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RESIDENTS REFLECT ON 2015, LOOK AHEAD TO THE NEW YEAR

Ready to take on Tina Moreno is an assistant manager at the Elizabeth Subway. Moreno’s wish for the future is that people would get along with each other and play nice. Photos by Rick Gustafson

2016

Folks in Elbert County community stay optimistic, realistic about hopes for the future

By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media With 2015 coming to a close, the Elbert County News asked five working people and business owners in Elbert County about their resolutions and goals for 2016, their wishes for others in the coming year and their impressions of 2015.

Tina Moreno, Elizabeth Moreno, an assistant manager of the Elizabeth Subway, was candid and direct with her goals for 2015.

“I am planning on quitting here and traveling with my boyfriend, doing bookkeeping for his company and to lose a little bit of my pudge here, after the holidays,” she said and

patted her stomach. “I lost 15 pounds, then I gained it back just by thanksgiving.”

Her wish for the future is that people would get along with each other and play nice.

“It’s just so crazy out there right now.”

In 2015, she learned to deal with loss.

“Elizabeth had a lot of people, young kids die, people that I knew,” she said. “I learned how to deal with loss and learned that life goes on.”

Read what others in the community had to say

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In 2016, Holly Figueroa, center, and her family will deal with the challenges of growing a new business. She is the owner of the Sawmill Bar & Grill, which opened on Dec. 28, just in time for the New Year. Shown with Figueroa are her children, Danyelle and Roby.

State Rep. Dore looks back on 2015 session Elizabeth resident says it was ‘less turbulent’ in the Legislature

By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media

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In part 1 of a two-part interview, state Rep. Tim Dore, R- Elizabeth, reflects on the 2015 legislative session.

In part 2, coming next week, he will

describe his priorities for 2016 and look at the political dynamics of the Legislature in an election year.

With the two chambers split for the first time during his tenure in office, Dore, who represents District 64, described his third year in the Legislature as much different from his experience during the first two years.

“We had a Republican-controlled Senate and a Democrat-controlled House, and even in the House, the numbers were tighter,” Dore said. “It

was my third session. Compared to the first two, it was much less turbulent, much less contentious.”

Dore attributed the “better year” to neither party being able to ram through an agenda. Highly partisan bills were either moderated significantly or defeated in the chamber controlled by the opposing party.

“We didn’t see a lot of contentious legislation come through. I think the most contentious thing we had might have been around the school testing.

The variables of the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College) tests and Common Core issues came up.”

Dore voted in favor of the 47page, PARCC compromise bill, which passed the Senate 30-5 and passed 55-8 in the House. Among other things, HB 1323 reduced testing in elementary school grades K-3, continued PARCC testing in English and

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SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAYS

December 31, 2015

Seventy clerks serving Douglas County’s motor vehicle, recording and elections departments, and the board of county commissioners donated 1,369 pounds of food and supplies to the Douglas/Elbert Task Force Dec. 14.

A team of “elves” from Douglas County made a trip to Sam’s Club in Lone Tree, filling six shopping carts beyond their capacity. Led by Douglas County Clerk and Recorder Merlin Klotz, the team “delivered a heaping truck full” of nonperishable food and household items to the Douglas/Elbert Task Force on Dec. 14.

“I considered giving everyone a trinket but opted instead to make a donation in my employees’ names to the Task Force,” Klotz said.

The load weighed 1,369 pounds. The team consisted of 70 staff members and clerks from the motor vehicle, elections and recording divisions of Douglas County.

“Many dug out their ugly Christmas sweaters and made the day a celebration while having fun being givers,” Klotz said. “I have been blessed with hard-working, considerate and customer-strong employees.”

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Parker resident appears on ‘Jeopardy!’

Lynsey McMullen’s dream of making game show comes true after years of planning, studying

Lynsey McMullen, of Parker, in a promo shot with “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek.

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By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Lynsey McMullen was picking up her kindergartner from North Star Academy when she got the call telling her she would be a contestant on “Jeopardy!”

The moment was the culmination of more than five years of perseverance and the fulfillment of a nearly lifelong dream.

First, she called her husband, Andy, who left work early and was waiting at home with a bouquet of flowers.

“I was really over the moon for her,” said Andy McMullen, who plays trivia with his wife and acknowledges her as “the stronger player.” “This is something she wanted to do for so long.”

Seven months had passed since she played a mock game and was interviewed by producers who stopped in Denver. She originally took the online test in January.

“I was starting to give up hope,” McMullen said.

Then came the call in September.

“Culver City” popped up on the caller ID and she quickly pacified her 5-yearold, Harper, with Skittles and SpongeBob Squarepants to create a quiet zone. After receiving the news, her husband promptly told every coworker he could find about his better half’s achievement.

Filming the show McMullen’s episode was filmed in October and aired Dec. 16, and although she placed third, she kept herself in contention for much of the game. She faltered on three questions, including a “Daily Double.” But the experience was everything she hoped it would be — aside from realizing that beloved host Alex Trebek doesn’t actually hang out with contestants before filming.

McMullen, a bartender at McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steaks in the Denver Tech Center, studied hard to prepare

for her national TV debut, brushing up on subjects such as opera and literature, for which she researched the “top 100 American novels and top 100 British novels and who wrote them.”

The Parker resident considers her strongest subjects to be geography, basic science, literature, history and pop culture. Instead, she drew categories like “Famous Mels,” “Parrot Culture” and “Fabrics & Textiles,” the latter of which McMullen thought she might dominate based on her knowledge from watching 10 years of the modeling reality show “Project Runway.”

“To be totally honest,” she said, “I talked to the other two competitors and we weren’t loving the categories.”

McMullen held her own.

At one point, she had accumulated $12,200, which was almost $9,000 more than the next closest player. However, she said “Bay of Biscayne” instead of “Bay of Biscay” and dropped $1,800. She also

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second-guessed herself on a $2,000 question about singer Ozzy Osbourne’s hometown — she remembers it as the winning answer for a radio contest from her youth — and got it wrong, with the woman who would eventually win swooping in with the correct answer.

‘Go big or go home’ In “Final Jeopardy!,” the category was “19th Century Literature,” and McMullen decided to bet it all.

“The reason why is because my husband and I were talking beforehand,” she said. “We said, ‘I’m not here to get second place,’ so it was go big or go home.”

McMullen already had significant trivia experience. Each year, she participates in the “Geek Bowl,” which pits the best-ofthe-best players from the Denver-based interactive pub trivia game “Geeks Who Drink.”

And she began her odyssey for “Jeopar-

dy!” in 2001 when she took an online test for the college tournament, and her mom drove her to Los Angeles to take a written exam. She missed the cut by two questions, but gained the experience of visiting the studio before her recent experience.

For more than five years, she has routinely taken the online test with the hope of being selected.

Andy McMullen, who attended the live taping of “Jeopardy!,” described it as “surreal” to hear his wife’s name read aloud by longtime announcer Johnny Gilbert and to watch her compete with poise and grace.

Of all the people who were told about McMullen’s opportunity, it had special significance to one person in particular, her mom.

“She was crying and was just so happy,” McMullen said, “because she was the one who drove me to the spelling bees and went over 700 words with me in fourth grade.”

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Head-on crash near Franktown kills two Three others injured; excessive speed a possible factor

By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Family members are mourning the loss of two Colorado men killed in a crash near Franktown just four days before Christmas.

Stephen Edwards, 70, of Peyton, and Jeffrey Lobato, 47, of Colorado Springs, were killed when their vehicles collided head-on at mile marker 44 on Highway 83 around 5:30 p.m. Dec. 21. Three others were seriously injured.

Investigators for the Colorado State Patrol are looking at excessive speed as a possible factor in the accident.

A 2012 Audi S5 driven by Edwards was traveling northbound on Highway 83 when it crossed the double-yellow line and collided “left front to left front” with a 2003 Chevy Tahoe driven by Lobato, said Trooper Josh Lewis, public information officer for the Colorado State Patrol.

Both Edwards and Lobato were declared dead at the scene. A 47-year-old female passenger was transported to Parker Adventist Hospital with life-threatening injuries, and an 18-year-old female was taken to the same medical facility with serious injuries. A juvenile was transported to Swedish Medical Center with serious injuries, Lewis said. Their conditions are unknown.

Both drivers and all three passengers in the Chevy Tahoe were wearing seatbelts. Investigators do not believe drugs or alcohol were a factor.

