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ANOTHER WILD RIDE Douglas County Fair & Rodeo set for its annual run P6

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Museum volunteers say their work near C-470 has yielded about a third of a dinosaur P4

WHO WILL RUN? Candidates start to emerge for school board seats P5

SCHOOL SAFETY Commissioners hear panels’ ideas P8

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Carnival, Food, Exhibits, Livestock Barns, Rodeo, Music and more! FairAndRodeoFun.com INSIDE

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Assistant general manager of Chuze Fitness, 9449 S. University Blvd.

About me I’m a Colorado native. I was born in Denver and have lived in Colorado my entire life.

On some level, I’ve always been into fitness. I played semi-professional football for the Broomfield Dawgs, and I’ve been into mixed martial arts for quite a while.

I currently live in Littleton with my wife and two sons, ages 8 and 4. For fun I like to hike, work out. Honestly my job is pretty fun, so I love coming here. I love being outdoors, fishing, hunting.

A difference in culture I started with Chuze Fitness about two years ago. I actually became a member about six months before I started working here. I really noticed the difference that this gym offered — not just the amenities and price points, but the culture. There’s an unbelievable sense of family. That is something that is incredibly important to me.

Everybody knew my name right off the bat. They asked how I was doing and really got to know me. I thought that was something special that you

don’t see in the fitness world that often.

I was originally employed at the Littleton location. When they opened the Highlands Ranch location, I accepted a job.

My day-to-day Tons of customer engagement from the first time a person walks in, and making sure the gym is clean. We have an exceptional standard for cleanliness and we pursue that diligently.

The best part of this job is getting to talk to everyone and getting to know everyone, especially in Highlands Ranch. The sense of community here is amazing.

What sets us apart When you first walk into Chuze, it doesn’t smell like a gym. We have a full fitness cinema with cardio equipment. One big thing that I’m about is playing the Broncos games. I’m a massive Broncos fan.

Our infrared saunas are pretty awesome. Most places have standard saunas. Infrared helps with detoxifying and cell rejuvenation. It’s an easy heat, very relaxing.

We offer a top-level membership trial free for seven consecutive days.

Fun fact My family has been here for more than 100 years. I have 5280 tattooed on my side. I am about as native as you can possibly get.

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One-ring scam calls back in circulation STAFF REPORT

The 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has seen a sudden spike in the number of complaints from residents receiving one-ring phone calls over their landline and cell phones, according to a news release.

The way the scam works, according to the release, is that the phone rings once, then abruptly cuts off before the person has a chance to answer, leaving only a missed call notification. The call is then followed by repeated calls that happen either in a short sequence or over the course of a day. The calls always display the same call-back number.

Victims who call back — either because they are curious about the number or because they think someone is trying to get through but keeps getting cut off — are put on hold by an operator before realizing that no one is coming on the line. The call is, in fact, an international call to a scammer, who collects long-distance fees billed to the victim. Fees include a connection charge of $35-$40 and fee-per-minute charges.

The scam is not usually discovered until the victim gets a phone bill. Fortunately, the fees can be deducted if it is reported to the phone carrier when the bill comes in, the release said.

Other signs of a potential scam are that the caller ID number is prefaced by a three-digit number resembling an area code that could be construed as any U.S. code. However, such calls often originate in other countries that also use three-digit area codes.

Other numbers also might be spoofed to appear local.

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Dinosaur dig wraps up near C-470 and Santa Fe Researchers unearthed about a third of a triceratops at construction site

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Picture the scene: a muggy afternoon, 66 million years ago, on a mucky river delta. Crocodiles and turtles crawl among flowers and ferns beneath towering sycamores. On the river bank, a 30-foot triceratops lies dead, partially sunken in the mud.

Fast-forward to 2019. The river delta, now beneath Highlands Ranch, has yielded the bones of the dinosaur, long since fossilized.

A volunteer crew from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science wrapped up the dino dig in mid-July, and said they recovered about a third of the ancient three-horned herbivore.

The fossils — including portions of the dinosaur’s skull, ribs, hips, shoulder blades and backbone — are available for public viewing through the window of the fossil preparation lab at the museum, said fossil preparator Salvador Bastien, who worked on the dig.

A crew from Brinkmann Constructors building an expansion onto the Wind Crest retirement community near C-470 and Santa Fe Drive happened upon the fossils in May, Bas-

Volunteers with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science excavate triceratops fossils at a construction site in Highlands Ranch. The museum recently announced the completion of the dig, which yielded about a third of a 66-million-year-old dinosaur.

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tien said, and invited the museum to excavate them.

The bones were scattered and scrambled in an area stretching across 50 to 60 feet, Bastien said, suggesting they may have been moved by the river or scavengers after the dinosaur died and decomposed.

The fossils were buried in sandstone and mudstone, suggesting the animal died in a river channel, Bastien said, and the remainder of the bones probably long since wore away.

Initial research hasn’t suggested a cause of death, which is extremely dif-

ficult to determine, Bastien said.

Triceratops were among the most common types of dinosaurs in the Cretaceous Period, Bastien said, which ended with the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

Though paleontologists are already well-acquainted with triceratops, “every fossil is rare, and each one has the potential to increase our understanding of ancient ecosystems and biology,” Bastien said.

Crews called it quits after finding no more fossils in a one-meter radius from those already recovered, Bas-

tien said. It’s possible there are more fossils to be found at the site, but “we don’t have X-ray vision.”

The fossils were brought to the museum wrapped in plaster and burlap, Bastien said. Next they’ll be painstakingly cleaned with hand tools like dental picks and toothbrushes.

Though the lab has many projects going right now, this one will be prioritized because of its interest to the community, Bastien said. It’s too soon to say if the bones will eventually be added to a public display, though they will become part of the museum’s collection.

Under Colorado law, Bastien said, fossils discovered on private land are the property of the landowner, so he’s thankful that Wind Crest decided to donate the fossils to the museum. He’s also thankful that construction crews realized what they found and bothered to tell the museum.

The discovery has been a joy for Wind Crest too, said Craig Erickson, the company’s executive director.

“The discovery and excavation of the Triceratops fossils on campus has been a thrilling experience for our residents and staff,” Erickson said in a news release. “It is our honor to donate these incredible artifacts to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science for further study. We are grateful to the museum’s expert staff and the team at Brinkmann Constructors for their partnership in preserving this important part of Colorado history and sharing it with the greater community.”

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Three seats to be decided in school board election Two candidates are registered with the state; incumbents have not released their intentions

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County School Board hopefuls have until Aug. 30 to file to run as a candidate for one of three open seats in the Nov. 5 election.

As of July 18, two people had registered with the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office seeking seats on the board: Franceen Thompson, a financial specialist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Andy Jones, who serves as co-vice chair

on DCSD’s District Accountability Committee. Both candidates are from Highlands Ranch.

The seats of incumbents David Ray (District F), Anne-Marie Lemieux (District C) and Wendy Vogel (District A) are up for election.

Whether one, two or all three of the incumbents will seek reelection is to be determined.

“I spoke with both Directors Vogel and Lemieux and believe we are at a similar place in being undecided about running for reelection,” Ray said in an email correspondence. “It is our plan to publicly make known our intent no later than mid-August.”

The Douglas County School Board has been in the spotlight since the 2009 election of a reform-minded majority of members, who espoused policies such as pay-for-performance evaluations for teachers and a form

of school choice that would later include a controversial voucher program.

For six years, supporters of the reforms held all seven seats on the board. They introduced new policies that, in the eyes of many, caused an exodus of hundreds of teachers and administrators.

A shift occurred in 2015, when sitting candidates who opposed the reform policies — Ray, Vogel and Lemieux — were elected to the board.

Two years later, the board added four more members who largely opposed the reform movement: Anthony Graziano, Kevin Leung, Chris Schor and Krista Holtzmann.

The board has since selected a new superintendent and put two successful tax measures on the ballot. Last November, for the first time in 13 years, voters approved a $40 million

mill levy override and $250 million bond. The funds have been used to address teacher pay and capital needs.

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Ready for concerts, cowboys and a carnival?

Douglas County Fair & Rodeo brings days of fun

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The quiet Douglas County fairgrounds will soon spring to life, transforming from a place with largely empty parking lots and buildings to one brimming with carnival lights, live music, the sound of barns filled with livestock and the smell of funnel cakes and freshly cooked turkey legs.

The annual fair draws crowds each year, including children who show livestock, families who come for the chance to see farm animals, people who sew, bake and photograph 4-H projects, and spectators who simply enjoy seeing the creativity on display.

Whether people are actively involved in fair events or just there to enjoy the festivities, the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo aims to provide something for everyone.

Fair celebrations kick off with the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo Parade at 9:30 a.m. on July 27 in downtown Castle Rock. The full fair experience runs from Aug. 1-4.

Castle Rock’s Western Heritage Welcome Steer Drive takes place at 6 p.m. on July 26. Every year, cowhands drive a herd of longhorn steer and cattle through the heart of downtown Castle Rock in recognition of the area’s agricultural roots and the start of the fair.

Other noteworthy events include the Hometown Rodeo, during which Douglas County Fair & Rodeo Royalty are crowned. The event starts at 4 p.m. July 27. The carnival opens on Aug. 1 and runs daily, although hours fluctuate.

Bull rider Cyler Doremus, of Fort Collins, gets upended at last year’s Douglas County Fair and Rodeo.

FILE PHOTO/PAUL DISALVO “Our big concert is Gary Allan,” said Fair Board Chair Pam Spradlin.

“That’s Saturday night.”

Allan, the country music singer behind singles like “Watching Airplanes,” “Nothing on But the Radio” and “Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)” takes the stage at 9:30 p.m.

Aug. 3. His concert follows the PRCA Rodeo performance. Tickets are available online at douglascountyfairandrodeo.com.

Plenty more is planned to keep people entertained in-between fair events. The fair is bringing in a world champion trick roper from Florida who will rope at various events and on the midway.

Fair organizers are also redesigning the fair’s marketplace, filling it with 4-H crafts plus the agriculture and floriculture exhibits, rather than commercial vendors selling items like windows, Spradlin said.

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Rides are always a big part of the annual fair.

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IF YOU GO What: Douglas County Fair & Rodeo Where: Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Road, Castle Rock When: Aug. 1-4 Tickets: Grounds admission, $6. Free on Aug. 1 and 4.

More information: douglascountyfairandrodeo.com Hours of operation: • Fair hours Thursday, Aug.: 1 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM Friday, Aug. 2: 12:00 PM - 11:30 PM Saturday, Aug. 3: 9:00 AM - 11:30 PM Sunday, Aug. 4: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM • Carnival hours Thursday, Aug. 1: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM Friday, Aug. 2: 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM Saturday, Aug. 3: 11:00 AM - 11:30 PM Sunday, Aug. 4: 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM • On-grounds ticket sales Wednesday, July 31 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Thursday, Aug. 1: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Friday, Aug. 2: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Saturday, Aug. 3: 8:30 AM - 10:00 PM

Sunday, Aug. 4: 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM Some highlights Thursday, Aug. 1 Xtreme Bulls — Bull Riding, Indoor Arena, 7 p.m., ticketed event Friday, Aug. 2 • Discovery Ranch, Kirk Hall, noon to 6 p.m.

• Queens Barrel Race, Outdoor Arena, 4 p.m.

• Medved P.R.C.A. Rodeo Patriot Night, Outdoor Arena, 7 p.m., ticketed event • Walker Williams, Midway Stage, 9 p.m.

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• Medved P.R.C.A. Rodero, Outdoor Arena, 6 p.m., ticketed event • Gary Allan, Outdoor Arena, 9:30 p.m., ticketed event Sunday, Aug. 4 • Church service, Outdoor Arena, 7:30 a.m.

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Livestock sale pays off for youths at fair Douglas County event reaches 60th anniversary

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s not every day an entrepreneurial teen makes $20,000 from a single business transaction, but at the Douglas County Junior Livestock Show, that’s known to happen.

The event, which each year generates thousands for local youth to put toward college tuition, 4-H projects and to boost fair scholarship funds, will this year celebrate its 60th anniversary.

