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Service dog has extensive training Vest will offer protection to crime-ﬁghting animal By Geraldine Smith Special to Colorado Community Media Officer Geraldine Earthman of the Grand Junction Police Department and her police service dog Gero were covering the back of a building, providing assistance to another officer, when Earthman spotted the suspect leaning out of a rear window with a handgun pointed right at her. Reacting to the situation and his training, Gero began barking and lunging at the man. Instead of shooting Earthman, the man turned his gun on Gero, fatally wounding him with the first shot. Gero distracted the gunman and gave Earthman the time to return fire, wounding the suspect. Without the diversion, the suspect’s first bullet would have found Earthman. Gero’s watch ended May 6, 2004.

Highly trained police dogs assist and save officers’ lives throughout the country, risking or losing their own. With an increase in incidents where the police service dogs lose their lives in the line of duty, Vested Interest in K9s, a nonprofit organization, attempts to supply as many of these dogs as possible with bulletproof and stab-proof vests. Vests purchased through Vested Interest in K9s cost $1,050. One of Elbert County’s two police dogs will be the recipient of such a vest, courtesy of a family in Bakersfield, California, in memory of their son. The five-pound lifesaving vest will be embroidered with the message, “Vested in loving memory forever Corey Alan Morrow.” His parents, Alison and Mike Daniel, feel this gesture would have pleased Corey. Rooster, an 8-year-old German shepherd donated to the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office by his handler, Greg Wilson, will receive the Dog continues on Page 9

Elbert County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce police dog Rooster poses with SWAT team member Mike Skalisky, left, and his handler, Greg Wilson. Courtesy photo

Dore faces challenger in primary

Eleven-year Health Fair participant Mona Smith is prepped for a blood draw. Nearly ﬁfty people were waiting when the doors opened at 7:00 on Saturday morning at the Elizabeth Middle school. Photo by Rick Gustafson

Kimmi Lewis is GOP activist, Las Animas County resident By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media When Kimmi Lewis left her home on April 8, bound for the Republican State Convention in Colorado Springs, she had no intention of running for office. But by the end of the day, she found herself accepting a nomination from the assembly floor to challenge fellow Republican Tim Dore — the incumbent who is seeking reelection to the District 64 state House seat — in the June 28 Republican primary. “We are truly freedom fighters. That’s what we’ve had to be down here,” Lewis said. “I just felt like it was time that somebody stepped up and challenged Rep. Dore. I made a split-second decision. I Lewis continues on Page 7

Health fair attracts residents By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media

When the doors to the 2016 9Health Fair opened at Elizabeth Middle school at 7 a.m. on April 23, around 50 people were lined up just inside the entrance.

At the same time, more than 60 medical and non-medical volunteers waited at stations inside the school with medical forms, blood pressure cuffs and needles, lots of needles. In addition to the standard screening stations staffed for blood draws, body

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Elizabeth students shine at FBLA conference Staff report

Elizabeth High School’s Emmi Lindsey was among seven members of the school’s FBLA chapter to be recognized at the opening session of the state FBLA Leadership Conference for completing the Business Level Achievement Award. Courtesy photo

Members of the Elizabeth High School Future Business Leaders of America chapter fared well at the state FBLA Leadership Conference April 14-16 in Vail. Here are some highlights:. Emmi Lindsey was selected to perform the national anthem at the opening ceremony in front of 3,000 people. The chapter earned its seventh Peak V award in its history for 2015-16.EHS was one of 10 chapters statewide to earn this top chapter award designation based on its program of work accomplishments during the year. The chapter was recognized for its service work for the March of Dimes. The EHS chapter raised more money than any other chapter with one excep-

tion this year. Seven members were recognized at the opening session for completing the Business Level Achievement Award.This award focuses on local, district and state involvement in FBLA, intermediate business skills, and leadership in the community. The recipients were: Ryan Burdick, McKenna Eddy, Zach Imel, Emmi Lindsey, Ernie Smith, Dane Tomei and Maddy Trebrugge. The following students are national qualifiers in their respective competitive events: • Kristen Jackson and Autumn Wendler, first place, Partnership With Business Project • Marianne Hughes, ﬁrst place, Job Interview • Matthew Seidl, third place, Securities and Investments.

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Massage therapist Laura Charlton works out the kinks. The Wellness Room at the health fair allows participants to talk with healers offering alternative medicines. Photos by Rick Gustafson Sheila Marie Hennessy explains the beneﬁts of infrared BioMats to Kathy Rittenhouse of Elizabeth. BioMats are ﬁlled with crushed amethyst and tourmaline.

