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The Lone Tree location of Blue Island Oyster Bar and Seafood features both casual and more formal dining areas. PHOTO BY MARC PISCOTTY PHOTOGRAPHY
The restaurant, located at 10008 Commons St., will staff about 70 people and can seat up to 200 diners inside, plus another 50 on the patio. Its grand opening was scheduled for Jan. 17.
The Lone Tree location strives to immerse people in a modern New England atmosphere fi lled with vintage inspiration. Décor includes nautical maps that pinpoint the location of the company’s east coast operations.
Much of the oyster served up to diners are sourced from the company’s oyster farm and hatchery in Long Island, although the seafood comes from both coasts and across the globe.
“When I designed the space, I really wanted for it to be like a choose your own adventure,” Huggard said.
There’s a cocktail bar, a patio, a casual dining space near the bar, intimate booths near the back and a more formal dining area, all aimed at catering to whatever a customer’s mood of the day is.
“Front and center, a beautiful oyster bar,” Huggard said, standing in front of the restaurant’s main entrance. “They are shucked right in front of you.”
Between 30,000 and 50,000 oysters will be shucked at the Lone Tree location each week.
Huggard can passionately talk through the fi ve oyster varieties, where the varieties originate, where they’ve been relocated and grown, the intricacies in each variety’s shell and how it all comes together to deliver different fl avors.
Huggard said the restaurant isn’t just for people who love seafood. The menu includes everything from burgers to salad to steak, although his personal favorite is still on brand: the fried clams and clam chowder.
“We don’t just serve oysters,” he said. “We’re a full-service restaurant.”
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Outside Douglas County Schools headquarters, a woman waited for the Jan. 11 school board study session to begin wearing the unmistakable red costume of The Handmaid’s Tale.
Carolyn Williamson came to make a statement, and a plea, she said. The Parker resident believes the three women elected to the board in November often parrot board President Mike Peterson.
She sewed her costume and wore a mask with a zipper over her mouth as visual demonstration, likening the directors to women without free speech in the dystopian world on the television show.
“Our point is that they need to speak up and show us that they have an opinion as well,” she said.
She sat through the meeting hoping her costume would inspire more comment from Directors Becky Myers, Christy Williams and Kaylee Winegar. She left before the hours-long meeting adjourned, frustrated as the board debated COVID-19 mitigation guidelines that did not include universal masking, something Williamson supports.
Myers, Williams and Winegar did not respond to interview requests submitted to the district spokeswoman regarding Williamson’s comments.
Memes depicting the three directors as handmaids from the show also floated around social media, and debate quickly brewed. Some community members praised Williamson and the posts while others found the situation offensive.
Parker resident Shawna Lease said comparisons to “The Handmaid’s Tale” saddened her. The directors elected in November are new and still learning about the system, she said, which might affect the amount they comment in meetings.
Still, she’s taken no issue with how they conduct themselves during meetings. Having campaigned together, it’s not surprising to Lease if Myers, Peterson, Williams and Winegar tend to “speak with one voice.”
Lease voted for the Kids First directors in support of making masking a personal choice. As mother to a son with autism spectrum disorder, Lease believes parents should be able to choose, she said.
Lease said she understood Williamson’s desire to speak up about her concerns. Moving forward, she hoped people could respect that Myers, Williams and Winegar stepped up to serve too, she said.
“Women should be lifting women up, regardless of whether you agree with their stance,” she said.
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“Design for the Common Good International Exhibition” is open at Center for Visual Art, 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Metropolitan State University’s gallery has an exhibit focused on community collaboration worldwide to create diversity of users and accommodation for disabilities. Free admission, 303-615-0282, msudenver.edu/cva/visit. Hours: Tuesdays to Fridays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.
Vintage Theatre
Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. presents the regional premiere of “Fireflies” by Matthew Barber, adapted from the novel “Eleanor and Abel,” by Annette Sanford. Directed by Bernie Cardell, with Deborah Persoff as Eleanor Bannister, of Groverdale, Texas. Tickets: $20-34. Plays at: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. Through Feb. 13. 303-856-7830, vintagetheatre.org.
Wheat Ridge Theatre Company
The Wheat Ridge Theatre Company will perform “Sordid Lives” by Del Shores, a “campy comedy,” at the John Hand Theater at Colorado Free University, 7653 E. First Place, Denver (Lowry). Directed by Maru Garcia. wheatridgetheatre.com.
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, public events frequently are canceled or rescheduled. Check with organizers before you go. Masks and proof of vaccination are standard at all venues listed.
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Amended Notice of Public Hearing
A public hearing will be held on February 28th, 2022 at 6:00 p. m., before the Douglas County Planning Commission and on March 8th, 2022 at 2:30 p. m., before the Board of County Commissioners in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO, for a proposed amendment to the Douglas County Zoning Resolution. The proposed amendment to the Zoning Resolution will modify Section 29 in such a manner that large signs will be limited to uses that require a Site Improvement Plan (SIP) or a Use by Special Review (USR). The proposed amendments will not affect the regulations pertaining to temporary signs.
For more information call Douglas County Planning, 303-660-7460.
File Number: DR2021-011.
A public hearing will be held on February 28th, 2022 at 6:00 p. m., before the Douglas County Planning Commission and on March 8th, 2022 at 2:30 p. m., before the Board of County Commissioners in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO, for a proposed amendment to the Douglas County Zoning Resolution. The proposed amendments include modifying the Suburban Residential district setbacks, changes to detached garage size limitations within all residential zone districts, and changes to the encroachment standards within all residential zone districts.. For more information call Douglas County Planning, 303-660-7460.
File Number: DR2021-007.
Legal Notice No. 941282 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Children Services
(Adoption/Guardian/Other)
Douglas County, CO 80109
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
In the Interest of: DEVON A. MILNER, D.O.B.: 9/11/2017; WALKER T. CONRAD, D.O.B.: 11/29/2009; CHARLI M. CONRAD, D.O.B.: 5/15/2007, Children
And concerning: JANELLE CONRAD, D.O.B.: 5/20/1981, Mother; CARL MILNER, D.O.B.: 12/14/1982,
Father to Devon A. Milner; CHRISTOPHER CONRAD,
D.O.B.: 10/25/1981, Father to Walker T. Conrad and Charli M. Conrad, Respondents
And SHERYL ANNE THOMPSON,
D.O.B.: 9/25/1958,
Maternal Grandmother; JOHN ALLEN THOMPSON,
D.O.B.: 7/27/1958, Maternal Grandfather,
Special Respondents.
Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Lori Kennedy, #53479 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5326 lreigrut@douglas.co.us lkennedy@douglas.co.us
CASE NUMBER: 21JV123 DIVISION 8 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS
This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2021.
TO: CARL MILNER, D.O.B.: 12/14/1982
TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE:
You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named children are dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.
A Return of Service and Default Adjudicatory Hearing for Respondent Father Carl Milner, and a Review Hearing have been set for March 7, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in Division 8 by phone by calling 720-437-6180 + 75592#, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.
Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF
YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD.
or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.
You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2021, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.
This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.
Dated: 1/12/2022
/s/ Lori Kennedy Lori Kennedy, #53479 Assistant Douglas County Attorney
