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BY JODI HORNER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Since its inception in 1995, Frontier Alternative High School in Elizabeth has served to cultivate success for students who might have otherwise slipped through the cracks.

“We see kids who just couldn’t find their place in traditional schools … there may be anxiety, failed classes,” said Robert McMullen, the principal at Frontier.

“Social or emotional issues — not so much behavioral issues — are the main thing,” he said. “We focus on credit recovery.”

McMullen, who is in his fifth year serving as Frontier’s principal, described the philosophy at the school: “We build a lot on relationships themselves, then segue into academia. I get to know every one of the kids here very well.”

Frontier has been located at what was Elizabeth Middle School since 2000.

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d s a Delaney Roth, left, and Gavin Routzahn share a laugh in Algebra I class.

There are 50 to 60 students in the building at any given time, with a 15-to-1 student/ teacher ratio.

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older, McMullen said. “We like to see them give it a try in the traditional school first,” he says. “There aren’t many ninth-graders here.”

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Most students at Frontier finish on time, McMullen said, since they are able to make up for lost credits by taking “more classes in a

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ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL: Frontier focuses on non-traditional schedule, graduation rate FROM PAGE 2

smaller class sizes and personalized attention.

In addition to its high graduation rate, McMullen is particularly proud of Frontier students’ achievement scores. Its academic achievement is “Much higher than most high schools in Colorado,” according to the website StartClass. Frontier had 27 percent of its students take the ACT last year compared to the 22 percent state average, StartClass states.

A hallmark of the high school is its “experiential education” approach. An outdoor education program provides positive experiences that students can bring back to the classroom, with the added benefit of credit toward graduation. The students have taken trips to Eagle’s Nest, the Grand Canyon, a ropes course and skiing.

McMullen said another nontraditional aspect to Frontier is its schedule. “We have nine weeks on and then two weeks off,” he said.

McMullen said the school accepts students through an application process that engages the student first and foremost. The process begins with their school counselor, then an interview which is “usually with me,” he said. The parents and student are included in the interview process. “I ask them, ‘what

Thanksgiving Douglas County offices will be closed Nov. 24 & Nov. 25 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Many county services are available online at www.douglas.co.us A.T. Fountain, left, and Adam Maerk focus on their work in Literature and Composition II. JODI HORNER went wrong?’ and ‘why do you want to come here?’”

“We look for a kid who recognizes that there’s an issue,” said McMullen. “They really need to articulate that ‘that diploma is going to help me’ … I ask them if they’re willing to do the work because everyone says ‘I want a diploma.’”

The funding for Frontier “flows through the state just like it does any other public school,” McMullen said, but he added that the school does cost more to operate due to its smaller size. “We have a fantastic superintendent who’s been fully on board with what we’re doing and knows that this is what some kids need.”

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

Stocked by Friends of the Elizabeth Library.

All donations from book sales benefit the Elizabeth Library.

Community Blood Drives: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 26 at Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock; 9:30-11:40 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; 9:30-11:40 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Rock; 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, Walmart, 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth; 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 at Castle Rock Adventist Health Campus, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock; 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock; 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, Parker Adventist Hospital, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 31, Walmart, 4400 Front St., Castle Rock. Contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org.

and Betsy Spring share 1950s cars, and 1920s and 30s architecture while on their recent trip to Havana Cuba. Call Ted Spring Photography at 303-688-4994.

Family’s Journey from Mental Instability to Mental Stability: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28 at Deep Space Event Center, 11020 S. Pikes Peak Drive, Parker. Threetime suicide survivor Mark Norwine leads a Q&A following a one-hour documentary by Mark and his son. Go to growcommunitycenter.org

Short Story Writing Contest: Deadline to enter is Wednesday, Nov. 30; send submissions to the Elizabeth Library manager. Call 303-646-3416 or go to pplibraries.org.

Bullying, Mental Health and Suicide Film and Q&A for Students: 9-10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 28, at Castle View High School, 5254 N. Meadows Drive, Castle Rock; 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Nov. 29, at Douglas County High School, 2842 Front St., Castle Rock. Threetime suicide survivor Mark Norwine leads a Q&A following a one-hour documentary by Mark and his son.

Cuban Photographic Adventure: 7 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 28 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Ted

Commitment Day 5k Run/Festival: 10 a.m.

Sunday, Jan. 1 around the neighborhoods of Life Time Fitness in Parker. All levels and abilities welcome. Go to http://www.commitmentday.com/colorado/parker-aurora/ for registration. Discounted registration through Nov. 30. Contact Heather Crosby at hcrosby@lifetimefitness.com.

An Evening of Help and Hope: 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 at Cielo at Castle Pines, 485 W. Happy Canyon Road. Benefit for the Douglas/Elbert Task Force. Silent, live auctions, wine wall, games, food and drinks. Tickets and information at www.detaskforce.org or call Carolyn at 303-688-1114 ext. 14.

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Community Fundraiser/Women’s SelfDefense Class: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at Deep Space Event Center, 11020 S. Pikes Peak Drive, Parker. Dragon Hearts Martial Arts teaches self-defense, and all proceeds go to the Open the Doors fund for Parker’s new community center. Go to growcommunitycenter.org Festival of Trees: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 3 at Cimarron Middle School, 12130 Canterberry Parkway, Parker. More than 40 themed trees available to win. Go to https://sites.google.com/a/dcsdk12.org/ cimarron-middle-school/home.

