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MY NAME IS When she was 3 years old, Victoria Childress started dancing ballet. Her passion has taken her to competitions across the world and earned her a scholarship to a prestigious dancing school in New York City.

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Keepsake watch back with owner after mix-up Woman had turned to news media in attempt to track down sentimental piece from father

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Highlands Ranch girl studies online, enjoys ballet and music About me I live in Highlands Ranch. I go to Colorado Connections Academy online school. I like all subjects, except for science. For fun, I go outside and I like my music lessons and ballet. I have an older brother and sister.

I dance at International Ballet School. I dance almost every day of the week for two hours. On Saturday, I dance for about four or five hours and on Sundays, for five hours. I’m always sweating — it’s usually pretty hard. I really like my teacher.

This summer, I’ll be dancing every day in July from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. straight. I really want to go to the pool a lot and hang out with my friends. My dad found an acting place that puts on productions, like Disney and shows, and I really want to look into that.

A love for ballet My mom put me in ballet at 3 years old at the Eastridge Recreation Center.

As I started getting more serious about it, I just started loving it. Ballet is very elegant and it speaks to me. My favorite thing is learning new varia-

tions. It’s cool to see all the work you do in class be put into a dance.

To be honest, I love ballet now but I don’t think I will be in a company in the future. I’d love to get into acting and do musicals on Broadway.

Ballet is a great sport for me to do right now. It’s active and arsty.

Competitions are fun, stressful I recently received a scholarship to train with the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in New York City this summer. It’s pretty big. The best dancers are there, so it’s cool to think I am one of them.

It’s really cool to be at competitions with so many different amazing dancers and people. It’s also super nervewracking. It can be tough to be happy because everyone is so good. You just have to work through it and that’s what I do. I try my best. I’ve met so many cool people and made so many friends.

Before I get on stage, I’m kind of nervous. When I get out there, I can be scared or blank out and just dance.

If you ask me what my emotions like while dancing, I couldn’t tell you because I just blank out and dance.

Fun fact I have a bunny named Eva, like in WALL-E. I can also make a dolphin noise.

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More than four months after a mix-up at a Highlands Ranch shop, a Centennial woman has gotten her keepsake watch back.

“I did pick up my father’s watch yesterday. Wow,” said Kathy Melchior, 67, whose watch had been mistakenly handed to another customer at Right Time International Watch Center at 7110 E. County Line Road.

In February, Melchior was trying to track down the watch, contacting local news outlets. The other customer didn’t look down at the watch before she left, according to video footage at the store, Melchior said.

“I was devastated, needless to say,” Melchior, 67, said at the time.

She’s lived at her house in Centennial for about 40 years.

The month before, Melchior and another woman waited in the shop’s showroom for their watches to be serviced — an employee said the other woman was getting a new battery for her father’s watch too — and Melchior saw what looked like her watch being given to the other customer.

Two employees tried to walk outside and catch the other woman to correct the mix-up, but she had already pulled away, Melchior said.

The store couldn’t give Melchior her name or phone number because she had paid with a punch card that offers a reward system for repeat customers.

The watch is an old gift from Melchior’s father, who died in 1991 at age 61 after a three-month fight with brain cancer. It’s the only possession Melchior has left from her dad, aside from his wedding ring.

Her grandson was to have the watch through her son, Melchior said.

Kathleen Bearer Melchior and her father, Bruce Campbell Bearer, who died in 1991 at age 61. He fought brain cancer for three months.

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After a long wait, Melchior got an email from the shop — it was a heart-pounding moment that made her cry, she said. She picked up the watch May 31.

“The employee behind the counter was there the day it all happened,” Melchior said. “She asked if she could give me a hug. Of course, we both hugged a couple of times, and I had tears in my eyes.

Overjoyed!”

Monica Barrett, manager at Right Time, announced that the other customer brought the watch back.

“The gal doesn’t use social media or pay attention to the local news,” Barrett said. “But, as we had hoped, when they went to put the watch on, they noticed it wasn’t the right one. She came back in and we traded it out for hers!”

Right Time had been helpful and offered to give Melchior a replacement watch, and Barrett checked in with her periodically after the mixup, Melchior said. Melchior was hopeful that getting the word out would get the watch to turn up, and she still felt positive about the shop.

“It’s amazingly awesome that I have it back,” Melchior said.

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‘An opportunity to see heroes’ Officers receive Medal of Valor and Purple Heart for actions during New Year’s Eve shooting

When the officers responded to Riehl’s apartment for a second time on Dec. 31, they determined he was going through a manic episode. Parrish made the call to place him on a mental health hold.

Riehl had shut officers out of his apartment. He’d previously told dispatch he owned firearms and had been drinking. He’d become angry and inconsolable. So, the deputies formed a plan in consultation with their sergeant, which Spurlock called “a very good plan,” to enter the apartment and place Riehl in protective custody.

When they approached Riehl’s closed bedroom door, the shooting began.

Parrish went down. Davis was shot within seconds of Parrish but escaped the apartment by running to an adjacent bedroom, smashing the window and jumping from the second story. She broke her leg in the fall but walked and ran on it nonetheless in search of her team.

Doyle and Pelle were shot as they re-entered the apartment after the first burst of gunfire, trying to reach Parrish, who’d fallen to the ground unresponsive. They continued taking gunfire outside the apartment as they tried to address each other’s wounds.

Beyer injured his leg trying to help the wounded deputies.

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BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The event was dedicated to recognizing officers who had acted heroically, showed impeccable training and saved lives throughout the year, but at the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office 2018 Award Ceremony, one night — the last night of 2017 — dominated the evening.

Dec. 31.

The date, illuminated in white letters atop a black background and a thin blue line, beamed across the auditorium at Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch on May 29 from two large screens as Sheriff Tony Spurlock prepared to announce the first awards in the program for officers’ actions on that day.

He’d already handed out numerous Life Saving Awards, Sheriff ’s Commendations and Meritorious Service awards, but the next four he’d announce would be for the officers who served alongside Deputy Zackari Parrish the night he died.

In a moment, his mood changed.

Sgt. Dave Beyer and deputies Michael Doyle, Taylor Davis and Jeff Pelle embrace Gracie Parrish on May 29 at the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office 2018 Award Ceremony.

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Typically filled with witty banter and humor, Spurlock now looked down at his hands and paused for a moment of silence, collecting himself. When he spoke, his words were somber.

Everyone in the room knew Dec. 31 as the day a mentally ill gunman, Matthew Riehl, opened fire on five officers,

killing Parrish in the process. Three sheriff ’s office deputies and one Castle Rock officer were wounded by gunfire.

Spurlock called Parrish’s comrades to the stage, and one by one, Sgt. Dave Beyer and deputies Michael Doyle, Taylor Davis and Jeff Pelle came front and center.

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Green Beret who was killed in 2005 honored in ceremony Memorial at school is site of outdoor rites as part of annual event

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Those who attended the May 27 Englewood Veterans Memorial Tribute sat or stood in silence as members of the Colorado Army National Guard folded an American flag and presented it to the father of fallen Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Falkel.

This is the fourth year for the Englewood tribute to veterans, and several hundred people came for the opening ceremonies — called Solemn Repose — held near the Englewood High School Veterans Military Memorial. The memorial, a large granite monument, is located near the flagpoles outside the school.

The portion of the Solemn Repose honoring Falkel, a Green Beret who died in 2005, included the military tradition of folding the flag and presenting it to the family, followed by a 21-gun salute and the playing of “Taps.”

“That flag presentation ceremony almost made me cry,” Ohio resident Mia Hamilton said. “I am here visiting friends and they told me about today’s event so I decided to come. My dad, both my brothers and many friends served

Army National Guard Spc. Voss Rylan hands an American flag folded in the fashion of a flag used to cover the coffin of a fallen soldier to Jeffrey Falkel, father of Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Falkel, who died in combat in Afghanistan in June 2005. The flag presentation was part of the May 27 Englewood Veterans Memorial Ceremonies honoring Memorial Day. The ceremonies adjacent to the Englewood High School Veterans Memorial included a 21-gun salute and the playing of “Taps.”

PHOTOS BY TOM MUNDS in the military but all returned home safely.”

She said she had never seen or heard about the flag folding and presentation to the family of a fallen service member. She said the presentation to Jeffrey and Dianne Falkel was one of the most moving events she has ever witnessed.

Part of the ceremony was presentation of Falkel’s biography by Paul Skizinski, vice president of the Englewood

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An American flag placed below the photos of many Englewood residents killed in combat was set up in the entrance to Englewood High School’s Fisher Auditorium for a portion of the May 24 Englewood High School Veterans Memorial-sponsored tribute to veterans. The opening portion of the ceremony was held outside adjacent to the memorial, and the event then moved into the auditorium.

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Castle Rock soccer league has deeper mission La Liga offers bilingual experience for families speaking English, Spanish

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County Fairgrounds’ athletic fields on May 31 were buzzing with activity — baseball games and families chatting as they watched their children.

Field No. 4 was alive, too.

The game: soccer. It was the first official match in the summer league La Liga.

Among the kids chasing after soccer balls was Jennifer Hernandez, 16, a rising junior at Douglas County High School. She’s lived in Castle Rock for most of her life, but she’s new to soccer.

“Last time me and my parents went to a soccer game, it seemed really, really fun,” she said. “I wanted to try it out.”

Hernandez already knew she’d be back for more games, and she was in good company when her goal was to pick up a sport for the first time.

Some kids arrived in T-shirts, shorts and tennis shoes. Others in jeans. More came in cleats with their shin guards and goalie gloves.

The new league is for anyone of any skill level, and everything is free. Soccer balls, uniforms and meals are provided. There are no registration fees.

There’s one more feature: Most of the coaches and trainers are bilingual, speaking English and Spanish.

The soccer league has a mission — to be accessible for kids from any background.

Those who know the game and those who don’t. Those who have their own gear and those who don’t. Those who speak English, and those who don’t.

Hernandez is one of the players who’s bilingual. She mostly speaks English, but her parents are still learning. “I like using them both, mixing them,” she said with a laugh. “I don’t know why.”

League focuses on connections Organizers said the end game with La Liga is to foster connectivity, in part for the Latino and Hispanic community, but within Castle Rock and Douglas County as a whole. So far families have come from areas like Denver, Highlands Ranch and Franktown to participate.

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Andrew Saldana Alvarez dashes for the ball during drills on May 31.

Peter Rodriguez is one of the organizers behind La Liga, a soccer league in Castle Rock that focuses on providing a bilingual experience for the community with coaches who speak English and Spanish.

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates put Douglas County’s Hispanic and Latino population at 8 percent of the county’s total population. For Castle Rock, it was roughly 10 percent. However, these numbers were from when the town’s total population was estimated at 54,000, and the county’s at just over 314,000.

Today, Castle Rock has a population of 65,000 and the county more than 364,000.

“What we’re kind of touting it as is, yes, a chance to play soccer, but also a chance to connect kids with others in their community — to be a resource,” said Marsha Alston, a youth services program manager with Douglas County.

The league formed when Alston met Peter Rodriguez, a co-pastor at Nueva Vida church in Castle Rock. Most

of the La Liga volunteers come from Nueva Vida.

The bilingual church began three years ago and meets in Calvary Chapel, at 1100 Caprice Drive, on Sundays and Fridays.

Alston and Rodriguez said they’ve seen growth in the county’s demographics in their own ways.

Alston saw an uptick in her cases with families whose second language was English, she said, although it’s nowhere near the majority of her workload. Rodriguez has steadily watched Nueva Vida expand from a 20-member group meeting in his home to one of 70 members today.

Most are Spanish speakers.

The church’s mission is to serve its members’ needs, whatever they may be. With a primarily Hispanic congregation, Rodriguez said, those

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needs span from housing and transportation to getting jobs that support living in Douglas County.

Rodriguez first learned Spanish while growing up in Cuba. He moved from Canada, where he was born, to Cuba for the first four years of his life, then to California and finally to Colorado roughly 11 years ago. Here, he says he knows families “sacrificing huge” to pay for their child to play on competitive teams, like club or school athletics.

“You see people working incredibly hard,” Alston said. “One job, two jobs, mom working during the day, dad working at night.”

There’s also added pressure from the national immigration debate, Rodriguez said.

