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Kiowa High sends 16 seniors into world Class Valedictorian Madi Zielinski counts down the turning of the tassels. Zielinski earned a 3.978 grade-point average and will be attending the University of Northern Colorado in the fall. Photo by Rick Gustafson

Future plans include further schooling, military service By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media When Superintendent Jason Westfall made his opening remarks to the graduating seniors at Kiowa High School’s graduation on May 29, he began by honoring service members and veterans before passing on a little advice. “First, the future belongs to the few who are still willing to get their hands dirty,” he said and then lightened the moment with what had to be the groaner of the school year. “When you are stressed out, eat ice cream, chocolate, and sweets. Do you know why? The word `stressed’ spelt backward is `desserts.’” With the stress of exams finished and the

challenges of senior year over, the Class of 2016 might want to take Westfall’s “semordnilap” seriously, and savor the sweetness of their achievements before taking on the world. This year’s 16 graduating seniors earned around $75,000 in scholarship money, and many plan to continue their education at university, junior college or technical school. Valedictorian Madison Zielinski plans to attend the University of Northern Colorado to study either social work or special education. “I like the kids,” she said. “I want to help them find their way out of bad families.” Zielinski earned a grade point average of 3.978 and was awarded more than $12,000 in scholarships, and Principal Amy Smith praised her accomplishments. Seniors continues on Page 9

Youngsters get involved as volunteers Expanding role of youths helps Stampede run smoothly By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media It takes the commitment of volunteers to stage the Elizabeth Stampede and Rodeo each year. Included in the count of about 250 people who dedicate their time to work the rodeo are 35 youths, many of whom volunteer year round. “We’ve had youth volunteers for a number of years,” said Lea Anne Russell, Stampede community relations. “They’d follow their parents, their big brothers, sisters into this great Youth continues on Page 12

Bull rider Andy Coughlin of De Smet, South Dakota, rides One Night Stand. Coughlin was one of 50 riders scheduled to compete in Xtreme Bulls competition the night of June 3. Photo by Rick Gustafson

Stampede rolls through Country concert kicks off big weekend in Elizabeth By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media The Memorial Day holiday may be the unofficial start to summer, but a stampede helps to draw the big crowds. The 52nd annual Elizabeth Stampede and Rodeo struck on June 2 with a Tracy

Lawrence concert at Casey Jones Park. Charlie Burd, who has been a volunteer with the Ski-Hi Stampede Committee in Monte Vista for 40 years, worked as an adviser to the Elizabeth Stampede on the concert. He said that although the concert did not sell out, it was a success, especially for a first year. Lawrence primed the rodeo crowd for the three days of Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeos beginning the evening of June 3 with Xtreme

Bull Riding, where 50 PRCA cowboys attempted eight seconds of mastery on bulls with names like Gator Face and Rough N Tumble. For those who didn’t get enough rodeo on that Friday evening, the Stampede offered three full rodeo performances over the weekend, the Family Day Rodeo and a Colorado Rodeo Legend performance on June 4, Stampede continues on Page 12

Youth volunteers Taylor Swisher and Thiessen Burch serve guests in the Elizabeth Stampede hospitality tent. At the age of 12, Swisher approached the Stampede’s board with the idea of expanding the role of youth volunteers. Photo by Rick Gustafson

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Andy Hough walks through a greenhouse at the Hidden Mesa Research Orchard in Franktown on May 13. The orchard donates its bounty to local nonprofits, such as the Parker Task Force. Photo by Tom Skelley

Orchard produces crops, knowledge Hidden Mesa facility is test site for Colorado’s climate By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Andy Hough may have the most beautiful laboratory in Colorado. Hough, the environmental resources coordinator for Douglas County’s Division of Open Space and Natural Resources, grew his first garden at 10 years old. Now he oversees the Hidden Mesa Research Orchard, using spades and clipboards the way other scientists use Bunsen burners and computers. Walking between rows of apple trees and vegetable beds, Hough describes the purpose of the orchard. “I want to push the envelope,” Hough says. “Find what we can grow, how to grow it, get that information out to people and encourage and help them to be able to do it themselves.” Hough says that less than 1 percent of the calories consumed in Douglas County are grown here. “We believe we can do better,” he says. The orchard sits on the Hidden Mesa Open Space property about a mile north of Franktown between State Highway 83 and a seven-mile trail loop. It began in 2010 as a project to find out which plants could thrive in Colorado’s challenging climate. Walking between rows of vegetables and stepping around the occasional chicken, Hough describes the location as he first found it. “It was pretty bare,” Hough says with a laugh. A grant from Tri-County Health provided irrigation systems, fencing, greenhouses and $120,000 worth of plants to get Hough and his three-man team started. Six years in, what began as an open, five-acre field is now teeming with activity, and Hough’s team has expanded to 30 to 35 master gardeners and volunteers. Gardeners at the orchard have experimented with more than 500 varieties of nuts and fruits as well as dozens of types of vegetables. The work has expanded to include herb gardens, a beehive and a chicken coop. Rick Nelsen, one of Hough’s partners since day one, says the orchard’s mission goes beyond research. After finding out

which crops do well in Colorado, Nelsen says the next step is to promote local agricultural development. “We’re really just consumers here, not growers and sellers,” he says. Hough takes the idea further, envisioning greater agricultural independence for the state as a way to provide food security. So little food consumed in Colorado is actually grown here that Hough says a natural disaster, disease or even terrorism could disrupt the supply chain Coloradans rely on. Beyond security, Hough says that agricultural independence could also have economic benefits. “If we’re buying our produce locally, then we’re also circulating dollars again and again within our communities,” he says, “instead of two transactions and then it goes to Safeway, it goes to the warehouse then it goes to Brazil.” The orchard has already had an impact on food security in Douglas County. In addition to providing data on plants species that succeed here, the orchard has provided between 2,500 and 5,000 pounds of food to the Parker Task Force every year since 2012. Jeff Roth, the third founding member of Hough’s team, coordinated the arrangement between the orchard and the task force. “It’s a super relationship,” Roth says. “It saves them about a dollar per pound on food, and it keeps us out of trouble,” he adds with a grin. Producing large-scale results with a limited amount of resources requires innovative techniques, and the orchard is full of examples. Strawberries sprout from four-foot-high vertical cylinders of soil to save space, and shade cloth protects plants that need an occasional break from the sun. The 40-plus chickens roaming the grounds provide eggs, but they were brought to the facility to provide grasshopper control. As unconventional as their growing methods may be, the Hidden Mesa gardeners’ recruiting methods are equally nontraditional. “A lot of them walked up off the trail,” Hough says, pointing to the trailhead beyond the orchard fence. Susan Kentroti came to the orchard through the Douglas County Master Gardener program, not the trail. A former neurological scientist, Kentroti says she began working at the orchard four years Orchard continues on Page 7

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The EDCLA announced that each recipient will receive a $1,000 scholarship, which is funded through the group’s trail ride programs. All three of the reSamhouri cipients of the scholarships are pursuing higher education in fields related to agriculture. Samhouri intends to study agriculture at Utah State University. Holm plans on majoring in pre-veterinary biology with a minor in equine science at William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri. Smith will pursue veterinary medicine career through Otero Junior College in La Junta. The EDCLA, founded in 1875, is

one of the oldest livestock associations, and it is an affiliate of the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Smith The organization’s next trail ride is June 11 at the Douglas County Greenland Trail. Greenland Trail is located on the west side of Interstate 25 at Greenland Exit #167. Check in is between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m., with the trail ride starting at 9:45. The registration fee is $65, and participants are entered into a drawing for a free saddle. For more information, visit www. ridewiththeranchers.com.

Students’ ﬁlm honored For the second year in a row, Elizabeth High School students won the Viewer’s Choice Award at the state “Colorful Colorado Film Festival for Youth,” which was held May 19 in Littleton. This year’s film, “Far Gone,” was recently named “Best Picture” at the Elizabeth High School Film Festival.

established in 1949 by William W. Grainger, founder of W.W. Grainger, Inc., which has been part of the Colorado Springs business community for more than 38 years. A represenative from the Elbert County 4-H program announced that the grant will be used for implementing after school and in-school enrichment programs at Simla School.

