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Mountain biking champ takes it to next level

Town halls to be held in Simla, Elizabeth Initial plan for quarterly gatherings stalled when former county manager quit

BY JODI HORNER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

for cycling and a contribution to its ever-growing popularity.

Neel has been witness to that growth.

He got his start in competitive mountain biking in 1988 and participated in the 1990 world championship in Durango. The race — first of its kind and officially recognized by cycling’s world governing body, the International Cycling Union — was electric, Neel said.

Mountain biking was still a young sport at the time, he explained, and its athletes were thrilled to see it enter the world stage.

“It was extremely grassroots. We

With the first year of their terms drawing to a close, Elbert County Commissioners Chris Richardson, Grant Thayer and Danny Willcox have been working on an agenda for two town halls that will highlight the significant events of 2017 and present plans for 2018.

The town halls are tentatively scheduled for Jan. 11 in Simla and Jan. 12 in Elizabeth.

“Back when the three of us were first sworn in, we planned to have a town hall meeting every quarter — for the sake of transparency,” Thayer said.

The commissioners were able to host a town hall during the first quarter this year, Thayer explained, but the plan for quarterly town halls got sidetracked with the resignation of former county manager Ed Ehmann in June.

The commissioners corporately served in the county manager role until County Manager Sam Albrecht was brought on in October.

“When Ed left, we got thrown into the county manager position,” Willcox explained. “Up to that point we didn’t realize what it took to do that job — suddenly we were the ones dealing with every issue that was presented — HR, budget, road and bridge.”

“We have a better appreciation for the impact on our staff,” Richardson said.

“Now that the county manager and road and bridge guy are settled in, it’s

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Zac Richardson won the 2017 Colorado High School Cycling League state championships. His coach, Mark Neel, took Coach of the Year for the south division.

PHOTO COURTESTY OF LINDA GUERRETTE

Elizabeth teen’s intense workouts pay off with a championship

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mountain biking rose from humble beginnings in the 1800s as a simple mode of transportation to a fringe sport in the 1970s. It gained global momentum in 1990 with the first world championships and today is turning out star athletes as young as high school.

And this year, one of those athletes hails from a Douglas Countybased team. Zac Richardson, 17, of Elizabeth, took first in this year’s Colorado High School Cycling League state championships in October. His coach, Mark Neel, took coach of the year for the league’s south division.

Neel coaches the Castle Rock Crankers, made up of Castle View High School and Douglas County High School students from Castle Rock. When a student like Richardson does not have a local team he or she may compete in the league on the team nearest to them.

Between Richardson and Neel are years of experience, a passion

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Arrest made in 2010 slaying of teacher in Elbert County Daniel Pesch, 34, charged with killing Kiowa High teacher Randy Wilson

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Elbert County Sheriff ’s Office announced it has arrested Daniel Pesch, 34, in connection with the 2010 death of Kiowa High School teacher Randy Wilson.

Pesch was arrested on Dec. 19 in Littleton by Elbert County investigators, according to a sheriff ’s office news release. Pesch was charged with first-degree murder, resisting arrest, obstructing an officer, and

attempt to escape. Further details were withheld per a court order.

Wilson’s body was found with his hands tied behind his back, a belt around his neck and a bag over his head in a field in northern Elbert County on June 14, 2010, according to a Denver Post article from the time. Wilson taught physics and calculus at Kiowa High Pesch School for a decade.

Wilson, who was originally from Montana, was 52 when he was killed, according to an obituary. He was the father of five sons, and had taught in schools around the country and as far away as the South Pacific.

Wilson was last seen at a gas station in Bennett, heading back to Kiowa from visiting family in Montana, on the night before his body was found, according to a Colorado Community Media story from the time. His car was found abandoned in the same area as his body, near the intersection of county roads 194 and 53, a remote area about halfway between Bennett and Kiowa.

Investigators in 2011 interviewed two people who may have spoken to Wilson at the gas station, but no arrests were made at the time.

Pesch appears to have moved to the south metro Denver area in recent months from Summit County, according to social media posts.

A LinkedIn profile appearing to belong to Pesch shows he worked as

a chef, lived in Summit County until earlier this year, and held a degree from the University of Central Florida. Pesch’s Facebook features pictures of his young daughters, as well as a variety of furniture and children’s toys posted to a local yard sale page in late November and early December.

Court records show that eviction proceedings were filed against Pesch and his partner in September 2017. Pesch was charged with several crimes in Breckenridge in November 2016, including criminal possession of ID documents from multiple victims and illegal possession of a weapon, though the charges were dismissed.

It is unclear whether Pesch knew Wilson.

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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: 5:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Legion Post Hall at South Banner Street and Elm Street in Elizabeth. Veterans association supports veterans, their families, their survivors and the community. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m.; regular business meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. All veterans are invited to learn of their eligibility for mem-

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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.

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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.

