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Jewelry shop is one of a kind Tim Brown Jewelers in Elizabeth owned, run by married pair

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The display cases at Tim Brown Jewelers, located at 210 S. Elizabeth St. in Elizabeth, hold a wide range of jewelry, including the one-of-kind originals created by master goldsmith Tim and his wife Renee.

The Browns own and operate the shop on the south side of Safeway Center. They offer customer service that includes watch battery replacement and jewelry repair as well as the opportunity to have an item of custom jewelry created.

Elizabeth resident Connie Lehman said the jewelry store is a great addition to the community.

“I love fine jewelry and I was happy when I heard a new jewelry shop was coming to Elizabeth,” she said. “I made my first visit and I was amazed that this was the real deal when it came to fine jewelry shops.”

Lehman said the shop carries a good selection of fine jewelry as well as the custom creations that are amazing.

She said Renee and Tim are mas-

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Brown said. “Renee is the designer and we work together with the customer to finalize all the detail for the one-of-a-kind piece I will create for them.”

Generally the process of creating a piece of custom jewelry begins with

The Cardinals volleyball team got its first match win of the new season Sept. 9 as they edged Woodland Park 2-1 during the Early Bird Invitational Volleyball Tournament held at Elizabeth High School.

Elizabeth came into the match with Woodland Park 0-4 in the tournament and 0-6 overall despite the fact that the Cardinals delivered their share of hard-driving kills and well-placed serves. Many of the sets lost in the first six matches were decided by two points.

For example, Elizabeth lost a set to Evergreen in the tournament 25-23 and lost a set in the tournament to Rangeview, 26-24.

Woodland Park won the first set of the match with Elizabeth, 25-19. The Cardinals rallied and won the next two

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Tim Brown makes adjustments to the stone setting on a ring he is creating for a customer. Brown and his wife Renee own and operate their store in the Safeway Center in Elizabeth, where they do watch battery replacements, jewelry repairs and create custom jewelry items for their customers.

TOM MUNDS ters at their crafts and, while she is a fan of the shop and their work, she is only one of a long list of customers who admire and treasure their work.

“We are Elizabeth’s full-service jewelry shop but our trademark is our creation of original jewelry items for our customers,” Tim

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Lincoln lives on in Littleton man Retired aerospace engineer portrays the life of the 16th president

CALLING ALL ABES John Voehl is a member of the Association of Lincoln Presenters, a nationwide group of enthusiasts who perform as Honest Abe or his wife Mary Todd Lincoln.

The group holds annual conventions, publishes a newsletter and gives awards to the best performers.

The group’s website, lincolnpresenters.net, has a directory of more than a hundred Abe presenters and more than 35 Marys, with a disproportionate number in Illinois — the Rail Splitter’s home state.

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John Voehl lives something of a double life. A retired Lockheed aerospace engineer from Littleton, he’s a devoted husband and grandfather.

But to thousands of people across the country, he’s Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president.

Voehl is one of dozens of “Lincoln presenters,” dedicated, bearded historical enthusiasts who recreate the life and times of the Great Emancipator.

“People tell me they felt like they were really with Lincoln,” said Voehl from Kauai, Hawaii, where he was gearing up to present his 1,199th presentation as part of a lengthy tour that will see him don the stovepipe hat in California, Wyoming and around Colorado in coming months.

Voehl, 65, presents to schools, historical societies, retirement homes and other groups. He’s spoken in 42 states.

“The kids are just mesmerized,” said Katie Howell, a fifth-grade teacher at Academy Charter School in Castle Rock.

Voehl has been presenting at Academy for a decade, as the annual culmination of the fifth-graders’ study of the Civil War. “Every year, his presentation is different,” Howell said.

“He’s got so much information. Even I’m fascinated by it.”

Voehl’s presentations are made all the more enjoyable by his personality, said Yvonne

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Retired aerospace engineer John Voehl is a dedicated Abraham Lincoln presenter.

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“Aside from being Abe Lincoln, he’s just a lovely and friendly individual,” Ludwig said.

Voehl’s first jaunt as Lincoln was at a Boy Scout camp in 1996, after a friend asked him to do a silly skit based on Lincoln’s character in the 1989 movie “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.”

Though Lincoln never actually said “Party on, dudes,” Voehl said the experience impacted him — especially once he realized how strongly he resembles Lincoln.

“I also discovered the rock star awe Lincoln has with a lot of people,” Voehl said. “People are inspired by the things he did, and the magic of his true life story. Born in a log cabin with a dirt floor, he became not only a president, but the one at the moment of our greatest national crisis: the Civil War. He not only got us through it, but made the country different than it was before — for the

better.”

From an original half-hour presentation, Voehl has developed dozens of Lincoln presentations, covering topics like the president’s biography, policies, lifestyle and achievements.

Donning an impeccable costume, Voehl’s presentations often start with the president seated and preparing to sign the Emancipation Proclamation, which ended slavery in the South.

“I talk about what day of the week it is, how I’m preparing to go to a Cabinet meeting to present the document, and what’s going on in Lincoln’s life,” he said. “I have authentic-looking reproductions of historical documents. People get so into it they think it’s real.”

Voehl’s wife Pamela increasingly accompanies John in presentations as Mary Todd Lincoln, the president’s wife.

She also does solo presentations. She was unavailable to speak for this story.

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Voehl’s next public performance in Littleton is at Bemis Library on Feb. 26. said, so it’s been humbling to get to know Lincoln the man.

“My expectation was that like most historical figures, is that if you dig down you find the dirt,” he said. “You’ll find out he kicked his dog or was unfaithful or often inebriated.

You can say `yeah but.’

“But the closer you get to Lincoln, the better he is.”

Still, Lincoln was not without troubles. He was depressed, sometimes to the point of being suicidal, Voehl said.

“He called it his `melancholy,’ ” Voehl said. “There were times his friends would sequester him and took sharp objects away from him.”

How Lincoln would respond to current affairs or politics is tough to answer, Voehl said.

“I’m often asked what Lincoln would think of Black Lives Matter or Barack Obama or Confederate statues,” Voehl said. “I’ve found it’s hard to say what he would have thought without injecting myself and my own beliefs.”

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hope that the personality of the man does not rule the office, as much as the severity and importance of the office should rule the man,” Voehl said. “Trump’s not the first person in that category, though. Teddy Roosevelt and Andrew Jackson were also men of huge personalities.”

The life of Abraham Lincoln has many lessons to impart on us today, Voehl said.

“He teaches us perseverance,” Voehl said. “To never give up on anything. He operated at a high level while feeling miserable.”

Lincoln also teaches us to stay the course and maintain civility when our cause is just, Voehl said.

“As Commander in Chief, he believed that the idea that all men are created equal had to survive,” Voehl said.

“When faced with opponents who are abusive and demeaning, Lincoln never castigated his opponents. He expended his strength to use his words to get people to look at things from his perspective.”

Voehl is nine years older than Lincoln was when he was killed. But Lincoln will live on, Voehl said, living not only through the people who portray him, but through his words, as in the closing lines of the Gettysburg Address, “that government of the people by the people for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

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Wanted: Volunteer shooters to thin Grand Canyon bison herd Animals are descended from attempt to create ranching stock in early 1900s

BY FELICIA FONSECA ASSOCIATED PRESS

The National Park Service plans to thin a herd of bison in the Grand Canyon through roundups and by seeking volunteers who are physically fit and proficient with a gun to kill the animals that increasingly are damaging park resources.

Some bison would be shipped out of the area and others legally hunted on the adjacent forest. Within the Grand Canyon, shooters would be selected through a lottery to help bring the number of bison roaming the far northern reaches of the park to no more than 200 within three to five years.

About 600 of the animals now live in the region, and biologists say the bison

numbers could hit 1,500 within 10 years if left uncontrolled.

The Grand Canyon is still working out details of the volunteer effort, but it’s taking cues from national parks in Colorado, the Dakotas and Wyoming that have used shooters to cut overabundant or diseased populations of elk. The Park Service gave final approval to the bison reduction plan this month.

Sandy Bahr of the Sierra Club says she’s hopeful Grand Canyon will focus mostly on non-lethal removal.

The Grand Canyon bison are descendants of those introduced to northern Arizona in the early 1900s as part of a ranching operation to crossbreed them with cattle. The state of Arizona now owns them and has an annual draw for tags on the Kaibab National Forest.

Nearly 1,500 people applied for one of 122 tags this year, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

The bison have been moving in recent years within the Grand Canyon boundaries where open hunting is prohibited.

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es. The reduction plan would allow volunteers working in a team with a Park Service employee to shoot bison using non-lead ammunition to protect endangered California condors that feed on gut piles.

Hunters cannot harvest more than one bison in their lifetime through the state hunt, making the volunteer effort intriguing, they say.

“I would go if I had a chance to retain a portion of the meat,” said Travis McClendon, a hunter in Cottonwood.

“It definitely would be worth going, especially with a group.”

Grand Canyon is working with state wildlife officials and the Intertribal Buffalo Council to craft guidelines for roundups and volunteer shooters, who would search for bison in the open, said Park Service spokesman Jeff Olson.

Much of the work would be done on foot in elevations of 8,000 feet or higher between October and May when the road leading to the Grand Canyon’s North Rim is closed. Snowmobiles and sleds would be used to remove the bison meat, and helicopters in rare instances, park officials said.

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

Stocked by Friends of the Elizabeth Library.

All donations from book sales benefit the Elizabeth Library.

Elizabeth Farmers Market: open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through September at 165 Main St., Elizabeth. Market includes vendors selling produce and other mercantile items. Go to www.townofelizabeth.org/ farmer-smarket.html.

Craft Fair: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 at Elizabeth United Methodist Church, 724 E. Kiowa Ave. Browse through a variety of craft items, from jewelry to salsa. Homemade cinnamon rolls and other baked goods also available. Hot dogs, chili, chips and a beverage will be served for lunch; proceeds will help the Elbert County Coalition for Outreach. Call 303-646-1870.

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Carl Lutch, the terrestrial wildlife manager for Game and Fish in Flagstaff, said some models require volunteers to be capable of hiking eight miles a day, carrying a 60-pound pack and hitting a paper plate 200 yards away five times.

The head and hide of the bison would be given to tribes, or federal and state agencies.

