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Elected officials could see pay hikes

Legislature calls for increase

By Geraldine Smith Special to Colorado Community Media While some claim that Colorado lawmakers approved their own pay hikes this year, that accusation is somewhat misleading.

It’s true that the Legislature approved future pay increases for state and county elected officials, but Colorado law specifies that people currently in office will benefit from the pay hikes only if — and after — they are re-elected.

Elbert County elected officials have not had a pay raise since 2007, and the commissioners’ concern is that potential candidates Hikes continues on Page 9

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Wyatt Thies heads up the field after catching a pass for Elizabeth during the Sept. 25 league football game against Englewood. Thies gained yardage for a first down on this play, but host Englewood came back to win 32-21. The Cardinals are preparing for this week’s homecoming game against Weld Central on Oct. 9. The homecoming parade begins at 1 p.m. and tailgating starts at 3 p.m. For more on the Sept. 25 game, turn to Page 13. Photo by Tom Munds

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This November, voters in the Elizabeth School District will select two candidates for four-year terms on the school board. Incumbent Dee Lindsey is facing two

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I have been on the Elizabeth School board for four years. When I ran four years ago I saw service to the schools as one of the best ways to serve our community, I also saw parallels between the schools and my career as a firefighter. Just like the fire Lindsey service, where our mission centers on service to “Mrs. Jones” down the block, public education has a very defined and specific mission, it centers on educating our children. In both cases everything we do should start with that core mission. I still believe those things to be true, but I have learned much more. I know that a key to good education is a quality, well supported teacher in front of the students and that it takes effort on our part to make that happen. I know that there are many challenges to overcome and that the answers are not simple, it takes thoughtful hard work and courage to find the best solution and keep kids first. I understand that even though we may stay faithful to “kids first”, there are other

I am running for school board to hopefully be able to give another perspective onto the board from a different view point. I have worked inside our schools as a substitute teacher from everything from preschool to high school in different subjects.

Why are you running for school board?

I am running for the school board because I want to give back to the community. That is the same reason I joined the Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse. I was in the military for 30 years without the opportunity to help. This gives me the chance to help the community.

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new candidates, Amy Lunt and Richard Smith. The Elbert County News sent a questionnaire to the candidates, and their responses are below.

Lunt

Are there aspects of your professional or personal background that can help inform your decisions as a potential school board member?

My professional background consists of business management with two college degrees, one in information technology and the other in business management. I worked in corporate business retail management for many years before becoming a substitute teacher and volunteering at my kids’ school. I grew up in small town and in a family of educators from public school teachers to college professors to superintendents.

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Smith

Are there aspects of your professional or personal background that can help inform your decisions as a potential school board member?

I retired from the U.S. Army Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. I have extensive experience in staff operations at all levels of the U.S. Army and multiple commands. I can make decisions based on available information and extrapolate to reach sound decisions. I have experience in teaching and course development. I am a project management professional with experience in both project and program management at all levels. This gives me insight into long-range and short-range planning.

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October 8, 2015

Finding the poetry in teaching F Editor’s note: This is the first of an occasional series about Judy Racine, who will retire at the end of this school year after 40 years of teaching.

The gang of second- and third-graders tumbles in from recess with an effervescent energy that bounces through the low-ceilinged room.

“Yay!” Tim pumps a fist into the air.

“We’re doing poetry! I love poetry!”

Judy Racine folds her long, lanky body onto a short stool at the edge of a circular rug.

“Let’s scrunch up close here,” she says.

“Sit down on your bottoms. I need to see your faces. Come close.”

The kids settle into a crooked ring, kneeling, sitting, listening to Judy read poems about fruits and vegetables written by last year’s students, discussing their favorite words and lines.

Behind Judy is a paper pad with the words I can explain what poetry means to me.

“What does that mean?” she asks. “What is this learning target going to ask you to do?”

Arms dart into the air.

“Write something beautiful,” Gage says, “and not too long and not too short.”

Which is how you could describe what happens in this room: Never-ending poems that tell stories — not too long and not too short — of revelation and wonder and a hunger for knowledge instilled by a teacher.

That is, incontrovertibly, beautiful.

•••• Judy, as her students call her, is 64. She plans to retire at the end of this school year, after 40 years in education.

The daughter of a dairy farmer in a small town in Devon, a county in southwest England known for its countryside and seashores, she stumbled into teaching.

She left school at 16, as many did then who didn’t qualify for advanced-level schooling, and soon after took a bus to London searching for direction. She worked short stints as a hospital receptionist and at a children’s charity and traveled throughout Europe.

“When you’re a teen, you want to get

away,” she says. “And I needed a different adventure in my life.”

At 21, she won a full scholarship to a teaching college and four years later began teaching fourthgraders at a primary school with a group of other new teachers.

Ann Macari “It was the blind Healey leading the blind,” she remembers. “We didn’t know what to do.”

But she learned.

“You figure it out by doing it,” Judy says.

“You figure it out by watching great teachers teach. That’s how you figure it out. And you have each other.”

The reason she stayed so long in the classroom is easy: The kids.

“Their experiences are new every day,” she says. “You see their eyes and their wonder and how they open up to learning. It’s cool. It’s like watching a seed grow.”

She is, however, ready to wind up this chapter, not only to explore new experiences, but also because the state of teaching has changed so drastically.

Education today is boxed by too many rules, too many tests, she says. It has lost some of its vitality, some of its foundational ingredients.

Take, for instance, something as basic as recess: Up to 40 percent of U.S. school districts have reduced or eliminated recess to free up more time for academics, and one in four elementary schools no longer provides recess to all grades, according to a 2010 Gallup survey.

To Judy, that’s a big deal.

“Play is the engine that drives learning,” she says. And children “need to experience play through their learning. I’ve always considered that super important.”

At Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning, where she’s taught for 20 years, Judy found a place that let her work outside the box.

The school, tucked in a south Denver

Say “BOO “BOO to the FLU!”

neighborhood, is supported by five school districts — Aurora, Cherry Creek, Denver, Douglas County and Littleton — and the nonprofit Public Education and Business Coalition.

It incorporates the principles of Outward Bound into its curriculum, which is built around multidisciplinary learning expeditions that take students at least once a week on in-depth field trips — or expeditions — and culminate in a project that pulls all the learning together.

“I can still be creative and inspire,” Judy says. “I can still plan content that’s not testdriven...that’s instilling curiosity.”

And she can still have fun.

“Teachers here have fun — they’re always smiling. It’s stressful, but there is a great sense of community here.”

•••• Curiosity flies around Judy’s room. Questions jump from posters and placards on the walls that focus on this fall’s theme of botany.

“Where does food that we eat come from?”

“Why does the world need plants?”

“What do plants need to grow?”

Blue parakeets chirp in a cage in one corner. Jars with sunflowers rest on low tables. There are only a few chairs, but many rugs. Books overflow in yellow and green bins along the wall. Small student-potted containers with plants line the windowsill.

Several Chinese lanterns hang from the ceiling casting a soft light.

Colored bubble letters spell out values the class embraces: Discipline. Integrity.

Compassion. Courage. Responsibility.

“We Are a Crew, Not Passengers,” reads another placard. Pictures of each student dot a bulletin board, accompanied by adjectives that describe them.

An organized, kaleidoscopic quilt of color, objects and information, the room imparts warmth, inquiry and collaboration — a comfortable place to learn.

The 25 students scatter among the tables and sort through the poetry books. They begin to read, searching for one that speaks to them. Judy circulates, passing out sticky notes, crouching down to ask questions, spur dialogue.

Burch Meriwether-Archer, her teaching H assistant, helps. Burch’s two sons had Judy at d one time or another.

“Everything she does is built into giving kiddos good support so they know where B the boundaries are,” Burch says. “She has c high expectations for good behavior. She strikes the perfect balance between letting kids be developmentally appropriate and a stretching them to let them grow.”

P Her students agree. c “She gives us challenges,” Landon, 7, r says. “And I like challenges because challenges actually make you get smarter, and f I like getting smarter.” m “She makes us set our goals, which makes us try harder and do better,” Tim, w R 8, says.

Back at the rug, the children take turns D sharing their poems, pinpointing exactly what they liked about them. fi “Put your poetry books on the rug,” a Judy says. “Your exit ticket to a break h outside is . . . to prove to me you can now O explain what poetry means to you.” o The answers come quickly. t “It can be long.” a “It can be short.” m “Poems can be sad, funny or serious.” W “Poems can give you ideas.”

“It’s beautiful.” v “It can teach you.” s Soon, the classroom is quiet. The chil- w dren are outside. t Playing. t Learning.

Judy is preparing for the next lesson. c She’s not thinking much about the end f of this last year yet because good teaching A requires staying present. fl Her primary goal is to enjoy the chilt dren. s “I’m going to just make sure the kids “ are happy,” she says. “And I’m enjoying myself. And they’re definitely learning.” c b And that is a beautiful definition of b teaching. t w Ann Macari Healey’s award-winning column about people, places and issues A of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at ahealey@ ourcoloradonews.com or 303-566-4110. t

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October 8, 2015

Flooring expert brings dream to life

Home-based Parker business draws attention with bar top

By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com

The best inspirations often begin with a dream.

That’s literally what happened to Parker resident Joe Rocco before he handcrafted an elaborate, tree-like bar top with roots and a trunk that appear to sprout from the wood floor in his basement.

“Whether it was a dream or earlymorning grogginess, I said, ‘What if they were the support for this table?’” said Rocco, who co-owns Artistic Floors by Design with his wife, Joni.

The eye-catching design personifies Rocco’s innovative, outside-the-box approach to woodworking, and earned him a feature on the “Southern Boyz Outdoors” TV show in August. An image of the bar top was shared thousands of times on social media and the project also was featured in Hardwood Floors magazine, the publication of the National Wood Flooring Association.

The origin of the idea to do something vastly different came in a casual conversation with a good friend and distributor while deciding how they could get beyond the typical red oak flooring coated with the predictable stain in a can.

Rocco’s friend suggested that he create a wood floor that could be used for something other than walking on.

Although the statement struck the wood flooring expert as “weird,” Rocco began toying with concepts. Having gone to high school in Hawaii, ideas centered on an “earthly kind of format,” including the cylindrical shape of waves just before they break. That curvature played into what became known as the Mahalo Table, with the trunk legs of the bar top assuming a wave-like form.

An ideal partnership Artistic Floors by Design wouldn’t get the contracts or attention it deserves

without the hard work of Rocco’s better half, Joni, who runs the business side of things.

When asked if she ever gets her hands dirty, Joni Rocco provides a definitive reply: “Oh, Lordy. No! I get my workout from spin class.”