The Grainger Foundation supports Colorado 4-H Foundation, Inc. The Grainger Foundation announced May 25 the donation of $4,000 to the Colorado 4-H Foundation, Inc. The Grainger Foundation, an independent, private foundation based in Lake Forest, Illinois, was

Castlewood Canyon State Park hosts Dog Days event Several vendors and Colorado Parks and Wildlife invite nature lovers and their dogs to an all-day event on June 18 at Castlewood Canyon State Park. Dog Days will run from 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. and will include training sessions on first aid for dogs, how to hike with your dog and how to protect your dog from coyotes. All classes and activities are free, but a park pass, available for $7, is required. Rich Collins, a park ranger at Castlewood Canyon, said the event will be held annually and will serve as a model for how other state parks will try to introduce more people to nature with their dogs. Other activities include a Bone Bar full of treats, splash pools for dogs and a dog photo booth. Anyone with questions can call the park’s visitors’ center at 303-6885242.

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Parker CarFest The Parker Cruisers Car Club plans its eighth annual Parker CarFest from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 12, in Old Town Parker. Staging begins at 8 a.m. The show takes place during the Parker Days Festival. All net proceeds will be donated to the Parker Task Force/Food Bank. Online registration is available at ParkerCarFest.com. Attendance is free for spectators. Outback Express The Outback Express is a public transit service provided through the East Central Council of Local Governments. It is open and available to all residents of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties and provides an economical and efﬁcient means of travel for the area. Contact Kay Campbell at 719-541-4275, or call the council’s ofﬁce at 800-825-0208 to make reservations. Go to http://outbackexpress.tripod.com. To ensure a seat is available, 24-hour advance reservation is appreciated. Upcoming: Tuesday, June 14, Elizabeth to Colorado Springs or Parker; Monday, June 20, Simla and Matheson to Colorado Springs; Tuesday, June 21, Kiowa, Elizabeth and Elbert to Parker or Colorado Springs; and Thursday, June 23, Simla and Matheson to Limon. Non-Fiction Book Club Meets

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Cowboy Up The Cowboy Up in Kiowa Rodeo will be Friday and Saturday, June 24-25 at the Elbert County Fairgrounds in Kiowa. Join us as we celebrate our 20th anniversary rodeo. Schedules and ticket information can be found on www. cowboyupinkiowa.org and new volunteers are always welcome. Join the fun.

Parker Non-Fiction Book Club meets from 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at 11008 Blackwolf Drive, Parker (Canterberry Crossing). RSVP requested. Contact Evelyn Poulo at 971-275-3750 for details. Chili Cookoff, Tasting Castlewood Canyon State Park volunteers challenge the Franktown Fire Department to the third annual friendly chili cookoff and tasting from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 19, at 4635 Limestone Road. Volunteers and ﬁreﬁghters bring their tastiest chili and ask park visitors to taste each chili and vote for their favorite.

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Camping Singles is a group of 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. We welcome all single adults. Our membership ranges from the 40s to 60-plus. We usually meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month. For specific meeting information, contact campingsingles@gmail.com Douglas-Elbert County Music Teachers’ Association meets at 9 a.m. every first Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Chambers on Main Street. All area music teachers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-814-3479. The Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse is 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. For more information or a membership application, go to http://www.elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html, or contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456. Elizabeth American Legion Post 82, a 96-year veterans association supporting veterans, their families, their survivors and the community, meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street and Elm Street in Elizabeth. All veterans are invited to attend these meetings to learn of their eligibility for membership in the National

American Legion Organization. The Elizabeth Food Bank, 381 S. Banner in Elizabeth (next door to Elizabeth Presbyterian Church) needs to let the public know that we are available to help anyone who needs food. The hours are Friday 12:30-3 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-11:30 a.m. Other times by appointment. Finding Our Way Together, a brand new group for anyone who is alone, left out, picked on or overwhelmed by life. Since it is just forming, the group will evolve to fit the needs of the participants. Group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturdays at 34061 Forest Park Drive, in the lower level of Elizabeth Family Health. Leaders are Mary, 720-6389770, and Karen, 303-243-3658, and both welcome phone calls. Group participation is free, and building is accessible. Kiowa Creek Food Pantry is a distribution site 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 for more information at 303-621-2376, or come by from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays; we are located in the Fellowship Hall at 231 Cheyenne Street, Kiowa. Lawyers at the Library, a free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney, will be offered from 6-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly St. 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 are welcome. Everyone will be helped on a first-come, first-served basis. Mystery Book Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at the

Simla Public Library. The group enjoys talking about a variety of mystery authors and titles. We also periodically host a Colorado author during our meetings. Everyone may join us, and registration is not required. Visit the Simla Branch of the Elbert County Library District at 504 Washington Avenue, call 719-541-2573, or email farabe@elbertcountylibrary.org. The Outback Express is a public transit service provided through the East Central Council of Local Governments is open and available to all residents of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties and provides an economical and efficient means of travel for the four-county region. Call Kay Campbell, Kiowa, at 719- 5414275. You may also call the ECCOG office at 1-800-825-0208 to make reservations for any of the trips. You may also visit http:// outbackexpress.tripod.com. To ensure that a seat is available, 24-hour advance reservations are appreciated. Overeaters Anonymous meets from 10-11 a.m. and from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Sedalia Room at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100 Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock. Parker-Franktown-Elizabeth Paper Crafting Club is open to anyone interested in card making and scrapbooking. We meet regularly throughout the month on various weekday evenings and weekends. Club events take place at 7786 Prairie Lake Trail, Parker (in the Pinery). Contact Alison Collins at 720-212-4788 for information or find us online at http://www.meetup. com/Parker-Franktown-Elizabeth-PaperCrafting-Club/ Seniors meet in Elizabeth every Monday at 11 a.m. for food, fun and fellowship at Elizabeth Senior Center, 823 S. Banner St. Bring a dish for potluck on the first Monday of each month. Other Mondays, bring a sack lunch. Bingo, games and socializing. New leadership. Call Agnes at 303-883-7881 or Carol at 303-646-3425 for information. Clubs continues on Page 9

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ago “and it’s been consuming me ever since.” Kentroti plants a row of squash that, if successful, will grow to a size of about

25 pounds each. As she crumbles a small chunk of soil by hand, ignoring the earthworm crawling through her fingers, she describes the unpredictable nature gathering data at Hidden Mesa. “Every year something succeeds overwhelmingly and every year something fails overwhelmingly,” she says. “I like it when everything works.” Kentroti admits that the trial-anderror method the orchard employs can

Andy Hough greets one of his colleagues at Hidden Mesa Research Orchard in Franktown. Hough said approximately 45 chickens reside at the orchard and help control the grasshopper population. Photo by Tom Skelley

be frustrating when an experiment fails, but the trade-off is worth it. “There’s a ton of freedom out here,” she says. “We get to plant it and do it however we want.” Hough said he gets into friendly disputes with academic colleagues over their differing methods. While most of the research community relies on peerreviewed study that takes many years and a lot of money “to answer one ques-

tion,” Hough said he and his team can be more nimble. “We get a bunch of stuff, throw it out here, make observations,” he said. “We can probably do something in a fifth to a tenth of the time.” It may not be empirically studied, but Hough said you can’t argue with the results. “Does it have the same clout? No, but here it is, taste it, it’s working.”

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Looking for your primary ballot? Ballots for the June 28 primary election were mailed to all Douglas County registered voters affiliated with either the Democratic Party or Republican Party beginning June 6. If you have not received your ballot by June 13, you may obtain a replacement ballot by contacting the Douglas County elections staff at 303-660-7444. Visit DouglasVotes.com to register to vote, achieve party affiliation, check voter registration status, change your mailing address, check the status of your mail ballot, locate a drive-up, ballot drop-off location, and more.

What’s happening with my County government? Our commitment to open and transparent government includes our online posting of information about all public meetings at which the business of government is conducted. To view agendas for business meetings, land use meetings and public hearings, planning commission, the Board of County Commissioners’ weekly schedule and more, please visit www.douglas.co.us and search for meetings and agendas.

Slash-mulch site open Dispose of branches and shrubbery AND return home with fresh mulch. The County’s slash-mulch site in Castle Rock will be open Saturdays from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. through Oct. 29. For directions and more, visit www.Douglas.co.us and search for mulch.

