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School district sues county health dept. over masks Federal judge grants request to block order Harry Voigt competes in the NASA 2021 National Championships in September.
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Lone Tree racer is success on track Harry Voigt finished 2nd at national championship BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
When Harry Voigt wanted to explain in his college application essay which life experiences
helped reshape how he defines himself — from a little boy with dyslexia thinking “I was stupid” to a fearless natural on the racetrack — Voigt took his readers out of the stands and behind the wheel with him. “My eyes are focusing on the checkered flag, and it feels like I am approaching in a jet. Engine roaring loud and the smell of burn-
Eight candidates running for Douglas County School Board took part in the last of three forums organized by school district students, held at Legend High School in Parker. Kids First candidates Becky Myers, Mike Peterson, Christy Williams and Kaylee Winegar debated CommUNITY Matters candidates Kevin Leung, Krista Holtzmann,
The Douglas County School District and families of students at high risk of COVID-19 have sued the county’s new health department in federal court, alleging a public health order allowing people to opt out of masking rules in the county violates civil rights of students with disabilities. And on Oct. 26, a federal judge granted the district’s request, temporarily blocking enforcement of the county health department’s order, which also limited quarantines for people exposed to COVID-19. The school district’s goal is to go back to its policy requiring universal masking among people age 2 and older in its buildings as a COVID safety measure. That policy allows medical exemptions to masking. “No parent should be forced to choose between sending their children to school and risking their health, and no family should have to choose between access to learning and putting their child’s life in jeopardy,” DCSD Board President David Ray said in a statement when the suit was filed. “The message is simple: In these very complex times, our most vulnerable children cannot be left behind.”
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ing rubber as I tear around the last corner. I see all the different colored shirts of the fans and hands waving with cameras,” he wrote. The fans get louder. He feels the wind funnel up his helmet, “cooling my sweaty head.” His hands ache, and he “can barely hold the wheel much longer.” SEE RACER, P24
Sex-ed views differ at school board candidate forum 8 candidates running for district seats in Nov. 2 election BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Douglas County School Board candidates answered questions about much-discussed topics at an
Oct. 25 forum — like equity in education, COVID-19 mitigation strategies, youth mental health and employee compensation. But the first question of the evening asked candidates for their perspectives on updating comprehensive human-sexuality education policies in the district.
BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A VITAL AND ‘LOVELY JOB’ Caring for babies, families in tough times P16
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Maps mean tough choices for some lawmakers Move or drop out? It’s a game of political musical chairs BY THY VO AND SANDRA FISH THE COLORADO SUN
One Democratic state senator was drawn into a district that now leans heavily in Republicans’ favor. A GOP House member, meanwhile, will run in a district that’s now solidly Democratic. And a handful of incumbents will have to decide whether to challenge their colleagues in an awkward primary or general election contest or quickly move to a new part of the state. While the new state House and Senate maps drawn by an independent redistricting commission and pending approval by the Colorado Supreme Court appear to favor Democrats’ maintaining their majority in the General Assembly, the proposals are forcing lawmakers to make tough choices that could alter the political fabric of the state for years to come. “Somebody’s ox is getting gored no matter what they do,” said Rep. Perry Will, a New Castle Republican who would live in a district that would favor Democrats by 16 percentage points. “Would I prefer to represent the district I currently do? Absolutely. Can I do a good
Colorado state Rep. Kevin Van Winkle, R-Highlands Ranch, attends the unveiling of a portrait of then-President Donald Trump at PHOTO BY JESSE PAUL/THE COLORADO SUN the Colorado Capitol in 2019.
job of representing the new one? Absolutely.” Democrats now hold a 20-15 majority in the state Senate, but at
least nine seats will be competitive over the next two years. They hold a 41-24 advantage in the House, where nine seats would be considered tossups in 2022. More competitive seats — and incumbents trying to win in districts that suddenly favor the opposite party — could lead to more spending in the 2022 election. In 2018, candidates and outside groups spent more than $15 million on five highly contested Senate races, all won by Democrats. In 2020, outside groups spent $10.5 million and candidates spent $1.1 million on three key Senate and two competitive House contests. Republicans won three of those five seats. The clock is ticking The state constitution requires candidates for the General Assembly to live for at least a year in the district they run in the next election, which will be Nov. 8, 2022. This means incumbents considering a
bid in a different, potentially more favorable district will have to make that decision soon. “It’s U-Haul time for some incumbents,” said Tyler Sandberg, co-founder of the conservative education policy and political action group Ready Colorado. “The clock … is ticking real fast to move to a place that’s winnable.” They may have to make that choice before the Supreme Court issues a decision on the legislative maps. After hearing oral arguments on Oct. 25, the court has until Nov. 15 to either approve the maps or send them back to the Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission for changes. “I think all of us are just waiting to see what maps ultimately are final, and then figure it out from there,” said state Sen. Brittany Pettersen, of Lakewood, who under the current maps would live in the SEE MAPS, P4
Colorado state Rep. Tom Sullivan, D-Centennial, joins other members and guests in the House chambers as the second regular session of the 72nd Colorado General Assembly convenes at the state Capitol in January 2020. PHOTO BY KATHRYN SCOTT/SPECIAL TO THE COLORADO SUN
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JOIN THESE LOCAL VOICES IN SUPPORTING HOLTZMANN, LEUNG, MARTINEZ & WATKINS FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD Alexander Taylor, Parent - Sterling Ranch • Ali Stemm, DCSD Teacher & Parent - Sterling Ranch • Amy & Brian McDowell, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Andrew & Chelsea Battan, Parents - Roxborough • Anita Stelly, Charter Parent - Highlands Ranch • Anne-Marie Lemieux, Former DCSD Board Member • Anthony & Megan Conte, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Anthony & Amy Graziano, DCSD Board Member – Castle Rock • Bill Reeves, Parent - Highlands Ranch • Bob Clearwater, Former DCSD Board Member • Brad Geiger, Parent of DCSD Graduates - Highlands Ranch • Brent & Gillian Canada, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Brett & Wendy Martin, DCSD Parents - Castle Rock • Brian & Patti Hickey, Parents – Highlands Ranch • Brooke Clements & Joseph Yanofsky, Parents - Parker • Cade Yoshioka, DCSD Graduate - Castle Rock • Caroline Newkirk, Parent & DCSD Teacher - Roxborough • Carolyn Williamson, Parent of DCSD Graduates - Parker • Catie & Casey Kannenberg, Parents - Castle Rock • Cesar & Bridie Pizarro, Parents – Parker • Charmaine & Rian Quinn, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Chris Burton, Community Member - Castle Rock • Christina & Miles Ciancio-Schor, DCSD Board Member – Castle Rock • Christine & Brian Cox, Parents - Castle Rock • Chuck Bradley, Parent - Highlands Ranch • Cindy Bledsoe, Retired DCSD Teacher - Littleton • Clare Leonard, PhD, Former DCSD Board Director - Parker • Connie & Jeff Davison, Parents of DCSD Graduates – Highlands Ranch • Cory Donofrio, Parent - Castle Rock • Crystal Herald, UCCS Faculty, Parent - Parker • Curt & Julie Gooden, Parents - Lone Tree • Dallas Sandberg, DCSD Parent, DCSD High School Volunteer Coach • David & Becky Ray, DCSD Board Member - Parker • David & Constance Ingram, Parents DCSD Graduates - Highlands Ranch • David & Laura Mutton, Community Members - Highlands Ranch • David Groch, Parent - Highlands Ranch • David Hirsch, Parent - Littleton • Delana & Brian Maynes, Parents- Highlands Ranch • Denise Gonzales & Greg Burcham, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Diane Marston, Retired Teacher - Parker • Doug & Mary-Margaret Finch, Parents - Littleton • Eiko Browning, MD, Parent Highlands Ranch • Elizabeth Cabell, PhD, DCSD Employee - Centennial • Elizabeth Hayes, Parent - Roxborough • Elizabeth