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Arapahoe County, Colorado • Volume 93, Issue 25

Depot on track for sale City council approves contract on first reading

By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com

Marchelya and Steve McCrohan asked Judge Elizabeth Weishaupl for a continuance because they planned to file a motion to introduce expert testimony regarding Loats’ mental condition at the time of the Loats attacks.

Anne Kelly of the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said Loats will have to submit to examination at the state mental hospital in Pueblo, to provide the data should the prosecution opt to present its own evidence in response to the defense expert’s testimony. She said the continuance was necessary to complete the examination.

The judge agreed to the continuance.

She said she will review the defense motion

A contract for the sale of the Englewood Depot to Tom and Patti Parson was approved 4-2 on first reading at the Aug. 5 city council meeting.

The second and final reading is set to be on the council’s Aug. 19 agenda.

The Parsons, who live in Denver, propose restoring the outside of the historic building and creating a living letterpress museum inside.

The contract passed on first reading with Mayor Randy Penn, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Woodward and Councilmembers Jill Wilson and Bob McCaslin voting in support of the sale. Councilmembers Rick Gillit and Joe Jefferson voted against the proposal, while Councilmember Linda Olson wasn’t at the meeting because she was out of town.

Gillit was the most outspoken opponent of the sale.

“I have no issue with the Parsons and they put together a great presentation,” he said during the discussion of the sales contract. “However, I have always maintained that I would not vote to sell city land and that is one reason I am voting no tonight.”

He said the second reason for his no vote is that the depot site was identified as a park on the 2006 Parks and Recreation Master Plan and the city charter prohibits selling park land without voter approval.

“I would recommend we delay action on the contract and put the issue on the November ballot. If the majority of Englewood resident approve selling the depot, I’ll vote for it,” he said. “Also, I understand that there are residents planning to challenge the sale in court because of identification of the site as a park in a document approved by the 2006 city council.”

The wording of the ordinance stated city staff could find no record of the depot site being dedicated for park purposes. Also, the ordinance stated the 2006 master plan anticipated the transfer of the property to others for more economically productive uses.

Jefferson said he would also vote against the proposed sale.

“I don’t agree with selling the land. I prefer it would be a long-term lease,” he said during the discussion. “While I do believe the Parsons will do a good job, I will vote against the sale of the depot.”

Reportedly, the contract calls for selling the depot and about four-tenths of an acre of land to the Parsons for $30,000. The sale would be for about 40 percent of the city-owned land in the 600 block of West Dartmouth Avenue. The remainder of the property is occupied by the city’s community garden.

The proposed contract also requires the new owners to secure a preservation easement within 180 days of the sale. A preservation or conservation easement is a way to ensure the continued preservation of historic buildings, sites, structures and even archaeological ruins. The donation of such easements allows property owners to preserve these important landmarks while being able to realize what may amount to substantial tax savings as a result of the donation. The easement is permanent and remains in force even if the depot is ever sold to a third party.

The contract also guarantees the city the

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Martha Casillas, left, fills out a renewal application on Aug. 1 to shop at the Well-fed pantry as two of her daughters look on. The Englewood resident selects food at no cost so she can provide meals for a week for herself, her husband and her six daughters. Tom Munds

Well-fed Inc. pantry reopens for needy Families who qualify can get food every other Thursday

By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com It wasn’t crowded, but there were a lot of individuals and families coming and going as the Well-fed pantry reopened Aug. 1 in the rear of the Maddox building at 700 W. Mansfield Ave. “We close down June and July,” said Jessica Luem, co-founder of Well-fed. “We reopen every other Thursday, starting in August. Once school resumes, we’ll be sending food bags home with the children of needy families.”

The pantry hours are 1 to 5:30 p.m. every other Thursday. It was open Aug. 1, so the pantry will be open again on Aug. 15 and 29, and the organization will follow the same every-other-Thursday schedule through the remainder of the school year.

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Martha Casillas places cans of fruit in a box held by her daughter, Maria Martinez, as Well-fed volunteer Sue Blakeslee looks on. Casillas was one of the clients that came to the Well-fed pantry Aug. 1 when the organization reopened after being closed in June and July. Photos by Tom Munds

Alleged attacker to be assessed Still no plea entered in case from 2012

By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com Codell Loats was scheduled to enter a plea Aug. 5 in Arapahoe County District Court but, once again, the arraignment has

been continued.

Loats, 29, faces charges including firstdegree attempted murder in the Sept. 14, 2012, beating of his parents in their home in the 4700 block of South Acoma Street.

Loats, accused of beating his parents with a large wrench, has not been arraigned despite being scheduled for arraignment five times.

On Aug. 5, public defenders Julia

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Tiny old town is nucleus of faith The dim alcove sits to the side of the altar, kept cool by its old adobe walls.

A young woman stoops through the low doorway, followed by her three children and her mother.

She bends and scoops some of the soft, fine dirt from the small hole in the center of the floor with her fingers. She rubs her hands together, then caresses her mother’s hair with the dusty mist and kisses her forehead.

“So you get better,” she says.

They step into a narrow anteroom, flanked on one side by a wall quilted with photographs of men, women and children who have come searching for healing and on the other by countless canes and walkers left behind by those who believe they found it.

In the bright sunlight just outside the church, Yvonne Roberto, 39, stands with her children, her mother, Rosa María Hernandez, 69, and her father, Joe Hernandez, 75. It has been 22 years since Yvonne last visited the Holy Dirt Room at El Santuario de Chimayó — the Sanctuary of Chimayó — in this small New Mexico town.

Her mother’s illness — and her belief — have brought her back.

“I’m not really looking for a miracle,” she says. “I’m just hoping it helps my mother better deal with her illness. I’d like her to be happy, instead of sad all the time. She knows she’s sick.” Yvonne pauses, glances at her mother. “She cries all the time.”

Rosa María has Alzheimer’s. She believes the dirt can heal. And so, fueled by faith, the family drove six hours from El Paso, Texas.

“I am a very religious person,” Rosa María says, nodding, the eyes beneath her sun hat solemn. “I pray.”

As the family strolls away, Yvonne reaches for her mother’s hand.

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The two-lane road that leads to the simple adobe and wooden church runs north,

about 30 minutes from Santa Fe, through a vast, desolate horizon in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Pinyon pines and Russian olive trees splotch the dry, austere landscape with dark green and silver gray.

The tiny, historic community of Chimayó, founded in the 17th century by Spanish settlers, is known for its Hispanic and Tewa Indian arts, weaving, red chile and sheep-raising, among other longtime traditions. About 200 years ago, it also became known for the miraculous physical and spiritual healings said to have occurred at the site where a wooden crucifix was discovered in the ground.

Some 300,000 people from throughout the world and representing myriad religions visit each year, seeking to sate curiosity or petition for the blessings of la tierra bendita, the sacred earth, that encased the cross.

Because in this place — where history, culture and spirituality entwine so thickly they cloak you like a blanket — many believe in miracles.

A sign just beyond the church points up a bumpy, rock-pocked road. Fifth-generation woodcarver, it says.

That’s Patricio Chavez, 39, a woodcarver of santos — saints. He is a direct descendant of local friar Bernardo Abeyta, who discovered the cross that led to the building of the Catholic santuario in 1816 on land considered hallowed by Native Americans. He shares an art studio with his wife, also an artist, who traces her roots in this village back eight generations. They

live in the modest house next door, which has been handed down by Chavez’s family through the ages.

He’s not sure if the dirt has healing powers. “I think it’s what you bring to the church, not what you take,” he says. But Patricio, an affable father of three with an easy smile, believes in faith and, therefore, in the possibility of miracles.

There was the gentleman about to have his hand amputated because of illness, he says, who after rubbing dirt on it, still had his hand a year later. Some, the santuario’s website says, believe the dirt will alleviate arthritis, paralysis, sadness and other physical and emotional afflictions. Some say it will cure cancer.

“I hear the stories,” Patricio says.

“There’s something going on.”

But a less extraordinary miracle, perhaps, can be found in the way faith inspires perseverance in those who, as Patricio says, carry heavy burdens: The mother on a quest to visit all the chapels and churches in New Mexico to help her son in prison.

The father, who has walked the 88 miles from Albuquerque to the santuario every year since his son died in the Vietnam War. In 2004, Patricio was one of six artists who renovated the historic wooden altar screens, or reredos, in the santuario.

Pushed into the cracks and crevices, they discovered letters, locks of hair, notes, necklaces, dollar bills — the offerings left behind in supplication.

You may not believe in miracles.

But, Patricio says, “You have to believe in faith — it’ll ultimately save you.”

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The church is quiet and cool. Behind the altar is a tall wooden screen, painted in greens, reds and blacks and gilded with gold, that surrounds the crucifix Abeyta is said to have found.

More reredos with images of saints adorn the walls. Light filters through a stained glass window, and several women and an elderly priest sit in the wooden

pews reciting the rosary.

The Holy Dirt Room — also known as the Pocito, the little well room — can be reached through a door off the altar.

Although some believe the well replenishes itself, it is commonly known that the dirt is brought in from nearby hills and blessed by a priest.

Still, an intense reverence fills this space.

A frail, elderly woman, helped by her daughter, bends slowly, with difficulty, her hand trembling slightly and reaching for the silken dirt in the hole.

She clutches a small fistful and wrings the dirt through her hands. “Gracias a Dios,” she whispers. Thanks be to God. They slowly walk out, the daughter gently supporting her mother.

Ross Milliken, 58, and his girlfriend, Julie Rom, 53, enter and glance quietly around the room. At the poem on the wall: “If you are a stranger, if you are weary from the struggles in life, whether you have a handicap, whether you have a broken heart, follow the long mountain road, find a home in Chimayó ….”

At the hole in the floor: As they leave, Ross bends and lets his fingers briefly brush the dirt.

The couple has stopped here on their way home to Fort Collins from a wedding in Santa Fe. They are Christians, they say, not Catholic, but they like the spirituality of Catholic tradition.

As for the dirt, “I think that people have faith, and it’s faith that heals,” Julie says.

“Whether it’s the dirt or not, it’s the faith that heals them.”

Ross agrees. But he acknowledges he felt moved to touch the blessed dirt. “There might,” he says, “be something to it.”

There just might.

Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at ahealey@ourcoloradonews.com or 303-5664110.

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Day of music.

Singer LeAnn Rimes is coming to Clement Park west of Littleton, where she’ll headline the Rocky Mountain Music Festival.

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Modmarket now open at Kent Place Eatery prepares healthy meals from scratch

By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com Dan McMillan brought his two daughters to the new Modmarket restaurant in Kent Place for breakfast Aug. 1, and the family gave the food and the facility a thumbsup rating.

“I thought the food was very good and it was healthy,” Dan said.

His daughter Lauren echoed his comments, adding that her waffle was tasty and it was a healthy meal. Her younger sister Elizabeth added that she liked the way the waffles were placed in a circle.

The Modmarket is a fast-casual restaurant offering simple, wholesome food prepared from scratch. Prices range from $6 to $10 for menu items that include breakfast, salads, soups, sandwiches, pizza and full meals.

This is the fifth Modmarket location.

The layouts of all the locations are similar in that the kitchens are open so customers can watch their meals being prepared.

“We pride ourselves that we make everything right here, fresh every day,” said Pete Petrilli, general manager. “It has only been one day since we opened, but so far people have told us they are glad we are here. I think people are happy to have a place of-

Christian Robinson places a completed order on the counter as fellow employee Kevin Younger checks it off the list at the Modmarket restaurant in Englewood’s Kent Place development at University Boulevard and Hampden Avenue. The restaurant opened for business July 31. Photo by Tom Munds fering fresh, healthy meals at an affordable price they can visit more than once a week.”

Petrilli was general manager of the Modmarket in Glendale and was transferred to the Kent Place location to oversee the process to get the restaurant open.

“This is our fifth store, so we sort of have the opening system down pat, almost,” he

said with a smile. “There are always the unexpected situations with construction as Modmarket goes from being an empty box to a restaurant ready to serve customers. It was sort of a juggling act, making sure everything was installed on time and the staff scheduled for the proper amount of training.”

The store officially opened July 31 and, on Aug. 1, Petrilli said he was very pleased with the way the restaurant has been received.

“We have seen a lot of people who we have seen as customers in Glendale and Greenwood Village who live in this area and they are happy to have us here,” the manager said. “We have also seen a lot of new people. The other four stores are generally located in commercial areas, but this store is part of a neighborhood and we are seeing a lot of individuals, couples and families walking or riding their bikes to the restaurant.”

He said, in the early going, traditional favorites at the other stores seem to be holding true at the Kent Place restaurant.

He said favorites include the superfood salad and the farmer salad, plus he said the prosciutto and pepe pizzas are in great demand.

He said he’ll have about 30 employees at the store and the majority of the employees will work at least 30 hours a week.

Petrilli said he wants people to understand Modmarket is a responsible company that would like to help people change the way they eat, by having them discover that healthy food can taste delicious and stick to the ribs.

“So, we take the extra step to get the best ingredients and hire talented cooks to prepare delicious, high-quality, healthy food at a price that allows frequent visits,” he said.

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School tax-hike petitions submitted Backers report nearly twice as many names as needed

By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com Organizers behind a tax initiative tied to an overhaul of the school finance formula say they have turned in nearly twice the number of signatures required for the proposal to go before voters in the fall.

Initiative 22 supporters on Aug. 5 claimed to have turned in more than 160,000 signatures of Colorado voters to the Secretary of State’s Office.

The proposal would create more than $900 million in new taxes and would support the funding needed to enact Senate Bill 213, a major rewrite of the School Finance Act that was signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper earlier this year.

Supporters say the number of signatures they had been collecting since June surpassed their expectations.