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Lessons from a life well-lived This week I wanted to share a couple of lessons that I learned from Harry. Harry served our country in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years. When he retired from the Air Force, he worked for an insurance company for another 20 years and retired successfully from that company. At age 59, he started and built a very successful local insurance company of his own. And when he finally sold off that business he took a part time job at Home Depot just to keep busy and spend time with other people and helping other people. He also faithfully served his church as an usher and treasurer and volunteer for many projects and committees. Oh, and once a week Harry volunteered to serve meals to the homeless. Harry was my grandmother’s brother, so technically that made him my “great uncle.” He was a great uncle, a better man, a loving husband, and a man of faith who served God, our country, his fellow man, and the community. He was a special man who worked hard, loved much, and laughed often. He loved telling jokes and laughing at all the jokes others shared with him. Every time I called him or saw him he would have two or three jokes for every new one that I had prepared for him. His approach to balancing life and giving back was an incredible inspiration to me. My grandmother was the first one to ever make the comparison. I would lovingly tease her and she would always say, “You

are just like your Uncle Harry.” When I was a young boy I didn’t quite appreciate what that actually meant, but as I came to spend more time with Uncle Harry, it became a comparison and reference that I welcomed. For someone to say to me that I was just Michael Norton like my Uncle Harry was a badge I wore WINNING with honor and pride. WORDS And all I can hope and strive for is that as I live out the rest of my life I can have that same work ethic and spirit of love, laughter, giving back, and servanthood that he had. Unfortunately, Uncle Harry passed away last week after a very brief battle with brain cancer at the age of 85. And as I was flying back home here to Colorado after attending the funeral services I couldn’t help but think about all of the love, admiration, and comments made about my uncle. I know that happens at every memorial service as we all look for the good things to remember and hold on to about our closest friends and family. But as I watched the scrolling video loop of my uncle’s life and listened as people shared their stories, that same pride

welled up inside of me, and re-ignited a passion of who I want to be and what I want to do in this world. He was a difference maker in the lives of so many people and I hope to be a difference maker too. I have heard it said in several ways, but there will come a time in all of our lives where we will say one of two things, “I wish I had,” or “I am glad that I did.” If you are still reading this column, this is the part where you can take action and think of all the things that you are so glad that you did, and then make a list of all of the things you wish you had done and get busy making plans to do them. There is a difference maker in each and every one of us. Whether we do something little that makes a big difference in this world or we do something big that makes a little difference in our community or within our family, we can do something that positively impacts the lives of others. Are you just like my Uncle Harry? I’ll bet you have your own Uncle Harry and source of inspiration in your own life and I would love to hear all about that person at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we can take a lesson from a life well lived, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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A farewell to ‘my closest outdoors companion’ The first 10 days of May were difficult: Each day seemed more increasingly arduous for her. Then came that quiet morning when she passed. After a long life, aging and declining health took control, and I surrendered my closest outdoors companion. Aspen was past her 15th birthday — a blessing of a long life in itself. She still looked forward to our evening walks — however shorter or slower-paced. She continued to follow me about the house — to stay close. I felt the strength of her eyes with a wondering expression — questioning why she was weaker. Expressions were almost apologetic — when her appetite was waning. Ron Hellbusch I knew she still wanted to make that OUTDOOR ride in the Jeep — LIVING closeness for both of us. She would give me a clear look for help — to make that step from the porch into the house — and expressions of appreciation when her legs needed support. During these days, however, there were no apologies, only, seemingly, an acceptance of her aging and declining strength. The weakness, diminished level of activity, physical changes and longer time in sleep gradually accelerated over the past three years. I saw it and felt it creeping into Aspen’s life and into mine. The change was difficult to witness, but I resolved to alter our time together, to keep her active, support her health and adjust our routines. Pet owners can struggle with that change, sometimes to the extent of failing to see the need for accommodation pets require. It occurred to me the gradual aging Hellbusch continues on Page 9

Seems like old times, but with a difference Bob Dylan turned 75 in May. It’s not time yet to be consumed with reflection about Dylan. He is still performing. I’ll get to that. The first Dylan song that sounded good to me was performed by Craig Marshall Smith someone else. I didn’t warm QUIET to him until DESPERATION up after I heard “It Ain’t Me Babe” in 1965, recorded by the Turtles. The Turtles were a Westchester, California, band led Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, who had been high school classmates. Volman was the chubby one. I saw him one night in a walk-up hamburger joint on Santa Monica Boulevard. The song is thought to be about Dylan’s ex-girlfriend, Suze Rotolo (1943- 2011). She’s the girl walking with Dylan on the cover of “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan.” (About their first meeting, Dylan said, “I couldn’t take my eyes off of her. She was the most erotic thing I had ever seen. Suddenly the air was full of banana leaves.”) Dylan allegedly wrote the chorus “no, no, no” as a parody of the Beatles “yeah, yeah, yeah.” Life is not all Strawberry Fields, and maybe that’s part of the reason why I found comfort in Dylan’s asymmetrical and poetic songs, especially when I was in college. The lyrics are aimed at the upper half of your body, namely your head and your heart. What comes out today, most of it, is aimed at your lower half. It’s all dance music. You can’t hop and dance around to poetry, generally. But rap. Aha. There are home movies of toddlers sparking it up to rap songs. It doesn’t take much intelligence or any contemplation to appreciate today’s music.

You just have to want to wiggle, and watch your favorite performers wiggle. And change costumes. There is no one left in Dylan’s tree. Well, there’s Leonard Cohen. Cohen is 81. There was a time when a songwriter’s words mattered. Here are some names: Hoagy Carmichael, John Prine, Woody Guthrie, Townes Van Zandt, Tim Buckley, Ian Tyson (Ian & Sylvia), Joan Baez. If you haven’t heard of Van Zandt, maybe you have heard of “Pancho & Lefty,” one of his songs. See if you can find Buckley singing “Pleasures of the Harbor.” I don’t know what to make of this. CNN’s Gene Seymour wrote, “After decades of rambling, raging, rocking and seemingly inexhaustible reinventing, the artist from Hibbing, Minnesota, born as Robert Zimmerman and known to us as Bob Dylan, is 75 years old, a walking diamond jubilee; still alive, still on the road, and coming soon to an arena or amphitheater near you to sing classic popular music.” Only it’s not Dylan’s popular music. It’s Frank Sinatra’s. It makes some sense. Sinatra’s best songs have the same kind of unsentimental melancholy. There won’t be much of an uproar. Dylan doesn’t stimulate that kind of reaction any more, like he did when he went from acoustic to electric. It’s simply another reinvention. There’s a Dylan song (“Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again”) that refers to an elderly man who has lost control. “He built a fire on Main Street and shot it full of holes.” Dylan hasn’t lost control. Frank Sinatra was actually a perfect choice. I might think differently if he were singing Nancy Sinatra. Dylan will perform at Red Rocks on June 19. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast. net.

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Music Instructor Toy Vruggink leads the Kiowa Ensemble. The group opened graduation at Kiowa High School with the national anthem. Photo by Rick Gustafson

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“It’s also important that she be acknowledged for her positivity, and her school spirit. National Honor Society, student

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Sky Cliff Center Support Groups A Stroke support group meets from 6-7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday, and from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second and last Wednesday (lunch included). The Care Giver support group for adults meets from 10-11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month. 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 303-8142863 or email skycliffctr@skycliff.org. Go to www. skycliff.org. Therapeutic riding. Promise Ranch Therapeutic Riding in Parker offers free therapeutic riding for developmentally disabled adults and children. Scholarship money is available for Douglas County residents to provide 10 therapeutic riding lessons. Call 303-841-5007 or visit www.promiseranchtherapeuticriding.com. VFW Post 10649 meets monthly at 8:30 a.m. the first Saturday of every month at 24325 Main St.,

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process for our pets can be so similar to that of aging parents, family or friends — or literally our own lives. Yet regardless, each deserves the same sensitivity, attention, time, patience and support. Yellow labs are sizable and sturdy, but when they cannot get themselves into our vehicles, they deserve a ramp or a lift so that they never are ignored or left behind. Walks should become a slower and more patient experience to provide a quality of life they deserve. Close attention and observation of food types and changes in body functions can require accommodation. Unlike humans, the pain that comes with weakening hips, shoulders or body organs typically is not always apparent

council, volleyball, basketball and track are just some of the school organizations that she has been a part over the past five years,” Smith said. Smith concluded her introduction by pointing out that Zielinski’s participation in many of these organizations was as a leader. Salutatorian Coby Lane also had a lot to

celebrate. In addition to achieving a 3.876 grade point average and nearly $18,000 in scholarship awards, Lane also completed three associate degrees (an associate degree in science, one in arts and a general associate degree) prior to graduation. Of the 16 graduating seniors, two have signed contracts to serve in the Marine Corps. Pvt. Sunny Armijo, who ships out

to Paris Island in June, said her family has a tradition of military service, and though she is nervous, she is looking forward to the challenge. Pvt. James Neighbors will ship out to Camp Pendleton on July 18. Neighbors said he plans to enjoy the summer before leaving for Southern California, a short rest before getting his hands in the dirt.

