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Violinist, music teacher About me I’m a native Denverite of four generations. I graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor’s and master’s in music performance.

I’m a professional violinist — I have performed in the Colorado Springs Philharmonic since 1984 and I play with the Colorado Chamber Orchestra.

I live in Castle Rock. I have a daughter who started at Eldorado Elementary School — it was fun to have her in my music classes. She is now a sophomore at the University of Denver.

Early days at Eldorado I was hired by the original principal and was very excited to teach general music and choir at the time. At the very last minute, I was asked to teach strings, too, which I agreed to.

Professional violinist Kay Kireilis has been a music teacher at Eldorado Elementary School since its 2001 grand opening. COURTESY PHOTO We first opened the school the day after 9/11. It was really tough. They had me play the violin at a little ceremony that the teachers held. We didn’t have instruments for the first two months because they were coming from France. We did lots of singing and speech pieces and dancing and playing games — everything related to music.

I have to give credit to the staff — they were amazing colleagues

Producing ‘Lion King’ I like to, whenever I can, do an all-school program where children contribute to something bigger than themselves — a massive production.

Heritage Elementary had done “Lion King” last year, so luckily we were able to use some of their costumes. I wanted to get everyone in the cast. Seventy-seven kids were in the audition cast and other students participated in different scenes. We had about 250 students in each of the three performances.

Fun fact I played with John Denver at his last concert at Fiddler’s Green. I was the first violin in a string quartet. That was a highlight of my musical career.

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Steve Rice and Dave Kummer pose with their road bikes on May 14 before the two friends took off on their Coast to Coast for KATA charity bike ride on May 20. The ride is in honor of Rice and Kummer’s friend, Ken Atkinson, a doctor who was slain outside his Centennial home in April 2016. All proceeds go to Atkinson’s foundation supporting research for a rare genetic disorder, Fanconi anemia.

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Cyclists set out to honor slain friend, fight deadly disease Highlands Ranch residents are traveling across the country

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Highlands Ranch residents Steve Rice and Dave Kummer are not typical retirees. They are raising funds to fight a rare genetic disorder and paying tribute to a murdered friend by bicycling from the West Coast to the East Coast this summer, a trip that began May 20.

Rice, 66, and Kummer, 60, are riding to benefit KATA, the Kendall Atkinson and Taylor Atkinson Foundation, a Denver-based nonprofit that raises money for Fanconi anemia research.

KATA was started by Ken and Jeanne Atkinson. Ken Atkinson was a doctor who was killed by Kevin Lyons outside his Centennial home while trying to end a domestic dispute between his neighbors on April 4, 2016. Lyons pleaded guilty to murder on May 4.

The couple’s two youngest children, Kendall and Taylor, died from Fanconi anemia at ages 20 and 18 after bone marrow transplants in 2004 and 2006.

Fanconi anemia is a rare, inherited disorder that can lead to bone marrow failure and various cancers.

The median lifespan of someone with Fanconi anemia is 33 years, but some people with the disorder can live for more than 50 years.

Rice has been on the KATA board since it was founded in 2006. The foundation has raised nearly $1.8 million for research, primarily for the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund based in Eugene, Oregon.

“Ken and Jean have done so much for the (Fanconi anemia) community in terms of raising awareness and money,” Rice said.

FOR MORE INFORMATION To stay up-to-date about the ride, donate to research and learn about the people with Fanconi anemia being honored each day, visit katafoundation.org/coast-tocoast-ride Both Rice and Kummer knew Ken Atkinson for more than 20 years and were devastated by his death.

“Ken was my best friend,” Rice said. “Ken’s legacy is our driving factor in doing this.”

The ride, spanning 4,064 miles, is a feat that neither Kummer nor Rice has previously attempted. The two have been training since October.

“I didn’t even own a road bike,” Kummer said. “I bought a bike and since then have done 3,100 miles of training.”

In order to make their coast-tocoast goal in the estimated 71 days, riding from Florence, Oregon, to Popham Beach State Park, Maine, the cyclists must average 85 miles a day, or six to eight hours of riding.

The cyclists have set aside one day a week for recovering.

Along the route, Rice and Kummer will stay with families affected by Fanconi anemia. Each day they ride will be in honor of an individual with the disorder.

“What a great incentive each day to have a family that we are dedicating the ride to,” Rice said. “This is really a small thing we can do to help.”

Fundraising for Fanconi anemia research has just started. Since April, the ride has raised $16,000. All funds will be donated to KATA, with the cycle trip expenses being selffunded by Rice and Kummer.

“The research that is being done has a broad impact,” Rice said.

“When Kendall and Taylor were diagnosed, it was very rare for anyone to make it out of their teen years.”

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THE MANSION: PART 1 OF 3

A historical gem graces the Ranch’s backyard How the Highlands Ranch Mansion came to be

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Susie Appleby grows tired of sitting at her desk, she wanders down a carpeted grand staircase and peers out the window of a thick wooden door embellished with floral carvings and dark metalwork. She overlooks a spacious green lawn with a backdrop of the mountain range.

“I know that every owner did the same thing,” said Appleby, 50, a historian. “They looked out that window and saw the same view.”

Ten owners, several renovations and countless stories later, that property, known as the Highlands Ranch Mansion, brings a lifetime of history to a community that is merely Appleby 30 years old.

What baffles staff of the Mansion, which is now used for public tours and events, is that many people are unaware of its existence. The historic property sets Highlands Ranch apart from other suburban subdivisons, said volunteer Todd Noreen.

“People get excited about history,” said Noreen, 66, “and this gem is in our backyard.”

Today, the Mansion attracts everyone from national and international visitors to elementary students looking for a lesson in history.

Lined with stone and brick, the castle-like building sits on a hilltop just below the iconic windmill, east of Gateway Drive between South Broadway and East Wildcat Reserve Parkway, surrounded by suburban neighborhoods and acres of a working cattle ranch.

Archives, newspaper clips, photographs, books and accounts of relatives have helped shape the story of the 126-year-old building that once belonged to oil tycoons, cattle barons, Denver socialites, politicians and businessmen.

“They all shaped Colorado in some way,” said Appleby, the Mansion’s administrative assistant and volunteer coordinator. “We had very influential people that spent time here.”

The Ranch’s early days Imagine life before 16 square miles of suburban homes, schools, businesses and nearly 100,000 people. Before Town Center, a landmark of the community denoted by the stately clock tower. Before four recreation centers and dozens of parks and trails.

Highlands Ranch was nothing but vast open land.

Until one of the country’s first petroleum refiners, Samuel Allen Long, became interested in a 40-acre homestead.

Before moving to Denver from

The 27,000-square-foot Highlands Ranch Mansion as it exists today. The historic property sits east of Gateway Drive between South Broadway and East Wildcat Reserve Parkway.

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An old photograph of the Highlands Ranch Mansion in the 1890s or early 1900s. A working cattle ranch, suburban homes and schools surround the property today.

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ABOUT THE SERIES After talking with historian Susie Appleby, also administrative assistant at the Highlands Ranch Mansion, reporter Alex DeWind thought the building — 126 years old to the community’s 30-year life span — deserved a closer look.

Many residents, Appleby said, are unaware of the history that sits in their backyard.

So, this week, a story on the history of the Highlands Ranch Mansion kicks off a three-part series. The second installment will look at the $6 million renovation that transformed the aging building into a space the public can enjoy. And the third part gives readers a glimpse into the Mansion’s strong volunteer program and the many events it now hosts.

The purpose of the Mansion, staff say, is to preserve the building and share it with all who walk through its doors.

Pennsylvania in 1880, Long served on the board of directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He would later become involved in coal and gold mining, raising livestock, farming and politics and profiting off real estate.

The Mansion came to be in 1891, when Long built a farmhouse on his property atop the hill that sits north of what is now Mountain Vista High School. He named it Rotherwood, after a childhood farm. To this day, the name is faintly carved in white stone above the front entrance of the Man-

An undated vintage photo of the foyer of the Mansion. The grand staircase looks simliar today.

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sion.

The next owner, businessman and politician John Springer, remodeled the small house and named it Castle Isabel after his second wife, who would often be left on the property when he traveled for work. Springer was active in the city of Denver and unsuccessfully campaigned for the mayor of Denver in 1904.

Following a scandal involving his wife and a love triangle with two other men, Springer sold the property to his first father-in-law, Col. William

Hughes, and disappeared from the public eye, documents say.

Hughes, a cattleman and one of Colorado’s wealthiest men at the time of this death, operated the property as a working cattle ranch until his granddaughter inherited the property and sold it to oil tycoon Waite Phillips in 1920. Phillips renamed the property Phillips Highland Ranch after the type of cows — Highland Hereford — he raised.

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CLASS OF 2017

Highlands Ranch grads thankful for support

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oon-to-be Highlands Ranch High School graduates filed into Red Rocks Amphitheatre to the cheers and air horn alarms of their loved ones.

Principal Chris Page told students at the May 17 commencement ceremony to embrace these moments as they walk through life before wishing them the best of luck following graduation.

Meanwhile, Kaden Lathrop, who delivered one of the event’s graduate messages, took time to thank family and friends who supported students throughout the years.

“To the moms who had tears in their eyes on the first day of kindergarten and to the moms who have tears in their eyes now,” Lathrop said, “we say ‘thank you.’ ” PHOTOS BY JESSICA GIBBS

Families cheer for Highlansds Ranch High School seniors as they receive their diplomas on May 17 at Red Rocks Amphitheater.

Graduates throw their hats at the conclusion of the Highlands Ranch High School graduation on May 17 at the Red Rocks Amphitheater.

Rock Canyon graduates reach new heights

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housands packed into EchoPark Automotive stadium in Parker on May 20 to celebrate the Rock Canyon High School graduating class of 2017.

Valedictorian Neha Chauhan encouraged classmates to take chances and experience new things as they go out into the world.

“Try new things. The experiences that start out awkward are the ones that help us to grow,” Chauhan said.

Principal Andy Abner told students to “not wait until tomorrow” to go after what they want in life and to live with no regrets. He also advised the graduates to be people of integrity and true to their word.

Graduate Aaron Makikalli reflected on the friendships he and his classmates had built and the ways in which they supported one another during their time at Rock Canyon.

“We supported each other in every endeavor, elevating our friends, classmates and teammates to greater heights,” Makikalli said.

Rock Canyon valedictorian Neha Chauhan addresses the class of 2017 during graduation May 20.

PHOTOS BY MIKE DIFERDINANDO

Rock Canyon Graduate Aaron Makikalli speaks to the class of 2017 about friendship during graduation May 20.

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No stopping Mountain Vista graduates

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torrential downpour didn’t dampen the spirits of Mountain Vista High School graduates. It did, however, soak their green robes.

Halfway through the May 17 commencement ceremony, huddled under umbrellas and colorful ponchos, students braved the rain and wind as they walked down the steps of Red Rocks Amphitheatre to receive their diplomas. Family and friends filled the back rows of the scenic outdoor theater, hooting and hollering for the soon-to-be graduates.

Commencement speakers passed on a variety of messages for the class of 2017.

Honored senior Desa Paich reminisced on nail-biting football and basketball games, endless nights with friends, strong student-teacher bonds, tragedy. She encouraged students do what they love, to take time in making decisions and to always have respect for others.

“Once you respect yourself and those around you,” Paich said, “I can confidently say that life will be easier.”

Valedictorian Alec Yagey reminded fellow graduates that the bigger picture is more than test scores and GPAs. “Remember faces and smiles, tears and laughter — not numbers,” Yagey said.

Mountain Vista High School Principal Michael Weaver hugs a graduate at the May 17 commencement ceremony held at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

The graduating class had the highest composite ACT score ever of 24.1.

Eighty-eight percent of students are attending 120 colleges across the country. Five students are accepting military appointments.

“Like previous graduating classes of Mountain Vista, the class of 2017 will certainly have a chance to make a difference in a world in desperate need of positive difference-makers,” Principal Michael Weaver said.

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Mountain Vista High School graduates form a line along the steps of Red Rocks Amphitheatre as they anxiously wait to receive their diplomas. The May 17 commencement ceremony drew a full house to the scenic outdoor theater.

ThunderRidge grads embrace future

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he wind ruffled the blue gowns worn by ThunderRidge graduates on May 16 as they held their caps with one hand and reached for their high school diplomas with another.

“Today, we are stepping outside of our comfort zones of ThunderRidge High School into a world that may be overwhelming,” Ciauna Tran said in her valedictorian address. “Be reminded that there are no limits to the impact we can make.”

The 478 students at EchoPark Stadium in Parker smiled, waved and threw their fists in the air, celebrating the recognition of their accomplishments through the last four years as they walked into their futures.

“I implore each and every one you to value the day,” new grad Douglas Maier said in his speech, “Life’s Composition of Moments.”

“Value today, value yesterday and value tomorrow if you are granted the wonderful opportunity to fulfill it.”

