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Deputies wanted to put mental-health hold on suspect In video, Parrish is heard speaking to gunman prior to shooting

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Roxine Davis holds her daughter, Brooklynn, as Deputy Zackari Parrish’s funeral procession passes in Highlands Ranch. “When something like this happens far away, it’s easier to disconnect,” Davis said. “When it’s just down the street, the emotion is just so intense.”

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‘Zack will give us the strength’ Family and colleagues tell of slain deputy’s humanity, zest for life at funeral service

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Zackari Parrish was the type of deputy who would shield a child’s eyes if a parent were being handcuffed. He took the lead in organizing a fundraiser for a colleague’s wife who was battling cancer. He pulled over a man who was down on his luck and

gave him money so that his family could spend the night in a hotel.

“That was Zack,” explained Castle Rock Police Chief Jack Cauley at the funeral service for Parrish, a Douglas County deputy who was killed in the line of duty on New Year’s Eve. “As we march forward to serve together, Zack will Parrish give us the strength to do the best we possibly can.”

If there was ever a time to witness the brotherhood among law enforcement officers, it was the morning of

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Douglas County deputies were attempting to place the man who killed Deputy Zackari Parrish on a mental health hold while he reportedly was going through a “manic episode,” according to a newly released video from the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office.

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Jan. 5 at Cherry Hills Community Church in Highlands Ranch, where Parrish’s funeral service was held.

Hundreds of men and women wearing crisp black and blue uniforms with shiny gold badges assembled at the church to honor and remember the life of one of their own.

Parrish, 29, was responding to a domestic dispute at the Copper Canyon Apartments, 3380 E. County Line Road, in Highlands Ranch, the morning of Dec. 31 when he was shot and killed by Matthew Riehl. Four other law enforcement officers were

footage of the Dec. 31 incident in which the suspect, 37-year-old Matthew Riehl, opened fire on authorities. It unveils new details about the shooting that left Parrish dead and four officers and two civilians injured. Riehl was shot to death by a regional SWAT team before the incident concluded after about two hours.

The wounded officers were Deputy Michael Doyle, 28; Deputy Taylor Davis, 30; Deputy Jeffrey Pelle, 32; and Tom O’Donnell, a Castle Rock police officer. Each was released from local hospitals by the night of Jan. 1, except for Pelle, who was expected to make a full recovery.

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MY NAME IS Victoria Holgate, a mother of three, recently graduated from college and is pursuing a career as a life coach.

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BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When he is cruising through the Backcountry Wilderness Area on his mountain bike, Anthony Dobaj prefers to listen to music. But in the past, he found it difficult to pull his iPhone out of his pocket and change the song while also maneuvering his bike.

“I’ve been thinking about this for a long time because it is a pain point for me,” said Dobaj, president of Gadgettronix, a start-up tech company based in Denver that specializes in wearable technologies. “I just kept waiting for a satisfactory solution to present itself but it never did.”

In 2012, he visualized a solution that would eventually be coined Gestr. The small circular black device allows users to interact with their smartphones with a tap or swipe of a finger.

Dobaj, sitting in his home that conveniently backs up to the Backcountry in Highlands Ranch, slips a magnetic ring on his finger and effortlessly swipes across the gadget. The music on his iPhone gets louder. He swipes a different direction and the song changes. He taps the gadget once and the music shuts off. He puts a ski glove on and gets the same outcomes.

“It needs refinement,” he said, “but it’s a game changer.”

To make the concept a reality, Dobaj partnered with Allegro Micro, a supplier of sensor technology based in Massachusetts, and three students from the computer science department of Oregon State University, where Dobaj received a degree in electrical engineering.

Last summer, Benjamin Brewster, who runs the capstone project course for Oregon State University’s online computer science program, picked students who were familiar with the hardware and software used in Gestr,

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Longtime Highlands Ranch resident is life coach Gadgettronix president Anthony Dobaj sits in his Highlands Ranch home office wearing the Gestr on his left wrist. In the works since 2012, the black gadget allows him to control his music and other smartphone features with a tap of a finger or wave of a hand.

ALEX DEWIND he said.

In 27 weeks, the students developed a pilot of the gadget using a sensor developed by Allegro Micro. Gestures made with a magnetic ring activate the sensor, which hooks into a smartphone’s Bluetooth — similar to how a Fitbit or Apple Watch connects to a smartphone. Still underway, an app will allow users to assign functions to each gesture, such as swiping up for a phone call.

“While the students are frequently able to work with real-world clients on projects each term, this one was particularly satisfying. It was fun, educational, and a necessary component of a soon-to-be commercial project,” Brewster said. “Seeing the students complete things like this every term is the best part of my job.”

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About me I was born in Minnesota, but as a kid we moved around and I ended up in Colorado in 1983. Other than spending a little time in Washington and Mississippi, I’ve lived in Colorado since then. I have three awesome children. They grew up in Highlands Ranch, so Colorado is definitely home for me and for us.

Last May, two weeks before I turned 50, I graduated from MSU Denver. I tried going to college right out of high school, but I struggled and was told that I wasn’t college material. I’m the first person in my family to graduate from college. I hold a bachelor’s degree in psychology and minor in integrative health care and health and wellness coaching.

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MLK Jr. Day Douglas County offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 15 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Many county services are available online at www.douglas.co.us

Vacancy open for civic-minded history buff The Douglas County Historic Preservation Board has an immediate opening for someone who has experience or knowledge in helping to preserve the area’s history and heritage. Those interested may fill out an online application by January 31, 2018. Visit www.douglas.co.us and search for Historic Preservation Board.

2018 Property Tax Notification Beginning the week of Jan. 16 property owners in Douglas County will receive one of two property tax information-types by U.S. mail. Visit www.douglascotax. com to pay your taxes online. For more information visit www.douglas.co.us/treasurer. Have an Amazon Echo device? Enable the Douglas County skill and say “Alexa, ask Douglas County, How do I pay my property taxes?”

Strive to Thrive offers hot meal and assistance.

The Strive to Thrive Resource Fair will be held on Tuesday, January 30 from 4-6 p.m. at the Calvary Chapel, 1100 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock. For free transportation to/ from the event contact Douglas County First Call prior to January 29 at 303.660.7519. Visit www. douglas.co.us and search for Community of Care for more information.

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Highlands Ranch woman suspected of killing her newborn baby

23-year-old taken into custody after infant’s body is discovered in lawn

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Highlands Ranch woman was taken into custody after a deceased infant was found in a back yard the night of Jan. 2, according to a news release from the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office.

Douglas Regional Dispatch received reports of what a citizen believed to be a lifeless infant left in her backyard, located in Wasingerthe 500 block of Longfellow Konrad Lane, at 9:48 p.m. on Jan. 2, the release says. The baby still had the umbilical cord attached.

Camille Wasinger-Konrad, 23, was taken into custody and is being held without bond in the Douglas County Detention Center, suspected of killing her child. She is facing a charge of murder in the first degree.

The cause and manner of death will be determined by the Douglas County Coroner’s Office. The investigation is open and active.

Wasinger-Konrad’s Facebook page

says she is originally from Durango and has worked at King Soopers in Highlands Ranch since June 2017.

She was scheduled to make her next appearance in court at the Douglas County Courthouse, 4000 Justice Way, at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 9.

The sheriff ’s office wants to remind the community of the Colorado Safe Haven Law. Passed in 2000, it allows a parent to hand over an infant up to 72 hours old to an employee at any fire station or hospital with no questions asked, as long as the baby is unharmed. The parent will not be prosecuted for abandonment, the sheriff ’s office says.

Since 2000, the Colorado Safe Haven Law has saved the lives of 56 babies, which doesn’t include numbers from 2017, according to Colorado Safe Haven for Newborns Executive Director Linda Prudhomme. Nationwide, safe haven laws have saved 3,400 babies.

Prudhomme hopes that people starting talking about the law and spreading the message that it is available.

“It’s important because it saves the lives of babies; it saves mothers from a lifetime of shame and incarceration; it saves the community from the frustration of knowing that kind of crime is going on in their community,” Prudhomme said. “When a baby is saved, there is so many people waiting to adopt. It fulfills the hopes and dreams of people who want to have a baby.”

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Crowds assemble to ‘give honor for what he gave us’

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Members of the public began dotting Grace Boulevard — which was the final leg of the funeral procession route for Deputy Zackari Parrish — well before 9 a.m. on Jan. 5.

Three of those crowd members in Highlands Ranch were 11-year-old Aiden Case, 12-year-old Ben Katanic and his 9-year-old brother, Blake. The boys — congregation members at Cherry Hills Community Church and students at Cherry Hills Christian School — remembered Parrish as one of the officers who provided security for the school.

“He gave kids high-fives and he was a nice guy,” said Case, a sixth-grader at the school. “He would ask us how we were doing.”

Blake Katanic, a third-grader, remembered Parrish handing out police stickers to him and other students and joining them at their lunch table, where he spent time getting to know them. The boys said they wanted to attend the procession to thank Parrish for his service.

“I think mostly to give honor,” Case said, “for what he gave us.”

LeAnn Katanic, 45, Ben and Blake’s mother, said she felt it was important for the Castle Rock family to particiapate because her children were contnected to Parrish.

Case’s mother, 40-year-old Shara Case, of Castle Pines, said she and her son wanted to help commemorate Parrish because they viewed him as part of their community.

“Just honoring someone who gave his time to us. This is our community.

This is our home, our church and our school. He was a part of that,” she said.

Shanah Windey-Bale, 51, a saleswoman from Highlands Ranch, said she also attended with her 9-year-old twin sons, Kiefer and Kole, to show support.

“It’s hard to put into words,” she said when asked what it means for the community to lose an officer in the line of duty. “His sacrifice is our sacrifice, so we owe it to him to pay our respects…When it happens in your backyard it becomes personal.”

Windey-Bale and her family live near the sheriff ’s office substation in Highlands Ranch, where a vehicle covered in flowers and gifts is set up as a memorial for Parrish. She described the scene as “very emotional.”

“It’s a very quiet, grieving area,” she said. “To see the vehicle with all of the cards and the flowers and all the notes, it’s beyond words.”

Farther down the procession route, crowds gathered at each corner of the intersection of Grace Boulevard and Wildcat Reserve Parkway. Parents held their children bundled in blankets, many waved flags of various sizes or held posters, and law enforcement working the area stood with arms and hands folded in front of them.

There, Shane Callahan, an investment adviser from Highlands Ranch, observed the procession with his 6-year-old daughter Carley and 4-year-

Gavin Talbot, left, and Kole Bale watch as Deputy Zackari Parrish’s funeral procession passes.

Blue ribbons — saluting law enforcement — were hung on trees and fences along the funeral procession route. old son Gavin.

Callahan, who is related to a police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, said law enforcement is “underappreciated” and in need of the community support at this time.

When the procession approached the intersection, the crowd fell nearly silent and Callahan, 43, called each of his children to attention. Carley, sitting atop her turquoise bike in a pink stocking cap, rolled to the street front and waved a flag as Parrish’s hearse drove by. Callahan picked up Gavin and held him over the crowd so he could see the scene.

“They don’t understand everything,” Callahan said. “They don’t need to know everything. They need to know it’s important to come together as a community.”

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Motorcycle officers from Castle Rock, Denver and other departments head the column of Deputy Zackari Parrish’s funeral procession.

Sloane Cape, left, and Jessica Santos wait for Deputy Zackari Parrish’s funeral procession to pass. “This really hits home for me,” Cape said. “My dad’s a police officer in Aurora. I worry about him but I’m so thankful for what he does.”

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Motorcade fuels support for deputy’s family, law enforcement

BY ELLIS ARNOLD AND TABATHA DEANS STEWART STAFF WRITERS

Hundreds, maybe thousands, of people lined the route of Deputy Zackari Parrish’s funeral procession in Douglas County as a motorcade comprising vehicles from upward of 50 law enforcement agencies made its way from Castle Rock to Highlands Ranch.

The Jan. 5 motorcade exited I-25 at Lincoln Avenue about 9 a.m., then headed west down Lincoln, to University Boulevard, then to Wildcat Reserve Parkway, winding its way to Cherry Hills Community Church in Highlands Ranch, where services were held for the slain deputy at 11 a.m.

Parrish, 29, was shot to death in a Highlands Ranch apartment the morning of Dec. 31 in what Sheriff Tony Spurlock called an “ambushtype of attack.”

He was a husband and a father of two small children. In the New Year’s Eve shooting, four other law enforcement officers were injured, as were two civilians.

The suspect, Matthew Riehl, 37, was killed by a regional SWAT team after a roughly two-hour standoff. No motive has been released for the attack, which resulted after officers responded to the Copper Canyon Apartments on the report of a domestic disturbance.

On Jan. 5, personnel from Colorado law enforcement agencies — including Lakewood, Englewood, Boulder and Basalt — turned out for the procession, as did officers from several nearby Western states, including Utah, Idaho, Nebraska, Montana and Wyoming.

Officers of the U.S. Forest Service and Federal Protective Service of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security also drove vehicles.

Some of the people in the crowds that lined the procession route shared what the morning meant to them.

The Woolverton family, including children Evan, Ava, and Kael, watched the procession near the intersection of Yosemite Street and Lincoln Avenue and proudly held a flag in support of law enforcement family — their father is a Douglas County deputy. The children said they wanted to be there for all families.

