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Ex-Kiowa mayor gets probation Perreault pleaded guilty to felony menacing, misdemeanor weapon count STAFF REPORT

chinery. It was also once home to the Elizabeth Library.

Johnny Briggs, one of the owners, said his research indicates that in the 1960s and 1970s it was home to artist George Carlson, a sculptor with his studio on the main floor. Later it was a coffee shop, bar and, at one time, it was the offices of the Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce.

Briggs, a member of the development group, said his brother Tony is an Elizabeth resident who wanted to create a micro-brewery in his hometown.

The former mayor of Kiowa has been placed on probation for four years for threatening his son with a gun.

Lawrence Perreault, 45, was the mayor of the town at the time of his arrest in April 2017. Perreault had consumed numerous alcoholic beverages during an outing with his son and Perreault daughter to a mall in Aurora, and on the way back home, the son confronted the father about drinking and driving, according to an arrest affidavit. Perreault responded by insulting his son and threatening the teenager with a gun.

On Feb. 27, Perreault pleaded guilty to felony menacing and a misdemeanor count of prohibited use of a weapon (possessing the gun while intoxicated).

Terms of Perreault’s probation include 24 hours of community service, alcohol treatment and possible mental health treatment, according to a news release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. He will also be prohibited from possessing firearms.

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Brewery plans move forward Business could occupy both floors of historic Carson Building

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Developers have cleared the first hurdle with approval of a zoning change needed in order to build the Elizabeth Brewing Co. in the historic Carson Building at 239 S. Main St. “The town commissioners approved

the request to rezone the building to a planned unit development in January,” said Grace Erickson, Elizabeth community development director.

“The proposal is to place the brewery on the first floor and to have a tap room on the second floor using the historic bar that is in place.”

The Carson Building was constructed in the 1890s. Not a lot of information about the building’s history is available. Research information from the Elizabeth Library indicates the building had a variety of uses. For example, it was the Watt and Worthinham General Merchandise store that also sold farm ma-

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“When allegations of unwanted sexual contact are raised, we have no doubt they should be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted to the furthest extent of the law.”

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Senate GOP asks DA to investigate harassment claims Senate Democratic leader calls it an ‘attempt to delay and distract’ from current process

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Amid a cloud of sexual-harassment claims and investigations that has lasted months at the Capitol, state Senate Republicans called for claims of unwanted sexual touching to be investigated by the Denver District Attorney’s Office.

“When allegations of unwanted sexual contact are raised, we have no doubt they should Grantham be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted to the furthest extent of the law,” Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Cañon City, said in a news release. We “are calling on Denver District Attorney Beth McCann to launch a full-scale investigation into these allegations of sexual harassment by both Republican and Democrat lawmakers.”

The announcement comes as Grantham criticized investigation reports by the Capitol’s third-party, noncriminal investigators, saying there

are problems with their “reliability, accuracy and fairness” and accusing such reports of having apparent bias.

Grantham leveled that criticism in a statement regarding an investigation of state Sen. Jack Tate, R-Centennial, who was accused of sexual harassment by a former state House intern.

If the DA found evidence to prosecute criminal sexual misconduct, and lawmakers were found guilty, Republicans would move in the House and Senate to expel those lawmakers, the release said.

State Rep. Steve Lebsock of Thornton was expelled from the House in a vote on March 2, the first expulsion of a House legislator since 1915.

Lebsock started the day as a Democrat and switched his registration to Republican just before his expulsion.

Currently in the Legislature, the noncriminal investigators evaluate claims that may or may not equate to criminal violations and present findings that top lawmakers use in their decisions to issue punishments.

A source at the Capitol who spoke on condition of anonymity said Senate Republicans would still consider punishments if the current independent investigations suggest a lawmaker violated the Capitol’s workplace-harassment policy, the current standard against which claims are weighed.

As of the March 1 announcement at the Capitol at 10:30 a.m., the Denver District Attorney’s Office had not been contacted about the Senate GOP’s

request. And Senate Republicans had not contacted the office about the allegations against lawmakers before that, according to Ken Lane, spokeman for the DA’s office. It received a letter from Grantham at about noon requesting that it open an investigation on lawmakers in the Senate or House. The DA’s office sent a letter to Grantham’s office the morning of March 2 clarifying that the DA does not have jurisdiction to “investigate or enforce civil matters or workplace policies.”

Sexual harassment that meets criteria for criminal sexual assault or unlawful sexual contact should be criminally investigated “apart from the separate authority” of the Legislature to investigate allegations of misconduct on its own, the letter said.

The DA’s office “encourages any victim who wishes to report any criminal sexual misconduct by a state legislator that occurred in Denver to file a complaint with the Denver Police Department,” a March 1 statement from the office said, noting that’s how the criminal investigative process begins.

If “the alleged misconduct occurred in a judicial district other than Denver, the victim is encouraged to contact the local law enforcement agency in that jurisdiction.”

As of March 2, neither the Denver Police Department nor the DA’s office had received any complaints or requests for investigation from an alleged victim of conduct in Denver involving state legislators who are

being investigated by the Legislature’s process, according to the letter.

A Democratic state Senate leader called the GOP’s move an attempt to distract from the current process.

“The Legislature’s decision to take disciplinary action and whether or not allegations merit a criminal investigation are separate questions,” Senate Minority Leader Lucia Guzman, D-Denver, said in a statement.

“To suggest otherwise is an attempt to delay and distract from what should be a straightforward process informed by the findings of experienced, objective workplace investigators.

“The potential for a criminal investigation does not remove our obligation to create a work environment free from all forms of harassment.”

Senate Republicans said the current investigations by the Employers Council, the private contractor with expertise in employment law that investigates harassment claims under the Legislature’s own workplace-harassment policy, would not be stopped as a result of the new request.

The source at the Capitol who wished to not be named said the request to the DA comes out of a recognition that the Legislature, and by extension, the Employers Council, is less well equipped than the legal process to handle allegations that qualify as sexual assault — it can’t compel witnesses to give input, for example.

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Former youth pastor charged with sexual assault on child Parker police are asking victims to contact them

BY TABATHA STEWART TSTEWART@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Haviland, now director of counseling for Denver Public Schools, disagrees with the notion that guns in teachers’ hands would deter mass shootings she fears have become all too common. Neville, a Castle Rock resident, became a Republican state legislator whose repeated attempts to arm teachers and school employees have been rejected by Democrats.

Both insist they’ll keep fighting.

And both concede a solution is far from reach.

“The vitriol behind this debate is pretty kind of nasty,” said Neville, whose answering machine in his Capitol office was full of angry messages, some threatening, over his failed legislation, which he plans to introduce again next year. “That’s how they operate, these nasty bullying tactics.”

A former youth pastor at Crossroads Community Church in Parker has been charged with three counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust.

The Parker Police Department is asking any other people who may have been victims to contact them.

Joshua Clemons, 35, was arrested by the Denver Police Department on one count Feb. 28, and Parker police Clemons filed two additional counts of the same charge. Clemons is being held at the downtown detention center in Denver without bond.

Clemons was a youth pastor with Crossroads Community Church from 2008 through September 2015, and worked with the youth ministry and led yearly mission trips, coordinated and led service opportunities for students and adults, and developed mentoring programs for students.

Three incidents are alleged to have occurred while he was working at the church, involving three different girls, according to a news release issued by Parker police.

According to the arrest affidavit, one victim stated she was involved in an intimate relationship with Clemons starting when she was 17 years old and said they regularly had sexual relations.

She also stated Clemons expressed the importance of keeping their relationship secret.

Authorities said Crossroads Community Church brought the information to them and has been cooperating fully with the investigation.

A letter issued by Crossroads Feb. 27 states, “The individual facing charges resigned from Crossroads in 2015, citing work-related stress.

In December, 2016, the Crossroads Leadership Council was made aware that after he left the church employment, he had apparently engaged in a relationship with an 18-year-old female who was formerly a member of his youth group. Crossroads’ leadership immediately reported this information to local law enforcement, though no laws were alleged to have been broken.”

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The Forest Ridge Fire burned 375 acres south of Kiowa on March 4. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ELBERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Brush fire destroys 9 structures near Kiowa STAFF REPORT

A brush fire fueled by strong winds and dry conditions destroyed four homes and five outbuildings in the rural area south of Kiowa on March 4, according to the Elbert County Sheriff ’s Office. No injuries were reported.

Fire crews from more than a dozen agencies spent at least six hours working to gain containment of the 375-acre Forest Ridge Fire, which started at about 10:15 a.m. south of County Road 118 and east of County Road 45. Full containment was announced the evening of March 4.

“Homeowners were able to get

family members, livestock and pets to safety, and the Elbert County Fairgrounds set up a shelter, hosted by the Red Cross and the Dumb Friends League,” the sheriff ’s office posted on Facebook.

With wind gusts of up to 45 mph, conditions were not safe for air support to help combat the blaze, according to the sheriff ’s office. The fire spread to the east, including to County Road 49, and south to County Road 110.

An investigation is underway as to the cause of the fire, but it “appears to be accidental in nature,” the sheriff ’s office said.

“Despite this tragedy, the Elbert County Sheriff ’s Office would like to thank the community for their support and willingness to jump in and help in this situation,” the Facebook post said. “Numerous pickup trucks and livestock trailers show up and staged along County Road 45, ready to assist in the relocation of animals from the properties. Other community members dropped off food and cases of water and sports drinks for the first responders working the incident.

“Events like this, while tragic in nature, show how the community can come together and support each other in a time of need.”