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TOWN HALLS

From left, commissioners Grant Thayer, Chris Richardson and Danny Willcox discuss agenda items for two town hall meetings planned to take place in January.

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time to get back to talking to our citizens,” Thayer said.

The commissioners said that an overarching theme this year has been to help the county government change its mode from reactive to proactive.

“It’s frustrated us how little planning was embedded into the organization for the future,” Thayer said.

Recognizing the impact of the economic downturn that began a decade ago helped the commissioners realize the need for planning for the future, he said.

Because of this, they are actively working to create a strategic plan — a public document that will include measurable outcomes.

“A strategic plan is integral to all organizations,” Thayer said.

The commissioners each said they have noticed a difference in the overall attitude of the county employees and organizational culture.

“It has definitely changed,” Willcox said.

“The attitude of employees is tremendously positive,” Richardson said.

“We really appreciate the support of the employees that we’ve had from day one,” Willcox said.

The Road and Bridge Department was used as an example.

“We completely reorganized the Road and Bridge Department — the

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staff did it. There was an integration of ideas and planning to accomplish identified desirable outcomes,” Thayer said.

“The staff recognized that they needed to change the existing management structure and that `business as usual’ needed to change … As county commissioners, we supported this effort.”

As they considered which points to add to the agenda, the commissioners agreed that the adoption of a public improvement district by the Sun Country Meadows community reflects a public confidence that they hope will continue to grow.

“They put some faith in us to do what is right with their money,”

Thayer said.

Willcox hopes that other communities will also consider adopting public improvement districts. “We’re really excited about the opportunities that other communities might be provided with,” he said.

One of the commissioners’ regrets from the past year was not issuing an immediate press release regarding their decision on Lions Gate, a wild animal sanctuary that was denied permission to relocate and ended up euthanizing its animals.

“The press release coming out sooner would have allowed people to better understand what the decision was that we had made and why we made it,” Richardson said.

“Sometimes it’s impossible to predict the reactions of people,” Thayer added. “I don’t know anyone that predicted that would happen.”

“We will be more cautious about things and know a little more about what to expect,” he added. “We’ve gotten much better at putting out press releases.”

When the town halls are held in January, the commissioners are hoping that the two meetings will be encouraging to Elbert County residents.

“I hope that the citizens we serve share our belief that our county is moving in a positive direction,” Richardson said, “and know that we appreciate their feedback as we continue to plan for the future.”

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National Western Stock Show prepares for January events Iconic trade show brings animals, visitors, fun to north Denver

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Each January for the past 112 years, Western has been the preferred fashion in Denver during the run of the National Western Stock Show.

This year’s festivities kick off Jan. 6 and the schedule of event wraps up Jan. 21. During that stretch of time about 400,000 men, women and children will push through the turnstiles to watch or take part in events including rodeos, equestrian events, stock judging events and auctions.

While entertainment draws a lot of attention, much of the event’s focus is on stock shows. There are judging competitions for horses, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, llamas, bison, yaks, poultry and rabbits. Ten livestock associations hold their national shows at National Western.

There also are a number of

livestock sales where millions of dollars change hands as prize animals are sold to new owners.

The first wave of the thousands of animals will begin arriving at the National Western Stock Show complex as the new year is ushered in, because stabling the animals requires coordination due to the hundreds of animals coming to the show and the limits on stable space.

The cattle barns are the temporary home for animals being shown or put up for auction. When it is time for them to be shown, the cattle are brought inside, filling the barn with the splash of water and the hum of clippers as each animal is washed, blowdried and combed to get them looking their best. In one barn, a sign over a wash area for cattle identifies it as “The Bovine Beauty Shop.”

Once that breed’s shows are complete, the animals are either auctioned off or loaded up to be taken home, so the stalls are cleaned and made ready for the next occupants.

The National Western Stock Show is Colorado’s largest trade show. The hall of education is filled with vendors

offering items ranging from custom embroidered jackets to farm machinery. The estimated economic impact is about $115 million and the event generates about $6 million in local and state taxes.

The Denver Coliseum is home to the National Western Stock Show Rodeo, the first event on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association schedule. Each rodeo performance features competition in bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, team roping and barrel racing, plus there are specialty acts booked to perform during breaks in the rodeo.

The rodeo events are in the Coliseum while, at the other end of the National Western complex, the Events Center will be equally busy as the site of horse competitions for a number of breeds and styles.

There will be shows and competitions as well as activities that include the Grand Prix jumping event, an evening of dancing horses and a daily schedule of riding and

Rodeo action will be part of the 2018 National Western Stock Show that will be in Denver from Jan. 6-20. The National Western is the first major stop in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association schedule and annually draws top competitors in all events.

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Campaigns fight stigma that follows mental illness Efforts seek to define mental health in a positive way

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Dan Jackson was at dinner with a colleague when he felt the onset of a panic attack. So he took a Xanax, prescribed by his psychiatrist to calm him. When his colleague’s tone of voice and facial expression changed as he questioned him about the medication, Jackson felt like he was being judged.