“Right now, especially, the environment is kind of precarious for immigrants, and there’s a lot of fear,” Rodriguez said. “They just want to be part of something. They came here with dreams. Now I think a lot of them are feeling not accepted, and so we want them to know that they are loved, they are valued and they are contributors, just like everyone else.”

Game helps create bonds Soccer, Rodriguez said, is just one step, one bridge to help gather the community together, support it and give it better access to needed resources.

Hernandez said she met new people through La Liga after the first game. So did Andrew Saldana Alvarez, 13, a rising eighth-grader from

Sagewood Middle School in Parker.

He lives in Franktown with his family but came to Castle Rock May 31 after hearing about La Liga through Rodriguez’s son.

“It’s pretty fun,” Saldana Alvarez said. “Having the variety of different people here, all different skill levels, different ages.”

Having a bilingual league, he said, is an added benefit.

“I think it’s better because there’s a lot of people in Castle Rock who just speak Spanish. It brings people together,” he said. “This league, almost anyone is able to play it, because you either speak English, the natural tongue here, or you’re bilingual and can speak Spanish.”

Alston does not speak Spanish, but La Liga is connecting her with new people, too.

“I just enjoy listening to the language and meeting new people, meeting people I maybe wouldn’t normally meet because of the language barrier,” she said.

With the first game on May 31, there are seven games to go. The league meets every Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Douglas County Fairgrounds soccer fields through June 26.

More than 60 kids were registered by May 24, but there’s room to grow, Alston and Rodriguez said. Players are allowed to register throughout the season.

“The needs — it’s connectivity, it’s belonging,” Rodriguez said. “Soccer is the bridge, but it’s not the end.”

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Unaffiliated voters can cast ballots in primary

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

This year’s primary election is a historic one for Colorado. For the first time, unaffiliated voters will be allowed to participate in the primary, set for June 26, without first registering with a party.

That’s because Colorado voters in 2016 approved Proposition 108, which allows for an open primary. Nearly 51 percent of Douglas County voters supported the measure.

But with the big change in election protocol has come some confusion. The most important thing for unaffiliated voters to remember is they should only cast one ballot, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office.

If unaffiliated voters didn’t specify a preference, they will receive both a Democratic and a Republican ballot, and if they return more than one ballot, neither will count.

Secretary of State Wayne Williams ran a lengthy “UChoose” campaign ahead of the primary to remind voters of the nuts and bolts of participating in this primary.

As of early May, 86,578 of Douglas County’s 246,276 voters were unaffiliated, 107,138 were Republicans and 48,697 were Democrats. About 3,900 were registered with other parties.

The county, too, pushed information imploring unaffiliated voters to only submit one ballot.

Ballots were scheduled to be mailed beginning June 4, so registered voters can expect them to arrive anywhere from two to nine days after that date.

The high-profile offices to be decided on in the primary include the governor’s seat, but at the local level, Douglas County voters will consider candidates in the contested — meaning there are two or more candidates — Republican primary races for District 1 county commissioner, county clerk and recorder, and county treasurer. There is one Democratic candidate in each of those races.

The county’s assessor, sheriff, surveyor and coroner races are also on the ballot. There is one Republican on the ballot for each seat, while Democrats have one candidate each for assessor and coroner, but not sheriff or surveyor.

Douglas County must receive ballots by 7 p.m. on June 26 — ballots with a postmark of June 26 will not be valid.

They may be returned by mail as long as they’re received by the deadline.

There’s also a list of drop-off locations, available at DouglasVotes.com.

Candidates from both major parties who receive the most votes in the primary election will be placed on the ballot in the November general election.

Colorado Community Media adds pair of Denver monthlies STAFF REPORT

Colorado Community Media is the new owner of the popular monthly newspapers Life on Capitol Hill and The Washington Park Profile. By adding the two newspapers, as of May 25, CCM now owns 20 community publications across the Denver metro area.

CCM, the largest family-owned community media organization in Colorado, bought the monthly publications from Jill and Jay Farschman, owners of The Washington Park Profile since 2015 and Life on Capitol Hill since 2016. Thriving through the decades, Life on Capitol Hill started printing in 1975, and The Washington Park Profile began in 1978. The publications have a combined print circulation of 39,500.

Jill Farschman said she chose Colorado Community Media because of the company’s commitment to “journalistic integrity.”

“You are in good hands,” she said in a farewell column to readers. “Our papers are kind of the `donut hole’ for CCM’s `donut’ of local papers serving communities throughout the greater Front Range.

Our publications fit really well into the mix, so the decision to sell to CCM, in particular, makes a ton of sense.”

Owned by husband and wife Jerry Healey and Ann Macari Healey, CCM currently publishes 18 weekly commu-

nity newspapers in Douglas, Jefferson, Arapahoe, Denver, Adams and Elbert counties. CCM CEO/Publisher Jerry Healey said the new acquisition is an exciting step forward.

“For some, community journalism is a passion,” he said. “At CCM, it’s never strictly about dollars and cents, but rather connecting people and businesses in a way that no other medium can. This is why we have decided to expand in Denver. While we are the new owners, we will work hard to continue to carry on the strong legacy and reputation both of these publications have earned.”

Kailyn Lamb will take over as editor for both publications. Lamb is a graduate of Metropolitan State University of Denver and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She has worked for the Summit Daily News and online publication BusinessDen. The Colorado native said she is ready to get to work.

“I’m excited to dive in and learn more about what these communities celebrate, what they fight for and how they will grow,” Lamb said. “These newspapers are the heart of the community, and the stories we write will have a direct impact on our readership. It’s an honor to take up that mantle in the community I call home.”

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Housing prices soar beyond income growth Voter Service and Polling Centers open on June 18 If you live in Douglas County, plan to vote in the Primary Election and need assistance, several Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPCs) will be open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. beginning June 18 and each weekday until Election Day, June 26. VSPCs will also be open on Saturday, June 23 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Visit www.DouglasVotes.com for more information.

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Looking for a volunteer opportunity? Several volunteer opportunities are available for youth, adults and seniors during the 2018 Fair & Rodeo, Aug. 2-5. For more information, please contact Synneva Knopp at 720-733-6947, email fair@douglas.co.us or visit www.douglascountyfairandrodeo.com/volunteers

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Visit Prehistoric Times June 16 More than 11,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age, mammoths roamed Douglas County. Learn all about it by taking a tour of the world-renowned Lamb Spring Archaeological Preserve at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 16 and 23. For reservations or additional tour dates, please visit www.lambspring.org

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Denver metro area homes ‘overvalued,’ report says

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Housing prices in the Denver area are starting to stretch the limits of what the market can feasibly support, according to new research from CoreLogic, a California-based real estate analytics firm.

Denver’s housing stock is “generally overvalued,” CoreLogic found, meaning that the ratio of housing prices to income now exceeds 10 percent of the historical norm going back 40 years.

“Housing prices (in the Denver area) have risen 83 percent since their (low point) during the Great Recession,” said Frank Nothaft, CoreLogic’s chief economist.

The Denver metro area’s median household income, however, has grown roughly 12 percent in the same period, to around $71,000, according to Census data. In May, the median sales price of a single-family home in the area hit an all-time high of $455,000.

“Even in just the past year, the home price index is up 8 percent,” Nothaft said. “Incomes just aren’t following pace.”

Denver isn’t alone in watching home prices soar above income growth. CoreLogic found that a third of American metros are overvalued, driven by factors like a continued movement from rural areas to cities, new-home construction not keeping pace with demand and a preference of developers toward higher-end units that creates a bottleneck among firsttime homebuyers.

Ironically, a strong economy may exacerbate the problem, Nothaft said, as mortgage interest rates begin to creep back up after years below the norm.

“The average 30-year fixed rate is 4.7 percent, which is still low, but that’s up a percentage point from a year ago,” Nothaft said. “If mortgage rates and housing prices keep rising alongside each other, that will worsen affordability issues.”

A family looking to buy the same house today as a year ago would see its price up by 8 percent, Nothaft said, and its mortgage rate up a percentage point, translating to a 20 percent higher monthly payment than last year.

“But incomes sure aren’t up 20 percent from a year ago,” Nothaft said.

A neighborhood story The affordability situation is different depending on where you look, said Steve Danyliw, chair of the Denver Metro Association of Realtors’ Market Trends Committee.

“When you drill down into neighborhoods, you see significant variation,” Danyliw said. “All real estate is local.”

Median housing prices in the 80237 ZIP code, which surrounds the area of I-25 and I-225, near the Denver Tech Center, are up 39.9 percent year-over-

WHAT’S IT COST? The following are the median sale prices of single-family homes in April, the most recent month with available data, for communities throughout the Denver metro area, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. At right is the percentage increase or decrease as compared to April 2017.

Lone Tree: $775,000 (-8.6 percent) Golden: $670,000 (+15.3 percent) Highlands Ranch: $550,000 (+22.2 percent) Denver: $500,000 (+17.6 percent) Parker: $490,000 (+7.7 percent) Centennial: $480,000 (+5.7 percent) Littleton: $475,000 (+8.3 percent) Arvada: $468,750 (+10.9 percent) Castle Rock: $465,300 (+0.1 percent) Metro median: $455,000 (+3.4 percent) Lakewood: $445,000 (+11.3 percent) Wheat Ridge: $440,000 (+4.9 percent) Englewood: $415,000 (+7.5 percent) Thornton: $398,000 (+10.3 percent) Westminster: $396,000 (+4.9 percent) Aurora: $367,750 (+12.6 percent) Northglenn: $325,000 (-0.6 percent)

Home prices in the Denver metro area are rising far faster than incomes, experts say.

DAVID GILBERT year in the first four months of 2018, Danyliw said. In contrast, median prices are down 13.3 percent in the 80235 ZIP code, which straddles South Wadsworth Boulevard south of Hampden Avenue.

Overall, four Denver-area ZIP codes jumped more than 30 percent since last year, while two experienced a drop, Danyliw said.

Still, just because a housing market is considered “overvalued” doesn’t mean prices are in danger of crashing like they did in the Great Recession, Danyliw said.

“If you compare 2008 to now, it’s significantly different,” Danyliw said.

“It’s a supply-and-demand scenario.

In 2007 and 2008, our vacant housing inventory was at record highs, with almost 30,000 listings in the metro area.

Right now we’re at 5,100. We just don’t have the inventory that would change that supply-and-demand piece.”

The higher-end market may begin to cool, Danyliw said, as the ratio of luxury units coming onto the market catches up with those going under contract.

“Instead of two or three ZIP codes with median price drops, we could potentially see 10 or 15,” he said.

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HONORED FROM PAGE 4

He was awarded the Silver Star, Purple Heart and other medals. His body was returned to the United States and he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

His parents, who live in Highlands Ranch, attended the ceremony that honored their son’s service and sacrifice.

At the end of the outdoor solemn tribute, the Falkel family led the way into Fisher Auditorium for music by Joe Peterson Orchestra and a speech

by Retired Air Force Col. Douglas Hole, who was the major benefactor in the fundraising effort to place the memorial on the grounds of Englewood High School.

Kay Howard, a 1959 Englewood High School graduate, spearheaded the effort that raised the funds needed to create and place the memorial.

The centerpiece of the memorial is a pentagon-shaped 6,000-pound stone from a quarry in Lyons. The seals of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and National Guard are attached to the memorial.

The memorial is surrounded by stone pavers that have been purchased by individuals, families and organizations as a tribute to a service member. Organizers also established a donor fund and to buy pavers for veterans who couldn’t afford to buy them or for service members with no family members remaining in the area.

“There are no words to express how

The All Veterans Honor Guard fires a 21-gun salute as part of the May 25 Englewood High School Veterans Memorial-sponsored tribute to veterans.

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I feel today as we dedicate this memorial,” Howard said as she spoke to open the 2015 dedication ceremony. “This monument is to honor all our veterans as well as their families. Their families were there to send them off and there to welcome them home. Today, we have this dedication to honor all veterans for their service to our country.”

She said the seeds of the idea were planted during the EHS Class of 1959 reunion and she sort of volunteered to head the effort.

“I took the idea to (then) school superintendent Brian Ewert and he listened to me, though I am sure he thought it would be a pie-in-the-sky idea,” Howard said. “But people stepped forward, we came up with a design and raised the money to be able to put the monument in place.”