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in Elizabeth had featured the Wellness Room, which offered participants the opportunity to experience therapeutic massage; try a few yoga moves; and learn about Chi Gong, a form of moving meditation. “It was a big success last year, and we

have even more this year,” said Elizabeth Lions Club president Terry Clayton, the 9Health Fair site leader for Elizabeth. Sheila Marie Hennessy of Healing Waters in Elizabeth demonstrated her work with BioMats. The heated mats are filled with amethyst and tourmaline and the infrared heat from the mats penetrates into the body to a depth of four inches. Hennessy uses the mats in tandem with a gentle form of bodywork called Cranial Sacral Therapy that works the bones of the head, spinal column, and sacrum.

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Do you know someone who has demonstrated a high level of service and long-standing commitment to the operation, management or financial support of the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo? Why not nominate them for the Wall of Honor? Up to six individuals may be recognized this year. Nomination forms and associated materials are due on or before May 31. For additional information, and to download a nomination packet, please visit www. DouglasCountyFairFoundation.com

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“This is not a heating blanket,” Hennessy said. “The light touch of Cranial Sacral Therapy works wonders on the nervous system and helps to settle loopy thoughts.” According to Hennessy, the technique has its origins in osteopathy and has a great deal of popularity in Europe. The technique has also been used to treat patients with traumatic brain injury. Vendors in the Wellness Room are allowed to demonstrate, but are forbidden to take information from participants. They may, however, have cards available for people to pick up. Clayton hopes that next year a medical financial adviser will be available to help people plan for their health needs. Over the past two years, the fair has provided screenings and health advice to nearly 600 people in the Elizabeth area and for the third year in a row, the Elizabeth Lions Club has sponsored the event. “The county used to do it, the county health department, but they were being

paid,” said Clayton. “When the county stopped paying them to do it, they stopped volunteering, so there was nobody to coordinate.” Lions Club members form the core of the management team who recruit volunteers and publicize the health fair locally. For Clayton and his team, it was a little more difficult to round up volunteers this year because Castle Rock moved its fair from Friday to Saturday, and many of the volunteers who worked both events could not come to Elizabeth. According to Clayton, it costs about $1,000 each year to sponsor the health fair, $200 for the school janitorial staff and the rest for promotional material and volunteer meals that each location is responsible for. Clayton expressed his thanks to volunteers and to the local businesses who support the effort, IREA, Sonic, Outback Liquors, Big R, True Value, and the American Legion Post 82 in Elizabeth, which provided lunches for volunteers.

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Put up a hand, if you want to help There are many people right here in our own community who have been blessed enough and who have worked hard enough where they enjoy a comfortable lifestyle. And there are others who have worked just as hard, if not harder, but have earned less money, yet they too have been blessed with a comfortable and enjoyable life. There are also others right here in our own community who have suffered a financial setback, or have had catastrophic health issues or other situations deplete their savings and in many cases have cost them their jobs as well. And then there are those who are living paycheck to paycheck, just trying to get by while sometimes working two or three jobs just to do so. And then there always seems to be the people looking for a handout. They approach us at the gas station or they stand on the street corner with their cardboard sign. The stories are always the same, as they are either stranded, out of gas, an injured veteran, out-of-work mother of three, or that they are willing to work for food or money. Sometimes the signs are deeper as they try and tug at our heartstrings as we walk or drive by, and others just shoot straight like, “Need beer money.” Homelessness is no joke, and as much as we would like to paint everyone on the street corner with the same brush, we simply cannot. Even if 99 percent are just looking for a handout and not really a hand up, how do we know which one is which? Now don’t get me wrong, I am not trying to get us all to increase our donations or donate at all to the

cardboard sign carrying person in need on the street, that is a personal decision for each one of us as we experience those encounters. My goal here is to make two points. The first is that there are those who will benefit tremendously from a Michael Norton hand up and are not looking for a handWINNING out. An unexpected WORDS series of events or one bad decision has landed that person or that family in a world of hurt, and possibly homeless. And there are shelters and programs that are designed to help such people and families in need. Every church or house of worship seems to have a group, program, team or mission that focuses on people and families in need. Those are the places where our time, talents, and resources could do so much to provide people with a hand up, not just a handout. The second point is that this happens all too often in our own circle of friends and families. And what I mean is that we probably all have at least one person, adult person that is, in our lives that seems to always have their hand out for a handout. They never have money to split the lunch bill, or they have forgotten their credit card or left their wallet or purse at home. They are a few

