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FAITH & FITNESS: Reaching out to the greater community in new ways P18

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August 3, 2017

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STEER HERE: Cattle drive brings back a slice of the Old West P6

NO EASY ROAD: Multiple steps and millions of dollars are needed for a proposed Frontage Road project P5

READY TO SOAR: Aspiring young models take to the runway in Castle Rock P16

POCKET CHANGE: More women and youths are giving the game a shot as pool halls evolve from their smoky past P34

THE BOTTOM LINE PERIODICAL

‘I think about what makes people laugh, like, why are you going to a comedy club? Me, I don’t want a 15-minute speech about politics.’

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VOICES: PAGE 14 | LIFE: PAGE 18 | CALENDAR: PAGE 32 | SPORTS: PAGE 34

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MY NAME IS

NEWS IN A HURRY Golf to benefit seniors The 17th Annual Fall Swing Golf Tournament, which benefits the Castle Rock Senior Activity Center, will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 11 at the Bear Dance Golf Club in Larkspur. The last day to register is Aug. 11. The tournament is a fourperson scramble of two flights, with prizes awarded in each.

Registration is $175 and covers the player’s golf, cart, range balls, awards, gifts, door prizes, breakfast and lunch. If individuals do not register with others they will be assigned to a team. For more information or for registration forms, visit castlerockseniorcenter.org or the senior center, 2323 Woodlands Blvd. in Castle Rock.

Marne Hansen grew up in Centennial and has lived in Castle Rock since 1996.

MARNE HANSEN

Castle Rock woman sells wine as fundraiser, loves paddle boarding About me I’ve been a Castle Rock resident since 1996, and we live in old town Castle Rock near South Ridge Elementary. I grew up in Centennial. I have two kids, one at Douglas County High School and one at Northern Arizona University. I’m in school to become a certified life and health coach, and I work for ONEHOPE Winery.

My work I work with an award-winning Napa Valley wine company that gives 50 percent of its proceeds to different nonprofits. We partner with many nonprofits, like ASPCA (for pet adoption) and Team Rubicon to help military veterans. We are among the leaders in cause-commerce companies who want to change the world through giving. It’s a way for me to be an activist and know that I am making a difference, while making an income. To date we’ve given $2.6 million.

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I am always looking for more folks who want to raise money by drinking wine!

My hobbies I recently started stand-up paddle boarding, and I love to hike. I like to keep up on what’s going on in town, and I usually watch the town council meetings on video on the town website. Also, I’m a big fan of checking out all the new breweries around Colorado! I say “IPA all the way!”

Why I love Castle Rock We have a great little town! I’ve been here long enough to remember when there wasn’t a ton to do here. Now we have all kinds of events right in our town to enjoy like movie nights, concerts and other events in the parks. Of course, the Starlighting is a great tradition in the winter.

My advice I like to think what we do creates a ripple effect, so I hope to be a “positive influencer.” I heard this recently and try to remember it when I feel like complaining: “Optimism is what people respond to and negativity is what people remember.”

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Victims assistance program The Castle Rock Police Department’s Victims Assistance Program is looking for volunteers.

Volunteer advocates who are great listeners and compassionate neighbors offer emotional support and crisis intervention for victims of crimes or tragic events, and provide victims with information on the criminal justice system and other resources. At least one victim advocate is on call during weekends and during weekday evenings. Potential volunteers must apply and go through 40 hours of training before becoming certified.

Classes begin in October. Volunteers must: • Be at least 21 years old

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Transportation master plan Castle Rock is inviting the town to review its draft transportation master plan — which covers road infrastructure, bicycle routes, pedestrian links and more — on its website, CRgov.com/TMP. The public can provide comments using an online form on that site.

The plan was last updated in 2011 and will now look to 2040, through which there are an estimated $246 million in transportation needs for Castle Rock. That burden would be shared by the town, the Colorado Department of Transportation and area developers. Castle Rock will update its draft plan using comments from the public, which will be presented to the town council for adoption in the fall.

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Own the Home of Your Dreams New Homes in the Denver area from the mid $300s to $1.1millions CITY

STYLE OF HOME

COMMUNITY NAME

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Arvada

Ranch Patio Villa

Leyden Rock Patio Villas

Barcelona

8801

2,628

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Arvada

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Candelas

Scene

112

2,542

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Aurora

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Whispering Pines Patio Villas

Dublin

1001

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Aurora

Ranch

Whispering Pines

Bliss

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2/2.5/2

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Aurora

Two-Story

Whispering Pines

Scene

2311

2,514

4/4/2.5

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Aurora

Two-Story

Whispering Pines

Overlook

2311

2,056

3/3/2

$553,969

Aurora

Ranch Estate Home

Whispering Pines Estates

Waite

634

6,970

5/5.5/3

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Aurora

Ranch

Inspiration

4A05

2223

3,216

3/3/2

$549,900

Aurora

Ranch

Inspiration

5A01

3108

2,316

3/2.5/3

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Aurora

Ranch

Inspiration

5A02

3204

4,786

4/4.5/3

$645,900

Broomfield

Ranch

Anthem Lookout Village

5A01

79

2,316

2/2.5/3

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Broomfield

Ranch

Anthem Lookout Village

Ascent

35

2,508

3/3.5/2

$684,308

Broomfield

Two-Story

Anthem Lookout Village

5C05

55

3,609

4/4/3

$769,660

Castle Rock

Ranch Patio Villa

The Meadows Patio Villas

Athens II

2103

2,880

3/3/2

$476,581

Castle Rock

Ranch Patio Villa

The Meadows Patio Villas

Barcelona II

1903

2,799

2/2.5/2

$488,922

Castle Rock

Ranch Patio Villa

The Meadows Patio Villas

Vienna II

2203

3,094

3/3/2

$493,339

Castle Rock

Ranch Patio Homes

The Meadows

Ponder

904

3,513

3/3.5/2

$584,900

Castle Rock

Ranch Patio Homes

The Meadows

Silhouette

505

3,409

4/3.5/2

$599,000

Erie

Two-Story

Compass

5C01

2022

3,028

4/3.5/3

$599,041

Erie

Two-Story

Compass

5C03

2021

3,212

4/3.5/3

$635,674

Erie

Two-Story

Compass

5C04

2006

3,551

5/4/3

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Firestone

Two-Story

Barefoot Lakes

Overview

910

2,547

4/2.5/3

$543,058

Fort Collins

Two-Story

Mosaic

Vibrant

604

1,806

3/3/2

$463,778

Lakewood

Ranch Patio Villa

Green Gables Reserve

Milan

812

2,752

2/2/2

$569,000

Lakewood

Two-Story

Green Gables Reserve

Flourish

223

2,144

3/3.5/2

$523,000

Parker

Ranch

Heirloom

5A02

3038

2,393

3/3.5/3

$587,751

Parker

Two-Story

Heirloom

5C02

3033

3,058

5/4/3

$611,666

Timnath

Ranch Estate Home

WildWing Estates

Cabrillo

424

5,073

5/4/3

$875,000

Timnath

Ranch Estate Home

WildWing Estates

Sequoia

205

5,852

5/5.5/3

$925,000

Westminster

Ranch Patio Villa

Legacy Ridge Patio Villas

Athens

1906

2,699

3/3/2

$495,000

Westminster

Two-Story

Legacy Ridge

Panorama

203

2,361

3/2.5/3

$606,560

Westminster

Two-Story

Legacy Ridge

Vantage

904

2,986

5/3.5/3

$688,425

Windsor

Two-Story

Water Valley

Reaction

1504

2,377

4/2.5/2

$447,929

Windsor

Ranch

Water Valley

Contour

102

1,988

3/2/2

$497,265

Windsor

Two-Story

Water Valley

Influence

1404

3,696

4/3.5/2

$515,866

Windsor

Two-Story

Water Valley

Vista

301

2,289

4/3.5/2.5

$549,890

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Q&A with Debora Scheffel What’s happening with my County government?

Our committment to open and transparent government includes online posting of information about all public meetings at which the business of government is conducted. To view agendas for various public meetings visit www.douglas.co.us and search for meetings and agendas.

Planning Commission vacancies Douglas County is seeking two regular members and one alternate member to serve on the Douglas County Planning Commission in Districts II and III. For more information about the open Planning Commission vacancies or to complete an application, please visit www.douglas. co.us and search for Planning Commission or contact Christy Gordon at 303.660.7401.

Visit prehistoric times August 12 More than 11,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age, mammoths roamed Douglas County. Learn more by taking a tour of the world-renowned Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 12. For reservations or additional tour dates visit www.lambspring.org

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Candidate for Douglas County School District Board of Education, District G

BY MIKE DIFERDINANDO MDIFERDINANDO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Editor’s note: This is one in an ongoing series of Q&As with each of the candidates for the Douglas County School District Board of Education.

Debora Scheffel considers herself a career educator. After graduating from the University of Denver with a master’s degree in special education, she served as a special education teacher at Northeast Elementary School in Parker.

She earned a doctorate at Northwestern University in Illinois and worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of California San Diego, where she studied how language and learning influence each other. She has also worked in New York as a rehabilitation program coordinator and in rural schools in Kansas.

Scheffel, 63, represented Colorado’s 6th Congressional District on the Colorado State Board of Education for six years after being elected in 2010. In 2016, she narrowly lost her re-election bid to Rebecca McClellan.

The Parker resident serves as the dean of Colorado Christian University’s School of Education.

As part of the four-person Elevate Douglas County slate, Scheffel will be running for the seat in District G, which includes the areas in and around Parker. District G is currently held by school board President Meghann Silverthorn.

Silverthorn is term-limited — elected in 2009 and 2013, she will have served eight years come November— and cannot run again.

Why did you decide to run?

I’ve lived in Douglas County a long time and Douglas County gave me my first job. I want to ensure that the district is doing the best it can for kids and families in the county.

I’ve seen a lot of angst and things go on that may not serve our community the best and I would love to be part of the solution of addressing some of the things that have been going on the last couple of years.

I just know that teachers are key to a great school district and that parents have a huge investment in ensuring their students have a wonderful experience. I would like to be part of making that happen in Douglas County.

What are the most important issues facing the school district?

The negativity on the board has been an issue. I think that we have to have civil discourse and serious conversations about how best to serve the needs of every student, but

we need to do it in a way that is professional and civil and keeps children and students in the forefront of every discussion. Really, I think that’s number one. Ensuring that people have a voice and that there’s a lot of listening going on. I really think that restoring trust in the board and respect in the community is one of Scheffel the main priorities we need to address first.

The board has been divided in recent years. How would you help bridge that divide?

Listening is really a first step. I always think that in any new situation, a lot of listening needs to go on. How have people experienced the policies of the board? What do they like? What do they not like? How are things being implemented? I think there are lots of concepts that can sound good in concept, but once they get implemented they don’t work so well for individuals. So we need to hear from teachers and principals and find out what their perspective is. Look at the curriculum and how that works. I’ve heard from some that the curriculum hasn’t really served the needs of the students well. So that certainly needs to be a focus. So, lots of listening to the community. What are the needs?

And restoring respect and civility and kindness to interactions.

Would you be supportive of a bond or mill levy to bring more funding to the district?

I think that the district needs to look at the budget first to determine if there are areas where there could be savings. I think they have identified $20 million or something close to that in savings. I would like to really look at the budget in depth and really determine how our funds are being spent. Are there efficiencies that could be implemented before we start asking the public for more money? So, I would be in wait-andsee mode.

What do you want people to know about you?

I would like people to know that first and foremost, I’m an educator.

I’m a teacher. I’m still licensed in the state of Colorado in a couple of different areas, primarily in special education. That is where I started my career.

I went into education for the same reasons most teachers go into education, because they believe in the power of education. It’s the future of our nation and it’s essential to our district.

I’m primarily an educator, and policies, whatever they may be or sound like, have to work for individuals — individual teachers, individual students and individual parents and families. That’s really been my foremost commitment to education since I started.

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County pledges $6.4 million toward Frontage Road improvements Board of Commissioners will consider roadway funding at Aug. 8 budget meeting

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Douglas County commissioners convened a special meeting in June to consider a tax initiative to procure more money for roads, one name repeatedly popped up during public comment.

Frontage Road, which runs parallel to Interstate 25 south of Castle Rock, needs county dollars, residents reported: The roadway is plagued with dangerous intersections and more traffic than it is meant to support.

“The Frontage Road is like a race track,” said county resident Boston Alborghetti during the special meeting.

“Commuters use the Frontage Road as a high-speed bypass to the I-25 backup,” added Castle Rock resident Tom Bracken.

The meeting was not the first time commissioners have heard such complaints. Community survey results also point to the road as a problem.

This month, commissioners are

responding with a recommendation to put $6.4 million toward improving the road. Appropriation of the funds will be part of the board’s supplemental budget discussion on Aug. 8.

The supplemental budget is how commissioners appropriate unexpected revenues, such as grants, that were not accounted for when the annual budget was approved.

“As a board, we assigned ourselves the role of providing a safe and secure community through resource allocation and collaborative partnerships,” Chairman Roger Partridge said in a written statement. “There is no question that our role, coupled with past and present citizen input, influenced the timing and expediency of this board decision.”

The recommendation for Frontage Road comes in two parts. First is $1.4 million for improvements to the Tomah/West I-25 Frontage Road intersection.

Second is $5 million to cover the design and right-of-way acquisition needed to relocate West I-25 Road between Tomah Road and Plum Creek Parkway in Castle Rock. The project would move Frontage Road from the east side of the railway to the west side.

Total costs to relocate the road and a project timeline are not known at this time. Plans for the Tomah/West I-25 Frontage Road intersection are also not finalized but are estimated

to begin within 24 months.

Both projects would require the county to partner with multiple players.

For example, improvements toward the intersection may occur within the Colorado Department of Transportation right-of-way and Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway property.

“Our challenge now,” Commissioner Lora Thomas said in a written statement, “is to ensure we have all the right partners at the table, as the success of these projects will require a sustained commitment from the private sector as well as local, state and federal partners, including the Town of Castle Rock, CDOT, Federal Highway Administration and cooperation from the BNSF Railroad.”

Despite the recent urgency toward the project, Douglas County has been planning and carrying out improvements to the road since 1999.

Art Griffith, a capital improvement project manager with Douglas County, said beginning in 2000 the county started construction on a road running south of Tomah Road called Bear Dance Drive, which sits farther west of I-25 than Frontage Road.

By 2004, the county had acquired 95 percent of the necessary right-of-way property for a relocation project.

As plans for the road developed over the years, the priority was on

THEY SAID IT “Roadway infrastructure is about getting people where they need to go, and we know many of those trips are regional and cross-jurisdictional boundaries. That’s why it’s important we work with other agencies to plan infrastructure investments. We’ve historically demonstrated a strong partnership with Douglas County, and the Frontage Road Relocation project is another example of that relationship. This project has been part of the town’s master transportation planning efforts since 1994. It’s exciting to see it move ahead to design.”

— Bob Goebel, Castle Rock public works director reducing the number of railroad crossings on both public and private property, Griffith said. However, a lack of funding partners prevent the project from progressing any further.

With the appropriation of the supplemental budget funds, commissioners now aim to get the ball rolling on the next relocation leg of the Frontage Road project.

“This is the right decision at the right time for all the right reasons,” District 2 Commissioner David Weaver said in a written statement.

“This is an investment of the public’s money back into one of the quality of life issues they value most — road safety.”

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Steer drive honors Western tradition C

astle Rock held its Western Heritage Welcome on July 28, gathering many families for the highlight event — a steer drive through downtown — before residents enjoyed dinner at a Chuck Wagon Cook-off located near Briccy’s Coffee. Cowhands drove more than 30 cattle from Rock Park down Perry Street in honor of the town’s Western heritage. The herd was then corralled in the dirt lot near Briccy’s, where residents fed them treats and got an up close look at the longhorn steers. The event wrapped up with food cooked over fire pits in the Old West style.

PHOTOS BY JESSICA GIBBS

Steer seemed as curious about Castle Rock residents as the people were about them during the July 28 cattle drive.

Crowds were able to feed the cattle treats once they were corralled.

Cowhands led the group of cattle to the dirt lot near Briccy’s Coffee where they were then corralled for people to see.

Rain provided some fun playing in puddles for youngsters Caleb Harris and Oliver Capper.

Cowhands greeted the crowd as they drove cattle down Perry Street on July 28.

The cattle drive was followed by an old fashioned cookoff using Old West cooking techniques.

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Parade rolls through Castle Rock

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rowds lined downtown streets in Castle Rock on July 29 for a parade, hosted by the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the town, which celebrated both the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo and the tradition of town parades. Spectators were treated to live martial arts demonstrations and sparring, cheerleading stunts, marching band performances and appearances from officials like Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock and Castle Rock Chief of Police Jack Cauley. Floats tossed out candy, bottled water, beach balls and other prizes to the eventgoers before the event concluded midmorning.

PHOTOS BY JESSICA GIBBS

Floats at the fair parade in Castle Rock included emergency departments like fire and rescue and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

In attendance at the Castle Rock parade was Darth Vader, who hitched a ride on a float during the event.

Sheriff Tony Spurlock greets the crowd during the Castle Rock parade on July 29.

Marching bands and cheerleaders entertained parade goers during the Castle Rock fair parade on July 29.

Among the treats thrown to the crowds at the Castle Rock parade were candy, water and beach balls.

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Community Recycling Event Saturday, August 19 Plans to improve the intersection of Sante Fe Drive and Highlands Ranch Parkway are moving forward. Construction of three lanes in each direction, raised medians and a continuous flow intersection is expected to begin in 2019.

ALEX DEWIND

Improvements planned for stretch of Santa Fe in Highlands Ranch Construction from Highlands Ranch Parkway to County Line Road scheduled to begin in 2019

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The future of a two-mile stretch of Santa Fe Drive that runs along the western border of Highlands Ranch looks promising.

A project to improve capacity and safety along Sante Fe, from Highlands Ranch Parkway to County Line Road, is expected to begin in 2019, according to a July 19 presentation at a Highlands Ranch Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

The stretch of road is used by about 40,000 motorists per day, said Jason Longsdorf, senior transportation planner of the project’s engineer firm, HDR, which is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

The Highlands Ranch Parkway to C-470 Project’s plans accommodate anticipated traffic volume in the year 2040 — about 70,000 motorists per day.

Slated for a 2021 completion, the corridor will have three lanes in each direction — north and southbound now have two — raised medians and a continuous-flow intersection. Unlike a traditional signalized intersection, a CFI has left-turning traffic placed left of oncoming traffic and well before the signal light. The concept reduces backup caused by turning traffic and provides more green light time for main routes, according to the presentation.

The alternative design is slowly

emerging in the Front Range. The first CFI in Colorado was built in 2010 in the city of Loveland. Construction of a Wheatridge CFI, at 38th and Wadsworth, is expected to begin in 2019.

The Santa Fe project’s start date is two years out, in part, because of the nearby C-470 Express Lanes Expansion Project.

“It will make the project much simpler to wait until 2019 when the C-470 construction project is complete,” Longsdorf said, “so we can have access to most convenient construction staging areas, and we won’t need to coordinate traveler information updates and detours with that project.”

The project is the result of a 2015 Planning and Environmental Linkage study conducted by Douglas County to analyze necessary improvements along U.S. 85 from State Highway 67 in Sedalia to County Line Road in Highlands Ranch.

The $70 million project will be paid for by county, state and federal funds, according to HDR. Residential and commercial growth in northwest Douglas County, including Sterling Ranch, a development of 12,000 homes with a 20-year build out, and Central Park, a multi-use development under construction in Highlands Ranch, prompted a desire to look at the Highlands Ranch Parkway to C-470 corridor, Longsdorf said.

A corridor stakeholder group — representatives from dozens of regional organizations, including Colorado Parks and Wildlife, South Metro Fire Rescue, Highlands Ranch Community Association, Douglas County School District and others — formed in 2015 to provide direction and feedback on the project.

HDR is now finalizing design plans and beginning right-of-way acquisition.

Recycle old electronics, shred documents, and donate gently used clothing and shoes Join us on Saturday, August 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Chaparral High School, 15655 Brookstone Drive in Parker.

Recycle these items for free.

Donate gently used clothing and shoes.

Accepted items: • Three file boxes or kitchen-sized trash bags per person for paper shredding.

• All household electronics that plug into a wall, including televisions.

Items NOT Accepted: • Large home appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, etc.

• Toys or books.

This event is made possible by and with thanks to the following event partners:

www.douglas.co.us/community-recycling-event

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‘We wanted to protect our little place’ Franktown citizens celebrate as developers withdraw application

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A surprising finish ended a six-year fight between developers and a citizens’ group over a proposed development at the intersection of Colorado highways 86 and 83, as developers behind the Franktown Village project withdrew their application.

The move came July 27, at the beginning of the second day of testimony before the Board of County Commissioners, as public comment by dozens of Franktown residents carried over from the first hearing at the Philip S. Miller building in Castle Rock on July 25.