“The stigma is, `There is something wrong with that person, they are on medication,’ ” Jackson, 43, said.

A former English as a Second Language teacher, Jackson has a master’s degree in English. He likes to travel.

He taught English in South Korea. He also is among the one in five adults in America with a mental illness. As a child, he was diagnosed with dysthymia, described as a chronic and mild form of depression, and more recently with other issues linked to his childhood.

To focus on his mental health, Jackson stopped teaching and moved in with his mother in Aurora. He sees a psychiatrist once a week for an hour.

He helps out at his father’s business

and does part-time jobs every so often.

He doesn’t know if he will teach again, but he has plans to move into his own place within the month.

“There are things you can do, there is help out there,” Jackson said. “I was at a hopeless point, but now I don’t feel hopeless.”

Jackson also is at a point where he feels comfortable talking about his mental illness and reaching out for help. But mental health experts say many others in similar situations are not receiving the treatment they need because they are embarrassed, ashamed or feel guilty about letting others know they are struggling mentally.

Stigma ‘is deep’ “If you were to break your arm, you would retell the story in detail,” said Patti Boyd, manager of strategic partnerships of Tri-County Health Department, a public health agency that provides services to Douglas, Arapahoe and Adams counties. “When there is a mental health issue, people just don’t want to talk about it.”

To combat the stigma of mental illness, Tri-County launched a campaign in May called “Let’s Talk Colorado.”

Rather than just addressing mental illness, the campaign promotes mental health as a state of well-being and balance in people’s thoughts and behaviors, Boyd said. The goal is to make mental health a collective focus

Dan Jackson calls his mental health a lifelong journey. He has been diagnosed with dysthymia, described as a chronic and mild form of depression and, more recently, with other issues linked to his childhood. He manages his mental health challenges by seeing a therapist once a week for an hour and expressing his feelings to the people closest to him.

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“People know there is care but they don’t seek it because they don’t want people to know that they are having a mental health issue,” Boyd said. “The level of stigmatizing language that we aren’t aware of is so deep.”

The statewide campaign is part of a growing trend of efforts to fight stig-

ma. Mental Health Colorado is building a statewide network of advocates to improve mental health care called Brain Wave. The national campaign MakeItOk.org clarifies on its website what a mental illness is and is not, provides a questionnaire asking users if they participate in stigmatic behaviors and tells the stories of people who SEE STIGMA, P8

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STIGMA FROM PAGE 6

New Year’s Day Douglas County offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 for the New Year’s holiday. Many county services are available online at www.douglas.co.us

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have felt the effects of stigma.

“My family and friends thought my depression and possible bipolar episodes were all in my head,” a woman named Andrea shares on the MakeItOk website. “They didn’t understand why I had trouble getting out of bed or why I cried so much. I was just `oversensitive.’ ” Andrew Romanoff, president and CEO of Mental Health Colorado, is using the organization’s website to reduce stigma. Mentalhealthcolorado.org has dozens of stories from people who have Romanoff experienced mental illness in themselves or in a person close to them. Sharing stories is a “powerful way to demystify mental illness,” Romanoff said.

“What we are tackling here is not some exotic disease that is confined to a tiny fraction of the population,” he said. “Mental illness touches every single family in Colorado and our story bank reflects that.”

Research shows that stigma campaigns are effective.

Using a grant from the Colorado Health Foundation, Tri-County Health requested a study from Frameworks Institute, an independent nonprofit research organization based in Washington, D.C., on how the public communicates about mental health.

“We are excited to have been able to do this work and start this conversation in Colorado in a meaningful way,” Boyd said. “We can do this better, we have evidence.”

In the study, a team of Ph.D. researchers interviewed at length 10 mental health experts and 10 residents of Douglas, Arapahoe and Adams counties on their perceptions of mental health. Participants acknowledged that people with mental illness should not be stigmatized, which is a “testament to the success of stigma campaigns,” said Moira O’Neil, director of research interpretation and applica-

tion at Frameworks Institute.

But “while they can explicitly say `no, people with mental health should not be stigmatized,’ when they talk about mental health issues, there is an `otherizing’ process that ends in w stigmatization,” O’Neil said. That s means the language used in conversa- i tion indicates “I am normal” and “thatc o person is not.”

The study — which Tri-County will use as a tool and model for communi- a cating about mental health — found m a that people struggle to talk about mental health as a positive state that everyone has and requires support for, N S O’Neil said.

2 ‘A positive definition’ of mental health b The U.S. Department of Health and p Human Services defines mental healthm as emotional, psychological and social E well-being. It affects how individuals think, feel and act. It helps determine f how individuals handle stress, relate b to others and make choices. And “it w t is important at every stage of life,” the department of health and human c i services says.

The problem is that experts and p individuals do not use that positive S definition enough, O’Neil said.