Messmer, Teacher, Parent - Highlands Ranch • Emily & Chris Guggino, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Emily Hansen, Former DCSD Board Member - Parker • Emily & Gabe Hollist, Teacher, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Eric & Nicole Medina, DCSD Parents - Castle Rock • Eric Brody, Community Member - Castle Pines • Eric Fritz, Parent - Highlands Ranch • Erica & Eric McQueen, Nurse, Parent - Sterling Ranch • Erin Young, Parent Highlands Ranch • Evelyn O'Dwyer, Teacher, Parent - Highlands Ranch • Fernando & Peggy Martinez, Grandparents - Highlands Ranch • Forrest Sheets, DCSD Teacher - Castle Rock • Gabe Barnard, DCSD Graduate - Highlands Ranch • Gail Schoettler, Former DCSD Board Member • Garo & Valerie Chalian, Small Business Owners - Sedalia • Gary Poole, Retired DCSD Principal • Geraldine Bravo, Retired Teacher - Castle Rock • Gretchen & Andy Brahm, Former Teacher, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Griffin Barnard, DCSD Graduate – Highlands Ranch • Heather & Jeff Phipps, Parents - Sterling Ranch • Heather Harris, Parent - Parker • Heather Riggs, DCSD Teacher, Parent - Highlands Ranch • Ike McCorkle, Community Member - Parker • Ishmeet Kalra, Parent - Highlands Ranch • Jacki Bledsoe, Teacher - Littleton • Jackson Ingram, DCSD Graduate - Highlands Ranch • Jake & Elizabeth Meuli, Parents- Parker • James & Nancie Lewis, Local Business Owners - Castle Rock • Jane Hooper, Retired DCSD Teacher - Littleton • Jeanne Graham, DCSD Teacher - Parker • Jeanne Work Swaim, Charter & Neighborhood School Parent - Highlands Ranch • Jen Fritz, DCSD Occupational Therapist - Highlands Ranch • Jenna Pirazzi, 2020-21 DCSD SAG President - Castle Pines • Jennifer & Adam Barney, Charter & Neighborhood School Parents - Castle Rock • Jennifer & Eric Mitkowski, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Jennifer Chapel, Community Member - Highlands Ranch • Jennifer Chidester, Charter Parent - Highlands Ranch • Jennifer Lamoreaux, DCSD Teacher - Castle Rock • Jennifer Noel & Cary Selvidge, Parents - Castle Rock • Jenny & Jason Guenther, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Jessica Fredrickson, Community Member - Parker • Joan Damen, Retired Teacher - Roxborough • John & Julia Villalobos, Parents - Parker • John Ye, Local Business Owner - Lone Tree • Jon & Lisa Loomer, Parents - Parker • Joni Blayter, DCSD teacher - Castle Rock • Joshua Riggs, Parent - Highlands Ranch • Julie D’Entremont, Parent, DCSD Substitute Teacher - Parker • Julie Reder Fairley, Former DCSD Director of Secondary Schools - Highlands Ranch • Julie Taylor, DCSD Occupational Therapist, Parent - Sterling Ranch • K.C. Neel, Parent of DCSD Graduate - Castle Rock • Kaelan Boyer, DCSD Student - Highlands Ranch • Kallie Leyba, Former DCSD Teacher – Highlands Ranch • Karen Fisher, CCSD Board Member • Kat Lofstedt, Teacher, Parent - Castle Rock • Kate & Jeff Welsh, Parents Highlands Ranch • Kate Muus, Teacher - Parker • Kathleen Boyer, Parent - Highlands Ranch • Kathy Eckhardt, Grandparent - Highlands Ranch • Katie Barrett, MA, Retired Teacher - Castle Rock • Katrina Eike, Community Member - Parker • Kelly & Josh Pointer, Parents Highlands Ranch • Kelly & Ross Allan, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Kelly Mayr, Former Teacher, Parent - Highlands Ranch • Kelsey Carrillo, DCSD Teacher - Highlands Ranch • Ken Buckius, Former DCSD Board Member • Kent & Katie Allison, Parents, Teachers - Highlands Ranch • Kim Cockle, Parent - Highlands Ranch • Kimberly Smith, Charter Parent - Parker • Kirk & Carly Evans, Charter Parents - Parker • Kristen Hirsch, Parent - Littleton • Kristin & Jim McCord, Retired DCSD Teachers - Roxborough • Kurt DeMarias, Community Member - Parker • Laura & David Welch • Parents of DCSD Graduates - Parker • Laura Reeves, Parent - Highlands Ranch • Lauren Deyerling, DCSD Teacher, Parent - Sterling Ranch • Lauren Donofrio, DCSD Counselor, Parent, Castle Rock • Laurie & Kurt Lorenz, Parents - Sterling Ranch • Laurie Probsdorfer, Parent of DCSD Graduates - Castle Rock • Lindsay & Ryan Frigo, Parents - Sterling Ranch • Lindsey & Todd Retterer, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Lisa Kellogg, Retired Administrator & Teacher - Parker • Lisa Neal-Graves, JD, Community Member – Parker • Luan Ezra, Retired DCSD Principal & Teacher, Grandparent - Highlands Ranch • Lukasz & Ashley Klukowski, Parents - Sterling Ranch • Maddie Cassic, DCSD Graduate - Littleton • Margie Hardaway, DCSD Instructional Assistant - Castle Rock • Margo & Doug Orvik, Parents - Parker • Maria & Andreas Lauer, Community Members - Highlands Ranch • Mark & Lucy Squire, Parents, Teacher - Highlands Ranch • Mary DeBolt, DCSD Teacher • Matt & Pamela Wigdahl, Retired DCSD Teachers - Castle Rock • Megan & Jon Meyers, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Mike & Cindy Berndt, Teachers, Parents - Parker • Mike & Janeen McDonald, Parents - Sterling Ranch • Mike Rabbitt, Community Member - Highlands Ranch • Miles Copeland, Teacher, Parent - Parker • Ming & Sarah Wu, Parents - Castle Rock • Molly & Kyle Whitehair, Parents - Sterling Ranch • Monica Weiss, Parent - Highlands Ranch • Nancy Hendryx, Retired Teacher - Castle Pines • Nicole & Kevin DiPasquale, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Nicole & Tony Lannone, Teacher, Parents, Franktown • Noah Medina, DCSD Student - Castle Rock • Pam & Ned Lehman, Teacher, Parents – Parker • Patti & Brian Anderson,, Parents, DCSD Employee - Parker • Paula Dutenhoeffer, DCSD Teacher, Parent - Castle Rock • Pieter Kallemeyn, Former DCSD Board Member • Randi Allison, Former DCSD Employee - Parker • Reeves Kids, Students - Highlands Ranch • Rob Johnson, Administrator, Parent - Parker • Robin Handy, Retired DCSD Teacher - Littleton • Ron & Sue Gilliam, Grandparents - Parker • Rosanna & John McLaughlin, Charter Parents - Parker • Ross & Natalie Barnard, Teacher, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Ruben & Stephanie Chancy, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Rudy Lukez & Dana Schaefer, STEM Board President - Highlands Ranch • Ryan & Jenny Jung, Parents - Castle Rock • Sandra Stolar, Community Member - Castle Pines • Sara Jones,, Former DCSD Teacher, Parent - Sterling Ranch • Sara Thompson & Geoffrey Taylor, Parents - Parker • Scott & Keri Beaumont, Parents - Parker • Shane & Shayna Tisdall, Charter Parents - Parker • Shannon Yoshioka, Teacher - Castle Rock • Shaun & Kendra Sindelman, Parents - Parker • Stephanie Adams, Teacher - Parker • Stephanie Kawamura, Teacher - Parker • Steve & Stacy Merkel, Parents - Parker • Tamara & Loy Engelhardt, Teacher, Parent - Parker • Tamara Jaimes, DCSD Teacher - Castle Rock • Taryn & Clint Thomas, Parents - Castle Rock • Tiphanie & Paul Hannan, Parents - Highlands Ranch • Tod Gilmore, Grandparent - Parker • Tom Yondorf, Parent, Retired Teacher - Castle Rock • Triana Burdick, Parent - Parker • Vinnie Cervantes, Former DCSD Student • Wendy Vogel, Former DCSD Board Member - Highlands Ranch • Zoe Zizzo,, Former DCSD Student, 2019-20 SAG Vice-President - Highlands Ranch
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VOTE EARLY. NEAR YOU. Ballot drop box locations countywide. Find yours at DouglasVotes.com Need assistance? Voter Service and Polling Centers are now open. » Register to vote » Replace a ballot » Vote in person » Use an ADA-accessible voting machine Visit DouglasVotes.com or call 303-660-7444 for locations and hours and the most up-to-date Nov. 2 Election information
Slash mulch site closing for the season on Oct. 30 Time is running out to clean up tree limbs, shrubs and brush from your property and reduce your wildfire risk. Dispose of them at the County’s slash-mulch site, 1400 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock. Open Saturdays-only from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. through Oct. 30. For more information visit douglas.co.us and search for Slash.
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Renew your driver license or motor vehicle registration and more from the convenience of your smartphone, tablet, desktop or laptop. You can also renew vehicle registrations at MVExpress kiosks. Find information at DouglasDrives.com
Take a high-speed internet access needs survey Your input is needed to help understand high-speed internet availability, service options, and connectivity quality in all Douglas County communities. Visit douglas. co.us and search Broadband to provide information about high-speed internet access at your home and/or business by Oct. 31.
Need help with home heating costs? Eligible low-income households in Douglas County may apply for energy assistance through the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) beginning Nov. 1. For more information or an application, please visit douglas.co.us and search for LEAP or email LEAPHELP@discovermygoodwill.org
Online Tax Lien Sale Nov. 4 The annual Tax Lien Sale will be held via internet auction on Nov. 4. For guidelines and to register visit zeusauction.com The statutory interest for the 2021 Tax @douglascountyco Lien Sale is 9%. More information is available at douglas. co.us/treasurer or by calling 303-660-7455.