“We are thrilled,” said Diana Love, president of the Franktown Citizens Coalition II, a vocal group organized against the project. “If you look around at what’s happening with the growth, it’s scary… People are worried about congestion, density and water.”

The rezoning application, first submitted in 2011, requested a change from rural residential and planned development to planned development to make way for the mixed-use project,

Douglas County Commissioner Roger Partridge questions attorney Jack Reutzel during a hearing on Franktown Village, a mixed-use development proposed for the intersection of Colorado Routes 83 and 86, as Commissioner Lora Thomas looks on.

Partridge voiced concerns that the wording of a “will serve” letter from the Pinery neighborhood indicated that the Pinery would be able to provide water and sanitation services for the proposed development, which Partridge doubted.

TOM SKELLEY which would have included 286 singlefamily and single-family attached residential units and 180,000 square feet of commercial and retail space on a total of 106.9 acres.

“Upon reflection and a lot of conversation since Tuesday night at 10 (p.m.),

my clients have determined that this is simply not the way to proceed,” said attorney Jack Reutzel, representing developers Pat Carroll and Russ Berget, as he read a prepared statement.

“There’s just too much stress, there’s too many hard feelings for a

community like this,” he said, “regardless of the outcome.”

Members of the coalition presented evidence by geologists, water attorneys, local business owners and other residents to counter testimony from the developers’ experts concerning how the development would affect the area’s aquifers and rural feel.

Commissioners Roger Partridge and Lora Thomas questioned Reutzel at the July 25 hearing concerning the developers’ outreach to residents and provisions for water and sewer services to the development. But the withdrawal on July 27 saves the board from making a decision on the project, for a while.

“We will re-imagine our plan in a way that addresses the objective concerns of the residents we heard both at Planning Commission and here,” Reutzel said. “We will be back in front of the county soon with a new plan.”

Love said she and other Franktown residents are willing to negotiate with Reutzel again, provided meetings are public to give citizens their say.

For now, though, Love and other coalition members will enjoy the victory.

“We wanted to protect our little place,” Love said. “We are absolutely willing to see what they come up with and meet with them. And when they think they have a plan that they want to present, then we’ ll have a huge Franktown public meeting and they can present it to the public.”

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Get ready to savor the Taste of Douglas County New this year are cooking demonstrations and craft beer presentations

Taste of Douglas County slated for Aug. 17, which he plans with Castle Rock restaurant owner John De Lay. Raising Cane’s arrived in town too late to make this year’s lineup, he said, but true to tradition, the 2017 event will offer a range of options — from casual to fine dining and spanning

BY JESSICA GIBBS cuisines from Mexican to Italian to JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM exclusively dessert venues. There is also a mix of restaurant chains and loMike Boyle arrived to the newly cal establishments, such as Old Stone opened Raising Cane’s chicken finger chain in Highlands Ranch shortly after Church or De Lay’s Pegasus restaurant, both in Castle Rock.

2:30 p.m. on a recent July New this year is a craft afternoon. He’d missed the IF YOU GO beer demonstration, led by lunch rush but still there Castle Rock Beer Co., and was a line both in the When: Thursday, Aug. 17 cooking demonstrations. drive-thru and inside at The event started 15 the counter.

Where: Douglas County years ago as a way to Events Center, 500 Boyle, as a restaurantFairgrounds Road, Castle bring a food show to the themed radio show host area. Boyle and De Lay Rock and co-organizer of the expected a crowd of about Taste of Douglas County, 1,000 people. Instead they Tickets: $10 in advance, felt a duty to try the got 2,500. This year they $20 at the door. The renowned chicken fingers. expect approximately 2,000 event center box office Especially, he said, after people and plan to cap atopens at 5 p.m. on Aug. seeing Raising Cane’s 17. Children under 3 years tendance at 2,200. listed as one of the top For that reason, they enold are free. five fastest-growing food courage those planning to chains in the U.S. from a attend to purchase tickets Information: For more inBusiness Insider article. formation on participat- in advance, which run $10.

“Mmm, this is good,” he Tickets at the door on Aug. ing restaurants, event said after biting into the 17 will cost $20 — the box history and purchasing chicken with an audible offices opens at 5 p.m. For tickets, visit tasteofcrunch. A few minutes either price, Boyle promdouglascounty.com. later, shaking his head and ises people will get their auspiciously holding up a fill. He has more than 40 restaurants chicken finger, Boyle seemed to reafand food service companies on this firm for himself: “This is good.” year’s roster.

In-between the crunches and bites, Those include El Meson Mexican Boyle dished about the upcoming

MILESTONES Manav Singh Bains, of Castle Pines, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Lane Elizabeth Dreyfuss, of Castle Pines, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Emma Marie Haworth, of Castle Pines, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Joie K. Hensley, of Castle Pines, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Emilee B. Nelson, of Castle Pines, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Will Steffe, of Castle Pines, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Castle Rock Christie Albers, of Castle Rock, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Quinnipiac University Cayleigh Grace Cartwright, of Castle Rock, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s academic honor roll at Baylor University.

Ping-Yu Cho, of Castle Rock, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Northwest Nazarene University.

Kaleb Davis, of Castle Rock, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at

Northwest Nazarene University.

Kevin Hodnett, of Castle Rock, graduated from College of the Ozarks with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Hodnett is a Douglas County High School graduate.

Dakota Martine Mascarenas, a Douglas County High School graduate, graduated June 19, 2017, from Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.

James McGraw, of Castle Rock, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Samantha Miele, of Castle Rock, graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Missouri Valley College. Miele also was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list.

Francisco J. Monarrez, of Castle Rock, graduated from Midland University with an MBA. Tori R. Pavillard, of Castle Rock, was named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Iowa State University.

Elijah Stowe, of Castle Rock, earned spring 2017 semester honors at Kansas State University.

Emma Williams, of Castle Rock, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

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restaurant, Black-eyed Pea, Old Chicago Pizza and Tap Room, Mama Lisa’s Little Italy and the B & B Café.

For De Lay, bringing so many restaurants together year after year is one way to show support for the restaurant industry.

“I am so proud of that,” he said.

He also sees the event as a rare opportunity for people to meet the

owners and chefs of their favorites restaurants “face to face.”

Ultimately, Boyle said, they hope a Taste of Douglas County offers people an escape from their busy lives.

“This is an opportunity to break out of that,” Boyle said, “to find wonderful restaurants that you enjoy, to find restaurants you’ve wanted to try, maybe restaurants that you haven’t heard of.”

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Parks and recreation crews usually drive lawn mowers or pickups, but Bob Welch, charged with restoring the grassland at Greenland and Spruce Mountain open spaces south of Larkspur has a more leisurely ride — his horse, “44.”

“Rather than a degradation or a loss of the resource, we’re going to restore and maintain that resource as it was originally created,” Welch said.

Owner of Welch Brothers Cattle LLC in Franktown, Welch has been working with the Douglas County Open Space department since 2012 in its grazing rangeland restoration project.

Welch’s two herds, totaling nearly 650 cows, each occupy one of 11 areas for a period of 14 or 15 days. Then they’re moved to the next 200-acre pasture. The high-intensity, shortduration grazing mimics the habits of herds of bison that roamed the area long ago.

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“The idea came from a need to find a better way to manage natural resources,” said Scott McEldowney, Douglas County’s assistant director of open space and natural resources. “The bottom line is to help ensure continued existence of high-quality wildlife habitat, thriving vegetation and healthy soil while reducing noxious weeds …

The cattle thrive, the land thrives, and it’s a win-win.”

Now halfway through his 10-year lease with the county, Welch says the system he and McEldowney implemented is running smoothly. Maintenance is limited, consisting primarily of moving the solar-powered electric fence charger, cleaning filters at watering tanks and transferring cattle between pastures on horseback with his wife Kristen and often with his son, Tate, 13, and daughter, Allie, 10.

McEldowney said public feedback he has received is overwhelmingly positive, and people call his office just to ask where the herds are so they can see them. Welch enjoys public involvement as well, especially now that visitors know to close the gates behind them.

“As far as the rangeland and the cattle go,” Welch said, “I really think we’ve found our groove.”

Kristen Welch, left, and Katherine Walden show a wayward bovine the way on July 21 near Larkspur. Welch Brothers Cattle grazes more than 650 cattle at Greenland and Spruce Mountain open spaces from May to September.

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Katherine Walden of Larkspur, a friend of the Welch family, holds on to the tools of the trade as she helps move cattle.

Two members of Welch’s herd enjoy the reward after a long walk through the Greenland Open Space. Cattle grazing on the land control vegetation growth and allow the plants to regenerate without the use of manmade fertilizers.

Franktown rancher Bob Welch directs his herd through the Greenland Open Space. Welch has been grazing his cattle at Greenland and Spruce Mountain Open Space since 2012 when the grazing rangeland restoration project began with the goal of improving the quality of the land and vegetation on the spaces.

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Bond again reduced for alleged leader of drug ring Castle Rock man’s indictment alleges pot went to multiple states

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An Arapahoe County judge has again reduced the bond — now reduced to $250,000 — for Michael Stonehouse of Castle Rock, who was arrested in March along with 15 other people when he was indicted on charges that he helped lead a drug trafficking organization that shipped marijuana Stonehouse across the Front Range and to multiple states.

Stonehouse’s bond was first set at $1 million, then reduced to

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Stonehouse has seven children with his wife of nine years, Carmen, two of whom are 8-year-old twins with cerebral palsy.

Jones also stated that Stonehouse’s role in the organization has been exaggerated, and argued that it was unfair that other alleged key players from the drug organization received lower bonds.

“We continue to be a bit heartbroken about bond,” Jones told the judge at the July 28 bond hearing.

The investigation leading to Stonehouse’s arrest was a multijurisdictional effort resulting in raids on 19 locations throughout the metro area, including suspected illegal grow houses. The ring allegedly produced more than 300 pounds of marijuana a month in Elizabeth, Denver and Colorado

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During the July 28 hearing, Judge Patricia Herron agreed to further reduce Stonehouse’s bond to $250,000, earning an emotional response from Carmen Stonehouse as Michael Stonehouse nodded his head in response.

Deputy District Attorney Darcy Kofol, who declined to comment following the hearing, told Herron the prosecution opposed reducing bond and that no circumstances had changed since the judge last ruled on the issue.

Debate in the June 2 hearing centered on whether Stonehouse would be a danger to the public if released on bond, but Herron was swayed July 28 after a show of good faith by the defense.

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Herron commended Stonehouse for correcting the problem as she agreed to reduce his bond. If bail is made, the court will require GPS services, the confiscation of Stonehouse’s passport and will bar him from traveling out of state without permission.

“Mr. Stonehouse, I’m banking on you to do the right thing,” Herron said following the decision.

After the hearing, an emotional Carmen Stonehouse said she was still unsure if the family could afford to post bail, but if so, it would mean her children again had a father at home.

“Michael has always been a good dad,” she said. “The man I know is a hard worker, is a very kindhearted human being.”

An arraignment for Stonehouse was postponed for a later date.

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VOICES Coupons that offer discounts are more than a little bit off

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lip and save this column. It will be worth $500 off the purchase price of your favorite automobile, one day only, September 31, 2017.

Take this column to any fast-food restaurant in the metro Denver area, and it will be good for one free askance.

If it weren’t for coupons and inserts, my Sunday newspaper would look like a Sunday newspaper.

Do you want my coupons? I don’t care for the thought behind them. I don’t like to be lured into buying something by a coupon or a sale. Just tell me how much it is.

First of all, is it “koo” or “cue”? I vote for “koo.”

Who originated coupons and when?

Was it Coca-Cola in 1888? Procter & Gamble in 1900? Or Heidi Fleiss in 1987. Answer to follow.

“Ten for $10s,” it says instead of $1 each.

“Buy five and get one free.”

“This is a limited-time-only sale. It will be followed by another limited-time-only sale.

And then another one.”

Automobiles are never, ever sold at face value. The “Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price” is the punch line of every automobile advertisement.

Some things are never negotiated. Have you ever negotiated at Denny’s?

Have you ever negotiated at Nordstrom?

Should it matter to you what other people hold as their opinions?

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here is certainly no shortage of opinions out there today.

As a matter of fact, some would argue that I give my own opinion about something every week through this column. The way I see it, I am simply sharing my observations each week. But then again, that’s just my opinion.

One of my mentors in life once told me that the opinions of others should be respected, regardless if we agree or disagree. However, if we are going to base our future

decisions or actions on the opinions of others, we should really trust and respect the source of where that opinion is coming from, take the time to understand the basis for such an opinion, and then make sure we are fully aware of the potential outcomes, positive or negative, of the action or decision we are about to make based on that opinion or point of influence. It was great advice.

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Some things are always negotiated.

Art, for example. I am here to tell you that you can negotiate the price of a painting in a commercial gallery. It’s expected. Prices are above retail, to allow some negotiation room.

The collector makes an offer, and if it’s accepted, leaves feeling like he accomplished something. Chances are, the collector paid retail or over.

It’s an aspect of the art world that I won’t miss when I retire from it in about 18 months. As Ginger Rogers said, “You’ve got to know when to fold ‘em.”

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Let’s elevate our schools Some kids write imaginative short stories as youngsters, some love numbers, and some collect bugs and butterflies from early on. My daughter loved dinosaurs and the planets.

That’s why we in Douglas County are so lucky to have options — public schools called charters that focus on kids’ individual interests whether writing and reading, science, math, the performing arts or something else.

In the upcoming November school board election, only the Elevate Douglas County candidates — Debora Scheffel, Randy Mills, Ryan Abresch and Grant Nelson — want to preserve parents’ right to those options for their children’s education. Debora Scheffel earned her master’s degree in special education from DU and then taught special ed kids right here in Douglas County. She knows their needs and the concerns of their parents. She was elected to the Colorado Board of Education, and is now dean of Colorado Christian University’s School of Education, preparing future educators. She’s a passionate advocate for kids and educational excellence. As a teacher herself, she respects

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and shares their dedication to teaching, the most important job in our community.

Randy Mills is an electrician with his own company who favors more vocational training in our schools for kids interested in the building or automotive and other trades. Training in these well-paid careers is much in demand by employers and will increase job opportunities for our graduates.

Grant Nelson is a secondgeneration Coloradan who’s lived in Douglas County for 24 years. His three children attend both public charter schools and traditional schools so he knows the strengths and weaknesses of each. An entrepreneur in the commercial real estate business, Grant believes parents know the best schools for their kids.

Ryan Abresch served as deputy district attorney in the 10th Judicial District (Pueblo) before moving with his wife and young daughter to Douglas County.

Randy, Ryan, Debora and Grant are running to expand the variety and excellence that offer DougCo kids and parents the schools that fit them best. I’m all for that too.

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NORTON FROM PAGE 14

Now I do love hearing the different thoughts that people have when it comes to any number of topics.

And again, I don’t necessarily have to agree with those opinions, but the entertainment value alone is sometimes worth the discussion. And then again, sometimes it’s not.

The problem is the amount of opinions available to us at any given moment. The access to those opinions, and the velocity with which the opinions come at us and the frequency with which they change, can sometimes make it impossible to form our own opinion and stick to our belief system. So much so that we take the risk of compromising our beliefs and our own character because we bought into what someone else has said or based on someone else’s thoughts or personal agenda. And when that happens, we may even react too quickly and do or say something out of character.

Would you agree that all too often we are swayed by the last person we met, the last thing we heard, or the last thing we read based on the opinion of the individual we are speaking with or the author who presented their views? We could say that all we really have to do is look for the facts, but sometimes the facts

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To date, more than 8,000 volunteers have registered using this online county resource. On average, 200 new volunteers register every month and are “making a difference today and for generations to come” which coincides with the vision and mission of the program. The more we learn about volunteering and giving, the more we see that it can improve the lives not only of those who are receiving, but those who are giving.

Jennifer Rawson with Douglas County Libraries shared her experience with the website. “As a Volunteer Coordinator, VolunteerConnectDC.org makes my life so much easier. It is a constant source of new volunteers, it serves every recording and tracking function that I need, and it is a flexible tool for posting the varied volunteer opportunities my organization requires. I don’t know what I would do without it!”

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seem to be harder to find these days than unicorns and leprechauns.

OK, so here it is, you knew it was coming, didn’t you? This is my opinion. Opinions make a terrific starting point for a conversation; however, they make for a horrible starting point to draw a line in the sand that could seriously damage or even destroy a relationship. I mean sometimes we react or defend an opinion of someone we don’t even know. Or we overreact to an opinion that we “think” someone else has of us or maybe we heard something that was said about us. And as my good friend Frank always says, “Other people’s opinions are none of your business.”

This was just my opinion, and I am sure that the irony of that isn’t lost on you. And how about you? Have you figured out a way to escape the overwhelming noise of opinions and focus on what you know and believe to be true? If so, I would love to hear all about those ideas, and of course your opinion at gotonorton@gmail. com. And when we can appreciate the opinions of others while sticking to our own beliefs, trusted insights, and fact based truths, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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I shop for products that are well made and get good reviews. Then I compare prices. But I never clip coupons.

The argument against this is the family trying to make it on low income. I appreciate that.

I just get an uncomfortable feeling when a vendor tries to woo me with discounts.

Sales? I am mindful of bargains online, but I will give you a new Schwinn if you ever see me waiting for the doors to open.

If I want to save money, I don’t spend money None of this means I am good with money. Artists aren’t good with money. We spend money to make money, and we don’t make money.

The high point for coupons was 1992, although how would anyone

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

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Born September 8th 1973 Marcus of Douglas County Governments (PDCG) designed to sustain a culture of volunteerism in our community. PDCG communities include the City of Castle Pines, Town of Castle Rock, Douglas County, Douglas County Libraries, Douglas County School District, Highlands Ranch Metro District, Town of Larkspur, City of Lone Tree, and Town of Parker. What started as a site to post volunteer activities for the nine members of the partnership has grown to include volunteer opportunities for nonprofits throughout the county, and it continues to grow with new organizations being added all the time.

Rasika Mukkamala used the website to find the perfect volunteer opportunity. “Volunteer Connect is a great way to get involved with your community. Regardless if you’re a new volunteer or a returning one, there’s lots of opportunities to suit everyone’s style. From a recurring shift at the library to a holiday celebration, volunteer connect pairs with local organizations to bring you the best opportunities at the click of a button.”

Feel free to share this wonderful resource with your friends and family and volunteer as a group and enjoy the many ways to engage and become involved in your community. Visit www.VolunteerConnectDC. org and get connected today!

know for sure? According to Time magazine, “7.9 billion discounts were granted via coupons.”

When it’s time to check out, do you check out the shoppers ahead of you, to see if any of them are packing coupons? I do.

If a homemaker has a sheaf of them, I get into a different line.

Black Friday sales? Cyber Monday sales? Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day sales? As the Beatles said, “You won’t see me.”

JC Penney had the right idea, remember? They abandoned sales and coupons and switched to everyday low prices in 2012. No one bought it. It took away the consumer’s “small feeling of achievement,” a shopper complained. JC Penney is still trying to recover.

Coca-Cola introduced coupons in 1888. Burp.

Plum Creek Church at 9:00 am, 960

David Amick passed away on July 22nd

1-25 Castle Rock on 8/19/17. For full

2017. Memorial Service will be held at

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Elaine Simms

10/13/1935 – 7/10/2017

Elaine Ruth Simms was born October 13th, 1935 to her parents Aletta and Harry Debus in Illinois. She was preceded in death by parents and KIDD

granddaughter Jennifer. Elaine is survived by her daughter Sharon, sonin-law Jeff, grandchildren Kristen and Nicholas.

William Darren Kidd

Sep. 15, 1964 – July 23, 2017

52, of Franktown, passed away after a lengthy battle with brain cancer on July 23, 2017. Loving Husband of Cindi. Proud Father of the late Kellen,

Whitney, Corey, Kim, D.J., Rosey, Luis and Brianna. For service details see ponderosavalleyfunerals.com

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Aspiring models rock the runway at local competition Outlets at Castle Rock hosts model search for its fashion shows and advertisements

BY CASEY VAN DIVIER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

You’ve got two weeks to prepare for a shot at your big break — what makes your to-do list?

For 14-year-old Solana Combs, it was taking online courses, watching YouTube videos and walking around in high heels — a training regimen designed to boost her chances at the Outlets at Castle Rock and Craig Realty Group’s ROCK your Runway Model Search.

“I’ve wanted to pursue modeling since I was really young,” said the Palmer Ridge High School freshman, “so I thought this would be a good opportunity to start that.”

The July 29 event invited aspiring models ages 5 to 23 to contend for a chance to star in advertisements and fashion shows for the Outlets at Castle Rock, Loveland and Silverthorne. Models were asked to complete a roughly 15-second-long walk down the runway as they wore an outfit that expressed their personality.

Peggy Ziglin, in the background, emcees the Outlets at Castle Rock Fashion Show, where young models showcase outfits sold at stores around the mall.