`A Figgy Pudding Party’: 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 and Sunday, Dec. 4, at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Rock. An evening of holiday music and desserts. Tickets required; contact 303688-4259 or kathygabrielse@msn.com. Call 303-660-0057 or go to www.newhopepres. org for information.

History of Denver’s Union Station: 7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 8, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock.

Presented by author Rhonda Beck. Refreshments served at 6:45 p.m. Contact 303-8143164, museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety. org or www.castlerockhistoricalsociety.org.

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Parents find help in brain training

‘Functional Disconnection Syndrome’ is seen as package of symptoms

BY JODI HORNER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Fourth-grader Alyssa Bogner couldn’t stop the letters from jiggling on the page. She could read for just 10 minutes before she had to take a break.

During their home-schooling sessions, her mother, Lynnsey, would work with her in math. l “There was always a meltdown if she encountered a problem she couldn’t handle,” said Lynnsey, a Kiowa resident.

Alyssa was tired all the time, too.

“She couldn’t get through the day without a nap,” Lynnsey said.

An optometrist prescribed bifocals for the girl, but she still saw objects as moving when they weren’t. Just as concerning, she could not read at grade level.

“As a parent, I could tell she was really smart, it just needed to come out,” said Lynnsey.

Intrigued by a commercial on the radio for Brain Balance Centers, the mother decided to have Alyssa assessed at the Brain Balance Center of Highlands Ranch. The center helps families dealing with Functional Disconnection Syndrome. The company’s website describes FDS as the symptoms seen “in a long list of neurological disorders, including … ADHD, learning disabilities, SEE BRAIN, P6

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At a Brain Balance Center, 7-year-old John works on core strength by doing pull-ups, which aids in balancing the brain.

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BRAIN: Parents find new hope for helping kids at Brain Balance Center FROM PAGE 5

Tourette’s syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, sensory-processing disorder and Asperger’s.”

“What brings people here is that they have a struggle and they’ve been down a lot of roads. They’re looking for answers,” said Chelsea Brotherton, director of the center at 1970 E. County Line Road. “I think what appeals to parents is the non-medical, holistic approach.”

“It is a multidisciplinary approach.

We incorporate the senses. Those create experiences, (and) those create positive pathways,” said program director Mary Morgan. This is accomplished by addressing three main components: sensory motor training and stimulation, academic training and dietary modifications, Morgan said.

Brotherton explained that the sensory motor aspect is treated by integrating the primitive reflexes. Re-

tained primitive reflexes can lead to developmental delays, she said. Children work with coaches to perform specialized exercises to integrate any remaining primitive reflexes. They also have home exercises.

To address the academic piece, “We stimulate the foundational systems in the brain — auditory, vestibular, balance and gait,” in conjunction with the academic work, said Brotherton.

She emphasizes that cleaning up the diet is imperative to creating a healthy brain.

“The kids we see that have a disconnection, the brain is immature so the gut will be immature,” she said.

This means minimizing or eliminating things such as gluten, dairy, and restricting corn, processed foods and sugar as much as possible.

The popularity of the Brain Balance approach is growing. There are centers located throughout the country, with four centers in the Denver metro area and two more opening within the

next six months, one in Aurora-Southlands and another in Windsor.

The Bogners drove 90 minutes from Kiowa to reach the center three times a week for their hour-long appointments. Alyssa’s enrollment at the center lasted 4½ months. She continues follow-up activities at home to complete the duration of a year.

The cost to enroll in a Brain Balance program ranges from $5,900 to $12,000.

For the Bogners, it was a worthwhile investment.

“Alyssa doesn’t have to take naps anymore, and she can read almost at her grade level. She told me, ‘I can read as long as I want, the words don’t get blurry,’” Lynnsey said. “If you ask her, she will tell you that before Brain Balance, she used to feel angry all the time, but she will say, ‘now I actually feel joyful.’ Just the other day she said, ‘Mom, it feels like I have a new brain.’”

For more information about the Brain Balance Centers, go online to brainbalancecenters.com.

Highlands Ranch Brain Balance Center director Chelsea Brotherton stands in front of a wall with the handprints of children who have graduated from the program. She holds copies of the books “Disconnected Kids” and “Reconnected Kids.”

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VOICES Happy Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving

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very year it seems like the Christmas music starts earlier and the holiday promotions and advertising start even earlier. I mean, we barely get past Halloween and we are quickly immersed in the chaos of the Christmas holiday. Now don’t get me wrong, I truly love Christmas and I give thanks for the true meaning of the holiday, I just wish that somehow we could minimize the commercialization of the holiday and get back to what it is really all about.

With that said, how many of us fall victim to that same rush and crush of the holiday? Has Thanksgiving become just another holiday sandwiched in somewhere between The Fourth of July and Christmas? Maybe we allow it

to happen or we just don’t know how to stop the wave of promotions and hype that have taken over the holidays. I mean, here we are on Thursday giving thanks and then waking up at 3 in the morning to tackle “Black Friday.”

For me, Thanksgiving is one of my very favorite holidays. Not only because we get to be with family and friends and enjoy the amazing meals and desserts, but also because we are intentionally put in a position to give thanks for all we have and to express gratitude for all of those people who are so very near and dear to us.