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“When the Colorado Civil Rights Commission considered this case, it did not do so with the religious neutrality that the Constitution requires,” Kennedy wrote in his opinion. “The delicate question of when the free exercise of his religion must yield to an otherwise valid exercise of state power needed to be determined in an adjudication in which religious hostility on the part of the State itself would not be a factor in the balance the State sought to reach.”

After Phillips refused to bake the wedding cake, the couple filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission stating that Phillips

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Lakewood’s Masterpiece Cakeshop in a case that LGBTQ advocates and religious freedom advocates alike have been eyeing closely.

Masterpiece owner Jack Phillips has been part of the passionate debate over religious freedom and equal rights since 2012, when he declined to make a custom wedding cake for same-sex couple Charlie Craig and David Mullins, citing his religious beliefs.

However, those looking for a sweeping decision on these larger issues may come away disappointed. In its 7-2 decicsion in the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission case, the Supreme Court decided that the commission’s actions violated the Free Exercise Clause.

Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor

violated the state’s public accommodations law that specifically prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.

The commission ruled against Phillips in May 2014 and the appeals court upheld the decision in May 2015.

In the appeals court decision, Judge Daniel Taubman said Masterpiece is free to continue to share its religious beliefs — including not recognizing same-sex marriage.

“However, if it wishes to operate as a public accommodation and conduct business within the State of Colorado, (Colorado law) prohibits it from picking and choosing customers based on their sexual orientation,” Taubman wrote.

In September, the Department of Justice filed a brief on behalf of Phillips, agreeing with his argument that his cakes are a form of artistic expression and he can’t be forced to make

something that would be contrary to his beliefs.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, and oral arguments began on Dec. 5.

Colorado’s branch of the American Civil Liberties Union said it wasn’t the outcome the group was hoping for, but tweeted “The Court did not rule that the Constitution gives a right to discriminate,” and added “Colorado law prohibits discrimination based on who you are. We’re confident the courts will once again rule that businesses don’t have a right to discriminate.”

Phillips worked Monday at his bakery, but directed media questions to his lawyers with the Alliance Defending Freedom.

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HRCA honored for going green Community association selected as model for environmental initiative

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Highlands Ranch Community Association is being recognized internationally for its eco-friendly practices.

In April, the HRCA was one of three organizations honored as model examples of sustainable, environmental community associations.

The Community Association Institute, an international organization with more than 35,000 members, selected the HRCA from more than 100 submissions. The other winners were Loudoun Valley II in Ashburn, Virgina and Sun City Georgetown Community Association in Georgetown, Texas.

For several years, the HRCA has participated in a green challenge hosted by the Community Association Institute, which is based in Lakewood. The Green Resolution Challenge encourages an organization to commit to taking one step that will make a community greener between Jan. 1 and Earth Day on April 22.

Because of its efforts to go green, the HRCA decided to apply for the 2018 CAI Lives Green campaign, launched by the Community Association Institute last March to showcase the ideas, choices, lifestyles, amenities and efficiencies of community associations,

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Other factors may come to bear on the housing market: a steady increase in gas prices can redirect family incomes, Danyliw said.

High prices may be sending young people elsewhere to buy their first homes, he said.

“We’re getting to the point where home prices have gotten so high that they outweigh the desirability of living here,” Danyliw said.

The end result of the Denver area’s housing issues might be a general cooling of the market, Danyliw said, especially if condo construction picks up in the face of reforms to the state’s decade-old construction defects law and eases the first-time homebuyer bottleneck, Danyliw said.

“2018 will still be a banner year, but it might not be a record-breaking year,” Danyliw said.

Feeling the squeeze First-time homebuyers have an uphill battle, said Jack McCambridge, the co-founder of Eave, a metro area

according to a media release from the institute.

“Community associations have long paved the way as models for saving energy, land, and other resources,” the institute’s chief executive officer Thomas Skiba said in the media release. “Today, we honor the innovative actions that our member communities are taking to foster environments that yield sustainable results for the future of individual neighborhoods, as well as neighborhoods around the globe.”

In 2014, the HRCA completed a project that improved energy efficiency at its four recreation centers. The project included installing efficient water heating systems, using solar panels at the Eastridge and Westridge recreation centers, programming HVAC units to heat and cool as needed, using mulching mowers and more.

Annually, the project saves the HRCA $170,000 in energy costs, which equates to planting 465 acres of trees, said Jamie Noebel, community relations manager at the HRCA. The HRCA is also participating in an Xcel Energy Solar Awards Community Program, which provides access to community solar gardens — acres of commercial-grade solar panels for use by residents, businesses and nonprofit organizations.

The electricity generated by the solar gardens is projected to save the HRCA $1.9 milion over the next 20 years, Noebel said.

The green campaign honor reflects the HRCA’s values, staff say.

“We applied for the award based on our organizations commitment to go green and save energy,” Noebel said.

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Buyers utilizing first-time homebuyer grants or Federal Housing Administration loans may see themselves outmaneuvered by full-price cash buyers or traditional buyers, McCambridge said.

Buyers who can put 20 percent down on a house will find their bids far more attractive, McCambridge said, though 20 percent of a median-price, single-family home in the Denver area is now more than $90,000.

Low inventory and high prices mean first-time buyers may need to make tough choices.

“One of the hardest things to do in this market is to be confident about the property you want to buy,” McCambridge said. “Is it in the part of town you want to be in? Does it have the features you want?”

Seeking out personal connections with sellers or finding sellers interested in maintaining a family atmosphere on their block can help, McCambridge said.

Still, some would-be buyers just won’t be able to pull it off here, McCambridge said.

“Some definitely end up just discouraged,” McCambridge said.

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VOICES There’s a lot to be said for a moment of silence

an goes to see his doctor and says, “Doc, every time I hit my hand with a hammer it hurts.”

Doctor says, “Stop hitting your hand with a hammer.”

That’s one of the oldest jokes I’ve ever stolen, but there is some wisdom in it, and I think it might have a contemporary application that would solve a number of problems.

I think we could do away with the national anthem, played or performed, before all athletic events, and not miss it.

What’s wrong with, “Play ball”?

Would it be traitorous?

I don’t think so. It’s simply a tradition. Not a mandate.

What, exactly, directly, and specifically does the national anthem have

to do with a professional football game (for example)?

The anthem is an important and meaningful acknowledgment of the freedoms we enjoy in America, as well as a salute to the men and women — past and present — who have served this country in the armed Craig Marshall forces (and I would Smith include law enforcement officers).

A professional football game is a game, not an occasion of solemnity or a function that generally or specifically pertains to anyone’s vigorous support of the United States.

QUIET DESPERATION

It’s entertainment.

The anthem isn’t played before a concert at Red Rocks, before a symphony at Boettcher, or before bingo on South Federal.

The anthem has been in the news ever since quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee. It’s in the news right now, because the National Football League has decided players must stand for it.

Good luck with that.

However, players can remain in the locker room.

Good luck with that.

President No. 45 said if they don’t stand maybe “they shouldn’t be in the country.”

Brilliant, as ever.

We like to manufacture controversy where there doesn’t have to be any.

I am sure there are those would think the sky had fallen if the national anthem were no longer played.

I would like to recommend something else.

Silence. Silence is golden.

Simply ask everyone to respect a moment of silence, and let people contemplate whatever they wanted: the United States of America, veterans, God, friendship, sobriety, peace, Krispy Kremes, Ford F-150s, Kurt Vonnegut, “Stairway to Heaven.”

I’m not kidding.

How about a quiet moment before these overpaid clods collide?

As it is right now, the anthem is not being respected by everyone else in the stadium. What about them?

SEE SMITH, P14

Grabbing that low-hanging fruit can help you reach mountaintop

O LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Vote for Laydon We have the privilege of living in a country where any eligible voting citizen has the opportunity to have a voice in the landscape and culture of the place in which they live. It only takes a few actions: Gain knowledge. Look for the positive in people by accepting that no one is perfect. Identify and vote for those who take the time to listen, discuss and represent as many of your ideals and positions as humanly possible.

This year in the race for Douglas

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County commissioner, I am supporting Abe Laydon. Over the last couple of years, I have gone through a process of interacting with him and determining how close he was to my positions and ideals. Each encounter with Abe reminds me why I am proud to be a native, live in Colorado and call my home Douglas County. He shares the vision of balance in Douglas County of rural, city and suburbs, which can be difficult SEE LETTERS, P13

are immediate candidates for their ne of my favorite quotes products and services. The fit is peris this, “The fruit we eat fect for both the salesperson and the on the mountaintop was grown in the valley.” I have prospect or customer. The product or heard this quote many times and service solves a problem and is availit is usually attributed to either able within the budget. Still takes Fred Smith or Billy Graham, and effort, but typically the low-hanging either way I would confruit opportunities are a much WINNING sider those very credible easier climb than other more sources of information complicated and prolonged WORDS and inspiration. sales cycles.

And then there is another When recruiting for a new common philosophy about position or a replacement going after the low-hanging position, and if we have been fruit in life and in business. keeping an active recruiting Basically, that means that funnel going, we can typically we look for those things backfill a position or hire a that we can accomplish new person relatively easquickly and easily withily — more low-hanging fruit. out too much effort or Again, some effort will be Michael Norton required, but not quite as resistance. And although I subscribe to the philosophy hard as if we started with zero of tackling the most difficult tasks candidates to choose from. first, I am also a huge proponent of I have mentioned the word “effort” going after the low-hanging fruit as a few times now. Effort is important it builds confidence, momentum and even when grabbing the low-hanging success that can propel us forward fruit because it is said that, “Talent towards the achievement of other without effort breeds mediocrity.” goals and dreams.

So, whether or not we are going after A selling professional may have some prospects and customers that SEE NORTON, P14

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Free app guides process of creating oral histories

uring the family trip this summer to visit Aunt Linda, or perhaps while enjoying a Rockies game with your dad, it is now easy and convenient to begin the process of capturing precious memories from loved ones, before those memories are lost forever.

Why are oral histories important?

Stories ultimately grow into memories, and memories eventually grow into narratives of self and family. As the years pass, they enrich the identity and strength of the person who experienced them, as well as that of family members who are lucky to hear them.

However, oral histories often pass away when the relative does, often without their families ever hearing about their life and cherished memories. Unless someone in the family documents them, these stories simply slip away for all time.

Now there is a free app created by StoryCorps (https://storycorps.org) that makes it simple to plan, conduct, capture and share these precious moments with anyone, anywhere, anytime. Available for both Android and Apple iOS devices, the app guides you through the process of picking interview questions

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r to find in other Colorado counties.

- If you were born in Douglas County or moved to Douglas County, there is a reason you stay. If you are like Abe and h I, it has everything to do with allowing the diversity of living styles and cultures to be preserved and encouraged.

Abe has the experience and heart to ensure everyone is represented equally to maintain a great lifestyle in Douglas County. Please join me in this election, be involved, be positive, and be an Abe Laydon supporter (http://abeforcommissioner.com).

James Jamison Castle Rock

Support teachers o In reference to Smith Young’s and CJ Smothers’ recent letters to the editor on teachers and pay: Teachers deserve every vacation g break and holiday given to them. Most spend their own money for school supplies for their students. Now they want teachers to extend their time on “gun training” because parents want their children to be safer at schools.

Teachers are there to educate — guards should be there for safety.

Most parents can’t control two or three kids at home and they want teachers to control and educate 20-plus students at one time, five days a week.

For Smothers’ standards, teachers are well paid and make good money. As far as the teachers’ standard, they are underpaid for what the parents expect from them.

If you don’t work for an organization with good benefits and expect a generous retirement, what the hey…

Support teachers. The children they are spending time with are the future of this country.

and organizing the interview, and then allows you to record the interview on your smartphone or iPad. While anyone can LIVING AND record an oral history AGING WELL with a simple voice recorder, the StoryCorps app’s greatest strength is the ability to share these oral histories easily with others.

After downloading the app and creating the interview, you can mark it as private, share it through popuRobin Warnke lar media sites, upload it to the Archive StoryCorps database (https://archive. storycorps.org), or upload and preserve it in the American Folklife Collection with the Library of Congress.