December 31, 2015

Man with Parkinson’s pushes for right-to-die law Proposed ballot measure faces uphill battle

By Ivan Moreno Associated Press Lance Wright is a meticulous planner: He has a line ready for when his hands shake during work presentations, and for his life’s final days, an audacious plan to let people with incurable illnesses choose when they die.

The 63-year-old energy efficiency consultant and Parkinson’s disease patient is trying to do what many better-funded and organized activists cannot: Get language on the 2016 Colorado ballot that would give him and others the right to seek assistance from doctors to die — and then convince voters to approve it as a constitutional amendment.

Wright has long supported the idea that people should have the right to end their own lives, closely following the 1994 Oregon debate that led to the nation’s initial right-to-die law. But when the first symptoms of Parkinson’s disease appeared 12 years ago, his interest became personal.

“A battleship off the coast will focus your attention,” he said.

Wright’s proposal goes further than what lawmakers and advocates of the “right-to-die” movement want because a patient doesn’t have to be months away from dying, and patients don’t have to administer life-ending drugs on their own.

So there’s already opposition to Wright’s effort, and since he has no organization to help with the time and money needed for the expensive task of signature-gathering, he is taking a major political long shot.

But he’s used to long shots.

He unsuccessfully ran as a Democrat against former Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo when that suburban Denver district was GOP country in 2002. Last year, he collected 22 votes as a write-in candidate for a Denver statehouse district.

Wright has more at stake in this campaign.

“I feel that it’s a basic human right to be

in charge of your own destiny, if you will.

The situation now is that you and I are not in control of what happens at the end of our lives,” said Wright, who served two terms in the Parker Town Council from 1996 to 2000.

At the moment, the disease is more of an inconvenience for Wright. During presentations, he quips that his shaking hands don’t mean he’s nervous, just that he has Parkinson’s. In general, he’s still healthy and able-bodied. He walks his wife home and carries her books from the University of Denver, where she’s a law professor.

“I love life. I want to live every minute that I can,” Wright said. But he knows the time may come when he will be unable to walk on his own or swallow food.

Wright is finalizing the language for his proposal to define who would qualify as having an incurable condition to get aid in dying from a doctor. He said it would not apply to people who are depressed or suicidal.

If a legal panel finds that it complies with standards for a ballot measure, he’ll need to start collecting more than 98,000 signatures from registered voters by next summer.

He’ll have to do that without the support of Compassion and Choices, a national group advocating for right-to-die laws. The group opposes Wright’s plan because doctors can inject patients with the fatal drugs.

“We just think that it’s a little bit too dangerous, quite honestly,” said Roland Halpern, a Denver-based spokesman for the group, which wants laws requiring patients to take the drugs on their own to ensure it is what they want.

State lawmakers pursuing the idea do not back Wright’s plan, either, largely because the ballot language does not include the “terminally ill.”

“I don’t think (the proposal) uses the word `euthanasia,’ but it seems to provide for euthanasia, which we do not advocate,” said Democratic Rep. Lois Court of Denver, who is sponsoring end-of-life legislation specifying that a patient be certified as terminally ill, have formally

‘The situation now is that you and I are not in control of what happens at the end of our lives.’

Lance Wright, Parkinson’s patient requested life-ending drugs several times, and self-administer those drugs, among other conditions.

Wright argues some like him may not be able to take that medication on their own. And people in similar circumstance may not qualify for what lawmakers are proposing. An Alzheimer’s patient may lose the ability to take care of himself but still not be considered terminal, for example.

Halpern’s group has supported attempts to pass right-to-die bills in other states, including California, where Gov. Jerry Brown signed a measure into law in October. Other states where doctors can prescribe life-ending drugs for the terminally ill are Oregon, Washington, Vermont and Montana.

If Wright succeeds in getting to the ballot, he’d face opposition from religious organizations and conservatives who view the laws in Oregon and other states as facilitating suicide. Some doctors have also expressed concern that making lifeending drugs available to patients takes away hope of recovery when a terminal diagnosis can turn out to be wrong.

Wright said he’s optimistic his idea will draw support. He insists the issue is not just about what he’s going through.

He said he’s “determined to make sure that I’ve done everything that I can to provide the sort of framework for individual liberty that I can for folks here in Colorado.”

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Randy Wallace, the owner of Randy’s Antiques and Art on Old Town Main Street in Elizabeth, said that he has no specific resolutions for 2016.

Randy loves his art and antiques, and his hope for the future is to see Main Street in Elizabeth succeed.

Lawrence Underwood works behind the counter at the Coyote Market in Kiowa.

He wishes his fellow members in the community good health and a happy year.

Hailey Schieffer is a senior at Elbert High School and works as a server at Patty Ann’s Café in Kiowa three days each week. Her goal for 2016 is to graduate and join the United States Marine Corps. Photos by Rick Gustafson

2016

Of 2015, she said it was a decent year.

“Everyone is not as strong mentally as I would like them to be.”

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Hailey Schieffer, Elbert Schieffer is a senior at Elbert High School and works as a server at Patty Ann’s Café in Kiowa three days a week.

Her goal for 2016 is to graduate and join the U.S. Marine Corps.

“I talked with some recruiters, and they thought it was the best fit for me,” she said. “It’s more of a challenge.”

She wishes for the success of others during the new year.

“I wish that everyone else would be more successful and carry on with their dreams.”

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Randy Wallace, Elizabeth Wallace, owner of Randy’s Antiques and Art on Old Town Main Street in Elizabeth, said he has no specific resolutions for 2016.

“I’ve been here for two years, and I’m just planning on staying,” he said with a laugh. “I’ve really enjoyed it. I really have.”

He loves art and antiques, and his hope for the future is to see Main Street succeed.

“That’s the biggest goal,” he said.

“The hardest thing we have is getting people to turn the corner. Once they turn the corner, people love what they

find. I don’t know how else to say that.”

In 2015, he enjoyed the street fairs held on Main Street.

“It seemed that all the people who came really enjoyed what they found here on Main Street.”

Lawrence Underwood, Kiowa Underwood works behind the counter at the Coyote Market in Kiowa.

“None whatsoever,” was Lawrence’s response to the subject of setting New Year’s resolutions. “Never keep ’em, so why even bother.”

For his fellow members in the community, he wished them good health and a happy year.

Underwood characterized 2015 as pretty fair, just another year, and then he added, “Can’t wait until the election is

‘We didn’t see a lot of contentious legisla-

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math for ninth graders, and eliminated PARCC testing for 11th- and 12th-graders, replacing it with the ACT or its equivalent.

One bill that Dore was disappointed to see fail was SB 15-091, reducing the statute of limitations on construction defects for architects, builders and the like from eight years to four years. The bill passed the Senate on a party-line vote, and was “postponed indefinitely” by the House Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs.

During the 2015 session, Dore sponsored 11 bills, three of which were signed into law. The

tion come through. I think the most contentious thing we had might have been around the school testing.’

State Rep. Tim Dore (R-Elizabeth) bills Dore introduced ranged from reduced regulations on small businesses, a proposed 24-month registration interval for seasonal farm vehicles, to tax incentives for agritourism.

Dore also worked alongside Pueblo representatives Daneya Esgar, a Democrat, and Clarice Navarro, a Republican, to obtain

approval for a $1 million allocation as part of a multi-state grant application for a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant.

The TIGER grant was needed to repair tracks used by the Southwest Chief, a historic train that runs through southeastern Colorado, and will keep the line

over. I’m tired of that.”

Holly Figueroa, Elizabeth In 2016, Figueroa and her family will be dealing with the challenges of growing a new business. She is the owner of the Sawmill Bar & Grill, which opened this month, just in time for the new year.

“We’re bringing in a different kind of restaurant,” she said. “We’ll have sports going on the TVs. We also have four pool tables, so we’ll be doing leagues and we will be running tournaments.”

In 2016, she hopes for success and good health for the people around her, and described 2015 as a very busy year.

“It flew by too quick,” she said of 2015. “There was a lot of planning for this opening. It was definitely a productive year, and a lot of dreams came true.”

operating in Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico.

“It’s a key part of our economic development, both in the freight train and the passenger load down through Lamar and across that southeastern corridor,” Dore said. “That was a pretty heavy lift that we’d been doing for a couple of years. We finally got Amtrak, the state, and the federal agencies to agree on how we handle that, including the BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe, because they own the line.”