Columbine experience divides two survivors Proposal to arm teachers portrayed as way to save lives or as foolish fantasy

BY P. SOLOMON BANDA AND JAMES ANDERSON ASSOCIATED PRESS

Patrick Neville was outside, sneaking off to smoke with friends, inadvertently avoiding the outburst of gunfire at Columbine High School nearly two decades ago — but he did not dodge the heartbreak. A close friend died, and the anguish in his father’s eyes is seared in Neville’s memory.

Samantha Haviland was fundraising in the cafeteria and froze, uncomprehending, at the sound of screams just outside the window. Trance-like, she and others fled the room, then

pressed against a wall of lockers, windows shot out down the hall. She, too, lost a close friend.

The horror of April 20, 1999 — 13 died when two student gunmen attacked the school in south Jefferson County — changed Neville’s and Haviland’s lives in different ways but inspired both to take action and serve others. It’s a calling they sadly share with survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, who are demanding the nation take action on school violence.

“Nineteen years ago when Columbine happened, we didn’t understand it. We were shocked by it. We didn’t think this was a thing. We thought we were outliers,” Haviland said. “We adults, myself and my generation, have failed these students where we have learned this is a thing and we still haven’t done anything.”

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THINGS TO DO Outback Express: public transit service provided by the East Central Council of Local Governments; 24-hour notice appreciated. Call Kay Campbell, 719541-4275, or 800-825-0208 for reservations. Go to eccog.com for information and each month’s schedule.

Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Fry: 4-6:30 p.m. Fridays in Lent (no service on Good Friday) at Ave Maria Catholic Church, 9056 E. Parker Road, Parker. Dates are March 9, March 16 and March 23.

Fried fish, baked fish or nuggets served with cole slaw, fried or baked potato, mac and cheese and dinner rolls. Iced tea, lemonade and coffee are free. Takeout and drive-through also available.

Cost is $29 for a family; individual process are $10 for ages 13 and older, $5 for ages 5-12, and free for ages 4 and younger. Homemade desserts also sold.

OpenWorks at AerialWorks: 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday, March 9 at AerialWorks Castle Rock. Guest professionals and local pre-professional staff and students will perform. Family friendly event.

Kids 10 and younger are free.

Purchase tickets at aerialworkscastlerock.com.

St. Baldrick’s Shave for Childhood Cancer: 4-8 p.m. Friday, March 9 at Boondocks, 18706 Cottonwood Drive, Parker.

help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation, including family law, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law, small claims, veterans’ issues, and civil protection orders. Walk-ins welcome; everyone helped on first-come, first-served basis. Additional 2018 dates are April 10, May 8, June 12, July 10, Aug. 14, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11.

Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office employees team up with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office to raise $50,000 for childhood cancer research. Go to https://www.stbaldricks. org/teams/ArapahoeDouglasCombinedForces Kids Consignment Sale: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock.

Expecting moms and moms with babies younger than 6 months are invited to the new moms presale beginning at 9 a.m. Go to www.mothersofmultiples. com for free admissions pass and other details.

Cyber Security for Genealogists: 11 a.m. March 10 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet, Conference Room B. Presented by Dr. Steven Beaty, MSU computer science professor. Beaty will discuss and define various intrusions into your personal computer and how to prevent them, how to improve passwords and suggest rules for safely using email. Go to https:// www.parkergenealogicalsociety. com

Elbert School Booster Club Spring Auction: 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Friday, March 16 at the Mercantile Building in Elbert. Online bidding is open at BiddingforGood. Money raised will support art, music, field trips, sports items, scholarships and more at the school.

Lessons and Lemonade: 9:30-11 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Saturday, March 10 (Color Field Painting with Jo Ann Nelson and Judy Pendleton) at Hobby Lobby, Colo. 83 and Mainstreet in Parker. For ages 9-14. Registration required; go to www.parkerartistguild.com/classes/youth.

Free Legal Clinic: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 at the Elizabeth Public Library, 651 W. Beverly St., Elizabeth. Clinic is for parties who have no attorney. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions,

The Power of Story: 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 4 at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Nanette Fimian Randall, of Memoirs by Design, presents program with topics including becoming a storyteller; sharing memories and making them last; remembering our special storytellers; and learning that life has something to teach us still. Go to parkerarts.org.

Emergency Preparedness Clinic: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 21 at the Elbert County Fairgrounds, 95 Ute Ave., Kiowa. The Preparing Your Horse for a Disaster Situa-

tion clinic will focus on prioritizing, making prior arrangements, identifying your horse, preparing your facilities and more. Afterward, a trailer loading clinic will follow from 1-4 p.m. Space is limited. Call 303-688-0553 or email nccadams3@gmail.com to RSVP. Fermentation: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2 at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Hear Dr. Andrew Hawkins, a Ph.D. trained microbiologist, teach you about all the good stuff fermentation can do as well as how microbes help us live a happier, healthier, and fuller life. Go to parkerarts. org.

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 he Elizabeth Library. All donations from book sales benefit the Elizabeth Library.

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.

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March 2 – 10 Get the band back together and boogie on over to keystone resort for the 3rd annual Kidtopia Music Experience March 2-10. The event features live performances headlined by family-favorite Koo Koo Kanga Roo!

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Clinic can help prepare horses, property in case of emergency Team, the clinic will address prioritizing, making prior arrangements, identifying your horse, preparing your facilities, preparing emergency information packets and preparing a disaster kit.

Other topics include what is needed to reclaim a horse, what to do with other pets, and how to coax horses into the trailer for evacuation.

Seating is limited. Call 303-688-0553 or email nccadams3@gmail.com to RSVP.

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An emergency preparedness clinic will address preparing horses and property for disaster situations.

The clinic runs from 9 a.m. to noon April 21 at the Elbert County Fairgrounds, 95 Ute Ave., Kiowa, with a trailer-loading clinic to follow from 1 to 4 p.m.

Presented by the Douglas-Elbert County Horse Council and the Elbert Douglas County Animal Response

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International Academy at Denver at Harrington between August 2016 and December 2017, and the school, which teaches preschool through fifth grade, issued a letter stating: “At this time, Denver Police have confirmed they have no reason to believe any of these incidents involved our kids or occurred at our school.”

Anyone with information that might be helpful to the investigation, including other people who may have been victims, are asked to contact Parker Police Detective Bev Wilson at 303-805-6561 or bwilson@parkeronline. org.

The letter also states the mother of the young woman had recently learned her daughter’s relationship with the man had begun while her daughter was a minor, and she was concerned when she learned Clemons had been hired by Restoration Community Church in Denver. It also states that they believed there were other possible victims.

Clemons worked briefly at the

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Learn about the different types of noxious weeks, proper herbicide application techniques and the safe use of pesticides at the County’s Noxious Weed Symposium on March 17. For registration deadlines and more information visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Noxious Weed Management.

2040 Master Plan update Have you ever thought about what Douglas County might look like in 20 years? Residents can provide input on master plan topics, such as rural communities, nonurban land use, and community services at public outreach meetings. Please visit www.douglas. co.us/2040CMP for dates, times and locations of upcoming meetings.

What’s happening with your County Government?

Our commitment 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.

Are you a veteran?

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The Douglas County Office of Veterans Affairs is here to serve veterans and their families. Assistance is available for vocational training, disability compensation, and benefits. Visit www.douglasveterans.org for details.

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Noxious weeds a problem?

Do you have a heart to serve and time to give?

Become a Ride Together volunteer driver! Attend the Lyft onboarding event Thursday, March 22, 5-8 p.m. at the Calvary Church of Castle Rock, 100 Caprice Drive, in Castle Rock. Volunteer drivers will receive a background check, physical exam, vehicle check, and a DMV check. Visit www.douglas.co.us/ride-together-dc/ for more information.

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Hate is a hunger that consumes with no chance of being sated QUIET DESPERATION

Craig Marshall Smith

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ate” is a brutal word.

It’s final, and it comes without nuance. It gets the job done if your vocabulary is, uh, um, like, limited, or if you need something right now in the heat of the moment.

“I hate you” works if you are a marginalized teenager.

“I hate you” works if your old Datsun won’t start.

“I hate you” works if you are on a cabbage-soup-weight-loss diet the week before your wedding.

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I have not used the words “I hate” before in my columns, but if I were to use them, I’d use them like this: I hate hate groups.

I strongly, incontrovertibly, irreversibly dislike many things.

Opera. Can’t take it. Don’t understand it. Perhaps if they sang in English? Nah. Not even then.

Failures to say “Thank you” get my goat.

However, I don’t hate anything or anyone enough to parade or prank, bully, bomb, target, burn to the ground, or call in the

Weathermen.

Others love to hate.

Noelle Phillips wrote in The Denver Post, “In 2017, 21 hate groups called Colorado home, representing a wide swath of extremist views such as white supremacy, anti-immigrant, antiMuslim and anti-LGBT views, as well as black nationalist groups known for hating Jews and white people.”

This is concurrent with all of the other strong dislikes that are going around the president,

between Republicans and Democrats, and amid the perception of “toxic masculinity” in our culture.

The “Summer of Love” is long gone.

I have heard some strange things coming out of these hate groups. They love their kind.

How can you love someone who is a hater? It’s antithetical.

White supremacists love other white supremacists?

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Sticking with it and sticking to it — a recipe for success

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couple of months ago, many of us made our commitments to our New Year’s resolutions or our goals for this year.

Law of averages and historical data tell us that there is a certain percentage of us who have already abandoned our resolutions and goals.

Can you believe that? Of course you can’t, because that is not you, it is not who you are.