hundred dollars short on rent or their air conditioner broke on a hot summer July day and don’t have the funds to replace it or get it fixed. And did you ever notice it’s the same people or person that always has their hand out? If we don’t stop it at some point, we are just enabling the person and the behavior. We are called to help where and when we can. We need to be discerning in our giving and assistance, always looking for opportunities where our giving will be seen and accepted as a hand up and not a handout. And when we give with a caring and discerning heart, we do so because we truly want to help. We never give as a means to put anyone in a position of “owing us” something in return. What they owe us and owe more to themselves is the effort to use the generosity given to them as a steppingstone to getting their life in order or back on track. Are you willing to give a hand up? Have you been blessed enough to do so? If so I encourage you to connect with an organization that helps people and families in need like a food bank, church, or shelter and offer what you can, large or small, it doesn’t matter. As always I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we stop giving handouts and start giving a hand up, it really will be a better than good week for you, and for at least one more person than last week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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Please pass this along to someone who might benefit from it. Colorado is like a beautiful state. Colorado is like bordered by Wyoming, Nebraska, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Utah. Colorado was like named for the Colorado River. Annoying isn’t it? I thought it had gone away. It hasn’t. I was listening to talk radio the other day, and a journalist who was being interviewed couldn’t get thorough a single sentence without an unneeded, unwanted, extragrammatical “like.”

Words are her career and there she was, littering her thoughts with a word that has no nutrients. I’ll bet you a velocipede she didn’t know it either. If your president, if your professor, if your physician soaked everything in “likes,” you wouldn’t like it. You would — you should — lose respect for them. “I had like three hours of sleep last night.” Does that mean you had two? Two and a half? Three and a half? Four? “I am going on like a vacation.” What’s similar to a vacation? A

nap? The day off? Daydreaming? Hibernation? I am not an English teacher. I am simply a listener. Listening is important, and there has never been a better time to be a listener. Think about it. We can hear words that are spoken almost instantaneously, by politicians (somewhat unfortunately), athletes (somewhat unfortunately), analysts, eyewitnesses, and people on the street. Whenever there is a blockbuster Smith continues on Page 7

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had thought about it. I wasn’t the only one. There were several of us who were thinking about running, but no one put their name in.” Lewis, from the area around the tiny town of Kim in southeastern Colorado, lives on the ranch where she grew up, which she and her late husband bought from her father in 1992. “I’m still a rancher, a cow-calf producer. We raised our six children here,” Lewis said. A graduate of Trinidad State Junior College, Lewis describes herself as a lifelong Republican who began volunteering with the party at the age of 18. Though she has not previously run for a public office, she served the Las Animas Republican Party as secretary, vice chair, and chair from 1994 through 2012. She also served as the chair of the Las Animas Republican Women. Involvement for Lewis does not stop at the party line. She is a founder and past president of the Colorado Independent CattleGrowers Association and a past president of the Arkansas Valley Cattlewomen, and she served as the National Private Property Rights Chair for R-

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CALF USA for three years. Though a strong supporter of the military, she was instrumental in achieving a funding ban that stopped the Department of Defense’s eminent domain expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site into local ranch land. Without money appropriated, the Army was not able to buy the land. “They finally backed off, and we always worry that the threat is still there,” she said. When the National Park Service attempted to create one of the country’s largest National Heritage Areas, encompassing seven southeastern Colorado counties, Lewis and her fellow ranchers fought again and stopped the NHA. “We just don’t like the federal government over the top of us,” she said. “I believe the heritage area was a form of takings. I believe that eminent domain was another form of takings, and we constantly are threatened by nongovernmental organizations and groups that have a way of some type of takings. You have to be very vigilant, and that’s what we’ve done.” In 2009, Lewis completed the Leadership Program of the Rockies, an institute that develops and trains leaders in public policy and the political process, but she did not stand for election. At the beginning of 2016, Lewis

found herself at a crossroads when she was asked to once again fill the role of secretary of the Las Animas Republican Party. Though she agreed to fill the position, she viewed the job as an essential learning opportunity for future party leaders. “There’s a lot of people that need to be doing those jobs, and I felt like I needed to step forward, because of the leadership that I have shown,” she said. “I needed to be stepping on up the ladder rather than backing on down.” Lewis sees a lack of leadership as one of the primary reasons for her challenge to Dore, who lives in northwestern Elbert County, and she and her supporters are excited by the challenge. Though she has not created a first-year wish list her concerns center on water and expanded broadband internet for the southeastern counties. “I think that water is the most important thing we can talk about,” she said. “We have to find a way to preserve it.” Lewis says that even if she loses the primary in June, she will lose with her “head up high,” because she thinks her challenge to Dore will encourage him to spend more time in the southeastern part of the state. “I feel like regardless of whether I win or not, it will be better for all of us in eastern Colorado.”