Oral histories can have an important impact for your family: documenting life stories, traditions, values, life lessons, and hard-won wisdom; preserving a musical talent or storytelling capability. Hearing family stories can help teens develop a personal identity and can advance comprehension abilities in children. Capturing memories from

close relatives about loved ones suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s can help caregivers provide better care or can be therapeutic for surviving family members when loved ones pass away.

StoryCorps is a tool that produces a digital recording file which you can then edit, supplement, and combine with other files in creative ways. Perhaps you have photos you would like to include with the oral history, making it into a video that can be shared. This is a lot easier than mailing out a cherished hard-copy family album. Perhaps you want to edit an oral history to a certain length. Or maybe a cousin has asked you for a portion of an interview you made with your mother to include in a history of your mother’s sibling.

By learning a few easy to learn editing tools, all this and much, much, more can be easily accomplished.

Wondering about what is needed to go digital? Douglas County Libraries in Parker offers a free recording

studio, as well as easy-to-use recording equipment, editing software, and a photo/video conversion station to get started. More importantly, there are knowledgeable librarians who can walk you through your specific project. Just make a reservation online for the Parker Recording Studio at www.dcl.org/ reserve-a-space and select “Schedule Assistance” in the reservation form.

To learn more about using the StoryCorps app and other movie-making and editing tools, attend the Learn About event: Making the Movie of Your Life at Philip S. Miller Library in Castle Rock from 10 a.m. to noon on June 20. Register online at dcl.org or call 303-791-7323.

Robin Warnke is an adult services librarian at Douglas County Libraries in Parker. This column is hosted by the Seniors’ Council of Douglas County. For more information, please visit www.MyDougCoSeniorLife.com, email dcseniorlife@douglas.co.us or call 303-663-7681.

OBITUARIES GREEN

Margaret “Peggy” Green Charles Claxton Castle Rock More needed on transportation Nice job by Ellis Arnold summarizing this year’s legislative accomplishments in the recent article “Session delivers bills on transportation, pension reform.” Transportation has become such a priority because, as the article points out, by House Minority Leader Patrick Neville, “Roads and bridges had been neglected by Democrats for 13 years.”

The problem I have is that the Legislature’s accomplishment is limited to state financing, while the Trump administration is offering DOT grants to states and local governments that submit proposals putting additional infrastructure money on the table, such as the $645 million just passed. DOT doesn’t care where the state money comes from, i.e., the general fund, tolls, taxes, bonds or private investors. The action should be to submit a proposal to find out how much of the DOT pot, known as the BUILD grants program, can Colorado win having a direct effect on offsetting state expenditures.

Winning federal grants would significantly offset taxpayer and/or usage costs, thus making state financing options for transportation palatable.

The bone I have to pick with our candidates for governor, not to mention our current Hickenlooper, is inaction and not taking advantage of the DOT opportunity for grants. Although the election isn’t until November, the call for submitting a proposal (by candidates) should begin now during the election cycle to take advantage of the federal $1.5 billion 2018 spending bill expiring by the end of this year. A role of the governor is collaborating with CDOT and the Legislature to orchestrate a proposal.

Smith Young Parker

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Margaret “Peggy” Louise Wyllie Green, 95, of Greenfield, Iowa died Thursday, April 26, 2018 in Greenfield. Margaret was born May 29, 1922, in Fontanelle, Iowa, married Forrest Green in 1938, and they moved to Denver in 1955.

Margaret is preceded in death by her husband, Forrest Green, her daughter, Sharon Craighead and her granddaughter Margo Green. She is survived by her sister, Leona Winslow of Milford, Iowa,

her daughter, Sandra Yeatts (George) of Montrose, Colorado, and her sons, Charles Green (Ginger) of Greenfield, Iowa, and Kevin Green (Jackie) of Littleton, Colorado. She leaves behind 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Lung Association. Graveside services will be Saturday, June 16 at 3 pm at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Centennial, Colorado.

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a big deal, hiring a new team member, or working on a large project or task, the amount of effort will determine our level of success.

Many times, I will hear people talk about the successes of other folks or businesses. They seem to think that magically these people and companies have just risen to the top out of pure luck or happenstance. They think that they were somehow predestined to succeed. And that is hardly, and I mean hardly ever the situation. Most of the top executives, salespeople, managers, leaders and everyday ordinary people I have met with or interviewed have shared their story of hard work and growing the fruit in the valleys of life.

And along the way they grabbed whatever low-hanging fruit they could find to help drive their purpose and passion as they worked toward the mountaintop.

So how about you? Are you looking at the mountaintop and wishing you were there? Or are you in the valley, putting in the time and effort that it takes to get yourself to the mountaintop? Either way, and as always, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@ gmail.com. And when we can grab the low-hanging fruit along the way, and learn to enjoy it on the mountaintop, it really will be a better than good week.

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Will the day come when technology will pick them out like flawed apples being scanned at the sauce factory?

The guy behind you has his cap on backwards. The girl in front of you is texting. The couple down the row is taking a selfie.

And there are others who feel exactly like some of the football players do, and they sit.

I will never understand why we impose our beliefs on others. It leads to arguments and lawsuits and riots and deaths.

I realize my suggestion won’t be taken seriously. With traditions come obstinacy, and a general unwillingness to change. In this case, over a nearly-impossible-to-sing song, that is a symbol, albeit a good symbol, of something that has nothing to do with what ensues. A game.

If the song doesn’t rise, the game will go on just as it would have, and there would be no recriminations.

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

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They were all injured,” Spurlock said.

Despite the chaos, and each being injured and bleeding, Spurlock said the officers remained calm and professional.

“This was an opportunity to see heroes really act their best,” he said.

With the help of Parrish’s wife, Gracie, Spurlock handed each a Medal of Valor and a Purple Heart.

But more followed. The group of officers who three times charged up the apartment stairs under gunfire trying to reach Parrish received the Medal of Valor — and, more than a dozen members of the regional SWAT team who responded

Gracie Parrish helped Sheriff Tony Spurlock hand out awards, including the Medal of Valor and Purple Heart, to officers who responded to the New Year’s Eve shooting where her husband, Deputy Zackari Parrish, died.

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Gracie Parrish addressed the crowd once all the awards were given out.

“It’s an honor to be in this room with so many brave

and heroic men and women,” she said.

Nearly a year prior, her daughter danced on that stage in a recital. She called being there for the awards ceremony surreal.

“But that’s how life works.

And that’s what you know in law enforcement, that you never know what you’re going to get, and every day is going to be different. I’m so thankful for the team that was with Zack. You guys are my heroes,” she said.

The officers who carried her husband, she said, would always be in her heart.

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck had helped open the ceremony by awarding Congressional Records to the officers and praising Gracie Parrish for her remarks at her husband’s funeral.

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Spurlock said recognizing the officers with Medals of Valor and Purple Hearts was important, although the officers wanted Parrish’s memory to be the focus of the night.

“I think it’s humbling and honoring for them,” he said.

“We wanted to recognize those who took that extra step. Just like Zack did.

These officers were right with him. They sacrificed their life and they put themselves in harm’s way and we want to celebrate that.

Because they saved lives.”

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Presenting Denver offers

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The Presenting Denver Dance Festival is the result of several years’ work by several organizations to start building up Denver as a hub for the art.

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Festival aims to make city a hub of movement

BY CLARKE READER | CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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ttend many festivals and large parties around the metro area, and there’s usually a dance component to them — everything from cultural and traditional to more modern styles.

But that is just a taste of Denver’s growing dance scene, so Meredith Hutson, executive director of Presenting Denver, wanted to find a way to showcase the many facets of the form.

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IF YOU GO WHAT: Presenting Denver Dance Festival WHERE: The Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and 24 TICKETS/INFORMATION: www.presentingdenver.org/pd-dance-festival/ and www. newmantix.com/pd

According to Meredith Hutson, executive director of Presenting Denver, the goal of the festival is to inspire audiences to recognize and celebrate all the forms of modern dance.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY AMANDA TIPTON

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Meet your favorite maker at Comic Con

t is easy to get swept up in all the glitz and celebrity when attending Denver Comic Con, but it’s the writers and artists who are responsible for creating the worlds we love to get lost in.

One of my favorite parts about the con is COMING Authors AlATTRACTIONS visiting ley, where writers are friendly and eager to discuss what exciting things they’ve been working on.

“I love meeting fans and finding new ones who are shopping around for their next favorite author or series,” said local Clarke Reader author Sue Duff. “I love doing giveaways and watching attendees get excited about magic props/ tricks, disappearing ink and other magic-related or super hero items I’ve found throughout the year.”

Duff recently completed her series, “The Weir Chronicles,” with the release of fifth book “Dim the Lights” this past February.

Fans can also participate in educating and enlightening panels, where their favorite authors will discuss everything from publishing tips to story origins. They’re usually game to answer questions from attendees as well.

“My favorite thing is the panels,” said local author Liv Hadden, who recently released the third edition of her thriller sci-fi novel, “In the Mind of Revenge.” “I love talking about books and craft with great writers and fans.”

There’s still time to get tickets to Comic Con at www.denvercomiccon. com.

Lone Tree announces eighth season The Lone Tree Arts Center is going beyond the theatrical with the announcement of its 2018-2019 season. This is the eighth season for the center, 10075 Commons St., which has grown in stature and draw in less than a decade.

For fans of the stage, the season kicks off in October with “Low Down Dirty Blues,” which features favorite blues tunes from the likes of Muddy Waters, Mae West, and Howlin’ Wolf.

In December, audience favorite “Home for the Holidays” is back by popular demand.

And the final theatrical offering is “Beehive: The ‘60s Musical” in April.

The show is a tribute to female pop stars of the era, including Lesley Gore, Janis Joplin and Aretha Franklin.

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evin Jaffe of Nature’s Educators will be guest speaker for an upcoming meeting of the Englewood Camera Club at 7 p.m. June 12 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., SONYA’S Centennial. Jagge’s SAMPLER organization cares for non-releasable birds of prey and is committed to educating the public about conservation. She will bring one of her birds to the meeting, which, weather permitting, will be held on the east patio Sonya Ellingboe of the church, or e will be held in the all-purpose room on the south side in g the basement if inclement. Weather permitting, she will fly her bird, allowing photographers to make a portrait. A small donation for the 501(c) (3) organization will be welcomed.

Music and arts Plan to attend the annual Highlands Ranch Music Arts Festival on June 2324 at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Presented by /the Highlands Ranch Concert Band, with 15 musical groups and arts, crafts, foods … Admission is free — more next week on this. Hrconcertband.org.

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Dearling Band will play at 5:30, followed by the Arapahoe Philharmonic, followed by a fireworks display. Also, the Arapahoe Philharmonic will accept composition submissions from young composers for its annual competition from June 1-30. Guidelines are on the orchestra’s website: Arapahoephil.org/competitions/compositioncompetition/. Submit online.

“Red Tail Hawk” by Tim Kathka of the Englewood Photography Club, where a live bird of prey will visit June 12.

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This building is a very special example of Littleton’s 1950s-era buildings, now being studied by Diane Tomasso and Michael Paglia for the city’s planning office.

Art exhibit “Beneath the Surface” will exhibit art by 45-year Englewood resident Smithie Mitchell and Katie Hoffin at Anthology Fine Art, 3419 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. Go to anthologyfineart.com for hours and more.

Art show The “No Plateaus Art Show” will open from 4 to 7 p.m. on June 14.

Guests are welcome to see remarkable paintings achieved by artists who have had a stroke. The exhibit will be at the Rocky Mountain Stroke Center, 5666 S. Bannock St., Littleton. Note:

Arapahoe Philharmonic Two free summer performances are announced by the Arapahoe Philharmonic. At 2:30 p.m. on June 15 will be chamber music by Brahms, Hsu and Dvorak at Columbine United Church, 6375 S. Platte Canyon Road, Littleton.

Starting at 5:30 p.m. on July 3 in the mountain town of Avon will be a pops program (Bernstein, Copland, Gould and Williams) by the full orchestra in the Harry A. Nottingham Performance Pavilion, 1 Lake St., Avon. A

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The season continues the National Geographic Live speaker series, which combines breathtaking photography and videography with first-person accounts of exploration and discovery.