Lutch said one scenario discussed is splitting the bison meat among volunteers, with each volunteer able to take the equivalent of meat from one full bison. Anything in excess of that would be given to tribes and charities, he said.

A full-grown bull can have hundreds of pounds of meat.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota used volunteers in 2010 for elk reduction, selecting 240 people from thousands of applicants, said park spokeswoman Eileen Andes. Some quit before the week was over, she said.

“We had quite a bit of snow, so you’re not in a vehicle, you’re not on a horse,” she said. “You’re hiking through snow to shoot elk and haul them out. It was exceedingly strenuous.”

[PHOTO] Fine Arts, Music Festival: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 and Sunday, Sept. 24 at O’Brien Park, 10795 Victorian Drive, Parker. National juried art; Colorado musicians; food and more. Admission is free.

Pets welcome. Go to http://www.coloradoeventsandfestivals.com. `Free Legal Clinic: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10 at the Elizabeth Public Library, 651 W. Beverly St., Elizabeth. Clinics are for parties who have no attorney. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation. Walk-ins welcome. 2017 dates are Nov. 14 and Dec. 12. First come, first served.

Fire Prevent and Wing Cookoff: 5-8 p.m.

Oct. 14 at the Elbert Fire Station. Judging for best flavor, hottest, most original and best overall begins at 7 p.m. Contestants sign up at elbertfireinfo@gmail.com; send name, address and telephone number

by Sept. 30. Contestants must make 100 wings. Proceeds will benefit the Douglas/Elbert Task Force, which will select families in need to help throughout the holidays. Call 303-648-3000 or email for information.

Mini Law School: 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Oct. 24 at CU South Denver in Lone Tree. Course is seven weeks and is taught by law school faculty. Those who cannot attend the live lectures can choose Livestream and recorded viewing options; class materials and links to the lectures will be sent so participants can watch at their own pace. Registration required; go to http://www.colorado.edu/ law/minilawschool.

Outback Express: public transit service provided by the East Central Council of Local Governments. To ensure a seat is available, 24-hour notice appreciated.

Call Kay Campbell, 719- 541-4275, or 800825-0208 for reservations. Go to http:// outbackexpress.tripod.com.

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

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Sept. 30 Household Chemical Roundup in Castle Rock Drop off hazardous household chemicals between 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Sept. 30 at the Town of Castle Rock Water Department, 175 Kellog Court in Castle Rock.

The cost is $25 per vehicle, and participants will be asked for proof of Douglas County residency. For more information, including a map and a list of acceptable items, visit www.tchd.org/250/Home-ChemicalWaste

Members of West Metro and South Metro Fire came together to raise the American flag for the opening ceremony at the Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb.

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Thousands climb in remembrance of 9/11 The Colorado 9/11 stair climb drew 2,000

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The registration table was scattered with badges, each one with the face of someone who lost their life on Sept.

11, 2001. As the American flag flapped in the wind, attached to two fire truck ladders, more than 2,000 firefighters, paramedics and civilians readied to climb 110 flights of stairs at Red Rocks Amphitheater — a memorial to the 110 stories climbed by firefighters 16 years ago at the World Trade Center.

“We all remember 9/11 — where you were at, what you were doing, how you felt,” said Laurelyn Norberry, 32, a volunteer firefighter with Evergreen Fire and Rescue. “So this is our chance to remember, pay respects and do someAnnual C ele 29 th bra t i o n

thing to honor those who have fallen.”

The ninth annual Colorado 9/11 Stair Climb drew climbers from 60 fire departments and 16 states.

The Stair Climb benefits the FDNY Counseling Services Unit and the programs provided by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to support the families of our nation’s fallen.

As tribute, many firefighters climbed in full bunker gear.

“It’s just the culture,” said Lt. Brenden Finnegan with West Metro Fire.

“It shows respect to the firefighters who work in NYC and lost their lives that day.”

Finnegan has been participating in the event since it began.

“It’s a great experience to come and be with all your friends and family crew members and remember 9/11,” he said. “Some of us lost friends in the towers — both firefighters and civilians. It’s just a good experience to be part of.”

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Our commitment to open and transparent government includes online posting of information about all public meetings at which the business of government is conducted. To view agendas for various public meetings, visit www.douglas.co.us and search: Meetings and Agendas.

Persons with Developmental Disabilities Need You Do you have a desire to serve Douglas County residents with developmental disabilities? You may be a candidate for one of three open seats on the Douglas County Developmental Disabilities Mill Levy Advisory Council, the annual review committee for mill levy grant applications.

For additional information please visit www.douglas. co.us and search: Developmental Disabilities. Deadline for applications is September 25.

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ennifer and I just flew back from Detroit, and, boy, are our arms tired.

Michigan is my homeland, specifically Ann Arbor, and I thought that she should have at least one encounter with a University of Michigan home game in her lifetime.

If you haven’t been to one yourself, please consider this: on game day, the corner of East Main Street and South Stadium Boulevard is the sixth-largest city in the state of Michigan.

Alumni, old fans and new fans come from all over the world to attend a Wolverines football game.

Please consider this: The capacity of Sports Authority Field at Mile High is 76,125. The av-

erage attendance for a Michigan home game is more than 112,000.

Jennifer and I woke in a hotel near the Detroit a, and watched Irma barrel through Florida on CNN. It began a day that neither one of us will ever forget.

From the hotel to Ann Arbor in a rental car on an autumn Saturday: 30 minutes.

We walked to the stadium (from a parking space I pre-arranged from my home computer) past the high school where Iggy Pop and I would have been classmates if the Smiths hadn’t skipped town.

The stadium was opened in 1927, and there have been a number of expansions. The latest

America has opportunity for overhaul of tax code

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resident Trump visited Springfield, Missouri, and laid out his plans for reforming our nation’s outdated, complex and uncompetitive tax system.

The president’s plan is built around an Americafirst tax system that is focused on jobs, increasing wages and wealth in America, and restoring the American dream.

The Business Roundtable conducted a survey of their CEOs and 90 percent responded that delaying tax reform will harm the U.S. economy by causing slower economic growth, hiring, and capital investment. Fifty-seven percent of the responding CEOs say delaying tax reform means their company will delay capital spending, the investment that drives jobs and growth. Fifty-six percent say their companies will delay hiring plans.

President Trump believes lower taxes and higher wages will result in a better life for all Americans and make the American dream more accessible than ever before.

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one was the addition of skyboxes on top of the skyboxes on top of the skyboxes.

The music is too loud and the playlist is abhorrent — just like it is at CU games — but by halftime we both had lost our hearing, which was a partial blessing, because the halftime musical theme was a tribute to John Williams and the upcoming “Star Wars XXXVII” fatuity.

We stayed in the stadium after the game, and watched 112,000 people leave, and leave about 112,000 pounds of litter.

I said, “Bingo.”

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Don’t look away from what the mirror is trying to tell you

The Colorado Business Roundtable enthusiastically endorses a tax reform plan that accomplishes four goals — simplification of our tax code so that it is fair to all Americans, provides reforms that lead to job creation and higher wages, provides tax relief for the working and middle classes, and paves the way for repatriation of funds parked offshore back to the United States.

Our current tax code has increased in length and complexity so that 94 percent of U.S. taxpayers needed some form of help to file their returns, according to National Taxpayers Union, and 91 percent of small businesses hired a professional to do their taxes, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. Taxpayers spend over 6 billion hours annually complying with the tax code, according to the IRS’s Taxpayer Advocate Service. Complying with current tax code, one that is six time longer today as it was in 1955, places a $262 SEE WASDEN, P9

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ypically the first person we greet each morning is ourselves. Whether we are washing up, brushing our teeth, shaving, putting on some makeup or WINNING combing or brushWORDS ing our hair, our first interaction is looking straight into our own eyes.

We may be thinking about the day ahead of us, maybe remembering all or at least part of a dream we had last Michael Norton night, we may be scrutinizing or judging our appearance, and we may even be reflecting on something we have done or said. Perhaps something we didn’t say or didn’t do either.

You probably know just as many people as I do who spend more time in front of a mirror than most others do. They are constantly looking at themselves throughout the day. In the morning they want to make sure they look just right, and in some cases absolutely perfect. And in the evenings, while brushing their teeth or getting ready for bed, they do the once-over one more time to see how they look.

And throughout the day, every opportunity at something where they can see their own reflection they take

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advantage of it. The car window, the rearview mirror, a storefront covered in glass, and even a mirror app on their phone.

While many people do check themselves out throughout the day, from that first greeting through to the end of the day, some will also look to the mirror for answers. “Am I strong enough to handle today?” “Did I do the right thing earlier?” “Is it time for a change?” “Am I who I want to be and where I want to be?” And although we may think that the mirror doesn’t talk back, I would offer that it does talk back and does so 100 percent of the time. You see, it’s not the mirror’s ability to talk back to us that’s the problem. Most times, it is our unwillingness to hear the mirror or hold ourselves accountable to what the mirror is saying.

We all know what we should do, or what we have to do. We all know what we should not have done or what we did. Most of us know what the mirror is saying, we just don’t want to listen or we make excuses to justify why we can’t or won’t do something or stand up for someone or something.

Mirrors are a reflection of what is in front of them. And unless they are a trick mirror or carnival mirror, they also do not tell lies.

So it doesn’t matter if it is that first

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billion burden on the economy.

Colorado’s economy depends on 892 U.S. companies that actively operate internationally, competing in global markets on a daily basis for inputs, capital and customers. These globally engaged companies directly and indirectly contributed $148.8 billion to the Colorado economy in 2013, according to a Business Roundtable report. Focusing on tax reform that benefits Colorado workers, is simple and fair, and sets a competitive rate that drive job creation and higher wages is something every Coloradan should champion.

“If we don’t have tax reform sometime this or early next year, a lot of the business investment that’s been predicated on getting tax reform done will have been poorly made,” said J.D. Foster, senior vice president and chief economist at the U.S. Chamber. “Busi-

ness investment will likely contract significantly, and we will have a significant period of economic weakness in my opinion.”