Student Emma Dreiling, 15, and her sisters held signs for officers reading “Thank you for your service” and “We are sorry for your loss.”

The family lives in Denver, and their mother is a retired Denver police officer. The girls know all too well how lucky they are to have both parents come home at night.

Retirees Jesse and Sunny Cheek, of Lone Tree, braved the cold and carried hand-made signs that read “Bless you” on one side and “Thank you” on the other.

They held the first sign up for Parrish’s family, the second for law enforcement.

“It was the least we could do,” Jesse said.

Douglas County deputies escort the family of Deputy Zackari Parrish along Lincoln Avenue.

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A law enforcement officer stands at attention during the procession for Deputy Zackari Parrish.

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‘AN EMOTIONAL DAY’ “It’s been an emotional day for me — my brother passed away from brain cancer two years ago. It’s different, but … he was the Sheridan County sheriff in Montana.”

— Wil Ulrickson, 49, Lone Tree resident, employee at Douglas County School District

Emma Dreiling, 15, left and her sisters came out to honor Deputy Zackari Parrish along Lincoln Avenue. Their mother is a retired Denver police officer.

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“I have a 2-year-old, and I get a lump in my throat thinking about him not seeing his father again (like Parrish’s children).”

— John Ray, 32, Jefferson county resident, city carrier assistant for the U.S. Postal Service “I’ve driven in (processions) before.

It’s always sad, always scary. It makes you apprecicate your family, appreciate every day. You have to have tough conversations with your family. But I wanted them to see the support from the community, too. It’s not just negative.”

— Dana Gerber, 37, Westminster resident, Arvada Police Department officer “My son’s dad is a deputy, and we came here to show our support for all law enforcement officers, It’s sad, just sad.”

— Rachel Sears, 33, Castle Rock resident

Hundreds of mourners lined the corner of University Boulevard in front of the Eastridge Recreation Center in Highlands Ranch for the funeral procession of slain Deputy Zackari Parrish.

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Salute’s sounds, silence echo amid heartbreak “Do you know where the pipers are tuning?”

“The hearse is going to be right here.”

“We are saluting with the casket.”

“Pre-SENT arms.”

In the morning chill of Jan. 5, in the sprawling parking lot of Cherry Hills Community Church, preparations for Douglas County Sheriff Ann Macari Deputy Zackari ParHealey rish’s final goodbye are underway.

Small American flags line the church entrance. A large flag, held aloft by two fire truck ladders, waves overhead in the breeze. Honor Guard members from various law enforcement agencies, in black and blue dress uniforms, form a corridor under the entrance breezeway. And the bagpip-

ers rush to rehearse just one more time.

“This is what we do,” Thomas Rogers says.

“Unfortunately,” Mike DeBoer adds, “we practice all year for these events, to make sure we’re sharp and we sound good.”

The firefighters, both from South Metro Fire Rescue, are part of the Colorado Emerald Society, a bagpipe and drum band of police, firefighters and emergency medical responders who play to honor officers killed in the line of duty.

“It’s hard, it’s sad, we never want to do this,” Rogers says. “But it’s an honor to do it, to do this for Deputy Parrish and his family.”

••••• Parrish, 29, a father of two young daughters, died New Year’s Eve morning, killed while responding to a domestic disturbance by a man that law enforcement suggests was men-

tally ill and who was later killed by a SWAT team.

Five days later, hundreds of men and women in blue from throughout the state and as far away as New York, Illinois and Oregon convened at the Highlands Ranch church to bid farewell to Parrish and take care of his family in a carefully choreographed and synchronized ceremony suffused with reverence for the deputy and the job he did — of serving the community, of instilling order when needed, of protecting it at all costs.

“When one of us falls, we all try to rise up and support our fallen’s family members,” Sgt. Jeremiah Carrigan explained quietly before the service, white gloves tucked into the belt of his dress uniform. “His loss isn’t just felt by the local community — it’s statewide, nationwide.”

Carrigan knows firsthand about that loss — and support.

His brother, Nate Carrigan, was the

Park County deputy killed in February 2016 during an attempted eviction.

He still can’t talk about it without pausing, drawing breath, composing himself.

He is a member of his Front Range police department’s Honor Guard, which means he attends the funeral services of those killed in the line of duty. He does it without hesitation.

“This is my opportunity to give back some of that support that was shown to my family,” he said, “to show this profession is a brotherhood, a family.”

Pamela Rath understands that sentiment, too. The Trinidad resident is married to a Colorado state trooper, who is also an Honor Guard member.

They drove 3 1/2 hours to be there for Parrish’s service, the fifth or sixth service for fallen officers they have attended in the past year-and-a-half.

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wounded in what Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock called “an ambushtype of attack.” Two civilians, who were not in the apartment, sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Law enforcement agencies from across the country — as close as Arapahoe County and as far as Oregon — attended the funeral. Dozens of cop cars filled the parking lot of the church, where two fire trucks hoisted a large American flag into the air. Bagpipes preceded the delivery of Parish’s casket, which was draped by the American flag. Men in uniform carried it into the church with family members in tow. With every step forward, ceremonial guards lining the walkway gave a slow and synchronized salute.

“I’ve been to 20 or 25 of these,” said Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas, a former Colorado State Patrol major. “They get sadder every time.”

An estimated 5,000 people were seated in the church. A blue hue filled the auditorium and on the stage, spotlights illuminated blown-up photos of Parrish, his wife Gracie and their two young daughters.

Through tears, Gracie Parrish promised to raise her daughters in “a home that bleeds blue.” She read aloud a letter that she wrote to Parrish — whom she called her soulmate, hero and best friend. In the past, she would often write him letters of encouragement and emails filled with dreams and words of affirmations, she said.

“This is a letter that I never thought I’d write,” Gracie Parrish said as she wept. “It’s a letter that I hope my girls can read one day and know every ounce of love I have for their daddy.”

Parrish was born in Nashville, Tennessee, said his father Zackari Parrish II, who described his son to the auditorium filled with officers and

Photos of fallen Douglas County Deputy Zackari Parrish, along with pieces of his past, like his guitar, sit on the stage of Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., for the funeral service on Jan. 5.

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Law enforcement officers lead a ceremony to close the funeral of fallen Douglas County Deputy Zackari Parrish. The service was held at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., on Jan. 5.

IMAGE COURTESY OF 9NEWS family members. As a child, he loved water sprinklers. He could make everyone laugh. He played baseball until he bought a guitar and started writing music.

And he loved his role as a police officer. Parrish had been with the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office for seven months and had previously served

more than two years with the Castle Rock Police Department.

The most important part of Parrish’s life, his father said, was his faith.

“He enjoyed life,” Parrish II said.

“And the reason he enjoyed life is because he had Jesus in his heart.”

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Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock speaks at the funeral service for fallen Douglas County Deputy Zackari Parrish at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., on Jan. 5.

IMAGE COURTESY OF 9NEWS Spurlock took the stage to commend Parrish for his service as a deputy.

When he listened to Parrish’s body camera audio from the Dec. 31 shooting, Spurlock said Parrish “never once used a foul word, raised his voice or used a derogatory term.”

Instead, he pleaded with the suspect, begging, “Let me help you,” said Spurlock.

“I’ve never heard a more calm voice in a call like that,” he said. “It’s up to us to remember him and to be like him.”

Spurlock honored Parrish with a medal of valor for his courage and bravery.

And a position on the Douglas County Regional SWAT team will forever be held by Parrish, he said.

As the service came to a close, a muffled radio call played throughout the church. The voice on the other end repeatedly called out Parrish’s radio number: 1721.

“Deputy Zackari Parrish,” the voice said, “may you rest in peace knowing that your strength lives on in your wife, your legacy will be carried out through your daughters, and that your honor will continue on with all of us.

“1721, you are clear for end of watch.

Thank you for your service and rest easy, sir, we have the watch from here.”

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Chief’s ‘heart sunk’ after learning former Castle Rock officer was deputy killed ‘We still consider Zack one of ours,’ Cauley says

up at night, is getting those phone calls. I never want to get another one like that again.”

Shortly after noon on Dec. 31, Cauley appeared with other officials alongside Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock at a news conference. He did not speak, but stood behind Spurlock with a look of grief on his face.

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Castle Rock Police Chief Jack Cauley was asleep in bed the morning of Dec. 31 when his phone rang. The call came from one of his commanders, Cauley said, and he immediately knew it would be serious.

“I have some really bad news,” Cauley recalled the commander saying.

“He said, `Well, four deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office have been shot.’ And my heart sunk.”

Cauley first uttered a few words of shock.

“Before I could go on, he said, ‘Well there’s something else. One of those deputies is Zack Parrish.’”

Processing tragic news Zackari Parrish, a 29-year-old husband and father of two, served more than two years with the Castle Rock Police Department before taking a position with the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office, where he worked for seven months.

Parrish was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance in Highlands Ranch on New Year’s Eve. Four other officers and two civilians were also injured after a gunman opened fire on authorities early that morning. The suspect was later killed by a regional SWAT team.

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The video, narrated by Sheriff Tony Spurlock, shows the deputies responding twice to Riehl’s Highlands Ranch apartment before the shooting took place — first on noise complaints and again on reports of a domestic disturbance.

“There’s a lot of information out there. I would like for you to hear from me about what happened,” Spurlock says in the first few minutes of the YouTube video.

The video does not include any audio or clear video of Riehl, but does show deputies interacting with him both through closed doors and face-toface.

The body camera footage begins by showing deputies approaching Riehl’s apartment at the Copper Canyon complex. Officers were first called to the apartment at 3 a.m. on a noise complaint, Spurlock said. They did not find evidence of a crime at the time, but are heard discussing Riehl’s emotional state.

“I’m going to try and figure out how to calm him down,” a deputy is heard saying.

The next clip shows a deputy speaking to a shadowy figure, presumably Riehl, sitting on the stairwell leading to Riehl’s apartment, whom the officer addressed as “Matt.” The individual’s face is completely silhouetted.

“Then my heart sunk even further,” Cauley said of learning Parrish was involved. “The initial news was that four deputies had been shot and he was one of them, but I could just tell from how I was getting the information that Zack may not make it.”

Soon after the first call, Cauley learned Parrish had died from his injuries.

“You hope and pray that everything’s going to be OK and then you find out that that isn’t what happened, and you just, I don’t know how to explain it, you just can’t hardly believe it,” he said. “It’s the first phone call like that I’ve had to take and when people ask me, as a chief what keeps me up at night, that’s what keeps me

A call to serve Cauley came to know Parrish personally in his time with the department.

“I first met Zack on Dec. 22, 2014,” he said in a Jan. 4 interview.

That day, Cauley interviewed Parrish in the final step of the department’s hiring process. Cauley remembers Parrish’s big smile and his firm handshake. He quickly learned Parrish was a man of faith and familyoriented.

Parrish was leaving a career in banking to enter law enforcement, something Cauley found interesting and inquired more about.

“It became pretty clear to me that he had a passion for law enforcement and he had a passion for serving the community. It was a calling for him and it was such a strong pull that that is why he decided to change careers.”

After Parrish was hired, the two built a relationship because they routinely used the department’s fitness center at the same time.

“It was more of Jack and Zack talking, and not Officer Parrish and the chief,” he said.

That’s how Parrish was, Cauley

“We’re here because we want to make sure you’re OK,” the deputy says. “Do me a favor though, Matt.

Next time, if you ever call us, try not to scream.”

Then at 5:17 a.m., officers responded again to Riehl’s residence on a domestic disturbance call, which they identified as a mental health call after arriving, Spurlock said.

“It’s Deputy Parrish, Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office. Hey Matt, it’s Zack,” says Parrish after deputies knock on Riehl’s door.

The video explains officers spent several minutes trying to assist Riehl before Parrish made the call to detain Riehl on an “M-1.”

An “M-1” is a mental-health hold approved by the Colorado Department of Human Services that officials, including law enforcement, can use when “an individual’s behavior is so risky that they need to be held in a hospital against their will,” according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

“He’s going through a manic episode,” Parrish says in the recording while a man’s frantic voice can be heard in the background. “We’re going to take him.”

Between 5:35 a.m. and 5:57 a.m. deputies worked on a plan to provide medical and mental health aid to Riehl, Spurlock said.

“At 5:57, this is what took place,” Spurlock said. The video then cuts to audio of gunfire and multiple people yelling.

“Back up, back up, back up, back up, back up,” a man is heard yelling over

other voices and gunshots.

Spurlock explains as Riehl opened fire at the deputies, Parrish was shot and fell in a doorway, where he remained until the incident concluded at about 7:30.

Davis went out a window “head first” and deputies Doyle and Pelle were hit “immediately,” but were able to leave the apartment through the front door. This is when the mental health call evolved into a crime, and Riehl became a suspect, Spurlock said.

“They made an attempt to get back in but the volley of gunfire was too much,” Spurlock said of Doyle and Pelle before the video shows the two deputies running from the apartment.

“I’m shot in the chest,” one deputy says after lying on the ground between neighboring apartment buildings.

“I’m shot in the arm and the leg,” says the other while assisting his colleague on the ground. He’s heard telling another individual that Davis is still inside.

A gunshot then rings out in the background.

