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Texas board confirms Fagen Superintendent will take reins in Humble district in July

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Rowan LaPiano, left, and Luke Eaton, fifth-graders at Mammoth Heights Elementary School, showcase their prehistoric model at the June 6 Student Expo. The duo spent about four months creating an intricate display of climate change: One side includes mammoths and igloos; the other has vegetation and dinosaurs. Photo by Alex DeWind

Expo showcases students’ solutions DCSD students present innovative projects, get feedback from experts

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com Ten-year-old Rachel Bloomfield’s favorite subject is science. And for the Student Innovation Expo at Mountain Vista High School, she showcased her edible water bottle project.

“Chefs use these materials to make things look like caviar,” the Pine Lane Elementary student said of her ingredients, calcium lactate and sodium alginate.

The molecular reaction of the two creates a gelatin-like, transparent coating filled with liquid. Bloomfield’s project was equipped with a detailed poster, demonstrations of her design and an additional invention — edible peppermint coasters.

Bloomfield was one of approximately 300 students from Douglas County

School District to participate in the first-ever Innovation Expo on June 6 at Mountain Vista High School, a science fair-like exhibit of student solutions to global issues.

“We had an overwhelming response from participants and students,” said Rachel Brown, the school district’s curriculum coordinator, who organized the event. “The goal is to showcase their learning and to get feedback from experts in the community.”

Expo continues on Page 7

Douglas County School District Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen is expected to turn in her resignation this week after a school district in Texas confirmed her as its new superintendent.

Fagen — whose sixyear tenure in Douglas County has been marked by controversy as she worked to enact numerous reforms in the high-achieving district — recently said she planned Fagen to turn in her resignation letter on June 15 if events go as planned.

On June 14, Fagen was approved by a 6-0 vote of the Humble Independent School District’s board. Humble will hold a series of town halls to introduce her to the community.

“It is our hope that through these town Fagen continues on Page 7

STORM DAMAGE Storm drops golf-ballsized hail on Highlands Ranch.

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Mark your calendars for Classic Car Show Community event features one-of-a-kind cars, motorcycles

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Kristen Lowden and her daughter pose in front of her beloved Volkswagen Microbus at last year’s Classic Car Show. “We recently did a few upgrades and added a sun roof which is 110 inches so the whole top of my bus opens up,” she said. Photo courtesy of Kristen Lowden

Kristen Lowden bought her 1968 Volkswagen Microbus in California, where she’s originally from. She and her husband moved to Highlands Ranch from Oregon about four years ago, and she still has her baby-blue bus.

“It’s lived many places over the years that I’ve owned it,” Lowden said.

It’s also a regular at the Highlands Ranch Classic Car Show, which is just around the corner: Lowden’s bus will make its third appearance at the 16th annual event on June 18.

Car show continues on Page 6

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FACES AMONG US Meet Karl Ferguson, a park project coordinator for the Highlands Ranch Metro District.

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Judy Racine and her second- and third-graders ham it up during their last week of school. Photo by Ann Macari Healey

HELLO

...

My Name Is

What I’ve seen Highlands Ranch has changed a great deal over 35 years. I remember starting work before any roads, houses, trails or parks were built. We would see the herd of antelope daily and a lot of other wildlife on a regular basis. The four- and six-lane roads that were built had very little traffic — we joked that a plane could land on them. There were years where as many as 2,500 homes were built and occupied in Highlands Ranch. Those were very busy times.

A glimpse of the people in our community

KARL FERGUSON First Highlands Ranch Metro District employee, hired 35 years ago, current park project coordinator

Daily life on the job Now that most of the development is complete, we are rebuilding, replacing old landscaping and replacing some older assets, such as the newly updated restroom at Northridge Park. There is also an upcoming project to renew the landscaping on the Broadway and University medians as well as fence replacement and playground equipment.

About me I was born and raised in Wheat Ridge.

My dad was the manager of the northwest district for City of Denver parks, where he worked for more than 35 years before retiring. At that time he was responsible for the operation and maintenance of Bears Stadium, which became Mile High when the Broncos arrived, as well as the Valley Highway — pre I-25 — and several parks.

I guess I am an example of someone who followed in his dad’s footsteps. I attended college at what is now Colorado State University-Pueblo. That is where I met my wife. We have three sons.

What I enjoy most about the community My favorite thing is visiting parks that I have had a hand in building, and watching children and adults enjoying the facilities.

If you have suggestions for My Name Is..., contact Alex DeWind at adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Love was foundation that teacher built on Editor’s note: This is the last of an occasional series about Judy Racine, who retired this month after 40 years of teaching.

Judy Racine kneels on the rug, the gaggle of second- and third-graders scattered around her. The learning target is printed neatly on the easel board: “I can give kind, helpful and specific feedback.”

“What does that mean?” Judy asks.

Landon: “ ‘Specific’ means not just ‘You did good.’ … You have to say more than one word. … You have to include ‘because.’ You have to say why it was good.”

“What about ‘helpful’?”

Austin: “Being kind to them, giving some goal to help them improve their work.”

“And what about ‘kind’?”

Tim: “You shouldn’t say, `I really don’t like how you did that.’ You should say, `You did that pretty well, but maybe you should do …’”

Judy nods. “Acknowledging the hard

work first.”

Then she reinforces the importance of the task.

“Second-graders, you’re taking on a big responsibility. Your job is to be an audience and to help, to Ann Macari listen really hard to a third-grader Healey share their Passage portfolio.”

This is the last week of classes.

Third-graders, along with four other grade levels at Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning, are practicing for their presentation of their year’s work to community and teacher panels to demonstrate they are ready to move forward.

Healey continues on Page 9

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Appeal planned after latest voucher ruling Families sought injunction to allow program to be expanded

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It was an unfortunate outcome,

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com Three families who want to use the Douglas County School District voucher program to send their children to a private Christian high school in Highlands Ranch plan to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that the program cannot be expanded to include religious schools.

The families, one each from Castle Rock, Parker and Highlands Ranch, would like their children to attend Valor Christian High School. The families are represented by the Institute for Justice, a Virginia-based nonprofit law group that filed a suit in April.

But on June 9, U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger ruled the Choice Grant Pilot Program couldn’t be expanded to include sectarian institutions.

“It was an unfortunate outcome, but by no means the end of the road,” said Michael Bindas, lead attorney for the families, who said an appeal is in the works.

The state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union and Taxpayers for Public Education, a nonprofit public education advocacy group that opposed the program, praised the outcome, saying public monies should not support private, religious schools.

“The ruling is a legal setback for those who are trying to misappropriate public school funds to pay for religious schools,” said Anne Kleinkopf of Taxpayers for Public Education in a statement.

In Douglas County, members of the school board remain divided over the program’s merit.

“Obviously, we in the district tried to create a program in response to what the Colorado Supreme Court told us was

but by no means the end of the road.”

Michael Bindas, lead attorney for the plaintiffs

permissible,” school board President Meghann Silverthorn said, referring to an earlier decision in which the state’s top court ruled public funds could not be used to support any “sectarian” institutions. “...I believe strongly in parents’ role as the primary educators and decision-makers for their children, and the district’s role in facilitating those choices.”

But school board member David Ray lamented the expense and attention focused on a program with little support. He said he understands no private schools have indicated they want to participate and notes only six students have shown an interest. (The school district’s attorney said he was unable to disclose whether that number included the students in the lawsuit.)

“Unfortunately, $14,336 has already been expended just to reactivate and defend this program . . . ,” Ray said. “Also unfortunate is that the litigation around this issue will continue, expenses will continue to be incurred and funds diverted that are intended for students in public schools.”

Most of the more than $1 million in legal fees incurred by the district to defend the original voucher program has been paid for by private donations, Silverthorn said.

The voucher dispute dates to 2011, when the school board approved the

Choice Scholarship Program. Designed to accommodate 500 students, it allowed students’ parents to use stateprovided, per-pupil money toward tuition at private schools, including religiously affiliated institutions.

Taxpayers for Public Education subsequently filed a lawsuit against the district to stop it. A Denver judge halted the program that same year, but in 2013 a state appeals court reversed that decision. The state’s top court in June 2015 issued the ruling saying using public funds for religious schooling was illegal.

The district filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in September and is waiting to hear if the court will take the case.

In March, however, the school board amended the original voucher program to prohibit money from being used at religious schools and renamed it the School Choice Grant Program. And in April, the three families sued for an injunction to allow the program to be used for religious institutions until the constitutionality of the voucher program was decided.

They argued the exclusion of religious options from the program violates the Free Exercise, Establishment, Equal Protection and Free Speech clauses of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the Due Process Clause, which guarantees the fundamental right of parents to control

and direct the education and upbringing of their children.

Krieger said the law on the matter was too murky and undecided to issue the injunction, according to Bindas.

Bindas said he plans to appeal the ruling to the 10th Circuit Court and hopes to have a favorable decision before the start of the upcoming school year.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado supported Krieger’s ruling in a statement following the decision. “... the court agreed that this case is a clear attempt to circumvent the Colorado State Supreme Court decision of last year striking down the original Douglas County school voucher program as a violation of the Colorado Constitution,” the ACLU statement reads. “The Court also expressed serious doubts as to whether the case should go forward, given that the plaintiffs and the defendants clearly want the same result — to direct taxpayer funds to private, religious schools. While denying the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction, the Court invited motions to dismiss the case outright, which we intend to file.

“As we’ve argued throughout this case, and as the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed, parents are free to send their children to private, religious schools if they wish, but taxpayers should not be forced to pay for it.”

Taxpayers for Public Education filed a separate motion in Denver district court May 24 to halt the new program, saying the old and new voucher programs were essentially the same, therefore the rulings apply to both.

As of now, the original School Choice Grant Program remains in effect. But as of June 10, the deadline for applications, only six students had signed up to participate, school district attorney Rob Ross said.

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Highlands Ranch gets worst of hailstorm Littleton resident Lindsey Wineland shares a photo of her porch amid the June 6 hail storm.

Photo courtesy of Lindsey Wineland

June 7 storm took to homes and gardens

By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com Robin Handy planted her vegetable seeds in March and, just weeks ago, her tomatoes, zucchinis and cucumbers came to life.

But golf ball-sized hail during the June 7 storm left her garden in shambles, her trees stripped bare and about 3 inches of leaves on her porch.

“I watched the whole thing through my window,” the Highlands Ranch resident said. “It was super loud — it sounded like people were hammering on my house. I thought my windows were going to break.”

Luckily, her windows didn’t break. But wasn’t the case for other homeowners, who reported torn screens, shattered windows and damaged roofs along with devastated landscaping.

Highlands Ranch got the worst of the Metro Denver storm — about 3 inches of rainfall and hail about 1 3/4 inches in diameter, said Frank Cooper, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Boulder.

There was little movement to the storm and it sat over the unincorporated city for about an hour starting at about 4:30 p.m.

“A weak boundary formed and propagated north,” Cooper said. “That’s why it dumped so hard over this area.”

Generally severe weather, such as hail, occurs in late May or early June, he said.

South metro Denver will see more rain as it moves into monsoon season from July to August.

Handy, who’s lived off Broadway and Highlands Ranch Parkway for about 20 years, said the hail was the biggest she’s ever seen.

“It’s usually pea-sized,” she said. “It was really loud and longer than most of our hails.”

In the days after the storm, roof repair companies knocked on doors and hung fliers throughout neighborhoods. Handy also saw a plane overhead parading a banner that advertised roof repair.

BEWARE OF ROOFING SCAMS After a heavy rain or hailstorm, some roof company representatives can be out en masse, knocking on doors or passing out flyers. Avoid scammers with these basic tips from the Colorado Attorney General’s Office: • Never allow an uninvited contractor to inspect your roof or contact your insurance company directly.

• Say no to contractors using forceful sales tactics or requesting an immediate decision.

• Contact your insurance company before you spend money on a new roof.

• Have an authorized insurance adjuster come to your home.

• Obtain bids from at least three different contractors and check each one with an organization like your local Better Business Bureau or the Highlands Ranch Chamber of Commerce.

Source: www.stopfraudcolorado.gov

J & K Roofing, which has served the Front Range and Metro Denver for 32 years, has experienced an increase of business since last week’s hailstorm, said Randy James, a managing partner. But it’s still early in the repair process.

“Typically, there is a lull waiting for adjusters to come out and inspect the damage,” he said.

A resident, however, should never buy a roof from someone who is knocking on his or her door, James warned. “It’s not necessary. There are established roofing companies that have been here for decades.”

Many residents used social media to convey the storm’s effects on their homes and property. Some shared photos of damaged outdoor furniture, windows and screens. Several people logged photos of monster-sized hail.

Others commented on destroyed veg-

etable gardens, raspberry bushes, perennial plants and flowers, which regrow every year, and annual plants and flowers, which live for one season.

Dena Townsend, owner of Gardens in Bloom Landscaping in Highlands Ranch, advised residents to trim perennials and give them some time to grow back.

“Annuals you’ll have to replant,” she said.

Following the storm, the Highlands Ranch Metro District looked at 33 miles of open space. Although there was damage to some of the parks’ trees, leaves and flowerbeds, there wasn’t any major damage to the Metro District’s facilities, said Forrest Dykstra, manager of developmental engineering.

“Our drainage facilities and water

facilities are doing well,” he said. “There are isolated areas that may need some work and attention.”

One of those isolated areas was Civic Park, near the Safeway shopping center at Broadway and Highlands Ranch Parkway, which Metro District staff spent several days cleaning up.

In Handy’s case, the insurance company inspected her house but didn’t find enough damage to warrant a new roof.

She will have to repaint the exterior of her home, which was mottled from the hail. She also invested about $60 in new plants and spent hours cleaning up her yard.

And sadly, her beloved ash tree is now a “see-through tree.”

“It’s one of the best in the neighborhood,” she said, “and now it looks sickly.”

CAN YOUR PLANTS RECOVER? • Trim damaged leaves and apply a light application of fertilizer to help plants recover.

with no remaining leaves probably won’t recover after a hailstorm.

• For perennials, remove any crunchy or damaged leaves, but leave as many intact leaves and flower buds as possible.

• Leafy vegetable crops may recover; replant if you see no signs of new growth after about a week.

• Annual flowers or early vegetable root crops

Source: Colorado State University Extension, www.ext. colostate.edu/ptlk/2014.html

Colorado Community Media wins dozens of awards Staff report Colorado Community Media won more than 30 Colorado Press Association awards — including General Excellence in Advertising among large-circulation weekly newspapers — at the recent state convention in Lakewood.

