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December 20, 2018

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Elizabeth girls get win at tourney Mostly young team has three seniors as it launches season

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Elizabeth girls won one of the three games they played at the Jeffco Jungle Jam Basketball Tournament on Dec. 5-8.

The first two games were played at Littleton High School and the final game was played at D’Evelyn High School.

“We had a pretty good tournament overall,” Cardinals coach Jaime Schmalz said during the tournament.

“We are playing good basketball at times.”

The Cardinals opened season play in the tournament against Summit on Dec. 5. Elizabeth moved ahead early but the Tigers came back with a second-half rally to win a squeaker, 41-28.

Elizabeth regrouped and had the best game on offense of the tournament as they rolled to a 62-32 win over Regis Groff on Dec. 7.

In the game against the Fusion the Cardinals played aggressive defense that forced turnovers and pushed the ball up the court quickly when they had possession. The team also was hitting shots a good percentage of outside shots.

Elizabeth established a 27-16 halftime advantage and built on the lead for the final two quarters.

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Q&A with Rick Pettitt, incoming commissioner Current county treasurer will become BOCC member from District 2

BY TABATHA STEWART SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Ella Benkendorf (12) goes up to pull down a rebound for Elizabeth during the Dec. 7 game against Regis Groff played at Littleton High School. The Cardinals won the game 62-32. Elizabeth finished with a 1-2 record in the three games they played at the Jeffco Jungle Jam Tournament.

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A boy and his mother watch the Christmas Carriage Parade in downtown Parker Dec. 8.

The High Plains Horse Club marches through Mainstreet during the 2018 Parker Christmas Carriage Parade Dec. 8. The annual all-mounted parade is one of the town’s oldest traditions.

PHOTOS BY NICK PUCKETT

Parade carries The Legend High School marching band plays during the 2018 Parker Christmas Carriage Parade Dec. 8.

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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housands of Parker residents lined Mainstreet Dec. 8 for the annual Parker Christmas Carriage Parade. The longstanding Parker tradition featured rodeo royalty, local marching bands and, of course, an appearance from Santa Claus.

Hosted by Mayor Mike Waid and Parker resident Kathy Sabine, a 9News meteorologist, the parade set off another wave of Christmas celebrations in downtown Parker. Horse-drawn carriages, stagecoaches and miniature horses made an appearance at the all-equestrian event.

“Of all the things the town does for Christmas — and trust me, it’s more than any other town I’ve lived in — this is my favorite event,” said Steven Hackett, a four-year resident of The Pinery. “It reminds me of the town’s roots a little bit.”

Santa Claus rounds out the 2018 Parker Christmas Carriage Parade.

Two girls sit and watch as the Parker Christmas Carriage Parade rolls by.

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Elbert County families get holiday meals Volunteers assist struggling residents with food distribution

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Volunteers are preparing to distribute Christmas food boxes to struggling Elbert County residents.

“This is a program Elizabeth American Legion Post 82 has been doing since 1925,” said John Guttenberg, project volunteer, said. “We work with a number of organizations on this project.”

He said the post works with organizations including the Elizabeth Presbyterian Church, Elizabeth High School, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10649 and the Intermountain Rural Electric Association on the project.

“We have a program to accept donations of food and cash for the project at Walmart in Elizabeth each Friday and Saturday,” he said. “The program has been successful. In about six weeks this year we collected

Volunteers sort and prepare to pack food boxes that will be distributed to Elbert County families. The project is an annual holiday project organized by American Legion Post 82. The post joins forces with Elizabeth High School, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10649 and other agencies for the project to help Elbert County residents. COURTESY PHOTO

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He said the goal is to provide each struggling family with food for the holidays as well as into next year.

“Each family receives five

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“When I started, we were distributing food to 30 to 35 families,” he said. “This year we will be distributing the food boxes to 65 to 75 fami-

about eight tons of food as well as some cash donations.”

Guttenberg said he has seen the need grow in the 11 years he has been a project

boxes of canned and boxed food,” he said. “They also receive fresh fruits and vegetables, a turkey and a $10 gift card to buy bread, milk or other things they may need.”

He said Frontier High School in Elizabeth provided the project a place to store and assemble the food boxes.

“When we do food drives we also accept cash donations,” Guttenberg said. “We use the money to buy the gift cards that go with each food box. If there is money remaining it goes into the scholarship fund.

“We award a $2,000 cash scholarship to an Elizabeth High School graduate. The student receives $500 a year in scholarship money.”

Guttenberg added that the project also often provides assistance to Frontier students who might not be able afford to participate in school activities.

“All our members live in Elbert County so we focus our projects on assisting people in our county who could need help,” he said.

“Our post goal is service to the community and these are just some of the projects we do each year in our county.”

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Coach Jamie Schmalz draws up the play she wants the team to run during Elizabeth’s Dec. 7 game against Regis Groff at Littleton High School that was part of games the Cardinals played in the Jeffco Jungle Jam Tournament.

Elizabeth won the game and finished 1-2 in tournament play.

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The final game of Elizabeth’s three tournament games matched the Cardinals against Resurrection Christian on Dec. 8.

The Cougars built an 11-7 edge by the end of the first quarter. Elizabeth put points on the board but so did Resurrection Christian, and the result was that the Cougars won the game, 41-28.

In an interview earlier this season, Schmalz said the Cardinals would basically be a young team even though there are three returning seniors on the roster.

In the Cardinal statistics posted for the first two games, two of the three scoring leaders are seniors.

Senior Ella Benkendorf led the team in scoring with a total of 27 points.

She also was the leading rebounder with 34.

Teammate Shelby Gardner scored 21 points in two games and hauled down 12 rebounds. She also was the team leader in steals with 15. Senior Sarah Geislinger scored 12 points for the Cardinals in the first two games of the season.

Benkendorf said the season is going pretty well for her and for the team.

“This is a whole new team because I am the only returning varsity starter,” she said. “But I feel this is a good team. We are playing pretty well and we know we still have thing to work on to get better.”

The senior is the tallest girl on the team and at 6-1 plays the post position.

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“I like the playing the post position,” she said. “I think it is fun position on both offense and defense.”

She said she likes playing defense best.

“I think we talk to each other more when we are playing defense,” the senior said. “When we talk I think that helps us to work better as a team.”

Benkendorf is a three-sport athlete.

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basketball is number two,” she said.

“I like basketball because it is a fun way to transition from cross country to track.”

She said she also likes basketball because it takes both individual and team effort. She said it takes everyone playing well individually plus playing together as a team to win games.

“Track and cross country are also both team and individual sports,” she said. “You want to do the best you can for your team while also pushing to get

the best possible individual finish.”

She said the 800-meter run is her favorite track event.

“The 800 is not a sprint and not a long-distance race,” she said. “A lot of running the 800 is a mental challenge.

You need to know how to set a solid pace, you need to know it is all right to run with the pack of leaders as long as you know when you need to kick in the sprint to the finish. It is a great event, it is a lot of fun and that is why it is my favorite event.”

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Businesses get reprieve from new sales tax rules May 31 is new date for protocol to take effect

BY TABATHA STEWART SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

The Colorado Department of Revenue has extended the deadline for Colorado businesses to comply with new sales tax rules to May 31, 2019.

The emergency rules, which were enacted Sept. 26, originally were to take effect Nov. 30, but amid concerns from legislators and the business community, the DOR announced that it was granting an extension until May 31.

“As part of our rule making process to implement sales tax rules for in-state and out-of-state retailers, we have heard from legislators and the business community, and the Depart-

ment of Revenue agrees it is important for the state to take the time to get this right,” said Colorado Department of Revenue Executive Director Mike Hartman.

According to Dan Carr, Department of Revenue taxation communications manager, Colorado is among 33 states that created the emergency rules in response to the Supreme Court ruling in the case of South Dakota vs.

Wayfair, in which South Dakota won the right to receive sales tax on items purchased on the internet and shipped to the state.

The emergency rules make it mandatory for Colorado retailers who ship products out of their jurisdiction to collect sales tax based on the rate of where the item is shipped.

Supporters of the decision have said the move levels the playing field, and could bring in as much as $48 million in revenue to Colorado in the first

‘... the Department of Revenue agrees it is important for the state to take the time to get this right.’

Mike Hartman, executive director, Colorado Department of Revenue

year, with as much as $200 million in subsequent years.

“This has opened the door for all states to say `We can fix this unfair competition problem and start telling

internet sites they have to pay sales tax,’” said Democratic state Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp of Arvada, chair of the Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force. “This new law could bring in as much as $48 million this year.”

The website colorado.gov/tax was created by the DOR to help Colorado retailers understand and navigate the new laws, and includes a “hold harmless” list that makes it easier for business owners to look up the tax at the item’s destination.

“If a retailer uses the platform and the charge is wrong, they will be held harmless,” said Carr.

The DOR will evaluate the need for another extension as May 31 nears, and said “the additional time will give the state Legislature an opportunity to find innovative solutions to streamline and simplify our sales tax collection laws in accordance with the wishes of the residents of Colorado.”

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Meth playing bigger role in overdose crisis, officials say The drug now accounts for the fourth largest percentage of deaths

BY MIKE STOBBE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A bigger share of U.S. drug overdose deaths are being caused by methamphetamine, government health officials reported.

The number of fatal overdoses involving meth more than tripled between 2011 and 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Dec. 12. The percentage of overdose deaths involving meth grew from less than 5 percent to nearly 11 percent.

Meth is not the main killer among illicit drugs. Fentanyl was involved in the highest percentage of fatal overdoses in 2016, followed by heroin and cocaine. Meth was fourth. But it was only eighth as recently as 2012.

It’s not clear why meth overdoses are growing, but some people who had been abusing opioid pain pills or shooting heroin have turned to meth, a stimulant, to offset the downer effects of those drugs, said Theodore Cicero, a Washington University researcher who has studied the rise of meth use among people who use

PETTITT FROM PAGE 1

My parents always encouraged me to be involved in my community, and during my time in Elbert County I have served in several different capacities.

I was on the Kiowa board of trustees in the early ‘90s for seven years, then went on to serve four years as the mayor of Kiowa. I have been the treasurer for Elbert County for the last eight years.

I also spent 10 years volunteering with the fire department, and have been a member of the Lions Club for 30 years.

What will change, if anything, when you take office?

I don’t really see much of anything changing when I take office. The current board of commissioners has done a really good job of making positive changes and interacting more with the community to make sure the interests of residents in the county are being considered. I hope to keep moving forward with the momentum of changes they’ve already started, and keep improving the financial condition of the county.