Maybe it is a friend of yours or

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maybe it is someone from work, those are the people who set aside their dreams and goals and have decided to wait again until next year to pick up the chase. But it certainly is not you.

You may have had a temporary setback, we all do, but you realized that a temporary setback is all that it was, and you are once again in the pursuit of your own success.

A slight slip up in your diet, a day or two missed from the gym,

a little extraordinary spending, or a chapter or two missed from writing your book … no worries.

For others it might be a problem, for you, you are resolute in your commitment, you have already jumped back in and are charging hard again, or you have realized where you fell off the path and you are committed to starting again today. It happens to us all and it is OK. SEE NORTON, P7

For once, a message really is urgent: Put down the phone while driving

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fter all of these years, I’m surprised, I’m still surprised.” I hear myself saying this more and more. After reading this you’ll understand why.

I’m often approached by people who want to discuss driving problems they have personally observed.

The biggest complaint by far is the topic of distracted driving.

Distracted driving is not just the use of cell phones, but it will be the focus for this discussion.

Law enforcement has termed distracted driving as the new

DUI. It is more prevalent than anything I have ever seen in my career. It used to be just the kids looking at their phones, whether it was texting, Facebook, Instagram, or movies; now I see it with all age groups.

Law enforcement has been very vocal about the dangers of using your phone while driving.

But we can always use help. So one theme you will see with my articles is the power you have to help with the message.

Talk to others; let them know you are as tired of seeing this as much as cops are tired of it. Let

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them know how dangerous it is and what the consequences will be which includes serious injury crashes and in some cases, death.

Parents are the first line of defense and need to lead by example, which can be achieved by never driving distracted. Also have a talk with your young driver about distractions and all of the responsibilities that come with driving.

Have everyone in the family be held accountable to distractionfree driving.

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SMITH FROM PAGE 6

Crips love other Crips?

Neo-Nazis love other Neo-Nazis?

I strongly dislike rap. So I don’t listen to it. Live and let live. I’m not headed to Kanye’s with a pipe bomb.

In some parts of the world, hating is a career. With June weddings coming up, how many of you have booked Syria for your honeymoon?

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Believe it or not, there are even people who have determined that setting goals or trying to live up to New Year’s commitments aren’t reality at all. They believe that only other people have the ability to set goals, have dreams, and do what is necessary to achieve success. It can’t be for them, as success and winning are only for other people. But that is not you, you stand firm in your desires and how you define success. You are driven with purpose and know that you are one of those people whom others only talk about when it comes to achieving greatness.

When given a rope, there are some people who use that rope to pull other people down. Instead of climbing the rope or holding on to the rope to be pulled forward, they exert all of their negative energy and try and pull others down as they give up on their own goals and dreams. That is not you. You are the one who, when passed a rope, you pass it along to the next person

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I suggest you put the phones in your car’s back seat, in the glove box, even in the trunk. You should do whatever it takes to reduce the urge of picking up the phone while driving.

Some believe it’s OK to look at their phone if they only do it at a stoplight; it’s not. The times I see people do that they are there much longer than the red light lasted.

I watched one gentleman looking at his phone for close to 20 seconds after the light was green. Fortunately, there weren’t any other cars behind him at the time, because he wouldn’t have known. The scary part of that is someone driving could have come up behind and hit him because he needed to see the sports scores right then.

Besides the scores, he also got a ticket that day.

If you have to use the phone, whether to talk to someone or to see what someone is doing on Facebook, you can pull onto the shoulder, or better yet exit the roadway. You’ll have a better chance of being around to tell friends and family what you saw when you’re not in a hospital bed.

Think about this: If you are so busy looking at your phone you don’t even see the state trooper next to you

My mother and father not once said, “Son, we hate the Russians.”

Nor blacks, Jews, or gays.

I think my father strongly disliked Ohio State. But that’s different. And I know he respected the university.

The Wolverines versus the Buckeyes is referred to as a “friendly rivalry,” and that’s what it is most of the time.

It’s not “The Troubles.” That was the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in late 20th-century Northern Ireland.

As an educator, I was sometimes

strongly disliked, especially at the end of the semester when grades came out.

Grading degrades education, but it’s always hanging around in the atmosphere. If a student accepted his or her grade, fine. If not, I saw a bad moon rising, from grievances to false claims to favoritism to you name it.

Over the difference between a C and a B, my life could turn into a leathery turmoil.

Admittedly, I look for errant and excessive human behavior to scaffold

many of my columns. But I don’t wake intent upon bringing anyone down.

What a life it would be to plan against others all day.

“Honey, where’s my bandolier?”

The truth? This is a county, a state, a country, and a world that comes with verdant campgrounds for the intolerant.

because you are already beyond any need for the rope. You are the one who uses the rope to lift others up so that they too can meet and exceed their goals and dreams.

Oftentimes people give up too soon.

They only set far-reaching long-term goals. So, when the first obstacle comes along, it seems like a barrier that they cannot get around, and they have already been defeated. They see their goal as being just too far away.

This is not you. You have set nearterm goals and milestones that you know pave the way to future longterm success. Any obstacle or barrier seems like only a pebble on the path of achievement and you step on it and crush it as you press on.

Although many people do set their goals or commit to resolutions on the first of the year, many will submit to the first temptation that takes them off course. That first doughnut or bagel brought to the office, that first chance at having a beer after work instead of the gym, that first chance to ditch church and instead hit a powder day (OK, that one might be forgiven, just as long as it is a powder day). Again, this isn’t you, you have a

very clear path, a strong sense of will power. When you are looking back weeks or months from now you will embrace and cherish the sacrifices that you have made in order to remain on your journey of success.

Others quit. You stay the course.

Others make excuses. You own your setbacks. Others can only see what’s right in front of them. You see all of the successful tomorrows of your life.

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made New Year’s resolutions or set goals for yourself or not, I would love to hear how you are doing and how you stay on the path of success at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we can stick with it and stick to it, it really will be a better than good week.

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“It is difficult to imagine what could lead a father to point a gun at his son. Here, we have a teenager trying to help his dad do the right thing,” District Attorney George Brauchler said in the news release. “The father, the man who should be setting a good example, instead puts his son in harm’s way. This is a man who needs help, and I am glad he has a chance to get it.”

Perreault’s son told deputies that

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“Tony has talked about this for a while and we decided the Carson Building would be a good location, so we moved ahead with the proposal,” Briggs, an Army captain stationed in Afghanistan, said by phone. “The Carson Building was built in the 1890s and it has been a tavern at times, and most recently the Falcon Lounge was on the second floor.

“We know it is on the register of historic buildings and we want to preserve that heritage.”

He said it is the owners’ plan to place the brewery on the first floor and provide a tap room on the second floor.

Customers would be able to sample beer from the Elizabeth Brewing Company as well as other beers and

March 8, 2018M he, his 11-year-old sister and his father went to Southlands shopping center for a movie and food on April 15, 2017.

The father consumed alcohol at three different locations, the son said, sparking concern about his dad’s ability to drive.

The teenager called his mother, who met them at a store in Aurora and picked up her daughter.

The teenager then proceeded to drive his father home. During the ride home, Perreault made threats toward his son, “repeatedly insulting” him and stating that he would “knock him out and that they should just kill each other,” the arrest affidavit says.

While the son was driving east on County Road 166, Perreault pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the teenager, the affidavit says.

As they approached County Road 13, the report continued, the father reached over and turned off the vehicle in the middle of the roadway and forced the teenager out of the vehicle.

At about 10 p.m., Elbert County sheriff ’s deputies discovered Perreault and his wife arguing while standing between two vehicles near the intersection of County Road 166 and County Road 13, on the outskirts of Elizabeth, according to the affidavit.

Perreault’s wife told deputies the

‘The Carson Building was built in the 1890s and it has been a tavern at times, and most recently the Falcon Lounge was on the second floor. We know it is on the register of historic buildings and we want to preserve that heritage.’

Johnny Briggs one of the owners of the Elizabeth Brewing Co. a selection of other beverages. The customers will be served at the refurbished bar that was last used as part of the Falcon Lounge.

Johnny Briggs said there are four members in the ownership group and

all are present or retired members of the military.

“We are working as a team on this project,” he said. “Right now the plans are being completed that will be submitted to the city for approval, and

two were having a disagreement that involved her son.

She added that her husband had been drinking and had a weapon in his possession.

Deputies found a loaded semiautomatic handgun, an extra magazine and a knife in Perreault’s pockets, according to the affidavit. A deputy reported that the suspect’s eyes were bloodshot and he was having trouble maintaining his balance.

Perreault consented to a portable breath test and was found to have a blood alcohol content of 0.186 percent, which is more than two times the legal limit for driving. we have applied for the liquor permit.

Once the plans and license are approved, construction will begin with a target of opening in July.”

Mayor Pro Tem Rachel White said she feels the proposal is exciting for the community.

“The proposal for the brewery was presented to the board of trustees when the new owners sought a zoning change to make it possible to move forward with their plans,” she said.

“The board approved the zoning change because the proposal meets the standards of the community.

“I think it will be a big plus for the community and a business that will increase traffic on Main Street and I think might attract visitors from outside our community.”

White said crews are at work refurbishing the building and it appears plans are moving forward to open the first brewery in Elizabeth.

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Teaming up with the Falls Event Center to host the event, and Highlands Ranch Travel to sponsor the cruise, Colorado Community Media (CCM) is excited to help couples get their wedding-day plans in order.