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same district as Sen. Jessie Danielson of Wheat Ridge, a friend and fellow Democrat. Pettersen and Danielson will need to decide whether to challenge each other in a primary, move into another district or run for another elected office. Pettersen wants to run for U.S. House but said she would not run against U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a Jefferson County Democrat who is up for re-election in 2022. Whatever Pettersen and Danielson decide, they would be in a solid blue district, unlike in 2018, when both faced competitive contests with hundreds of thousands of dollars in outside spending. That’s not the case for Democratic Sen. Tammy Story of Evergreen, who finds herself in a newly drawn 4th District that would favor Republicans, according to a competitiveness report by nonpartisan redistricting staff based on the results of eight statewide races between 2016 and 2020. President Donald Trump won the new district by nearly 30 percentage points in 2016. The largest population base is Fremont County, followed by western Jefferson County, and Teller, Chaffee and Park counties. In 2024, Democrats would have a solid advantage in five of the eight open seats, while two Democratic and one Republican incumbents would find themselves in tossup districts. Democrat Sen. Chris Kolker of Centennial would wind up with a competitive margin, in District 16. ‘Whiplash for some’ Some current members of the House are also eyeing open seats. State Rep. Kevin Van Winkle, a Highlands Ranch Republican, has filed to run for the open Senate District 30 seat, which will be vacated by Sen. Chris Holbert, who is termlimited. In the state House, 16 seats would be open in 2022 due to redistricting, term limits or members running for higher office, with a relatively even advantage for the two parties. Seven Democratic incumbents face competitive battles, compared with one Republican. Five Republicans and three Democrats would also be living in the same district as another incumbent. With 31 safe Democratic seats and only 19 safe GOP seats, Republicans face an uphill battle. “Some of these races are very safe districts, and all of a sudden, are very competitive. That’s going to be whiplash for some of these representatives,” Sandberg, the GOP consultant, said. Rep. Tom Sullivan of Aurora, a Democrat who has faced recall threats over his advocacy for gun control laws, would live in House District 61, the second most competitive district under the new map. Rep. Colin Larson, a moderate Republican from Ken Caryl who has considered a run for U.S. House, would also live in a competitive district. Meanwhile, two Democratic incumbents, Rep. Kerry Tipper of Lakewood and Rep. Lisa Cutter of Jefferson County, would live in House District 28, an open toss-up
district. Both Tipper and Cutter also live in the open Senate District 20. But, like most lawmakers, Tipper said she hasn’t made a decision yet on if and where she will run in 2022. “(The) goal is to decide by December,” Tipper said. The state Senate is Republicans’ best hope for gaining traction, and nine seats will be open in 2022 with Republicans and Democrats having a solid shot at four districts each, with one a tossup. Eight House members and six senators are term-limited in 2022, opening up several seats. In recent years, typically four to five Senate seats and a handful of House seats have been competitive. It appears that could increase under the new legislative maps. Democrats now hold a 20-25 majority in the state Senate, but at least nine seats will be competitive over the next two years. They hold a 41-24 advantage in the House, where nine seats would be considered tossups in 2022. “It is very hard to comment on these maps before they’re finished,” said Matt McGovern, executive director of the Democratic House Majority Project. “However, there will be a number of districts that are much closer.” ‘A bit arrogant’ After the last round of redistricting in 2011, Democrats seized control of the state House away from Republicans in the 2012 election, increasing their margins the rest of the decade. But Republicans took back the state Senate in 2014 and held it until 2018. The split chambers prevented both Republicans and Democrats from enacting what some would see as partisan legislation, from banning abortion on the right to abolishing the death penalty on the left, something that was accomplished under Democratic control in 2020. Democratic consultant Ian Silverii noted that Colorado has changed in the past decade. “Colorado 2022 is not Colorado 2014,” he said. “Despite their efforts, it doesn’t seem like Republicans were able to gerrymander the state. (The maps) seem pretty fair; we’ll find out if they are next November.” Republicans are holding out hope, however, that the new districts could lead to a majority in the Senate. Sandberg, the GOP consultant, thinks Republicans could win four, maybe even six, competitive seats in the state Senate. With strong candidates and a focus on issues like crime, cost of living and schools, Republicans could regain control of the chamber, he argues. “Democrats have gotten a bit arrogant and see Republicans as an afterthought,” Sandberg said. Competitive districts will also force lawmakers to consider a broader range of voters in their legislation. “You could be set up for a very interesting 2023 in Colorado.” This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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Aiming to please with mac and cheese Marine Corps vet opens Highlands Ranch eatery BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
In opening a new Highlands Ranch restaurant, Vu Tran said he will focus on mentoring young staff members, improving the community and, most importantly, providing a menu full of mac and cheese. On Oct. 13, Tran officially opened I (heart) Mac & Cheese, a franchise that was originally started in Florida. After opening franchise options nationwide in 2017, I (heart) Mac & Cheese has opened restaurants in 10 states, including Colorado. In Colorado, there are currently two locations, in Highlands Ranch and Denver. Another restaurant is expected to open in Denver later this year. Vu, a native of Boulder County, said he chose to open his first major business in Highlands Ranch because of the strong community feel that the unincorporated area brings. “Highlands Ranch is a very tight-knit community,” he said. “I did my research on the community and on the franchise.” Tran said I (heart) Mac & Cheese has a strong foundation and besides good food, the franchise founders have the same values
he wants to bring into Douglas County. Tran, a Marine Corps veteran, said the new restaurant is not just about serving food and making money. The 34-year-old said he wants to provide a business where young people can work and learn the importance of hard work in America. With 40 employees on staff, Tran said he will work to teach about the importance of personal, professional and financial growth. Employees of the new restaurant will learn the core principles of values, courage, commitment, and integrity, he said. Besides setting high standards to develop the young, local workforce, Tran said he has set major goals for himself as well. Tran said he hopes to open more restaurants over the next five years. Helping to reach his goals is I (heart) Mac & Cheese general manager Pino Chinnel. Chinnel, a Brighton resident, said she has worked with Tran before and respects his goals and guidance. Tran said bringing Chinnel to help with the new venture is important to his continued success. Chinnel said the grand opening of I (heart) Mac & Cheese was a success, with lines forming out the door throughout the day. Chinnel said the new location’s first 25 customers received vouchers for one year of free mac and cheese. Those lucky winners may not get tired of mac and cheese, given
General manager Pino Chinnel and owner Vu Tran celebrate the opening of I (heart) PHOTO BY THELMA GRIMES Mac & Cheese in Highlands Ranch.
the extensive menu the franchise restaurant provides. Chinnel explained that the menu provides 15 different signature items, including a variety of bowls and sandwich options. An instant customer favorite became the Best of Both Worlds sandwich. The menu item consists of mac and cheese, short ribs, BBQ sauce along with white and sharp cheddar sandwiched between two slices of sourdough toast. Chinnel said the great thing
about the expansive menu is that there is something for everyone, from vegan and keto options to gluten free dishes. Through the “create your own” menu options, Chinnel said customers will be able to get creative in developing various bowls and sandwiches. I (heart) Mac & Cheese is located at 1100 Sergeant Jon Stiles Drive, Unit 108 in Highlands Ranch. For more information, visit the website at iheartmacandcheese.com.
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Behind the curtain at the county coroner’s office Elected official leads staff that investigates deaths BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Inside the Douglas County Coroner’s Office in Castle Rock, there’s an autopsy suite equipped with modern equipment to carry out medical examinations. There is a refrigerated room holding cadavers, with bodies in black bags on metal gurneys. The office has black, electric, unmarked SUVs used to transport bodies to the office from the scene of death. The office’s mission is “providing the citizens of Douglas County, medical professionals, and members of the justice system accurate, scientific, and unbiased medical-based determinations of cause and manner of death in cases falling under the jurisdiction of the office,” its website says. Like other coroners across the country, County Coroner Jill Romann is an elected official, now serving her second term after first being elected in 2014. Previously she was chief deputy coroner. Romann is not a physician, but she has three decades of experience in the field, including 21 years as a board-certified medicolegal death investigator for coroner’s and medical examiner’s offices in Colorado, Minnesota and Wisconsin, her county
Douglas County Coroner’s Office staff: (from left) Jessica Carlos, senior forensic medicolegal death investigator; Jill Romann, coroner; PHOTO BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON Nick Lobello, chief deputy coroner; Taylor Lowry, MDI; Lauren Stockton, manager of coroner administration.