PHOTOS BY CASEY VAN DIVIER Combs and her fellow contestants performed for 10 judges from a variety of industries, including a radio personality, a morning show host and several models who had won the competition in previous years.

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Mamas. “It’s like our own little `Idol.’ ” More than 100 contestants, many accompanied by one or two family members, participated.

The lively group filled the area outside the mall’s food court as they paid close attention to the competition among all three age divisions—elementary school, middle school and high school/college—as well as a midday fashion show featuring former contest winners.

“We’re going to have the most fun fashion show ever, with the greatest fashions from the Outlets at Castle Rock, Loveland and Silverthorne,” show director Peggy Ziglin said during her opening speech. “They look fabulous—I’m so proud of them all.”

Aspiring models watched the show mostly in silence, all of them aware that a year from now, they could be part of the very event.

And the journey doesn’t end with a fashion show. According to Ziglin, the “models never retire,” meaning Ziglin and her team collaborate with winners into their adulthood and mentor them as they become professionals in the industry.

Such an opportunity appeals to boys and girls from all types of modeling backgrounds. For some, the event was their first modeling experience. For others, modeling gigs in the past gave them the desire to further their goals.

Sisters Sabrina Miller, 18, and Gabriella Miller, 14, both possess some experience. Sabrina starred on PBS’s “Big Green Rabbit” and Gabriella modeled for the popular specialty doll shop American Girl. The two signed up for ROCK your Runway in hopes that it would lead to a professional career.

“I haven’t done anything like this in a while,” Sabrina Miller said, “so I think it’ll boost my confidence.”

And that was the advice several contestants had to give: “Be confident in yourself,” said Gabriella Miller, “and stand out.”

“Be yourself,” Combs said. “You don’t want to be anyone else.”

Contestant Solana Combs excitedly awaits her chance to compete on the runway.

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Two upcoming household chemical roundups scheduled Volunteers needed Aug. 12 for Highlands Ranch event

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Stuck with used batteries, fuels, propane tanks or fluorescent light bulbs? Douglas County residents have two upcoming opportunities to safely dispose of potentially dangerous household chemicals.

Tri-County Health Department is hosting a Household Chemical Roundup from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 12 at Redstone Park, 3270 Redstone Park Circle, Highlands Ranch, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 30 at 175 Kellog Court, Castle Rock.

Douglas County Household Chemical Roundup Program is an annual effort for residents to dispose and recycle hazardous chemicals in a “safe, legal, and environmentallysound manner,” Tri-County Health Department says. The first roundup of 2017 held in May in Parker collected 96,632 pounds of material and served an estimated 882 households. The 2016 Highlands Ranch roundup served an estimated 1,523 households in one day.

The impact is far-reaching: improper disposal of chemical wastes can pollute the environment and pose a threat to human health, according to the EPA. If left around the house, they can be hazards to children and pets.

Brian Hlavacek, environmental health director of Tri-County Health, said: “The impacts of removing hazardous products from homes reduces the risk of fire hazards and the potential for accidental poisonings all while protecting our environment.”

Sherry Eppers, community relations manager of Highlands Ranch Metro District — which, along with Centennial Sanitation and Water District,

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hosts the Highlands Ranch roundup — added that chemical waste harms water supply and storm drainage, if not correctly disposed.

“For us,” Eppers said of the roundup, “it’s a water-quality benefit.”

Accepted items include house, garden and pool chemicals; paint and paint products — though the metro district encourages donating leftover paint to a paint supply company; fuels and propane tanks; vehicle and household batteries; items containing mercury; aerosols; fluorescent light bulbs and compact fluorescent lamps; and passenger vehicle and pickup truck tires, removed from rims.

Items not accepted include businesses’ and commercial waste; radioactive waste; electronic or explosive waste; smoke detectors; waste containing asbestos; tractor tires or scrap metal.

For a $25 fee and proof of Douglas County residence, guests can drop off their chemical waste without exiting their vehicles. The event requires the help of nearly 100 volunteers, which the metro district needs.

“It really relies on volunteers for a variety of roles,” said Kari Larese, community relations coordinator of the metro district.

Those include lifting materials out of vehicles, checking identification, taking money and sorting materials at different stations. Morning, afternoon and all-day shifts are offered, with lunch and water provided.

The volunteer opportunity counts as community service hours for high school students and serves as a great team-building experience, said Larese.

Sports teams from local schools have helped in the past.

“You’re working hard,” Larese said, “and you really feel like you’re contributing.”

To volunteer, visit volunteerconnectdc.org and search “household chemical roundup.”

Joseph Chott, of Sedalia, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

John Holst, of Sedalia, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Jake Jensma, of Sedalia, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

Kaitlyn Winters, of Sedalia, was named to one of the spring 2017 honor’s lists at Montana State University.

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Team members and opponents gather together to pray before a soccer game at Red Rocks Church’s sports ministry tournament.

Athletes seek a greater purpose through community, sportsmanship and athleticism

TO LEARN MORE • Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Colorado, www.fcacolorado.org • Red Rocks Sports, redrockssports.com • Christian Cycling, christiancycling.com yard games and many other sporting leagues are held throughout the year.

People may be intimidated by going to a church service, Carey said, but they feel more comfortable meeting people and learning about God through a sports team.

“Sports help to break down a lot of barriers,” he said. “When it comes to sports, people can instantly connect and build trust and credibility with each other.”

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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ravis Carey, sports director at Red Rocks Church, will tell you that athletics have greatly improved his life.

He met his wife while on a Red Rocks Church sporting team team and has grown lasting friendships through various other athletic ventures. Most importantly, his Christian faith has grown through his sports participation.

“Your body is a temple; it is where the Holy Spirit is,” Carey, 32, said. “What we do with our bodies is a form of worshipping God. Sports play a huge role in that because it is maintaining the house.”

Carey is not alone in his pairing of sports and faith. Young, old, beginner and experienced athletes alike have found a deeper faith through their favorite sports, which are being used more and more by churches, school and club organizations as a medium to building a stronger spiritual life.

Here are a few examples.

Sports ministry through church Red Rocks Church, which has campuses in Littleton, Arvada, Lakewood and Evergreen, is home to a large sports

A volleyball player serves the ball during Red Rocks Church sports ministry’s volleyball tournament. Pairing faith and sport is a large ministry at Red Rocks Church.

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“We believe that it is a part of making the kingdom more crowded,” Carey said. “There are a lot of people who speak the universal language of sport.”

Last year, more than 3,000 people participated in the various teams. Basketball, volleyball, softball, soccer, back-

Sports ministry through school sports Fellowship of Christian Athletes is an organization that creates a community for coaches and athletes to come together in their faith.

“Personally, as a former athlete, I found my identity in my performance on the field,” said Seth Olsen, the Denver metro south director at Fellowship of Christian Athletes. “When I came to know Jesus, I learned that it’s not about my performance, rather it’s about His performance on the cross.”

FCA is found in junior high schools, high schools and college campuses across 47 countries, according to its website. More than 12,500 certified groups are led by students and coaches involved in pairing faith with a passion for sports. Chapters are active across Colorado, with groups in Douglas, Arapahoe, Jefferson and Boulder counties.

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The organization teaches athletes how to play sports and use them as a common ground to witness to other team members and even opponents, Olson said.

“Christianity is not about religion,” Olsen said. “It’s about a relationship with Jesus Christ. As a Christian, I’m not pursuing Jesus as a lucky rabbit’s foot to help me play better or win the big game. I’m pursuing Jesus because of His great love for me demonstrated by dying on the cross for my sins. I’m pursuing Him because He’s the author and director of my life.”

Sports ministry through clubs Christian Cycling is a worldwide organization that meets in smaller “spokes” in different areas around the globe.

According to Cody Newcome, head of the Colorado spoke, most of the members in Colorado, approximately 100 cyclists, live around Highlands Ranch.

It is important for members of the spoke to demonstrate good sportsmanship, Newcome said.

“We, together, can be a testimony and a light to everybody else,” Newcome said. “We want to be loving, kind and helpful to show people what we believe in through our actions.”

The cyclists do more than ride with good sportsmanship — they have a passion for volunteering. Some members volunteer to build bikes to give to underprivileged youth and others teach youth with disabilities how to ride bicycles.

“We ride for the Lord,” Newcome said. “Being able to ride and enjoy God’s creation is a huge blessing.”

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Kendrick Lamar’s Denver stop proves he’s the best rapper alive

hy should someone care about Kendrick Lamar?”

That’s the question I was asked when I first pitched a column on the rapper’s stop at the Pepsi Center on July 29 to our newsLINER room.

NOTES Standing in line to get into the sold out show, I kept mulling the question over in my mind.

If someone doesn’t like rap, if they only listen to country or classic rock or pop, why would what a 30-year-old from Clarke Reader Compton, California, thinks, feels and sees in the country matter at all?

There’s no shortage of ways to consider the question, and a good place to start is the fact that the majority of the nation now listens to rap.

For the first time in the history of Nielsen, an information and data measurement company founded in 1923, rap and R&B are the top genres in the country in terms of album and song sales, and audio and video streams.

There are myriad reasons for the genre’s ascendancy, which is something I’ve written about before in this column. Suffice it so say, there is no genre more reflective of society’s challenges and opportunities, and the

inequality and disenfranchisement still facing so many groups.

Looking at Lamar from a pure art and performance perspective, there are few musicians in any genre as in control of their art and creativity as he is, something he proved over and over during his hour and a half set on the 29th.

This is an artist at the peak of their powers — imagine Bob Dylan, James Brown, Bruce Springsteen and Jay-Z at their best, and you get a sense of how Lamar absolutely owned the Pepsi Center stage with the sheer force of his energy and art.

Minus a few dancers who performed during four of the 20-song set, it was just Lamar on the stage, rapping, singing and prowling back and forth with the ferocity of a prize fighter in their prime. There were some pyrotechnics throughout the show, but you could get singed off the heat of Lamar’s intensity.

A performance this tight and invigorating would wow anyone who loves music, regardless of any preconceived notions about rap.

But what really makes Lamar a once in a generation artist is the way he sees and translates the world into song — a blend of sacred and profane, earthy and heaven-looking, that incisively captures the duality of a country that seems more fractured than ever.

“DAMN.” Lamar’s third major-label

album, which was released in April, is perhaps the purest distillation of his approach to writing, and during the show he performed two-thirds of the album’s 14 tracks. The show closed with the chest-beating and hardearned braggadocio of “HUMBLE.,” but it also included “XXX.,” a heartbreaking examination of the divides in the country, and “DNA.,” which savages the way culture uses black artists and their work for profit and misinterpretation without engaging with those artists in a meaningful way.

Lamar’s gift is to present these ideas and observations in a way that is intimate and relatable to his listeners, regardless of their own backgrounds and experiences. Few artists discuss anxiety and depression in as real a way as Lamar does, evidenced by the fact that he has arenas of fans rapping along to favorites like “Swimming Pools (Drank)” and “Money Trees,” as he examines topics that not all that long ago were ideas to be embarrassed by. He makes the listener feel understood and accepted, and that leads to one crucial feeling — hope.

And as the lights came on at the show’s end, and I looked around at people who, like me, we’re sopping with sweat and smiling, and I had my answer to the question.

You should care about Kendrick Lamar, because at his concert, I saw people from every race and background in one place, united.

mances: 7:30 Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: 720-530-4596, thisisspotlight.com.

Swift-Sawyer, plays Aug. 18-27 at the Longmont Performing Arts Center, 513 Main St., Longmont (a delightful Art Deco movie theatre). Director is Patrick Sawyer. Performances: 7:30 Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: longmonttheatre.org, 303-772-5200.

CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Randy Newman’s “Dark Matter,” released on Nonesuch Records.

Review: It’s been nine years since Randy Newman released an album of new material, and plenty has happened in those years that make perfect fodder for Newman’s razor sharp wit and pen. On this album, he mocks Putin, religious fundamentalists, and the spirit of nationalism that has taken the country by storm. And while his observations on current events always grab the most attention, he can still write a love song that’ll knock you flat. A welcome return to an artist we need now more than ever.

Favorite song: “Lost Without You” Best proof Newman should do more voice acting: “Dark Matter” You should care because he had 20,000 people screaming, “’We gon’ be alright!” at the top of their lungs.

You should care because, in that moment, he made everyone there believe it.

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he practiced runnin’ from fear, guess he had some good luck. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com. And share why you love rap at creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

CURTAIN TIME Neil Simon’s story “Broadway Bound” is the third part of Neil Simon’s autobiographical trilogy. It plays through Aug. 20 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Directed

by Kate Gleason. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Aug. 6 and 13. Tickets: $16-$27. 303-935-3044, minersalley.com.

‘On Golden Pond’ “On Golden Pond,” the love story of the octogenarian Thayers, is presented by Lowry’s Spotlight Theatre Company at the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First Place, Denver. Perfor-

‘Newsies’ “Disney’s Newsies” is presented at the Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre, 800 Grand Ave., Grand Lake, through Aug. 24 on certain nights.

This David and Goliath tale of a New York newsboy is family fare. Tickets and information: rockymountainrep. com, 970-627-3421.

Patsy Cline “Tomorrow and Forever: A Celebration of Patsy Cline,” starring Melissa

One-man comedy “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m in Therapy,” featuring Peter J. Fogel, plays through Aug. 20 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood.

Performances: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays,

Sundays. Tickets: $40-$59, lakewoodshoware.com, 303-987-7845.

Imperfect crime “Thrill Me,” a musical story of Leopold and Loeb, the University of Chicago students who planned “the perfect crime,” presented by Equinox Theatre Company through Aug. 19 at The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver Highlands. Direction by Patrick Brownson, music direction by Heather Holt Hall. Performances: 7:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays and Thursday, Aug. 10 (pay-what-you-can night.) $20 advance/$25 at the door. EquinoxTheatreDenver.com.

Tell us your breast cancer stories Are you living with breast cancer, or serve as support to a loved one currently going through treatment? Do you worry about treatment options? Did you overcome a breast cancer diagnosis?

We want to hear from you.

Over the next month, CCM will be collecting stories from women whose lives and experiences can help educate and inform others about breast cancer and other health issues facing women today. We are looking for stories from all ages.

In honor of overall women’s health, we are also looking for stories from readers who have overcome health obstacles, or have worked with doctors and nurses who have gone above and beyond in care.

If your story is selected, a member of the Colorado Community Media staff will contact you for an interview. Send your information to Thelma Grimes at tgrimes@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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Water Blossom Festival invites deep dive into world of flowers

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he annual Water Blossom Festival at Denver Botanic Gardens/York Street will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 5 at Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver. Water features, expertly SONYA’S cared for by Tamara SAMPLER Kilbane, include huge Victoria waterlilies and a collection of carnivorous plants, as well as the beautiful Monet Pool filled with a variety of lilies, lotuses and more. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., there will be activities near the Sonya Ellingboe Hive Restaurant and free water plants will be available while supplies last.

Information and brochures are available. Free with admission to the Gar-

Water lilies will be in bloom at Denver Botanic Garden’s Monet Pool on Aug. 5, for the Colorado Water Garden Society’s Water Blossom Festival from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

PHOTO BY TAMARA KILBANE

dens. (Take time to see the Calder sculptures while in the Gardens — they’re truly special!)

SCFD showcase Performances and hands-on activities from cultural organizations that

are part of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District can be seen with half-price admission to Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 9 and 16. On Aug. 9: Denver Firefighters Museum, Alliance Francaise of Colorado, Wings Over the

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Guided Nature Hikes:

Yoga in the Park:

Each year, RidgeGate teams up with the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District to provide free, guided nature hikes. These hikes are led by professional naturalists from SSPRD, and offer insight and education into the natural ecosystems within the open space at RidgeGate. Hikes are free to the public – register at ridgegate.com.

Join RidgeGate, South Suburban Parks and Recreation and the Lone Tree Recreation Center for our final free Yoga in the Park class of the season in Belvedere Park, at the corner of RidgeGate Circle and Belvedere Lane.

Please bring your own yoga mat. In case of heavy rain or lightning, class will be cancelled. No registration – just drop in!

Tuesday, August 29, 6:30-7:30pm

Among RidgeGate’s cultural facilities is the 38-acre historic Schweiger Ranch, located just east of the RidgeGate Parkway and I-25 interchange.

The Ranch has been impeccably restored and gives us an important glimpse into the settlers’ lives in the late 1800s. Schweiger Ranch is open to the public for self-guided visits on Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5pm.

Register for or learn more about these events online at SchweigerRanch.org.

Photos by Sarah Neumann Photography

Village Read Greenwood Village and Arapahoe Library District have teamed up for The Village Read, which started Aug. 2 with author Mark Stevens (“Lake of Fire”) at Koelbel Library and continues with author visits, writing workshops and related programs, plus a chance to discuss books with like-minded folks.

Visit: arapahoelibraries.org/villageread for details and to reserve a spot at events. The book is one in Stevens’ series about hunting guide/sleuth Allison Coil. Books are available to borrow from the libraries or for sale at Curtis Arts and Humanities Center, or the Friends of the Library Bookstore at Koelbel Library. See arapahoelibraries.org for more details.

Improv Pam Roth O’Mara will host Improv Playtime at the ACC Campus from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 9. Cost: $29. To register, call 303-797-5722 or see Arapahoe.edu.

Colorado food Chatfield Farms’ annual celebration of Colorado history, music, food and cocktails, featuring local chefs, tours and live music, will be at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 12 at Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Cost: $42, $39, member. Go to botanicgardens. org/chatfield-farms.

Experience Historic Schweiger Ranch:

Sunday, August 27, 1pm — Free Guided Tour Saturday, October 7, 10am-2pm — City of Lone Tree’s Annual Fall Festival Saturday, December 2, 1-5pm — Schweiger Ranch Austrian Christmas

Englewood Camera Club Joshua Hardin, photo editor of Colorado Life magazine, will speak to the Englewood Camera Club at 7 p.m. Aug. 8 about how to have photos published for editorial purposes, specifically in magazines (how to query, etc.). The club meets at 7 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University, Centennial (south entrance).

Guests and new members are welcome to this longtime club that meets the second Tuesday of each month.

History Camp date correction Registration is open for History Camp, which will be held at Red Rocks Community College on Oct. 7 (all day).

A $39 ticket includes breakfast, lunch, T-shirt and your choice of lectures. ($29 without shirt.) Visit historycamp.org for information and to register.

IT’S A PERFECT TIME TO PLAY IN RIDGEGATE.

Thursday, August 3, 5:30-7pm — Insect and Spider Exploration Hike Wednesday, August 16, 6-7:30pm — Geocaching Basics Saturday, September 16, 9-11am — Family Fun Game & Trivia Hike Saturday, September 30, 9-10:30am — Autumn Glory Hike Saturday, October 21, 10-11:30am — “Build a Beaver” Family Fun Hike

Rockies Air & Space Museum, Art as Action, Filipino-American Community of Colorado, Hanna Kahn Dance Company, Littleton Town Hall Arts Center and Aurora Singers will be at the Gardens. On Aug. 16, get acquainted with Molly Brown House Museum, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Control Group Productions, CMDance, Colorado Repertory Singers, Colorado Wind Ensemble and Colorado Korean Chorus. Food is available for sale and, as above, readers are urged to see the Calder sculptures.

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Garrison Keillor A Prairie Home Companion’s Love and Comedy show, featuring Garrison Keillor plays at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Doors open at 4:390 p.m. Tickets: $61-$66, botanicgardens.org.

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Five questions: Sam Adams From clerking to sports writing to stand-up comedy

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Parker residents may be surprised to learn one of their neighbors is a veteran Midwestern comedian who worked his way up from a clerical position to the world of entertainment.

Sam Adams, 57, moved to the Stonegate Metropolitan District 11 years ago. He first moved to Denver from Ohio in 1986, working as a clerk for an insurance company, a job in ready supply at the time, before working his way into covering sports at The Denver Post, then at the Rocky Mountain News, covering everything from high school sports to the Denver Broncos and the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

Not long after becoming a journalist, Adams tried his hand at standup comedy and got hooked on making audiences laugh. Now in his 16th year behind the mic, Adams is a regular entertainer and emcee for events in Colorado, Nebraska, Utah and Wyoming.

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How did you go from being a clerk at an insurance company to writing for The Denver Post?

I started writing a sports newsletter on my own on lunch breaks. I made copies and just passed them around to my buddies at work. We were like sports geeks. One of my co-workers said “if you know so much, why don’t you work for a newspaper?”

I went from working at the Tech Center to the 16th Street Mall, and one day I was going to Arby’s and saw The Denver Post building across the street, and I remembered what (he) said. I had kept a couple things I had written and just went in to see what would happen.

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What came next?

In 1990 there was an opening for the Nuggets beat. I didn’t have a journalism degree, but the guys were encouraging me to put in for it.

Woody Paige was the deputy sports editor at the time. He said, “I like what you’re doing kid, but don’t quit your day job.”

I told myself, “I’ll show him,” and I quit my day job.

He started me out as a freelancer, and I started doing feature stories about local players with interesting backgrounds.