Winners of the cruise will be named at 3 p.m. To be considered in the grandprize giveaway, couples must enter the Cutest Engagement Story Contest. There are only a few days left to enter the contest, which calls for a 300-word story on how you became engaged. For information, visit the website at coloradocommunitymedia.com/weddingexpo/.

Besides the honeymoon giveaway, CCM teamed up with several businesses to give away prizes throughout the day, including a photography package valued at more than $2,000 from Linda Murri Photo. Orange Theory Fitness will help one couple get in shape for the big day, offering five free training sessions. The Falls Event Center is also giving away a discount to use the venue for a wedding valued at $850.

Besides live entertainment during the event, the upcoming expo will feature a special Groom’s Room, including wardrobe selections from Tip Top Tux, games, a pool table and more.

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The Falls Event Center is becoming a premier wedding venue With a Rocky Mountain backdrop, and the option of catering from the restaurant where you had your first date, The Falls Event Center offers fantastic perks for any couple’s wedding day.

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At over 12,000 square feet, the Littleton venue is 15 minutes from Denver, making it accessible to guests flying in for the big day, allowing them to easily skirt around the city.

Cindy Shoemaker, the general manager at The Falls, said one of the main attractions is their open vendor policy.

An open vendor policy means that couples can choose details like photographers, videographers and catering, event from food trucks to homemade dishes. Besides bar service, the bride and groom have unlimited options.

“Everything else is your vision; anything and everyone you want to have,” Shoemaker said.

“Little man ice cream brought their trailer down here, Illegal pete’s, and Cranellis Italian, in Lone Tree, are here quite a bit as well.

The food trucks are fun, and I really liked when we had groups bring in food from different restaurants and set up food stations.”

When it’s not a professional company providing the food, Shoemaker said some couples, especially those with rich cultural backgrounds, opt to bring in homemade food.

“A lot of weddings are not using caterers, but the family is cooking food from their heritage. We’ve done some Indian weddings, Persian, Polish, African and Asian,” Shoemaker said. “We have a lot of Hispanic weddings here as well. I love seeing all the different nationalities and different menus come through the door.”

If the thought of cooking for up to 320 guests it too daunting, Shoemaker can offer suggestions to help the couple through their decisions.

“We have a vendor recommendation list.

It’s all the vendors we have worked with, all people who have worked in the building, and we know they’ll come in and take care of our clients,” she said.

Aside from the open vendor policy and location, couples flock to The Falls for the view and atmosphere.

“When you’re out on the courtyard, it’s facing west,” she said. “So you have a close-to-full panoramic view of the mountains and can watch the sun set.”

While watching the sun dip behind the peaks, guests are surrounded by The Falls signature waterfalls on the courtyard.

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The practical business aspects of the first year of marriage PAM PECCOLO/SPECIAL TO CCM

Going beyond the wedding day, experts agree that young couples must be honest about their financial situation, must come together to make important decisions on housing, and must know where important paperwork is kept. SHUTTERSTOCK

Nothing in life matches the thrill of wedding planning, with its endless array of choices for dresses and tuxes, festoons of flowers, music, beverages, cakes, and honeymoon destination.

However, after the wedding, responsibilities are consolidated and obligations that were once “yours” or “mine”, become “ours.”

Though wonderfully romantic, the first year together can be stressful as two unique people begin to build their lives together. Here are a few suggestions from experts on how to address some of the “business” aspects of your wedded relationship.

Be honest about your financial history Owing money to Uncle Same, credit card companies or your college can be an obligation you’ll now take on together. When you marry, your assets and debts are combined. This can be a challenge if the issue is not discussed before marriage, particularly if one partner has a high credit score, but the other doesn’t.

“One of the best things a soon-tobe married couple can do is know your partner’s financial history,” said LeAnne Merciez, a loan officer with Universal Lending in Greenwood Village. “You need to understand their debt history and their wealth. And you need to understand your own financial history.”

Merciez said she frequently sees couples who don’t know the other person’s credit score, or understand what a credit score is.

“I’ve had couples come in my office where one has a 500 credit score, the other has 800 and it’s the first time they’re learning this information and they find out they can’t qualify for a house,” she said. As a standard for all financial professionals, we have to take the lowest credit score of both borrowers. Understanding this fundamental information is important for planning a future together.”

The Colorado housing market is highly competitive and as a result, homes are on the market for a short window of time. To understand the benefits of renting or owning a property, talk to a mortgage banker. Based on your financial needs and goals, a mortgage banker can help you determine whether renting makes sense, or if you can afford to purchase a home and begin to build value through real estate ownership.

Save money by consolidating insurance plans: For a positive impact on your car insurance rates, be sure to get a quote as a married couple to find out how much you may save. Typically, men find they have an improved car insurance rate when they marry. Also, be sure to find out the benefits of rental

or home-owners insurance, based on your needs.

Consider life insurance to prepare for the unexpected: Holly Mullins, a Farmers Insurance agent in Aurora, says employer-provided insurance policies are positive benefits, but they’re more like “renting” an insurance plan.

“The company can take it away at any time and if you lose a job, your employer-provided policy doesn’t go with you,” says Mullins.

If you are planning to purchase property together, another option is to purchase an insurance policy outside of work.

“If you are getting married and it takes both incomes to meet your mortgage, and something critical happens to one of you, your loved one will then have the responsibility for the whole mortgage,” said Mullins.

Be transparent about your dreams, goals and skeletons: To get on the “same page” early in marriage, be forthcoming and transparent about your financial obligations, as well as your dreams, goals and mistakes.

“Have a conversation about your hopes and goals for the future,” said Wendi Strom, a financial advisor with Lotus Financial Partners in Denver.

Create a system for finding your combined hard copy and digital assets: It’s not fun, but it is important to protect your combined assets, and know how to access to them, by creating a system for finding where information is located.

“I’ve had clients who haven’t been able to access their spouse’s military benefits because they couldn’t find a card or document,” said Strom.

“Knowing the location of your shared information can save precious time in an emergency.”

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The top 10 list for romantic vacations are outdated as today’s honeymooners turn toward tangible experiences. Linda Eyer, who has been a travel consultant at Highland’s Ranch Travel Agency for 17 years, has seen the trend come in hot and heavy.

Eyer said millennials, in particular, seem eager to explore every nook of the world.

Some want to visit the more obvious spots, such Hawaii, St. Lucia or Antigua, but there is a rise in unique travel. As an example, Eyer said she has seen couples honeymoon in the village where ‘The Hobbit’ was filmed in New Zealand.

“A honeymoon isn’t necessarily going to a tropical beach and drinking Mai Tais for a week,” Eyer said. “It can be anything they want.”

Some couples want to see the northern lights, and others want to cruise the Amazon River, or go to temple in Nepal for a blessing on their union.

Another major shift in the industry is how the expenses are handled. Instead of the honeymoon being the new couple’s only extreme vacation, it has become a single tick on their long bucket list.

“Money doesn’t seem to be playing a huge part of it, because a lot of them don’t look at

it as a once in a lifetime, huge expense,” she said.

The other change that Eyer has noticed is how the newlyweds want more experiences in their travels.

“Not everyone wants a helicopter tour over an Italian vineyard, some want Disney,” she said. “We want the experience to be about them and what they want.”

These days, Eyer’s clients want a memorable experience, and are willing to pay for that on more than just a single special occasion.

“They want the experience, not the money.

I think what we’re seeing is a whole evolution of travel,” she said.

Highlands Ranch Travel Agency has offered full-service travel guidance for more than 30 years, making it the second-oldest business in Highland’s Ranch. All of their agents have a wealth of experience, and each one offers a specialty.

Eyer said she always starts each consultation with a lot of questions, and ends with a personalized vacation.

“We do try to personalize the travel experience to what the person wants, not just a packaged trip,” Eyer said.

For more information on booking a honeymoon, vacation or special trip, visit the Highlands Ranch Travel website at www. highlandsranchtravel.com.

Honeymoon trends continue to change from a romantic setting to something more cultural for couples.

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Engagement Stories

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We were going on 8 years and I was very impatiently waiting. We had been through so much and are high school sweet hearts. He took me to see The Dracula Ballet. I love ballet. I always wanted to be a dancer. After the ballet was over, he asked me if I wanted to take a picture together, which caught me off guard because he hates taking pictures. I was confused because he was standing 3 feet away from me, and I couldn’t get him to come closer. When I looked over at him to see why he wouldn’t come closer he was down on one knee. There were hundreds of people around us because we were right outside the Elle Caukins Opera House and several shows were letting out at the same time. This was so exciting and overwhelming!

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A chilly proposal

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Lonnie and I met in Phoenix while attending college at Grand Canyon University, but we both grew up in Colorado. We were driving back home for winter break, and as we were passing through Silverthorne, Lonnie pulled into an area that we always love to stop in. It was about 5:30 a.m., and was a frigid 4 degrees. He suggested we stop at Starbucks to get a hot coffee, so I agreed and afterwards we pulled into a parking spot next to our favorite bridge in town that crosses the river. He then suggested that we let our coffee cool off by going outside. We scurried over to the bridge, both shivering and shaking our coffee cups. He then proceeded to say, “Camille, I want to spend the rest of my life with you...”, but before he could get the rest out, he then suggested we go back to the car because of how cold it was.

Although I was a little confused at this point, trying to figure out what his next move was, I went along with it. After getting back in the car, I asked if we were going to continue our drive, in which he replied that there was a question that he wanted to ask me. He pulled the ring out of his pocket, and asked me to marry him. I said yes, of course, after I was able to wipe my tears of pure joy away. I found out that he decided not to propose on the bridge because he was afraid to drop the ring in the river. Despite everything, it was the perfect proposal and the intimacy made it one of the most memorable experiences of my life.