Dore also cosponsored a bill to update and modernize the National Western Stock Show complex. Along with modernizing the facility, the bill also improves the surrounding infrastructure in a project involving both the state of Colorado and the city of Denver.

“It’s going to be a multiyear program that includes … keeping the tradition and keeping some of the really good parts that have been historic there at the National Western Stock Show complex,” he said.

The project coincides with a bond passed in Denver last November to improve the I-70 corridor through the area. The improvements to the facility and surrounding area are expected to transform the National Western complex into a year-round facility.

“CSU is going to have an extension program there, which will be part of their veterinary and agricultural hands-on teaching on that site. All that will be a bonus,” he said. “I was one of the cosponsors of that piece of legislation, so I was excited to see that get passed.”

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Focus on not dropping the ball What happens when we make a simple error or mistake?

We might own up to it and say something like, “I dropped the ball on that one.”

And as we wind down the regular season of the National Football League, we have certainly seen plenty of our favorite teams and players drop plenty of passes.

And I am not talking about just the difficult passes, you know, the “should have” caught if only they tried harder and stretched a little further; no, I am also referring to those passes that hit them right in their hands. And in many cases as they dropped the ball, they also watched an opportunity for victory slip right through their fingers.

Now there are players who make difficult catches look seemingly easy, effortless and graceful.

They snatch one-handed grabs

from the middle of the air while walking a tightrope along the sideline or while performing an acrobatic maneuver typically reMichael Norton served for a WINNING circus act or Cirque du WORDS Soleil show.

They grasp the opportunity for victory with each attempt thrown in their direction.

As we enter into the New Year and as we seek new opportunities of our own, we can learn from all of those opportunities that may have slipped through

our own fingers over the past year, those opportunities where we just maybe “dropped the ball on that one.”

Looking back on the history of our events, actions, decisions and choice of words is one of the best ways that we can plot our course for success in the coming year. We can reflect back and think about how we can avoid the traps and pitfalls that caused us to drop the ball so that we can focus on and identify all of those things we did right, all of those times where we made the catch and grasped the opportunity to succeed.

Now in the NFL, players who consistently drop passes quickly find out that NFL stands for something other than the National Football League. They find out that NFL could also mean “not for long” as their consistent-

ly poor performance places their career in jeopardy.

How consistent are we? How many passes do we drop? What do our statistics look like as we analyze how many times we have had an opportunity and we simply dropped the ball? And again, not just the stretch goals and hard-to-reach opportunities for success, I am talking about the simple balls of life that come our way and we let them slip right through our fingers.

Some of the balls we can focus on catching could be opportunities to say things like, “I love you,” “Thank you,” “I am sorry,” “I am proud of you” or “I appreciate you.” I mean really, how many times have we walked away from time spent with a close friend or loved one and Norton continues on Page 7

An ‘easy’ question for film buffs I want to wish you a happy new year, and to quiz you too.

I am sure that you know that 2016 will be an election year, and that it is likely that we will be bombarded with rhetoric, promises and solicitations.

It is hard to believe that the sitting president was elected almost eight years ago.

It means that your son or daughter could have started and finished high school, and started and finished college.

When I voted in 2008, I stood in line for almost two hours at a Highlands Ranch recreation center.

I thought the holdup was confined to the recreation center, but that evening I found out that there were voting problems

Craig Marshall Smith

QUIET DESPERATION

all over metro Denver.

I n 2012, I v o t e d by mail.

M u c h better.

I’ll be in bed by midnight on New Ye a r ’s Eve. T h e dog and I will be

awakened by fireworks.

I may have a juice glass of eggnog, and that will be about it.

I am as dull as a post when it

comes to celebrations, and the thought of being on the road after midnight is frightening.

There will be an accident and DUI tally in the paper soon afterward.

A number of films have been set around New Year’s Eve, like “When Harry Met Sally,” “The Poseidon Adventure” and “Radio Days.”

My favorite is your quiz.

The final line in the movie is, “Shut up and deal.”

If you can figure it out with nothing more than that, you know your films.

But I can give you more clues.

For one, Fred MacMurray plays a bad guy.

The theme music was Billboard’s No. 53 for the year.

The year was 1960.

That should give it away.

But if not: The theme music was performed by two piano players.

One of the actors attempts suicide. Another one strains pasta with a tennis racket.

If it were remade, there would have to be nudity and dirty words.

It received 10 Academy Awards nominations and won five, including Best Picture.

I can watch it over and over.

There is no violence, although the lead does get punched in the face.

There are no special effects.

However, I consider good writing Marshall continues on Page 7

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Low interest rates help Denver thrive Healthy fundamentals fuel Colorado’s economic growth

By Josh Boak and Nicholas Riccardi Associated Press Since the Federal Reserve slashed rates to record lows seven years ago, few parts of the country have thrived as much as Denver. You can see it when customers at the restaurant Stoic & Genuine order the “Tower of Power,” a $200 tray of oysters, lobster and caviar.

Stoic & Genuine opened in a redeveloped 19th century train station a year ago, the third restaurant established by chef Jen Jasinski. It’s earning far more than Jasinski and her partners expected, a sign of the bounce enjoyed by Denverarea workers, entrepreneurs and homeowners.

The Fed’s near-zero rates played to Colorado’s advantages: An educated population, growing tech firms, energy reserves and a real estate market that never really succumbed to the ravages of the housing crisis. Ultra-low rates made it easier to borrow, invest and prosper.

“Things are being built, people are moving here — you can see cranes all around,” Jasinski said, sitting in the back of her bustling flagship restaurant, Rioja.

And though the Fed on Wednesday began raising rates for the first time in nine years, it’s hard to find anyone who fears that Colorado’s economy will suffer.

For one thing, the Fed’s rate increases will likely be slight and gradual. For another, the ultra-low borrowing rates the Fed engineered strengthened a regional economy that was already blessed with healthy fundamentals.

Stars align for Denver-area recovery In a country where the sources of prosperity are spread unevenly, Denver provides one piece of a lesson about the possibilities and limitations of the Fed’s efforts to revive the U.S. economy after the 2008 financial crisis.

With its high education levels and infrastructure investments — and even the cachet of newly legalized recreational marijuana — Denver stood to capitalize

on historically low borrowing rates.

“This would’ve happened almost anywhere in the country if these other ingredients were there,” said Richard Wobbekind, an economist at the University of Colorado. “These positive elements enabled people to benefit from tremendously low interest rates.”

Other sections of the country prospered far less or not at all. The Fed’s efforts to inject cash into the economy weren’t enough, for example, to spare Florida from a wave of foreclosures, to reinvent the battered industrial Midwest or even to raise most people’s pay very much.

What’s more, many Americans couldn’t qualify for the low mortgage rates made possible by the Fed. And workers with no more than a high school degree have been increasingly pushed to the sidelines of the job market.

But the numbers tell a different story in Colorado and its capital of Denver, where the conditions existed for exploiting the benefits of record-low rates.

Colorado’s unemployment rate is now 3.8 percent, versus 5 percent nationwide.

Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have risen 2.9 percent to $27.11 — with both the increase and the hourly pay eclipsing the national averages.

Home prices and household incomes are higher than before the Great Recession, even as the country as whole, 6 1/2 years into the recovery, has yet to match home prices or earnings enjoyed before the recession.

Young college graduates are migrating en masse to Denver. Nearly 52 percent of Denver’s 25- to 34-year-olds have graduated from college, up from 43.4 percent in 2009. Nationwide, less than a third of Americans in that age group have finished college.

Around the country and the world, the prospect of a Fed rate hike had stirred varying degrees of anxiety. Some analysts still fear that a steady rise in the Fed’s benchmark rate could cause the dollar’s value to increase further. This would likely depress exports and the profits of multinational companies.

Others worry that high-yield junk bonds could collapse, along with the debt of emerging economies.

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thought, “Wow, I really could have said something more or done something differently, I really dropped the ball on that one.”

How many business opportunities, sales, lessons learned, listening moments and deeper relationships have we missed because we dropped a pass that could have/should have been easily caught? I encourage you to think back over the past year or so, and try and think of those moments where you can learn from both the dropped passes as well

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as the catches you made and recognize what to avoid and what to repeat or even do better in the coming year.

So how about you? Are you dropping too many easy passes and opportunities to grow and achieve success at all levels of your life, or do you have steady, consistent and reliable hands and catching everything that comes your way? Either way I would love to hear all about it at gotnorton@gmail.com, and when we catch more balls than we drop, it really will be a better than good week.