Eventually, Woody said “I’m just going to hire this guy because we’re paying him more for his freelancing than we would if he was a staff writer.”

Make the most of what you’ve got.

Parker comedian Sam Adams says if there were a list of the 20 funniest people in his family, he wouldn’t even make the list.

TOM SKELLEY

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How did you break into comedy?

On May 15, 2001, I did an open mic night at the Comedy Works. I didn’t bomb, I didn’t dazzle them, but I got applause.

Around 2006 I started doing more open mics, taking it more seriously. I was cutting my teeth from about 2006 to 2007 touring clubs whenever I had accrued enough time off, or if I could write my column at night in my hotel.

I still didn’t think I would quit my day job, but then the Rocky closed, so my day job quit me.

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What’s your take on doing p olitical comedy these days?

It’s amazing how one election has changed everything.

I think about what makes people laugh, like, why are you going to a comedy club?

Me, I don’t want a 15-minute speech about politics. You can’t please everybody, but you have to realize: “are people coming to get jokes about it or to get away from it?”

I want people to feel comfortable. I never have been a political comedian, so why start now? I still have my political views, I just don’t bring them to work.

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What’s the toughest part of the job?

For me it’s about coming up with and sharpening my material so that it isn’t just making people laugh, it’s making them laugh hard. I’ll jab you like Muhammad Ali, but I want my punchline to knock you out like Mike Tyson.

Another thing is when people know you’re a comedian, they think you’re just “on” all the time. I always say “I am not funny in real life.”

But for some reason, when the lights go on, and the crowd is there, the fear of not being funny just carries me through.

For more information on Adams and a sample of his performances, visit his website: samadamscomedy.com.

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PACE announces lineup for new season Big names, local favorites and more comedy in store for 2017-18

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Parker Arts recently announced its new season schedule, bringing a number of nationally recognized acts to Parker in addition to crowd-pleasing local productions patrons have come to expect to see at the PACE Center and Schoolhouse.

“We’ve got some fun things that kind of expand our cultural horizons,” said Shaun Albrechtson, Parker Arts’ production manager.

Albrechtson singled out the “Uncharted” series, featuring up-andcoming musicians, as an example of the diverse offerings in store.

“We’ve got everything from soul and gospel to a classical men’s vocal group,” he said.

Parker Cultural Director Elaine Mariner said a goal in the new season was to address “gaps” of some of the genres and performances overlooked in previous seasons.

One of those gaps, she said, was chamber music. To fill it, Albrechtson and company added a chamber music series featuring musicians from the University of Denver, to be performed in the Schoolhouse theater at 19650 Mainstreet.

Parker Arts Cultural Director Elaine Mariner and Program Manager Shaun Albrechtson sit in the PACE Center theater.

The recently announced Parker Arts 2017-2018 season features more stand-up comedy than in years past, in addition to performances by local groups and nationally known musical and theater productions.

“It’s a way to capitalize on the unique benefits the Schoolhouse offers. It’s a smaller, more acoustically driven space,” Mariner said.

Another experiment Mariner and the staff are trying is the first concert of the season, an outdoor, ticketed performance by ‘90s alternative rockers Smash Mouth at Discovery Park

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Comedy is also more prominent in the schedule for 2017-18 schedule, with veteran standups Paul Reiser and Billy Gardell of “Mike and Molly” making appearances at PACE, in addition to the Comedy and Cocktails series, featuring local comedians, at the Schoolhouse. Albrechtson said another high-profile act is still being lined up for the season.

“The one thing we’ve heard over and over again is comedy, comedy, comedy,” Albrechtson added.

Mariner said she’s proud of being able to book the national funnymen, no easy feat for a smaller venue. She’s also proud that one of next season’s musicals, “The Full Monty,” will push the envelope a bit.

The raucous play, about a group of men who become strippers to make ends meet, won’t feature any actual nudity, but its adult themes and humor will require an audience advisory.

“There is no ‘full monty’ in ‘The Full Monty,’” Albrechtson said. But “people will be rolling in the aisles.”

Children’s fare, performances by the Parker Symphony Orchestra and

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Smash Mouth will kick off the Parker Arts 2017-2018 season with a performance at Discovery Park set for Aug. 19.

COURTESY PHOTO other time-tested shows like “The Nutcracker” will return to draw families, children and loyal patrons, and Albrechtson said “If you take a look at the calendar and you don’t seeing something you want, just keep going down,” he said.

“There’s going to be something in there that you like.”

IF YOU GO A sampling of performers and shows coming to the Parker Arts for the 2017-2018 season.

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• Smash Mouth 7:30 p.m., Aug. 19, Discovery Park

• Wilson Phillips 7:30 p.m., Dec. 8, PACE Center

• 10,000 Maniacs 7:30 p.m., Sept. 14, PACE Center

Tanya Tucker 7:30 p.m., Dec. 10, PACE Center

• Paul Reiser • 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16, PACE Center

• Christopher Cross 7:30 p.m., Feb. 25, PACE Center

• “South Pacific” Sept. 29 to Oct. 15, PACE Center • Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25, PACE Center

• “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” March 16 to March 25, The Schoolhouse • “The Full Monty” July 20 to Aug. 5, PACE Center

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CLUBS Editor’s note: To add or update a club listing, e-mail calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Political Douglas County Democrats. Contact 720509-9048 or info@DouglasDemocrats.org.

Social-discussion meetings take place in Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock, Parker, Lone Tree and Roxborough. Executive committee meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of every month at various sites. Visit douglasdemocrats.org and click on calendar for more information.

Douglas County Libertarian Development Group meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Rio Grande Restaurant, 9535 Park Meadows Drive. Go to LPDG.org.

The group also has a very active Facebook page. In addition, we are also recognized by the State Libertarian party. Contact Wayne Harlos at 303-229-3435.

Douglas County Republican Party meets on second Saturday each month. Visit www.dcgop.org or call 303-730-0100.

Douglas County Republican Women meets at 11 a.m. the third Wednesday each month at the Lone Tree Golf and Hotel.

Call Marsha Haeflein at 303-841-4318 or visit www.dcgop.org or www.dcrw.org.

Douglas County Young Republicans meets the last Monday of the month. Call Brett Olkowski at 303-257-5275 or e-mail brettnbrew@aol.com for more information.

Congratulations to our coloring contest winners!

See these and all of our excellent entries at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo This Weekend!

Age Group 1-3 Aria DelPiccob - Highlands Ranch Most Creative - Age group 1 - 3

Highlands Ranch, Roxborough, and Lone Tree Democrats meet at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of every month for topical speakers and lively discussion at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Visit www.douglasdemocrats.org for more information.

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Libertarian Party of Douglas County: 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at On the Rox Sports Bar, 11957 Lioness Way, Parker. Topics include items of general libertarian interest and organization for local activism to make a difference in our political landscape. All welcomed.

Parker Democrats meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month for discussion of timely topics, led by knowledgeable speakers, at the South Metro Fire Station 45, 16801 Northgate Drive, Parker. Visit www. douglasdemocrats.org for information.

Professional American Business Women’s Association Top of the Rockies Chapter of Douglas County meets every third Tuesday. New members are welcome. Call Bev Phillips at 303-841-2080 or visit www.abwa.org.

AAUW (American Association of University Women), founded in 1881, is the oldest women’s organization in the United States.

It has a mission of promoting equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research. Scholarships are provided to Douglas County women who are in college, and cash awards are presented to senior girls from Douglas County high schools who have an interest in the areas of science, technology, engineering or math (STEM). Meetings are in Castle Rock the third Wednesday of the month, at various times and locations. Go to douglascountyco.aauw.net. Contact Beryl Jacobson at 303-688-8088 or berylmjacobson@gmail. com.

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Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority Airport is currently accepting applications for a dependable full-time Maintenance Technician I as a general laborer to perform a variety of semi-skilled & unskilled general labor duties including grounds & building maintenance, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, sprinkler repair, preventive vehicle maintenance & radio communications. A viable candidate must be fluent in both written and spoken English; able to perform strenuous activity for long periods of time in various weather conditions from extreme hot to extreme cold; have the flexibility to be on-call during inclement weather and to work alternate shifts including weekends for snow removal, mowing and other special projects that may arise. Typical work schedule: 7 am – 3:30 pm, Monday – Friday. A valid Colorado Driver’s license and HS diploma or GED required. Experience in building or construction maintenance including heavy equipment operation a plus. Starting hourly wage is $15.00 to $15.50.

Excellent benefits after 60 days. Apply in person to the Airport Authority at 7800 S. Peoria St., Englewood, CO 80112 or obtain an application at www.centennialairport.com. EOE

NCS Pearson, Inc. seeks Sr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer in Centennial, CO to create automated tests for all Pearson products. Execute both manual & automated fnctnl, non-fnctnl, app, & regression tests. Resrch & analyze the reqmnts for the prod features being tested. Create test strategy, impact analysis & document test cases using reqmnts in a test case mgmnt tool. Execute test cases as well as prfrm back end data validation. Investigate & report techncl issues by communicating & work’g w/ various dprtmnts. Perform & document risk analysis. Perform database verification using SQL or similar method. Keep record of test progress & results using Pearson supported project level & QA tools. Report progress of project test’g & issues to SQE Mngr & project team on a regular basis. Min. req. Bach deg in Comp Sci, Math, Eng’g, Bus, or a rel’d field or frgn equiv together w/ 3 yrs of demonstrated SQA test’g exp. 3 yrs Automation skills both UI & service level (Selenium, Fitnesse), SQL skills & understand’g of REST services & 3 yrs of exp w/ web services test’g. 3 yrs of exp in Java dvlpmnt & work’g in an agile envrnmnt. Send resume to: NCS Pearson, Inc., attn.: Adithya Connerton, 5601 Green Valley Dr, Bloomington, MN 55437.

Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority Airport is currently accepting applications for a dependable full-time Maintenance Technician II. This is an entry-level heavy duty automobile and airport equipment mechanic position which will also include a variety of semi-skilled & unskilled general labor duties including equipment operations, grounds & building maintenance, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, sprinkler repair, & radio communications. A viable candidate must be fluent in both written and spoken English; able to perform strenuous activity for long periods of time in various weather conditions from extreme hot to extreme cold; have the flexibility to be on-call during inclement weather and to work alternate shifts including weekends for snow removal, mowing and other special projects that may arise. Typical work schedule: 7 am – 3:30 pm, Monday – Friday. A valid Colorado Driver’s license and HS diploma or GED required plus six months of full-time vocational training in automotive or diesel repair and experience in building or construction maintenance including heavy equipment operation a plus. Starting hourly wage range is $17.75 to $20.00. Excellent benefits after 60 days. Apply in person to the Airport Authority at 7800 S. Peoria St., Englewood, CO 80112 or obtain an application at www.centennialairport.com. EOE

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NCS Pearson, Inc. seeks Storage Engineer in Centennial, CO to Manage & troubleshoot multiple highly avail 24x7 storage systems incl SAN, NAS & DAS. Prfrm storage admin functns incl storage allocation/de-allocation, utilization report’g, prfrmnce monitoring/tuning, trending & capacity plann’g. Maintain storage hardware & associated sftwr at top levels of prfrmnce by monitor’g version upgrades & maintenance releases to ensure that envrnmnt is optimally configured. Follow & provide feedback on operational procedures & documentation. Work w/in change mgmnt process to ensure that outages are scheduled to minimize impact on clients, but still maintain all hardware & sftwr at optimal levels. Collection of data for annual & interim capacity plans. Min. req. Bach’s deg in Comp Sci or a rel’d field or frgn equiv together w/ 3 yrs exp in the IT industry w/ min of 2 yrs exp w/ Storage Area Networks incl switches, mgmnt sftwr, zoning, Network Attached Storage, Microsoft, UNIX, Linux, & VMware based systems. Less than 5% international travel required. Send resume to: NCS Pearson, Inc., attn.: Adithya Connerton, 5601 Green Valley Dr, Bloomington, MN 55437.

Older man needs help enjoying his inboard/outboard 18' boat Maintenance, boat towing etc.

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History is new element of walks on First Friday Tours begin at courthouse along Littleton Boulevard

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

First Friday Art Walks started last summer with great success and in 2017, another facet has been added: Littleton History Walks, offered by the city’s Historic Preservation Board members and members of Historic Littleton Inc. (Free.)

The history walks, which begin at the Littleton Municipal Courthouse at 2069 W. Littleton Blvd., are an abbreviated version of the more extensive walks planned during Western Welcome Week (4-6 p.m. Aug. 17.) They will run about a half-hour on one side of Main Street. (Some folks sign on for two sessions to do both sides.)

The galleries will have new exhibits and invite a visit: The Depot Art Center, 2069 W. Powers Ave., is a good place to start. This month’s exhibit is the “All Colorado at the Depot” show, an annual event during Western Welcome Week. Open to artists throughout Colorado, it was juried by Denver artist Pat Fostvedt and winners will be announced at the opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 4. The historic Santa Fe Depot is among Littleton’s historic gems and was once located downtown, next to the Denver and

“One for You, One For Me” by Sarah Phippen, oil on linen, will be included in the Western Heritage art show at Town Hall Arts Center from First Friday through Western Welcome Week.

PHOTO COURTESY OF SARAH PHIPPEN Rio Grande Depot (now a light-rail station), connecting Littleton with the nation.

Outnumbered Gallery, 5654 S. Prince St., exhibits its gallery artists’ work plus a feature each month. In August, it will feature the members of Purple Ravens, a group of 10 professional Evergreen artists, who work in a variety of media: oil, pastel, watercolor and

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acrylics, as well as photography and jewelry. Artists will be in the gallery to meet visitors from 5 to 8 Aug. 4, when there will be music and refreshments.

The large gallery is open daily, except Mondays.

Stanton Gallery at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., was donated

by Charles Stanton when the building was renovated to become a theater,

opening in 1983. The exhibit this month will be “Western Heritage Art” by equestrian artists Sarah Phippen and Rachel Saunders, who are both focused on the grace, strength and movement of horses. The gallery will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 4 for First Friday. Phippen focuses on horses, cattle and people of today’s American West, while Saunders explores the relationship between horse and rider in contemporary Western life. The gallery is regularly open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also, a performance of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” by young people in the Actor’s Playground summer program, directed by Seth Maisel, will start at 7 p.m. Aug. 4 and Aug. 6 at Town Hall.

(Tickets: $5.)

Many Downtown Littleton businesses will be open to welcome strollers and some will feature an artist or entertainer. We are aware of two painters scheduled at the new ViewHouse, 2680 W. Main St.; a painting demonstration at Rocker’s Spirits, 5587 S. Hill St.; and painting and music at Legacy Vineyards, 5728 S. Rapp St. At the Colorado Gallery of the Arts, in the Annex on the northeast side of the Main ACC Littleton Campus, a closing reception celebrating artists in the annual Juried Kaleidoscope Exhibit will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.

Chris Stevens, art coordinator for Curtis Center for Arts and Humanities, was the juror.

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HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Send volunteer opportunities to hharden@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES South Metro Medical Equipment Loan Closet Loans durable medical supplies to those 18 and older in the South Metro area.

Need: Volunteers to help answer phones 2-3 times a month for a day. Calls are taken on your cell phone and you make the appointment at the convenience of you and the client to accept donationos or hand out equipment Monday through Friday.

Requirement: Must be 18 or older; periodic training provided as needed.

Contact: Donna Ralston, 720-443-2013.

South Platte Park Need: Help with programs ranging from hikes, overnights, gold panning, sunset canoeing or HawkQuest events Contact: 303-730-1022 Sunset Hospice Provides end-of-life support Need: Volunteer training is from 6-10 p.m.

every second and fourth Tuesdays; they also meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every first and third Saturday Contact: Jami Martin at 303-693-2105 The Right Step Inc. Therapeutic horseback riding program for children and adults with disabilities. Based in Littleton.

Need: Volunteers to help with horses before, during and after lessons, as well as to walk alongside clients as they ride to help keep them securely on their horses. Volunteers also needed to help with administrative tasks and fundraising.

Requirements: Volunteers who help with lessons must be at least 14 years old and attend a three-hour training session.

Contact: volunteercoordinator@therightstepinc.org or go to www.therightstepinc.org.

Volunteer Connect Brings organizaations in need of volunteers in touch with individuals looking for ways to help.

Need: help with nonprofit organizations in Douglas County

Contact: info@volunteerconnectdc.org or www.volunteerconnectdc.org.

Volunteers of America, Foster Grandparent Program Foster grandparents volunteer in early childhood centers and public schools focusing on literacy and numeracy for at-risk children and youth.

Need: Seniors on a low, fixed income who enjoy working with children. Volunteers work 15-40 hours a week.

Contact: 303-297-0408 or www.voacolorado.org.

YANAM2M (You Are Not Alone - Mom 2 Mom) Provides a safe, free place to connect with other moms of Highlands Ranch and be paired with another mom as a support person.

Need: Mom volunteers to be support people for other moms.

Requirement: Must be a mom who can be real and lend support to another mom.

Contact: Nikki Brooker at nikki@yanam2m. org or go to www.yanam2m.org.

DATED OPPORTUNITIES Volunteer Connections - Arapahoe County “Take an active role in your government, make a difference in the lives of your neighbors, and extend the reach of services into your local communities. Your enthusiasm, personal talents and fresh perspectives keep Arapahoe County First in Colorado, First in Service.”

Need: Numerous volunteer roles for individuals, families and groups including one-time events and ongoing/weekly shifts. Human services, senior resources, open spaces, special events, etc. See website for complete list: www.arapahoegov. com/volunteer.

Age: Ages 6 and older, depending on the opportunity.

Contact: Nira Duvan, volunteer coordinator, at 303-738-79387 or nduvan@arapahoegov.com

THIS OUTDOOR NINJA OBSTACLE CHALLENGE SERVES UP NINE SECTIONS OF UNIQUE AND FUN-FILLED OBSTACLES TO CONQUER, IN THE HEART OF COPPER’S CENTER VILLAGE.

Other: Arapahoe County Fair needs volunteers from July 28-31. Go to http://www. arapahoecountyfair.com/volunteer.html Mothers of Multiples A support club for parents of twins, triplets and quadruplets in the Denver Metropolitan Area, www.mothersofmultiples.com Need: Volunteers willing to work during our bi-annual consignment sale at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock on Aug. 11-12. Work can include sale set up and take down, organizing, unloading, cashiering and more.

Requirements: 15 years and older; must work minimum of one four-hour shift, but multiple shifts available over two-days.

Work entails a lot of walking and standing and lifting for some shifts. Briefing by phone or on-site orientation.

Contact: Margaret Brawley, sale.codirector@mothersofmultiples.com or 720-4548715

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Highlands Ranch Household Chemical Roundup Allows Douglas County residents to safely dispose of unwanted and unused household chemicals.

Need: Day-of volunteers to help in a variety of capacities including registration, unloading, paint, batteries and more.

Requirements: Ability to work outside, in warm temperatures for an extended period.

When: Saturday, Aug. 12

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Location: Shea Stadium at Redstone Park in Highlands Ranch Contact: Kari Larese, Highlands Ranch Metro District, klarese@highlandsranch.org ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Program Provides information and support to crime victims Need: Victim Adocates interact with and support victims of domestic violence.

They also provide resource referrals and explain processes to victims.

Requirements: 20 hours of training required; volunteers must commit to one morning a week at the Justice Center in Castle Rock.

Contact: Mel Secrease, 720-733-4552 or msecrease@da.18.state.co.us.

Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter Provides care and support to 67,000-plus families dealing with all kinds of dementing illnesses.

Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members.

Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute. Our Walk to End Alzheimer’s attracts more than 10,000 people, so planning committee members are essential.

Contact: Deb Wells, 303-813-1669 or dwells@alz.org.

Angel Heart Project Delivers meals to men, women and children with life-threatening illnesses Need: Volunteers willing to deliver meals to clients in the South Denver area.

Requirements: Attend an orientation and submit to a background check before volunteering. Training provided to all new drivers. Deliveries start at 1 p.m. and last until 3 p.m.

Contact: 303-830-0202 or volunteer@ projectangelheart.org.

Animal Rescue of the Rockies Provides foster care for death-row shelter dogs and cats throughout Colorado Need: Foster families for animals on lists to be euthanized Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies. org.

ASSE International Student Exchange Program Organizes student exchange programs Need: Local host families to provide homes for boys and girls age 15-18 from a variety of coutries.

Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 or 800-733-2773 Audubon Society of Greater Denver Provides engaging and educational birding and wildlife programs at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield State Park and throughout the Denver metro area.

Need: Volunteers lead birding field trips and assist with nature programs, office projects, fundraising and community events.

Location: Chatfield State Park and offsite locations around Denver.

Age requirement: 18 years or older for year-round volunteers; 13-17 for summer camp programs.

Contact: Kate Hogan at communityoutreach@denveraudubon.org or 303-9739530.