Jason and I decided to get both of our families together for a fun beach day. When I arrived with my parents, he met us in the parking lot and came up with this story about how difficult parking was, and offered to hop in the car with my dad to help out while my mom and I found our way down to the beach. Little did I know, he took this opportunity to ask for my dad’s permission.

After we all got settled at the beach, Jason asked if I wanted to take a double-seat kayak out on the water. Jason and I both love to be out on the water and we often went paddle boarding and searching for shells and shark teeth while living in Florida, so I of course agreed to go with.

Once we got out to the sand bar, Jason put his mask on and dove into the water. The water was a bit chilly, so I opted to stay on the kayak for a few minutes before jumping in. Jason popped his head up and mentioned how many awesome shells were down there. I excitedly told him to go find some and bring them up to the kayak. Jason dove down and swam back up to the surface holding this beautiful clam shell. When he placed it on the kayak next to where I was sitting, I thought it was still alive.

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Engagement Stories A proposal with an assist from Rick Springfield

A proposal by dachshund

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Lindsay Renkel My now-fiance, Keith, and I had just spent a wonderful evening with friends at a fall festival when two of them abruptly, and randomly, announced they needed to leave. At that point, Keith suggested we head home ourselves. It seemed quite early to be heading home, but I agreed. Upon our arrival home, Keith rushed in the house and I slowly made my way through the door. As I walked in, I could not believe my eyes. Rose petals and lit candles lined the path from the garage into our living room, which was completely decked out with candles, balloons, flowers, and other beautiful adornments. Meanwhile, as I was processing how these decorations got into our house, asking myself, ‘Did Keith disappear at some point tonight?’ and trying to determine what exactly was going on, Keith got our beloved dachshund, Levi, from his crate and told me Levi had something to ask me. I looked down at Levi to discover him wearing a custom-made sweater. which said, &”Will you marry my dad?” That’s when Keith got down on one knee and proposed! Of course, I said “Yes!” Come to find out, our friends were in on the plan, which is why they left early, and Keith had enlisted the help of a coworker to decorate the house and get Levi dressed in his sweater while we were away. I also discovered afterward that Keith had been so excited that in order to avoid spilling the beans to me, he had told many people of his plans, including the front desk guy at the gym. And no one ever slipped up. I was completely oblivious to what was going on! Incorporating Levi was the icing on the cake, because he is so special to both Keith and me.

Jesse and I were on vacation in my favorite city, New Orleans, belatedly celebrating my 21st birthday. We were exploring the French Quarter, and when we got to the Saint Louis Cathedral, he asked my dad to take a picture of us out front. Once the picture was taken, Jesse looked at me and said, “I wrote you something.” He read me this beautiful piece he wrote comparing myself and our relationship to elements of the Earth. My dad recorded the whole thing and caught the tears of excitement I shed when Jesse got down on one knee and presented to me my dream ring. Once we left the cathedral, we headed straight to this bar on Bourbon Street where Jesse had set up with the band to sing, ‘Jessie’s Girl’ to me upon our arrival. When we arrived, the band stopped their set and pulled me up to the stage. They announce I was a really life Jesse’s girl, and we had just gotten engaged. The bar-goers all danced around me as the band played, ‘Jessie’s Girl’.

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A proposal by mini-adventure Teresa Dinh He said, “I’m a simple guy who enjoys adventures, so I would love to share them with you. What do you say?” I took a leap and said, “Sure, I would love to take a mini-adventure with you.” The mini-adventure started with just one detail: the time. All else, including location and events, were hidden. Multiple mini-adventures later, I discovered the simple childlike wonders of life again.

One Sunday after church, a mini-adventure changed our lives. Jorge took me to 16th Street Mall. While passing D&F Clock Tower, a lady came out of the tower and asked Jorge: “Hey, are you James?” He said no. She said, “Oh! That’s too bad. James reserved a tour, but he didn’t show up.

Would you like the tour instead? I looked at Jorge and shrugged, “why not?”

The lady took us to the top floor and left. Weird, I thought, as old Jazz music played in the air. The place was nicely decorated with flowers, candles, chocolates, and even champagne. I told Jorge, “The skyscraper you’re working on across the street looks pretty at sunset, let’s take photos.” We took selfies everywhere. A beautiful dinner was on a table.

“I’m hungry, let’s eat it,” he said. I responded, “We can’t, this is other people’s food.” When Jorge brought out my favorite bottle from Castello Di Amoroso out of nowhere, I gave in and ate James’ food. After eating, we danced. Then our song came on, ‘I Knew I Loved You’ by Savage Garden.

I came to realization this wasn’t James’ event. Jorge kneeled down with a ring and asked me to take a grand adventure with him in marriage. My reaction was peaceful and calm, “Yes, honey, yes.” Jorge was probably expecting excitement, but his thoughtful mini-adventures made me immune to the element of surprise.

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“Theaters. Shopping malls. Concerts.

Churches. All of these places that we go to, and we feel safe, and we should feel safe, and we have made them unsafe,” Haviland said. “We have failed to make decisions to make those places safe.”

Neville was a 15-year-old sophomore when the gunfire began. He fled the school grounds and gathered with others at a nearby elementary school as the ordeal played out on television.

His close friend — Neville won’t use his name publicly as a gesture of respect amid the “hyper-political” school shootings debate — was killed.

“I was probably not making good life choices at that time,” Neville said. “The friend who passed was doing everything right. Straight A’s. For me, it was a wake-up call that I needed to get my act together and that life is precious.”

He graduated, enlisted in the Army, served in Iraq, earned a Bronze Star and attained captain’s rank before leaving in 2013, completing college and entering politics. Now Colorado’s state House minority leader, Neville’s concealed carry legislation is one of his dearest political priorities — a possible way to safeguard children, including his three daughters, by deterring would-be shooters.

Neville’s bill was defeated in late February — the fourth time he’s tried. The next day he was in Washington, D.C., meeting with President Donald Trump and others on school violence. Trump has suggested arming teachers as one strategy.

“The folks who are thinking about committing such a heinous act would be forced to know that they’re not going inside a gun-free zone,” Neville said.

“Right now we just throw a sign above the door that says, `gun-free zone,’ which I think just welcomes them.”

“Schools are doing everything we can to keep your students safe,” said Haviland, who was a 16-year-old junior when Columbine happened. “I can’t imagine being a teacher, being responsible for all of these lives, and also carting a weapon.”

Like Neville, Haviland became more

‘We adults, myself and my generation, have failed these students where we have learned this is a thing and we still haven’t done anything.’

Samantha Haviland, Columbine survivor

determined to serve others after the Columbine tragedy. She sees no straightforward solutions to mass shootings — only a lack of will by residents and officeholders to shed politics and vitriol and calmly address every aspect of a confounding issue.

A self-described dorky kid who captained the speech club, was a peer counselor and played golf, Haviland escaped with other panicked students. She says a teacher saved her life by pulling an alarm that closed a fire door that kept her from running into the gunmen.

“Smiles and IDs, kids. Smiles and IDs,” she fondly remembers a reassuring FBI agent telling them when school reopened.

The tragedy strengthened Haviland’s conviction that she would be a school counselor one day. She went to college, spoke to high school kids around the country, got her doctorate. As chief of counseling for Denver schools, she’s seen it all: the gun debates, the mental health debates, the school security measures.

The shock and horror of Columbine has become a norm nearly two decades later.

“I wonder sometimes if our students don’t start to expect it,” Haviland said.

She sees hope and is inspired by the protests, the outcry, led by the student survivors from Florida.

“They’re angry, and they have every right to be angry,” she said. “If I could talk to the Florida students, I would say: Don’t let us get away with it again.”

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Glowing life forms fascinate visitors at Denver Museum of Nature & Science

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has played host to countless numbers of traveling exhibits over the years. These exhibits come from all over the world, and from some of the most respected institutions of learning and exploration.

But that presents a challenge for museum staff — how to make an exhibit that visitors may have seen before feel fresh.

“Any time we get an exhibit, we look for ways to add our own stamp,” said Eric Godoy, program specialist with the museum. “We go through our own collections and work with scientists to add something new. We also have great organizations to work with.”

That’s how “Creatures of Light: Nature’s Bioluminescence,” the museum’s new exhibit, running through June 10, came to feature contributions from Westminster’s Butterfly Pavilion and the Denver Botanic Gardens.

“The best part of working with organizations like the gardens, DMNS or the zoo is that we all do different things, and we do them really well,” said Mario Padilla, entomologist with the Butterfly Pavilion. “We all have the same missions of education, but in different areas.

So, these kinds of opportunities allow us to provide a new kind of experience.”

The exhibit was organized by the American Museum of Natural History in New York, in collaboration with the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa and The Field Museum in Chicago.

The exhibit shines a light on creatures that other natural things that blink, glow, flash and flicker thanks to bioluminescence and biofluorescence. Perhaps the most immediately recognizable of these creatures will be fireflies, even though the insect only rarely lights up Colorado’s evenings. But there’s a wide swath of beautiful and bizarre creatures from the world over to examine.

