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Deputy county manager helps prepare for growth

Elizabeth senior Abe Leonard shakes hands with his opponent Holt Brashears of Salida at the conclusion of their match for the Class 3A 195-pound state championship match.

Leonard won the championship match, 4-2.

NEW SENIOR Eileen Krauth has manyLIVIN years of experience in government

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Elizabeth wrestler wins state Cardinals senior earns gold medal; teammate takes fourth

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Elizabeth High School senior Abe Leonard smiled Feb. 23 as he took his position on the top tier of the awards stand as the winner of the

class 3A 195-pound championship tournament at the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament held at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

“It was an incredible feeling when I won the championship match,” he said. “I finished sixth last year

and since then my goal has been to return to state and to win the championship. I knew it would be a tough challenge because I knew the competition would be tough at state.”

Eileen Krauth, Elbert County’s new our service, we gu deputy county manager, began her job in the county building are not satisfied af refund your m on Feb. 20, and is ready to help Elbert County officials begin fulfill- If you are satisfied w we will give you ing their visions for the county.

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Final ride with band of brothers the gift of a lifetime

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hristian Redman always knew the late-stage colon cancer he has furiously fought for three years was incurable.

But he had hoped for remission, a chance to grab as many extra years as possible, to watch his 17-year-old daughter graduate from college, to walk her down the aisle.

The come-to-Jesus sobering reality check, as he called it, Ann Macari came in November: eight to 16 months Healey left. In early February, he and his doctor had the hospice talk. To ease his mind, he planned his funeral.

But the question from someone he didn’t know more than 1,800 miles away hovered above him, a spark of joy to hold onto: “What do you think, a last hurrah?”

A last hurrah. A last ride with his band of brothers — friends and strangers bound by a fiercely loyal bond who have lifted him up, so that he can be with his daughter on her 18th birthday, then sink his toes, one last time, in the sand of a Key West beach.

“Life keeps going on around you, but you’re kind of stuck in a pause mode,” Redman, 51, says about his battle with this ruthless enemy, as he sat recently in the clubhouse of his Parker condo-

minium complex, his words consistently interrupted by the beep of the small pump that delivers pain medication into his body six times an hour, 24 hours a day. “The trip is giving me the opportunity just to be one of the guys again. For a little while.”

••••• The guys are the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, an Army unit also known as the Blackhorse Regiment, who also describe themselves as a Band of Brothers, the words splayed across the back of Redman’s black sweatshirt.

Formed in 1901 as a mounted regiment to help with territorial administration following the Spanish-American War of 1898, the regiment today is a mechanized unit that has been involved in just about every national and global conflict since. Ask any Blackhorse trooper and he’ll tell you this: There is no unit more steadfast, more devoted, regardless of whether they know each other.

It’s like this, says Blackhorse veteran Ray Simpson, 72, a first sergeant who fought in Vietnam and lives in Colorado Springs: You’re at Popeye’s, waiting to order, when you see the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment crest on another man in line. “You look at him and you say, ‘Hey, brother.’ You shake his hand, maybe give each other a hug, because you know — it’s just a thing .… When you’re in it, you’re all in, you don’t halfstep … you just go all the way with it.”

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IF YOU WANT TO HELP Local veterans, along with several of Christian Redman’s friends and neighbors, are hoping to raise about $10,000 to help cover expenses for Maverick’s Last Ride, as well as for medical and other bills.

About $1,200 had been collected as of Feb. 23. If you’d like to help, here are three ways: • Donate to the GoFundMe account, “Maverick’s Last Ride,” at www.gofundme. com/mavericks-last-ride • Stop by Parker’s Takoda Tavern, a popular restaurant and bar among military personnel and veterans, for a fundraiser on Saturday, March 9, from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. A portion of the day’s sales also will be donated to the fundraiser.

The Tavern is at 12365 Pine Bluffs Way, Parker. 720-8515302.

Christian Redman sits in the clubhouse of his Parker condominium complex, wearing the sweatshirt of his beloved Blackhorse regiment. Blackhorse veterans are planning a last ride for Redman, who is dying of cancer. ANN MACARI HEALEY

• Mail a check made payable to “Christian Redman” to Ron Meier, P.O. Box 2984, Parker, Colorado 80134.

Meier, a close friend of Redman, will make sure the money gets to him.

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Love of sports drives park and recreation chief Rebecca Miller brings devotion to work for people of Elizabeth

BY GERALDINE SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Rebecca Miller is the programs and special events coordinator for the Elizabeth Park and Recreation District.

For three years, she has coordinated each step of every event or program, and she deftly juggles the many components of her job from start to finish with enthusiasm and dedication.

An avid sports enthusiast, she grew up in the Lakewood area and graduated from what is now Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction with a degree in sports management and business. Sports were always an integral part of her life and she played softball all through school and fast-pitch softball at Mesa. Now, as she says,” I play old-lady ball - slow pitch.”

Sports remain a priority to Miller and she shares that love with students as a softball coach at the Elizabeth Middle School and helps with the JV team at Elizabeth High School.

For Miller, Elizabeth’s appeal is its rural setting where she can spend her leisure time pursuing outdoor activities and sports— passions she shares with her parents and siblings who live in the Denver area. The Miller family

“I want everyone to get out and play,” says Rebecca Miller, programs and special events coordinator for the Elizabeth Park and Recreation District. GERALDINE SMITH gatherings are not complete without a sporting event at the local park, often lasting until dark. Obviously family-oriented, she strives to give the members of the community a variety of events, programs and activities that provide safe places for families to interact.

Miller answered questions about her job working for the Town of Elizabeth: How do you determine community wants and needs?

We get community input by doing a

survey after each event and class that we send out to all participants. We want to see what they liked and did not like. The biggest help in my job is honing down on what the community wants. As park and recreation department employees, we are of service to the community and strive to give them what they want.

Without a recreation center, where are programs and events held?

We use the Evans Park, Casey Jones

Park, Casey Jones Pavilion, the campground, Cimarron Park open space and at Wild Point, the Legacy Academy soccer field, all in Elizabeth. We do not have a swimming pool but hope to have a splash pad with a variety of water features installed by Memorial Day in one-half of the old hockey arena. The rest of the arena will continue being basketball courts.

What sports programs do you offer and which is the most popular?

The biggest sport is the soccer and our soccer camp is popular. We also have flag and tackle football, baseball, and we are in the middle of our basketball season with sixteen teams.

Another favorite program is frisbee golf. The first nine holes are at Evans Park and we just got approval for an additional nine holes. I was amazed at how popular it is. One weekend there were 100 cars there and the players had put together a tournament on their own.