“The public does not have access to at positive definition of mental health,” o n she said. “It is something that they struggle to talk about beyond mental health being the absence of disease.” i In therapy over the past three years, Jackson has developed self-acceptance t s and resilience. His therapist has e helped him work through issues he a has struggled with since childhood.

His mother’s support and care has helped him open up about how he is r t feeling. He said he now recognizes that the pain his mental illness causes a does not mean there is something L wrong with him. f But he still finds it difficult to explain his mental health challenges b to his “ bestest of friends with the big- R f gest hearts.”

More awareness, education and em- t pathy around mental illness is needed, t he said.

T “We should listen to everyone because you don’t know what people t g are going through — that’s the bottom line,” Jackson said. “It could be a w anyone.” c m w t

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CHAMP FROM PAGE 1

Zac Richardson, center, won all but one race in his 2017 mountain biking season.

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days focused on doing long rides and others focused on shorter, high-intensity workouts, such as hill repeats.

“You want your speed to be a factor and you also want to have good endurance,” Richardson said. “Another highintensity workout is where you go up a climb as hard as you can and then you practice descending, when you’re dead out tired…you’ll get done with a climb and you’ll be destroyed.”

Richardson typically finishes a race between one hour and 20 minutes or one hour and 30 minutes. His winning time at the 2017 state championships was one hour, 30 minutes and 28 seconds, according to online results.

“The last descent that I had right before the finish line, I was just amazed that I actually pulled it off,” Richardson said. “It was a lot of work to get there.”

His passion for the sport is what motivates him, he said, and drives his commitment. In Richardson’s words, mountain biking is the “ultimate escape.”

“You get to ride your bike, you get to do some physical activity, you’re close to nature. You kind of have that little bit of exploration that comes out of you. It’s just really fun,” he said.

Neel’s love of the sport is similar to Richardson’s.

“For me, it’s kind of like flying because you’re just floating across the ground,” Neel said. “It’s almost like riding a rollercoaster with the ups and downs and the twists left and right.”

In coaching, he said, he hopes to create life-long mountain bikers. Watching kids grow is why he does it, Neel said.

And in a good sign for the sport, he says once kids join a mountain biking team, they stay friends, and riders, for life.

“To me,” he said, “That’s really rewarding.

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Today an Olympic sport and popular across Europe, Australia and the U.S., mountain biking’s roots in Colorado also remain strong.

The league in which Richardson and Neel participate, the Colorado High School Cycling League, was founded in 2009 and has grown significantly year by year. Fewer than 200 athletes participated in its first race in 2010. By 2014, more than 600 kids raced in the league, Executive Director Kate Rau said.

“I think it’s super fun and it’s a family-friendly activity where nobody’s benched,” Rau said when asked about what drives the league’s growth. “I like to think the reason that people keep coming back is that the race experience is pretty exceptional.”

This year, more than 1,200 athletes participated in the Colorado High School Cycling League series. Among them, Richardson, guided by Neel and other mountain biking pros helping to nurture the next generation of athletes.

Richardson’s taking of the state title in Eagle was a year in the making.

“When he made the decision last fall that he really wanted to go after the state championship,” Neel said, “we literally started his training about a week after state championships last year.”

While mountain biking’s early riders rode for the thrill, Neel said, the sport today incorporates serious strategy, also requiring serious training.

The Colorado High School Cycling League’s varsity athletes complete four laps in a race. Each lap averages between five or six miles, Neel said.

Riders often break off into groups to form an alliance, of sort, only to break that bond toward the race’s end when they make a dash for the finish line.

Each series race course is unique.

This year’s conference championships took place in Nathrop, with the course gaining 520 feet of altitude per lap, according to race reports on the league website, coloradomtb.org. The state championship course was on the Haymaker and Extra Credit trails in Eagle, which are specially designed to support the league’s events.

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Whether it’s gewgaws, gadgets or gigabytes, the less the merrier

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My echo, my shadow, and me.”

If you were to walk into my house right now, that’s QUIET about all you would DESPERATION see.

“We three, we’re all alone, living in a memory.”

I am not going anywhere, and my furniture wasn’t garnisheed.

(I have been waiting six years to use that word — “garCraig Marshall nisheed.” I am not Smith entirely certain I have used it correctly, but close enough.)

The place is going to be re-carpeted, so everything is neatly stacked in the studio.

Except for whatever I need every day.

It turns out what I need every day isn’t very much.

The major appliances sit on hard-

wood flooring, so they are still in place.

All that’s left in the master bedroom is the bed and the television. The computer is still on duty in the office. But the guest room is as bare naked as it was when I moved in here in 1993.

The look of the house right now is unexpectedly wonderful. The sight lines are quiet. There are no unneeded objects anywhere. There were very few to begin with.

Curmudgeons generally don’t collect figurines, gimcracks, or doodads.

The house as it is won’t be featured in anyone’s Parade of Homes. But I like it, and I wish that it could stay this way.

Of course, I need a couch, and living room chairs, and my bookshelves in my office, and what else?