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A photo shows the raging waters released when the Castlewood Canyon Dam failed after heavy rains on Aug. 3, 1933. Two people were killed in the flood, which deposited an estimated 20,000 tons of silt in the Denver area.

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The Friends of Castlewood Canyon will host Dam Day, an event to commemorate a devastating flood, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 5 at Castlewood Canyon State Park at 2989 S. Highway 83 in Franktown.

On Aug. 3, 1933, heavy rains caused the Castlewood Dam to fail, sending 1.7 billion gallons of water to Denver.

Two residents died in the flood, and crews repaired downed phone lines

and other damage, as well as cleaned up more than 20,000 tons of silt deposited by the raging waters.

Activities include a re-enactment and simulation of the events of that day, hikes to the dam, a lunch and historical interpreters telling stories of the day the dam failed.

A valid Colorado State Parks pass is required. For more information, contact Ron Claussen at 303-663-9919 or rclaussen4612@comcast.net.

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A free pair of eclipse glasses was provided to attendees with a warning and instructions about safe viewing, including with telescope or binoculars (which work very well for star-watching, he commented).

The first time he experienced a total eclipse was in 1970. “All of a sudden, it got dark at 1:30 p.m. You could see the stars and planets — it looks like the sunset wherever you look … The temperature may drop. It may rain.

Animals respond … This is the first eclipse this big since 1918 — across America …” He went on to recommend taking a day off from work, skipping school (“Tell them to call me!”) — “You’ll never forget it!”

The path across the U.S. will pass through Casper, Wyoming, beginning

at 10:22 a.m., in total eclipse at 11:43 a.m. and ending at 1:09 p.m. One can align Denver area watching to that schedule to see a partial view. (Motel rooms are booked across the nation and heavy traffic is anticipated, but Manning advocates a day trip to Wyoming.) Alliance, Nebraska was another nearby suggestion.

Fiske Planetarium at CU-Boulder has a helpful website with suggestions: Naturalists are encouraged to record activities of organisms before, during and after the eclipse. High schools, universities, citizen scientists are encouraged to participate in CATE-Continental American Telescopic Eclipse.

“The moon is 400 times smaller than the sun and about 400 times closer to earth so it can cover the sun completely ... The topography of the moon will influence the degree of totality … craters and mountains,” Manning said, encouraging use of a daily observation log.

His talk then continued with dramatic photos and film about various features of the universe — Mars, Jupiter, Venus and on beyond — way more far-reaching than the usual travelogue, and appealing to dreamers of all ages, who may enjoy pursuing some of the many leads one finds by Googling “Total Eclipse 2017.”

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August 3, 2017A

Drivers sharpen skills at BusFest T

he buses turned and stopped.

Started and backed up. They edged past cones and made simulated pickups around the parking lot at EchoPark stadium in Parker.

Douglas County School District school bus drivers and technicians spent three days at their annual BusFest in late July refining their skills as they prepare for the upcoming school year.

Donna Grattino, director of transportation for DCSD, said 300 drivers and technicians participated in the event that took place on the road and in the classroom.

“We just to like to get them back and refreshed on their job duties,” Grattino said. “If they need a refresher on anything, this is the opportunity to do it. We try and make it a fun day for drivers to come back and get acclimated to the bus.”

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A school bus performs a mock stop at a crosswalk during the Douglas County School District’s 2017 BusFest at EchoPark Automotive stadium in Parker.

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Eight summer activities for Douglas County teens From tubing to working out to making pottery, area destinations offer a variety of ideas

BY CASEY VAN DIVIER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

At home in Parker this summer, Megan Mahnken, 19, struggles to find ways to keep her and her friends busy.

“I don’t think there’s a lot of things for people our age to do,” said Mahnken, a student at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

“There seems to be plenty of parks and pools geared towards little kids, and then there are events like wine walks for people 21 and up,” she Mahnken said. “But there seems to be a gap for us.”

For those who relate to Mahnken’s experience, it can be a significant challenge to make memories before the summer comes to a close. With college classes starting for many in late August, the pressure is on for teens to enjoy their annual free time to the fullest.

Mahnken works to stay socialized through jazzercise classes, but for those who lack rhythm, other opportunities are out there, too. These eight Douglas County activities allow teens to get out of the house, stick to a budget and make the most of the summer season.

Inner Tubing at Confluence Park Confluence Park, 2250 15th St., Denver, www.denvergov.org / 720-913-1311 Bring your own inner tube to this family-friendly park in the heart of downtown Denver, where you can ride down the rapids of Cherry Creek or sit out and enjoy the sunlight. Boasting a path for runners and bikers, a shallow area for swimmers, and a downtown trolley ride for sightseers, this free attraction acts as an ideal daytrip location for all types of groups.

Tubing, Kayaking and Rafting on Clear Creek Clear Creek Whitewater Park, 1201 10th St., Golden www.cityofgolden.net / 303-384-8100 The staff at Clear Creek Whitewater Park encourages teens ages 13 and older to ride down Clear Creek before the attraction closes at the end of August. Prospective tubers, kayakers, and rafters can access the creek from any area along the park’s bike path.

Select parking structures near the park and the park itself are free and open to the public.

Bowling at Boondocks Boondocks Food & Fun, 18706 Cottonwood Drive, Parker www.boondocks.com/parker / 720842-1100 You may think you know this classic game, but you’ve never seen bowling quite like this. Select from “Angry Birds” bowling, a competitive challenge based on the mobile app; the haunting five-frame “Creature Feature” game; or the classic shotmaking game “Horse,” readapted for a bowling setting. Games start at $4 per player and are open to bowlers of all ages.

Project Strong Girls Parker Fieldhouse, 18700 Plaza Drive, Parker www.parkerrec.com/348/ParkerFieldhouse / 303-805-6300 Project Strong Girls provides a unique chance for teenage girls to build friendships, confidence, and muscle mass all at the same time.

Girls ages 13 to 15 can go to the Parker Fieldhouse on Wednesday evenings, where a certified personal trainer instructs groups of up to 12 young women during an hour-long session. Classes include time to warm up, practice core and stability training, and learn proper technique for an array of intensive exercises.

Classes are available throughout the summer and into the school year and start at $35 for six sessions.

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Visitors enjoy a Sunday afternoon at the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River.

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Drill team does some fancy footwork Blazing Saddles squad began 11 years ago

BY JODI HORNER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

For the 24 young riders of the Blazing Saddles drill team, having the opportunity to ride their horses and perform at rodeo events throughout the region means a commitment to once-a-week practices, riding in all weather conditions (except lightning), and learning to manage a half-ton animal in a variety of situations.

The riders practice steering their horses into formations and carrying large flags mounted on poles of wood or aluminum while riding their horses at high speed.

The flags bear the logos of business sponsors and rodeos, along with military flags.

The all-female drill team was started 11 years ago when coach Cindy Adams harnessed momentum from a grassroots drill team that had begun with the Little Britches Rodeo in Kiowa.

“We got together and wanted to do an opening for the Tuesday night rodeos for a couple of years, and the kids that were doing it wanted to start their own team,” said Adams, who lives in Elizabeth.

Adams is assisted by Madeline Wagner, also from Elizabeth.

“Being a member of the drill team

Cassidy Lenhart, Ashley Rhinehart and Catherine Rose ride into the arena at the 2017 Elizabeth Stampede. is so much more than getting dressed up and showing everyone how fast and well you can ride a horse,” Wagner said.

Wagner said she finds volunteering with the Blazing Saddles to be very rewarding.

“I feel that I gain more from being involved with the girls than the girls

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get from me,” Wagner said.

Wagner said she gains a sense of satisfaction knowing “that my training tips and guidance is helping the girls to become better riders and build selfconfidence and self-esteem.”

Coaching is demanding task Coaching a horseback riding drill team doesn’t come without its challenges, Adams explained.

“It’s mainly the horses,” Adams said, “to get the drills and the pinwheels (formations) to work properly.”

“There are certain horses that don’t like to be next to each other. Some horses are faster than others so you have to be able to figure out where to start in the drill and figure out where they should be,” Adams said.

Another challenge is dealing with the events — seen and unforeseen — of life.

“A huge problem — one that we face every time — is if one person isn’t there and they’ve been practicing that way, then somebody else needs to move into that spot and it rearranges everybody,” she said.

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“Soccer games, sickness, horses getting hurt. I have a bunch of royalty on the team from a bunch of rodeos, so there’s royalty stuff — it seems like at almost every rodeo … we have to rearrange everything at the last second,” Adams said.

Although the Blazing Saddles is Elizabeth-based, “we allow girls to join from however far they want want to drive,” Wagner said, noting they have members from Bennett, Kiowa, Aurora, and Parker, “but mostly Elizabeth.”

The team has become popular to the point of having a wait list — two are currently hoping to ride with the Blazing Saddles in the near future.

“The only reason we have 24 women is because of the number of costumes and chaps we have — each pair of chaps costs $200-$300 per girl,” Adams said.

The girls’ costumes as well as outfitting for the horses are owned by the Blazing Saddles organization.

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From left to right, Nicole Hunt, Maddie Garner, Macie Bronson, and Brinlyn Brinkworth ride in formation at First Responder Night at the 2017 Elizabeth Stampede. Brinlyn carries the flag for Douglas County in honor of her father’s role as a Douglas County sheriff’s deputy.

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Coming back from the dead to talk about the light Near Death Experience conference set for Westin Westminster

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The emotion that Nancy Rynes remembers most when she woke up on that January day in 2014 was anger.

It wasn’t anger at the texting driver that had hit her while she bicycled around the Lafayette roundabout. It wasn’t anger about the injuries she suffered as she was dragged some 50 feet under the young woman’s car or the work that surgeons were doing to save her life.

Rynes was angry because she knew she had been sent back from the paradise she recalled and was irrevocably among the living after being legally dead for some two minutes.

“I didn’t know what to do with all this,” Rynes said. “I felt like I was crazy. What had just happened? I didn’t have any words, and I didn’t say anything to anybody. I didn’t want to get committed to a psych ward. I didn’t know this happened to people.”

Rynes is one 75 of near-death experience survivors and researchers due Aug. 3-6 at Westminster’s Westin Hotel for the International Association of Near Death Studies annual conference.

The conference is expecting between 350 and 400 people, according to Jacquie Arnold, the local organizer of the event.

“We are getting people from all over the world, providing they can afford to come and fly in to Denver and stay in a hotel,” she said. “They tend to be very gung ho and focused on the subject. It is a great conference.”

Tickets for individual sessions range from $40 to $70. Multiple-session tickets for non-members range from $230 for only the morning sessions up to $595 for the full conference.

The association is also offering a live video stream of the conference, available by purchasing a digital package for $125.

The conference is hosting two free sessions open to anyone. The first is a workshop discussion geared for veterans at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 5. The second is a Spanish-language session at 2:30 p.m.

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All sessions are located at the Westin Westminster, 106000 Westminster Blvd.

“The whole phenomenon of neardeath experience has collateral factors going on,” Jacobs said. “Basically, it provides comfort for people who have a fear of death because they have a terminal illness or because they have been told when they grew up that the afterlife is about pain and torture. It takes away all of that stuff because 95 percent of near-death experiences, even for horrible people, are in a place

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

The Comedy and Magic of Harry Maurer: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 and Saturday, Aug. 12, at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Reservations required; call 303-660-6799 or go to http:// tickets.amazingshows.com. Show appropriate for all ages.

How Magicians Have Changed History: 4-5:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Public lecture “The Perfection of Deception: Magicians Who Have Affected History.” Reservations required; call 303-660-6799 or go to http://tickets.amazingshows. com.

Prairie Home `Love and Comedy’ Show: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Presented

by Garrison Keillor. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Go to www.botanicgardens.org.

MUSIC

Hudson Gardens Concert: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, Lynyrd Skynyrd at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Tickets on sale at www. altitudetickets.com. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. For information, call 303-797-8565 or go to www.hudsongardens.org. Parking is free.

Lineup includes: Sunday, Aug. 13, Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys; Saturday, Aug. 19, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts; Sunday, Aug. 20, Kool & The Gang; Sunday, Aug. 27, The B-52s; Sunday, Sept. 3, YES featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman.

ART

Coffee and Coloring: 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 10 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Enjoy an evening of adult coloring, coffee and conversation.

Adults. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

this week’s TOP FIVE Birding Insights: 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Audubon Nature Center, 9308 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton. Learn about four of the Front Range species of hummingbirds, including how to attract them to your yard. Spend some time looking for the hummingbirds around the center and gain skills to assist with identification, including a visit to a hummingbird nesting site. Go to https://denveraudubon.z2systems. com/np/clients/denveraudubon/eventRegistration.jsp?event=2412& South of the Border Cooking: 6-9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Learn techniques of Mexican cooking.

Make homemade tortillas and other favorites. For ages 16 and older. Call 303-805-6800 or go to www.parkerartscenter.com.

Dancing in the Streets: summer concert series, runs 6:30-8 p.m. the second and fourth Wednes-

heritage-guild.com or contact show director Mary Kay Jacobus at 303-594-4667.

EVENTS

Remembering Our Veterans: 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, in Panorama Hall at the Castle Rock Senior Center, 2323 Woodlands Blvd., Castle Rock. Presented by Lisette Clemons, a member of the Arlington Ladies, a group of volunteers who attend services at Arlington National Cemetery to ensure that no soldier, sailor, airman or coast guardsman is buried alone. The ladies are an official part of the funeral service, representing the military services’ chief of staff.

Learn Origami: 4-5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane. Learn and practice the art of folding paper creatively. Great for families. No registration required; more info at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Lifetree Café: 5-6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6 (Science and Religion); Monday, Aug. 13 (Coping with Grief); Monday, Aug. 20 (They Hijacked my Life); and Monday, Aug. 27 (Cocussions: A Former NFL Player Speaks Out) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com.

Juried Art Show Entries: Tuesday, Aug. 15 is the deadline for entries for the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County’s annual This is Colorado juried art show.

The show is open to all Colorado residents and runs from Oct. 10 to Nov. 2. A prospectus and entry form are available at www.

Free Legal Clinic: 2-3:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 7, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedures for all areas of civil litigation. Walk-ins welcome; everyone seated first-come,

days this summer at Commons Park at the Streets at SouthGlenn, at University Boulevard and Arapahoe Road, Centennial. Admission is free. Go to www.shopsouthglenn.com or contact margaret@stephens-studio.net. Concert schedule: Aug. 9, Under a Blood Red Sky, U2 tribute band; Aug. 23, FACE, all vocal rock band.

Outdoor Concert: 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10 on the front lawn at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Six Foot Joe and the Red Hot Rhinos is a seven-piece horn band that performs classic rock and rhythm and blues music. Hot dogs, brats, burgers, beverages and ice cream will be available for purchase beginning at 5 p.m. Call 303-7953961.

‘Rich People Behaving Badly’: 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Dick Kreck leads a presentation about his book; learn about the notorious characters who came through Colorado and the legends that followed them. Refreshments will be served at 6:45 p.m. Go to www.castlerockhistoricalsociety.org or contact the Castle Rock Museum at 303814-3164 or museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety. org. Admission is free.

first-served. Clinics offered the first Monday of each month. 2017 dates are Oct. 2, Nov. 6 and Dec. 4.

Call 303-791-7323.

Wildfires: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 7 at Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road, Ste. 200, Littleton. For those who live in areas subject to fire, few things can be more frightening.

Join Active Minds as we as we address the issue of wildfires from a variety of perspectives. Call 303-791-7323 or go to www.dcl. org to RSVP. Artificial Intelligence 101: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Learn about the real world of artificial intelligence with guests from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Denver.

Adults. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

R.O.M.E.O Lunch: noon Tuesday, Aug. 8 at Fox and Hound Sports Bar, 9239 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree. The “Retired Old Men Eating Out” is a men’s only lunch presented by Castle Country Assisted Living. Guests cover the cost of their own meal. Event is open to the public, but space is limited. For information, or to

RSVP, call Reagan Weber at 303482-5552 or email reaganweber@ castlecountryassistedliving.org.

PFLAG Potluck Picnic: 6-8 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 8 in the park pavilion south of the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Bring a dish to share; drinks, dessert and tableware provided. Alcohol allowed, but no glass. Contact info@pflaghighlandsranch.org.

Take a Bite of the Big Apple: 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9 at RiverPointe, 5225 S. Prince St., Littleton. From Broadway to Wall Street, Little Italy to Central Park, New York has a history and an energy all its own. Join Active Minds as we virtually visit one of the world’s most important cities.

We’ll explore the city’s past and present, as well as the important people and places that have shaped the city. Call 303-797-0600 to RSVP. Colorado Foodways: A Celebration of Local Food: 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 12, at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Celebrate Colorado history, music, food and cocktails featuring local chefs, tours and live music. Go to www. botanicgardens.org.

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Walk ‘n’ Roll 3K: 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 at Robert F. Clement Park, 7306 Bowles Ave., Littleton.

Organized by the Rocky Mountain Rett Association to raise awareness and money to help find a cure for Rett Syndrome. Registration opens at 9 a.m.; free chuck wagon lunch, silent and live auctions, face painting, balloon B magician, and fairy princesses for the kids. Registration available at rmra.org; sponsorship information also available at www. rmrett.org.

Centennial Under the Stars: 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at Centennial Center Park, 13050 E. Peakview Ave., Centennial.

The 12th annual event features a concert and laser light show featuring live music by the Tom Petty Project. Food trucks, face painting and a laser light show.

Bring chairs and blankets.

Kids Consignment Sale: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock.

Presented by Mothers of Multiples Society. Expecting moms and moms with babies under 6 months old may shop the new moms presale starting at 9 a.m.

Go to www.mothersofmultiples. com.

The Road to Character: 6 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 12, presented by Castle Rock Unitarian Universalist Community and led by David Brooks. Meeting place is 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Rock. For information, call Marnie Buckley at 720-810-5457 or email Sue Fraley at suefraley@q.com. Go to www.cruuc.org.

Six Blocks for SECOR: 2-5 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 13, starting at the Parker Fieldhouse and ending at Elk Mountain Brewery. The entire entry fee will go directly to SECOR (www.secorcares.com), which helps about 1,000 a month who are upside down. Start with doughnuts and pastries, and end with pizza and beer. A first aid station will be set up at the 3-block mark, with nurses or doctors with stethoscopes, because walkers will be exhausted by then. Parker Police officers will walk and hold doughnuts. Go to https://www.classy.org/parker/ events/1st-annual-parker-1k-sixblocks-for-secor/e136710

NATURE/OUTDOORS

Naturalist Training Info Session: noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 at the Audubon Nature Center, 9308 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton. Learn about our year-long naturalist training, including classes in meteorology, geology, field/natural journaling, SEE CALENDAR, P33

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are more than 50 native plant species in this garden. Go to www.botanicgardens. org.

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mammals, plants, insects, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Training features field experts and professionals from around the Denver-Metro area, with more than 100 hours of classroom and field time. Go to https://denveraudubon.z2systems.com/ np/clients/denveraudubon/eventRegistration.jsp?event=2456& Butterflies at Chatfield: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sept. 24 at Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. This seasonal habitat, in partnership with Butterfly Pavilion, is home to hundreds of native butterflies, such as swallowtails, monarchs, mourning cloaks and painted ladies. There

HEALTH

Splash Mash Dash Tri Camp: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays through Aug. 5 at the Highlands Ranch Recreation Center, Northridge. Camp designed to prepare special needs athletes for the HRCA kids triathlon on Aug. 6. For ages 8 to adult.

Swim practice on Mondays; bike/run practice on Thursdays. Contact 303-471-7043 or summer.aden@HRCAonline.org. Go to www.hrcaonline.org/tr Car Seat Safety Event: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. Meet with certified child passenger safety technicians to discuss proper use of

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Presented by the Reaching Older Adults Program, the 20-minute checkup is free but registration is requested. Call 303-9915740 for an appointment.

a car seat, including installation, daily use, and proper car seat selection as the child grows. No appointment needed; just drop by. Go to www.mothersofmultiples.com.

Where to Start to Love Your Heart: 1011:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Center, Parker.

Uncover some common heart care myths, and begin your journey toward heart health with three dietary strategies and three supplements. Call 303-805-6800 or go to www.parkerartscenter.com.

‘ROAD CarFit for Seniors: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month through September, at Dahlia Campus for Health and Wellbeing, 3401 Eudora St., Denver. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month through September, at AAA-Colorado Southglenn, 700 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

EDUCATION

Eyes and Ears: Lifelong Learning Fridays: 1:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Learn about eye and ear health from local doctors. For adults 50plus. Registration is required at 303-7917323 or DCL.org.

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ecades ago, pool halls were identified as a place for men to escape for smoking, drinking, betting and fight-

ing.

Perception was reality.

Denver-area people involved in the pool — or pocket billiards — industry say times have changed. Women and youths are starting to play more.

Leagues and tournaments are becoming more popular. And a handicap system allows less-skilled folks to compete with elite players.