Do you offer adult classes?

We have pottery classes, dog training, and recently held a yoga class with essential oils instructions and singing bowls. We are always looking for community members to teach the adult classes and are open to most ideas. This is the first year we were able to get volleyball league for adults going. We had six teams this year and play at the Elizabeth Middle School.

We also have a softball league.

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KRAUTH FROM PAGE 1

“One of the really critical elements is that Elbert County is going to be growing a tremendous amount in the next 10 to 20 years,” said Krauth. “Deputy manager is a common role in other counties, and my job will be to help the county manager, who has a lot on his plate. He needs someone to back him up and supervise a lot of the administrative functions that can sometimes fall through the cracks.”

As the county grows, so will the need for facilities projects, supervising and human resources, and, according to Krauth, the number of records generated and managed by the county will grow exponentially.

“I’ll also serve as the public information officer, interacting with the media and community members and groups as needed,” said Krauth. The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners has promised to increase the effectiveness of communicating with residents, as well as with media outlets.

Krauth has more than 25 years of experience in local and state government, and just finished a 16-year stint with the City of Colorado Springs, where she has served as a senior contracting specialist and city council administrator.

“We look forward to getting Eileen on board here at the county,” County Manager Sam Albrecht said in a press release. “She brings a breadth of experience in local government administration. She is a good fit for our organization and we look forward to working T:4.73” towards the county’s strategic goals

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‘One of the really critical elements is that Elbert County is going to be growing a tremendous amount in the next 10 to 20 years.’

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Leonard drew a first-round bye and pinned his next two opponents to get to the finals. He met Holt Brashiers of Salida for the championship, and the Cardinals senior earned the title as he won the match a 4-2.

Leonard’s dad Robert is his coach.

“I started wrestling when was in middle school — then when I was at Douglas County High School. My best season was when I qualified for state my senior year but broke my ankle in the semifinals. I continued my wrestling career after graduation at Fort Lewis College,” he said. “It is a fantastic sport and I coached little kids, coached at a school in Montana, coached at Kiowa and now at Elizabeth. All three of my sons wrestled. Both the older boys did pretty well, but Abe has done the best as he not only came to state twice but won the state title this season. I am very proud of him and all that he has accomplished.”

Six Cardinals earned berths at the state tournament. Leonard and teammate Kris Kramer placed in the top six in their weight classes as Kramer finished fourth at 113 pounds.

Team championships and individual championships were decided in Classes 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A at the Feb. 23 finals. Elizabeth is a 3A team, one of the 46 Class 3A teams with wrestlers competing

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Krauth holds a bachelor’s degree and MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as a research analyst and manager for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, and spent five years on the Harrison School District 2 Board of Education in southeast Colorado Springs.

“I’m excited about the opportunity to come to work in Elbert County,” said Krauth. “Sam and the commissioners have charted a solid course for the county, including a new strategic plan that addresses growth challenges while also focusing on responsible stewardship of the county’s resources. It’s a great team and I’m honored to be invited to join them.”

in the state tournament. Alamosa won the team title with 141.5 points. Elizabeth finished 13th with 47 points, one point behind 12thplace Fort Morgan.

A reported crowd of more than 10,000 watched the finals. Friends, family members and fellow students cheered for their favorite wrestlers during the matches. On mats, coaches frequently urged their wrestlers to push an advantage or make a specific move.

About 1,400 wrestlers earned spots in the four classifications at the Feb 21-23 state championship tournament.

It was a double elimination format. Wrestlers who lost in the championship bracket moved to the consolation bracket to compete for third through six places. The third- through sixth-place finishers were determined during the Feb. 23 afternoon session.

All the matches before the finals determined the 112 finalists, who were the top two contenders in each of the 14 weight divisions in each of the classifications.

The final were held in the evening of Feb. 23. The night began with the parade of champions as each of the two finalists in each championship match marched into the arena at the Pepsi Center and were introduced.

Once the introductions were completed, the competition for state titles began. A mat was set up for each of the four classifications.

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Brain Booster: Drop in and get homework help, work on a group project or use the space for tutoring. Open from 4-7 p.m.

Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Kiowa Library. Learn more at pplibraries.org Camping Singles: 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month. Membership ranges from 40s to 60-plus. Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of others, and starry nights around the camp fire. We usually camp in designated forest service or state park campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver.

Contact campingsingles@gmail.com Community Family Game Night: Bring family and friends for games of all sorts from 5-7 p.m. Thursdays at the Elbert Library.

Learn more at pplibraries.org Construction Masters: Show off your Lego building skills from 4:15-5:15 p.m. Wednesdays at the Elbert Library. Learn more at pplibraries.org.

Douglas-Elbert County Music Teachers’ Association: 9 a.m. every first Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Chambers on Mainstreet. All area music teachers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479.

Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse: a nonprofit volunteer organization that is part of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office. As volunteers we support the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, all law enforcement in our county, and the community at large. Go to http://www. elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html or contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456.

Elizabeth American Legion, Post 82: a veteran’s association supporting veterans, their families and the community, meets the first Monday of every month (except when the first Monday is a holiday, in which

case the meeting is the second Monday) at the Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street and Elm Street in Elizabeth. Social hour begins at 5:30 and the regular business meeting starts at 6:30. Friday Afternoon Club meets from 5-7 p.m. every Friday and Veterans Coffee Club meets every Wednesday from 8-11 a.m. for social time with other veterans. All Veterans are invited to all meetings, we’d like to see you. Website: aml82.org.

Elizabeth Food Bank: 12:30-3 p.m. Friday and 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday at 381 S. Banner in Elizabeth (next door to Elizabeth Presbyterian Church); available to help anyone who needs food. Other times by appointment.

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Garden Clubs: Seedy Ladies meets from 1-3 p.m. the fourth Monday of the month at the Elbert Library; Gardeners/Homesteaders (SRA) meets from 2-3 p.m. the third Saturday of the month at the Simla Library.

Learn more at pplibraries.org GED Preparation & Career Online High School: Get started with GED preparation and coaching throughout the process.

COHS allows students 19-plus to earn a certified high school diploma. Call 303646-3416 for more details. Learn more at pplibraries.org Kiowa Creek Food Pantry: open from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays in the Fellowship Hall at 231 Cheyenne Street, Kiowa.

Distribution for the State of Colorado TEFAP food program. Food is distributed monthly to low-income individuals/families that qualify. We also distribute low-income senior food boxes for the state; those 60 and older may qualify for a monthly supplement. If you are in need of food assistance or know someone who is, we may be able to qualify you for one of these programs. Call the food pantry at 303-621-2376.

