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TAKING THE OATH

Judge Palmer Boyette swears in Chris Richardson as Elbert County commissioner for District 1. Read more about the commissioners taking the oath on page 4.

Richardson also is featured in a Q&A on page 2.

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IN THE CATTLE BUSINESS: Read a Q&A with Nolan Stone, president of the Colorado Livestock Association P6

SONYA’S SAMPLER A look at events in the arts community P14

CALL OF THE WILD: Stay clear of coyotes this time of year P16

THE BOTTOM LINE PERIODICAL

‘There is a culture of winning here, and the standards around here won’t change.’

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CALENDAR: PAGE5 | VOICES: PAGE 10 | LIFE: PAGE 12

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Q&A with Commissioner Chris Richardson

BY JODI HORNER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Elbert County District 1 Commissioner Chris Richardson was born in Massachusetts and studied engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. His wife, Andrea, is a Colorado native and together they have one daughter, Avery. The Richardsons have embraced Elbert County as home Richardson because they value its quality of education and, as the commissioner said, “the traditional rural nature of the community.”

Richardson was sworn in last week to serve his first term as commissioner.

What is your background/relevant experience for the role of Elbert County commissioner?

I’ve held positions of public trust my entire adult life, serving for 23 years as a U.S. Army officer leading organizations at every level from platoon through brigade. Most of my military career was devoted to providing logistics support. The purpose of county government is to provide services and ensure adequate infrastructure for our citizens. This was my purpose for decades. Locally, I’ve served as an elected school board member and as an appointed member of the county’s planning commission.

Why did you decide to run for county commissioner?

I decided to announce my run for this office after witnessing what I felt was irreparable dysfunction in our previous Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). I had the time, experience and desire to make a positive difference, so I offered my services to the voters.

What do you see as the greatest challenge you face, and how will you deal with it?

The lack of respect between the members of the previous BOCC has impacted public trust in the county government as a whole and hampered progress. Having worked closely with Commissioner Willcox and Commissioner-Elect Thayer as we prepare for office, I’m confident that we’ll not have this issue and will be focused clearly on serving our citizens.

Lately, the Elbert County Board of Commissioners has suffered the loss of much public trust. Describe why the public can trust you, and what is your plan to restore public trust in the Elbert County government?

The BOCC must act together professionally in the best interests of all the citizens of our county. Sadly, this has not always been the case but, that has changed with this election.

In this recent election, nearly 90 percent of registered voters cast ballots in

the commissioner races. This indicates a high degree of public interest in the candidates. Each of those taking office received in the neighborhood of 75 percent of the votes cast. This shows an overwhelming preference for the values and goals articulated by the winning candidates.

I believe we enter office with both high expectations for positive change and a high degree of trust. Our actions and behaviors will either deepen that trust or squander it. As a board we’ve pledged to do the right things for the right reasons and to do so publicly. This doesn’t mean that we’ll please everyone, but I think that those that watch our progress in an unbiased way will swiftly realize they are served by county government they can be proud of.

Elbert County is feeling a push for growth. As a commissioner, how do you plan on working to make sure the county’s infrastructure and water supply keep up with the growing population?

Improvements in infrastructure and services will be needed as our county gains population. Some of this will be funded from the increasing tax base as growth occurs, some from impact fees assessed as building takes place, and some improvement requirements will be levied directly on developers during the approval process of projects. We must ensure development pays for itself.

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A viable long-term water source is necessary for any development. Our neighboring counties maintain the state requirement for a proven 100-year water supply prior to development.

Elbert County requires a 300-year supply before approval. We currently depend fully on groundwater and have no renewable sources of water within the county. Our more stringent requirement should remain in effect.

What are your thoughts on bonding, mill levies, and tax increases?

Are there certain instances that you might support tax increases? If so, under what conditions?

We cannot tax, fee, or fine ourselves into prosperity. But we have a need to increase revenues. I will work toward increasing local economic activity in order to do this.

Increasing bonded debt, increases in mill levies, and other actions that increase taxes can only be approved through a vote of the people.

I could only support placing a tax increase before the voters under the following specific circumstances: Firstly, I would require demonstration of clear need and strong indication of wide public support. Secondly, any additional dollars received would have to be dedicated to very specific items or services. Finally, I would only support tax measures that are anticipated to have clearly measurable impacts and contain specific sunset provisions.

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Commissioners sworn in during ceremony in Kiowa Richardson, Willcox, Thayer take office before enthusiastic crowd

BY JODI HORNER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The man for whom Elbert County was named — Samuel Elbert — no doubt would have been proud. At 10 a.m. on Jan. 10, Chris Richardson, Danny Willcox and Grant Thayer were sworn in as county commissioners by Judge Palmer Boyette at the Old Elbert County Courthouse in Kiowa.

“I’m looking forward to good things,” said Ray Allen of Elizabeth, who was part of the crowd of more than 60 people who came to witness the occasion.

The enthusiasm was palpable as generous sunlight streamed through the large second-floor windows of the Comanche Room. Chattering neighbors and residents filled every seat and lined the walls. Pastries — including cupcakes with patriotic red, white, and blue decorations — covered an entire table along a wall of the room.

Art and Jacqueline Evans of Eliza- E beth witnessed the proceedings from the front row. “We’re really hopeful.

They have three unique skill sets together,” said Art, who serves on the Republican Central Committee. “I’ve seen them gathered together, once they knew they would be commissioners.” O “They appear to have the support of the department heads,” Jacqueline said. “I heard someone … say `they are the perfect storm for Elbert County.’”

“There is a sense of optimism in the room,” observed Thayer after the brief ceremony where he and the others were sworn in, which included a welcome statement and opening prayer before Boyette conducted the individual oaths for the three men.

Each held his right hand in the air as the left hand touched a Bible.

Samuel Elbert’s experience as governor of Colorado Territory and as justice on the Colorado Supreme Court placed him in numerous difficult moments as he made decisions for the newly forming state. Commissioners Richardson, Willcox and Thayer face similar difficulties as they prepare to make decisions about the Independence residential development and further growth for Elbert County.

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THINGS TO DO Elizabeth Library Book Sale: gently used books for children and adults for sale in the book sale room at the Elizabeth Library.

Stocked by Friends of the Elizabeth Library.

All donations from book sales benefit the Elizabeth Library.

PACE Center Blood Drive: 9:30-11:40 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. In the bloodmobile. Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or bonfils.org.

DIY How-To Fest: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet, Parker. Drop in for how-to demonstrations and hands-on activities including arts and crafts and cooking. All ages. Call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DCL.org.

Blanket Drive for Homeless: drop off blankets from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 at 8z Real Estate, 734 N. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Blankets also may be dropped off Saturday, Jan. 21, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Sage Canyon Elementary School, 2420 Autumn Sage St., or Flagstone Elementary, 104 Lovington St.,; and from 12:302:30 p.m. at Rhyolite Park, 1701 Crystal Valley Parkway, or Plum Creek Golf Course, 331 Players Club Drive. Contact Jim Cote at 970-819-9652 or jim.cote@8z.com.

Enhancing Immune Health: Your Key to Wellness: 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Nutritionist Trisha Ackerman provides tips and solutions to building your immunity this winter. Contact Trisha@ Nutrition4supportandwellness.com. y Outback Express Public Transit Service: provided through the East Central Council of Local

Governments, provides travel to Elbert County residents. Call Kay Campbell, Kiowa, at 719- 541-4275 for reservations; 24-hour notice requested. Go to http://outbackexpress.tripod.com.

January schedule includes: Elizabeth, Kiowa and Elbert to Parker; Wednesday, Jan. 25, Simla to Colorado Springs; Thursday, Jan. 26 Simla to Limon.

Friends of the Elizabeth Library: 2 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 26, at the library. Friends of the Elizabeth Library members donate their time and talents, help organize events and become advocates for the library. If you cannot attend the meeting, stop by the library and give your contact information to a librarian.

Brexit: What Does the Future Hold for the UK and the European Union?: 1-2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at Castle Rock Senior Center, 2323 Woodlands Blvd., Castle Rock. Presented by Active Minds. Call 303-688-9498 to RSVP. Future Huskie DC Poms/Dance Clinic: 4:306:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at Douglas County High School, 2842 Front St., Castle Rock, in the South Commons. Open to dancers ages 4-12.

Parent performance to follow. Contact Britany Ederveen at beederveen@dcsdk12.org for cost and registration information.

Philip S. Miller Library Blood Drive: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Inside Meeting Room West.

Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or bonfils.org.

Crossroads Community Church Blood Drive: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, at 9900 S.

Twenty Mile Road, Parker. In the adult classroom. Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or bonfils.org.

The Jeff McBride Experience: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Family-friendly. Fusion of mask, myth, drama, martial arts, dance and illusion.

Reservations required; call 303-660-6799 or go to http://tickets.amazingshows.com.

Free Legal Clinic: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Elizabeth Public Library, 651 W. Beverly St., Elizabeth. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain areas of civil litigation. Walk-ins welcome; all served on first-come, first-served basis. Upcoming 2017 dates are March 14,

April 11, May 9, June 13, July 11, Aug. 8, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12.

[PHOTO] Inside the Orchestra’s Tiny Tots Shows: 9:30-10:15 a.m. and 10:45-11:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 28, at CU Denver South, 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker. For ages 6 and younger, and their families. Children surround the 30-plus piece orchestra and interact with the conductor and musicians. Register at insidetheorchestra. org/tiny-tots-events or by calling 303-3557855.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@ coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

Developmental Pathways Holiday Outreach Sometimes Santa comes in disguise as he did for about 700 people with developmental disabilities or delays this year. For more than a decade, the local community centered board Developmental Pathways has held their much-anticipated Holiday Outreach program.

Supported individuals and/or families in need are nominated to participate in this extraordinary program. The program nominees are asked to submit gift requests, and the generous supporters of Developmental Pathways fulfill those requests.

One parent had this to say about her encounter with Pathways’ undercover Santa: “Dear Donors, I wanted to express our overwhelming gratitude for all the donations to my family this Christmas. This has been such a tough year for me and my husband with my cancer diagnosis and treatments. We have tried to keep things as normal as possible for our kids. The gifts we received for Christmas were such a heartwarming blessing and brought so much joy to our kids. I look forward to paying all of your generosity forward once I recover and life gets back to normal. God bless you and your family.”

Developmental Pathways would like to thank all the donors, volunteers, and employees that put on their elf hats for a few weeks so that hundreds of families could feel the warmth of the Christmas spirit.