Elbert. Go to http://www.vfwpost10649.org. Contact Alan Beebe at 303-435-2560 for questions. VFW Post 4266, serving veterans of foreign wars in Parker, Castle Pines and Castle Rock areas, meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of every month at the Pinery Fire Station, Community Room Lower Level, 8170 N. Hillcrest Way, Parker. Go to www.vfwpost4266.org. P.O. Box 4266, Parker, CO 80134. On Facebook at VFW Post 4266, Parker. Women’s Divorce Workshop covers the legal, financial and social issues of divorce and is presented the fourth Saturday of each month at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Road, Parker. Meet in the community room. Check in from 8-8:30 a.m.; workshop runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Register online at www.divorceworkshopdenver.com. Advance registration costs $35; at the door, cost goes to $40 (cash/checks only). Attendees will get help taking the next step by getting unbiased information and resources. Learn the options available and next steps to take positive action steps. Discover community resources, and talk with other women experiencing similar life changes. For information, contact 303-210-2607 or info@divorceworkshopdenver. com.

to us. So that requires periodic veterinarian examinations and, possibly, medication. When our companion’s health changes, it is our call to adjust, to be sure the unconditional love they bring into our lives is extended back in their care and comfort. A friend of mine who had a long line of Golden retrievers in his life observed that “when we bring a pet into our lives we need to be aware we will most certainly live past their days and we must be willing to provide compassionate support as their lives fade.” Those sunrises over the duck blind, the decoy days on the river, flushing birds from the fields and the high mountain hikes will be very different. But the memories will remind me of my good fortune in having had that special companionship with Aspen. Outdoors writer Ron Hellbusch can be reached at Ron-Hellbusch@comcast.net.

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CULTURE FA I T H FA M I L Y FOOD HEALTH

Finding time for family

Jasmyne Kettwick plays a board game with her daughter, Kingsley, 5, left, and her son, Cannon, 2. Kettwick, a family therapist, says it is crucial for working parents to ﬁnd a daily routine in order to spend quality time with their children. Photos by Tom Skelley

Working parents face challenges to spend time with children

By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Any working parent can relate to Tiffany Haynes. “It’s hard,” she said. “Balancing work and sports and all of that stuff. I feel like nine times out of 10 I’m just trying to make ends meet.” Like millions of Americans, Haynes works full time while raising her family. She runs her own housecleaning service in Parker and has three children, all of whom are involved in various sports outside of school. “I make time with my kids whenever I can,” she said, “but most of the time, that time is at sporting events.” She recently got engaged, but Haynes has been a single working parent for nine years. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, she’s among millions of mothers who support their families. In 2015, 70.8 percent of women in single-parent households worked full time. It would seem that having two parents in the home would decrease the strain on schedules and allow more time for families to be together, but data indicate that isn’t the case. In a 45-year study, the Pew Research Center found the number of families in which both parents work full time has increased from 31 percent to 46 percent between 1970 and 2015. Both parents work at least part time in 60.6 percent of all American families, according to whitehouse.gov. Parents in the Pew study also reported that more time on the job and less time at

home takes a toll on their ability to have meaningful family time. Approximately 40 percent of working mothers reported they spend too little time with their children, and 50 percent of working fathers said the same. Numbers indicate the problem is growing, but statistics don’t tell the whole story. “It definitely is getting worse,” said Jasmyne Kettwick,

a family therapist in Parker who’s seen an increase in parents who say they are too busy to spend enough time with their children. “People are working a lot harder to really get ahead. It takes much more to buy a home, to pay off student loan debt … we are working harder and longer.” Family continues on Page 11

MORE PARENTS WORKING MORE HOURS Balancing work and family

FATHER

Percent of parents who said they don’t spend enough time with their children

50%

MOTHER 39%

Percent of working parents who said balancing work responsibilities and family obligations is “somewhat difficult” or “very difficult”

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MOTHER 60%

Percent of mothers employed full time who said they “always” feel rushed

FATHER

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MOTHER 40%

Shift to dual-income households

1970

Father works full time, mother stays home with children

Father works full time, mother works part time

2015 26% 1970 17% 2015 17% 1970 31%

Father and mother work full time

Tiffany Haynes celebrates with her ﬁancé, Dusty Deay-Reusch, and her son, Kyler, 8, left, Jasmine, 7, center, and Maddison, 10. The hardest thing about being a working parent, Haynes says, is telling her children she can’t make it to one of their events because she has to work.

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Source: Pew Research Center survey of parents with children under the age of 18 conducted Sept. 15 – Oct. 13, 2015

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The ‘Facebook Effect’ Other factors, like social media, contribute to the issue, Kettwick said. The “Facebook Effect,” she said, comes into play when a parent sees peers posting images that portray a successful work life paired with an ideal family life, regardless of whether or not that image is real. Kettwick says it’s important to remember that social media posts show only what the poster wants the world to see. But the effect can still be upsetting for a parent who struggles to balance work and family. “It can bring them down if they see others achieving something they aren’t able to achieve,” Kettwick said, “if they see something on social media like Facebook that they would like to do, but they feel it’s unattainable because they are too strapped for money or time or energy.” Haynes knows what Kettwick means. “I work full time and I see these moms posting things,” she said. “Part of me wants to say `What do these people do?’ How do they find time to make homemade cupcakes for their kid’s class when I barely have time to go to the grocery store and buy them for my kids’ classes?’” Another catalyst for stress among working parents is the idea that

they have to be successful in every aspect of life. “The glorification of busy,” Kettwick said, leads many working parents to try too hard to have it all. “There are so many things to get right,” Kettwick said. “You have to have a nice home that’s put together like all the homes you see on HGTV, you have to be able to provide meals for your family that are healthy and presentable, you have to be able to have a job where you can sustain a certain lifestyle, and you have to be able to get your kids to all their activities.” Jennifer Winship doesn’t want to have it all. She just wants 20 minutes with her sons. Winship and her husband, Eric, share custody of her two sons, Brennan, 16, and Jakeb, 11, with her ex-husband. The alternating weeks that the boys spend with their father give her and Eric time to connect. But on the weeks the boys are with them in their Parker home, things can get hectic. Eric works 40 hours a week and Jennifer works between 40 and 50. Jakeb is involved in a computer club and swimming six days a week and Brennan is on a robotics team, plays football and just landed a student internship at Lockheed Martin. “We try to do dinner together — that is the time we come around and ask `How was your day?’ and find out what’s going on the next day,” Jennifer said. “It’s kind of our time to regroup.

Even if it’s only 20 minutes, we try to figure that out.” Despite family dinner being a priority, Eric and Jennifer say they still have “FFYN” or “fend-for-yourself-night” about once a week, when schedules and fatigue dictate an a la carte menu. Jennifer and Eric say their family doesn’t compare their situation to others on social media. They may not have the ideal life Kettwick says many families strive for, but they’re happy with the one they have. “This is life,” Jennifer said with a shrug. “As a parent, I accept the fact that for the next however many years I have with them, I’m going to be tired, and I’m OK with that. It is what it is and when you reach levels of acceptance in life and you realize that this is just part of it, it’s not such a burden.” Making family time a priority Like many of her clients, Kettwick says she does creative scheduling and utilizes her parents. Her husband, Andy, is out of state four days a week and their calendar forces them to plan the time they will spend together. Making family time a priority is essential, Kettwick said, for parents to overcome the feeling that they just don’t have enough time to be with their children. And, she says, it’s something all families can do. A family dinner, going bowling or having a game night can provide the time

a family needs to bond and connect, but Kettwick says it needs to be planned in advance so family members can look forward to it instead of looking back on it as a missed opportunity. “Create a couple of really strong goals for your family … something small to start with,” Kettwick said. “Make it attainable, and actually schedule it in … You can also have it be something more general, like saying `these are the five things I want us to do this summer,’ and then make sure you fit them in as you go.” Single-parent families like Haynes and her children face a tougher challenge to find family time, but Kettwick says quality is more important

than quantity. After a long workday many single parents feel drained. They may not have enough down time to help with homework or read with them, but finding one simple thing to build a routine around can make all the difference to children, Kettwick says. “All kids crave having a routine,” she said. Finding one activity — setting the table, preparing dinner or even watching television together — can provide the “quality time piece” children and the parent can count on. “It helps both of them know that this is something that will be done, each day,” she said. Kettwick says everyone’s idea of the perfect

family routine or activity is different. What matters, she says is simply being together. “Kids just want to spend time with their parents,” she said. “They don’t need it to be perfect.” Haynes doesn’t need an expert to tell her that. She says she rarely eats dinner with her children and they spend an average of 10 hours a week together, mostly on weekends, “going from one sporting event to the next.” But she doesn’t complain. “I don’t feel like we’re missing out on good family time,” she said. “It’s just when you have working parents, this becomes your new normal.”