And for many of us, our favorite part of the holiday is the access to those scrumptious leftovers. Turkey sandwiches, turkey soup,

turkey salad, and not to mention all of the extra apple, pumpkin and chocolate cream pie. Some of us get only a couple of days of leftovers and others stretch it out over a week or more. So if we can enjoy the benefits of the leftover turkey, why can’t we seem to remember to enjoy the benefits of appreciation and giving thanks after Thanksgiving has come and gone? Leftover gratitude, I love it!

We have our routines, and as we get closer to the big holidays our routines sometimes get compromised, as we are trying to squeeze everything into an abbreviated window of time.

Our daily routines might include our morning SEE NORTON, P9

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have a lot to be thankful for, and that includes being thankful for Thanksgiving.

“Look, Martha.

QUIET DESPERATION Groucho approves of Thanksgiving.”

Yes, I do.

Thanksgiving hasn’t been “rooned” (re: Danny DeVito) by the weasels Craig Marshall and stoats Smith who have turned meaningful moments and events and dates and holidays into cash register ringing, chipmunk singing, Gagagoogoo extravaganzas.

“Here he goes, Martha.”

Black Friday, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and the Super Bowl are waiting in the wings to batter me around immediately after the cranberry sauce has been removed from the table.

(Lady Gaga will perform at halftime of the 2017 Super Bowl.)

Thanksgiving shines like a

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Great Lakes lighthouse.

It is no more than a day of thankfulness and food.

I am thankful for the memories of my mother and father, for my friendships, and for the Rolling Stones.

I am thankful that none of my friends makes quotation marks in the air with their fingertips.

I am thankful that my name is not Ken Bone or Helen Twelvetrees.

I am thankful that I didn’t invest in Chipotle.

I am thankful that “Seinfeld” is no longer in production.

“Oy, Martha.”

For one entire day, midnight to midnight, I will be a sweetheart. Nothing is going to bother me.

When it comes to my neighbors, I will say to myself, “It could be worse. They could be raising dingoes in the back yard instead of weeds.”

Of course, Thanksgiving can be an opportunity for a dysfunctional family to look at each other across the table and get out the scrapbook.

“Did not.”

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SMITH: Don’t tell me when to celebrate someone or something FROM PAGE 8

“Did too.”

“Drop dead.”

“Pass the mashed potatoes, then drop dead.”

I am thankful for the humble ellipsis …

An ellipsis allows me to say something without saying anything.

I am thankful for the internet, because it enables me to cobble together one of these columns, and give the impres-

sion that I am knowledgeable, when actually I can only name six state capitols.

Or is it “capitals”?

That’s an old joke: What’s the capital of Ohio? It’s “O.” I am thankful that dogs don’t hold it against us, what they have been through, when we adopt them.

I just learned that my mother had something called “reactive attachment disorder.”

I wish I had known sooner.

My mother was adopted,

but not soon enough. By the time she was adopted, she felt unwanted and unloved, even though she was wanted and loved.

She protected herself by criticizing others, perhaps before they could criticize her.

We had several epic Thanksgivings when I was Holden Caulfield Jr. On the other hand, Smitty forgave or forgot the two owners ahead of me.

Thankfully.

I am not crazy about being told when to celebrate someone or something. That goes for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Valentine’s Day. That’s someone’s idea of making a penny.

I was asked to draw the fifth grade Thanksgiving mural at Eberwhite Elementary School in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

There are no photographs of it, and if there were, I’d try to suppress them.

I’m sure that I drew pil-

grims and Indians, and picnic tables. Badly.

I didn’t know it at the time, but it was the start of something that became my life.

Making art.

I am always thankful for that too.

“He almost sounds human sometimes, Martha.”

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

HELLBUSCH: Waterfowl forecast estimates 13.5 million mallard flights FROM PAGE 8

parks and on golf courses.

Waterfowl migration is tracked by both the service and the international private sportsmen’s group, Ducks Unlimited (DU). Both air and ground surveys are conducted in early August in the southern Canada wetland regions. The four defined geographic flyways (Atlantic, Central, Mississippi and Pacific) originating in Southern Canada Providences and extending into our southern states and Mexico are all surveyed.

DU’s 2016 Waterfowl Forecast tells us that duck numbers are close to the past three years, or just over 48 million, and that number is 38 percent above the 1955-2025 average. The 10 most common species are at or above the longterm average counts. The mallard duck flights are estimated at 13.5 million, essentially unchanged from the 13.5 million birds surveyed in 2015. The most concerning species

is the northern pintail whose hatching success continues to be less productive in the spring nesting cycle.

Developing drought conditions of the past has resulted in a 21 percent decrease in southern Canadian prairie wetlands from 6.3 to 5 million nesting ponds. Ducks and geese facing diminishing pothole ponds in southern Canada and continue spring migration flights northward to the Boreal Forest and Arctic regions where more stable wetlands exist.

“In light of the limited early spring ponds, it is reassuring to see that the breeding population counts were little changed from last year’s numbers,” said DU Chief Scientist Dr. Scott Yaich. “That was the result of the heavy June and July rains which improved wetland conditions.”