Also in the large-circulation weekly category, Ann Macari Healey took first place in serious column writing and Mike DiFerdinando was awarded first for best education story for his project, “Taking care of our schools,” about the state of Douglas County School District’s capital needs.

Other awards in the large-circulation category went to: • Scott Andrews, six first places and two second places in advertising categories • Brandon Eaker, first place, Best Small Space Ad • Chris Michlewicz, second place, Best Health Enterprise Story, “Alpaca ranch opens greener pastures” • Christy Steadman and Jennifer Smith, second place, Best Feature Story, “Twilight of the WWII Generation” • Jim Benton, second place, Best Sports Event Story, “Jaguars claim first baseball title,” and second place, Best Sports Story,

“Trainers keep athletes moving” In smaller-circulation weekly categories, awards went to: • Jim Benton, first place, Best Sports Event Story, “Horschel wins BMW” • Scott Gilbert, first place, Best Headline Writing • Jim Benton, Chris Rotar, Ben Wiebesiek, first place, Best Editorial Special Section, fall sports preview • Stephanie Dyke, first place, Best News Page design, and second place, Best Feature Page design • Staff, first place, Best Advertising Campaign • Scott Andrews, first place, Best Small Space Ad and Medical and Wellness Directory • Clarke Reader, second place, Best Health Enterprise/Feature Story, “Food deserts pose nutrition problem” • Glenn Wallace, second place, Best Headline Writing • Brandon Eaker, second place, Best Real Estate Ad and Best Automotive Ad • Brandon Eaker and Tina Meltzer, second place, Best Advertising Campaign • Scott Andrews, second place, Best Large Space Ad and Best Medium Space Ad • Tina Meltzer, second place, Best Real Estate Ad

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Lawsuit: Disabled teachers forced to retire Suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages; district denies allegations Staff report The estate of a teacher who died from cancer and another former teacher have sued Douglas County School District for what they describe as “systematic” discrimination and retaliation against their disabilities.

Elizabeth Rendall and the estate of Sarah Staebell, through their attorneys with King & Greisen, are bringing the allegations.

Staebell was a fifth-grade teacher at Northeast Elementary School in Parker who was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2012. She died recenty, the lawsuit says.

Rendall was a special education teacher at Sand Creek Elementary in Highlands Ranch who developed pneumonia and subsequently required the use of a portable oxygen tank.

They allege in the lawsuit that the district wrongfully terminated both women and say the district “engages in a pattern and practice of discrimination based on disabilities and retaliates...”

They are seeking back pay in ammounts to be determined at trial, front pay in lieu of reinstatement, compensatory and punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees.

School district officials deny the accusations.

“Allegations made in a lawsuit are not necessarily facts — they are allegations,” the district’s spokeswoman, Paula Hans, said in a statement. “We know that our school leaders and district staff members have dealt with these sensitive situations with professionalism and integrity, while also complying with all legal requirements.”

Hans said the district is serious about its obligation “to provide reasonable accommodations for employees who need them to perform their duties without putting the safety of students and staff at risk. We do not allow employees who have been out on medical leave to return to their previous duties unless they are cleared by their doctors.”

Staebell was terminated when she required intermittent leave under the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 for her second round of chemotherapy, according to the lawsuit. The district also refused to provide additional leave under the the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, forcing her to take disability retirement under the Public Employees Retirement Association, the suit said.

Randell alleges the district refused to allow her to return from her leave because of her portable oxygen tank. She was also forced to take disability retirement under PERA, the suit said.

Randell and Staebell’s family accuse the district of targeting employees for termination “when it appears those employees’ disabilities and accommodations will result in higher costs to the district.”

Staebell worked for the district from 1999 and was a fifth-grade teacher at Northeast Elementary until July 2014.

In 2012, Staebell was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer and took medical leave from December 2012 to September 2013. She then worked until she learned her cancer returned in January 2014.

In February 2014, she was approved for an experimental treatment protocol that included chemotherapy and again took leave until the end of the school year.

The lawsuit alleges that her principal, Jeannie Tynecki, and district officials were unhappy with the amount of leave and encouraged her to retire.

Randell worked as a special education teacher since 1994 and began working in the Douglas County School District in 2005.

In April 2014, she was diagnosed with pneumonia. She subsequently took leave under the Family Medical Leave Act, which extended to the end of the school year.

A June 2014 X-ray reveled she no longer had pneumonia and was cleared for work by her doctor with the condition that she use a backpack oxygen tank.

She alleges that she was encouraged to retire by the school and a district official even though she felt fit to work.

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The car show, hosted by the Highlands Ranch Cultural Association and sponsored by Groove Auto, runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd. Admission is free.

It’s easy and local, said Jamie Nobel, director of community relations and events for the Highlands Ranch Community Association. There are about 130 classic and antique cars – ideal for car enthusiasts and families.

Community members will showcase their beloved vehicles, including classic, antique or new cars and motorcycles.

The celebration includes music, food, prizes, goodie bags and awards for first, second and third place in multiple categories.

Lowden’s displayed her bus in more than 20 car shows, but the Cherry Hills event holds a special significance. Last year’s marked her 18-month-old daughter’s first car show.

Participants can pre-register by mail, online or in-person at Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 University Blvd., until noon on June 17. Cost is $20. Registrations will be accepted day of for $25.

The Highlands Ranch Classic Car Show is by far Lowden’s favorite.

“It’s really the people that make this car show the best,” she said. “The community itself is great.”

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June 16, 2016

Hit-and-run driver sentenced to one year in jail Markus Lide struck Tina Benner with his vehicle Staff report

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A man who seriously injured a Highlands Ranch jogger in a 2015 hitand-run has been sentenced to one year in jail and four years of probation.

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halls you will be able to see what we saw in Dr. Fagen throughout the hiring process and be as excited as we are about the future of Humble ISD,” board member Keith Lapeze said.

Several parents in Humble, near Houston, protested Fagen’s hiring during the public comment portion of the meeting. A petition with 1,900 signatures from within the Humble district was presented to the board.

Guy Sconzo, retiring Humble superintendent, asked the community to give Fagen the same opportunity and fair chance they gave him when he came to Humble as an unknown commodity 15 years ago.

“I hope, I pray and I ask that you do the same for my successor,” he said.

Fagen was named the lone finalist for the superintendent position in Humble on May 24. Texas law requires a 21-day waiting period between when a lone finalist is named and a school board’s final approval.

“Should that vote be positive,” Fagen said at a special board meeting in Douglas Coun-

Markus Lide, 32, of Highlands Ranch, struck Tina Benner with his vehicle the morning of Sept. 29. Lide turned himself in about 36 hours after hitting the 49-year-old woman from Highlands Ranch.

Benner, who was reportedly training for a marathon, was found bleeding and lying on the side of the road near South University Boulevard and Crossland Way. She was in critical

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condition the night of the accident.

On June 10, District Judge Richard Caschette sentenced Lide to one year in jail for careless driving resulting in injury and four years probation for leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury, according to a news release from the 18th Judicial District.

“Mr. Lide struck and seriously injured the victim, who was jogging on

I think we have a good transition plan in place ... so the Douglas County School district can move forward in the best way it can for its staff and students.”

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ty on June 9, “then I would be submitting my resignation to Douglas County School District the next morning.”

The resignation will be effective the first week of July.

Humble is a school district of 39,000 students. Douglas County is Colorado’s thirdlargest district with about 67,000 students.

Steve Cook, Douglas County School District assistant superintendent for secondary education, will serve as acting superintendent until an interim is chosen. A permanent successor will likely not be selected until after the new school year has started in August. The board intends to conduct a national search.

At the June 9 special meeting, the Douglas County board voted 7-0 to waive a

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The expo kicked off Create Something Great, a district innovation think tank that brings together teachers with experts in education, industry and technology. The third annual four-day conference drew more than 500 educators from the state and country, said Paula Hans, the district’s public information officer.

Students convened in the cafeteria and presented their projects with poster boards and live demonstrations. They were split into two groups — elementary students followed by high school students. About 30 judges from businesses across Denver reviewed the projects and gave students constructive feedback.

Project topics included health, the environment, safety, lifestyle, technology and more.

“We recruited judges based on their area of expertise and their specialties,” Brown said.

Ron Bush, director of education for Challenger Learning Center in Colorado Springs, was an elementary-level judge. Bush develops and delivers STEM and aerospace programs to K-12 students at his school.

“I love when kids get to show their thought process in designing a project,” Bush said. “These kids were well-spoken and had some great answers.”

The innovation expo gave students a chance to present their passions.

Cassandra Smyth and Emily Harris, sixth-graders at Pine Line Elementary, showcased the blueprint of their Ongaku Watch. The contraption is a collaboration of a Fitbit and Apple watch. The girls described their invention as an “advanced step tracker for athletes, music gurus and night owls.”

The name means music in Japanese and signifies their inspiration for the project. Harris plays the guitar and Smyth plays the piano, saxophone and trumpet.

“We liked having the freedom to control our project,” Smyth said.

Approximately 500 guests, including DCSD teachers and staff, attended.

Jessica Craig, a third-grade teacher at Roxborough Intermediate School, had a group of students study the wildlife habitat of Sterling Ranch, a 3,400-acre development in northwest Douglas County. The group developed a set of guidelines that met National Wildlife Federation requirements.

“There’s a real-world piece to these projects — they have an impact on the community,” she said. “It’s a lot different than just completing a worksheet assignment.”

provision in state law that requires the superintendent to give 30 days’ notice before leaving the position.

“What this would do would be to allow Dr. Fagen to leave at the end of June,” school district attorney Rob Ross said.

During Fagen’s term in Douglas County, controversial measures such as pay-for-performance for teachers and a new evaluation system were enacted. In 2012, the school board severed its ties with the teachers’ union.

Since Fagen was announced as a finalist, controversy also has followed her to Texas.

Parents and teachers have held protests against her appointment. A change.org petition protesting her hiring had received more than 2,200 signatures online as of June

the sidewalk,” Jason Siers, senior chief deputy attorney, said in the release.

“Mr. Lide returned home, without notifying law enforcement of the crash, while the victim was injured and suffering on the side of road. This case should serve as a reminder that every motorist has a duty to drive responsibly and, if involved in a crash, immediately report it to law enforcement.”

10. Parents and community members in Douglas County also have posted dozens of anti-Fagen comments on the Humble school district’s Facebook page.

“She is as motivated to submit her official resignation as we are to accept it,” Douglas County Board of Education member David Ray said.

Board member Jim Geddes thanked Fagen for her time in the district.

“I want to thank Elizabeth Fagen for all of the great things she has done for this district and assembling such a fine administrative staff and really, truly, doing a lot to move education forward,” Geddes said.

Fagen said she has been working with Cook, Assistant Superintendent Ted Knight and Board of Education President Meghann Silverthorn on a transition plan.

“I think we have a good transition plan in place ...,” Fagen said, “so the Douglas County School district can move forward in the best way it can for its staff and students.”

Fagen thanked teachers and staff who have worked with her.

“I feel like we have done a lot of incredible things and created something great,” she said.” I have enjoyed every opportunity here and I look forward to what’s next and the opportunity ahead.”

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Performances range from bluegrass to jazz, and everything in between. Check out the schedule and buy tickets at www.lonetreeartscenter.org.

Friday, June 24, 8-10pm — Ultraphonic Jazz Orchestra, Big Band Jazz Saturday, July 9, 8-10pm — Kevin Fitzgerald, Comedian; inside on Main Stage Friday, July 15, 8-10pm — FACE, Acapella Vocal Rock Friday, July 29, 8-10pm — Mary Louise Lee Band, R&B and Soul

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They will talk about what they learned, how they grew as people, what wonderful ideas they have come upon as writers, readers, scientists, mathematicians, artists.

“It’s this idea of passage,” Judy says, of “moving on.”

Life’s journey, after all, could be defined as a series of passages: College graduation. First car. First job. Marriage.

First child.

This year, like her students, Judy, too, will be moving on. After 40 years of teaching, she is retiring.

It is, she says, “another part of my passage.”

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Principal Chad Burns tells this story to illustrate the essence of Judy’s teaching.

He’s at school on a Saturday, working. Judy and her husband, Joe, pull into the parking lot with a pickup truck filled with bags of mulch for the school garden, which Judy’s students have chosen as their service project for the year. They heap the bags onto the sidewalk near the playground.

“Where do you want me to take it?”

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“Oh, no,” Judy answers. The mulch stays here. “They’ll figure it out.”

The following Monday, before school starts, the second- and third-graders are marching across the playground in assembly-line formation, carrying the bags and dropping them in the garden.

“She gives the kids the right amount of support,” Burns says. “But even when you’re 8 years old, it’s OK — you’ll figure it out.”

When she retired June 3, Judy was the oldest — at 65 — and the most veteran staff member in terms of longevity — at 20 years — of the low-slung school tucked in a south Denver residential neighborhood.

She was a pioneering member of the pro-

gram, supported by five school districts — Littleton, Douglas County, Cherry Creek, Denver and Aurora — and the nonprofit Public Education and Business Coalition.

The curriculum is built on the principles of Outward Bound and teaches curriculum with multidisciplinary learning expeditions or in-depth field trips for areas of study. Students showcase what they’ve learned in unit-ending projects they present to the community.

Judy will tell you she has no patience for today’s focus on testing and evaluation metrics, of the loss of play as a daily part of learning, of the emphasis on singular standards rather than the “wholeness” of a child.

At the Expeditionary school, she found a place that let her do it her way, to instill a love for learning by letting kids be kids.

Those around her watched — and learned, too.

“Judy finds the balance in everything the educational landscape has demanded,” Burns says, as he lists the alphabet of standardized testing over the years — TCAP, CMAS, PARCC and more. “She taught students how to love learning first.

This love then manifested into a solid understanding of each content.”

And her kids have excelled.

Over the past five years, Burns says, more than 90 percent of her students have scored proficient or advanced in reading, for instance. The 2014 standardized test results put the statewide average for students who had met or exceeded grade-level expectations in reading at 72 percent.

A new high school math teacher painted one of Judy’s favorite sayings on a cabinet in his classroom: “Play is the engine that drives learning.”

But it all starts with a fundamental understanding that has nothing to do with academics.

“What a child needs first in their life, before they can do anything, is to know that someone cares,” Burns says. “That is the foundational fabric of Judy’s classroom … Every student knows, every day, no matter if it’s a bad day or a good day, that Judy loves and cares about them.”

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could learn without your teacher.”