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

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to be a special effect.

Need some more clues?

Billy Wilder produced and directed it, and no, it’s not another one of his films, “Sunset Boulevard.”

That’s a great film too, and it features a very wet New Year’s Eve. Gloria Swanson is perfection in “Sunset Boulevard.”

Maybe you have heard the line, “I am ready for my close-up.”

It comes from “Sunset Boulevard.”

You have to know the answer by now, but if not, the piano players were Ferrante and Teicher.

It’s hard for me to believe that the theme song was played on Top 40 radio.

That would never happen now.

The song was “Theme from The Apartment.”

There you have it.

“The Apartment” starred Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine.

MacLaine is having an affair with Fred MacMurray. The two of them use Lemmon’s apartment for their fun and games

when it comes to celebrations, and the thought of being on the road after midnight is frightening.’

while Lemmon is somewhere else.

But knowing that MacMurray is never going to leave his wife, MacLaine takes a bunch of pills after MacMurray has left her behind in the apartment one night.

Lemmon returns, finds MacLaine unconscious, saves her life and falls in love with her.

Find out the rest for yourself.

As I said, readers, happy new year.

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

AREA CLUBS Ongoing Douglas-Elbert County Music Teachers’ Association meets at 9 a.m. every first Thursday at Parker Bible Church, between Jordan and Chambers on Main Street. All area music teachers are welcome. Call Lucie Washburn, 303-8143479.

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

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

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

Finding Our Way Together, a brand new group for anyone who is alone, left out, picked on or overwhelmed by life. Since it is just forming, the group will evolve to fit the needs of the participants. Group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturdays at 34061 Forest Park Drive, in the lower level of Elizabeth Family Health. Leaders are Mary, 720-

638-9770, and Karen, 303-243-3658, and both welcome phone calls. Group participation is free, and building is accessible.

Kiowa Creek Food Pantry is a distribution site for the State of Colorado TEFAP food program.

Food is distributed monthly to low income individuals/families that qualify. We also distribute low income senior food boxes for the state; those 60 and older may qualify for a monthly supplement. If you are in need of food assistance or know someone who is, we may be able to qualify you for one of these programs. Call the food pantry for more information at 303621-2376, or come by from 8:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays; we are located in the Fellowship Hall at 231 Cheyenne Street, Kiowa.

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

Everyone will be helped on a first-come, firstserved basis.

Mystery Book Club meets at 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at the Simla Public Library. The group enjoys talking about a variety of mystery authors and titles. We also periodically host a Colorado author during our meetings. Everyone may join us, and 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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Area restaurateurs take ‘wild’ dining approach Meet the people who make the adventurous into the appetizing

By Chris Michlewicz cmichlewicz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Haggis. Tripe. Rocky Mountain oysters.

Menu items that turn one diner’s stomach present an opportunity for a more adventurous eater.

It’s often fine-dining spots that serve the most exotic dishes — La Sandia in Lone Tree, for example, offers chapulines guacamole made with avocado and “crispy grasshoppers.”

Places like The Fort, an award-winning establishment in Morrison, serve arguably the best wild game in the area and delicacies like braised bison tongue.

There also are a few

well-known eateries that appeal to the everyman and everywoman, like Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs, a locally grown favorite with locations in Highlands Ranch and Denver. They boast of slinging “nationally renowned dogs to a posse of meatheads,” and proudly serve unique foods like rattlesnake, cactus and reindeer.

The attraction An “I’ll-try-anythingonce” attitude has led Denver resident Michael Simon to some interesting fare. Luckily for him, he lives just blocks away from the Buckhorn Exchange, an Osage Street locale that draws daring diners from all over the state.

Simon has tried its Rocky Mountain oysters (if you’re new to Colorado, look it up and make sure you’re sitting down) and sampled the yak. He

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WHAT THE HECK IS IT? Haggis — a Scottish dish consisting of a mixture of the minced heart, lungs and liver of a sheep or calf mixed with suet, onions, oatmeal and seasonings and boiled in the stomach of the slaughtered animal.

Tripe — the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep or goats, used as food.

Rocky Mountain oysters — beef testicles battered and fried, considered gourmet dining in the American west. also tasted sautéed lamb testicles a few years ago at the Denver-area restaurant Argyll and describes them as “iron-y.” Simon grew up in Mississippi eating wild game that his dad brought back from hunting trips.

“American culture is so tame, sticking to beef and chicken,” he said.

For Sydney Earhart, of Parker, trying exotic foods is a chance to expand her palate. The 23-year-old has eaten octopus, squid ink caviar and chicken hearts, and admits to being “curious about brains.”

She considers cow tongue the “least terrifying” of the delicacies she has tested.

Earhart credits being introduced to sushi at a young age for her exploratory eating habits.

Getting past the fear factor Many people have a hard time getting over the idea of eating intestines or stomachs.

Duy Pham, executive chef at the upscale Parker Garage in downtown Parker, considers himself “very open-minded” to what some see as bizarre foods and argues that it’s all about the flavor and manner of preparation. He has an ability to overlook where the meat comes from on the animal and points out people do the same every day without knowing it.

“Bologna and hot dogs are a lot grosser than head cheese,” Pham said. “You’re pretty much eating every single part of the animal, except it’s processed.”

The head cheese to which he refers actually involves no element of cheese and is part of a charcuterie plate on Parker Garage’s appetizer menu.

It’s prepared by braising and then baking a whole pig or goat head for four to five hours. Along with herbs, garlic, onion and spices, the head is cooked down until the meat falls off. The meat is then compressed into a loaf and left to sit overnight to harden.

It is then sliced. The detailed process involves significant “craftsmanship,” said Pham, who supports a “snout-to-tail” approach to cooking a pig.

Matt Wolf, the chef at BESO Tapas & Wine Bar in Highlands Ranch, makes a daily batch of oxtail, common in Spanish and Italian cuisines and a staple on the menu at BESO. It’s cooked overnight in red wine with carrots, celery and onions and served

Duy Pham, executive chef at Parker Garage, cuts into a slab of raw meat last summer.

Parker Garage currently serves head cheese and pork jowls. Photos by Chris Michlewicz

Matt Wolf, chef at BESO Tapas & Wine Bar in Highlands Ranch, holds a plate of oxtail.

PLACES TO TRY UNCONVENTIONAL FOOD Parker Garage — 19420 Mainstreet in downtown Parker Exotic foods served: Head cheese, pork jowls BESO Tapas & Wine Bar — 32 W. Springer Drive in Highlands Ranch Exotic foods served: Oxtail, octopus tacos (coming soon) La Sandia Park Meadows — 8419 S. Park Meadows Center Drive in Lone Tree Exotic foods served: chapulines (grasshopper) guacamole, pork belly pipian Biker Jim’s — 1601 Mayberry Drive, Suite in a sauce over a canvas of polenta (review: it’s excellent). Customers are occasionally “freaked out” by the idea of oxtail, but once it’s brought out to the dining area, more orders come in, Wolf said. Oxtail bones are often used to flavor soup as well.

“It was always considered poor people food until chefs got ahold of it,” Wolf said, “and now it’s a little more respected.”

Cooking outside the box There’s nothing Wolf won’t attempt to cook and

103, in Highlands Ranch Exotic foods served: Alaskan reindeer hot dog, rattlesnake and pheasant hot dog, Harissa-roasted cactus with Malaysian curry jam scallions The Fort — 19192 CO-8 in Morrison Exotic foods served: braised bison tongue, pickled quail eggs The Buckhorn Exchange — 1000 Osage Street in Denver Exotic foods served: Rocky Mountain oysters, elk, quail, rattlesnake

he said he’s “not squeamish.” But both he and Pham said they draw the line when it comes to eating exotic primates.

During a recent trip to Vietnam, however, Pham had the chance to try fruit bat, python and king cobra.

Simon balks at the Icelandic tradition of burying a decomposed shark carcass and digging it back up months later to eat.

Simon, who acknowledges having some culinary prowess, said the problem with making exotic foods is they are “hard to source,”

leaving individuals who like to experiment with new and exciting dishes with tame options. That’s where the restaurants, and the chefs who power them, come into play.

Earhart is working toward becoming a chef and cooks for a family part-time. Broadening her horizons in the kitchen, she said, will be beneficial for the future.

“I feel like if I can make my skills more well-rounded,” she said, “you could actually open up people to things they haven’t tried.”