“It was only seven weeks, so I think it was a world record,” said Gail Klapper, director of the Colorado Forum, a group that played a major role in the crafting of Initiative 22.

Initiative 22 would raise taxes on all Colorado taxpayers. The two-tiered proposal would raise income taxes to 5 percent on everyone earning $75,000 or less. Those who earn over that amount would pay 5 percent on the first $75,000 in taxable income and 5.9 percent on taxable income above $75,000.

Colorado’s current income tax rate is a flat 4.63 percent, regardless of income level.

Putting that into perspective, the Colorado Commits to Kids campaign — the group behind the initiative — says that Coloradans with incomes of $30,000 would pay less than $1 a week more in taxes, or about $50 a year.

Likewise a person making $150,000 would pay a little over $14 a week more in taxes, or $731 a year.

However, opponents correctly point out that those numbers are not based directly on adjusted gross income, which would mean those with a taxable income of $30,000 would pay an additional $111 a year, while those with taxable incomes of $150,000 would pay an extra $1,230 a year.

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would put more money into needs-based programs for special education students and children who are learning English.

The new formula would reduce class sizes and increase per-pupil funding for school districts and charter schools.

Supporters say the new formula would also create greater accountability of where taxpayer dollars go, through the use of a state-maintained budget transparency system.

“I think part of the problem with the old school finance formula is that no one understood how it worked, or what it did or why it did it,” said state Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Denver, an educator and former high school principal who sponsored the schoolfinance bill. “We believe the voters deserve a clear understanding of knowing where their tax dollars go.”

The Democrat-sponsored Senate Bill 213 passed this year without any support from Republican legislators. Organizers of the “No on Initiative 22 Committee,” which calls itself Coloradans for Real Education Reform, held a Capitol press conference later in the day to blast the initiative.

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the press conference that it’s the wrong time to ask Colorado voters to support a nearly $1 billion tax “scheme,” given the “fragile recovery” of the economy.

Maher also cited revenue forecasts that project the State Education Fund will have a balance of $1.6 billion for the coming budget year.

“This scheme, which is a $1 billon tax increase, doesn’t actually provide for making education outcomes better for students,” Maher said. “It’s exactly the wrong time to put an onerous tax on Colorado families.”

But Johnston thinks parents who have seen school fees and class sizes increase over the years, while “their kids’ favorite programs are going away,” will end up seeing the need for the initiative to pass.

“A lot of voters are skeptical of taxes, a lot of voters are skeptical of government,” Johnston said. “The one thing they will all agree on is that the single most important function of government is supporting a high-quality K-12 education system.”

The Secretary of State’s Office has 30 days from petition drop-off to determine whether the campaign has gathered the 86,105 valid signatures needed to place the initiative on the November ballot.

create user-friendly computers impacted the IT industry beyond the realm of what was thought possible 40 years ago. While Steve Jobs proved the axiom: “If we build it, they will come.” With a passion springing from a deep well within, Becky knows she will can play a significant role in converting her vision into a reality. Her passion for education will impact us as individuals and collectively as a productive society.

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Business Watch Seminar with Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Dept The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial Nonprofit & Business Partnership Advisory Board The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

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Meet Littleton School Board Candidate Robert Reichardt The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial Centennial Business Appreciation Celebration Centennial Center Park, 13133 Arapahoe Rd., Centennial

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August 9, 2013

Chick-fil-A meets with residents

Plans for store are shown t at neighborhood meeting a

- By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com

g Concerns about increased traffic and ” objections to altering the route of an alo ley were the most frequently raised issues

about a proposed Chick-fil-A restaurant e during the July 31 neighborhood meeting. e About 35 local residents attended the e meeting at Englewood’s Mayflower Church, - where company representatives described

their proposal for the Chick-fil-A restaurant a they want to build at Dartmouth Avenue ” and Broadway. l Troy Kelts, project engineer with Mert rick and Co., said the proposal is buy the a site that runs west to Acoma Street and in-

cludes two houses. The plan is to demolish 0 the two buildings that were used to house e Funtastic Fun and build a 4,600-squaree foot building on the site facing Broadway. e The houses would also be demolished to create the waiting area for the drive-thru and to build a 54-space parking lot.

The building would include inside seating for 120 plus an outside seating area for 24 customers. A franchisee will run the restaurant and traditionally, a restaurant this size has between 75 and 100 full- and parttime employees.

The site will have to be rezoned to accommodate the project. The zoning change to a planned unit development takes four to six months. Residents can again express opinions about the project, as the rezoning process requires public hearings before the planning and zoning commission and city council.

If the rezoning is approved, the company will buy the site and hope to begin work

Area resident Heidi Anderson points to an area of concern as she talks to a company representative about the proposal to build a Chick-fil-A restaurant at Broadway and Dartmouth. The company held a neighborhood meeting Aug. 1.

About 35 residents and merchants attended the meeting, raising concerns about traffic and alteration of the south end of the Broadway-Acoma alley. Chick-fil-A officials promised to do what they could to answer the concerns raised at the meeting. Photo by Tom Munds by early spring 2014.

After the presentation, a number of neighbors expressed concern about the additional traffic the restaurant would generate, adding congestion to an already congested Broadway-Dartmouth intersection and to Acoma Street.

“Your plan shows an exit onto Acoma.

We already have too much traffic on Acoma and that will make it worse,” said Richard Burton, area resident. “The traffic speeds through our neighborhood and the street is

always busy. This won’t help things.”

Resident Heidi Anderson agreed. She said it is hard to get in or get out of Acoma at Dartmouth. She said the additional traffic would add to the congestion and make it harder for resident to be able to park on the street.

Another issue is the proposal for the alley between Broadway and Acoma. Chickfil-A proposes closing the south end of the alley and creating a 90-degree turn from the alley into the store’s driveway that exits

on Acoma.

Beverly Cummins was emphatic that the company should leave the alley alone.

She told the company representatives to do what they want otherwise but not to change the alley route.

“We have 13 garages opening onto that alley and you want to change the route,” she said. “We don’t appreciate you taking our land, messing with our alley and messing up our neighborhood.”

However, other residents said the additional traffic is an issue but having a successful business in the neighborhood is better than having an empty building.

Sarah Yarbrough said she favors the project. She said she worked for Chick-fil-A in Georgia and the company scholarships helped her go to college. She also said there were rules in place designed to make the jobs available to local residents and students. Steve Lewis, senior development manager for Chick-fil-A, said the company wants to be responsive to the concerns of area residents to make the business successful for the restaurant and for the neighborhood.

“The reason I am here is to hear your concerns,” Lewis told the audience. “We will work with our designers and the city to see what we can do to address as many of your issues as possible.”

After the meeting, Anderson said she is much more positive about the project than she was before.

“I feel they listened to us and will try to do what they can to answer our concerns,” she said. “I now feel the restaurant will be an improvement over an empty building.”

Anita Carter had similar comments.

“I believe they will work to try to get a handle on the traffic issues,” she said. “I feel they are serious about being dedicated to addressing our concerns as best they can.”

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Mount Evans trip can recharge soul P If you’re looking for a new, close-to-home adventure, or just want to treat your out-of-town guest to a real taste of Colorado, consider Mount Evans. It’s another world up there. The scenery and views are positively breathtaking, the wildlife abundant, and the weather much cooler than the dog days of summer at the lower elevations.

The road leading to the 14,000-foot-plus summit is the highest paved road in North America.

The ride twists and climbs through some of the most spectacular mountain views and points of interest in Colorado.

Along the way and easily accessible is Echo Lake.

It is regularly stocked and provides good fishing. There is a restaurant and gift shop overlooking the lake. Farther up the road is Summit Lake, complete with a parking lot, restrooms, trailheads and more great views. Wildlife, although not always visible, include: deer, elk, bighorn sheep, yellow-belled marmots, pikas and the ever-popular mountain goats.

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Wildflowers are abundant this time of year.

Indian paintbrush, wallflower, fireweed and others dot the landscape. Interesting also are the “crooked wood” bristlecone pines that grow just below timberline.

The remains of the historic Crest House, built in 1941, sit just off the main parking lot at the summit.

Vehicle access allows just about anyone to enjoy the trip to the summit. But if you’re up for it, climb the 200-foot “rock pile” at the summit. A rocky trail leads the way. You won’t believe the view and its effects on your inner self.

If you go, bring extra clothing, water, snacks, etc.

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Mountain goats are among the abundant wildlife found on Mount Evans. Photo by Tony Lane The summit has its own weather, which can change quickly. Brisk to strong winds above timberline can be expected. Be aware of fast-moving storms and lighting. Altitude sickness at 14,000 feet is always a possib-

lity. Shortness of breath, fatigue, headache or dizziness are some of the symptoms. They can usually be relieved by heading back down to lower elevations.

And don’t forget to charge up those camera batteries before you

leave home. You’ll want to take a lot of pictures.

Tony Lane, the former police chief of Castle Rock, is an avid outdoorsman and wildlife photographer.

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Petition season underway for candidates

Office-seekers need to gather signatures

By Tom Munds

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Englewood municipal and school board election season shifted into a higher gear the first full week of August, when officeseekers were permitted to begin collecting signatures on the nominating petitions needed to get on the ballot.

Voters will be asked to elect Englewood City Council members in District 2, District 4 and one at-large council member. They also will elect a municipal judge and vote on ballot issues. At the same time, registered voters living in the district will be asked to elect three members to the school board.

Councilmember Rick Gillit, incumbent

in District 4, has declared himself a candidate for re-election. The two other incumbents, Linda Olson in District 2 and Mayor Pro Tem Jim Woodward in the at-large position, have not indicated if they will seek another term. As of Aug. 1, Tim Donohoo is the only Englewood resident who has declared himself a candidate and has said he will seek to be elected to the at-large council position.

Vince Atencio, municipal judge, has declared he will seek another term.

Residents running for city council or municipal judge must collect the signatures of at least 50 registered voters on nominating petitions to qualify to be on the November ballot.

The at-large and municipal judge candidates can collect petition signatures citywide. The District 2 and District 4 candidates must collect the signatures of at least 50 registered voters who are residents of

Construction delays start of school year

Classes will begin after Labor Day

By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcolorado news.com Students enrolled in Englewood schools can thank the district’s two major construction projects for being able to enjoy the longest summer vacation in recent history.

Englewood School District students wrapped up the 2012-13 school year on May 23. Usually, classes resume in mid-August but this year is a unique experience for students and their families because the new school year begins after Labor Day. This year, classes for middle school and high school students begin Sept.

3 and classes for elementary students begin Sept. 5.

“The school board approved delaying the start of school for all students until September in part because the contractors working on the new seventh- through 12th-grade campus on the high school site and working on the renovation of the middle school building asked us, if possible, to delay the start of school,” said Brian Ewert, school superintendent. “The contractors said they could get a lot

more work done if the staff and students didn’t return to the building in the middle of August.”

The superintendent said the construction projects are in high gear, so the work remains on schedule.

“On any given day, there will be as many as 200 workers at the middle school and about the same number at the high school site,” Ewert said. “It is amazing they can coordinate all the different aspects of the project, from putting up drywall to creating the new entrances, going on at the same time.

But it appears to be going smoothly and the project is moving along on schedule.”

He said the board considered delaying the start of school just for middle school and high school students.

“However, we had many parents of our students ask us to have school start at the same time for all students because they had children in elementary and secondary grades,” the superintendent said. “I think we made a lot of Englewood families happy when we agreed with their request.”

The school year begins Aug. 29 for faculty members with a breakfast and orientation meeting at the Englewood Middle School auditorium.

THINGS TO DO THROUGH AUG. 31 WEATHER MONITORS. The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network based at the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University is looking to add a few hundred observers to its Denver area network during August. All it takes to be involved is the purchase of an official rain gauge ($30) and a commitment to help monitor the local climate by taking precipitation measurements as often as possible. The data is reported to the CoCoRaHS website and daily maps of local precipitation patterns are produced. Training is offered in person or online; a list of Denver area training classes can be found at http:// www.cocorahs.org/State.aspx?state=CO. For information, or to sign up, contact Chris Spears at chris.spears@colostate. edu or go to www.cocorahs.org and click on the “Join Us” link.

AUG. 13 SPEAKER SERIES. Jim Saccomano, Denver Broncos vice president of public

relations, who will share stories, including working with Pat Bowlen, John Elway and Shannon Sharpe, and his experiences at the Super Bowl, at noon Aug. 13 at the Lunch & Speaker Series at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. Cost of the lunch/program is $20/$15 for residents ($15/$12 for ages 65-plus). Lunch is served by Duffeyroll Café. Reservations required; visit www.sspr.org or call 303-347-5999.

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the candidate’s district.

Council candidates were permitted to begin collecting signatures on their nominating petitions on Aug. 6. The completed petitions must be turned into the clerk’s office not later than 5 p.m. Aug. 26.

School board members who have terms expiring in November and are eligible to seek another term are Gene Turnbull and Tom O’Connor. O’Connor was appointed to fill a vacancy on the school board in 2009 so, by law, to remain on the board he must seek a full term in the next municipal election.

School board president Scott Gorsky’s term expires in November but, because of term limits, he is not eligible to seek reelection.

As of Aug. 1, Turnbull and Englewood resident Tena Prange have declared they are candidates for the school board election.

All registered voters in the school district are eligible to vote for school board candidates.

Like residents running for city council, school board candidates must collect at least 50 signatures of registered voters on their nominating petitions to get their name on the November ballot. Candidates began circulating their petitions Aug. 7.

The completed petitions must be returned to the executive assistant to the superintendent and school board by 5 p.m. Aug. 30.

As has happened in the past, if there are the same number of candidates as there are school board vacancies, the district does not need to hold an election and it will be canceled.