Topics this year include exploring the Arctic, ancient Egypt and wildlife study. Last year the center started its Classic Albums Live series, and it continues this year with replaying of The Eagles’ “Hotel California,” The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” and Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Chronicle, Vol. 1.”

There’s even more for music fans — the season starts on Sept. 15 with Lannie Counts performing “The Greatest R&B Songs Ever Written.”

Counts is a longtime performer in Las Vegas, having performed with the Las Vegas Tenors and more. Other notable performers in the 2018-19 season include Sons of the Pioneers featuring Roy Rogers, Jr., International Guitar Night, legend Jim Messina, Canadian crooner Matt Dusk singing the music of Frank Sinatra, traditional Russian song and dance with Barynya, a capella favorites Rockapella, The

Taste the best of Jeffco restaurants, breweries Sometimes it feels like there’s a new restaurant in Jeffco opening every week. But diners and drinkers looking for a one-stop shop of some of the county’s best places to chow down won’t want to miss the Taste of the West. The West Metro Chamber of Commerce’s annual Taste of the West will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave. Frontage Road in Golden.

Food vendors include Yard House, 240 Union, Enstrom Candies and Espy’s Street Eats. Beverage vendors include Ironworks Brewery and Pub, Flights Wine Café and Vanjak Vodka.

Tickets include unlimited food tastings and 5 alcohol tastings. Go to www. members.westchamber.org/events/ details/taste-of-the-west-2018-11687.

An interactive tribute to The Beatles Downtown Denver and its immediate suburbs are usually where the toptier comedians go to perform, so it’s worth celebrating when one ventures outside of the area. Jim Gaffigan is

‘Court the Arts’ Court the Arts 2018, a familyoriented arts fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 9 and 10 on the Courthouse Lawn (300 Block of Wilcox Street) in downtown Castle Rock.

More than 30 artists will exhibit their works. (Note: Same day as the Ducky Derby — add to your family fun.)

Lone Tree Symphony The Open Symphony 2018 concerts will be held from 7-9 p.m. on June 14 and July 12 at Lone Tree Arts Center.

“Everyone is invited to play with the orchestra.” You may decide to audition! Registration required: lonetreesymphony.org: give name, instrument, email address. On June 14, the music is Beethoven Symphony No. 7, Grandos Intermezzo from “Goyescus,” and Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town.”

Center for Visual Arts “Pink Progression” is an exhibition running through Aug. 18 at the Center for Visual Arts, Metro State University’s gallery at 965 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, addressing concepts of human rights, gender, sexual identity, feminism, womanhood and inclusivity.

It celebrates the Women’s Marches in 2017 and 2018, representing unity and empowerment. Admission free. See msudenver.edu/cva. one of my favorite working comedians, and one you might recognize from “That 70’s Show,” or “The Jim Gaffigan Show.” Jim Gaffigan is making the trip north to Loveland’s Budweiser Event Center, 5290 Arena Circle, at 7:30 p.m. June 10. Go to www. budweisereventscenter.com/home.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Ryan Adams at Red Rocks Ryan Adams has been one of the most prolific and eccentric alt-rockers of this century, and I say that as a compliment. No matter what he’s doing in the studio, Adams is rarely anything less than a top-notch live performer, and as someone who has seen him scorch Red Rocks before, it’s the show to see this week.

Ryan Adams will be stopping by Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 14.

Opening for Adams is First Aid Kit, a completely lovely Swedish duo that put out one of 2018’s loveliest albums, “Ruins,” in January. This is a pairing that will make for a fantastic show, so don’t miss it. Get tickets at http:// www.redrocksonline.com/events/detail/ryan-adams.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears weekly. He can be reached creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Douglas County Libraries “Love in the Afternoon” will be at 2 p.m. on June 16 at the Parker Library.

Jen Turano will moderate a panel of romance authors: Carla Laureano, Sarah Hegger, Sara Richardson, Lisa Brown Roberts and Lisa T. Bergren.

Then at 6:30 p.m. on June 16, author Sandra Dallas will speak at the Castle Rock Library about her new novel, “Patchwork Bride.” Craig Grossi and his dog Fred will appear at 6:30 p.m.

June 20 at the Parker Library to talk about the book, “Craig and Fred: A Marine, A Stray Dog and How They Rescued Each Other.” Register for each: 303-791-7323, dcl.org.

Littleton concerts At 6:30 p.m. on June 13, music lovers will gather on the Littleton Museum lawn to hear Dakota Blonde, the first of a Wednesday series of free concerts sponsored by the Friends of the Littleton Library and Museum.

The museum is at 6028 S. Gallup St., 303-795-3950. Bring blankets or chairs.

Food trucks available or bring a picnic. Next: Michael Friedman Band on June 20.

Colorado Shakespeare Festival The 2018 Colorado Shakespeare Festival runs from June 8 to Aug. 12 on the CU-Boulder campus. “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” “Richard III,’ “Cyrano De Bergerac,” “You Can’t Take It With You,” and “Edward III” Tickets start at $20. Coloradoshakes.org.

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“The dance community has a lot to offer, and we’re working to make the area a dance hub,” Hutson said.

“We’re doing that by increasing accessibility of dance information and wanted to be able to show people the range of talent.”

Presenting Denver partnered with The Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts to host the first Presenting Denver Dance Festival, which will be held on June 23 and 24. Performances will be held at the Newman Center, 2344 E. Iliff Ave. in Denver.

Festival Artists were selected by a pool of jurors, including Darrell Anderson, visual artist; Laurence Anthony Curry, actor, dancer and choreographer; Mary Louise Lee, First Lady of Denver and accomplished performer; and Stephen W. Seifert, former Executive Director of the Newman Center for the Performing Arts.

The Main Stage concert, “New and Now,” will take place on both days in the Byron Flex Theatre. “New and Now” will be a concert of world premieres by Colorado artists Chadash Contemporary Dance Movement, Edgar L. Page, Gregory Gonzales, Hannah Kahn Dance Company, Helanius J. Wilkins, Kristen Demaree, Moraporvida Contemporary Dance, and The Schiff Dance Collective.

“It’s been a really great process for me, especially since I am also writing my own music and doing the

The first ever Presenting Denver Dance Festival will be June 23-24 at the Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts.

JAMIE KRAUS PHOTOGRAPHY costumes,” said Demaree. “This kind of project is one I’ve always wanted to do, but never had the opportunity before.”

For her world premiere piece, Demaree is taking ballet back to its roots by incorporating older dance forms like the tarantella and medieval dancing mania.

Kahn said the chance to premiere a completely new work is rare and thrilling opportunity — and more than a little nerve-wracking.

“My work is usually pretty abstract, and this one is as well, but I would say it’s not a typical piece for me,” she said. “We don’t know if our pieces will be effective, but it’s an interesting challenge.”

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In addition to “New and Now,” there will be a performance of “No Walls” at the Boettcher Center Lawn at 4:30 p.m. on June 23. This free, family friendly, outdoor concert will feature new and previously created works by additional local artists David Taylor’s Zikr Dance Ensemble, Mary Lynn Lewark, Maureen Breeze Dance Theater, Nile H. Russell, NuWorld Contemporary Danse Theatre, Parasol Arts, and Thomas Dance Project.

“As a choreographer, it’s a luxury to be able to just focus on the word side of things, instead of marketing and all that,” said Lewark. “It can be really daunting to put on together a show on your own, and it can be a

leap of faith for the dancers.”

As the owner of Between the Bones dance studio, Lewark has recently been looking for ways to blend the forms of ballet and gaga, an Israel style of dance. The performance she’s doing is called “Bone House North,” and is inspired by words and images from Seamus Heaney’s poem “Bone Dreams.”

Kevin Gaël Thomas, artistic director and choreographer of Thomas Dance Project, has firsthand experience with Denver’s festival circuit, since he created the Thomas Dance Project to perform at these events.

But he’s also performed as a soloist with the Colorado Ballet.

“I want to create choreography that can inspire the community and serve a greater purpose,” Thomas explained. “I’m not a politician or a doctor, but I think using art to create humanitarian works can serve that larger purpose.”

For his contribution to “No Walls,” Thomas will be performing “Requiem,” which uses the music of French jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt to express the sorrow and loss of the Holocaust.

For all the choreographers and dancers, the festival isn’t just an opportunity to perform — it is also a chance to connect with peers and new audiences alike, and further along the goal of making Denver a dance hub.

“This is a great opportunity for all kinds of dancers to come together,” Demaree said. “I hope audiences will want to investigate and celebrate Denver’s dance world after seeing all we have.”

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Wildlife officials remind residents to be bear aware Seeking food sometimes will bring animals into homes

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With summer approaching, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is encouraging residents statewide to take measures to avoid unwanted encounters with bears.

The department has received eight reports of residential bear encounters, though the numbers through May are still unofficial. Last year, the department received 19 calls in the same time frame. Rebecca Ferrell of Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the high numbers last year were due to a late freeze, which forced bears to search for food in residential areas more than usual.

The only bear species native to Colorado is the black bear, which despite the name, can sometimes look brown, blond or cinnamon in color, according to CPW. The average weight of a male black bear is 275 pounds, while females average 175 pounds.

Black bears are most active from mid-March through early November, according to CPW, which cautions campers that most areas west of I-25 are in bear country.

The initial reports serve as a reminder to area residents of what has become a growing problem in the sprawling communities around Denver.

Residents in more urban parts of Jefferson and Douglas counties can often be complacent when it comes to bear awareness in their own backyards, authorities say.

Andy Hough, the environmental rescources coordinator for Douglas County’s Division of Open Space and Natural Resources, said food is the main attractant for bears, which by late summer, can need about 20,000 calories a day to store up for their winter hibernation. Most of a bear’s calories come from berries, plants, grasses and nuts, but they will also eat insects and scavenged carcasses, according to CPW. If a bear is just passing through, Hough said to enjoy it from a distance.

Once a bear starts rummaging through trash or otherwise coming close to human habitat, it’s impor-

WHAT TO DO Tips from Colorado Parks and Wildlife to keep bears at bay:

Colorado Parks and Wildlife cautions Front Range residents to be bear aware this time of year. SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE tant to negatively reinforce the bear’s actions, according to Hough.

From a safe distance or location, residents can try scaring the bear to discourage it. Things like blowing an airhorn or throwing rocks at the bear can be a negative reinforcement, and the bear will learn it is not supposed to do what it is doing. Allowing it to rummage through trash and leave with a full stomach would be a positive reinforcement and the bear may come back.

“That’s bad behavior,” said Hough, who spent 11 years as

a game warden and has experience trapping and dealing with bears. “Just like a child, they need reprimand.”

An estimated 50 percent of bear encounters aren’t called in to authorities, because of a person’s fear of being responsible for a bear’s death.

Hough said only problem bears are euthanized, meaning bears who meet one of the two following criteria: If the bear has attacked a person or if it has been relocated once and intrudes on a residence again.

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Camping • A bear will try to eat anything that smells like food. Even things like cherry lip balm can attract a bear.

Keep food, beverages and toiletries in airtight containers and keep them in lockers, the trunk of your car or bear-proof containers.

• Double-bag trash and lock in a vehicle or bear-proof container.

• Scrape grill grates after use, clean dishes and clean up any waste or trash near your campsite.

• Lock doors and windows of your vehicles. Bears can see a cooler through the window of a car and will try to get to the food inside it.

• If there are signs or if a park official warns of a bear in the area, listen and avoid hiking or camping there.

Hiking • Hike with friends. A bear can be alerted by the conversation and noise of a small group. Keep dogs leashed.

• Leave headphones at your car or the campsite to stay alert of your surroundings.

• Never feed a bear.

• Avoid forage areas, like berry bushes, in the late summer and fall.

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Tea room offers a European getaway

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Natasha du Coco wants her new tea room in downtown Littleton to be a place where people can get away from the hustle and bustle of daily life.

A place where customers aren’t checking their email or text messages.

A place for something beautiful.

That’s exactly what Littleton Mayor Debbie Brinkman saw when she joined other city and business leaders at a grand-opening event for Café du Coco on June 2.

“It’s a beautiful sanctuary,” Brinkman said.

The tea room offers a variety of European-themed tea “experiences,” which include pastries and chocolates, starting at $45 per person. Membership options are available.