I have been in homes that looked like three-dimensional scrapbooks. Family photographs everywhere, mementos of travel, endless end tables, and decorator pillows.

I have decided to rely more and more on my memory than on objects to remind me of memories.

Can ordering online food improve your health?

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ithout leaving your house, you can now order food online and have it delivered to your doorstep. Whether you are ordering groceries or meal kits, there are an increasing number of options available, said my co-worker, Jessica Clifford, extension specialist in the Department of Food Science Human Nutrition at Colorado State University.

Have you ever noticed grocery stores often put a big display of cookies and pastries right by the entrance?

A few studies have shown that shopping online could reduce purchases of these types of unhealthy foods, possibly because of fewer impulse purchases. This sales technique may not be as effective online.

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Bloomberg View’s Shira Ovide wrote an article about the technologies that have engulfed our lives. Said she is “falling out of love” with them.

Me too.

Partly because of technologies and the ability to scrutinize, to hack, to bully — anonymously and privately — we live in a treacherous world.

A former local secondary school staff member is being investigated for allegedly recording clandestine cellphone videos.

Ovide calls the voice-activated speakers from Amazon “creepy.”

I would add vacuum cleaners that wander around on their own.

And iPhones.

Yup. It’s 2017, and I still don’t have a cell phone. And I am doing all right.

I know I am a freak. Don’t need one.

Maybe if I had children.

Jennifer has an application on her phone that allows her to locate her three children — with their permission — any time of day or night.

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A e like Number 45. I have never sent a s text. I wouldn’t know how. And I’m p still standing. t Am I an out-of-touch and arrot gant codger, who thinks his home is b Walden or a Zen garden? No. I know t what is going on. b Maybe if I were (much) younger, I m would be just as inextricably linked h to a phone as everyone else is. m It is now possible to appear to be m clever-minded, articulate, informed, b humorous, or interesting by pulling out a phone and sending a message, h but only after doing a bit of a search. s But in person, on the spot, extem- d poraneously, those attributes have e become more difficult to encounter. c We are, sometimes, what we can e look up. a Look who is talking. Without the w internet, I would sound like, uh, well, o o hmm, uh.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, c educator and Highlands Ranch resi- w dent. He can be reached at craigmar- g 9 shallsmith@comcast.net.

w I s a I w r l s smile back ourselves. Probably basic M h human nature. p Now, we have all probably expes rienced the other side of that too, I meaning we offer a smile and get greeted with a scowl. Or someone smiles at us and we have no idea who they are, but they must want something from us, so we duck for cover, head down, and try not to make eye contact, let alone smile.

So I had this bright idea that I would actually test this theory over aF period of time and in different locations. I happened to be vacationing O in Hawaii and each morning would go for a power walk, a run, or a casual, less intense walk. And yes, it was Hawaii so most people should be happy or smiling anyway. However, you would be surprised at how many people just didn’t appear happy at all and a smile was the furthest thing from their face.

Share a smile and you’re likely to change another person’s day

Crawford reports that some supermarkets allow you to order food online, for either delivery or pick-up.

Many grocers collaborate with Instacart, which uses a business model similar to Lyft and Uber to deliver groceries. There are even grocers that are purely internet based, such as AmazonFresh.

Meal kit services can reduce the number of meals eaten from restaurants, which may be less healthy and less expensive than home-cooked meals.

Utilizing the kits can build healthy cooking skills, which may eventually lead to more meals cooked at home, even without a meal kit.

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o lately I have been testing a theory, and I have to tell you it has been so much fun.

I have written about WINNING this quote before, WORDS I have been familiar with it for more than two decades, and I have read it hundreds of times, and I wanted to finally test the concept and see if it really did work.

Michael Norton “If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours.” — Zig Ziglar Seems simple enough right? We have all probably experienced this effect in one way or another. Someone catches our eye or attention and we smile, they smile back. Or someone smiles at us, and most times we

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As I walked or ran, I started to smile.

And not just smile, an over-exaggerated smile, kind of like eating a banana sideways. I made eye contact with people from 20 yards away coming in the opposite direction. And whether they were smiling at the time or not, by the time we were side by side, more than 90 percent of the people smiled back and even gave me a warm “good morning,” or “Aloha.” On the other hand, 5 percent of the people never made eye contact, and about 5 percent made eye contact but didn’t smile back. I will take 90 percent as a win.

I tested the theory in the stores I have gone to as well. The grocery store, the hardware store, walking down main street, and the results were exactly the same. Now maybe, you could argue that my ridiculously overexaggerated smile caught people’s attention. And maybe their smile back was just the beginning of a snicker or laugh, but it was still a smile. Not only did people smile, they engaged in conversations, asked questions as if I worked at the store, and wished me a good day or merry Christmas. Again, 90 percent success rate.