What are the most important traits or skills for a commissioner to possess?

I think it’s important to listen to all sides of the issues, including those from concerned citizens, and make informed decisions. We’re going to always be dealing with growth, whether

opioid drugs.

Meth is most often smoked, snorted or injected. Chronic use has been tied to sleeplessness, paranoia and other mood and mental health disorders.

And the effect of high doses on the body can include convulsions, rapid heart rate and other heart problems.

“It’s a very dangerous drug to mess around with,” Cicero said.

Meth has become more prevalent in certain states, including West Virginia, which has the nation’s highest overdose death rate.

Brandon Kirk, a 31-year-old former pharmacy school student, abused prescription opioid painkillers for years but went into recovery earlier this year. In a recent interview, he said it’s become increasingly difficult to get opioid painkillers in that part of the state.

“It’s flooded with methamphetamine,” he said.

The CDC report looked at death certificates on 64,000 U.S. overdose deaths in 2016 and compared them with the five previous years. Many of the people who died had used multiple drugs — fentanyl was often in the mix.

Fewer than one-third of the heroin deaths involved heroin alone, and about a quarter of cocaine deaths were cocaine alone. About half of the meth death certificates listed that drug only. we want it or not, and it’s important to consider all information and possibilities for the county. I think for a long time the county has been reacting to growth, and now I think we’re in a position to be more proactive regarding growth.

What will be your first order of business when you take office?

Again, there’s nothing immediately that I would change or do different than what is already being done. I’ll continue the work commissioners have been doing in trying to establish and maintain good lines of communication between the county and our neighbors, such as Elizabeth, Douglas County, Arapahoe and Kiowa. I will also continue to reach out to citizens of the county and encourage their involvement, although I know most of them have busy lives and might not have time to get involved. But the county has put in place a new system that will make it easier for citizens to have access to documents and agendas of what is going on with the county.

What must you accomplish to consider yourself a successful commissioner?

The financial situation of the county has improved significantly over the last eight years, and I would like to see it continue to do so. I think keeping updated comprehensive plans that keep the vision for the county current is important, and I would like to continue to support a sense of community within the county. Basically, I want to help make the county a community that people are proud of.

Christmas Douglas County offices will close at Noon Dec. 24 through Dec. 25 for the Christmas Holiday.

Many county services are available online at www.douglas.co.us

Funds available to serve at-risk Veterans Emergency assistance is available to veterans struggling with housing (mortgage and rent payments), transportation, employment, healthcare or other emergency needs. To apply for the veterans assistance funds visit www.douglasveterans.org or call 303663.6200.

Christmas tree recycling For drop-off locations, times and dates, as well as instructions on how to prepare a tree for recycling, visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Christmas tree recycling.

Help Yourself. Skip the Line at the DMV. Douglas County residents can renew their vehicle registration at self-service kiosks in Castle Rock, Lone Tree and Parker. For locations and to learn more about Motor Vehicle self-service kiosks visit www.douglas. co.us and search for MV Kiosk.

Do you ever have snow removal questions?

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Eligible low income households in Douglas County may apply for energy assistance through the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP). For more information, or an application, please visit www.douglas. co.us and search for LEAP or email LEAPHELP@ discovermygoodwill.org

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ous crop, cheap as dirt, an apple of the earth, and full of nutrients.

I was reminded of the understated allure of potatoes recently when someone mentioned the Original Pantry Cafe, 877 S. Figueroa, in Los Angeles.

Have you been there?

It’s open 24 hours a day, 365 days a day. There is no lock on the door.

It’s cash only, and unless it’s 2 in the morning, there will be a line. It will be worth it.

Every day, they peel and steam potatoes, never boiling them. They steam 20 cases a day. That’s 180 tons a year.

Country potatoes and hash browns for breakfast, and mashed potatoes the rest of the day and night. (You can order breakfast 24 hours a day.)

“Jennifer, call the airline.”

It’s 10 miles from my alma mater, and at midnight, when my mouth started to water, it watered in the direction of 877 S. Figueroa.

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Washington’s principles, values, strategies and tactics, I realized that all the newest books and articles I was so focused on making sure that I read, were all in some way based on the principles, values, strategies, and tactics found in a book written about a man who lived more than 200 years ago.

That was almost 10 years ago that I had that revelation. And to this day, it reminds me of the saying, “It’s not what’s new that works, it what works that works.” So how has this impacted my reading today? I actually spend as much time reading today as I used to read. However, I find myself taking the time to read, and then even reread a paragraph, chapter, an article, or maybe the entire book. I take more notes then I used to, and I dog-ear and bookmark more pages than ever before. I read classic novels and earlier books by some of my favorite authors, not just the brand-new releases.

Bookstores are still my favorite place to shop. Whether I am looking for new, old, or even used, to me there is nothing like the bookstore.

And speaking of used books, I am not sure about you, but I really enjoy reading a previously owned book and

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o W t f seeing where other people have high- s lighted a section, dog-eared a page, d maybe even wrote a comment in the margin. And one of my favorite used t books to buy and read is the Bible. I r look for a Bible that is well-worn and t has lots of notes and underscores i already in it. And just like the analt ogy above about George Washington, y sometimes an old Bible will show us i that someone, at some point, was read- a ing and appreciating life’s principles t and values, and learning through life’si t victories and hardships, they were just going through it at a different a time. fi So how about you? What are you i reading today? Can you share more w about it? I sure hope you do, and as always, I would love to hear your story H at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when y we can remember that when it comes to books, both new and old alike, there s is always something we can learn that will make this a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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Why expanded fiduciary is important

t seems the famous “fiduciary rule” has lost steam and is no longer headline news due to delays and lack of support in general. Yet we see situations every day where clients were not ethically cared for.

This strikes me FINANCIAL as archaic in this STRATEGIES day and age of technology and transparency. Why are consumers not demanding that their advisors practice ethical standards and put the customer’s interests first in all recommendations? Patricia Kummer This year when I renewed my Certified Financial Planner or CFP designation, the Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct increased.

There is now an expanded fiduciary duty that all CFPs must comply with. It is important for you to be aware of these standards as they are put into place to protect you when you work with an adviser on your financial matters.

Discussing financial matters openly was taboo just a decade ago.

We are still dealing with generations of people who don’t feel comfortable sharing their monetary situation, much less their goals and dreams.

This is unfortunate since now the tables have turned and it is a requirement of the engagement to share this type of confidential information with your adviser so that he or she can act prudently on your behalf as a fiduciary. In fact, it is almost impossible for your adviser to do a good job without the whole picture, so holding back information could be detrimental to the outcome.

Don’t be afraid to ask your adviser or planner if he or she is a fiduciary if it is not already posted information and apparent in the way they advise you objectively.

Here are the professional duties you should expect: • Duty of Loyalty - A CFP professional must avoid conflicts of inter-

est, fully disclose any material or potential conflicts and must place the interest of the client above their own interests.

• Duty of Care - A CFP professional must act with care, skill, prudence and diligence based on client goals, risk tolerance, objectives and circumstances.

• Duty to Follow Client Instructions - The terms of the client engagement must be upheld, and all reasonable, lawful and prudent directions followed.

The CFP Board of Practice Standards identifies the Code of Ethics as the following: • Act with honesty, integrity, competence and diligence.

• Act in the client’s best interests at all times.

• Exercise due care and avoid or disclose conflicts of interest.

• Maintain confidentiality and protect client privacy.

• Uphold the Standards of Care of the CFP profession.

There is now a seven-step process to comprehensive financial planning. As the financial world becomes more complex, so should your financial plan.

We are constantly dealing with change including a new tax law for 2018, updated estate planning language, changing economic patterns including interest rates and market volatility, to name a few.

Employment agreements are more complex, and benefits are changing or being reduced or eliminated, especially for retirees.

It would be difficult for the consumer to be an expert in all of these areas simultaneously.

Therefore, it is important to find an advisor who is a CFP and a fiduciary that you can trust with your hard- earned welfare, goals and dreams. It is their job to watch out for you, so you can do what you do best.

There is no reason to fall victim to a financial scam when all of the ethics and standards of care are widely published and expected.

The CFP Board of Standards is available at www. cfp.net for more information.

Keeping yourself informed will empower you to make good decisions. Encourage others, especially the elderly or the uninformed, how best to protect themselves by asking for a fiduciary.

Discussing financial matters openly was taboo just a decade ago.

We are still dealing with generations of people who don’t feel comfortable sharing their monetary situation, much less their goals and dreams.

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Christmas cantata set for Dec. 23 Elizabeth Presbyterian Church will combine choirs for two performances

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The Elizabeth Presbyterian Church choirs will join their voices as they present a Christmas cantata Dec. 23.

The cantata will be sung at both the morning and evening services at the church located at 325 S. Banner St. “The title of the cantata is `The Glory of Christmas’ and will last about 40 minutes,” said John Dahm, choir director. “The cantata will be a blend of music and readings. The music will include traditional as well as some new songs.”

He said the 24 members of the adult choir and the nine youth choir members have been including cantata music as part of their Wednesday night rehearsals since the middle of September.

“We start cantata practice that early because each week we also have to practice music for Sunday services,” he said. “This is the fourth year we have sung a cantata and each year we may sing a different cantata. That is because I spent a lot of time looking over available cantatas and selecting the one that is best for our choirs.”

He said there are many cantatas available.

“Contatas are written in all different types of music,” he said. “Some are the traditional style but there are also is music for cantatas in more modern style music and some with jazz arrangements.”

Because of the variety of musical styles in cantatas, Dahm said he begins listening to cantatas in July or August.

“There are many cantatas available,” he said. “I spent time listening to a number of them so I can find a program of music that is best for our choirs. We want our singers to like the music they will be singing because we want the cantata to be enjoyable for our choir as well as for the congregation.”

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LIFE

Finding hope on a flat

EARTH Flat Earthers endure scorn, ridicule in service of what they call a godly worldview

Flat Earth evangelist Nathan Thompson, left, snaps a selfie with Cindy Gruender and Samantha Peters of Windsor at the Flat Earth International Conference.

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

You can’t debunk Flat Earth.

You might think you can. You might think it would be easy to shoot down a theory that says Earth is a flat, immobile disc covered by a dome. That space doesn’t exist. That every astronaut is a faker.

But to flat Earthers, a small but growing subculture, you cannot shake their belief.