unless you keep in practice.” The primary offenders of “like” are girls, young women, and women. Go ahead and throw Gloria Allred at me. Oh, I have heard men, mostly athletes, say it too. After his walk-off home run, a ballplayer said, “I’m like, I want to thank God.” Rumor has it that “like” was first used extra-grammatically in a teenager’s pink bedroom in the summer of 1974, in Sherman Oaks, California. The girl’s name was Mindi.

at it than others. I can still remember how eloquently Jim McKay was, during the 1972 Olympics crisis. “They’re all gone,” he said. When an anchor or a reporter is without a teleprompter or a script, we can really find out what they are capable of. How many, if any, “uh’s” and “um’s” are there? If there are none, you know you are listening to someone who can really talk. As Kasper Gutman said in “The Maltese Falcon, “Talking’s something you can’t do judiciously,

Kimmi Lewis stands with her daughter Kristine. Lewis was nominated from the Floor of the Republican State Assembly, receiving enough votes to be placed on the line on the ballot. Courtesy photo

(She dotted her “i’s” with hearts.) I tried to interview Mindi, 56, for this column, but she was on like a vacation. I know for a fact that some people don’t want to sound too smart. It’s true. If you sound too smart, your friends might think that you are showing them up. We sometimes lower our standards in order to fit in. It’s unwise, for example, to recite Robert Frost in a prison’s exercise yard. You don’t want to sing, “Love Will Keep Us Together,” in down-

town Detroit. I am a big believer in words. Spoken and written. Words can be informative, inspirational, amusing, educational, poetic, cryptic, romantic, uttered, muttered, stammered and true. I am a logophile. That’s my ilk, my tribe, my group, my troupe, my soup, my poop and my whoop. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net

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By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Hilltop is the Colorado town that wasn’t. Not big enough for most maps, not close enough to water to become a city, the area on the border of Douglas and Elbert counties mostly served as a stop for train and stagecoach routes in the late 1800s. The schoolhouse, built in 1898, is one of the last remnants of the historic community. And the Hilltop Social Club wants to keep it. The society and the United Church of Christ in Parker will host the fourth annual Hilltop Art Fair on April 20, and proceeds from the fair will be used to maintain the schoolhouse. Eileen Enterline is a member of the society. She and the other members decided four years ago to incorporate local artists and area families into a project that would benefit the schoolhouse and support local artists. “The first year we were just putting it out there and we really didn’t know what we were doing,” Enterline said. “We just thought, ‘Let’s do something where we celebrate history but also celebrate local artists.’” The event is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. Family-friendly activities will include a “Make Your Own Masterpiece” project for children, free 10-minute piano lessons and wagon rides between the church and schoolhouse. Performances include a big band and an afternoon jam session for anyone who wants to join in. Children will also be featured in the performances. The Singing Hills Choir will open the fair with the poem “At Hill Top,” written by settler “Grandma” Fizzelle.

Members of a young writers’ workshop at the Castle Rock Library will also be on hand to recite original poetry. The fair will include paintings, pottery, photography, cut glass, jewelry and other fine art works for sale, but Enterline said the fair isn’t just about fundraising. “We want artists, not vendors,” she said. For Nancy Yarrison, a Parker artist who handcrafts silver jewelry, community building at the event is as important as

selling her work. “We enjoy exhibiting at the show because it is a well-organized, high quality art and craft show,” Yarrison said. “It also gives us a chance to exhibit locally so we can visit with friends and they can see our work without having to travel out of the area.” The schoolhouse is one of only three buildings left from Hilltop’s past. The other two, a cabin in disrepair and a longabandoned Sears Roebuck building, are

slated for demolition to make room for a housing development. “I consider the schoolhouse a gem,” Enterline said.” If it isn’t polished, it could go into disrepair too.” Enterline said many people who live in the Parker area don’t know its history, and without the schoolhouse, Hilltop could be forgotten. But not on her watch. “It is something that needs to be taken care of.”