Colorado’s Front Range and Eastern Colorado plains are in the Central Flyway, which during this fall and winter hunting season will see duck populations migrating in from

NORTON: Like New Year’s Eve, some people establish goals and quickly lose interest FROM PAGE 8

cup of coffee, a workout, maybe a little Bible study, getting to work, handling our tasks and to-do’s, stopping by our favorite lunch place or enjoying our lunch made at home. What if we built in time to our daily routine to recognize and appreciate what we have been blessed with in this life, including all of the wonderful people in our lives?

I love being at the dinner table at Thanksgiving and hearing what everyone has to share regarding what they are most thankful for. I too get caught up in the ceremony of the day and maybe get a little too amped up about what I am thankful for. But more than the holiday, I enjoy the halo effect of Thanksgiving. I love to be re-inspired to give thanks and show gratitude wherever and whenever possible. To me, the Thanksgiving holiday is kind of like New Year’s Eve. On New Year’s Eve, most of us get inspired to set new goals, drop bad habits, and renew our interests in meaningful work or activities. Thanksgiving is the same in that it should inspire us to maintain the spirit

of gratitude for the next 365 days.

And you see, just like New Year’s Eve where some people establish goals and quickly lose interest within a few days, people who celebrate Thanksgiving and share their appreciation on that day seem to quickly forget their blessings as they rush into the end of year priorities and holidays. Staying committed to an attitude of gratitude takes work,and that is why we must build it into our daily routines and internalize the importance of showing gratitude and appreciation.

So how about you? Is Thanksgiving a “one-and-done” holiday for you or do you use it as a time of year to renew your passion and intent around being grateful for everyone and all things in your life? Either way I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail. com. And when we can give thanks after Thanksgiving, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

Canada at a healthy 37 percent above the longterm average. That, coupled with good carryover from Colorado lake and reservoir water levels, should invite a promising waterfowl

hunting season.

Outdoors writer Ron Hellbusch can be reached at Ron-Hellbusch@comcast. net.

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Filming the ride of a cowboy’s life Castle Rock man featured in rodeo documentary

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Steven Wiersma jumped on a bull for the first time when he was 24 years old.

“First time I got on I was hooked,” the Castle Rock man said. “I mean hooked.”

Wiersma describes the experience as chaotic and fast.

“It’s weird to be on top of a moving animal that you have no idea where they’re going and what they’re doing,” he said.

It’s good to be small. The bulls weigh anywhere from 1,100 to 2,000 pounds.

Most bull riders weigh around 150 pounds. Being light means you can shift your weight more easily and

quickly, Wiersma said. You need that adaptability.

“Even if you got on the same bull four times in a row, it’s going to be different,” he said.

That’s what kept him in the sport for the six summers he toured around the state competing in rodeos. He was doing around 30 rodeos each season.

Wiersma’s favorite part is the challenge in it.

“You’ve conquered a beast,” he said.

“It’s the greatest feeling in the world.”

Riding for a full eight seconds is the ultimate accomplishment.

On July 25, 2015, Wiersma, 31, was the only man to achieve that feat during the Arapahoe County Fair. It caught the eye of Sean Webley, who was in Denver doing research for a film project.

The Florida-based filmmaker approached Wiersma after the rodeo.

Webley thought there might be a story

there. For the next three weeks, he shot footage of Wiersma bull riding at various rodeos.

Wiersma intrigued Webley first because he was older than most other competitors, he said, but it was also in his approach to the sport. Most guys seemed to challenge the bull, Webley said, but Wiersma challenged himself.

For a while, Webley said, he didn’t know what to do with the film. Eventually he edited footage from one of the rodeos into a five-minute documentary.

Still, he said, he wasn’t sure of how to use it.

Webley thought the documentary was a good fit for an online platform, but colleagues whom he shared it with encouraged him to put it through the festival ring. The project, “Rodeo Dream,” ended up winning best documentary short at the 2016 Kansas City Filmfest.

“It was a surprise,” Webley said.

He’d never featured his work at a festival before.

The film is a unique memoir for Wiersma, who has since left the rodeo world following an injury — a torn urethra.

Although he’s at peace with that turn of events, Wiersma misses riding.

“I still wish every day that I could get on a bull,” he said.

Regardless, life is good. Wiersma works as a plumber, plans to own his own business one day, and said he’s dating a woman he intends to marry.

It was for her, and the hopes of having a family, that he gave up rodeo.

He could have kept on, he said, but the doctor told him continuing to ride would risk having the same injury again, and that would have permanent consequences.

“What God wanted is God’s plan,” he said, “so it’s fine with me.”

Steven Wiersma, of Castle Rock, began bull riding when he was 24. Wiersma, now 31, was recently featured in a documentary that won its category of the 2016 Kansas City Filmfest.

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Holiday Express rolls into Depot Art Gallery The Depot Art Gallery at 2069 W. Powers Ave. in Littleton is enjoying its annual visit from the Holiday Express, bearing gifts for all.

“Not to be found in big box stores or at Amazon,” says publicist/artist Peggy Dietz. Original artwork, handcrafted Sonya Ellingboe pottery, jewelry, ornaments and even hand-painted snowboards are featured. The inventory is replenished daily as items are carried away. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays; through Dec. 31; closed on holidays.

Free parking. 303-795-0781, depotartgallery.org.