The city also has placed a non-binding question on the November ballot, asking residents if all aspects of the recreational marijuana industry should be prohibited in Englewood.

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A lesson in back-to-school commuting The Denver metro area is on the brink of beginning another school year — and the annual change in traffic flow that comes with it.

School buses will be out in droves, making frequent stops. Lights will be blinking in school zones, indicating a lower speed limit is required. Children will be walking on sidewalks and crossing streets on foot, sometimes when and where they’re supposed to, sometimes not. Other students will be doing the same on bicycles. And many high school students will be driving to their destination, meaning an influx of inexperienced motorists in a concentrated time frame.

Those back-to-school factors will mix with Colorado’s still-going summer road-

our view work season. In some areas, like northern Douglas County, roads under construction seem more the rule than the exception, so caution is already at a premium.

Toss in the wild cards of bad weather and distracted driving — motorists texting, talking, eating, grooming and so on — and it’s enough to make you want to stay home.

We wouldn’t advise that, but we would recommend having some patience and being alert.

question of the week

What was your best summer trip?

As the summer begins to wane, Colorado Community Media asked shoppers and visitors at The Streets at SouthGlenn

in Centennial to recall their most memorable summer vacation and what made it special.

“The best vacation was a trip to Tahiti I made with my wife and kids. As the plane was approaching the island runway, there was a Tahitian choir aboard and they began singing.” — Joe Thompson, Centennial

“Two vacations come to mind; one in Maui and the other in Grand Lake, Colo. I say Maui because it was the most luxurious and Grand Lake because it was the most fun.”

— Linda Aumiller, Centennial

“I think the trip I made to Disneyland in California was the best. I was 19 and I drove all the way their with my family. What made it special was that I discovered it really wasn’t just for little kids.”

— Carlos Cervantes, Aurora

“My most memorable vacation would be when I was younger and our family would take the traditional two-week vacation and drive from Oregon to Wyoming.

We’d stop along the way to see relatives.”

— Nancy Aeschlimann, Denver

Imagine there’s no Frankenstein A two-by-four is not two by four. The Cincinnati Airport is not in Ohio. Einstein never failed mathematics. Einstein said, “I never failed in mathematics.”

Golf is not an acronym of “Gentlemen only, ladies forbidden.”

George Washington Carver did not invent peanut butter. Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb.

Frankenstein was not the name of the monster in “Frankenstein,” the novel or the films. It was Carl. Just kidding. The monster’s name was “Frankenstein’s monster.”

History, science, music, literature, religion, and technology are full of misconceptions that are passed along, generation after generation.

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was not caused by a cow. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day. Go ahead and eat a burrito in the pool.

You do not have to wait 30 minutes after eating before swimming.

Volkswagens will definitely float, but they will not float indefinitely. Henry Ford did not invent the automobile.

Sherlock Holmes never said, “Elementary, my dear Watson.” Men do not think about sex every seven seconds.

True or false? Anyone can draw. True. A drawing can be no more than a mark left on a surface. A stick figure is considerably more than a mark left on a surface. If you can draw a stick figure, you can draw.

However, if that’s the best you can do, you would have failed my drawing class.

Do we believe in misconceptions? Yes. Do we believe in things that don’t exist?

Yes. Do we believe in things and people we want to believe in, maybe against rationality? You bet.

Mudville believed in Casey. Metaphorically we can extend that out to almost anyone — to the lead singer in a band, to an evangelist, to a head coach.

Say it ain’t so, Joe. Joe Paterno cried when he realized the extent of the damage that had been done to his program and to his legacy.

I am always a little suspicious of just

about anything and everyone.

A friend sent me a postcard when I was in college. It was a very old postcard, maybe from the 1930s, and under a strange image were the words, “All things are not what they seem.” I have kept that in mind ever since.

We want to believe in something or someone other than ourselves, but it should be cautionary, at least when it comes to earthly someones, like Lance Armstrong and priests. The Broncos. If you have a Bronco Basement, you may want to re-evaluate it.

Politicians have fallen all over the place.

Sometimes it doesn’t seem to matter. One was re-elected mayor of Washington, D.C. I am still shaking my head.

We have short memories, and we are forgiving, although I don’t believe Lance will ever make it all the way back.

Faith is one thing, and blind faith is another, at least it is to me. I question everything except who is buried in Grant’s Tomb.

You may not be skeptical, but I am. I can’t even trust myself, and that’s been one of my biggest disappointments. Me. I have drifted here and there. I guess we are supposed to, and learn from it.

The music for this column could be John Lennon’s “Imagine,” which was very perplexing to me when I heard it for the first 50 times. I think I get it now.

“Imagine there’s no heaven.”

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

More than 60 years ago, AAA launched a campaign called “School’s Open, Drive Carefully.” The organization has some commonsense and potentially life-saving advice for those behind the wheel as children make their way to and from school.

Among their tips: • Take it slow. Observing the lower speed limits in school zones incrementally reduces the chance a motorist will kill a pedestrian, AAA says.

• Pay attention. Research shows that taking your eyes off the road for just two seconds doubles your chances of crashing, AAA says. And we would like to issue a reminder that texting and driving is not only foolish and dangerous, but in Colorado, it’s against the law.

• Give them a brake. Thousands of motorists pass stopped school buses on a typical day, AAA says. Again, dangerous as well as illegal.

• Just stop it. Don’t roll through stop signs, but make a complete stop, checking for children on sidewalks and crosswalks.

• Watch for bicycles. Kids on bikes can be unpredictable, so slow down and allow a safe passing distance.

• Plan ahead. Leave for your destination a few minutes earlier than normal. We really like this tip as it builds in the time motorists need to comfortably take all of the above precautions.

This time of year is full of excitement and promise. We’re hoping everyone gets back to — and home from — school safely.

Merchants support the news we need I just wanted to take the time this week to thank all of the merchants who make our local newspaper possible.

Each and every week, writers submit their work and the staff at the paper works hard to edit and publish the columns. But without the advertising from our shop owners, restaurateurs, hoteliers and local service providers, none of the information would ever reach our community.

And although I consume news and information updates from various other sources, I really enjoy reading this paper front to back to keep up with what is happening in our own backyard. And the other day as I was reading the paper, the ads really caught my attention.

Now I am always looking for a good bargain or promotion to take advantage of, but this week was different. I was actually looking at each advertisement with a special sense of gratitude and appreciation.

For our local merchants, advertising is simply a part of doing business and keeping their names and brand visible to the community. We have come to expect it as we peruse the newspaper, and maybe we have our favorite businesses that could be running a special, but do we ever stop and take a few extra seconds on each page to see who is really responsible for bringing us the news? I know that I have not always been diligent enough in this effort, however I look forward to making it a part of my reading routine.

Just this week I found several great reminders of shops and eateries I needed to frequent more often. And as I really paid attention to the ads this week, I recognized many of the same businesses that have been supporting the paper year in and year out. This was important for me to realize and another moment of appreciation.

You see, I have been writing my column for more than four years now, and these merchants are the reason that my insights and thoughts appear in the paper each

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week. These are the same businesses that ensure that all of the other columns, news, editorials, classifieds and events get published and delivered to us professionally and consistently.

So here is my request, would you consider joining me and making an extra effort to shop locally? Our local businesses do such a great job in providing quality products and services, but more than that they contribute so much to how we receive and share news and information with each and every publication of the newspaper.

I know that I can personally do more to show them just how much I appreciate their support, and I look forward to spending more and more time in our local shops, restaurants and bars, as well as taking advantage of the local offerings of people and businesses who have been serving our community for years.

Thanks again to all of the local merchants, your consistent support is so greatly appreciated and I know that your investment in our newspaper means more to the community than you know.

I would love to hear all about your favorite local business at gotonorton@gmail. com, and as we lock arms to support them all I know that it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton, a resident of Highlands Ranch, is the former president of the Zig Ziglar organization and CEO and founder of www.candogo.com

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Coloradans key in fixing immigration It’s not often we witness Colorado’s high-tech innovators, third-generation farmers, prominent business executives, traditional faith leaders, aspiring young immigrants and leading law enforcement officials uniting behind a common cause.

It is even less likely in Washington, D.C., for Republicans and Democrats from across the nation to come together to tackle a complex national crisis and write a landmark bill with bipartisan support.

The long and tireless work of these unlikely allies culminated in the immigration bill the United States Senate passed with a broad, bipartisan vote earlier this summer.

The bill will strengthen our economy and secure our borders. It will establish a sensible and rational system for the flow of future immigrants, put in place a process to reunite families and provide a tough but fair path to citizenship for millions of people who came to this country for a better life but are living in the shadows of our society.

The long road to Senate passage began for our office roughly two years ago with the Colorado Compact. We brought together people from throughout the state

of different backgrounds, industries and perspectives to talk about the challenges of the current immigration system. Every member of this diverse coalition shared their frustration with our current immigration system and said that it was fundamentally broken.

Traveling around Colorado you’ll see these frustrations exemplified.

Farmers on the Western Slopes and Eastern Plains watch their crops wither on the vines because they can’t hire the workers they need to harvest them. Ski resorts and our tourism industry struggle with an unworkable system for their seasonal workers. Start-up and high-tech business

owners watch as we educate the world’s best and brightest in our schools of higher ed and graduate programs only to send them back to their own countries, where we then spend the next 20 years competing against them for the ideas and intellectual property our schools help instill in them.

The Senate immigration bill streamlines the visa system and aligns it with the needs of our businesses, while still protecting American workers and jobs.

Our flawed system has also left 11 million people in the shadows with few options and no opportunity. That’s bad for our economy as Americans try to compete with undocumented workers who are often paid under the table, driving salaries down.

It’s also bad for families, when parents live in fear of being deported and separated from their American-born kids.

The tough but fair path to citizenship in the Senate bill provides a sensible solution. Undocumented immigrants must pay taxes, pay a fine, learn English and stay out of trouble with the law to access this path, which can’t be completed until the bill’s border security measures are in place.

The border security measures were crafted under the leadership of Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake, Republicans from Arizona. If anyone knows a thing or two about what it’s like to live next to a border, and what border security our nation needs, it’s these two. The border security measures include unprecedented steps to make our borders stronger than ever: doubling the number of border agents, completing 700 miles of fencing and adding new technology to provide 100 percent surveillance.

As a member of the group of eight lawmakers who drafted this bill, I am grateful for the input and feedback Coloradans gave us during the process. We came together to fix a broken system and address one of our nation’s major challenges. Now, we’re on the doorstep of success; Colorado needs the House of Representatives to take action and pass a bill so we can solve these problems for our economy and our communities.

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

Faith plus talent can add up to purpose What do you like to do? What are you good at? It matters.

The purpose of your life is unlocked in the answer to those questions. You are invited to experience a part of my discovery of that truth. At 2 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Philip S. Miller library in Castle Rock, eleven other local authors are going to join me in talking for five minutes each about books we have written. Then our books will be for sale for those who want to buy one and we will all proudly sign your copy. My book is “Welcome to the Big Leagues — Every Man’s Journey to Significance.”

Maybe you can tell by the title that it is about a big-league ball player. In the process of getting to know Darrel Chaney, shortstop and utility player for the, arguably, best team ever to take the field, The Big Red Machine Cincinnati Reds, I discovered that he and I had a common problem. We each had an identity crisis. He was not happy about his place on a team of superstars and I was not happy being a utility-player pastor of small churches during the era of the megachurch. But we both discovered that our role was important and that our lives mattered.

The library event is “The Castle Rock Douglas County Libraries Local Author Showcase.” I appreciate the library giving guys like me the opportunity to showcase our work and talents. “Vampire Vic” is the title of Jason Gray’s and Allan Harris’ book.

They will be there too. For at least 10 years we have been talking about the struggles, breakthroughs, disappointments and joys of writing while hanging out at Crowfoot Valley coffee shop. Writing is a craft that we are working on. It has become a passion and, at least for me, it is a place where I

find inspiration, revelation and an outlet to express it.

For Allan, Jason and me it is writing, but everybody has talents in areas of what they like to do. Music is the passion for many.

My life has been enriched by musicians, like my wife and brother, who can hear harmonies, keep rhythm and reproduce music vocally or through the keyboard.

Cooking and hospitality is an awesome talent that brings people together around a meal with delicious flavors, aromas and, usually, friendly conversation and laughter.

Artists’ works inspire thought and interpretation. Builders construct structures that house our lives in the comforts of home or in productive business environments. People who are good with numbers account for all we have or hope to have.

Maybe they become brilliant engineers who design engines, rockets, bridges and ways to make them.

Pursuing our interest and talents is where we find meaning and our lives make their greatest impact. When I, as a hospice chaplain, attend a death, the fondest memories the family tells of their loved one often revolved around their talent. The most memorable was the night I arrived at a tiny West Denver house. It was neat as a pin and the whole family recalled how much

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of University Women, Littleton-

Englewood Branch invites baccalaureates to participate in activities that further the goals of equity for women and girls, lifelong education and positive societal change. Meetings usually are Mondays each month, September through May, at Koelbel Library, Orchard Road and Holly Street, Centennial.

Social time is followed by business meeting and informative program on subjects ranging from public policy issues to poetry. Call Linda Shell at 303-796-7702.

ENGLEWOOD CHAPTER of the Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) needs men and women between the ages of 21 and 40 to help re-establish the chapter. Jaycees work to help chapter members grow professionally and to help serve the community through hands-on projects. To become involved, call 303-914-0180 or visit www.coloradojaycees.org.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 1089, invites all current and retired federal employees

to membership meetings from 1:30-3 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln, Englewood.

RECREATION KILOWATT EIGHTS is for people interested in square dancing. Dances are the first, third and fifth Friday each month at Malley Senior Center in Englewood. Call Ron at 303-759-4862.