“People ask the same questions over and over,” said Nathan Thompson, a leading figure in the movement, who

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heads Official Flat Earth & Globe Discussion, a Facebook group with more than 128,000 members that serves as the largest online meeting space for flat-earth believers.

“They say we’re a cult, but the globe is the biggest cult of all,” Thompson said.

Thompson was one of many speakers at the Flat Earth International Conference, held Nov. 15 and 16 at the Crowne Plaza Denver Airport Convention Center. The event was the second major conference for the movement, selling 650 tickets — far more than last year’s 200.

Nonbelievers’ questions have easy answers, Thompson told attendees. What about the moon landing? It was staged in a movie studio. What about pictures of Earth from space?

Photoshopped. What about footage from the space station? Actors hanging from wires.

Many flat Earthers belive they have

Many flat Earthers call the azimuthal equidistant map projection the most accurate representation of the Earth.

This version, produced in 1892 by Alex Gleason, was widely distributed at the Flat Earth International Conference. been lied to by the establishment. The reason: to lead mankind astray from the almighty.

“If we’re a speck floating in an endless void, then we don’t mean that much,” said Michael Renfro, 44, who lives in Colorado Springs. “But if you

read any ancient text, that’s the opposite of what God says we are. We’re special, and we bring something to the world that’s unique. Under the dome of the flat Earth, I know God cares about us. About me.”

Over conversations with numerous attendees of the conference, some trends became clear: many flat Earthers are devout Christians, who see the flat Earth as irrefutable evidence of their special place in God’s creation. Many attendees started believing the Earth was flat only in the last three years, as a slew of YouTube “documentaries” swept through social media.

Many already believed many other conspiracy theories, and started with the belief that 9/11 was an inside job. Their antiestablishment beliefs stretch far beyond the shape of the Earth, into a disbelief in vaccines, mass shootings and more.

Many said their belief has cost them friendships, romantic relationships, and even jobs.

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The modern flat-Earth movement has its origins in 19th century England, according to Garwood, popularized by writer Samuel Rowbotham, who performed an experiment watching boats travel down the

Thames River that he said proved the Earth had no curvature. Today’s flat earthers employ a variety of methods to support their beliefs, poring over footage from spacecraft and performing experiments with everything from powerful lasers to high-end cameras in pursuit of incontrovertible evidence that the earth doesn’t curve.

Though beliefs vary, the most widely-held viewpoint among flat earthers, according to popular YouTube videos by flat-earth leaders like Mark Sargent and Eric Dubay, posits that Earth is a flat disc covered by an

unbreakable dome. Antarctica, in this view, is not a continent, but a wall of ice that surrounds and holds in the oceans. What lies above the dome and below the Earth is a mystery.

Gravity, in this worldview, does not exist — instead objects are drawn “downward” and “upward” by buoyancy and density.

Though many flat earth beliefs have religious overtones, no organized religious denominations currently embrace flat earth beliefs, according to attendees at the Flat Earth International Conference.

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CLUBS Editor’s note: Send new listings or changes to hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Deadline is noon Wednesday a week before publication.

AA If you want to drink, that’s your business.

If you want to stop, that’s ours. More than 1,000 AA meetings are offered every week.

To find a meeting near you, call 303-3224440, or go to www.daccaa.org.

Affordable Colleges Online: guidebook includes a collection of scholarships for women, including due dates and award amounts; insight into the financial aid application process; and other funding opportunities, such as industry-specific scholarships and funding for special groups. Go to http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/ womens-guide-paying-for-college/

Camping Singles: 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month. Membership ranges from 40s to 60-plus. Colorado single adults who enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, biking, sightseeing, photography, the camaraderie of others, and starry nights around the camp fire. We usually camp in h campgrounds within 2 to 5 hours of Denver.

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Castle Rock Bridge Club: 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Plum Creek Golf Club, 331 Players Club Drive, Castle Rock. Friendly, ACBL-sanctioned duplicate games. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-810-8504. Go to www.castlerockbridge.com.

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

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

Elbert County Sheriff’s Posse: a nonprofit volunteer organization that is part of the Elbert County Sheriff ’s Office. As volunteers we support the Elbert County Sheriff ’s Office, all law enforcement in our county, and the community at large. Go to http://www. elbertcountysheriff.com/posse.html, or contact Dave Peontek at 303-646-5456.

Elizabeth American Legion, Post 82: a veteran’s association supporting veterans, their families and the community, meets the first Monday of every month (except when the first Monday is a holiday, in which case the meeting is the second Monday) at the Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street and Elm Street in Elizabeth. Social hour begins at 5:30 and the regular business meeting starts at 6:30. Friday Afternoon Club meets from 5-7 p.m. every Friday and Veterans Coffee Club meets every Wednesday from 8-11 a.m. for social time with other veterans.

All Veterans are invited to all meetings, we’d like to see you. Website: aml82.org.

Elizabeth Food Bank: 12:30-3 p.m. Friday and 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday at 381 S. Banner in Elizabeth (next door to Elizabeth Presbyterian Church); available to help anyone who needs food. Other times by appointment.

Game Night: 4 p.m. Mondays at the Kiowa Library; call 303-621-2111. Also, 5 p.m. Tuesdays and 5 p.m. Wednesdays at the Elbert

Library; call 303-648-3533. Enjoy board, card, and video games for all ages. Go to pplibraries.org.

Kiowa Creek Food Pantry: open from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays in the Fellowship Hall at 231 Cheyenne Street, Kiowa. Distribution for the State of Colorado TEFAP food program. Food is distributed monthly to low-income individuals/families that qualify. We also distribute low-income senior food boxes for the state; those 60 and older may qualify for a monthly supplement. If you are in need of food assistance or know someone who is, we may be able to qualify you for one of these programs.

Call the food pantry at 303-621-2376.

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

Knitting and Crocheting Baby Beanies: Join #beaniesforbabies and use your knitting and crocheting skills for baby beanies that we donate to local hospital nurseries and NICUs. Meets every second and fourth Saturday of the month. Call 303-503-9773.

Lawyers at the Library: 6-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Elizabeth Library, 651 W. Beverly St. Free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney. 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, landlordtenant law and civil protection orders.

Walk-ins welcome. Everyone will be helped on a first-come, first-served basis.

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

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

Outback Express: public transit service provided by the East Central Council of Local Governments. To ensure a seat is available, 24-hour notice appreciated. Call Kay Campbell, 719- 541-4275, or 800-825-0208 for reservations. Go to eccog.com. Outback Express runs from Simla and Matheson to Colorado Springs on the first and third Monday of each month; from Simla and Matheson to Limon on the fourth Thursday of each month; from Kiowa, Elizabeth and Elbert to Parker or Colorado Springs on the first and third Tuesday of each month; from Elizabeth to Colorado Springs or Parker on the second Tuesday of each month. Good Samaritan Nursing Home Residents may ride the bus on the second Thursday of each month.

Overeaters Anonymous: 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.

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HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Editor’s note: Send new listings or changes to hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Deadline is noon Wednesday a week before publication.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide: Offers free tax filing help to anyone, especially those 50 and older, who cannot afford a tax preparation service.

Need: Volunteers to to help older, lowerincome taxpayers prepare their tax returns.

Requirement: All levels of experience are welcome; training and support provided.

Contact: 1-888-OUR-AARP (687-2277) or www.aarpfoundation.org/taxaide Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter: Provides care and support to 67,000-plus families dealing with all kinds of dementing illnesses.

Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members.

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

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

Ainsley’s Angels in Denver: Pairing runners and riders with special needs or physical limitations in races from 5k’s to marathons.

Need: run and help push the specialized race chairs in local races. Volunteers to take pictures and videos of teams during the races.

Requirements: Able to run/jog a 5k and/or work an iPhone.

Contact: Law Dickerson, 225-278-4265 or Denver@ainsleysangels.org, https://ainsleysangels.org/signup

Arthritis Foundation, Colorado/Wyoming Chapter: Helps conquer everyday battles through life-changing information and resources, access to care, advancements in sciences and community connections.

Need: Walk to Cure Arthritis committee members and general office volunteer support.

Contact: Amy Boulas, aboulas@arthritis.org, 720-409-3143.

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

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

Need: Host families for international high school students ages 15-18.

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

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

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

Contact: Steph Schroeder, 303-688-9498 Colorado Humane Society: Handles animal abuse and neglect cases Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, dogs and their litters, as well as homes for

cats and dogs that require socializing or that are recovering from surgery or injuries.

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

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

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

Contact: Marion Dahlem, 303-688-1114, x32 Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center: Cares for homeless horses and other equines.

Need: Volunteers to work with horses and other opportunities.

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

Other Information: Two-hour orientation provides an overview of the services provided, learn about the volunteer opportunities, take a tour of the center, and talk with staff and volunteers.

Contact: 303-751-5772 or go to ddfl.org.

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

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

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

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

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

Contact 303-698-6404

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THINGS TO DO Whiskey of the World: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20 at the Parker Garage, 19420 Mainstreet, Parker. Monthly whiskey tasting featuring whiskey from Westland Distillery. $30/per person, includes welcome cocktail.

Reservation required: 720-389-8105 New Adventures: From Tale to Tale: 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pike Peak Ave., Parker. The Ukrainian Youth Theater performs entirely in Russian. Visit parkerarts.org.

Parker Chess Club: 7 to 9 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 27 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Drop-in competition for of all ages and abilities. Contact Sarah Irwin (303) 7917323 or sirwin@ dclibraries.org.

New Year’s Eve Gala: 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31 at Deep Space, 11020 S. Pikes Peak Dr., Parker. Blinker Fluid Band, Dinner by Rory’s, Party Favors, Fully stocked cash/credit bar, Free Champaign toast at midnight. Supporting Daltons Moon Foundation.

Lifetime Parker Commitment Day 5K: 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Jan 1. at Lifetime Fitness Parker, 9250 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker. Family friendly 5K open to members and nonmembers. Registration includes a T-shirt, bib, medal, and post race brunch. Kids under 12 are free with every adult registration. $40 Race Day Registration. Visit Commitmentday.com .

Take A Hike on the First Day of the year: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1 at Castlewood Canyon State Park, 2989 S. Highway 83, Franktown. Castlewood Canyon State Park.Start the year off on the right foot (left if you are military) with a leisurely hike of about 2 ½ miles. Who knows what the weather will be like. Previous hikes have been in sunshine, snowing and almost everything in between. Visit cpw.state.co.us/ placestogo/parks/CastlewoodCanyon.