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Arapahoe Libraries will present best-selling writer Chris Bohjalian, author of “The Sandcastle Girls,” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Embassy Suites Denver Tech Center, 10250 E. Costilla Ave., Centennial. He will share his experiences as an Armenian-American and how they have influenced his writing. He has authored 18 novels, including “The Guest Room,” about human trafficking, and “The Sleepwalker,” which will be available in January. At 6 p.m., a $30 VIP ticket will let visitors meet Bohjalian, enjoy hors d’oeuvres and have a copy of his

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book and guaranteed admission to the author talk. He will autograph books after his talk. To purchase a ticket or register for the free event, call 303-LIBRARY or register at arapahoelibraries.org.

Art workshop Pastel artist Diane Edwards of Fort Collins will lead a Heritage Fine Arts Guild Workshop, “Loose and Free Pastel Painting,” at 9 a.m.

Dec. 3 at Littleton First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Participants will learn to paint snow, water and reflections in winter scenes, paying attention to values, edges and color temperature. Cost is $30 for members and $50 for non-members (membership costs $35.). See: heritage-guild.com/ current-workshops for application.

ACC Clay Club sale The annual Holiday Pottery Sale of Arapahoe Community College Clay Club will be Dec. 1-3 in Colorado Gallery of the Arts, in the Annex at the Littleton campus, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive. Hours: Dec. 1, 1 to 8 p.m.; Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Dec. 3, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

A Meet the Artists reception will be held on Dec. 2 from 5 to 7 p.m.

by Michael Bernhardt, Kelly Monico, Jessica Moore, Tsehai Johnson. Dec. 7, 6 p.m. “Conflict Crock Pots: Slow Cooked Politics, History, Community, Culture and Imperialism.” Discussion with Matt Jenkins. Dec. 7, 6 p.m. “Outsider Art and Disability in Art and Design” artist talk with Alan Murdock.

Jan. 18, 6 p.m. “is EMANCIPATION” book release and talk with editors Peter Bergman and Zoe Larkins. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. 303-294-5207, msudenver. edu/cva.

‘Collective Nouns’ An exhibit of works by Metro State University faculty members, “Collective Nouns,” is open through Jan. 21 at the Center for Visual Art, 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Related programs: Dec. 1, 6 p.m. “Art and Digital Technology”

Own an Original 2016 The Littleton Fine Arts Board presents the 51st Annual Own an Original Art Exhibition at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton, through Jan. 8 during museum hours.

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A conversation with Parker author Jen Turano

Novelist offers insights into tricks of her trade

What would most people be surprised to learn about being an author?

“It’s definitely a job. It’s not glamorous.

“A lot of people think authors are mysterious or whatever, but a lot of the time I’m just sitting in a chair, thinking out loud.”

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Parker author Jen Turano doesn’t tell people what she does for a living — she says they usually don’t believe her anyway.

Before writing, Turano pursued a degree in fashion, graduating from the University of Akron in Ohio.

After a lot of trial and error with her genres and subject matter, Turano has built a following in the inspirational novel field. She’s written seven novels for publisher Bethany House, each one mixing faith, romance and history into entertaining stories about strong female characters.

What made you decide to start writing?

“I started writing when my son was in third grade. I read a certain series of books to him and he didn’t like it.

He said that the stories I used to tell him to keep him from getting out of his stroller were better than the ones I read to him by other people.

“The first one I wrote was called ‘Fanglers.’ The fanglers were smelly, lizard-like creatures that ate children.

“At the time, about 12 years ago, I was in charge of the PTO at my son’s school, so everybody wanted to read it.

“That’s when I learned my first big lesson — never let anyone you know

Parker author Jen Turano sits in Fika Coffeehouse with a sampling of her work on Oct. 26. Turano says most people don’t realize how much hard work goes into writing, rewriting and editing books.

TOM SKELLEY read your stuff … I was convinced I belonged on Oprah’s couch. I sent the book to four or five contacts and none of them replied.”

How did you break into the business?

“One night a friend came over and had cocktails with me, and she said ‘you should write one of those Fabio books,’ but I didn’t want to write ‘naughty,’ I wanted teenage girls to be able to read my books.

“I wrote a book, ‘A Marriage of Inconvenience,’ and sent it out to 125 agents, and in two days I got a response.

“Random House said they liked it, but they wanted six sex scenes, so my agent pointed me to the inspirational market, but by that time my son was in middle school and I thought ‘I’ll just go back to fashion.’

“Then one day I was cleaning the bathroom and I just got this idea for an entire series. I outlined my ideas on Post-it notes and stuck them all around the house as I was cleaning. I wrote a manuscript for the first book in the series, sent it to an agent, and it sold to Bethany House. In 2011 I signed a contract and in 2012 the first book came out.”

What does your writing process look like?

“I try to write about a chapter and a half a day. About 6,500 words. The first draft is like putting the pieces of a puzzle together, the bones of the story. Then I need to flesh them out.

“Then I do seven edits. Sometimes I’ll read through everything I’ve written the day before and delete it all. I usually read it on the computer twice and then print it out — my brain just works differently when I see things on paper.

“The whole process takes from two to four months. I’ve done four books this year, but I’m comfortable doing three.”

Do people take you less seriously because you’re a romance novelist?

