativity,” she said. “Union or not, you have a very large population of teachers that are dissatisfied with the direction of the school district. They have a really hard time accepting that fact.”

Douglas County Republicans chairman Craig Steiner said he will make details about the group’s role in the election process public in about a month. Though most board candidates in past elections were Republicans, Steiner said, “We’re not just of one mind.”

“The school board’s been doing a lot of good things over the last four years and those things are consistent with what we’d like to see happen in education,” he said.

“We’d like to see a school board continue to do those things, and we’re looking for Republicans that are there to support the things the board is trying to do.”

Advocates on both sides of the school district issues sometimes use the same phrases to explain their concerns.

Meek is among many concerned with recent district decisions who said she wants to restore the parent voice to the conversation.

Thompson, meanwhile, said the atmosphere in the school district has changed for the better under the current administration and board.

“Now I think parents have more of a voice than they’ve ever had before,” she said.

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On July 4, have a blast, without fireworks Once again, it looks like many of Colorado’s communities are headed toward a Fourth of July without fireworks.

Last year, arguably Colorado’s worst ever for wildfires, saw a statewide burning ban that prohibited fireworks. Already this year, fires have scorched tens of thousands of acres throughout the state.

No statewide ban has been put in place as of yet, but make no mistake, Colorado is in emergency mode. In many counties, officials have taken common-sense, precautionary measures and instituted burning rules that, among other things, outlaw personal use and professional displays of fireworks.

Unless the skies open up immediately and consistently, these bans are likely to

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remain in place at least through July 4. For many, that means, like last year, celebrating the holiday without one of our nation’s most treasured traditions.

Yes, fireworks are fun. They have come to be seen as a sparkling, brilliant reminder of our independence. But much of Colorado is too dry, the conditions too ripe for danger, to risk it.

We see this as a necessary inconvenience. Moreover, we encourage residents to be diligent in following whatever restrictions their county or municipality has imposed. A single, carelessly discarded cigarette has been known to start a major wildfire. Certainly, flaming objects designed to explode in the air have the potential to create at least as much havoc.

Consider some statistics from the National Fire Protection Association: In 2011, fireworks caused an estimated 17,8000 reported fires, including 1,200 total structure fires, 400 vehicle fires and 16,300 outside and other fires. These fires resulted in an estimated eight reported civilian deaths, 40 civilian injuries and $32 million in direct property damage. In a normal year, more

fires are reported on July 4 than on any other day, and fireworks are the major culprit, according to the association.

Imagine the potential for disaster if errant fireworks landed in a wooded area of Colorado. It’s not worth the risk for a few minutes of viewing pleasure.

And if doing the right thing for Coloradans’ safety isn’t enough, consider the potential damage to a scofflaw’s wallet.

In unincorporated Douglas County, for example, setting off fireworks comes with up to a $1,000 fine. We could make a case that fines should be even stiffer.

Independence Day is rooted in major sacrifice. Eating hot dogs and enjoying the company of family and friends without fireworks is a rather small one.

question of the week

What will you do for fun on July 4?

With the cancellation of many professional fireworks displays due to stage 2 fire bans, we asked four residents of Highlands

Ranch at the 2013 Hawaiian Ho’olaule’a Summer Festival how they plan to have fun on the Fourth of July.

“I haven’t really thought about the Fourth of July yet.

I have two young children, so it’s difficult for us to watch a fireworks display.”

— Delaine Baker, Highlands Ranch “I will probably still have a fire in my backyard even with a fire ban because we don’t have any grass back there.”

— Sam Rosean, Highlands Ranch

“I will probably get a bunch of friends together and run around at the park and have a dance competition.”

— Tanner Steed, Highlands Ranch “I really don’t know. I haven’t figured that out yet. I usually watch the fireworks, but I’m sure I will find something to do.”

— John Harada, Highlands Ranch

A fifth sense tells me where to shop When it’s time to go to the grocery store and pick up some dog food and strawberries, where do you go? And why?

There are five good grocery stores ten minutes from my front door. I wind up at the same one most of the time. You’ll never guess why.

They’re all convenient, so that isn’t it.

Because one has the best coupons? I think coupons are a form of condescension. If you want to act like a gerbil and nibble coupons out of the newspaper, go ahead.

The employees? If I stray from my favorite, that’s the reason. There’s a vegetable gentleman who knows his vegetables.

There’s a woman in the deli who knows her deli. There’s a cute girl in meat and seafood. I’m fond of an employee who works at self-checkout. She and my sister have the same name.

Value for my dollar? I am not very conscious of things like that. I should be.

I’ll pay more for the item with the bestlooking label.

If I lived in Nowhere, Colorado, I might not have a choice. There might be only one store in town, and it could an important hub in my life. That’s not true when you have five to choose from. Most of the time I shop and never say a word to anyone.

I scowl now and then, when someone is myopically blocking the aisle. Or when it seems as if parents have brought their children in for Mickey Mouse Club auditions.

You can’t shop for groceries online.

You can to a point, but it’s not practical or timely to order a pumpkin that way. Or a banana.

While we’re here: How long do your bananas last? Mine turn brown on the way home from the store. It seems.

The reason why I shop at one store more than the others is the sound of music.

I am not sure why there is music in grocery stores at all. Is it awkward if it’s too quiet around the crab cakes. Does music lubricate sales? All I know is that in four of the five stores, the music is abysmal.

Most of the music is offensive, too loud, and chosen by Farmer Ted, Hallmark, or

someone named Dude.

It doesn’t seem to matter. “Here is some music, on the house. It may be an irritant, but at least we were thinking of you.”

No you weren’t. Stores spend a lot of money on marketing, but, like I said, Dude is the disc jockey.

The shopping experience, if it must include music, is much better when it seems like someone cares what I am listening to, not just the stuff the feds used to try to flush out the Branch Davidians.

One of the four stores began to play Christmas music before Thanksgiving. I can’t stand Christmas music to begin with.

Five weeks of it is unbearable.

I am not going to name names, but here’s a hint. In my favorite store, you can buy some of the music you have just listened to — in the checkout line.

And another thing, you won’t hear some irksome recording telling you how great the place is over and over from the store’s speakers while you’re shopping.

I asked someone who works in The Four how she could stand the music all day, and she said, “I tune it out.”

What if the music contributed to the in-store experience, instead of being a perfunctory adjunct, as it is now? Who cares, right? I do.

The world of music has never been more inclusive and brilliant. Employ someone to program it who sees that. And hears that.

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

Letter to the editor Real tragedy is what’s being done to schools

Regarding the June 14 article, “Protesters picket school fundraiser”: Comments

by Douglas County School District officials regarding demonstrating parents couldn’t have been more hypocritical.

Doug Benevento (school board member) and Cinamon Watson (DCSD spokeswoman and Douglas County Educational Foundation executive director) criticize parents for “politicizing” this event. Yet they and their colleagues had already politicized the event by inviting Colorado Rep. Frank McNulty to speak. They have put politics front and center in the district in recent years, bringing politicians like Ted Harvey and Chris Holbert into board meetings, with Holbert actually stated during one public meeting, “I’m here to remind you and thank you for allowing politics to be part of what you do in this district.”

Mr. Benevento and Ms. Watson also call this effort by parents to make their voices heard “in poor taste,” “abysmal,” “over the line” and “tragic.” On the contrary, what’s really in poor taste is turning school board

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meetings into political showcases in which parents and taxpayers who express concerns about the district are belittled and mocked.

What’s really abysmal is cutting high school class time by over 10 hours per 1.0 credit class, when the money was there and the staff cuts weren’t required. This results in a truly tragic, minimum loss of over 240 hours of instructional time over a student’s high school years.

What’s really over the line is the district’s refusal to listen to parents, answer simple questions about the contractual relationship with event organizers, and actually provide the transparency that they continue to boast about.

What’s really tragic is the increased rates at which good teachers are leaving this district for others that treat them with respect.

What’s happening to our school district under their leadership is tragic, and we parents are simply doing what we can to bring attention to the situation.

Connie Davison Highlands Ranch

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Bogus claims can’t hide school excellence I don’t know about you, but I am fed up with all the trumped-up attacks on Douglas County public schools by the AFL-CIO, ACLU and the cottage industry of prounion attack groups that have sprouted up across our community. When you read all the press accounts of it, you can’t help but wonder: Do Douglas County Schools belong to us, or to liberal special-interest groups like the ACLU and the AFL-CIO? Dougco schools are the national leader in public school innovation. While too many other school systems accept the all-too-mediocre status quo, we don’t. Not here.

Our schools are the best in the nation.

And it isn’t by accident. Our schools are world-class because of great teachers, great students, great parents and bold reform initiatives undertaken by our school board and superintendent.

Unfortunately, liberal groups like the AFL-CIO and ACLU have fought reform here in Douglas County over the last several years at every step of the way. The ACLU sued to stop our school choice program.

And the local affiliate of the AFL-CIO has harassed and harangued and badgered and bullied this district every time the school district turns on the lights.

They call lots of press conferences; they file lots of frivolous lawsuits and record re-

quests; the union operatives do just about everything except promote good schools in Douglas County. I’m fed up.

People often ask, why is the union always red-in-the-face mad at the Dougco school board and administration? And the answer is pretty simple — follow the money. Sure, the local education union hates bold reforms like performance pay, charters and scholarships. But the real reason the union is so viscerally opposed to the direction of this district is because its leaders did something that no other district in Colorado has — Dougco turned off the union money spigot.

For 15 years, this school district had a sweetheart handshake deal with the union, under which classroom dollars were used to pay union salaries and travel expenses.

Millions of dollars, in all, wasted on union fleecing. Imagine that: Classroom dollars

that could have been used to reduce class size or pay for school supplies, they went to union salaries and union trips instead.

The local union, of course, was also skimming millions of dollars from teachers’ salaries and dumping the bulk of it into Democratic political campaigns.

Well, last year the Douglas County school board and administration said no more. Not again. Dougco money will stay in teachers’ pockets, not campaign coffers; our classroom dollars will be spent in classrooms, not on big-dollar union salaries.

This, of course, has the union hopping mad. And they are spreading all sorts of untrue nonsense. Why? They are bullying until they get their money back.

The latest bogus charge of these liberal attack groups — that teachers are fleeing school districts en masse. Recently, a small handful of union teachers did in fact stage a “walkout”; the small group staged a protest to announce that were leaving, most to accept union jobs in neighboring districts.

But even with this small, union-orchestrated walkout, Douglas County Schools has a teacher retention rate that beats the statewide average, according to the Colorado Department of Education.

Union-friendly districts like Denver and Aspen schools have a much higher teacher

turnover rate than Dougco. Douglas County’s teacher retention rate is roughly the same as Cherry Creek Schools.

And speaking of stubborn facts, there is one more fact that needs to be highlighted for all the union cronies busy trash-talking our school system — and that is that Douglas County is one of the best school districts in America. That is the big truth.