“She’s smart,” says Landon. “She gets our energy out in the morning … stretch, play a game, then ready to learn.”

And then, from Tesla: “We’ll miss her. But she deserves to retire. She’s been working hard for a while.”

Judy isn’t sure what she’ll do next.

She would love to stay in education in some way — she feels like she still has so much more to give.

But something unexpected could surprise her.

“I told myself to keep open eyes, open ears, make sure I’m open to anything that comes along and feels good and right,” Judy says.

She doesn’t have a bucket list. She prefers to let things happen when they happen. She will just figure it out.

In the classroom, Judy’s crew — as the classes are called — has come back to the rug from their groups. The students have shared their feedback, offered advice and are ready for a playground break.

“I thought all of you did a great job of helping one another, listening, supporting,” Judy tells them as she looks around the energetic circle.

She’s proud of her kids, of the community they’ve built together.

The best advice she could give a new teacher? To create community, a place where kids feel safe and where they belong with each other.

“With 7- and 8-year-olds, it’s an everyday piece … that character piece,” Judy says.

“If you didn’t have that — a strong crew — they’re not learning or they’re always in conflict or there’s always something going on. The actual teaching of content comes after you’ve established a safe community.”

The students know Judy won’t be back next year. The reasons they give for missing her reflect — in their simplicity — unwitting insights into good teaching.

“I’m sad,” Tim says. “She was like a RMSEL legend, and she takes us on really, really fun camping trips. … She treats students like students, and doesn’t just do it for them.”

“She’s really nice,” Tesla says. “And she teaches us really good stuff.”

Dawson: “She made us be kind, then she would help us a lot in math.”

Ainsley: “She teaches things that are actually important instead of studying something that isn’t that important and you

• • • On the last day of classes, Judy sends her students off with a simple, cheerful directive: “Have a fantastic summer!”

That means no academics allowed.

Read a book, she suggests.

Lie in the grass and watch the clouds.

Fly a kite.

Make sure you find someone you can help.

Find something you’ve never done before — challenge yourself.

She doesn’t worry, though.

Like her, she knows they’ll figure it out.

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Commuters are invited to leave their cars at home and pedal their way to and from the office as part of Bike to Work Day on June 22. Those who ride through Highlands Ranch, Castle Rock or Parker can enjoy a free breakfast and bike tuneup between the hours of 6:30 and 9 a.m. Bike Home stations will be set up throughout the County from 3:30-6 p.m. Visit www. biketoworkday.us for more information, the exact locations of the breakfast, water and tuning stations or to register.

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June 16, 2016

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If it’s going to be, it’s up to me Over the Memorial Day weekend, as I was visiting family and friends out in Montauk, New York, we stopped by the local grocery store to pick up some things for the weekend picnic and barbecue. It was a perfect beach day, the weather was phenomenal and the morning sun was already melting away the remnants of spring.

As expected, the grocery store was packed with other people who had made the trek out to the easternmost tip of Long Island for the weekend. As we maneuvered through the mayhem and crowd while maneuvering our cart to avoid other shoppers, children, and display cases, I couldn’t help but overhear a conversation between a bread vendor and a local regular customer.

The customer and the vendor were discussing how busy the store was and how it was just the beginning of the summer season. And the vendor, with a big smile of genuine gratitude and appreciation on his face, looked at the customer and said, “We wait for this all year don’t we?”

This was the time of the year when local businesses make their money. Tourists pour into town from Memorial Day through Labor Day and the shops, restaurants, bars, and area attractions wait all year to capitalize on this season. It’s kind of like our ski towns

here in Colorado, although many of the ski areas and towns are also awesome in the summertime as well — some may argue even better than the winter.

I couldn’t help but think about the vendor’s comment, “We wait for this all year, don’t we?” And I Michael Norton wondered if there was something I wait for WINNING all year too. Is there a WORDS season that I wait for?

Is there an event I wait for? Is there a person I am waiting for? And if I am waiting, why am I waiting? Shouldn’t I be doing something to maximize my potential or pursue other opportunities, challenges or adventures while I am waiting?

When it comes to certain things I can be extremely patient. However, when it comes to waiting for something else to happen in order for me to achieve success or accomplish a task, I am not very patient at all. By putting my success in the hands of another person, a season or event, I am leaving my

success to chance rather than being the driver and force that determines whether I succeed or fail. And as that old saying goes, “If it’s to be, it’s up to me.”

And with an attitude of “If it’s to be, it’s up to me,” we can hold ourselves accountable for taking the actions necessary to control our own success and destiny instead of waiting for and maybe even blaming outside sources or influences when we miss out on an opportunity. The time to pursue our goals and dreams is now. Not after the summer, not after the kids go back to school, not after the election, not after the holidays, not just at the New Year, but now and I mean right now.

So what are you waiting for? If it was a nudge, I hope this was it. If it was something more I would love to hear all about it or help you set a path toward achieving your goals and dreams. You can email me at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we live life with an attitude of “If it’s to be, it’s up to me” it really will be a better than good week.

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

Avoiding raindrops in stormy political season Wake me up when it’s all over.

But it never will be over, will it?

I promised I wouldn’t write about the election again.

I lied.

The day after the election, the loser’s party will start carping about something that the winner said the night before.

The carping may begin, but it will be no match for what is going on now.

I went to my doctor and said, “Doc, it hurts when I hit my head with a hammer.”

And he said, “Stop hitting your head with a hammer. That will be $500. Pay on your way out.”

The daily news is hitting my head with a hammer.

I am spending far too much time with a man named Wolf.

But I like the Wolf Man. He has absolutely no sense of humor, but he gets the job done without waving his hands all around or punching the air.

The candidates wave their arms around and punch the air.

Maybe you saw or heard that Wolf confused “Purple Rain” with “Purple Haze” when Prince died.

Something’s happening here.

The sitting president is looking a little better and better every day.

And you know why?

It’s because of what the sequel is going to look like.

Craig Marshall Smith

QUIET DESPERATION

It will either be bombastic or competent but bland.

One way or another, my life won’t change very much.

It never does, really.

Friends of mine were going to move to Canada if Reagan was elected.

Others were going to move to Canada if Clinton or Obama was elected.

A lot of people were affected dur-

ing those presidencies.

I wasn’t.

Oh, affirmative action may have limited my job mobility.

But I retired in a college town in Colorado, didn’t I? Not a college town in North Carolina, or worse, Mississippi.

I know I would have befriended good people back there — down there — and I probably could have found a good dachshund.

But Colorado never embarrasses me.

And that’s saying something.

Hickenlooper is our best governor since Lamm.

Hickenlooper has a book out. “The Opposite of Woe: My Life in Beer and Politics.”

The title on the cover was handwritten.

I think it’s a reflection of Hickenlooper’s approach to things.

Thoreau said, “Simplify, simplify.”

Some (former) governors are in prison, or were disgraced in office.

Not this guy.

And no one is bashing him because he married a woman who is 26 years younger than he is.

If you fall in love, you fall in love, unless it’s your 13-year-old first cousin once removed.

Jerry Lee Lewis will be 81 in September.

I don’t even know what a once removed cousin is, but it sounds like a punch line.

I sure wanted to remove one of my cousins.

He was slurring his polysyllables at a family reunion.

He told my sister that he was a magician.

“Look,” he said. “I can make my lap disappear.”

He stood up. That was it.

The conventions are around the corner.

I can’t watch yahoos in red, white and blue stovepipe hats yapping it up.

I’ll just play catch-up with the Wolf Man. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Time for Reynolds, Silverthorn to go It has been more than three months since school board president Meghann Silverthorn and vice president Judith Reynolds met with Ponderosa sophomore Grace Davis. They used intimidating tactics and misstatements trying to convince her to cancel the protest she had planned to bring attention to the teacher turnover problem in our school district. I have listened to the recording and attended the school board meeting where she bravely stood up and articulated how she felt bullied and intimidated and then asked for the resignations of Silverthorn and Reynolds.

General public comment is again being restricted, and both directors Silverthorn and Reynolds have demonstrated repeatedly that they cannot properly follow Robert’s Rules of order and lead a public meeting. Director Reynolds even had the audacity to attend Ponderosa’s graduation ceremony, which Ms. Davis attended, as an official representative of the school board even after hundreds of par-

ents requested she stay away so that the focus of the day could be on the graduates and their achievements.

I stand with Grace and demand the immediate resignation of directors Silverthorn and Reynolds. I stand with Grace and the hundreds of community members who have sent emails to all board members requesting the resignations. I stand with the Girl Scouts and their swift action causing director Reynolds to resign from the Girl Scouts. I stand with the thousands of citizens of Douglas County who have voted to restore our school district.

Silverthorn and Reynolds have lost all moral authority to be sitting up on the dais. It is time for both to stand up for what is right and step down.

Patricia Crowley Lone Tree A good chance for positive change Both Dr. Elizabeth Fagen’s recent selection as the sole finalist for superintendent in

Humble, Texas, and the most recent school board election give the Douglas County School District an exciting opportunity to make the impactful changes our community so desperately craves.

The search for a new superintendent will allow us to fully refocus our organization’s priorities and energies on kids and their educational needs. To meet that goal, it is imperative that we identify an experienced, skilled, relational leader with a heart for kids and their education. In order to restore much needed trust, this leader must be eager to listen to the community, be able to empower and support our professional staff, and be willing to set aside any questionable district initiative until we have a thorough understanding of what our community wants from its public school district.

Wendy Vogel District A director, Douglas County School Board Letters continues on Page 11

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New cycle mandates changes in portfolio Nobody wants to be left behind. Everyone wants their investments to grow.

However, current market conditions are tricky and consistent results from traditional allocations are long gone. Investors will need to be nimble to stay ahead or their accounts may fall behind.

Investment strategies Patricia Kummer designed during monFINANCIAL etary easing are due for STRATEan overhaul. Things are different now. The Federal Reserve Board is moving toward higher interest rates designed to tighten the money supply. Asset classes that performed well during Quantitative Easing will not likely hold up as well when the Fed raises rates, pushing down potential growth. Hence the beginning of the new monetary cycle warrants a portfolio update.

Send volunteer opportunities to hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.com Ongoing 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Domestic Violence Program Provides information and support to crime victims Need: Victim Adocates interact with and support victims of domestic violence.

They also provide resource referrals and explain processes to victims.

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

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

Angel Heart Project Delivers meals to men, women and children with life-threatening illnesses Need: Volunteers willing to deliver meals to clients in the South Denver area.

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

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

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Vote Barnard for state House As a Highlands Ranch Republican, I was dismayed and angered to receive a mailer from a candidate for state House of Representatives that unfairly attacks his opponent, Republican Cindy Barnard. The mailer includes false accusations and paints her as not being a “good” Republican.

I am honored to cast my vote for Cindy Barnard for state House of Representatives District 43. Cindy is a lifelong Republican who supports conservative ideals such as financial responsibility, transparency in government and protecting individual rights, including Second Amendment rights. She is dedicated to representing the people of Highlands Ranch and not special interest groups, and she is putting her money where her mouth is by not accepting donations from any special interest group, union or PAC. Many of us complain about negative advertising in politics, and it’s disappointing to see it happen again in a community primary race like this one. One of the reasons Cindy is running for office is because politics as usual is an ugly business and she wants to change that. Cindy has fought for our children and schools, and she will fight for and represent the people of Highlands Ranch with honesty and integrity.

Many investors are frustrated that returns have been stagnant after a down year in 2015. We got spoiled when the Feds were fueling the economy with free money that was pushing markets higher without sustainable economic growth. We are paying for that now and the outlook is rather cloudy. Therefore, portfolio changes may be in order to keep ahead of future inflation and earn something north of a bank account without too much risk. That is a great recipe, but needs ingredients hard to come by.

Since historical returns are not a predictor of future results, it is hard to evaluate what investments will do well going forward. The world has changed and what worked in the past may have a very different outcome now.

Those willing to take a long view and add a bit more risk can find some exciting opportunities. But it is likely not for the faint of heart.

Funds for short-term goals may need to hang out in cash and money markets for a while, as markets adjusting to rising rates could be volatile. Other concerns are that slow growth, shrinking world economies and presidential elections add uncertainty making market outlooks unpredictable.

Review your portfolio and determine if the amount of risk that may be creeping higher is still appropriate for you. Low interest rates and low stock market returns have forced some investors to seek higher returns, which often incur substantial risk.

Determine what your time frame is for each goal. Select short-term, low volatility investments for any funds needed in less than three years. Then you can gradually add balanced, value and dividend growth investments for the three- to seven-year goals. This allows your longest-term goals to carry the highest potential returns. Risk is often mitigated over longer periods of time of 10 years or more. This is also the

time period you need to be more concerned about loss of purchasing power due to inflation, rather than short-term performance.

Meet with your advisor to discuss a more active or dynamic approach to taking advantage of adjustments that occur in prices when markets are miscalculated.

Long-term core strategies should remain for the bulk of your assets, but additional exposure to certain asset classes that benefit from moving markets may help give your accounts a fresh start.

Animal Rescue of the Rockies Provides foster care for death-row shelter dogs and cats throughout Colorado Need: Foster families for animals on lists to be euthanized Contact: www.animalrescueoftherockies.org.

Court Appointed Special Advocates Works with abused and neglected children in Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties Need: Advocates for children, to get to know, speak up for and ensure their best interests in court Contact: 303-695-1882 or www.adv4children.org.

training session; bilingual skills welcome Contact: Jeneen Klippel-Worden, 303343-1856 or jkworden@gatewayshelter. com

Arapahoe County Need: Volunteers to help seniors, teens, youth and more in a variety of capacities.

Contact: 303-738-7938 ASSE International Student Exchange Program Organizes student exchange programs Need: Local host families to provide homes for boys and girls age 15-18 from a variety of coutries.

Contact: Cathy Hintz, 406-488-8325 or 800-733-2773 Castle Rock Senior Activity Center Provides services to local seniors Need: Volunteer drivers to take seniors to appointments, the grocery store, pharmacies and more.

Contact: Steph Schroeder, 303-6889498 Colorado Humane Society Handles animal abuse and neglect cases Need: Volunteers to care for pregnant cats, dogs and their litters, as well as homes for cats and dogs that require socializing or that are recovering from surgery or injuries.

Contact: Teresa Broaddus, 303-9613925

If you are a Republican in Highlands Ranch House District 43, please vote for Cindy Barnard in the Republican Party primary.

Greg Burcham Highlands Ranch Barnard the right choice I would like to take this opportunity to endorse the candidacy of Cindy Barnard to be the next representative to the state House of Representatives, District 43, for Highlands Ranch.