African Wildlife Photography: 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 9 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Photographer Russ Burden will give a two-part presentation, “Under Tanzanian Skies.”

Part one includes an instructional “how to” presentation that illustrates making award-winning safari and wildlife images, and demonstrates his fondness for Tanzania through photos depicting his most common tour mottos: It’s All About The Light, Edit Before Pressing the Shutter, Exhaust All Possibilities, Watch For Those Blinkies, and more. Part two is an escape into the land of the Serengeti showing a slideshow of both wildlife and scenery.

Family Fun: Stuffed Animal Sleepover: 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 at Douglas County Libraries in Parker, 20105 E. Mainstreet, Parker. Bring a stuffed animal friend for a special storytime with crafts and snacks, and then tuck in your stuffed animal to spend the night in the library. One stuffed animal per child.

Ages 0-5. Register now: Jayna Ramsey (303) 791-7323 or jramsey@dclibraries.org.

Small Acreage Series: Pasture Management: 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Elbert County Fairgrounds Agriculture Building, 95 Ute Ave, Kiowa. Please RSVP

by Jan. 16 to (303) 621-3162.

Anime Nights: Watch and discuss anime, snacks provided. 1st & 3rd Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. at the Kiowa Library; 2nd & 4th Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. at the Elizabeth Library.

Visit pplibraries.org Elizabeth book club: Third Tuesday of the month 7-8 pm at the Elizabeth Library; Brown Bag book club 4th Thursday of the month 11 am-1 pm at the Elizabeth Library; Elbert book club last Thursday of the month at the Elbert Library, Diverse & Rowdy book club 2nd Saturday of the month 9:3010:30 am at the Simla Library. pplibraries.org

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Garden Clubs: Seedy Ladies 4th Monday of the month 1-3 pm at the Elbert Library; Gardeners/Homesteaders 3rd Saturday of the month 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Simla Library. Visit pplibraries.org Knitting & Crocheting Groups: Simla Witty Knitters Tuesdays 3:30-5 p.m. at the Simla Library; Close Knit Crochet Group Wednesdays 2-3 pm at the Kiowa Library; Hats for the Homeless Thursdays 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Elizabeth Library. Visit pplibraries.org Lawyers at the Library: 6 to 8 p.m. 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Elizabeth Library. Free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedures. Walk-ins welcome. Everyone will be helped on a firstcome, first-served basis. pplibraries.org Movie Night: Popcorn and movie of your choice. Every Friday night 5 to 7 p.m. at the Kiowa Library. pplibraries.org Playing Cards: Go fish, slap jack, black jack you name it. Mondays 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Elbert Library; Thursdays 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Elizabeth Library. pplibraries.org STEAM Activities: Science/Technology/Engineering/Art/Math fun for kids. Mondays 1:30 to 3 p.m., Wednesdays 4:14 to 5:45 p.m. and Fridays 4 to 5:15 p.m. at the Simla Library; Wednesdays 4-6 p.m. at the Kiowa Library. pplibraries.org Story Time: Mondays at 2 pm at the Elbert Library; Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at the Elizabeth Library; Wednesdays at 1:30 pm at the Simla Library; Fridays at 11 a.m. at the Kiowa Library. pplibraries.org Teen Game Night: Enjoy table top and video games. Mondays 5 to 6 p.m. at the Simla Library; Thursdays 6-9 pm at the Kiowa Library; Fridays 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Elizabeth Library. Want pure competitive gaming? Teen Tournament League every Tuesday 6-9 pm at the Kiowa Library. pplibraries.org Trading Card Club: Bring your cards (Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering) and have fun. Every Monday 3:30-7 pm at the Kiowa Library. pplibraries.org We Create: Make art and more from old book every Thursday from 4-5 pm at the Simla Library. pplibraries.org Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink.coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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Parker-Franktown-Elizabeth Paper Crafting Club: regular meetings on various weekday evenings and weekends at 7786 Prairie Lake Trail, Parker (in the Pinery).

Contact Alison Collins at 720-212-4788 or find us at http://www.meetup.com/ParkerFranktown-Elizabeth-Paper-Crafting-Club/ Parker Republicans meet at 7 a.m. the first Friday of each month at Rory’s Diner, 11020 S. Pikes Peak Drive, Parker. Meetings have featured speakers and elected officials’ updates. Registration/social hour begins at 6:30 a.m. Attendance is free, coffee is $5 and a full breakfast can be purchased for $15 (all cash only). Contact Mark Hall at 720-984-4128 or e-mail via website at parkerbreakfastclub.com.

Ranchland Republican Women: 7 p.m. third Monday of each month at the Elizabeth Library, 651 Beverly St. Membership is open to Republicans only. Dues are $25 for a full voting member (women only) and $10 for a non-voting member (can be women or men). For a membership application and other information, go to www.RanchlandRepublianWomen.org.

Community Church, 5451 E. Highway 86, Franktown (lunch provided). Also, 10-11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday at Sky Ridge Medical Center, 10101 Ridge Gate Parkway, Lone Tree. Call 303-814-2863.

Southeast Beekeeping Club meets from 6:30-8:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month at the North Pinery Firehouse, Parker. All levels of beekeeping welcome, from no-bees to wanna-bees to tons of bees. Call Sue Huseby, 970-376-5236 or email sebcbeemail@gmail.com. Go to southeastbeekeepingclub.com.

Teen Tuesday: 5 p.m. Tuesdays at the Elbert Library. Play card and video games. Call 303-648-3533 or go to pplibraries.org.

Therapeutic Riding: Promise Ranch Therapeutic Riding in Franktown is a nonprofit organization that provides equine assisted activities and therapies for children and adults with disabilities and other therapeutic or rehabilitative needs. Call 303-8176531 or go to www.prtr.org.

VFW Post 10649: 8:30 a.m. the first Saturday of every month at 24325 Main St., Elbert. Go to http://www.vfwpost10649. org. Contact Alan Beebe at 303-435-2560.

Seniors Meet: 11 a.m. Mondays at the 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. Call Agnes at 303-883-7881 or Carol at 303-646-3425.

VFW Post 4266: 7 p.m. the third Monday of every month at the Pinery Fire Station, Community Room Lower Level, 8170 N. Hillcrest Way, Parker. Serving veterans of foreign wars in Parker, Castle Pines and Castle Rock areas. Go to www.vfwpost4266. org. P.O. Box 4266, Parker, CO 80134. On Facebook at VFW Post 4266, Parker.

Simla Open Mic Night: 6:30 p.m. Fridays at the Simla Library. Share poetry, music, dance, comedy or painting (inter alios), or just come and watch.3333

Waste Not Wednesdays: 4:15 p.m. Wednesdays, at Simla Library. Kids craft and learn with repurposed stuff. Call 719-541-2573 or go to pplibraries.org.

Sky Cliff Center Caregiver Support Group: 10-11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month at 4600 E. Highway 86, Castle Rock.

Caregiving for adults can be challenging at times, and you’re not alone. For information, or to let the center know if you’re coming, call 303-814-2863 or email skycliffctr@ skycliff.org. Go to www.skycliff.org

What’s up Wednesdays: 4 p.m. Wednesdays at the Elbert Library; 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Kiowa Library. Call 303-648-3533 (Elbert) or 303-621-2111 (Kiowa) or go to pplibraries.org.

Sky Cliff Center Stroke Support Group: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second and last Wednesday of each month at Christlife

Women’s Divorce Workshop: 8:30 a.m. to noon the fourth Saturday of each month at Southeast Christian Church, 9650 Jordan Road, Parker. Register online at www.divorceworkshopdenver.com. Contact 303-210-2607 or info@divorceworkshopdenver.com.

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FLAT EARTH FROM PAGE 12

Brothers Kevin and Jeff Diaz said it’s encouraging seeing the Flat Earth movement flourish. Jeff has studied Flat Earth theories for years, long before the movement exploded in 2015.

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But in other ways, flat Earthers seem to defy easy definition. Attendees at the conference were diverse: young and old, black and white, men and women. They come from a variety of backgrounds: social work, nursing, manual labor and at least one mechanical engineer. Their political beliefs are wide ranging as well: some voted for Clinton, others for Trump, though many said voting is a useless enterprise — part of a mass deception.

Ask flat Earthers who’s behind the deception, and you’ll get a variety of answers. Freemasons, Rockefellers, the Catholic church, “globalists” — though many agree there’s one puppetmaster: Satan.

“Satan is behind everything,” said Allan Spencer, a public school music teacher from California. “He’s in media, government and the education system.”

“It’s so much easier for Satan to rule if we believe we’re worthless,” said

Taumi Hardersen, 35, who started a Colorado Springs-area meetup group for flat Earthers. “Flat Earth has woken me up to so many lies.”

Like many flat Earthers, Hardersen has suffered backlash for her beliefs.

“My best friend from childhood disowned me,” Hardersen said. “It was refreshing, in a weird way. It brings out people’s true nature. Somebody who has that much hate toward different beliefs, I don’t need them in my life.

I’ve made so many new friends in the movement anyway.”

Hardersen said she’s raising her two daughters, ages 5 and 8, in her beliefs, though she worries about the influence of public school.

“People are downright mean,” said Cindy Gruender, of Windsor, who wore a sash reading “Miss Flat Earth” — an appellation she took as a point of pride after it was jeeringly given to her at a church she no longer attends.

“I’ve been called an idiot, stupid, a heretic,” Gruender said. She stays steadfast, though, because “the scripture says you must stand for the truth.

I don’t back down.”

Flat Earth is a fascinating phenomenon, said Jean-Francois Mayer, an internationally-renowned researcher of new religious movements, who flew from Switzerland in part to attend the conference.

“This is not a cult,” Mayer said.

“This is a network of like-minded people, who have come together with the zeal of new converts to enjoy a place where they don’t feel ostracized.

They want to be seen as people with inquisitive minds who are interested in scientific truth.”

Coming to the conference was a thrilling experience for most attendees, especially those who face disdain at home.

“It’s been so hurtful to endure the gossip and insults from my classmates and family,” said Summer Loewen, 14, who came to the conference from Alberta, Canada, with her sister.

Loewen’s immediate family members are flat earthers.

“Here, I feel safe to open up, to have discussions, and to learn,” Loewen said. “It’s deepening my relationship with God. I’m really growing here.”

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The Right Step Inc.: Therapeutic horseback riding program for children and adults with disabilities. Based in Littleton.