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Stampede Queen Kelly Sweigart and Attendant Taylor Braun ride in the Stampede Parade in Elizabeth on June 4. This year’s parade was the largest in years with more than 75 entrants. Photos by Rick Gustafson

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and the Red White & Blue Rodeo on the afternoon of June 5. Dances followed the evening rodeos. The Saturday-morning Stampede Parade on June 4 was also a hit for visitors old and new. “We’re fitted out with cowboy hats and

boots, and we’re ready to roam,” said Mary Anne Follestad who moved to Parker from Norway with her family in March. According to Lea Anne Russell, community relations chair for the Stampede, the parade drew nearly a third more participants than last year. The string of antique cars and tractors, political candidates, bands and horses filled the entire town when the first of the 78 entrants returned to the start-finish point just as the last in line were setting out on the route.

Amari Kersten, 2, pets a miniature horse at ElizaBash. The Snowfall Ranch’s petting zoo was one of many additions added by the Elizabeth Area Chamber of Commerce to this year’s event.

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adventure, being able to volunteer. They love the rodeo and the lifestyle, so they kept coming back and staying involved.” Though youth volunteers at the Stampede is nothing new, over the years there has been some uncertainty as to how much of a role they could or should play. “It was really the brain storm of a couple of the youth,” Russell said. “They were trying to figure out ways they could be more involved. Taylor Swisher is the one who spearheaded that.”

Taylor is the 13-year old daughter of Traci Swisher, Stampede vice president. “My mom and I were talking about how there were some youth volunteers, and they weren’t sure what to do,” Taylor said. “Some committees weren’t sure what they could do.” Taylor’s conversation with her mother grew into the idea for a new program to organize her fellow youth volunteers at the Stampede, not as a separate group, but as active members of the individual committees. “At first, people weren’t sure if kids could volunteer or if it was just like 16 and up, but I’ve been volunteering for five or six years,” Taylor said. “There’s a lot we can do.”

“Because of the weather we had more walking entrants, more people per entry,” Russell said. But concerts, dances and rodeos were not the only draws for crowds over the weekend. In addition to the Stampede, the Elizabeth Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual ElizaBash Street Fair and Carnival. New to ElizaBash this year was a full carnival including a Ferris wheel, a petting zoo and a bungee trampoline. “We get people in from Douglas County

and from Limon,” said Claudia Henning of the Elizabeth Area Chamber of Commerce. “This is a very big event; the biggest weekend for Elizabeth.” “Yes, we have 500,000 people here,” joked Chamber of Commerce board member Jenny West. Though West’s jest may be slightly embellished, the Stampede Parade and ElizaBash swelled the population of Elizabeth to around four times normal, and one police officer’s estimate of the crowd during the parade and ElizaBash was 5,000 to 7,000.

The Elizabeth Area chamber of Commerce added a four-day carnival to the list of activities over the weekend. The chamber added the carnival to complement the activities over the weekend as well as provide a family friendly alternative to the rodeo. Taylor took the idea to the Stampede board of directors, and it was overwhelmingly accepted. With the help of her mother, who guided her during the first year, Taylor helped organize around 30 youth volunteers. “We put it on Facebook and Instagram. A lot of people my age have Instagram, so we put it there,” she said. Committee chairs recognized that there some jobs that kids should not do, such as working behind the chutes, but out of Taylor’s initiative, organizers began expanding opportunities beyond tasks such as picking up trash. “We have lots of jobs,” Taylor said. “It can be from tickets — ticket ushers or selling tickets — hospitality, serving or

refilling lemonade or tea.” Now in its second year, Taylor’s project has grown to include nearly three dozen youth volunteers, and some Stampede youth work extends beyond the rodeo, including chamber of commerce events. This year, they are hoping to collaborate with the Elbert County Sherriff’s Office to help with the bikesafety rodeo in July. “We consider them members of our rodeo team and the rodeo family, and encourage them to help find whatever they’re passionate about,” Russel said. “One of the things we recognize is that we have to figure out a way to get our youth more involved in this way of life or its going to go away.”

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Watercolors in free exhibition at center Highlands Ranch artist Diane Fechenbach’s painting “Desert Sentinels” was one of 134 entries juried into the 41st annual exhibit of the 12-state/6,000member Western Federation of Watercolor SocietSonya Ellingboe ies, to be held June 9 to Aug. 28 at the SONYA’S main gallery of SAMPLER the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. It was chosen from 1,065 submissions by juror Sterling Edwards, a prominent nationally recognized artist and judge. Admission is free. The Colorado Watercolor Society’s state show will be exhibited in several second-level galleries at the same time. Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays to Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Main gallery is open until 7:30 p.m. on performance nights; others are open during performances. Englewood Camera Club Landscape photographer Joseph Roybal will present “Passion Behind the Lens: The Power of Envisioning your Workflow from Beginning to End” for the June 14 meeting of the Englewood Camera Club at 7 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Roybal “travels the globe in search of gorgeous landscapes and awaits the dramatic light before pressing the shutter …” He will have some gifts to distribute and a discounted price on his workshops for interested members. Guests and new members are welcome. `Red Box Tree’ The South Suburban Public Art Committee and Lone Tree Arts Commission will dedicate “Red Box Tree” a new permanent sculpture installation at the

Jazz in the Ranch Jazz in the Park Series kicks off June 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. The series of free summer programs will include big band and swing music, presented by the Highlands Ranch Concert Band, an organization made up of volunteer professional, amateur and high school age musicians that provides free performances throughout the year. For information on future events or on joining, see hrconcertband.org or contact Kelley, 303-683-4102.

“Desert Sentinels” watercolor by Highlands Ranch artist Diane Fechenbach was accepted by juror Sterling Edwards for the highly selective 41st Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Annual Exhibit at the Arvada Center. Courtesy photo Tennis Center and Lone Tree Golf Club, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree, at 5 p.m. June 10. The piece was donated to the Lone Tree by a private donor — artist unknown. Stay and enjoy “Music on the Patio,” a Friday summer live music series, 6 to 9 p.m. through Labor Day, at the Lone Tree Grill. Paint Box Guild The local artists in the Paint Box Guild will hold an exhibition through Aug. 30 at The Wildlife Experience/CU South, 10035 S. Peoria St., Parker. Media included: watercolor, pastel and mixed media. All artwork is for sale. Pollinator week approaches “Habitat Hero: Wildscaping 101” is offered from 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 22 at

Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Audubon Rockies Habitat Hero Coordinator Jamie Weiss will speak on planting habitat gardens that are waterwise and support wildlife. It’s National Pollinator Week and the talk will focus on meeting the essential habitat needs of pollinators. Plant selection, garden design and maintenance tips will be discussed. Fee: $10, register at Hudson Gardens.org, educational programs. Also at Hudson Gardens, and free: monthly bird walks from 8 to 11 a.m. on the last Saturday of the month; Meet the Beekeeper from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. one Saturday per month, with the next session on June 18; Meet the Vegetable Gardener from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on selected Tuesdays through September at Hudson Gardens, with the next session on June 21.

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Art puzzle “Bakersfield Mist” by Stephen Sachs plays June 9 to July 2 at Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June19. Tickets: 303-3215925, avenuetheater.com. Horror spoof “The Evil Dead: The Musical” by George Reinblatt, Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond and Melissa Morris is presented June 10

to July 16 by Equinox Theatre Company at the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver Highlands. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and a pay-what-you-can industry night on Thursday, July 14 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 advance, $25 in the Splatter Zone; $25 at the door, equinoxtheatredenver.com. Shakespeare festival The Colorado Shakespeare Festival at CU-Boulder is underway with five plays alternating in repertoire: “Comedy of Errors,” “Equivocation,” “Troilus and Cressida,” “Cymbaline” and “Henry VI Pt. 2” (July 31).