Our economy is healthy when we grow at roughly 3.5 percent. Since 2007, it has been below 2.5 percent consistently. Significant and generational tax reform is at the core of President Trump’s plan to return to over 3 percent growth. A 3 percent growth rate will yield a nominal gross domestic product that is $16 trillion larger, generate $2.9 trillion in federal government revenue, and raise wages and salaries of American workers by $7 trillion, according to administration estimates.

Fixing our broken tax code for families, small businesses, workers, and job creators is the single most important action we can take to grow our economy and help the middle class get ahead. If we are successful in this once-in-a-generation opportunity to make taxes simpler, fairer and lower

for hard-working Colorado families, we can encourage entrepreneurs to reinvest in their businesses and American companies to bring back jobs and profits trapped overseas.

“CEOs overwhelmingly believe that tax reform is the most effective way to put more Americans to work in a stronger, growing economy.

The Trump administration’s recent release of its tax proposals was a significant step forward as they work with Congress on pro-growth reform legislation. By demonstrating the importance of tax reform to business and the U.S. economy, these survey results confirm that tax reform is a critical priority if we are to grow the economy and create jobs and opportunity,” said Business Roundtable President and CEO Joshua Bolten.

Colorado Business Roundtable strongly encourages our congressional delegation, leadership and the administration to pass meaningful and permanent tax reform. If you are

interested in joining business leaders, chambers and associations in advocating for a fairer, simpler and more competitive rate, please contact us at jwasden@cobrt.com Jeff Wasden is president of the Colorado Business Roundtable, which describes itself as an advocate for proactive, pro-business legislation that strengthens the economy and allows businesses to grow and thrive in Colorado and the region.

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Jennifer said, “What?”

“My next column: Why do people litter?”

“That sounds engrossing,” the facetious German said.

There was trash under the seats everywhere you looked.

Remember Keep America Beautiful’s 1971 “crying Indian” campaign?

Their recent study about littering gives two main reasons: contextual variables and personal variables.

Contextual variables include “availability of trash cans, the accumulative impact of other litter in the area, and even weather.”

Personal variables include “age, awareness, attitudes, and feelings of personal responsibility.”

The study showed that “15 percent of littering behavior had to do with contextual demands and 85 percent had to do with personal variables.”

There were plenty of trash cans

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greeting in the morning, the glances throughout the day, or that last look in the evening, we know what the mirror is saying don’t we? The mirror is the procrastinator’s worst nightmare.

When the mirror is telling us to do something we need to do it. It’s not the eyes of others who are looking at us, those are our own eyes that are looking right back into our soul, our heart, and our goals and dreams.

What are we supposed to do when

everywhere, and Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is featured in a big screen plea for fans to dispose of litter responsibly.

Neither mattered.

Older people are less likely to litter than younger people, the study showed. I hope they didn’t spend too much time or money figuring that one out. Have you ever seen a carload of kids toss fast food leftovers out the window?

Littering isn’t just an incidental lapse in accountability and civility.

Over nine billion tons of litter ends up in the ocean every year. Over 11 billion dollars is spent every year to clean up litter.

I am not campaigning myself. Littering is an inevitability, and I am fully resigned to it.

The explanation is this: People will be people.

(If you go to Ann Arbor, go to Zingerman’s Delicatessen. We did, after the game.)

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

He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

the mirror talks back? We are to listen and we are to take act.

How about you? Are the mirrors in your life speaking to you? The bigger question is this, are you listening and taking action? I would love to hear what your mirror is telling you at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we hear what our mirrors are saying, and we do what we know we need to do, 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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Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter Provides care and support to 67,000-plus families dealing with all kinds of dementing illnesses.

Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members.

Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute. Our Walk to End Alzheimer’s attracts more than 10,000 people, so planning committee members are essential.

Contact: Deb Wells, 303-813-1669 or dwells@alz.org.

Animal Rescue of the Rockies Provides foster care for death-row shelter dogs and cats throughout Colorado Need: Foster families for animals on lists to be euthanized Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies. org.

ASSE International Student Exchange Program Organizes student exchange programs Need: Local host families to provide homes for boys and girls age 15-18 from a variety of coutries.

Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 or 800-733-2773 AYUSA: International Youth Exchange Program Promotes quality exchange programs for high school students from around the world.

Need: Host families for international high

school students ages 15-18 studying in the Denver area.

Requirements: To provide students with a safe home, meals and transportation for 5-10 months. All family types are considered. Must fill out onlilne application and pass background check.

Contact: Adrienne Bivens, 720-467-6430 or abivens@ayusa.org. Go to www.ayusa.org.

Castle Rock Senior Activity Center Provides services to local seniors Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointments, the grocery store, pharmacies and more.

Contact: Steph Schroeder, 303-688-9498 Colorado Humane Society Handles animal abuse and neglect cases Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, dogs and their litters, as well as homes for cats and dogs that require socializing or that are recovering from surgery or injuries.

Contact: Teresa Broaddus, 303-961-3925 Court Appointed Special Advocates Works with abused and neglected children in Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties Need: Advocates for children, to get to know, speak up for and ensure their best interests in court Contact: 303-695-1882 or www.adv4children.org.

Douglas/Elbert Task Force Provides assistance to people in Douglas and Elbert counties who are in serious economic need, at risk of homelessness or in similar crisis.

Need: Volunteers to assist in the food bank, client services and the thrift store Treasures

on Park Street.

Contact: Marion Dahlem, 303-688-1114, ext.

32 Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center Cares for homeless horses and other equines.

Need: Volunteers to work with horses and other opportunities.

Requirements: Must be 16 years old, pass a background check, and be able to commit to at least three hours a week for three months.

Contact: 303-751-5772.

Other information: A volunteer open house is from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at the center in Franktown. During the two-hour orientation, prospective volunteers will get an overview of the services provided, learn about the volunteer opportunities, take a tour of the center, and talk with staff and volunteers. In addition, the $25 volunteer application fee will be waived for anyone who applies to be a volunteer during the open house. Volunteers must be 16 years old, pass a background check and be able to commit to at least three hours a week for three months. RSVP at www.ddfl.org.

Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse Supports the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of Emergency Management with detentions support, patrol, administrative duties, event security, emergency services support, and call-outs as need arises.

Need: With proper training and clearances, volunteers help with patrol, fingerprinting, records keeping, community event security services, disaster response and management (wildfire, tornado, blizzard, flood, disaster relief, etc.).

Requirements: Must be 21 years of age or older; retired individuals are great. Must complete a employment application, pass a background check, and complete interviews. After being sworn in, in the first three months of membership, complete a minimum of 45 hours of orientation and training curriculum. After this 90-day probationary period, members must log a minimum of 10 hours of month and attend monthly training meetings. Persons ages 15-20, may join the Elbert County Sheriffs Explorer POST that is associated with the Posse.

Contact: David Peontek at djp1911@msn. com or 303-646-5456. Go to http://www. elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html; print out and complete an employment application and turn it into the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office in Kiowa, “Attn: David Peontek.”

Girl Scouts of Colorado Youth organization for girls Need: Troop leaders, office support, administrative help and more Age requirement: Men and women, 18 and older Contact: www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org, inquiry@gscolorado.org or 1-877-404-5708 Hospice at Home Need: Volunteers help patients and their families with respite care, videotaping, massage and other tasks. Home study training is available.

Contact 303-698-6404 Hospice of Covenant Care Nonprofit, faith-based hospice Need: Volunteers to support patients and families Contact: 303-731-8039

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Age matters when it comes to screening for cervical cancer Draft guidelines propose two options for women between 30 and 65

BY LAURAN NEERGAARD ASSOCIATED PRESS

Getting checked for cervical cancer isn’t one-size-fits-all: Millions of women may soon have to decide between a routine Pap or a newer test that detects if they have a cancer-causing virus.

Draft national guidelines released Sept. 12 for the first time say either option is reasonable for certain women — those ages 30 to 65.

Paps, a mainstay for women’s health for decades, can spot pre-cancerous abnormalities in time to prevent cancer.

Newer HPV tests detect the virus that causes nearly all of that cancer, and while they’re widely used to confirm Pap results, most U.S. medical groups haven’t yet pushed them as a standalone alternative for screening.

The Sept. 12 proposal doesn’t signal an imminent end to the Pap era. Paps, not HPV tests, still are recommended for screening women in their 20s, stressed the guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

And don’t let the which-test debate blur the main message: “Screening for cervical cancer saves lives,” said Task Force member Dr. Carol Mangione of the University of California, Los Angeles.

Today, too many women still miss out.

Some things to know: Still a threat Cervical cancer has dropped dramatically over the past half-century thanks to Pap testing. Still, this year an estimated 12,820 U.S. women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer, and about 4,200 will die. Most haven’t been screened, or have gone too long between checks.

Paps examine cells scraped from the cervix. HPV testing looks for high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus, the nation’s most common sexually transmitted infection. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, just about everyone will get at least one strain at some point in their lives. But only certain strains cause cervical cancer — and only if they linger long enough in the body.

Age matters Otherwise healthy women need a Pap every three years from age 21 to 29, agree most U.S. physician groups and the draft Task Force guidelines. Cervical cancer grows so slowly that regular Paps can find a problem early enough to treat.

While the Food and Drug Administration has approved an HPV test for women as young as 25, national guidelines have long recommended Pap screening for 20-somethings. That age group is most likely to get HPV — and the vast majority of the time their bodies clear

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the infection before it harms.

What changes at 30?

The older you get, the greater the chance that an HPV infection is the years-long, harmful kind. To better catch those cases, today what’s called co-testing is increasingly common for women 30 and over — a Pap-plus-HPV test combination. If the results of both tests are negative, women can wait five years to test again.

But both Paps and HPV testing can trigger false alarms, prompting unneeded, and sometimes harmful, additional care to rule out cancer. New studies show co-testing leads to more false alarms than either test alone, without adding benefit.

That spurred Tuesday’s Task Force proposal to let women 30 and over choose an HPV test by itself every five years — or a Pap every three years instead. The proposal is open for public comment through Oct. 9, before it will be finalized.

Some countries already are moving to make HPV testing the chief screening tool, including the Netherlands and Australia.

“Most experts in this area are in agreement that HPV testing alone is the future of cervical screening,” said Debbie Saslow of the American Cancer Society, who wasn’t involved with the Sept. 12 draft guidelines.

Pros and cons Women in their 30s and older need to discuss screening options with their health providers, said Dr. Jason Wright, gynecologic oncology chief at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, who also wasn’t involved with the new guidelines.