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ThunderRidge High School graduates throw their caps in the air to complete the commencement ceremony at Echo Park Stadium on May 16.

ThunderRidge’s graduating class glowed with anticipation for their upcoming strides into the future during the graduation ceremony at Echo Park Stadium on May 16.

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STEM graduates leave legacy

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articipants of international cybersecurity competitions and developers of apps that are now available on iTunes.

Award-winning artists and musicians.

A nationally recognized cup-stacking champion and gymnast. A Marine.

“This is the legacy you leave behind,” high school principal Cody Blackburn said to the graduating class of STEM School and Academy at the May 17 commencement ceremony.

The class of about 70 students wearing blue robes and caps sat front and center of the auditorium of the University of Colorado South Denver. Parents, family members and friends filled the seats around them. Laughter and applause periodically echoed through the room.

“Let’s be honest with each other, we aren’t going to be able to go through college and life alone,” said valedictorian Aatif Jiwani. “We strive off the support from our friends, families, professors and that random guy who gives us a pick-me-up because they are the ones that help us get through the day.”

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STEM School and Academy graduates receive their diplomas at a May 17 commencement ceremony at the University of Colorado South Denver.

Salutatorian Simone Ong wishes seniors farewell at Stem School and Academy’s 2017 commencement ceremony on May 17 at the University of Colorado South Denver. “We are finally free of the shackles of high school,” Ong joked. “Let’s give ourselves a round of applause.”

STEM School and Academy graduates change their tassels from right to left and toss their caps at the May 17 commencement ceremony at the University of Colorado South Denver.

STEM School and Academy graduates listen, laugh and applaud at commencement speakers of the May 17 graduation at the University of Colorado South Denver.

Repairs put windmill’s vanes back in motion 100-year-old landmark repaired over Mother’s Day weekend

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The iconic windmill that sits south of the Highlands Ranch Mansion and north of Mountain Vista High School now has rotating metal vanes atop the cobblestone tower.

Repairs were completed over Mother’s Day weekend nearly a year after a neighbor informed the Highlands Ranch Metro District that

the superstructure of the windmill had toppled over following a thunderstorm.

The repair process included an analysis of the structure, restoration of the original cobblestone tower and replacement of large wooden timbers and other elements of the windmill assembly, according to Jeff Case, director of public works of the Highlands Ranch Metro District.

Douglas County contributed $75,000 of the project and the metro district paid the remaining $116,000, a metro district report said.

The 100-year-old landmark is part of the original 250 acres of Highlands Ranch and is the site of a well that is now powered by electricity.

The cobblestone tower that sits atop the grassy hill south of the Highlands Ranch Mansion and north of Mountain Vista High School now has its windmill back. Repairs were completed the weekend of May 12.

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NEWS IN A HURRY Backcountry Shindig The Highlands Ranch Community Association will host a Backcountry Shindig from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 3 at Backcountry Base Camp, 6005 Ron King Trail. The gathering includes hayrides, pony rides, chickens, animal presentations, archery, booths with giveaways and more. Following the daytime event is the Highlands Ranch Beer Festival at Civic Green Park.

Tickets are $7, kids 5 and under are free. Backcountry Conservation and Education Fund members get free admission. For more information, email lindsey.mckissick@ hrcaonline.org or call 303-471-7076.

Free fitness programs The Highlands Ranch Metro District is offering free outdoor fitness programs this summer. Registration is not required. Participants should bring a yoga mat, sunscreen and water bottle and arrive early to fill out a waiver form.

Yoga in the Park: geared toward the beginner yogi with modifications offered. Held from 8:15-9:15 a.m. on Saturdays from May 27 to Sept. 2 at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd. No sessions on June 10 or 24.

Pilates in the Park: increases strength, stability and toning. Held from 8-8:45 a.m. every Tuesday from

June 6 to Aug. 8 at Civic Green Park. No session on July 4.

Young Yogis in the Park: offers stretching and bending classes for ages 6-12. Held from 10-10:45 on Fridays from June 2-30 at Northridge Park, 8800 S. Broadway.

Teen Yoga in the Park: beginnerfriendly class tailored for ages 12-17. Held from 11-11:45 a.m. on Fridays from June 2-30 from at Northridge Park.

Inclement weather may cause class cancellations. For more information, visit highlandsranch. org/free-fitness-in-the-park or call 303-791-2710.

Chatfield storage open house An open house on the Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at ThunderRidge High School on May 30.

Attendees will get an opportunity to see renderings of and learn about the final designs of modifications to the recreation facilities and environmental mitigation projects planned for Chatfield Reservoir and the surrounding state park.

The project is expected to add 20,600 acre-feet of water storage to the reservoir. It is funded by participating water agencies, will cost more than $130 million and is planned to be completed in two years.

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First Memorial Day service scheduled in Highlands Ranch Rituals will honor fallen service members

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Every Memorial Day, residents Tom and Diane DiRito visit the Highlands Ranch Veterans Monument adjacent to Civic Green Park and read the plaques.

Both of their parents were veterans and their son attended ThunderRidge High School with Staff Sgt. Chris Falkel — for whom a street was named off Town Center Drive — who was killed in Afghanistan in

2005.

Last year, while at the monument, the DiRitos had an idea.

“A woman asked if there was a service on Memorial Day in Highlands Ranch,” Tom DiRito said. “It caused us to think about it, so we approached the metro district.”

Following months of planning, the DiRitos and the Highlands Ranch Metro District invite the community to the first-ever Memorial Day service at 11:45 a.m. on May 29 at Highlands Ranch Veterans Monument, 9292 South Ridgeline Blvd.

The service is hosted

by Steffan Tubbs with 850 KOA. In attendance will be

guests from the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office, Littleton Fire Rescue and Highlands Ranch American Legion Post 1260.

“Whether it’s just two people or 200, I think this is something that is really valuable,” Tom DiRito said.

“It’s not just a three-day weekend, it’s a day to honor the people who were killed in action.”

Guests are encouraged to arrive early and read the tiles at the Highlands Ranch Veterans Monument prior to the event.

Seating is not provided.

Guests should bring their own chair if standing for 25 minutes is an issue. Call 303-791-0430 for more information.

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Man shot by Douglas County deputy identified, faces assault charge Deyon Marcus Rivas-Maestas released from hospital, arrested

on May 12. Footage from Proulx’s bodyworn camera shows Rivas-Maestas step out of a white GMC Yukon SUV with an AR-15 rifle just before being shot by the deputy.

“The situation elevated quite quickly,” Sheriff ’s Office Chief Deputy Steve Johnson said at a press conference in Littleton on May 17, at which the footage was shown.

The Littleton Police Department is investigating Rivas-Maestas’ alleged attack on Proulx, while the 18th Judicial District’s critical response team is responsible for the use-of-force investigation.

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A man shot and wounded by a Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office deputy on the southern edge of Littleton, near Highlands Ranch, has been released from the hospital and faces a charge of first-degree assault on a peace officer.

Deyon Marcus Rivas-Maestas, 25, was shot in the arm by Deputy Brad Proulx

Drive and County Line Road. Proulx was on patrol when he happened along the SUV, stopped alongside Santa Fe and partially in the roadway. Proulx first approached the passenger side of the vehicle before coming around the back to the driver side, where he encountered Rivas-Maestas, who had stepped out of the driver’s seat.

After being shot, Rivas-Maestas dropped the rifle and fled to an area in front of the SUV, and can be heard on video yelling at Proulx. The rifle was unloaded and did not have a magazine in it, but neither Littleton Police Chief Doug Stephens nor Johnson would not say whether it is believed to be a suicide-by-cop attempt.

Stephens said he was not sure where Rivas-Maestas is from, and said that he does not appear to have an extensive criminal record, although he has one arrest for obstruction of justice.

He was released from the hospital on May 17 and transported to the Douglas County jail, where he is being held on $75,000 bond.

Proulx, who has been with the department for eight years, has been placed on paid leave, as is standard procedure.

“I think I speak for every law enforcement officer, when you hear ‘shots fired, shots fired’ and you’re out there, it’s the worst feeling you can have,” Johnson said.

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Musing about numbing nourishment is food for thought, or thought for food QUIET DESPERATION

Craig Marshall Smith

T

here’s comfort food and there’s discomfort food.

Sometimes one precedes the other.

I am still trying to figure out what discomfort food led to this narrative. Usually I can look back, and finger the wrongdoer. But not this time.

I woke with a stomachache, felt old and useless, and didn’t feel like doing anything.

But when you live alone, you’d better roust at some point, because no one is headed your way with soup.

The Washington Post (2014) reported that there are more Americans living alone than ever before.

In the 1920s it was roughly 5 percent. Now it’s more than 27 percent. In Manhattan and Washington, D.C., it’s closer to 50 percent.

If you have looked into this, you know that aging alone raises health and safety issues.

In my instance, the good news is that I do not live in the woods, or on a farm in the middle of nowhere.

My episode, which passed (he said), made me commiserate with anyone who can’t get up and about without pain. Or anyone who cannot get up at all.

I’ve seen that.

My misery accomplished something else.

It kept me off of the computer and my nose

out of the news.

The news has never been this sour. I can’t seem to get any relief. Maybe the trick, occasionally, is to eat a stuffed pepper or a smothered burrito.

Current events hold little consequence when you are unwell.

Was a time when I drank to extricate myself. I went to time zones where the clocks are all counterclockwise.

Somehow or other, I have gathered just enough wisdom to get beyond that.

SEE SMITH, P13

Taking advantage of an unexpected and welcome break from technology

I Media and information literacy is a real thing ALCHEMY

Andrea Doray

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ake news is a real thing … no matter who proclaims it.

When I was studying to become a journalist as an undergrad, there were only the Big Three network TV newscasts, AM radio news, and a proliferation of print newspapers and news magazines. In my coursework even then, we explored different media

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Today, with instantaneous (and often instantaneously erroneous) news, we as consumers need a guide more than ever.

Often, real-time as-it-happens news is wrong priSEE DORAY, P13

f you are like most people, we have all had those moments where we wish that we could take a break from technology, or at least some of the technology that seems to preoccupy our lives. Well, this past week I had WINNING an issue with my WORDS laptop and tablet that required that I give up both so that they could be repaired and data salvaged.

As I left both devices in the capable hands of my IT team and Michael Norton boarded my flight home, I thought I would feel nervous or anxious about not having access to my files or my email. But as it turned out, I felt this overwhelming sense of calm and peace. Almost as if I were leaving for a little bit of vacation.

Now I still had my phone, and I was able to see email if I wanted to, I could text if I needed to, and I could check on what’s happening in the news all from the palm of my hand. But instead, I decided that for the next two days I was going to make phone calls to the people I needed to communicate with, not just send a text or email.

I went back to taking notes and capturing outlines for presentations on a pad of paper instead of on my laptop. It was very freeing and I believe it actually stimulated even greater creativity. I mean there is nothing like a blank sheet of paper and pen and pencil to begin drafting ideas and plans.

I enjoyed real conversations with my clients and co-workers.

We had more meaningful dialogues, which led to deeper discussions and even more opportunities. I thought maybe I should go somewhat technology free more often.

Maybe you have done the same thing in your family that other families have done. Things such as no cell phones at the dinner table or during any meal for that matter. Or all cell phones remain in the car when we go out to a movie or restaurant. I have even heard of some families that choose one of the days of the weekend to go completely technology-free as a family for the day.

When it comes to reading, I still prefer a hardcover or paperback book over any type of e-reading device. To me there is just something about the feel of a book compared to the e-readers.

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7May 25, 2017

SMITH FROM PAGE 12

But I don’t know exactly what I would do if I was mostly immobilized. I read about people who live it out with courage, no matter what they are up against.

I don’t think the arrow is pointing in that direction.

When I felt fit again, I thought about comfort food.

What is your comfort food? Here in

DORAY FROM PAGE 12

marily because it’s incomplete. But once the information is out there, it takes on a life of its own … retweets, viral videos, Instagram posts and Facebook Live shared over and over and over again, with streams of comments that continue to spawn wildfires long after the initial blaze is contained.

Most of us recognize this type of false news as the just-too-soon news it actually is. What we as informed media consumers need to guard against is the genuine fake news, perpetuated with innuendo and unfounded theories, and often written and planted for publication with full knowledge that it’s simply not true (which you won’t find in reputable publications online or in print, such as in these pages).

But, I hear some of you ask, how do I know what is a reputable publication? One way is to acquire media and information literacy (MIL). Yes, this is a real thing too — “Media and Information Literacy: Reinforcing Human Rights, Countering Radicalsization and Extremism,” as reported in a publication of the United

NORTON FROM PAGE 12

Although I read on a regular basis, over these past two days I felt even more compelled to read as well as felt a sense of warmth and comfort with the book in my hand.