Tickets: 303-492-8008, coloradoshakes.org. Apocalyptic “By the Waters of Babylon” by Robert Schenken, based on a short story by Stephen Vincent Benet, plays June 10-July 3 at the Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Warren Sherrill is director. Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, 6 p.m. Sundays. Tickets, 303-232-0363, theedgetheater.com. Simon play “Biloxi Blues” by Neil Simon plays through June 26 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Kate Glea-

son is director. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays (2 p.m. only on June 26.) Tickets: $27, $24, $16, 303935-3044, minersalley.com. Family inﬂuences “4000 Miles” by Amy Herzog, a Pulitzer finalist in 2013, plays June 3 to 26 at Cherry Creek Theatre, Shaver Ramsey Showroom, 2414 E. 3rd Ave., Denver. Gavin Mayer directs. Said to be based on Herzog’s leftist family. Performances: 7: 30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 6:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $35/$30, 303-800-6578, cherrycreektheatre. org.

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NOTICE OF ELECTION

Audubon art show slated to open June 16 Primary Election Elbert County, Colorado Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Primary Election will be held in Elbert County, Colorado on Tuesday, June 28th, 2016. The election will be held as Mail Ballot election. Voter service center and ballot drop box locations are listed below. co-sponsor. Only voters registered and affiliated with the Democraticartists or Republican parties are Art by local Colorado eligible to vote in this year’s primary. Unaf— paintings, photographs filiated voters mayand affiliate up until 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.

To check your voter status and/or affiliation, visit www.govotecolorado.com or contact the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s Election office at 303-621-3127 or elections@elbertcounty-co.gov

IMPORTANT: The Affidavit of Voter on the Ballot Envelope MUST BE SIGNED by the voter. Please use black or blue ink ONLY to mark your ballot. Additionally, on the secrecy sleeve if there is a notice that says “ID Required” be sure to enclose a copy of your ID with your ballot. Your ballot will not count unless ID is provided if this is on the secrecy sleeve.

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sculptures — will be exhibited The Audubon Nature Center is at All active registered voters affiliated with ballots are available for viewing at and will be for the sale. 11280 Sample S. Waterton Rd., reached Democratic or Republican parties will the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s mailed ballot beginning to The final daybeof thea show, June June 6thfrom South Wadsworth Boulevard, Office and online at www.elbertcountythe last mailing address appearing in the co.gov 21, will coincide with Swallow of its intersection with registration records. Ballots may besouth returned via the USPS, dropped off at the InIt’s accordance with EAC Advisory Hill Music’s daylong “Make Music C-470. at the south edge of 2007Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s office 001: Accessible voting system for in-perthe Drop-off Location during regular Entries have been received, Denver” event,orwhich coordison State voting Park, is available at the Chatfield east of the Elbert Public Notice business hours, or at the Voter Service County Administration Building for any eliafter a call for artists went out nates with a global celebration Lockheed facility. There is and Polling Center, before 7:00 p.m. Elecgible Martin voter. This will be available for aany NOTICE OF ELECTION tion Day. elector – Friday, June trails, 20 – June with a June 8 deadline, and the of music in more than 700 cities parking lot, Monday historic building, 27, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saturday June Primary Election To check status and/or affilisecond “Wild Colorado Art Show” 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 and Election around the world (35 your U.S.voter cities native25th, plant garden andp.m., more, Elbert County, Colorado ation, visit www.govotecolorado.com or Day, June 28, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. will open on June 16 and 17Tuesday, from Juneare 28th,participating.) 2016 Local musilots of visiting birds. contact the Elbert County Clerk and including Recorder’s Election office at 303-621-3127 or Coordinated Election Official: noon to 6 p.m., with a NOTICE reception cians will for art show Free admission, although there IS HEREBY GIVEN thatperform a elections@elbertcounty-co.gov Dallas Schroeder, Elbert County Clerk & Primary Election will be held in Elbert Recorder from 5 to 8 p.m. on June 17 at the visitors. is a charge for some educational County, Colorado on Tuesday, June 28th, IMPORTANT: The Affidavit of Voter on the 215 Comanche Street, PO Box 990, 2016. The election as Mail of Ballot Envelope MUST BE SIGNED byprogramming. the Audubon Nature Center south of will beAheld portion show proceeds 303Kiowa, COInformation: 80117 Ballot election. Voter service center and voter. Please use black or blue ink ONLY Phone: 303-621-3127 Chatfield State Park. Additional will So-Additionally, on 973-9530, denveraudubon.org. ballot drop box locations are benefit listed below.thetoAudubon mark your ballot. the Only voters registered and affiliated with secrecy sleeve if there is a notice that Regular Office Hours: hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 18 ciety parties of Greater Denver, which the Democratic or Republican are says “ID Required” be sure to enclose a Monday-Thursday: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. vote in this year’s primary. Unafcopy of your ID with with your ballot. Your baland 19; noon to 6 p.m.eligible Juneto20 Open Friday June 24, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 operates the Nature Center filiated voters may affiliate up until 7:00 lot will not count unless ID is provided if p.m. CulturalOpen Facilities District, with and 21. teaching p.m. on Election Day.programs for all thisages, is on the secrecy sleeve. Saturday June 25, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. a gallery located in Roxborough The theme is “BirdsAlland Wildabout nature conservation. active registered voters affiliated with and Sample ballots are available for viewing at Election Day Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. theorganizer Democratic or Republican parties will the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s Marketplace, 8357 S. Rampart life,” according to show (denveraudubon.org) be mailed a ballot beginning June 6th to Office and online at www.elbertcountyREPLACEMENT BALLOTS: If you spoil, the last mailing address appearing in the co.gov Range Road, which has changing Roxborough Arts Council is Patricia Jenkins of Roxborough deface, or lose your ballot, you may obregistration records. Ballots may be retain a replacement ballot by contacting the by the Scientific (roxartscouncil.org). Arts Council, who is the show’s turned via the USPS, supported dropped off at the In accordance with and EAC Advisoryexhibits 2007Clerk and Recorder’s Office at 215 By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@colorado communitymedia.com

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“The Landing,” a painting in acrylic and resin by Patricia Notice of Proposed School BudgetJenkins of Roxborough, will be includedNotice in the “Wild Colorado Art” exhibit is hereby given that a proposed has been submitted to the Board at Audubon Nature Center Juneofbudget 16-21. Courtesy photo Education of Elbert County School District C-2 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 and has been filed in the Central Administration Office at Kiowa School where it is available for public inspection from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Thursday. Such proposed budget will be considered for final adoption at a regular meeting of the Board of Education of said District at Kiowa Middle School Workroom on June 15, 2016 at 5:30 PM.

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Public Notices Any person paying school taxes or any person residing in said district may at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget file or register his objections thereto.

Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Proposed School Budget Notice is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Education of Elbert County School District C-2 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 and has been filed in the Central Administration Office at Kiowa School where it is available for public inspection from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Thursday. Such proposed budget will be considered for final adoption at a regular meeting of the Board of Education of said District at Kiowa Middle School Workroom on June 15, 2016 at 5:30 PM. Any person paying school taxes or any person residing in said district may at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget file or register his objections thereto. Dated: May 23, 2016 BOARD OF EDUCATION ELBERT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT C-2 Signed, Linda Pollick, Board Secretary Legal Notice No.: 23409 First Publication: June 2, 2016 Last Publication: June 9, 2016 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Dated: May 23, 2016 BOARD OF EDUCATION ELBERT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT C-2

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Signed, Linda Pollick, Board Secretary Legal Notice No.: 23409 First Publication: June 2, 2016 Last Publication: June 9, 2016 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF ELECTION Primary Election Elbert County, Colorado Tuesday, June 28th, 2016 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Primary Election will be held in Elbert County, Colorado on Tuesday, June 28th, 2016. The election will be held as Mail Ballot election. Voter service center and ballot drop box locations are listed below. Only voters registered and affiliated with the Democratic or Republican parties are eligible to vote in this year’s primary. Unaffiliated voters may affiliate up until 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. All active registered voters affiliated with the Democratic or Republican parties will be mailed a ballot beginning June 6th to the last mailing address appearing in the registration records. Ballots may be returned via the USPS, dropped off at the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s office or the Drop-off Location during regular business hours, or at the Voter Service and Polling Center, before 7:00 p.m. Election Day.