Cindy has proven many times over, that she is the best person to represent the interests of Highlands Ranch. She is a woman of integrity, a strong supporter of public education, who has been willing to put her name and finances behind what she believes in. She is a lifelong Republican and expounds conservative values, but is not hindered by blinders and earplugs when it comes to considering all aspects of an issue.

Cindy believes in a strict view of the Constitution, with emphasis on the First and Second amendments. She is smart, intelligent, well-educated and won’t be one who is led around by the nose in the Legislature. She will be a reliable conservative vote, but will not be a shrinking violet with nothing to say. I would encourage everyone to take a serious look at the candidates and determine who can best represent the citizens of Highlands Ranch in the Legislature.

I will be voting for Cindy Barnard!

Rick Murray Highlands Ranch

Gateway Battered Women’s Shelter Serves victims of family violence in Aurora and Arapahoe County Need: Volunteers help with crisis-line management, children’s services, legal advocacy, community education and other shelter services.

Donations: Also accepts used cell phones (younger than 4 years) to give to victims. Mail to Gateway at P.O. Box 914, Aurora, CO 80040, or drop them off at Neighborly Thrift Store, 3360 S. Broadway, Englewood Requirements: Must attend a 26-hour

Patricia Kummer has been an independent Certified Financial Planner for 29 years and is president of Kummer Financial Strategies Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor in Highlands Ranch. Kummer Financial is a six-year 5280 Top Advisor.

Please visit www.kummerfinancial.com for more information or call the economic hotline at 303-683-5800. Any material discussed is meant for informational purposes only and not a substitute for individual advice.

Girl Scouts of Colorado Youth organization for girls Need: Troop leaders, office support, administrative help and more Age requirement: Men and women, 18 and older Contact: www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org, inquiry@gscolorado.org or 1-877-4045708 Habitat ReStore Nonprofit home improvement stores and donation centers Need: Volunteers for Wheat Ridge, Denver or Littleton Habitat ReStores, helping with the cash register, dock and warehouse floor Contact: 303-996-5468, email Alice Goble at Alice@habitatmetrodenver.org

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Vaughn Cole Vaughn Cole, (85), former owner of Littleton Cleaners and Littleton City Council Member went to be with the Lord on March 10, 2016.

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Cowboy Landon Mecham looks down from the chutes at 939 Ridiculousness, his draw for the saddle bronc ride at the Elizabeth Stampede on June 4. Mecham and fellow cowboy Chase Bennett drove eight hours from Utah to ride in the eight-second event. Photos

by Rick Gustafson

The horse is anticipating just as you are. The older they get, the more aware they are of what they’re about to do. ” — Landon Mecham, Rodeo cowboy

Crucial 8 seconds Long day on road is part of routine for Utah cowboy

By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media

UPCOMING RODEOS IN COLORADO

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odeo cowboys Landon Mecham and Chase Bennett roll out of Salt Lake City a little after 8 a.m., eight-plus hours on the road ahead of them.

Their route through the heart of the Rockies will land them in the rolling hills of Colorado’s eastern plains for the June 4 evening performance of the Elizabeth Stampede and Rodeo.

That’s 16 hours of travel for half that number of seconds on the back of a saddle bronc named 939 Ridiculousness, and a payday ranging from zero to $1,272.

At 30 years old, Mecham is in the prime of his rodeo career. And the Elizabeth Stampede is one of about 20 rodeos he will enter in June.

“Traveling on the circuit, it’s a lot of long hours driving, a lot of time, late nights,” Mecham said. “It’s a lot of fun being on the road with good friends.”

Mecham and Bennett, among the thousands of cowboys who hope to compete on the rodeo circuit each year, are ingrained in a way of life that has them loving the dirt and hurt that inevitably comes with the job, always dreaming of the big wins that make the journey worth it.

To prepare for his ride at the Elizabeth Stampede, Mecham sits in his saddle on the floor of the competitors’ tent, toes in the stirrups, legs extended, his left hand grasping the

RODEO TERMS

Greeley Stampede, Greeley: June 23- July 4 Cowboys’ Roundup Days, Steamboat Springs: July 1-4 Douglas County Fair and Rodeo, Castle Rock: July 30-Aug. 7 Colorado State Fair, Pueblo: Aug. 26-Sept. 5

Bucking horse 939 Ridiculousness goes vertical. Landon Mecham’s score of 77.5 earned him a tie for a fourth place over all at the Elizabeth Stampede the first weekend in June. hack rein attached to a heavy-duty halter lying between his feet. Eyes closed, he rocks back in the saddle.

“You just go through your routine every time,” he said. “Everybody’s different. Some guys need to get pumped up; some guys like to stay more relaxed. You find where you

the animal a head start

Here is a quick run-down of some of the terms used in the rodeo world:

Bronc rein (hack rein) — a thick, single rein (rope) attached to the saddle bronc’s halter

Added money — purse money added to entry fees by the rodeo committee

Chute — the pen holding a bull or bronc where the rider mounts for his ride

Barrier (calf roping) — a rope stretched across the front of the box from which the roper or steer wrestler’s horse emerges; the rope is attached to the steer or calf giving

Dally (team roping) — a turn at the end of the rope around the saddle horn after the animal is caught Header (team roping) — the rider who ropes the front of the steer

perform your best and just try and get there every time.”

Outside the tent, steer wrestling has ended. Country music fills the arena, and the crowd packing the grandstand cheers for rodeo clown J.W. Winklepleck’s giveaway of a pair of Justin boots. Images of dancing

Heeler (team roping) — the rider who ropes the steer by its hind feet after the header turns the steer Hazer (steer wrestling/bulldogging) — a cowboy who rides beside a steer on the opposite side of the steer wrestler to keep the steer running straight and close to the contestant’s horse Pickup man — a mounted cowboy who helps the rider off a bronc when the ride is completed, removes the flank strap from the bronc, and leads

spectators competing for the boots flash across the Jumbotron until the camera zooms in on the winner, a gyrating woman in a fuchsia T-shirt. The time has come for Mecham to make his way to the chutes, the pen holding the bronc called 939 Ridiculousness that he will ride.

“It’s pretty well routine if everything goes right,” Mecham said. “You sit down in there; the horse doesn’t give you no fits. You don’t want to be in the chute any longer than you have to. The horse is anticipating just as you are. The older they get, the more aware they are of what they’re about to do.”

Mecham began his rodeo career as a way of life, growing up around rodeos, rodeo cowboys and ranch hands.

it out of the arena Re-ride — a second ride that may be granted by the judges if the rider is “fouled” on the chutes or if the horse fails to buck hard enough to give the rider a fair chance Rank — a bull or bronc that is difficult to ride Rowel — a circular, notched portion of a spur; in bareback and saddle bronc competitions, rowels are dull and loose to roll over the horse’s hide; bull-riding rowels are dull and

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loosely locked to help the bull rider stay on Score — the length of the head start given to the steer or calf in timed events Slack — competitors who draw “slack” ride either late at night or early in the morning; a reflection of a limited number of slots during a rodeo performance, not a reflection of a rider’s ability or ranking Sources: Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Cowboy Way

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Outdoor painters keep things fresh “Front Range Back Alley,” an oil painting

by Tim Peterson, won first place in the Plein Air Paint Out exhibit at the Depot Art Gallery. Photo courtesy of Peggy Dietz

Plein air event stretches across two-day period

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@coloradocommunitymedia.com For two sunny days, June 2 and 3, painters spread out through Littleton with easels, watercolor paint boxes, pastels, acrylics and oil paints to record what they saw in one or more particular spots in Littleton on those days.

They focused on streetscapes, gardens, landscapes, historic buildings, the Littleton Museum grounds — and even an alley, which won first place.

On the night of June 2, painters gathered at Littleton First Presbyterian Church to have a barbecue dinner and to get acquainted with the show’s juror, Carl Judson.

Judson is a painter, teacher and author who runs a store catering to plein air artists called Judson’s Art Outfitters in LaPorte, Colorado. It carries every sort of equipment and paint available for the growing number of painters who want to work out of doors. He arrived in Littleton in his van marked “Guerilla Painter,” a complete shop on wheels.

He talked to the assembled painters about his favorite book on painting — Winston Churchill’s “Painting as a Pastime” — and said he prefers “Why Paint?” books to “How To.” He gave a fast history of plein air painting that goes back 500 years and has a wide spectrum — starting with Da Vinci and French painter Claude Lorraine, who mixed his colors out of doors at sunup and painted spectacular sunrises and sunsets.

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Landon Mecham of Tropic, Utah, shows off the type of boots he and other saddle bronc riders wear during competitions. Photo by Rick Gustafson

He began mutton bustin’ (sheep riding) as a boy and progressed to calves. Following a short stint of riding bulls in high school, he found his niche riding saddle broncs.

“Tropic, Utah, is where I’m from,” he said. “My parents did rodeo. My dad was a team roper.

He rode bulls in his younger years, and then he was a pickup man. My mom was a rodeo secretary in Utah at amateur rodeos.”

Like Mecham, 8-year-old Boedy Lambert of Wiggins, Colorado, is growing up in the rodeo culture. His father, Ricky Lambert, travels the circuit as a tie-down roper and brought his son to the Stampede in Elizabeth the first week in June.

Boedy has been competing as a breakaway roper since age 5 and plans to start riding bulls next summer.

“I’m going to do miniature

The slide he showed of a 1649 painting just glowed.

The real father of plein air painting was Vallenciennes (1749), who painted the same subject at different times of day, in different seasons. (This was before squeezable tubes of paint were invented.)

The Age of Enlightenment meant people looked at how things really worked and artists began to doubt the need for perspective. Serrusier, Vuillard and Whistler were rebels. Judson continued with slides as examples, on into abstract painters, foliage painters and those who were interested in architecture — and everything else in the world around them.

On June 3, painters brought in finished work to Littleton’s Depot Art Gallery in the afternoon and Judson named four winners and five honorable mentions.

Remarkably, framed paintings were on the walls by 5 p.m. and First Friday viewers began to arrive.

• First place: Tim Peterson’s striking, strong watercolor, “Front Range Back Alley.”

• Second place: Bob Spille’s oil painting, “Before the Court Convenes,” a view of the historic Littleton Courthouse on Littleton Boulevard.

• Third place: Harold Deist’s soft oil painting “Garage in Shadow.”

• Guerilla Painter Award of Excellence: Betsy Buckner’s pastel, “Monastery Madness.”

• Honorable mentions went to Rita Bhasin, Lucy Strupp, Shirley Bales, Clare Scott and Robert Ellert.

Unfortunately the show is over before press time. Since the response was so enthusiastic, I’m certain the event will be repeated in 2017.

bulls at the Circle A Rodeo next year,” he said from the back of his horse.

At the north end of the arena, Mecham calls for the start of his saddle bronc ride with a nod of his head. The gateman opens the Medved Auto chute door and 939 Ridiculousness bucks and takes a stutter step, jumping vertically with his head down. The change in direction briefly knocks Mecham out of rhythm.

Mecham squares his body and keeps his feet moving and 939 Ridiculousness bucks steadily throughout the remaining six seconds of the ride. When the buzzer sounds, the pickup man rides in and helps Mecham from the horse.

“The eight seconds … is like a sprint, it’s like a 100-yard sprint is what I would compare it to,” Mecham said. “When you’re first learning, there is quite a bit of adrenaline factor there and a lot of times it’s hard to keep it all gathered mentally. The more you do it, the more you’re able to stay controlled.”

Two judges score Mecham’s

ride, evaluating both horse and rider from one to 25 for a combined 100 possible points.

“There’s an expression, you always try to be 90, because that’s pretty much a winning score,” Mecham said. “One hundred would be perfect, in a perfect world — that’s kind of impossible. There’s always going to be a flaw somewhere in something. To be in the 90s is where you strive to be every time.”

Mecham’s ride earns him 77.5, enough to put him in a tie for fourth place out of the 36 saddle bronc riders who competed in the Stampede over the weekend.

His traveling partner Chase Bennett’s score of 82 earns him third place.

The following week, Mecham and Bennett travel to rodeos in Idaho, Utah and back to Colorado for the Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo in Cortez.

Mecham’s paycheck for the night totals $366. And when asked if it is worth it, he said: “Definitely, I don’t know what I’d rather be doing if I wasn’t doing this.”

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June 16, 2016

Locals bring talent, excitement to fifth annual Denver Comic Con

By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com

In the realm of nerd, one can always go a little deeper.

And for area self-proclaimed nerds and fans of the pop culture phenomenon, that’s where the Denver Comic Con comes in.

“We’re putting on a show that we’d want to attend,” said Christina Angel, director of Denver Comic Con. “That’s one of the beautiful things about maintaining an independent con. We’re unique in the landscape of cons, reflecting Denver’s pop culture interests, but we’re also different each year with new themes and

focus.”

Beginning Friday, June 17, local fans, artists, cosplayers, game designers and authors will descend upon the fifth annual Denver Comic Con, a convention focused on the popular culture of comic book, graphic novel, science fiction, fantasy and animé worlds. Founded by Pop Culture Classroom, a charitable organization that uses comic book media to promote student literacy, it also offers specific programs, panels, vendors and artists, along with celebrity photo ops and signings.

A big part of the fun is cosplaying, where fans dress up in elaborately designed, often handmade, costumes of their favorite characters.

Last year, more than 100,000 people attended the Denver convention, making it one of the fastest-growing in the country. This year’s convention runs through Sunday, June 19, at the Colo-

rado Convention Center.

But the con’s not-so-secret mission is education.

“The coolest thing about this year’s con is the same thing that is cool about it every year,” Angel said. “PCC (Pop Culture Classroom) is in the Colorado community year-round, engaging kids in literacy and education through its programs that use comics and pop culture in the classroom.”

Proceeds from the Comic Con pay for staffing, supplies and infrastructure of the program, which is offered for free to schools.

For area educators, such as Elle Skelton, who teaches seventh-grade English at Pinnacle Charter School in Federal Heights, the con is an amusing and educational experience.

“Most people don’t realize the people who put on the Comic Con have a big focus on education,” she said. “I’m go-

ing there to find ways to incorporate pop culture and comic books into my classroom and using them for literature purposes.”

The con’s educational mission, said Arvada fan Robin Melberg, is one she accepts with her whole heart.

“It’s the only nonprofit con and it all goes to kid’s literacy and reading,” she said. “It makes you feel so good.”