Since our new school board and superintendent have taken over, our dropout rate has plummeted. This year, our ACT scores beat the statewide average by a full two points. Our graduation rate beats the national average by 10 points, and beats Colorado’s graduation rate by 12 points. One national analysis showed that Dougco is the top-ranked large school district in the state of Colorado — better than Denver, better than Boulder, better than Littleton, Jefferson County and even Cherry Creek.

Those are the facts. And we want the state of Colorado to know. What we have in the Douglas County School District is special — that’s the truth that no big union lie can obscure.

Randy Reed, a local business owner, runs the Douglas County Education Alliance, an organization promoting public school innovation in Douglas County.

‘It’s not you, it’s me’ is about accountability Probably one of the most recognized, overused, and abused break-up lines of all time, “It’s not you, it’s me.”

For all of the Seinfeld fans out there, you will recall that in one episode Jason Alexander’s character, George Costanza, actually claimed that he invented this break-up maneuver when one of his love interests used the very same line on him when trying to end the relationship. And I know that many people still use this line or tactic to end relationships or let others down easy, or maybe both.

I like the line for a different reason. Forgetting the overused and abused relationship and break-up analogy for a moment, how often have we used the very same line when deflecting blame for something we have done or have not done? Do we take accountability and own it, “It’s not you, it’s me?” Or do we reverse it and place the problem squarely on someone else, “It’s not me, it’s you?”

I much prefer the original version, “It’s not you, it’s me.” Personal accountability is the first rung on the ladder of success. And it is not just when something has gone horribly wrong or where there is an opportunity to place or accept blame, it is also true when given an opportunity or challenge to tackle a big project or task. Strong leaders use this tactic all the time. And they use it in a couple of ways, one to lead by example and the other to give a team member a

chance to step up and demonstrate a competency or capability.

In the example of leading by example or leading from the front, a good manager or leader may recognize that there is an opportunity for a teaching moment and they jump in and say, “Wait a minute, it’s not your turn yet, let me demonstrate this for you one more time, OK?” And then they show their employee or team member the proper way to execute a specific job or function. Especially when there could be a safety concern.

And conversely, the employee may feel that they are ready to demonstrate their readiness and capabilities and use the very same line, “I’ve got this boss, it’s not you, it’s my turn.”

And so the strong leader allows their team member to try. This is another teaching moment, just moving from the “doing” of everything for everyone, to “giving” an opportunity to learn and grow.

But even if we do reverse it, “It’s not me, it’s you,” this too can be used when a coach or leader calls upon an employee or team member to step up because they know that they are ready to give something a shot.

“It’s not me this time, it’s you, it’s a big project but I am confident you can handle it.”

Both situations allow for growth, ownership, success, and building a solid foundation to build upon.

It’s only in times of blame or difficulties when we reverse the line and fall back on the comfortable crutch of “It’s not me,

it’s you,” that we stifle growth in ourselves and others as we deflect ownership and accountability.

How have you used the line? Is it you?

Or is it someone else? Either way I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@ gmail.com and let’s make this a better than good week.

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

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Things To do June 28 Volunteer orientation. Those wishing to help adults

learn English or study for the GED can attend a training session at 1 p.m. June 28 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. To register, visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org or call 303-688-7646.

June 29 Short film screening. The top eight entries in this year’s

teen short film contest will be screened at 2 p.m. June 29 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock.

Audience members will choose their three favorite films, and a Critic’s Choice Award will be given. Light refreshments will be provided. No registration required.

Nature Based School is offered from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 2.

Teachers will learn about nature-inspired lessons that they can implement in their classrooms, on their school grounds or on field trips. Teachers should come prepared to spend a day outdoors; please wear appropriate outdoor clothing (no sandals).

The seminar is open to the public. Teachers may receive credit through Adams State College or BOCES. Fees and reservations apply; call 719-748-3253 ext. 109 or visit www.nps.gov/flfo/ forteachers/professionaldevelopment.htm. The class is at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.

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cloSureS. all Douglas County Libraries will be closed July 4 in observance of Independence Day. No fines will be assessed, and no holds will expire. The library will reopen at 9 a.m. Friday, July 5.

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Quilt entrieS. Firehouse Quilts is looking for quilt entries for its eighth annual quilt show to support its mission of helping children in crisis in Colorado. Early bird entries submitted by May 17 are taken at a discounted entry fee ($15). Otherwise, the fee is $18 per item, and the final deadline is June 21. This year’s show has a special theme, Patriotic, along with 13 other categories. The show is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 19-20 at the Douglas County Events Center in Castle Rock. All forms and instructions are available at www.firehousequilts.org; click on the Quilt Show link at the top.

available now; single tickets available May 15. Fun, island music for all ages. The Tropical Coyotes were formed in 1998 specifically to provide top quality, fun, island friendly live music.

From Calypso to Jimmy Buffett, Latin sounds to Beach Boys, the Tropical Coyotes will get everyone aged 2 to 102 up and dancing. Tropical Coyotes performs at 8 p.m. June 29 in the Terrace Theater at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Tickets are $15 (lawn) and $20 (chair). Visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter. org.

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A speaker series organized by two women concerned about Douglas County’s education reform movement launched June 18 with author Angela Engel. The series will bring public education proponents to Douglas County between now and the November school board election Douglas County residents Stephanie Fuhr and Amy DeValk founded Voices for Public Education to bring national voices to the area’s ongoing education debate, Fuhr said.

Taxpayers for Public Education, among the plaintiffs suing the Douglas County School District for its voucher program, are sponsoring Voices for Public Education.

Engel, a former Douglas County teacher, spoke at Highlands Ranch’s Westridge Recreation Center about her concerns for the future of public education. About 50 people, most of them Douglas County teachers, came to hear her speak.

In her book, “Seeds of Tomorrow: Solutions for Improving our Children’s Education,” Engel argues

Former Douglas County teacher and author Angela Engel speaks at Highlands Ranch’s Westridge Recreation Center June 18, the first speaker in the Voices for Public Education series. Photo by Jane Reuter against high-stakes testing like the Transitional Colorado Assessment Program (TCAP) and for a child-centered approach to education.

She calls the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which links federal funding to standardized testing, a “corrupt and damaging

policy.”

“We’re starting to recognize high-stakes testing is a huge mistake,” she said.

“Standards are an adult construct. When we impose our ways of learning and knowing, we rob (children) of discovering their own way of learning and knowing.”

The act also requires states to provide highly qualified teachers to all students. That sets up teachers in poorer geographic areas to fail, as they try to hit high marks teaching students from disadvantaged socioeconomic homes, Engel argues.

“They now are going to be slammed as under-performing teachers,” she said.

Engel believes the impetus for education reform stems from faulty research and an inaccurate perception that the American education system is failing.

Douglas County, she said, is “the test case” for education reform.

“It’s important that we not assign blame but we really become aware of who the players are,” she said.

“This is a battle that needs to be fought. It’s for our children. It’s not a Republican/Democrat issue. We just keep re-inventing the wheel; only the wheel keeps getting worse, and more expensive.

“This reform movement is going to fail. It might take a long time. (But) there’s no evidence to support measuring learning improves education.”

Education activist Peggy Robertson, next in the series, will speak at 6:30 p.m.

July 8 at Parker’s Creekside Recreation Center.

For information on upcoming speakers, visit: www.facebook.com/VoicesForPublicEducation.

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cmichlewicz@ourcoloradonews.com With wildfires raging around Colorado, there is understandably a focus on the serious threat they pose to life and property.

But one threat that gets some of the least attention does some of the worst damage.

Lightning kills more people in Colorado each year than any other weather phenomenon, with 91 people having died since 1980. The numbers are elevated in part because of the state’s active population, with much of the activity taking place in the most unsafe place to be during a storm: outdoors.

The South Metro Fire Rescue Authority held a press conference June 21 along with representatives from the Lightning Safety Alliance, the Lightning Protection Institute and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. They were calling attention to Lightning Awareness Week, a campaign meant to educate the public about the dangers of lightning in the hopes of saving lives and protecting property.

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bluffs, along the bluffs and below the bluffs.”

Because those rights are in place, Lone Tree can’t stop development.

Like Veal, Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Millet is a frequent bluffs visitor.

“I appreciate the concerns and I share the concern,” said Millet, who walks the bluffs trails about five times a week. “But I think precautions were taken to respect the rights of the developer but preserve that natural beauty of our community.”

RidgeGate developers did not return calls requesting comment.

NorthSky, a 33-home development that recently broke ground on Crossington Way, isn’t the last bluffs development. Another nearly 50-home development is depicted on RidgeGate documents in the ravine south of Cabela’s and west of the East-West Regional Trail. While those homes won’t be

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lightning strikes

25-40 – times per year the Empire State Building is

struck Source: The Lightning Protection Institute and Lightning Safety Alliance

South Metro Fire Rescue Chief Dan Qualman discusses the need for lightning protection systems for residential and commercial structures during a press conference June 21. Lightning causes an estimated $1 billion in property damage in the U.S. each year. Photo by Chris Michlewicz lion in property damage annually across the U.S., and the focus of this year’s Lightning Awareness Week, from June 23-29, was to highlight the importance of lightning protection systems for both residential and commercial structures.

The press conference took place at South Metro’s station 45, on Northgate Drive in as visible as Montecito or NorthSky, they will change the experience for trail users.

“The city will obviously make sure these homes will be aesthetically attractive with good buffer areas,” Millet said.

RidgeGate’s property includes another parcel, with space for about 10 large homes, east of McArthur Ranch.

Access and infrastructure to those blufftop sites hasn’t been determined, Millet said. Those homes might be visible from McArthur Ranch, but not from Lone Tree, she said.

The bluffs were a selling point for Charles Schwab in its decision to build a corporate campus in Lone Tree, as well as the Hampden Inn, Millet said. Cabela’s already touts the county’s East-West Trail among the amenities of its soon-to-open RidgeGate Parkway store.

“The bluffs are the most well-loved, treasured place in the Lone Tree community,” Millet said.

“I would say majority of our residents spend part of their week up there. It’s very important to me and all of council to make sure it’s protected.”

Parker, where a protection system has been installed. Surprisingly, some fire stations have been without the lightning strike mitigation systems because of budget cuts. A direct strike could potentially blow out the communications system.

Kim Loehr, communications director for the nonprofit Lightning Protection Insti-

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parade down Lone Tree Parkway and Sweetwater Road, ending at Sweetwater Park.

The park festivities kick off at 4 p.m. and include face painters, caricature artists, inflatables, a zip line, water balls, a juggler, food trucks and live music.

The Steve Thomas Band, an ’80s cover band, will take the stage at 4 p.m., followed

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Group vice president Jeremy Ballenger said.

“These groups are looking for workforce and quality of life,” he said. “That’s why they’re coming here.”

Smethills advised companies looking for commercial property to carefully consider location.