SEE BILLIARDS, P35

FUN FACTS The Billiards Congress of America has put together some fun facts about the game of pool on its website, bca-pool.com. Here are some of those: • Billiards champions have the highest average age of any sport at 35.6 years.

• Tom Cruise did his own trick shots in the film “The Color of Money,” except for

one where he had to jump two balls to sink a third.

Director Martin Scorsese wanted Cruise to learn the shot, but it would have taken him two days to learn and the stalled production would have cost thousands of dollars.

So the shot was done by professional Mike Sigel.

• The first coin-operated billiards table was patented

in 1902 and cost a penny to play.

• Most chalk used today is made of fine abrasives and does not contain a speck of chalk.

• In A.D. 1765, the first billiards room was built in England. Played there was One-Pocket, which was a table with one pocket and four balls.

Kids learn to work the angles

t was meaningful when Steve Haggerty stepped to the tee during the MCPH Celebrity Golf Classic, which was held July 24 at The Ridge at Castle Pines North.

Haggerty, the OVERTIME 64-year-old former Arapahoe High School football standout who still resides in Littleton, was among Denver Broncos alumni who played in the charity event that raised money for Jim Benton the nonprofit Metro Community Provider Network.

MCPN helps provide affordable and accessible medical, behavioral health and dental care for lowincome, uninsured and underserved people residing outside the City and County of Denver. MCPN clinics serve everybody, even those with private insurance who might fall through the cracks.

Last year MCPN helped 50,502 patients in Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Jefferson and Park counties.

Haggerty, who played college football at Colorado and Nevada-Las Vegas plus one game for the Broncos in 1975, knows the importance of having quality health care.

Haggerty is the nephew of the late baseball player in the Detroit Tigers organization and National Football League referee Pat Haggerty, who was my counselor at Lincoln High School.

Steve Haggerty suffered from severe emphysema and underwent a double lung transplant in November 2012.

He was one of the first Broncos alumni players to join host Ebenezer Ekuban, the former Denver defensive end, in the tournament. There were 154 golfers who played and the event grossed $100,300.

“It’s a fantastic organization that helps,” said Haggerty. “They do a lot of things. I’m all up for anything that helps anybody, considering that I’m just worrying about breathing.

“In my case, without any help, it would have impossible. All of a sudden the reality of cost hits you.

These days you go in on Friday and leave Saturday and it’s a $35,000 bill.”

Haggerty wears a mask to prevent infection but says he is doing great.

“In November it will be five years since the surgery,” he pointed out.

“There will be a big party in November. The way I look at it, every day is a big day.”

Coaching changes Dane Craig is leaving a good softball program to take over another team than has also been stellar.

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While alcohol and wagering still can be found in pool halls, many facilities are intent on emphasizing the game itself.

“The game has evolved and it is very popular, especially since we haven’t had a (pool-themed) movie out lately,” said Melissa Little, a professional player from Denver with t the nickname Viper. “‘The Color of Money’ really sparked a lot of interest. We need a new movie out. That one is kind of outdated and doesn’t connect with the new millennium.”

In 1961, Paul Newman starred in the movie, “The Hustler,” which delivered attention to pool, but the interest declined until Newman and Tom Cruise gave the game a boost with the 1986 movie “The Color of Money.”

While Hollywood hasn’t delivered

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BENTON FROM PAGE 34

Craig, the former Mountain Range coach, is the new girls softball mentor at Douglas County, taking over for Brian Stebbins.

And Craig’s top assistant, Robert deThouars, takes on the duties as the Mustangs’ new head coach.

Douglas County teams have compiled a 122-57 record over the past eight seasons while Craig and Mountain Range was 104-68 since 2009 and won one Class 5A state championship.

‘The game has evolved and it is very popular, especially since we haven’t had a (pool-themed) movie out lately.’

Melissa Little, professional player from Denver another recent big break, the internet is having an impact.

Greg Kingsbury, manager of Mile High Billiards, 11651 W. 64th Ave., Arvada, noted that there’s no smoking and less gambling in today’s pool halls. You’re more likely to find a player holding a smartphone than a cigarette or a wad of cash.

“There used to be a tendency that there was more hustling,” he said.

“Nowdays, there’s not a much hustling because the information around is exchanged so freely. You know who the good players are. You can just get on the internet and see who anybody is.”

One place that attracts top talent

“My job has taken me to Aurora and this opportunity came up,” said Craig. “I learned that Mountain Range is going to be in very, very good hands or I would have never taken this job.

“Douglas County has always had a good group of players. It’s going to be a good year. It’s ironic that the last game I coached at Mountain Range was against Douglas County and they beat us in the state tournament. It’s all about league play and I’m excited to be in a new league.”

games were completed, I heard people growling about the league alignments.

Well, just maybe, some logic can surface to improve the crazy conference alignments in Class 5A football although schools will still have to deal with the setup of last season’s leagues for the upcoming campaign.

Good news was reported by CHSAANow.com that a group of athletic directors representing 5A leagues met to talk about ideas of how to align teams for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

The group joined many disgruntled fans, coaches and administrators when they revealed discontent-

More changes possible At almost every football game I attended last season after non-league

is Rocky Mountain Billiards Training Center, 4111 S. Natches Court in Sheridan.

“All the best players in town pretty much come to train before they go to pro events,” owner Dave Hughes said.

“My place is just about pool. There is no alcohol and no pinball machines ...

It’s all about training and equipment.

“I have all the guys you would call hustlers and they all come to my place and play one another. I have leagues but mine are advanced games with advanced players.”

Felt Billiards, 101 W. Floyd Ave. in Englewood, has 23 pool tables and a bar, restaurant and arcade. It accepts pool players of all ages.

“We get new people every day,” general manager Audra Wasson said. “We have some great players here. We’ve had up to 32 kids in here for a junior tournament. We had a young kid who is a 7-year-old playing (a game) with his dad in a league. He brings a little stool to stand on.”

ment with the current waterfall alignment which sent teams into leagues based on RPI ratings over the previous seasons.

It was agreed that league alignments need to change and different ideas were discussed.

The group will make its recommendation for change to the football committee to consider at its December meeting.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia. com or at 303-566-4083.

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Unlike most of the drill teams in the area such as the Westerneers and the Rangerettes, the Blazing Saddles has no established age minimum or maximum, although typically the riders “age out” when they graduate high-school.

“Our youngest is 12,” Wagner said, “and we’ve had girls join when they are 7.”

Elizabeth High School senior Rachel Hinds has been on the Blazing Saddles for three years.

“It gets the adrenaline going, performing,” she said.

For Hinds, the challenges as a drill team rider seem to be more exciting than stressful.

“It’s a great team work,” Hinds said, “you have remember the drill and what you’re going to do.”

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But it’s more than just people telling stories, she said. The conference is designed to show people they have something in common with one another and that something does happen that society is still figuring out.

“We try to comfort people and say this is a real phenomena that has be been researched and validated,” she said.

Minutes or months Rynes was an atheist and a skeptic working as a geologic scientist in Boulder before her experience in 2014.

She’d gone for a bike ride, but had been struck by a car while she navigated a roundabout. She remembers bouncing onto the hood of the car and looking at the driver’s face before she slipped under the car.

“They couldn’t count the number of fractures I had,” Rynes said. “They could count the fractured bones but not the number of fractures.”

It was later, at the hospital, when she died. Surgeons were working to repair the damage to her spine when she flatlined and was legally dead for about two minutes, she said.

“But for me, it felt like a couple of months,” she said. “If I could put an equivalent time to what I experienced it would have had to be two or three months in physical reality.”

Rynes said she woke up in a beautiful landscape infused with a feeling of love. She was surrounded by encouraging voices, and one in particular who began giving her spiritual lessons.

“It was like going to graduate school for spiritual development,” she said.

“We walked and talked and she taught me things, like what divine love really is and the importance of it and the

the team.

“I kind of like to learn how to keep calm when stuff happens,” said Bronson, who makes the commute from her home in Parker to practice in Kiowa.

“Sometimes something will go wrong and a horse will freak out,” Bronson said, “or sometimes my horse won’t get along with another horse so I have to space out (distance) a little bit.”

There are times, Bronson said, when the coaches have to move horses in the formations because “horses will literally kick each other.”

From one parent’s perspective, the drill team is a means to foster growth and character.

“The sense of responsibility is definitely there,” said Macie Bronson’s mother, Jennifer Bronson.

“It does get stressful — plans change immediately, girls can take that stress and fix it. It’s like, `you signed up for this, you are out in the heat, it’s hot in those chaps, the black pants, you have to do it,’” Jennifer Bronson said.

“I love being at rodeos and performing for people, I love pleasing them,” said Macie Bronson, “and I love the girls on the team.”

importance of our own sense of choice and the choices we make in this life.”

Eventually, however, she learned that she had to return to her life.

“I kind of threw a temper tantrum, a serious 2-year-old meltdown, while I was talking with her,” she said.

But she was back, cut off from where she’d been. She mostly kept her experience to herself while she healed, eventually speaking to a hospital chaplain and finding the International Association of Near Death Studies online.

“About a year later, I got to a point where I was able to talk to other people about what I’d experienced,” she said.

It’s what she does now, as a paid speaker at conferences and gatherings like the one in Westminster. `Love is the commonality’ Rex Finfgeld, another featured speaker at the conference, said Rynes experience is fairly normal.

“There are experiences out there of the so-called `Hell’ experience,” Finfgeld said. “There are a handful of those out there, but by and large the commonality that people experience is love.”

Finfgeld was climbing a tree along a Broomfield bike path in 2011, when he fell, landing on his head. He suffered multiple broken bones as well but was in a coma for five days.

“Mine was more simple than others,” he said. “It felt like a moment, but in that moment was everything. I felt like I was experiencing my own true being.”

Like Rynes, he emerged from his coma with a story to tell.

“It was more like waking up and remembering old information that was already there,” he said.

He, too, is a regular speaker at similar conferences.

“First of all, I’ve been able to let go of my past and the things that held me down,” he said. “All my insecurities, my angers, my fears — it all melted away. And all I feel now is love.”

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Castle Rock Senior Activity Center Provides services to local seniors Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointments, the grocery store, pharmacies and more.

Contact: Juli Asbridge, 720-733-2292 Children’s Hospital Colorado South Campus, Highlands Ranch Contact: 720-777-6887 Colorado Humane Society Handles animal abuse and neglect cases Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, dogs and their litters, as well as homes for cats and dogs that require socializing or that are recovering from surgery or injuries.

Contact: Teresa Broaddus, 303-961-3925 Colorado Refugee English as a Second Language Program Teaches English to recently arrived refugees, who have fled war or persecution in their home country. In Colorado, refugees are from Afghanistan, Burma, Bhutan, Somalia, Iraq, Eritrea and D.R. Congo, among others.

Need: Volunteers to teach English. Tutoring takes place in the student’s home. Refugees live throughout Denver, but the largest concentrations are in Thornton, near 88th Avenue and Washington Street, and in east Denver/

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Other details: Tutors do not need to speak the student’s language. Most participants are homebound women and small children, adults who are disabled, and senior citizens.

Many are not literate in their first language, and remain isolated from American culture.

Requirements: Volunteers must attend training at Emily Griffith Technical College in downtown Denver. Sessions take place every 6-8 weeks. Go to www.refugee-esl.org for information and volunteer application.

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Douglas/Elbert Task Force Provides assistance to people in Douglas and Elbert counties who are in serious economic need, at risk of homelessness or in similar crisis.

Need: Volunteers to assist in the food bank, client services and the thrift store Treasures on Park Street.

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Need: Volunteers to work with horses and other opportunities.

Requirements: Must be 16 years old, pass a background check, and be able to commit to at least three hours a week for three months.

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Public Notices First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/15/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

Public Trustees

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0128

Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0131 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/12/2017 3:21:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: CURTIS K. LIGGETT AND SHELLY LIGGETT Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR M & I BANK FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/10/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 12/22/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008085561 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $382,580.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $368,896.08

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failed to make the monthly mortgage payments as required by the terms of the Note and Deed of Trust THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 52, THE FAIRWAYS, FILING 1-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9677 Colinade Drive, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/15/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NIGEL G. TIBBLES Colorado Registration #: 47133 9745 EAST HAMPDEN AVE SUITE 400, DENVER, COLORADO 80231 Phone #: (303) 353-2965 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO160209

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0131 First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0128

Notices

ure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both.

However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

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To Whom It May Concern: On 5/12/2017 1:02:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: RYAN J TOMAZIN AND SUSAN K TOMAZIN Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SHEA MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF THE CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2004-8CB, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-8CB Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/28/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 1/30/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004011463 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $160,800.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $159,286.17 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: Condominium Unit 29A, Highland Walk Condominiums, in accordance with and subject to the Condominium and Special Subassociation Declaration for Highland Walk Condominium Association, Inc., of Highlands Ranch Community Association, Inc., recorded on June 5, 2003, at Reception No. 2003084513, the Supplemental Condominium Declaration for Highland Walk Condominium Association, Inc., and Highland Walk Amenities Association, Inc., recorded on November 26, 2003 at Reception No. 2003169299 and the Condominium Map for Highland Walk Condominiums, Phase 1, recorded on November 26, 2003 at Reception No. 2003169298, in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of Douglas County, Colorado, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Which has the address of: 10573 Parkington Lane, Unit 29a, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both.

However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/15/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NATHAN F. SMITH Colorado Registration #: 48212 2112 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92612 Phone #: (949) 252-9400

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NATHAN F. SMITH Colorado Registration #: 48212 2112 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92612 Phone #: (949) 252-9400 Fax #: (949) 252-1032 Attorney File #: B35484-1TOMAZIN

Public Trustees

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0128 First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0139 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/5/2017 2:53:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: MICHELLE L HEITER AND BRIAN J. HEITER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY LTD Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAA HOME EQUITY TRUST 2005-15, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-15 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/1/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 9/28/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005092706 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $356,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $287,571.23 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 25, BLOCK 3, BRADBURY RANCH FILING NO. 12A, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED AUGUST 10, 2001 AT RECEPTION NO. 200172950, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 11870 Hayfork Court, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both.

However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 8/3/2017 Last Publication: 8/31/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/8/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611

failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both.

However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 8/3/2017 Last Publication: 8/31/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

To advertise yourFirst public notices call 303-566-4100 Publication: 7/6/2017

Dated: 6/8/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

Public Trustees

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000006723662 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0139 First Publication: 8/3/2017 Last Publication: 8/31/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0124 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/9/2017 3:34:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: MARGARET ANN SADLER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA'S WHOLESALE LENDER Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF CWABS, INC., ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-AB1 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/9/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 7/12/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004072071 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $295,920.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $295,920.00 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 13, BLOCK 3, THE MEADOWS FILING NO. 11, PARCEL 6, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 4578 Broadview Court, Castle Rock, CO 80109

Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Public Trustees

Dated: 5/10/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: EVE GRINA Colorado Registration #: 43658 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-14-633748-JS

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0124 First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0127 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/12/2017 12:58:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: ZACCARI JOSEPH WAIR AND JAMIE MARIE WAIR Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR CMG MORTGAGE, INC. DBA CMG FINANCIAL Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PINGORA LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/18/2014 Recording Date of DOT: 6/25/2014 Reception No. of DOT: 2014033878 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $335,350.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $323,190.58

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 8, BLOCK 3, JORDAN CROSSING FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 17063 White Alba Lane, Parker, CO 80134

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/10/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

Dated: 5/15/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

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First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Public Trustees

Dated: 5/15/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000006728539

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0127 First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0129 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/12/2017 3:19:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: CHRISTOPHER H. CAMPBELL AND LINDA K. CAMPBEL AKA LINDA CAMPBELL Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR MERIDIAN HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/17/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 1/2/2014 Reception No. of DOT: 2014000193 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $248,281.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $236,329.30

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 4, BLOCK 1, CASTLEWOOD RANCH FILING NO. 1, PARCEL 12, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 5887 Raleigh Cir, Castle Rock, CO 80104-5261 NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/15/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ELIZABETH S MARCUS Colorado Registration #: 16092 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 17-014801

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website:

the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ELIZABETH S MARCUS Colorado Registration #: 16092 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 17-014801

Public Trustees

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0129 First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0135 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/1/2017 1:06:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: HAROLD L. JACKSON Original Beneficiary: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, N.D. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/20/2012 Recording Date of DOT: 7/9/2012 Reception No. of DOT: 2012049193 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $38,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $37,803.78 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Trustees

Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0133 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/18/2017 2:03:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: HOWARD BERGERUD Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE OF STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC., BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST II, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-1 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/17/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 5/23/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007041403 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $1,540,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $1,538,213.10 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 619A, CASTLE PINES VILLAGE FILING 14-A, AS AMENDED BY LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT CERTIFICATE RECORDED DECEMBER 17, 1997 IN BOOK 1494 AT PAGE 1019, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 78, PINERY WEST FILING NO. 1-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 619 Cliffgate Ln, Castle Rock, CO 80108-8395

Which has the address of: 4993 Wagontrail Ct, Parker, CO 80134-5216

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both.

However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 7/27/2017 Last Publication: 8/24/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/1/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000006790828 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0135 First Publication: 7/27/2017 Last Publication: 8/24/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0133

NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0138

Public Trustees

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/5/2017 2:48:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: DAVID A. BENAVIDES AND ANNETTE BENAVIDES Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL COLORADO , INC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL COLORADO , INC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/25/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 5/10/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007038519 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $409,760.80 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $452,140.35 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

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

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Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/15/2014 Recording Date of DOT: 12/17/2014 Reception No. of DOT: 2014073907 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $297,415.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $288,238.92

Public Trustees

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 1, BLOCK 1, RAMPART STATION FILING NO. 1, AMENDMENT NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 11690 Crow Hill Drive, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 21, BLOCK 1, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 52-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

Which has the address of: 1884 Mountain Sage Run, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 8/3/2017 Last Publication: 8/31/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both.

However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 8/3/2017 Last Publication: 8/31/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/12/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Dated: 6/8/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

SCOTT TOEBBEN Colorado Registration #: 19011 216 16TH STREET SUITE 1210, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (720) 259-6710 Fax #: Attorney File #: 17CO00181-1

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Truste e website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

First Publication: 7/13/2017 Last Publication: 8/10/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

DAVID R DOUGHTY Colorado Registration #: 40042 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 17-015754

Legal Notice No.: 2017-0140 First Publication: 8/3/2017 Last Publication: 8/31/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 5/18/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Legal Notice No.: 2017-0138 First Publication: 8/3/2017 Last Publication: 8/31/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

ALISON L. BERRY Colorado Registration #: 34531 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 17-014719 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0133 First Publication: 7/13/2017 Last Publication: 8/10/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0138 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/5/2017 2:48:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0140 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/9/2017 8:38:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: MICHELLE CUNNINGHAM AND RYAN B CUNNINGHAM Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/15/2014 Recording Date of DOT: 12/17/2014 Reception No. of DOT: 2014073907 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $297,415.00

PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0141

To Whom It May Concern: On 6/9/2017 8:39:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: TERRANCE D SHUMPERT AND DEQUITA SHUMPERT Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWMBS, INC. CHL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH TR U S T 2 0 0 6 - O A 5 , M O R TG A G E P A S S TH R O U G H C E R TI FI C A TE S , SERIES 2006-OA5 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/25/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 2/10/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006011954 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $617,600.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $654,378.26

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said

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Recording Date of DOT: 2/10/2006 44 TheNo. News-Press Reception of DOT: 2006011954

DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $617,600.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $654,378.26

Public Trustees

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 62, THE FAIRWAYS FILING NO. 1-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 8432 Fairview Court, Lone Tree, CO 80124 NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 8/3/2017 Last Publication: 8/31/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/12/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: EVE GRINA Colorado Registration #: 43658 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-17-766296-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0141 First Publication: 8/3/2017 Last Publication: 8/31/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE Castle Rock NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0143 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/9/2017 10:13:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: ROBERT L HAZES Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES TRUST 2005-8, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-8 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/16/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 9/22/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005090744 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $176,168.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $150,423.94

$176,168.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $150,423.94 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

Public Trustees

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 18, BLOCK 13, CASTLEWOOD RANCH FILING NO 2 - PARCEL 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 180 Ellendale Street, Castle Rock, CO 80104 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

for Change of Name The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 17, BLOCK 4, CLARKE FARMS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Public Trustees

Which has the address of: 17036 Lamar Drive, Parker, CO 80134 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 8/3/2017 Last Publication: 8/31/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/12/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Dated: 6/12/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000006465942

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trus tee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

NICHOLAS H. SANTARELLI Colorado Registration #: 46592 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 17-015261

Legal Notice No.: 2017-0145 First Publication: 8/3/2017 Last Publication: 8/31/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

First Publication: 8/3/2017 Last Publication: 8/31/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0143 First Publication: 8/3/2017 Last Publication: 8/31/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Parker NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0145 To Whom It May Concern: On 6/9/2017 2:36:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: CHARLES A HUDAK AND ILA J HUDAK Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST CALIFORNIA MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/2/2011 Recording Date of DOT: 12/15/2011 Reception No. of DOT: 2011079376 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $286,141.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $262,726.50 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

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

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 17, BLOCK 4, CLARKE FARMS SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

Which has the address of: 17036 Lamar Drive,

Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 3, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Meheret Ogbazghi Melles be changed to Meheret Ogbazghi Melles-Brewer Case No.: 17 C 316 Cheryl A. Layne, Clerk of Court By: Brianna Wilson, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 931346 First Publication: July 27, 2017 Last Publication: August 10, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on June 30, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Elaine Ann Koskovich be changed to Elaine Ann Nunemaker.