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Colo. hospital ICUs fill up amid COVID surge Polis: ‘Get protected. Get vaccinated. Get boosted.’ BY JOHN INGOLD THE COLORADO SUN
Gov. Jared Polis issued his most urgent plea in months Oct. 21, asking Coloradans to get vaccinated against coronavirus in order to break a continued surge in hospitalizations that left the state with only 120 available intensive care beds. Looking into the camera that was live streaming his news conference, Polis spoke directly to unvaccinated Coloradans, saying: “We want you here. We want you to be healthy. Please get vaccinated.” As of Oct. 21, more than 1,100 people were hospitalized in Colorado with confirmed cases of COVID-19, the highest number since last December. What is different this time, though, is the state has largely reopened, meaning hospitals are also filling up with victims of car accidents and other day-to-day events. During normal times, the state’s intensive care units would operate at about 68% full, said Scott Bookman, the state health department’s COVID-19 incident commander. Now, though, Colorado’s hospital ICUs are operating at around 90% of capacity, running the risk that they could be overwhelmed if the surge of coronavirus cases continues. Bookman said hospitals are postponing necessary but non-emergent surgeries — preserving capacity but delaying valuable medical care to patients who need it. Polis said the state is ready to implement crisis standards of care plans if needed, a move that would authorize hospitals to prioritize who receives treatment when their capacity is overrun. “We are nearing the capacity of our hospitals,” Polis said. Bookman echoed that concern, saying, “The trajectory of hospitalizations continues to go up, making me even more concerned about what this is going to do to the capacity of our hospitals to be able to take care
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of patients.” About 79% of those currently hospitalized with COVID-19 are unvaccinated, according to data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. And those who are hospitalized and unvaccinated also skew younger. The average age of an unvaccinated person who is hospitalized in Colorado right now is 57, compared with an average age of 73 for the vaccinated. In addition to urging unvaccinated people to get the shot, Polis also said older Coloradans should receive a booster shot. He cited newly released data from vaccine maker Pfizer showing that a booster shot of its vaccine was more than 95% effective at preventing symptomatic cases of COVID-19. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 20 approved booster shots for people who received the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, to go along with a previous approval of boosters for Pfizer recipients. At press time, an expert panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still needed
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Commissioners allow naming property after people 2-1 vote also renamed event center at fairgrounds BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Douglas County is now able to name its buildings and other properties after someone who has died after the commissioners approved a rule change in a split 2-1 vote Oct. 12. Commissioners George Teal and Abe Laydon, who voted in favor of the change, then also voted to name the Douglas County Fairgrounds and Events Center after James R. Sullivan, a county commissioner from 1989 to 2004. “The list is short to find somebody who contributed quite as much to the county and what this county is today than James R. Sullivan,” Teal said in the meeting. Teal and Laydon both spoke in support of the motion, with Teal speaking about the contributions Sullivan, or “Sully” as he was often known, made to the county as a commissioner and the country as a veteran. Teal said it was appropriate to name the events center after Sullivan because the building was constructed during the tenure of the longtime commissioner. “He was a huge fan of the fair, he was a huge fan of the rodeo, a huge fan of the 4-H efforts,” Teal said. Sullivan was “instrumental in envisioning and working to create” the Douglas County Fairgrounds and Events Center, according to the resolution. Sullivan was also elected to the Colorado House in 2004 and served one term.
Commissioner Lora Thomas voted against both resolutions, saying that she was part of the board that agreed to disallow the practice in 2018. “We decided we would not name anything, any county property after any individual unless there had been a financial contribution to that, that would be the one exception,” she said. Thomas gave the example of the county’s Miller building, named for Philip S. Miller, who named the county as a beneficiary of his trust. Thomas said then-commissioner Roger Partridge had brought up the topic. “Roger convinced us that there are so many really talented people in this county, there are a lot of people who make contributions to our county in various ways,” she said. “How do you choose between everybody here who you’re going to name something after?” Laydon voiced interest in seeing future people honored this way, including possibly Kendrick Castillo, an 18-year-old who was killed while rushing a school shooter at STEM School Highlands Ranch in May 2019. “I never want to condition recognition or acknowledgement on the ability to pay for it,” Laydon said. Sullivan died at his Perry Park home in April 2020 at the age of 92. Originally from Iowa, he moved to Douglas County in 1972. In addition to the fairgrounds, Sullivan had a part to play in the county open space program and E-470. On Oct. 16, just a few days after the building became the James R. Sullivan Events Center, a memorial was held in the facility for the late commissioner.
Fire destroys Halloween attraction in Parker BY MARK HARDEN MHARDEN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A Halloween attraction at a Parker farm was destroyed by a large fire early Oct. 25, South Metro Fire Rescue reported. The agency called the fire “suspicious.” The fire burned the Fright Acres haunted house at Flat Acres Farm, at at 11321 Dransfeldt Road, near Twenty Mile Road and Parker Road, the agency said. No injuries or evacuations were reported and the structure was said to be unoccuplied at the time. Firefighters were called at about 1:22 a.m. to Flat Acres Farm and found a brush fire under way involving bales of straw amid “very gusty winds,” according to South Metro Fire Rescue. Parker police, Douglas County sheriff’s deputies and members of the nearby Franktown Fire Protection District were also on the
scene to assist. Heavy equipment operators from Douglas County were called in to help firefighters move and break apart burning bales. At 2:12 a.m. Oct. 25, South Metro tweeted that the fire had been contained, but firefighting efforts continued. It took 70 people more than six hours to extinguish the flames, the agency said. In an update that afternoon, South Metro said in a statement that its investigators were “seeking two persons of interest who were at the scene” of the fire. It said that a surveillance video “shows two people arriving at the property and walking inside. A short time later flames are visible in the video.” The statement asked for anyone with information about the fire to contact Deputy Fire Marshal Tyler Everitt at 720-989-2233, or email tyler.everitt@southmetro.org.
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Reinke brothers bring Halloween fright Siblings have been into haunted houses since childhood BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
As a child, Greg Reinke hated being scared. Reinke remembers being 6 years old when a neighbor gave him a fright one Halloween night. Afterward, Reinke said, he was determined to face his fears and sat in the dark in his parents’ unfinished basement waiting for the boogeyman. “I was scared to death, but he never showed up,” Reinke said. “That’s when I went ‘I got it.’” Now, more than 53 years later, Reinke and his brother, Chris, make their own boogeymen to send shivers down people’s spines. Reinke Brothers, a year-round costume store located just north of Main Street in downtown Littleton, has for years been home to a haunted mansion that attracts visitors of all ages. After a shutdown last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, the store’s haunted mansion has returned in full force to offer those who dare a scare. But Reinke promises it remains a family-centered attraction. “We don’t do any blood or guts, we don’t have any chain saws, no scenes
A cursed reaper sings his favorites for a live audience inside the store.
where it’s really gory,” Reinke said. “My house is more like Disney, a lot of special effects, a lot of illusions.” The mansion, which sprawls roughly 10,000 square feet and is made up of 35 individual rooms,
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A monstrous clown welcomes visitors to Reinke Brothers.
began popping up in schools and local church events as the brothers built their Halloween empire. In 1984, the brothers set up their first purely commercial haunted house off Mineral and Broadway. In 2004, they bought their current store, located off South Prince Street, where their haunted mansion is housed. And the brothers haven’t lost their knack for resourcefulness. Weaving his way through the haunted mansion, Reinke points out a cut-up hose acting as a sewage SEE REINKE, P25
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The lawsuit was filed Oct. 20 in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. A hearing on the district’s request for a temporary restraining order halting enforcement of the county order was held before U.S. District Judge John Kane on Oct. 25. He granted the order the next day. The district filed its lawsuit while schools were on fall break. Students returned to class on Oct. 25. On Oct. 22, DCSD Superintendent Corey Wise sent a letter to the district community saying that the district would abide by the county’s public health order while the lawsuit moves through the legal system. “We will be in touch should our mask requirements change following a decision by the court,” Wise said. At press time Oct. 26, it was not immediately known what the district’s action would be. Plaintiffs include nine families of students with conditions ranging from cystic fibrosis, autism and Down syndrome to rare genetic disorders, severe respiratory disorders and asthma. Some plaintiffs have multiple conditions that place them at high risk if they contract COVID-19. The fledgling Douglas County Health Department was formed this year after the county left the TriCounty Health Department amid long-running disagreements over COVID safety rules. The Douglas County agency passed its first public health order on Oct. 8. The order allowed parents and guardians to opt children out of masking mandates in the county with a note saying masks negatively affected a student’s mental and physical health. Adults can opt themselves out. The health order also placed more limits on how people without COVID symptoms could be quarantined if exposed to COVID-19. Douglas County Board of Health President Doug Benevento provided a statement saying the health department is still reviewing the district’s lawsuit. The health board is “confident that our order strikes the appropriate balance with respect to mask mandates in our schools” by allowing people to opt out, the statement said. Benevento pointed to another pending lawsuit by a student against the district’s masking mandate as evi-
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ere we are wrapping up the series, “The 5 C’s of Retaining Top Talent.” Now it’s time to link connection, collaboration, change and consistency to WINNING culture. And culture, according to WORDS some top performers across several industries, was the difference maker in their decision to stay in their current role, or to leave and explore finding success elsewhere. Michael Norton Mariann is considered one of the brightest in her organization. She is a thought leader and someone who loves coaching, mentoring and developing excellence in her team. Every year she receives a glowing performance evaluation and an increase in her salary. When she emailed me after the first column of this series, she shared that she was regretfully leaving her job and team that she loved. Her reason was that after watching the culture of the organization deteriorate, and with empty promises to change, she ultimately resigned.