“The livestock sale is basically the pinnacle for the exhibitors, of their projects,” said sale director Phil Riesselman. “Everybody who has a livestock project in the fair, their goal is to get into the sale. Not everybody

This year is the 60th anniversary of the Jr. Livestock Sale in Douglas County. gets to do that.”

The sale concludes a long week of prepping animals for the fair and entering them in the livestock shows.

Animals that place fourth or higher are entered into the livestock sale, which takes place the last Friday of

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the fair. This year that’s Aug. 2. On average, the sale comprises 110 to 120 animals and roughly that many exhibitors.

The sale is broken into two parts — the first where all proceeds from an animal’s sale go toward the 4-H

exhibitor and the second where proceeds go into a scholarship fund.

Buyers are sometimes individuals and sometimes companies, and often bid an animal up to far more than market value. The sale committee collects 6% of proceeds to cover event costs.

Longtime volunteer Betty Thomas’ husband was in the first livestock sale in 1959. He sold his grand champion steer in the fledgling event, which at that time only included 18 animals. The steer sold for $504. The grand champion steer at the 50th anniversary sold for thousands. In total, the 2018 Junior Livestock Sale generated $461,000.

Ethan Summervill, 17, a rising senior at Douglas County High School, doesn’t come from an agricultural background or family.

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August 1-4, 2019 Castle Rock’s Western Heritage Welcome Steer Drive is scheduled for 6 p.m. July 26.

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“It’s going to be a really traditional fair look,” Spradlin said. “It’s going to be like the old-time fair.”

Other fair board members and 4-H participants said the fair is an important celebration of the county’s roots in agriculture. Although growth has changed the landscape in recent decades, the county was once a ranching and farming community.

“It does bring the community together, too,” said Bruff Shea, a former fair board member and past recipient of the Legend in Agriculture Award given by the Colorado Agriculture

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When he wanted to start showing animals at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo, his parents footed the bill his first year running. After that, paying for the livestock, their feed and other supplies was up to Summervill.

The money he makes during the livestock sale funds the next year’s 4-H animals. He shows sheep and poultry and is involved in 4-H at the county and state level.

Larkspur resident Dakota Potton, 12, and his sister Makenzie, 9, use proceeds from the sale to reimburse their mother for project supplies, purchase animals for the next year’s fair, and any extra proceeds go into college savings.

The 4-H exhibitors also try their hand at networking through the sale.

Throughout the summer they invite potential buyers to the sale and mingle with them during a dinner held the hour before start time on the day of the event.

“Last year our mom made little business cards,” Makenzie said.

The number one rule when handing the cards out to buyers? “Shake their hand,” Makenzie said.

For Summervill, showing animals is more than a hobby. It’s setting him up for his future career. He plans to run his own cattle breeding or seed stock

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Longtime fair volunteer Betty Thomas said it also allows residents from urban areas who don’t have ties to agriculture to learn about food production and the industry.

“Just to see where all the food in the grocery store comes from,” she said.

Spradlin believes part of the fair’s appeal is its size, that it’s not too big an event, estimating it would take a family about three hours to see most things the fair has to offer.

Franktown resident Dakota Potton, 12, said he’d take attending fair week over going to heavily-crowded theme parks like Disneyland or Disney World, where ride lines are long.

“You can make a lot of friends,” he said. “And you don’t have to wait (in line).” program after college, which means he raises bulls that other farmers would purchase to breed their cows.

“It’s a lot of money to start a cattle breeding program,” he said. “It’s a lot of work to get into if you weren’t born into it.”

He plans to sell his stock and assets after this year to pay for college. He’s entered in 35 shows during the 2019 fair and is bringing eight animals.

Former fair board member Bruff Shea said the livestock shows and sale provide ample life lessons for the kids.

“In the real world you’re not getting anywhere near that kind of money,” he said, noting buyers bid more than market value. “But you learn how to budget your money and costs.”

He also recalled how the sale galvanized the community in past years when tragedy struck 4-H families — the death of a child in one instance and another accident that placed a child in a wheelchair.

“You wouldn’t believe how the community steps up and pays $15,000, $20,000 for the kids in that tragedy,” he said. “It makes the hair stand up on your neck and bring a tear to your eye.”

Looking back on 60 years, Riesselman said the sale is a tradition the county should be proud of.

“I just think it’s a huge compliment for our buyers, first of all, that they’ve allowed this sale to continue and grow as much as it’s growing,” he said. “It’s a huge statement for our exhibitors bringing the quality that they’ve been bringing.”

Buy your tickets today! Every day at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo is full of family fun! Join your friends and neighbors August 1-4 for a classic fair carnival experience. Visit Discovery Ranch and become a farmer for the day! Join in the stick-horse rodeo or pie-eating contest. Enjoy live music, classic fair food, as well as – a foodie’s favorite – food trucks. For more information, a schedule of events or to purchase tickets online visit FairandRodeoFun.com or call 720-733-6941.

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Douglas County commissioners hear school safety recommendations At least 40 school resource officers to cover county campuses

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Numerous key questions remained unanswered following a July 16 meeting in which Douglas County commissioners heard formal recommendations for how to spend $10 million toward school safety, although the public got a closer look at how more than $3 million in ongoing funds are already being put to use.

The board had voted on May 28 to allocate the $10 million in one-time funds toward mental health and physical security in local schools.

The decision came three weeks to the day after a shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch left one student dead and eight injured.

Commissioners had also approved more than $3 million in ongoing funds to add school resources officers in the county and a co-responder team to work with local youths.

“There is something at work bigger than all of us,” Commissioner Lora Thomas said at the July 16 meeting.

The board had formed two com-

John Castillo addresses Douglas County commissioners alongside his wife, Maria, about school security. The couple’s son, Kendrick, was killed in the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting.

JESSICA GIBBS mittees, one to research mental health resources and the other physical security.

It charged them with bringing forward ideas for how to spend the $10 million. The committees’ deadline was mid-July, giving the groups roughly three weeks to complete the task.

The groups’ presentations, given July 16 in Castle Rock, remained high level, careful not to divulge details of local schools’ current security and infrastructure. They didn’t want to inform anyone who might wish harm on students, said chair of the school security committee, Clinton Dorris.

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The board did not finalize how money would be distributed to the school district or individual schools.

Committee presentations also did not disclose the estimated cost of their recommendations.

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Committees present ideas to improve safety, mental health in schools Specifics of what will be adopted and what the costs will be are not yet known

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After several meetings, two committees formed to address mental health needs and physical safety in Douglas County schools presented drafts of their recommendations to the Douglas County Board of Commissioners.

Committee members, as well as Douglas County officials and a handful of parents, agreed that consistency and collaboration are key in tackling solutions to school violence.

“Commonality is a very significant thing,” Clint Dorris, chair of the Physical School Safety & Protection Funding Committee, said at the study session July 16 at the commissioners’ boardroom in Castle Rock. “The more that we can share data, the more that law enforcement can get a consistent feed.”

The committee, along with the Supportive Mental Health for Students Funding Committee, have been charged with with making recommendations on how to spend Douglas County’s one-time gift of $10 million.

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mended the committee members, which the commissioners appointed and include a mix of Douglas County School District representatives, experts in the mental health and security fields, and parents.

In three weeks, the committees used data collected from research, interviews, visits to facilities and more to form their recommendations. Next steps of the process remain unknown, though a statement released from DCSD following the July 16 meeting says the district looks forward to continuing its partnership with the commissioners.

“We were pleased to see that the recommendations presented were complementary to, and consistent with, the best practices and researched-based resources that Douglas County School District (DCSD) currently has in place for physical school safety and security, and mental health for students,” the statement says.

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Meet Andy Jones, school board candidate

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Highlands Ranch resident Andy Jones is vying for a seat as Douglas County School Board director for District A, which comprises western Highlands Ranch.

Born and raised in New Orleans, Jones attended the University of Mississippi on a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarship. The former Navy pilot has been a flight instructor for United Airlines for Jones 22 years.

Jones’ three children attended Platte River Academy in Highlands Ranch, and two of the three graduated from Mountain Vista High School. This fall, his youngest will be a senior at the high school.

Jones said he and his wife have been involved in their children’s education since the beginning. For three years, he served on the governing board for Platte River Academy, a charter school.

“We just find this is so important,” Jones said.

Jones is entering his third year on

DCSD’s District Accountability Committee, currently holding the title of co-vice chair. The committee collects feedback from individual School Accountability Committees, made up of parents, and advises the board of education on spending priorities.

His experience in helping bridge divides and strengthen collaboration in the district sparked his interest in running as a candidate, he said.

“We need to anchor on some good, solid governing principals that give our district, teachers and staff the stability that makes them look to the leadership and say, ‘I trust what they are doing,’ ” Jones said.

Jones’ priorities include safety and security, teacher retention and parent engagement. When it comes to safety, he points to his professional and military background.

“Every moment we fly, we are thinking about the safety and security of our passengers,” Jones said, adding, “I think I’ve got some skill sets that currently are not available on the board.”

What do the next few months look like for Jones?

“It’s going to be a lot of walking neighborhoods and meeting people at every opportunity.”

Meet Franceen Thompson, school board candidate

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The May 7 shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch led Franceen Thompson to run for a seat as Douglas County School Board director for District C, which comprises eastern and southern Highlands Ranch.

Her daughter was a senior at the school when the tragedy happened.

“It had a tremenThompson dous effect on my family, my STEM family, my community,” Thompson said. “I just felt like I needed to do something.”

Thompson was born and raised in the Littleton area and graduated from Arapahoe High School.

She received a bachelor’s degree in finance from Lubbock Christian University in Texas and an MBA from Texas Tech University.

She’s currently employed as a financial specialist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Her son and daughter attended

Legacy Point Elementary School, and her son spent a year at Sagewood Middle School before transferring to STEM when it opened in 2011. Her daughter followed.

Thompson has been involved in School Accountability Committees and served as chair of DCSD’s District Accountability Committee in 2012.

In 2011, she registered with the Colorado Secretary of State as a candidate for the Douglas County School Board election, but dropped out weeks later. Instead she opted to support candidates who espoused reforms such as pay-for-performance evaluations for teachers.

“I like reform,” Thompson said.

“I think the reforms were poorly implemented and that was the problem.”

Some of her priorities include school security, special education and career tech education.

What do the next few months look like for Thompson?

“I just really want to get out there and talk to parents and taxpayers,” she said. “I want to spend time in the community and listen.”

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SAFETY FROM PAGE 8

The committee that researched physical school safety largely called for consistent policies throughout local schools from the training of private security and law enforcement to the types of radios first responders use.

The mental committee suggested several programs to provide students support, including assessments that gauge a school’s culture and mental health needs.

County commissioners said at the start of the work session they would not remark on the proposals that evening, a stance they maintained when asked for comment following the meeting.

They’d only received the committee reports that evening, and were still digesting the information, said Roger Partridge, chairman of the threemember board of commissioners. He .called it the beginning of a lengthy process.

It was unclear exactly which, if any, of the recommendations would be in place by the school year’s start on Aug. 7, although Partridge expected some would be. The board and county staff did not know when the $10 million would be placed on a board meeting agenda.

“We want to expedite this process but we want to do it in the right way,” dPartridge said.

The July 16 meeting was a work session, typically held in a small conference room and sparsely attended by the public. But this time, dozens of community members, including STEM victims, attended.

John Castillo, father of the STEM student killed May 7, Kendrick Castillo, spoke to commissioners. He attended with his wife, Maria.

“I don’t have all the answers, just as you don’t,” he said, adding he wanted to be part of the change and was pleased to see the SRO program being expanded. “We need to stop this devastation and we can do it.”

Partridge said work would continue in the coming days.

The board was scheduled to hold two executive sessions with the physical security committee and a public meeting with the mental health committee before the week’s end.

While commissioners mull how to

ELECTION FROM PAGE 5

Within 10 days of declaring candidacy, candidates must file an affidavit with the Secretary of State.

Candidates must complete and submit a packet, with a notice of intent and petition for nomination with 50 signatures, among other requirements, to Tammy Taylor at DCSD’s Administration Building, 620 Wilcox St., Castle Rock, no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30. Candidates may retrieve the packet from Taylor no earlier than July 31, but may not circulate petitions until Aug. 7.

spend the $10 million, they also heard how the funds for the co-responder team and school resource officers are being spent.