Need: help with horses before, during and after lessons, walk alongside clients as they ride to help keep them securely on their horses. Volunteers also needed to help with administrative tasks and fundraising.

Volunteers of America, Foster Grandparent Program: Foster grandparents volunteer in early childhood centers and public schools focusing on literacy and numeracy.

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Neighbor Network: Nonprofit that helps older adults stay independent. Serves all of Douglas County Need: Volunteers who can provide transportation, light housekeeping, handyman and companion services to seniors.

Requirements: Must be at least 21 and have a valid driver’s license and auto insurance.

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Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO NOVEMBER 2018 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION

River. 4. Rate of flow and annual amount: 350 g.p.m. (conditional) for each well and up to 90 acre-feet total annually through one or a combination of the two wells (conditional). 5. Date of appropriation: October 16, 2018.6. How appropriation initiated: Intent to appropriate water for beneficial use by verification of well locations and proposed irrigated areas. 7. Uses: Applicants are the owners of 139.7 acres of the land generally located in the S1/2 of Section 19 and the NW1/4 of Section 30, T7S, R64W, Elbert County, Colorado as described and shown on Attachment A hereto (Subject Property). The subject water rights will be used for irrigation of approximately 45 acres located on the Subject Property. Applicants reserve the right to increase or revise, without re-publication or amendment, the amount of irrigated acreage based on final and actual irrigation of the land.

8. Name of owner of land upon which structures will be located: Applicants. 9. Structures to be augmented: Pavlich Well No. 1 and 2 requested herein, and Miller Sump No. 1, as decreed in Case No. W-3120, in Water Court, Water Division 1, on October 15, 1975. The decreed location of the Miller Sump No. 1 is at a point in the NE1/4SW1/4 of Section 19, T7S, R64W of the 6th P.M., whence the SW corner of said Section 19 bears South 48°28’ West, 2249 feet (actual location of center of the sump is in the NE1/4SW1/4 of Section 19, at a point 1350 feet from the South and 1600 feet from the West section lines of said Section 19, as shown on Attachment A). 10. Source of augmentation water: Return flows from irrigation use from Pavlich Well No. 1 and 2 and return flow from use or direct discharge of nontributary groundwater underlying the Subject Property as decreed in Case No. 07CW270, Water Division 1. Applicants are the owners of nontributary Lower Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer groundwater as evidenced by the deed attached as Attachment B hereto. 11.

Statement of Plan for Augmentation: Applicants seek approval of this plan for augmentation to replace out of priority depletions to Running Creek or its alluvium from pumping of the Pavlich Well No. 1 and 2, using direct discharge or credit for return flows from use of the nontributary Denver Basin groundwater owned by Applicants as decreed in Case No. 07CW270. Out of priority diversions and any lagged depletions associated with use of these wells will be properly accounted for and replaced in the correct time, location, and amount using the augmentation sources described above. Pumping and use of the wells will be limited as necessary to ensure depletions do not exceed available augmentation supplies. Miller Sump No. 1 is a sump which exposes groundwater at its surface and evaporative loss will be augmented. The surface area of the sump is approximately 0.23 acres, and the estimated replacement of evaporation will be 0.7 acre-feet per year. The Miller Sump No. 1 will not be used for irrigation use under this plan for augmentation. Further, Applicants pray that this Court grant the application and for such other relief as seems proper in the premises. (11 pages).

Well No. 1 and 2 and return flow from use or direct discharge of nontributary groundwater underlying the Subject Property as decreed in Case No. 07CW270, Water Division 1. Applicants are the owners of nontributary Lower Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer groundwater as evidenced by the deed attached as Attachment B hereto. 11.

Statement of Plan for Augmentation: Applicants seek approval of this plan for augmentation to replace out of priority depletions to Running Creek or its alluvium from pumping of the Pavlich Well No. 1 and 2, using direct discharge or credit for return flows from use of the nontributary Denver Basin groundwater owned by Applicants as decreed in Case No. 07CW270. Out of priority diversions and any lagged depletions associated with use of these wells will be properly accounted for and replaced in the correct time, location, and amount using the augmentation sources described above. Pumping and use of the wells will be limited as necessary to ensure depletions do not exceed available augmentation supplies. Miller Sump No. 1 is a sump which exposes groundwater at its surface and evaporative loss will be augmented. The surface area of the sump is approximately 0.23 acres, and the estimated replacement of evaporation will be 0.7 acre-feet per year. The Miller Sump No. 1 will not be used for irrigation use under this plan for augmentation. Further, Applicants pray that this Court grant the application and for such other relief as seems proper in the premises. (11 pages).

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PUBLIC NOTICES TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1

Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of NOVEMBER 2018 for each County affected.

18CW3197 Sean and Judith Pavlich, 10279 Inspiration Drive, Parker, CO 80138 (James Petrock, Petrock Fendel Poznanovic, P.C., 700 17th Street, #1800, Denver, CO 80202), APPLICATION UNDERGROUND WATER RIGHTS AND APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR AUGMENTATION, ELBERT COUNTY. 2.A. Pavlich Well No. 1, located in the SW1/4SW1/4 of Section 19, T7S, R64W of the 6th P.M., at a point 13 feet from the South and 1080 feet from the West section lines of said Section 19, as shown on Attachment A. 2.B. Pavlich Well No. 2, located in the SE1/4SW1/4 of Section 19, T7S, R64W of the 6th P.M., at a point 1110 feet from the South and 1600 feet from the West section lines of said Section 19, as shown on AtPublic Notice tachment A. 3. Source: Groundwater, tributary to DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, Running Creek, tributary of the South Platte WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOCOLORADO River. 4. Rate of flow and annual amount: 350 FORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS NOVEMBER 2018 WATER RESUME Public Notice g.p.m. (conditional) for each well and up to 90 PUBLICATION acre-feet total annually through one or a comCLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, bination of the two wells (conditional). 5. Date of AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 COLORADO appropriation: October 16, 2018.6. How approRIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN NOVEMBER 2018 WATER RESUME priation initiated: Intent to appropriate water for THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified PUBLICATION beneficial use by verification of well locations FOREVER BARRED. that the following is a resume of all water right and proposed irrigated areas. 7. Uses: Applicapplications and certain amendments filed in the TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED ants are the owners of 139.7 acres of the land Office of the Water Clerk during the month of YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 generally located in the S1/2 of Section 19 and the NW1/4 of Section 30, T7S, R64W, Elbert NOVEMBER 2018 for each County affected. who wishes to oppose an application, or an County, Colorado as described and shown on amended application, may file with the Water Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified Attachment A hereto (Subject Property). The 18CW3198, 44 Delbert, LLC, 10860 Democrat Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the subject water rights will be used for irrigation of Road, Parker, CO 80134 (James J. Petrock, verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth approximately 45 acres located on the Subject Office of the Water Clerk during the month of Petrock & Fendel, 700 17th Street, #1800, facts as to why the application should not be Property. Applicants reserve the right to inDenver, CO 80202), APPLICATION FOR NOVEMBER 2018 for each County affected. granted, or why it should be granted only in part crease or revise, without re-publication or AMENDMENT OF AUGMENTATION PLAN, or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opamendment, the amount of irrigated acreage 18CW3197 Sean and Judith Pavlich, 10279 ELBERT COUNTY. Decree information for position must be filed by the last day of JANUbased on final and actual irrigation of the land. which amendment is sought: Case No. Inspiration Drive, Parker, CO 80138 (James ARY 2019 (forms available on 8. Name of owner of land upon which structures 17CW3183, decreed on May 21, 2018. ProPetrock, Petrock Fendel Poznanovic, P.C., www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office) will be located: Applicants. 9. Structures to be posed amendment: Applicant is the owner of ap700 17th Street, #1800, Denver, CO 80202), and must be filed as an Original and include augmented: Pavlich Well No. 1 and 2 requested proximately 160 acres being the SW1/4 of SecAPPLICATION UNDERGROUND WATER $158.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of herein, and Miller Sump No. 1, as decreed in tion 22, T6S, R65W of the 6th P.M., Elbert RIGHTS AND APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR Opposition must also be served upon the ApplicCase No. W-3120, in Water Court, Water DiviAUGMENTATION, ELBERT COUNTY. 2.A. County, as shown on Attachment A (Subject ant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or sion 1, on October 15, 1975. The decreed locaProperty), including groundwater in the Upper Pavlich Well No. 1, located in the SW1/4SW1/4 certificate of such service of mailing shall be tion of the Miller Sump No. 1 is at a point in the Dawson aquifer underlying the entire 160 acres of Section 19, T7S, R64W of the 6th P.M., at a filed with the Water Clerk.

NE1/4SW1/4 of Section 19, T7S, R64W of the as decreed in Case No. 05CW80. In the original point 13 feet from the South and 1080 feet from 6th P.M., whence the SW corner of said Section decree, an augmentation plan was approved for the West section lines of said Section 19, as Legal Notice No.: 24207 19 bears South 48°28’ West, 2249 feet (actual use of 5.25 acre-feet per year of not nontribushown on Attachment A. 2.B. Pavlich Well No. First Publication: December 20, 2018 location of center of the sump is in the tary Upper Dawson aquifer groundwater as de2, located in the SE1/4SW1/4 of Section 19, Last Publication: December 20, 2018 NE1/4SW1/4 of Section 19, at a point 1350 feet creed in Case No. 05CW80, for use through T7S, R64W of the 6th P.M., at a point 1110 feet Publisher: The Elbert County News from the South and 1600 feet from the West seven individual wells (0.75 acre-feet per well) from the South and 1600 feet from the West section lines of said Section 19, as shown on Aton 74.9 acres of the Subject Property. By this section lines of said Section 19, as shown on AtPublic Notice tachment A). 10. Source of augmentation water: application, Applicant requests that the seven tachment A. 3. Source: Groundwater, tributary to Return flows from irrigation use from Pavlich Upper Dawson aquifer wells approved in Case Running Creek, tributary of the South Platte DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, Well No. 1 and 2 and return flow from use or dirNo. 17CW3183 be located at any location on the River. 4. Rate of flow and annual amount: 350 WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOCOLORADO g.p.m. (conditional) for each well and up to 90 ect discharge of nontributary groundwater unSubject Property. No other provisions of the oriFORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS NOVEMBER 2018 WATER RESUME acre-feet total annually through one or a comderlying the Subject Property as decreed in ginal decree will be changed. Further, Applicant CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY PUBLICATION bination of the two wells (conditional). 5. Date of Case No. 07CW270, Water Division 1. Applicprays that this Court grant the application and AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DITO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED VISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED appropriation: October 16, 2018.6. How approants are the owners of nontributary Lower for such other relief as seems proper in the IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN priation initiated: Intent to appropriate water for Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox premises.

THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE beneficial use by verification of well locations Hills aquifer groundwater as evidenced by the Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified deed attached as Attachment B hereto. 11.

WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFOREVER BARRED. and proposed irrigated areas. 7. Uses: Applicthat the following is a resume of all water right Statement of Plan for Augmentation: Applicants FORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS ants are the owners of 139.7 acres of the land applications and certain amendments filed in the seek approval of this plan for augmentation to CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party generally located in the S1/2 of Section 19 and Office of the Water Clerk during the month of the NW1/4 of Section 30, T7S, R64W, Elbert replace out of priority depletions to Running AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIwho wishes to oppose an application, Public Notice or an NOVEMBER 2018 for each County affected.

County, Colorado as described and shown on Creek or its alluvium from pumping of the PavVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED amended application, may file with the Water Attachment A hereto (Subject Property). The lich Well No. 1 and 2, using direct discharge or RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN Clerk, P.PAYMENTS O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a FOR PUBLICATION OCTOBER 2018 18CW3198, 44 Delbert, LLC, 10860 Democrat subject water rights will be used for irrigation of credit for return flows from use of the nontribuTHE TIME PROVIDED OR BE verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth VENDOR DESCRIPTION AMOUNT County Health Pool Benefits Payable $103,206.56 Northern Safety Co Inc Safety Supplies BY STATUTE $624.65 Road, Parker, Parker CO 80134 (James Inc. J. Petrock, approximately 45 acres located on the Subject groundwater owned

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Applicants reserve the right to inplicants as decreed in Case No. 07CW270.

Out granted, or why it should be granted only in part Health Fund 015 $7,381.74 Cummins Rocky Mountain Parts $79.31 Hhs Confidential Services $1,750.00 Denver, CO 80202), APPLICATION FOR crease revise,Fund without re-publication or and any lagged YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED $35,210.75 that any party on certain conditions. Such Statement Road or & Bridge 020 of priority diversions $441,341.47 Cutdepletions Rite ConcreteorInc Capital Outlay of Op$200.00 Phoenix Technology Group Llc Equipment/Network AMENDMENT OF AUGMENTATION amendment, the amount of irrigated acreage of these wells Dalla will beSchroeder propwho wishes to oppose an application, or an position must be filed by the last day of JANUSales & Use Fund 025 associated with use $480,008.58 Reimbursement $255.91 Pikes Peak Technologies PLAN, Professional Service $520.00 ELBERT Decree information for based final and actual irrigation of the land. replaced inDans the correct amended application, may file with the Water A R Y 2 0 1 9 ( f o r m sUtilities available on Leafon Fund 040 erly accounted for and $82,353.78 Trash $1,070.52COUNTY. Pitney Bowes Global Financial Services LLC Postage $6,018.58 which amendment is sought: Case No. 8. Humans Name of owner ofFund land upon which structures using the augmentaClerk, Postage P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO$50.00 80632, a www.courts.state.co.us orShop in theSupplies Clerk’s office) Service 050 time, location, and amount $18,377.37 Deep Rock $11.45 Postmaster General 17CW3183, May 21, 2018. ProwillCapital be located: Applicants.

9. Structures to be above. Pumping and use verifiedEquipment StatementParts of Opposition, $3,496.35 setting forth and must be filed as an Reimbursement Original and include Improvement Fund 075 tion sources described $19,984.63 Derrik Keenan $31.46 decreed Potestioon Brothers Equipment Inc posed amendment: Applicant the owner of apaugmented: Pavlich Well No. 1 and 2 requested limited as necessary to en- Inc $158.00 filing fee. A copy Fuel facts as to why the application should not be of each Statement of Sun Coountry Meadows 079 of the wells will be$386,953.00 Dj Petroleum $44,772.23 Power Motive is Corp Equipment Parts $3.55 proximately acresAnd being the SW1/4 of Secherein, and Miller Sump No. 1, as decreed 085 in sure depletions do not exceed available granted, or why it should be granted only in part OppositionDivision must also be served upon the ApplicImpact Fund $9,973.06 DouglasaugCounty Detentions Inmate Housing $3,970.47 160Poysti Adams Financial $1,695.75 tion 22, T6S, R65W of the 6th P.M., Elbert Case No. W-3120, in Water Sump No.Douglas 1 is a sump or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opant or Applicant’s Attorney and anService affidavit or Conservation Trust Fund Court, Water Divi090 mentation supplies. Miller $1,001.68 County Treasurer Dispatch $40,634.00 Prairie Times Operating $672.00 County, as shown on Attachment (Subject sion 1, on which exposes groundwater at its El surface and position must be filed by the last day$75.00 of JANUcertificate of such serviceAutopsies of mailing shall be Total AllOctober Funds 15, 1975. The decreed loca$1,941,144.90 Paso County $1,400.00 Purewater Dynamics AInc Equipment Rental Property), groundwater in the tion of the Miller Sump No. 1 is at a point in the evaporative loss will be augmented.

The sur- Health A R Y Equipment 2 0 1 9 (Repairs forms availa ble on filed And withHuman the Water Clerk.

Elbert County Services Contract/Petty Cash $5,476.55including Qds Communications, Inc Upper $380.06 Dawson aquiferQuill underlying the entire 160 acres NE1/4SW1/4 face area of the sump is approximately 0.23 Road And Bridge www.courts.state.co.us office) VENDOR of Section 19, T7S, R64W of the DESCRIPTION AMOUNT Elbert County Auto Rep/Fuel $12,136.66 Corporation Office Supplies or in the Clerk’s $204.97 as decreed No.Larasen 05CW80. In the original 6thAP.M., replacement of evaporand must be filed as an Original and include Legal Notice No.: 24207 Postage/Operating And Ewhence Tire Incthe SW corner of said Section Tires acres, and the estimated $1,599.56 Elbert County Treasurer $346.32in Case Rachel Reimbursement $106.32 decree, an augmentation was approved for Pest Control Co. West, 2249 feet (actual Blding ation Repairs $689.00 Elbert Fund Transfer Ranchlandplan News Advertising $124.46 of 19Abears South 48°28’ will be 0.7 acre-feet per year.

The County Miller Treasurer $158.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement First Publication: DecemberIntragovernmental 20, 2018 use of 5.25 acre-feet per year not nontribuAarms of center of the sump is in the Software Support $450,000.00 Rattlesnake Fire of Protection District Opposition Snowmust Fence location Sump No. 1 will not be$175.00 used for irrigation use also be served upon$400.00 the ApplicLast Publication: December 20, 2018 tary Upper Dawson as deHhs Confidential Nemt Reimbursement $188.48 Emergency Specialists Equipment $3,451.41 Robsaquifer Septic groundwater Service And Porta Pot Rental NE1/4SW1/4 of Section 19, at a point 1350 feet under this plan for augmentation.

Further, Ap-Vehicle ant or Equipment Applicant’sRental Attorney and an $195.00 affidavit or Publisher: The Elbert County News Advanced Quality Repair Auto Rep $307.50 Consulting Gr Llc Professional Service $9,780.00 Parts Company Supplies $4,554.76 creed in Case Rock No. 05CW80, for use through from the South andAuto 1600 feet from the West plicants pray that this Court grant Enertia the applicacertificate of such service of mailing shall be Airgaslines Intermountain Shop Supplies $759.94 Ericproper Guthriein Reimbursement $45.00 Excavating Sunthe Country PidClerk. $386,953.00 seven individualRocky wellsMountain (0.75 acre-feet per well) section tion and for such other relief as seems filed with Water of said Section 19, as shown on AtAlex Jakubowski Reimbursement Family Support Registry Child Support $200.00 Rush Center Of Colorado Equipment Parts $280.70 on 74.9 acres of the Truck Subject Property.

By this the premises. (11 pages).$40.00 tachment A). 10. Source of augmentation water: All Truck And Trailer Parts use from Pavlich Equipment Parts $1,424.79 Frane Surveying Inc Utilities $1,200.00 Applicant Ryders requests Public Safety Concealed Handgun $12,957.43 application, that the seven Legal Notice No.: 24208 Return flows from irrigation Always Solutions Equipment/Software $1,749.05 ORFremont County Sheriffs Office Child Support $40.21 Auto Glass Auto Rep December 20, 2018$897.00 Upper Dawson Safari aquifer wells approved in Case WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED HERETOFirst Publication: Well No. 1Connect and 2 and return flow from use or dirAmerican Fidelity Assurance Company Benefits Payable $18,184.55 Front Range Kubota Equipment $937.17 Sam Albrecht Reimbursement No. 17CW3183 be located at any location on the FORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS Last Publication: December 20, 2018$418.24 ect discharge of nontributary groundwater unAmerican Works Assocation Galls IncMAY Uniforms $159.85 Schmidt Construction Construction Subject Property.

No other provisionsCompany of the oriCLAIMED BY THESE$196.00 APPLICATIONS Publisher: The Elbert County News $935.55 derlying thePublic Subject Property as decreed Dues in Asae The Center For Association Geo Shack Equipment $167.50 Selex Es Inc Auto Theft Grant $21,201.00 ginal decree will be changed. Further, Applicant AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DICase No. 07CW270, Water Division 1. ApplicLeadership Dues VISION AND OWNERS $325.00 Glaser Gas Company Utilities $299.23 Signal grant Graphics Office Supplies $177.08 prays that this Court the application and OF AFFECTED ants are the owners of nontributary Lower Auto Chlor System Of Denver Maint.

Agreement $246.41 Gmco Corporation Sand Salt $1,458.00 Southwest Mobile Storage Child Welfare $306.00 for such other relief as seems proper in the RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN Dawson, Denver, Arapahoe, and Laramie-Fox Av Tech Electronics Inc Auto Rep & Maint $492.48 Grainger Blding Repairs $985.78 Stacey Rinehart Reimbursement $18.34 premises.

THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE Hills aquifer groundwater as evidenced by the Bank Of The West Credit Card $21,255.71 Grant Thayer Reimbursement $113.20 Stantec Consulting Services Inc Capital Outlay $18,827.86 FOREVER BARRED. deed attached as Attachment B hereto. 11.