Her email was reflective of many I have received over the past few weeks. Organizations who are losing people are losing them largely because of the perceived negative, caustic, toxic, and confrontational environment they find themselves now working in. Dave, a top performing salesperson is consistently in the top five amongst the salespeople in his company. He emailed me to say he was glad that culture was on the list. He reported that he had left a numbers driven, operations driven culture that never supported the sales team. As a matter of fact, he called them the sales prevention department. He left because he heard about the positive, high-energy, sales culture at his current company. He sought them out even though they weren’t looking for any new salespeople at the time. He says that “Luckily, and thankfully they saw me as a fit and offered me a job. The culture here rocks.” We are living in very complex times, and it seems that no matter what we do as business owners, or executives leading a company, the diverse make-up of opinions, likes, dislikes, preferences, and
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Cherish the Constitution I recently watched a cable news program where a reporter was interviewing students on a major U.S. university campus. The reporter asked one question: “Should the U.S. Constitution be rewritten?” The majority of students said “Yes, the Constitution should be rewritten” to conform more appropriately to the 21st century. The question should have been followed by a couple more, such as “Have you ever read the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?” or “When was the last time you read the Constitution?” I would bet that the majority of the students have never read the most important document ever written in world history. Additionally, the reporter should have asked, “Can you recite the preamble of the Constitution?” I’m guessing very few of the students, if any, could recite it, even if you gave them a clue, such as: “We the People …” SEE LETTER, P15
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attitudes of our team members makes it almost impossible to please everyone. Right now, if you happen to be at a place where the culture of the organization is eroding and people are leaving, there is still hope. There is still time to start making changes or leading differently. Although we are living and working with complexities, we can take what Albert Einstein said and focus on simplicity. Albert Einstein said, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” Sometimes we tend to complicate the uncomplicated or over-engineer a solution. When it comes to changing culture or creating and maintaining a positive culture where people want to come to work, we can make huge advancements by focusing on the basics, some of the simplest things that our people expect from leadership, and that can go such a long way to building a thriving culture. We covered some of these over the past four weeks; connection; collaboration; change; and consistency. Employee engagement is a very clear indicator of the health of our business. And a pretty obvious indicator of whether or not
we have a positive and thriving culture. When we look around are r we seeing team members who are W a simply checking the box, or are D they engaged and contributing at their very best? Are we being s transparent with what is going on,c how the company is performing, e and taking an active interest in each team member? Are we work- s ing under a people-focused culturef based on honesty, integrity, and i v opportunity? If not, people will do one of two things. Show up and check the box, or they will leave. b And with those two options, hav- h ing them leave is almost always m better. u How is your business doing when it comes to culture? Is it so a bad that you are in duck and coverh mode? Is it so good that you hope d to attract more top talent to join l you? I would love to hear your s story at mnorton@tramazing. com and when we create a culture t d where people want to work and l thrive, it really will be a better than good year. a Michael Norton is the grateful CEOe of Tramazing.com, a personal and b professional coach, and a consul- L tant, trainer, encourager and moti- a vator to businesses of all sizes. r a t t w
What do you do when you think of conflict?
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ver watch that episode of “The Office” where Michael decides to teach his staff about conflict resolution? As a human resources professional and conflict coach GUEST watching that, I was both gasping COLUMN and guffawing at the same time. Of all the people to attempt it, there’s the manager modeling just how NOT to attempt to resolve conflict. At one point, he basically comLinda Newell pares conflict to a “shiatsu massage, where they dig into your body, very hard. And it is very painful. And apparently, some people throw up. But the next day, they feel great.” Most of us hate that poke-in-theeye feeling when addressing conflict. Even though I teach conflict transformation for a living, I still
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Ruby Martinez and Juli Watkins. Leung and Holtzmann are board incumbents. Holtzmann and Winegar are running in District G, Leung and Williams in District E, Martinez and Myers are running in District D while Peterson and Watkins are squaring off in District B. The countywide school board election ends Nov. 2. Candidates from both slates said sexuality-education requirements for public schools are established in state statute but offered different views on the issue. CommUNITY Matters slate members spoke about ensuring students have the knowledge they need to make healthy decisions. Leung said students need to understand issues spanning from abstinence to contraception to healthy relationships, and that the district is looking at how curriculums differ throughout the system. “We used to have every single school have their own sex education and now we are trying to develop a more consistent curriculum,” Leung said. Holtzmann said district policy aligns with state standards — like ensuring lessons are not shamebased, are inclusive of gender and LGBTQIA+ individuals, and are age appropriate. “It’s important for our students to receive medically and scientifically accurate information to empower them to make informed decisions to promote their own health and wellbeing,” she said. Watkins said she does not find sex-education standards required in state statute controversial and that students need the courses to make healthy decisions. She would support the district looking into updating is policies. Martinez said many students have parents they can talk to about anything, but added that’s not the case for all children. Schools have an obligation to provide sexuality education, while parents provide their children lessons in values, she said. “In the home is where that young person will hear what expectations are,” she said.
MORE ON SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION For more news and information from Colorado Community Media about candidates for the Douglas County School District board and their views, visit tinyurl.com/DouglasCountyVotersGuide. After the polls close Nov. 2, visit ColoradoCommunityMedia.com for election results. Candidates from the Kids First slate all spoke about making transparency a priority and offering families ample opportunity to opt children out of lessons they are not comfortable with. Williams recalled her child’s fifth grade teacher sending an email to families before they conducted lessons about puberty, with links to the information that would presented. She called that an important step. “This gives parents an opportunity to have that conversation and do what’s best for their family,” she said. Winegar said statutes about education sometimes address issues beyond a school district’s purpose, which she described as providing academic instruction. Sex education could include sensitive topics and parents should be made fully aware of what’s in lessons, she said. “There are some lessons that are best taught at home,” she said. Peterson said he would start by asking for student and parent input about what gaps might exist in lessons or what updates people would like to see. He also suggested offering families alternative lesson plans, rather than just the ability to opt out. “I’d also want to ensure that sexual education takes a back seat” to teaching subjects like math and science, he said. Myers discussed her concerns with how much information is available to young people through social media, television and the internet. She told children “to guard and protect what little innocence you have.” The state has standards for teaching sex education, she said, but told young people, “it’s not important to know everything right now.” “You’re not going to learn everything in school,” she said.
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even a court-ordered mediator. And yes, some conflicts may be too dangerous to attempt to manage on our own. But the majority of them are possible to wade through and get to the other side. Will you throw up, as Michael claims? Maybe. But you’ll feel great the next day! For information on Conflict Resolution Month in Colorado, you can go to: conflictresolutionmonth.org. Or, for training, coaching, or
minimize its significance or the inspiration of those who wrote it. It’s as perfect today as when it was written. The younger generations in our nation have fallen victim to the radical “progressives” who are leading Americans into servitude and destroying freedom as we know it. And once freedom is lost, it’s gone forever. Wake up America before it’s too late. Douglas E. Lierle Lone Tree
facilitating conflict, feel free to reach out to me for a resource relevant for you. The reward of feeling more peace in our lives, especially right now, is well worth the practice.
Former Colorado state Senator, now with a master’s in Social Justice and Ethics from Iliff School of Theology, Linda Newell is a writer, instructor, facilitator, and conflict coach. Senlindanewell@ gmail.com, www.lindanewell. org, www.senlindanewell.com, @sennewell on Twitter, Senator Linda Newell or @TheLastBill on Facebook.
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A vital and ‘lovely job’ Theresa Cuccio has been working with NICU babies for 33 years. She is currently a NICU nurse at Sky Ridge Medical Center.
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NICU nurses care for babies and families in trying moments BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
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hey are the last people parents want to see on what it supposed to be one of the happiest days of their lives. But, in a short amount of time, they become people who parents treasure, remember and appreciate forever. These people are the nurses that take care of babies sent to the newborn intensive care unit, or NICU, after birth. When having a baby, parents plan for and think about the happy moment when the little bundle of joy arrives. When a doctor orders a baby, especially those born prematurely, to the NICU, the happiness is replaced with a quick sense of fear, confusion, and anxiety. Helping to settle and understand all of those emotions are the NICU nurses. Kirtley Ceballos, the fetal and neonatal director of patient services at Children’s Hospital Colorado, said that no matter where the hospital is located along the Front Range, nurses in every single NICU facility brings stability, kindness, understanding and the ability to educate parents on what to do now. “NICU units are not just about caring for the babies,” Ceballos said. “These nurses care for the entire family. They help moms hold these fragile babies, they interpret cries and teach parents how to understand certain facial expressions. They educate them on what they need to do.” Whether it is helping a mother start pumping breast milk to help
a baby who is too weak to latch on or teaching the new father how to overcome his fears and hold a baby that may be no bigger than his hand, NICU nurses serve as support to parents as they provide care for a baby. ‘I just loved the babies’ NICU nurses are such experts that the quickness with which they can bathe, change a diaper, and get a baby resting peacefully in a bed can be intimidating to a new parent. Longtime NICU nurse Theresa Cuccio, with Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, said because it is second nature for unit nurses to care for small babies, they just zoom through. Sometimes they forget a parent is watching with a lot of anxiety, she said. AnnMarie Buczyna, a fifth-year NICU nurse at the Level 3 at the Medical Center for Aurora, said teaching parents how to become comfortable caring for their new baby is one of her favorite parts of the job. Buczyna has worked throughout the Denver metro area with babies, including Children’s Hospital Colorado. “It’s everyday life in the NICU, but for parents it can be one of the scariest days of their lives,” she said. “NICU nurses are happy to help both the parents and the baby.” Cuccio, a NICU nurse for 33 years, said she has valued every moment of her career. The longtime nurse said in nursing school she spent a few hours observing babies in a NICU and was immediately hooked. “I just loved the babies,” she said. “NICU nursing is so much more
Young Amelia, dubbed the “Christmas Miracle Baby” by Sky Ridge NICU nurses, COURTESY PHOTO returned with her parents for an annual reunion.