That being said, she is well-versed in the finer points of the woodwork that her husband produces. She talks about the deep thought that went into the design of the bar top, including the weight of the solid topper, the height of the surface and the radius of the leg curves.

Joni Rocco points out that it’s not actually the three-quarter-inch floorboards rising up to support the bar top, but rather thinly milled slats of wood that were soaked in Windex for pliability and then glued together. They were placed into a jig —specially made by her husband — that gave the individual legs their shape.

Don’t bore us, just floor us Joe Rocco’s work is in especially high demand in the sea of spec homes in Douglas County. Because their house in Canterberry Crossing “looks like everybody else’s on the block,” the Roccos have launched various in-home projects over the last decade because they simply “wanted to play and have fun” with an otherwise vanilla interior.

“There’s always something that he’s trying to change,” Joni Rocco says. “It can’t be boring, normal wood; it has to be something intricate.”

Joe Rocco, a master craftsman certified by the National Wood Flooring Association, has a thirst to continually learn and take on new challenges. He says association classes were what inspired his artistry and gave him the educational background and technical experience to create whatever comes to mind.

The ultimate goal of Artistic Floors by Design is to reach beyond the norm. Joni Rocco, a certified wood floor sales adviser, said their certifications come with national standards, including technical recommendations and management of client expectations. The dreaming is left

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Joe Rocco, co-owner of Artistic Floors by Design, cuts wood in his driveway in Canterberry Crossing. Photo by Chris Michlewicz up to Joe Rocco.

“He’s always tried to be inventive, like coming up with different ways to color floors and finish floors and add texture so you really can change the look of your

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October 8, 2015

Anticipated GOP Senate candidate bows out Brauchler decides not to run against Bennet

By Kristen Wyatt Associated Press Republican attempts to recruit a wellknown challenger for a Colorado Senate race suffered a setback when a prominent prosecutor said he wouldn’t run against Democrat Michael Bennet.

George Brauchler, the district attorney for the 18th Judicial District, announced by email Sept. 30 that he has decided not to challenge Bennet after weeks of publicly pondering a candidacy. Brauchler would have been a clear front-runner for the Republican nomination.

Republicans have failed to recruit a prominent challenger to the state’s senior senator, and the Colorado seat is key for the party’s hopes to hold the Senate in the 2016 elections.

“Despite the overwhelming support and encouragement that I received over the past few weeks, I have decided that now is not the right time for me and my family for me to make a run,” Brauchler said in an email to supporters.

Brauchler Brauchler, 45, led the case against Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes and had talked several times about running for statewide office. Brauchler mulled chal-

lenging Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper last year but couldn’t because of the Holmes case.

Brauchler won his first election only three years ago, months after James Holmes killed 12 and injured 70 in his attack on a screening of a Batman movie.

Speculation about Brauchler’s political future reached fever pitch a few weeks ago when the Holmes case ended.

Brauchler’s decision puts the Republican primary contest in flux. The party’s candidates have little statewide name recognition — state Sen. Tim Neville of Jefferson County, El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn and former Parker Mayor Greg Lopez.

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman announced earlier this year that he wouldn’t run for Senate. State Sen. Ellen Roberts of Du-

rango talked about running but changed her mind.

Bennet is seeking a second full term in the battleground state. In 2010, he narrowly edged another county prosecutor, Republican Ken Buck, who went on to win an open U.S. House race last year.

Colorado Democrats were quick to call Brauchler’s decision a good development for Bennet.

“This all but ensures that a crowded primary, full of candidates passed over by party leaders, is coming to Colorado,” state Democratic Party spokesman Andrew Zucker said.

Coffman pointed out that even the little-known candidates are within striking distance of Bennet in some early polls.

“I do think that a competitive candidate will emerge in time,” Coffman said.

Parker pilot used final moments to save lives Aaron Waters, 47, killed in Wichita plane crash

By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com A pilot killed in a plane crash in Kansas likely saved lives on the ground by avoiding occupied homes, officials say.

Aaron Waters, of Parker, died on Sept.

25 — one day shy of his 47th birthday — in a crash while en route from Wichita, Kansas, to Colorado. Witnesses say Waters steered his twin-engine aircraft away from the homes, crashing into a wooded ravine in a residential area shortly after take-off.

He was the only person on board.

Waters was owner and president of Parker-based Aircraft Certification and Systems Engineering, LLC, and once

worked as an air safety engineer for the Federal Aviation Administration.

Wichita Fire Chief Ron Blackwell said Waters did not specify the type of trouble he was having with the plane, but several witnesses on a nearby golf course described a “sputtering” noise before the aircraft went down.

“He took off, and shortly after, indicated he needed to return and was Waters immediately given permission,” Blackwell said.

Some witnesses said the plane was “nose down at the time of impact,” he said.

Because of the time of day — 4 p.m. on a Friday — people were in the homes that Waters maneuvered away from, and there

were several vehicles on nearby roads.

His quick thinking in the final moments of the flight demonstrate Waters’ propensity for thinking of others before himself, said Terry Larsen, a friend and former neighbor who now lives in Utah.

“Obviously, he knew pretty quickly he was going to go down,” Larsen said.

“Knowing the person he was, he made every effort to avoid any collision with anyone on the ground.”

It was this selfless attitude that made Waters a likable, respected member of the Mormon church he attended in the Newlin Meadows subdivision, said Larsen, who went to church with Waters and later bonded with him over a love of aviation.

Waters is survived by his wife and three children. Funeral service details were not immediately available.

Waters held several leadership po-

sitions at the Mormon church, was a missionary in Australia and was always willing to lend a helping hand. The news was unexpected to close friends.

“It was shocking. I mean, 47 is still obviously at the peak of his life,” Larsen said.

It will be a strong faith and members of the Mormon church who will likely get the Waters family through a difficult time, Larsen said.

Originally from Utah, Waters graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He went on to work for the Cessna Aircraft Company.

Waters’ dad is a pilot and he was around aviation his entire life, said Larsen, a former private pilot.

“Airplanes and aviation were not new to him,” he said. “He was very well-versed in it.”

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October 8, 2015

Future of Parker’s Mainstreet corridor grows clearer Town council unanimously approves master plan

By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com A new planning document intends to turn downtown Parker into a viable and vibrant destination.

The Mainstreet Master Plan — a longterm visioning document unanimously approved by Parker Town Council Sept.

21 — will guide land-use and density decisions and determine how the heart of Parker looks and feels in the future, said Bryce Matthews, the town’s comprehensive planning manager.

The master plan comes with 140 new recommendations for the Mainstreet corridor between Twenty Mile Road and Pine Drive, near Parker Town Hall. Among them are initiatives to encourage the development of dining, shopping and cultural attractions to increase the number of gathering places in the downtown area.

The recommendations will be implemented over the next 20 years.

Before recommending approval in early September, Parker Planning Commission member Duane Hopkins said visitors often remember Parker for the Mainstreet corridor. It’s important to have a concrete vision for such a popular area of town, he said.

The creation of the Mainstreet Master Plan began last summer as a collaboration between various town departments.

It then turned into a year-long planning effort that involved residents, businesses, property owners, town officials, urban planning consultant AECOM, and “other stakeholders interested in strengthening the heart of our community,” the town of Parker said in a recent statement.

The residents who provided input expressed a desire for more to do in the downtown area, Matthews said.

The master plan also contemplates how to overcome deficiencies and challenges in downtown Parker, including a lack of active first-floor uses, physical gaps between buildings, outdated development policies, spotty multi-modal access and parking constraints.

The Mainstreet Master Plan recommends the commissioning of a parking study to create policies, consider potential sites for a parking garage, and establish a parking plan for large events in the downtown area.

Officials already know they don’t want parking garage access directly off Mainstreet, and know there are a limited number of possible sites for a parking structure. A professional study would identify those specific details, as well as estimated costs and ways to fund the construction of a structure, said Mary Munekata, associate planner for the town.

For future development, the plan recommends a two-floor minimum and five-floor maximum along Mainstreet, and a three-floor minimum and five-floor maximum on all corners at the intersection of South Parker Road and Mainstreet except for the northeast corner, where O’Brien Park is located.

Additions to the downtown area are already in the works. The new Parker Library is being built across from town hall along with the adjoining EastMain

A master plan for the Mainstreet corridor was approved by Parker Town Council Sept. 21. Photos by Chris Michlewicz

MASTER PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS The 140 recommendations in the Mainstreet Master Plan include: The “encouragement” of residential housing; an increase in the number of first-floor uses on Mainstreet; the activation of the Stage Run park plaza in front of the AMC Twenty Mile 10 movie theater northwest of Mainstreet and Dransfeldt Road; a redesign of the alley behind the Tailgate Tavern and Parker Garage into a “shared multi-modal space” that provides an alternative to closing Mainstreet during special events; the addition of bikes lanes and routes; and improvement of pedestrian crosswalks.

park plaza, which will have programmed events and seasonal activities such as a

WHAT IS THE MAINSTREET MASTER PLAN? The plan is a blueprint for the future growth and development of Parker’s downtown that builds upon previous planning efforts and a continually evolving Mainstreet corridor. It provides a policy foundation through which residents, businesses and stakeholders can support a “vibrant and revitalized” downtown centered upon Mainstreet, the town says.

The plan incorporates a year’s worth of analysis, plan development and outreach to

spray garden and ice skating to attract visitors year round.

“The site has the potential to increase the vitality and energy of the EastMain area, in addition to increasing the synergy in Parker’s Historic Downtown Corridor,” according to planning documents.

The Mainstreet Master Plan, which has

residents, businesses, property owners and visitors. The combination of community input, data collection and policy review guided the development of a vision for the Mainstreet corridor.

The Mainstreet Master Plan contains goals, recommendations and implementation actions that are intended to guide land-use policy, promote sustainable development and strengthen downtown as a destination.

a subhead of “Continuing to Create Great Places and Spaces,” is a part of Parker’s “Comprehensive Master Plan, Parker 2035 — Changes and Choices.”

For more information or to review the plan, go to www.parkeronline.org/MainstreetPlan.

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October 8, 2015

EZPZ dreams of big-game commercial Castle Rock-based business is a finalist in the Small Business Big Game contest

BILL RANCIC’S TIPS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES Bill Rancic was the first candidate hired by The Trump Organization at the conclusion of the first season of Donald Trump’s reality television show, “The Apprentice.”

By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Mealtime in a home with small children can be the most messy and stressful part of the day. But Lindsey Laurain, owner of EZPZ, a start-up business based in Castle Rock, found a solution with her product, the Happy Mat. The Happy Mat is an all-in-one placemat and plate that suctions to the table. The mat captures kids’ messes and the suction function means no more tipped bowls or plates.