MOUNTAINEERS SQUARE Dance Club meets the first, third and fifth Saturdays of the month at the Valley View Church of God, 4390 S. Lowell Blvd., Englewood, to square dance. Dances start at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and watch. This is a healthy activity for all. Call 303-798-4472.

POETRY NIGHT honors the great Edgar Allan Poe by reading poetry at The Attic Bookstore, 200 W. Hampden Ave., near Hampden and Bannock in Englewood. Take originals or an old favorite to read to others. Readings will be limited to five minutes. Sign up begins at 7 p.m. Readings begin at 7:30 p.m.

All styles of poetry are welcome. Call 303-777-5352.

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their dear departed father liked to work with his hands. The showed me the rooms that he added onto the house with his own labor and the furnishings and shelves that he made. But the unforgettable part of the story was, just after he passed away, the cuckoo clock that had not worked for years suddenly popped out with the time again.

Many of the churches of our town encourage people to discover, pursue, develop and use their talents. In the 139th Psalm we are taught that our aptitudes were put into our lives by design when we were being knit together in our mother’s womb. Jesus, in Matthew 25, warned people not to hide their talents but to use

them and enjoy the rewards of seeing them multiplied.

So whether is it writing, gardening, arranging flowers or whatever it is, when you are pursuing what you are good at and what you like to do, you may feel God’s pleasure and discover the purpose for your life.

Dan Hettinger is director of pastoral services at Hospice of Saint John and president of The Jakin Group, a ministry of encouragement, especially to Christian workers.

You can email him at dhettinger@hospice ofsaintjohn.org or dan@welcometothebig leagues.org.

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August 9, 2013

Volunteers build Nicaraguan classrooms Local man heads foundation project in rural mountain village

By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com Bob Moore, a former Littleton businessman, headed the Casa Unida Foundation group of about 30 volunteers who recently traveled to a rural mountain village in Nicaragua to begin construction of two classrooms and to help needy families weather a season of bad crops.

The foundation is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization based in the Denver area. Casa Unida was created in 2004 to strengthen the foundation of families and communities in Nicaragua. The organization works primarily in the rural mountain areas where poverty is the normal condition of the residents. The group tries to provide humanitarian, medical and education assistance to help the people.

Moore, who is president of Casa Unida Foundation, said the July 14-27 trip was a success.

“Our foundation planned and organized the trip that worked on the classrooms,” he said. “We got a lot done on the construction project and we also helped a lot of needy families.”

The group arrived in Nicaragua July 14 and the flight was followed by a long 200mile ride on a school bus to Somoto, a city in the Nicaraguan mountains that was their base.

The next day the group of volunteers from Ohio, Colorado and Florida traveled by truck about eight miles to the work site in the rural village of La Rioja to begin work on the classrooms.

“My first task each day was to shop for bread, meat and cheese as well as some fruit for lunch for the group,” Moore said.

“They also put me to work at times on the construction site as I helped sift sand for mortar and do other tasks. Everyone

Volunteers mix the cement on the ground that will be used in construction of two classrooms in a rural village in the mountains of northern Nicaragua. About 30 volunteers went on the trip organized by Casa Unida Foundation. Photos by Tom Munds pitched in to get things done.”

At the site, local workmen put in the foundation and the team began work constructing the brick classroom walls. No power tools were used, so it meant the mortar was mixed on the ground, truckloads of bricks were unloaded by hand, sand for the mortar was screened to remove rocks and twigs, and water was hauled by hand about 100 yards from the well to the work site.

“This is my first trip like this and I really had no expectations,” said Enid Claxon, an Ohio schoolteacher. “The work was hard, but it was great the way everyone was right there to help with tasks or to take over so

someone could take a break.”

The foundation worked in conjunction with the Church of the Nazarene, so members of the group did one-day vacation Bible school programs in five small villages. They also undertook another aspect of the project that involved helping needy families. Most of the families in the area are subsistence farmers, raising corn and beans with the hope there will be extra to sell or trade for rice, a staple of their diet.

This was a bad crop year for many families, so Casa Unida volunteers Monty and Renee Schmidt of Longmont headed a fundraising project and used the money to buy staples in Nicaragua that were given to families.

The group prepared food bags containing items such as rice, beans, salt, sugar, matches, spaghetti and soup. The group worked with local representatives to make sure the 270 food bags were given to families with the greatest needs.

Lucia Martinez had tears in her eyes when she was given a food bag.

“I have two children and it has been hard to provide for them,” she said through an interpreter. “This is a wonderful gift to our family. We really appreciate it and God bless those who provided this gift for us.”

The construction project got most of the walls erected. William Ramon Sandoval, foreman of the local team of workers, said plans are to install the doors and windows, pour the concrete, install the tile for the floor, erect the roof and have the classrooms ready for use by the end of August.

The people of the community held a celebration to say farewell and thank the group for their work.

“The farewell celebration was very emotional,” Moore said. “About 200 people from the area were there and each of them shook our hands and thanked us. We worked hard but the people thanking us, their smiles and their hugs made the trip worth it.”

Casa Unida Foundation volunteers work with local craftsmen to erect the walls for two classrooms in the Nicaraguan mountain village of La Rioja. The volunteers spent two weeks working on the site and completed most of the four walls. The Nicaraguan workers will install doors, windows, a floor and a roof with plans to have the classrooms completed by the end of August.

Casa Unida Foundation volunteers are joined by local volunteers moving down the line, putting items in food bags that will be distributed to needy families in the Nicaraguan mountain village of La Rioja. The foundation volunteers spent two weeks in Nicaragua helping build two classrooms and visiting five villages to distribute a total of about 270 food bags to needy families.

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August 9, 2013

SaddleUp! gala reins in local jet set Airport event benefits equine therapy ranch

By Deborah Grigsby

dgrigsby@ourcoloradonews. com Travelers adorned in gauzy light summer pastels packed their bags for the third annual SaddleUp! Suitcase Party, each hoping to win seats on a private jet bound for California wine country, departing directly from the event.

The popular gala filled the Mayo Aviation Hangar at Centennial Airport on Aug. 2 with patrons, prizes, fine wine, and an “A” list of local media, sports celebrities and politicians, all with hopes of helping others.

The SaddleUp! Foundation is nonprofit organization that provides equine-assisted therapy to adults and children with special needs.

With facilities in Parker and Elizabeth, SaddleUp! conducts supervised therapies in a familyfriendly ranch environment.

“Although I’ve never had need, myself, for equine therapy, I think what this organization does with kids is absolutely amazing,” said

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Joan Marks, of Denver.

“There is just something so special in that connection between kids and horses. I just can’t explain it, but it seems to work.”

Sporting a throwback aviation theme, patrons were treated to live entertainment and dancing by “American Idol” contestant Richie Law, as well as The Moderators, a Denver-based band comprised of local titans of industry, including presidents and CEOs of Colorado’s small businesses and Fortune 500 companies alike.

Silent and live auction items included VIP tickets to the Solheim Cup, weekend use of a Ferrari and mountain vacation packages.

Some patrons chose the “pay

Supporters of equine-assisted therapy packed the Mayo Aviation Hangar at Centennial Airport on Aug. 2. The annual gala event is a fundraiser for SaddleUp!, a nonprofit that provides therapy horses for children and adults with special needs. Photo by Deborah Grigsby for hay” option, donating directly to a fund that feeds the organization’s 15 horses.

“I have horses of my own and know that it’s not cheap, so this option fits our family better than a set of golf clubs or something,” said Anna Steele.

“Besides, I always have a soft

spot for anything that has to do with horses.”

SaddleUp! Foundation programs provide therapy for mentally, emotionally and physically challenged individuals.

Working with several established health-care providers such as Craig Hospital, Children’s

Hospital and the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, the program serves an average of 4,500 participants per year.

More than 150 volunteers guide horses and spot riders, so participants can ride safely and train with therapists.

Krowds set to feature Western Welcome Week crowds Newspaper will highlight readers’ parade videos

By Jennifer Smith

jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com Here’s the problem: Little Johnny, a Boy Scout, is proudly marching in the Western Welcome Week parade, leading the way for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Grandpa is a World War II vet who lives in another state.

How do you share Little Johnny’s accomplishment with him?

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While most video ends up as files that are too big to conveniently email, Krowds has solved that problem so Grandpa can see Little Johnny without the frustration of an eternal download. The free app is available for both Android and iPhone users. Visit krowds.pixorial.com for more information.

“People don’t live their lives a handful of seconds at a time,” said Laura Higgins, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Pixorial, a tech firm that launched in 2009 in Arapahoe County, perhaps best known for developing Google Drive.

For that effort, the company earned the

Colorado Technology Association’s 2012 Apex Award for Technology Project of the Year. In 2013, it was a finalist for the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce’s Emerging Business of the Year Award.

Pixorial is working with Colorado Community Media to let locals shine during Western Welcome Week’s Festival Day, Aug. 17.

They’re urging parade-goers to shoot their own video via Krowds, and a highlight reel will be featured on the Littleton Independent website, ourlittletonnews.com, by that very same evening.

Krowds has the added bonus of allowing parade-goers to get different perspectives of the scene while they’re actually still there, so if something interesting happens

on another block or you see a concession stand you particularly want to visit, you can be on the move right away.

“The Littleton Independent will be testing this extremely innovative software during the WWW parade to determine if bringing together future Krowds Videos is feasible,” said Jerry Healey, publisher. “If so, expect us to bring together Krowds Videos for sporting events, concerts and breaking news — wherever a large group gathers.

As a small news organization, we cannot have video cameras up and down a parade route. But by using Krowds, we can by integrating community-generated content. In the end, this video will have more interesting content because of the sheer numbers of participants uploading their content.”

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August 9, 2013

Feds expecting more charges against officer

By Jennifer Smith

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The Englewood Depot could be sold to a Denver couple for conversion to a letterpress museum. The city council gave first-reading approval Aug. 5 to a contract to sell the depot to Tom and Patti Parson, and the sale could get final approval at the council’s Aug. 19 meeting.File photo

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right to match any thirdparty offer to buy the depot if the Parsons put it up for sale.

Englewood’s depot was built in the early 1900s and sat along the railroad tracks near what is now the intersection of Hampden Avenue and Santa Fe Drive.

It served the city and surrounding communities but, as rail freight and passenger travel declined in the 1950s, it was closed.

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food for needy families. The organization’s website gives this description: “Well-fed Inc. is a grassroots organization which strives to inspire children physically and emotionally through community support and nutritious food. Well-fed believes in partnerships aimed at providing quality nutritious food to insecure children and their families. We are a compassion-driven organization dedicated to investing in the long-term well-

Residents rallied to save the depot when it was scheduled for demolition by the developer of what is now the Sports Authority site. Eventually the building was moved to its present location at Dartmouth Avenue and Galapago Street that was then owned by the Englewood Housing Authority. The authority granted use of the land and provided funds to move the depot to the site.

There was an initial effort to restore the building and make it a community museum, but that failed.

The city paid off the debt to the housing authority and

took possession of the land and the building. The depot sat untended for decades.

Earlier this year, the council made the decision to seek a buyer and sent out a request for proposal to restore the building and put it to use.

Three proposals were received but one was withdrawn.

The Englewood Historic Preservation Society submitted a proposal to turn the depot into a museum. The group planned to submit application for grants to restore the depot and start museum operations.

The Parsons’ proposal would undertake historic restoration of the depot and turn the inside into a letterpress operation and museum using their resources. They also would seek historic restoration grants to help pay for restoration of the depot.

A selection panel of three professionals with expertise in historical preservation and financing of historic structure preservation and two Englewood residents was named to review the proposals. The panel unanimously recommended the city accept the Parsons’ proposal.

being of every child.”

“Any needy family with children in the Englewood School District can come in and fill out an application to shop in the pantry,” Luem said. “Approved families come to the pantry and select food they need to provide nutritious meals for a week.”

She quickly added that Well-fed could not continue to serve about 150 families without the generosity of the neighbors and the community.

She noted Pirates Cove Family Aquatic Center did a food drive for the program, as did Swedish Medical

Center. On Aug. 1, representatives of Swedish Medical Center delivered a ton of school supplies that will also be donated to needy families.

Donations and a grant from the Wolf Foundation make it possible to buy food at low cost from the Food Bank of the Rockies.

On Aug. 1, Martha Casillas was shopping for herself and her six daughters.

Her daughter Maria interpreted for Martha as she thanked Well-fed for all the help they provide her family.

“My husband works but this food is such a big help

because we have six daughters,” she said. “Our family really wants to thank Wellfed for all they do. We so appreciate the food they provide. It is such a big help for our family.”

This is the second year Sue Blakeslee has volunteered at Well-fed.

“I volunteered for the summer Lunch Box Express program first but they told me about Well-fed, I became a volunteer and I love it,” the Centennial resident said. “The clients become friends and the pay for the time I spend here are the hugs and the smiles from the people we are helping.”

Federal prosecutor Guy Till says Littleton Police Officer Jeffery Johnston might be looking at more charges pending the results of tests on nine guns seized from his home and additional substances, including some suspected of being ecstasy and GHB, known as the “date rape” drug.

Johnston appeared in federal court for a status hearing Aug. 2, this time wearing a suit and a GPS locating device. He is out on $100,000 unsecured b o n d , which he only has to pay if he misses a court date.

The 22Johnston year Littleton Police veteran was arrested by the FBI at his Parker home on July 19 after he allegedly paid an informant for $1,300 worth of ecstasy.

Johnston is now on unpaid administrative leave from the police department.

Authorities say a search

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and the prosecution’s response and will hold a hearing on the motions at 4 p.m.

Sept. 16. Loats has been in custody since he was arrested following the attack.