Commissioners approved putting an ongoing $3 million toward more SROs in the county, but the funds are contingent on a 100 percent match from local schools, both public and private.

Undersheriff Holly Nicholson-Kluth presented on the county’s school resource officer program.

The sheriff ’s office already provides 11 SROs to local schools but is actively recruiting more for the coming school year. The department will add five SROs to middle schools, two to charter schools, and expects to convert seven school marshal positions into eight more SRO positions for elementary schools by December.

Additional sergeants and detectives will support the SROs, NicholsonKluth said.

The Parker and Castle Rock police departments each provide three resource officers to schools in their community. Each department recently received council approval to add one SRO in the school district, bringing their counts up from two.

“This brings the total number of school resources officers to over 40 in the schools in Douglas County,” Nicholson-Kluth said. “I can say that these numbers in themselves will help make the schools and students and staff safer. So, thank you.”

The commissioners heard from the newly created Youth Community Response Team, the first of its kind in the state.

The county already operates a co-responder program that pairs law enforcement and mental health clinicians to handle calls with a mental health component. The teams work with a case manager to provide ongoing care and supervision to their clients.

The overarching goal is to keep people in a mental health crisis from going to the emergency department or jail and directly connect them with resources like treatment. The Youth CRT will work exclusively with school-age children and their families in the community and county schools. The cost of funding the team is $331,250.

“Those whose loved ones enter a new school year will do so knowing that something has changed,” Commissioner Abe Laydon said. “More is on the way.”

Contact the Designated Elections Official by phone at 303-387-0258 or by email at tltaylor@dcsdk12.org to arrange a time to turn in the documents.

About the districts The following districts’ seats will be decided in the election: • District A, which comprises western Highlands Ranch.

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‘I’m all about experiences’ Award-winning bartender brings gastropub with flair to Lone Tree

on stage here. You’re always on stage.

Even (the chef) is on stage. You’ll see me table-touching all the time.

Tell us about your background.

I grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, that’s where the New Mexico flairs come from. I moved to Las Vegas when I was 15 years old. The reason this place is called the Outpost is because I was a medic in the Army, and I wanted a name that went with that. People will see Outpost and think I must be a veteran... I went back to Las Vegas and worked with some of the best bartenders in the industry. I’m not the best, but I learned a lot from the best.

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fabian Valdez has a vision for one of Lone Tree’s hottest spots. The owner of the Outpost Eatery wants to turn his 50-seat gastropub, sharing a building with two other owners, where Southern Comfort used to be, into the city’s favorite hang-out spot.

Valdez, an award-winning bartender and former Army medic, opened Outpost in January and already has plans to keep growing if things continue the way they’re going.

“There’s nobody like us here, right now,” Valdez said. “I’m like no other place around here. I’ve niched myself so much.”

A gastropub, if you’re not familiar, is “a pub, bar, or tavern that offers meals of high quality,” according to Merriam-Webster.com.

To Valdez, quality is key.

His next project is opening the porch in hopes of making “dog-friendly Saturday nights.”

The Outpost Eatery is at 7431 Park Meadows Drive.

Colorado Community Media met up with Valdez to learn about his newest

Fabian Valdez and his signature drink, “The IV,” which includes Tingala liqueur, tequila, pineapple-ginger-turmeric CBD kombucha, fresh lime juice, and simple syrup. Valdez, a former Army medic, recently opened Outpost Eatery, a gastropub in Lone Tree. NICK PUCKETT creations and how his craft food measures up with the best of them.

What do you want this place to be in the community?

I’m craft food and craft drinks. I’m all about experiences. Lone Tree has been missing that. I’m your neighborhood pub, but I’m also craft like crazy. My margaritas are fresh. We use lemon-lime juice fresh. We don’t have Bloody Mary mix, we make our own mix, we have a michelada mix we make in house.

What does it mean to be craft?

It’s fresh. We don’t use mixers. It takes a little bit longer and attention to detail to make these drinks, so consistency plays a part in that. You have to be careful you’re consistent too.

How do you keep that balance of quality food and a fun atmosphere?

There is a balance there. As far as environment, that has to do with the front of the house. Coming up to a table with a smile. I tell these (employees) to check their feelings at the door. You’re

How did you get into the restaurant business?

I started off as a dishwasher, 15 years old. None of my family has a restaurant background. I moved to Las Vegas with my mom when I was young. I walked into this place and they hired me as a dishwasher. Then I moved up to become a busser, then I went into the Army, then as a barback for Hard Rock Hotel. Then I went to work for a place called Panevino. Then I moved here and opened up the Range Restaurant in downtown Denver five or six years ago. Then, me and Paul (Nagen, head chef at Narrative in Cherry Creek) began winning awards.

He and I teamed up — it was just like “What’s the food? OK here’s a drink that goes with that. Let’s go into competition together.”

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VOICES Place of shelter shouldn’t become place to swelter

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ormer talk show host Dick Cavett said he saw Groucho Marx on the streets of New York, and told him he was a big fan.

Marx said, “If it gets any hotter, I’m going to need a big fan.”

After 22 years, my air conditioner up and died. I wasn’t thinking. I should have had it checked out in the spring.

Now look at me.

The chickens are laying hard-boiled eggs.

According to “The Old Farmer’s Almanac,” the Dog Days of summer began on July 3, and they will end on August 20. They are called the Dog Days because they coincide with the sunrise rising of the Dog Star, Sirius.

Are you Sirius?

I’m sorry. It’s hard to be the good humor man when it’s 88 in the shade. In my bedroom. I’m not kidding.

I had to take a number when my air conditioner quit, and my number still hasn’t been called yet.

I have seen worse: Craig Marshall I lived in Phoenix for Smith two years.

I had an uncovered parking space at my apartment building. I had an uncovered parking space at Arizona State, where I taught

QUIET DESPERATION

drawing in a four-story building that was 40 degrees cooler than the outside temperature.

Leaving the building was a shock.

Getting in my car was a shock.

Leaving Arizona was the second best thing I have ever done.

During his monologue, Johnny Carson would say, “It was so hot today ...” and the audience would shout, “How hot was it?”

The jokes were never that hot.

I lived in Los Angeles, and it could get hot there too, often during the period of the “Santa Ana Winds,” most common from October through March, when other parts of the country are in the deep freeze.

I have a two-story house. The second

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floor is unbearable, the first floor is tolerable, and the unfinished basement is the most comfortable area in the building.

Why didn’t they put the basement on the second floor, and the second floor in the basement?

Harry has been giving me dirty looks. Dachshunds are not designed for temperatures like this, even though there is a common sobriquet about a dachshund’s physique that implies otherwise.

As a writer, I have tried to imagine how authors who lived in the South were able to persevere in the heat and humidity.

SEE SMITH, P15

Mixing business with friendship can work

ike me, you have probably heard this saying repeatedly, “Never mix business with friendship.”

You may have even had an experience that didn’t turn out so well when you tried to partner with a friend on a business endeavor or worked with a friend to help you do your taxes, provide you insurance, sell or buy your home, fix your plumbing, help you make an investment, or any number of other situations that went horribly sideways.

Let me ask this question, was it the friendship or was it the situation WINNING itself ? Was it the friendship or was it WORDS something else that went wrong? Did a third party have something to do with? Think about it for a moment.

And if you still believe it was your friend, perhaps we need to go back and define what friendship means or how we define our particular friendships.

Friends, especially close friends, deal with disagreements and conMichael Norton flicts throughout the friendship. But the friendship is so deep and trusted that if something goes wrong or sideways, they always know how to get beyond the specific incident or circumstance. In most cases anyway.

Over my career I have made tremendous friends. Clients who have become friends, and partners who have become friends. It has worked the other way as well, friends who have become clients and friends who have become partners. I have been hired by friends and I have hired friends. And, luckily for me it has almost always worked out well.

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NORTON FROM PAGE 14

Some will say that one might make concessions for friends or treat them differently. Some may argue that it’s hard to talk about money or ask for money from a friend. And still others will stand behind this concept that a client cannot become a friend because you will never be willing to raise your price or ask for more money — the preference being to preserve the friendship rather than tell them that there has been a price increase.

So, here’s the difference, a friend is a friend at all times.

A friend is someone who will tell you what you need to hear, not just what you want to hear.

A friend is someone you can trust with any project that they are capable of doing. A friend is someone who will stand by

you when prices go up or down, when business is good or bad, and who is there for the wins and the losses.

It’s when we ask our friends to do something that we know is not in their sweet spot, not their strength, that’s when things go wrong. We set them up for failure. It’s when we don’t set proper expectations regarding performance, that’s another huge area where we often fall short and the friendship can be placed at risk.

You see, I would rather go into business with a true and trusted friend. I have done so a few times and we are still friends today. I would rather hire a friend who has the experience, qualifications, and track record of success to do the job, who knows I will have their back, and who will always have mine. Am I afraid that one day the business relationship will end? Maybe.

Am I worried that it will also end the friendship? Never.

The next time you ask your friend to fix your car, sell your house, or go into business together, make sure you both define your friendship first. Then set proper expectations, putting trust and your friendship before any business, and always understand what happens should anything go wrong.

For me, I would always prefer doing business with a trusted friend. If I can’t, then I look for the next most qualified person, business, or company to help me. How about you? Whether you have had a great friend/ business experience or a bad one, I would love to hear it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And when we can work well with our trusted friends, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the chief revenue officer at Eventus Solutions Group, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

SMITH FROM PAGE 14

William Faulkner was born in Mississippi and he died in Mississippi, and in between he became one of America’s most celebrated writers in Southern literature.

Is there a better six-word story than the title of one of Tennessee Williams’s plays, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” for evoking a sultry summer day?

Popsicles and icicles. Fireflies and drive-ins on Friday night. Poison ivy and heatstrokes.

Like every other kid, I looked forward to summer vacation. Now I look forward to a vacation from summer.

Give me late September. Now. I’m not the kind of person who will complain when it’s 10 degrees outside and snow is over Harry’s head.

Not me.

I have done a complete 180 when it comes to weather.

As I write this, my back is sticking to the chair, and rivulets of moisture are running down my similes.

And my sense of humor melted an hour ago.

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

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Jacquelyn Ann Benton 5/20/1946 - 7/13/2019

Jacquelyn Ann Benton, 73 of Centennial, Colorado, passed away July 13, 2019 with her family by her side.

Jackie was born on May 20, 1946 in Denver, Colorado to her parents Jack McLellan and Marion Kavan.

Jackie is survived by husband James H. Benton, children: Dianna Freimuth (JJ Jensen), Joanna Evans (Wayne), and James D. Benton (Janelle), grandchildren: Andrew Freimuth (Jordyn), Devyn Evans, Peyton Evans, Taylor Wood, Madelyn Wood, J.C. Benton, Seth Benton, Fletcher Freimuth (great grandson) and sister Kathie Hagen (Darryl).

Jackie graduated from South High School, Denver.

She further went on to work for Mountain Bell, Dress Barn, as well as a Teacher Assistant for Cherry Creek Schools.

Jackie was full of unconditional love for family and friends. She will be missed. All the little things she did were big things. Such as the Easter egg hunt, pumpkin carving, changing decorations in the house each holiday plus always asking anybody if there was anything she could do for them, or if they wanted anything to eat or drink. She loved to watch old movies, baseball and the Rockies.

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WAMEGO – Nancy (Jones) Farley, 88, of Manhattan, KS passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at the Good Shepherd Hospice House in Manhattan.

July 15, 2019 She was born in Philadelphia, PA on April 29, 1931. She graduated from Treadwell High School in Memphis, TN and received an Associate’s degree from Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, CO. After raising her family, she worked at the college’s accounting office for more than 12 years.

She is survived by her husband, William “Bill” Farley of more than 67 years.

She also leaves behind four children, William S. “Bill”, Jr., Paul L. (Leslie), Jean Tracy (Jerry), and Ann Vrchota (Jim); eight grandchildren, Charlene Chacon (Oscar), Christina Spanier (Seth), Father Philerat (Williams S. IV), Courtney Montgomery (Shannon), Peter Farley, Reid Tracy (Rachel), Virginia Farley, and Spencer Hayward; four great-grandchildren, Dylan Spanier, Elora Montgomery, Max Chacon, and Ryan Spanier; and a sister, Barbara Kehayes.