“Having your commercial/industrial

tute, said lightning is an “underrated threat” and a strike to a home can be disastrous.

She said rods on the protection systems do not attract lightning, as some believe, but rather provide a pathway to the ground.

South Metro responds to dozens of lightning strikes to homes each year, some that spark attic fires that get out of control.

There is also a risk of explosions and damage to a building’s electrical system, not to mention electronics that are plugged in.

The Lightning Safety Alliance recently partnered with the insurance and construction industries to find ways to mitigate risks to buildings. A lightning protection system for a home costs $1,500 to $3,000, which is comparable to a home security system, Loehr said. A system for a commercial structure costs around $5,000 to $7,000. by rock variety band Raising Cain at 7 p.m.

The fireworks display currently is set for about 9:30 p.m. If the fireworks are canceled, Johnson said Raising Cain likely will extend its performance until 10 p.m.

Lone Tree’s celebration is limited to Lone Tree and Acres Green residents and their guests. City-provided wristbands are required for admission. Wristbands may be picked up at the Lone Tree Arts Center during box office hours through June 29.

For more information, visit www.city oflonetree.com. next to a robust, multi-level-price point housing market is very important,” he said.

“Many people want to live close to work.

They don’t want to commute.”

Ongoing and approved construction in the south metro area further supports the panelists’ good-news statements.

In Lone Tree alone, the city has so far in 2013 approved $200 million in building permits; that figure stood at $177.4 million in 2012. Both annual tallies represented a fourfold increase from the five preceding years.

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That was need a little reminder of the forowne the tru sustai ooses no and d by a tion cenCouncil ards set ans the ie Mc nie of are under nable Kay by the t to alrand Park Recreation District. nade — a collaboration with the pretty cool.” con velop s, the taina r to use st and the will fea geothe ter wi . mer director, just take a look in ead nwi qu bu co is rmal roofto ture ll be ble to ild y bu my wife that she city of Westminster, the MAC availa alitie mm th Ch merci ment used, 15 kil heate heat Since then, the park has the top of his old desk. urc “She told ilt erc p Mo impro retrofi ha ble to s, the the Ranc has al part sn’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 fee the “I 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,” Mastrio- course, Water World. mint over 67 acres, featuring rides that anyone could grab from, yet give “O 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.d“Ide was very fortunate to He said he’s also extremely like Voyage to the Center of the and I made sure and left it full,” 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 “W nv liv d.

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By Darin moriki education ton is work the busyShe’s Street. the He there have witneted similar polic siana, expa ” she g been repre are saying nitio and nsion of - spon said the legis Kiplin dmoriki@ourcoloradonews.com 25 toWest ssed tens ies mins that bill said. “I was carry health and n of who can the when soring dollars ter peoplesenti overall of milli and to cont this year lation he is the Hil sixthink use the defi- conc in to bengfixed Medical “I years, thatarea inue it on ing out needsfor lost in Hilerns he Fami ers,” he savings for their ons of Leav Jack reflects the so the hing said ly she e last am She and around heard Act. said. political Regional Transportation District General tion,” the know munity is somet taxpayconges thethe s her way r who work cross fire.it got for moresaid the bill members from the comstate This year to Capi commissione Manager Phil Washington declared high exwould and in For this y tol. it comes on their So I Ulibarri to get thating with Sen. comCount ing with front of allow as in using people to be policy com upco Evie porc will Dougl on’s sessi a put ming their Huda hes pectations as RTD continues several transhis the be cons bert, on, she of the coaliti FMLA, in place campaign hom k ners, Deve idered - session of the Colorado General Assembly on Jan. 10 at the state Capitol. Guns, marijuana, civil unions like dom Gov.esJohn Hickenlooper gives his State Offic of the eState addresswork to a joint durin as chairis focusinglegislative bill,Last session Penis .” childhood trail. portation projects targeted toward the Dengran serves g Trad lopment and of Economic estic partHe is HB 1170 eastbound ton’s tann parents. dchildren and education onon, e to topics early Internatio . limit and the economy were among Hickenlooper’s speech. More coverage, Pages 10-11. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen encoof of taxpa focusing on stew 3 during ver metro’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- civil“This 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 “This bill d this session,” 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 a bill and the omy.

“The Denver-metro regionRep.will the state layed as much the corridor is Holbert, milli of those be deter rtant fami Chrisbe lot over the “I’ll be state mining ons of dolleft,Washington ly mem to pay 30 percen greatest city in theFrom West,” said.

“Iby Jane Reuter Growth along Photo a bette that ensu sponsoring bers.” for the session. more than r way e kickoff legislation res indiv ization required really believe that, aand I believe that it can be increase by legislativ one faced and inpa hosp of teleph financial iduals that 20 years. done through the transportation investments tient treat italhave ng the next with a series on has been adversity ment ones grabbi have Beginning coaliti during s that we’re making in this region.”

Lawmakers do to be the in July, the s to citizen aren’t going it means you really Speaker town halls ting three option continues However, he said RTD’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,” outgoi re the ones that busy l of the business new legisla g the existin ed contro to pay attenti “They’ 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 tive are going tax increase on the general election ballot to s to free; tolling ty or sales taxes Colorado state Senate ss owner proper y legisla my.” fund FasTracks. This means if current finanjority in the the Douglas Count t business econo lty urged busine l,” testify and raising new lanes. come across l Father of three Timothy Forehand wants of McNu cial projections remain as they are, the North no state Capito of concern ditiona one thing that has members a could impac just for the is that at said more time with his young daughters. A new on hand “The that there and toll “show up Metro and Northwest lines will not be comwhen issues delegation t said, “is e-sponof them were r supporters go back procedure for patients with his form of liver clear,” Hilber pleted until 2042. owners. Four y Business Allianc Jan. 3 bring you could what is decid decidBy Jane Reute Page 19 table. world donews.com on held the the cancer may give him several more months. es Count in on colora are way continu But Washington saidjreute he is convinced these r@our Douglas ays. No matter free.” . kickoff session Legislators County That’s a precious gift to a man who a year legislative remain existing roadw Medical Center 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 wouldn’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 Tree’s addithe coaliti State or addi you need s to one more month.

Hilbert said n to toll any new “The 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 that’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. coalition’s Januar or contracted work out for 77 percent of its results the among the first patients in the United States they go over t- heavily at planned FasTrack network projects, includgs, when conducted to the Depar to undergo the process, and Sky Ridge is the ruary meetin telephone survey ing the Gold, West Rail, U.S. Bus Rapid Transit recent cuts ture some a recent first of a handful of centers permitted to ltants. from restruc (BRT), East Rail and Interstate 225 Rail Lines. e. ch Consu d with these uction could perform it pending approval from the Food ment of Defensneed to go forwar could be by Hill Researthat route, constr ,” he said.

“Of course we’ve had our challenges, but s views and Drug Administration.

“If we go “I think we “but I think they not sooner requires if our I always like to say that it’s not all about the mike Coffman’tax piece, the fact that 2014, said, t compromiseon to start in early The Dallas man was diagnosed with option that pushes cuts,” he knock down — the knock down being the financing n: “I like the way that doesn’ for the vast no attenti obviously ocular melanoma in January 2012. The fast- Doctors and nurses prepare Timothy Forehand for surgery Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree. The Dallas we pick a done in a On fiscal resolutio cuts remain permanent challenges — but the get up,” Washington y. There was the g taxes), that that they “If those two tax was a win. On growing eye cancer already had spread to man was diagnosed a year ago with cancer that has since spread to his liver. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen national securitthese cuts. I think the no- a vote (raisin r. But I don’t think most of the Bush say. said. “We’ve had these challenges, but we’re people I thought to g citizens cuts, and we his liver, where tumors typically are lethal. happen, so it out furthe detail paid majority of American at all balanced with I am hearin fix it, but we getting up off the canvas, and we’re getting now. We’ve it would neveran across-the-board options are what it wasn’t t side, money `yeah, “It’s a devastating diagnosis,” said Dr. though more say negative do them done pretty quickly.” ” this bill e.’ to spend even g citizens `let’s just Charles Nutting, who performed the pro proof Defens I’m hearin ne else to pay the taxes.’ in the and the debt and tion was are, in fact, going Washington also said work on the nearly Department l. We’re cutting proabout the deficit all.” r option cedure. “Survival is only a couple months.” cut to the got to be serious the want someo it at was a popula ing to 6.5-mile segment of the Northwest Rail Line ey rationa “Personserious about Raising taxes surveys, but accord were “It just isn’t essential and giving ial The procedure performed last week Boldr magazine ban: certainly wasn’t ws.com to the future Westminster station is about 33 are

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Douglas County School Board Vice President Dan Gerken resigned the week of Jan. 7, and already has stepped down from his seat. He cited growing family and work obligations.

Board President John Carson said the group will begin the process of finding his replacement during the Jan. 15 board meeting.

Gerken was elected to the board in 2009, and his term was set to expire in November. He did not return calls for comment, Gerken but Carson said there is no mystery surrounding his resignation from the education reform-focused board.

“We depend on people being willing to take a lot of time out of their lives and work and families to do this,” he said, noting board members invest at least 20 hours a month to the unpaid post. “Dan has served selflessly in that capacity for over three years now. I greatly appreciate what he’s done for our school district.”

Carson said Gerken first approached him about resigning shortly after the new year.

“I tried to talk him out of (resigning), but he made his decision,” he said.

Though the board has often been criticized for its fast-paced reform efforts, Carson said he doesn’t believe that was a factor in Gerken’s resignation.

“If you run for office, you have to be prepared for that,” he said. “Speaking for myself, the reason I got involved in public education was to make some changes in public education that I think have been needed for a long time. I know Dan felt that way as well.”

In seven years on the board, Carson said this is the fourth vacancy filled by appointment.

“It’s not an infrequent occurrence,” he said.

The board has 60 days to fill the empty seat. Any candidate must live in Gerken’s district — District D — which extends from Castle Pines to the southeast corner of the county.

Potential school board candidates must be at least 18 years of age, a 12-month resident and registered voter of the district, and have no direct or indirect interest in district contracts. All current school board members are registered Republicans, but the office is officially nonpartisan.

“We’re just looking for people that are interested in improving public education, continuing to make our school district the best, and keep making it stronger,” Carson said.

Gerken, a father of two, lives in Castle Pines with his wife, Gina. He is chairman and co-founder of Gerken Taxman Inter-

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303-716-0643

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Walker Williams sang June 19 to about 4,500 people at The Meadows subdivision’s first concert of its annual summer series in Castle Rock. Photo by Virginia Grantier

Coral gets collaborative Crochet project on display in ‘Spun’ exhibit at DAM

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com “Spun,” the textile-focused menu of exhibits at the Denver Art Museum, includes the Institute For Figuring’s charming, mostly colorful, Crochet Coral Reef Project.

The little sculptural clusters are displayed on pedestals in both the Hamilton and the North buildings, leading the way from one gallery to the next.