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vest in in eight to 10 weeks. Wilson adopted Rooster when he was 8 weeks old and originally wanted him as a personal family dog. A fortuitous viewing of the movie “True Grit” when Rooster became part of the family led to the puppy’s name, Rooster Cogburn. Naming him after the cantankerous lawman in the movie was prophetic. Rooster was soon to become part of the law enforcement community himself. Rooster’s road to becoming a part of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office began when Wilson, a retired officer, found Sheriff Shayne Heap had an opening in the department. Wilson and Rooster were a package deal when Wilson donated Rooster to the sheriff’s office. It was a coup for the county because dogs of Rooster’s caliber and training can cost upward of $25,000. Rooster has been trained in French Ring Sport, an intense training for specialized competitions. Completion of the intense training indicates an aptitude for police work and the agility and temperament required for the job.

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Work and family It would seem risky to have a dog trained in criminal apprehension as part of a family. However, Wilson explains that the K9 dogs are highly trained, and a “light switch” is triggered by specific instructions from the handle before dog slips into K9 mode. Dogs have to be asked to do something before they will respond. He says, “They are not like a land shark on the end of a leash, and Rooster and my 16-year-old daughter are inseparable.” The handlers and the dogs are professionals and spend significant training time together, and Wilson will often work with Rooster when there is time during routine patrol. Elbert County not only trains the dogs for their own protection and the protection of their handlers, but addresses another real hazard facing police service dogs. A number of dogs have died from heat exhaustion in police cars across the county and the problem is growing. Elbert County has outfitted Wilson’s police car with a canine insert and an alarm system that triggers if the temperature inside of the car becomes lethal. Rooster’s area is temperature controlled with a monitor that activates safety alarms if the car heats to or above 85 degrees. At this temperature, the horn will honk, the lights begin flashing, a fan turns on and the windows roll down to help cool the car. If Greg Wilson, Wilson is away from car, a moniHandler of Rooster tor on his belt alerts him to the danger. Working in Elbert County, Rooster does not see as much action as dogs in larger cities, but he has been useful to the department on several occasions, assisting in apprehension of fugitives and finding evidence ditched during a pursuit. Rooster has been out on eight or 10 patrols involving police work. Wilson says, “The presence of a dog often has a calming effect in a tense situation. People don’t want to mess with a dog.” All police service dogs who died while in service are listed on the Officer Down Memorial Page alongside the officers killed in the line of duty, www.odmp.org.

They are not like a land shark on the end of a leash, and Rooster and my 16-year-old daughter are inseparable. ... The presence of a dog often has a calming effect in a tense situation. People don’t want to mess with a dog.”

Obedience is crucial Beyond his French Sport Ring training, Rooster is certified by the Colorado Police K9 Association for both patrol and drug detection. Certification by the Colorado Police K9 Association, whose standards are approved by the state Chiefs of Police and Sheriffs Association and the Colorado Board of Peace Officers Standards and Training, consists of five phases. The most important of these phases is the obedience phase. If at any time during any of the phases the dog does not obey or is not in control, the training is immediately terminated. All five phases must be passed before the dog become part of a K9 unit and certified for patrol. The other phases after obedience are criminal apprehension, call-off, building search and area search. Call-off is especially important, and Wilson points out, “I must be able to call Rooster back at any point after he is dispatched.”

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Audubon center hosts bird-banding station Bird banding, in partnership with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, “provides a unique look into the life journey of these amazing little animals,” said Audubon Society of Greater Denver outreach coordinator Kate Hogan. Sonya Ellingboe It fosters a new SONYA’S appreciation for the migration that’s SAMPLER happening around us in the spring. At the Audubon Nature Center, on the south edge of Chatfield State Park, an ornithologist will attach a band to the legs of wild birds to help track their migratory path and general health of the population. A visit offers an opportunity to see wild birds up close (and be assured that they are not being injured). The Banding Station is open to the public from 7:30-11 a.m. Sundays May 1, 15, 22, 29 and Saturdays May 7, 21, 28. Visitors are asked to make a donation of $3 to support the program. Information: 303-973-9530, denveraudubon.org.

Survival tales Kurtis Kelley will share tales of reallife adventures of pioneers at 7 p.m. May 3 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. An actor who specializes in historic character re-enactments, he will talk about Abner Sprague and his party lost in a blizzard; the Earl of Dunraven and mountain lions and more. Suitable for all ages, free admission. 303-7953961. Gardeners’ alert! The Denver Botanic Gardens at 1007 York St., Denver, holds its Spring Plant Sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 6-7, admission free, with a members’ preview party on May 5 (4-8 p.m. $45). This year’s sale focuses on pollinator-attracting plants best for this climate, and a predesigned garden layout featuring them. Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own wagons or dollies. Container plants are available for those without a yard. (May 6 is National Public Gardens Day.) Stories in Sculpture Thirteen large sculptures belonging to the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis Sculpture Garden will be on loan to Denver Botanic Gardens April 29 through