With technology comes advancements and efficiencies, I totally get that. But technology can also be a distraction and rob us of opportunities to interact with all of the people in our lives. It draws our attention unnecessarily away from our tasks at hand, such as driving, and sometimes even when we are pretending to carry on a conversation.

I don’t know about you, but I do be-

America it might be different than what an ailing Norwegian asks for.

An ailing Norwegian might want puffin.

Comfort food is typically associated with childhood or home cooking.

We all experience very different childhoods, however.

The Smiths were middle-class, and we ate middle-class meals.

When little Princess Charlotte of Cambridge isn’t feeling it, what might she ring for? It can’t be macaroni and cheese.

Macaroni and cheese comes out on

top in the United States. Meatloaf is in there too, along with sweets, especially ice cream.

Further on down the line are clams. Much further down.

Diners, which are disappearing, are the beneficent angels of comfort food.

I will write a poem to mashed potatoes and gravy. Chicken and dumplings? I am working on a song.

Just keep spicy food away from my door, when the ague is on me, even though your intentions might be kindly.

Unless, of course, you want to keep me down.

One of my girlfriends preferred me when I was off a bit.

“Craig, I have a new recipe,” she would say, and before I caught on to her, I’d have a next-day bout.

This is a get-well card from a stranger. Be yourself and shine on again soon, you crazy diamond.

Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the UN Alliance for Civilizations, and the Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy.

Of the five MIL laws, I particularly gravitate to Laws 1, 3 and 5. Law 1 states that information, communication, libraries, media, technology, the internet and other forms of information providers are for use in critical civic engagement, and that they are equal in stature. None is more relevant that the other. So, basically, 140 characters shot off in the wee hours of the morning don’t carry any more weight, than, say, the New York Times editorial page.

(One year ago, I would have phrased that sentence in the reverse.)

We all know — or should know — Law 3, which reminds us that information, knowledge, and messages are not always value neutral, or always independent of biases. We do naturally gravitate to news outlets that support our own cognitive biases, and thus tend to believe even the most outlandish statements from the side with which we agree. So for true media and information literacy, I recommend checking out a section in the New York Times that presents reporting and opinion from both ends of the political spectrum.

It never hurts to be informed,

which leads me to Law 5: Media and information literacy is not acquired all at once. It is a lived and dynamic experience, a process that serves us well as we wend our ways tvhrough the glut of too-soon, too-raw and toowrong information that bombards us daily.

We can swallow what we are fed, or we can use our intellect, our

intuition and our informed decisionmaking to select a credible, authentic and reputable diet of news.

lieve I am going to build a technology-free day into my weekly schedule.

Maybe this makes me a dinosaur, I am not sure, but I know that it was freeing, it did stimulate creativity, connections to people were greater, and distractions were minimalized.

How about you? Could you use a break from technology? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and when we can embrace the efficiencies that technology has to offer, but also spend time in a technology-free environment, it really will be a better than good week.

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

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HISTORY OF THE MANSION 1891: The original 30-foot-by-50foot house is built by Samuel Allen Long, a businessman, politician and one of the country’s first petroleum refiners.

1987: John Springer, a banker, lawyer, rancher and politician, purchases the land and adds on to the existing structure in 1898, naming the property Springer Cross Country Horse and Cattle Ranch. He later named the mansion Castle Isabel in honor of his second wife.

1913: Col. William Hughes, also a banker, lawyer and rancher, buys the ranch and renames the property Sunland Ranch.

1920: Waite Phillips, an oil businessman and rancher, acquires the land from Hughes’ granddaughter and names it Phillips Highlands Ranch.

A view looking west of the Highlands Ranch Mansion and its surrounding cattle ranch in the late 1970s.

MANSION FROM PAGE 5

Next, the Mansion would be home to another oil tycoon by the name of Frank Kistler, who remodeled the Mansion to its current size and style.

Earlier this year, a relative of Kistler’s shipped a large, worn leather trunk found in the basement of an east coast home to Appleby. On it read “Diamond K,” which is what Kistler named the ranch, and inside was a white lace dress.

“It’s like it was returning home,” Appleby said. “It went on this long journey and now it is back.”

The mansion then became home to Lawrence Phipps, Jr., son of a former United States senator and founder of Mountain States Telephone Co., which is now Century Link, who renamed the property Highlands Ranch, and to Marvin Davis, who eventually sold the 22,000-square-foot Mansion to Mission Viejo Co., the developer of the master-planned community that exists today.

TAKE A TOUR The Highlands Ranch Mansion, 9950 East Gateway Drive, is open to the public for free tours on most Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and one Monday and Wednesday evening from 3-7 p.m. each month.

The Mansion requests that groups call in advance to make a reservation.

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The Mansion today Today, the 27,000-square-feet building has 14 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a sandstone patio, a ballroom and renovated stone on the exterior. A few rooms, a narrow staircase, a chimney and the 18th century stone that covers the left side of the building are among many features that remain the same.

Downstairs sits a large antique clock.

Vintage carpets cover the floors. There are leather couches, crystal and candle chandeliers, arched wooden doors. A step into the dimly lit building takes visitors into a past era.

COURTESY HIGHLANDS RANCH MANSION

Shea Homes donated the Mansion to the Highlands Ranch Metro District in 2010.

A $6 million rennovation to the building started the following year, ultimately allowing the space to be toured by the public and used for private events, including weddings and corporate parties.

About 50 individuals, ages 60 through late 80s and from all walks of life, volunteer at the Mansion. They spend a couple of hours one or two days a week greeting guests or guiding tours during public hours. The opportunity is a means to socialize and learn.

“I love the expression of people when they see this place,” volunteer Martha Baker, 68, said. “And the children — I love to see the children and hear their remarks.”

Appleby, who lives in Highlands Ranch with her family, spends her days upstairs in what is now an administrative office.

She describes the Mansion as a jigsaw puzzle. Though much of its history is known, some features remain unclear, like who built the rooms in the back of the building.

“There is still so much that we are learning,” Appleby said. “There are still a lot of mysteries here.”

1926: Frank Kistler, also an oil businessman and rancher, purchases the land from Phillips and renames the property Diamond K Ranch.

1929-1930: Kistler renovates the mansion to its current size and style.

1937: Businessman Lawrence Phipps obtains the property from Kistler and renames it Highlands Ranch.

1976: Businessman Marvin Davis acquires the land and two years later sells it to Mission Viejo, the developer of Highlands Ranch.

1997: Mission Viejo is purchased by Shea Homes.

2010: Shea Homes gives the Mansion to the Highlands Ranch Metro District, and a $6 million renovation begins.

2012: The Mansion opens to the public.

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State legislators talk successes and failures Parties found common ground on construction defects

House Bill 1279, if signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper, will require the approval of a majority of members of a homeowners association to approve a lawsuit against a contractor. It would also require HOA boards to disclose projected costs of proposed litigation to members and call a meeting at which the executive board and the Duran developer or builder will have an opportunity to present arguments.

It drew support from across the spectrum and was sponsored by both Duran and Wist.

“It’s a big step in the right direction,” Wist said.

Wist The bill was introduced with bipartisan support after a similar measure died in a committee in the Democrat-controlled

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Successes House Speaker Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, and House Assistant s Minority Leader Cole Wist, R-Centennial, both count the passage of a construction defects reform bill as a success this year.

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Legislature’s inability to come to a consensus on transportation-infrastructure funding as a disappointment, but from different points of view.

Democrats, and a few Republicans, supported a bill that would have put a sales tax increase in front of voters in November in order to fund transportation projects. After passing the house with the support of four Republicans, it was stopped by the Senate finance committee.

“It was a bipartisan compromise,” Duran said of the bill, noting it had co-sponsorship from Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Canon City.

She said she believes it could have passed on the Senate floor.

Wist says the state should prioritize infrastructure funding in the general fund rather that creating new taxes.

“There is waste in this budget that could be reallocated to transportation if only we had the process to do it,” he said.

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‘We’re just as normal as everybody else’ Despite rise in discrimination, Islamic community sees surge of support

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unlight streams through the stained glass at the Colorado Muslim Society’s mosque on Parker Road in southeast Denver on a warm May morning as Imam Shafi Abdulaziz addresses a field trip of seventh-graders from Mountain Ridge Middle School.

He explains aspects of the Islamic faith — the names of the five daily prayers, why shoes aren’t allowed in the mosque, the reason some Muslim women wear head coverings.

As he concludes, he tells the Highlands Ranch students that Islam is a religion of peace.

Then he bids them farewell.

“I pray for the healing of America,” he says. “I love you all.”

‘Fear of the unknown’ The field trip is part of the mosque’s outreach programs to educate communities about what Islam is — and what it isn’t.

Iman Jodeh, the mosque’s spokeswoman who coordinates the programs, jokingly calls the presentations “Islam 101.”

“I dispel a lot of myths,” she said. “I keep it simple but educate people.”

Misconceptions about Islam, such as the subJodeh jugation of women and desire for a holy war with people of other faiths, are constant topics for Jodeh.

“Those views are nowhere in the religion,” she says, adding that reports of terrorism in the news amplify fear of the Islamic community.

That fear has led to a rise in antiIslamic sentiment and hate crimes against Muslims across the United States and in the metro Denver community, law enforcement officials and community leaders say.

In the metro area, mosques are receiving threatening phone calls.

Members report their children being asked if they carry bombs to school in their backpacks. In February, someone threw a rock through a window at the Colorado Muslim Society mosque.

The center recently began self-defense classes for female members.

After the Orlando nightclub shooting last June, a gang of bikers rode its motorcycles from a local bar to the

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Imam Shafi Abdulaziz addresses a group of students from Mountain Ridge Middle School during their field trip to the Masjid Abu Bakr, a mosque inside the Colorado Muslim Society building on Parker Road. Students from several area schoools have toured the facility to learn about — and dispel myths about — the Islamic faith.

TOM SKELLEY parking lot of the Metro North Denver Islamic Center in Northglenn, revving engines and yelling slurs, according to Imam ShemsAdeen Ben-Masaud.

Some of the men flipped their middle fingers at security cameras.

Women in the group flashed their breasts.

A few months ago, a self-appointed “neighborhood watch” group came to the center. They were invited inside and given tea and cookies, only to leave and make misleading, hateful Facebook posts.

“There’s a lot of fear of the Islamic faith,” said Ben-Masaud, a native Coloradan born and raised in Aurora.

“A lot of it comes from fear of the unknown.”

A noticeable uptick Local officials and community leaders blame much of the increase in anti-Islamic sentiment and incidents on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign rhetoric that broadly painted Muslims as violent extremists.

Federal courts in Washington state and Hawaii are weighing the constitutionality of his controversial travel ban, an executive order that would bar citizens from six predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S. Data backs up what Jodeh and others in the Islamic community are feeling, said Robert Troyer, acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado.

TO LEARN MORE Colorado Muslim Society 2071 S. Parker Road, Denver 303-696-9800 coloradomuslimsociety.org The center hosts open houses the second Sunday of every month from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. and offers tours upon request.

Visitors are also welcome to observe daily prayers. Call or email nelsayadcms@gmail. com to reserve a time.

For more information on cooking classes, tours or other programs offered by Meet the Middle East, go to facebook. com/MeetTheMiddleEastUS or info@ meetthemiddleeast.

Islamic Center of Golden 619 19th St., Golden 720-989-1888 icgolden.org “There has been an uptick (of hate crimes against Muslims) since Nov. 8,” said Troyer, who took the call from Ben-Masaud reporting the bikers’ harassment. “To say there was a noticeable uptick after the election is factual.”

Data from the FBI showed a 67 percent increase in hate crimes against Muslims in the United States in 2015, the latest year statistics are available. A total of 257 incidents were called in to police — more may

The center offers tours upon request. Call or email tour@icgolden.org to reserve a time.

Metro Denver North Islamic Center 11141 Irma Drive, Northglenn 303-920-0252 masjidikhlas.org The center hosts open houses the first Saturday of every month, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Rocky Mountain Islamic Center 8054 West Jewell Ave., Lakewood 720-989-1463 lakewoodmasjid.com Tours are available and Friday prayers are open to the public to observe. Call to reserve a time.

Mile High Islamic Center 3550 North Sheridan Blvd., Denver 720-505-8270 bekcc.org have gone unreported.

The top two concerns that Troyer responds to from Muslims in the metro area focus on immigration and travel.

Third and fourth are reports of Muslim children being bullied at school and acts of vandalism and intimidation against local mosques.

Another area mosque, the Mile High Islamic Center in northwest Denver, was recently spray-painted.

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Community president Nihad Poljakovic believes it was “probably young kids who didn’t know what to do with their time.”

But he and most of the mosque’s members know fear too well to forget it.

They came to the U.S. in the 1990s to escape the Bosnian genocide. After Bosnia-Herzegovina declared independence Poljakovic from Yugoslavia in 1992, Bosnian Serb forces persecuted and killed some 80,000 Bosnian Muslims.