The idea for the product came about a year ago, after a messy dinner at home with Laurain’s three sons.

“One night during dinner, my husband out of frustration said someone needs to invent something that kids can’t toss and throw,” Laurain said, while sitting in the business showroom. “The next day, I started Googling and searching and realized that nothing really existed.

So, I came home and said ‘I’m going to do this.’”

By September, Laurain launched EZPZ via a Kickstarter campaign and had a product by December.

Ten months later, the grassroots

Lindsey Laurain’s business EZPZ creates all-in-one placemat and plates.

Photo by Shanna Fortier business is now a Top 10 finalist in the QuickBooks Small Business Big Game contest. The winner will receive a 30-second TV commercial promoting his or her business that will run during the 2016 Super Bowl.

“I think a Super Bowl commercial would mean that we are able to get more product on tables throughout America and the world,” Laurain said. “Our high-level goal is to revolutionize the feeding industry, and EZPZ really does make meal time less about mess and more about fun.

So, if we got a commercial, we would just have way more exposure.”

But the product that was originally created to avoid messes with mainstream children also has an advantage for children with Down syndrome, autism and cerebral palsy.

“Anyone that needs to work on core motor functions can benefit,” Laurain said. “They can hold onto the mat and become self-feeders.

That gives me the chills because we really are making a difference in people’s lives.”

For the business, Laurain said winning the contest would be lifechanging in the sense it would allow many more parents to take back the table.

“We would be extremely grateful if we won,” Laurain said. “We hope everyone can see the value in our product.”

EZPZ products can be purchased at ezpzfun.com, amazon.com, local boutiques and Nordstrom. To vote in the contest, visit smallbusinessbiggame.com. The top three finalists will be announced Nov. 3.

As a small business owner, he is he spokesman for the QuickBooks Small Business Big Game competition. He has been traveling the county and meeting with the Top 10 finalists. Last week, he stopped by EZPZ in Castle Rock and offered his advice for small businesses.

1. Go into it with your eyes wide open It requires a lot of sacrifice, a lot of hard work. People love the idea of being a small business owner but they don’t necessarily love all the other ingredients that go into that pie, including getting up early and working late.

2. You have to be agile You have to be ready to adapt and react. When you do that, you seize opportunities.

3. It’s about managing the risk You have to respect risk, but you also have to convert risk into success.

States get guidance on quakes tied to fracking Report offers candid view of human-induced tremors

By Julie Carr Smyth Associated Press A group of U.S. drilling states, seismologists, academics and industry experts issued guidance in a frank new report on handling human-induced earthquakes caused by hydraulic fracturing or the disposal of fracking wastewater.

The 150-page report, produced by the StatesFirst initiative, represents perhaps the most candid discussion on the topic since tremors across the mid-continent — including in Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado and Ohio — began being linked to fracking and deep-injection wastewater disposal around 2009.

It includes descriptions of how states handled various seismic incidents around the country, including their public relations strategies, and matter-of-factly references links between fracking or deep-injection wastewater disposal and earth-

quakes. Previously, public admissions had been fuzzy in some cases.

The group stopped short of suggesting model regulations, however.

That’s because each state’s laws and geography are unique, Ohio Oil & Gas Division chief Rick Simmers, who co-chaired the effort, told The Associated Press. The report says “a one-size-fits-all approach would not be an effective tool for state regulators.”

Simmers said the report is in the form of a primer, providing states with up-to-date scientific and technical data, case studies and several suggested approaches for detecting and managing the quakes.

Fracking involves blasting water and chemicals into shale formations to fracture the rock and release oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids trapped inside. The process involves thousands of gallons of water that becomes contaminated and must be trucked offsite and deposited at special deep-injection facilities.

Both processes have been associated with human-induced tremors, including some easily felt by people.

Susie Beiersdorfer, of Youngstown, Ohio-based Frackfree Mahoning, said deep-well injection is a risk to public safety and welfare, and the outcry against it will continue.

“Human beings cannot control earthquakes with 100 percent certainty,” Beiersdorfer said in a statement on Sept. 28. “The risk of causing larger, damaging, even life-threatening earthquakes is too high a price to pay. ... We refuse to be unwilling human subjects in what essentially is an earthquake prevention experiment.”

The working group arose after Ohio’s discovery in April 2014 of a probable link between fracking and five small tremors in eastern Ohio near Youngstown. It was the first time in the Northeast that the new oil-and-gas drilling technique that had been sweeping the country had been linked to seismic activity, the second time in the U.S. and only the fourth time worldwide.

Earlier, Ohio Gov. John Kasich had halted disposal of fracking wastewater surrounding a well site

in the same region after a series of earthquakes later tied to a deep-injection well caused a public outcry.

The StatesFirst coalition partnered with the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission and the Ground Water Protection Council in the effort, which began last year.

The group gathered the most current science on the issue as a service to the 13 participating states: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming. Many have not experienced any earthquakes induced by fracking or wastewater disposal, but the report urges them to put regulations and procedures in place for dealing with any eventual incidents, including strategies for relaying the information to the public.

The report focuses primarily on deep injection wells for drilling wastewater, known as Class II wells.

The vast majority of such wells have never been tied to earthquakes, but it is more likely that a tremor would come from one of those wells than from a hydraulically fractured well.

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Fly fishing reels in women Highlands Ranch class brings new participants to the sport

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunity.com Highlands Ranch resident Cyndy Scholz casts her line and watches her fly bob up and down as small fish circle in the water below. On her fishing rod are a tiny pink ribbon and the words “Casting for Recovery.”

Scholz, a breast cancer survivor introduced to fly fishing at a retreat about eight years ago, has a deep appreciation for the sport.

“Fly fishing makes me feel focused and reminds me to live in the moment,” said Scholz. “I’m not worried about today or tomorrow — it’s about the here and the now.”

Scholz and her team of volunteers from Cutthroat Chapter of Trout Unlimited joined the Highlands Ranch Cultural Affairs Association for the fourth year of Ladies Fishing on the Fly. The three-day event included two classroom sessions and one field trip to Fly’n B Park on West Plaza Drive in Highlands Ranch.

A sport typically tailored to men, fly fishing is proving to be popular among the ladies.

“This is a great class for women who want to get into the sport,” said Naomi Becker, of Highlands Ranch. “It’s a nonintimidating, intimate environment with other women and very patient instructors.”

Scholz and her husband, Steve, were two of the instructors who belong to Cutthroat Chapter, a conservancy devoted to protecting Colorado’s rivers.

Steve picked up fly fishing after his wife returned from her retreat and insisted he join her in the sport. The couple now spends almost every weekend fly fishing in the south metro area and Summit County.

Steve saw the tremendous effect

Cyndy Scholz got into fly fishing when she attended a recovery retreat for breast cancer about eight years ago. She’s now a member of Cutthroat Chapter and volunteered at the Ladies Fishing on the Fly event at Fly’n B Park on Sept. 26. Photo by Alex DeWind fly fishing had on his wife during her recovery, and he encourages people who have been through traumatic life events to try the sport. “It brings people who are depressed — because of past abuse or trauma — back to life,” Steve said.

Other fly fishing groups have worked closely with support groups like Healing Waters and Wounded Warriors. It’s a sport that helps people relax because the only thing to focus on is the fly in the

water, Steve said.

Cutthroat Chapter wants more women to get involved in the sport and the conservancy. It’s beneficial for mind and body and brings a deeper appreciation for the outdoors, said Jim DeLong, the chapter’s vice president.

“We don’t want to be a men’s-only group or club,” said DeLong. “We want women to be stewards of our rivers and lakes.”

At the end of the field trip, the ladies sat around picnic tables, exchanging numbers and chatting about upcoming river trips.

“This class,” Becker said, “really provides a way for women to come together and enjoy the sport.”

For more information about the Cutthroat Chapter, visit www.cutthroatctu. org.

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Medicare Part D Clinics

Hilarious situations and snappy dialogue are in the forecast for this golden age movie musical that is sure to have you singin’ along with a downpour of unforgettable songs. Parker Arts presents “Singin’ In the Rain” through Sunday, Oct. 11, at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker.

For tickets and information, go to www.ParkerArt. org or call 303-805-6800.

Medicare prescription plans change yearly and so do their premiums and deductibles. It is in your best interest to look at your plan and have an updated comparison completed to assure you are getting the best coverage for your money. Open enrollment for Part D starts Thursday, Oct. 15, and runs through Monday, Dec. 7. Colorado East Community Action Agency, 1114 Main St., Limon, has trained Medicare counselors on hand to answer your questions and help you compare and choose the best Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D) plan that meets your needs for 2016. Clinics are planned from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, Thursday, Nov. 5, and Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Elizabeth Library; from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 22, and Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Simla Public Library; from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Kiowa Senior Center; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at the CSU Agricultural Building in Kiowa; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, and Tuesday, Nov. 24, at Elizabeth United Methodist Church in Running Creek Plaza. Bring driver’s license or photo ID, Medicare card, current Part D card, proof of income for your entire household, prescription medication bottles or a current list of your medications that include name, dosage, frequency and how many you receive each month. To make an appointment for these or additional dates, or for questions, call 719-775-8586.

Free Legal Clinic

Observe the Night Sky

A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney is open from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly St., Elizabeth.

Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain processes and procedures for all areas of civil litigation, including family law, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law, small claims, veterans issues and civil protection orders. Walk-ins are welcome.

Help offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Clinics are offered the second Tuesday of each month; future clinics are offered Nov. 10, Dec. 8.

Arapahoe Community College’s astronomy program will host a star party from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Parker campus, 15653 Brookstone Drive. Star parties are in an open house format, and attendees may arrive at their convenience. ACC will provide telescopes for the parties, which are free and open to the public.

No RSVP necessary; dress for the weather. Free hot cocoa and cookies will be served. Contact astronomy professor Jennifer Jones, at jennifer. jones@arapahoe.edu or 303-797-5839.

Arts, Crafts Fair

Elizabeth Area Chamber of Commerce plans its first Prohibition Casino Night on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Spring Valley Golf Course. The event includes a poker tournament, casino games, dancing and a silent auction. A portion of proceeds will

Events Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted.

Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Saturday, Oct. 10, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock; Wednesday, Oct. 14, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Walmart, 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth; Friday, Oct. 16, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Monday, Oct. 19, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Douglas County Government, 301 Wilcox St., Castle Rock (Andrea Marks, 303-660-7446).

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The fourth Shop ‘n’ Roll Arts and Crafts Fair, sponsored by the Elizabeth United Methodist Women, is Saturday, Oct. 17; hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 724 E. Kiowa Ave., Unit 5, Elizabeth (in Running Creek Plaza, behind the car wash). Proceeds will be donated to a local charity. Contact

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Don’t leave door open for trouble You’ll thank me later.