Gert Goossens, du Coco’s husband and co-owner of the shop, said offering a stress-free environment and introducing European culture to local resi-

Backcountry Wilderness Area brings the outdoors up close

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Littleton Mayor Debbie Brinkman, left, enjoys some tea with Cafe du Coco owner Natasha du Coco on June 2.

CHRIS ROTAR dents are two of the important things the business brings to the table.

“We want people to come in here and after five minutes, forget where they are,” he said.

To that end, the tea room will buck the trend of offering Wi-Fi for guests.

“We’re not a Starbucks,” Goossens said.

Greg Reinke, president of the Historic Downtown Littleton Merchants Association, said the tea room’s location could be a boon for local business.

Café du Coco is at 2676 W. Alamo Ave., just south of bustling Main Street.

Alamo already has some retailers, but has been in need of places to sit down and eat and drink, Reinke said.

To him, the tea room could be the “cornerstone” of a budding Alamo corridor that could pair with Main Street to create a loop for downtown visitors.

“You’ve got to have a draw over here,” he said.

For more information on the tea room, go to www.cafeducoco.com or call 720-248-8672.

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Horse programs Take a moment to explore the picturesque surroundings of Highlands Ranch on horseback. Led by an HRCA instructor, an hour-long horseback ride for ages 7 and up costs $40 per person.

For residents new to riding, the HRCA offers lessons for all ages. The hourlong classes cost between $50 and $60.

A hayride is perfect for those looking for a more leisurely ride. Led by Bella and Buster, the HRCA’s two Percheron draft horses, the 15-person hayrides happen in the daytime, at sunset and under the stars. The cost is $10 for HRCA members and $12 for non-members.

Horse programs meet at the Basecamp of the Backcountry, 6005 Ron King Trail, east of Sante Fe Drive. For a list of all programs and schedules, visit hrcaonline.org/classes-camps-activities/backcountry-wilderness-areaactivities/horse-programs.

Events Gather family and friends and head to the Backcountry’s Basecamp for a once-a-year event.From 10 a.m. to 1

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Whether it’s hiking, biking, horseback riding or camping, the Backcountry Wilderness Area offers all of the activities that embody sweet summertime in Colorado.

The 8,200-acre area borders the southern edge of Highlands Ranch and spans south toward Castle Rock. It’s home to 20 miles of natural surface trails, vegetation, elk, deer, black bears, mountain lions, turkey and other wildlife.

Owned and maintained by the Highlands Ranch Community Association, the land is used throughout the summer for recreation programs and camps. For residents, the Backcountry has an activity for everyone.

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p.m. on June 9, residents are invited to the Backcountry Shindig. What HRCA calls the community event of the year, the shindig offers a taste of every Backcountry activity — take a hayride, ride a pony, meet chickens, play in the summer camp area, watch wild animal presentations and explore booths. The cost is $7. Children under 5 years old are free, but still need a ticket.

Close out the summer with a Backcountry barbecue from 5-7 p.m. on Sept.

29. The gathering includes dinner and beer from Living the Dream. The cost is $55 per person. All proceeds go to the Backcountry Conservation and Education Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to conserving wildlife habitat in the Backcountry.

For a list of events and tickets, visit hrcaonline.org/classes-camps-activities/backcountry-wilderness-area/ activities-special-events/backcountryevents.

Archery The Backcountry will soon be home to three archery ranges.

Existing archery ranges are located at the Basecamp and at 11950 South Monarch Blvd., about two miles south of Rock Canyon High School on Monarch Boulevard.

Expected to be open for use this June, a 3-D range will offer realistic targets, including targets representing elk, deer, bear, goat and sheep, at a variety of distances from 10 to 80 yards.

Lessons are available upon request. A season pass for all ranges costs $130 for members and $155 for non-members.

A family pass costs $190 for members and $215 for non-members. Day passes cost $16 for members and $20 for nonmembers.

For more information, visit hrcaonline.org/classes-camps-activities/backcountry-wilderness-area-activities/ archery-range.

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June 7, 2018

Elephant Rock rides again Cycling festival a major draw for Castle Rock

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A BMX rider does a turndown trick in front of a crowd at the Elephant Rock Cycling Festival on June 3.

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The Outliers’ Jonny Love lays down a blues solo on his flute at the Elephant Rock Cycling Festival. cross-over vehicles and, maybe, even the occasional blues-flute solo.

Neil, of Centennial, finished his 20th Elephant Rock race Sunday afternoon, a 63-mile ride. The 70-yearold outdoorsman laid off the typical 100-mile race he had done in the past.

E-Rock, branded as “a way to start the Colorado cycling season,” is just the beginning of the races he’ll compete in this summer.

Sporting his original, tan E-Rock jersey from 1999, Neil said he’s lovingly watched both the town and the race grow side-by-side.

“Now, it’s a big town. Pretty soon it’ll be a suburb of Denver,” Neil said with a grin. “As long as they keep having things like this, it makes it acceptable.”

Though the event’s namesake is mistakenly confused as a synonym for the actual Rock, which towered over the bikers and celebrators to the north, the Elephant Rock race has become synonymous with the town itself.

“We love Castle Rock. Castle Rock takes good care of us, and we help them,” said Scott Olmsted, one of the race’s directors. “This has always been just a good location for the roads, and the types of roads.”

But the main draw for the event, as it always has been, are the couples on tandem bikes strolling along, carefree of their finish time, first-timers raving mostly about the beautiful ride, heaving and huffing as they come out of the final turn, and the kids finding their own love for the sport for the first time.

“They love the sport,” Olmsted said.

“The people we see come out every year. They love to ride their bike.”

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An event-filled weekend in Castle Rock ended with one of the town’s most iconic summer events welcoming Coloradans to the cycling season.

The 31st annual Elephant Rock Cycling Festival finished off two days of bike races and celebrations June 2 and 3 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds with another booming turnout from cyclists across the Front Range.

More than 5,500 signed up for races in a slew of categories from 8- to 63- to 100-miles. After riding, racers unwound with live music, perusing the local vendor booths and catching BMX tricks while eating burgers and hot dogs.

The race’s attraction is not necessarily about the challenge of the course, though it has its share. The rolling hills and lack of extended inclines of the 100-mile course would be enough to make any pro cyclist salivate.

“It’s not going to make you real tired by the end of the day,” said Doug Neil, a 20-year participant of the race. “I ride with my buddies, and we have a good, fun day.”

The Elephant Rock ride has significantly grown in size and stature since its founding in 1987. Back then, about 1,200 racers participated. Sixteen years later, Subaru became the event’s main sponsor and the race itself gained traction in cycling communities from Colorado Springs to the south metro suburbs.

The event has grown seemingly on-par with the growth of the town in which it’s made its home. And it wouldn’t be too far of a stretch to observe the 31st Elephant Rock race as somewhat of a mirror to the old and new of Castle Rock: Fitness fanatics, young families, craft beer, shiny new

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Peter Pan Jr.: July 20-21 at Mountain Vista High School. Presented by Front Range Theatre Company.

ART/CRAFTS

Plein Air Workshop: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 16 at Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St. Led by Patricia Barr Clarke, longtime Denver area plein air painter. Sign up at http:// heritage-guild.com.

Lessons and Lemonade: 9:30-11 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Saturdays at Hobby Lobby, 10901 S. Parker Road, Parker. Parker Artist Guild classes for children in grades 4-8. Upcoming classes: June 23, graphite pet portraits, with Behnaz Ahmadian; July 14, mixed media Brockisms, with Toni Brock; July 28, parent-child class, small totem poles, with Judy Pendleton; Aug. 11, alcohol ink painting, with Candace French; and Sept. 8, pastels, with Kristin Paulson. All teachers are professional artists and members of the Parker Artists Guild.

Registration required; go to www. parkerartistsguild.com/classes/ youth. Contact judypendleton4@ gmail.com.

MUSIC

50s Sock Hop Dance Party: 8-10 p.m. Friday, June 22 at Adventures in Dance Studio, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Ste. 207, Littleton. Dress in 50s wear, and enjoy a night of ballroom, Latin, salsa, swing and tango to DJ tunes. Go to https://www.adventuresindance.com/ product/50s-sock-hop/ Summer Song, Christian Music Festival: 3-11 p.m.

Sunday, June 24 at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Village.

Go to http://transparentproductions.com/events/ summer-song.

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Zikr Dance Ensemble “Runes”: 2 p.m. Sunday, June 10 at the Lone Tree Arts Center (lonetreeartscenter.org); 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 15-16 at Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder; and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 17 at the D.L. Parsons Theatre, Northglenn (northglennarts.org). Go to www.zikrdance.com or call 303884-1910.

Ain’t Misbehavin’: playing through June 17 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Tickets on sale at the box office or online at www.TownHallArtsCenter.org

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Dancing in the Streets Summer Concert: FACE: 6:30-8 p.m. June 13 in Commons Park at the Streets at SouthGlenn in Centennial. Boulder’s acapella sensation kicks off the concert series.

Admission is free. Go to www.shopsouthglenn. com for information. Other concerts in the series are The Rumour, June 27; Premium Diesel, July 11; That Eighties Band, July 25; Tunisia, Aug. 8; and The Long Run, Colorado’s Tribute to The Eagles, Aug. 22.

Pinball Showdown and Gameroom Expo: Friday to Sunday, June 8-10 at Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows, 10345 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree. For casual and competitive players of all ages and skills on pinball and arcade games. Go to www.pinballshowdown.com.

Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot: 7 p.m. Sunday, June 10 at Hudson Gardens and Event Center, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Go to http:// www.hudsongardens.org for tickets and other information.

Sheryl Crow Concert: 7 p.m.

Sunday, July 15 at Hudson Gardens and Event Center. Tickets: www.altitudetickets.com. Info: 303-797-8565 or www.hudsongardens.org.

EVENTS

Classic Car Show: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9 at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Go to https://hrcaonline. org.

“In Living Color” Art Show: on display June 2 to July 31 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Watercolor and oil paintings of nature by local artists Patricia Nash and Judy S. Purcell. All available for purchase.

STEAMWorks: 2-3 p.m. Saturday, June 9 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way, Lone Tree.

Explore science, technology, engineering, arts and math through hands-on activities. Ages 13-plus.

No registration required. Call 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Exotic Sports Car Show: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 10 at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Go to http://coloradoconcours.org. Colorado Concours d’ Elegance features nearly 500 rare sports and classic cars, early collectibles and latest exotics.

Proceeds benefit Ability Connection Colorado’s Creative Options for Early Childhood Education Centers.

History of Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels: 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 14 at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. 50th anniversary of the first blast to start construction of the tunnels; presented by senior historian Lisa Schoch from CDOT. Go to www.castlerockhistorialsociety.org. Contact 303814-3164 or museum@ castlerockhistorialsociety.org. [NOTE: The date of this presentation was listed incorrectly in last week’s calendar.]

Downtown Walking Tours: 10:30 a.m. the fourth Saturday of the month from June to September.

The 45-minute tour begins at The Courtyard on Perry Street, between Third and Fourth streets, and

will conclude at the Castle Rock Museum, 420 Elbert St. Contact 303-814-3164 or museum@ castlerockhistoricalsociety.org.

HEALTH

Eating For Satiety: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 at South Denver Heart Center, 1000 SouthPark Drive, Littleton. Free nutrition lecture on how to stay fuller on fewer calories. Go to http//:wwwsouthdenver.com.

Divorce Adjustment Series: 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, June 14 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Seven-week summer session covers information offered in the regular 10-week series, and participants in the modified series can participate in the full series starting in mid September. First meeting free.

Contact 303-669-1533 or jequitapmcd@gmail.com.

EDUCATION

Learn About: Bees and Other Pollinators: 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Friday, June 8 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Explore the importance of bees and other vital pollinators. Speaker from the Colorado State Beekeepers Association. Ages 50-plus. Registration required. Call 303-7917323 or go to dcl.org.

Business Start-Up Basics: 6:308:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Concussion Awareness: Signs and Prevention: Learn how to identify signs of a concussion and prevent concussions from occurring with Dr. Perry Maynard of the Integrated Brain Centers of Denver at Bemis Public Library on Tuesday, June 12 at 7 p.m. The library is at 6014 S. Datura Street in Littleton.