An HPV test can cost twice as much as a $40 Pap, but doesn’t require screening as often. Some data suggests HPV testing leads to more diagnosis of risky pre-cancer — but even by itself, an HPV test can spark more false alarms than a Pap, Wright said.

Also, some follow-up tests can alter the cervix in ways that may affect future pregnancies, a consideration for women still interested in childbearing, added the Task Force’s Mangione.

It’s not recommended for women younger than 21, or those who had a cervix-removing hysterectomy.

Women can stop screening after age 65 if proper checks until then show they’re healthy, current guidelines agree.

What if vaccine previously received?

Keep getting screened, following recommendations for your age. The first HPV vaccine hit the market about 10 years ago, too soon to know if it’s safe for the now-grown first recipients to be screened less often, and newer vaccine versions protect against more strains, said Saslow, the cancer society’s senior director of HPV-related and women’s cancers.

Eventually, if enough young women grow up fully vaccinated, screening recommendations may change, she said.

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One frontier woman’s journal connects families across the ages

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he history of the Denver area is sometimes thought of in broad strokes — before this time there was one of black and white, cowboys and miners, bonnets and butter churns.

But our region was settled by families with the same hopes and fears we have today.

“When we look to the past and think about what they went through, it reminds us how familiar their experience was to our own,” said Dr. Derek Everett, a Colorado State University history professor. “What motivated a person in Colorado 150 years ago is what people worry about today: family, friends, your job, finding a place to live, opportunities for your children.”

Early Littleton settler Mollie Sanford, a newlywed farm girl from Nebraska, here with her husband Byron, kept an eloquent journal that reveals the similarities across the

TRAVEL BACK IN TIME Get better acquainted with pioneer life at the area’s living history museums: Littleton Museum Sprawling living history village with two fully-functional farms, portraying life in the 1860s and 1890s.

6028 South Gallup St., Littleton 303-795-3950 littletongov.org Hours: Tuesday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 pm; Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.; closed Mondays Free admission Lakewood Heritage Center Several historic homes and businesses.

801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood 303-987-7850 lakewood.org Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free admission ages. And by immersing in her words — for a little while — and meeting the people who keep her lifestyle alive today, we can see for ourselves the lives of families who settled the frontier.

Boomtown girl “June 26, 1860: The Promised Land is gained and we are in Denver tonight… There are no houses to be had, and hundreds of families are living in wagons, tents, and shelters

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will re-open in May Admission: $8 for adults; $3 for youth Four Mile Historic Park Reconstructed stagecoach station, cabins, blacksmith shop and more.

715 South Forest St., Denver 720-865-0800 fourmilepark.org Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.

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made of carpets and bedding. I like the looks of the place.”

Mollie arrived a year after Denver was founded at the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River.

People, including families, were steadily arriving in hopes of getting in on the ground floor of a new boomtown.

The telegraph was still three years away, the railroad a decade away.

“They were willing to take a chance,” said Dr. Stephen Leonard, a history professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver. “People had grown up hearing of settling Indiana or Minnesota. They had an adventuresome spirit.”

But one person’s adventure is another’s nightmare.

“Husbands write about what an exciting adventure this is,” Everett said. “Wives write that they married the

stupidest man on the planet, who has dragged them off into the middle of godforsaken nowhere to be murdered or starve to death.”

Down on the farm Mollie and Byron eventually found themselves in the upper South Platte Valley, among a growing community of farmers and ranchers about where Sheridan is today.

Mollie took to prairie life with good graces.

“June 1, 1861: There can’t be much jealousy, for one is not much better off than others, so there is a feeling of brotherhood with all.”

Life on a prairie farm was monotonous and labor intensive, said Andrea Wilhelm, a historical interpreter at the Littleton Museum, a living history village.

Typical farms of the region were 160 acres, and often had a garden and livestock to provide sustenance, and fields of rye, barley and wheat.

“Someone got up before dawn to milk the cow,” Wilhelm said. “Then a big breakfast before heading out to the fields to work. There was never much down time.”

While men worked the fields, wives’ tasks included laundry, ironing, cooking and cleaning.

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went to church, a rare chance for entertainment and music. Men often congregated on Sunday afternoons at the post office, where all news of the outside world arrived.

Suffer the little children Life on the frontier was hard on the body.

“September 25, 1861: My little babe was born, a beautiful boy, but he did not stay with us. God took him to his fold, this one pet lamb. When I first looked on his little face, he was in his little coffin, dressed in one of the sweetest robes I had made, into whose stitches I had woven dreams of my angel baby.”

Mollie fell into a bit of a funk after the stillbirth, writing nearly a year later, while pregnant again: “July 4, 1862: O! but this is the most indolent life I ever led. Were I to write each day’s events, it would be, ‘Got up. Got breakfast, eat, washed dishes, got dinner, ate again,’ and so on, each succeeding day the same.”

Mollie’s first child was born that fall: “November 10, 1862: I introduce to these pages my sweet baby boy, my little Bertie… A regular little captain, already giving his orders, with no intention of having them disregarded.”

Little Bertie likely grew up fast, Wilhelm said.

“There wasn’t much of a notion of childhood,” Wilhelm said. “Parents allowed some level of play, but children were learning to sew by age 2 or 3.

There were no idle hands. If you were sitting around the fire, you might as well be knitting.”

Families often had five or six kids, and sometimes more than a family could handle. Wilhelm recalled a Western Slope doctor of the period who sent out young assistants with wire to perform abortions.

Tensions rise The influx of settlers displaced the

The McBroom Cabin at the Littleton Museum was once home to an early settler’s family.

PHOTOS BY DAVID GILBERT native tribes who had lived in the region for ages prior.

A series of reprisal killings in the summer of 1864 heated relations between settlers and natives to the boiling point.

In June 1864, ranch hand Nathan Hungate, his wife Ellen, and their two daughters were found murdered, scalped and mutilated on a remote ranch near what is today Elizabeth.

The Hungates’ bodies were displayed on Larimer Street in Denver, and the story of the murdered family was used to whip up public anger and calls for a final solution to the Indian problem.

In September 1864, Mollie took in three recently recovered settlers who had been held hostage by natives, including a little girl: “The girl saw her father butchered...

She would wake from a sound sleep, and sit up in bed with staring eyes, and go in detail over the whole thing.”

Paranoia ran high in the charged atmosphere, and Mollie writes, “It was about 11 o’clock that a horseman came tearing up the road, dismounting at our door… he gasped out, knees knocking together, ‘Run, wimmen! Run for your lives, the Injuns are coming!”

The warning turned out to be a false alarm.

“It turned out people got scared of a cloud of dust they thought was Indians,” Leonard said.

The paranoia culminated in the Sand Creek Massacre, when on Nov. 29, U.S. forces launched a dawn sneak attack on a peaceful Arapaho and Cheyenne village, killing upwards of 200, mostly women and children. Ensuing years saw natives pushed back to the margins, herded onto barren reservations.

Not so wild west Mollie had a second child in 1866, introducing “my baby girl, a dimpled, blue-eyed, brown-haired darling. We call her ‘Dora Bell,’ and although hard 1 9/11/2017 2:00:46 PM times are LTAC_CCM_9.15.17.pdf with us, and troubles sur-

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round us, we are happy.”

With the arrival of the first locomotive in Denver in 1870 came an era of explosive growth. Denver’s population in 1870 was virtually unchanged from when Mollie arrived 10 years earlier, but in the decade following the train’s arrival, the city swelled by almost 650 percent. Telephones, streetcars, opera houses, churches and hotels transformed the city. The rough frontier Mollie and her family settled was fading into memory.

The young lady who watched the rugged West go tame died at age 76 in 1915, only a few months after her husband.

She closes her journal: “I pray for grace, patience, and judgment, and for long and useful lives for us all.”

“ They transcend time, bringing out the inner youth from older generations, creating a new sound for younger generations to enjoy.”

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Study identifies fastest-growing trees in area STAFF REPORT

Cottonwood, catalpa, silver maple, blue spruce and white oak are the fastest-growing tree varietals for Colorado’s Front Range communities, while hawthorn, piñon pine and hackberry are some of the slowest growers, according to a report by the Colorado State Forest Service.

White ash varietals, including the highly popular autumn purple common to Front Range neighborhoods, also are fast-growing but are no longer recommended for Colorado because of

the threat of being killed by the nonnative pest emerald ash borer.

The report characterized the longterm growth of 19 common urban tree species grown on publicly maintained land in Westminster over 24 years, as tracked by the forest service and City of Westminster. However, tree growth rates should not be the only factor to consider when buying trees at a local nursery.

“Factors like insect and disease susceptibility, hardiness in our harsh climate and soils, and shorter lifespan in some faster-growing spe-

cies should also be considered when selecting the right tree,” said Keith Wood, community forestry program manager and lead author of the study.

He warns that some fast-growing shade trees, including cottonwoods and silver maples, are prone to branch breakage in the state’s late spring and early fall snows, while slower growers like hackberry and honeylocust thrive in this area.

Another consideration when selecting trees should be diversity within a community, to make the urban forest more resilient to future insect and

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the customer talking to Renee.

“I spend time with the customer and try to discover what they want the final piece to be,” Renee said. “I come up with a concept, and Tim and I create a three-dimensional drawing we show to the customer. Then Tim goes to work to create the item from the finalized drawing to provide jewelry that meets the customer’s expectations, whether it is for daily wear or for wear on special occasions.”

Tim Brown was born in Colorado Springs and grew up in California.

He smiled as he explained that he was introduced to jewelry-making when he took a class in high school.

“I fell in love with creating jewelry.

More classes and jobs with jewelry makers followed as I made something I love doing my career,” he said. “I really like what I do because it is never boring. There seems to always be customers who need our services.

The most fun is when I get a request to create a piece of jewelry.”

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sets 28-26 and 15-13. Freshman Rhys Nesshoefer turned in an outstanding performance against the Buffaloes as she made nine kills, served one ace and made 10 defensive digs. Teammate Kyle Green made eight kills in the win over the Panthers.

“We are a senior-laden team this season but we are young when you look at varsity volleyball experience,” Cardinals Coach Lori McCoin said.