Nancy had a natural talent in the

field of art, from building parade floats and costume design in her youth to painting and drawing in various media, and including mosaics and stained glass, later in life. A skilled seamstress, she loved making clothing for family members in their youth. She also enjoyed gardening, photography and, both foreign and domestic travel with family members and friends. She possessed a strong desire to lead an interesting life and her inner strength and wisdom provided guidance to her offspring throughout her adult life.

Funeral service for Nancy will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 22, 2019 at Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego.

Burial will follow at 1:00 p.m. in the Kansas Veterans Cemetery in Manhattan. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 21st at the funeral home. The family has suggested memorials to the American Cancer Society or a charity of one’s choice, and may be left in the care of Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego, PO Box 48, Wamego, KS 66547.

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hen Christopher Baker wanted to propose to his wife, Rosie, he knew exactly where to buy the ring.

Both he and Rosie attended the Colorado Renaissance Festival in their childhood and teenage years. They’ve continued the tradition into adulthood and now share it with their 3-year-old daughter, Athena — while wearing the engagement ring and wedding bands they bought from a festival craftsman.

The event is a special place to them, the Central City couple said, and buying their rings there added to the sentiment behind them. They also love the culture of fantasy and escapism created by the event.

On an early July afternoon, the couple sat at the festival wearing headto-toe costumes with clothes they’ve acquired from event vendors over the years, looking back on their time within the village walls.

“It’s the only place in the state where you can walk around and see knights rubbing shoulders with storm troopers,” Baker said.

Sarah Periat of Commerce City agreed. The festival creates a place for people to get away from their daily lives and enter what feels like another world. She and her family spend weeks creating costumes. She personally sewed the dress she wore to the festival on July 7, when she dressed as an elf.

“We come every year. We like to dress up,” she said. “I think it’s the fantasy. People like to get out of their element.”

The family-owned-and-operated event has been running for 43 years, mostly at its location outside Larkspur. Jim Paradise is vice president and director of marketing while his father, Jim Paradise Sr., is the owner.

Paradise said it’s festival-goers like Periat and Baker who help add to the event’s allure, People aren’t required to come in costume, and in fact just a small percentage do, Paradise estimated. But they blend in with hired entertainers and make the fantasy more authentic.

There’s much more that goes into making the festival a long-standing success, he said.

“I think what makes it so appealing and gives us the opportunity to have it running for 43 years is the uniqueness of the event itself,” Paradise said.

Entertainers don’t merely perform from one of the grounds’ 10 stages but walk among the crowds in full costume and character to engage attendees. The royal court, including the festival’s king and queen, parade

Entertainers greet people from above as they pass through the gates of the Colorado Renaissance Festival castle.

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IF YOU GO The Colorado Renaissance Festival is located at 650 W. Perry Park Ave., Larkspur. Remaining dates for 2019 are July 27-28 and Aug. 3-4. Tickets are available online and cost $23.50 for adults and $11 for children ages 5 through 12. Box office tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for children. More information is available at coloradorenaissance.com.

Rosie and Christopher Baker attended the Colorado Renaissance Festival on July 7 with their daughter, 3-year-old Athena.

The couple have attended for years and purchased their wedding bands at the festival. through the streets while families sip drinks and snack on turkey legs.

The permanent structures meant to resemble a 16th-century magical village are routinely remodeled, and the village as a whole was roughly one-third its current size at the event’s start years ago, Paradise said.

He believes the village in particular sets the festival apart from nearby, smaller Renaissance festivals.

“The difference and the advantage we have is we have created a very nice village for people to come out and really get away. We don’t have just tents

in a parking lot or tables set up in a field,” he said.

The event, which this year runs on Saturdays and Sundays from June 15 to Aug. 4, draws an average of 200,000 people annually and employs approximately 500 people.

For the Town of Larkspur, a community of slightly more than 200 people, that’s a big deal, said Mayor Marvin Cardenas.

“It brings us almost half a million dollars alone in sales tax revenue,” he said. “For years the town has been supported by the Colorado Renaissance Festival. They’re a huge economic impact to our community.”

Other revenue generators are limited in Larkspur, Cardenas said, although he expects pending projects like a campground and a travel center will boost the sales tax once the developments open.

In the meantime, Cardenas said, the renaissance festival continues to support the town financially, provides jobs for residents and nearby entertainment.

“It’s a huge benefit to the community. We’re so lucky to have them and

Games like bungee jumping entertain attendees of the Colorado Renaissance Festival.

I hope they never go away,” Cardenas said.

The festival shop where Baker bought his wife’s engagement ring more than five years ago is still there.

Owner Da-oud Thompson, while standing under a sign reading “Wedding Bands,” said the Bakers are not the only couple to buy engagement rings there. He’s known families that came to him for two or three generations.

“That really feels good,” he said.

Thompson travels the country to sell at various festivals and has come to the Colorado Renaissance Festival for 35 years. It’s one of his favorite shows, he said.

“The people are interesting. They come dressed in crazy outfits,” he said. “I think we’re all devoted to making people smile and having fun.”

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July 25, 2019

Oak Ridge Boys to harmonize at Hudson Gardens Signature vocals will entertain crowd as part of summer concert series

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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ummer concerts fill the grass slope at Hudson Gardens in Littleton through the season, and at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 3, it will be with the country, gospel and patriotic a capella harmony of the Oak Ridge Boys, a longstanding quartet that travels across the country year-round. The group brings a trail of awards and three decades of charted singles putting its distinctive sound to a huge repertory of songs. There have been 12 gold and three platinum albums, plus one double-platinum single.

“We traditionally work a lot,” said bass player Richard Sterban, adding that they had just finished recording their annual Christmas album in their “hot and humid” hometown, Nashville, on the day before we spoke. “We’re on the road about 150 days a year, but the only long trip is our Christmas tour …

Usually it’s three days out, three days in, then three days out again.”

From mid-November on they’re on the road — not around much at Thanksgiving.

Sterban, who began his singing career as a 6-year-old soprano on his New Jersey Sunday school, went on to sing bass with groups that included a spell with Elvis. Then, an invitation came from the Oak Ridge Boys, who were seeking a bass. He wanted to be part of a group, with the accompanying “family feel” that such a connection brings, so he left the big-time stage appearances. He tells his story in an autobiography called “From Elvis to Elvira,” cowritten with Steven Robinson.

The group’s new Christmas album was produced by Dave Cobb, whom Sterban praised enthusiastically as a major Nashville name. Having his name on a project, such as the group’s recent “17th Avenue Revival,” is really important. Songs from that album will be a good part of their Hudson Gardens program, he added. Cobb “wanted us to go to church — return to our roots a bit,” Sterban remembers. And, Cobb chose most of the songs on the recording, “It took us down roads we musically hadn’t visited.” It took oldtime rockabilly, Elvis, Ray Charles, gospel songs, “marrying them with new material. (“He also had some contempt for other songwriters …”)

Cobb has access to young songwriters, so the Oak Ridge Boys said “we’re in your hands.” He selects most of the content for an album.

One song they will certainly perform is the old hymn, “Amazing Grace.”

They are known for singing it at George H. W. Bush’s funeral in 2018, but the connection between the Oak

Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban will perform at Hudson Gardens on Aug. 3.

Ridge Boys and the Bush family is a long one. “We The Oak Ridge Boys met Bush in 1983, when we sang at will perform at the White House 7:30 p.m. on Aug. for President 3 at Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Reagan.”

Regan invited Fe Drive, Littleton.

Tickets for general them to sing at the annual admission list at barbecue at the $32 to $97. HudWhite House. “We songardens.org, were doing sound 303-797-8565. checks on the Free parking. lawn when a tall man appeared.

Saying he had to go to China and would miss the concert, he asked if they could do a mini concert then and started naming favorite songs — he was a fan of the band. We got to know him and his wife and went, with our wives, to visit them in Kennebunkport, Maine. We sang for them and he always requested `Amazing Grace’ and in advance, asked us to promise to sing it at his funeral.

“We were in Spokane, Washington then and flew in a private plane to Houston, took a quick shower and sang. Then, we returned to Kennewick, Washington, for a concert that night … We were able to keep our promise.”

What, aside from “Amazing Grace,” will they sing at Hudson Gardens?

“We make up our own set list each day, Sterban said. “Joe Bonsall makes a set list up daily when we’re on the road, after a look at social media. He sends it to us and to the band.”

“We have 23 Number One country records,” Sterban adds. “Every night is different — a promoter may want a longer or shorter show …

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“When we come, we sing a lot of our hits, including ‘Elvira.’”

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The most requested song, he said, is “Thank God for Kids.” It will be a good country music show, he said, family oriented, “one that touches lives and is also patriotic.”

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River floaters beat the

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he metro area hit triple-digit temperatures for the first time this year on July 19, sending many scrambling to hit the

river.

Dozens of river floaters headed down the South Platte River just downstream from the C-470 bridge, riding blessedly high flows coming out of Chatfield Reservoir.

The tubing route carries floaters through South Platte Park, an oasis of shady cottonwoods and gentle water.

The cool water was a godsend to Shane Stanton, of Centennial, who skipped out on work a couple hours early to get wet.

“As long as I’m in the water, the heat’s not so bad,” Stanton said from his inner tube. “I guess I’d better just stay in here until the sun goes down.”

Cole Stewart fights a rapid.

Olivia Dahl, right, takes in the sunshine while boyfriend Brandon Ermel keeps her close.

Jeff Caviness, left, Sharmae Washington and Kayla Pham walk back upriver to float back down again.

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July 25, 2019

Kidney donor credits workout for successful recovery Dan Riordan completed fitness challenge three months post-surgery

On Dec. 27, his father’s birthday, Riordan underwent surgery to remove his kidney at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. His father’s health has since drastically improved.

“The siblings joke that it’s tough to beat that birthday gift,” Riordan said.

The two-hour surgery left Riordan with a major incision cut through his stomach wall. For the next six weeks, his only activity was walking.

Then he returned to Orangetheory Fitness. The workout uses body monitors and colored zones to track peak performance. Coaches offer one-onone assistance throughout the hourlong class, which combines cardio and strength training.

“Initially, it was tough to see how far my fitness level had regressed, but I could see I was making progress,” Riordan said, adding that he knew the Dri-Tri would be a great motivator.

Two months ago, he and his wife welcomed a baby, another reason to keep his physical health in check.

Riordan’s story embodies the mission of Orangetheory Fitness, said McDougall. The coaches are trained to safely help all people — even those with physical limitations — reach their fitness goals.

“We are a family,” McDougall said, “and we are a community.”

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In early 2018, Dan Riordan learned that his father’s health was rapidly deteriorating due to a chronic kidney disease. That fall, when his father’s kidney functioning dropped to just 13%, Riordan knew what he had to do.

The Highlands Ranch resident was one of four siblings to offer to donate a kidney.

“I was the match, essentially,” said Riordan, 44, a fitness buff who has always enjoyed running.

After six weeks of recovery and three months easing back into training at Orangetheory Fitness in the Central Park development of Highlands Ranch, Riordan successfully completed the Dri-Tri, a fitness challenge consisting of a 2,000-meter row, 300 body weight reps and a 5K run.

Orangetheory Fitness, a high-intensity, interval-training workout franchise, sponsors the biannual event, and funds raised go to a local charity.

Riordan credits the structure and

Dan Riordan, a kidney donor, and Denise McDougall, head coach at the west Highlands Ranch Orangetheory Fitness, talk recovery at the studio on a day in mid-June. Riordan donated his kidney to his father at the end of 2018 and credits his fitness routine for his successful recovery. ALEX DEWIND tight-knit community at Orangetheory Fitness for his success: at his six-month checkup, his remaining kidney was functioning at 67 percent, whereas many people in his situation tend to fall below 50 percent, he said.

“They said essentially, it’s because you are in shape,” Riordan said, sitting on a piece of workout equipment next to Denise McDougall, head coach

at Orangetheory Fitness in west Highlands Ranch, 1493 Park Central Drive.