unique that other areas. Here we must function as a team. You cannot do your own thing. We have a great team that comes together for the moments to celebrate and for the tough days. It is the nature of how we function, you are never on an island.” Cuccio said NICU is unique because of the family aspect. Parents have such high expectations when they come into delivery that the thought of going to NICU can be tough, Cuccio said. “You have to put yourself in their shoes,” she said. “As nurses, we are patient because we know this is not what they anticipated. These parents are thrown for a loop and the care their baby needs is differ-
ent than they expected.” ‘OK to take a break’ In a lot of cases, Buczyna said NICU nurses have to act as a voice of reason for parents. Cuccio and Byczyna said so often parents, mothers especially, come into NICU blaming themselves, thinking they cannot leave the baby for a second. “We let them know that we have the baby’s care first,” Cuccio said. “We let them know it is OK to put the baby down and walk away. It is OK to take a break.” As time passes in the NICU, Cuccio said the goal is to teach these parents to do the work in feeding, SEE NURSES, P17
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ocalist Veronica Swift will perform at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver’s Gates SONYA’S Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. SAMPLER 19. Her program will include swing, beebop and The Great American Songbook. Tickets start at $19. Go online to newmancenterpresents. com or call 303-8717720.
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Visions The annual “Visions Tactile Art Show” at the Arapahoe Community College Colorado Gallery of the Arts, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, features collaborative art by ACC art students and those from Colorado Center for the Blind. November 8-17; free and open to the public. Opening reception Nov. 11, 5 to 7 p.m. Masks required. Information: trish.sangelo@arapahoe.edu. Phamaly Theatre Phamaly Theatre will present three staged readings under the heading of “Theatre as Sanctuary,” exploring the idea of sanctuary: “The Christians” by Lucas Hnath, directed by Monica Holt, Oct. 2930 at the Antonia Brico Stage at Central Presbyterian Church, 1660 N. Sherman St., Denver; “And in this Corner: Cassius Clay,” directed by donnie betts, Nov. 12-13 at the Phamaly Theatre Company Offices, 3532 Franklin St., Denver; and “My Name is Asher Lev” by Aaron Posner, directed by Ben Raanan, Nov. 20-21 at Temple Emanuel, 51 Grape St., Denver. Pay what you can, $20 is suggested, at phamaly.org. Call for artists Lone Tree Arts Center will present its annual Commissioners’ Choice exhibit, with a theme of “Pets: The Unsung Heroes of the Pandemic,” from Jan. 12 to March 27 and entries are due by Nov. 4.
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changing and caring for the baby. “As nurses, sometimes the best thing we can do is take a step back and be supportive,” Cuccio said. “We work to educate them and empower them.” Cuccio said working with parents can be rewarding for NICU nurses as they watch them go from being scared to even hold their baby to being confident, and once the baby is strong enough, carrying them out proudly in the car seat. Cuccio and Byczyna said NICUs are also unique in how patients come in. Some days the unit will see no babies and the following day suddenly there is an onslaught of babies being born that need the added care. The time patients are with NICU can range from six hours to months, Cuccio said. Sometimes
Vocalist Veronica Swift will perform at the University of Denver’s Newman Center for COURTESY PHOTO the Performing Arts on Nov. 19.
Information at lonetreeartscenter. org/commissionerschoice. Stories on Stage “What Goes Up Must Come Down” will be presented at 7 p.m. on Nov. 12 in person and virtual at Nomad Theatre in Boulder and online. Ticket information: storiesonstage.org, 303-494-0523 ($22). Later shows will be on Sundays at the Su Teatro Theater on Santa Fe Drive. Littleton artist Littleton artist Michelle Lamb will be in an exhibit called “Paredolia,” which means receiving specific images in an unusual medium. Oct. 22 to Nov. 7 at Core New Art Space, 6851 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood, part of 40 West. See coreartspace.com. a situation ends in tragedy and others end with a baby going home after months of treatment. Cuccio recalled a “Christmas miracle baby” who came early while her parents were visiting Colorado. The baby needed a lot of time to get stronger. Seeing that baby girl leave in the arms of her happy parents was a day to celebrate, Cuccio said. Cuccio and Byczna said they can see the impact they have on families for years after they leave NICU. Each year, hospitals often do reunions where NICU nurses get to see parents and the children they have treated. Cuccio said parents are so grateful for the caring services nurses provide that they come back year after year to continue saying “thank you.” Cabello said going beyond the baby and family care, NICU nurses are the ones doctors turn to the most. Doctors value their opinions in deciding treatment options for babies because they are the ones with them the most, she said. With no plans of slowing down,
Genealogists Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society presents “Denver Graveyard Spirits: Past and Present,” with speaker Phil Goodstein at 1 p.m. on Nov. 9 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 845 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial. Also on Zoom. Information: columbinegenealogy. com.
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VOTE NOW! ( IF YOU DARE! ) VOTE ONLINE FROM OCT. 13 - 31, 2021 COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM AnnMarie Buczyna has worked in NICUs throughout the Denver metro area, including her current position at the Aurora COURTESY PHOTO Medical Center.
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‘Lotus’ sculpture installed as tribute Carmela Geselbracht left artistic imprint on Littleton BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Friends gathered on a recent sunny Oct. 14 at Hudson Gardens to welcome a sculptural tribute and remember the late Carmela Geselbracht, a former Littleton resident who was an artist, sculptor and active member of Main Street Players. Geselbracht, who moved from Littleton to British Columbia prior to her death in 2014, was a close friend of Littleton actor/director Annawyn Shamas, who led MSP, formed to produce plays at Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton, when it opened to the community. The two met through the players group. Shamas has seen the “Lotus” scultpure previously when it was part of an exhibit of local artists’ works at the Gardens. The multicolored petals include purple, Geselbracht’s favorite color. Sculptor Charlotte Zink shared a bit about “Lotus” in a note to us: “With its bright bursts of color and uplifting form, `Lotus’ is a larger than life, stylized steel flower constructed from upcycled farm parts. It colorfully blossoms and opens upwards to the sky, rain or shine. “A popular artistic motif, Lotus flowers are regarded in many different cultures as a symbol of purity,
Charlotte Zink’s sculpture “Lotus” was recently installed at Hudson Gardens in LittleCOURTESY PHOTO ton as a tribute to the late Carmela Geselbracht.
enlightenment and rebirth. Its characteristics are a perfect analogy for the human condition: even when its roots are in the dirtiest waters, the lotus produces the most beautiful flower. “Sculptures come to life in many ways: these heavy steel pieces and gear drive from a bulldozer came from an old salvage yard in East Texas and waited many years in the corner of our yard for their moment in the sun,” Zink wrote. Geselbracht was remembered as
a two-time director of the community-focused “Fiasco,” a popular, Littleton-focused musical spoof that was written and produced by area creatives for a number of years. She moved to Littleton in 1975 and “could make art all the time, solo and collaboratively,” friends recalled — in theatre, clay, sculpting ... Her MSP involvement helped expand the local theatre company. In fact, Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center was first developed for its new life as a stage for “Fiasco” after
several years with the cast moving around the area, performing in country clubs and elsewhere. Of course, other productions also needed that stage. In prior years, actors had staged some shows in the high schools as well, but scheduling rehearsals, etc., was always difficult. The City of Littleton had recently built a new, large, modern city building and moved operations there. The older building still contained some city offices when former mayor and Littleton native Vaughn Gardinier started a committee to consider a new use — and ways to pay for it ... Many friends were involved in planning and fundraising over a number of years. Carmela had a book in progress, friends recalled. “Oh, how my visions haunt me as I gaze back on the scene,” she wrote. She was remembered in a sentimental group toast at a luncheon/ reception at the Inn at Hudson Gardens as “Smart, talented, charismatic and beautiful.” Her sister, Laura, commented that she could “smell Carmela’s perfume” when she was writing remarks to share at this event. Hudson Gardens, at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton, is open to the public, with free admission, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stroll down to the pond to enjoy “Lotus.” While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, public events frequently are canceled or rescheduled. Check with organizers before you go.