Thank you to…

Developmental Pathways Staff CH2M Hill Chubb Insurance Franklin Elementary Great West Life Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP Morrisey Design Standard Insurance Technolink of the Rockies Via West El Dorado Elementary Espree Child Learning Center Coyote Creek Elementary Wildcat Mountain Elementary Bear Canyon Elementary Governors Ranch Elementary Cherry Creek Child Find Solace Health Care

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Colorado Livestock Association chief enjoys advocacy Nolan Stone wants public to know how much producers care for animals

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Editor’s note: The following interview was contributed by the Colorado Livestock Association.

Nolan Stone, president of the Colorado Livestock Association, is a fifth-generation Colorado cattlemen who was raised near Karval, 17 miles southeast of Punkin Center. For the past 17 years, Stone has worked for JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding LLC and is the general manager of the Kuner Feedyard near Kersey.

When he isn’t working, family time for Stone and his wife, Jodi, means

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watching their two kids, Shae and Dylan, play softball and baseball, watching Shae show steers and spending time managing their family’s cattle business; a diversified spring and fall calving cow herd and stocker operation on leased ranches throughout Colorado.

The following is a Q&A with Stone.

What is your favorite part of the cattle business?

My favorite part of the cattle business is the people. For the most part, the industry is made up of people with a high degree of integrity and pride.

Folks are passionate about this industry, and at our foundation, we are all stockmen, which allows us to interact daily with a group that have this common thread.

Given the career choices you may have had, what made you decide to

go down the path that you did?

I have always had a love for cattle and have been enthralled with the cattle business. When I graduated from CSU, I knew I wanted to be in the cattle business, and specifically the production side of things. The cattle feeding business offered me the opportunity to be outside and around cattle, and at the same time develop my cattle business knowledge. I have been fortunate to work for a good company that invests in my professional development, and continues to challenge me and encourage professional growth.

If you had 15 minutes to spend with a consumer what would you tell them about their food and the people who produce it?

First, I would assure them about the safety of their food, and how the producers who grow their food are people with deep roots in agriculture and

care about the future of their operations. The protein producers in this country are determined to produce food that is safe and plentiful, and the United States government provides oversight that ensures that the proper steps have been taken to provide the consumer with safe healthy food.

Next, I would spend some time discussing the importance of meat in the diet, and the health benefits of eating a balanced diet. The last thing, but possibly the most important, I would want them to know is how much producers care about their animals, and the efforts that are put into the feeding and care of the animals we are entrusted with.

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Legislators target transportation funding No sign of unity in opening round as Colorado faces billions in needs

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There’s no debate — Colorado needs a big plan to pay for billions in needed highway upgrades.

But that’s where agreement ended Jan. 11 as the state’s divided Legislature began work for the year.

Republicans in the House and

Senate gave differing takes on whether Colorado should ask voters to pass a new tax to pay for more than $8 billion in transportation projects.

And Democrats are talking up different ways to pay for roads.

New Republican Senate President Kevin Grantham, of Cañon City, took the unusual step of not rejecting a tax hike.

Instead, he simply asked Democrats to take a careful look at cutting other spending first.

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“If we are going to ask (taxpayers) for more out of their own pockets to fund these bond payments, then we must also demonstrate the commitment to reprioritize the dollars they’ve already entrusted to us,” Grantham said.

Neville That was a softer scolding than Democrats received in the House, where Republican minority leader Patrick Neville, of Castle Rock, insisted that Colorado has enough money and needs no tax increase for roads.

“Revenue for transportation is something we can control without asking taxpayers for more money,” Neville said, without explaining what he’d like to cut, though schools and health care are among the biggest spenders in Colorado’s existing pocketbook.

Democratic House Speaker Crisanta Duran, of Denver, suggested both parties could seek voter approval for a new tax.

Duran said in an opening-day news release that she was involved in “promising discussions” with members of both parties in both chambers to devise a comprehensive statewide plan to upgrade the transportation system.

“Anyone who’s been on I-25 at rush hour, anywhere from Fort Collins to Pueblo, knows the need is real,” she said, Senate Democratic leader Lucia Guzman, of Denver, meanwhile, repeated appeals to free up money by exempting a hospital tax from state revenues. Grantham has called that idea a non-starter.

Other issues explored on opening day: Health care Grantham said he was proposing a bill to repeal Colorado’s health insurance exchange, a move that would have residents instead shop on the federal insurance marketplace. Democrats, including Gov. John Hickenlooper, will likely see the move as an attack on President Barack Obama’s signature domestic-policy achievement.

Education Duran called on Republicans to consider big changes to how the state funds public education. Just four years after voters soundly rejected an income tax hike to increase school funding, Republicans are unlikely to view the appeal favorably. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans talked about studying the need for weapons training for school employees, a perennial non-starter with Democrats.

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NEWS IN A HURRY Food drive this weekend The Parker Task Force assists people in need in Parker, Franktown and Elizabeth. To stock the shelves of the food bank, the nonprofit organization holds food drives at grocery stores in Parker on eight Saturdays throughout the year. Since 10 percent of client families reside in Elizabeth, a food drive is being held for the first time in Elizabeth at WalMart on Jan. 21 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Volunteers for the Parker Task Force will be outside of the store that day handing out a list of the items most needed in the food bank, including: juice bottles, granola bars, cleaning supplies, saltines, toothbrushes, laundry detergent.

For more information, contact Diane Roth at 303-884-9844.

Minimum wage rises Under a measure approved by voters in November’s election, the state’s minimum wage rose to $9.30 an hour starting Jan. 1, up by about a dollar from last year.

It will continue to increase by 90 cents each year until it reaches $12 an hour in January 2020.

Colorado is one of 19 states increasing its minimum wage in 2017. Massachusetts and Washington have the highest new minimum wages in the country at $11 an hour.

— Associated Press

Hickenlooper drops proposal Citing backlash from Republicans, Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper said Jan. 10 he has abandoned the idea of issuing an executive order to seek a one-third cut in greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

But Hickenlooper insisted he hadn’t given up on the proposal’s goals — or his own commitment to maintaining Colorado’s status as a national leader in fighting air pollution.

“I think the response — the pushback — from the executive order was so intense that the potential benefits were outweighed by the collateral damage,’’ Hickenlooper told reporters on the eve of the 2017 state legislative session, which opened Jan. 11.

“That being said, I continue to hold it up as a vision’’ for reducing emissions, he said.

The draft order revealed by The Associated Press in August would have directed state agencies to work on ways to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power generators by 35 percent by 2030, compared with 2012 levels.

It said warming temperatures and violent weather related to global warming threaten Colorado’s economy, including agriculture, skiing and summer recreation.

— Associated Press

Do you ever have snow removal questions?

Visit www.douglas.co.us and search for snow to view information on snow and ice removal in unincorporated Douglas County.

Christmas tree recycling For drop-off locations, times and dates, as well as instructions on how to prepare a tree for recycling, visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Christmas tree recycling.

Strive to Thrive offers hot meal, assistance Strive to Thrive will be held on Tuesday, January 24 from 4-6 p.m. at Calvary Chapel, 1100 Caprice Drive, in Castle Rock. For free transportation to/ from the event contact Douglas County First Call prior to January 20 303.660.7519. Visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Community of Care for more information.

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.

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WINNING WORDS

Michael Norton

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ometimes the tiniest of incidents can throw us into a tirade or tantrum. We get so blinded by the perceived crisis of the moment and situation we lose our minds, our tempers can quickly flare, and we fly off the handle and do or say things we will probably regret later. Have you ever been there?

Me too.

Now I don’t know about you personally, but sometimes it is the smallest of changes or accidents that occur where we see people just lose it.

Yet those very same people when faced with an enormous crisis or challenge seem amazingly calm during the battle or height of the storm.

You may know this type of person, you may live with them or work with them. This master of

remaining calm in the face of a critical situation or massive adversity may be you.

So how can we develop an attitude and a technique that will help us to slow down or stop in the face of any trouble or problem, large or small, and gain control of our thoughts, words and actions before they take control of us?

When I have spoken with some people who have mastered the art of finding calm in the fiercest of battles or crisis, and when I have witnessed such amazing grace and thoughtfulness in challenging times, there was a common denominator, a total lack of panic or worry. Instead, I heard stories of courage and an attitude of thinking about the bigger picture. I would see people looking and listening more than talking and screaming. The people

2017 brings wealth of challenges

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any U.S. citizens and investors are sighing in relief that 2016 is over but are trepid about what 2017 may bring. Last year was good for certain parts of the stock market, but those gains did not improve most investors’ balance sheet due to extreme uncertainty and a substantial variance in sectors. The new year carries over significant ambiguity around a new administration, new monetary policy, and a debt crisis in Europe.

Energy was one of the best performers in 2016 after hitting bottom in February and rebounding 25 percent. Financials soared on hopes of less regulation and higher interest rates. The health care sector fell into negative territory. Europe did not participate in our euphoria and China devalued their currency to keep up with our rising interest rates. This was definitely not an average year.

Wall Street analysts overall missed the market reaction to a Trump victory, thinking there would be an emotional reaction to the down side.

In reality, the improved earnings induced much of the rally and better corporate earnings will likely continue through 2017. Many investors wanted to be on the sidelines after a negative October and the pending election and have not found a good entry point since. Meanwhile fixed income-investors are seeing dwindling values in their bond portfolios as yields rise and share prices fall.

This interest rate phenomenon spread to other sectors also, such as

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real estate investment trusts and anything valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.

So 2016 was a very mixed bag depending on when and where you were invested.

While the best performance was domestic large Patricia Kummer in company manufacturing, industrial and financial stocks, most other sectors were average at best. The valuations became very rich as stock prices were pushed higher in anticipation of better earnings going forward.

In the new year, we are faced with many challenges. These include rich stock valuations, diminishing bond prices, growing debt issues in greater Europe, and currency and trade issues with Asia and Mexico.

There remains hope that the economy will grow, unemployment will remain low and interest rate hikes will be gradual enough not to disturb progress. If taxes are cut and health care expenses are reeled in, then the consumer can benefit through savings. Wages will likely rise along with some inflation.

Research analysts are predicting an average year in equity returns, with lower bond prices and struggles with a very strong dollar and pressures on banks in Europe. However,

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have been told that we don’t meet people by accident.

When a good one comes along, I try to be ready. You never know who is going to be around the next corner.

A cartoonist named Hirschfeld always used to hide his daughter’s name in his brilliant and complex line drawings.

Nina.

There is someone named Nina living in the area who is nearly hidden. That’s because she wears a mask most of the time. At least at work.

The day we met, she asked me through her mask if I knew a particular artist.