“He’s shooting out the window,” a deputy says.

The deputies then run to another location where another gunshot pierces the air. For the next 90 minutes, Spurlock said, the suspect continued shooting and injured two civilians in adjacent apartments.

The next video clip shows an armed officer standing at the base of the stairwell to Riehl’s apartment, looking up, when there is an explosion of rapid gunfire.

Castle Rock Police Chief Jack Cauley, left, and Zackari Parrish shake hands during the January 2015 police department swearing-in ceremony for Parrish.

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said. He found ways to engage with people on a personal level. He described Parrish as a genuine person who had a sense of humor that could de-escalate any situation.

When asked for a specific example of how Parrish left a positive impact on people, Cauley paused, then smiled.

There were too many to choose from, he explained.

“Zack was full of those,” he said.

His love for people combined with a non-stop work ethic made Parrish a model officer, Cauley said, one he was proud to have and sad to see leave for another position with the sheriff ’s office in May 2017.

“I had spent quite a bit of time with Zack trying to talk him out of leaving,” Cauley said. “When he left, I told him that when he got to the sheriff ’s office and if he felt he wanted to come back, he could call me and I’d make it happen.”

‘One of ours’ Parrish was known to everyone in the department, Cauley said, and will be missed by many people in the region. Their priorities moving forward are to ensure Parrish’s wife and children have the support they need.

Cauley is also keeping a watchful eye on the mental health of his employees as they mourn Parrish. The department has police psychologists specializing in the loss of an officer ready to help if needed, he said.

“Even though Zack had been gone for seven months,” Cauley said, “we still consider Zack one of ours.”

“Parrish, can you hear me,” a man later yelled toward the apartment unit, to no response. More explosions of gunfire followed. It is not clear where the gunfire comes from.

At 7:30 a.m., Spurlock says, officers went into Riehl’s apartment in an effort to rescue Parrish. Officers shot and killed Riehl in self-defense during that raid, Spurlock said, and also rescued the two injured civilians.

In a news conference the day of the shooting, Spurlock said doctors told him Parrish was shot multiple times and “had no ability” to survive his injuries.

A spokeswoman for the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office said several officers were placed on paid administrative leave following the incident.

Riehl also livestreamed a Periscope video of himself in the hours leading up to and including the shootout with law enforcement. The sheriff ’s office spokeswoman said the video was taken down at the request of the sheriff ’s office and is now evidence in the case.

“I’m very proud of the officers and the men and women that were on that call that night. They did exactly what they were trained to do. They provided aid, they provided service, they provided care and compassion and unfortunately it turned violent.

But I assure you,” Spurlock said in his closing remarks, “we are committed to do whatever we can to (address) the mental health issues in the county and whatever we can do anywhere in this state.”

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January 11, 2018

Details of killer’s past point to recent spiral Matthew Riehl reportedly struggled with mental health conditions before shooting of deputy

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The man who killed a deputy and injured four officers and two civilians on New Year’s Eve in Highlands Ranch had a history with law enforcement in Colorado and Wyoming, was estranged from his family and reportedly was living with mental health issues.

Matthew Riehl, 37, was killed in a Dec. 31 shootout with authorities. Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said Riehl used a rifle to fire at least 100 rounds at officers during a two-hour standoff before a regional SWAT team killed Riehl the suspect.

Deputy Zackari Parrish, 29, a husband and father of two, died in the early morning incident.

It remains unclear why Riehl began shooting at officers, but details of his past continued to emerge in the days after the New Year’s Eve incident.

Riehl was well-known to law enforcement in both Wyoming and Colorado.

The University of Wyoming police department began investigating Riehl after he made a series of “alarming” social media posts concerning the university’s law school and its professors, university spokesman Chad Baldwin said. The school increased security, warned students, staff and faculty and contacted the police department in Lone Tree — where Riehl lived after leaving Wyoming — about Riehl’s behavior.

Lone Tree incidents The Lone Tree Police Department released a timeline on Jan. 2 outlining the agency’s interactions with him.

Lone Tree police first encountered Riehl when responding to a family disturbance in June 2016, when Riehl was in an altercation with his father.

The family did not press charges.

In another incident, Riehl was issued a citation for careless driving for a traffic accident he was involved in on Feb. 18, 2017.

On June 8 of last year, police conducted a welfare check on Riehl at the request of his mother, who had concerns about his mental health.

Officers spoke with Riehl for nearly 15 minutes through a closed door because he would not let them in. Riehl stated he was not a danger to himself or others. Police provided mental health service information to Riehl and his family, but the family declined services, the department said.

Police conducted another welfare check in August after Riehl reported his mother and brother had formed a suicide pact. Police determined that information was not true.

On Nov. 10, a Lone Tree police of-

Caution tape blocks the entrance Jan. 1 to the apartment building in Highlands Ranch where the man who shot five law enforcement officers and two civilians lived. The suspect, Matthew Riehl, was shot and killed after a nearly two-hour standoff at Copper Canyon Apartments.

ALEX DEWIND ficer issued Riehl a speeding ticket, which resulted in a court summons.

Later that month, Riehl began sharing social media posts and YouTube videos about the traffic stop, alleging the officer lied to him and conducted an “illegal” stop. The Lone Tree Police Department said his behavior “escalated to include harassing emails directly to LTPD police officers.”

Because Riehl had moved to Highlands Ranch by then, police contacted the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office to investigate, according to the department’s timeline.

On Nov. 14, a detective with the University of Wyoming Police Department contacted Lone Tree police regarding their investigation into Riehl’s comments toward the university.

“Given that this remains an ongoing investigation, additional details may not be available. However, throughout this time period, LTDP has fully collaborated and cooperated with DCSO, the University of Wyoming Police Department and the suspect’s family on each incident involving Riehl,” the timeline said.

Guns, livestreamed tirades A University of Wyoming Police Department report obtained by the TV station/news website Denver 7 and reported on by several media outlets shows family and friends told police Riehl suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, was bipolar and was off his medications. He was also estranged from family in recent weeks and had mental breakdowns, the report said, although police did not find evidence Riehl had threatened violence toward others.

Colorado Community Media requested the report but it was not immediately made available. On Jan. 3, a spokesman for the university police department said the report has been placed under review — meaning some of the information in it could be redacted — while Colorado authori-

ties continue to investigate the Dec. 31 shooting.

Multiple media outlets, including the Associated Press, have reported on the contents of a Periscope video shot by Riehl after news broke that he had livestreamed the New Year’s Eve shooting. The video, showed in part by local TV stations, appears to show Riehl making one of the two 911 calls that brought officers to his residence that morning.

During the livestream, Riehl tells dispatch he’d been drinking, owned guns and was the victim of domestic assault during an argument with his roommate. He also claimed he’d purchased more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition. Media later reported on police records showing Riehl allegedly purchased 11 guns at a Laramie, Wyoming, gun shop several years ago.

Recent firearm training In recent months, Riehl sought firearm training with Kenaz Tactical Group, a shooting school based in Colorado Springs. In a news release from the business, owner Robert Butler said Riehl attended defensive firearms courses conducted by the company over the summer.

“Mr. Riehl’s demeanor during the training sessions was not alarming, he interacted well with other students and seemed proud of his military career. Mr. Riehl provided his own firearms during the training sessions,” the release said.

In speaking with Colorado Community Media, Butler said the company instructs a range of students, from civilians to first responders to military and other armed professionals.

The defensive firearms course Riehl attended covers the “legal, moral and ethical use of ” firearms specifically in self-defense, Butler said.

“We do talk about natural body responses to a threat,” he said. “We always encourage that fight is your last response.”

The company’s release said it is prepared to fully cooperate with authorities leading the investigation.

A former lawyer, veteran Sharon Wilkinson, executive director of the Wyoming State Bar, confirmed to Colorado Community Media that Riehl was a licensed attorney in the state from 2011 to October 2016, when he voluntarily withdrew his membership.

Riehl did not give a specific reason for leaving the bar, she said.

“It’s not uncommon for attorneys to withdraw their membership in the month of October,” Wilkinson said.

Membership fees are payable on Oct. 1 and due by the end of November. Attorneys who have moved out of the jurisdiction frequently withdraw if they know they will not practice in the area again, she said. The organization was notified Riehl changed his address to Lone Tree in July 2015.

Before withdrawing, Riehl practiced law with MacPherson, Kelly & Thompson LLC., a firm in Rawlins, Wyoming.

A statement from the firm said Riehl was employed there from 2011-14 as an associate attorney.

“MacPherson, Kelly & Thompson, LLC has had no contact with Mr. Riehl, either socially or professionally, since he left the firm. MacPherson, Kelly & Thompson, LLC expresses its heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathies to the victims and their families,” the statement read.

Riehl also opened his own private practice in 2014, Wilkinson said. The organization did not receive any complaints about Riehl while he was a practicing attorney.

“That’s about all we know about him,” Wilkinson said.

Deidre Forster, a spokeswoman for the Wyoming National Guard, also confirmed Riehl entered the Army Reserve in 2003 and the Wyoming National Guard in 2006. He was deployed to Iraq for a year in 2009 and was honorably discharged in 2012.

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MILESTONES Alexandria Anderson, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Belmont University.

Davis Alan Ball, of Highlands Ranch, graduated in December from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor’s degree in education and human sciences.

Kirk Cohen, of Highlands Ranch, graduated in December from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Christiana Duerksen, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Belmont University.

Jared Connell, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Graceland University.

Ejemen Eichie, of Highlands

Ranch, received a dean’s scholarship to attend Cornell College beginning in fall 2018.

Austin Fajfer, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Chadron State College.

Paulina Gonzales, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 president’s list at Colorado Mesa University. Gonzales is a 2014 graduate of ThunderRidge High School.

Claire Griffin, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Belmont University.

Alexandra Hernandez, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Belmont University.

Ethan Holen, of Highlands Ranch, received a dean’s scholarship to attend Cornell College beginning in fall 2018.

Grace Humphreys, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Belmont University.

Katelyn Kruger, of Highlands Ranch, graduated in December with a bachelor’s degree from Chadron State College.

Shelby Mann, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s honor roll at Kansas Wesleyan University.

Dianna Morton, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Belmont University.

Karina O’Byrne, of Highlands Ranch, performed in “Honours and Homage,” the fall 2017 symphony orchestra concert at Wheaton College. O’Byrne also recently performed with they symphony orchestra in “Messiah, Prince of Peace,” the 2017

Christmas Festival presented by the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music. O’Byrne played horn in both programs.

Madyson Repaskey, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at Belmont University.

Max Ruppert, of Highlands Ranch, received a dean’s scholarship to attend Cornell College beginning in fall 2018.

Ian Thompson, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at LeTourneau University.

Thompson is a senior majoring in engineering.

Madison Urbana, of Highlands Ranch, was named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at LeTourneau University.

SALUTE

• 9:22 a.m.

“Five minutes, five minutes.”

The bagpipes’ lament drifts through the air as the band escorts the hearse up to the church entryway.

Deputies and family members carry a coffin draped in the American flag through the phalanx of Honor Guard members, followed by Parrish’s wife, Gracie, escorted by two officers. Arms slowly rise in salute as the casket passes by.

The men and women there to honor Parrish then fall into a line so long that it takes 1 1/2 hours for them to all get inside.

The patches on their sleeves show they have come from near and far: Golden. Thornton. Chicago. City

of New York. Loveland. Sterling.

Arapahoe County. Jefferson County.

Portland. Adams County. Aspen.

Northglenn. Summit County. Denver.

Westminster. Larimer County. The U.S. Forest Service. Boulder. Mesa County. More.

A few feet away, Highlands Ranch resident Miguel Gutierrez, 52, sits quietly on the back corner of a fire rescue truck, a small American flag in one hand, a coffee thermos in the other.

“I cannot go inside — the fellow officers get to be first,” Gutierrez says.

So he is praying, for Parrish and his family, for Parrish’s law enforcement brethren.

“I have so much respect for the officers,” says Gutierrez, a Mexican

immigrant who became a U.S. citizen 15 years ago and who felt he had to be present to honor them all. “They protect my family. They risk their lives.”

He shakes his head, his voice trails off, as he talks of the aching sorrow left behind for Gracie Parrish and her two young daughters.

“It just breaks my heart.”

It breaks all of our hearts.

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the law enforcement profession. “But there is no better place for him to be.

It’s a calling, not a job.”

••••• • 9:11 a.m.

The bagpipers file to the bottom of the driveway. Honor Guard members ready to attention. Quiet descends on the crowd waiting at the church entrance, the only sounds a plane flying overhead, a bird chirping.

The sun strains to shine through the clouds.

SEE MILESTONES, P15

Reporter Alex DeWind contributed to this story.

Ann Macari Healey writes about people, places and issues of everyday life. An award-winning columnist, she can be reached at ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia or 303-566-4100.

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Traffic, housing costs, retirement funds take spotlight Colorado lawmakers to tackle PERA, other hot-button issues in 2018 session

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part of the year when legislators pass bills — health-care costs have already risen as a key debate to watch for in 2018.

Amid elections, this year will offer no easy waters for bipartisanship — all 65 seats in the state House are up for election, as are 17 of the 35 state Senate seats, plus statewide races including the governor’s post. Here’s what both parties had to say about the flash-point issues this session.