Originally from Wisconsin, Riordan moved to Highlands Ranch four years ago to pursue a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction at the University of Denver. He also works at the university as an adjunct professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning Sciences.

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

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Need: Walk to End Alzheimer’s committee members.

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

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D Make the most out of the moment During July, give blood and get a free taco from Rubio’s Coastal Grill.

We’re in your neighborhood: Highlands Ranch Donation Center 541 W. Highlands Ranch Parkway Now open 7 days a week or find a mobile blood drive at vitalant.org Bonfils Blood Center is now Vitalant.

ouglas County Libraries features two authors in August whom readers may wish to see and hear. At the Lone Tree Library at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 2, Andrea Bobotis will talk about her debut novel, “The Last List of Miss Judith Krantz.” At the Highlands Ranch Library at SONYA’S 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 19, SAMPLER C.J. Box, award-winning author of the Joe Pickett Series, will talk about his new Cassie Dewall thriller, “The Bitterroots.” Book sales and signing follow authors’ talks. Registration is a good idea: dcl.org, 303-791Sonya Ellingboe 7323.

YA novel to be published “Postcards for a Songbird” will be published Aug. 6 by foothills author Rebecca Crane, a popular YA author and former teacher who writes about lonely young Wren Plumley.

Community dinner The free monthly community dinner at First Presbyterian Church of Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., will be at 6 p.m. July 30. The menu includes pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans, creamy coleslaw, fresh fruit and handheld desserts. No reservation needed.

Info: 303-798-1389, fpcl.org/dinner.

Dance/theater Wonderbound Dance Company will be included in a new version of Puccini’s opera, “Madame Butterfly” at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave, Denver, July 25-28. Called “Ms. Butterfly,” tickets will be available at the Newman Center. See newmancenterpresents.com.

Miners Alley “Fairfield,” a new play by Eric Coble, continues through Aug. 18 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave. Golden. Minersalley.com, 303-9353044.

in the Studio Loft at Denver Center for Performing Arts in downtown Denver.

See phamaly.org for information — or order tickets at denvercenter.org.

Town Hall Arts Center Suzanne Rothman’s solo exhibit, “Decadent Fusion,” continues through Aug. 3 at Town Hall Arts Center’s gallery, to be followed by Western Welcome Week’s “Heading West: Art by Sarah Phipps.” The center is at 2450 W. Main St., Littleton, townhallartscenter.org.

Depot Art Gallery The All Colorado Show at the Depot Art Gallery, 2069 W. Powers Ave., Littleton, runs July 23-Aug. 24, with a reception on Aug. 2, 5-8 p.m. Juror: Desmond O’ Hagen. See depotartgallery.org.

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Immersive art experience “Natura Obscura” continues through Sept. 29 at Museum of Outdoor Arts, 1000 Englewood Parkway, in the Englewood Civic Center, second floor. Ticket prices vary. See naturaobscura.org.

‘Chicago’ at Denver Center Phamaly Theatre Company presents the musical “Chicago” from Aug. 1-25

Curtis Center for the Arts The 36th All-Colorado Show runs through Aug. 31. Juror Colin Parson, Arvada Center. Located at 2349 E. Orchard Ave., Greenwood Village. 303797-1779.

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July 25, 2019

Bowling bash provides backpacks to students in need Broncos safety Will Parks, teammates to host fundraiser in August at Main Event STAFF REPORT

Strikes for Kids plans the sixth annual Orange and Blue Bowling Bash to raise money for the organization’s backpack giveaway program, which provides backpacks filled with school supplies to famlies in need.

Denver Broncos safety Will Parks will be joined by some of his teammates at the event, which takes place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 at Main Event Entertainment Center, 64 Centennial Blvd., Highlands Ranch.

Checkin and registration begins at 5:30 p.m. and bowling takes place from 6-8 p.m. A silent auction and 50-50 raffle will take place from 7-7:45 p.m.

Registration cost is $200 and includes two hours of bowling and shoe rental for up to six bowlers, a

pizza and pitcher of soda, two hours of all-you-can-play arcade game cards, an event shirt and swag bag, a group photo with Will Parks, and raffle and silent auction participation.

In addition to providing 250 backpacks to the Boys and Girls Clubs Denver Broncos branch, Strikes for Kids will invite 75 kids out for an evening of arcade games and food while handing out backpacks.

The Strikes for Kids backpack program, presented by Dollar Days, provided about 2,000 backpacks will with school supplies in 2017 and 3,500 packs in 2018. In 2019, the goal is to provide more than 4,000 backpacks nationwide.

Strikes for Kids is a national charitable organization that organizes bowling, softball and golf events.

The organization partners with professional athletes to allow fans to mingle with professional athletes for an afternoon of fun while supporting a charitable cause.

Those interested in sponsorship opportunities can contact Joseph Allen, Strikes for Kids founder, at 559-241-4412 or jallen@strikes4kids. org. To check out past events, or to register your team, go to www.orangeandbluebowlingbash.com.

Car seat safety checks offered at free event Mothers of Multiples Society brings in certified technicians to inspect seats and provide information STAFF REPORT

Certified child passenger safety technicians will offer free car seat checks and discuss proper use of a car seat, including installation, daily use, and car seat selections at a free car seat safety event in August.

The semiannual event, hosted by the Mothers of Multiples Society, is Aug. 17 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Drive in Castle Rock. No appointment is necessary. Drop-in times are between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

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“Only certified child passenger safety technicians are trained in the most current child passenger safety practices,” Erin Brill, certified technician and MOMS member, said in the release. “Child passenger safety is not part of standard training for medical professionals, law enforcement, fire departments, etc.

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‘Rattler’ racing series on a roll Riders of all ages and levels gather for monthly ‘party’

IF YOU GO The last race of the 2019 Rattler mountain bike racing series is the “Rattler Snakebite” on Aug. 14, at Bear Creek Lake Park.

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BY GLENN WALLACE GWALLACE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The afternoon sun was hot, and the trails dusty as dozens of men and women gathered at the start line of the Rattler “Pure Venom” mountain bike race in Bear Creek Lake Park, on July 10.

“My goal is to just pass one person,” said Rob Ford, the only entrant in the “fat bike” category.

A nearby rider laughed and said he’d probably be the one to pass.

“Try to kick my chain off when you pass though, so I have an excuse!” the rider joked.

Then the race began, with wave after wave of bikers heading out to conquer the 17.8-mile singletrack course.

At the lap/finish line emcee Steve Oberembt called out each racer’s name with enthusiasm, as a crowd of supporters and earlier competitors cheered, and enjoyed complimentary beer and hot dogs.

Teens and younger, many of whom had competed earlier in the afternoon, milled around the finish line, occasionally cheering on a parent as they passed by, or trying to answer the

Racers climb their way up the Mount Carbon climb during the men’s and women’s sport division Rattler “Pure Venom” race July 10.

GLENN WALLACE emcee’s occasional quiz to win free prizes.

Oberembt, who said he’s seen the Rattler series grow from 105 participants to more than 285 in the four years it has operated, said he loves seeing the local mountain bike community in action, “just to see people come together, smile, laugh have a good time promoting a healthy sport.”

On the course, the mood is cordial.

“Passing on your left, thanks!” says the leader of a pack of women, all wearing the same team jersey.

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cruciating amounts of pain. At some point, Ford on his fat bike does indeed pass him by.

The Rattler series features several competition categories, ranging in age from the “8 and under” riders who race around a 1.3-mile course, to the senior division, with special divisions in between for different skill levels and different types of bikes. On July 10, the youngest racer was 4 years old, and the oldest was 57.

“The range is terrific,” said Oberembt. “You’ve got your 8-year-old future Olympians out here racing around and having fun, alongside some of the top athletes in the state, Thomas Herman to name one.”

Herman, a Lakewood resident, won the Grand Traverse 41-mile mountain bike race between Crested Butte and Aspen last year, and took first place in this year’s Bailey HUNDitO, before winning the Men’s Open division on July 10.

Oberembt says there’s one man responsible for the Rattler series.

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Survivors of Nazi horrors to give talks Holocaust survivor and son of Dutch resistors to share stories The sunset from Bear Creek Lake Park in Morrison at the conclusion of the July 10 Rattler mountain bike racing event.

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“It’s totally Dave’s creation — Dave’s work of art,” he says, referring to Dave Nuscianisi.

According to Nuscianisi, who is currently a mountain bike coach for Highlands Ranch High School, the racing series started initially as a “more lowkey” event to help get area high school mountain bike racers some experience

before state competition.

For his part, Nuscianisi says the growth of the cycling series has been one of natural progression.

“All I’m doing is hosting a party and everybody shows up,” he said. “It’s a friendly group of people, very supportive, that’s why it’s grown like this.”

Part of the credit for the race series’ popularity also belongs to the scenery and trails of Bear Creek Lake Park, and the city of Lakewood’s Regional Park Supervisor Drew Sprafke, according to Nuscianisi.

“They’ve been so easy to work with,” said Nuscianisi. “They’re the best land managers we’ve worked with.”

That’s saying something, because Nuscianisi has expanded into organizing a junior racing cup in Bailey Colorado, and a three-day mountain bike stage race in Winter Park.

Nuscianisi says he hopes the sport, and the race series continues to grow in popularity.

“The neatest thing,” he said, “is just getting to see more kids get out there.” and get into this sport.”

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Two people with ties to the Holocaust will share their experiences in the Littleton area in the first week of August in unrelated events.

On Aug. 6, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at the Aspen Grove shopping center will host a screening of “Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz,” a documentary about the life of the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg Trials, where dozens of Nazi war criminals were tried after World War II. “Ferencz went on to advocate for restitution for Jewish victims of the Holocaust and later for the establishment of the International

Criminal Court,” according to a news release. “His fight for justice for victims of atrocity crimes continues today.”

A post-film discussion will feature Sara Moses, a survivor of Nazi concentration camps who now lives in Denver. Moses will speak about “the importance of speaking out against hatred and bigotry in the world today,” according to the release.

The same week, Holocaust-era survivor Dirk Van Leenen will give a series of talks in the Denver and Littleton areas.

Van Leenen is the author of three books about his family’s experience during World War II, when his parents were members of the Dutch Resistance. Van Leenen helped his father smuggle forged IDs to help Jews escape Germany during the Holocaust, according to a news release.

Van Leenen is scheduled to give six talks from Aug. 5-9.

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Arapahoe Philharmonic: Littleton-based orchestra Need: board members to join a team in the oversight and policy-making of a local cultural institution.

Requirements: Must have an appreciation for classical music, a commitment to music education, and some understanding of the Denver area cultural scene, as well as professional experience in one or more of the following areas: leadership, strategic planning, arts education, management, law, information technology, fundraising, finance, project management, marketing, human resources or nonprofit administration.

Must attend monthly board meetings, assist with projects, attend concerts and events.

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Contact: Erin Acheson, 303-781-1892 or erin@ arapahoe-phil.org Arthritis Foundation, Colorado/Wyoming Chapter: Helps conquer everyday battles through lifechanging information and resources, access to care, advancements in sciences and community connections.

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

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

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The recommendations address a key point of data from the 2017 Colorado Healthy Kids Survey, which shows that 48 percent of high school students surveyed in DCSD reported what was called “a low commitment” to their schools.

“Low commitment is considered a risk factor correlated to substance use, delinquency, teen pregnancy, school violence and dropout,” Ericson said. “This is why we must take action.”

The committee asked the county to provide funding for several countywide efforts, including the expansion of Text-a-Tip — an existing anonymous reporting service offered by the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office — to include a more comprehensive response to mental health tips.

The recommendation also asks for the creation of a navigator program for youths using Text-aTip to access funds for treatment by contracting with a communitybased partner.

Other recommendations include: • Fund assessments in each school in order to understand strengths, needs and gaps in mental health and student safety.

• Fund programming including social emotional learning, mental health services, and suicide

prevention and intervention, supported by the assessments.

• Fund an age-effective marketing campaign with the goals of raising awareness of Text-a-Tip and reducing stigma.

• Fund youth Mental Health First Aid training in all middle and high schools.

• Fund Trauma Informed Care training for school employees, parents and students.

• Fund Handle with Care, a trauma-notification protocol, in every school.