My final test came this weekend, the weekend before Christmas. The venue I chose was the mall. Yikes. I tried to smile while finding a parking spot and as I came close to seeing one open up, I was outmaneuvered by a faster car with a driver who wasn’t smiling, but rather sneering in victory. After finally getting lucky and finding a pretty sweet spot, I entered the lions’ den.

My attitude was good, my confidence high, and my resolve to smile and be positive was unwavering. The bigger I smiled, the more people turned away.

It was more like 10 percent of the peo-

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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 http://outbackexpress. tripod.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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ple smiled in return and 90 percent of the people kept their head down and blazed through the mall with purpose, no time for that smiling nonsense.

Like everyone else I did have a purpose for being at the mall. There was a gift I needed to pick up. Still smiling and feeling good, maybe not as good as I felt on vacation, but my attitude and resolve were strong. And as I approached the counter to pay, there were three women working the registers. I greeted them with my ridiculously over-exaggerated smile and a hearty Merry Christmas, and they stood looking at me for a moment like a deer caught in headlights.

For a split second I thought that maybe I had overdone it just a bit. And then, they all looked at one another, turned back to me, smiled, and said “Thank you.” They thanked me because they said almost everyone that had been in the store so far that day had been rude, and they were not feeling the Christmas love or appreciated at all. So I shared my little testing of this Zig Ziglar theory, and they returned my smile and shared with me that no matter who else came in, they would smile back, even a ridiculous over-exaggerated smile filled with Christmas cheer. A little win but a huge victory.

It’s almost the new year. We can go into the new year with a frown and avoid making eye contact with others, or when we see someone without a smile, we can make a commitment for the new year to give them one of ours.

I would love to hear your smiling story at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we can help just one other person to smile, it really will be a better than good week and an amazing new year.

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

various weekday evenings and weekends at 7786 Prairie Lake Trail, Parker (in the Pinery). Open to anyone interested in card making and scrapbooking. Contact Alison Collins at 720-212-4788 or find us online at http://www.meetup.com/ParkerFranktown-Elizabeth-Paper-CraftingClub/ 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.

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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. New leadership. Call Agnes at 303-883-7881 or Carol at 303-646-3425.

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

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There are increasing numbers of services that deliver meal kits.

Companies such as Blue Apron and Hello Fresh deliver ingredients and step-by-step recipes to prepare meals at home. Some grocery stores have also started offering their own meal kits. Some kits provide everything pre-cut and measured, while others require chopping and a bit more preparation. Some offer various food choices such as vegetarian or gluten-free.

Food delivery could also improve access to healthy food especially in certain circumstances. For example, it could help those with limited mobility or those who live in areas without easy access to grocery stores.

One drawback of ordering your food online is the expense, said Crawford. “Unfortunately, the cost of food delivery can be a barrier.”

The meal kits average $9-$14 per meal and grocery delivery services have a fee as well (although grocery pick-up is usually free).

Crawford states that in spite of the cost, grocery and meal kit delivery is a growing market that has potential to save time, increase healthy food choices, improve food access and improve cooking skills.

For more information on Extension programming, call the Elbert County Extension Office at 303-6213162.

Elbert County Extension is a cooperative effort between CSU Extension and Elbert County government.

Sheila G. Kelley is the Colorado State University extension director for Elbert County. She can be reached at sheila.kelley@colostate.edu.

OBITUARIES Harinder Sethi Harinder Sethi, age 67, of Karnal, India, passed away unexpectedly December 13, 2017 at Parker Adventist Hospital.

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Children take to the ice at one of Boulder Creek Events two ice rinks. In addition to skating, visitors can get concessions and even ride a horse-drawn carriage.

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Finding something to do outdoors in the cold winter months can be a tricky proposition, especially if it doesn’t include heading to the mountains for skiing or snowboarding.

But in every part of the Front Range area — from urban shopping districts, to small towns, and even mountain communities — there’s a chance to tap into a bygone era and get some fresh air at the same time.

Taking to the ice at outdoor skating rinks.

“One of the most common remarks is from parents in awe that their children would choose a healthy outdoor activity over their more typical couch potato tendencies,” said Meg Denbow, director of communications at Boulder Creek Events, which hosts Boulder and Louisville outdoor rinks.

“There are countless opportunities available for families to participate together in a Colorado winter

experience without having to drive all the way to the mountains.”

We looked at three different options for ice skating during the winter.

Skating in the city OPTIONS: The Rink at Belmar 464 S. Teller St., Lakewood 303-742-1525 www.belmarcolorado.com Through Jan. 28 Southwest Rink at Skyline Park 16th and Arapahoe, Denver 303-534-6161 www.downtowndenver.com Through Feb. 14 COMMENTS: The Belmar Rink is entering its 13th season, and the 7,000-square foot outdoor ice rink located on the Belmar Plaza has been a popular skating stop for all ages.

“We get about 20,000 skaters a season who take to the ice here,” said Janelle Hinton, marketing director at Belmar. “It’s amazing to see how many people come, and it’s because of the whole experience they can have here. Visitors can skate, grab a bite to eat, and see a movie, all in the same place.”