Democrats recently remarked that Colorado has “no shortage of unmet needs” — a comment that elicited a sardonic tone from Colorado House Minority Leader Patrick Neville, RCastle Rock — and the 2018 legislative session, with its kickoff Jan. 10, is shaping up to bear out that claim. Neville Which needs it will meet is a different story.

Lawmakers will be pressed to find solutions for a state with a ballooning population clogging roads, an underfunded retirement-fund program and housing costs through the roof. With roughly $300 million projected in previously unforeseen revenues — a prediction that may double — the state has a small bit of breathing room to signal where its priorities lie.

Among other issues lawmakers have discussed in the weeks leading up to the regular session — the four-month

‘Walking the walk’ Colorado landed itself in a $9 billion hole as of 2016, according to state projections of transportation-spending needs through 2025. Interstates 70 and 25 are in need of updates in several parts of the state, to say nothing of smaller roadways.

“We talk the talk — we have to walk the walk,” Neville said at the Business Legislative Preview event hosted by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Colorado Competitive Council Jan. 4 in downtown Denver.

He took cynical aim at the Democrats’ “unmet needs” comment from a Jan. 2 news release.

“They say we have unmet needs — well, isn’t transportation an unmet need?” Neville said. “I think it is.”

The Democrats did mention transportation as a priority, though, and state House Speaker Crisanta Duran

Duran, D-Denver, supported an unsuccessful bill last year to increase sales and use taxes by 0.62 percentage point to raise more than $375 million per year for transportation projects.

“To be politically honest,” Neville said, “the citizens won’t pass a tax increase.”

Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Cañon City, supported that bill along with Duran.

Echoing Neville, Senate Majority Leader Chris Holbert, R-Parker, said $300 million in upcoming revenue would be appropriate to add for roadand-bridge projects. Asking voters to approve bond spending would be another opportunity, Holbert added.

With Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper willing to spend some of the added $286 million in projected revenue over the current and next fiscal year — a stronger-than-expected economy raised expectations, and the recent federal tax bill could raise more another $300 million on top of that in Colorado in the next fiscal year alone, state data said — the chances for some amount of transportation increase look safe.

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ouglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said, “This is Colorado. Everybody has a gun.”

Seven words that create a mural.

Should they be added to our license plates and the signs that welcome motorists entering the state?

You could hear it on the trains at the airport.

I would prefer almost anything else, but maybe Spurlock nailed it in the sad aftermath of the horrific, sad and depressing incident at the Copper Canyon Apartments in Highlands Ranch on Dec. 31.

One news agency reported, “Another mass shooting in Colorado.”

Of course, everybody doesn’t have a gun. I

don’t.

We all make choices. I make my own, and generally I am the odd man out. I am neither better or smarter. I just don’t want a gun in the house.

That old Second Amendment doesn’t keep me feeling safe and warm at night. Luck does.

Bullets came through a common wall at Copper Canyon, and wounded neighbors who were minding their own business.

“He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

I hear that over and over.

Jennifer and I talked about the shooting and about the sheriff.

The national spotlight was turned on and it was aimed at him.

He did a commendable job of sorting through the known facts, acknowledging all of the fallen officers, while showing both objectivity and compassion.

And in the middle of it, he said, “This is Colorado,” and the rest.

The reality is more guns than people.

Someone else, maybe my next-door neighbors, make up for me. My arsenal is made up of words.

I wish Spurlock could have said, “This is Colorado. Everybody has a dictionary.”

Or, “This is Colorado. Everybody owns an original work of art.”

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While it is admirable that Coffman called for a delay of the vote in December, which went through anyway, I hope the congressman comes to realize that all the arguments for the last few years that have tried to state net neutrality is an antiquated pariah, similar to the phone line system of 70 years ago, are specious at best.

That existing phone line system was fair and equitable for all. The rate of speed was the same for everyone, from individuals to corporations, as has been the internet ever since it was

made available for public use. Now, if that vote of the FCC remains unchanged, internet providers will charge whatever they want, and will be able to slow down, or speed up, for use of the internet.

Any websites you use, that is provided by a provider who may not like that website, will not only be able to slow it down, but could speed it up and charge for it — and guess who ultimately will pay for the increased cost? We will — the public.

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don’t stop with a touch, they want to feel, embrace and control. It is simply the nature of government that cannot be denied. The certainty that is best for providers is for the government to stay out of the business.

Congressman Coffman cautions us to beware of “unelected bureaucrats” in Washington, D.C. The real danger is elected bureaucrats who think they have some degree of expertise in regulating a technology that is in a stage of infancy. Congress has more important issues to deal with.

If consumers want an internet that is free, fair and open, then tell the Congressman — he is “always listening” — to leave the internet alone. No government regulation, no government tax.

Roger Edwards Highlands Ranch Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, 6th Congressional District

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here is a drumbeat in Douglas County. It is a rhythm that is present in all of us — many days, it is background noise that blends in with GUEST the other sounds COLUMN of our lives. There are days, though, when the drumbeat reaches full volume.

The drumbeat is what ties us all together — the partnerships and friendships that make a county of 850 square miles seem small, warm Erin Kane and comfortable.

Recent events involving our local law enforcement partners have raised the drumbeat to a level that is nearly impossible to ignore. In times like these, we all put our differences and disagreements aside to come together as a community and family.

The support and love shown by our

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to survive in a country that has a state (Michigan), that has a town, that has a bank, that offers a rifle if you open an account.

I have never been to Nucla, Colorado. I have been tempted because of its name. Take away the “N” and what do you have? My alma mater.

It has something else: a law that requires everyone in town to own a gun.

(Except for those who can’t afford them, conscientious objectors, felons, and those with mental or physical disabilities.)

Wouldn’t it be better if everyone in town were required to own a copy of Mozart’s “Jupiter Symphony”?

Save your exasperations with me over this. I’ve heard it.

“Freedom of ” and “freedom from” are two different things, and we have

county in recent days is the reason I live and work in Douglas County. Here in the Douglas County School District, we partner with four different law enforcement jurisdictions: the Castle Rock, Lone Tree and Parker police departments, as well as the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office.

Did you know your school district is in contact with our law enforcement partners every day? The deputies and officers in Douglas County work around the clock to ensure our students and staff are safe at school.

It truly is a community effort. At our high schools, you will find our School Resource Officers. They are law enforcement employees who are assigned to one high school to provide security and support. At our elementary and middle schools, our School Marshal Officers make multiple unannounced visits to the schools each day. They are also law enforcement employees who visit and patrol our schools.

both in Colorado. For now.

I had a cap gun when I was a kid. I liked the smell after I shot a cap.

(Do they still sell cap guns?)

Replica guns are sold, and they are supposed to have distinguishing orange tips. But they have been used during criminal activities. If you use a toy gun or a replica gun during a crime in Chicago, you are treated just like you would be if you had used a real gun.

There’s a new makeshift memorial every day. It’s an industry. It’s a reality.

I know someone who knows someone who was the first person shot in Las Vegas. She survived.

Was it fate? God? I think it was luck.

Orson Welles said, “Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.”

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If there is a concern in one of our 89 schools, students can send a text from their cell phone. The Text-ATip program is completely secure and anonymous. We also utilize the Safe2Tell program in DCSD. Anyone can call and submit an anonymous report about anything that concerns or threatens you, your friends, your family or your community.

DCSD works closely with our police and sheriff ’s teams to ensure we have the best possible protection for our children. While they may assist with a law enforcement issue at our schools, they are also building relationships.

It is incredibly heartwarming to see our deputies and officers interact with our kids, and even go the extra mile to make sure they are successful in school!

I am incredibly proud of DCSD’s relationship with our four law enforcement partners. It is a strong relationship that typically goes unnoticed.

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these days in Douglas County as we continue to support and pray for the family and friends of Zackari Parrish, as well as all of the deputies, officers and civilians so greatly impacted by this recent tragedy.

On behalf of the Douglas County School District, I want to thank each and every one of our law enforcement partners. Every day, you put yourselves in harm’s way to serve and protect all of us. I also want to thank the families of our men and women in blue — I can only imagine the waiting and the worrying you experience, knowing that your loved one may be in danger. You all have our deep appreciation and respect for your service to our students and our community.

Douglas County, thank you for hearing the loud drumbeat and supporting one another during this time.

Together, we are stronger.

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n any given sunny day in Colorado, take a trip down Olde Wadsworth Boulevard in Arvada, Washington

Avenue in Golden, or Main Street in Littleton, and the same thing can be seen.

A sight that hikers will run into on the trails in Lakewood’s Bear Creek Lake Park, Westminster’s Standley Lake, and Parker’s Cottonwood Community Park — dogs.

Dogs everywhere.

With all the outdoor activities, Colorado has been a very petfriendly place for years. But more and more, that friendliness is coming inside to businesses.

THE INCREASE IN PET SPENDING “Americans are spending more time than ever working and dogs can alleviate the stress associated with a busy lifestyle.

Dogs also help people get outside in the age of social media and online friendships. Dogs can act as icebreakers in social situations and even increase social circles and new friendships through meeting up at dog parks, dogfriendly restaurants, bars, or breweries, and by meeting and speaking to

neighbors during routine walks.

More pet owners consider their pet to be a member of the family — 95 percent, according to a study in 2015 by Harris Poll.

This is reflected in the massive boom in spending seen recently on veterinary care, food, pet services, pet supplies, and of course, traveling with pets.”

— Erin Ballinger, editor and pet-friendly travel expert at BringFido.com

PET FRIENDLY BUSINESSES BringFido.com www.bringfido.com/ destination/city/denver_co_us/

Lazy Dog Restaurant 14618 Delaware St., Westminster 720-459-5613 www.lazydogrestaurants.com

Denver Cat Company 3929 Tennyson St., Denver 303-433-3422 www.denvercatco.com

The Watering Bowl 5411 Leetsdale Drive, Denver 303-591-9069 www.denverwateringbowl.com

“Denver is a very dog-friendly city,” wrote Erin Ballinger, an editor and pet-friendly travel expert at BringFido, a dog travel directory website and app that provides unbiased reviews, detailed pet policy information and more to pet owners, in an email interview. “BringFido lists 76 hotels, 90 vacation rentals, 238 restaurants and bars, 12 dog parks, and several hiking trails and stores in the metro area that are dog-friendly.”

Since starting in 2005, BringFido also provides online reservations on thousands of bed & breakfasts, vacation rentals and campgrounds that welcome pets in 150 countries worldwide.

“More and more businesses are becoming dog-friendly and offer amenities for pets, like dog-friendly hotels, which offer amenities like treats, loaner dog beds, room service menus, dog-walking stations and bowls,” Ballinger said. “Restaurants and bars will have servers bring water bowls for dogs and some offer dog treats, a doggie menu, or dog beer like Bowser Beer.”

One example in Denver is The Watering Bowl, 5411 Leetsdale Drive, which blends together a bar/restaurant and dog park. It’s a 7,000-square-foot outdoor dog park that hosts dog birthday parties, “bark” mitzvahs, and even dog weddings, and serves green chili, pizza, craft beer and cider cocktails for their owners.

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Highlands Ranch prepares for another winter cultural series

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or many people, winter is a time to stay inside and burrow into one’s blanket and couch. But for those looking to share a love of the arts with fellow appreciators, the Highlands Ranch Community Association has COMING covered.

ATTRACTIONS you The 17th annual Winter Cultural Series kicks off tonight, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd.

“We want to offer the same caliber of performances you’d find in downtown Denver,” said Amanda Arnce, comClarke Reader munity events manager with the community association. “But if you come to us, we get rid of the high cost and hassle of going downtown.”

The first show of this year’s season is the award-winning Lamont Jazz Orchestra, a premier large jazz ensemble, performing original music by students and faculty as well as the standard canon of modern jazz literature, followed by Ballet Ariel performing “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” an original ballet based on the short story in Rudyard Kipling’s classic “Jungle Book,” on Jan. 25. On Feb. 8, the Denver and District Pipe Band will be performing, along with Irish and Highlands Dancers.

“It’s a beautiful evening of music and dance,” Arnce said.

The final show of the season will be on Feb. 22, with Opera Colorado performing “Cinderella,” inspired by the traditional fairytale and Rossini’s take on the story.

“Our audiences love these seasons, and we’re always looking for new kinds off performers for them,” Arnce said. “Every show is a great night of music, and the chapel is a beautiful venue.”

Attendees are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance, and can do so by calling 303-471-8859 or www.HRCAonline.org/ tickets.

Magnolia blooms in winter Commerce City is getting a little more artsy with the grand opening celebration of the Magnolia Street Art Space, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12.

The new space is finished, and a pop-up exhibited called Emerge will be opening in the space to celebrate the achievement.

Emerge will display diverse work from more than 20 artists, and is being curated by former Ice Cube Gallery members Karen Roehl and Ron Gerbrandt. Some of the exhibited artists include Kevin Weckbach, Vanessa Garcia, Susie Hyer, SEE READER, P17

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and Josh Frye. There will also be food and music.

For more information, check out www.derbyartdistrict.com.

Visit Colony 933 Most people are familiar with the concept of mystery dinner theater, but Colony 933 creates a mystery dancetheater experience for audiences.

Colony 933 will be performing at Novo Coffee, 1700 E. 6th Ave., at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11, Friday, Jan. 12, and Saturday, Jan. 13, and Thursday, Jan. 18, and Friday, Jan. 19.