I mumbled something, because my mouth was numb, and full of gauze and an apparatus that was keeping it dry.

Nina is a dental assistant.

My dentists — there are three of them in the same offices — have about 18 assistants.

There’s one to greet you by name when you walk in.

There’s one to walk you to The Chair.

One to numb you into subordination. One to wipe your drool away.

The others, all beautiful young women, are doing the same things for other patients.

As a composition, they are a gathering of Novocain Angels.

My childhood dentists never used Novocain. I inherited teeth that needed constant attention. Put the two together, and trips to the dentist — always a man with thick fingers — were tortuous.

No longer.

How often do you see your dentist?

Once a year? Twice a year?

I go four, five, six or more times a year, so I have gotten to know something about

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who amaze me the most are those who are in the middle of one of life’s biggest storms or tragedies and surrounded by others who are screaming, yelling, cursing and scrambling around without direction, and yet these amazing people can observe, understand the full impact, take control in a very calm and confident manner. As a matter of fact, instead of screaming or cursing, they even speak a little more softly.

There is no doubt we all get faced with little accidents and incidents that can quickly get under our skin or annoy us to the point of anger and frustration. And locally and globally there are things happening every day that could be

them, and they have gotten to know something about me.

Perhaps that’s why they don’t schedule children when I have an appointment.

Overhearing me might be bad for business.

There’s one assistant whose Native American name is Craig Marshall “Fast Moving FootSmith prints.” Another one whose name is “Just Keep Swimming.”

Nina wears braces, and looks 15. But she is 32 and the single mother of four boys: 13-year-old twins, a 10-year-old, and an 8-year-old.

She’s a former Marine. Every square inch of Nina — I’m told — is tattooed.

Her meticulous handwriting is just like an architect’s.

She knows things about artists, authors, films, and music that I know about, and she’s half my age.

We recommend music to each other.

There is no better way to find out about someone than through music. If she yearned to possess an autographed box set of Lionel Ritchie, I would nod, tip my Panama, and run for the door.

Everything Nina recommends is just like she is: unusual, challenging, and fascinating.

(I heard a rumor that she rocks a ruby red Strat late at night.)

I asked her about Christmas.

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considered a massive challenge or enormous storm of life. And in either case, it is not what happens to us or around us, it is how we respond to what is happening to us or around us.

When we “lose it,” regardless of the situation, our reputation becomes damaged. And not just the way others see us, it’s that regret I spoke of earlier and how we see ourselves, how we look at our own diminishing reputation or character.

You know the saying and maybe even the book, “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff … And It’s All Small Stuff.” Well it’s true. The next time the dog ac-

cidentally knocks over a cup of coffee, or your child mistakenly deletes a document on your laptop, or someone bumps into you in the grocery store, just remember to stop, slow down and realize it really is just small stuff and your reputation and your character are better than that, you are better than that.

Fight the impulse and urge to react, and instead respond with calm and grace.

And as far as those big, huge, enormous battles and storms of life go, the same rules apply.

Remember to apply the attitude that panic is your worst enemy, nothing is ever as bad as it seems, and all will be well. Yes, even with the new presidentelect, and regardless of who we all voted for, the enormity of the situation calls for us to

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sentiment is high and the momentum of positive returns has carried over despite a few down days in early January.

Wise investors will watch for opportunities in sector rotation and be careful not to assume last year’s winners will repeat. For example, health care went from the worst performer last year to one of the best so far this year. Energy also switched places along with banks.

Watch the elections in Italy, France, Holland and Germany. Europe is either voting for or against austerity and the survival of the EU (European Union).

How the European Central Bank can support countries swimming in debt remains to be seen.

Consumers will need patience as we

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“The boys and I celebrated Christmas being grateful for what we have.

We bought presents for the Christmas wishes of four kids that we took off of the angel tree at work.

“My boys will hopefully take these simple acts of kindness I teach them and become great men.”

The coincidences and alignments it

remain calm, live, act and work with grace and control. There is no place for overreacting or overreaching when it comes to finding a solution. It is our job to respond in the best way possible to become and to be a part of the solution.

Remember that eight years ago we elected our first African-American president. There were many who supported him and many who were upset with his winning the election. But in the end, and throughout his presidency, whether we voted for him or not, we were still one country and we supported each other. Even though many threatened it, no one actually ever moved to Canada or any other country for that matter.

This year we almost voted into office the first woman to

wait to see how changes unfold. It will be virtually impossible to tackle all the campaign promises in the first quarter.

We don’t see recession in the near term, but any surprise worldwide could easily pull back a record high stock market.

The vigilant, patient investor can reap good rewards despite several underperforming and perhaps overpriced sectors. Fixed income holders will be challenged to stay positive and keep up with inflation. Creating a solid long-term plan with tactical exposure through dynamic allocation will be crucial as we navigate 2017.

Patricia Kummer has been an independent Certified Financial Planner for 30 years and is president of Kummer Financial Strategies Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor in Highlands Ranch.

Kummer Financial is a six-year took to meet Jennifer would fill a notebook. Or were they coincidences?

The same goes for the unexpected discovery of Nina, who can explain Raymond Chandler’s “The Big Sleep” better than Chandler could, who is a varsity mother, and who can place provisional crowns and assist with extractions while you are comfortably numb.

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be the president of the United States. And had she won, some people would have been angry and frustrated, not because she was a woman, just because they were voting for someone else. But had she won, we would have all come together once again. And now, regardless of who you voted for, we have elected the first businessman into office. Some are scared, some are overreacting and overreaching, but this is where calm, grace, understanding, stopping, slowing down, and an attitude of panic being our worst enemy must prevail.

We are one country, and must come together and help Mr. Trump succeed. And as one Hollywood actor who opposed Trump recently stated, “If the president of the United States

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fails, we all fail. If he succeeds we all succeed.” We really must come together and help him succeed.

So how about you? Do you get caught up in the moment and “lose it” sometimes too quickly? Are you someone who responds to bigger battles and storms with thoughtfulness, calm, and grace? I would love to hear your thoughts at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can learn to respond instead of react to small accidents and incidents as well as in the huge storms of life, 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.

is meant for informational purposes only and not a substitute for individual advice.

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Why sushi is so popular, according to local chefs

events such as the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Americans gradually gained more exposure to Japanese food, he said.

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iane Bukatman, who founded For the Love of Food cooking school in Golden, learned to make sushi in 2004 while working at a Washington, D.C., restaurant.

One co-worker was a Japanese sushi chef for the restaurant, she said. Fascinated by the art, she’d spend free-time watching him craft sushi rolls. Eventually, he taught her the trade, she said.

And when it comes to a fascination with sushi, Bukatman isn’t alone.

In recent decades, sushi locations have sprung up left and right, making a large imprint in the U.S. restaurant market.

Likewise, sushi-making classes have become popular options for date nights, birthday parties and other events.

If you’ve ever wondered how sushi became popular in the U.S. or where to learn sushi-making, local restaurateurs and cooking instructors have the answers for you.

For Yasu Kizaki, one of four brothers who run well-known Denver restaurant Sushi Den and sister restaurants Izakaya Den and OTOTO Den, sushi’s rise in popularity coincides with historical events.

As people began to move from Japan to the U.S. after World War II, and through

Becoming a Japanese sushi chef

TYPES OF SUSHI In it’s most basic form, sushi is a dish made with vinegared rice. But there are varying types of sushi rolls more commonly featured in restaurants, including:

Nigiri Nigiri sushi is a type of sushi where slices of, typically, raw fish are laid over pressed rice.

Rice is shaped in an oblong form, swabbed with wasabi and covered with seafood, although it could be other meats as well. Slicing of the fish is carefully done with a sharp knife, to avoid tearing the meat and ruining the roll’s presentation.

Maki Maki sushi means “rolled sushi.” It is usually wrapped in seaweed, or sometimes soy paper. Variations of maki sushi include rolls with rice on the outside of the seaweed paper, while other kinds have rice on the inside of the paper.

Temaki Temaki is a form of the maki roll that is commonly referred to as the “hand roll.”

The roll form is similar to an ice cream cone, with the ingredients inside.

Tempura Tempura refers to a deep fried sushi roll.

Source: www.AllAboutSushiGuide.com

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CURTAIN TIME Storytelling “The Happiest Song Plays Last,” Episode III in the Elliott Plays by Quiara Alegria Hudes, plays through Feb. 18 at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., in the Golden Triangle, Denver. Chip Walton is director. Elliott, still afflicted with wartime nightmares, but now a movie star, is halfway around the world in Jordan, while his cousin, Yaz, is in a leadership role in Philadelphia. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets: 303-623-2349 (afternoons), curioustheatre.org.

A dark and stormy night …

“Brilliant Traces” by Cindy Lou Johnson plays through March 5 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Craig Bond is director of this tale about a pair getting acquainted as a blizzard rages outside an Alaskan cabin. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets: $24-$30, 303-856-7830. vintagetheatre.com.

‘Myth’ in Aurora “Myth” plays Jan. 20 through Feb. 19 in the Aurora Fox Studio Theatre, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Jason is

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Sushi’s appeal Dianne Morin is the founder of a Lakewood-based nonprofit, Cooking Experience Club. For the past 17 years, she has run cooking summer camps for local children and given cooking classes for events, private parties and families.

In the past four years, Morin said, “sushi-making has been pretty popular.”

She credits the popularity of sushi to its healthy nature.

“I think a lot of it is because it’s a lighter meal,” she said.

Sushi is not as dense as a mashed potatoes-and-meat type meal, she said, and sushi rolls look appealing to consumers.

“Just the whole concept of, `I can look at this and it looks pretty healthy,’ ” she said.

It’s also easy to personalize, she said, which is something that comes across in her classes.

For those leery of raw fish, she will demonstrate how to substitute in vegetables or smoked salmon. And there are dessert options, Morin said.

Sushi-makers can incorporate fresh fruit or coconut for a sweeter taste.

Kizaki said sushi truly gained momentum in the 1990s. The California roll — which typically contains cucumber, crab meat and avocado — provided Westerners a steppingstone

in search of undiscovered species in Yellowknife, Canada. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m.

Sundays. Tickets: aurorafoxartscenter. org.

Not for the tykes “Avenue Q,” by Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez, with book by Jeff Whitty, plays through Feb. 4 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Downtown Littleton. Robert Wells directs, with choreography by Nick Sugar and musical direction by Donna Debreceni.

Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays, plus 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29. Tickets: $25-$40, 303-794-2787, ext. 5; townhallartscenter.org. Note — rated “R” for strong language.