Case No.: 2017 C 313 Cheryl A. Layne, Clerk of Court Legal Notice No: 931342 First Publication: July 27, 2017 Last Publication: August 10, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 3, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Colin Hale Brewer be changed to Colin Hale Melles-Brewer Case No.: 17 C 315 Cheryl A. Layne, Clerk of Court By: Brianna Wilson, Deputy Clerk

August 3, 2017A

Public notice is given on July 3, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Colin Hale Brewer be changed to Colin Hale Melles-Brewer Case No.: 17 C 315

Name Changes

Cheryl A. Layne, Clerk of Court By: Brianna Wilson, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 931345 First Publication: July 27, 2017 Last Publication: August 10, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on June 6, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Layla Lynne Krebs be changed to Layla Lynne Drake Case No.: 17 C 267 Cheryl A. Layne, Clerk of Court By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 931347 First Publication: July 27, 2017 Last Publication: August 10, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on July 14, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Ann Marie Lacy-Clair be changed to Ann Marie D’Agostino Case No.: 17 C 339 Cheryl A. Layne, Clerk of Court By: Kathleen Cone, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 931361 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public Notice

Notice Creditors NOTICETo TO CREDITORS

Estate of NANCY VIRGINIA FOX; a/k/a NANCY V. FOX; a/k/a NANCY FOX, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30176

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of DOUGLAS County, Colorado on or before November 20, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Jennifer Worth, Personal Representative of the Estate of NANCY VIRGINIA FOX HULBERT & ASSOCIATES, LLC 1828 Clarkson Street Denver, Colorado 80218 Legal Notice No.: 931321 First Publication: July 20, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Deborah Stubblefield, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 030216

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before November 20, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia Stubblefield Personal Representative P.O. Box 1274 Palmer Lake, CO 80133 Legal Notice No.: 931324 First Publication: July 20, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DOROTHY KOVALESKY, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30244

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before November 20, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Public notice is given on June 23, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

Gail A. Lopez, Personal Representative 3079 Royale Elk Way Evergreen, CO 80439

The Petition requests that the name of Dawn Marie Murdock be changed to Dawn Marie Falcone Case No.: 17 C 300

Legal Notice No: 931326 First Publication: July 20, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Cheryl A. Layne, Clerk of Court By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 931363 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Christopher J. Buck, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30252 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas, County, Colorado on or before November 20, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael A. Orendorf, Personal Representative C/O Gubbels Law Office, P.C. 402 N. Wilcox Street, Suite 100 Castle Rock, CO 80104 Legal Notice No.: 931336 First Publication: July 20, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Judith Ann Harvey, aka Judith A. Harvey, aka Judith Harvey, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30277 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before December 31, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Tonia Lynn Harvey Personal Representative 4085 S. Liverpool Way Aurora, Colorado 80013 Legal Notice No: 931375 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of NANCY VIRGINIA FOX; a/k/a NANCY V. FOX; a/k/a NANCY FOX, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30176

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RONALD BAKER, Deceased Case Number: 2017PR30256

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before November 27, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

Guaranty State Bank and Trust Co. P.O. Box 1159 Longmont, Colorado 80502 Legal Notice No.: 931352 First Publication: July 27, 2017 Last Publication: August 10, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kathi Anne Burdess, aka Kathi A. Burdess, aka Kathi Burdess, Deceased Case No.: 2017PR30273

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Douglass County, Colorado on or before December 4, 2017, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nancy Regalado Personal Representative c/o Maggiore Law Firm, PLLC 2442 S. Downing St., Suite 100 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No.: 931370 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Leah L. Bluhm, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 84

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before November 21, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Arthur L. McConnell Personal Representative 9129 W. Friend Place Littleton, Colorado 80128 Legal Notice No: 931338 First Publication: July 20, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017

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Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before 7November August 3, 2017 21, 2017 or the claims may be

forever barred.

Arthur L. McConnell Personal Representative 9129 W. Friend Place Littleton, Colorado 80128

Notice To Creditors

Legal Notice No: 931338 First Publication: July 20, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Bernard Franklin Robinson, aka Bernard F. Robinson, aka Bernard Robinson, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 030239 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before December 10, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Bernard J. Robinson, aka B.J. Robinson, Personal Representative c/o Myka Marie Landry Attorney At Law P.O. Box 2276 Elizabeth, Colorado 80107 Legal Notice No: 931343 First Publication: July 27, 2017 Last Publication: August 10, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Richard D. Troeger, Deceased Case Number: 17 PR 16 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before November 27, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Scott A. Troeger Personal Representative 6575 W. Iowa Place Lakewood, Colorado 80232 Legal Notice No: 931362 First Publication: July 27, 2017 Last Publication: August 10, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Anton Lawrence Kiefer, Jr., aka Lawrence Kiefer, aka Larry Kiefer, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 30255 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before December 4, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Lori Cox Personal Representative c/o Wayne Steward Elder Law PC 3650 S. Yosemite Street, Suite 214 Denver, Colorado 80237 303-337-2400 Legal Notice No: 931372 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Roger Alan Morrison, aka Roger Morrison, Deceased Case Number: 17 PR 91

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before December 4, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Michelle L. Lundstedt Personal Representative 777 E. Alameda Lane Pueblo West, Colorado 81007 Legal Notice No: 931381 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice District Court, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016CV30855, Division/Courtroom # 1 SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 2017-000119 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY ROWLEY DOWNS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff: v.

WILLIAM P BEST, Defendant(s)

Regarding: LOT 8, BLOCK 4, ROWLEY DOWNS, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO;

also known as: 11125 Dartmoor Court Parker, CO 80138 (the “Property”)

Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on 5/3/2017, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Douglas County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell

Legal Description (Exhibit A)

Regarding: LOT 8, BLOCK 4, ROWLEY DOWNS, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO; also known as: 11125 Dartmoor Court Parker, CO 80138 (the “Property”)

Misc. Private Legals

Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on 5/3/2017, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Douglas County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 31st day August, 2017, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-660-7527. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid.

Please telephone 303-660-7527 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorded Transcripts of Judgement are $6,413.18 All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-660-7527. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is HINDMANSANCHEZ, P.C. 5610 WARD ROAD 300Arvada, CO 80002 , (303)4328999 Dated July 6, 2017, Castle Rock, CO Tony Spurlock Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado Robert Rotherham, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 931273 First Publication: 7/6/2017 Last Publication: 8/3/2017 Published In: Douglas County News Press

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2009 Castle Rock, CO 80109 Plaintiff: US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE (SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION) AS TRUSTEE FOR THORNBURG MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 2006-4 v.

Defendants: GREGORY K. HERNANDEZ AND REBECCA L. HERNANDEZ, MARC T. MALLETT, JEAN C. MALLETT a/k/a JEAN C. FORREST, AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL RELOCATION SOLUTIONS, LLC, and CHRISTINE DUFFY as Public Trustee of Douglas County, Colorado.

Case No.: 2017CV30483 Div: 1 Attorney for Plaintiff Name: Karsh Fulton Gabler Joseph PC Fred Gabler Christian D. Aggeler Address: 1546 Cole Blvd, Bldg. 5, Suite 100 Lakewood, CO 80401 Phone #: 303.759.9669 E-mail: fgabler@karshfulton.com caggeler@karshfulton.com Atty Reg. #: 8978 Atty Reg. #: 38146 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO DEFENDANT MARC T. MALLETT: You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an in rem action concerning the following described real property: Lot 2, Block 5, Perry Park Filing No. 6, County of Douglas, State of Colorado.

Also known as: 4395 Mohawk Drive, Larkspur, Colorado 80118. (the "Property").

Dated: July 3, 2017 Legal Notice No.: 931300 First Publication: July 13, 2017 Last Publication: August 10, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice District Court, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2016CV30929, Division/Courtroom # 5 SHERIFF’S SALE NO. 17000199 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Stroh Ranch Community Association, INC., Plaintiff: v.

Kay F Reagan et al., Defendant(s) Regarding: LOT 34, BLOCK 1, STROH RANCH FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO; also known as: 19094 E Cody Ave. Parker, CO 80134 (the “Property”) Under a Judgement and Decree of Foreclosure entered on 5/31/2017, relating to Transcripts of Judgments recorded in the Douglas County public records the undersigned is ordered to sell certain real property set forth and described above.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, Please take notice: You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 7th day September, 2017, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-660-7527. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid.

Please telephone 303-660-7527 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have two hours following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE INITIAL BID AT THE TIME OF SALE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JUDGMENTS BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Recorded Transcripts of Judgement are$5,450.57 All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-660-7527. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is Boyd A. Rolfson, Esq., HINDMANSANCHEZ P.C., 555 Zang Street, Suite 100, Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011, 303-432-8999 Dated July 13, 2017, Castle Rock, CO Tony Spurlock Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado Ron Hanavan, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 931304 First Publication: 7/13/2017 Last Publication: 8/10/2017 Published In: Douglas County News Press

City and County Public Notice PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Parker Town Council passed the following resolution setting a hearing to consider the annexation of property known as Tracts A & C, Cottonwood Subdivision Filing No. 11 Property.

RESOLUTION NO. 17-035 A RESOLUTION TO DETERMINE THAT TRACTS A AND C, COTTONWOOD SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 11, PROPERTY SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ANNEXATION ACT OF 1965 AND TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR AUGUST 21, 2017 The Town Council of the Town of Parker, Colorado Resolves: The Town Council finds that the ordinance to annex the Property will be considered on second reading by the Town Council on August 21, 2017, at the Town of Parker Town Hall, which is located at 20120 East Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado, 80138, to determine if the proposed annexation complies with Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-12-104 and 31-12-105 or such part thereof as may be required to establish eligibility under the terms of Title 31, Article 12, Part 1, as amended, known as the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965, and the Constitution of the State of Colorado, Article II, Section 30, as amended.

Legal Description (Exhibit A) The Town Council hereby sets a second reading for the annexation on August 21, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter, at 20120 East Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado and directs the Town Clerk to publish and give notice as required by state law and Town Ordinance.

Done at a meeting of the Parker Town Council held on July 3, 2017 and approved by a vote of

The Town Council hereby sets a second reading for the annexation on August 21, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter, at 20120 East Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado and directs the Town Clerk to publish and give notice as required by state law and Town Ordinance.

City and County

Done at a meeting of the Parker Town Council held on July 3, 2017 and approved by a vote of 4 for and 0 against.

TOWN OF PARKER, COLORADO -S- Mike Waid, Mayor ATTEST: -S-Carol Baumgartner, Town Clerk Any person may appear at such hearing and present evidence upon any matter to be determined by the governing body.

RESOLUTION NO. 17-035, Series of 2017 TITLE: A RESOLUTION TO DETERMINE THAT TRACTS A AND C, COTTONWOOD SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 11, PROPERTY SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ANNEXATION ACT OF 1965 AND TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR AUGUST 21, 2017 WHEREAS, the Petitioner owns certain real property in Douglas County, which is described in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated by this reference.

WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-12-107, this Town Council, sitting as the governing body of the Town of Parker, Colorado, hereby determines that the proposed annexation of the real property described in Exhibit A is in substantial compliance with C.R.S. § 31-12-107(1); and WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Parker, Colorado, has satisfied itself concerning the substantial compliance for the proposed annexation to and by the Town of Parker, Colorado.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PARKER, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The proposed annexation of the real property described in Exhibit A substantially complies with C.R.S. § 31-12-107(1).

Section 2. A public hearing on said annexation will be conducted on August 21, 2017, at the Town of Parker Town Hall, which is located at 20120 East Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado, 80138, to determine if the proposed annexation complies with C.R.S. §§ 31-12-104 and 31-12105 or such part thereof as may be required to establish eligibility under the terms of Title 31, Article 12, Part 1, as amended, known as the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965, and the Constitution of the State of Colorado, Article II, Section 30, as amended.

Section 3. Any person living within the area proposed to be annexed, any landowner of lands thereof, any resident of the municipality to which the area is proposed to be annexed, any municipality located within one mile of the proposed annexation, or the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, may appear at such hearing and present evidence upon any matter to be determined by the Town Council.

RESOLVED AND PASSED this 3rd day of July, 2017.

TOWN OF PARKER, COLORADO -S-Mike Waid, Mayor ATTEST:-S-Carol Baumgartner, Town Clerk EXHIBIT A ANNEXATION LEGAL DESCRIPTION TRACTS A AND C, COTTONWOOD HIGHLANDS FILING NO. 11 AMENDMENT NO. 1, LOCATED IN THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 22, 1996 AT RECEPTION NO. 1996008890, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. CONTAINING A CALCULATED AREA OF 235,247 SQUARE FEET OR 5.4005 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. Legal Notice No.: 931325 First Publication: July 20, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE REGARDING: (1) PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE 2018-2020 APPLICATION AND COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN AND (2) DOUGLAS COUNTY’S COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM’S PUBLIC HEARING The 2018-2020 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Application and Community Action Plan is the three-year application and plan submitted, as required, to the State Department of Local Affairs for the use of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Community Services Block Grant funds. The Application and Community Action Plan identify the strategic use of CSBG funds in assisting low-income residents of Douglas County. Funding allocated for the 2018 program year is anticipated to be $78,842.

A public hearing will be held on September 12, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, in the Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, to consider the adoption of the 2018-2020 CSBG Application and Community Action Plan.

Public comment on the 2018-2020 CSBG Application and Community Action Plan will be accepted in advance of the public hearing, from

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A public hearing will be held on September 12, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, in the Commissioners Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, to consider the adoption of the 2018-2020 CSBG Application and Community Action Plan.

City and County

Public comment on the 2018-2020 CSBG Application and Community Action Plan will be accepted in advance of the public hearing, from August 3, 2017 through September 5, 2017.

Persons interested in reviewing the report can access it through the link posted at CommunityOfCareNetwork.com or by contacting Rand Clark, Community of Care Navigator, 303-6607460 in the Department of Community Development, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock. Comments may be submitted to Rand Clark at the foregoing address or rclark1@douglas.co.us.

Reasonable accommodations can be provided to individuals with disabilities or those who do not speak English to ensure meaningful review of these documents or participate in the public hearing. Arrangements for accommodations are to be made in advance by contacting Rand Clark at the address or telephone number above, and requests may include TDD/TTY/Relay number, and use of interpreters as needed.

Legal Notice No.: 931354 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Meridian Metropolitan District will make final payment at the offices of the District located at 12111 E. Belford Avenue, Englewood, CO 80112, on or after 9:00 am on August 25, 2017 to C&L Water Solutions for all work done by said contractor on the Meridian Liberty Connection – WISE Vault, all of said construction being within or near the boundaries of Douglas County, Colorado. Any person, co-partnership association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor materials provisions or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or his Subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the Contractor or his Subcontractor at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim to Meridian Metropolitan District 12111 E. Belford Avenue, Englewood, CO 80112 at or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to final settlement will release the Meridian Metropolitan District, its Board of Directors, officer’s agents and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MERIDIAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: Eric Hecox. District Manager.

Legal Notice No.: 931360 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 10, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE

PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, DOOLITTLE ENTERPRISES LLC, D/B/A BOARD & BRUSH PARKER HAS REQUESTED THE LICENSING OFFICIALS OF THE TOWN OF PARKER TO GRANT A BEER AND WINE LICENSE AT 10490 S. DRANSFELDT ROAD, UNIT 104, PARKER, COLORADO 80134.

A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BEFORE THE PARKER SPECIAL LICENSING AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SUCH APPLICATION ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2017, AT 7:00 P.M., OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS CAN BE HEARD, AT THE PARKER TOWN HALL, 20120 EAST MAINSTREET, PARKER, COLORADO. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

DOOLITTLE ENTERPRISES LLC, IS A COLORADO LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION WHOSE MEMBER IS: KERI DOOLITTLE, OWNER, 10490 S. DRANSFELDT ROAD, UNIT 104, PARKER, COLORADO, 80134 PUBLISHED: CAROL BAUMGARTNER, TOWN CLERK Legal Notice No.: 931364 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on August 8, 2017 beginning at 2:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Commissioner’s Hearing Room, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas will conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed adoption of a resolution amending the 2017 adopted budget. Any interested elector of Douglas County may file an objection to the proposed amendment to the budget at any time prior to it’s final adoption by the Board of County Commissioners. A copy of said resolution may be obtained for inspection at the offices of the County Commissioners at the above address in Castle Rock, Colorado, or viewed on-line at www.douglas.co.us.

Legal Notice No.: 931371 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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RAMPART RANGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO.1 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 500 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Phone 303-779-4525

DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109

INVITATION TO BID

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of:

Notice is hereby given that Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 1 will accept sealed bid proposals for the Ridgegate Parkway Water Main Project in Section 14 Township 6 South, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M. The project is located within the City of Lone Tree, Colorado and includes, but is not limited to; installation and maintenance of erosion control BMPs, furnishing and installing; approximately 6,700 linear feet of 24-inch ductile iron water main, approximately 9,600 linear feet of 20-inch ductile iron water main, approximately 2,450 linear feet of 16-inch PVC water main, jack and bore approximately 180 linear feet of minimum 28-inch welded steel pipe, valves, fire hydrants, and appurtenances.

Bids will be accepted until August 25, 2017 at CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, 8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 500, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. As soon as practicable, after said bid closing time, all bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud. Proposals shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “PROPOSAL, RAMPART RANGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1, MD5-001: RIDGEGATE PARKWAY WATER MAIN PROJECT”. Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days after said closing time.

Bid packages will be available electronically at no charge on or after August 4, 2017. Email requests for an electronic copy should be submitted to teresa.robinson@merrick.com. Phone No. 303-353-3547. Upon receipt of an e-mail request to Merrick & Company, a secure electronic bid package will be sent out electronically to the requestor.

Bidder pre-qualifications will not be required for this project; provided, however, upon evaluation of bids, the apparent low bidder must be prepared to demonstrate his qualifications by submitted evidence to the District such as financial data, previous experience, authority to conduct business in the jurisdiction where the project is located, and other requirements as may be specified in the Contract Documents. Bid security in the form of a Bid Bond, Cashier’s Check or Certified Check, payable to Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 1 in the amount equal to ten (10%) percent of the total amount of the Bid, to be retained by the District, will be required until a contract is executed. If the successful Bidder should fail to enter into a contract with the District, his check or bid bond will be held as liquidated damages, in which event the Contract may then be awarded to the next lowest qualified bidder.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on August 11, 2017, at 9:00 AM at the offices of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive any informalities or irregularities therein, and to accept the proposal that in the opinion of the Owner is in the best interest of Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 1.

Legal Notice No.: 931373 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice NOTICE OF DESTRUCTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS Special Education records which have been collected by Douglas County School District related to the identification, evaluation, educational placement, or the provision of special education in the district, must be maintained under state and federal laws for the period of five (5) years after special education services have ended for the student. Special education services end when the student is no longer eligible for services, graduates, or completes his/her educational program at age 21, or moves from the district.

This notification is to inform parents/guardians and former students of Douglas County School District’s intent to destroy the special education records of students who exited special education services prior to June 30, 2010. These records will be destroyed in accordance with state law unless the parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student notifies the school district otherwise.

After five years, the records are no longer useful to the district, but may be useful to the parent/guardian or former student in applying for social security benefits, rehabilitation services, college entrance, etc. The parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student may request a copy of the records by requesting the records through Scriborder https://www.dcsdk12.org/special-education/special-education-records You can also access Scriborder by going to www.dcsdk12.org > district A-Z > Special Education > Special Education Records by Oct 15, 2017.

Legal Notice No.: 931376 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

JENNA CALHOUN, D.O.B. 04/28/2010, Child, And concerning: JOYCE CALHOUN, D.O.B. 03/23/1974, Mother, JOHN DOE, Possible Father, Respondents, And, JENNIFER STOKES and COLIN STOKES, Special Respondents.

Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726; FAX 303.479.9259 jthirkel@douglas.co.us; lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 17JV134 * DIVISION 7 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. 2016.

TO: JOHN DOE You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which is being served upon you. The following documents are also available for service upon you: Petition for Temporary Custody; Amended Petition - Dependency and Neglect, Dependency and Neglect Handbook; Application for Court Appointed Counsel; ICWA Affidavit; Advisement in Dependency and Neglect; and the Relative Affidavit.