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Primary Election Elbert County, Colorado Tuesday, June 28th, 2016

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Primary Election will be held in Elbert County, Colorado on Tuesday, June 28th, 2016. The election will be held as Mail Ballot election. Voter service center and ballot drop box locations are listed below. Only voters registered and affiliated with the Democratic or Republican parties are eligible to vote in this year’s primary. Unaffiliated voters may affiliate up until 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.

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All active registered voters affiliated with the Democratic or Republican parties will be mailed a ballot beginning June 6th to the last mailing address appearing in the registration records. Ballots may be returned via the USPS, dropped off at the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s office or the Drop-off Location during regular business hours, or at the Voter Service and Polling Center, before 7:00 p.m. Election Day. To check your voter status and/or affiliation, visit www.govotecolorado.com or contact the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s Election office at 303-621-3127 or elections@elbertcounty-co.gov IMPORTANT: The Affidavit of Voter on the Ballot Envelope MUST BE SIGNED by the voter. Please use black or blue ink ONLY to mark your ballot. Additionally, on the secrecy sleeve if there is a notice that says “ID Required” be sure to enclose a copy of your ID with your ballot. Your ballot will not count unless ID is provided if this is on the secrecy sleeve. Sample ballots are available for viewing at the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s Office and online at www.elbertcountyco.gov

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Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s office or the Drop-off Location during regular business hours, or at the Voter Service and Polling Center, before 7:00 p.m. Election Day. To check your voter status and/or affiliation, visit www.govotecolorado.com or contact the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s Election office at 303-621-3127 or elections@elbertcounty-co.gov

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Sample ballots are available for viewing at the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder’s Office and online at www.elbertcountyco.gov In accordance with EAC Advisory 2007001: Accessible voting system for in-person voting is available at the Elbert County Administration Building for any eligible voter. This will be available for any elector Monday – Friday, June 20 – June 27, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saturday June 25th, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., and Election Day, June 28, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Coordinated Election Official: Dallas Schroeder, Elbert County Clerk & Recorder 215 Comanche Street, PO Box 990, Kiowa, CO 80117 Phone: 303-621-3127 Regular Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Open Friday June 24, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Open Saturday June 25, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Election Day Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. REPLACEMENT BALLOTS: If you spoil,

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001: Accessible voting system for in-person voting is available at the Elbert County Administration Building for any eligible voter. This will be available for any elector Monday – Friday, June 20 – June 27, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saturday June 25th, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., and Election Day, June 28, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