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certain quarantining efforts that work to mitigate the spread of COVID,” the lawsuit says. Masking rules have been the subject of a fierce debate in Douglas County, with some families pushing for universal masking and others urging personal choice. The issue has cropped up in the race to fill four seats on the school board in the election that ends Nov. 2. In the district’s Oct. 20 statement, Wise, the DCSD superinentendent, said that “we deeply appreciate there may be families who don’t want their children wearing masks in school.” The lawsuit is about the district coming together to take the “temporary measure of masking,” he said, so every child “has the ability to thrive in our classrooms.” “The choice is this: Are we going to ignore the recommendation of medical experts everywhere and put the lives of vulnerable students in jeopardy? Or are we going to give all children a fair shot to succeed in person, in school, where they belong,” Wise’s statement said. The district’s statement cited the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which prohibits discrimination based on disability and requires districts to provide students with disabilities safe and equal access to public education. “The (county health department) order ignores well-settled science and guidance regarding COVID-19
Douglas Benevento was selected as the president of the new Douglas County Health Department’s Board of Health on Sept. 30. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER
mitigation and puts the health and learning of vulnerable students — those with chronic conditions, respiratory issues and other serious health challenges — in jeopardy,” the statement said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the Tri-County Health Department and Children’s Health
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Win propels Chaparral toward football playoffs 35-32 battle comes down to game’s final seconds BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Chaparral’s Kylan Wilson (5) had 278 yards of total offense in the Oct. 21 game against Douglas County. He passed for a touchdown and ran for two in the 35-32 win for Chap. PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON
The Douglas County Huskies and the Chaparral Wolverines met in a football game on Oct. 21 at EchoPark Stadium in Parker with class 5A state playoff berths at stake. And the game featured several big plays and two all-purpose quarterbacks in Douglas County’s Antwuan (AJ) Jackson and Kylan Wilson of Chap. Chaparral, of Parker, came out on top with a 35-32 victory that wasn’t decided until the final 54 seconds of the game. That’s when the Wolverines’ Kegan Swain, an up back in the punt formation, took the snap and ran for a first down that allowed Chap to run out the remaining time on the clock. Chap, 21st in the RPI standings before the game, improved to 5-4 overall while Douglas County, of Castle Rock, which was 15th in the RPI standings that help determine the 24-team Class 5A playoff bracket, slipped to a 6-3 overall record. The Wolverines have one more Douglas County South League game remaining on Oct. 29 against rival Legend, of Parker, which was second-ranked in the CHSAANow. com poll. Douglas County wraps up the regular season on Oct. 28 against eighth-ranked Regis Jesuit, of Aurora.
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Antwuan “A.J.” Jackson (16) of Douglas County runs with the ball in the Oct. 21 game against Chaparral.
a Wilson and Jackson provided mostp of the entertainment in a game that h had more big plays and offense in p the first half (28-24 lead for Chap) than in the entire contest of other w g games. “The dynamics of the game came w down to number 16 (Jackson) and a our number 5 (Wilson),” said Chap coach Jeff Ketron. “That’s kind of why they’re the quarterbacks. AJ is a heck of a football player and SEE CHAPARRAL, P23
Legend, Lutheran take state softball titles Parker schools celebrate championship wins BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Two Parker high schools had banner days on Oct. 23 at Aurora Sports Park. Legend and Lutheran captured championships at the state softball championship with convincing wins in the title games. The Legend Titans, the fourth seed in the bracket, won their third Class 5A state crown in the past five years with an 8-0 win over Columbine of Jefferson County to finish the season with a 25-4 record. The top-seeded Lutheran Lions continued to show their season-long dominance with a 13-2 romp over University High School of Greeley in the Class 3A championship contest as the Lions completed a 29-0 season. Legend won back-to-back state titles in 2017 and 2018. This season’s team started slow but played well down the stretch. “We have a young team,” said Titans coach Kristen Shirk. “We fired
The Lutheran softball team holds the Class 3A state championship banner and trophy PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON Oct. 23.
on all cylinders and that was needed to win. This team reminds me of the 2017 team when we had a core of juniors and some young kids.” Legend turned the title game in its favor in the fifth inning by scoring five runs using the long ball against a Columbine team that it beat early in the season. Kaylynn English belted a solo homer. Emma Harrington followed with a two-run HR and then Afton Armijo added another two-run circuit clout.
Starting pitcher Cameron Ponich for the Titans allowed five hits, didn’t issue a walk and struck out 12 batters. “We came into this tournament with the mindset that we have to play like we have all season,” said catcher Emma Harrington. “That’s what got us through this tournament. It means so much to me. I don’t know how it will feel later. It’s crazy. It hasn’t settled in yet.” SEE SOFTBALL, P23
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Legend starting pitcher Cameron Ponich holds the state championship trophy after the Titans downed Columbine 8-0 to win the title. It was the third state title in five years for Legend.
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Chaparral’s Kylan Wilson (5) looks to throw in the Oct. 21 game against Douglas County. PHOTO BY JIM BENTON
CHAPARRAL FROM PAGE 22
Kyle for us.” Wilson, the senior who also played safety and punted for Chap, had 278 total yards. He was eight of 19 passing for 207 yards and a TD. He rushed for 71 yards and two scores. “I just was doing my thing, do it all and help my team,” said Wilson. “I played so-so. There were things I could have done better but overall I played pretty good. “We’ve been in battle almost every week. We knew we needed to win this game to make the playoffs. I know AJ. I wouldn’t say he’s a good buddy but he’s an acquaintance.”
Jackson, who also played in the defensive secondary and returned punts in addition to quarterback, also had over 200 yards of total offense. He passed for two touchdowns and ran for two. Brayden Munroe of Chaparral had three receptions for 147 yards and three TDs including a 77-yard scoring reception on a pass from Wilson. The junior wide receiver also had an 88-yard kickoff return for a TD and returned a blocked field goal for a score. Camden Vogt paced the Wolverines’ defense with nine total tackles while Fransisco Lewis and Geoffrey Freeman each had eight tackles. Lewis also had an interception. “We knew if we won we’d be in the playoffs,” added Ketron. “This was a quality win over a six-win team. We’re excited.”
Emma Harrington pointed to the fifth inning as the turning point. “That inning really set us apart from the other team,” she said. “It got our energy up and the confidence in ourselves. That was the breaking point. We understood we had already played them and we could win but we had to treat it like a new game. We had to come in with a new, fresh mindset.” Lutheran, the state runnersup last year to Eaton in its first season as a varsity softball program, had the same mindset as it had all year. The Lions outscored four opponents in this year’s state tournament, 52-3, and held a 388-23 scoring advantage over the opposition during the season. Going 46-2 in two season is a good way to establish a softball program, and the school has plans to move to Class 4A next year. “In two seasons we’ve lost to one 3A team and that was in the championship,so we have two losses as a program for the first two years. That’s amazing,” said Lutheran coach Glen Maestretti. “We put a lot of pressure on our offense in this tournament to get our pitcher Hailey (Maestretti) off the mound. We only
have the one pitcher. She’s had an amazing year. She showed everybody today.” Hailey Maestretti allowed only two hits for the Lions, who gave up two runs in the top of the first inning. However, the Lions scored once in the bottom of the first and added four runs in the second, third and fourth innings to make this another mercy rule outcome. “It feels great to win,” said Hailey Maestretti. “I loved how hard we worked this season. It feels great to come out on top. Yeah, last year was on our minds. This year was going to be ours. “We felt very motivated through the whole tournament, feeling it was something bigger than ourselves. We took each step, each pitch, each game.” In other state tournament games involving South Metro teams, Horizon, of Thornton, downed Castle View, of Castle Rock, 5-3 in the first round, and Columbine trimmed Highlands Ranch school Rock Canyon 4-2. Mountain Vista, of Highlands Ranch, ousted Smoky Hill, of Aurora, 13-9, but dropped a 4-2 decision to defending champion Fossil Ridge, of Fort Collins. Legend beat Cherokee Trail 10-3, outlasted Broomfield 2-0 and beat top-seeded Horizon 7-2 in the semifinals. In the Class 4A tournament, Ponderosa, of Parker, opened with a 12-6 win over Frederick but then lost 6-1 to Riverdale Ridge, of Thornton.