A Return of Service and Permanency Plan Hearing is set for October 23, 2017at 10:00 a.m. in Division 7, 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. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your child 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. 2016, 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: August 3, 2017 John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No.: 931380 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice Your Storage Center at Castle Rock Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado will hold a public hearing regarding the Your Storage Center at Castle Rock annexation on September 5, 2017 at 6:00 pm in the Town of Castle Rock Town Hall, 100 N. Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado. The purpose of the public hearing is to determine if the property described in the following Petition for Annexation complies with Article II, Section 30 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado and meets the applicable requirements of §31-12-104 and §31-12-105, C.R.S. and is considered eligible for annexation. The Town Council Substantial Compliance Resolution No. 2017-058 and the Petition for Annexation read as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 2017-058 A RESOLUTION FINDING A CERTAIN PETITION FOR ANNEXATION KNOWN AS YOUR STORAGE CENTER AT CASTLE ROCK TO BE IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH

ments of §31-12-104 and §31-12-105, C.R.S. and is considered eligible for annexation. The Town Council Substantial Compliance Resolution No. 2017-058 and the Petition for Annexation read as follows:

erty be annexed to the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado.

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RESOLUTION NO. 2017-058 A RESOLUTION FINDING A CERTAIN PETITION FOR ANNEXATION KNOWN AS YOUR STORAGE CENTER AT CASTLE ROCK TO BE IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 30 OF ARTICLE II OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF §31-12-107(1), C.R.S.; AND ESTABLISHING A DATE, TIME AND PLACE FOR THE HEARING PRESCRIBED UNDER §31-12-108, C.R.S. TO DETERMINE IF THE PROPERTY PETITIONED FOR ANNEXATION TO THE TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION UNDER SECTION 30, ARTICLE II OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND THE MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION ACT OF 1965 WHEREAS, on June 13, 2017, a Petition for Annexation designated the Your Storage Center at Castle Rock Annexation (“Petition”) was filed with the Town Clerk by petitioners alleging to comprise more than fifty percent (50%) of the landowners in the area subject to the Petition and described on the attached Exhibit 1 (“Property”), and who assert ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the Property, excluding public streets and alleys and any land owned by the Town of Castle Rock; WHEREAS, the Petition requests the Town of Castle Rock annex the Property; and WHEREAS, pursuant to §31-12-107(1)(f), C.R.S., the Town Council, without undue delay, is required to determine if the Petition is in substantial compliance with Section 30(1)(b) of the Colorado Constitution and §31-12-107(1), and if so, it is to follow the procedures for consideration of the proposed annexation in accordance with the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965 including determination of whether the proposed annexation of the Property complies with the requirements of §§31-12-104 and 31-12-105, C.R.S. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Town Council finds and determines: A. the Petition filed with the Town Clerk was signed by persons comprising more than fifty percent (50%) of the landowners of the Property, and who own more than fifty percent (50%) of the Property, excluding public streets and alleys, and all land owned by the Town of Castle Rock; B. the Petition requests the Town of Castle Rock annex the Property; C. the Petition substantially complies with and meets the requirements of Section 30(1)(b) of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and of §31-12-107(1), C.R.S; D. the Petition is accompanied by a map containing the information required under §31-12107(1)(d), C.R.S.; and E. no signature on the Petition is dated more than 180 days prior to the date of filing of the Petition with the Town Clerk.

Section 2. Pursuant to §31-12-108, C.R.S., a public hearing is scheduled before the Town Council on September 5, 2017, at 6:00 P.M., at the Castle Rock Town Hall, 100 N. Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, for the purpose of enabling the Town Council to determine whether the area proposed to be annexed complies with Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and the applicable requirements of §§31-12-104 and 31-12-105, C.R.S., and is eligible for annexation; whether or not an election is required under Section 30(1)(a) of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and of §31-12-107(2), C.R.S.; and whether or not additional terms and conditions are to be imposed.

Section 3. The Town Clerk shall give notice of said hearing in the manner prescribed by §3112-108(2), C.R.S. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective on the date and at the time of its adoption.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of July, 2017 by the Town Council of the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, on first and final reading by a vote of 6 for and 0 against.

TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK Jennifer Green, Mayor ATTEST: Lisa Anderson, Acting Town Clerk Approved as to form: Robert J. Slentz, Town Attorney PETITION FOR ANNEXATION TO: TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO The undersigned Landowner (Petitioner), in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 of Title 31, C.R.S., as amended, known as the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965, and the Constitution of the State of Colorado, Article II, Section 30, hereby petition the Town Council of the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, for annexation to the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, of the unincorporated territory situate and described as in the attached Exhibit 1 (Property).

Petitioner states to the Town Council as follows: 1. It is desirable and necessary that the Property be annexed to the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado.

2. The requirements of Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, C.R.S., exist or have been met, in that: a. Not less than one sixth (1/6) of the perimeter of the area proposed to be annexed is contiguous with the existing boundaries of the Town. b. A community of interest exists between the Property and the Town.

2. The requirements of Sections 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, C.R.S., exist or have been met, in that: a. Not less than one sixth (1/6) of the perimeter of the area proposed to be annexed is contiguous with the existing boundaries of the Town. b. A community of interest exists between the Property and the Town. c. The Property is urban or will be urbanized in the near future and that the Property is integrated with or is capable of being integrated with the Town. d. In establishing the boundaries of the territory to be annexed, no land held in identical ownership, whether consisting of one tract or parcel of real estate or two or more contiguous tracts or parcels of real estate, has been divided into separate parts or parcels without the written consent of the landowner or landowners thereof unless such tracts or parcels are separated by a dedicated street, road or other public way. e. In establishing the boundaries of the area proposed to be annexed, no land held in identical ownership, whether consisting of one tract or parcel of real estate or two or more contiguous tracts or parcels of real estate, comprising twenty (20) acres or more (which, together with buildings and improvements situated thereon has a valuation for assessment in excess of $200,000.00 for ad valorem tax purposes for the year next preceding the annexation) is included in the area proposed to be annexed without the written consent of the landowner or landowners, unless such tract of land is situated entirely within the outer boundaries of the Town, as they exist at the time of annexation. f. That no annexation proceedings have been commenced for the annexation of part or all of the Property proposed to be annexed to another municipality. g. That the property proposed to be annexed by the Town, or substantially this same area has not been the subject of an election for annexation to the Town within the preceding twelve (12) months. h. That the Property is not presently a part of any incorporated city, city and county, or town. i. That the annexation of the Property will not result in the detachment of area from any school district and the attachment of the same to another school district. j . That the annexation of the Property will not have the effect of extending a municipal boundary of the Town, more than three miles in any direction from any point of such municipal boundary within one year, except such threemile limit may be exceeded if such limit would have the effect of dividing a parcel of property held in identical ownership and at least fifty percent of that parcel is within the three-mile limit. k. That in establishing the boundaries of the area proposed to be annexed, if a portion of a platted street or alley is to be annexed, the entire width of said street or alley is included within the area to be annexed.

I. That the mailing address of the Petitioner, the legal description of the land owned by the Petitioner and the date of signing of each signature are all shown on this Petition for Annexation. m. That no signature on this Petition for Annexation is dated more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date of filing the Petition for Annexation with the Town Clerk.

3. The Signer of this petition comprise more than fifty percent (50%) of the landowners in the area proposed to be annexed, and own more than fifty percent (50%) of the area proposed to be annexed, excluding public streets and alleys and any land owned by the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, in accordance with the Constitution of the State of Colorado, Article II, Section 30.

4. Submitted concurrently are four (4) prints of the annexation map containing a written legal description of the Property and showing the boundaries of the area proposed to be annexed; the location of each ownership tract in unplatted land or, if part or all of the area is platted, the boundaries and the plat numbers of plots or of lots and blocks; and a drawing of the contiguous boundary of the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, and the contiguous boundary of any other municipality abutting the area proposed to be annexed.

5. Upon an annexation ordinance becoming effective, the Property shall become subject to the municipal Laws of the State of Colorado pertaining to towns and to the Charter of the Town of Castle Rock and all ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations of the Town, except for general property taxes of the Town, which shall become effective on January 1 of the next succeeding year following passage of the annexation ordinance.

6. In the event that an ordinance approving zoning of the Property acceptable to Petitioner is not adopted, on the date of adoption of the ordinance to effectuate the annexation contemplated in this Petition for Annexation, the Petitioner may withdraw its signatures from this Petition for Annexation, the effect of which shall be as if no Petition had ever been executed and filed with the Town.

Therefore, your Petitioner respectfully request that the Town Council of the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, approve the annexation of the area proposed to be annexed.

Dated this 18th day of May, 2017.

PETITIONER: Address of Petitioner: 2407 Morningview Trail Castle Rock CO 80109 By: Its: STATE OF COUNTY OF

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that the Town Council of the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, approve the annexation of the area proposed to be annexed.

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Dated this 18th day of May, 2017.

PETITIONER: Address of Petitioner: 2407 Morningview Trail Castle Rock CO 80109

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The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ___ day of __2017 by ___ as ____ for ______. as Witness my official hand and seal.

My commission expires: Notary Public AFFIDAVIT OF CIRCULATOR The undersigned, being of lawful age who, being first duly sworn upon oath, deposes and says:

That he was the circulator of the foregoing Petition for annexation of lands t o the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, consisting of five (5) pages, including this page, and that each signature thereon was witnessed by your affiant and is the true signature of the person whose name it purports to be.

Circulator STATE OF COLORADO SS. COUNTY OF The foregoing Affidavit of Circulator was subscribed and sworn to before me this___ day of __, 2017 by: Witness my hand and official seal.

My commission expires: ____ Notary

EXHIBIT 1 (Property) PARCEL B: A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 8 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST 1/4 THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST 1/4 A DISTANCE OF 678.00 FEET; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ON AN ANGLE TO THE RIGHT OF 96 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 15 SECONDS A DISTANCE OF 309.60 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE LAST MENTIONED COURSE A DISTANCE OF 296.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF INTERSTATE 25; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ON AN ANGLE TO THE LEFT OF 73 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 00 SECONDS ALONG SAID EAST LINE A DISTANCE OF 106.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ON AN ANGLE TO THE LEFT OF 106 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 00 SECONDS A DISTANCE OF 315.58 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ON AN ANGLE TO THE LEFT OF 84 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 30 SECONDS A DISTANCE OF 102.23 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

PARCEL C: A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 8 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST 1/4; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST 1/4 A DISTANCE OF 678.00 FEET; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ON AN ANGLE TO THE RIGHT OF 96 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 15 SECONDS A DISTANCE OF 309.60 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ON AN ANGLE TO THE LEFT OF 84 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 30 SECONDS A DISTANCE OF 102.23 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ON AN ANGLE TO THE RIGHT OF 84 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 30 SECONDS A DISTANCE OF 315.58 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 25; THENCE SOUTHERLY ON AN ANGLE TO THE LEFT OF 73 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 00 SECONDS ALONG SAID EAST LINE A DISTANCE OF 103.69 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ON AN ANGLE TO THE LEFT OF 106 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 00 SECONDS A DISTANCE OF 334.74 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ON AN ANGLE TO THE LEFT OF 84 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 30 SECONDS A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Legal Notice No.: 931374 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 24, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #034-17 FAIRGROUNDS REGIONAL PARK EQUIPMENT STORAGE BUILDING

The Parks, Trails & Building Grounds Division of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible, qualified companies for the provision of the construction of a 40’ x 40’, turn-key, equipment storage building, as shown in the bid documents. The equipment storage

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FAIRGROUNDS REGIONAL PARK EQUIPMENT STORAGE BUILDING

The Parks, Trails & Building Grounds Division of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible, qualified companies for the provision of the construction of a 40’ x 40’, turn-key, equipment storage building, as shown in the bid documents. The equipment storage building will be built at the Fairgrounds Regional Park in Castle Rock, Colorado.

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The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.

Three (3) copies of your IFB response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 034-17, Fairgrounds Regional Park Equipment Storage Building”. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, August 17, 2017 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful bidder.

Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303660-7434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No.: 931382 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

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:

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OCCUPANT - VSW TX Inc - Woods Cove III LLC - Guardian Tax CO LLC - VSW Inc - Aslan Development LLC - Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County CO - Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas - Castle Pines Homes Association Inc Castle Pines Land Company - Castle Pines Metropolitan District - Castle Pines North Golf Company - Castle Pines North Metropolitan District Castlewood Fire Protection District - Cherry Creek Basin Authority - Civil Design Group Inc Civil Design Group Inc formerly Centra Engineering Inc - Colorado Castle Pines Realty Inc Douglas County Planning Commssion - Edward Ehmann Field Superintendent Castle Pines Metroplitan District - Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd - Intermountain Rural Electric Association - J Y Lagae and Ina M Lagae - Jack A Vickers III Manager Aslan Development LLC - Jack A Vickers III President VSW Inc a Colorado Corporation Jack A Vickers III President of CPV Inc as Manager of Rivendell Holdings LLC a Colorado limited liability company - Jack A Vickers III Registered Agent Aslan Development LLC - Jae Leist General Manager Castle Pines Homes Association Inc - James C Worth Registered Agent Rivendell Holdings Limited Liability Company aka Rivendell Holdings LLC - James C Worth Registered Agent VSW TX Inc - Kenneth I Boggs Vice President Commercial Federal Bank a Federal Savings Bank - Kevin Connelly Registered Agent VSW Inc - Leroy E Tobler a Duly Registered Professional Land Surveyor - Leroy E Tobler for and on behalf of Civil Design Group Inc - Mark Larson Registered Agent Castle Pines Homes Association Inc - Michael S Tobler Registered Agent Civil Design Group Inc North American Title Company of Colorado Rivendell Holdings Limited Liability Company aka Rivendell Holdings LLC by CPV Inc a Colorado corporation its Manager - Rivendell Holdings LLC a Colorado limited liability company – Rivendell Holdings LLC a Colorado limited liability company by CPV Inc a Colorado corporation its Manager - Stephen M Buck Registered Agent Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd - The Country Club at Castle Pines - The Friedkin Companies C/O The Friedkin Group - The Ridge at Castle Pines North - US West Telephone Company nka CenturyLink - VSW Inc a Colorado corporation

turyLink - VSW Inc a Colorado corporation 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 Woods Cove III LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

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LOT 1 CASTLE PINES VILLAGE 15D 1.06 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Woods Cove III 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 VSW Inc for said year 2012 That on the 28th day of March 2017 said Woods Cove III LLC assigned said certificate of purchase to Guardian Tax CO LLC. That said Guardian Tax CO LLC on the 27th day of April 2017 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 16th day of November 2017 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 3rd day of August 2017 /s/ Diane A. Holbert County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 931383 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT TOWN OF PARKER STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT TO SECTION 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on the 17th day of August, 2017, final settlement will be made by the Town of Parker, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Town of Parker and Fransen Pittman Construction Co., Inc., for the completion of The Plaza on Main, and that any person, copartnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Fransen Pittman Construction Co., Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 17th day of August, 2017, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Town of Parker Council, c/o Director of Engineering/Public Works, 20120 E. Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado, 80138. Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said Town of Parker from all and any liability for such claimant's claim. The Town of Parker Council, By: Tom Williams, Director of Engineering/Public Works.

Construction Co., Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 17th day of August, 2017, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Town of Parker Council, c/o Director of Engineering/Public Works, 20120 E. Mainstreet, Parker, Colorado, 80138. Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said Town of Parker from all and any liability for such claimant's claim. The Town of Parker Council, By: Tom Williams, Director of Engineering/Public Works.

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Legal Notice No.: 931387 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Second Publication: August 10, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice CITY OF CASTLE PINES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE CANYONS PRELIMINARY PLAN NO. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning and Zoning Commission (the “Commission”) will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. regarding the Canyons Preliminary Plan No. 1 consisting of approximately 778.64 acres.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the that the City Council will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. on the Canyons Preliminary Plan No. 1. The purpose of the public hearing on the matter is to evaluate the proposal to subdivide 778.64 acres into 1032 lots, 4 superblocks and 50 tracts.

All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearings referenced above. The hearings will be held at the Castle Pines Library, 360 Village Square Lane, Castle Pines, CO 80108 at the above noted times and dates.

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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:

OCCUPANT - VSW TX Inc - Woods Cove III LLC - Guardian Tax CO LLC - VSW Inc - Aslan Development LLC - Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County CO - Board of County Commissioners of the County of Douglas - Castle Pines Homes Association Inc Castle Pines Land Company - Castle Pines Metropolitan District - Castle Pines North Golf Company - Castle Pines North Metropolitan District Castlewood Fire Protection District - Cherry Creek Basin Authority - Civil Design Group Inc Civil Design Group Inc formerly Centra Engineering Inc - Colorado Castle Pines Realty Inc Douglas County Planning Commssion - Edward Ehmann Field Superintendent Castle Pines Metroplitan District - Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd - Intermountain Rural Electric Association - J Y Lagae and Ina M Lagae - Jack A Vickers III Manager Aslan Development LLC - Jack A Vickers III President VSW Inc a Colorado Corporation Jack A Vickers III President of CPV Inc as Manager of Rivendell Holdings LLC a Colorado limited liability company - Jack A Vickers III Registered Agent Aslan Development LLC - Jae Leist General Manager Castle Pines Homes Association Inc - James C Worth Registered Agent Rivendell Holdings Limited Liability Company aka Rivendell Holdings LLC - James C Worth Registered Agent VSW TX Inc - Kenneth I Boggs Vice President Commercial Federal Bank a Federal Savings Bank - Kevin Connelly Registered Agent VSW Inc - Leroy E Tobler a Duly Registered Professional Land Surveyor - Leroy E Tobler for and on behalf of Civil Design Group Inc - Mark Larson Registered Agent Castle Pines Homes Association Inc - Michael S Tobler Registered Agent Civil Design Group Inc North American Title Company of Colorado Rivendell Holdings Limited Liability Company aka Rivendell Holdings LLC by CPV Inc a Colorado corporation its Manager - Rivendell Holdings LLC a Colorado limited liability company – Rivendell Holdings LLC a Colorado limited liability company by CPV Inc a Colorado corporation its Manager - Stephen M Buck Registered Agent Fidelity Castle Pines Ltd - The Country Club at Castle Pines - The Friedkin Companies C/O The Friedkin Group - The Ridge at Castle Pines North - US West Telephone Company nka CenturyLink - VSW Inc a Colorado corporation

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 Woods Cove III LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 1 CASTLE PINES VILLAGE 15D 1.06 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Woods Cove III 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 VSW Inc for said year 2012

That on the 28th day of March 2017 said Woods Cove III LLC assigned said certificate of purchase to Guardian Tax CO LLC. That said Guardian Tax CO LLC on the 27th day of April 2017 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 16th day of November 2017 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 3rd day of August 2017

Further information concerning the proposed Preliminary Plan may be obtained by calling the City of Castle Pines Community Development Department at 303-705-0225.

Legal Description of Subject Property: A parcel of land being a portion of Parcels 1 and 2, The Canyons Superblock Plat 1. Lying within portions of Section 1, 2, 11 and 12, Township 7 South, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M. City of Castle Pines, Douglas County, Colorado. /s/ Sharon Washington, CMC City Clerk

Legal Notice No.: 931388 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Legal Notice No.: 931387 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Second Publication: August 10, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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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 Woods Cove III LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

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

Legal Notice No.: 931383 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 17, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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LOT 1 CASTLE PINES VILLAGE 15D 1.06 AM/L

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Woods Cove III 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 VSW Inc for said year 2012

That on the 28th day of March 2017 said Woods Cove III LLC assigned said certificate of purchase to Guardian Tax CO LLC. That said Guardian Tax CO LLC on the 27th day of April

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Legal Description of Subject Property: A parcel of land being a portion of Parcels 1 and 2, The Canyons Superblock Plat 1. Lying within portions of Section 1, 2, 11 and 12, Township 7 South, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M. City of Castle Pines, Douglas County, Colorado.

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/s/ Sharon Washington, CMC City Clerk

Legal Notice No.: 931388 First Publication: August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF) §§ 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-303, C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the eligible electors of the Reata Ridge Village Metropolitan District No. 2 of The Town of Parker, Douglas County, Colorado (the “District”).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on November 7, 2017, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve until the next regular special district election (May 2018), and three (3) directors will be elected to serve until the second regular special district election (May 2020). Eligible electors of the District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from the Designated Election Official (“DEO”), located at 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80122, (303-858-1800) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is Friday, September 1, 2017.

If the DEO determines a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the form may be amended at any time prior to 5:00 p.m. on September 1, 2017. Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing of an insufficient form after this date. An Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the office of the DEO by the close of business on Tuesday, September 5, 2017.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for an absentee ballot must be filed with the DEO no later than the close of business on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.

REATA RIDGE VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 Designated Election Official Legal Notice No: 931365 First Publication : August 3, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on June 16, 2017 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an a minor child has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Anna Paula Floyd be changed to Anapaula Floyd Case No.: 2017 C 286

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Cheryl A. Layne, Clerk of Court By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No: 931322 First Publication: July 20, 2017 Last Publication: August 3, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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