Rhetoric that labels Muslims as terrorists and enemies causes painful memories and a nagging anxiety for the Denver refugees.

“When someone even remotely points toward that direction, we get scared,” Poljakovic said. “Every one of us is in a defensive position.”

Troyer’s department, a subdivision of the United States Department of Justice, works to build trust with the Islamic community. He wants members to know that if they call him — or the police — help will come.

“Criminal predators … think the cops aren’t paying attention,” he said. “When a cop does show up (to investigate complaints) that can change the conduct.”

Imam ShemsAdeen Ben-Masaud attaches letters of support and encouragement to a bulletin board inside the Metro Denver North Islamic Center in Northglenn. BenMasaud says his mission is to reach out to people insulated by their surroundings and beliefs, not just the ones already sympathetic to minorities.

PHOTOS BY TOM SKELLEY Embracing the situation Despite rising hate crime rates and heightened anxiety, Ben-Masaud, Poljakovic and Jodeh all look past current trends to envision a more inclusive future. They are grateful they live in Colorado, with its accepting and diverse population.

Bulletin boards in each of their mosques are covered with letters of support. At Mile High, neighbors have sent flowers and called with supportive messages.

WHAT DO MUSLIMS BELIEVE? The Islamic faith goes back to the seventh century A.D., founded on the belief in the oneness of God, or Allah. They revere the Prophet Mohammed as the final of God’s prophets and follow teachings written in the Islamic holy text, the Quran.

There are five core principles, or “Pillars,” of the Islamic faith laid out in the Quran.

Paraphrased, they are: 1. Belief in one true God or “Allah” 2. Establishment of five daily prayers 3. Concern for and giving charity to the needy 4. Self-purification through fasting 5. The pilgrimage, or “hajj,” to Mecca for those who are able Basic Islamic beliefs and terms frequently mentioned, and sometimes misinterpreted, include: • Jihad: Iman Jodeh, spokeswoman for the Colorado Muslim Society, said the term “jihad,” which translates directly as “struggle,” is widely misconstrued to mean “holy war.”

She describes jihad as a personal struggle to be the best one can be.

“Everyone has a jihad,” Jodeh said. “It means being a good person, being a good Muslim, being a good neighbor … My jihad is to make sure people really understand what it means to be a Muslim.”

• Women’s rights: Both Jodeh and Imam ShemsAdeen Ben-Masaud agreed that Islam teaches that God created men and women equally, and they should be treated accordingly. Jodeh said extremist sects that don’t allow women to drive or vote are perverting true beliefs to suit their politics.

“That’s where culture has trumped the religion,” she said. “In the eyes of God, women are created equal to men.”

• Hijab: The term can refer to the head coverings many Muslim women wear to observe the principle of modesty, or to the principle itself. Men are also commanded to avert their glances at women’s bodies. Devout

Muslim women wear the hijab in front of men not in their immediate family, but are not required to wear them around their brothers, fathers, husbands, children or each other.

Muslim women, Jodeh included, do not always wear the hijab in public.

“It’s a personal choice,” Ben-Masaud said.

“It’s an act of devotion, everybody’s in different levels.”

• Jesus: Islam teaches that Jesus was the son of Mary in a virgin birth, and that he performed miracles like raising people from the dead and healing the sick. Muslims, like Jews, revere Jesus as a prophet, just as they do Moses, Abraham and other prophets esteemed in Christianity, but do not worship Jesus as the son of God. • Shariah law: Though it includes a framework for societal constructs, Shariah is a societal and personal understanding, not a penal code. Shariah dictates Muslims abide by the laws of whichever country they live in, therefore American Muslims are bound to abide by the Constitution.

Emad Mohammad, who has a doctorate in religion from Exeter University in the United Kingdom, said many associate Shariah with violence and oppression because extremists subvert Islam to suit their political agendas.

“There’s no country in the world that applies Islamic law properly,” he said. “Saudi Arabia and Iran claim to be Islamic governments but no one believes that.”

Videos of stonings and other atrocities are spread on YouTube and by the media, Mohammad said, perpetuating misconceptions about what Shariah law actually says.

“Imagine someone from outside the U.S. watching the ‘Jerry Springer Show’ to learn about American culture,” Mohammad said.

“If that’s all they see, they’ll think it’s a barbaric culture.”

In February, the “Protect Our Muslim Neighbors” rally took place in Denver’s Civic Center park, and thousands of Coloradans of all faiths stood in solidarity. Jodeh, Poljakovic and Ben-Masaud were there, too.

“The fact that the majority were non-Muslims, to me, speaks volumes,” Jodeh said.

For Ben-Masaud, the event reinforced his belief that times like these are a test for those who want to see a world united in peace. He is inspired to reach out to more people, even those who may resist him, to free people — including fellow Muslims — from their echo chambers.

“I believe this was meant to be,” he said. “It’s a responsibility on us, and a test to see what we’re going to do.

We can turn our backs … or we can embrace the situation that we’re in and work together.”

After the incident with the rock at Jodeh’s mosque, the Young Democrats of Arapahoe County raised more than $3,500 for repairs. More than 1,000 people showed up to form a “circle of peace” around the mosque during Friday prayers that week.

Attendance at educational and cooking classes at the center has doubled from last year. School field trips, like the one from Mountain Ridge Middle School, continue to book reservations.

Jodeh invites anyone who wants to understand Islam to simply ask.

“I will come to your church, I will come to your dinner party,” she said.

Islamic leaders, officials in law enforcement and anti-discrimination groups all point out that “retaliatory attacks” against mosques and Muslim individuals tend to spike after terrorist attacks like those in Paris, San Bernadino, California, and Orlando, Florida, though there has been a steady increase in these incidents since 2014.

Jeremy Shaver, associate regional director for Anti-Defamation League, Mountain States Region, said anti-Muslim incidents are part of a “bothersome trend,” but reports of harassment against other minority groups — blacks, immigrants, Jews, refugees and the LGBT community, are also on the rise.

“It’s been across the board,” Shaver said. “I think we would be cautious not to draw too dark of a connecting line between (these incidents) and a single person, but since the campaign there’s been a climate in extremist political rhetoric that has enabled people to say and do these types of things.”

• Anti-Muslim bias incidents including assaults, employment discrimination, street harassment and unwarranted contact by law enforcement: 2015: 1,409 2016: 2,213 Source: Council on American Islamic Relations • Anti-Muslim hate groups in the United States nearly tripled in 2016, from 34 in 2015 to 101 in 2016, including two in Colorado.

Source: Southern Poverty Law Center • Hate crimes against Muslims reported to the FBI 2014: 154 2015: 257 Of the crimes reported in 2015, 91 were assaults, the highest number since 2001 (93).

Source: FBI, Pew Research Center “There are no stupid questions — I’ve heard it all.”

A recent interaction gives Poljakovic hope.

He and other local Islamic leaders had been renting an event center for meetings for months. A member of a cleaning crew, no stranger to them at that point, approached Poljakovic after overhearing attendants saying “assalamualaikum,” the standard Muslim greeting for “peace be upon you.”

“Where are you guys from?” he asked.

When Poljakovic told him they were Muslim, the man was shocked.

“You are just normal people,” he said to them, puzzled. And relieved.

Poljakovic smiled.

“I said, ‘Just give us a chance. We’ll show you that we’re just as normal as everybody else.’”

Majid Nader, left, Mutaz Said, center, and Imam ShemsAdeen Ben-Masaud pray inside the Masjid Ikhlas mosque in Northglenn. BenMasaud says the mayor of Northglenn aad other state and local officials have been working with him to spread understanding and information about Islam.

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Plant sale makes for lively event at Hudson Gardens

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he Colorado Water Garden Society will hold its Annual Plant Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 4 at Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. (Members enter to shop at 9 a.m. You can join then.) Hardy water SONYA’S lilies, tropical water SAMPLER lilies, tropical and hardy marginal, bog plants and floating plants will be available on the patio of the former Hudson home, now the administrative office. Also: fertilizer tablets, pots, other accessories. Staff will Sonya Ellingboe be on hand for advice and photographs of blooms will be available. Admission is free. Information: Vicki Aber, docvicki@msn.com, 303-423-9216; Janet Bathurst, 303-421-1144, jebathurst@aol. com; colowatergardensociety.org (some photos here).

Littleton Museum “Preserving Memory and Place” opens May 26 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Five familiar preserved local structures are identified and interpreted in depth: memorable people; architects; businesses and buildings in the community, including transformations.

Open during museum hours Tuesdays

eral Store, will feature music and art.

The bull’s-eye waterlily will be available at the Colorado Water Garden Society sale on June 4 at Hudson Gardens, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

PHOTO COURTESY DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS through Sundays. 303-795-3950. Admission is free.

First Friday June 2 brings another First Friday Art Walk — and new History Walks — to downtown Littleton. Galleries open 5 to 9 p.m. Half-hour Littleton History walks (led by members of the Historic Preservation Board and Historic Littleton Inc.) from 5 to 7 p.m. (Meet at the Littleton Municipal Courthouse on the hour or half hour.) The Depot Art Gallery will open its exhibit of works by local plein air artists painted around town on May 31, June 1 (watch for them at work in the area). Town Hall will host a reception by “Salon d’ Littleton” artists; Outnumbered Gallery will feature sculpture by Tim DeShong; Colorado Gallery of the Arts will exhibit art by Community Education art students and instructors. Some shops, such as Gen-

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Colorado Gallery of the Arts A closing reception will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on May 31, for the Student and Instructor art exhibit at Colorado Gallery of the Arts, Annex Building, Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton, from 4 to 7 p.m. Light refreshments and music by the Harplanders. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

Concert and flag ceremony The Castle Rock Band and American Legion Post 1187 will perform a Memorial Day Weekend concert at 2 p.m. on May 28 at the bandstand in front of the Phillip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St. in Castle Rock. A flag ceremony is included. Bring folding chairs. The band’s next concert will be on July 1 at 7 p.m. at the bandstand. The band welcomes interested musicians to join.

See castlerockband.org.

Free day at museum June 4 is a Free Day at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. (Reduced ticket price for “Vikings: Beyond the Legend.”) 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver; dmns.org.

Wizard Camp The Theatre of Dreams in Castle Rock will teach magic this summer to ages 7 to 70. 9:30 to noon each day: June 5-8; 19-22; 26-29; July 24-27. (Additional

dates may be added.) To register, send check to Dream Masterz, 3721 Starflower Road, Castle Rock, CO 80109. (Checks not deposited until a minimum of 10 per session are registered.) Location: 735 Park St., Castle Rock. 303-660-6799, AmazingShows.com.

Free concerts Parker offers free summer concerts at Discovery Park, 20115 E. Mainstreet.

Each is at 6 p.m: June 1 — Tunisia; June 15 — Ryan Chrys and the Rough Cuts; June 22 — Hazel Miller; June 29 — The Eighties Band; July 6 — Chris Daniels and the Kings; July 13 — The Long Run; July 20 — Dearling; July 27 — The Nacho Men. ParkerArts.org.

Denver Art Museum “The Western: An Epic in Art and Film” opens May 27 at the Denver Art Museum. Examines the Western genre and its evolution from the mid-1800s in art, film and popular culture. Featuring 160 works exploring gender roles, race relations, gun violence — more than cowboys and bandits. The museum is at 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver; see denverartmuseum.org.

Call for artists Denver Public Art calls for new Denver Performing Arts Complex project for a plaza at the intersection of 13th and Champa Streets. Open nationally.

Deadline June 7, 11:59 p.m. See Callforentry.org. Budget is $230,000.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Whether you’re new to the Chamber, or an old friend looking to reconnect, now is the time to experience all that we have to offer! This 6-month, discounted membership gives you and your employees an opportunity to Check Out the Chamber without an annual commitment!

Visit our website at www.highlandsranchchamber.org to find out about upcoming events.

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Let us find additional music with meaning for graduation playlists

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hen graduation season rolls around, you can be sure of eating a lot of sheet cake, conversing with a lot of acquaintances and family you haven’t seen in years — and heaing a lot of the same songs over and over.

I’m talking about LINER tracks like Green Day’s “Good RidNOTES dance (Time of Your Life),” Vitamin C’s “Graduation (Friends Forever)” and Lee Ann Womack’s “I Hope You Dance.”

Before you fire up the keys and head to the ol’ comment section, I’m not saying Clarke Reader anything bad about these songs. They’ve just been overused, and it’s time to spice up those graduation playlists.

To that end, I’ve gathered five songs that do more than just sound great.

They also have a meaning or message that would be good to remember.

Here we go: “Sing” — My Chemical Romance The kind of joyous burst of sonic sunshine that is perfect to kick off any celebration, there’s a real danger if you use this track — it’ll be bouncing around your head for the rest of the day.

But that’s OK, because not only is this the kind of impossibly catchy

CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: The Mountain Goat’s “Goths,” released on Merge Records.