Sisters Christine and Margaret Wertheim, who grew up in Australia, conscious of the coral reefs along the coast and concerned about their fragility, started the IFF in 2005.

The organization is now located in Los Angeles.

The IFF has about 40 contributors worldwide and has helped to raise concern about these endangered organisms.

The Wertheims have crocheted about half of the pieces themselves and curated the collection as it grew.

See how many cases you can locate throughout the museum. Look for the tiny

“Satellite Coral Reef,” a work in progress by local artists.

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critters that inhabit the reefs.

The inspiration came from “hyperbolic crochet,” discovered in 1997 by Cornell University mathematician Daina Taimina, according to the IFF website. The If you Go Wertheim sisters adopted Taimina’s The Crochet Coral Reef techniques and Project will be exhibelaborated on them ited at the Denver Art “to develop a whole Museum through Sept. taxonomy of reef21, with the rest of the life forms.” Loopy “SPUN” exhibits. See “kelps,” fringed denverartmuseum.org “anemones,” crenfor more information. elated “sea slugs” Covered by general and curlicued “coradmission. als” have all been modeled with these methods.”

Jenna Madison of the DAM Education Department said this is the largest collaborative art project in the world. It has been exhibited in many venues.

“It came on our radar screen and we thought, wouldn’t it be great to have it here for SPUN,” Madison said. “So emails and calls went back and forth, as arrangements fell into place. Including this very contemporary work seems especially appropriate, especially since local crafters are now involved.”

She said that Christine Wertheim has a fine arts background and Margaret is

a scientist. A standard ingredient in the crocheted Coral Reef exhibits is a Satellite Coral Reef by local artists, and Denver’s version is underway in a special space where local craftsmen appear on Saturdays and Sundays to add to the project. It will grow through the summer.

Christine Wertheim came to Denver to train the educational department and other area artists so they could, in turn, help the community crocheters get started.

“It’s growing beautifully,” Madison said.

People also work at home and bring in pieces. “It’s open to anyone.”

It will be arranged and rearranged as more pieces come in. When the show closes in late September, the Satellite Coral Reef will be harvested and pieces given to museum visitors.

Note especially the bleached coral in the lobby of the Hamilton Building, a collective work by many IFF contributors, crocheted in white and off-white yarns to illustrate what happens to coral under environmental stress.

The color in coral comes from tiny microorganisms, zooanthellae, that live within the polyps.

When environmental toxins or rising water temperatures stress corals, the polyps expel the zooanthellae, which they need for long-term survival.

In August, the local Ladies Handiwork Society will be creating a garden in the North Building complete with critters and surprise moments.

Cherry Hills Country Club General Manager Kevin Hood, who saved a man’s life earlier this year, recently received the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association’s Mary Bea Porter Award.

The honor was bestowed at the MGWA’s 62nd national awards dinner June 18 in Tarrytown, N.Y. Hood was honored for saving the life of Cherry Hills member John Moore. Responding to a “code blue” call on Jan. 29, Hood administered CPR to the 87-year-old Moore, who had fallen and hit his head, causing his tongue to block his airway.

Hood performed chest compressions and other life-saving measures. After a 10-day hospital stay, Moore recovered and returned to Cherry Hills to enjoy his club membership.

Colorado Avid Golfer magazine first reported the news.

The award is named for Mary Bea Porter, a former LPGA Tour pro who left the course in the middle of a qualifying round of the 1988 Samaritan Turquoise Classic in Phoenix to save a drowning 3-year-old boy at a home adjacent to a fairway.

Hood, 52, is in his eighth year at Cherry Hills. He was a starting linebacker at the University of Colorado and former pro football player with the Denver Gold of the USFL.

Cabela’s carves niche in area

Cabela’s, the giant outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, will celebrate the official grand opening of its two Denverarea locations in Thornton and Lone Tree on Aug. 15.

Ribbon-cutting ceremonies hosted by Cabela’s executives and special guests will begin at 10:45 a.m. at each location, and doors will open for business at 11 a.m.

Opening day will begin a weekend-long celebration featuring outdoor celebrities, events for the entire family, giveaways and more.

The 110,000-square-foot Lone Tree store will be located in Douglas County in the new RidgeGate Commons development along Interstate 25 at RidgeGate Parkway.

The 90,000-square-foot Thornton store will be located in a new retail development along I-25 at 144th Ave. Cabela’s operates 44 stores across North America with plans to open an additional 16 over the next two years. More information at www.cabelas.com.

Peak 7 Vodka a big hit

Denver’s own Peak 7 Vodka made a splash recently into the Colorado microspirits market. The seven-time distilled Peak 7, made at Mile High Distillery, comes onto the scene on the heels of a medalwinning performance at the 2013 Denver International Spirits Contest March 2 and 3.

Twelve prominent spirits professionals judged the double-blind tasting, and Peak 7 Vodka was awarded a bronze for best vodka.

“We are Colorado people who want to make a vodka that reflects the culture and vibrancy of Denver and the Rocky Mountains,” said Peak 7 co-founder Dave Collier. “We think Colorado’s the best place on earth you can live, and the best place on earth to make great vodka.”

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Photo exhibit brings outdoors indoors “Called to the Sporting Life,” photographer Dusan Smetana’s exhibition at The Wilderness Experience, 10035 Peoria St., Parker, will be open until Sept. 29, with images of wildlife, fishermen and striking landscapes. His photos appear regularly in “Field and Stream,” “Sports Afield,” “Outdoor Life” and many other publications.

Raised in the Carpathian Mountains, he learned both forestry and photography in Czechoslovakia.

Drawn by stories of cowboys and Indians, he has made the Western wilderness his own. He lives with his family in Montana.

The exhibit will be open during museum hours. Information: thewildlifeexperience.org, 720-488-3301.

Jazz fest coming

Littleton Jazz Festival tickets go on sale July 1 at Town Hall Arts Center.

The festival concert date is August 16 at 6:30 p.m. The program includes: Highlands Ranch-based “After Midnight,” a band that plays from Benny Goodman’s playbook; “Sazon”; the Bobby Trujillo Quartet, joined by vocalist Norma Tell; and the Neil Bridge 7+, with Karen Lee on vocals. Tickets cost $25, 303-794-2787, townhallartscenter.com.

Welcome back!

Spotlight Performing Arts Center, once located in Centennial, has returned to Colorado in a new location at 6328 E. County Line Road #102, Highlands Ranch, where director Teresa Hill-Putnam, with her daughter Ashley Putnam, will offer classes for age 2 through adults in ballet, tap. It

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neighborhood, and at Fort Collins eateries Austin’s American Grill, The Moot House and Enzio’s Italian Kitchen.

“All things being equal, there are a lot of people who would rather buy locally made spirits,” Peak 7 co-founder Desi Lopez said. “We’re delivering that high-end quality that people have come to expect from some of the major European brands, but we’re doing it with vodka made right here in our home city.”

For more about Peak 7 Vodka, go to www.peak7vodka.com.

Vegan Pizza Day

Patxi’s Pizza (pronounced PAHcheese) celebrates Vegan Pizza Day with vegan selections available on June 29.

Patxi’s Cherry Creek and Cherry Hills locations are offering a vegan pizza combo created by chef/partner Patxi Azpiroz, newly back from his food tour of the Amalfi Coast.

The vegan pizza combo is available as a whole pie or as a slice of the day in thin or stuffed crust, and feature Daiya vegan mozzarella, whole wheat crust, fresh spinach, crushed garlic and red onion.

The vegan slices of the day cost between $3.25 and $4.75 during lunch only and can be paired with a salad and soda for $9.99.

Both locations (3455 S. University Blvd., Englewood, and 185 Steele St., Denver) feature a $2 Lagunitas’ IPA, a vegan beer.

More information at www.patxispizza.com.

Help film society go digital

The Denver Film Society wants to step over the line.

No, they don’t want to start showing triple-X movies. Rather “the line”

Nerds, ages 5-8, July 29-Aug. 2. Tuition: $355. Register: coloradoacademysummer.org, 303-914-2531. *Thorne Nature Experience also offers nature camp experiences at the Audubon site: 303-499-3647.

Reminder to artists offers beginning through advanced classes in jazz dance, tumbling, lyrical/contemporary, pointe, musical theater, voice and vocal performance.

Information: 720-443-2623, spotlightperformers.com.

Outdoor movies

The Aspen Grove Free Family Film Series is Tuesdays at dusk: July 2 — “Despicable Me” and July 9 — “Iron Giant.” Sponsored by Alamo Drafthouse, which will give beer vouchers to adults in exchange for a $4 donation. Before the screening, there will be games, contests, props and giveaways.

Gates open at 7 p.m., and films are shown outside the theater in the Aspen Grove shopping center at 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Food available for purchase. Bring a blanket or chairs and the family.

Audubon Summer Camps

Three Audubon Summer Camps are offered through Colorado Academy, 3800 S. Pierce St., Denver. They will meet at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield. The academy will offer transportation to Audubon. Included: Wildlife Detectives, ages 8-11, July 15-19, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Wetland Warriors: ages 10-14, July 22-26; Bird

represents the $150,000 fundraising goal to buy four new digital film projectors — as Hollywood transitions to an all-digital format — for the DFS’ Sie FilmCenter, The Ellie Caulkins (home of the Starz Denver Film Festival) and Red Rocks for the Film on the Rocks summer series. The total amount needed is $300,000 for the projectors for the Sie Film Center and Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

To spur cash donations, DFS honcho Britta “The Jesus” Erickson stars in a three-minute promotional video spoofing the John Turturro role in the 1998 cult film “The Big Lebowski” with supporting actors stand-up comedian Chuck Roy and Will Morris, a manager at the Sie FilmCenter.

Erickson, complete with bowling shoes and a hairnet, licks the red bowling ball and bowls what looks like a guaranteed gutter ball, but the scene is cut before the ball reaches its destination. Meanwhile Roy and Morris drink beer, look on and hurl comments such as “you crossed the line!” That’s the whole idea.

The DFS donation website — www.kickstarter.com/projects/1728212872/secure-the-futureof-the-denver-film-society?ref=live — will remain live through June 28. With eight days to go, more than $84,000 was pledged.

If you donate a minimum of $25 and the DFS reaches its $150,000 goal, backers will be treated to a special screening of “The Big Lebowski” on July 31 at Red Rocks.

Die laughing

Dave Chappelle, Flight of the Conchords, Demetri Martin, Kristen Schaal, Hannibal Buress and others will headline FunnyorDie.com’s Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival tour stop on Sept. 13 at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village.

The Colorado stop is one of 13 dates on the five-week comedy tour that starts Aug. 23 in Austin.

FunnyorDie.com was launched in 2007 by Will Ferrell and Adam

Kaleidoscope Juried Art Show entries will be due between 9 and 11 a.m.