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December 31, 2015

Night photography seminar coming up Englewood Camera Club hosts award-winning photographer for session The first 2016 meeting of the Englewood Camera Club will host award-winning photographer Mike Berenson speaking on “Night Photography Planning and Scouting.” It takes more than a beautiful night sky to get a good image, and BerenSonya Ellingboe son will talk about the SONYA’S planning and SAMPLER tools needed: Modeling the night sky, light pollution map and moon cycles. (He offers night photography workshops for those who want to take it a step farther.) The club will meet at 7 p.m. on Jan. 12 at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial, and guests/prospective members are welcome. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. (The group holds its own inhouse contest at the end of each meeting.)

Cowboys gather Families will want to plan ahead for the Colorado Cowboy Gathering Jan. 21-24 at the Colorado Mountaineering Center and Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden. There will be three eve-

The Colorado Connections Tour at the Denver Botanic Gardens at 2 p.m. on Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 will teach about the climate, beauty, ecology and horticulture of the Rocky Mountain region, with a tour of ionic gardens and plants of the West.

A window for gardeners waiting for spring. Practical knowledge about water-smart gardening, science and contemporary issues surrounding Colorado plants. Cost: $14/$9 student, $7 member, denverbotanicgardens. org. (While there, enjoy the tropical plants, orchids and exhibit of botanical illustrations featuring Plant Select plants.)

Night photography will be the topic for the Englewood Photography Club at its Jan. 12 meeting. Presenter Mike Berenson has won awards at the Littleton Eye of the Camera and Lone Tree Photography Show in recent years, and will talk about how he captured this image and others. Courtesy photo ning performances of music and poetry, two full days of themed matinees and chuckwagon cooking. (More on this next week.)

Visit coloradocowboygathering. com for details.

Book Start seeks volunteers Book Start, a Douglas County Libraries program that brings storytime fun to children in Douglas County childcare cen-

ters, seeks volunteers who will read beautiful books and lead simple songs and finger plays.

A workshop is planned for 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 20 at Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., in Castle Rock. Contact Geri Domarek, 303-688-7658, gdomarek@dclibraries.org, to register.

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Commissioners Choice Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, will host the 2016 Commissioners Choice award-winners in an exhibit from Jan. 8 through March 4. They are Diane Cornish and Cindy Welch. Their work can be seen 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and two hours prior to scheduled performances. (More about these artists next week.)

The British are coming!

The Theatre of Dreams, at 735 Park Ave. in Castle Rock, announces two British acts: • 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15, 16: British comedian-musician Martin Lewis, who tours the world with his magic. Cost: $22.50-$25, 303660-6799, tickets.amazingshows. com.

• 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6: Keith Fields, comedian-magician in “A BRIT of Magic.” See above for ticket information.

CALENDAR Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@ coloradocommunity media.com. No attachments, please.

Listings are free and run on a spaceavailable basis.

Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the area.

For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-3632300, unless otherwise noted.

Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Sunday, Dec. 27, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., New Hope Presbyterian Church, 3737 New Hope Way, Castle Rock; Sunday, Jan. 10, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Ave Maria Catholic Church, 9056 E. Parker Road, Parker; Sunday, Jan. 10, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 303 N. Ridge Road, Castle Rock (Karen Johnson, 720-272-1464); Thursday, Jan. 14, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Douglas County Government, 301 Wilcox St., Castle Rock; Friday, Jan. 15, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker; Sunday, Jan. 17, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Crossroads Community Church, 9900 S. Twenty Mile Road, Parker; Wednesday, Jan. 20, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Walmart, 2100 Legacy Circle, Elizabeth.

Commitment Day 5K Fun Run/ Walk Life Time Fitness in Parker kicks off the New Year with a part run/ walk, part festival that includes an expo with numerous vendors on race morning. Run starts at 10 a.m.

Friday, Jan. 1, at Life Time Fitness, 9250 Crown Crest Blvd., Parker.

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Salomess Stars Salome FOR RELEASE WEEK OF DEC. 28, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Handle a potentially awkward situation by warming up your confidence reserves and letting it radiate freely. Also, expect an old friend to contact you.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s not too early for the practical Bovine to begin planning possible changes for 2016. A recent contact can offer some interesting insights.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A request for an unusual favor should be carefully checked out.

Also check the motives behind it. Your generosity should be respected, not exploited.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Party time beckons, but for some Moon Children, so do some workplace challenges. Deal with the second first, then you’ll be free to enjoy the fun time.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) A warm response to an earlier request might be a positive indicator of what’s ahead. Meanwhile, Cupid could pay a surprise visit to single Leos looking for love.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) How you respond to a proposed change in a project could affect your situation. Be prepared to show how well you would be able to deal with it.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) The revelation of a secret could cause some changes in how to deal with a workplace matter. It very likely also validates a position you have long held.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) An attempt to get too personal could upset the very private Scorpio. Make it clear that there’s a line no one crosses without your permission.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) The savvy Sagittarian might be able to keep a family disagreement from spilling over by getting everyone involved to talk things out.

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CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Be careful not to push people too hard to meet your ideas of what the holiday weekend’s preparations should be. Best to make it a cooperative, not a coerced, effort.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) An unexpected request could make you rethink a position you’ve had for a long time. Meanwhile, plan a family get-together for the weekend.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Someone might find that it was a fluke to try to use your sympathetic nature to get you to accept a situation you’re not comfortable with. Good for you.

BORN THIS WEEK: You like challenges that are both mental and physical, and you enjoy always beating your personal best. © 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Western Art Show to feature works of Boulder painter Prints by Don Coen, others will be available for purchase

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com Boulder painter Don Coen’s appealing “The Hush of Evening Snow,” with an almost-polka-dotted cow and calf, is the featured work in this year’s Coors Western Art Show, and will be added to the National IF YOU GO Western’s perThe Coors Westmanent collecern Art Show is at tion.

Posters the National Westof the painting ern Complex Exhibwill be available it Hall, Third Floor, for sale at the 4655 Humboldt St., exhibit and onDenver. Parking in line. adjacent lots.

Coen was born in rural Colorado and showed an early inclination toward art, which his parents encouraged, letting a 4-year-old Coen draw by the light of a kerosene lamp. He eventually attended the University of Denver and earned a master’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado, which was followed by a 12-year period of nonobjective, abstract painting.

He returned to representational work, but his patterns still reflect that time when he “thought only of colors and forms.” He works primarily in oil stick, the tool for this featured painting, plus airbrush, and twig and ink.

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of all levels and abilities. Members and nonmembers welcome. Children 12 and younger may register for free with a registered adult. Go to www. commitmentday.com/colorado/parkeraurora. Group training available at www. lifetimerun.com/group-run-training/ co-commitment-day-5k-2016-parker.

Contact Heather Crosby at hcrosby@ lifetimefitness.com for additional information.

First Hike in Castlewood Enjoy a great day at the Jewel of the Prairie, also known as Castlewood Canyon State Park. Led by Castlewood volunteers, the first hike of the year is from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1; meet at the Canyon Point parking lot.

“The Hush of Evening Snow” by Don Coen is painted with oil stick and is the featured art for the 2016 National Western Stock Show’s Coors Western Art Show. Poster prints of the work will be available. Courtesy photo Related events and other happenings: • The schedule for the exhibit begins with a Jan. 5 red carpet reception (tickets: $225) from 5:50 to 10 p.m. This is when the main sales of the show occur as attendees bid for art they want to buy. For information or to purchase tickets, call 303-2912567 or email coorsart@nationalwestern. com. Proceeds from the art show contribute in part to scholarships produced by the National Western Stock Show.

• Young Guns, for collectors under 40 who gather on the eve of the red carpet reception for an art show of their own where they meet many of the artists, learn about techniques and have an opportunity to purchase art. Call the above number for information.

• A lunch and lecture titled “Discerning Works of Art on Paper” will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 5 at the History Colorado Center. Moderator is Seth Hopkins, director of

discussing what we learned, liked or didn’t like. Contact evelyn.poulo@gmail. com for a list of books and submit your own favorites. Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 12, at the Parker Library, in the conference room. First topic will be Arab women authors speaking out about their culture. Book should be completed by meeting date.

Start the year in a healthy and fun way, and learn something about the park while you’re at it. The hike is 2 miles, offtrail. A fresh snow preceding a hike will allow hikers to see the tracks of those 4-footed creatures that call the park home. Bring warm clothes and boots, gaiters or snow pants; hiking poles could be helpful. Snowshoes would be good for really deep snow. After the hike, enjoy soup and some warm beverages.