“We understand that talking about mental health can be hard,” Ericson said. “We don’t always have the words to do it, but we want to let our community, especially young people, know that we don’t have to whisper when talking about mental health.”

While county commissioners lauded the presentation, some parents in the audience wished the recommendations took a more universal approach.

“You get certain training at one school and you’ve got students at other schools not getting that same level and that creates a hole in the entire district,” said Erik Newman, a parent and licensed clinical psychologist. “You don’t have the same level of understanding.”

Security committee Dorris’ committee called for a greater focus on prevention, as well as consistency across the district in the areas of training, radios, entryway control, surveil-

lance systems, annual reviews of security measures, interagency data sharing and school culture.

Dorris did not divulge specific costs associated with his committee’s recommendations.

Rich Payne, DCSD’s director of school safety and security, said the presentation reflected the district’s current practices.

He considered the committee’s presentation a “report card” for the district, he said after the meet- h T ing.

“The district allowed this group a to come in and look at the stuff we h have — we are talking about con- p sistencies and nonnegotiables,” t Payne said. “Our schools are safe.”H s Payne pointed out that funds from a $250 million bond passed T by voters last November are addressing security needs, such as s cameras and interoperable radios o s across the district. But, he said, the process of implementing p physical safety measures takes L time.

“We don’t just throw money at a something,” Payne said. “We have — C to make sure we use researchf based programs and best pracf tices.” o Some parents in attendance S said they stand behind Payne’s S expertise and his department’s oversight. The problem, they said, T S is school culture.

“I think my kids feel safe at h school,” ThunderRidge High b School parent Cathy Lees said.

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This open space is for the dogs — and people, too Tracy, a dog walker, and Kyle Hawkins, with his black dog Trinket, finish a walk along the Glendale Open Space Trail July 15. Tracy is from Golden with clients in Denver and said the Glendale Open Space is the biggest around, besides Cherry Creek, which is why it’s her favorite spot.

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Hawkins lives on the east side of RidgeGate in Lone Tree.

“It’s a nice, big open space,” said Hawkins, who mentioned occasionally spotting rattlesnakes at the park.

The 13-acre, off-leash dog park — which is south of Lone Tree, west of Parker and north of Castle Pines — is no secret to Douglas County residents. However, few people know how to take full advantage of the 1.6 miles of the Glendale Farm Open Space Trail, according to Greg Sprigg, who represents Lone Tree on the county’s Open Space Advisory Committee.

The trail is suitable for hiking, horseback riding, biking and, of course, taking your dog out for a stroll or afternoon in the park. The

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The Glendale Farm Open Space is one of the most popular properties within the Douglas County Open Space Program, Sprigg said.

The trail is rated as mod-

erately easy with some short climbs. Amenities include benches, picnic tables, parking for cars and three horse trailers.

So, how do you get there?

From the south, take I-25 Exit 188 at Castle Pines and follow the east frontage road north two miles to Glendale. From the north, take I-25 Exit 192 at RidgeGate, proceed east under the highway to the east

The Glendale Farm Open Space Dog Park is one of the more popular spots in Douglas County to let your dog off-leash for a few hours. The space is on the southeast side of RidgeGate, along I-25 near the Castle Pines Parkway exit.

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Enjoy three hours of Topgolf, a fajita fiesta, prizes and fun in support of UNICEF.

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She developed her love of all things water-related at 14 when she met Mrs. Sidenstecker, whose daughter, Maris, founded Save the Whales.

Grace has also met and been inspired by Fabien Cousteau, grandson of the famous Jacques Cousteau. This meeting led to a mentor who works as an aquatic chemical ecologist. Inspired by leading marine scientists and water conservationists in their fields, Grace is a promising young scientist.

In addition to her academic endeavors, Grace volunteers

“This is a fun day for the entire family,” Greg Collins, community chair at UNICEF, said in a news release.

“Topgolf is a popular and fun activity in summer, all while supporting an amazing cause.”

The 2019 summer party is Sunday, July 28, from noon to 3 p.m. at Topgolf, 10601 E. Easter Ave., Centennial. Sponsorships and donations are welcome.

“For the 2018 summer party, we raised $2,000 for UNICEF, and in 2019,

in our community through Feed Our Starving Children, as a crossing guard to promote school zone safety, and founded the Kindness Crew in her co-op. We are excited about the many opportunities afforded all our children while attending public school at home. We ask Colorado to continue protecting school choice options for every family and student.

Lisa Carberry Highlands Ranch It’s not really free The headline reads “DCSD Offers Free, Full-day Kindergarten This Fall.” Then, the first paragraph goes on to explain the miracle of House Bill 12-1262. Free?

Really? DCSD is a partition of local government, which gets a huge portion of its funding from the state. And where does the state get its funding?From the taxpayers. This same sugar-daddy governor, while handing out free stuff, is also about to do his best to jettison TABOR, which will turn over more tax dollars to out-of-control state government. There is nothing “free” about this all-day kindergarten. Colorado Community Media could do itself a favor by providing a more thorough look at things like this, instead of being a shill for state and local governments.

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Kaleidoscope spans variety of works from area artists Juried show is annual community exhibit held in college gallery

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Straight ahead to the right as a visitor walks into Kaleidoscope: A Juried Community Exhibition at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College is the winning entry: “The Human Condition” by Pam Schmidt — a life-sized mannikin, covered with precisely stitchedtogether, highly polished pieces of brown leather. The browns vary a bit in hue, but the overall effect is stylish and surprising — perhaps suggestive of a quilter’s pattern. As a coating for a woman’s figure, the craftsmanship is impressive and makes one contemplate a story — or message.

Just to the left of Schmidt’s piece hangs Forest Plesko’s “Street Art,” a striking photo of manhole covers that also suggested quilts to this viewer.

(Thoughtful installation.) It won an Honorable Mention.

The annual community exhibit was started a number of years ago by a group of community artists, and has grown under the support of ACC gallery director Trish Sangelo, offering a pleasing collection of artworks in a

The Kaleidoscope show is exhibited through Aug. 2, when there will be a closing reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Colorado Gallery of the Arts is in the Annex at the northeast corner of the Littleton campus of Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Admission is free. variety of techniques.

This year’s juror was Mary Williams, a Castle Rock artist and gallery owner.

In the fiber arts realm are a couple of works in felted wool and silk by Gayla Ruckhaus: “Prickly Pear” and “Mulholland Trail.” Interesting textures lead one to developing itchy fingers — wanting to touch! They are akin to metal or wood relief sculptures, with a third dimension.

Second Place choice by Williams is Michelle Lamb’s intricate assemblage, “Cygnus,” displayed on a pedestal with other pieces of her mixed-media work. The swan-like piece is made of a remarkable assortment of objects, rescued from old typewriters and other mechanical items. (Lamb’s studio is an amazing spot.)

There is a group of clay monoprints

by Linda Schmale. “Leaf Series # 1” took Third Place and speaks of another way for a potter to express herself, bridging the wall between craft and fine art — a wall that barely

“The Human Condition” on the right, is the First Place winner in the 2019 Kaleidosope Exhibition in the Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton. The show runs through Aug. 2.

PHOTO BY TRISH SANGELO exists these days, but was once an issue. Schmale also has conventional ceramic pieces, exhibited on pedestals in the center of the gallery.

Gallery walls offer framed works that include a range of paintings and drawings, including the Honorable Mention mixed-media landscape “History,” by longtime area teacher and painter Bobbi Shupe. The subject is a weathered old farm, skillfully executed in subdued colors.

Carol Broere’s Raku ceramic works are displayed on the wall: “Tree of

Life” is a sculptural piece with the earthy metallic sheen that is achieved with Raku firing. Held together in it are a tree and a collection of small birds. You can almost hear them twittering.

Another Honorable Mention was awarded to Daren Gilbert’s oil painting, “Puako # 110 1/2,” which illustrates yet another way to project one’s thinking …

Gail Firmin’s watercolor, “Girasole,” also has an Honorable Mention ribbon.

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THINGS to DO

Castle Pines

Movie at the Ridge: 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 27 at The Ridge at Castle Pines, 1414 Castle Pines Parkway. A movie under the stars at The Ridge golf course driving range. Enjoy food truck eats and cool treats from Kona Ice, Mac ‘n Noodles food truck, and Popcorn Bliss before and during the movie.

Bouncy houses, face painting and yard games. Movie begins at dusk. No dogs. Go to https://www. castlepinesgov.com/events.

Castle Rock

Free Fitness Fridays: 8-9 a.m.

Fridays, July 26 (Zumba) at The Amphitheater at Philip S. Miller Park, 1375 West Plum Creek Parkway, Castle Rock. Go to https:// www.crgov.com/2798/SummerFitness-Events. Classes are open to all fitness levels and the entire family is welcome.

Free Yoga in the Park: 9-10 a.m.

Sunday, July 28 at The Amphitheater at Philip S. Miller Park, 1375 West Plum Creek Parkway, Castle Rock.

Led by Inner Connections Yoga. Go to https://www.crgov.com/2798/ Summer-Fitness-Events How Does Prayer Work: Exploring the Mystery of Connecting With God: 6-7 p.m. Sunday, July 28 at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, Ridgeline Conference Room, 2350 Meadows Blvd., Castle Rock. Lifetree Cafe group discussion featuring a filmed interview of Nathan Matz and Tosha Williams, two people who pray daily but in very different ways. No registration needed; all are welcome.

Rueter-Hess Paddle Days: 7:45 a.m. to noon Sunday, July 28 at Rueter-Hess Reservoir, Castle Rock. Paddle and kayak on the reservoir. The reservoir has not yet opened for public access, so these events are opportunities to explore the scenic reservoir.

Registration is required.

Rueter-Hess Reservoir is located on Hess Road, one mile east of I-25 at the Castle Pines Parkway exit. Go to crgov.com/registration. Other dates: Sunday, Aug. 11; Saturday, Aug. 17; Sunday, Aug 25; Monday, Sept. 2; Sunday, Sept. 8; Saturday, Sept. 21; Sunday, Sept. 22.

this week’s TOP FIVE Stars of Hope: 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, July 27 at Mountainview Christian Church, at Highlands Ranch Parkway and Broadway in Highlands Ranch. Healing arts program will spread messages of hope, joy and compassion for those impacted by the STEM School shooting. Pain a star with bright colors and personalized messages.

Go to www.starsofhopeusa.org.

UNICEF Topgolf Summer Party: noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 28 at Topgolf, 10601 E. Easter Ave., Centennial. Ticket price includes a donation to UNICEF, three hours of golf, a fajita lunch and event giveaways. Sponsorships and donations welcome.

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Joe Uveges Benefit Concert for One Simple Voice: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2 in Brownstein Hall at Ave Maria Catholic Parish, Parker. Tickets available at www.onsimplevoice.org, or at Ave Maria Catholic Parish (from Tish at the receptionist office Mon. thru Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), or at the door.

Farmer’s Market: 8 a.m. Sundays through Sept. 1 at Festival Park, 300 Second St., Castle Rock.

Enjoy fresh produce, local vendors, handmade goods, nuts, herbs, spices, essential oils, gluten free products, fresh bread, cheese, coffee, and more. Go to http:// crgov.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=6 299&month=7&year=2019&day =12&calType=0

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Southlands Farmers’ Market: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. select Saturdays through September at Southlands, 6155 S. Main St., Aurora.

Locally grown produce, unique food items, fresh baked good and handmade crafts. Call 303-6275000.

Animals Rock with the Singing Zoologist: 10-11 a.m. Friday, July 26 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Lucas Miller, the singing zoologist, will use puppets, award-winning music and accurate biology to get the whole family giggling, singing, dancing and learning about ocelots, anacondas, monarch butterflies

G0 to https://www.onesimplevoice.org, or contact 719-866-6542 or info@onesimplevoice.org.

Old-Fashioned Summer Band Concert: 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 3 at Festival Park, 300 2nd St., Castle Rock. Performed by the Castle Rock Band, featuring music of John Philip Sousa, Jacques Offenbach, Leroy Anderson, Meredith Willson, and even a salute to Bugs Bunny. Go to www.

CastleRockBand.org or www.facebook.com/ CastleRockTownBand.

Dam Day at Castlewood Canyon: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 3 at 2989 S. Highway 83, Franktown.