The busiest times are evenings and weekends, but with such warm weather this season, Hinton said visitors are hard pressed to find a bad time to skate. But the

best is during the night, when all the decorations light up.

“The environment at the rink is so beautiful, and has such great energy,” she added. “We have many repeat customers who come back over and over during the season.”

Small town memories OPTIONS: WinterSkate at Boulder Teahouse Plaza 1780 13th St., Boulder 303-442-2826 www.bceproductions.com/winterskate Through February WinterSkate at Historic Downtown Louisville Steinbaugh Pavilion 824 Front St., Louisville 303-604-1010 www.bceproductions.com/winterskate Through February COMMENTS: The Boulder rink is celebrating its 19th year, and the Louisville location is starting off its 14th season. The Louisville location features 6,500 square feet of ice, as well as all the components of a classic Christmas.

“WinterSkate is more than a mere skating rink — it’s a full experience for all five senses,” said Meg Denbow, director of

communications at Boulder Creek Events, which hosts both locations. “As families huddle around the open fire to warm their hands, the aroma of warm apple cider and the tune of classic holiday favorites waft through the air; in the distance, the clip-clop of the horse-drawn carriage can be heard approaching the pavilion as children gather in line to purchase hot chocolate from the concessions window. It’s a sweet little Rockwellesque experience for families of all ages.”

With a set-up like that, it’s not difficult to understand why these rinks have become the site of many family memories.

“It’s really amazing watching the kids grow up and come back to WinterSkate year after year, having so much fun with their friends and family,” Denbow said. “In fact, much of our WinterSkate staff is made up of local teenagers who have grown up skating at this little neighborhood rink.”

A quick trip to the mountains OPTIONS: Evergreen Lake 29612 Upper Bear Creek Road, Evergreen 720-880-1391 SEE RINKS, P13

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A new equestrian event this year is the National Western Horseman’s Challenge that will be held Jan. 8-10 in the Denver Coliseum. The event is designed to provide a challenging, educational and entertaining opportunity for local and national equestrians to be involved in the stock show within a growing and evolving discipline.

Horse and rider teams will be faced with various obstacles and tasks testing their confidence in each other.

The press release on the National

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The show events are spread among a number of facilities. Stock show activities are centered at the National Western Stock Show Arena and Hall of Education near 46th Avenue and Humbolt Street, the Events Center at 1515 E. 47th Ave. and the Denver Coliseum. For information, tickets, the event schedule and event locations, call 303-297-1166 or go online to nationalwestern.com.

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

Stocked by Friends of the Elizabeth Library.

All donations from book sales benefit the Elizabeth Library.

The Nobel Prize: 1-2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28 at the Castle Rock Senior Center, 2323 Woodlands Blvd., Castle Rock. Join Active Minds as we trace the history of the Nobel Prize, highlighting notable laureates, notable omissions, and a controversy here and there. Call 303-688-9498.

9 at the Elizabeth Public Library, 651 W. Beverly St., Elizabeth. Clinic is for parties who have no attorney. Volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms and explain the process and procedure for all areas of civil litigation, including family law, property law, probate law, collections, appeals, landlord-tenant law, small claims, veterans’ issues, and civil protection orders.

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Lifetree Café Discussion Group: 5-6 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 1 (Inside the Gun Debate: To hunt? To defend? To assault?); Jan. 8 (Make the Most of Your Life: A Perspective That Will Change Your Life Forever); Jan. 15 (Care for Caregivers: Meeting the Unique Needs of Those Who Sacrifice for Others); Jan. 22 (News from the Future: A Futurest Gives a Sneak Peek); Jan. 29 (Friends for Life: 10 Buddies. 38 Years, One Weekend a Year) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-814-0142. Go to LifetreeCafe. com.

Outback Express: public transit service provided by the East Central Council of Local Governments; 24-hour notice appreciated.

Call Kay Campbell, 719- 541-4275, or 800825-0208 for reservations. Go to http:// outbackexpress.tripod.com. Schedule: Tuesday, Jan. 2, from Elizabeth, Kiowa and Elbert to Parker; Tuesday, Jan. 9 from Elizabeth to Parker or Colorado Springs; Thursday, Jan. 11, Good Samaritan Nursing Home residents only; Tuesday, Jan. 16 from Elizabeth, Kiowa and Elbert to Parker; and Thursday, Jan. 25 from Simla and Matheson to Limon.

Young Writers’ Guild: 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. For ages 12-18. No registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to DCL.org.

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

Public Notices BROKEN ROAD ENTERPRISES LLC 4190 COUNTY ROAD 154 ELIZABETH , CO 80107

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NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF MINERAL RIGHTS AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER'S DEED

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

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having Interest of Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: BROKEN ROAD ENTERPRISES LLC 4190 COUNTY ROAD 154 ELIZABETH , CO 80107

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

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Certificate Number: 2014-01860

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to SARA E WHITE.