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You may return your voted ballot by mail or you may hand deliver your ballot to a Designated Drop-off/Voter Service and Polling Center. Ballots must be RECEIVED at the Elbert County Elections ofCoordinated Election Official: fice or a designated Drop-off/Voter SerDallas Schroeder, Elbert County Clerk & vice and Polling Center by 7:00 p.m. on Recorder Election Day in order for your vote(s) to be 215 Comanche Street, PO Box 990, counted. Ballots received after 7:00 p.m. advertise your publiconnotices 303-566-4100 Kiowa, CO To 80117 Election call Day will not be counted. Phone: 303-621-3127 Postmarks do not count as a received Regular Office Hours: date. First-Class Mail postage must be Monday-Thursday: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. applied. Open Friday June 24, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Where can I drop off my ballot? Open Saturday June 25, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 Walmart (Drop off only) p.m. 2100 Legacy Circle Election Day Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Elizabeth, CO 80107 June 21 - June 27 REPLACEMENT BALLOTS: If you spoil, Regular Business Hours deface, or lose your ballot, you may obJune 28 – Election Day tain a replacement ballot by contacting the 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Clerk and Recorder’s Office at 215 Comanche Street, PO Box 990, Kiowa, Voter Service and Polling Center availCO 80117 or call 303-621-3127 for inable services: structions. Voter registration • replacement ballots • update or change voter info • touchYou may return your voted ballot by mail screen voting • drop off ballots or you may hand deliver your ballot to a Designated Drop-off/Voter Service and Clerk and Recorder’s Office Polling Center. Ballots must be REElbert County Courthouse CEIVED at the Elbert County Elections of215 Comanche Street fice or a designated Drop-off/Voter SerKiowa, CO 80117 vice and Polling Center by 7:00 p.m. on June 20 – June 27 Election Day in order for your vote(s) to be Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. counted. Ballots received after 7:00 p.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on Election Day will not be counted. June 28 - Election Day 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Postmarks do not count as a received date. First-Class Mail postage must be Legal Notice No.: 23412 applied. First Publication: June 9, 2016 Last Publication: June 9, 2016 Where can I drop off my ballot? Publisher: The Elbert County News Walmart (Drop off only) 2100 Legacy Circle Elizabeth, CO 80107 June 21 - June 27 Regular Business Hours June 28 – Election Day 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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First-Class Mail postage must be Legal Notice No.: 23412 Regular Office Hours: if thereCty Health Pool is a notice that Aarms Software Support secrecy sleeve $350.00 Payroll Payable $103,698.52 Jefferson Travel $150.00 JuneStaples Advantage Office Supplies $1,432.39 applied.Cty Treasurer First Publication: 9, 2016 Monday-Thursday: 7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. says “ID Required” be sure to enclose a Advanced Quality Auto Auto Repair $5,911.97 Csu Extension Travel $150.00 Jodie Sherrier Reimbursement $447.09 State Of Colorado Operating Expense $4,597.72 Last Publication: 9, 2016 OpenSettlement Friday June 24, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 copy of your ID with your ballot. Your balAdvanced Remediation Svcs Fairgrounds Improvements $3,700.00 Ctsi $John Deere Financial Equipment Parts $718.04 JuneState Wire & Terminal Inc Equipment Parts $608.50 Where can I drop off my ballot? Publisher:$445.12 The Elbert Stericycle County News p.m. Reimbursement count unlessDana Herrera ID is provided if Aflac Payroll Payable lot will not $1,486.10 $141.64 Kathi Armour Iv-E Waiver Expenditure Haz Waste Rem $112.49 Walmart (Drop off only) Civil Process OpenSep Program Expense Saturday June 25, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 this is on the$31.74 secrecy sleeve. Agate Mutual Telephone Utilities Dans Trash $1,286.00 Kathleen Wrucke $16.00 Stone Oil Co Inc Fuel $15,559.18 2100 Legacy Circle p.m. Shop Supplies Airgas Intermountain Shop Supplies $738.79 Deep Rock $8.45 Kelley Sheila G. Reimbursement $256.45 Sundance Printing Voca Expense $425.79 Elizabeth, CO 80107 Election Day Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sample ballots are available for viewing at All Rental Center Equipment Rental S/T $129.60 Dencol Equipment Parts $121.59 Kiowa Storage Operating Expense $60.00 Sweep Stakes Unlimited Professional Service $120.00 June 21 - June 27 County ClerkDenver Industrial Sales and Recorder’s Alpine Consulting Building Repairs the Elbert $1,125.00 Equipment Rental S/T $10,614.15 Kiowa Water & Waste Water Operating Expense $4,016.22 Sysco Food Services Prisoner Meals $3,101.06 Regular Business Hours Professional Service REPLACEMENT BALLOTS: If you spoil, online at www.elbertcountyAmerican Fidelity Payroll Payable Office and $4,795.81 Discover Goodwill Contract Services $465.92 Lab Corp $304.00 Danny Paul Ardrey Estate Equipment Rental S/T $600.00 June 28 – Election Day Reimbursement deface, or lose your ballot, you may obco.gov Arnold And Arnold Civil Process $16.00 Dj Petroleum Inc Fuel $37,379.90 Larry Ross $81.00 The Hartford Payroll Payable $489.85 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. tain aContract Services replacement ballot by contacting the Dhs Client Empoyment First Expense $1,000.00 Donald Demers Investigation $80.00 Legal Shield Payroll Payable $478.30 Thomas Reuters West Contract Services $109.71 ClerkTravel and Recorder’s Office $240.00 at 215 In accordance with EAC Advisory 2007Auto Glass Guys Equipment Repairs $1,030.00 Double Tree By Hilton Hotel Lewan & Associates, Inc. Copier Expense $283.00 Time Management Systems Office Supplies $42.00 Voter Service and PollingCopier Expense Center availStreet, PO Box 990, Kiowa, 001: Accessible voting system Bank Of The West Operating Expense $12,186.76 Douglas for Cty in-perTreasurer Comanche Maintenance Agreement $40,454.71 Lewan Technology $283.00 Tina Arnold Travel $30.00 able services: CO 80117 or call 303-621-3127 $328.22 for inBarry Mitchell Radio Pager Dragon Esp Equipment Parts Lincoln Cty Dhs Iv-E Waiver Expenditure $871.13 Town Of Simla Utilities $83.80 son voting $146.25 is available at the Elbert Voter registration • replacement ballots • structions. Baseline Engineering Contract Services County Administration $8,691.25 Building Drive Train Industries Equipment Parts $1,014.96 M-Pact Apparel Uniforms $198.25 True Value Hardware Building Repairs $470.49 for any eliupdate or change voter Iv-E infoWaiver • touchBlack Hills Energy Utilities $2,455.08 Travel $1.50 Matt Martinich Expenditure $352.00 Tyler Technologies Inc Software Support $8,081.00 gible voter. This will beE470 Public Hwy Authority available for any screen voting • drop offOperating Expense ballots You may return your voted ballot by mail Blue Sky Promotions Uniforms $771.23 Eide Bailly Financial $5,550.00 Mcafee Inc. $363.78 U.S. Postal Service Postage And Shipping $1,512.00 elector Monday – Friday, June 20 – June Void Blue Star Police Sply Sep Program Expense El Paso Cty Autopsies $4,050.00 Mccandles International Equipment Parts $287.23 Ultramax Ammunition Training $4,084.00 or you may hand deliver your ballot to a 27, 8:00 $(1,889.49) a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Saturday June Clerk and Recorder’s Office Blue Star Recyclers Sep Program Expense El Paso Cty Child Support Civil Process $15.00 Medved Colorado Equipment Parts $123.69 Umb Bank - Corporate Trust Bond Interest $84,950.00 Designated Drop-off/Voter Service and 25th, 8:00 $4,308.88 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., and Election Elbert County CourthouseEquipment Parts Blue Tarp Financial Equipment Parts Day, June 28, $10.11 Mhc Kenworth $448.08 United Reprographic Supply Copier Expense $617.10 Polling Center. Ballots must $165.60 be RE7:00 a.m.Elbert Cty Clerk And Recorder Operating Expense – 7:00 p.m. Bobcat Of The Rockies Equipment Rental S/T $214.60 Elbert Cty Road And Bridge Fuel $7,056.24 Mines & Associates Pc Other Benefits $293.28 Ups Postage And Shipping $148.15 215 Comanche Street CEIVED at the Elbert County Elections ofBrazos Technology E Ticket Grant Expense $6,300.00 Elbert Cty Treasurer $352,376.64 Mountain View Electric Utilities $562.19 Us Prisioner Transport Operating Expense $1,610.10 Kiowa, CO 80117 fice orOperating Expense a designated Drop-off/Voter SerCoordinated Election Official: Brown Law Firm Civil Process $15.00 Elizabeth Fire Dept Blood/Alcohol Analysis $600.00 Neve’s Uniforms Inc Uniforms $1,060.19 Vail Resorts Inc Travel $387.00 June 20 – June 27 vice and Polling Center by 7:00 p.m. on Dallas Schroeder, Elbert County Clerk & Brumbaugh And Quandahl Civil Process $31.00 Elizabeth Garage Doors Election Equipment Parts $711.00 Dhs Client $45.00 Verizon Wireless Utilities $1,112.14 Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. -Empoyment 5:00 p.m. First Expense Day in order for your vote(s) to be Recorder Carolyn Burgener Building Repairs 215 Comanche $600.00 Embassy Suites Loveland Travel $408.75 Da 18Th District $135,710.50 Verns Tv And Radio Shop Supplies $1.49 Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 12:00Da p.m. counted. Ballots received after 7:00 p.m. Street, PO Box 990, Ccp Industries Shop Supplies Kiowa, CO $324.74 Enertia Consulting Gr Llc on Election Contract Services $1,600.00 Owen Co Operating $202.40 Wagner Equipment Co Inc Equipment Parts $2,401.42 JuneG. 28Dunn - Election Day 7:00 a.m. -Expense 7:00 Day will not be counted. 80117 Cdw Government Equipment Under Phone: $5,000 303-621-3127 $214.49 Esri Mapping Project Expense $11,600.00 Oxford Recycling Inc Recycled Asphalt $5,929.70 Walmart Pssf Expenditure $1,000.00 p.m. Centennial Mental Health Contract Services $15.00 Fair Point Communications Utilities do not count as a received $261.37 Phoenix Technology Group Telephone Maintenance $9,100.00 Waxie Sanitary Supply Shop Supplies $138.18 Postmarks Centurylink Utilities $1,429.61 $46.89 Pitney Bowes Global Financial $1,001.58 Westpaci Safety Supplies $549.97 Legal Notice No.: 23412 Postage Meter Expense date. Equipment Under $5,000 First-Class Mail postage must be Regular Office Hours: Fastenal Company Certified Laboratories Shop Supplies Monday-Thursday: $1,103.39 Fed Ex Operating Expense $2,189.02 Postmaster General Eliz Postage And Shipping $60.00 Westside Towing Operating Expense $173.00 First Publication: June 9, 2016 applied. 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Chemtox Blood/Alcohol Analysis $1,387.35 Force America Distributing Llc Equipment Parts $2,316.58 Power Equipment Company Operating Expense $10,068.39 Winpump Equipment Parts $1,018.68 Last Publication: June 9, 2016 Open Friday June 24, Franktown 8:00 a.m.Animal - 5:00Clinic Cheyenne Mtn Resort Travel $182.00 Canine Unit $151.03 Power Motive Corp Equipment Repairs $130.72 Wrigley Enterprises Operating Expense $80.00 Publisher: The Elbert County News Where can I drop off my ballot? p.m. Cintas Operating Expense $420.56 Front Range Kubota Blades, Teeth $122.07 Poysti And Adams Financial $25,292.76 Xerox Corporation Copier Expense $2,044.05 Walmart (Drop off only) June 25,Frontier Communications 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 Cna Surety Insurance/Bonds Open Saturday $210.00 Copier Expense $2,864.52 Proficient Balancing Hvac Service $5,642.00 Y Time Contract Services $140.70 2100 Building Legacy Repairs Circle p.m. Cbi Finger Prints $135.00 Frontline Security $242.50 Purewater Dynamics Inc Shop Supplies $100.00 Elizabeth, CO 80107 Election Day$700.00 Hours: 7:00G And K Services a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Legal Notice No.: 23413 Cci Operating Expense Uniforms $183.69 Quill Corporation Office Supplies $646.20 June Operating Expense 21 - June 27 First Publication: June 9, 2016 Co Counties Casualty Settlement $150,000.00 Grainger $359.65 Rainbow Collision Equipment Repairs $905.00 Regular Business Hours REPLACEMENT BALLOTS: If you spoil, Last Publication: June 9, 2016 Co Cty Attorneys Assoc Training $295.00 Great West Life And Annuity Payroll Payable $51,201.92 Rich Clawson Contract Services $2,850.00 June Travel 28 – Election Day deface, or $4,575.50 lose your ballot, you Inn may obCo Dept Of Public Safety Ccw Cbi Fee Hampton Loveland $404.49 Rmmi Software Support $598.50 Publisher: Elbert County News 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. tain a replacement ballot by contacting the Clerk and Recorder’s Office at 215 Voter Service and Polling Center availComanche Street, PO Box 990, Kiowa, able services: CO 80117 or call 303-621-3127 for inVoter registration • replacement ballots • structions. update or change voter info • touchscreen voting • drop off ballots You may return your voted ballot by mail or you may hand deliver your ballot to a Clerk and Recorder’s Office Designated Drop-off/Voter Service and Elbert County Courthouse Polling Center. Ballots must be RE215 Comanche Street CEIVED at the Elbert County Elections ofKiowa, CO 80117 fice or a designated Drop-off/Voter SerJune 20 – June 27 vice and Polling Center by 7:00 p.m. on Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Election Day in order for your vote(s) to be Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Every day, the government makes decisions that this one to publish public notices since the birth counted. Ballots received after 7:00 p.m. June 28 - Election Day 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 on Election Day will not be counted. can affect your life. Whether they are decisions on of the nation. Local newspapers remain the most p.m. zoning, taxes, new businesses or myriad other trusted source of public notice information. This Postmarks do not count as a received issues, governments play a big role in your life. newspaper publishes the information you need Legal Notice No.: 23412 date. First-Class Mail postage must be First Publication: June 9, 2016 applied. 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