Monthly Adult Lecture Series The Parker Cultural and Scientific Commission sponsors talks on topics that impact Colorado and Douglas County residents. The intent of these talks is to increase the understanding of how science and technology address issues facing the community. RSVP required; call the PACE Center box office at 303-805-6800. All lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Thursday, Jan. 7, Climate Science, presented by the Colorado School of Mines. Guest speaker is Christian Shorey, assistant department head for

Nonfiction Book Club Forming Club members read stories about real people who made a difference in this world, or who inspire us because they overcame great setbacks in life. Some people wield great power or enlighten us about cultures or events in history.

Nonfiction adds to your knowledge and increases critical thinking skills. History can be so much stranger than fiction.

Our meetings will be individuals reading different books on the same subject,

the geology and geological engineering department at the Colorado School of Mines. Thursday, Feb. 4, Mining in Colorado, presented by Colorado Mining Association. Guest speaker is Stuart Sanderson. From the time we get up in the morning to the time we go to bed at night, we use mineral products.

Even more surprising, perhaps, is that many of these are produced here in Colorado. Colorado ranks 11th among the states in coal production, 4th in gold, and 1st in molybdenum. Overall, mining generates $8.8 billion in revenue for Colorado and produces more than 73,000 jobs. Thursday, March 3, Human Viruses and Vaccines: Who wins the race? Guest speaker is Dr. Sonia Flores, professor of medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Viruses are small bags of RNA or DNA surrounded by a protein shell. Viruses are responsible for many serious, often deadly, diseases including AIDS, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, hepatitis, the flu and chicken pox. How

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Thursday, April 7, What Does Your DNA Have To Say? A general discussion on big data and biology with guest speaker Dr. Michael Edwards, assistant professor of medicine, University of Colorado Denver. The information contained in our DNA can be used to trace ancestry across the planet, to convict someone of murder or to predict the potential for a terminal disease later on in life. This lecture will attempt to summarize the state of genetic analysis and to explain how all this information will completely change the way we do science and medicine in the future.

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Lunch included. Tickets: $45, coorsart@ nationalwestern.com.

• On Jan. 6 collectors and art lovers may attend the annual Petrie Institute Symposium from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Denver Art Museum’s Louis Sharp Auditorium. It will coincide with the new exhibition “A Place in the Sun: Paintings of Walter Ufer and E. Martin Hennings.” Leading scholars will discuss the life and work of these artists and their place in the art of the West, led by moderator Patty Limerick, faculty director and chair of the board at the Center For the New West, University of Colorado. Registration is required: $25 student, $55 DAM member, $65 nonmember.

Contact Julianne Maron, 720-913-0047, or email western@denverartmuseum.org.

South Denver-area artists with work in the prestigious show include Joellyn Duesberry of Greenwood Village, well-known for her Western landscapes, and Duke Beardsley of Englewood, who grew up on a ranch in Douglas County and puts a contemporary spin on his distinctive paintings of cowboys and horses. Amy Laugesen of Englewood creates ceramic sculptures of horses, also included in the Coors Western.

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Winter flowers require special care indoors Tips help growers

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By Sonya Ellingboe t sellingboe@colorado . communitymedia.com @ Flowers indoors in winter are so very welcome as gifts — but many come with minimal or no r instructions for their subset quent care, leaving the recipient uncertain about what to do — r and when. There is a wealth of information online from plant societies, university horticulture departments and companies , that sell the plants. A few words of wisdom — starting with f “Don’t water too much!”

• Amaryllis — Choose the . largest bulbs if buying at a , nursery. Pot in 6- to 7-inch pots, with a third to a half of the top exposed. Water with warm - water and place where temperar ture remains above 60 degrees.

- With pre-potted bulb, water and place in warm room. In either - case, don’t water again until it s begins to grow. The warmer it is during the day, the faster it will f begin to grow. Rotate so stem . doesn’t lean toward light.

Flower stalks may require some support to keep from toppling — especially if in a light

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Amaryllis fantastica will brighten winter days when it blooms in one’s home. Courtesy photos PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND PUBLIC NOTICE TSC# 2011-01434 NOTICE OF PURCHASEbloom OF REAL for theOF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE holidays and will window. Water once a week. plastic pot. After flowering, it is AT to TAX LIEN SALE AND OF TREASURER'S DEED in a dark place, thenESTATE return not bloom again for a year after District Court, Elbert County, Fertilize every two weeks with or To Every Person in Actual Possession OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE possible to rebuild the bulb Colorado for light.

751 Ute Avenue, Occupancy of the hereinafter Described OF TREASURER’S DEED TSC# 2012-01580 flowers fade. half-strength balanced orchid Kiowa, CO 80117 Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person future blooms. Leave leaves on (303) 621-2131 • Calla lily — Moisture,TSC# bright in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or 2012-01588 To Every in Actual Possession or Miniature rosePerson — These fertilizer.

Specially Assessed, and to all Persons Occupancy of the hereinafter Described and keep watering (leave stem light.

Return to dark place for THE PEOPLE OF THE having an Interest Title of Record To Every Person in Actual Possession or brightest Land, Lot orsunlight.

Premises, and to the Person• Poinsettias need the —orNative to in or until yellow, then cut back). Set months whenOccupancy flowersoffade, STATE OFtwo COLORADO to the said Premises and To Whom It may the hereinafter Described in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or in the garden in spring Concern, andin more especially to: Mexico.

Keep semicool, Land, Lot or Premises, and Plant to the Person Specially Assessed, and to all Persons outdoors when danger In ofthe frost then return to light.

Interest of: Child(ren): in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or having an Interest or Title of Record in or acclimating toPremises outside. location.

(Consider trays TYLER PEBLEY BARBARA JOYCE TAYLOR You and Specially all Persons to the said and To Whom It humid may is past. In fall, bring indoors, cut (DOB:•07/19/2000); Christmas cactus —Assessed, Native and toafter SHANE VERNOR PEBLEY each of you are hereby notified that on the having an Interest or Title ofFertilize Record in ortwice Concern, and morewith especially to: a month with pebbles and water.)

Water leaves off and store in a(DOB: cool12/31/2001); dry to Central and South 8th day of November A.D.2011 the then to the America. said Premises and To Whom It may JOHN PAUL KLEBER County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, Concern, and more especially to: SQ VENTURE LLC You and each ofthoroughly. you balanced fertilizer.

Hill around After holidays, place for eight to 10 weeks, (DOB: then 08/29/1998) It likes high humidity, cool to in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax are hereby notified that on the 20th day of lien sale to TESS INVESTMENTS the folroots to protect in winter.

SQ VENTURE A.D. 2012 the then County decrease water, relocate to cool begin watering and waitPetitioner: for ELBERTmoderate temperature.

AimLLC forYou and each of you November COUNTY lowing described real estate situate in the are hereby notified that on the 20th day of Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the • Orchid — Most gift orchids dark area until April.

Allow to DEPARTMENT HEALTH AND November A.D. 2012 more blooms. Repot every three OF50to 60-degree temperature to the then County State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit: HUMAN SERVICES, Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the sale to ROBERT A. PETERSON the folare Phalenopsis.

Make sure not wilt. Fertilize every to four years — they like to be trigger bloom, coupled with 12sold at public Legal Description: State of Colorado, tax lien lowing described real estate situate indry, the but Respondents: MARY PEBLEY Section: 35 Township: Range: 60 sale to PAMELA L MOSER the following County of Elbert, State of Colorado, toother wit: the container has ventilation week.

Cut shoots,10take root-bound. hours of darkness.

If you repot, and STEVEN PEBLEY (TOTAL 0.344 A) Subdivision: SIMLA described real estate situate in the County Case Number: 15JV20 Div. 1 Ctrm.

HEIGHTS Block: 1 Lot: 15 AND:-Lot: of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit: Legal Description: — poke holes in foil if botoutside.

In fall, keep in dark • Azaleas — Place in a cool use orchid medium — they are 1615000 SQ FT Section: 20 Township: 8 Range: 63Subtom covered.