Knitting & Crocheting Groups: Simla Witty Knitters meets from 2-3:30 p.m.

Tuesdays at the Simla Library; Close Knit Crochet Group meets from 4-5 p.m.

Wednesdays at the Kiowa Library; Hats for the Homeless meets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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THINGS TO DO 2nd Annual International Festival: 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 8 at Parker Core Knowledge, 11661 North Pine Drive, Parker.

Come taste and see cultures from around the world. View Google Expeditions of places you’ve always wanted to go to and enjoy entertainment from Scotland, India and Mexico! Admission is Free! Family fun event for all ages. Visit ckcs.net for more information.

Castle Rock Elementary Sock Hop: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 8 at Castle Rock Elementary School, 1103 Canyon Drive, Castle Rock.

It’s a tradition that includes every grade level learning several coordinated dances (the jitter bug, the Macarena, the popcorn dance and several others) and performing these dances together in the gym on one special night. The cost is $15 per student and Free for Adults and Children under 3.

Call (303) 387-5000 for more information.

Lenten Fish Fry: 4 to 6:30 pm. Fridays, March 8, 15, 22, 29 and April 5, 12 in the Brownstein Hall at Ave Maria Church, 9056 E. Parker Rd., Parker. The Knights of Columbus are having a fish fry every Friday night in Lent except Good Friday. We serve delicious fried fish, baked fish or nuggets with cole slaw, fried or baked potato, mac and cheese, and dinner rolls. Ice tea, lemonade and coffee are free. Prices: Family, $29.00, over 12 years, $10.00, 5 - 12 years, $5.00, and kids under 5 are FREE! Homemade desserts are $.50 to $1.00. Take-out / drive-thru are available. Come and enjoy a delicious fish dinner in Brownstein Hall at Ave Maria Church. Call Len Bertagnolli at 720-468-2630 for information.

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Visit the Kids Consignment Sale by MOMS: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9 at The Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock. Join the hundreds of people to shop for your baby and children’s items, including children’s clothing, baby gear and activities, toys, books, games, bedding, sports equipment, backpacks, Easter attire, furniture (including cribs), nursing equipment, maternity wear, and more. For more information about the sale or to find out about Mothers of Multiples Society, visit mothersofmultiples.com.

Marketing Fundamentals: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13 at Douglas County Libraries in Castle Pines, 360 Village Square Lane. Learn some small-business skills to help you create momentum, determine who your customers are, and reach them effectively. Facilitated by AuroraSouth Metro SBDC. Adults. The event is free, but registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

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My Yard! Lawn & Landscape Ideas & Tips: 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, March 14 at Douglas County Libraries in Castle Pines, 360 Village Square Lane.

Learn about the trees, shrubs and perennials that thrive in full to partial shade. Presented by Castle Pines North Parks & Open Space Manager Craig Miller.

Adults. The event is free, but registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Castle Rock Historical Society and Museum’s Monthly Presentation: 6:45 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 14 at Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Come hear stories of the old courthouse fire, the first church in town, the wild times at the Keystone Hotel and many more fun stories. Refreshments will be served at 6:45pm with the presentation beginning at 7:00pm at the Philip S. Miller Library 100 S. Wilcox St. Castle Rock, CO 80104. For more information check out our website at castlerockhistoricalsociety. org or contact the Castle Rock Museum at 303-814-3164, museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety.org.

morning, kids will write, act, direct and collaborate as a group to create a liveaction superheroes vs. villains mini movie.

A professionally edited final movie will be posted online for all to see! Each afternoon, kids will design and build LEGO superhero vehicles and hideouts, then use their ingenuity and imaginations to save a city from the forces of conflict. Ages 7-11. Please pack a nut-free lunch each day; daily snacks will be provided. Register at DCL.org or call 303791-7323 for more information.

Art & Music Video Camp: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day, Monday, March 18 through Friday, March 22 at Douglas County Libraries in Parker, 20105 East Mainstreet. Each morning, campers will create pop art based on the art of famous artists like Warhol, Lichtenstein and Stella, to name a few!

Inspiration will come from food, music, products and comics, and many mediums will be explored. Each afternoon campers will work together to star in and create an age-appropriate group music video. A professionally edited final product will be posted online for all to see! Ages 7-11. Please pack a nut-free lunch each day; daily snacks will be provided. Register at DCL.org or call 303-791-7323 for more information.

40th Anniversary Celebration: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 28 at Joy Lutheran Church, 7051 E. Parker Hills Court, Parker. Joyful Mission Preschool is the one of the longest running Christian Preschools in Parker and will be celebrating their 40thAnniversary on Sunday, April 28th following the JLC 9:30 church service. This event, which will be held at Joy Lutheran Church, offers something fun for everyone; music, games, bounce houses, and face painting! While the kids are playing games you will have the opportunity to participate in our drawing and silent auction which is loaded with lots of goodies you won’t want to miss. You’ll be able to see how our preschool has grown, see our vision for the future and enjoy lunch on us! Joy Lutheran Church is located at 7051 E Parker Hills Ct in Parker. Learn more at: joyfulmissionpreschool.org.

Superhero Movie Making & LEGO Camp: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day, Monday, March 18 through Friday, March 22 at Douglas County Libraries in Castle Rock, Philip S. Miller, 100 S. Wilcox St. Each action-packed

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VOICES

Looks like America isn’t good enough for America’s game

lay ball.

The 2019 Major League Baseball season is about to get underway. Did I just hear yawns?

QUIET Attendance was DESPERATION down at 17 MLB stadiums last year from the year before.

There are a number of theories about why baseball is no longer America’s game.

Here’s one: Americans think baseball is boring.

Craig Marshall It’s not actionSmith packed, like professional basketball.

One local sports writer thinks the game should be shortened to seven innings.

Why not to five? Why not to one?

Americans don’t deserve baseball.

It’s too subtle. Americans prefer constant overstatement and hoopla.

(What would the Super Bowl have been without Maroon 5? Answer at the bottom.)

Professional baseball is a brilliant, deliberate, nine-course meal. Professional basketball is a greasy drive-thru.

Americans are impatient, and they want to know what is going on where they are not.

Security scans everyone at the gate for knives and guns. Security should scan for phones too. Phoning and texting in a stadium, in an art gallery, in a concert, and in line in a grocery store is disrespectful.

But, it’s entirely American.

Yes, sometimes things drag. There are pitchers who ponder and wander and debate and spit between every pitch.

There are batters who pray and pace and redo their batting gloves between every pitch.

There are too many trips to the mound (although fewer than there used to be).

Managers swap pitchers endlessly.

No one pitches a complete game anymore.