Produced by Control Group Productions and directed by Kate Speer with a plot written by Frankie Toan, the

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In Westminster’s Orchard outdoor shopping center, The Lazy Dog opened on Dec. 20 at 14618 Delaware St. The restaurant offers a unique take on Midwestern comfort food, as well as scratch cocktails.

And for its 1,700-square-foot patio, which includes a fire pit, the restaurant offers a menu for dogs.

show takes audiences to a post-apocalyptic world, where the sun hasn’t risen for years.

The performance is an immersive, interactive work where the audience uncovers the clues and decides the outcome.

For more information, and tickets, check out www.brownpapertickets. com/event/3183298?ref=349591.

Learning art with alcohol If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to discover a new hobby, why not try your hand at a little art? And fortunately, Golden’s Drink and Draw provides a little liquid courage for the hesitant.

Held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 909 11th Street, the event is the first in a series that examines the principles of design, including shape, form, texture, pattern, scale and bal-

“When our founder, Chris Simms, first came up with the idea for this restaurant in a lodge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a dog was sleeping by the fire,” said Rob Prowers, manager of the Orchard location. “A lot of people consider their dog a member of the family, and they want to bring the dog with them when they go out.”

The Lazy Dog menu for pooches includes free bowls of water and a grilled hamburger patty or chicken

ance. Teacher Laura Herb will cover examples of architecture and fashion to give students a full understanding of, and an ability to properly use, this vocabulary.

The theme for the evening is line, and attendees will use ink and conte crayon to make their own version of a female figure by Honore’ Daumier.

And yes, there is a complimentary cocktail included in the evening.

For tickets, visit www.eventbrite. com/e/drink-and-draw-elementsand-principles-of-design-color-tickets-40787515557.

Clarke’s concert of the week - St. Vincent at the Fillmore Annie Clark, better known under her performing name, St. Vincent, is one of the most eclectically dynamic artists in modern music. You need only know that she made an album

breast with brown rice.

“People in Colorado love their dogs so much that we knew this concept would be successful here, and we are very excited to have the first Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar location in Colorado,” said The Orchard’s marketing director, Renee Bochnovich.

Those who prefer felines to dogs can visit to the Denver Cat Company, 3929 Tennyson St., which opened in 2014, making it the third cat café in the country, according to

with the Talking Heads’ David Byrne to get a sense of the approach she takes to music.

In 2017, she released “Masseducation,” which was one of her most critically acclaimed albums, and highlighted her electronic-influenced side. But she can still wring tears out of listeners like nobody’s business, as she shows on “New York.”

And so, fans of one of our generation’s best musicians shouldn’t miss St. Vincent at the Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St., beginning at 8 p.m. on Jan. 15.

Go to www.livenation.com/venues/14664/fillmore-auditorium-denver to get your tickets.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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Denver Cat Company features adoptable cats from partner rescues, Life Is Better and PawsCo. There is a small entry fee to help pay for fostering the cat, and customers can expect to find around 15 cats at the cafe, all of whom are fully vetted and ready for adoption. As of November 2017, the cafe has facilitated the adoptions of more than 400 cats.

Customers can also

purchase cat-themed gift items, Solar Roast coffee, a selection of teas and other drinks, and prepackaged snacks.

“The humanization of pets is a current trend and has been gaining momentum over the past decade and just continues to rise,” Ballinger said. “Since people are working so much, they want to spend their free time with their pets who may be cooped inside or left alone while they are working.”

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Littleton artist to show her dazzling work in Boulder

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Heritage High School Theater 1401 W. Geddes Ave., Littleton 80120 Parents of all 5th graders as well as parents of interested middle school students are invited to attend.  Rigorous academics  Balanced STEM and Liberal Arts education  One-to-one Chromebook use in all grades  Band, orchestra and vocal music  Visual and performing arts  Wide variety of electives  Intramural and Interscholastic athletics  Student-driven clubs  Strong sense of community and belonging  Dedicated and experienced teachers  Out-of-district students welcome

The LPS Middle School Experience: an exciting adventure filled with learning, friendship, and self-discovery in a well-rounded and supportive environment.

Contact an LPS middle school for more information or to arrange a visit: Euclid Middle School - 303-347-7800 Goddard Middle School - 303-347-7850 Newton Middle School - 303-347-7900 Powell Middle School - 303-347-7950 ALL LPS middle schools are currently accepting applications for out-of-district students.

Visit www.littletonpublicschools.net

ittleton artist Sue Blosten opened an exhibit of her exuberant assemblages, “Reckless Abandon,” on Jan. 5 at Bricolage Gallery, 2870 Bluff St., Boulder (inside Art Parts). A logical outcome for the artist who SONYA’S loves to collect misSAMPLER cellaneous “stuff,” the art of assemblage can vary from wall pieces such as these to threedimensional works.

Blosten’s show will be open Tuesdays to Saturdays through Feb. 9, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Sonya Ellingboe this spot, which specializes in the bits and pieces an assemblage seeks to complete an artwork.

The boy who would not grow up …

“Peter and the Starcatcher,” a musical by Rick Elice and Wayne Barker, is based on the book by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. It opens Jan. 12 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St. in downtown Littleton, and runs through Feb. 4. Nick Sugar is director and choreographer and Donna Debreceni is music director in this tale of boys from Victorian England, shipped to a distant island ruled by evil King Zaroff. En route, they encounter pirate Black Stache … Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $24-$44, townhallartscenter.org, 303-794-2787, ext.

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‘Intersecting Formations’ Opening Jan. 19 at Museum Outdoor Arts Indoor Gallery: “Intersecting Formations,” Twelve Collaborations by Craig Marshall Smith, while artist-in-residence at MOA, with Amy Metier, Daniel House Kelley, Deborah Jang, Greg Watts, Gretchen Goetz, James Robie, Jan Stussy, Jennifer Meyerrose, John McEnroe, Mark Friday, Richard Diebenkorn and Sharon Feder. He created diptychs, painted on same-sized wood panels, in collaboration with 10 artists and in honor of the late Stussy and Diebenkorn, under whom he studied at UCLA. The show will be in place through March 30.

MOA is open Tuesdays through Fridays. 303-806-0444, moaonline.org.

New mystery Matthew Sullivan, a former Tattered Cover employee, has published a mystery, set in a bookstore resembling the Tattered Cover’s downtown Denver location. It’s named “Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore.” Sullivan will speak from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 12 at Bemis Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Free.

Aurora Fox “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” opens Jan. 19 at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Col-

“Crone of Cordoba” is an assemblage by Littleton artist Sue Blosten, created with meta, paint, ceramics, rattan, leather and fabric. It is in her exhibit, “Reckless Abandon” at Bricolage Gallery, inside Art Parts in Boulder.

PHOTO BY MICKIE LAMB. fax Ave., Aurora. Aurorafox.org, 303739-1970. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. The City of Aurora’s Library and Cultural Services Department announced that the Fox has a new executive producer, Helen R. Murray, who will be involved on a part-time basis as of Jan. 2 and full-time after July 9. She has been with the Hub in Fairfax, Virginia, and is an award-winning playwright and actress.

Lecture on history Next in the Tesoro Historic Lecture Series will be Michael Schaubs, whose topic is “Plains Indians Trade and What a 19th-Century Inventory Tells Us About It.” Times: Jan. 20, 4 p.m., Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers, Littleton (free); Jan. 21, 2 p.m., Denver Public Library, 10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, fifth floor (free); Jan. 21, 6 p.m., The Fort Restaurant, 19192 Highway 8, Morrison ($68/$60).

Reservations needed for all locations: call 303-839-1671.

‘Little Mermaid’ Parker’s PACE Center will present “Disney’s Little Mermaid” from Jan. 19 to Feb. 11. Produced by Inspire Creative. Tickets: call 303-805-6800 or go to parkerarts.org.

Buntport Buntport Theater’s talented crew will be featured at Stories on Stage on Jan. 13 in “The Penny Savers,” a performance about how we deal with money. Performances at El Centro Su Teatro, 720 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $15-$28, 303-494-0523, storiesonstage.org.

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Authors share stories from rich lives Jefferson County that some refer to as “Littleton.”

Their journeys have been very different, although both lead authors referred to a love of hiking in our spectacular mountains.

• Hackchan Rhee, a retired LockheedMartin engineer who passed away in 2016, began life in North Korea in 1928 and named his book “Under Five Flags.” In addition to North and South

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his time of year, one finds a new book — or two — plus a comfy chair and perhaps a cup of hot tea and in my case, a purring kitty, to be a fine combination on a chilly evening …

Last fall, I received copies of two books by authors from the part of south

‘Under Five Flags’ stretches from Korea to America

came upon a two-month-old cattle dog that begged (successfully) to be picked up. They immediately fell in love with him and named him Durango Pete, beginning a long, drawn-out battle of wills over who was in charge. “Adventures With Durango Pete” is the result.

Hinman has been an English teacher, wanderer, coach, business owner, physical therapist — and longtime storyteller.

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In “Under Five Flags” by Hackchan Rhee and Marta L. Tullis: From a small farm town in what is now North Korea, an ambitious 13-yearold boy named Sungchun started out in winter to walk “through mountain trails, crossing rivers from sunrise to sundown,” to the large city of Pyongyang, about 30 miles distant.

The year was 1915 and he hoped to find employment and an education, as well as relieving his desperately poor parents of the need to feed and house him. Pushing through a snowstorm, he came across a farmhouse, where he was taken in, warmed and fed — and ended up staying and working until spring.

In Pyongyang, he first found a job with a Japanese watchmaker and attended a Japanese middle school — “gymnasium.” It was a time of unrest in Korea (a brief bit of national history is inserted here that gives some insight on today’s situation.)

Water department job, marriage and a family followed and some success with buying and selling houses.

Korea, he lived under the rule of Japan, Russia and the United States, and found kind, compassionate people in all — as well as the darker side of humanity.

His wife and co-author, Marta Tulllis, worked as a configuration analyst, also at Martin, and is a ham radio operator.

• Stephen Hinman — also a retiree — and his wife Cynthia, mourning the loss of a very special pet, went to an adoption event seeking a terrier — and

“Under Five Flags” is the story of Hackchan Rhee’s journey from North Korea to the Littleton area, under five different governments and through many years.

PHOTOS BY SONYA ELLINGBOE. There are descriptions of family life — including the upbringing of his son, the author of the book — and schooling in the Japanese era, (no Korean history allowed), food and religious education.

At the end of World War II, the Soviet Union occupied North Korea and eventually, the United States occupied the south part of the country, per agreement of Stalin, Churchill SEE FLAGS, P22

“My eyes were immediately drawn to the one who was off-white, with chocolate brown spots and chocolate brown ears … his eyes were a striking amber color — like a wolf or coyote.”

Thus is described the central character in “Adventures with Durango Pete: Life and Poetry with a Cow Dog Philosofur.”

Steve and Cynthia Hinman of Littleton were at an adoption event held by Colorado Puppy Rescue. After the loss of a beloved old dog two years earlier and a move from Kansas to Colorado to be near daughter Krista, the Hinmans were starting to think about another furry friend, urged on

by Krista, who sent numerous photos of possible candidates. They set out with a certain terrier in mind, were delayed in traffic and arrived to find that puppy had been adopted, but there were three little cow dogs playing. Hinman had been thinking about ancestors who were ranchers — funny where our fancies take us …

Steve picked him up and the decision was never in question as he was smothered in kisses.

The pup had come to Colorado

“Adventures with Durango Pete” by Stephen Hinman, of south Jefferson County near Littleton, is a memoir about a man and a cow-dog who both wanted to be in charge. from an agency in New Mexico. In addition to the puppy, the Hinmans bought a book on cattle dogs, another on puppy training, a little blue collar and matching leash and all the other necessary supplies. His name? Steve said “Durango” and his wife said SEE DURANGO, P22

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Icescapes class teaches cool photography Lesson is one of many given at South Platte Park Cute, Sweet, Funny or Unique – share your story For a chance to win a Grand Prize

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Nature photographers may find themselves bummed by the muted pallets and bleak landscapes of winter, but South Platte Park interpreter Victoria Sutton has a remedy: ice photography.

“Photography allows the unremarkable to become extraordinary,” Sutton said.

“Once you have an eye for detail, you can find beauty everywhere.”

Sutton led a class, the final entry in a fall and winter photography series, on the fundamentals of photographing ice at the park on Jan. 6, though only one of the class’s six registered participants showed up to brave the morning chill.

“Classes like these really help me hone my skills,” said Selma Kristel of Highlands Ranch. “A little field trip and workshop is always worth it.”

Sutton recommended ice photographers use a low ISO, an f-stop of around 11, a polarizing filter, and be aware that cold weather can quickly drain a camera’s battery.

South Platte Park hosts a wealth of events, classes and programs. Find more at ssprd.org/nature.

South Platte Park Interpreter Victoria Sutton, left, and Selma Kristel train their lenses on ice in a pond at South Platte Park.

PHOTOS BY DAVID GILBERT

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“Pete”— firmly. They set up his new bed at home and introduced the back yard, carrying him down the stairs since his legs were still too short to navigate them.

Every evening, he escalated into a craziness that required putting him in his kennel for time out.