Members of his family have attended all court hearing.

On Aug. 5, Loats wore a blue jail-issue jumpsuit. He had handcuffs on his wrists and shackles on his ankles that were connected by a chain to a chain around his waist.

His mother and father were at the Aug. 5 appear-

of Johnston’s home produced a Colt Officers Model .45-caliber pistol loaded with seven rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber; substances suspected to be cocaine, steroids and hundreds of prescription pills; additional firearms; hundreds of rounds of ammunition; empty pill pouches; a drug test kit; and a scale.

Johnston currently faces one count of possession of ecstasy with intent to distribute, which carries a penalty of not more than 20 years in federal prison and a fine of not more than $1 million; one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, which carries a penalty of not more than 20 years in federal prison and a fine of not more than $500,000; one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, which carries a penalty of not less than five years and not more than life in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000; and one count of using a telephone to facilitate a drug trafficking felony, which carries a penalty of not more than four years in federal prison and up to a $500,000 fine.

ance. They waved and smiled at their son and he smiled back.

His father, Mark Loats, asked to speak to the court.

“Our son has been in jail for almost a year and we would like permission to visit him,” he told the judge.

“You have allowed us calls once a week and allowed us to write to him, but we want to visit him.”

Weishaupl denied the request. She said it was the same request made at previous court appearances.

“The conditions of the protection order won’t allow visits,” the judge said. “I will abide by the conditions of that order.”

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August 9, 2013

Festival showcases true spirit

Events highlight this year’s theme

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eBy Jennifer Smith jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com . ndependence, fortitude, true grit, a s little bit wild — that’s the “Spirit of t the West,” and it’s this year’s theme for Western Welcome Week.

While the festival has always embodied that spirit, some of the events take it more to heart than others.

For example, folks can mosey on down to South Platte Park from 9 a.m. to noon -Aug. 10 to experience what brought a slew of pioneers west in the first place — gold s panning on the South Platte River. South Suburban Parks and Recreation provides all the equipment, and those who strike it rich get to keep whatever they fi nd for free. The park is off Mineral Avenue west of Santa Fe Drive.

Stick around to Stampede! for Open Space — same time, same place — and find out what life was like for a trapper. There are crafts, educational displays and oldfashioned games for the kids.

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Grand marshal a true people person Facchinello sees friendship as most important thing

By Jennifer Smith jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com oan Facchinello, 79, says she’s not ready to give up her ponytails.

“My individuality says I’ll just keep them,” she said. “When I grow up, I will use makeup, dress up, cut my hair and do all the right things. Until that time, I’m just who I am.”

The ponytails suit Facchinello, the 2013 Western Welcome Week grand marshal, chosen to embody the theme, “Spirit of the West.” “`Spirit of the West’ means that you can survive, and you can participate, and you grow with things,” she said. “You see what people endured and how they did things with nothing. It’s the adventure. You never say you can’t do something, you fi nd a way to do it.”

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“I’m a people person,” she said simply. “That’s just what it’s all about.”

Ken Coddington says that’s the best thing of a lot of great things about Facchinello. She was his secretary when he was a principal at Littleton Public Schools, where she worked in a variety of capacities for 33 years.

“She really cares, and she follows through and is always there to help,” he said.

The two have also worked together for the Rockies baseball franchise, and Coddington once saw her give the jacket off her back to a fan of the opposing team on a really cold day.

Little things like that are a staple of her life — she sews Rockies patches onto stocking caps and hands them out to kids who look like they need them. She gives blood prolifically. She organizes reunion lunches for LPS employees and Jaycees. She volunteers at an assisted-living facility and takes treats to clients of Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network.

Her official job with the Rockies is helping people in wheelchairs get to their seats.

“That is a priceless job, the best job in the whole world,” she said.

For years she took pictures of the fans so they could have a keepsake — just because she wanted to. She once attended a funeral for one of them and was touched to see the photo she took next to the coffin.

Facchinello doesn’t belong to any formal organizations, but she participates in the activities of many. She donates Rockies attire to Inter-Faith Community Services, takes tickets at the Lions Club BBQ during WWW and so much more.

“She is a Littleton treasure,” said Cindy Hathaway, WWW executive director.

“She is so giving to so many and has been an unbelievable supporter of Western Welcome Week. We are honored to recognize her as our Grand Marshal and to award her with the Western Welcome Week Houstoun Waring Lifetime Achievement Award.”

Joan Facchinello is this year’s Western Welcome Week grand marshal, embodying the “Spirit of the West.” Photo by Jennifer Smith Facchinello’s family moved a lot when she was young, and she thinks that’s partly why community and lasting friendships are so important to her now.

“It’s friendships that I am proud of,” she said. “I truly believe friends are the most important thing in the whole world.”

Littleton’s many opportunities for fellowship are what make it so special, she says.

“You feel welcome everywhere you go,” she said.

She and her husband of 62 years, Ray, met when she was in seventh grade at Grant Junior

High School, now the Littleton Public Schools administration building.

“Good ol’ Ray and crazy Joan, they called us,” she remembers.

“It was one of those things that was truly meant to be.”

Her biggest regret in life, she says, is standing up a nice boy in high school. She always felt guilty and meant to apologize, until she heard he’d died.

“You can hurt somebody’s feelings just as easy as you can make them happy,” she said.

“You want people to remember the good things about you.”

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Fun for young adults on agenda

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oo young for this? Too old for that?

Not a problem.

Young adults will fi nd plenty of things to do and see at Western Welcome Week starting with a spectacular fireworks display Aug. 9 in Sterne Park at approximately 9 p.m.

Catch a glimpse of some of the best cyclists in the area during the Littleton Criterium Race on Aug. 11. This 0.8-mile circuit starts on Main Street between Nevada and Prince and weaves though downtown Littleton. It’s a fast, smooth figure-8 course that’s just as exciting for spectators as it is for racers. Races run from 8 a.m. through 6:05 p.m., with a kids’ fun race at 11:50 a.m.

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Come for prizes and a free slice of pizza.

Admission is $4.50 per person. Both regular and inline skates may be rented on site.

C Skate City is located at 5801 S. Lowell Way. t If dunking a Littleton cop in a tank of v water sounds like fun, then head to the c Bradford Auto Body Parking lot after the Grand Parade on Aug. 17 for the ever-popm ular dunk-a-cop tank. g Proceeds benefit the Littleton Police j Citizens’ Academy Alumni Association. d Bradford Auto Body is located at 2659 W. Main St. in Littleton. t Still looking for thrills? n Hit the Reinke Brothers Haunted Mand sion from noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 17. Take in a all the fun of the midway, complete with games, musicians, jugglers, fire-eaters, live a music and more. Admission is $6; game tickets $1. Follow the spirits to 5663 S. Prince St.

Western Welcome Week at RiverPointe

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With the Dean BushnellÕ s Orchestra and Rick Crandall from KEZW Tuesday, August 13th 6:00-8:30 p.m.

Food will be available for purchase

Ice Cream Social with the Mile Hi Banjo Society Thursday, August 15th 6:00-8:00 p.m.

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August 9, 2013

New events help keep tradition fresh Decades-old festival not getting stagnant

By Jennifer Smith jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com

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estern Welcome Week is proof that you can teach an old dog new

tricks.

Even though the festival itself is back for its 85th year, it’s always evolving and welcoming new events — and one such event this year just happens to involve Fido.

The Best of the West Pet Fest features Clydesdales, pony rides,

live bulls and bunches of animals more of the household variety available for adoption. From noon to 4 p.m. on Aug. 18, families can take Fido to Aspen Grove to listen to live bands, join in pet parades and enjoy food and beverages for sale. The free event benefits the Humane Society of the South Platte Valley, which cares for lost, stray and unwanted animals in Littleton and surrounding areas.

Another newbie will be hard to miss for anyone planning to visit downtown on Aug. 11.

The Littleton Criterium Bicycle Race, sponsored by the city and Pedal Bicycle Shop, is a sanctioned event expected to lure

hundreds of bicyclists to compete in the quest for the Rocky Mountain Road Cup. Downtown will be transformed into a closed figure-eight circuit where fields of up to 120 riders will hit top speeds of more than 40 mph.

“Criterium racing is the cycling equivalent of NASCAR,” said Bill Nagel, co-owner of Pedal.

The highlight of the day will be the professional men’s category at 3:50 p.m., when locals will compete alongside professional cyclists for 70 minutes of all-out racing.

Visit www.littletoncriterium. com for more information.

Other new or fairly new events to consider adding to your favorites include: Pancake Stampede 5K Run/Walk, 8 a.m. on Aug. 11 at Hudson Gardens. 303-4837029 or www.sspr.org.

Littleton Elks Rod and Custom Car Show, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 11 at the Elks Lodge No. 1650, 5749 S. Curtice St., 303794-1819 or www.elks.org.

WWW Family Skate Night, 6 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 11 at Skate City, 5801 S. Lowell Way. 303-7944870 or www.westernwelcomeweek.org.

JaJa’s Crepes to You! Aug. 12, 5 to 9 p.m. at JaJa Bistro, 5641 S. Nevada St. 303-798-5389 or www.jajabistro.com.

Tasty journey awaits attendees Eats and treats aim to satisfy food cravings

By Deborah Grigsby dgrigsby@ourcoloradonews.com

old miners and ranchers who braved the rugged terrain to seek their fortunes here in .

Colorado might be jealous about the lip-smacking treats that await visitors to this year’s Western Welcome Week.

From pancakes to pig roasts, modern-day chowboys and chowgirls will relish a gastronomical e journey that spans the entire 10day event.

Kick off the week Aug. 9 with the Littleton Lions Club Community Barbeque. Sandwich and hot dog meals come with all the fixings and a glass of lemonade.

The dinner bell rings at 5 p.m. and volunteers will serve though

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7:30 p.m. It’s easy to find; just follow the smell of hickory to Sterne Park Pavilion, 5900 Spotswood St. Buttery yummy-ness awaits early risers at the Arapahoe Community College Family Pancake Breakfast, from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 11. Herd the family to the ACC Cafeteria, 5900 Santa Fe Drive, for allyou-can-eat pancakes and sizzlin’ sausages.

Tickets $5; children 4 and younger are free.

Plain pancakes not fancy enough? Then hit JaJa’s Bistro, 5641 S. Nevada St., for a selection of savory and sweet crepes served by WWW board members.

The fifth annual Crepes to You runs from 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12.

Prices range from $6 to $12 and 50 percent of the profits come right back to WWW. The annual Taste of Western Welcome Week and Silent Auction returns Aug. 15. The event is held at the Littleton Center Courtyard from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Attendees will have the chance to sample a variety of food and beverages from area restaurants and can take part in a silent auction.

Tickets can be purchased in advance for $20 (call 303-794-4870) or for $25 at the door.

By Aug. 16, foodies in full swing may want to hit the Littleton Elks Lodge, 5749 S. Curtice St., for the annual Hometown Pig Roast and Dance.

Enjoy roast pig, served up buffet-style with baked beans, coleslaw, corn on the cob and a roll from 6 to 11 p.m. Come for the pig and stay for music and dancing under the “big top.”

And wrap things up nicely on Festival Day, Aug. 17, at the Grand Western Sandwich Breakfast in the fellowship hall of the Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St. From 6:30 to 10 a.m., hot sandwiches are just $3, and so are the caramel pecan rolls. Beverages are just a buck.

O’Toole’s Garden Center Open House and Car Show, Aug. 13, 5 to 8 p.m. at O’Toole’s, 5201 S. Federal Blvd. 303-347-8027 or www.otoolesgardencenters.com.

Create Your Own Masterpiece!

Aug. 14, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Hot Pots, 2570 W. Main St. 303-7985242 or www.hotpotsstudio.com.

International speaker: How You Can Change the World, Aug. 13, 7 to 8 p.m. at Sterne Park. www.christiansciencecolorado. org.

Reclaimed, Vintage and Antique Sale, Aug. 16-17 ,9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Aug 18, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; at Checkered Corner, 5650 S. Curtice St. www.checkeredcorner. com.

2013 Festival Day schedule of events Below are events to be held during Western Welcome Week’s Festival Day, Aug. 17.

For a complete schedule of events, go to www.westernwelcomeweek.org.

• 6:30 to 10 a.m.: Grand Western Sandwich Breakfast, Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton • 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.: Littleton Firefighters’ Children’s Parade, Main Street to Rapp Street, Littleton • 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Quilt Show, First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Arts and Crafts Festival, Main and Prince streets in downtown Littleton • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Festival Day concessions, downtown Littleton • 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Pottery Seconds Sale, The Pottery Studio Gallery, 5739 S. Curtice St., Littleton • 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.: A Day at the Elks Lodge, Littleton Elks Lodge, 5749 S. Curtice St., Littleton

• 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Reclaimed, Vintage and Antique Sale, Checkered Corner, 5650 S. Curtice St., Littleton • 10 a.m. to noon: Grand Parade, starting on Gallup Street and ending in downtown Littleton • Noon to 4 p.m.: LPCAAA Dunk-A-Cop, Bradford Auto Body parking lot, 2659 W. Main St., Littleton • Noon to 5 p.m.: Fun for Kids Corner, Valley Feed and Lawn Center, 2679 W. Main St., Littleton • Noon to 5 p.m.: Western Welcome Week Dance Stage, Colorado Business Bank, Main and Prince streets, Littleton • Noon to 5 p.m.: Western Welcome Week Kids/Family Stage, west end of Main Street at Rapp Street, Littleton • Noon to 6 p.m.: Reinke Bros. Haunted Mansion, 5663 S. Prince St., Littleton • 7 to 8:30 p.m.: Americana! With the Classic Brass Quintet, Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton

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August 9, 2013

Mates from Bega making rare visit Littleton’s set to fire up the barbie for sister-city folks

By Jennifer Smith jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com ots of Western Welcome Week events happen every year, but a special one only happens twice a decade.