My favorite baseball player, lefthanded pitcher Warren Spahn, started 665 games and completed 382.

Left-handed pitcher Clayton Ker-

shaw has started 318 games and finished 25.

The local sports writer compared the length of the average baseball game to the length of his favorite movie, “The Godfather.”

The average Major League Baseball game in 2018 took 3:04.

“The Godfather” took 2:55.

Major League Baseball teams play a total of 2,430 games. All of them can’t be masterpieces.

And all films can be masterpieces either. There were 871 feature films released in 2018. I would rather watch a baseball game between two last-place teams, than 95 percent of the films that get made every year.

As much as I appreciate baseball and its history and all of the statistics, it’s shooting itself in the foot with absurd salaries.

“Mr. Personality,” Manny Machado, just signed a 10-year contract for $300 million. The Padres also threw in an island.

Machado will get paid whether he bats .320 or .220. Even if he is on the “injured list.”

(Baseball will no longer refer to it as

the “disabled list.”)

Idiotic salaries mean owners have to do something about attendance, so they have idiotic promotions and stunts.

They give away bobble-heads, T-shirts, budgies, plug-in air fresheners, and kittens. In Milwaukee, there are racing sausages. (The wiener is always the winner.)

If you’re a purist, every promotion and stunt diminishes the game.

Maybe you’ve heard that some stadiums now have peanut-free sections.

Some stadiums no longer sell Cracker Jack.

Things change. Baseball, however, hasn’t changed as much, or fast enough, as many would like it to. A lot of casual fans don’t pay any attention until October.

Stunts, by the way, are nothing new.

St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck once had a player standing 3-foot-7 bat.

Eddie Gaedel walked on four pitches.

(Answer: Much, much, much, much, much better.)

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident.

He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Knowing when it’s time for a change

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ave you ever felt the need to change something in your life?

My guess would be yes, we all have at some point. And the anguish and torment WINNING we struggle with while we go through WORDS the thought process often significantly slows down our decision-making, and sometimes even keeps us from making the changes we know that we need to make.

One of the reasons we don’t make chang- Michael Norton es or like to make changes is that it forces us out of our comfort zone. We get excited about the change or we become frightened about the change, so instead of making the change we find ourselves stuck in a state of confusion and limbo.

Here’s the thing, once we do finally make the change we needed to make,

we enjoy this amazing feeling of freedom. Initially we may feel a little remorse, we may feel like we have even made the wrong decision to change, but then as we start something new and when we learn to let go of the past and remember why we wanted to change in the first place, we begin to replace remorse with enthusiasm.

Most of us know the changes that need to be made, but we let whatever it is that we need to change hold us hostage. So there really is nothing more exhilarating and freeing than to move ahead and passionately pursue the changes that we want and that could really be life-changing.

Getting comfortable with change and breaking through our comfort zones is easier for some than it is for others. And the best path to break through our comfort zone is to release our grip on fear. When fear creeps in, it is followed by doubt, and then worry is not far behind. And when that happens, we begin the negative self-talk in our heads, and before we know it, we

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Recently I have lived through the entire cycle of change. As a matter of fact, I was trying to make this change for about three years, and every time I tried to make the change, I talked myself out of it, or I let someone else also talk me out of it. Stay the course, play it safe, don’t take the risk, and why take a chance on something new.

Those were the lies I told myself and the lies I allowed others to use to convince me not to make a change or a move at that time. And these conversations went on year after year.

The good news is that the change finally happened. And as I described above, I went through the cycle of emotions including remorse, holding on to the past, fear, worry, and doubt, and I even tried to keep a little control over what it was that I was changing from, not really letting go completely and unable to truly move forward with my new changes.

And then it hit me, it was some-

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thing I needed to change and wanted to change for years, and I did exactly what I am writing about here and encouraging you to do as well. I officially let go and let the amazing feeling of freedom and excitement propel me forward towards my new chapter in life. Freedom, excitement, something new, something I could be passionate about again, and a welcome and long overdue change.

So how about you? Is there a change that you know you need to make but have talked yourself out of it or maybe even let others talk you out of it? Or are you already a change champion? I would love to hear your story of change at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we know when it’s time to change and we do what is necessary to achieve that change, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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No refund? Some shocked by impact of new tax law Experts say it is too early to draw broad conclusions

BY SARAH SKIDMORE SELL ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wait, I owe the IRS? The first tax filing season under the new federal tax law is proving to be surprising, confusing — and occasionally frightening — for some Americans, especially those accustomed to getting money back from the government.

Take Andy Kraft and Amy Elias of Portland, Oregon. The couple had grown comfortable getting a small refund each year, a few hundred dollars or more. Then they found out they owe $10,160 this year.

“I will never forget the moment, I thought ‘We look good’ and then we added in the next W-2 and my jaw hit

‘I will never forget the moment, I thought ‘We look good’ and then we added in the next W-2 and my jaw hit the floor.’

Andy Kraft, of Portland, Oregon the floor,’’ Kraft said. “There was no way I wanted to believe that what I was looking at was accurate.’’

President Trump promised a reduction in taxes with the new law. And by most measures, the majority of Americans will see one. The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center projected the tax law would reduce individual income taxes by about $1,260 on average, although it benefits higher earners more.

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people already saw the benefit in the form of bigger paychecks. That’s because the law forced employers to change what they withheld. But the system is far from perfect, and many workers didn’t have enough in taxes set aside. Now, the IRS wants that money.

The law eliminated personal exemptions, increased child credits, limited popular deductions and generally upended many familiar practices that determine what happens at tax time. That has taxpayers feeling a bit unmoored.

“We were very comfortable with our tax law, it had basically been there since 1986, suddenly all these things that were very important to people changed ... it’s all different,’’ said Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow at the Tax Policy Center.

Kraft and Elias are able to pay their tax bill but he’s still stunned. He even tried to reverse-engineer things to figure out where they went wrong, diving into page after page of IRS rules.

He painstakingly put together all the numbers. The couple ultimately asked a CPA to verify the figures they were seeing on TurboTax. Crushingly, they were correct.

Their total tax was up slightly — by about $300 because of changes to their financial picture. Their effective tax rate was lower, but they still owed the government.

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Fight against Colorado ski traffic hampered by budget Solutions to I-70 congestion would all require huge expenditures

BY THOMAS PEIPERT ASSOCIATED PRESS

“Friends don’t let friends drive I-70.”

The tongue-in-cheek mantra is often uttered by Colorado skiers and snowboarders who frequent resorts far from the crowded mountain corridor, which funnels thousands of vehicles onto two lanes west of Denver every winter weekend.