Boy group “Forever Plaid” by Stuart Ross plays through March 12 at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown, exit 254 from I-25, just south of Johnson’s Corner.

Performances Thursdays through Sundays, each preceded by dinner.

Tickets: $52.95-$62.95, $29.50 child, $39.50 student. 970-744-3747, ColoradoCandlelight.com.

into the new culinary world, he said, as it didn’t incorporate raw fish in the mix.

By the 2000s, Kizaki said, sushi was going strong.

Learning the craft Bukatman said becoming a master sushi chef takes years, but learning for fun is quick and easy.

She advises people to work with very sharp knives and know when to use water. You need dry hands when working with seaweed paper but wet when working the rice.

“The trickiest part is learning to make the rice properly,” she said.

Adding too much water melts the grains into a glue-like mixture.

Bukatman started her sushi-making classes around 12 years ago, she said, also noting they are some of her most popular options. Customers eat as they go and take home nearly $60 worth of sushi supplies.

Kizaki and his brothers offer regular sushi-making classes through their restaurants. He said they began the tradition as a way to broaden their customers’ horizons.

“Food is an introduction of Japanese culture,” he said. “When I do a class I talk about Japanese culture.”

Talking culture was a way to make the classes entertaining for those who are simply there to have fun, he said.

But in Kizaki’s perspective, if you want to learn serious sushi-making, go to Japan.

“Then,” he said, “you learn the skill from a pro.”

CORRECTION An article on the Coors Western Art Exhibit in last week’s edition should have identified

the artist who created the work “Community” as Dinah K. Worman.

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Classical guitarists to play at Littleton venue SONYA’S SAMPLER

“Generations: Master and Prodigy” a classical guitar concert by longtime audience favorite Alex Komodore, director of guitar studies at Metropolitan State University, and his 13-year-old prodigy, Gwenyth Aggeler, will attract audiences to LittleSonya Ellingboe ton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton, at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 20. Part of LUMC’s free Fine Arts Series, the pair will play individually and together in works ranging from Baroque to contemporary. Information: littletonumc.org or 303-794-6379.

New at Lone Tree “Muscle Shoals: I’ll Take You There,” the world premiere of a musical program developed by Randal Mylar, who spent weeks in the musical Alabama region, plays Feb. 2 to 12 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075. Think: Wilson Pickett, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, The Staple Singers, Paul Simon, Mac Davis and more. 720-5091000, lonetreeartscenter.org.

Free Community Dinner First Presbyterian Church in Littleton, at 1609 Littleton Blvd., begins a series at 6-7 p.m. on Jan. 31 of Free

Community Dinners on the last Tuesday of each month. Tested successfully in 2016, the dinners seek to offer cooked-from-scratch healthy food and companionship to Littleton people.

Reservations are not necessary and all ages are welcome, according to chairperson Lynda Kizer.

Opera fans invited “Arias and Gemstones: a Hilja Herfurth Appeciation Evening” will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 27 at the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, 1301 Maple St., Golden. The event is a fundraiser for the Denver Lyric Opera Guild. (Dr. Frank Sargent of Englewood is on the host committee.) The DLOG supports young opera singers who are on a professional path and hosts an annual late winter/ early spring competition for singers.

Tickets: $60 per person (one is invited to come and go between the hours stated.) Additional levels of support available. Questions: 303-526-1260, denverlyricoperaguild.org. Reservation deadline: Jan. 24. Checks to Jacklyn Writz, 2800 S. University #77, Denver, CO 80210.

Books!

The “Sizzlin” Smoky Sale: Hot Deals on Great Reads” will be Jan. 26 (9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.); Jan. 27 (9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.); Jan. 28 (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.); Jan. 29 (noon to 5 p.m.) at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Cen-

tennial. (Sunday is Bag Day — they provide a bag, you fill it for only $6.)

Sponsored by the Friends of Arapahoe Libraries, who granted more than $100,000 to the libraries during 2016.

Author!

Sandra Dallas, local historical fiction favorite, will discuss her recent book, “The Last Midwife,” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 24 at the Denver Woman’s Press Club Clubhouse, 1325 Logan St., Denver. Free and open to the public. Free parking in a lot north of the clubhouse. 303-839-1519 or dwpconline.org.

History The Englewood Historic Preservation Society will present Meg Froelich speaking about “Strong Sisters: Elected Women in Colorado,” a documentary film sharing their stories.

(Colorado was the first state to vote to allow women to vote.) Froelich and Laura Hoeppner created the documentary. Two meeting times on Jan. 30: 2:30 p.m. at the Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway, and 6:30 p.m. at Brew on Broadway, 3445 S. Broadway, Englewood. 303-242-3257.

Phrontrange jazz Phrontrange is a jazz group, assembled by trombonist/Maynard Ferguson alum Steve Weist. The group will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Schoolhouse Theater in Parker, 19650

E. Mainstreet. Tickets: $20, chair, $25, table, 303-805-6800, parkeronline.org.

Jefferson “Thomas Jefferson and the Most Contentious Election in American History” is Jack Van Ens’ title for his 7 p.m. Jan. 24 talk at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Ens will portray Jefferson and talk about the very partisan election of 1800, which nearly tore the new nation apart. He is author of the book, “How Jefferson Made the Best of Bad Messes.” 303795-3961.

Improv Pam Roth O’Mara is offering improv classes at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton. Wednesdays, Jan. 25 to March 1, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., $149; Thursdays, Jan. 26 to Feb. 16, 2:30 to 5 p.m., $99; and Thursdays, Feb. 23 to March 16, 2:30 to 5 p.m., $99 each. Registration: www.arapahoe.edu/community-education/ current-classes/dance-theatre-travel-and-more.

LPS art Arapahoe Community College will host the Annual Littleton Public Schools Exhibition in the Colorado Gallery of Art through Feb. 7, with a closing reception on Feb. 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. The gallery is in the Annex at the east side of the Littleton Campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton.

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January 19, 2017

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Belle and the Beast sneak away from rehearsals at the PACE Center for a trip through downtown during the Christmas Carriage Parade on Dec. 10. “Beauty and the Beast” will run at PACE from Jan. 20 to Feb. 12, 2017.

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‘Beauty and the Beast’ brings magic to Parker PACE Center will host musical that has enchanted audiences

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Once upon a time, in 1740, a French writer, Gabrielle Suzanne Barbot de Ville, published a story about a beautiful young woman and a man who had been transformed into a beast by an evil fairy …

It was based on a folk tale that had been in circulation for about 400 years and has been retold in various versions since the 1700s — more recently by the American Walt Disney Company, which produced an animated film in 1991 and converted it to a hugely successful Broadway musical in 1994, complete with a singing teapot and cabinet ...

When Gary Lewis, artistic director of Inspire Creative, the in-house producing company at Parker’s PACE Center, met with the PACE producing manager to choose the season’s musical productions, they were finally able to select “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” after trying for three years to get the rights, Lewis said.

And they were right on target for their local audience. Despite the addition of two more performances on Thursday evenings, tickets are “97-98 percent sold,” the director said.

Rehearsals have been going for almost eight (holiday-interrupted) weeks for the production, which runs Jan. 20-Feb. 12. It is directed by Lewis and stars Shelby Brienzo of Parker as Belle and Matt Wessel of Highlands Ranch as Beast. Both have appeared at PACE before — Brienzo is in her fourth production and Wessel said he has been in over a dozen shows since

IF YOU GO “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” plays Jan. 20 to Feb. 12 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Performances are at 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays.

There are some single tickets remaining.

Call 303-805-6800, parkerarts.org.

2010. All three also have day jobs, but, as Lewis said, theater is “the passion side of life.”

Lewis is an RN by training and has recently “switched to the IT world.”

He’s especially fond of the French fairy tale because of its concept of learning to care about people, he said.

“It needs to be heard!”

Wessell, who lives in Highlands Ranch with his wife, Bethany, and three children, is creative director for a telecom company. He also contributes to Inspire Creative by managing the company’s website and community outreach. The Beast is one of his dream roles — “it tops them all!”

Brienzo, who has married recently, graduated from Legend High School and attended University of Northern Colorado for two years. She is a mortgage loan processor by day for DHI and is finishing up her degree, she says. She is also part of Wands and Wishes, a group that appears at little girls’ birthday parties. “She gets paid to be a princess,” Wessel joked.

Both stars speak of auditioning for the upcoming “Hairspray,” at PACE, but Brienzo may have to back off, since she is building a house in Parker. (Auditions are open to the community.)

The first rehearsal with a full orchestra was coming up soon after we talked with them on Jan. 10. They have been working with a recorded rehearsal score supplied with the script.

After “tech week” comes opening night on Jan. 20.

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Too close to creatures for comfort Mating season brings coyotes into contact with pets, people

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Coyotes lived in the metro area long before any towns or residential neighborhoods sprang up, and as their annual breeding season arrives, they are making their presence felt to many residents, human and otherwise.

In a news release, Jennifer Churchill, spokeswoman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, said coyotes can become more aggressive in the months of January and February.

“As coyotes pair up to breed, they may be more territorial than usual and defend their space as they carve out a place to have their young,” Churchill said. “Citizens are welladvised to be aware of their presence and the potential for conflicts with humans in metro and rural areas.”

Coyotes have adapted to urban and suburban environments and are “opportunistic hunters” that don’t

fear getting close to humans or pets, according to CPW. A coyote will adjust its diet depending on what is available, and will readily prey on pets, animal carcasses, birdseed and plants.

This time last year, parks and wildlife received calls of a young girl nipped by a coyote in Centennial, an aggressive coyote stalking a grandmother and her grandson in Aurora, and four separate incidents of a coyote baring its teeth in Lakewood. There have been more than 25 reports of people being bitten by coyotes in the Denver metro area since 2007, according to CPW. Though they tend to be bolder and more protective during this time of year, coyotes are timid by nature and residents who come in contact with them are encouraged to haze and frighten the animals to drive them away. Any contact with a coyote should immediately be reported to parks and wildlife.

“These bold coyotes should not be tolerated or enticed,” humansociety.org says, “but instead given the clear message that they should not be so brazen.”

— Colorado Community Media reporters Alex DeWind and Stephanie Mason contributed to this article.

STONE

In what areas would you like to see the association improve and what is your vision for the future of CLA? I think CLA can continue to improve by growing membership and increasing involvement. This is challenging due to the busy schedules that people pack with them nowadays, so I think we need to get more creative with how we seek input and schedule meetings.