Littleton will celebrate a long-awaited visit by residents of its sister city, Bega, Australia, from 10 to 11 a.m. Aug. 15 at the downtown park named in its honor, on Rio Grande Street between Main Street and Alamo Avenue.

Mary Recht, the Littleton/ Bega Sister City Exchange’s event coordinator, hopes to put the city’s best foot forward by greeting the 11th Bega contingent with a reception complete with 18-piece band, local refreshments and large showing of Littletonites.

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“The public is encouraged to join in the fun on Main Street and help show our sister-city guests the true Littleton hospitality,” said Kelli Narde, the city’s director of communications.

Littleton has enjoyed a 52year alliance with Bega, established by former Littleton Independent publisher Houstoun Waring and Curly Annabel, the editor of a newspaper in Bega.

The U.S. State Department and U.S. Information Agency in 1951 made “Small Town Editor,” a film they showed in foreign countries to encourage an independent press to compete with government-controlled news. It was filmed in Littleton and featured Waring, who had achieved national recognition for his editorials on foreign affairs.

According to begalittleton. org, Annabel saw the film and was entranced by the similarities between the towns and their newspapers. He reached out, and a friendship was born that became formalized in 1961 with its

Todd Barrett, left, and Colton Barrett of TDB Concrete spruce up the world in Bega Park in preparation for visitors from Australia. Photo by Jennifer Smith establishment as the first of many federal sister-city programs.

Residents have taken turns visiting each other ever since — Littleton sends a delegation to Bega in the first and sixth years

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Afterward, stop by the Bin Bonanza at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., to rope in a bargain on unframed artwork.

There’s a literal stampede on Aug. 11 — the second annual Pancake Stampede 5K Run/Walk. It starts at 8 a.m. at Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, and runs down the Mary Carter Greenway along the river. It includes a ticket to the WWW Family Pancake Breakfast so runners can get some vittles across the street at Arapahoe Community College, 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The breakfast is reminiscent of an

of the decade, and Bega citizens visit Littleton in the third and eighth years.

Led by Barbara Westmacott and her husband, Bob, the 27 Australians will stay for 10 days

old-time, after-church picnic, with a pancake breakfast, old-fashioned cake contest and the WWW Kids Games of Old, including cow milking, a sack race, apple dash and more.

The cutest stampede of all is at 10 a.m., when the littlest cowpokes compete in the 18th annual Bruce Wolf Stick Horse Stampede.

The Elks get in on the Old West theme with their Hometown Pig Roast & Dance, starting at 6 p.m. Aug. 16 in the lodge parking lot at 5749 S. Curtice St. Roast pig, baked beans, coleslaw, corn on the cob and a roll ($9, or kids can get chips and a hot dog for $4), plus rare public access to the lodge’s full cash bar inside.

Before hoedown-ing the night away with the Elks, stop by First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, 1609

Located along the Platte River in Littleton Colorado, we have been serving the Denver area for over twenty years & have been a favorite stop for bikers and cyclists looking to refuel. We offer plenty of outside seating (and heated inside seating during the winter months) making us a perfect place for those who enjoy the sunshine as much as good company. No matter what the need, we can accommodate any size party or occasion with over 300 outdoor seats as well as 170 indoor seats to suit your need (a great place for a birthday or business get together)! With a wide variety of food specialties and drink concoctions, you will always find something unique and different @ the Platte River Bar and Grill!

with their Littleton host families. There are lots of fun things planned for them, including riding in the 85th Western Welcome Week parade on Aug. 17, a dinner at Mount Vernon Country Club, a bus tour of Colorado Springs and a Barn Dance & BBQ grand finale.

“The Littleton/Bega Sister City Committee is very proud of the relationship that has developed between the communities,” said Charlie Blosten, the city’s director of public services.

“Bega Park is a focal point for downtown Littleton, with commemorative plaques and flags representing the sister-city exchange.”

Blosten’s staff has been hard at work sprucing up the park in time for the welcome party. But in an ironic twist, a dawn redwood planted in Bega’s Littleton Gardens in honor of the cities’ kinships was recently removed to make way for a playground, according to Australian reporter Bill Brown.

W. Littleton Blvd., noon to 7 p.m.

Aug. 16. Perhaps nothing speaks more to Americana than the 11th annual Quilt Show. From one-of-a-kind antiques to modern art, every block tells a story. This year, there is a special display of baby dresses, and visitors can tour the historic church.

Finally, start Festival Day — Aug. 17 — off right with a Grand Western Sandwich Breakfast at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., 6:30 a.m. until 10 a.m.

For many, the highlight of Festival Day is the Grand Parade, the largest parade in the area, held from 10 a.m. to noon. Equestrians, marching bands, floats, tractors and more begin their journey on Gallup Street, then head down Littleton Boulevard all the way into downtown Littleton.

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Arts, entertainment abound at Western Welcome Week Culture, fun offered at venues around city

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews. com “Spirit of the West” is Littleton’s theme for Western Welcome Week 2013, and on any given day between Aug. 9 and Aug. 17, families and individuals will find events in the arts and entertainment listings.

Most are free and some involve interaction.

Keep the WWW brochure handy, available all over Littleton — and visit some new Littleton locations this week.

Here’s a sampling of activities, some of which will have food concessions. Admission is free, unless noted otherwise.

Open every day: • The All Colorado Show at the Depot Arts Center, 2069 W. Powers Ave. • Western Art Heritage exhibit featuring art by Sarah Phippen and Martin Lambuth at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St.

• Bag of Books Sale at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St. • Aug. 9, 6 p.m. — Concert in the Park and Fireworks at Sterne Park, 5800 S. Spotswood St. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs and a picnic — or visit the Lions’ barbecue.

• Aug. 10, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

— 50th Annual Scottish Festival and Concert at Highland Heritage Park, 9651 S. Quebec St. in Highlands Ranch. (Also: Aug. 11, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Admission $18, $15, free under 7.

• Aug 10, 7 to 8 p.m. — Sound of the Rockies barbershop chorus at St. James Presbyterian Church, 3601 W. Belleview Ave. • Aug. 11, 1 to 5 p.m. — Afternoon at the Museum, Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St. Urban Island Steel Band. Current exhibits. Food concessions for sale. (No outside food allowed.)

• Aug. 12, 7 to 8:30 p.m. — Summer Pops Concert by Golden Eagle Concert Band at South Suburban Christian Church, 7275 S. Broadway. Tickets: $10/$8/$5/$15 family.

• Aug. 13, 6 to 8:30 p.m. — RiverPointe Swing Dance with Dean Bushnell Orchestra, River-

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Pointe Senior Community, 5225 S. Prince St. • Aug. 14, 5 to 8 p.m. — Carousel of Music at the Littleton Center, 2255 W. Berry Ave. 50cent hot dogs, chips, soft drinks, ice cream.

• Aug. 15, 6:30 p.m. — Big Band Musical Tour of Route 66 with the Joe Peterson Band, Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., front lawn.

• Aug. 16 — Littleton Jazz Festival at Town Hall Arts Center.

Sold out.

• Aug. 17, 10 a.m. — 85th Western Welcome Week Grand Parade with multiple bands.

From Gallup Street and Littleton Boulevard to Main Street and Rapp Street.

• Aug. 17, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. — 54th Arts and Crafts Festival booths on Main Street and side streets.

• Aug. 17, noon to 5 p.m. — Dance Stage, Colorado Business Bank parking lot, Main and Prince streets; Kids/Family Stage, Main and Rapp streets.

• Aug 17, 7 p.m. — “Americana” with the Classical Brass at Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St.

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Colorado businesses looking to grow their workforce can now receive a wage subsidy to offset the costs of hiring and training new employees.

Maximizing Area Talent for Competitive Hires, or MATCH for short, is an on-the-job training program funded by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment that will reimburses businesses for up to 90 percent of a new employee’s wages, up to $6,000 per hire.

Reimbursements are intended to assist with costs of training new hires, and the percentage is determined by the company size, according to Arapahoe/Douglas Works!, the program administrator.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for Colorado companies to conserve resources when hiring new employees, and also save valuable time in recruiting new employees,” said Arapahoe County Commissioner Bill Holen.

“Arapahoe/Douglas Works! will pre-screen suitable candidates from our pool of talent that matches your business hiring needs, and

To learn more about the Arapahoe/ Douglas Works! center’s free services for job-seekers and business, visit www. adworks.org or call 303-636-1160.

then offer a wage subsidy while you get your new employee up to speed with on-the-job training.”

Current full-time and part-time on-the-job training opportunities include: administrative assistants, general laborers, cash tellers, security officers, production assistants, human resource assistants and others.

To qualify, a business must have been operating in Colorado for at least 120 days, pay into workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance programs, and must not have had a layoff within the past six months.

Businesses must sign an agreement with Arapahoe/Douglas Works! before hiring an individual and agree to hire the trainee as an employee of their company.

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Saturday and Sunday, August 10 –11

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Location: Lincoln Commons at RidgeGate

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Tuesday, August 27, 6:30 – 7:30pm

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“Old Yeller” by Martin Lambuth will be included in “Western Heritage Art” at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center. Lambuth uses credit cards as his painting tool. Courtesy images

Western artists fill Littleton gallery Town Hall features joint show during festival

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“Western Heritage Art” will be exhibited in Stanton Gallery on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sept. 10. A Meet the Artists Reception will be from 6 to 8 p.m.

Aug. 15. Stanton Gallery is in Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., downtown Littleton. 303-794-2787.

Sarah Phippen and Martin Lambuth will be the featured artists in Stanton Gallery at Town Hall Arts Center during Western Welcome Week and through August. “Western Heritage Art” is the title for their joint show.

Phippen, who grew up in Douglas County, where she “soaked up sun, dirt and dander that continue to influence her choice of subjects,” creates oil paintings and bronze sculptures, which especially celebrate her longtime association with animals: pets, livestock and wildlife.

“Observing the personali-

ties and expressions of horses, cattle and wildlife allowed me to experience their quiet moments along with them or read trouble in their eyes and burst into movement. I see this heritage as part of our age-old relationship with animals. It is part of being human. There is a wonder and privilege that surrounds us every day in the rich variety of relationships available …. How does a horse smile?”

Martin Lambuth paints with old credit cards instead of brushes, which results in rich textures and layers of color. He

By Sonya Ellingboe

“White Gold,” an oil painting by Sarah Phippen, will be included in “Western Heritage Art” at Town Hall Arts Center’s Stanton Gallery. has a nostalgia for old pickup trucks, found on “grandpa’s farm or along the road.” Sometimes, he finds them reposing in the weeds, abandoned — “they still have the ability to take you on a trip down memory lane and revel in their history.”

He writes of the appeal of their wonderful shapes, rounded fenders and amazing grills not found on today’s vehicles.

Lambuth has been juried into many national and local shows and won a first place at the 2012 Denver County Fair.

Book’s action is mostly interior

Character’s minds provide scenes in ‘Kind of Cruel’

if you go Author Sophie Hannah will appear at the Tattered Cover/Colfax at 7:30 p.m. August 9 to talk about and read from “Kind of Cruel” and to sign books. The address is 2526 E. Colfax, Denver. 303-322-7727.

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com

British writer Sophie Hannah’s action in “Kind of Cruel” takes place to a great extent within the minds of her characters, interpreted/aided by hypnotherapist Ginny Saxon, whose office is in a small wooden structure at the rear of her home.

No chases through busy city streets or in glitzy office buildings, but a focus on words on a slip of paper and puzzling motives of a collection of characters lead one to turn the pages.

Hannah, who will be in Denver Aug. 9, has published six previous books featuring perceptive police detective Simon Waterhouse and his wife, Charlotte “Charlie” Zailer. Simon reminds a reader of great British crime solvers such as Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple, who piece elements together until there is a solution to the crime(s) at hand.

She writes this book in several voices — one sometimes needs to revisit the beginning of a chapter to sort that part out — including italicized print for psychotherapist Saxon, who carries the story along. Action takes place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 10, 2010.

Hannah tried hypnosis herself to add depth to her story and sort out what the process might mean. She writes that the

British thriller author Sophie Hannah’s “Kind of Cruel” was just released in the U.S. She will appear in Denver Aug. 9.

Courtesy photo idea came to her in part from a Canadian fan, whose address looked like a hypnotherapy site.

The carefully crafted words come across

as written by a scholarly sort — Hannah, who lives in Cambridge with her husband and children, is a Fellow Commoner at Lucy Cavendish College, a women’s college started at Cambridge in 1965.

We first read the phrase “Kind. Cruel.

Kind of Cruel” as insomniac Amber Hewardine struggles to figure out its meaning — and its involvement in a murder she is accused of. She embarks on hypnotherapy to cure her chronic insomnia and seeks the meaning of her visual remembrance of those words, written on a school tablet.

When and where did she see them?

Various characters in her extended family, including a husband and two young daughters of a murdered friend, are developed with enough depth so they have distinctive voices, and settings are pictured with enough detail to make them real, including a Cobham country house called Little Orchard, which almost becomes another character.

Numerous story threads are finally woven together in the final pages, as they should be in any satisfying thriller. The reader feels like she has returned from a brief trip.

Lovebirds Randy Richmond and Theresa Blanding started feathering their nest in Boulder landmark McGuckin Hardware 12 years ago.

The couple spent so much time in the Boulder store that they joked if they ever married, the nuptials would be cemented in the tools department.

On July 21, accompanied by a small band of well-dressed family members and close friends, Richmond and Blanding walked hand-in-hand down aisle 16 — the tools department — to hammer out their future together.