Baseline Associates Operating Expense $560.00 Great West Life And Annuity Benefits Payable $78,246.94 Staples Advantage Office Supplies $510.09 WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOStatement of Plan for Augmentation: Applicants Baseline Engineering Corp Cds Engineering Expense $31,002.50 Ground Engineering Consultants Inc Bond Issuance Costs $10,913.50 State Of Colorado Motor Vehicle $1,461.56 FORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED any party seek approval of this plan for augmentation Civil to Process Bc Services $15.00 that Hameroff Law Group Civil Process $15.00BY State Wire & Terminal Inc MAY Equipment Parts $368.01 CLAIMED THESE APPLICATIONS who& wishes an application, an replace of priority depletions to Running Benderout Menders Auto Rep Maint to oppose $5,363.25 HeatherorHarcourt Child Welfare $566.25 Stericycle Haz Waste Rem $132.98 AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DImay file with the Depot Water Credit Service Creek its alluvium BlackorHills Energy from pumping of the PavUtilitiesamended application,$1,024.39 Home Blding Repairs/Capital $1,947.57 Stone Oil Co Inc Fuel $10,591.91 VISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED Clerk, P. O. Box 2038,$608.58 Greeley, CO 80632, a lichBlue360 Well No. 1 and 2, using direct discharge Operating or Media Expense Honnen Equipment Company Equipment Parts $2,882.00 Street Smart Rental Pedal The Plains - County $450.00 RIGHTS MUSTSundance APPEAR Printing TO OBJECT WITHIN verified Statement of Opposition, settingOf forth credit for Snelling return flows from use of the nontribuBrandi Reimbursement $58.00 House Flags Operating Expense/Supplies $30.00 Voca $169.36 THE TIME PROVIDED BYServices STATUTE OR BE facts as to why the$16,091.85 application should not be tary DenverAggregates Basin groundwater owned by ApBrannan Sand Salt Ilene Allison Gravel $1,714.57 Sysco Food Prisoner Meals $2,774.48 FOREVER granted, or why it should be grantedIntegrated only in part plicants asBurgener decreed in Case No. 07CW270. Out Carolyn Contract Services $400.00 Voting Solutions Inc Motor Vehicle $5,095.97 BARRED. Texas Life Insurance Company Benefits Payable $1,335.45 or on certain conditions.$443.40 Such Statement of Opof Ccp priority diversions Industries Inc and any lagged depletions Shop Supplies Intellichoice Rms $2,400.00 The Artworks Unlimited, Llc Auto Rep & Maint $975.00 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED anyJ party position the last day of JANU- Rural Electric Association associated with Of useOilofAnd these wells will be propCdle-Division Public Safety Elevator Servicemust be filed by$30.00 Intermountain Utilities $8,925.60 The Law Office Ofthat Jeffrey Timlin Contract $8,554.58 who wishes toThe oppose anCompany application, or an A R Y 2 0 1 9 ( f o $1,169.30 r m s a v a i Jc l a Electric ble on erly accounted for and replaced in the correct Centurylink Telephone Capital Outlay $8,075.00 Sidwell Mapping Project $1,440.00 amended application, file with theInc Water www.courts.state.co.us$285.83 or in the Clerk’s office) time, location, and amount using the augmentaCertified Laboratories Auto Rep Jerri Spear Reimbursement $75.20 Thin Air may Communications Capital Outlay $18,484.63 Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a and must be filed as an Original John and include tion sources described above. Pumping and use Hhs Confidential Nemt Reimbursement $275.88 Deere Financial Supplies $929.14 Todd Pederson Contract $800.00 verified Statement setting forth $158.00Analysis filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Chemtox the wells will be limited as necessary to enBlood/Alcohol $415.00 John ElwayofChevy Capital Outlay $37,150.00 TownofOfOpposition, Simla Utilities $87.16 facts as to whyTrue the Value application should not be sure depletions do not exceed available augbe served upon theJones Applic-Automotive Group Christian Construction GravelOpposition must also$11,681.85 John Capital Outlay $29,827.00 Hardware Equipment/Supplies $1,123.68 granted, or whyUnited it should be granted Supply only in Inc part ant or Applicant’s Attorney and anKiewit affidavit or mentation Christinasupplies.

Stanton Miller Sump No. 1 is a sump Reimbursement $255.20 Infrastructure Co Asphalt Repair $80,355.15 Reprographic Copier $636.50 or$4,101.08 on certain conditions.

Such Statement of Opwhich exposes groundwater at its surface and certificate of such service of mailing shall be & Waste Water Authority Colorado Assessors Association Training $750.00 Kiowa Water Utilities Us Bancorp Lease/Purchase $22,619.01 position must be filed by the last day of JANUevaporative loss will augmented. The surfiled with the Water Clerk.

Colorado Bureau Of be Investigation Kois Brothers Equipment Company Equipment $2,901.94 Verizon Wireless Telephone $11,816.69 A R $747.55 Y 2 0 1 9 Wagner ( f o r mEquipment s a v a i Co lable on Concj1522 Child Welfare $118.50 Legal Shield Benefits Payable Miscellaneous $188,000.00 face area of the sump is approximately 0.23 www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office) Colorado Community Advertising Lewan & Associates, Inc. Copier $114.30 Waxie Sanitary Supply Janitorial Supplies $1,374.63 Legal Notice No.: 24207 $93.25 acres, and the estimated replacement of evaporand must be filed asParts an Original and include Colorado Of Public Health Lifeloc Technologies Equipment $5,644.90 Wear & Equipment Company Inc. Equipment $1,113.08 ation will beDepartment 0.7 acre-feet per year.

The Miller First Publication: December 20, 2018 And No. Environment Septage Program $1,300.00 Lyle Sign Inc Nm 7165 Signs $582.25 Willie Jackson Reimbursement 31.00 $158.00 filing fee.

A copy of each Statement of Sump 1 will not be used for irrigation use Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Colorado Department Of Public Safety Ccw Cbi Fee $757.50 Maureen Pellowski Operating $240.00 Winwater Culverts 4,508.25 Opposition must also be served upon the Applicunder this plan for augmentation. Further, ApPublisher: The Elbert County News Colorado Of Revenue Other Fluids $414.00 Mccandles International Trucks Of Colorado Equipment Parts Wold Architechts Engineers Capital Outlay 5,350.00 ant $354.52 or Applicant’s Attorney and And an affidavit or plicants prayDepartment that this Court grant the applicaColorado Dept other Of Health Enviroment Services $388.50 Mhc Kenworth-Denver Equipment Parts/Fuel $1,305.73of such Xerox Corporation Copier 3,327.19 certificate service of mailing shall be tion and for such reliefAnd as seems proper Contract in Elevator Inspection Blding Repairs $475.00 Michelle Rupe Reimbursement Y TimeClerk.

Contract Services 68.60 filed $25.00 with the Water theColorado premises.

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Colorado State University Extension Dues/Travel $425.00 Mile High Hail Repair Insurance Repairs $33,251.54 Comcast Telephone $708.77 Mines & Associates Pc Other Benefits $304.56 Legal Notice No.: 24209 Legal Notice No.: 24208 WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOCommunity Media Of Colorado Advertising $35.50 Mountain View Electric Utilities First$211.35 Publication:First December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 Publication: FORE ADJUDICATED THE WATER RIGHTS Consolidated Communications Utilities $312.19 N2it Plumbing Blding Repairs Last$754.00 Publication:Last December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 CLAIMED

BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY Publication: Corporate Billing Llc Fuel $275.00 National Tire Warehouse Tires $1,468.96 Publisher: The Elbert CountyElbert News County News AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIPublisher: Correctional Medical Services $20,197.92 Nextel Communications Utilities $5,867.47 VISION ANDHealthcare OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE

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as decreed in Case No. 05CW80. In the original decree, an augmentation plan was approved for use of 5.25 acre-feet per year of not nontributary Upper Dawson aquifer groundwater as decreed in Case No. 05CW80, for use through seven individual wells (0.75 acre-feet per well) on 74.9 acres of the Subject Property. By this application, Applicant requests that the seven Upper Dawson aquifer wells approved in Case No. 17CW3183 be located at any location on the Subject Property. No other provisions of the original decree will be changed. Further, Applicant prays that this Court grant the application and for such other relief as seems proper in the premises.

December 20, 2018

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

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of JANUARY 2019 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an Original and include $158.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED.

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Notice To Creditors

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Carolyn Denise Flinchbaugh Personal Representative 8348 Sun Country Drive Elizabeth, CO 80107

Public notice is given on November 21, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Elbert County Court.

Legal Notice No.: 24211 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Publisher: The Elbert County News

The Petition requests that the name of Mya Kolczynski be changed to Mya Yanian Leonard Case No.: 2018-C-000068

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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of JANUARY 2019 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office) and must be filed as an Original and include $158.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

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 April 20, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Legal Notice No.: 24208 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: The Elbert County News

Carolyn Denise Flinchbaugh Personal Representative 8348 Sun Country Drive Elizabeth, CO 80107

Public notice is given on November 21, 2018, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Elbert County Court.

Legal Notice No.: 24211 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: January 3, 2019 Publisher: The Elbert County News

The Petition requests that the name of Mya Kolczynski be changed to Mya Yanian Leonard Case No.: 2018-C-000068

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Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Steven Wemyss Flinchbaugh, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR030052

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Please call if we can By: Palmer help youBoyette with your legal County Court Judge publication.