Review: An extraordinarily minimalist album from the indie stalwarts, “Goths” will knock you flat with its novelistic specificity.

Frontman John Darnielle has rarely been as approachable as he has here, tackling cultural touchstones of the 80’s goth scene with an empathy that the listener can instantly understand, even if they

weren’t part of the movement. Add that to some of the lushest and prettiest music of the group’s catalog, and you have a new cult classic.

Favorite song: “Abandoned Flesh” Lyrics most likely to end up in a graduation speech: “But for the most part, however big that chorused bass may throb/ You and me, and all of us, are going to have to find a job.”

energy rock has encapsulated since its creation, it also is a call to find the joy in life.

Frontman Gerard Way puts in plainly in lyrics like “Sing it out, boy they’re going to sell what tomorrow means/Sing it out, girl before they kill what tomorrow brings.”

In many ways, this is one of the darkest times the world has seen, but that makes it all the more important to find your happiness and follow it. Like Way sings, “Sing it for the boys Sing it for the girls Every time that you lose it, sing it for the world Sing it from the heart.”

Friends really are the family we choose, and as any high school student can tell you, friends are the reason high school is bearable.

But after graduation, some friends will go in different directions, and despite all the technological advances, losing touch is all too easy. So, while you’re singing along to this song, remember to keep your friends close.

“With a Little Help from My Friends” — The Beatles There’s a reason this cut from “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” is one of the most beloved songs from The Beatles catalog — the melody is inescapable and the lyrics are relatable.

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“HUMBLE.” — Kendrick Lamar Self-confidence is crucially important in the world, but beware of arrogance, a trait that pretty much nobody likes in a person: There will always be someone who has more knowledge, more experience or more skill. And there are times when you just need to learn from those around you.

Or, as Lamar raps, “Sit down/be humble.”

“Circle Game” — Joni Mitchell This is one for the parents, and you might want to make sure you have some Kleenex handy.

Mitchell’s classic focuses on a child as he grows into a man, with wonder and broken dreams along the way.

That the song manages to transcend sentimentality is a testament to Mitchell’s ability to beautifully capture the melancholy of growing up.

And if the chorus doesn’t get you a

little misty, you might want to doublecheck your pulse: “And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down We’re captive on the carousel of time We can’t return we can only look Behind from where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game.”

Penny, a female red-ruffed lemur, was born April 25 at the Denver Zoo. Zookeepers say she is doing well and visitors can now see her.

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Penny, a red-ruffed lemur, was born recently at the Denver Zoo. Zookeepers say Penny and her mother, Sixpence, are healthy.

The pair were out of public view for several weeks to bond, but both have emerged at the zoo’s Emerald Forest building.

Penny, who arrived April 25, is the

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“That’s Where You’re Wrong” — Arctic B Monkeys This song from the Arctic Monkey’s J fourth album is the perfect track to add to the end of the playlist — for when the party is winding down and only your core group of friends are left.

The tone here is far from somber, especially considering the wailing guitars in the background. But it is an introspective song about setting out on one’s own.

Singer Alex Turner hints at a venture into the unknown with lines like, “There are no handles for you to hold/And no understanding where it goes.”

The chorus includes an admonishment that serves as a warning for everyone: Life is short. Time is fleeting.

You better make the best of it while you can.

“Don’t take it so personally, You’re not the only one That time has got it in for, honey That’s where you’re wrong.”

Advice this year’s graduates, and those of us who graduated years ago, should all heed.

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he is already sitting down and humble. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com.

And share your favorite graduation songs at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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second generation born at the Denver Zoo. Sixpence was born there in 1998.

Red-ruffed lemurs, like all lemurs, are native to Madagascar. Their numbers in the wild are unknown.

The Denver Zoo paired Sixpence with Mego, a male born at the San Diego zoo, under the recommendation of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan.

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CURTAIN TIME ‘Venus in Fur’ “Venus in Fur” by David Ives will run for four performances at the Namastage Theatre, 1601 S. Pearl St., Denver. Produced by Lea Marlene Actors Studio. Performances: 7:30 p.m. May 26, 27, June 2, 3. Tickets: $25 advance/$30 at the door: namastage. wellattended.com/events/venus-infur. (Lea Marlene offers a two-year Meisner Technique program to adult acting students — and children’s summer acting classes. 720-638-2612, actasana.com.)

Baltimore “Hairspray,” based on the film by John Waters, is a musical by Mark

O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan and Scott Wittman, playing through June 18 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main Street, Littleton. Directed and choreographed by Nick Sugar. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $20-$42, 303-794-2782, ext. 5, townhallartscenter.org.

Myth and music “Sisyphus the Musical” is a new work by composer April Alsup, with book by Mary Scott, playing June 9-18, at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, with an optional third week.

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Turkish tale for tykes “The Silent Princess: A Turkish Tale,” adapted by Jeri Franco, Samantha McDermott and Patti Murtha, plays through June 11 at the BITSY Stage, 1137 S. Huron St., Denver. Performances: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 9. The company’s sixth adaptation of an international folk tale. Free, but reservations are required. (Donations accepted.) bitsystage.com, patti@bitsystage.com, 720-328-5294. No late seating.

The Impossible Dream “Man of La Mancha” by Dale Wasserman, plays through June 18 at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays and 5 p.m.

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Cult classic “The Rocky Horror Show” by Richard O’Brien plays through July 1, presented by Equinox Theatre Company at the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver Highlands. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays. Tickets: equinoxtheatredenver.com.

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‘The Luckiest People’ in first run at Curious Theatre Family issues are explored in play commissioned by local operation

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

There are two living rooms, expertly designed by Charles Packard to set the scene at Denver’s Curious Theatre: on the lower level, a dingy looking living room in a retirement home apartment, almost done in sepia, with a sentimental landscape painting on the wall. The other, a bright, contemporary living room with a large abstract painting and red furniture, is backed by a wall of windows that bring the changing sky into the picture — an important element. They set a scene for a conflicted Jewish family, after a funeral for the recently deceased mother, Dorothy.

Meet sad, cranky father Oscar (Randy Moore, who observed that he’d played old men since he was a teen); thin-skinned doctor/son Richard (Eril Sandvold); Richard’s appealing, articulate partner David (John Jurachek); and Richard’s emotional (and funny) sister Laura (Karen Slack), who flew in from Shanghai to help sit Shiva. A look at the cast list assures the audience of

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Randy Moore plays the testy father, Oscar; Erik Sandvold is his distraught son Richard; John Jurachek is Richard’s partner in the world premiere of “The Luckiest People” at Curious Theatre.

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the strong performances generally expected at Curious Theatre.

This is the world premiere of “The Luckiest People,” a play Curious commissioned after working with playwright Meredith Friedman as artist-in-residence — and the company has commissioned two more plays following this family and issues of middle age, in the spirit of “storytelling” the company has adopted.

“I don’t want to make jewelry from macaroni,” declares Oscar, who has refused all of the center’s activities.

Turns out he plans to move in with his son when his lease is up … But said son and partner are seriously

talking about adopting 10-year-old Joshua and housing him in the spare bedroom.

In an effort to cheer Oscar up, they play “Funny Girl,” with its song about “people who need people are the luckiest people on the world” — thus the title.

There are funny lines and situations and sad ones in this wellcrafted script, although the theme of family issues after a funeral would seem to be a bit overdone — probably because it allows for the accumulation of a cast of differing, quirky characters.

Skillfully directed by Chip Walton,

IF YOU GO “THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE” plays through June 17 at Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: curioustheatre.org, 303-623-0524. the play looks at love, family relationships, careers, sandwich generation, women’s roles, marriage, children and aging — the stuff our lives are made of — offering a satisfying evening at the theater. Try to stay for the talkback with these articulate actors if possible.

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Taking to the clouds in a WWII B-17 bomber Rocky Mountain Metro Airport hosts famous ‘Flying Fortress’

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Robert McAdam flew in a Boeing B-17 on a mission once in World War II — and he had to bail out over Nazioccupied Austria.

“I was 23 at the time, and I don’t remember being scared,” McAdam said.

“I had a job to do, and I knew I had to do it right.”

McAdam, a member of the 15th Army Air Corps during the war, was on a mission out of Foggia, Italy, to bomb oil refineries in north Germany when the plane was attacked and engines started failing.

“We dropped our bombs, though we didn’t make it to the target, and were told to get everything else out of the plane,” McAdam remembered. “There are two people I thank for my survival — the person who packed my parachute, and the German soldier who didn’t shoot me on the ground when he could have.”

After surviving the jump, McAdam was taken to a prisoner of war camp in northern Germany, where he remained for 10 months until the camp was liberated by the Russians.

One of the gunner positions on the Madras Maiden, a B-17 bomber owned by the Liberty Foundation. People were able to take the tour of the plane and go for a flight on May 20 and 21.

World War II veteran Robert McAdam, 96, of Highlands Ranch, climbs through the Madras Maiden B-17 bomber during its visit to the Rocky Mountain Metro Airport.

McAdam parachuted out of a B-17 during his service in the war, and wanted to take a walk through the plane again.

PHOTOS BY CLARKE READER The last time McAdam was on a B-17, he was being flown out of the camp where he was held. Now, at 96 years old, McAdam had the opportunity to climb back into the “Flying Fortress” thanks to The Liberty Foundation, an organization dedicated to

preserving the Madras Maiden, a B-17 built on Oct. 17, 1944.

“It’s a beautiful plane,” McAdam, who lives in Highlands Ranch, said.

“I’m impressed someone is trying to preserve this history for people.”

Liberty takes the plane all over the

country to provide people a chance to climb aboard the plane, and even take a ride. The plane made a pit stop at the Rocky Mountain Metro Airport, 11705 Airport Way in Broomfield, last weekend, May 20-21.

“Veterans are the reason we do what we do,” said Scott Maher, director of flight operations at Liberty. “We’re losing our World War II veterans, and with each death we lose another story of valor.”

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ground tours and photos are free for anyone who wants to climb into the plane and explore. The half-hour flights cost $450 a seat, but all the money goes to the plane’s upkeep and preservation.

“It costs about $5,000 an hour to fly the plane,” Maher said. “During our ride weekends, we probably spend about $15,000 in fuel alone.”

During the war, about 12,732 B-17s were built, but about a third were lost

in combat. Currently, less than 100 of the plane’s frames exist, and even fewer can be taken in the air.

“This is a great educational opportunity for the public,” said John Hess, one of the plane’s pilots. “You don’t often have the opportunity to get hands-on with history like this.”

For McAdam, who lived through the momentous years of the war, the plane is an opportunity to remind people what his generation experienced.

“The memories are still fresh and alive in my mind,” he said. “It’s a part of history, and the more information people have, the more they will understand.”

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Scott Maher, left, director of flight operations at The Liberty Foundation, and World War Ii veteran Robert McAdam stand before the Madras Maiden. The foundation owns the plane, and takes it around the country to show people the piece of history.

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The majority of all Word War II B-17s were operated by the 8th Airforce in Europe and participated in countless missions from bases in England deep into enemy territory.

There were 12,732 B-17s produced between 1935 and 1945 — 4,735 were lost in combat.

Following WWII, the B-17 saw combat in three more wars — Korea, Israel in the war of 1948 and Vietnam.

The Maiden is one of only 12 B-17s that still flies today. The Maiden was built toward the end of the war and never saw any combat. It is painted in the colors of the 381st Bomb Group.

The 381st flew 297 operational missions during the war, dropping 22,000 tons of bombs. During this time, it lost 131 B-17s and downed more than 223 enemy aircraft.

The Maiden was built under contract by Lockheed-Vega in Burbank, California, on Oct. 17, 1944.

The Maiden spent its entire military career (1944-1959) as a research and development aircraft, also being modified to be a “Pathfinder” B-17 equipped with the H2X “Mickey” radar system. It is the only “Pathfinder” aircraft left in existence.

It was sold as surplus in 1959 to American Compressed Steel of Ohio for $5,025, then sold to Albany Building of Florida and used as a cargo transport hauling fresh produce between Florida and the Caribbean. In 1963, the plane was sold again and converted to a Fire Ant sprayer under contract with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

From 1979 through 2014, the B-17 bomber was purchased by three aviation museums and continued to be slowly restored back to her original combat configuration. In 2016, The Liberty Foundation began to operate the Maiden and fly it as an education tool.

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Paddle boarding, tours kick off Rueter-Hess activities Programs at reservoir will grow with progressive years

BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Plans for the recreational use of the Rueter-Hess Reservoir are beginning to take shape, but packing

up the family for a day of fun at the beach is still a long way off.

On May 1, Parker Town Council unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with the town of Castle Rock and the Rueter-Hess Recreation Authority to specify which recreational activities will be permitted at the reservoir.

According to Jim Cleveland, director of Parker Parks, Recreation and

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Open Spaces, paddle boarding and reservoir tours will be the only public activities available this summer.