The Colorado Barefoot Mile (fight child trafficking): Dr. Jeff Brodsky has been barefoot in solidarity with trafficked and impoverished children for 8 years now, as he fights the daily fight agains child trafficking. Join the fight and walk a barefoot mile, raising awareness and funds for the flight against child trafficking.

Cash Flow Fundamentals: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 14 at Englewood Public Library, 1000 Englewood Parkway. Learn about how money flows in and out of your business. Go to http://www. aurorasouthmetrosbdc.com/ training.

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d Douglas County AAUW Scholar- C ship: Douglas County residents in need of financial support while pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree should follow instructions and fill out application online at douglascounty-co. aauw.net. Application, transcripts and letters of recommendation are due by July 15. Scholarships awarded for the 2018 academic year may be used for tuition, books or childcare while attending school.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink. coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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June 7, 2018

Summer music fest returns for 13th year STAFF REPORT

Music lovers again will converge on Civic Green Park for the 13th annual Highlands Ranch Music and Arts Festival.

The free, two-day family event features music groups performing jazz, swing, patriotic music, show tunes, movie music and classics. The event takes place June 23 and 24 at Civic Green Park and Amphitheater, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Festivities get under way at 11 a.m. both days, with the fun winding down at 7 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday. Free parking is available at the RTD garage in Town Center and the RTD lot

across from the library.

Among the groups performing are the Highlands Ranch Concert Band, Swing Shift, Denver Concert Band, Rocky Mountain Brassworks, Denver Wind Ensemble, Academy Jazz Ensemble, The High Plains Stompers, Blues 88’s, Golden Eagle Concert Band, Mile High Big Band, Thornton Community Band, Rootin’ Tootin’ Dixieland Band and more.

The festival marketplace will offer an assortment of items by artists, crafters and food vendors. A list of vendors is available at www.hrmafestival. org, or go to the festival’s page on Facebook.

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In 2017, Colorado Parks and Wildlife euthanized more than 160 bears and relocated more than 100 following encounters in people’s homes and yards as well as on campsites, hiking trails and roads.

Last month, there were multiple media reports of encounters with bears in Colorado.

• On May 14, a 5-year-old girl in

IF YOU GO

The Highlands Ranch Concert Band performs at last year’s arts and music festival at Civic Green Park. This year’s free festival is June 23-24.

PHOTO BY DAVE STEPHENS

Band is a nonprofit organization of volunteer professional, amateur and high school musicians that provides free performances throughout the year, promoting an educational experience for

Grand Junction was attacked by a bear in her yard. She was taken to a hospital and was recently released to recover at home. The bear was caught and euthanized.

• A bear was euthanized in Pitkin May 18 after it became stuck in a post office building. It was the bear’s second strike, the first coming in Buena Vista.

• On May 23, a woman driving eastbound on I-70 in Jefferson County hit and killed a bear with her SUV. • Also on May 21, two bears climbed into the basement of a Jefferson County resident’s home in Pine. They

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Go to www.hrconcertband.org or contact Bobi at 303-931-4608 for more information.

were gone before authorities arrived.

Ferrell said with the recent bear encounters, it’s important for residents to exercise extreme caution, even if it might seem tedious.

“It takes a little bit of extra effort, it feels a little bit like a pain, but it’s worth it,” she said.

Ferrell recommends locking trash bins and being mindful of outdoor pet food bowls and bird feeders. Even something as simple as cleaning an outdoor grill can go a long way in preventing a bear intrusion.

“Bears in general have a natural

WHAT: Music and Arts Festival in the Park, presented by the Highlands Ranch Concert Band WHEN: June 23 and 24; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday WHERE: Civic Green Park and Amphitheater, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch WHO: 15 musical groups featuring jazz, swing, pop, classical and patriotic music; 20-plus arts, crafts, food and professional business vendors COST: Free INFO: http:// hrconcertband.org/ festival-page

wariness and fear of humans ... however bears are super motivated,” Ferrell said.

“Their entire existence revolves around food source motivation and when they find that food source, they will keep coming back.”

The resident in the Pine incident said he kept trash cans in the basement, and Ferrell noted that sometimes even that precaution isn’t enough.

“You never know,” Ferrell said. “We do want people to understand we’re in Colorado and there are wildlife among us.”

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Instruction Summer Music Camps at Rockley Music ---It’s the Summer To Sing!

Two half-day singing camps (M-F, 9am-Noon), June 18-22 (“Lions and Mermaids”) and July 23-27 (Kids Broadway Heroes) for ages 8-12.

Also, several vocal workshops for Teens and Adults beginning April 28th.

Contact Singer and Vocal Coach, Cindy Williams, at 303-250-5902 for more info.

And to register, contact Liane @ Rockley Music, 303-233-4444.

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Castle Rock Friday June 8 & Saturday June 9 8am-4pm 3754 Deer Valley Drive (Crystal Valley Ranch subdivision) Baby/Toddler - Clothing, Shoes, Equipment, Toys, Strollers, Crib, Pack n Plays, Bikes, Scooters, Jogger, All in Excellent Condition Moms this is your one stop place to shop!

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Gigantic Church Sale

St. Michael & All Angels' Church 1400 S. University Blvd, Denver Pre Sale 6/7 5:00pm-7:00pm Surcharge $5 for Pre Sale Sale 6/8 9:00am to 5:00pm Bag Sale 6/9 9am-noon Fill our bags for $5:00 ea. or your trunk for $25.00 Antiques, good furniture, estate items, books, housewares, collectibles.

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Fri-Sat June 8-9 8am-4pm Maps will be available of participating homes Area N. of Alameda, E. of Garrison, W. of Wadsworth and S. of 6th Ave. Parker The Regency Estates Community will have a garage sale Friday June 22nd and Saturday June 23rd from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Regency is located on Newlin Gulch between Main Street and Hess Ave. Signs will be posted at the community entrances and individual streets to indicate sales locations.

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Arts & Crafts 21st Annual Winter Park Craft Fair

Friday August 10 - Saturday August 11 Sunday August 12 Lions Pancake Breakfast Come and enjoy!!

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Birkholz walked three batters and struck out nine. He threw 103 pitches, 65 of which were strikes.

“I just tried to keep a good pace,” said Birkholz. “When they try to slow me down, I just keep throwing. I know my defense had my back. I just let them hit it.

“I was just trying to throw strikes.

I’m going to call out (teammate) Brady Buehler because in the bottom of the sixth he said go throw a no-hitter and that kind of blew it for me.”

fter five days of scrutinizing the state baseball tournaments at All-City Field, I have a few observations.

The facility is one of the best for high school baseball and it sure has changed since I played on the field decades ago.

There used to be bleachers around the field, which didn’t have grass on the infield surrounding the pitcher’s mound. All-City is well groomed, well maintained and an excellent venue OVERTIME to host the most important games of the season.

A heavy rain fell the evening of May 28 after the 5A finals. Puddles were all around the perimeter of the stadium on May 29 Jim Benton prior to the start of one of the 4A Final Four games but the All-City ground crew arrived at 5:30 a.m. and the field was playable for the start of the 9 a.m. game.

The scoreboard didn’t work for the first 4A game between Valor Christian and Cheyenne Mountain on May 30 but Xcel came out, found the problem and the scoreboard was working for the second game.

One problem this spring has been finding a place to park and still allow enough time to walk to the field to see the first pitch.

The University of Denver purchased the land that used to be the west parking lot from the Denver Public School and is building a tennis facility. Fans, players, coaches, parents, media and well-wishers have to find places to park east of the field.

For years, I have parked in the lot near the softball field east of the field, but now people have discovered my spot.

Crowds for the 5A Final Four games were good and some people watched standing on the concrete barriers just down the left-field line and other fans sat on cars parked beyond the outfield fence.

There were even people watching the games while standing on the piles of dirt located around the field.

Instead of Rockpile tickets like the Colorado Rockies sell, the CHSAA should have sold Dirtpile tickets.

• One thing that was evident in the four 5A games I saw and three 4A games is that pitchers were not shy about pitching inside to move back batters who tend to crowd the plate.

SEE VALOR, P26

SEE BENTON, P31

The Valor Christian baseball team brings on the water bottle showers as they pile on for pitcher Radek Birkholz. Birkholz had a no-hitter going into the seventh inning as the Eagles finished with the score of 5-1 to win the 4A state championship for the third year in a row.

PAUL DISALVO

Valor wins third baseball title in a row

Eagles take state championship with 5-1 victory over Pueblo West

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Keith Wahl was coaching down the first-base line on May 30 and Brian Bonn was in the third-base coaching box as Valor Christian won its third straight Class 4A state baseball championship with a 5-1 win over Pueblo West at All City Field in Denver.

Both coaches have been instrumental in the Eagles’ three-peat as state champions.

Wahl, who spent six years as Mountain Vista’s first baseball coach, was the head coach in 2016 when Valor defeated Pueblo West to win its first championship. Bonn, who also coached at Vista, was Wahl’s assistant.

Bonn was named Valor’s head coach for the 2017 season when Wahl took a job at Briarwood Christian Academy in Birmingham, Alabama, and the former Highlands Ranch baseball player guided the Eagles to their second consecutive title last season.

Wahl returned to Colorado and became Bonn’s assistant this year and the two coaches watched as freshman Radek Birkholz limited Pueblo West to one hit in the victory that capped a 23-3 season and a 68-12 ledger over the past three seasons.

“Brian and I have coached together for 15 years now and this goes back to

The Valor Christian baseball team celebrates by raising their new state championship trophy. The Eagles won 5-1 over Pueblo West on Wednesday at All City Field in Denver to make it their third championship in a row.

PAUL DISALVO Mountain Vista,” said Wahl. “That’s when all this started. Just to watch the culture grow at Valor has been unbelievable. Three state titles in a row is pretty awesome.”

Birkholz worked quickly and threw pitches in the strike zone. He didn’t allow a hit in the first sixth innings.

In the seventh, he hit the first batter on the wrist, which was first ruled as a foul ball. He walked the next batter and Zach Thomas lined a double down the left-field line to ruin the nohitter and shutout.

However, the 15-year-old Birkholz retired the next three batters, two by strikeouts, and Valor started to

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Freshman is solid performer Bonn admired the performance of his ninth-grader.

“There’s something fun about a freshman throwing in such a big game because his brain hasn’t developed to go `this is a big game,’’’ he said. “His job was to go throw strikes and he did exactly that. He was unbelievable. He dominated that zone.”

Valor lost 3-2 to the Cyclones in the second game of the doubleelimination tournament on March 22 when Pueblo West starter Kaleb Woltz gave up four hits in 5.2 innings. That forced the Eagles to battle through the loser’s bracket for the third straight season while Pueblo West went into the Final Four unbeaten and was assured of playing for the title.

“We’ve never been in the situation where we have been at the top and had to lose twice or anything like that,” said Bonn. “For us, we really believe that having our backs to the wall puts on a little bit more pressure, but it focuses our guys to love each other to the best of their ability.”

Woltz started the title game for the Cyclones but was relieved with no outs in the third inning after Buehler led off with a solo homer, Birkholz followed with a single and Austin Howell walked.

“The kid they threw, we faced him the first time we lost to them,” offered Buehler. “We were surprised he even threw. But when they did throw him, we knew we had him. I got off and got a pretty good swing on the ball and that started it off.

“We were really confident, super confident the whole year. We ran our league and district and when we lost our second game of the state tournament we said it’s us now, and this is our last time. We all came together and look how it ended up.”

Seven different Eagles accounted

for the team’s seven hits, and Calvin Schonechaum’s three-run triple was the big blow in a five-run third inning.

“We had a lot of clutch and key hits between different guys,” said Schonechaum. “Part of Valor baseball is picking guys up. If you don’t get the job done, the next guy will pick you up. That’s the brother hood we have that kind of keeps us together.

“It definitely feels good winning three in a row, but for me it was more about the brotherhood. Coming in senior year we really wanted to win after the past two years. It was just about being with the guys and enjoying high school baseball.”

Route to title Valor beat Cheyenne Mountain, 15-5, in a six-inning game May 30 to advance into the title game.