“Everyone thinks they’re not smart books, there’s no substance to them, but romance novels are a billion-dollar business.

“Your readers have expectations, and at the end of the day, nothing is about me, it’s all about them. They send me letters, and I really don’t want to disappoint them.”

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SUMMONS: to the Respondent named above, this Summons serves as a notice to appear in this case.

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garding the children of the marriage. Notice: §14-10-107, C.R.S. provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation by the Petitioner and Co-Petitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against both parties until the Final Decree is entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court. Either party may apply to the Court for further temporary orders, an expanded temporary injunction, or modification or revocation under §14-10-108, C.R.S. A request for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to §14-10124(1.5), C.R.S. If genetic tests are not obtained prior to a legal establishment of paternity and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final decree of dissolution or legal separation, the genetic tests may not be allowed into evidence at a later date. Automatic Temporary Injunction – By Order of Colorado Law, You and Your Spouse are: 1. Restrained from transferring, encumbering, concealing or in any way disposing of, without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, any marital property, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. Each party is required to notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after the injunction is in effect; 2. Enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party; 3. Restrained from removing the minor children of the parties, if any, from the State without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court; and 4. Restrained without at least 14 days advance notification and the written consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, from canceling, modifying, terminating, or allowing to lapse for nonpayment of premiums, any policy of health insurance, homeowner’s or renter’s insurance, or automobile insurance that provides coverage to either of the parties or the minor children or any policy of life insurance that names either of the parties or the minor children as a beneficiary.

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If you were served in the State of Colorado, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 21 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action. If you were served outside of the State of Colorado or you were served by publication, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Summons is served on you To advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 to participate in this action. You may be required to pay a filing fee with your Response.

The Response form (JDF 1103) can be found at www.courts.state.co.us by clicking on the “Self Help/Forms” tab. After 91 days from the date of service or publication, the Court may enter a Decree affecting your marital status, distribution of property and debts, issues involving children such as child support, allocation of parental rePUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE sponsibilities (decision-making and parenting time), maintenance (spousal support), attorney Please take notice on September 15, 2016 NOTICE OF BUDGET NOTICE OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARD fees, and costs to the extent the Court has juristhat a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage Pursuant to 29-1-106, C.R.S. OF DIRECTORS OF diction. If you fail to file a Response in this case, RITORO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT has been filed in the District Court, Elbert County, State of Colorado, in In re Marriage any or all of the matters above, or any related Notice is hereby given that a proposed budget of Robert L. Wolf, Jr. and Sherry L. Wolf, has been submitted to the ELIZABETH FIRE matters which come before this Court, may be TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly Case Number 16 DR 48. A copy of the Petition decided without further notice to you. This is an to the electors of the Ritoro Metropolitan District PROTECTION DISTRICT for the 2017 fiscal action to obtain a Decree of: Dissolution of Marand Summons may be obtained from the clerk (the “District”), Elbert County, Colorado. year. A copy of the proposed budget has been of the court during regular business hours. A riage as more fully described in the attached Pefiled in the office of the ELIZABETH FIRE PROtition, and if you have children, for orders reDefault judgment may be entered against you if NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to TECTION DISTRICT, where same is open for garding the children of the marriage. Notice: Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that one or more vayou fail to appear or file a response within thirtypublic inspection. The proposed budget will cancies currently exist or will exist on the board five days after the date of publication. §14-10-107, C.R.S. provides that upon the filing be considered at a regular meeting of the of directors of the District. Any qualified, eliof a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage or Legal ELIZABETH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT to gible elector of the District interested in serving Separation by the Petitioner and Co-Petitioner, SUMMONS: to the Respondent named be held at Station #1, 155 W. Kiowa Ave., on the board of directors for the District should or upon personal service of the Petition and Elizabeth, Colorado at 7:00 P.M. on Decemabove, this Summons serves as a notice to file a Letter of Interest with the board by 5:00 appear in this case.

Summons on the Respondent, or upon waiver ber 13, 2016. Any interested elector of the p.m. on Monday, December 5, 2016. and acceptance of service by the Respondent, ELIZABETH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT If you were served in the State of Colorado, you an automatic temporary injunction shall be in efmay inspect the proposed budget for 2017 and Letters of Interest should be sent to the Ritoro must file your Response with the clerk of this fect against both parties until the Final Decree is file or register any objections thereto at any time Metropolitan District, c/o White Bear Ankele entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until furprior to the Court within 21 days after this Summons is Tanaka & Waldron, 2154 East Commons Aventher Order of the Court. Either party may apply final adoption of the budget. served on you to participate in this action. If you ue, Suite 2000, Centennial, Colorado, 80122. were served outside of the State of Colorado or to the Court for further temporary orders, an expanded temporary injunction, or modification or Dated this 11th day of November, 2016. you were served by publication, you must file RITORO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT revocation under §14-10-108, C.R.S. A request your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Summons is served on you for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requestELIZABETH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT By: /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE ing party in matters concerning allocation of parBY: /s/ Wayne Austgen, Secretary to participate in this action. You may be reTANAKA & WALDRON ental responsibilities pursuant to §14-10Legal Notice No.: 23526 quired to pay a filing fee with your Response.