From video game design to meeting the godfather of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee, and everything imaginable in between, fans will be immersed in an overwhelming sea of nerd, one many local con-goers say is the place to be.

“Comic Con is a way to embrace different personalities,” said Katie Hartkopp, a Wheat Ridge author and fan of nerdy things. “It’s a chance to say it’s OK to be whoever you want … it’s a group celebration of individuality.”

CON-GOERS OPEN UP Name: Zac Skellington Conley

Night-time Monsters” by Jason M. Adams, which I illustrated.

I’m not a big convention goer, but I love the artist collaboration and the Superpower: I’m Batexposure my work gets at cons like man this. I’ve shown at Denver all five Guild info: SkellOArt years, and was at San Diego and Long is my business, Sisters Beach’s cons before that. At this year’s of Mercy Monster Denver Comic Con, our booth will Carnival is my comic, and I’m part feature 10 different people showof 5280Geek, a network casing their work. From of artists, designers, elegant Japanese brush Meet a few of professional and selfpaintings and photograDenver Comic proclaimed “geeks.” phy, to illustrations, jewCon fans and find elry and signing cosplayout why they love Origin Story: I do a little ers up for the Colorado the genre. For bit of everything, and this Cosplay Registry, we’ve the non-initiated, year, that’s exactly what got it all — and the best “Superpower” reour booth, No. 615, will part is — it’s a fundraiser. fers to the power be too. you’d have if you We’re raising money for For the past 20 years I’ve could, “Guild Cap for Kids, a Colorado been a professional artinfo” means nonprofit that sends ist, selling my sketches, profession and superheroes to children paintings, sculptures, “Origin Story” is a in area hospitals. photographs, illustraperson’s bio. tions, toys and tattoo If there’s a cosplayer at designs. I also was the art the Con, I want them to director for several nacome to this booth. They’ll be able to tional campaigns, including “Coyote register on the cosplayer registry and Ugly.” My most current projects are support Cap for Kids, which is seeka 60-foot 3D mural at the Wizard’s ing cosplayers to join their ranks of Chest in Denver with two dragons, visiting superheroes. I’m trying to get some baby dragons and a couple of all the cosplayers I can to come and knights guarding the stairwell and donate the change in their pockets to launching the children’s book, “The this charity.

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Name: Kristian Yeager

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Age: 25

Origin story: My entire life has revolved around comic books, really since I can remember.

Superpower: Poison Ivy’s, only because when it comes down to it, she can make anything grow out of dead soil. So I would never go hungry and could survive anything that is thrown my way.

Name: Nathan Trujillo Age: 29 Superpower: Magneto’s power Guild info: Crafty ConGoer Origin story: I’ve been attending all sorts of SciFi, Fantasy and Comic Cons for years, it’s really cool. So five years ago, when Comic Con first came to Denver, there was no question, we had to go.

I love Wonder Woman, Batman, Spider-Man and X-Men, so it’s really cool to go, see the art and the costumes. I love watching cosplayers and seeing all the intricacies of their costumes. A lot of time and artwork goes into those.

I also love the celebrities. We’ve

Originally I hail from Thornton, but now claim Wheat Ridge as my domain. For me it’s always an interesting and fun experience. I design and make props and costumes — usually two a year — for friends and various cosplayers who attend the con. And at my first con, I was walking around with an Iron Man helmet and this guy, Colin Ferguson, who played in “Firefly,” came up to me — hopped up on energy — and asked to see my helmet. He tried it on and began posing

been going to the con since it started and meeting all the celebrities has been awesome.

We’ve met George Takei, the original Batman voice actor, Kevin Conroy, and the original “Darkwing Duck” voice actor, Jim Cummings, among many others.

While I don’t dress up, I love taking pictures of and with cosplayers and celebrities. To me, it’s a great environment — it’s a giant family.

with it in pictures.

Ever since then, I’ve had several of my pieces sold or on display at the Con. I even sold a Thor Hammer to Lou Ferrigno, aka “The Hulk.” Later he came to the Con and we chatted for quite a long time about it. It was awesome.

This year I’m most looking forward to seeing Stan Lee. I have stuff signed by him, but nothing that I made, and it would be cool to have something that I made signed by him.

COMIC CON FAMILY

Name: The Melberg Family, Mitch, Robin, Zoey and Leia Ages: 34, 34, 11 and 7

Superpowers: Mitch — Super strength, there’s nothing that beats throwing cars at people.

Robin — Oh I’d be Rogue — you can take other things, just borrow powers.

Zoey — The four elements. It’s cool to have fire and water powers and also air. Just cool to control the elements.

Leia — I’d be invisible, so I can sneak up on my sister and scare her.

Guild info: House of Alter Egos Origin story: We meet our hero family, The Melbergs, in a local beverage establishment just three short years after they moved here from North Dakota where, well, nerd culture wasn’t really a big thing.

The patriarch hailed from the local town of Arvada, Colorado, where he now resides with his personal hero, Robin, and their two heroes in training — daughters Zoey and Leia. Just like their parents, the two heroesin-training now have a passion for science fiction, fantasy and comic book characters.

Each spring, the family dons a different set of costumes for each of the three days of the Denver Comic Con. Once in disguise the family ventures upon the convention to show the world their creative mastery.

From “Ghostbusters” and “Star Wars”’ Hans Solo to Princess Bubblegum and Honey Lemon from Disney’s “Big Hero 6,” the family dashes into the costumed culture around them, seeking out fellow characters, and of course, heroes in disguise.

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2016 Denver Comic Con Star Wars day costumes - (From LEFT TO RIGHT: Mitch, Zoe, Robin and Leia)

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June 16, 2016

Highlands Ranch festival is rich in arts, music

Last weekend in June will bring fun times to Civic Green Park Staff report Sousa, patriotic, jazz, swing, show tunes, movie music and classics — music will play for two days straight through the 11th Annual Highlands Ranch Concert Band’s Music Arts Festival on the weekend of June 25-26.

Staged at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch, the event includes artists, crafters and food vendors. The festival offers two days of free entertainment for families-and run-around space for kids while parents enjoy a concert.

Bands from across the metro area will perform. The schedule is: June 25 11-11:45 a.m. — The Original Cowboy Band 12-12:45 p.m. — Thornton Community Band 1-1:45 p.m. — Denver Concert Band 2-2:45 p.m. — Bob’s Big Band 3-3:45 p.m. — Blue 88s 4-4:45 p.m. — Rootin’ Tootin’ Dixieland Band 5-5:45 p.m. — Flatirons Jazz Orchestra 6-6:45 p.m. — Swing Shift (Highlands Ranch Concert Band’s big band) June 26 11-11:45 a.m. — Golden Eagle Band

12-12:45 p.m. — High Plains Stompers 1-1:45 p.m. — Mile High Big Band 2-2:45 p.m. — Over the Hill Band 3-3:45 p.m. — John Philip Sousa Band 4-4:45 p.m. — VFW of Colorado Band 5-5:45 p.m. — Highlands Ranch Concert Band The Festival Marketplace will offer an assortment of items for sale by food vendors, artists and crafters.

The Highlands Ranch Concert Band is an organization of volunteer professional, amateur and high school musicians who provide free concerts throughout the year. For information on joining, see hrconcertband. org or contact Kelley at 303-6834102.

The Highlands Ranch Concert Band played in an art and music festival in 2013—and sponsored the event, as it will in 2016 on June 25 and 26.

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June 16, 2016

Annual muster fires up crowd Littleton event includes parade and firefighting demonstrations

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Volunteers John Borrratt, left, and Bruce Stanbaugh help 4-year-old Daniel Minjurez control the fire hose to put out a make-believe fire.

The chance for children to handle a fire hose was among a number of activities available during the June 11 Fire Truck Muster at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton. Photos by Tom Munds

Jacob Ryan, 2, sports a firefighter helmet and blows bubbles to greet the equipment taking part in the June 11 Fire Truck Muster parade. The parade and muster of antique and state-of-the-art equipment is an annual event.

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Spectators lined the sidewalk to watch the Fire Truck Muster Parade that rolled down Main Street in Littleton with red lights flashing and sirens wailing.

The Littleton Fire Department’s 1914 truck led the June 11 parade of antique and state-ofthe-art equipment in the event sponsored by Schomp Automotive and the Mile High Hook and Ladder antique fire truck club.

Sarah Porter was visiting friends in Littleton, heard the sirens and came to see what was going on.

“This is a nice event. I just learned about the display down the street,” the Kansas resident said. “I am headed back to the house to get the kids and go to the event because all of them like fire trucks — and so do I.” The parade ended at Arapahoe Community College for the “muster” where spectators could catch a ride on a fire truck or get a close look at emergency equipment from a variety of eras.

This was Sean Butler’s third year attending the muster.

“The family, particularly the kids, like the event because there is so much to see and do,” the Parker resident said. “My two boys are over there running through the water. They are laughing and splashing around, so I would guess they are keeping cool and having a good time.”

Because of a scheduling conflict, this year’s muster had to be moved one week earlier in June, which resulted in a smaller turnout. Apparently, the change in date resulted in 15 trucks being unable to participate, organizers said.

Still, there was a big crowd and plans are being made for the muster to be held again next year.

Douglas County art lovers will be seeing results of the 2016 Art Encounters program appearing at public venues throughout the county.

Among the Sonya Ellingboe first is “TouchSONYA’S ing Sound,” an interacSAMPLER tive sculpture

by Maureen Hearty, installed at the James H. Larue Library in Highlands Ranch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd. Sculpted aluminum pipes with different tones, based on diameter and length, invite the viewer to create a sound picture. Hearty also has an exhibit of her work at Hudson Gardens this summer. (Admission is free.) `52’ gets underway Highlands Ranch sculptor Shohini Ghosh opens an exhibit of her work at Littleton Museum on June 24, the result of a commitment to create one new piece a week for one year, in the style of “Au premier coup,” each stroke is final. The 52 pieces represent people in various poses, in quiet moments. She will speak about her process on Aug. 4 at the museum (7 p.m.) and the exhibit is open during museum hours.

About `Centennial’ The Highlands Historical Society will hear a lecture about “James Michener’s Fictional Geography of Colorado” at 7 p.m. on June 20 by John Dietz, who taught geography at the University of Northern Colorado

for 35 years. He taught Colorado geography, which led to an interest in Michener’s book “Centennial.” He used the book for summer workshops and lectures around the state. (There is no specific model town for Centennial, but the author combined events and personalities.)

Dietz’s daughter, Molly, her husband, Jamie, and their children live in Highlands Ranch. The lecture will be at Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch. Members free, a $2 donation suggested for visitors.

Register: constantcontacts@thehrhs. org.

Nature walks as inspiration “Create Your Map of Nature” is a series of 2½ -hour introductory-level walks for adults at South Platte Park, 3000 W. Carson Drive, Littleton, with naturalist Pam Roth O’Mara. Observe, listen, learn, draw, paint, journal as you see the park’s inhabitants and plantings: June 18-23 Northern Wildlife Area; June 28 East Trail; July 23 Southern Lakes. Fees: $19 to $49.

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Ridgegate Summer Beats Free concerts are held on the third Thursdays in June and July at Prairie Sky Park, 9381 Crossington Way, Lone Tree. Presented by South Suburban Parks and Recreation District. Activities begin at 5 p.m., band plays at 6 p.m. June 16: The Tom Petty Project; July 21: Mostly Harmless. Entertainment, fitness games, food trucks, art activities. Bring blanket, lawn chairs, kids. `Big Wonderful’ The “Big Wonderful” will be at Geneva Lake Park, 2255 W. Berry Ave., Littleton, from 2 to 8 p.m. on June 2425. Entertainment, flea market, beer

garden, food trucks, lawn games, arts and crafts. Free admission, donation $5 for bands suggested.

History lecture The Englewood Historic Preservation Society’s June meetings will present David Gilbert and Reed Underwood at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. on June 27, speaking about the “Alexander Industries film and aircraft company and the big fire of 1928.”

The afternoon program will be at the Englewood Library, in the Civic Center, 1000 Englewood Parkway; the evening lecture will be at Brew on Broadway, 3445 S. Broadway. See historicenglewood.org.

Library board appointment Best-selling author Eleanor Brown, of Highlands Ranch, was appointed by the Douglas County commissioners to the Douglas County Library Board of Trustees on March 22. She joins current trustees Jon Beckwith, Ron Cole, John Howe, Bob Morris, Janiece Murphy and Dave Williams. Her second book, “The Light of Paris,” will be published this summer and a book launch program is planned at the Highlands Ranch James H. LaRue Library at 7 p.m. on July 15. (Registration required: douglascountylibraries.org) Falcon Fest/Father’s Day Dads and families are invited to an up close and personal meeting with a falcon at Audubon Nature Center, 11280 Waterton Road., Littleton, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on June 19. Continental breakfast, raptor hikes, Colorado Wild Art Show, raptors by HawkQuest. Tickets: member dads, free; non-member dads, $3; adults, teens, $16; under 12, $8. Registration required, denveraudubon. org, 303-973-9530.

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June 16, 2016

Community says goodbye to beloved place Longtime patrons share their fond memories of old Lone Tree Library

By Mark Bautista Special to CCM Sharon Hopkins, enjoying a book on a recent day in a secluded corner of the Lone Tree Library, has been a regular patron since the facility first opened in 1998.

“I love this little branch,” she said. “It’s a nice, quaint little library. I’m going to miss it.”

Seth Conley and younger brother Eli, browsing through the DVD selection, said they wil miss it, too.

“We don’t live too far from here so it’s really nice,” said Seth, a patron for seven years. “I kind of like its closer, smaller feel than the other libraries.”

There’s something to be said for the new and exciting. But many longtime patrons of the Lone Tree Library — in its final weeks before closing to make way for its larger, smarter and shinier counterpart — think fondly of the old, familiar and cozy branch off Lone Tree Parkway and Yosemite Street.

The Douglas County Library District will celebrate on July 9 the grand opening of its new Lone Tree library, 1.3 miles away next to the Lone Tree Arts Center at Commons Street and Sky Ridge Avenue.

The new branch, almost three times the size of the current branch, boasts larger meeting spaces, more reading and media content and technology.

But librarians and long-time patrons will miss some facets of the old place, which has been a community staple for nearly three decades.

“It really was the center of the neighborhood because there really wasn’t anything else,” said former Lone Tree councilwoman Sharon Van Ramshorst.

In its infancy in the 1980s, the city of Lone Tree made a deal with developer Bill Walters to develop “the Fairways” area, a stretch that runs along Lone Tree’s golf

Sharon Hopkins enjoys a book in a secluded corner of the Lone Tree Library. She said she has been a patron since the library opened in 1998. “I love this little branch,” she said.