Some of the most beautiful glowing items don’t do a whole lot of moving — it’s things like minerals and fungi. To make learning about these materials more interactive,

Top left: Jellyfish are one of the creatures examined in the new Creatures of Light exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Top right: Fireflies are one of the most well-known creatures that use luminescence. Several species of fireflies live in Colorado, but they do not glow because they do not have the organ required to produce light. A few outliers have entered the state, so firefly flashes are occasionally seen in open spaces in Colorado. Bottom right: The Butterfly Pavilion sent some Arizona Desert hairy scorpions to be part of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science’s new exhibit, Creatures of Light. Bottom left: A female anglerfish, which have their own built-in fishing rod: a modified dorsal fin spine topped with a lure that pulses with bacterial light. Anglerfish are one of the creatures examined in the new Creatures of Light exhibit.

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there’s a black light feature where guests can see which minerals glow, and how brightly. And thanks to Dr. Andrew Wilson, assistant curator of mycology at the Denver Botanic Gardens, guests can also see living glowing mushroom — specifically Armillaria mellea and Panellus stipticus.

“Fungi such as lichens and the mushroom genus Cortinarius have tissues that fluoresce under a black light,” Wilson explained.

“Right now I’m trying to figure out the best conditions and cultures for optimal glow, but the cultures I have are doing pretty well. When visitors see it, it’s an eerie green glow that the fungus is producing all by itself.”

For more mobile creatures, the exhibit starts out on the land with an examination of fireflies, glowworms and scorpions — all of which have their own important reasons for luminescence.

“It’s poorly understood why scorpions fluoresce,” said Padilla, who brought some live Arizona desert hairy scorpions to the museum for

IF YOU GO WHAT: Creatures of Light WHERE: Denver Museum of Nature and Science 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver WHEN: Through June 10 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

COST: Comes with entry ticket Adult, $16.95 Junior (3 to 18), $11.95 Senior (65 and older), $13.95 INFORMATION: www.dmns.org the exhibit. “We think they might use their exoskeleton to detect their environment and determine if they’re in danger of exposure.”

From there, the exhibit goes to the water, where up to 90 percent of animals at depths below 700 meters are bioluminescent. First, visitors can stroll across an interactive Puerto Rican lagoon that lights up a trail of flashes from tiny “pyrotechnic” plankton.

The deeper the visitors goes into the ocean, the stranger the animals become. This includes female anglerfish, which have their own

built-in fishing rod: a modified dorsal fin spine topped with a lure that pulses with bacterial light. Or the ponyfish, which glows along its belly, camouflaging against the down-welling light from above to avoid being seen by predators lurking below.

“Life has evolved in some amazing ways, and I think it will really surprise and intrigue people,” said Godoy. “I love when folks come through and say, ‘I didn’t know that.’”

While the cumulative effect of the exhibit is both enlightening and beautiful, it’s the local touches that makes the exhibit special for visitors.

“Science literacy is very important in this day and age. Every advancement in society has been at the hands of science in some way shape or form,” Wilson said. “As a result, it’s important for our scientific institutions to support each other in providing new and exciting ways to engage the public and motivate them to learn more about this amazing world we live in.”

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Castle Rock Adventist Hospital to unveil painting Cindy Welch’s work was commissioned in 2017 by facility’s CEO

Cindy Welch’s new painting of Castle Rock Adventist Hospital will be unveiled on March 16.

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Sunset’s bright reflection ties Cindy Welch’s new watercolor painting to the land around Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, and the artwork was commissioned in late 2017 by hospital CEO Todd Folkenberg. The painting, with the town’s eponymous rock appearing in the background, will be unveiled in the lobby — where it will hang — during a public reception at 11:30 a.m. (unveiling at 12:30 p.m.)

March 16. The community is invited to enjoy this most recent addition to the artist’s series of Castle Rock buildings.

“We want Castle Rock Adventist Hospital to be a hospital of healing for our patients, and believe there are many components of healing for our

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patients,” Folkenberg said.

“One is the healing power of art and artwork, which is why we have a hospital gallery and a community gallery filled with artistic inspiration we can share with patients and

visitors.”

Welch, a Colorado native, has lived in Castle Rock for 25 years, painting and photographing her world — as well as using her commercial art skills to create advertising for

clients. She says “Color is my passion,” and held a solo show in the hospital gallery in 2016.

She operates a community website, CastleRockBound. net, and belongs to the Castle Rock Arts Guild. She will

IF YOU GO Castle Rock Adventist Hospital is at 2350 Meadows Blvd., just west of I-25, off Meadows Parkway.

The reception to unveil Cindy Welch’s painting on March 16 is open to the community. 720455-2508.

have signed and numbered limited-edition prints of the new painting available for sale at the reception and will donate 20 percent of proceeds to benefit the hospital’s Healing Arts Program.

Also on the busy artist’s calendar in 2018: She is on a committee to organize the annual “Court the Arts” event on June 9 and 10 — an outdoor show co-sponsored by the Castle Rock Arts Guild and the Parker Arts Guild on the same day as the Ducky Derby.

Watch for announcements.

And she won a poster contest, held by the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo Board, to celebrate the 100th year of the fair. Her art will be featured on 2018 marketing material.

DA’s offcice warns of new tax-refund scam that is gaining traction STAFF REPORT

A new scam that plays off the more widely known tax-imposter phone scam that claims money is owed to the IRS is gaining momentum, according to a news release from the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

The newly hatched plan involves criminals who are processing and sending tax refunds directly to consumers and then calling and scaring them into returning the money, the release states.

Before late January, when the IRS began accepting 2017 tax returns, criminals infected the computers of tax preparers and stole tax information on clients. Criminals now are using that data to process actual tax refunds, the release states.

Once the refunds are sent, the criminals will call, text or leave phone messages claiming to be agents or debt collectors from the IRS and threatening victims if they don’t sent the fraudulent refunds back.

The first red flag with this scam is the way the scammers are requesting payment — either through a wire service or with a pre-paid card rather than sending money directly to the IRS. This tactic of requesting money is the hallmark of a typical phone scam, the release says.

The second red flag is that the IRS will not call people, even those who owe money. Scammers spoof the information that appears on caller ID to make it look as if the IRS is calling.

If caller ID shows up as IRS or U.S.

Department of Treasury, it’s a scam — do not respond, the release says.

Those who are concerned or who have already received a refund should do the following, according to the release: • Immediately contact your tax preparer, especially if you’ve already received a refund or a refund you were not expecting. Usual turnaround time on a refund request is 10 days, so any quick return of a refund should be questioned.

• Fraudulent refunds must immediately be sent back to the IRS so they can take measures to correct and restore the client’s account and process an appropriate refund.

• If you received a mailed refund check, void it and send it back to the

IRS, along with a copy of the return and explanation of why the check is being returned. If the check was automatically deposited, call the IRS to explain what happened. The number is 800-829-1040 for individuals and 800829-4933 for businesses. You also must contact the bank to return the money.

• If you spent part or all of the refund, you will need to write a check to repay the IRS. Send checks to a local IRS service center, along with a note explaining you were a victim of the scam. Make certain you have the correct IRS return address. Your tax preparer will have this information and can guide you through these steps.

Go to www.irs.gov/newsroom/ tax-scams-consumer-alerts for more details about this scam.

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andscape photographer Glenn Randall has written extensively about mountain climbing and photography and after 20 years, has focused on the photography part — developing a special skill for portraying the night sky, especially the Milky Way. He says new DSLR cameras are so sensitive that they have made it possible to SONYA’S record the night sky as we see it. He SAMPLER will speak about that special focus to the Englewood Camera Club at 7 p.m. on March 13 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. (Use the south entrance.)

New members and Sonya Ellingboe guests are welcome to the monthly second Tuesday meetings.

Opera singers to compete Free operatic performances are available for the public. The Denver Lyric Opera Guild will be holding its annual competition for singers on a professional track and visitors are invited to attend for an hour — or all day. It will be at a new location, Denver’s Calvary Baptist Church, 6500 E. Girard Ave., at South Monaco Street.

Preliminaries will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 10 and Finals will be

p.m. March 13 will be “Rocky Mountain Honor Flight” by Mary Denise Haddon. From 9:30-11:30 a.m. March 20 will be “Ancestry DNA Matches: Who are All of Those People and Why Do I Care?” By by Wendy Dillenschneider, genetic genealogist. From 1-3 p.m.

March 20 will be “Getting to Know Uncle Moses: Building a Portrait of an Interesting Ancestor” by Greg Liverman, professional genealogist.

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The Milky Way over Longs Peak from the Emerald Lake Trail after an April snowstorm, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

GLENN RANDALL from 1 to 5 p.m. on March 24. A panel of three professional judges will hear 42 competitors in preliminaries and a different panel of three will hear 15 finalists. Several judges have been affiliated with Central City Opera and Edward Parks sang the lead in “The ®evolution of Steve Jobs” in Santa Fe last summer.

Brass and bagpipes celebrate Denver Brass, Celtic Colorado Pipes and Drums, Wick School of Irish Dance, Rocky Mountain Highland

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Dancers, Joanna and Ian Hyde — fiddle and guitar — and tenor Todd Teske will perform in a St. Patrick’s Day celebration at 7:30 p.m. March 1617 and 2 p.m. March 18 at the Newman Center’s Gates concert Hall, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver (DU). Tickets start at $26, newmancenterpresents.com.

Genealogy gatherings Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society meet at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. From 1-3

Focus on microbes “The Unseen World” will be a talk with author Eugenia Borg (“Microbia: A Journey into the Unseen World Around You”) and Colorado Public Radio host Ryan Warner at 7 p.m. March 16 in Hamilton Hall at the Newman Center, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver (DU).

Tickets: CPR.org.