Attorneys at Law 124(1.5), C.R.S. If genetic tests are not obLegal Notice No.: 23529 The Response form (JDF 1103) can be found at First Publication: November 24, 2016 tained prior to a legal establishment of paternity www.courts.state.co.us by clicking on the “Self First Publication: November 24, 2016 Last Publication: December 22, 2016 Legal Notice No.: 23531 and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of Last Publication: November 24, 2016 Publisher: The Elbert County News Help/Forms” tab. After 91 days from the date of First Publication: November 24, 2016 the final decree of dissolution or legal separaPublisher: The Elbert County News service or publication, the Court may enter a DeLast Publication: November 24, 2016 cree affecting your marital status, distribution of tion, the genetic tests may not be allowed into Publisher: The Elbert County News property and debts, issues involving children evidence at a later date. Automatic Temporary such as child support, allocation of parental reInjunction – By Order of Colorado Law, You and sponsibilities (decision-making and parenting Your Spouse are: 1. Restrained from transfertime), maintenance (spousal support), attorney ring, encumbering, concealing or in any way disfees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisposing of, without the consent of the other party diction. If you fail to file a Response in this case, or an Order of the Court, any marital property, any or all of the matters above, or any related except in the usual course of business or for the matters which come before this Court, may be necessities of life. Each party is required to notidecided without further notice to you. This is an fy the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the Court for all action to obtain a Decree of: Dissolution of MarPublic Notice extraordinary expenditures made after the inriage as more fully described in the attached Petition, and if you have children, for orders rejunction is in effect; 2. Enjoined from molesting PAYMENTS FOR PUBLICATION OCTOBER 2016 garding the children of the marriage. Notice: or disturbing the peace of the other party; 3. ReMedved Co. Equipment Parts $141.83 Dj Petroleum Fuel $28,043.63 §14-10-107, C.R.S. provides that upon the filing strained from removing the minor children of the Mhc Kenworth Equipment Parts $3,074.19 E470the Public Travel $10.05 FUND TOTALS 010 $303,946.96 of GENERAL a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage or Legal parties, if any, from the State without con-Hwy Authority Mines & Associates Other Benefits $293.28 Central Dues $4,500.00 HEALTH FUND 015of the other party $623.67 Separation by the TOTALS Petitioner and Co-Petitioner, sent or an OrderEast of the Court;Council Of Gov. Mountain View Electric Utilities $376.74 Autopsies $9,450.00 & BRIDGEservice FUND TOTALS 0204. Restrained $390,618.17 orROAD upon personal of the Petition and and without at leastEl 14Paso daysCty. adMyron Tools & Supplies $286.39 Elbert Cty. Clerk & Recorder Operating Expense $32.94 SALES &on USE TOTALSor upon waiver 025 notification $18,462.50 Summons theFUND Respondent, vance and the written consent of the Neal D Christensen Training $110.00 Elbert Cty. News Dues $30.00 LEAF FUND TOTALS 040 $57,413.50 and acceptance of service by the Respondent, other party or an Order of the Court, from canNeve’s Uniforms Uniforms $752.09 Cty. Road & Bridge Operating Expense $7,673.71 TOTALS 050 modifying, $11,721.65 anHUMANS automaticSERVICE temporaryFUND injunction shall be in efceling, terminating, orElbert allowing to Nextel Communications Utilities $3,799.75 Cty. Treasurer Operating Expense $18,022.94 RETIREMENT FUND TOTALS 070 for nonpayment $16,065.34 fect against both parties until the Final Decree is lapse of premiums,Elbert any policy of Northern Safety Co Safety Supplies $1,952.70 Elbert Water Operating Expense $639.00 CONSERVATION TRUST FUND TOTALS 090 insurance, $82,715.47 entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until furhealth homeowner’s or renter’s insur-& Sanitation Olson Shaner Civil Process $5.00 Elizabeth Chamber Of Commerce Advertising $100.00 TOTAL FUNDS $881,567.26 ther OrderALL of the Court. Either party may apply ance, or automobile insurance that provides Parker Port-A-Potty Equipment Rental S/T $241.00 Fire Dept Blood/Alcohol Analysis $150.00 to the Court for further temporary orders, an excoverage to either of the parties Elizabeth or the minor Pitney Bowes Financial Svcs.

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Hearings will be conducted in the Hearing Room of the Elbert County Commissioners at Kiowa, Colorado, or at such other time and place as these hearings may be adjourned. Public hearings Public Notice will be heard upon the application Elbert215County Community and 303-621-3136, Development NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING on file with Annex, Comanche, Kiowa, Colorado, 10

by RushColorado, Creek Wind 303-621-3136, Energy LLC, for a Special Use Review Services, Courthouse Annex, 215 Comanche, Kiowa,

by Rush Creek Special Use Review for the Rush Creek Wind Farm, pursuant to the current Elbert County Zoning Regulations.

WindNo.Energy LLC, for a Special Use Review pursuant the current County Zoning Project SU-16-0013 The affectedto property is locatedElbert across approximately 71,871 10 in eastern Elbert County71,871 and lies acres generally the Regulations. The affected property is located acres across approximately inbetween eastern 10 Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at towns of Limon and Simla.

Elbert lies generally towns of Limon and Simla.

7:00 P.M., County or as soonand as possible thereafter,between a Planningthe Com10 mission hearing will be conducted, and on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at 9:00 A.M., or as soon as possible thereafter, a Reason: Proposal for a wind energy Board of County Commissioners hearing will be facility conducted.