Oct. 2, while the famous Minnesota garden undergoes major reconstruction. Artists represented: Henry Moore, Louise Nevelson, Isamu Noguchi, George Segal, Saul Baizerman, Deborah Butterfield, Barry Flanagan and Judith Shea. Special programs. General admission. Events at college Coming up at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton: Multimedia, Graphic Design and Illustration students’ art is showcased in the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at ACC through May 6. Hours: noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; until 7 p.m. on Tuesdays. Admission is free and the public is welcome. Good opportunity for a prospective student to see what is created. Three concerts in May, all free and at 7 p.m. in the Waring Theatre; information: Dr. Hidemi Matsushita, 303-7975867. May 2 — ACC String Orchestra, directed by Rene Knetsch. May 6 — ACC Jazz Ensemble, directed by Cecil Lewis. May 10 — ACC Choir, directed by Ron Kientz. May 3 — Join the editors and contrib-

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Caribbean Mass The Castle Rock Chorale will perform Glenn McClure’s “St. Francis in the Americas: A Caribbean Mass” at 7:30 p.m. on May 6 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 2746 Fifth St., Castle Rock. Tickets: $12/$10, free 12 and under, at the door. Steel drums and piano accompaniment. Info@castlerockchorale.org. Arts in Parker The Parker Symphony plays music by John Williams at 7:30 p.m. May 6 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. $20/$25. 303-805-6800, parkerarts.org. The Parker Chorale will perform “The Rhythms of Life” at 7:30 p.m. May 7 with the Ponderosa High School Pegasus Choir, 2016 recipient of the Chorale Grant Program. Songs will explore love, loss, joy and sorrow. $20/$25. 303-8056800, parkerarts.org. “Red Riding Hood” will be presented by Phamaly Theatre Company at 10 a.m. on May 9. Tickets $12. 303-805-6800, parkerarts.org.

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Monthly Adult Lecture Series The Parker Cultural and Scientific Commission sponsors talks on topics that impact Colorado and Douglas County residents. The intent of these talks is to increase the understanding of how science and technology address issues facing the community. RSVP required; call the PACE Center box office at 303-805-6800. All lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Thursday, May 5, Living with Wildlife. Mary K. McCormac, education and watchable wildlife coordinator (Northeast Region), will lead a discussion on how and why human-wildlife conflicts happen, how to minimize potential problems, and how to protect wild animals, people and pets. Non-Fiction Book Club Meets Parker Non-Fiction Book Club meets from 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at the Parker Library. Discussion can continue afterward, if desired, at Kneaders. Contact Evelyn Poulo at 971-275-3750 for details. The topic for May is the Civil Rights Movement. Members can read a book about integration of the first high school, Martin Luther King, the Black Panthers, the Freedom Riders. One suggestion is “A Mightly Long Way: My Journey to Justice at

Little Rock Central High School,” by Charlotta Walls LaNier. In June, the group will meet from 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at 11008 Blackwolf Drive, Parker (Canterberry Crossing). RSVP requested. Used Book Sale John Grisham, Diane Mott Davidson and Nora Roberts are three of the hundreds of authors available at the Friends of the Elizabeth Library used-book sale from Thursday, May 12, to Saturday, May 14. Thousands of used books (fiction, nonfiction, biographies, romance, etc.) will be sold. All proceeds support the Elizabeth Library. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Upcycled MakerSpaces The Elizabeth Library and RAFT will host a free, two-part maker event Saturday, May 21. The

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SPORTS ROUNDUP ELIZABETH CARDINALS BASEBALL Elizabeth 10, Englewood 8 Elizabeth won the April 15 conference game. Key performers: Jackson Wherry and Garret Warren each hit a home run. Jake Lawson had two stolen bases. GIRLS SOCCER Elizabeth 5, Fort Lupton 2 Elizabeth won the April 21 conference game. Key performers: Meri

Sandy scored two goals. Other goal scorers were Summer Hatch, Kelsey Eddy and Marianne Hughes. Goalkeeper Megan Reyher had three saves. TRACK AND FIELD Pomona Invitational: Elizabeth boys placed 11th and girls placed 13th in the April 15 meet in Lakewood. Top finishers were: Brad George, third, 200 meter; and the 4x100-meter girls relay team, third.