On Aug. 3, 1933, Castlewood Dam failed, sending 1.7 billion gallons of water to Denver. Castlewood Canyon State Park, home of the Castlewood Dam, recognizes this event by hosting Dam Day. Come to Castlewood and explore reason why the Dam failed. Enjoy a dam good lunch, a re-enactment at the visitor center, a model of the dam and canyon, face painting, hikes to the dam and more.

A Colorado State Parks pass is required. Go to www.parks.state.co.us/Parks/castlewoodcanyon/ Pages/CastlewoodCanyonHome.aspx

and more. Go to https:// arapahoelibraries.org/ Fandom Fun: Strange Things: 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Friday, July 26 at Southglenn Library, 6972 S. Vine St., Centennial. A craft and activity based on Stranger Things. Go to https:// arapahoelibraries.org/ Baby Steps 5K Fun Run: 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 27 at DeKoevand Park, 6301 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Fundraiser for Colorado Christian Services, which provides adoption servies. Go to https://give. classy.org/CCSBabySteps5K. 80s Adventure Night: 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at Smoky Hill Library, 5430 S. Biscay Circle, Centennial. Venture back to the 1980s for an after-hours night that includes arcade style games, laser tag, mini golf and more. Costumes or retro outfits encouraged. Go to https://arapahoelibraries.org/

Intro to Theater: Monologue and Performance Workshop: 6:308:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 31 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Get tips on selecting the best materials for a performance or audition. Go to https:// arapahoelibraries.org/

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through Oct. 15 at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial. Join library staff and neighbors and explore the trails and neighborhoods the surround Koelbel Library. Group will leave no later than 9:05 a.m. and will return by 10:30 a.m. For teens and adults, but all ages welcome. Reservations recommended. Download and sign the online waiver at arapahoelibraries.org/events.

Englewood

Oklahoma! Production: 7 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, July 26-27 and 2 p.m. Sunday, July 28 at Colorado’s Finest High School, 300 W. Chenango Ave., Englewood. Presented by Englewood summer drama at Colorado’s Finest High School. Go to https://englewoodsummerdrama.ludus.com/index.php Woodlands & Wyverns: 8 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays through July 27 at Vision Comics, 3958 S. Federal Blvd., Englewood.

Presented by Audacious Theatre. A magical adventure where your roll decides the outcome. Go to www.audacioustheatre.com. Recommended for ages 13-plus.

Play Summer Parks Bingo: download or print one of the five bingo cards. Try one of the activities on the card, take a photo and tag #englewoodcoparks on social media to win prizes. Get bingo by completing five activities in a row. Prizes include passes to Pirates Cove, Broken Tee Golf Course and Englewood Recreation Center. Go to https://www.englewoodco. gov/parks-recreation-library/ parks/parks-bingo.

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Super Smash Bros Tournament: Aug. 3 at Halfpenny Brewery, 5150 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial.

Checkin and warmups begin at 1 p.m.; brackets begin at 2 p.m.

64-person double elimination Super Smash Bros. ultimate singles tournament. Go to http://www. centennialco.gov/Things-To-Do/ calendar.aspx

Summer Concert Series: 6:30-8 p.m. July 25 (That Eighties Band) at Highland Heritage Regional Park, 9651 S. Quebec St., Highlands Ranch. Pack a picnic and enjoy music at the park. Go to https://hrcaonline.org/aboutus/guides-communication/calendar-schedules/event-details/ evr/1/summer-concert-series-7

Walk2Connect at Your Library: 8:50 a.m. every other Tuesday

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Highlands Ranch Historical Society Tours: Thursday, July 25, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the New Musical, 12:30-6 p.m.; Wednesday, Aug. 7, Denver Mob Tour, 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 22, Hidee Gold Mining Tour and Gold Panning, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tuesday, Sept. 10, Denver Mob Tour, 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 18, Kassler Water Treatment Plant Tour, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 21, trip to see Native American Prayer Trees; Tuesday, Sept. 24, Cherokee Castle Tour, 9:30 a.m. to noon; Wednesday, Oct. 9, Denver Mob Tour, 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration required. Contact 720-9326990 or nancy@thehrhs.org. Go to thehrhs.org.

Halloween Spooktacular Musical: 4 p.m. Friday, July 26 at Spotlight Performing Arts Center, 6328 E. County Line Road, Unit 102, Highlands Ranch. 13-week class for ages 6-18 includes singing, acting and dancing techniques while preparing a Halloween show. Classes are from 4-5:30 p.m. Fridays from August to Oct. 26. Go to www.spotlightperformers.com or call 720-44-DANCE.

Wizard School: 6 p.m. Friday, July 26 at the James H. LaRue Library, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Learn wizarding skills, play games, have fun with crafts and activities and more. For ages 8-12.

Registration is required at 303-7917323 or DCL.org. Register only the children attending this event.

Mountain Bike Race Series: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, and Red Tail Park, 674 Pemberly Ave., Highlands Ranch; and Aug. 7 at Rocky Heights Middle School, 11033 Monarch Blvd., Lone Tree.

Register for one or all four. Call 303-791-2500 or go to www.

HRCAonline.org.

Culture on the Green: 6:30-8 p.m.

Friday, July 26 at Civic Green Park, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Pack a picnic and enjoy live entertainment. Go to

Splash, Mash, Dash Kids Triathlon: 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 at Northridge Recreation Center, 8800 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. Non-timed race for ages

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4-12. Three courses offered.

Participants get a T-shirt, finisher medal and doughnuts. Go to https://runsignup.com/Race/CO/ HighlandsRanch/2019splashmas hdashkidstriathlon

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Saturday Classic Car Cruise: 4-9 p.m. Saturdays, July 27, Aug. 24 and Sept. 28. Presented by the Highlands Ranch Hot Rodders. Go to www.hrhotrod.com for a map of the cruise route. Contact info@ hrhotrod.com or call Ron at 720201-7007.

Oaked & Smoked, American Whiskey and BBQ: 4-7 p.m. Aug. 3 at Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 University Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Sample American whiskeys, paired with grilled and barbecue fare. Ticket price includes unlimited half-ounce samples of whiskey, one full barbecue meal and souvenir tasting glass. Must be 21-plus. Go to https://hrcaonline.org/about-us/guides-communication/calendar-schedules/ event-details/oaked-smokedamerican-whiskey-and-bbq-1.

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How To Be Handy DIY Basics Class: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at My Own 2 Hands Makerspace, 250 E. Dry Creek Rd, Unit 203, Littleton. An introduction to the standard tools you should have in your house, what they do, and how to use them. We will go through some typical tasks that everyone wants to do around their home, as well as how to deal with some common emergencies that can crop up. Cost includes a 52-piece tool kit to take home.

Go to https://mo2hands.com/ woodworking-classes/how-tobe-handy/

Heritage Eagles 5K: 8-10 a.m.

July 27 at Heritage High School, 1401 W. Geddes Ave., Littleton. A fundraiser for the high school’s cross country team. Run the Liberty Bell course. Register at www. heritageeagles5k.com.

Libraries at Lone Tree, 10055 Library Way. Led by Zac Hood, a seasoned “travel hacker” and the founder of Travel Freely (travelfreely.net). Maximize your travel rewards earnings and redeeming.

Go to www.travelfreely.net.

Free Community Dinner: 6-7 p.m.

Tuesday, July 30 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd. All welcome; no reservations required. July menu includes pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans, coleslaw, fresh fruit and handheld desserts. Call 303-7981389 or go to fpcl.org/dinner for information. Offered monthly.

Camp DCL: Cooks & Books: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 29 to Aug. 2 at the Lone Tree Library, 10055 Library Way, Lone Tree. Kids ages 6-10 will bring their favorite books to life. Registration is required at DCL.org.

Yoga in the Gardens: 9-10 a.m.

Wednesdays through Sept. 25 at Hudson Gardens and Event Center, 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Go to http://hudsongardens. doubleknot.com/openrosters/ ViewActivitySpaceAvailable. aspx?OrgKey=4093&Category ID=21327

Lone Tree

Youth and Adult TRYathlon: Saturday, July 27 at Cook Creek Pool, 8711 Lone Tree Parkway, Lone Tree. Choose race based on age and desired distance. Learn more at https://www.ssprd.org/0/ TRYathlon.

Travel Hacking 101 Seminar: 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27 or 2 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 1 at Douglas County

An Evening with Author Andrea Bobotis: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2 at Douglas County Libraries in Lone Tree, 10055 Library Way. “The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt” is the recently released debut novel from Bobotis. A book sale and signing will follow her talk. Adults. This author event is free, but registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org.

Learn to Fly Fish: 9-11 a.m. Saturdays in July and August at Orvis Park Meadows, 8433 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree. Fly Fishing 101 offered every Saturday through Sept 7. Teaches the basics including fly casting, outfit rigging, and knot tying, and a chance to catch the elusive Velcro trout. Call 303-768-9600 or go to https:// stores.orvis.com/us/colorado/ lone-tree SEE CALENDAR, P30

Holiday

Craft Show and Mini-Market Admission is free to the public

Saturday Nov. 30

10am - 4pm

Sunday Dec. 1

10am - 2pm

Jefferson County Fairgrounds

15200 W. 6th Ave. Golden, CO.

Come shop for unique gifts and special items during the first-ever Colorado Community Media Holiday Craft Show and Mini-Market; With more than 100 exhibitors filling the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, this is the best place to find that special, personal gift for friends and family. The show will feature handmade crafts in all areas from metal and leather, to flowers, baskets, ceramics, and so much more.

Vendors Needed | Interested in selling your handmade crafts??

Contact Event Producer Thelma Grimes at tgrimes@coloradocommunitymedia.com All applications must be approved to participate

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Spoons and Tunes: 5-8 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 8 at The Vistas, on the west side of Park Meadows, 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree. Food trucks, live music, dancing, a beer garden, barbecue, a kids’ train, lawn games, ice cream and more.

Call 303-792-2999.

A Paris Street Market at Park Meadows: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Aug. 17, Sept. 21 and Oct. 19 near The Vistas, on the west side of Park Meadows, 8401 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree. An open-air, vintage, antique and artisan market. Call 303-792-2999.

Splash into Arts: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, July 26 at Music at Mainstreet, 19600 Mainstreet, Parker. Crafts begin at 5:30 p.m.; concert is from 6-7 p.m., followed by more crafts. The Stratus Chamber Orchestra will perform, and event includes musical crafts, Life Art Dance Ensemble, and more.

Free for all; no tickets required. Go to www.

AugustanaArts.org.

Camp DCL: Minecraft Engineering: 1:30-5 p.m. July 29 to Aug. 2 at the Parker Library, 20105 E. Mainstreet, Parker. Registration is required at 303-791-7323 or DCL.org. Campers ages 5-7 will bring Minecraft to life.

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

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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.

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PUBLIC NOTICES First Publication: 7/11/2019 Last Publication: 8/8/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/15/2019 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

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

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0126 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/29/2019 4:37:00 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: RICHARD MONTOYA, ON BEHALF OF CASCADE CONSTRUCTION CORP. Original Beneficiary: VERISTONE FUND I, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: FV-I, INC. IN TRUST FOR MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/2/2018 Recording Date of DOT: 4/17/2018 Reception No. of DOT: 2018022588 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $578,131.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $143,355.91

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: 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 57, ROXBOROUGH PARK NORTH, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 11170 W Lookout Run, Littleton, CO 80125 NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 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.

First Publication: 7/25/2019 Last Publication: 8/22/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/30/2019 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: STEVEN BELLANTI Colorado Registration #: 48306 7700 E. ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (877) 369-6122 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO-19-858724-LL

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2019-0126 First Publication: 7/25/2019 Last Publication: 8/22/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0105

Public PUBLICTrustees NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0105 To Whom It May Concern: On 4/30/2019 2:08:00 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: REBECCA ANN TAYLOR AND RUTH ANN WAGNER Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN LIBERTY MORTGAGE INC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: MATRIX FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/26/2017 Recording Date of DOT: 4/28/2017 Reception No. of DOT: 2017028154 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $267,500.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $260,662.67 Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower’s failure to make timely payments as required under the Evidence of Debt and Deed of Trust.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 49, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 118-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 10291 Spotted Owl Avenue, 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, August 21, 2019, 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.