Reason: Proposal for a wind energy facility

Project Name and Number: Rush Creek Wind Farm, Project No. SU-16-0013

Hearings will be conducted in the Hearing Room of the Elbert Project Name andatNumber: Rush orCreek Wind Project No.ofSU-16-0013 County Commissioners Kiowa, Colorado, at such other Farm, Legal Description Property: time and place as these hearings may be adjourned. Public hearings will be heard upon the application on file with Elbert Legal Description of Property: County Community and Development Services, Courthouse

Township 9 9 9

Range 57 57 57

Section 21 27 28

Description Part of SE/4 lying S of highway *** All SE/4, SW/4 S of highway, S/2 NW/4 S of highway, parcel in NW/4 and SW/4 N of highway with 60’ Right of Way on N side of property, parcel in NE/4 and N/2 NW/4 S of highway *** SW/4 NE/4, SW/4, S/2 NW/4 SE/4 less 2 acres for church & 8 acres for highway, N/2, SW/4 S/2, N/2 less 10 acres

9 9

57 57

30 31

9

57

32

9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10

57 57 58 58 58 58 57 57

33 34 27 34 35 36 1 2

10 10

57 57

3 4

All S/2 All East of Resolis Rd All except parcel in W/2 *** All SW/4 All S/2 S/2, NW/4 NE/4, N/2 NW/4, SW/4 NW/4 All All

10 10 10 10 10 10

57 57 57 57 57 57

5 6 7 9 10 11

All All S/2, S/2 NW/4, NE/4 S/2, N/2 N/2 NW/4, E/2 All less 61.38 acre parcel in SE/4

10 10 10

57 57 57

12 13 14

All less S/2 S/2 SW/4 S/2 S/2 NE/4, parcel in S/2 N/2 NE/4, W/2, SE/4, parcel in NW/4 NE/4

10 10 10 10

57 57 57 57

15 16 17 18

All All All W/2, NE/4 less Farm lot parcel ***

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 58

29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 1

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58

2 3 7 10 11 12 13 14 15

All All All All All All All N/2, SW/4 All All less 2.96 acre parcel in SE/4 SE/4 SE/4*** NE/4 All All All All N/2, SW/4 All All excluding 42.27 acres in SW/4 *** Parcel SE of highway, W/2 except portion lying S & E of highway All All All All All All All All All less highway and tower ***

Date of Application: June 28, 2016 Legal Notice No.:23532 First Publication: November 24, 2016 Last Publication: November 24, 2016 Publisher: Elbert County News

***Reception No.s 562869 562869, 506605, 559879

560201; 508815 560079; 558804; 508815

560201

511114; 511316; 515162; 515161; 511319 511115; 506604; 560200; 560207; 560206

507304, 557190, 560205, 560386

557190, 554455, 506396

515164, 511115 560201; 508183

507306

58

16

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 59 59 59 59

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 27 28 29 30

10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

59 59 59 59 59 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57

32 33 34 35 36 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 11 11

57 57 58

11 18 1

11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18

11 11

59 59

19 20

11 11 11 11 11 11

59 59 59 59 59 59

21 22 27 28 29 30

11 11 12 12

59 59 59 59

31 32 5 6

NE/4, W/2 north of highway, SE/4 north of highway All less hwy E/2 less 0.057 acres to highway All less 6 acres to highway W/2 NE/4 S/2 All All All All All E/2 All All All All N/2 NE/4, Parcel in N/2 SE/4 *** All E/2 All All SE/4, SE/4 NE/4 E /2; Parcel in W /2 E/2, E/2 W/2 All less 3.048 acre parcel deeded to highway and less 59 acre parcel S of highway in W/2 NW/4, S/2 All All E/2, N 660’ of W/2 E/2 N/2, SW/4 S/2 All All less S/2 S/2 All All less SE/4 SW/4, S/2 SE/4 NE/4 N/2 All N/2 N/2, 56.74 acre parcel in S/2, N/2*** NE/4 NW/4 All NE/4, S/2 SW/4, SE/4 N/2 All All All All All All S/2 W/2, NE/4 N/2 NE/4 All E/2, SW/4 All NW/4, N/2 SW/4, N/2 NE/4 E/2 All All All W/2 All All W/2, SE/4 E/2, NW/4, E/2 SW/4, SW/4 SW/4 All All less 61.64 acre parcel in N/2 NW/4 *** N/2 NW/4, E/2 All less 8.19 acre parcel in SE/4 All All All All All SE/4 NW/4, E 7.18 acres of E/2 SW/4 NW/4, E/2 E/2 W/2, W/2 E/2 W/2, SE/4 105.15 acre Parcel in N/2 N/2 Parcel in NW/4 NE/4, NE/4 NW/4, 36.66 acre parcel in NE/4

507308 507308

512171, 560080

556293 556293

559649

560077, 558114, 557617, 560383 560078; 558114; 558132; 558113

558117; 558116

559197 559198

Reception Numbers provided where more detailed descriptions can be found in recorded lease agreements. This Wind Farm will endure a curative process that will fix any unintentional mistakes in the land parcel legal descriptions. The above is correct to the best of Invenergy’s knowledge.

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