“It’s nightmarish. Hours and hours in the car. I think the last time I went to Keystone (typically a 90-minute drive from Denver), I spent four hours getting there and five hours getting home,” said Cole Capsalis of Denver.

“There was more time in the car than skiing.”

The 28-year-old product manager, who went to the University of Utah in part because it allowed him to hit the slopes up to 100 days a year, moved to Denver about six years ago. But his love of ski resorts quickly took a tumble because of horrendous traffic more akin to Los Angeles freeways.

So Capsalis ditched resorts for less crowded — albeit more dangerous — remote backcountry snowboarding.

“I would prefer to risk my life on some level ... as opposed to sit in I-70

traffic on the weekends,” he said.

Traffic along the route has been common for years, but it’s exacerbated by a recent population boom in the Denver area.

“Traffic has increased incredibly statewide, and nowhere do you see that more actively than on the I-70 corridor,” said Amy Ford, a state transportation department spokeswoman.

Between 2010 and July 2017, the population in Denver and its suburbs increased by an average of nearly 51,000 annually.

In 2000, nearly 10.3 million vehicles on I-70 crossed the Continental Divide, which slices through the heart of Colorado’s ski country. That figure was about 13.4 million in 2018.

“It’s always going to get worse.

We’re expecting that,” said Patrick Chavez, who works at a transportation department office at the mouth of two tunnels bored under the Divide.

“We continue to try to find measures to mitigate and minimize the impact.”

But that’s getting harder as more people move to Colorado, he said.

Colorado’s population has increased 53 percent since 1990, while lane miles on the state’s highway system have only increased 2 percent, officials said.

The department’s typical $1.4 billion budget, 70 percent of which goes toward road maintenance, is only slightly bigger than neighboring Utah’s. But Colorado has 6,864 more

highway lane miles (11,046 kilometers) and 2.4 million more residents.

Unlike Utah, Colorado doesn’t dip into sales tax to fund its transportation budget, and its state gas tax, the 12th lowest in the country, hasn’t been raised since George H.W. Bush’s presidency.

High-speed rail could be built through the corridor, but may cost between $11 billion and $32 billion depending on the route and type of train used, according to a 2014 study commissioned by the transportation department.

The three viable options would require significant right-of-way acquisition, and crews would have to blast between 15 and 35 tunnels. A train on the existing right-of-way would have to travel so slowly on the interstate’s curves and grades that it couldn’t compete with driving.

That means transportation officials will continue to rely on smaller-scale solutions to an increasingly difficult problem.

They’ve created an app giving drivers real-time traffic conditions from Denver’s airport to Vail.

They’re quicker at clearing accidents.

They’ve installed traffic information signs at resorts and in-pavement LED lighting on areas of the interstate with poor visibility.

They’ve widened tunnels and introduced a bus system that runs on I-70.

And they’ve built a 13-mile (21-kilo-

meter) toll road at a notorious pinch point on eastbound I-70.

All those steps, Ford said, have had a positive effect and reduced the number of accidents.

In 2008, nearly 1,900 accidents were reported along the corridor and in 2017, about 1,200 accidents were reported.

The transportation department also is doing a relatively good job of keeping traffic flowing through the roughly 100-mile (161-kilometer) stretch that serves major resorts like Vail, Breckenridge and Keystone.

In January 2012, for example, it took drivers an average of an hour and 50 minutes to travel west through that section during the peak of weekend traffic. The numbers fluctuate through the years for a variety of reasons, including weather, but by January 2018, it took just over two hours.

Traveling that stretch without traffic typically takes 90 minutes.

“It is a significant challenge, but that corridor is getting a lot better,” Ford said.

Still, words and numbers might not be enough to convince those who love to loathe I-70, and the department’s biggest challenge could be battling the perception that the interstate is getting exponentially worse.

“I watched it deteriorate so much ... that I would have a really hard time believing that anything significant would have changed at this point,” Capsalis said.

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as sports officials and to help with community events and concessions. I hire the high school kids so that they are still involved even though there aren’t as many activities for them. For instance, we try to involve the teenagers in our day camps and ask our high school athletes to participate in our sports camps. We do have movie nights in the park, one in June, July and August on a Saturday night.

How do you control costs so that all can participate?

It is costly to do this. We try to keep costs as low as we can for the community because we want everyone to have the opportunity to participate.

We do give families that are on free and reduced lunches at the schools a 50 percent reduction.

What are your overall goals as programs and special events coordinator for the parks and recreation department?

A lot goes into planning any sport or event and I try to make it the best that it can be because it is for the community to really enjoy and to know their families have a safe place to bring kids to the parks. I want everyone to get out and play.

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Youths find fulfillment in sport with mental focus at core

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Nico Pope conceded he’s not very good at many sports.

The 14-year-old from Castle Rock loves chemistry and, though still an eighth-grader at Mesa Middle School, plans to study computer science in the future. He’s tall for his age and physically fit. It’s the combination of mental focus and athleticism, Pope said, that has allowed him to excel at one sport in particular: Fencing.

“A lot of people refer to it as physical chess,” Pope said.

Pope is one of the top fencers for his age group at the Fencing Academy.

He practices at the academy’s Parker location. Pope took third place in a national competition last year and hopes to attend an Ivy League college. So far, the Fencing Academy has alums fencing at Penn State, Notre Dame and Stanford, as well as in international competition.

More kids are falling in love with fencing. Thomas Strzalkowski, the owner of the Fencing Academy of Parker, said kids usually come because they want to sword-fight. They stay for the friendship they find and the opportunities they’re afforded.

During a Feb. 21 practice, Strzalkowski reflected on the change he’s seen in the fencing culture since he

moved to Colorado in 2000. He owns three fencing studios in the Denver metro area, in Parker, Littleton and Longmont. He said he has more students than ever before.

Strzalkowski, originally from Poland, fenced on the 1996 U.S. Olympic team and became one of the state’s biggest advocates for the sport. He’s helped implement programs at North Star Academy in Parker and Aspen View Academy in Castle Rock. Those classes are about an hour long once a week.

Strzalkowski dreams of one day introducing the sport to enough area high schools to develop a competitive league through the Colorado High School Athletics Association. For now, Strzalkowski said, he’s working on growing the sport among youths.

“We have to start at the grass roots, when the kids are 8, 9, 10, and eventually we’ll get them into high schools,” Strzalkowski said.

Bringing fencing to mainstream popularity may be far from fruition.

The sport has a niche following as it is and has to compete for seasons with much more popular sports like baseball, basketball and football. And, Strzalkowski said, in finding enough experienced coaches to go around.