Douglas County Libraries Writer Chris Bohjalian will appear at 7 p.m. March 12 at Highlands Ranch Library, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd., to talk about his new novel, “Flight Attendant.” Sale and signing follows. Register at 303-791-7323. Also at Highlands Ranch: Brad Meltzer will talk about a new thriller: “The Escape Artist” at 6:30 p.m. March 16. See above to register. Book lovers will meet to hear about staff recommendations at 6:30 p.m. March 7 at Roxborough Library, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road.

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CLUBS 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: guidebook 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. Go to http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/womens-guide-payingfor-college/ 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 Castle Rock Bridge Club: 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Plum Creek Golf Club, 331 Players Club Drive, Castle Rock. Friendly, ACBL-sanctioned duplicate games. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-810-8504. Go to www.castlerockbridge.com.

Chess: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at the Simla Library. All skill levels and ages welcome. Call 719-541-2573.

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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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Cocktails with Jeff Wozer; April 1: Chamber music from the DU Lamont School of Music: “Tchaikovsky in Florence.” Tickets: parkerarts.org.

Arts in Parker Neil Simon’s “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” plays March 16 to 25 in the newly renovated Schoolhouse Theater, followed by the Parker Symphony’s “Friday Night Jazz: Charlie Parker with Strings”; March 31: Comedy and

Magic show Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock features magician Michael Ammar in an all-ages show at 7:30 p.m. on March 16, 17 — Sunday matinee possible. Reservations: Tickets.AmazingShows.com, 303-660-6799.

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It’s unclear which claims against lawmakers could rise to the level of criminal misconduct and if both the Employers Council and outside law enforcement would investigate in such cases if claims were to be brought to police.

Bringing allegations of sexual assault by lawmakers as criminal allegations would require, or at least implore, alleged victims to publicly testify in court, a contrast with the anonymity granted by the confidentiality rules in the Legislature’s process.

The allegations of sexual harassment leveled against state lawmakers range from innuendos and shoulder-touching to repeated propositions for sex and unwanted touching of buttocks.

Sexual comments or innuendos about a person’s clothing, body or sexual activity can constitute verbal sexual harassment, according to the Legislature’s workplace-harassment policy.

Patting, pinching or intentionally brushing against a person’s body can constitute physical sexual harassment, according to the policy.

The list of lawmakers formally accused of sexual misconduct in recent months includes Lebsock; Tate; Sen. Randy Baumgardner, R-Hot Sulphur Springs; Rep. Paul Rosenthal, D-Denver; and Sen. Larry Crowder, R-Alamosa.

House Speaker Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, dismissed the complaint against Rosenthal because he wasn’t a lawmaker at the time of the alleged misconduct.

Game Night: 4 p.m. Mondays at the Kiowa Library; call 303-621-2111. Also, 5 p.m.

Tuesdays and 5 p.m. Wednesdays at the Elbert Library; call 303-648-3533. Enjoy board, card, and video games for all ages.

Go to 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.

Lawyers at the Library: 6-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly St. Free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for the areas of family law, civil litigation, criminal defense, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law and civil protection orders. Walk-ins welcome.

Everyone will be helped on a first-come, first-served basis.

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: 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: public transit service provided by the East Central Council of Local Governments. To ensure a seat is available, 24-hour notice appreciated. Call Kay Campbell, 719- 541-4275, or 800825-0208 for reservations. Go to eccog. com. Outback Express runs from Simla and Matheson to Colorado Springs on the first and third Monday of each month; from Simla and Matheson to Limon on the fourth Thursday of each month; from Kiowa, Elizabeth and Elbert to Parker or Colorado Springs on the first and third Tuesday of each month; from Elizabeth to Colorado Springs or Parker on the second Tuesday of each month. Good Samaritan Nursing Home Residents may ride the bus on the second Thursday of each month.

Overeaters Anonymous: 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: regular meetings on various weekday evenings and weekends at 7786 Prairie Lake Trail, Parker (in the Pinery). Open to anyone interested in card making and scrapbooking. Contact Alison Collins at 720-212-4788 or find us online at http://www.meetup.com/Parker-Frank-

town-Elizabeth-Paper-Crafting-Club/ Ranchland Republican Women: 7 p.m. third Monday of each month at the Elizabeth Library, 651 Beverly St. Membership is open to Republicans only. Dues are $25 for a full voting member (women only) and $10 for a non-voting member (can be women or men). For a membership application and other information, go to www.

RanchlandRepublianWomen.org.

Seniors Meet: 11 a.m. Mondays at the 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.

Simla Open Mic Night: 6:30 p.m. Fridays at the Simla Library. Share poetry, music, dance, comedy or painting (inter alios), or just come and watch.3333 Sky Cliff Center Caregiver Support Group: 10-11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month at 4600 E. Highway 86, Castle Rock. Caregiving for adults can be challenging at times, and you’re not alone. For information, or to let the center know if you’re coming, call 303-814-2863 or email skycliffctr@skycliff.org. Go to www.skycliff. org 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). Also, 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.

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NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

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SPRING VALLEY MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC, a Colorado non-profit corporation, Plaintiff, v.

PHILLIP BURR ULLOM, et al., Defendant(s).

HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Contact: Amy Boulas, aboulas@arthritis.org, 720-409-3143.

speak up for and ensure their best interests views. After being sworn in, in the first three TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: in court months of membership, complete a miniRE: Sheriff’s Sale of Real Property pursuant to Court Order and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S. Contact: 303-695-1882 or www.adv4chilmum of 45 hours of orientation and training dren.org.

ASSE International Student Exchange This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale curriculum. After this 90-day probationary proceeding has been commenced through the Program: Organizes student exchange period, members must log a minimum of 10 office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an Douglas/Elbert Task Provides programs hours of month and attend monthly trainOrderForce: re: Verified Motion asfor Default Judgment of Foreclosure dated November 22, sistance to peopleand in Decree Douglas and Elbert Need: Local host families to provide homes ing meetings. Persons ages 15-20, may join 2017, and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S., by Spring Valley Rancheconomic Master Association, cur-Elbert County Sheriffs Explorer POST counties who are in serious need, Inc., thethe for boys and girls age 15-18 from a variety of rent holder and owner of a statutory lien recorat risk of homelessness in similar crisis. coutries. that ded on or against the real property located at is associated with the Posse.

42395 Forest Oaks Dr., bank, Elizabeth, COContact: 80107, Need: Volunteers toCO, assist in the food Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 or David Peontek at djp1911@msn.com in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado. is based on an Order for client services andThe theforeclosure thrift store Treasures 800-733-2773 orDe303-646-5456. Go to http://www.elbertJudgment which establishes a lien for the on Park Street. fault countysheriff.com/posse.html; print out benefit of Spring Valley Ranch Master Association, Inc.303-688-1114, WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED Contact: Marion Dahlem, ext.

AYUSA: International Youth Exchange and complete an employment application MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUB32 Program: Promotes quality exchange proAlzheimer’s Association, Colorado and turn it into the Elbert County Sheriff’s JECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS. Public Notice grams for high school students from around Chapter: Provides care and support to Judgment is in the amount of $5,522.54.Office in Kiowa, “Attn: David Peontek.”

DISTRICT COURT, ELBERT COUNTY, Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine the world.

67,000-plus families dealing with all kinds legally described as follows, to wit: STATE OF COLORADO Center: Cares for Lot homeless horses and 6 Range 64Girl Need: Host families for international of dementing illnesses.

Scouts of Colorado: Youth organization 31, Section 33 Township SubdiCIVILhigh ACTION NO. 2017CV30052, vision Valley Ranch Phase 2, County of Division/Courtroom 1 other equines. Elbert,Spring school students ages 15-18 studying in the Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee for girls State of Colorado NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Need: Volunteers to work with horses and Denver area. members.

Need: Troop leaders, office support, adminisalso known by street and number as 42395 opportunities.

Requirements: To provide students with a MASTERother Requirements: Individuals who love to trative help and more Forest Oaks Dr., Elizabeth, CO 80107 SPRING VALLEY ASSOCIATION, (thebe “Property”).

INC, Requirements: Must 16 years old, pass a safe home, meals and transportation for help plan and execute. Our Walk to End Age requirement: Men and women, 18 and a Colorado non-profit corporation, Plaintiff, background check,You and able to commit 5-10 months. All family types Alzheimer’s attracts more than 10,000 andbe each of you are hereby notified older that a v. are considSheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be PHILLIP BURR ULLOM, et al., Defendant(s). to at least three hours a week for three ered. Must fill out onlilne application and people, so planning committee members Contact: www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org, conducted by the Elbert County Sheriff's Office, State of Colorado at 10:00 O’clock .A.M., on the months. pass background check. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: are essential. inquiry@gscolorado.org or 1-877-404-5708 5th day of April 2018, at the Elbert County Sherorientation Contact: Adrienne Bivens, 720-467-6430 Contact: Deb Wells, 303-813-1669 or iff’sTwo-hour Office, 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO 80117, RE: Sheriff’s Saleor of Real Other Property Information: pursuant to phoneof number 303 621-2027. the Court Order and §38-38-101provides et seq., C.R.S. an overview the services pro-At which sale, abivens@ayusa.org. Go to www.ayusa.org. dwells@alz.org.

Hospice at Home above described real property and improvevided, learn about the volunteer opportuniNeed: ments thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Volunteers help patients and their This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, posproceeding has been commenced through the ties,pursuant take atotour the center, and talk with Castle Rock Senior Activityoffice Center: Animal Rescue of the Rockies: Provides families with respite care, videotaping, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real of theProundersigned Sheriff an ofsession, property in connection with this sale.