“It’s a nice, quaint little library. I’m going to miss it.” Photo by Mark Bautista course, across the street from the library.

The arrangement promised the community a new park, new trails and a new library.

In 1986, the Lone Tree community, then only about 100 homes, welcomed the Oakes Mill Library, the city’s first, at 8827 Lone Tree Parkway.

“It was one of the few amenities we had in the neighborhood,” Van Ramshorst said. “The library was definitely a gathering place. It served a wonderful purpose for our neighborhood.”

Over the years, Oakes Mill played host to fall festivals, children’s drama productions and even Fanny McFancy’s costumed storytime for the kids.

In 1998, the Oakes Mill library was renovated and renamed the Lone Tree Library, tucked against a natural backdrop of trees and bushes not too far

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“Just look out those windows,” 20-year librarian Mary Nordini said, looking at the pleasant view of green and brown through the library’s massive windows.

The library is beloved by patrons for its children’s storytimes, community meetings and the personal connection with its librarians.

But the library is rather cramped in its 10,000 square feet, providing little space for work or reading areas. When space is available, however, patrons enjoy some seclusion amid the tall bookshelves.

Patrons say they will miss this intimacy.

“It’s kind of a pristine location,” resident Linda McGavin said. “But it seems convenient, but off the beaten path – you’re tucked away. The new one’s not too bad, but the coziness of this I’ll miss.”

Residents also praise its quiet nature.

“It’s one of the things we like about coming here,” said Adam Zaborowski, a Douglas County resident for more than 30 years. “It is small and a little quiet compared to some of the ones that are bigger.”

Additionally, patrons will miss the convenient location. “…for the housing here, seems like it’s in the perfect place,” said Janell Zaborowski, Adam’s wife. “I would imagine closer residents would be displaced a bit having to go to that busy section.”

The busy section she refers to is the Lone Tree Commons center, where the new library is located. Besides the arts center, the new building is across from a Target shopping center and next to a senior living facility under construction.

Still, some patrons are looking forward to the library’s larger and grander version.

“This one’s pretty small so it’s pretty limited,” said Janell Zaborowski, referring to Lone Tree’s selection of books and media content.

And though Mayor Jackie Millet considered the library a nice community asset when she first moved to Lone Tree 15 years ago, she agrees with Janell’s sentiment.

“As the city grew, the demands on the library continued to grow,” Millet said.

“As more and more population came in, it wasn’t able to keep up with the demand of what we have now.”

With eight study rooms and four meeting spaces, the new library will match the current demand of the city, she said.

Yet Millet also acknowledged the old place’s “beloved” nature and the challenge the city faces in utilizing the soonto-be-empty library space.

“It’s important to not see the old library (as) going away,” she said. “It’s a new beginning, a net gain for the community.”

Mark Bautista recently graduated from Kent Denver School and lives in Lone Tree.

He spent three weeks as an intern at Colorado Community Media.

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June 16, 2016

Tia Yaryan serves drinks at one of the pubs at the festival. Photos by Shanna Fortier

Renaissance Festival opens for season Festival will run every weekend through Aug. 7

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Daniel Hampton, of Littleton, has been attending the Colorado Renaissance Festival for 10 years. For the past seven years, he has attended as his character, the devil.

Knights, tavern wenches, jesters, pirates, fairies and royalty mingled June 11 and 12 at the opening weekend of the 40th anniversary celebration of Colorado Renaissance Festival in Larkspur.

Inside the castler walls, sword fights were taking over the street; bagpipes and drums were creating high spirited, Celtic music; the smell of turkey legs wafted through the air; and the line at the pub grew long.

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Writer shares insights about pain of anxiety

Author working in Young Adult field holds event at Tattered Cover

By Sonya Ellingboe sellingboe@colorado communitymedia.com “Highly Illogical Behavior” is a Young Adult title

by John Corey Whaley, who appeared on May 12 at Tattered Cover Aspen Grove in a conversation with new store owner Len Vlahos, author of “The Scar Boys.”

(Well-written YA books are enjoying popularity with teens and adults in bookstores across the nation currently.)

This tale of an agoraphobic “Star Trek” fan named Solomon Reed offers a view of anxiety disorder from an award-winning author of contemporary Young Adult fiction who’s been there and back. Inspired by Whaley’s personal struggles with anxiety, the novel gives a reader some insights on how it feels to be anxious and depressed.

Solomon, 16, has not left the house to attend school — or for any other reason — nor had contact with his classmates for three years,

since he had a panic attack at school and climbed into the fountain in front.

He successfully masters online courses and dwells on “Star Trek” stories, settings and characters — interspersed with periodic meltdowns.

We meet prospective psychology major Lisa, a former classmate, who remembers the fountain incident when she sees a photograph in his mother’s dental office. Lisa feels some compassion over his isolation and a confidence that she can “fix” him — and the reader realizes the importance of connection to the world for all concerned.

And then there’s the matter of an essay Lisa needs to submit in her search for a full-ride college scholarship — and a way out of her dull small-town life.

Lisa’s boyfriend Clark, her unhappy mother and Solomon’s understanding but frustrated parents each add another perspective to Whaley’s often humorous and solidly written novel. It gives the reader sympathetic characters and a storyline with insights.

Lisa, and at times, Clark, visit Solomon and play games he likes — and

encourage him to use the backyard swimming pool his loving grandmother has built for him.

Solomon is up and down and learning more about himself as he enjoys their company.

Whaley also wrote “Where Things Come Back,” a book that won the 2012 Printz Award and was recognized as one of the Best Young Adult novels of all time. He also wrote “Noggin,” which was a National Book Award finalist.

While touring with “Noggin,” he felt that anxiety “and how misunderstood anxiety and mental illness really are. With `Highly Illogical Behavior,’ I wanted to share my experience of anxiety — that it is eternally confusing, frustrating and almost always illogical in nature. I also wanted to show how outsiders respond to mental illness — how they talk about it, or don’t talk about it — and what that says about all of us.”

I think this would be a good choice for a book group discussion for any age of readers. Young readers might find it helpful in understanding troubled classmates, while parents would also find insights.

John Corey Whaley, author of “Highly Illogical Behavior,” recently appeared at Tattered Cover Aspen Grove to talk about his new Young Adult book and his related experiences.

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Cover art for “Highly Illogical Behavior” by John Corey Haley. The award-winning author appeared at Tattered Cover Aspen Grove recently. Courtesy photo

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THIS WEEK’S

TOP 5

THINGS TO DO THEATER/FILM

Legally Blonde, the Musical The last production in Town Hall Arts Center’s 2015-2016 season is “Legally Blonde, the Musical.” Based on the movie, the musical follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 17, and Saturday, June 18; 2 p.m. Sunday, June 19, and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 19. For tickets, stop by the Town Hall Arts Center box office, call 303-794-2787 ext. 5 or go to townhallartscenter.org.

Comedy Juggling Team Physical comedian Reid Belstock and juggling ace Warren Hammond perform their new show “Smirk!” Reid has a maniacal goofball to Warren’s straight man.

Show is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 24, at Theatre of Dreams, 735 Park St., Castle Rock. Go to www.AmazingShows.com.

Auditions for ‘Grease,’ ‘Grinch’ Spotlight Performing Arts Center will have auditioning for its upcoming productions of “Grease, The Full Length Musical Production” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Full Length Musical Production.”“Grease” auditions are open to ages 8 to 18 years and take place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 29. Auditions for “Grinch” are open to ages 7 to 18 years and take place at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23. All auditions, rehearsals, classes and performances take place at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E County Line Road, Highlands Ranch. Call 720-44-DANCE (720-443-2623) or visit www.spotlightperformers.com for information and tuition rates.

Momma Bear Workshop Moms Fight Back and S2S Training are partnering to teach moms and kids how to skillfully deal with any level of conflict with confidence, courage and composure. The kids (moms welcome to stay, too) workshop is from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, June 18. A workshop for moms only (no kids, please) is from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, July 19. Both workshops are at MuyLab-DTC, 7475 E. Arapahoe Road, Unit 1, Centennial. Register for the June workshop at https://www. eventbrite.com/e/momma-bear-workshopfor-kids-tickets-25430412047#tickets.

Register for the July workshop at https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/momma-bearworkshop-for-moms-and-teens-tickets25702396560#tickets.

Fictional Geography of Colorado Highlands Ranch Historical Society presents James Michener’s Fictional Geography of Colorado from the 1974 book “Centennial” from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, June 20, at the Southridge Recreation Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch.

Program shows how real world Colorado provided the setting for the fictional book “Centennial.” Speaker is John Dietz. Go to http://thehrhs.org/ or call 641-715-3900, ext 147406#.

Refugee Documentary Mollner and Meade will host a happy hour screening of “This is the Camp” at Café 180, a pay-what-you-can restaurant in Englewood. Guests can enjoy free wine, provided

by Peak Beverage, and ask questions about the film. Half of all dinner proceeds will support the production of “This is the Camp” and half will support the mission of Café 180. The screening is from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, June 23, with conversation to follow. RSVP on Facebook to ensure accurate food counts.

Cocktails and Couture Lone Tree Arts Center Guild presents its annual fashion show “Cocktails and Couture” from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, June 23, at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree. Fashions provided by Rosey’s

by Diane at Park Meadows. Doug Tisdale, former mayor of Cherry Hills Village, will be the emcee. Tickets include fashion show, appetizers, drink ticket, gift bag and a chance to win door prizes. Reserve tickets

by June 17 at www.lonetreeartscenterguild. org or call 303-489-5533.

Fiction Festival Novelcon, a fiction festival for book lovers and pop culture enthusiasts of all ages, is an immersive, interactive event where you can dress up as your favorite fictional character and enter the NovelCon Cosplay contest. Event takes place at 6 p.m. Friday, June 24, at Douglas County Libraries’ Philip S. Miller branch, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or go to DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

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MUSIC/CONCERTS

Music Arts Festival The Highlands Ranch Concert Band presents the 11th annual Music Arts Festival, a free event that features a variety of music groups, with jazz and swing performances along with concert and symphonic performances. Types of music will include Sousa, patriotic music, show tunes, movie music and classics.

Event runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 25; and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 26, at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Go to www.hrmafestival.org, or contact Randy at 303-805-7404.

ART/CRAFTS

‘Wild Colorado’ Art Show The Audubon Society of Greater Denver and Roxborough Arts Council present “Wild Colorado,” an art show featuring two- and three-dimensional work from Colorado artists, at the Audubon Nature Center, 11280 S. Waterton Road. Show is open from noon to 6 p.m. Friday, June 17; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 18-19; and noon to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, June 20-21.

The final day of the show will coincide with Swallow Hill’s Make Music Denver event. Art show entry is free, and artwork will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Audubon Society of Greater Denver. Contact the Audubon Society of Greater Denver by e-mailing info@denveraudubon. org or calling 303-973-9530.

Art Stop on the Go Budding artists ages 6-12 can cultivate their inner Picasso at Art Stop on the Go, during which an artist from the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art presents a book and then leads participants in a literature-based art project. Program is at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23, at the Douglas County Libraries’ branch in Roxborough, 8357 N. Rampart Range Road. Registration is required; call 303791-7323 or go to DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

EVENTS

Mystery Book Club Join the Mystery Book Club at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 16, for a discussion of Chris Bohjalian’s contemporary mystery “The Guest Room.” Bohjalian thematically explores topics such as midwives, genocide, World War II, the Italian resistance movement and much more. Group meets at the Lone Tree Golf Club Grille. Call Sue at 303-641-3534 for information.

Good Night, Lone Tree Douglas County Libraries plans a celebration at 4 p.m. Friday, June 17, at 8827 Lone Tree Parkway, to give families a chance to say goodbye to the existing Lone Tree Library before the new one opens. Celebration includes light snacks, arts and crafts, and a storytime for kids. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Magic of Reading Master magician Mark Strivings is a roller coaster of laughs and amazement for kids of all ages while learning about the fun of reading. Show times are 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Friday, June 17, at the Douglas County Libraries’ James H. LaRue Branch, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Part of the district’s summer reading program. Space is limited. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Author Presentation Best-selling author Rinker Buck will discuss his book “The Oregon Trail,” a true account of driving a mule team and covered wagon across the Oregon Trail with his brother, Nick, at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 17, at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Books will be sold at the event, courtesy of Tattered Cover Book Store, with a book signing to follow discussion. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or go to www.DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Woof & Wine The Humane Society of the South Platte Valley plans Woof and Wine from 7-10 p.m. Friday, June 17, at Schomp MINI, 1001 Plum Valley Lane, Highlands Ranch.

Adoptable shelter pets will be available. For information and tickets, call 303703-2938 or go to https://hsspv.org/woofandwine/.

Chili Cookoff, Tasting Castlewood Canyon State Park volunteers challenge the Franktown Fire Department to the third annual friendly chili cookoff and tasting from noon to 2 p.m.

Sunday, June 19, at 4635 Limestone Road. Volunteers and firefighters bring their tastiest chili and ask park visitors to taste each chili and vote for their favorite. Certificates (and probably prizes) will be awarded to the winners. Park visitors can meet the firefighters, the staff and volunteers of Castlewood Canyon State Park. Tasting is free with valid park pass but donations are encouraged.

Donations will benefit the non-profit Friends of Castlewood Canyon. Go to http:// www.state.co.us.

Research Tips for Writers Castle Rock Writers welcomes writer Laurie Marr Wasmund, who will present

“Research Tips for Fiction and Non-Fiction Writers” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, June 20, at the Philip S. Miller Library, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Marr Wasmund has a master’s degree in English. She is an editor and book doctor at Lost Ranch Books Editing and adjunct faculty at Arapahoe Community College.

Castle Rock Writers is open to writers of the Front Range and beyond. Go to www.castlerockwriters.com or contact Alice Aldridge-Dennis at 303-521-8615.

For the Bird Lovers Bird lovers and enthusiasts learn about all things bird at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, at the Douglas County Libraries’ branch in Parker, 10851 S. Crossroads Drive. Topics include local birds, best and worst bird foods, and birdhouses.

Refreshments will be served. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or go to DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Family Storytime with Mr. Cliff Enjoy delightful stories, songs and snacks at family storytime with Mr. Cliff at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, at the Douglas County Libraries’ Philip S. Miller branch, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock. Registration is required; call 303-791-7323 or go to DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Charity Golf Tournament Shiloh House plans its “It’s All About the Kids” charity golf tournament Monday, June 27, at the Highlands Ranch Golf Club, 9000 Creekside Way, Highlands Ranch. Shotgun start is at 1:30 p.m. Secure a foursome by Monday, June 20 at www.shilohhouse.org/donations (include player info in the comments section.