July 6 at the ACC Colorado Gallery of the Arts, Annex Building, Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive. Eligible: 2-D and 3-D work that one person can lift. Fee: $10 per entry.

Actual work must be submitted. ItManCa will be juried that day and artists willplot ne be notified. Pick up work not selectedand cr from 1-3 p.m. If you volunteer that day to help with set-up, you may submit up to three works at no charge. Information: Trish Sangelo at trish.sangelo@arapahoe.edu or 303-797-5649.

The show will run July 8 to 31. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

Auditions

• “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” auditions 7 to 9 p.m. July 10 and 11 at the Parker Senior Center. Community Theater. Information: contact@parkerartscouncil.org.

• “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” by Walter Newton, based on Joanne Greenberg’s book. Rick Bernstein will direct at Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden.

Auditions are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 29 at Miners Alley. 303-674-6564. Read from the script, which can be emailed to you — rickbernstein@fehuproductions.com.

McKay. It quickly became a hit thanks to the video “The Landlord,” which starred McKay’s 2-year-old daughter, Pearl, who plays a cursing landlord trying to get rent money from Ferrell’s character.

“We always love to push the comedy boundaries at Funny or Die and this festival will do just that,” said Dick Glover, CEO of Funny or Die. Doors to the show open at 5 p.m.

Tickets are on sale starting at 10 a.m. Friday at www.livenation.com or www.funnyordie.com/oddball.

A video announcing the tour is live on Funny or Die at www.funnyordie. com/oddball. For VIP box seats call 303-837-1024.

Good eats on wheels

Looking for an alternative to a fastfood lunch? The sixth annual Civic Center EATS Outdoor Café launched earlier this month, and will continue to take place with an army of food trucks gathering in Civic Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays through September.

Enjoy delicious food, fresh air, gorgeous views, live music and a great cause. In addition to supporting Denver’s growing gourmet food truck scene, proceeds will benefit the Civic Center Conservancy, the nonprofit dedicated to restoring, enhancing and activating Denver’s Civic Center.

Shaded tables and an ATM are available. For more information, go to www.civiccenterconservancy.org/ event-civic-center-eats-outdoorcafe_31.html.

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 BlacktieColorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.pennyparker. blacktie-colorado.com. Send her Mile High Life column tips and eavesdroppings at parkerp1953@gmail.com or at 303-619-5209.

CorreCtion Some ‘Fiddler’ times wrong

Some performance times for “Fiddler on the Roof” at Littleton United Methodist Church were incorrect in the June 20-21 editions of Colorado Community Media newspapers.

The play will be presented at 7 p.m. June 27-29, and at 2 p.m. June 30.

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ManCaves, a new “dude-centric” development is hoping to break ground later this year in Centennial on a three-acre plot near Broncos Parkway and Adams Aircraft Circle. The project, shown in this artist’s rendering, is designed to attract and create a community for car collectors, hobbyists and weekend project warriors Courtesy image

ManCaves coming to Centennial Vacant three-acre lot to house new dude-centric development

By Deborah Grigsby

dgrigsby@ourcoloradonews.com A three-acre vacant lot across from the Denver Broncos training facility will soon be the home to ManCaves, an industrial condo-like development designed to give guys — and gals — more room for their stuff.

The concept came about through developer Matt Mullin’s frustration with finding adequate space to work on his car.

“Storage units were too small and of course, a warehouse was too big, and retail space is too expensive and comes with restrictions,” said Mullin from his home in Park City, Utah. “I needed something in between.”

Mullin, and his partners Jack Koson and Terry Staples, hope to create more than just a place to store cars, RVs and boats. Mullin said he hopes the design will also foster a sense of community with the 64-unit,

60,000-square-foot facility.

“There will be a common lounge and other amenities,” he said. “We hope the concept will bring together people of similar interests and the best part is, it’s not a place you rent. You own it.”

Single units run approximately 450 square feet and are priced at $55,000, plus an annual owners’ association fee.

Although not zoned for residential living, units will be accessible anytime and ownership can be split among friends.

Financing is available through ManCaves or though a preferred lender.

Each man cave will come with ample power outlets, concrete floors and stainless steel walls, fully customizable to individual needs and tastes. Multiple units may also be purchased to accommodate owners who want more space.

“The possibilities are endless,” Mullin said. “They can be everything from just storage to high-end hangouts with pool tables and big screen televisions.”

Mullin said ManCaves hopes to break ground by the end of the year, but that will depend on unit pre-sales.

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CURTAIN TIME Germinal One-Act and more

“The Twelve Pound Look” by James M. Barrie (author of “Peter Pan”) plays through July 7 at the Germinal Stage Denver, 44th and Alcott, Denver.

Described by Ed Baerlein as “a prescient feminist gem from 1914,” it plays at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets $8.75, 303-455-7108.

The final production in this building will be Peter Handke’s “Offending the Audience,” Aug. 9 to Aug. 25, a Germinal favorite.

It plays at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets: $21.75/$23.75. 303-4557108.

Musical whodunit

“Curtains,” a musical whodunit by John Kander and Fred Ebb, plays July 9-28 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Performances: 7:30 Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1 p.m. Wednesdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets start at $53, 720-898-7200, arvadacenter.org.

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“Minimum Wage” by local playwrights Charlie and Jeff Greco and Sean Altman plays through Aug. 3 at The Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver. Nick Sugar is director.

Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and

Saturdays, plus Thursdays July 18, July 25 and Aug. 1. Tickets: $23/$26 or $33,78, including a burger and fries from Park and Co. next door. Avenuetheater.com, 303-321-5925.

Mountain theater

“Scapin” by Molier plays July 5 to August 2 at the Lake Dillon Theatre, 176 Lake Dillon Drive, Dillon. Wendy Moore directs. Lake Dillon has just been designated an Equity theater. For information: lakedillontheatre. org.

Athena Project returns

“Tell Martha Not to Moan” by Clinesha D. Sibley premiered at the Athena Festival’s 2013 Arts Festival and returns to the Aurora Fox Studio Theater, 9901 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, July 5 to 21. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $22/$20, 303-739-1970, athenafestival.com.

Modern love and betrayal

“Closer” by Patrick Marber plays June 28 to July 21 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora.

Bernie Cardell directs.

Award winner. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m.

Sundays. Tickets: $25 ($20 advance). 303-856-7830, vintagetheatre.com.

Local boy makes really good LHS grad got big break writing for ‘Miami Vice’

By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com From Littleton to Stanford to “Miami Vice” to Alcatraz is not the usual route to becoming an author living in Los Angeles, but it worked for Daniel Pyne.

“I never expected to be successful,” he said while in town visiting his sister, Susan Pyne, on June 20. “I did everything I needed to do to be successful, but if I wasn’t, I would have still done it all.”

In his case, “all” is a lot.

Pyne, the son of Charles and Barbara Pyne, got his dramatic start on the stage of Arapahoe High School as a sixth-grader at East Elementary School. He played Wilbur in “Inherit the Wind.”

“It was the beginning and end of my acting career,” he said. “The whole reason I write is to be behind the camera.”

He went on to Euclid Middle School and graduated from Littleton High School in 1973.

“I had kind of a love/hate relationship with Littleton,” he said. During his visit, he took a trip down memory lane, otherwise known as Broadway.

“There’s this weird ghostly overlay of what used to be there, and yet a lot of it looks nothing like I remember,” he said. “But in a way, it was great preparation for what I do. It exposed me to a combination of a classic, conservative Midwestern world and a kind of more modern, suburban, urban experience. I feel like it bridged this gap of old America and new America.”

As a kid, he wrote for the school

paper and dabbled in cartoons, but prose remained his first love.

“I loved putting words together,” he said. “Writing, for me, was more than just storytelling. … I love the lyrical part of writing.”

He recalls one Mr. Pickering, AP English teacher, as being the first person to encourage him to pursue writing. But his father, a sculptor, was Pyne skeptical.

“As a struggling artist, my dad didn’t want me to go into art,” said Pyne. “He didn’t know anything about economics, so to him that sounded like a practical field.”

So off to Stanford he went with a compromise — he studied economics and creative writing. He graduated in three years and set off to find his true calling. At one point he thought he could make money writing by being a reporter.

“I was a terrible reporter,” he said.

“I only liked the writing part, so I was tempted to make stuff up.”

Next he tried selling his short stories, without much success. Next up: film school.

“I thought maybe I could write movies to support myself while I got to be a better writer,” he said. “But it wasn’t like cocktail waitressing. It wasn’t just something to do while you’re waiting for something else.”

So he headed for L.A., where he realized not everyone has the same “boom or bust” mentality as Coloradans.

“Other people think sequentially,” he said. “They think you build a career rather than just have one.”

He found work as a story editor on

DANIEL PYNE’S WORK Daniel Pyne worked on these, and more, in various capacities:

FILM AND TELEVISION • Alcatraz (executive producer) (2012) • Fracture (2007) • The Manchurian Candidate (2004) • The Sum of All Fears (2002) • Any Given Sunday (1999) • 68 (1999) • Where’s Marlowe? (1998) • Doc Hollywood (1991) • Pacific Heights (1990) • Miami Vice (1984-1988) • Matt Houston (1983-1985) NOVELS • Twentynine Palms • A Hole in the Ground Owned by a Liar • Fifty Mice the “Matt Houston” series in 1983. His next gig was writing the first episode after the pilot of “Miami Vice,” and things took off from there. He worked on several more crime shows and films, his favorite genre, as evidenced by his three novels.

“Everything is a mystery,” he said.

“I’m really interested in the struggle for identity.”

That interest comes from Littleton, as well. He recalls living in his nice, happy suburban home but noticing the couple in the duplex down the street who were always fighting.

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June 27, 2013

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Lonetree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0250 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/3/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: MICHAEL O HAWLEY AND CHRISTINE D HAWLEY Original Beneficiary: WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/18/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 4/25/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005035644 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $292,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $269,127.31 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 5, BLOCK 2, LONE TREE FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9345 Erminedale Dr, Lonetree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/30/2013 Last Publication: 6/27/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/4/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) PUBLIC 813-1107NOTICE Attorney File #: 5600.58761 PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE THE DATES on the Trustee webSTATE OFPublic COLORADO, site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Pierre Michel, LLC d/b/a Pierre Michel Organic French and Fine Dining, Legal Notice No.:Bakery 2013-0250 whose address is5/30/2013 2201 Wildcat Reserve First Publication: Parkway, Highlands Ranch, Colorado Last Publication: 6/27/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press has requested the Licensing Officials of Douglas County to grant a Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License at the location of 2201 Wildcat Reserve Parkway, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, to dispense Malt, Vinous and Spirituous Liquors by the drink for consumption on the premises. The Public Hearing on this application is to be held by the Douglas County Local Liquor Licensing Authority at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado on July 26, 2013, at approximately 1:30 p.m.