Legal Notice No: 24205 First Publication: December 13, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publisher: Elbert County News

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Name Changes

By: Palmer Boyette County Court Judge Legal Notice No: 24205 First Publication: December 13, 2018 Last Publication: December 27, 2018 Publisher: Elbert County News PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on November 6, 2018, 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 Susan Jeanne Wallden be changed to Susan Jeanne Snow-Wallden Case No.: 18C30275 Cheryl A. Layne, Clerk of Court By:Jafeen Jenkins Legal Notice No: 24189 First Publication: November 29, 2018 Last Publication: December 13, 2018 Publisher: Elbert County News

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Vendor Road & Bridge Fund Sales & Use Fund Leaf Fund Humans Service Fund Capital Improvement Fund Sun Coountry Meadows Meadows Station Foxwood Estate Impact Fund Conservation Trust Fund Total All Funds

Description 020 025 040 050 075 079 083 084 085 090

Vendor 2HP Construction Llc 4 Rivers Equipment Llc A And E Tire Inc A Pest Control Co. Aarms Abc Legal Services Inc Aed Everywhere Inc Afd Pavement Marking Llc Aggregate Industries Wcr Inc Airgas Intermountain Alan Krenek Alcock Law Group All Temperatures Controlled Inc All Truck And Trailer Parts Alpine Credit Inc Amanda Moore American Fidelity Assurance Company American Planning Association Andy Lorenson Augusta Rael Johnson Auto Chlor System Of Denver Bank Of The West Bart Greer Baseline Engineering Corp Bc Services Berg Hill Greenleaf And Ruscitti Beth Willcox Beverly Susan Shick Black Hills Energy Bob Lewis Bobcat Of The Rockies Bodie Enger Law Bradford Eidt Brenda E. Abbott Carolyn Burgener Castle Rock Winnelson Co Cdphe - Air Pollution Control Divsion Centennial Mental Health Center Inc Centurylink Certified Laboratories Chemtox Chris Kelley Christian Construction Cintas Cintas Corporation Cliff Mcknight Co Dept Of Public Health And Environment Colorado Assesor Association Colorado Assessors Association Colorado Association Of Cheifs Of Police Colorado Bureau Of Investigation Concj1522 Colorado Community Colorado Counties Inc Foundation Colorado Counties Inc Colorado Department Of Public Safety Colorado Dept Of Health And Enviroment Colorado Professionals In Onsite Wastewater Comfort Of Home Community Media Of Colorado Community Media Of Colorado Consolidated Communications Correctional Healthcare County Health Pool Cumberland Buildings Curtis Stanko Dalla Schroeder Dan Rains

Description Amount Capital Outlay $24,530.00 Equipment Rental $7,218.75 Tires $3,349.98 Blding Repairs $789.00 Software Support $175.00 Civil Process $30.00 Safety Supplies $631.80 Paint $42,785.00 Capital Outlay $691.60 Shop Supplies $1,376.10 Election Judge $250.00 Civil Process $45.76 Blding Repairs $232.50 Equipment Parts $194.48 Civil Process $15.00 Election Judge $982.50 Benefits Payable $18,184.55 Dues & Memberships $539.00 Contract Services $125.00 Child Welfare $3,913.36 Maint. Agreement $176.03 Credit Card $19,780.95 Reimbursement $128.35 Cds Engineering $32,221.29 Civil Process $15.00 Contract Litigation $45,000.00 Election Judge $352.50 Election Judge $687.50 Utilities $2,199.00 Planning Commission $378.00 Equipment Parts $109.92 Civil Process $20.00 Election Judge $580.00 Election Judge $280.80 Contract Services $450.00 Blding Repairs & Maintenance$108.36 Tires $38.23 Child Welfare $75.00 Telephone Maint./Repair $1,288.51 Other Fluids $135.98 Blood/Alcohol Analysis $56.00 Reimbursement $18.80 Gravel $4,080.55 Uniforms $2,047.38 Safety Supplies $604.08 Reimbursement $100.00 Training $3,000.00 Dues $180.00 Dues $400.00 Dues $390.00 Child Welfare $79.00 Advertising $56.20 State County Administration $350.00 Dues $2,100.00 Ccw Cbi Fee $1,544.50 Vital Statistics $42.50 Training Child Fatality Advertising Advertising Telephone Medical Services Benefits Payable Capital Outlay Reimbursement Operating Reimbursement

Amount $554,393.53 $292,143.46 $50,374.96 $108,239.89 $24,530.00 $872,837.95 $59,531.25 $24,747.50 $165,551.60 $2,621.99 $2,667,917.28

$325.00 $300.00 $3,685.25 $20.00 $312.19 $20,992.29 $104,795.51 $8,860.00 $100.00 $151.18 $100.00

PAYMENTS FOR PUBLICATION NOVEMBER 2018 Daniel A Michalak Planning Commission $378.00 Daniel Rosales Planning Commission $184.00 Dans Trash Utilities - Trash $2,357.52 Deep Rock Shop Supplies $11.45 Diamond Bolejack Reimbursement $100.00 Dianna Hiatt Reimbursement $70.48 Dj Petroleum Inc Fuel $57,257.28 Dominion Voting Systems Ballots $4,500.00 Donna Maranville Election Judge $256.70 Douglas County Detentions Division Inmate Housing $3,263.40 E470 Public Hwy Authority Travel $165.60 East Central Council Of Governments Dues $8,000.00 El Paso County Autopsies $5,600.00 Elbert County It Software $10,890.00 Elbert County News Memberships $30.00 Elbert County Road And Bridge Fuel/Maint $12,824.03 Elbert County Treasurer Intragovernmental Indirect $71,845.00 Cost Allocation Elbert County Treasurer Postage $12.01 Elizabeth Fire Dept Blood/Alcohol Analysis $150.00 Elizabeth Garage Doors Llc Blding Repairs $716.00 Enertia Consulting Gr Llc Professional Services $7,820.00 Ez Messenger Civil Process $15.00 Family Support Registry Child Support $100.00 Federal Signal Corporation Equipment Parts $3,960.00 First Call Of Colorado Autopsies $309.20 Front Range Kubota Equipment Repair $92.87 Galls Inc Uniforms $74.07 Gary Mayfield Election Judge $67.50 Gmco Corporation Sand Salt $8,400.00 Grainger Blding Repairs $1,464.83 Great West Life And Annuity Benefits Payable $80,082.27 Heather Harcourt Child Welfare $945.00 Home Depot Credit Service Blding Repairs $431.34 Honnen Equipment Company Diesel Fuel $164,238.53 House Of Flags Fairgrounds Improvements $387.00 Ilene Allison Gravel $3,181.48 Integrated Electric Blding Repairs $2,100.00 Integrated Voting Solutions Inc Elections $17,769.61 Intellichoice Rms $8,500.00 Intermountain Rural Electric Association Utilities $7,940.55 J2 Global Communications Vital Statistics $169.50 James Duvall Election Judge $67.50 Jerry W. Maranville Election Judge $256.70 Jill Duvall Election Judge $445.80 Jim Keen Planning Commission $380.00 John Butler Reimbursement $100.00 John Deere Financial Blding Repairs $827.68 John Elway Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Capital Outlay $28,240.00 John Todd Co Contract Services $540.00 Julia Mcdermott Election Judge $271.70 Kali Benson Reimbursement $179.45 Karen Suchan Election Judge $242.30 Kiewit Infrastructure Co Asphalt Repair $2,326.95 Kiowa Fire Protection District Blood/Alcohol Analysis $150.00 Kiowa Water & Waste Water Authority Utilities $3,057.05 Kip Parker Planning Commission $504.00 Krav Maga Worldwide Training $750.00 Kris Johnson Reimbursement $321.77 Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Child Support $114.00 Law Offices Of Frank J Ball Civil Process $8.00 Legal Shield Benefits Payable $747.55 Lewan & Associates, Inc. Copier $1,026.43 Limitless Association Solution Resource Operating $2,000.00 Lincoln County Coroner Contract Services $141.04 Linda Krausert Planning Commission $450.00 Marjorie F. White Election Judge $433.00 Mark Hendricks Reimbursement $100.00 Marshall & Swift (Lpt) Manuals $359.95 Maryrobin B. Wills Election Judge $514.20 Matt Martinich Iv-E Waiver $534.75 Maureen Pellowski Operating $240.00 Mccandles International Trucks Of Colorado Equipment Parts $259.95 Medved Colorado Equipment Repair $42.13 Metro Collection Service Inc Civil Process $7.00 Mhc Kenworth-Denver Equipment Repair $250.12 Michael Kracyla Civil Process $15.00 Michelle Rupe Reimbursement $32.64 Mike Graeff Reimbursement $792.50 Mike Peavler Reimbursement $100.00 Milton Haynes Johnson Election Judge $845.00

Mines & Associates Pc Mountain View Electric National Tire Warehouse Nextel Communications Nimco Inc Office Furniture Ez Overland Barricade Parker Port-A-Potty Inc. Patty Lampman Paula Wilderman Peter Hoogendyk Phoenix Technology Group Llc

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Legal Notice No.: 24210 First Publication: December 20, 2018 Last Publication: December 20, 2018 Publisher: Elbert County News

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December 20, 2018D

Upgrading your bathtub to a shower system can prevent fall-related injuries The National Aging in Place Council suggests that eliminating an old bathtub for a walkin shower can greatly increase bathroom safety and end fall-related injuries. The study also recommends switching to a handheld showerhead and installing grab bars to increase bathing safety.

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ost seniors want to stay in their homes, but bathing safely and independently can become increasingly difficult with age. Transforming your bathtub/shower combination into a walkin shower can be an ideal solution. Dreamstyle Remodeling offers a new shower solution, featuring Kohler products, that fits directly into the existing tub space and has been engineered specifically for safety, cleanliness and retaining independence while bathing.

Dreamstyle Remodeling’s walk-in showers benefit from over 140 years of Kohler engineering and bathroom innovation.

This long-term innovation means the showers are more than just function, they’re built for aesthetics as well, and designed specifically to enhance a home’s unique beauty. As a company, Dreamstyle Remodeling acknowledges it’s tough to be faced with bathing difficulties in your own home – but that shouldn’t have to detract from your quality of life.

The customizable showers come with a variety of features as well, so the bathroom can be personalized with ideal fixtures – things like Kohler’s Choreograph walls, which are made of natural marble in any pattern imaginable, and custom accessories like shelves, seating, sleek faucets, and the option of an Awaken handshower kit – a removable handheld showerhead with different spray options and easy access if bathing has become difficult.

For your free in-home shower consultation call 303-222-5252

Don’t let yourself or your loved one become a statistic: bathingrelated falls are no joke. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 360,000-480,000 older adults sustain fall-related fractures each year, often resulting in hospitalization. For a limited time only, Dreamstyle Remodeling is offering a free, in home consultation with a special introductory offer of 20% OFF MSRP a complete shower system.

Call 303-222-5252 today, and with the help of a Kohler shower by Dreamstyle Remodeling, you can take the steps necessary to prevent injury in the bathroom.

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*0% interest for 12 months available to well qualified buyers on approved credit only. Finance charges will be waived if promo balance is paid in full in 12 months. Not valid with other offers or previous orders. Valid on initial consultation only, with purchase of any complete Kohler Shower System. Some restrictions may apply, see representative for details. ©Dreamstyle Remodeling Inc. all rights reserved.