Order re: Verified Motion forstaff Default Judgment and volunteers. vides services to local seniors foster care for death-row shelter dogs and massage and other tasks. Home study and Decree of Foreclosure dated November 22, Contact: 303-751-5772 or goARE to www.ddfl Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to cats throughout Colorado training is available.

BIDDERS REQUIRED.org.

TO HAVE CASH 2017, and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S., by Spring OR CERTIFIED FUNDS TO COVERContact THEIR Valley Ranch Master Association, Inc., the curappointments, the grocery store, pharmaNeed: Foster families for animals on lists to 303-698-6404 HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. CERTIFIED rent holder and owner of a statutory lien recorF U N’s D SPosse: ARE P A Y A B L E the TO: ELBERT ded on against the real Elbert property County located atSheriff Supports cies and more. be euthanized COUNTY COURT 42395 Forest Oaks Dr., Elizabeth, CO 80107, Contact: Steph Schroeder, 303-688-9498 Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies.org.

Hospice of Covenant Care: Nonprofit, faithCO, in the County of Elbert, Elbert State of County Colorado.Sheriff ’s Office and the Office You may havewith an interest in the real property The foreclosure is based onof anEmergency Order for De-Management detentions based hospice being foreclosed, or have certain rights or suffer fault Judgment which establishes a lien for the support, patrol, administrative duties, Colorado Humane Society: benefit Handles animal Arthritis Foundation, Colorado/Wyoming Need: certain liabilities or loss of event your interest in the Volunteers to support patients and of Spring Valley Ranch Master Associsubject property as a result of said foreclosure.

Inc. WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED security, services support, and to a laterfamilies abuse and neglect cases ation, Chapter: Helps conquer everyday battles If the sale date is continued date, MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THEemergency SUBthe deadline to file a Notice of Intent Contact: to Cure JECT PROPERTY call-outs as need arises.

Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, AND IMPROVEMENTS. through life-changing information and 303-731-8039 Public Notice by those parties entitled to cure may also be Need: With properextended. training and clearances, dogs and their litters, as wellJudgment as homes resources, access to care, advancements in Further, you are advised that the is infor the amount of $5,522.54.

COURT, ELBERT parties liable thereon, the owner of the property volunteers help with patrol, fingerprinting, cats and dogsCOUNTY, that require socializing or sciences and community connections. DISTRICT Meals on Wheels: Delivers meals to resiSTATE OF COLORADO described above, or those with an interest in the legally described as follows, to wit: CIVIL ACTION keeping, event subject property, maysecurity take appropriatedents and in Englewood, southern Jefferson Lot 31,or Section 33 Township records 6 Range 64 Subdi- community that NO. are2017CV30052, recovering from surgery injuries.

Need: Walk to Cure Arthritis committee Division/Courtroom 1 timely action under Colorado statutes. In order vision Spring Valley Ranch Phase 2, County of services, disaster response and manageContact: Teresa Broaddus, 303-961-3925 members and general office volunteer and western Arapahoe County to be entitled to take advantage of any County rights Elbert, State of Colorado NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE providedblizzard, for under fl Colorado must Drivers to deliver meals; volunteers to ment (wildfire, tornado, ood, law, you support.

Need: strictly comply and adhere to the provisions of also known by street and number as 42395 disaster relief, etc.).

CourtMASTER Appointed Special Advocates: Requirements: Individuals who love toSPRING help VALLEY help ASSOCIATION, the law. Colorado statutes merely set forth the prepare, box and label meals Forest Oaks Dr., Elizabeth, CO 80107 INC, applicable portions of Colorado statutory law re(the “Property”).

Requirements: Must be 21 years of age or Works with abused and neglected children plan and execute Walk to Cure Arthritis.

We Requirements: Must dedicate one to two a Colorado non-profit corporation, Plaintiff, lating to curative and redemption rights; therefore, you are should read and review all the applicandLincoln each of you are hereby notified that individuals a older; retired great.

Must in Arapahoe, Douglas, ElbertYou and combat arthritis every day, so supportv.from hours a week PHILLIP BURR ULLOM, et al., Defendant(s). able statutes and laws in order to determine the Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be complete a employment application, pass a which counties volunteers so that we can serve people is Contact: Phil or Mary at 303-798-7642 (from requisite procedures and provisions conconducted by the Elbert County Sheriff's Office, TO WHOM IT Need: MAY CONCERN: troland yourcomplete rights in the intersubject property. 8 a.m. to noon Mondays through Fridays) State of Colorado at 10:00 O’clock .A.M., on the background check, Advocates for children,5th today get to know, crucial. of April 2018, at the Elbert County SherSend volunteer opportunities to hharden@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide: Offers free tax filing help to anyone, especially those 50 and older, who cannot afford a tax preparation service.

Need: Volunteers to to help older, lowerincome taxpayers prepare their tax returns.

Requirement: All levels of experience are welcome; training and support provided.

Contact: 1-888-OUR-AARP (687-2277) or www.aarpfoundation.org/taxaide

RE: Sheriff’s Sale of Real Property pursuant to Court Order and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S.

Public Notices Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ELBERT COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2017CV30052, Division/Courtroom 1 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

SPRING VALLEY MASTER ASSOCIATION, INC, a Colorado non-profit corporation, Plaintiff, v.

PHILLIP BURR ULLOM, et al., Defendant(s).

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: RE: Sheriff’s Sale of Real Property pursuant to Court Order and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S.

This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an Order re: Verified Motion for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated November 22, 2017, and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S., by Spring Valley Ranch Master Association, Inc., the current holder and owner of a statutory lien recorded on against the real property located at 42395 Forest Oaks Dr., Elizabeth, CO 80107, CO, in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado.

The foreclosure is based on an Order for Default Judgment which establishes a lien for the benefit of Spring Valley Ranch Master Association, Inc. WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS. Judgment is in the amount of $5,522.54. legally described as follows, to wit: Lot 31, Section 33 Township 6 Range 64 Subdi-

This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an Order re: Verified Motion for Default Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated November 22, 2017, and §38-38-101 et seq., C.R.S., by Spring Valley Ranch Master Association, Inc., the current holder and owner of a statutory lien recorded on against the real property located at 42395 Forest Oaks Dr., Elizabeth, CO 80107, CO, in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado.

The foreclosure is based on an Order for Default Judgment which establishes a lien for the benefit of Spring Valley Ranch Master Association, Inc. WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS.

Misc. Private Legals

Judgment is in the amount of $5,522.54. legally described as follows, to wit: Lot 31, Section 33 Township 6 Range 64 Subdivision Spring Valley Ranch Phase 2, County of Elbert, State of Colorado also known by street and number as 42395 Forest Oaks Dr., Elizabeth, CO 80107 (the “Property”).

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Elbert County Sheriff's Office, State of Colorado at 10:00 O’clock .A.M., on the 5th day of April 2018, at the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO 80117, phone number 303 621-2027. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder.

Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. CERTIFIED FUNDS ARE PAYABLE TO: ELBERT COUNTY COURT You may have an interest in the real property being foreclosed, or have certain rights or suffer certain liabilities or loss of your interest in the subject property as a result of said foreclosure.

If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a Notice of Intent to Cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. Further, you are advised that the parties liable thereon, the owner of the property described above, or those with an interest in the subject property, may take appropriate and timely action under Colorado statutes. In order

Notices

iff’s Office, 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO 80117, phone number 303 621-2027. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder.

Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. CERTIFIED FUNDS ARE PAYABLE TO: ELBERT COUNTY COURT

You may have an interest in the real property being foreclosed, or have certain rights or suffer certain liabilities or loss of your interest in the subject property as a result of said foreclosure.

If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a Notice of Intent to Cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended. Further, you are advised that the parties liable thereon, the owner of the property described above, or those with an interest in the subject property, may take appropriate and timely action under Colorado statutes. In order to be entitled to take advantage of any rights provided for under Colorado law, you must strictly comply and adhere to the provisions of the law. Colorado statutes merely set forth the applicable portions of Colorado statutory law relating to curative and redemption rights; therefore, you should read and review all the applicable statutes and laws in order to determine the requisite procedures and provisions which control your rights in the subject property.

Misc. Private Legals

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BURAU (CFBP), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov

IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BURAU (CFBP), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.

To advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100

Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Misc. Private Legals

Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at (303) 621-2027. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Alcock Law Group, PC 19751 E Mainstreet, Suite 210 Parker, CO 80138 (303) 993-5400 Dated: January 9, 2018 Shayne Heap, Sheriff Elbert County, State of Colorado By: Sheriff Shayne Heap Legal Notice No.: 23912 First Publication: 02/08/2018 Last Publication: 03/08/2018 Published In: The Elbert County News

City and County Public Notice District Court Elbert County, Colorado 751 Ute Avenue P.O. Box 232 Kiowa, Colorado 80117 In the Matter of the Petition of: Mark and Brenda Terreault (name of person seeking to adopt)

Public Notice

CityDistrict and Court County

Elbert County, Colorado 751 Ute Avenue P.O. Box 232 Kiowa, Colorado 80117 In the Matter of the Petition of: Mark and Brenda Terreault (name of person seeking to adopt) For the Adoption of a Child Case Number: 17 JA 13 Division: 1 * Courtroom: 1 NOTICE OF HEARING To: Travers Proulx Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner(s) has/have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child.

If applicable, an Affidavit of Abandonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more.

You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on April 20, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in the court location identified above.

You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner.

Legal Notice No.: 24002 First Publication: February 8, 2018 Last Publication: March 8, 2018 Publisher: The Elbert County News

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