My four-legged son and I were taking a walk at 1 a.m. recently when we saw something very ominous.

It looked like an SUV driving toward us very slowly.

With its lights off.

I said, “Smitty, it’s been good to know you.”

Then I saw the word “Sheriff” on the side of the vehicle.

The driver rolled down the passenger-side window and said, “Is that your garage?”

We never go very far on these walks, and I always leave the garage door open and the light on.

“Yes.” “There have been a lot of robberies lately.

Garage doors left open overnight.”

Maybe you know this. Smitty and I shop for groceries in the middle of the night.

Every single time, we see at least two or three wide-open garages, and that’s just near us.

I am becoming more and more forgetful. I called my editor “Doris” last week. His name is Christopher.

So some of my neighbors and I have an agreement.

If a garage door is left open, we phone each other.

And they have my door code, and I have theirs.

Just having this agreement is a reminder to check my door as well as theirs.

Simple enough.

One garage door around the corner is open half the time when we pass by late at night —

and I can see a lot of goodies, including a motorcycle.

Maybe they are just very trusting.

Or something else?

Naive? Dumb? I vote for dumb.

One page after another on the Internet is devoted to warnings about Craig Marshall Smith leaving your garage door open, unatQUIET even during DESPERATION tended, the day, but especially at night.

One comment stood out: “Approximately half of all aggravated and residential burglaries occur because of open garage doors.”

I even close the garage door if I am mowing the backyard.

There’s more to this than just theft.

A few years ago, some teenagers went on a spree and spray-painted cars and interior walls because garage doors weren’t closed.

That’s a little like “mailbox baseball.” Nothing is gained but the thrill.

At least we don’t have to worry about mailbox baseball.

Our mailbox units have taken a few hits of one kind or another, but they are still intact, and it’s unlikely that the United States Postal Service will be replacing them any time soon.

All this amounts to is common sense.

Of course if we all had it, there would be none of those “oh, no” videos on YouTube.

Like the one that shows a Detroit-area man (September 2015) who tried to set a spider on fire because he’s afraid of spiders.

The man was pumping gas at the time.

The pump burst into flames and was destroyed.

While we’re at the pump, an Atlanta man (November 2013) was charged with reckless conduct for setting his wife on fire.

She was standing near him when he was pumping gas.

He flicked his lighter.

The woman suffered second- and thirddegree burns.

Now and then we all screw up.

But I am doing you a favor with this column. I don’t want to have to tell you, “I told you so.”

I live alone. Well, there’s the dog, but I haven’t trained him on garage-door detail.

Assign the door to someone in your family.

Ask a trusted neighbor to keep a lookout.

Your garage is not a carport.

Will your insurance company cover a loss if you are negligent?

I guess it would be Big Brother if that lightsout sheriff left warning brochures in unclosed garages.

But it might not be a bad idea.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

Making college more accessible, affordable Colorado’s economy is outpacing much of the nation in economic growth and job creation. Today, after the worst recession since the Great Depression, Colorado’s unemployment rate is 4.2 percent, and the state has created jobs in 42 of the last 44 months. Yet, many hard-working families are still struggling to obtain the education and skills they need to succeed in the 21st-century economy. In too many cases, college is unaffordable.

Over the past 35 years, college tuition at public universities has nearly quadrupled, with the average in-state public tuition in Colorado rising to nearly $9,500 annually. The average net cost of college now accounts for 84 percent of the income of low-income families, while accounting for about 15 percent of affluent families’ income — money many families just don’t have.

The federal government provides grants and loans to help families pursue higher education, but the process for applying for finical aid is complicated, overwhelming and timeconsuming. We must do more to make college affordable, and we can start by making it easier for families to access the existing resources to pay for college.

Last month, the process got a little easier for the roughly 20 million families that fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) every year. At our urging, students will

now be able to fill out the FAFSA in October rather than the end of the year and use tax information from a previous year to fill out the form. These two simple, common-sense changes will equip students with vital information about grant and loan availability when they are decidU.S. Sen. ing where to apply for Michael Bennet college, instead of after they’ve already been acGUEST cepted. Any parent who COLUMN has endured the college application process will appreciate how these two changes will add some sanity to an already stressful process.

This is a good step that follows calls from Congress and from across the country to help simplify the FAFSA. We began pushing for this change as a part of our Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency (FAST) Act that we sponsored with Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee.

But we need to do more to simplify the process and make it easier for families. We need to drastically reduce the number of questions on

the FAFSA. Our proposal shrinks the 108 question form down to two questions that fit on a postcard: family size and family income. This change would reduce the time it takes to fill out the FAFSA to a few minutes, saving thousands of hours every year.

We’ve met with parents, students and college and high school administrators from Denver to Grand Junction and Fort Collins to Pueblo who have shared stories about their difficulties with the FAFSA. One student at Metro State in Denver was almost unable to start school because his aid was delayed due to a simple clerical error. At Front Range Community College in Westminster, administrators told us that simplifying the form would free up staff time and allow them to work one-on-one with students.

In 2014, less than half of the high school seniors in Colorado completed the FAFSA form. We know that providing kids with the opportunity to attain a higher degree increases their salary and success, strengthening our workforce and competiveness. In fact, there are few steps we could take that would add more velocity to our economic recovery then ensuring all of our kids have the chance to attend and succeed in college.

Democrat Michael Bennet has represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate since 2009.

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Judicial branch must improve transparency Our Colorado Open Records Act, in effect since 1969, ensures our government remains transparent and accountable to those who pay for it by declaring “all public records shall be open for inspection by any person.” However, in 2012, the Colorado Court of Appeals essentially exempted the entire judicial branch from CORA. Thus, while CORA gives citizens the ability to request specific information from our governor’s office, executive departments and the legislative branch, including how they spend our hard-earned tax dollars, the judicial branch refuses to disclose even administrative records and financial information about how it operates.

While the judicial branch may require unique protections, such as for confidential and privileged information, these limited circumstances should not excuse the judicial branch from providing access to all the other information it possesses.

Earlier this year, following several highprofile CORA requests, the Colorado Supreme Court instituted an interim administrative policy that gave judicial officials more flexibili-

ty to deny such requests — requests that the executive and legislative branches could not and would not have denied.

Presently, a commission led by the head of the judiciary is drafting a formal policy regarding CORA requests, which I anticipate will not stray far from the disclosure Polly Lawrence protections in the existGUEST ing interim policy.

The attempt by the COLUMN judiciary to dictate its own limited policy on the public’s access to its records conflicts with the separation-of-powers doctrine. The judicial branch is tasked with interpreting the laws drafted by the Legislature and signed into law by the governor, not creating their own version of those laws.

In other words, it should be up to the Legislature to determine the government’s policies.

It is concerning that citizens can request to see how their tax dollars are being spent by the governor’s office and the Legislature, but be denied by the judicial branch. No branch of state government should be allowed to dictate to the public why it is exempt from policies that are meant to make it accountable to the taxpayers.

I, along with state Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, and others are preparing legislation for the upcoming session that will bring the judicial branch in line with the transparency standards followed by the executive and legislative branches. I am hopeful we can work closely with members of the judicial branch to strike a balance between the necessary legal protections and an adequate level of transparency owed to Colorado’s taxpayers. Robust transparency is the most effective way to achieve an efficient government, and there is no valid reason the judicial branch should be exempt from this standard.

Polly Lawrence, R-Roxborough Park, is the state House assistant minority leader.

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

The Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse is a nonprofit volunteer organization that is part of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office. Posse members support the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, all law enforcement in the county, and the community at large. For more information or a membership application, go to http://www.elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html, or contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456.

Elizabeth American Legion Post 82, a 96-year veterans association supporting veterans, their families, their survivors and the community, meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street and Elm Street in Elizabeth. All veterans are invited to attend these meetings to learn of their eligibility for membership in the National American Legion Organization.

The Elizabeth Food Bank, 381 S. Banner in Elizabeth (next door to Elizabeth Presbyterian Church) needs to let the public know that we are available to help anyone who needs food. The hours are Friday 12:30-3 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-11:30 a.m. Other times by appointment.

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

Mystery Book Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at the Simla Public Library. The group enjoys talking about a variety of mystery authors and titles. We also periodically host a Colorado author during our meetings. Everyone may join us, and registra-

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will be reluctant to run if county compensation is not competitive.

Larry Ross, commissioner for District 3, said: “We must attempt to be competitive with the private sector to attract qualified candidates.”

A 30 percent increase in Elbert County elected officials’ salaries is now mandated by the Legislature as part of Senate Bill 15-288, and if the county takes no action to limit the hike, it will go into effect in 2019 — with earlier raises for people elected after Jan. 1, 2016, who will receive higher pay upon being sworn in.

Elbert County is rated as Class IVA, and the Legislature assigned it a 30 percent increase. If a county determines it cannot sustain a 30 percent increase, it can petition the Legislature to decrease the percentage to a lower number — as low as zero, if necessary. The Legislature will then look at the county’s revenue and population before making a decision.

County Manager Ed Ehmann and Treasurer Rick Pettitt stated that Elbert County can afford the salary hikes. They reported,

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If elected to the school board, how would you balance the educational and the financial needs of the district?

If I was elected to the school board,

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If elected to the school board, how would you balance the educational and the financial needs of the district?

Education is very important. We need to ensure that we have the financial ability to provide the best possible education to our students. We need to maximize the

tion is not required. Visit the Simla Branch of the Elbert County Library District at 504 Washington Avenue, call 719-541-2573, or email farabe@ elbertcountylibrary.org.

The Outback Express is a public transit service provided through the East Central Council of Local Governments is open and available to all residents of Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties and provides an economical and efficient means of travel for the four-county region. Call Kay Campbell, Kiowa, at 719- 541-4275.

You may also call the ECCOG office at 1-800-8250208 to make reservations for any of the trips.

You may also visit http://outbackexpress.tripod. com. To ensure that a seat is available, 24-hour advance reservations are appreciated.

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 10-11 a.m. and from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in the Sedalia Room at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100 Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock.

Seniors meet in Elizabeth every Monday at 11 a.m. for food, fun and fellowship at Elizabeth Senior Center, 823 S. Banner St. Bring a dish for potluck on the first Monday of each month.

Other Mondays, bring a sack lunch. Bingo, games and socializing. New leadership. Call Agnes at 303-883-7881 or Carol at 303-646-3425 for information.

Promise Ranch Therapeutic Riding in Parker offers free therapeutic riding for developmentally disabled adults and children. Scholarship money is available for Douglas County residents to provide 10 therapeutic riding lessons. Call 303841-5007 or visit www.promiseranchtherapeuticriding.com.