ELBERT BULLDOGS TRACK AND FIELD The Bulldogs boys team placed 14th out of 18 teams at the Kiowa Klassic in Elbert on April 23 with 11 points. Key Players: Daniell Mayer placed fifth in the 800 meter with a time of 2:20:41 and Dakota Miller finished in 10th place in the long jump. The girls team

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took 10th place out of 18 teams with 14 points. Key Players: Devin Mayer took eighth place in the 100 meter in 14.45 and seventh in the 200 meter with a time of 30.39. Kaya Chamberlain took sixth in the 200 meter with a time of 30.35.

BASEBALL Peyton 12, Kiowa/Simla 0 The Cubs dropped both games in a doubleheader against the Peyton Panthers on April 23. Peyton 4, Kiowa/ Simla 0 Key Players: Riley Lopez pitched two innings in game one and had two strikeouts. Joel Smith and Kasey Nusbaum each had two hits in game two.

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Salomess Stars Salome FOR RELEASE WEEK OF APRIL 25, 2016 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Impatience is still somewhat of a problem. But a sign of progress should soothe the anxious Aries heart. Meanwhile, invest some of that waiting time in preparing for the change ahead. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Bovines tend to excel at solving problems, not creating them. But you risk doing just that if you’re slow to respond to a timely situation. If necessary, seek advice from someone you trust. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) The Gemini Twin might need to do more than a routine check of both a job-linked and home-based situation. Dig deeper for more data on both fronts to avoid unwanted surprises later. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Moon Children facing an important workplace decision are encouraged to use their perceptiveness to see through any attempt to win them over with a supercharge of fawning and flattery. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Good news catapults Leos and Leonas into reconsidering a deferred decision. But time has moved on, and it’s a good idea to recheck your plans and make adjustments where necessary. VIRGO (August 23 to September PUBLIC NOTICE 22) The week favors relationships, both personal and Elbert County District Court professional. Take the time to look for and imCourt Address: 751 Ute Avenue mediately repair any vulnerable areas caused Kiowa CO 80117 by unresolved misunderstandings.

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Public notice is given on March 17, 2016 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Elbert County Court. The Petition requests that the name of Jacquelyn Suzanne Storti be changed to Jack Anthony Storti Case No.: 16 C 12 Cheryl A. Layne, Clerk of Court By: Joleen Jenkins, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 23392 First Publication: April 21, 2016 Last Publication: May 5, 2016 Publisher: The Elbert County News

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before August 31, 2016 or the claims may be forever barred. Julie K. Snow-Kloppenberg Personal Representative 8500 E. Warren Avenue Denver, Colorado 80231 Legal Notice No: 23391 First Publication: April 21, 2016 Last Publication: May 5, 2016 Publisher: Elbert County News

Plaintiff: First Security Trust and Savings Bank, an Illinois banking corporation v. Defendants: Phil Contursi, an individual; Janine Contursi, a/k/a Janine Nubani, an individual; PJ West, LLC, a dissolved Colorado company; MABE, LLC, a Colorado company; Claudio Cozzini, an individual; Abe Nubani, an individual; Chicago Title Land Trust Company, as Successor Trustee to Cole Taylor Bank, as Trustee under trust dated 5/29/98 and known as trust no. 98-8015, an Illinois banking corporation; John and Jane Does 1-10; ABC Companies 1-10; all non-record Claimants. Attorney for Plaintiff: David J. Marcus, Esq. Atty Reg. #41189 Douglas A. Turner, P.C. 602 Park Point Drive, Suite 240 Golden, Colorado 80401