Be sure it is in PAR IN room until Thanksgiving, then bright area. Maintain constant SUMMONS IN DEPENDENCYlike orchids. epiphytes Legal Description: division: WAMBOLDT SE4 OR NEGLECT and said County Treasurer issued a certi20 Township: 8 Range: DESC B648 P599 SCHEDULE #R117575 coarse mix for orchids bring ficate out and it may bloom moisture, bright light. When • Hydrangea —Section: Florists’ of purchase therefore to TESS IN63Subdivision: WAMBOLDT PAR potting IN APN:8320418002 Party being served by publication after diliVESTMENTS. That said tax lien sale was SE4 DESC B648 P599 84.807 A Schedthey fade, give two months’ rest Place in east or south-facing again. hydrangeas are forced into gent search: MARY PEBLEY: A verified made to satisfy the delinquent taxes asule #R117574 APN#8320418003 and said County Treasurer issued a certiPetition in Dependency or Neglect has sessed against said real estate for the ficate of purchase therefore to ROBERT been filed in the Elbert County District year 2010; and said County Treasurer issued a certiA. PETERSON. That said tax lien sale Court in which the child(ren) named above ficate of purchase therefore to PAMELA L was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes is alleged to be dependent or neglected That said real estate was taxed or speMOSER. That said tax lien sale was assessed against said real estate for the for the reasons stated therein, a copy of cially assessed in the name(s) of BARmade to satisfy the delinquent taxes asyear 2011; which is attached to this Summons. You BARA JOYCE TAYLOR for said year sessed against said real estate for the are summoned to appear on January 14, 2010. year 2011; PUBLIC NOTICE That said real estate was taxed or spe2016 at 9:30 a.m. in the above Division of cially assessed in the name(s) of SQ the Elbert County District Court located at That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for That said real estate was taxed or speNOTICE TO CREDITORS VENTURE LLC for said year 2011.

751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO, 80117, at said real estate to the said Elbert County cially assessed in the name(s) of SQ Estate of ERON FREISNER, which time the District Court Judge will adat 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 7th day of VENTURE LLC for said year 2011.

That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for aka ERON R. FREISNER Totoadvertise your publicAPRIL, notices call 303-566-4100 vise you of your rights. You will have the A.D.2016, unless the same has said real estate the said Elbert County aka ERON RICHARD FREISNER, opportunity to admit or deny the allegabeen redeemed.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for at 3:00 o'clock P.M., on the 31st day of Deceased tions of the Petition in Dependency or said real estate to the said Elbert County March, A.D.2016, unless the same has Case Number 2015 PR 30047 Neglect. Failure to appear as summoned Said property may be redeemed from said at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 31st day of been redeemed. could result in the entry of a default judgsale at any time prior to the actual execuMarch, A.D. 2016, unless the same has All persons having claims against the ment against you declaring the above tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness been redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from said above-named estate are required to named child(ren) to be dependent or negmy hand this 10th day of December, 2015 sale at any time prior to the actual execupresent them to the Personal Representlected.

A. D. Said property may be redeemed from said ative or to the District Court of Elbert tion of said Treasurer's Deed. Witness my sale at any time prior to the actual execuCounty, Colorado on or before May 1, hand this 2nd day of December, 2015 TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD Richard Pettitt tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my 2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

A.D. LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS IS A County Treasurer of Elbert County hand this 2nd day of December, 2015 POSSIBLE REMEDY UNDER THIS A.D. JENNIFER L. FREISNER Richard Pettitt PROCEEDING. Legal Notice No.: 23298 Personal Representative County Treasurer of Elbert County First Publication: December 24, 2015 Richard Pettitt 41212 Madrid Drive, Legal Notice No.: 23316 Last Publication: January 7, 2016 County Treasurer Parker, CO 80138 Legal Notice No.: 23294 First Publication: December 31, 2015 Publisher: Elbert County News of Elbert County First Publication: December 17, 2015 Last Publication: December 31, 2015 Legal Notice No.: 23314 Last Publication: December 31, 2015 Publisher: The Elbert County News Legal Notice No.: 23293 First Publication: December 31, 2015 Publisher: The Elbert County News Public Notice First Publication: December 17, 2015 Last Publication: January 14, 2016 Last Publication: December 31, 2015 Publisher: The Elbert County News NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT PUBLIC NOTICE Publisher: The Elbert County News NOTICE is hereby given that Spring ValNOTICE OF PURCHASE OF ley Metropolitan District No. 1 of Elbert REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN Public Notice County, Colorado, will make final paySALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ment at Special District Management SerISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL vices, Inc., 141 Union Boulevard, Suite ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND PUBLIC NOTICE 150, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, on TSC# 2011-01434 NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE January 11, 2016, at the hour of 4:00 p.m.

ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF TREASURER'S DEED District Court, Elbert County, to Fischer Construction, Inc. for all work To Every Person in Actual Possession or OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE done by said Contractor(s) in construction Colorado 751 Ute Avenue, Occupancy of the hereinafter Described OF TREASURER’S DEED TSC# 2012-01580 or work on the Wastewater Treatment Kiowa, CO 80117 Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person Plant Improvement Project.

(303) 621-2131 in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or TSC# 2012-01588 To Every Person in Actual Possession or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Any person, co-partnership, association of THE PEOPLE OF THE having an Interest or Title of Record in or To Every Person in Actual Possession or Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person persons, company or corporation that has STATE OF COLORADO to the said Premises and To Whom It may Occupancy of the hereinafter Described in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or furnished labor, materials, team hire, Concern, and more especially to: Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person Specially Assessed, and to all Persons sustenance, provisions, provender, or othIn the Interest of: Child(ren): in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or having an Interest or Title of Record in or er supplies used or consumed by such TYLER PEBLEY (DOB: 07/19/2000); BARBARA JOYCE TAYLOR You and Specially Assessed, and to all Persons to the said Premises and To Whom It may SHANE VERNOR PEBLEY contractors or their subcontractors, in or each of you are hereby notified that on the having an Interest or Title of Record in or Concern, and more especially to: (DOB: 12/31/2001); about the performance of the work con8th day of November A.D.2011 the then to the said Premises and To Whom It may JOHN PAUL KLEBER tracted to be done or that supplies rental County Treasurer of the County of Elbert, Concern, and more especially to: SQ VENTURE LLC You and each of you (DOB: 08/29/1998) machinery, tools, or equipment to the exin the State of Colorado, sold at public tax are hereby notified that on the 20th day of tent used in the prosecution of the work, lien sale to TESS INVESTMENTS the folSQ VENTURE LLC You and each of you November A.D. 2012 the then County Petitioner: ELBERT COUNTY and whose claim therefor has not been lowing described real estate situate in the are hereby notified that on the 20th day of Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND paid by the contractors or their subconCounty of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit: November A.D. 2012 the then County State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien HUMAN SERVICES, tractors, at any time up to and including Treasurer of the County of Elbert, in the sale to ROBERT A. PETERSON the folthe time of final settlement for the work Legal Description: State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien lowing described real estate situate in the Respondents: MARY PEBLEY contracted to be done, is required to file a Section: 35 Township: 10 Range: 60 sale to PAMELA L MOSER the following County of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit: and STEVEN PEBLEY verified statement of the amount due and (TOTAL 0.344 A) Subdivision: SIMLA described real estate situate in the County Case Number: 15JV20 Div. 1 Ctrm. unpaid, and an account of such claim to HEIGHTS Block: 1 Lot: 15 AND:-Lot: of Elbert, State of Colorado, to wit: Legal Description: Lisa Johnson, District Manager, c/o Spe1615000 SQ FT Section: 20 Township: 8 Range: 63SubSUMMONS IN DEPENDENCY cial District Management Services, Inc., Legal Description: division: WAMBOLDT PAR IN SE4 OR NEGLECT 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakeand said County Treasurer issued a certiSection: 20 Township: 8 Range: DESC B648 P599 SCHEDULE #R117575 wood, Colorado 80228 on behalf of the ficate of purchase therefore to TESS IN63Subdivision: WAMBOLDT PAR IN APN:8320418002 Party being served by publication after diliSpring Valley Metropolitan District No. 1, VESTMENTS. That said tax lien sale was SE4 DESC B648 P599 84.807 A Schedgent search: MARY PEBLEY: A verified on or before the date and time hereinmade to satisfy the delinquent taxes asule #R117574 APN#8320418003 and said County Treasurer issued a certiPetition in Dependency or Neglect has above shown for final payment. Failure on sessed against said real estate for the ficate of purchase therefore to ROBERT been filed in the Elbert County District the part of any claimant to file such veriyear 2010; and said County Treasurer issued a certiA. PETERSON. That said tax lien sale Court in which the child(ren) named above fied statement of claim prior to such final ficate of purchase therefore to PAMELA L was made to satisfy the delinquent taxes is alleged to be dependent or neglected settlement will release Spring Valley MetThat said real estate was taxed or speMOSER. That said tax lien sale was assessed against said real estate for the for the reasons stated therein, a copy of ropolitan District No. 1, its directors, ofcially assessed in the name(s) of BARmade to satisfy the delinquent taxes asyear 2011; ficers, agents, and employees, of and which is attached to this Summons. You BARA JOYCE TAYLOR for said year sessed against said real estate for the from any and all liability for such claim. are summoned to appear on January 14, 2010. year 2011; That said real estate was taxed or spe2016 at 9:30 a.m. in the above Division of cially assessed in the name(s) of S Q

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD the Elbert County District Court located at That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for That said real estate was taxed or speVENTURE LLC for said year 2011.