“This tournament is very important to us. We have talented players, so the five tournament matches makes it possible to try player combinations as we look for the lineup that works the best for us.”

She said the strength of this year’s team is hitting, which is the Cardinals’ firepower.

“Our attack has scored a lot of points,” the coach said. “So we are working very hard to make our defense more consistent so we can get our firepower going.”

Renee Brown and her husband Tim hold one of their custom-made items they created and have for sale in their jewelry shop located in the Safeway Center in Elizabeth. The couple is celebrating their fourth anniversary at the location this month.

TOM MUNDS He said the biggest challenge in making a piece of jewelry is fabricating the item from the metal and wire so it is the right size and shape to hold the stones in place.

Brown said he also enjoys doing engraving.

Elizabeth has 46 players on Cardinal teams playing four levels of high school volleyball this year.

“We had a strong freshman class last year and three of them are on varsity this season,” McCoin said. “We also had a strong group of freshmen come in this season and those girls are working hard to improve and polish their volleyball skills.”

Senior Calli Moore is one of the team leaders and one of three year-round volleyball players on the team.

“I picked volleyball as my sport because it is a team sport,” she said. “The whole team comes together after every point so we can share the experience and the excitement.”

She said she likes volleyball’s fastpaced action as together the team works to get the ball back over the net in a way the opponents can’t return it.

“I am a hitter, I am also a setter and, like all the other players, I work to be a good defender,” she said. “I guess hitting is my favorite thing to do when I play volleyball. It is great to jump high and drive the ball to the floor across the net for a kill. When a teammate sets the ball for me, I use my vertical jump

“I took an engraving class about 14 years ago and found I really enjoyed doing the work,” he said. “I have engraved rings and other items. I did quite a bit of engraving on the rodeo queen crowns we made three years ago and they are still using them.”

disease threats, Wood said.

The Front Range Tree Recommendation List, offered by the Colorado Tree Coalition, includes descriptions of trees suitable for the area and drawbacks to consider. The list, along with an ash tree replacement selection tool and species diversity calculator, is available at www.coloradotrees.org.

The full growth-rate study results are available at http://csfs.colostate. edu/csfs/media/sites/22/2017/08/ FINAL-Growth-Rate-Study2016-02Aug2017.pdf.

Renee Brown was born in Englewood and grew up in Littleton.

“I have always liked art and I have always liked to draw,” the Littleton High School graduate said. “I learned about jewelry designing when I worked designer Judith Ripka in Aspen. I don’t have the talent to create a piece of jewelry but I can help design it. I think earrings are the hardest piece to design. It is a challenge to balance the size and shape of the piece with the stones the customer wants us to use. But it is fun and I love to do it.”

The couple met while working for the same jewelry maker in Arizona.

They were married and decided to come back home to Colorado. They began working together creating custom jewelry in their Elizabeth home.

“We found this space and we are celebrating our fourth anniversary this month,” Tim said. “We love Elizabeth and it is great there are so many artisans that call the town home.”

Brown said the fourth anniversary celebration lasts through September and includes sale prices on many items. The shop is open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Ashlynn Heuring (1) sets the ball for Elizabeth teammate Heather Drake (6) in the match against Rangeview during Sept. 9 Early Bird Volleyball Tournament at Elizabeth High School.According to team statistics Heuring handled the ball 244 times in 22 sets and made 40 assists.

TOM MUNDS to get up in the air as I look for an open spot on the floor to place the hit. If there isn’t a good spot, I will try to mix up the defender by lightly tapping the ball over or to the side of the blockers.”

She said she hopes to be offered a scholarship to play volleyball in college. Her choice would be a California school because she would like to major in marine biology.

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Castle Rock Bridge Club plays a friendly, ACBL-sanctioned duplicate game at 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday at Plum Creek Golf Club, 331 Players Club Drive, Castle Rock. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-8108504. Go to www.castlerockbridge.com.

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

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.

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.

Elbert Game Night: 5 p.m. Tuesdays at the Elbert Library. Board and card games for all ages. Call 303-648-3533 or go to pplibraries.org.

Elizabeth American Legion Post 82, a veterans association supporting veterans, their families, their survivors and the community, meets the first Tuesday of each month at the Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street and Elm Street in Elizabeth. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m., and the regular business meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. All veterans are invited to attend these meetings to learn of their eligibility for membership in the National American Legion Organization.

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. Hours are Friday 12:30-3 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-11:30 a.m. Other times by appointment.

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.

Knitting Group: 2 p.m. Tuesdays at the Kiowa Library. Knit and chat. All skill levels welcome. Call 303-621-2111 or go to pplibraries.org.

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.

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

Mystery Book Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at the Simla Public Library. The group enjoys talking about a variety of mystery authors and titles. We also periodically host a Colorado author during our meetings. Everyone may join us, and registration is not required. Visit the Simla Branch of the Elbert County Library District at 504 Washington Avenue, call 719-541-2573, or email farabe@elbertcountylibrary.org.

Elbert County Government announces the opening of the Samuel Elbert Building Beginning Tuesday, October 10, 2017, the following County offices will be relocated to the Samuel Elbert Building: Elbert County Clerk & Recorder • Motor Vehicle • Recording • Elections ***All Clerk & Recorder Offices will be closed to the public on Thursday, October 5th***

Elbert County Treasurer • Treasurer’s Office • Public Trustee (All phone numbers and mailing addresses will remain the same)

All Elbert County Offices will be closed Monday, October 9th in observance of Columbus Day.

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taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013;

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That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of The New Outback Land Company LLC for said year 2013;

Public Notices Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James C. Smith, Deceased Case Number: 17 PR 30026

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before January 18, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.

Louis A. Eckert Personal Representative 2042 Spruce Street Hermon, ME 04401 Legal Notice No: 23760 First Publication: September 14, 2017 Last Publication: September 28, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: Rhonda Y. Moore 8291 Conestoga Ct. Elizabeth, CO 80107-9364

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 18th day of November 2014, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to SUMMIT VALLEY ENTERPRISES, INC. the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 25 Township: 6 Range: 64Subdivision: SUN COUNTRY MEADOWS FIL 4 (PUD) Lot: 012B 08291 CONESTOGA CT Certificate Number: 2014-01922

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on September 7, 2017, September 14, 2017 and September 21, 2017.

Witness my hand this 29th day of August 2017 s/s Richard Petitt Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado

That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent property (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013;

Section: 1 Township: 7 Range: 59Subdivision: HEALDS ADDITION AMENDMENT NO.2 Lot: 0008 38420 LAKE ST

Legal Notice No.: 23753 First Publication: September 7, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News

That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of John S. McNichol for said year 2013;

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to HGT Enterprises.

That said Lincoln LTD on the 9th day of August 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate;

That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent property (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013;

That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said real estate to Lincoln LTD on the 7th day of December 2017, unless the same has been redeemed;

That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Roger Goodhue for said year 2013;

Misc. Private Legals John S. McNichol P.O. Box 743 Strasburg, CO 80136-0743

Certificate Number: 2014-01917 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Lincoln LTD. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent property (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of John S. McNichol for said year 2013; That said Lincoln LTD on the 10th day of August 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said real estate to Lincoln LTD on the 7th day of December 2017, unless the same has been redeemed; Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on September 7, 2017, September 14, 2017 and September 21, 2017.

Witness my hand this 29th day of August 2017 s/s Richard Petitt Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 23752 First Publication: September 7, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED

That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent property (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013;

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

That said SUMMIT VALLEY ENTERPRISES, INC. on the 1st day of August 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said real estate to SUMMIT VALLEY ENTERPRISES, INC. on the 7th day of December 2017, unless the same has been redeemed;

Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on September 7, 2017, September 14, 2017 and September 21, 2017.

Witness my hand this 29th day of August 2017 s/s Richard Petitt Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 23751 First Publication: September 7, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: John S. McNichol P.O. Box 743 Strasburg, CO 80136-0743

You and each of you are hereby notified that on

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 18th day of November 2014, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Lincoln LTD the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit:

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to SUMMIT VALLEY ENTERPRISES, INC..

That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Rhonda Y. Moore for said year 2013;

John S. McNichol P.O. Box 743 Strasburg, CO 80136-0743

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To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose You and each of you are hereby notified that on Name the same was Taxed or Specially Asthe 18th day of November 2014, the then sessed, and to all Persons having Interest of County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to LinWhom It May Concern, and more especially to: coln LTD the following described real estate ToState advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 situate in the County of Elbert, of ColorRoger Goodhue ado, to-wit: P.O. Box 421 Franktown, CO 80134-6023 Section: 1 Township: 7 Range: 59Subdivision: HEALDS ADDITION You and each of you are hereby notified that on AMENDMENT NO.2 Lot: 0003 the 18th day of November 2014, the then 38429 CO RD 166 County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to HGT Certificate Number: 2014-01916 Enterprises the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorand said County Treasurer issued a certificate of ado, to-wit: purchase therefore to Lincoln LTD.

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED

Notice To Creditors

That said TERRY L ASHCRAFT AND JAYNE A ASHCRAFT on the 7th day of August 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate;

Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

The New Outback Land Company LLC 2830 North Ave., Ste C5B Grand Junction , CO 81501-5367 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 18th day of November 2014, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to TERRY L ASHCRAFT AND JAYNE A ASHCRAFT the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 9 Township: 12 Range: 58 W2SESW4 (20 ACRES)Subdivision: RURALA Certificate Number: 2014-02000

That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said real estate to TERRY L ASHCRAFT AND JAYNE A ASHCRAFT on the 7th day of December 2017, unless the same has been redeemed;

Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

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Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: John McNichol P.O. Box 743 Strasburg, CO 80136-0743 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 18th day of November 2014, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Lincoln LTD the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 1 Township: 7 Range: 59Subdivision: HEALDS ADDITION AMENDMENT NO.2 Lot: 0009 38418 LAKE ST Certificate Number: 2014-01918 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to Lincoln LTD. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent property (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of John McNichol for said year 2013; That said Lincoln LTD on the 10th day of August 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said real estate to Lincoln LTD on the 7th day of December 2017, unless the same has been redeemed; Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on September 7, 2017, September 14, 2017 and September 21, 2017.