Certificate Number: 2014-01860

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to SARA E WHITE.

That said SARA E WHITE on the 11th day of September 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights;

To advertise yourThat public notices Deed call 303-566-4100 a Treasurer's will be issued for said That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the mineral rights to SARA E WHITE on the 5th day delinquent mineral rights (and special assessof April 2018, unless the same has been rement) taxes assessed against said mineral deemed; rights for the year 2013;

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and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to SARA E WHITE.

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on December 21, 2017, December 28, 2017 and January 4, 2018.

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

That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said mineral rights to SARA E WHITE on the 5th day of April 2018, unless the same has been redeemed;

That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of BROKEN ROAD ENTERPRISES LLC for said year 2013;

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

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to SARA E WHITE.

That said SARA E WHITE on the 11th day of September 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights;

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on December 21, 2017, December 28, 2017 and January 4, 2018.

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

That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said mineral rights to SARA E WHITE on the 5th day of April 2018, unless the same has been redeemed;

That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of BROKEN ROAD ENTERPRISES LLC for said year 2013;

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

That said SARA E WHITE on the 11th day of September 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights;

This Notice of Purchase has also been published in Colorado Community Media on December 21, 2017, December 28, 2017 and January 4, 2018.

Certificate Number: 2014-01860

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 18th day of November 2014, the then County Treasurer of Elbert County, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to SARA E WHITE the following described mineral rights situate in the County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to-wit: Section: 29 Township: 7 Range: 64 LOT 2, KINTER MINOR DEVELOPMENT MINERALS LOC IN E2NW4NW4 12.94 MRASubdivision: SEVERED MINERALS

Witness my hand this 11th day of December, 2017 Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 23896 First Publication: December 21, 2017 Last Publication: January 4, 2018 Publisher: The Elbert County News

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Interested individuals please contact the main Office 303-648-3030 or apply at 24489 Main St., Elbert CO 80106.

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ber 21, 2017, December 28, 2017 and January 4, 2018.

Witness my hand this 11th day of December, That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said 2017 mineral rights to SARA E WHITE on the 5th day Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado of April 2018, unless the same has been reOccupational Therapist, deemed; 2-3 hours per week Registered Legal Notice No.: 23896 from Jan-May, 2018 in Kiowa. Possibility to First increase time to 1-1.5 days per week in Publication: December 21, 2017 Spring, 2018.

OTR from mustsaid have, or bePublication: eligible for appropriate Said mineral rights may be redeemed Last January 4, 2018 sale at anyColorado time prior licensure. to the actual execution of Publisher: Theassessment, Elbert County News Provide Pre-12 intervention, direct & saidindirect Treasurer's Deed.education services in rural school setting, yet accessible to urban special

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This Notice of Purchase has also been pubSalary lished in Colorado Community Mediacompetitive. on Decem- Excellent benefits.

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Witness my handavailable this 11th for daydownload of December, Employment on the upper left section of the job listing page 2017 on our website www.ecboces.org.

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work one-on-one with a special needs child. Position works through the school year mineral may be redeemed said That saidlong mineral was taxed or specially or as as rights the child attends our school.Said Must passrights background check. from Salary at any time prior to the actual execution assessed in the name(s) ofnoBROKEN ROAD based on experience; experience startssale at $10.42/hr.

Applications available onof ENTERPRISES LLC for said year 2013; said Treasurer's Deed. website at http://www.kiowaschool.org. Click on the Employment link and select the Classified application. open Call 303 621-2220 forhas questions.

That said SARA E WHITE Position on the 11th daytill of filled.

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That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of BROKEN ROAD ENTERPRISES LLC for said year 2013;

That said SARA E WHITE on the 11th day of September 2017, the present holder of said certificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights;

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That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for said That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the mineral rights to SARA E WHITE on the 5th day delinquent mineral rights (and special assessAidetaxes Opening of April 2018, unless the same has been rement) assessed against said mineral KiowaforSchools an opening for a full-timedeemed; kindergarten aide with benefits who will rights the yearhas 2013;

tificate (who) has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said mineral rights;

Section: 29 Township: 7 Range: 64 LOT 2, KINTER MINOR DEVELOPMENT MINERALS LOC IN E2NW4NW4 12.94 MRASubdivision: SEVERED MINERALS

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

Section: 29 Township: 7 Range: 64 LOT 2, KINTER MINOR DEVELOPMENT MINERALS LOC IN E2NW4NW4 12.94 MRASubdivision: SEVERED MINERALS

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Section: 29 Township: 7 Range: 64 LOT 2, KINTER MINOR DEVELOPMENT MINERALS LOC IN E2NW4NW4 12.94 MRASubdivision: SEVERED MINERALS

ment) taxes assessed against said mineral rights for the year 2013;

That said mineral rights was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of BROKEN ROAD ENTERPRISES LLC for said year 2013;

Certificate Number: 2014-01860

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

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

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