The new regional meetings are a great start, and it’s my goal to continue the evolvement of these meetings. My vision for CLA is to continue to be the unified voice of the livestock industry in the state, and work hard to serve our membership in the regulatory and legislative spaces. We will continue to manage the relationships that are already in place and cultivate new ones

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IF YOU MEET A COYOTE...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife issued the following guidelines for area residents on how to prevent and handle interactions with coyotes.

• Don’t feed wildlife.

• Always supervise your pet outside, especially at dawn and dusk.

• Protect pets by keeping cats indoors and using a 6-foot leash when walking dogs.

• If possible, pick up children and pets when coyotes are visible.

• Avoid thick vegetation and other potential den sites.

• If you must leave your dog outside, secure it in an enclosed kennel.

Nolan Stone is the president of the Colorado Livestock Association.

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the Colorado Livestock Association (CLA)?

As society evolves, it is becoming more important to have a unified voice representing our message to the public and in the government arenas.

CLA does a great job of opening doors and allowing its members to deliver their message wherever it might matter the most. As a group of diversified protein producers, we might not always agree on the detail of every message, but we all understand that a message coming from our broad membership packs a harder punch than each of us individually. I hope to continue to grow membership and seek more opinions and ideas from the producers of Colorado.

In January and February, coyotes often become more aggressive, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

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that might help us in the future.

Based on your vision, what do we need to do differently to be more impactful as an association?

Again, I know I sound like a broken record, but we need more involvement from the membership. We are a membership organization, and I want to make sure we are utilizing our membership to the greatest extent.

When issues arise, we need to be agile, and prepared to react. Our membership is our toolbox, and we need to be prepared to use the right tool for the right job. Our membership is diverse, talented, and smart, and I want to be sure that we are leveraging this for our own benefit.

If you were king for a day, what would change about the livestock industry in Colorado?

I’m going to take creative liberty while answering this as it doesn’t pertain necessarily to just the livestock industry. I think the most important change that needs to happen in Colorado is to change the ballot initiative process.

We need to allow our elected officials to perform the jobs they were elected to do. The way these initiatives are

written, it is very dangerous to place them in front of the public for vote.

Most people don’t have time to become familiar with all of the initiatives that are on the ballot each election, and probably may not realize the impact that an initiative might have. At the CLA Board of Directors meeting in April 2016 the board voted to support Initiative #96.

What is the single most important issue facing the livestock industry that keeps you awake at night?

Consumer confidence and education is something that I think about a lot.

People will believe what they want to believe regardless of the facts. How we, as 2 percent of the global population, impact this is very important.

Accomplishing this is complex, and I’m not sure how to go about it, but I think there is great risk if we do not put forth a tremendous amount of effort to tell our side of the story.

At the end of your term as president of CLA, when you look back at the previous two years, what do you hope to be our greatest accomplishments?

• Do not run away from a coyote or turn your back — try to appear as large as possible.

• Wave your arms and throw objects.

• Face the coyote and back away slowly.

• If attacked, fight back.

The Humane Society recommends the following hazing techniques: • Yelling and waving arms while approaching the coyote.

• Using noisemakers, such as voice, whistles, air horns or bells.

• Throwing projectiles, such as sticks, small rocks, cans or tennis balls.

• Using hoses, water guns with vinegar water, pepper spray or bear repellent.

I hope that we have represented the industry to the best of our abilities, and that the membership is proud of how we have conducted ourselves and of the decisions that we made.

History has a way of repeating itself. If you had the opportunity to help guide future generations of livestock producers by learning from your own mistakes, what would you tell them?

I’m not sure we have time to list all of my mistakes that others could learn from, but there are a couple that are highest on the list. The first would be to learn more about business management. I think as livestock people we immerse ourselves into the science and production of livestock and overlook basic business management.

Even though our operations are a way of life to us, we need to continue to hone our business acumen in order to survive. The other thing I would want the next generation of stockmen to learn sooner rather than later is leadership. Leadership is a skill that needs to be studied constantly.

The earlier in life that you can begin developing these skills, the easier it is to become a good leader and teach others to be leaders.

Stone will serve as president of Colorado Livestock Association for two years. He will complete his term at the 2018 CLA Annual Meeting in Loveland and will become the immediate past president.

Note: This was originally published in the 2016-17 edition of the Colorado Livestock Association Vision Magazine. Contributed by Dr. Michael Apley, Ph.D., Kansas State University.

Elbert County News 17

January 19, 2017

‘Not a rebuilding situation — it’s a reboot’ New Broncos coach Vance Joseph says goal is to win a title

BY ARNIE STAPLETON ASSOCIATED PRESS

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A runner-up two years ago, Vance Joseph is John Elway’s pick this time around.

Joseph, a 44-year-old ex-Colorado quarterback, was named the team’s head coach Jan. 11. He built a reputation as one of the league’s best secondary coaches as he worked his way through the ranks in San Francisco, Houston and Cincinnati before serving as Dolphins defensive coordinator last season and

helping Miami end an eight-year playoff drought.

“Becoming head coach of the Denver Broncos is a dream job for many reasons,’’ Joseph said in a statement. “The Broncos have an unbelievable winning tradition and great fan support. But what makes this even more special is it’s a place that’s ready to win.

“This is not a rebuilding situation — it’s a reboot. There is a culture of winning here, and the standards around here won’t change. Those are to win championships.’’

Joseph impressed Elway in 2015 when Gary Kubiak got the job and the Broncos even tried to hire him as their defensive coordinator, a move the Bengals blocked. So, he stayed in Cincinnati for another year as secondary coach before join-

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ing Adam Gase’s staff in Miami.

Kubiak, 55, stepped down over health concerns earlier this month, capping a tumultuous season by the Broncos (9-7), who missed the playoffs a year after winning the Super Bowl.

Elway also interviewed Chiefs special teams coach Dave Toub and Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan for the job.

Although the Dolphins ranked ahead of only the Colts, Browns and 49ers in yards allowed in 2016, Joseph took his takeaway touch to Miami, where the Dolphins doubled their forced fumbles from 2015 and Ndamukong Suh and Cameron Wake enjoyed resurgent seasons.

Joseph inherits an elite defense that features All-Pros Von Miller, Aqib Talib and Chris Harris Jr.,

and he’ll need an experienced hand coordinating the offense, which sputtered for two seasons under coordinator Rick Dennison.

Joseph steps right into the middle of a quarterback competition between Trevor Siemian, who was pin-balled behind a leaky offensive line, and first-rounder Paxton Lynch, who looked lost in his two starts.

Denver’s defense ranked fourth in the NFL in 2016, its offense 27th.

That divide led to fissures in the locker room with members of the team’s stellar secondary jawing with the offensive linemen for failing to protect the young QBs or open holes for a backfield that sorely missed C.J. Anderson after he went on injured reserve in October with a knee injury.

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CLUBS Ongoing LEGO Master Brickster: 3:45 p.m. Thursdays at the Kiowa Library. Build LEGO stuff together. Call 303-621-2111 or go to pplibraries.org.

Mystery Book Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at the Simla Public Library. The group enjoys talking about a variety of mystery authors and titles.

We also periodically host a Colorado author during our meetings. Everyone may join us, and registration is not required. Visit the Simla Branch of the Elbert County Library District at 504 Washington Avenue, call 719-541-2573, or email farabe@elbertcountylibrary.org.

Outback Express is a public transit service provided through the East Central Council of Local Governments is open and available to all residents of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties and provides an economical and efficient means of travel for the four-county region. Call Kay Campbell, Kiowa, at 719- 541-4275. You may also call the ECCOG office at 1-800-825-0208 to make reservations for any of the trips. You may also visit http://outbackexpress.tripod. com. To ensure that a seat is available, 24hour advance reservations are appreciated.

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 10-11 a.m. and from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Sedalia Room at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100 Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock.

Parker-Franktown-Elizabeth Paper Crafting Club is open to anyone interested in

card making and scrapbooking. We meet regularly throughout the month on various weekday evenings and weekends. Club events take place at 7786 Prairie Lake Trail, Parker (in the Pinery). Contact Alison Collins at 720-212-4788 for information or find us online at http://www.meetup.com/ParkerFranktown-Elizabeth-Paper-Crafting-Club/ Seniors meet in Elizabeth every Monday at 11 a.m. for food, fun and fellowship at Elizabeth Senior Center, 823 S. Banner St. Bring a dish for potluck on the first Monday of each month. Other Mondays, bring a sack lunch. Bingo, games and socializing. New leadership. Call Agnes at 303-883-7881 or Carol at 303-646-3425 for information.

Simla Open Mic Night: 6:30 p.m. Fridays, Simla Library. Share poetry, music, dance, comedy or painting (inter alios), or just come and watch.

Sky Cliff Center Stroke Support Group: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second and last Wednesday of each month at Christlife Community Church, 5451 E. Highway 86, Franktown (lunch provided). 10-11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Sky Ridge Medical Center, 10101 Ridge Gate Parkway, Lone Tree. Call Sky Cliff Center at 303-814-2863.

Teen Tuesday: 5 p.m. Tuesdays at the Elbert Library. Play card and video games. Call 303-648-3533 or go to pplibraries.org.

Therapeutic riding. Promise Ranch Therapeutic Riding in Parker offers free therapeutic riding for developmentally disabled

adults and children. Scholarship money is available for Douglas County residents to provide 10 therapeutic riding lessons. Call 303-841-5007 or visit www.promiseranchtherapeuticriding.com.

VFW Post 10649 meets monthly at 8:30 a.m. the first Saturday of every month at 24325 Main St., Elbert. Go to http://www. vfwpost10649.org. Contact Alan Beebe at 303-435-2560 for questions.

VFW Post 4266, serving veterans of foreign wars in Parker, Castle Pines and Castle Rock areas, meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of every month at the Pinery Fire Station, Community Room Lower Level, 8170 N. Hillcrest Way, Parker. Go to www.vfwpost4266. org. P.O. Box 4266, Parker, CO 80134. On Facebook at VFW Post 4266, Parker.

Waste Not Wednesdays: 4:15 p.m. Wednesdays, at Simla Library. Kids craft and learn with repurposed stuff. Call 719-541-2573 or go to pplibraries.org.

What’s up Wednesdays: 4 p.m. Wednesdays at the Elbert Library; 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Kiowa Library. Free STEAM activities for kids and parents. Call 303-648-3533 (Elbert) or 303-621-2111 (Kiowa) or go to pplibraries.org.