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“I see the flag getting bigger and bigger, and then in the blink of an eye, it is gone. The engine grows quiet, the speed drops, and my excitement takes off,” he wrote. Heat rises from the track and fans hush as he transitions into a cool-down lap. His hands “feel as if someone was beating on them with a hammer,” and his “nose is filled with the strong smell of gasoline.” “I think to myself, wow, I just won my first professional race at Circuit of Americas in Austin, Texas,” he wrote. Taking titles That’s far from his only title. In September, the 20-year-old from Lone Tree took home second place at the National Auto Sport Association’s 2021 Spec Miata National Championships held at Daytona International Speedway. He placed first in the Teen Mazda Challenge. “It was so thrilling,” said Voigt’s mother, Pamela. “Continual goosebumps.” Racing at Daytona was a bucket list opportunity. The famous track is known for its long straightaways where drafting is crucial, Voigt said. For that reason, having a drafting partner is ideal. One car trailing another closely can increase the drivers’ speed by several miles per hour. “It’s just physics,” Voigt said. In a series of practice sessions and qualifying events for the national championships, Voigt placed well, staying among the top 10. But he had trouble finding another driver to team up with, which left him to fend for himself come race time. As the championship event got underway, Voigt hung just outside the top eight drivers, he said. “I was having to drive the absolute hell out of the car to keep up with them,” he said. The championships epitomized how strategy and fate both come into play during a race, Voigt said. A crash took two cars out and Voigt closed the gap on the fifth. He focused on staying consistent and not making mistakes in his driving, he said. Then another car was hit by debris and had to pull off.
Getting started The now 20-year-old who poured his love of racing onto the page speaks with just as much passion for the sport in conversation. “I’ve learned so much about myself in racing,” he said. He was 17 at the time of his first professional win, but his love for the sport was sparked years earlier, when his father took him to a go-kart track around age 10. As he wrote in his essay, school had been difficult for him with not only a dyslexia diagnosis but ADHD as well. Racing was different. Speed didn’t scare him, and he quickly picked up the art of racing. “Being an inch off the ground, not even exaggerating, going 90 in a go-kart,” he said. “You feel the Gforces.” He went to local tracks on weekends for fun, eventually catching the attention of an employee who told his dad he saw raw talent in the young speedster. The man suggested investing in a kart. At age 12, his parents did just that. Voigt had been working hard in school, they said, and as a reward they surprised him with his own set
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of wheels. Voigt began competing throughout Colorado around age 14, often alongside adults, and almost immediately won competitions. His room in the basement of his family home boasts shelves brimming with trophies and walls lined with memorabilia. The room is also where he gets in much of his practice time, using a software program hooked up to a mock race car rig. Real track time is expensive. So is the entire sport. Travel. Vehicle maintenance. Race entry fees. Voigt doesn’t get paid to race, but thanks to sponsors he doesn’t pay to race, either. Practicing from home helps him stay competitive without some of the financial burden, he said.
At home, he climbs through the narrow gap between the seat and steering wheel and sits there for hours before a competition, racing on the screen and getting virtual coaching from a mentor who emails him notes. “The seat, the pedal and the wheel are pretty much right off a race car,” he said. A lifelong passion Racing teaches his son valuable life lessons, like handling pressure and being put on the spot, Voigt’s father, Brian, said. Thinking back to the September national championships, Brian said he and Pamela “always SEE RACER, P25
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drain and the lids of plastic storage containers painted to look like rusted doors. A small team of artists and technicians begins every March on the mansion, which usually changes about half its rooms each year. In late September, it opens to guests. Outside the mansion, the brothers’ store is a treasure trove of costumes and decor. With more than 50,000 items, Reinke said he has diversified his pool of inventory, from buying out party stores that are going bankrupt to sourcing handmade masks and decorations from locals. “The reason why I don’t buy in one specific place is then I look like everyone else, I’ll look like a Walmart or a Target, and I don’t want to do that,” he said. The novelty and breadth of Reinke
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knew Harry was capable of that level of competition.” “How many times did you hear me say, ‘You’re as fast as these guys,’” Brian said to Voigt. “I’m not sure
Brothers is what draws customers from all over. “It’s the Halloween store we were hoping to find,” said Sarah Russett, who stumbled upon Reinke Bros last week after coming to Littleton to watch a marching band. Milo Salisbury, a Littleton native who now lives in Aurora, said she made the trip back to her home city for the store. “It’s an adventure whenever you come in here,” she said. For Reinke, it’s the screams, and the smiles, that have kept him in the business for so long. His haunted mansion seeks to not just brew up a good scare but to tap the imagination of minds as young as his when he and his brother built their first haunted house. Reinke said he will do lights-on tours with children to show them how his haunted mansion comes to life. “(People go) why would you do that and I say, ‘Why wouldn’t I?’” Reinke said. “Maybe they’ll make a great haunted house someday.”
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Harry always believed it.” Voigt would love to race as a career, but he’s also staying focused on earning his degree. He’s now studying business at Lynn University in Florida. Whatever the future holds, “racing will always be a part of my life,” he said. “It just seems like a part of me,” he said.
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Fan Expo Denver reunites fandoms for fun haven’t been able to for a while. We’re overjoyed to be able to bring that connection back to Denver this October.” Fan Expo Denver will run from Friday, Oct. 29 through Sunday, Oct. 31 at the Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St. in Denver. The event is open from 4 to 9 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Attendance at the event will be 75% of the size of the normal event, but will still include vendors and artisans, workshops and panels and celebrity and creative guests. Tickets and information can be found at www.fanexpodenver.com. At press time, scheduled celebrity attendees include: • William Shatner - Star Trek and real-life space traveler. • Christopher Eccleston - “Doctor Who” and “The Leftovers.” • Giancarlo Esposito - “The Mandalorian” and “Breaking Bad.” • Billie Piper - Doctor Who and “Penny Dreadful.” • Zachary Quinto - Spock in the recent Star Trek movies and “Heroes.” • Michael Rooker” - “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The Walking
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enforcement, paramedics, mortuary science and nursing. Romann explained that of all medicolegal death investigators nationwide, only 4,000 people have tested for board certification, and roughly 245 have passed. “At the Douglas County Coroner’s Office, all death investigators are required to test,” Romann said. “I have got the most board-certified medicolegal death investigators in one office outside of New York City.” Jessica Ray has worked as a death investigator for nearly 10 years, specializing in cases involving opioid addiction and characteristics of opioid-related death. She is board-certified by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators and is currently the highest-trained death investigator at the Douglas County Coroner’s Office. “Doing this job is like a calling for me. I don’t even really consider this a job,” Ray said. “I love to serve people in this capacity and learn about people’s stories, like how they get to a place in life where they end up in a coroner’s office.”
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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 12th day of November 2013 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to COMIAN XI TAX LIEN FUND LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:
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TR IN NE1/4 9-6-66 & NW1/4 10-6-66 LYING E OF LOT 4 WESTCREEK 2 1ST AMD 0.135 AM/L
NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: BCP-MIDTOWN INVESTMENTS I LLC - OCCUPANT - COMIAN XI TAX LIEN FUND LLC - REGISTERED AGENT DONALD J MARCOTTE BCP-MIDTOWN INVESTMENTS I LLC - THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PARKER - JEFF TOBORG MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF PARKER FORMERLY DAVID CASIANO MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF PARKER - CHRIS VANDERPOOL ACTING TOWN CLERK OF THE TOWN OF PARKER FORMERLY CAROL BAUMGARTNER TOWN CLERK OF THE TOWN OF PARKER - PARKER WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT - FRANK JAEGER DISTRICT MANAGER PARKER WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT - BRIAN W BAIR MANAGER BCPMIDTOWN INVESTMENT I LLC
and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to COMIAN XI TAX LIEN FUND LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2012. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of BCP-MIDTOWN INVESTMENTS I LLC for said year 2012 That said COMIAN XI TAX LIEN FUND LLC on the 28th day of July 2021 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 27th day of January 2022 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 14th day of October 2021 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No. 939818 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MARGIE CLEMMER the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:
Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: GARTHY DENT AKA GARTHY L DENT AKA GARTHY A DENT AKA GARTHY ALFRED DENT - OCCUPANT - JOHN DAGOSTINO - MARGIE CLEMMER - GARTHY DENT AKA GARTHY L DENT AKA GARTHY A DENT AKA GARTHY ALFRED DENT C/O BEATRICE R DENT FAMILY ESTATE TRUST - GARTHY DENT AKA GARTHY L DENT AKA GARTHY A DENT AKA GARTHY ALFRED DENT C/O BEATRICE RUTH DENT & BRET ALLAN DENT - GARTHY DENT AKA GARTHY L DENT AKA GARTHY A DENT AKA GARTHY ALFRED DENT C/O OLENA DENT & DAVID MICHAEL DENT - GARTHY DENT AKA GARTHY L DENT AKA GARTHY A DENT AKA GARTHY ALFRED DENT C/O DEANNE CHRISTINE BROCK - COLORADO WESTERN DEVELOPMENT CO - LEE E STUBBLEFIELD AKA LEE EUGENE STUBBLEFIELD AKA LEE EUGENE STUBBLEFIELD JR PRESIDENT COLORADO WESTERN DEVELOPMENT CO - KENNETH J WEILER AKA KENNETH WEILER SECRETARY COLORADO WESTERN DEVELOPMENT CO
LOT 33 BLK 3 MERIBEL VILLAGE 1 0.512 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to MARGIE CLEMMER. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of GARTHY L DENT for said year 2013 That said MARGIE CLEMMER on the 8th day of March 2021 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 27th day of January 2022 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 14th day of October 2021 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No. 939819 First Publication: October 14, 2021 Last Publication: October 28, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
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