Sky Cliff Adult Day Center Support Groups: Stoke Victors meets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second and last Wednesday of each month.

Lunch is provided. Contact Sue Parson, 303814-2863. Evening Stroke Victors meets from 6-7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month.

Cookies and coffee provided. Contact Sue Parson, 303-814-2863. Caregivers Support Group meets from 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays. All groups meet at Sky Cliff Adult Day Center in Castle Rock.

Contact Sky Cliff at 303-814-2863. Visit www. skycliff.org.

at the Board of County Commissioners’ Sept. 23 meeting, that increased revenue from property taxes in the general fund is projected at $567,000 in 2016. After the 30 percent increase is applied across the board in 2019, meaning a total increase of $126,000 above current numbers for county salary expenses for elected officials, the estimated difference in gained revenue will be $441,000.

The first salary increases in Elbert County for elected officials would take place in 2017 when two county commissioners are sworn in. If the 30 percent hike is upheld, those two commissioners elected in 2016 would each see an increase of $16,100.

That would create a total increase of $32,200 for the two positions, and the county’s salary expense for elected officials would then increase by an additional $93,800 in 2019.

Elbert County commissioners participated in meetings with elected officials in 64 Colorado counties as part of their due diligence to share concerns and study the effects of raising salaries in their communities.

Elbert County Commissioner Kelly Dore’s husband, Tim Dore, District 64 state representative, did not vote on SB 15-288.

first and foremost the students come first and what is best for each of them as a district. Setting educational and financial priorities would be how I would balance my decisions facing the district as a whole. We have to remember that each school, staff and students in the district are different and have different needs and priorities.

bang we get for our buck through careful planning and fiscal responsibility, ensuring that we can meet our requirements.

There will be hard decisions to make and the board has the responsibility to make those decisions in order to provide the most good to the community. As we move forward, the board will need to ensure financial viability to provide the best available education to the students. I understand that even though we are a small district, our students are doing well in academics and athletics. This shows that the board is moving in the right direction.

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benefit Elbert County Coalition for Outreach, which provides assistance to families in need. Contact www.elizabethchamber.org.

Women’s Divorce Workshop The more information and support women have when facing a divorce, the better decisions they can make for themselves and their children, and the more hopeful they are about the future. Meetings are from 8 a.m. to noon the fourth Saturday of every

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groups beyond our community that have different ideas that may, or may not, fit our community. We must engage at a state or even national level for the good of our kids.

Are there aspects of your professional or personal background that can help inform your decisions as a potential school board member?

I’m an officer with a large fire department, that has been my career for nearly 30 years. I run a small business in my off time. I’m a critical thinker, I look at all the facts and make a decision. I understand working as a team. I’m good at looking at the big picture as well as the details. But what I have come to realize in my tenure on the board is that there is no training for board work. Any skills one might posses from business or a trade or other organization might help but this different. You are working with others to govern through the use of policy. You are helping to guide and set the tone for the organization but not directly, it can be very subtle.

My time on the board thus far has been a wonderful learning experience.

If elected to the school board, how would you balance the educational and the financial needs of the district?

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The answer is easy to state and more difficult to execute. I think we stay true to our core mission, everything we do is about student achievement. We identify our most important resources and assets and we put our money there. The hard part is determining where we get the most bang for our buck and where and how to cut when there is not enough funding, that is a common and continuing problem. One of the main jobs of the Board of Education is the dialogue we have with citizens and the greater community. We listen to determine what they value as far as education and use that input to inform our decisions. We also inform the public.

The topic of education in general, and funding specifically, is very complex. We need to strive to get accurate and complete information to our citizens, they need that to give productive input. Lastly, we need to continue to work outside our district to stabilize our funding. The School Finance Act sets the level of funding we get per student and that number is set by the state, not us. Through actions that are too complicated to go into here, the state Legislature has reduced our funding by about 2.4 million dollars per year for the last 10 years. When a teacher represents around $50,000 per year, that is a huge hit. We have worked, and will continue to work, with other districts and directors from around the state to reverse that trend. I believe that our community values a good education for our kids, I’m sure that our kids deserve the best we can give them.

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October 8, 2015

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

Craft coffee culture percolates in south suburbs

By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com

coffee and let people experience it in another way other than with milk and sugar.”

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n Denver, craft coffee is almost as common as craft beer. That trend is trickling into the south suburbs as well.

“Littleton is a different demographic than the city. Rather than having a bunch of coffee-educated people come through the door, it’s more exciting connecting and helping people discover the joy of coffee,” said Marcel Venter, owner of Spur Coffee in the city’s historic downtown.

Venter, who opened the shop two years ago as an extension of his design business, said coffee is just like any other culinary experience. Whether it is food, wine or coffee, it’s a journey of experiencing the flavors.

“We’re all on a journey,” he said. “We all started with milk and sugar, and Starbucks introduced us to something more than Folgers.”

Now, Venter and the baristas at Spur are introducing the area to more than Starbucks.

Spur gets its beans from Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters in Lakewood and tends to serve coffee of a lighter roast. Venter said stronger roasts tend to be more bitter.

“He is very meticulous and a genius coffee roaster,” Venter said about Andy Sprenger, the roaster at Sweet Bloom.

Maggie Boyd, a barista at Spur Coffee in Littleton, takes her time to make a latte a work of art. Photo by Shanna Fortier “Coffee is very much like wine — each region has a different taste profile. It’s seasonal, so we continue to change offerings from Africa and South America.”

Keeping with the purist coffee mentality, Spur only offers two flavors, vanilla and chocolate. And both flavorings are made in-house.

“We want people to experience the different tastes of the beans,” Venter said. “Many times people use the flavors to cover the bitterness of dark roasts.

But once people get to taste and learn

what to look for in different coffees, it becomes a whole new experience.”

Spur also serves seasonal drinks, which are special creations by the baristas. To ensure the best recipe, they create, taste and adjust for weeks until they find a drink that fits the season perfectly. One of those fall seasonal drinks is The Jackson, which offers two options, either a blend of peach and rosemary or smoked orange and cardamom.

“It’s almost like making cocktail drinks,” Venter said. “It’s just to take

All about the beans Jason Gray, owner of Crowfoot Valley Coffee in Castle Rock, said that for him, the coffee experience is all about the beans. He opened his shop in 1999 and has been roasting coffee beans since the beginning.

“I wanted to have control over that process,” Gray said. “I didn’t want to have to rely on someone else’s knowhow. I want to roast how I want to roast.”

Gray gets beans from 16 different countries throughout the year and roasts them in his 26-pound roaster at a warehouse in Castle Rock. He looks at several aspects to ensure that he gets the best beans, but focuses on making sure the beans are grown in a natural setting above 3,000 feet elevation.

“I think that by locally sourcing or roasting your own bean, you find out what kind of coffee you’re really getting,” Gray said. “Freshness is key.”

Crowfoot focuses on three things; house coffee, espresso and Americano.

“I think that a coffee shop can be judged by those three,” he said. “If those are good then everything else should be good.”

What does your coffee say about you?

The Coffee Tasting Club breaks it down

The Frappuccino drinker Stylish and spontaneous. A trendsetter. Eyes glued to a phone, updating their Pintrest with fashion tips. They are wearing stylish clothes before they become fashionable and always on the move and at a fast pace. They are never seen actually drinking in a coffee shop.

By Shanna Fortier Sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Do you ever stand in line at the coffee shop and make assumptions about people in front of you based on their order? Well, you might not be far off.

The folks at Coffee Tasting Club (www.coffeetastingclub.com) have broken down popular types of coffee with common personality types. For instance, artisan coffee drinkers, who call other hipsters “hipsters,” but do not file themselves under the same category because they’re so unique.

Here’s what they say about your coffee order: The artisan coffee drinker Fashionable, but outside the cultural mainstream. They most likely sport the glasses, plaid shirt and beard combination. They drink the most expensive, rarest, extracted-from-monkey poo-est coffee on the menu.

The barista’s bestie Prepared to pay for the best baristabrewed coffee. They undoubtedly work in business, law or finance; made evident by a snappy suit and an air of importance. They ask for the bill shortly after ordering to prove they’re a busy person and have places to be.

The after-dinner plunger Uses a French press in an effort to impress others. Thoughtfully selected vinyl records are playing in the background at a level appropriate for dinner conversation. Real books are on the shelf, mostly about golf.

They are visibly soothed by the gentle plunge of the French press.

Black coffee has been the choice of java purists for ages. Courtesy photos

The Jenny is the spice latte at Spur Coffee in Littleton.

The black coffee drinker Quiet and moody. A purist and occasional extrovert. Tinted glasses maintain their moody and enigmatic status. They have neatly presented hair, perfectly parted and are always wearing a freshly pressed dark suit.

The latte drinker Comfort seeker. Laid back and reflective. Adding milk and sugar to their coffee is adding sweetness to this bitter, cruel world. They’re always sporting a smile even when trying to be serious. and are collectors of cuddly toys (and possibly cats.)

The pod pusher Swears by the coffee maker for fast flavors. Owns all the gadgets, knows all the settings and can make a mocha-choca-frappuccino in 10 seconds flat. They have a semipermanent child “barnacle” swinging from their arm, but that’s OK — making coffee can be done onehanded.

The espresso drinker A hardworking leader. Always on the go. To speed up conversations, all vowels have been abandoned. They have frantic scribblings which can only be deciphered by a dedicated PA and waiting to pounce on unsuspecting foolishness.

The pour over purist A patient percolation perfectionist. A pony-tail/glasses combo is pretty standard. The right equipment is essential.

The lab coat is a personal choice. They will only drink coffee from a temperature-controlled, ergonomically-designed, flavor-maximizing mug.

The cappuccino drinker Sociable, creative and optimistic.

They are more than capable of holding multiple conversations at once and totally at home in the coffee shop. This is their second home. They are often surrounded by spectacularly artistic origami napkins and doodles they just had to express.

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Travel photographer to share expertise childhood education fromt 7-8:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Developmentally appropriate activities to try at home. Dessert and coffee at 6:30 and Dr. Pica’s books: “What if Everybody Understood Child Development?” and “Jump into Literacy.” To register: 303-LIBRARY, arapahoelibraries.org.

Tattered Cover Colfax, 2526 E. Colfax, Denver with book collections of his Denver Post cartoons at 7 p.m. Oct. 14.

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Cumberbach as Hamlet There will be a one-time film SONYA’S showing of the National Theatre Live/Barbican production of “HamSAMPLER let,” now playing in London, at 7 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the Highlands Ranch 24 and Lakewood’s Belmar movie theaters. Tickets and venue information: fathomevents.com.