The betrothed, being snapped by Blanding’s son, Lucian, strode in sync along the waxed floor lined with circular saws.

“McGuckin’s has been here forever and it’s so useful and practical,” Richmond said. “Marriage should be practical as well as romantic.”

Aaron Tye, a McGuckin automotive employee, made the celebratory announcement over the intercom system.

Customers greeted the news with cheers and applause. Not surprisingly, the couple requested McGuckin gift cards for wedding presents. The couple is planning a honeymoon in Paris.

“People need consistency in their lives,” Richmond said. “All roads lead to McGuckin.”

Carnation Festival returns

The Carnation Festival, a tradition since 1969 in Wheat Ridge, returns to celebrate the birth of this west Denver suburb on Aug. 16-17. The festival will be held at Anderson Park at West 44th Avenue and Field Street. For more information, visit www. thecarnationfestival.com.

The Carnation Festival again will feature Zoppé Italian Family Circus and will include plenty of entertainment and activities, including fireworks, a spaghetti dinner, chili cook-off, food vendors, a beer garden and a large midway carnival.

The circus performances will run from Aug. 16-25. Visit www.zoppecolorado.com for more information.

Welcome to Actasana

Actasana is the latest addition to the entertainment scene in Denver. But what is Actasana?

Actasana’s mission is “to unleash our imaginations and set the artist within us free through acting, yoga, comedy and theatre.”

Actasana, at 1491 S. Holly St. in Denver, will integrate its acting program with yoga into each class. The space includes a 27-seat black-box theater and will have productions on the Namastage, stand-up comedy nights, workshops, featured artists series and a new filmmakers’ night.

For more information, visit www.actasana.com or call 720-638-2612.

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.pennyparker.blacktie-colorado.com. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

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August 9, 2013

Zany comedy on stage in Golden ‘Wonder of the World’ is fast-moving journey

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com

Teresa, Ashley and Amber Putnam in their new dance studio at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, Highlands Ranch.

Photo by Sonya Ellingboe

Spotlight Performing Arts returns to area Studio has new home in Highlands Ranch

By Sonya Ellingboe

if you go Spotlight Performing Arts Center is at 6328 E. County Line Road (just off the service road) and information is available at: spotlightperformers.com or 720-443-2623.

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com In 2005, Teresa Hill-Putnam sold her Centennial performing arts studio to Colorado Ballet and moved her family to St. George, Utah, so two of her children could attend a performing arts high school and gain professional experience there. She ran a studio while living in Utah. Both children have graduated and she decided to move back to Colorado to continue her 28-year career as teacher and director.

“This is home. I decided to reopen what we left,” although a bit smaller (300-400), so kids don’t get lost, she said. Her older daughter Ashley, a professional performer and choreographer for the past six years, has joined forces with her and has been in Colorado for several months organizing, promoting and painting the new studio.

Teresa and younger daughter Amber, 9, who is also a dancer, arrived more recently, and the first order of business was to build a new stage.

The new center at 6328 E. County Line Road is open and will feature a dance studio, the stage and theater space that will seat about 100, plus training in musical theater and vocal performance as well as dance. The lobby will also serve as a music instruction space and small dance boutique.

“Some kids come in wanting a profession and others want a recreational experience,” Teresa said. The center will offer a range of opportunities, tailored to individual needs.

For those who seek musical theater, there will be a production every 15 weeks.

(Auditions for “Annie” will be on Aug. 16.)

A vocal performance company, “Spotlight Entertainers,” is new here, although Putnam offered it in her Utah center. A preprofessional dance company will entertain locally and on a cruise ship, with auditions scheduled for August 17. “Little Mermaid” is underway, but there may be a few spots open in that. Performances will be Sept. 2728 and Oct. 4-5. “Bye Bye Birdie” is planned.

Teresa writes her own scripts.

“Kids are more capable than people give them credit for,” she says. “Practice makes progress” is the motto.

Preschoolers, ages 2 to 6, will attend morning classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays for dance, with tumbling added. Children 5 and older, through teens, have numerous options in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, gymnastics and musical theater. See the school’s website, spotlightperformers.com, or call 720-443-2623.

Studies have shown that kids involved in performing arts do better academically and socially in school, said Ashley, who was valedictorian in her class.

And Teresa likes for kids to learn to help others, so they will do benefits. In September they will participate in Chelsea’s Walk to raise funds for epilepsy, especially for response dogs and monitors that can predict seizures. (Amber has epilepsy.) “I plan to do a benefit once a month,” Putnam said.

Central City steers ‘Showboat’ to Buell Opera company hopes to draw city crowds

if you go

By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com “Showboat,” written in 1927 by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, has become a classic in American musicals, with its rich story and score and a deeper look at American society than was customary in musicals of the day. In addition to light, happy production numbers, it looks at racial prejudice and tragic love.

The well-known songs “Ol’ Man River,” “Make Believe” and “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” are often heard in concerts across the country.

It is Central City Opera’s third selection of its 2013 Festival and will be performed in Denver at the Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, Aug. 6-11. Two other shows were performed at the 1877 stone opera house in Central City: “Barber of Seville” and “Our Town.” But that house only has 550 seats, so even a sold-out house doesn’t generate the sort of revenue it takes

“Showboat” plays through Aug. 11 at the Buell Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Center. Performances: 2 p.m. Aug. 10, 11; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Tickets: centralcityopera.org, 303-292-6700. to stage opera performances.

The company has strong support from many donors, but it hopes that a week’s production in a large house will draw the DCPA’s many musical theater fans as well.

Director Ray Roderick is makes his debut with the company, although he has extensive Broadway and national tour experience.

Hal France returns to lead the Central City Opera Orchestra, and cast members are Gene Scheer, Denise Lute, Julia Burrows, Emily Pulley, Angela Renee Simpson, Troy Cook, Soloman Howard, Curt Olds and Ellen Kaye.

An additional “Riverboat Royale-Mardi Gras Ball” is hosted on Aug. 10 at the Dikeou Collection, 16th and California streets, Denver. (Ticket for matinee and ball-$95.)

correction An Aug. 1-2 story about Colorado Book Award winner Carolyn Mears included an

error about the funding for her doctoral research. She funded her research herself.

An old Marilyn Monroe film plays on the back stage wall as the audience anticipates what’s next.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire’s comedy, “Wonder of the World,” is set in the 1990s in New York state.

As lights go up, Cass (Haley Johnson) is in the bedroom, packing her suitcase, planning to run away, carrying the audience on a harebrained journey with her.

Her husband Kip (Matthew BloodSmyth) appears with a plate of salmon aspic for lunch and she tells him she’s leaving him to start a new life — really offended by something in his dresser drawer.

Next scene (there are 13 total scenes, but the funny crew makes changes seem part of the act): Cass is on a bus headed for Niagara Falls, seated next to a suicidal alcoholic named Lois (Lindsey Pierce), who is more than glad to help herself to the salmon aspic Cass is carrying with her.

Staging is very clever in this production — we find Cass and Lois on the Hurricane Deck at Niagara Falls, with sound effects and projected falls, and later on the Maid of the Mist boat, where Captain Mike (Christian Mast) makes pompous historic announcements as he mans the wheel.

Eventually, miscellaneous parts and pieces come together in this comic chronicle and the audience leaves with a smile.

Christian Mast is captain of the Maid of the Mist Niagara Falls boat and Haley Johnson is his somewhat aggressive passenger in “Wonder of the World” at Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden. The couple lives in Centennial and Mast is an Arapahoe High School graduate who started his theater career there. Courtesy photo by Sarah Roshan

if you go “Wonder of the World” plays through Sept. 1 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 13th and Washington, Golden.

Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m.

Sundays; 2 p.m. Sept. 1. All tickets cost $19 during this production run. 303-935-3044.

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Water blossoms celebrated at gardens The Colorado Water Garden Society will host its annual Water Blossom Festival from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 10 at Denver Botanic Gardens, with experts on hand to answer questions and tours of water features with Jim Arneill at 10:20 and 11:30.

The CWGS is celebrating its 30th anniversary, after being founded at DBG as the first water gardening society in the world.

Former aquatic collection curator Joe Tomochik will be on hand with stories about those many years before he retired, when the positi transitioned to Tamara Kilbane.

At 1 p.m., Joe Mascarenas will give a program on photographing water plants in the Plant Society Building. Festival admission is free, but one must pay garden admission, unless a member.

Meteor shower coming

South Suburban’s Carson Nature Center will host a session from 9 to 10:30 p.m. August 12 to look for the Perseid meteor shower. Open to all ages. Register for #672888, $9/$6 at sspr.org.

Photographer to talk

Nancy Meyer will talk to the Englewood Camera Club on Aug. 13 at Lutheran

The pub is at 16572 Keystone Blvd., Parker, 720-951-5454.

$10, 303-378-1112 or jeffjensonmagic.com.

Community theater fest

Goldstar, which bills itself as “The World’s Biggest Ticket Booth,” arrived in Denver on July 31. Entertainment venues signed on to work with it include Arvada Center, Pepsi Center, Grand Chapiteau, Vintage Theatre.

One can become a member free and then buy half-price tickets from Goldstar with a $5 service fee — still less than full price.

They claim to help move out unsold tickets for venues to people who may not know about them. For information, see goldstar.com.

Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

She will speak about her “Pseudo-linedrawings” and her inspirations from other artists, including Georgia O’Keeffe, Freeman Patterson, Tony Sweet and, Mark S. Johnson.

She enjoys experimenting with new photographic techniques in-camera and in digital editing. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Visitors welcome.

The Annual Colorado Community Theatre Coalition Festival is scheduled August 7-10 at the Denver Center Theatre Academy, in the Robert and Judi Newman Center for Theatre Education, 1101 13th St., Denver.

Presenting companies: Aspen Stage Theatre, Aspen; Bas Bleu Theatre Company, Fort Collins; Coal Creek Theatre, Louisville; Heather Gardens Frolics Club, Aurora; Flying Rabbits Productions, Denver; Ignite Theatre, Aurora; Longmont Theatre Company, Longmont; Longmont Youth Theatre, Longmont; and Vintage Theatre, Aurora.

Performances open to the public, $10/$15 for two on the same day. The Denver Center Theatre Academy will offer 12 workshops.

For schedule and to register: cctcfestival. com

Comedy in Parker

Variety show

The Celtic House Pub in Parker is hosting comedy nights at 6 p.m. the first and third Thursdays and a showcase on the last Monday of the month, according to comedian Jiovani, who is producing them. Free.

“The Epic Variety Show” will be presented at 7 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Festival Playhouse, 5665 Olde Wadsworth, Arvada, with Jeff Jenson, Dennis Michael and Reid Belstock. Enjoy magic plus comedy. Tickets:

Goldstar arrives

Spark Mark show

Spark Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, hosts its annual open show: “Spark Mark, an Open Show of Drawing,” open to all artists in the Denver area. (Most shows at the co-op gallery are of members’ work.)

It runs to Aug. 25, with an opening reception on Aug. 9, 6-9 p.m. Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. 720889-2200.

LeAnn Rimes to headline music festival Singer on 60-date tour to support latest album

By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz@ourcoloradonews.com These days, LeAnn Rimes is in a good place. In a few more, she’ll be in an even better place: Colorado.

Rimes, who shot to stardom at the age of 13 with her swooning hit, “Blue,” and has since scored countless hits, is headlining this year’s Rocky Mountain Music Festival Aug. 11 at Clement Park.

In the midst of a 60-date tour supporting her latest album, “Spitfire,” Rimes is returning to familiar territory. She has historically been welcomed by the Centennial State with open arms, and performed at Gypsum Daze just three weeks ago.

In recent years, Rimes has been headlining magazines instead of festivals. Becoming a tabloid fixture — criticized for everything from weight loss to relationship issues to rehab stints to treat anxiety — was not exactly part of the career plan. But Rimes now seems to be taking it all in stride.

“It’s hard to tune it out when you deal with it every week, but the conversation has changed to my music again,” she said.

Citing husband Eddie Cibrian as a main support, Rimes says she has “weeded out anybody who didn’t need to be there” and, as a result, has become more content. She ac-

knowledged that “it’s hard to write when you’re happy,” but she is able to channel any negative emotions into her newer, more rootsy material.

“I allow myself to go into darker places when I write, but I am happier and can pull myself out of it at the end of the day,” Rimes said.

Besides, maintaining an active presence on Twitter enables her to circumvent the rumors and talk directly with her fans. She receives encouragement from her devoted following and routinely tweets messages of positivity.

Ditching the drama means enjoying the finer things in life, like the side treks she takes while on tour. Aspen is among her favorite spots, and Rimes has tried her hand at snowboarding (she is still mastering toe-edge turns) and activities that have become perks of the job.

Much like her wanderings across the country, Rimes has been exploring her musical acumen and continues to churn out songs that resonate with fans and those just now discovering her. She is navigating the ever-changing landscape of the entertainment business, including dabbling in movies, but believes she is writing the best music of her career.

Rimes is following in the footsteps of idols such as Patsy Cline and Reba McIntyre, but also delving into contemporary artists like Ray Lamontagne who are forging their way in a music era in which meaningful lyrics seem to be an afterthought.

“I love people who have something to say and say it well,” Rimes says.

LeAnn Rimes will be performing at the Rocky Mountain Music Festival.

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U.S. Solheim Cup captain Meg Mallon has a motivated team ready to defend its home turf at the prestigious biennial international match-play tournament that will be held Aug. 13-18 at Parker’s Colorado Golf Club.

Twelve U.S.-born players will challenge 12 European players in three days of match-play competition to see which team will win the Waterford Crystal Cup with a mahogany base that is named for Karsten Solheim, the founder of the manufacturing corporation that makes PING golf equipment.