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In December 1950, with Chinese troops closing in, Rhee, his brother and a friend decided to head south and try to rejoin the American medical unit they had become acquainted with previously, the 101st FOB. Doctors and other friends he made there eventually smoothed the way to go to America, although it took several years to accumulate the required signatures (more than 30). He cleaned, translated and did what was requested, plus extra work like laundering the doctors’ clothes, to earn extra money, which he traded for gold rings, kept in a bag around his neck. During this time, GIs encouraged him to improve his English and come to America.

Ranch, Roxborough Park and part of Parker, among other areas in the county. He also runs his own consulting business, The Earn Principle LLC. What is the most important issue for the Legislature to tackle this session, and what needs to be done?

The number one priority for the 2018 general session is to fund the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges. Our economy is booming, which means that tax revenue forecasts continue to rise.

SEE HOLBERT, P23

him up. They consulted a trainer and eventually tried walking off-leash, which resulted in a much happier pup. On a day spent exploring the Dakota Hogback near his home, the description leads into an account of Hinman’s rancher ancestors … while rewarding the dog with treats as he came when called. A sort of compromise solution was at hand. Let him off lead and he’d come when called.

They progressed to mountain hikes and a trip to California to revisit favorite places and introduce Durango Pete to the ocean.

His passion for cheeseburgers stayed evident and his special people learned some more about caring for him — which has led to many happy experiences for Pete, Steve and Cynthia, some poetry (Steve) and philosophizing (Steve and Pete).

Note — Steve Hinman is available to talk about his experiences with Pete — and Pete stays in touch on FaceBook. Steve.hinman1@gmail. com.

The book is available from Amazon.

Rhee mentions various doctors who supported him and later helped him in America, including Elet Wagner, who got him a scholarship to attend Hastings College in Nebraska, where his family had connections. His visa was finally granted in early 1954 and he left on a cargo ship (the cheapest possible fare) and was seasick much of the way to Seattle. He visited his friend Dr. Atkinson in San Francisco, then traveled to Nebraska, where the Wagner family fed and housed him and helped him find jobs until it was time to start college.

Since Hastings did not offer the technical courses he needed to become an engineer, he found help from another doctor friend named Philpott and transferred to the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He had a scholarship and a job as lab technician. He studied hard and visited several other friends, including Frank Welty in Estes Park, Colorado, where the mountains reminded him of his former Korean home.

Eventually, he went to work for Martin Marietta, now called Lockheed Martin, where he worked on the Atlas V and other projects until retirement.

The book is available from Dorrance Publishing Co. in Pittsburgh, online at dorrancebookstore.com

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Q&A with state Rep. Kevin Van Winkle Infrastructure needs are crucial, says legislator from Highlands Ranch STAFF REPORT

Republican state Rep. Kevin Van Winkle was sworn into the Colorado House of Representatives in January 2015. He currently represents District 43, which encompasses Highlands

SESSION FROM PAGE 11

Condominiums and townhomes “are cost-prohibitive to build in Colorado” due to current law, Holbert said. “Last session, we passed House Bill 17-1272, which provided some relief,” he said, but “that bill was a first down, not a touchdown,” and we “should work toward limiting lawsuit abuse.”

State Sen. Jack Tate, R-Centennial, said he’ll push for renewal and expansion of affordable housing-tax credits that incentivize private development of lower-income housing.

Finding affordable housing is an issue for middle-class residents, too, said state Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood — and that includes teachers.

“Our education committee is looking at dealing with our teacher shortage,” Pettersen said. “Our teachers aren’t able to (continue to) live in communities they live in on their salary.”

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HOLBERT FROM PAGE 22

Senate Republicans have suggested that $300 million of that revenue be dedicated to roads and bridges. No new tax, no tax increase, just use what the People are already paying to fix our roads. Our question to Governor Hickenlooper and House leadership is not whether we should spend tax dollars on that glaring need. Rather, it is what is their number? If not $300 million, then how much?

Describe two pieces of legislation that you plan to sponsor.

Improving alternatives in higher education will be my personal focus during the 2018 general session. One bill will seek to provide online opportunities for a first-year, first-time freshman in pursuit of a four-year degree. I’ll also be working to allow community colleges to offer a two-year nursing degree that would hopefully provide transferability to a four-year institution as a third-year student.

Ranch. Van Winkle was born and raised in Douglas County and graduated from Highlands Ranch High School. He owns a marketing and research firm in Highlands Ranch.

What is the most important issue for the Legislature to tackle this session, and what needs to be done?

The people of Colorado have called on us to make roads and bridges a priority and to keep up with our growing economy and population — and I have heard the call.

Association, Colorado’s public-pension system, is more than $30 billion underfunded, and that’s varying degrees of alarming depending on who’s talking.

The shortage “jeopardize(s) retirement security for many thousands of Coloradans as well as the fiscal health of the state,” Tate said. “To keep our promises to retirees as well as current workers, comprehensive pension plan reform is essential.”

The program manages about $44 billion for more than 560,000 current and former public employees — teachers, police, and other local- and state-government employees.

It’s a math problem, not a partisan issue, Tate said — but party leadership differed.

“It needs to be solvent,” Neville said.

There “has to be structural reform.”

On the other hand, state Senate Minority Leader Lucia Guzman, DDenver, said the program is not on the verge of bankruptcy, adding, “I’m not sure we have to do (reform) this year.”

Some conservative critics argue that PERA should transition from its current structure as a defined-benefits plan — in which the employer guarantees a specific retirement amount

Next, the General Assembly passed a bill in 2016 that will allow grocery stores and convenience stores to sell full strength beer, as opposed to 3.2 percent beer, starting Jan. 1, 2019.

During the 2018 session, I will carry a bill that will have bipartisan sponsorship in both chambers to address a long list of statutory issues relating to that conversion. The intent will be to standardize public safety requirements between liquor, grocery and convenience stores.

For this session to be deemed a success, what must happen?

In 2016, with a Republican Senate and a Democrat House, 56 percent of all bills passed through both chambers. The governor vetoed two bills. In 2017, still with a Republican Senate and Democrat House, we passed 62 percent of all bills. Again, the governor vetoed two bills. While some use the word “gridlock” to describe our state legislative process, that word simply doesn’t fit. Most constituents never hear how productive our sessions actually are.

Can we achieve 66 percent in 2018? I would consider that a success.

It’s been nearly two decades since voters approved the TRANs bonds, which led to major transportation upgrades like T-REX, and transportation improvements have fallen Van Winkle behind. It’s not from a lack of government revenue. Colorado taxpayers give enough already; we can build the roads Colorado needs without compromising any essential state services.

Our state budget has grown by $10 billion since Governor Hickenlooper first took office, surpassing $30 billion for the first time. It will likely grow another billion in 2018. Setting aside just $300 million (less than 1 percent), will fund new bonds and send $3.5 billion, twice the amount of the 1999 TRANs Bonds, to fix up our outdated roads. There is no reason to delay funding the infrastructure projects Colorado needs.

and bears the risk of promising the investment will be available — to a defined-contributions plan, like a 401(k), in which the employee chooses to fund the plan, which takes the risk off the employer, or in this case, the government.

“I will not allow the retirees — their lives and their well being — to become a political football,” Duran said, advocating for a solution “where we don’t balance all of PERA on the backs of teachers and employees who have spent all their lives giving back to the state.”

Democrats want to keep the definedbenefits system, Guzman said Jan. 4 alongside Duran.

Hickenlooper recently proposed capping the annual cost-of-living increase to the retirement benefits as part of a solution.

Health-care issues Lawmakers dealt in less specifics when discussing health care at the Jan. 4 event.

Some areas of rural Colorado only have one health-insurance provider, Grantham said, and Neville suggested moving into a “free market-based system” to address rising costs and lack of competition.

Democrats plan to push for a “public option” provider, which would essentially allow all Coloradans the ability to buy into Medicaid, Guzman said.

That would improve access and also lower costs, she said.

Duran said Democrats want to tackle issues of transparency and costs related to health care, but when a moderator asked what those issues specifically were, Duran said Democrats are “still working on those.”

SEE VAN WINKLE, P29

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Peter and the Starcatcher: Friday, Jan. 12 to Sunday, Feb. 4 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Additional shows at 2 p.m. Jan. 27; 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21 and 12:30 p.m. Feb. 4.

Tickets: townhallartscenter.org/ starcatcher or at the box office.

Call 303-794-2787 ext. 5.

Matthew Brandt Show: 7-8 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 19 at Recreation Center at Southridge, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch.

Go to http://www.hrcaonline. org/events. Classic magic and contemporary showpieces.

David Taylor Zikr Dance Ensemble Auditions: 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21 at Denver Ballet Theatre and Centerstage Starz studios, 8150 S. University Blvd., Suite 120, Centennial For ages 16 and older. Five-week course runs from May 14 to June 17. Go to www. zikrdance.com.

ART/CRAFTS

Lessons and Lemonade: 9:30-11 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 (Rock Painting with Carm Fogt) at Hobby Lobby, Colo.

83 and Mainstreet in Parker. For ages 9-14. Registration required; go to www.parkerartistguild.com/ classes/youth.

‘Intersecting Formations’ Opening Reception: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 at Museum of Outdoor Arts, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood. Exhibit on display through March 30; features 12 collaborations with painter Craig Marshall Smith. Go to http://moaonline. org/intersecting-formations/ Teen Maker Night: Doctor Who: 5-6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 at Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Uinta St., Centennial. Teens: Join us to hang out, relax and get creative in the Makerspace. January’s theme is Dr. Who. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Stories and Art Project with Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. Kids: It’s time to cultivate your inner Picasso with our friends from the Boulder

Malley Book Club: 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, Jan. 18 at Malley Senior Center Library. Read “Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand,” by Helen Simonson.

this week’s TOP FIVE Caring for Caregivers: 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Get important caregiver information on topics like burnout, support services, home vs. community living, coping with dementia, and hiring home care workers. For adults. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Denver Brass: A Space Odyssey Concert: 2-4 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 14 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Call 720-509-1000 or go to www.lonetreeartscenter.org for tickets.

Meet the Author: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Join award-winning journalist and author Helen Thorpe as she discusses her latest book “The Newcomers,” which follows the lives of 22 immigrant teenagers throughout the 2015-2016 school year as they land at South High School in Denver in a beginner level English language acquisition class. Speaking no English, unfamiliar with American culture, the students face the enormous challenge of adapting to American life. Books available for purchase at the event.

Museum of Contemporary Art. Join us for a story and create a literature based project. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Build a Catapult Challenge: 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Teens: Do you have what it takes to storm the castle?

Construct a catapult from scratch using everyday objects. Then, test it out against the competition.

Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

MUSIC

Music with Monique: 4-5 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 18 at Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Call 303-762-2560.

Native American Musical Storytelling: 4-5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. Storyteller and musician Richie Castro will bring Native American culture to life through his story about courage. A Native American warrior must overcome his fears to win the magic flute…will he succeed? Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Native American Flute Performance: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial.

Relax the senses with the soothing sounds of the Native American flute. Renowned musician and storyteller Eric Many Winds Herrera

`Fool Us’ Winner Stuart MacDonald Show: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 and Saturday, Jan. 20 at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Call 303660-6799 or go to http://Tickets.AmazingShows. com. “Fool Us” is a TV magic competition in which magicians perform in front of magician-comedian duo Penn & Teller. If Penn & Teller cannot figure out how a trick is done, the magician wins a fivestar trip to Las Vegas to perform as the opening act in the duo’s famous show.

Music with a Mission Concert: Forte Handbell Quartet: 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 8545 E. Dry Creek Road, Centennial. Nationally recognized, advanced handbell quartet marked by artistry, energy, and dedication to their craft. Will perform a wide variety of musical styles. Free admission. A “love offering” will be collected for Covenant Cupboard Food Pantry.

can’t wait to share the beauty of Native American culture through his live musical performance and stories. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

FILM/MOVIES

Lifetree Café Discussion Group: 5-6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15 (Care for Caregivers: Meeting the Unique Needs of Those Who Sacrifice for Others) at DAZBOG, 202 Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Call 303-8140142. Go to LifetreeCafe.com.

Movie Matinee: ‘Dunkirk’: 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Centered on the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II, Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, and France are trapped and surrounded by the German Army. The troops must fight a fierce battle to evacuate and survive. Enjoy free popcorn and lemonade at the film.

READING/WRITING

Author Reading: 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. “Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore” is set against the backdrop of the Tattered Cover bookstore, where the author worked for four years. Author Matthew Sullivan

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will read from his book and talk with guests.

Writer’s Retreat: Saturday, Jan. 13 and Sunday, Jan. 14 at the Englewood Civic Center, Community Room, 2nd Floor. Two-day, multi-session event features insight from award-winning authors and activities. For adults & teens. Registration is required. Go to http://www.englewoodco.gov/ government/city-departments/ library/writersretreat.

Bottom of the Inkwell: Teen Writing Workshop: 3:30-5 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 14 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. Teens: Are you passionate about the written word? Do you have a story that is dying to be told? Get support and feedback on your writing and meet other writers. Bring copies of your work to read out loud, and we’ll offer up suggestions. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Writers Group: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 17 at Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

Writing discussion and practice with prompts and exercises. All experience levels welcome. For adults. Call 303-762-2560.