“With each progressive year, the programming will grow,” Cleveland said. Future activities will include fishing, swimming, kayaking and camping events for children.

Paddle boarding will be available on Fridays and Sundays from June 9 through the month of September.

Colorado SUP Sports, a private paddle boarding company operating from Chatfield Reservoir, will be responsible for all paddle board rentals and lessons. Rentals can be booked on the company’s website, coloradosupsports.com.

Tours of the reservoir will be open to the public one Friday per

month this summer, though details about online information and registration for the tours are still being finalized.

Safety and infrastructure are the town’s top priorities regarding the reservoir and surrounding property, according to Cleveland and Parker Recreation Manager Mary Colton.

Currently, dirt roads are the only access to the reservoir and there are no shelters, picnic tables or other amenities.

More information and updates on reservoir activities will be available soon in the parks section of the town’s website, Cleveland said.

“Obviously, people are excited to use it,” Colton said. “It’s just a matter of getting the site ready.”

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‘We are all responsible for their well-being’ Centennial family recognized for selfless foster care

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Centennial residents Margie and Rob Williams had no idea 13 years ago that adopting three children would eventually lead to providing care for 18 foster youths and special recognition for their quality care of the kids.

Margie Williams said many of them stay in contact by texting, calling and visiting.

“They are a blessing to our lives,” she said. “Each of them have poured something into our lives. It is a joy to see them growing, learning skills and becoming stronger.”

At the governor’s mansion in Denver on May 13, the Williams family was joined by four other Colorado foster families recognized by the Colorado Department of Human Services for their dedication to foster children as part of National Foster Month in May. The other recognized families were from Aurora, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Broomfield.

More than 100 people attended the luncheon, listening to speeches given

by Robin Hickenlooper, wife of Gov. John Hickenlooper, and Reggie Bicha, executive director of the Colorado Department of Human Services.

“This is one of my favorite days of

The Williamses, a Centennial couple, have fostered 18 children and received an award for their excellent care.

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“We often hear of the seemingly heroic experiences of foster parents and we wonder: ‘Could I do that?’ The truth is, the five families we recognize today are ordinary Coloradans who have answered the call and stepped up to care for children and youth who need a safe and loving place to live

while their parents receive support and learn the skills they need to build a stable home.”

Margie, 52, and Rob, 61, adopted three siblings 13 years ago who were portrayed in a traveling display and

online photo gallery, the Colorado Heart Gallery, showing children and teens waiting to be adopted.

“It is never a kid’s fault that they are in foster care,” Margie Williams said.

“Unfortunately, kids end up with the brunt of the pain.”

With their children grown, the couple decided to start caring for foster youths four years ago. The family chose to welcome sibling groups, seeking to keep them together.

“We felt God tugging at our hearts to fill our bedrooms with kids again,” Margie Williams said. “We are here to be a safe haven for kiddos while they are in this transition in their lives.”

According to the Colorado Department of Human Services, five children a day enter foster care.

There are 2,058 Colorado youths in foster care and 824 in group homes or in residential treatment facilities.

The 1,915 certified foster homes in the state are not enough to fit the needs of all the children, according to human services.

“Children are Colorado’s most precious resource, and we are all responsible for their well-being,” Robin Hickenlooper said at the ceremony.

“Our communities are stronger when children are safe, happy and loved.

We all have the ability to change a child’s life, and these five wonderful foster families are inspirations to all of us to do more for children in our communities.”

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

‘Hairspray’ Musical: 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, through June 18 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2459 W. Main St., Littleton. Additional shows at 2 p.m. May 27 and June 3. Tickets available at the center’s box office, by calling 303-7942787, ext. 5, or online at townhallartscenter.org/hairspray.

EVENTS

Spain: 10-11 a.m. Friday, May 26, at Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. From its heights as the dominant country in the world in the 16th century, Spain is now one of the European countries struggling with debt. Active Minds program explore the roots and legacy of the Spanish Empire and how this Couto ntry fits into the regional and global puzzle today. Call 303762-2660 to RSVP. If you park in the lot, get a pass from inside center.

Summer Concert Kickoff: 6-10 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at Centennial Center Park, 13050 Peakview Ave., Centennial.

Puppets & Things on Strings, starring awardwinning ventriloquist Mark Hellerstein, performs at 5:15 p.m. Music starts with Supermagick at 6:30 p.m., followed

by Raising Cage at 8:30 p.m. Go to http://www. centennialco.gov/ and click on Things to Do.

Evening of Dance: 6 p.m. Friday, May 26 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Enjoy a benefit performance of solo and group dance numbers presented by Dual Star Academy of Dance. Performance is free; donations will benefit the Douglas County Libraries Foundation. Registration required; contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Summer Celebration: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 2, at Trails Recreation Center, 16799 E. Lake Ave., Centennial. Event includes free swimming, an obstacle course and more. Go to http://www. centennialco.gov/ and click on Things to Do.

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Elizabeth Stampede: Thursday, June 1 to Sunday, June 4, at Casey Jones Park, 4189 Highway 86, Elizabeth. Check out the best cowboys and cowgirls in a 10-state radius. For details, go to http://elizabethstampede.com/

Hudson Gardens Concert: Four Tops: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 4 at 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton.

Tickets on sale at www.altitudetickets.com. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. For information, call 303-797-8565 or go to www.hudsongardens.org. Parking is free.

Lineup includes: Sunday, June 11, Loverboy and Survivor; Sunday, June 18, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band; Sunday, June 25, Michael McDonald; Monday, July 3, Super Diamond (with fireworks); Tuesday, July 4, Firefall (with fireworks); Tuesday, July 18, Donny and Marie; Sunday, July 23, Gladys Knight; Friday, July 28, Chris Isaak; Sunday, July 30, Creedence Clearwater Revisited; Sunday, Aug. 6, Lynyrd Skynyrd; Sunday, Aug. 13, Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys; Saturday, Aug. 19, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts; Sunday, Aug. 20, Kool & The Gang; Sunday, Aug. 27, The B-52s; Sunday, Sept. 3, YES featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman.

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Offsite Picnic Lunch: noon Wednesday, May 31; hosted by Castle Country Assisted Living.

Kick off the summer, socialize under the sun and enjoy a spread that includes fried chicken, macaroni salad and watermelon. Free and open to the public. Space is limited. RSVP to Reagan Weber at 303-482-5552 or reaganweber@ castlecountryassistedliving.org

by Monday, May 29 to receive the destination for our picnic.

Kids’ Zone: 4-5 p.m. Thursday, June 1, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Grades 2-6. Experience with science. No registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or go to DCL.org.

Walking Club: Friday, May 26 at the Cantril House, 221 Cantril St., Castle Rock. Free and open to seniors of all ages and abilities.

Space is limited. For information or to RSVP, call Reagan Weber at 303-482-5552 or email reaganweber@castlecountryassistedliving.org.

Elephant Rock Cycling Festival: Sunday, June 4; registration and packet pick up begins at 5:30 a.m.

The 100-mile course start runs from 5:30-7:30 a.m. The 62-mile course start runs from 6-8 a.m. and the 40- and 27-mile starts run from 8-9 a.m.

The 8-mile family start is at 8:45 a.m. Party at the Rock runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Go to http://www.

Rotary Ducky Derby: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 3 in downtown Castle Rock, in the parking lot at Third and Elbert streets.

The Ducky Derby is the largest fundraiser of the Rotary Clubs of Castle Rock and Castle Pines.

Go to http://www.rotaryclubofcastlerock.org/SitePage/duckyderby-2017 Summer Reading Kickoff: 10 a.m. Saturday, June 3 at all Douglas County Libraries branches. Theme this year is Readers @ Play. Enjoy crafts, games, face painting, storytime, snacks and more. Register for the kickoff party at 303-7917323 or DCL.org.

ROAD CarFit for Seniors: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month through September, at Dahlia Campus for Health and Wellbeing, 3401 Eudora St., Denver.

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month through September, at AAA-Colorado Southglenn, 700 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

Presented by the Reaching Older Adults Program, the 20-minute checkup is free but registration is requested. Call 303-991-5740 for an appointment.

NATURE/OUTDOORS Learn to Fly Fish: 9-11 a.m. Saturday, May 27, at Orvis Park Meadows, 8433 Park Meadows Center Drive, Unit 149, Lone Tree. Free Fly Fishing 101 course is offered nearly every Saturday and 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 303-7689600 or go to www.orvis.com/s/ park-meadows-colorado-orvisretail-store/620.

EDUCATION

Practice Your English: 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, May 27, at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet. Enjoy lively, informal conversation on every topics; for intermediate to advanced English learners.

Ages 17 and older. No registration required. Contact 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

HSE Prep Class: 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 30 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Instruction, assessment and practice for those preparing to take high school equivalency exams. Ages 17 and older. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Douglas County AAUW Scholarship: application, transcripts and letters of recommendation due July 15. Scholarship is open to Douglas County residents only.

Money may be used for tuition, books or child care while attending school. Scholarship application and instructions available online at douglascounty-co.aauw. net.

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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SPORTS Valor’s feat: a sweet repeat

Eagles win second 4A boys lacrosse title in a row

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORDOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Valor Christian and coach John Grant Jr. made their third straight appearance in the Class 4A state boys lacrosse championship game on May 19 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

The Eagles captured their second consecutive title with a 20-12 win over top-seeded Dawson School, from Lafayette, and eased Grant’s concern about overworking his team.

“It feels good,” Grant said.

“This is my third year of doing this and my third time of being here. The first year (a 17-12 loss to Aspen) I felt we didn’t quite prepare as much as we need to.

“Last year, I almost overprepared them (10-9 championship win over Dawson). I tried not to burn them out but didn’t want to leave anything to chance. The weather threw us a curveball and we practiced until 9:30 last night (May 18). We really focused on the matchups we needed.”

The game was tied at 4 early in the second period when Valor scored six straight goals to end the half and nine in a row with three more tallies in the first three minutes of the third period. That turned the title game into a rout and avenged an early season 11-10 loss to the Mustangs.

“We figured out we had to play our game and not let them dictate what we do,” sophomore Lance Tillman said.

“We stressed for each one of them to win their match-

The Valor Christian boys lacrosse team celebrates with their fans as they cruise to a 20-12 victory over Dawson in the 4A state final on May 19 at Sports Authority Field.

PHOTOS BY PAUL DISALVO

ups individually and then the team would take care of itself,” Grant said. “We’ve had nine-goal runs throughout the year but never in my wildest dreams would have expected to get a nine-goal run on the best team in the state.”

Valor was facing a Dawson team that had a 14-goal victory margin in its first three playoff games before meeting the Eagles. The Eagles built a 19-6 lead early in the fourth quarter, which started a running clock but the Mustangs erupted for six straight goals to make the final score more respectable.

“We like to play fast and we like to play with some swagger,” said Grant, who recently retired after a storied career as a professional lacrosse player.

“At their age, I find that if confidence goes their skills go too. It’s such a mental game.

I know that well as a player.

Valor Christian’s Austin Saupe is cut off by Dawson’s Andrew Lanham. Saupe managed 3 goals and his Eagles brought home the championship with a 20-12 win at Sports Authority Field on the night of May 19.

If I was struggling mentally, I would play terrible.

“So I just said you’ve got to focus on that next play, and I thought after the first five or six minutes, they found their confidence and rode that con-

fidence until the middle of the fourth quarter.”

Seven players scored during Valor’s nine-goal spurt with Tillman and Eric Pacheco each getting two goals.

Tillman had four goals and

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five assists to pace Valor, while juniors Austin Saupe and Sean Traynor had three goals each.

Eric Pacheco scored twice and won 20 of 28 face offs while freshman goalie Jack Liselli made 13 saves.

Mac Zee paced Dawson (17-2) with four goals.

Valor was 2-4 to start the season but won its 13th straight game to end the season with a 15-4 record to get revenge against the Mustangs for the early season setback.

“The difference was the atmosphere,” Tillman said of the second game against Dawson. “We were ready to go.

We came out from the opening whistle. We just bonded as a team and we really came together to pull it out.”

The loss to Dawson, one to Lewis-Palmer and two on a trip to Florida tested the Eagles.

“Our coach just told us to keep our heads up and we were going to turn around,” Saupe said. “It took just a lot of hard work and dedication. We bonded on our trip to Florida, which helped us out.”

Grant agreed the Florida trip pulled his team together.

“I think these boys know they are good,” he said. “But you just don’t walk on the field and win games. Whether you are playing well or not playing well, you need to give 48 minutes to get wins. In Florida, the competition was above us but we fought hard and found out who we were.

“Coming back from Florida we never lost another game.

The guys really earned this.

The guys work so hard. I don’t know how they have enough time in the day for all the stuff they do, academically and athletically. I’m so proud of them.”

Mountain Vista, Arapahoe vie for 5A girls soccer title STAFF REPORT

Mountain Vista and Arapahoe, two schools with state playoff history, advanced to face each other for the Class 5A state girls soccer championship.