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Date of Application: June 18, 2013 Members Owning Interest: Eric Vivier Legal Notice No.: 921736 First Publication: June 27, 2013 Last Publication: June 27, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

NO. 4, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9345 Erminedale Dr, Lonetree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 5/30/2013 Last Publication: 6/27/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/4/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON Colorado Registration #: 42043 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 5600.58761 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0250 First Publication: 5/30/2013 Last Publication: 6/27/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0266 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/15/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: BRAD A. PAROBEK AND SANDRA J. PAROBEK Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF SARM 2005-18 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/26/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 8/3/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005072406 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $820,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $829,979.27 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 5, HERITAGE HILLS FILING NO. 1E, ACCORDING TO AFFIDAVIT OF CORRECTION RECORDED AUGUST 19, 1998 IN BOOK 1588 AT PAGE 743, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9319 E Star Hill Trl, Lone Tree, CO 80124-5439 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given _________________________________ that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 7, 2013, Public Notice at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at (IFB) public aucINVITATION FOR BID tion to the highest and best bidder for cash, the saidNO. real027-13 property and all inOPEN SPACE heirs terestBAYOU of said GULCH Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ BRIDGE PROJECT andPEDESTRIAN assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured the Deed of The Division of Open Spacebyand Trust, attorneys’ fees, theCounty expenses Naturalplus Resources of Douglas of sale and other items allowed by law, Government, hereinafter referredatoCertificas and will deliver to the purchaser the respectfully requestsby bids ate County, of Purchase, all as provided law. from responsible and qualified firms for First Publication: 6/13/2013 Lastprovision Publication: 7/11/2013 the of the installation of a bridge Publisher: County News Gulch Press over CherryDouglas Creek for the Bayou Dated: 4/15/2013 trail connector, as specified.

GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The documents reviewednumThe IFB name, addressmay andbe telephone and/or from the Rocky Mountainthe bers ofprinted the attorney(s) representing legal holder of the indebtedness is: E-Purchasing System website at www.

ALISON L BERRY rockymountainbidsystem.com. IFB docuColorado 34531 ments areRegistration not available#:for purchase from 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, Douglas Government DENVER,County COLORADO 80202and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned Phone #: (303) 865-1400 website.

While the IFB documents are Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 10-11846R available electronically, Douglas County *YOU accept MAY TRACK cannot electronicFORECLOSURE bid responses.

SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

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Legal Notice No.: 2013-0266 First Publication: 6/13/2013 Last Publication: 7/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

ATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF SARM 2005-18 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/26/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 8/3/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005072406 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $820,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $829,979.27 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 5, HERITAGE HILLS FILING NO. 1E, ACCORDING TO AFFIDAVIT OF CORRECTION RECORDED AUGUST 19, 1998 IN BOOK 1588 AT PAGE 743, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9319 E Star Hill Trl, Lone Tree, CO 80124-5439 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 7, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 6/13/2013 Last Publication: 7/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/15/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 865-1400 Fax #: (303) 865-1410 Attorney File #: 10-11846R *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0266 First Publication: 6/13/2013 Last Publication: 7/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0284 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/19/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JAMES T RAEDER AND KIMBERLY J RAEDER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-HY13, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HY13 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/8/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 12/28/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006110443 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of ON WEDNESDAY, Debt: $650,000.00JULY 10, 2013 @ 10:00 AM THERE WILL Amount BE A MANDAOutstanding Principal as of the date hereof: $639,741.99 TORY PRE-BID MEETING RELATED Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you TO THIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY are hereby notified that covenants PRE-BID MEETING WILLthe ALLOW ALL of the deed of trust have been violated as INTERESTED PARTIES OPPORfollows: Failure to pay THE principal and inTUNITY TO VIEW THE JOB with SITEall AND terest when due together other DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS. payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt MANDATORY secured by the Deed of Trust and THE PRE-BID MEETING other violations ofBAYOU the terms thereof.

WILL BE HELD AT GULCH THE LIEN FORECLOSED NOT BE REGIONAL PARK (PASSIVEMAY AREA), A FIRST LIEN. 4728property FOX SPARROW The describedROAD, herein PARKER, is all of the COLORADO 80134. property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Real Three Description (3) copies ofofthe bidProperty: response shall LOT 8, HERITAGE HILLS FILINGplainly NO. 1be submitted in a sealed envelope K, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, marked “IFB No. 027-13, BayouSTATE Gulch OF COLORADO. Open Space Pedestrian Project” Which has the addressBridge of: 9506 Silent and mailed hand-carried to 80124 the address Hills Lane,orLone Tree, CO shown above prior to the due date and NOTICE OF SALE The holder of the Evidence time.current Electronic and/or faxed bid re-of Debt secured by the Deed of TrustBids described sponses will not be accepted. will be herein, written election and dereceivedhas untilfiled 10:00 am, on Monday, July mand for sale as provided by law and in 22, 2013 by the Douglas County Finance said Deed of Trust.

Department, 100Notice Third Street, Suite 130, THEREFORE, Is Hereby Given Castle Colorado 80104.

Bids(unless will that onRock, the first possible sale date the saleconsidered is continued*) atare 10:00 a.m. Wednot be which received after nesday, Augustand 7, any 2013, Public the time stated, bidsat sothe received Trustee’s office,unopened.

402 Wilcox Street, Castle will be returned Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 6/13/2013 Last Publication: 7/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/23/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 1269.21934 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

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PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0284 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/19/2013 the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JAMES T RAEDER AND KIMBERLY J RAEDER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-HY13, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HY13 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/8/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 12/28/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006110443 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $650,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $639,741.99 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 8, HERITAGE HILLS FILING NO. 1K, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9506 Silent Hills Lane, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 7, 2013, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 6/13/2013 Last Publication: 7/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/23/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 1269.21934 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0284 First Publication: 6/13/2013 Last Publication: 7/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Government Legals

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid 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/services with the successful bidder.

Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-660-7430, criggs@douglas. co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No.: 921739 First Publication: June 27, 2013 Last Publication: June 27, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press ________________________________

Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 6/13/2013 Last Publication: 7/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/23/2013 GEORGE J KENNEDY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 813-1177 Fax #: (303) 813-1107 Attorney File #: 1269.21934 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0284 First Publication: 6/13/2013 Last Publication: 7/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Government Legals AMENDED PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to Section 30-10-906(2)(b)(II), C.R.S., notice is hereby given to all owners of real property located within a one mile radius of the center of Section 9, Township 8 South, Range 69 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, that on June 27, 2013, I will be conducting a public land survey in that vicinity for the purpose of establishing the interior section corner of said Section 9.

D. H. Hamilton PE/PLS Douglas County Surveyor Legal Notice No.: 921639 First Publication: June 6, 2013 Last Publication: June 27, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on July 20, 2013 final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Villalobos Concrete, Inc for the QuebecLincoln-University Intersection Improvements Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2011-007 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Villalobos Concrete, Inc for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said July 20, 2013, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Public Works Engineering Director, with a copy to the Project Engineer Sean Owens, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant's claim.

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The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Frederick Koch, P.E., Public PUBLICH.NOTICE Works Engineering Director.

NOTICE OF Legal Notice No.: 921712 First CONTRACTORS Publication: June SETTLEMENT 20, 2013 COUNTYJune OF DOUGLAS Last Publication: 27, 2013 Publisher:STATE Douglas News-Press OFCounty COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on July 20, 2013 final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Villalobos Concrete, Inc for the Quebec-Lincoln-University Intersection Improvements Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2011-007 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Villalobos Concrete, Inc for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in

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Villalobos Concrete, Inc for the QuebecLincoln-University Intersection Improvements Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2011-007 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Villalobos Concrete, Inc for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said July 20, 2013, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Public Works Engineering Director, with a copy to the Project Engineer Sean Owens, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

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Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant's claim.

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Frederick H. Koch, P.E., Public Works Engineering Director.

Legal Notice No.: 921712 First Publication: June 20, 2013 Last Publication: June 27, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on July 27, 2013 final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Jim’s Backhoe Service, Inc dba JBS Pipeline Contractors for the Haystack Road over Sellars Gulch Bridge Replacement Project, Douglas County Project Number CI 2007-017 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Jim’s Backhoe Service, Inc dba JBS Pipeline Contractors for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said July 27, 2013, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Public Works Engineering Director, with a copy to the Project Engineer Sean Owens, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant's claim.

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Frederick H. Koch, P.E., Public Works Engineering Director.

Legal Notice No.: 921729 First Publication: June 27, 2013 Last Publication: July 4, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Government Legals the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said July 20, 2013, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Public Works Engineering Director, with a copy to the Project Engineer Sean Owens, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant’s claim.

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Frederick H. Koch, P.E., Public Works Engineering Director.

Legal Notice No.: 921712 First Publication: June 20, 2013 Last Publication: June 27, 2013 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Legal Notice No.: 2013-0284 First Publication: 6/13/2013 Last Publication: 7/11/2013 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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County and city governments run legal notices each week in this newspaper. Find out which laws are changing or new laws being considered; how the county / city is spending your tax dollars; liquor licensing requirements; bidding on government projects; final settlements for those projects; times and dates of public hearing; and others. Remember, the government works for you.

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Clubs in your Community

Editor’s notE: To add or update your club listing, e-mail calendar@ ourcoloradonews.com, Attn: Voice.

Political douglas county Democrats executive committee meets at 7 p.m. every first Tuesday at various sites. Contact Ralph Jollensten at 303-663-1286 or e-mail ralphw@comcast.net. Social discussion meetings are in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock and Parker-Lone Tree.

Visit douglasdemocrats.org and click on calendar for more information. douglas county Republican Women meet at 11 a.m. the third Wednesday each month at the Lone Tree Golf and Hotel. Call Tanne Aspromonte at 303-840-2764 or visit www.dcgop. org. lonE trEE Democrats meet the second Tuesday each month at the Lone Tree Civic Center. Call Gordon at 303-790-8264.

ProfEssional araPahoE salEs Professionals USA meets Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. at Country Buffet, 7475 Park Meadows Drive in Lone Tree. Call Randy Anderson at 303875-7673 for information.

Bni connEctions of Lone Tree (www.thebniconnections.com) invites business owners to attend its meeting held each Tuesday, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. There is no charge to attend a meeting as a guest. Please visit www.thebniconnections.com or contact Chris Kaiser at ckaiser@c2cc.net or 303933-1113 for more information. lonE trEE Networking Professionals is a networking/leads group that meets Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. at Rio Grande Restaurant in Lone Tree. Exclusive business categories are open. Visitors and new members are welcome. Contact Don Shenk at 303-746-0093.