The U.S. has won eight of the 12 previous Solheim Cups and the Yanks are 6-0 in home matches. However, Europeans stunned the Americans in the weatherdelayed singles matches to defeat the U.S., 15-13, and capture the Cup two years ago in Meath, Ireland.

“You know, every Solheim Cup is so close and it’s an exciting event, and Ireland was just an unbelievable event and I had some players on the team that are highly motivated,” said Mallon. “They didn’t like that taste in their mouth and they are ready to get the Cup back.”

British Open champion Stacy Lewis heads the U.S. team. Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr, Angela Stanford, Brittany Lincicome, Lexi Thompson, Jessica Korda, Brittany Lang, Lizette Salas and Morgan Pressel also qualified for team spots via points or rankings. Gerina Piller and Michelle Wie were captain’s picks.

Eight of the U.S. players have played in a combined 25 Solheim events and have won 52 points. Creamer is 11-3-5 in four tournaments to garner 13½ points and Kerr is 11-12-3 in six Cups for 13½ points.

Pressel has also been one of America’s best with a 7-2-2 record in three years.

“We’re playing on all cylinders right now and I’m really excited about it,” said Mallon.

By Jim Benton • jbenton@ourcoloradonews.com

Lewis and Creamer didn’t retreat from the Europeans’ celebrations after their victory in Ireland.

“I wanted to remember what it felt like,” Lewis told GolfChannel.com. “With everything that happened that week, we probably still should have won. We’re all ready to go and we want that Cup back.”

Creamer says being on the losing team didn’t feel good.

“It was a terrible feeling,” she said.

“I’d never been on a team that lost. That’s never going to happen again.”

European captain Liselotte Neumann will have players from eight countries on her team that will try to retain the Cup. Eight players were automatically selected via points or rankings.

Those players were Suzann Pettersen (Norway), Carlota Ciganda (Spain), Catriona Matthew (Scotland), Caroline Masson (Germany), Beatriz Recari (Spain), Anna Nordqvist (Sweden), Karine Icher (France) and Azahara Munoz (Spain).

Jodi Ewart Shadoff (England), Caroline Hedwall (Sweden), Giulia Sergas (Italy) and Charley Hull (England) were captain’s picks. Hull is 17 years old and the youngest player in Solheim Cup history.

Five golfers on the European team have played in a combined 17 Cups and won a total of 39½ points. Matthew is 118-8 and Pettersen 12-8-5 and both have played in six Cups.

More than 120,000 fans are expected to watch and see if the Americans can remain unbeaten at home and regain possession of the Cup. “We’ve never won over there (United States), so obviously it’s a big challenge,” said Neumann. “I feel like this is really the team that’s going to do it for us.

“We’ve got some young girls, we’ve got some rookies, so we’ve got some big strong players and some players that can really hit it, which I think favors us. In

SOLHEIM CUP SCHEDULE • AUG. 13 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. — U.S. and European team practice 5 to 8:30 p.m. — Solheim After Sundown in Ping Pavilion

• AUG. 14 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. — U.S. and European team practice 6 to 9 p.m. — Gala dinner at Wildlife Experience

• AUG. 15 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. — U.S. and European team practice 2 to 5 p.m. — Front Row experience at driving range 2:30 to 4 p.m. — Three-hole PING Pro-Junior Challenge, holes 16-18 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. — Past captain autograph session 5 to 6 p.m. — Opening ceremonies on main stage

• AUG. 16 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — Four Foursomes matches 1 to 5:30 p.m. — Four Four-ball matches

• AUG. 17 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — Four Foursomes matches 1 to 5:30 p.m. — Four Four-ball matches

• AUG. 18 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. — Twelve singles matches 7 to 7:45 p.m. — Closing ceremonies

Colorado, the golf course is quite generous off the tees, and we were looking for good, long hitters and some girls with great energy and I think this is the team that is going to do it.”

Bicycles welcomed With Colorado being a well-known haven for outdoor enthusiasts and exercise

aficionados, the Solheim Cup is allowing and encouraging golf fans to ride their bicycles to Colorado Golf Club.

Cyclists and anyone attending will be able to ride their bicycles to the course and bike racks will be provided.

Anyone wishing to bike to the event will need to have their tickets in hand and will not be able to purchase tickets upon arrival.

Cyclists will only be allowed to enter Colorado Golf Club via the east gate (Lot V) off Stroh Road, past the main (west) entrance. Directional signs will guide them to the correct entrance and Lot V.

Hickenlooper to speak Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will deliver remarks at the main stage near the clubhouse during opening ceremonies Aug. 15.

“We welcome the Solheim Cup to Colorado and are proud to showcase our state’s world-class outdoor recreation opportunities,” Hickenlooper said.

“Colorado is the perfect location to host an international golf event, from our excellent fairways to the breathtaking backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, this will be a great experience for players and viewers. We wish both teams the best of luck and hope they enjoy their Colorado experience.”

The ceremonies will be broadcast live on the Golf Channel at 5 p.m. and will feature the appearances of both teams, as well as comments from Mallon and Neumann. Fans are encouraged to attend the ceremony, which will officially kick off the three-day competition.

Ceremonial raisings of the team flags will also be held and both captains will announce their pairings for the first Foursomes matches that will take place Aug. 16.

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Cabela’s offers sneak peek of Lone Tree store

Aug. 15 opening is expected to lure thousands of visitors

By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com

Camouflage-clad Cabela’s employee Jake Merritt sounded a duck call to direct Denver-area media from the parking lot into the nearly complete Lone Tree store July 30. Merritt set the tone for the sneak peek event, held two weeks before the store’s Aug. 15 public opening.

Inside, Cabela’s employees lounged around a faux campfire, surrounded by Cabela’s tents, backpacks, a lantern and cooler. Others offered samples of the store’s signature fudge and demonstrated fly fishing and archery. Another sounded a duck call from inside a camouflage blind — all of it under the eyes of mounted wildlife posed high on the walls of the 110,000-squarefoot store.

The employees were playful, the excitement palpable.

“We expect thousands of people lined up before the ribbon cutting,” spokesman Joe Arterburn said. “They’ll probably be some overnight campers.”

Other Cabela’s employees, known as outfitters, said they’re anxious to share the store with the public.

“We want to show customers what we can do,” senior hard line manager Jeff Surry said. “Our job is to create that legendary Cabela’s experience.

“We cater to people that are going to go hunting in minus-20-degree weather to people that just want to hang out in the back yard in their flip flops.”

The Cabela’s experience, Surry said, includes taking a personal interest in customers, matching their outdoor abilities with the right gear and even pointing anglers to the state’s best fishing holes.

“We know where to go and how to get

Store employee Kirby Boos of Littleton demonstrated duck calls during the July 30 media sneak peek at the Lone Tree Cabela’s. Photo by Jane Reuter

there,” said Jeff Butler, a former Colorado Division of Wildlife employee and lifetime fly fisherman who will work in the fishing department. “We’ll pull out maps and show you.

“They’re not just hiring clerks in this store. They’re hiring outfitters who have knowledge. It’s not just selling you something. We sell fun.”

Kirby Boos, popping out of a camou-

flaged duck blind to demonstrate game calls, clearly was having fun.

“I’ve had a passion for teaching people about the outdoors all my life, and now I get to do it every day,” said the Littleton resident.

In the gun library, Toby Spanel proudly pointed to a late 1800s Winchester rifle bearing a $32,500 price tag he said the Arapahoe County sheriff ordered during the City Hall War of 1894, a conflict prompted by the then-governor’s attempted forcible removal of several City of Denver employees.

It’s among several collector guns featured in the library.

“I feel really honored to be able to work here,” Spanel said.

The Lone Tree store also includes a mountain replica with mounted game animals, which Cabela’s calls its conservation mountain.

It includes an interactive display with information on each of the mountain’s species. Other features include two cold-water fish aquariums and a cafe.

Cabela’s hired more than 200 employees at its Lone Tree site, the larger of two Denver-area stores opening simultaneously. A 90,000-square-foot store also will debut in Thornton. Doors open on both stores at 11 a.m. Aug. 15.

The company, launched in 1961, bills itself as the largest mail-order, retail and Internet outdoor outfitter in the world.

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men and women in the Englewood area who are interested in serving the community. Please join the Lions for breakfast and a weekly program and learn more about Lions Club International and the activities of the Englewood Lions Club.

CLUBS IN YOUR COMMUNITY

SERVICES HOMECOMING INC. offers caregivers of low-income seniors who are frail, disabled or unable to live alone without care in Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson and Denver counties respite care. Assistance includes personal care and homemaking. Call Pamela Dombrowski-Wilson or Trini Martinez at 303-526-2318 for an application and information.

SOCIAL ARAPAHOE SERTOMA Club meets on Thursdays at the Englewood Elks Club, 3690 S. Jason, Englewood. Contact Ken Kelley at 303-789-9393 or kenkelley@allstate.com.

DAUGHTERS OF the American Revolution, Columbine Chapter meets at 1 p.m. every second Saturday at Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Unita St., Englewood. Call Michelle Brown at 303-979-7550.

DAUGHTERS OF the British Empire is a national organization with a philanthropic purpose. For almost a century, DBE has been a common bond for women of British heritage living in the United States. DBE is open to women who are citizens or residents of the U.S. who are of British Commonwealth birth or ancestry or who are married to men of British Commonwealth birth or ancestry. There are six chapters in Colorado, including chapters in Littleton, Englewood, Centennial, Evergreen and Boulder County. Call Chris at 303-683-6154 or Olive at 303-3471311, or visit www.dbecolorado.org and use the contact form available.

SERTOMA CLUB of DTC meets on Thursdays at Mangia Bevi Restaurant, Englewood. Contact David Oppenheim at 303-8507888 or captdso@aol.com.

EMBROIDERERS GUILD of America Colorado Chapter meets at Bethany Lutheran Church at Hampden Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Englewood the fourth Tuesday each month from 9:30 a.m. to noon, excluding December and July. Meetings include needlework projects, needle art education, lectures and workshops of all levels. Guests are invited. Call Marnie Ritter at 303-791-9334.

THE ENGLEWOOD Lions Club meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday at the Grill at Broken Tee Golf Course, 2101 West Oxford Avenue.

Previously the Lions Club met every Wednesday at noon. The change in time is being made to better accommodate working

THE ROTARY Club of Englewood meets each Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. at the Wellshire Inn, 3333 S. Colorado Blvd, Denver.

For information, contact Josh Staller at 303-721-6845, or visit rotaryclubofenglewood.org.

FRIENDSHIPS ARE Golden, a Precious Moments collectors club, meets the fourth Thursday each month at Castlewood Library in Englewood. Dinner provided by club members at 6 p.m., meeting from 7-9 p.m. Give back to the community by doing local charity work. Talk and share stories about Precious Moments. Call Leota Stoutenger, club president, at 303-7919283.

GRACE CHAPEL Mothers of Preschoolers meets second and fourth Wednesdays from 9-11:30 a.m. at Grace Chapel, I-25 and County Line Road, Englewood. Call Karleen Wagner at 303-7994900 or visit www.gracechapel.org.

KIWANIS CLUB of Englewood believes it has an obligation to be involved in community projects. Members meet Wednesdays 7 a.m. at The Neighborhood Grille 1500 W. Littleton Blvd.

Everyone is welcome to join and have breakfast on Kiwanis. Call 303-783-9523.

TOASTMASTERS - Meridian Midday. Experienced professionals and beginning speakers alike can benefit from our practical, face-to-face learning program. Whether you’re speaking to the board of directors, your customers, your co-workers or your kids, Toastmasters can help you do it better. We meet every Thursday from 11:35 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. at the American Family Insurance Building, 9510 South Meridian Blvd. in Englewood.

For more information, contact our current VP of Membership, Brent Hilvitz at 303-668-5789. We hope you will visit us and check out Meridian Midday Toastmasters. www.meridianmidday.com NEWCOMERS AT Grace Chapel in Englewood welcomes women who are new to the Denver area. Learn about the group’s ongoing Bible study, make new friends, and be encouraged about God’s faithfulness and what happens after the boxes are unpacked. Call Carolyn Chandler at 303-660-4042 for information on welcome teas, Bible study, field trips and get acquainted luncheons.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Brian Arthur Burnett, Deceased Case Number: 2013 PR 000844

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All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before December 15, 2013 or the claims may be forever barred.

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Public Notice CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR SCHOOL DIRECTORS ENGLEWOOD SCHOOLS ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

The Board of Education of Arapahoe County School District #1 in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, pursuant to State Statute ยง 22-31-107(1.5), calls for nomination of candidates for school directors to be placed on the ballot for the regular biennial school election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2013.

At this election three directors will be elected for four-year terms. To be qualified, a candidate must have been a registered elector and a resident of the school district for at least twelve consecutive months before the election. A person is ineligible to run for school director if he or she has been convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child.

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A person who desires to be a candidate for school director shall file a written notice of intention to be a candidate and a nomination petition in accordance with law.

Nomination petitions may be obtained at the Roscoe Davidson Administration Building, 4101 S. Bannock Street, Englewood, CO 80110. Office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Pursuant to State Statute ยง 22-31-107:14-803, petitions cannot be circulated until August 7, 2013. Pursuant to State Statute ยง 1-4-803; ยง 22-31-107(2), completed petitions should be submitted to the Superintendents office in the Roscoe Davidson Administration Building no later than 3:30 p.m. on August 30, 2013.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Education of School District #1, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, has caused this call for nominations to be given this 7th day of August 2013.

Ms. Linda Felling, Designated Election Official Arapahoe County School District #1 4101 South Bannock St. Englewood, CO 80110 Legal Notice No.: 4326 First Publication: August 9, 2013 Last Publication: August 16, 2013 Publisher: The Englewood Herald

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