Witness my hand this 29th day of August 2017 s/s Richard Petitt Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 23754 First Publication: September 7, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to TERRY L ASHCRAFT AND JAYNE A ASHCRAFT.

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED

That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent property (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013;

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of The New Outback Land Company LLC for said year 2013; That said TERRY L ASHCRAFT AND JAYNE A ASHCRAFT on the 7th day of August 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said real estate to TERRY L ASHCRAFT AND JAYNE A ASHCRAFT on the 7th day of December 2017, unless the same has been redeemed;

John S. McNichol P.O. Box 743 Strasburg, CO 80136-0743 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 18th day of November 2014, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Lincoln LTD the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit:

Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

Section: 1 Township: 7 Range: 59Subdivision: HEALDS ADDITION AMENDMENT NO.2 Lot: 0003 38429 CO RD 166

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on September 7, 2017, September 14, 2017 and

Certificate Number: 2014-01916 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of

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Section: 13 Township: 8 Range: 65Subdivision: ELIZABETH STREET PLAZA 1ST AMENDEMENT Lot: 2A Certificate Number: 2014-01944

Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

That said HGT Enterprises on the 29th day of August 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate;

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on September 7, 2017, September 14, 2017 and September 21, 2017.

That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said real estate to HGT Enterprises on the 3rd day of January 2018, unless the same has been redeemed;

Witness my hand this 29th day of August 2017 s/s Richard Petitt Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado

Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

Legal Notice No.: 23755 First Publication: September 7, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice District Court, Elbert County, Colorado 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO 80117 (303) 621-2131 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: Child(ren): TYLER PEBLEY (DOB: 07/19/2000); SHANE VERNOR PEBLEY (DOB: 12/31/2001), Petitioner: ELBERT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondents: MARY PEBLEY and STEVEN PEBLEY Case Number: 15JV20 Div. 1 Ctrm. 1 SUMMONS IN DEPENDENCY OR NEGLECT Parties being served by publication after diligent search: MARY PEBLEY and STEVEN PEBLEY: A verified Petition in Dependency or Neglect has been filed in the Elbert County District Court in which the child(ren) named above have been found to be dependent or neglected with respect to the Respondent Parties for the reasons stated therein, a copy of which is contained within the Court file subject to this hearing and Summons. You are summoned to appear on October 12, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. in the above Division of the Elbert County District Court located at 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO, 80117, at which time the District Court Judge will advise you of your rights. You will have the opportunity to confess or deny the Motion for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities in this case. Failure to appear as summoned could result in the entry of a default judgment or other finding against you which may allocate parental responsibilities and legal decision making to some other person(s).

ALLOCATION OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES and/or TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS IS A POSSIBLE REMEDY UNDER THIS PROCEEDING. Legal Notice No.: 23765 First Publication: September 21, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: Roger Goodhue P.O. Box 421 Franktown, CO 80134-6023 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 18th day of November 2014, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to HGT Enterprises the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Color-

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on September 21, 2017, September 28, 2017 and October 5, 2017.

Witness my hand this 13th day of September 2017 Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 23766 First Publication: September 21, 2017 Last Publication: October 5, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO AUGUST 2017 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of AUGUST 2017 for each County affected.

17CW37 DANA AND DONNA WINCHELL, 3997 Running Brook Road, Elizabeth, CO 80107. 303-646-4680. APPLICATION FOR UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHTS IN THE DENVER BASIN AQUIFERS UNDERLYING APPLICANT’S PROPERTY IN ELBERT COUNTY. Applicant seeks to adjudicate the well, permit 166629, and to adjudicate the non tributary and not nontributary Denver Basin groundwater underlying a 2.66 acre tract of land lying in the SE1/4 SE1/4 S30, T7S, R64W of the 6th pm including the Dawson, Denver Arapahoe and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifers.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of OCTOBER 2017 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $158.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No: 23763 First Publication : September 21, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: Elbert County News Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record

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NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED

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To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: Roger Goodhue P.O. Box 421 Franktown, CO 80134-6023 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 18th day of November 2014, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to HGT Enterprises the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 13 Township: 8 Range: 65Subdivision: ELIZABETH STREET PLAZA 1ST AMENDEMENT Lot 002C Certificate Number: 2014-01945 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to HGT Enterprises.

That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent property (and special assessment) taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Roger Goodhue for said year 2013; That said HGT Enterprises on the 29th day of August 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said real estate to HGT Enterprises on the 3rd day of January 2018, unless the same has been redeemed; Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer's Deed.

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on September 21, 2017, September 28, 2017 and October 5, 2017.

Witness my hand this 13th day of September 2017 Assistant Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 23767 First Publication: September 21, 2017 Last Publication: October 5, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News

City and County Public Notice DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ELBERT, COLORADO Court Address: 751 Ute Street Kiowa, Colorado 80117 Telephone No.: (303) 621-2131 In Re the Matter of: Independence Water & Sanitation District Case Number: 2017CV30062 Div.: 1 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION IN RE THE ORGANIZATION OF INDEPENDENCE WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT, COUNTY OF ELBERT, COLORADO PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there was filed in the District Court in and for the County of Elbert, Colorado, on the 8th day of September, 2017, a petition entitled “In Re the Organization of Independence Water & Sanitation District, County of Elbert, Colorado” (the “Petition”), which Petition prays for the organization of the Independence Water & Sanitation District (the “District”) pursuant to the provisions of §§ 32-1-301, et seq., C.R.S. The purposes of the proposed District are as follows: a. Water b. Sanitary Sewer c. All other powers of a water and sanitation district as described in §§ 32-1-1001 and -1006, C.R.S., as amended.

The District is located entirely within the County of Elbert, Colorado. A legal description of the property, which the proposed District encompasses, is attached hereto as Exhibit A. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any time after the filing of the Petition for the organization of the proposed District in the District Court for the County of Elbert, but no later than ten (10) days before the hearing on the Petition, in accordance with the provisions of §32-1-305(3), C.R.S., the owner of any real property within the proposed District may file a petition with the District Court stating reasons why said real property should not be included therein and requesting that said real property be excluded therefrom. Such petition shall be duly verified and shall describe the real property for which the exclusion is requested. The Court shall hear said petition and any objections thereto and shall determine whether, in the best public interest, said property should be excluded or included in the proposed District.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that by an Order of the District Court in and for the County of Elbert, Colorado, a Public Hearing on said Petition will be held at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at the said District Court on Thursday, the 5th day of October, 2017, at which time and place any parties or persons in interest may appear if they

shall describe the real property for which the exclusion is requested. The Court shall hear said petition and any objections thereto and shall determine whether, in the best public interest, said property should be excluded or included in the proposed District.

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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that by an Order of the District Court in and for the County of Elbert, Colorado, a Public Hearing on said Petition will be held at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at the said District Court on Thursday, the 5th day of October, 2017, at which time and place any parties or persons in interest may appear if they so desire, within the limitations provided by law. /s/ Clerk Clerk of the County District Court EXHIBIT A Legal Description Independence Water & Sanitation District Independence Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4 Independence Overlay Metropolitan District Legal Description for Initial Boundaries A parcel of land in the SW1/4SW1/4 of Section 14 and the SE1/4SE1/4 of Section 15, in Township 7 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., County of Elbert, State of Colorado, described as: Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 14, being also the Southeast corner of said Section 15; Thence West 230 feet along the South line of Section 15; Thence North parallel to the East line of Section 15, for 284 feet; Thence East parallel to the South line of Section 15, for 230 feet; Thence North along the West line of Section 14 for 151.5 feet; Thence East parallel to the South line of Section 14 for 200 feet; Thence South parallel to the West line of Section 14 for 435.5 feet; Thence West along the South line of Section 14 for 200 feet to the point of beginning.

AND Upon the Recordation of Independence Subdivision Filing No. 1 with the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder: Tracts D and E, Independence Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Elbert, State of Colorado.

Legal Notice No.: 23771 First Publication: September 21, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ELBERT, COLORADO Court Address: 751 Ute Street Kiowa, Colorado 80117 Telephone No.: (303) 621-2131 In Re the Matter of: Independence Metropolitan District No. 1 Case Number: 2017CV30063 Div.: 1 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION IN RE THE ORGANIZATION OF INDEPENDENCE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 1, COUNTY OF ELBERT, COLORADO PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there was filed in the District Court in and for the County of Elbert, Colorado, on the 8th day of September, 2017, a petition entitled “In Re the Organization of Independence Metropolitan District No. 1, County of Elbert, Colorado” (the “Petition”), which Petition prays for the organization of the Independence Metropolitan District No. 1 (the “District”) pursuant to the provisions of §§ 32-1-301, et seq., C.R.S. The purposes of the proposed District are as follows: a. Streets, Traffic Controls and Safety Controls b. Water Facilities c. Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drainage Facilities d. Park and Recreation e. All other powers of a metropolitan district as described in §§32-1-1001 through 1004 C.R.S. as amended, except that the District shall not have fire protection or television relay and transmission powers.

The District is located entirely within the County of Elbert, Colorado. A legal description of the property, which the proposed District encompasses, is attached hereto as Exhibit A. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any time after the filing of the Petition for the organization of the proposed District in the District Court for the County of Elbert, but no later than ten (10) days before the hearing on the Petition, in accordance with the provisions of §32-1-305(3), C.R.S., the owner of any real property within the proposed District may file a petition with the District Court stating reasons why said real property should not be included therein and requesting that said real property be excluded therefrom. Such petition shall be duly verified and shall describe the real property for which the exclusion is requested. The Court shall hear said petition and any objections thereto and shall determine whether, in the best public interest, said property should be excluded or included in the proposed District.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that by an Order of the District Court in and for the County of Elbert, Colorado, a Public Hearing on said Petition will be held at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at the said District Court on Thursday, the 5th day of October, 2017, at which time and place any parties or persons in interest may appear if they so desire, within the limitations provided by law. /s/ Clerk Clerk of the County District Court EXHIBIT A Legal Description Independence Water & Sanitation District Independence Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4 Independence Overlay Metropolitan District

said District Court on Thursday, the 5th day of October, 2017, at which time and place any parties or persons in interest may appear if they so desire, within the limitations provided by law. /s/ Clerk Clerk of the County District Court

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Independence Water & Sanitation District Independence Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4 Independence Overlay Metropolitan District Legal Description for Initial Boundaries A parcel of land in the SW1/4SW1/4 of Section 14 and the SE1/4SE1/4 of Section 15, in Township 7 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., County of Elbert, State of Colorado, described as: Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 14, being also the Southeast corner of said Section 15; Thence West 230 feet along the South line of Section 15; Thence North parallel to the East line of Section 15, for 284 feet; Thence East parallel to the South line of Section 15, for 230 feet; Thence North along the West line of Section 14 for 151.5 feet; Thence East parallel to the South line of Section 14 for 200 feet; Thence South parallel to the West line of Section 14 for 435.5 feet; Thence West along the South line of Section 14 for 200 feet to the point of beginning.