The game, which was played after Colorado Community Media’s press deadline, was set for 7:30 p.m. May 24 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City.

Arapahoe has won nine girls state titles, with the last one coming in 2006. Mountain Vista won the state championship in 2013, which was the school’s third, and the Golden Eagles lost 2-1 to Grandview in last season’s title game.

Mountain Vista advanced to the finale with a shootout victory over Grandview after a scoreless regulation and overtime. The Golden Eagles won the shootout, 4-3.

It was the Golden Eagles’ second shootout win in the playoffs after a second-round win over Pine Creek.

Arapahoe continued its stellar defensive play with a 2-0 semifinal victory over Broomfield, with junior Danielle Babb scoring both of the Warriors’ goals.

The Warriors haven’t allowed a goal in four playoff games, outscoring the opposition 10-0.

Top-seeded Valor Christian lost a

1-0 semifinal game to D’Evelyn and the Jaguars were set to play Evergreen for the Class 4A state title at 5 p.m. May 24.

The Academy downed Kent Denver, 1-0, in the Class 3A semifinals and were scheduled to face Peak to Peak in the title game on May 23 in a 7:30 p.m. contest at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Peak to Peak upset top seeded Jefferson Academy, 2-1, in the semifinals.

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Rock Canyon athlete wins another 100 hurdles crown Emily Sloan finishes with a personal-best time of 13.58 seconds

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Rock Canyon junior Emily Sloan finished well ahead of the field as she repeated as the Class 5A 100-meter hurdles champion during the May 2021 state track and field championship meet at Jefferson County Stadium.

“I was a little nervous before this race because of yesterday’s disaster,” she said after winning the 100 hurdles on May 21. “But I feel I was more focused than I was yesterday so I came out and ran my best time.

Over about the fourth hurdle, I felt I was running fast but told myself to shift it in to high gear and go faster.”

She won the 100-meter hurdles in a personal-best time of 13.58 seconds.

The “disaster” she spoke about happened May 20 when she was competing in the 300-meter hurdles.

She was well ahead of the field and appeared on her way to victory but caught her foot going over the final hurdle and crashed to the ground, but managed to get back up and get across the finish line to finish second in the event.

“It wasn’t my best race from the start,” Sloan said. “I stuttered at the first hurdle, felt I got my rhythm back and kept going. I don’t know exactly what happened on that last hurdle. It just happened.”

Sloan said she started off her athletic career playing soccer and her speed enabled her to push the ball past most of the other players.

“My dad talked me into running track and I found I really liked it,” she said. “I started doing the hurdles and they quickly became my favorite events.”

Brock Helvey finished fourth for Douglas County High School in the 800-meter run.

“I wanted to get out in front early but I got boxed in by other runners and that hurt my time,” Helvey said.

“I run the 1,600 and the 3,200 but the 800 is my favorite race. I like it

Rock Canyon’s Emily Sloan leads the field as she goes over one of the barriers as she competed in the Class 5A 100-meter hurdles.

Sloan successfully defended her state title at the May 20-21 state track meet at Jefferson County Stadium.

PHOTOS BY TOM MUNDS

because I have a good second kick at the end of the 800 that I don’t have in the other two races.”

Fountain-Fort Carson won the boys 5A team title with 106 points while Highlands Ranch finished seventh with 32 points, Castle View was eighth with 30 points, Mountain Vista was 11th with 25 points, Rock canyon was 12th with 23.16 points, ThunderRidge was 14th with 21 points, Legend was 15th with 20 points, Douglas County was 17th with 18.16 points and Chaparral finished 40th with one point.

In the final 5A team girls standings, Grandview finished first with 120 points and Rock Canyon finished seventh with 36 points.

Mountain Vista was ninth with 33 points and Highlands Ranch finished in a tie with Mountain Range for 15 th place with 20 points. Douglas County and Legend each earned 19 points and finished tied for 17th place, Castle View scored 16 points and placed 19th and ThunderRidge

Brelan Griffin hands the baton to Highlands Ranch teammate Ray Robinson during the running of the Class 5A 4 x 100-meter relay. The team won their heat and finished seventh in the overall standings based on times during the second day of the May 2021 state track championship meet held at Jefferson County Stadium. finished 26 th with 10 points.

In Class 4A, Vista Ridge won the boys team title with 93.5 points.

Valor Christian finished 1th with 26 points and Ponderosa finished

23 rd with 13.5 points.

Air Academy won the Class 4A girls team title with 92 points, Valor finished third with 72 points and Littleton was 18th with 20 points.

Cherry Creek, Mountain Vista make baseball final four STAFF REPORT

Cherry Creek and Mountain Vista advanced to the final four of the Class 5A state baseball tournament, which will be played May 26 and 27 at All-City Field in Denver.

Defending Class 4A champion Valor Christian is assured of being in the final four field for games May 26 and 27 at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Cherry Creek will be one of three teams with one loss

in the double-elimination 5A tournament. The Bruins opened with a 4-2 win over Legacy on May 21 but dropped a 7-6 decision to Rocky Mountain the same day.

Creek survived a 3 1/2-hour elimination game with a 13-12 eight-inning victory over Legend on May 22 to advance.

Legend lost to Broomfield in its tournament opener but beat Dakota Ridge, 5-3, in an early game on May 22 before losing to Cherry Creek

despite having the tying run on second base in the bottom of the eighth inning.

On May 22, Mountain Vista’s game against Rocky Mountain to determine which team would have the advantage of moving on undefeated was suspended by rain in the top of the seventh at All-City Stadium with the Lobos holding a 4-3 lead.

After the game continued on May 23, Rocky Mountain won 5-4, leaving Mountain Vista with one loss heading

into the final four.

Mountain Vista plays Cherry Creek at 12:30 p.m.

May 26. Rocky Mountain plays Broomfield at 10 a.m. that same day.

Mountain Vista beat Dakota Ridge 6-2 in the Golden Eagles’ tournament opener on May 21 and then defeated Broomfield, 6-4, for its second win.

Rock Canyon dropped a 3-2 game to Rocky Mountain on May 21, then ousted Legacy with a 7-4 victory on May 22

but was eliminated in a 5-2 setback to Broomfield in its second game of the day.

In the Class 4A tournament, Valor won twice on May 22 with a 2-1 win over Pueblo South at All-Star Park in Lakewood and followed with a 6-3 triumph over Silver Creek.

The Eagles will play the winner of the May 22 suspended Thompson ValleyEvergreen game to see which team advances undefeated to the final four.

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Ponderosa swimmer feeds off crowd’s energy

Blake Wilton, a sophomore who swims for the Ponderosa co-team, was third in the 200 freestyle and fourth in the 100 butterfly at the Class 5A Swimming Championships May 20 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatics Center in Thornton.

JIM BENTON

Blake Wilton takes third place in 200 freestyle

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORDOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Ponderosa’s Blake Wilton could feel the energy provided by the crowd at the Veterans Memorial Aquatics Center during the boys Class 5A State Swimming Championships. ”There’s a lot more energy at the state meet,” he said. ”At club swimming, it’s more by yourslef. At high school, yes, there is a lot of energy, but at the state meet all you hear is people cheering you on. You can hear them and you can see them on the side.”

Wilton responded to the shouting and led the Ponderosa team, a co-op squad with athletes from multiple Parker schools, with a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle with a 1:41.38 time and took fourth place in the 100 butterfly.

“The prelims were OK but wasn’t

my best, but I moved on from them,” Wilton said. “My 200 freestyle was pretty good. The only thing about it was maybe I could have come home faster. It was a good race. I wanted to get a personal-best time. I got it.”

Ponderosa finished 10th in the team standings and coach Warren Ross was quick to point out that there was only one senior on the team at the state championships, held May 19-20.

Fossil Ridge was the big fish at the state meet, winning the championship by 105 points over Regis Jesuit. Cherry Creek, with top-four finishes in the three relay events, finished third, with Highlands Ranch fifth.

In the Class 4A state meet held May 19-20 at the Air Force Academy, Valor Christian finished second in the team standings.

Valor had nine swimmers compete in individual event finals. The Eagles were also among the top three finishers in each of the three relay events.

Dylan Nasser was the Eagles’ leader as he was second in the 200 IM and finished fourth in the 100 backstroke.

Cycling festival set to draw thousands to Castle Rock Elephant Rock will be held at the Douglas County Fairgrounds June 4

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Scot Harris, event director of the Subaru Elephant Rock Cycling Festival, planned the first race roughly 30 years ago, he wasn’t expecting a big turnout.

Then, 1,200 people came.

This year, organizers expect 6,000

participants on June 4.

“We’ve had a lot of fun down there,” Harris said of the festival, which is held at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock. “We’ve seen a lot of changes and a lot of growth in the event.”

This year for the 30th annual Elephant Rock, there will be five courses offered, Harris said, instead of the usual six. There’s an 8-mile, 27-mile, 40-mile, 62-mile and 100-mile race for cyclists to choose from.

“It’s a great ride,” Harris said.

The event used to feature an off-road course on a road that’s since been paved, Harris said, eliminating that SEE RACE, P37

Riders head out of the starting gates at the Subaru Elephant Rock Cycling festival at the Douglas County Fairgrounds last year. FILE PHOTO

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HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Dumb Friends League Harmony Equine Center Cares for homeless horses and other equines.

Need: Volunteers to work with horses and other opportunities.

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

Contact: 303-751-5772.

Other information: A volunteer open house is from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at the center in Franktown. During the two-hour orientation, prospective volunteers will get an overview of the services provided, learn about the volunteer opportunities, take a tour of the center, and talk with staff and volunteers. In addition, the $25 volunteer application fee will be waived for anyone who applies to be a volunteer during the open house. Volunteers must be 16 years old, pass a background check and be able to commit to at least three hours a week for three months. RSVP at www.ddfl.org.

Front Range BEST Hosts free robotics competitions for middle and high school students Need: Volunteer judges for competions.

Contact: Tami Kirkland, 720-323-6827 or Tami.Kirkland@FrontRangeBEST.org Gateway Battered Women’s Shelter Serves victims of family violence in Aurora and Arapahoe County Need: Volunteers help with crisis-line management, children’s services, legal advocacy, community education and other shelter services.

Donations: Also accepts used cell phones (younger than 4 years) to give to victims.

Mail to Gateway at P.O. Box 914, Aurora, CO 80040, or drop them off at Neighborly Thrift Store, 3360 S. Broadway, Englewood Requirements: Must attend a 26-hour training session; bilingual skills welcome Contact: Jeneen Klippel-Worden, 303-3431856 or jkworden@gatewayshelter.com Girl Scouts of Colorado Youth organization for girls Need: Troop leaders, office support, adminis-

trative help and more Age requirement: Men and women, 18 and older Contact: www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org, inquiry@gscolorado.org or 1-877-404-5708 Global Orphan Relief Develops and supports programs bringing light, comfort and security to orphans around the world Need: Super stars with website development, users of the abundant resources of social media. Those with great connection ability are needed to help with the development of the donor pool.

Contact: Those interested serving this faith-based Colorado nonprofit can contact Deitra Dupray, 303-895-7536 or dadupray@ comcast.net.

GraceFull Community Cafe Provides a place in Littleton where people of all backgrounds can gather, eat well and be inspired to give back. Cafe is open for breakfast and lunch, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. A partner of the GraceFull Foundation.

Need: Opportunities for food preparation, guest service, cleaning and dishwashing.

Location: 5610 Curtice St., Littleton Contact: Sign up for volunteer opportunities at http://gracefullcafe.com/volunteer/ Habitat ReStore Nonprofit home improvement stores and donation centers Need: Volunteers for Wheat Ridge, Denver or Littleton Habitat ReStores, helping with the cash register, dock and warehouse floor Contact: 303-996-5468, email Alice Goble at Alice@habitatmetrodenver.org Highlands Ranch Community Association Works with Therapeutic Recreation Program and Special Olympics Need: Volunteers to help teach classes, coach Special Olympics, provide athletes support during Special Olympics practices, assist with special events, and help participats succeed in the therapeutic recreation program.

Contact: Summer Aden, 303-471-7043 or www.hrcaonline.org/tr

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Cyclists finish their races at different times in the afternoon but there will be live music, food and a slew of vendors at the cycling festival to greet them afterward.

With the exception of its first two events, the festival has started and ended in Castle Rock every year.

“Castle Rock happens to be situated around lots of great cycling roads,” Harris said, naming Highway 105 and Highway 83 as two of his favorites.

The event began in 1987. Harris, who’s been event director for all 30 years, was working at a publication called Rocky Mountain Sports that wanted to hold a cycling event, and

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he was tasked with the planning and organizing.

“We knew that the community needed a spring cycling event. There just wasn’t anything at the time,” he said.

He’d never planned anything like it before, he said, nor had anyone else.