“How do we pass along to a teacher in high school who would want to teach fencing in high school?” Strzalkowski said. “That’s the tricky part. I haven’t figured it out yet, but as soon as we do, we’ll start opening up in (high) schools here and there.”

Mihaly Csikany joined the Fencing Academy in late February as a coach.

The Hungary-born instructor moved

to Colorado from the New York Fencing Club in New York City, one of the oldest fencing clubs in the country.

He came to Colorado like most people do, for the outdoors and closeness with nature, but also because he sees a promising future for the sport in Colorado.

Twenty-one kids from the Fencing Academy in Parker, Littleton and Longmont went on to compete in national competition.

“The program here is one of the strongest in the country,” Csikany said. “It might not be a native sport to Denver, but it’s definitely getting there. I think parents are seeing the opportunity.”

Strzalkowski said the sport is an important opportunity in the community for kids who aren’t cut out for team sports. He said introverts are drawn to fencing for the individuality of the sport. Many find they excel at the mental aspect of the sport — focusing on small details and analyzing an opponent in a split-second decision. Most of his students, Strzalkowski said, are top students in math and science as well.

And the sport brings the kids together. Some are outcast from sports or social groups. Within the sport, they find like-minded friends.

“They like fencing because there are many other kids like them. They have the same hobbies, they play the same video games, they watch the same shows, read the same books,” Strzalkowski said. “All of a sudden, the kids who come here who are very shy and don’t like to socialize too much are socializing and they make friends.”

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TAXES FROM PAGE 9

“I feel like I have reached a stage of grief of acceptance,’’ he said. “In a twisted way I should have been paying this all year and now I just have to pay it in one lump sum.’’

A number of experts such as Gleckman are urging taxpayers to obsess less about their refund or what they owe when measuring the effect of the new tax law. These are just a sliver of your tax picture.

But the truth is, many Americans have come to rely on refunds. About three-quarters of U.S. taxpayers typically get one and they had averaged around $2,800. For some low-income households it is the biggest cash infusion of the year.

The IRS reported recently that the average tax refund was $1,949, down 8.7 percent from the year earlier. The total number of refunds is down 16 percent.

Experts caution it is too early to draw conclusions about a tax season that ends in April. Plus, as of early February, the number of returns was down 10 percent from a year ago, due in part to the partial government shutdown. The picture will become much clearer as more filings are processed, refunds are issued and the IRS gets

back up to full speed.

All the same, the initial results have surprised early filers and worried those who haven’t yet tackled their taxes.

Part of the problem centers around how employees and employers adjusted (or didn’t adjust) withholdings from paychecks to account for the law’s changes. The government issued updated withholding guidelines to help employers determine how much to set aside from an employee’s paycheck to cover taxes. Withhold too much and you get a refund at tax time; too little and you owe.

It is at best, an estimate. But it’s an estimate that grew drastically more difficult to make under the new law.

The Government Accountability Office estimated in a report last summer that about 30 million workers had too little withheld from their paychecks, which made their take home pay bigger but increased their tax liability.

That’s about 3 million more workers than normal.

Few taxpayers appear to have heeded the IRS’ advice to do a “paycheck checkup” to make sure they had the proper amount withheld. Payroll processor ADP, which is responsible for paying one out of every six Americans, said the vast majority of people in its system didn’t update their withholdings last year.

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“It’s the weirdest experience you could ever have,” says Rocky Cuda, a retired sergeant and president of the Florida chapter of the Blackhorse Regiment Cavalry Motorcycles. “All you do is see that badge and you’re connected.”

Which is why Cuda and Simpson, without knowing Redman, have powered into his life.

They all connected on the Blackhorse Association Facebook page, which Redman helped start in 2006.

Every now and then, Redman would post an update on his health. Before Christmas, he shared that he was reaching the end of the line.

It was Cuda’s idea: What about a kind of make-a-wish last ride for Blackhorse troopers, with Redman as the inaugural event? Call it Maverick’s Last Ride, after Redman’s call sign from his Army days. He would leave from Parker March 4, get to Louisville, Kentucky, in time for his daughter’s birthday on March 10, head to Daytona Beach, Florida, for the world’s largest motorcycle gathering and finish in Key West, Redman’s all-time happy place.

There would be other stops along the way, too, and Blackhorse troopers and veterans, either on motorcycles or in cars, would join in to form a caravan of brotherly love, cavalry-style.

Redman loved the idea. But he didn’t know how to make it happen.

He hasn’t been able to work since soon after his July 2016 diagnosis. The

cancer treatments, hospitalizations and medications depleted his bank account and shuttered his burgeoning construction business. Friends and strangers rallied a little more than a year ago to raise about $23,000 to help with his rent, medical costs and bills.

Over the past year, he has sold his treasured ’70 SS cobalt blue Chevelle with the silver stripes, two Harleys and Kentucky Derby and NFL memorabilia to pay bills. He will move in with his parents next month because he can no longer pay the rent.

Then Simpson stepped in. He would drive them in his Ford pickup — the back seat is outfitted with a memory foam pad for comfort — pulling a 36foot camper for sleeping and eating. A small trailer attached to the camper will have Simpson’s Harley and a Sportster, a smaller, easier-to-handle Harley loaned by a fellow trooper to Redman, which he’ll try to ride when he feels well enough.

Simpson knows about cancer. And suffering. His oldest son, who underwent 53 surgeries related to spina bifida, died of an aggressive form of cancer at 45.

“He’s a brother,” Simpson says simply, about why he’s doing this.

“He’s been through the hardships that I’ve been through, that we’ve all been through.”

Cuda and Simpson estimate gas will cost about $2,000 for the almost 5,000-mile roundtrip. Mike Endres, 69, a retired Army health care administrator and service officer for Parker American Legion Post #1864, is working with Redman’s friends Ron Meier and Bob Nobles, owner of the Parker restaurant Takoda Tavern, to help

raise money to cover that and other related costs of the trip.

“We want to make this trip doable,” Endres says. “That group of men — the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and its veterans — they are a national treasure. They love each other as brothers .… I’m inspired by their togetherness, their closeness, their desire to make this happen.”

Having some money to cover expenses would be nice, Simpson and Cuda say. But they aren’t worried —they’re going regardless.

“I don’t know him personally,” Cuda says of Redman, “but I’m taking him personally …. As long as he’s one of our Blackhorse, I’ll take care of him.”

The generosity of spirit has overwhelmed Redman.

“They said ‘All you got to do is show up and be healthy — we’ll take care of it,’ ” he says quietly. “Can you believe that? Isn’t that something?”