Art in Englewood “Polyseismic,” an exhibit of art by Joel Swanson, will be at the Museum Outdoor Arts indoor gallery from Oct. 10 to Feb. 27, at the Englewood Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Moaonline.org, 303-806-0444.

Internationally recognized tour and travel photographer Dan Ballard will speak to the Englewood Camera Club on Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. “The Art of Creating a Powerful Image” is his topic. He has visited more than 50 countries on five continents and his images have been exhibited worldwide. Guests welcome.

October traditions It’s the time of year for harvest and Halloween: • Oct. 10 — Harvest Festival, Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Buy a pumpkin (bring a wagon), hayrides, food for purchase. Admission free. 303-795-3950.

• Oct. 10 — Festifall, Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rides, mini pumpkins, live raptors, maze. Admission: $5 for 5 and over; $3 for 2-4, free 1 and under. Charge for rides and pumpkins; see hudsongardens.org and click on “calendar.”

• Oct. 9-11 — Chatfield Pumpkin Festival at Chatfield Farms, Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, 8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton. Games, crafts, wagon rides, pumpkin patch. Nearby, the annual corn maze is open Thursdays through Sundays. Admission charged; prices vary. 303-973-3705; www.botanicgardens.org/ corn-maze/about or www.botanicgardens.org/pumpkinfestival/about.

• Oct. 17, 23, 24, Haunts of Littleton Ghost Story Tours, hosted by family and friends of Boy Scout Troop 444 in downtown Littleton. Start at the Littleton Light Rail Station at 7 p.m.; 45-minute tours start every 10 minutes.

Adults, $13; 12 and under, $5. HauntsofLittleton.org.

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Sensory-friendly events History Colorado, Low Sensory Morning, 8-10 a.m. on Oct. 17; reservations and location information, Shannon. voirol@state.co.us. Lone Tree Arts Center, “Reading! And Other Superpowers,” bilingual play from Creede Repertory Theatre, 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 27, information on event and location at lonetreeartscenter.org. Ongoing events, James H. LaRue Library, Highlands Ranch, sensory-enhanced story time. Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

Go to douglascountylibraries.org for more information on event and location.

Cartoon author “Zen Pencils” author Gavin Aung Than will appear at

Library exhibit The Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County has its juried Fall Art Show exhibited on the lower level of Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Juror was Michael Dowling, a Denver artist. Open during library hours.

303-795-3961.

Hiking tale “A Fool For Love Hikes the Pacific Coast Trail” is author Gail Storey’s title for her book and her 7 p.m. Oct. 13 lecture at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. She accompanied her husband on the 2,663-mile Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. Her book will be available.

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Auditions slated Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, will hold auditions for “The Mountaintop,” about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by Katori Hall on Oct. 20 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gavin Mayer will direct. Rehearsals in March; opens March 22 and runs to April 17. See arvadacenter.org for more casting information. For appointment, call 720-8987200, box office.

Stranded astronaut charms in ‘Martian’

By Sandy Cohen Associated Press Without Matt Damon, the solitary fight for survival on Mars would be lonely indeed. Alone on screen for most of his scenes as an astronaut stranded on the red planet, the Oscarnominated actor is the winning heart of Ridley Scott’s epic space adventure, “The Martian.”

With Damon’s charm center stage, Scott has crafted an exciting, hopeful story about humanity at its best: the brightest minds working together for a common goal that bridges international borders and forges a feeling of unity.

Affable and intelligent, playful and determined, Damon’s Mark Watney is so endearing and entertaining as a narrator and subject, it’s easy to see why the world would want to save him.

The story begins with Watney accidentally left behind during a NASA mission to Mars. When a fierce storm forces an emergency evacuation from the planet, he disappears in the chaos and is presumed dead. He isn’t, of course, and as his fellow astronauts

mourn him during their months-long journey back to Earth and NASA officials struggle with how to explain his death to the public, Watney wakes up, injured and alone.

But he’s incredibly optimistic and resilient. He fixes his wound with minor surgery and immediately goes about prolonging his survival, knowing it could be years before a manned spacecraft returns to Mars. He puts his skills as a botanist and engineer to work, devising a way to grow crops in the arid soil and make water by burning hydrogen. He rewires old equipment from a past Mars mission in hopes of communicating with NASA. Watney is curious and talkative, keeping himself company by narrating his every move. He tracks his obstacles and progress in daily video logs. He chats to himself in footage from the helmet cam in his spacesuit, cracking jokes he knows no one can hear.

Seeing his efforts through various camera perspectives — the helmet cam, a bunk cam inside his sleeping quarters, a dashboard camera inside his space rover and the video diaries where he appears to talk directly to the audience — adds visual interest, though Damon would probably be just as magnetic talking to a handheld camera in an empty room.

Meanwhile, NASA director Teddy

Sanders (Jeff Daniels at his most clinical) and Mars mission chief Vincent Kapoor (Chiwetel Ejiofor) learn through satellite photos that Watney is alive. As NASA spokeswoman Annie Montrose (a miscast Kristin Wiig) scrambles to protect the agency’s public image, the men strategize how to bring the stranded astronaut home.

“The Martian” unfolds in three settings, all spectacularly realized by production designer Arthur Max. There’s life on Earth, set inside NASA’s sterile Houston headquarters and the lively Jet Propulsion Laboratory; and life on Mars, a dusty, red, rocky expanse where nothing lives (which filmmakers actually found in Jordan).

Then there’s life aboard the film’s elegant spacecraft, from the rugged rover Watney uses to explore Mars to the Enterprise-inspired ship that carries his fellow crewmembers and their commander, Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain).

Unlike other recent big-screen space trips, the science here is presented simply enough that no suspension of disbelief or quantum leap through the time-space continuum is necessary. It all seems plausible, and author Andy Weir, upon whose novel the film is based, insists it is, calling it “a technical book for technical people.”

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By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Garrett Ammon, director and choreographer for the Wonderbound dance company, loves to collaborate with other local artists as he plans his season’s programming. For the October production “The Seven Deadly Sins,” he has been working with composer Tom Hagerman of Devotchka and with members of the Colorado Symphony to create a score that tells a story about sin — through the lens of a wedding.

Dress rehearsals are underway.

This is the company’s fifth collaboration with Colorado Symphony musicians. Hagerman has composed a multitude of orchestral arrangements for the symphony’s pop shows, featuring groups such as Devotchka, The Lumineers, Gregory Alan Isakov, The Flobots and Amos

IF YOU GO “Seven Deadly Sins” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9 and 10 and 2 p.m. Oct. 11 at Performing Arts Complex at Pinnacle Charter School, 1001 W. 84th Ave., Federal Heights. Tickets: $22-$50, wonderbound.com, 303-2924700. Performances also will be staged Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. at PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker.

Tickets: $35-$40, parkerarts.org, 303-805-6800.

Lee. He said he is excited to create a sonic landscape for Wonderbound.

The original score will be played by hand-picked CSO musicians.

Performances will be Oct. 9, 10, 11 at Pinnacle Charter School in Federal Heights and Oct. 17, 18 at the PACE Center in Parker.

Sloth, greed, envy, gluttony, lust,

wrath and pride — the seven deadly sins — inspire the latest creation

by Ammon, with composer Hagerman. It is set at different points in the wedding and progresses through seven acts, each examining one sin.

“This world premiere production is full of terrible people that the audience will love to hate,” according to Wonderbound’s publicist, Amber Blais.

Included: “A Bridal Shower” — greed; “A Bachelor Party” — sloth; “A Rehearsal Dinner” — wrath; “A Bride’s Room” — envy; “A Wedding Ceremony” — pride; “A Wedding Reception” — gluttony; and finally “A Honeymoon” — lust, of course.

The company’s season also includes: • Feb. 13, 14, 19, 20: “Rock Ballets,” with Chimney Choir and the Ian Cooke Band, at Parker and Pinnacle.

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The 45-piece Colorado Wind Ensemble opens its fall season at Littleton United Methodist Church on Oct. 17. Courtesy photo

Wind ensemble builds on success 45-member group begins season with new conductor

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com As the 45-member Colorado Wind Ensemble tunes up for its 34th season, it welcomes a new conductor, David Kish, and a new position as artists in residence at Metropolitan State University of Denver, where the ensemble will perform at the King Center.

“Heritage to Horizons,” the first concert of this season, will be on Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Littleton United Methodist Church and on Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. at the King Center for the Performing Arts at Metro State’s Auraria Campus.

The program will include: Overture to “Candide” by Leonard Bernstein; “Symphony no. 6” by Vincent Perschetti; “Sunrise at Angel’s Gate” by Philip Sparke; “Early Light” by Carolyn Bremer; “Blue Dawn into White Heat,” by Gunther Schuller; “Sheltering Sky” by John Mackey; “Tower Ascending” by Wayne Oquin; and “In Storm and Sunshine” by John Heed.

Kish has been director of bands and assistant professor of music at Metropolitan State University since 2005, where he conducts the wind ensemble and the

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IF YOU GO The Colorado Wind Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton — a longtime venue. Tickets: $15/$10/$5, coloradowindensemble.org. On Oct. 18 at 2 p.m., the group will perform at the King Center for Performing Arts, where the ensemble is artist in residence this year: Auraria Campus, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver. Tickets: $15/$12/$5. Ahec.edu/ about-auraria-campus/kingcenter/boxoffice, 303-556-2296.

symphonic band and teaches conducting and music education courses. He is founder of the Metro State Wind Band Celebration and serves as guest conductor, clinician and lecturer throughout the United States.

A native of Hershey, Pennsylvania, he attended Susquehanna University and earned master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has published widely in the music education field and serves as a faculty fellow in the Center for Innovation at MSU.

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Cardinals’ comeback falls short Elizabeth takes early lead, but Englewood prevails

By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Sept. 25 Elizabeth-Englewood football game was a game of shifting momentum. Englewood went ahead early, 19-7, the momentum shifted to the Cardinals as they came back to take the lead at 21-19 going into the fourth quarter. But the Pirates regained the momentum and went on to score 13 points and win the game 32-21.

Key moments Englewood held a 19-7 lead early in the fourth quarter. Elizabeth scored a touchdown on a pass play and then a defender picked up a Pirate fumble to score a touchdown and give Elizabeth a 21-19 advantage. With 9:23 left in the game, the Cardinals intercepted a pass and appeared ready to mount a drive.

However, a couple plays later Englewood intercepted an Elizabeth pass and returned it for a touchdown to put Englewood ahead for good.

A second key moment came with 4:22 in the game when the Cardinals were behind 25-21 and had a first and goal from the Pirate three-yard line but didn’t score. Englewood then ran for the insurance touchdown.