ProfEssional rEfErral Network meets at 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Great Beginnings, east of I-25 at Lincoln Avenue. Call Ronald Conley at 303-8411860 or e-mail www.professionalreferralnetwork.org. rEcrEation lonE trEE Ladies 9-Hole Golf.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Thursday morning 9-hole golf group. Applications are available in the Lone Tree Pro Shop or visit http:// LTL9Hole.ghinclub.com

social a drEamPowEr Animal Rescue / PAALS adoption for cats, dogs and more meets from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Park Meadows PetsMart. Call 303-688-9503. dtc Kiwanis Club meets at 7 a.m. every Tuesday at Mimi’s Cafe, 9555 Park Meadows Drive, at the corner of Yosemite and Park Meadows. We are a growing club with 51 members. Our

mission is assisting communities and “at risk” children in difficult home environments with financial and personal help and mentoring. Call Frank Zieg at 303-796-1213.

fiBromyalgia womEn’s Group for women wanting to get together to talk about positive things that have helped them and to make new friends. No fee; must live near Parker/Centennial. Time and day to be figured out by group. Call Leslie at 303-791-8814. grEat BooKs Discussion Group meets on the first Thursday night of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lone Tree Library. Reading selections are short—plays, short stories, essays, or excerpts from longer works—and new members can come in at any time. We also watch Teaching Company lectures on “The Art of Reading.” Call Kerri Martin at 303-688-7628 or David Williams at 303-708-8854. highlands ranch Rotary Club

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meets from 12:10-1:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Lone Tree Golf Club, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd. Each lunch features a speaker. The Rotary is a networking, service and social club. Contact Joe Roos at 720-648-5558 or visit highlandsranchrotary.org.

The group has a guest speaker from 7-9 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8374 S. Willow St. in Lone Tree. Visit www. wordsforthejourney.org then go to the Rocky Mountain Region link for more information.

lonE trEE Fine Arts Group is a nonprofit group that encourages exploration of the fine arts in monthly community workshops. The group meets in the artist-friendly workspace at the Lone Tree Civic Center at 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, in Lone Tree, the third Saturday each month. Visit www.cityoflonetree. com and the link is “interest groups and involvement.”

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lonE trEE Optimists meets from noon to 1:15 p.m. Tuesdays at LePeep Restaurant, 7156 E. County Line Road.

Call Miles Hardee at 303-973-6409. original Ports of Call Singles Club for ages 55 and older is a great way to meet new friends and get out among others in your situation! We call our selves a” Circle of Friends. We have a variety of interests, cards, theater, tours, dinners, lunches, golf , bowling and dances etc. It meets every second Monday at Sr. Ric on Miss. from 4-6 p.m. in Aurora. Call JoAnn at 303-751-5195 or just come. It meets every fourth Tuesday at Chads South of Sixth Avenue in Lakewood form 4-6 p.m. Call Mary Riney at 303-985-8937. The third Wednesday at the Three Margaritas at 5130 S Wadsworth Blvd from 5-7 p.m.

Call Jean Fox 303-730-2804. talK shoP. The Writing School presents a free Sunday afternoon gathering for writers of all genres and skill levels, where they can talk about their work and brainstorm with other writers.

Meet from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sundays at the Lone Tree Civic Center, 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, just west of the Lone Tree Library. Contact sviders@thewritingschool.org tEEn liBrary Council. Douglas County Libraries’ teen groups meet monthly to help plan events, weigh in on library materials and serve the library community. Members earn community service hours toward graduation requirements. For information about a group at a library in your area, call 303791-7323 or visit with a youth librarian. thE writing School presents “Shop Talk,” a free Sunday afternoon gathering for writers of all genres and skill levels, where they can talk about their work and brainstorm with other writers.

1:30-3:30 pm Lone Tree Civic Center, 8527 Lone Tree Parkway, just west of the Lone Tree Library. sviders@thewritingschool.org widowEd mEn and Women of America Link 8 Social Hour meets every Tuesday for a Social Hour at Las Brisas Restaurant at 6787 S. Clinton St. Greenwood Village at 5 p.m. Any questions contact Kathy at 303 779-7970. words for the Journey Christian Writers Guild meets from 9:30-11 a.m. Tuesdays at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Road in Parker.

douglas county Association for Gifted and Talented. DCAGT aims to provide education, advocacy, and a community for families with gifted children in Douglas County. DCAGT welcomes families with kids in preschool through high school and in public, private, charter, and home school. Free evening parent meetings on various topics are held every few months at locations throughout Douglas County. To join or for more information, e-mail information@dcagt.org or go to www.dcagt. org or follow us on Facebook at www. facebook.com/douglascounty.gifted Kids, Kids In Divorce Survival, group meets to address the challenges and difficulties faced by divorcing families.

A five week session, KIDS learn coping skills to help them through these trying times. Intake and registration required.

There is a fee for participation. For details call 720-987-5129 or e-mail heatherguthrielcsw@gmail.com lEarning English? Douglas County Libraries offers Saturday morning practice sessions at which those learning English can engage in casual conversation with others. DCL also offers ESL Book Clubs, where English learners can read and discuss specific books.

Both meetings are facilitated by trained volunteers. For dates, times and locations, call 303-791-7323. mEn of Valor Inc., Faithful Fathers, is a recently organized non-profit and is based in Lone Tree at 9492 E. Aspen Hill Place. This organization helps all fathers regardless of marital status envision and develop their relationships with their children. Our goal is wisdom, discernment, understanding, insight, and character development of children and their fathers. Father and children monthly activities include picnics, weekend tent camping, hikes, sporting events, fishing, swimming, musical events, and cultural exhibits. A fathers’ group meets weekly to discuss individual challenges and successes at the Lone Tree Golf Club and Hotel in Lone Tree from 6:30-8 p.m. All fathers, especially divorced fathers, are welcome to attend. ovErEatErs anonymous meets from 10-11 a.m. and from 7-8 p.m.

Wednesdays in the Sedalia Room at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100 Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock.

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Support Group The Denver Branch meets from 3:30-5 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of every month at Christ Church United Methodist, 690 Colorado Blvd., Denver; parking and entrance in the back. For information about the Denver Branch meetings, call Dorothy Miller at 303-814-2112 or email dorthy_miller@hotmail.com.

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Bridget Schaefer, 17, of Golden, spots for Highlands Ranch 8-year-old Ryan Laughlin, who was learning to ride a bike at the annual iCan Bike Camp. The camp was hosted by the Highlands Ranch Community Association Therapeutic Recreation Program the week of June 17. Photo by Ryan Boldrey

Mastering two wheels a treat Camp teaches kids with challenges to ride bikes

By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews.com For the past four years, 8-year-old Ryan Laughlin of Highlands Ranch had been working his way up to riding a two-wheel bike without any help.

Ryan, who is challenged with a condition called dyspraxia — a neurological disorder in which his brain has difficulty communicating muscle movement with his body — accomplished that goal last week.

One of 40 campers at the iCan Bike Camp, hosted by the Highlands Ranch Community Association’s Therapeutic Recreation Program, Ryan finally put it all together, mastering the skill in the middle of an action-filled week.

“It’s pretty awesome,” he said with a smile, “and really sweaty.”

Ryan’s mother, Leigh Laughlin, first learned of the iCan Bike program — formerly known as Lose the Training Wheels — when Ryan was 4, and ever since has worked step for step with him on stationary and glider bikes, helping to prepare him for the camp that teaches mentally and physically challenged youths age 8 and older how to ride.

“For him, the challenge is putting to-

gether multiple movements, moving his arms, rotating his legs,” she said. “This program addresses all the issues in the order the body comprehends them. I had no idea what to expect, but was hoping for the best.

It’s been real nice to watch him learn.”

The camp, in its fifth year in Highlands Ranch — the only site for iCan Bike in Colorado — offers each camper a daily 75-minute session Monday through Friday.

The kids start the week in the Eastridge gym, moving outside toward the middle to end of the week once they demonstrate the ability to ride inside. They transition through eight sizes of rollers on their bikes until they are only on two wheels. Each camper has at least one volunteer spotter within an arm’s reach at all times.

“It’s so rewarding seeing the improvement the kids make through the week,” said Matthew Vernon, a senior at Rock Canyon.

“There is just so much joy. They are all nervous and scared when they first come in.

Then they start gaining confidence and really having a blast. … Most of us take riding a bike for granted.”

Vernon, one of 90 volunteers at the camp, did one session last year, but was so inspired that he signed up this year to help at all five sessions that are held each day.

“It’s volunteers like Matthew that really make it go ’round,” said HRCA Therapeutic Recreation Supervisor Summer Aden. “We need two to three per kid.”

‘They are all nervous and scared when they first come in. Then they start gaining confidence and really having a blast.’

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7-on-7 helps tune up teams Chaparral, Vista both seeking starting QBs for next season

By Jim Benton

jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com Summer 7-on-7 scrimmages are a little like reality television shows with unscripted situations and events.

The touch football competition using quarterbacks, receivers, linebackers and defensive backs doesn’t reflect the reality of a real football game, but the competitive venues help players to sharpen throws, refine passing routes and polish coverage techniques.

“This is where everybody gets to see their mistakes,” said Chaparral quarterback Kyle Gallup. “What we take from here, we take back to school, work on it and fit it for August when practice starts. We can’t have the mistakes we have out here when it comes to game time because there is no forgiveness then.”

Chaparral and Mountain Vista were two of the 64 teams from all classifications that participated in the annual Denver Broncos 7-on-7 tournament June 19-22 at All-City Stadium and Dove Valley.

Both Continental League teams are seeking a starting quarterback for next season.

Gallup and Cole Lehman, both juniors, are the leading contenders to replace Chaparral quarterback Max Kuhns, who threw for 2,401 yards and 25 touchdowns with a .654 completion percentage last season.

The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Gallup has more experience. He has logged 20 games on the junior varsity teams the past two seasons and was Kuhns’ backup during the 2012 campaign. He played in five varsity games, completed five of nine passes for 109 yards and was the Wolverines’ quarterback last summer in 7-on-7 games because of Kuhns’ baseball commitments.

Lehman, 6-1, 170 pounds, has seen JV action.

“Max was a great quarterback and a guy we both looked up to,” said Gallup. “I got to see last season how different the varsity is from JV and the speed change. I feel like I’m ready to play. We have battles going on for all positions and there is still a lot of learn before the season starts. This is just helping us along the way.”

Gallup knows that success in 7-on-7 games doesn’t translate to games once the high school season begins. In 7-on-7 competition, there are no big linemen or blitzing linebackers putting pressure on the quarterback, and receivers don’t worry about holding onto the ball after absorbing a hard hit. The only stress is to get the pass off in four seconds or 4.5 seconds if it is a rollout pass.

“The pressure isn’t the same,” admitted Gallup. “The pressure on the quarterback and people that get the ball isn’t the same.

It’s a lot calmer, you have time. It is really good for quarterbacks and receivers recog-

Mountain Vista’s Brendan Ike makes a catch in the June 19 game against Skyview at the Broncos 7-on-7 tournament. Mountain Vista won 55-7. Photos by Tom Munds nizing coverages, seeing how well you go against one-on-ones and how we throw the ball against a regular defense.”