Entry fee includes four-man scramble, cart, range and dinner. Hole contests include closes to pin, longest drive, putting and hole-in-one.

Trails to Ales Poker Run A recreational cycling event to raise money for the South Suburban Park Foundation is Saturday, June 25. Decorate your bikes and get ready for a day to explore the South Platte River Trail. The 8-mile loop will include designated stops to have your poker card stamped. Sign in begins at 11 a.m., and the after party is from 3-5 p.m. For information, go to www.sspf.org. Register at http://events. r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ecl3skrlf2a32e12&llr=4gf yaadab.

Walking Tour The Castle Rock Historical Society plans a walking tour of historic Castle Rock at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at The Courtyard on Perry Street, between Third and Fourth streets. Tour will conclude at the Castle Rock Museum, 420 Elbert St. Group and bike tours are available by reservation. Call 303-814-3164 or email museum@castlerockhistoricalsociety.org.

The Supreme Court The recent unexpected death of Antonin Scalia has created one of the most charged political events in a generation. With the presidential election cycle in full swing and the future of a divided court hanging in the balance, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Join Active Minds from 6-8 p.m. Monday, June 27, as we examine the dynamics surrounding filling a vacancy on the highest court in the land. Comparison to historic confirmations will be made to better understand the intricacies of the process. Program takes place at Charter Financial Resources, Memory Lane, 9335 Commerce Center St., B5, Highlands Ranch.

Call 303-468-2820 to RSVP. Tuesday Morning Women’s Golf League The Englewood Women’s Golf Association is accepting applications for the 2016 season. The women play Tuesday mornings at Broken Tee Englewood golf course. Contact the membership chair for information, ewga18@gmail.com.

HEALTH

Relay For Life The American Cancer Society Relay For Life gives communities the chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and fight back against the disease. Each year, more than 4 million people participate in this global phenomenon and raise money and awareness to save lives from cancer. A partial schedule of Relay For Life events follows: Friday, June 17, Relay for Life Centennial, location TBD; Saturday, July 18, Relay for Life Parker, Tallman Meadow Park; Friday, July 22, Relay for Life, Highlands Ranch/Lone Tree; Friday, Aug. 5, Relay for Life Littleton, Cornerstone Park; Sunday, Oct. 16, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, Greenwood Village Center Station.

Relay For Life Team up with friends, family and neighbors to fight cancer in our community.

The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life movement is the world’s largest and most impactful fundraising event to end cancer. Volunteer, form a team, or simply stop by to see what Relay is about. The Highlands Ranch/Lone Tree event is Saturday, June 18, from noon to midnight at Shea Stadium at Redstone Park, 3280 Redstone Park Circle, Highlands Ranch. Activities throughout the event include a ninja warrior course, bounce house, photo booth, yoga, dancing, karate, a jump rope demonstration and more! Visit www.rflhr-lt.org or email Farrah. salisbury@cancer.org to learn more.

Survive Today’s Food Jungle Food has changed more in the last 50 years than it has I the last 10,000. Food today is entirely different than it was in your grandparent’s day. From the way it’s grown to the way it’s processed and packaged, everything has changed (including the nutritional value). Knowing how to choose the highest-quality foods is key to caring for your health. Kate Sheets, MNT, leads How to Survive Today’s Food Jungle from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 18, at Natural Grocers, 6770 S. University Blvd., Centennial.

BreakFAST Veggies Start your day off right with, you guessed it, vegetables. We’ll show you quick and easy ways to pack a nutrient dense punch in the morning. Put the fast, and healthy, back in breakfast. Join the good4urevolution on Saturday, June 25.

Program offered from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 25, at Natural Grocers, 6770 S. University Blvd., Centennial, 303-694-3000; and again from 3-4:15 p.m. at Natural Grocers, 1265 Stg. John Stiles Drive, Suite M, Highlands Ranch, 303-471-9400.

Turmeric: Quick and Good4U What’s so nutritious about turmeric, anyway? And why is it called the Spice of Life? We’ll answer all your questions and more when you attend our terrific turmeric class fro 5:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, at Natural Grocers, 6770 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Led by Kate Sheets, MNT. Call 303-694-3000.

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SPORTS

LOCAL

Future is now for area’s best Top local baseball players compete at Coors Field

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com It was bound to happen in the Colorado Rockies’ All-Star/Futures Game.

The game was held June 6 at Coors Field and pitted a team of graduating seniors against and an underclass club assembled from some of the state’s best players from a variety of different classifications.

So teammate vs. teammate was a possibility, and it happened when junior catcher Andrew Chavez of Cherry Creek came to the plate and hit against a former battery mate in Bruins’ pitcher Nate Sweeney, who will be going to Arizona to study and play baseball.

Chavez singled off Sweeney, who was summoned from shortstop to pitch for two-thirds of an inning. He only allowed the hit to Chavez.

“It felt good,” Chavez said. “It’s just funny that I know him so much. I know his pitches. I know he likes to come in a little bit on people and that’s what I did.

I got ahead of the pitch and put it down the line. It’s a great experience to play here in a big league ball park.”

The seniors scored a run in the bottom of the ninth to earn a 5-5 tie against their underclass counterparts in an entertaining game with wood bats that interrupted a busy schedule of club baseball for most of the players.

“We’re playing a lot of games, a lot of out-of-state games,” said Chavez who is playing for Cherry Creek’s U18 Connie Mack team. “It’s going to be a lot of baseball. We’ve played 15 games already. My goal will be to keep doing what I’m doing now: hitting the ball and getting runners in. And there’s always something to improve on.”

Valor Christian third baseman Luke Ziegler, a sophomore on the Underclass team, waits for a throw as Rocky Mountain’s Chris Diehl slides into third base with a triple during the Colorado Rockies High School All-Star/Futures game held June 6 at Coors Field. Ziegler went 1-for-3 and scored a run but the Seniors rallied for a run in the bottom of the ninth to earn a 5-5 tie.

Photo by Jim Benton Ralston Valley junior outfielder Levi Leisenring tripled in the third inning and scored the first run for the underclass team.

“It was special,” said Leisenring, whose sophomore brother Luke was also on the team. “I got to play with some guys I hadn’t played with before.

Getting to play in this game is a privilege so it was nice.

“It was my fourth game in a week. I play (club ball) for the Rough Riders. We will play 60 games this summer and we will play in South Carolina, Atlanta and Arizona. It’s going to be a busy one.”

Heritage sophomore Riley Egloff, who will play for Creek’s summer team, relieved in the ninth inning and almost worked out of a jam, but a bloop hit over the pitcher’s mound drove in the tying run for the Seniors.

“It was amazing to play here,” Egloff said. “It’s nerve wracking to be a reliever.

It’s scary. But, I love to come in and keep the game alive.”

For the seniors, Sweeney, Green Mountain’s Wyatt Featherston and Ralston Valley’s Peter Carlson were on the roster, and those three players combined to go 0-for-5 but Carlson did

score one of his team’s runs.

There were nine players and three pitchers from local schools on the underclass roster.

Levi Leisenring, Rock Canyon’s Matt Givin, Luke Ziegler of Valor Christian, ThunderRidge’s Brody Perkins and Cherry Creek second baseman Cody Schultz each had one hit in the game for the underclassmen.

Besides Egloff, Ralston Valley’s Drake Davis and Davis Heller of Valor Christian pitched for the underclass team.

Davis and Heller each worked scoreless innings.

Should he stay or should he go?

Griffin Jax knew about the demands of attending the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.

Now the Minnesota Jim Benton Twins will be OVERTIME demanding a decision from Jax, a right-handed pitcher for the Falcons, after he was drafted as the 93rd overall pick in the third round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft on June 10.

Jax was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 12th round of the 2013 draft as a senior at Cherry Creek High School, but drew more addition attention from big league scouts after a banner 2016 collegiate season.

However, from a statement released by the Air Force Academy, it appears Jax has already made a decision.

“I am grateful to the Minnesota Twins organization for believing in me and allowing me to fulfill my dreams of serving my country and having the opportunity to play baseball at the highest level,” Jax said. “I look forward to completing my education at the Air Force Academy this next

year and exploring my options after graduation.”

If he does turn down the Twins’ offer — which likely would include a signing bonus of more than $600,000 — he can play for Air Force next season and hope he is again drafted.

The signing deadline is July 15.

After his two-year military commitment he will be able to play professional baseball but he will be 24 years old.

Jax was the co-Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Year in the 2016 season with a 9-2 record and was the league leader with a 2.05 earned run average and was second with 90 strikeouts.

He pitched 105.2 innings with six complete games and two shutouts.

He was twice the MWC Pitcher of the Week and compiled streaks of 24.1 and 23 innings without an earned run during the season.

Dalbec helps Arizona advance Bobby Dalbec, the former Legend High school baseball and basketball player, was picked by the Boston Red Sox as a third baseman in the fourth round of the draft.

But is the Arizona junior a third baseman or pitcher?

Dalbec helped the Wildcats earn a College World Series berth starting June 18 in Omaha with two noteworthy performances

in upsetting Mississippi State in the Super Regional in Starkville, Mississippi.

He started the opening game, worked out of trouble early when the Bulldogs left seven runners on base but pitched 8 2/3 innings of shutout baseball in a 1-0 win.

In the next game, he belted a solo home run and went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in while playing third base in the Wildcats’ 6-5, 11-inning victory which sent Arizona packing to Omaha.

Dalbec hit .319 with a teamleading 53 RBIs as a sophomore while going 3-7 on the mound with five saves. His hitting tailed off this season but he has proved to be valuable as a pitcher.

He is hitting .271 with seven home runs and 39 RBI for the 2016 season but is 10-4 on the mound with seven saves and a 2.93 ERA.

Nick Shumpert, who played at Highlands Ranch and San Jacinto, a junior college in Texas, was picked in the 28th round by the Atlanta Braves. Ex-ThunderRidge player Brody Westmoreland, now at the College of Southern Nevada, went to the Houston Astros in the 30th round.

Tyler Honahan, a 2012 Legend graduate who played at Stony Brook University in New York, was tabbed in the 36th round by the New York Yankees.

Two 2016 graduates were chosen.

Nate Sweeney of Cherry Creek, who has signed to play at Arizona, was picked by the Chicago Cubs in the 33rd round and Green Mountain’s Wyatt Featherston, who is committed to play at Western Kentucky, was the 34th-round pick of the Colorado Rockies.

More local players drafted Besides Jax and Dalbec, six other players with ties to local schools were selected in the MLB draft.

Right-handed pitcher Max Kuhns, who graduated from Chaparral and plays for Santa Clara University in California, was tabbed in the 21st round by the New York Mets. During the 2016 season, Kuhns was 1-4 with 14 saves and a 2.21 earned run average.

Former Littleton basketball star dies Former Littleton High School basketball star and ex-Texas-San Antonio men’s basketball coach Brooks Thompson passed away last week at age 45.

Thompson led Littleton to a 24-0 record and the 1989 Class 4A state championship. He played college basketball at Texas A&M and Oklahoma State and was a two-time All-Big Eight player for the Cowboys.

He was drafted by Orlando as the 27th pick of the 1994 NBA draft. He played for Orlando, Utah, Denver, Phoenix and New York during his four-season NBA career.

Thompson’s best season was with the Nuggets in 1996-97 with the Nuggets when he averaged 6.8 points and 2.8 assists while playing in 65 games.

No cause of death was reported but Thompson had been suffering with double organ failure in recent months.

Valor golfers finish eighth, ninth Tim Amundson and David Leede, who played last season for Valor Christian, were the top local finishers at the American Junior Golf Association’s Hale Irwin Colorado Open, which was held June 6-9 at Highlands Ranch Golf Club.

Amundson, who will attend Colorado Mines in the fall, finished eighth on the par-72 course with a 4-under-par 212 total after rounds of 69, 72, 71. Leede was ninth at 214 following rounds of 74, 70 and 70.

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

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Co-op standout makes her points Davis, of Chaparral squad, is South Metro Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year

Lexi Davis, who played for the Chaparral co-op team, is the Colorado Community Media South Metro Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year.

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By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Lexi Davis followed in her family’s footsteps when she decided to play lacrosse.

Davis, a senior at Ponderosa who played for the Chaparral co-op team, impressed many people on the lacrosse field and earned a scholarship to Longwood University in Virginia.

She is the Colorado Community Media South Metro Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year.

Davis was the Continental League’s Most Valuable Player and led the league with 94 points on 55 goals and 39 assists, the most in the league, for Chaparral which finished with a 10-6 overall record.

“I have played almost every sport,” Davis said. “I played basketball and softball growing up, but my dad, my uncles

and all my guy cousins played lacrosse growing up, so I wanted to that too. And my dad coached me a little bit when I was younger and he also coached this year in high school so I really wanted to fol-

low in all their footsteps.”

In April, Davis scored 14 goals and had 22 points in back-to-back games against Valor Christian and Heritage/Littleton.

She finished her high school career as

Chaparral’s all-time leading scorer with 282 points on 161 goals and 121 assists.

Last season, she was sixth in the state in points, fourth in assists and 10th in goals.

In six league games, Davis averaged 7.7 points a game with 25 goals and 46 points.

“I didn’t achieve my final goal because I wanted to get to 50-50 (goals and assists),” she said. “ I got All-State (CHSAANow.com) this year, All-American (U.S. Lacrosse High School All-American), league Player of the Year and those were all things I wanted to achieve by the time I graduated from high school, so I’m pretty happy with what I did.”

Davis didn’t mind commuting to Chaparral from Ponderosa for practices with the co-op team.

“I thought the season went really well and I really liked the team I played with,” she said. “It was better on the field and off the field because I met so many players from other teams. Playing on a co-op team is a great way to meet new people.”

Freshman honored as Pitcher of the Year Heller was part of Valor team that took state championship

Valor Christian’s Davis Heller is Colorado Community Media’s South Metro Pitcher of the Year.

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By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Davis Heller, with help from his friends, turned in a remarkable season for Valor Christian’s state championship baseball team.

Heller was a freshman, showed steady improvement in his first season of varsity action and has been named the Colorado Community Media South Metro Pitcher

of the Year.

He was 10-0, the most wins for Class 4A pitcher in the state. Heller finished with a 2.24 earned run average and struck out 55 batters in 50 innings pitched.