“We had our chances when we had the ball down inside the five-yard line in the fourth quarter,” Cardinals Coach Mike Zoesch said after the game. “We just weren’t able to punch the ball into the end zone. Then they break a run on the first play for a TD. We didn’t quit but we weren’t able to do it.”

Key players/statistics Game statistics were not available, but for two of Elizabeth’s four games, quarterback Cameron Moon had completed 12 of 23 passes for 100 yards. The rushing leader was Colton

Elizabeth quarterback Cameron Moon (18) hands off the ball to Colton Cline (88) during the Sept. 25 league football game against Englewood. The Cardinals took a 21-19 lead into the fourth period, but Englewood came back to win 32-21. Photos by Tom Munds Cline, who carried 22 times for 106 yards and three touchdowns. Junior Ty Oliver had caught four passes for 28 yards. However, he also had gained 89 yards returning kickoffs, 39 yards returning punts and 47 yards returning pass interceptions to lead the team in all-purpose yards gained with 203.

They said it Zoesch said the Cardinals are a young team with a number of sophomores playing varsity this season.

“It is hard to say what we take away from this game right now,” the coach said. “But I will say we did some good things throwing the ball, which is a plus. We also know we need to develop a running game to go with our passing game. I will say I am proud of our kids and how they really battled hard the whole game.”

Quarterback Moon said although the team gained yardage on some long passes, it was a rough night because it was a game Elizabeth really wanted to win.

“We are a good passing team,” he said. “I love the deep patterns because I like to throw the ball deep. I know I need to get better at putting the ball on the mark and we need to get more consistent with our passing game.”

Moon also plays basketball but said football is his favorite sport. He said he likes football because he is a little better at the sport. He said his goal for the season is to help the Cardinals get back to a winning record and to just have fun playing football.

SPORTS ROUNDUP

ELIZABETH CARDINALS FOOTBALL Englewood 32, Elizabeth 21 Quarterback Cameron Moon threw 13 completions for 239 yard and one touchdown in the Sept. 25 game.

Key performers: Crystian Gaudreault scored a touchdown on a pass from Moon.

Moon also scored a rushing touchdown. Colton Cline had 14 total tackles.

SOFTBALL Elizabeth 11, Alameda 0 Elizabeth shut out Alameda in the Oct. 1 conference game.

Elizabeth12, Fort Lumpton 0 Senior Lindsey Hundley had four RBI and a home run in the Sept. 29 game.

Key performers: Sophomore pitcher Madi Biller had eight strikeouts in the shutout game.

BOYS SOCCER Elizabeth 4, Englewood 0 Elizabeth shut out Englewood in the Oct. 1 conference game.

Elizabeth 10, Woodland Park 2 Brad George scored three goals in the Sept. 26 game.

Key performers: Zenaido Guerara scored two goals. Tyler Whitley, Dylan Benson, Justin Knox, Evan Whitington and Logan Blakeslee each also scored. Goalkeepers Zach Davishad nine saves and Garett Hawkins had six.

VOLLEYBALL Elizabeth 3, Vista PEAK Prep 0 Kyla Green had 12 kills in the Oct. 1 game.

Key performers: Alyssa Acosta had two aces, 11 digs and five kills. Alyssa Morgan had 15 assists.

Elizabeth 3, Englewood 0 Senior Alyssa Morgan had nine kills in the Sept. 29 game.

KIOWA INDIANS FOOTBALL Granada 28, Kiowa 26 Granada edged out Kiowa in the Sept. 25 nonconference game.

Key performers: Quarterback Jacob Gabriel threw 15 completions for 185 yards and two touchdowns. Senior Logan Link made touchdown receptions. Wyatt Mcknight rushed for 77 yards with one touchdown and Gabriel rushed for 112 yards and one touchdown.

VOLLEYBALL Limon 3, Kiowa 0 Kiowa fell in the non-conference matchup Sept. 29.

Kiowa 3, Evangelical Christian 0 Kiowa won all three games n the Sept. 26 conference matchup.

Kiowa, 3, Peyton 0 Kiowa shut out Payton in the Sept. 25 conference match.

ELBERT BULLDOGS FOOTBALL West Grand 46, Elbert 0 The Bulldogs lost a conference road game against the Mustangs Sept. 25, which put up all of its points within the first three quarters.

Key performers: Elbert did not submit individual player stats.

VOLLEYBALL Elbert 3, Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind 0 Elbert beat the Colorado School for

the Deaf and Blind in a home conference match Sept. 30.

Key performers: Freshman Siera Poulson had six aces and senior Nycci Dickinson had 17 assists.

Elbert 3, CIVA Charter 0 The Bulldogs topped the Ravens in a home conference match Oct. 2, winning easily in all three sets to go to 4-0 on home turf.

Key performers: Junior Emily Pranger had eight kills and four blocks, freshman Taryn Lee had four aces and senior Devin Mayer had seven digs.

SIMLA CUBS FOOTBALL Simla 50, Swink 30 The Cubs overpowered the Lions Sept. 25 in a home conference game Key performers: Simla did not submit individual player stats.

VOLLEYBALL Colorado Springs School 3, Simla 1

The Kodiaks beat the Cubs in a road conference game Sept. 29, falling to 1-3 away from home.

Key performers: Simla did not enter player stats for the match.

Limon 3, Simla 0 The Cubs fell to the badgers in straight sets Oct. 1 in a nonconference road match.

Key performers: The teams did not submit player stats.

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CURTAIN TIME Looking back with laughter “The Explorers Club” by Nell Benjamin (“Legally Blonde”) opens Oct. 15 at Lone Tree Arts Center, 10025 Commons St., Lone Tree, and runs through Oct. 24.

Directed by Randal Mylar with a cast from New York and Denver. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, and Wed. Oct. 21. Tickets: $50/$45/$33 (front row), lonetreeartscenter.org, 720-509-1000.

Creede Rep at Arvada “Good on Paper” by George Brant will be presented through Oct. 25 by the Creede Repertory Theatre at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Directed by Stephen Weitz. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1 p.m. Wednesdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Talk backs: Oct. 9, evening; Oct. 14 matinee. Preperformance talks one-half hour before show: Oct. 18, 20, 21, 22. Tickets: arvadacenter.org, 720-898-7200.

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ficate of purchase therefore to A. DENNIS OLIVER. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2011;

October 8, 2015

Public Notices That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of PATRICIA DIANE PUHL for said year 2011.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Elbert County at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 6th day of January, A.D. 2016, unless the same has been redeemed.

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Public Notice

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MOBILE HOME AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP

Public notice is given on September 9, 2015 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Elbert County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Connie Sue Tackett be changed to Connie Sue Marshall Case No.: 15 C 4 Cheryl A. Layne, Clerk of Court By: J. Jenkins, Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 23239 First Publication: October 1, 2015 Last Publication: October 15, 2015 Publisher: Elbert County News

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS In re the Estate of H. Jane Hennessy, aka Helen Jane Hennessy, aka Jane Hennessy, Deceased.

Case No.: 15PR30022

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Elbert County, Colorado on or before February 1, 2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: Thomas C. Hennessy 35 Homer Ave. Morris Plains, NJ 07950 (862) 242-8348 Legal Notice No.: 23240 First Publication: October 1, 2015 Last Publication: October 15, 2015 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Government Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

TSC# 2007-00292 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 an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It may Concern, and more especially to: STEVEN L MURRAY You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 15th day of November A.D.2007 the then County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to ELBERT COUNTY the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit: Legal Description: MBL HOME TITLE: 34E 166839 SERIAL: 1269K MAKE: SIERRA SIZE: 14 X 62 Section: 17 Township: 8 Range: 63 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to ELBERT COUNTY. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2006; The certificate of purchase was therefore then assigned to RONALD M AND SALLY PIPPIN on September 14, 2015.who paid all fees and interest thereof.

That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of STEVEN L MURRAY for said year 2006.

That a Certificate of Ownership will be issued for said real estate to the said Elbert County at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 19th day of October, A.D.2015, unless the same has been redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Certificate of Ownership. Witness my hand this 14th day of September, 2015 A. D. Richard Pettitt County Treasurer of Elbert County Legal Notice No.: 23227 First Publication: September 24, 2015 Last Publication: October 8, 2015 Publisher: The Elbert County News

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PUBLIC NOTICE

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 an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It may Concern, and more especially to:

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

CHRIS & CAROLYN ALLISON You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of November A.D. 2012 the then County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to A. DENNIS OLIVER the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

Legal Description: Section: 22 Township: 10 Range: 59 (TOTAL 0.156 A) Subdivision: MATHESON ADDITION NO. 2 Block: 2 Lot: 13 THRU:-Lot: 16:N 68’, :N 68’, :N68’,:N 68’ and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to A. DENNIS OLIVER. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2011; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of CHRIS & CAROLYN ALLISON for said year 2011.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Elbert County at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 6th day of January, A.D.2016, 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. Witness my hand this 15th day of September, 2015 A. D. Richard Pettitt County Treasurer of Elbert County Legal Notice No.: 23229 First Publication: September 24, 2015 Last Publication: October 8, 2015 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Misc. Legals 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): DAKOTA SVEEN (DOB: 08/25/2008); ANNALISE WIRSCHING (DOB: 03/29/2010); JAYDEN WIRSCHING (DOB: 07/17/2011); ELIJAH WIRSCHING (DOB: 05/17/2013) Petitioner: ELBERT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondents: JENNIFER CHRISTINA MUCKIN and JONATHAN SVEEN Case Number: 15JV10 Div. 1 - Ctrm. 1 SUMMONS IN DEPENDENCY OR NEGLECT Party being served by publication after diligent search: JENNIFER CHRISTINA MUCKIN and JONATHAN SVEEN: A verified Petition in Dependency or Neglect has been filed in the Elbert County District Court in which the child(ren) named above is alleged to be dependent or neglected for the reasons stated therein, a copy of which is attached to this Summons.

You are summoned to appear on October 15, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in the above Division of the Elbert County District Court located at 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO,

TSC# 2012-01561 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 an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It may Concern, and more especially to: PATRICIA DIANE PUHL You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of November A.D. 2012 the then County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to A. DENNIS OLIVER Public Notice the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, District Court, to wit: Elbert County, Colorado 751 Description: Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO14 80117 Legal Section: Town(303) 621-2131 ship: 10 Range: 59 (TOTAL 0.172 A) Subdivision: MATHESON ORIGINAL THE PEOPLE OF THE2:E50’, STATE :E50’ Block: 2 Lot: 1 AND:-Lot: OF COLORADO and said County Treasurer issued a certiIn the of Interest of: Child(ren): ficate purchase therefore to A. DENDAKOTA SVEEN 08/25/2008); NIS OLIVER. That(DOB: said tax lien sale was ANNALISE WIRSCHING made to satisfy the delinquent taxes as(DOB: 03/29/2010); sessed against said real estate for the JAYDEN WIRSCHING year 2011; (DOB: 07/17/2011); ELIJAH WIRSCHING 05/17/2013) That said real estate (DOB: was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of PATRIPetitioner: CIA DIANE ELBERT PUHL forCOUNTY said yearDEPART2011.

MENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Elbert County Respondents: at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 6th day of JENNIFER CHRISTINA MUCKIN January, A.D. 2016, unless the same has and beenJONATHAN redeemed. SVEEN Caseproperty Number:may 15JV10 Div. 1 - Ctrm.

1 Said be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execuSUMMONS IN DEPENDENCY tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 15thOR dayNEGLECT of September, 2015 A. D. Party being served by publication after diligent Pettitt search: JENNIFER CHRISTINA Richard MUCKIN and JONATHAN SVEEN: County Treasurer of Elbert County A verified Petition in Dependency or NegLegal Notice No.: 23228 lect been filed in the Elbert County First has Publication: September 24, 2015 District Court in which8,the child(ren) Last Publication: October 2015 named above alleged to be dependent Publisher: The is Elbert County News or neglected for the reasons stated therein, a copy of which is attached to this Summons.

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You are summoned to appear on October 15, 2015 at 9:00 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 admit or deny the allegations of the Petition in Dependency or Neglect.

Failure to appear as summoned could result in the entry of a default judgment against you declaring the above named child(ren) to be dependent or neglected.

TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS IS A POSSIBLE REMEDY UNDER THIS PROCEEDING. Legal Notice No.: 23243 First Publication: October 8, 2015 Last Publication: October 8, 2015 Publisher: The Elbert County News

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Richard Pettitt County Treasurer of Elbert County Legal Notice No.: 23228 First Publication: September 24, 2015 Last Publication: October 8, 2015 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 TSC# 2012-01562 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 an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It may Concern, and more especially to: PATRICIA DIANE PUHL You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of November A.D. 2012 the then County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to A. DENNIS OLIVER the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit: Legal Description: Section: 14 Township: 10 Range: 59 (TOTAL 0.189 A) Subdivision: MATHESON TOWN LIMITS Block: ARB Lot: GPAR BEG AT SE COR OF BLK 2 E 55’ N 150’ W 55’ S 150’ and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to A. DENNIS OLIVER. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2011; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of PATRICIA DIANE PUHL for said year 2011.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Elbert County at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 6th day of January, A.D. 2016, 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. Witness my hand this 15th day of September, 2015 A. D. Richard Pettitt County Treasurer of Elbert County Legal Notice No.: 23230 First Publication: September 24, 2015 Last Publication: October 8, 2015 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 TSC# 2011-01406 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 an Interest or 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 CAMERON D MEE. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of FARMER BROTHERS DEVELOPMENT LLC for said year 2010.

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That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Elbert County at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 6th day of January, A.D. 2016, 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. Witness my hand this 15th day of September, 2015 A. D. Richard Pettitt County Treasurer of Elbert County Legal Notice No.: 23231 First Publication: September 24, 2015 Last Publication: October 8, 2015 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 TSC# 2012-01688

That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of DAVID SOPER for said year 2011.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Elbert County at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 6th day of January, A.D.2016, 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. Witness my hand this 16th day of September, 2015 A. D. Richard Pettitt County Treasurer of Elbert County Legal Notice No.: 23235 First Publication: October 1, 2015 Last Publication: October 15, 2015 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 TSC# 2012-01694

FLORENCE KNIGHT You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of November A.D. 2012 the then County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to KENLEY PARASCAND the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Elbert County at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 6th day of January, A.D. 2016, 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.

Witness my It’s your hand this 15th day of September, 2015 A. D.

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That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) o f FLORENCE KNIGHT for said year 2011.

That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of BRUCE H ALBRECHT AND FAITH D B ALBRECHT for said year 2011.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Elbert County at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 5th day of January, A.D. 2016, 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. Witness my hand this 8th day of September, 2015 A. D. Richard Pettitt County Treasurer of Elbert County Legal Notice No.: 23236 First Publication: October 1, 2015 Last Publication: October 15, 2015 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice

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JAMES L JR & RINA A SABO You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of November A.D. 2012 the then County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to JASON ZBORALSKI the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit: Legal Description: Section: 19 Township: 6 Range: 62Subdivision: RURALA PAR IN S2N2 & IN SE4: 19 6 62 DESC B689 P234 AKA PAR 3 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to JASON ZBORALSKI. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2011; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of JAMES L JR & RINA A SABO for said year 2011.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Elbert County at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 13th day of January, A.D. 2016, 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. Witness my hand this 22th day of September, 2015 A. D. Richard Pettitt County Treasurer of Elbert County

Legal Description: Section: 18 Township: 8 Range: 64Subdivision: ELIZABETH KLOUSER ANNEXATION, Subdivision: ELIZABETH PHILLIPS ADDITION Block: 13 Lot: 2 THRU:- Lot: 6PARCEL A DESC IN B575 P391 444 S MAIN ST

That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of FARMER BROTHERS DEVELOPMENT LLC for said year 2010.

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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 an Interest or 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 DAVID A FENOGLIO AND TOMMY F. YOWELL. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2011;

Legal Description: Section: 10 Township: 8 Range: 61Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS W2NW4SE4NW4-SW4 10 8 61 280 ACRES 1/16 INTEREST 17.5 NET ACRES NE4N2SE4 14 8 61 240 ACRES 1/16 INTEREST 15 NET ACRES MINERAL RIGHTS and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to KENLEY PARASCAND. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2011; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of FLORENCE KNIGHT for said year 2011.

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BRUCE H ALBRECHT AND FAITH D B ALBRECHT You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of November A.D. 2012 the then County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to LAUREL JO BROWN the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

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DAVID SOPER You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of November A.D. 2012 the then County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to DAVID A FENOGLIO AND TOMMY F. YOWELL the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit: Legal Description: Section: 14 Township: 8 Range: 65Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS PAR IN NE4NW4 14 8 65 DESC B344 P648 .16 ACRES ½ INTEREST .08 NET ACRES PAR IN NW4 14 8 65 DESC B344 P648.04 ACRES ½ INTEREST .02 NET ACRES MINERAL RIGHTS

to the said Premises and To Whom It may Concern, and more especially to:

Legal Description: Section: 10 Township: 8 Range: 61Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS W2NW4SE4NW4-SW4 10 8 61 280 ACRES 1/16 INTEREST 17.5 NET ACRES NE4Legal Description: Section: 7 TownN2SE4 14 8 61 240 ACRES 1/16 INship: 7 Range: 64 Section: 8 Township: TEREST 15 NET ACRES MINERAL To advertise your public call 303-566-4100 7notices Range: 64Subdivision: RURALO PAR RIGHTS IN S2: 7 & 8 64 79.576 ACRES DESC B556 P510 and said County Treasurer and said County Treasurer issued a certiissued a certificate of purchase thereficate of purchase therefore to KENLEY fore to LAUREL JO BROWN. That said PARASCAND. That said tax lien sale was tax lien sale was made to satisfy the made to satisfy the delinquent taxes asdelinquent taxes assessed against said sessed against said real estate for the real estate for the year 2011; year 2011;

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 an Interest or 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 CAMERON D MEE. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2010;

you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of November A.D. 2012 the then County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to KENLEY PARASCAND 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 an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It may Concern, and more especially to:

FARMER BROTHERS DEVELOPMENT LLC You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 8th day of November A.D. 2011 the then County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to CAMERON D MEE the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

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Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 15th day of September, 2015 A. D.

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ship: 8 Range: 64Subdivision: ELIZABETH KLOUSER ANNEXATION, Subdivision: ELIZABETH PHILLIPS ADDITION Block: 13 Lot: 2 THRU:- Lot: 6PARCEL A DESC IN B575 P391 444 S MAIN ST

Legal Notice No.: 23237 First Publication: October 1, 2015 Last Publication: October 15, 2015 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 a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Elbert County at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 13th day of January, A.D. 2016, 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. Witness my hand this 22th day of September, 2015 A. D. Richard Pettitt County Treasurer of Elbert County Legal Notice No.: 23238 First Publication: October 1, 2015 Last Publication: October 15, 2015 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 TSC# 2012-01702

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 an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It may Concern, and more especially to:

SUSANNE STROH REVOCABLE TRUST You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of November A.D.2012 the then County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to DONALD R. AND LOREEN E. GREEN the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit:

Legal Description: Section: 12 Township: 7 Range: 65 THIS PARCEL HAS 67.88 ACRES IN S2 TOTAL MRA IS 21.775Subdivision: SEVERED MINERALS

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to DONALD R. AND LOREEN E. GREEN. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2011;

That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of SUSANNE STROH REVOCABLE TRUST for said year 2011.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Elbert County at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 21st day of January, A.D.2016, 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.

Witness my hand this 24th day of September, 2015 A. D. Richard Pettitt County Treasurer of Elbert County Legal Notice No: 23241 First Publication: October 8, 2015 Last Publication: October 22, 2015 Publisher: Elbert County News

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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 an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It may Concern, and more especially to:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BRUCE H ALBRECHT AND FAITH D B ALBRECHT You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of November A.D. 2012 the then County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to LAUREL JO BROWN the following described real estate situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit: Legal Description: Section: 7 Township: 7 Range: 64 Section: 8 Township: 7 Range: 64Subdivision: RURALO PAR IN S2: 7 & 8 64 79.576 ACRES DESC B556 P510 and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to LAUREL JO BROWN. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2011;

Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, the Elbert County Board of County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing in the BOCC Hearing Room at 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, Colorado 80117, or at such time and place as these hearings may be adjourned. The public hearing will be held to consider a proposed Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Elbert County, Colorado and the Town of Elizabeth, Colorado.

Please be further advised that the proposed IGA is available for inspection by the public at the public office of the County Clerk and Recorder, and the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, Dallas Schroeder, at 215 Comanche Street, Kiowa, Colorado 80117.

Legal Notice No.: 23242 First Publication: October 8, 2015 Last Publication: October 8, 2015 Publisher: The Elbert County News

That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of BRUCE H ALBRECHT AND FAITH D B ALBRECHT for said year 2011.

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That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Elbert County at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 5th day of January, A.D. 2016, 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. Witness my hand this 8th day of September, 2015 A. D. Richard Pettitt County Treasurer of Elbert County Legal Notice No.: 23236 First Publication: October 1, 2015 Last Publication: October 15, 2015 Publisher: The Elbert County News

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Elbert County at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 13th day of January, A.D. 2016, 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. Witness my hand this 22th day of September, 2015 A. D. Richard Pettitt County Treasurer of Elbert County

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