Large-scale cycling races were just starting to gain popularity, he said, calling organizers at the time rookies.

“Nobody really knew how to manage an event,” he said. “We’ve all kind of grown up with it together. And so now, these Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office and Castle Rock Police and state patrol are absolute experts at pulling it off.”

This year, they’ll have a paid staff of 40 people, about 650 volunteers to assist riders and close to 70 officers working the festival, he said.

Jim Van Buskirk, of Highlands Ranch, has participated in 28 Elephant Rock races, including the very first

Because of this research, the National Institutes of Health grants about $10 for every dollar donated to Fanconi Anemia research.

Recently, BRCA1 and BRCA2, breast cancer and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes, have been identified as Fanconi anemia genes. According to American Cancer Society statistics, 1.69 million people are diagnosed with breast cancer and 22,440 people are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the United States a year. The BRCA gene discovery will lead to further research to prevent those cancers, Preston said.

“The research we do on Fanconi anemia is bigger than Fanconi anemia,”

event. Van Buskirk enjoys the 100-mile century race and the 62-mile metric century race.

He can recall the course that first year being a bit brutal, he said, although it’s since been adjusted to include fewer hills. Over the years, he says the event has become one he loves attending both as a cyclists and as someone who simply enjoys the festival activities.

“I’ll tell you, they’ve done a great job. It’s really amazing that a ride has lasted that long,” he said, noting the heightened family-friendly environment. “That’s just kind of fun to see that.”

Harris said registration for the event will stay open online through May 30, but people can still register the day of.

And, he hopes they do.

“We just hope,” Harris said, “everyone will come ride with us.”

Preston said. “It impacts other cancers, breast cancer for sure. It is investing in the broader area of cancer research.”

The research is also greatly improving the life of those with the disorder.

People with Fanconi anemia essentially have a defect where damage to their genes in not repaired. They eventually need a bone marrow transplant.

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Race-day registration begins at 5:30 a.m. June 4.

Here is the day’s remaining schedule: • The 100-mile race begins at 5:30 a.m.

• The 62-mile race at 6 a.m.

• The 40- and 27-mile races begin at 8 a.m.

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Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0060 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/3/2017 2:24:00 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: BRIAN S. PETERS AND MICHELLE A. PETERS Original Beneficiary: AFFILIATED FINANCIAL GROUP, INC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/31/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 4/1/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004032113 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $278,400.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $259,063.74

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: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

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, INTRAVEST 320 - FILING NO. 1H, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10625 Jaguar Point, Littleton, CO 80124 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, June 21, 2017, 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: 4/27/2017 Last Publication: 5/25/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 3/6/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLAS H. SANTARELLI Colorado Registration #: 46592 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: Attorney File #: 17-014588

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0060 First Publication: 4/27/2017 Last Publication: 5/25/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0066 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/14/2017 4:26:00 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.

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To Whom It May Concern: On 3/14/2017 4:26:00 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: JOHN W BURKE AND KATHLEEN A BURKE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED, SERIES 2004-BC3 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/18/2003 Recording Date of DOT: 12/29/2003 Reception No. of DOT: 2003181846 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $488,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $621,789.49 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: Borrower's failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

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 44, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-I, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 10105 Charissglen Lane , 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, July 12, 2017, 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 (38-38103.1 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 (855-411-2372) or both.

However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 5/18/2017 Last Publication: 6/15/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 3/16/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLAS H. SANTARELLI Colorado Registration #: 46592 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 17-014506 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2017-0066 First Publication: 5/18/2017 Last Publication: 6/15/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0068 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/17/2017 9:15:00 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: RONALD L. ALLEN AND LINDA A. ALLEN

Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0068

To Whom It May Concern: On 3/17/2017 9:15:00 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.

Public Trustees

Original Grantor: RONALD L. ALLEN AND LINDA A. ALLEN Original Beneficiary: AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC., BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-5 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/21/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 3/31/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005027614 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $298,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $266,751.57 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: failed to make monthly mortgage payments as required by the terms of the Note and Deed of Trust.

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 84, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 113-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 97 Sylvestor Place, Littleton, CO 80129 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, July 12, 2017, 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.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0085

Public Trustees

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/or other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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 2, PROVINCE CENTER-FILING 1B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 8979 S. Goosander Way, Littleton, 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, July 19, 2017, 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 (38-38103.1 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 (855-411-2372) or both.

However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 5/25/2017 Last Publication: 6/22/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 3/20/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

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

SCOTT TOEBBEN Colorado Registration #: 19011 216 16TH STREET SUITE 1210, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (720) 259-6714 Fax #: (720) 259-6709 Attorney File #: 17CO00065-1

Legal Notice No.: 2017-0068 First Publication: 5/18/2017 Last Publication: 6/15/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0085 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/29/2017 1:10:00 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: MARIANNE K. MARGHEIM AND SCOTT A. MARGHEIM Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE

To Whom It May Concern: On 3/29/2017 1:11:00 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.

Public Trustees

Dated: 3/31/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0088

To Whom It May Concern: On 3/29/2017 1:10:00 PM the undersigned Trustee ToPublic advertise yourOriginal publicGrantor: notices call 303-566-4100 MARY MAYBEE caused the Notice of Election and Demand relatOriginal Beneficiary: REVERSE MORTGAGE ing to the Deed of Trust described below to be SOLUTIONS, INC. recorded in Douglas County.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: REVERSE Original Grantor: MARIANNE K. MARGHEIM MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SCOTT A. MARGHEIM Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/24/2013 Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE Recording Date of DOT: 7/1/2013 ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, Reception No. of DOT: 2013054843 INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

MORTGAGE NETWORK, INC., Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: A DELAWARE CORPORATION $513,000.00 Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: ARVEST Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date CENTRAL MORTGAGE COMPANY hereof: $208,278.00 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/24/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 2/13/2006 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are Reception No. of DOT: 2006012323 hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of DOT Recorded in Douglas County. trust have been violated as follows: Failure to Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: pay principal and interest when due together $214,000.00 with all other payments provided for in the EvidOutstanding Principal Amount as of the date ence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust hereof: $207,271.01 and/or other violations of the terms thereof.

First Publication: 5/18/2017 Last Publication: 6/15/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

MARCELLO G. ROJAS Colorado Registration #: 46396 9745 EAST HAMPDEN AVE SUITE 400, DENVER, COLORADO 80231 Phone #: (303) 353-2965 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO160355

May 25, 2017M

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Pu blic Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2017-0085 First Publication: 5/25/2017 Last Publication: 6/22/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0088 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/29/2017 1:11:00 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: MARY MAYBEE Original Beneficiary: REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/24/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 7/1/2013

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 58, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 100-L, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Which has the address of: 8701 Mallard Place, 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, July 19, 2017, 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 (38-38103.1 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 (855-411-2372) or both.

However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 5/25/2017 Last Publication: 6/22/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 3/31/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: SCOTT TOEBBEN Colorado Registration #: 19011 216 16TH STREET SUITE 1210, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (720) 259-6714 Fax #: (720) 259-6709 Attorney File #: 17CO00036-1

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Pu blic Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0088 First Publication: 5/25/2017 Last Publication: 6/22/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE Louviers NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0091 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/31/2017 2:42:00 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: LAVAUN DRIVE, LLC Original Beneficiary: NORTH WEST RUBBER COLORADO, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NORTH WEST RUBBER COLORADO, INC. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/9/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 8/12/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013067317 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $415,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $391,443.57

Highlands Ranch * 1

Original Beneficiary: NORTH WEST RUBBER 7COLORADO, May 25, 2017 INC.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NORTH WEST RUBBER COLORADO, INC. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/9/2013 Recording Date of DOT: 8/12/2013 Reception No. of DOT: 2013067317 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $415,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $391,443.57

Public Trustees

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 as provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust.

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 2, LOUVIERS INDUSTRIAL PARK, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO, TOGETHER WITH the rights and privileges set forth in that certain License Agreement, dated September 8, 2009, recorded October 14, 2009, at Reception No. 2009079067 of the records in the office of the Clerk and Recorder, Douglas County, Colorado. TOGETHER WITH the well permit and any and all water rights, wells, well rights, springs, ditches, ditch rights, ponds, reservoirs and reservoir rights, tributary, non-tributary and not nontributary, appurtenant to or customarily used with or upon Lot 2, Louviers Industrial Park, Douglas County, Colorado.

Which has the address of: 7623 North Lavaun Drive, Louviers, CO 80131 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, July 19, 2017, 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 (38-38103.1 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 (855-411-2372) or both.

However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 5/25/2017 Last Publication: 6/22/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/5/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

DEANNE R. STODDEN Colorado Registration #: 33214 999 18TH STREET, SUITE S-1500, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (303) 534-6315 Fax #: Attorney File #: LAVAUN DR *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0091 First Publication: 5/25/2017 Last Publication: 6/22/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0053 To Whom It May Concern: On 2/28/2017 12:02:00 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: MAURICIO CARMONA AND ADRIANNA CARMONA Original Beneficiary: ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-M2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/26/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 7/11/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006058844 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $216,750.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $191,010.14 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of

CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-M2 Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/26/2006 Recording Date of DOT: 7/11/2006 Reception No. of DOT: 2006058844 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $216,750.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $191,010.14

Public Trustees

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 1, BLOCK 4, PULTE HOMES AT ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 9965 Fairwood St, Littleton, CO 80125 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.

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.

Public Trustees

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 49, BLOCK 3, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 23, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 8367 S Cobblestone Ct, Littleton, 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, July 12, 2017, 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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 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 (38-38103.1 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 (855-411-2372) or both.

However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

Dated: 3/22/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

First Publication: 4/27/2017 Last Publication: 5/25/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 3/1/2017 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 #: 00000006551568 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee web site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0053 First Publication: 4/27/2017 Last Publication: 5/25/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0071 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/21/2017 10:27:00 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: LOREN J. RANDALL AND LORI A. RANDALL Original Beneficiary: CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/16/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 5/25/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004053339 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $176,852.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $149,489.01 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 monthly installments due Note Holder.

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 49, BLOCK 3, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 23, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

First Publication: 5/18/2017 Last Publication: 6/15/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: HOLLY RYAN Colorado Registration #: 32647 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: 16-914-29708 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0071 First Publication: 5/18/2017 Last Publication: 6/15/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2017-0086 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/29/2017 1:11:00 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: BRIAN S PETERS AND MICHELLE A PETERS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/27/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 9/6/2007 Reception No. of DOT: 2007071152 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $130,141.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $95,375.48 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: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

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, INTRAVEST 320 - FILING NO. 1H, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10625 Jaguar Pt, Littleton, CO 80124-9569 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, July 19,

10625 Jaguar Pt, Littleton, CO 80124-9569 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.

Public Trustees

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, 2017, 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 (38-38103.1 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 (855-411-2372) or both.

However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 5/25/2017 Last Publication: 6/22/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 3/31/2017 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: EVE GRINA Colorado Registration #: 43658 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-17-764823-LL *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2017-0086 First Publication: 5/25/2017 Last Publication: 6/22/2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Nancy Colleen Reardon, Deceased Case Number: 2017 PR 56 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Douglas County, Colorado on or before September 25, 2017 or the claims may be forever barred.

Dennis P. Reardon Personal Representative 9205 Kornbrust Dr. Lone Tree, CO 80124 Legal Notice No: 931053 First Publication: May 25, 2017 Last Publication: June 8, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press And The Highlands Ranch Herald

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: VERA BJORKLUND, D.O.B.: 2/19/2017; Child, And concerning: LARISSA RIKER, D.O.B.: 5/02/1986, Mother; and DENNIS BJORKLUND, D.O.B.: 2/12/1986, Father JOHN DOE, Possible Father; Respondents; And SHEILA DELZER, Special Respondent.

Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 663-7726 FAX 877.285.8988 jthirkel@douglas.co.us lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 17JV81 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. 2016.

TO: DENNIS BJORKLUND 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

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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. 2016.

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TO: DENNIS BJORKLUND

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 is being served upon you. The following documents are also available for service upon you: Second Amended Petition for Dependency and Neglect, Dependency and Neglect Handbook; Application for Court Appointed Counsel; ICWA Affidavit; Advisement in Dependency and Neglect; and the Relative Affidavit.

A Summons Return, Paternity Hearing, and Pre-Trial Conference has been set for June 12, 2017 at 1:30 p.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 A 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. 2016, 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.

Dated: May 25, 2017 John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No: 931083 First Publication: May 25, 2017 Last Publication: May 25, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

City and County Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #028-17 TINTECH WATER PROJECT The Department of Facilities, Fleet and Emergency Support Services of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible qualified firms for the provision of the construction of the TinTech Water Project, as specified.

The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.

Three (3) copies of your IFB response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 028-17, TinTech Water Project”. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, June 15, 2017 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful bidder.

Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303660-7434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Legal Notice No: 931077 First Publication: May 25, 2017 Last Publication: May 25, 2017 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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