First Publication: 6/27/2019 Last Publication: 7/25/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/1/2019 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NICHOLAS H. SANTARELLI Colorado Registration #: 46592 9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112 Phone #: (303) 706-9990 Fax #: (303) 706-9994 Attorney File #: 19-021471 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2019-0105 First Publication: 6/27/2019 Last Publication: 7/25/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0118 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/14/2019 1:41:00 PM the undersigned Public Trustee

AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: Attorney File #: 81072-NSM

Littleton Public Trustees NOTICE OF SALE

Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0118 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/14/2019 1:41:00 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: MELISSA M. PETTIGREW AND ROBERT D. PETTIGREW Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Peoples National Bank, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/15/2014 Recording Date of DOT: 7/18/2014 Reception No. of DOT: 2014039385 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $283,269.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $262,920.70 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: FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 1, BLOCK 1, EXECUTIVE HOMES AT ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.** **Corrected by Scrivener's Affidavit recorded on May 3, 2019 at Reception No. 2019023764 in the records of the Douglas County Clerk and Recorder.

Which has the address of: 10131 Westside Circle, Littleton, CO 80125 The Deed of Trust was modified by a document recorded in Douglas County on 5/3/2019, Reception number 2019023764.

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, September 4, 2019, 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.

First Publication: 7/11/2019 Last Publication: 8/8/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/15/2019 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: Attorney File #: 81072-NSM *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2019-0118 First Publication: 7/11/2019 Last Publication: 8/8/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2019-0118 First Publication: 7/11/2019 Last Publication: 8/8/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0119 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/16/2019 11:21:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County.

Original Grantor: CSBT LLC Original Beneficiary: PINETREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: PINETREE FINANCIAL CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/6/2018 Recording Date of DOT: 3/7/2018 Reception No. of DOT: 2018013587 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $824,000.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $824,000.00 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 payments of principal and interest 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.

Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Highlands Ranch NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0129 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/29/2019 3:53:00 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: SHARI L OTTOSON AND DAVID L OTTOSON Original Beneficiary: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/29/2004 Recording Date of DOT: 1/11/2005 Reception No. of DOT: 2005003708 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $66,800.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $41,402.70

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: failed to make the monthly mortgage payments as required by the terms of the Note and Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 34, BLOCK 6, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 87, HIGHLANDS RANCH - FILING NO. 118-O, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

Which has the address of: 674 Sage Cir, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

Which has the address of: 10786 Rainribbon Road , 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, September 4, 2019, 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.

First Publication: 7/11/2019 Last Publication: 8/8/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/17/2019 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ROBERT GRAHAM Colorado Registration #: 26809 360 S GARFIELD STREET, 6TH FLOOR , DENVER, COLORADO 80209 Phone #: 303.333.9810 Fax #: 303.333.9786 Attorney File #: 3118.0190 *YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2019-0119 First Publication: 7/11/2019 Last Publication: 8/8/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

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, September 18, 2019, 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.

First Publication: 7/25/2019 Last Publication: 8/22/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 5/30/2019 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: SANDRA J. NETTLETON Colorado Registration #: 42411 3600 SOUTH BEELER STREET SUITE 330, DENVER, COLORADO 80237 Phone #: (303) 353-2965 Fax #: Attorney File #: CO190061

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2019-0129 First Publication: 7/25/2019 Last Publication: 8/22/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0131

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

Public PUBLICTrustees NOTICE Littleton NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2019-0131 To Whom It May Concern: On 5/31/2019 12:08:00 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: Emmett D. Wyatt Jr. Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Plaza Home Mortgage Inc., its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/18/2015 Recording Date of DOT: 3/24/2015 Reception No. of DOT: 2015018088 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $227,042.00 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $211,330.08

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 MAKE TIMELY PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT AND DEED OF TRUST. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 30, BLOCK 2, PULTE HOMES AT ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. Which has the address of: 9736 Garwood St, Littleton, CO 80125 NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 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.

First Publication: 7/25/2019 Last Publication: 8/22/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Dated: 6/3/2019 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: Attorney File #: 81044-LCS

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

Legal Notice No.: 2019-0131 First Publication: 7/25/2019 Last Publication: 8/22/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

AMANDA FERGUSON Colorado Registration #: 44893 355 UNION BLVD SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228 Phone #: (303) 274-0155 Fax #: Attorney File #: 81044-LCS

Public Trustees

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2019-0131 First Publication: 7/25/2019 Last Publication: 8/22/2019 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

purchase to INA GROUP LLC. That said INA GROUP LLC on the 11th day of April 2019 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 31st day of October 2019 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 18th day of July 2019

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/s/ David Gill, Douglas County Treasurer Legal Notice No.: 935495 First Publication: July 18, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

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NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

Public Notice

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - QUADRUPLE D TRUST - INA GROUP LLC - WOODS COVE IV - FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13 LLC - H MITCHELL GILBERT - QUADRUPLE D TRUST OF - MCKILLOP FAMILY TRUST OF - DAVID AND IDA MARIE MCKILLOP OF - QUADRUPLE D TRUST ET AL - GIBRALTAR MTG AND INVESTMENTS C/O DENNIS LOPEZ - GIBRALTAR MTG AND INVESTMENTS C/O DON LOPEZ REGISTERED AGENT - GIBRALTAR MTG AND INVESTMENTS AKA GIBRALTAR MORTGAGE COMPANY C/O DONALD LOPEZ REGISTERED AGENT - 76 & 88 LLC - 76 & 88 LLC C/O FRED J ORR REGISTERED AGENT QUADRUPLE D TRUST C/O DENNIS G LOPEZ TRUSTEE - CARRIAGE CLUB HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC - CARRIAGE CLUB HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC C/O BRIAN TERHARK ASSOCIATION BUSINESS MANAGER - QUADRUPLE D TRUST AKA QUADRUPLE D'S TRUST C/O DAVID A MCKILLOP TRUSTEE You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to INA GROUP LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 77 CARRIAGE CLUB ESTATES #1 0.200 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to INA GROUP LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of QUADRUPLE D TRUST for said year 2013 That on the 10th day of Feburary 2016 said INA GROUP LLC assigned said certificate of purchase to WOODS COVE IV.

OCCUPANT - KYLE DEAN COLLINSWORTH & JEANETTE NADINE COLLINSWORTH - INA GROUP LLC - WOODS COVE IV - FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13 LLC - ANNE-MARIE FRISZELL AND STEVEN J FRISZELL - KYLE DEAN COLLINSWORTH AND JEANETTE NADINE COLLINSWORTH You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to WOODS COVE IV the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: PT OF LOT 18 PERRY PARK 1 0.889 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to WOODS COVE IV. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of KYLE DEAN COLLINSWORTH & JEANETTE NADINE COLLINSWORTH for said year 2013 That on the 29th day of September 2017 said WOODS COVE IV assigned said certificate of purchase to INA GROUP LLC. That said INA GROUP LLC on the 11th day of April 2019 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 31st day of October 2019 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 18th day of July 2019 /s/ David Gill, Douglas County Treasurer Legal Notice No.: 935497 First Publication: July 18, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice

That on the 29th day of September 2017 said WOODS COVE IV assigned said certificate of purchase to INA GROUP LLC.

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

That said INA GROUP LLC on the 11th day of April 2019 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 31st day of October 2019 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 18th day of July 2019

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - GARY G TURNER & ANASTACIA L TURNER - INA GROUP LLC - WOODS COVE IV - FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13 LLC - 1998 LTD A COLORADO CORPORATION - JERRIE F ECKELBERGER PRESIDENT 1998 LTD A COLORADO CORPORATION - JERRIE F ECKELBERGER AS PRESIDENT FOR 1998 LTD A COLORADO CORPORATION - GARY G TURNER AND ANASTACIA L TURNER - GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY A MISSOURI CORPORATION - GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY C/O C T CORPORATION SYSTEM REGISTERED AGENT - TONEY L HELMER AKA T L HELMER AKA TONEY HELMER AND TONY HELMER AND GEORGE HELMER AKA GEORGE M HELMER - VIOLA KNAUS AKA VIOLA KNAUSS - ROXBOROUGH PARK FOUNDATION - KEITH A GANTENBEIN JR ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR ROXBOROUGH PARK FOUNDATION - HINDMANSANCHEZ PC - JONATHAN MITCHELL ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR ROXBOROUGH PARK FOUNDATION A COLORADO NONPROFIT CORPORATION - MOELLER GRAF PC

FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

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OCCUPANT - GARY G TURNER & ANASTACIA L TURNER - INA GROUP LLC - WOODS COVE IV - FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13 LLC - 1998 LTD A COLORADO CORPORATION - JERRIE F ECKELBERGER PRESIDENT 1998 LTD A COLORADO CORPORATION - JERRIE F ECKELBERGER AS PRESIDENT FOR 1998 LTD A COLORADO CORPORATION - GARY G TURNER AND ANASTACIA L TURNER - GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY A MISSOURI CORPORATION - GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY C/O C T CORPORATION SYSTEM REGISTERED AGENT - TONEY L HELMER AKA T L HELMER AKA TONEY HELMER AND TONY HELMER AND GEORGE HELMER AKA GEORGE M HELMER - VIOLA KNAUS AKA VIOLA KNAUSS - ROXBOROUGH PARK FOUNDATION - KEITH A GANTENBEIN JR ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR ROXBOROUGH PARK FOUNDATION - HINDMANSANCHEZ PC - JONATHAN MITCHELL ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR ROXBOROUGH PARK FOUNDATION A COLORADO NONPROFIT CORPORATION - MOELLER GRAF PC You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to WOODS COVE IV the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: MOST OF PROJECT AREA 9 ROXBOROUGH DOWNS 2 4.26 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to WOODS COVE IV. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of GARY G TURNER & ANASTACIA L TURNER for said year 2013 That on the 29th day of September 2017 said WOODS COVE IV assigned said certificate of purchase to INA GROUP LLC. That said INA GROUP LLC on the 11th day of April 2019 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 31st day of October 2019 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 18th day of July 2019 /s/ David Gill, Douglas County Treasurer Legal Notice No.: 935496 First Publication: July 18, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: XAVIER JOSE-BIXBY, D.O.B.: 6/18/2019, Child.

And concerning: DEANNA MAE BIXBY, D.O.B.: 11/22/1998, Mother; MARIO JUAN AUGUSTINE JOSE, D.O.B.: 10/10/1994, Possible Father; JOHN DOE, Possible Father, Respondents.

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In the Interest of: XAVIER JOSE-BIXBY, D.O.B.: 6/18/2019, Child.

And concerning:

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DEANNA MAE BIXBY, D.O.B.: 11/22/1998, Mother; MARIO JUAN AUGUSTINE JOSE, D.O.B.: 10/10/1994, Possible Father; JOHN DOE, Possible Father, Respondents.

Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5325 FAX 303-479-9259 jthirkel@douglas.co.us lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 19JV163 DIVISION 7 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS

This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2018.

TO: JOHN DOE

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

A Return of Service for Respondent Father and Pre-Trial Conference have been set for July 29, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD.

You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2018, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

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

Dated: 7/15/2019 /s/ R. LeeAnn Reigrut R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No.: 935518 First Publication: July 25, 2019 Last Publication: July 25, 2019 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Balancing Government Actions....

/s/ David Gill, Douglas County Treasurer Legal Notice No.: 935495 First Publication: July 18, 2019 Last Publication: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5325 FAX 303-479-9259 jthirkel@douglas.co.us lreigrut@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 19JV163 DIVISION 7

....With your right to know!

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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 6th day of November 2014 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to WOODS COVE IV the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: MOST OF PROJECT AREA 9 ROXBOROUGH DOWNS 2 4.26 AM/L

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and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to WOODS COVE IV. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of GARY G TURNER & ANASTACIA L TURNER for said year 2013

That on the 29th day of September 2017 said

DEPENDENCY SUMMONS

This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2018.

TO: JOHN DOE

And all from your own home!

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

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A Return of Service for Respondent Father and Pre-Trial Conference have been set for July 29, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. in Division 7, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

You’ll be up to date each week!

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD.

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