Women’s Divorce Workshop covers the legal, financial and social issues of divorce and is presented the fourth Saturday of each month at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Road, Parker. Meet in the community room. Check in from 8-8:30 a.m.; workshop runs from 8:30

a.m. to noon. Register online at www. divorceworkshopdenver.com. Advance registration costs $35; at the door, cost goes to $40 (cash/checks only). Attendees will get help taking the next step by getting unbiased information and resources. Learn the options available and next steps to take positive action steps. Discover community resources, and talk with other women experiencing similar life changes. Volunteer presenters include an attorney, mediator, therapist and wealth manager. Discussion items include co-parenting, child support, family coping, tax consequences, property division, hostile spouses and more. For information, contact 303-210-2607 or info@divorceworkshopdenver.com.

AA If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. More than 1,000 AA meetings are offered in the Denver area every week. If you think you may have a problem with alcohol, come see us. To find a meeting near you, call 303-322-4440, or go to www.daccaa.org.

Affordable Colleges Online has created a guidebook to help women find and secure financial aid. The guide includes a collection of scholarships for women, including due dates and award amounts; insight into the financial aid application process; and other funding opportunities, such as industry-specific scholarships and funding for special groups. The guide is available online at http://www. affordablecollegesonline.org/womensguide-paying-for-college/.

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these amounts without amending or republish80138-4454; (303) 720-851-1671; Please send tary groundwater is available from the Lower imately 402 feet. 7.2. Date of Appropriation: ing the Application. Sewage treatment is through all pleadings and correspondence to ApplicDawson aquifer (assuming 20% specific yield June 20, 1995. The appropriation was initiated a non-evaporative septic system. Return flows ants’ attorneys: Stephen H. Leonhardt, Esq. and 60 feet average saturated thickness). 5.2. by filing a well permit application. The water was associated with in-house and commercial use and Morgan L. Figuers, Esq; Burns, Figa & Applicants may revise this estimate upward or applied to beneficial use for the permitted dowill be approximately 90%, and return flow assoWill, P.C.; 6400 South Fiddler’s Green Circle, downward, based on better or revised data, mestic uses. 7.3. Claimed Pumping Rate and ciated with irrigation use will be 15%, of water Suite 1000; Greenwood Village, CO 80111; without amending this application or republishAmount: Up to 15 gpm maximum pumping rate, used for those purposes. 8.4. Replacement of (303) 796-2626. APPLICATION FOR NOT ing the same. Applicants request that the Court and 4.28 af/year. 7.4. Use: The well serves one Depletions: During pumping, Applicants will reNONTRIBUTARY UNDERGROUND WATER retain jurisdiction to finally determine the amount single-family dwelling, irrigates up to 1 acre of lawns and gardens, and waters domestic animplace actual depletions to the affected stream RIGHTS AND APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR of water available for appropriation and withals and livestock. Applicants seek to add comsystem pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-90-137(9)(c.5).

AUGMENTATION, IN THE NOT NONTRIBUdrawal, pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-92-305(11). 5.3. mercial use of this well for drinking water, small Applicants estimate that depletions may occur to TARY LOWER DAWSON AND UPPER Applicants claim the right to withdraw more than animal watering and grooming, and sanitary use the Coal Creek stream system. Return flows acDAWSON AQUIFERS, ELBERT COUNTY. 2. the average annual amount estimated above inside a business. 7.5. Other Well Permits: Apcrue to Coal Creek, and those return flows are Purpose of Application: Applicants seek to adjupursuant to Rule 8A of the Statewide Nontribuplicants will apply for a new well permit for the sufficient to replace actual depletions while the dicate the not nontributary Lower Dawson tary Ground Water Rules, 2 CCR 402-7. 6. Proexisting well upon approval of a plan for auggroundwater is being pumped. Application will groundwater under their property (Subject Propposed Use: The water will be used, reused, sucTo advertise yourreserve publicannotices call 303-566-4100 mentation, and will apply for permits prior to the equal amount of nontributary grounderty) and obtain approval of a plan for augmentcessively used to extinction, leased, sold, or othconstruction of any other wells. 8. Statement of water underlying Subject Property to meet post ation to allow diversion of this water and previerwise disposed of for domestic, commercial, irrigation, residential, livestock watering, replacePlan for Augmentation: 8.1. Groundwater to be pumping augmentation requirements. Applicant ously decreed not-nontributary Upper Dawson ment, augmentation, and all other beneficial augmented: All of the Lower Dawson aquifer reserves the rights to substitute the use of other groundwater beneath the Subject Property. 3. uses on or off the Subject Property. 7. Wells: groundwater requested in this Application (4.28 nontributary groundwater, including return flows, Subject Property: The Subject Property is 35.7 There is one well on the Subject Property, peraf/year), and the Upper Dawson aquifer groundfor replacement of post-pumping depletions. 9. acres owned by Applicants, located at 1979 mitted as an exempt well (Permit No. 189407). water previously decreed in Case No. 10CW226 Ownership: Applicants own the Subject PropCarlson Rd., Parker, Colorado, 80138, Lot 5, The UTM coordinates of the well are UTM x = (5.3 af/year). 8.2. Water rights for augmentation: erty free and clear of all liens and encumCarlson Ranch, in Elbert County, which is gen4372847.4 and UTM y = 532142.5 (Zone 13).

Return flows from the use of the not nontribubrances. 10. Jurisdiction: The Water Court has erally located in part of the NE1/4, Section 26, Public Notice (Applicant obtained all UTM coordinates detary Lower Dawson aquifer groundwater dejurisdiction over the subject matter of this applicT6S, R65W, of the 6th P.M., as described and scribed in this Application from the DWR Well creed herein and of the Upper Dawson groundDISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, ation pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 37-92-302(2) and shown on Exhibit 1 to the Application. Applicants own the Subject Property. 4. Source of WaPermit database found at water decreed in Case No. 10CW226, and dirCOLORADO 37-90-137(6). Number of pages in Application: ter: Applicants’ groundwater in the Lower http://www.dwr.state.co.us/WellPermitSearch/de ect discharge or return flows from the nontribuDECEMBER 2016 WATER RESUME 6.

Dawson aquifer is not nontributary, as defined in fault.aspx and the HydroBase database found at tary Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer under the Subject PUBLICATION C.R.S. § 37-90-103(10.7). Applicants previously http://cdss.state.co.us/OnlineTools/Pages/StrucProperty decreed in Case No. 10CW226. ApplicTHE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE adjudicated the not nontributary groundwater in turesDiversions.aspx. The UTM coordinates are ants own 11.2 annual af of nontributary LaramieTO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOthe Upper Dawson aquifer, and nontributary included in this Application at the request of the Fox Hills aquifer groundwater, as decreed in IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 FORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVIgroundwater in Denver, Arapahoe, and LaramieDivision Engineer to facilitate administration. In Case No. 10CW226. 8.3. Return Flows: The SION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS Fox Hills aquifers, under the Subject Property in the event that any UTM coordinates are inaccurLower Dawson aquifer groundwater will serve Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE Case No. 10CW226 (Water Div. 1). 5. Estimate, it shall not affect the rights to be adjudicone residence for in-house use (up to 1 af/year), that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE ated Average Annual Amount of Groundwater ated through this Application.) Applicants seek irrigation of 1 acre of home lawns, gardens, and FOREVER BARRED. Office of the Water Clerk during the month of Available: Applicants claim the right to withdraw to adjudicate this well to withdraw Lower trees (up to 2 af/year), and commercial use inDECEMBER 2016 for each County affected. all of the groundwater legally available within the Dawson aquifer groundwater from beneath the cluding watering of dogs kept at an onsite small YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party Lower Dawson aquifer underlying the Subject Subject Property. The well permit is attached as dog kennel (up to 1 af/year) through the existing who wishes to oppose an application, or an 16CW3185 LOUIS K. KNIGHT AND PAMELA Property, C.R.S. § 37-90-137(4). 5.1. ApplicExhibit 2 to the Application. 7.1. Source: Lower well and/or a new well in the Upper Dawson aquifer. Applicants reserve the right to amend amended application, may file with the Water M. KNIGHT, 1979 Carlson Road, Parker, CO ants estimate that 4.28 af/year of not nontribuDawson. The depth to bottom of well is approxthese amounts without amending or republishClerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a 80138-4454; (303) 720-851-1671; Please send tary groundwater is available from the Lower imately 402 feet. 7.2. Date of Appropriation: ing the Application. Sewage treatment is through verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth all pleadings and correspondence to ApplicDawson aquifer (assuming 20% specific yield June 20, 1995. The appropriation was initiated a non-evaporative septic system. Return flows facts as to why the application should not be ants’ attorneys: Stephen H. Leonhardt, Esq. and 60 feet average saturated thickness). 5.2. by filing a well permit application. The water was associated with in-house and commercial use granted, or why it should be granted only in part and Morgan L. Figuers, Esq; Burns, Figa & Applicants may revise this estimate upward or applied to beneficial use for the permitted dowill be approximately 90%, and return flow assoor on certain conditions. Such Statement of OpWill, P.C.; 6400 South Fiddler’s Green Circle, downward, based on better or revised data, mestic uses. 7.3. Claimed Pumping Rate and ciated with irrigation use will be 15%, of water position must be filed by the last day of FEBRUSuite 1000; Greenwood Village, CO 80111; without amending this application or republishAmount: Up to 15 gpm maximum pumping rate, used for those purposes. 8.4. Replacement of ARY 2017 (forms available on (303) 796-2626. APPLICATION FOR NOT ing the same. Applicants request that the Court and 4.28 af/year. 7.4. Use: The well serves one Depletions: During pumping, Applicants will rewww.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), NONTRIBUTARY UNDERGROUND WATER retain jurisdiction to finally determine the amount single-family dwelling, irrigates up to 1 acre of lawns and gardens, and waters domestic animplace actual depletions to the affected stream and must be filed as an Original and include RIGHTS AND APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR of water available for appropriation and withals and livestock. Applicants seek to add comsystem pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-90-137(9)(c.5). $158.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of AUGMENTATION, IN THE NOT NONTRIBUdrawal, pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-92-305(11). 5.3. mercial use of this well for drinking water, small Applicants estimate that depletions may occur to Opposition must also be served upon the ApplicTARY LOWER DAWSON AND UPPER Applicants claim the right to withdraw more than animal watering and grooming, and sanitary use the Coal Creek stream system. Return flows acant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or DAWSON AQUIFERS, ELBERT COUNTY. 2. the average annual amount estimated above inside a business. 7.5. Other Well Permits: Apcrue to Coal Creek, and those return flows are certificate of such service of mailing shall be Purpose of Application: Applicants seek to adjupursuant to Rule 8A of the Statewide Nontribuplicants will apply for a new well permit for the sufficient to replace actual depletions while the dicate the not nontributary Lower Dawson filed with the Water Clerk. tary Ground Water Rules, 2 CCR 402-7. 6. Proexisting well upon approval of a plan for auggroundwater is being pumped. Application will groundwater under their property (Subject Propposed Use: The water will be used, reused, sucmentation, and will apply for permits prior to the reserve an equal amount of nontributary groundLegal Notice No.: 23588 erty) and obtain approval of a plan for augmentcessively used to extinction, leased, sold, or othconstruction of any other wells. 8. Statement of water underlying Subject Property to meet post ation to allow diversion of this water and previFirst Publication: January 19, 2017 erwise disposed of for domestic, commercial, irrigation, residential, livestock watering, replacePlan for Augmentation: 8.1. Groundwater to be pumping augmentation requirements. Applicant ously decreed not-nontributary Upper Dawson Last Publication: January 19, 2017 ment, augmentation, and all other beneficial augmented: All of the Lower Dawson aquifer reserves the rights to substitute the use of other groundwater beneath the Subject Property. 3.