Luke Ziegler went 4-for-4 with five runs batted in the Valor and Schoechaum was 2-for-2 with four RBIs in a game that saw the teams combine to issue 16 walks.

Valor pitchers got a solid relief performance from Justin Estes in a 4-3 victory that ousted Windsor on May 29.

Estes, a senior right-hander, allowed just one hit in three innings and worked out of a jam in the bottom of the seventh inning with the winning run on second base.

“We call that a heart-attack win,” said Bonn. “When you play on the last day, that’s the whole idea.”

Windsor left 12 runners on base and six of the 10 stranded runners for Valor came in the final three innings.

Valor had 14 seniors on its roster and the Eagles will be moving up into 5A competition in all sports for 2018-19.

“You know those 5A boys are a lot bigger than us,” said Bonn. “We’re always trying to develop our best players. I think every one of the guys in our program have the ability to play varsity baseball, so for us it is how to we rebound next year as we step into 5A. But in reality we get the relish in this for a little bit.”

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Meghna Chowdhury named Tennis Player of Year Rock Canyon athlete had impressive season as sophomore

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Meghna Chowdhury made Rock Canyon history when the sophomore became the school’s first player to reach the finals of the girls state tennis championships. Chowdhury lost to Ky Eaton of Poudre, 6-4, 6-4, in the No. 1 singles championship match on May 11 at the Gates Tennis Center.

JIM BENTON

Sophomore Meghna Chowdhury became the first Rock Canyon player to advance to the state tennis tournament finals, which was an amazing improvement from a year ago.

Chowdhury lost only three matches playing at No. 1 singles as a freshman last season, but two came in the Region 7 state qualifying tournament and she didn’t qualify for the state tournament.

But what a difference a year makes.

As a sophomore, Chowdhury was undefeated in the regular season and won the regional state qualifying tourney.

She had not lost a set in 17 matches heading into the May 11 No. 1 singles finale against defending champion Ty Eaton of Poudre.

Chowdhury suffered her only loss of the season with a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Eaton but was named the 2018 Colorado Community Media South Metro Girls

Tennis Player of the Year. ”When I first got on the court in the finals it was really nerve-wracking because there were so many people with cameras, but it was fun,” she said. “After last year and losing in the regionals I started stepping up and started putting more time into my tennis. I played a lot of national tournaments and my game has improved.”

Coach Glauco Nasimento says Chowdhury’s off-season preparation paid dividends during the high school tennis campaign.

“Meghna had great preparation for the season,” he said. “She didn’t make it last year but we had a great year of training and workouts during the summer and changed some things in her game. She was able to develop weapons that she did not have last year. Also she was a great team leader.

“That was the first time in our school history to have a player in the finals, so we are really proud of her. Her serves and her forehand are really becoming weapons. The finals were a great lesson for her. Her emotions kicked in a lot in the first set, then she managed a little bit better. We look forward to her coming back next year. Her emotions will be easier to control next year.”

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Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0063

June 7, 2018

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$152,800.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $139,375.95

To Whom It May Concern: On 3/16/2018 2:39:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee impingement heal. caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below be “Having a body like histo sitting recorded in Douglas County.

on the bench every game wasn’t

Original Grantor: MATHEW A. EPP we’re glad he conANDideal, ASHLEYbut M. EPP Original Beneficiary: tributes the way he does,” said MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION CoachINC. Brian Bonn. FOR FIRST SYSTEMS, AS NOMINEE DIRECT LENDING, A LIMITED Ziegler finished theLIABILITY season COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS ANDwith ASSIGNS a .398 batting average.

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: wish I could have impacted TOWNE“I MORTGAGE COMPANY Dategames of Deed ofmore Trust (DOT): 12/10/2016 like I used to, but Recording Date of DOT: 1/5/2017 at the of the year I Reception No.beginning of DOT: 2017000949 DOT Recorded in Douglas County. really accepted roleofof DH,” Original Principal Amount ofthe Evidence Debt: $353,733.00 said Ziegler. “It’s really good to Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date see$350,049.64 my brothers go out and get hereof:

There were 16 batters hit by pitches in four 5A games and nine more in three 4A contests.

Some of the hit batters occurred because pitchers have to throw inside to get batters off the plate, lack of control results in hit batters, and the fact that in a double-elimination tournathe to job done without me on the ment you oftentimes have fourth- Pursuant C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are mound.

It’s team of game. hereby notified that the a covenants the deedI’m of and fifth-line players on the trust have been violated as follows: Borrower's throwing right now.

I’m inun-rehab mound is a factor. failure to make timely payments as required Evidence of Debtup andto Deed of Trust. but not fully 100 percent.

• Valor Christian senior Luke der the was reallyMAY no NOT point Ziegler was the Eagles’ top THEThere LIEN FORECLOSED BE in A me LIEN. throwing this season.” pitcher last season with six wins FIRST The property described herein is all of the and also hit .328, but he’s only encumbered by the lien of the deed Jim Benton is a sports writer played as a designated hitter this property of trust. for Colorado Community Media. season.

Legal Description of Real Property: has been covering sports He has signed a letter of intent LOTHe 7, ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO.in the 13, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, Denver area since 1968. He can be to play baseball next season at STATE OF COLORADO. reached at jbenton@coloradocomPepperdine, so the Eagles coachWhich has the address of: or at 303-566ing staff honored a shutdown pe- 7846munitymedia.com Canvasback Circle, CO 80125 4083. riod this season to let a shoulder Littleton,

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.

This weekend’s pinball, gamer festival includes tournaments, classes, more 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: STAFF REPORT interact with personalities, discuss timely LOT 11, BLOCK 3, EXECUTIVE HOMES AT topics and ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 3, learn about different areas of COUNTYcan OF play DOUGLAS, pinball, console and classic arcade video gamers STATE OF COLORADO.

Pinball wizards and gaming. hundreds of pinball, retro and classic Which has the address of: Meet arcade video games at this weekend’s Ulti10013 Westside Circle, Littleton, CO 80125game designers and developers, learn about pinball engineering, find out mate Pinball and Gamer Festival.

NOTICE OF SALE more about pinball tournaments Play for fun or opt-in to compete for gloPUBLIC NOTICE and The current holder of the Evidencelearn of Debt how to handle common fixes for ry, trophies, cash and prizes in pinball and secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, NOTICE OF has filed written election for sale as CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT machines. arcade tournaments for all ages and skilland demand provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

COUNTY OF DOUGLAS The only game that takes quarters is levels. A full slate of casual and friendly STATE OF COLORADO Notice Is Hereby Monster Given that onBash, and all proceeds from that tournaments challenges THEREFORE, individuals, rookthe first possible sale date (unless the sale is NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to gameJuly will donated to St. Jude Chil- that on ies, kids, parent-kid teams and more. continued*) at 10:00The a.m. Wednesday, 18, beSection 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, 2018, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox June 30, 2018, final settlement will be made by dren’s Research Hospital.

All other games festival’s sanctioned tournaments pit a Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at pubthe County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for lic best auctionand to the highest and best on account of a contract betweenis Douglas arebidder freefor withand paid admission, which $33 player’s skills against the highest County and JBS PIPELINE CONTRACTORS, cash, the said real property and all interest of $15 6 ranked competitive pinball in the heirsfor INC. forfor theages DC67 7-12.

OVERChildren BEAR CREEK said players Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ andadults assigns and STRUCTURE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, therein, for the purpose of payingand the indebtedyounger are admitted free. world, according to a news release. project number CI 2013-016 in Douglas County; ness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured Show hours toco-partnership, 11 p.m. June The festival is June 8-10 Marandare that 11 anya.m. person, associby at the Denver Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the ation or corporation that has an unpaid claim expenses of sale and other items allowed by 8, 10 a.m. to midnight June 9 and 10 a.m. riott South at Park Meadows, 10345 Park against said JBS PIPELINE CONTRACTORS, law, and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificINC. for For or on account of the furnishing labor, ate ofItPurchase, all as providedto by 5law.

If theJune p.m.

10. information andofthe Meadows Drive, Lone Tree. features materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, sale date is continued to a later date, the deadPUBLIC NOTICE info@PinballShowdown. special guests from the industry provender or other supplies used or consumed line to file a and noticethe of intent to schedule, cure by those email bywww.PinballShowdown.com. such contractor or any of his subcontractors parties entitled to cure be extended.

Littleton community to give fans opportunities tomay alsocom, or go toin or about the performance of said work, or that NOTICE OF SALE

Public Notices Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0063 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/16/2018 2:39:00 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: MATHEW A. EPP AND ASHLEY M. EPP Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST DIRECT LENDING, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/10/2016 Recording Date of DOT: 1/5/2017 Reception No. of DOT: 2017000949 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $353,733.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $350,049.64

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 7, ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 13, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 7846 Canvasback Circle, 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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

Notices

NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0079

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.

To Whom It May Concern: On 3/27/2018 11:34:00 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.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

Public Trustees

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: 5/17/2018 Last Publication: 6/14/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 3/19/2018 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 #: 18-017654 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2018-0063 First Publication: 5/17/2018 Last Publication: 6/14/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2018-0079 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/27/2018 11:34:00 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: FELIPE GURULE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR DENVER MORTGAGE COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/22/2012 Recording Date of DOT: 2/23/2012 Reception No. of DOT: 2012012837 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $152,800.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $139,375.95

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Original Grantor: FELIPE GURULE Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR DENVER MORTGAGE COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/22/2012 Recording Date of DOT: 2/23/2012 Reception No. of DOT: 2012012837 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $152,800.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $139,375.95

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

If you believe that your lender or servicer supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment has failed to provide a single point of conto the extent used in the prosecution of said tact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or they are still pursuwork, may at any time up to and including said ing foreclosure even though you have subtime of such final settlement on said JUNE 30, mitted a completed loss mitigation applica2018, file a verified statement of the amount due tion or you have been offered and have acand unpaid on account of such claim with the cepted a loss mitigation option (38-38-103.2 Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of CRS), you may file a complaint with the ColPublic Works Engineering, with a copy to the orado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Project Engineer Dennis Lobberding, DepartConsumer Financial Protection Bureau (855ment of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. 411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, To advertise yourCastle publicRock, notices call 303-566-4100 complaint in and of itself will not stop the CO 80104. foreclosure process.

Failure on the part of claimant to file such stateFirst Publication: 5/24/2018 ment prior to such final settlement will relieve Last Publication: 6/21/2018 said County of Douglas from all and any liability Publisher: Douglas County News Press for such claimant's claim.

Public Trustees

Dated: 3/28/2018 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 LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

ELIZABETH S MARCUS Colorado Registration #: 16092 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 18-017886

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

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 11, BLOCK 3, EXECUTIVE HOMES AT ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 3, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Legal Notice No.: 2018-0079 First Publication: 5/24/2018 Last Publication: 6/21/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Which has the address of: 10013 Westside Circle, Littleton, CO 80125

City and County

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 18, 2018, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

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

First Publication: 5/24/2018 Last Publication: 6/21/2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 3/28/2018 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on June 30, 2018, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and JBS PIPELINE CONTRACTORS, INC. for the DC67 OVER BEAR CREEK STRUCTURE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, project number CI 2013-016 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said JBS PIPELINE CONTRACTORS, INC. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said JUNE 30, 2018, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer Dennis Lobberding, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant's claim.

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Herman, P.E., Director of Public Works Engineering.

Legal Notice No.: 933405

City and County

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Herman, P.E., Director of Public Works Engineering.

Legal Notice No.: 933405 First Publication: MAY 31, 2018 Second Publication: JUNE 7, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 00012184 Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #020-18 DOUGLAS COUNTY STATE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

The Office of the County Manager and the Department of Public Affairs, in conjunction with the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from professional, experienced legislative and regulatory affairs consultants (registered, as such, with the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office) interested in working with Douglas County yearround – during the months preceding/in preparation for the 2019 General Assembly, as well as during the 2019 legislative session.

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

RFP responses will be received until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2018 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Three (3) copies of your proposal response must be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked “Request for Proposal (RFP) #020-18, Douglas County State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs”. Proposal responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any proposals so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said proposal 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 vendor.

Please direct any questions concerning this RFP 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: 933456 First Publication : June 7, 2018 Last Publication: June 7, 2018 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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