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION Defendants: Phil Contursi, an individuAQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Mual; Janine Contursi, a/k/a Janine TOrestore THE ABOVE NAMED spiritual enerNubani, an individual; PJ West, LLC,sic a helps the Aquarian’s dissolved Colorado company; MABE, DEFENDANTS: gies this week. Take someone you care for to LLC, a Colorado company; Claudio a concert yourHEREBY musical choice. Also, expect Cozzini, an individual; Abe Nubani, an inYOUofARE SUMMONED and renews about workplace matter. dividual; Chicago Title Land Trust Comquireda to appear and defend against the pany, as Successor Trustee to Cole claims of the Petition/Complaint filed with PISCES 19 action, to March chalTaylor Bank, as Trustee under trust dated the(February Court in this by 20) filingAwith the 5/29/98 and known as trust no. 98-8015, clerkseems of this easy court enough an answer or other lenge that at first couldresponse. You are required to file your anan Illinois banking corporation; John and take an unexpected turn that might test your swer or other response within 35 days Jane Does 1-10; ABC Companies 1-10; all resolve.after Decide you feelofyou should stay with the ifservice this summons upon non-record Claimants. it, or if you. it’s better to move in another direction. Service of this summons shall be complete on the last day of publication. A Attorney for Plaintiff: THISof WEEK: You can be strong the Petition/Complaint maywhen be obDavid J. Marcus, Esq. Atty Reg. #41189 BORNcopy tained fromjustice, the clerk of the court. and Douglas A. Turner, P.C. standing up for both for yourself 602 Park Point Drive, Suite 240 for others. If you fail to file your answer or other reGolden, Colorado 80401 sponse to the Petition/Complaint in writPhone Number: 303.273.2923 2016 King ing within 35 days(c)after the Features date ofSynd., theInc. last FAX Number: 720.746.3027 publication, the Court may enter judgment E-mail: dave.marcus@douglasturner.com by default against you for the relief demanded in the Petition/Complaint without Case Number:2016 CV 030008 further notice. Your answer or other response must be accompanied with the apSUMMONS BY PUBLICATION plicable filing fee. TO THE ABOVE NAMED This is an action requesting the Court void DEFENDANTS: fraudulent transfers made in attempt to avoid execution of a judgment against cerYOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and retain real property situated in the county of quired to appear and defend against the Elbert, State of Colorado, more particuclaims of the Petition/Complaint filed with To advertise your public notices callas: 303-566-4100 larly described the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your anVacant Land: NE 1/4 of Section 5, Townswer or other response within 35 days ship 6 South, Range 63 West of the 6th after the service of this summons upon PM; you. Service of this summons shall be Vacant Land: SE 1/4 of Section 5, Towncomplete on the last day of publication. A ship 6 South, Range 63 West of the 6th copy of the Petition/Complaint may be obPM; tained from the clerk of the court. Vacant Land: NW 1/4 of Section 5, Township 6 South, Range 63 West of the 6th PM; and If you fail to file your answer or other reVacant Land: SW 1/4 of Section 5, Townsponse to the Petition/Complaint in writship 6 South, Range 63 West of the 6th ing within 35 days after the date of the last PM. publication, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief deDated this 29th day of March, 2016. manded in the Petition/Complaint without further notice. Your answer or other reDOUGLAS A. TURNER, P.C. sponse must be accompanied with the aps/ David J. Marcus plicable filing fee. David J. Marcus, Esq., Reg. #41189 This is an action requesting the Court void In accordance with C.R.C.P. 121, §1fraudulent transfers made in attempt to 26(9), a printed copy of this document with avoid execution of a judgment against ceroriginal signatures is being maintained by tain real property situated in the county of the filing party and will be made available Elbert, State of Colorado, more particufor inspection by other parties or the Court larly described as: upon request. Vacant Land: NE 1/4 of Section 5, TownLegal Notice No.: 23387 ship 6 South, Range 63 West of the 6th First Publication: April 14, 2016 PM; Last Publication: May 12, 2016 Vacant Land: SE 1/4 of Section 5, TownPublisher: Douglas County News-Press ship 6 South, Range 63 West of the 6th The Elbert County News PM; Vacant Land: NW 1/4 of Section 5, Township 6 South, Range 63 West of the 6th PM; and

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Elbert County District Court Court Address: 751 Ute Avenue Kiowa CO 80117

Notice To Creditors

Golden, Colorado 80401

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Phone Number: 303.273.2923 Number: Much FAX as you might 720.746.3027 dislike the idea, keep an E-mail: dave.marcus@douglasturner.com open mind about using the assistance of Plaintiff: First Security Trust and Sava thirdCase partyNumber:2016 to help resolve problems that CV 030008 ings Bank, an Illinois banking corporation threaten to unravel an important agreement. v.

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SAGITTARIUS non-record(November Claimants. 22 to December 21) Getting another boss or teacher? Try to Plaintiff: see theAttorney personfor behind the image. It will help David J. Marcus, Esq. Atty Reg. #41189 you adjust moreA.easily to the changes that new Douglas Turner, P.C. authority inevitably 602figures Park Point Drive,bring. Suite 240

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Attorney for Plaintiff: David J. Marcus, Esq. Atty Reg. #41189 Douglas A. Turner, P.C. 602 Park Point Drive, Suite 240 Golden, Colorado 80401 Phone Number: 303.273.2923 FAX Number: 720.746.3027 E-mail: dave.marcus@douglasturner.com Case Number:2016 CV 030008 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Petition/Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the last day of publication. A copy of the Petition/Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court. If you fail to file your answer or other re-

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