“Everything was a little nerveracking at the beginning, being a freshman, but I definitely settled in towards the end,” said Heller. “It was just my teammates telling me constantly that they had my back.

“Whenever I struggled a little bit they would always give me run support to help me settle back in and hopefully do whatever I could to win the game. It was ultimately my

teammates having my back and my coaches having my back that was the biggest thing for me.”

In the 10 games that Heller won, the Eagles averaged 10 runs, and he didn’t expect to have an unbeaten campaign as a freshman.

“No not at all,” he answered. “I was just trying to do my best and whatever I could for my team this year. We ended up winning the state title and that was the ultimate goal for us.

“I felt pretty good. I definitely felt a lot more confident and relaxed towards the end of the season. I could have my teammates’ back.”

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June 16, 2016

Cycling festival provides miles of fun Elephant Rock event brings out participants of all ages, skill levels

By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Subaru Elephant Rock Cycling Festival ushers in the cycling season in Colorado every June.

There were an estimated 6,000 participants June 5 for the 29th annual Elephant Rock that started and finished at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock.

Riders were on mountain and road bikes, recumbent and tandem bikes and other contraptions. Partakers of all ages could choose from one of five courses depending on their abilities.

Many participants rode on either the 100-mile Century course or the 62-mile Metric Century over the rolling hills and countryside. There was also a 40-mile road course, a 27-mile gravel course and the 8-mile family course.

“Since it started, it has essentially been sort of the every-man’s ride, so we have courses for everybody,” said Scot Harris, who has been the event director for all 29 years. “It’s always been kind of the kickoff to the season.

“This year’s participation is almost identical to last year, which is going to be just a hair shy of 6,000, but we haven’t got the actual numbers of registrants from today (June 5). Our record year was in the mid-7,000s. It flattened out a little in the past five years but it is still the largest cycling event in the Rocky Mountain region. Our first year was 1,200 participants so it’s grown steadily.”

Paula Dutenhoeffer, a Castle Rock resident and Douglas County High School graduate, toured the family course with her husband Troy and children. She also drew a lot of attention because she was riding an Elliptigo bike, which combines the motion of an

Above: Bonnie and Shawn Stugar of Colorado Springs take a pre-race selfie.

Left: Riders head out of the starting gates at the Subaru Elephant Rock Cycling festival at the Douglas County Fairgrounds on June 5. Photos by Paul DiSalvo indoor elliptical trainer with the outdoor mobility of a traditional bike.

“We got comments the whole course,” Troy Dutenhoeffer said. “Kids dragging behind would go `Wow, what

was that?’ And then their dad was going, `We’ve got to get mom one of those.’ ” Plantar fasciitis forced Paula Dutenhoeffer to get an Elliptigo.

“I used to run and I ended up with

plantar fasciitis,” she said. “I’ve had it for two years now and running is done for me. The Elliptigo still gives me that feeling of running, but with my aching feet it will let me keep up with my kids on their bikes. It’s kind of a nice hybrid for me.”

Tom Danielson, a Longmont resident and Cinch Cycling owner who once finished eighth overall in the Tour de France, rode the 100-mile course at the Elephant Rock and said he has seen a change in cycling over the past few years.

“The sport over the last years has grown a lot, but it is changing,” Danielson said. “Initially, it grew a lot in the racing and the race community and then there was this shift where it wasn’t the racers buying the bikes and participating in cycling. It ended up being that working person who has a job or owns a business or is a pretty high-level professional that is participating.

“You really see it here at the Elephant Rock, where it’s 1,000 times bigger than the general race, but the cool thing is the mentality is the same. People love the challenge. You need a start line and finish line and then a goal in between it, and that’s what these people love. You have to be content with yourself and the challenge.”

Danielson said Elephant Rock is an event that makes cycling special.

“Whether it’s the time or a position or overall performance, you are always a champion when you cross the finish line, and that part of the sport is what makes cycling special,” he said.

Harris saw a new generation, along with longtime participants, in this year’s Elephant Rock.

“We probably have 2,000 people ride the 100-mile course, so it’s a real variety of riders,” he said. “We have people that rode that first year that have kids and now have been back on their bikes and jump in after 20 years. And we have people that have ridden every single one.”

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scribed below to be recorded in Douglas County.

June 16, 2016

Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE

Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0070

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0102 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/19/2016 4:21:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: BRIAN J. BRADFORD Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR RBC MORTGAGE COMPANY, AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/24/2005 Recording Date of DOT: 4/8/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005030751 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $238,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $203,644.99 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 130, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 122-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9878 Aftonwood Street, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2016, 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 (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 6/16/2016 Last Publication: 7/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 4/20/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: SCOTT TOEBBEN Colorado Registration #: 19011 216 16TH STREET SUITE 1210, DENVER, COLORADO 80202 Phone #: (720) 259-6710 Fax #: Attorney File #: 15CO00875-1 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No. 2016-0102 First Publication: 6/16/2016 Last Publication: 7/14/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0070 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/21/2016 4:30:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: BRIAN S. WILSON AND GINA WILSON Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/26/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 10/28/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004110554 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $182,320.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $199,671.70

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments as required under the Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property:

To Whom It May Concern: On 3/21/2016 4:30:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Public Trustees

Original Grantor: BRIAN S. WILSON AND GINA WILSON Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 10/26/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 10/28/2004 Reception No. of DOT: 2004110554 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $182,320.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $199,671.70 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments as required under the Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 22, BLOCK 6, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING #82A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9886 Foxhill Circle, Littleton, CO 80129 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, 2016, 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 (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 5/19/2016 Last Publication: 6/16/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 3/25/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: EVE M GRINA Colorado Registration #: 43658 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 16-010621 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0070 First Publication: 5/19/2016 Last Publication: 6/16/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0072 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/30/2016 3:33:00 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: KEVIN E. LEWIS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA'S MORTGAGE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/9/2011 Recording Date of DOT: 3/14/2011 Reception No. of DOT: 2011017134 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $234,987.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $216,269.06 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 40, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 110-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10158 Woodrose Court, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

Original Grantor: KEVIN E. LEWIS Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICA'S MORTGAGE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/9/2011 Recording Date of DOT: 3/14/2011 Reception No. of DOT: 2011017134 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $234,987.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $216,269.06

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: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 40, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 110-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10158 Woodrose Court, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 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 (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 5/26/2016 Last Publication: 6/23/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 3/31/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON Colorado Registration #: 28078 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 952-6906 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-16-706288-JS *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0072 First Publication: 5/26/2016 Last Publication: 6/23/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0074 To Whom It May Concern: On 3/30/2016 3:36:00 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: CHRISTIAN B. PERSON AND SHARI J. PERSON Original Beneficiary: HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/23/2007 Recording Date of DOT: 2/20/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008011846 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $110,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $109,333.75 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 61, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 118-L, ACCORDING THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF.

Notices

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $110,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $109,333.75

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Public Trustees

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 61, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 118-L, ACCORDING THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Which has the address of: 683 Ridgemont Cir, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 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 (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

First Publication: 5/26/2016 Last Publication: 6/23/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 3/31/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: HOLLY RYAN Colorado Registration #: 32647 355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: (303) 274-0159 Attorney File #: 16-913-29093 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0074 First Publication: 5/26/2016 Last Publication: 6/23/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0081 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/6/2016 5:21:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JOHN W. DIENER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR FBC MORTGAGE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FBC MORTGAGE, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/7/2015 Recording Date of DOT: 4/20/2015 Reception No. of DOT: 2015025007 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $272,127.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $270,893.57 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 30, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 121-B, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 9731 Mulberry Street, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 The Deed of Trust was modified by a document recorded in Douglas County on 3/28/2016, Reception number 2016018017. Reason modified and any other modifications: Legal Description.

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 27, 2016, 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.

the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 30, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 121-B, 1ST AMENDMENT, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

secured by the Deed of Trust described

herein, has filed written election deHighlands Ranch Heraldand27 mand 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 Which has the address of: 9731 Multhe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wedberry Street, Highlands Ranch, CO nesday, August 3, 2016, at the Public 80129 Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucThe Deed of Trust was modified by a tion to the highest and best bidder for document recorded in Douglas County cash, the said real property and all inon 3/28/2016, Reception number terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs advertise your publicand notices 303-566-4100 2016018017.To Reason modified and any assignscall therein, for the purpose of other modifications: Legal Description. paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of NOTICE OF SALE Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, The current holder of the Evidence of Debt and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificsecured by the Deed of Trust described ate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If herein, has filed written election and dethe sale date is continued to a later date, mand for sale as provided by law and in the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may said Deed of Trust. also be extended.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless If you believe that your lender or serthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wedvicer has failed to provide a single nesday, July 27, 2016, at the Public point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle they are still pursuing foreclosure even Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucthough you have submitted a comtion to the highest and best bidder for pleted loss mitigation application or cash, the said real property and all inyou have been offered and have accepterest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of ted a loss mitigation option (38-38paying the indebtedness provided in said 103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of with the Colorado Attorney General Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Finanof sale and other items allowed by law, cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificor both. However, the filing of a comate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If plaint in and of itself will not stop the the sale date is continued to a later date, foreclosure process. the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may First Publication: 6/9/2016 also be extended.

Last Publication: 7/7/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press If you believe that your lender or servicer has failed to provide a single Dated: 4/13/2016 point of contact (38-38-103.1 CRS) or CHRISTINE DUFFY they are still pursuing foreclosure even DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee though you have submitted a completed loss mitigation application or The name, address and telephone numyou have been offered and have accepbers of the attorney(s) representing the ted a loss mitigation option (38-38legal holder of the indebtedness is: 103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General JENNIFER ROGERS Colorado Registration #: 34682 (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Finan7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, cial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 or both. However, the filing of a comPhone #: (303) 952-6907 plaint in and of itself will not stop the Fax #: foreclosure process.

Attorney File #: CO-16-704474-JS First Publication: 6/2/2016 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE Last Publication: 6/30/2016 SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webPublisher: Douglas County News Press site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustDated: 4/7/2016 ee/ CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee Legal Notice No.: 2016-0088 First Publication: 6/9/2016 The name, address and telephone numLast Publication: 7/7/2016 bers of the attorney(s) representing the Publisher: Douglas County News Press legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Public Trustees

MONICA KADRMAS Colorado Registration #: 34904 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80204 Phone #: (303) 350-3711 Fax #: Attorney File #: 3850.100210.F01 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2016-0081 First Publication: 6/2/2016 Last Publication: 6/30/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2016-0088 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/12/2016 1:42:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: JEFFREY R SAMPSON Original Beneficiary: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/31/2012 Recording Date of DOT: 6/8/2012 Reception No. of DOT: 2012041446 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $187,903.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $165,660.83 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 36 PROVINCE CENTER FILING NO 1H COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO Which has the address of: 9011 Sanderling Way, Littleton, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2016, 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

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015CV30304, Division/Courtroom 3 SALE NO. 2016-0000939 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Arrowhead Shores Homeowners Association, Inc., a Colorado non-profit corporation, Plaintiff, v.

CHRISTOFFER HOOVER; DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY; CHRISTINE DUFFY AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY; DIANE HOLBERT AS TREASURER FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION Defendant(s).

Lot 25A, Roxborough Village Filing No. 16-A, 1st Amendment, County of Douglas, State of Colorado Also known as: 9812 Falcon Lane, Littleton, CO 80125

You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff's Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office of Douglas County, Colorado at 10:00 A.M., on the 22nd day of July, 2016, at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2213, Castle Rock, CO 80109, phone number 303-663-7703. At which sale, the above described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale. All bidders will be required to have in their possession cash or certified funds at least equal to the amount of the judgment creditor’s bid.

Please telephone 303-663-7703 prior to the sale to ascertain the amount of this bid. The highest and best bidder will have one hour following the sale to tender the full amount of their bid, or they will be deemed to have withdrawn their bid.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT THE TIME OF SALE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. Judgment is in the amount of $ 7,302.73.

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-663-7703. The name, address and telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of the debt is as follows: Hal R. Kyles, #23891, Kelly K. McQueeney, #45175, ORTEN CAVANAGH & HOLMES, LLC, 1445 Market Street, Suite 350, Denver, CO 80202 (720)221-9780 Dated May 26, 2016, Castle Rock, CO TONY G. SPURLOCK, Sheriff Douglas County, Colorado Robert Rotherham, Deputy Douglas County, Colorado

Legal Notice No. 929210 First Publication: May 26, 2016 Last Publication: June 23, 2016 Published In: Douglas County News-Press

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Which has the address of: 683 Ridgemont Cir, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 NOTICE OF SALE

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

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 (38-38103.2 CRS), you may file a complaint with the Colorado Attorney General (720-508-6006) or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (855-411-2372) or both. However, the filing of a complaint in and of itself will not stop the foreclosure process.

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THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 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,

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

First Publication: 6/9/2016 Last Publication: 7/7/2016 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Dated: 4/13/2016 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone num-

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June 16, 2016

Thousands rock the block in Littleton Attendees weather heat and rain to enjoy music, performances and food

By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com As 90-degree heat dissipated, thousands converged on downtown Littleton for the Main Street Block Party.

The event saw record attendance in its 10th year, according to Greg Reinke, president of the Historic Downtown Littleton Merchant’s Association, who said between 26,000 and 28,000 people came.

“We’ve surpassed everything we’ve thought,” Reinke said, standing by his “creepy freaky alley,” a haunted house-like experience that proved popular with kids and adults alike.

Five bands played, with ‘80s hair metal cover band Mr. Steak drawing the biggest crowds from its stage at Main and Curtice streets.

Heavy rain led most attendees to briefly seek cover in downtown shops and caused the bands to delay their performances. But as the rain subsided, they pulled the tarps off of their equipment and resumed playing.

Boulder-based circus performance group Fractal Tribe drew large crowds throughout the night with acrobatics, fire-spinning, juggling and more.

“These are some of the best circus performers in Colorado,” said George Peele of Denver, a stilt walker with the group.

Ari Nicholson of Littleton was impressed with the performance.

“It was really cool,” said Nicholson, at her first Littleton block party after moving from Chicago recently.

“It was awesome.”

Todd Baldwin and his granddaughter, Jackie Dietrich, take in the ’80s heavy metal cover performance of Mr. Steak at the Littleton Main Street Block Party on June 11. Photos by Kyle Harding

Katie Mesmerie of Fractal Tribe spins a flaming hula hoop.

Some danced in the rain and some headed for cover as a storm broke out.

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