Publisher: The Elbert County News uses on or off the Subject Property. 7. Wells: groundwater requested in this Application (4.28 nontributary groundwater, including return flows, Subject Property: The Subject Property is 35.7 There is one well on the Subject Property, peraf/year), and the Upper Dawson aquifer groundfor replacement of post-pumping depletions. 9. acres owned by Applicants, located at 1979 mitted as an exempt well (Permit No. 189407). water previously decreed in Case No. 10CW226 Ownership: Applicants own the Subject PropCarlson Rd., Parker, Colorado, 80138, Lot 5, The UTM coordinates of the well are UTM x = (5.3 af/year). 8.2. Water rights for augmentation: erty free and clear of all liens and encumCarlson Ranch, in Elbert County, which is gen4372847.4 and UTM y = 532142.5 (Zone 13).

Return flows from the use of the not nontribubrances. 10. Jurisdiction: The Water Court has erally located in part of the NE1/4, Section 26, (Applicant obtained all UTM coordinates detary Lower Dawson aquifer groundwater dejurisdiction over the subject matter of this applicT6S, R65W, of the 6th P.M., as described and scribed in this Application from the DWR Well creed herein and of the Upper Dawson groundation pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 37-92-302(2) and shown on Exhibit 1 to the Application. Applicants own the Subject Property. 4. Source of WaPermit database found at water decreed in Case No. 10CW226, and dir37-90-137(6). Number of pages in Application: ter: Applicants’ groundwater in the Lower http://www.dwr.state.co.us/WellPermitSearch/de ect discharge or return flows from the nontribu6.

Dawson aquifer is not nontributary, as defined in fault.aspx and the HydroBase database found at tary Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer under the Subject C.R.S. § 37-90-103(10.7). Applicants previously http://cdss.state.co.us/OnlineTools/Pages/StrucProperty decreed in Case No. 10CW226. ApplicTHE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE adjudicated the not nontributary groundwater in turesDiversions.aspx. The UTM coordinates are ants own 11.2 annual af of nontributary LaramieAPPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOthe Upper Dawson aquifer, and nontributary included in this Application at the request of the Fox Hills aquifer groundwater, as decreed in Public8.3.

Notice FORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVIgroundwater in Denver, Arapahoe, and LaramieDivision Engineer to facilitate administration. In Case No. 10CW226.

Return Flows: The SION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS Fox Hills aquifers, under the Subject Property in the event that any UTM coordinates are inaccurLower Dawson aquifer groundwater will serve PAYMENTS FOR PUBLICATION DECEMBER 2016 MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE Case No. 10CW226 (Water Div. 1). 5. Estimate, it shall not affect the rights to be adjudicone residence for in-house use (up to 1 af/year), GENERAL FUND TOTALAmount ofS010 $340,799.94 Telephone Main./Repair $1,365.25 Grainger Building Repair Quill Corp Office Supplies $115.09 TIME PROVIDED BY $639.54 STATUTE OR BE ated Average Annual Groundwater ated through Centurylink this Application.) Applicants seek irrigation of 1 acre of home lawns, gardens, and HEALTH FUND TOTALS 015to withdraw $33,936.00 Certified Laboratories Shop Supplies Great West Life Benefits Payable $49,005.93 Randolph Harris Pssf Expenditure $1,300.00 FOREVER BARRED. Available: Applicants claim the right to adjudicate this well to withdraw Lower trees (up to 2 $127.10 af/year), and commercial use inBRIDGE TOTALS 020 within the $134,552.34 Chemtox Blood/Alcohol Analysis $385.00 Auto Care Auto Repair $1,847.15 Rattlesnake Drain Pssf Expenditure $425.00 allROAD of the&groundwater legally available Dawson aquifer groundwater from beneath the cluding watering of dogs Greenlees kept at anPro onsite small SALES & USE FUND TOTALS 025the Subject $1,000.00 ChiefThe Supply Hansen Glass Inc $1,003.58 thatRed Neck Catering Operating Expense $1,100.00 YOUBuilding Repair ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED any party Lower Dawson aquifer underlying Subject Property. well permit is attachedConcealed as dog kennel (up to 1 af/year) through the existing LEAF FUND TOTALS 0405.1. Applic$86,940.82 Application. 7.1. Source: Lower Handgun Expense Tire Dawson Recycling $155.00 RichardorMarks Operating Expense $200.00 whoUtilities wishes to oppose an application, an Property, C.R.S. § 37-90-137(4).

Exhibit 2 to the well and/or a$8,174.49 new well Haulin in theHass Upper HUMAN SERVICES FUND TOTALS 050 $17,076.64 Cintas Safety Supplies $66.12 Heather Harcourt Iv-E Waiver Expense $1,168.75 Rmmi Contract Services $1,873.72 aquifer. Applicants reserve the right to amend amended application, may file with the Water ants estimate that 4.28 af/year of not nontribuDawson. The depth to bottom of well is approxMEADOWS STATION Code Consultants Contract these Servicesamounts $12,342.50 Home Depot Building Repair $141.39 CO Robert L Fager Utilities $520.00 without amending or republishClerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, 80632, a tary groundwater is FUND available from the Lower imately 402 feet.

7.2. DateIntl of Appropriation: TOTALSaquifer (assuming 20%083 $150.00 Co The Counties Foundation was initiated Dues ing the Application. $300.00 Honnen Equipment Equipment Parts of Opposition, $147.07 setting Rock Parts Co Equipment Parts $3,686.02 Sewage treatment is through verified Statement forth Dawson specific yield June 20, 1995. appropriation FOXWOOD Cbi Fee a non-evaporative $2,019.00 $8,581.50 should Rod Wilson Contract Services $900.00 septicInsight Public Sector system. Return flows factsCapital Outlay as to why the application not be and 60 feet ESTATES average DEBT saturated thickness). 5.2. by filing a wellCo Dept Of Public Safety permit application. The water was SERVICE TOTALS 084 $150.00 Co Dept Of Health Fees

$938.50 Integrated Electric Building Repair $730.00 Ruth Freeman Reimbu;Rsement $207.45 associated with in-house and commercial use granted, or why it should be granted only in part Applicants may revise this estimate upward or applied to beneficial use for the permitted doCONSERVATION TRUST Dept Of Revenue Contract will Services $215.0090%, Irea Utilities Ryan Davis Operating Expense $146.79 be approximately and return flow assoor on certain conditions. $9,846.00 Such Statement of Opdownward, based on better or revised data, mestic uses. Co 7.3.

Claimed Pumping Rate and FUND TOTALS 090 $27,222.87 Co Space Solutions Concealed Intermountain Sales Operating Expense $4,957.00 Segal Consulting Professional Service $1,500.00 willContractors be 15%, Supply of water position mustExpense be filed by the last day Signal Graphics of FEBRUwithout Amount: Up to 15 gpm maximum pumping rate, TOTALamending ALL FUNDSthis application or republish$641,828.61 Handgunciated Expensewith irrigation $2,745.00 useJ&S Operating $446.75 Office Supplies $201.00 used for those purposes.Jerri Spear 8.4. Replacement of A R Reimbursement Y 2 0 1 7 ( f o r m s $90.00 a v a i l aSprint ble on ing the same. Applicants request that the Court and 4.28 af/year.

7.4. Use: The well serves one Csu Extension Payroll Reimbursed $6,650.00 Operating Expense $357.90 Depletions: During pumping, Applicants will rewww.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), retain jurisdiction the amount single-family dwelling, irrigates up to 1 acreUtilities of Vendor Name to finally determine Description Amount Comcast

$122.29 Johanna Sanders Reimbursement $65.70 Staples Advantage Office Supplies $1,262.30 lawns and gardens, and waters domestic animplace actual depletions to the affected stream and must be filed as an Original and include of A&E water available for appropriation and withTire Signs $1,835.00 Community Media Advertising $92.50 John Deere Credit Operating Expense $13,962.62 State Of Co Operating Expense $941.14 als and livestock.

Applicants seek to add comsystem pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-90-137(9)(c.5). $158.00 filingParts fee. A copy $420.47 of each Statement ofTerminal drawal, pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-92-305(11).

Adamson Police Products Concealed 5.3.

Corporate Billing Equipment Parts $2,730.95 John Deere Financial Equipment State Wire & Equipment Parts $187.25 mercial use ofCorrectional Healthcare this well for drinking water, small Applicants estimate that depletions may occur to Opposition Applicants claim the right to withdraw more than must also be served the ApplicHandgun Expense $1,306.00 Medical Services $11,785.89 Karen Saunders Reimbu;Rsement $36.96uponStephani Turner Uniforms$122.00 animal watering and grooming, and sanitary use the Coal Creek stream system.

Return flows acthe average annual above ant Iv-E or Applicant’s Attorney and an Stericycle affidavit or Advanced Quality Auto amount estimated Auto Repair $10,348.57 Cty Health Pool Benefits Payable $94,162.33 Kathi Armour Waiver Expense $1,221.44 Haz Waste Rem $121.09 inside a business.

7.5. Other Well Permits: Apthose return flows are pursuant to Rule 8A of the Statewide certificate of such service$11.95 of mailing shall be Aed Everywhere SafetyNontribuSupplies $72.00 Creative Culture Insignia Uniforms crue to Coal Creek, $809.25and Katie Barger Reimbu;Rsement Stone Oil Co Fuel

$4,983.84 plicants will apply for a new well permit for the depletions while the tary Water Rules, 2 CCROperating 402-7. 6.Expense ProfiledContract Services with the Water Clerk.