AND Upon the Recordation of Independence Subdivision Filing No. 1 with the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder: Tracts D and E, Independence Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Elbert, State of Colorado.

Legal Notice No.: 23772 First Publication: September 21, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ELBERT, COLORADO Court Address: 751 Ute Street Kiowa, Colorado 80117 Telephone No.: (303) 621-2131 In Re the Matter of: Independence Metropolitan District No. 2 Case Number: 2017CV30064 Div.: 1 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION IN RE THE ORGANIZATION OF INDEPENDENCE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2, COUNTY OF ELBERT, COLORADO PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there was filed in the District Court in and for the County of Elbert, Colorado, on the 8th day of September, 2017, a petition entitled “In Re the Organization of Independence Metropolitan District No. 2, County of Elbert, Colorado” (the “Petition”), which Petition prays for the organization of the Independence Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “District”) pursuant to the provisions of §§ 32-1-301, et seq., C.R.S. The purposes of the proposed District are as follows: a. Streets, Traffic Controls and Safety Controls b. Water Facilities c. Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drainage Facilities d. Park and Recreation e. All other powers of a metropolitan district as described in §§32-1-1001 through 1004 C.R.S. as amended, except that the District shall not have fire protection or television relay and transmission powers.

The District is located entirely within the County of Elbert, Colorado. A legal description of the property, which the proposed District encompasses, is attached hereto as Exhibit A. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any time after the filing of the Petition for the organization of the proposed District in the District Court for the County of Elbert, but no later than ten (10) days before the hearing on the Petition, in accordance with the provisions of §32-1-305(3), C.R.S., the owner of any real property within the proposed District may file a petition with the District Court stating reasons why said real property should not be included therein and requesting that said real property be excluded therefrom. Such petition shall be duly verified and shall describe the real property for which the exclusion is requested. The Court shall hear said petition and any objections thereto and shall determine whether, in the best public interest, said property should be excluded or included in the proposed District.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that by an Order of the District Court in and for the County of Elbert, Colorado, a Public Hearing on said Petition will be held at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at the said District Court on Thursday, the 5th day of October, 2017, at which time and place any parties or persons in interest may appear if they so desire, within the limitations provided by law. /s/ Clerk Clerk of the County District Court EXHIBIT A Legal Description Independence Water & Sanitation District Independence Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4 Independence Overlay Metropolitan District Legal Description for Initial Boundaries A parcel of land in the SW1/4SW1/4 of Section 14 and the SE1/4SE1/4 of Section 15, in Township 7 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., County of Elbert, State of Colorado, described as: Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 14, being also the Southeast corner of said Section 15; Thence West 230 feet along the South line of

Independence Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4 Independence Overlay Metropolitan District Legal Description for Initial Boundaries A parcel of land in the SW1/4SW1/4 of Section 14 and the SE1/4SE1/4 of Section 15, in Township 7 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., County of Elbert, State of Colorado, described as:

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Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 14, being also the Southeast corner of said Section 15; Thence West 230 feet along the South line of Section 15; Thence North parallel to the East line of Section 15, for 284 feet; Thence East parallel to the South line of Section 15, for 230 feet; Thence North along the West line of Section 14 for 151.5 feet; Thence East parallel to the South line of Section 14 for 200 feet; Thence South parallel to the West line of Section 14 for 435.5 feet; Thence West along the South line of Section 14 for 200 feet to the point of beginning.

AND Upon the Recordation of Independence Subdivision Filing No. 1 with the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder: Tracts D and E, Independence Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Elbert, State of Colorado.

Legal Notice No.: 23773 First Publication: September 21, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ELBERT, COLORADO Court Address: 751 Ute Street Kiowa, Colorado 80117 Telephone No.: (303) 621-2131 In Re the Matter of: Independence Metropolitan District No. 3 Case Number: 2017CV30065 Div.: 1 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION IN RE THE ORGANIZATION OF INDEPENDENCE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3, COUNTY OF ELBERT, COLORADO PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there was filed in the District Court in and for the County of Elbert, Colorado, on the 8th day of September, 2017, a petition entitled “In Re the Organization of Independence Metropolitan District No. 3, County of Elbert, Colorado” (the “Petition”), which Petition prays for the organization of the Independence Metropolitan District No. 3 (the “District”) pursuant to the provisions of §§ 32-1-301, et seq., C.R.S. The purposes of the proposed District are as follows: a. Streets, Traffic Controls and Safety Controls b. Water Facilities c. Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drainage Facilities d. Park and Recreation e. All other powers of a metropolitan district as described in §§32-1-1001 through 1004 C.R.S. as amended, except that the District shall not have fire protection or television relay and transmission powers.

The District is located entirely within the County of Elbert, Colorado. A legal description of the property, which the proposed District encompasses, is attached hereto as Exhibit A. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any time after the filing of the Petition for the organization of the proposed District in the District Court for the County of Elbert, but no later than ten (10) days before the hearing on the Petition, in accordance with the provisions of §32-1-305(3), C.R.S., the owner of any real property within the proposed District may file a petition with the District Court stating reasons why said real property should not be included therein and requesting that said real property be excluded therefrom. Such petition shall be duly verified and shall describe the real property for which the exclusion is requested. The Court shall hear said petition and any objections thereto and shall determine whether, in the best public interest, said property should be excluded or included in the proposed District.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that by an Order of the District Court in and for the County of Elbert, Colorado, a Public Hearing on said Petition will be held at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at the said District Court on Thursday, the 5th day of October, 2017, at which time and place any parties or persons in interest may appear if they so desire, within the limitations provided by law. /s/ Clerk Clerk of the County District Court EXHIBIT A Legal Description Independence Water & Sanitation District Independence Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4 Independence Overlay Metropolitan District Legal Description for Initial Boundaries A parcel of land in the SW1/4SW1/4 of Section 14 and the SE1/4SE1/4 of Section 15, in Township 7 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., County of Elbert, State of Colorado, described as: Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 14, being also the Southeast corner of said Section 15; Thence West 230 feet along the South line of Section 15; Thence North parallel to the East line of Section 15, for 284 feet; Thence East parallel to the South line of Section 15, for 230 feet; Thence North along the West line of Section 14 for 151.5 feet; Thence East parallel to the South line of Section 14 for 200 feet; Thence South parallel to the West line of Section 14 for 435.5 feet; Thence West along the South line of Section 14

tion 15; Thence West 230 feet along the South line of Section 15; Thence North parallel to the East line of Section 15, for 284 feet; Thence East parallel to the South line of Section 15, for 230 feet; Thence North along the West line of Section 14 for 151.5 feet; Thence East parallel to the South line of Section 14 for 200 feet; Thence South parallel to the West line of Section 14 for 435.5 feet; Thence West along the South line of Section 14 for 200 feet to the point of beginning.

AND Upon the Recordation of Independence Subdivision Filing No. 1 with the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder:

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Tracts D and E, Independence Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Elbert, State of Colorado.

Legal Notice No.: 23774 First Publication: September 21, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ELBERT, COLORADO Court Address: 751 Ute Street Kiowa, Colorado 80117 Telephone No.: (303) 621-2131 In Re the Matter of: Independence Metropolitan District No. 4 Case Number: 2017CV30066 Div.: 1 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION IN RE THE ORGANIZATION OF INDEPENDENCE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 4, COUNTY OF ELBERT, COLORADO

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there was filed in the District Court in and for the County of Elbert, Colorado, on the 8th day of September, 2017, a petition entitled “In Re the Organization of Independence Metropolitan District No. 4, County of Elbert, Colorado” (the “Petition”), which Petition prays for the organization of the Independence Metropolitan District No. 4 (the “District”) pursuant to the provisions of §§ 32-1-301, et seq., C.R.S.

The purposes of the proposed District are as follows: a. Streets, Traffic Controls and Safety Controls b. Water Facilities c. Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drainage Facilities d. Park and Recreation e. All other powers of a metropolitan district as described in §§32-1-1001 through 1004 C.R.S. as amended, except that the District shall not have fire protection or television relay and transmission powers.

The District is located entirely within the County of Elbert, Colorado. A legal description of the property, which the proposed District encompasses, is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any time after the filing of the Petition for the organization of the proposed District in the District Court for the County of Elbert, but no later than ten (10) days before the hearing on the Petition, in accordance with the provisions of §32-1-305(3), C.R.S., the owner of any real property within the proposed District may file a petition with the District Court stating reasons why said real property should not be included therein and requesting that said real property be excluded therefrom. Such petition shall be duly verified and shall describe the real property for which the exclusion is requested. The Court shall hear said petition and any objections thereto and shall determine whether, in the best public interest, said property should be excluded or included in the proposed District.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that by an Order of the District Court in and for the County of Elbert, Colorado, a Public Hearing on said Petition will be held at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at the said District Court on Thursday, the 5th day of October, 2017, at which time and place any parties or persons in interest may appear if they so desire, within the limitations provided by law. /s/ Clerk Clerk of the County District Court EXHIBIT A Legal Description Independence Water & Sanitation District Independence Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4 Independence Overlay Metropolitan District Legal Description for Initial Boundaries

A parcel of land in the SW1/4SW1/4 of Section 14 and the SE1/4SE1/4 of Section 15, in Township 7 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., County of Elbert, State of Colorado, described as:

Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 14, being also the Southeast corner of said Section 15; Thence West 230 feet along the South line of Section 15; Thence North parallel to the East line of Section 15, for 284 feet; Thence East parallel to the South line of Section 15, for 230 feet; Thence North along the West line of Section 14 for 151.5 feet; Thence East parallel to the South line of Section 14 for 200 feet; Thence South parallel to the West line of Section 14 for 435.5 feet; Thence West along the South line of Section 14 for 200 feet to the point of beginning.