••••• Being on the receiving end of generosity has been humbling to Redman, known in the community for being the one to always help others. He was the can-do guy, the problem-solver, the man “with a heart of gold” as friends say, ready to step in when needed.

A cavalry scout stationed in Germany near the border with the Soviet Union when the Chernobyl nuclear explosion occurred in 1986, Redman later taught armor operations warfare and was called up in the reserves during Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

He was a police officer for 23 years in Kentucky before moving to Parker to help care for his aging parents. He worked construction and started his own business.

But the cancer, which has spread to his liver and stomach, has ravaged Redman, leaving him with an ileostomy bag outside his stomach area to collect waste products from his body, whittling him down from a “maverick” 230 pounds to 140 pounds at one point. He has since gained back 40 pounds, despite the side-effects of chemotherapy and radiation that make it difficult to eat.

There have been dark days, where he’d sit in his condo, watch TV and not open the door for four or five days.

“Just couldn’t summon the energy,” he says.

His daughter, prayer, talking scriptures with his brothers have helped him move forward. His dad, Dave Redman, 78, a retired Navy master chief, has been a constant presence — the rock — who still takes him to every appointment.

But this chance to live with joy for a little while has been an unexpected, spirit-lifting gift.

“I get to see brothers I haven’t seen in years, meet new brothers, be with my daughter on her birthday,” says Redman, his voice tinged with a soft longing. “Go down to Florida, get up in the middle of the night and walk down to the beach, feeling the breeze in your hair, smelling the salt, looking up and seeing the palms. It just calms your soul.”

He pauses, remembering.

“And it’s never bad to feel the sand beneath your toes.”

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A FANTASTIC FOURTH Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR SPECIAL EVENT CENTER CASE NUMBER SU-18-0041 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE 31242 WEDEMEYER RD., KIOWA, CO 80107 PROPERTY SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR A SPECIAL USE, PURSUANT TO ELBERT COUNTY REGULATIONS. THE HEARING IS TO BE HELD BEFORE THE

PLANNING COMMISSION ON THE 19TH DAY Ponderosa 285-pounder Cohlton Schultz won hisINfourth stateCOUNTY championship on Feb. 23 at the OF MARCH, 2019, THE ELBERT B U I L D at I N Gthe , CO MMISS I O N E R SSchultz ’ B O A R Dpinned Legend’s Colin Lavell CHSAA State Wrestling Championships Pepsi Center.

ROOM, 215 COMANCHE STREET, KIOWA, in 52 seconds and was unbeaten with a 46-0 record.

BY JIMAS BENTON COLORADO, AT 7:00 PHOTOS P.M. OR SOON THEREAFTER AS POSSIBLE. -ANDTHE HEARING IS TO BE HELD BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON THE 10 DAY OF APRIL, 2019, IN THE ELBERT COUNTY BUILDING, COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM, 215 COMANCHE STREET, KIOWA, COLORADO, AT 1 P.M., OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS POSSIBLE.

Ponderosa senior Cohlton Schultz has won a state wrestling title every season Ponderosa, with Schultz and 126-pounder Mosha Schwartz winning state titles, finished second behind state champion Ponderosa senior Cohlton Pomona and Schultz became Schultz wrapped up an extraorthe 24th wrestler in Colorado dinary high school wrestling career by capturing his fourth history to be a four-time state state title — but he had a second champion. goal heading into the finals of Schultz pinned Lavell in 52 PUBLIC NOTICE the Class 5A state tournament seconds and no opponent lasted CHILD Center.

FIND on Feb. 23 at the Pepsi longer than a minute in the East Central BOCES and/or Schultz its member There was little doubt state tournament. His other districts would like to locate all 0 through 21 year was focused on his fi nal high tourney pins were by 52, 26 and olds, who may have a disability. school match against Legend’s 35 seconds.

The Colorado Department of Education mainColin Lavell in the 285-pound tains a comprehensive child identification sys- He never lost a point all tem consistent with Part B of IDEA and ensures title match, but that wasn’t the season, had a 46-0 record and that each Local Education Agency (LEA), in collaborationout withof a variety of community refirst thought his mouth wrapped up his high school sources, assumes the leadership role in estabafter the match. career with a 188-2 record. lishing and maintaining a process in their community for the purpose ofget locating, identifying “It (four state titles) is some“My main goal was to us and evaluating all children, birth to 21 years, into thewho team racea disability and get a may team thing as a little kid that I may have and be eligible for services and supports under Part C or spetrophy,” said Schultz, who will cial education services under Part B of IDEA.wanted to do,” said Schultz. “To wrestler at Arizona State next make it come true is incredible.

Ages 0 through 5 year-old concerns should be season.directed “We tofithe nished second.

Since I was a little guy to watch following: That was one of the major things those guys win four, I wanted to • Cheyenne County Wells and Kit Carson that made(Cheyenne this year really good Schools)be a part of it. It feels special to Lincoln County (Genoa-Hugo School) is how ••good we did as&aLiberty team, not be up there with them.”

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A PARCEL OF LAND BEING A PART OF THE SW ¼ OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 8, SOUTH, RANGE 62 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF ELBERT, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

NOTE: FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS DESCRIPTION THE BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SW ¼ OF SECTION 29 ASSUMED TO BEAR SOUTH 89° 50’ 14” EAST,2640.4 FEET.MONUMENTED BY A #6 REBAR FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AT THE SW CORNER AND A #4 REBAR 0.25.BELOW GROUND AT THE SE CORNER OF SAID SW ¼.COMMENCING AT THE SW CORNER OF SAID SW ¼ OF SECTION 29 THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SW ¼ SOUTH 89° 50’ 14” EAST, 66.36’ TO THE EASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW) LINE OF COUNTY ROAD 65-73 AND THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING: THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID EASTERLY ROW LINE NORTH 02° 19’ 16” WEST, 205.60 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE.THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LIE ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, WHOSE CENTER BEARS N 87° 40’ 44” E, 1970.00 FEET THRU A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 20° 23’ 26”, AN ARC LENGTH OF 701.08 FEET, WHOSE CHORD BEARS N 07° 52’ 27” E, 697.39 FEET, TO A POINT OF TANGENCY;THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE N 18° 04’ 10” E, 408.18 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE S ½ OF SAID SW ¼; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH LINE N 89° 44’ 29” E, 2336.13 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID S ½ SW ¼ BEING A 3” ALUMINUM MONUMENT; THENCE ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SW ¼ S 01° 03’ 38” E, 1302.38 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SW ¼; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE SW ¼ N 89° 50’ 14” W, 2574.04 FEET, TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING.