AfdGround Pavement Marking $1,000.00 Dans Trash Utilities sufficient to replace $1,501.52actual Kb Construction $72,690.00 Sun Valley Electric Concealed existing upon approval of a plan for auggroundwater is$231.36 being pumped.

Application will posed reused, sucAflac Use: The water will be used, Benefits Payable $1,370.79well Dhs Client Cty Client/Prov. Payment Kelsey Berends Reimbu;Rsement $40.50 Handgun Expense $3,201.56 mentation, willRock apply for permits prior to Shop the Supplies reserve an equal$47.00 amount Kiowa Water & Waste of nontributary groundcessively usedTelephone to extinction, leased, sold, or othLegal Notice No.: 23588 $6,898.59 Agate Mutual Utilities $32.26 and Deep Operating Expense Surplus Center Equipment Parts $178.70 construction any other wells. 8. StatementEquipment Repairs of water underlying SubjectLegal Shield Property to meet post erwise disposed of for domestic, commercial, irFirstBenefits Payable Publication: January 19, 2017 Sweep Stakes Unlimited Ahley Averett Reimbursement $16.52 of Digitcom Electronics $318.49 $514.20 Professional Service $30.00 rigation, residential, livestock watering, replacePlan for Augmentation: be pumping augmentation Applicant LastEquipment Under Publication: January 19, 2017 Sysco Food Svcs Airgas Intermountain Shop Supplies $996.43 Dj Petroleum 8.1. Groundwater to Fuel

$16,039.61 requirements.

Lenovo Inc Prisoner Meals $3,216.67 ment, augmentation, and all other beneficial augmented: All of Sales the Lower Dawson aquifer reserves to substitute the use of other Publisher: News The Hartford All Fabrication Concealed Eaton Equipment Parts the rights $813.00

$5,000 The Elbert County $1,079.59 Benefits Payable $300.92 uses on or off the Subject Property.

7. Expense Wells: groundwater requested including return flows, Handgun $1,750.00 El Paso Cty in this Application (4.28 Autopsiesnontributary groundwater, $8,100.00 Lewan & Associates Copier Expense $381.90 The Lighthouse Equipment Parts $284.00 There Property, peraf/year), Upper Dawson aquifer groundfor replacement of post-pumping depletions. 9.

All Prois one well on the Subject Printing $1,376.41and the Elbert Cty Hhs Contract Services $3,894.30 M-Pact Apparel Uniforms$16.00 Thomas Reuters Contract Services $117.39 mitted as an exempt well (PermitOperating Expense No. 189407). water previously decreed in Case No. 10CW226 Ownership: Applicants the Subject PropAlways Connect Solutions $3,306.97 Elbert Cty C&R Operating Expense $48.24 own Matt Ellicott Wages - Judges Void -$413.00 Todd Pederson Contract Services $900.00 American Fidelity Assurance $4,804.62 Elbert Cty R&B Fuel Reimburse $8,729.09 Martinich Iv-E Waiver Expenditure $743.75 Town Of Simla Utilities $83.81 The UTM coordinates of the wellBenefits Payable are UTM x = (5.3 af/year). 8.2.

Water rights for augmentation: erty free and clear of Matt all liens and encumAmerican Fidelity Health Svcs Benefits Payable $3,000.00 Operating Expense Inc. Court has Network Operating $363.78 True Value Hardware Shop Supplies $407.47 4372847.4 and UTM y = 532142.5 (Zone 13).

Return flows Elbert Cty Treasurer from the use of the not nontribubrances. 10.$23,468.66 Jurisdiction:Mcafee The Water Anthony Corrado Void Election deJudge tary -$710.00 Elbert Cty Sheriff Safety Fair Concealed Mccandles Equipment Parts $205.91 Umb Bank Bond Pay Agent Fee $300.00 (Applicant obtained all UTM coordinates Lower Dawson aquifer groundwater dejurisdiction over the subject matter of this applicArapahoe Operating $1,454.52

Handgun Expense Equipment Parts $466.00 Ups Operating Expense $48.33 scribed in Heating this Application from the DWRExpense Well creed herein and of the Upper Dawson groundation pursuant$473.99 to C.R.S.Mhc §§ Kenworth 37-92-302(2) and $163.53 Blood/Alcohol Analysis Operating Expense $5.00 Us Bank Copier Expense $80.63 P Auto e r mChlor i t System database fMaint. o u nAgreement d at water decreedElizabeth Fire Dept in Case No. 10CW226, and dir37-90-137(6). $300.00 Number ofMichael pagesJaramillo in Application: Av Tech Electronics Equipment Repair Cr 9/15 Improvements $1,000.00 Mike Graeff Reimbu;Rsement $400.00 Verizon Wireless Utilities $2,402.00 http://www.dwr.state.co.us/WellPermitSearch/de ect$467.50 dischargeEnertia Consulting or return flows from the nontribu6.

Awards With Operating Expense Equipment Rental Source Building Repairs $324.17 Neve’s Uniforms Vest Grant Expenditure $1,440.69 Whisler Bearings&Drives Equipment Parts $220.30 fault.aspx andMore the HydroBase database found at tary$181.50 Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer under the Subject Bank Of The West Operating Expense Property $17,366.39decreed Esri in Case No. 10CW226. ApplicSoftware THE Support Nextel Communications Utilities $3,260.39 Witt Boys Equipment Parts $363.31 http://cdss.state.co.us/OnlineTools/Pages/StrucWATER$2,700.00 RIGHTS CLAIMED

BY THESE Bart Chambers Reimbu;Rsement Messenger Civil Process $22.00 Officescapes Concealed Wiz Quiz Drug Screening Contract Services $538.00 turesDiversions.aspx.

The UTM coordinates are ants$75.38 own 11.2Ez annual af of nontributary LaramieAPPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY Baseline Engineering $16,331.25 Fair Point $271.02 CLAIMED OR HERETOHandgun Expense $1,023.81 Wrigley Enterprises Operating Expense $238.00 ANY WATER RIGHTS included in this Application at theEngineering Expense request of the Fox Hills aquifer groundwater, as decreedUtilities in Bc Svcs Engineer to facilitate administration.

Civil Process In Fencescreen Concealed Recycling Recycled Asphalt $726.21 Xerox Corp Copier Expense $3,002.57 FORE ADJUDICATED Oxford WITHIN THIS DIVIDivision Case$6.00 No. 10CW226.

8.3. Return Flows: The Cty Client/Prov. Payment $259.96 aquifer groundwater will serve Handgun Expense $1,617.97 OFPositive Concepts Office Supplies $137.90 Y Time Contract Services $265.60 SION AND OWNERS AFFECTED RIGHTS theBig Lots event that any UTM coordinates are inaccurLower Dawson Dhs Client Adult Protection Expense $125.65 First Call Of Co Autopsies $239.00 Power Equipment Co Equipment Parts $569.48 MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE ate, it shall not affect the rights to be adjudicone residence for in-house use (up to 1 af/year), Black Hills Energy Utilities seek $2,612.26of 1 Forsegren Associates Operating Expense $14,777.69 BYPower Motive OR BE Equipment Repairs $3,485.48 Legal Notice No.: 23589 TIME PROVIDED STATUTE ated through this Application.) Applicants irrigation acre of home lawns, gardens, and Equipment Under $5,000 $444.00 Svcs and commercial use Uniforms $1,014.46 Financial $1,433.19 First Publication: January 19, 2017 FOREVER BARRED. Poysti&Adams to Brite adjudicate this well to withdraw Lower trees (up to 2G&K af/year), inCarolyn Burgener Building Maintenance $600.00 Galena Chrysler Operating Expense $112,656.00 Psychological Dimensions Operating Expense $200.00 Last Publication: January 19, 2017 Dawson aquifer groundwater from beneath the cluding watering of dogs kept at an onsite small Cdw Government Equipment Under $5,000 $823.94 Glaser Gas Company Utilities $214.40 Purewater Dynamics Shop Supplies $100.00 Publisher: The Elbert County News YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party Subject Property. The well permit is attached as dog kennel (up to 1 af/year) through the existing who wishes to oppose an application, or an Exhibit 2 to the Application. 7.1. Source: Lower well and/or a new well in the Upper Dawson aquifer. Applicants reserve the right to amend amended application, may file with the Water Dawson. The depth to bottom of well is approxthese amounts without amending or republishClerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a imately 402 feet. 7.2. Date of Appropriation: ing the Application. Sewage treatment is through verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth June 20, 1995. The appropriation was initiated a non-evaporative septic system. Return flows facts as to why the application should not be by filing a well permit application. The water was associated with in-house and commercial use granted, or why it should be granted only in part applied to beneficial use for the permitted dowill be approximately 90%, and return flow assoor on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opmestic uses. 7.3. Claimed Pumping Rate and ciated with irrigation use will be 15%, of water position must be filed by the last day of FEBRUAmount: Up to 15 gpm maximum pumping rate, used for those purposes. 8.4. Replacement of ARY 2017 (forms available on and 4.28 af/year. 7.4. Use: The well serves one Depletions: During pumping, Applicants will rewww.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), single-family dwelling, irrigates up to 1 acre of lawns and gardens, and waters domestic animplace actual depletions to the affected stream and must be filed as an Original and include als and livestock. Applicants seek to add comsystem pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-90-137(9)(c.5). $158.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of mercial use of this well for drinking water, small Applicants estimate that depletions may occur to Opposition must also be served upon the Applicanimal watering and grooming, and sanitary use the Coal Creek stream system. Return flows acant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or inside a business. 7.5. Other Well Permits: Apcrue to Coal Creek, and those return flows are certificate of such service of mailing shall be plicants will apply for a new well permit for the sufficient to replace actual depletions while the filed with the Water Clerk. existing well upon approval of a plan for auggroundwater is being pumped. Application will mentation, and will apply for permits prior to the reserve an equal amount of nontributary groundLegal Notice No.: 23588 construction of any other wells. 8. Statement of water underlying Subject Property to meet post First Publication: January 19, 2017 Plan for Augmentation: 8.1. Groundwater to be pumping augmentation requirements. Applicant Last Publication: January 19, 2017 augmented: All of the Lower Dawson aquifer reserves the rights to substitute the use of other Publisher: The Elbert County News groundwater requested in this Application (4.28 nontributary groundwater, including return flows, af/year), and the Upper Dawson aquifer groundfor replacement of post-pumping depletions. 9. water previously decreed in Case No. 10CW226 Ownership: Applicants own the Subject Prop(5.3 af/year). 8.2. Water rights for augmentation: erty free and clear of all liens and encumReturn flows from the use of the not nontribubrances. 10. Jurisdiction: The Water Court has

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