AND Upon the Recordation of Independence Subdivision Filing No. 1 with the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder: Tracts D and E, Independence Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Elbert, State of Colorado.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there was filed in the District Court in and for the County of Elbert, Colorado, on the 8th day of September, 2017, a petition entitled “In Re the Organization of Independence Metropolitan District No. 4, County of Elbert, Colorado” (the “Petition”), which Petition prays for the organization of the Independence Metropolitan District No. 4 (the “District”) pursuant to the provisions of §§ 32-1-301, et seq., C.R.S.

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The purposes of the proposed District are as follows: a. Streets, Traffic Controls and Safety Controls b. Water Facilities c. Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drainage FREE Facilities PARKING d. Park and Recreation e. All other powers of a metropolitan district as described in §§32-1-1001 through 1004 C.R.S. as amended, except that the District shall not have fire protection or television relay and transmission powers.

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“Petition”), which Petition prays for the organization of the Independence Overlay Metropolitan District (the “District”) pursuant to the provisions of §§ 32-1-301, et seq., C.R.S.

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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that by an Order of the District Court in and for the County of Elbert, Colorado, a Public Hearing on said Petition will be held at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at the said District Court on Thursday, the 5th day of October, 2017, at which time and place any parties or persons in interest may appear if they so desire, within the limitations provided by law. /s/ Clerk Clerk of the County District Court

The purposes of the proposed District are as follows: a. Streets, Traffic Controls and Safety Controls b. Water Facilities c. Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drainage Facilities d. Park and Recreation e. All other powers of a metropolitan district as described in §§ 32-1-1001 through 1004 C.R.S. as amended, except that the District shall not have fire protection or television relay and transmission powers.

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The District is located entirely within the County of Elbert, Colorado. A legal description of the property, which the proposed District encompasses, is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

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EXHIBIT A Legal Description Independence Water & Sanitation District Independence Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4 Independence Overlay Metropolitan District Legal Description for Initial Boundaries

A parcel of land in the SW1/4SW1/4 of Section 14 and the SE1/4SE1/4 of Section 15, in Township 7 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., County of Elbert, State of Colorado, described as:

Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 14, being also the Southeast corner of said Section 15; Thence West 230 feet along the South line of Section 15; Thence North parallel to the East line of Section 15, for 284 feet; Thence East parallel to the South line of Section 15, for 230 feet; Thence North along the West line of Section 14 for 151.5 feet; Thence East parallel to the South line of Section 14 for 200 feet; Thence South parallel to the West line of Section 14 for 435.5 feet; Thence West along the South line of Section 14 for 200 feet to the point of beginning.

AND Upon the Recordation of Independence Subdivision Filing No. 1 with the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder:

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days before the hearing on the Petition, in accordance with the provisions of § 32-1-305(3), C.R.S., the owner of any real property within the proposed District may file a petition with the District Court stating reasons why said real property should not be included therein and requesting that said real property be excluded therefrom. Such petition shall be duly verified and shall describe the real property for which the exclusion is requested. The Court shall hear said petition and any objections thereto and shall determine whether, in the best public interest, said property should be excluded or included in the proposed District.

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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that by an Order of the District Court in and for the County of Elbert, Colorado, a Public Hearing on said Petition will be held at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at the said District Court on Thursday, the 5th day of October, 2017, at which time and place any parties or persons in interest may appear if they so desire, within the limitations provided by law.

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Tracts D and E, Independence Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Elbert, State of Colorado.

Legal Notice No.: 23775 First Publication: September 21, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ELBERT, COLORADO Court Address: 751 Ute Street Kiowa, Colorado 80117 Telephone No.: (303) 621-2131 In Re the Matter of: Independence Overlay Metropolitan District Case Number: 2017CV30061 Div.: 1 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION IN RE THE ORGANIZATION OF INDEPENDENCE OVERLAY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, COUNTY OF ELBERT, COLORADO

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there was filed in the District Court in and for the County of Elbert, Colorado, on the 8th day of September, 2017, a petition entitled “In Re the Organization of Independence Overlay Metropolitan District, County of Elbert, Colorado” (the “Petition”), which Petition prays for the organization of the Independence Overlay Metropolitan District (the “District”) pursuant to the provisions of §§ 32-1-301, et seq., C.R.S.

The purposes of the proposed District are as follows: a. Streets, Traffic Controls and Safety Controls b. Water Facilities c. Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drainage Facilities d. Park and Recreation e. All other powers of a metropolitan district as described in §§ 32-1-1001 through 1004 C.R.S. as amended, except that the District shall not have fire protection or television relay and transmission powers.

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The purposes of the proposed District are as follows: a. Streets, Traffic Controls and Safety Controls b. Water Facilities c. Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drainage Facilities d. Park and Recreation e. All other powers of a metropolitan district as described in §§ 32-1-1001 through 1004 C.R.S. as amended, except that the District shall not have fire protection or television relay and transmission powers.

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The District is located entirely within the County of Elbert, Colorado. A legal description of the property, which the proposed District encompasses, is attached hereto as Exhibit A. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any time after the filing of the Petition for the organization of the proposed District in the District Court for the County of Elbert, but no later than ten (10) days before the hearing on the Petition, in accordance with the provisions of § 32-1-305(3), C.R.S., the owner of any real property within the proposed District may file a petition with the District Court stating reasons why said real property should not be included therein and requesting that said real property be excluded therefrom. Such petition shall be duly verified and shall describe the real property for which the exclusion is requested. The Court shall hear said petition and any objections thereto and shall determine whether, in the best public interest, said property should be excluded or included in the proposed District.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that by an Order of the District Court in and for the County of Elbert, Colorado, a Public Hearing on said Petition will be held at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at the said District Court on Thursday, the 5th day of October, 2017, at which time and place any parties or persons in interest may appear if they so desire, within the limitations provided by law. /s/ Clerk Clerk of the County District Court EXHIBIT A Legal Description Independence Water & Sanitation District Independence Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4 Independence Overlay Metropolitan District Legal Description for Initial Boundaries

/s/ Clerk Clerk of the County District Court EXHIBIT A Legal Description

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Independence Water & Sanitation District Independence Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4 Independence Overlay Metropolitan District Legal Description for Initial Boundaries A parcel of land in the SW1/4SW1/4 of Section 14 and the SE1/4SE1/4 of Section 15, in Township 7 South, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., County of Elbert, State of Colorado, described as: Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 14, being also the Southeast corner of said Section 15; Thence West 230 feet along the South line of Section 15; Thence North parallel to the East line of Section 15, for 284 feet; Thence East parallel to the South line of Section 15, for 230 feet; Thence North along the West line of Section 14 for 151.5 feet; Thence East parallel to the South line of Section 14 for 200 feet; Thence South parallel to the West line of Section 14 for 435.5 feet; Thence West along the South line of Section 14 for 200 feet to the point of beginning.

AND Upon the Recordation of Independence Subdivision Filing No. 1 with the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder:

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing shall be held by the Elbert County Board of Commissioners for the consideration of amendments to the Building Permit Fee Schedule as it pertains to “Other Permits” as well as amendments to the Land Use Application Fee Schedule as described in the Elbert County Zoning Regulations (ECZR), Part I, Section 8, as they pertain to certain Special Use by Review Applications.

A public hearing shall be held by the Elbert County Planning Commission which will be later followed by a public hearing held by the Board of Commissioners for the consideration of amendments to the Elbert County Zoning Regulations (ECZR) and Elbert County Subdivision Regulations (ECSR) as they pertain to Public Hearing Notices and Land Use Application Referral Processes as required in the ECZR and ECSR.

The Board of Commissioners will also hear three amendments to the ECZR. These amendments affect Part II, Section 25: Definitions; Section 17: Special Use by Review; and Section 27: Administrative Review and MOU Process for Minor Oil and Gas Operations and Related Facilities.

Tracts D and E, Independence Subdivision Filing No. 1, County of Elbert, State of Colorado.

Notice is hereby given that on the 25th Day of October 2017, at 1:00 P.M., or as soon as possible thereafter, a Board of Commissioners Hearing will be conducted in the Hearing Room of the Elbert County Commissioners at Kiowa, Colorado.

The Elbert County Community & Development Services Fee Schedule as well as the proposed amendments to the fee schedule and the ECZR are on file for public viewing at the Elbert County Building Department and the Community & Development Services Office at 215 Comanche Street in Kiowa, Colorado. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Community & Development Services Office at (303) 621-3136 or the Elbert County Building Department at (303) 621-3135.

Legal Notice No.: 23776 First Publication: September 21, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Legal Notice No.: 23778 First Publication: September 21, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Public Notice

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing shall be held by the Elbert County Board of Commissioners for the consideration of amendments to the Building Permit Fee Schedule as it pertains to “Other Permits” as well as amendments to the Land

A public hearing shall be held by the Elbert County Planning Commission which will be later followed by a public hearing held by the Board of Commissioners for the consideration of amendments to the Elbert County Zoning

These amendments affect multiple sections of the ECZR and the ECSR. Those sections include, but are not limited to, ECZR Sections: I.3.D.; I.4.D.; I.6.; II.16. E.; II.17.C.; II. 18. B.; II. 24. D. AND ECSR Sections: IV.; VII. B.; IX. B.; X. E.; XI. C & D.; XII. C.; XVII.; Please be advised that this list is a partial list and there are other sections that may address Notices and Referrals that will also be amended.

Notice is hereby given that on the 3rd Day of October 2017, at 7:00 P.M., or as soon as possible thereafter, a Planning Commission hearing will be conducted in the Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room located at 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, Colorado.

Notice is hereby given that on the 25th Day of October 2017, at 1:00 P.M., or as soon as possible thereafter, a Board of County Commissioners hearing will be conducted in the Hearing Room of the Elbert County Commissioners at Kiowa, Colorado.

The proposed Notice and Referral amendments, as well as, the corresponding staff report are on file for public viewing at the Elbert County Building Department and the Community & Development Services Office at 215 Comanche Street in Kiowa, Colorado. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Community & Development Services Office at (303) 621-3136.

Legal Notice No.: 23779 First Publication: September 21, 2017 Last Publication: September 21, 2017 Publisher: The Elbert County News

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