OF DIRECTORS 751 Ute Avenue, Kiowa, CO, 80117, at said real estate to the said Elbert County cially assessed in the name(s) of SQ SPRING VALLEY METROPOLITAN which time the District Court Judge will adat 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 7th day of VENTURE LLC for said year 2011.

That a Treasurer's Deed will be issued for DISTRICT NO. 1 vise you of your rights. You will have the APRIL, A.D.2016, unless the same has said real estate to the said Elbert County opportunity to admit or deny the allegabeen redeemed.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for at 3:00 o'clock P.M., on the 31st day of By: /s/ Secretary tions of the Petition in Dependency or said real estate to the said Elbert County March, A.D.2016, unless the same has Neglect. Failure to appear as summoned Said property may be redeemed from said at 3:00 o’clock P.M., on the 31st day of been redeemed. could result PUBLIC in the entry of a default judgLegal Notice No.: 23311 sale at any time prior to the actual execuMarch, A.D. 2016, unless the same has NOTICE ment against you declaring the above First Publication: December 24, 2015 tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness been redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from said named child(ren) to be dependent or negLast Publication: December 31, 2015 my hand this 10th day of December, 2015 sale at any time prior to the actual execuNOTICE TO CREDITORS lected.

Publisher: The Elbert County News A. D. Said property may be redeemed from said tion of said Treasurer's Deed. Witness my Estate of Alvina Elizabeth Wilson, sale at any time prior to the actual execuhand this 2nd day of December, 2015 Deceased TERMINATION OF THE Richard Pettitt tion of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my A.D. Case Number: 2015PARENT-CHILD PR 030041 LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS IS A County Treasurer of Elbert County hand this 2nd day of December, 2015 POSSIBLE UNDERagainst THIS the A.D. Richard Pettitt All personsREMEDY having claims PROCEEDING. Legal Notice No.: 23298 County Treasurer of Elbert County above-named estate are required to First Publication: December 24, 2015 Richard Pettitt present them to the Personal RepresentLegal Notice No.: 23316 Last Publication: January 7, 2016 County Treasurer Legal Notice No.: 23294 ative or to the District Court of Elbert First Publication: December 31, 2015 Publisher: Elbert County News of Elbert County First Publication: December 17, 2015 County, Colorado on or before April 30, Last Publication: December 31, 2015 Last Publication: December 31, 2015 2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

Publisher: The Elbert County News Legal Notice No.: 23293 Publisher: The Elbert County News First Publication: December 17, 2015 Patricia Keller Last Publication: December 31, 2015 Personal Representative Publisher: The Elbert County News P.O. Box 235 Parker, Colorado 80134

Public Notices Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on December 16, 2015 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Douglas County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Mato Ty Garrett Loughridge be changed to Nikolai Ty Loughridge-Hish Case No.: 15 C 62 By: Palmer L. Boyette, County Court Judge Legal Notice No: 23315 First Publication: December 31, 2015 Last Publication: January 14, 2016 Publisher: Elbert County News

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rick L. Hunt, Deceased Case Number: 15PR30029 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 25, 2016, or the claims may be forever barred.

MidFirst Trust a/k/a MidFirst Bank Personal Representative Attn: Jeffrey B. Kadavy and Jennifer Sherman 101 Cook Street Denver, Colorado 80206 Legal Notice No.: 23310 First Publication: December 24, 2015 Last Publication: January 7, 2016 Publisher: The Elbert County News PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ERON FREISNER, aka ERON R. FREISNER aka ERON RICHARD FREISNER, Deceased Case Number 2015 PR 30047

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 May 1, 2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

JENNIFER L. FREISNER Personal Representative 41212 Madrid Drive, Parker, CO 80138

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Legal Notice No.: 23314 First Publication: December 31, 2015 Last Publication: January 14, 2016 PUBLIC NOTICE Publisher: The Elbert County News NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Alvina Elizabeth Wilson, Deceased Case Number: 2015 PR 030041 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 30, 2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia Keller Personal Representative P.O. Box 235 Parker, Colorado 80134 Legal Notice No: 23317

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Sacred space a place for prayer and reflection Mother Cabrini Shrine offers spiritual sanctuary

First conceived in 1902, the Mother Cabrini Shrine offers pilgrims and visitors a place of spiritual serenity and peace. At left, Mother Cabrini Shrine is home to three gardens that allow visitors a place to reflect in peace. Photos courtesy of Mother Cabrini Shrine

By Clarke Reader creader@colorado communitymedia.com Sacred spaces — places for peace, reflection and spiritual communion — can be difficult to find in the highly developed Front Range.

But one such place stands to the south of Lookout Mountain, north of I-70, overlooking Golden and the entire region.

The Mother Cabrini Shrine has offered a respite for the weary for more than 100 years, and continues to provide spiritual clarity and solace for all visitors regardless of faith or religion.

“We have thousands of visitors a year,” wrote Sister Roselle Santivasi, in an email interview.

“They come mainly to pray, and we do have regulars that come often to visit us.”

The shrine includes the Stone House, a 22-foot statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the convent of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, as well as a grotto around the shrine’s spring, a rose quartz Sacred Heart and the 373-step stairway of prayer, which also features the Stations of the Cross.

Mother Cabrini, whose given name was Francesca Cabrini, founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Italy.

They were invited to the Denver area by a priest in 1902 to help serve the immigrant population and serve the community, according to information provided

‘For me, this is a place where you could easily spend the whole day with your family.’

Sister Roselle Santivasi

by Anna Dodd, the shrine’s retreat and marketing coordinator.

“At the time of their arrival to Colorado, the sisters discovered that there was a need for a girls’ orphanage. They had Queen of Heaven Orphanage for girls built

just outside of the then-city of Denver, where years later it would rest on Federal Boulevard,” Dodd wrote. “Mother Cabrini loved the orphans and wanted a summer home for them outside of the city, and that’s where we come in.”

It took three transactions for Cabrini to acquire the 500 acres that would eventually be named in her honor. During a return visit in 1912, she found a natural spring on the property, commissioned the Stone House for the orphans, dedicated the hill to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and formed a rose quartz Sacred Heart of stones at the top.

“Mother Cabrini wanted a summer home for the orphan girls that was away from the city and nested in the beauty of the Rocky Mountains,” Dodd wrote.

“Since her death, we have developed into a place of pilgrimage and prayer in her honor and in

honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.”

As a pilgrimage site, the shrine grew in popularity over the years, particularly during the summer through mid-fall. The orphanage was disbanded in early 1970s, which is when retreats started being offered at the shrine, according to Shellie Marsh, gift shop manager and accountant.

The shrine now offers group and hermitage retreat options.

There’s a conference room for business and religious retreats and planning meetings, complete with a projector screen, podium and large conference table.

The hermitage option provides retreatants with solitude and rooms with a view of the Statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

“Most of our self-led day or overnight retreats are for Catholics and Christians who are

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seeking time alone with God for prayer and reflection,” Dodd wrote. “We rent out the whole historic Stone House, once used for the orphans now used as our retreat house, for overnight and day groups. We provide meals for our retreatants, coffee services, meeting rooms and a chapel space available for reservations for prayer or services.”

There’s still more to do at the shrine for pilgrims and visitors.

They can drink the spring water, visit the museum and a smaller grotto dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe. Visitors often make use of the solitude provided by the rosary, meditation and Cabrini gardens, Santivasi added.

“People are surprised at the amount of sacred spaces there are here,” she wrote. “For me, this is a place where you could easily spend the whole day with your family.”