EVENTS

Rebuilding When Your Relationship Ends Seminar: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. First class in a 10-week seminar that promotes healing for those who are going through a divorce, or the ending of a love relationship. New participants may attend Jan. 18 or Jan. 25; after Jan. 25, class is closed to new participants. Offers education, support, and optional social activities.

Complimentary child care provided with prior registration. Contact Beth Walker at 720-352-9915 or bethdwalker@gmail.com for information and to register.

Jerry Barlow Concert: 2 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 13 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Guitarist Barlow’s musical repertoire is a synthesis of traditional music from the British Isles and his own original Celtic-inspired compositions. Call 303-795-3961.

Lego Maniacs: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 13; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 27 at Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway.

For school-aged children; parents welcome too. Call 303-762-2560.

Kids and Teens Chess: 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. Kids and teens ages 5-17 are invited to play chess.

Bring your own chess set or use one from the library. All skill levels welcome. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

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High school athletes take time to help 4th-grade girls

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George Washington’s Jon’il Fugett, right, goes back to back with ThunderRidge’s Austin Holt coming down from a rebound.

The close game went back and forth with the Grizzlies ending up on top, 52-48, at ThunderRidge on Jan. 5.

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Points scored in the first half by the Douglas County girls basketball team in a 54-22 loss to Columbine on Jan. 2.

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Different players scored in the 9-0 victory over Liberty by the Chaparral hockey team on Jan. 4.

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Shots on goal by the Valor Christian hockey team in a 10-0 win over Mullen on Jan. 3.

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Of the 10 players had at least one 3-point basket as Douglas County’s boys basketball team made 12 treys in a 79-71 win over Gateway on Jan. 6.

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Days between games for the Lutheran girls basketball team, which resumed play Jan. 10 after the holiday break.

Standout Performers Tim DeBord Valor Christian The senior wing had a hat trick and added an assist in a 10-0 hockey triumph over Mullen on Jan. 3.

Kendall Graham Chaparral There were 11 players that scored in the boys basketball game, led by the senior’s 12 points in a 71-27 triumph over Hinkley on Jan. 6.

Courtney Humbarger Highlands Ranch The senior scored 20 points, helping secure a 69-54 girls basketball win over Denver East on Jan. 3.

Connor Staib Mountain Vista He finished with 28 points as the senior helped the boys basketball team outlast Fountain Fort Carson, 79-77, in overtime on Jan. 4.

Kindyll Wetta, Valor Christian The freshman was the standout in the 67-29 win over Littleton on Jan. 4 with 16 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and seven steals.

Sam Masten, Rock Canyon The senior missed just five of his 15 shots, scoring 24 points and pulling down 10 rebounds in a 74-44 win over Rangeview on Jan. 5.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS are six athletes named from south metro area high schools. Preference is given to those making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

t’s easy to notice Makena Prey’s talents on the basketball court or the golf course.

However, the Golden High School senior has also been an influence in the classroom with a 4.66 weighed grade-point OVERTIME average, and she is helping coach a fourth-grade girls basketball team.

Prey, Golden boys basketball standout Adam Thistlewood and Prey’s teammate Mia Johnson were asked by their calculus teacher Shannon Garvin if they would Jim Benton drop in once in a while to help coach her daughter’s team.

One practice session with the young team has led to many others whenever the schedules of the players allow.

It’s been enjoyable and a learning experience coaching the youngsters.

“We have fun with them when we go to the gym,” said Prey. “I’m definitely learning that the way you say things matters because it clicks differently with other kids. It has definitely made me more patient with players on my team because it is definitely going to click with them eventually, just not as fast as it does with me. Or just the opposite, it might not click with me as it does with some of the other girls on the team.

“We are just trying to get them to make layups and make the easy baskets because as fourth-graders they don’t score that much in their games. So every little bucket counts. We focus on making layups and ball handling.”

The fourth-grade girls are lucky to have two of the state’s best basketball players in Prey and Thistlewood tutoring them.

Prey, a 6-foot forward, led all Class 4A players in scoring with a 24.9 average after eight games, was sixth with 11.6 rebounds a game, and was the state leader with 76 field goals. She was shooting 67 percent from the floor. She was second with 45 made free throws while making 70 percent of her attempts.

Thistlewood, a 6-7 senior who has signed to play at Drake, was third in the state with a 23.6 scoring average and was first with 76 field goals. He has made 78 percent of his free throws, with his 46 put free throws ranking him second in the state.

“I like teaching the next generation how I was taught to play basketball,” Thistlewood said about coaching. “We definitely try to teach them the fundamentals. They have a bundle of energy.”

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A former Rock Canyon High School student has been selected to play for the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, USA Hockey announced Jan. 1.

Troy Terry, 20, will be on one of 12 hockey teams competing at the winter games in Pyeongchang, South Korea Feb. 14-25. The U.S. team’s first game is scheduled for Feb. 14 against Slovenia.

Terry, a junior at the University of Denver, is in his third season with the university’s hockey team, the Pioneers. In his college hockey career, he has posted 92 points through 96 games, according to a release from the university. This season, he has recorded 25 points through 20 games and is tied for ninth in NCAA scoring, the university reported. His position is forward.

He has represented the U.S. in two International Ice Hockey Federa-

tion world championships: in 2015 on the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team and in 2017 on the U.S. National Junior Team, according to USA Hockey. Both teams claimed gold medals.

Terry went to Rock Canyon High School as a freshman and sophomore and played six seasons with the Colorado Thunderbirds club team. He also was part of the USA Hockey National Team development program, where he gained some international experience.

In an interview posted on Facebook by Denver Men’s Hockey, Terry recalled his first time watching the movie “Miracle,” a sports drama about the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team.

“It’s the first movie you see as a hockey kid and it’s something that you always want to do is play for your country,” Terry said. “If you told me a year ago I had a chance to play at the Olympic level, I wouldn’t believe you.

“I’m going there to represent myself, my family, my school here in Denver and my state.”

Terry is one of two Colorado athletes who will be competing in the 2018 winter games. Nicole Hensley, of Lakewood, will play for the U.S. Womens Olympic Hockey Team.

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Send volunteer opportunities to hharden@ coloradocommunitymedia.com 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Program: Provides information and support to crime victims.

Need: Victim advocates interact with and support victims of domestic violence. They also provide resource referrals and explain processes to victims.

Requirements: 20 hours of training required; volunteers must commit to one morning a week at the justice center in Castle Rock.

Contact: Mel Secrease, 720-733-4552 or msecrease@da.18.state.co.us.

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

Need: Volunteers to help older, lower-income taxpayers prepare their tax returns.

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

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

Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members.

Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

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

Angel Heart Project: Delivers meals to men, women and children with life-threatening illnesses.

Need: Volunteers to deliver meals to clients in the south Denver area.

Requirements: Attend an orientation and submit to a background check. Training provided to all new drivers. Deliveries start at 1 p.m. and last until 3 p.m.

Contact: 303-830-0202 or volunteer@ projectangelheart.org.

Animal Rescue of the Rockies: Provides foster care for death-row shelter dogs and cats throughout Colorado.

Need: Foster families for animals on lists to be euthanized Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies. org.

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Describe two pieces of legislation that you plan to sponsor.

The critical issues facing our state require planning not just for next year but years into the future. Families develop long-term plans to ensure long-term goals are achieved; government should do the same, and the people of Colorado deserve a budget that respects them enough to truly prioritize important functions like education and transportation.

I’m drafting legislation to require each department to produce a forecast showing where they plan to go three and five years into the future. This will give legislators much-needed information when making decisions to better prioritize long-term priorities, and help decide if a given program is truly meeting goals and benefiting citizens.

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

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

Requirements: Individuals who love to help plan and execute Walk to Cure Arthritis. We combat arthritis every day, so support from volunteers so that we can serve people is crucial.

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

ASSE International Student Exchange Program: Organizes student exchange programs.

Need: Local host families to provide homes for boys and girls age 15-18 from a variety of countries.

Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 or 800-733-2773 Audubon Society of Greater Denver: Provides engaging and educational birding and wildlife programs at the Audubon Nature Center at Chatfield State Park and throughout the Denver metro area.

Need: Volunteers lead birding field trips and assist with nature programs, office projects, fundraising and community events.

Location: Chatfield State Park and offsite locations around Denver.

Age Requirement: 18 years or older for yearround volunteers; 13-17 for summer camp programs.

Contact: Kate Hogan at communityoutreach@denveraudubon.org or 303-9739530.

AYUSA: International Youth Exchange Program: Promotes quality exchange programs for high school students from around the world.

Need: Host families for international high school students ages 15-18 studying in the Denver area.

Requirements: Provide a safe home, meals and transportation for 5-10 months. All family types are considered. Must fill out online application and pass background check.

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

In a related proposal, each department should draft plans now for a possible economic pullback in the future that assumes a budget-cutting scenario. The time to draw a blueprint is now while our economy is hot and cooler heads can thoughtfully plan for a rainy day.

For this session to be deemed a success, what must happen?

As one of the fastest-growing states, we are obligated to lay solid foundations for the future and better prioritize education, transportation and the freedom of individuals to thrive unencumbered by overly burdensome regulations and taxes. We need to respect the taxpayer enough to plan long-term and avoid wasteful government spending. A great blessing of the Colorado Legislature is it functions nothing like Washington. We find ways to work across the aisle for the good of Colorado. Let us do so once again to fix our roads, boost education and save for the future.

Historical society plans trips, tours STAFF REPORT

Take in a theater show in Lakewood, visit Boulder for a dinner show or take a trip to see Ute Indian Prayer Trees on one of the Highlands Ranch Historical Society RTD bus tours for 2018.

Space is limited on all tours, and registration is required. Historical society members will be allowed to register before the general public on most tours. Payment must be received before registration will be secured. If possible, a waiting list will be maintained.

Unless otherwise noted, participants will meet at the Dad Clark Park and Ride, and a separate cost for RTD fare will be required, payable in cash to the driver, for the tours that involve RTD bus transportation.

Enjoy a performance of “Guys and Dolls” by Colorado Christian University. The tour is Sunday, Feb. 18, from 1:30-5 p.m. Reservations and payment are due by Jan. 19. Cost is $12 for historical society members and $14 for non-members, plus an additional $2.60 RTD fare.

In March, head to Boulder for a dinner theater show of “Always Patsy Cline.” Houston housewife Louise Seger supplies a narrative of the night she learned of Cline’s death, while Cline sings the tunes that

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made her famous. Based on the true story of the friendship between Cline and Seger. Reservations are due by Feb. 23, and the tour takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 17. Cost is $41 for historical society members and 43 for nonmembers.

Lunch is included in the cost, and RTD fare is an additional $4.60.

In the summer, take a trip to see the Ute Indian Prayer Trees at Fox Run Regional Park. Author and presenter John Anderson will lead the moderate hike/walk around Fox Run Regional Park, in Black Forest, North Colorado Springs.

Trips are planned for Saturday, June 2, or Saturday, July 14, and each date includes a different route through the park. Reservations and payment will be due two weeks before the trip.

Both trips last from 9 a.m. to noon.

Cost is $15 for members and $17 for nonmembers. Transportation for this trip is on your own.

For information on the Highlands Ranch Historical Society and membership, go to www.theHRHS. org. Registration forms and more information about the tours also is available on the website, or by contacting Tours@theHRHS.org or calling Nancy at 720-932-6990. In message, provide name, phone number, and email address, and tours desired.

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CLUBS

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Recreation

Front Range Woodturners Club meets from 6-9 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in the basement of the Rockler Woodworking store at 2553 S Colorado Blvd. Anyone interested in woodturning is welcome.

Contact Jim Proud at cavaleon1956@gmail. com for more information.

GED Prep Class Douglas County Libraries offers GED preparation classes for those ages 17 and older. Classes offered at 6 p.m.

Mondays and Wednesdays at the Parker Library, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive; and at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Highlands Ranch Cycling Club has weekly rides and a variety of cycling experiences for the cycling enthusiast. The club also meets regularly for club business. Visit www. highlandsranchcycling.com or call Bernie Greenberg, 303-791-6792.

Highlands Ranch Garden Club. Whether you are an experienced gardener or a novice, you will always find something of interest at the Highlands Ranch Garden Club. For information, visit www.hrgc.org.

Learn to Fly Fish: 9-11 a.m. Saturdays at Orvis Park Meadows, 8433 Park Meadows Center Drive, Unit 149, Lone Tree. The free Fly Fishing 101 course teaches the basics including fly casting, outfit rigging, and knot tying. After completing FF101, sign up for the free FF201 class at a local stocked pond and practice hooking, playing and landing fish. For information or to sign up, call 303-

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Prey comes from an athletic, competitive family. Her father, Hank, played basketball at Colorado School of Mines.

Older sister Sydney was a Golden standout who is now a freshman golfer and redshirt freshman basketball player at Colorado Mesa. Younger sister Haley is a sophomore on the Demons’ girls basketball team.

“The competition kinda made me the

768-9600 or go to www.orvis.com/s/parkmeadows-colorado-orvis-retail-store/620.

Running Club meets at 7:30 a.m. every Saturday in the parking lot of Southeast Christian Church. Walkers, joggers and runners are welcome. Call John at 720-842-5520.

Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because you cannot find a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to www.saltydog. org for meeting locations and directions.

SilverSneakers Fitness, Silver&Fit at ACC The Arapahoe Community College fitness center offers the SilverSneakers Fitness and Silver&Fit programs for seniors in the south metro Denver area. For more information about health and fitness options at ACC, call 303-797-5850 Yoga class. 9:45-10:45 a.m. Wednesdays at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch; offered

by Health Ministries. Sessions are 10 weeks, and drop-ins are welcome. Cost is $90 per 10 weeks or $15 per session. All levels welcome. Contact Martha at 720-480-2164, ihealing@msn.com. Go to www.st-andrewumc.com.

to senior girls from Douglas County high schools who have an interest in the areas of science, technology, engineering or math (STEM). Meetings are in Castle Rock the third Wednesday of the month, at various times and locations. Go to douglascountyco.aauw.net. Contact Beryl Jacobson at 303-688-8088 or berylmjacobson@gmail. com.

American Legion Highlands Ranch Post 1260 meets at 6:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Northridge Recreation Center, 8801 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. Call 720-663-1260.

Highlands Ranch Lions Club: 6:30-8:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of each month, except June and July, at IHOP, 9565 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Lions Club International is the largest service organization in the world and is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Highlands Ranch club has celebrated its 20th anniversary. Contact 303-955-4353 or loismgould@comcast.net Mansion tours. The Highlands Ranch Metro District invites the public to visit the Highlands Ranch Mansion for free during regular open hours from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. Visit www.HighlandsRanchMansion.com or call 303-791-0177.

AAUW (American Association of University Women), founded in 1881, is the oldest women’s organization in the United States.

It has a mission of promoting equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research. Scholarships are provided to Douglas County women who are in college, and cash awards are presented

Taize-style service, a meditative hour of prayer, song, scripture and the labyrinth, is offered from 6:45-7:45 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 3350 E. White Bay Drive, Highlands Ranch. Child care is provided for this hour. The labyrinth is also available for individual meditation and prayer from 4 p.m. until the service on fourth Thursday, and from 4-8 p.m. on the second Thursdays. Call 303-794-2683 or visit www.st-andrew-umc.com.

player I am today since I was always having to go against my older sister who is very competitive,” said Prey. “I was always trying to beat her in basketball, golf or school. We pushed to be the best. We do that with everything.”

That includes playing pickup games against boys at the recreation center.

“I’ve been doing that for a little less than a year now and at first nobody would want me to play because I’m a girl,” said Prey. “Once they found out I was actually pretty good they started to let me play more and I could beat some of them. Now I know most of them and they put me on a team when we play.”

Bound for South Korea Rosters for the United States men’s and women’s Olympic hockey teams were announced and two local players will be competing Feb. 9-25 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Troy Terry, a 20-year-old University of Denver junior from Highlands Ranch, is the youngest player named to the men’s team. Green Mountain alumna and Lindenwood University graduate Nicole Hensley will be on the women’s team.

Terry scored four shootout goals in the semifinal and title games to help Team USA win the World Junior Championship last January.

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Weekly Carrier Routes Available Centennial & Parker

Social

The Breakfast Club: A way for single people ages 50-plus to meet new friends and have fun. We are an active and social group enjoying activities ranging from card games to white-water rafting, international and domestic travel to bowling, and all things in between. Our signature breakfast, which takes place at 8:30 a.m. every third Saturday, is at The Ridge Golf Club in Castle Pines. Interested? Call our hotline at 303814-8428 or go to www.TBC50plus.org.

Castle Rock Bridge Club plays a friendly, ACBL-sanctioned duplicate game at 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday at Plum Creek Golf Club, 331 Players Club Drive, Castle Rock. For assistance in finding a bridge partner, call Georgiana Butler at 303-8108504. Go to www.castlerockbridge.com.

“CHAI” Lands Ranch/South Denver Metro Jewish Community Company. Call 303470-6652.

Duplicate Bridge ACBL sanctioned open game at 12:30 p.m. every Monday at The Hub, 8827 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree.

Please arrive by 12:15. All are welcome; it’s a fragrance-free environment. Partners are arranged. Call Sue Bauer at 303-641-3534.

Genealogy 101 is a small group of novice and advanced non-professional genealogists who meet at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of each month in Room 206 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 8817 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. No fees.

Great Books. Great Books Discussion Groups meet at Douglas County Libraries in Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock (Philip S. Miller). No registration is required.

For information, call 303-791-7323 or visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Douglas County girls sports luncheon The Foundation for Douglas County Schools and Douglas County School District will hold their annual Girls and Women in Sports luncheon to honor select coaches, current and former athletes and other guests on Jan. 12 at Chaparral High School. Each high school will select five girls and each middle school picks seven girls to be honored.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.

John Denver Tribute Benefit Concert

The John Adams Band & the photography of John Fielder

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Conversations Over Coffee: 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Jan. 16 at Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. If you’re experiencing homelessness or are interested in discussing social issues affecting our community, join us for a warm beverage and a donut. Call 303-762-2560.

HEALTH

Anticoagulation Basics: Through Thick and Thin: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at the South Denver Heart Center, 1000 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. Learn to live with warfarin/ coumadin, and find out what can affect the medication and how to monitor it. Call 303744-1065 or go to www.southdenver.com for information and to register. Class is free.

EDUCATION

Yikes! It’s the Yeti: 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16 at Castlewood Library, 6739 S. Uinta St., Centennial. Children ages 5-8 are invited to hear some stories and make a yeti craft or two. Save your spot at arapahoelibraries.org.

Learn About Mindfulness: 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. For adults. Registration required; 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Smartphones, What’s the deal? 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17 at Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. No computer experience required. No registration required. Call 303-762-2560.

English Conversation Circle: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Call 303-7622560.

Open Play: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Call 303-762-2560.

Art of Downsizing and Decluttering: 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Learn creative ways to view your treasures and part with them. Adults. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Country Line Dancing: 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Learn to line dance from a professional instructor. Refreshments provided. All ages.

Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Intro to Nonviolent Communication: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at Englewood Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. NVC helps transform patterns of communication that often lead to conflict or disconnection from ourselves and others. Join for this free introductory class and discover the many ways compassionate communication can transform your life. Call 303-762-2560.

Steamworks: 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way. Explore science, technology, engineering, arts and math through hands-on activities.

All ages. No registration required.

Iceland: 1-2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15 at Keystone Place at Legacy Ridge, 11180 Irving Drive, Westminster. Join Active Minds as we review Iceland’s history and explore some of the characteristics of the country. Call 303-4655600 to RSVP. Beginning Genealogy: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

Led by Barbara Elliott, Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society member. Go to www.ColumbineGenealogy.com.

Marriage, Separation and Divorce: 1-3 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 16 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Led by Carol Cooke Darrow, certified genealogist. Learn the types of records available and how to search for them. Go to www.ColumbineGenealogy.com Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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Learn About Travel Options: 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 17 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Ages 50-plus. Registration is required at 303-7917323 or DCL.org.

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Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

Public Notices Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0252 To Whom It May Concern: On 11/16/2017 9:27:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: AMY NICOLE BAUMERT Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/26/2016 Recording Date of DOT: 10/31/2016 Reception No. of DOT: 2016078077 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $348,570.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $345,463.91

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 6, BLOCK 2, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 71-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 7241 Palisade Dr, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

Public Trustees

First Publication: 1/11/2018 Last Publication: 2/8/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 11/20/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000007138779 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2017-0252 First Publication: 1/11/2018 Last Publication: 2/8/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0240 To Whom It May Concern: On 10/26/2017 4:32:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: MARQUIS M WARF Original Beneficiary: AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-R7 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/21/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 6/11/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004061029 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $342,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $303,637.45 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 30, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO. 93-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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Which has the address of: 9854 S Salford Ln, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 12/21/2017 Last Publication: 1/18/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 10/27/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: DAVID A. SHORE Colorado Registration #: 19973 5347 S VALENTIA WAY SUITE 100, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO 80111 Phone #: (303) 573-1080 Fax #: Attorney File #: 17-00290SH *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0240 First Publication: 12/21/2017 Last Publication: 1/18/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Public Notice

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 30, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING NO. 93-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9854 S Salford Ln, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

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edy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

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You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, To advertise youraspublic notices 303-566-4100 provided by sec. call 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2017, STATE OF COLORADO and subsequently, to the right of appeal as 4000 Justice Way provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE its counsel.

OF COLORADO Public Notice

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In the Interest of: SAGE DENDY, DOB: 06/10/2001, Child, And concerning: MICHAEL WALKER, DOB: 5/14/1975, Legal Guardian, RACHEL E. WALKER, DOB: 7/18/1980, Legal Guardian, VENISE HARRISON, DOB: 3/9/1969, Mother, GORDON DENDY, DOB: 12/2/1968, Father, Respondents.

Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5325 FAX 303-479-9259 jthirkel@douglas.co.us lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 17JV212 DIVISION 7 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2017.

TO: VENISE HARRISON GORDON DENDY TO THE RESPONDENTS NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

A Pre-Trial Conference has been set for January 22, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2017, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.

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Dated: January 11, 2018 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No.: 932378 First Publication: January 11, 2018 Last Publication: January 11, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

City and County Public Notice PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids for 2018 ASPHALT OVERLAY PROJECT, DOUGLAS COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2018-003, will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of placement of hot mix asphalt overlays at various locations throughout Douglas County. Bid items include removal of asphalt mat, reset and adjustment of manholes and water valve boxes, removal and replacement of pavement markings, unclassified excavation and aggregate base course.

The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 8, 2018, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com) or they may be obtained at the above address.

Electronic versions of the Plans obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Bidder’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the Project Plans and Specifications. Douglas County will not be held responsible for misinformation received from private plan rooms.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. All questions are due to Daniel Roberts, P.E., Project Engineer, by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.

The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at the same address.

The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities: • REMOVAL OF ASPHALT MAT (PLANING) (1 – 1/2 INCH THICKNESS) – 484,042 SY • AGGREGATE BASE COURSE (CLASS 6) (SHOULDERING) – 4,643 TON • HOT MIX ASPHALT (GRADING SX) (75) (HAUL AND ASPHALT) (PAVING) (2 INCH) – 82,165 TON Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein.

Any questions on the bidding process shall be directed to Daniel Roberts, P.E., Project Engineer at 303.660.7490.

Plan holder information, can be found on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website.

Legal Notice No.: 932325 First Publication: January 4, 2018 Last Publication: January 11, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Public Knowledge = Notices Community

First Publication: 1/11/2018 Last Publication: 2/8/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 11/20/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

NICHOLE WILLIAMS Colorado Registration #: 49611 1199 BANNOCK STREET , DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 00000007138779

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuing foreclosure even though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or you have been offered and have accepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-

Read the Notices!

Legal Notice No. 2017-0252 First Publication: 1/11/2018 Last Publication: 2/8/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

In the Interest of: SAGE DENDY, DOB: 06/10/2001, Child, And concerning: MICHAEL WALKER, DOB: 5/14/1975, Legal Guardian, RACHEL E. WALKER, DOB: 7/18/1980, Legal Guardian, VENISE HARRISON, DOB: 3/9/1969, Mother, GORDON DENDY, DOB: 12/2/1968, Father, Respondents.

Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5325 FAX 303-479-9259 jthirkel@douglas.co.us lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 17JV212 DIVISION 7

Dated: January 11, 2018 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Assistant Douglas County Attorney

Legal Notice No.: 932378 First Publication: January 11, 2018 Last Publication: January 11, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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DEPENDENCY SUMMONS

This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2017.

TO: VENISE HARRISON GORDON DENDY

TO THE RESPONDENTS NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in

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*Complimentary food and drink available while supplies last. **NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER TO WIN GRAND OPENING DRAWING. Entry forms available at the Sterling Ranch Community, and Ravenwood at Terrain Community (Denver Division) Sales Offices only. Entrant must complete a registration card and tour at the Sterling Ranch Community, and/or Ravenwood at Terrain Community (Denver Division) to be eligible to win. Potential Winners need not be present to win. Must be at least 18 at time of entry and a legal U.S. resident (“Eligible Entrant”). One entry issued per Eligible Entrant per Household. Odds of winning depend on the total number of entries by Eligible Entrants. Door Prizes/Drawing for one (1) 60” Sharp Aquos 4k Ultra HD Smart TV; (APR $750); drawing will be held on January 16th. Seller reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. No cash value substitution permitted. See Official Rules for complete details. Winners responsible for all additional options and sales taxes not otherwise included in the value of the prize. All information (including, but not limited to prices, views, availability, school assignments and ratings, incentives, floor plans, site plans, features, standards and options, assessments and fees, planned amenities, programs, conceptual artists’ renderings and community development plans) is not guaranteed and remains subject to change or delay without notice. Maps and plans are not to scale and all dimensions are approximate. Prices may not include lot premiums, options, and upgrades. Square footage and dimensions are estimated and may vary in actual construction.

Community improvements and recreational features and amenities described are based upon current development plans which are subject to change and which are under no obligation to be completed. Offer void where prohibited or otherwise restricted by law. Please see a Taylor Morrison Community Sales Manager for details and visit www.taylormorrison.com for additional disclaimers., © December 2017, Taylor Morrison of Colorado, Inc. All rights reserved.

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