All 5 through 21 year-old concerns should be directed to the local school district administrator, special education teacher, East Central BOCES (719) 775-2342, ext. 101.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE 31242 WEDEMEYER RD., KIOWA, CO 80107 PROPERTY SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR A SPECIAL USE, PURSUANT TO ELBERT COUNTY REGULATIONS.

THE HEARING IS TO BE HELD BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON THE 19TH DAY OF MARCH, 2019, IN THE ELBERT COUNTY BUILDING, COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM, 215 COMANCHE STREET, KIOWA, COLORADO, AT 7:00 P.M. OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS POSSIBLE. -ANDTHE HEARING IS TO BE HELD BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON THE 10 DAY OF APRIL, 2019, IN THE ELBERT COUNTY BUILDING, COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM, 215 COMANCHE STREET, KIOWA, COLORADO, AT 1 P.M., OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS POSSIBLE.

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A PARCEL OF LAND BEING A PART OF THE SW ¼ OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 8, SOUTH, RANGE 62 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF ELBERT, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

NOTE: FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS DESCRIPTION THE BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SW ¼ OF SECTION 29 ASSUMED TO BEAR SOUTH 89° 50’ 14” EAST,2640.4 FEET.MONUMENTED BY A #6 REBAR FLUSH WITH THE GROUND AT THE SW CORNER AND A #4 REBAR 0.25.BELOW GROUND AT THE SE CORNER OF SAID SW ¼.COMMENCING AT THE SW CORNER OF SAID SW ¼ OF SECTION 29 THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SW ¼ SOUTH 89° 50’ 14” EAST, 66.36’ TO THE EASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW) LINE OF COUNTY ROAD 65-73 AND THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING: THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID EASTERLY ROW LINE NORTH 02° 19’ 16” WEST,

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The Colorado Department of Education maintains a comprehensive child identification system consistent with Part B of IDEA and ensures that each Local Education Agency (LEA), in collaboration with a variety of community resources, assumes the leadership role in establishing and maintaining a process in their community for the purpose of locating, identifying and evaluating all children, birth to 21 years,

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districts would like to locate all 0 through 21 year olds, who may have a disability.

The Colorado Department of Education maintains a comprehensive child identification system consistent with Part B of IDEA and ensures that each Local Education Agency (LEA), in collaboration with a variety of community resources, assumes the leadership role in establishing and maintaining a process in their community for the purpose of locating, identifying and evaluating all children, birth to 21 years, who may have a disability and may be eligible for services and supports under Part C or special education services under Part B of IDEA.

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Ages 0 through 5 year-old concerns should be directed to the following: • Cheyenne County (Cheyenne Wells and Kit Carson Schools) • Lincoln County (Genoa-Hugo School) • Yuma County (Idalia & Liberty Schools) • Kit Carson County (Bethune, Stratton, Arriba-Flagler & Hi-Plains Schools) • Arapahoe County (Byers, Deer Trail, Strasburg & Bennett Schools) • Washington County (Arickaree & Woodlin Schools) • Adams County (Bennett, Strasburg, Byers and Deer Trail Schools) • Lincoln County (Limon & Karval Schools) • Elbert County (Agate & Kiowa Schools) • Kit Carson County (Burlington Schools) Please contact: Stacey Schillig, Child Find Coordinator - (719) 775-2342, ext. 133 All 5 through 21 year-old concerns should be directed to the local school district administrator, special education teacher, East Central BOCES (719) 775-2342, ext. 101.

Services for infants and toddlers are voluntary.

The East Central BOCES member schools are: Bennett, Strasburg, Byers, Deer Trail, Agate, Woodlin, Arickaree, Limon, Genoa-Hugo, Karval, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Cheyenne Wells, ArribaFlagler, Hi-Plains, Stratton, Bethune, Burlington, Liberty, and Idalia.

References: IDEA, Part C, Section 303.320-323 IDEA, Part B, Section 300.125 ECEA CCR 301-8 2220-R-4.01-4.04(4) East Central BOCES Comprehensive Plan Section III Process of Identifying Legal Notice No.: 24248 First Publication: March 7, 2019 Last Publication: March 14, 2019 Publisher: The Elbert County News

The East Central BOCES member schools are: Bennett, Strasburg, Byers, Deer Trail, Agate, Woodlin, Arickaree, Limon, Genoa-Hugo, Karval, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Cheyenne Wells, ArribaFlagler, Hi-Plains, Stratton, Bethune, Burlington, Liberty, and Idalia.

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Public notice is given on December 12, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Elbert County Court.

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In four state tournaments, Schultz won by pin in 15 of 16 matches. Only two wrestlers lasted past the first period and he has been regarded as one of the best-ever Colorado high school wrestlers.

Ponderosa coach Tito Rinaldis realizes how fortunate he has been to watch Schultz wrestle for the Mustangs the past two seasons.

“As a second-year head coach, I’m probably one of the luckiest guys on the planet to experience that right off the bat,” said Rinaldis. “People say he’s one in a million but I don’t think that does him justice — he’s one in a trillion.”

Schultz was one of four Ponderosa wrestlers to place and the school has now produced 42 individual state champions in 25 seasons.

Schwartz said words couldn’t describe his feeling after he scored an 11-5 win over Pomona’s Wyatt Yapoujian to capture the state title and finish the campaign with a 43-6 record.

Sophomore Jaron Mahler was the 120-pound runner-up. He lost 8-5 to Daniel Cardenas of Pomona in the championship match. Sophomore Traevin Osborn was third at 132 pounds for Ponderosa and he downed Miguel Mendoza of Overland, 8-4 in the title match. Osborn was 39-9 this season.

Ponderosa has a history of wrestling success with 10 state championships but the last team title came in 2010.

This year marked the fourth time the

Ponderosa senior Mosha Schwartz celebrates after winning the 126-pound state championships with an 11-5 win over Pomona’s Wyatt Yapoujin on Feb. 23 at the CHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Pepsi Center. Schwartz ended the season with a 43-6 record and helped Ponderosa finish as the state runner-up in the team standings. JIM BENTON school has finished second and the first since 2013.

“It’s been six or seven years since we’ve taken home some hardware and finally see all the hard work pay off,” said Rinaldis. “It’s nice to finally take a trophy back to Pondo.

“It’s going to be hard to lose guys like Mosha and Cohl, who were such consistent winners. We have a lot of

guys waiting in the wings who are going to step up. We had some underclassmen who really stepped up this year.”

Legend had two wrestlers place.

Lavell was the runner-up to Schultz at 285 pounds and junior Kade Syddal was fourth at 138 pounds after losing to Alex Alvarez of Poudre in the thirdplace match.

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