In five games in the Broncos tournament, Gallup threw 19 touchdowns passes and Lehman had eight scoring throws.

Brandon Malone, Chaparral’s premier basketball player who was a big-play receiver last season, averaging 18.1 yards per catch, hauled in many of those TD pitches.

Chaparral advanced to the 16-team single-elimination finals June 22 and beat Brighton before losing to Discovery Canyon when a potential Wolverines winning pass was dropped in the end zone with three seconds remaining.

“Both quarterbacks are going to be good,” said Malone. “You can’t doubt your quarterback.

Chaparral coach John Vogt likes what he has seen.

“We’re about where we are every year,” he said. “Two years ago Max was new. Last year Kyle did it all because Max was playing baseball in the summer. He has experience and he’s going to be fine. Cole has had JV experience. He’s been a late bloomer. He’s one of those kids that is developing.

“We’ve had some receivers step up.

Brandon Malone is what he is and the other kids have stepped up. Nolan Ellis, Mitch Ross and those guys have been good. The kids know what to do and they make plays.

There have been a lot of good guys come before them, so that is kind of the expectation. That’s a program deal.”

Mountain Vista quarterback Ryan Rubley, who passed for 1,681 yards last season, has graduated and will continue play-

Ric Cash, Mountain Vista coach, talks to his players about their upcoming June 19 game in the Denver Broncos 7-on-7 tournament. The Golden Eagles finished pool play with a 2-1 record.

ing at the University of Tulsa, so the Golden Eagles are looking for the next starting quarterback with senior Josh York and junior Brock Rubley, Ryan’s brother, battling for the job.

York, 6-1, 195, was Ryan Rubley’s backup in 2012 but didn’t throw a pass in varsity action.

“Seven-on-7 is a great option,” said Mountain Vista coach Ric Cash. “It’s not real football, necessarily, but it is a situation where we are getting the reps, you can work on timing and other things. Even though it’s not what you would call real football, it is a great opportunity for us to get some work done. You get to see a lot of different situa-

tions and scenarios.

“Josh and Brock are going to battle it out all summer and in the preseason. We can’t make any decisions based on 7-on-7.”

Whoever is selected as the starting quarterback will have some support returning with Rocco Palumbo, an all-league receiver who caught 43 passes last season, and running back Tanner Smith, who averaged 127.3 yards a game rushing.

“Having Rocco back helps,” said Cash.

“He needs to be patient as the quarterbacks learn the ropes. It also helps to have Tanner Smith coming back. It helps to have an allleague running back to lighten the load on the quarterbacks.”

sports roundup Engineer acquires tennis franchise

Mark Stangeland, a former aerospace engineer, has acquired the TGA Premier Youth Tennis franchise in Douglas County.

An avid tennis player, Stangeland is a lifetime member of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and currently plays in the Intermountain Colorado and Colorado Tennis Association (CTA) leagues.

Stangeland, a Highlands Ranch resident, works for the U.S. Defense Contract Management Agency and is excited about moving into the field of education and specifically teaching children to play tennis.

“I have been trying to figure out how to merge my business education and my passion for tennis for several years,” explained Stangeland. “I had been looking

for business opportunities within the tennis community and recognized the benefits that TGA offered through its unique franchise model and partnership with the USTA.” TGA Premier Youth Tennis will conduct weekly one-hour, afterschool sessions for six weeks this fall for pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade players to prepare them to advance to junior teams and USTA tournaments. Classes will be held at Ben Franklin Academy, Heritage Elementary, Stone Mountain Elementary and DCS Montessori. Cost is $99 for the sixweek sessions.

Racquets sized for smaller hands, smaller courts, modified tennis balls and adjusted scoring will be used during the teaching sessions designed to introduce youngsters to tennis.

Players can register by calling 404-538-2201 or mstangeland@ playtga.com. Stangeland is also looking for additional coaches.

“TGA Premier Youth Tennis fills a void in local tennis programs for youth by bringing the enrichment curriculum and equipment to the schools and students in a structured, parent-funded, after school-program that is fun and challenging for the kids,” said Stangeland.

Ekhoff kicking camp slated

The Nate Ekhoff Kicking Camp, honoring the former Ponderosa High School kicker who died of leukemia in 2012, is set for July 13 at Sports Authority Stadium in Parker.

High school kickers, punters and long snappers are welcome to sign up, and the camp will run

from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

For information, call 720-3352533.

Track athlete of the year

Connor Turnage of Highlands Ranch High School has been named the Colorado Gatorade Boys Track Athlete of the Year.

Turnage won the Class 5A triple jump in May with a jump of 488.5.

Keeping up with the Smiths

Jamin Smith, a 6-3, 270-pound senior Douglas County offensive lineman, has committed to play football at New Mexico State.

Air Force, Wyoming and Colorado State were also recruiting Smith, a two-time All-Continental League selection.

Another Smith from Douglas County, running back Trey Smith,

verbally committed to play football at Colorado State a week before Jamin Smith made his commitment. Trey Smith, 6-foot-1, 180 pounds, will be a senior for the Huskies this fall and plans to sign a letter of intent with the Rams Feb. 6.

He gained 1,732 yards on 203 carries last season, averaging 173.2 yards a game and 8.53 yards per carry. Smith rushed for 17 touchdowns. He caught 16 passes for 213 years and one TD. His versatility was enhanced with 198 yards on kickoff returns during his junior campaign.

Last spring, Trey Smith competed in track for the first time and was fourth in the Class 5A 100-meter dash. He had a best time of 10.6 in the preliminaries.

Trey Smith is also being courted by New Mexico and Wyoming.

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THINGS TO DO Calendar continued from Page 9

JULY 27 SONS & Brothers. Western, swing, bluegrass, and Rockabilly collide for this toe-tappin’ performance at 8 p.m. July 27 at Lone Tree Arts Center. Sons and Brothers are the Wolking boys from Westcliffe, Colorado. They continue to captivate audiences with their fusion of country, western, bluegrass, swing, rockabilly, old school country, gospel and western music, inspired by the band’s founding father and Dad, the late Frank Wolking. Colorado’s premier brother band, Sons and Brothers bring a unique energy, instrumental prowess and tight, powerful family harmony to the roots music genre. Based solidly in the Mountain West, the band describes its brand of music as “West Grass”. Each performance features a dynamic contrast of songs and sounds ranging from stirring ballads and powerful gospel numbers to fire breathing instrumentals, poignant stories of family life, mountains, range and the American West. The Lone Tree Arts Center is at 10075 Commons St. Visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

AUG. 1 STORY PIRATES. Passport to Culture presents Story Pirates at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Lone Tree Arts Center.

Join us for this special summer Passport to Culture program that celebrates kids and their imaginations. Story Pirates celebrates creative writing by students from coast to coast in a loud, hilarious sketch comedy musical performed by professional improvisers and musicians. The show is based entirely on stories written by elementary school students, and part of the show is made up on the spot by the kids in the audience!

Story Pirates will delight and surprise with puppets, enlivening songs and outrageous sketches, all the while motivating kids to pick up a pencil and write down their own fantastic adventures. Story topics run the gamut, from kung fu ninja babies fighting crime to cats flying and tickle monsters who rule the world. The Lone Tree Arts Center is at 10075 Commons St. Visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

AUG. 2 CONCERT. ALLAN Harris Band performs at 8 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Lone Tree Arts Center. This New York-based romantic jazz vocalist is the ideal date night. Bringing together jazz, soul, blues and ballads, you’ll hear classic standards, new takes on old favorites, and an original song or two. Perhaps best known for his interpretations of jazz standards, Allan’s smooth vocals and guitar-styling easily cross genres, from jazz to rock to blues. He is unquestionably one of the most versatile talents in contemporary jazz and blues music. “Harris is a velvet-voiced jazz singer, with a savvy manner and music

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LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

AUG. 6 COMEDY SHOW. Seedlings: kid’s comedy show, featuring Ann Lincoln is at 11 a.m. Aug. 6 a the Lone Tree Arts Center.

Comedy, magic and juggling aimed at the little ones’ level, but still includes plenty of entertainment that the adults will appreciate also. The audience helps make the magic happen both on-stage and off. This show ends with a Live Bunny appearing that the kids get to pet, followed by a quick balloon animal made for each child. The Lone Tree Arts Center is at 10075 Commons St. Visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

AUG. 14 OPERA ON tap. Prepare to get schooled in the operatic arts and meet the wise characters who’ve got something to teach, as well as their willing pupils just learning the ways of the world. Dive into teacher/student relationships like Despina from Cosi and Cherubino from Figaro. Program is at 1:30 p.m.

Aug. 14 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

AUG. 16 SOUL X. Colorado’s favorite party band will have you up and dancing to top pop and rock hits at 8 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

AUG. 18 JAZZ KIDS. The Grammy nominated and parents’ choice gold winner for 2013 is now an interactive family concert. “A Swinging Jungle Tale” combines classic storytelling with fun jazz/pop songs where the whole family can sing along and do their favorite “animal dance” and become part of the show!

Featuring a Narrator, a Jazz quartet and Vocalist, “A Swinging Jungle Tale” is an imaginative adventure that takes our main character Claire in search for her Grandpa’s lost story and when her stuffed animal friends come to life, the real musical adventure begins. Program is at 3 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St. Visit www.LoneTreeArtsCenter.org.

ONGOING

LOCAL ARTISTS. South Suburban Parks and Recreation’s Buck, Goodson and Lone Tree recreation centers feature temporary art exhibitions by local artists. Visit www.sspr.org or contact Vickie Willis at 303-483-7072.

Join Us for the 17th Annual Biergarten Festival Celebrating German Traditions and Culture!

Friday, July 12th 4PM-10PM Saturday, July 13th 11AM-10PM Sunday, July 14th 10AM-2PM Authentic German Food, Drink, and Live Music Kids’ Games • Bratwurst Eating Contest

www.biergartenfest.com Admission:

Friday & Saturday--$8/person Sunday--Frühschoppen!

(FREE entry and $15 all-you-can-eat brunch buffet)

Kids 12 and under are FREE

Edelweiss Pavilion, Hwy 8. Morrison

(just north of the Fort Restaurant and south of Red Rocks)

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The unions say that teachers are fleeing douglas county, but the numbers tell a different story!

The AFL-CIO is smearing DougCo Schools. Why? Last year, the district stopped paying the salaries of union executives and stopped allowing unions to skim teachers’ salaries for political campaigns. And now they’re mad. The unions want the money back.

Their latest charge - teachers are fleeing DougCo in large numbers. But check the facts.

A handful of union-backed teachers did announce they’re leaving DougCo, most to go teach in pro-union districts.

Still, DougCo has a teacher retention rate of 87%, better than the state average, even better than union-friendly districts like Aspen and Denver. Cherry Creek has more teacher vacancies than DougCo Schools.

DougCo Schools are #1.

Don’t believe the union hype! www.studentsnotunions.com